The New York herald., 1866-06-03

Ard Taylor read the report Of tho E.ecu.,vs coru,,
parat,on or Inc r.a .hs last convention, 70 tho pre-
system Of railroad literature 70 the efrss m
az dsraSo 70 .ss .s which has no. advanced npdy
foreign Countries delegates havins ,on. sssasS y.
'oI tnas purpose, and tho labon of svsnis M
or cortIA sympathy most Of ths ess,v s,s.,. aJID ~
ing dead and only vory lew seeking a revival Ths
report recommends permanent executive COMMITTEES
the only mode Of usefulness aud AYERS Thai M
mittee be effective which has a life of but one
year. There WAS also need Of money The assocs
tion not In debt Ss2i 90 having covered ali the er
penses and there nothing 10 provide for but the sx
penses ot the ensuing ycar.
The Committee on Permanent Organization reported
the following nominations which were accepted and
Mr. H Thane Miller. Of Ohio. President. and MesSrs
8dn vincent 70, caa,n % Conn b. = wiss'cr Ma D, L
Secretaries arc Msssr4 Frank W. Ballard, n 3; w. Van
Norden, Ia, and VIM Anderson, 9. W.
Tho President was conducted to ,he chair and on
taking the same made . few appropriate remarRs
Of thanks then passed 70 the retiring chairman
Reports from tho various ASSOCIATIONS, giving sheir
present condition, then received aad read
The report OF the executive committee was hero con
ciuded and adopted and referred 70 COMMITTEES win
power 70 order printed such selections as are deemed I'D
visable
Messrs Page s.A Danforth submitted the programme
Of IN excursion 70 Montreal next Thursday for tho plea
prayer by Rev. 8 D. Barntz, Of West Virginia,
closed the morning sessionthe hour Of twelve having
arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Tho Convention rcassembed ~ three O'Clock H. Thane
Miller, President tho chair. Tho exercises were
opened by singing and prayer by Rsv Mr. Kellogg, OF
Troy. The following 10 the commttse appointed on
business Moss W. Pond Boston, o. Vincent Conn,
Connecticut; A. x. Brown, Washington; A. Garrigus,
Newark; John h Page, Albany; II. r. Hoadey New
Haven; u. NJ Warner Philadelphia The Committee
Associations is composed OF I. Claxon, Montreal; w.
Van Norden New Orleans; Arthur Trcdway, Dctrott; N
H. Crawford Baltimore; Edward Daniorth, Troy, W. II.
Oxtoby, Wheeling, and Rev. r. Cook, Buffalo. The
Committee Devotional Exercises consists Of James d.
Chicago; Edw Rice, Milwaukee; q. n. Bell, Exeter
N. H. l. IL Worcester, Burlington, w. and Chas II.
wereli, Trenton, N j.
John T. Page read number Of invitations from the
Bureau Of Military Statistics Albany Medical College and
Others which were referred to the Committee on Bust
ness.
The remainder OF the afternoon occupied prnc-
psly by the reading Of essay, by the Rev B Bar
nitz, Of West Virginia, the subject OF Temperance
He remarked In opening that the world but that
some Christians do not that more than murder, pest
strong drink brought more souls 10 the Kingdom Of
satan II a poison, and eminent physicians state
tina, is prolific OF cholera than any other
II duty to 20 INTO the temperance work heart
and hand soul and body; FIRST by nghng the rum bus
second by hghting the seller hs ground
that by using counter attractions and by having la
evil effects explained TO ALL He advocated the estab
lishmept OF coffee houses, with music, reading and
gymnasium, Jas means OF attracting young 70 nno
cent onjoymeDts
After the Transaction OF some unimportant business
again in tho evening to hear verbal reports from the