Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-01

city much ahusro, bu, he hsd for mef 9 yery
GOOD opinion OF the people n re as he D "a
C'bNrI uon hHd worked very we'll, snd no
O. uht would soen sFS the benefits OF ;he same
Rev DR.. }. @. Butlsr WAS lntod ucej, sad
ts'd ih's daP "ss the heeiuriug of tae La nersn
jubilee Nea7. On the 81. of October, IS 2. =
souEF doctor OF thsoiosy began mis- work I:
vas psrts city le2iuIna for al 20 mtip tain the
nrT.ht iorms OF church government yet
x lie all pTofessei caristlaptty. alI were
uDrsd- He could speak tor hours as % she
moral coprsse OF Martin Luther, the young
dc cior o tbsol9Ry In this land Ne shonla
come To- he h'Sbes: development of christian
NlFiLs loa. he thought a. wss not wonderful
that the yIuPg men of liberty were now press
ing upon Rome, and be hoped Goo would
grant EN- victory, always grant vlciory ~
the rlsh'.
Dr. Gillette said ne bad great interest in the
commC ccess of the Protestant religion He
was sorry so msny young men refused 70 al
teud these msponPs. He had the oTIgina, Bible
cOirtcfsd by Butner's own pen. The spe iker
hono'ed the old Puritans who came over iu ,ss
haynogtr The PROBES ants were not ashamed
Of 1heir pame, Young men should turn taeIr
att n'ion - the gospel But few young rnaa
were now cCnsscIating themselves % prea co
the gospel. 7 here were over I2D0 Baprst
cbuIches now. and but s,Oo0 Bspnst ministers.
Dr q. boz ed young men would devote them
Gen O. o. Howard wss the next speaker.
aud said often, on approaching the battle field,
be tUTped 10 God for strength, ana received h..
OF God. God had plan in every mans life
Mary young men were afraid, 5u: all could
90 something. and whatever that scruethfng
was, IL wss important. He Wa glad they had
The CCnytDton. lie was glad the Con ventlon
oid not pass of in peace. IL was Gods pur-
pose. Those who shrunk from men, 40 matter
wha, their color was, were shrinking from
Christianity. We are told % love our brother
as eurseIf
Rev. DR. Hamilton said his engagements
curing the day were such that he could not
ate nd the convention. He was here to- u ght
for the purpose OF meeting his friends. The
speaker clsimed Washin gton aud Baltimore AZ
kind of joint Inheritance so far as be had an
Inheritance on this earth. There was q unity
forms of worship. Were there not some young
meh here who were willing to 70 for ward and
preach the gospel. He trusted this con ven ion
would b. fruitful. and al least one or two min
listers would come from the convention. We
don't know how much good We can effect
God is our refuge, our help. He prayed Ged
to crown the exercises of the convention with
success.
Mr.. Pratt said there were three Young men
present who were studying for the miaIstry.
General Browp. Preside Mt Of the Con vention.
said he would return with pleasure TO the
hours passed in the convention. This was
world OF meeting and parting, but there was a
would meet there. God had been merclful
and spared rs from the epidemics. In New
Orleans. W here the speaker resided, there had
been much suffering during the past summer.
and here we should all be thankful.
The exercises were interspersed with sing
ing. and the meeting was q pleasant one
Alter oenedicton by Rev. DR.. Tusrin, the con.
You meet us"' and the convention adjourned
Sius die.