The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-07

no sngaieno
noon ana evening will be found our third page.
DEVOTIONAL ExERoIsKs.
The Convention reassembled this morning At half
past O'clock at the First Reformed Church, Broad
George II. stuart; Esq, In the chair. The President
of steu6enville, Ohio TO open the exercises with
prayer, The Rev r. d. Harper, d d. (U, P,
tion9l exercises Dr. Harper announced the i2ld
delegates after which the 4th chapter Of ESbesisns
was read, and PRAYER was offered by the Rev.
portion ofthe i23G Psalm was then sung aitar which
the temporary Chairman announced that the meeting
wss IN the hands OF the Convention. Il
ne Key. N o. Parke 70; - OF Pittstown. Pa, ad-
closer union among all the branches of the Church.
IN his own neighboThood there had no more in
ieIco4rse between the members of ths different Pres
Dyterlan churches than between heancent Jews aud
Robert Carter, ESQ. 20. s), of New York, narrated
some OF bis experience Ia which these differences
times past from sitting down At the Lords table But
with one mind should bless God for the privilege
Who hsa al formerly M excluded & him. Father, forgive
Convention needed but one thing, to be inbued with
Holy dRO5 they Vim O% S ] TRe yss% o9 one
SeGS m 1wn bP s9a e na OF
deur Of the noble Psalms which they had been sing
singing the hymn commencing with the Words "" IL
Come Holy Spirit. heavenly Doys
The audience Joined in singing the first and last
church In which the convention was sitting.
The Rev. Cyrus Dickson, ID. u. TO- 81, OF Balum ore,
printed slip the following statistics OF the different
denominations represented Ia the Convention
tJSiGYis55as' eJ al Eiaas. H1,1ESea $685.
ChurChess. ,...,.,.,..... 5000 444
llnlhteIs SOO aoi
In ADDITION to these there we're sbout four millions
Of children under the Influences of these branches OF
the Church Thespeake made use OF the happy Illus;
Bpokes OF wheel by heating and COOLING the tire all
out choice. SO God will bring His people together by
His grace and providence, -
gezing the treedmen, Tor the sake OF our own Sc
G6Gy t BIT the Churehes were disS
petty and conflicting missions, Union was needed
here as elsewhere for the sake OF the souls OF our
:, The Rev. D. V. Mclean to So, of Red Bank, N, j.
Committee which was celebrating upon the basis OF
exercises Of the day we're brouaht to close by the
singing OF the 1921 Psalm, commencing with the
""Dayid, and his anllctons all,
Lord, do Thou think upon"
The President, George II. Etuart, ESQ., then resumed
the chair, and the Convention proceeded to business
BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS,
A fter the reading of the minutes of Yesterday on
sGhenek co. So Of this city, all ministers and elders
TO sit with the Convention as corresponding dele
gates and that their names be handed to the Clerk.
on motion of the Rev. Mr.. Kempshall TO- 81, of
York, senator Drake. Of Missouri and the Rev. Dr..
stevenson, the mover Of the resolution passed last
pal Convention now in Convention were appointed
committee TO present the resolution to the Conven.
The Committee on Credentials then reported the
Sonventlon as being made up OF the following mum
From he 3Id senOoI P%gesby|tsrlsn Re Church
:, :. 1nitsa i dfesDyt yteran ChnEch 20 20
Cumberiand Presbyterian Church ......... 5
Dutch Reformed Church ...."....".. A
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