Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-06
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sOCsATaWN.
second Annual Coove0ooo0.
SECOND pAY-AHTEBNooN oRsoooN-wkpuBss
The afternoon sxsssiss opsnsd Win sing
ing and psayss bg Rev. T. y. Bess, Of
Lyooa
The question, "Tsaehsss' nsstinep and
hsw to condect them" was opened By W.
O. Chsmbeslaia, Of Dubuqus, and trssted
b. Msasss. Rsyns,as sna eeg'sssen.
by request ssos asabsss Of the Howard
Mis.i,n q New York. sndss shs he'd u J.
D. Foots sung se'ssetea.
A committee cossissiag Of hsessa. I. n.
Boss, D. G. Chambeslsis, wm. Reuedos
and Thos o. Rice was sppsinsed - sooin-
ate officers and name plscs fes holding
,hs nest conveotion.
A comuunicatien Wes received lre0 the
Trustees Of the Foustsenth Street. y. :.
Church inviting the Association 70 parsiei-
pate in the exercises Of laying . cssnss
stone. Toe invitation vas declined With
thanka.
In the absence Of Nr. Wilder, Of Chies.
60, the subject Of "Otjeet. Pictorial. Black.
board and Infant Class teaching" Wis
discu. .sed BY Msssrs. Reynolds and gsglssson
Of Illinois. and Rutiedse Of Iowa.
Mr.. Philip Phillip. gave graphic. pres
sentaton Of sabbath S:hsol Singing"
Rev El~a.d Esslsston addressed the
Assoeiasion on the Art Of Quss,iening."
The report Of delegates to other bodies
was taken up. Rsv. Mr. Ilibbard stated his
inability 10 60 70 the Michigan Convention
70 which he bad been appointed. Others
reported that the conventions to which they
had been delegated lad not yet been bsld.
The cssdentisls Oe Rev. Jsssthaa Jenss.
Of Missouri, o delegate from the Missouri
State Convention. wss read BY The Ssssetary.
and Mr.. Jones address, sts Association.
Ths President sppoia ted Rev. ~ Irwin,
Of Davenport. Secretary 10 al The vacancy
occas ionsd BY the resignation Of Ar.
Bailey.
Bensdictien by Rev. NJ. Underwood,
Of Cedar Falls. Adj ourned.
xvsNino seseleS.
Opening services. singing and praying.
cendustsd BY Rev. J. Challsn Of Davsnposs
Rev. W. uanhs presented snd explained .
painsioe on The I" Back Valley Railroad )"
. Temperance song We then sung By the
children OF the Howard Mission Of Eew
York.
ID. Footc, Of the Howard Mi sion, then
spoke on the offsets and aims Of the
| Mission.
Mr. Reynolds of Peoria. made . stirring
speech on the e Redemption Of the young
By request NJ. Phillips sung Your mis>
sion." and with the children, sung "ws're
climbing up Zion's Hill"
Rev. NJ. E E,gles.on made On impressive
speech to tire cnillren, closing his remarks
with prayer for thei: salvation.
MAY still be there" was excellently
sung, and the evenings exercises closed
with benediction By Rev. Mr.. Dimm,tt, Of
Cedar Falls.
TRIRD DAY-xoRKiNa eErsIoN-THURsDAY.
The usual openin, exercises were cons
Quoted by Rev. n. B,woan, Of Auscatins.
Yesterdays minutes were then read and
approved.
Ia place Of the report Of the State Seess-
tsry, the counties which did not report yes>
terdsy were called upoe. Five more eoun-
ties then reported
The report of Robert Grsot. State Secrs>
tary was received and adopted.
The committee on nominations reported
a. follows-
Place Of Next Ssssion-Cli1ton.
T,me-June.
Oiiceis EIeot-President, Hiram Price,
Davenport; Woe Pre-idcnts, 5. W. Cole,
West Union. 8. d Cochran, Gslnnsll, Rev.
j. Armstrong, Muscstine Secretary end
Treasurer. Robert Grant, Mc(;,ex r; ASS
tant Secretaries. Rev. W. r. Psx,on, De
Witt Geo. Z. Johnson, Dubuque, G. 7.
Cres-ey, Des Moines.
The report was adopted.
Mr. Phillips then sang what are you CO.
ing 70 do, brother!"
Rev. C. G. Truesdell end Robert Grant
offered 'bs follosing preamble and resolu-
tions. ~hich were carried without debate.
wasas.s, The oss great and only etisss u
this Convention 10 the promot,os of the eause
Christ 10 the salvation VI souls through the 10
! s;.umep sality Of sunday Schools; and
WHxRsAs. In this work Christisns Of all de-
nom nations cen and do cordis y unite. layisR
aside oil denoininationai enterprises asd peeu.
liar.t -. unislng on the broad Istholic bssis Of
the necessity aud utility or Chi 'dhood religion
| therefore
Re.osve'. Tbst the i.srodoeties efsnytAins Of
| the chsrsct Of public charity Or dsweoins-
| 'iooai enserprise is sntirsly foreiga and dan.
gerous to the Conventios, - beisg ealcuiatsd
70 d.stsscs tse nsnbers and defeat shs objects
Of this orgaaiaatios.
| Rssotr.d. That hereafter this Convention viii
nos entertain anv business or admit the claims
OF any easerprise whstever TO be presensed
| through Agents sot disec.ls csunected With She
Su.da! Hcrool work in the STATE Of lava.
HsAOtvsS. Thst sUis Oonseutioo vill roftaio
part,-ular ehsrissss, ~ bosIs or ssoi;cssioss Or
other snssr~sts In which the essire body Of
Casistiese repseseeted % this eveyentien Are
not equally Interested.
Y. y. TWU0DeLt.
kO0e1T 0kAAf.
Several miner rssolutieas were o0sred
and sdepted. aud . committee on county or
ganizstisn appointed.
The Sscsstary read eomounication fssa
Herbert Post, Stats Sserssasy, sueesssise
golden chain ef tine Tor hold,eg ~ digss>
sos esnvsntioos Of he sdjsesot Stasss, ssd
ms'sd to arrange the time Of sus asso~asiss
With regard to this chain.
A motion Was introduced by Rev. A. y.
Kendis to the elect that oil densmina,ienal
sehools in one locality should be held a
shs ssme hour. the spare time 70 be devoted
TO mission schoo!s;-this awakened sa in>
tssesting discussi.n, but was Lost.
Rev. NJ. Lease moved that re,resenta
tivss Of counties present. pledge ths,s coun.
tics Tor certain amounts to deffsy expenses
Of Ii Convention Adopted. The csun.
ties we're pledged By the following eeu,ls-
men % foleas:
Clayton, 8ioendors. .H8oo
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