The national Republican., 1867-11-01

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.inuallvf yhsp sssd IN IeurIrooms as means to
intsfst young men In our Association.
It Theqssssiog subpittsd ~ Mr. alasswa con.
tis.s.4 b,'s,srA q sb'ans.s'" of'h' con.
~. 4, K. Bsswp. sanounesd that th. com.
piktss appointed for the purpose, he'd waited on
the Prssidsnt, and that he said he would bo
pleased 70 zoe the body. but the Cabinet would
meet, and he could not set time 10 see them
He wOuidtry and 500 them whenever they should
The oommittss, on motion, was discharged, the
report having been adopted. y, ave-.
The same gentleman reported from the busi-
ness committse . resolution providing for the
establishment Of street preaohipg and the pro-
.s!smset ofFths best talent 10 the work
Adopted ...b
!, Rev. A, D. Giast,s endorsed the mode Of
preaching named in the rssclution, and thought
way. He thought the Young Mons Christian
Assooistions were just the agents to do this good
work. 40
Ths resolution sbovs, protesting against the
use OF games ss . meaus Of interesting young
men, was reported. aud u was received and
adopted. nav 4HJu gFA. ava
In connection With the above subject, Rev. A.
~. dltIett0 a1toFteu tuut uo was Oppobtu 10 tno
game Of base ball, .beesuse the young men were
called away 70 other cities to play just as race.
horses run, for the benefit Of those who bet on
the names ~ fhsl faI g..
Tss srereisss closed with the singing Of a verse
Of the 9ist hymn and prayer By Rov. A. D.
Gillette.fg 0r 8hOEir' NyAN .a.
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rS The closing exercises wero held last evening
In the St. Paul's Luthsran church, corner Of
nA III Tha calohratian m tha
seventh Jubilee of the evangelical Lutheran
church was eommipslsd with tho exercises Of
the Association
Tho church vas moderately filed with mem.
bers Of the Association and communicants OF
the church. d = = - l--H
Z rThs pulpit was occupied BY Rsvs.Dr. Gillette,
of the Thirteenth street Baptist church, and DR..
Hamilton, Of Ryiand chapel
The exercises Of the evening wero opened BY
the Rev, DR.. Gillette, saying, We meet o.night
under the roof Of church known BY the name
Of tho Luthsranl church Our minds naturally
revert to Martin Lnther My friend, DR.. Hamil.
ton, BY me, reminded me Of Luther, who, OF.
pecting to hear news upfavorable, said, let ui
read Psalms. Like him, tonight ws will read 4
Psalm. ..r.. .Fia-i rr
: Al the conclusion Of the reading Of the Psalm
Dr. Hamilton offered up most eloquent prayer,
followed BY singing "Blow 70 the trumpet
blow.n -.. O.
The record Of the minutes Of the afternoon
session were then read by the secretary aud ap,
proved. Another hymn was sung, after which
Mr.. A. X. Browne offered the following resolu-
tions which wsre unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That our thanks are due, and ar,
hereby rendered, to the members Of the press o.
Washington city for their full and important re
port Of the proceedings Of this convention.
Rs,oipea, That NO heartily thank the officer
Of the several churches In which the services o.
this conysutioa have been held for the courtss!
I extended.
,Rssoirsd, That our thanks are also due, ant
are hereby rendered, the officers Of the Bilti
more and Ohio Railroad Company for their lib
sral reduction Of fare 10 the delegates In oominl
and returning from this convention.
Mr.. D. ". Glass offered the following resolu.
tion, which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That tho thanks Of this conven tiol
are due and arc hereby rendered the Young Men
Christian Association, Of Washington for thei
cordial reception Of the delegates, and enter
tainment at their rooms, Tuesday evening, q
Mstzsrott Hall; and our thanks arc also tsndere
to tho citisens Of Washington generally for thei
kind hospitality during the entire sessions o
the convention. -
Mr.. J. c. Fsssenden offered the following resO
luton: fL'.'#. IA
| Rssoiped, That In the powerful and persisteu
efforts OF the Young Mems Christian Associatio
as helpers In he great work Of extending tn
blessings Of the Gospel throughout tho who'll
land they are following In the footsteps Of tn
reformers of our Christian forefathers, who's
missionary spirit brought them to this ne'
world spirit that must more thoroughly pei
| vado the hearts Of Christians IL our country
to be ssved and our nationality preserved.
He advocated the passage OF the resolution
| and made few earnest remarks upon 1t. ii
spoke of the earnest part taken by the Youn
4 Al 81. nt-s.s t.ttav al Waa an
Of their faithful labors In behalf Of the grea
cause He testified to their energy, and dwell
upon Christianity, its early rise, and Of Its ben
necessary for tho safety Of nations, and Of tn
preserving Of our own nationality. He sal
that the Amazon river in Its aow for fifty mile
bore down everything, crushed and annihiate
tho tide beneath. So he hoped itwould be with
Christianity, ,Ho wished to see It sweep every
thing before It. b. '-.a-' d" " ..~a-t
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Knowles, Of Baltimore, was now intro
duced. lie said that he was surprised at the rc
ception he had received In Washington. He wa
surprised at the hospitality Of the citizens, an,
the social congsniality he had met with. Ate
paying a few compliments to the citizens o
Washington, more particularly to tho member
of the Association resident in this city, he com
mented upon the labors Of tho Association
4 throughout the country, and also upon the 70
tiremsnt Of certain delegates from the cOnven
| tion. Il'a'H '..-
After the singing Of 1--WE gather at the river,
Rev DR.. Butler, pastor Of the church. was 10
troduced, and said that this was the evening 0
the anniversary Of the seventh jubilee Of th'
Lutheran Church. Martin. Luther, in 1917, oil
the 8lst October, nailed to his church doc
ninety -fye theses or propositions, and from tha
time was dated the rise of ProteStantism. l
was proposed by the members Of the Church =
make this year one Of jubilee all the year round
Though there were many different denomina
tions, yet they were oil Of ono faith Martii
Luther, whom he established his Church, had n,
idea OF making II distinct from the Romisl
Church; neither was the Lutheran Church calle,
after him with his consent.
/ Moral courage was requisite In religion, an,
he loved to see the sturdy champion Of Chris
tianity ever working, never faltering but fru
in his cause and stand up in Its defence.
The progress Of our country was commented
on BY the reverend gentleman, the enormou
j strides II had made in intelligence and power
and more particularly within the past ix years
w. The advance Of Christianity was dwelled upol
by the speaker, and he gave glowing pictures o
Its future glory. The visit Of q young man,
Roman Catholic, q week since to the study o
the speaker was related, Mr. Butler showing th
difference between the Protestant and Papist
The Protestant believed that in Christ We shal
be saved, aud the Papist living In the belief tha
tho Church 10 alone sufficient Tho speake
concluded with q few most eloquent remarks ii
rsforence to the ultimate spread OF Protestant