The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-14
General Convention of the New Jeru.


General Convention Of the New Jeru.
salem Church.
The services of the Sabbath were yerv fully
attended. In the morning a discourse was
preached by Rev. VIM. H. Bernard of Penn
The sacrament OF baptism was administered to
two adults and one infant, and the rite of con-
tirmatlon to three adults; also in the afternoon
the'saerament of the Lords Supper, to about
three hundred persons, both by the President
OF the Convention, Rev. Thomas Worcester.
In the evening discourse was preached nv
Rev. John G. Ager of Brooklyn, N. Y. These
in the New Jerusalem Temple. Also at the
Congress Square chGrah sermon by Rev
Chauncey Giles of New York City, and at the
Second Universalist Rev Abel Silver ofieiated,
american Nea0 Church Sabbath School dssocie-
ton.
Met at 81 Monday morning. Religious SER
vices by Rev C. A. Durham. The rocords of
the last meeting were read and approved.
The subject of childs paper was then TAX
en- mp and discussed at length. FINALLY il was
voted to aid as much as possible those who
were sufficiently interested to start such ma.
per as would interest the children. Adjourn
ed.
Session Of Contention.
Opened at 10 A. NJ. by reading roll. Rev.
L. +. Rodman, of Philadelphia conducted the
religious services. The minutes of the last
meeting were read and approved. The COM
m'ttee on nomination of officers for the ensuing
year reported and the Convention proceeded
to ballot for the same. The following were
found to be elected.
Dfesi9 Dent hey. Thomas Wo rcester, Mass.
vice President, Hon j. Young Scammon, ILL.,
Secretary, Rev. B. Hayward Mass.
Second DO. Mr.. Thomas Hitchcock, N. Y.
Treasurer, Robt l.. Smith
Executive Committee Rev Messrs VIM II Rer
nard, Penn; j. Il. Hib5ard, Ill /; Chauncey Giles
N Willard II. Hinckley, w. strout Missouri
Mass. ID. l.. Webster, Mass. ; l.. g. jung rick
Nd, Milo q. Williams, Ohio, Jacob L. Wayne
OHIO, Thomas Hitchcock, n. Y; L. s. Burnliam
N. u. {; Eugene Liable, Mich.
The officers reported in Saturdays issue
were those of the American New Church Sab
bath School Association. They were errone-
ousiy assigned to the Convention
Resolutions in favor of forming Tract So
ciety were presented and discussed with con-
siderable interest, and finally passed.
Adjourned to attend divine service at which
discourse was delivered by Rev. w. A.P.
Dillingham; of Augusta
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
The Convention met at 3 o'clock. the Vice
President in the Chair. After the reading and
approval OF the minutes of the morning ses-
sion, the resolutions on tithing were taken up.
The original motion was lost, and a substitute
passed commencing the principle of tithing as
good though not a binding law upon men, to
guide in their contributions to the church. A
resolve recommending those upon tithing to
be laid before each congregation connected
with the Convention, also passed
The address of the British Conference of the
New Church to the General Convention in this
country was then read, and afterward one to
that Conference from the Convention. The
latter was approved and ordered to be trans
mtted to the British Conference,
The Committee on Ecclesiastical Affairs re-
ported adversely to recommending to the MEM
bers of the church the edition of the Word of
the Lord, published by 7. H. Carter & Sons,
Boston.
The Michigan and Northern Indiana Asso-
citation were given leave to amend their Re-
port.
Adjourned to Tuesday morning, at 10 clock.