Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-09-22

ru ed the conventions VI 'i'' 49, H.; ,
as well 70 ignore altogether the county di''r''
10 any future calls, - -,
r. was then decided that mountainous 10 tue
State Convention were 10 order; ,.. =.
Anstin Syphax again opposed the election o.
doIecares by the Convention, and declared sucn
action TO be inexpedient.
r. d. Beckley favored the ELECTION OF tbs
delegates By the Convention, and nominated
,Indec Underwood as one OF the delegates, and
moved that the vote be taken viva voce.
The names of r. S. Laws. Il. D. Beckley,
r G. Armstrong, S. Y. Boyd and Austin Sy-
nhay were then put in nomination, and Judge
| [ nderwood and r. d. Beckley were declared
unanimously elected.
The Convention then adjourned, R. S. Laws
hoping that in all future calls for county con
vcntlous the 5;h distrc, might be left out.
ALEXANDRIA CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. -
This organization held its regular monthiy
meeting las: night, in their rooms on Ming
street, with a full Observation-Disclosures
Eicar Speiden in the chair.
The exercises we're opened by singing the
beautiful hymn, Through slI the changing
-cenes of Life" followed by the reading oil the
> chap,er Isl, Peter, aud an impressive prayer
by the president. ,.: o.,
read. approved and that portion passed at the
August meeting, in the absence OF quorum,
was, by vote, declared valid.
j. ". Entwlsle, jr., from the Sunday Fray
er Committee, reported Increasing interest IN
this activity, and called the attention OF 10
association particularly to the mee,lng he'u
last Sunday ia the Methodist frotcstant
Church. as exceeding, IN warmth aud earnest
ness, anv Ike meeting held years
Mr. ii. l.. Simpson, from the DAILY Prayer
Meeting Committee, reported the usual inter
est 10 this means OF grace, but represented tha'
the members of the association did not give II
their hearty sympathy-elSe the meetings
would be more luliy attended.
The 81. Asaph street Prayer Meeting Com
mittee made their usual favorable report, with
regard tD their activity, aud were empowered
to provide light tor the front OF Gross house
Mr. ". T.. Herbert, from the Bethel Com
mittee, gave glowing acc Junt OF the prOeTe>>
OF the work in this direction. The meetlng on
last Sunday, at King street wharf, Xceedlng
IN numbers aud attentive il,tenlng on the pa /
of the cougrcgati-n, any meeting previous!
held.
Mr. X. Kemper, from the Special Commit
tee on the revision OF the cOnSutu ION anu ~
laws OF the association, reported suhdry modl
Gcatlous OF these Instruments which report
uader the terms OF the former, could only b,
considered as a notice of changes, was, on mo
ton OF James Eatwi>lc, il, laid on the table
until the January meeting.
Ga motion OF j. W. Atkinson, spocla
committee was appointed, consisting OF JAS
". Atkinson, k kemper and John |. Cook
20 take into consideration the utility and ex
pediency of opening the room Tor night schoo,
and FIR the use OF STRANGERS Saying at the
hotels during the winter, aad to provide som
good secular and religious newspapers toT tNcu
usa, and report to the next meeting
The report of the JOINT committee Of
this. the Alexandra Literary, and tn Alex
andria Library Associations, laid upon the taol'
at the June me.5inS, was called up, and. o.
m )tion OF !. ". Entwi,!e ir, 1t wa resolved
hat the library committee he Instructed t.
take definite aud f0a action in the premises,
according to their own jud. ment, with the
nrovi,o that the entire rent charge shall accru,
10 this sciety.
The association then adjourned, after NOS
harmonious session, upon the singing OF the doX
ology and the benedic,ion, pronounced 10y th'
Rev. Mr. Benson, Of the Methodist Protestant
Church.