, 1869-01-14
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION.
Ihil 4 Days Sessien---A Large At
tepdanee-.-1nterestlng. .
Exercises.
An Effort to be Made to Close the
Saloons on Sunday,
Woman's Work In The Church
1.-The subject DiScuaed.



work ats T. m. yesterday, In tho Second Prrso7te-
'1a1 Lhurch, corner Of Wabaah avtuue and Wash.
peion stIeet. Nj. D. L. Moodytn rte char.
Nj. FArwell conducted tho devotional meeting l.
Etry successfully I'll IN hour.
The trst subject for dtscus.ion vas, " By what
means can We reach those who do rot co1ns to
sturchs"
1he Rev. Charles E. Cheney beloved ehu.ches
.houid have free pews th1oHn open 10 the public.
thin there nuRt fe simple sermons, and the
Gospel muss be carried Ito the homes Of the
Fecple. thrlstaos must rot adopt patrontzirg |
BiE TO ttose invited to attend, - II they were |
affaid TO touch them with ten.foot pole. There
should be regular yts!taslona In person, by NIL |
Cb11as ans, rich ard X OF, 10 the houses Of the
very ptps. 1his is work for tho latty Al pastors
hsve not time to do al tbat work.
Mr. Morton advocated Invitations, given By
{ Christians TO uon.attendcse at chussh.
Tho Rev. Mr. GinDt. OF Bottun, said We wanted
practical Christianity within us. Ir1e love to
Jesus will Itonp. Christians to tmpart the
knowledge Of salvation 10 oshers. The stachings
mutt be nora simple, more like the sas;or's.
4 be time las come when something must bt
done. for the mhates a1c going to inndc!!ty. Per.
rcnal effort tells Mbrc than all theories.
MAJOR billie tail there arc three elat+es,
Homan Catholics, German i1hdels, and those
ftrciglcfs aud natives who are careless, who
0ECN W w fAsAkGO Al IGEtQH. LAtGQilC4 UA!F
BE- reached by reading tho Bihlo at home. The
German tnndcls must be reached tu the same
wny. and through their children whu attend bAb-
bath bcEool. lbe. Eatbsh School teachers
should 20 10 tho homes Of tho children, anI IL.
situ tho parents to attend church. Tho careless
ard itdsdcfcnt nra reached BY the Young MEMS
Christian Association. and tho fcopcring Of the
new Fafwc1l tlAil Will allow that work 10 br n.
uewcd. Balloons must b Visited, and young mcn
b,ouRht ont trum them 10 meetings.
The Nev. pr. Fowhr conceived It 10 be qucs.
ttun Of s4s1ux young men who eame from Prp.ett-
att thutckts 10 thu county Ito The vice ard wick.
tdrcss Of the city. 1hsy must bo reached At shcIs
homrs. They want soctety Theology seems 10
3onpg man uArtk tkcnofatod, dry and dustY. Tho
soclnl power Of tho hurch must bn brought intn
scQu's tlon. Employers md sncrch ants should no
To their GU plnyrs, and let them know they havu
inuro .Ltcrcsi in them than gottlng 4 l'tto share
tnnyhsu Vi calico. Let them bo Interested III
tnrtF sUufs snd Invite them to church.
Tue tcr. Df. Goodwin undor<td tho v:o ~ OF
lhc previous apraAcf. ND dHelt upon the poHrt
ot iEllyIdual ur1ntan love IN tho homcs. Lie
AFRO no,oeAtcd inc nccetsty OF warm Welcome
hritp c1tt Ltlcd to ToAns mon Hhuh thuy CONF TO
thutch. OEc EEt ht fautt II, wc kccp zach utGcs
spnEt. Thu church must bt snadu pleasant and
eh. crinI, snd Tho nster honaclcrrnrss Of young
muu hc srmusea BY lhc soesai iaslucnco Of chur:n
1ariliEcfr Hton them. II nucGhbafy lot d Kuatl
charge oe mAdslof pc"s, 10 that visitors maj fool
II 11au4tAdtnt
4up hCf. Rl@ AUT F4FD kQQlH WtDfEHttNE htH&
tistlcs Ut a totton church. Whrtc personal vial
tas,ons wcsu cio"ucd with Unlimited success.
foung msu wtf1 nnycd. children crowd Tho oun-
Cay CID oi. aau the work VI uod pro:pcrsd+
lne Htv Mt. baylIAs thouEht ~h!i.t!aps should
usc tho ssret cafa, and ChEl-tan men who travul
upon Them Improve the opportunity 10 conver.c
about ht1et. Churches must hc made attractive
by die 01fans. good slngnx AID po \. rfol pres sh
lag The centre VI Ghrlsuantty 10 Supernatural.
and u t@ ~ fe.tys1 H. eeaid always exist ind
Inc Tier. Dt B1rns thought arrangements
shonld be made with the leads of boaEding
%ercbants W ~i1p % iheir eie,Es bcsoic % esennins
daily. ae strongly advocated The opening ot
rtaoipE rooms on SUNDAY. Servants sh1uld b.
ditnt1s IL theit masters, WHO arc At church.
husuat improvement societies ahould exist IN
Rs1 faTlei ~ % Hs.ssd sST ,.hc9 cSusts
HOT 10 be r duced 10 system, Al eacn Gazls-
tisn to ohse .2ulss circuit they .1ou!d attend
talk Of merchants pa, ing With Their euoivyes.
for the tine will not be spared O1c,half ., the
men Who preach rnoat eloqusnty nb,us 3ocrg
men ntVtf nsp the name o1chr'et to young men
General Bsuwn gave an interesting account Of
bis army experience, OF hos be abolished swe.1-
| in. In hts command. established prayer meet
t1Qs, and insisted on The observance OF the sao-
tath az far as poss1n!s.
lne Rev. Nj. Loomls. Of NeT England. said
those who arc W.nted to come to church nave no
strse Of spHl:uAl noed, because they aro bowed
down ARD oppressed By hard toll. etiais and tron-
n,es: II T. pSss'el.: ho@sser. 70 make them 1eel
| 1ound them, uust DC removed. They must he
raned phtsicaIlg, mo. ally and intellectually;
| their condition must be ameIlornted, and then
tbotr n,1ds will be prepared for the reception oi
| religion.
| hymn,
| :" What means this eager. anxious throug,
| pfeselpE onr busy sltects along
IT, Msv M Is .S 10
cloee It C taEoope On the Sabb9thF'
Ire Rev. Robert PArte1s. n. ID s.fd the peo.
talool tbali DC cloted on sa6ostn and elrc,ion
| Gays. hat was proTlced for II the revised stat.
aud rne aes st,ten. 81
tie Mayor and other oflccte, have agreed
IN tht1t ordi1apces thht tho s.loons must be
tne attendance Of the church $, ss.haz x1,4.s,
t0ooQ wor:h Of liquor yearly. are in farnr Vi nc
tane movement, strange, ~ II may seeu. Tue
tonfDg thA, persous akllg them ont arc bound
by etrlct Instrument not to open on 5undsy
he cTeatea much msrr,meat ~ ruppossng tha
| noua ts on file In behalf OF every saloon keeper
in Chicago. ~ho is baund ln $50 not tn &C..
eio1ert are buurd 10 have Their on,eers repor
tho uemts Of ptFsonn yto ating the lay, and th'
mayor then 10 close the es!ocns.. Tn!a law hat
Ii WIS once enforced. ard tt can DC azaln. Ter
s.n. ray tt canrot> because the foreign popula
ton Is 40 ErtAs. Their statistics, ho Eevcs. af.
|
> csns to twcnt5-tbree foreigners, and those wht
think the Ftyr ntf teren cAnnot control the tHcn
t;-thrtc hsvc no idea Of the grit OF Americans
lie sar nt an An cricnn. aud Bpnke dls1utefsst
| tdly. ILsuRhter.l fots!cians think the 7,4D
s.|oars I 10 toe CITY represent The rn nlie scnuueu
tho lncst1 into een,,oa.nce.. M @ Germans @ as mus nus
not ~ to hiring dorn The United States to tb
hand, trJ to ralrc Europe, when ii comes ore
herr, to the diRhisy Of Amcrtrs: Tbe law mus
s'cs IL Il. hssc t.sea oath 70 enioice i H. I.w T.
ii. IN br waited npon lad requested 10 m. tn
Inv 10 Operation. he saloons are open to
fhc Inv, d. ilntncid asked ho Ia thc.r hte
mind. 4. eun. ctcn,toue, honorable public officer
hs9 A. so'StseH g., III .t,s;, tw ,.a he eon oo IN
TINT nc1e e"n1iet,on h,d taken pl,ec Tor II
S":,h t,l.,k md K.n.c '''sct., .na stcunn b
u,.i iiano, euld.
lhc 1tuv. mr Jutktn .sla u w.s urclrss tryir
, !" h.it9 ,tc poot ts,c churc'.s wh,!e sl,c Etr
THRU wrrr rntsurh thnrch mrr. rrr In tho q
) 10 ctt ~ thr %ninuns II ihry acttt1n nhiun. |.
s% III. wi, tx Il .s ,h9a T.! =, "n o
. Of t,tlt rnuntty.
MI. thrtrnrh. Nmprs,u cn'rnl of tho NcwAhn,
M"y"r SH IL tsr"k: iscrh.s, % nut. ii suaia not
. lotr.
III Tr.'erton hire rrah the provision In 1
" | lie, rpn drft InG tlit huthur!Iv IT lHr MGyps.
Mr.. khrffrtti ARkrh ter rthtlrnarH 10 yutuhst
II | tp va ia ihr MINOR and he Ind nEtua.ala
:, | pInsr Il ii rcstsin ralnnn4 wtfa ulrn, tlu VT
: Fr1snhsliy. ant wAA rontlrnnsIf t6ld the MAJ
~ Wnulh mt thltttrir tlr n,uy. Il that 4 commit
IL t+ strtint, Il ~ watt III, M ttts u syns
I. TITS itev. Mr.. llny said landlords shnnl VI,
n trnsisn In ta'ts that their p1emlfes ri ,ulh
A m utea @ ~ ~ .nr' 1T Inth,li hlht haa ~. NC
III tEr II trnnrt whu violated the rrhsiaDns.
u. Mr.. K,rg believed II thete WAS suy BinseR
,, IN Whist had been 'aid on that nonr, amy heart
III ~. a' , ""i -" ~ ~ ,,'ir nsnns II I'LL, y"
II ,n.kr h,,n rrtnii lntD hIa t1rt. ttp vsHtei
Il. lias" lgh"r c4trtm'nhtet. not nhl5 TN Rnn'
ss tut, cHrT day. t'1n"f II the fhuae nf all
49, etila tht id'nt 10 humanity. tint nj the hoa'