, 1869-09-22

General Convention OF tnc Uutycr.
~aiihI~ of tlac U.itctt %t:atr.-lkc-
ports on the Stale Of tho Church.
Education, Rte.
Special Despatch 10 The Chicago Tribune.
3rFrAIn. y. T., Sept. et.
The Gencrnl convcntton ol t'u'scrsasts Of tue
United States met this nurnin: III the Church of
the Messiah this city. This Il the a2sh aanlyer-
EaEJ Of the existence o! THE enouIualou IL 10Th
annual convention anh tho l0:n umtcr the pfeScn,
ttstetu ol Organization.
The contention WAS called to order at 10 O'Clock
~ the President, Her. J. G. bartholomew, OF Ao-
auIn. y. T., ant vas o!eue! *Ha PRAYER By Rev.
The Secretary. 11es. J. NJ, Pullman, Of New York.
callcsi the rol! Of delegates, aud quito nnmbcs
ny .oDrs T. Of ts IT, sa,. naqs
eut nsc nanI Of TIC eminent Clergy u,cn ana ia1-
men Of the denomination.
-, a committee aPpolntets TO nominate otnccss for
ltef. ]. e. bartholomew, Of Auburn. y. T.; Wee
I'rchidrnt, Hon ". T. Parker, VI Sashua, i. u:
Springfield, Ohio; 1esis,ant sccrrtarv. Rex;. a. 4.
". Bruce, OF laiaJettc. Ind :; Standing Commit
1ee on state o. ne Church. ley. J. s@!:h Dodge.
Standing Committee on Education. Rey. c. u.
Ieona5a, Of Ma*sachu,c.ts: KcE, J. 8 Lee. Of
Committee on Sunday Schools, Or: Geo G. Need
ham, OF New 1iaHpahiErr Hon. Shinry pcfnzm. OF
AalEs: hev: v Il VI on, q Oa!o; Com ntttee
Michigan, keF.: Jauues Eastwood, Of Vermont, Il
lslakics, OF Minnesota Preacher OF The ANIMAL
scrtccn. Rev. - 4. Miner, D. u OF Ho,toa; alter.
nate, 1iey. Il II. Fum N, Of PeorlA iii.
IN rnolton.thc stAtc Conventions Of Kans1s nutl
Missouri, recently orc4ni1et'i, were accepted In
Fellowship anil tnetf Delegates a'ltnftt-i to seata
Several reports were Called for. hut not being
really. tho co1hcil alijoasae.l till H'cocx n nj.
~ tea.semhl!ag the annual rc,rt Of The I!oard
Pullman. As this contained tcresa! important
recommendations 10 rteaF.i to denumluA!onal
work. It Was on motion referred to a special con.
n!ttee Of one from each State. Rev. il. 7. Miller
was ma4!e Chairman vi -ucn comtn,tsen.
Ihe standing comnlr:ec on SUNDAY Schools
Ncg. /. " Kf,lct. This H,.S On motion referred
to ittf s:tr1e committee ii it, Last.
The r'|urt Of tht Committee Hu The S!ste Of the
Church. In the abscnce Of Hey. f. c. Noile+, Caair-
man, was rt.:li hy Iey. T. L. Ketfori. IN u,n.ion
1t waz entered 10 fr pE1ute-l ~Eh tac minutes.
FcE. J. H.. carcl+ Of Massa:nuse,' submitted
tLt rGEutt of tho COmnlttfee on T. tur1,aHa, fsunl
Ehlch VT Ec1n sn1nt tcty interesting statistics.
The denomination has two Tne-Ans1ca1 Schools
otsn. nc Ut t'aH,ou, New lo:k- AMI The olarr at
Medium. Massachusetts, and third an,ut 10 he
uiH'!.tl in lE!rni1. u TINS three unverslt1e.. 1t.
tawrrncr. of New York. having property v4iuel
a. o3,a aisie; ~, Lon'n!ra; Hines Win psopr.sy
prtncelt four1asinn Of sJ.'.hat 0f which
SStso laa bceu reectsci auzius the 1r@st year;
nctusetts: Wr+tlronk, In Maine; three scmins-
Et.s Ia fernlnnt; Clinton Liberal 1us,ita,e in Wis
consin. hn! the southrrn Ara'rlnJ IN lutiauA
Just T'asted with fluid ni Sas oto uhlo au,i Iowa
100, are moTlnR toward the establishment Of
eciIon,s. nut! all these hare tern commenced
*iIhtn little Eore than Quarter OF century.
The report mas oE.estd TO be printed With the
minutes.
Resolutions expressing the .osrov OF this co.,
se!ltioD on account Of The as nr death from l{s
Clergy Q! the Hers: y. X. Lec, y. H.. and il IL
Hnl1rcl, Of Sew York: 4, T. .Atssott, OF Name,
And D. kinney. 0! 1nxH, were offered, aud after
appropriate remarks T., the htttnefn, were nn-
Ant.nuuk1y adopted.
a general discussion on ,1rnom1nattoual WORK
Waa lad. u Wheh Rtvs F. G. Ure,As, nt New
YORK; j. Smith 1loti:r, .1r.. OF connrcfirut; q.
L. lHEarest, Ut Ma*A; ]. l. Lcc, J. +. Dailmaa
AID L Ha1lcr, OF New York, md Others pa.tlci.
rtAtcd.
This crcnIng Rev. E. H. Skinner, of Hartford,
Connecticut, IA 10 prrnrh ht the Church Of The
Messiah. The council stands at!onrneri until To
mr'rnw morning. Delegates are sill arriving and
u bNsY session Is auticIcat.si