The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-18


church In March last, the Committee on Sun
day Schools, In the report, recommended the
formation OF Sunday School Union OF the
Baltimore Conference, auxiliary to the Sun
1T Ssn ehion VI '"e "e'nouis' r'p"co-
PM Shuren.
In accordance with this recommendation,
a meeting Of tho pastors Of the District
81 tha Fonnd,v .,,,.n y'on Tl ~ ,ne ve,ry
y. ..,uI n' inere were also
schools and number Of the prominent iay
members Of the several congrepatIons. tho
object being TO establish the sunday School
Union Of the Washington district auxiliary
70 .ne Union OF the Baltimore Conference.
Rev. b. Peyton Brown, of Wesley chapel,
Rev. i. NJ. Gsepn W o p' TSa;o,o. ,,,,., ,.o
ns'' y. n. nTeVn, o. FLETCHER chhpel, pre-
sided, and Warren ohoatc, esq, acted as
Amer devotional exeroises Tho renort of tbe
COMMITTEES n nnoIn,ad =, ,ho s,aa,t..,. ~ a.
r.saahas. spp ~. ns., ~ .ne meeting OF the
preacners OF the District, was submitted by
the chairman, Rev. Mr.. Baldwin, OF Ryland
chapel, and accepted.
On motion Of Rev. Mr.. Gibson, of the
unuy euron, tnose present resolved
themseives into a sunday school union for
the District OF Columbia, and, on motion Of
church. the report Of ths comm i,tse vas
49,, -, w VI tne eonu'ce Wa
ssS,,on a an nn, a.er amendments was adopted
The following Ia the constitution
Art 1. This kssoolation shall be called the
triet, md shsi, be sus,iinrv 10 M Sn,S.v
School Union of the baltimore Conferenee
Art .. The object OF this union shsii be 10
further the interests OF the Sunday school
Scass p, me e,h0a'st Episcopal church In
All. a. The msmbsr. Of tho Sunday sehoo,
Union shall consist OF all the sunday school
and rresiding elder % this districts and any
Ss SmUe. OF ,se vhuroh N me district may
Of Al snnusliyi A life member ~ me psyment
Of s2S, and patron BY the payment q $50
Art; I. The officers OF this union shah be
ptesosnt, vice president secretary and treas
euit ana ,tstinr %. .s III snR.,,, rom esen su
managers. N' "''a'' VI
Art.s. It shall be the duty of the board Of
managers 70 visit the sunday schools now In
nn. ~, 20 oanv tne distriet, secure ioen.
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borhoods. IL shall further be ths duty Of .s,d
board to call conventions and organize insti.
tntes wherever, 10 their judgment, II shah be
snRpsav'sshnai i0,sns.,s n1' t,epos. oi 'he
eennection therewitb AZ the ,nnn,l mest,os
They shall also make ali necessary air ,nsc.
ments for the holding Of said meetings,
At g Ths snngM meeting shsll be held on
ofseers And msn,sers of ire TTninn . ,haii hs
elected and maiorItv of tbose ss, os
voting BY ballot shall constitute choice
Art.I. NoEenetal procession shall be author.
~. oa eseeps w A'"o-'hHasV ote OF the mem
All, a Thu. oop.titption nh ali mn, ,s .,,.,.a
except at an annual meeting, by vote Of two
thirds OF the members present aud voting.
On motion, the constitution was adopted
as whole, and the original committee 70,
quested TO report bylaws for the government
Of the union at the next meeting.
After some discussion upon the motion IN
proceed to the election of officers, the motion
was postponed until the next meeting,
The meeting then adjourned, the bepedIc.
ton being pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Baldwin,
The withdrawal of the Sunday schools oi
the Methodist Episcopal churches az ,Ss
District from the Washington CITY sunda,
School Union is strictly in accordance viii
the action Of the General Conference to pro-
mote the unity of intcrests In All matters ncr.
tanning to the affairs of Methodism.
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GENERAL SYNOD OF ruB EyASdKLtcIt.
LUTHERAN MISUNDERSTANDING the synoJ
commenced the fourth day of IL session M
St. Paul's church, at the corner OF Eleventh
and II streets.
| The SYNOD was calIed IN orl.r IA, ,h.
president Rev. Mr.. Pohiman. ~ " '"'
After singing the pO7th HYMN, the SYNOD
united In prayer, with Rev. Prof ii, Heltlcr,
DID.
rcnort NJ the recslnts IA S'I, pesensca nls
| svnod. which vas roSarrad ~ .ha e ~ ,"o
Committee on t,cosprcr,s ,o,or, ''s"'"'
on motion II was
R,,oIr.J That Tho r..o,r,,o, ou,, A..
,er cen, r,,rnto vi" &c ru ~ aiowing ten
lion on Their nreminms 70, ,hn,. W 10 ~.
HYMN book he 40 amended a. 10 80, ~, MS
matter 10 the HYMN hooL onmn,,,,oa ,,i,,,
the mower 10 act WV"
Rev. DR.. Conrad n, boha,s os tho co,,-
mittee on tho FormuIa Of Cbnrcb nisciniino
Goyernment, made ! renort whicb ,os aI.'
cussed and amended mill ths hnnr oS soo us
rrvnSoov sv.
ITnon roassemhiin,, ,ha Lmst,"
cIety nnon Forsian i.s,on. ,..n. " ,. tue 90
and diIcnssed a, nonsIsorohI m n mAen w
a abort recess Wa. ,oLan ''"s'"' "hon
hfter oSaIn raossa,ohi,, a.. c..,.,-
nm t,hnrcb FT,ansion rnno-;, tno S1n,ilt.ce
MED tbe attention ~ Tho awnad, ,ii " ~,
ment 1"'" "''o"'"
Last evening", tho anniver.a,v r..,,,n -,
the ForeISn Mlssiorarr soniaa,y, snTe.hR o.
and the oddresses wers ~ s AZ a sooS plaee,
inc cbaracter WV u ''0 uS"''' in'ercSt
fbis afternoor thu dolooo,.. - A..
the occasion Of Tho congrerat,on ~ N. NJ on
ier,s church ' 's'0s"''O" vi VT out
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ALARM OF FIRE.-About 0 o'clock Inst
night the fire department was called ont by
an alarm sounded by the fire alarm telegranS
as from box %, corner Of Tenth and ri
streets. Upon the arrival of the Hook and
Ladder and the Union Companies at thls boS
II was found that no one could tell anytbInS
In regard to the cause of alarm. The crowd
collected expressed some surprise at The non.
appearance Of the Franklin Engine Com.
pany No. 2. Upon inquiry being made II
was ascertained that the alarm was tnrped
In from box 3s, Franklin eugine.honse1
caused by the burning of some shaylnrs In
N. C.Draper's saw-mill corner of Tb,rtscpt
The Franklin bows as soon M they ,,r,os
In the alarm proceeded to the lre' Win tbai.
engine, and extlngulshed il without ssrions
damage to Mr.. Draper, The fnct tbot tbs
alarm was turned In from one hor anS
sounded as from another, eight bIocks r.on,
the scene of the fire, is a mater which an
mands the serious attention of the Are COW
missloners, who are or should be resnons ihIc
for these mistakes. for II sncS e'i MusSac
| axIst f,ro, l.,,I.''.,..' h'o iealIy uOes