, 1869-12-21
CHRISTIAN REUNION.
Large Meeting at the fremont House
In the Interest Of the Y.
b. c. a,
Several Thousand Dollars Subscribed to
Pay of the Indebtedness Of the
Association.


Addresses by Leading Clexeymnn.
EpsscopaI!au ard Dfsenter, Clergy md tt5neo, I
10 the Iamber OF 200 or mort, mingled # AternA1.y
ard blisttu'Iy together In the fremont Hoaae,
lsbt evening" eonsoriinR how theT could uuttedly
relfese tho Young Aen'A Chr!stsA1 Association ot
lh'8 city Of the 600 indebtedness thas depre1seA
and weakeDs l,s enesgtes; and, secondly, after
taking together, shey veFy Willingly moved into |
tie dlblrg hall, where bounufnl repakt awaited
the attention Of tust sach lot Of hungry Chris
tiAot. Havtng performed he eating part Of the:r |
nNnon, Mr. u. L Moody rose TO stAte The object |
OF the gathering, viz: To cultivate social inter
courEe among the various Christians OF thu city,
8nd correct certain false Impressions held BY the
:gss; f1qF aann5 eas 's 9e saa sae
the old .Meihodl1t chazch Block were
too tmel1, Khcreupoa they sat about securing An
sasi Oi 5 eus 81
suggested thAt the trtendR of the enterprise could
lero the HoneJ 40 per cent interest," aud the
male enough over aad above he per cent g
wlre on All debt This plan Nas approved, and
the none, raised, and the bading tFsrRelI Haln
sDss s{ssa o IT, sesnE s1ssns s = ~ Income Of
amounted 10 GOO; thus fhey had u least 3iP 900
aoEr!ua- Two years sgo that building was burned
down: apd the lusorst ce upon i wss ye9 ;rt1!nz.
Then theT had TO Increase the stock: besides
which the public demanded that the hail shonld be
brought dnwn smother stoey lower. That
ilsNo as 1nuen ns did the former naii Tna 7.
society; while they do not now receive as liberal
did formerly. II they wera to rent the bsn to any
ORG Who desired tt-reHaldsess OF their con-
tclereea-theT would more thsn paJ all expcnIes:
oat they could 20, rent II to 'ni9geE mlnssrels,'
etc. Yet the bal! does Roet, Tor every Santiy
evening mora ycubg men attend the meeslD1H
held therein than 60 10 Any Of the CITY churches,
on Wcfk, and sends out 100 or 6oo persons to ylst
thotc wlo DeEer atteud church
ReietttrE 10 The expenses Of tha association,
NJ; Moooy ta.d the Rss bills Of The readsoz.room
aid lecture. ro3m Amounted TO $500 year, aud
other Incidental and recessaJ wottipR e1penses
r5 .sst asspt IT,
gwen up bus,cess 10 labor eatlrely for the re-
enees eoud
1urp to the woFk Which be- lured best, and In
h,ch he could 90 1ost good. The aAeoctaaon
EB4 &c LOO III dett, AID he W11ed the mtutAtetN
AID lAtneu prEscnt to advise him how the lrdcn
could he removed Mr: Moody concluded By CALI
i,r. Z o. uavep, President Of the Northwestern
eeusLaIy, Eyasston wco said lie felt as though he
would Ike 70 be counted 10 EhErtver young men
wefs sonssrned 4ste, Learning 70 hoy many Of s, sne
insen cd nouey. he ~ou,A propose that the re-
nalDiuE dess be d!riied auouE the Christian
&c 9 e: sss ~
men. he le,ea ths Young Meas carisstaa A.so.
POKER that oeougs only to M as:octation having
specific airr.
xxi csea aeop % s s. fs ns ha aas ri eea
| In the IcrtK Mems CaE1s1sn Association
as .un:ou for work, and also as q
1 tho WHINE FFfE rout he hfrtrut tOcetNRf. lin
corteteCd to M cLttull.1 US he contemplated tao
| ratt work II 1Ee lo9rg 3lcn's Christian AAsocis
| top, hbd nrRt1 that It Eight be 6uatatbed-
Twtn chutcues cost moro rorey and do less
Hcv. Dr. Patferfor. Of the secocd Pressytertan
| Church, ssid he would make bis speech whsn re-
9ntred 10 appeal lot funds to hi. own church
| Rty. III. Hatfield. Centenary Methodtst E2tsco.
pal Church, 1t nHkurrd that the ASSOCIATION could
not cGutcne In it, II tnutdct uEless relieved Of itA
p1esent tneuub1aner. A plan co8hs 10 be sug-
grk.cd Immediately, because talkiig amounted 70
assed tie CHAIRMAN 10 sri,eal to sons Of tae rn.1
With l!R hearts and deep pursea to bring iosth
lev. Hr Sullivan, Of Trinity Episcopal c,urca,
satr he rad cceu hIougnt there under talst pre-:
teEces, s!rg tDl that only quiet Chat and social
ll,efcSane Has IL 1Gl.et q ~ t Raiastane. @ as
Chrttlan Association he'd the fame principle u
nd Bis Chureh-that Of recognizing Apostolic sue
Me Ipon Dr. Haven, tacn upon NJ. Evara. we
was followed By Dr. Pa1teIson and Dr. Hstneld
al Then b! h'mstl' and DC VIZ g!aa to ~ 70 tos1
lt.heet-L lie erdarsed the sentiments pEcv!ousll
expressed Of the ussIul ess Of tns Young Men
Christian A,soclaton, aGa eloanentty deplsssa M
tnRgcSting that the kererot ministers agret Il
urge the needs aud aims Of The association befors
lrartT wi,rgress to do nis duty Ia that direction
lav. Dr. Bulls, OF the Scotch PresoJtefts
Church, tsIrg rext called upon, as aaothe. OF tat
very humorous alusi0ns, Nttch provoked g!ea
laughter. becoming rFaCtH: u. he eHld that. wne1
tic Rejected how much MnncJ-doW many million
MD pursuits how, from tide. the dow Of evil hat
| grown to gfeat cataract, roasirE on, helEAE.
ri aevilyaru wh.!s ne s9oa = tnas ~; Ga5
n t.vCr r,D, hts heart tcrred ~ithtn him, and b
teit aenanat fhut Tic rnrittans we're doing 80 Ii.
Tic 10 stem Tie tot1s tt ol tntaulty.
Hsv. nr. Chrnfy being apa0uh.sed as be1nng'r
to the "1cEu;ar ine. was loudly ar?..uhe1 o
ruling and tas'rE 'aat altaongh hsonE!uE b. 70 III IN
liked that nlclens axiom, that &c recl old ne
Ss se se7e;s ,e ss9 !s4,S me- S5 a. 5a ~ 8!
&c cold, that he would csase ~ love the funn
StEL'e thfist'AE hs1uctalcn. lie loved the atst
stson neca1S sIsa arss1 a6 a. DID we5,
be .haIIeKcA and c'nseerase,l foe thst.
. 1lom 7rt,t,y Chnscc, a=d soutl ;aEs Tue urst 81
lronunIss VI psesectizK < The a;m. and saats Of III
nAs0t'astan to hi1 6Wn tCht1st EGtscop ~ caIrcf
tnni It1 sc legend VI Two b:otEer,, who. u: nfch
ILkloMn To inca other. carried thai oWn shcavf
ana tlassd .lstn aloDgstie .helr l1oshsr
lie t' ertu Their respective rrlls. tac1 hearlrF
sa.af 70 sps'sa n,s e..taer; :na 'nas ought +
J. MI u +. Jscvba sIosc AMI ea:d thst John !
brAae, nrottletrr OF tie Trv1uout ilosssc. hsd Il
: titeh ltn II lis ttter,i.,n 10 FIVE thu tofcrest
p | Its 21.ftIU OF stock: IL. SayESLf, Esd, Gepef
surcslnterceut et tie Michigan tt4sral Ra.!toa
/. Easc lc n1elest IA bis seek and sto5 aii:t.oa
II llor, Il onart $ zet, said be had arr,vel "a
too late isr ths ta:tos, tu: jas: II Rune {.
tc taS. Ton1s IL fsS'''s rot Ssyc taa YSaSE Mra
thttst.aa As.ettat!ou fsil ior all that l. b:
tytr co@t- lie tpot., ns rre7esrns!rc tno'e n.
cot b4 longing 10 try church, and c0acsufett
t.,il sl.t az arn:4tce1 en: which c.ir,setl 4
, turoue aFrarte, aa,ld which N1. aonly rote .,
n moved TIA: 1lo,. !.scnars s"e:s b elected I:
:. ursnlnnu.!y carried,
- Kev. AT. ianlels suggested tf1st twenty OF t
e g eozir;ente sd 10 make up ,ss ~: sl.sa. g
n cot ciudt ht RtsiR hts Hau'a. Rsr. AF. Mtfcle
+ q tie Second I'5rs:yttr.sn Eaufc1. tot:owcd ~
n Ir- liAinclh the fourth, E. tlayeD tne nithr y
:. l': Sullivan, and III. Lord the sixth aIl sesea
j. The la1Ee.-alsret Clergy beginning 10 gre {
souev hat Kes q. y. Sorsnsup D. D., Preside
~ q Tue baptist Teeo:aRlcs! SEMINARY, MAJ CIT
| i
~ ,fr y. ii. C. .,stoc.attCu. aud arplauaed the epl
''s OF ChiIstisI w1iE exhibited ~ ,ts lcmaess
>. ere Of st,t piaELckt features OF the age
y Watena Jeuts> M e1rnett youth, fAlt he =
:" "ro! prophet rcr the tos Of prophet, " eu.
III weula Ike 10 Hiec So. which Ar. Jacnb', !
ceeretaty Iottd t:owp. With tho o9se1v stloo II
1t ss al profit TO them die asxoctaston-
;ohn ', Fsrwell Thought the Episcopa'Ar srca
ers had hit upon the .rrupef r1an OF surp ~
| The YoLrg MtBd Christian Ass-ct,sOc-~'ha
as thrnwlrg the burden npca the several C1Fts:i
D. churches. Mr.. FAzwell corciudeti bE c!'utrlau
,- k2l1 ard The int rest on bis f:1,ls1 Of stock
ns JarseI lisll. A1- u. X. Pcar*o3 gaze ea'a
The association L,btaTJ. and u. T. Jaroos, John
; stearnr. r. t. Trterxocxi, an;: several o.h.
- csch rase &1rf an,op. them. vt. Green, =
Yave hts e., u ttcck aat flA subscription
= cahh Subscriptions roO:e.s ra s4asf, III a,'tton
I'll h.chIcsr'S <l.tas were cnl.ttl.Etea IN tne Est
1f ILtetcst ard sEock n tic EAr~tl Hall Assoe
- | tior- .. ..
= Af1sr Meisrs. Leoua.d reti, r. l. Cnderwc
ard farlth had tex n arp .instd eoIEtftee
.ut. e The baisEcc Of the s:..o10 sab.ctr' I1n--i
slear-atd The n ihtetcrs ha,! cocse2.ci II tt1l
paper t:eti;EtrE iet:f Willingness TO rreseGt
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