New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-17

than IS delegates Entertainment usually provided ~
families in the towns at which the ConVennUn ~ ala
The business before the Convention lie usually tle us d
cusson Of questions OF pOlity and belief tne Of
talking OF work ia different kinds OF n Of M jnn.
the executive committees and me sesu ns men seen 10
merabe number Of resolutions which young th tc
deem necessary TO the continued existehoe VI to PaSe
uar society in which they may naPPgn T S9 We'd
exercises occupy the Convention very eose.y run a
nesGay aaffnp of stirring religious charac
ter is held on Sunday aIterhooh' cu Az uaf
tSsrH as an attendance Of nearly 1850 persons this even
ing the two flags British and American swung t9So'H ar
ranSement Of brief addresses well interrupted with con
gregaOnal singing afforded the greatest q; the su
preme Court this city, presided and the Mayor Car
city the Hon L. paHson O %n te
Church. made addresses Of welcome IN behalf OF TCny
and the churches The Hon John a. con o. o. HOW.
ard Prof Wilson of Toronto University and an
TON b. Fisk, and Messrs William f, Dodge, ~ nniiaj
Tbane Miller, the present and the last Preslueh' oP0u
In behalf of the Convention
SECOND DAY-THE ANNUAL REPORT
PORTLAND, Me- July 15-The Convention re-
sumed its business at O'Clock this morning. Ihe heV'
L. W. WaldrOn of East Weymouth, read inc oclp'ureS'
and the Rev j. d. Butler offered prayer MI N H. Aloy
OF Philadelphia appointed Secretary III place u '
Ramsdell Of Washington resigned The committee ON
resolutions were appointed NJ Bond OF Boston, T. H.
Taylor Of Columbus OHIO, and Alfred w. Wicks' BROOK
yn All resolutions under rule adopted Iast year. arc
merely named. not read before the Convention ana 90
at once to this Committee for future adoption or death
The Committee Business are John j. PAU Oh new
York d. L. Moody OF Chicago and the whole world j. d.
Rucklev of stamford L. p Rowland jr, Boston, Thomas
X Cone OF Pittsburgh, George Davis OF vermont "
The EIecutiye Committee OF the Convention, at pres
ont located in NewYork CITY, presented lhGr annual
TRPSm am Indebted for an absrac Committee
have deemed it not best to prepare ot T
membership. The Day OF Prayer tsecohu oaODa'n IA
November was observed by over 200 AssQelatlQ5' ana
in two towns mentioned, all the Evangelical Cn9rehes
united in prayer meeting in the SOSa o. beside tSS
cause. Concerning the W0rIds az Paris
last Summer and the British Conference at Dublin n
September there have been no reports received from our
New7York TO the European societies last Summer, has
become generally familiar through ne Qiarsrly Inc
Euro societies have almost entirely religious MODES
here Papers are appended to Mr. Branerds report de-
with resolution adopted last year. agent has been
employed for 1880 per year to establish no he dne
on the line OF the Pacific Railway Ihls mas peen June
as seemed courteous and proper by the SretSTsn
associations, independent OF their Canadian DretSm,
the money needed Mr.. Robert wedensall OF omaha omaha
was apponted and has been actively ana succesSiNey
engaged since oct 49, travelling IN that e OyeG
600 miles in the service Mr. Weldensall hnsen Saho
IL Vent Tor example, into Fremont. LOO population
two church buildings but eight ueh ON, ,id 70
GOOD place for reading ROOM and thsn canyassed the
town perfectly, called public meeting Oct 20 ana inc
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hardly considered complete without free reading
room; and tins ouropportunty There are now on TINS
continent associations $40 reporting TINS year mere
SO are In the British Dominions, aud In bermuda.
buildings have been already enumerated Moro thhn
Ave prAyermeetngs In week are hela w - asUo1
tons; 50 have daily prayer'meetingi o. oPehals,
services; 20 Bible classes A paying membership OF
s50 600 ia reported from 2 Great progress has been
made in the organization and prosecution OF mo local
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the cause ana tue lh
OF the feeling OF UNITY Ia carrying on tne VOTE
Mr. H. Thane Miller moved the adoption OF the report
and Gen. Howard seconded It, and the document was
accordingly adopted with applause oriei discussion
on personal conservation needed Tor assOcA
tiop and the morning session concluded AT noon Inc
inevitable photograph 10 TO be taken tomorrow oy AN
artist here The excursion which this Oyerworked Con-
venton always needs will be provided down the hatbor
by the courtesy OF the Portland Association 'onoIo"'
and so on. .-, - ~, . -. 4,
terestng discussion OF this question; the need OF
buildings constructed for and owned by the associations
and the plans for the accumulation OF building Iuhds.
lust previous TO this q delegate from Providence AN
nOunced decease Of the Rev. Dr. swain pastor OF the
Central Congregational Church In that city, and de
voted friend of the associations at the hour OF conyen
ing yesterday, at his own home Appropriate services
TO this sad information interrupted inc Pr1oeS1ng
That universally known assooiaton'inan, Mr. W. L.
Moody Of Chicago urged the Importance Oh having good
and permanent trustees who may afford needful conn
! 70 give money for buildings. lie recounted somo
| OF the singular experiences OF the chicago essO-
claon said he hoped aud expected 20 sec an asso
citation building In every ward IN that city Appause We
must have almost many Christian places Tor young
men as the theaters ana saloons II tns ae'l rs wing
TO spend dollar 10 ruin q soul ana We are Wlnhg
10 give but fifty cents the devil gets the soul iGreAI
| laughter and aPplause.l -, ,,,..-
account OF the new building Twenty -thirdst. at
FourthaV and said that the men who had contributed
Thought we ought make the association house house
for young that they would be proud and glad TO
theaters near by, and similar places. AS close, the
question OF opening the rooms OF associations Oh
the Sabbath Is up, and seems TO be mainly sustained