, 1869-11-03
RELIGIOUS.



Convention.
81, L0JE, Nov, 2-The trains Of Last ulgnt and
thia tnoFblng caa,c in loaded with delegates to the
Usptlgs Sunday School Convention Twenty.
EeEen States are represented. pFaJes neetiHG
hour, The ieatier t,eng Wm. L1]reoce, Of Chi.
caro-. The topic waa Waiting upon God tot tho
uol5 splnt's Special Presence
Al about =. n. Hou. William fhelp3, OF New
York. called The meeting to order the spacious
The Coronation, \ xelec,iou Of scripture WIS fesd
Il pysf 1 easea s; IT, 81 aSa a.
Of fuH1uta, after whfen exerciAea Of welcome CO.
cur1ed, under the direction OF tue Local COpm.t-
Tee, 4 b. Ionea. Of St Louis, chairman, who, u
ter few happy repAsts. Introduced Hon. Nathan
Cole, Mnyof of the city. whost rcsnarks called o1t
SundaJ.achoo! WORK vest of inc Mlsx,shppl, IN
old man IL yeaIz, but full OF elo1uence.
Rev. Hhepherd W.lta, IN pen nAlf OF the Mtssoov!
SuihlaJ School Contention, cloded the welcoming
IrmR1kA
ReFpoose was then made hy the Chairman. Hon.
lubitearon society, under whos*, Auspces The
m~etsng Is held, aud George A. Fsltk, q reonsyi-
<-nia. Chairman Of she General COMMITTEES, who
1el1ing to the fAct that St Louis hal drawn the
Representatives. Of thirty ststra. and might hope
to xstns, 70 S9sdg e. o9enoy = agaIn -.c,o,
and has prepared several psecea Of music spectalJ
fnf The CONVENTION Aftrs,pgn9 - Work, for the
on Is: IT, eFsI o. ts n as
A1us," tho nBt division Of which "As Sunday
School WORKER" va 4b'r presented By Kcv.
Frank II. Ellis. Of kaUtak, the recood. In this
Institute" WIS the theme o! Rev. Charles II.
1.t!Aud, Of VHGtuta. who made an excellent nd
drrAA Betsceu tnese divisions I spirited labor
s4orE. written for the occasion ty Dr. Biack2u, oil
liliD0lf, W1s sung.
AMER the addresses, Committees On Entolne'<
AMI DuNne4A were appointed. Annoaucementt
for the evening were usate, With clostnG prayer,
offered BY KeT. A. r. Spalatua, Of kenpicky.
Among tho di1unRufahed men present in Addl
ton 10 iho*e nAmet1 Afe JoonR And Old men from
nearly eseEJ Safe IN tho Unl0u. The Interest
manifested u In tho hEhess degree fratetnal
md the greetings exeo<sisnRly coytliAl
Al the esebiEg session the church was c1owdet
nded After the reading Of rne hsnth Psalm. b
Rev. T. D. AudcE1on. OF New York, ana prAye
hJ Ter. u. IL Marsh, OF Detroit lev. Geo. D
BuaEdmAn, Of fenn4y auta, delivered a very eli
qnent and effective discourse on the car'y con
yeErion Of children.
4 lette. was raaA from rev. Mr. Curry. Of VII
Etnl1, IegTet&lug hts Inability 10 attend the con
1rnnon. Hla place Wal nllei hy Ney. A. E. Dtc
Gn8Qu. Of virginia IN abort address On the sch
iect OF the ser1on.
MT. Doane and Mleses Gould snd barker, Of Gu
C1nnAu, sang besut1tuE song, Jesus Died 10
Me,"wr11en for The OCCASION BY Faunte GTosslel
The audience Joining IN the chorus.
The eeanon closed with psasez oJ Rcv. s. y
Marston, OF Missouri
Tho Appearance at the audience room OF II
church il ycIy Inviting. 1fluQlnated notices ot
cupr eyeTT panel Of the waEls Enie tha motto G
convention, =" One In Christ Jesus," In large lei
tcIa, surrounded ~ crere7crns, Ii the pron!nen
side ct which arc Towering Ahsuoa.
Special correspondents aFt present nom III
religious and secular prcts in all parts Of tn
country.