The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-02-18
THE CHRIsTIAN CONVENTION.

A Christian Convcntion for Northwest
ern Minnesota Is now in session OF tbs
Congregational church in this place. There
are in attendance rs nearly Is we could
learn 20 clerical and % lay delegates. rep
resentiug some 25 churches, oftiie fellow
Ing denomination: Presbyterian, Baptist,
Methodist and Cong RATIONAL. Also the
American Bible sooiety Agent, and the
State Sunday School supt. The meetings
thus far have been characterized BY fervor,
unity and Christian charity. On. Tuesday
evening : very good audience was IN ct
tendance, though many were. detained BY
the meeting Of. the Normal School Board.
Rev. T. McClary Of Anoka preached an in.
terestlng sermon. from Tim. I, ", 8. dwell.
ing mainly upon the characteristics which
any plan calculated to; elevate the world
must possess. '''$,'s.f, ~, %$ts:''a5
On Wednesday morning Rev, D. Brooks,
Of Monticello, Agent Of the American Bible
Society conducted the devotional exercises:
These wero otssuch a character as to give
the discussions that followed the right tone.
3 The organization Of the Convention was
quietly and quickly made, by the election
Of JudgeJ. NJ: McKe!vy President, Rev.
D. Brooks. and Mr.. G. +. Davis Vice resi-
dents. ami Rev. e, Cooke Secretary. -.
| Dir. Brown, of St. Paul, opened the first
topic Of discussion in q happy manner and
exhibited a most catholic spin. t NJ d an e:-
larged view Of the question, .sHow can the
Christian activities Of the entire membe,
slip ofithc churches be Fest developed %
Ihe leading idea of.thc L. $ speech seem
ed to us to be, '.Every man has q work,
let every one find the proper work and
push it with ,vigor." Several delegates,
clerical and lay, participated in the discus
sion, and the time passed quickly away. ]
At l03 A. NJ, Rev. Is. "A, Dean, Of Month
cello, led off the discussion Of the question,
GLOW can the study Of Gods Word, be
made more general p = 4:.y- -. . ,'....
The second session commenced at r. NJ.
opened with prayer. by Rev: D. Brooks.
The Secretary resigned and Rev. n. ;Lathrop
was appointed: Rev. G. .Griswold bein 6
absent, Bro. Geo: W. Prescott, State s. $.
supt., opened the discussion Of the, ques
ton, 'By what means can We reach those
who: do not come to our churches :" Street
preaching and neighborhood prayer meet
ings were named as especially useful for
this purpose, to, which several delegates
added, by visiting from house to house, by
distributing religious tracts and generally
by showing them we are Interested for
their souls welfare.
A half hour was given to, devotional ex-
ercises led by Rev. Mr.. Hall, Of Sank Ra-
plds, after which Rev. J. N. Thresher, of
Fair Haven, opened the subject, "By what
means are we to secure q better observ-
aace Of the Sabbath 2" He pressed two
thoughts, LIST, we must preach and teach
more on tho subject, and We must secure q
better practice on the part of Christian peo
pie. -. F.; "......s: .: -; Ill.,, -
At P. ii. a large audience gave mark.
cd attention to an able discourse 10 young
men, by DR.. Brown, of St. Paul The DR..
is close thinker, clear writer and has a
very fair delivery.
Judge McKelvy is presiding to the full
Of ell, and the Convention so
tar is . success. eve hope win; be as
bread cast upon the waters"
The meetin N continue through to dav