New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-30
RELIGIOUS.
THE rNIvERsALIsT STATE CONVICTION,

THE IT1IyERSALIST STATE CONVFNTION
.-,,.cr,ov on orEtcERs EDUCATIONAL MAT
TRRs-sERMONs.
.w,rppro,yN. w, Au%, 26.-Watertown Is
n beautiful. prosperous aod growing city, OF henS
10 O inhabitants situated In northern Few'fork Oh
Rc,qe WATERFOWL, and ORdensburg Railroau' -,
sst three DAYS It has Iu OF visitors from al
=, h stote hearing smiles upon their faces ana ce''
cates I'm their pockets the former the result vi sO
health and pleasure at meeting one another .no -
fnrpished by tho clerks Of the various UnversahS
ties scattered through our State. The New'hoi 90
Convention OF Cniversssts met at the ohNe'o'
Curch in this city, on Tuesday last at 10 O'CLOCK III"
"a Iosed its session today az O'Clock p III. The time
Of its session has been short The meeting mas eeen an
important IN relation to the interests Oh names and
soyrraI societies an added stimulus TO denomlnatonal
work The Rev. j. c. Bartholomew OF huDu I n.n
and the Rev A. A. Thayer OF Syracuse It's Permanen.
Secretary Passing by the ordinary % bn ronSc
meetings were well attended, and the business pronp
in i" ,narts Of Committees and the sermons preached
The Committee Education oc' upieu III, nc ssn1e
ions thereon The report showed that while in some
respects the schools ind educatonal enterprises VI VIC
for ntnre snceess aud usefulness their statistics
show them TO be IN very houllsing anu
condition. considering their age ana PAST 40 iva ,h
Never before were the prospects so natSLg iUr ,9
spread Of IN Lg bring the past year
the iInportance and influence Of the 81 Lawrence UNI
4 a.
cf The Rev Dr. FISK to the Presidential chair the estab
shment Of a Law Department, the ADDITION 1l seNeIa
conIpetent Professors In tho Collegiate ana Theological
the erection Of new Library Dnldg ahu
| by generous contributions TO its funds: Inc Ih,on
Liberal Institute was also reported as in hourlshlng
condition The Committee ON Sunday schools repofteu
| good degree Of prosperity ~, ., ., -. ,to
Sermons were preached during the Convention py te
Rev f. sweetscr of New-York, the Key \; GunHis9h
OF Bath Me- the Rev. 3. Holmes OF Little Falls :"
and the Rev G.. w. Montgomery OF Rochester N IL lho
lasnamed gentleman giving an able ana Impressive ca
PLANTATION of the principles OF UnlNersallsul
| from e
and clothing his ideas in language which DrOught tears 10
many carried conviction in It's very tones Inc
occasional delivered by the Rev u b. br9Wn
who spoke at length upon the CONDITION anu ~
Matthew, from the 18TH 10 the 10 verses III
elusive. Referring the Unlversaist denomination as
CITY set on hill its doctrines AZ llght 10 the WOrId
he remarked that its light should sblne-l clearly T. e.
NOT uystited with multiplication OF dOgnas and meta
physical distinctions, but with principles rev, simple
and we'll defined. q PuTely-withOut any faint OF ln-
pury of life the effect OF the clearneSs OF e do
friue g. Broadly all mankind irrespective OF rank
or condition 4 Warmly merely with the cold light
OF the intellect but with the warm ehugente OF ehalt
| bic hearts.
| one fact which gave to the Convention a char
acter Of more than ordinary interest was that the
coming year is the centennial OF the denomination,
and IL is proposed engage In and 10 complete some de
IomuatiOnal work which shall wOrthily commemorate
that event The General Convention OF Uhlycfsulsts WIZ
meet next year Gloucester Mass to celebrate ITS cen
| teunla anniversary and each State Ia called upon 10
| present some especial work as centenary OncIlDs
The New-YOrk State Convention assembled here adopted
unanimously the resolution offered by It's committee 10
raise the sum OF 100000 devoted I'm stated proper
ton interests Of the general convention the ~
Lawrence University, and the CAuton Liberal Institute
For that purpose its agents WIZ immediately take the
field The services OF tue Convention were closed ny inc
celebrating Of the Lords supper, tie Rev Dr. fisher ana
the Rev. :. GoOdenOugh of Canton y. L., omciallhg