, 1870-10-18

SIKH, bay of The Congress at Gin.
cts1hati-$cvcsnt Important k'nprra


sixth bay of The Congress AT Cln.
cts1hati-$cvcsnt Important PnPcrs
fkcnd.
c1sclSSAn, Oct. 17.-Thr Interest IN the Prison
RclurIn Congress continues unhbates3- a Large
amount OF Import tant business hnR beeu Jansact-
I'd to-day. ard several very Instructive pspets
Dr. Wines presented and read parer On AN
International l'en!tcntafy and Reiurmasoes
hsais, stz-: The history Q, the movement: the
policy OF such meeting; the PERSONS to compese
il; the questions for Its consideration; the rteta-
ration required; anA the place anu time Of hola"
.After an interesting sketch Of the efforts male
IN this direction during tho last eighteen monlot:
speak on tnis question Is allowed its due ~elget-
as s5snsy ef to- 4 sy'RSe Sa aGe esea
The rnl,e.l s.as:.: oi whica
ma Ireland: IL from the cont.ueut Of Europe:
and 2 from Canada. Ut tie Whole number orl.
enc vas .dycIse Ine chief benenss TO u @ nopess
wcnla he the collection amt ulanslun Of tnforma
siou The 1u4ckcuing influence that woHlf 20 forth
from tt, nn,t the enlightenment ANU tnEtcosatiou
Of rublic opinion On questions Of rtsoa discipline.
III. Wines next inquired, ot whom haa! taE
ctnsnss consist: 70 this he would answer, q
representatives from all civilized peoples 1t
| should bc, In the trus sense. Woslas SonSEes<
CoMu,te snners should BE- invited from the several
States Of the American Luton: the H'mnson % o.
pasIjss: thc Enptrt OF B,az!i: Ill ,he states 0:
EHvupe: the Ottoman EI pirc The ytce spy a!sE ot
| Egsrl: the French amt british colonies ac1stesed
over The face OF the earth: and the VAST empire
What questions woala he rsooer for considers
ton ~ such a congress-: lis great function
| would DC to study, determine, ami Fnbois- 10
l clear. rpgioR propositions, the universal p1luel-
pies that may he male to rn"ste as s a. tonosa- a
| tens OF rcntteatlaEy and Eeformatory treatment,
however such systems mas be mo4ilnet! 10 tne.
details hy the Institutions. traditions. and general
spirit Of thc several uatlonaAues In which they
What prcltmtna,.es woul, be requisite to assure
the success ot this movement: Governments as
well as tnhiyidu4ls must be enlisted In the enter
p,lsc; national committees Will hare 70 be formet,
aa,ess, ,as npon alsni sn ssssneI pissta1 M q pne
pies itKwE up by some general committee. and
correspondence condustc.l, whose proportion:
Il Where sian the congress be hcli: TEo-thirdt
, | Of The correspondents who have expressed Al
opinion uron he saesei hsts namsI ~! 1onnon no,l
lin, Srw YORK. Brussels, AMI Geneva II The doc
tz1ne that tnaiustte* Eule prevails Lon!on !. u
rlsct where the conRre=s must BE- hold, II he'd
. When shall II be held: Considering the maya,
. | tudc Of the Work ty preparation. Dr.. Wines Ray
: earliest AAte II which 1t would be safe 10 1x Ii
. ! meeting Of the esuercss; and English co1tssron
aixs se .nS eE9sR :, aRs
upon for tts SESSIONS since Parliament woula the
be In session. and II Is believed that many ne1
anerd, and that 50 wider iute7tss would b
awakened tn the case Of prison reform. and
stronger impulse be given 70 IT than would otnc
n Tne Rev. Z {, Foosc, Chaplain Of the Deszo
!. House OF Co11eciton presented paper % y
en s.l onss ne 11 RsSsas ssulv
y" g1isnch mAn from all lo~er or.lers Of being
IN The mt crime against man WIS the tae suh1ug
ton Of the religious fscalty TO the lover na1ur
- lp this suhturauon We nna the origin OF ali Grim
~ Let this he Connected, and the importance Of +
" ugsous to1cea in PRISONS fo1ho* as mas'es
our prisons arc crowded with manifold tho
sants lost to themselves, 70 the Stag acd
WITCH these men shall ne rrstorr,i lTota mis- Tnt
Id These forces atr foaod in the Gospel Ttut
= edcctual % the reformation Of men outside 2
q equally encctual inside OF prison gates. otn
he fofec o is IL he oespsk 49, '
re darkness, ind consequently have nor been b,
mi deptd b. light resisted The chaplain should
m aud Know IN his dock but the one comprehend
led ii these runs he should he able to disee
acs moral treasures most precious The authar.t
e,s se ;hs in .; as u 4enae1 e'
de- mighty 10 the pulling down OF sttpncho!dA
seu Agar, IN inadequate salary mAy 20 dtveft
70 ea1s sna e ee q ross s ea11n ap.on a 70
;hc chaplain shon1d have no superior io tae q
itual donxln- \ rson should be fetoEmai
fol- FOLK ' saaM he resaiaed ;. .unrtI made wno!e
our | whsssoryer disease they have To attain
he coAl society must be elevated far Abese is p
WY To snoW what has ACTUALLY been achieved,
ro1te here o1ere.1 brief citations from tue
rorts Of .he cnsrlaios cf the STATE Prisons q
i8 i1nois, Indiana tSouth,, Ohio. Penns.'ssna; +.
fcs, conatn. iowa haosA3 49,, ~
4c: The Rev. J. l. AtGlgau, Chapsstu q toe v
81 Of eIn Pcnltcnu2Iy. tcons3lsa1iA: EsAd PAtpSS
"ExecuiiTe Pardons,~ IN which he coussd
ortlI- saM thai the power nf pardon VA sscfea
NC; foeattJe. rested IN the chief E1eSnuse Oh
eI- By The people who tAafJ tta GQnS&lER0oa- rs
i, ,&o3 society and The judiciary we've not w1oaxcd
exercise when tncy cooperate or tacinJ g
,uct: In It. Tcc5 saarld .L.2 70 sc2kc !ss exe5c5
pArttal md &tu8 Ncule II hi1ncat oe4tQsA