The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-01
CINCINNATI.
National Convention for n RecOg.
milton of God I'm the Constitutions.

tlODal Convention IOE tHe Pul POSN "
effecting a recognition Of God in the
Constitution, convened at Thorns Hail.
on Central avenue, at two o'clock this
afternoon. The attendance was much
larger than was looked for the tirst
dsy. A number OF eminent divlnes from
abroad were present. 1t is understood
that thew will deliver addresses be'ore
the close OF the session. The meeting
was called 10 order by Rev. Stoddard,
of Wooster University, who next intro
duced Rev. DR.. Adlotte, of this city, who
made a fervcnt prayer. Following the
| invocation, DR.. SIoIdard read the call
! icr the Convention. There are attached
to the call the names OF nine vice presl-
dents and one hundred prominent per
sons.
On notion the following committees
were appointed 10y the temporary char
man, a follows:
On Earollment-Revs. II. ONeiI,
or New York; II. \. George, Of Gin
cinnati; and Harris, of Columbus.
Ga Organization-Revs. W. H.
Freuch, o; Cincinnati; DR.. VIM. Ham
ilton, OF Pittsburgh; and J.C. Chambers,
ESQ, OF Belefontaine.
The latter committee, on motion,
retired to the ante room, when the Rev.
McAlliste., of New York, Secretary Of
the National Association, addressed the
| Convention. He referred, in order to
make his subject understood at Its
commencement, TO the class OF persons
who object to having any mention Of
the Supreme Being in the Constitution,
giving the arguments which they adj
vance to sustain their side Of the qucs-
ton. The effort being made by the
Association is to have made part OF the
Constitution some clause showing that
ours is Christian nation; that we are
not afraid to let the world know that
we consider ourselves such.
He believed that the Constitution
as now framed implies that God is rec
ognized, but now that it has come that
there are persons who object TO having
this seeming reference recognized he be.
",y.e that 'h" reference should he made
explicit. inrsc who oppose reco-niz.
ing a Supreme Being take up the Con-
slitution and point out that the word
God is nowhere mentioned. They then
ask where we base our claims to 4
recognition of the Supreme Being. The
written instrument which, rs We are
satisfied, justities recognition, does not,
we are compelled 10 acknowledge,
make any explicit reference to the Ruler
Of us all. Now to be plain, we of this
NationIl Convention are aiming 10
have the word God, the recogiation OF
Supreme Being made part OF our
Constitution. There are methods en-
ploved to accomplish this which,
briefly stated, are through petitions and
Conventions, and 10y these means the
friends of this movement will bring
the question before the American peo-
pie. In the present Convention many
questions will present themselves
which, he doubts not, in their full and
tree discussion, will lead to an interest
ing and profitable meeting.
4 number of speaker. followed Mr.
McAllister, giving their views OF the
character of the present movement.
The report OF the committee on Or
canization being submitted, Judge
lIagans, of this city, permanent chair
man, WAS then introduced, and delivered
a lengthy address strongly advocating
the cause for which the Convention has
assembled, The address was very well
received.
About go PERSONS are enrolled a
members OF the Association, aud there
are in addition about 800 persons IN
attendance upon the deliberations OF the
body.
The programme for continuing the
session will be observed as follows:
The moral character and accountability
of the nation 10y Prot. J. X. Sloane,
D. d: "rhe relation Of Education to
Religion" by Dr. \. D. Mayo; dis.
cuS,ion of the impossibi.ity OF State
neutrality in morals and religion, by
Prot. Taylor Lewis, LII. D., OF Union
! College, y. y: "rhe relation Of a
written Constitution 10 the true charac-
ter and welfare of the nation, by Prot.
q. y. Stodiard, D. D., of Wooster
University, .; The proposed amend
meat no step toward uniting Church
| and State nor any infringement on the
rights OF conscience by Dr.J. Edwards /;
The practical value and effect OF the
proposed amendment by the Rev. L..
7. Stevenson, one Of the editors OF the
/ Christian Statesman, Philadel phia.
EVENING SESSION.
At tile evening session of the Nation.
al Convention. resolutions carrying out
the spirit of the Convention were
introduced and laid over until to-
morrow. T. Z. Abbott of Toledo,
offered a remonstrauce against the
object OF the Convention, which vas
referred to the committee on Business.
Adjourned till 9 A. N. tomorrow.
The Times and Chronicle, one OF the
leading Associated Press journals, in an
editorial this evening on the partisan
nature OF the Associated Press dis
patches, says, the reporters OF the Asso-
ciated Press are as remarkable for the
voluminousness with which they ditfuse
the speeches OF anti-Administratlon
orators like Senator Schurz, as for the
brevitv with which they dispose o.
everything said on the other side. We
decidedly object 10 having a machine
run in the interest OF one side 10 the
exclusion Of the other. A prompt cor
rection should be applied for an injus
tce that is so fagrant, palpable and
apparently increasing.
COVINGTON.