National Republican., 1873-11-21
CHRISTIAN wORKBRs.

csurnatnH Heports-tdurcsses py een
o. o. Howard, Com. smith and Others.
A conference OF representatives from the
Young Mems Christian Associations Of Bslt.
more, virginia and the District OF Columbia was
held yesterday at tho rooms Of the Y. NJ. c. A.,
on King, between Royal and Pitt streets, Alex
apdria, Va. The president OF tho Alexandra
association called the meeting TO order az 10
ner M macs az Soar AMI sa tne
Rev. q. A. Hall, OF Washington, president, and
'yn Ie,,srs were ri read from Walter T. Lambu'h, Of
Emory, Va, and John y, Drehar, OF Roanoke
Va, reareting their inability TO attend.
virslniaNs. A. Steel, University OF virginia;
Chas. II. Cooke, do; ": X. Prehlca, emory and
il. nawkins, W. whes.ley, Thomas Beadle, ..
Gregg, l. q. o'Neal, Charles whit'lcsey, Alex
Baitimsrc-David W. Glase. John Gray, J. A.
washington, D. Gil. N. eassawsy, .sturiey
& Slack 3 Byan. James Medium, n,na "; Tsa,a N McK
Cree, J. d. Archer, Charles II. White, j. X. Car
penter, q, Maicom.
Under ihe can for reports from tho different
associations, they were made IN the following
order:
ruE ALEXANDRIA, ASSOCIATION
is progressing rapidly. II has two sunda
schools, and has made numbers OF oonverslons.
All Christian denominations are connected WIN
churches will not do, hold outdoor meetings,
and 20 Into the highways and byways. The as,
| sooiation holds services at the alms,housc ana
other places where there II need for them.
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA REPORT.
The constitution provides for the usual num-
ber Of officers, and admits to membership any
person In the community OF good moral chaIac-
Ter, whether belonging TO any church or ho..
many district committees, whose number tthree
each) Is completed by other onicers, 10 VII;
The nrst vice president Is chaifman OF .ne
committee on religious exercises, and reports at
each meeting the average attendance on tne
various religious exercises for the previous
The second vice president Is chairman of the
| committee on lectures and addresses, Whose
duty it is to secure public lecturer eacn inontn
70 address the association aud othei peop,e s,, ~
attended, both by students snd neishoors, ain
sure not only TO give publicity 10 our assocn- n,
The committee Try 10 get representatives Of the
several denominations IN regular rotstion.
The third and fourth vice presidents hSc
ossces OF local character, such as attending 70
/ rooms and overseeing treasurer accounts, &c.
| The executive committee consists OF the presi.
/ dent and other officers and the chaplain, anu
has control OF the organization. The members
| OF Il appoint subcomnittees In various parts OF
| the college 70 conduct the wednesday evening
ned weekly fGG na ,h,ss sS week., Y.
meetings are not TO be oyeres,linated. Many
persons have expressed their conviction toat
,sey derived more more spislssss sooo from 'ne"
Mission sunday schools form a uscfui and
benevolent feature IN our plan OF operation.
Nearly hall dozen sanay senonsS sr snnn,ea @ WIN
teachers from among the students VINO voun-
| teer their services. Tue districts OF these
SpU Ia addition % wednesday evening prsser-meet.
ing there Is one held every Sunday AFTERNOON
between and O'Clock.
EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGE, VA.
The association at this Institution has l5o
and .ss al aeTs Tssrs II are s. o9 this
class. monthly meeting Is held rmons ,ne
students, when an address Is delivered BY stu
and and the spiritual progress Is rapid. sunday
schools have been established In the vicinity
with good results.
TIE BALTIMORE ASSOCIATION
has doubled tho work it had one year ago.
| addition 10 other iabors, frOm two to I've cot
| tage meetings weekly. The open-air meetings
| are an entire success. An average OF tMehy
| arc held each week, which require about lb2
men to work. This association began ave years
/ ago, under great difc,Ilties, and now has $780,
| 90 for The erection OF ouhuing'
TuR WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION.
The reporp from this aa ociation was made by
the represensatives, and most nattering state.
ments were madc coacerling the great gooi
On Tie conciusion Of the reports the question
ber expressing his Views on tie subject, and the
The hour of Iaso havsg arrived. the confer
/, ence took recess until TWO O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
/ AT two O'Clock the conference reassembled.
and the time was occupied until four O'Clock
~,th nrsyers. singing, reading of the Scriptures,
/ and conversation.
Mr.. McCocke moved that :oinmlttee OF foui
, he Appointed TO complete an ORGANISATION OF ".
scattering societies which vas naop.sa anu nm, sn'
| Chair appointed Messrs. Beahie' oNeai' hai
anH Ssesi Mes aeeided 10 hold another confer enc,
next year, and the committee on orgahihanof
Vote al thanks was tendereL to the Alex
. andria association for their kindness TO TN
/ members Of the conference, and to tho NAr;osA
!, recess was taken untn O'Clock.
a EVENING ssssIos.
The conference reassei nbed In the Methodls
church. on Washington str set, between King an
Prince streets. The building was nlled by larg
down In me 8 O'Clock tiain. This session wa
{ devoted TO prayers, singin 9, and addresses y
members Of the associAti,ns, nj. smiu' Hon Hon
missioner Of Indian Affairs, and Gen. y. v; HOW
= ard; aiter which the oonfere ecc adjourned.
Il mRTH0DIsM.
!. Another New Chureh-Dcd'cai'sn Of Ham
= limo To-NIeriow.
!. Tomorrow the Hamline congregation enter
r its beautiful church cdince, which has Just bee
: completed, at tho southwest COL ner OF Mint
Q and r streets, now one Of the mo " thickly SET
tied DO, tions Of our modern city, al d where III
public and private improvements, lik o the deni
0 zens, are Of the most genteel and col iInendabl
. character. Already the Methodlsts OF this eit
| have sixteen churches regularly organ uei ant
l , u.an nhara
/ thousand communicates and q regular attend
apcc Of from twelve to ifteen thousand ,ouls
Tbese church edInces vary In value from ieso,
, 900 tthe Metropolitau) to ts.5oo (uniontown) bu
In the aggregate their real estate value was ssti
mated one year since ut to9i $40, 10 which tus
now be added $4,000 the value OF sns ~. cnlarc,
: branch OF this denomination OF Christans, VIC
} has ten churches, with anrmbership equanng
II not exceeding that Of the vnites, ~ IN ~
each.
: THE uAMIISE CIIIpen,
!, M ia known to many Of our readers, Is an on
shoot OF McKendree, and is tss suangey-ply, bin,
= = sometimes occur within the ciI Gle oi Christ
children, but are Frequently as IN .he pisscn ac1
case, oyerruled by God for his hon,I anu si9sr
q | In lengthening the corus nnn ektSnoiuR ~
4 stakes Of his earthly Zon. ,,,- ,
\ Without particularizng, the largo nunher 2
4 our most respected citisens wno LOON "a. tnKe,
= dree In 1865, suflce II 10 say that about nty
= | me scceders formed the nucleus OF the ne,
church, and the fruits Of their subsequent IA ot'I
!, are manifest to-day In the elegant strucvu
/. which adorns the spot referred 70, and WING
q shaIl hereafter constitute the Sabbath hoint
y | moi only OF the 295 communicates already ident
"A Ned with IT, but OF scores and hundreds VI oihe
y Christians, including souls yet unborn.
e. TIE EXTERIOR.
q The new building is Of pressed brick, wiz
u Ohio freestone trimmings, fronting nity zee
Us on Ninth street, and extending 20 ueptn
Q eighty feet on = street. II Is OF the distlnctv
ic modern style of church architecture, VIVA
D series Of ornamental plasters on is greater deps
separated by intervals Of about nfteen feet, itli
ming 10 The caves OF the roof and capped wiz
stone ornaments., Between these are the snow
| Wlndows of stained glass, through which "
morning sunlight steals-nuroring the inAgei
upon the walls In magic beauty-to cheer IN
- hearts Of the assembled wophipers. Ihe cor
!. splcuous roof slated In variegated colors an
VI forms, descends with steep pitch 10 the waili
81 and Is intercepted ut the southeast corner Q
d the building by the projection, IN turret form
IL which is to be surmOunted by an elegant spir'
!, not yet erected. Spacious entrances nave pee
. \ provided from both streets upon which IN
r. church fronts.