The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-28
Second and Last Days Labor Of the
ReligiO-Political Convention.
TALK AND TRAVAIL.
Much Ado with Nothing
Done.
A SCEPTIC SPEAKS.
Onslaught Of an Orator Upon Jews, Jesuits,
InAdels, Atheists and Pagans Alike
Lady Jane Grey Resurrected

The Religious Constitutional Convention reas-
sembled yesterday morning at nine O'Clock in the
great hall of the Cooper Institute. Mr.. Felix
Brunot presided About two hundred delegates
were present, and large number OF curiosity seek
ers whose conduct during the proceedings, ex-
pressive OF approval or disapprOval, showed
strong sentiment OF seeptlcism and infdelity to
exist among them. The session was opened
with prayer, by the Rev. Dr. Tying, and
the resolutions read on the previous even
ing, after a brief discussion, were adopted
without alteration. Professor Hays moved reso-
luton to the effect that oil antagonisc opinions
be excluded from expression in the Convention.
Some remarks we're made intended 10 reaect upon
the newspapers which have most faithfully reported
the proceedings Of the body thus far but they
speedily suppressed, and the resolution was lost.
THE PROGRESS OF THE MOVEMENT.
The report Of the General secretary, DIR. Nc
Allister. was then presented and adopted without
debate. 1t Is lengthy document, containing
more words than iacts 1t states in the COM
mencement that the movement has met q success
during the past year far. beyond its expectation.
The Convention at Cincinnati served to call public
attention much more fully and polntedly than ever
before and created wide demand for informa-
ton. To meet this demand a weekly paper became
necessary and was started last September (the
Christian WeeEly), and is on a good financial
basis. Other documents were also needed, and
the report OF the Convention and several
tracts on the subject were published in
pamphlet form, and many thousands have
been distributed. Several hundred public meetings
have been held In the interest OF the cause Little,
however, has been done to organize local auxiliary
associations, only fifteen or twenty having been
formed The subject IN agitation was now being
discussed generally in the newspapers, and a re-
ward OF 500 had been offered Tor the best tracts
discussing the question. The great success of the
present Convention was taken as an earnest of the
success that awaited the movement during the
coming year, The report concludes by naming the
following points as worthy the attention Of the
meeting First, organization as an imperative ne
cessity; second, the circulating of petitions to
Congress to take the matter into consideration;
third many lecturers should take the field at once
in behalf OF the cause fourth liberal contributions
were necessary.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
then presented its report, from which it appeared
that 1000 copies of the proceedings OF the National
Convention at Cincinnati had been published and
distributed. The report OF the Treasurer, which
was incorporated in this document, showed re-
ceipts during the year Of $4,046 and expenditures
to the amount OF $4,000, leaving balance OF S44.
The committee recommended that this Convention
should request the constitutional Convention now
In session in Philadelphia Ito place suitable re-
ligiOus Acknowledgements In the draft OF the cons-
tuition to be submitted to the people Of that State
for their adoption, and that the delegates from
Pennsylvania in this convention be appointed to
bear this request to that body. We also recon-
mend that the Executive Committee to be ap-
pointed at this Convention be charged to present
q similar request, on behalf of the National AssO-
citation, to the Constitutional Convention of Ohio
and to other similar conventions which may meet
during the year."
The report contained form of petition to Con-
gress, winch was objected to by several delegates
and accordingly referred back to the committee.
1t closes with recommendation that the newt
able collection should be "taken up" for the benefit
of the treasury of the National Association.
This significant language sent q SILVER through
the Convention.
WHERE THE LADIES STAND.
The following resolution was presented by Mrs.
Jane Grey Sw1sShelm, a lady delegate, VINO intro
duced 1t in very pointed speech, making deep
impression on the masculine members of the Con-
ventiOn:-
met one ha: comments itself to the special sympathy
and concern q the Christian women o. our land and
operation in giving it final success.
THE SOCIAL SINS OF CONGRESSMAN.
Mrs. JANE GREY SwISSHELM dresses in the style OF
the period in which her noble namesake lived, wear
ing black alpaca and velvet, with white 'kerchef
and smalfround bonnet She carries mascu-
line umbrella. She Ii not now, as she may once
have been once, in the bl0omof her youth, and
her speech, therefore, did not create much
amazement, In which she declared that she could
not understand why Congressman should be at
tracted to the lobbying women at Washington, the
hens Of whose garments she herself would not
touch. She dwet long and pathetically upon the
herOlsm OF her noble namesake, Lady Jane Grey,
and herexample OF strength OF principle. The reso
luton was adopted with applause, and the Con.
ventiOn then adjourned until the afternoon.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon there was somewhat larger
gathering in the Cooper Institute hall than there
had been in the morning. AT halfpast two Mr..
John Alexander, one Of the Vice Presidents, called
the Convention TO order, and the proceedings were
opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Sloane
The Rev. j. p. MICHAEL then addressed the Con-
vention in advocacy OF the by this time well-worn
subject OF the present movement and was listened
to with marked attention. He did not, however,
utter anything either new or startling.
The Convention was next addressed by the Rev.
John Hobb The pagan religion OF old Rome, ne
said was sufficient to carry 1t for certain period
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