Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-07-09
sabbath-schOOl WORK In Ohio.

The Executive Board of the Ohio Sab
bath School Union held an interesting
session at the residence of the chairman
Mr.. William Allison, in Xenia, on The
18Th ult, during which the interests et
ihe State work were thoroughly canvass
ca, and measures adopted to, insure, os :
yond the possibility OF failure the com :
plete organization of every foot of oul
territory and a full report of the condi-
t,on of the work for the National Centen-
NAL in 1876.
The services of the corresponding Sec
tary for the entire year were engaged,
and he will Immediately enter upon the
work giving attention mainly at first to the
thirty four unorganized counties, several
of which are already moving for county
conventions. In the complete success o
this work the Board has unbounded con-
idence, and bespeaks in its aid the
prayers. sympathies and hearty eo-opera-
ton of all the people of the State and es-
pecially all Christian people.
Mr. John Judy, of New Philadelphia,
was chosen by the Board to a vacancy in
its Numbers caused by the resignation OF
Mr Alex. Gebhart, ofDayton.
The earnest invitation of Montgomery
County Sunday School Union and the
city of Dayton, to hold the next ConVen-
tion there was accepted, and the meet
ing will be held in that city on the 9Th
9th and 9TH of June, 1876.
The Republic Printing Company ol
Springfield was charged with the print
ing of 1900 copies of the minutes, and
addresses of the NeNark Convention
which may be expected about the middle
of July.
The Board will meet in Springfield on
Tuesday, the 9th of July for the pur-
pose of preparing programme for tn e
next convention and cordially invite sug-
gestions as TO topics and speakers from
all Interested Write to Clifton N. Mich
OILS. Springfield, President, W. Allison,
Xenia, Chairman Executive Committee,
or R. Cowden, Gallon, Cor Sec.
BROOKLYN TRIAL-It is something of
a relief to be able to announce that the
Tilton- Beecher trial is at an end. A trial
of such duration has seldom if ever, been
tired in this country. 1t began on the
4lh of January, and the jury-which did
what it could to drag its slow length
along-being out some eight .daYs-came
into court for discharge, July 2d-mak-
ing I21 days. The disagreement of the
jury is no more than was expected by
the public. The public mind had settled
down upon the conclusion, that it matter
ed but little whether the jury reached a
verdict or not, their conviction was, and
would Iemain, the same. Those who be-
lieved him guilty, did so mainly from
the evidence that the defendant himself
furnished. His letters and confessions,
and his conversations with Mrs. Moulton
were sufficient, and the construction n put
upon these by the twelve men in the jury
box could have no manner of influence.
As to- the effect upon Beecher himself,
the case was not very dissimilar. Ply
mounth Church had long since made up
Its mind, that whatever the verdict might
be, they were determined to stand by
their pastor. What, then, is the moral
effect produced p No change has been
wrought by the trial He has escaped
damages, but he is branded man in the
opinions of large share of the public,
and he can never wash that away. The
jury stood three to nine-the smaller
number for conviction. Having got well
Beyond the ragged edge" period, with
conscience no longer alive to the penalty
of transgression, and being assured of the
support of his church and followers. he
las hardened himself down to a tolerable
condition of life, but there will. und oubt-
,dly, be times when reflection will be all
hat he can bear. af..gF.s