, 1875-10-26

bonotcarian in payment NJ tho obligations A.
Adopttd.
Tho sixth "aa upon Tho proposed erection Of :.
opn That tho TrtBlees wouli he nbln TO conreryo
t'le 1nteraata OF tho enterprise until mora al,Y
ic!otis times. Afinpted.
Tie aosthtll recognized tEe wisdom Of tho
alpotntmbit Of q uonrraI Secrosary. Int tin
otticc should DO substantially aeit-s,istai,,ing,
ana tho board should roe that that officer ehnai
HiYe no Rmhll Bharo Of hts time md attention Ia
tlio financial question, and tho inctsass oi t1In
niesnn at tic dispoBal of Tho Convention. After
T.. d'te,'Hsion q tho hcaring Of thts snction by
! the Roy: DR.. Mther Tho nevs. ". 8. Scott anil
j: ". l1anaou, Of Chicago, and Others. IT was
adopted, the words substantially se'f-nustain-
ing' hsv,nE been atricksn ous and " "Ilnancia!sy
Tho eighth. recommending that thoho states
sct III arrears OIL their subscription 10 tho Mnt-
tay fund bo requested 70 forward tllo'r notes fos
tho existing dotoiencr. bea.fuR Interest parable
at per cont, was asloEted.
Tho ninth WAS that Tho Convention appropri-
ato from income Of tho Murray find the sum nf
:o' 900 for the reduction Of Tho debt and $3 0uo
Tor achoIasshtps. tho balance to 20 to the pay
naans OF interest on tho debt, tho debt on no ac.
count to be increased THIS section provoked
Homo opposition.
4 resolution WAS passed to appropriate e25, ono
Tor tue work Of tho Convention. but In no case
to increase the debt.
The Rev. A. J. Patterson morcd resolution
in favor Of prohibiting tho sale ot ardent spirits,
ana IN giving tbolr votes to tho tneu who sustain
such leu ielaslon. Adopted.
THE REVIVAL CAUSE.
lilo regular Monday mooting Of n,inlsters and
1s5snen WAS held yesterday afternoon la Louer
tArTcl' Hall. Thern Was . light At tondanco,
The ltor. John Wilinmaon called tho meeting
70 ortior, and suggested that ehost season of
devotion prccode the regular order Of busnoas,
Tho Rov' DR.. Goodwin ofTeted prayer, TO-
ferrinG to the beginning Of Mootfy's work In
Brooklyn, and asking that the awakening in that
city might exercise mighty induenco alk over
tho IAnd.
IhiH was followed by tho hymn "kearor nv
ood to IAes," afser which there wore prayers
by the Roy. Lit. Williamson and Elder Willing.
lho Chairman rtated that it was t'mo 10 take
up tho business OF tho meeting. and requested
Ito lev. Dr. Goodwin to state the object.
Or. Goodwin said that he thought thero was
no business to como before tho meeting, but
cises
The Hoy, ]. II. Gibson rafcrred to tho last
mooting. whcn resolutions had been passed in
sl14ng Ma1. Whltt!o TO como 10 Chicago. That,
io said completed all tho business thai VIVA 10 he
aonc' anu tlosc Subsequent meetings were unly
[of DEVOTIONAL exercises. I1c suggested that tho
hour bo changed to II or 11:30 a. 1 ~ 1t would
DO Tar moro convenient for nIf.
llo lloy. Jacob Post Contfaatcd tho present
meeting with that Of tho Disciples ut tho Lords
3npper. They woro few nnd humble; but tho
humility.
The Chairman tnid. Ia Wow Of tho glad newa
rom Brooklyn, he would ask all to JOIN iu the
ong, "Tho morning light is breaking"
lho ltev: q. +. Goodwin thought that no one |
hould foel discouraged at tho apparent delay Of |
ilc revival. 10 him tbsro HaH tho oraxteat