, 1875-05-12
Delegates Present from a1l tho
Stntcs and tho Cnilntlns.
Interesting sta.istioa as to tho Progress Of
tho Work,
Report on thu 8ubjoot Of
Uniform Lessons.
Meeting Of tic Chicago congregational
Association.
SuNDAY-SCHOOL WORK,

Masonic 1cmTlo, IN this city thts morning. lhs
hnil waa decorated with American and uF'snh
flags
Tho Tor. pLitip G. uilia.t, .. D. {s1othod!st>,
Of 1!lino|s, recsidont Of tue last convention.
ca1od tho aaaomhlaeo to order, and invited ali to
join In singing, "All hail Tho power Of Jesus
namo;" aftor which tho Iov. 4. Bcott Norris
{alothodst), Of Baltimore, road no1octtons from
tho Scriptures and all sang "DIoat 10 tue tic
tLat binds our hearta III Christian loro."
lsor. s. ". 1laddouay, Of Baltimore {,lethod.
lat Episcopal Chlrcl, Soutl}. invoked the blcss-
ing OF God on tho deliberations Of tl.o ConYcu~
ton, snd hoped great gocd would result.
1:AlLY ApnnEssEs.
THO President then addressed ths Conven~
ton.
Tho Ter. Jullus Grammar Eplacopal). Of BAL
tnoro, than, In tha nntne Of tho pcupo Of Haltt-
more, welcomed tho delegates.
Tho Hoy. ]. bennett Tyler prosbytoran). OF
Philadelphia, responded In behalf OF tho Cou-
yention.
Tho lsov. ". r. Dlacassocx (slethodist Epia-
copa), Of Csnada, returnod tla,sl,s for their in
yitatlon to this Convention. Thoy had hopod At
no aIssnpt day they would lsayo an opportunity
Of Welcoming tho International Huaaay.schooi
Convention In Canada anrr!;xrsl {Ap1i"n''']
Tho President rcad dispatch from London NJ
follows: "Iho Church Of England Snnday
school toachers, now mootnE at E1ater Hail.
oon ssa c1tsan srsSE and '*' "i'e'
After the singing Of tho hymn AHarica to
tllo tune OF tho national antbcm OF Englanu, the
following response to tho telegram from London
mas orderal:.
tho canie through which wo speak nyinboltze oar
unlty ~ Christian workers, As 1t fulill1 thu
prophecy that thoro shall DO no Hca."
THE EXECUTIVE coIM!rrEE.
Tho Ecv. II. Clay Tru,nbu!l, Chairman Of tho
Executive Committoe. submitted q report dotas-
ing tho work Of tho Committee turing tho past
year. Tho report WIS adopted.
4 resolution authorizing tito appointment Of
committee to consldcr tEo proprlety Of having
tho organization represented at tho approaching
Ccutonbial Mt Philadelphia was rofor1ed to tho
Executive Comui!tce to which Committee oil
resolutions hereafter presented wlll 10 rcfortet.
1t was ordered that TIM Convention VT daily
from $50 i. IN. to p. IN. !; from o:50 to p.
m., anu fron 8 to 10 i. IN.
STATISTICS.
Z. Payson Porter, Of Chicago (prcshyterlan).
tho Statialical Secretary, submitted his report,
embracing stat.stics of tho sunday.pchoo!B in
tho United States aud Canada. Ths total nun,-
her Of Sunflay-schpolB iD tho unitcl States Is
given ns os:c9' teashora AL! M 90 o!!eots; 7to 9Io
Suu1ay-sclool membership, embracing teachcrs,
officers, and scholars, G,373t94s. In Canada tho
nutnbor of schools ia 4.40l; teachers md
oflccrs, a5,745: sunday-scl'ool, sclolars 27l,-
ISL. Total Sundny-school membership, 3o7. .12t.
The rcpatt was adopted.
Ths Do1oloGy wIa sung. benodIcklon pro-
nouuced, nl!d lilo Convention Adjourned 10 1:30
tAts afternoon.
AFTERNOON erss1os.
At tho Afternoon Beseion tho 1soy. e. II. Doty,
Of Ohio, Chnirmnn Of tho Committee on por.
manont Officers. made tho following roport ::
For I'rstdt"t-Ths 1lsy. Il. A. Pcltx (Dap-
Iice-P -Pres,dtnts-The Rov. J. L. III. Curry. D.
2. C3aptist). Virginia the Hon. James Foirier,
Province OF Quebec, C,nsda D. II. 1ngersoIl
Minnesota; the Hon. john j. Gordon. 0enrgia;
rssSlss, il,nois t !hc i'ov 4hom,. <: sseslo'
Iudnna II. g. sig1or, lows uonty Ch!ckesiug,
Na.sachuBettH; tho noy. William T.
ppsxoGn' >, Missouri; tho 10y: T1co; r.. T.
Now Jorsoy; ]. II. Kellogg, Now York 4. i.
Caldwell. North Carolina tbs lion. G. N. Davis.
Ohlo tho Rov. @. T.: lItyes, Icnnsylssuia tho
10y: @. narsis., it,, Rlodo Island tho lsey. J.
noll, Tonnessce; Dr.. Thomas Kennodv. West
Virginia a. y. Pratt District Of Columbia; tho
1lar. Hoptlmus Jones, Province OF Ontario tho
How. L. McCnrdy, Nora 8co.ia; tho lecv. L.
Jsmcs Gallup, Michigan; William woodward,
Maryland.
Secrc!arie.-Tho Roy. E. II. ntce. ponnsyl.
yanis tho Rev. n. u. Dewitt, Tcnnessoc Al
ford Andrews, Province OF Ontario; L. q. Cha
pin, Iowa Ebeu Shuto, Massachusetts.
Finance mi4ee-John Y. lay a1oshod!st).
Indiana; A. Fuller Crane (Daptiss), slnryland;
q. II. Stuart (Eplsoopal). Philadelphia. >.
1rrastrer-F. A. ferras [psesbytorlan) Now
York City.
ri. Chairman Of tho Committee announced
that yico-rros!dants for tho Btatos nos named
abnro would 10 announced hereafter.
Tie report waa unanimously adopted.
Tho ltaY. David Wills, OF Georgia, and Mr.
Dhnlel Mclean, Toronto. wero requcstea to oou-
duct the now President to tho clair rrcs!tlenk
pslsz rosurucd thanks for the honor couiorred.
EErtNJH.
The roll OF States wan callot. for reports On tho
suntlav.sclloul system mud tho prcaens condition
| Of bnnday-hclnol work, wt1cn the following gon-
tlemcn responded in. tho order named. alr.
@ ta5ba f ,os 10. sSs NeS Dr. IL rosSsy ,
| for the District Of columbias tho lsoy. Mr..
Chapman. Tor tl!s Province Of Quoboo, the Rev.
William al!llarl, for tho Province Of Ontario;
80 Aov: David w,lls, for sho sta.o q doorRi4a;
fassain' fsAip''AiS for Kansss; iobert Giant, fof M
| Iowa, tho Iay. y. p. Young, for Ken
| u: parsons, alaaaaahusetts; Wi!!lsm i. 1'lans.
Minnesota tho Hey. ]. L. AtchiRon, Michigan
the lev. ". 7. paxaon, Missouri tho 1IeY. Il.
II. Wilbur, Nebraska tho llos. @. II. Stout,
Tho reports, without exception, wsro moet sat-
| tafactorJ aud encouraging, In most OF tho
satea not Gully htsta but county organizations
wcroIn successful operation With tho most happy
rosu'la sud iuoreas!nR public iutsrest In tbs
| work,
MI. Ingalls, IN making hls report, rcmhshod
that 6nulay-Hchools mo1e organized III o1eFy
county in kanaau e1copt those iuhabitcduuly by
| wild Indiana aud bunaocs.
| During tho delivery Of tue reports tha pro-
coedings wess 7a1isa will, occasional! hymns.
Tile Char announced .aa following tommtttee
on Earpiln,out and Dalegateas q. ". Wells.
Tennsylyaua :; 4. ". Walker Houth Carolius !;
J. .. Foster, Illinois; ". II. Williams, Virginia.
| llobcrt Cowdeu, Ohio.
| Wllon Mr. Stout, Of Now Jeresy, had concluded
hiB somarks, y hymn Nas nung. tho benedlctloa
pronounced by tho 1ssr. ps1non, Of bllsaouri,
Rud tho Convention adjourned to 8 p. n+
UNIfoRA LEHBuNs.
At the evening session, tho Nay. Dr.. Warren
Randolph. Secretary Of tls International or
Uulfurln- l.csson Committee, sobniitted tho re-
port Of tho Committee on the anbjecs Of uni
form lessons In Bunday.schoo1a. lie
said tho convention u Indianapolis,
III recommending and assceipg to
uniform syatem icssons, had lnaugurated \ sys-