, 1876-06-22
Second Days Session Of the Ma
tionai Christian Asso-
citation.
Reports Of Progress Wado in tic
Various states.
Lahors Of Valiant Men Who Take Their
Lives in Their Hands.
Putting Candidate Through The A15stc-
rics Of Tic First Degree.

The eGCHnu Ha4 + aebFiDn III lhe 4sHl'Hta' A"l'7'
tan Association, nppurcd tn secret toectfcH, oc-
can nt Fnr,sc!l Hall nj b:{n ycalcfday morning
with a prayer meeting prerideh over by +. ".
Bruce. THIS service CONSUMED nhnUt MI hour.
Wh!lc lndy vas praying u man came rush.
tnc frnntlcnlly into tic hall. hllt, .on2 over
10 Iros. blanchard. o' WHEATON. stated IL
him that Mrs StoddarI, bin daughter. hhti
Tho wife uf tic Rev. j. 7. stn'ld''l
had been killed that mn1n!ng Al Wheaton by ra!i
road accident uf couEec. tha created an Immense
sensation. md was sat fhock to Tho meeting.
Trnrers went up to t,osl for the bcrenvc llnsand,
father, and famy, and sympathy ahu soEfo" "eFe
expressed on afl aHsc8.
rlce. .rrcaidcpt Cugswct called ttc Convention
10 order after the scproh uf prayer, tile attendance
then bc,ng very snal, not over afsy persuu' being
p'''' nEron7s or STATE AGENTS
vcre nrpt III order. #. II. fiindman, Of
Indiana, reported verbally. lie. previous 10
commanding ILLS rcpost spoko few wotta
os coincidence In REGARD to tho aad acei.
dent which, had occurred, md which hatl just heen
rcportcd. 11c then gaso an encouraging report .!
tho work IN n. State weTs =; r., ns sn1 ,Ys s III ey toa a
csppn.nl. LID nlso, funnd much Opposition but
hS ork ix va gy'E 'slo btSysy Of f Michigan then re-
81 ioing away with Lodge at Goodrchytl'e T'e e
ss;Ies as,ss,s ensisx asis aSsf s
f asy DS'iss sny fSs, q y tis aa%ie.s
i s, @ t5nsso ssis VIII MSsh tsey s ssi" %
tthc apcnkcr) wns rotten essed once ~ T. wha!s
bit that 'vas sail aar fne.E Z" w.
'i sayInE that he tho9sat thay ;sfs nrthsr M.
rresscst 1I oppos!s!on @ from Mason .tnstoru. ,.>,
Tho ney. Mr. Cosswcll then stated what bad
essa esss tts sns n y sysrs. s q VI %eh ad
Souutcrcl during ills months lccturing In ohio.
THE GENERAL AGENT.
Mr. blanchard then rcad the rep9st Of the Yen
ss1 ssa Ena s f. Sses n 10 o sqeny 5 sa.
"s,en " t'ssI'v' Ssa 5sss.r .hsm @
s .ss h IL se es4.nfsoa s5{ ] st sa. ,s ss
suae liz eosa1 &C. q s,a Isiio 4. 4atsmtst 9sm;
sess Ss1s I'll sG Ut s Vsss VIZ s
psN1 py the Association. Branch societies Ind
scp organized IL twe;e staies a, TAs .,,t s,
na'ss s esy It hud sseray H seea
putsS s, 5 ss ust yssf n
wards tholr building tana also lso % asses 81 Ia lap
a 1a']toad bonds iron, lie ssn,e sonree Other e9n
diiiona donations were alluded to- h no tufihes
certain amounts cnttancd Ihs Ass"eatio, .o ,os was
eiaas embers Of secrtt Ct soeec. thc haat
Mt,, noh. TnT u ~ .et"rn tF'uno."Ts. WTs
"7A'>@ - rnor. n1AncnAnp
15easuser' re- @ III. banchard. who had been suddenly
called away would be forthcoMns heforc tiie con.
iasa ss n.a ' peen pe fs$ SfS s ss
aa s aaa$Sotss sa$ tsat she M hna been n.rnncnta ii
eihtinv @ trnrts md worlttne for Tho interests Of
thc National Christian Association. Ills eulogy
.ys. jnmchlnr
Airs. ii. II. llinlmRn. Of Indiana, also paid
tribute to tle virtues and worth of the dcccaaeA'
oFFIGK'ls
The COMMITTEES on Nomtnqt!ons, thron{Kh tue
n.+.idtnt1Dr. Il. ii, Gcorge. Of Geneva College.
Vie. Prtssdent--J. Il. l,artnw.
Stcrtiarv.-DF ". i: FreAss' Cincinnati ,1cos .,,
cenyrntion @ ~ attcmp,,E 10 seai tha constitution
Of the National Asa1slatlon Ut hsSnSa,on WI
s tIat the former wm rca,ling the constitution
atuptcd In 1908. which had beet Modified since;
cties u ''older.' ~ 49,, , ,,.,.u
sy , George M !nskSa I'll ,a sns, MI ;ltaa vtns nn
eSssaty Ssesog 'stsisa Was eais tic M when m Livingston
sa ssGn hs sRea s M a
ffom Michiean.
adoptcd.
The Committee on Enroment n made t ltbesni @ re-.
psmes pIn s'tot1 10 the 1io aii Of t,o A.sociaton:
MI Livingston lnade an9shss nf!c! spceeh IN
'sns M4 ensyns sas tnsfs IT, :eet e
ears Of tic membsr. and sdyosatsd ,hs bouncing
of uutuly ones wlla dhfed to throw In ulkc"sdant
b,asds Tito tno proceedings Of the A1soc!atton.
sons fusthsF aTsr salS1s ~ axts ys' a sna
a1ed upon a. tho place Tor holding the ne1s n'ert'
inget the AssosiasiS ,.cr.c TINT no IN, srn
advised. and he bcl!uscd truly. TINT .
THE AIronrEiss HAD EhtEnED INTO A con-
tn state Tint tic Association Nas fran. and thai
iho S:jo OOo whic!. was 10 comc into their pos:
ses.,on thronrh My Carpenter Wus tu bu used and
eontroi,sd bT few uie,,. Is no sncl hing aInl
h'.n th"uuht Of u Stated by the slcnlhcrs ii thu
nov. II was presumed that Uu,ayne ula.!c lhr III.
rettion TO catn li,ile rlore nut,rety. The dupa-
ton oi Sid, 00o has moi yet conc Into possession
Nr. F,oyd, Of tAs United I,rcthcrn Church Of In.
J,na tmcn i,rc,ly xtatra what VIA being done IL,
tha. sta," hv hat scct anil TUX yrry hoptfui
yicw OF What was promised shusun tic future.
.,1,o.o ~. rr:.i,irrt Of lin lnitrd stntct unon
t,n natitn, ri thc National Chfbtiau Assocatiun,
me ~. tMa 1tru',ucc amid iaurht.r nni ntInntIar
,sps so or ii ycsra ol xgc. !te hI& hslKas eye1 =