Christian Convention. JIOXDW ETENIMO. Agreeably to nolice given in the papers, and cir culated through the Churches, the Convention met at the Rev, Dr. Crowell’s Church, on Penn Square, Monday evening, March 23d. * Dr. Crowell took the chair and opened the hall hour of devotional exercises by reading the hymn, “ Alt hail the power of Jeans* Name,** and reading the parable of the Talents. By this time the house was packed to its utmost capacity galleries and floor being fully occupied and the aisles crowded. The prayer was voluntary, and, after that of Rev. Geo. D. Boardman, D.D., jvas without hesitation. The praise rang out ip; the good old-fashioned Jayne’s Hall way. Dr. Crowell then retired from the chair and nom inated Hon. Judge Strong as his temporary succes sor, who was unanimously elected. Judge Strong in accepting the position made a short arid stirring address of welcome. .' On motion of Rev. Francis Church, . Rev. Samuel W. Duffield wasrphosen' teniporary -clerk.' The Chairman then introduced,-Rev. Richard Newton, D.D.,, to make;a formal address of wel come to those already assembled, u Dr. Newton bade the Convention welcome in the name of the citizens of Philadelphia., Large por tions of our population are always unreached by the gospel. They lie Upand dowh our alleys and streets—great masses of heathenism., Out pf these spring all the evil of the, cities. To, hold .such in check his honored friend on the left (JudgeStrohg); spent his days. And. this was arid isnmeoessary. l But-how much-,more wise and it.is: prevent instead of to punish! " " ' This was what we were here for. - Who’ cah tell' the blessings which wouldresultif Phriirti/iii's jyquiA do this. An English periodical informed him, that a'single Missionary for 'ffiA/'or seven, or ten years, sent out each 'yfear fiftyimen and women, enlightened and; .by his ef £ forts to do good. In view , then of the good to te done for the citizens , he gave them the citizens’ wel come. d-Joi • -. . . • t! i'J He welcomed the Convention in the name of, the Ohwrehet also, ’there is an immense massof unem ployed- spiritual capital in the. churches. Hri’look ad.tri see : their working capital increased by this convention. , ; , , ... He welcbnifed tli’e Convention iu'the nhine-of tlie' Sunday Schools. It wilD bring there- material ; into them.. It will stir np rand.gdßcate.the, teaph,ers within the schools also. It is well to go into the study; but it is better to go into 1 the world ’ aid:' 'sfefi the people who are to be reached. Facts and fan cies, theory and practice should bp blended. The Dr. illustrated his point by the story of the good Dutchnia'n,%lio told his son ri“true story’*-abdAt swearing, applying its princjple.all the. while to! the punishment of the delinquent youth.. “John” would doubtless remember the story!’ ‘ -• He welcomed 1 the Convention in behalf of the ministry. He had been .here; thirty years, lie had always felt that we had needed just,this agency. The want was’ for something to fallow' Up the* im pressions produced »;by the piulpit. /It; .was told of- Lord Nelson that he had once a great fleet of big three-deckers, which couldn’t follow up the French fleet into shallow water! Therefore he sent again and again for frigates and gun-boats- to do. thia sar vice'. There is a great needef -Aarons and Hursto hold up 'the hands bC'^oles 1 . ' 'He instanced'the case of - a- church in our suburbs successful ’to'a wonderful degree ip consequence of such organized effort, Tlje lay instrumentality Sad done it all. He prayed''Hod’s-blessing on tlftr' Ctmveriti'oij’B work. j, : C- r -, He welcomed! the. Convention, lastly in the name of Jesus our Lord. fl,e laid the message “Let him that heareth say •Coiriie’ffas-tKe- greatest could give to rest upon the hearts of .the Couv.en'tSori from the start. He hade them “Go and say ‘Come..’ ” Let it not be said longer that no rine trilffothers about Christ. ; lint... !,. - ' c-il 1 - . Mr.-H. G. Jones then Tpoved the appo}nt(nerit iof a committee of five, to effect,a permanent organi- Iffttion before the clri'se of Whlch'wa® appointed, and is asfollows-i! isaa-nq-;.. n sajiqi . _., H. G; Jones, .Esq y ißeyrrß.LJ*. B“‘i ! ‘?!i;;.'S ! - e V- : .Bri Crowell, U. M. MAris, !Esq., G. Albert Lewis, Esq. , '- After the ftirigin of"'a few stanzas of irli’e hymn*, , ./ ~. Am Ii soldier of tha cross-? _ jthe Chairman introduced Rev. John Hall, TDI/Pi,of; New York, wlio addressed the Convention upon; Ghristiari Aerivity. ’ ' * ' * . Dr. Hall did not feel, at?, liberty to wasteiitimp in apologies, or explanations., He, felt there-' B'porisibilUy upon ‘ any one in ,his, present position. He'sprike with thelmeCkriess’ of a youngenlbroth'er in the presence pf these, plderuinen. ; ,jj l Christian activity had been of advantage in three ways;' t ’-'- Ist, for the worship of-Almighty'Grid.t’ l ;. 2d, for, the, instruction of the membership in truth. , , ' , ; 3d, for 'the spreading of the truth itself. ' These are, closely, connected together/bothfdireot ly.and conversely.! Many,pome to church, on the Lord’s Day who would be better,‘ if they had soirie; definite object of life arid ;i duty before them; ■ And if one wishes to spread the truth hei wishes [to know 1 it first. Worship, instruction,gnfi propagation wore then the three, and of the last 'he ivotild spriak. ' - ; If we want to see how the Churcludoes, we need to feel'her pulse.. We live in a,.hard oommerpial age, and the Church is to'do what it cam The world ought to see that the Church goes' about do ing good. A living dog is better than a dead'lion, and there is want of a living church. The civilization of the 19th century ought to show that it has not marched past the old oracles of God. , 'Modern missions are not.much older than'this century. Actual converts from heathenism gave last year more than the church gave, all told in the first year of the century. Therefore, we ought not to be despondent about slow progress. Missions once meant crusades and dragonades— ‘persecution beneath the crozier and things bad arid bitter, to be unlearned by later times. ■; Human bodies need exercise. So do 'Christian bodies. AndreW Rulier recorded the advantage of -missions in his own church in calming disputes and debates. Exercise will add to the spiritual health. The speaker remembered a congregation, which wo'rked out into Sunday-sch'bol teaching; 160 mem bers were (in the adult class’. The sexton and the precentor had .each, a class. Why shouldn’t tliis be the case in each Church, and each one liavC a distinct work. Objections are made to Sabbath-schools.. There is ; a great dgal in an if. and until parents do their duty as teachers the Sabbath-school ihust’Aon—and the best parents were the most inclined to favor the effort. In mis sion-schools the opposite was the case. The benev olent fishes once tried to teach the young crabs to %alk stfaiglitj and in the beginning of- their instruc tion they did well—but the young crabs at home learned unfortunately to do as their parents did af ter all, and so went backward and sideways still. Dr; Guthrie,tells of a child, who, when the parent was in jail, was 5 punctual in her attendance, but when the pareht was out never came. We must then, understand how much depends on trying to bring children to Christ and away'from ba'd home influence. THE AMERICAN PRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1868. Preventive work has bsen mentioned. The chil dren were left to the street, and the worst system was that no-system which gave the poor street Arab hardly any chance. Whatever can be done for these is to save them from being first tempted to sin and so becoming afterwards tempters in turn. He ad mired the Men's Christian Associations'in their work. But young men are not responsible for all, though they can do much which ministers can’t do. If the speaker spoke to a man in a store, that person suspected that some one “ set him on him.” But young men are different. They can go to those who are their comrades. They can say they don’t want to talk cant and be a hypocrite,-but they can ask that friend to come to Christ. Speak vto men in the tongue wherein they, are born”—and that is what ministers cannot always do. Another phase of prevention is for what is called the social- evil—a tremendous sore covered-over,. In Lon don, Glasgow, Liverpool, &c., people.no doubt often wonder what can be done. At present, reformato ries, asylums, and, such like, are all that-has been done. Pulling out grey hairs is npt always a suc cessful thing as a man grows old. ‘ He wondered if a false 1 delicacy had not influenced.the;teachings of the pplpit. , He often.,,had wondered if Christian •women especially realized their, responsibility. They should bri" ’prepared _ not alone to disapprove tlie weaker but to frpwhiialso upon the‘stronger sex. When such a healthy public sentiment is created that the seducer is_desuised and rejected even as fhe seduced, then the problem will become easier of solu tionlC i, 23T /*9 WB!7 H'i'.&.lVXSTl’i .?/!. He did not responsibility to bodies of men. Col. Edwards'i'ri the runjaub said that men saw effects tbdre.vriry sridriin the: ijuiciltnJss ,ofi.the fPPlßflhP&Spoibu 3 t.hqf,pld-.world was a machine whbse. Eau.dle.the weii-dresbed, secre - tory’trirriecf’hnd oiit‘dame afothe-rithbrlend'coals Arid i wood and the like. .’Theg&rernand.receivertgave.anjd 1 rpgeiyed.m lffi\abstract,. showing kiudnesp and.grsfti-. ' tuae vaguely . ‘' : ” 11 «•*“**'*- ‘ ' 'Hd’adviSeaJthose wllo ! worked as 1 individuals'to BJW feb-tion-tq Until .one is clear on such a point, he is timid qndj hesitating. So th’e J thdff‘lißldk bfch rebliKMfby his-bemsciehbb'for ! this jvery- holdin-gi'-biicki There iis'-sueE aihingas ! going! Ghnjfc i for,; pursel ves., and , being accepted. There is,such a thing as then,‘with our .feet on the] rock atidriut goings fe'sfafehsh’ed/ad Christ; Y The; gorid. mam puUthe; Saviour's body in tbe.tomb in which'never, man, lay., Let ,there be i carved out 6f‘your Yocky Hearts hot a tomb for the -dead, but a resting-plnce for the-living, l ©hristr-''Theh', shah th,ojisandS;£(|h-'' erwise spoken. . ; , ~w r. Get strength for r each ! ‘day and hoiiY’from 1 Hod; The stofytof-Herouiis-ahd Antfeus showed this; The giant when lifted up; off the earths was weak/but touching it again he grew strong. Every time we feel worsted let ustheficalt onthe- assistance of the rpck;Oß*bich.wes6o,fid'#rsfejsi ’• ' fiilfed’t’hejEgyfltiah tholight nisj&eo ple would see his- quaiificatiorfs as a leader. Then failing he,went,away to and at last , God gave' him what he once sought’but tiieri lie 'refused. An'd ; 'MosCs wah like-'us who have'to be 'strippedobf self. 1 before.',we Are fit 1 for the work. W ; e, -musl .be ready,to give all the praise to Christ,; t - , , ’ The world' has keen three revivals; First, the Pentecostal; telling that Jesus > was the very . Son of G0d..,. Second, that,of v the..l6th,century,.announcing the doctrine of j ustification. Thirdj that of the lSth century add the 'doctrine' that men 1 needed to' be re generated and that they were soiborh> again in Christ-. Now why may not this be,a. n.ejv teaching a'a to the oneness of the Church, and'these time's be the . days of a new revival ofUod’ri'truth ? 1 - ! ,1 .It is impossible for men to, be cpnipletely, disunited,. for the mountain of the bprd’s lipuse' is exalted and nations must unite as. they flow ,£b ri ii Not'’upon hearts that are hot - with ceritehtion' does; the holy dew of God's’ Spirit descend. Not into-scenes ’of strife does the gentle BoVe - come down. But when the disciples • are- all .of ode mind] and in one place* 1 theaitis that.thp.trulJi.sJialtiC.qme and the,baptism i descend.,. In. spell.scenes ,men .beeoine moqt^trnly l useful. A maelstrom attraeln, mbjfe notice ' than the quiet fountain.' 11 jlCfcomet’draWs' more attention’than, the steady Star. ” Rht it i?' : bettWr to be fountain than i iiiaelstrom, anff star than ' comet—lollbwiiigj out the sphereiand orbit •of qiiieb * usefuliAss iiff-;whioli; God; places us.“.r ...i.) ;»ri .l 'iv. .::uib -j-'.J; . ~;Rilb;by Yill the stream grows-r7then;,oomes' fuller ftirce.api greqn, jppajdp-wa.Aq^m,fils—thenthe .riyer: wiihtoyTOs’and-manufactures—fffen,' ef ill grqwjnY' ft; beebmes 0 a magniffoent''water course' grandest. Cities, arid 1 latest 7 ft .empties ijith the;’sea. tij’-oe' ’ dlspersld ■' into clouds; returned: *to its ! -sourcfe ; tindsoiteflow doWsmnce 1 more*'; Sblit'is'eorfipetent for the Christian to make his life—growing.by. what; he .does tintil; that life mingles jtself .with th:e; waters ; thrope.v >.. j ,'(Not.that the, .tihristian, shall always, be.qonscfqus i 'of his work, forft is most often otherwise; The truest; man ofteh-'id-spite'tff ’•praise' and happiness' i’s east, down and driven to his knees in prayer. S'oWirig; and. r-eap'ipg l differ vfety*inueh; There may bfeispjfema of storm'even yet; And the. sower goes forth alone to. an. ungenial earth, but he .goes in! hppo,.i.But in the harvest come the crowd of Reapers,,the shout of glapnessfand, the joyous, harvest-home. ■ We must work alone as we die, atone. But we' shaft have'.the common unidn ffn 7 the Lord’s jgreat harvest '."dky. Then shall cobe the words/ “ Well ‘done. good aiVd faith fill servant entfer into the ;jpy of-your Lord;” Evenias all.your life you had’been trying;-.to enter, so now come in where all are gathered before the vic-i torious Saviour. ;Wifh such’nopes may we work and let us not doubt; that. give" the' blessing. Permoneut Organization. ' The Committee on repor ted the following names; l adopted;: adapted:: • President. —Geo. H. Stuart, Esq. , ; " Vice-Presidents. —Hon. Wm. Strong, Rev: I 'Mb? Hodge, of New Jersey;. Jay Cooke,-Esq.,'JohnWhite man, Esq., and Washington Jones, Esq,, of Dela ware. ~ : :’ \ Secretaries. —Rev. Samuel W. Dufficld, Rev. C. W. Quick, Rev. Kendall Brooks, D.D., and Rev. T. A. Fernley. : - Business Committee. —Rev. Alexander Reed, D.D., Rev.. J. Wheaton Smith, D.D., Rev. Mr! Sterrett, Rev. Alfred Cookman, P. B. Simons, Esq., and F. G. Ensign, Esq. . : Committee on Summary of Business. —Rev. Dr. J. H. Bombeirger, Rev! G. D. Boardman, D.D., Rev. Wm?'P; Breed; DID., Rev. Anthony Atwood, D.D., Rev. Job Halsey, D.D., Rev. J. Howard Suydam, and Rev. Edward Hawes.- After ahbther hymn the Rev! Dr. Halsey offered prayer. The do xo logy in long metre was sung and Rev. Dr. Hall having pronounced .the benediction the Convention adjourned until Tuesday morning. , TUESDAY, MARCH 34. The first hour was spent in devotional exercises, conducted by Rev. Warren Randolph, D.D., after which Geo. H. Stuart, Esq.,-took the chair. Judge Smith opened' the discussion of the first topic, " What can the laymen of our Churches do for Christ?” He thought we .needed,no conventions, no questioning and' answers, for if we would go to Christ we should obtain the information. He asked if. there was one; who had read- the TOth chapter of Hebrews who had not learned to appreciate more fully the duties of his station as a layman ? The essence of the whole matter was to “ sfflhdup for Jesus” at all times. The private Christian should be as true to his cause as the ordained clergyman. It was his duty to go forward as a minister of Christ, In Peter’s epistle such'are called “ lively stones,” " a royal priesthood,” &o. And although they are not standing in the sacred desk, they ought to do what they can to help others and be ” living epistles known and read of all men.” It i 3 rare that the pulpit represses or suppresses lay effort. The min istry is aggressive, as a general rale, and therefore is in favor of aggressive work. ’ Some laymen have-done much indeed. One, defi cient m the. elements of knowledge, by his earnest spirit and truthtful words and by his active labor, bad led more souls to Christ than any one in this country since Whitefield's day. His example should be taken home to each heart. We may not all be Pauls, or prophets, but we can be earnest workers and faithful teachers. - - This work must not be merely passive. We must not only live for Christ but we must Chow, that we-ffght for him. If we .would save our country and do our duty we must labor. Never was the hour when Sa tan was more active than now. In Boston it was terrible. His heart bled as he thought of it., Infi delity joined to Christian torpor was doing awful daihage. Those gathered here; if once animated by the right Spirit, cOffld evangelize the land. , , More perfect consecration to the. Master’s cause was the great necessity. Prayer obtained this con secration. ■-- r 1 , , - ■ .; ■ / , ! (This question embodied the whole work of ,the Convention, and he wished if .to be so considered. This was tlie time, r not’for'Christfahs to Sit .iff' their lews or wrapped in the mantle of self-congratulation, oft to be.up and dping, If,this was a c hievpd, as a result; Satan'sjthrone in biir land’coilld be shaken to its very centre. Let’ us Sot be disposed to have “ a good time’t-mergly, butj be also determined to, go out and;ft.bpr. ; . Hetorayed Goffs blessing upon the Con vention; ! : tfTR 1:1 '- L -‘ \ 1 /. DDL.'Moody said that thereiwas'hardly anything that* the laymen cp.uld not.dp, , But they had, stood on their dignity .bepause it wasn’t fashionable to go out on‘ the stfeeti ‘ * Mr.'Mi ’fold the ! stbry : of af man who'listened dn preaching,and who, afterwards learned .more, about truth. That man, now Converted;, brought to 150 into church'each' iSOnth: And that same man hftdjbroughtdpiWothqp &om a. sajpop ryhose 'story vras. vpry. afecting.,, Rarwelj Hall was .burned, but that'rectdimMdrLan's letter,’received that T6ry flight,’ pkiil* 'for -the -■'•labor; of- building! it;' j Mr. - Carter;;tof London,;had also-done a, jfoud,erful,.wjsrk-, paying twelve to fifteen meetings ,on every Sabbaitb.evenmg. Ak soon as a thief or a gambler or '’a'cbStenbonger is concerted ,he 'ds!;sent to: ;preach; t6;fhisiown elassl Hjghtoen v hundre.d have, bpen.sav.ed.- by hisripstru-; mentabty. * Mr. Moody also tola, of a meeting where wbmSn and childreh’ in arms were, : aWdl ! %here.- the fiveMpeakers were] so„ignorant..that; they.-cpuld.npt \yplto.ther own. names. Mrs. Carter had also gqt to getKe?l6dO:'mdthers in meetings.' ";'' J '' Mr. M6‘ody 4 Said, inofeOver, that 'there was- a way of preaching the gospel “from Maine to Minnesota,” by simply distribfitStlfpMijß ftp-Scripture“to crowds at stationssqn r -therailroads. j »w>-. j <»; / - ,-:r ;- ,!uw > - ;;M- •Abyssinia during thp 3jl, or 4th ; century was con verted to Christ by the agency of 'two ' yoiiiig men shipwrecked there. - One 'Fiiiinentius wasibe’uireet he a laymajm, Vl> „ .. ;i Rev. Geo. D, Boardman, 8.D.,, also added tlie case of thfe temple Vail i-lht’ iriVViam,' and so bf the implied permission to penetrate ihto the inmost. recesses. 'of the; sanctuary. was right .that railroads were for preaching Christ, All things are consecra ted at the touch of Christ.'' Ministers for the Chureh and the Church, for the world —.this was the motto,; Mr. said that the subject appealed to the hekM.of evefy Christian man. One of the most eminent men ini London stood id the street and distributed tracts on Sabbath. • v ..,.; t . Wm. Welsh, Bwf.)’ thought ihat'laymen .should do ’ everything but just 7 what, few things were peculiar to. the. ministry in Christian work. We are just waking up,to the idea that the world can’} .be con-! verted' MfHlieolhgy instead’ of by som’etlii rig better. He felt rebuked;that soioften. he ihaffbeeri taken,for a. minjpter - and, a cliap],airrlle_ didn' t , think that, porcupiriish theology was' good, in preferenee ’ simple preaching'by'ininister an'd layman ofctb'eigos-; pel.aprit.is.in Christ.; .Hgpould tell.in.fivft ininqtes: jwhat a layman conhhil do, but not what they could. There was' baldly ariVth'ing that -might not ‘ be_ dbrie. j Nd'^^other;;difficulty.'beset .a ilaymau except, in. the; .Chlirfihi. God itself. vf Thp Qliurch has, j.ust * begun ,to‘ rub jtsVyes and it isn’t"quite awake even pet,' The; Protestant' Episcopal' Chureh was reported to be stiff, -but it was really not so. much.so as was. supposed.; r Dr. Beadlq|toldpf t a,young i n New ; London,: Cfc,' who had'lbiSSe& J ori:ly four Sabbaths dutfof thirty years in' a : Sabbatli-schodl,. and, who establishedVthat, scbqol which v cgjiyerted t by GocTs/gra,pe> three,..bun,-’ dred persons. . . V 1 '' Dr. John Hall; rif''New''Mork-, wisheff’to come to one.particular.;:. Laymen of weaUh .can use this, -.wealth and be. executors; Let them riot do ‘wifli a dying hand'what .might to have'fallen from a livirigthari'dl- ; COltoiikayS that fewYhingk need-more .wise,j ndgpi.ent than- pur ; beneyp\ence;, H should, -b.e .like manure to the agriculturist—-neither strewn top thickly nor too'thlriyl' We rihoulff get close toriur; -objects of. charity; showing ,to.forsaken; men.-that .some one cared'-for .them.. sAnd jfiir this; .uubpnght huiftan love men climbed as jipon aladcler up“to God. He had' spoken’ to the 'sailors last Sabbath night; and one.man had told how;his family; had ;been provided 1 for by kind Christian people when they were, deserted by him. He therefore'gave himkelf to God who carod for such helpless ones'and so rebuked him. . ; He didn’t jrecognize the distinction between thpp-i logy and religion .as his brother seemed to make it.’ is'the’scierice’of Gbdliness—th'e drill to be l&rnad by officers and-private’s alike; it : , is religion at ’> Let. laymen know, theology, and let the ministerslhear the rustling of Bible leaves in the. pews. V'- Mr. we must take the, beggar by the hand. ThereiuiSpre in a Christian, grasp than in many a sermon. ThlsVs the way to break down stiffness and differences. He spoke of one who was asked wbat/vChureh he had joined and who said “the was joked about belonging to the Lord’s navy his army. Well, the speaker thought, both army and navy were needeff. , - . ; Abrahain Martin, Esq., follriwed with anjaccount 'Of a railway car conversation,, showing how earnest man was able to do something Take up the cross and speak to individuals; that'is the way. There was a prayer-meeting 1 held in' tfte •ears by that Same man, eoming.baek. And the.next day there,; was an account in the papers of , “ai prayer-meeting forty miles long !” . Mr. Cofey, of Indiana, enforced the sariie idea. Geo. H. Stuart wanted to write an inscription for the banner, of this Convention, ,It was, an advertise-: -merit: “ Wanted —Five hundred laymen tri preach the Gospel from May until October in this city of Phila delphia.” ; Could-not the 250 ministei-s of this city do sufficient to effect this and send these laymen out two and two? The statistics of the most highly fa vored city on. the continent show fifteen Church members to one conversion. - It will take fifty-six years to bring that population to Christ at such a rate, even if mere is no immigration. Bat in Har lan Page’s way it would take ten months and three days only. The order of the day, being that of questions and answers relating to this topic; was -then takenmp. ; _ 1. Regarding bar-room meetings. —D. L. Moody answered for their success on the line of the Michi gan Central'road. One meeting was held niglit after night in Ypsilanti,. and the proprietor was now a Christian. Men wanted no more than Christ held up. 7 •" Judge Smith answered for it in Providence, R. 1,, where a vile dance-house had become a centre of Christian influence. v,., 2. Regarding texts taken and regidar sermons preached.—Or. Hall said that in Ireland young men speaking informally had great power; but with texts and divisions they ran out. ; Mr. Moody went in for taking texts’ as- a good thing. He had given up shooting wild and scatter ing shot. He wanted to' get the truth home. . Judge Smithy said he had at first been advised against taking texts; hut he and Mr. Durant had come to the use of them after all. A layman will not, when in 'earnest, abuse a text. Dr. Halsey read from Scriptures about the scat tering of the lay membership who *' went 'everywhere preaching the word" That meant using Scripture, Indus opinion. , , . Dr. Bomberger said that the question, seemed to be; “Would the taking of a text technically by a layman do good?” His own ordination did not give him the Bible or Christ; . .Both were common to the layman with him,. The whole Christ and the whole Bible should be'employed.-But if the “text” was used in a looser, sense, then it was a matter ,of much greater care. S°me kinds of texts were, wrong and almost* foolish. He had heard of a man Who preach ed-on ,the word “ But,” and he bulled. laway at. it ; another took “ Top-knot come, down ” and another the . word “ What!’/ Now this was perhaps hot a yery good thing/ f Kruhimachei'a.t the'grarvb of Ne ander .thrilled the people by'his opening words, ‘ : ‘And thou too !" No stiff, rigid, orrfrigid way .will accpm- Elish' the. end'proposed. 1 Dr.' Bomberger was very appy indexed* in bis' illustratioh; and enforcement bf the, grand doctrine! that there: must be alpreaching to the case and using of Scripture to suit the time. - Peter B.' Simohs, Esq: ihohght tnat' we cohldn’t do,good talking without a is- a text. ”v > ,;A(iipurn,ed Bey., .Edward. Hawes and*,the benediction ny'Rev: Francis Church, D.B. '*■' . • *tVtES DAY; AYTEKIVOOY. ' ' ‘ ‘The afterhddn session 1 was introduced 1 by singing therbymn h : ;;J . , -!‘Prom all.that dwell belowthe skioV , and by Rev, J. Walker Jackson in a brief prayer. The discussion was opened upon the “se’c qndotopic: Iby Rev. R.i J 1.,; Parvin.’, iThe • question, Christ?’ .is one which is perplexing hot"* from the shareity, 1 but'Wrbiff the J 'pleriiiiide bf ; ‘ the material! He] held that fwhkt men lean do.twoihenv ih nearly every,case.can t do likewise. Women are at the .bot tom and the top and throughout Church work. The-maehin'ery of any:Church 'would break down ifjthe wtjmen ,'were ,fnot. ; ouf;hand with their quiet little oil-cans of ready tact to keep, the thing in moi tioii. ’’ ‘ ' VJI " ' * ; ‘ 1 > ■ Mary, Anna, Dorcas, Phebe, Lydia and Priscil la were honored names in,:t.he. early,church. .. Wo man, was first 'at the cross, last to leave the tomb of he'r' Lord and burfc' She is still first toi take up the hardest burdefi and* last to despair; Her spassiye yirtne of endurance must not be lp this she is more fitted .to succeed than man. Be sides this she has peculiar'qualifications for works of Christian.charity,.and: for Christian mission la bor- , He.ialluded .to such instances as .that of Flo rence Nightingale, on'whOm God had* seth’is own seal of ordination. In the’years'of our own war also her poxyer had .been,, evidenced. ■ 1, Wh J at she now has a chance to dbjn the Church IS’very extensive; 1 ' He : cited woihsih’s 'usefulness: 1 ;1. luith'e conduct’ ;of : men’s Biblerclassesti-Tbis: has’been.provefi., They can:go .into^families,: and: svmpatliize with tliem to the‘full qxtenti ahd'sb win: tFie'attehdance of the fathers: affif brothers; >f TKey sayi what should be.said, and leave unsaid.., what should so be left. There istwork in all our.ch,urehes of this character. ' 2. They ; arevery valuable afsßible-readers;:- Mr., Parvin,enforced this point strongly;and ably. To: Mrs. Ranyard (“L; N. R”) belongs it.,is said the honor' of finding out this mis Sing fiifk. But no, ■matter who. discovered it; ifc'Ss available'fto’ any Churcji.', ... ~ ; J ... ; 3. Charitable institutions, orphan homes, dec.,: were 1 dependent on'women's assistahce'td'th'e fullest; iexfent..:;; v M: J ' j ~ Judge. Smith, followed, stating incidents of fh.e' 'wprka.s he had‘seen it- Two ydung rriarried larließ, lately-cotiveftedydiad-separately resol vOdtorfo some ,thing.,foj ,Jjepu& and [nieeting, shortly afterwards,: they soon foundtheir similarity of, wish andview.. Ih'short hbdse to hdase i! 'thT‘ough; the'i village, rind." thirty'tWoiiwefb.' known.tot hafre been sav.ed by the instrumentality, of pne of them, 'fhe Other Had. done her and done it lbusTy%elh ' :;, rhree ; huridred'-arid twelve families: hadi&eoffiiiidehted to these.ladiesl for Christian,, la-; bor and ,n 'i ? i He urged also that the young iaaless should’b'e .ready -not,bnlyito word.fbrvChrisft'ibutr, to; sustain young ladies’praye.rmieetings. , ; ' Rev. Mr.. Atwobd; said Woman was tub' nurse' of the world, and when- taen'were in ’sicknebs she ‘was, ,the,,onetto ; assist, Where the. love of .Christ is, the language will come and ( the work will be evident-. He 'ulged' attendance oh prayer-meetings • as :i J ridge ■Smith? did, ancbsfespecially that hearing of., one’® own voice is a, great: essential, , , - D. Li Moody didn’t believe God would blebs any ’b'dily, 'man'-afri' ! W6m'ri'ri whose -, heart wasn’t right. He taet a lady ip Euro.pe. who was working truly, for Christ,. She-gathered twelve ,or fifteen at first,! and now she has seven 'hundred in the class. Six hundred'persons owed their eonversionto hfer. ,‘..Another.lady|o.f high rank put a,;notice into the paper shat she would be glad to,see theunfor trinate and ! wretch‘eil of her own' sex. Some fifty-: five were converted in one year.- * > . : : ; And in our-countryft is being done also,. One lady in Cincinnati Had, led sixty last year to Christ. If we can get the-' mothers, the‘country 3 will be safe, and: there: are plenty of .these mothers waiting to :be asked, j God puts us her,e to work and not to rest. Rev.; Geb.iD.' Bdafdrhan, i>:D.. said that this ques tion'involved many mighty interests. Are we to recognize ,yvoman as ,the Head of the Church, had recognized her? ; Woriian was officially recognized in' the early :Church as deaconess. ’ :Let us learipfrom the, Cath olic power how, to use the influence of the women. He thanked God for Protestant sisterhoods, in Paris, Germany, how todo this work, giving a most interesting, sketch of this means of usefulhess. • : 1 Judge Woman did nearly all thlriib'fk of the Churchi': fEachiindividuak.Churoh'should?or- ganiae systenaati.b Christian .eflfgrtn-and thp women should begin it. ,‘Hebelieved that thbre was a great deal in teaching young girls‘eveh ~f°f he announced-f.amidvsoiriejlaughler), fhat.be didn t believe one woman in ten could sew on a button successfully. If Paul had once forbidden woman to teach, he had certainly .taken it bacn when lie said that there was neither male nor fe male in Christ Jesus. ' Mr. Moody was given the last five minutes, and told several touching incidentß_ofw Dr. Bomberger said we did not need special sys tematizing* after all. Rowland Hill’s speech about “tbe Greeks being at their doors'* instead of in the Peiopennesus wasyery true. Is your servant girl a Christian? was “the Dr’s pointed inquiry. It don’t take system to find out that.' Q. As to time and place of the large £ible~classes. Mr. Welsh gave, specific statements of two indi cating that there is first a nucleus and then a great groweth into larger rooms and still larger. The only obstacle.was.the inability.of the Hadv’s voice to reach her audience.. ..That was all that-hindered them growing to any-extent, - i Rev.,Mr..Finney, of JEerpey,.s?!§*s, i ßcr * vice with'prayer. . , A ; JiidgeSmithtook charge bftk'Akfpemngexerci ses of,the evening,} These were afore >earnest,- t and pointed;than usual, and the,petitions were directed especially towards a greater out-pouring of Cod's spirit; f -i “ ■■'•L •- - - ■■■!-•- v ' The question, for the - evening : “ The. potency of individual effort for the salvation or men," was opened by Rev. J. Wheatoii Shiith,-D.D. - -He preferred to .follow .the.general.drift of the Convention,, and to be. concrete rather than abstract. T&is Convention will become permanently useful in proportion as it comprehends the present subject. Intense indi.vjdiialismgives. tobsaivation-its efficien cy. Ope man, is audienceplough, and the saving of one soiiTwori*enOu'gh, to absorb ’the best ener gies of mankind. In this individual-Tray. the, grace of God comes to us. It is when as an .Individual man, you are dissected from the audience, and brought face tb ; fa;ce with Truth fchat ybu aremOsEinfluenced. Heihimself felt, that ,wbbt, moulded him to Christi anity m.qst, ,was h.is-mother kneeling at his bed-side ahi .prayiDg'for liifi. iL ithd" ah she'stooped and kissed him,-that tear of hers which droppted upon his pheek melted.his. heprt. ._ , ... : , He spoke of. the first time when lie had the clear convictfSA ilitit I fie'6ught f 'togC)’affd , 'EeH J a man about Christianity.,;; iHe. found at required- an awful effort firstj afterwpd ii,paid—wonderfully well. It is pmppsslbjd To u report Dr; Sftutb’fn his quaint, beautiful ' speech-, atid Gn his-apposite story-telling. J3e,.yras’ full pf. sweet, earnest,' cheerful exhorta tion. Rev. 1 Samuel W-. Duffield made a few remarks in the same line—enforcing the thought that.we should influence,t,hose nearest,to us first. Rev. J.' H. Suy dam recalled a circumstance which occurred to himself,'when three Or-four times lie had spoken, to a man about his,spul without success. But be, tried once more, and,sent a tract entitled “ One hoiifest effort,’’‘and' that,tinder Godf did the work. We must 'dare to stand up for Jesus,'and not be .afraid; tojje called fanatics. , .fjntjl, the Church got to this point, we should be. unsuccessful. • Rev. Edward Hawes thought that as God brough t men intojiis-kingdom by all means, we should not exalt one y above another,. -Yet, only as the effects of truth were felt on individual hearts did the suc cess come. WP were ,single and separate before God, and shall be . thus judged. Heart touching heart is the way to accomplish this result for Chriet. When One is; taken alone, he cannot shirk responsibility, ,as -he can in a, great, congrega tion, He_ cannot give, away, f right and left, the words which fit himself. 1 Nothing appeals to-a man like God’s-so loving the world as to. bestow, upon it jmowrrSon—an individual gift to ..the..individuals of our race’ He urged those present to'"remember -how possible it is for each to lead at least one during th.efiexhmpnth; to Christ.,, . Mr. Stuart alluded.to themanwho Trent to, the infidel and told him to his great surprise that lie was ■^greatlyconcerned;ifor, his-; Salvation..”: And Mr. Stuart that .Rev. Chas.- Spnrgeon ; had told that story, whejrhelhealrd it last ajicl that’ once, at a 'dinnerj he had'-nief the grand-son'of the very in- Ifldel thus-convertiidlli 7, , P-ey.. Dr..'Wfil]its.,thpught. the .great idea was the ■priesthood of ’ the' pe&ple.v'fie Would not have a -Ilian til ink 'too highly-pf h’iuiscdf, but he- would stiil -have(him fchipk,soberly of .his calling .and duties,. We may, all fie saviours of soul-’. There is ‘ n end of “ button-hdle' preaching. ’’ The ipdliticiansfinderstana im perfectly..' J ! ; :9f; .missionaries in In dia,-;—one in the tenf and the other lost in the jun gle. the lost one bl;imed 'his ( cdmrade because he [had staid I and? .prayed, ;and, t&fppg go apt to search ., .This maUer of having the "heart light was pre-snn posed, Ss Dr. Hall had’said—and also that matter of prayer. “-Dr. Newton hadhrttlie point in his ,P!®k, for those who should carry iiome the truth which the .ministers preached. That ivas what the lay-Christian should do. -No engineer ever built a railway,. No general.ever gained k victory, it was in. each oase f ,fhe individual daborprs ; and soldiers. Lord what wilt thou have me to do?" 'was the erv not of‘an apostle.i’dr ‘of'an-pfßeefpjf the Church, hntvof ..one, just converfp^Aaia,,.private Christian. We require intensity. We want to have the con version of the worl’dVh the brain andlin the heart. There pa work, for eacli-to do, andmfiy God give us grace to-see it. In ten years, if eachi one only con verts, one soul the world would be converted. • Mr. Moody thought that if we eoa]d>onlv live so tli&t Christ;could ehitfe outjof our lives ; . wc wouM preach .by .merely walking along the street.' He be lieved that' many in the’Church ivotilA work if they only hneio how. That wae tiie object of such a con vention as this. It is a deception pf the devil whici* makes us desire ,to go round with’men and not go at them. There are plenty who Stumble over ns, ami our negligence in speaking to those near us. Where one sinner reads the Bible, a-hundred read you and me. We can talk about everything with fluency, except just abdtit Christ and "how He has saved us. j,? tohi of a man who-was, identified with active wfweli. that a eipgje.mpthod of work mark ed him out". He hadhopner hkve his name so iden tified with Christ,'than bs.worth as much as A. i. n W o rt ' — 01 kny .other Stuart! The kev-note of - e ,. ”°rt°n Convention' a year ago was “To every man -his work." ‘And then’the thought came to him and to his friends that it was individual effort. ,°d the one for., whom.he prayed and labored at that time,,has brought in someAcofe or so. final ly, they ; addfed up results and found that one huii ;d;rod a.nd-thirfcyihad been converted. He thought He advised that wetshould do what we could’ atid tfust 'ChriSt ' for the rest. He was re minded Oftßichard Weaver’s dream by this anxiety of spnie to .get to’heaven,, And. that dream was in brief, that it was better to stay here and do all we 'ckn'in ohr time which we ‘have to us. ' MV. Moody told 6ther J incidehts bearing on tin's .same pOintrof personal effort, and ended both h*|>- pjlj.aijd strongly. ' , Mr. Stuartjn cloaing up' th'e meeting, asked for. thbse'who wduid re-’corisecrate’ tliemselves to indi '.vidual labor to; :bow. in,silent prayer; A,fter wldch .ReVj Halsey, pjrayed atidlljiy anti the Conven tion adjpurneu,' j‘" ' "-•-■ »u-. r r -p-.i -jm , proceelmgs and tii'e Bnal action of the Convention will be given next week.]