Communicated for the Fountain
SABBATH CONVENTION.
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I attended last evening and this morning the
sitting Of the Convention, and should DC gad
i'll had it in my power to give you the enure
proceedings. but not having gone prepared 70
take notes, you must be contenied 10 receive
the mere outline, as it occupies place IN my
recollection. / hope it will not intrude or oc-
cupy the place of some more important COM
sasnication-a more important sabjectcould mol
be presented.


The Convention met at O'Clock. Mr.. Par
rish was called to the chair, and MIR. Philips
acted as secretary. The meeting was organized
by the appointment of "a committee to noml-
nate officers.


The committee after retiring for short
time. returned with the nominations; Hon.
John @. Adams, President, with several Vice
Presidents. Hon. Matthew st. Clair Clarke,
with two other Secretaries. The Hon. and
venerable Adams, after making few very
suitable remarks, took the chair, and the meet
ing then nominated one from each denomna-
ton, as committee to prepare rules and bust
ness for the Convention; after which the com
mittee retired for short time, and then return
ed with rules, which were adopted. The
Convention then adjourned, to meet this morn
ing at 10 O'Clock, in the first Presbyterian
church, Al street


This morning the Convention met at 10
O'Clock, Mr. J. @. Adams in the Chair The
Business Committee reported IA or l5 resolu-
tons, which, after some slight amendment in
some of them, were adopted. It was very
harmonious session.


now mention one or two items Of interest.
The one was the historical remarks of the ven
cradle Adams in relation to the fathers who
settled the l3 confederated States, to show that
respect in all of them was had to the Sabbath.
The venerable man gave clear evidence of his
intimate familiarity with history and his very
liberal and catholic spirit.


The other item mention is that Mr.. J. c.
HARKNEss offered an amendment to one of the
resolutions, which connected the sale and use
Of intoxicating liquors as beverage, with the
violation Of the Sabbath. 1t referred to the
acts of the corporation of this city in relation
to taverns and places for selling liquor being
kept open on the Sabbath. believe it was
voted down by nearly an equal vote.


Washington, February 25, 1916. w.