Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-15
From the Ne,c York Commercial, Nay II.
ANNIVERSARIES.


The present is the week during which the prn-
cipal religious, moral and benevolent institutions
of our country celebrate their anniversaries but
as there are several we'll established and very ex-
tensively circulated papers published in this city,
devoted exclusively to moral and religious OBJ
iects, we shall content ourselves with summary
notices of the interesting exercises:
Missionary Socie'y Of the Methodist Episco-
nal Church.-The anniversary of this Society
was celebrated Oh Monday evening, in the john
street Church. The church was filled to over
flowing at an early hour, and at seven O'Clock the
chair was taken by the Rev. Bishop Hedding,
one of the Society's Vice Presidents. Letters
were read from the President of the Society, the
venerable Bishop McKendree, from the Hon.
John Mclean, of the U. s. Supreme Court, and
from the Superintendent of the Cherokee Mis-
sion, apologiZing for their moi being able to be
present on this occasion. The annual report was
read by the Rev. DR.. Bangs. II Wa full Of In
terest, embracing great number of important
facts connected with the widespread operations
Of the Society, and showing that its sphere of
usefulness is embracing broader circumfer-
ence from year to year. After the report had
been read, the meeting were addressed by Profess
sor Durbin of Augusta College, Rev. DIR. Fisk,
fit, of Portsmouth, y. II.
The exercises of the evening were diversified
by several pieces of devotional music, and an
animating Missionary Hymn, by the Rev. Mr.
Matfit, was well executed. Much additional in
terest was impaired to the meeting by so large a
concourse Of the clergy Of the Methodist Church.
About one hundred and fifty ministers were pre-
sent--Inost of them members of the New York
Conference, now in session in this city. The
whole number OF the clergy OF that denomination
now In town Is nearly two hundred.
american Seanlsn's Friend Society.-The an
nual meeting of this Society, was also held on
Monday evening, in the Middle Dutch Church.
The annual report was read by the Rev. Jonathan
Leavitt, the active and efficient Secretary Of the
Society. 1t disclosed many gratifying facts con-
nected with the object and operations of the
Society. About 5000 copies Of the Sailors
Magazine" are regularly published, which are
appropriately disposed of by furnishing ships.
sc. Mariners Churches have been established
In New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, New York, New Haven.
Boston, and Portland. Upwards of fifty vessels
which sail from the port of Boston, have no spi-
rituous liquors on board, and the same may be
said of many vessels sailing from New Haven.
1t is also stated in the report, that number of
vessels have been fitted out from the ports of Nan
tucket, New Bedford, Stonington, Sagharbor,
and New London, on whaling voyages, without
any supply of intoxicating liquors. '.Many YES
sells from Eastern ports, and from n. York, as well
as several from Philadelphia and Baltimore, are
known to be fitted out on the same principle. At
Charleston, 40 have been entered at the Registers
Office, as on the Temperance plan; and it is worthy
ofremark. that very little difficulty has been expe.
rienced in obtaining crews on these conditions.
Indeed, the best seamen have generally preferred
such vessels to any other" Great attention has
likewise been paid by the officers and managers
OF the institution, and of its auxiliaries, to the
establishment of sailors boarding houses, where
gambling, lewdness, and the intoxicating cup are
unknown. The meeting was addressed i'm the
course OF the evening by the Rev. Messrs. Da-
sEieN, of Philadelphia, Wyckoff, of Catskill.
and the Rev. DIR. Cox. of this city,
General Union for Promo,iag the Observance
of the Christian Sabbath.-The annual meet;nr
of this Society was held yesterday morning.
The members and officers met at the Tract So.
ciety's Rooms. at O'Clock, for the transaction
of business, and the general meeting was held at
10 O'Clock, in the Middle Dutch Church Res
elutions were offered, and the meeting addressed
by several gentlemen, among whom were Mr..
Bradford, Of Philadelphia, and the Rev. Dr.
Rice, of Hampden Sidney College, Virginia.
The proceedings of the society. for the promo
ton Of the object in view, were detailed to the
audience, which was large and respectable, and
the meeting was not an uninteresting one.
SUNDAY School Unioa.--The New York
Southern Sunday School Union held its anni-