The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-09
RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARIES.
American Female Moral Reform 8


Thy favor and thy blessing
Have led us on our way,
And still thy smiles possessing.
were met again to-day.
Our cause shall never anguish
Though "vice and folly reign,
While many heart in anguish,
hweeping DER the slain {"
Thou, gracious King Of Heaven,
Wilt mark, with thine own hand,
The souls whose signs given
For sins that mar the land.
Ere long, thy voice uplifted
Shall plead 18th Sovereign power,
For Just commands resisted,
And all thy foes shall cover
The mandate has been written,
And spread DER land and sea-
The wicked shall be smten
And cease their revery
o! haste the glorious dawning
Thou Advocate above;
OF that thrice blessed morning,
When all shall know thy love-
And ali shall bend the knee,
And every note earth raises,
Be holiness to Thee.
The Rev. DR.. GREEN, of Upper Canada read the
Treasurers Report. From this it appeared that the
receipts of the past year had been 81, $50 ~; the
expenditures Sc, 1863 81 leaving balance on hand
OF $3.50 49, The reverend gentleman also read
certificate from an auditor as 10 the CORRECTNESS Of
ner in which the Societys books were kept, they
evidenclng great accuracy and fidelity.
The Rev. E. WEED read the Annual Report
grct that all the good that was desirable had not
been accomplished; but that still the Society was
progressing and prospecting, and there had been an
increase of friends and supporters during the past
Society up to the last year, it state that during
that period upwards OF 100000 publications
had been distributed, being upwards, of N,0OO
month, together with SO, 900 tracts, and 5000 lSmo
publications. A very complimentary tribute Of
respect was paid to the late Mrs. Prior, who had
been an active supporter of the Society for many
years. 1t then proceeded to state that the Commit
Office in connection with the Society, snd which was
found of great benefit There had been some misappre
hension in relation to this branch of the Society was
thought by persons that this Office only supplied
such had been reclaimed to the path of virtue
1t quite the opposite to this. There had been sss
found Christian homes through its means-forty parents
had been found for orphans or such as were worse of
great good had been effected 900 garments 100 pairs
Of shoes and several articles Of bedding had been ds
buted The Visiting Committee had also effected much
good and several Of the recovery Of many who
were thought to have been lost had been accomplished
but yet they had frequently to weep the
wreck Of virtue and their efforts had been strongly d
reced to the young Two Reverend gentlemen had
been appointed as agents during the past year, one
o. whom 6ad yss h npwatas o. ah,sy
tory report made 1858 had been visited and
publications and tracts distributed among the The
Committee congratulated the Society the higher tone
Of virtue which had been assumed by the judges jures
and lawyers during the past year fhe New Jersey
S hS
very favorable hearing to similar measures Tho New
England States pursuing similar and from
correspondence they learned that the subject of moral
form exciting considerable attention London and
that petitions the British Legislature had been presented
praying for enactments in support of such object and
that Dr. Wardlaw had been aeverey attacked in
quence of his publications this subject in this city
The utility of such societies could not be questioned
The Registry office in particular, had done much good
in protecting the innocent and directing the vrtuous
The report concluded by congraulating the members OF
the society its ourishing condition. and calling upon
them to continue their exertions in the cause
The Rev. w. w. EvARTs, Of New York. then addressed
the meeting On the moral dignity OF the Moral Reform
Enterprise" in very eloquent Speech and was listened
to throughout with the greatest attention The reverend
gentleman forcbly directed the attention Of the meeting
to the great claims this society had upon them nasmuch
it instituted to protect them, their wives children
and sisters from set Of beings who than
derersand particularly to protect those who could not
protect themseves-the poorer classes. The reverend
gentlemen cited several wherein the society had
done much good in rescuing the young and innocent.
The Rev. E. T. TAYLOR, Of Boston, was announced to
address the meeting the subject Of the Exposures
Seamen Land but the subject escaped the gentleman
and he scarcely touched upon it, to the evident dsap
pointment of number OF who present. and
who doubt for the express purpose Of hearing the
gentleman treat on this matter.
An invitation then given to such ladies present
not members of the Society to meet the committee
this day, at o'clock when they might have better op
porunity Of understanding the proceedings and oil
the Society.
collection made behalf Of the Society bene.
diction offered, and the meeting broke up.