The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-11
American Education Society.

The 2Sth anniversary OF this society took place
on Wednesday evening, in the Central Presbyte-
rian church, Broome street. Shortly after the time
appointed the chair was taken by the Rev. Elisha
Yale, d. d. Prayer having been made by the Rev,
Mr. Todd, an abstract of the annual report of the
directors was read by the Rev. s. II. Rlddell, Sec
rotary of the society. From this document il ap.
peared that in no year since the late pecunary re-
verses of the country, have the operations of this
society been sustained with such measure OF en-
couraging approval and cooperation from minis
ters aud churches, evidence OF which might be
in previous resolutions passed by several cen-
cal and ecclesiastical bodies The number of
young men who have received assistance from the
funds of the society during the year, Is 1888 OF
this number go were connected with the parent So
ciety and its brnches in New England, and in the
Western Reserve, Ohio; and 1853 with the Central
American Education Society, at New York, en-
braclng the Phllade phia Education Society, with
the branches in Western New York, and at Lane
Seminary, Ohio and also by the Education Soce-
ty of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
number who have made application TO the society
during the year, and have been received, is fifty
two; by the parent society hlrty.nine. and by the
Central American Education Society at New York,
thirteen. The whole number on the lists of the So
cety from the beginning, is 3, 532 Receipts the
past year, 1874, 1856 96 Expenditures, S34, 1872 81.
Amount refunded the past year, $3,5li o. In
crease of receipts above last year, 81 O97 63. Eve
ny attention had been paid TO economy during the
carried out as far as il could be done with prudence.
The cost Of maintaining the operations OF the pa
rent society during the year, has been 1880 IL
which is n little more than one-fifth of the whole
amount paid out of the Treasury. The other four
fths has been applied TO the payment OF grants 10
the young men, and OF debts contracted IN making
similar payments in former years. The amount re-
FUNDED to the treasury of the parent society during
the year, by those who have formerly received as-
sistance, Ia SO Ola o. The debt OF the parent So
cety, which, on the Both of April, 1913, stood at
s34, 905 ~, has been reduced during the year TO
27,0oS IS.
The Rev JOSEPH p. THOMPSON, of New Haven,
CT, moved the following resolution
That the world is to be evangelIsed mainly by the
preaching Of the gospel the great duty Of the church s
to train up ministry for the world"
In support OF the resolution he observed that II
assumed fact from which we derived our duty,
and il was upon the exercise OF this duty depen-
ded the evangeising of the world. The gentleman
proceeded to show that the press or any other means
could accomplish little or no good in this very des-
rabe object, without the assistance OF the minis
try and that, therefore, every support should be
given TO society which had for It's object this most
desirable end that preaching was the only true
means whereby the world could become righteous,
and that Christianity was founded upon it; and
that such was the means adopted by Christ and the
apostles Ii the ministry was thus spiritual, IT be-
hooved all that il should be an enlightened ono,
for though some said that God did not require our
learning, it was sill more certain he did not re-
quire our ignorance-lgHorance endangered piety
as ii rendered the minister unfit TO instruct or cope
with the heather or the paplst, and consequently II
was necessary tor all those who wished well 10 the
cause of Cod to assist IN enlightenng all in their
power those who were intended tor the ministry
The Rev. gentleman proceeded to show that II
was in the humber ranks Of life that good and Elf
cient ministers could be found, and therefore they
needed the more assistance to ft them for the great
work, and the promotion Of this object was the
great work OF the church
A piece Of sacred music having been sung by the