The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-08

that he would curse those who cursed them" He be-
sought the of the church and the domestic circle
the Jews and that New York would make the exer
cn to hasten the great events predicted by prophecy
The Doxology was then sung and the meeting separa
American seamen'e F~ssnds Society.
On Monday evening, in the Tabernacle, The enni-
versary meeting of this ASSOCIATION took place at
~ o'clock. AT that hour the precincts of this large
building were throIged With moving masses, borne
along to take part in the proceedings, by Tie hrey
interest taken in that hardy, brave generous, but
alas too reckless set of "citizens of the word,'
the mercantile seamen. The seamen, too, were
not apathetic witnesses of this move their favor,
and as one of the speakers aptly remarked, others
would act for them, when they did for themselves
The sailors for once were stirewd iren-prudent
mentor once the contact with terra frma ceased
to simplify and unman them. They sent their
forces to the Tabernacle in large, orderly, and
well arranged battalion, which marched forward
to the place Of rendezvous, with steady step. to
the sound of martial music, drums beating and
colors flying. They took up position IN one OF
the side galleries, and filled, for the moncc, niche
in this temple Of benevOlence, and lent Their manly
figures and sunburnt features TO give bold relief
to the softer tints Of grace and beauty that hled
the body OF the edifice. There were as usual on
all pious occasions, on all those where sympathy
for the faults, folies msfortunrs and vagaries OF
humanity are demanded, cOncourse OF the best,
the finer portion OF our species the ladies; and,
indeed, the large attendance on this anniversary
per APPS, was less the result of the uniform opera
ton of bene1olence, than peculiar and attractive
their grace aad their beauty, participate In no small
degree in traits OF generosity and often OF tender
ness, as is we'll known.
Capt. EDwARB RICHARDSON, the president of the
society took the chair, and the Rev. ]. Spauding
acted as secretary The annual report was read
after singing and prayer. After which,the Rev.
MIR S. dwelt at some length upon the position, the
objects and prospects of the association. The re-
port began with saying that the sea was the Lords,
and intended by him for higher and nobler ends
than great highway tor money making and mere
trade. 1t was intended by its Maker to be the
great highway on which the gospel would go to all
men round the globe. There were more than two
millions of seamen on the ocean, whose destiny
was either to moralise mankind, or vitiate and
corrupt those with whom they came in contact.
great and new impulse had been given to their
cause during the last year. New efforts and soci-
cites had sprung up at New Orleans, Mobile, Nor
folk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Portland The
New York Society he said, contained l6, 900 mem.
bers. The Marine Hospital was giving relief to TIA
boarders of which S-1Oths attended weekly tenn
perance meetings, half attended prayer meetings
in the morning and evening, whilst more than
that proportion signed the temperance pledge !;
| whilst considerable number were new creatures
in Christ Jesus. 1t was fact that since the friends
OF this society had begun to act, actions tor assault
and battery before the courts of law, had dimn-
lSHeu IN cent. tHe past year, 1911 were
brought before the police courts for the offence Of
drunkenness, whilst not one IN 1000 OF them were
sailors. Sailors had wonderful influence IN the
world for good or evil. He adverted to the power
borers were frequently INSTRUCTED by the odious
specimens they often presented of Christianity.
Notwithstanding their great efforts they were N
debt 500 during the g last year they have raised
SlS,745. The results of all this was gratifying.
The deck of the ship was transformed into house
of prayer Many were the cases known Of men being
converted by such books Baxters Call to the Uncon
verted" Aliens Alarm" or 1.-The Pious Friend" He
knew them to be converted at the rate Of IL week and
II month"; He would introduce to them, byandbye one
Of the sailor class who would tell them in his Ian
guags the power that they might exert the welfare OF
the world and concluded by exherDg them to aid such
The Rev. Z. N sAwrELL next addressed the meeting
eoquenty enforcing the claims Of the sailor class upon
the Society.
Captain SAMUEL ELLIOTT of Brooklyn, then intro
duced to the audience He felt extreme delight in ap
pearing before them to advocate this great and glorious
and although he could not argue it as some more
than he he could state facts that he had seen
and felt in his soul He seaman for twenty years
knew the dangers the trials and deprvaions he was
among them-knew every phase of their character and
what they In the extent of ten years experience
he never met with Pous sailor and scarcely ship, but
in the first ten years Of his scafaring which
had any religious discipline indeed he recolected when
matter of doubt whether sailor had soul to be
the contrary and should be written letters OF gold in
the capitol Of the country (Appause) It did his soul
good the good the bethels were
see the hardy SONS melting Of repent
ance. Captain T.. then told Of instance Of its good
effects that happened in New Orleans which was strongly
illustrative Of the subject also, that of Portuguese
mariner, who became very pous man through witness.
ing the religious duties of the board ship and
who swept overheard after giving testimony to his
happy state and certainty of heaven In depicting the
peculiarly OF the sailor character. Captain was very
happy Although war, DEATH carnage and desolaton had
no power to move his ironsOul hair yet in Other
cases he showed the tenderness of woman. Send
him out when the tempest rageset the artillery
heaven rattle around hm--let the rude threaten
swallow his bark and sweep HIM into eternty--h stands
out the ard the tall mast, and bold
on the earth Athe call of his country when carnage
and ISOLATION sweeps his comrads and friends another
word-when bloody legs and limbs scattered around
he looks around him. nsensibe to all but hurting death
and destruction to the enemies OF his country Bnt up
peal his tender eelngslet tell him her sad
the bottom of his pocketand that hand is empty al
good ca-his heart, that fears could que is melted
in pity for his fellow loud applause Captain +
then related the circumstances OF his change oil e his
pointing out the hand OF Providence in his
whole and continued to address the audience with
much force and auency
Mr. c. JorEs jolly tar, next arose to speak, which
he did in judicious manner The ground he took
that gone by Capt Elliott between whose
his own strong similarity observabl to him. III
gave personal narrative of his le travels vicssitues
sed-the manly sndloh.hande but graphic and faithful
narrative Of his life had marked eiect-but when h
charged himself with drawing others TO ruin and desola
ton that doing well and yrtuously the ladies' cou
stand il longerthey sighed they wept they gave hin
the tribute Of tear and Jack not only grsvcd bu
the cause of grief in ohershe csme he saw he con
quered
vine service closed the very successful proceedings of thu
/ evening.
| Lewis Tappan's Anti-Slavery Meeting IL
Crosby street last evening-signni Failure