The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-23
American Sunday school Union--Twenty-
First Anniversary.

were ladies' Amore brilliant array Of beauty and fashion
never before filed the spacious saloon of the building.
There was full choir in attendance and the singing
Sy The the anG A iSf
then sung by the choir, after which prayer offered
to the Throne Of Grace.
MATTHIAS-C. NJ.
1--WE have thought Of thy iorng kindness, O God"
PSALM xviii 9.
Let all assembled here,
On this returning day.
Review the merces of the year,
And grateful homage pay
To thee our God and King,
We glad hosannas raise
degn to hear voices sing
The honors Of thy praise
Command thy blessing Lord
On all assembled here
And may still thy grace record
Through every circling year.
The hymn and prayer being concluded, Mr.. PACKARD
s Secretary and read the annual report of which
the following is abstract, afordng general view of
The amount Of books distributed is l,ll2 So which
exceeds that Of last year by Sal so3 &c. and larger
also exceed Of last YEAR by the sum Of on
The total amount of donations and legaces received
during the year sao 9ao o. and the salaries and ex
penses OF agents to collect this and of
to establish schools and promote the general interests
of the institution is SO, 233 SO.
The value Of libraries. &c. furnished gratuitously in
answer to wellsupported applications is $l4320 d.
The average value Of these Libraries is, within frac
schools aided is not far from two thousand and they are
scattered all over the land Seventytwo pages being
assumed the average size of books in these grauous
libraries, 1t would show the number of pages grauitous
lions.
fer OF citizen OF Georgia. to give 81 500 in addition to
like sum to be advanced by the Society towards supply
with library worth $50 provided that not more than
three should be given in any county and that
sonabe assurance is given Of the regular attendance Of
school Notice of the plan was given late last autumn
and one hundred and two applications have already been
ly supplied. To this practical, most benefcent and
BILE project not dollar has been contributed to aid the
Society in doing its part of the work. except donation
of 500 by Northern clergyman resident in Georgia
is hoped some generous heart will yet be OPEN to aid
in accomplishing what remains to be done in this be-
The Society has printed during the year 1856 pub
locations or these 80 bound library books of
them, such as "Good-Better-Best," History of the
Huguenots," 1.-THE Martyr Missionary" and "Thomas
Craned Of sterling value for the of all class.
es OF these library books y are original works pre-
The number of pages stcreotyped during the year
is 4309 which is equal to sixty lsmo volumes OF II pages
each.
The number of pages put in circulation during the
years. upwards Of eightyseven millions without in
GLIDING any of the periodical pamphlet publications
bred millions
The report advers to the increased circulation of the
Socetys periodicals-particularly the Sunday School
Journal, which is issued semimonty, and put at the
eeysdngy low price Of cents year. and the
week, and costs but twelve and half cents year.
where the number ofoy copies sent to address
Some very interesting and impressive calculations
made, to show the vast amount of valuable reading
matter which is put in circulation in this form by the
Society.
Emphatic testimony has been given by the Reformed
Dutch Church. to the value Of the Society series of
a1 s list
schools
Mr. r. commented upon the report, and after he had
concluded the following hymn was sung by the choir
BELLERMr, G. M.
Let children hear the mighty deeds
Which God performed Of old;
Which In our younger years we hear,
And which our fathers told.
He bids us mako his glories known
His works of power and grace;
And well convey his wonders down
Through every rising race.
Our lips shall tell them to our sons,
That generations yet unborn
May teach them to their heirs.
Thus shall they learn in God alone,
Their hope securely stands,
That they may ne'er forget his words,
But practice his commands.
The Rev. Dr. REESE of New York, then and offer.
ed resolution enforcing the necessity of establishing
Sunday schools and supplying needy schools with
books The resolution was in general terms, and
designed merely the text for address The speaker
the Sunday School Union in moulding the character of
the rising generation In this country The great charac-
terstic Of the Sunday Schools now established the
impartng Bible knowledge to the young for whom the
speaker had peculiar reverence. He thought that
Scripture knowledge was as necessary now as in the
time of Timothy; and at time whom the great aim of
Papal exerton to hide the holy Scriptures from pub
lie perusal to exclude them not only from their
tartan schools but from the schools founded by the friends
ohe Protestant Bibles he thought such institution
the American Sunday School Union, antsectarian
Of every true Protestant and rghtmnded Christian The
speaker alluded to the attempts to exclude the Bible
from the public schools, which he said Il successful,
would be because of the spurious bcraty Of Protes
ans The Reverend gentleman thought that the proper
remedy against Papal rules the multiplication Of
Sunday schools He then gave short description ofthe
establishment Of the Sunday School Union and its pro.
gress the manner in which it was breaking down the
barriers in the Protestant community and he
concluded by reading letter from Methodist brother
whose name was not given enclosing draft for 500 as
a donation to the cause.
resolution. He said was sign of the tines for he be-
cved that the Sabbath school the instrument under
God appointed to the West from the dominion Of
anChrs and confirm this country in the true faith of
the Redccmer We want not said he fertile soil pop
ulaton combining all the elements o. american charac
the Bible to this great land from the dominion Of
anchristian dolatry And this education must be car
red in the name Of true Christianity and apart from
the influence of sectarianism When go into the west
and unur the banner Of scctaransm for the purpose Of
60 as on humble missionary Of this Union and unfurl the
banner Of universal Professionalism, my efforts must be
crowned with success The speaker looked upon Sab,
cvangelizng and christanizing the teemng west and
he gave brief history Of his carly efforts in that region
whom population and civilization had become fixed IT.
said he could enlist the resistless energies of the
great west in the great work of Bible TRUTH might
bid defiance to all the wes ofpapacythe counrywoud
DO saved as he believes II win DO, from falling into
and superstition.
The Rev. Dr. JoHss, Of Baltimore next arose and Of
fered resolution, by way Of introduction to speech.
He said there those who believe, affect to be-
heve that the Of moral culture among the peo
pie Of this country had failed to operate bcaefciay,
and that doomed to deterioration ofintelli
gence in the social condition Of AMERICAS sinking Of
the tone Of moral principle throughout the land. And
this deterioration was sought to be accounted for
lst In the rapid increase of population, and its
tendency to dusc ITSELF thus outrunning the APP
pointed Tor its improvement and preserving its civil
zation.
ID. In our being yearly flooded with vast amount Of
foreign population imbued with all the vices Of the old
world and that no barriers erect will remedy
the evil and prevcnt from sinking the moral condition
Of our people.
Sd. In our franc Of government, which places the
legislative power too much within the range Of these in
unnces, and thus destroys the only instrument which
could resist this downward tendency, and give us at
purJ ID, etrrt ot Icffn