The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10


This interesting occasion was celebrated on Tues
day afternoon, at the Tabernacle, where exercises
appropriate to the occasion, were performed
The inside Of the Tabernacle presented lively,
pleasing, and picturesque appearance. The ground
floor was occupied by the children Of the various
| Sabbath Schools. with their teachers. and at
the back OF the reading DESK and in front of the or
gan, were the chill dren OF the Protestant Half Or
phan Asylum, who looked exceedingly neat and
clean, and interesting The little lads were all
dressed IN grey clothes, with white turned over
shlrt collars tied with plain black ribbon and
the little girls, IN checked frocls, with white aprons.
and neat bingham sun bonnets upon their heads Some
Oh the little creatures appeared to be perfectly lost in
awe delight and wonderment and viii uobabiv rscoi.
iect the occasion until the day their death The
Whole appearance was gay and cheerful in the extreme
MANY banners containing scriptura devices and
tons, very neatly executed which placed in var
GUS parts OF the ROOM added to the pretness Of the
scene The galleries were filed with spectators mos y
females, who appeared to participate in the delight 81
the juveniles most of them being parents relatives Of
the younger actors in the days performance The eyer
cises began with hymn commencing
| Come, ye children, and adore him,
Lord OF all, he reigns above,
Come and worship, now before him.
lie hath called you by his loves
Which sung by all the children in very good tune
and time and having very pleasing effect the shrill
ness Of ths chldren's voices being tempered nv tbe
deeper sounds OF the organ After the hymn Of the
reverend gentlemen present, made prayer after which
another hymn, composed for the OCCASION was sung
The Rev MIR ABBorT then delivered O brief sort OF
address suited to the capacity of his hearers and
PIRATE to the occasion, but such contained a little too
much cant to please the sensible portion of the
audience
Rev. gentleman from New Jersey then delivered
another address, prayer made-anothcr hymn or
two We're sung and grace pronounced had been pro.
posed that procession should he formed at o'clock o
march Gown to the Battery, but from the length of time
occupied IN The exercises within doors the outdoor dis.
play was not so great as many OF the children had got
jagged ont and did not join in the procession The Lille
ads ana iasSes being all marsbalied in order marched
down Broadway to the Battery when they broke up in
classes. - "
The exercises Of the evening were opencd
by prayer and singing, followed by MIR. Dowr.rye.
who anmadverted severely on the course Of the
Romsh Church IN lnterdlctng the reading of the
Bible. lie regretted he had had occasion 10 uourn
over ITS Punishment from our public schools and he
nad ieit much tor the destitute condition of children
IN those schools, whose only opportunity probably
OF acquiring scripture knowledge, had thus been Ia
ken trcin them lie related a most pthy anecdote
touching the reading of the Bible throug the medium of
Erie (, practced by the Romish Church lie ain
de in terms of just horror to the nfdcl Convention at
prese going in this city, and assured that tho
sabbath schools presented the safeguard against
any OF the rising generation being seiuced into the adop
ton oil its cold and cherries doctrines The Ignorance
Of the contents of the Bible the great cause of mil
deity and familiarity with its contents the surest barrier
to il He related too beautiful incidents of the power of
the Bible to comfort persons while laboring under alc
tons OF any kind He spoke AT some length, and in most
eloquent style, and concluded by Offering resolution
as follows,-viz;
Resolved TIA in view ofthc efforts now making by adj
yocatos of anti error to impede the circulation
of sacred scriptures among the youth of land and of
n lefty TO seucc them to its cherries destructive
prime cs; vie regard tue Sabbath School ia, tnon re-
Ing ii duca the Bible its text book and only NJ.
rule Of faith, as safeguard evidently adapted 10
the exselcics Of the present gencraton to protect
sons aud our daughters against the aiu seductous of
the one, aad the unblnshng Blasphemy of the other.
MIR. cHuLaS of Ohio, seconded the motion ia n most
able speech aud after music IRON the choir and further
speaNng ifon Nev. Mr. READ and Dr. PARxER the
meeting was dismissed.