The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-06-11
ANNIVERSARIES.


This being anniversary week, large num-
bers of clergyman from different parts OF
Massachusetts and neighboring States have
assembled themselves together in this city
9th: Puritans TO discuss matters pertaining to
the moral and spiritual weil-being of our race.
Its pleasant aud goodly sight 10 behold
so numerous body, many Of them venerable
! for age and respectable for talent, who have
performed conspicuous part on the theatre
oflife for nearly half century-p atriarchs
and spiritual seers-such as Bcecher and
Pierce and others Of kindred spirit, in close
audintinate companiouship with their young
er bretheren, who possessed ofthe same gifts,
actuaied by the same desire, looking to the
same heavey inheritance, are uniting their
cOunsels aud wishes and prayers.
On Sabbath evening, the American and
Foreis nSabbathU niun' held its annual meet
ing III fremont Temple, which was densely
crowded. The sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. Beecher, of Cincinnati. His text was
Wherewithal shall young man cleuse his
way by taking heed thereunio according to
thy word" His object was, to show some of
the dangers TO which young men arc exposed.
These arise, from their want of experience,
from fainurss of heart, when they find the
the chains of habit fastened upon them. and
from the TEN 9taions that are artlully spread
before Them; which dangers the Young can
escape from only by taking the Word of God
for their guide. But this book must be kept
constantly before them by a systematic ar
rangement for its manifestation. Hence the
value of the Sahoalh. The Dr. in conclusion.
urged with much power End eloqaence, the
claims Of the Sabbath upon American cit
liens.
The same evning, sermon was preached
in behalf of the Foreign Evangelical So
cicty,' in Nj Kinks Church, by Rev. Leon
ard Bacon, d. D.. of New Haven. His sub
jcci, Christian Union. II WAS IN abe and
ciuqncnt discourse.
MASSACHUSETTS, BiBLE SoCET-T. This
SocIe:y met at Central Church, Winter
street.. al o'clock, Monday afternoon. Rev
Dr. Pierce, Of Brooklyn, took the chair and
briefly addressed the audience. Rev. Daniel
Butler. Agent of the American Bible Society,
DE-. Chandler Robins, aud Rev. Mr. Burrll
followed in appropriate and interesting re-
marks.
AMgRrcAN PEACE SocIErr. This Soci
ETY. held lis seventeenth Anniversary, on Mon
day evening. in tho Central Church, S. T..
Cowes, Esq. in the chair. Rev. Baron Stowe
read the Scriptures and offered prayer. Rev.
Mr. Beckwith, Corresponding Secretary, read
brief abstract ofihe annual report, which show
ed that the cause was going steadily forward.
The Hon. William Jay then delivered the
annual address,. IL was eloquent and power
fu, and viii he published.
The n. ENGLAND ANrI-SLAvLRY SocIErY
met at the Marlboro Chapel, at 10 O'Clock on
Tuesday 4. NJ, to continue through Wcdnes-
day and Thursday. A report of their say
ines and doinss is more than we Gaze about
giving. TWAS strange medley.
The PRIseN DISCIPLINE SOCIETY held its
twentieth annual meeting in Park st.Churct,
Tuesday morning, Rev. DR.. WayIand of
Rhode Island in the chare. From the report
Secretary. Rev. l.. Dwight, it appeared that
3 Houses of Refuge for Juvenile Delnqucnts
situated in New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton,have extended their refniriatory influence
over 5376 children, AT The expense OF $50, 900,
s. l60indyiduals have been refoginedby prison
discipline since the Society commenced its op-
erations. The Report also stated that there
are 20, 600 Iunalics in the United States and
that proper provisions are not provided for
more than one quartsr OF that number. The
Society was addressed by George T. Bigelow
and Charles Sumner, Esqrs. of this city, DIR.
Howe of South Bostcn, and judge Edmunds
OF New y ork.
The Mass. HoNE MISSIONARY SOCIETY
held its forty-sixth anniversary in Park street
Church, on Tuesday evening. The whole
amount contributed at Home Mission from
Massachusetts is Sl.4l0,27 more than the re-
ceipis of the preceding year: and ofthese re-
ceiPts, S2l ,5l7, 0i have gone to supply the des-
titute in other portions OF the land
Addresses were made by Rev. Samuel
Harris. Of Conway Rev. n. Adams, of this
city. and Rev, DIR. Beecher. Of Ohio.
At the buissneSs meeting of the Society,
the venerable Treasurer. John Punchard, Of
Salem, aged 50, resigned his office. which he
has held about iorty-six years.-7em. Stand.