The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-06
Tho Religious Anniversaries.

Great preparations are observable i'm the
churches, and among the religious people, for the
accommodation of the annual influx of the repre-
sentatives of the Christian public, throughout the
United States, who will meet in a sort of general
convention, or congress, next week, in this city,
The following is list OF the
ASSIvERsARiEs HOLDEN ~ NEw YoRK, rms YEAR.
FRIpAY, May sth.
African Education and Civilization Society-Taberna-
Gle in Broadway, TO commence at 7 O'Clock p m
SUNDAY, May TO-
before the Presby,erian Board of Foreign Missions in
the First Presbyterian (Dr PhlpsD church. at half.
The Rev Dr. chcever will preach the annual sermon
before the Foreign Evangelical Society, at alf past
pm. in the Reformed Dutch Church in Lafayette place
dy, Of Albany Tabernacle, half past pm.
MoNpAY, May H. .- tu
American Seamen's Friend Society bernacle half
Convention TO consider the question Of reform in
p m. the lecture room of the Tabernacle; entrance
in Anthony St
TUESDAY, May L.
American AntiSlavery Society-Tabe rnacle, 10 am.
New York and American Sunday School Union-Pro-
cession Of children pm and addresses at the Central
Presbyterian church. Broome street. at halfpast pm.
Foreign Evangelical Socety-Merccr street. doctor
Skinners) church, haEpast p. m Addresses by Rev.
Drs Pohlman, Eddy, and Adams and Rev. Messrs Wolf,
New York State Colonization straightforward.
American Tract Society Tabernacle, 10 am.
American Homo Missionary straightforward.
American Female Moral Reform society-Allen street
church halfpast pm.
street hairsst pm Addresses may be expected from
prs Peck, Beeeher Hague, and others. .,,,.
NAcTican Society Tor Meloratng the Condition Oh the
~ Reformed Dutch church in Lafayette Place, at
The Alumni of the New York Union Theological Sc
1irss VIII hold their annual meeting at the Seminary,
- O'clock r.
THURSDAY, Mayl4
Ircat Arerican Bible Society-Tabernaclc, 10 p m.
America Protestant Society--Dr McElroys church,
corner Grand and Crosby streets, at half past
Ame'lsan Temperance acknowledgements, half past
American Education sociey-Nlcrcer street, DR.. Skin
ners church, half past pm
"a American Foreign Missionary Socety-Tabenaclc,
way tabernacle o'clock pm.
SUNDAY, May H.
american and Foreign Sabbath Unicn-Tabernaclc,
half past p Sermon by Rev. Albert Barnes on the
importance Of the Christian Sabbath to young men.
These annual conventions exercise an impor-
tant influence on the best elements of society, and
are productive of an Immense amount of good, by
conducting to the welfare of the Christian people,
throughout the United States, and promoting the
cause of morals and religion. They in the
nature OF great religious congress- consisting Of
representatives of the Christian communities, who
are deputed by their constituents to attend to their
reigous interests, ence year, in this city. They
are not regularly elected, like the members of our
great political congress, but partly sent by the
influence of heaven itself They conduct their
proceedings according to parliamentary usage
but far superior TO Congress or the Legislatures.
There is a marked difference between the manner
OF conducting business in the religious congress
and the political congress- in other respects. There
are seldom such outbreaks in the religious, as
there are in the political congress, and more de-
corum is always visible. The following are sta
hstlcs OF the American religious world:-
SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
IN THE UNITED STATES, According RETURNS MADE |
IN 1876, AND BY ESTIMATE.