The New York herald., 1846-05-12

Of that there but who had experienced religion.
floating hell But found that had jumped out Of the fry
ing pan into the hre There were houses for but
what were they They ws place: whore the seaman
heeced out OF every thing. But changes have taken
place. and people after while discovered that seamen
had souls as large other peoples Now they have got
hyng hero but have them in every part Of the
world and tho sailors have homes And not only the
gentlemen but the ladies' have helped The is
going on bravely among seamen / only say-Go
on on and may God prosper YOU Here collection was
Or Two came forward and said-I consider our ami
versary this evening as not only OF the most inter-
estng occasions of the whole week. but of the most
knowledge. Whether look at the peris of the sailor
at their past condition. what God means to accomplish
through them-there cannot be an occasion which
shall bring together through this week. of
more interest or importance An ancient philosopher
was once asked whether he thought the living the
dead the greatest number among men. His answer
considered as living or dead. they turn the balance
And such is their condition two inches Of plank
between them and cternity-that hardly know
in which number to class them An ancient once said
to sea" And landsman who never prayed before when
upon the roaring billows often offers his first PRAYER
and think that although the system Of sailors life is
opposed to yet there have been first pray
In proportion to their number offered by sailors upon
the sea than by landsmen shore. Yet when say
take up the next verse IT There Is the Levathan" the
devil Such the condition of almost univer
expressed for their salvation And yet many years ago.
there was. here and there .prnkling Of the sPirit Of
wss oHd
a. SSsy after, after day the marrow lane Which I'D to
pid that he could not be made to understand the
doctrines Of the gospel. continued several
which the spirit Of God rs beamed upon that poor
boys soul was obliged to leave him. and. as thought
to die Several month. after returned and spent the
mary exercises man arose in corner Of the room
and commenced speaking His head was bound up with
his uterance But in a simple eloquence he told what
God had done for him. and listened for fifteen minutes
perfectly amazed. did not know who hc was and
when came down, he met me- and found he wa. the
poor sailor boy whom thought too stupid to understand
the spirit Of God which can wake up the snest spark
in the soul And these little occasional bless
ngs which God gave US merely as promises Of what he
would do, have extended themselves into multitudes
Now at least 60 900 sailors have taken stand beyond the
condition to which they reduced and rebuke
In looking upon their actual condition, must view
them persons exposed great trials The tale of the
every tongue. when look upon them and that
Of the two millions Of seamen thirty thousand annually
annually go to the Oceans
must look at the fearful consequences OF our neglect
mus. give ns% the points ,a Of the as X which
glory Of redeemng God ; we would exhibit their east
the love of dying Saviour their south in the retros
sailors life in thinking Of the God who shall accom-.
plsh their redemption We should teach the sailor to
box this compass in the darkness Of his forecase
should give him the Bible for his chart and tell him that
there guiding spirit ao that will make his needle
true if he but follows the chart. God has destined
the seamcn for a great work. Why do the
three great nations who teach Protestant Evan
gelical religion have the command of the COM
merce Of the globe Why do Britain, Holland an
America continue in this but that God intends that
merce should send the gold of Ophr to the natives
which il richer than all merchandise. And the spirit
of living truth shall bc transported the wings Of the
wind" rejoice to feel there 10 power In the seamen
of this land to make bulwark in time Of war; But
say rather let every 90 down to the grave with
the brand Of coward than the holy peace be broken be-
tween the nations (Great appause) 1t is not for war
that the sailor made. God did not make him to be
damned for mans defence. He made him to be carrier
of the truth and such he will long be- The deep al
ready uttercth her voice Of gratitude which
us when we learn that there are now sixty thousand
Christians among the six thousand captains who
feel the truth of the gospel and six thousand ships that
bear it. The deck uercth her voice. Sir shall we hear
the cry Let us, sir, with heart, mind and
spirit take the sailor in arms and bear him up up, up
to the very throne of prayerhearng Cod and lay him.
with all his capabilities at the very footsoo Of that lamb
Of God who died for the salvation of the whole world
After DR.. Tying sat down. the doxology sung, and
the benediction pronounced Rev. Dr. Baird when the