New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-26
Hoston Anniversaries.

This IL the week Of the Religious and Philsnhropic
Anniversaries in Boston OF coursc II will not De ex
pee,ed that we shall publish full reports OF them as
We did o. those recently held In this City but we shall
com ollie from the accounts In the Boston papers such
brief notices limits will allow. Ed Tr1l
The AnERIcAs AND FoRErGs SABBATH Csios.
Psrhst meeting house. says the Trsveler was crowd
cd n, ,s u,o. capacity Sunday evening 10 bear the
Anniversary Sermon before the American and Foreign
Sabbath Union. by Rev. President Hopkins.
The was the discourse lately delivered here en-
abstract Of which appeared In The Tribune.
soc,rry FOR AIDING DISCHARGED COsyIcrs, held
its fret Anniversary meeting at Masonic Temple Sun
dsy evening. The hall pretty well hlled, and among
the auditors noticed His Honor the Mayor. Judge
Wild. and Samuel Parker Esq Judge Edmonds, who
was expected address the Society having been pre-
vented by some unknown reason, from being present
the time chiefly occupied by DR. Walter Charming
IN reading the Annual Report Of the Society This gave
quite an encouraging view Of the operations OF the soe'
ETY. aud argued earnestly the necessity OF such Nm organ'
lzaton The Society has for its object the care OF con
victs discharged from prisons and peDentisres
furnishing them money o. reach their homes provid-
Ing them with lodgings and assistance IN getting employ
m-nt or commencing business for themselves During
the hrst year Of operations the Society had received
sppcstons from 1903 DISCHARGED convcts and had ex.
pended between 500 and $500 In aiding them in differ
snt wsys Application had been made to the Legisls
turs for an In aid Of the Society and there
was reason hope that this Application would yet re
ceiye favorable answer. Brief addresses were made
by J. A. Andrew, Esq. and Rev. Louis Dwight lrrav.
TEMPERANCE MEETING Al FREMONT TEMPLE
large and respectable auditory assembled in fremont
Temple last evening where addresses on the subject OF
Temperance were made by Rev Me-. Curtis Chspen OF
the STATE Prison Rev DR. l.. Beecher and B. stanton
Esq I'D
Book AND PAMPHLET SOCIETY "A discourse was
delivered on sundsy evening by Rev. Mr. Bellows Of
NrwYork before the Book and Pamphlet Society at Rev
DR. Ganpets church. The gentleman argued that this
measure but bad its origin 10 the circu-
lssu of the Gospels and Epis.les. where the hving
preacher could be bad Neither did interfere with
the duties OF the preacher
An especial effort he said, needed at the present
day when cheap books and lcenOus literature Hooded
the land TO disseminate works OF religious character,
tending TO Bstruct and establish the community. and
loudly called upon ss liberal Christians to
do the work.
To the objections which some would raise, that the
had the character of sectarsnism about II
he said II was the most efficient means of breaking
down ectsrisnism by scattering abroad the views OF
their able writer's. Unitarian reform. said he is
sectsrisnisn and the world knows H. and being de-
void OF s.ctorspsm they were bound 20 disseminate
their views rest under the charge OF holding mega
tive principles. lWhg'