New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-11
.,,er,cnp seamen,s Friend society.

Tho Nineteenth Anniversary of this Society was
held las, evening At the Tabernacle. Capt EDWARD
RICHARDSON. President in the Chair Alter singing
prsyer was offered by Rev. Mr. DOUGLASS OF Phisdel-
phis
An abstract OF the Annual Report wss read by Rev
sPAr1prNG one ofthe Secretaries. Receipts sldoi5
disbursements Sl7o05 not including local expenditures
nor legacy lately received of $500 letter was read
from, the King Of the Sandwich Islands thanking the
society for appointing Mr DAHNER Missionary IN place
of Mr. DEAL wio was also highly commended The
King spoke highly Of the Missionary efforts IN ms sahds
particularly for the suppression Of me use OF me srong
iryat,rs Of internuerance The Salors Home has &C.
commodated during the iast year t3I' sai'oi Oo'i"
and during the last 1--WE years OF l-29o.
Rev DR. KRFBs moved that the report be adopted and
printed He explained the proprety OF dlsuheI or
gapization for the salvation Of the seanen on me prh-
cipe of division Of labor. This Society bad accom-
pshed great good It had etabshedt the Sailors Home
with its library, its temperance influences &C ~
only on shore but the great deep had done mueh
IN Tneiorate the condition Of lie alluded 70
the want of physical comforts experienced by me ss-
or AT sea and spoke Of the hubbub lately created on
hoard vessel because H. sailors had taken luggage win
them for their comfort He read extract from the
Diary OF sailor IN which he describes the hardshps OF
the sailors life and declares that prayers Bibles and
tracts would be Of little use unless The ioreeaste was
/ made better than pigpen.
rence on the part ofhe sailor 10 show his religious sus
cepuby and the encouraging operations OF the socie
v.
ReHron Is a suFcrnaursl thing. The sailor u no inn
del He accustomed 70 the wonders Of Providence on
the great deep and bis conscience snd heart are easily
reached The seaman is an effective preacher tract
distributor a coporieur There are now zoo or lOOl
pious sescaptains and 10000 pious sailors, and
is no unco mon thn 10 hear the voice OF prayer in the
fOrecsste.
CHARLEs J. JoNEs. for ten years sailor, addressed
the meeting His language had no power TO portray hi
emotions He stood practical Illustration Of the fac
hst the ssor could be- reformed and saved and that the
efforts for seamen had not been in vain. From the az,
of twelve years he had been the Tie had s0ugh
pleasure 10 all lands and like Noshs dove. had found
no resting place until In $40 in Boston, one Sunday thu
erogshops being closed he was persuaded TO go Il
church and was converted.
He had had much experience with sailors, land hal
! found them susceptible 10 religious Influences. Thu
word mother had brought tears te the eyes OF
friend whom he consequently enabled 10 save. Ht
himself proof ot what could be done by religion
and of what the Society doing for the sailor Ever
ssilor, when converted became preacher and dstri
buior of tracts He had known many Of them 10 bul
tracts in the language Of the people OF the country
which they going, and 10 distribute them in th
rum shOps-and had known one sailor 10 convert Re
man Catholic priest who had tried 10 dissuade the for
ner from reading the Bible. No language describ
the influence of the ten thousand pious seamen. Tn
sea IL speaking Ia language not 20 De misunderstood