Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-05-18
Anniversary Week in New-YOrk.

! The anniversaries Of the several religious
and benevolent societies in New York, com
menced on Sunday with the delivery of the an
nual sermon before the In,syiCaa and NeW
York Bible Socieiics, at the Tabernacle. The
discourse was by Rev. DR.. Alexander, ,ofPrince-
ton, n. j., from ST. Paul's Second Epistle
of Timothy word ofGod is not bound. 4"
The anniversary of the Home Missionary
SOcicty, was held on the same evening III Rev.
DR.. Cox's church, in Brooklyn. Discourse
from Rev. Mr.. Kirk, Of Boston, upon ''The
connection of Religion with the prosperity of a
/ Republic"
The Presbyterian Board Of Fonjen Missions
was addressed in the Rev. DR.. Polls' church.
by Rev. Dr. Hodge ; and the Amricon !Socie-
/ ~ for Ameioratins the condition Of The .Jacs,
| by Rev. Nathan Lord, President Of Dartmouth
College, n. H., in the church Of the Purtans
\ On Monday, the american Scomoa'S Fr5,nd,
\ Society held It's Goth anniversary in the Iaber-
nacle, Capt Edward Richardson, President of
the Society, presiding. appropriate religious
services were performed, and the Rev. J.
Spaulding read an abstract of the Secreiary's
Report, which presented gratifying evidence of
Il increasing Interest in the cause. The receipts
for the year ending May LIST, were S2i 007, g,
and the expenditures S23, 1893 ;--excecdng
the receipts OF the previous year 50, 6,I92. In
addition TO the chaplains and sailor missiona-
ries previously employed the Society has com
missloned seven chaplains for imporiations in
\ China, France, the West Indies, Chill and the
II Sandwich Islands. Temperance Boarding.
II houses, SCilOrs' Homes, are every year increas-
Il ing in number with beneficial results improv-
I ed habits in seamen, and increasing amounts
deposited by them in the savings banks. Ad-
dresses were made by Rev. Henry Chase, of
the Mariners church in New York James
II Thompson Of Poughkeepsie, and Rev. Dr.
I Bcthune of Philadelphia.
i The Neo York State !Socpiy for The AboE
hon af Cdpita Punishment held its anniversa-
ry on Monday at the Minerva Rooms, and ad-
dresses were made by Parke Goodwin, Rev
VIM. III. Claiming, and Horace Greey.
n The american Anii-Sarery Sooeiy held its
ll,h anniversary at the Tabernacle on Monday.
The receipts of the year have been 80. .017, and
the expenditures 5000. The Tabernacle
was heng with au Address from the Women
OF Scotland To the Women of America, ~ sign
cd by 10000 names. Addresses were made
by Rev. Theo. Parker of Boston Miss Lucre-
TIA Mott of Philadelphia, Wendall Phillips Of
Boston, and Frederick Douglass.
The Nac York Colonization S,cicty held its
18th anniversary on Tuesday evening, at the
| Tabernacle. DR.. Reese read an abstract of
the annual Report, which presented cheer
ing view Of the prosperity Of the Society.
Never have so many been in readiness TO
emigrate to Liberia as during the past year
since January last ii3 have sailed for Libe-
ria, and 25j are ready to depart in the next
vessel. Most of those sent out the past year
are emanc!pated slaves but they arc in every
respect b'lter qualified for self government
than Former cmigrints.
i In contrasting the past and present cond-
ton of Western Africa, the Board remark
that little more than thirty years ago, the
entire continent OF Africa was scarcely lllumi-
mated by a single ray Of knowledge, or rel-
gUn, and her inhabitants seemed 10 be- doomed
to The npaclty Of the slave trader.
n More than 5000 cmigranis from the United
States are now dwelling IN this territory, and
exhibiting the refinement Of christian and civil
lzed society. They have founded schools. o.
rcctcd churches, procured printing presses.
began manufacturers. built ycescs, established
a ilourshlng commerce, and gathered around
them other elements OF a prosperous communi-
Ity.
/ More than one hundred thousand Of the ma
I Itiyos from the ncighboring tribes are now un-
DIR the protection Of the colony, who. instead
Of stealing aud selling their fellow beings, are
now bringing aud selling their iron gold dust
and palm oil 10 the colonies.
IN addition IN all this, tho colonies have
shown themselves capable n .clf gov nncni