The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-24
anniversary OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church Missionary Society for seamcn,
Tor the city ana Port OF New York.

| Ch"rch missionary Society FOR Seamcn,
| for the City and Port OF New York.
| The fifth anniversary of the abovve Church
Missionary Society was celebrated last Sum
day evening, at the Church of the Ascension.
The sermon on the occasion was preached bv
Bishop Henshaw, of Boston; and at the conclusion
OF the services, liberal collection was taken no
for the purposes of the Society. The church was
crowded on the occasion by large and fashionable
audience of the elite of New York Christian
society.
The report of the Board of Managers was read
at the conclusion of the church liturgcal services
| The report expresses much qualification at the
results of the labors of the past year in this cause,
and refers with EMULATION the reports which the
| missionaries have made of their several labors
among the seamen of the port of New York The
following is account of the success experienced
In this missionary work =
Many incidents have occurred, warranting the
belief that our labors and prayers have not been
in vain in the Lord The captain, the officer, the
sailor and the boatman have been melted to tears
with the affecting and holy services of the church
and each have to our missionaries with subdued
and addened spirit confessing their past follies and
vicious life telling them Of their troubled hearts and
awakened censcences, and asking also their counsel
and their prayers. The services upon the Lords day
and principal holy days have beengenerally well attend
cd There has been a third service upon Sunday in
of chapels since September last, and during
the season of Lent in the other. Seamen and boat
men availing themselves more and more of these
privileges, and manifesting an interest which gives
promise good results Your board have opportunity
to Judge of these things for themselves It is made
the duty of Of its members to be at every
service Our success has encouraged hearts, moved BY
the of God to the holy work in other ports
Philadelphia has within the past year. completed its beau
and service of the Triune God In other cities too,
where the sailor finds harbor, there he also finds
his early vows and to beseech and encourage him to
leave the ways of sin and ruin, and return to his
Heavenly Fathers house, where he will be instructed
md protpC ted -cOm chad
and strengthened for the mighty conflict with the
world the flesh, and the devil. Nor is this all the
Bible and the Prayer Book, if he have them not
always given him when leaving port, with tracts and
some other good book And besides he may obtain at
one of chapes book from the library to occupy
his leisure moments and to remind him Of the church,
when far away upon the or to lead him thither
him upon his safety. This library obtained by the
contributions Of some few friends of the mission num-
bcrs about 40 Volumes nearly all Of which are in the
hands of seamen and boatmen. 1t greatly needs in
crease ,,,.,, ,,o r,,
sos Prayer Books 10000 pages of Tracts 1000 Sailors
Manual Of Devotions, and other books, 1850. There
have been baptized, AZ confirmed 8 communicates
| added, 80 funerals, 20 marriages, 81"
The board, however, complain of the want Of sup
port and the meagre supply OF funds There has been
debt incurred in the past year. Of one thousand dollars
being fourth part OF the sum total OF the current ex-
penses OF the No account Is given in the report
Of the opcradi in which this four thousand dol
The report having been read, Bishop Henshaw as
ccndcd the pulpit and delivered discourse applicable
The Bishop took his text from the II tn chapter of the
| Prophet Isaiah 10, H. and IL. And in that
day shall be root of jesse which shall stand for
ensign of the people TO it shall the Gentiles SEEK
| and his rest shall be glorious"
| The learned Bishop began, by remarking upon the
many and very striking promises made concerning the
Messiah the Saviour Of them that believe referring
to him either in his humiliation in the flesh as branch
of the stem Of JESSE born Of the house of David VIII
| he was lone and Inundated or referring to him in his
glory after he risen from the dead In all these
promises and prophecies, he is spoken of in manner
suitable to the various situations he placed in and
nf u,cAp yhc o1 ealn NJ
his government his power and might, all declared
In the chapter from which the text is taken very
righteousness will be the girdlc Of his
loins; it will be time of harmony and peace; the vel
, will lie down with the lamb and ensign will be sci
up to which all nations and people shall flock. lie
the bishop would first call attention to tbs
gathering together of the nations to this ensign
An ensign is a banner, generally referring to army
showing that all who under that ensign enlisted
dominion Our Lord seems to refer to this prophecy
In some measure when ne said And 1T be lifted up
the only hope for is in him, who is the only re-.
deemer and salvation of sinners. Thus it is that his
enygn II tt t up by mis- mis- ministers who preach his
the promises are made which promise nee from
the world the flesh and the devil. We should never
forget observed the learned Bishop that man is in
state of revolt and rebellion against God his maker and
creator, by evidoing and sin. He has been drawn to
participate in the revolt which Satan and his angels
commenced In this condition Of rebellion and enmty
against God it is Christ alone who redeems his people,
by his death and his resurrection from the dead All
are engaged in this warfareon side is the love-
TRUTH justice and righteousness God on the other
side Is the evil, malignity and wickedncss of man
Christ employs no weapons but those of truth and
peace in his warfare. He subdues the hearts Of
merces The Gospel h thn wns ana Christ sender r
conciing the world to hmsef' and the ministers Of
ppeafn .ns WORDS OF reorganization and peace
fis righteousness for You have need to
ascend up into heaven or to descend into hell The
Lord not far; He is nigh every of Let there
fore seek Him while He may be found The text, how
ever is not merely mandatory is also highly prophe-
l N fhria nuara
the Saviour and the Redeemer of all that seek him
and put their trust in Him, but it also refers, as
great prophecy, to the time which will undoubt-
| eddy when His kingdom will rule over ali
The Bishop then proceeded to enlarge upon pros
pect Of the coming Of the kingdom of Christ when the
will of God will be done the earth in heaven
he the signs OF the times indicated the speedy
work behalf which the congregation was appealed
to this evening to support 1t by their contributions
the more important from being in his view tho
steps towards that millennal glory which DO
expected when the kingdom of Christ Of peace
love would prevail and the kingdom of this world Of
wrath evil and hatred would be brought to end In
this view he regarded this work the import
ant and having therefore, the higher claims to their
delightful picture Of the happy day when the kingdom
OF truth and peace, that is, the kingdom OF Christ
| Bishop then proceeded to advocate the cause of
sailors by peculiar reference to the relationship tney
hold to commercial and mercantile men, whose nstru
ments thew are IN rearing up and erecting their
tunes Mt the constant risk and peril OF their own ves
lie drew very ens an Neglected class of people and
showed what was expected from them when their
manners being improved they would cease to cast re-
preach upon the OF Christian in the unchristian
ized ports which they arrived To prepare them to-
no an example these distant people, was preparing
the way to Chrisanize the world Every sailor would
| then become a missionary and knowledge would cover
| the earth, as the breakers cover the sea.
| The learned Bishop then concluded his discourse by
an appeal behalf Of the to the large congre-
CATION assembled, concluding with this appeal dis
course to which, from the awkward position for hearing
and taking notes in which regret II has not
been in waters to do the full justice which it de-
A liberal collection then taken up for the pur.
poses Of the society; after which the usual ceremonies
of the church performed, the parting benedction
given, and the congregation dispersed.
NANCoyvER's ISI.AND.-Mr. James Douplas chief