The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-01
st. Nicholas society.

ADDRESS OF THE REV. vERMILyE.
The annual address of the st. Nicholas society
delivered isst evening in the Assembly Rooms, Chinese
Buildings, by the Rev. DIR. Vermilys. At haf-psst
o'clock, the President and members Of the Society
tered the room and took their on the platform
Among them observed Judge Jones, Hon. Ogden
Hoffman, DIR. Msnlsy, DR.. Francis, MIR. Bessman aud
several others Of most guished citizens The
exercises Of the evening commenced by prayer by
the Rev Dr. william l.. Johnson alter which the al
dress delivered, to very large and fashionable
audience.
DIR ysrmilye, after few preliminary remarks, re-
fsrred to the natural affection -hich exists between
and their childr.n, aud between children aud
their parents Thus IL IN that the is perpetuated
and the prosperity Of families secured aud promoted
Wefeel n stronger affection tor mother, than
for any other being IN the world This natural ansc
ton extends hack remOtest parents, a. we'll
the nation from which spring. We take glory In
the deeds Of ancestors and proud think that
Ahsir blood flows in our veins aud that from such
stock we have descended. The admiration OF their
noble acts conf.rs benefit on society, ~ stimulating
us to initiate tn. m aud prevents tearing down
the which they laid as well prompts u.s.
out Of love TO their memoriss to establish hrmly
the fabric they laid until its lofty dome reaches ss
ven itself aud should Americans ever forget the
principles trset the struggles Of their fathers
this continent! The battle grounds Of the revolution
the very granite OF bunser HILL ITSELF would be eloquent
In r.buke ~ they did la the spirit thes. the
speaker sd he would proceed to the suosct the sd
orsss, which the History aud character OF the Iu
gusnos From the earliest history OF New York. said
the blood Of the HugueDots has mixed with that OF
DotCh aud, indeed, many names mingled the
Dutch OF Huguenot origin. In this, aud in other
Tstpects they have left their impress among u.s. aud
their influence h felt among us To this day Why then,
should fail TO COMMEMORATE the hgh-souled hugus-
nots, Who although they not as successful the
Pilgrims or The tOvepsUters ardent IN the holy
a civil aud religious liberty The origin Of the
term Hugutpot" the speaker raid IL obscure IL is
well know however. that AZ fret used by Of
contempt but Was afterwards adopted by the Husus-
Bots Themselves, a. n marx OF distipctiou ns tneu
glanced at the susrDgs and psrs.cutiobs Of the Old
huguenots In France, which continued for two long
cebtuis but these perseeniions only tended to In.
their numbers Day by day, the Kefor in
France gathered strength aud, ,tcr-tly openly, q
large proportion q the Popuston embraced their dso
tripes AIMING the nobility as we'll a. among the
Ina the 1888 the nrst Protestant church
In fais AID at that tim. the Huguenots vvntured to
appear In the public streets FROM tin. they
cane uuisd, thus proving that tho prosecutions d-
r.cted against then had contrary effect to what
Intended DIR. Nermlye then depicted, In glowing
aud eloquent manner the frghtfui massacre Of the
Hugusnots n Paris and throug hout France by vbich
eleven thousand II them-hse hunsrpd Of whom .ere
pubes-v.rs slaughtered In Paris alone, ana from
my to hundred thousand throu xbout the country
All Europe stood ashat at the dreadful spectacle and
tb. actors In the asful tragedy were scsthogiy de-
nounosd. But, rotwitnsian ug all this the uugue-
note not eIttpated finsliy after enduring un-
heard Of psttouton they we're prot, In their sli
gioUs rights he edict ~ Nantes gave them - Ieg.
exist, nos. and ogerso them security Encro snts.
however, we're made. from time time. on tnis .dot
aud In i6s5 1t was entirely revoked. This was nue..
morable act ior the HUgusnots Tor France from pbch
u erw thoassnds Of them aud memorable, tsc,
for the vord-ier II scattered, far aud vide, seeds
which have borne fruit wherever they tell Sixteen
hundred churches we're burned down. tbousands o. the
Hugusnots reIe thlsd, families we're separatsd; and
few Of thoee who ned aud driven back b. stress
OF sezther were betIsy,d tezed and into bond
sae Af,r referring to the influence which the Hutu.
IUts sSstsd ir Holland England and utner countres
to vbich they htd tbt sposkrt spoke At epgJ
tetttmeDts IN thu country Their aid QUE
~ the most brisnt page o. the worlds h,st ~ In
conclusion. he pronounced amost eloquent p.negyric
nth, Jnit,d States the refuge the perseeut-a and
the stranger ~ all nations
The sooress ct which this Is very brief sketch was
listen, to With the greatest attention Throughout