The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-07
THE RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS.
NEW YORK, A. d., 1880.


held its twenty annual meeting, last evening
In the Broadway Tabernacle, p. Pert Esq., th'
president Of the society in the chair After the pro
liminary exercises Of singing an original hymn. pro
pared for the occasion, and prayer,
Tie CHAinMAS made a few observstions. He said
the first in this great work sim usnsou
in tho city OF New fork and in the city Of London In
London they erected floating chapel on the Thames
and in New York built the SAILORS uomc Ee
then went on to describe the benefits arising from
the system Of temperance which has been adopted
throughout merchant vessels and the navy and gave
evidence of the sailors rugality that there is
in the Sesmen's Savings Bank Of this city.
ceedpg one million of dollars. owned by sailors The
sailor Is man, and Of feeling lie has a con-
science, aud the very nature of his employment
brings him more in contact with the wonders of God
In the silence OF night with the canopy of heaven
spread him. he cannot but reflect, and the re-
cords of institution will show that the sailor in
sickness and in the hour Of death has not been in
sensible to the blessings of the Divine truth.
An abstract Of the annual report was read by Rev
J. SpauldSg. one Of the socrotnres. from which IL
appears that the receipts Of the society for the
ending ON the lst inst. were SIS i9I aud the cxprnl
lures % 2C6, exceeding the receipts OF the preceding
year 50 9l5 and not including considerable amount
collected by the Secretaries and expended ia tho pa
ces whore raised for local Obj eta
The operations OF the society both foreign an do
metic extending through It's chapla md sal mis-
cs, the ministraons OF the gospel to seamen
to kind Offices to the sick, and the last rites to the dead
in The Islands of the Pacific, China. Brazil Chill.
France sweden, and the West INDIES besides acting
III concert with numerous auxilaries and local soce
ties, in suseiniug sailors homes and bethels &c in
The socicty's Home, in New York, has had, within
the past year All and in eight years II 95 salor-
boardes Some OF tho results OF these la0or are seen
in the following particulars via thousands oi seamen
have sigIod aud keep the temperance pledge entire
crews go to sea and return home sober nen iutoxea
ting liquors furnhed among The stOros OF tie
IN, reliant the whaling. and fishing yesses, as iormer
ly; comparative order and quit prevail IN The
sailors homes in the streets. aud the wharEes; the
general health Of seamen L. improved their chests are
well repeuishedi hundreds Of Thousands OF dollars
have boeu d,postsed by them in small in
savng's Banks, their families rendered comfort
alle aud happy; their apparent thrift rising in their
pfOfeesion aud becoming. in many Instances owners
In the craft thy navigate. as the mechanic owns his
tools the discipline oi tho sea greatly improved go
vrnirg men lees by brute force and more by moral
inf,uS ncc numbers of masters officers aud sailors,
made wire and happy in hearty reception and iaith-
l profes ession OF piruai religion and having tasted
the good word themselves, creating aud supplying
Dc mlud for IL On foreign shores.
Such some of the results. alike gratifying and
ging to those who urging forward one OF
the nob!est enterprises OF modern times
The large congregation which 10 thoir honor be IL
told princp composed of ladies' was thon ad-
dressed ty the Rev. MIR. Trumbull seainans chaplain
Valparaiso, who moved that the report be printed
The had two charhctcrstics In the hrst place
II ought TO he "a good one and men should think 1t
good whltt slept quietly in our homes AZ night,
the sailor tossed about upon the ocean whilst
". had our home aud friends 20 go to- he huds
even when On shore. Poor Jack, when abroad is
often put into an hospital, without window anu
he had oftcu seen hini-without sheet ana dying
without any spiItuIl consolation. They are To be
projected IRON those sharks on land and he has
home to go TO- where he will have good counsel
and the word OF God The Rev. gentleman spoke At
considerable length, and detailed many Instances
whore the dssmnation Of the Scriptures In various
In qua es-Swedith. Danish, Spanish and English
had b,,n successiul in retaining sailors: not~th,
standing the SCOTS and sneers with which some OF
the cbspnins oi the institution About Two years aso
the nlgatr Constitution came TO valparaiso he went
ON hoard, aud asked for ths ohaplsa. The captain
said they had not chaplain that he and the presi.
dsnt had talked about It, and they thought II better
TO have naturalist lie said You know I. Ia un-
constitutional to send chaplain - but II that was
Unconstitutional 1t seemed to him that 1t strange
To- three four hundred 10 the word
chaplain.
The Rev Walter Cotton, U. s. N, Of Phnadsldhia,
next addressed the congregation lie moved a resolu-
tion the ect that the character and condition OF
our tesmen ontie them 10 our sympathy aud AID Ho
called upon the meeting 60 look with him towards the
not TO watch the icrtergs which he designated the
wandering tombton.s Of the oceans dead bat to the
wandering mariner. who claimed their sympsthy and
Who tonight came to us with long arrear OF neglect.
"a claims But for the hardy enterprise of those men,
In what condition should We be tonight The re
rend gentle here entered into very eloquent de-
scIpton Of the ssans claims upon all ela-ses OF the
c,nmunity The annals Of our naval engagements
his duty in the hour ~ peril IL called forth By no
sinister motive, and the trumpet Of fame makes Il un-
known. IL any Of cur lair auditors wec in peril he
looks not to his danger but plunges overheard to
her rescue; he looks not for to y 10 the Legis
sture tor divorce from woman; he never throws her
o,ei board CHEERS aud laughter. lie IL frank aud
oysn-henrtcd and as an illustration The speaker dc.
tailed an snecdote Of anumb-r OF sailors having got
drunk ON sLore In sbsnty; they were robbed aud
sought redress, but In vain IN lev days after they
went on shore again. and burnt the sbEnty; one of
them was arre,ted and was defended By young law
yer; when the Indictment read true said
the ,ailor; hush" says the young lawyer make no
admissions; give me q chance Of defending you; We
may prove albt "an afbin said he what sort OF
scran IL that uaughtu) TO prove you were not
there replied the lawyer; oh. but was there said
be, and burned 10 down with my own hands
QLaughisr) The speaker then vent on To show that
ninst. ntventeths Of the offences which occurred In
til, navy could H. trsctd to the ~ ardent spirits
hut be had returned from the Psciac where
snonest whole squadron not glass of ardent spirits
had teen given. The ocers do not introduce It, but
the goyernmept do lie hsre detailed snrcdote Of
having been sentenced tO the lash tor breaking
cp,D tie spirit-rOom. and he attributed hts having
done 20 TO the government who the d.y before had al
,ws him three glasses and he askod that the govern
m'Dt might set part OF the punishment Oaugh-
tsrD Congress, In its dsys OF ignorance legisistcd
this wbisksy into the rations, snd let them nov
l.gslste ID cut of the rations-h is curse
aud g dsmning blot What can you do for
the saiorl You can sustain his hor.e We must not
BE- compelled, when he returns fron long voyage To
go down 90 these abodes Of iufany and crime. they
have ue.n too long his abode there be has len has
hard earnings. the wreck % bis constitution sud the
hop. d HE tsivston The speaker then said he mover
yet met in twenty years sailor Who refused to read
religious tract aud continued 90 mention isots TO
,hO~ N. progress of the society board several
sss where the whole discipline II the Ship ~eit on
s.s,.,r' No In vnmsns heart ne has sIvay. found
I
aud always will find. respon-s 20 the casmities 81
hi lot They have elung to him when all others have
abs ndoned him. they have not deserted him when
b. has abandoned himself aud God blesss them for H.
tbse.)
The Rev wnLtsn ". RoGss- of Boston. moved the
resolution o. the effect that the American Sea
mems Friend Society it, duties ths Interests
q th, merchant. the welfare of the country snd the
good q religion To this the reverend gentleman
tp,ke al considerable length aud In strain of elo
qrcpes. Ilo~ vast L. the merchants interest on the
tsar In the ~ giEh merchantmen, for the year
lsss cargots s.u,d from her ports to the value Of
! aT5OOoOCO and the value % the vessels not
l,ss than aSsOOo 30, nj dor the Of 10000
In our country thcrt ~ tonnage between three and
four nllions exports 80 millions Of dollars osr
ports The and under the Of sailor.
17b ct0 in rumh<r The speaker then vent on 10
show that the innu'nee Of rel gion and the care
q the morals % the Effected by this society
that pryvntsd them turning pirates With such vast
t.mytsiion--sueh vast wealth Within their poser
~h,n they b,yond the reaeh Of the Lac. II ~as
the power ~ ths sOcieiy which taught him that he
must bow creature of God-h T. bcc-usc hs feels
he under the eye ~ the Eternal there s safety
for that wealth The thousands that have been given