New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-16
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
City Missionary Society of the Reformed
Dutch Church.

The Twertieth Anniversary OF the small but IN
fuertial society was held last night in the Lecture
Room Of the La Fayette-place Church On account
o. the extreme inclemency Of the weather, the at
tendance was very limited. This society was
formed in October. lss9 and is auxiliary to the
Board Of Mission Of the General Synod of the Re
formed Dutch Church. Its operations are confined
almost entirely to the City
The meeting last night was opened with prayer
by Mr.. DE MoTTE.
The Treasurer, G. G. SNITs. then read his An
nual Report The receipts for the year were
81 COO % the expenses were 1887 balance In
the Treasury, 81 -. OF the expenses, $500 were
Maid 10 the First German Mission Church; $500 to
the Second German Mission Church; $3.50 to Mount
Pleasant Church; $500 to the Twenty -hrst-st.
Church. OF the receipts s26i so was from Annual
Subscribers; $50 from Ninth-st. Church s276 90
from La Favette.place Church sl4l so from the
Markets.; S212 80 from the Washin ton square
- q 80 rom the North Church sos from Broome-
st. Church, &c.
The Secretary r. X. Crosby, then read his an
pual report setting forth the operations aud results
az the Society for the past year The Efforts OF nc
Society have been, in most places very successful,
and the report sets forth with mlnuteness the pro-
eress made The following appropriations are made
for the current year: To the First German Evan
geHcal Mission Church, Houstonst. Rev John Y.
Guldin. $500; TO the Mount Pleasant Church, FIJI
tieth-st Rev. Mr.. Brett, $500; TO the Second Ger
man Evangelical Mission Church. Grand-st thev
f. Stems, s5O0-in all -, 600
After the reception of the report, the meeting
was addressed by Mr.. De Motto, who argued from
the past much encouragement to go on with increas
ed effort for the future. From the remarks OF mr.
De Motto we gather the following facts OF the 80
cety' history: ,e,
The City Missionary Society of the Reformed
Dutch Church, auxiliary TO the Synods Board OF
Domestic Missions Of that Church was organized
on the 2lst October, 1922 under the name OF the
"Young Mems Missionary Society Of New-York,'
auxiliary to the Missionary Society OF the Reformed
Dutch Church. and continued to exist as such until
the wear s39, when it became auxiliary to the
Synods Board of Domestic Missions, with the name
OF the Young Mems Missionary Society of the Re.
formed Dutch Church, auxiliary to the Board OF
Missions of the General Synod Of the Reformed
Dutch Church and continued until the year
ls47, when it assumed its present character
For the few first years otits existence and until
in or about the year 1884 its operations were limit
ed TO the collection and distributing funds to the
Society to which it was at that time auxiliary.
In that year it assumed Missionary Station in
Thirdst. near the East River, under the Pastoral
care at that time, OF Rev DR.. Marcelus. In 1882
the location of that Church, as well as the Church
ITSELF being found inadequate TO meet the wants oil
the congregation, as well as the community, lnctp.
lent steps were taken TO secure new site and
erect new Church. which, throug h the generous be-
nefaction OF the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
of the City of New York. the sale of the old build
ing and site, and the active and energetic coopera
ton Of III Society, was successfully accomplished
by the erection OF a commodus Church Edlhce and
Parsonage on the corner OF avenue B and Fifth ST.
which Church has ceased to receive aid from this
Board now two years since.
In 1899, an infant enterprise in Twenty-first-st
applied for aid, which Immediately extended,
and not in vain as is testified by another Church
erected and completed and by the further fact that
that Church, instead of being recipient FROM has
been a contributor to the funds OF this Society.
In ls43, the German Evangelical Mission
Church, in Houston commenced, and has con-
tbued to receive its fostering care.
In 1874, Stanton st. Reformed Protestant Dutch
Church, which has also been blessed in providing
for themselves house of worship and though not
with in ecclesiastical connection, yet we
know the Gospel in its purity is from Sabbath to
Sabbath ministered; and in l5f5 the Mount Plea
SAINT Ref Protestant Dutch Church received a rea
dy response to a call for aid which has also sane
tuary.
Such is brief outline of the operations OF this
Society. 1t would be both interes sting and nstruc
tive, as well as in a high degree encouraging
could we go into detail and note the many souls
which through Gods blessing. on the minstratlon
which the Society has been privileged to main
tain these poiuts have been born into the King
dom of our Lord But enough has been shown TO
endorse the Society as an instrumentality, owned
of God, in extending our Redeemers Kingdom on
the Earth in connection with our beloved Zion;
and in view Of the past we can with confidence
appeal to the Church for the future.
The Society concluded its business with an cleo.
tion at which the following officers were chosen for
the current year;
For President-JOHN J. BROWER.
For Fist ice President-JAaEs VAN BENScHoTEN.
For Second observation-disclosures Varies.
For Tredswer-Game el q Smith.
For Sccretdyy-Chas. II, Amerman.
Fer 1k-Joseph B. Lockwood.
For Mdndgers
Edward Anthony, Peter Duryea,
WIN. Alsson, VIM. A. Foster,
Horsiio Allen, Warren G Gray,
Theo T. Baldwin, Chas. =. Little,
Jacob s Beekmsn, Adm Lent
VIM Bogsrdus, Chss. Van Wyck,
Gusavus A Brett, Romeo Valentine,
Robert T. Bubb Horaho @. Ware,
Robert r. Crosby. Hampton Woodruff.
CosFLAGRATIos.-On the night OF the I'd inst.
a fire broke out in the town OF Huntsville, Ala.
which laid two squares and halfin ashes. Among