The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-04

The Anniversaries.
SEVENTEENTH Anniversary OF THE MAopAIEN
SOCIETY OF NEW YoRS, FOR REcLAInrNa FALLEN
FEMALES.
The seventeenth anniversary Of this society was
held yesterday, May Sd 1850, at IL o'clock A. M,
In the lecture room Of the Presbyterian church, in
Blocker street. New York The attendance. which
consisted chiefly Of Ladder small Six dollars, it
seems BY the report of the Treasurer paid for the
Of the
The meeting was opened by DR.. Knox. who took the
chair, a. President Of the society. The chairman
made brief and solemn address to the society, on
behalf OF the institution, and in reference to the
labors Of the members Of the society. He adverted
soemny TO the condition of the unhappy persons who
the objects Of the socitude and laborers Of be-
nevolence Of the society lie sad they not sunk
low to be beyond the notice Of the Lord there
fore let those who are engaged In this work and labor
Of love not be discouraged One soul if be but one
redeemed nom sin and death, is worth than all
the labor expended.
The company then sang the 15'st hymn
Deep are the wounds which sin has made;
vsa strives :. to hss sps the %osnd
The work is far beyond her power.
At the indication Of the chairman Pastor Dusten
then made prayer in which, referring to the ladies
present he said" Father thou behoidest the true
sisters Of charity before Thee" He also thanked cd
organization of such society this and for all such
similar agencies by which souls brought out of
n.
Of means have the privilege Of being co
viii h G cd in the great work of salvation
when The prayer was ended Mr.. coe, the Treasurer,
came forward and read before the socety the annual
account Of the Treasurer. BY this IL appeared that
there in the treasury, on January ist, 1850, a
balance Of twenty dollars and ninety-tve cents
The sum expended during the last year for
salaries travelling expenses, fuel, stationery,
The sums received for the same period by col.
lections, contributions, Sc, with the balance
The seventeenth Annual Report was then read by
the chaplain of the society 1t stated that fortysx
abandoned women had received instruc ton and aid
from the society during the past or these some
had returned to their homes one had died in hope,
seven received in the hospital and five had run
away 1t was remarkable that during the prevalence
Of the cholera not one of these unfortunate Magda
lens had been attacked by the scourge. None who
had applied to the society for relief and who were
proper subjects" had been rejected The report then
stated some relating to parties who had been
received by the society. One had reformed and got
well married; one who went home, expressed herself
highly grateful for the labors Of the society; another
had first received serious impressions while under the
Of the society. and had joined an evangelical
ahn-sh AYc:a-- lad reformed aud taken home by
her sister; another was living as housekceper In the
city.
long and eloquent address to the society He began
by adyertng to the peculiar character Of the subject
which the benevolence of this society is exercised
1t Is a subjsct which cannot be published; scarcely
dare breathe it in vocal sounds ourselves Yet he
observed, it Is in solitude that God gives the balm
which heals 1t in solitary visits that HIS spirit gives
werld Therefore he who does good and no one knows
it, follows in the steps c<God The subject submitted
to the benevolent action Of this society Is OF
which all know more Of than dare to speak, or
are able to utter. True Christian benevolence, OBJ
upcn four feet or principles OF which if you take away
but limps and totters These four feet or prn
cipes. the possession Of which Christian bcnevo-
l,nce is base d. the following1st, The conscious
Of our own snfulness. IDLY, A feeling OF deep
gratitude for our own presZvation 3dy Sincere sym
Dat by Tor the woes and Of the victims Of Sin
he o
On the first Of these heads or topics the Doctor dcs
canted at length with great eloquence, sdvertng to
the trems ndousy spreading evil which had increased
in this city and become bold and unblushing. This
great evil and its tremendous increase, the Doctor
attributed mainly immig which brings In all
There horrible corruptons from foreign countries into
midst, like Hood II we do not lind an ark and u
Noah must give up the whole world to the inau-
Of the spreading devastation The enemy Is bold
and become colossal In his proportions, because is
evil which Is SO delicate to touch upon, We hardly
dare TO notice IT, Ycs the enemy is colossal, with the
majesty Of hell uprootcd d,fying the land ireading
down authorities revipg religion breaking the hearts
Of parents plucking her offspring from the mother
and riding her grief. II Is damnation balcd out Of
the pit with q lsdie bigger thaa what man ever knew
Such deprayity 80 bold and fearless Is not seen on
this continent in place such as II seen here In the
rrcets Of New York. Christian ministers dare not
sp ak Of the danger for there IL false decacy and
unwiilirgness to listen TO the report Of the evil The
difficulty is not so much in the evil itself as IN the
combination Of sstan and Christians together. Chris
tnns in league with IL and covenant in secret with
the agents Of the evil and say, You do you as you
please and viii mention it, In illustration OF
this DR. T. sad that ~ he coming TO the meeting
this morning he met . gentleman, distinguished for
his bcreyolencc, who, when he heard where he was
going. told him TO take for IL very sha
lowy lncn Ennrging further upon the first topic Of
his discosrse the Doctor spoke Of the necessity Of
having In the start, deer feeling Of the conscious
cf dcpravity. In this spirit should not
cart OF despise any poor bark floating the
ocean with ourrelves because IL had sprung a-Icak
From a feeling Of ceep gratitude for our pre-
prvaiicp. we ought not TO stand indifferent to the
and ru,r rings Of those who drowning in the
f1tt
the pit Of destruction This should do. IL we had
ow-h cling deep sympathy fcr those who the
victims at Elm and Of the terrible danger to
which ourselves and sill connect ed with
posed. The Doctor concluded powerful and eloquent
discourse 10y urging various calculated
to promote the purposes and objects 81 this benevolent
society.
when the Doctor had concludes his able address
prayer made, and singing joined In by the meeting
whereupon the society adjourned.