New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-12
ANSrvERsARY-The Sixth Anniversary A.

the Christian Mutual Benefit Society No 3 was o,,e-
eraied on Wecne sday evening at Hope Chapel Broas
way, with the usual religious Ceremonies The eAs,,
was taken BY Russell w Robinson, ESQ.,, and bes,d,
him sat Rev. Mr.. ATmitage Rev MT Stone. Pastor AZ
Berean Church, Rev Dr. Downing Mr. yoy, See,.
tary, &c. The music vas under the direction ~
Mr.. Terry ard select choir Rev Mr. Armltze.
opened the proceedings With prayer, after which tie
annual repeTt was read by the Secretary. The In
sttuiion ~ strictly Mutual Benefit Society plata
and simple. and composed of members OF the Evan.
gehcal churches anc has for its objects the assist
aDce OF the members when. IN the providence Of
God. they may be sick suffering watching oy the
bedside OF the SICK ard diving helping and comfs-,
ing the widow m her distress caring for the orpAsn
and buTying the dead Their receipts from her A.
eanlzatlon 10 the present time A. SO "a
Disbursements paid brethren sick, &c. dur
ing that time ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. I51 90
Funeral BENEFITS to ave deceased brothers. $50 "A
Do. 20 two brothers wiyes-............ N 40
Contingent 4sl as
Rev. Mr.. Stone then addressed the congregation
from the text
Though speak with the tongues Il men and sas,l.
and have no, charity become as tinkliHg enhs Ana n
lie said that society in a state like surs, make, an
institution like this a5s outely necessary Men 6nd-
ing themselves In a city like NewYork sick and M
able 10 work, their salaries, either small or large
rapidly wasting away IN the necessary expenses 70
alleviate their Illness, soon become melancholy and
fretl when thinking Of the frghiu prospect before
fetal are the alterations OF Society hike the pres
ent. The Rev. speaker pictured IN very feeling
terms the condition OF family IN distress, and al
luded to the command Be not anxious, and take no
thought OF morrow" which he considered not appl.
cable in its literal sense 10 the present stage OF
istence and illustrated II by an anecdote OF two men
who had lost their property by FIRE. On meeting
each other some time after. one was IN good crcuni-
stance while the other WAS still poor. The latter
asked his friend how he able ~ rise up 50
rapidly, while he still grooming after has loss :.
To which the wealthy gentleman replied, while
YOU gong about ffettrg and telling your friends
all your sorrows was working There are certain
laws IN society, he continued which, like the laws
which regulate the natural world cannot be swefve
from, without injury accruisg therefrom. There 10
the law of Labor, for the man that will not work
shall not eat man, ii ne has ability, can earn his
living throughout any part OF the country. There Is
work enough IN these broad acres fer millions yet 10
come. Another law is that of prudence or economy
the prudent man seeih the evil and proyideth HIM
self therefor. Wesley, he believed, said, Get all
you can, give all you can, and keep all you can, and
you will DO WELL This is prudent maxim, and is
far removed from parsimony, meanness or ayarce.
The next law is that OF Association, cooperating
for each others mutual benefit. No man can live on
the earth in separate isolated condition, unless
he be like Robinson Crusoe. cast away on a desert
island. God has made US dependent ON each other,
as the links of one great cham. lie has made them
In one brotherhood and one flesh, and the time Is
coming when every man shall meet his brother and
his friend, matter In what part OF The earth he may
be, or unlcT NndL cline ne may DC DOTn III II
necessary for all 10 provide against those ne
cessities which stare him IN the face, and Al the
same time to have as little care as possible about
the things OF the morrow. But when the reservoir
is exhausted, and man finds himself thrown on the
charity Of the world or of his Church-what Is he
TO DO IL is TO meet such state Of things that the
Christian Mutual Benevolent Society has been
organized, and II is to compass those ends and TO
make man little anxious about the future and to feel
that he is dong his part, and they are doing their
parts and vet cause him still to feel that he IS not
bessar or a pensioLer. This Mutual Benefit Society
is a kind of Insurance Company. Now, how does a
man of the world look on those companies Sup
pose a person engaged IN business, with more or
less of credit andLls operations extending widely,
sometimes his assets will be able to meet his ab-
tics, but still he may not be able TO command his
money at all times he is IN debt and this property
which " oud be part Of his assets rs IN store OF
on the ocean. lie must now wind up his asssis.
Ills assignees discover that his property has been
burned or lost at sea- and the question then arises,
is he insured l' II he is not the man OF the world
will say that no one has right 10 go into busl-
ness, ard allow his property TO remain uninsured.
The Rev gentleman. after Fefuting the diheren.
objections that made TO an institution consttn,ed
as this s concluded by showing how society Is con-
stantly changing. like IN the variations 81 human
life from boy hood TO manhood, and how III the later
periods more wants are required than at former
one.
The meeting was aferward addressed by Rev
Dr. Dowling a collection was taken up, the dorolo'
gy was sung, benedicton was given, and the cele'
bfatfon the sixth Anniversary Of the Society ter
minated