The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-11

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higisry, t6c ether had less ts histsy q beings
"a spiritual Chrssni,y; y:s s o.o e ne
- soed' q n'snument Of the glory Of God in ths
rsje1ption q souls. If the one had lie local end
na1icna history, the other had Worldwide history
80 report woud receive the unanimous asssnt Of
n Aere present. On the arrival Of fossiga ship
n. the port Of japan, . Gordon Of native beats
was formed around. for the purpose Of prevent
ing . communication with the shore; and BY this
means The world had bssn kept In ignorance - to
TIE civil institutions, the national customs, and
civil resources Of wealth, Of Japan. This society
formed Gordon Of chaplains, commencing at our
metropolis, extending thence to Europe, and round
the world, not for the purpose OF cutting of
sources Of information and intrenchng ignorance
in ias stronghold, but for the purpose Of cut
ting % the intercourse with vice. Much has
been said Of Capitalization of power; ard where
chAin Of political and religious servitude and
vassalage, by causing clouds to pass over
the star that in the west and shutting ont the
religious light of Gods holy word it merited the re-
probation Of man; but in the organization If this
society it merited admiration and called forth his
highest commendation, Hero were concentrated GER
tain forces from evangelical christian churches forces
not great ashley should be- for they were not yet
awake to their great holy missions, but constitu.
ting IN organised body. If they had sent out
any missionary of narrow or sectarian views
LEI him be recalled he did not represent the Society
\ their enlarged efforts And when no prayed. ne
who, together with neighbor, owned q slave-ne-
no John-and he prayed chat God would shower his
baessings upon him, and his farm, and his family,
Ard hls half ha Of negro John ,,Sa.. lLaushtsi)
aaonaSy In China, where. he had gone forth
under The auspices of the society. The few mer-
chants resident there had subscribed four thou
sand dollars, being about four hundred each; and
the sailor. themselves visiting the port had conri-
buted TO the amount OF some three four thousand
more, and fine Bethel now foated in the Pearl
river, near Canton, where Sabbath after Sabbath
cOngregatc scamen to hear the word of eternal lfe
He concluded by moving the resolution for tho
adoption of the report.
Captain A. H. ToorE, Of the U s. Navy, seconded
the resolution. He had. since his earliest child
hood been connected with the men for whose benefit
they were laboring. He had sailed in ten men Of
war, and in six Of them there had been no religious
services in the other four there had been and in two
Of them the men had voluntarily rclinquished their
grog. The influence had been most salutary; and
though in the last he had commanded they had boon
two years the Coast Of Africa captured three sa
vers and boarded seventy ships, they had not had
single denth on board during the cruise.
He then spoke Mt some length on the subject of
abolishipg the grog allowance, contending that it
was useless to vindicate discipline until that
done by Congress, and urging all to perseyere in
endeavors to effect it. AT the same time, he did
not wish to advocate the idea that all seamen
to be controlled by moral suasion; and the philan-
throlists injured the cause of seainen when they
SoAsSHuSN tHcIC WAS ~ HccesSity IOT penal cOuc
for the incorrigible when mildcr means failed
Drunkenness would always be rife when grcg was
paradcd daily before men; appetite in some, and
the ear Of ridcule in others, would induce them to
drink it. There was no excuses for it now, when
the practice was first established. 1t was not now
considered necessary by others, and it had been
abolished with great advantage in the mercantile
marine, and there was reason why the navy should
be the last place where this foe to human happiness
should be furnished.
1t was alone owing to the tardy spirit Of lcgsla-
ton IN reforming known and admitted evils. He
hoped all would exert themselves in this and not
cease till the grog allowance was struck forever
from the navy ration book.
We presume the report was adopted but in the
eloquence which followed the formality Of putting
the question was lost sight Of.
hymn, Star of peace to wanderers weary"
then sung by the choir of the Fourteenth street
Presbyterian church.
The Rev VIM. L. SPRoLL, Chaplain at the Mill
tary Academy, West Point, and the Rev. +. l..
MACON, each addressed the meeting-the latter in
a most entertaining manner, reviewing the history
Of the rise and progress Of the nation, and the pr0v
DENTAL circumstances attendant all its great his
torical ard political crises On the conclusion Of his
address, the doxology-
;. Praise God fiom whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him. all creatures here below:
Praise Him above. We heavenly host
Praise Father. Son. and Holy Ghost
was sung, and benediction pronounced by Dr.
Wycoff.
The board, ON the conclusion of the exercises,
elected third Of the trustees who 60 out annually,
and Passed n vote of thanks to the choir for their
attendance