The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-29
The Methodist Episcopal Ladies' Union Aid
Society.

The first anniversary of the above Society held
Tuesday evening the Greene street Methodist Episcopal
church Bishop Il. S. james, presiding There was
large and highly respectable attendance.
The Rev Dr. Thomson read the first annual report,
which stated that it has been demonstrated that it
practicable object collect together the aged and nrm
members OF their church and to furnish them with the
Of comfortable residence and support in their
declining years The receipts for the period ending Nov
LIST 81 s9l OIL and after deductng the expenditure
there balance on hand Of S76l 90.
The Rev. Mr. HAcASEY moved the adoption Of the re-
10 occupy the place in their society The word Of
God commanded them TO ok after the poor Of the house
hold Of faith especially 1t was their first duty as
dependence. The law Of dependence extended through
out the creation. God the only independent being
upon the community God had left the poor in the
church test of its charity like the test in the gar
den Of Eden He dwet with much force upon the rcli'
gious relationship which existed between them and the
poor who had been redeemed and bought by Christ him
self They should be the first objects Of charity in the
church il was better TO give with Imperfect motives
than not to give ut all lie knew the motive that lie
that giveth iendeth the Lord Those who invested
their unds in charity received large dividend; but he
knew that motive alone did not actuate his hearers God
bad also mingled delight with the performance Of that
duty. There great luxury in doing good
The Rev. DR. Bay observed that the Society would no
be failure because under the influence Of the la
dies In the records of Christianity there were many IN
iimations Of failing but there not single init
nation that had failed In attaining any OF her
desired Objects (snilcs All systems Of morality ex-
Christianity, Dau iHrlrUanty ~
close proximity with his God No institutions Of inadeli
~ provided for relief Of the aged and infrm He Sc
conded the adoption Of the report which was agreed TO-
The Rev Mr. Simpson remarked that nothing showed
the divine origin OF Christianity more that its benign
spirit and practice Of ehnrity. II was the glory OF
ahristianty that IL divided it's intelligence. IL
not necessary return 10 the early days of Christian
communirrn, but there danger OF forgetfuiness
IA consider the claims Of humanity and Christianity
There we're no stores laid up by heavenly beings Man
alone had The power u accumulation. Why was this so
Because to man alone given the power to accumulate
and te be the almoner 10 Gods suffering poor No class
had greater claim than the aged and infrm TO ala them
was pure and DISTINGUISHED charity He could not call TO
mind any heather matte who made provision for the
aged poor with the exception OF rare instance in China
Oa the stocks for investment there equal for
1iyd. nds 10 the Bank Of Heaven. Other investments
might fail and other banks might break but the treasure
in Heaven would dissolve
Ono or two other speakers followed briefly advocating
the' cause. and n collection having been made. and a
prayer delivered, the assembly dispersed