The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-16


cause Of the Lord who toll along with us bless thee
Lord for the good Thou hast enabled to accomplish
der benefits unto fellow and thank Thee for the
kind auspices under which We at present meet and
past abor and are thankful that our e
forts and We pray that wisdom may be given to the Off
GERS and members OF this society and that they may
delivered from evil ana be enabled to work in straight
path and in that faith nf which the Lord Jesus was the
exponent And may all who belong to this society be
watered with goodness mayest Thou look with mercy
on the suffering and the ignorant and them
found out and be benefited May all be united in
this work carry the lights of truth to all the scenes
and let ali who are related 10 this sscety
md the blessings Thou hast extended TO all VINO feel for
| their fellow men and seek 20 do Rood'
MIR WAIxFR then read the treasurer's report -
From this report. 1t appeared that the balance
In hand as per last account, was 1432 IL
FROM the Female branch......... 1908 "
From various Churches. ................... I0iS 70
n NON , !S6a6 %
Paid to American Tract society ........... 267s Al
Incidental Expenses ...................... Ala II
The Rev II S. Cook read the
| TnIRTEESlu FEMALE BRANCH or
| THE NEW YORK TRACT SOCIETY.
The Board Of IN presenting their report would
continued to them another S11lo AZ has been
trbuted supply tracts for the monthly distribution in
this city For the treasury Of the American Tract
ETY. ST. ia to be appropriated fer coportage making the
entire sum raised by this branch for the year. $3.50
A. During the fame period nine ladies have been
stituted life members by the of $40 each
Gies associations by contributing $50 each have main
tanned coperues their respective fields Of labor
With the sincerst joy gratitude do we
hail these results and not these alone but other kindred
works of love which the spirit Of
has found gual devtopement during the year clos
Ing How gratifying to every benevolent mind the
friendess and misguided children of the city cared
and dependent, struggling females furnished with
| shelter ana home We look with JOY these
and similar movements, as tokens Of life, show
York arc becoming aroused, to feel and to and will
never slumocr more so long IS any for of misery
But Christian charity succors the body chiefly for
the SOULS sake Good done to the soul is the great good
fare of the city than that the spirit embodied the
cety with which operate should multiply its pious
designs and tolls a pioneer in every good work The
vast regions OF moral darkness in the city but very
partially explored (and the Prince of Darkness
rous dens as yet une1plored Into all the gospel light
must be poured; and when light freely shines darkness
Thank God cannot but give way. Satan may in teed
come down. having great wrath, because he knoweth
that he hath but short time but the Lord shall cast
| him out.
The expiring year calls GU. to that We too have
"but short Time" Twelve months of merciss hsve
added immensely to our obligations unto Christ. May
every of those merces bring its tribute and lay il at
his feet. Those swiftly flying month. have seriously
| shortened the time allotted us for his service.
The Rev. Isaac ORCHARD presented the
! ANNUAL REPORT.
We are all debtors to religion While they who be-
ieve it's teachings obey its prrcepts and nbbeits spirit
the hsppest OF human beings the influence which
aug t the so m % beneficial to both
indebted for civilization for all that correct in
morals or good in legislation for the security that
rounds Our persons our homes, and property and
for all that countsracts the seshness nature and
makes man benevolent being-a beneactor to his
Who then ovcrestimate the debt he TO religion
his responsibility to sustain organization that for
its diffusion! such an organization is the New York
anniversary Ii is an association Of persons Of various
denominations holding individuals their ecclesiastical
and hcueapr those esent, rnhs i, tbs SoS az
which oil Evangelical churches united thus dffu-
sDg religious principles promoting religious experience,
encouraging religious practice and leaving those to
whom they beneficial to unite with such Christian
Inv re nv viz
but through the blessing Of God they enlarged
that when eight years had elapsed became necessary
to employ and sustain ward missionaries who should
operate with and supsrintend tho visitors and report
monthly to the Board Of Managers the result their
bcrs as far as they could be asesrtainsd Since that
time the numocr OF missionaries and vers has greatly
increased but tbs present mode of operation is the
vded into districts and to each district as lar a. prsc
ticabe ysiter Is appointed to from family TO fami
~ especially amongst the poor and every month to de-
liver TO each tractimprovng the opportunity for
siou conversation gathering the children Into schools
and their parents into places OF worship supplying the
destute with the acred Scriptures and in every pss
| BILE way doing good
Last year we reported twenty missionaries early
in the present another was engaged for the then
recently constituted Twentieth ward and since VI time
other additions have been made There localities ia
city which very IepuIsire and which could not
be reached by ordinary procedure. They are
crowded with men and women deeply sunk In mmo.
rslty yet possessing immortal spirits and Fastening TO
the final judgment. For their especial benefit three
assistant missonsreF have been employed and the
sure has called forth pleasing testimonials Of APPRECIATION
assistant 10 the missionary to German emigant The
great destutiop Of religious privileges in the lower parts
of the city has long cngsged our attention and hare
snxiousy inquired 10 duty We have regarded the
opening and sustaining places for preaching as more ap
pfopriste to UNCONVENTIONAL bodies than to unsecarian
society; but thought it right that at least
some humble lamp should be kept burning ia those
neigborheois where the Light Of truth shone gorousy
until the churches removed to the upper wards and
irg that The desttuion increased and still norcas
Ing We have er constrained far to ntrpose that tao
mission stations have been provided under the auspices
Of this society There the Gospel IL by ceri
cal tract missionaries Of different Denominations
have been favored with such tokens Of cheer
us forward IN the work.
During The eighteen years thai have elapsed since this
Society first supplied the city with missionaries pre-
erate ON average 265 perso annually hopefully
converted TO Goo through its instrumentaty; large
proposition OF whom have become members OF our city
churches; some have left the world with joy have
removed TO other States distant Territories have
gone missionaries to the heahcn pastors Of
churches some tract missionaries some tract
visitors and others diGusiDg the OF Christ
Of ti.se is Selnsu woman mentioned 'o on page
thirty four Of our last years report IAN Aged Con-
sne mis- IenS,ea from th CITY 70 place
her neighbours, and spoken Of the wonders Of redec-
ing love, and OF that rich grace which found her sin
ner when between sixty and seventy years Of age, and
shed absoad the love Of God in heart The recital Of
her happy experience has been blessed by the Divine
Spirit and in the last the missionary who bad
been made useful 10 her at her request visited the place
and with gladress the work Of the Lord several
persons professed have obtained good hope through
grace, Others crying "Saye Lord VIC perish
and prayer meeiings were held every evening This
s only one ofmany which make Ii manifest that although
the city OF New York the field in which this Society
bos seed scattered here often blown by the gales Of
Heaven into other directions and there brings forth fruit
| 70 the glory OF God. Thus while we epumerste only
such Of hopeful conversion come within our
knowledge and havo direct and immediate relation to
| this fundamentally, those whom recount made
the Of tho conversion of Others these agsin
Of Others Who then tell the amount OF good that
Divine mercy may GAUGE TO flow to mankind through tho
humble channel Of this society cit Ia the Lords do
| ings, and II il marvellous in our eyes"
Having spoken In former reports of the adaptation Of
this socy TO the moral wants OF the city II may be SAT
cent TO state that although all the chur shes OF
every description would not contain oneha OF the In
babirante there but few Of them that filed with
hearers and that reckon only those places In which
the great and vital doctrines Of the Reformation
preached II will be found that far than half OF
i A.