The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-15
Central American Education Society,

On Thursday evening tho thirty fourth anniversary Of
tho Central American Society held a, the Mercer
street Church. The attendance Very very small
and verified .he apathy complained o. in the report
The Row DR.. BuRcHARp presided
The meeting was opened by prayer and a hymn and
tho Rev. Mr. SKINNER forward to read the report
Of the society of which give the following brief alb
sAract -
The Central American Educntion Society has been in
sons which will presently be made apparent no annual
report OF ts proceedings has been published in the usual
erm OF the reports Of kindred societs NAV add
that for several years public anniversaries have been
held to mark its place among the Christian phlanh ropc
enterprises Of tho age The American Education Society
tho original and parent institution of most of the
kindred organizations In the country-was established
ton Society of the ersn Church in the United
States was formed embracing the States of New York
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania In 1920 it took
the Of the Presbyterian Education Society.
and the 2Sth May, 1897, IL became branch of the
American Education Society In July 1884, the Presby-
terrain Education Society was reorganized with view
to extensive operations II IA
doubtless well known that the Of education the
ministry has. during the fifteen or twenty years
fnled in very marked degree enlist the sypathies
OF the churches in country 1t reached culmi-
mating point about the period Of the death Of Rev Dr.
Corneus--is most eloquent and devoted advocate and
friend Since then il has until very recently steadily
declined notwithstanding most and efforts
TO sustain and invEorate it. This remark applies with
greatest force to the Congregational churches and
both branches Of the Presbyterian Church
Tbs moro we study the history of this fundamental
Christian interest in connection with the exigcncies of
the and the constitution spirit of the churches OF
this land the more surprising ana unaccountabe does
the deep, and, for many years past, the growing
spathy Of Christians In the cause appear
As necessary and immediate .Qu-nce Of this con-
dition Of things the happy useful relations subt
ing between the parent Institution and the Central
American Education Society. also between it and some
Of the auxary associations Of New England are far
tess efficient and cooperative than they originally
While they still consti parts the American
Education Society. according to unanned agreements
they mostly confined In their operat their own
immediate localities and are, we think generally
yarded Independent organizations designed for those
deds exclusively Their connection with the parent
ciety at present is rather nominal than vital This
been the result Of urgent necessity and Of choice,
for conceive 0. better plan for raising up
educated ministry than that Of a national and wide
spread institution In which Presbyterians and Consre.
gaonasts and others that may prefer it may unite and
cooperate, in which there Shall lie a living all
pervndng Christian confidence whose Catholic principles
shall elevate above sectional sectarian udces aud
ealouaes. to whose treasury the Contributions of the
churches ahall flow freely and eheerfuiy with the
suraDce Of a wise and equitable disbursement y =
The downward course of THU Society arrested by
deemed expedent to dispense with the services Of
salaried Secretary. Iu October 1919 a plan of
union with the Society for the promotion Of collegiate
and theological education at the West was adopted
The report concluded vii b earnest appeal on
behalf Of the Society and for thu promotion of its OBJ
ecs and by which appeared the total receipts for the
past year, amounted to $50 2lO Of VIII oh S3 900
paid TO bepefciares, $50 loans and
$500 paid to the Presbyterian College for It's agency
During The last sixteen years 2 ,ong men had grad-
ated BY the fundamentally of the branches of
the Society OF these 5ss graduated during the
first eight years and 4s4 during the second eight years
decline in tha period Of NOR than hundred The
society is indebted 81 245 AID brother who had
ready loaned $500 had promised to make up the def.
cheney If this meeting would subscribe $3.50
The Rev. DR. EDDY, of Newark. then forward and
Addressed the meeting lie said the reading Of the
port made him feel older by IS than whom he
entered the meeting The Of this society to
educate out the good ~orkthe purposes of
Christ. truth the instrument and Heaven the object
they had in view 1t not like other that show
themselves 1T every turning il elementary it
the foundation The education lay Mt the founda-
tion Of a benevolent institutions 1t had its ecpses
and it appeared to have sumbercd--and some
thought it dead but If it suffered cclpes it will shine
not clouded represented by his brother VITO
read the report He felt that the society still lived An
eclipse sometimes necessary. and even temporary
death. Let 1t be that the suffered temporary
death but il was rising again. The American
church, young. active. and rich it was. were
they to suppose that it will not respond to the
claims Of education He felt that he speaking that
night to the American church Let this be denied
its appropriate place The very stones would cry
Let this be denied poRse and what would fill
the pupits of this land becoming vacant every day by
DEATH The had difficulties indeed and from these
many supposed that 1t must ole Great moral causes
have always great difficulties to contend with in proper
zion to their magnitude They did stop their
because lost amid thu cora Of the deep We do
not breok up the social ties Of life because many
failures If we had enemy Of millions contend with
should we disband armies few soldiers had
deserted. He asked them could the Pro- Church
he sustained against the frownng effort OF the Papacy
without the existence Of an Efficient ministry
The Rev DR.. SMITH next addressed tho meeting He
would give his support everything calculated to ad
the Of Christ and this he believed the
excellent OF them all After many very happy lusra-
of the benefits and Of this society reverend
speaker concluded by noting particularly fact that
while from 1840 to 1850 the churches increased thirtytwo
per cent there decrease in the number Of theology
Gai students at the rate OF TWEEN y-twc per cent,
The proceedings we're concluded by prayer and
hymn