New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-15
Anfi.sambIfng Anniversary.

Esq., In the Chair. The proceedings were commenced
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Wheaton. The President made
brief exposition of the object for which the Society
bad been established 1t organized In July, 1885,
and the objects It seeks TO accomplish as follows
To prevent, far as practicable the formation OF
gambling habits among the young, by the dissemination
Of facts and by personal e'ort: with individuals known
be exposed the temptations OF the cardroon or
the faro table.
To reclaim many possible Of those vctimized by
gamcsters thus savs tseii friends from bitter SORROW
and themselves frorI tsy Disgrace and perhaps final
To protect merchants, manufacturers. bankers and
chsrtered companies ~ the widest aftanaoe limit from
the frauds entertainments and lJsses incident TO gam
bling practices.
States for the entire suppression OF gambling lot
terry and policy Offices, and tho complete eradication OF
gambling from our country
After stating the objects of the Society
as above he proceeded speak of the extent to which
gambling YVES carried In this City, and stated that
many of the police were in the pay of the gamblers.
This he said makes texceedingly difficult to put stop
to the evil to nsrre the prosecution Of those keep
ing gambling houses.
At the conclusion of his remarks the Sc
cretay Mr. Burleigh read the report of the Society
for the past year. which contained many grave charges
against the police who had not only neglected TO arrest
the gamblers but had even sanctioned their proceed
ings in many instances by refusing TO crimnate them
The efficiency of the Society, in breaking up several
gambling concerns, also spoken of in the report,
and many related In which the parties owning them
were prosecuted with success. Individuals who had
been defreuded of large sums by gamblers had their
money restored through the fundamentally OF the So
cety The receipts of the Institution, since its organ
ization amounted to 1855 70; and the expenses to
$4l93 50.
After the reading of the report, Rev.
Mr. Clark addressed the meeting. He commenced by
depicting the evil effects of the vice of Gambling, and
said that he had heard reported that there FIVE
six thousand gambling houses of various kinds in this
city, He related an instance of a Wallstreet brok-
err, who lost the Of 100000 by gambling
But this, said he 10 only of numerous cases
which occur almost daily have seen, he continued,
at your Tombs the fruits OF gambling; men who were
respectable but who had been ruined by this vice
Its effects upon society most runous both TO rich
and poor; for 1t leads TO other vices and In many
cases to suicide. II stated, said the Rev gentle.
man, in The Ner York Tribune, paper TO which this
and other Societies of like character, owe debt of
thanks that about year since according to the most
estimates FIVE millions OF dollars were annually
lost 10 the city of NewYork through gambling, and
thousand young men ruined during the same period.
Rev. DR.. Clarke was followed by Rev.
Dr. Bacon who spoke of the extent to which gambling
was carried among the despots of Europe and the
consequent evils inflicted upon the people He also al
uded to the system of betting pursued at elections, and
the vicious influence which it exercised upon society.
Mr.. Greeley next addressed the meeting.
He urged upon the Society the necessity OF continued
exeron for the suppression of ga milling for said he
the more effort that lie made the more rapidly does the
cause advance to Its ultimate success. The Society
should appeal to the conscience of the community by
showing the moral depravity which ID produced ~
gambling The must not be measured by merely
local success but rather by the impression makes
upon the public mind. The vice, he commended, should
be punished by law other crimes are until II driven
to hide In bye places from the public gaze.
After an address from Rev. Mr.. West
cott collection was taken up and the meeting ad'
journed. The sum of sl57 contributed, OF which
slOo were given by one person.
American Board of Foreign Missions.
A meeting in behalf of the Commission
ers of this Society was held at the Tabernacle yester
day forenoon, before q very large audience. Hon.
Theodore Frelinghuysen presided After prayer and
hymn by the congregation, brief statement from
which extract the following, read by of the
Secretaries There are 80 Missionaries and assistants
now here, waiting to take their departure soon
circumstances will allow. The receipts of the Board
during the first nine months ofla year Were S2O 62 ST.
being an advance that of the previous year by
S6243 6l. 1t states that South India Is rpenng for
good harvest; that Dr. King is still at Ahens and that
the Sandwich Islands have received all that the Board
could accomplish but that fears entertained OF their
beisg threatened by fbustier invasion similar to
that Of Cuba, Nnless the Government OF the United
States keep good watch on the movement.
Rev. w. w. Scudder, of the Ceylon
Mission delivered an address on the encouragements
and difficulties that in the way of the Missionary in
that country. He had been born in that Island and
sequenty acquainted with the country and the
ves The land of India has been one of interest for
the last 2O00 transporting, during that period, her
specie and gold and wealth every description through
the world. II svsrcious desire to possess
this land that led to the discovery of the Cape OF Good
Hope and the New World, and finally the spread of the
Gospel among the people. About two hundred years
ago. band Of British merchants took possession OF In
ds and such their propress tina, territory after ter
rtoy brought under their control until the whoe
country fell into their hands The sword OF the spirit
followed the sword Of the world and Christianity
rapidly spresd among the people TIE reverend speaker
gave history OF the different transactions thai have
taken place in lndi together with SIX, tch of their
manners and cUs,uus.
The Hindoos religions people Every act thst
they have TO do during the day is laid down in their
Shssier that their ordinary duties are conducted in
religious spiit When told be must die, the uind0o
calmly sits down, and breathes on, his soul with the
words, 10 Is Gods nil, il must be done They also
give largely in support Of their religion More u half
q million Of dollars expended in festival a
temple in Calcutta. Oh IL these noble traits dr.
reoted by the nfuence Of the gospel what glorious
result would follow in the evsn, Ezation OF the world
The gospel hsweve- hiss been preached and dis.ibu-
ted throughout every part Of The country aud IN Ceyon
the people are prepared 70 receive the word Of God,
but Missionaries wanted 10 perfect the good work
ard he called upon oil present 70 aii in the conversion
OF India 20 the true God.
Rev. Cyrus Byington, Of the Choctaw
Mission, then rose, and spoke of the progress of
Chris'iHnlN smcng the red uen Of tie West besides
giving sn Interesting description of their manners and
ways CT living II seems that they carry out the prn-
ciples ~ the MSne Liquor Lsw among the Creeks for
there lsey psy 50 or destroyieg oae gallon of
wtisky. The numrer o' lniians west Of Arkansssi Is
about i0ooc0 of which lo00 are corlrnunican,s One
hundred missionaries are engaged la laborng there.
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