New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-11
New.York sunday school Union Anniversary.

The Annual Celebration of the Sabbath Schools of the
Newly rk Sunday School Union took place Yesterday
The Schools Of the City met at different places There
about 80 OF the schools at Castle Garden p al MetrOpO
tan Hall or 10 at the Baptist Tabernacle, Second av
about 20 in the Church ofihe Pursns 10 in the Rev Asa
ID Smith Church in Second ay and 10 or 10 assembled
at the Baptist Church in Sxteenhst In all these places
there were large assembages and interesting proceedings
The exercises commenced at o'clock T. NJ, in the differ
ent places of meeting AT Castle Garden there i'm
mehse gaiherMg IL was estimated that there were near
5000 present Rev. DR. Ferris presided The Address was
delivered by Rev. A W Mcclure of jersey City
The regular Anniversary was held last evening at
the Tabernacle large audience. chiefly ladies'
present Rev DR. Ferris presided The exercises com
menced by an anthem by the choir after which prayer
vas offered by Rev Mr.. Howe Of the Sixth s. Church
The Annual Report then read by Mr McElhgau Cor
responding Secretary The following the statistics of
the report There connected with the So ety Sab
bath schools belonging 20 the different churches and Soce
ties embracing the different creeds There are no sectaran
lines drawn The Bible taught the Of the Bible
The system Is the counterpart Of an exceeci Common
School system. They conducted in the true Catholic
spirit ana MOI 10 promote any particular denomination OF
all The schools in this connection but - have sent in their
annual report in season for this anniversary
IN the y schools reported there ) ma and pol female
teaohers-io 1915 If these 1919 are professors Of re
hgon and l- OF the number o.. these have proessed re
heon during the past year 1he number Of male scholars
81 these schools Is s>I7 and % females sg2 OF this
number $50 are professors Of religion and 10 ct them pro
teSsec religion during the year ended The average
afenes nc DUNG March last 402 and there 3ll55
volumes IN the Libraries during the wear the missionaries
Of the Board have visited 1000 iamie, En- his Cty
brought many hundreds ii destuts children INFO lie
schools, founded many new schools revived many that had
every suburban district
Rev. I. l. Magcon addressed the audience.
Rev DR. BeihUne Was prevented % account II his poor
health, from attending "a expected
Kew Dr. Newton delegate from the Parent Society NEXT
took the Platform lie spoke Of the regret tet A, be al
sence OF Or Beihune lie then referred 70 the snnsS
res which are now taking place anu the moral influence
OF the societies upon the welfare of the country Tbe hill
dren Of the Queen OF England receive annually an apnro
prAton OF Sseoco each In this country have royal
smily OF rather cur children al u a royal family
Here 100000 children and during tn past wear
has been appropriated Tor this institution which tbs on
best adapted not The only for taka c.r- Of tb-.
children only about 0oc or only As mv as tc 81 the
children ii tie royal family receive The speaker sd
he wished q discuss tbs question The approprstion
for The royal children for the education 5f he hers
oil the THRONE HE appropriation Tor the sunday schools
also used for The education Of or Successors n power
lie proceeded - advance considerations n aoproprsts
figures and rgtug c0mp2is why tie objects xhch liz
sunday school ULioh ssek, 20 accompl ~ ,souia me-,
with liberal support Ire tree ututCns # th country
ar adapted 90 tie growth ~ great men. By w.y II
Illustration ne spoke Of Henry Clay TIE 10, nton
Of bose name Nas greeted with applause lie spoke als0
o. oIher great men Of this country who had risen from ow
stations 10 greatness The usefulness % sabbath >hoc
Was uWet pom 70 TIE education. 81 YnEth Il trus ores
ness, The speaker then gave some statistics Of the >a6b.,a
school enterprise lie mentioned the fact that tie Parent
society bad established 'J) schools during the past wear
lie estimated that 5000 90 could b. beneiciay used il
ne es IN sabbath school enterprise This appeared 20
BE- large sum Dat Il small compared with soms
other facts Il but tEics tbs paid for the edu
non Of the children of tie Royal family, three millions OF
dollars are annually expended for imported foreign liquors
ana tobacco used N hi, country u the OF fifteen
millions Of dollars He remarked upon the benefits which
ould result 10 the country the money thus wasted could
be used for the promotion OF Sabbah school enterors
ma closed by urging an active support Of the societies
hicb have IN keeping this useful and highly beoefeia en-
erpTise.
Mr.. Martin, lay Delegate from the American Sunday
school Union, the speaker He spoke OF some Of
he early Efforts in this enterprise and spoke OF the advan
- h. nd he furhra ~ a
SAobsfh schools
70 L.. .-.--a Wa ...a.-n.sl, ~. Hsh he audi.