The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-28

whose aim and n lsslOn ne err on earth Will cease
Til all mankind is free and all is peace
Mr. +. proposed the next toast =
Benz. Frankln,-The originator OF the Electric Tele
graph the boy printer afterwards editor, statesman
and philosopher He drew lightning from the clouds
which afterwards asonished the eope of this,
Their earth. May we all strive to emulate his example
'The Telegraphic Pen-Plucked from the lightning s
red wing more rapid in its movements and more start
ling in its results-it is indeed, mightier than the
sword"
The CHAIRMAN then and read the following toast,
which, he said had been just put in his hand =
1.-THE New YORK HYRALD-The paper first in all matters
Of intelligence and first to advocate the public good
sisants reap their reward for their partial dealing
their stric. dealing and desire for the public veal
A general proposition to toast the chairman and vice
chairman having been carried into effect the chairman
returned thanks.
It then moved by Mr.. MUNsS and seconded by Mr..
SWAN, that committee meeting should be called BY the
chairman to arrange for regular festival to which all
the telegraph operators Of the Union generally should be
invited
This resolution was carried unanimously.
"Aud Lang Syne was then sung and the company
separated, after spending most agreeable evening
Anniversary OF The Ladies' Home Mission.
The eighth anniversary of the ladies' Home Mission
celebrated at the Madison street church, last Thurs
day evening" at half past O'Clock. Dr. Bangs pre-
sided, and noticed the following reverend gentlemen
present Messrs. Bangs Martendae, Wakeley, Scudder
Lucky, Ishem, Hagcny Rowland Inskip Youngs Briggs
JONES' Cocagne Indian chief missionary from Canada a.
Jones) Iakn and Philips and highly respec-
table audience were in attendance
The exercises Of the evening were commenced with
singing and prayer.
Dr. BAses said that the society had three missionaries
employed, and these missionaries would read their
ports
report from which ii appeared that during the year be-
fore last he received boxes frty packages
and eighty packages; increase, seyentysx boxes and
forty packages total for two years, ITO boxes and
1s2 packages. By this they enabled to dis
tribute IL 600 garments During the first three months
Of the past year Of the mission he received from 81 to
during the last three months of the year. from $40 to
$27; during November, December and January Of the
last year from SIS to $40 during the months
the last passed from 1928 to 1892 Total receipts in
two 81 Adding to II, this sum the amour,
the day school, they had reason for gratitude They
found for sixty persons and the ladies' for
the day school register 226 average attendance $780,
and Of these ninety six per cent were Irish children
and seventy seven adults joined the class. He spoke
throughout with great hope for the future.
Rev Mr. BRGcs Of the Manhattanville district said,
that when he took charge Of his mission he found the
church books but eleven MEMBERS and the class totally
disbanded Isttery they had twenty nine members and
Of these two had removed and died. when he went
there there only children in the Sabbath school,
they had thirty ve they had distributed ffty gar
m.nts and seven articles of bedding, and subscribed 1925
to the Home Mission. In his district there 100
adult Catholics and only 800 adult Protestants
Rev Mr. Rowland Of the Hedding district said, that
children in the school, and congregation Of sixteen
they had 2l5 children in the schools and conersga
ton Of 400 and eight classes There 20 600
people residing his district. all these had scarcely
any place to attend worship In they found
913 children in one street. and upwards Of forty in
house.
Rev Mr.. ScupDER read the treasurers report remark
ing that the annual meeting Of the Society would not
come of till LIST Of Nay next, and that the report be
had to read drawn up ten months ago. The total
amount paid out by the Society during the year ending
April 1s 1882 80 12S 49, receipts o. 727 "a leav.
ing in hand Mt 10 dat 0f hat nrf nf
S5ss So, which, however, has been expended by the
ladies with true economy.
sure sir that rise to speak of the interesting affairs Of
this most interesting society am fond Of looking at
back TO their germs and looking at effects they lie hid
den in their causes When any cause makes appeal to
the public for material aid, the vord goes days.
IL Is very essential that that should make out
lid claim to support claim founded either upon the good
ness Of its design or upon the good that has already
accomplished. see before organization which has
taken the Of the ladies' Home Missionary Society.
The object of this society is to carry the Gospel with
whatever influence II may command, and with whatever
intrinsic power possesses to the degraded the miserable
and oucasts Of society The time when the mis-
sion and missionary had exclusively foreign meaning and
when such words used in hearing they
brought to minds far distant country some
barbarous tribe We did not think Of the missionary
confirming his abors TO the precincts Of the city Of New
York; but we thought Of him sailing the
and breasng dangerous foreign cline We thought OF
him contendiug with death and sin upon far distant
shores but happily Christian philanthropy has conferred
q meaning upon the term and have mission
aries at home well abroad. do not intend by this
remark TO make any nydious comparison bet geen the
foreign and home work. am the friend OF missions
wish TO o line of missions established round the
circuit Of the gobs. wish the voice of the missionary
TO be heard in every dialect Of this bubbling earth
wish To missionaries thick upon the surface Of this
globe that when they lift up their voice it shall be like
the boosted tap Of the English morning drum heard all
round the globe in twenty four hours But the spell
i just as important in its home application IL
l. in il foreign application and there is just much
nay more reason why we should labor 10 Christanze
the heather lone than the to distant and
barbs tribes Souls Of equal value all the
globe The soul Of the African that basks under the line
Is Of Just a. much value as the soul Of the refined and
cultivated European American The soul Of the Paa
CONAN and the soul Of the Esqumaux is Just precious
in the sight u God that o. the most literary and
fined scholar in the city OF New York. No man who
reads the New Testament will doubt deny that fact
disposed to adopt in all its force the sentiment Of
the smented Summerheld, Who upon OCCASION said
I that man who not willing TO circumnayigate the
globe TO snatch soul from death, unworthy the
name f Christian minister. We copsttuted by
our very nature that that which Is nearest affects
most, and most sensbIy impressed by that viii ii
Is not foreign, but near at hand. cosmopote.
never pretended 70 be. have my feelings my
views and my interests bat trust that feel 4 due
concern and deep regard for the welfare Of roan vber
he IL found and yet feel the sentiment that i dc.
cared in the language Of Scott
Lives there man, with soul so dead,
Who never TO himself has said
This Is nv own my native land -
feel for others but feel more for my country
and If asked what city ! would sooner SEQ con.
yerted to God, / should say Mes York. Here il the
scene of my labors. and conversant with the
citizens Of New York il in ts ponp and pride and
see II in it, deep humiliation and squad poverty aud
never in all my life met with such strange combination
OF magDiGcence and meanness AZ there Is here would
not have you misundersand that remark When speak
Of its magni6cence speak OF the style In which your
merchants and successful Of business live and when
speak Of its meanness speak Of the poverty that meets
at every street and If interested for
Madagascar, and Hams chatka and Timbuctoo and / do
not know what other places OF the earth and feel
erest whatever for the sunerng' Of our fellow ctzens