The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-15

meeting Of the above society was held last evening 1t
the Tssh street Baptist church, Warren Carter, Esq
President, in the chair.
The proceedings commenced with reading portion of
the Palms after which the choir suag the seth hyun.
Brother Hurley after informing the congregation that
eeotsn for tive trustees would take place there Sun
day, and that in the evening the Rev. M Corey would
preach offered up an eloquent prayer to God to pour
down bis choicest blessings upon them while endesvorng
to spread his holy word throughout the world.
The President-then made few remarks relative to the
objects for which the society organized, He said
that the meeting called for the purpose of laying
before them true state Of the affairs Of the society,
which had been in existence about fourteen years in this
city. He then referred them to their circular from
which he quoted q few extracts as follows
TIE City Bible Society engaged entirely in the dis
t1buton of the Holy Scriptures ia the home field and the
only society engaged in this city srd vicinity under
the patronage of the Baptist denomination, bspg fully
aware Of tue Importance OF making their operations
which doubtess, will be cheerfuly and promptly bs-
sowsd when their plans mode OF operation and objects
their claims 10 the friends of Bible distribution. This
society besides supplying Sabbath schools shipping,
ta,ioDs and destitute fields r sughout the country
by MISSIONARIES and pastors, far as means will
alo~ hsve engaged il the supply Of the German aud
Irish population Of city and vicinity, estimated
st 100000 each through the agency Of coporteurs
These colporteurs are row actively and ehiceuty en-
the WORD of ie with suits BILE exhorations About
thousand families visited monthly by these two col
por eu's talked with prayed With and directed to the
Saviour Of sinners In this quiet but eectual manner.
great work is going among these interesting but
spiritually Destitute foreigners The general character
o. this population is well Known and has too often
bseD To the consioera Of the Christian pub
lie to require elaborate discussion st hauds,
in order to show what duty snd interest require to
ameorate their moral and religious condition. Sufcs it
to soy they in midst in vast numbers 10 state
Of moral nd rel gous distribution truly appalling Pa
benz Of
or sabbath sccocl instruction: living In open vio'
lati Of Gods holy day, the fsithfu, ob.erysnss
bath school Instruction is admitted by all who love
the Savior 10 be vital element of Christian enterprise,
duts, that church could prosper without such an
auxiliary. The Sabbath schools EN- phaticay the
receive vigorous and acceleraug strength The
is PLAN. b gathering in the many thousauds Of chill
bah into The Sabbath school, and ustructing them in
the precepts.of holy religion fitting them for ths
discharge Of their future duties the church and to the
community Ia order 10 effect this the parents OF these
children must rst be reached, and By proper religious
instruction and advice realize the Importance Of the SUBJ
ject And then the great question arises, how the
parents 10 be Yeachedg Let each Christian man and
karswer this question; and if better method
be uggested capable of being successfully carried
out than the presented we would ask for your
sympathy, your prayers and your contributions, to aid
the enterprise nos SO aaspiciousy begun, and needing
only the requisite help under the Divine blessing, to
reach successful issue. few suggestions nov
submitted, after mach consideration and Hts
peFtebce
Brother FsKER, the German minister, then addressed
the sssenbage. He said that he the only German
Baptist missionary aborng in this city and had lived
here for The last five years. The German coporteur
had abored very hard among their couotrymen LODGED
they he'd visited almost every German family in the city,
He had them laboIing under trials and they
badly treated by some OF thoe whom they visited
but trusting in God thsss colporeurs had performed
great deal of good In converting number Of Roman
Catholics who Dever bsfore they became Baptsts read
the Bible and probably would If they had not been
bIoughtto the faith al been baptised in B s church
II wen m n sho ipnor nff
Cethoics aud read passages from Of their prayer
books called g The Way to Heaven Made Easy He
clu6ed By imporpg the audience to help the society
along in its endeavNs to the true religion among
the beD9hted Roman Catholics.
Mr.. HURLEY then mads few remarks in refe ence to
his conversion from Romanism to Professionalism, end
commented at some length upon the work that done
by the coporeurs who worked day and night trying to
convert those who never read the Bible They
could, he said do good row in week, than they
could ia q year fone time ago.
The choir then sung b mn ard the meeting then
adiourpsd.