The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-11
Second Anniversary orthe Southern Conlstoek
Mission Society.

Mission Society.
Tho second anniversary of this religious society was
held last evening at the Olive Branch b ptist Church in
Madison street. There was large sssembage OF chill
oreo present who opened the services by singing the
sopenDg Hymn" which written for the occasion -
Yes, precious boon of favored youth,
To give to all the Sabbath school,
70 scatter broad the Bibles truth
And carry out the golden rule
IL spring time nov, AID leaflets gay,
And opening buds, and flow rets sweet
Give beauty to each frightening day,
And speak "f heaven with JOY replete.
The Faster then offered up eloquen; prayer after
which the c DIR surg the hymn The Memory Of Com
stock
Comstock generous friend OF man
Our youthful hearts thy nam revere
or thou dds love loor arracan,
Aud Point her . life sincere.
Though forced from friendships happy home
Though called with kindred all 70 part
When MIDST the jungle left 10 raam
Strors was thy faith ard glad thy heart
Az week BY week and wear BY year.
We think OF missions away,
On may Thy bright example cheer
And lead Us still TO give and pray
That far and vioe DER Burrnah : land
Where thou in faith didst labor hard.
May Ite snless, happy band,
To bless The world and honor God.
The szoEsTAsY then read the annual report, which
eate that during the last quarter they had lost the
valuable mid of their worthy President but although he
bad t them they had not o him altogether he had
society, nd wishing them every success Numerous were
the beeeings rhch had been bestowed upon them during
the last year and The greatest harm my dpelt among
thsm For the pat year they had great difficulties to
encounter, but had tramphed over them all The
surers report states that Sl77 II had been paid the
trea,ury by the children Who the and sne
Of tire Society One youpg lady alone had contributed
inore ab enc skin OF the whole amount. liz the sun
dsy School they had not been they might
Lave been which vas osng to lack Of teachers; aud
those alto did teach neglected. aud did pay
att ni.on toward the yo1ng scholars The subscripto
for the ast YEAR have will be seen decreased from
tiat Of preceding oEes-
). ". btstulo then addressed tue audience, lie began
- aytg a. ht vas GiwaS glad to such Assem-
ri &c II ne children ara would rather interest them
7bsn be Ole eope. This the Anniversary OF their
Missionary society. What the motive fos forming
" eth Il sas lot 10 render Comstocks glori-
Gus No; lice Of the hymn that sung de noted
the object Of the socicy To scatter bro4d the Bible.
truth The word Of God could be kept sealed up
z: must te scattered the world He then ven. On
preaching 70 The children the love Of Christ and hs sacr
6ce fer their sakc He thought they ought to have con
burd more to the sions than the had bat he would
n oAme he N lheie we're power and wealth where the
6,ce va read end in hose countries where was not
rad there ras ignorarce England AID America where
the Bible was red freely by al tho people, are and
I'll be tie tao mo powerful nations in the world. II
hs hescTs would seek 70 be great they should not onv
read IL but should study t. II the, would be successfnI
IA life. lei the Bible he their council lett 80 yonng men
equally educated start the journey of life aud the
Who hae a religious education viii outstrin his com
petttor the iron horse does the sloy pedestrian
Ira nkin fond OF the Bible that he always
m it, language Statesiacu who religious the
Rest outs The yoang lady who acted the secretary
and gave one rEth Of the whole collection. doubt
loved The Bible and zhe would with her re ward
The choir then sang tile hymn =" Yes, ven send the
i'd 81 hie.v
feT "a CHsynir H. returned mis- sionaTy from Siam
nest addressed the congregation. He vas glad 20
such a number 81 children there that evening He was
siwtys vci much interested in the affairs Of sabbath
schcoi he had been in Burmah when 1omstocf was at
artccsn he wos greatly beloved by the PEOPLE Of that
counfr fo The efforts that be made "a ye the lives OF
those beat who knew but little Of or the Bible
They bad all been told that the people Of siam Burmah
end China. fond in They say that thew have
no God now. but they bad bce-his name Godemer
and Just before he died biS disciples asked him vha houd
they do for him be said make GO Of me ana com
Dand the people TO bow down 10 IT, ADD honor my like
BY doing this they would attain that blessing which
he was striving for apnhilatlon.
collection then talen up.
The pastor then made few remarks after which the
hymn Remember Houe, f" sung by the children.
The bepeJiction war then pronounced By the pastor
and the congregation separated