New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-10

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eaTpe'.s, - ovij. Of the system, i S behs'ei"
yoS.e.. yf5roTicsT The socie'. - b,vinz put 30 ne
.jster on 70 tbs suhjecthe ant vessels rais
600 yotl ~ fes. VII BE- greatly argln ' y 80
cssss' In, the society o- ~. pu'p1'7 y
q Thompson q New on. ~ Directors refer 70 vantage
IL per uns' 4, 81 rr,.ecutoa Of their %ork ~ -
80. I'D and consolidated 20 ~, ,oar,l nisnonsns
y. esbliiy and succe aIla y - ~ the orr.
81 tiesea IS among tns n'0''
en- se Glowing particulars, showing gree, an" abradao
ING asrt I'M progres, among seAnsh- are ~'NN1'~'
CoTroborea 5ase Of Intoxicating lquor' on ooarf o.
el. and thousands Of tOalabsunencs seihsh
on shore. 81 .be Christian Sabbath The
p.s' re Great sailing day from port as formerly
sabOa,' give their men portion Of Saturday "
eisns INV for day Of resi- Many use neither hoo &
a-noes on the sabbath. Commodore S1ring l.n - s.;
ss,se Cumberland. in recent visit 20 Aiasn ~,
,ee declined sauting the French Admiral on tng o1
,T wing in common with many other nayS, on
=. he present time, moro respect Tor tle laws VI ''
q ~ ,,rle. Of etiquette established by man a..
hotter discipline AZ sea The sentiment ana PI Ac''s
.fccrmodors McIyer Of the L. $ fTgae Sons,S $50
-. growing sentiment aud pr sctse OF scores .,
ers and officers both IN the naval ssd han the lash and
hst however bad the men, they may Dc u@N9u "'@ O'
Mined according TO this law ,,.,, - ,oo5 hooLa
4 An increasing desire for me Dioio' ~"- So
The literature Of the ses Is imlfoYl9 o1 S,Io-s
Eyuerous Christian COmmander O;hcers anu otIOls
Regioy. services shiPb0ard are no longer
~ ~ - 49, and many are the cabins and ioreca'us
- -, Pi, % erd evening. IS well as on the StOOah
- a,.iia ~ God is observed. All the cn2Phms ana
s.ionsries of the Society have recorded instances %
uel change and on shore the past year Nothlh
more evident than that the spirit and hand OF ''Od
&c o. oaged in the work Of gathering the spiritual harvest
~ tie sea New fields are open to the S'ciey new mo
go rye 70 their occupancy new energies need 70 oepu
e 4, secure the highest good OF the nearly 5ODDOOJ 81
sesnen and through them the agents Of commerce and
he light of Christianity, the best hopes OF the world
CAPTAIN Briggs. Of Sppican Mass" moved the alpP
.n ~ III Rep0rt and read an address, in which he e1
r,ed his deep interest IN the objects alluded to IN the
document read and particularly rs the hrstg rea mean. o
smeioratng the condition Of the eaman-the prom mon
Of Temperance He had himself been 80 years an an
A. wa hi. father before and had now three sons engtgsa
In the same calling He had long considered grog A. me
csre Of most Of the evils that besst the seaman and act
~, anon the nyicton had abandoned the Of II in all
hi sbs ever since and with the most benehH re-
splts lie alluded also 20 some of the 50 caed Stiors
taken away by the Of Alcoholic drinks He cordially
conceded 10 the sentiments expressed by the Report and
be moved H. adoption Carried unanimously,
Mr. Colblrr next sang RussePs celebrated song " ihe
Ship on Firf, ia which lie accompanied by Mr. Curs
The pianist.
Rev. T. S Porter Of Wliamsburgh, n Y, offered
resolution 20 the effect that the Ocean IS to the Earth
Are the trayerers Of the 10 the inhabitants OF the other
with reference to the benefits they conferred
True benevoeDce he said as WIDE as the surface OF
the earth II not transient impulse, Out snslthel ny
Him who loved the earth and IT. nhaOtant3 suceuuy 10
die for their benefit and whose disciples would never be
content TIL every kindred people and tongue have learned
the salvation Of God Human want was the incentive
TO action and Divine command the warrant Tor n ducng
conventions on earth and 20 embrace every nation and
country and those who live the great waters and whose
home on the deep Iws the blessed office OF the Amer
lean Seamens Friend Society exclusively 70 preach the
word Of Life 20 the wanderers the deep The interests OF
seae had been greatly and they aud their
diti0n called for practical symp sthy which they
richly deserved Whether it was that in morals as in ma
ture distance lent enchanment To the vie " not WAS
true that in looking at distant lands often oyerook,
men at very doors who ought TO be cherished win
the warmest synpathy-ke Jealous philanthropS
who when supplicated on behalf of some Orph an
children replied be had vowed % supply every Chill |
in Africa with flannel shirt during the year. aud
therefore must leave the Orphans 70 take care of
selves and he r Porter believed there was too mnHh q"
this sort Of philanthropy which overlooked objects near az
hand whereas, Christians should neither neglect one
the other II CHINA indoo,u claim our assistance
should we overlook the claim, If those who carried orr
blessing, to China and The distant Islands Of the Pacific
lie would aude briefly 10 the nature OF our obligations 20
the Il through the daring aud ENERGY OF 4
that this Continent first brought out ~ light
the world and every mothers son rejoicing IN me name
or an American indebted 10 the tolls of the Ss0nen
When this complete by the discovery Of Columbus
and when the fires OF persecution tracked the Martyrs
and when the saints came 60 the shores Of thu Oh World
they turned for aid and TO the 6raFny arms ct tue
Sesmen-t the who dared To breast the stormy wave
And Commerce spread Der wings lie country was again
indebted 90 the exerons of the Seaman for her pros
periy and II any would ask what have the Seamsn
done might reply in the words used in Saint
Pauls Cathedral with reference to the Architect Sir
Christopher Wren" ST m7hHmcHfHm Quef7S, ctrcHm
SPICE If you seek monument, look around You
This city was the common reservoir for the wealth OF
every cline brought by the exerons of the and
II the sail, tapped ,essy and their hands lsed u toll at
the hard ropes the prosperity would pass away from
us They brought the mines of California 10 our coolers,
and he products Of the earth for the benefit of our he nth
and the qualification Of our luNures They WERE h. might
use the expression the weayor in the great loom ct Divine
Providence As ontSe mountain ships crossed each
others track they were speeding messengers OF peace from
land to land They not only oumuni;tted social uXue'
but were mon Of peace Bui that was not all there had
been time when ou- country vas in pcrl-ihere was
time when the great povcr which sumbers in calm reDoSe
Britannia reused itself aud threatened to crush our rising
Republic Then was from every lport cams the ven
turous privateors in aid of our last Navy till Britain,
whose boast that she ruled the waves struck her
cOOrs in honor the gallant Navy and the heroic energy Of
the men Of the Cheers The Christians indebted
further When we sent our missionaries abroad and trans mt
ted light 70 distant lands who 20 be the guardians but
such men Captain Webber bold and SUPERINTENDENT who
love Christ and Christian messengers and feel they
more precious freight than willing 10 devote them
selves and their lives 20 the spiritual advancement of the
Alien and the Heather When passed the seSman by,
how often did think Of him entitled TO
sympathy when heard the ROACH word of profanity fall
NE looked with contempt and said lie is but common
SAILOR but common sailor man in whom God had
planted Spirit and generally Of generous spirit
willing to sacrifice himself for the benefit of oilers. OF
his we had lately proofn the burning othe Trade Wind
when every wreath Of the herald Of death and
every wave warned every occupant Of the III ated ship
hat two elements were contendng for their lives One at
Ter another did they give themselves up for the benefit of
others and plunged into the seethng h0d-an Of hero
SIN equalt that C0rus eaping into the yawnng guph
-Jones-or any other deed We resd of ia History.
The Rev speaker then alluded to the valiant volunteers
the search after Sir John Franklin who should occupy
bright page IN History. and concluded by expressing his
tense OF our Obligations and the claims the had
)ur Sympahies.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Rev w A. Mcclure. of New Jersey. moved resolution,
That to Jesus Ch belonged tire dominion Of the Sea-
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