The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-11
Anniversary OF the American md New York
Sunday School Union.

The thirty. seventb anniversary Of this association
held last evening at the Tabernacle. The house
well filed and the arrangements for reporters were
usual most execrahle. At half past the chair
sunday School Uuion. An anthem then sung by the
choir. ferveut prayer was then offered BY Rev. Mr.
Howe of the Sixth rect Presbyterian Church.
Mr. James N. McElgott, the sponding Secretary
then read abstract OF the annual report from which
tsppeared that the whole number of schools in present
with the Union 1877 Of these, II only had
cent in their yearly in time for the anniversary
In the schools thus for reported are -.
545 Of these teachers professors Of religion, OF
esi7 is the number Of male and 1893 is the number
3ss Of these pupils professors Of religion Of whom
l5s have madea profession during the year.
S4o2 the average attendance during the month OF
so i5s is the number of volumes in the libraries.
IL the course of the year 1889 families have been
vs ed by The missionaries il this city and over 100 new
pupils thence added to the schools The labors OF the
Missionaries connected with the Union extend also 70 s
all the suburbs embracing in their scope the aims
house. the prisons and whatever other places either
to invite or net the religious teacher.
The SECRETARY remarked that these numbers might be
safey doubled reports had been received from only
half OF the schools After the reading Of the report
another anthem vas sang by the choir, after which
Rev. F. l.. MACON introduced to the audenc and
sadThe first sabbath school spoken Of is referred to
in the first chapter Of Matthew where the children cried
entry into Jerusalem, commenced his benevolent
works Of healing the lame the sick and the blind The
cry "Hosannah but they did not dare to resist it,
Those Who ave the most bigotted always the most
coxa1dy while the priests hated the truth the, IN
tened to the melody coming from those young lips and
mngEng with the music Of the angels on high they
that there was something more permanent than mere
popular applause in it. and dared resist the oubursts
Of young chdreus hearts. 1t is important to look ct
eame TO gather the babes and suckDgs his cross
and need look noehere ee for the divinity Of this
Sunday school institution. Take those men who would
Odd, Wnvx han onfr ildvnn tp
schools and show them this gathering OF people as
proof Of the intrinsic value Of Sabbath schools They
upon such SUI cts, But YOU take s man who
capable Of refectirg, to Castle Garden this after,
happy eoes0let him lsteo to those ha Do, voce@aod
there will that see what Is the oftiest barrier
for him to overlap II is to the children III Sabbath
marshalled up to 6ght tie battles Of the Lord.
After anthem by the choir,
cety 10 Philadelphia, addressed the meeting. IL vas
that the Rev Dr. Bethune TO have delivered
not permit him doing SO. The reverend gentleman
said that he thought among all the anniver.
~, ,se o. that Of the Sabbath School Union was
morals what the gars aad stripes were to glo
rous banner In England 5000, $50 coo per snnum,
royal family. Now it may be said that here have
ROYAL families or rather that have nothing but royal
@ eo IN for tins se vn s Of e1 sss ea.
Sunday School Union. All who love liberty aud
the Bible ought to give this society their support
This society Is doing what the English government
is doing for the royal family. They educating
the heir apparent 10 the throne OF England-hers
the poorest bow may be heir apparent to the Whise
House ia Washington and by other fundamentally
the poor children Of this country be properly edu
Gated excepting by this Union This society is the only
Organization that properly educate the 30 millions
Of children In this country who deprived OF all
means Of Christian education. The gentleman here paid
beautiful tribute 10 the memory o. Henry Clay and SAID
re contained within hs oul true nobility than
in al the royal families that lived The parent society
have, within the past year, established 700 new Sunday
schools within the borders OF land The expense Of
furnishing each school with Sunday school books 10 the
amount OF hundred volumes does not exceed fifteen
dollars In this city there Fifty thousand children
who have opportunities for religious education One
thousand Sabbath schools would effect this purpose and
fifteen thousand dollars would be money sufficient to pro-
vide these schools with libraries We want 40 600 addi
tonal schools in the Western States; these al the .ame
rate would cost 5000, eco. This Is n ro1nd sum 10
10 sure but when IL considered what The of such
expenditure would be II very small There OK
imported liquor So COO COO This would pay all this ex
pepse Eve times For the article OF tobacco si5
CJp,(Co arc annually expended This would pay al this
expenditure twenty hye times Tie American Sun
day School Unon should tbs cordial and hearty
support II ell who love the Bible and liberty
Mr. Mp1ig the lay delegate from the Parent Society,
then addressed the meeting and stated that from three
% five hnUdod churches had gone into operation through
he fundamentally OF the American Sunday School
Union and that zoe persons had converted
siy Of liberal contributions from the friends OF Sunday
schools
~ the coe OF Mr. Martins remarks the Doxooqy and
bepedction were given when the meeting was dismiss a.
elected ofcers ar managers OF the New York
Sunday School Union FOR the year 1853
ssdent- Rev Isaac Jcrrle.
Vice iratdents-Thos Purser, william Forvesh, John