New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-09

tors with lasting convection ot us yfeat ufhiy
TWENTY SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERI-
CAN SEAMENS TRACT SOCIETY
Tie above anniversary was celebrated ass evening ia
the Taiemsce, L. pERIr, President, in the Chair The
house YVES tbronged The exercises commenced with
Voluntary on the organ after which prayer offered by
the Rev DR.. WyckoG of Albany, and hymn surg.
The following abstract Of the Report presented by
! the Rev. H. LOOMS, one OF the Secretaries.
The Report exposes somewhat at length the obstacles IN
the way of reform found m the material or charac-
of the sailor; the increase of numbers tho introduction
of foreign elements the Oppressive government
ry absolutism the incompetent wages-keeping better
men ont of the service the deprivation OF social moral
and religious influences all causes of deterioration not uu
der control but 10 extent under that OF those
making the loudest complaints.
II reviews the societys chaplanccs in the foreign
feld-ound in the West Indies Brazil Chill Peru New
Granada Sandwich Islands St. Helena, China France,
Sweden Denmark. aud British Acknowledgements ex
tending round the globe primarily 10 act under
the American flag and incidentally those Of all nations,
and extent the citizens Of tho countries
II also aIludcs the wants Of unoccuped fields Most
of the chapains and missionaries are zeaousy and sue.
cossfuy aborng in their respective fields and in several
of them God his wrought with them in the conversion Of
souls. ,,,,,
in the home field and finds aud mproy enent here
The Sailors Home in Cheuy-st, after having been
occupied eleven year has been thoroushy rspaea ss
year has 400 the whole number since the house was
opened, in twelve years, oood The number OF ship
wrecked and destitute rece ed and relieved during eleven
months OF the year is 40 at an expense OF 500 g.
The Scomcns Savings Bank in Wal-st. has oyef
81 coo 600 deposit belonging 70 seaInon. On hneen
consecutive DAYS within the year 10000 deposited
exclusively by them-facts thar show some improvement
The total receipts into the treasury during me year end
inc Anil 80 were s27 increase Of ~ ifl % over
the rtccipts of last year. The expenditures during tho
same time have been je9 co. leaving balance IN the
treasury Of $685. 81 This amount does not include the re-
ceips ii local societies the seaboard and at the est
which amount in the aggregate to over sooops
year for current expenses besides over seoVov rasea
most OF il during the past TWO years tof uo eioo""""
! Sailors Homes and Beihels. ,,,,
the report the Board confidently ask " u rue Una.
" Nothing is doing, nothing done = 3" No Improvement
made n " But seamen are getting worse and worse
No improvement To make the assertions rue some
vandal Dc must be LET loose 10 rae 10 the gou more
than sixty Behe in the principal ports Of ms ana yner
lands end seal the lips Of more than sixty ordained CHAP
ains and many sailor congregations away rom mo
invitations of the gospel back to NE NOISY, corrupung
throngs Of strange cities, without sabDaih or mouse "
prayer 10 bind the hands OF ms many lay ana
coorteurs from scattering the Word OF tod ana oVane
zeal hook over every sea- to ranack almost every Tore
castle and cabin and steal thence every bible and hymn
book and the living words ana burning tnongns Of ''s
mighty dead and replace the debasing seaiterature OF
odCn lines; 10 demOsh every sailor home aud turn
their thrice ten thousand inmates from comfort and re-
spectabhy back to the oahsome hlthy dons o. snahe
and infainy to draw out the more tban two millions VI
sailors money from savings banks and dperse Il among
the sharls-Gnd other millions from the happy homes OF
the seilor- wife and children and turn them INTO
homes of dssolaton and want; to break up all our
e I'M bonIsncics and drive those devoted mon
home ard IN many debauohed and scky port leave tbs
sailors ah-bed cherries ~ hopeless a. tho gateway
f desuar 10 turn the quiet Of your sabbaths In every
ro into the buse Of the great lucky sangday aud taIn
tlc On board your ships the noisy drunken debauched
Crows and add the the very necessary barrels Of
rum and wreck many OF them because the captan Was
drunk OF in the midst OF the peril the crew had
tsken 10 tie whisky barrel 20 have the beDeht and iutare
.eqty Of diving insensibe the government Of law
on shpboard the quiet respectful order and reply INTO
the foul bapbemes Of Pandemonum to make the stars
~ - l.iat lnwI tarrn
missionary the globe 20 drag down from stations Of
trust and respectabIi,y many seacapian, and now and
then rich merchant too 20 become again the drunken,
rolling sailor and strip the church Of Of its brightest
ornaments, and plunge them back into the mlre ana
filth Of sn-nay ]; must assai heaven and drag thence
h0usands Of redeemed and drive them 10 eternal
wailines md turn back the Increasing How Of the
chulchs gold and silver in the work, aud dry up the
gulng fountains Of her beneyoence and witDeT every
sympathy for tie sailof aud close heaven 70 Der every
pTGycr tHd every returning answer, ana throw AROUND
htl vision fxed this dark mass Oi men, The gloom OF
he nie b. # utter hopecssncss aud despair When tins
wanda work all done then Turn tie DIAL ~ Tine fOIiy
yars back and y0u have simply the state Of things before
Easbur and jerks, and Stafford and Chase begun
an vic would might croak amid the gloom u the night
III ,uch de.oasion Your enterprise among seaneD .
fure they only growing worse. Bat !. 100 a'e
IL tic lcy roll back such des0asioDs The reform nf'
made al j. making progress The wofk calG. DO ,r,,c
doe. Il must and VIII 20 forward 70 cOHPisHph ~
Board hai !e somewhat restless and earnest "
Of merchants in all large ports % increase .s @
ard efficiency Of our seameD ensgeou7 Sns eI
Sc - r.,yess Ie. interest and beneyoieDce ana en-
erged rhsnihropy bring TO the AID OF us work every
@ Az r1ea,s 10 improve aud elevate snd render henors-
~ ~ borored ali the agencies and influences o. AMER
en- eo,arnerre. Let the whole church Of ooa iirhsi
ms a. ihen pray the Lord Of the haryes 70 s icr'
- I'm there hail be homes, and DeihsS anu ehag
i f tie .aor in every port on me Iop1 ai1 we VIZ
Isolv toi on tn The tTiuBh PrsdG'eu " me prophet
- ieysd The abundance OF me sea converted 10 Tho
,l.o;su 70 pubh tae Report was carried unani
G. FLETcB ~, Chaplin al RIO de Jsneiro al.
@ he Meeting He dwell the necessity not only OF
,ia@ ,,emen tie WoSd OF God, but also OF supplying.
10 viii lie light herein TO read il TO advantage lie
d,scriked the bay Of Mo capable Of containing all the
shining Of the world and squentod by Of every
country and therefore point OF much importance IN view
Of the objects Of the SOceiy AT t he found great diff
cuy in being olQwed preach board the ships in that
haTsor. owing l. the CusOmiiogse regulations; but the
American Minister, RtBT. SCBEScX Of Ohio, obtained d nj
free permit FOR all vessels. APPanse.l once nen
be hae fogottea his permit and was interrupted an
Official the latter reprmanded for overriding D. DUTY
ApIlause.l The good effects Of the Gospel preached
among ,he seamen and especially during the ever were
nraicplable. Mr.. Fletcher gave many N ,taRces Ue
dr,ed in Rio by the American and foreign Chris
tan Uion and this society. No Cover nent doe. mar,
for foreign sailors IN their hospitals than the Brazilian M,
esme home in the Yankee Blade, and had much comua.