The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-09
American senmen's Friend Society.


The twenty sixth anniversary Of this Society cele
brated last evening at the Broadway tabernacle The
audience was very large.
The ceremonies commenced with a voluntary on
the organ after which prayer offered by the Rev.
Jr. WyckoG. q Albany, and then the hymn commenc
ing star Of reacel 10 wanderers weary sung by
the Fourteenth Presby terrain Church choir under
the direction Of Mr.. 3 lasar.
Ihe following s an abstract Q: the Society's annual
report read by the Rev H. LOOMS one Of the secreta
ries-
This Society s charged with the duty under God Of civ.
Ise BOARD q Directors present their twon,y sixth
ing sadness Tor failures and Judgments Thanksgiving
wfes and disasters death. on the s s''
eI the vision SO Of many
and and Of che ans's
one barks hundred and briggs two hundred and
hrndred and eighty yesesare reported As lost mot
them .os Sssl and OF s .p Ave ssIs rns
=. certain date and have mo- been heard Of since In
70 Sssn soad not ha ses e
seven hundred on board The thirty nssa vssse On
treaeherous The living the dead These
hefs While net matiehaieay exact. are believed to be
Notvitbssandns Goo ias often tie past year rpo
the still small voieeard the society has labored as his
pg ne az a Tor ssf msra
tome. They % bad. Teitefate others. I'VE
respond many il. admitted tbsre srsS o.
I@n ae g % admit ir; Ky s e5o ~ ss'.s ms
report travels little Gus Of he ordinary Of such
FIRST some Of the obstacles 10 the wsy Of the reform
Of sesmep. secondly the advance Of the reform BY
baPsinccs on tie foreign aeid through is lied ssS
eis,ies on Our ses6Osrd and Western waters.
The rrsr. 81 somewhst a. lent the eesta;ss n
sster q the sailor the increase d suubcrs the iatsoaae
sariy the ineompsssn. wss. tsspas better
men a q ne services TIE q ,osa moral al
our but . some extent under that Of those making
1t review sossiys sh.r In the fcsisn a.ld
found in the west Indiss hrsl chili Psra New Crane
Denmark, and Brlsh America chsplsneiss extending
ns oss 70 af on
to some extent On the citizens Of the countries where
also audes 10 the wants of unoccapie fields Most Of
.he ehsplains and aealsg'y and uees.fu
S.a fSS1 ar o. ss 'a'n
the sSme seia and Ind. and ser
The Sailors Home, Cherry street. after having been
Sefurnhed The number fbosrders received during The
opened in tseIye years 4o The number Of his~reesed
and dcsttutc received and relieved during eleven months
The soamens Savings Bank 10 Wall has over two
"a n s s 81 d s s az
posted exclusively BY theiee's that show inprove
The sgie ,Ssg mt, 5 treasury dqS;s e, year end
receipts Of last year lhc expenditures curing the
time have been $3.50 CO. leaving balance 10 the treasury
f$S u This amount seas not include the receipts Of
local societies on the soahoari and &C the West which must
amognt n the aggregate ESQ 900 caeat
espsa.es tosides raised mos. q !; daring the
past two yearf for the erection or sailor and be he
After he report was read, the Rev. j. c. FsfcHxa,
chaplain at Rio do Jansiro, addressed the meeting he
commenced by moving tho publishing OF the report lac
said that the American seamen's Friend Society was
light IN The hinnacle and he reoiced that tie daty a.
,olyed upon him to the adoption Of the resoluton
he held in HE hand lie spoke Of Rio do Jsnero and tne
mrcrtorrc = thu station a. clipping PCT wheIs VS.