New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-08

,a;n m the aid andprayers OF the faithful seaman
ENC 70 %, mus make up his mind fight the power Of
Ss5kne.s from the very beginning But Frequently had
;n..snces been known where ons conyertei seaman
has had such influence on al the crew, that on their
arriving in port they went in body TO The ohurc" 70
! Lc,r tho Norls of Salvation. The seamen can oe
.,p-oactci IN many languages EnglI-, swedish airl
Deo,sh are equally al the command a The agents o.
lie socefv lie reverend speaker gave snort sAecn
NJ his own life. He was born IN Swei len, ~ N.sHi
many po,ts az O sailor, before he came N SeT-ioiS'
xhea a. usurl he was robbed Of all the eafy goods
Re bal but fortunately he here rcce- vel the repression
fthe IIoy Spirit Since then he has labore much IN
the Scandinavia field, both IN the nied >ise' AMI
IN S-.don and Norway. He Ind just received = letter
s,c .,e,li.h sea-csptsin who distribute spanish
E;bies st Malaga: even the Custom-tiolse "'n'ia
rlasped one al the sacrcl volumes 20 ais D'y,s H'lt
lanked God that he hal been 81 blessed. IL also
lad Letters from Finland snt c,hcr placeS
that similar good efforts are being ma1e anu suec -
fuzzy In several parts of the worlt An oilcer OF
SAVING Bank had toll him hat wiGln zen years
million Of dollars had been deIrSiieh o! ooi, t
yisns and at least one-hGlf OF by scanlen' " amp
instances of aid sent neglected wives ami inohe
and Of restitution made to employers VII" haI oesl u
frauded had also come to the knowiele oi ihe speaA
er-a Of which had been induced by ne ilhnene e1'
erc;.od On seamen's minis bv the truth II God. In
ten wears he had cent home over iuV'VSS ia uoi'n
from seamcn to their poor relatlVe-, SaIeI NJ
thinking men. What they do they 40 WIN al .I ne,
mrht II thev DO evil they do n a. sir'sSiy as tnN
co,. and If they are turned to God. they enter INTO MS
cause with the same earnestnoss- ihftc ma" Epne
home to Finland TO act as missionaries among thelI
counry1nen. Letters from the south >ca-, OahlyThA
and Sandwich Islands show that the good seed mas
been sown there too The privilege gwen 70 me cnap-
lsn= TO visit tie emigrani ships gives tlen great OPP
potuuity TO do good. AS 10 the ou9eO'ion '.i. ~
GOOD was done among the seatarlng c'as the speaker
rcIied that large numbers of seamen are belehei 80
much 80 that they able to retire from Toe ro'e-
-ion which s the causc OF the apparent otscctoh'
Loud apliause.
Tie motion TO accept and publish was pu' py Tue
Chair and carried unanimously.
A select choir Mr.. Geo. Andrews leaderI sung De
fore Jehoyahs awful throne
The Rev A. PETERS, DID, of Wiliauistown, Mass,
made an address. lie said he neither sailor
nor sailors bow bat he had son who was q sailor,
and thus he had been induced to look into The conf
ton of those who encounter the hardshps and pers of
the seaman's life. Where l. the sailors homel Some
NAV .ay if is on the ocean; hut no, there he finds
merely passage aud peril; he has there no family and
no domestic ties wife, children and friends, WIN whom
men NAV mingle IN daily cares and eyoynens' Ihsse
alone make a home. The marTla-e relation i lne
work of God: il in wisely md well done ana l. n pre-
arntory training for the influences OF religion ms per-
tect system which the experience OF haH i2u
TO be such that nothing should be added 10 IT. uohh-
taken from il. What pity Gni wonder tha ms
,rs have not been taken to render this relationship
more frequent among all classes OF people lhee
an identity Of Interests OF pfoperty bet"c.n ,"o
whofn mutual affection LAS drawn to-tilltt
come and instead of being intruders, the' are Du1
s,rengtheners of the bond which was alrealy stohs
and dear. Settled habatons are the next goQl rcsult
OF the marriage relation. Home, SWEEP NOM, pycoi
the place of rest and agreeable enjoyment ne Paoe
which departnr parents turn with regret which' re-
turning they hail from the hilltop WIN emotions oi
purc ioy; the place which makes the bliss oil youh u
he dcareet remembrance OF age. Inc time shai cpe
o i AZ oll sionfv the place of blessedness ami peace
until the present condition of the world sha iaue a"a
IN mennia glory. Marriage II cohh9eu 10 no Vie,,
whether rich or poor; II If Indispensable ~ VI" -,
md TO society But where Is the seamah hon,o
The SHIN NAV indeed be made Dethei, pu.
the wife is not there, the children aIe no'
there. This state OF things Is TO some eA-
font n necessity of commerce, Dut not 10
tho extent that prevails. There are chips IN wnicn
the captain and his wife make home, ana tram
M their children in the ways of God but the mass o
seamen must live alone But sag ,ns b so A..
voud suggest TO merchants that II hih. w ~ ~, a."
RANGED that saors should have intervals rom hen
nbors lea manufacturers and farmers h''e,i uu.
With ,hov NAV obtain n knowledge OF the sweets vi
home Let il be remembered that marriage If divine
institutions and those whom God has Drought 'ogetHc'
Let no man. for the sake of more gam, pun aSuhuI'
The Rev J. H. TowSE, of Bridgeport, Conn,
moved the following resolution:
Reed rha, the establishment Of quiet and at HON. f5
sailors when on shore is imp ortant part Oh tue system
meals employed for their improvement
Mr. Tov,g said he had a peculiar call to speak on
This occasion. His father had been seaman ana
slcp, beneath the ocean-billow. When youth just
come from Colcge,.he the Rev. Mr. t. had begun 70
study inv but soon fell n desire TO preach the uos-
mel; when he mentioned the fact to his iahef tue iu
Ter replied that the great wish Of his heart was grati
fed sueIy said Mr.. IT, have claim to speak Tor
the seamen. NY first pleasures anyeties hopes ana
fears were connected with the oceal Oh one Vccuso
nv father wGs Obliged TO put into the Isle oil rIancei
where he was detained many months Coihhuiiic''io
was not so frequent then as now, ana uie JOY VI ou
were adumbraed by sad misgiyings during thai weary
season. Finally, the vessel wmch ne commune '
after n long yoyage came into harbor win cOoIs az
bslfmast and the tale of deprivation WAS soon 'oii'
which left n blank and sorrow thai can never ioi
There IL 10 doubt that seamen have ranke" low ~ ,uo
moral scale but not owing TO aay natural Da qiAiss
ycirsivoIv inherent In the class II il TO their cirsu-
stances their exposure that their profgecy Is 10 DE
o,,r,hued There il nothing III Life on the sea that
mus, necessarily deprave the heart On The contrary ~
tbe sa or there are found traits OF character COT
ing to tie Nobility Of the natural ople''s WIN VIZ
he Is most familiar; lis generosity AMI tenderness
well know There is religion in the sea, IN us oo,mu
les expanse its eternal anthem. MAJ nam Tue ,eI
of grand and noble that the sea hsih no' e4lan!
Jesus hath walked on il, and beneath II milons u
mon await the last trump. II il not to the sea MAJ we
49,, Ioot for the explanation of the dark side OF
te sailors character but to his exposure on s1iTe'
There thew are strangers and prosecuted ciass inc
former condition seems unatcrabe, but Inc a'leI IS
no; So They are excluded from the more respectaoie
circles tley forced 10 seek some Slel''i ""
association and here lies the pinch. They are SIMPLE,
broyani and in possession Of some means OF ga
,bcir prouenst,s which are WLetted by long aUs',
rence Is il wonder that they are easily iei
sstray by any professions of friendship anu he1e'
Tie recOecioIs OF dear, distant home lhuf aIso'
but TINT LONE IS dis ant, and tie seaman Is alone
smono STRANGERS and he il seized on, and misle ana
Murdered until he IS a. helpless a. kid unaer me
claw of a lion lie does not awake from has Circean
dream until he finds himself again al sea- "..nVul an