The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-11

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The Treasurer reports that the receipts during the past
year have been while the expenditures for the
same period amounted to SO, OLA.
At O'Clock Samuel Waldo. president of the society
took the chair and the xer.ises OF the evening
menceo with the choir chauntipg salutatory
MIR. WALDO then read from the Hoy Scriptures the
s2d chapter Isaiah which followed by tine congre
CATION joining him in the LORDS Prayer.
The choir then sang the 1S5th selection.
The people that walked in darkness
have seen great light;
Upon item hath the light shined 'AAa'" VI 1'"'"
For child is born,
And she:soverpmsns shall be on his shoulders
wonderful Councillor God the Mighty
The Rev Mr. BARRETT then addrs ssed the assemblage
he sad:-About five years ago small number of per
for the purpose Of oevng spread abroad the
true lights OF the Gospel 1t was suggested that
sossy be established for the purpose Of the
first met with many difficulties, but, like the lot Of
every great and good enterpri,elike gold 1t stood
cause if all thought good of it. swos unto you,
saith the LORD, "if all men think well Of you" The
seeety BY Gods kindness has steadily increased din in
than 600 volumes had been published by the society
during the past year, at cost Of $2b55. The Of
was three times the amount expended last yssr~thus
showing that the efforts OF the society have not been in
was no doubt; and he hoped ii would steadily increase
until ITS religious principles would be spread all
over the vast country. True religion not found
halls of the legislature All was in darkness. There
was greet dearth Of religious principles in land,
to its centre religious principles were rot properly
appreciated all other principles would fall to the
ground There was reason to believe that vast amount
OF nfcelity lurked in the churches IL true ost
persons went to church. bnt they did DOT sincerely be-
eve in the holy Scriptures that ought to guide them in
tendency to treat the Bible lightly ever nee the refor.
nation Another caufe to which may be attributed the
lack OF faith divinity is the number of religious
GER of Commentaries made upon the Bible by the
clergy Of these sects. 2hey looked upon the
its meaning just as the fancy dictated. The
speaker condemned the many religious sects that
have of late spiaDg up. The spiritussts among
those who most to be dreaded for they In their
ignorance did not act for themselves but did just
the spirits (whetbsr good or ev told them to perform
How much then the faith OF their socety needed
such fearful times Every volume issued by the Sweden
borgan society living missionary, preaching peace
and glad dDgs to every house where Is to
enter In conclusion, the speaker enjoned ALL both rich
and poor, to join them in the good enterprise and with
the help Of the Lord the return of their anniversary
oice for the good work that had been done and Join
with those on earth in singing praises to Him who the
At the close Of Mr. Barretts remarks the choir sang
the two hupdreth selection:-
The wilderness and the barren place
And the desert shalt rejoice
And blossom the rose
Inc Kew. MT PREsBicK, rom England, was then In
troduced to the meeting which he ado dressed at
length the that attended the sbors of the
Swedenborgan Society in Manchester and elsewhere
Fom what he had observed be had doubt Of the ut
mate wide spreading of the faith preached by Emanuel
swedepborg whose writings the only unsectariAn
text books that religion is olest with.
The following resolution adopted at the close Of
the last speakers remarkB:-
Resolved That this meeting regard the
church free reading in this city object
great Importance and usefulness and eminently
worthy Of the support OF churohmen throughout
country
The doxology then sung, and the meeting ad-
journed.