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

The Twepty-seyenth Anniversary of the American
Seamen's Friend Society celebrated last evening
in the Tabernacle. There was a very numerous con
precation present. The Chair was occupied by T.
PERI. President Of the Society.
The exercises commenced with voluntary on the
organ PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Mr.. STEWART,
Of the Baptist Mariners Church. The following alb
s,rac of the Report read by the Rev. j. SPAuLD-
1sG. Senior Secretary Of the Society;
The operations Of the American Seamens Friend
Society are both foreign and domestic It's chap
oins and missionaries are stationed in the Sandwich
Tslands Granada, Chill, the West Indies France,
Denmark Sweden New. Brunswick, and the Bay OF
Mobile Decides, It's concerted action WIN auAnial au
local societies at home and abroad bears extensively
ON the social and moral Improvement OF seanen:
The number OF boar'lcTs at IFS sailor Home IN ms
Civ the past year has been $780, ana during the thr-
teen wear, Of its existence 1855 on the last years
Loardc,s o. were shpvrecked and destitute who re-
cciyed aid in board and clothing, to the amount OF
$3.50 besides various articles for their comfort whose
pecun,ary value is not estimated III ths statement
This Institution under the superleniendence OF capt
Tracy has never been more useful than al present
The Colored Sailors Home, also under the direction
of the Society Mr.. Albro Lyon, superintendent con
Times TO be very useful The number OF us poarIer'
from sent % ls5I 20 Feb. l. 1855, is ,5l3; OF whom
isl were shi,wrecked and destitute aud for whose re-
lief In addition to former aid the Society has recently
appropriated $500. ....r o,5;o, Ma,
without including large amounts raised and eApead-
ed by auxiliares, have been s2,7i' ana Tue eAien
lures $22, sl6. , ,,.. ;,s I
answered one wear ago that there has been no I'M
movement nnong seanen and assigns four causes Tor
ills mistaken impression oo .,..
/ Within the last five years, some Low eneiee'c
seamen have LEFT American vessels for the g0h mii.s
In Australia and probably twice that number 70 uiS
gold in California. e, ~.
@ Many excellent Northern seamen, Swedes, Danes,
&c who served in American vessels for higher wage
.Io "a get
3 Mann of tine best men the sea have lately left
it for home on the land prompted some by better
prospects of pecuniary livelihood, and some that
tLcv may enjoy social and religious blessings Wlich
they cannot have ON the sea.
d Combined with these causes producing great
scarcity of scamen, the tunnage OF A.rcah se'sr'
he's increased Is per cent within the last ten years ana
called for corresponding increase OF sailors 70 ta'
in order TO man the vessels there hos been Necessary
for shipping many incompetent, worthless, ana "e"e"
specimens of humanity .. u
inrroyement among sonmen, are only the edll.s anu
connter-curcnts which abradc the banks, whlle the
river rolls on TO make glad the city OF COl. ,
Afcr giving a detailed account OF laOorstor the pen
eft of seameII abroad and at home; speakhS OF IL
braries and good books for them; OF ilieir
of their Banks for Saylngs-One Oh WILL az W.
Wall.st has now deposited 10 their credit TWO ana
rorr millions of dollars and has received from sea-
1o;ng men exclusively for the last ten months an az
erape of s2s 900 per month"; oil the provision ;G %
buriel of their dead; of naval ana mgrcahnc Or
sbip-systen and of the inland Sailors inc ne
-, ,,roson,ts n summary review Of the year. FROM
lis tUo things are increasingly obvious. =.
That labor for the elevation and sai'a'ioH VI N"'
men il eminently work OF iai'h s.,;ts
. That II il n work of most encouraging ne!S'
Tbcsa are exhibited in the following threeiold a.
In their improved temperate and proVilen'
habits ~, tor r,orosntle
hag
nboliebing thercfrom the daily spirit ra'loh' Va
shore comparatively few drunken sailors aIe 10"
seen where scores staggered few years ago hli O.
To their earnings, appeal II made 10 heir colo'
able clothing; TO their comfored friends at nome 10
the large numbers who have signed ana keep 'he io
perance Pledge-The Marine Temperance So,e'y .,
Ncw-York now numbers nearly 2',oOO inei,oel, ~
N the large amount deposited by them IN Banks ior
SAVINGS to determine whether they sqnandered as
formerly. - ,;o;
pated for visiting this port rom 'n'
execution of the Prohibory Liquor Law ,..-..,,.,
o In their increased desire to procure AMI distribute
Bibles and good books. ,u a. e..
men; and through them eyangeheai Itu,n ,. l. ''''''
into countries inaccessible in any other way
But most of all its improvements seem -,
q I'm the frequency and number OF seanen converter
TO God Il. D.. Contains
Under each of these aspects the kePor, cOn'S anI
facts and statements demonstrating 'n' P'o'
hopefulnoss of this work. - L.. :, .ba
The allusion to the Prohibitory Liquor la" IN 'ho
abstract was received with applause.
The acceptance and publication Of the Report were
moved and seconded by the Rev. CHARLES D. 1osh'
and the Rev. o. q. SrEHsIRoN, Chaiialhs III New
York. ,, .ho
Tho President alluded TO the loss sustained oy 'he
Marine interest and sailors generally IN the uea'n VI
Woncr +. Jones. and Messrs. ihle and Hurpui-
The Rev. Mr.. JONES then made short address, 'ie
soid that in 1910 be had been seaman o''
" pbemer and prosecutor" no" he wa MINIS,
Cots word and could gladly say that many 40 n'I
- .cb a. he was were now devoted andcon ec a'ei
,otbc service of the living God. These men a'c
ronscandis,s who would scatter abroad me ''ou' VI
d;,,o tr,,b by which their own minds had ueeh en'
uob,erea. In many instances, seamen VINO nau oo'ne
80 po,bel churches TO scott remained anu returheu u
-. Those who had been thus impressed were Sra'c-
.ho ministers who had aided in their conVefsoh'
- :, over, mort they visited took every occasion
anu - o.,ass of their craft to do as they ma.
10 i'uu S.,osn owing 10 their simple anu eafnes,
""' - rocuiiarlv fttest 70 b. propag au.ll'sS %
tH'i-! IN tekes hold so firmly on Their n44s =
~! ,sbs Of salvation. Until sealrn "Nn Ii
Iied,e of languages and the customs " ~. -
bacone propagandists OF the rum uS - II 4
ooco la ~ an rapid as il might b o.hefSlsc'
can ne'.l s.rdv The language of heather cou.'!
,cars land there and preach, ana ,ue asr,e
ioI Nv "a ~ Tho same shore, curse III inc s s,
sailor lanu o he eorts OF the missionary arc Hus-
tongue, aId I'll 'ne WV
traed. ,,.r,ox os the Neshodists