New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-05
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
ANNIVERSARY or THE LADIES HOME
MISSIONARY SOCIETY or TIE NJ. I.
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CHURCH.
The Eleventh Au5iverssry Of The Lsies Hon.
Missionary Society Of the NJ Church WAS held in
The Broad say Tshernsols last evening very la-gs
audience vss present WIN r. DoDGE presided
Be,ide the speakers there we're present uoon toe
stand, the Rev Dr. Hcoich the Rev. J. Inskip the
Rev. Mey He Rev. Allen Steele the Rev ID. ;.
King of Boston Prof Linisey. OF Middleton and
others There wore pre.snt about 900 scholsrs cjn-
voted win ihs Mission School a. the Five Points.
The exercises were coinmeLce1 By singing b. rs
children Prayer offered b7 the Rsy. VI
ADAMS, late 2 Missionary 81 the Five Points. The
Rev. Nr. REED read tie ALnuA Report Of The 81
ciety for the past year
The Tressurer's Report was read showing the re-
cepts Of the Society for the past gear TO be 80 3Ol 90
and the expenditures 81 Oi9 o. leaving balance il
the treasury OF s252 GO.
The cash receipts at the Five Points Missioa sI-
elusive OF the amount receiysd for the purchase oil
bread FOR tue poor, amounted during the year, to
- 3a5 II; expended a. 357 1.-The expenditure eE-
ceedng the ifcoue s2c6.
Tie Rev I +. MERcEIs then addressed the assem-
bly, ct length reviewing the work Of the Society
especailya a. the Points, end congratuatog them
ara the public upon their success.
Bshop SIxPsOs was the next speaker. He de-.
l7ered ar she eddEess Of some length. He remarked
tha; there are pons OF great insrest Ia the work IN
which The ladies composing this Society have 60.
cHgsd II is iruly work of benefcence and he had
been much interested in hearing the report OF ts op
erstioLs curing ths past year |: Is work OF kiad
ness. Christ engaged in works Of mercy snt kind
nese. He hesied the SICK and cured tbs lana the
deaf end the biDd. The ladies are seek ng by acts
cfkin6ness, to win the hearts Of he poor, and wlea
that confidence IL gained thay seek :, c1nc-n'rats
them 10 God He spoke especially OF ite Efforts 70
the Fiv,.Points. Doubts hsve baen expressed By
some 60 70 the fD.l success Of So difcuts work bu
the evidet &c il encouraging AID religion IS equa 20
the work II sd the ladies pie.c ana lsbor5t as they
Rave done in this community for 20 ne o,hef Object
they might perh sps have erected a magnificent
church Ia some otter part Of the City, and there might
have been apparent success bat tie 3 ne N n Al
influence woui nor have bsen the result a. orogos
their efforts In this mission a. the FivePOnts. Ioat
work parfakes Of the nature Of the Missionary work.
If i were impos-ible TO save The adults, then tue
children demand our IS mpstty; out gfrg' good has
been done to both adult. and children The speaker
proceeded at some length further sloquently to al
dress the audience.
A Maine Law dialogue was then repeated bytgo Of
tie CHILDREN Of the SchoOl. II embodied good Maine
Law points, and furnish Cd considerable amuse nsnt.
An appeal was then made for aid 20 the Society by
an resting little girl Of the School she stated
that there oebt OF 60 600 upon the Old Brewery
property, which the ladies desired 70 psy OF
The Rev. j. b. FiSLAY, fjr many wears past
Mi Visionary among the IndisGs At the West then al
dressed the audience in a humorous msunsr aud at
the clCse Of his remarks ca led Out The Rev Il 5.
Foster, who appealed for material ala for the Socis,
In response 10 his Efforts about 900 were realized