The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-05-17

| Amelioration of the Condition of the Jews, was
| delivered Monday evening, by Rev. Mr.. McGreg
or, Secretary of the Society, at the new Reform
| ed Dutch Church, corner of Fifth avenue and
| Twenty ninth street. There was very large
attendance. The basis of the discourse was Isl
Corinthians vi, 20, II, 20, 20.
| AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY.
| The annual sermon before this Society was
preached on Monday, by the Rev. DIR. Magoon
in the First Baptist Church, Brooklyn, from
| Ephesians ii, Z. There was a very large at
tendance, and Rev. DIR. Welch, President of the
| Society, Rev. DIR. Belcher of Philadelphia, and
Rev. Mr.. Briggs, were present. At the close Of
| the sermon, liberal collection was taken up fol-
the benefit of the cause.
NEW YORK STATE COLONIZATION SOCIETY.
The Twenty-third Anniversary of this Society
was celebrated Thursday evening, at the Reform
ed Dutch Church in Lafayette Place. The Pres
ident of the Society, Arson G. Phelps, ESQ.,
occupied the chair.
The Rev. Joseph Holdich, D. D., opened the
exercises with prayer The report of the Board
of Managers, which was very long, had been
prepared by G. P. Disosway, Esq.
From the Treasurer's report it will be seen
that the receipts during the past year were
Sl!,37 l.52, and expenditures, $l6,938.44.
Amid the very general falling off in the re-
ceipts of most benevolent and religious associa.
tons, the New York State Colonization Society's
receipts are about the same as they were last
year.
The friends of African colonization have for
long time believed that the settlement of Lii
IBERIA should have college established within
her limits.
One or two persons must be found, willing
and competent to constitute the first faculty Of
the Liberia College, and to arrange the plans
for the instruction of students.
Owing to the pecuniary difficulties of the
country, but little progress has been made in
the formation of the United States and Liberia
Steamship Company. The association has been
perfectly organized, however, and some 900
OF its stock taken up.
Great Britain has secured to herself an i'm
mense traffic with Africa, by the establishment
OF regular steam communication.
The United States have always acted upon
the principle of acknowledging every de facto
Government, whether it were despotic. a mon
archy, republican, or anything else, provided
only it was de facto Government From this
national view alone, should the young Republic
be recognised.
Since May, 1854, five expeditions have sailed
for Liberia, with FIVE hundred and fifty.three
emigrants.
The Lberian Republic continues to advance
IN all that constitutes her real prosperity Peace
prevails with the natives. President Roberts
has returned from visit to Europe, on public
business, and endeavoring to obtain the trans
fer of Sierra Leone to the Republic of Liberia
In this highly eventful mission, it is said that he
received information of a successful result.
The managers, in conclusion, remark: "Af-
rican colonization may be opposed again and
again still, it is destined to triumph, and is
at this moment the best plan to elevate and
civilize the colored man in Africa, and to secure
from social and political death the colored race
Of America"
The Rev. R. r. Gurley, of Washington city,
long devoted to the cause of Colonization, ad-
dressed the meeting.
Rev. Mr.. Pinney delivered an interesting mar
rative of his visits to Liberia, and was followed
by two colored men, whose names are not given
i'll the report before us.
The following officers and managers we're
then elected: President, Arson G.. Phelps
Vice Presidents Rev. Gardiner Spring, d. D.,
and others; Corresponding Secretary, Rev. John
b. Pinney; Recording Secretary, j. B. Collins /;
Treasurer, Nathaniel Hayden.
AMERICAN HEBREW CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
A large meeting was held at the Methodist
Church in Norfolk street, on Thursday evening,
for the purpose of organizing on American
Hebrew Christian Association. The Rev. Mr..
Gouldin presided, and Mr.. Morris Franklin
acted as Secretary. The Secretary read pre-
amble and resolution adopted at preliminary
meeting, commencing the pourpose in view,
and fixing upon this day and place for effect
ing an organization.
Addresses were delivered in English by the
Rev. John Meander, Mr.. Morris Franklin, and
the Rev. Mr.. Harris, and in German, by Mr.. j.
X. Lederer
The following gentlemen were then elected
officers for the ensuing year: Rev. John
Meander, President Rev. Mr. Weissell, Vice
President; Morris Franklin and j. X Lederer,
Secretaries j. X. Lederer, Treasurer
The meeting then adjournd.
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION
The Nineteenth Anniversary of this Society
was held in the Broadway Tabernacle, on
Thursday evening. Rev. DR.. Tying presided, and
the Rev. Mr.. Squires opened the exercises with
prayer. The Rev. DIR. Marsh read the abstract
of the Annual Report:
1t traces the progress of Temperance laws
through the Legislatures of different States !;
states that thirteen States have adopted them,
and two others are about to do so.
Four years have not elapsed since the State
of Maine commenced revolution which should
Danish drunkenness, idleness, waste, domestic
new. 1t was a reform equally demanded in
every State; the movement reached the public
heart, and now twelve States-Massachuset
Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, New
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Ohio, Indiana
Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa-embracing mil
lions of freemen, have followed in her wake
bursting the chains in which they were bound,
in day.
The report details the intructive and marvel
lous process in each State; the operations and
results of the prohibitory law; the distractions
thrown in its path; the increased attachment
to it of the people; its complete remedy, so far
as it prevails, for intemperance and numerous
kindred evils; its rescue of the Sabbath, under
an efficient magistracy; the at first appalling,
but finally futile, objections; the interest with
which it is viewed by distant nations, and the
effort now required for the eradication of intern
perance, that it may become the law of the
civilized world. The publications, periodicals,
tracts, and agencies of the Society, have been
much as in former years. The Journal of the
Union is now in its nineteenth year. From its
commencement in 1887, it has been conducted
by DR.. Marsh, the Corresponding Secretary.
Rev. Mr.. Coombs Of Philadelphia, Mr. Bur-
leigh, Hon. g. w. Sterling, and Rev. DR.. Tying,
offered and made speeches in support of reso-
lutions declaratory of the purposes Of the
Union.
AMERICAN SWEDENBORGIAN SOCIETY.
The Second Anniversary of the Sweden
borgian Printing and Publishing Society was
held on Wednesday evening, in the Seventh
Day Baptist Church, Eleventh street. The
efforts OF this Society, during the past year,
towards spreading the religious principles of
, Emanuel Swedenborg throughout this coun-
try, have been very successful, as will be seen