The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-07

No. admitted duzirs the year 1922
No Re oDs % ecueree.ion
p p,h OF 81 unniis iss
S so o v 81 Rneas library
Ircresss over last yesr Of scho ara in schools Sl32
Amount OF contributions
Tie Secretary ALLUDED to the powerful inf hence exert
&c by the aaobath schools and spoke of the numbers OF
children who are yet beyond the influence Of religious
operaos aIe Of the class known AZ mission ,ol. and
happy report that they sustained and favor
ed by tho fer whose benefit they are intended, to
very CRAFTY extent The teachers connected with all
the schools hal manifested determination to perse
in their lators The report aiso EXPRESSED the
tbsaks OF the Union to individuals and associations
which lad operated with II during the yea. AMI
closed With brief tribute to tbs deceased friends OF the
After music by the band tire President ID Rev
DR.. DOWNING, who remarked that it OF this ad
ysntsges Of the Sabbath shoo cause that it induces
Chrtars to forget differences while engaged In
their LAHORE, and unite upon q piat.orm-ths re-
Isioua education of the young The evssad gentleman
only associated Americans with painted facea and heads
Adorned with porcupins qatl!s; but when they came
friend visited Rev hr. Jay while he pastor In
Surrey chapel and ola him o. h;dsous monstsrthat he
dark night, bu. on itNspproach and closer iuspec
ticn, i, proved only to be man, and that
man I DsGhss John usts Nov the
various Observation-Disclosures Baptsts, Ep!scopsiisns
Presbyterisns &c,-each ing the others mon
friends Of ether demon nations; but when they
and saw him, they would only find him simple bro.hsr
ssoues our sympashss in Sssa Of the sabbath school
cause Is tie fact that without these schools hosts of
children viii grow up destitute OF religious tIaaniog
everything else but morals Jeremy Taylor said 'Taks
pains to educate your sen. Satan VIII do for you"
should not be JUDGED towards morality BY early owl
tare and The poet without answering led him Into the
gsreen. On Witt TO the garden weeks after, his
friend found overrun with weeds ard hearing his
expressions Of SURPRISE Cole dge said that he had only
been trying the experiment Of letting garden grow up
Without prtju6iee There multitudes Of children
who let grow up without prejudies, viii sink doIn
INTO perdton There were some members Of the speak
ers denomination and he feared OF Others who Ign red
the usefulness f the visionary work And opposed as
taking Gods work out Of his hands He called them hard
their churches lad become weak while those Avo,ing
the work weie conDuAly strengthened. The cause
thing every Christian to do 1t was also an aux larry
to the abcrs Of the pastor. The reverend gentleman IL
lusiIated these points BY pracAca! instsn:es. Ihs
Where to look for the to the noble and
Cbrs.iao who hsve died, it not to the Sabbath
school Dr.. DcwliEg recspitulated his arguments in
favor the Sabbath school canse and bidding it hearty
speed concluded after retu:Dg any charges Of mer
censiy motives which might be urged agains its sup
lorteIs BY moving the adoption CT the Sacrearys
port.
Acer nusic Rsv Dr. SUNDERLAND was mex. introduced
the Represent alive Of the parent socey the Aari
can Sur DAY School Unien. He began with pro.
posing esoluor -Tha. the Sabbath school agency for
snd that the children Of tvsry generstisn are the
first veil as thu most hopeful subjects Of this mis-.
dIen VII in ore genera ion the conversion Of the
world itself, and therefore 1t ought to be asundany sus
o.utisy saved trcm drowning the Of wh,h
vas rejected Prosr Of ~ 500 to his p'eseryer and
Hs.Ds snah hip , The pison thu: ohd. rem
preseIvers of chilarens sous Sabbath schools were to
rave the IMMORTAL souls of children, and this object the
great element Of the unity ard vitality Of the Christian
church The attractions Of the work. aud the enjoyment
to be derived from tbs study Of the Bible were ably set
V. IT,. ia Of IL
eety concluded DR. Suncerlands remarks and after sing
irg The palm From ali that dwell below the skies the
benedctton was ronounced by Rev. W. W. Holloway.
| Union Theological ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of Professor Hitchcock.
The formal Inauguration OF Professor R. D. Hitchcock
to the chair Of Church History in the Union Theological
Seminary {presbj tsan) took place .. Rev. Dr. Adams
chusch in Madison square last evening. Although Pro
fessor Hitchcock has filed this chair eioce September
last hs formally irs.sled until last evening
He is aad to be yoars Of bri Ian. talents and
great promise and is considered valuable accession Il
the faculty of this institution BE formerly Profess
tor in Bow dom College, Mans from which place he VA
called to his present position at the nsgaton OF Mrs
Bell, Ct Baltimore who endowed this professionally with
the liberal of SIS COO and allowed to nams its
fist incumbent Il is called the WAshburae Professor
ship of Church Hatosy, having been named after the
brother OF Mrs Bell, the late Rev. Dr.. washburne Of
| Baltimore large and intelligent audience was in at
tsn6snce to witness the ceremonies of the
including the Faculty and s.ucents of the seminary.
| The txerci4e5 we're opened BY voluntary from the
choir after which hymn was sung followed by prayer
! from Rev DE- S,earDs, Ct Newark.
CHARLES Br1ER, Esq., the Vice President Of the Board
Of Directors briefly addressed Professor Hitchcock
satiDg that he vas tbs unanimous choice Of the Board
for the proessorstp TO which he bad been called and
which bad been 80 Literally endowed BY Christian lady,
Mt 0f tha sunio ta~
Contession of Faith which Gully responded to, he
informed him that he was now duly Installed In his
/ Office.
Rev. Dr. PRrNIic9 Of the Mercer stiset Church thsn
dsyerec the chsrge-a production Of considerable length
sulessd the Of knsyiedse Of the
necessity Of always studying this history the light
the Bible, which is itself history OF Christianity he
concluded BY few words OF counsel to the Profes.
scr b.ddirg him God speed his forthcoming and ar.
6uous duties and invoking the aid of the Almighty in
his behalf Professor Hitchcock then assembled the pull
He promised bis inaugural address By saying that he
| never should have ventured to ~ sumo t6s duties
III. oiesf. q the Union TSsolos.al s seDin.I y
had be rot lesr1 in that call the voice Of Providence too
sN,S % &c hs a too pppsTse Be dis
mona 70 seemingly inexhaustibe az that Of scceascAl
hftoy Truly great historians whether civil scc,e-
sisstica the most Of all literary phsnomsns
Ecclesiastical history had bat very few worthy OF tbs
nsms. rorsullIan and Augustin came early. Mean.er
came late ard has come but once, and will come
sga1. Amidst the various topics which had suggested
themselves 10 his mind he had selected appropriate
to the ccesop though perhaps not interesting to the
audience as some others, "rse true idea and Of
church history The speaker proceeded to sucids.s
hours lergth evincpg great research &c extensive
reading well deep and media ion upon the
thc sopby OF his ory. both civil and ecclesiastical Al
the conclusion o. his address, benedioton was pro-
noupced and the audience dispersed,
MEETINGS TO BE HELD.
"WEDNESDAY, MAYT
k,ner, aoeT r1. c,xsst- 4
Business meeting fos sectng officers a TIE Tract House
at O'Clock ~'
american Congregational Unios.-Church of the 7nri.
tans, on Union square, 10 A. NJ.
American Ana Slors5y SSis,y CITY Assembly Roon,s
Broadway. at 10 A. NJ. Addresses BY W. L. Garrison.