New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-06
THE ANNIVERSARIES,
,xvp,c.s sE.MEN's FRIEND SOCIETY.

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q. Tabernacle. AZ evidence Of the continued inter-
,ss s,H IN the welfare Of this admirable charity, the
rsb~,psele was well filed by an attentive audience
Uysp the platform were PKLAriAu PrRIT, esq, Chair
pa,; the Rev. Dr. Beihune, Capt. Hudson, U. 3 NJ
The Rev. DIR. Hutton, the Rev Dr. Parker, Mr. IrtNy
a the Sailors Home the Rev. John March, ana many
rrom,nest merchants The exercises Of the evening
we're commenced BY the congregation singing nyn"
nGlsdps.s in the Ship" The Rev. Dr. HUTTON '"'A
sHsrea suitabls prayer.
tySpAL RrroRr. .f.L.
Ne Rev. H. LOOMS, one OF me s,ss Ts.ntv.eissh
GS baoo,t In the year 1880, che tonnage OF
~rs".n Yssssh was s,l91, 77e fuss; the nuhc'' vi
seas,n and waterman under ,oy
-J In is35 only twenty-five years aftefwsrd, the
...ce had increased to 2l2 800 tuns, and ire mum
her q .esmen to peary four hSndred taoasa'.s Ooh
s~,;og more than Quadrupled in one fourth OF CEN
~ In 1874 the tunnage Of the British commercial
rsy;ne wa, 26l6 963 tuts employing 1926 men ana
Aol,. In 1854, forty years afterward, che tunnage
had increased to 5o4S7S and her seamrS soo noS
both having doubled in lees than hall century
The commerce tunnsge and seamen Oh the world nave
ruch more than doubled during the last forty years
Kverythiug indicates more RAPID increase 10 Tho
iay. This G. injury shall not cod ere the 100000 YES
ala 81 the civilized woIlo shall have become 300 900,
With trf,er wings and stronger power TO do the bid
ring az commerce; ard their Is, 0000 900 of tunnage
al lave become 80 O0o 900. and their million and
hall Of sealnep shall have become Hree ntusons; a
numher Of men larger than this whole nation three
quartz n Of century since-iarger than the whole
kbg % Sax.n race two centuries ago. ndton DWELL
ing on the sea- drawn from every other, uniting every
other dfusing iis life, and spirit, and energy through
ssyejy other yet peculiar so -e unit IN itself, sep
ars,e from all the rect, Yelling alone the sea- This
n the Soci.ty's field feo, the importance of which,
npar, with other helos OF Christian aud benevolent
sfoit. has not been duly appreciated; and wldemog
much faster it viii be perceived, than the means ana
d. I'D ftal nuraht Tn tfR IN.
ard subdue il TO the regn Of Christ The report points
eut the chief obstacle the way of rapid succes, In
the reform Of the Marine Service; attrbutng much OF
the blame to owners, in driving the present rulnous
system Of shipping and REGARDING sailors: 1t proposes
remedy a change Of system; considers and answers
affections and shows the beneficial results of the pro-
po.ed change TO owner, officer and sailor. 1t shows
that the ,ss to American commerce in 1854 amounted
To over t25 600 900 by shpwreC& and otherwise. In
1855 remarkably calm year. the loss was els 900 GOO
making the average annual loss OF the last TWO years
$4,000 600 Experienced captains attribute two thirds
Of these disasters to their inefficient crews. Tne Soc
ETY. aims to remedy this evil.
The Foreign Chapiancns.-The Foreign Chaplain:
cits Of the Society are, in acknowledgement
and Panama; in the Sandwich Islands-Honolulu and
LahaiDa; in Peru-Calao and the Chincha Islands;
IN Chili-Vaparaiso; in China-Caoton; in France
Havre and Marseiles; in Sweden-Gottland; in Den
msIk-Copehhagen; in New Brunswlck-St Johns.
The Society also sustans the Bethel in Mobile Bay,
and the Sailors' Home in New York, aud aids the
Bethel in Portland, Me-, and the Mariners Church in
RtW.YOk. In nearly all these STATIONS tnere nave
been more or less Instances of hopeful conversions of
seauen to God during the past year. io some OF the
Betbels in own ports quite extensive works OF
grace on the ht arts Of in one Bethel In New
Yo,k over 100 hopeful conversions. In the Seamen s
Ssvirgs' Bank i'll Newly seamen alone have dcpo.
sed nearly one-thtrd IF million Of dollars the past
year. Over tro and a half millions 10 that Bank
Sa,lors' Home.-The number Of boarders during
TIE year ending May l, $500, who deposit ed 10 the
bank about sl2 o0O and carried away or sent to friends
strtl,a nf hAar 1Q fha
last "A years, 47,l56. Morning and evening prayers
aad W.. tkly meetings have been better attended than
for the past two years, and lie or ~ hopeful CONVEX
F,nanees-The receipts Of the Society have been,
2s3 -; expenditure dur the year Ell ,e4s 49,
Ills amount does not include the receipts and expen-
Stures Of auxiaiies and local societies on our sea.
b. ard and ON our " stern waters. The whole would
amount 10 u. ary 100000 In reviewing the successes
of tie past ear the Board feel that they have abund
ant IA or On 10 thank God and take courage. lie has
s.t Lis :. al TO the work and owned il His own. We
have only 10 follow Him in tolls and ab0rs little
M, per an5 Jehovah Iii nsef shall return every OBJ
wlb raDnot be reformed shall He destroy. he
viii D. If Il His own work, and fulfill his promise,
and convsrt owner, officer and sailor, with all their
wealth and power, to His OVID chosen Zion. For the
mouth Of the Lord hath spoken it.
The report was received with warm tokens Of ap
probation by the meeting
JAHrsV BrrcHER, chaplain at Canton, China,
vas then Introduced by the Chairman, and in moving
the acceptance and publication OF the Report, thus
addressed the meeting:
Mr. PRgsIpEsT: In presenting the resolution which
Ibave in my hand, have an opportunity TO make a
Few rsmaikr and they shall be few and If, in making
uem seem speak little Of your Society and more
of other things beg you Will not consider thatl am
ignorant Of the Society Of its dougs For, Sir,
has been IVY fortune to meet the agents Of your Society
All oy er the world and am indebted to them and TO
yeur Society. l know their worth; they speak
Tor themselves But, ladies and gentlemen,
you az know that when a cannon is
bred there are two hiI e to be considered there
two reports to come. The frst is from the cannon
hsef and it Is interesting for it shows how big the
cannon H. and how II loaded, and shows the pro-
6ci.pcy Of tie gunner; but there is another report
which 10 very interesting and that is, what was hit
when the gun was fired. II would not, perhaps De
vidus to compare the two reports, for they are of
equal interest. know not but that is as interest
ing the other. The first report you have heard to-
nght The second report that is from the target side,
to drop my figure of the gun from the sailors side,
lpropOse IN afsw very brief and short remarks to give,
ebo an glad to have an opportunity Of speaking in
~gsrd TO sailors, for know them, have been with
them have them in the forecasle, been in CON-
psnonshp with them, and l know what they
are as companions. l have them the quarter
they are sailor, and II gives me pleasure to speak
with regard TO the sailors character, for do know
that throug bout the community there are very mis-,
taken ideas with regard TO them-vome too fatteriog
and some entii ely low. In order to be systematic
proposed TO divide that class of the community termed
"ssor. into two distinct classes The first would call
the Sailor of the books" and those well known.
know them long before ever saw any. Now let Us
describe of them should say that the Sailor Of
"the books" was composed Of a uwester, a mon
hey jacket and large quid OF tobacco, and attached
70 THESE things there man OF perhaps 80 years Of
age, whom the storms Of many seasons have bronZed,
and made TO look ten years Older And here We have
the twi brought together and sent out as the
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