New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-06

le win read il with tears. Sailors then are hope
u Glars Of people, and can be reached. Thy al a.
mentioned IN the second place. have HI "a claims upon
o.. All have claims upon TO render them
Christian charity, but not all alike To some we owe
debt, and 10 Others because they our kindred
There are some right, which Paley we'll deserves as
''in'ptrf Ct rights" Who does not know that faith
full service deserves reward beyond the bare wages
Bpreed on and for that reason II is that the phan-
tbropic man who has accumulated fortune leaves q
testimonial to Lis faithful employees. Just 80, sailors
hov. dole crest desl for Us that have paid
them for. David would not taste drop Of water
brought to him at the hazard Of the life OF of his
people; be poured it out as an offering to the Lordi
but We eat and enjoy many things brought home
to our hre side at the hazard OF the sail
ore life, many of whom the winds and
waves are tghing their requiem. We I'VE the Sailor
something. The Rev. gentleman then owet on the
great iIfusnce sailors, a body-from the nature of
their employment, tisveisiDg the great highways OF
the world and visiting oil the nations Of the earth
must exercise for good or evi he spoke of their gen.
era belief in God and the Saviour lin proof Of which
lie gave the rather singular illustration Of their CON-
men baspbemOus use OF his nsme), he never knew an
ifdel sailor; then of their Catholicty and freedom
from sectional feeling and concluded by appeal to
begin with them nov, while they we're but compare
lively few in number and they would thus secure their
services 10 the Of Religion when they increased
as the commerce progressed to tens of mill die.
The Rev Mr G. W. HrAcocK, d D, of Buffalo,
was then introduced to the meeting, and presented the
following resolution:
That since 1t an integral and large part Of the great purpos.
Of The worlds Christianity the abundance Of
the should be given God the Church labor to
rssp organized 70 hi. labor by the peculiar obligations ,nd
Increasing fsci tiles In this gest work
He commenced his remarks by saying that the reso-
luton long but plain one. II WA impossible IN
70 vast a natter TO express with more brevity the
views end aims Of the preseLt great organization but
LIE trusted that the concseDess of the remarks he In
tended making would atone for tie length OF the reso
III, bria
of the Globe at 600 millions it would not be too large
an Approximate estimate to fix the marine population
at one million and baf-a population doubling that
of this gr, at city, toward whose evangezatlon nun
dreds Of thousands were annually expended and 10
which thou, ands Of lsborers were annually engaged
Bis audience should consider further, that this marine
population passed away IN amuch shorter perod OF Tune
iLan the other generations Of tb> race II an ordinary
generation thirty years mi st be apparent that the
pers exposures and hardshps of the class to which
be alluded mutt shorten their ?eriod Of existence TO
twenty years not less. Should it not therefore, be
the Object of all shore by labor outlay and seltde.
bial TO convert the world aaoat The population OF
the globe sugmehtDg, as was also the population
of tie ea an6 SHOULD this vast city of the sea De left
out in the final regeneration OF this world to ChnTt'
No; from voices strong and deep, shout oil r3uita-
ton would 60 up to heaven from the vast ferts,
spreading their sails upon the ocean-trom
tie arm cd vessel, the merc antmap, and the convoy
Bot ii utterly mp,actcable to attempt the con
version of the world, without the conversion OF the
population on the sea. Taken apart, what mighty
nfutn nee for good evil would the sea offer, even 1t
it bad no connection with the land Ii would take
con mpnity Of Christian men TO watch its eb0 and
flow To convert the world without these men was
an utter impractcaby. II left to work against us,
they would turn the world back again as fast as our
woik done. Never, If they were neglected,
would we accomplish Gods work upon earth; but
when the pathway of Commerce became the road to
promote Christianity then would the glcry OF the AL
phty come THE resolution, he held further said that
the Church was urged to this work by peculiar
obligations. Sailors were an adventurous race,
whose lives passed in scenes OF danger,
of trial, of tol--in scenes where heroic traits of
character were often called FORTH They were
also the common carels Of the world-a sit.
uaon of the highest responsi bity. Again, think of
their solatiOn-cu off from the blessings of Sabbath
instruction and Sabbath peace. There truly pc.
culiar difficulties in the task of redeemDg this CON-
munity. But the resolution added that there
highways were being laid out upon the ocean; and the
more ON these great ocean routes chips were con-
gre gate d. the gre facility for sending out floating
Bethes to circulate the Void of God and the meesen-
ger of the people among them. Thus they could be
reach ed bv tie missionary not only in port but on the
ore at oc. an. In conclusion, there was promise IN
bis work promise in the power OF the Gospel ITSELF
pr mise in tie position Of the sailor cut OIL from many
of the temptations which surrounded men on land
| p,omise in the daily scenes of Gods wonders and
provicence which Cducated their mind. Tne speaker
Drew pathetic picture of the sailor dying without the
copsoat "ns Of the Gotpe and concluded with an ell
ooue Mt sDpea that his hearers would use every exer
lion TO bring about the desirable work Of spreading
Christianity, and distributing the bread OF life upon
the water.
'u,iop which was unanimously accepted
TIE doxoogy then sung and the meeting was
d;,missed-nt ubtrs of the society remaining TO trans
act the annual business.