The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-13

Anniversary OF ths American Sunday Sc Aooi
Union.
Tho annual meeting OF Sunday schools and their mis-
scnary associations and other friends Of tho American
Sunday School Union In behalf Of Sunday school mis-
sonsres and libraries ct the West, held Sunday
night at the Church Of the Purians ct Union square,
At half past seven o'cosk-the hour for the commence
nsnt of the ssrvioes-the church crowded to
flowing with very respectable looking audience. The
ceremonies commenced with music BY the choir;
sfier which Raw. Dr. Ferris offered up . brief and i'm
preesivs prayer.
Dr. Ferris then made few remarks upon the imp,r-
aIcs Of Sunday schools to the youth Of city, aud
concluded by introducing Of district secretaries
who, no said would read financial statsnoot for the
benefit q the Society. This statement was then
from which appears that there 100 Sunday soho,
connected with the Union The entire receipts from the
Sunday schools for missionary purposes during the past
year. 81 066; for establishing libraries, 1903; and
oc other purposes about 81 oo0-mskisg the gross
cepts from Sunday schools alone. So 0O0 year.
The Rev. JOHN McCUrLOGH, of kensucky was ther in-
troduced to the audience He said the great DR.. Chsl
mer. Of Great tain took little boy BY sas hand
and in answer TO mia inquiry to how he should
Chtt led him into the cellars Of the poor and told him
TO relieve their wants and he would DO happy in
his youth and blessed In his old age fhis dvics
carried and that little boy in college
ried out ths advice given HIM oy br. Ch>iners After
wards that little boy came to America and twenty years
to hear the rt Of his fathers upon this SOIL and
cm then till now that little boy has been struggling
for the benefit Of the children and the little
brethren that little boy stands before you u tell
you something of the children Of Kentucky went out
into Kentucky years ago to plant SABBATH schools there
eDd works have been eucceesfu The Sunday school
there hes been sort OF cstern rangera sort OF John
the Be pst the wilternessand these sch ols have
lied Oh the work Christ till schools churches teoM
throughout the land used to peach there ia old
barns, and at first the audience was slim; but cane
from The lard Of perseverance, and kept on I'LL at
last had large audiences and people used to come ten
miles to hear And the old people and the children,
too, assisted In establishing schools for the spread Of
bae s Wa .vs Thy
work on q firm footing, and We have sixteen
missionaries in Kentucky. The American Bible Society
for books that they did not send oil the books /
wanted and have scattered thousands Of Bibles ana
and religious works throughout. tue State during
The pas. ear THIS Is the work 1e eogegel at now
ia kentucbywe are pointing out the way 10 salvation
TO the waywara AID Leading little children to Christ On
SIR is great work to lsoor for the Lord have the
entie supervision of Kentucky, and tbs Sunday School
Union Il just the thing to bring the children iut, tue
ns ee1 has 'o a Q, ovs
who has sorked in England, Scotland add Ireland,
in almost every State in the Union, aud he te st
y to The .cacy of the work. il greas work apd
those WHO Labor in the cause vi bs fully repaid BY ths
Lord
1hs choir thnn sung the Ssh Psala com NJ uciog:-
Tie Rtx oI9W Of ono, Was ass next introduced
co t., autisrcs BE sAid 30 came from the valley Of the
cota Wnere Inc SunCay ec0Co was CcnK lts GOOD work.
1t in Sunday school in Wales where he hrst learned
the oraces OF God and thirty years age he landed upon
these chores poor WEIGH boy with knowledge OF the
lAngusgc in which be addressing the audience
Hs with his father and mother to the great West
ard settled Gown in log ca6iu in the valley o.
eciota little log cabin SUNDAY school started,
and there l found opportunity to labor for
God. ! felt the necessities Of education
and went to college but, being unable to support my
self Iesorted many others. boarding ourselves:
snd found, after the years over, that our board
cost us only thirty two cents per week This ooorced
WELL End do not complain of it. sm glad TO greet mis-
age eseublsge tonight and feel That your aearts aud
bnn5s win 1t IL pople wcrk to LABOR in
vice OF the Lord. Tne veal Of Thousands Of
young depend upon it, and Jour eors In the may
thousands Of human souls and pluck many bran
fou III consuming Ares OF vice, crime ana disease In
Europe they waking up 10 this work, and
We shall hear from them We eng ,ged
in the salvation Of souls. What q thought T.
what q worl |! Love for Christ is the movlGg
element Of the enterprise. There 1--WE millions .
youth in country to reach aad the Sunday School
was the only meaus by which to reach them. In the
West there thousands and hou anas of children VIII,
need your assisaneethousands who heard o. God
and Gospel Give your assistance and Cod grant
that you may always have the spirit and viii inue
TO WORK in this fruitful vineyard OF the Lord
A few remarks were then made by DR.. EERBta; after
which collection was taken up for the benefit of the
eunca az School Union.
Another hymn was then sung by the Oh Dir, after
" .ich The audience dispersed.