The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-05-15
ANNIVERSARY WEEK.
New York, MONDAY, MAY 8.


american Female Guardian Society.-The
twenty-second annual meeting was held last
evening, at the Collegiate Reformed Dutch
Church, corner of Twenty-nnth street and
Fifth avenue. The children of the home
schools, which are under the care of the Soci-
ETY., were present, and participated in the mu-
steal part of the exercises. Rev. John Knox
presided, and the meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. T. l.. Cuyer
From the Treasurers report, it appears that
the income and expenditure of the Society, in
Guiding the publishing department and Home
for the Friendless, amounted to 27,92517
The present liabilities of the Society are
$4,000 due upon a lot recently purchased, on
Which a new and much-needed building is in
process of erection, connected with the Home
for the Friendless, and which, although it will
much increase the current expenses of the com
ing year, will provide for permanent enlarge.
ment of the work.
The report of the Board of Managers aihldes
to the striking change in public sentiment rela-
tive to fFiendiess and neglected youth and chill
dren, and the contrast in this respect between
1896 and 1856; to the early and constant acen-
cy of this society, aud its auxiliaries, through
the press and otherwise; to the many children.
gathered from the streets, and placed within the
fold of Christian homes in the country; to the
spirit of missions, and that of the Great Mis-.
slonary, necessary to meet the responsibilities
ofthe work.
The number OF life members received is 253.
Whole number, 1000. The Home for the
Friendless, founded by the Society some eight
years since. has sheltered, fed, and clothed, over
5000 inmates, and sustained an average family
of between one and two hundred from year 20
year, near 1000 of whom have been friendless
and homeless children.
&c e.,
provide these children with permanent homes
in kind Christian families, in the country. where
they might be trained to virtue and usefulness
and in this good work they have been eminent.
ly successful In more than thousand homes
these little ores may now be seen, bright, hope
tul, AID happy, who but recently were seen
among the bapless and wretched.
The annual sermon was preached hy Rev.
Mr.. Cuyler,
AnserieaR Home Missionary Society.-Tbe
annual sermon was delivered in the Church of
the Puritans, Union square, last evening, by
the Rev. n. S. S. Beman, ID. ID.
NeU York Billie Society.-The animal ser
mon was delivered before a large audience last
evening, at the Dutch Reformed Church. Wash
lngton square, by Rev. DIR. Cheever. The
Scriptures, said the reverend gentleman, arc
cio'heu WIN q Vesture dipped IN blood. The
word of God is sufficient, and wherever YOU
send that, there is the spirit of God This is
the cornerstone of the action of the Bible So
ciety. The Bible has been translated into 200
languages and dialects, and is ready to be pre-
scented to 60O,000,000 of the inhabitants of the
earth. Only 100, 100000 have as yet received it.
American aud Foreign Christian UniOa.-
The Rev. DIR. Wylie, Of Philadel phia preached
at Doctor MeLeod's church, III Twelfth street.
at half-past seven o'clock in the evening. Tho
reverend gentleman went on TO denounce from
Scriptural texts the baneful influence of the
Papal power. He detailed the evil consequences
which, he said, flowed from the monastic sys-
tenn, the confessional, absolution, and most Of
the neutrality-suspicious. that Of the real
presence of Christ in consecrated wafer-of
the Roman Catholic Church. Then he smoke
of "Maryolitry," image worship, and other OBJ.
servances of the Roman Catholic Church. which.
in prayer, he hoped that God would never visit
this country with.
Presbyterian ChUrch-Bodrd of FOREIGN
Atssiolas.-The nineteenth anniversary came
OF last evening, at the Rev. Dr. Potts's church.
University place. Thereceipts were S20l ,933.6I;
the expenditures, S2Ol, 9Os.75; leaving bal.