The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-06
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German Young Mems Chrlstian Union.
The sixth anniversary OF this Aasocison was held last
evening In the German Evangelical Mission church. Hoas
ton street, rear Forsyth The exercises were MY
the German tongue. grand choral by the oongregs
tion cad of the e1ercaes after which Rev. Mr. STEIN
followed with prayer. The annual report wos read by
the Secretary It specified tho present number Of mem
bers OF the Union 66 The receipts of the past yea
were stated $3.50 Is; the expenses, 1912 leavng
deficiency in the treasury of s52 40.
Rev. Mr.. SrgIMLE followed with the opening aSdress
He spoke of the importance of associations Like the Ger
man Young Mems Christian Union to advance tho caus
Of evangelical religion In the work OF Christianing tn
world union the less strength than IN the poll
tcAi and sca world Like the ark of Noah which oat
ed securely onhe mighty waters covering the eArhssur
lace and mesnabIe against the waves and tempsss
go WAS association of young rightly formed and
having Rotd Tor it's object IN ari secure amid the
worlds storms OF wickedness and wrong He urged that
the formation of citation, however not alone
all that vss nesdsd 1t wns not only necessary to hold
sehsstopo but The ceepcea environlrg 1t must be Kept
Ia ten,nea must be kept ths outpos,s else
the enemy might unswaree steal upon the fortress and
drive out its cccu pants. 1t incumbent upon them
to DO ell they could with their limited He en-
iorced 10 conclusion the young OF the assoca on
energy activity and resnee God 10 aid them in the
continuance Of their Christian efforts.
Rev Dr. levitt gave the next address. Humanity, he
said was the same the world over. All had immortal
souls end immortal destnies The language spoken mat
tered not-there but language to the spirit
ihe Language Of gospel love, and hereafter. snything
could draw men cgether and unite them 1t ChrstiAni
~ BE eassured ahe Ge population OF New York that
though away from their father and-thcugh surrounded
by those who spoke different pgusge they had Chris
tisn friends They eli worshipped one Cod and had
In view tie spread of the Gospel. He spoke
couraeiDgy Of the German Yourg Mems Christian Asso
citation. Almighty work vas before 1t in New York. Ger
nan young men here were surrounded with peculiar and
fearful temptations, He asked them to bring to their
work the spirit and de.ison AID Christian character OF
N0lucthOU.
them Of Gods blessing.
An anthem w,s executed by the choir.
The CID sirg ADDRESS delivered by Rev. Mr. GuIpN
BE dwet upon the state Of society and customs that
the German young men in the United States contraatsd
with that to which they accustomed in their native
ctuntry The difficulty was tendency to free thinking
aad ipacey-A disregard Of the sabbash-to drink and
stated that there we're in New York at present
nearly 100 600 Germans If all the German churches in
This he thought presented sad pcture he believed
thai the erection OF churches aud bringing the large
number Of thoae now not attending church to attend
upon the sanctuary. tevoved painy upon the younger
Germans. union like the present union, he urgtd,
could do more than most Chrstisn associations, from
the absence of In its Organization BE urged
upon all denominations 10 aid by their prayers and
means the German Young Mems Christian Union in pur.
suing its enterprise Of evapRezston.
A collection was taken mp, whom remarks ensued by
several present, touching the general moral condition of
the German population Of the city.
Prayer and benedicion by Rev. w. Prayer terminated
the exercises.
The twenty eighth snniversaxy of the American Sea-
mems Friend Society beld at the Tabernacle last
evening The building densely crowded. and lively
snd sympathetic interest exhibited In the objects Of
the citing by the large audience present Many dstn
pushed csrg, men from abroad occupied seats upon the
platform. P. Pert Eeq President Of the Society," having
taken the chair at IA O'clock the exercises OF the
ming enced by the singing OF ths hymn Gladness
IL the Ship" which was effectively rendered by the
gregaton unoer the direction OF Mr. George Andre
many years the leader of the choir the Tabernacle
The following abstract Of the annual report made
by Rev. H. Loomls, OF the Secretares:-
In ,he year 1890, the tonnage American vessels was
lsl 6 tons the number seamen and the
r. 1900 !sss
four IuDdred thousand both having 3ro than
qqsd1 q TYP uPled q In Ole fourth Of q century.
2el6 sss toni, ewployug l7a7ss and 1854
her nciudng the es 800 IN h.r 10 @
b1!h lav,, doubled Than halt century ''''0'
thsn doubled during the forty years Everything
n s . a ss
have b. become with sw'er s,ns.
tbsn have become 80 600 Geo. and their million and hall
quarters of century snss
larger than tns wh "A fsss two centuries
every cher dinuslng is me- snd spirit .hrous6
e sse he ss IN s' from
ana
has no. been eul; spprecis,ee and widening much
Church enter and cultivate and subdus it to the reign
The points the chief obssce IN the way Of rapid
success IN the reform of the marine services abung much
Of shppF5 and ewars ing sssrs
e beneficial eiulss OF The proposed change owner
Panama u IN ne % 5
IN in IN s hays sni
Narates; il sweden Got.iard; in Ienmari~copenhsssa
,fSss .as1ns Bette Mobile Bay aud
Ne, ana The Aarinsrs' church IN New York
81 S % he
s = % Of The sshss u cur own ports quite
York. hopstu sae S'h'
have os % sa ns
year over two and halt millions in that bank belong 10
The nSmss; % % at he during the
q snas s s5o"s Ssns
The number q ooaruer. aarng The last ii years 1856
BEEN pas years. sSa
Abe receipts otine society have 4s
Ihs dees not nelroe The recep and eipenares
q and local sSses On our seabosrd and on our
In eVswipg the successe Of The past seAr he board see
hat ilsy rave a0and.nt God
We have cor only 70 ,oIow W. Him in our toll. ana abors little
What cannot te reform ed shall He destroy he w per
isc bis own work and luhl his prmse and
MS chosen Zion For the the Lord hath spok
The Rev. II. Lcems said that he desired to present
lew acs addition to those presented in the alb
srsct There very interesting state Of things at
Havre, France Rev. L. N Sautells, chaplain at that
port, in Communication to the society, alesd to the
difference in the character Of the .eamen now and what
it twanty years ago. There had been
inpiGvem but directly the revsrss; he
attributed it to the present systom Of procur-
ing Cor the increment service II this city and
in other pnrts of the country One would suppose that
the owners OF clippers would supply the best but
instead of shis being the the very werl
employ Ell TO of these spenoid Of
skl. In 1864 twenty five millions Of dollars
NIX In In 1885, which free from storr
ha upon the teen millions Of dollArz
making average Of COO er tie Two years, and
expeIissced cspai told bm Shst threeourths
these owing bad crews and inefficient 1aen
JANIS c. BEEcBER, Chaplain at Cantan, China, after
giving graphic description of life at said that there
attraction for the to sunk m,nds when youth
was growing to manhood and when ssOusands e young