The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-12
ANNIvEkSARY WEEK.

CeFrnn0peeo Yesterday II eno A1nextcaD
sessH.s'v Friends esessty-Nsvv YosN
Society Or Pv0snesa"g HcAsaAes0n
As,oHS Cessrca ClaAssarss-rhe
Yoa~g Mems CIas1saaas Az
ssrSwssou - Union Tneo-
logical SEMINARY.
AMERICAN eEANANB FRIEND SOCIETY.
The s~unsy psnsh AnDtvsrSsy u No sosmsn's yraDd
soc,sy hsd kH evening IN tho Foar;sensh
ssrees P.erbysrs church, (pr smiths In tho pro
sspOe Of Arge audiences. Tbs oonsnencod
ui.h voaptar, the organ by Geo. H. ca~ss, Eq,
after wh,ch, ,be Rev. M Stuart, Of The Bssbsl Bap
ast church offered up prayer An sppvopriase ny nan
Was then sung commencing With The following verss--
Bar IT pvses ~Hnderers weary,
hight Tie beam thai miles mo;
Cheer the Ialoss vsWn drcary,
Far, far ats
Rev p Warren Of The sscvctaries then read the
annual report, Of Winch the folowips aostracs:
npNh ssspned 70 this sos,siy
mercr ~mploy'ny I'VE ni,us Of ons Of ehppng; and
aDo NJ. IMAM ihs of any dYro. In
% os ne and Upon n sns S
q eo ;niusscsn 70 ssHnasn so,sehas ts ehsp.n the
the di-.ribntoe Of ihs scrpsnrss sd rgous Its
n si'n. hss. NJ ss% pnS S.
ma R,e Janriro valpariso Caiao Honolulu .naia" tno
From nearly ports renatyed
rnt % sr m r @ sSsb S 0p sS s h
repeated healing, Ssti-e and s,uls
S* % S s' To- s% s aaa
Sssp S.s. hopry y Sonrs-ssd 10 s Anu many ''''
in ,hs soua,r, Ss sossy ASors In tho
% I pa1'. ss.Ass ana IpSs: %i.sa.rIs,
%.n svas have ana BEEN enjoyed "a ,sa Sns
church and other cl.spss aud al ne saSss so%e
~r or profession atias hr'erp a.. mo hs and about q
Don s Ssinf s na
considerable IN oAsr bsnks ard which have 6esu
ssnt bonn. direct 10 their families and frisaris
and he espsnsures ssssi r. q sSsse amounts. u ~ a
of all The suxares aud ,cs societies included the amouu,
KEv 1AEoD,IA l. CuYLxR was then introduced and ad-
dressed the audience He hkod the title Of tbs soisy,
The word Ansrcah would touch the Iatrsc heart, vale
the words "Sesmens Friend 5oioty" suggested
noble oojeei In the aiding o. the sauor, who above all
cs<s~ Deeds frend. Jack had bin city, and
the occupant VI the F,b the carriage
TINT roh through had come
were the forecastie vi vesssstruo tho Jack
got little Of tho credit but hardly present
indebted "a the seaman tor nec~s-ary comfort OF
ufe He came not to mix about the rolling and It.
oetry; that had boon done years ago; he talk
about the roii srano In his proro The nrst thing
ssil~r wanted hone-uo, Hike tho helis Of the land
ehsIks where Jaeks earnings and hs soul alike de
vasiA'ed-bui aeal tue home There was great evil
coanccted with tho slipping Of men for voyages,
which shonld be- correfssd, and thai tho advance
wages system, and the year that that abolished
would prove great step IN tho Improvement OF
American Ills advance pay hut INJURY ~
the sailor and he successiveiy the pay for
voyages back ard iosth like shutsl.cos on tn. brny
ocean, thst the ono~Hnhcs bis safest ysco-be
went TO get clear Of the dangers Of the hand
tho Atlantic which he had " fear, but tho STORMY
pillows " South and Water Streets. Apuer eyil the
cruelty of officers, whi often Assigned p-Ons
for which they totally UNIT Another owl the
piracy the forecae, by which the best inof
fepsve saIor as robbed by too recksss de,araao All
those eviE were etrnuus w nce Chrhiau effort, for
while sailors we're very pad when they were hal they
whole heart oaid mo- CON ihe him TO any percuE demo
minaiion Of Ch'h'ans for he would Include captain
mate and cook and cabin boy He hoped tbs wold all
DO free fion sscaIan bias the sailor the ethe
ship, who high a low churchnsn, ,rdug To
the rts'e ~ the ude daughter He hopsi God would
bless the soceiy In lis work-thai they would mo-,
forget the por sailor far away fiom home, and that
when they gave ANY contribution fund they would
feel cet in hat they helping those who need
Cd IT,
The choir then ssrg hymn--"Oh Praise the Mighty
JosxrB Hc1F, Hq was then nirod lced an addressed
the audience lie illrsted his courag, 10 attempting
speak by ro fate Of tLo bull which riei his strsogtb
sgnlhe locomotive eviuciog grsaier courage than ds
crston He expressed his ERNEST objects
Of The soicty, sDc argued thu Tho rapid Of
s-caily demonstrated the need VI a society
40 1880 the tonnage the Ured s1at xas bit Ill 9l 900
1886 The 'oppsse SEQ 900 40 ons, the of
seamen ana oaimen employ sd 400 900 In lisa the
tonnage u Great Briiain bot 2OJ plsooo snd
number Of s-amen employees l,2 900 while n 1855 tn.
tonr sge $40 900 Oov and the number of
ploy.d s,1o0 The partiou lary enuled 70
the ~ mJqhy Of The aus wnore fortunes were pro
mon and political classes Of the country wTe la
dcb,ed N The same Tor the honor which gal.
liant nnVy mad eusuod 10 oountry. Toe Chrs-
tan class Of the community ought consider their
especial guartanphp. Thcfe al lead S2l ocooo0
worth OF properly Lost cfery yeaF snd $50 hves, BY
of sh pwrcckcd Missing vossois, who could
tell hcw much OF this nfo sod property might have been
by the Proper oducoo OF seamen great deal
OF this oes was 70 be- atr butod 10 the lack 81 religious
educauon. There was abundance ~ lighthouses,
chaIp and mnp for commercial purposes, bat there
needed 70 be moral hgbh )nses-rnore charts aud
mnps 10 sbos toe way b. heaven. They were all ON.
barkod On tho voyage OF life, and they should that
their sbe ehoud be- well manned ard htd out In ordor
navigate HE'S tempesuous bravely, after having
done all the good hA uey ocGt W meet In The haven d
etei nal rest.
Mr. JOINS B1R>z, fosmariy sailor on an An ercan man
OF war but years sinco converted by the exerons
Of missionary a This sOoiety al Rio Janc'ro, TIE
next speaker lie has beer for years s~eorteur,
under the charge Of the society o his experience
among his shiImeies; their persecution Of him; Ms
umph his abers IN their behalf and the efficacy cf Tie
society. He spike an exceedingly ~.rno. manner, and
commanded the breath lees attention IL bis hearers
Amer the singing OF an antnom-"How lovely Is Eou,r
and brief ADDRESS by J. ~ eurtevant Prcsideni d
Ilnos College, the Bcpebcuon Iroacunced, and he
meeting separated.