New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-31
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
pRO-sLAyERY MISSIONARY sOCIErY.

PRO-sLAvERY MISSIONARY sOcIEH.
The Fourth Anniversary Of To psssiw inenu1s
known a. the Southern Aid Gooisty'-tAsbs1ssena
a.socistion which 20 kindly raises messy h0xeA
to support Pro.Slavery missioos'ies 70 psssA N
slavery Christianity 10 the Southern Gsatss- ~
on rhu,day evening, In the -Scacol Pvsbtets
Church in Madison square. The ooossios proved y
be not the most suspicous that o,sA hsvs bsesds
sired for the anniversary celebration, S~ vAstAsa
was that the church was altogether too ARG MN
srdience or the audience Altogether too small ians
church, our reporter found some diaaculy ashms
sscertainipg who and how msay were pressst Aas
scme effort at figures, be succeeded 10 counting
ONE tweniy.esvsn psrors,y scattered 10 dinsA
places throughout The body and sslsrss Of tAs hss
where they were sitting In great sNoncs un4s -
din, religious light" This number vasl shsW
sferward increased to thirty seyen, including sao1
members, friends. visitors and contributors, bsFW
elusive of reporters and the sexton. The sxerdn
which wcse appointed to begin It "A o'clock, ~
delayed a few minutes from ~ intsnrspBs
occsiored by the entrance, sppsrsstly =
body, of two Old-Sshool Presbytaiu niat
ten, ore NeWSchoo, Prssbyterian knisw; tvs
more reporters, and Lady IN czinoIias scesspas'ss
BY youry mar. Another interuptios, which, BON
ever, did not eereusly disturb the exercises, vs
caused by . man getting up and retiring ken~s
house through eide-aisie. But better hsdag 500
prevailed, and the audience went sp q Nigh = ransW
remaining at that 6gsYe 70 The close. Ow rspe9
overheard one gentlcmaa remark 10 snother taasD
number Of persons in the houss wss szacty sqsee
that of the ga -burnen, but this stssapsss y ~
IDENTIFY Inaccurate, - The nunber Of gashsAn ~.
church is unusully large. Several ssonanss -
known Republicans wsre present sP3assg
curiosity The distinguished clsrgymss Who cdeag.s
seats in the pulpit OF in reserved pewa were ~
lsws: the Rev. Joel Parker, D. D., formerly q r.
Orleans but now of this city; the Rev. Wi14a =
Halock, d. D.. Secretary Of tho An~icsa e.
Society; the Rev. Robert Baird, D. D.,
Berlin, Prussia; the Rev. Joseph eilss =,
Of New.Hsvsn the Socisty's GessrLs A.;
The Rev. Luther FHnbsm, Of Csps CO
Socis.yt Sub-Agsnt; the Rev. J. Hisehsh % -.
burg, Va, the 6ecistys Missionary = - we
the Rev. John Todd, ID. ID Of PftSsh' -
thor Of several works for infant minds. ,i3,i.
WILLIAM s. BELL, esq., presided, 80 Tsls,cs
offered by the Rev. DR.. OwEN. The Ifeees
report was read by GERAKD HxLoex, ssq 80 ~
abstract Of the Fourth Annual Report b. he Rsss~
STILES. $500 80. uis
ABSTRACT OF TIE ANNUAL RIP0Rf, liz
THE SoSthem Aid Society. Gays the report, 49,
enjoyed the entire services Of In agent. This -
service and these unprepisious times have sossss
dimhkhed the receipts ~.
The total resources Of the year. including the bsee
In the treasury at the last anniversary ana outstAa
% Inscriptions smourt to the sum OF ~ iso IL.
The report says that "maDy Nouhsrn lanfage
" been laid urdsr lasting o6igstione By the sstssfc
. Of the Socs!ys gents to their wrstched and f1ef
!" less relatives In the far South"
In ref.resce to the colored population, 4 ssyy,
Missionaries TO the coIored people exoludySlZ ~
multiplying In a portions Of the coastry end a = -
Nominations. The Society records the sueesssiu "
Hructien end preaching Of four such agents = her eo
pioJ nent this year in Virginia, South Csrolns -
Georgia Sabbath Schools snd cskschstcsi d.
pave Deen made subeerviebt to the preceding 80
gospel. Thee missionaries I'll repost cosvsree
Dut neifher Of the three whites transmit ershe9
poit man the Secretary receives Of the lsbas -
oui,h-a man Of color-in Law. Q sIsvc-in pa3S
OF twenty-five years Q Presbyterian preacher oss
ert character and popular gifts. usdsr his 80
lore than forty hopeful conversions OF Blsch
" bite we're numbered at one statioa daEiag ne 80.
Alter re oopntirg list Of "reyivas Of reisio0,
sport concludes as follows: L..
In view of the results Of the year. the ecSsXs
nissions have clearly accomplished the eerSs..sS
shch The contributions Of GODS people wese 49,
n its bsrds. The churches orssniIed, semnSs,sI
nit nniStt rs sustained e MS saved, slavesisni
Id the isisrspi pnaigs.s and Suffering poor sa.u
p ard bsG,erded, proclaim that the S,ahssn "a
!, eie,y--by IL dirod az '""y a. sered% w"