New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-13
II. chou. rhl,h vas sIkved BY prsrer BY The Rev.

IN. chou. Which vas RIh we'd by prsyu by the Rev.
Dr. RIppLr. Ths Rev Isaac FfRRis SLhessed
ew encouraging words 10 the Uo'on 10 regard 70 he
bhors in the Sunday Schools dunng me past year.
This wss the gres. preparatory WORK " other abors
Tie srcR,fARY made he following remarks, after
which he read the report.
The present Anniversary Of the New-York Sunday
S-lool Union brough: with Il much that !. eneour-
ayirg both in ressl; and prospect. The interest IN
T.Yard to il IL becoming stronger and stronger De-
cans. III. rtuence OF prevention rather than cure i
RAPIDLY gaining ground among toe Pe9pe.
The following is al sh.trac; OF the Report;
The uhoie L7uteT Of scholars On ''' ''s &, 900
Whole member now the go
IN. hole numb Of Teachers .''.''''''''''''''
hunb.r Of Teachers prof. sns S
scholars dschars,d durps the y-sI - 90
Who'll. numb,r connected with Christian 'ons'eS0H' So
Whole Ter connected 80
c-,t - :, ,s $50 so
The Union not sectaran socIety Lp- oVgoV'
was 20 for those destitute children VINO RSd no
TO care for their spiritual wants.
AfeT the report the Rev. Mr.. BuRLrS6RAN was IN
,roduc.d 10 The apdielce He wss particularly inter-
es.d in one feature # this Society, and that was the
seeking cut OF destitute children, and bringing them
into the school He wished TO have them turn their
attention from the pleasures which surrounded them,
and look al the 70Ut0 destitute youth in their dega-
ds,ion throughout this city Their missionary move
melt saved socety. aud, what was better than that
saved the destitute themselves We were ap, 20 look
upon this class Of individuals as out OF the bounds
Of the body polite, but they formed the lower
LAYERS Of society, and here society suffered.
1h. touch sent corruption through the whole system.
and if they would reform society they must begin at
the lower layers. But how were they TO do this work
1b,yuust begin with the children who We're so sus-
cspth of impressions and herein this Union was the
be- W Of promise 10 these children.
He Lad been Interested in another plan, the plan of
systematic visitation. We have got to 20 down among
the degraded Of human society and rear their
. II,
be morally ruined in time. As On the sides OF vol
came mountains flowers were sometimes tOunu 80
there were sometimes t. be found the most spl ndu
characters eOrescing on that surface beneath when
the Vjs.uvus fires Uf passion rolling. Go on,
then Sunday School teacher, and II you would es-
tin ate your work correctly you must go 10 heaven
ard see the result. ~,
Here the choir sang hymn, and the Rev. Mr..
Mills followed in address on the general effects
of Sunday Schools IN our country. lie SAID: Inc
Sabbath School presented many aspects OF interest
Its Elects were upon the individual schoar as
also upon the family. We its effects in the church
He asked particularly their attention TO Its effects on
our country Here the speaker dwelt at considerable
length on the greatness OF our country. What was
civilization doing It build, its .o temples ,I 10
school, ntelected-it is driven forward BY avsr-
ice-it lacks the elevation OF Chrisusnlty-
How were we to counterfeit this BY taking the
youth and training them to noble purposes After
Speaking of the morally degraded condition al the
West he said that il was saved, II must be done Dy
commencing with her youth and training them arght'
We W, .e in immense danger OF lawlessness men are
horn d.prayed and are selfwied, and If their wills
are not Governed they will engage in awess pursuits,
and if this is to be overcome it Is 10 be done IN youth.
The Rev. Mr.. PACKARD followed with very few
appr prate remarks after which the following officers
were reelected:
Tor Preident-rhe Rev. ISAAC FERsIs.
riee FredeHt-Wm F9Tres; John H. Hi rd VIM winter
ton. NJ c. Mogsn, Albert W OodI1h, Oto , C0hho'ef'
Tredslrey-Wm. Libby.
Sserstayy-Janes y. McEIigot