The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-16

THE ANNIVERSARIES AL NEW IUkhs
Prepared for Washington Unionl
The a Anniversaries OF large number Of societies
were held during past week at New York city, and
there WAS scarcely religious moral theme from the
most elevated 10 the fanatica but what had it's
spot We have condensed the fol-
lowing report Of the proceedings
Sunday, May 9th.
Sermons delivered In the evening before the prom
nent societies by clcgymen especially delegated Among
them Society OF Religious Enquiry by Prof W
Society by Rev. J. B. Shaw, of Rochester, r.. New
York Bible Society by Rev. DR. Henry Anthem, Of New
York Missions of India, by Rev r. q. Wilder, Amer-
Board; African Missions by Rev Mr. Hening; Amer
of Princeton N. u and the Young Mems Christien As
socistion, by Rev. DR.. Storrs, Of Brooklyn
HONS for tie FIsdlsss exercises held at the
Dutch Reformed Church before crowded audience The
church hung In black for Its late pastor, Rev Mr.
Knox. The annual sermon was preached by Rev Theo-
dore l. Cuyler The xecspts Of tho society during the
year were $4e,7l ~; expenditures, 1854 49, The
reports OF tho various officers show that the society has,
during the past year. performed great amount Of good
No Les than 400 children have received food and raj
ment from the Home Sl6 have been admitted to the
Home Since It was opened g. l6s adults and children
have beam admitted. Much destitution existing among
the parents Of the children has been relieved The mis-
aonary Of the Home has made 1000 visits among
the poor and destitute The dorcas and visiting commit
ter due investigation IL COL garments s93 quilts and
large quantity Of provisions amounting to some fifty
barrels-thus keeping many worthy families from sarva-
ton daring the period that the want of employment
most severely felt.
Monday, May 10th.
Thx YOUNG Mems Criaian association held its sixth
niversarv meeting at the Paul Methodist Church.
in Fourth avenue Raw. DR. Macauay offered prayer,
and Rev. DR. Gillette read the Goth chapter of Isaiah
Mr. T. Manierre then submitted the reports, showing
Al. ninon AZ he faca1y L he
Association was g. 287 in debt This debt had been Ii
quidated and Sd, 527 raised and disbused during the
wear The Association has 95l members One death has
occurred during the year The Association has had ten
daily and evening prayer meetings in operation for tho last
four months seven Of them still in operation The
committee devotional meetings has published and cir
cuatd 562 $50 Of religious tracts An interesting
letter from Hon John Mclean Associate Justice of the
United States Supreme Court, read and addresses
were made by Rev. Joel Parker, ID, and the Rev.
Rufus w. Clark.
The Ssan,es Friend Society held its thirteth anniversary
al the Church Of the Purtans, Union Square Mr..
William A. Booth presiding The house was we'll filed
and the audience manifested much interest in the pro-
ceedngs After the usual Introductory exercises the
Rev r. P. Warren read an extract from the annual re-
port. The Society," notwithstanding the commercial
troubles has found falling off in its receipts during
the past year. 1t has stations at ST. john in New Bruins
wick In Denmark Norway, and Sweden, on the coasts
Of the Baltic at Havre and Marseilles in France Az
pinyall Panama. Buenos Ayres and Valparaiso the
South American at Honolulu Lahaina, and Hio,
in the Sandwich islands in Micronesia at Hong Kong,
in China, and at Smyrna, in Asia Minor. Through
these agencies many thousands have been made sober
and temperate millions of dollars Of their hard-eaIned
wages have been saved from the land-sharks, and
hundreds Of souls been hopefully brought to Christ.
In the Sailors home of this City 2,257 seamen have
been received during the year. OF this number l72
were shipwrecked and destitute men, to whom board
and clothing given in charity The whole number
of boarders ia the institution from the first has been
5236S The receipts of the Society Notwithstanding the
pecunary embarrassments of the year. have been greater
than IN any other year of its history save Their
amount was TO- exceeding those of the last year
So 423 49, The whole amount expended in the seamen
cause in this country is about 300, 900 per
Addresses were delivered after the reading of the report
by the Rev. p Boughton Secretary of the Western Sea
rnen's Friend Society, Captain Blunt, the Rev VIM Fl.
Mnburn and the Rev Mr. Hanks Secretary Of the Mas
sachusetts Seanens Friend Society The latter gentle
man gave an interesting incident to the meeting.
sci was wrecked winter in Boston Bay and all the
crew persisted Among the fragments which thrown
ashore was sailors chest which burst open by the
violence of the surf Within was found the daguerreo
type of apparently about IS years of age and
neat copy Of the Bible in which inscribed the fol
lowing
Wea sf "A parents blessing on her son
ssy.6 s4 Goos with this holy thing;
The love that would detain the one
~ E1t fEeitl Must 10 the other cling
Remember, tits common Toy,
A mothers gt-Remember, boy ~
Union Theological Seminary The twenty-frs anniver-
sary was held in the Mercer street Presbyterian Church.
when twenty-four graduated The order of exercises
comprsed prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Whiting of Perts-
mouth music and addresses by members of the gradu-
ating GLASS The first was delivered by Mr. William w
Adams of Chicago, christian Philosophy in the Pull
pit" It was followed by another The Weakness of
Professionalism by Mr. Edward P. Powell, of Clinton
After an interval occupied by music from the choir Mr.
Alexander d. Stowell Of Elmira spoke Christianity,
Life " and was succeeded by Mr.. w L. Page, of Sau-
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