The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-15

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School Missionaries aud Libraries at enc
ADDRESSES OF REV. DR.. FERRIS AND REV. d. W.
CHIDLAw.
The annual meeting OF behalf Of Sunday school mis-
sonares and libraries At the Vest was held last evening
al the church OF the Purtans Dr Cheevers on Union
square. Notwithstanding the vnpfopoas state OF the
weather, the spacious edilce was nlled by very
spectab auditory The were commenced By
the choir singing an anthem which performed in An
exquisite manner. DR.. Ferris, Chancellor Of the Uni
versiy, who presided called upon Dr. Summers TO oer up
prayer herev gentleman devOuy thanked God fer the
glorious results which had been accomplished by means
or the recent revival and mpored the divine blessing
upon the Sabbath school institution, which had been
srumenta in e1eong the salvation of thousands Of the
youth Of this country.
and said that they mad met that occasion especially for
tho purpose Of advancing the interests the missionary do
pertment OF the American Sunday School Union. had
been their privilege to meet in similar manner for the
last twelve years. and 10 receive thooe pubic
sons the pledges of the various schools and societies Of
the city Of New York and adjoining cdes 70 this great
and important department Of was delightful
70 know that the missionary work Of the American
Sunday School Union had been increasing in its power
expansion and success year after year. That
part Of their rejoicing that occasion and OF
encouragement for future effort They had not sbored in
vain In the Lord but the contrary the results every
direction over the entire West whore missionaries had
been occupied were Of the most delightful and graft
Ing the Sabbath school causeone was through church
organization There class of christians thought
the church must precede the Sunday school, and thus
regarding as the offspring Of the church. Another and
very large class believed that in very many Sab
bath school effort must precede church effort While he
would not say anything to the dspars gement OF first
mode he belle we'd that the West the Sunday
school, In the missionary aspect precede church
ganizaion and IN the history Of this missionary effort
had been that mutudes of churches had followed
tho organization Of Union schools the particular descrp
ton OF church controlled by the individuals composing the
Al, cl,,I
missionary aspect Of the Sunday school work
must bring out those agencies which
necessary to the formation Of churches. II
thought by many who had not examined the sub.
ject with and attention. that the unhappy detection Of
Mr. Porter CT Philadelphia one OF tie Secretaries, would
pure and parayze to extent the operations OF the
American Sunday School Union 10 produce discourage
mont to oil the circle of friends II very gratifying
TO know that that not the case At the very outset
that detection did rot touch the missionary psrmeut In
the least degree related exclusively to the publication
But now they were happy to know that brethren in the
trustees hip crecorshp Of the American Sunday School
Union had made provision entirely to that loss by
their personal contributions that DEF Of the
The PRESIDENT concluded by calling upon Mr. Bissx,L.
one OF tho secretaries who said that no would give the
audience brief sketch of their operations In tho mission
airy department he stated that the total receipts Of the
society at the New York agency from March tn March
last year, $2S 500, and So 500 Of that
legacies which were received durrg the year. The 70
ceips OF this year from the LIST OF March last was more
than 500 600, only failing about $1,000 short (notwth
standing the commercial panic and all the disasters OF
ceedng what they the year before He made that
statement in confirmation OF what the President had said
in reference to Mr. Porters defacaton About third
Of the $2 900 the contribution of the Sunday schools
that represented that OCCASION and the meeting
was an exponent in one sense OF Juvenile benevoence
1t a voluntary gathering Of New York city Sunday
schools consider their great duty and privilege freely 10
give other Sunday schools the blessings Of which they had
been mano the partakers.
The Secretary enumera,edihe various schools that had
contributed funds for the missionary object showing
aggregate Of 81 schools belonging TO The Union and GO dis
conted from II. The returns from las schools were
81 1887 33cach school subscription averaging 50 So
Rev. ID. w. CuDLAw, OF Ohio, one OF tho superintendng
missionaries Of the West the next speaker BE began
by remarkng that twenty years ago he pastor Of
small Welsh congregation in Ohio and received salary
OF $40 year Subsequently he met wtba member OF the
Sunday Scoo Union in Cincinnati, and induced to
operate with him in spreading Sunday schools in the set
Elements Of the far distant West He referred IN glowing
terms 10 the great religious interest in New York, and
commended the Union prayer meeting In the North
Dutch church. He said that his associate
MISSIONARIES present they could furnish a
glowing OF the OF their Iabors.
Thirteen missionaries three laymen three ministers and
tho illogical students operating with him,
and abored from two to eight tive
different denominations OF Christians. They prepar
and the awards of eternity He visited during tho year
100 new localities and established bible schools and
plenished the brures OF 1856 schools. He he speaker)
reoced that he permitted to visit New York annually
and to present the claims Of the Missionary Sabbath School
enterprise and appauded the hberay OF the friends Of
the enterprise his address brief but puugent, and
listened 10 with marked attention. An appropriate
psalm sung, after which the Rev. DR.. Hage, Of
Albany, addres the assembly. Subscription cards were
distributed in the for the convenience Of those who
felt disposed TO the funds OF the society by
which means n handsome was realized. The audi
ence was dismissed with the benediction.