The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-07-15

The RELIGIOUS May ANNIVERSARIES OF NEW YoRE
-Lastsweek was the week Of the great religious ami
versaries. They were all very well attended IN
Monday, 8 5000 people assembled ut the Cooper Inst
York Home Missionary Society. Peter Cooper hin
self made the opening address and dedicated fi
binding, now nearly completed, TO the purposes o
science, art, and the general interests Of humanity
The thirtieth anniversary OF the American Seaman'
Friend Society. which is in q very fourishing ccRd'
ton, was held in the evening; also, the sixth ann'
versary of the Young Mems Christian AssocatAn,
and the first of the Union Theological Seminar
On Tuesday, there was an informal meeting o.
the friends of the American Tract Society, when .
series of resolutions were submitted declaring thai
the political aspects Of slavery lie entirely without
the S~ociety's sphere. An amendment to commence
the resolutions with the WORKS - Whereas slavcrysa
sin against God was rejected By an immense 'e
On the same day the American Anti-Slayery Seer,
held its twenty fourth anniversary, and speeches u
the old stamp were delivered by Wendell Phillips anu
others of both sexes. The forty-second anniseHs9
of the New York Sunday School Union was celebrates
by festival meetings of the Sabbath Schools at saro1
churches. In the evening the New York Colon"
ton Society celebrated its twenty-sixth annigersa!.
Reports were read to show that Liberia and otna
African colonies were doing well. There was also .
meeting the 8 kevening Of the National Compass
ton EmancipaSch Society, whose funds are at a p'
ebb. Elihu Burrist spoke. -.
On Wednesday, the Tract Society held its reguiA
meeting. me d>>cfHoiaBc ~ fciy iaiSts N"-o,
the expected discussion On the slavery question. ~
deed, a serious dissension in the Society was expe'ieL
inasmuch as the Execute Committee had %refuseap
comply with one of the resolutions, passed last yea;
which enjoined the publication and circulation
tracts on she Duties of Masters 10 their Slaves
Chief Justice Williams. Of Connecticut, preside
The Rev. N. Adams, ID. D., read the special report = 4
the Executive Committee, which set forth at lensD (,
the reasons why they had not published the trac'sS
question. Bishop McIlvaine, Of Ohio, then mo'e;
that the action Of the Committee be approved; sr 4
the Rev. DR.. Tying offered a motion to hay the Bishop
on the table. A long debate ensued' DIV
the efforts Of the anti-slavery section of the Socn.
were in vain. They were greatly in the minong,
and Bishop McIlvaine's motion was carried ~
overwhelming vote, which is regarded ms a final =,
Of the whole difficulty. On the same u,'
the Swedeuboreians, the New York Anti-sla'ey p
ciety, the American Home Missionary Society J,
the Univorsalist Sabbath Schools celebrated ~
respective anniversaries n-amd
The American Board Of Commissioner for ros /. !
held it's annual meeting in the Church ., ~
Puritans, Union square, New York. The fressS s
Rev. DR., Mark Hopkins, occupied the Chair, ana
,urroun1sd by several clergymen and missiona'"
A large audience was present
Afer prayer by Rev. DR.. Humphrey, the co1 pri
ing : hymn, under the leadership OF ~ IA
Hastinx: The President made a brief address IL
then4 statsnent Of the present condition OF inc II \ &;
sionS naaoe 10 directions Of the Board was rs"'
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