The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11

OF Refuge tho New YOk Jdseaie Asyidm tae Jhldrens
Aid Society adapted meet three different classes oil
wants reform and take OF all the dfreat casses
OF destitute children aud Juvenile dshaqu,nts They
should mol inter fof. With sbs functions with ins
otber desras aud Rscessay tal they should
ate UDdefstaudogy aud without toe So rn OF rvSy
which was the ban. az all benev 10 est rasvemeo,s
The Convention thea Adjourned till ten O'Clock TO day
THE NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF UNIvER.
SALISTS.
ANNUAL SERMON By REV. Mr. MINER.
TIE annual before the Now York Association of
Universess delivered Ia DR. Chapa's church, last
evening. by Rev. Nr. Miner, Of Boston. Tho ienca
small, owing to tue rAia, and the did no.
conMenoe until a LATE hour
Rev. DR.. SAWYER opened the exercises BY reading tho
ny ma CONNIE nclUg:-
Happy Ia he mat fears the Lord
Add follows hs com hands
Who lends tue poor without reward,
Or gives with LIBERAL hauds
After singing by tho choir, Mr. Villa ms presiding at
the organ Dr. Sawyer rea, portion of tsa.h chapter
St. Luke and of red prayer After the singing Of
apther by by the Choir, Dr.. Sawyer sad took pea
in Introducing Rev. Mr. Miner to tho audience aud
took pleasure likewise IN introducing to Mr. Miaer 80
select audience.
the reverend gentleman took for his text the third
chapter Of Proverbs from the thirteenth the eighteenth
verses inclusive: "Happy is the man that duisth
wisdom, and the that ges,eta underst IA iiag
for the merchandise of it Is better than toe
merchandise OF silver, and tho gan thereof than fac gold
She precious rubes and all the thin rs tnou
caDst desire not Z, be .red her Lngtn of
days is IA hcr right hand and In her loft hsat riches
honor Her ways are ways of please ntaess aud all her
paths are peace. She is tree OF life to the
bold upon her; and happy is every that resunstO
her," The chief idea o tie text the preacher sad vas
that the man who possesses wisdom ia happy
What cannot young ust euteriog upou ded OF
life, des.re Aud yet all he desre is not TO be
pared with the essiig pfch red in the text VISION
MAKES ia possessor the source OF good to
hint makes him go,d husbaod god c'tzsa,
good Eeignc0r yet hese not its highest blessings:
ano s direct fruit IL 10 toe preseason himsif aad
be possesses it, ne realizes ITS fruits 10 ali
You might exile him from al the hun n X, aud place
him upon a deso,ate is,ui, yet he ronli carry
With HIN this measure, witch is more pTecous than
rubes. We cauuot, ho saver, iufer from any soge
outward act tnat possesses IT. may act
from ao unworthy mot ve srih vittres the deed;
although the act may accomplish goot TO others 1t viii
not IN this case benefit the who does IT, lake heed
thst ye 90 NOS your aims esoe men, TO De s'eG OF them
Otherwise ye have no rexari of your Fstner ~hch
Heaven" THIS truth is revealed every page Of Strip
turc In the opeolng OF tho Sermon the Mont the
Saviour in announcing the be.,itldes, pro ,iAim
every 'ne Blessed are the poor ID sprit," because
tbis condition In itseh is blessed "Biesssd ,de
meek, because the cont'ton OF nsekoess i'll Itself
blessed Tho beaitudes ecumerated,
and argued that each the essig came
u consequence OF the internal and spiritual Condition
10 this truth is involved coreative truth, wit:
thar The want Of this CONDITION is the DIGEST cu,se man
CAP kuoU. The acui pr'ted 10 heaven the h,ghes.
good mio may possioy know; aud ant OF
ton the greatest eet Wien Peser oT,ret money
perish with thee; perceive tnat thou art 10 the al
bitterness and the oOsds Of ipquny. he offered mey
not IN receive him self the aoy Ghost but the power 10
hestow it upon Others, by the laying ~ hsuds. A
sitoout RECONCILIATION OF heart is a.cursed peearse
this Condition is Of Itself perpetual aud CONTIGUOUS
We have proverb tbat "murGer will QUIZ aut first
last the key Likely 10 ne found out aad cr
be brought to justice. But bls is not woat m axes
condition great a curse; it is bee ause wherever
he gots be carries himself tbs consciousness of ms
condemnation Tie Saviour the lang 70
contrast these two condtious-he ilmstrseI taem WITH
md h.rn
physical evil Another truth contained in the text
in these CONDITIONS are ccusined the only adequate
button OF evil, In smiog 1t ard attaining 10 tie highest
good nan ZOOS therein naieqns'e reward; and 10 ue
geiing good aro failing reconciliation, ne
de6t evil The reverend gentleman eabO ated tuis idea
at considerable length and Illustrated II By the Case Of
ave. Who should piurge into forests, ave by agh
hide by DAY, aad after man' pa!s and fco hua
ter and houpd sboul reach the iand Of freedom Wa4a
at last, he sets foot upon free soil, does be ask whore
is his re@ard2 Does not the deed carry wnh IL It's
own bountful recoupeDse; and are not all his de-
ehes sBsweret by the word hoertyf The unolve-the
herO!G endeavor-tbe reward-are all contained ia che
same>word. The preacher argued THAT since tue highest
resaTd and The dres ocids 10 the aten aud
spiritual o, ndoD of man, he d Ids hero ais pinishm4u
sD AZ well his reconvense for righ,eou Toe
spferr OF conscience may not rs the pun
sbnents OF he toftfent II, which the popular theology
has faith bat they are, teess certain and terribly
real
The businees meeting Of Association will be held to-
day, at Q o'clock
NEW YORK STATE COLONIZATION SOCIETY
The twenty seventh anniversary of the New York State
Colonization Society celebrated last evening at the
Reformed Dutch church, corper of Lafayette place aud
Fourth street Notwithstanding the incieneGcy OF the
weather the spacious church vas respectfully iei by
audience who led creates. interest in the procead
ngs This society is auxiliary the American Coloui
eaton Society, ~bich fofmsd 10 Washington 10 1917
In The folio wing year auxiliary society Was formed in
this State, which Colonel Rugers became President In
1881 ii was determined to form NeE York city Coloni-
yn.io Cnrtat 2
which Judge Duer became President In 1888 tue State
Society proposed union, which was agreed TO- and the
t~o Societies merged into one with above tite
In 1899 Arson G. Phelps President, aud Rev
Alexander PIoudoot D., appointed corresponding
secretary and general agent, and under his juicious
management for the term Of eight years receipts
formerly From 1912, the Rev. Mr. ProuI.
loot resigned the secretaryshp, TO 1913, wneu
the Rev Mr. Pnney received the appointment, tue
receipts scarcely average 900 per aunum but the
auspices OF tho later gentleman tbey have varied from
$4,000 TO si6O0o the average oerg about oG0 Sve
ra large subscriptions have eso received for eiua
uonal purposes Tue s,clety has among i.s members
large number Of prominent clergy men OF various n )m
na'lons. In common WITH other reugious soe'es,
prosperous career was some what checked last year 10
consequence OF the nsaaca, revulsloa but nov
ing this and oher dawbacss, its frends ok for ward 70
It's future with the most sauguice hopes May the
outset imagined that Interior intenaed aad
that they were To be com oelei TO emgate Afica vi,
10 them land terror there we're cot lacking m INV
both North aud South to a2grsvae these feelings Then
the Shareholders feared latent outside interference
with their favoiite institution In its direct work tue
society operates without any regard to slavery upoa and
by O Zee people, for their good and the welfare
Of Africa but stlli the hope il cherished tina.
slowly aud gradually IL will lead toward ab ,on OF
slavery which hopes it seems have not been altogether
III VAN, as many thousands nave Deeo nsde tree aud
the spirit OF emancipation the South has offered more
Candidates taan the society means adequate to
send forth Tho society, in fact, present holds
promine mt and eDcouragIog position
The proceedings last evening commenced by
prayer by Dr. NC LOUD, aIter which
DR.. SPRING toe President made few opening arks.
African migra'on be sad had oeeu growing in plolc
estimation for years, and well worthy this "a ,or
and much were IA ,se men TO be honored bai been
foremost in carrying this great undert akidg There
but one ~av to accomplish the purposes OF this asso.
ciaon and that vas by sprea1iug the Gospel broadcast
over that bengacd country This cause, watch ma
been almost abandoned in despair now being
phanty I'D gbpced II the province Of the ety 10
have nothing 10 DO with tho great ag atiny question of
the day (slavey) and the only crest they felt
in an evaneeliz'Dg and Christian bearing
DE- RyEsE then lead abstract OF annual ecaact