New-York daily tribune., 1859-12-19
NEwYoR6 CRY TR4er 500. EETr.

The Dutch Reformed Church on the 90 ner OF
Twenty ninth street and Fflh avense ii's~ iass
evening with The friends OF ,his soci,sy in s,en noe
upOn tie exercises m ceebrSug its Tsiry-tS'rAa VI
versaIy and the thirty ninth ii the Fenae Branch
The exercises were commenced by tbs Rev. Df. Ds
Wit, who read toe l3Sth lynn, All asil thcpow
of Jeeus name," which the choir sang 20 the Ilae os
Coronation" DIR. YERNILlEA folio sed with
prayer. A. X. WETM0KE, eco Presiden, OF The So
ciety, next read the heasurers Annual Report, by
who it appeared that the receipts from a soursekr
during the fscal year Jrs cised have bsen so 39S S
or ths um. $l4-73 y has be nexPended fr missiose
AIRY efforts S27t6 C9 paid the American TraJ Society
for tracts and 1896 "A printing and
dry expenses leaving nOthu in the treasury. By tho
kelort Uf the Female Branch Is appcarh that
81 S2l IS had been received and judciousy expended
during the year.
TIE nual report was then read the principal pcnts
of which are given below.
The Rev. DIR. EDWARD LArHRoP next address I'd tho
audience lie stated that he friend to this So
oiey for many reasons; ore Of the rst OF which was
the manifestation OF true Christian unity displayed n
lie managemenl-embracing all orthodox eoc,s, and Dig
regarding petty diner OF opinion in the desire 20
Ursecute Christ's work. But the greatest blessing
moving from this society that il furnished hdd
the personal active labor OF each member, just 40
far e ed o. cooperate and thus develop cd
the true power OF the Church. IL law Of Chris
tian ethics thar the beueiactor and the beneficiary
should be brought together "a possible Tins
gv,r. Pure religion and undefled 10 visit tho
widows and the iaheIless in their aIlctlOn. The rev.
ereud speaker next reviewed the past years work ana
urged support OF the institution that had under Cod
been enabled 10 do 30 much good. lie moved the ac-
cepiance and publication of the report.
Tie motion was Affirmed, and the choir sang tho
psalm, 3" | love thy kingdom, Lord"
Tie Rev. DR.. HoGE, colleague OF the Rev. Gardiner
Spring wac the next speaker In an eloquent address
be depicted the necessity for city missionary work,
div yding the population into pOrtousthoee whom
the GosIel reached and those debarred OF It's Light
and showing that the latter by lar exceeded the for
mer At the close OF lis address lac alluded to the
dstresses ot the thirty missionaries who supported
their families ON $50 per annum, and strongly urged
/ lberaity in their behalf.
collection was then taken up for the benefit Of tho
Society Cards were also left IN the slips for che ben
iii Of those wrhing become life members or direo-
| tora Af,er the collection, The benedcsiOn pro-
nounced by DIR. DE- WTr, and the congregation dis
persed
We make the following condemnation Of the annual
report:
Civ 1a Society tha nusnce Of those whom has been
in wbch they have been trained to beaeyoen, oHo
he ASSOCIATION for Improving he Condition Of the Po,r tho
Inc etter Sabbath and kindred nsttaon<.
brought into being have taken their benehcent
We have missionaries including 10 seamen.
TO Jews 20 French eslenis two 20 oernan rcdens nd
1he number Of visitors during the been
ported to the board ise54 tracts containing pages,
mostly Ia English but Ia foreign languages. have been ds
on psfsi Of tte New Yoh Bible society," 74I volumes lent
from Ward hrFies 28 children ga hsed "a sabbath and 81
indeeed to attend eAeeh 80 temperance pledges on
.slheu. 'sV n - .1s s. ,at,J ,-,s
$50 hopefully converted AM 4lo converts united "n
Tie society say that their funds are in depressed
state and DO net afford at present, than redu ed
and made luate salaries They call the friends OF
The cause for material aid aud invite Chr stiahs TO
operate with them visors IN their several distresk