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


deemed OF great practical good the social condition the
people there ID unlike tha Of any other people In the
and In almoe every ioxn village will be fonnd not ony
Representative Of every but also the elements Of
almost al religious denomina ons. I,reqores but little
dincny TO unite the majority Of the settlers 10 the sun
day 5cho0ls where the Sr ptures pculcaed o Sab
bath TO Sabbah and s therefore claimed that persons
OF different denominations will har nonse nothing
else will usually come together 10 the Sunday school
The specific object OF the New York Sunday School
Union gather the 20 900 elected children into sun
0oy SChoo ana 10 secure FOR them pous anf vel trtnef
teachers DuIDg the year twenty schools
bave been established and there a,tentng the
sunday schools OF New York upwards Of AZ 900 children,
GOO OF whom do not belDog church congregations,
and l2oC0 OF whom are colored children Dlr,og the
post year goo for benevolent contributions has been
received by the New York branch aud no, less than
ehNo0 children have been connected with III, Sunday
Schools In this city.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL ANSIvERs ARIEs.
The anniversary exercises and meetings OF the dsrcn.
schools at the appointed churches looked for yard TO
with much interest by the parents and Children aud they
constitute one of the most interesting and edyog meet
iDes held during the month To the children "the aroi
verssIy" s Of preparation for monas previous,
and many the speculatops wh,h they indulge or
weeks To the "misses" OF tender ago II ID
source OF much delight they invarab
clothed by their anxious parents in nov attire
specially for the OCCASION Although Monday was de
fghnl day, and The weather promised to be poptioas
yesterday morning looked threatening and cod-coose
queD.y the hopes Of only the children tho sapsr
iptendeGts Of the different schools, somewhs
blighted Towards two O'Clock the members tue lf
ferent schools assembled In great force, and, no.wh
standing the storm, the majority them marched pro
cession To the different churches specified in the pro
eramme Of the day. They were all neatly alfred and
each scholar wore a badge Of ooorsd ribbon, with
the number of each school on the left breast
The ran however prevented that array Of white musa
and ribbons which cbaractefzes the May anugcrsaTes
and shortly after each procession had left the school th
children were obliged 70 seek shelter from torreots
Of ram. Many Of them repaired 10 their homes while
the majority were Kindly accommodated with convey
ances TO the places Of meeting The different churchs
and every one seemed TO pltase of the intellectual md
entertaining nature of the ment and evercaes
which were most crcdtaby Performed. Short addresses
were delivered to the children, hymns sung, AT
close sweetmeats and cakes distributed.
De Burchards church, thirteenth street vas densely
crowded. six schools attending tho pupils the school
alta he'd to t,c church 6l ng the galleries. Owing 10 III.
ipclemency q the weather there little delay in
In6pcrg the exercises, during which Time The children ID
dulged in loud no cbeeTu! conversation bu the moment
the take Of the silver bs h.a all hushsd in
silence. Several ca ling clorsymeD OF the city and sate
sibe addresses The exercises closed by singing Of
toe folio wing beautiful by mn, which rendered
highly creditaoIc m ,nncr:--
Shout the tidogs OF sa vation
O'sr the islands Of the sea,
TILL in humble alteration,
All 20 Christ shall ben the knee
Inc Rev MATHEW HAZE sMna addressed the Assem-.
bage in an eloquent and touching manner, AMI rela,et
beauti ID and striking anecdotes 70 children.
The Brooms street Blraist church was no, SO well
ettended-po doubt in consequence Of the raia.
Eowever, seven schools attended, and the children
were addressed by the Rev Hyatt. Smith, Of B1o,
spcde in a highly eloquent manner, and feeiDgy sld d
to the influence which Sunday school exercised on the
child in after life The hymp
There Is no name swec. on earth
No name go sweet 10 heaven;
The name before his wonoroas birth
To Chris: The Saviour given
was sung by all the children in most feeling and boau
full STYLE and created marked sensation among the coDsre
CATION The services closet by tie benedic,,on.
The Reformed Dutch church, Market street,
crowded. and the exercises listened to by large auen
dance Of the parents and friends OF the children.
The Cooper Institute, however ctief point OF
attraction. The beautiful and commodous hall
tensely crowded. eighteen schools attending There
upwards OF four thousand Children together with their
parents and friends, present.
The assemhlage addressed by Mr.. r. C. Purdy, Mr.
W. T.. Dodge and Captain HART in appropriate terms The
musical exercises were beautifully rendered, bu' the
state Of the weather prevented many Of the schools from
waiting to the close Of the meeting.
The Stanton street church also well attended, and
several clcrgymen made spirited addresses. Captain
HART addressed the oadren in feeling torns, and a.
uded to the benefits conferred ucn society by the sun
day scbools.
The other churches throughout the city were consider
ing the rsn well filed ami the anniversaries passed off
with eolat
THE ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT THE COOPER iNsrI
TuTE-sPEEcHEs OF THE REV. NH. oooKMAN-Ex-
GOVERNOR POLLOCK, ETC., Erc.-LHrERRsTIN6 EYER
ClsES.
"Anerican Sunday School Union held las. evening
in the Cooper Institute and the proceedings and addresses
made were peculiarly intert sting.
The hall was densey crowded, and also the PLATFORM
which filed with the male scholars Of severs, OF
the principal schools Of the city The Sunday schools of
Williamsburg also represented by some of the lead
ing female teachers and superintendent The proceedings
attentively listened TO by the younger portion of
the audience, who maintained the utmost oomposure
throughout the proceedings
The meeting opened with suitable prayer from the
Rev Theodore cuyler, Market street church. The hymn
% Our loving Redeemer we trust IN thy word
The word which OF old called thy children to thee
was then sung by the cbiljrep.
In the absence Of Chancellor Ferris the President Of lie
Union, account OF i'll health, Albert woodruff lsq Of
Brooklyn, one Of the Wee Presidents, presided
The Secretary, Mr. j. n. McIllgo then presented the
report Of the iorty-thd anniveray Of the New York
Sunday School Union from which appears in New
York city the returns from schools sufficiently
prompt d complete 70 enable AZ the present 70
give tho precise records from books Suician: 70
turns however are already in hand TO enable say
that have ut the present time two hundred and twelve
schools in our Union, of which
Twenty four new schools have been added during the
year Not less than sixty i've thousand pupils have been
connected with our schools during the year.
Forty seven thousand now in our schools
Twenty FIVE tho1sand five hundred OF which DO not
belong to church cot gregatons.
Twelve thousand colored children.
Ten thousand i've hundred in The infant ciasses
Thirty four hundred ere in the Bible classes.
I've thousand teachers
Five hundred and six conversions reported 10 about
one third OF the schools
Lightly thousand volumes in the libraries, and fifteen
thousand dollars for benevolent contributions.
The report also stated that the above items gave idea
Of the difficulties which were encountered in establishing
the new Sunday schools and the cmbarrassonts which
had overcome IN the work. il enumerated the hin
ORANGES which besrew the path Of the Sunday School
Unon the principal one OF which was apathy in both tao
rich mans house and the legislative chamber. Wafer,
when required in this city, qn ,xy supplied aud the
Coton Board estso she but that which the city Of New
York principally wauted--moral.y-it diitcdlt
md cxponcrts for Thousands Of children scat
tered throughout the streets Of city, lacking the know
ledge Of God and the duty OF the resi- tens, as Cit
zera phanthropss, patriots and Christians TO endeavor
TO reclaim them.
The Rev. ALFRED CooxMsN, of Philadelphia then ad
dressed the meeting He alluded to the fact that in
city OF New Yorkin this magnificent metropolis
o0o0 children without instruction and uncarcd for
What would be the result Of apathy parts,
children by their seeing and Knowing tina: these chill
drcn wcre neglected by us9 The effect Of the OK.
ample 20 the present generation was frghteul IN