The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-31

The Ssamen,s Caxss n Rieknona. The Union
Seamen's Friend Society OF this city held
meeting last THURSDAY evening. and aaopisa M
Of the reader.
The Board Of Managers, consisting Of rTessrs.
John 8. Walker, A. Y. Stokes, Miles Turpin,
J. b: Watkins, 7. b. Crenshsw, VIM. +. Iay-
lor, VIM. H. Clemmist. s. M. Price and VIM.
Willis, Jr, presented report which we app
pend, and which will be read with intersst.-
This report, as will be seen, pays deserved
compliment to the Chaplain, Rev. +. J. BoaGs,
cause OF the sailor. 1t reads as follows:
The Union Scamen's Friend Society 81 this city
has been in operation about one yesr, and has fully
Managers. II was at FIRST deemed an experiment,
but the result has shown that the efforts Of the So
changes favorable to the condition ef sesmen VISIT
ing ing this port: Ihe Seoiety hay,nE early secured
have prosecuted their work during the year
Through the CHARACTERISTIC of the Society
& rrlsnds their meeting house ' WAS placed At osr
their hours of worship. Tho Chaplain Immediately
succeeded IN obtaining congregation and organ
that before this Society commenced its operations
there was nst on an average. more than three
Sabbath. Since then the congregations Of sailors
alone have averaged Thrift seameu. sometimes
found the erepresentatives Of three or four di
ferent nationaitles- adording the mostinviting
day school 10
nany of them entirely dependent on thus enterprise
es se s o. .s aaa sss a..
opening and sale of oysters the Sabbath was dis
continued, thereby transfer the dock into one
of the quietest portions Of the city.
guages, with thousands OF Sunday school papers,
sailors eld in the school They were invariably
thanktalls received, and give hope of a good that
iaincy has been signal that the mana ers became
personally responsible for an amount necessary to
the good done would soon become so appa1 ent to
the citizens as ta enlist them in pushing forward
s4eat nna e sbs society
sotiatng for the Friends Msetnss aas House, the the
scriptlon for the erection Of Bethel The amount
necessary will be from 5000 to SO COO. of this
peal with confidence to the citizens of Richmond
for the remainder, remembering that every dollar
commercial city In the Union has one or more
Bethes, and Richmond, with 800 sailors arriving
monthly, and rapidly increasing commerce. in a
/ few months, trust, will not suffer by compari-
son:
| tins presentation of the subject may suggest to
them the formation of a female auxiliary Sesmen's
FTiana Sscasty and other appropriate efforts in he
hall OF the much ected sailor.
IN conclusion, we beg leave to say that it is our
dependent the efforts of this Society ior Islg ious
instruction whilst here and to meet this demand
our Christian sympathy anu support the bodrd o1
| Managers have very willingly become PERSONAL,
responsible TO a certain extent. but do not fee
able to do so longer without the hearty co-opera-
tlon of t g citizens generally.
The Board of Manag ers congratulate the friends
OF the canse with the hope Of Immediately secur.
ing the services of Rev. Mr. Boggs as chaplain, ant
commend him to the liberal consideration of the
/ citizens in his arduous but glorious work
/ The following resolutions Were passed by
the Board of Managers
Resolved. lst. That copy of the above report bt
| furnished to each of the pastors of the various
churches nf the city. with request that they pre-
sent II to their various con gregations.
l I'd. That an early day be set APART by the Mana
ge' Of this Society to call uHSn the citizens fcl
contributions to the of feamen in this port
wi tn especial reference to raising the balance ne
| ce ssary for the erection of Rsthel.
sd. That the various paper3 friendly to the cause
| OF seamen, be requested tojpublish the above re
po IT and resolutions.