The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-10


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"b' rs,, ia balunn 10 sSoss soessoso 10 the fefoft
,,,ar,es 10 the rie revived 10 Bostoo rscns iodvi
COOL ipsiapces OF eouversrs acoeg sesmen which he
a.. s.d intcresspg &c referred 20 the labors U the
sens orh for ths bsnshs Of sailors 6e said tos
onN :, coo nad he by tbe churches for The pir
no., o. sops o 80 ID re cbsp'stus and, considering the
mn ossuce Of che cause n thought the churches had no.
dcne all Trey fboo,d have doae Pc closed by urgog
s.sa present the Importance Of aiding the society N
Rev r. GrSy Chaplain in the United States Navy STA
at Pbslaatp h,a thea 10 the meet
s he censid-r,o The seau,eps Friend Society one
q Are mort powerful instfumsntaes for overcoming
evil smone those most liable ~ eVii Influences 10 rel
lien 20 the structures Of the Tribune upon tho socey, ne
hs that The evils complained Of ny thai paper were
ssje's ui et al Dte teeuce me ialls vas ina sne o
tsint Of the SHIPS allowed 100 mnan power. hi
wcoid ios uSst ,oe angel 6aofel reh sn'h pee oa
OF mr1 chans solps no" POSES uut0' -.
.h,~s H wouli not hust aoy n-n "'.n sUou
pp~er. These laws should I've cosnsea SO nss
tra salcr should be p'oie lea oy 'oe Avs
mis- MS a ore applicable 10 merchant ships In United
s.,es vesses iefs MAS lite Or no oneiy spmstlnles
mn Wtre struck, but osr soud rER ms cn1r scter
A. cen n sson ny using yloence towards tue mtn under
l. plDald Toe law prov cis sailors On pord Untei
sl,,,f usb OF War, and tney teste1 veil Flosgng
vss ~ oished eue navy cw years ago and In eonso
su.pce Ia our navy were .eSassd ~ Gosls
spa oIter sao's 'hao before Chluee me 'a"s ,aas
gov r tue merCt accordingly aod sao then
W. be- elevated; dlcreut Class 81 womb DO wthas
engage that service IL il bot The ousaesss OF tae
soe'e'y. as see'e.s, 10 interfere wth ins laws 81
we The Object OF socse'S WAS 10 aTn'-a
hnos for tslos shc ~ port both mere and abroad and
provide caap Aios Tor them shnse po,s-psp 10
pOik eits's both sprtu NM pnysic&i rms
SUik bad been lshsd 10 very great extent Ne
r.f.rreo 20 u cruise nsh be made East iules
few Year, since and npnr5nea Instances where goO
W. mai been doGe omone The shos hare liz T=ferred
10 Rev J.DtsC d ecper ss Que Sho had iaoHed tt,tn
fully Ell etpa ~ as hoog Kong, though he hal me,
s,VeIe p cnbsry losses. lie would say here that,
lcgng ID eobse he had been aOle 10 make,
ho.sne sas SO much n.sdsd a. th,e ae AMONG sailors
vs,le ahroai, as a comioftloie Sailors Home - IN
HsBS Kogg; sad he wouh Suggest that me SsV
M. s.echer should be aho"ed the means 70
establish such Home there fhe grea, want OF sailors
IN gu porls proper places ~ofship and pro-
pr PSI sase an Interest ~ her moral ana pay scn
welfare Much lad been zone for them; though mlnY
supposed that little had been cone for saors that sailors
particularly ia passive, the results Of tne lahors
amer them not beiog spread before public is done
Ia other cases. He considered Sal most suscept
bic accessible OF men that be ever knew He never
knew saor WOO was an inhde'; none among them were
esupd enough for that. lie stated many Instances ID
prove bis assertion mat taiios tue most easily
hBnenced By proper teaching. But much renamed
r. be dcDe; st great work Was TO be accomplished.
Uncovered sailors were doing more harm 10 riisson
AIRY enteIp e IN foreign lands than ell the systems Of
dolary the various rarts OF the elrth TIE heather
gers his FIST idea OF Christian CIVILIZATION from saors.
10 necessary then il tpat proper Influences Should
be brought 70 bear upon sailors lie recommended TINS
20 the attention Of Churches indicating
The beat meaHs for farthetirg missionary Efforts.
The speaker closed amid warm applause.
A hymn was then sung by The choiF o. the church:
The Rev. ID. CAUSE, of the Dalch Reior med church
or ibis city next addressed the meeting H. enlarged
upon TIE IDEA suggested by the last speaker that the
e2hCrs eXerieC great nDprOcc upon tne hea men
He said That the sailor made the bes. missionary,
because he continually running aboat from place
place The Of life followed by the saior
to lead him make known his pr ncipcs all
with whom he should be brought INTO contact. E)w i'm
potant therefore chat those principles should be reH
Icus principles. IL most ueuay the when sal
ips converted they quit before the and go
c6eplains. Some OF the most cheering work
aepe under the auspices Of the SeamaDs Friend Society
done by sailors H stated the fact that
late years tte proportion Of American sailors 10 the
chant navy had largely decreased tue greisr number
traa 10 harHr NJ fhn
rope, Scotland, Ireland, Norway Sweden AMI Denmark,
American saiots beieg led by the promise of better
labor. Those nations Of Europe furnished these
men, aud they under the influence ex
ercised by this society and became converted, and
missionaries OF the gospel among their o~n countrymsn
rcthng else had been done, this should be rded
great work Oar sailors should be made the right
Of MISSIONARY enterprise As 20 the complaint cruelty
10 saiofs he argued society were doing their
best to effect charge. They striving reach the
sailors TIT seves and also those OF vssels who
were willing tohaye not their vessels brutal prison houses
IN cruor that their captains might be enabled make
qpick trips He hoped the evil would cure se,f by aud
by, when the merchant service had expanded. An
creased dematd wocd provide better remuneration for
the larger supply needed. He hoped that sailors wou!i
be treated men, 70 that Christian men
m gnt be Hing to be sailors and when tina. time shonld
come through the blessed pbueoce Of sh's soceyas It
became and extended and ehecttve-tnen
wouia The world be blessed through our seamen.
Rev R. W. CIARHE, Ct The Copgrega church, South
Broskyp, The speaker evening. He began
by saying If he called up1n deue the Al
agency pre- eminent ia ceaiog tae history OF he sord
the prosperity OF nations, shoud say il CON.
nece ana IN that com erce pc the veins and
RES Of human life. Commerce hal ever been the pro
esyrh al tbe present day dong 70 further
Csrsrabty add civilization among the heather than any
other DenoDs had dooe Great Britain orei her
teDdea influence over hun1seds OF millions OF men
every quarter OF the gobe 70 commerce and civilization
which ever would 80 forward hau1 In hand. How i'm
porlan therefore, that TOE sailors, through whom
and civilization found their way the rem1te:t
parts Of the EARTH shoad be properly educated sraly
spiritually. In reference 10 what I'd been said OF
the the trestment which American sail
aud The doiy this Society hai 10 perform rela
ton 10 that subject be contended tht this Society had
done al mat they could Though be had read The
article IN the Eiba,ie win both pan aui sJrToE be sill
YVES glao mat the question had been AL ats1. This So
sicily bad been vorsing that rom the outset he
hoped all the papers woud discuss the subject, After
further about the future o. America IL
Society
TIE regular exercises OF evening we're closed by the
singing Of the Doxoogy by the choir and congreg alton
The society then proceeded to the election OF trustees
Dor tie ensuing The whole number of trustees for
this society twenty four third Of who are elect
ed annually The following named geatemen were Gle tel
IN serve for the term Of three years capt Nathaniel
B. ICES, Rev j. c. Brigham D. b. VIM Crog,y, Esa i,
JohL Dowley, Eeq Danti Fansbaw, Esq. Frederick G.
foater, EqJ Philips Esq and Rev. Israel p Warren
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Tie twenty second anniversary of the Uuion Theoog
cal Seminary celebrated last evening at Mercer street
Presby ,erisn church REV. Mr.. Pren;iss)
he Union theological Seminary under the control OF
the New School Presbyterian church add WAS fopaded
tsenty,wo years ago by number of cergymep aud lay
men Of this city and Brooklyn for the purpose furnish
Ing competen. supply Of web educated and pous minis
ters Of toe Gospel 1t is located ut No. University place
sobscrptoas were At FIRST obtained to the amount OF
$50 ooo which was deemed sufficient I, sustain the ps
tuton for five years experiment directors were
required TO be ministers OF the Gospel and subscribe
m IN m and praeh
form Of church government Students admitted Of
every evangelical denomination having college educa-
tcn The institution WIS first opened December s, 1885,
and Chartered by the Legislature March H. 1899 II strug
ghd for any years under pecunay emb ant bat
1852 bad sent forth ia ministers Of the goapean
average of ~ each yeaT-a large numbsr OF whom de-
voted tlt mseives 70 missionary labor. Ia 1852 special
al peal wss made TO the public for add which respond
Ga TO IN such manner 10 relieve the inai-
luton IRON rs pressing pecunary enb arrassmeps, aud
pace IL upon permanent basis The alumni Of the Sc
may are irom32 coee es, all the country The ast
utbn1l eesaosue, published Ia 1865 contained the
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