The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-09
Anniversary WEEK IN NEW YORK
Origin and Progress Of the Various
Religious and Other Societies.
Their Character, Their Objects,
and Their Operations.
twenty-five Killions Of Dollars Contributed TO
their Support
The Religious, Abolition, Socialist, In
fde), Women's Rights and Tenn
perance Movements.

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The Meetings this Week,
nc, 10, 10
The religious and other anniversaries commence IN our
ny to-day. As usual, they will be attended by crowds
AH desire the result Of their operations during
Ne pas. year. The religious societies are Of course the
sst from the fact their abors extend
n wider field than those Of purely secular character
men shcre il another for this which that their
receipts ere mucharger and the institutions themselves
move permanent The foundation Of some Of these dates
back ss far az thirty five years. and from income Of
few thousand dollars they have attained TO yearly
revenue OF over two hundred thousand. With this
money millions Of tracts and hundreds Of Thousands Of
copies Of Bibles and T@taments are distributed, and
whole regiments Of missionaries sent forth preach
the Gospel not only to the benighted heathens In the
rhes. ends of the EARTH but to those civilized corn-
ses which supposed 10 be as much in want Of but
whose terrible obduracy has caused immense expen
ditme, with comparatively barren results. However,
they still persevere, and they are certainly most Hbe
rally provided with means by the various religious de-
asminatons among which they originated.
Tne other societies possess less stability for the simple
reason that their ofsupport precarous and ac
ana4ing and for another and less powerful that they
are dependent their existence upon popular excitement
or popular caprice This particularly the case with
the temperance movement the Abolition Society, the
womans Rights movement and others Of kindred chArac-
ser None Of these, however, have completely passed
away, bus they have lost their old vigor, and in few
years wiz be numbered among the things thatwere This
whole anniversary system Of the remarkable fea-
TIRES Of American social fe and H peculiarly charac.
terstc Of our people. When the New YORK Herald first
epmmepced reporting these meetings. twenty years
ago created the greatest excitement among the different
societies. and every effort was made 10 exclude reporters
rom the meetings. This, however, it was found utterly
Impossible to do the societies were obliged to submit,
and in the Of few years ouch complete change
had taken place their feelings that they actually sent
invitations to be present, and urge TO report
their proceedings They had realized the benefits ofpub
betty and had thus learned estimate and appreciate our
enterprise in this particular direction. So perfectly did
they 10 understand tho advantages they derived
from wide circulation that any Of the societies would
new deem 1t o calamity to be omitted in our reports
Although effort made prevent the HERALD from
reporting the proceedings, still anxious they
them print, that every edition Of the HERALD was
eagerly bought up ind chilling was given for single
sspy this too although an increased number had to
be printed to satisfy the general demand The citizens
Of Few York net the only attendants at these ami
thousands Gocked in from the country and the
wished for annual festival in city Almost every
year marked by the formation OF new society and,
nas We haze naa lr and 20 o h@s free lovers
nuently before the public. We have however, endea
vsred in tho following TO prescn. our readers with gene
ya Of the different societies. whether religious
Or other wiae that occupy public attention during ami
veYeary week.
AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY.
This society which dates back to 1876 10 flourish
ng condition in 1885, ten millions Of dollars having
pdnS ulora ira ling nd
Incidental expenses during that period. In 1889
Governor Seward and Dr. Tying presenthe society
Hacked ss5 oC0 of the amount required to carry their
operations; one Of the members made stirring appeal
which will hnd, think, parallel for racness in this
years eedngsSha the wheels Of the chariot Of
christ stand st said he for want Of s35 600 grease
themS Never Never Tell IL not in Christendom Let not
be heard upon Manhattan Islandl Those that don't pay
the eeberge that carried away the cutwater Of the
Wesehester. Obi then, subscribel Pay up promptly,
and the Sandwich Islanders will bless you Pour out
peyi Like the tremendous molten lava that rolls down
Me sides Of veuvius let your household gods be molten
and pour your silver and god red hot with religion and
charity, into treasury; open your Enthusiastically
opel your purses and God will open the gates OF saliva
lion TO your souls.o
The financial condition OF the society was as follows -
expenditures. zoe 81
In $50 inc society marched in procession from the
rrk Bible House, in Nassau street, to the Tabernacle,
where an animated meeting was held and reports read
he world The receipts this year exceeded hoge Of last
ear by s222s SO.
Receipts. a55 20
During he year sixty mine new aaxariea were formed
he reports for 1s4l give nineteen new auxllarca In
year the Baptts seeded from the society," bat the
evenue steadily advanced, the increase this year
eng s2l sos.
ecs,pS: oosta IS IS
fhe twenty sixth anniversary WAS rendered more
Sop yar ns ss se
presented The increase 10 the receipts amounted
l5,49e. The number Of Bibles issued was 257 900.
ce'pts I34 o6I Us
Recommendations Of the Baptsts for issuing new version
Abe Bible enters into the discussions OF this year.
boy described by speaker "always being more
ady 10 engage in controversy than revival. They
re preaching sectarianism, practising sectaransm and
Ring sectariansm." The attendance was not SO great
on former years, and therc comparative lack Of
thueiasnn, but the receipts exhibited no falling Off
oeiFs.. .S!Se aoS
He Proceedings Of the society in isii exhibit more
IN usual amount Of bitterness towards Catholics, which,
in connection with the riots in Philadelphia, are sig
cant OF the Seelng at that time. The receipts ex-
ded those Of the previous year by more than
'.s,0S.H
Mex. year there increase Of sl22l2, the total
eptG being $780, 852 In 1886 President
scn, IN consequence OF the cath Of Hon. John Cotton
th, who had occupied that position for many years
ease ior the year, $780, u.s. total receipts, sie7 49,
be- thirty Hrs. anniversary reports an increase OF
6o hut as this increase in the funds was mol in pro.
ion to the Increase in tho issue Of books, tho society
COZ Sld,sraby indebted Total receipts 1925 ,oss.
% dis Tibuted 62G,s7s copies, increase Of l43 o06
previ ,us year.
is4s ds society records the death Of three Vice
dents Oh Nc Of them being John Quincy Adams. The
ase was ssSGS; total receipts, 1854, BIT. In 1sA9
Is q slight nn,ng on in the receipts, the total re-
7s auxiliary ocieties organized. 1850 opens pros
afy societies; l. val receipts, $2sl GA Bibles and
nents issued by < society since last anniversary,
tal amount being 81 ~, 1872. In 1852 thc increase IL
t2 total receipts s.ountrg to saos ,744, being
ngle year. In 1853 the society more prosperous
vcr and in possession OF n'eir new Bible House, by
Of which they calculate ON being able TO supply
in now States and Terrific. 'ies tho entire reccpA
year were $346, b42, iu Tease Of $50 ,797 over
par. In 1864 the receipts amou Ned 10 1894 ,340 in