New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-09
THE ANNIVERSARIES.


The sixteenth annual meeting Of thi. body was held
.cr Saturday morning in the Bethesda Baptist Church.
Ne,ros,olnan Hall, Jersey City. The session was
.c,ened by the Rev. {. r. GRosvESoR of New.York,
saer which the President the Rev. a. l.. Posi- Of Mont.
,oae Pa made the following address;
BRETHREs AND FRIEsDs-God in His providence,
has bessed ms with another annual gathering Let us
he truly thankful and improve the occasion TO Iii,
glory and the good Of our race Nearly 5000 years
sego an important gathering Of the prnssed people Of
II God held Samuel, their indge aud His prophet
took stone ard put it between Mezpeh and Shen,
called the name of it Ebenezer, saying Hitherto the
"Lord hath helped u.s." This was an appropriate
service founded upon adequate reason The Ark Of
the Covenant viii N had been carried away, in evil
hour by the Phsincs was then restored to its place.
The people had repented Of those sins which had mid
den from them the Sheki, nh Of Gods special presence
and gained q memorable victory their enemies.
whatever might be SAID against the minute analogies
which an old-fashiOned spintualizing Baptist would
he likely trace between the circus and events
eSof those and our own times it cannot with reason
objected that we are Wesuup tuous in raising some
spressivt monument saying, Hitherto the Lord hath
beiped US" Whether the laineutabe act in our day,
oftakng from the churches the great commission - Go
"teach all nations, bapiziDg them, and giving il 10
fbe charge uf outside non-represcutatiye mOueyed
life membership organization, may may not find
parallel in the capture and bearing away of the ark by
the Pbtnes TO place by the side of Dagon, in Ash
dod Whether the reputation of the arbitrary powers
ofsu eastern deputaOn, aud the ylu1icaon of church
representation by editors and members U the Board Of
the Union, may may not nda parallel in the falling
Of Dagon and the lowing Of kline, accompanied by Phil
is,ine lords bearing back he ark uf Cod Whetherthe
lows and Civilizations which have been Witnessed at the
great anniversary settlement of missionary troubles
may may not find a simiiude in the nnrepentant
shouts of joy the ark, still out Of its place Mt
Beihsbemeih. Whether or not, in the protest OF
missionaries, Gods great thunder is heard, matter.
AnalOgies or no anaOgies there signs Of the Ti-
umpb of our principles aud the restoration of our Bap
fist Israel to Der ancient faith and practice. Gods
help has d!scOnhted enemies and given no mean sue
cess Let us raise memorial Of help received and go
forward with good courage in the confict feeling as
sured that God will continue to help and light 0dr
battles for u.s." The victories won have only, it
l. true brought more into the heat OF the
moral battle into the thicker fight but, relying upon
God and doing our duty We have nothing to fear With
all the signs of promise we are nevertheless upon the
eve of conflict which will no doubt be contested
against our principles res0lutey tenacousy and assid-
u0usly any that has preceded 1t III our day There
isdanger of q compromise that may defeat for long
Years all that has been gained. There never was,
viii be probably, time with us when the importance
was greater than now-that our principles should be
fruly held clearly announced and that our mission pan
Der be thrown out al full length, in the public breeze
II is matter of rejoicing that so many OF the
pioneers of cause present this morning. 1t
has been matter Of sOlcitude, and we rejoice at It's
realization. We may need the stern, Incorporating
men who amid clouds Of darkness vebturcd 10 expose
and promugae the truth at the begnnng of the enter
prise, and To strengthen cur weak DacbDoncs against
compromise in this hour of trial There are dangers,
and very great dangers at the present that we shall
compromise principles. Your principles, they say,
are right but the people not prepared for them.
Friends said should join other organizations to
rfOrm them; be sad NO-as brother GrOsvcnor
once said so we say now. Get not down on the level
Of men to raise them but rise morally and lift them
| up. We look for men who love God and truth Our
hope under God is in them If we can do anything to
convince our brethren that have hearts to feel for
truth and humanity, let Us do IT. seek for the promo
| ton Of truth and the glory of God
| The PRKsIDESr then appointed the Rev: +. Clan
| vile and the Rev. H. ID. finney, both Of New-YOrk
| State to take a list of the members present.
Alter enrolling members, the meeting pro-
ceeded to elect the following officers for the ensuing
year: The Rev. A. l.. Post OF Penn, President; the
| Rev. N. Brown, ID. d., Qhe editor of The AmerlcaR
| BaptlstL Corresponding Secretary; the Kew. " H.
Howe Of Bergen flights, Secretary; Mr.. IT, Cham
berlain for Treasurer and Mr.. j. l.. Batchelder for
| Sub!Ireasurer.
The proceedings in the afternoon were opened by
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. H. IICrcHIss Of Roxoury,
| Mass The Rev. n. BRowN, ID. d., read a very
Interesting annual report the substance o! whch was
l asf,llows: This Society has many missions at home
ND abroad, of the most interesting o1 whleh Is
hong The kareus, i'll the thurman Empire ASIA
where thew have five families from this cunnry-he
Venton family the BraytOn family, the Harris family,
the Rose family and the Beecher family, Instantly
related To the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher "t booky"'
At RangOon they have under tnelr care one ot toe
largest schools in heather land, containing from 2bo tn
g0pups, mostly preparing for the ministry; also, a
mission in Hayti. Ga this continent they have
Missions amoIg the fugilives in Canada, IN oregon,
and in Kansas, and are at TINS ii'ne ABOUT seuS o
Rev Mr.. Gobell and wife to Japan. The KtV' MI
Gobell accompanied Commodore Perry IN ms cNpe-
d,ion TO japan some few years since, ana brought
home with him young japanese, whom he has edu-
| Gated and intends TO return with him. The rrccipS m
the Society by the report said to be double thOse
Of former years which speaks well for them consider
| ing the late hard times
The Rev JOSEPH w. SAWYER Of Vermont then de
ivered sermon on the 9Th verse of the 10th chapter
ofthe Acts of the Apostles; Come over INTO Mace
dobia and help us .
| After prayer by the Rev. Mr.. McLE,RY, the meet
ing adjourned till q o'clock. IL.
IN the evening n conference was held, and lengthy
dscssou took place about the support of the foreign
MISSIONS and other matters relating 10 the H. Commit
ses were appointed, after which the meeting adj
ourned =, ~
Delegates were present from all the Free States.
Aponp a umber Of others, the Rev. s. Aaron aud
The Rev. Josiah Phillips of Pennsylvania; the Rev.
Hiram Huchins ami the Rev. 5. Howe from Massa-
elpSetts. the Rev. J. Sawyer from Vermont the Rev.
A (onstattine and the Rev. W. G.. Patterson from
Connecticut; the Rev Mr. Grosv from Michigan;
tleRey Samuel Williams from Ohio; the Rev. VI. {.
Kp,sry cf jersey City; the Rev. n Brewer aud the
Re-, W s. Hall from York, aud the Rev. Wni
Newton from Albany New-lork.
large number OF ladies' were present-many from
dssnt narts of the StatC-whO seemed to take great
asrest in the proceedings.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN