New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-14
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN UNION.


Vol yoppc Mems Christian UBiou con-
cludeo ts Anniversary exercises last evening" IL
DodwoIth's Hall.
Along the center Of the hall table was laid; seats
were ,snoed around the ROOM and sitter o CLOCK
49,. eroud,d and there were beside a hundred
promeusders in the room. Dodworh's Band dis,
coursrd delecably, conversation Was animated ana
there was apparently large amount of rustling and
40 TX the President Mr.. RIcH,RD WARREN,
rr,u1ted platform and said that this was the nfst
ait.p p Of the uon over which he had the nonof 20
ur..de az present, 10 bTlng more OF the socal eeeu'
smo those who attended the Churches OF our Guy;
Nothing very elaborate in the way Of speaking could
be .xpectad: the heavy work be presumed hsd oeen
done in the Church on The TWO preceding evenings
aud this was the boquet,ot the Anniversary lie con-
orausied his and felt hoDored hme 10 see
the brlaucy Of the boquet a. shown ID these oeauIi
around hin lie neaIti the female faces neers. IL
had been an object which be had long songht-aHnn mere
tofore he UT confess, sought in vain-to onng To-
oe,he religious people, they called themselves in'o
noIe social com ectons and TO let them feel aud realize
that Chr stiany never Ihtended 10 observer theh
from each other, but to bring them together az
family az in such pleasant entertainments "a were
n, W before them lApp Jane. He called ON the gen
,l.nr TO help the ladies without ceremony:
TIE gentlemen did help the ladies and themselves,
and {, ward 10 o'clock MIR. Warren called on the Kew
Dr. Bellows for speech.
DIR. bellows after some playful remarks about the
desotism of the President and the undesiraoy oil the
rel orteis con plmerted the Union very highly on nS
success in uniting all shades CT hoera CHRISTIANS.
There had been a great change in the position ot
liberal Christians in society since he had been III tne
city. Now they were respectable a. power, nai
CT, at soc al weight, and there was connected WIN
them very large part of the artistic the literary the
editorial and even the political power OF the cfy'
They Dug bt TO resolve themselves INTO eVule-
thing like form, take shape and order, ana as
scc,nte Themselves metbodcay to TO the work which
=, tbatnf do m
of the old forms had died out to make the office OF LAD
.rs Christianity vastly important one = they ough,
10 feel the sacred responsibility Hitherto, iIlDeral
Christianity had draw ITS representatives manly rom
classes who felt no lack of social reationsh ps; but
u,w that II was beginning To work among the great
middle class of the community-where 1t would have
it, highest and purest pOwer-t needed among l,s uls
cples social Offices and relations and we should soon
begin to see It bearing the sweetest social fruits
Twenty years more would see "a prodigious revolution
in the ecclesiastical well in the social position OF
Liberal Christians He thought they were not
destined to maintain separate organizations, but they
would coalesce and form great body, which would
take bold aid really begin TO do the religious WORK Oh
the world.
Mr.. Warren called out Mr. B. +. Msnerre, the Pres
ident Of The Young Men Christian Association.
Mr.. MasIERRE thanked the Union for this oppor-
tuoity If n,ingliug with them. IL was pleasant, he
said for Christians for those who named the name of
Christ, to unite socially and those who were the best
Christians exhbt ted most of this sociabillty tie
leabs Young Mems Christian Association, who SAID
few words about the working Of Christianity among
the Youngn of New-Oreans
The Rev. f.. II. CHAPGs, after having spoken at
Pal. ce Garden was called upon TO make another
speech. He replied that he vas not revolver, ant
could not 90 of more than once. But he wished oy
bs preface to express bis sympathy. He was glad
that it had appeared there, that with all their intel
ecual differences, at the and the root they were
all one, aud the center and hte-puse was the Lord
Jesus Christ The real work Of Christianity was the
demonstration of the Life of Christ He hoped that
the union would be really Christian union in its
breadth and power, its spirit and practice and it's
bic work for the present. and in ts prospect for the
future.
Mr.. MuaroRD of Detroit made short speech.
The ReV DR.. OsGoUD was very happy in his re-
marks especially in regard Ia the gray haired young
who form great portion of the soclrty and the III
ducemeLts which Christian union offered TO young
ladies.
Brief speeches were also made by Messrs. AUGusrUs
r. Dow ii. L. CRozIER GEo. +. MOVES, :. !. VAS
ScHAicK ind A. k. GARDsER. and the speaking
closed soon after IL p. m.