New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-08

ses have been mpphed with email foreoastle hpr'uS
of religious works. and through their influence n'u'i,
udes Of sailors have been brought under .ne I'm 'ar
of the truth The reports from the aeeh sS nS labor
ous statione are most encouraging; their heiu "a mh
is vast their labors abundant and their su''yso %
greater than could have been expected. lheie a.
upward of fifty agents engaged III 'h!s .oo, III % ,a
seamen, and many more WIN DC e Of The society
will warrant such proceeding. Inc reeeip'e "a 'ne
treasury Of the parent society Tor the past year nay,
been ss I36 IS; including the auxary societies .;c
whole sum received has been SI2ofo ~ Ine ; u's
hurs,ments from the entire fund Tor the SUM s' ao
,ar s7o O,0 IS; from the parent society, S4o 20
rednc;ng The societys indebtedness TO about $ouoo'
Inward of 81, 600 has been received from various
schools To be invested in $40 forecastie hbrar-
as A, tbe sailors Home 1855 boarders have been
received during the past twelve months total number
during the eighteen years since ITS establishment,
Sc 1874. 2l3 destitute men ana boys nave been re-
Eeved, at an expense of s9sl 49, Inc amount ae-
rositod in the Boarders Bank hy sailors, for the benefit
of their friends reached the sum of s27 900.
Capt BARTLETT, of Boston, was then introduced to
the audience. lie said that for the past sixteen months
he had been lahorng among the hardy tars VINO san
out of the port of Boston, No one who has not been
directly among these men, and worked with them on
land and sea- can form any idea of the magnificent re-
suits wrought by this and sister Societies There has
long been glorious revival in progress IN Boston
among the seamen. and he glad TO know that hun
dreds had sought their souls salvation at the 1901 OF
the trCSS. INcfc ID no race vi S'aIsH %
ceptible to the influence of the Word of God as the
sailors. There is tender spot in the generous heart
of every one of them little suspected by those wno are
accustomed to them facing al kinds oi danger
Last week seven vessels left the port of Boston WITH
fourteen converted sailors on their decks and small
religious library in their forecases. The speaker re-
lated numerous interesting incidents connected with ms
missionary labors. He spoke enthusiastically Of the
immense good being done by the little forecase bra
ries ard said that he had received many letters from
various seamen who had been brought 10 Christ through
| their fundamentally. The speaker mentioned the
cases of many sailors who had been converted IN Bos
ton prisons while suffering the penalties OF their viola
| tons of the laws.
| Can't A. Ii. FooT of the United States Navy Wa
the next speaker. He showed the difference between
the sailors in the navy of the present day and those
thirty wears ago. While the sailors of the earlier day
| were probably more expert than those who now HI
our ships vet their moral character could In no way
courare with them For the first 10 years OF his serv
ice AT sea- he praying sailor; but nowthe,
were 10 be met with almost every snip III the navy
Since the temperance movement showed sailors tina
| thew were much better off without their allowance
| Orog their moral character had been improving. Thu
Society had assisted very materially IN Christinzin
| the service, and he hoped they would continue thei
abors until every sailor that sails the deep was con
| veried.
The Rev WALTER CLARKE, ID. D., of New-York fol
lowed with an interesting address The same egntlena
preached sermon before the Society on Sunday even
| ing At DR.. SjOrrs Church in Brooklyn. The choir o
| the Church of the Purtans entertained the audienc
with some very choice music at intervals during IN
| evening very large audience of ladies and gentle
men listened with unrag;ng interest TO the various I'D
| dresses.