New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-01
ANNIVERSARIES.
T3F P0RY SOCIETY.


TIE PORT SOCIETY.
Tb (, 42j Anniversary Of he Eew-York F5rf Society
held last evetnn, in the large ball OF 10 co,p~r
spectators were pzeeeDt Tie exercises cozrreoce9
ararr d: diies,oS & Mr. Gee, W Petit ISo Rev.
hymn, .1ten for he sstss'ss T O. sss9
Jones, Pasor Of the Mariners Charch, was suRy. An
address by Capt. SANJtL ELLtoTf was next 20 the
programme but Dr. PA stated :hat ewns Il sonne
the Society, them read lie Animal Rspa's Width he
pat month its President, the Revs Nash Taylor, has
died de was one Of tue founders o.. toe SocisiJ In
1878, and for "A years It's PresdeIa The ehIrch
ms mbership has increased from 60 ini5J6 to $50 In
1860. Tie sc'ua church memberrhip IL I'D OF viii s
$40 are .eamen. or the 500 Iecsivsd csiy 81 were
by certificate. Fnlly niretentts Of these are. the
Children Of praying parents. Eocoungug letters are
received from s parts Ut the world. Tbs Society has
nemreIs on 26 sbips of-war. On ten of thssefwE
vessels daily prayer meetings are held. Six ysans
the nissy. TIE ssbbath-school has 80 pupils and
% taclers. The Maine Temperance Society, an
Auxiliary OF the Port Society, has enrolled siuce 1883
IS Geo members. The report continues "a follows
sosisy . sIssi.sd n the following neidsn, sLc
b. cGs to oaT Vs,,d sssm,n native q
since ,yues the pledge Of toe msVe ssss, ana
few sa aye q "a
OF Bavsns The unscupulous Captain Of the vessel hA6 MADE
sns biz cs h into ta s KHeSsdss
shegs ssyiDg reached the , eSs s.s Ts
kbei'h Minister Of the 5o,pe exhibiting his eehe s Tor
eeSom HE mlniier At once soel him to tie Arerca
hs good Offices and secured to bm o,suai
I cit, sas
Scsis nesn under Goa Of HI. fromtho pro-
The Institution has library of $50 volumes for the
use OF ts congregation, and comfortable resdioy-
room for sesbep supplied with the daily and weekly
papers and books Loan Library ia soon to be estab
listed from which ,obs would be loaned 70 vessels,
both for the forecaste aud for the cabin The Ses-
mems Convection, held in November last, resolved
that an effort should lbs made 10 abolish the grog
ration in the Navy. Their petition Is now before the
Naval Committees Of Congress The Rev. Mr.. Jonea
has msde S2S pastoral official and boeidiDghouse Wis
s; has received |, 632 sesmen at his Office; auoug
whom AZ uaiionaltes were represented 394 languages
spoken ~ different tongues and dialects; has heard Of
liz conversous has made l02 efclconversions has
received ut tee Mariners Cha:ch 49, has prayed With
1874 people; haFaDsweed 80 inquiries; has received SA
letters and wren95 aud has distributed $50 volu mes
including so copies OF the Holy Scriptures. The Rev.
j. Z. Ii. Gardner has not been less busy. he has
uade go visits to boarding houses aud eonyerssd
With 2sS men; has visited l02 families has admin
1923; has attended 399 meetings. hss visited the Hos
pisl co timer and received 500 81 HE Oil 80
He bss ost'ibued Ga Bibles and 2706 Testapents, IN
various languages. The second Missionary, air. Chas.
NJ. ALdtreop, also Goes Important WORK. Inc IePois
concludes With regrets at the Debt Of so 600 which
still rests on the Society in spite OF the hoerasy OF
the friends OF the Redeemer The Society wouia IKE
TO throw half dozen more Missionaries Reapers into
the wbiteped f.]6.
The Rev. DIR. WALTER CLARKE then made an adj
dress. He enlarged upon our duty to seauen, their
need Of salvation and the remarkable results produced
by evangelical effort upon them. Thsy were exceed
imply susceptible, he said to religious nst'ucticn II
as very important that should DO sancti
fec. They were to go among ell the heather, aud
their luss ard vices were the very asts and vices
which produced the most disastrous effect upoa pagan
socety II suffered 10 carry these characteristic wees
among the heathen they would set the world on ire
with them. DR.. CLARKE concluded with q brilliant
description of the phenomenon CT evaporation. Tie
hoped that the sea and the land might give aud take
Ielieously az they DO physically
The Rev. CHAs. j. JoSEs then made short address
of general character, aud the following shaTscters-
tic hymn was sung:
FISHERS OF MEN.
This world is which never car rest,
and .'sr%. sns d.a a :. aSSss
And ~ liitG5es perish to Iisens'er more
Tbs Church Il. ship distressed and tossed.
B., guided by Christ csn never De lost
But Chrst les ed her to Heavens blest saofe'
| TIE Gospsl', net, constructed above,
gt tyan =. yf' eSTp Sstsj ss glorious grace
| To accomplish bis viii IN saving our race.
| The servants ofChris, are fisher. ofneu
TIey lt. down the net again endssjn
BY preachrg the Gospel NC ,lrasr, are sanso''
| Ais lee by the Spirit, 10 Jesus are erooses
| TIE Rev DIR. STEPHEN II. TfsGthen addressed the
sociev fol ewing out the idea Of the Fsberc OF Msa-
Ne ilntratsd biz repa.ks by enthusiastic descrip
ton of some reruas able Yankee feats OF praeerng.
Ore MDotord went ont FROM Boston with little craft
and oansb rich prize right n the teeth Of she Britain
var v,sse's. Next Sunday he went out again; and
,bex set 900 men in boats on him. lie and his little
crew killed seventy, when he was struck with gcn
lsot. Before be cisd, be said, Boys, don't gNs cy;
If you cent win, burn" DIR. Tying concluded by
oivro the ausNer Of ii.le Irish BIZ In Da.iin to
bis question, what Mus. he do TO be saved. "Sir,
said te "yea must 20 aboard Of thu Lopd issus and
| stick 10 him.
collection was Len taken up, nd AZ anthem s1ng.
Mr. BYRSR, the converted sean an then spoke for q
fw minutes. Tie said that wh,s Ne wss senvertel hs
bad good conYsn, lie had the son aud The Father and
| the Holy Ghost, and he had n good tiue. Wa9n he
told tie crew What G3d had f,ne for his soul they
pointed the finger Of at him. but there YVES Oas
hat stood BY him, and that was the Lord Jesus. ln
his Wait 10 The hannts of m sery where sacIs songre
eatd he ~ss asked be wss not afraid TO come thsre
lie sIswsrrd thst il his ssssed Savior should tell him
10 20 rg h into bell ait nser he would 10 without
les alton. There ia 500 wicked men waiting IN
/ The city RON South Ferry 10 Coflaers hoox 70 eso
the tailor to the POI lol.:ul and TIE haro wne tn'
were cly dix DIE ionsIes To lead BIN 70 inc Iosu;
| Dir. RODENTS. arothsr converted sauor, saia t..l
two years ego, he was poor, mreraeie, oiasPneane
wretch. Mr., r.. 10 conclusion, PAID HE resfSs,e V
the "blood suekers" who keep sailors boarding
| hcusse.
Mr. Phxlts begged the indulgence Of tAs resirsai
suSier % FER few moments IN ts.or OF hs Rev, mr
s,.sop who epoke, aud, amer another ~ mn arc 'n'
, bsnelio,ion, the audl8.ee soPpr rated.