The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-26

OF ,sac Pr
he nrst public meeting s.s.,, !, ~. p.,.,,o, "A
Society Of the dlocefs Of W., 49, .,.s,.,s, ia
!. :. 49,, - ~ occasion, held last evening
~. D. a, corner Of Tenth street and Second
-s ~ luther Brsdsh in the chair. pre-
-~ig Of the Society was held in the sabbath
- at which TIE members u the Council Of last
-. - with one exception, reclected for smother
Nc public anniversary exercises held ia the
: Sr'ss, cc-nmspcing al half past seven O'clock
~ Hon. Lr1nEx BsADsH in opening the exercises OF the
scnpg made brief announcement Of tho objects and
condition Of the Society " has been Called EXIT
encc be ssid the exeepcies Of the meSAnd the ne
cesstes Of Tho church It's genera object is the extern
zion and support n the church purity Of its prn
cipes and in The bcsty Of It's cacsrss This object has
been pursued ~ society aiding feeble churches, IN
the support pastors n the erection Of churches
and rarsonsgee aud ao in the organization Of CHURCHES
and Sunday schools 10 tho wsste and destitute places OF
The docess. In these labors Of love aud Christian
charity the soce!y has been blessed and en-.
coursscd bas nrtesd Of accomplishing al
,hl. was to DO aonc tho Society IN its progress,
mas baeb limited Ia it's chris only by the amount Of lIs
Hitherto the Society has been, perhaps too con-
ert to pursue e objects steadily but quietly with little
prbcity notoSiety presents Itself this evening for
The first time in public meeting. " comes before
ask your Christian sympathy and active coopcra-
In tho Dpinbment Of the objects dear 70 us all
Prayer then offered by The Rev. Dr. hsg; Aer
which tho choir rang an appropriate hymn.
The annual report then read by Rev. Mr. ASrHos,
the Recording Secretary Il contained detailed state
mcns ron each OF the fourteen churches and their
ministers Throughout. The docess which had been aided
during the year. The Secretary, in stat pg his con.
clusos remarked that these ports give encouraging
EVIDENCE the resulting from the socetys ope
Iaiops dur the ast year. and show that u has been
The mean. o. exciting an eIlrssd spirit Of osrsty aud
the Society formed In 1850, the organizations exist
ing The docess with kindred objects the Society
p.a 0fIt
rifsiosaTy Committee The Pastoral AID Society not
designed TO interfere with the legitimate sphere of those
Organizations, but rather 10 embrace other portions OF
the work which they neither designed pre-
! rored It's lahore have been confined principally 10 az
Of worship and snianirg ministers in destitute places
and In his work The Society has proved itself 70 b.
saforable ard mporan. organization The receipts 70.
tie past year were ~ o27 During the ten years that
have eapsed snce irs formation the total amount Of
ceps have been s3e eco, all OF which have been applied
to The visionary purposes, except ANAL amount
about 500 per aInum for printing In conclusion, the
Secretary expressed the hope that 10 view Of the reu 70
areacy achieved each year would procure them that
crossed support which the magr udc Of The obec; de-
marded
moved resolution to the effect THAT the report Just
read be accepted and that the results Of the operations
tho Society since lis 10 1850 have tested aud
couraremsnt for renewed exertiono After . few re-
usrss from the reverend gentleman the resolution
adopted.
CHAsIks TRACY, Esq moved and advocated . rcsolu
ton, hst the Pastoral Aid Society not. and ought
rot 70 rest Hom s work until IN the language Of IL
GItt report in l6t0) lie motto be every here adopted in
this influential dcess 70 wit Evangelical Truth, 10 it,
purity and POWER, associated with and living in, rs its
fitting and genial home, church claiming Apostolic
Crder.'n This resolution Was also adopted.
The Rev. IL I. MONTGOMERY rector Of the Church Of
the Incarnation, spoke in behalf Of resolution 70 the
effect "that, the Pastoral Aid Society for years
fircc s organization has freely given 10 aid II the
raj objects for which it instituted has right 10
exrect nom tie recipients Of It's gifts the continuance Of
the support Of free hands and grateful hesrts.n
After the passage Of this resolution collection
taxi up, and the exercises closed with the bene
diction ny the bishop.