The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-09

ANNIVERSARY s.veEK.
THE GREAT WORK BEFORv Us.
What Was Accomplished Last Yea 7 u
the Religious World.
The lntbriaies the Magdalcns the Five Points
0uieasts, the TeetOtallers and the Sailors.
What Has Been Done for the Rs\ismp-
ten Of Mankind.
The Almighty Nigger and tho
AbOliti0nists, tn
CONDITION OF THE S0CIE1hS.
INTERESTING INF ORMATl0N
DO, 10, H.
INC inebriales, the Magdalcns the Five Points
Outcasts, the TeetO,alers and the Sailors.

INTERESTING INF ORMATi0N,
10, 10, H.
AMERICAN sEAMENs FRIEND SOCIETY.
rHIErX-sEcoSD ANNIVERSARY, AT DIR. CuEHvWU
rc CHURCH.
The thirty second anniversary OF the American So
men Friend Society took place on Monday evening" 6
the Church Of the Purtans Peetah perit, ESD sosG-
pied the chair In the Absence OF the President, wn. A.
Booth, Esq, who is now in Palestine.
The church about three ourths filed between AreG
and four hundred persons being present. tho major psrsa
being ladies. Among those upon tho platform were Gen.
VIM. Williams, Of Norwich, Conn; Rev. Mcssn. Ayrsg,
HAwks Gibson, McKins,ry, Dennson, Clark, Spaul6inO
Captain Richardson, U. s. n, and "FAther Tayise,1 g
Boston. M
The exercises opened by the Hev. Dr.. Cox, No
read selection from the I07,h Psalm. Tho gsaAaeI
then offered up fervent prayer to the Thrsas q
Grace -
Ahynp, commencing,
We are out on the ocean calling.
HomewMd bound we swoe,iy glide;
We are ont On the ocean sailing,
To home beyond the tide,
then eung by the church choir 70 whsh ne fnSWs
ING chorus Was sung IN response
AL the storms viii be over,
Then vel anchor In the haxtW;
We are out on the ocean saiss,
TIE CHAIRMAN then announced that the ocrrcYsaasg
Secretary would read the thirtyscconi annual repsrs
the society and made few remarks In rerard - -
origin and progress Of the society.
Tire Secretary, Rev. r. LOOMS before proreet,x v36
the rcro read letter which no had frsn Oaps
VIM T. Hudson, Y. n, in reply TO invitation 70 pro-
sde The present occasion, regreDg his nabity v -
rendering hs thanks for the preferred homer -
copsrrulAung the society their thirty second aaanal
reunion.
Mr. Locus then read the report Iehowsi that during
the past year enc Of their number, Daniel Fanshs1.
Rq, a devoted member Of the board since Hsss,
had gs1e 10 his rest He gave the hs thousand dssau
10 for1c the Sailors Home, and In his lss will aud tesR
usnt remembered the sailor. Al early period Of Ne
scocy, sserb had been sent out 70 the Southern ssrts
and 10 the cities OF the wcet The result Ne
or three OF more general cnarscier Efforts lad bssa
mste during the ras yoar 70 bring about more inua4o
TIE rsi step taken was % spread annual reports bsss
The Cnrntru public Inc de'ailcd report q The -
year ecaosi tho spsrsons 2, Their fo,csn csApsaess
90 hs ne q The dsrc, soorttres Of the pcnnsy ynas
society Of Northeastern Nov Easaad Of the AIsnsa.
city. and iheee branches and auxass (nc. nc,udnG
s7ae4o 70 The receipts into the treasury of the prsuf
society ss ,s36 81, Increase over last yesr =
ssose as mis- Increase no. relieved The -
cs,y treasury from embarrassment, or Enabled thsa 70
rrsfond 10 the earnest calls for more chsplans abroad
me Disbursements during tss time .ols IS
from treasury Of the psrcnt socy tas 2i6 o, isag-
Ing the present floating debt about % 600 The saueD
occupied By hsse societies combined were on the Ass.A
Sandwich Islands, Chile, Peru San FraDcsoo Nov Or
leans, Galveston, Mobile, Richmond, Philadelphia, Boston,
sna eaSs,s Of n. west An,shsr sssncy had s.ss =
operation 10 considerable extent durisg the pas
hundred saiiors had been furnished with small ubrsrS
take with them into the forecsse al These srsrs
sent out principally from Bc~ou under the supson
,endesce o. me eric, secretary and the marine ssssn
sy Of the Boston Society. More than 600 sxpeafe1
s a. v 70 ~ rsses y the S.ss as.
mesouars Tho Sailors Home had received dufisG ~
year as., eoardsrs ,o.I s'ncs vas ors,ssd :sss.
eypesss 81 eps1 so) 2IS Amount depcef cd by bsar1
ers . bank, and SAINT or carried 70 nisnds ns91
Whss The reading Of the report was concluded, osu.
wr.ss s.s ess.son 70 make sr rs@r c,ssr:
tho chaplArocs msnioucd IN H. amer whish The cnnr-
Caet 4 BlKrrtu7, Marine missionary At Bcrss, w.
proceeded 10 address the meeting He said ne hs1
doubt many present had heard u the eject Of the We've
ss.c, rghi q necessary 70 De among those -
bad beer among them. lie had seen strong mes bowp1
WIN. csesp.s hsa done sor ihsm Every .sas 60
verled vu a missiouAry-he made conversions hIas~o,
sno o'n,rs, bad more influence than sas REGULAR =.
ars had sat down 81 the LORDS table. the hearts Of =
wnn With the love q Coz 10 large var sh,ps sssy
were brought " boz down before the Of chrs.
To Know The true chwacser OF tho ssiicv
rsn = in foul, IN SICKNESS as Wen = =
health. There was warm spct IN the heart Of evWy
sailor the most hardened and only needed ks4
ness kndle into the fame Of love. He had v,sssA
the sailors hospitals and eeheh the ELECTS vhich
snySopes q The Ebls which he took WIN him il oss
Of The hosyais be sac . White haired boy Of ieudsr
years, nsas swcde; he presented him with B'slc.
and The boy ooh aud rsad deeply, and although an
tast from hs parents buoyed him up among thc strsnev
results which bad been produced by the cssablshmcss
religious libraries on board SHIPS They hal tbsr cdsa
10 dss'p~son He reserred " late o. nrtsny ssx
the incarceration Of number Of sailors IN the jail stNsg
Bedford, among whom the Bible and religious Doo1 -
effected many wonderful conversions 70 the psih Or
taode lie concluded By enumeraiing many n"s''ess
Tss cs.lrsnsp mar. ,ptcducea Captain A. rors'
u N, Who CON menoed 70 relste. IN hume -c1s nen-
ner, he r.ssyus for rot beng prepared dssvrs
speech. Hs remarks, he SAID, would % o,,s ~ 49,
10 ,sxe part In an occasion Ike The prtecns having ~ -
oSjec The oele brstou Of human tcncvoleuce hs 49,
ehsrsesr q scass o,ssy , 4. ~ s' ~ sass~ = -
on os .vssy .sle H.irss- ne gradual d-inos.es = -
80 rs,cra until the sslors uere 10 shs naxy ame0
,bc~r wto refrspss Altogether IRON Ne u.s. He No.
osed e sins, 70 show snss ss ccs' =
ard dssradaon among sailors, bat tbcy were becommI
FEVER and fever. The influence n renxon, Effected "
-ss gradually exerdnr ard ne believed that the pva-
ses q religion we're an much adapted 70 Tia ssanaa -
bvmn w.s ,neu sunS. Commencing
Tossed upon lies raging biiisv
Sweet Il m, o lord, 70 s,sv
NOV dI6s, prrss sslor's pillow,
Ard feel ssicr's we
Rev wrrus otAsss, y d, vs nexi intretvcsd ne
conmescec ~i,n fee humorous remsrxs In rsgsxa "
We pr..saos sp.ss~x 80 ~ sp'sxy "