The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-06
THE ANNIvER SARlES.
Board OF Foreign Missions OF the Presby.
terrain Church.


Tho anniversary meeting Of the above religious associ
alton held yesterday afternoon at their rooms
Centre street, Rev. DR.. Spring In the chair.
Tho business transacted was principally routine cha
racer Tho Teasurers report received stating that
the whole receipts for the year 49, S77
$50 ~ having been dsbursed. The missionary reports
from Japan China SIAM Africa and other points Of Tie
globe quite vouminous, and described everything
Transporting In those localities progressing avoraby
Rev. DR.. Spring rendered his resignation as Chairman
when Rev. DIR. Phillips was reported for that Office By
the nominating committee. se
Rev. Mr.. Rankin produced charter for the board.
which had bsen received from the State legislature
which, after some considerable discussion was referred
therein. member called attention 70 the fact that.
there nine missions waiting to be sent abroad
but such was the financial state Of matters that would
not be advisable at present to do After tho TRANSACT
on Of further unmp0rtan business the board ad.
ourned TO meet at Columbus at the call OF the Secretary
American Seamen's Friend Society.
The thirty fourth anniversary Of this society was css
brated last evening at Irving Hail. largo audience b.
ing present the OCCASION William A. Booth, Esq..
President Of the society, occupied the chair.
The Rev. Dr. Ferris opened the exercises with an ap.
propriate prayer.
beautiful hymn, commencing "Fear was within the.
tossing bark, was then sung in trio, after which Rev.
H. Loomis one Of the secretaries, read the annual re-
port, Of which the following is an ABSTRACT
Tho receipts into the treasury Of tho parent society
during last year were s2s e57 o. this year. s2oose So
branches and auxiares, last year, were S54 $50 46
We have as yet received only partial reports from aux
crease The floating debt last year was about AZ roo
This year it is $6S14 IS. Four years ago the society
commenced furnishing converted sailors with loan libra
res the Of their shipmaes sea- The rst YEAR
ten libraries were shipped the second, ninety four
the third, ono hundred and thirteen; the ourih-the
past year-one hundred aud seventeen: making in ali
three hundred and twenty five libraries Of nearly I6 600
volumes and accessible to Is 600 eeamen at sea
Eighty-two OF these libraries in United States
vessels and accessible to than OCO naval soamen
BY the number Of tho library its record or history is
kept Some of them have been several voyages; have
changed hands and ships several times aud generally
give evidence of having been well cared for and we'll
used-the best books being most covered with tar ONLY
two are reported lost and one Of these partially
saved by the wreckers and the wet carefully dried
books and fragments Of volumes last accounts were
circulating among tho wreckers families. The other
went down in mid ocean; only of the crew was lost
with it, and he was probably saved by It, as he was.
noticed by the captain who had il in charge to be most
deeply interested in the books These books are not
thrown about in hlphaZard way. 1t IS well dgested
and economical system Of loan libraries spreading gradu
ally through our $1,000 naval and commercial vessels
Tho number of boarders entering during the wear has
been 2.i6I total since the Home was opened twenty
years, 81 066; destitute and boys relieved 10.
amount deposited in bank by boarders, or sent TO
friends $40 41S Is. These figures tell the story OF the
Importance Of this Institution. The Home has been
leased for five yea s. from tie 1st Of May Mr. John
H. Cassidy, who, with Mrs. Cassidy has had much ex
perience in the Sailor Home in Philadelphia Under
their management we have every confidence 1t will be
what lis name imports home for the sailor In the
struggle for the nations salvation, none have more
richly merted your gratitude, your admiration:
mono have rendered efficient service, or
contributed moro to roll back the tide OF war
and saunch nations flowing blood none have offer
Ell themselves more unfinchRg aud willing sacr-
fee your counrys honor, than your sailors. They
are the men who amid the crash Of battle still at their
guns could go down with the sinking Cumberland but
leay waving innsbruck unsued the stars and Stsipos
proud monument over the grave Of the honored dead
Eonfa. DuDOnt. Mt!{n and
Hudson aud host Of heroes, officers and men are men
prayer Of God, and who in gentleness can lead
sabbath school child to Jesus, and cooly lead men
through the crash and Of battle victory men who
will fight when it Is duty and die when the cause is holy
Such Is the Of for whose welfare now ana for
ever, we labor. AS the year has advanced the dark
clouds have been breaking away the tempest passing BY
The year closes with brighter hopes for the land brighter
hopes for the Of tho sea. Our Father is ct the
halm-in Him Is our hore and our trust
Rev. Mr. STEWART one Of the chapains seanen, made,
few remarks, relating his experience as q sailor
among sailors, after which new version Of sThes
Red White and Blue" In which Stringham, Norris Du-
pont Mexican lauded, sung in good style by
Rev Dr. Topp, Of Pittsaeld Massachusetts,, was here
introduced and spoke eloquently in behalf OF thoaors
There three millions Of them and for the most para
these were orphans. He drew the sailors character in .
glowing simple manner and argued that this class Of
humanity were moro susceptible Of religious infusnces
than andsmcn imagined. He trusted that should
look upon the sailor hereafter without considering
that he was the who stepped forward and grapped
with the rebellion Of reasonable people, and helped 70
strange 1t.
The star spangled Banners sung the conclusion.
Of the reverend genemans remarks, the audience join
hng in the chorus.
Rev. a. A. Willis, OF Brooklyn. having made short
speech the doxoogy sung and the benedicton hav
ing been pronounced, the proceedings terminated
Union Theological Seminary.
The twenty fifth anniversary Of the Union Theologcal
Seminary was celebrated last evening at the Mercer
street Presbyterian church, before very large sssen
blage and the exercises of very interesting cha
ractor Annexed Is the programme
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Burns, Of PhiladelE hia.
The Mission Of the Church to the Poor-Janles d. VIII
The srethren Of the Common Life-wiliam r. Fart
I ppc Nss and Christian Art-JohD n Edwards
The New Discpleshp--Jcsah G. Everts, Havana.
Power Of Personal Character-Edward p Gardner,
Relation Of Psychology to Preaching-James Strong,
Beoit, Wis.
Confessional Religon--M. NJ. G. Dana, Brooklyn.
The farewell address to the graduating class was
l,yercd by tho Rev. Or. Hitchcock, in which he paid
high compliment to the graduates. lie pointed n.
the most eloquent terms the responsibilities Of the
Christian minister. Before concluding his rcmarks no
said" Our continent throbs beneath the tread OF
n million OF men in arms. Our destiny as o nation lies
now in scales whose beam trembes in the sky. u
institutions perish the oce q the Christian minister
into Egypt; but II institutions the shock,
no felt confident they would then future opens before
us al such as no generation Of Christian minister's
encountered After abiding here to the number Of
Presby ministers now serving as chapans In tho
army, he concluded, saying" But this tumut VIII
tropics blowing itself TO rest. Then viii como
the great trial Of faith and hope-he great struggle
of our history. ShaIf country be unideduniGcd
never yet began to be rodden by European feet
If So i must be by the mighty power Of tho gospel"
The following Is list 9f the grsaua ns, .,
Belyidcre H.; Martin L. Berger, New York; Whiting c.