The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-08
THE ANNIVERSARIES.

l Oh0rCh Amt1-8I0vorY 9OctoGys
ADDnES8 or Rev. DE-. CHDBvnB.
Aftsr the usux ssbbatS evening services Dr. Cheevs'
last evening preached the Anniversary sermon before the
Church Antislavsry Society, selecting - his subject
"a representative government without rsspeet 70 color
indispensable 70 the salvaeiou u tho country"
Tho reverend Doctor opsnsd hs dssourss with review
Of tho events OF tho last years. alike pregnant In she
future for good only tho American people, but 70
the people OF all lands Al far the society was CON-
cened the most important event Of the war was that
from and through It the curse Of slavery, which mad
long blasted the country was for ever removed IL only
remained for the Southern people 70 discover and accept
this great fact having arisen FROM and a.
Of their rebellion to give to the act Of emancipation
all the solemnty 20 great law meritsd wHh this 40
knowledgment on the part Of the South and fuller and
more complete recognition on the part q the people
on the American continent assured and final In
this view Of the great question only remained oT tnS
assistance Of tho loyal black people in cemontins and
binding together the republic which the most fosna
n ~ to had r thu
subject he had selected for his disccurseA rePresen
tatiye government without respect 70 color indisPsr,
appropriate II was beyond doubt that the time
had come when the American people must
TO the emancpated all the rights and privileges ap
pertaining themselves under the Declaration Of Inde
principle Of shss ass that a.
created equal The coored people Of tho land, long
SP On tho they
sealed their devotion TO tho flag and to the government
with their blood In all situations and under all c.rcum
which oated the armed hosts that rebellion had
called into the Gedgreting 1t with rapture when tn
whom rcyeses fell upon those who bore IT, When trea
son staked triumphant through the South the slave was
a hope for tho nnal issue, not always. en-.
tertained BY even tho people OF the North.
emancpated regenerated and discnthraed before the
world having fought and toed and suffered In the work
Of redemption now behooved the people VINO mao 80
DESTROYS Of peace and hating and boodshed TO 70
cognze the high claims Of TINS class Of their citizens to
equal and just representation This right fairly their
due extended to them the country having dis
cordant element In It's midst would proceed career
not have looked for Or hoped for while the cloud Of
slavery Swallowed the land.
Tho reverend gentlemen listened to with great At
tention by largo congregation.
Female Guardian Society and the Home
for the Friendless.
The thirty first anniversary services Of these instu
tions held last evening in the Methodist Episcopal
church. Fourth avenue Rev. Cyrus Foss presided and
the spacious building completely filed
The reports, which read by the Hon. e. G. Bene
dict gave the most encouraging information % to the
operations and Of these excellent organizations
1850 beneciares had received special aid from the Fe
male Guardian Society during the past year. 734o cases
had been inquired into and visited 1068o pieces Of
clothing had been distributed In the publishing de-
partment Notwithstanding the advance in the price
Of paper, profit of q, 800 had been realized
the expenses OF distribution &C. With regard to the
Home for the the years operations showed an
into The the %
Of soldiers Accounts Of specially favorable nature
bad bcen received Of Ave hundred Of the Home boys
md nrV ViY0 flyn
The Industrial Schools, from temporary experiment,
had expanded into permanent institution of tho most
valuable kind. Two thousand two hundred and nifty
three waits had been gathered together In these schools
More and better buildings evidently required.
way and Thos s. Hastings and two hymns protty
sung by the children Mr.. W. R. Johnston presided a
| the organ.
American Congregational Union.
| ANNUAL REPoRT-sERAoN BY REV. HENRY WAR;
BEKCHRB.
The anniversary Of the American Congregational Unor
held last evening m the Plymouth church, Brooklyn
! in the presence Of large congregation.
After Introductory devotional exercises the secretary
read tho annual report Of the Union, whose province
s TO assist needy Congregational churches and build new
II matter of regret that the income was MOI
sufficient to meet the demands made upon the society,
especially when the fact stated that the South and
West open for religious and educational priv
lcgcs Fifty thousand dellars named the amount
n "A Union Ia
80. =. ,.,-.. -
meet 'he oc"anus "'aoo upon u. iho io0ep'e uu'ins
tho year were $l3s77 10. Paid In last bills on twenty
four houscs Of worship which had been completed
,,.. - or n.,.-..-.. G. :..,..
curing inc year, woo Dsou'semen's 'or con'kon'
expenses $50 81 The Union was pledged to relieve
twentyseven churches In the OF $780, and there
unappropriated balance on hand Of 81, $50 81.
The trustees made their first appropriation in April,
1851. Two hundred and ono churches received aid,
while eighteen OF them had been dropped because oil
their inability TO met the prescribed conditions One
hundred and fifty four church edhces completed
and paid for and three rebuttwo In Kansas and one In
California.
financial aid. -s,.s ~.
Rcelcr nrocccdcd 10 deliver tho annual discourso
for his text the 1lth 18th and 18th of the Attn
chapter OF Ephcssns:-"Ana ne gave some spos.es'
The ants IL he Md tSss the New Testament aid not
prescribe any fixed rules for particular ohurches for
rather consemp.ted snon Lns s:x Eessame NJ. ~ ~,
css.,,snt cs n. vssos ~ shs ,rSsncv ~ the r.cc