The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-04
INCREASE or THE MINISTRY.
The Tenth Annual Meeting Of the Society for
tho Increase of tbe Ministry.

The Tenth Annual Meeting OF the Society for
tho Increase Of the Ministry.
The second service this year of tho society for In
crease Of the Ministry held on Tuesday evening Al
the Church Of tho Incarnation, Of Thirty irth
street and Madison avenue There were present on the
occasion the following dgnitarIes Of the Episcopal
church:-Bishops Kemper, NcCoskry, clarlcson, Lee,
Of Iowa, whippio, Randall Kertoot. Also large num-
Der Of eminent divines OF lower rank After the
ing Of an anthem by the choir the congregation joined
in the singing Of the sixty-h hymn OF the selection
Bishop Kerfoot thcn read the tenth chapter Of st.
Luke. The Collects were read by Bishop Clarkson
Utica, read tho report Of the Board Of Directors The
total receipts for the year are sls,0 &c. The total
sources, $2o, l26 oa Total expenditure sl9,677 80
During the yeaF there were one hundred and twenty
scholars aided, making all two hundred and sixty
two candidates for orders assisted by this society
since It's organization or these hundred have been
ordained Contributions 70 the society have boon
ceved from twenysx diocesea The scholars receiving
s, a Are I. nineteen and IRE parng their
OF tho church. Nineteen scholars have been aided by
tho Sons OF the Clergy fund. An appeal was
made In the report for tho enlargement Of this i'm
After tho reading of tho report the President DR..
Huntingdon Of Boston, introduced the speakers Of the
Kerfoot OF PITTSBURGH; Bishop Randall, OF Colorado;
Rev Dr. Leeds, Of s. Peters CHI rch Philadelphia; the
Rev John Cotton Smith, Bishop rcCoskry, OF Michigan;
Rev. Professor Pynchon, Of Trinity College, Hartford
Rev B. A. Padduoh Of Detroit. and Bishop whpple, Of
AT tho close o: tho proceedings collection was taken
up and after the pronouncing Of the benedcon by the
Right Rev. Bishop IcCoskry the congregation were
dismissed.
The speeches made were OF most interesting charac
ter DR. KERpoor spoke OF the importance to the church
OF ouch society tho under consideration. He
been connected with 1t from It's foundation Every
who had any knowledge OF church affairs OF
how much the church stood in need Of ministers, and
very sparsey candidates for the sacred work
presenting themselves. Many might say that young
men dcs rons of an education, and unmoved BY any
proper motive would take advantage Of tho induce.
ments held out by the society; but the directors had
taken prccauton against this abuse The object
Of the institution TO clear away the difficulties that
may lie in the way Of those young who fee them
selves moved by the Holy Ghost undertake the work.
but whose pecuniary resources limited. From
his experience educator, he could speak
faelingly Of numbers Of noble hearted young
men who came under his observation who had been
filled with = holy desire Of entering the ministry,
but were prevented from entering upon tho course
merely from want Of pecuniary means. Again, many
young had entered upon the necessary preparation
for orders at cost to those at home and lastly he
had the great need Of institution Of this sort dur
Inc his brief epscopate,
Bishop RANDALL, OF Colorado, spoke At considerable
length upon tho importance Of tho work engaged In.
Another gentleman followed in eloquent expression Of
their views.
Bishop wurP1x Of Minnesota thought IL was tho
munfcent eastern institution Of the church in
necton with western missions.
Owing to the lateness OF the hour the remarks Of
Bishop Whipple were exceedingly bref.