The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-12
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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THE THIRTY FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY

man, REV. y. Howard suydam, and Rev.
II. w. y. Wylie.
Last evening the Thirty.frst Anniversary of the
Home Missionary Society celebrated in the First
Presbyterian Church, Broad street, below Spruce.
large number Of ladies and gentlemen were pre-
sent and participated in the exercises. At baEpast
7 o'clock Rev. I. w. j. Wylie came forward ana
ddressed the audience as iollows:-
The President of the Home Missionary Society
hT. George III Stuart, is prevented from attend
ing this eve ing by very severe indisposition. For
ten nights he has not been able to enjoy repose
his own bed suffering from that very painful maady
with which he has been so long afflicted The Vice.
have been requested to conduct the exercises &C.
cording to the programme winch is arranged tor the
Psalr" the 18th verse:-
"Thou shalt arise in mercy vet
Thou to Mount Zion shall extend"
The Scriptures were then read by the Chairman.
after which prayer was offered by Rev. DIR. Miller.
The report of the Secretary was then read by
which it appears there three missionaries, agents
OF the society " no during the year have made TWO
thousand visits, expended relief ana instruction to
1120 families, distributed among them 750 orders for
Of Se for WOod aSS
the whole number of applicants for help, 81 proved
were supplied with coal at half price. Employment
was furnished to 134 adults, and twelve children
PROVIDED with comiortable MONIES IN the country
signed the pledge. Thirty eight religious meetings
were held, at which many expressed desire 20 ead
the Lord Jesus. Forty.6ve children have been
gathered into the sabbath Schools Of the various
5000 pages of religious and temperance tracts and
126 religious newspapers were distributed.
18th of December, 1866, the Treasurer had in his
hands balance of $26789 He has received since
$4366'85, making a total sum of S463474. The
whole amount distributed by the Society for all pur.
poses during the year vas $SSi7 40, leaving a
port goes to say that the contributions are made
quate, and appea TO the generosity OF all to send in
their contributions to this reall noble work.
Rev. George Dana Boardman was then introduced,
and spoke as follows:-
i am sure that share with you all, my friends,
in the deep regret that our esteemed and beloved
friend, Mr. George H Stuart, cannot meet with us
to night. am sure that our prayers will ascend
TO God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
his valued life may continue to be spared to us, to
his church, and the Christian community and tue
world at large. l have been deeply interested in
the report which has just been read to you, and
most terventy congratulate the friends of this
3o % geat gSG1 tnat mas
any special appeal, if you will allow me, would
like to allude to two or three general principles
which think are eminently worthy OF our serious
consideration. l am inclined to think that the
passion for accumulation Is one Of the original IN
is not simple propensity. do not easily
see how moral development could have
been possible without some such instinct in man.
OF course whether The passion for accumulation be
right or wrong, depends altogether upon the object
upon which accumulation tastens itself. | do not
consider money-maSing sinful propensity, but a
thing right in itself. We have no sympathy for
that class of men who have scared TO- such q height
II may say above the clouds-as to be able to i'm
aglne that they are able 20 look down upon terres
trial pursuits, and especially upon money-making
beyond what is necessary to meet the bare neces.
sarles OF life something unworthy of human care.
l always dstrust all such men, just as / would dis
trust the genuine humility of Inc protesting Chris
tan who never wearies of parading his imperfec.
tons before others remembering that true Chris
tian humility is humble indeed, and seeks obscurty
The impulse to accumulate is an essential part of
our constitution which God has given to u.s. He
then certainly limits ITS right even when becomes
a consideration, MOnoV ia Of
life. Do not understand me so. To amass treasures
wise provision, with Christian sagacity, with de-
pendence upon God, with profound humility,
even the amassng of money, may be
life may be obtained The Church-the great body
o. GhEist's peoples the earthly agency which the
carrying on the mediaorial coming of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ. Remember the fact that not
only prayer, not only Christian activity and Chris
tan usefulness, not only humility, faith love,
and zeal, but money becomes enc OF the necessities
when an embargo will be placed upon our ships,
and our warehouses closed; but wish to see the
day when the marts will be multiplied everywhere,
and filed with eager tradesmen of every race and
every color, When mines yet undiscovered shall
reveal their precious treasures; when the whole
world shall be converted into one vast emporium of
trade, in which all shall engage with sanctimoni-
ous enthusiasm for the simple purpose of taking all
that Providence has allowed them and helped them
to amass, and lay 1t cheerfuY upon the affairs of
Messiah's service That will be the time the
equality that surrounds us, of which so many
demag ogues speak, is not a human anomaly
altogether; it is not the result Of human sin.
but is Divine edict, a Divine ordinance and all
the DEGREES in Christendom cannot the edic
because it has gone forth not only from the throne
but from the bosom of Eternity-the Majesty of
heaven and earth. Do not understand me, of course,
as deprecating industry and frugality-far very far
from 1t but then the utmost frugaity and the utmost
industry will not always avert misfortune. The
farmer may be industrious, ay, he may be a man of
Ged, and have family altar, and yet He whe rules
the winds and the waves may, for some purpose
which IS unknown to us, destroy his crops, barns,
etc, and what aVas that Chrisnrn farmers in.
dustry and fIuPality! The Christian merchant may
make his venaure upon the mighty deep, and ali
things may go prosperously for q while, but In the
sovereign purpose of he Etc nal Being storm may
arise and down goes the priceless cargo. Socialists
may gather together, saying TO the mountains "be
ye level" and saying to the earth and to the sea-
"be ye equal one to another" or saying to planets
Of the star system, "be ye all of the same size .
Think you that the mountain, that the earth, and
the sea, think you that the stars will obey their
callingS When they do possibly the diyersities in
human society may obey the calling OF the Social
istic reformers.
Such are some of the general princples with
which have been permitted by your courtesy thus
20 occupy your attention Tor few moments. /
might have Piled you with other motives than that
which Just now used. 1 might have spoken Ior
instance, of the doctrine of universal brotherhood-
brotherhood which is the result OF our descending
from our ancestor in Eden. Children of one father
we are brothers every one WITH another; but there
tie that binds us closer together than this. When
the Son OF God became incarnate and became the
Son OF man, il you allow the expression, He became
the brother OF every human being. need not refer
70 'ne blessed e doctrine which am sure reverend
trine OF union between Christ and His own people.
Jesus came into the world Incorporated Himself
lbtO humanity taxing man upon Him, making every
one of us double brothers one with another.
1t is easy enough to help the virtuous poor. 1t is
sometimes find it "a hard thing to help the Vicious
poor We find it sometimes hard thing to speak
KIND word to bad man. We do not easily fall into
the habit OF giving cup OF cod water to thief or
the Dasphemous, or the sot but the very lowest
6e3s that ever cr9wled upon this earth is ennObled