New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-07
AMERICAN sEAMEN.s FRIEND SOCIETY.

The American Seamen's Friend Society held ITS
s9th anniversary at Steinway Hall last evening MI VII
liam A. Booth the President of the Society IN the chair
Of clergymen and prominent friends OF the As
sOcatiOn occupied seats upon the PLATFORM among whom
were the Hon. o. : Ferry, United states Senator from
Connecticut the Rev Dr. Cox the Rev Mr.. LOOMS, the
Rev Mason Noble Chaplain of the United states Navy,
and others The openDg prayer was offered by the Rev
The Secretary, the Rev Mr.. LOomis then read an alb
sTaet Of the annual report, which showed that me re
eepts the parent society including the balance OF last
year S57,ll9 90, and the expenditures S554gs "
l7 70 was collected ior The Mobile ed sailors az Home S
OF $s $50 H. Including receipts from branches anIiaed
received during the year 6 cooks stewards and seaen
making an aggregate OF persons re1eiVeu sed 'e oa
TOts Of 2456: lSo destitute ana snpMfeehee cooIeu
persons have been relieved during the year
the Sailors Home the number ot boadels since
May 1866 10 May 1867 is l4, making since the Home
This closes the fifth year Of Mr. Cassidys superntend
During that time 1880 have boarded al the Home
sale Keeping S2ll.6l4, of which SSl,4l1 have been
sent 10 their relatives, and S'6l95 deR3sIIed IN
vance wages, nearly Onethird Of the whole number
OF religious exercises the Home. $40 have been ex
pended on the shiPwrecked and destitute ChaplainS
and sailor missionaries are supported ID ST. JOHNS b,
the Labrador coast missionaries in Sweden and Den-
mark, in Belgium, in France, at the sandwich
Islands at the Chincha Islands, al Valparaiso, and
about De sent 70 Rio de Janero II is intended TO- es
1absh chapaiDees in China and the West Indies The
ehaplains at Norfolk, Richmond, Wilmington, n.
C., Charleston, NewOneans, and Galveston,
report favoraby to the progress made
have been distributed by the Society in the last eight
years These libraries are accessible to about 1000 sen
men In the mercantile and naval service. Inc Whole
number Of volumes in these libraries is $500 The
libraries nave cost the society Lor eaeH go, Do repre-
1he conclusion Of the reading of the report the Chairman
introduced the Hon. o. :. Ferry senator from Connect
cut VINO delivered long aud interesting address IN the
missionary work which the Society had performed and
gave many interesting and conclusive facts in regard 10
The amount Of good which was performed yearly by It's
members IN reseuiDg sedmen from the erlls Of eglOn
and recklessneSs.
Capt. G. c. Duncan, who is to command the vessel
about to make an excursion in the Mediterranean and TO
the Holy Land was then introduced and related his
experiences as old seaman, giving vivid description
of the suoriDgs and misery which very often the lot
Belated incidents Of the sailors life in the low
clearinghouse which they were compelled 10 fire.
quent from the want Of better accommodations IN which
he showed that II common practice 10 rob and plum
der seamen, and then cast them forth homeless and
fendless on the world The speaker gave details OF the
Wretched in which sailors existed board
chant vessels particularly those plying between this port
had luxurious apartments ntted mp elegantly with sofas,
ad on pctoiss asd STging lamps whe poor JACK
not Mt for hogs -d dark, dreary, and damp,
im eO0' of VOYAGE %s" ISI.T"s vo hSh d Ig
with insufficient food badly cooked. The regimen for the
The coffee also wretched stun-s quart of water 10
Spoonful of burnt beans. with sweeening reace;
and for this bad food ana poor treatment brave men
periled THEN lives and hra ed the storms and tenors OF
The deep There stove place to dry their
clothes after the regular Is - hours of duty
deck or ia the rigging The speaker concluded by an elo
1uent appeal in behalf Of the seaInen who man our
ships and vessels Of
Mr. Frank Thompson, converted sailor, who has been
appointed TO the vacant chapaDcy al Rio de Janero then
introduced, and sample OF his old blaspbem0us
captain with whom lac first sailed voyage and spoke
also OF the necessity of providing Christian missionary
safeguards ia all our seaport towns and cities for poor
Jack IN order that the benefit of religious aud holy
example might be given incentive 20 the
who abound in such places. Poor Jack had soul to be
saved and the fact should be recognized for the sailor
would always thank those who took Interest either
in his spiritual or temporal welfare.
The Rev. Mason Noble then addressed the meeting on
behalf the United states Navy Of which he had been
Chaplain for IA years citing many OF genuine pety
aud rel gious belief in Jesus among officers and OF
the gallant navy which had 20 nObly supported
the honor OF tie nag IN the late Rebellion and
previous wsrs, aud alluded 10 the names Of Far
ragnt; F0ote Dupont, WOrden. Lawrenne, Perry.
anu McDOnOugh a. specimens OF the Christian sailor The
uoAoogy was then sung and the benedctiUu given
b the key Or Cox after which election held for
BOARD OF trustees 10 replace the Board whose term had
lust expired The following gentlemen elected In
Che new board the Rev. ]. Ferris. the Rev. H. LOOMS.
WIN. A. Booth, Irvine DemaIesi the Rev ) e. Robinson,
Richard r Buck. Caleb H. Knevals and Rev. : H. Hui
u. -. The meeting then adjourned
THE UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
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