New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-06
p, TELEGRAPH TO the TRIBUNE
ANNIVERSARIES.
AMERICAN FEMALE GUARDIAN SOCIETY

ANlklCAN FEMALE lAEDiAN NttlI-l !.
Tho commencement exercises of the sd Annivcr-
sary Of the American Female Guardian Society held
at tile Church of the Holy Trinity, Of Forty
It and Madisonave last evening very large congrcga-
ton being present Mr. Chancellor Ferris ID. d., occu-
pied the chair and made the opening prayer
d. Ferris showed the society 10 be in very gratifying
condition in it, various brqnchcs The Home Tor me
Frieudless. had within its walls and benefited during tho
past year 3Jl children and 2 adults Cs2 IN all ana The
General have been highly tory aud promise
well i'm the future. The Home Industrial schools have
also been enlarged in their field and great results have
been accomplished These schools are seven In
ber and the number Of children on the list during the
past year has been $500. The publication depot Of the
society is also important item. The Adcgo@e a"d
Guardian, newspaper, has been progressing finely 10
has $1,000 subscribers, and there Is every reason 10
believe that its success VIII continue 10 increase u'
the new editor rapidly it has heretofore done under
the retiring editor Beside this there have been lljo
The society has during the past year received aces
sion Of 24 life members, making 4l5C altogether Dona
lions nave tteh received ron al quarters nh0hg iht ~
may lie mentioned repetition Of Mcssrs j. H. Rhodes
of 5000 has also left To the society; while tho
amount coming In from smaller contributions has been
unusually gratifying. The receipts with the balance
hand, have been Ss77Gs disbursements, SG79IG leaving
present balance hand of s9,S21 Thirteen thousand
applicants have during the past year been benefited in
ways 10y the society and there Is every prospect
that the good work viii go 0u more extensively than in
any former wear. The sermon Of the occasion Was
preached by the Rev. stephen IT, Tying aud one OF
hi, most eloquent Efforts
FOREIGN MISSIONS or THF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
4 sermon for the Board of Missions of the PreSby-
tenan Church was preached by the Rev John j. NcvnS
-,
ST. near SlNlhaNe. ast evening before crowded con.
gtegatiou Before the sermon delivered an abstract
Of the annual report ofthc Board was read was or
ganZed in 1851 aud the first missionary sent among
the Indians. During the rs year OF s operations 1t had
and Us receipts for that year $4,000 its eypcnd
lures S2l5 Last year the Board sent ont five mission
aries among the Indians, two TO South America five 10
Afnca, two To Slam, one 10 China beside having one gen
eral missionary, making total number OF To- II had
native missionaries and ia native assistants, organ
ed churches 60 atons and 1000 children in lis schools
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AMrEICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION.
The American and Foreign Christian Union held
meeting IN the Thirtecnth-st Presbyterian Church. ~
which the Rcy. Dr. Burchard Is pastor last evening The
church well filed and number OF prominent and
well known ceIgyuen were present and participated ia
the exercises Of the evening The Rev. Dr.Hodridee.
Secretary Of the Bible Union, opened the exercises with
SIm the Re w. DR. DSwij9a Of Inc Hedf"rst Gorf.t
Church proceeded address his hearers rap
The reverend gentleman traced lie history ana progress
Of POpey from its inception previous TO the Advancement
Church and state under that Einperor Ronapism had
lost its worldly authority long before tho reforma
ton to give IL its death blow. ROmanism had dc
generated into mere sensuOus Journalism and therefore
theantithess Of sound Christian form OF religious
can Foreign Christian Union to combat it, pernicous
in those countries where EOmansm held sway and
~ introduce a puIcr form OF the Christian religion.
Popery had an influence TO certain extent on th, flec
republican society but even here It IS already beginning
decay and wither under tho influence Of Protestant
faith aud enlightenment The reverend gentle
men continued ut length to speak upon the
decrease and waning influence " ROmanism and
Of the work before the Society which he addressing,
regarded ts duty in pushing forward the good work in
which they engaged. At the close OF the address.
the prayer given by the Rev. Dr. BuIchard and the
benrdicon by The Rev DR. Campbell, after which tho
eAeicses closed The regular anniversary meeting Of the
Union AZ which the annual report will be read will be
held on Thursday evening at semway Han.
SERMON BEfORE IIE sEAMENS FRIEND SOCIETY.
At the FIRST Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn lthe
Rev DR. RobinsOn's, IN Icnryst. Pierpoint large
audience assembled last evening listen the annual
sermon. which was this year delivered by the Row W.
H. H. Murray Of West Moridcn Conn. was an earnest
appeal all interested IN tho propagation the Gospel
and the spread " The Christian religion to give sbstau-
tial aid and assistance TO the Scanens Friend ocety
such extensive and widespread opportunities for
doing good a. Ia be worthy Of special support.
that persons present seemed 10 expect,
sort OF religious novelty q Bethel sermon, "A
in degree, oOucbed Ina their peculiar phraseOlogy.
selerng an approximate passage of Scripture from tho
tofesng sermon He described tho ordinary condition
q" the sailor with regard 70 spiritual matters his sOa
ton from his fellow men, his utter lack of spiritual
tcdChlug ana ms consequent Ignorance OF al uuctrnal
tcchucIes and yet COnended that in spite OF this
ec there "a class Of men who are so persistenty III
treated abused aud outraged, who have preserved 80
Generous 10 fault. aud kind sometimes TO sQftuess
though exposed To every sort of hardening influence
hi. heart Is never divorced from the memories Of home
Tor him. as ior all other men. there is word
forgotten the name OF Mother Never let 10 he said
that such men capable OF such thoughts feelings
~ only for the barroom and the brOthe We should
take them the French took that celebrated pillar OF
"f historic marble and cleaned II from the sands O Egypt
10 transport u 10 a civilized capital there 10 take
lts place AZ ono OF the wonders Of the world
The speaker said that he did ask chary for tho sailor
bat only for 1.-THE OF bis right In our cOunrys history
his deeds have passed INTO position from which
enemies hand can pluck them MS noble struggles for his
country all plead Tor hn Ihe glory OF our naval career
bears witness 70 the part the common sailor has played
and has yet 10 play ~ his c0ntrys history What the
nation do for it, living heroes II has In great part
dome AND when they pass from the stage our