The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-01-21
RELIGIOUS SERVICES.
nridnisht Mi-.Ion Among Fallen Won


Midnight Mission Among Fallen Women.
The service in Trinity chapel last evening was q an no.
pressiye character The Rev r. ~ Peters, - D., Of T.
hienaels church Boommgdaic, preached on behalf Of
the - Barnabas Mission being memorial Of Mrs Rich
mond, who founded - Barnabas House. II IL proposed
TO establish midnight mission in connection with s.
Barnabas chapel for the rescue OF those fallen women
who are now leading lives OF sin and shame upon The
streets OF our CITY, number OF gentlemen have felt
themselves urgently called upon 10 undertake the exen-
son OF tue work already done by The House OF Mercy
They have, 1t appears, made beginning in this under
taking by going into the streets night living cards
calling attention 20 ST. Barnabss House as place OF
refuge and also distributing tracts and attempting 10
words OF warning 10 those unhappy creatures Who
by thor badly spent lives have almost placed them
selves beyond the pale OF society. A room has been
hired and here il IL proposed 10 oer such
win induce the srring ones TO quit the theatre and
the concert saloon, aud bctake themselves scenes
where they viii hear the voices of earnest Christians
calling upon them for the love Of God TO quit Their evil
ways and return to the paths Of reG.ade. The room
pictures and TO supply these money is needed But in
order sfectuay TO carry out this work, the
vices OF body OF gentiemen o. mature years aud
religious character required 70 devote to
Ing In the week. going IN twos either into the street or
70 the reading room where they may oe soie
picture of the horror Of aud OIL beauty and dignity
Of virtue The committee have prepared short letters 70
girls in the streets Such eogt Is quite novel in New
York. but IL has been tried with considerable success IN
Great Britain pr Peters sad 10 the course Of ms dl.
ing Association showed tho important fact that no less
than thousand fallen women had been rescued IN
London within the year from the paths that lead down
TO DEATH He hoped they would be enabled 30 70 esab
lish this mission, which sis undertaken under the
auspices OF the New York Protestant Episcopal
Mission that they could have good room well
lighted and warmed where in addition to cup Of tea
or coffee they might once week be able to give good
supper to any unfortunate creature who presented her
SELF and afterwards send her asylum refuge
where she would he well taken care Of There would
also be addresses prayers and HYMNS and thus perhaps
they might touch the hearts OF the erring bring
tears Of repentance their eyes, them TO rcmem
Der loving mothers affections aud home with us ten
der associaton aud thus open up out OF the nell
in which they living 10 the light aud glory OF
Christian purity. He made an earnest appeal 70 the an
diencc for means 10 carry out this blessed work
concluded by expressing ferycnt hope that individuals
might BIO found who would devote two hours before
midnight and hour after to its furtherance and ex
tension.
There was full choral Iservce consisting Of Introit
'Bess God We servants that attend Psalter Psalm s4
Qna, dfleeG Magnafeat 70 the fourth Greg9rsn 1ons
Cutler Solos by Mr. Benjamin J. Deane and Master r.
Edward Boor. After the sermon the hymn, 'Who are
These In Bright Array was sung to the tune OF Rap
ture," adapted from Hayden. The choir comprised six
teen boys and eight men, under the direction OF DR.
Walter organist OF Trinity chapel. The Gregorian
Psalter, edited by Richard and published by Joseph
Masters Son. OF London has recently boon introduced
into the service Of Trinity chapel.
The Forty.third Anniversary Of the New York
Bible society.
The Fortythrd anniversary OF the New York bible
Society held last evening at the Madison square
Presbyterian church. Owing TO the incemsncy OF the
weather there was but small attendance; but those
who did out well repaid for their exertioDa
After the usual opening exercises Of divine service in
this church. the forty annual report Of the society
read by the Corresponding Secretary, Mr. BrOwnel
In the OF his report he stated that the total
ceps Of the society for the past year had been III
They had visited 81 900 families ten per cent Of which
number had been found without Bible. The whole
number OF volumes distributed during tho year 70 ea
An address then given by Rev Dr. Smith, Of this
city upon tho power OF the Bible, and endeavored
idea advanced by theorists that the kind OF
religion merely religion Of race and that present
system ia changing the wants Of the human
mind The speaker then made appeal TO his hearers
TO mako effort to spread the Bible IN this city, and
asked IL there any place where there was louder
call TO the community for the truth Of the Gospel than
the city OF New York. Five hundred thousand
human beings living In tenement houses fifteen to
twenty thousand living In cellars, and all those not
merely subjected TO physical discomors alone, terrible
they are, but also accompanied with such moral de-
graduation Do not such things appeal to the feelings Of
q Christian people One Of the most potent means Of
remedying those physical evils the Bible.
Addresses were then delivered by Rev. Mr.. Murray,
Rev. Mr.. Bliss Resident Secretary OF the American
Bible Society at Constann0pe, and Rev. Mr. Hildreth,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church. after which the
vices we're closed by singing the doxoiogy.