The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-07

The thirty-nnth anniversary OF che American Sea.
meas Friend Society held last evening steinway
Hall About thousAod ladies' and gentlemen were
present W. A. Booth presided The exercises com.
nsuced With . voluntary on the organ, followed BY
prayer and The singing Of the hymn commencing wake
The Song OF Jubilee"
The sscrs,ary's report was then read by Mr. Looms
The following abstract contains the substance Of this
report
The society supports wholly, or in pars, chapains and
sailor missionaries Yellowstone In 81 Johns, ". b.
sweden ana Denmark most OF whom report reyivals Of
religion OF most deeply interesting character; two in
Belgium two IN France, two at the sandwich Islands
one the Chncha Islands, in Peru at Valparaiso
Chile and ono s under appointment for Rio de Jancro,
TO sail In few days The missionary Of the Reformed
valuable assistance Of that station. The Board soon hope
be able to rc-csiaolish some Of chapanciss in
Our Chaplain in San Francisco reports new Bethel
90 Ear finished that no has conmsnced preaching 10 H.
g re- 'i The rseS Caspian. in SooE wns
con, NJ G, Charleston, :. c. Mobile New Orleans and
Galveston report progress in the work Of repair and re-
constructors more or less hopeful OF the future
The demand for loan libraries from captains and on
GERS q increasing every year This system was com.
shipped 10 iSssr,ss 1850 o. 1851 lis 1854 III;
1893 as 1854 A2l 1895. 500: 1899. oo7; 1851, ss4
OF this number ses have been shipped in the United
States Navy, and accessible ~ different times 10 about
re.b,vpsd in The merchant service. There are now 10
The navy Sec and IN the merchant service 1es4 acces
sibis 70 about 81 900 The whole number OF vol
umes In these 2210 brsries about % 500 and accees
bic n 60 seamcn ~ seA many Of whom have
read from 50 10 100 Of these books. The reship-
mcnts during the whole OF this time have bsen about
ps0 which would make the number Of officers and men,
large shsrs Of them converted sailors who have had
charge Of these libraries and thus become missions
riee alo0.
Tho Pennsylvania socieiy during the rear have given
20 naval and merchant vessels aud canal I3s libra
rise, Of are different sizes from 20 200 volumes each
making $50 vessels supplied since 1891 with libraries
containing IA, $50 volumes
on these q 100 sailor missionaries comparatively few
have made reporta These few. however report gen.
eraI improvement In The character and conduct OF the
mon On shipboard In every respect and bs hopeful con-
versions 10 Christ The libraries cosi the Soc ETY.
Ga seeh but contain 80 worth Of books the ordinary
Tns s1nbsr Of boardsrs received since May lscs 10
May I, 1851, LISA making since The Home was
opopsd twsnsy-nvs years, y, ss1
enos DurinR thai time 1870 have boarded ., the
Home pGrt q these boarders have deposited in his
hands for afe keeping 211oIl Of which ssl<i have
bsen sent 10 thsir relatives, and $7o,l5s deposited
savings banks: ,33o have shippsd without advance
wages nearly costhfd OF the whole number. Ninety
four have given evidence Of conversion under Ihe anu
encs OF religious exercises ~ The Home tlslo have
heen sxpcuded IN tho shipwrecked and destitute.
the feaeursrss report stated that the receipts into
he treasury Of the parent society Including ea.sse q
last year, have been.
The oxpendture& o~eo
Leaving balance ~ w
q addIilQp y tAIs M Megaahsn ia selfs scT ne