The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-08
THE ANNIVERSARIES.


done but 10 work Aferths conclustou Of the Pssi
aaaress hymn was su1g y the choir and the
an address 70 the meeting The reverend eentiemsn
spoke OF the sea Of voices which haA to-day upited in
one one song Of ho..an.s . the Hughes. New
drsn who had Gksn possession q ~ ssncsusss and
reform meeting had been held in New York, like the
one IN London on Monday. But the Sunday school
monster meeting would undoubtedly work more good
snan that presided over BY John Bright ana
s ani aa ss q 1' sss
day. The institution OF Sunday schools was novel and
49, unheard Of In the days Of Judah, and the
,ssss Gays Of The Pilgrim Fathers Doubtless the old
Wise heads or New England hundred years ago would
AVE shaken their heads II it had been suggested to
snem ana would have pooh.poohed it The advance
ner proper sphere OF usefulness and importance and
secondary proof Of the progress Of Christianity
matter what We say on tho subject the future fate OF the
teres 70 rs. With these Sunday schools, however we
can cast nut all fear. Tran up children In the
proper ah and the future Of country will be even
brighter 'aan the present; and our great city, when il
nimbefs perhaps . hundred millions OF souls as un-
doubcay il viii with the grafton have an
nuay Shores will also namber as its Inhabi-
Coda hundred millions Of the elect The talk
OF ideasm and ratoualism and msterialsm will
all , c0ms 70 nothing the good work Is proceeded
out religion going hand In hand with 1t is pernicous,
and rs apt moro 70 create unbeef than to do good The
Earl OF S1aftesbury, IN late speech In Eng land de-
piored tho spread Of infdety, and we had much
cause 10 do the country. The Sunday school
would. however, remedy this evil, Il had already
kept pace with it. The Sunday schools and the city
missionaries appealed directly 10 tho massesthat cody
OF bodies hat had such influence in all countries but
especially in The Gospel of Jesus Christ was
our remedy against every evil against this With this
in our hands and hearts safe against every fear
Of the decline or detection OF our land. The young
hearts that we're instructed would spread the seed
Of the Gospel All honor to the Sunday school; all
praise to the workers in the vineyard of
York Increase every year, and improve, as it had
already increased and improved from its nrst anniver
sary down to the present that celebrate When
the Rev Mr. Kendrck had finished his address the choir
blessing the Sunday school. Two other addresses
were then delivered BY the Rev. A. R. Thompson D. d.
and the Rev. Stephen H. Tying Jr The former Of these
gentlemen mentioned that some twenty five years ago
Sunday school scholars Of New York Castle Garden
and that they then only numbered three thousand and
were thought an immense body. To-day they were |
twenty-five thousand, and IL they went on at that rate
Much due to the earnest labor Of the President Dr.
Ferris and to other able workers like himself The
present was joyful anniversary and meeting which
ought to be full OF praise and thanksgiving Him who
ruled the hearts OF all and especially Of these Young
children. At the termination OF the various
addresses. which occupied considerable time in |
delivery, the doxcOgy "Praise God from whom all |
blessings a0w sung and the benedction pronounced
ON the meeting The election OF officers for the ensuing
year was then proceeded with The President DR.
Ferris, was elected matter Of FORM and SO were
the Vice Presidents, Messrs X. Hurd, J. w. c. Lew
oridge, NJ G. Morgan Albert woodrufe B. b. Atlerbury
and ter Boen The Treasurer remains the same r.
Scorfeld and the Secretaries Messrs p H. Vernon
ana III. Earle. The managers are the same last
year with the exception OF Messrs Mcbride, Burdick
Cleveland Cady Randolph and Ludlum, who the
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