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

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Yesterday one Of the most interesting Of the Nay
anniversaries place. Thousands Of school children
accompanied by their parents, teachers and pastors,
gathered In many Of the principal churches Of this city
TO take part the anniversary exercises Of the New
York Sunday School Union. The following y . list Of
the churches selected for tho above named purpose
Brick church Mission, Thirty nth street; Alexander
Mission, King street Park avenue Prssby-
terrain church, Tnirty-nfth street; West Pres
bytenan church, Fortyssoond street, Baptist church.
Fifty-third street Reformed Dutch church,
Second avenue; Reformed Dutch church. washington
square, Fourteenth street PRESBYTERIAN church, Second
Avenue; Presby tsrisn church. Eghtesnth street; Lath
church. Fifteenth street, Mercer street Presley
church, West Twenty Presbyterian church;
House Of Industry Madison square Mission; Presbyts-
Fourth avenue Presbyterian church; North Reformed
utch church. Fulton street; Spring street Prssby terrain
church; Collegiate Reformed Dutch church, Twenty.
ninth strest Presbyterian church, Thirty first street
and Ninth avenue Presbyterian church, Forty second
street, near Fifth avenue; Reformed Dutch church,
ian church. hroome and Ridge Streets Presbyterian
church, Alien street; Juvenile Asylum, l75th street;
seventh avenue Mission; YorkviIle. Harlem Aorrisans
BY haif-pas two o'clock yesterday afternoon the chill
drsn from hundred and dfiy Sunday schools were
assembled IN the ABOVE named churches Inc exercises
propriate addressss made by Che various pastors and
drsn seemed 70 enjoy the festival With great rest and M
pleasures we're Ia many instances considerably
By the Of sh saSs .ocs when he children
returned their school rooms and were snony sHef-
wards dismissed
The Evening Exercises.
In the evening the annual. anniversary Oh tne rev
YORK sunday school Union celebrated as the Calvary
PANTS, church. in Twenty. third street. Dr. Ferris the
President Of the society, presiding on the occasion The
meeting which very largely attended, opened after
an Introductory anthem and prayer with the Presidenps
report for the past year. was truly gratifying 70 think
az the vast progress that bad been made In loading little
ohdrsn 10 tho fold OF christ since the last anni-
versary In every respect frcsh steps had been made
ana nav paths opened 10 godlincss the old scholars
yere many OF thcm missionaries, and working
abv IN the vineyard, while hundreds OF little ones
we're added. Jesus had sad suffer little children 70
and We we're aiding Masters In spreading these
sunday schools aad planting the seeds Of religion in
Infants hearts which must bear fruit In years 70
come. What sight could have been more impressive
that which yesterday by thousands Of our
ctzensf On this day the scholars Of more than one
hundred and ity different sunday schools OF every ssot
OF the Protestant religion assembled 10 celebrate ls
anniversary Of their bong numbered among sne eeos
No less than twenty-hv thousand immortal so"r'
day exhibited the marx Of Chnsl since the lass las,
occasion which met Ike the prcsen. ~ "s ~
70 dcplore the loss Of ono Of our proncr IN The
DR. Eiliott, who gone TO receive ms 70" $3.50
other and better world. But our CORDS - - s.Sors-
with fresh hands and less than eleven ssw =, "a
ries were added 70 the band OF those VINO s, -
New York Sunday schools Since our ast mesunk ~,
We had three no. churches built Of p,ck
Prcsbyeraa church the largest namosr c nsss
Of any In the Union mustsrsg - @ 80. 90
ch.rches srrtsd ers the In Madsoq squas anu w
Dutch church in twenty street Thee wsss our
abors for the past year ne % cn,,dss bs ~
ss.s rssry twenty per cent 20 far the blessing Of
.ssssv and moi 20 be ssislsd with what was srssdy
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