The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-05-11


made before God; and as Andrew Johnson had once,
as Governor of Tennessee said to the speaker
a1ere Is somewhere IN tne universe law OF right,
the United States therefore knew that there was
law Of right, and that he must regard his OATH
The Union Theological Seminary.
The anniversary exercises OF the Union Theological
Seminary of this city held last evening at the
Madison avenue Presby church. Rev. william
Adams, d. D., pastor. There was quite a numerous
congregation present on the OCCASION including the
students of the institution and the graduating GLASS;
the latter numbering forty-four members, who were
seated directly in front of the pulpit. Rev. DR.. Adams
presided. and at about half-past seven O'Clock
the services were opened with singing by
the choir and congregation and prayer
by Professor Smith. DR.. Adams then addressed the
congregation, and more particularly the graduating
class. conning himself principally to illustrating COM
OF character mar IN &c Christian mnster
such character in some cases he stated that some
times In minister everything ran to devotion, and
world, for which he had no sympathy Then, again,
all ran to ecclesiasticism, and these ministers seemed
to think that the Church existed for the sake of order
as If the one object and the one aim was to be like an
army, perfect In the same uniform and make time to
the same music Them truly he is the best specimen
person. In happy proportion, the several qualities
Of piety energetic action, religion, &C. No one who
possessed these more readily occurred to his mind
than Archbishop Light DR.. Adams Illustrated COM
peteness of character in a Christian minister az the
combination of the qualities diligence, faith virtue,
knowledge, temperance, patience, goodness BROTH
ery Kindness and charity. They are related to each
other by natural growth, and there was no COM
pleteness OF character If one Of them were lacking.
The reverend gentleman then proceeded to analyze
these qualities and explain their connection with
each other. He concluded his address by express
ing his earnest hope for the success of the members
OF the graduating class ministers, and remarked
to them that "the desirable feeling to entertain was
always to expect to succeed and never think you
have succeeded.n
The venerable Prof. Thomas II. Skinner, D. D., the
senior of the faculty of the Seminary next delivered
the vaedictOry address to the graduating class and
instructed them as TO preaching his principal point
being that they should preach Christ, that person
who united in himself human nature with the divine;
preaching Christ was preaching God manifest in the
flesh the Saviour of the world. Let the minister
he should There was no higher aim for Them as
they could not rise beyond the Christian Let per-
sonal piety be their supreme aspiration. He con-
unued:-Make all your particular labOrs acts and
exercises great and good and you are in the way to
the summit Of perfection as preachers. Personal
piety will do 1t all. Only be Christians in your proper
places and you will be the happiest of mankind. In
hfs concluding remarks he urged them to emulate
Sc conn ana tao IN se heS with
bencdiction.
American Female Guardian Society and Home
for the Friendless.
The Presbyterian church, corner Of Fifth avenue
and Nineteenth street, was last evening filled to its
utmost capacity, the occasion being the preliminary
exercises OF the thirty-fourth anniversary Of the
American Female Guardian Society and Home for
the Friendess, ct No. 20 East Twenty-ninth street.
In the front pews Of the body OF the church were
seated the present inmates of the institution, about
one hundred and seventy-fve altogether, and nearly
all girls and all dressed alike In very neat and
tasteful style Of dress.
After prayer and singing the thirty fourth
This gives q very encouraging account OF
the present condition Of the institution. During
the past year there have been admitted as inmates
$50 children of which number $40 have been provided
with homes, by adoption or otherwise, in Christian
families. Associated with the institution
industrial schools, and two more are in progress OF
organization. Since the formation OF these over
4,000 children have been registered as attendants
and benefciaries. In addition to this much good is
also being done for destitute respectable young
women. During the year the receipts including
balance on hand January l. 1857 were $6554O IL and
the disbursements s57 So leaving 81 in the
hands of the treasurer.
Rev. DR.. John Hall preached the annual sermon,
which listened to with marked attention. He
took for his text the words of st. john" Every
man went TO his own home and Jesus went to the
Mount OF Olives" After explaining briefly the cir
cumstances calling forth the words Of the text and
describing the special sympathy shown by Jesus
classes he proceeded to explain the origin OF elee-
mosynary institutions as the result OF carrying his
teachings as recorded in the New Testament. lie
showed that IL did not require any great knowledge
OF human nature to dictate the course that should.
be taken toward the young who are cast upon the
world frendless, and with no one to for them.
1t would not do TO leave such alone. Satan would
not let them alone, and evil and designing persons
would not let them alone, and the result would be
that instead of becoming useful members OF society
they would become thieves and vicious, and candi-
dates for the state Prison and the galows. lie
traced the vast good that had been done abroad and
was being done there and here especially for chill
dren, and thence proceeded to speak of the beneficial
results that had followed the organization of the
Female Guardian Society. He spoke on this last sub
ject from personal observation and the amount ofgood
that was being done he pronounced incalcuable He
Illustrated his remarks with many fOrcibe incidents.
At the close he addressed the inmates OF the insttu-
ton who present i'm few brief aud touch
Ing remarks, setting forth I'm clear and ineligible
phrase their duties and obligations now and in the
future.
During the evening several special songs were
sung by the children. The services terminated with
PRAYER and benedcton.