Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-11
The Fiftieth Anniversary OF the Mis-
sionary Society OF the VI. r.. Church

To-day, the fftieth anniversary of this
society is being celebrated al the Foundry VI
r. Church, corner of l+th aud q street Tn-
weather was very unpropitious, aud there were
not aear as many present AZ the morning meet
ing. comm encing at / O'Clock, as were expected
J h" pulpit had been removed and IN ITS place
there was q platform, III the centre of which the
large crown made of eyergTprns by one of the
sunday School scholars. used az the Sahb1' b
School meeting yesterday, appeared under a
neat arch of evSrSreeus, VIII lie above annearad
the words '.Jesus Relgps' with star in Gas
ltts. L he choir under the lead OF Prof STAR.
rptt Tss largely increased on this occasion. and
previous 70 the opening OF The meeting. sang a
beautiful anthem.
4 h platform vas occupied by Revs Bish ops
Ames and James and DR.. n. !. y. Morgan,
Pre- ldiLg Elder OF Washington District
Bishop Ames presided. and announced the
SSH BY mn, Jesus shall reign where e'er the
sum- &c. which was sung with fine effect by
the choir, aud Rev. Dr. Morgan leo IN PRAYER.
asking the Divine blessing on all engaged in
the missionary work, expressing thankfulness
Tor the results Of the services yesterday, &c
i he choir sang he I.GOlst hymn. When sh IN
The voice or singing Bishop Ames made a
lew Introductory remarks, saying that in the
hIst year OF the society. ftty years since, the
receipts We're about $500. and since then abou /
s-,tUo.UO had been collected and expended
aEd every dollar had been accounted for. MOI
an agent had ever been loss to them, and their
expenses were but small.
Rev. Dr. Harris, one of the secretaries, was
introduced. Last year the contribution
amounted TO S6ii,137 year before, ~S-6, 52g 10
He gave the Aggregate contribution OF each OF
the five decades, footing up S7,5jl.J'f.lD. The
Board had applied all the month TO the work
a. rule. but during the war dill not enlarge,
and the missions stood az the close of the war
as they had at the beginning, and at the close
there was surplus of StSO,C0G. When the
general committee met In sos they found that
they were IN debt, and the general appropria.
tons were larger. They are now in debt little
over SlCt,0C0-a lean on which interest is beng
paid.
Rev. Dr. Chairman, of fremont Church,
Boston, was introduced, and spoke OF the Ia W
of diffusion, as applied to the missionary work,
saying that great truths must become known:
that what is kept 10 one self is no use to man:
that when the Gospel takes hold of man n
makes MN working man, 10 communicate
what be receives. and to work ont his own Sd l.
Walton. Of all the agencies of he church there
Is none more commendable than the missionary
woIk-t is Christianity at work. The com
mitfee. when they made additional approprIa.
ton and enlarged the nj UNI Der of missions d i'd
not make a mistake, and he belle we'd that tn.
church would not be found wanting The
choir followed, singing 1,UUl hymn, "See no "
great flame aspires." &c.
Judge Reynolds, of Brooklyn, n. V, fol-
lowed: The law "to love our neighbour Is the
ground work OF civilization, and he ins need
the various means devised 10 benefit the IA ce
including the elevation of women and th-
abolition OF sla very.
Rev. u. :. Hare, ID. D., OF New York next
delivered an address on the missionary cause,
after which the doxology was sung, ana the
audience was dismissed, with the benedictioD
by Bishop James.
The second meeting will take place this
evening, and the childrr;. meeting tins after
noon has been postponed.