New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-09

better world In which oil will strive TO attain
practical Christianity.
OTHER sOCIEIIEs-THE AMERICAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
On the rst floor OF tho Bible House. with an entrance
F0urthave, and another from Astor place. are the
saesrooms and Offices Of that energetic thorough and
effective domestic missionary organization. the American
Sunday School Union This organized As years ago,
having fsr ts object the establishment OF
wherever them wasa population, and 10 furnsh tnese
schools wholesome religious books ana
publications. So thoroughly have these missionary aDor
ers done their work. that there is now scarcely chld IN
the most destitute part the country that has not hesrd
OF the sundaySchOol Union Their publications. amouht
IN number to 10000 small profit on the DOCKS
the Society During the year 1858 the society
employed "a missionaries who Travelled through ~ STATES
anu t 1893 new sunday.scho9s Inc pr1se'
Brown President; NJ. A Wurtz. Recording Secretary,
Vice Presidents The su,doy school the of
the Union.
AMERICAN BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MIS-
sIoNs.
This organization devoted exclusively foreign mis-
kns is President The officers for NewYork are on the
third floor of the Bible House. The entrance is from
Astorpiace Tie Board was organized in Massachusetts,
" AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
This Society has for its object the dissemination OF the
Ospel and the establishment OF Churches in destitute
parts OF our own country The fortyhird anniversary
meeting held IN May last, at which the Rev. Theo-
Ing brief statistics VIII convey some idea of
the present status OF tho Society The num-
Der OF ministers engaged In missionary work during the
year ending 18th OF May lsC9 972 These were dis
tribued IN 20 different States The aggregate OF minis
teral labor performed 73i years; the number of
supplied is 1856 six thousand four humid
red and seventy members have been added through
these labors to evangelical churches Seyentyiour
churches have been organized; So houses or worship
have been built and ~ young men In connection WIN
stry The financial Condition of the organization Is
healthy. The offices OF this Society are III the BLDG
House, entrance on AstorPlace.
THE AMERICAN CHRISTIAN COMMISSION.
This organization has principal Office in the Bible
House. on second floor 1t Is In Its infancy an out
growth. rather peace continuation Oh inc oiu
Christian Commission, which sprung up during the late
civil war and which contributed much to the spiritual
and material comfort Of our soldiers In the held is
present object to carry practical Christianity INTO ues
tute and needy places, and to do COED 70 neReeted
classes of society by stimulating and encouraging mis-
sonary effort the part the churches and other be-
neyOlent societies Though TINS association humpeIs
among fs members and officers many of the most zeal
on, clergy men and pbauthropts, 10 does not send out
active missionaries OF It's The only salaried 0eers
are Secretaries in NewYork and the other In
st. Louis, Mo.
THE NEW YORK SABBATH COMMITTEE.
Hero is real, practical organization, and ther works
do follow them" to the great annoyance OF the rum
sellers Not that societies have failed OF their
objects the practical results OF the efforts and opera
tons of the Sabbath Committee have been more unlver
sally felt In this community than perhaps those OF any
other The Committee consists Of 20 gentlemen, laymeD
Of the City OF NewYOTk and belonging TO dnefent de
nominations of Christians. Among the results OF thelr
efforts since 1883 when the Committee was organized
the following: Securing the cooperation
of the Sunday laws suppression of the crying OF news
papers Sabbath the suppression OF various sun
day pageants the OF NewYork, and GROWING
ALL the suppression OF the Sunday liquor and beer trafc
by the passage Of the tropOltan Excise law Perhaps
very few associations called down upon their heads
so many bitter anathemas have fallen to the lot OF the
Sabbath Committee. Yet they have gone on steadily
with their work. defending and enforcing the saboath as
civil institution, and carrying their theories INTO prac
teal operation, in spite Of foreign opposition and po
cal Intriguing The Office Of the Committee Is in the
Bible House.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
In other rooms of the Blbe-Iouse may be found the
and offices OF the American and Foreign
Christian Union the American Colonization Society the
New-York state Colonization Society, the New-York
Bible Society OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. the
Association Poor the Prison Association OF New
York. the Sisters OF the Stranger and the City Tract Mis-
sion.
Thus through the poteness of the Assistant Treasurer
we hav been conducted through the Blbe-House and
witnessed the workings OF the great establishment
We have collected in this great bee hive societies
designed 20 meet the every class OF manknd and
vet compelled to emerge from the shadow OF this
great evangelical center 10 find ana the rest vi
tho world still very wicked.