The New York herald., 1869-05-19
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Celebration Of the Fifty-third Anniversary of
the New York Sunday school Missionary

Celebration of the Fifty-third Anniversary Of
the New York Sunday school Missionary
Union.
The various Sunday schools composing this union
met yesterday at a quarter past two O'Clock p. NJ.
and celebrated its 1fty-thrd anniversary at the fol-
lowing places:-
German Presbyterian church, Montgomery street
o. q. Morse, committee Schools Nos. 90 SO, G1, go,
1l3 l56 Spring Street Presbyterian church-John
Morse committee; Nos 2}. 80, 80, 5 5s Co. l0s, l30.
street-Samuel Raynor, committee; Nos "A, 90,
93, 157, 162. First Presbyterian church-Lati-e
iss. n Fourteenth Street Presbyterian church.
Charles Tanning, committee Nos ~, 90, SO,
81, III. 1856. 2os. German Evangelical church
F. W. Foeller, committed; No lao. Baptist Taber-
nacle-Wiiam Kemp committe; Nos. II, l69 l76.
Olvet chapel-Henry Boak, committee; Nos. 50. 146.
Seventh avenue mission-Dwignt Baker, committee;
Nos. l27, l53. Scotch Presbyterian church-James
Riddle Jr, committee; Nos. 5, II, So, ST. lis; also
church school and mission. Mercer street Presby.
terian church-Thomas Bond, committee; Nos. 4,
"A, 50, 80 l72, 22l English Lutheran cd church
Ia Fourth Fourth avenue presesieran Church
Ralph Wells, committees; Nos Q, AZ, 45, 81, &c. 1885,
North West Reformed churcn-Floyd Clark
Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church-Rchard Amer
man, committee; Nos. le, 2s 70, a2 o5. Reformed
william Carr, NJ d., committee; Nos. 8, so, III, 202
and Friends Mission, Thlrty-thIrd street. Madison
II. Brick Church misson-John Z. Parsons, CON-
mlttee; Nos 3, 207. Knox Memorial cnapel-E. b.
Monroe.
Caleb B. Knevals, committees Nos. 20, 5s, 54, l5l,
19l, 203. West Presbyterian cnurch-D. A. bald
win NJ D., committee; Nos. Ss, o. TO- IS, l2s.
Fortieth street Presbyterian church-B. b. After
bury committee; Nos. %, 9s ljz. Protestant Epis.
copal chapel, Eleventh avenue and Fifty.second
Presbyterian church, Q. Adams committee; Nos.
40, 124, 166, 2o4 Emmanuel chapel. Bioomingdale-
House OF Industry-s. B. HALLIDAY, committee; No.
l4l; Juvenile Asylum-R. =. Perry, M. D., com-
q
| ia. Presbyterian church (Aen streetp-E. p. nb-
balls, committee; Nos Is, ~ ss a. IS %: York
| $50. Harlem-S. II. Burr, committee; Nos "a. SO,
1s 70, 81, 1ol, l23 l25 13s, lss. Morrisanla ana
Tremont-J Archibald, committee; Nos. 3d. 1885, las,
154, 167, 200, 220.
The exercises consisted principally OF singing, and
began simultaneously in the different churhes at
hafpast two O'Clock. They lasted about an hour
and half. lew addresses were delivered. After
the exercises were over bountlful supply OF cakes
candies ice cream oranges, &C., was distributed to
the youngsters who evinced the most lively salts
faction thereat. The committee OF arrangements
consisted OF iheophilus A. Brouwes, Chairman lfah
Chase, S. Il. Burr, Il. p Perry, Il. d.; j. Cleveland
I'm the evening exercises were he'd at the Re-
formed Dutch church on the corner OF Filth avenue
and Twenty ninth street Rev. Isaac Ferris & ~ ~,
OF exercises was as follows:-Eymn, "Outstle tue
Gaten by a choir OF children: prayer by the Rev.
| Dr. Darling; annual report, read by L. ii. vernon,
corresponding secretary; address by Rev. Theodore
| l.. Cuyler d. d.; anniversary hymn. Love the
| Lord:'' anniversary hymn, "oh, Bless the Lord;"
address by Rev. stephen II. Tying, Jr.: anniversary
hymn las Doxologyl, "Glory to the Father;' Dene-
dicton; election OF officers and managers Tor the
The annual report states that nearly 1000 Sunday
school teachers have labored during the past year
for the religious culture and conversion OF more
than al 900 children in the New YORK sunday School
and Missionary Union; that 2,3is children have been
introduced into the sunday schools 367 adults have
| been persuaded to attend church, and ass conver-
sions have taken place. The number OF schools con-
neeed win e New aSrA benS SnSn located 'Aiu IN this
| CITY and nny In its vicinity. Forty:
nve theological students have been employed s.
| readers have gone around irom house to house,
preaching the gospel, and the German missionary OF
| the Union, Mr.. Schaffer, had accomplished great
| deal. The student missionaries aud Bible readers
made over oo00 visits families, sought out 2,9Oo
| children who had been marked as absentees, and
distributed 27,57i tracts Mr.. schaner has DIS
| tributed $1,000 tracts, two-thirds VI which were
| was dweit upon. sixteen OF the schools OF
the Union employed missionaries, who gave the
whole or a greater portion or their time TO minis
tering TO the families represented In the sunday
schools. Thirtythree prayer meetings had been con.
schools and tenement houses. Reading and coffee
| rooms had been opened In connection with few
were furnished. The benefit OF such rooms in
| connection with missionary chapels. at which
aed sOad ,hs be 9
influences OF billiard and drinking saloons.
The building or one hundred mission homes
| In the southern portion OF the city and along the
river IL advocated. sunday school teachers read
ing room had been opened, under the direction OF
the executive committee, for the purpose OF furnish
ing place for the conference OF sunday school la
borers from all parts OF the country aud for the eX
| animation OF every paper, periodical and book
relating To Sunday schools. The reading room s at
present located al No. Bible House Ihe loss sus-
tained by the death OF John H. Sprague aud Richard
| ii. Pardee were ALLUDED TO.
| The following officers were elected-President,
Rev. Isaac Ferris ID. d.; Vice Presidents, NJ c. Nor
gan, j. W. G. Leverdge Albert Woodruff, Peter
Baeu. u. Batterbury, q. s. Sconeld; corresponding
Secretary, +. Harwood Vernon; Recording Secretary
Charles NJ Earle Managers, Thomas Bond, George
n. Beale II. Brewster 4. A. Brouwer, ). II. Burr, ].
c. Cady, Jer. Chase, G. Tanning, A. :. Jewell, Will
liam Kemp, w. b. Kline, J. w. Lester, william ".
Lee, Ralph Wells, II. p. Perry Samuel Raynor, J..
Finley smith, A. r. Stoke, u. NJ Steiger, william
Taylor, j. II. Herrck, f. l.. Wilder, A. q. Wood, A. y,
Sullivan Iohn Archibald.