The New York herald., 1870-05-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL Missionary usIoy.
Finy.fourth Annivcrsary-Gathcr Of
Thirty Thousand Children-Henry Ward
BeccheF ON the Moral Condition of New

Fifty.f0urth Annivcrsary-Cathcrin Of
Thirty Thousand CLiidren-Henry Ward
BeecheF ON the Moral Condition Of New
York. M Ffn
The ify-fourth anniversary OF the above associa.
tion was held yesterday. In the afternoon nineteen
churches OF the city were occupied by chill.
dren, to whom suitable addresses were de.
livered, the addresses being interspersed by
the singing or hymns 10 is presumed
that nearly $4,000 children took part in these meet
ings, after which the children partook Of liberal
supply OF refreshments. k srts
In the evening the Collegiate Reformed Dutch
church was crowded along the alses and to the
doors by an adult audience. DR.. Ferris,
who was announced to preside, was unable
to be present In consequence OF sickness;
but an excellent address which he na1 written was
read giving some encouraging facts OF the growth
and progress OF the organization.
Among those present on tine platform were Rows
Mr. Ganse, Cyrus d. Foss. d. Wilditch and II. Ward
Beecher; Messrs. Robert Carter, James Suydam,
Ralph Wells, james NJ Ludlow, J. B. Tyler and Mr..
Philip Philips the Singing Pilgrim).
Mr.. p. II. vEnNoN, the secretary, read the annual
report. 1t stated that the association since last
year had been incorporated under the naule OF the
New York Sunday School Missionary Union. There
were now under Its 1893 schools. The direct me-
dSm q conmanlcason m, " between the Union and tho
eleven members, VINO had each districts to visit
The COMMITTEES had been unusually useful this
the feeble schools and LOOKING out for localities for
the planting Of new schools There had been
at No SSs nese aurn~ rsdpG ae 9on Seop
designed for collection of Sunday school maps
books and commentaries and everything that can Ia
any way heip the Sunday school teachers, and Is
open to all Sunday school people till nine
O'Clock every. evening During the last year
about twenty-five theological schools and one lady
Bible reader vlsitel this institution. There are
forty-hve Bible readers employed during the year
ana a. tle reason one reason OF the dlmnutlon was
themselves. One German missionary. Mr. Schafer.
visited Casle Garden rnd distributed among ms
congregation welcomes informing German parents
Of the sunday schools OF tne city,
aev w s4E.Ss !hen delivered an ana address q on
Yhe Teacher ana ms Cass setting IegIn !ne enor.
OF estimating the extent OF that influence.
Rev HENRY WARD BEEcHER delivered an address
on mission Work IN Great Cites" 1t Was clear, he
SAID, that the churches We're producing manifest re-
suits, and that they were doing moral and spiritual
work IN cerian strata o sscisty but il was eot In
the chuen shSad %Se oua1 10s crs asssSeS wes
great many cnurcaes IA the city, was there sun.
cient supply Of the mems OF g ace for the whole
populatOny Could any man look upon the condition
OF the people OF this city with any thing like satls-
iactiony Could any man say 1t was o Chris
moral @ ' cy 'S' Vas M Il even s'iDas srtaous s cty
Nay, was 1t even q decent socieCyY Has 1t
S y them
length dwelt upon the means for promoting moral
change and urged that 1t could only be done by the
introduction ola lay agency from the churches TO
the poor and the neg,ectel--by the estab-
lishment of mission schools, like those at Brook
lyn In connection, with Plymouth church. The
speaker described the origin, rise and progress OF
the Hicks street bethel, and gave number OF edi
fling and encouraging facts to show how great had
been its success. lie commended the plan TO all the
other churches. 4EA tle
Between the addresses Nr. Philips sang, with con-
siderable effect, one OF his beautiful meO les.
The meeting was brought TO q close about ten
O'Clock