The New York herald., 1870-01-10

the nrst chapel was moored the year 1884, ut the
same location the present, has the usefulness OF
the mission been 30 apparent as now.
| Yesterday both In the morning ana In
the afternoon services Of conservation held in
/ the chapel. and appropriate thanksgiving In song
and prayer Iuduiged In, that such place Of rest
security ana comfort such pleasant religious
maven was finished. Throngs OF iaaies ana gen'ie'
men, friends ana promoters OF This Cnfls1ian enter
Prise guided by heavenly mpulse, par.. IN
the exercises, and many were the ejaculation, :, ~
surprise heard as they collectively referred ~ ,hs
sa.ance u Tue CHAPEL N ...,sast 81. the ,lens
:. :: s,l ilat are open and usually receive Poor
Jeckh when nrst he reaches port. III.
has accomplished may De inferred from facts devei-
0ped during yesterdays services 'HOme" ~
tranxlln square, under the same management anu
founded Dg reason Of the tOus Conditi0n 0f
tnis destitute aud frlenoess class observed IL the
org,na chapel has received IN fourteen years IL 7ol
men, oi whom Loo destitute from shipWfecE were
Rratuiious,y provided with board and clothing. the
large sum OF 49, siz has been received from these
friends, aud s6o men, mostly drunkards, were re-
iotaAed, many 0f them af.erWard bec01 01iinH Mtin-
Dels q Guy churches. For the twen.y-nyc years
work accomplished IL embodied tn the fo,0wlng:-
SeaMen and boatmen, exclusive OF 0tners TO whom
tncy have Proclaimed the Gospel through the ser.
vices VI tho church aud serm0as delivered,
100000. Visits have been made 10000 SICK sailors
tamenis 7Oo prayer BOOKS 1865 % mssceSaeous
DOCKS 0f religious tendency, and over 100000
pages oi tfacts baptfsns, LOLA; combinations, 324
marriages, 639; burials 65l; colnnunlcauts added
6l6.
In the morning the Right Rev. Horatio Potter !,
u. D., occupied the pulpit, MS sermon Oelng pecu-
iiarly applicable 10 tue OPERATIONS VI the mission,
anu IN Lie afternoon The Hev. samuel Cooke ID. D.,
preached. There was not vacant seat IN the
Chapel The preacher selected his text john ILL.,.
l4--.And As Moses lifted up the serpent In the VIII
derness cven 30 must the Son OF be iiltcu up.n
lie referred at length to GOd's system OF regener,s.
tiOn. SIN Was disease. poison, ana ~ the sel-
pent was lifted up Ia the wilderness 10 save the
nations OF israel IN the time Of Moses. Christ
aed to save race that through Adam aud Eve had
iaiel. The divisions of the sermon werc three,
disease which nankind are AFFLICTED wIth secondly
'iGc lifting up of the serpent,n typical OF Christs
death Oh The Cross and thirdly, The nearnesS u
Goa to all.n From these p0lnGs sermon VI more
than uSua interest was preached. Dr. Cooke, at ITS
cOnclusion referred 70 Inc aggressive w0rx Ur this
mission, saying that the Old chapel had made
tory Lbat woutu t0Ag BE- rcmeiuD5rcd. Tue EplSc0-
Pal Cnurch expect as mach ron The isew one, hop
.uE aS ~ noats on the waters &c would always be q
refuge 70 those Ior WHOA II was built Wnlfe there
We're those who would furnish the means TO ana .le
Fehgt0as trutnS " be eXpoundeu the sailor n waa
hoped tuat DC ln turn would, wHen lit port regularly
come Lherc aud then when another cnapel was |
Wanted the same willing hands would be ready n, |
aid us construction, The work was q monte sna
- :" es'"an IL both duty ana 4 nrivi'
iesa IN bringing into the folds OF Unrss ,n"sn
" ""ai'.asxln great waVers.n aud wuo tvN|
Iaruely u tn6 na.i0n's prOSpeyts. --" -