The New York herald., 1874-12-21
CITY MISSION WORK.

CELEBRATION OF THE FoRTY-EIGHrH ANNTvER-
TRACT SOCIETY.
Notwithstanding the inclemency Of the weather
! last night large number Of ladies and gentle.
men were congregated In the Broadway Taber-
nacle church. corner OF Sixth avenue and Thirty
| fourth street, to take part in The cele~
bration Of the forty-eighth anniversary OF
the New York City Mission and Tract
Society The order OF exercises was as follows:-.
Singing; reading from portions Of the Scripture
prayer by Rev. 8. Irenaus Prime. In which he
earnestly appealed to Almighty God 10 soften the
hearts Of the citizens OF New York and to lead
them to forego all work and amusements
on the Sabbath day ana keep It holy;
Introductory remarks ny the President;
addresses by the Rev. Drs. Taylor and Chambers.
singing and closing prayer by the pastor. The
President, Mr.. Wnetmore, stated In his remarks
that the directors Of the City Mission had
thought At to invite him to succeed the
late President, Rev. DR.. Dewitt, who, for
almost thirty years, was deeply interested In the
operations OF the society. MIR. Whetmore stated
that he had himself laoored for forty years under
the direction OF four OF the presidents Of the 80.
ciety-Mr Lewis. Hon. Theodore Frelinghuysen
Dr.. Miner and Rev. DR.. Dewitt. Mr.. Whetmore
then proceeded to give brief review Of the last
forty years. as follows and to show how wonder.
fully the labors OF the society mad been productive
OF good:-
In 1881 its chief work was the distribution of
religious tracts by voluntary visitors. In 1888 q
missionary was sustained in the Eighth ward, and
in 1884 another In the Fifth ward. In 1885 twelve
missionaries were employed and IN 1878 forty mis-
sionaries were found necessary. He then gave
the following resume OF the work of the Mission
for forty years from 1884 to 1874:-
0f mil ooin loh ucNn dipr oh op,o
service, l,044 missionary visits, 1855, ,4ss; tracts
distributed, ,295. .s03; Bibles given away, 39 121
Testaments given away, 45,581; volumes bound,
1o4,592; children led to Sunday school. 10e, 1881
children led to day school, 2297O; persons induced
to join Bible classes, l3,197; persons induced
to attend church, 2077O1: temperance
pledges obtained, $3.50; religious meetings
held 102, 725; backsliders returned, 2946;
converts united with churcnes l2,4l3. Total ex-
penses in forty years. $s5o.0 In addition the
above, expended in the regular missionary opera
tlons OF the society, more than 100000 have been
used in building and purchasing mission stations
and chapels. He begged to state that the chapels
were all established, the Christian ordinances
given and the entire work put on permanent
basis.
An address was then made by the pastor, Rev.
DR.. Taylor. He stated that he believed nowhere
edge as in great cities, and yet ne thought theLl
the most dangerous places for men TO live and
especially ezee n we're they places to
rect the evils that abound in large cities
ne s so aa sSs sy sos
remedy the evil 1t needed the soul work and
prayer Of every % wewisaer me Doctor stated
education would remedy evil quicker and
S snyhiGs eny wsaa s po as
accomplish the work desired Of itself
A as o e snG ne
that out OF the ], 200 inmates some 1crty OF them
were college graduates. Most Of Them had good
people cOnsiderea .nat temperance would
lie oeleved that intemperance was great curse s
and caused its iu! share q misery, but temper
man VINO, when his neiRhbor went abroad and the
weeds grew RANK in the uncared 1or
allowed them 10 grow and the seeds to be scattered
BY the winds over his lair garden until it
families In large cities; TO bring them up pure we
must either move from our neighborhOod 90
do Te a wa and
1 IN need. Education, no doubt, was great thing,
ana now Ina coupr, so.x ,opx
! 1t was about to be tried; but would that alone
eradicate the great curse OF pronlgacy ana
and beautiful cIys No; to do that people, good
and earnest workers, must 60 out among the lost
gentle ana tender means. It was well enough to
/ educate them ana get them to sign temperance
Dr. Chambers Was next introduced and spoke at
4 some length upon religious faith. He SAID that
even after John had baptized ZAP the saviour % ne ne
TRENDS TO ask Him who He really was. Jesus
said to them LOOK around you and see I9,r for
be your answer" And Just so it should be with US
people around uss II should b. IN our power TO
trathlully answer. the blind and the lame and
misery and directed In the right path. But this
could not be done without we are ourselves firm
Il e VS. Tass Goa ee na
Father ior strength, lest we faint by the way, and
like Jonn ask, Who 10 He who spake as none other
sons; there could not be TOO TOO many Of them; il was
through their influence that religious faith was
made TO take nrm bold on the hearts Of the peo-
The following extract from the annual report
OF the Mission will De Of interest to many OF the
Number OF benevolent societies, 40; Of the order
| OF Masons and Sons oi Temperance and similar or
carnations. SO; trades unions many OF them
benent societies 50; religious and cnarl-
se societies. l Of the B5s sosesS
the American Tract Society, &c. Forty
OF them reported last year an aggregate OF
ssoooo fHe local Charitable socefies and in
stltutons receive and disburse annually $2 500 900.
Tne New YORK G Mso ana eeS SOCIETY a.
holds 100 meetings weekly. The total mum; |:
266 and they make 100000 visits q year. The
Churches chapels and missions In the city have q
Protestant. There are 2iO regularly Incorporated
Protestant churches, with an average membership
iHe sosa slsn numSer Of Protestant in the
city Is lao.
A NEW PASTORS WELCOME.
social festival is to be given at the Church OF
the Messiah corner Park avenue and T'hrty.fourth