The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-12
MAY ANNIVERSARIES.


me ninth anniversary Meeting or the National
temperance society was hSld last evening IN
Stei1way Hail. Mr.. William f. Dodge. uresidine.
The hall was moderately filed, this following helm,
present on the stage REV. Dr. Dugn ar Bosto..
Rev. DR.. Ferguson, Of Glasgow, Scotland; Rev. NJ.
Bronson. OF New York; Rev. Mr. James, OF Brook-
lyn; Rev. DIR. Ball. OF New York; Rev. Dr. H. n.
Scuddcr, OF Brooklyn; Rev. DR.. c. X. True, az
Flushing, L. L. Aaron N. Powell, OF New York:
George Z. Sickels, OF Newark Hon. Charles
Butler. ofNew YORK; Rev. DR.. Cuyler, OF Brooklyn;
ex-Mayor Lambert, OF Brooklyn, and Hon. James
Black OF Pennsylvania
After prayer by the Rev. Fergus Ferguson. q
Scotland, and singing by the Hutchings fanny,
the secretary, J. N. Stearns, read a long report,
showing satisfactory result for the past years.
labors
The receipts OF the year were stated to be fol-
lows:.Publication Department, books, tracts. pa
pers. &c. $4l,543; donations, memberships. &C..
$l5,Sl2; return rent, $437; or total OF $57. 203:
against Q total expenditure in all departments Of
$57,a The sum OF $4,000 has been expended for
the society was organized. The present indebted
ness OF the society Is about $4,000.
then spoke. He SAID the temperance people OF this
land should be thankful to God for the progress
with us from the beginning, but 1t has been q very
dlscouraging work. The evil has existed since
to any one nation or part Of the world. The liquor
dealers association in this city is great power,
can ca see every year tnat we are making progress.
We are scattering millions OF pages OF good.
wholesome literature over the entire country. Our
progress during the past year has been
We can only conclude that it is the WORK
OF God. The work OF mothers and wives and
SISTERS IN the West commands our admiration. fhD
liquor law In ONO is especially worthy or our
respect. There is great hope in Legislation, and
We are gradually progressing LII that direction.
Inc temperance people IN England are making
sented more tnas 1900 PETITIONS to ParamenS
with more than l,00O0 900 signatures. This work -
In 'cr I'VE e ~ y sure we me %
work.
The Secretary then read q long series OF resplu-
tons commencing the womans crusade against
the sale OF alcoholic liquors,
Addresses were also delivered by the Rev. Henry
H. Scudder. the Rev. James b. Dunn and others.
American seamen's Friends Society.
At the Sailors Home, No. 100 Cherry street. yes.
terday afternoon, occurred the annual meeting o.
the American Seamen's Friends Society. Mr..
Richard p. Buck occupied the chair. After tho
opening exercises the annual election or officers
took place, and the following became the of1cers
for the ensuing year president, Richard P. Bucks
Vice President, Captain Nathaniel Briggs; Score
tary and Treasurer, Rev. s. II. Tying Jr.; Finan-
Cal Agent L. +. Hubbard.
The following trustees were also elected to serve
LOT three years:-Captain Briggs, Rev. Levi -
Need, d. D. Rev. DR.. Rockwell. Enos N. TAFT, Rev.
William NJ Taylor, ID. d.; Francis Mason, Moses 3.
Beach and james W. Elwell. A number OF nom
orary vice presidents were also cleo ed and stand
ing committees were appointed. The meeting
then adjourned
Union Theological Seminary.
Meetings were held yesterday in connection vita
the above seminary. In the morning an Ofiictal
business meeting was held IN the library OF the
Seminary. In the evening the tnirty-eighth anni-
versary was held In the Madison avenue Presby-
terrain church. ut which Mr.. Charles Butler pro-
sided. The Rev. DR.. Adams was inaugurated a.
president, the Rev. Mr.. Brown professor Of
sacred rhetoric and the Rev. DR.. G. A. Prentice a.
professor OF pastoral theology, church pol
ity and missionary. work. The Rev. pr.
board OF directors. DR.. Prentice read paper
on church p0llty. DR.. Adams then gave very
effective and earnest address to thirty-thre0
young men, after which the following graduates
received diplomas Charles f. Allison, Luther
Barton, Abraham J. 3eekman, James p. Bryant,
Theodore f. Burnham, q. u. Crane, Il. w. Cum
mlngs, Alien Ford de Camp, Z. W. Donald, J. r.
Ford, J. X. Fowler, J. A. Gerhard, Fisher
Gutolius M. L. Haines, J. p Hale 4. q. Hood, D. b.
Hornbrook, II. d. Hunter, A. A. Kiehle, G. Lea
man, +. P. Llnell, W. A. Lynch, w. c. Macbeth, W.
y. Matthews, d. L. McKechnie, John q. Miller, ..
G. Morse, Norman +. Nicholson, ". D.: Perry, D.
Staver M. ID. Stone, c. II. Stroll d. ]. Waller, Jr.,
J. l.. Wells, Harry II. Wilkinson.