The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-19

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SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION a BRILLIANT
AUDIENCE AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The nfty-nrst anniversary of the American sun
day School Union was held last evening at the
Academy OF Music, william E. Dodge presiding.
An audience composed OF some OF New Yorks
most enlightened citizens attended, and every
part OF the house was lled, from upper gallery TO
proscenium boxes. The ladies were scarcely IN
excess OF the number of gentlemen, noteworthy
sign OF the int rest Ia this work OF
the Sunday schools on the platform several
or tue most prominent clergymen in the city occu-
pied seats; also laymen OF MARI in the mercantile
and scientific world. The scenery OF the stage
was shifted back to the foil limit, and on rising
tiers OF seats were more than 200 children, most
OF them little girls. who had been chosen from the
several Sunday schools IN the city to sing the
hymns selected for the evening. No orchestra
was in attendance, but piano accompaniment
led tue children admirably. The singing OF the
hymns was not the least interesting part OF the
exercises OF the anniversary The following was
the programme =
.. raise God from whom all blessings low"
Chorus selected from sunday schools OF New York. T.
PFsysrnGsv Thomas A5m "a .Im D. N, New YoTs
Address by Rev, William P Paxson. Missionary super
songs Of Praise" No i6z Psalms and Hymns and
pnadress by rev John Cotton smith. D. d. New York
"Harkl bark. my soul" No. $50 Psalms and hymns
Address by Rev Henry Martyr scudder, d. D., Brook
Quartet Sacred Music. {. Frtsch, T. z Perkins A.
xddress BY Rev stuart 20 ipscu, = p Louisville.
Bencdici.on.
In the course OF the Rev. DR.. John Cotton
Smiths address he alluded to the advances OF
Catnoicity In TINS country. He did not, IKE
others, look upon these with indifference. but
upon one point ne was emphatic: While ne would
olic church. stil he would not allow that Cnurch
80 step In ana IN any way interfere with American
now, II the Catholic Cnurch had the teaching OF
our youth its metaphysical theories, we
s IN 1pansuostausa m4n'' ana Fapa nai6
ity. secular education should be let
alone. Tne sunday school and the church were
the teaching now belonging to tue sunday school
should be EXTENDED TO me schoolroom on week
days as we'll But we should not allow tue Roman
Catholic Church 10 link itself with our American
school institutions.
above, he pronounced strongly and firmly against
the recent endeavOr OF the parochial schools 70
become merged, under certain conditions, with
the pubic schools the audience appl~uded
loudly and continuously.
The following SYNOPSIS OF the annual report for
the year shows the work done recently Oy the
American sunday school Union I'm New Eng
land during eleven years the missionary organ
lied 212 schools, canvassed 2io townships In 1--WE
and delivering nearly loo sermons and addresses.
New churches followed the establishment OF
several oil the schools. In New YORK IA schools
were organized during tue year. in New Jersey
: 80 new schools were OrganZen, with nearly 1000
scholars. one church grew out OF these and
three or four chapels were erected. Tue pnpils OF
these schools were converted 10 the number OF
56s. In Pennsylvania there we're most gratifying
results. In Ohio and Indiana the veteran mis-
stonarv, Chilolaw, Tor his thlrtyegnth year OF ser
vice, 15.5Oo miles travelled, es sermons preached
aud l26 addresses maze. At one mass meet.
ing 81 schools represen ed by $500 schol-
ars. In Michigan Missionary UpsOn, now
In his seventy-seventn year. organized
3S new Union scnoos last year ana aided a.. la
Nebraska. Missionary Gage says TN rs nelgn.
burhoods wnerc new schools nave been organized
regular preaching services are n " held Ia oc-
casluL ally; IN III the sunday schoo IA the onlv re-
ItriOus service. Not one-fourtn OF my territory
has ever been explored. In one county there Is
not one Sunday school,, Missionary Metcali re-
ports over 100 hopeful conversions and great dImi
mutton OF sabbath breaking and profaniy. Mis-
sionary Snowden. also In NeprasKs. mas been the
happy aimoner OF Eastern aims 10 sufferers by
drought and grassnoppers ana witness or
copious descent oil spiritual blessings.
the Missionary Department reports work done