New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-19
MAY MEETINGS.
AMERICAN sUNDAY-sCHOoL UNION.

ADDkHSSES BY JHE XIV. NM. T. hhA''-'' 49,
REV. DR. JOHN COTTON SMITH, TUE REV. DR. H.
NJ sCJDDKR, AND OTHERS.
The ffty-first anniversary of the American
sunday School Union celebrated at the Academy Oh
Music Last evening an immense audience being present
Not only the the floor and galleries were tahn
but In many places persons were standing IN the aseS
The further portion the stage occupied by 800
achoars from different Sunday schools Of the city
The long benches raised above the
other presenting TO the view Of the audience the
faces OF all the scholars, the youngest being
on the highest seats in tho background In tne
very front he platform seated prominent clergy
and Others the familiar faces being those OF
VIM E. Dodge the Chairman, the Rev. Drs Armitage,
John Hall. Ii. NJ Scudder Deems. John Cotton smith ana
Downing; the Rev. Messrs. T. Chambers, George H.
Smith, Chaplain Of Randals Island. e. B. Campbell j.
l. Phillips and Manning OF London; Ephraim hingspury
OF Philadelphia and the Hon. H. p. Haven or NewLon-
don An interesting feature of the evenings programme
was the gng children, under the leadership OF
J Z. Perkins.
The exercises we're opened with the singing OF Praise
God frem whom all blessings fow," and prayer was
offered by the Rev DR.. Armitage followed by hymn by
the chorus OF Sunday scholars. Mr. Dodge tnen
addressed the audience very briefly, expressing the
general regret President OF the Union Robert
Kennedy had been detained by domestic afiiic-
ton from participating in the meeting. This was
society said Mr. Dodge that took care OF the children
Isppause and there never was time when the Amerl-
Sunday school Union necessary and important
"a to-day Its missionaries hnd their way into every
part Of the country carrying with them multitude OF
books and literature prepared by them with much care
for the children. Dodge then introduced the Rev
VIM p Paxson Missionary Superintendent Of the South
West. who spoke in part as follows:
ADDRESS OF THE REV. W. p. PAxsON.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 1t is my pleasing duty this
evening a. Sunday School missionary from the South
West present the leading features OF the work OF the
sunday school Union represent in the South
West q very large extent OF country-514oos SQUARE
miles, or nearly third Of the United States exclusive
of the Territories In my territory we have 2I43oo
equare miles in other words. may take the entire
population Of the United to-day and place there
every man. woman and child and still II will not be any
more densey populated than the state Of Massachusetts
do not IKE 10 use the word duty" in connection
with Christian work OF the Lord Jesus Shrstt II our
blessed privilege 70 carry the Bbs ana he Dle-schoo
tho Sunday and those influences Wncn
cluster around the Bihe-schOol, 70 that vast country
The American SundayschOO Union as the Chairman nss
remarked adapted 10 this special work the Sh
~ he old wav 81 proclan7ng the Word II and
preach the Gospel 1t is bringing Gods missionary and
messenger 10 face, eye TO eye Win lh0se WHO
need the precious plan Of salvation We go into TINS
~ aSy snse dtnomfnaton not as representatives Of
any section. but representatives, OF great universal
Christianity, the church OF the VnE Goa, tnc Oue h
the Jesus Christ lAppause and we cannot reach
them IN any other way, for where there Is Ignorance
everywicrr Else II We were to 80 there the repre-
senatves OF any single section we nfht ge ne ,or
support OF two men III that neishborhoo ana me
rest would DC against rs But when We come IS repre- pre-
enatves this Association, which known there ana
well known and holding the banner of King Emanuel,
they receive Us gladly We have estaosnt zoo Soloo'
III when We have 1000 children - IL y - it IN
TO those people net in the name " sci, p f ~
OF tie Lord Jesus Christ AMI on o. love l"i
The spcaEer here gave an instance bow the work had
been prosecuted and OF us very ~ lio
said thai when lie first went into the hed me peeie
separated by reason OF then denoI!laonaI leei
nd zone 10 Ihem in tie name OF thc >unday--chool
mon and IN very short time H. Lad item al work
iDg IA harmony.
At the conclusion OF M Parsons remarks the Rev Dr.
John Cotton smith announced. lie compared the
establishment Of the Union act of Importance win
the great act contaminated in Philadelphia when Sc
CURED independence OF the Colonies and later in his
address, referring the problem Of tAc future gious
education Of the children, be said with emphasis
ADDRESS OF TIE RKv. Dr.. SMITH.
There are two things in regard 10 which every member
OF the community has got 10 nave his ewes VIDE open
ne woud save the liberties OF this republic and one is that
we must have secular education without permitting the
tampering with OF any religious idea Decided and pro
lonced aulansc1 And the other is that we shall have
our religious education also under the control OF our
Christian Churches. the union OF our Christian
Churches. fApplause l am not one OF those Mt fie'
dent who has rht apprcleasOns in reference TO the
future Of Romanisn in this country confess have
very grave appreheusions. and that those alr
prehensions ar ngAiened r1lher man mn ui ih
Che Roman Catholic Church-and l can hardly AVOID
spe king Of tits matter connection with inns subject
Of the American suDday~chool Unions united III tne
prosecution OF It's pulpos ~e oe h nIU'i'. sad
that the enlight Of The 18Th century VIII prevent
Eomanisn from having an great sway III country
democratic countries and republics because nas
shall be the last adopt the Bismarck policy or
impose any letters Whatever upon tle utmost NtuCh oI
Church: but l say, don't let them touch our Iecuar
education Great applanse.l 1oh g.Ee tne foillF ~
natural pa osophy FOR the next twenty years ana you
will find hat that vast community which they VII reach
with fltrlr ms
enssionS ~, .nT isth centry-Sili receive without
the slightest difficulty The doctrine Of Trans DISSEMINATION
and Pafal Infa lJity. All depends upon the educauOn
Won eve % the people this country. ana let that edu
cation be free from influences, and let our re-
ciOls by these Sunday-schOo uStIulons DC
az large. as vide, thorough, deep as possible
iGreat applause,
After the singing OF Hark, Hark, my sou" Mr..
Dodge int reduced the Rev Henry Martyr scudder D.
ID. the substance Of whose address was rs follows:
ADDRESS OF THE REV. DIR. sCUDDER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: This is certainly mission
AIRY age Church with fresh zeal, has addressed
itef 10 The flfllment OF that grand command, Go ye
therefore men" She has wheeled her regi-
ent into many lands she has out the preacher and
the various members-Christan teachers and Christian
nreaeber-uto all PARTS Of the world, and has reso-
iutely set herself to accomplish the will Of the
command. The living words Of Jesus Christ seem
60 me like branches growing upon a vigorous
tree. always putting forth new buds or blossomng
,nto ne% meaning IN regaTS 10 ere cbnrb ba
seized a new idea. II has developed new scheme and
thai IA 10 worn now in the sunday II is TO con
vert mankind in childhood That is the fundamental
idea Appalse II IL 10 teach men early II NE 70 ove
God That scheme It's very SCHEME II IL 10 ueai
with the r,c-,h the simple human race, before IT has
gone the path OF sin. while IL is tender plastic and
scheme OF operation. Early conversion more valuable
u the Cu-sh than Inversion ID .,f me- iS me &
nursery which ali mems souls shall be purined and
Chrlstsrzed. IT the infancy Of the race so that they
Dr scniaer gave many instances o. the missionary