The New York herald., 1876-11-20
ANNIVERSARIES.
YOUTHS, MrssroNAEy socrxrY.

YOUTHS MISSIONARY boCiETf.
The forteth anniversary OF the Youths Missionary
Society OF sunday school No So, connected with the
Madison avenue Baptist church, was held last
Ing at the First Baptist church Qev. Dr. Anderson's
corner Of Thirty ninth street and Park The
attendance large, considering the stormy weather.
the OF the church being well filled The services
opened with the hymn, IAN hail the power Of Jesus
Name" then the Rev J. NJ Van Derp read por-
of the Scriptures and delivered effective prayer
Two more hymns were sung, tho whole congregation
joining in, and Mr.. Samuel X. Collins the treasurer,
read the report OF the collections and expenditures
OF the past year, There was collected for mission
ary purposes $3.50. or this amount $500 sent 10
assist Rev. N. Van Meters work Rome, 5000 was
appropriated for Sunday school missions among the
freedmen, $500 for Miss Haswell's school, 5000
for Pastor Truvcs work in Gutenberg, Sweden, and
$50 the Baptist church at Council Bluis Iowa The
Secretary, Mr.. Henry j. f. Merrill also read report
congratulating the society their success during
the past year, and asking for renewed conf
dcnce and support. After the Isingng OF the
hymn "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God Almighty"
Rev. J. d. Herr of the Central Baptist church delivered
a short address. He spoke OF the great work that
could be done by even the youngest In tho Of
Christ and tho necessity OF the early instruction OF
children in the teachings Of Jesus He related several
anecdotes OF wonderful conversion madc by the
timely words very young children, which seemed 10
produce decided impression on great part OF the
congregation which was composed largely OF young
people.
Rev Mr. Herr in speaking of the great work the
missionary society was aiding said that while he was
in Philadelphia he went into the Baptist Union book
store, and, while there, ho saw dirty looking dog
cart. Ho asked what they kept that queer looking
object around the place for and nc told that that
the cart in which that enterprsing missionary,
Rev. Mr.. Van Meter carried the bibles into Rome.
There were more hymns sung and then Rev. George
b. Cheever, d. d., delivered tho concluding address of
ha avon q
strain Mr. Herr and addressed himself particularly
10 the children, who listened TO him with the utmost
attention Tho choir and con ngregaton sang the hymn
'Rescue the perishing," and the services concluded
with bcnediction.
THIRTEENTH STREET PREsBYrERIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.
At the Thirteenth street Presbyterian church last
evening the twenty nnh anniversary Of the Sabbath
School Missionary Association connected with the
church named celebrated The
presided by Rev. Or. Burcnard, tho pastor Tho
reports OF the Secretary and Treasurer were read by
Mr.. r. J. Lewis The report OF the Secretary, after
showing the extent OF the mission work done at home
and abroad, dealt freely with some OF the peculiar
phases OF II, as detailed by the missionaries in both
tho homo and foreign fields The Rev. A.
s Billinesby in North Carolina had reported
that there thirty forty additions the
school there declaring that the most OF the converts
In the church were from the Sunday school Tie also
gave very Interesting account oi Itue TeVVal NJ
Logan aud Centre, and Of few hopeful CONVERSIONS.
Logan where the people used TO come TO church with
bottles of whiskey ID their pockets and revolvers in
their boots, now improving greatly The
work OF the society in Persia and elsewhere home and
abroad spoken Of as favorable early future
success, and the report OF The Treasurer alderman
William Wadel showed that tho receipts for missionary
purposes had been sS07 53 and the dsburse-
mcnts $500, leaving balance of 81 SO
in the treasury. On library account tho re-
ceips 1894 21 and the disbursements
$30l CO. Addresses then delivered by Mr.. 3. d.
l..
from the seed sown in the sunday schools, and by
Rev. s. Hamilton. Of tho Eleventh Street Scotch Pres
byterian church, who showed how ELECTIVE the Sun
day school had been in saving the young and the
aged the evils which would have bcsot their path
had they not been members Of such schools and
pronted by them.