The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-09
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
The following societies held their annual meetings in

The following societies held their annual meetings In
this city yesterday
woMES's FOREIGN MISSIONS.
Tho women's Board OF Foreign Missions OF the Re-
formed Dutch Church held their annual meeting ~
O'Clock in the afternoon In the Collegiate Church.
OF Filth and twenty nintn street. Mrs.
jonathan Srurgcs President OF the Board present.
as also Or. ormiston. pastor OF tho church
The meeting opened with hymn DR.. Chambers
read portion OF the Scriptures and Dr. Todd offered
u prayer. The third annual report Of the Board was
then read by Dr. ormiston. II showed that the re-
cepis Tor the year lad considerably increased. SIX
new auxiliary societies had formed tho number
al present being thirty-ciSht manual OF the STA
istics OF work done by the society being prepared
md will be published next autumn. For the
school in Nagasaki, Japan, $50 had bccn collected
Two teachers TO be sent out there and
ground was to be purchased Tor school building
The report Incorporated from several letters
Of the missionaries in India. China and Japan good
attendance was reported the girls school Annoy,
China Miss Vaudeville, IRON Chtoor, India, wrote
that there had not been single case OF illness among
the Christians there. n f" n Japan,
creased. The treasurcr's report showed .
balance of $40 25 the total receipts during the year
having been So, 2I0 ~. OF which So. 2lO % had been
applied general ana 81 $50 on TO tho mission
ut Nagasaki. The election Of Board OF Managers
n
previous 10 the meeting was read and unanimously
adopted Nearly all OF the former managers were re-
elected
Dr. Scuddcr gave IN address on tho condition OF the
women India aud the necessity OF their conversion
Tncy were IN terrible state OF Degradation they
were considered as bruics. when girl was born ~
house the mother wcpt and tho father cursed The
little let run naked about the streets uniil sho
learned all manner OF wckedness, aud NJ
ten years or age knew oi vice than the
grown up girs IN the slums Of New
York did When married they were held
IN Of british subsection to their husbands Ii
they became widows they could never marry again, be-
cause they lose Eul yet they possessed
great influence wuh the men. The men did not dar.
oppose inem. II a husband should be converted lie
would lose caste and his vile would desert hun. There
fore necessary 10 evangeize the country through
the women Male missionaries could do very little good
because they could not reach the MASSES Of The women
The greater part were secluded in their houses and
would not allow man TO ECO them. But women were
freely admitted. Therefore there was great ncccs-
siiy Tor having missionaries and Tins was the
work that the Board was called on 10 accomplish.
DR.. Todd gave some OF his experiences IN Persia
showing how lho heather were taught mere ~ ne
grees and the influence that was gradually being
extended throughout the land Another mis-
sonary IRON Japan also addressed the meet.
ing detailing the wonderful changes that have
taken place in that country in tho last
years. In 1870 there were Christian churches
In the hand; now there were twelve organizations,
200 preaching stations, IL Sabbath schools and
300 scholars, The recent rebellion In Japan was I'm
outbreak against the progressive spirit Of the govern
mcnt and the influence Of Christianity. At the
clusion Of these addresses the meeting adjourned.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN UNION.
The twenty eighth annual meeting OF the American
and Foreign Christian Union was held at tho rooms Of
The society, at No. as Bible House, yesterday alter
noon. Mr. Frederick II. Wocott presided. The Treas
urcrs report read showing total receipts Tor year
10 be SIS 1894 S. and disbursements, Sl521y 50, leav
Ing balance on hand oil STA 81.
resolution was passed authorizing the directors TO
take such action may be considered advisable 10
cuce number OF directors Rev. William j. Tucker
d. D. and Mr. j. Miller Cornell were elected directors
To I'LL vacancies caused by the expiration OF tho term
Ut Rev Harvey d. Gansc and the death OF Adolphus f.
Ockershausen.
Notice given OF the meeting OF directors on
Thursday, May IL. after which the meeting adjourned
UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
Tho first anniversary OF tho alumni OF the Union
Theological Seminary held IN the chapel IN UNI
versiiy place yesterday The meeting was intended
I'M experiment, and very successful in It's
suit Tue morning session was devoted TO business
and The hearing oil the following papers:-"rhe Semi
nary aud Foreign Missons," by Rev Charles \. Bush,
u. D.; "A Moriuary Paper.' by Rev. Charles W.
Baird ID. ID. "l.cm iniscenccs OF the Scminary,' by
Rev J. Edison Rockwell, ID. d.
Tue association resolved To found library, to be
known the Henry s. smith Memorial Reference
lbrary,n cost o $40, 00U-200 shares ut So each
be taken by the alumni, and It was also resolved
meeting
AT the afternoon session reports read from tho
s eass 80 M n% 70 S axs"n 3
oraliou WAS delivered by the Rev. Aaron L. Chaplin
ID. d., President OF Bclott College
Alter reference 10 the personal Obligations he felt
10 alma mater, Dr. CLapln SAID that he was under
great obligations to Dr. Henry White, the irst Pro-
lessor OF systematic theology IN the seminary, and
sketciied summary the methods no adopted. Hc
then referred to DIR. Isaac Nordhclm. the
Hebrew professor, and to Dr.. Isaac Robinson,
tie Professor of Greek; Dr. Mason, DR.. Cox,
r Paiten ana Dr. Parker, as occasionally contribu-
Ing their voluntary services IN the lecture room.
Precious. 100 were the recvllectous Il DR.. Hastings
lie SAID, in inspiring love OF sucrcd song. DR..
TDomas II. Skinner 100, hcpcd all students by his
wonderful sermons. DR. Chapin then referred 10 tho
class OF ~, and said that God had very tenderly
dealt with that class. only eight OF them
having been taken away Twelve OF them
had become pastors Of Congregational churches
In closing he referred to the otc oil the ministry and
appealed to the students be dligent tho pursuit
oil her sacred calling. Tho proceedings were brought
10 u BY the singing oil the doxology.
NATIONAL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.
The following resolutions we're passed ut the twelfth
annual meeting Of the National Temperance Society,
liam f. Dodge IN the CHAIR, yesterday aternoon:
Resolved That hail with especial satisfaction the
late the Court o Appeals which renders Illegal
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors In all saloons and
t,npliut tho other
inns tayerns aud hoteis provided with accomnoda
tios travellers and Tor the sale OF and beer
toled by laws ana earnestly the Legislature to
much MUIR the public welfare and which ought. there
lore, to DC wholly abolished
Resolved That the National Temperance Society hereby
cnls upun Inc oici duly empowered charged with
strctive proibory provisions arr fully and promptly
that Ia the perform OF this duty all
eAhOrtcd extend to them hoarty cooperation,
Board Managers he requested
by such methods they
approve with the legal authorities IN the suppression
o the illegal traffic in Intoxicating beverages.
The meeting then adjourned