The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-06
THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES.

unhappy group OF wrinkled old men and women
THE MAY ANNIVERSARIES.
LOCAL GATHERINGS OF THE sAINrs--cHuRcHEs
AND PUBLIC HALLS ENoAGEp-sERMoNs THIS
EVENING AND ADDRESSES HEREAFrFR.
The annual May pilgrimage OF the secretaries and
agents OF benevolent societies, local and national 10
this city has begun and within fow days some OF the
anniversaries have been held But the largest and
bcst as well tho oldest, are yet to como OF. The
American Bible Society win forego its usual snnver-
sary exercises this year and this evening will gather
in St Pauls Methodist Episcopal Church Fourth
avenue and Twenty-second street. when tho Rev. DR..
william N. Taylor OF the broadway Tabernacle. Will
deliver discourse appropriate TO this the sixty.nrst
year OF the societys existence Tho annual business
meeting OF the society will be held the Bible House
next Thursday afternoon, at haf-past three O'Clock.
During the month OF March the New York Bible
Society distributed SOL Bibles Testaments by gift or
SALE in tho Eighth Twelfth Thirteenth and Twenty
first wards Of this city Two hundred and
twenty-five vessels lying in the harbor were sup
piled with 951 Bibles or Testaments in different lam
guages and 264 Bibles Testaments were distributed
among ], log emigrants landed at Castle Garden The
receipts of the American Bible Society March
$76l74 U and tho entire receipts Tor tho year ending
March 81 were s543, $40 So The whole number Of
not including those issued in foreign lands GIL 1925
Al tho April meeting OF the American Bible Society
Managers appropriations OF money. amounting to
about So O00 we're made Bible distribution durn
the present year. through tho socictys agencies IN
China, JAPAN South America and Russia and through
various missionary boards IN other lands.
The anniversary OF the Prcsby teran Board Of Foreign
Missions will DO held this evening in the church on
Madison square and Twenty fourth street, when DR..
w. j. Tucker will preach the annual sermon. Tho
Church has responded literally TO the appeal Of this
and the Home Mission Board during the past month
that both will report the treasures little, II At
all in debt ut the meeting of the General Assembly.
The meeting this evening will therefore be much more
interesting than If tho occasion moroIy renewal
OF previous appeals for money 10 carry the foreign
mission work Of the Church.
The Female Guardian Society, which has been in
0r VIII s
advent ana report It's work Tor the past year this
evening in DR.. Conkling's Presbyterian Church, ON
Madison avenue ana Twenty ninth street. Addresses
will DO delivered by Dr. Conklng and other friends OF
the cause. The annual business meeting. for women
only, will be held Wednesday morning In tho Homo
Chapel Twenty.ninth street, near Madison avenue.
The American Home Missionary Society. whose ope-
rations are carried on very largely among the freed
are planted by the society," Will hold It's ami
versary meeting this evening IN the Broadway Taber
nace. Dr. Zachary Eddy will preach the annual ser.
mon The annual business meeting OF tho society will
be held at ts rooms in tho Bible House on Wednesday
afternoon, at four O'Clock.
on Monday afternoon, ut two o'clock the American
Soamans friend Society Will hold Its torty-ninth
nual meeting In the Sailors Home Chapel, No. 1870
Cherry street, when the Board will make is report and
trustees will be elected TO I'll vacancies The annual
sermon VIII be preached the Church OF the Pilgrims,
Brooklyn, next Sunday evening, 18th inst, by Rev.
DR.. Il s. Storrs
The examinations in the Union Theological Semi.
nary which began April "a, VIII close morrow mon.
day and In tho evening the anniversary exercises Will
be held IN Madison Square Presbyt Church, when
addresses VIII he delivered by two OF the graduating
class and also by the President Rev. DR.. William
Adams who will distribute the diplomas. Tho alumni
anniversary will be held in tho seminary on Tuesday
morning lSth). The morning session will be devoted
TO business, and hearing papers by Rev. J. Z. Rock
well, d. D.. on "Reminiscences Of the Seminary by
Rev. &. T. Bush, D. D., ''rhe Seminary and Foreign
Missions" by Rev. G. W. Baird D. D., "a Morsuary
paper"
to class reports especially sp those Of 81, ~ =. %
O'CLOCK viii be devoted To IN Grafton by Rev. A. l. Cha.
pin. d. D., President of Belot College. Wis.
Tho twelfth anniversary OF the National Temper
ance Society will be held on the evening Of May In
the Church OF the Covenant The President OF the
socy Mr. Is x S 70 avor ana
G. Potter. c. H. Fowler aud John b. Cough. The
work OF the society was mover moro useful than dur
The Board Of Education of tho Reformed Church in
America will meet u tho synod's rooms No "a vesey
Missions Committee will meet IN the ZANE place on
Monday at eleven A. NJ
Tho Woman's Board OF Foreign Missions OF the Re-
formed Church will hold It's third anniversary Tues
day afternoon at Two O'clock IN the Collegiate Church
in Fifth avenue and rwenty-nintn street Addresses
will be delivered by Rev. Henry N. Cobb and other
mi nsters OF the denomination, and managers for the
ensuing year Will be elected.
The Board Of Managers ol the Protestant Episcopal
Church Missionary Society for Scamcn IN the CITY and
port OF New York VIII hold their meeting on Tuesday
evening In the Sunday school room OF Trinity Chapel
Twenty nth street, near broadway.
The American Tract society has had an existence
hcre extending over hall century, and on Wcdnes-
day morning, In Or. Crosby's Presbyterian Church.
Fourth avenue and Twenty.second street, II Will
celebrate the ty second anniversary OF It's existence
and present reports OF It's work during the past fiscal
year. Committees and officers for tho ensuing year
will also elected II tnat time and place.
ON Thursday, May 10, the Howard Mission will hold
its anniversary exercises in tho Academy Of Music, NJ
The Baptist anniversaries, which will take place in
this city IN the Pilgrim Church, IN the Church Of tho
Disciples, Cooper Institute and other public places,
May 10, have been already noticed.
The Sunday School Union OF Brooklyn will parade
about 900 children on May 81 and the Eastern Dis.
trict about H. 900 Oh tho oath inst Their programme
has only been partially completed. Owing TO the
financial depression, however, there VIII be less cx-
travagance this year than formerly. Several OF the
subdivisions will dispense with hired musicians alto
gethor and get tho pupils 20 sing the anniversary
HYMNS as they march and halt which no doubt will be
pleasing to the visitors and onloOkcrs than
fife and drum few brass pieces hall mile ahead
Of the line, and whose sound can't be heard ny
third OF those who "pay the pipers
On Thursday evening, May II, the anniversary ex-
hbtion oil the New York Institution for the Blind will
be held at Stoinway Hall.
Other oil the same local character oso
given the OF the students oil Au-
burn rheoogca Seminary, which begin tomorrow
The reunion OF the alumni on Wednesday afternoon
and OF the trustees Thursday DR.. J. T. Duryea,
II Brooklyn, Will address the Society Of Missionary
Inquiry ON tuesday evening and DR. r. b. WEIGH will
preach the sermon before the alumni on Wednesday
evening The graduating exercises Will be held on
Thursday evening.
The will begin tomorrow also in Grocer
Theological seminary, aud the ninth anniversary OF
tue institution VIII be observed on Wednesday, Drs
f.. G. Taylor of Providence X. |. Robert Lowry, OF
Plainhel, N j., anu Rev. 10 Roy stephens OF Mount
Pleasant, will pIeach the annual sermons before the
societies.
A May festival OF religious kind is announced 10
begin in the broadway Methodist Episcopal Church,
Camden, ~ j., to-day, and TO continue Tor ten days
Revs. w. q. stockton, George Hughes George Reed
and Mrs. Lizzie smith, OF Camden, and Mss Lizzie
Sharp Of Philadelphia, are TO preach deliver adj
dresses II PROBABLY designed Tor tho promotion OF
No mess such u meeting closed In ST. Pauls Metho-
dIst Episcopal Church, Jersey City, Thursday. IL
held afternoons and evenings Tor ten days, and
Rev. j. l.. Irvine and vile conducted the exercises.
The nth General Council OF the Reformed Episco-
pal Church Will meet at Philadelphia May 9. The