The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-07
| on Wednesday, at ten o'clock A. NJ, In tho Home
Chapel No. 20 East Twenty ninth street, Madison

on Wednesday, at ten o'clock A. NJ, in tho Homo
Chapel No 30 East Twentyninih street. near Madison
avenue.
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY BOARD
In the Madison square Presbyterian church tho an
nua sermon before the Board OF Missions preached
by Rev William J. Tucker, tho pastor Immediately
before the the secretary OF the Board stated
that there falling oil this year in the number OF
ordained missionaries also In the receipts OF tho
society Tue expenditures amounted 10 $4s0.3i6 49,
whereas The receipts Noted but s+72 $40 a. Fields Of
labor heretofore considered barren were becoming
fruitful SUCH Tor example, as China and Mexico.
II was TO be hoped that candidates would
offer themselves for tho missions and that tho
receipts would be such as 10 enable the Board
TO continue It's good work unimpaired Rev. DIR.
Tucker spoke OF the consciousness felt by Abraham,
Isaac, Noses aud David, the consciousness OF the
righteous and said II should BIO iet by each ono oil
II was felt up 10 the time OF Christ, and now the
Church makes use OF II by her power to instruct She
Is clothed with pail the pail gwen hor by Christ
she teaches US how TO DO strong. how TO stand Arm
amid the tolls and temptations oil the world. Man
givc more TO this world than the world can
give to him. What tho world gives DO
lett behind, but what tho righteous gives lives
alter him. Man must not live Tor himself alone, he
must I've ms Christ taught him. There Is that power
the soul that enable him to do wonders II II be
only exercised. he felt great pleasure IN being able TO
say that m eminent authority recently said:It tho
soul oil man were transferred TO the body Of apo
his acts would be widely different rom those o body
formed like That OF man and having the soul OF an
upc There are two sides OF prophecy the regular and
tho irregular. In ancient times heard prophecies
from day ~ day-ved III Thorn. We now are taught by
the Church winch over living and working. Pro-
lessionxi men Will tell you thcy arc working for tho
good OF society," but tho teaching and works of church
members are dong infinitely more. All have II IN
thor power to work. tor did not Christ say ASK
and you shall recolve" Let US ask then, aud
the power to do that which God expects OF Let
not work Tor ourselves alone, but Tor others, and
when we leave this world let us have tho consolation
to think that we have kept that which gwen in
trust pure, and SO Lett II 10 others.
CITY MISSION AND TRACT SOCIETY.
Tn tho il \ In Car, N,,I la
evening celebrated tho anniversary OF It's opening
by the City Mission ana tract Society. Rev. John
Doocy selected his text from Isaiah yxxv., 2-..Thc
excellcncy OF Carmel and dwct In comparisons upon
the whole and accomp shmcnls Of the Carmen
Chapel II was opened. he said, upon tho 9th day
OF June, 1877. and had been used almost daily
since for popular worship Its founder.
tho City Mission and Tract Society, had
been the method OF Its support, through
voluntary dona,iona Mr.. Dooley gave review OF each
service that conducted in the Chapel comprising tho
temperance meetings on Monday inquiry meetings on
Tuesday, prayer meetings on Friday, aud preaching
on sunday OF each week. The noon day prayer meet
ings form one OF tho most important ani satsfac.
tory works OF tho chapel They inaugu-
rated, Mr. Doolcy said upon tho 14th OF Oc-
tober, 1872, and held with unvarying regularity
every day sinco between the hours OF twelve and
o'clock The aggregate attendance at oil OF these
MONDAY meetings was estimated at 1875 900. Mr. Doo-
ley related many incidents oil conversions made ut
these meetings. OF which he estimated thore had been
100 each year Tho aggregate attendance Of people
at all tho meetings in tho chapel since ns
opening was put down ut something over
100000. rho votarics were IN great part
strangers, OF tho poorer class, who frequent tho
Dowcry, and attracted 10 tho services Tho
Young Mems Christian Association has a work in
motion with tho chapel sustaining u dormitory and
an eating department. Tho former has an accom-
modalon of over thirty rooms aud at certain season
Is nightly filled TO It's utmost capacity. Only Tho
homeless and ircndess who apply are admitted, and
thor wants are supplied with considerable lDerality
Mr.. Doolcy's sermon was listened to by an audience
comprising many friends and supporters OF the chapel
who evidenced little satisfaction ut the labor OF love
accomplished.
sEAMEy's CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The thirty anniversary OF the Protestant Epsco-
pal Church Missionary Society for Seamen held
last evening tho Church OF the Incarnation corner
OF Madison avenue and Thirtyntn street This society
Is OF The oldest In tho State and has accomplished
during its thrty-th-eo years Of existence much
good among scaiaring people, and among It's patrons
and board OF directors may be found many
OF the most prominent gentlemen Of New York In
addition 10 the services last evening" the annual report
OF the society read and a sermon appropriate to
tho delivered by the Rev. Arthur Brooks
The society at present has three stations, sailors
homo aud reading room. Tho principal station
Is ,ha floating church ut Pike street and East
River. In conjunction with this - ITO mis-
sion house IN pike street, whcro there arc tree
reading Iooms and chapel Tho aoat,ng church and
tho mrson house are under the churge OF the Rev. Il.
j. Walker, who is also tho chaplain OF tho sailors
there Is "A church West street, Leroy, which is
in charge OF the Rev. H. r. Roberts. In addition 10
SERVICES
held every sunday Cocntics slip These
IRE conducted by tho Rev !. Mcclure. There two
every sunday nj each oil the stations, and
average Attendance Is between nifty and one hundred
sailors ut zach service. AZ the mission house at TO- "a
PIKE street. services held during tho week and
holy days. There Is also Sunday school in conncc.
with tho mission, ut which there Is good regular
attendance During tho past year there held 10
services the floating church. There are eighty sailor
communicates aud about one hundred Others many Of
whom old sailors an men ol-wnrs men. There were
twenty-four confirmed ny the Bishop, fourteen OF
vhnn CntIn Ttaaro ra alS nutn
baptisms three being adult Sailors sixteen marriages
and burals. fhc Sailors Home, IN Fran kiln square
has accomplished much good In the reformation oil
sailors, and several men Who were IN former years
desperately wicked characters have become church
communicates and respectable men. Tho Superin-
tendcnt OF the home Is Mr. Rode. who reported that
during the year nearly thousand sailors Of all
tions had cared for. The financial status the
society considered good. They owned the floating
church aud the SLIP which II oated, the Pike street
property and tho new Sailors Home In addition "a
this they had considerable sum OF money IN banks
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