The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-07
ANNIVERSARIES.
S.mi-cenienniaI Of The American Sea
mans Friend Society.
IT'S FOUNDATION AND GROWTH.
TIE Union Theological Seminary !" Us
Fory-third Year.


rrlend society was celebrated yesterday ~ 'pe
nro.axay rabernacle with appropriate ceremonies
Ia he morning Tue Convention met and listenea 10
historieal sketch OF the association ana papers Oh
sher topic. The afternoon session was occup'eu W
.bustness meeting. at which the annual report was
read and trustees three years and ocers ior Inc
coming year we're elected. La the evening pubic
sessiou was ned the body Of tho church. ~ wn'cn
spccohes were made by Mr.. stewart L. weodiord. d.
howard Crosby. Bishop Fellows and others.
rnx MORNING SESSION.
~. ronventtou met at ten A. NJ In tho lecture
.oom Of tho Broadway Tabernacle. President Richard
y 6nck in the chair Dr. S,caiman opened me pno-
resdings Win prayer
Rev DR.. samuel H. Hall. corresponding secretary
and treasurer read historical sketch oil tho socicy
from it's formation tho present day It's orsanzs-
lion he said, was mainly due TO tho Efforts OF rev.
Iohp Truair, who had been pastor OF tho Mariners
Church. II was started May ISIS, its nrst presdcn1
being Dir. smith Thompson, at that time Secretary OF
The Navy During the nny years tho total receipts Of
ma society mad been sl5i6,9s6 IS, and since the
founding OF the Sailors Home In Cherry street, In
lsll l04 800 sailors had been cared Tor After the MS
nReyyais Among searnep by tho Rcy. Or. spursconi
III .srraits of Character Amona Christian seamen,
he Rev. Dr, Rockwell, and on .coiporteur work"by
Mr. Pearson. Tho meeting then adjourned until three
Pm.
At,bo aueruoon session the following trustees
reelected for three years:.Rey John spaulang. -;
Biliespic. William Mathews, Captain 2. u Duncan,
Frederick sturrsss AND ths Rev. Erskne y. white
iox,nx ofieers Of III. society were elosscd-Prssi-
Ssn-Rishsrs =. Buck. Vice Prss.asa's- sp..,n
h as.ss Si Boston; Rev RSss:
"a ,,.n mss '0a smn Ms r Rev. d. Marvin nsaa
r vincent, Rev. ". NJ Taylor D. D., J. W: stanton.
Of s,oning,on commodore X. r. Brseso, United States
Kans Of Morr,s,o~n: CHARLES H. DaSnsy. Pn!!a del,
pnia; Commodore stephen y. Trenchsrd United
J. W. A. Nicholson, Ricnard W. rhomp.oa and
Rev. Matthew simpson. Corresponding Secretary
Agent, L. r. Hubbard. Standing Committees Chap.
iaincy Commi,tce. Aessrs spauding LOOMS and
White Puplica.lon Committee Msssrs. HoSswe'
Ropes, Mathews, Briggs, Demores kncvals, Dun
gao, Niles and Dellner Lxseu ns ana p finance
raft and BrnkerhoT Auditing Committee, AessrS
Gillespie, Gray aud Hardy.
Tho Secretary then rcad the nftetn annual report.
II states mat tho chapa'ns, missionaries. Bible aud
tract distributors connected with the society have ab
ored In almost every tLe lace OF the earth
Tho number OF libraries sent out during the year was
sS3 on vessels carrying H. 52 The Sailors Home,
No 100 Cherry street, has during the past year ao
sommodated l, 1871 boarders These men temporarily
deposited with superintendent ST. l07 Of which
amount S7s25 were sent relatives and friends
81 935 we're placed TO their credit Ia Swings banks
ana The balanco returned 10 The deposi.ors.
Relief mas frequently been furnished 70 ship
wrecked aud destitute seamcD. The society
has published during the past year 80 900 copies OF
The Sailors MGgazne and Tor gratuitous distribution
nmoag seamen, all, 80 600 copies Of tho SedlHcns
Friend nd 300,0U0 copies VI the Lue Boat, Tor
inc use OF Sabbath schools throughout the land Tho
Saiiors Text Book has been largely circulated, and
the .sSeamcn's Ill mnsr have been supplied upon APP
pscaton In the year sna,ns April l. 1875 tho receipts
or The society into lis treasury IRON all sources I'm.
GLIDING ANAL baiance have boen $S5.520 81
expenditures $s4. 997 81 The local societies, aux.
iiury TO this have tho time raised Tor the
saamen,s cause So 54l 3D. Since the last ua meet
ing MIR. james Brown OF New York, and Row. David
lngiiss, D. ", pres dens OF the society, have
died Seventy tour persons during the past year, by
special donation that end OF $50 each, have been
constituted lilo members Of tho society.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session "a despatch read from
r. W. Thompson, Secretary Of the Navy, expressing
hs regrets that urgent public business prevented his
attendance. An address was delivered by Rev. Mr..
Jones, converted sailor, who was followed by Chan
reor Crosby The remarks OF United States District At
torney Woodord, who next, listened with
rspt attention. Alter referring TO the various dens.
Baior mis- destruction. General Woodiord turning
OF the society, told them that the only
way to win sailors TO Christ was 10 extend
10 them oil times the hand OF welcome.
'Gvc tho sailor n hearty welcome, and let Prot
pslantism take hold of the masses. as Catholicism
has In city. tell you, Mr. President, ladies
gentle men, that VIC are surrcnderng the commor
glasses nfdelity the hand and Cath olicism
other, and think the latter Is doing It's work