The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1850, Page 2

Vag the Goaiah. missiomy mamsed fu te exeeptiny e Goulah mi ja the n Mount Andrews and Morrlaburgh, distant abo the St. 'aal’s river, MODERN CHRISTIANITY. THE RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARY MEETINGS, KEW YORK, A. D., 1550, 1 am informed in re- is fleld, in letters received trom the mission- ary and teacher, sined my arrival, that owing to the adjoining tribes. they will and it appears hostile spirit of some of be compelled to abandon it for a time to me, that we cannot found permaneat chare | sehools, beyond @ line within which the iatlue power of the Liberian government is predominant. | ears to me that we cannot sucerasfully plant Christian institutions beyond this line, whieh, how- | cver, is constantly extending. 1 viueed me of the importance of means that will tend to strengthen the existing ¢ government ; and [am well satisfied the true coarse for us is to inerease the central power, the great light, by vital action.” ‘The cost The Reperts Continued from the First Page. | Amvlversary of the Ncw York State Cotout- zation Soclety. ‘The twenty-first anniversary of the above interosting and important society, was celebrated last even! the Dutch Reform @elock, the body of the chureh was alr Dumerous company, of whom ladies formed the greater things bave “— Chere DABY and redeem the eoutin of the Methodist Liberi ary Mr. G. also read a nuzaber of othor cumenta, explanatory of the schools and missions, among which was one well written letter from a na- tive African, now a civilized Liberian, Dreathe the deepest gratitude to America, aud parti- cularly to the Colonization Mr. G. then clo This work is the “ neon G. Phepps, Baq. Dr. ng with an appropriate ¢ aud briefly ad- ‘The ebair was taken by Matthews opened the m Goyernor Pixyey then ro dressed the meeting, and read aa abstract from the re- port of the past year, which, on motion, was ordered to ‘The Governor then read an interesting { Liberia, from Dr. Alexander, of he said he hoped the society would He concluded by reading an in letter from Mr, James, teacher of (he 1 Ladies’ School in Liberia, containing some iv mation on the state and pr fety and its officers, st work Which could be un- it of the colored race, both here T am glad Mr. Clay bas not forsaken p! Another great Northern statesman still fayors the cause, and I hope soon to see the day when steamers will ran trom Liberiaa to this This work is peculiarly due from America to Princeton, whit Beruwe, being introduced by the chairman, xpressing # desire that the ted States would soon recogaise Liberia, by forming said he could not refase his He was happy to There was not a name i In centuries to rley will be found graven deep on We have our own opinions ‘The constitution of this society is liberal it merely states that we agroe to place colonists on ica, at their own cons hen offered a resolution, veble yolee Lo this bel @ well known Seer Ameriean Society, at Was! y introduced by the Chai 4 trom @ visit t ue the name of ma desire for the good of any political motives, nos for settling this iF jety biack race than fro pothize with none of the sche We are not better be- i airy is bound to put the oppressed sg ue herein the North, nor No scheme is so eal- this like the American Colouization annot undo the past » by the cupidity and erueity of white cod, @ very wretched condi I not enter into t a that the remedy y is to be found less in the inter ifution, than in the genius of Chri finen worketh not the righteousness of Goud. ok for no great biessings to this land except from { sentiment which wo h not his broth here only as a Christ od that be has favored 1 and that after having been to Monrovia with that salut Mr. Ashman, in that barbarous land, again T have bud the joy to see the inl yuerter Of a century sinee then I h d itself to civili- r people t ine tations, Tt was orginally the gitt of God fo man. From i 9 to Italy, from Italy to y,and England. You find it marching Tt comes to one couatry trom some other country, God has brought these black men, as educated them here in the best sanot the only one whir'y aitows é has taught them Christian! at, though portion should siny here, a large portion shoul 6 feom hore, with oil | in their lamps, to carry Wue back to that dark coun- J cfvilized Africa. thiopian. philosophers were not er what she is now—never $0 England has done other, but she is the mother of my country; n glad I ean call her my grandmother, done much, bat her coloay ot failure—her West India scheme is, it seems, a failure. id has the black maa become a man, except in the republic of Liberia, @ refutation of the assertion that a man with ead and elliptical legs ix not a man—there, you see hima man, fully ries of absurd philosoph which, judged frecée, from Greet n philanthropist, to | on, but not originating, his providence, ahitants of a city there I saw there but a § ve seen a city there tal of an independent mn more than ordi- | n, that on that evening 3 hat harbor, having brow, y new government of «church glowing. full of worshippers this audience look to me for facts, » First, C will say t ather reluctant in giving her fr Ten years ago I fou Opposed to us We hear talk ierra Leone has been a n no part of the w ublic opinion in London Buxton wherei This was the ria was to grow, bein 1 element by which I republic there is ana and experience, is the most successful expe ronment ever attempted on earth. Only think of the strife, at our forma- some Englith publi the settlement of Monrovia, tot he impression made on my mit Mount, a beau- romontory, till my departur . the diffeultiea, 1s, was occupied with visits ments, from Monrovia to Cap: » region of pestilence he rainy to the dry season. and yet every day I make my visite om sb Ith, though I went some visiting the plantat ap isgenerally thought ed in the puipits of the a general. to that hh onrovia embraces 1.400 peo stone and brick. The number 40, There are four good size ‘as been for the best good of its citizen st to say, uo nation has ever raised itself nas, Ti Iwas there from Asto races, who caw trace the difference be- the grandson of an Wvishman and the grandson | of an Englishman? every reason to believe that the black man | the enjoyment of the same privileges as ourselves, We I invited President Roberts, Thus the climate is not «uw: Twice on each fee it now in Liberi | and tound him, at m: I wish wo would ry republic—I_ biush to ome, England, France, they are | onght to extend our recognition. extend our recognition to nk we never extended it | Prussia, have ull i much since Mr. mded the river St England, who Teproaches us with the almighty dollar, knows what she looks to those rich lands of which Mr. n, Vieters, of Philadelphia, then briefly he meeting, advocating the cause of colo- ated eloyuence ‘and their testim “This is # geod country the roil, I believe there is no country cnpel nization ina strain of ani the anniversary was closed by singing and prayer, and persed at a late hour. New York and American Sunday School hat they are by the ity. The settle. aud is superior agriculture! pursuits; men made The anniversary meeting of this society was held {great Tuesday, at the Castle Garden, at & o'clock. a glorious and # soul-stirring sight to see the eongre- Zaft | ented thousands of Little children, from the earliest | peatling age up toll or 19 years old, joining in the y praise to Hin under whose especial guardian- ship they receive the blessings of the book of life. The | spacious building was crowded ; there could mot have | been iets than 8000 persons present. upwards of 6 500 of whom were children of the Sunday sehoola—the reat etaters of the noble work. There different aehools assembled here ; ($9 oth ors met at Broome street, Carmine street, Washington nd West 16th street churches ; also at Williamsburgh and Jersey City.) Each wns dis- hed by its number. and its banner bearing serip- The way of life. Thy word a light unto my path.” © Feed my lambs.” ed much kindness from the peo ad with the simplicit ttlers. and was much pl «ir manner, thelr industry. and the purity of tl Hives and conduct. vised wents on the plantation: Cape Palmas is a beautiful settle ecommerce. It is settled by « Maryland hers. because if har a The sooner it is brought in eireuit of the Republic of Liberia the better place of peculiar beauty nd is in the pathway were teachers, and * execpt from the Sta: read a pleasing lette Literia, showing much gr: and expressing great sati Why should not t square, Tenth street, In all my conversat: vored they were than the saine aumber of the world. They are there to spread L evntinent; to plant eb They are build 1 felt admiration at the pr is a lamp unto my feet, « Search the seriptures.”” morning tow thy seed, The seed it the word of God Thy word is truth,” © Ri pie of this country, | in the days of thy youth.”’ an $100.00 would, within twenty-four hours, c be placed in the hands of the Gover the English blockade t# usele the atrocious slave trade our navy would also do something te mber now thy € uffer little ebiteds ot, for of such is the nd forbid them was opened with © The Song of Glad nied harmoniously by the children, with and precision of time. | the verses runs thus — rey that doch keep & ‘ec mee of humanity ated, both for agr' letter from Mr. Lew pays (bat the expe United States commerce therene fifty per cont every year in a highly plew ‘The Rev'd Mr. Summers, Baptist minister, offered ap er. end another reverend gentleman briefly ad- the advantages ich twenty years i by children under similar cireuim- deplored that there were = who do not enjoy the pr! je education. The mecting then sang the hymn of the Bible advancement of the r the charge of the Me- from thirty to forty mis- retable comma’ n idea of the peop Me Gurley then they now enjoy with those nd fifty pupils are un aries employed by this rex +t thing to give the public let them epeak for themselves Mosnovias. Liberia. With much pt Rev RM. Genre My pen cannot ; , ngs alar oer the earth his day @ living 2 andothers labor- of colonization monument of that eal f scribed with its preee © in trivmph, the joy of Annual Meeting” was also sung, after which a reverend gentleman ensayed to address the children; bat, as they age wap obliged from the (general bustle to forego his in- Will you hare ter inserted im the eperitery. as the frets here which are as follows the laater part of A hymn of the * FING AT THE TAMERNACER. avery larce assemblage of the friends of nat the Tabernacle, at 7 of accommodatin ociation ie one whic! poration of all mem- res ont sympathies, ies for ite euceess. all arrived «af: my children and infants have never ecen. Thomas M. Ambler, and ue to be rehenteed whil n untila generation shal mavy hundreds commands our b “i ke upon the fleld where juvenile detiaqueney and and pratce hie name, This if not all—when his ear alond for refort hed on earth, then these good deods roud. when I look around and difeulties bat have surmounted it down, and with one Lean say. T » know nothing among men. but Jesus, built three houses since my dwelling. black- stitution seem to ery cot; and it sends forth its comunittees to traverse J, to tock, and as far as tiv There is hope in the work: there is no work ever yet ultimately cated ander the combined energy shall have been hall follow him be, to save that he Rev. Dr Teac Ferris, opened the nd thé Corresponding Seere- mal report, from ulated by Industry. to the commu and T sincerely hope that known juvenile depravity — to stop its rourecs and substitute @ purer one in ite fe indeed the pr . To etem the current lem of the time. Moxnorrs, Nowember 24, 1840 As agent of the Ladies’ He. vie, Lam direeted to address | of legisiative and other oat the importance of Reverend and Deer nerele mt Society of Mom you this short epistle the Board of the New York Sunday School U ereat on behalf of destit: reat gratifiestion qountry. and seeing © ralm and wish to erect means can be proetred) an «soon as safficieat when you return and when leisure and offers itelf, that you will wake our among your benevd of hom this faterest has been awakene and that witheut much encour agement or co-operation. in our efforts jon_ within the dert report of the reelety ofthe treasurer, that said am You will pardot us for taking this lity ate se much trouble eving that you, with + art, we now conel speedy ond rate return t eee mm of your family aud friends We have the homer te remain. yours. ntiment ofesteem and respect BEVERLY P YATES, Agent, L sition and pros ment about the ehitdre friend of Sunday eehools rated by that bope. hrewd, the thinecervi ANY parene the polley of atten: ¥ of having criminals int our native land. and t therefore, in this excite. once adopt and ‘ing to avoid the community, by inet erime, through the that moment the impetay which For, after Mre Jase BR. Rowenrs, Direetress Mre buses RK. Moons. View t b Lewrs, Treasurer Supdey school cause will ve will maltiply te fofamnee jeal Aieabilittes, Mm ings, whieh are, after all under rach eir- sTASDiRG COMMITTEE Mre Rosaline Canot of care noth ‘ally occur, even to a world! | iovetaaces, than the Sunday 24 the moral, that is, for the final and the Mre. Harriet Brander Mrs Hi Barton. Be teferenee to the schools Mr. G. read the follow. | letter. in which the Rev. Mr. Bastion, Superinten Gent of the Methodict mission, rays of the stations an- hich inelade fiftecn ne thonsed members faire The whole nomber fhe Union be 180 Of thoes #7 only Beye ar duly reported according to the ition of the board. In the 87 schools thus reported, there are :— 1 male and 1,126 female teashers—total 2.275. 1.742 of these teachers are professors of rligion ; of whom 123 have made a profession during the year. 7,650 in the number of male, and 9.072 the number of female pupils :—making a total of 16,702. 349 of these pupils are professors of religion ; of whom 53 have a profession during the Cr: a Odd a the average attendance during the month of Mare! 91,702 ia the number of volumes in the Wbraries. In addition to the various blank forms, &e., used in the rchools, the following books have been distributed as preminms and supplies to the schools, in answer to orders of the visiting committee of the board : 182 fine Bibles ; 42 Reference do. ; 68 plain do. ; 312 fine Testaments ; 128 plain do. ; 1570 Union Hymns; 8,655 Union Questions ; 1.450 Class Books; 141 Minute, Keeviving and Koll Books; 1.487 First, Seeond aud Third Reading Books ; 627 Cards, Alphabet and Ten Commandments, &e. ; 66 Union Bible Dictionary ; 95 Chureh Iymn Books; various; 2.055 Library Vol- umes ; 26,000 Anniversary Hymns ; 2,500 arrangement of Lessons ; 240.000 proof slips. During a portion of the year, we regret to say, the course of the schools was, {a all instances, materially eheeked, and in some, utterly cut off, for a time, by the prosanee im our midst of that terrible seourge— the Cholera, But that which still operates—alas, that it should be so! most injurioasly upon them, is the want of sufliciency of worthy teachers. Pious, faith- full. competent teachers, who love the work for the Master's eak, are found few in number everywhere. This is the burden of every complaint—the fruitfal source of failure in numerous localities. Is there no remedy for this erying evil? There is just now no question relating to Sunday schools more important than this, It thould oceupy the thoushts, nay. should become the theme of the gravest deliberation of every friend of the ewuse, Every man who deems it an ad- vantage to send hia son to ‘a Sabbath school, fs deeply interested in this inquiry. whether he feels that inter- est ornot, The hoot taterests of his child"are at stake, his character for life, for eternity, may depend upon that of the person, to whom his training in the Sunday school is temporarily entrus ‘This being the case, it seems as though the love of our offspring should be- get a desire on the part of parent to take stezz, a8 Op- portunity is offered. ay, more than that. to make op- portunity to take steps towards securing a lar better, & more permanent supply of persons re 'y to assume and to perform the duties pertaining to Sunday school teachers, But. despite of drawbacks in every shape, the work In has not been without a good degree of success. some quarters, it has succes perintendent, wx reporting 4 ers, with © brary of teas doo roluines, announces the interesting fact, th ore than one-half of all the pupils connceted with his school, belong pot to the dren gathered from * the highways and the hed, and brought under the fav.ag influences of gospel truth, Nor is this a <olitary instance. Several reports show the like grati- fying state of things ; gratifying, becouse the Christian philanthropist must ever rejoice in what so sig- nally tends to redecm the wretched from their wretch. ness; and more gratifying still. because the sehools so Teporting are not professedly what are called * Mission Schools.” congregation; that is, Teachers turn themselves voluntarily into visiters of the sick and the dying there deposited, and seck to ad- minister that’ last religious consolation, which their dreadtul condition so urgently demanded. There ty something of moral sublimity ia this transaction. And the story loses none of its interest, when we are told that “among the number (of t! so visited) were many children of sorrow, whose houses were far away, and who bad been brought to that building to languish and die, without a single relation or friend to soothe their last memonts, or to point them to Heaven—that better home of the friendless, secured by the blood of esus, Of another school, the following facts are recorded, which will speak for themselves: —" Our school has ralsed for missionary and benevolent purposes $200. The Infant school alone has raised. by their penny collection, $30, Fifty-five dollars was given by our school for the relief of th sufferers at the Hague street Explosion.” It is the melancholy duty of the Board of Managers to record the death of one of their oldest, most devoted and useful memeers, Jobn Gray, who has been con- nected with the Sabbath schools for more than thirty years. He departed this life on the 27th of April. in the 64th year of his We venture to say, that no surviving manager, visiter, supcrintendent, or teacher, has devoted himself with more assiduity to the great cause of Sabbath schools, than he has In addition to their usual operations, the Board have, within the year, eet on foot an agency of visita- tion, designed to ferret out the abodes of the multitudes of children, who, with all the religious privileges of this great city, «till spend their Sabbaths in utter ignorance or disregard of its sacred character. The agent en- gaged in this service has already entered largely the regions of juvenile destitution a: mg and found means of drawing off y towards the Sunday rebool, who would. | ped have been turned in that direction without so A few brief extracts from his re 1 develope more fully the nature and success of his work. He say! “During the short period I have been engaged in this work. I have visited 1,800 families, and to them preached the lof Jesus Christ. I have delivered 78 addresse: ferent tres Mr. M.C, Moran moved that the report be adopted and printed. Carried. Mr. Packano, of Philadelphia, then addressed the meeting. nad spoke of the power of secret influences as an undefinable pow d raid that all the glory of the Sunday schools lay in their secret influence. Le then presented to view some of their operations and results. Brownsville, which was some years ago a Bab- bath dereerating place, with shops stores all open on a Sunday, is the influences of the pmol School Society, and no stores are now 0 on the Sabbath. Mr, Packard continued some time to speak in favor of the Assoriation The Kev, Mr. Wicerts, of Philadelphia, next ad- dressed the mecting in a brief but eloquent speech. The societ; hdr whom it did not Inquire who the n were instructs; it instructs all. Like the lady of being run over by a bystander, “is it your ebild’” wered be “but it is somebody's child.” 4 cheers.) Ie cntled upon the la- wo teachers, Some will say that they Why. they can find time to go {nto their garden, and if they see a drooping flower they will sprinkle it with water to revive it; and will they refuse to lend their aid to now and raise the im- who are thirsting for the dew of Heaven’? The reverend speaker here re- counted several humorous and necdotes He knew an infidel who gave y schools. im he gave that for such « pur- ? Fl much in the year Loppe aid Pop wut? "we are buttwo poor the world thinks we have chance of a living; but. gentlemen, ‘hile you lend us your ears, we shali never want for bread.” (Loud laughter) So with this society, while you lend it your ears and counte- nanee. it cannot succeed The Rey. Mr. McCous then made a very oe address. of the wut, in consequence of the lateness observations hour, confined his utes. The sa was sung, & benediction offered by the chairman, the separated ‘The Female Guardian Society. The sixteenth anniversary ot thie philanthropic and bighly useful society was held, on Tucsday the Charch of the Puritans, Union Square, ccedingly well attended ; the church being filled with ahighly respectable audience, among whom we ob- served a large number of Indies. The Rev. Dr Cheever occupied the chair. Prayer having been offered by Rey. Mr. Bannard, in « mort appropriate and solema anner, an original hymn, adapted to the occasion, pleasingly sung by the children from the Home ‘These preliminary services being concladed, the trea- surer’s and general anoual reports were read, from which we glean the following very pleasing facts, ay having resulted from the labors of the society. The amount of subscriptions, during the part year, was $14.141 69, and the expenditare has been equal. The Dullding debt has been eaucelled, notwithstanding which. the society ie still indebted, to the amount o deplores the decease 0 . Let mtbnd sembers A hall of reception, or pur. larsification. and a hospital have been erect- * family at the hall has been 100, year 333; rem, 238 whole 4 4 recelved since the institution was IMT. 1.07: 1818. The m 4; of children, 744—total +4 ot these have found in respectable to 12.000 eopier of the <Ideorate and Guardia The society issues fri monthly. in addition to many other publicatio alts opened. in July, totel issues, during the year, have amounted t arte pages, and over 400,000 daodeclino pages. In Anite and a the epecial objee nd that the evelopement of depravity an among this class in owt en eity, thould awake most enxlous thonght earnest effort of the bene. volent for their physical aud moral improvement Mr. T. addressed the meeting a follows -—T! ling diseioeures made In the reeent report of t of Police. touching the extent of javeniie ravity io the midst of ms, «track @ ebord in the heart of the coment achord of hamanity, a chord of pity thousand yout and wherves and counties: bad read of neh s state of tap vack b dlate of pelluvion non re. goreive an and Bet bere we have With the cape oF of our elty, first in developing the great which we ere surrounded. They" feel an exposure lies thei #tre sine they look to their aid the united efforts of the wealthy aud benevole at, in lessening. or eating great an evil. The Female Guardian So- ei an be looked upon as pre-eminently aiding ince its motto was Shoe airy . bettering of society m - = fected mainly by the efforts of the virtuous community. It never sould be accomplished. at any rate, alone, by civil or legislative enactments; these always failed in Spats ohlog and if partially successful, were very expensive. individual benevolence must take the case in hand, and with God's aid. rightly di- regted efforts would be blessed with success. “If a stranger were to ju of the great mass of our juve- nile population by this report, he would make a great mistake. These, in proportion to the vastly greater nember of well cared for and religiously trained ehil- dren, were but asa handful of our juvenile population, Still there was a fearful amount of depravity in the elty, whieh happily could not be paralleled by any other city or village in the Union. Crime was driven from the country and sought to hide itself in the town, and hence its fearful preponderance here. We had to de- plore and attempt to eradicate the emigrated crime of ‘other towns and countries, and in that very cireum- siance there was encouragement and hope. siuce in endeavoring to consummate so good an object, we should be aiding in subduing the crime and annihilat- ing the vice of other distrists as well an ourowa. We had, however. pleasing contrasts to contemplate. We had our thousands of Sunday scholars, and our geste of py little ones—happy in the right ining they were receiving. Only the other day, we hada thousand children delighting a numerous audi- énce with their simple youtbfal strains of harmony. Then turning to the dark side of the picture, the evil was not incurable. but it must be done by private be- nm lence. Legislation was both faulty and wasteful. Legal measures would not reach the state of the case. He would refer to the Governors’ Almshoure,as an illustration of the wastefulness and corruption of Legis- lative charfty, The average number of inmates under the control of this board, according to the warden’s report, was, last year, 954, while in the prevjous annual report the svorage during the year had been 2.502, when the asylum could not accomodate more tian 1,000 in- mates, This discovery, he might!mentien. had saved $81,006. Besides, legal witasures frequently lacked dis- crimination in making a distinetion between poverty and erime,much to the injury of those whose misfortune it was to be subject to the former, He was of opinion that physical reform should precede, but, not stand in stead. of moral reform. Jesus, by his mission, beauti- fully exemplified this true charity; he fed the hungry and healed the diseased, and then he applied +=" win to the moral virus, Let ua tm'*"'. inis perfect example, and take *%ay ali opportunity of reproach from the - P y enemies of religion. Then, again, he would make the return of these poor outcasts to the path of virtue in- viting. There howia be no coercion, but a leading on to virtue, from the fascination it shall itself exert. He was glad in being able to state, that two ragged schools had been established, and were doing good service. The little neglected urchins who attended them were gradually benefitting by the kindly training they were reeelving, and many bad romoted to the regu- lar Sabbath schools, One in Elm street had so flourished, (hat its attendanee had increased from 40 ‘at improvement was visible in the con- fldren, The speaker concluded, by al- luding to the cheering results referred to in the re- port, which he hoped might act as # stimulus to farther effort. Those who aided in this enterprise were deserving the thanks of the community, since whilst performing an act of the most exalted charity, they were tending to improve the tone of society-soine- times even at great personal sacrifice. At this point a hymn was sung by the children of the Home, and a collection made; after which Rey. Mr. Parken spoketo the following resolu- tion : Resolved, That the prevention of moral evil is true Christian economy. and that this feature of the work of the American Female Guardian Society is its crown- ing excellence. most hearti!y concurred in this resolution, from ® sincere conviction of its truth. Egypt in shad been overrun by @ monster of the and so vicious that it nd feared according- soon de- y. nimal, (he ichneumon, the} found busied itself in destroying the eggs of th structive monster, till it almost threatened to an: Jate the race, Could it be wondered at that this li imal. performing as it did, so great a service for hem, should be reverenced, and, indecd, worshipped by the single minded Egyptians. and that they should = its life being taken under any circumstances? te would ask was not the vast amount of juvenile crime in our city, a destructive snurian inonster, that threatened, if not checked by an ichneumon, to disor- — the community? Was not such a society as the ‘emal Guardian Socicty worthy of earnest support in efforts that tended 60 usefully to destroy this monster evil! Two nations alone had expended in , since the revolution. sufficient wealth to construct a railway track round tl arth, endow all the colleges in the member of for ten yi and should we grudge the requisite sum to remove an evil #0 ressing and so alarming? Mr. P. concluded by urging clafu of the society upon ali . Wriiast Bear, anim Littl , ntl, tsam Bene, raion @ boy, apparently aims aattenne Dien, Jetoahis e audience here joined in «! the doxol ’ eties wth the mcsting sogueeea en, Advent Conference ef Believers. A mecting of the Second Adventists, at Washington Hall, yesterday, commenced with singing the hymn, “ God moves mysterious way,” and prayer, by Rev. Mr. Brown. Professor Whiting, and the Rey. J. Liteh, the Assistant President, introduced the subject of the conference, and the latter stated that a letter was Ppropored to be sent to the family of the late Rev. Mr. Miller. Me hoped all would be benefitted by the pro- ceedings of the Free Conference exercises. He then stated that a letter had been received trom the church at Addison, respecting brother Morgan, who had been preaching there successfully for some time past, requesting his ordination, Ie had high recommonda- tions from the chureh there, and from some brethren here, A committee was then unanimously appointed to make arrangements for the ordination The Rev. Mr. Gross then delivered resting detailed account of the work as progressing. d eating the laek of prayer for the furtherance of the work of God, the *ympathies of the church ta the general w Mr. Briss, of Boston, then introduced the following at the city of New jnously voted. that this lowing letter to Mrs. Lucy er relatives | — Since our last meetin, to mourn the death of « let = In the Advent Confer York, M ¥ mpathire. In y ud and brother. higher considerations. We regard him as a man called of God toa most important work; aod asaman greatly Dicewed the suceeseful performance ot that work. The unrullied int ity of his life was crowned by « peaceful and hopeful death. The deep sense of grati- tude we feel to God for the benefits conferred on us, through his instrumentality, we t i in many Christian hearts, Throwgh ing on his teaching, our attention bas been direct- ed to a more faithful study of the Scriptures, to clearer, more harmonious sud correct views of divine truth. We have thus been led to rejoice in hope of the glory to be revealed at the appearing of Christ. We fondly hoped that he -- have been spared till our expecta- tions were reall He hae passed away. May we re- member that our obligations are increased by the truth hich be taught. May we be prepared for # reanton him and all the redeemed on that day. Our ¢in- cere and united prayer is, that the ¢ which #us- tained him under his severe trials, aud in the elosing feene, ma) scorert ye in your bereavement, and ta all the afictions the present state. and secure to you the enjoyment of the glorious future. Tendering to your acceptance this expression of our eympathy an nee, we remain your affectionate brethren in the faith once delivered to the sain The Rev. Mr. Nexnnam moved that euch letter be ac- cepted entered om the minutes. si by the chairman seeretary and sent to the ily of the Mr. Buss entered into a very high eulogy upon the Christian character of the deceased Mr Miller on New am ted hie character and discernment. which e ed iteelt in wise euggertions in the govern. ment of affairs, and he hoped that he should be united him hereafter ia heaven. ie . J. ¥. Hexes, of Boston, said: Tt was a re. markable providence that associated my destiny with William Miller— a thing uasought and aopremeditaced, but by an all-wite providence, [ was brourlt into con- nection with him and the Advent mission. About ten cart since the acquaintance commenced. npon the of his lectures at Boston. He there instilled into my mind euch ideas as deeply impressed me with the trath of his principles. A er yeiecenaetianen fol- lowed, wherein he stated he had been working five years, wherever he had the opportunity: he showed me the proofs, types, shadows and v. harmony. In our next interview, ndertook to go to the ry Sy p ted he meen pond mosas, to t jorions doetrine of ear coming Kort and Gavour, and the synopsis is eummedio as emall work largely eireul = 1, The Lord Jeses Christ will come to this earth « seeond meeond coming of (hrivt will be personel and risibte, will be ‘Teminm previons to the seed com ae a nar retnen to Py be. earth renewed. js the promised imberitante of the whe ars living on she earth when Chriet * Nt Chetek, the viehtewns deni wilt be nad Wogeiber e-saye YEE 3 ; g - Hy 2° The necond cer ing of Christ, in the glory of his Father, ith hishely angels 18 presented in the Sertpines a object of the desire, hope, and prayer of the saints, FWehad two oljectsone to eulighten men tojthe truth, and the other to press men to embrace that truth) The work was commenced, spread and scatter ed to the best of our ability, The press then took w the matter in the way of correspondence; his leetu were published, A newspaper was then started, with- cut a subseriber, in full confidence. It cost me above $200 on the Advent Herald, and fortwo years it did not sustaimitself. The paper was for Mr. Miller to speak in, I was advised and guided by him in the conduct of that paper. He confided in my integrity in the matter; and let others attempt to destroy my reputa- tion, he was always as wfather tome, Mr. Hines then expressed his high feeling of pleasure in the conduct of his associates inthe work. He then alluded to his last interviews with Mr. Miller, which created emo- tion, in one of which he requested that a memoir of his life might be published, which is now in progress, He hoped to meet Mr. Miller on the resurrection day, with an honest beart, having demeaned himselt honestly toward the cause, He closed by alluding to the roe et shown upon the decease of Mr. Miller, and at the funeral, He hoped to be faithful himself, to the end, relying upon the living fountain. Mr. Hale, and other friends, made addresses of an experimental character, and the afternoon meeting closed. Anniversary of the American and Foreign Christian Union. At Lalf- past seven on Tuesday evening, at Dr. Hunter's Church, University place, this society met—Dr. De Witt in the Chair. The proceedings commenced with prayer by the Rey. Dr, Hamner, of Baltimore; #fter which an anthem was sung by the choir. ‘The report of the Treasurer was then read, showing the receipts of the Treasurer to exceed $45,000, exclu- sive of the Portuguese fund, and $52,000, including that fund. The expenditures were about the same amount. The Seerctaries—Drs. Baird and Norton—then read and explained the report, a brief account of which is as follows :— Abstract of the Report.—It eommences with a dis- bussida of, Ist—The union of the Societies out of which the American and Foreign Christian Union was formed. 2d—The practical operations of the Union. ud—The expenses of the Society, 4th—The work of the Socicty. Sth—The relations of the Society to other organizations and the eburches. 6th—Opera- tions of the Society during the past year. 7th—The difficulties encountered. Sth—Encouragements. The information on the above is very elaborately detailed, and of a very interesting character. Then comes an account of operations in the “home” field, the United States, showing an increase of 300,S0u In popu- lation, through emigration, during the past year. To ive a vivid picture of the greatness of the home jeld—at New York, the centre of the Union, there were landed, during 94 days of the past season, 91.947 emigrants, more than one-half from Ireland. New Orleans—standing on t vee in that city, where the flags of all nations are seen, with its many steamers from the interior, where myriads of emigrants are landing, and others di ‘ting for the far West, you are deep y impressed with the enter- prise and resources of the country, and the immense number of our foreign papal population. Again, on our Northern lakes, you see the decks our largest steamers crowded with emigrants, seeking via Canada. The report then goes on arious missions am: the Fre . Irish, Portuguese, Italian, and En- lish, in the United States, the 8; mission in San Antonio. The mission among the French at New Orleans has two missionaries among from sixty to seventy thousand French Romansts in that city. Of French missions at the North, one of these is in New ‘The congregation worship in the cha) of the Brick Chureh ; the numbers increase, church has good prospeets, having given $100 toward the salary of the Rev. Mr. Astie, their missionary. Another ‘French mission is at Wert Enosbu Romanists have been converted during the past yt in addition to eight heads of families, not ost joined to the church, one con’ being a priest, of 28 years’ wwding. Of the Germ: jsxions, the Free German ‘atholic con, tion in New York has revived and increased. n Newark new interest has been awakened among the Germans. Forty bee ded to church at Rochester ; there are 100 persons in the Subbath school. At 0 rapid pro- one has been made, The hall, which holds 600, has ome too small, the society has taken the church lately worshij in by Dr, Lord's congre- gation. On Kaster day 22 seceded from the Romish church ; about 200 attend the weekly prayer meeting; there are 250 in the Sabbath school. is alsow daily parochial school of 100 There have been also converts at ousin. Great secessions have been goto ene the Germans of Philadelphia, from the Romish faith—the church there having now some 300 Germans. Irish Missions—The results are almost incre- ‘The 1,000 Italians have a colporteur and mis- reat been achieved occu with the foreign field. In Canada work is Tae tage In Chili the work, which ‘8 suspended temporarily, will be resumed shortly. The society ts about to commence a mission in South Ame- riea. nish America has 20,000.00 inhabitants, for whom nothing is done. In Europe the society sustains an excellent missionary at Stockholm; has sent $500 to Russia to employ colporteurs; has remitted $80 to a serait in Hungary; a committee has been organized in Dublin, and $1 has been sent; France has 27 laborers sustained; in Belgium nothing has been done; im Italy the work is proceeding, and help has been rent thence to the Waldeuses The ‘ hristianity to those who have em| rupted one. This work is one of reformation, or re- construction, of renovation, not @ work of creation. It hasto deal with those who have a heart, a conscience, who are civilized many of them ly so—bat have not known the true Gospel. It is a work fuil of promise— a work which God is crowning with his blessing wherever attempted in the right way, and with a right spirit. The times are In the bi gem serious and critical, ®0 far as the world is concerned. Everything an- nounces that stupendous changes are to be expected. Great convulsions are to be apprehonded, at least in Prance, Germany and It Let us eater, and the @ wherever the door is open. It is this means. in conjunction with earnest prayer, that we can do our part, in connection with God's vin thore countries, to secure the “ shortens those days of tribulation,” if,in the righteous dispensation Di- vine justiec. this must come.” The Rev. Dr. Downrsc, (Baptiet Charch.) then moved that the ret read be adopted and priated; and re- marked, that the society is bound to the Christian world by & threefold cord. The object was one; and the Union had been effected during the last year, em- Dodying itrelf strongly in the words of the second ar- tiele of the constitution. This union looks at Italy, with its 20,000.000 priest-ridden people—at the Penia- sula, Spain and Portugal. with 3).000,000 inhabitants — at Austria, Germany and Hungary, with their 30,000,000 inhabitants--at Ireland, with ber 7,000,000, and mil- lions of others landing on our shores especially referring to the Irish taking retuge here cremate stition. The Dr. then remarked on the noble qualities possessed by the Irith character, at the warmth of their affection, their gratitude for favors, of the scin- tillations Se heen aoe the remark by an anec- dote of a poor fellow, who, hearing it remarked that one could hardly understand why people should give their ealt to emigrate to this country. quaintl, that the salt was no good with the ~ prati He slso related an ancedote of on Irish milkman, who dared to procure and read a Bible, which. coming to the ears of the pri was waited uj that tionary, and acked whether the report of Bible was correct. 7) ik my cows. nd the © uence ith my Bible; if [read it ‘myse milk, which f* what [ wa ‘at neighbors, 1 a three- Jat. Heli. ood milk for m: Paton te bow = four anchors. hor is, * 4. Justification by faith, not tion 8) chs rena chr phaticaliy 6 on to show that is was emphati a ‘ mee. Lit proved to be his o or Joka. ctions forming May it enc. 0 the time when the kingdoms of this 0 kingdoms of our God and of et . t. Bacon, of New Haven. then moved. and the Rev. Ls: JW. Cinckenra seconded, the following resolu- jones — “That thie meeting have learned with great satiefie- tion. that the union of the three societies, which re. sulted in the forma’ Christle ry. bas worked well in practice, as the efficiency, har. mon: reciprocal action of ite Hone during the year whieh bas just closed—the first of the society's existence abundantly attest. “That the Board shontd be eneoaraged and excited to stem. comfortably situated A Wt 2 would ents for their kind. while that pro Heanattion which Will £0 no distaeh acy, together in scommanity of their own, nd. to mae | among the papal portions of our this “That the society are greatly ploased (0 learn t! t v tA hat the are presented to it on ali Known the trae G. .) next the meeting: of laver waa th America If erp A ad in Sonth America. we must buckle to tikes? and not. be timid. The reverend gentleman thon made sum remarks respecting the by peed Cathelics, their num. ber. and the fact that the Taquisition was not abolished there until the year 1826; that Spain reoegnised the Catholic religion as the State religion; that the use of the pulpit was prohibited. but urged that matters thould be carried from house to house, He then drew pape the er lay rapes was doing much for » pain. and urged uth America should quently be the fleld for labor by tbe Union. —_r Mossr#, Demator and Lee, and De. Kennedy, thers beet aaareeses the mecting, which was closed by @. encdietion, Meetings to be Meld, Weovespay, Mar 8, Tuvrevay, Mar 9, American Bible Society—Tabernacte, 10 A.M. Bust-- nese fap ed Society's House, 9 A. M. Anicriean Foreign apd Christian Union—e tana for the Deaf and Dumb—T: & P.M. s suring Temperance Union—Tabernacle, half-pass* 7P. American Baptist Home Missionary Society—Norfol li. street Baptist Church. Business meeting at 10 A. M. Public conference in the afternoon, Farpay, May 10. American Board of Commissionezs fer Foreign Mis~ sions-—Fabornsele, 10 A M. eeting in ott i Boawd. oreign heslenes Tateraaele afternoon. iu . Y. Fema —Bodferds stree Chureh, 14 Pea nn? Reclete— Be 46 Annual 5 ied of the Ladies of the Home—Taber« nacle, 3 P. Suxpay, May 12 American and Foreign Subbath Union—Church oor- ner Fow reet and Lafayette place, Ziscourse Rev, Dr. Bethune, haltpastT Mee > ous Pe Mowvay, Mar 13, ee Society of M. E, Church—-Greene street. 4 P.M. i q Torxspay, May 21. City Bible Society—Norfolk steves Baptist Church, Thy P.M. ‘Weovespay. Mav 22. American and Foreign Bible Soclety—Norfolk street. Baptist Church, 10 A. M. e Our Onto spondence, Saren, (O.,) Conwniaya Co., 2 ‘April 22, 1890. Aspect of Eastern Ohio—Products and Soviety— Railroads—Politics—The Constitutional Conven- tion—Geology—Woman’s Convention. ‘The most important part of ern Ohio com- prises the counties of Columbiana, Stark, and Wayne, running directly west from the Pennsyle vania line. There is much of our teTritory south, of this that is of very good soi!, and well. cul/- tivated. There is, also, a good deal ah north, which composes the Western Reserve— Ohio Yankeedom. But there are no counties in the State whose products average as well as those I have mentioned, and there are none whose- persist, is so numerous, unless it be those in which our large cities are id. The farmers: of this section produce large ntities of Wool... and some of it the very best quality; they raise alt kinds of grain in abundance, and pay some atten- tion to the improvement of their stock, which has. been pooh, Sn value and in price for severat years past. T are economical and industrious, and yet are not able to make large fortunes. The: live ‘comfortably, and edue: their children = spectably. The means of education are numerous, and the school-house is accessible to all. Besides. common schools, we have a number of select schools in each of our large towns, where the higher branches are taught, and there is scarcely me boy in our streets who is not well versed in the common branches of education. Society is composed, here, as society elsewhere is, of mee! janice, merchants, speculators, lawyers, doctors, preachers and gentlemen. | shoeld not have said as coialy creer nase else is, but should have limited it to the United States, for in England it is divided into noblemen, gentlemen, fiigmen, and men, Our merchants are, many of them, men ot good business qualifications and habits, and some ot men rank as high as any inthe ‘There is now in a railroad from Pitts- — passing th this part of the State, which. and the great West, This will much chtnge the a a L . Securen ar the country, and Parqgvlh aude The pi towns it will throagh are Salem, Gusee ieee and Wooster, in exch of which. Tblieve tive whole= Deen subscribed in Colaba Aw y BS ani . in ~~ ny it will before ‘a tune the — expires. It lac 10,000. "It fo caleutated tae fnished sbont a peut this fall. Ithink there is to be a letting of Pps for part of the road, at Salem, on the Each of these counties is thoroughly democratic. A whig is scarcely ever elected, and hence they de- nominate it the country where mean men get office Almost every election they make strenuous effortste « elect their candidates, and sometines are even green enough to dream of success; but election day drives away the phantom from their brains, and they are content to rest from their toils till the next . It is conscientiously pemetnch re, that the democracy consist men i lly and necessarily mean, and as this opinion in no way injures the brethren of the Hickory Club, either in purse or fume, they take no pains to remove the impression. Men of appirently sense make the assertion, and you can give U no light that will change their minds. in this respect, are the determined victims of * dull, unfeeling, barren ignorance.” ere Was not much excitement about the election on the first of this month, for dele- tes to form the new constitution. Although it looked upon by alias a matter of much importance, many did not know of the election. The convention will be democratic a small majority. The free soilers will have a little force, though not much. 1 donot know what al- terations they will make in the present constitution although I suppose, if they act as progessives, the changes will be considerable. Somme of the ablest men in the State have been elected. Col. Me- dary, of the Ohio Statesman, was defented by a very small majority. The greater part of them are lawyers; some few farmers; and there are also men of other trades and professions.— Many people here are in favor of — electing as many farmers as possible. When the nominations Were over, it Was a suflicient argument in a candidate's favor, and an unanswerable one, that he was a farmer. Some thought shoemaker= would do better, as were men of sedentary habits, and farmers could not etand the contine- ment. But take them all in all, as they now are, they will be found men who have talent an? intelligence enough to form a coastitation whieh will not soon need alteration. They tive many examples of other States before the them, and other light enough to see ws icing) has bees tacking rapid hese ole, nm making rapid strides in parts. Fas also caused a certain class of our ople to make strides towards notoriety and fortune. A run down quack physician, a carpen- ter, blackamith or hostler, from a neighboring town, will get a few galvanic batteries, and hire some one to write them two or three lectures on the con- nection of electricity with mind, when they are ready for tra’ The next thing needful is some out as an inducement for spectators, an amonnt of enlight- enment on the i and newly diseo vered science, and astounding and entertaining experiments thereon. They can get class of frour two to ten cee who are susceptible —some sns- bored, and others keen for hoax- ing. They sit in a row, holding batteries composed: ef one dime on the top, next to which is a cent, end then a layer of zinc. These musi be held pre- cisely in the palm of the hand, and the eye mast rest upon them steadily for fifteen minutes, daring sank which time the subject suffers the strange mani- pulations of the biologist. The amount ot faith re- cuired to make a good biological subjectis rest. What could not such aman ascertuin, when he who has faith even so large asa grain of mustard Ton a e yoy conclusions about bio! . its merits ant defects, have been numerous. “Bie most jac tory, and least scientific, is that they ean steep those who are fools enough to believe in the power of the magic in operator, It is a: onishing what virtue there is in the phrases, You can't do it. felt ad 2. Fo ty yore thet and te bisheay” ‘igh ae excny the lips of the man, the spell is broken, and the operator is as one and permitted a ae je nextecene in the pr Og TAMING All classes and kinds of people were willing to- listen to an exposition of its merita, when the sub- jret was first broached, as they had alinost ceased! to regard anything as we ‘ul or impossible. There @ woman’s convention held at Salenr. on the 19th instant, for the purpose of removing certain grievances, and elevating wonrin to that high and noble ition which God intemled she should occupy. The meeting wus well attended, and in it there iy op manifestation of interest ond spirit. low much this convention ir going to IT cannot tell; but LC suppose it will sega ey ny y ghey a held here some two ie oes ago, which de- cormeined thas the if Was unchristian: and anji ble. Destaverive Fine at . Kyo The fire at Owensboro Inat it, wae oy wtreet and Involves a lose nearly $90,000, '* leare tl poh ye EG amount of $25 000. was ae Franklin I of this elty, $5,000; by es Bina hy ‘ork, of the fire wee net haows. —