The New York Herald Newspaper, May 9, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL ADRIVERSARY WEEK JN NEW YORK Origin and Progress of the Various Religious and Other Societies. Their Objects, perations, ‘Their Cuatnet rs! and Their Twenty-Five Millions of Dollars Contributed to their Support. The Religious, Abolition, Socialist, In- fide), Women’s Rights and Tem- perance Movements, ‘THE AWNUAL SERMONS YESTERDAY The Meetings this Week, de, 40, de. ‘She religions and other anniversaries commence in our rally to-dey, As usual, they will be attended by crowds wwhn desire to know the result of their operations during ‘the past year. The religious societies are, of course, the ment important, from the fact that their labors extend over wowider field than those of a purely secular character: ‘Then there is another reason for this, which is, that their receipts cre muchjlarger and the institutions themselves mere permanent, The foundation of some of these dates back 6s far as thirty-five years, and from an income ofa few thousand dollars they have attained to a yearly wevenue of over two hundred thousand. With this money millions of tracts and hundreds of thousands of eopks of Bibles and Testaments are distributed, and whele regiments of missionaries aro sent forth to preach the Gospel, not only to the benighted heathens in the fartheat ends of the earth, but to those civilized coun- fries which are supposed to be as much in want of it, but whose terrible obdaracy has caused an immense expen- @iture, with comparatively barren results. However, they stil) persevere, and they are certainly most libe- wally provided with means by the various religious de- smominations among which they originated. Tne other societies possess less stability, for the simple yeason that their means of support are precarious and fluc- ‘mating, and for another, and no less powerful, that they ave dependent for their existence upon popular excitement er popular caprice. This was particularly the case with the Temperance movement, the Abolition Society, the ‘Woman’s Rights movement, and others of a kindred charac- ter. Noue of these, however, have completely passed away, but they have lost their old vigor, and in a few years will be numbered among the things that were. This whole anniversary system is ono of the remarkable fea- fares of American social life, and it is peculiarly charac. teristic of our people. Whenthe New Yore Herato first eommenced reporting these meetings, over twenty years ago, it created tho greatest excitement among the different societies, and every effort was made to exclude reporters fom the meetings. This, however, it was found utterly tmapossible to do eo the societies were obliged to submit, ‘and in the course of = few years such a complete change Bad taken place in their feelings that they actually sent ‘as invitations to be presont, and now urge us to report their proceedings. They had realized the benofite ofpub- Betty, and had thus learned to estimate and appreciate our enterprise im this particular direction. So perfectly did they come to understand the advantages they derived frem our wide circulation, that any of the societies would new deem it 9 calamity to be omitted in our reports. Although an eflort was made to prevent the Hera from reporting the proceedings, still so anxious were they to see them in print, that every edition of the Hmrap wag eagerly bought up, aud a ebilling was given for a single eepy, and this, too, although an increase? number had to be printed to satisfy the general demand. The citizens of New York were not tho only attendants at these anni- vorsaries: thousands flocked in from the country, and tho anniversary week began to be forward to and ed for a8 ap annual festival in our city. Almost evel year was marked by the formation of a new eocicty and, thus we hare i, from time to time, free lovers, socialists, infidels, abolitionists and others coming pro- minently before the public. We have, however, endea ed in tho foliowing to present our readers with a gene- yal account of the different societies, whether religious ‘er otherwise, that occupy public attention during anni- vereary week :-— AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY. ‘This society, which dates back to 1816, was in a fiourish- ing condition in 1830; terl millions of dollars having been expended for Bibles, salaries, travelling and tmcidental expenses - during that period. In 1839 Governor Seward and Dr. Tyng were presont—the society lacked $86,000 of the amount required to carry on thelr operations; one of the members made a stirring appeal, which will ficd, we thivk, no parallel for raciness in this year’s proceedings:—‘‘Shall the wheels ofthe chariot of Ubrist stand stil,” said he, ‘for want Of $35,000 to grease ‘them? Never! Never! Tell it not in Christendom! Let it not be heard upon Manhattan Island! Those that don’t pay must bave hearte as hard as the nether mills‘ono, as cold las the iceberge that carried away the cutwater of the Westchester. Ob! then, subscribe! Pay up promptly, nd the Sandwich Islanders will bless you. Pour out mo- ney! Like the tremendous molten lava that rolls down he sides of Vesuvius, let your household gods be molten, nd pour your silver and gold, red hot with religion and tharity, into our treasury; open your hearts—eepocially ‘mn your purses, and God will open the gates of salya- on to your rouls.”” The finanemal condition of the society was as follows :— $98,205 Si + 95,126 62 from the rick Bible House, in Nassau street, to the Tabernacle, ere an animated meetieg was held and reports read m the agents scattered over the different quarters of world. Tho receipts this year exceeded those of Jat ear by $2,226 83. 2 ame $97,356 29 De, 04,782 09 ring : ero formed. reports for 1841 give nineteen now auxiliaries. In jis year the Baptists seceded from the society, but the evenue steadily advanced, tho increase thig year a 2,805, reary y interesting by the presence of the Nesto- n bishop, Yar Mohann, to whom a copy of the Bible lag presented, The increase in the pts amounted $16,496. The number of Bibles issued was 257 ,000. ceipts, 134,367 08 «189,649 70 ty ¢ Baptista for ig & new version 4be Bible enters into the discuesions of this year. hey are deacribed by one speaker as “always being more dy to ongage in controversy thana revival. They bro preaching sectarianism, practising sectarianism, and ‘iting sectarianism,’’ Tho attendance was not so great on Reaver years, and thero was a comparative lack of thusiaam, but the receipte exhibited no falling off. ccipte, + $136,458 exhibit a more 9 Twent hen ordinaril nt of the feeling at that time. The receipts ex- those of the previour ycar by more than $12,000. -$108,774 + 108,774 the total fext year there wae an increase of $12,212, In 1846 & now President wae h, who had occu that position for many years. “ene for the year $00.16: total receipts, $197,778; waee, $192 401. thirty-firet anniversary reporte an increase of }, but as this increase in the funds was not in pro to the increase in tho issue of books, the Cea f COL widerably indebted. Total receipe $285,068. bye , 626,878 copies, an increase of 143,206 year. aes ‘he ‘society records the death of three Vico dents, o Ye of them being John Quincy Adams. The was $ + total receipts, $264,877. In 1849 ies organized. 1850 opens pros: \. An it ; hk MRL recoipts, $284 614; Binion oat fast anniversary, what In 1868 th'e foclety Prosperous " ion ot fieir new Bible House, by of Which they calculate On being able to supply nount of books requirea’: 67 auxiliary gocieties, rig ‘ies; tho entire reser je year were $346,542, an In. FeRse of $37,797 ov In 1864 the receipts amou, Wed to $204,340; in- $47,798. In 1855 there 4a 0 ning off of almost Tn 1856 the receipts amount wo $803,167, being ease of $46,360, In 1867 the receip.# reach as high 1806, the incresee being $49,488, In , 468, $300,759. AMERIGAN TRACT SOCIETY. year 1925 beheld the commencement of the Ameri- Booioty, which ties been distingnishe’< from the first by keopiog tt expenses within its recvipte, | delivered at thomectings of tho Anti-Slavery Society wero ‘Unlike many other sociovies, it did not ran in debt from year to year, trusting to time and chance to make up the ‘Tho speakers at this society generally -oda- ecives With statements of the Obratian Le y bad gress made by diaeeminating tracts, varied frequently *pecalations on the amount of unkvown good they «fected; Dut thie was occasionally relieved by toucding on leas iroportant subj:cte, es woen Mr. Stowe made an oa- tlaught on the prevs, advising every one who valued purty of morals to counteract its base wfluence, for if they aid not “tbe devil would eat them all up by-and-by, and he would have a ful! stomach.’”? By means of the celpor- tenr system a variety of wonderful anecdotes, incitents and coinciences became known to the society, which, being told at the apnivergary meetings, relieved the dul- neag of statistics, and were more interesting to the audi- ence than dry details. 1856 9 quies of these proceedings was broken by & rumor tha’ certain parties intended to transiorm the aszociation in'o a vebicle for spreading abolition doctrines throughout th» country. The meeting was crowded, forevery one was spxious to ascertain for himself how much trath was la ‘the rumor aod what action the society would take there vpoa. The excitement among the members was ex treme, for the means by which the intended revolution was to be elfected was sald to be the removal of all tae olt Citleers of the Body ano the substitution in their of thorough-going abolitioniets. If apy members of the so ciety Rac such on idea they resigned it quietly, and tno threatened storm passed over. An investigating commit ‘tee was apponted to examine the slavery question wit) reference to the future astion of the body, and to give ia thelr report at the next annual meeting. In 1857 the ré- port was read, deprecativg the introduction of a discordant element into the Tract Society, which was establighed for & definite purpose, and which could not, therefore, without injuring the interests of religion, step out of the line that had been marked for it. It was, therefore, resolved ‘Toat ‘this society cannot, with propriety, allow itselfto be made ‘a special organ of any one system of religious or moral reform.” The resolutions drawn up by the Investigating Committee wero unanumoualy adopted. In 1868 it was found that abolition doctrines and principles had mado enother assault upon the position of the society, and in- sisted upon the introduction of abolition principles into its policy. is exercised the members toa terrible degree and serious fears were entertained of a disruption of the organi- gation. They were arrayed in opposition to each tther— one side holding to the policy and principles that, hith- erto governed the society, and the other intent ly upon forcing it into a recognition of their creed. All thia, as we have said, occurred during last anni- versary week; and, as @ year bas since elapsed, the feci- ing of antagonism which was aroused by the innovation teelf to y, had ample time to develope the utmost. We may, therefore, expect to see the ordi- ary proceedings enlivened by an occasional display of bitterness and acrimony, which even religious occasionally indulge. It is, however, not at all probable that the cause of all this dissension among the sectarians has been removed, and that they will | bave a tolerably smooth passage, instead of » stormy and boisterous one, as they expected. However it may torn out, beta heme ‘will be watched with much inte- rest, and any! ig tbat boars the slightest resemblance to & religious row will be looked out for. THE HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. ‘This society, which is among the most important of the religious bodies that hold their anniversaries in this city, ‘Was organized about thirty-three years ago. Its ramifl cations extend all over the United States, and its yearly receipts have steadily increased from the commencement, until they have now reached nearly the sum of two hun- dred thousand dollars. As its name indicates, its opera- tions are confined to what is called the home field, which sinnere witout gong abroad to seek for objets of spr sinners t roa for objects of spirit- peg aT Perle Teo te re. ceipts reached their highest point ; but in 1858, owing to the financial revulsion of the preceeding year, they ex- perienced a very considerable decline. It has, however, a firm hold in the community of which’ it is a represonta- tive, and promises to be one of the most long lived of our religious institutions. Although affected in its finances by the revulsion, the last anniversary was most st ocenatul, and the results of the Society’s operations during the year were considered most gratifying. THE AMERICAN TEMPERANCE UNION. i About twenty-three years ago the advocates of temper- ance in this city held a meeting for the purpose.of orga- Dizing an institution unger the title of the American Tem- perance Union. Its object, in the carlicr stages of its exietence, was to accomplish the temperance reform through the agency of mora! suasion; for at this time we believe it had not become sufficiently numerous or power- fal to think oe aatalng for the enactment of a probiottory liquor law, such a8 that we saw in operation a few years ago in this State—if the term operation can be applied in a case where the law was found to bé wholly inoperative. The progress of the Father Mathew move- ment in Ireland doubtless tended to strengthon the moye- ment here, and s0 it went on from yoar to year, until it nally assumed quite an imposing appearance, and almogt threatened annibilation to the liquor trade. Among those who took a prominent part in the operations of the Union were tho Rey. Henry Ward er, Roy. T. L. Cuyler und quite » ewulg array of other clerical luminarier, who labor under the impression that it is the business of government to take charge of the morals of society a8 well aa to protect the lives and pro perty of the community. As might naturally be supposed from tho — infusion of the clerical element, the meet- ings assumed more the appearance of a religious assem- Viy than a gathering of citizoue intent simply on the sup- pression of agocia! evil. The universality of their bene- volence may be imagined from one af the resolutions which were passed in the year 1854, when the society had neared its culminating point. On the 12h of May, 1864, they resolved, among @ great many other things. that the Union eympathized with ail, in every State an nation, who were engaged in a warfare with the trailic in intoxicating drinks—with every association in the United Stater, ao Great Britain, in Canada and the British pro- vinces—In Liberia aud the Sandwich Islands, in Australia, in India, and in fact in every civilized and uncivilized countr} the globe in which there was such an assoc! tion. The fact that the Maine Liquor law had been sed in Maine, in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont and Michigan, produced a remarkable epthusiagm among the temperance people, who ima- gined that all the States in the Union would fall into the temperance ranks, and adopt similar probibitory enact- ments to those that named. To facilitate the progress of the work they adopted the plan of the Tract Society, and published moral estays on the evils of intemperance, which were spriniied here and there with accounts of wonderful con versione. Thus, we learn from the report presented at the avpiversary meeting in 153, that more than 700,000 four J=ge tracts bad been distributed all over the country from the temperance headquarters in this city, Re- markabdle efforts had been made in the dissemination of these productions, and the ium was expected shortly to dawn upon the world, At this same meeting the New York temperance poopie were delighted with tho first sight of the great Maine Law advocate--Neal Dow—who Bull further delighted them by delivering an address on the benefits of legally enforced temperance. His remarks consisted mainly of a tirade of abuse against liquor dealers, whom he classed with thieves and other social ‘outcasts. He informed big audienco, as a eort of a winding up to his cag that Maine cailed upon the whole world to follow hor, that she had flung her banners to the breeze, and that she was now ready to lead them on to victory. After the an- noubeement of this gratifying piece of intelligence, Rev. Dr, Patton, who was at that time ono of the lights of tem: = ‘anoe, said he never was #0 convinced before that Neai yw was & groat man; that he (the speaker) had como there under the im; ion that he had orij ideas, but that Neal Dow stolen them all, and that if he lived in Maine, from which Dow bail he would have hiin there committed for burglary. Other speakers followod in the same strain, and after benediction the audience were dismissed. Altogethor this mecting was one of the most successful ever bold in New York, and may be re- garded as the climax of the temperance movement. At the ayniversary in 1865, which was held in the Broadway Tabernacie, there were great rejoicinge over the adoption of ihe Maine Liquor law by the Legislature of our State. The Rey. Dr. Tyng presided at this 7 and speeches of the moat glowing character were made by several reverend gentiemen. Irom this anniversary we may date the decline of the temperance movement in this State; for, as we have said,‘the Maine Liquor law was found to be inoperative, and nothing more than a dead letter on the statute book. In regard to the financiai operations of the society, the details are aor meagro, and the reports of the receipts Lhe gr lo not appear to have been regularly pub! |. Some years, however, there is a great variation in the amount of the receipts. Thus, while they reach tho sum of $9,500 in 1839, there were some years they did not attain one-fourth that amount. However, as we have said already, tho financial returns areanything but complete, and cannot, therefore, be re- lied on. The Temperance Union of this city, we may kere stote, had a number of co-ordinate branches, which served as fipancial tributaries to the great reservoir from which tho society derived its vitality and strongth. But after a time these tributaries dried up, and the supply from tho reservoir becoming exhausted, the society fell into a ra. pid decline, and if we may judge by the shattered condi- tion of its finances, as shown by tho reports at tho anni- versary of 1858, it threatens to become extinct ina few years nore. THE AMERICAN ANTI-SLAVERY SOUIETY, This society originated in tho City of Brotherly Love in the year 1828, and broke up intotewo separate antagonis. tie factions in 1840. ‘Thongh miracles are said to cease, For seventeen wonfrous years they lived in peace. Tn 1840, a8 we have raid, the first split occurred, tho more moderate members, under Lewis Tappan, seceding and forming 2 new association under the title of the “American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Socicty.”” The Proximate cause of this secoesion was admitting fomaloe on the committees, but the actual cauge is to be found in the hostility of several members to Garrison and his ont- and out ultra opinions. This was tho entering wodge, and the society continued to divide und subdivide, split up into inflnitegsimal fractions, until its broak-up in 1850. On the 6th of May Garrizon adjourned the ig, then being held in the Society Library, in the following worda: Tm our judgment the tire is eome to a} ly the precept in Scripture, ‘Cast not your pearls before swins.’ AS wo are without protecti without law, and as 16D, the propwieters of tho building are unwill! to give va the ‘ee of the ace longo this meeting ise aie a ey ppetare ss, Among those Who held on to Garrieon to thd last were Wendell Philips, Mr. Quincy, W. P. Rogers, Parker Pile. 8.8. Kopter, 4bdy Kolly and others. "Tao Bpecchos had been passed in the States ‘alrendy | characterized by plam speaking, Consisting geaerelly o° deponciations of religion and ite professors; the langasge beed on these occasions making Up ID Spice what ib wanted in polish, or saroastio remarks on the beautiful consis- tevoy of the constitution of the United States, wbich some- times, a8 In too following quotation, assumed a different tone:—-Down, down, with the bloody Union—down with it; let ns plack down that banner w! stare gleam bko demon eyes, and rend those stripes which are embiematic of the crvelties practised on the slaves. No union with tlavebolders; let vs tfumple under foot the gory compact with wrinkled siavery.’”? As to their manner of dealtog with the eburch, a shart extract will avifice—the speaker ie 5.6. Foster: ‘Of al tho infamous places of resort ia shia city the meeting hovses are the basest. They are tae mo- thers of barlots, abd the cages of unclean bird, If you want to Ond the wncican birds aud everything that is vile, go to your cburebes next Sunday,” After 1860 the society dieap- peared from New York jor two years, holding their meet- ings during that time in Syracuse avd Rochester, but again resppeared among the otpers in 1853, Tn coppection with this society, we may montion ite offsboot—the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery society — which was established by Lewis Cappan, sfter his seces- sion from the Garrisonians in 1840. At first the meetings of this society were miserably attended; but gradually it wade its way with the anti slavery portioa of our population, and fisally succeeded in getuwg the inside track and distancing its rival, The retreat of the Garri- Soniane to the rurat cistricis left the others in possession of the fleld, an event which they did not fail to improve. THE SEAMENS’ FRIEND SOCIETY. This society was established in 1828, and was, as its name imports, for the amelioration of the condition of sailors. its meetinge, formerly held in the Tabernacle, ‘Were wel! attended, and its finances always flourishing, Its popularity with the ladies does not appear to be as great as it was some years ago, if wo take as an indication the fewer numbers of them who attend the meetings. However, a8 an equivalent, officers of the navy are not 80 rare on these occasions #8 formerly—they are genera’ represented at aver anniversary—they address the audi- ence and take part in the proceedings. As an evidence of the improvement which this society has beea the m:aus of bringing about in the condition of seamen, it was stated at the meeting iu 1851 that $100,000 had been deposited by them in the Seamen’s Bank, in Wail street. Asa specumen of the early mye of this body, we extract | from the Hmnarp of 1840 the following: — rnoon, for fifteen mi- years, and the told me the anniversaries were dying away. This don't Took much like it. Here are thousand people. If thia is» fair | specimen, this wil! be the greatest year for anniversaries that ever Wasknown. After a few more 8, & Kev. Mr, remark Broinard d that sbips, instead of merch dian and Grasbeahoule be foeded with ‘Bibles and tract for ig! Rey. Mr. Sawrxts, followed, giving a history of the society, which we cannot refrain from quoting:— But I mast tel! yon now of the old hull ofthe 4 merican Sea. man’s Friend Society. It was put to ses twelve vearsago. and the world was toldof it, She was launcbod, man. ned. and wag (o sal to aasiat peamen in foreign parte, “An old veteran brother took the helm. Brother Gi (or Greenley) and others osra, fhe had no spare nor salle, the ¥ inds were baiiiing and ahe beat about for tn aight of no ‘hows ‘The“ayza: this t; she couldnt to sea aihies the poopie 'n ‘They assem- 1 people | were excited. bie and oried out, “Row away, Brother ‘Greenent; | row away.” ‘We do,” was the answer: ; “but the wind and tide are a us.” The Ne still out, “Mow away, bro- ther, row away.” (Lau hter) “I have n> sails’? he, “por masis” (Great laughter) “Row away,” they crie@. “Brother Grsenlens, you're & timid man; row away to sea.” (Tremendous iaughter.) But he oe ao there the hull is; apd there the old huil still Rot out of 3 Fetso fer over aa andy Hook. “Brother Grostions nese we di foot ld ha, oe wo ell, then, 2) and dry; turn her right wp and examine her menee laughter.) Pick out the p cope der bottom (lat en air jit she etals, ehe’ to sea. Therefor T move the followin; Towed himgelf into the grave. (Great langhter.) Not io with, hert rth, not thee Pl _ and wore of ine reciota ‘all over the betore this, followiog:~Resoived, Haat Beond ans ‘We raise the wind and put to ‘sea as s00n as possible, - Thie society has establishments in the Sandwich Islands, at Havre, at Cronstadt, at Canton, Panama, Aspinwall, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, end many other placea, OTHER SOCIETIES. ‘The American Female Guardian Society, which is one of the least prominent of the various societies that hold their auniversaries in this city, is twenty five years in exiet- eres. Ite objects are the protection of adults and chil- dren, and the aseistance of a number of outdoor poor. From its reporta it appears between three and four hundred children are admitted into the institution every year, and that ras six thousand were received into it from the date of the socicty’s organization, ‘ re institution is in the full tide of success. pears lice: to extend its rations sil} further. * bo sf The Ladies’ ‘woll lenown to ive Points Mission is alread) the public, and we shall not, therefore, take | tion of our readers by a detailed account of its operations, During the last year it is said to have been very ous, although there is another institution of the samo character, under the superintendence of Mr. Pease, which is a sort of rival establishment. Soma years ago, as our readers may remember, there was a good deal of unpleasant feeling exhibited on tho part of these institations towards each other; but stil! neither of them geems to have suilered from this mutual rivalry or jealousy, or whatever it may be called. They are both bow working away in tho Five Points and ou opposita sides of a character of the’ locality, is called Paradise square. We may add that this Five Points Mission and Mr. Peago’s cn- terprige are both offshoots of the Ladies’ Home Miseion, ‘About six years ago a body of young men formed the: elves into a society under tho title of the Young Men's Christian Aesociat‘on. accomplished wore lectures, spiritual works, circulation of tracts, prayer meetings, tho providing of rolinble and respectable Lerche for young men straogers in the city; and last, but not by any means least, ths mate- rial aid which is so eszential an element to the success, whole of theee religious organizations. This society number- ed nearly a thousand members, and at the last eee hopes wore entertained that before another year elapse: five hundred additional members would be added to the force already enlisted in ite ranks. We should state that the receipts amounted to somewhat over $5,500. The American and Foreign Christian Union was estab- lished somo twelve ? ing back the Churc lighed.”? In the accomplishment of this landable purpose, | it set itself to “spread the pure doctrines of the Goapel among the members of the Roman Catholic and other apostate Churches.” As a preliminary to this laborioua task, and as a means to success, it never omitted an op- portanity to pitch into the Catholic Church. The exertions of the society were mainly directed to Ireland, which it was hoped would in course of time be converted and see the error of her ways. This society bas a yearly revenue of about $80,000, but it felt the influence of the re- vulsion in its diminished receipts. The meetings of the society are generally taken up with accounts of reported conversions among Cathelics, against whom, as we haye intimated, their spiritual batteries are chiefly directed. The New York State Colonization Society has now reach- ed the twenty-seventh year of its existence. The object of its establishment was the colonization of Liberia by manumitted elaves and free colored people. Among its members were a Ua number of prominent clergymen of different religious denominations, The yearly receipts varied from $20,000 to $39,000. ears ago, “ with the object of bring- 1863, and has an income of about $3,000, which it devotes to the assistance of Congregational churches in different Foreign Missions held its first meeting in this city, and has been #0 snocessful its re. cefpts amount to $200,000 annually, which in- creased to $220,000 in 2858. It Is necdless to say an; about the character and the aims of this society, as its title sufficiently explains it. The Methodist Fpigcopal Missionary Society bas an in- come varying from $150,000 to $200,000, The American and Foreign Bible Society has an income of from $40,000 to $50,000, ‘The Now York Bible Society bas an income varying from $18,000 to $20,000. Of the various apnivergaries, religious and otherwise, that aro heid in New York, thero was none of a more in- toresting character than that of the “Woman's Rights As- eociation,”’ The meetings of the minded ladies were always numerousiy attended. ere was Lucy Stone, Mrs. Ernestine L. Rose, Migs Susan B. Anthony, Rev, Antoinette L. Brown and a number of other notables who figured conspicuously before a New York audience. Then there were a number of the other sex who advocated their cause, and who, among other things, maintained that women had a right to vote and possess all tho political privileges of the sterner sex. Out of this movement orizinated the cclo- brated Bloomer costume, which, unlike the crinoline movement, did not gucceed. “meetings were occa- sionally enlivened by musical performances from the Hutchiagons, and by an occasional remark from some one of the audience, which gave a pleasant spieiness to een last year several meetings wore held by the strongminded, but somehow or other, though they were well attended, they do not appear to have accele- rated the movement, or to havo accomplished an; | towards obtaining ng ners rights and principles fo the attainment of which the society was gotten up. The Foreign Missionary Society, as its name im { embraces a wild fold for its opgrations, and its incom is by no means contemptible. Its agents are despatche to all parte of the world, and the public are made ac quainted with the results at cach anniversary. It num- bers among its members many of most . The ‘the clergymen belonging to the different persuasi each year amounts to about $20,000. Jncome of the soci In addition to those which we have detailed above, wo may add the Colonization Society, the New York Sunday Bchool Union, the Education Society, the New York In- firmary for ‘Women and Children, the Port Society, Society for the Reformation. of Juvenile Dol juents, the Ameri- bo a eee Linen the Mapes ance, Unitarian » Fore} Society, Not York; State Vi tht Abo Edu- ngelieal ance Association , Soci tion of Papitat Punishment, 0 ae eerie cation ame’g Colored Children, and the Female Moral Re- form Society”. THE FLNANCIAL RECAPITULATION. The following J8 a tabular statement of the roccipts of the diferent roctetyes for tho last twenty years, Tho ro- turns of somo of tho earlier years we bave been unable to procure, Thoso marked? with og asterisk aro estimated e up the atten- | prosper- | Mires which, strange to say, considering tho | Ite object was simply spiritual | | elf-improyement, and the means by which it was to be | not only of the Christian Young Men’s Association, but ofthe | to the order which Christ had estab- | The American Congregational Union was established in | States. Twenty-two years ago the Presbyterian Board of | ona miidle term beiween the preeeding and folowing of the air devoured it; And some fell upon @ rook, and year AMERICAN BIBLE BOCIETY. Year. + $284,018 AMERICAN ANTI SLAVERY SOCIETY, $28,000 1850... ‘25,092 —— [927,700 Total......,.....8274,709 FRMALE MORAL REPORMERS, 1844. ae + 86,384 The above returns are, as we have stated, imperfect, from the fact that in the published reports of the years thus (*) marked there were no statements of receipts and expenditures. It would conduce greatly to the accuracy of future statements in regard to these societies if their managers would take the trouble of forwarding their annual reports to us. They would form valuabie records for newspaper reference. THE ANNUAL SERMONS. THE NEW YORK BIBLD SOCIETY. SERMON BY RBY. WALTER CLARK, D. D. ‘The annual sermon before the New York Bible Society wos delivered in the Academy of Music last ovening, by Rey. [Walter Clark, D, D., of the Mercer street Presby- terian church. The spacious edifice was filled with a highly reapectable auditory. Programmes of the exer" | cises were distributed through the building, from which wo learned that the socioty was instituted in the year 1828, and that its field of operations includes :— 1. The city of New York, containing about 115.000 families. young persons employed as clerks. apprentices, insorers, Searnstresses, or in various trades and manufactares, or as do: mestics; and at least 100,000 children of age to read, whom tbe society chledly through ite grants to Sabbath schools, 2. The various humane and criminal instit ing prisons, hospitals, asylums, homes, almehouse: HGaues of refuge snd other institutions for rescuing the voung, or for the aid, reformation and elevation of the saflering, the vicious among us, Our the fe Sarees receive euch supplies as they may need. J "The immigrants from foreign countries, numbering for the leat five seare an ‘annual rerane, of a5 315 arriving at either crowdin; of our city, o peeing Saew homes twpon our Weslers | pressing forward to locate Weng ican and foreign abipping entering this port. These, tothe rumber of 10,000 sal, ply. upon our rivers mga, ao Total volute issued ane Reece! ase in thirty. Tees Sarees a After preliminary devotional exercises, consisting of singing, reading the Scriptures and prayer, a collection Wen talen op if aid of the funds or the society. Another bymn was sung, commencing. Trartntemraace cates Pree hare A Tight. Roy. W. Glarke, D.D., then led to dolivor his dis. course. Ho said hie text would be found in the s ompel of ‘vorsos : St Luke, Stb chapter, from the Sth to the 8 “A sower went Out to sow, and ag he sowed aco? some fell | by tuo wayside, and it wat troddon down, and tho fowls i Litde | ‘ PRICE CENTS. TWO ‘48 6000 as it was sprung op it withered away, because it lacked moistare: And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up and choked them: And others fel! 0p good on, and sprang - and bear fruit a bundred foid,’? this iiar parable (eaid the speaker) tae Saviour has set before usa number of very important reli- gious truths and maxims, and some of these have such Brenens Spplication, and such a practical value, that they eterve the profoundest attention of thoge that desire the epread of Christianity or the spiritual improve | ment of man. The oriental drapery in wh.ch the | Author saw fit to imvest these divine verities, choosing rather to detineate them in a pictared landscape than grave them on a stony tablet of law, so far trom concealing, only revea's the more perfectly the form and force of his thoughts, go that, while we read, our | moinds pues through parable to its inner meaning as easily a8 Our thoughts go forth through the eyes to ob- Jocts and movementa tiat are visible without, to the seed, for example, we instantly discerm the symbol of the bu- maz mind, God’s chosen garden of faith and righteous- nees. A8 proprietor of the universe, the unseen Father has divided bis empire into innumerable estates, on each Of which he intends to produce some choice ‘imens of his bandiwork and some ry the firmament glow the siars, out of the sun comes Vgbt,and heaven isthe schoo! of the angels. The mind of man is God’s selected garden of faith and rightcousness the weed to be planted on this chosen fleld is divine truta, anes in the Seriptures; the gowors are the servants of ist, detailed in the “world to do this blessed work for him; aud sowing ie dropping the truths of revelation into ub is and hearts of men, in hope of an ultimate and glorious harvest. These, said be, are some of the leading ‘thoughts of the parable now under review, and See fo in keeping with the objects of the New York Bible So- clety, whose anniversary we are this evening to celebrate, Thave chogen my text as containing matter appropriate to the occasion and wortby your ee In discussing from the ingpired words which ho had read, he would j first draw attention to the mind of the world, representing it as God's chosen seed field of truth ; then describe in detail the kinds of fruit which he would produce upon this field ; would speak of the seed to be sown in mind in order to such a harvest, and would show them that the Bible and the Bibe alone contained this precious seed, and should derive from the whole dis- cussion an argument for the utmost diligence and fidelity in dieseminating this seed corn of, salvation, The jrever- end gentleman proceeded to enlarge uy these topics in ‘An eloquent straing and kept the attention of the audience until the close of his address. doxology was sung, and the congregation was dismissed with the benediction. THE HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS. The twenty-fifth anniversary of the American Female Guardian Society and Home for the Frieadleas was held last evening in the Presbyterian church (Dr. Parker’s), at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twonty-second street. ‘The Rey. Dr. Parker presided. There was a very large audience. Two hundred beautifal and neatly dressed children, belonging to the Home, occupied the centre aisles, and participated in the exercises by sioging. At balf-past seven o'clock the exercises were opened by a prayer, when the children, under the direction of of Lucius Hart, Beq., sang a hymn, beginning Bhout the tidings of salvation to the aged and the young. The hymn was very finely sung by the little girls, the boys joining with vigor and spirit in the chorus. The Rey. Mr. Hauupay, the missionary employed by the society, then read an abstract of the twenty-lifth an- nual report, as follows :— From the treasurer’s annual ort it appears that the re- geipta and expenditares of ihe aoglety in ie aggregate stan’ in treasury, Jan. 1, 1858 .. age ae: Ake ‘otal. Satin eeeesen: mass tis Bettie es mm managers alla E Bauarter | century haa passed ainee the society was Organized, aad. | ‘isso | i Lips ym has rescued multitudes that were “cast out leh.” It also refers to the wide field occupied ie associations, and the increased adention he- children by the Christian community, whole number we have received clothing, food, shelter guber art during the Year WA oon non occae! Amployed in Home work rcgm, apd provided + 2678 Total.... Artoles of clothing given to the Dorcas and Visiting Com: mittees. eee eas casese 11,742 Kyvery conceivable type of destitution has been relieved. Of the 486 children, in the Home. Ail were under four years of fe | rote is beautiful, or to be provided. ‘they were received to preserve them from the deom often described ta the daly journals under the caption of ‘The Murder of Innocents.” The seyeral schools are thus design ited:— ; . he Bome seboo!, composed of the children in tha institu. tion, who attend daily. 2. Th me Ipdustriai School No. 1, in Sixth avenue. 3, home Industrial School No, 2, in West Fortleth strest, near Ninth avenue. he whole number of children registered in these achoo!s was 961; average attendance near 30). No pains have been spared by the teachers to correct evil habi's and cull | Moral sepse. he Home Missionary and Visiter re; 3,196 visi's among the destitute. The former has lectures ninety- ceven times, adoressed numerous Sabbath schools, held meet ings with the Home children, &c , and reacued from yagrancy twenty-nine children, who have been taken to the Home~nine taken to the Juvenile . vidiea gifts ot clothing, provisions, &c. AOS thus convibnted was 1,200. "The reporia reseived from foster parents and guardians, also trom the children, are in most cases bighly Aatlefackry. eleven are mentioned ag baving mace # public profession of religion, and several as giving evidence of conversion. Two, who had attained their major! | ty, have died the past vear, leaving a bright example of erly ve manifested their continued utefulness of the soclety by the number of pac! FI a piety. From the publishing department eave peen issued an average of 37.000 copies of the Adrocate and Guardien, seal | Monthly; 6 000 annual reports, and 3,400 volames of tha socie ty’s publications. | Pres nt taeue of the Advooa, sere} monthly, 40,000 New subseribers received seer. eee 6,000 Gratuitous cietribution, pages. . 500,000 ‘The children then gang the following appropriate hymn Our young life had dark begianing, apices and unloved ve len Trained alone to want and sinaicg, ‘Till thy angels passed that way. | Messengers of Heaven, they songh! us In our wreichednesa and gloom; And with hand* of Kindneas brought us, To our shelicring, pleasant Home. Ob, what thanks we owe, and blessing, ‘or such tenderness and love; Morn and night, thy throne addressing, May our praises reach above. Biees, ob, bless exch kind endeavor, itis new to ining ts thoes ‘Thou who didst proclaim, dear Saviour, “Batler them w come to me.’” Mr. Harupay, the home missionory, made a few ro- marks, referring to the fact that this, ‘the first society, at least in this country, to commence the work of pro yiding for children by adoption, was organized twenty- five years ago. During that period very many children had been ¢aved from ruin and provided with homes by the ladies of the society. There were now at the Home many children too young to be brought here; among then ome fifteen or twenty mere infants, He read some interesting letters, giving the history of some of these friendless children. They had numerous applications for children, and often sent them to enliven and adorn happy though childlers homes at great distances, Their children were not always the offspring of depraved pa rents. He mentioned one case in which a dying widow committed her two children to the Home because she wanted them brought up under Protestant influences, and was afraid her Catholic reiations would claim them after death. Her husband had been a Catholic; ‘ but,” said | Mr. Halliday, “ be died, we trust, a Christian may.” He boped the enterprise would be fully sastained by liberal Christians. ‘Another hymn waa sung by the children. Dr. Eonrnt Gcenwery then delivered an address. He re- | ferred to the thousands of children born jn wretched aitica, and damp celiars in this city, surrounded by tainting moral and physical intiuences. Vice and crime were tamiliar things with them; in their very nurseries they learned the Jeesons which led them to the prison andthe gallows. if they escaped the pauper’s grave it would only be to prey } upon rociety. The efforts of the society were putforih, not | for this clags alone, but also for the destitute ami totlin; | mother, whose failing strength wifl not enable her to fe horself and her babes. Sickness and fallen fortunes often create distress, which would be ag gravated rather than relieved by taking the pauper’s badge. During the past year the society had sent to happy homes among the | green fields, birds and flowers of the-country, 127 little | children, to chase butterflies in the green fields, insteat | Of wading in dithy gutters. Was not here an institation | whieh appealed to both Christians and men of the world ? | Ho knew it would not be left to languish; that they would remember the words of Him who said:—‘‘Inasmuch ag ye have done it unto one of the icaat of these, yo have | done it unto me.” | The children next sang a hymn, of which the following is the first verse :— ite lambs, so white and fair, Are the shepberd’s constant care; How he lesds their tender feet Pr z. he leads the way Jesus, may tobe | ry we ‘ | ‘Thus obedient unto Thee. Rey. Ww. Haye, D.D, delivered the next address. He related an incident of a nobleman, who, being phinged into abject misery, wag about to commmit suicide, when be Was stented. Wy.s Deiat: Gly dea Pollowing bax to, hoe wretched garret, was imduced to live and lead a life o Denevolence, He had learned how to obtain happiness at a very cheap rate. The promotiye power of an assovia tion ke this was its greatest Re ; it sapped the very fountain of sim. He spoke of the benignly conservative influences of the Home and affections which often re- strained the young and wayward from the paths of vice. The aoclety had algo a poner to create suavoptibiltics of happinees. Some children, whon first recelved at the Home, looked £0 utterly degraded and helpless that it gave ‘him the idea that not only their parents but their grandparents were stricken with poverty and d dation; yet a few montbs worked an almost mir us chavge, Such inst@tutious as these would constitute the brightest landmarks of American history. Anotber bymn was beavtifully sung by the little chil- dren, some of whore eyelids were droop ng heavily, Rey. Asa D. Surm, D.D., made the clesing address, T) talk in favor of an fnstRution hike this seemed to him ag papecessary ag Jt would be to dgmponmrate tas a moag that the sun is a glorious ama arefnk charms of this societ; gration ob howe, (Piet body. One of the contervatism of Cbristigng bad a great struggle before them to lefend, not only the Bible and wwe Siuaih, K we sacredners of the domesio ive! turiovs, « poor children real homes, where love minist I» there would be no temptation to sia. ure Was bo More beautiful work for woman than this dir\ntervsted charity, It was well suited to woman and woman was woll suited to it. Ite was surprised that, after a), this noble charity ‘Was actually pressed for want of funds. Botho was sare the benevolent present would coatribute hberaliy in the collection about to be taken up. A collection was then taken up, aud the exeroiges closed with a benediction. these | THE AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY. ANNIVERSARY SERMON AT MADISON SQUARE PRES- BYTERIAN CHURCH, The thirty-third anniversary discourse before the frienda and supporters of this local Preabyterian American mis sion was delivered last evening, at the beautiful church of the Rev. Dr. Adama, in Madison square, by the venerable and Reverend Wm. $. Dwight, D.D., of Portland, Maine, The spacious edifice was not abablutely crowded, but the attendance was large enough to demonstrate the lively interest that must undoubtedly be felt in a mission 80 vital io {8 character and go important in its tendencies and re- sults Tle opening services were begun by the Rev. Dr. Adams, and after the singing of ry hye an a prayer (or Diesgingson the church and’ on the American wien wes Ce aby ry reverend gentleman, A soul inepiring pe: of the poet king wag then thrit lipgly rendered by the choir, the voles of the biending together in a sweet and nameless harmony that lifted the soul from the thoughts of carth to the magic of the spheres:— Been (ng wong ot jubilee Onfte views st use ‘When it breaks upon the abore. preached in his name among all nations, a Jerusalem.” “From the connection of this verse wth & similar in the Acts of Apoeties, it was evi- The text pointed out the great duty u; Apoatles Wero, to enter, and which they cute for life. were to proclaim am lt nations repentance pi a in the ae ‘the Heernal Ey cracitied but thence and forever i ilcefl chosen messengere—from them were to the ear of great joy. But the starting point work was fxed—their mission of Gospel to begin at Jerusalem. The work was tobe the gre ever performed by mortals. The labore of the an’ , like those of John the Baptist, paratively to accomplish little when this tion was set in motion. But although the be preached to all nations, and all mankind brought to a knowlodge of the truth, the apostles were by no means to journey to unknown lands until repentance and remission of sing had been preached in Jerusvem: This command, according to the Acts, was strictly obey- ed, The Apostles never departed from Jerusalem, remained there until of fully come, when the miracle of the performed, and when Peter, in the spirit preached repentance and remlasion of thousand converts attested the truth and Gospel. And yet after this sigoal success iF i i ML preaching until large numbers of the people were added to the church, and 2 great army of pricsta had become | Subject to the Gospel of Chri Tt was not until cight years after the resurrection that to Cornelius, and then the work of di the Gospel—of which the preliminar aanorneneaest was the mission of Peter pursued. Then Barnabas and Saul were the Holy Ghost to Antioch. This was the ning of that missionary enterprize which back — than seme: centuries, and ne quently appeared to have been digressing, sprung up with such life and vigor as to agpect of the face of the earth. And yet at Gret was but a local one. The conversion of Jerusalem have been first secured. The were to the lost sheep of the house of , aad to bri back to the fold of the one Shepherd—to the twes and murmuring bi The Greek ita of the Decapolis were not ftbid to mingle with Jews, and the Syro-Phonician woman migot ever Bn Uy 4id in vain on behalf of her demoniacal ie decree was conclusive—the doctrine of repentance ifsc E nae and remission of sins was first to be imed in Jervsaiem. It was then clearly econ that great work of making known the G | of satvation, assigned to ministers by Christ in ages, was first to be begun home. they are not to forget nor overlook the necessities of other nations in other parts of the world, the claims of their own country must have a priority in nature and in time. Begin at Jerusalem, must be the rule and motto now as in the days of the Apostles. This was ti lef effort of the american Home Missionary Society. Prior to its existence or formation, there were good men who recognized the necessity of such a body, and who therefore individually endeavored by all tho means in heir power to help cause of missions; and this hoy succeeded in doing very successfully. But when this society came into operation in the process of time the great irust was transferred to itto send the Gospel to the wide spread and distant settlements of the country, And since tho American Home Missionary Society ae ws its + istence thirty-three years have Po away, and it has been growing and increasing until it has takea deep root led the land—its boughs are gone out to tho sea, its es to the river, and the hills are covered with its shadow. The reverend gentleman then proceeded to consider the nature of the work and the workmen who are to perform it. The duty of the society—which Was its work—was to assist in sending the Gospel to the utmost timits of the United States, making the truths of Christianity known to multitudes | who would other mise be ignorant of them, It was eseen- ; tally a home mission. The scene of their operations was the Caited States, througoout which Christians are steadily laboring to extend the kingéom of their Divine Master. It cau embark in no other work. Our own territory througbont all the States constitute the Jerusalom where the work is to be perpetually prosecuted. AH other so- cieties were needed for the gdom of Christ, and this one had no opposition to any other. Its broad stream wafte health and gladness to s,thousand charches of our God. Jt interfered with no society for the extension of Christ’s kingdom, but was rather a co-worker with them all. From’ the western slope of the al les, aui from the fountains of the Mississippi to the Gulf, tne giad sounds were yet to rebound, The reverend preacher dwelt with much eloquent en on the freedom here enjoyed for tne worship of I, aud rejoiced that the Christian was not here depend- ent upon toleration for his choice in adoring God. The magnitude of the work next engaged his attention, and he showed how vast an area of carth was to be traversed by the standard bearers of Christ. Wherever American ‘ gration moved westward the missionary of the cross must. foliow. The buffalo and the savage retreated instinctive- ¥ before the onward rojl of the unrebounding wave, like at which centuries ago burst out of Germany and swept with fury over the plains of ¢ceolated Rome; ie ak. tion of Etna, the work was moving on with irresistil power. The increasing population of the country was next adverted to, and the reverend gentleman showed that the next census will demonstrate that the popu- lation of this conutry exceeds that the British isles, In 1870 it will exceed that of France; in 1880 that of Russia; aud at that time America will be the most powerful nation on the face of the globe; and fn time the population would amount to upwards of one mullion No human power could arrest thie prodigious incresse. The causes were the same as those which made flame ascend and thunder to reverberate. The division or disunion of the States be looked on as im- possible, for those whom God has ¢o joined together man could never put asunder. But a fearful duty rested on the nation; for, with this enormous increase of population, pouring in with ceaseless power from all of the earth, what was to become of the people if they are not taught to fear God and to rogard man? Unles 8 the spirit of religion was diifased among them, when they arrived at such great strength \bey might possibly become # military republic, and led on by the thirst of universal dominion, aftor obtaining Canada and Mexico by conquest or annexation, thoy would proceed to make tributary States of the Sonth Amo- rican republics. The efforts of the preachers of the Gospe! were more than ever needed to ree the future of gre.teountry. The enemies of this work of religion were twe—the Romish Church, with its cathedrals, corgeous vestments, muaic, ite army of priests and its matins and veepers, was silently gathering its forces in thig land. The disguise of the Romieh Church in America was as com- plete as it could be. Tt has no power hore, but ite efforts to expel the Bible from schools, both here and elsewhere, bows what it would do if it had the power. Tarce-ourths of the emigrants arriving here were Irish German Catholics, and these were not conflued to the Atlantic ' States, but Ct were spreading out, to the West, where Romanism is moat to be dreaded. The other eneray of tho work wore Ameri- can infidels, who were far worse than the infidels of Eu- rope. They bad dived into deeper caverns, and in their yenks were to be found gamblers, thieves, swindlers, ant men of violence and crime, who upon the skirts of our great city, and who when driven from the east fly to Ue welts: Anse ene the cut-throat iltibus tere, who proclaimed peace ere they wore carry’ war. These constituted the serzied ranks of the erie cf tho mission, and they were to be dreaded and battled against: for infidelity and Romanism will unite together to forward each other’s cause, as Herod united with Pilate, for they both know that their only chance of triumph over the constitution which they hate while it shel- ters (hem, is by first overthrowing their groat- cet enemy—the ism of America. The 30- ciety must be supported in fighting st them. He then proceeded to descant on the workmen of the so ciety. These were men taken from the ranks of the Gos- pel ministry—simply miniaters and ers. Tne so- ciety commissioned no others. They have to preach re- Pertance and remission of sths in the name of the Lord Jesus. Tho Apoaties went forth as tho leaders in this great enterprise; they, indeed, were inspired and wrought miracles, but their labors could bave been of n> avail if they preached not repentetnce and remission of sins, It ‘was the preaching of Paul that ate such wo aderful reeultgat Corinth, at Antioab, at Philippi and at Thessalo. OONTINWED ON’ Es