The Express.
London, England, 1848-11-03 00:00:00

CHURCH MISSIONARY JUBILIM.

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Yee y, jollies of meeting nro
denary Society was held at Exeter-hall. The wasting was
vary well attended, the entire hall being Ailed with a respect.
able audience, a large properties of whom were ladies. The
Earl of Chichester was in the chair, sad beside him op the
platform ware, the Lied Bishop of Oilord. Iced Olenelg,
Lord Teignmenth, the Hon. Henry Cholmeadislay. the lion.
Capt. F. Mande, the Hon. S. IL Corms, Sir R. H. Inglis,
IL P. Arctidomon Mutiny, of Calcutta,:H. S. Thornton, Esq.,
sad Admiral H. Hope. The proceedings having been cons-
Resent by prayer and singing,
Ihe CHAIRIIkI( said that seeing so many of the fathers of
the society amend him, he naturally felt diffident in address-
ing them at that period of the proceedings ; but this was a
, happy jubilee to these who bad formed this society, as well
as to all who rejoiced when the work of the Lcrd
prospered, although the world knew nothing of the sweet
music al prayer and praise in which they had been engaged,
and which, he molt nut doubt, had ascended to the can of
the Lord of Sabsoth. Fur 1800 years had the heralds of
Christ beea proclaiming his Gospel, and yet the world would
not hear them ; it was a sod and oppressive thought, and one
which was enough to crush their hopes and energies, did
they not remembi r the name of Him who was called Won-
d.rful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father,
the Prit,oe of Peace. and that the rcovernment of this app.-
rosily hopelen chaos was comnutted to his should, n.
He concluded by saying that the founders of the
Church Missionary Society had left a bright ex-
ample ; and its friends should not be east dews by trials
01 troubled, hut go on trusting to God's providence
and God's spirit ler SICCela, and praying that the mission.
Tile may he more patient, and more bold in their work, and
that their numbers and the 'There of their labours may be
multiplied a hundred-fold.

The lIIKILTPAZT then read a very lengthy man contain-
ing a history of the society's past operations. It commenced
by a thaokfel mention of the names of mute of the princi,eal
pavanes/es who had conferred groat benefits on the cause.
It spoke of the gradual iecrease in the funds of the
society, as well as in opportunities of usefulness, since
its establiehment in 1790. Toe income received
since its establishment, a period of 49 yews, has
amounted to 2,000,109(., and, during the whole time,
the supply of missionaries had not tailed. The report then
gave a very satisfactory accuunt of the progress made at the
different miniensry stations. Westera Africa was the
earliest missior, the standard of Gospel troth was first
ral.ed there in 1804 ; the missionaries establithed themselves
at Sierra Leone, where there were now 2,044 communitants,
and nearly 7,000 attendants at the church services. Mis-
sionary laoours have alto been commenced on the eastern
coast of Africa. In the year 181 u, missionaries proceeded to
New Zealand •, there were now on that station 6,000 com-
municants. In India, which was neat visite it Akers were 30,000
natives under religious instruction, above 18,000 children
attend the schools, end the communicant,. are 6.000. From
Ceylon, from North America, from the West Indio, and
from the Meditereasean, the amounts were allemandes:tory.
China was the last sissies andertaken, and was a most ha-
parent one. On the whole the society had musk Is be
thankful for in it 102 stations, its 13,000 communicents, td
9 native minders, and its 11,000 teachers.
Sir R. H. brows el P., in rising to move the first new
lotion, said that it called upon the meeting to ressegalse tare
great principles—thanisfulneso and humiliation; thenkfith
ens that they had been permitted sad to tau se
much—humiliation that with all their mew they bad done
so little. That Ood had don. much by the instrumentality
of this society bed just been shown in the report, bat
that they had not done what they ought with their
abundant means he was prepared to show. He spoke
of the small beginning of this society, which, like
the grain of miuderd-seed, had now bonne
moat tree, so that the birds of the air lodge in its brassies,
If they compared the small number of determined men who
had first formed that society with the multitude he was sew
addressinf-, be would ask no other monument to those mew
than the word sf Cieconespiee." But while they were all
attached to their own beloved church, they must not over-
look the good done by other societies—by the Laois& hie.
cheery Society, the Baptist !Anions, the Wesleyan; htierear,
tie Massless, the Society for the Props/ Laths of the Gospel,
and the Christian Knowledge Society. Mill be eirdied for
this society the credit of beteg the e enZainteallis incitation
constituted for the tingle perms of thn:rizt
England, he amid show, peresool
the glorious work more then any Is= en earth, yet
not one thousandth port of bus reseetese were devoted to
this good object. The reseketies be Ma to mum was:
That 'Ws we ethessrlefge the mem sal ereines rt the lied
whisk Imo biessed di assure dose k abaci mese, and
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TIIII ressiellee was eseenasa by 3. M. filisaataw, Esq.
efferket.
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His Web* esid be w-uld have gladly declined the honour
of moving this heegution, but the society were anxious to
have with these ses who inherited the mate, gad certainly
the tease et one of it, first toenails Wilberforce.
(Cheers.) He spoke of the small horgisalase of the society,
which was blinded at a time whew the dumb was in a
frightful state of apathy, and when it awed its semi-
vitality, or rather its anti-vitality, by the raft out of the
great and good man, John Wesley.
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