The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

CHRISTIANITY IN INDIA.

MEETING AT EXETER

DAY.)

This morning a special general meeting of the
Church Missionary Society was held in Exeter Hell, for the
purpose of taking steps to increase missionary operations tat
India. The meeting was very crowded, the body dike balk
the platform, and the galleries were all occupied, but Ike
audience in the body of the hall was composed principally of
ladles. The chair was taken by his trace the Archbishop
of C./armies:ay' supported by the Bishop of London, the
Bishop of Norwich,ch, the Bishop of Wincheeter, Bishop Carr,
of Bombay, the Earl of Chichester, the Hon. A Kinnsied,
M.P., Lord Henry Choltnondeley,lion. Ceptainlfaude,Hon,
S. 8.. Cam, Dean of Wells, the Rev. Cases Woodhouse,
ands large body of the clergy of his gesonprovince.

The proceedings wen opened with prayer by the Bev. W.
Hewer who, at the conclusion of his intruestka of the
Divine blessing, reed part of the 28th chapter oeleakh.
His Grace the Aaciesumoe then proceeded to open the
=mediate business of the meeting. He said be
should have hesitated taking the chair in the
premed of the Earl of Chichester, the prekket
of the society, but this was not an ordinary but a
special meeting, and be had concerned to take the chelt
at the urgent request of the committee. Some years ego he
relinquished all share in the active operations of the society;
but them were emergencies that overturned ordinary rale%
and the present wee one of them. The recent tranaredees
in India were such as to make it the duty of all who ha[
the canes of his country sad his Saviour at karts
to exert himself in behalf of Christianity. Them beam-
dons were too deeply =graven on the hearts of the people Is
need recapitulation ; there was reason, however, to been
that these disseters bad been sent as a judgment far em' asp
feet dee heathen ; happily, they had aroused the ember
to a sense of its responsibilities, and there was now an in-
creased desire to enlighten the darkness of the Hindu and
Mahontedan, and to bring them to a lmowlege of that salva-
tion which it had pleased a merciful Providence to bestow
upon us. The sufferings of our Christian oountrymen and
countrywomen in Indies like those of bygone ages of dark-
ness, might prove the forerunner of en extession of Chris-
tianity in India. He felt somewhat 001111MIld I. this by
whale saw before him. This was the fourth male( had
In the metropolis upon the seine subject %thin a par
weeks ; and it was quite evident, from the crowded wens
awe of that vast hall, that the interest in it, et the frem
=bidding, was daily and hourly on the incrust It vea.
indeed, • cause in which we might well yaps• the aka-
ries of the field could not be more nobly faOowM up th..k..11
the peaceful victories of the cross. For it wee by
means we should attempt to assail the idolatry by
station of India ; it was not by force that we could bep is
prevail over the Hlndoo and to bring him within the Her
dour of God. The Hindu and the Mahoutedan sought to
propagate his religion by ere and sword ; but Ch%llies
valued no conversions that were the result of force or mew
pulsion. What the country desired to see was not the fuel-
cation of the national faith by. any undue exercise of imp.
dal authority, and whatever might be the Mare govenmme
of India, we should not invoke its power in behalf of ear
religion ; we should simply demand fair play far it
(Cheers.) We should desire to have its countenance, and to
see it throw around mar mierionades end their mamas Ace
shield of It. protection. (Cheers.)
The Bev. H. VENN then read an intending etatelkalt
which the committee of the society bad yespneed far Ai
meeting, relative to the effect of the late merfimg Mft
s various pades of the Church Missionary Society
The psiery louse of the society, it appears, have ken
very great ; the destroyed missionary property being md-
mated at not less than 32,0001. • nevathekse not a elude
member of the band of the society's missionaries hid hem
semilked. The subscriptions which had already been re-
°deed in furtherance of the fund for the extusion el the
=haloes In India amounted to 7,2624, of which two dm-
dons were of 1,0001. each.
The subsequeet proceedings of the meeting willurdre;
thud from the maul- utions adopted, which we give
with the names of the several epeakers.
Moved by the Earl of Cato' terra, seconded by the Lad
Bishop of Lox now, and supported by the Rev. C. KNOTIOII,
zoiselonary trom annum, :—•• That this magi
recognises with deep reverence the visitation of God faits
recent calamities dladia, ea calling them to self•abememe
under Him mighty band for past national sine, sod to the
more faithful discharge in time to came of all national du-
ties, eepedelly in respect of the many millions of oar cadre
anevaogelisea fellow-subjects in British %Ds."
Moved by J. C. COLQVUOUN, Esq. ,• mad secoeded by
JOHN V. THOMAS, En.. late Member of Council at
Madras —"That a Christian nation entruited with the
government of a people ignorant of the true God, and
serteg under the social and meal evils Inseparable ken
dales foes, is bound to command the tree religion to the
soceptimos of its subjects by such measures as consistwith
liberty of conscience, and with the principles of a jut
telerstice."
Moved by the Bishop of WINCH MLR, Rod seconded by
the Ray. UNIX VINT( ELLIOTT, P.C. of IX Xiry'Se
liCßeilTrpot•lll:o;risociqh&tryb,yttoth.nanthtie.tiomi..PlaimßriCtishghuts,edf olthetndfbeadslianipreirrratioswakesedit7aiMirnto thlkosiethidB4.67d
national responsibilities in the church at home—elf arab*
sadutopmexcithete
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teLdwathanetlaigiorriangiaveditowfardoiretheirffeoGritoreag
afsesathm oh.
crre. Ood may bless the work and ' send klth
fate His harvest' "
Moved by the Rev. Joule HOBSON. chaplain at
China; and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Mittert=
St. Martin's, Birmingham : That this meeting doing at
the present occasion to record its earnest expectation dem
wady ranovel of obstacles of all kinds to the %mem of
Christian manlike, and its solemn pledge of renewed Deal is
the work, sad Its medial sympathy with all other prtesski
societies aimed in advencing the kingdom el Chad
throughout the whole world."
The meeting extended over several hours. The 10
ings will add materially to the special fend opted
tayotlets•deoeiety.

TEE NEXT Nzws PROM INDIA.—OR Thumdly a
telegram will be due in London from Malta with a walk's
liter sews from Bombay. This will be the first tekipme
under the new Indian mail arrangements. The Ent nail
under the new arrangements will be due in London this dal
greet.
The Paris Moniteur promulgates the treaty er
friendship, commons, and navigation, between From sal
the kingdom of Sillt; of which the rstilkations 'We 411.
changed at Bangkok on the 24th of August,
Siamese date given in the treaty Is " Friday, the lift
Yl
of the ascending moon of the ninth of the yew d
Great Serpent one thousand two hundred sad *MTh
the Simmers civil en."
CRINOLINE ?Caveat). —The gigantic (Tina,
pettkoats which am still the fashion have, it is Imo", km
several times employed to defraud the °coal at Pans. At
Tesler" • few days ago, the oetroi men, strackill
artesian els wen= and her daughter, named
bad Nina amebed by a fecoals ; and it tuned est
one abase list borer then twelve sad sairothe
caber oboe sad Three rabbits were sea,tel Naas P••_.
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hued to Thst silleir—Netvostis lownsal.