The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-08 00:00:00

our humiliation for our sine as • nation ; for who
could gay how far se • nation we were not anavrgratale
for the slaughter and destruction which pervaded India
now? We had, indeed, sown the wind, and were reaping
the whirlwind ; for England had not fulfilled her mission to
those roWions over whom she had been called to role-she
had done a.. thing there for Christianity and civillsaticet.
There never war any great national visitation but it was the
molt of gnat national sin; therefore we should ask for-
given,ae for our national sine, end oat of thee great confrion
great IP ,od oneht yet arise. He than made • moat able and
urgent appeal to the tengregation for contributions to the
fund ter the relief of our ingesting countrymen in India,
through the medium of the collection which wee to
be made in the church that day. Out of this confusion,
this sound of battle and of great destruction, I anticipate
(mid the preacher) the great regalia of a notion awaking to
its duties—to its moral and religious obligation.. I lock for-
ward when peace is once again restored, and the revenues of
that great empire once again begin to replenish the coffers of
the Siete, I look for the proper reoognmou of Christianity
—for the earnest development of all the resources of ,e great
an empire—for measures ialculated to elevate those millions
of people in the scale of civilisation. I look for a deter-
mined and resolute edminionstion in that land dedicated to
the progrrw and benefit of the people themselves. I look
for nI being recognised so a theatre for the menisci of
proMical Christianity—of political juatioe and of British phi
Imthropy. I look for • policy whose first principle will
be the benefit of India In contradistinction to the

arrow selhohnose of English profits at the cost of a
subject people. I know we must wade through rivers of
blood before we pass the present tide of insurrection and can
lay the foundation. of the reconstruction of our empire; but if
we content comely.. to struggle in self-defence--to punish
the blo:sithiraty and to spare the innocent; if we wage war
to vindicate justice, and not to glut an unhallowed thirst for
veogesnie—..hove all, if we turn aside the weapons of God's
indignation, and hie armoury is no longer opened against ua
for punishment, by our hang put on the whole armour of
Salvation, and having felt that we must to all our acts and
deeds endeavour to carry out the plait*. et the Geed of
Christ, teaching us that all our doings will of themselves 611
unless Ilia arm sustain as, and God'. Holy Spirit guide and
sanctify our work—if thus chastened and taught, we come
forth from this present convulsion and confusion, then I
cannot doubt that India will one day become a blessing and a
glory to this realm of England, and we shall no more keep a
day of fasting and humiliation for our sins, bat rather a day
of thankaglving, that the sound of battle and destruction le
no more heard in the land, and the armoury of the Lord shall
be no more opened against um for ever.
At the ekes of the service a collection was made. The
contributions were Mi. in gold, 991.2 a. in silver, and 2s. 61d.
In copper; total, 1571.45.