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aces, and that thel

's) object was

to his own country—what man ever saw the house w
without feeling a deep impression on his mind
id that he would not have.a cost taken nn t

man ever returned
ere he

WAS born-

retnOvetl, it IC reniumeu nun or tne days of hts innot
With respect to what the chairman had said about Mare
(Mr. G.) went to that field, and saw the mound
the two hundred noble Athenians were 'all entombed ;
be recollected, on going to Greece, the classic feelings v
occupied his mind. But he had another feeling at Jeruss.......
for, whilst contemplating all those wonders, he felt as if he
could have raised his hands, and said, " Lord, now lettest
thou •
thy servant depart in 'peace, for mine eyes have seen
thl! m y salation." With resect to the Jewish mission, ll Nayv
that it was in a most important situation. The Rev.et
e Nicolaison was a man suited to his work, and he knew
111901'11g better in order to characterize him ; he prosecuted
1
15 work with zeal and perseverance. Mr. Peritz was the
°lle to whom he had already alluded, and he was perfectly
calculated to tenter on all the controversial points connected
with the Jewish expectations. He would only say further,
that there was a considerable degree of progress among the
eewshusband, a wife and daughter, all of whom
lad been admitted to the church, by the rite of Christian
baptism. The foundation was laid for a great work, and
they were at least bearing their testimony—they had planted
the banner of the Redeemer. Mr. Grimshaw, having stated
that they afterwards visited Bethleinen and the grave of I
fHe:!rcs, concluded b expressing a hope that God would bl
e,eause in which hey were eogaged.
thel' Rev. Mr. PYrer, in seconding the resolution proposed
by the last speaker, said—l cheerfully undertake this charge.
4. he resolution is a right christian one, for it teaches us to
commence in a way we ought to commence all our under-
eecety s
e It says thathumble thanks are due to
an Jg
society's
God ior the increase which has atended the
funds, and that we sincerely hope the interest
hitherto manifested is inadequate to the necessities of the
cause." I have already remarked that it is a right christian
resolution, and my reason for saying so is simply this, that it
•Presees our sense of gratitute to God, and that we pray his
blessings that our labours may be multiplied and continued.
But
the resolution also calls attention to the society's funds;
eaned when we look at the state of those funds during the pre-
ceding year, and find that there was an increase in them, to
,c extent of £5OOO, we certainly have reason to thank
"70(1 and take courage. I feel, however, that there has
not been a proportionate increase in the funds—l
r,721\1 " proportionate" in reference to the extent __
`-'cristien church ; . for I am persuaded that • if every
great city
the were to send forth as goodly an assembly us
present, instead of having to thank God for our
fiunds amounting to £22,000, we should have to thank
And,
for an increase twenty fold. (Hear, and cheering.)
'fldi therefore, I think it would be well if all our vs
Titres would. take this large assembly as an example

of the

indeed

takeitself a lesson out of her book. (Loud .) I believe
that the assembly at Exeter Hall, goodlycheers as that is, can

scarcely vie-with-the assembly by which I am•aurround
surrounded I may well say,for when I turn behind me
bold the component parts of tl

lat whic

etljnstance

nary en--
And

would form it goodly meeting of itself

when 1 look to the state of the Jewish nation twenty years
ago—a period not recollected by me—and when I see how
the machine has been worked up the present stage, it is im-
possible not to perceive that there is a creater call now than
ever. upon us to enter into the spirit of the resolution. For
what was the exertion made in behalf of the Jews at that pe-
riod ? It was like the cloud of which we read in scripture—
'Mall as a man's hand. Mid now what are the exertions
made ? Why, they have multiplied on side, until they
begin to cover the whole earth from the east to the west. But
this resolution refers to other matters. It speaks of the pro-
portionate value of the exertions of the Christian church. It
asserts that those exertions, great as they may be,
411 d increasingly great as thee
,
I.IIIY there can be very
's advancing at a railroad pace— _
these circumstances, and enter into the
„
il°o, it appears to me that great as our exertions have _
.%,e3' are not as yet commensurate with the object we have in
nlew• lam well aware that when an individual makes such
-° assertion as this he should be prepared to give some causes
thats for making such a declaration. Wh is it then
I do not consider that our exertions have` not been corn-
ensurate with the object we have in view ? My answer will
ve composed of several answers—my reply will consist of se-
:rat replies. And, in the first place, I would say that when
e look to the Jews I think we need not travel far in order to
co' an answer to the inquiry why our exertions have not been
t„twriensurate with the great object in view. With regard
la the former, I would say that I would certainly be the
Ivold i• man in the world to forget my civil rights, but I
ask this question, whence do we derive our civil
ts ? and whence is it that we enjoy that civil liberty which
it-el,Pknown to other lands? It is because God 'has signal-
DriVibis land by inaking it the depository of his truth. Our civil
I,;.,lteges all emanate from our religious ones, inasmuch as
were not a protestant nation I am thoroughly convinced
Lay:hi:T:lld never have been blessed in the manner that we
Goal eett. .(Loud and continued cheers.) It is becaus'
h bee n•
nd distinguished us—unwortby as
have been-7-andurt'. is 'l'.,ecause he has distinguished us p
-t churches that he has given
are indebted for r'
go througl,

_ may have been-
little doubt but that this
I say, that when I
pirit of the rc

society

Oistiuction.
take the
New ,t hook of God in my _
irk ti,±,:stainent--I refer to David iuthelr7.
ititac law, and what do I find ? NA, hy, and that
a er-buted to the Jew for all you enjoy. You do. not discover,
code of morality in the law, but a transcript of the di-
for bringing you, as a schoolmaster,
1144 therlls you are indebted to the Jew.
reed oPerations of those glorious times. who,.;
iNtebtl_ the church, and for all these glorious signs s
(4,(1,8efd. likewise to the Jew and to the seed of pr.p.mt ir
equ. friend ; and what is true as touching the old sc,i
eeptio 1Y true as touching the new, for with one oz• -
i 8 the 114•S' We arc indebted to the Jew for all. Here
foundation of our faith. Here is that test by which
-e enabled to judge of the truth or falsehood of our
whir We have, then, a constellation of privileges, for all
exertiZ," we are indebted to the Jew. When I look to the
-"" of the church in the past year—when I know the

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the Old and

to Christ; and
law I

It is in t

:h are to suc-

two ex-