The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-23 00:00:00

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this of the the
lerntioned the laurchMissionary Society at this time, may be ' Spirit blasts them ;
t weresleep with the wreck and
eset,7, by the Rery
ga legacyr_ of £6OOO bequeathed to the so- own native ollution
~oeiliatoteroit
. V, tile.oame
of m • Nett, of London. To this we may the ruins, likethose antdherteheyo turning back to their
there
the cities of the plain, of. all the
,one, who, under the humble signature of systems that have dared to raise
hthemselves against the
Lord Jesus Christ.
(meath the least), has contributed to- pure doctrines of the gospel of t
d;rtisteiothaeesstablish of a mission in China the munificent (Renewed cheering.) He would ask eattention but for one tohuti net 46000. Nor should we omit to 'mention a con- instant more because he felt he had forfeited his.o,wn pledge.
they had
e Bociety b
88 an annual°cn another quarter—a donation of £lOO, as well They had hea•rd of "irresponsible committees ~
th sub • •
.senption of £25, having been presented to heard of the charge of
',Ana
whilst Y his Ita
Id sit
aeajesty the Kin of Prussia. trusted there was at least one among themld whtosawv u
*ors of"_ we would desire, assuming episcopal authority—and he
rtejoiee,"l.ll,9, hat to glory onlyglory., inw man or
but
in then presence of the chairman, who that individual.. .
art at the episcopal bench ere long, but, h would
wnaos
( Cohiene rtsh.e)
they only se-
lls we!_ai_tnis enlarged liberality manifested at tetis time by But, certainly, they ordained no missionaries
are to wseuers of our own beloved church. n all
.this we e-,
soeasie t the hand of God, Su -
I a
tion to which those missionaries were subjected?
of p
Greautisfer.iejef to the society's and tolin acknowledgeevidence i n this sea- a
Itosottish I.4o%ofatuhte church will not suffer anstehe pose there was the society (and believed
the
Lweatsitonet
not forfeitls
thud continue (i!afitnihesualls-
tha, itouttifirsoofs that their to
work of his to members) for the propagatiorilltthweagsoastpliegii
Only let the conductors of this its right tothatnarn ' H pretension ; and
eGo(d thatea• they could say, in the face of
labour }s
H e. will giveh tllLord.em
ttworid, faithfully blessedthatthough they called themselves
tthet.Chuinrctho
Then to augmentation of the societny7sauf?unindst we e ere Missionary Society, they could challenge investigation igaioti
sier receiptrY our oven auxiliary has contributed its share the results whether they were a society for
_ll propagation.
,ease oh,* 13f last
ahr "ye the prec s•
Year were £2 " • showing - of the Gospel! (Cheers.) But take the. society which bore
,i4O los. do., an
this i gad too preceding year's account, of £565 18s. Bd. that name—suppose the humble individual who now ad-
paiseroietety witi; as well as at home, the Lord has followed dressed the meeting to prese.ntl • self before that society
raaki olf4 which thesbaavodur and blessing. Seldom has
.a year and ask for. an
, suppose"m he honestly said he
Proved tialortaissionarn Ofdoctrine of baptismal regeneration ;
death has been less busy.in the was no believer in
4'4 a sin ,t grave of Y oard. In Sierra Leone, which has suppose him to state . his reasons in all their native force for
4'he ke gie death so many of our devoted missionaries, clinging to the
,doctrine
.of justification by faith? Suppose
tops Pt the _ , occu.rred during the past year. And He he added that, Episcopalian as he was•
he did not think the
fsit,Te to Hilo*suTs of Ilia servants in life hes enabled them Episcopalian channel the only channel for conve ing Divine
fie and laboaelf* and has blessed them, inu their work of ' grace ? Suppose he did not believe, as re certainly
ch., our ohs
,1* of love. Thousandsly did not
"reit e ssreile there of theliberated Africans
in a church visible, believing that there was, indeed, one
?aPelatnor9wd 00r schoo and so many thousands of their Catholic church spiritually; if he honestly stated these
ible or irresponsible, would
.1404.4 ihas reeeies.ls, that nearly one-fifth of the whole things to
of eara Aarger Pro " •
instruction in our mission in Sierra they employ that individual , Would they send him abroad
°too_ land th This
portion than can be found in any nation to do their work ? . (Hear,. • hear.) Oh, that he could multi-
has 4 n'
.been acknowledged by the legislature ply himself into millions, in order to maintain• the doctrines
borne bale lord
thenimatee of the House of Commons with of the gospel wherever heresy, wherever" church doctrines,"
tioo : Poblic. n'lerober for this borough at its head, have and all the inventions of men had been introduced as their
te , iti that Lestitoor,
es ow eanntre Yto the valuable results of our mis- substitute ! (Loud cheers.),
Mistio II report ,/,' To adopt the language of the commit- The Rev. EDWARD BICKERSTETH was then introduced,
ta/08tteeir efforutes'etY the highest raistebeiswdhuoefe
opn .
13. tarry see, I'° the invaluable exertions of the Church amidst much cheering, to
.support the resoluiion He re-
* * joiced at seeing himself again surrounded in p Live; 00l with
eellool!"4141YrlY °lle-fiftlaPotloved. Glad
lation—a so many dear brethren, whom he had so. long
th 0
toal, a; 544,4 the Igh proportion in any country—arep at he was to support his dear brother Buddicomtiimne isretshe-
-14 In •••P'4ana reeffiPets are visible in consirterable intellec- lotion. 'With him he well remembered the . when
reso-
und W. orth..wee,igiou improvement.' Liverpool Association was indeed very ffet b le con-
e ea—r
das s 1 anngd then
Preaehepern toe America, too in Northern, Southern, gregation at first, t.wo or three
.addedahl
ersswed cause!• . But
lalvate bra
our ik. and in New Zealand,the Gospel how little was the interest felt in thin e
4,
oo
of
se , nnssio
ser-,
in
is stilt owned f God in the at the present anniversary there had been thirty-seven
his tielsitthe Iseitl.l!*
mons preached, and probably £7OO or £BOO raised after those
gious ItlitwOny, to"stned mission ii Selwyn has added sermons. To God our Saviour be all the glory ,
tie
euesounerage-
Ilia arrival theprevioussoP is of the reli_ nify together his great name ; let us thank God and ak
seriptu 41 he
fours of the
once a accoun
had giveng
1 d s On for what was before us ! (Hear, hear.) The report Ilitn' ral 84d s 4 the nativeseannibal New Zeaf a. n,
. but
e-tro•ck of many of the details, with which he had been furnishedt ,t 0
and s'i,"4 in a tie knowled posrsehed o
astonished•teas there were two or three facts respecting the He
t staade
to
teesaisee Priotes•"4,4n Preach dgeb e which
'qulZealand the society which he would communicate. wasg
Itlioese'r°al testin.,l;,` our mission y him it). New
to
P *li• lie bears' say that the great debt of about £20,000 had been reduced.ool
ta,af o'fts,?t our --;41)1 to th character and lannd asiuciac'ess of the £lOOO. (Cheers.) So that the societyne attopritesetnot was only
ity ostuop h. iss.ealue ooefiet,..
, Nor is this all : as a practical owing to those. who had advatnbceed
surrn•loof 11000., (Applause.)
h`tteees taws° Isece. confe?...nr missionaries and their works, the to., carry on its proceedings,
however, that in the income of £116,000,
hatab"ermotesdal4 r
stsssed two ecclesiastical appointments lc\ e must remember,o
f£l2 000 was absolutely a donation and legacy,
Ices eee panic to th;"olOnaries in New Zealand; one has the
and stuhmerefore, co•uld not be considered as regular inchome
'll'‘,l,s. 'tied the
Commi
and
the other
444the7 can we co y for Bay of apd•we must remember, also, that ail the themhera of te-
ciety through the country deeply sympathised in its peculiar
five, to Otark of ha,clade without noticing, in the last place, circumstances, and, thereiforlea,stm,aedaer. extraordinary efforts to
(Hear.) He trusted
ta3pst. the Churchuravour which the Lord• our God has increase the income of
htaleving
m} ade those efforts, and the
isio4 a!I he); ce '
hstlinnary Society during the year that that the blessedne f
ldact as quickening motives to sustain,
;Mos e grea, e has enabled this society to main- happy result,. wou ,
ary s . of which . Principle of
ase, our exertions. ea .(H r ) The general
?rot 4elety anion 8 Gospel truth, for the disse-
sate to incriee.ty
's missions was this :—there were 92 sta-
-4,‘ . estant d4B erigi g the heathen the Church Alission. tof the soe ,
.. - t7clety, 4 octriae nallY established. From these great trolls; 1241 Christian missions • 687 schools; and 36,904
the in 8 a bOdy s' as enunciated b • I' f rmers thisattendants• scholars ; there were 66,000 . uponthe
public worship ;
of
Gowyeass
goo lies not swerved • y Our te
,c) o
and about 6000 monthly communicants at Lord's table.
_kept ever grace. 44V•ore, Let this be more.
tilethreeepoarsdteedetaort,hneopraise
Hear, hear.) This, generally, wsosuedl di
081: the members of
its foreign missions.
ereitreydseeer
einsieiew, Za:anie object which its pious founders theesaorietest\hiothw
rleagragreclt
thoadprog
the Westre African mission, he was
ttahlaea, efrata aysessetnroMittetrituin eedto be the
thissingle aim of "
All (Fleur.)
to be able to state, that while we had.
ehrtliostio,gGrioed.
a4t if thrilstl!iadulte°l.l4", in a
imi Londonug
tou
cite
au
re hour. a
11
00.
viously afflicted by the results of the Niger expedition,
547(1 be eolonttlele Gospel Gospel to the heathen.P All knew seemed more andmore from Sierra
ior to
Ae fr(rcean•Lfcheers)—for the so-
Intlita,,aitittid:erted tPhvvra preached in faith, the heathen L.eon7 ills to thte r
Mr.eThompson, had•gone 160 miles eastward,
far Chi 444 elss °f heath 'ls!, and live. It has been preached, ciety s roguis ,
where he had established friendly relations
4, lariat herewhere, hay Africa, in Africa, in New Zealand, in into the interior,who were willing to send their sons to the
Thor rota th. there „,„, `',e been converted, and are living with the chiefs,
s vre h„"Is line this
live with Christ hereafter.mission schools at Sierra Leone;
eroeha 1 ueeri ' "Is soeiet .
ease.anies th e"° pawatio Y has never hitherto departed..
pledge for the progress of divine truth in the
eiet ilatietes '4! atoneni nof Romish errors—no reserve in there. a mutual
tr Y• It trltles A ent of Christ— t. of ever y interior of Africa.. (Hear.) . He was happy also to say, that
rots walks ie an. Puerile noveltiesno was mg
of
this e
Leone, who had settled at
- the converted natives from Sierra
.
eothia or lochs e a region high on the art . so-
ire. the Bight of Benin, were preparing the way for
lights but jeuPerstitio__, removed above( uch religious
native missionary settlement, and therefore for the
80R 'toles, hs sus
.chrisi.asa rrivolities. It determines to know another
of truth from that part of Africa. Thus, more and
lastior_ol2) seirenivibling,
e‘aaelnlifilitn crucified, and all the en-
ipnroorgeretshseway
seemed opening for the spread of thoefgogiseprerla,
liitiTtitis ?si-i)j.. ng that great Yfunngd,a amnedn
tsaa.v
truth tl e
of
fetths
ewehv iecr -
as was originally hoped. iht woua d,
g ird tfornoTh etch the
missions,eo I'
y he would
lath Which path Path hi which t Leone. (Cheers.)t
calWcuittta regard
had been 96 fresh baptisms
Itastfcf faithfinaY it eons•the society liesbitherto moved, mention, that a .
•in another place, the name of which was
la • peii tijoeas t ~intle to move for ever! This is the within the year ,
!It it °win, „0 keod, bfeasi andsafety t 0660 baptisms within
not heard, there had been. the year; .and
ties thkod we . Luis cows
any ,
been 1 221 baptised
tte ' e ma be •
e hitherto; Christ has met in the Tinnevelly mission there had ,
.1.
kaot sloe co._ a.ssured from 11• • ti at ur- within the year. These simple statements, all of were
0 the etier,le still H ill is promises, 1 la
pstin facts with rega dittos each.
r. ),,, , , e meet and bless the society connected with. deeply in ere g
is -eeet li
baptism, might serve to show how delightfully progressive
kit 88 tree -'4°l3osoer t • -
hear.) Then,
the work of Christian missions was. (Hear,
too Year th. turer, fro hen read a statement of his ac
* d to New Zealand, the progress eaf the gospel was
4to the t,lloattailiarsall: vvhich it appeared that during th with regard
, on one Sacrament
%I e ite,. R. "t 0 Soelet ad
forwarded increased contribu trulysund
Sunday,
grateful
y,there were 1,100 persons present; the church was
opili'4"4l, th;t` • 13unnic.ou ,
small to hold them ; and of these 1,100, no less than 48i
tfth•arY life •• sarro ri -..., in movin the first resolu- too
ilseh , It was uneed as the g
by the realities of New Zealanders partook of the Sacrament of the Loyd 's
14S thekr,!eter. If P?at refreshin 9, were
tin Supper. (Applause.) He wished our own congregations
stiater, nishess
ss it 'firs_ .tree,
to form one of a mete
was
were in such a state, or that even half of our congregations
•o•lteheinrsgf spirits aseothority, tiiTte,tillis we were toldi
were ready, in general, to stay to receive the Lord's Supper;
ofe,teet4 salvanosnt forth to • •were
e ,angels of God
(Hear, hear.) At Torrago (we e b heves there had been 198
Sit 0 rell "; he trustedinister to them who were
baptisms within the year ; and four c ape s 111 I had been built
toei„ iniegi,....ponaed
,_ there were mani hearts
tof the
Sot trhelitesteZtlen had to°h what the chairman in the fervour b the na • tives ; and, taking the general statement
last
y of natives who had embraced Christianity in the
"lel least anti' as to b served- Many, he trusted, were number, •
New Zealand, it would be 'found to have in-
Ita, Plos hoo'stit one
of
t.i heirs of salvation, and deemed it four sears, ine
itepothir ow" ia extend. the
greatest of their blessins to lend creased from 2000 to 35,000. (Loud cheers.) . Many, necess
hale atible
tai th ilul'e °f ;lig theknowledie of salvation,• which sarily, were
._ yet
veryignorant • many had, doubtless, am-
of merely' temporal Motives ; but
tlos wwhen thistshoose of gesq, in the cross of t was .bracedweriet
afttrournridear
varietya
course of instruction, the effect of which
l(illi 111 gratitsSiety we/sefsgrone days to look back upon the • t
eioeuYld be best illustrated by some facts. War_ ateddcant neiebrasl)-
s`tsoir,: Praia, tulle es
and n;°looed without feeling
.their hearts
ism had almost, if not ehtirely,' ceased.
Many (Lou
4141111z:is) itswayins, 44ateuet lifting them up in ex
"ell; Ancient superstitions had been forsaken. eidc' making.
4 ciot,,, ea, hero °at Ars,?. what God has (wrought .
the most diligent use of the means of grace, and werew making
od 'a with uncle ' Indeed a little stream like that
sermon of the
e eabi out 0 r the progress in scriptural knowledge. The s
ed Da • es broad g nog an ,
, sanctuary, which could then rapid:
referred was
tloss rity w
Bishop of New Zealand, to which the report. ,
ere aud d ele deep ; but now it was a thou-.
in June last; and it stated " Christ has blessed the
4 '''•
(Chee teached
silttee Rtill •its waters of life delivered
..
lqelfithnes rs.) Are sad tilt
' now
f the habitable work of his ministry, in a wonderful,irtot od,
manner.
A few faith-
°the' I'4 and ec ad be_
oftennations o
ful men, by the power of the sp God, have been instru-
liostr woo, a no‘n onotarr,:h. told in those lessons
meats of adding another .
Christian people to the family of
to epso id postai could
oss Which we were too apt to
God; young men and maidens, old.
men and children, all
las4hith "unity follo,e "'Y. lay by the first £1C.0., the
daily their morn-
with one voice praising God, all offering up.
heed 4,4 the wealre sss..e, ot course ; so that it . life
to find the
ing and evening prayers, searching the Scriptureshve
morn-
fort ttinberleas insn of seo4....'esa,trithere was hardly any limit
every
way of eternal life, valuing. the word of God
fottlio s e clear.tarieesl Igt uot grow. There had
livesa no
en ro-
other thing, and displaying in their outward p p
of the purpose 'hen this"' which the truth of this had .
find
of the influence of the spirit. Where will you
tea tsar, Dims or seise_ intention had been carried on miss •• '
the seer, elf " "'less and le •through the. Christsan
world more signal manifestations of. the
h,,./ had holy thf, .nr for tlicK 'whether
egrandniement,
a presence of that spirit, or more lively evidence..
of the king-
), -.t 1,,. made
.0- riches had flag
.yeho came after we had
d d that the
dour of Christ ?" (Cheers.) When we considered l'lit
t'a,e seoset . theroseive v.anished Imo thin air; how
terest in Bishop of New Zealand bad comparatively "
I
se,e 'ker), ,' in which s wings and flown away ; but
h Church Missionary Society before he went abroad, he
Ch bee no the
,We must see that the first step
~li ste ean 111,enine h • tr4r Bicker:tet.h) thought that this testimony from his lorq-
Vito, ii, accu,,_,
.being once put in motion, s
'hot.' It.ii, who Was “iulatiou which (hip. on the spot was peculiarly important, as shoviiiiandgsahil
the • the 410nar '"eOf th even his friend Mr.
sense of the value of its missions. To God, asto li
see object'', had Godty eo 1 e first supporters
.of the
before, be all glory ! (Cheers.) But yet more. ouer God be
til,n as . Was 4., wrougiit iu d hardly have anticipated.
d ' t df tl theglory that this beloved society had maintaine se. as y
fscsd It No ut to hoar , • k Hear, hear.) It was true
principle I (Loud cheers.) For his part
‘4 ere, e 8 Of C°lleet duilt one. needless penny. Every
its great Protestant .
ett e'• and ord• e %vas a. •
lie had better hopes of the Society for Propagating the Gospel
ohsteliah - lie true Inary prudence tributed coneistently with
his friend Dr. With ; he could not but think that that
ki:'''' es' et h.:, sted the': , balanced and checked by than
t, given .a
pledge to the church that it would ad-
sisltis sPropess ere, any ewould be no improper attempt to society had
sotas lOotas "Y. any fund that should look like an in- here to the articles in their plain and grammatical sense, and
et lel *ith th' as far agar' hear.) The Church Missionary he knew many devoted . servants of our Lord Jesus Christ,
estivio toemi 'e ether - Possible, recei •with
t 0,.. g, 5._ stLg like ; and let God ,receive . onethat
fully under that society. (Hear.) He knew, too, that no
a ,it d. an ti, an e _ .be thanked there
ent than his
tins at de to age. tieees 9uallty between the necessity of re- one would more rejoice to hear such a state
t„, deal ,40 io th attY for diffusing— friend Dr. Byrth himself, because what we wantedm was not
eats fed, h'odo . e way of .that there was a
Lrd and Sviour
nartv feeling but we wanted to exalt our
.o
..
it d
io; iill,ti owe,, in the ' re,celving, as well as there was • - '. •
,slit 04 s er, that s way of distribution. (Hear.) He Jesus Christ, sin ' . dto advance his' gospel in its poly an
"ste 40w "he a "8 theY bad implicity. (Cheers.) A %ening d • ' to the plain duty of ad-
that etrie ehan sort 1 Year after year made their
could not but feel
of at'
tiering to the principles of the society, he
1)444111e> atlePr4drgee ;the mode it
Imetlcal progression, they
They
of there was a deep responsibility upon all our societies.'t God
It lor4 t2tnplet ititrtl, raultid getteiin to the. procesrsder
were all under a solemn obligation
itthofut,lmig y
and I devoted
ttt4ill lalpos 141°"getIsatne plyingpoportion distributerreceipts,tsne order were
employ, as . missionaries, only fa
tari Wh• ethic tle Perishi Heathen b
Master • and the command
pi tlld ich it o have listens ng (Hear, hear.)
N servants of their Lord, and,
bring
eau e, an dto t lain—" If there come any unto you, and
N tire andd as Ilneed • he report, and to the
house,
wasthep doctrine of Christ, receive him not into your
, 4e.,
.„...4 . he
w_. v vrithout feeling of pleasure and not •
him God speed, for he that biddeth him God
ilstlthe'rliy th%sr titer', _as , Persuaded that those feelings of neither. bid
of
his
evil,
doing." (Hear.) Upon this
ktietei• ill's ajtsstateroeSSOsuld, by the blessing of God, be in- speed is partaker
e must rest; upon thisprinciple trust was
tt.Ot; Vile s..nor hi:LeStibsaquently to be made, it was gi eat principle
the cwommittee b all the contribiatoes to the so-
00,41etio'aerefoece.Y of thelrlination to stand for one moment reposed Indit was
was a duty equally, to Christ himself, to the
m.. 114.4, that.. ,tihe 41.0 E..
sactitication and spiritual improve- Tilt ;
tYribuatnors who supported the society, and to the heathen,we
i.She ii me the
sots is seponrint conclude with moving the first
OZI hiti:°' brllreolated and treasurer's accounts be as et
whom, if whom, if we sent an adulterated gospel,
o should be doing nothing• but mischief. (Hear.) He. felt,
1144 by O.f see Ilt•I'li •-•
to, ba,. hie r •Oadi
theBCd the gratifying duty devolved therefore, that therein had been one peculiar trial of this so-
ars, , es; ev, hi g r
f its missioearies,- Mr.
report a • - - • - ciety during the past year. One o
hot time:led tt, end. iii IN iich had just been pro-
lie (Mr. Bickersteth).
at lee t, os w. tie Op„o. _ e. should have been sorry if he Humphreys,had embraced views which
Pa th tho th v,lth that' "iirity this day of connecting a few could not but think were a departure from the simplicity of
otlit of
.I'eport art not
a, admirable document;- and he re- the gospel ; a full statement of those views would be pub-
t the report, with a plan of the
kitiltm 'he te:hetdd tcrre.l2(led to the resolution a distinction fished in the appendix 4,l_,liss
toneh
lords of
sauer he s-
eparated from the other church he proposed to to
founded• much' on Trac-
h ° litti al 441Phiet the society, dbe printed and cir- tartan principles, Th meetin• would, therefore, judge
.t4ll, raq_ that • (11ear, hear) It • i ossiblee committee Madeas and the corn-
for themselves. The at ,
tt.: ost ;iiith %eerily
t.le re
immediately upon
i Port, 'stating as it did, luminouslyr mittee at London acted promptlyand
t these places, lie
IttY,httitittiitelsiltitrietpl""gress of thesociet • 'cheerin , every the case ; and whilst they had done. so a
etl '44 cads 4'44 doctrinesY "W borne by it, atl' the clom..lr to the (Mr. Bickersteth) would read a‘portion of a letter he had in
hops r!,the,
were of the Church• Missionary' So- his hands from the Bishop. of Calcutta, which.. would show
h'..t ot",toh'-brisi'. "sere the doctrines ftl G lof our that there was a real clanger. Bishop IN I in a letter
Isis hstiee that hat ,_‘e.lieers.) it was oi le_ o p
ibls ehe said, dated September the 3d, last year, said— . 1 e 24 sufn• littobe a•
L',4l)to a.,th 'rcsti
e raciiiY. so nobly bore,mos' •think' very serious evil, the semi-Popery which is disgracing the
••, he"ares" Minis ePort so •. without - s
1 d d
ti olai altao
able•a Tract printed and so circulated would 1 rotestant church, and
rroervsia •ving more than all the exp o e
4 Itreaorly N
tnst
trantflor the Times. (Loud cheers.) statements of theanuodnj century after the happy settle
and the-, .glorious revolution of
ti!loiljtkige th.bot it ',Peak thus strongly'ing for one in the present day went_ of t churchis ae
ruel system of error, and seems to havesoroe-
Si. be k;Nt it a* so be with regard
.to such itibi• !
tit,t 1,4, rip., should cause, it appeared likewise to bethe delusion to believe a lie, of which the
thing of strong .
)2, lan a kat, (is be necessary that such a testimony apostle speaks. It is actually. desolating my
I have
hgil lc Peapvidlitlear, hear
) 1-lappealedthe des-'
it, , , ~,i t. at 0,, . • e to and especially my infant missions, so thdat
cidedly than,
the oif tag
th'fy ikaioey J'oe of iluse Of the Church Missionary Society under other circumstances, my Post Lion would have
hstraasis essaoeld not 8
„riginal secretaries—he appealed to allowed. I trust I have checked itsprogress, though
•e a thorough
%Ord% et lea tuts it nave been astonished in years past if I find that nothin will damp or convince
chard it 'ill th seildin 'vas oecessary for them to vindicate going disciple of their school." d loud cheere.)
(Hear,' hear,
and
did it
chsle ht e doetrf; forth missionaries who should be Mien the missionaries abroad were in this co las4kt',4 ttltered !lea of the cross. (Cheers.). Never not become a plain duty upon the society, especiallyk
when one
4114e'ea"t h is
cod
decided stand ?
the mind of any of thm that a of their own labourers was so tainted, tota e:
te;
the he,_
rhave been brought against them— Yes. (Hear.) He felt then, and he felt now, God had gra-
ittee rooms ke
tl74ltotiTey tiloeiti: rerved for the present day. They eiously assisted and.directed
.our belofivedd
lltltt 4 iio:4 beette._ilating doctrines peculiar to thetn- a decided stand against thismodi era. system of pry.
Nat e2,4thoes the'ssuhia,it `t° d they employed no missionaries (Loud cheers.) He had attended.seve Icommittees of the
! rsh'll; pvere lie_ he examined by an irresponsible society • L a
in London upon this subject, and he had been truly tte I.lt ,_ tlot,°,ey 4,__ ewise charged with assuming episco- delighted with the spirit of Christian wisdom,
firmness, meek--
leo ere to
tearsth Liles, "e told they
proceedings • and
neglected the which' had marked their ,
lit kl•ie dot 11, ' and that they propagation ness, and love,
istachr to 01. e, es !" ers, preached "doctrines whilst he would
..
not lead his dear brethren to put confidence
i, y, the the'reeach (Hear, hear.) We continued the in any human being in any time of temptation, he thought
ostle,
ainge i., a_ vlia,,_, Christ crucified: is that d • i the society might adopt the beautiful terms of the iht,p
on
h, to ink. eesi, oat Mse__
a. ~a doctrine 't•tr,Nit ain."%es ofY of the
e'uutnn nary Society . (Cheers. V e with regard toc the committee in London. "Vile have c -
you that you both do and will
tktlet„tlikti, irrethe holy
..°,. me.nTng, regenerating, Banc- fidence in the Lord,touching
qesio' (iicatioa9l?asible 4,74 t %is that a doctrine pecu. d o that which. is right.". (Loud cheers.) At.this lime, too,
fle g.) err) 7, faith _ mmitt.ee ? ' (Cheers.) We it was peculiarly important we should be steadfast and
liktiri•oroe
1,1 .11 sir
we alone :is that peculiar to our firm in defence of the great Protestant truth of our re-
ii4,4etei thebrote Gave, then area blessed society. (Great formation. Cheers.) The R. ooma its were full of energy,
llns missions ; they were
1. Ilea aeoe,
.ort t., . , vvrltten upon us a proof that we and activity (they were invading at
eh to th,tvolelen - give a rev
ourd
opened, and in every
4,eti the ee,_ . was before
elation unto men—but the entering in atithe doors which we na
tst 11. Qes rtainly ClOre !
by multiplving and send-
((plause ) We preach way they were exerting themselves
It' ; li' Pei f are "Peen!' "' b .'
• labourers among the heathen.
eels e. 4,114 us 11, etir" °, the L ' ler, but they are pecu- mg out The. very Way in
is 41,4-`44,,.. tae %, •, is the o!'d Jesus.
.(1-lear, hear, 'and whiclithey exerted themselves was exceedingly 1.
Simple some-
:lso. ese aely, sho asi„ sae real offence—the offence of the times.' He held in his hands an advertisement from the
NN 'lit htl4otrie,fietlitnot how before that cross will invent Catholic Magazine—[Feb. 1843.]—N.0, he would not call it
4ti 5.) ' snd ni's Of I°ll6 charof 'theirin Catholic,but the Roman CatholF,hMagazine, )• t \\l lth other ge
:.feelseompelled
tt kat) e, oto he 8 whom God blesses with his own from the Bishop of Hobartomw 0 said Catholics
ofethe United King-
ht- Ilt 1? .th they'
do__ s Iris
,servants, (Great ap- to solicit the attention of the
Cop tete, lit tile
.., utor proceeded, were told by the dont to the state of his newly-crea . teddiocese. The diocese Ori: weitY es ratiernai aSaurch's doctrines were—why what extends over the whole of Van Dieman's Land which is
sufficient number
114'11,..N110 c.otiljetoroili.rv_generation, sacerdotal absolution, equal in extent with Ireland.
. As soon as
thea u
spirits of God now
Oen' feelsivetlreeri6eve_hried with the visible Church of priests can be obtained (and may
ot the comforts and
,con-
4to o 444 toll of
thc:nnecttd with the' Lord Jesus inspire some who a are regardless
off themselveses at the altar pill:WM?.
:4141., teireted" C°nrleCtiOWllol practiee of ' christianity, venieuncuers
foot. thise life
th salvaotioon of this deplorable class,).they will
40,1e,ecshrist that tiavitia the snowath the church till we had
toillafoor this land of exile and misery. The
t er. are
_ it, to._se tt .e real ~..1-.,ez Jesus Christ. (Cheers.) stlaierefore humbly solicited to contribute towardsy relief
' And
sat)atp,/tlitittilye or
setitie!lreh. Fdlot:rn:.of the body. of the Lord
and regeneration of this f it n an
degareld convert them ?
ea
!'els .444eheil things as silt We were called
nears
wha
t was to relieve, and regenerate,,an ,
the
faithful are
taztoetterthey
,t,., are not irnebdenipal church d?ctr
" Donations, particolarly. in money,
even in
small. sums
tliottql4a, it sourer: °set imbibed% hy instinct 1 ' ( Hear,instinct
earnestly invited
i ftomjeorieny i)n
chalices,
pixel,
holy oil-stocks,
bath liteot4)ll ei:l4llZ4, thnotaall,the reaYso'nnstoTeint'anfos nstinct for this
wotrabeornaeles, 'candlesticks, missals,
vestments,brei'tr
`l.4.eiothttlie`•:eteio•"eooionsi7;4lOEcult in their operatio• ns were crucrfixe
hscl'oks, books of piety and. instrucutsiople
' tures, holy-
-4\4lilt 4f •11-1•Iee 4,." the their results. Ve'e were told that the prayer-
r lices, altar-linen of each kind, pm
tpl4 erin. 41 Sc..; ehareh'e di% • r "do not lie albs, su p
~_ on soliciting
(loud laughter,) and so they
\ io4 ofoodesure Attire." N• • cip are
water vast
went(h ar hear.) the
I‘4,t totolta itles4chor in indeed, nor in. thecontributions.Observel• no bibles,—(hear,
'Let them
anyother other
es ever asked for 1 (Cheers.)
asra t_Onee,:aciehs ,ePrejod,_ , a
. oepths., but in the
) word of God w
h r pines,. and
water vats, their chalices, their
wewore
to,' iha ros; d th'ssO shiner was ad illogical minds. (Hear.
take their holy- . 41441%1,11A 7r: nacres:ith_:'nvented, and mighty ()ejects but by the blessing of
God,
Christ
us their holy oil-stocks,
God
'who had the love of Jes .
tittNtleht 'NI ti voitit.,ne chief wheels took th risen
sending there men. of
and with the Bible }oat heir bands
t
th.Sed a ef d lese `. eh inn• (Hear hear.) We might
d abroed in their hearts, ,
which the ppacy ungb
.11 rd tti ay. (hear.) urh doe. •' ~ -e them she
~,d not for all the trumpery w
se ai. uein
Society, however,
".° Ca
(Loud h rs ) Lot not the .
`llts&Vo reasel, ~ instinct , Wh • instinct vr,is cee •met with. He
ti ot-P the„- i4eLotineed • CI Sri hire— send.
.difficulties it
salads ed at all at thea oisty lilts this,
N;htil ''' ' (H em,
an
c p \ be Th way mild rally round amg
ti
iip. tar, hear, and loud cheem,
lUtiiiirig at thstql Oat Holy "11 "