Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-27


you cannot. God grant such may never be the case
Having said thus much will sit down
inI n"" WI: : kELiNeHUysEN then rose He beg.
yea all 10 consider the importance OF n.
oors The Enuch told Philip "How can under
stand without teacher" And how can thew teach
except they be sent! There isnt green spot on
.ne earth giaddened by the gospel but has bloomed
under living teacher. was struck with the am
pitude OF this cause when heard Mr.. Smiths in
acIestlhg account OF the Arabs. Whenever man is
met by man the missionary meets a brother Chris
tianity subdues the wild man and tames the Ishma
NE: steps not here; il drops tear over
africa, goes over the Rocky Mountains, and sym.
as he has been like partridge upon the mountain.
cheers). And in the darkest period of our CONNER
cal history, when every heart was sad, much has
zen Sssn aone Ior MISSIONS In the churches Of the
's'' We have great cause TO rejoice, that whilst
clouds have passed all worldly enterprises. the
lght OF Ged has blessed this cause We should re-
memoer the admonitiOn of him who spoke as never
man spoke, "occupy till come" And he will come,
anu every eye shall him. Let then today re-
Soive 10 haow with sacred sympa ny the cause of
ssons. Let us take the cause home TO our hearts
ao make II work Of faith, labor Of love, conse-
Grated devotion of substance such as we have
% known; and as We have freely received, freely
The Rev. Mr.. KIRK rose and said-No emotion.
that can swell the human heart are half so great as
ano s that spring up in snch tn Swell
al, me aostract principles of political science; swell
all the trumphs of legisaton-swel all the details
OF commerce-swell all the pleasures of science
give them their fullest scope and then the world in
all its GOODNESS shall come and be the udoe oC the
superior magnitude OF our creation. For we 60 back
I.back-back of creation, and fulfil the desires of
him who said. "the Lamb shall be slain for the good
| of the world"
We are carrying out part Of the principle sung bv
the angels on the plains of Bethlehem, when God il,
ms infancy commenced that visible career on earth
which was to work out the worlds salvation. We
look out on man, and be his skin black copper,
Oh owe or white, ii matters not TO us. Our charity
finds, even under the black skin, a spark that can
never die BE he seated on the heights of science,
or sunk in the lowest depths aud
degradaton,we stretch out the Of the Saviour
to his aid
Come, then, of the world, and admire our
fancies at least, if you cannot realize facts and
acknowledge that thare is the sublmty of poetry in
the missionary enterprise. We would cali this as
semoiy to weep over manifest, degraded man-that
ought to have been pure as the angelic beings above
never to have lost his crown-neyer to have aban
doned the mmuntics of his heavenly citizenship
st-fallen-irrecovcrably lost-f all the aids
OF earth and human love and science to be his
only stay.
But, blessed be God we have that blessed book
DOCK Ittle KNOWN amazing gift Of heaven-Gods
appointed stay for the lost soul of And it is to
gave TINS book to man-to perishing sinful man, all
over the world, that we meet o-day. And think
hear each OF you say, let me assist in this great
work. Talk not to me of sacrifces-let assist in
giving the gospel to the heather, and in sending the
light oil truth into all the dark corners of the earth
My soul Is staggered with the vast importance of
this work Let eternity speak out and tell the i'm
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and IL II concerned only the salvation of one soul is
II matter of no importance whether that soul shah
be for rising, rising rising or falling faIling
world without end.
The missionary cause embraces 300 noble Ameri
can citizens; sef-exiled in India; amongst the Be-
douin Arabs; in the isles Of the sea; amongst the
widest savagcs with the Indians of the mountains
in Jerusalem, and at Calvary, treadng the ground
ence trod by the crucifed And there is not To
be found IN New York, no, nor in the whole United
states aoO better specimens of sanctifed humanity
emf Exrn IA. for
have mixed much with these worthy men and
amongst the noblest of Gods gifts to nae earth,
regard my intercourse with these missionaries.
The eyes of these 300 look to day to New York
TO see what we are doing. Ii is a proud day, and
this is a sacred place All the various churches
come up here in humility, and purity and sncerity
ot souito pray Tor the cause Of missions. Then let
Zion longthen her cords, and strengthen her stakes
this days for the apostles Of the Lord and the pio
neers OF piety and truth in many distant land are
looking with a wistful eve towards this meeting
to-day.
have not been among the heather, il is true
But have travelled much upon the continent of
Europe, among people who, for all moral and re-
iigious purposes, are just as dead and lost the
savagcs OF New Zealand and l can never forget
the anxious look Of sympathy that was evinced by
many in my travels. As sat down by their side,
and told them Of the love of God, and Of the state
Of man.
There is sympathy in Heaven with us this day.
The spirit Of Williams, and the spirit Of Cornelius
and the spirits of many others sympathise with
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the saints IN Heaven arc permitted to have closer
communion with us than many believe.
Three years ago, stoed on the platform, At the
/ anniversary of the London Missionary Society, by
the side al Williams (sincc destroyed by savagcs)
And one after another there up; there rose up
one veteran from part Of the earth and another
from another, one who had tocd long and another
who had fought hard in the field Of missions, and at
last there arose Of Polynesia and came
to my turn 60 follow him. IND coming, as I did a
stranger, after all these worthy men, | had TO rise
with an apology felt il was proper to apologize
though some do not, and made this apology that
battle, whilst sitting in luxury, rising after those
! who had fought in the fight.
(Herc there was a slight murmur Of disapproba-
ton at the uncallcd for allusion and sheer at Mr.
Newtons excellent and sincere speech the day pre-
vious. only speak Of il TO show the yepera-
ton OF my soul for that great and good man, Will
/ llams, now gone TO his rest. He is dead aud we
poor drivelicrs, are spared we, poor, miserable
half hearted wretches, are left. How mysterious
arc the ways OF God Oh let prayer go up to
God that his mantle may light upon US
tMr. Kirk here told the story OF williams con-
version by pious lady named Snow, whilst he was
waiting for companion at Bagniggc Wells or White
4 Conduit House his departure asa missionary.
return, and the employ OF Mrs. SHOWS 20 print
his book
feel that great rcvulson is coming over tht.
country in religious point &c view. I feel that
Christianity is coming out in the United States in
new form. have closely watched the signs and
times, and feel certain that detect the symp-
toms which speak OF The United States as people
in their Judgment, are becoming more and more
convinced of the value ofthe great ork Of rghtcous
ness.
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