Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-29

The Rev. MIR. Nevton--The Great Gun of tho
Methodists Mt the Great Missionary Meet
Ing.
There was a tremendous rush of old and young,
handsome and homely, to and to hear Mr.. New
ton, the travelling Apostle of pety at the Green
street church, on Monday night. There were all
sorts people there, mixed up the strangcst kind
of confuson-the saint with the sinner the rich with
the poor the old with the young the wise with the
foolish the with the modest virgin, the matron
and the maid, the miser and the spcndthrift, the
good and virtuous with the of Wall street, the
Pous with the impious, and not few lovely female
angels attended by several joints of Satans long and
crooked tail. Every part of the church crowded
almost to sufocation; the pews all fled-every
Of the asles were choked up with well dressed,
rascally and beautiful women-all sorts of reli
gions, and with religions therethe gal
leres were so crowded, that the people almost
stood upon each others heads, and great fears
entertained that they would give ways and the doors
opening inwards, increased the alarm. The men per-
spired at every pore, and the ladies were warm
that their clothes stuck to them, and the hair ofther
heads hung down their moistened cheeks like pipe
stems, instead Of ringlets
The occasion ofthis vast, curious, motley, wicked,
pious, and interesting assemblage, was a sort of
celebration of the 2st anniversary of the Missionary
Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church. After
beautiful hymn, very poor prayer and another
well sung hy mn, there account Of profit and
loss exhibited, and the usual cry for more money
made in the shape of an appeal to the hearts of the
audience. As soon all this finished, Mr..
Stinson, Of the Canadian Indian mission arose and
made few remarks the state and condition of
the Indians in Canada. He said he had not the least
doubt but that the day would arrive when all
the Indians would be gathered into the church of
Christ and walk in his precepts. The establish
ment of missions among the Indians the continent,
had done immense deal of good, and he hoped
that pains expense would be spared to carry
the good work. He then sat down amidst loud
cheering.
The chairman then told the audience that the
Revd. Robert Newton, delegated from the Methodist
churches in England, would address them. This
created an immense sensation. The men coughed,
blew their noses, and brushed up their hair-the
ladies' smiled threw back their wells, adjusted their
hair, and then all and stood stiff upright, to
man, as Mr. Newton came forward. This produced
curious effect; it like the reception of Charles
Kemble at the Park Theatre, when, as Fanny says,
the pit rose at him" The applause was tremen-
dous, and the impression most powerful. Mr. New
ton smiled immensely lie is good. jolly, farmer
like looking man. with a round, hale, hearty face,
slightly rubicond; bright, merry eye, with not a
little Of the devil in it; capacious head, thinly
covered with hair; " good round belly" as Shak-
speare says, apparently with good fat capon lined,
and altogether looks like who is very well to
do in the orld perfectly satisfied that his lot
life had been well cast that the lines of matr-
mony had fallen to him in pleasant places and that
he perfectly satisfied Of the correctness Of his
course.
He commssced his speech in a rich, broad, old
English tone, with a north country accent, and a
slight burr his tongue. He told them that his
brother Stinson had told them Of the good that the
missionary undertakings had done among the Yves
tern Indians-he would tell them Of the good il had
done amongst the Eastern Indians. He said that
there was an Indian Prince who would not believe
the Bible, and whom the Missionaries could do very
little with finally they took him, and all the
officers Of his court TO the establishment where a
printing machine was in full operation, and occu-
pied in printing some sheets of the Bible. The In
dian looked and looked, with establishment, to see
sheet after sheet, and page after page, printed and
thrown out by the press, apparently Of its own ac-
cord finally he had Of the interpreters to read
him "wbat that thing was throwing out" as he
said. The pages were read to him, and turning
round to his officers, he said Now we shall have
the true religion, for that thing (pointng TO the
press) will tell us all about it," His officers nodded
sent, and smiled, when he cried out with en-
phasis, Aye, and not hing stop it."
AT this, the assembled audience literally roarcd
with laughter, aud the Rev. Mr.. Newton laughed.
He then exclaimed, eyes, my beloved friends,
and I'm very much like the Indian prince, in.
creased laughter;) think that thing will tell us
all about it aye, and nothing can stop it,
. (Cheers) He then told several other anecdotes Of
similar calibrc one was that Of boy in Ceylon,
who had received the truth, il is in Jesus and
fused afterwards to enter the temple TO worship
idols. Ills father tried to drag him there, when the
boy said, Father, you may drag me in by force,
but you cannot make me pray to any but Jesus yes,
father, and this tongue shall be torn from my mouth
before pray to or praise any but HIM" "And
these said Mr. Newton, should be the feelings
and the determination, and the assertions Of cv-
cry lover and follower Of Christ" "Amen,"-
"Amen," said many Of the sweet saints present,
whilst many went out and made room for fresh
set, many Of whom, we sorry to say, came in
laughing II is to be hoped they were converted
and left the place sorrowing
Altogether the performance went of remarkably
well to a very crowded audience, aud if there was
time, no doubt they would be repeated by particular
desire.