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

\ con vert them. Comncrce comes and plants towns
at the time Adventures come and cultivate the
| soil and grow grain! Then science starts schools
in all directions And then we have all sorts OF lee
turers, aud philosophers and sculptors and
Wehave balloons that'll go to the Atlantic ocean,
and boats that'll go to the Mediterranean and nun
that go 10 the Oregon territory and wild men
that'll go any where for love, or liquor, or money
We have steamboat travelling, ana railroad travel
ling and balloon travelling but very little travelling
| to heaven.-(Cheers
| When was born, lived on the frontier; now me
frontier is 800 miles beyond and soon tii be So0
| miles beyond that, if that distance don land us
| in the Pacific Ocean. Well, we've got all the sim
ners on that corner of creation to convert, and it
| must be done. | know you here in the East have
| done much for us, but you must do more. You must
send no more tracts Bibles more missionaries,
| more men, more money, and more wonen-l mean
| pous women. . :,
Illinois is better supplied with preachers than all
the rest of the West and this is the why she is
| more pious than any other part. She owes al her
| religion to the Home Missionary Society. So does
! Indiana Ohio owes much, too. But calls keep COM
ing from Iowa and Wisconsin. Give us your men,
then, and your women, pious people, and your mo-
new, or if you can't give that give your prayers,
and save from Satan!
Won owe us much teo We have wealth there
the rich grain-the treasures of the soil. What
| would YOU do here in New York for bread if il
wasn't for our wheat Then give us the bread OF
| life. We have many fine men and women there,
| from the East; but they've gone there to amass
wealth. and make fortunes, and not to get the grace
| of God put into 'em.
w
saw "where can l get land!' and who, when like
Lot, who the plains before him, was willing to
stay there, because the land was good. But we
want who willing to stay there, any how,
because God is good and his gospel great, and no
mistake Well, then, as said before, give us your
money, and your means, and your men-not your
men You have got, Indifferent fellows Pve heard
saw that here at the East, when you Ind men as
cast do any thing here, and is out of employment,
you ship them off to the West for good-enoughMis-
sionary forus
Now call on the committee here to stop that
Ii wont go down We want men who can reason
and use him up. We want men who can preach the
Gospel as well as read the Gospel. None of your
reading your sermons for 1t won't do Unjust
be put stopto. You must either sacrifice writing
out YOUR sermons, YOU must sacrifice souls
The long and the short Of it is, Mr.. Chairman, we
want out in the West good practical common sense
men, who adapt themselves TO the wants of the
people when they settle down among EN-. III there s
nothing but bacon and hard cider for EN- TO cat they
must it without making mouths at IT. ii they can
get nothing but log hut to live in, they must hang
up their hat and try 20 be happy. (Great laughter
They must say, 'Lord what wsuld st have me to do
lfa Kentuckian was to come ON east, and to car
ry as he does home, you think IT very strange
So do think of some OF your upstairs IRON the
| East Some OF them and think that the hull
western country must be ruled down, and cut and
squared suit all the noons they picked up in Col
legc. They come Vest and think they know exact
ly what we want done and that only they knew how
To fix Us off. Well it's no 50, sir for such men.
They CANE travel with Us. no how. They'd better
Just 90 to the top OF the Allegheny mountains loo,
at the great west, then turn round, and come home
gain.
Besides this. sir, we don't want covctous men. We
want men of self-dcnial men who don't want fine
wine, nor fine horses, nor fac large salaries we
want preachers who can live economically, travel
by night and by day, and all night, and all day. If ne
cessary; who fast and pray, and preach any
where and every where Men who will live in log
huts and eat bread and dress like the old Buck
eyes, and Hoosicrs. Men who don't want fools to
puff them up for their genius, their talented SER
mons, and hnc speeches, and accomplished manners.
Such men worthless as parsons To preach the
gospel to sensible population like ours. We want
men who Will be satisfied At receiving the thanks oil
the hearts from those they have done good To.
Moreover, we want men free from prejudice.
bigotry, and sectaranism. We've had fighting
enough out there. And old Satan cut out work
enough in that way. without any civil wars, or duel
| in our own ranks. We want W no love the gos-
pei, and who will pre- ch it for the love oft,
There is great mistake entertained by many
about the tranis OF the West. It's mistake in the
| use Of the word. We have houses and lands. and
ladies, and corn, and all the luxurious Of life -
Ii is desires that is meant, when our tcdns are
| spoken oE We desire salvation. Look at the rich
| fields Of men and women-they ripe, ready for
| the harvest-give Us the men TO 90 into them, and
| they'd open their arms. and their hearts and give
| them ork enough TO do as long they live.
| We've prejudice against the East. We're not
| savages. You've sent the vanguard of the army
| now want the main body; and VIC must have IT..
The west will soon send the largest number of mem
seat OF gOvernnent-the west will soon decide who
| is to be Prosidcat-and the west will soon regulate
the whole country! Give Us help, then, There is
a loud call Cor help Aud from the time that the
sun first guilds the eastern hills in Maine, till
IL sinks behind the mountains of the west. let il
shine upon none but Christiaus, and they Who do
this shall shine a the stars forever and ever.
The Rev. Hubbard WinsIow, Of Boston, then Of
fcred the following resolution:
| "Resoired, That. az the preaching of the gospel
| BY qualified men who have themselves experienced
it, regcncrating grace. is divine institution indis-
pcHsable in the worlds salvation. therefore u il
the duty OF the American church, while laboring TO
cyangelizc the heather. to that the Christian
ministry j. also fully sustained in own country.
Mr.. Wisslow said, that il imperative 10
preach the gospel, for by that the world
to be saved. Every other means had failed 10 make
men and women good. And the preachers must
have sufficient intelligence 60 grappc with soicnuc
infides. We have reached tina, point in the fight.
when We must either gain the victory away.
But let u, II we die on the spot like Wolfe, on the
heights Of Abraham, know that IL j. the enemy that
- compelled TO run of, and that triumph in
death
The Rev. 4 Brainard Of Philadelphia gave the
following -
REso vrD-That while VIC Give thanks 20 God
for his blessing upon the efforts Of this Society in
past time would be deeply sensible of our entire
dependence for all future success, upon the opera
| tinrs II the Holy Spirit of God.
! Tue Rev. Dr.. Peters seconded u in good speech
and the meeting adjourned with singing and prayer
| seamen's Friends society.