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


Missionaries emooy ed last yearly by this sociey es5
90 Con- s regst{iS sS u .apE S Win H.: GOSPEL ~
Add5a nerabc pr ssd the faith joined ehurch.s 2siO
Gathered into sabbath schools 10000
Joined the Temperance Society. 5000
Converted ne7 distrets .....'' 49,. 1853
The society has great cause TO be thankful for the
first five months of this year exceeds those Of the
last wear in receipts; but the following three
very dark m nths, and scarcely any body paid in
any money. At one time the society feared that
they could not pay the Missionaries draughts
them; but in the last four months the churches at
home woke up, collected large sums, and also in
duced indy duals to subscribe literally,
The sseIety's expenses for the whole year
SS75I7. They have paid, aud have money to pay
Ss0,sl2. Consequently they owe S6,7O5 more than
they have money to pay. But the past year has
been year Of great revivals; indeed greater than
ever was ever known boforc. These revivas have
been marked with solemnity and power beyond pre-
cedent; the missionaries had preached TO the pur-
pose the money had been well laid out, and both had
been blessed TO the salvation Of sinners
The society principal uxiares were to be found
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island Connecticut, the western part OF New
York, the Philadelphia agency, Ohio, and the Cana
da HoaIe Missionary Society. The society had
only sent out six hundred and eighty young mission
aries hr.ughout the United States the last year, but
this because OF the commercial difficulties which
deprived them Of funds sufficient for their wants.
The Report was adopted, and the Rev. Thornton
A. Ms, OF Cincinnati Ga short, broad faced. stout,
stronglunsed, and very young manu. moved the ioi-
lowing resolution
Res, lyed-That the past success Of the American
Home Missionary sacicty affords great encourage
ment for more extensive aud energetic efforts TO
supply hole country with the gospel.
Mr.. Mills said stand here a a son of the Great
West, and / am glad to have this chance Go call
your attention to ~. liz il the first time ever
here, and an delighted With the sight OF the many
smiling faces see around me. We are badly of IN
the west TOR aborers: they arc peculiarly needed IN
Ohio: | aIn afraid friends here don't regard
case much. There don't seem 10 be much talk abou;
Us in the newspapers; although there l. good deal
Of travel through Ohio. The facilities OF communi
cation are as great ever they were The great
west to be much nearer To you; but still II Is
exactly where 1t was ten years ago. We don't know
where IL begins. nor where AZ ends. nor what its
length or breadth may be, but II is there ard mis-
take (Chcers and laaghter.)
came here with the curious eye OF a stranger, de-
termined to be pleased with and admire what saw;
but still you have got ns,hing this way that
resemble the great west. 10 mas ats teeming mil
lions; is magnificent mountains, and smiling. beau
tifui valies. ats luxurious pfair'rs, us gian..hse
rivers and its noble, noble men. (Cheers) That's
my coantry that's the place that haii from! and
that's the place want you To assist IN making Pous
and pure and fall ~ holiness unto the bord.
But you must be quick about IL ,fyou mean TODD so;
Tor thc old dewitt Satan, the universal steam travel
Ter. has been there before yoS. bcclsebub saw u
the most beautiful spot IN creation, and so he
ccted IL for a football at time, and shanty al
another. lie decided TO take up his residence there
for season, and he sent Fanny Wright and Robert
owen before him to make the arrangements, az your
great actors send on advance guard to prepare
apart and TO have sort ~ supper got ready TO
stay their stomachs with first Of
W ell, in that way Satan come there, and he was
delighted with the place, that there he has been
ever since. (laughier) And now we want To go 90
work ADD rout him out we must grub him mp by
the roots. Ne have grubbC up Fanny wright that
D. the old she Sstan, but she Matched heavy brood
of Young shc-sceptics whom she eft in her place
Hcs, tn Great West Il brautifal place, but is
monstrous bad place. Its irU oisceptici sm ard /,
nuivcrsalism. and crrorisn, and Untarianism, and
Socinianisni, and ruiiansm. and Dcsm, and adul- /
tery' and drinking. and fofnication, and sin, and
swearing, and seduction, aud shameful transactions |
81 every Kind; all brought about by the blasting /
examples OF Robert Owen and Fanny Wright.
but, stl there is much pictv there and much '
Iove there and Uuch beauty there and much az /
fecton there and many tender hearts. and many |
good men, and many tine women There's NO pla ec |
like the west For All the dashnu hand some daring.
beautiful, cnterprising. worthy. and wicked men
and women from all parts Of creation eocL in there
And they 60 ahead for little while but too man,-
am sorry TO say, 90 the other way.
These strangers crowd in and crowd ne n, . ,ve |
become Heterogeneous set we have all sorts Of |
characters and ali sorts Of crecds TO- contend with
some believe one thing some another and some |
believe every thing and some believe nothing
heu sec, then, what an awful hN were in. The |
north, SOUTH east and west, are crowdng w us ~