The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-12

called for tokens of THEN favor but because Of the in
erest and value they feel for the cause. Let drcc
your attention for little while the yastness of the
try which our operations embrace. 1t embraces the Who'll,
Heather World. love 10 dwell the thoughts of the
Heather World II rouses feelings of pleasing sadness in
my heart survey the depth of degradation and wick
edness to which they have fallen fills heart with sad
ness That man. man created in the image of God should
degrade himself below the level of the reptile that craw
on the dust beneath his feet that in the darkness OF gull
he should be fastening to the judgement seat of Christ
nils my heart with sadness. Yet he is brother and
may be brought up from this horrible depth from this
miry grave and led to put his foot on the rock
salv alton and his mouth may be filled with praise
God There is such vastness of extent variety of
teria and certainty OF ultimate that exces
greater eNertions. The man worshpping his God OF
wood and stone be si heay and to bow with holy
reverence before the throne of infinite purity He
saveto immortality and vice, may put the white robe
and wear the crown of uniading glory THE American
Tract Society bears small part the abors which will
eventuate in these results The abors of the Christian
press spreads the knowledge OF Christ the whole
earth. ! will just give few why we should
support this institution in its labors among the Heathen
lst We should sustain it because the heather need the
tracts Our missionaries cannot personally preach the
principles of the Gospel to all the heather. They
impart them personally but very few Look the
then population of the world it contains 600 millions of
immortal beings All the Christian missionare are but
few hundreds We do not know the exact number, but
suppose they amount GOO If these equally dsri
bued they would make but missionary mil
lion OF the heathen In this land at home when have
not the ignorance preudces of the heather contend
whone minister to every thousand is thought but little
enough and with all the hindranccs and
presented by heahensm look the dsproporon that
is to million. Can missionary personally mpart the
Gospel to that multituel What would you think if
you had but one minister of the Gospel in this city, with
your thousand of protesting Christiansyour meetings
prayer your Sabbath schools your distributors
what could one minister do in this great city, and what
dependency seize his heart when he this
vast population What Three hundred thousand
lis but one third of that allotted the missionary Can
he personally preach to impossible The only
way you can reach them is by the Christian press This
this alone, with its ten thousand trumpet tongues can
speak TO heart, heather. the
need Instruction. The Christian tract will be their in
sructor twill teach them the knowledge of the true
Cod 1t will drrct them to him who sticketh closer than
brother will point out to them that pure fountain
which cleanses from all sin 1t will shew them the
balm OF Gilead and the healing physician. 2dy. An
other reason why should support this institution
is, because they desire the tracts. Could wo wit.
ness their apple atoms to the Missionary their deep
est desire to obtain single tract every heart would be
touched and every hand be extended send them what
they so much need for the healing of the nations Every
report receive tells of this earnest desire Does the
missionary take box of books bundle OF tracts with
him. he is Immediately surrounded by mutudes of the
natives, begging for with evablc tarnestness
and almost taking them from him by violence Does he
Tor greater security from the pressure to enable him
to distribute with greater discrimination take boat and
push out into the middle of the stream they wade
waters they SWIM to the boat they cry give, give oh
give little book Shall the Finishing souls 90 unsa
shed The spirit of our holy religion forbids it, In vain
did our Saviour forth and the example to teach
all nations, If we are to forbid the Christian press
from sending them the bread Of life. 3dy We should
support it because it will do them good. This is the
moral lever which is raising them up from their deep
degradation, to the dignity Of man. of Christian Of
one of the sons Of God Behold that man He was
once wild as the beast of the forest Now now he is as
mild the lamb and clothed in his right mind sitting At
the feet of Jesus brought there by the Spirit OF God we
must never lose sight of the one great efficient cause
But what was the nsrumcntality you used 1t was a
little tract given him by Missionary. II was read
by hint arrested his attention-he read again and il
was the arrow of conviction, which pierced deeply his
heart md hand but that which to the cross
could draw II out or heal the painful wound Behold
that mother disgrace to the very name One
Shp tn "A laafb
consigned to the monsters Of the Deep Behold her now
teaching those infant lips to lisp the of Jesus What
was produced this mighty change was little tract
Behold that his deathbed terrors distract his
soulhe has peace within He looks forw ard to better
home As he was wandering in darkness he found sim
pie tract which guided him the Lamb of tn
the sin of the world 1t told him the mansions of
rest prepared in his Fathers house. and looks
ward in peaceful happiness TO his entrance heav
No wonder he loves that tract No wonder he wishes To
be buried it'll that tract his breast was the means
of his salvation The last why we should supnor
this institution is because OF brethren have gone
forth missionaries Of Christ and aborng for the
salvation Of the world Not speak OF the sacrifices
they have made for the Of the tender ties they
have severed when leaving home it is to the of the
Christian press would draw attention There are
presses established at nearly every missionary station and
the materials ut hand to keep them in successful ope
ration There have been issued from these presses 1900
public atoms translated into different languages and will
not this Christian audience and this Christian public sus
tain this of labor Have we begun 10 be.
eve, and not able to follow Have we put our hand
to the plough, and shall we look back What will
the heather say what will missionaries They
will have to lament the darkness of the times Your brc
hren will hang up their harps, and sit down in hapless
grief We had better recall missionaries than leave
them surrounded with the ofheathenism and hinder
them in their work. We might well set men TO build
house like this Qhe Tabernacle) without trowel or
hammer saw, send missionaries to eyanpe-
lie the world without the aid Of the Christian press
The time admonishes to close these remarks but nv
heart is full. | would plead the of dying world
There 900 souls passing into eternity every day
Three thousand have passed from mortality TO immor
tality since entered this house Can you Christian
Ial.11 IL.
portunesbehold them passing into eternity ignorant
and in all their original depravity. without sorrow or
emotion. Can you behold him. who though rich for our
sake became poor that might be made rich and vet
withhold your gold and your silver which you hold but
in common trust for the benefit OF his cause oh if the
spirit OF the Master had possession OF heart then YOU
would dole forth your $4,000 for the spread of the
word Of God among 500 millions of souls Is this the
price-is this the value of immortal undying souls
Again say IL the spirit of the Master take of
you you would not dole out your 600 but would have
enabled to have at the close OF the past year with
treasury full aye full even TO OVERLOOKING and would
give the of scattering life salvation over the
whole earth. conclude sir, by moving the following
resolution
Resolved, That the Reports abstract of which has
now been read be adopted and published under the al
rection Of the Executive Committee.
The Honorable SrMEoy GREryrrAp of Ma,sa.
chusets was on the programme as having to second
this resolution DIR. MINER, however rose and
stated that a letter had been received from him.
which he would read. IL was to the effect that he
present, buthe reoced that the society had during
The past year enjoyed larger means Of doing good
han heretofore, and also at the confidence which
was reposed IN 1t by the public. He also rejoiccd
At the unanlmlty which prevailed, notwithstanding
here many denominations united in the cause
There were Presbyterans, Congre gationaliss Bap.
lists, Epscopalians, Lutherans and Moravans, all
IF whom joined together in the efforts for the re-
iempton OF men by belief in Jesus Christ lie re.
DICED that there was no bearing to denomnaiional
,eculiarities either the printing or distribution of
racts II stated also that the Boston Society had
contributed during the last nine years 2OOO0O for
distribution OF tracts in foreign countries alone and
hcse had been printed in % different languages and
llaects After proceeding al some length, he con-
uded by stating that the duties of the society did |
lot devolvc exclusively upon the clergy, but be-
ongsd equally to the laiy
DIR. MINER made few remarks. in which he
tated that II all the aity should exhibit and be |
ouched by the same feeling, the society would not
lave cause TO regret that they were only able to |
end $4,000 abroad, instead of $1,000 lie bless.
ID God that there was no cause existing which /