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Il kSELiNcHTrsEs was deiiyeted u the snniversa
y Of The Missionary Society q hail. E. Church
ia The Greene street Church, New York. q,
Monday evening, May 18Th.
\ After secOnding he resolution offered and al
voealsd bT DR.. winans, M, FrsIingbOyser
lsaias-
/ HIs@not my purpose. ST.. 10 deiaih Won
ortais meeting, with any address. ii aid
not suppose that was expected. bul cir.
do most cordially second The resolution
80 eioquently maintsined The prbposi.
900. SIR, regards the pretchine Of The
Gospel as the great n.ez3s ordained y
siod Tor evsngelizing The w4Ii, and every
Christian who reads bis EN- raust assen,
p u with al his heart. ! segsn with
preaching the Gospel Out Blessed Ss-
vlour, who came down to earth TO preach.
was missionary. He lea heaven 10
preach bis own Gospel, and when be gave
bis commission TO bis Apostles, il was
that they should preach The Gospel unto
The eEd Of the world.
There is something in he moral con-
sti'u,ion Of man to which the yeice of the
living creature is best adapted. believe
nothing will save our world but this
| preaching face TO face. man 10 man. soul
pleading with soul for fheavea and its
blessings, and against hell and its terrors :;
for by the voice Of the living preacher are
cur sympathies awakened, and by the
foolishness Of preaching God will save
men. ! was delighted to hear Thai sood
brother from The South. Hove his looic:
there is so much Of soul ia il. II was not
cold philosophy il kindled all our hearts
He encircled the world in his sylogism
Where should we Geniiles have been if
God had not sent US, in our fathers DAYS
this preaching' IL heathenish darkness
Sod guilt. But here we are a Christisn
congregation, m:nging our sympalhie to-
gether, and blessing God for what be has
wrought by The work. and labor 81 love"
Of your honored society.
Sir, ] thought while this discussion has
been. going on Of the poor pershing
heather, where among all their millions
Of souls not one assemblage llkethis could
be gathered together; denied BY their d.
gradalion the happiness we enjoy; ell Sd
cisl blessings denied them; they know
no, the sacred charities which blend DUR
hearts together around The blessed place
we call home they know not those
deaFsr ties which our religion secures =
alss their very religion Calls upon the.
mother TO cast the child Of her affections
10 the river god of The Gauges, and The
idol god of the Juggernaut brushes ripe
manhood beneath its ponderous wheels,
while the widow casts herself alive upon
the funeral Mia 81 hrrs A4sshss, and-Io
make them flow toward those who are
thus without an interest 10 Him who
came down 10 save all men from sin and
misery,
We remember that when The Israeliles
held their festive occasions. they never
neglected to send portions 10 them for
whom nothing bad been prepared so
while we rejoice let US not forget the
six millions Of. the heather world. Lei
them come up to our remembrance, and
as thank offering TO God let our sympa
thies flow OUT to the six millions of our
fellow men. They will never. meet US
I'LL We meet in the Judgment Of the great
day.
There is nothing makes earth so much
ike heaven as doing good. Our Savious
went about doing good He left the Joys
end alterations Of heaven 10 come down and
show US what the spiri, Of heaven was
And what was it2 He went abou, doing
1nod m t,r,a 80, ~ sf--as,, - c,sa Il, a,
appealed 10 his humanity. When they
crowded round him in the wilderness be
msgnified few loayes and fed thousands
.-,he leper came, andsw cleansed, -
his delight was in ministering 10 the want:
Eoffthe poor and needy. Nay, if we may be
allowed to speak Of the upper sanctuary
God himself isgratiied 10 stand ia the atti-
tude Of infinite benevolence. and show his
creatures that he delights 10 doing good.
Our blessed Master gives Us the grace
Ito do good, and sends the reward for it. =
Ia blessed sense heaven is The place Oh
compensation. In contemplation Of such
Moses refused 10 Be called+he. son 81
1 PbaEaoh's daughter, because he had re-
spect 10 the recompensel oil reward II i,
( not wrong. then, for the Christian to ex.
pect The reward which God his promised
for what says our Lord 10 those whom be
has gathered together before hin' Come
We blessed Of my Father, inherit the king
dom prepared for yon IRON the founda-
\ ton OF the world. ] was hungry, and We
fedtme." SC, SC. 0 siT, III us REJOICE
together, il God SO bless Us. that at las
we shall sing around his throne the sons
Of salsalion-"Glory 10 God id the high
est, on earth peace and good will L
LINEN"
The collection was then taken up 4
While the officers were proceeding
through the aisles lady in the cohgss
CATION, we believe from Baltimore. sen
up 10 the platform $40, 70 constitute ih,
Hon. Mr. Frelinghuysen Assme nbe
Of the Society.
! Influence. That maa has grown a
mong kind and sffec,iopaie sisters. Ionc,
Iheard lady Of mccKobservation and ex
| perie nee remark. And Why do you tbial
SO Z said Because Of the rich devel
opment Of all Tie tender feelings of th
Il head which Iare so .sppafent ID ever
word. A sisters influence isTelteven 4
4 manhooI's laier~yesrs; and fhe heart {
hirn who has grown ~eold with lis chilEin
contact with the world .sffsg arm and thn
with pure enjoyment as some incident !