Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-05-30
Methodist Missionary Society.

'han' n'he Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. The anniver-
sary was held Monday evening of last
week, in the Green street Church, New
York, which, though one of the largest
in the city, was crowded to its utmost
capacity. The chair was taken by
Bishop Waugh, at six o'clock. After
singing, a prayer was offered by Rev.
DR.. Pierce, Of Georgia. The Rev.
Charles Pitman, Corresponding Secre-
tary, thenIead extracts from the Report.
The past year, like that preceding it,
had been one Of financial embarrassmen Mt.
The state Of the treasury made retrench-
ment necessary, Notwithstanding the calls
for enlarged operations were numerous
and pressing.
lhe foreign operations Of the society,
embracing the Liberia, Oregon, South
America, and Texas missions, were
generally in prosperous condition, as
were also the domestic missions among
the Germans, Indians, and people of
color. The latter particularly had been
greatly prospered. SO laborers are en-
ployed in this field The amount of re-
ceiPts during the year ending April 90,
is ll2,040,68 Of expenditures SlO2,-
78O | present amount of Indebtedness
, S7,888 6l. Amount Of receipts during
the past month, Slo,lO2 65 of expen-
ditures in the same time SlO,53f 96.-
Balance now in the Treasury S6O7 40.
The meeting was then eloquently ad-
dressed by Rev DIR. Winans, of Missis-
sippi, the venerable George Pickering,
of the New England Conference, Rev.
MIR. Ames, of Indiana, the Hon. Theo.
FreIinghuysen, Of New York, and the
Rov. Geo. f. Pierce, of Georgia. The
collection, which must have been large,
was then taken up, and the society ad-
iourned to meet again the next evening
at the same place.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's speech is thus
reported by the Commercial Advertiser
lie said The service is assigned to
me TO second the resolution Concerning
preaching the gospeD which you have
Just heard so ably defended Ii is not
my purpose, sir, to detain you, or this
meeting, with any address. did no,
suppose that was expected, but, sir, do
most cordially second the resolution so
eloquently maintained. The proposition,
sir, regards the preaching of the Gospel
as the great means ordained Of God for
evangelizing the world, and every Chris
lian who reads his Bible must assent to it
with all his heart ltbegan with preach
ing the Gospel Our blessed Saviour,
who came down to earth to preach, was
missionary. He left heaven TO preach
his own gospel, and when he gave his
commission to his Apostles it was that
they should preach the gospel unto the
end Of the world.
There is something in the moral con-
stltutlon Of man to which the voice OF the
living preacher is best adapted. be.
lieve nothing will save our world but this
preaching, face to face, man to man,
soul pleading with soul for heaven and
It's blessings, and against he'll and its ter
rors for by the voice ofthe living preach
er are our sympathies awakened, and by
the fooishness of preaching God will
save men. was delighted to hear that
good brother fromI,he South love his
logic there is so much of soul in it. 1t
.yas not cold philosophy it kndled all
our hearts. He encircled the world in
his syIlogsm Where should we Cen
tiles have been if God had not sent us,
in our fathers days, this preaching InI
heathenish darkness and guilt Bu; here
we arc, Christian congregation, ming
Ling our sympalhies together, and blcs-
sing God for what he has wrought by the
"work and labor Of love" Of your honored
society.
Sir, l thought, while this discussion
has been going on, of the poor perishins
heather, where among all their millions
of souls not one assemblugc like this
could be gathered together denied by
their degradation the happiness VIC enjoy;
all social blessings denied them they
know not the sacred charities which
blend our hearts together around the
blessed place VIC call home ; they know
not those dearer ties which our relig ion
alas their very religion-calls upon
the mother to cast the child of her ail'ec-
ton to the river god of the Ganges, and
The idol god of the Juggernaut crushcs
ripe manhood beneath its ponderous
wheels, while the widow casts herself
alive upon the funeral pile of her hus-
band. We need no farther description
OF the heather world to excite our sym
palhes, and to make them flow toward
those who are thus without an interest in
Him who came down TO save all men
from sin and misery.
We remember that when the Israelles
held their festive occasions they never
neglected to send portions to them for
whom nothing had been prepared, so
while we rejoice LEI us moi lnryet the six