The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10


wonder how we have effected so much: After some
further remarks, Mr. Hutching's called upon the
Church to arise and take possession OF the land IN
The name OF their King-to give Literally, us GOD
may have prospered thenl-and ldoatry would be
and Gods name glorlted among men.
After the singing of the following hymn in which
the whole audience joined
Behold the mountain of the Lord
In latter days shall rise ~.
Shall tow'r above the meaner hills
And draw the wondering Dyes.
To this the joyful nations round
And distant tribes shall flow nN#
ASCEND the hill of God" they cry.
And to his temple go.
The beams that shine on Zon's hill
Shall tighten every land
The King that reigns in Zion's tow'rs
Shall all the world command.
Come then, come from every land
To worship at his shrine
And walking in the light of God }l 4
In holy beauty shine. se s
Rev. J. TODD of Pittsfed, Mass addressed tho meet
ing and offered resolution the subject of the rcci
on one another. He was he said the audience
would be sorry to him at this time, when they knew
that he was taking tho place of Dr. Beecher who was
not able to address them in consequence of his being
weak state Here Dr. Beecher and said, he pre-.
sumed there was mistake the subject it was
the first he knew Of it, but he presumed it was all right
Mr. Todd continued, by saying that he hoped the time
might come when ne should be too old to ocate II with
bio friends was and his place honored as his was The
compliment Of calling on him paid to Massachusetts,
and not to him. The State had to be proud for
various things and he hoped that they would he
ed The position of the gentleman at home peculiar
to the region whore he dwe The audience were doubt
less aware that Berkshire contained the highest land in
Massachusetts, and the iron horse had to climb 1900 feet
before reaching the altitude from whence they imagined
they could see great way and they could the beau
u mountains and Valleys and the pure streams
hale the fresh air. Sometimes 1t interesting trace
out the spot where individuals born and the
pecuartes OF their early days and old Berkshire has
three children whom she loves much heart love-
and the first of them the Home Assions this the
Oldest child born there; and before any other was
organized in the land and there it still exists and oven
occasionally sends down its tribute here the second
was born aeIe and there s II e .sa
also sends its tribute here. But the brightest of all
was the Foreign Mission Society and since the time
that s. j. Mills consecrated himself beside the Ioosack
river and by his movement gave rise to the Berkshire
Association OF Ministers, which in turn gave rise to
(and ne may De excused perhaps for looking down from
his heghts and feeling that God has especially honored
themthey dwell alone amidst their hills and waters but
they are embems Of the water Of life We claim not to
be thanked; to God be all the thanks we are honored
enough in laboring for him. He not surprised that
spirit OF love and honor for Missionary enterprise should
be developed in Massachusctsn that State there were
he was going to say thousands but there of
praying mothers and pious fathers who have consecra-
ted their sons and also their daughters to the work of
preaching Christ to the heahen Ceylon Bombay, SIAM
Africa the prairies and logcabins Of West
pore testimony to the work of sons reared with prayers
and tears There were widowed mothers il Massachu.
setts who have had their beloved slain the exer
cie OF tnel GAZING slaughtered by disgusting cannbas
and yet those same mothers have daily prayed for the
mercy Of God to be extended to the benghted heathen
In his own congregation he had mothers who had
In various parts OF the world and in western prares
and daughters looking abroad to China and India
to the many benghted souls there wandering ways
OF darkness though they allowed feel thatfome
and Foreign Missions were the in love- Still we
must consecrae all have to Foreign Missions
Drs Beechcr and bretcn, from the West gave account
OF young giant i'll its cradle and which promises to
increase in strength every year. They said they wanted
the New England Primer and School nsructorsha the
ntntgh fatth tnara tl.oxx A.
be heard in tones of thunder to be mistaken These
point out that we must sustain Home Missions and while
we love Doth home and foreign, we wish we had
one hundred fold more assistance to bestow on
them. The Home Missions are anxious to main.
tain for three kindred gone west and
part and the Home Missionary to preach Christ
to them. Secondly, wish through the instrumentay
salvation to the country Thirdly, we want the whole
country and the strength OF the nation engage in the
work OF salvation, and we must have it to enable to
perform our task which cannot do unless the whole
country is baptized in Christ stranger voice yester
day said that they were not Saxons. We claim to be
Saxons, and there was great destiny marked for
us time was when Caucasus contained the Saxon race
and when they came down and Numbered the gates
Rome the Roman Senate looked in their maps for the
region whence came these invaders but could find
It, Still Insignificant they thought them, they hurled
the proud Romans from their place Of power and empire
and proceeded in their march OF tyranny and rapne
umphanty. Their gods were IDOLS Thor and Wooden,
from whose names derived words Thunder and
War. These their gods but the advent of Chris
tianity they became people of the Lord and their hab
taon has become one OF the brightest spots in the
world He would wish the stranger to 60 home and
say that we too Saxons and that only rvalshp
with our mother country is, which shall carry the
Cross furhcst into the dark receses of heather lands
long to one church. that of the living God Our race is
saxon, and our only weapons truth and love, which
serve us to embrace the whole family and bring them
Christ so long as we are engaged are there
be no difference between home and foreign missions !;
their objects are recprocated and must be engaged
in both Whoever thought that when the Apostles were
despatched their that thew
Who heard that charging the heart contracted the
SOUL He wskc his friends from the country when they
returned not to say merely that they Ind attended such
and such meetings. They must go and feel they had
been the Saviour and his Gross that from this day
hcnceforth they had assumed heavy responsibility
they must go and inscrbe the family altar that
none veth for himself alone" and henceorth adopt the
sentiment Of living for Christ only.
Dr.. BEEcHER, Of Cincinnati, rose and said that Gods
ways were not those OF men, but they failed and
always in the end showed that they what phi
osophy would have taught as the true ways, but
subject has shown the supremacy Of God than
hes order in which he has opened the dispensaton Of
missions and rcvivals in religion. lie recoccted the
origin Of I'LL these dspensations of all these concentra
tons Of Gods views towards the world He is old now
and in his day perhaps many Of his hopes Of Zion
not be contaminated When the subject of Foreign
Missions led to the organization OF this board the com
mon sentiment was, charity must begin at home; that
tries and their own vacancies in tho church, afford to
send out minister's but had they followed out that dca
they would have been mistaken; it very easy
to see why the dispensaon OF Gods Providence com.
merced with foreign missions II reminded him Of the
anecdotc OF Columbus breaking the egg before the
courticrs. The reverend gentleman went say that
spirit Of familiarity with sacred things endangered
their being treated with contempt and that the human
mind while with little things wanted an orb to
carry up souls out Of the familiar daily observations
All the great institutions of modern days. were ccmen.
tary parts of Gods plan originated in spirit inspired by
the Foreign Missions. The shock FIRST struck in Eng
land, and he remembers of the tdugs awakening such
thrilling feelings that every heart responded them;
having got the fire awakened up hon came out the
telltcs OF the Bible and other societies shot from tho
greater body MS the nhdcs say tho earth shot out
and made Gods plan perfect Respecting the feeling of
the endangering Of the church at home he trusted su
GENTLY in Gods pan to think 1.-THE wiscs At speech
made by him at convention he attended in England in
favor OF sustaining the western colleges which had fall
en- into difficulties he had rcprobated the idea Of aban-
doning Foreign Missions. He insisted Gods plan was
wsct to take of them and IL they think they can't
afford to contribute to Home Missions, they must keep
them where they the Foreign Missions have made
and are making the church mnlcnnal church. and we
fear not tho west will be behind hand in supporting them
with zeal. II VIC get enough to keep our hearts whole
we shall be enabled to shout victories TO the whole
world.
Mr.. srArLpise, missionary from Ceylon, said that
when he this bc hall oo,.