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

and made Gods plan perfect Respecting the feeling OF
the endangerng of the church at home he trusted sum
GENTLY Gods pan to think it the wisest At speech
made by him at convention he attended in England m
favor Of sustaining the western colleges when haa Ia
en- into difficulties, he had Reproduced the idea OF ADAM
doning Foreign Missions He insisted Gods plan was
wisest take of them and if they think they can't
afford to contribute to Home Missions they must keep
them where they are; the Foreign Missions have made
and making the church millennial church, and we
fear not the west will be behind hand in supporting them
with zeal If get enough to keep our hearts whole,
shall be enabled to shout our victories to the whole
world.
Mr.. srAuLpisc missionary from Ceylon, said that
when he this morning he had been asked what he
going say He answered whateverthe restlet I'M
sad but they had left nothng and that as they had men,
toned the world his theme should be the world He was
most happy to find the Foreign Missionary Society the
in the moral world and for he praised the Lord
and if they all felt he did he would with pleasure,
take the next ship and go back to his work The COM
to the work. and every man in the Church enters under
the positive command of Christ to evangelse all nations
and that the confession of faith in old times He
would like all ministers to preach from these words in
member his little flock, "as thou hast sent me into the
to refer to the immense field for missionary labor and
where they would be safe in exercising their calling
~ here viz British India; and recommended it to the
students that he saw in the assembly God has placed
this enterprise before and expressly says Go teach
for another to attend TO- Fathers and mothers
they pray to the Lord to send forth laborers raise
tar be- The gentleman Continued
length in most excellent address, and followed by
Tho Rev Mr.. THOMPSON, who said: With mingled
feelings o. embarrassment and pleasure rise to occupy
this position az this meeting. Most gladly would sit
here sir receive the counses and instruction of those
honored fathers. | cannot have any thing to say to
them or 10 this audience in their presence which should
claim your attentions and yet sir, it affords
lief to reflect that though these fathers may not be in.
structed by the words of youth they may be grated
to learn that of the spirit that has burned and glow
ed in their breasts for half century has been transmit
ted to those of the second and third generation was
my satisfaction sir, few evenings ago, address the
American Home Missionary Society in this house, and
morning pleased to say that although he desired to
enter into his rest as God called him, yet, when
he saw the spirit that showed in young men, he felt
young again. and desired to live little longer to minge
in their labor He knew not why that spirit of renewed
youth came over him. Twelve Years ago there was
revival of religion in the Fifth Presbyterian Church OF
Philadelphia where along with some other young men,
became hopeful subject OF the grace Of God At that
to tell that he had taken farewell of all his peo
pie and BRETHREN and was going to lay his bones on the
n hor ~ e outnd ~ s ro ~ Ionr nd
he has not gone yet thought of the inspiration that led
hm-of the heavenly breath that he breathed and it
his own breath and spirit inhaled, that breathed the
other night, and thank God that have another oppor
tuny this morning to catch another spark of that divine
another satellite, to roll round that glorious ball Sir
young men cherish these institutions and will take
OF them. Our Berkshire brethren shall not be neglected
in this city will take of them, and as many
more as you choose to send us It was suggested at the
ing ohese meetings should be of character tender and
solemn that we should not go from political
bly, but as under the eye and in the presence of heaven
is desirable for the churches in which these fathers
minister over the length and breadth of the land and
now, in few words will strive to describe few of
the thoughts that have occurred here My thoughts
have arisen from this assembly to another of far greater
interest than the objects that surround here. When
have of the spirit Of heaven if not when we
draw to God in the closet? This work can be
perfected only by heavenly agency. must say |
delighted with the idea of the last brother who spoke Of
heavenly telegraph by which we make the most direct
and rapid communication between that other world and
this No sooner tho Christian missionary in the midst OF
his trials and troubles, prays to heaven for relefno
sooner is it uttered than it is heard in heaven and
swer on its way back In this cause are in commune
living and controlling all for the promotion of His cause
Think too, of the vast body Of the blessed that
sympathy with us in that world We have heard to-day
of the death of beloved missionary and does his soul
not glow with more celestial fire he contempates the
cause from those oftier heights and all its trials
and disappontmcnts until the end We have learned
that the beloved DR.. Grant called away since our
last meeting When he was last among US | de-
lighted with a remark he made to me- When observed
to him that he would stop and give tho
vast and strange field he had been laboring in" o.
said he cannot take time for that must begin again
in my field and take my station those mountains, and
lift my voice and cry for help and if find you don't
then help me- and come to me- will come TO youn He
went back to see his beloved flock devoured with
wolves and to find his grave the back of those
mountains. Yet he has redeemed his pledge. remem-
people are gone And Dr.. Gra1t is gone. Yet he Is
not. see him in those bsful regions where his vsage
the clearer sight of angel oh, the sympathy that
rings through the heavenly world responsive to the asp
ratons OF eur hearts in such assembly as this linking
us with heaven in its results We told in the
report of revvas in the East in this State pnd tna OF
anxious minds enquiriug hearts of rejoicing souls.
What all this but the work ofheaven in sympathy with
us-o prayers in our houses in families, in
churches. was much affected the other morning when
the Chinese youth was introduced and cndeavored to
speak to US through interpreter. Hc said 1--WE
talking in language he did not understand and yet he
knew we were talking of the father and of his king
dom My heart is superatively happy and moro than
half persuade myself am in heaven" My heart leap
ed when heard this language from the youth. Lam
guage wastoo weak vehicle to convey my feelings that
sought utterance in other manner and | longed
for the day when the redeemed and goried assembly
would join and sing "Glory to the Lamb that slain,
for he has redeemed us with his blood out of every
ton, and kindred, and tongue and PEG pie"
The Rev. HENRY WILKES, of Montreal, the next
speaker, and DR. Becchcr concluded with few remarks
that he had forgotten to make before; after which, the
assembly separated