Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-31
Departure Of Missionaries.

Departure Of mIssionaries'
Yesterday, at = O'Clock in the afternoon.
The missionaries Of tho American Mission. |
ary Association, destined for Bangkok. in
the kingdom Of Siam-Messrs Bradley,
Silsby and Lane-sailed with their wives
and children 10 the brig Ernani, from the
foot of Warren street. Before their de-
parture, their friends, and the friends ol
missi ons, joined them in farewell religious
exercises on the quarter deck. There was
large number of ladies present, and some
clergymen, besides a crowd collected
around the vessel on the warf. The SER
vices were opened with hymn. in which
the idea Of bidding farewell to native !aud
and home, in far heather lands TO dwell,
was most patheticslly expressed. Rev.
DR.. Lansing, Of Brooklyn, then briefly sd'
dressed The audience. fle said the field
was described in scripture to be the world.
anG the missions ries OF The Christian church
were the labore.s. The question was in
what part Of the field the Lord Of the har-
vest would be best served, no matter what
we're the difficulties in the way and he
was truly happy to address them on the
present occasion, when he saw men ready
to Law themselves on the saltar Of God.
without reference to the hardness OF the
task. lie feared they had fallen on times
when this spirit was rare, and there was
bu, little disposition among clergy or lai'y
to devote themselves to the conversion Of
the hea,hen. But every Christian. having
consecrated soul and body to God. ought
to have no hesitation about the sacrifice OF
lesser things than these. A lady had
said to him a few minutes ago, that to
those who were emba rking on go distant
voyage in ,hs, small vessel, the dangers
were very great, and ina. they were gong
to strange land. His reply was, that
every " here was Gods home, and tina, the
Christian was, therefore, always at home /;
being merely changed by distance and
cline, from one department of it to an
other /; and his Almighty arm was as able
to undergrad thd. little bark As ii ii ~as an
iron vessel ten times the size. He would
therefore say to those brothers aud sisters
who were taking their lives in their hands
and giving themselves up to God, "Let not
your hearts be troubled in my Fathers
house are many mansions; and if 60
away, said Christ, " will come 10 you
again." Jesus would come for them all
in a little while, and the first time they
would have an idea Of what reality was,
would be when they came 10 eternity. for
all was visionary here below. II was faith
only that enabled them to take hold Of lha,
reality which they would fully enjoy here
after. He would, Therefore, say. in part
ing, 10 those brothers and sisters, 4" have
fai,h-have faith" Rev. Henry Chez yer
then prayed for the success Of mi.sion-
that many souls might be saved from des-
iruction by it, and that the sailors on board
the vessel might be the first fruits Of the
lsbors Of their brethren. Another hymn,
suitable for the OCCASION. concluded the
service, when the Rev. Mr.. Leaviti, editor
OF the Independenf, pronounced the bene
dIciion. The missionaries and their wives
then took final leave Of their friends, and
the scene vas affecting. Religious enthu
siasm, however, appeared to nerve them 10
every sacrifice. A considerable number
Of persons watched the calling of the brig,
as she has the reputation Of being the G.t-
est saier 10 the world, and is beautiful
craft. She won, sometime ego, a high
prize in the Mediterranean aud she would
have gone on the Cuban expedition, had
not a premature explosion taken place.
She has now gone on very differen. mis-
sion. ". Y. Paper.