The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-08


together with some reformation in doctrine But
with all the compliments bestowed upon Luther
him, land he had seldom heard a more beautiful
eulogy uttered to say nothing Of its ustice) if they
looked into the hearts Of these they would not
there the life Of religion. They would dnd in
deed the true theory Of religion as in Luthers Com
mentary upon the Epistle Of Paul to the Galatians,
where the doetrne Of justification by faith ex-
pounded but they would not find the exposition of the
application Of religion to the soul and its influence
upon the conduct 1t was almost one hundred years
after the first reformation cleaned upon the world
like the first rays Of the rising sun upon the
mountain tops. 1t dawned in Moravia, and illus
trous as Germany stood in the page Of history,
there is no portion OF 1t his mind rested upon
with such pleasure as that little spot. The stream
of life that gushed out Of IL had flowed to them The
heaven guided founder Of methodism gave his follow
ers the true exposition Of the life of God in the SOUL
followed the analogy Of temporal things Discoveries in
science, to be rendered useful, always required
master genius to do with them what the mint does
with gold. The miner in California dug the coarse
from the bowels of the EARTH but il only received
its currency from the mint There currency given
100 years ago by the genius Of Wesley to the practical
truths of Christianity Whitfield who rose before him.
had Of fire and Of love- but he had the reach
OF mind the mastery over spirits that royal sovereign
power to subsidize the hearts and minds of other
men, that John Wesley possessed in so emf
nent degree. This was the second But
to them about might. Whitfield and Wesley had
raised the wall of the church. and stored her with pro-
pointed at the heather. The impression made upon
the church at home stimulated it to send the gospel
abroad and thus there out OF the very soul Of
the church. another spirit and this the missionary
period Of her history This the strong character
istic of the present day. The spirit had come
back that existed in the days Of the apostles and the
same means adopted that they employed, to
achieve the peaceful conquest of the world That spi
rt was the desire to impress upon the world where it
did not exist the living impression of the gospel the
manifestation Of the divine being in human nature.
The means upon which they relied for success
neither divine nor human agency alone but combna-
tionof both One Of the used by Providence to
extend the gospel, was the signs of the times" Were
these signs remarkable in the age in which
we live Perhaps, men living in the present day
not competent judge Of the entire stream of history
They had only the reflection the page of history
But they should bear in mind that that page like the
earth on which they rod only received the impression
Of heavy bodies Let them look them the events of
the past and there he asked such period as
the The bush that Moses saw burning and not
consumed, was embematical Of the deverance of the
people of Israel and the overthrow of their
And when they looked at the revolutions that had
agiated the world during the past year found So
cety was not consumed It was evident that the finger
Of God in the matter. Never had the world seen
such upheavIg of society and yet society destroy
ed and everywhere except in Switzerland had the gos
France in 1898, when the Church almost lost and
with it the gospel too. How different during the last
pieces; but every upheavng of the political earth
quake only opened another entrance fer Christianity
In SPAIN where in the darkest ages the Bible used to
be shut out under the pain Of accommodation by
bell, book and candle light it the only book
that always remained open and was never shut All
this displayed the divine agency Of Providence In
the apostolic missions individual agency always pre-
ceded the operations OF the church 1t was so at An
toch and in every other part Of the world where the
gospel came This they would find by perusal of the
Acts Of the Apostles book that the mirror of hi
tory and did not contain false circumstance, yet
had more Of romance than all the novels in the world
Among all the rapidly shifing scenes, full Of life
and grandeur, there was this one thing common to
all-ndividual energy went before combined effort 1t
the same in modern missions. One single man.
Dr. Coke went about from house to house before the
church ever thought Of missions When he died, the
church awoke to the consciousness that there was
something she had to do it'll the Apostles the ind-
vidua agency passed away and the responsibility
cd upon the church Individual agency passed
away in the present day. and the church devolved
the responsibility. II Coke had fatered when he
ceved such a cali from God would any one say he was
not guilty? II we falter not equally guilty! Let
the answer be made on the plate tonight There were
croakers here rs well as everywhere else who would
he had the authority Of Professor in University in
Switzerland, who had compiled the statistics, that
during the last fifty years more had been achieved by
missionary effort than had been done by all the Apos-
ties and their followers for years after the
ascension of Christ to say nothing Of those silent in
exerted in India and other parts Of the world
in giving new tone to society.
Rev. DR.. PITMAN then said, that he requested the
audience would delay for ten minutes longer till the
collection was made, as that the proper time to
make it, when their minds were impressed with the
eloquence Of the brethren who had just addressed
them. :
The collector then proceeded to collect the stray
dollars, when
The Rev. Dr. PIrMAS resumed and said though he
would not press for pledges this evening, but If they
were disposed to give them the Secretary would take
down their names. He hoped the and important
mission to Germany would induce them to sustain the
society with more than their usual liberality.
Here there was pause of several minutes, and no
response.
Rev. Dr. PrrMAs-who will give-who will give !,
(After pause) wait for your response
There was again pause, and no dollars.
Rev. Dr. PITMAN (excited)-Not single response at
the anniversary of the parent society in New York!
beg Brother Nadal will not tell it in Baltimore.
After another long pause stranger at length came
forward "a European) and gave his name for S..
Rev. MIR HEDsTRoM said he wished to state that the
brother who had just contributed European and
that he belonged to the despsed society Of Stockholm
Rev. DR.. PITMAs (warmly)-I must interrupt Brother
Hedstrom. Let the business be finished and then he
Rev. MIR HEDsrRoM-I hope Brother Keller, the
European, will be admitted life member Of the So
ciety
Dr. PrMAS again insisted silence and said Brother
Keller Of twenty who willing to give 800
for the German mission.
There another pause, but money, pledge
Rev. MIR. LANE then related anecdote Of a lady
who had handed him a communication, which gave
him the greatest pleasure he had received in his
cation enclosed $1,000. She had since died in the
faith and she would witness the passage into heaven
they would initiate her example. 'f'N
This seemed to have the desired effect for in short
time, $50 announced, and the doxology Ia wing
been sung, the meeting separated.
Anniversary OF the Anti-SIavcry Society,"
Adjourned Meeting at the Abyssinian
Church.
The meeting opened at q late hour by prayer
made by Mr. John T. Remond pastor of the Abyssinisn
church Of colored persons, in Anthony street Mr.
Thomas Downing then called to the chair and Mr.
Jackson appointed Secretary. Mr. Van Rensselaer,,
editor of the RAMS Horn for whom the pastor prayed
in his prayer that his subscription list might be aug
mented present on the platform, and being called
upon to state to the meeting the object Of the