The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-09

n,ovir, its entire aspect has changed beneath tho
untiring efforts Of sur German missionary and, al
though his abors mpeded for several months. by
painful accident most seriously affecting his health,
vet the seed has produced abundant fruit. The
Sunday school has increased in numbers and interest
Several have joined probation and eight on certi-
cate after giving satisfactory pref of sound CONVEX
sion The following, among many interesting facts is
narrated in the report for the present year A Ger
man family five in number landed on our shores and
were Immediately greeted by some of their country
men who were awaiting their arrival. These
sidents of Bloomingdale, and fruits of missio.
there. Through their influence. the strangers were
induced 10 Sue there too, and were thus brought,
Tor ths nrst time, under Methodist influence. Their
Lutheran prejudces vanished before the awakening
power Of the gospel and, month had elapsed,
all of them had experienced the converting grace of
God and with unspeakable gratitude to him who had
not only guided them to land of civil freedom and
political privilege, but who had early blessed them
with that higher freedom which his Son alone has
power to impart they enrolled their proba-
TONERS in the little church recently planted in that
wilderness. This point of missionary labor has
been well explored by the other German missionaries
of our city whose long experience entities them to the
credit of judicious judgment and also by English
brethren who well able to compare and to decide;
and all concur in the opinion that this Is a most i'm
poran field both as it regards the interests of the
Germans thus proyiderftialy brought into our midst
and the interests OF our city, OF whose population they
form soarge part.
The Fiftieth street mission, under the of this
society is also steadily progressing in interest and
numbers. The energetic missionary employed in that
field has been untirng in his labors and although his
monthly reports have not narrated great results at
couragement and The congregations good
and attentive the Sunday school well attended and in
teresting In their last report the board stated that
they entertained hope of establishing missien in
Centre street, the Tombs. committee of ladies
appointed to visit that ncighborhood, and Lae
operation of several judicous brethren was invited.
After most thoroag examination OF the premises 1t
concluded that at present there was no favorable
opening, owing to the imprac ticability of obtaining
suitable rooms and moreover they found Union Sab
bath school already in operation which seemed ut the
present to cover the ground. At every meeting the
fhn tfnni nf hn
society and the wide door of usefulness among that
class of people continually invited entrance The
appeals thus constantly made, induced the board to
view the call us providental and they concluded to
appoint coporeur to visit among the newly arrived
cnigrants, to distribute tracts in their own language
and to lead them, while yet strangers in strange
land to the house of God and thus place them beneath
he awakening influence of gospel preaching This has
been most faithfully accomplished and many most in
tercsting have been reported to the board.
The treasurers report next read by the Rev. Mr.
REppNc From this report it appears that the
of the society," for the last year, $1076 pa and
the expenditures for the same time were $1,O79 49,
After the reading of the Treasurer's report, the
audience addressed by Rev. Mr. McClintock, who
spoke in terms of praise of the efforts being made
in the home missionary cause, and especially lauding
the work performed by the ladies belonging to this
ciety.
The Rev. MIR. STRICKLAND of the Ohio Conference
next spoke at some length upon the comparative merits
of the home and foreign missionary enterprises He
compared the results of labor here and abroad and
rived the conclusion that the home field by far the
most promising of the two. Only twelve years ago,
mission established in the Methodist church alone in
the United States, and now the number of communi-
cants brought into the church under their labors is
nearly large those in the missions of China India,
and Ceylon To illustrate the expense of sustaining
foreign missions the reverend gentleman mentioned
the case Of collection being made where gentle
gave dollar and cent, saying 'the cent is for
the missionary cause, and the dollar is to pay its
penses." While he appauded the efforts made in the
foreign field he nevertheless fully possessed of the
belief that it belonged to every Christian to exert him
self in the home missionary cause.
collection then taken up, and the meeting broke
up after benediction had been pronounced.