The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-24
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DEPARTURE or MISSIONARIES, IN THE FRYANI
Yesterday at O'Clock in the afternoon the mis-
sonaries of the American Missionary Association, des
tined for Bangkok, in the kingdom of Siam Messrs
Bradley, Ssby ar Lane sailed with their wives and
children In the brig Ernan from the foot Of Warren
street Before their departure their friends and the
friends Of missions joined them in farewell religious
exercises On the quarter deck There large num
Der OF ladies present, and some slergymen besides
crowd cole ted round the vessel ON the wharf The
services opened with hymn In which the idea Of
bidding farewell to native land and home, In far hea
then lands to dwell was most pathetically expressed
Rev. Dr. Lansing, Of Brooklyn then briefly addressed
the audience. He said the field described in the
scriptures to be the world and the missionaries of the
Christian church were the laborers The question
In what part Of the field the Lord of the harvest
could be best served no matter what the dicul
ties in the way; and he was truly happy to address
them on the present occasion, when he ready
to lay themselves on the altar Of God without
TO the hardness of the task He feared they had fallen
on times when this spirit and there was but
little disposition among clergy or aity to devote them
selves TO the conversion of the heatheu But every
Christian, having consecrated soul aud body to God
ought to have no hesitation about the sacrifice of
lesser things than these lady had said to him Il
minutes ago, that to those who embarkng on so
distant a voyage In that small vessel the dangers
very great and that they going to strange
land His reply vas that everywhere Gods home,
and that the Christian therefore, always at hoe
being merely changed by distance and cline from one
department oft TO another and his Alm ghty
able dergird that little bark it was iron
vessel ten times the size He would therefore to
those brothers and sisters who taking the lives in
their hands and giving themselves TO Cod Let net
your hearts be troubed in my Fathers house many
mansions and II go away said Christ II will come
toyou again - Jesus would come for them all in a
ltd. while and the first time they would have idea
Of what reality would be when they came to eter-
nifty fer all was visionary here below 1t was faith
oDly that enabled them to take hold Of that reality
which they would fully enjoy hereafter. Ho would,
therefore say in parting to those brothers and
have faith have faith Rev. Henry Cheever thea
mayed for the success Of the mission many souls
might be saved from destruction by IT, aud that the
sailors ON board the vessel might be the first fruits Of
the abors of their brethren Another hymn, suitable
to the occasion concluded the service when the Rev
Mr. Leavitt editor Of the independents pronounced the
benedictiop. The missionaries and their wives then
took final leave of their friends aud the
affecting Religious enthusiasm. however appeared TO
nerve them to every sacrifice. A considerable number
reputation Of being one OF the fastest salers in the
world, and is beautiful craft she won, some time
ago, high prize in the Mediterranean; and che would
have gone on the Cuban expedition, had not preme-
tue explosion taken place She is now gone very
different mission.
VIs,T OF rnr CHnphEN on RA,pALL's ISLAND TO rHE
FAR.-Yesterday. about 600 OF the children OF the
Aims House institution we're landed at whitehall,
from the steamer that attends Randai's Island The
object to allow them TO visit the fair The little
creatures seemed quite delighted with the wonders Of
the raree chow. This was n most considerable indal-
gence en- the part Of the ten governors.
AccIprNr A man. named Matthias Jacobs, was found
IN Tie street about hslf-past o'clock On Monday
Baltimore Hospital by officer Gary
RxscuEp PROM DRowrisc--A woman rescued
from drowning on Monday night about ga o'clock,
at The foot Of Warren street, by officer Cotton.
ANOTHER tAsE.- woman. whose name IL unknown,
fell board vt the foot of Oliver street and
cued by officer ines, about three o'clock yesterday
morning
UNxNswS Mas Dxowsrp The Coroner yesterday
held inquest st Governors Island, on tho body
Of on unknown nan, aged about forty years 1t ap-
Feared to have been about week in the water The
deceased dressed In blue frock coat blue cloth
vet striped shirt, and q black silk handkerchief
around his neck; high quarter shoes, but psnta-
loons The deceased bad brown hair, q little grey.
Verdict, Death by drowning"
MILITARY PARADEs.
The MOUNT Pr GUARDS passed our office yesterday,
their way to Hoboken for target practice. This fine
company. consisting entirely OF very young, smart
fellows, looked remarkably we'll
THs CosRAnE GUAlps, Captain w. II. fierpoint, pro-
ceesed yesterday 20 Mount Morris, Harlem, accomps
MED by Dodr ortbs CoTnet Band, for the purpose Of
.h' otns for two prizes The shooting excellent.
The hrst prize was won by Lieutenant Nugent, the
PecCDG by r. Mokssyer- both silver cups.
THE CHATHAM GUAEp, captain william Price, also
proceeded o target excursion yesterday, TO Elm
Park The hrst prize, silver cup won by Priya.e
William Knapp; and the second, gold medal by
Captain Rice.