The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-08
Missionary society OF the Hie'"""''
Episcopal Church.

Cburch The attendance WAS hot huifierous
1bs proceedings were opened with prayer by
49, Pev. Mr.. Hedstrom, when Rev. Dr. Pit
mar, the correspondence ecretary, read the
,enor of the society for the last year 1t expressed
regret that, Notwithstanding former complaints,
they were still lett without satisfactory information
in reference to great number of their missions.
With respect to Liberia there was no intelligence,
except what was contained in two or three unmpor-
tant letters and to be presumed that in religious
matters it in the state reported last year
As the Oregon mission dispatches had been received
which afforded satisfactory evidence that it rising
both Importance and interest and that it promised
sufficient remuneration for all the labor bestowed upon
it. The aggregate statistics Of this mission SIT
church members, Is local preachers local deacon,
Sunday schools 10 officers and teachers los scholars
and 800 volumes in the library. In the South
American mission there remarkable change.
The statistics were rs members and probationers.
Last year only "A, in all, reported The number
of scholars III the school were u.s. teachers Ia There
two libraries containing 700 volumes The mis-
sion in China was proceeding slowly, but with steady
and gradual progress. To California two missionaries
had been sent. Germany was also new field ana two
missionaries had been recently sent out there. Tho
domestic missions, including the German, Indian and
Swedish missions. with those among native popu-
laton, had greatly progressed during the last year.
There were now including probationers $3.50 church
members in their German field; III Sabbath schools;
1850 officers and teachers; and 1920 scholars, with
3Ol2 volumes The libraries; 80 churches for German
worship; AZ parsonages. and more in contemplation;
80 local preachers with considerable number of
horters So regular mission circuits and stations The
success Attending this mission had been almost unpa-
raleled and had increased in the last year, by 1000
members. With regard to the indian missions,
since the separation OF the Methodist EpSco
pal Church South. their field had been great
Iy circumscrbed. The Wisconsin, Michigan One
da and Black River conferences now included all
the Indian missions under the OF this society The
most OF them within the limits Of the Michigan
conference these missions had been generally visited
by their Junior bishop who took deep interest in their
prosperity He had Ia several instances, purchased
cards which he had secured to the Missionary Society
for this benefit of the Indians. Great Improvement
had been made in the character and conduct Of these
Indians The past year had been one Of encouraging
prosperity They mad now III mission circuits and
stations In this field. II regular missionaries, with
Indian Membership of 0O2. There were schools and
EGO scholars he sabbath schools also o. and 100
scholars. As to the Swedish mission, though they had
heard of one two Others that in New ork the
only one from which they had received any report 1t
of congrat ulation that they had the
Bethel ship for the Swedes and other foreigners. In
conclusion, the native population mission rapidly
extending 1 hey had now 275 circuits and stations,
296 missionaries. 20 124 members, making increase
on the past year Of missions, 30; missionaries 40;
members, 4772. The whole balance in the treasury,
May 1st 1S4S S22 $50, receipts past year up to
May 1st 1S49 ,045; disbursements during the past
year $1o2sas balance in treasury, May LIST, 1872
The Rev. Mr. NADAL, of the Baltimore Convention,
then proceeded to address the meeting and said that
and the more especially they all engaged in
cause which was dear to tho heart of every Christian
religion and that followed from the very nature
of that pure and holy religion that the Mission
AIRY Society proposed 10 check the sinful propensi
ties, and curb the idoatrous vices, of the hea-
then world IL not to be expected that the
benighted would and ask for the true religion
did not want in their natural state-he welded
to his idolatry; therefore the gospel must be sent to
him The missionary enterprise a subject of much
importance. it was not mere appcndage to Chrstiani
ty but it essential part Of it, He (the
kerr
Prise to be the churchs sense of the worlds
danger and That of h danger fSI0 sxsna
amount of human depravity. Who could fathom the
depth oft? 1t is be read of in both the divine book
and in the history OF mankind and the church be-
holds with anxious solicitude the living principle Of
power which threatens TO burn mankind down to the
very lowest hell Yes the church looks upon the igno
renee of truth miserable evil, which menaces to
doom the human to eternal destruction. This
of danger is heightened when the church concm
plates the but too extensive prevalence OF idoatry
throughout many portions OF the globe, and stlli
more when it reflects upon the many instances OF divine
wrath which have attended the violation OF the divine
commandment "Thou shalt not make to myself a
craven image, or bow down before it," The anger of
the offended Deity was farther exemplihed in
tho punishments Of Baal of Nebuchadnezzar, who
erected idols the plain, and Of Moloch, who sacr
feed, with profane rites, the blood of infants
In the classic philosophers CLOSED tic vicious
doaty with all the illusions of poetry but who
in the present age has not heard of the devsh rites
the African Fetish worship and Of the of the Jug
gernaut and of the flaming piles on which the widows
imolate themselves at the shrine of Paganism! All
the worlds danger and this feeling is the more in
creased by .hc difficulty which the missionary feels in
his glorious endeavors to convert to truth these be-
nighted worshpp.rs Of Pagansm. 1t is not unnatural
that the missionary should encounter obstacles in
the OF his labors the associations which de-
rived from the connection which exists between his
religion and the legendary histories OF the heroes of his
country s M N re nrc basan sS"s b Se
found breathing place. spot from which ooks out
upon the world through the medium Of tho mis-
sonary enterprise it is the thread which is to convey
the heather world from out OF their idoatrous
and 1t is the light which is TO encourage them to hope
for Immortality But II is also expression Of the
church's faith in the worlds savation-even OF the
heather world Besides this faith is founded upon the
promises which God has given to mankind and upon
which the church. has taken n strong hold. The
verend gentleman then entered into an elaborate and
most ELOQUENT review of the many mercifu promises
made to man by the Omnpotence. and alluded to the
realization of his promises of love and mercy by the
ensurng Of mans salvation, through the blood Of the
Redeemer, and thus fulfilling his oath to Abraham
that from his seed would spring the redemption of
mankind The fruits of missionary labors are sensiby
experienced Continued the reverend speaker through
out the civilized world 1t is bat some hundreds Of
years since the painted savage encountered the Roman
legions, upon what the smiling plains of
England nor is 1t long since the canoe OF the Indian
padded in the bright waters OF the Hudson whilst his
war-whoop sounded along its shores; and thronged
cities and towns, and temples for the worship
of the Most High are now erected upon places which
desolate wilds, and frequented but by the
hunter. What then can equal the blessings OF mis-
sionary enterprise? But, above all, what need of
merit is due to the missionary who is ready and
willing to give himself up to suffer on the altar OF sa-
crifcef he goes into the charnel house, perhaps
to return comfort and preach the Word to men
whose doom is inevitable The reverend speaker then
narrated exceedingly interesting anecdote exempli
flying the feryent zeal Of some Moravian nssonarewho
for the purpose ofpropagang the gospel actually enter
ed into the eper hospital in Of the missions the
coast Of Africa. although they informed by the
king of the country that, once having gone in they
would never be allowed out again. The reverend gem
teman resumed The missionary enterprise is the
churchs grand scheme for tho conversion OF the
world " no was the founder of it!-No philosopher
or statesman suggested it; but it remained for
Jesus, our divine master to develop the great idea
mans regeneration lie the founder Of the mis-
sionarv enterprise. The great plan of this en-
terpdse, in the Scriptural sense. Is the taking
possession Of mans inmost soul, regenerafing
him and drawing him from the grovelling
depths OF ignorance and doatIy the contemplation
oil truth, wan the expectation of salvation. power
accompanies that pant T. the divinity which dwells
within itand II Is that and that alone which makes 1t
efectua Armed with that power the missionary CON
hdeny sets upon hir abors and leads into The fold
OF Christ the lost children Of the house of israel The
reverend skeaker lhen into n very lnn,,i h.nnd