The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-15

Rratitude and should excite and moro rsso-
lutte enots that IL not only be sustained but become
to the world
The Secretary moved that the meeting a. il, adjourn
ment meet again in tho Tabernacle the purpose Of
giving Father Mathew the reception which his high
character his high standing in society aud his great
achevvmentsin the cause OF temperance richly and
eminenty deserve
The motion was carried with enthusiastic acoisma-
ton.
KAH-oroa -AH-nowH. tho Ojibbewa chief next a.
dressed the meeting In most eloquent speech, which
elected the loude% applause.
The benediction having been pronounced. tho vast
and delighted meeting separated at half past IL O'Clock
American Board OF Commissioners for
Foreign Missions.
The Tabernacle was last Saturday morning. agaan
throDged with an immense audience, attendant en-
the meeting Of this society; and usual with such
charities II the ladies who evnced by their pro-
sence the deeper interest they entertained in regard
to them. At least four TO Of those present wore
of tho fair sex.
The ceremonies opened by tho deli very Of q
very eloquent prayer by the Rev Mr.. CONDUIT Of New
jersey.
Then the hymn commencing -:
~ love thy kingdom. Lord because Of thy good
sung by tho congregation under the lead of Pre-
fessor Hastings.
The Hon. THEoDoRE FRELIrcHUrsEr, President then
delivered brief address He said that the missionary
enterprise had stronger claim upon the Christiaa
heart than any other Tho claims for domestic bono
Violence were only first because the heather stood
cond and 1t the favored labor Of the blessed
Being who died for all who became poor make us
rich, and man Of sorrows. that he might wipe away
tearsit was his express commandment to his fol-
lowers: 60 ye and teach all others and 10! ever
with you to tho end of the world" This as strong
an obligation as any other Christian duty and this
fully d charged "thcn shall the of Sion shino and
the enemy be driven from him."
Mr. PoNiERoy, ono of the secretaries then made
brief statement of the affairs of the Society. 1t was
not he said in the nature of annual because
that meeting did not until September but was
given at this time as appropriate Missions of the
American Board were in operation among the Indians
in Lower Canada; in Western New York; in Wiscon-
ain. among the Ojbbeways, Sioux, Cherokees, Choc-
taws Pawnees in the Oregon Territory; in the sand.
wich Islands; In China; in Bornoo in india in Persia
Greece Syria, and Africa. During the last year. tho
number of missionaries assistants and native helpers
engaged was 567 Since fifteen missionaries and ,sst-
ants had been added with their wives making In alt
thirty persons and sent into tho fcdsomo to India
to Africa, and the Turkish Empire. Several Deaths
had occurred; among which was that Of the Rev VIM.
g. Pohlman. in Chnaa of wonderful capacity for
the labor and severe loss to the The Board
had under its care sevonty.fve churches, with about
5000 members, twelve seminares for teaching native
preachers and teachers eighteen other boarding schools
and 3O2 free schools The whole number of pupils uu-
der istructiOn is about 10000. The schools of tho
Sandwich Islands, being under charge Of the
men, had net como into this account They had also
eleven printing with facilities print.
ing in nearly thirty languages The financial condition
Of the board not in all respects what might DO
desired yet 1t such to inspire the board with
good courage At the last meeting there was debt of
about $60O towards the liquidation of which some
$4,000 had been paid In The total receipts TOR the
first nine months of the last financial year was some
thing over $2l7ooo To meet the debt referred to- by
the next annual meeting Of the board at Oswego in
September it necessary that the receipts of tho
board for the next three months should amount in the
aggregate to something more than 100000. An ave-
Of about $4,000 would effect this and the receipts
of the board had sometimes been more than that
Whether it would be during the next three months
would depend the friends Of the Bible; and it was
particularly desirable on many accounts that the
board at its next meeting should find itself free from
q 1ahO af tba y,sN
been of the most gratifying character There was .
great revival among the Stockbrdge Indians, ut the
HISTORIANS and elsewhere would be detailed by the
speakers.
spread Of the everlasting gospel among the race,
the great labor of the great business of earth
was the spreading the knowledge of salvation from
pole to pole; and from ito sum- of this wicked and
lost world He rejoced, in common with every Chris
tan heart to believe that this world finally to bs
God sent his beloved Son to die for man; and the
Doctor urged that the active energetic circulation Of
tho Bible was the great means of that God And when
they looked back the past history of tho world and
saw Christianity going forth her celestial march,
coming down through the prmsval and patriarchsi
and apostolic dispensatons, and that Chris
tianity now going forward and emaking mighty
strides to recover the lost world to God, who
could doubt that the vision Of the prophet Exe-
kiel would be fully realized, and that the great
earth, with all its mass of spiritually dead aud
household Of God on high! The time was coming when
the heather will start redeemed aud sanctifed to God
by Jealous, earnest fulflment of the command, to
spread the gospel" He believed the missionaries-
the men engaged in this abor-to be the true
ors OF the apostles 1t they who
were following their example Theirs the labor Of
creation God in his providence overlooked no one in
the universe yet the great idea Of Providence did
rise to the grandeur of creation-of that power which
went forth when the universe created. This was
garded the iabors Of the missionaries as the
work of Christianity They to form ew institu-
tons in every part Of the world and to fashion the
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he could not but regard the history of that of
the gospel which had resulted from these labors as
and would be how emphatically this was true
Take this country, for example. II sent to this
country IN three beautiful caskets one the Congrega
rianism, from Holland and Scotand and in the South
ern portion OF the country Episcopaliansm He could
see special providence In this, and believed there
similar special providences in every land of the
earth, attending the spread of the gospel They had
series of special provdenccs although they were not
able to fahom the wonderful dongs of God that
spect How many sincere and devoted missionaries had
been called at to lay down their lives in the midst
of their SUGGEST The Rev. gentleman pronounced an
eloquent eulogy the character of the Rev Mr. Pohl
man. as q man of this character. He believed there
yet to be conflict between heathenism, such as
had never before been witnessed and which would ex-
hbit In the latter that ebuton of power and
only seen In the convulsve throes of the dying
The side Of Christianity only to be strength
ened by the general diffusion Of tho gospel 1t
might depend upon this whether tho sceno Of this
conflict would not be in possession on the Pa
cifc coast He saw in the fact that the thirst for cid
was bringing the of all nations the heather in
cluded, there, from Asiaeven startling evidence Of
the fact that unless tho Christian world was active
their cause would be overwhelmed by avalanche Of
error like an avalanche from the Iimmalaya noun
tains Hear, hear from DR. Poor] The fact that the
Sandwich islands had been and thus in
terposed as barrier to arrest this work. he regarged
as another special providence of God, with a view to
this conflict lie referred to the spread of Papacy in
this land and although the friends of the gospel fcS
powerful here STILL when he saw the new republic OF
France, the land Of Lafayette forciby putting down
the temple Of liberty erected in Italy ut tho
OF tho Pope, he felt that they had be
alarmed or mt least to be vgant. They had also to
contend against the Greek church, backed by Russia
that great empire leaning like giant against the I
North pole, with hand on the Vraliap mountaius
the other on the North sea- and her feet on the Bos
pnorus ihey had to combat against the demorazing
nnucnccs OF the systems of error which exist Ia tho
creek church: This was to be done by the eGectual
spreading Of the gospel Again. every age seemed to
produce the men that to fill up. and manage .
the affairs Of the next age Look ut the gcnerat,on
which produced Milton, and Cromwell and /