The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-12
Thirtieth Anniversary OF the New York
Female Missionary Society.

Female Missionary Society.
The 30th anniversary of this society was cele-
brated on Friday evening, in the Methodist Epis.
copal church in Bedford street-Pastor DR.. p. p
Sanford in the chair J. b. Edwards, secretary
Prayer was made by Pastor Coles. The annual
report was then read by Mr.. Pastor Stockford o
Brooklyn. The report gave fatterng account ol
the labors Of the missionaries From Mllsburg,
Africa, Mrs. Wilkins writes: =
have many causes Of gratitude to my heavenly
Father, for his goodness abounds to me- He is my
comfort In Distress my support in trials my safety
danger, my company In loneliness my joy, my crown
And rejoice not in personal blessings only but on
account OF his special blessings to others also We
have been and still are favored with glorious shower
Of grace In an early part Of our revival two
our girls professed conversion. Goulah boy who
lived with me formerly, but was taken away by his
people has lately returned and asked to take him
again On Monday evening last this lad professed to
experience a change Of heart. The next morning he
did to eat When asked why he did not his
breakfast he replied 81 got religion; don't want to
eat" Being asked II religion better than food he
The girls all remain probationers for church men,
bershp and st times appear to be under precious d
vine t ninspee and give me encouragement to hope
and at last be saved in heaven.
The trea.urer's account was then read, by which
1t appeared that the receipts, by collections and
contributions, for the last year, were S677 20; the
penses, and paid to the parent society, SOFT 20.
Doctor HANEN was then introduced by the chair
man, and addressed the meeting. This society," he
said, had by its efforts, become as well ancient
as honorable. The parent society is yet in the
prime OF manhood, being thirty years old.
Shortly after its creation, certain good ladies', be-
lievng It not good that man should be alone, set to
work to form this society. This is auxiliary to the
parent society. Ladies could not better show their
love for missions. They followed hereby the ex-
ample of the mother of Methodists, Mrs Susannah
Wesley. Much that has been done is attributable
TO the labors of this society. The grandest idea
which ever entered into the mind of man is tile idea
that this world can be redeemed. 1t is a sublime
idea: The missionary enterprise is sublime. Con-
version is termed in the Bible new creation, and it
is So. What thought, that many in the day
of judgment, will wish they had never been born (.
None but maniac or idiot can doubt that the
Christian church is bound to convert the world.
II il does not labor at this work, God will
curse the church with hypochondra; and low
spirits. II must be active, and the only way for il to
be active, is to convert the world II is too late to
argue the question whether missions ought TO be
carried on. would not argue with one who doubted
that. l base the duty on the fact that G. od has
commanded il. Never since Christ came was there
such encouragement TO the church, as in tins year
1850. Search the history of the world, ancient or
modern, and there is no such revolution as that
which is now going on in the junction of
the two oceans and the emigration now
going on TO our shores. The rruption of the Tar
tars into Europe was nothing compared 10 this
irrupton Of emigration into America. An actor in
the battle Of Waterloo told me that he fought and
fired and marched, but there was such smoke
he could not tell what was going on and. at the
end of the day, they shouted victory, but he un-
derstood nothing about it, So il is with Christians
now there is great event going on, and they
know nothing about it. Look at California-look
at this America. In few years, there will be a
world here Of hundreds of millions, all speaking
the same language. These millions must either
be intidels or Christians. IL depends upon the
church. This is the Waterloo battle in which we
are 10 act Look, again, at Africa-down-irodden
Africa We have missions there: missions are
the only means to put down the slave trade. The
sannoiis af ihe British cannot pat II down. II there
are books IN heaven, there VIII be book reeszd-
| ing the wonderful works which we, Christians,
have done in persevering to evangelze the world.
| DIR. HoposoS, of Harrisburg, then briefly ad.
dressed the meeting The report SAYS.
Your Board rejoice that the Of Missions ha,
| not lost it's held upon the heart ofthe Church -
| What does this mean IL means that the
| Church has not lost It's religion. When the Church
| loses its love for missions il will be dead twic,
dead, and then il will be plucked up by the roots
hope the time will soon come when every churc h
will be missionary society, aiming the conversion
Of the world. Though / have finn conviction
that am called 10 preach the gospel, vet have
no calling 10 90 as missionary. Some are called 10
stay at home, some, IL were 20 expatriaie them
selves
A liberal collection was then taken up. and the
exercises concluded by singing and prayer.