The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-06
TILE RELIGIOUS ANNIVERSARY MERTINGS.
NEW YORK, A. d., 1850.
BOs

Last evening at half past seven o'clock the ami
versary Of tho Board Of Foreign Missions
was held at the First Presbyterian Church, in Shh
avenue Owing to the extreme severity of tho
ther the atte ndance rather thin
The service having been opened by prayer and the
singing Of psalm
Rev JoHS G. LowRm one Of the secsstaries made
statement Of the missions of which tho following is
abstract
The report commences with tribute TO the memory Of.
members and missionaries q the Board who departed this
Ksy DR. Samuel Miller one Of The Vice P5ssdents Mr.
esy and four women @ the
%ap sT and Mrs
While 1's 'ass9s = @ T. leaving
twenty-five persons reported having forth
S and assistant RI S during the year.
The report pTse.sS to gSs ssd CIV, o. the @
sSns to the Sssn res G1 Ss are NOV
noles ova and sses otSe. ana omahaws chppewss and
Gp G SS% sn are %Gss Of the Gosps o,:r
families receiving their food and clothing from the funds d
buted by themselves their annues from
s @ Gs aass
services are e. all the stations and the G9.'
rs The general Of
t1 oe snd LOT Wiz larger S nw
o@ e on l II & ann n sa
Indians of that State Christians ought to bo wiling
The world the love sSd while Roassads
posting the continent 10 dig in the newly found
mines how few found entering the wilderness seek the
In the African Missions of the Board the most imporan,
event the year the sending forth Of
ns mission ON sa sss
been y he return o two sse.,asd ia1orers on
station; RcpSss Liberia oceuysd s1 two won minis.
ened by the srryal Of iron books and appa
spSer Hin School and bv The nsfer Of the o. ebo 5
,sashsr q the New IGk Ladies African fries Society 20 the
,Snnion OF the church at MonrOvia.
.lo" lty American and d. n abdrcrs mott counting a
ssans who not converts or hese aborers wenyeur
Ts Lasa 'aS Nae
I asd 1aa
reported Chrison instruction, whom
one hundred and twenty are oTPans sgrp1rts Gy he mis-
There Churches a. eight Of the sections embracing
ruttehgurh admitted between thirty aud forty eou-
ysr's as mcmacr. At one eon@unon r season Efor.s
let Of the gosrel amongst millions q benishtea soal.
SHdr fiss hone ae'i he sscS s
Tarhea With mue interest "a new station has been formed
depetism e the sikhs The report advers to The second
eedngs particularly the translation q the Of
o6a ns % he ary Of the ~ S r. sT
in India. The committee have arrangements nearly
ministers rs cf Essre to s fe seT n''
mission 81 Board OF
,iae preacher These brethren were called wiines.
which carried to hesthen about thirty ;honsaad
have been e9nducted as in former years ard church has
be. ersanised though With bus native momber
csn,on and Nnspo ssiohs tSsvs q %Ss% are orGansa
.sntfor, aaIins In TIE schools G,Hs trcs
,wsp supported ~ hs missions Ths press Niarpe
sa ns Eyer Two %'s Sf sas o. "a, ,.e,sa sssp,.s.
ss Ss, ~ I S%;ss % I rssos: service.
s%; 4 Ei5
nsrsa h,sreerr With the northern parts q China and
siss tsors many ysars are a9. seh
mui ook a, missionary pein. Of view Ills hisy inn
ia'sf Sps:S asi a
n fsS. sDf dr. re ~ Jsr9 ssps sss e
70 Ssr,' - Of ss shss& & hsSn oar
u,e o the eer.ires TO be esanzsed andy Their agency
have been expended or the spread u the
true religion in ReEon cstheie eounires Estrsets are
BY rr ehurshes ana calling large Increase Of psndi
among ~ Jew there are nov three ms.iouAres,vo In
his city in rhilsdsphs. Jgaisioss and elective
he levi MAD and lead this cng wandering people 90
missionary work amoEs the jews, the rePor; sof this
1 is ,ssg actually planted here s@sSS.. large and in;
il quarter. SSsts Il sss. sSpssiSi; ~ sa. been
conducted without cstcntatian WHOM onenca
made gu9le but gsy have .a.i'ssd The e;Em,,ss 1s.
6a. they would eg%mena q 70 the Of all who long
report eeneiuie: with brief practical view q the
nru@sntsy o. COD. people ana esane, ss .agos..tal
Church is' Rrs%ss Ss r fo1sa
ard With hes,hsn nations esn,i,a,iss
ssns 10 s1,s"aas ~ % al SsSa. 4. isbs y the os.p
has been with HE servants ssed in IT, spirit q be
% ne @ rs,s 81 - hs s ,o.s %. ~.
re :. shs s.sT,h s ,sis..n,
Nor, rsysr on hs par, q s';ry & ehr.,n y
ieef nav s taken s-sy from TIE lev. and hs, the nm
.sr,hsIi. rehs. Christ Hsy made ia0-n the
Rev. Dr. sNrg pastor Of Ch.i.es Presbyterian
Chur,h. then preached from Genesis ., Is ." And
will put ermhy between thee and tho woman; Il shall
bruise thy head and thou shalt bruiss his heel" !"
God has revealed himself to man In two ways-by ma
tursl or hy supernatural means. THE Heavens de-
clare the glory of God aud the armament showeth his
handyvork" :" The earth aud it, productions lead
from nature 20 nsture God but this revelation owing
TO mans depraved and corrupt nature, 10 not suf-
neicnt to save him The goodness and the power Of
God manifested In all the works of his creation
hut the snfuness Of man and his rebellion agssst the
Creator the experience Of all ages snt nations
There appears therefore. no hope for man from the
Indications cf external nature. An extraordinary re-
velstion. Therefore which could never have anti
cpatsd. was necessary for his redemption from sin
This rsvelatitn Cod has given In the Bible The law
promulgated in thunder from Mount Sinai. though
found in that rrccous book doe. not reach tbs case
OF tho ALLEN sinner unless indeed TO sggravste his
tn arc drive him TO despair But th. sloioa. gospel
trinss life and Immortality TO the most guilty of the
hum rtee The seed cfthe woman Is Jesus Christ,
who has destroyed the power and dominion Of the old
serpn the devil BY the sacrifice of himsslf upon the
cross. for the sins II fallen world Satan bruised
th. heel or inferior pert OF the Redeemer namely
bis human hatue when be svsated drops Of blood In
the garden q 6etbsenHue. and when he bowed his
head upon the and said, "Tt is finished and
the earth shook and the heavens covered with
darkness This 6rs promise therefore, the germ
tht scheme of merciful God which a. more fully de-
vslop,d In future revelations The promise was re-
newed and amplided to Abraham. when God said 70
him In thy s,ed shall all the nations of the eart be
b,sssd" Christ the seed Of Abraham who brought
salvation lot only t. the Jews but TO the 0entes.
IIfnce the command Go ye and teach (ur di-cplel
ala nations" Thus. then. We have the divine authorl
" for sending the gospel to all nations But the
Ibe 60 u itself and spread it, light by its
perfIvs ag,ney' No. God works by human inrru-
ntrtnlty Peter preached and Paul preached and this
erily dclples vent every where preaching he word
The chursh called upon TO uni niertake this work aud
60 inp,ft TO the hesthen lying In darkness aud the
t.ls a tr.f..