The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-12

"Tell the American people we do not want their
gold--we only want some one to preach to US the
word of life" So earnest were these people poor in
their convictions, that one convert of distinction
among them, would not leave until they had crossed
the Jordan, when, seizng his hand he kissed it and
said Remember, our children are living among
to teach them, they will be drawn back again to
hesthenism." Like Hamilcar, who took up his
child to the altar, and made him vow revenge
against Rome, their enemy, it was their duty to
cOnsecrate their children at the altar of God. The
sacrament which they toek, was type of what was
required at their hands 1t was word derived
from sacyamentuNn, which meant the oath of allegi-
ance sworn to the Caesars of Imperial Rome by
their legionary soldiers. This OATH but an oath to
God, they had also taken time after time, to con-
secrate all TO God. Applause.
Rev: Mr.. ROGERS, OF Boston, in very eloquent
and effective speech, which was listened to with
breathess attention, addressed the audience upon
their duties as Christians. and the manifold de-
mands that missionary enterprise had upon their
benevoence. He approved of the plan of opera
tons of this years meetings. In placing this society,"
Of % u,ech importance, the last in the week and
entered into description of the various phases of
human Ee, as compared with that Of the Christian
How diherent was his from that of other casses
Look st the savage-what is life with hint II is
made unof the hunt, and the foray, and the sue
cessfuI akirmish, and the triumphant dance around
the bloody scalp What is that of civilized man!
The successfu issue of an enterprise, worldly, ma
teria interest various in its operations yet earthly
He would not, therefore, ground their claims to
support ppon historical events. They required the
history Of no tribe nor clan, sect of no division
Of the fsmily of the human race, TO urge them on
in fulfilling the commands of God. They were sup
ported il their efforts by the trials of the Evangests
by the prosecutions Of their martyred brethren
by the struggles of enduring faithfulness in all
sges They had now reached the extreme verge of
their labors-no future Columbus could arise TO tell
them Of other worlds discovered. The whole was
known, from the icy regions to the equator. The BIZ
bic had been translated in every language, and
from continent to island they served as stepping
stones Cor the evangelizaton of the world In this
onward march Of the gospel, they had seen pro-
nses Certified, prophecies become realities. In short,
God demed to be in advance before them, in his
earnest Of the salvation of the world. The Sand
wch islands, so lately converted from paganism,
had seat printing press and books TO Oregon, that
distant region where the East and the West shook
hands together There had also been established
in the former place a Sandwich Island mission, to
convert the heather natives of Polynesia people
in the memory of man heather, instituiing a
missionary enterprise to convert people still hea-
then Thus the word of God was marching on
ward, until il would penetrate into the centre of
China, and drive heathenism from every part of
the globe. On the top of Mount Sinai, some ad-
venturcus hand had planted the cross of Calvary.
Surmounting Sinai, that was type Of the glorious
faition of their labors in evangelizing the world
The meeting then separated.