New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-11

aries There are individuals who boldly syow tneh |
diss abstraction with the Armenian Church ana oe
sire to know the way OF Life more perfectly.
Signs Of spiritual life beginning TO appes, ~
the Greek Church at CODstsEtinople. and the Iur' |
ish Government has shown Hs determination 70
urotcct the members OF that communion VINO are
disposed TO embrace the Protestant faith
OF the progress of the work in Syns and me
Sandwich Islands you will hear rom members o. |
those Missions, who are present ana VIII aH9isA'
you. u-.-..,.-,s ,or,s NJ |
dc missions 10 others the psst year mas oeeh one
Of severe trial This is true esPecisiy o. luc po'
nao Mission in which missionary operations na'o
been for the present suspended tue w. i.;
90 bsv labored so long and faithfully Ia that dlu
wi, Ssd have been compelled BY tie failure 1i
tbcir health to return 20 this country anu arc -.
=. q, Jov we regret that they are too ieeoe 10
-. - he anpeal which they would rejoice 70 mtAs
in behalf of the poor p AXIS, whom tney usse .''
with none % point them 70 cruelhei oH.s o,
There are now under the care OF me bo1ru -
Nissions embracing 1O4 stations, lo3 ordsinsu
Missionaries, 8 physicians not ordained anG -
o,ber assistants from this country. Associated
with them are 81 native preachers, and lOO otner
native he pers making in all $40 aooFers uhlef the
care OF the Board
about 20 OOO members about 1000 Of whom have
been added within the last year
In connection with the Schools directly or indi'
-ecly under the instruction Of the missionaries, are
10, $50 youths and children.
The 10 Printing establishments, in connection
with the missions, have issued during the year in
30 languages. 36OOO,oOO pages; and since thecon-
mencement Of the missions more than 75O,OOo,o0O
pagss be airing the record Of Gods saving truth.
But though these figures may be taken TO repre-
sent the extent OF the agencies employed nd the
more manifest results already realized yet It should
not be forgotten that they make account OF the
gradual undermining process, which at innumera-
bic points is silently going forward. Yet here, per-
haps is the most important element In the progress
OF the missionary work Fierce battles have been
fought with ntolerant governments and hierarchies
and victories won for the benefit of all succeed
ing time Christianity has gained for itself a re-
spectful treatment in many countries where but
lately it met only with abuse and contempt Ex-
tensive distrust has been created with prevailing
systems OF error. A spirit OF inquiry has been
aw akened and desire created Tor know ledge, I'M
provement, change. In Iudia the chains oil caste
are relaxed. In China the wall OF exclosveness
is falling In Turkey the charm OF Interchangeable
ness is broken Among the corrupt churches oil
Western Asia the scales of superstition are ialing
from the eyes of thousands and over all those re-
eious where the light Of Christianity kndled by
apostolic hands, has long been extngulshed' are
seen the dawning beams of a new aud brighter
day AS God is thus encouraging our iaiIh ana
hope-as we see the day OF Chrlsts mllennlai
triumph drawing meanwhile our day OF LABOR Is
drawing TO its close--let US press forward zeal
ously in this blessed work, and 50 much tue more
as we see the day approaching.
Rev. NJ. french, from the Ahmednuggar Mis-
sion, was introduced. He spoke to the claims OF
the heather; he had seen that dark land, and
would ask attention to the l3O,O0O,OOO TOR whom
Christ died, but who have not shared in the
blessings OF his death. They arc Monotheists,
Pantheists. Poly theists and are iass becoming
Atheists. He gave their idea OF Coda lonely and
absorbed being, caring for none but himself. They
believed in the souls being part OF God, and IN
its gradation through animal forms and man until
1t become absorbed in deity, whence it spraDg and
become unconscious-ihis was the Hindoo heaven.
| They are, under this system, acting out all the
| forms of human depravty. They need the Bioe,
they need schools III ~ ed religion and popular ed
ucation to rescue them from their degraded condi
| ton. What has been done for them few MIS-
| sicnaries have gone there-perhaps one man 10
| half million OF sOus--they have translated the
| Bible given some instruction but what Is this to
| the worA demanded Remember we have no
auxiliaries in pious laymeD, IN family affairs, IN
| Christian civilization and laws; the missionary Is
| alone; except tue word OF God he has no aid.
say, then, we have but just began in this work.
| But we have much encouragement. A demand
| has sprung up for inormatioD So that the native
| mind already cOntemplates establishing printing
| presses demand exists for our books, and they
are readily taken Better STILL there is soon to be
| a law that man SNAIL not De deprived OF MS civil
| rights when he embraces our religion THIS Is
| great step forward. 0fhis own particular station,
would say that the little church established there
| about ten years ago. had increased ten.lod. But
! we want more m ssionaries. When | left there
were seven in the fied-now there are but four.
| We want men to help US, bat the reply IS where
| are the men Are they not all called of
| to other fields : Are there none OF the young
| men in our theological semina les who will take
| hold Of this work If there be none there, let
some Of our young pastors take up the cause, in
the OF hundred AID thirty millions of souls,
and God will bless both them and their work.
Rev. Mr.. WILtETs, of Philadelphis, was the next
speaker. He referred TO bis uLhtness for the task,
| bat deemed that his one talent was the property
of his Savior, to be used as He thought best. He
was, however consoled by the fact that it was not
by the great mel but by the concentration of all the
power Of the Church, by which the Of Mis-
soDs was to be carried forward. Mr.. W. went on
| to magnify the importance of the work in which
| they were eDgaged-a work so glorious that it
would need the light of the New Jerusalem and
the lapse OF eternal ages to reveal its magnificent
subfmlty. In what spirit ought we to come ~ this
| work In spirit OF reluctance, of penuriOusness,
| or slothtulness No; we have hardly begun the
work-the glorious work of conqueriDg the world
| for Jesus Christ. He briefly enumerated the great
| motives that should urge forward Look at the
| posltiveness OF the command: go ye into all the
| world, and preach the Gospel to every creature"
would rather the Church would view this
permission rather than command. Look at the
| glory of the dspensation we have in charge and
labor under the glorious Gospel which frees usirom
sin and gives the hopes OF everlasting life. Mr.. w.
set forth, with glowing eloquence the value OF the
| Gospel Of Christ TO the world and especially
to those who had experienced its right effect The
power OF this dspensatiOn was impelling-it was
al imperative duty to promugate it to all the
world. Another motive was the wretcbed condi-
ton Of the heather, and their claims to our benevo
leDce and philanthropy. Think OF their wretched-
ness, Of their miehty numbers and that they are
the children Of the same Heavenly Father linen
ton, as another motive, the readiness with whieh