The New York herald., 1851-10-03

As.: sss 9 ssaAsnss Of he asssk a.d Lea. lA,s.As
There 5000 communican6 connsctsd With The nis-
ion In that coopyAooo Who have laa6sd thsrs savage
yet that bripgs civilization With it. Bot We nn1
hat the Gospel has brought forth thsss that It has
brsusht forth in ~ the world They contribute to the
institutions Of learning and to mutual benevolent socie
lies The native Africans have contributed in missona
y subscriptions, $3oo in one year. There y . more
he persss uions they have endured in the new settle
ment at Abookutah near the Gold Coast. The settlers
are from Sierra Leone and they persecuted by the
then they resortsd to grsver persecu hons Christian
died. and the Mahometan priests insisted theright
tians resisted The Hanons.sn % press excited the
mob which broke into the houses and took one han
dred OF them to prison They put their feet inside and
ing them anything to eat drink for three days in
the hope Of starving them into submission TO the Ma
their own faith They ss their saviour had ssted forty
d:y and thsy would fast too, as long as it was his
win They seat word to their native preachers that
Mahomstan priests found they could not subdue them
they released them after fne Of $500 Thus see,
that As in the primitive ages the natives Of North
blood now in Western Africa the initiate their
example with all the fortude Of the primitive martyrs
whose blood said to be the seed Of the church We
zee that they become more than ordinary Christians
and that they held out TO missionary labor the
reward of the richest fruits Of the gospel. But
these people interesting to Christians, not only
for what they in themselves but for their sending
the gospel along the coast OF Africa The Inhabitants Of
captured Africaes of some thirty different tribes brought
back in English ships When they are tausht Chyistj
anty By the settlers they SEM As missionaries to their
own tribes whence they had been taken; and is hoped
that this place will sort Of pentecosta JerusA
lem 10 Africa This mission does ch all the
as
numbers COCO and they have many thousands Of the
tives less under their control There are five
milicns Of people within the district which 1t is
hoped this colony viii ultimately extend Hitherto 1t
has been able to accomplish but LITTLE Not in fifty
read and write II not to be expected that they
could achieve much In the way Of missions 1t Is
derfu that hey have done much 10 supply their
intellectual and moral wants But they suppy materials
for agents to send among the native population There
every to peEseverc IN the good work
There four district taonsone among the colonsts
ar three among the natives In the eoonst station
there Is high school, church, and other schools.
Among the natives there schools giving instruction
to thousand children and there see one hundred
cess gained to the interior. at first this stop ped
because the natives residing the coast believed that
object gain and feared tina. would interfere
with them in their traffic but when we convinced them
with difficulty, that character purely re
gous their opposition ceased aud Of teachers
might be sent into the interior could ouly employ
them. When think OF the urgent need there ie and
contemplate the small band that is to perform the
work. my heart sinks within me. What s the whole
force -Four white ordained missionaries and four white
female as.istants. with few cclonist and native
assistants The eight white teachers hsve rentic ned
all the white laborers that 10 be QUAD in Libe
ria. know not bow you feel at such thought but to
IL looks like the glmmerug Of solitary etar ths
darkness Of night Ii are 10 cur contribu.
tions and oar prayers will he multiplied one hundred
fold. We preparing TO extend operations yet
now barely enabled TO collect funds 70 carry them
cessity Of increasing your contributions The Rector
has told that he does not propose 20 take up col
On ss p hSe & yGq Will keep
now and always The harvest truly IL great Pray ye
Lord Of the harvest that he will send more aborefs into
the field But would Do you Injustice Il did not ssy
that want somethng mere from you tsan your cen
t.1butions or your prayers We want your personal
services in The work Of enlIshtcnDg ana saving the
hesthen Why should you not give them? In the prs-
tine days Of Christianity not only the apostles but the
disciples went everywhere. preaching the Lord Jesus
Christ bave often wondered Why 1t IL that al the
other professions over stocked, wai!e 50 fOw
are willing 10 devote themselves 20 the ministry
q cbIst; and while young men and youns
the earth for gain, how few will leave their
native iond for the spread Of the gospel heard
The objection raised nAt the country is unhealthy and
.bst II IL like throwing away Hfe There IL one thing
make. me ashamed in reference TO this point Fer
men have gone to the coast Of Africa TO engage iu the
unwpg to 20 there for Christ and the love OF
lost souls Surely the God who protects the tTacser In
20 on the holy mission Il saving their souls. Here
stand before you esf spending fourteen years In that
country n testify that my confidence in the pro-
tecton OF God was not in vain. But IL has bs.n aaid
that II is bumiiating mission Do we forget that the
blefsed Saviour who The heir Of all things emptisd
himself Of bis rory, and tooN upon him the form OF
And tha!l We that those for whom Chris died
worthy e. our Efforts Forbid Il, heaven Is not this the
great work which sl Of rs should feel personally in
srUsiod? IL there any doub. that there need q
efforts and that the providence Of Goi oai upon to
dark apd supersttious sTes a wonderful character
srcsc. He proclaimed ths. the holy scpulohre was
in tbe hands Of the infdels, and called On al
tleir erowns and n5bles and al ess fc!lc we'd him
Peter the Hermit has bean regarded a fena'ic sad
the wtTk IL which he gagged work Of folly But when
zee that theie huaired and fifty millions Of
hun bsozs for vho Christ del going destruction
for Lack Of the gospel q his grace DO speak the words
would kcep them from pershng And call on you al to
cousder whether you are doing your duty in refsrsuee
10 them May you e enabled 80 10 1ischsrcc your ob
cations that at the second coming of christard lie
comes Iuicby-ytu NAY hear the blcssed words Well
done good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy
Tho pastor o the church then stated that at tue next
annual meeting collection would II taken in aid CT this
object In the meantime be would take charge Of any
contributions that any person might fse dipossd 20
make.
Tho services then concluded by The singing of the TO-
owing hymn -
Prom Grcsnland's Icy mountain
Prom Inda's corsl strand,
where Afrc's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden Eand
From many an ancient river
Ffon uapy psiBy plain,
They call "a 70 deliver
Their land from errors chain
shai we whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from high
Shall VIC 10 men benigbt@d,
The lamp of life deny
salvation. oh, saiyation,
The Joyful sound proclaim.
I'LL each rrmotest nation
Uas learnt Mcssiah's name
Wat. van. ~ winds His story
And you ye waters, rtu,
Till like a "a Of glory,
IL spreads from poe 70 pole:
I'LL rsnroIn'd "a untiOn
The Lamb for sinners slain.
Rcdepmsr-KiDg-CreEtor,
In bliss returns to reign
OF the Coiored Residents % view
York.