The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-05
American Home Missionary Society.


Last evening at half past clock the Rev DAVID
H. Rippr of Pittsburgh preached the annual be-
fore the American Home Missionary Society in the Mcr
street Presbyterian church Notwithstanding the
iucmeucy of tho weather the attendance was nume-
rous The gentleman took his text from 9th Psalm.
verse l. God. be mercful unto US, and bless u5 aud
HI, face to shine upon us that thy way may be
known upon earth thy saving health among all nstioas'
The establishment OF missionary societies here and In
other lands L. the true aud only way Of cyansczng the
world The text exhibits the ancient church under a
beautiful and TO many perhapsa novel aspect II hp
that an Expensive practed in those
dsys. glorious temple erected which adorned
aud decorated with costly magnaccucc before which
mode m philanthropy loo ks small ThcJcws delighted %
make hcsulfcl the place whore God planted his footsteps
Tho American people. like the Jews, n privileged
people for god made such another country this
IL wa God who made II. and not oursgyes The sun
BCgtT shpue upon srrh another country But there l.
noble senimcni wli'ch ought To- rnindle our sotspls-
ssssed II The elements a such power 10 ought TO in
fprc with w0rll-cmbracing, worldTayins phlln.
tltcpy; ana, ch, What increment would b. added to
the geatueH Il the American nation. II We Improved
Tai us o. he pcgdy yangrliza'ion Of he humtn race
On hs grUnLd h. desired tD place the Home Mission.
It. friends Gle med s3r it, objects and results the aneo
nation tud benefit Cf In all his relations They
suea 10 secure pity at home but IN doing they IL.
ttrr1 fra wurld's redemption, fur whom Chri diei.
ara slhl. ulc mission Go - into ID the world ant
frcach tc gpd o esef} creature" The cultivation II
WI De luptr eaiu Cf mustard seed from which spruag
te tstc IN whose tnutho the bFis sheltered aud sung
tle song 4 Moses snd thr Lamb. What va wanting.
tllr, lie grlst fun4atan q the cvausehhaiiYu ~
tie wChd chat frm tue Pfe.iiral that occupied the
ltfleH hes T. t,e p.atnt that i0e't ui.r te low
trt 4 IN tie va Wet. az should D. baptized In
tie effit tf christ Thus would our turerEtL,us
vtsith ~ applied 30 the diffusion ot the glorious
,srtl ~ thu Ule#snI tod The b'c in.s II Chris
t.snlty ttltu. to sl tAs w0fil We 0aiy hold them
fn tTu.t 81 sttwars - she manifold mrrcies 81 God
Ttrrtilson AZ Loue nj si1a. bssri u3oa assunp.
H# "a VA as tN r fFrIN ~ Vg.Nf
81 eur tcuuty upua tAv nations y he earth r g1ot or
eyA gte Anefc'n re..le arc daily acquiring power
tnr1U. boot me wUt A. which II unwilngy admitted by
ceEtutmirs AMI r,ioccd IN ty our ftcnds Dat this
acquisition Involves mot serious responsibility IN
oar 10 piatr this county the rseat mi scnary % the
ret Il msrkri he has trained t anl brought through
much trihu8ticn Oiher nations had the opportunity
90 neglected AMI nov might the Rclcemer exclaiin
a. hem, as be did a old Oh that thou hadst known
ip this thy day the things which belong 10 thy peace;
lut nov they hid frcm eyps, shalt God-shaii
tlftt ever ay O. usf Or shall We realize our mis-
slon lie aware that there tendency among
Aml fttat towards self E5rthc6tiun and Cxagteraion
Tat vhe hp looked Gt the maps o the country AMI
thtm changing from yssr g. year-whcu he tsw the
lini ~ TIE United States extending aud spreading on
every sietheu b. saw the mighty rivers and the vat
c,nmticr-vhcn he loohed o the physical resources o.
tie country that coula aefd sustesnce to 5000 mil
uus human beings fur tm0s the population q
thc tafthst at the present moutent TIE western ter
rtnTy could supply bread stubs suhccnt Tor All nations
aud when he with his eyes On the leyce y -
Louis pile half mile long and nne feet high n dd not
thrk there could b. much cxaggeration IN regarding this
the greatest country that ever existed or ever woui
arise In ts world According calculation upon we'll
known data in leo ycnrs hence tie population of grica
would be 25 mone of souls and these not mean serfs
but ccnscious q their power. Why the human mind
was bewil1cr, and sv,rwh,leed At the thought Then
The vast tsssn a he Mississippi would be hlled M. and
the ceutres II aud e moral power would con
sutup u ti.cc g ding the vUild The day was not dis-
tsnt whne traya would " performed from Maine oCai
ftuia without Stopping But not only our resources ~
home bu the extenson q W eoumrrce a"fosn eon'1
tuted to- thr greatness a The American natien. AZ
cxcslling ard uadeTseliing the gruatet coIn.