New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-15
New-York Baptist Missionary Convention.
Tho anuunl nlaotinn of the Rnnfist Mission.


The annual meeting of the Baptist Mission.
ary Society was held on Wednesday morning in Rev.
DR. Tsyors Church, Strongplace, Brooklyn
The meeting very numerously atcndod-a large
number of clergymen and ladies being present
The exercises the occasion commenced with read.
ing selections from the Sacred Scriptures by Rev. L.
Leonard after which the Choir sang the Teeth Hymn
Of the collection:
II love thy Kingdom, Lord,
The house OF Thine abode"
Prayer then offered up by Rev. A. Perkins, Of
Hamilton, ~ Y
Some further devotional exercises having been gone
through
Rev. d. q. Corey, Qtica) proceeded to deliver
the Annual Sermon, and took for his text,
lie must incr aud must decrease John ID chap'
ter, seth veIse.
The text was viewed as referring 20 the increase Of
Chrirts kingdom The same principle OF progress that
marked the Development Of art science literature gov
eminent from small beginnings, alike characterized
the spread OF the Gospel under the foster.
ing care Of the Divine hand In nature the
development Of vegetation tor instance depended
upon certain fixed laws aided by influences
of Divine appointment The vitality of the seed was
assisted ia its development by the genial influences Of
the sunshine and reyyng showers assisted by the In
dustrious hand Of man. Thus, rich harvest reward
ed the toll OF the laborers This principle uso applied
20 Dor IN the Lords harvest. While Divine power
could alone rccenerate men, the Tcgcncrang influence
always exercsed through the medium Of redeemed
and sanctlted human agencies There AN mseper'
able connection between the plan OF human intramen-
tally revealed in the Scrptures and the dis Dnaon
Of dvine truth. The increase of Christ's kingdom had
kept apace with the exertOns OF human lnstra'
mentaiiy-it never was in the advance OF IT, He COO
sideed there want Of powerful preachers in ne
Church; there was too much oratoricnl dkpliy. d,
wiiked the ministry would always bear in ml1f
LCyala's reply 10 the POpe-that he would embark
for any cline, matter how distant, in open
boat, without sails, mast, oars, ruddcr or com
pass II his superors so desiTed, IA order I'd
convert the Hesthen. They did not need men 70
preach gieht sermons FOR the sake OF popularity. s@
did they want whose only cxertlon Of mind n
preaching 10 give passage for orce derived from
richer source But they wanted men 70 preach re
Word Of the living God % the black and white In the
marts Ct weal;h well in the hulblo gcabns
Of the lOwy. Such men were the proper instru-
mentalities through means VI which eoul. were 70
be called into knowledge OF tn Saving gTscc
OF tie wCgd G: he ihesc the tue SUCCESSORS OF
the FLheimen. Then while the Christian Ministry Ts
prominent Il human fundamentally, the Church en-
brlClng her entire membership, was alsO apponea
to chow forth The power Of him who called heI
fIom daIme-s INTO light la addition to ihes
lnsirumentaidles the prUyldenccs U! Ood had "
Why's oxeTcsCd important part IN the Work
Of sslyaiion There were many instancos Of them ~
the Holy Wit. And, in modern timee witnessed
them TIC Brfbh cCnqueSs IN lDdi0, opening uiS 10Y
tor Missionary onterprisoin the OF DesP0tsm
snd Bigouy The increase OF emigration 10 our shores
and our acquisition Of territory. by all these
means GCd wBs cYeling down the mountains and hins
up the ysIleys, end removing all the obssse'@
which heretofore rtood in the view o. The work thY
had 10 do. In the prosecution Of any gress oD
jet, we always derived much courage rom assanness
Of ultimate succe,s Ia the pursuit Of worldly ogee,
men were nc' given such assurances generally oal
net prof. lem for solution az this day whetsa~
lot the Kin CoIn of Christ would he spread 20 ~ 80
plete comuinlnston Empires snd States had
hwLy-,hroncs he'd crurntled b. dus', and dynssqs
come extinct tut the throne Of the Messiah hke
stood firm md ever would, until the final trismpe ~
con,urnuaatcn OF Gods kingdom. Inhdeiiy eoh
ntlsm indifference, persecution, and al otng -
snces Of the Of Fin. had been brOugm
ectinst the foundations OF the Christian sppereusx,
and I'll tailed. There yet great bs,ile 70 WS:
between Truth and error. But wha: II !, ING 49, =
again cared il, head in bloody triumph, " l1nSs
lie various forms were 70 spread over tn 'T -
frogs OF EgyPts An these the Chr ~ cebsren
overcome. and Why not again J. -
again found herself upon the banks hN
God would he there once more 10