New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-16

the Missionary to German Emgrants The great de,ti.
tuition OF religious privileges in the lower part of the
City has long engaged cur attention. and have anxi
ousy inquired as to duty. We have regarded the
opening md sustaining places for preaching a. more ap
proprate TO denominatonal bodies than 10 an un.ecta
nan Society but we have thought right that az least
come humble lamp should bekept burning in those neigh
borhoods where the light OF truth hone gorou .ly until
The Churches removed to the upper Wards and seeing
that the desruton increased and still increasing
we nave lett constrained far 70 in,erpose that
Mhsion Stations have been provided under the SPICES
OF this Society Theret the Gospel is preached by Cieri
cal Tract Missionaries OF different denominations and
we nave been favored with such tokens of success as
cheer us forward IN the work.
During the 1e years that have elapsed since this Soci
ETY. hrst supplied the City with Missionaries and pre-
served records OF rcsuts it has been il privilege
era'e on an average 265 persons annually hopefully
converted to God through lie instrumeniality large
proportion OF whom have become members OF our City
churches some have left the world with joy, have
removed TO other States distant Territories, some
have gone as Missionaries to the hea,hen some
Pastors Of Churches some are Tract Missionaries
some Tract Visitors, and others disusing the
SAVIOR OF Christ among the people with whom they
dwell One OF these IL a German woman mentioned
on psge "a OF Our last years report as I" An Aged
Convert" She has removed from this City to place
Inhabited principally by Germans. There she has visited
her neghbors and spoken OF the wonders Of redeeming
love, and OF that rch grace which found her sinner
when between sixty and seventy years Of age and shed
abroad Ike love of God in her heart The recital OF her
hspIy experience has been blessed ythe DIVINE spirit
made usefel TO her at her request visited the place and
with gladDess the work of the Lord several per.
cons protested 10 have obtained good nope through
grace, others were CRYING "Save Lord perish"
and prayer meetings held every evening. Tnis
Is only of many which make it manifest, that
although the City OF NewYork is the held in which this
Society abors seed scattered here often blown by tho
gales Of Heaven other directions and there brings
forth fruit 10 the glory of God. Thus. while
r1te only such cases Of hopeful conversion
within knowledge and have direct and immediate
whom
made the of the conversion Of others, and
these again of Others Who then tell the amount of
good that Divine mercy may cause to flow to mankind
through the humble channel OF this Society," II the
| Lords doings, and il is marvellous in our eyes"
Having spoken in former reports Of the adaptation Of
this Society to the moral Of the City, it may be
sufficient state that although all the churches of
every description would not contain one half OF the in
habaIts, thercare but few OF them that filed with
hearers and that we reckon only those places in
which the great and vital doctrines OF the Reormat
preached, il will be found that lar than half OF
population do not attend the ministry of the Gospel
How then can they be persuaded TO be reconce1 unto
God, unless II be by the OF such as this So
ciety employsi
We have now &c Missionaries, ls Of whom are Ward
Missionaries three their Assistants one, with an A.
sstan attends TO German residents another 10 the
men, and two to the newly arrived INN grants. The
number Of visitors during the year has averaged ll76
the present number il LII Toe results reported in
other languages embracing G9s 100 pages have been
distributed l6l bibles and 753 e-taments have been
supplied TO the destitute behalf OF the New York
Bible Society; SAT volumes lent from the Ward Libra.
ros 22l6 children gathered into Sabbath and 2S5 into
Public Schools; 1919 persons induced 10 attend bic
Glasses and 742 attend church 0i6 Temperance
pledges obtained: 535 district prayer meetings held
CO baokslideTs reclaimed 1873 persons hopefully
verted, and 40 converts united with evangelical
churches.
We now renew our appeal for the means OF carrying
forward lis work. We cannot succeed wi mont the
bic sing Of God, and enreat hi people 10 remember
in their public and private suppl We need
large accession TO the number OF visitors BY engaging
in this effort to do good, Christians may accomplish
much for others, end fan the holy fame that divine
grace has cnkndled in their owr hearts We also need
the of purchasing tracts paying incidental eN-
pensee and sustaining the % Missionaries who de-
vote their time this service and also such Others It
may be necessary TO add their number in the ensuing
year Men and brethren. help
Rev. Mr.. Wescott moved that the Reports be
adopted and printed under the direction of the Board
Though the operations Of the Society had been un-
obrusiye yet their influence acted like the rays OF the
glorious sun, dispelling domestic Ignorance and
misery. Many family had no doubt been changed in
opinion End the seed of the knowledge of the Christian
plan of Redemption scattered FAR and wide so that it
recipients might yet be able to "read their titles
clear to mansions in the skies" The true patriot de-
sired above all to the moral agencies of this
mighty Republic cultivated and brought under
the influence of religious truth He alluded to
the patriot because 10 such the enterprise in
which this Society engaged, peculiarly recon-
mendod itself If they desired the good of the land
ard the perpeiuity Of institutions let Them then
aid this Society with their presence and money A
christian was supposed to be Christike in character
Christ acted and thought for the benefit of fellow
men His whole path gh, be traced by the blessings
he scattered along it, and the song OF Thanksgiving from
tlose who were the objects of his benehcence If our
Redoemer laid before such an example OF love and
self fa rfce should not then labor somewhat for
the good OF our fcllowman and make some little sac
rfce for the accomplishment OF that object Especial
" the Christian public called upon to sustain the
operations of the Society in respng the rich harvest OF
immortal souls open to them when they pondercd over
the grave but truly welcome fact stated in one OF the
reports which had been read, that one hundred AMI
ninety. three immortal souls had been brought to u
knowledge of the way Of redemption as it was in
Jesus.
Rev f. O. Haven seconded the motion. lie con
CURED in all the sentiments expressed in the reports
and also in what wac said by Mr. Wesco,t He would
adopt the sentiment of an old heather, only varying
TIE expression and would declare he Christian,
and would bid God speed the band of loving spirits
when setting out their Journey 70 cast light into
dark places Astronomers said there spot upon
the moon roulher and darker than all others theTe
were people in the moon, and they ever CHANGED 10
look 1T our earth, the spot where Newfors stood
would appear Che supposed) about the DARKEST spot
upon our planet. Here every passion and wee 10
which human nature subject was fully developed
New.York, in comparison with the large cities OF Eu-
rope was like the stalwart young saphns beside the
mstured forest branching NJ noi bu, unsoant at the
core ThN the great halfway house, the cmigra
from Europe. There walked through our City every
month al army Of thousands of strangers. More hsi
tired the streets Of this metropolis than even Aerxe'
ever commanded all seeking a more comfortable
home among US than they could have secured Ia tn
land Ct their birth Here every branch Of science,
ar. and manufacture had representative Here there
was not folly that had not votaryi vice without
OIL adherenti but hspply, TOO there was not virtue
that had not az admirer, To judge OF New-ioTk truly
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