The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-25


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Making sum Observation-Disclosures. $500 I'd
In the month of May last we pleds ed ourselves to
donate TO the China mission 500 towards building
a church in China
In the month of December last, we received the
painful intelligence Of the death Of our native
African missionary, Rev VIM. III PAYNE, Mission
airy to the vi tribe. Tho corresponding secretary
received bis last letter by the mail that brought
the news of his lanented death TIE Missionary
Board have appointed the Rev. ii d Matthews as
successor to Brother Payne, TO whose support we
continue to contribute the sum of $500 per sunum.
During the past month. one Of our most successful
collectors has passed to her reward, Giss Mary A.
Barker showed cher ruling passion strong ia de lth -
She loved the missionary and one tue last acts
of conscious existence in the esh u MESA ge of
kind expressions TO her felloalaborers, accompany.
Ing her money.
The Rev. hr ScUpDER then introduced the
Rev Dir. STEVENS. who made a few remarks on
the utility Of having missionary societies, and then
went on 20 say II was requisite 70 look az tue mas
ter acicay in order TO be convinced Of the great
benefits cerivable from missions. At the present
period there is to be had easy access To nearly all
portions of the globe. Even in Madagascar, there
has been established missionary society, and sue.
cess unequivocel success-bas attended it's lebors
In Mahomedan countries too, access has been had
for the governments there have tolerated the preach
ing OF the gospel. Thus, never in the history Of
the world was there ever such pleasing picture
presented as is affo Odd TO our view, with re-
gard 10 the easy access afforded to different portions
Of The globe How important, then and hos ALSO
utey necessary is it for Christians take advantage
of these favorable circumstances and dsse u .te tue
light OF the gospel Paganism has entirely lost it's
spirit of propagandism, and Mshomednnism is
rapidly fading away, for every where it s receding
before the be OF Christianity When the Stracens
first went forth and conquered all before them, and
ascribed such success to fate. that princtpe was
almost proved TO have somewhat Of truth in IL: but
that principle has low been falsifed for the Mabo-
fhair x,ef -. e
Christians So likewise il Popory rapidly being
extipgushed, for it is rotten to the core All SUCH
religions are being blasted BY God who is thus
paving the way for the dissemination of his word.
with regard 10 our own proceedings there Is a host
Of good men, ready and willing to depart on holy
missions Which display the great fact Of God hav-
iIg 60 wrought up The minds of thoss men,
to produce the great result which is nov 50
near beng wrought: and there is only one thing
which prevents the immediate realization Of that
great end. and that is the lack Of en- husias among
the general Christian community All persona sre
Ieolced to hear Of the great successes Of QUO mis-
sionaros but no such enthusiasm is anifested ghen
a call is made them Individually aud collectively
to support those phanthropiss in their great work.
The contributions have not amounted 10 the necss-
saTy sum There are 100000 persons belonging to
our church; ard If each Of those were 10 coarihnt
dollar each what mighty results would ensue
Ia the warfare now going on between Christianity
and ignorance. We would then stop the mouths
OF scorDers, and show them that that powerful
BlnSo Nnicu We 30 Hiucn Ialk ABOUT has really
touched our hearts and inspired us with noble re-.
solution 10 prosecute the noble work If the dis.
semnation OF the gospel. Independent Of this our
lives would be sanctifed BY pursuing such met ,ds
as could lead TO those ends, which we all so much
desire TO see realized. 1t was his (Mr. Stcyens)
opinion toat the time would come when such noble
sentiments would possess the heartsof al Christians
that any man Withholding aid would BE- secuted by
his fellows as minded and avarcious There
are many practicable diff )ulties about making q
standard for contributions for many persons are not
able to give "a much as others; bot let shat nan
give according to his means and QduaI honor will
attend him IL this was DONE two generations would
suffice for the reclamation Of the whole world. Mr.
Stevens then went over the whole uuesto, Of mis-.
sions, and concluded by an exhortation 10 tho con-
gregation to conquer avarice, and literally hest)g
what they could we'll spare in tho canse OF God
The Rev Mr. SCUDDER then announced thot the
collection would now be made He then afterwards
urged on the congregation the necessity Of con.
tributing additional sums TO what had been c 81
lected and invited any one to make any proro tion
with regard to any better plan, or any slight re.
FORM in the mode adopted for carry ing out the mis-
sionaIy scheme.
Mr.. FoRREsTER offered TO make ono Of ten TO
make up 800, and Messrs. Ames, Brown, Bum
WE'LL Reed, Baskins, Wallis, and stephens (eight),
responded to the call
The Rev. Mr. ScuDDER suggested, after waiting
some time that the contribution should be educe1
TO ooe dollar, as to make 40 The 800 The plato
was sent round, and the requisite sum was colo,ssa
The Rev. NJ ScupnrR returned tts0Ff, 49,
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