The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-08

vs. ea his voyage three events occurred wca sosuse
fully - osnmit the society to ths prosecution o. TINS
work and which immeasuiabiy enhanced lts impotanse
One the sudden bloody termination Of ths mission OF
Whitman and his associates About the eAas time
other event OF great Importance occurred Tue ressy be-
cecins to the United States hs province Of New Mex
loo and Upper California By which another addition Of
half million Of square miles made to national
dcu,sn ana another wide and important deld opened
fer missionary cultivation The attention OF the society
was immedistey turned TO that field aud though the
treasury empty and its missionaries suffering
its inability to redeem tie pledges already made still
this new responsibility could no. be declined and
that territory Before their departure however another
occurred which the announcement Of the dis
covery Of the golden those mountains which
had been slumberng there from the creation. awaiting
the occupancy of the soil by Protestant people
the glory of God and advance his Kingdom. The thou
of people flooding that coast from every portion of
the civilized world produced state OF things which
seemed to forbid tbst time further attempt to plant
missionary stations In 1850, however during l349
missionary sent to California In 1850 change
had taken place; the government had bern rganised
order had emerged the chaos oxns and villages
were growing up, AMI more encouragement ap-
parent for te prosecution OF the abors of the society
Accordingly in 1850 three missionaries designated
They were soon supported by those TO whom they
ministered, and occupied mos. important centre Of
influence. and, In connection with those who had pre-
viously gone before. exerted material influence in
founding the institutions Of the Gospel AMI all other
institutions of society in that empire which had
so recently acquired aud psoped FROM that time to
this, a space Of more than TIVE years mission
airy has been dispatched 20 the Pacific coast.
In the meantime mporran; change took place 10 that
State being received into confsderacy fear
full amount of crime which swept over that region,
sweep the pillars OF society has been
arrested permanent and well ordered society been
established and thousands who had gone thther for
temporary sourn have sent for their families there for
the purpose CT making It a permanent abode Cities
toTns have been sprlnying mp AMI Thousands Of
young have gone forth from eastern cities and
the grave without even ths forms of religion
An immense foreign immigration took place. and il
Of the present year there will probably 900 Of Chi
nese in California immigration to a less extent is
coming in from other Eastern countries and from the
islands Of the and from the other countries that br
der the Pacific coast Of this continent This foreign
immgr alton is destined TO increase rapidly and by
by will be coming eastward through the passes Of the
Rocky mountains length will reach the tide of
European immigration flowing westardy and meeting
togther will spread themselves that basin Of
the Mississippi and tend to good or evil according
do neglect to do duty towards them. In view Of
these facts very loud and frequent appeals have been
made TO this society to send fellow labsrers the Paci
c coast but to meet this demand easy matter
for very difficult to lay the found stions Of Christian
out of the Elements Of Gaarnan soc esy
and to follow into the ravnes and and
undertake to arrest their attention and turn them from
their piles of gold and dust to the things that eternal
To meet this demand has been no easy matter but
happy to that the recent efforts of this society
have been successful and there are with to night
eight gentlemen with their families who are destined
shortly toIsail for California Two Of these have
ministers Of churches in this State and the other six
just entering upon their professional duties five Of
them having recently completed their theological studies
Two Of them are from Auburn two from Andovsr and
two from Bangor. This is the largest company Of mis-
sionares that has gone forth from churches
and the most distant field of labor occupied by the
American church in oy portion of the world This fact
exhibits in the impressive light the Wilderness Of the
field that have cultivate the work we have to
do even within our own borders. Brethren, behalf OF
the society who has take the responsibility comueuc
ing this work we ask the sympathy and prayers of those
that love the Lord
The Rev. Mr. ATKINSON was then introduced to the
meeting, and said that before the boundary question
settled the attention Of the church had been called to
the deficiency of religious instruction in the Oregon Ter
ritory by some Indians who accompanied Messrs
Clarke and Cat!in TO Missouri. These gen lsmen
not of the fact, but these Indians made
1t of great Importance to populate Oregon and the
subject much agitasd in Congress- and Mr. Lynn, Of
Missouri held out before the pioneers OF the West very
fair prospects if they would practically possess them
selves of that country but the bodsst among them
ed to go there. The first white ladies that crossed
the Rocky Mountains Mrs. Whitman and Mrs
Spauldng but not settled that wagons could cross
shortly after led over alarge company of emgrans AL
though the missionaries have failed generally With the
Indians they have accomplished great results by the pro-
violence of God with the whites That Oregon most
healthy region is established from the fact tina. those
who have gone from the Mississippi recovered
their health and energy and inviting their friends
by private by that are published
to join them The population of Oregon is chiefly from
the Western States Your missionaries have established
in Oregon several churches and institutions There is
one church which cost Sc coo five sxths of which paid
and in Oregon city have church which cost nearly
$4,000 the debt OF which is paid, and that chiefly by
young man in Boston who is engaged there in business
but who said we must have church, and it shall be
paid for.' and he paid out of his pocket $40 to
defsy the expenses Of the erection. We have in
suon Of learning about thirty miles west OF Oregon
city costing 81 0G0, fveeveDths of which is paid
and which institution has been in existence for the last
four years 1t has been stated that in Oregon there
more missionaries than in other places but this fact is
easily accounted for when consider the scattered
nature Of its population. The reverend gentleman
cluded his remarks by calling on the public to support
the missio nary system IN Oregon and California.
r. eloquent remarks,
pointing out the necessity for missionaries in Oregon and
California and that only would the adoption Of such
lay the foundations Of the church in those
tries but would tend to promote law and literature and
everything that could adorn and bless.
The Rev. MI WALwohTH expressed bis thanks for the
sympathy and support that had been extended to the
missionaries, and hoped that the God Who from the
mencement Of the Christian faith and It's proclamation
among bad been forwarding that faith would be
invoked to bless strengthen and forward it.
The Rev. Mr. sroRRs on being introduced to the meet.
ing said-The brother that has just spoken made
remark which has INN pressed not only by virtue of
It's intrinsic significance but because 1t argues with
and thought which has been gathering in my mind
since came into this meeting He said q The God who
from the commencement of the Christian faith and its
proclamation aIReng men, has been forwarding tina.
faith should be invoked to bless and strengthen and for
ward them. The question has to night and
has been gathering IN my mind the whole evening which
is that this is but step in the magnificent improve
ment which God Is carrying forward the earth
There is such thing the philosophy Of history This
is not perhaps the place to discuss it, but assume the
existence Of the philosophy Of history and in is
axiom that God has in the and that he
advancing and puilding up That Kingdom In contrafs-
tncton others and that everything upon earth is
but incidental and accessory to the extension OF the
Christian kingdom. That is the philosophy Of history
By the line Of thought which any man must follow
understand the progress of the rise in past times God
At the outset when Christianity introduced had ga
thered the Roman empire, extending over the whole
world under head, and had linked 1t together with
distant provinces with links Of steel. The Assyrsn
pre stretched itself from to from river
70 river TO the end Of the earth and the Greek empire
did So to be extensive with the Roman
Iire afterwards Why was it? 1t because God had
elements to introduce that required further lines Of COM
muneston running the earth to its widest dstri
button and therefore 1t that he had united in his
Providence many the remotest and most strange
tiCns under another that when Paul preach
ing before Caesar he preaching through the world In
time that arrangement became longer and
another necessary involving the breaking up of
that great empire Civilization demanded II In respect
simply 10 civilization the interests Of Christianity de-
manded it. And then came TO pass the breaking
no o. the Roman empire, and during that time
there was held grasp OF iron-the grasp Of preacy and
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