The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03

rsmainder Of the ordained. When God spake to his
apostles-ths fathers Of tho universal ohurcn-ne
sent all forth; and 1t Is the proper once OF minister
to 70 forth, in oil time and season man sent 20
say the Word is tho essence of Chrsts spirit, and
the office We have here is to be as lights TO the world
Where, my friends, should the light abound! The
light should 60 to where darkness prevails. We
arc all missionaries. and We owe our religion to
missionary labor. The most glorious the chiefest
of Gods apostles, the most mighty maa. with the
most gigantic intellect and greatest heart amongst
Them all-be was sent a missionary to tae Gem
tiles Peter preached circumcision to the Jews, to
be sure, but the likeness of Paul to his Master made
him be selected as special missionary TO the Gen.
tiles. And see the fruits of his labors Two lonely
men, driven upon the shores of Europe, and preach
ing at first to only few timid women,
laid the foundation Of our mighty church, which
has so magni6ed to Gods glory upon earth.
Ny friends, we have partly forgotten Gods purpose
with regard to missionary exertion, for as We can
not all 60, we should surely send to the hea len
and unconverted. A spirit is necessary Co main
tain the missionary in trials, poverty, and often
persecution but the heart filed with zeal co wards
God would burst if Christ did not afford il the
means of pouring forth streams Of life around Ny
beloved friends, the Lord demands nothing OF us n
this matter. for he has given US all possess
msney, goods, cattle, and health we have no right
to call any OF these own if needed for his honor
and glory. This lesson was taught in q signal
manner. in the early church, when the unhappy
couple denied the amount of earthly wealth given
them by the Lord, and their blackened corpses lay
upon the ground as signal evidences of Gods judg-
ment. The sceptic may say to us, what are you
doing-where is the result Of your missionar y In.
borer? And as reyilings pursued our NJ sster, so
the cause is reviled and illuminated by wicked
men. We make no reply to these rema KS. If We
did, we could show of the souls brought TO God,
and Of the streams Of gospel truth poured upon
barbarous lands. Can any person point out one
savage mind subdued, one soul saved one heather
land converted by philosophers. worldly learning, or
thoee who are called learned men? Not one. We
walk in the light of faith, not by the light Of
human wisdom. The Lord reigneth let the earth
rejoice 1t is our duty to proclaim this whether
upon midas plains or Chna's soil, and the
Almighty and great Father will do the rest.
And, my friends, we do not knov when how soon.
How many changes has the world experienced in
fifteen years-and who GOULD tell of their approach!
We have seen the upheavinx of kingdoms, crowns
fall from the heads of monarchs and empires shake
to their centre. Who can undertake to say what
tomorrow will bring forth? Who will tell when
next the volcano will beleh forth its molten lava?
Who can say when the earthquake viii next up
heaye and rend the mighty rocks in twain? Who
can say but that our next news may inform US of
Europe convulsed and drenched in blood! No per
son, my friends, tell it; and, therefore, who will
say that the mighty empire of China will not be
ing the Romish superstition from the world! My
friends, God will be with the missionary, aud
strengthen our brother about to depart from U.S.
80 as that uis, tending to his honor and glory,
will flow from his exerti0n. Oh, God, Thou alone
knOwest the hour! 1t is not more difficult to God
to convert this great nation from superstition thani
is to him to extend his mercy to the Christian man
when plunged in vice and wckedness. Jesus came
to snatch the victim from the lions paw The
reverend doctor concluded by fervent appeal for
Gods protection to the missionary, and by invoking
. blessing upon his lsbors.
The choir sang two stanzas Of hymn SOP, and,
alter the Rev. DR. Cox pronounced the benediction,
the congregation separated