The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-21
Fare well Missionary Meeting.

farewell nserg for missionsriss who about
to sail for the west coast and the interior Of Africa
held yesterday evening at the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
ei's church, The Plymouth ediaos, In brooklyn The
audience rather numerous inclusive Of w oolorsd
people and the platform there many clergymena
and other gentlemen interested In the en-
tsrp,ise.
The Rev. GHo. WaIrrLE took the chair, and opened
the proceeding, by reediny the seventy second Psam
and thea stated that obrct of the present eetines
to bid farewell to The nine missionaries Who wsre,
about TO depart for Africa and particular to the Rev.
Mr. Thorn who had come to this country for the ex
press purpose Of taking oxt these renfoscsnens to tho
mission nies already in Africa The Row. gsntlemau
gave out prayer called down tbs blessisgs OF God ON
missions In general and the present enterprise in
particular. After the prayer he gave out tbs 69sS
Hymn. He afterwards remarked that many Of the aur,
dicnoe would recolet the trial time ago law
courts regarding forty who had been brought i'm
spanish vessel and that thirty eight Of them
were ultimately cent back with some missionaries 70
what CALLED the Mcnd mission near Sserra Leone
which was es.sbishsd BY the present Foreign Mis-
sonary Society In the inidst Of all the trislss
that the mission has had 70 so through and
under al dkadyantageous ci1cumstances success haA
drowned Its Efforts Not on'y we're proelytes made but
the slave trade had been mseray intersrsd with and
this Is Saying great deal for the mison for thersis NJ
country CURSED with slavery as Africa Tho Rev Mr.
Raymond the leader Of hs expedition enforced mis- anti
slavery doctrines by tho ,ipe Of the Gospel About
Of eight two o. whom fell beneath thu dreadful climate
and two we've obliged to retuI here. Mr. Thompson
sues us the ctefs Tar inland are anxors for th
establishment Of stations Tho present missionaries
will 20 prepa cd for the extension The mission Lett
ter from one Of tho missicssres informs that gss
crs DIT due to the exertons Of Mr. Gray Who for
merry slave ~ the South and participates In the
Chistianifng efforts Of the missionaries. These efforts
are to be stienethened BY nlne other missionarias Is
Mr. Tponrsos, who had been, for many years. nils
sopsry In Africa That grntleHsl expressed hnsef
entertaining decided pref reuce f,r his adopted homo
In africa account Of here beipg much glory to be-
derived rcm iiiDg the isna Sitn Chrstisn prooepts~
His convictonRss That Afios presented inter-
eating spectacle for much hid beea done, snd
vide Geld had pre,eaed Itself for further missionary
labors that the more pleasing was 10 to nim 70
be allowed TO par idpa'e In tho glorious work. Tbs
dreadful accounts Of he climate ~cre rather
and HAD indecs boon dsno riupted tho whiss mons
gfaye bat II reqnsd only TO live rs healthy there
In Ibis country In fsos there lie mot 50 march varia
urepsrs,on. are 40 that the damn shall not ats-
rally affect hsslth In many respsts Africa Is bsaut
fol country, ana Mr. ka, mSna had deslsred that he
igporan hat their ninas we've capable Of impr3yean
and good results would usaoubedy accrue from au ex.
been conveyed TO the missionaries By negroes from tkc
interior, II evident thst same hopes can be-
entertained OF the tribes that I've far the utsriors
Many OF the people can rad English already, aud
therefore, we mean TO distribute Bibles among them and
hope % econ ssc ths good results Instincysy, this
people have some notion Of tue Deity. and he
pa,t Of the missionary lsbors lghteuei; but siu
there much 90 be done in order biiDg them the
true fifth Nasy Of them have expresed the grea.ss
icy ~ the knowledge which have inpsrtod 20 them.
ana hsve prcted by the lessons, At the villages where
the mstionaries have stopped thor jourueys the
people have willingly suspe,aed theis genes and daress
and gathered rovDd tbs preacher ana reverenty tand
to bis words Therefore, bos much hope there Eva.
susps pting wars between different ,st the miasonar
hs7o exertcd themsclvee successfully. RIO Rev.
utno ge btsnan entered Into few Details inter-reTes
Win many personol anecdotes ard c,sludsd by sxhor
rg the ccngrsg a'i0n to connue sier supper OF nil
onery |abors ana quoted lna posu on ths subject Of
Africa.
The Rev Mr. AfrcFR, one 81 thc fwy nppointsd Dis-
fi0nafts. 10 iew sfrs. hat ptsns4 mat
he could only give e. lens sith gard H. ntAio
aoA Hs condsrea that the aissionaxy work Vas GnA2