New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-06
Farewell Missionary Meeting.
A meeting was held last evening at

A meeting was held last evening at the
Fortyhirdst Methodist Episcopal Church. upon the
occasion OF the departure of missionaries for California
Several missionaries present and addressed
the meeting The proceedings opened with
PRAYER by the pastor of the church, after which
Rev Mr. Taylor, OF Indiana, made fey remarks, set
ting forth the necessity of extending taeir abors in the
golden land Of California.
He was followed by Rev. Mr. Turner Of Indiana, who
thought thar the Of missions wa brave one. and
one in which oil could find place 20 labor twas true
that all could not leave friends and home and 90 into
distant lands TO preach the religion of Chrsi, but all
could give Of the bounty with which God had blessed
them to enable those TO do who had the desire and
not the means
Rev Mr Tansey, also Of Indiana, next addressed
the meeting He rejoieed that he was able to drops
word Ia this noble causea csuse that was holy In this
sight Of the Lord lie was proud OF the fact that the
fret dollar he possessed OF he contributed for
missionary purposes. He fe that the Missionary cause
was the Of God and one which all should labor
ardususy to extend He had worked long In the call
ing of a missionary; aud he crayed higher honor
sor his name after the clods Of the valley should cover
bis bones than ~ have said tina, he died mission
any
The Pastor here made an urgent appeal to the con-
gregs,ion TO contribute generously sfter which con
tsibution was taken up The contribution not being
sufficiently large be satisfactory come ten or twelve
gentlemen came forword and subscribed enough 70
swell the amount so.
Rev. Dr. Durbin, Corresponding Secretary oil the
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Society, was nex' In
trodueed TO the meeting and dwet at length upon
the progress and advancement Of the Methodist Church
Seventy years sgo not church at ALTO night
numbered over 10000 members and, taking the
families OF members into the count, four or five millions
Of souls came under s administration, making IL tina
srgest church In the United States It hl lie Univer-
siies. Colleges and Churches In almost every VII
Iage and neighborhood. She was long In the mi
noriy, bus God with his powerful aim
has raised her M TO the loremos. rank and there "
probably nobody in the world at the present day. that
yields 20 extensive influence. She has numerous
Domestic and Foreign Missions-one In South Ameri'
Gu one In Germany in Africa and one In China.
To conduct her missionary affairs required large
number Of managers and officers, but the business was
all transacted upon such principles Of economy that
only two persons out Of al the officers received sala-
~ and be challenged the world 10 show more eco
nomicsl administration than the one which governed
the missionary sfaas Of tho Methodist Episcopal
Church
II was true ,hs, the Methodist Church had not, "a
yet contributed 90 largely 70 the missionary cause "a
other churches. Why was this hwas because she
was comparatively young. she wss, however, rapidly
increasing her aid and twenty years hence she would
stand side by side with her sister churches.
The reverend gentleman, in the course OF bis re
marks alluded to the fact that the church in England
contributed far more largely to the missionary Gauss
than did the Church Of the U. 8. Why was thisi Wa
1t because the Church Of England was weather. ormor'
numerous than that Of the u 81 No, IL was not this
but It was accounted for in the fact ths In Enian'
every man. woman and chiliwiaow and orphan CAV
their mite to the caise, and deemed e an mperiiiv
duty.
The Dr. concluded his remarks By urging all to con
tribute their mite to the advancement Of the mssicna
cause. and the noble work Of evangelzing the worb
would ere long he accomplished
Tie meeting Yves closed with benediction BY the pa
torof the church.