The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-27

indssssses saA opsa laaAsuty. rs great question Is
how sha - pssPers hsrsby 70 enter upsa this eoatyo
!: tss ct pisss .ssr Sunsly "a s.v,ut,y ...si,r
Or ~ - hss q di.s..aoss nsy - Of small a..
count in npazeu with the evil Of inedsl&y whether
1t b sselve - passive, open coneealsd Some
Of these drsncss may spring nom nero partially to
seology, and SOME indeed, may arise nom real differ
Of opeion in regard to secondary points Of doctrine
but they all Of little moment in comparison with the
defence and preservation Of Christianity itself.
In the next place tho church mustappy herself wisely
and zeaousy 70 the work before her. She has TO build
up the members Of her own household in the nest holy
munon, and send the ministry Of reconciliation abroad
into the world to combat With nhdslity and vice. and
fast become ebedent to the Christian faith to
bring them into the Christian fold
But to effect these objects she needs more cergymen
and they win need to be thoroughly educated for their
in the journals Of their respective conventions, We
find general complaint Of the want of more
clergynen and instead OF the candidates for orders
increasing in NUMBER in proportion to the rapid
increase Of the church. it is believed that their number
actually diminishing The prosperity of country in
all kinds of secular business and TIE prospect of wealth
and distinction held out to young men of talent and
education may in part account for this result But 1t
compensation OF the clergy entirely inadequate to their
comfortable support, and that it has BY kept
pace with the increased expenses Of living 1t IL then
incumbent the chur,h first to do justice in this mat
ter and then 10 take to increase the number of
candidates for holy orders There streng worldly
obstacles in the way Of this increases but they can be
by wisdom, zeal and liberality The clergy
do much BY directing the minds Of pous and promising
young the same sacred office and pious parents
may Co operate with the clergy in this good work If
your possessing the requisite qualifications, has
not the Pecunisry ability TO procure an education
wealthy friend, the parish to which he belongs,
may contribute 10 his support; or, what is still
better, may found permanent scholarship.
providence Of God him by devoting Of his
sons to the sacred ministry the should decline
be wo he may redeem him according to the principle
OF the old dspensation by educating suitable young
man in his place. Indeed there seems at present little
probability of aordDg adequate supply to the ranks
OF the ministry, une,s young Of talent ami psty
shall selected from the less ambitious walks life and
be educated in whole in part by indiv ua or by
chia assistance. The establishment of scholarships,
then permanent temporary for education at the col
ege Of the theological seminary bots appears to be
called for among the first works of the church Some Of
the most distinguished lights of the church Of England
have been educated this way and shall do well to
follow so good snd instructive an example.
The work of the church thus far considered In mainly of
prospective characts But she field of action
dy before her well calculated to her after ton and
of her religious and literary institutions the of
her existing parishes and the establishment of new mes
Most of this work. however, can be best performed
through the fundamentally of her diocesan institutions
There is STILL however interesting work for her in her
elective capacity. The work of foreign missions and
themselves unable to bear the burthen Of them This
work tho church under took, few years ago. with great
earnestness and unanmity and prosecuted it for time
it has not been continued the spirit with which
it was commenced Our foreign missionary operations
have not been prose cuted with beraty Commensurate
with the abilities Of church. and domestic de-
partment has languished in lamentable degree.
Under our diocesan organization the church has, in
deed made most er couraging progress and in most of
docts there is yet wide field for missionary cu
ture Diocesan missions must therefore. for con- ider
able time occupy large share of the attention and
efforts Of the church But in the promotion of this
it is that the weakest diocess require the most
labor and the largest means for their support In this
4 fhQ rtrOnU diocAsQ
must assist the weaker Hence arises the necessity for
the domestic department of our general ionary
citation.
In the wide regions ofour Western States and territories
limited only by the Pacific ocean, and rapidly filling with
nations there is call for missionary labor which may
well challenge the highest energies of church These
higher energies have net yet been fully forth Amore
harmonic US cooperation may be expected mission
aries may offer themselves fer the work. larger eentrbu
tons may be made and ervent prayers may be ad
hbors.
1t should be borne in mind that these sparsey settled
regions are rapidly filling up with an active population
population which will be counted by Millions and
which, at distant day. control the destiny of
country 1t is therefore, question of incaculabe i'm
shall be blghted by infdelity, corrupted by false
regionor whether they shall be imbued with the pure
question of importance it may affect the destinss of
our country, Of how much importance does it be
come when regard it as involving the everlasting sal
walton Of milliens Of our fellow men.
We have good hope that the church will esti
mate this subject as it ought to be regarded We hope
that she will herself from her lethargy that she
will lay aside all party eaousies and local preudice and
address herself to the subject of her domestic missions
with zeal and beralty to its inn portanee
But the spirit Of the Gospel does not limit sympa-
thes or our duty by the boundary of country
The Saviour commanded his apostles to go forth all
DUTY of proca ming the glad dngs of the Gospel the
he .then is still binding upon their SUCCESSORS upon
all Christians 1t simpartially binding upon accord
ing to our position and circumstances and in far
as may be performed without the hindrancs Of other
imperative duties II the peculiar necessities of
country constitute the first and greatest claims upon
charity can, 1t the least ackno Wedge duty
to the heathen by appropriating to their conversion
liberal portion of our means
Our mission to China established in view of the two
hundred million Of heathens within the limits of that
greatest empire in the world 1t is small light in a
wide spread region of darkness but in the Of
God it may enkindle other lights which "shall shine
more and more unto the perfect day" Events
to be in progress in the Chinese Empire which may give
an unlocked for interest and influence to mission
there The civil revolution which to be
breaking up the settled foundations Of Chinese policy
may In its progress open eer course for the diffusion
Of the Gospel and the gnmering of Christianity which
seem to have been imbbed by the rebel chief may in
the event Of bis and with the blessing of Coo
become the harbnger o. his fall profession Of the Chris
,isn faith Let Us pray for such contamination, and
b in condition avail itrt q sr--y opportunity for
ex.s1.iny tie i.E7eccs Il Il. 7oF-si u Peace.
Our l1issaoa % 4.-sea la a1f.ert3 held out more
c1seT-y ys,spssE q i'm mission 70 China
i = TIE iyz-s-es = 1.ar -Ts. than any settled
System 4 a's gs-r v@ca We @rF. 70 contend with,
Africans eeE 10 "a a. . AZ resI@c.. superior to them
selves. Jnts- sc circumstances their superstitions
and attachment 20 their idols will be more easily
come and the simple truths Of the Gospel will be
readily received by missionaries The deleerious eli
mate Of Africa does indeed present for mdabe obstacle
TO our success. But we have men and women who, like
the apostles OF old count not their lives too dear to enter
the work. May God give to their labors Of
love- and ay ever ready to aid them by our coun.
sells, our influence, our aims and our prayers.
Brethren Of the Clergy and Of the Iaity-In concluding
This sodiess we leg leave TO call your particular stten
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