New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-14

S o.hsr bdeous crssures were lately worshipped the
VOC % ~h ~ Gods slavery and superstition viii
80 ther fight as more will human victims De offered
~ on he bloody anrs Of demon superstition but they val
~ or homes which forth from Calvary and the
~ Gospel Not only Africa ready TO receive
~ nypel on Christ but she inviting them to cone to
" Tksy had got before the white mans rum and his
ST. Tho had Introduced Slavery among them and 10.
csd ten 10 prey On one another bat they nov ssked
70 have white mans God Inc held was h:wever' 700
a. we're 600 BY 1000 miles Of country which was as yet
rs,.lored and il this country Of Ethiopia which me
Lord tad be badsreserved for his Cnafcn ana n5y n1
F~sn ,bough some Of the Missionaries might faint IN the
sk vet The Missionary was not lost to the church Tor
80 ~ lone grave beneath the palm tree voice Of en-.
non n and love would come forth which would
.s over the seas to America and encourage others 70
initiate his example, and go oIth i'o '"' la u'''A i~"u
oIoef p1,ss n the Armenian Mission was then in.
..dnee3 Though 10 Armenia not promising at hrs ye.
the whole region along o no .yss ,bn
,st;ng from The Church. and knew nothing Of the great
design of Scriptures and where there was then no care
e. Word OF God and that there many fearful Of
oep profession yet the most thrilling and anDa sting scenes
Sxs beep Al times enacted The hostility Of the hierarchy
there has BEEN great Caumces Of every KIND hsd osea
pouyed forth against the Missionaries but for every act OF
yoepce and bgory perpetraed against them there was
sIwsys some soul gained 10 Christ The country was en-
srsd and radiated by missionary stations and although
h ssvas the Church only numbered twelve yet through
e country the leaven had been sown but as commercial
interest among the people was 50 great and had immense
NH
snv one Joining the Missionaries, and TO be known
49, Protestant was 10 be stunned, consequently
those who not willing to give up all for Christ
heshafed 10 make open profession Of the Word. In
me village Of Mossaphan there IS a congregation
thousand persons who with the Priest at their head
read the Scriptures, and were IN fact Protesans Inc
Rbon az the place heard Of this sent Superior Priest to
eIcommuncate them but this Priest after conversng WI
ibis good Priest and his congregation ne confessed 20 10 I'm
thai he himself was Protestant and believed In the Scrip
ipyes and he returned 70 the Bishop without peri0r mng
be duty on which be sent Within the Mission where
he stationed, man VINO was oy tfade .ntsop was
brdipg house for Of the Missionaries but the toand
Alton gave way and be- in his superstition took this as
some sign ofte wrath of God and he became great per
,ecutor OF the children Of the Gospel but il pleased the
Lord 10 convert him and he truly converted to the
Lord And coon as the report OF hs conversion
10 ProestaBtism went forth, the whole village was
in eommoton and the Priest FIRST and aerwad the Bishop
,ep for him. and taxed him with his spostscy and had
creed drawn up for him which they called on him to sign
or a. they called IT, renuncaion OF ms errors but he re-
fs ed 10 sign sny creed that not to be found the
Scrptures on this he thrown on his back and many
cruel men took in beating him on the feet with sticks
until bis strength was nearly exhausted and his LIE was
Spsired Of when they thrust him out from amongst them
and none would speak TO him or give him employment lie
suffered unheard of prosecutions, but he suffered all
Tor Chrss sake with calm and noble bearing but day
Of Joy and brethren succeeded in changing the
spirit of the people, and there IS now no man OF his trade
residing in the village in which he lives can get Onehi
ne employment which he and he is rich beloved an1
respseed Near to TrObezOD there tea cher who be-
came acquainted With missionaries and he by the read
ms If bs be Jaw the evils and errors of superstition
meeting and joined with us ia prayer No sooner had the
Bishop Of the place heard OF this than he sent au account
of II TO the Patriarch Of Constantnople There were
Priests TO teacher to bring him back again TO the
errors he had left but he argued with them and firmly held
by the right and at last challenged them to public disPu
taiop This the willy Priest could not well refuse and he
consented They met and although there was power, and
station and learning arrayed side, aud nothing on
the other but that knowledge to be- derived from the force
Of Truth the poor unfrended teacher put all the Priests
Fight and this controversy converted many there for the
people said that the foundation which the religion of the
q. al nd hau haan
weak when they could not defend them against simple
country teacher He could tell many such interesting
anecdotes II time permitted.
There WAS here hymn sung by the cOngr sgatiOn.
Mr. T. f. FRELIsGnUYsEN, OF Newark, was then intro
duced and said Ii is If the benign attributes of
rsligop which is to be verified by time that its dominion
\ 10 be the whole earth, and to extend this dominion has
this assembly met today This focus of yearly assembling
sent forth life and warmth and to the many who are not
presen npars zeal and love 10 Is easy for us who are
here Ia the presence of the messengers whom have
sent forth be roced when they bring US back tdngs
Of victory but when we return nome GOODNESS and dis
trust will come stealing and we will be too inclined
10 let our zeal cool We know that is eighteen
turies since the light Of Christianity proclaimed and
yet know that doaiy still exists for 1t rs so consonant
and catering the feeling Of corrupt human nature that
most unwilling to resign IT, When we recollect
that notwithstanding the absurdities Of asking any favor
from an nsentent block yet it is found difficult to induce
men to resign praying TO them The expense, the labor
and the lives sacrificed in this great work and still dostry
prevailed to avery great eAte over all the word-and IN
deed he might say that Image Worship the religion of
almost the greatest portion Of the entire wod-has a DIS
couraging effect But neither by teachers by mans
sbor could pagan nation dostrous people be convert
cd without the direct int rposion Of God Yet the work
was to be effected by and mans instrume ntaty and
the revival OF letter. the invention of printing the dscov
cry Of steam the preset position Of England and Amer
being accomplished They should then dismiss all doubts
Of the Of this great work What would those pres
emit be II some kind friend had not opened to them the
truth Of Revelaoni And in like manner they bound
TO do the like by others. They would be guty of the
death of man TO whom they refused TO give thst aid
which would preserve his life and would they be guilty
of the death Of immortal soul they did not endeavor
10 those saving truths TO them which they themselves
possessed The rich the strong and the learned should
all Join in the glorious work and Newton and Fulton had
done much by communicating her discoveries to the
material world they would send forward the truths which
were propounded Calvery for the command love
another, not yet abrSgaed He spoke much of the
good that effected by the American Foreign Missions
IN the escuing Of many souls from Heather degrade
ton and trusted that would continue to be supported
Capt FoOrE, Of the Navy then introduced 10 the
meeting. He said; II 5 amelsnohOy truth that many who
know the truth despise and disregard it, aud think
that TO those would be better that efforts should be
confined than TO send 10 those VINO far removed
from us This could be sad with some pausbity of truth
II there was not direct command 10 go forward and
teach every creature and though might appear IN from
The depth IL superstition aud ldostly which was spread
over the earth that the efforts of could do little vet
the promises that the gospel would reign the whole
esith should encourage them lie had visited some mis-
sionary stations and could testify of his own knowledge
thai the accounts received from the missionaries located in
those places true and reliable and not only this
the missionaries respected IN the places where they
resided He could c0nhSict the statements made in 4
work lately published, watch said that the missionaries
were extrsvagsnt This be pronounced f.sehoOd 1t
was true that where they found the Heather
filthy they did not 80 down to them but lem
desyored TO elevate the ldOatCr 10 their Own STANDARD
and he cor dered that would not desire 10 see
missionaries interfering with them. and also confer on
such animpTeSSon on the American Admiral at that
ton that he issued orsTS to NE missionaries which they