The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-04

farewell missionary meeting was held last evening AZ
calvary Church, Fourth avenue, the occasion Of the
departure of Bishop Boone and other missionaries oil the
Protestant Episcopal Church, for the mission station at
Shanghas, China. The church well filed, and the
occasion a most interesting one
The exercises opened with prayer by Rt Rev.
Bishop Wainwright, and at its conclusion the reverend
gentleman proceeded to explain the objects of the present
meeting They had assembled to bid farewell and God
speed to beloved brother who about TO to
his abore He amented that he was una be by the del
icate state of his health from being present to behold
such large congregation who had to extend to him
IL eir Chat, tisn sympathy 1t time to enter
ardenil into the great work which they lad been
called upon to perform. Their progress thus far had
been fati factory, and he firmly believed that Gods
blessing had descended upon it, 6eoncuded by intro
dueing the audience Mr. Tong, Chinese from Shang
hae. and a candidate for orders, who came
ara as. saa Hs wss deSpous of pvny
utterance, even if it Were in brief sentences,
to his feelings He about to set out for home and
10 leave country which he had found to be
wonderful than had anticipated for his native land
The short time had remained in the United States had
enlarged his mind and confirmed all the accounts he had
ht ard Of The great OF America He thanked the
Christians of this country for what they had already done
for his country AMI hoped that they would continue
their efforts.
A few remarks were then made by Rev. Dr. NEVILLE
Tie time fast approaching which God had BEEN in His
Providence, preparing for. time was coming when in
spite Of the jealousy which exists in China against
foreign interference, notwithstanding imperial edicts and
cautious polcy-thele time coming when there
would not be spot in that vast empire which would not
acknov lege Christ to be the Lord The tidngs Of the
would be proclaimed to three hundred and
satyAye millions Of FOULS The speaker briefly reviewed
the means by which, in his view, God had made open
ing for the spread OF the Gospel in China 1t had
mencsd with the establishment of the English trade in
thai country by the efforts of company OF merchants
who thought of little else besides teas and silks But
that had gradually enlarged and now though the
edict Of an Emperor might say, Drive The foreign
ANN vvff iyha
source from the KING Of Kings, repled--'Let them re-
main
Bishop HAYES, OF Missouri, then delivered BRIEF ad
dress-e knew Of noperod in the history Of the Chinese
nation which 1rable to missionary enterprise
That empire conyused to its very centre, and
it was ready to welcome laborers in that holy
They had commenced their mission we'll They had given
II proper cEur organization, with bishop at ita
head. Much had been accom- pished in the nine years
which they had already occupied, and in nins years
what great results might they not expect? AS God
had made himself heard walking in the garden of
first parents the voice of Heaven heard in the
tempest which was raging in that great empire.
Everywhere heard the cry Go up to the help Of the
Lord against the mighty
Rev. Dr. HAWKS made an interesting address lie said
The audience whom behold this evening" and the occa-
sion on which they assembled call up food of remi
niscences my mind is about twenty years ago
that two young ceIgynen, one graduate OF the Theo
logical Seminary here, and the other from similar insti
tuition in Virginia. resolved to devote themselves to the
cause of foreign missions and with the appreciation of
the Missionary Beard selected China their field of
labor Before they departed, meeting held to bid
them farewell and the occasion resembled what that
OF this evening 1t cccationed assemblage of our
brethren SUCH as have seldom seen. remember also,
that the meeting took place in church of which was
then rector which makes happy coincidence We part.
ed with them under circumstances of some doubt and
distress In cue time another brother presented himself
who for the last five years. has been bishop that
fn The strongest proof t the OF their labors
You have just seen before you. Here is native of
China who rises BEFORE and tells in his tongue what
Sod has done for him. If this mission had done
than save that single soul from the horrors Of Pagan
ism, all the money that has been spent for its
support told ten thousand times would be tre in
compaIisen We to that the angels of Heaven re-
joce over one sinner convered and has He old US
that the whole material world is nothing when weighed
in the balance with the inestmab treasure Of one soul?
Auon has been made to that Revolution now working
in China. These latter years have been prolific in great
events California and Australia have been discovered
gold has been poured in upon in q foed-and where
has that wealth has gone into the hands Of the
great Anglo Saxon whose language spoken
by greater portion Of civilized mankind than any other
who have inted greater number of Bibles than any
other race Everything tends 10 the diffusion of Gods
Word throughout the EARTH and all things to be
working together for that purpose The speak
concud by expressing his hope that the work should
not be suffered to langush for want Of material aid
collection was then taken up and the audience dis
persed.