The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-28

and the thourands that are going 70 death around
u-I say feel for those who distant and feel
ginatoD and It may be zeal Of romance but not the
zeal Of Christianity Is this enterprze worthy Of support
na ~ y hs s ssnno
and if IT is out Of the question fer us to give solid and
weghy reasons why the cause should not be maintained
Let il fall and Perish. Look at the work ia its least i'm
portant aspect consider it merely in its civil bear
ing We know that the heather philosophers supported
pohem in their respective countries for State purposes
They had confidence them elves in the popular super
stton and yet they regarded those superstons
trolling the masses, and they lent them their aid and
countenance And so for this reason l have no doubt
many infdes like the philosophers of old have held to
exotsric doctrines do not much il few lite
rary men profess nfdel doctrines and keep It among
themselves but if infdey sezes upon the public heart
these iron bars and iron fences and patent locks, will BIO
down the upper classes support this society because
operates upon that class whoee belief in Christianity
absolutely essential to the welfare of the State This
has made good czens and this is the reason we
should give funds to support the cause need not
tell of the thousand that it has healed and the
balm of consolation has poured into the bleeding heart
Of manya lonely WIFE and need not tell you Of the
fort it has been to many children. left in worse than
state Of orphapage Go, then forth TO your work, and
God will give you stIerath, and may God bless you with
abundant in the labor in which you are engaged
The PRESIDENT raid the Rev Mr. rraton had been oblg
member of his family, and that therefore, he
would call upon the Rev p Jones, converted Chippewa
Indian, TO address tie meeting
Rev p JONES then came forward and said II had lit
tie idea of being called to address this evening
have listened to the report which has convinced me that
your labors identical with mine. No people were
more degraded than my Chppawa brethren, yet some
have been saved and have doubt that you can save
many bousaI DIS in tie Five Points The past year has
been of great spiritual prosperity among in Cana
da for thousands have been brought to knowledge Of
God, and the work is going we'll Our common day
schools also progressing rapidly, and two indus
trial schools in which girls and boys boarded and
taught to work are in most prosperous condition He
cluded his remarks by citing many extraordinary
conversions which he had witnessed among his Indian
brethren, and called upon the assembage to contribute
towards carrying out the benevolent intentions OF the
Ladies Home Missionary Society He stated a reason
for his visit to this country that the English government
had refused the presents ordinarily given to his Indian
brethren and that he had been despatched by them to
Albany for the purpose of finding record or treaty
between Great Britain and the Chippewa Indians, by
which the former would be compelled to send the
sen.s In that object he had failed but his Church
qued $500 for REPAIRS &C. and understanding that New
York contained number of chaIitaby disposed persons
he thought he should be able to procure the amount Of
S4C0 in this city, 500 having been raised for that
pose in Albany.
A collection then entered into large amount sub.
scribed, and the meeting separated.