The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-10

missionary meeting was held last evening at the
Tabernacle and address was delivered by the Rev
Dr. Duff, of Calcutta.
The exercises Of the evening commenced by the Rev.
DR.. Vermilye invoking the Divine blessing.
The choir then sung hymn, in which the congrega
ton all joined.
The Rev DR.. SKINNER then read portion Of the Scrip
lures, after which the Rev. Dr. SPRING introduced Dr.
DuT who to address the audience upon the subject
of the missionaries
He began by saying that it vulgar idea to keep
all good and faithful ministers of God at home. Tn
Lord had imposed upon Them since the death of
the duty Of sending missionaries to the benighted
pagans. He sorry to see that there were
many who to all appearance engrossed
in the glory of God that they thought
sending the lamp Of light to the poor benghtcd doa-
aors He that those who tried to keep the Cos
pei to themselves would be certain to lose it the end
God in mercy to us, had sent missionaries at the
time of the reformation and snatched out of the tolls
Of the horrd system of popery Instead Of decreasing
the spreading of the gospel in land
gned sending missionaries to foreign lands would it was
increasing vastly-yes, beyond all comprehension;
but aid continually required, for there more
than eight hundred million souls to provide for He was
glad to see that the American people not negecng
the POOR avages Of North America They should not and
he hoped they would not forget that God expected them
to the gospel among those heather that
ties thrown in the way of the missionaries the Roman
Catholic church and the Holland churches in the East
inhdelity and Popery. Although the English nation
when they took of the East Indies committed
many atrocities all for the love Of hy lucre st their
conduct since should palate their nques There were
three hundred and fifty millions in that vast en-
pre- who received into the of the Churco God
1t there for all of them and would shelter them
all times He then spoke of the honesty of the Hndoos
They remarkable for the quietness of their temper
and for their hospitality to strangers and all others who
m EIa nko of
these qualities to show them the inducements that
offered to those who wished to engage in the good work
Of sending the Gospel Of Jesus Christ abroad these pa
gans and Mahommedans. The country one of the
finest the face of the earth resembling point of the
saubrity of its atmosphere and the richness of its SOIL
the country of Egypt Scenery presented to the eye
much finer than any in Europe, perhaps in America
The Malabsr hills could d, supply the whole earth With
cous farors. No scenery on earth equal to that
from the hills of Cormora In Cochin great rains
fall at certain he there when IL raned
sixty inches that month They could calculate however,
fer months and months not having drop of rain
There several races among the Inhabitants Of Hin
dosan; different languages were spoken just different
from another the French from the English the
latin. There was now language similar to
extensively in all Northern India. The Brah-
minis were very proud Of their aristocratic blood.
that he could trace his genealogy back for the las
four hundred years, the Brahmin lifted up his eyes
with contempt, and said II nothing-he could
trace his genealogy back for the last four millions of
years. But these Brahmns could hardly be blamed for
being proud Of their forefahers for in every land there
was an aristocracy, even in this country. aughter
has happened within the last Eve thousand years worth
recording, and therefore they have left blank
period. (laughter.) During many centuries there
not anything that happened In tina. country that
was worth making note Of The country grand
the rivers so large their mountains high their popu
ation 80 great and the number Of their duties
onishing and operated strong the minds Of these
poor benghted heathens that they bound by strong
ties and wrapt In their religion to that extent that
deeds OF foolshness and cruelty perpetrated
under the garb Of religion II they the morning
battle in the evening he does in religious and sanctmo-
NOUS way They all upside down In ideas believing
they do in the transmgraton Of sous-beevng that
their souls when living might for augh they know be
in the Of cat dog, apig a If Brah-
min should to this country, would suppose that
he would think it honor to speak dine with the
President of the United States but he would think
So for when he would 90 back to his own country, he
would be degraded and would lose his caste and would
condemned suffer for his sins in Of their hes
there to atone for the great sin OF speaking having
any communication with lower than him In caste.
Here, then, was vast field FOR the philanthropsts.
Here then work for the missionaries and the min
listers Of God to send and endeavoy TO plant the Gospel
In that land where there less than hun
bred millions Of human beings utterly devoid Of all
knowledge OF the Supreme Being Then there places
Of pilgrimage, and many Thousands Of people might be
seen vending their way to these places This was not
only In the north but in the SOUTH and In fact all
the whole continent Of India He could not speak too
strong upon that when he remembered that there
thousands of such places pilgrimage on the vast
continent If they could only elevate themselves over
that country and the millions going north SOUTH
east and west there would not be day In the year that
they could not there millions of human beings NOV
ing and down the hills upon which their places Of
pilgrimage situated There they might be seen roll
ing themselves in the dirt and mud grooming with pain
believed firmly that they going the road to glory
and their heaven.