The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-01

The segregation OF the Lexington Baptist
Church assent last evening hear the lecture Of the
Rev Dr. DEAN Who has just sturned from China. where
be has been abstnt NH years missionary After
singing and prayer the Reverend gentleman came for
ward being introduced to the audience, said that
Christianity bis subject either glorious truth, or
dslusive talsehocd II blessing or it was curse.
has b.ep sustained " God during all cAismities II
Mastered what the mfortunes that bsfsl the earth
we,s ChIist My Al ..ys riumphed This should b
cer,iys 70 ali ~pshered Chraisns to spread the Cos
pei tb rough the lands deluivs to think
that the hehens any 81 the hands Of
9sd when they heard Of his Son Jesus Christ 1t IL
dsufvs 10 ,hink that God those heAthens BY
any otter method than OF hs blod Of Jesus Christ
Ard ~ho IL 10 size them this ledge except those
Christians hsv- ootsirsd II already This Ia the land
Of cborchs land If Bblss, and tn els I'd Of schools
what people therefore, more pr per to give the
light OF the getpe to the uAhsppy hsahsnsf 1t Is .
great mist,hr for people TO think that there Pssans
issscls and unhappy wetches going down ioo the
DART pit Yea. gorg oosn into the dark pit Alter 10
tu nrg 10 his eonny sfr an absence OF rsari, Twenty
years lie surprised to the rsope Of . country
which b.s rad ia<l sed prosperity r many years,
spending mnch money for foolish PURPOSES ahsu the
heath en- hstins unto o,ah for the gospel OF this
Lord Sorn- yeaSs go IL missionary vent to Chioa he
gave up 81 hops o. his native land but
BOW. instead Ct ee'ng Fix months on voyAg' to tots
country from surnab you ge thu In forty days
IL ports Bcrmah nov open 20 al Chrietsns-the
walls Of onps which have for 70 may years OBJ Iuctst
grcun i ano the ministers OF God preach MIA word
wherever they please 5sch, them beiag the great sd
vaItsges 0srtd to tie misssot es, should not the
tnha ,itsnts Of his blessed and prosperous country
lend hslppg hand. TO those WHO are
hnish'pg FOR the Gospel Wall, the people here
are trying 10 Crafty their knowledge to know what
thu Chinsfs eat they 60 not thilk Of their
hur ger for -ord Of Aluiahy God Toe Gb'n-ss
have language OF tuan tors thousand cnaTac.Ss,
and cash OF oharsdsrs standing for word They
have brsr,.s lsrss hat tbs ont .gue II OF thsm
contains undred ana twenty vluEies, cash voums
containing t~p huDo ed pages. But shSt cool do all
these Im TIE onh b)sz that they require Ia
the Riole which have here In abaodsnoe ana ahich
many Of us he sorry 60 aAy did not make .ho
proper OF TIL reii iou o. the Chinese 10 Oonfu-
eians They worship the evil spirits, osssu.e they ,ay
ther. need If vcrsbippiog tn good spris for tn
will h., tn m thu bao might; Therefore
they e.desvor to appesse those spirits by woshppiog
them aud making burnt Offering, hsir images. It Is
semppted hat essn Cninamso consumes oao oilers
worth Of inoeose snnasy which amounts to 5000 00o
eco every var Ard ttir amount II property thsy
every year. snd wing they DO 1t for 1t
berg only II their Try rhey an hey
10 low it strcly Hers then wide nsld for
the ni,sof aries He then impressed upou the oopgre
CATION the their operation II the- wlsned
the good mil sior in their dica alt bi holy
work H. iasn referred to the revelation 10 Cnian, ami
said be looked upon It the work Of the Lora who de-
te,Dined break cosn III barriers opposed to the
progr of Christianity for tn ussns II aud
one,rr ,ie you hear those bsnghtsi sAthecs
or ing aloud 70, tas waters Of evs lAstiog life.