The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-08

poison Instead Of being pregnant with the pures Of
life, alcohol viii be sought necessarily the healthful
stimulant 10 keep this physical machine in motion
which stimuant IS needed BY those deprived Of the oxy
aects the body, through the body tie soul and the
lite hereafter Now, my trethren how can YOU 20
hon and lay down and in peace when Thousands
OF yo. kin, children Of yonr own flesh and bcol Know
where 10 lay their weaIY heads? How necessary
is them that such societies this should be called into
existence The second point of lecture Is thas hu.
souls When wrapped in sush wretched human tene
ments as we have seen expect nothing
misery and crime and eternal deash hereafter Upon this
point the preacher dwst Isngth showing th, ne
cessy OF administering both TO the steal and sptu
man would steal his bread, and laugh at all advice,
less The means placed before hin, whereby he might
1--we as wen seek new spiritual existence The ragged
schools of London had been attended with the best
SUITS and this society but carrying out the same
system in giving bread and labor the poor The min
lister closed by urging the society to in their good
work. and to extend the sphere Of the society which
eectuay opposing the oyerpowerng kindness of Chris
tianity to the sorrowful work Of sin.
Another hymn, composed for this anniversary was
then sung, from which we clip the following
o, may the age in which we live
True Christan love and kindness give
To every child Of want and sin.
And bring them all thy fold within
DO Thou the hearts Of fathers turn
Till DER the wrcfched they shall yearn
And thus the judgments Of thy hand
he warded from our guilty land.
The Rey ? !. Cuyier then delivered prayer closing
With the ocnedicton, when the meeting adjourned.
American Home Missionary Society.
The annual sermon ON behalf of the American Home
Missionary Society delivered last evening by the Rev.
Henry Smith, d. d. President of Marietta College, Ohio
at the Church Of the Puritans, Union square. The
building well fled with respectable congregation
all Of whom listened to the remarks of the reverend gen
tlenan with due attention. The discourse was very
lengthy He was decidedly in favor of having the Pro-
tessnt Church supported by the government of the
United States. He sorry say that the government
of the United States did not recognize the Protestant
faiththat the gospel had been shut Of the halls of
legislation; regard being paid towards the church Of
God except by individuals Who by their private
ngs have long supported the church this country
Some people regarded the support of Gods ministry in
the light Of private charity rather than the holy and
Godlike charity that it is The grand experiment of
evangelzing the United States is now in progress II
was for them to conquer all difficulties that might come
in their way. The Bible needed much in the far
West where thousands, if they only had any religious
instruction, would become good and pious christians
When they contemplated the facts contained in the last
census OF the United states it should make them shud
whose age would warrant their going to church.
there were nine million who totally unacquainted
with the gospel When take into consideration
floating population it ia not at all strange that there is
more than million adults in this country who nei-
theI read or write is not to be wondered at therefore,
said the reverend gentleman that socialism,
Merism, spritualism, and many other tisms" should
have fun sway in the United States and that the minds
OF should be deranged that the unac
asyluns nearly filled with patients. The church to
which he belonged, he proud to say, disciplined
nearly two million of souls and would discipline the
whole population Of the United States if it would be
allowed Mammon had for long time kept the church
in bondage The ministers Of the gospel should feel the
solemn responsibility that God had imposed upon them;
and let said he not be discouraged by the magnitude
OF the work or the number of foes The OF
the wicked strong but truth Is stronger and will
prevail They needed fanaticism, but the spirit Of
God AS worknen they needed only the book Of everlast
plce their labors satisfactorily. There should
be sufficient number, however, of the ministers
whole Union The principles that forbid any connection
between the government of the United States the
Protestant church very dangerous to the pros
eriy Of this country For religion alone avert the
orees ming storm that threatens epguph the Union
in civil The word OF God alone can save this
happy country from what all expect day not
far distant civil and servie He then referred to
the manner in which of moneyed citizens re
gaded the propagation Of the Gospel who believed
money spent in preaching the word OF God to all men
was riches thrown away He warned them to beware Of
sought all who could to contribute to the mission
societies 10 do before II too latewile they
were in prosperous state TO be phlanthropts to attend
at least to the cries Of the unfortunate and
the ignorant He then drew beautiful comparison be.
tween the happiness in store for the charitable in
riches on earth. He who thinks that his wealth alone
can save him. said the speaker will find himself ship
with good to the heahcn the prophet OF The Lord
always TO be found in the Of the conquerng army
crying out victory The revolution in China being
leious one has far succeeded against the imperial
forces and from present appearances he certain
the rebels The religious feeling the ministers
of the Protestant Church would not he hoped be looked
upon by the public fanaticism-it was only human
nature. "Wep said he believe in the great Prophet
so do the Scotch, the English and the Germans The
know in their hearts that there Is such
Prophet, and all nwardy believe In the mighty power
Of the word Of God. The inadel theories Of voisire
Gibbop and Robcperre vanish before the mighty truths
taught by the inspired Calvin whose precepts have
taken such finn root and spread the whole world
tempt and insignifcance.n He then gave minute &C
count Of the last visit Of the Pilgrim Fathers their
church the Meuse prior to their departure in the
Naynower. In conclusion the eloquent speaker i'm
pressed the congregation the necessity of more
liberal support being given to the missionary societies.
and told them If they wanted example, they should
look at Great Britain, where dollars were given for
every one dollar expended here for the promotion Of che
| Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the Board Of For
een Missions Of the Presbyterian Church was held last
night, in Dr. McElroys Church. in Fourteenth street
near Sixth The occasion appeared to be one Of
unusual interest II may judge the large congre
cation. Even the aises crowded and large num-
Der were unable to obtain admission The exercises we're
commenced with prayer by Rev. Dr. Spring. after which
aporfion Of the Palms read by Rev. DR.. McElroy
From the annual report which next cad we obtain
| the following facts
! Receipts from all sources, Gncluding bal
ance OF last year Of s6lS e have been sl74 453 02
expenditures lib ls5
Lfavirg balance of..................... o.. sl2e7 SO
1be fonrd has missions among the Jews the Indians
end the Chinese in California, in North Amerca in Sout
America en- the continent Of Europe, in Western At
rica in Northern India, in Siam and China embracing
seperotc missions, 80 ordained mi ssonares lcentia
preachers leo male and female assistant missionaries
native helTers 20 churches and about 500 native com
muncfnts, 50 schools and 1850 pupils. o printin
presses, from which have been issued than GOoo
COO of pages during the last year
At The conclusion of the report, Rev rr. Mcleod de
hvored sermon taking for hia text the twelfth cha
OF X Luke thiry-sccond verse The church Of Jesus,
said he in her present condition, is small numerically
compared with the number " human beings the
ihc present population OF the world, he continued Is
tmaed AZ thousand million, and Of these hun