The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-11

this word ohome," when spoken in Chinai and how
great the contrast when spoken in China and in New
York; Here it Is OF happiness and love- and there 1t
Is one Of misery punishment and tyranny. This is the
home Of great and happy America; and say to you,
the attractions Of that home Awaken this high desire
to extend missionary work. Perhaps IT would not be
unnteresng to you to give some idea OF the first i'm
precision home makes whilst entering arbor and
first looks upon he land Of the free and the home OF the
braven He looks not upon magnificent bay and upon
the neat dive ngs which line its shores and ne ieels
that here ia truly the home Of human happiness. How
different is the scene and impressions made upon that
foreigner when first entering other lands than
ours lands that have visited and worked upon. have
children left to die, and no compassion excited in
their behalf There Home Missionary Society
there have seen the mother carry her own babe and
plunge 1t into the of of the most beautiful
rivers which have carried out the innocents to the sea
BY hundreds. We have no such scenes here. Thank
God have home missionary societies take of
our poor How often have thought of you Of your
health peace, comfort and happiness, when have
looked upon these scenes Of mseres abroad, and my
heart has ached when thought that my country did not
know how to appreciate the great heir happi
ness and the particular and love of God which has
been bestowed upon them. What have done that we
should be so much more happy than these miserabl
abroad Is not that God in his great goodness
his especial grace upon o. fyou could misery In
foreign lands have seen, you would feel have
felt that every American in the goodness of his heart
should desire to become missionary, that he might
show his gratitude to his God Go on, ladies, in your
noble work. which brings to the poor the miserable and
the outcast salvation and eternal life.
The children here sang another song
The chairman here announced that the Rev. Mr.. Whip
flesh converted Jewish Rabbi who was advertised to
address the meeting, sick, and unable to attend
He said substitute present, and he then intro
duced-
Reverend Mr. HARRIS, a converted Jew, who said-The
Christian has for his great characteristic his
for his church, for he knows compromise, but he
fights and shouts until he reaches the gates OF the Holy
Land. One of the greatest auxliaries of foreign mis-
sons is in my opinion, home missions have been
astonished when ! heard of the great difficulties
which this mission has surmountad 1t has
shown that the mission to the Five Points
wa n nOhl mt He We hayp
alton reformed and brought to the temple OF crstani
ty The greatest enterprise Of the day the Five Point
Mission know that everybody is sceptical about the
conversion of the Jews But the Jews will hereafter
be converted by the simple story Of the 1t
that which converted me and it will ultimately cenvert
my people. 1t miraculous power, but the simple
preaching Of the word OF God, which brought the
close. say the signs of the times omnous that my
people be regenerated by the strength of gospel
emancipation and viii ultimately look to Jesus for saliva
ton and call him blessed.
The Rev. Jons NJ RID said the collection would now
be taken up They had been far ing and talking,
most important part of all and he hoped sac audience
would feel as he did.
The collection then taken, the chi singing a
hymn meanwhile, and the audience standing NJ.
gentleman here forward and said hey did
not intend to give u up So hut that next week they
should hold another meeting when he hoped Col woald
rot len il rain.
Some excellent specimens Of basket work, done by the
eaJGren, here shown to the audience
A song then sung by the pupils after which the
audience dispensing being after ten O'clock but
nteman upon the platform called them back 30 dis
miss IN regular order
The heneliction was then pronounced and the meet
No adj nun