New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-09


come complimentary remarks in reference % the ven
cradle President of tie Society, proceeded to refer to
the present condition Of Europe-the contest between
Protestant England, Catholic France and Mohlmme-
dan Turkey. and the Autocrat of Russia. He did not
consider this to relate questions Of terri
tory: il is question OffpeiOm-of democracy against
eris.o,acy-Of liberty against despohsH-ani the
end would be TO be, in the providence OF Col.
that lands would be opened for the reception o. the
Scriptures. No less than 900 Bibles had been dsri-
buied in Consianiinople. That wondrcus woman who
had been tie theme OF praise all over Europe-hiss
NghiIngale-s spending her entire income OF seye'ai
thousand dollars year, not only IN heaing INC SICK
and afflicted but in distributing the word OF God,
Which now being read there, not only by Pot
estanis, hut by Catholics and MOhaume lans "a we'll
In Germany, Switzerland, Prussia and even IN down
trodden Poland and Hungary, the distribution OF me
sacred Scriptures bcirg distributed extensively
result In a great measure of the political changes
Of these countries. The same remark would
apply TO Japan, Burmah China and Egypti
also to Mexico. Tie missionaries to Barmah
had recently voted TO print no less than $4,000
copies Of the Bible in the most common language OF
the Bunnan people. The Roman Catholics, he con
tended, hate the Bible Tie old man with TRIPLE
tiara and the scarerobed old LAZY dread the Bible "a
containing the most complete exposition OF the folly
and absurdiiy Of their system of priestcrai tyranny
ard dcspotsrn. I, was the Bible which OPENED the
ewes Of the monk Luther. II a. Dsubignie had
said The Reformation my in that Bible The bible
wss the opponent of tyranny in every form. /. was
mI osfibe for despotsm 10 exist long with tree Press
and free Bible.
The resolution WIS put and carried unanimously.
The President said he regretted to be obliged to
state that their venerable missionary brother the Rev
Dr. Mason, was unable to be present with them this
evening.
A yoIcE-Hc il confined to his room by sickness.
TIE PRss1pTSr-As a substitute for his presence
nmorg us he has sent us a MSS. address which the
Rev. Dr. Lathrop has kindly volunteered TO real TO
the meeting.
The Rev. Dr. LATHRoP then read an elaborate pa
per stating the facts Of the religious and missionary
experience Of the experienced missionary to Burmnh.
II stated that the first earnest prayer he had offered up
when vourg. was: "Oh, Lord, / am in darkness,
"grsnt me Eght~ On rising from hi, knees, he
turned spontaneously to the Bible. His attention was
arrested by the first chapters Of ~. Johns Go8pel,
and to them he secmol enchalned for several DAYS,
until biz conviction seemed to glow with supernatu-
raj haIo-Le was, he trusted converted man.
The pauer proceeded TO sketch his experience ~
missionary among the Burmans where he had found
that there nothing equal to the Bible Tor aecuns
the Buddhist and Brahmn philosophers. " hen assailed
b. n number of these keen argucrs "a he frequently
had been instead of attempting 10 reply to their re-
marks he would calmly hand to them the word OF God
and ask them Ia read for themselves the law OF the
Christians God and they would lmmedia'eiy s.op
their disputaons listen aeniively 10 the reader and
then excaim THAT is very good Sueh was me IN
fuence OF the Bible among those heather phioso
pher.
The Rev. NEvISs Smith, who had recently returned
from missionary abors in New Mexico, next addressed
the meeting stating that the greatest opponents to
free gospel in that territory are the Catholics There
were no less than 81 600 Catholics and of this number
81 600 are descendants from the Spanish conquerors
The remang II 900 half civilized races OF Indians
who inhabited The country for ages anterior To the
Spapish invasion In consequence Of the peculiar ma
tre of tie territory the berrenuess of some paris ana
the scarcity and fewness OF the streaml the lnpoS-
bility of cultivating any laud which cannot os HFi
gated by artificial means this population u
broken up nto small divisions, scattering over
vast area of country. They are oblged d 10
settle in very remote districts and some IN very sn
towns They are Obliged to search for localities wherc
they can cultivate the land and where they can wafer
il by streams The fear of the Indians mas coWpeeu
them TO settle in towns, consequently nearly All ie
population of NewMexc0 arc scattering IN these town
Tie TARGET town Santa Fe contains about 5000 III
habitants The mex. largest il an Indian town nooh,
comuri-ng a population of 800 souls. Now these
uninhabitcd country. To carry the Gospel to these
towns ar speedily possible Il the d-etates
alike Of humanity and the demands OF chri'-
tianiiy. II is impossible to attempt to iocnte
n missionary in each town. aud yet they ougnt
not tobe left destitute of the glad tdings oil SAT
vaon the herald of redemption ought to be seht 70
them, and on no system can TINS be SO Wch ac.'i
pshed rs by that of celpOrage The colporeur Is ~,
numbered with no household cared His saddle should
be his home and his place of rendezvous some ms.
sionary family His life should ever be- III his mana
and thus disenangled from the earths cares ana All
the affairs Of this world, with brave head ana trs'
in God, he should go forth from town 10 town, lrol
e be lint The door Tic coiporseurs of New-cxcc
ought to be sent out Christ sent out his disciples
that is in twos ut time The very ignorance OF the New
Mexcnns is an argument in favor of thus rather thar
| the missionary labor According to the last census
only one in hundred personsn New Mexico could read
this would give only about6oO neiive readers IN all tina
Territory. He willing TO say one in fifty, whcs
would give 200 among the entire native population
who cen read the Scriptures. This is owing to the ID
fuerce of Catholicism. The chief requisite, there
! fore il some one who can read and expound TN
Scriptures TO these people; and one can do this e
readily AZ the coportenr. The happiest moments h
Ind spent in NewMexicO were those he had spent II
| the social exposition Of the Scriptures IN this way
He would enter house where there woGld b'
| perhaps thirty persons living. The woInef
| would be smoking and sewing, and the men playing
cards The women, of course, were the hrst to pro
| uose that should read to them, and would attend
/ readily 10 what read Tie men. perhaps, would con
tnue paying but gradually land he continued to reae
without attending to their Interruptions they wonld
law aside their cards and aierwsrd listen attentvcly
and thew would then ask numerous questions, which
showed that they have minds and could appreciate tho
| truth The Mexicans We're exceedingly affebe. 1hel
coJines. i peculiar TO themselves Ii IS not any dii
Guilty for them change from wOrldness 20 godlno 81
Those are so nicely balanced in the mind OF the Mex
can that he can pass from cathedral to theateri
nn cease ursyng and rob the bishop, and feel just ~
srf I'm ore oreraon another copOrteur, therefore
finds no difficulty in getting into conversation win
them and thew will readily listen TO his Instructions
and debate what he has said among themselves ateE
he j. 0one-e0me taking sides for and come against ms
.secbnqs for the sake of argument. It's showed the
Necessity and importance of distributing Bibles on te
coIuorare plan among the New Mexcan population.
He further proceeded TO speak OF the insid'ogs opPos