The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-05

~ Church Missionary Meeting
public meeting was held last evening in the Rs
formed Dutch Church, corner Of Lafayette place and
Fourth street. to3ake into consideration the subet of
the extension Of the church in the West in accordance
with the resolution of the last General Synod Rev. Dr.
Dewitt presided and Rev. Dr. Hilton opened the meeting
with prayer after which Rev. j. Garretson Secretary of
the Domestic Missionary Society and Society of Reformed
Dutch Church, made brief address. He spoke Of the
energetic which in progress for the great
Of evangelizing the West and OF the socitude Of
the General Synod to establish churches in the great
cities throughout that section of the country.
Rev. ]. N. FERRIS, OF Chicago, next addressed the
meeting the condition and prospects Of the mission in
that city He referred to the wonderful growth of Chi
caso why additional efforts should be made
for providing the members of Dutch Reformed Church
with the means Of erecting new churches About eight
years ago, said he Reformed Presbyterian minister
went to Chicago and the first Sabbath he preached to
four persons in dwelling he has now congregation
Of as many hundred, constituting self supporting
church. Then he was the only ono Of his denomination
in northern Illinois, but such has been the progress
that there is in that State and Iowa presb Of
ten churches. About seven years ago, the Old School
Presbyterian Church sent cut missionary who preach
ed on the first Sabbath morning to fourteen and the
afternoon TO nineteen For year he had an audience
OF about fifty persons, while he has church Of
Last fall they sent out colony of twenty families to
form new church on the south side. And at present
there is presbytery Of ten nearly all sslfsusaininx
statistics in relation to the condition Of the church
in that part Of the West from which he appealed
to the congregation to lend their assistance in contri
buiDg towards the spaead and maintenance of the
Dutch Reformed Church in the West.
Rev Mr. LEE followed the Rev. Mr.. Ferris, and gave az
account Of the operations Of the church in Buffalo.
They had chapel in which they procured morning at
tendance of 6fty, and evening attendance ex
tnued growth of Buffalo and other cities Of the West
and, although they had many difficulties to contend
with the past gave them pledges Of triumph IN ths
erect churches in Buffalo, Chicago Milwaukee and other
cities of the West, and that they would be compelled to
them. The necessity for the to bnild these
becoming more urgent every day in view Of the great
he said being thrown into all occupations Of city life,
were placed under the influence of different denomina
tions and 1t required renewed energy to bring them
under the ministry of the church. Three OF these
young men had entered the service, and there
Was no doubt that their exertions would
however all the objects q the missions in the West
was necessary that hey should be assisted by the East
churches.
II there is necessity for Dutch church in New York.
there an equal necessity for one In Buffalo and the
other Western cities and if they love that church they
ought to spread it. What contradiction he continued
we are to in this thing
here rapidly the Presbyeran church, the Episcopal
We not grow toof 1t but the other day that
speaking to friend who has lett church, but who
is doing good that he has entered and speaking
OF the Reformed Dutch Church. he ssd sarcastcay,
thought these lines Of the Psalm were peculiarly appl
Tremendous as a host she moves
Msjesticaly slow.
We are full of msjesty-there is nothing like
us, in the way we go, slowly and delber.
ately, and extracting great respect from ali
around u.s. but we slow, very slow The Rev. gen.
ueman spoke of the necessity for increased energy
on the part OF the church in the dissemination of It's
principles. The church should he said be spread, with
all Its characteristics its regular forms prescribed
ton for her festivals and to keep to her primitive pat
term He cared little for the extension of the church
1t vas not extendel with all its pecularities for it
by the maintenance of her qualities that her success
to be fecurechy the firm and faithful adhesion the
old forms Of the church certain. But even
this success could not be achieved without money and
butte ouy losing his BREATH for without this as
sstaDce nothing could be accomplished. He had no
ticed that persons who had left the Dutch Reformed
Church for Others contributed to that which they
they ever did to the they left while those
who entered the Dutch Church reduced the amount Of
their contributions after they became members of it.
There should be more oeraty in the church, the rich
should to aid in the work of spreading
its principles. something not done, they must he
said, 60 down. or II they did not go down, they would
DO the next IL ing that worse-they would 70
up without money was to build churches,
and without churches it impossible to spread their
religion.
The following resolution was offered by Rev. Dr. Cor
con, and adopted after which benedctiou pro-
nounctd BY Rev. DR.. Dewitt, and the meeting ad
journed -
Resolved That in view Of the means and opportunities
which God, our Saviour, ha given to the Reformed
Dutch Church 10 spread the Gospel in this land We who
represent the churches and vicinity, believing our
nomination has been hitherto lamentaly deficient per-
forming that duty for which God gave visibility to his
made upon for aid this evening the utmost of eur
ability, and will also influence TO induce others
to do the like fer the of the domestic missions in
connection with the Reformed Dutch Church.