The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-30
A Farewell Mlsslon AZ Moeung.
DEPARTURE OF SYRIAN AND ARMENIAN Mf5SI N


meeting was hsd Wednesday evening, In DR..
parnrs church, the of twenty second street
& Fourth avenue, for farewell taking Of Rev. Henry
bis Jesmp, about 70 g missionary to syria, and
Rev. Tlinan @. Trowbr dge about to leave msspnAry
70 the Armenian mission. At ~ O'CLOCK the hour ap
pointed for the meeting there present about
hundred ladies' and gsalsmsn The pulpit was oc, upisd
BY the Rev Dr. Parker Rev. Professor smith, Of Union
University, and the two missionaries. The exercises
were opened with prayer by Rev. Prof Smith; after
which Ksv. Mr.. Jessup read . hymn The asv. Mr..
Tro ~bridge followed with short impressive prayer
after which the Rev Dr. Parker read the hymn commen
cling
Go preach my Gospel saith the Lord;
Bid the whole earth my nee receive;
lie shall be saved VIII, trusts my word
He shall be damned who don't believe.
This hymn WAS sung by the choir afr which the Rev.
Dr. Parker made shor, address accounting for the sma
attendance because Of its being Thanksgiving eve Hs
spoke q the Importance Of the missionary cause aad
Rev Mr.. rRowmDoE-He said we're he an old man.
just returned from missi nary lab0rs-a who mai
out his life In the OF Chrst-he would b. hap.
py to occupy grost portion Of the tins Of the audience
But as he was jass en'edng upon his lab)rs much
would be expected Of him. He said the field where he
was, yet he had not heard that the mi hal
been disturbed and he had heard OF iettees
from that part Of the world calling for help Hs
DID not yet know where lac would located in Cont.a
nope but he would any n-rved in the perform
xnce OF hs Abors by tho recollection that there
those who felt interested In him at hons He knew the
trials OF missionary ife he knew it sas NJ romance
but he prepared for It. aud b, would hs duty ~
well he could by telling the simple story Redeem
ers love. He asked for himself the prayers OF all hs
friends while he should be working amoag mountains
Of turkey.
Rev. Professor SMITH WAS nex introduced, who made
brief but eloquent speech upon tbs greatness and mpor
tsnce 81 missionary lsbors.
The Rev. Mr. JnsuP thea introduced. (rhis young
man apparently about twenty years Of age Il
son OF Judge JeSup at Pennsylvania He said the ques.
tons often up In the mind Why all this sscrice In
the missionary why not la s-way
give our services to tho great west When this subject
was discussed in the college whore graduated brother
in the debate Of dark swarthy complexion, and
satd. IT. years ago, missionaries had been
Shoctaw lsdians, he would have been heather to-day
10 1t was with other nations Who could say there
not an intee,tual strang In those heather which
might ye be awakened power greater than our own
Should ~ withhold from them the gospel which pro-
duces such esults2 VINO could say what respon sibiy
would rest upon u.s. did circulate this gospel in
the heather landss This country specially favored
and In gratitude TO God should send out her nsdonarles
to every portion Of ths world The world s
fees Of millions upon the battlefield AMI should least
give her Thousands In the Of Christ. his young
man was qla eloquent In his speech, and listened
to with marked atten ton.
Another hymn was sung, and prayer offered up when
the Getting adjourned.