New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-09

it's direction II, 900 years of ministerial labor have
been performed the Gospel has been procaicne1, a,
about 800 stations in SO States and Territories; ana
9n sous have been gathered into the churches r.
ceiving it, aid Abou. 900 churches have tireafy
becoue indt pendent among which are some OF inc
stropgest in the land From tender .rt-, IN tni niiet
Veiiod they have become cedsrs Of Lebsron. Ihey
stand, thickly planted among tie rugged bills Of New
England along the great thOrou fares OF raTel ana
traffic that penetrate the interior; N tie comercia
ceLers that line tie shores q orr Mediterranean wa
ter; on the river sdes end the broad prSres
Of tie r,moer West md in the rising cites Of urPa
cifc border. On no field Of esargehca effort DO we
behold more strk ne fultment of the promise:
There sEail be hendiu Of corn in the earn upon
tie top Of the mountains; the ru. thereof sha STAKE
Ike Lebaron.'
The Rev FREDERICK G. CLARK, Of New.York, was
then introduced to the audience. lie said that there
vas domain open to the infn OF TIE Scr
ety. which 70 be balowed and sanctlhei by their
earnest Christian endeavOrs BY what pnDc peu should
the Church Of Christ be animated in the cause that now
engaged their efforts He wosd not trust this great
cause TO populenty-o any principles OF ns,loosl am-
biiOn or to sOcia and per-ODal influence. C0ud Ihey
rest upon any principles Of ecclesiastical pOlity All
thcse were liable to fall and therefore they needed
principle that would survive al vicSsltudes AMI remain
uncbarged. He regarded the principe of personal
responsibility to Chi-t pervadirg al depart nens Of
TIE work-ther msin reliance fer the successful Prose
cution If Home Missions. IL this principle was en-
sfned in their hearts, this would be first IN their
hearts. They should not trust That type OF reuglDn
which overlooked the claims OF home, and which,
fuDgushke, grew only in one direction Possessed OF
this principle, they would never lay down their arms
until the Captain Of their salvstion should bid them
exchange toll for rest temptation for security and until
they should bl-s in Heaven. Possessed Of that
simple principle they would never lay sown the sword
until they took up the crown.
Tie reverend gent, man concluded bis address by OF
feIirg tie following resolution which was unanimously
adopted:
Re.red That the principle Of personal r''Pou'itli'y to
Christ IeIvadirs ell depsIinen, Of th, wart our main
After the singing Of hymn by the Tabernacle choir
Tie Rev. HORACE JAMES Of Worcester, Mass, al
dressed the audience, pefacing his remarks by Of
fering the following resOlutiOn
R"olrd, That the work Of Home Missions, beips sub.n
tally the w0rk Of tho Gcsp uTnbe basis which tho
sseest oODsevsm ard The ,horoush Tay coop
the unity Of the Spirit and the bond Of peace.
lie sad that it the sublime purpose of this So
ciety TO bring this entire land of theirs under the pow
.rful and bepigDaDt influence Of the Gospel and m
this ground rested its claims for the support of the
Christian community As evidence OF the increasing
influence OF the American Home Missionary Society
smoug the churches, be need only refer them to the
fact that nearly 5000 600 had passed through their
treasury, ard that 1000 Missionaries had performed
Christian labors It's numerous benefactors all over
the lard believed that it was powerfully and efficiently
aiCr G. through It's whole area, the glorious triunphs
Of tie Gospel. IL the mission of this Society, ~
well Of the other Societies now holding their Ami
vesaries TO carry the blessings Of religion 10 all man
refrain dstrain it, and if it would not answer the
purpose il il was incog potent to purify the world from
all righteousness, then he would own that { was
indeed failure, and that Christians set of de-
lud,d faratics. If the Gospel to be confined to
Sunday service ard only to deal with personal expert
e1ce, while it left untouched the whole system of
aboninable wrong in the church, then they nigh,
wei hang their harps upon the willows, and ait down
in mute despair and weep over word to which was
reserved eternal darkness. He had not so learned
Christ lie would suggest that the grand failure OF
tier Christian enterprises owing 10 the fact that
they failed to apprehend the power Of the Gospel and
apply in all It's beauty and force. In this respect,
tie whole church needed TO be baptized into higher
life and more inspiring knowledge Of the word and
life Of Christ The motley Of anti-Bble REFORM
who, with cheeks protuberant were blowing their
tiny trumpets, would lose their occupation If the regu
lar trOubadous would only give forth certain sound
lAIplausel. The Infdel, in the next, had mbibed
tie strongest prejuCces against the religion that
Christians taught, from the fact that European evan
The Irish immigrant hated Pfotestantism more cor.
daily when be associated it with the desposm of his
native land. In conclusion, the Rev. speaker said
But we predicting better things of you; things
that will affect the salvation of our land. Although
the Home Missionary Society had done hitherto
great work vet there still remained grander WORK
before them The distant tread of millions, ike the
low Rubbing of thunder, Is borne to our ears. Our
finer senses catch the aerial whispers OF when the
whole air il full They bid us take healt, and they
sweet]v assure US by say ing, with u.s. "Lo. | am VITA
"you always; 90 preach my Gospel, cad III It's luh
"paIOply." ~ =,
The Rev. JAMES WHITING of Portsmouth, y. II
then addressed the meeting in speech repet- win
wit and telling points and which WIS frequently inter-
rupt6d by applause.
The exercises Of the meeting then closed after
tie singing of hymn by the choir, and benedctiou
pronounced.