New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-10

| The Rev. nfEon WUeIow, ~ 0a1so9 "a.
hAroducsd By ibe pre',ssss, and 'ssssvst "
vss The solemn decIsrstioa Of Rrssss 49,
the fussral Of Lous XIV, esns1 ~ Dr. ~
would O this occasion adope IL saus - =.
alone We greet. I, vss say n go ssos
might ~ Tia Ged s0s 80 .r r. -
Ake God. when Ae did god. i W. 81
| sipce the cows TRACKS were sssa h ~ -
| thaE tims tAs 0sks from u vtGxsas - q
ths cloud 81 SMOKE fbum ths DstcAnast - -
ct What God hes wrousk b ~ ~ wka = -
noeipe to And when 10 rstussed that slam vcvli y
sPpiied 10 ocean ssvigstioe. Why, 90 night a. 81
have thought of going 70 80 u teapot. Il Va. thss
deemed an imprac,icsbility. Look sgsis q vhu ~
been done BY the r.iirosd' the Telegraph, psss.
pr-se. and power.coms Eghy y.an ",
sis oousiry had but 100000 Of psops bat j
the present time they Numbered $500 -.
AL niece things showed what God Nal wnpa,A; "a n.
land, and while He has poured prosperity sp'n y.
country IN q way which be never hes doOs N On,
othtr land II became them to ses that this prcspsrt,
va. NJ, their ruin AMI that the Church NIGH be cave,
from that prosperity which would lead to iadosax
aud lnlufy. Progress Vas Ia be ob-er'.d e,-r,.
xlerc-rrOsress 10 taste, progress 10 IuIury. vsSA
Ne. not comnendsbe. ard pnogr-sr IN eiwsssgsnc.
Of which al should beware. Al shoald rsmsniesr hs
II tn. prosperity and accumulation Of wealth ~
Gasnant It would be like tho Dead Sss a
which there was no outlet. The waters Of iAss
procure outlct ouly by svsPorstoa
sndeuch would be the fate Of the Church II It's sIubsr
ance not poured forth into other ands.~ An csts
was nteded for the prosperity Of the Church Hsrf A
safety valve WAS needed, OF csc the ao'amaaiico o.
prosperity would blow up the Church. The fauds 4
the Church At the present time were lees uau they
were in isss lie bad been informed by msrchss
Of high standing in this city, tina, be could point oct
hundred merchants in Ses-Yosk, cont ibatos 70 u
Board. who could easily give at the present tine
81 900 than they could give $50 in ie<a and yet tAs
(t,< h sn q N f.Ia
That gentemsn's opinion wa that there were 81 I.A.s
400 other merchants in different localities w
might each give 81 600 q year mere resaay
thsn they could $50 IN is&2. Tbs would make sou 10
revenue to the Board but be was sure, non al Asa
hs had learned that the merchants of the City OF New
York were more benevolent and gave more than a.
most any other class OF people In The community.
Everybody came to them with everything Applause
Merchants wer- besieged DAY by day IN their count
ing houses with applications. 1t wss the privilege Il
the community at large to give; and especially, ~ "
have been told by the iast speaker, - the
duty Of the American women to contribute 10 this
mission because they OWED everything 70 CAr,aamsy
for this world well the world 10 come. In ants
where Cbrirtsnity was unknown women were Little
better than slaves. He was satirfed that the womsa
of this congregsuOn-the ladie~-hrtore hun, havisg
card Of the condition Of their Hndoo sisters, woa1
do all in their power for the education of the yoaf
among tbem and for the instruction Of the other
well the daughters and sons. 1t would be no
that While God was great, AID granting an unsxsA
PED prosperity to this land, men anil women could 10
great, and the privilege Of being IN tins rsped As
God was knowing the bessedncss Of doing god
TIL. mi-~ion work had already effected much IN India
in aboshing the ciuelties attendant q heather rte
in putting stop TO infsnticide ~ thetsrs efh'bs
peTsone TO sccou pany the dead, and the practice "
ba.t~nipg the death of tho old and sick by srp'ssg
them ON the banks Of the Gangcs. great change
had taken place in regard to the state OF society there.
When he first went to Calcutta there were, he BE-
heved, but two churches AMI one chapel; and now
thera d 4
tie Epglnh language, and . number Of places
where they wor-bped in the ns;iy, tongue. Ia
Madras there then but oae or two Churches nov
there were 6heea places for worhiP In the Esgise
language and several in the native language Where,
in the civil OF military service pous man Wa TO 10
found, there were now scores and scores. ChspAss
Who were then numbered BY the half DOZEN had nov
in0eAAed 10 ZONE three hundred, most OF whom were
pious and devoted men. The number OF hssionsns
bad reached TO over four husdred, instead Of dorea.
at that time. The changes in society had kept pes
with these changes. The work Of education ws- making
marked progress. In this respect be cops'deredn very
important 70 operate upon the town. and critics, ~
tie higher cls4ses. It had been said that you ss
going TO reform you mutt begin at the bottom as wv
warm water nom the bottom; while the corruption
society tends downward. He wished, however, - re-
ism society Is well from bebw a. above; 10 opsrsss
among higher classes in the city - wei ~ we rufs
population II they Of Satan, let mol the Society
fear to attack them, for God Wa great, and he
was with them. This wu the bnghtest and
reverend gentlemen spoke on the subject Of SCHOOLS,
aud related several anecdotes, showing the progress
pupibtbe great assistance which tae hesion derivee
ftom natives 10 enlightened and Taught lie NEE.
toned the great difficulty which the newly converted
experienced in breaking through the bonds of CATS
ard illustrated biz subject BY some thrilling nc'desn
within his own experience. They required more hsP
IN the wide Mission field, and he called .pon pare,u
not to hold back, but n cousecrate their children
the Lord-sot to say, "Oh, Lord, | did give
my child TO thee; but not to cross the waters"
Not that alone. They slso wanted m9e
liberal ontrbutons-wanted the members of ChnSs
Church TO practioe more self-denial-foowng the FL
ample of Him who made Himself poor that We mgG
become rcb. He called upon them to remember Hn
who died that not they ony but the Heather might b
brought to saivationto remember that the rch t&os
pei legacy was intended for the Heather a. vel -
Tor tbem-to act - in the presence othe Great Judge.
that finally they might be pronounced faithful unto
dc ath.
The last address Of the day was made by the Rev.
Donald FRAZER Of the Free Church OF Scotland.
Montreal who sAid, that though he had never befofs
adore sSed American audience, he yet fei ~ booze
upon the broad platform Of Christian Brotherhood lac
Board, on behalf OF which they met, be- recognizes
g. the most active agent in the NILSSON field. Son'
ing nel'gtted him more than the recoguiicn Of the
power Of God, as shown IN the worm Of those VIE
preceded hm; f9 in that view every dsd u ms-
SION labor presented lts peculiar interest Atbgs wf
depe ndent upon the presence Of Christ Tie Acts
OF the Apostles" he looked upon the most cheering
rrcOrd Of mis-ion labor, aud teaching tie lssos
that men who engaged il this sacred work should B,
called By the Holy Ghost, were Bsrnsb<s srd iasL
II wss, he believed, the bigheet work AMI tho no5et
grace IN this world to fghttLe good Eight in The -s'ee
OF Cars. ~ . missionary. Empeur might vel ~
down their aowns to engage IN IT, The me- 80
looked ct the work the more cause Aad ~ %
admire and feel thankful for The blessings waes
God had conferred upon Mission lab0rs. II hal oses
-ad by Divine thai there Tires rsa-ons snd ..
suIpc~ed they still eIls.ed why the sorls ~A' a~
convert-d. Frst, the world itself did not d.sir, u.
" ond, the Devil avcrse 81 H. and ord, thS
Church not sufficiently earnest in the work. 10
he fns two roasons they were but too spl to fEgsI
be ast which chiefly Concerned them, and boo wLlcL
II. hesrers to sanc,fy the prosperity which they on