The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-22
Missionary Meeting In Fifth Avoaue.


ADDRlss OF BISHOP SCOTT. or oREoos AND WASH
NGTor TSRRITORIEs AND OTHER MINISTER'S
Y0Uf6 AhEfiCA WALKED ISr0.
meeting held s,t evening at the Church OF the
AsceDeon or Fifth avenue and Tenth street..
the special purpo-e o. aiding tha missions North
Pacific coast About hundred persons pres,
en and the display OF Russian sable eodness highly
respectable The clergy are course privileged to say
what, in others, might be considered offensive, and
several home thruxs made the upgodiy or the
ne'shbofhood which, We trust, viii havo cdect Ia due
season.
IRE tervce commenced with singing and PRAYER, after
which Rev. Dr. vankieeck, the Secretary Of the Commit
Tee Genera Domestic Missions OF the Episcopal Church
addressed be congregation During the past throo yors
the Doneeic COMMITTEES had received very htile sympa
thy from the church. But still, some comfort had been
voucbsaed so three years ago they had ouly S3
ministers, but they could rejoice IN over l46 In
1853 their income s24 0oo this year the
receipts S4T 246 In addition 10 renewed claims on
the committee, they had to mourn the toss OF iegA
cy and oebt Of $l2tco had Accumulated. The speaker
appealed "a business to give little OF their
estss for the good Of the church which they devoted
gentlemen present who could part vita tha Sl2 coo they
much required and noe ieel the loss OF It, After pay
Ing tribute 20 the memory OF Bishop Wainwright Dr.
Varkieeck give place 30
Rev. d. sccrr Bihoo CT Oregon aud Washington Ter
rtoties, who s,atec-When rs, entered the duties
OF my diocess thero not organ.2ed parish IN It,
Row have three CT urches complete IN all their ap
Pcirtmens and these finished year
Of my beng In the docess If we hsd had a nlsser.a
supply sufficient think We might have built two more
We bave also established diocesan schools BY my last
advices ] am given 10 understand that there
eleven BOYS under Instruction there When work
commenced bad only two missionaries, but last May
one orasined, aad during tia, month two
more jotred u, after undergoing untold difficulties There
are Low three clergy and three deacons engaged
the work,
In TO question Or. Scott sised--rhe estate
purchased for the mission consists OF seventy
;or which gave 81 400 and SINCE the purchase have
expended about 5000 upon II. The inhabited re-
goos Of my diocess consist Of the territory lying
nAgtp AT
The Rocky Mountains are 4 thousand miles from
the Pacific, whilst Cascades parallel to tho
In tne Two territories there nha Of whom
5e,ot0 src In oregon How org viii be before the
country 2 h'csiy settle. cannot say or emigration
Devious 10 the year 1850 received mile square Of ano
single men half mile, but they were bcuno 70 live upon
or four pears before they could become the absolute
owners. about year ago, a report made HAT gold
had been discovered In Washington Territory, somewhat
20 the east OF tbe Cascade Mountain, and near TO sta
ton Of the HUDSON Bay Company but before this could
be subsaniiaisd, the Indian broke ont. haw3 just
received letter informing That tns report i correct
and that the fields az rich. not more than any
CALIFORNIA; should this be Territories will quickly
be populated Orr oilizens arc composed OF
from vsrors parts OF the states, and Enr'sDd and
have gotten aimee they came to the Territory
pavc therefore, very elementary WORK before us Be
tween yourselves and California Oregon and Washington
Territories, have Texas snd New Mcrico Ksn,ss Ne.
brsska. the Indian Territory, and MohAmmedan Utah
nas "a spe Ss az, sSqusca !" my e@pre out wnM
already, ono Territory Is thorn la SIDE The popu-
laiops OF Oregon and Washington are remarkably lar
thnqng they tder they chalk 90. their oSn re-
lgoh just rs TREY DO their politics This AL very well
they start from proper prn rlcs oar church there.
lore yer feeble but We hold on TO the promise Of God,
and look 10 you here present. 10 assist us IN gathering In
lie wheat Tcr ilese eelds COW ripe unto harvest.
Pew. pr, Hgbce observe, when passing along the
crowded boroushisres OF this great city, ha cood not
help continually ssking hrnscfwh.t oil these busi
rcss rushrg after One merchant Is sending ships
10 the eastward 10 gather the wealth Of the nations
49,
the IN, prsiros. Wha tori For thiugx-the nrst,
to furnsh himself sick chamber, In which bio shat
~tb,r and dethc second, to dress and support thai
AotLg America which p,sses Va 10 the streets, dele
Iiota.ed humanity, squsuderlnE Us fathers money I,
destroy is health and daily reducing iisef 10 some
Ting less Than man. This g5spel OF truth WAS little
rellshed by tie siuners present
collection made which realized $40 IL not by
any meAns q large sum Tor such Audicaoe.