The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-11

The lAnube- Th,se men ohd, ina Single generates, al
thc vast Roman empire win Christian teachings ana s
taD oburehee. There bO Jewish axosMivoDoD = Ne
tsxt Tho speaker remarked thai ubsre wsrs sevsal
anSIgtes bsweeD tho ago which the thrktAa rsl gon
wAs oFrs sOtAgsted IN tho world, aud as ~ vhee We
WED, and were full Of both ,hs phAsopher and
the Thai ago nua 10 regarded ~ nvoeA witn
great raS'cAI dgnncapcy, for general sxpecsas nai
been awakened BY the prphesies sha ubo Messiah was
about appear and establish hs Kingdom anasng mon.
In our age hs prophecies Of thai sDats.s BOOK have
awakened like general expssAsi taa shs gospel a Je
sus Christ b 70 overh Ap .he bnndus, whsoh have hung
confined u In that age there . provdensiaI pregara
.lcD Of The w"d for he planiIns AND WIDE ASSASSINATION
Of the gospel In tho wovh IN az" ibaro was an
equally Pruvdennal preparation the work Of many ages,
for The fs'nneus Of the prophecy and tho giving Of tho
there was one people, re0eio and sGfr pecked, yet
trained by ages Of Providenal discipline be The mos
furnished with facilities for prosecuting the work
signed them. In our age there was people no less
distinctly marked Than the ages prepared BY providon
achieving this work Of Chrissn oposasiou, Indicated
alike BY the index finger Of prophecy and promise Az
gaon Of Christianity Jewish hands, 80 In hi; sge of
universal Christian purpose He halh pe ra4cptly DOM
mi.tsd y The people weon b. planted u NE American
would only present ono view Of the subject, which was
appropriate TO tho occasion which had called them
together What he asked, the function Of tho Ameri
can societyf was to follow the American e.ngran. in
eli bis migraons and 70 plant the permanent situations
Of the Christian faith wherever he built his cabin In the
forest the prairie. Religious instruction must keep
pace with The emigration Of the emgrsnt and amole
preparation for religious cuknrs made coexeh-ive
with the ler Of the soil With American emigration had
the Home Missionary Society TO do. 1t through emf
grafton that The Anne, can people would It's most
powerful influence >apn tho religions destinies Of the
world. The speaker then argned ~ great length, and
demon rated by statisics, THAI Engish Puritan prn
cipeD destined 70 spread Commensurate with the
growth Of the American continent The greatest danger
Of our country thai vasi regions II VII gin soil
enjoying natures freedom will be by that
dark syst Of slavery which rs recognized 10 fifteen
stases 81 Union. ,ha, portion Of repub,c
bore their part In fulfilling religious destiny, will be
after denge Of free white population sha have
flowed them. America open the growth Of q free
religious people, and the function VI the sooety whose
claims he was advocating Oheer and encourage the
Anglo American people and " plant the church Of God in
heee primeva sohtudes There barriers 10 pre-
vent the Intelligent and civilized working classes from md
ing home IN the West. In the opinion Of tho reverend
gentleman the time hand when every foot Of
national domain will be wanted for the free aborer
and slave labor could not hong bold against such
petition. There unnisakeabe signs that freedom
dawniDg the plains Of Missouri. He did not aiude
exclusively political events, but referred
especially TO that amazing relative increase Of free
population resulting from csWes deep and permanent
and 80 entirely providentsl that our politicians have Little
power, either 70 aocelsrsse reard Them Nor
slavery long itself from destruction by The ineyi
table nroads OF free labor MI along Northern border
Virginia, glorious old Virginia, will again DO free and
tend, Of old her unshsckied hand TO her brahers
The CONGREGATION were dismiseed with the bepedcton.