The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-09
THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
Union.

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THE AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CHRISTIAN
UNION.
The Rev Dr. BxxAs Of Troy, delivered the annual ser
mon before this society last evening in the Thirteenth
street Preeby teran church DR. Hurchards) The con
gregaton unusually large, and every seat was occu
pied long before the time Of the deiyery7 oeoexP NJ
The reverend gentleman then spoke TO the following ef
feet IL don't know how far may call upon tho indul
gence of the audience to night have just ef bed
sickness and have not been able 10 speak for the last four
weeks in public. WAS very anxious no, to disappoin
the audience generally the anniversary OCCASION and
thought my duty to ana do the best could. The
words upon which shall speak this evening reco
in Paulis Epses to the Romans, lat chapter tn and
l5.h verses ~ am debtor both 10 the Greeks to the
barbafisns both to the wise and TO tie pn~ise. 50
as much as in me is ready 70 preach Tho Gospel 70
you tia, ct Rome also,D 1t has been often sGid
10 reference TO Christisn mission--the field is
tie world, be thought here embodied, when con
neo,ed with such an enterprise Is sublime one
md this presentation OF il csnnot IAN 70
awaken thrilling interest IN the heart Of any Que who
believes that Jesus Christ IS 20 have the leathen pr LIS
inheritance and the utermost parts OF the earth Tor h
possession. There is something in tho term world that
hs the mind. 1t is not province akinedom an empire
continent, but the great globe ITSELF has oeen grapn
csy presented to us in two great Departments Ioe one
furnishing the home and the other the foreign tod me
Christian has often wep he gazed upon the hslthen'
one thousand hundred and dfty millions OF whom
grasp the thought you csneix hundred and seventy SIX
millions are psgans, having hope and without God
Ard can people OF the Christian church stand SIN and
ook on and see these miilons perish 1t canno. be.
Every effort for their illumination and their FROM
endless death must receive the sympathy and
support Of every friend Of Christ. remark, in
the lIs, psce, these people need the Gospel,
and such a necessity must lie at the basis
of every missionary effort for the people. They need
ted Christian communities have E their physical and
religious condition would receive, damage rather than
the heather; If il forgoae conclusion OF God
that the Gospel has power TO effect any salutary
changes, then Christian missions would be thsnkless
.gratuy not absolute sbsurdty uncaned for and in
uroos, and would bring il their train nothing but aic
ton Neither Of these things can be affirmed OF Roman
Catholics for they have not the Gospel make apo
ogy for the utterance Of this plain truth and must
rest on mere asseTton-and IL need not Proofs unnum
bered and accumulatve cluster all around, and all
ing and honest heart TO perceive that the system al
ninstercd il the Papa organization is not the Gospel
bodied ~ S vs's New Testament anne for mans
Faith and Christ are the grand agenc there are no
nummeries here, no legerdeman, no sacerdotal abso
female rtercessos but it is the work of GOO adapted
In Protestant countries where light shines in drec
radiance from Scriptures. reflected in every
transaction where Thought grappes with thought, and
mind is confronted with mind, and men OF every shade
and character Of political policy however diversified they
found. The reverend gentleman then went Say
that amongst the Roman Catholics the missionary
and keep the of God the people He said there
many millions Of Roman Catholics who had never
read the word and were in as bad state tho heathen
That greatest difficulty the missionary had contend
with in foreign countries the Roman Catholic priest,
wbo in many instances took the God Of the heather and
christened Mary, and set up for their worship again
IN other countries the huge ugly monstrosty which the
deuded beathen worshpped was replaced by the gded
another pray for him in Latin. He said protestant Chrs
tians numbered 90 coo 900, than half of
whom had opportunities of reading and hearing the
ut End TharA oP -
converted In former times, when ignorance snd super
sttion were far greater than 1t is now-wher the mis-
sionary dare no. approach the savagthe field for ope-
ration was wanted. 1t is not go now. We ros only
want the reapers for the harvest is ripe, and WI,
yield .n asandaHty already has yielded sssnan,
newed exertion IN conclusion, he said When
look upon work in the process Of redemption gee
blessed eternity Of agencies aiming ut the great end
The foreign missionary has placed his eye on the pagan
and with mis- neat on Heaven ne has gone about hs work
Another laoorer Is cutya,ns and improving the vineyard
IN the came spirit And last, not least, there another
missionary, who like Paul, you lind ready 10 preach
The gospel % Them who are " at Rome also Go hen aud
sna nrY MSo n are MSssay ana gasa e brethren ~
the earth, brethren and sisters in Christ Jusl
get that oade which to adorn the 5avours brow E The
crown Of all the earth May ye come TO wear IL may til
songs OF angels meet the Joyous welcomes Of happy
world Even SO come the LORD jesus.
The Peace Society-Euiogy the Life and
Character of VIM. Jay by DIR. Cheever.
The Church of the Puitsns filed with an attentive
and fashionable audience last evening to hear the Rev
DR.. Cheever pronounce eulogy upon William Jay.
After the usual preliminary exercises, Mr.. Chaever
read the following his eXtDapel 9th chapter,
4th and 5.h verses -
aeaast Ganei concerning The Kingdom ba. Aey eea, nd
TIER was here any error or fault fot il hun NO.
Of his Gcd
We have reason to thank God SAID the speaker, for
every good whose life death has secured fron
change The power Of individual man, an indvidca
example, wonderful. The history Of the light
advancement Of this world is but the hsto1y oc
great The Of world, the periods Of Eighth
IL, marked by characters and names whom idea
regped and burned, and from whom truth, governing
truth, radated and shone. single great light mini
ages are poor where no such examples OF genius
power are found, One such Edmund Burke is o
greater power and value than richly endowed univasi
ty Not Harvard Yale, with all their attachments
can match one such magnificent mind, do go mucl
for freedom From beginning 10 end the lie Of Jay
worthy Of unqualified appreciation. he wa
be like Abraham, who nigh plead for Sodon
man OF iucorrupnble principesa Of tried au1
1--we Il IN his Great Masters eyes-a man VIII.
feared God, ard, Fearing him, feared nothing else. a.
wac digent worker for Goa and when he pligh
have beer ndoient and self indulgent and s bore hg
name, Bozn in 1885, he was 10 Yaie College hftecu
years Of age was one OF the most sudoug and accom-
pished students Of his Glass; -Four years alter he was
perusing Ian in law Office at Albany In 1908, in let
ter to classmate who student Of
| divinity, he said, 81 have devoted myself t.
the law; most hrduous profc ssion,
but MT an enoble desire 70 protect she poJr from
the rion TO shield the weak from the oppression Of the
strong Such was hs mind at nnsieen He was no Dc.
ogger no Believer 10 expediency His application to his
books was interrupted by weakness Of the eyes, TIL at
length he was compelled to abandon his studies ana giyc
up the law he did with great pey and ressnatton
u letter e nus father he said-Ey being deprived o.
the honor Of this world may gain thoge Of The ne st.
While by enjoying the former might lose the latter
he always maintained that before can be good patrols
we mrst be good men. In 1872 he married In 1874 h.,
was appointed to the bench Of the UDted States Supre
Court, ane continued to Oil the position for twenty-five
years; then be was removed from because he was an
aboltionist Immediately after his removal he declared
"lr my opinion II is the duty, and policy requires tae
corporate authorities TO abolish all property In human
beings The more extensive this property IS the more
necessity OF aholisltlg II Immediately. Ny opinions are
founded simply upon the win Of Cod this win regard as
the sos test OF right and wrong The system Of savery
is Itself Incapable OF reformation" ar. Jay was as q
judge ncoirupble and impartial he Wls admitted 20 be