The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

- yesterday morning win devous ana assenuVo eu-
dsace hear discourse by the Rev. R. Brown, first
nonary 10 Japan Of the Reformed Dutch church. The
soductory exercises conducted BY Or. Aacauey.
mo hymns sung appropriate 70 the occasion, con.
lAhng verses indicative Of sefsacrihcing missionary
qkh, such a the following
When survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died;
Ny richest gain count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride
Were the whole realm Of nature mine,
That were present far too small:
Love so amazing, 30 divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
lev. Mr.. Brown read the following verses Tor ms
emit
Enlarge the place Of thy tent and let them stretch forth
e curtains of thine habtaton Spare not lengthen thy
esrds, and strengthen thy stakes
For thou shalt for the right hand ana on the
lst and Thy inherit the Genties and make the
Aesolae cities be nhabtedlaiah chapter d, verses
= s~d3
Growth said the reverend speaker, is nfAlble sign
q Kfe No dead thing grows The hard kernel Of
seems Dead but place in the earh and takes root
grows that proves it's e SO the surest sign Of the
ysey of individual the life he eads-the kind Of out
growth resulting from IT, So with the church. the surest
sign Of its life is what doess its action teachings de-
yelopement and enlargement The inspired writer gives
expression three principles: FIRST that the watchword
Il Jesus Christ onward onward TO great achievements
IN the deveOpement and advancement OF his kingdom;
second that the church, 10 accomplish her mission must
pense their executions; third that her seed shalt thus
Be fruitful multiply and inherit the Gentles The church
Before Christ confined 10 nation The Jews were
gwen propagandsm; they we're not commanded 10
spread their Religion, and this, think, was the
Senism. But Jesus Christ commanded his fol
cwers spread his religion throughout the world among
best most sanctyiDg hope OF Gods people now is,
Mat the whole earth shall be occupied by the religion ana
Gospel OF Jesus Christ Our dispensauon Is distinguished
BY the propagation Of the Gospel We called to preach
oArst to all M pent up Palestine limits our labors
We field the world Jesus has said, Go ye into all the
VERDI and preach the Gospel to every creature Since
shen we have wanted work 10 do This is the pro-
pr calling the necessary work of the church, and we
never had any right to be anything Tue Duke of
wellington on being consulted by = reverend gentleman
shout sending missionaries to India, promptly replied,
"Look 10 your marching orders, sir-'Go ye into all the
world preach the Gospel TO every Creature' The
missionaries sent 70 India, and with what blessed
RESULT The early Christian church was much given to
sonafy abors; she extended them throughout all the
Rsnan empire; and when she began to omit her mission
yy laboFs fhe began TO decline 10 purity and power and
usefulness; she hd her light under bushe and suffered
Ae consequences thereof; she lost her own
light when she ceased TO extend it 10 others
h modern times the missionary spirit Of the
church has been revived, blessing with its presence
herself equally with the heather. The American Board
OF Foreign Missions resulted from tue prayers of three
aiken I'M by The Essh Baptist Society for missions was
about sixty dollars and il graveIy stated at the time
that that was abunoanty sufficient for the then present
purposes. From such small beginnings have been reared
ME great fabric Of missions TO all parts Of the world God
hsa guided them and prepared the way for them he
n the oppoi .unites he is offering for the, cgress
Of the Gospel in barbaric lands See what he has just
S Ss e % Of e o Of
sonafy abofs has been increased every for
years past, most marked friends have been
multiplied and obstacles removed. Twenty years ago
China Was Theoretically scaled against the When,
N March, 1929, landed the coast Of China, that
pure closed to Christianity walled in from the rest Of
Me VERDI and there then signs Of its portals
being opened than there had been hundred years before
The Gospe could only be taught in secret tracts were
a
cause Of Christ Had any one then told me that within
twenty years China would be open by treaty stipulation
with the four great Powers not only tor commerce. but
Tor the introduction Of Christianity, would have deemed
him an idealst or mailman. But God has wrought this
u to accomplish IT, The opium traffic is odious 10
AL and YETI in lS49, God made that traffic the means of
opening five ports in that country to Christianity Thus
1t e means When the United States Commissioners was
a'bg to the Imperial mins,er of China about the open
ng of that empire, the latter said, We object giving
xsoIs and such free admission into our land
bat as for the missionaries we are willing 70 admit them
INTO every part OF the empire because know they are
good men," So all China now open to Christian abo
Had thousand men to send there 10 day she
would receive them ALL Let them penetrate into all parts
the empire and every where they will be protected by
treaties Merchants look for the advantage Of trade and
manufactures the opening up OF this empire but Christ
ooks 70 the salvation Of those four hundred millions Of
people. Divine Providence beckops to us from the bat
tered walls Of China to freely send thither the blessings
~ Christianity But will here ask you to turn your
Byes to another Kingdom In the far East, which now
stretches out arms to you for the bread Of life That
ais Of the sun till within few years has been very hos
iie 20 navgatos From earliest time it mas been almost
~. I rsacSeS Pvmoob R the
Reror Of Japan gave orders for the slaughter Of every
Catholic in his kingdom, and the torture and destruction
q all Roman priests The policy of totally excluding
Dreguers aud Christianity steadily kept up and the
Dutch alone were allowed precarious intercourse with
the empire. Such was the condition of Japan five
years ago. Her IS o0Oye 600 Of interesting people,
peope too in respects superior 70 any other Asatc
peope were cut of from intercourse with all the rest Of
he wi thav ivaJ
terra ineognita Whenever q shipwrecked mariner
FELL into their hands he was Gagged or imprisoned 70 pre-
vent him from spyiD out thing concerning their land
Bat God work all this, carrying out his
yene; be saving this people from two great evsthe
bloodshed sacrifice, he has the whole kingdom
~ be opened, SO that foreigners have only to pursue
straight forward and all native exc!usveness will
be broken down. The chain that connects America TO
China Will then be completed An Episcopal missionary
while in japan was invned by the Governor Of Nangasak
70 there and teach class of japanese the Eng
Hsh language. The missionary said, 81 must teach
nsm something else besides the English language;
psUs the ee wnos Gh
Cbristiapity # You win also teach them Eng
usn." Our church has been invited by various par
ties 10 send missionary there rejoice 70 know that
this call has not been unheeded; also makes my heart
rejoice know that Board Of Foreign Missions
determined heeo this call and send visionary there
greatly rejoice Also that they have decided
Mere Whatever my poor abilities they cheerfully
he cries that up from China and the and of
the rising SUM- This rare chance 70 demonstrate her
asionary glorious chance 10 win the honor
6 planting the red Of Christ upon this empire
There upon this globe another land which presents
Ssch golden opportunity for the usefulness Of our
church. She must broad and extensive plans and be
pot sparng in her efforts aud expenses. The spirit Of
God cries unto "Spsre not" deeply feel that half
measures stnted appropriation by the Board, will an
II VII do 10 send or one mssiona-
~ 70 Japan. The day for such stnted Operations has
passed. We require many workers in this promising
Aeld Let be remembered how Christianity affects the
family relations what s to the training Of the young
bow fosters education, and how Il administers 10 the
uck and suffering Let us present Christianity favoraby
10 the Japanese and give them 10 that Roman
em and Professionalism are not the same Spare the
means, my BRETHREN for although missions no, the
cbmch, they are only oatgrowth OF it, Spare
not now, for heretofore have been too parsimo-
nous IN our missionary expenditures Spare not
now, for other denominations turning their
eyes 10 us to see If viii take advantage
OF the opportunity that offered 10 Other
denominations are contemplating the establishment
Of missions there-et them DO they all welcome
there but let the church which FIRST invited