New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-14
THE ANNIVERSARIES.
REFORMED DUTCH MISSIONS.

81
The Anniversary Of the Board Of Foreign Missions
Of ,Is Reformed Dutch Church was held last evening
IN the church at the corner Of Fifth avenue and Twen-
,v.niutb st,eet which was crowded in every part, as
he occasion was to be one Of farewell to the Rev. DR..
Scudder of the Arco Mission, India whose lectures on
India have for the past two years been listened 10 ~
many delighted audiences throughout the country
Hundreds were compelled to stand througnoui tno
evening and the air became 80 noxiols l9g osofc '"o
close Of the meeting as 10 produce marked results.
The preliminary exercises were conducted ny the
Rev. DE-. DE WITT; the Rev. DIR. PHELPS read inc
statement, but fuller one wasgiyen ny Dr. DC *
The Rev Dr. H. NJ scuPDEE occupied a., m @ o. ,ae
in i'll health. Next Saturday ne intended TO set ogt On
his return. This meeting had TO him something OF the
character of personal interview. He was educated
here in the ETY. and had may psdEdsSn aT5 BE-
took his children. He had resigned his position as
pastor of Before, and was going TO the Negherry
Hills, which were healthy, and where he could take
them safely. His brother Joseph had returned sick;
he wonld 90 first and take Of his brothers mission
until be had recovered, and then go to these hills,
where they had station, and there he would busy
himsef with translations Of tracts, Of which
there was great need. In the Neilgherries
there was good classical school where bis boys could
ct for college. 1t was perfectly healthy also. He
would therefore sail Saturday, spend three months
Switzerland-for it was impossible for him to rest
hereand 90 on to india reaching il about the LIST OF
greatest trial of the missionary. lie had been sent
away, and he had sent his own away. lie came to
his Oldest daughter and She did not know him. IL was
a great trial but il could not be avoided. His was
purely exc, ptional case now. Some said to the mis-
sionaries, don't get married. The people. who
said this would not go at all. But mission,
airy ought TO get married; i was the normal
condition of man. The married man would live
longer and he worth three times as much while he did
live Beside there was nothing more important than
the mission of the married woman in India; and there
was nothing for the unmarried woman 10 DO. Crusty
old bachelors had no business there. lie supposed that
tEesc obiectors would ask him to wish that his father
was never married. but he would not do any such
thing. To picture his emotion at being permitted to
take his children back with him. he gave an eloquent
description OF Abrahans offering up Isaac, and his
restoration. Sometimes God led US TO the
bitter water of Mariih, just to try our faith
Since he TO this country, he bad travelled 2lol3
miles, he had lectured and he ever felt Thai IN every
one of his lectures he working for the MISSIONARY
cause God had been pleased 10 bless those lectures
a bundredfold more than his labors on the Sabbath
A man going out the second time as missionary went
with very chasened spirit. All the romance was
taken out Of the missionary before he FIVE days
out 10 sea- When this board separated from the
A,BC F. NJ their 400 churches gave $4,000.
Tie next year they gave sl6 OOO then he DR.. Seud-
der came home, and they gave s2oooo and last year
III months, $4,000. Next year they would want
$50 COO Two years ago, they had but seven mission
aries; when the three who to be baptized here
next Sunday should get out there there would be nine
teen. DIR. Sender gave an interesting account OF some
native boys who had become helpers. The King Of the
Puniaub was q Christian, and supported Il mission.
Lately there had been decision IN India that they who
belonged to the caste OF the rulers were OF the hes
caste. Until this decision. he Dr Scudderl could not
take water from the great wells OF the cesi ne must
90 where the Pariahs went. Now he could go any
where Tie transfer OF the Government from the
East India Company to the Queen would WORK great
coed The promise for missionary work IN lnda was
now greater than ever Brahminism strong az II was,
l.t.;, doxvn MOhammedanl5n
begun to qual before Christianity Truly this was the
missionary age. Tie Chinese were calling Tor mis-
sions; the hsrdheared heather had told him that they
saw Christianity was going 10 prevail. The average
Of conversions was greater In heather lands
than in Christian, in proportion to the
number Of aborers. Tie animaieues oil
the could light up tie ocean with their pnos.
phorescent glow; so could the Christians light
mp the world by combined and universal &C
ton. They wanted the prayers OF All hris-
tans. DIR. Scudder's manuscript fell down
In from, OF the pulpit Ii was handed up to him. He
hoped that heaibensm would feel Ike that some DAY.
He was going finish off this meeting with eollec-
| ton. Many man was carried straight down ~ ms
| money like the good swimmer, who, when ship
wrecked. loaded himself down ~ with gold that he
sank. Money like an eel; You could not hold u
| long any way and might az well give II now Ana
he wanted not spasmodc, but systematic benevolenee
Freely if We have received freely give that was for
| generous Christians Now for stingy Christians:
The 1.-THE of the land whether OF the seed OF the land
or of the fruit Of the tree, is the Lords. II Is holy
| unto the Lord. -
He himself had always kept bag, and put one shil
ling tenpence in it. 80 that he always had to give FROM
II This church only would do the same they alone would
support the Arco Mission. In conclusion he spoke OF
the glory of the missionary enterprise. He would not
say farewell TO meet mOre-Chrstans never parted.
T6ey would meet again with the angel, and the re-
de med.
A collection was then taken mp i'll behalf of the
Board, hymn sung, and the immense congregation
received Dr. Scuddere parting benediction.
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