, 1860-07-07

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po.1ox, July 3, LEGO.
The organization, 8tty years ago, Of the Amer
lean Doard Of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-
sions was celebrated on Friday, the ooth Of
Juac. at Bradford. The General Association Of
CONGREGATIONAL Ministers Of Massachusetts, was
aoplied to iu June, 1910. by four young men'
Adoniram Judsop, Samuel Mott, samuel D.
Mills and Samuel Newell, who desired to be set
ap.rt for the missionary work Their request
waa complied with, and the American Board
was organized for their support, and to carry
m the work begun by them. From this begin
ming the Board has grown To be the great en-
ternrisa which it nor is: The financial pros
meets of the Society arc said TO be better than
ever beiore. The receipts for May were nearly |
100000, Of which more than one-third came |
from Massachusetts. think that this improve
uent for May, is due to The fact that number
Of rich churches in Massachusetts make their
annual contribution in May. Above $4,000 is
to he deducted for legacies also, so that livery
much question whether contributions ca'' be re.
lied on to get the, Board through. a special
effort is making to pay off the old debt, ard
hopes are confidently expressed that it will be
successful. I hays watched This matter for
some years, both in its relation to rich societies
and rich individuals, and think the question
;.eu,ipently pertinent, IL capital. get converted
| to the belief that the lnpenltent world IS IN
danger Of eternal hell! An Irish famine, a
| fallen factory, Devastating teraudo druw q
| mn.strom Of public sympathy into which are
sxent the benefactions Of all classes Of society.
world in imminent peril Of hell hardly creates
tide Of s. mpathy sufficient to carry the super
fluous means of small portion Of society,"
There il wrong somewhere. Either the capl-
tai Of these Christians, Or their creed il not
Which is wrong. The Nor1d will not
belie1e that they really believe that Christ
died to save the world from hell and sin, unless
| bv vital union with him IN g'eat sacrifice ior
gotk they prove TINT they peere H. %eo
take. and God s1ay all shame. Another dlty
years must see one Of two things: either the
conyeryion of capital to the t0rk Of sasing
Gods world from hell, or the fall Of the creed
which ASSERTS the need Of this salvation: 1T Is
its half century of infancy. But this great sum
ia but grain Of sand when We look 10 it for
proof that Christ slain for the sins Of the world
Il reality attested By the sacrifice Of the Chris.
| tian world for the salvation OF souls. What
shall be the testimony Of tile next half century
, Who will show US capital crncihed with Qhr1ss
for the sins Of the world? Who will hurt HIM
p self in lis means to help The perishing? lseli
Rion has got to be 50 popular that it is IN dan
= Ger Of becoming u sham. 1t is dealt in as 9
thino which will pay. Gite US some which
!" costs something, or confess that the Master WEI
r for his age aud not for ours.
In this connection, nm reminded Of new
i sham nut out in the name Of religion. ! tnea1
j. the ne1 dali paper publishedin New York. viii
. | snecial reference TO tbs recognition OF CHRIS
. tianity, price one cent. call It q humbug ant
l. a chest. A copy fell into my hands the othe
If day, aud never want 10 sec " an9tner. aae e9
; is a6ascal only who will pretend to sell lor on
;. ce5 ehat cannot be sold at that price. II thi
paper is TO be given away, let its publishers 81.
, 50. apd not virtually lie about all papers thu
.e are sold for two cents. If this price is to de
. fraud other papers 70. time and SO get STAR
&c let all decent people gre it q wide berth. An
e. shink Of caltingx paper which is based On OF
u position to wofidliness, 7At World! Call il
~ succesgor "The FIesh." and the one after t1l
"The Devil" daily exclaim, il the language
e. the Psalmist, Contounded be al they hat wof
iniquity. The present tendency to serve Go
+ by means Of the world, the les b and the devi
id | especially moves me to thus ejaculate. lit
in hourly expectation that some uugodly wrete
OF will turn up peddlng bis no bruins, no religio
NJ and total rasoaiity under tue title Of "Tt
:. Grace OF God made Easy" The Gospel, pIi'
~ four cent" OF some equally blasphemous co CO.
be York daily usually has this advertisement I
'o Saturday, NJ hc Sons Of God q. {. those MAJ
*, free from sin and partakers Of the divine d
e. ture) will meet to morrow in So and So Hall
- 10 o'clock" We need some Carlyle 10 pri
|a- the swellings Of sauetimorious pretence al
at show the world the selfshness which has e
,,a ths name Of religion. An age Of persecu.i
~ would do us good.
nd Last Friday afternoon tornado swept ov
y. Boston, doing considerable damage to chimney
- partially erected buildings and the trees on
Fst Common The Big Elm, which has stood
~. | the Uomnon ever since before the settleme
-, Of the country .and witnessed all the chang
lul and erents Of the history Of Boston, is as 20
~. a. coue. It was braken and about llaif 50
away BY the violent wind; and the prospect
'he that the remaining part will die. Boston Go
ers ! mon is ye1y beautiful, great source OF hen
~, and comfort to the inha6l1anss although it
III much less beautiful in some respects than so'
ian / other public parks which might be ulenIon
ro- The Biz Elm has been centre Of attraction
Nv the Common, q meeting place from the day
IN" the revolution, and it will be much missed.
ba Together with the tornado came Doug
Ratification meeting in Faneuii Hail.. 1t y
In ia every respect failure. The democracy
"a, worse 81 than Tue Big Elm. II is broken, ),
-, split aud doomed. I'm, A. Richardson II
'na come to Boston 10 blackguasd Abraham Liuc
Ing and rant lying prophecies. He will 10 ho
t1y. nsrer 10 oou,e up agaln. i Ike to tell ii
md fellows, as they depart for their long journ
,.., what l heard more than one say IN South
: a@n Illinois lass spring: " We want Doug[ss Q
la mated because re want to *hip'hina." | th
tat the public heart is fully set upon "hipp
ANs I ,r1n oil rY,hy he lane He
: IN played Just that game which. honest men
bit wont to reward with q fogging.
Mr. Hawthorne. Mr. James T. Fields and J
o'ae Harriet Deeeher Stove we're among he P
leon enpers by the Europa last week. Mrs~ Sto'
don party went cut last August. think par
A0- them hive not get returned. =:
! Mr. Postmaster Oapen is making great
lust now. 1t ia expected that be will rem
=. the Post-ofioe to Summer street again, to
Lnti- Rreat disgust Of the heayy business meE
,,on State street and vicinity. Mr. .Capen undo
gon' edl; speculates in this and would seem 70
ena- selfish motives The Sumner street office
I'm. wretcbedly contrived little box, neither fit
W the making up nor the Convenient deliver
We the mails. However, let them squabble i
sure We getan honest Administrations.
.t ~ J.. Tie sister Of Thomes Starr hing. Mis- a
!, the f>p0pulaf readings fn Charlestowu, Nateftt
..o L1nu, salenn snd West Cambridge. Her ed
'.%s are much spd Justly s2plau&sd.
ds Of Dr.. Hayes little crsks is now ready for
a stropr and seryicabla craft too. He will
Immediately. The success of attempts to
few lost men OF to Ind q pa,.:!eable wa:
o6 h shs itet
yea, een.s[y ssops o. IN tRs beainntnr Of
the letter.
900 i report Of the fisheries Of Gloucester n
-. the product Of this branch OF industry. to
Lu8 / raar n hare beeu nearly one m1il0n
in half Of dollars; This aneIenf th toxa eeff
ering ''@a'e 'e''A 9 90 ''1e'' =: Doc1
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