The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-24
The Church Missionary Society.

The annual sermon before the Church Missionary 60
ciey Of the General theological Seminary preached
last evening at the Church Of 81. Peter, in Twentieth
street, near Eighth avenue. The sacred edifce was
crowded in every part by highly intelligent congrega
tion in the front ranks OF which many Of the
young asprants for the suferirgs OF martyrs AID the
glorious of the triumphant soldier Of the Cross
There were several clergy men in the commpnioa,
clothed in suYpces who assisted In the cefe0 aies Of
the evening. ---'- l-H ~
After the ordinary Episcopal evening seryicebeauu
full and powerful in its truthful simpicyone Of the
paraphrasts Of the Psalms Of David was sung and tho
preacher OF tho occaai0D-tho Rev. Dr.. Lttlejchn--
assembled the pulpit He selected his text from tho
fret chapter OF the Prophecy Of Malachi at the 11h
verse; For from the rising Of the sun even unto tho
going down of the same my name shall be great among
tie Genes, and In every place incense shall be offered
S unto my name ard pure Offering for my name sha!!
These familiar worts OF the Prophet Malachi portendod
the calling in Of oil the nations OF the earth to tho wor
sopary work which they had th.t evening met t. con-
slider, was proof Of tho power Of this truth Precious
te mas b been s reared in TINS fertile field purposes writ
which, nevertheless, have long lain dormant and ande
veloped. The missionary work had made tho most tat
church could be questioned to its usefulness n this
direction. The church missionary obligations
universally acknowledged For tbs past fifty years tho
church has been engaged il carrying the gospel into
every distant land, to every latitude every race
They bave thus established the fact that our race
Tho lanes Of Asa and Africa no longer present
any difficulties to the heralds OF the croes.
Experience hes also taught the church that
part Of the gospel ministry must be sent to
featben in Its isolation The Bioc alone, the priest
alo ne OF the sacrament would be insufficient was the
,nthe ark and soil arp tmbers o. it that oated Moab
safety over the waters CT tho dcuee and It must 30 Ia
an onte and complete Chrstlanjitipn that The bope OF
a foen world is to BIO found. Meslons have advanced
the influence and usefulness Of the ministry OF Gods
W.rd TITO moral power Of the ministry comes not more
from its Divine commission than from the work 1t PER
forms. II will TO judged by what does The preacher
then eloquenty referred to the impetus which bad been
given to missions by the advance Of physical science and
The accommodating treasures Of philosophical investiga
on giving 10 tho defenders Of the Faith new oppotai
Tics NJ more powerful weapons.
The reverend gentleman then rocapilulnted briefly
The blessings and advantages which have resulted
from the spread Of Christian missicns encouraged
he young men who are seeking TO be ad-
mitted among Chis messengers to be firm
and unwaveripg their work, and concluded his slo
auent discourse by mpassioned burzt OF eoquence
which could not la to stir the hearts Of his hearers.
The ocrtory was then made collection taken aud tho
congregation Dismissed with the bencdietion. f-i