Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-10-04

whirlwind. But looked et the great farms,
.hia Rroat treasura, scattered all over this /
Great West and thought shall thla small /
sum which We desire Tor Christ's sake be
denied us2 ] have 20 confess that in looking /
around among the churches for examples Of /
self-denial for Christ's sake, | am able 70 |
find none, have yet to find him who has /
impoverished himself in the least that he |
might give for Ohrist's sake. Here in the |
Great West is the wealth of the nation, and |
We come, looking 70 the farmers Of the |
Great West 70 give Of their abundance |
What fear most is, that mon who are suit
sble lor this work will DO wanting. Your
Board do not accept men until they are
drilled and are refined and htted for the
trials and for the duties which they will be
called upon 10 discharge.
II has seemed TO me that We are travelling
to this point, when we should say, is S400, 900
wanted for the Board when the churches
should say, make an appropriation in such
a sum as you need and look 10 us for the
means. I trust greatly in christian impulse,
and that impulse should send TO the Board
four hundred thousand dollars for the com
ing year.
Rev. NJ. Treat road a letter from the Presi-
dent, Dr. Mark Hopkins, sympathizing with
the lsbors of the Board, and sxerting them
to a Jealous prosecution of them in the fu-
ture.
DR.. Anderson called upon Rev. DR.. Keep,
now go years eff age, to speak few words.
Mr.. Keep said:-The best speech l can
make in this assembly is to stand before you.
stand before you without having known
single day of sickness, or a day when I could
not walk out to attend to business / stand
before you monument of the blessing of
God. can say to my brethren that have
never known the time when my heart was
not in gym mpathy with any work of reform,
or when I could not work with those with
whom l might differ somewhat in opinion.
This Board may not be aware that so long
as it has the hearts Of the people, il has an
element of success. The Board now are
more in sympathy with the people than
over before, and feel assured that the terri
bic war is already working, and rubbing off
excrescences, and bringing Us together at the
foot Of the cross.
Twill say that I congratulate this Board,
the churches, and the Government, on the
position of this Board. This great cause is
aided by the great heart of this community.
God is in it and with US.
To use the words Of another, "prayer with
justice is the mightiest power on earth. =
May God in his infinite mercy guide all
influences in a way 70 promote His
glory, and secure a righteous common
wealth righteously administered.
Mr.. HolbrOok, IOWs:-I propose to say a
word about the West, whose missionary la
borsI fear that you are in danger of fSmis-
Judging. We are all missionaries in the
West. We are home missionaries. We are
planting churches all over the West,
churches which shall grow up and con'ri-
butte to the work of this society We come
into new country and we have everything
to do, and generally by poor few. This is
a great tax on the resources Of the people,
ard, moreover, the churches are poor IS
compared with Eastern churches. You
must not think of Western church as Of
those which have been established in the
East for many years. You tell US that the
corn waves in our fields, and that we are
rich. Sir, we may have large eOrn-helds
and large wheat fields, but perhaps we can
not sell. How long would it take our
farmers to accumulate wealth with corn at
/ six cents bushel and wheat at forty cents.
You must not estimate the missionary spirit
of the West by its contributi ms to the
Board. knew that there is an interest in
foreign missions all over the West. There
has been feeling ali over the country that
the Board was not up to the times on the
| question of slavery, and I am happy to say
| that to-day you have taken decided ground
which am satisfied will cause a greater
| sympathy with you.
DR.. Anderson said The time has come
when we must say farewell. propose. sir,
that We put the question on the adoption
of the resolutions and proceed to our fare
we'll exercises.
The questions being put, the resolutions
read by DR.. Wood, were adopted.
The President announced the following
committee to fill the blank in the resolution
of the Prudential Committee:
Gov. Buckinnham, Hon. Homer Bartlett,
DR.. Bacon, Judge Strong, Fred. Starr, Esq,
". E. Dodge, Esq., DR.. F. T. steaTns, Rev.
Jno. Kingsbury.
DR.. Treat said that he hoped that all pres
eut would heed the impression which had
been left on their minds, and communicate
it to others.
After singing the 72d Psalm, cOmmen-
cling:
Hasten Lord this gleri Gus time"
DR.. Linsley spoke as q representative of the
missionaries who were abroad in foreign
lands. He thanked his ministerial breth-
ern and others for the kindness with which
they mad received him, and the encourage
ment that they had extended to him. Some,
he said, go to far off lands, but they will go
with love for the cause which they never
felt before:
! The President said that he was charged
| by the Board 70 return their thanks for this
reception, for the hospitahties, for that
broad kindness that has extended itself to
all who have come up here, and he only hop
ed that these impressions might be deePened
upon all.
We go to our work with new energy and
zeal, and have felt that we are in the midst
of praying churches and praying people.
/ While we have been here we think that we
| have felt new strength in our souls. 1 may
be permitted to speak once again TO what is
just before us. Re-dOuble your Efforts
Dear mothers bring your sons and your
| daughters to the Lord. There is nobody that
can do this like a mother.
DR.. Aiken said I'm response to the reso-
| lutions and 10 your kind and just remarks,
! let me say a few words. I wish on behalf Of
the citizens of Cleveland, to express their
! qualification that they have been allowed TO
entertain this Board. When I came to
this city, now twenty-six years ago, I did
not think we should ever enjoy this privi-
| lege. thank God, sir, that have lived to
see this day. Owing to the peculiar state Of
the country, did not look for a great gath
ering on this occasion, but my expectations
have been disappointed. As 70 the interest
of the meeting, why, sir, how could it have
been greater. We have seen the map of the
world spread out, and its bright and its dark
spots pointed out, and we hear the Mace
doniRn cry, come, and help US.
We sometimes feel that the lack of
friends will compel us to retrereh, but
I am inclined to think it is from want
of faith. For more than fifty years we have
heard, nov and then, that the Board is on
the verge of bankruptcy; that there is dark
cloud that rests before it. But, sir, again
and again, has this cloud been rolled away.
This is enough 10 convince me that the
Lord is with us and will sustain US.