, 1865-10-05


Peter 10 Keep forward The car Of the Iospe!, v
should still want fhe spirit OF tho most High t
give ia strength aud success. We may sta1t q
caurcbes-we may beeu1ns impatient beeaase "
art DEF Irons OF honorln our church and alorfyiu
hopeth all things endureth al things; that spin
which IL full OF Affection md Of symp4thy, Ne labo
In vain.
1T evening, of Dr. Kirk. u witch he said that Ii
q dsnp9S s9a IT. e Es pYo1c a 9 %
wildesneea uaY then blossona a ne rose md Tia
nat!ous are blessed. FLoud cheers
a motion being made 10 adjourn to half ms
nine thls day, It WIS ea1ried, md The Coavenfio
CLARK STREET u. E. CHURCH.
Last evening meeting In connection with th
American Board Of Commissioners Of Foreig
Missions, and especially ss connected with foscIs
missions, vas held In the First Methodist Epscup:
Church, Professor Msgoun, Of Iowa, in the chair.
attention vas bestowed upon the exercises Of Ii
'fs The ss1eetsee were opened BY The singing Of til
"Now be the gospel banner
In every laud unfufled."
Rev: Mr. Hebard, Of Iowa City, IA, then led ii
hsf e bs ssSsaIs sehoo asPs oek ss
which the audience Joined in singing the hymn,
"1esus shall reign whe1 er fbe sun
PROFESSOR AAGoUH
Only consented 10 preside on the condition that
would not be required to ssy much. flo eons1dere.
eesa eea Il g. III M 4 eeso
u tbe West put tl now had never @ gainsd d theT Oh
cct- The object Of the Board in the Northwest t,t
not 20 much concern foreign matters, as those con
Of the Indians the audience wonld feel pleaset
and interested In fisiepfng to hrother who has
been 1abor1ng with that Eare.
The Chairman, in conclusion, introduced
REV. y. R. Riggs.
Rev. 3. Il. Riggs, Of the pacotah Mission, ha.dl,
knew what would be expected Of one who can't
from far connity to speak to WhIts people, bu
anould con1uc hts renaiks to bis experiences witt
1ered The fearful nas1acre that occnrred on sht
border Of Minnesota, when The country w2s &C
cruelty lepopuiated. Tho community hed before
tue Indians ar Into the pEairie., but ruthlessl
captured the women and children. In regard te
the work Of the Lord among the Indians, wicked
al they art. the missionaries had 14bored anon.
them 1ot tHenty.feycn years before the outbreak,
anu were considered to have achieved considerable
Success.
grandfather. II had been eaid that the Indians
were superior IN their beliefs and wo1shipped
= great unknown spirit and did not descend 10
in lheir possession. They had many mysterious
respects without ths God d de b'bble they ionrd
's'gG ''sngpass, bst ;s the , RlpsonatIss hsa tiaas
At frat. they showed much dlstaste for re-
good Il would DO lhela. siin some good lad been
achieved. Al The outbreak Of the massacre they
Ind a 2oodly number In connection with the mis-
5,nS son ;n9Hn The gestsE msjoay had
It edncation- Now the Indians felt that their gods
lad deceived them, and wcra more willing to re-
seiSe tha gospel In such mystcs1o9s manners
Of two indians confined At Fort Smelling, who had
been condemned to be hanged, md who Will be
hsoFea T. feH aaYs but vh9 In te'F distress bad
err, Who had been confined, had, when in prison,
receive the instruction they had previously spuned
lspgasgs; That nas at the prison At Mantalow.
pTovement, they had eysneea Considerable
carrying On thsit feleon. meetings il The prison.
About two months aeo he received large number
of bibles from the bib1e honse In New York, aud
distributed tEo hundred Of them 70 the p1.onefs,
wonld ha!e felt reJoiced II the{ could have pezsna
dsd an Indian to rec secstSe bible = g,f1. These
good Sign for tic reformation Of the race, allowing
the hope 10 be cherished that they #IN rise f.on
tltH troubles Better and rnTtf-
REV. LYMAN WHITNEY.
Rev. Lyman Whitney, oi Dubuque, Thought that
wherever moral processes were visible, everybody
seemed ready to Giso bis opinion Of thc cause and
reason. It did not 80 occur In natural Phenomena
tempted 10 gt1e my opinion 81 Ills own rtsard.ne
the composition Of water, bat hardly battle had
tcet fought during The past var but that different
na1fatozn' wonld view It from a different staui
point. while nearly every officer down to coeIo-al
tnIn'ng pe!ns which IN the end brought about he
In The mission world this consciousness ofiud,rft.
nai action was neefnl, tnasmuth n It showed the
usefulness and work Of the yarious branches. The
the late nnr were considered. it would b found
that ihe cause Of the Northern victory the pres
ence q the Sabbath School e1ement- It was the
had faid shat Il hc could have child for he Qrst
seven yea1s OF It's life, be did rot .nnch care who
took It aferwazds- The, speaker fully appreciated
pes s nds & eRdsoe and 70 5 the hRFns 1nss
sionastes when they gathered round them the little
heathen ehi1dren-lt..e ones rho had been mad
ted may not be at arst apparent but he best seeds
ase thosc TINT are longest tn the ground. B{-and-
bye The eeeds will break throurh the ground aud
then there Wlll be gfoEona HARVEST rom the silent,
uulecofded labors Of missionaries upon the infant
htAthen mind.
The audience then sung the hymn commencing,
" Exert thy powerfully rights maiataln.", :.
REV. L. R1ssELL~ -"
Rev. /. Btssell, ofthc Marattah NlseIon OF West
sEn 1ndia, felt at to know the worth Of blessings
II Is best sometimes to be deprived OF them. Mis-
atonaz.cs know something Of the valne OF Sabbath
ssIse. Ss1 m fsF S IN, r of ~ IT, Ter IL soae 10
can there be Sabbath School without Sabbath,
= snd !n . lndta & there b. 70 Sabbath The sabbath
day Ia conttdcred to b more ccrtain OF eucce.s.
Where there is day school, It may be continued
on The ssebs 6at vh19t ths former e e
Ershrains manage? 70 tnsti1 HIndoolsm into
the mfnds Of the children not only before they are
seren years of aga but almost before they se!en
mothers lend sheir jnfanfs into the temples, nd.
bowtng down hefore the Brah1uin, place The tips of
the lille one upon their godman'a feet. The peo-
guidance OF their Brahmnical teaehers. Til they
become as sentelees az the woca and stone they
bow 10. They accept Whit the BEahmin.s tell them
true take the religion Of the1s athers, and won't
!. The Btahmtns themselves viii not argue; they
may use system Of sophistry, but nome will rca-
1nose oi theae he speaker sid, & can Iii It
both trueT' "No;' he RFalmia admitted, it
doa RG s desns % e S as tna shs ass
srue" s.fes, answered the man; :. The one may
~ IAd Aux $Uu3 "N1n tl6 0lHBf Is tt06 fDr UB.'
Such was sample Of their sophiettcal manner Of
reasoning; 1he tanae man, when, in other con7e1-
sas1ou, the speaker. 10 gain some point for
nd rs Sat. ssnsa h sr srs RS 20! 1ss tEs
the Brahmin; :" tNo halves and two halves only
ulake tyeo whole oues.r This man had rraduale3
At the University OF Poona, but Jet could not or
sou]d not know bettar. The lower orders nayer
attempted to reasou at all, they did whatavez the
B1ahmins told them. and could he seen every day
Tagging themselves along the ground mile atter
Ht1h the Children that the missionaries had their
strongest hopes. They were teaching them In
christian knowledge and had translated some
u the 1aEorite American works.
HEy. JoHH TODD,
Rer. John Todd, Of Massachusetts, begged to be
sIcused but nt the earnest solicitation Of The midi
nee, consented TO speak, though under protest a.
10 wished to hear from brother from Turkey.
He sofd come fifteen or sixteen years ago he saw
ZONE few missionaries come npon the stage, at
neettng Of the Missionary Board, to bid their |
Genes Of thelr labora. One Of them, uho vas re-
nrning to the Indians, felt In extreme aorrow at
1ot sucueeting in Obtaining teacher to take back
y1th him, hut the otheE, who was going back to /
Turkey, came up with face beanfng with pte:as-
ire: He washappy In everything, and at nj dimes.
snch one the speaker wished to Sit down to hear
He recognized the great bleaslng and necessity Of
'aebath sch9ols, but felt they had plsce out Of
hich they should not be used. Unless the holy 4
pirit vas prayed for, It would be useless TO simply
rly On Sabbath Schools. The churches Of lhe
mt eil1it did moi prevent thinly attended prayer
neet1nst and weak prayers. II It did here IN Chi
ago, be would like to takeI his hearers down to
scN England. Ills Owl town contained six miles,