, 1865-10-06

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City oiTo, GEO sonls and the Metropolis Of South
1adta, by the death OF the honofcd and d.yoted
Nyson Mor*son, Is len with ne elercsl missionary
most promising aud a kystcm most ndmisnble, has
not the force 10 bring fom ita Iabors tho results
lan lhAt With Gods blessing, might fairly Be- e.
Leaving many TONES q fintese.t in these reports.
your CoMmttt1s :. VIII only further recommend that
e
For the Committee,
Permit me to make one remark in regard to lie
mission 10 India. In ycr, prominent and tufuen-
t!sl Paper II ,his ei,yhe thso nE q thIs
toiisI Il respectia, and, aonbt ot candid. ia and III
fear That II y owing to IN unsccu connection be-
tyse1 nc taeas d. sxpsessed IN Inst article and our
idea thai the missions have lost men and money
tneIc tt1u tEcy asc worth, ues q. the very root Of
s nn 70 msttSn, y, o. Pr Wss'9Ps Inas
want 81 t1eeess. nthat be 50, then ssy that mis-
you v1ll take the III Of people and d.v.de them BY
the ministers you Mfll lind thatw have more people
II 70 Ihs inii,se, tlan yon avs H.
Hiinoi.i And as 70 he eoss il IS eontennt6!e 10
epeak Of the cost. Five Of orr city churches will
spsna more mossymi do not II waste ttESut II, VII
for the whole outer world II year. And as for
men, suppote We lose ten men BY death and ten BY
d5sea.e-wlaf Is thats What Is IT. Our sifcets
hIe hlled with men. and money Ia rulitn. through
our country. These 1ntssiona nse however, Z,a1t
Of the church, and We do not wani money-wc do
not wsni menIwlai we want Is the spirit 81 Christ
ces, hut upon ideas; and whai is tie idea Of Chst
,,sltss T 20 r. Iats ~ tes world and preach
a As: }of he dsy uSen QUIZ men are too eozardy
or too sluggish 10 70 OFT ard epread the gotpe!.
and when ouE churches ase too seldsh ID send
ttem.
Dr., Treat. gy actual comparison, It I. found that
the number Of persons actually received Into Mis-
sion Churches, and the churches in Massachusetts
From esefa ceu1sion Il i oHaa 10 BE- .oaVsi sas
the missionaries have been but J5o and the msnie-
s. of hsys nesn ~ 20 .has for
than the cburchee IN Massachusetts almost a. three
o9f Sn,ss; ,Hppsss re ss nssay
tachusette. [cheesr.]
TIE 7nIaCSE AHT1c1r oS MISSIONS.
The following Il the article referred to by NJ.
npllea' p1blislsd In the TRIBUNE OF yestesda, Oct
"fecoIo,ug Of lime, labor and cfFo.t l. desirable
In merely secular airs, 1t Is ar morn in hafnanc
and religions enterprises, in which The lives enet
vested Us the capital, and from which the conver.
eiou OF ntn 10 tue Christian fifth il the expected
s1s Ssa.& ss IL .Snn pf m sap ssasa f. tie oanS
ChisIars inlo unp1oa,a5lc ehainels, When there r:
as 60 many ny IN Which r. Il G and e
! sWs aIe led 10 This subject By The exhibit pub,
e,epaEy work, i ear7iea On by he Am:.ie,o Bond
! OF C0mm!sefuEeFs for Forcign Missions, now In
hes tn Eoas 70 ,9r he ast as
Gliding lis officers, is<ionaries, physicians, rnale
aud female asslstants native preachers and school
issrhes:,1S S1-;na has adasa Z eopserts daring
exase coat OF sustaining y missionary Il SiSd.s3
That the nsGta.e cott u eGecting conversion !.
@ os tas eseh sSa a5s s'e9 @ Iii Iii
he remembered. i not the ineipIeni stage Of thl.
snsctpsi.e In which i. i sowing for future rcapers
t'en Of America. Ser Is this a1 c1scptiona
year, for the institution. since iss foundation II
now number sL:rss communicates, which wouls
bring the average cost OF missions tor the cnnvcr
now living up 10 S;ss rcr convert. But a.. SOM
abscnce Of more accurate data, he eafeiy estimates
TINT during III" entire existence ot tue Organization
thc average cot PEI convert ha- beeo AZ l.asi fe
conversion ni,s, laSc bcen more rapid In pFopo'
lion 10 tho nleaa4 expended during tho fntlIcy 9
the Dnarl. when # had bnt little Organization an
1sarly to tha1 simplicity and indjs3dnsl seaj wbic
distinguished thu apostolic aSc, than OF late VIE
fame has nade II fashionable, and its ase and ur
w1eny proportions have male 1t cumbrous.
"Tte ennstrrinn ul a soul Is, Of eourse, not TO b
measured in value by dollars ana cents. We N
not, tesclor. prnuefn. thcte figures 10 show iais
the labor lttell doc. not pay, for no tsntes conl
OF labor.
strongly presse 10 lake antt..lavery grounds in Il
. missions In the 1ndlan Territory, where ncCT
tlavery vas Then tolerated. A. number Of the
80 e sT Icy
= means ,of, Chras'iaai1ips the African Nc;
eEseiual and cheaper ono than ,he Amstiean BOAR;
Certainly the cni!Ir expense VI Introducing Itr A
rican raee into this country docs not exceed tho G.
stead Of some twenty-thfec thousand Chris
,sns srths Of VT unt.us;To.thE ssass We have
Ing to four millions OF souls, containing ratht
larger church membership In proportion 10 the
numbers !l,an the white population Of lhc same +
gton It j. marvellous ,s ; th1t the sup,y anl last
suit In more rapid spread Of tho gospel than b.
rWur'ed the iahofs md prayers Of cur foreign MI
suppose int 1t arosc from my virtues In the ins'
tuition Of elnsrry, for slavery has existed In moet
l.. The hcathcn nations to which missionaries ha,
inherently more economical 10 chrisiiauizc those
\ our midst. who speak onr language. asc lar:cIy II
der our influence eoe1ally and s6oae in.cllecfs
sufficiently expanded TO comprehend ChElstianit
than the distant hcathcn, who azc without these 4
n Snn.a:es.
d negroes ia,e cokt tbs ChIistIan community ie
10 than five dollnrs for each convert There IL indt
e nc comparison, either in pccunsary cost or ply
c brought to bear upon. ,he Southern negroes q,
l. those tnc1den. 10 Foreign sssone, and the rcsnl
q are exacliy In inscrse ratio 10 the cost. When
Ie American Board Tor the sakc Of Ecta,nins the 6
uibui1ons OF the masters, overlooked the vast he
,e afforded ~ our slase population; was mars =
IT, meat 81 10 sp Il M IL
ID cur Southern population ever Afforded missTon.
q Gtld cqu.l 10 lhat afforded In the great cities
!. sInong ,l.s rapidly growing population Of i
ID ..Th' re :tee,ns to bc dreamy attraction, an
definite tplenGor abou. the snsinets Of the popu
! tiuns sought to be reached hy foreign missions.
missionary to India Is d missionary 10 fly nifo
d. ofreople. A missionary tn China ie invested
N 3n- VIII s%e si ne q,rsSa
missionary gocr from his own 6oue, rice, q
language. The fewer The number upon whom be c
- ~ learning the languases, an acquisition which Il
~ ro avsll 10 The missionary except Tor mission
purposes Yet several hundred thons md people
r. languages arc resident In our mfdat, with I
T.. IL or no American miuielcss couvelsant "
,hsr ,9, III 1s 9ss,, Hr mo,y a@1
q Which intnrc tic missionary 10 iaec ali these
u, aeed thcy % ass Willy ii I md ceenomIcalis dilecs
but If greater usefulness with les sacrifice. wo
n1 result from dir cling tho same zeal and energy
~ konc effort for the relief Of the suaerin the cu
n lion OF the Ignorant, the protection ot the We
M hs ard The uplifting Of The depEaEtfl among onr l
sHt ;et then that which Is unvisc cannot be wisely
~ rnired. We arc not attacking any class, for
=; know that those who nc foremost II FOREIGN
NC NC sione arc the eame general class who arc forcu
T. In home reforms. We speak not Of men bu
az nEy. pn. sArspIns.
e4S Rev. Or. Saunders, Who has for many years b
,sc ccnncctcd with the Indian n3sflon was next IN
N. dased; l!c eaid: .,,..n ~ ,,,,..u,
rs report Of the seereaaset, the statistics Of the
III lon se,an mud You have Just heard The repor
~ ~, The special committee On The Tamil ntssaGn.,
M afe in connection with this report I have not I
here 10 enler into tul description OF scenes
cs0 sss T1 Sa r r. a I vs,s EEL eae o
ere were We Fee It. and the irnmphs of Christianity q:
ous col eoLnce:sa viii tbe STALLION al Meinipi: ThcEe
" have Christian church, q cooaIS caihse Ia
mi 10, with ,ewsr. tclfy and bell aud i wss built By
s.a on one ride Of The road. rona about hal1 as
n. aa the streets Of Chicago aud on the other Il
temple Of the Eed do, Or ,5eslHoSan ,s lx Wen
nis rfern. very small aair, but tl'e very taet IL
.NsS ,tsS was opposite 10 oIr church, has E
10. ante Of Inc rsiis,ee ss.cmbie there and ray
" tfcvoi,ons TO The falec god. In tho month OF
sss they bad E1eat festival thers and vent np
the rortrnl,v no rnuli have IL wstnes, them bcc
linz yc ~. NJ, ni,or .l to ninnlc with Ne neopl
Of thcsr fimcs as looIeI down anon fhcu1,
nsai 1dole car had tsl been brought ont 10 be d
;i!6g hy the multitude ronnd The temple. and the
n Of ioOts dn,.n ih h}d,nns munster and lis chr
cai sts1;sn ~ H. nd oi broad sii,p-e. near:y
an c!c. arpEnd which thousands Of people forn
Wy living wall. In front OF the car were = thou
ney rceoa pnt-. lying upon the ground. and II wa.
.4ty hrr,t thrse rfcs NUS by thrnWinr them yiolt
lone nnnn stnne in Sroni RI ihe idol Without mIse
tt3 single one. and he 10 THROW them as fast
ana could, first fifty With one hand and then any
st.e sfier II ~. dnnc mni;1iniie ot thc noof nr
the this t.rr.i rnrT TT1eatinn rnahcd in 10 obtain