, 1865-10-05
THE CONVENTION,

ind when It waa ont, the presses OF lhe m{ssion,
though run by steam, we're not able to sappy the
the tcutnnd. So complete Is the triumph Of God'l
word in this iorm, that The priests aud bahopa
by saying 10 the people; This Is eood .rsnsla;
ton a5d We aie willing Jon should read it,
Tho Ins le.sea Of a truth aad light Is pro-
that the schools supported b .hsa Board bare been
the means Of at1Htng up schools IN every direction,
& eeoe sappo'ed 9 y Ss %sson % 6
keeping alive afy OF more others, They ray to ns
sheFe when yon opgu one school you afe opening
arc s for tss psope
Beyrout, to develop the work Of education Of Asbic
ser rhas san$s. s e f.. t f @ es
sbow how the gospel work Is advancing. By many
nris = looked upon a. dseouraging mfts1on, al
y few converts to show l. resnlt of It's fabors
hut It Is th's very thin=.the obstanale blindness
and uenial darkness in which these people nre lly
10 ;our continued exertion in tner babalf. would
e sao,ts g, l.. Sy .heir 1gnofg5nse, misery M ga
ty is os: pFo1etotailS slow low" Of A' change, aa
They plough With thc same sort Of plougha,
threnh with the eame threahing INSTRUMENTS that
ple oi that character viii receive new ideas, new
principles and neW religion in a few years. But
look upon the hundreds of millions who spesk this
md ~ f lheir destitatloa, haid.heartedness md
the dinenlty Of Introducing amy. change among
the1a. Is not The strongest appeal which an b
Il w1s that the world waLted him to come to earth
These were then no advocates to plead our cause IN
the car ofin9nte lore but for The sake Of our mis-
T. cane down to seef md save he os1 u Ind
would ass, az you talk OF inaugurlting new era
Of nsshtona. would AK you, instead of fixing the
sum ormone1 you will raise and limIting Jour cal-
cuations to e.rtam amount, to look Il ahe peo-
pic. ut their destitutlan, and 20 On In this work
xlth soaethtng na of oar sas'ofs ssmpaths, SELL
Il the proper policy, and. ss has been ln.Imate,
should BE- The policy Of the Board, when they uh-
aeIfaSe missionary work to curry it out. This
md .he Only one which Would have done one 20 so,Ede de.
termtntns that suck polut should be taken With
out counting the cost flor II they had stopped to
and when you have undertaken this work, to re-
so!se that It shall be done At whatever pzce4 and
whenever you enter On such work n thu cisl1iza-
lion Of a9 hundred millions Of the human race,
ncsrr look upon It % Thing to be done by halves.
but 10 he dnlshBd ut whaicyrr cost. Il is poor
economy TO send forth few men to struggle, toll,
sustained by reinforcement In 80 large work as
this. II is Ike sending company of soldiers to
oecapy the pott which should be held by Brigade
forth. NC hare been permitted to report progress In
the missionary work,-and, IL ia bnt justics 10 NJ
brethren remaining IN hs sld 70 ~
recall your misslonaries ict them labor In sous
other of The world. where lits holds the allotted
i e ee r. snt q s M ,ea ,e Fl ,S Ss sss ssa T
"hs'cser cost Let me Ii couclneioa express 10
shsen ;1e i s 6. ss ss4RPas Rs& & a'i1
the highest privilege ypu could haye conferred up
ou ne, md Il mine e = harder md more thankiess
pss 70 @ ,o1
atc to the difficulties, and II missionary going
loEtb to foreign lands has any reflex good g our
would sf Jos ss so e s s9t e 1eeai
my hIethscn thetF that retnsorcements are coming.
that thc Board is not taln. In shts work, but hat
.te one q short .ae @eb oaeT aas or te II,
This Is work, which, having undertaken, We must,
Nth Gods blessing, and In tumble dependence o1
rla1ae.]
nEv. pu; xAssEr.
ReT. J. n Nassey, D. r., Of london, England,
vi eua ps i, % banoi which n..
been conferred upon me to come amer these vetc-
NM IN ihs tanse Of Chs md this adyocatc OF the
II Is m honor which apprec,ate es conferred upon
nc BY the delegates 10 ih1s Convention a. we'll ns,
!fyou please. By yon. in listening and hearing the
i've sea,s aro sance eo1respondea W With the see.s @
tary Of the Missionary Association in one Of yoar
colleges. desiring to have conference md conAden-
lands letter came TO the seminary where WIS
nrcpattng foE the ministry among the heasEcn and
then It deTolssd upon nc, as one Of the
seniors. 10 acknowledge that letter. Thus
began my sJmpaih'es with American
missionaries. II IT, tofty-one years ago, hInee
Walkhs ~ tno Ternnaah Of ny house At Madras, 1
a. stranger. .ekea hla naue-it -. T. Sc.a;s- cca;s-
der from Eeylon. tCheerk-] Then, living In soil
tarJ so.Eow, fhaving been bereaved,l sc Were able
weeks together and to confer upon the interests Of
Cmist together. At that time the American
b:u,he!hood. were Contemplating measures ior The
measure, distinguished ihem above III other mIs-
rionhies. fes1 months aftcr that 1t was nv duty
and pleasure to visit Bombay, wherr Yas received
Ir--in return for our hospltai,t1 TO their
brother. whom / have juet named. Then
entered into the oompanionship of WHIT Ia
Groves and Wr, KelIogr. and ottcrs. Who wrrr A..
toc1ated together ss American Mistioraries, seeE-
,Dg e e ssiys,on oi the Xsnsat,s Pcopls ma en|ey
Gordan Han On that mission % shieh be died. We
ss sta7tsd together as Ssnt qpe .tay I'D ano,her
"ihe better iapd,' to cnIoy tbo revsris f faitb.
iul service Of Jesus Chst5.. lie was one Of the
1ss oyf 4. s9S s1s aeGsd e. ns /.
~ S.na not e.eI to s sn% on ee naye tnF II
The world. 1Loud aud ionu Continued snnicrse ~
j mention thete cfrcuastances to cive me somo
s{ous bss not only been advocated by w{se ma
faithful mcu but that II bus sent forth Tito heather
tou-meu WHO have been the pr1ise OF vnrr Churches
wherever they have Gune.
Ths lteIotafs Of Tie American Board ot Foreign
fetal to tie Christian world: and the n,eno,es of
tic early starters, who soon laid teir dust in fr
Miss F1sk 10 such ae have eonaecsafc thc namc n:
and samq or the Mission, not merely to literature
na = of s "na I'D to
rspbcs mind ihat you can tesIre inoH M - t.
N0rl a. having. under yonr banis. heen wrorrhf
" t5c to asq nop III o ~ N. o,
song Suu. bccaase thnl fst f. n,,ss,o,rx Ins wot
cnteIpr2e las been beneficial to other IanSsot1
Francc AZ weli as to Ills cnuntrv II h.. hse,, na
chafneterstie of thai il has brought Tie WORKERS
&c ans5 or .; be
tists ar osiSantiatsNit hea hTnnrh, fhs1 X
esther On that cTouutl. and they haze rean,d the
E%annrr % of fhe cross, and TO proclaim the be- eiad id
S;s cnnntrv TSeS ri thnt tew W. srs onp hsnd ~
brotherhood, and hat their prayers -, eanuot
,sic crEs.i. in othes fanis. barn eniared
ihs seosoDs - Of drxoton % vt,I Chnrch gs.
sjrnnrfes WESLEYAN missionaries prrshyfpr;.n
miss!ops;1escwe hase rcpnsented and eons % ior1h
nnder one Saster, one GospeI, and W us ali one
troyeTs{cs bere a. ~ tf,a maannr ~ h,nt;sm ~
n1her eis1nents ~ tha+ nstnre L. n,s hsra ~
%Iences a. to Eniscopscx t,onsrr.at;o1aIsm i nsT
rreshyterfan,sm ani Tst11Iism. nj in t1e MA
sione;y ie1d ,ra hav. I'M ana oh'ec+ ~ - nnr.ne
checr ~ The WoTE Of Missions u sSSs sood d worE fer
tSa s,rc or the rn,1ntrv Nv sr1,sch X iS anst.n5
md not merely 10 the c6pnfrV 10 wbIeh missiea,,
ariea 70. Sueba cnnsreration A. thisI sncb an ~.
net ion q the East ion tfe I'VE West from le North
aunl.nsei ehntrs saJ Jth.t Thomoh ronr States
h1tf seTero, md in snme Stnt.a ssI,s
a-s.. snxars,,o,tfot. % xor e" an a. *
saSiian,s % 81 oSl Country whose riory-wbose I'm
Lord Jesus C6ttst and making all men subject nd to
~ iii sce - a. t. ~ ttcsa hn ~ hss
LIZA !, an te.t " 70
so.t othey.e h.nds ~ ronr contr{hrti.ag ,,fM
an,p not IN the en,Tit al %l XII
IN i1,, hcrancc and snnnnr, nf The n1nion. sss.in
~ ~ ,s,;sS rnn hnre eIoSertcd 17 s'o4oas
,,an.rr snrit hss Zen bad ~ nnin, ,s
rnrIand md America knn1F ,hat nrgsns ~ sen.
# IN Enrlani fi N snos mea
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