The national Republican., 1867-11-05

truer 10 the life II is for such people, so sin.
full, 90 needy, that the Prudential Committee ask
the Gospel Of Christ.
The committee fret adduce certain arguments
which appeal to the friends Of missions every
where.
!. They must bs allowed TO make more dis
tinct reference to the immense number to be
saved. Let us assume 400, 900, 900 as tho popu.
lation Of tho empire and let US suppose them
to pass before u.s. say Ave abreast, at the pace OF
one mile an hour. From morning TO night
from night to morning, the ear is burdened by
their heavy, ineessant tread. Who now will
stand and wait till tho last detachment shall
have marched by A procession Of few thou.
sands becomes to the spectator, not unfrequently
a painful weariness. But those dusky forms,
these children Of dark hearts, will consume seven
years in dofling before US, Q long unIestipg
funeral train We are awe.struok and CON
founded-myriads upon myriads, millions upon
millions, all journeying like ourselves to the
judgment. seat, and all ignorant Of tho way Of
life
2. Another argument Is the divine interposi.
tion in behalf Of China. When tho hearts Of
Christians Grst yearned for the redemption Of
this land It rose before them like strongly.
guarded fortress, the concentration Of heathon-
Ism. Barriers which are formidable everywhere
were found compacted and strengthened here
with amazing skill. Morrison won't forth, sixty
years ago, the forlorn hope Of evangelism. Others
Joined him, among them our own missionaries !
but prior to 1842 thoy could only exclaim, "How
long, o Lord, how long !" Then, however, "Ho
that Is glorious In his apparel, travelling In the
greatness Of his strength" !" came forth from his
place and his own arm brought salvation unto
him. In tho exercise Of his high prerogatiye as
King Of kings he caused the wrath Of man to
praise him and the red hand Of war was per-
mittod to unbar the two-leaved gates. Slowly
and heavily, with manifold obstruotions and de-
lays, they turned back upon their rusty hinges
and now we are told that the whole empire 10
open to the horalds Of the cross. "This Is the
Lords doing and II Is marvellous In our eyes ~
/ 3. The signal success which may be anticipated
, Is another argument advanced and
The hazard Of delay should not bO over.
looked.
But there are arguments which address them.
selves with peculiar force to Christians In
America.
! /. The physical charaoteristics Of our country
at US for great missionary undertakings.
2. The annals Of our country point to great
missionary enterprise.
3. China has become our western neighbor
When we frst turned to tho furthest Orient, as
q possible field for our efforts, we were obliged
to look across the entire eastern continent. It
has como to pass, since the Board met at Pitts
field one year ago, that q line Of steamers has
undertaken to bridge tho great sea- and mis-
sionary brother, who left New York on the 10th
of August, is now, we may hope, drawing near
to the land OF his adoption. In very short
time we shall hear Of unresting railway trains
passing from tho Atlantic to the Paciac, and
then a single month will take reinforcement
from Massachusetts, Bay to Shanghai. Who can
fail to interpret this rapid march Of events
Surely, tho God Of missions has brought this
empire so populou', so idOlatrous, nearer and
nearer, that We may accept tho field which he
has assigned us.
4. As China Is destined to enrich US with her
commerce, II becomes US, as q Christian people,
to enrich her with the words Of eternal life.
5. In evangeliEing China, We shall do much 10
raiso our own country to the proper level OF q
Christian State.
Thus have the Prudential Committee endeav'
ored to set forth the claims Of China as mis-
sionary Geld, first, upon Protestant Christians
everywhere; secondly, aud pre- eminently, upor
Protestant Christians In America. But they
must 20 still further, and say that upon th,
churches which are represented by this Board
pleased to give US a wider experience, q large
Income, and q stronger working force, than any
other society this side Of tho Atlantic. 1t be
comes US, therefore, to accept the position
which He has assigned us, humbly and trustfully
and to ask that grace may be given US to do al
His will.
This report on the Importance Of tho grea
held of China was referred to special commit
tee, who prepared and submitted the following
Tss:OSSsaG9ai e.. Sas2a which was adopted b
Resolpsd, That this Board, with reliance OIL
God, does now accept tho work which Provi
dence throws upon It for the ovangslisation o
China; and assured of the abundant ability o
the churches, and of tho favorable response o
devoted young men In our Theological Scmina
rios to the appeal that shall DO made to them
do recommend speedy enlargement OF the mis-
sionary force In that empire.
After this appeal for China, a report was road
on the necessities Of the foreign field.
New CoLoRED School 0PENED.-Yesterday
the new colored school house, on 0 street north
between Fourth and Fifth streets west, wa
thrown open for the admission Of scholars. The
building Is of brick, and comprises eight larg'
school rooms, four below and tho same numbe
above. The following teachers have been de
tailed for duty here: Miss Emma V. Brown
principal, room No. l; Miss Ellen W. Stebbins
room No. 2; Mrs. L. II. Disbrow, room No 8
Miss @. F. Wilmington, room No. 4i Miss A. L
Foote, room No. g.; Miss r. A. Perry, room
No. o. Miss NJ. A. Dorster, room No. u Mis-,
r. ]. Cook, room No. 8. 1t Is calculated that
there will bo about sixty scholars to each tsache
in this building. Yesterday morning abou
enough appeared to make tho number fifty Il
each teacher, and they were still arriving wheI
our reporter left the school house. This Is thu
fourth school house put in operation, the othe
being-one on M near Seventeenthj ono on the
Island and one In Georgetown. All thes,
schools are in aourishing condition.
ST. PAUL's CHURcH. EPIscoPAL.-Bids fol
the building of this church were formally ac
cepted by the Vestry on Monday last. Johr
Popkins does the excavation and masonry fol
$500, William Chopin will do all tho othei
work for SO, 500. The work will be pushed for
ward as rapidly as the weather will permit,
The church will be built Of Seneca stone from
the new quarry. laid up in rubble.work, with
trimmings of fine dressed stone and white mar
BILE The style Of architecture 10 the early dec
Grated Gothic. The plans were drawn by Emleu
T. Littell, architect, No. III Broadway, New
York. The cornerstone will bc laid at an early
Il. 30 ha all .t.d