The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-12
NEW HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER H. sea-TRPLE SHEET.

band He now appealed to the people to know II
tney should have TO recall any one OF that noble lew
be met at the outset by the objection that we
should first attend to our home missions, but he
OF the foreign mission had always prevailed what
would now have been our condltiona" should we
have ever heard the gospel ourselvesi In England,
ID the early part Of the last century, the Society for
the Propagation OF the Gospel was formed, and to
tnat organization our church In this country was
indebted for It's growth and
tituton at homen or that charity begins at home"
Christs injunction to his disciples to Go into all the
wora and the to every
from elictlns obedience, and how many
souls would have been lost. Il such prin.
have been for ever confined to the spot where 1t
frst implanted and whence 1t eventually sprung, for
VINO ever heard OF land where there was not plenty
Ing reason why the Church should move in this mat
ter could be found in the reflection that there still
exists e after nineteen centuries OF Christianity
vOO,0 900 600 OF heathens, to whom there mas never
been uttered the hope OF q cruclfied and world
redeeming Saviour. No voice had ever awakened
Prepare ye the Way OF the LORD make HIS path
straight" There had never been seen upon their
mountains 'the feet Of them that bring glad It'd
lngs:" The reverend gentleman concluded by
stirring appeal to the people OF the Church in this
land 70 put forth some worther efforts IN the cause
or evangelical truth, and was followed by Mr. William
welsh ana the right reverend prelate In words OF
encouragement towards the same exalted purpose.
The services were closed by singing the web known
missionary hymn,
From Greenlands icy mountains,
and the congregation was dismissed with benedc-
uon oy Bishop McCoskrey.
Society for the Increase Of the Ministry.
The Society for the Increase OF the Ministry OF the
Protestant Episcopal church held its fourth trennial
meeting last evening In the Zion church, corner Of
Madison avenue and Thirty eighth street. The Rev.
Dr. Huntington, OF Emanuel church, Boston, pre-
sided. The usual religious services commenced at
hafpast seven and at their conclusion the special
business Of the evening was introduced by the
reading the annual report OF the society," The to tai
receipts OF the year were stated at 006 a. and
the amount expended $4,000. After the reading or
the report the Rev. +. L. Brown, OF st. Paul's
Nv a Sa e ed
been connected It'll the society for eight years. had
watched it's growth from the time its yearly income
every meeting ana knowing how much good it had
accomplished he felt great pleasure In addressing
the congregation in tsIbehal Applying the text 1.-THE
laborer Is worthy Of his hre to the clergy, the rev.
erend gentleman made an earnest effort to convince
his hearers that by multiplying the number OF labor
ers they would Increase the power OF the Church and
concluded by exhorting them to give their richest
gifts and charities to the society. The next speaker,
the Rev. Mr.. Garmann, President Of the. Nebraska
College, introduced himself to the meeting as one
who had been doing picket duty on the frontiers OF
Christianity. He said that every man and woman
who had the welfare OF the Church at heart not only
should but must assist the society, and that those
who do not help to support the ministry are not
practical Christians The next speaker said he did
not believe there was anything which would afford
greater satisfaction and enjoyment to Christian men
and women than assisting the young men who are
now being educated for the ministry, and he hoped
Terre Haute, Indiana, made fervent appeal on be-
half OF the society, and concluded by saying:-
"Shame upon such Of you as take single cent out
of the building that you could afford to give" A
collection was then taken up, and after the contri-
buttons were handed In the Rev. DR.. Jackson, Presl
dent OF Trinity College, delivered an address and
pronounced the benedctiOn.