The New York herald., 1869-03-28

end OF tl0 WOflQ. hut one In0y search III vain
for any Divine instructions to missionaries 10 take
'Sa,S the Commanders thereof shall Are oroadslde
despitefuly use them. on the contrary, those VINO
go TO preach the gospel 10 the neathen areexpressy
directed 10 pursue an exactly opposite course 70
this They are told to take their lives IN their hands
and to count that they lose their lives lt is tnef
great GAIN paes VINO are M pesecmte ior "m Of
Heaven and II missionary goes to China resolved
not TO submit to persecution, but to do his work
safely under the guns OF man-0f-war, with the ul-
dersfandIng that these guns win not only protect
him, but avenge any insult or injury offered hln ne
those who resist not evil, but VINO, when smten
ON. one cheek, turn 10 the smter the othcr
also. "He that lndeth his life shall lose i and ne
tnat loseth his life for MY sake shall ind IT, SAID
the Saviour and If the missionaries 10 China are
not content with this promise - it uncnarita0e 10
suppose that they are like sister Mary scholastlca
Joseph, OF the convent at HUI. and have mistaken
thir vocationy
The Bishop OF Peterborough (Dr. Magee) with true
Celtic vyacity endeavored to represent the case IN
q more favorable light for the missionaries, but IN
that attempt he committed the hlunder OF speaking OF
the missionaries as one might speak oil the drummefS
for New iork dry goods houses, who have lately
been persecuted In some OF the western villages.
ssShall not the yenders OF Bibles have the same
rights as the venders OF cottons 2 asked the bishop,
with righteous Indignation. But then, as ne was
reminded by worldIy-minded peer there may be
question as to the right OF Great Britain To compel
another country to receive either Bibles or cottons
and should not the Chinese be left to decide for
themselves whether they VIII take the c0ttons emu
reject the Bibles. or must the two be taken together
like a blue pill and Seidiitz p0wderY country
may be willing to admit manufactures but not ms
si0nares and in that case must Great Britain insist
on free trade IN both articles and employ gunDoats
and gunpowder to enforce her arguments?
But the chief interest III the debate laid In the TACT
that 1t was made the means OF showing what mad
been the result OF Mandarin Burlingame's visit to
England. The Earl OF Clarendon (the secretary Tor
Foreign AfYairs informed the lords that in future
China is to be treated 81 country having respon-
sble government. Instructions have been sent to
the British C0nsus and officers there to behave the-
selves they would do In any other civilized cOun-
try with which Great Britain Is at peace. They
ana thither to redress real or fancled Injuries,
and tney are to inform the missionaries tnat
II they desire to- continue their hoy work
they must do at their own risk. They may WIN
for themselves the crown OF martyrdon, II they
will, and the British fieet shall IN nowse Interfere
to roo them OF that exceeding great reward. 1.-THE
missonaries.n said the Earl, shave required to be
protected against themselves. The whole popula-
ton OF China Is most adverse 70 missionaries, ana
to enforce treaty rights, but to protect few rash
men who would not toresee the consequences OF
fered to take care OF themselves, and nad been OIL
cially warned that "the government could no longer
protect them at the risk OF committing acts OF war;
SO propagating the g0spe. by gunboats in China
Is TO cease, and the Ccestias, II converted at all,
are not to have Christianity crowded down their
thrOats. AS converts WON IN this fashion can
scarcely be counted for much no one but the mis-
sionares themselves viii be likely complain, and
that they may now become martyrs whenever they
please without thereby causing town to he bonn
barded and hundred or two heathen souls sent TO
perdition by the explosion Of Christian Shells
Resurrection and Other Scripture Days.
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD:-
II there Is any one day in the Christian calendar
more worthy of celebration than another It Is the
day OF the resurrection. other days have their ap
proprate observances, but the day Of the resurrec
ticn above all others should have that triumphant
celebration which is alone worthy Of Its character.
1t admits Of music Of the most grand and impos-
ing character and challenges the orator to his high
est pitch Of enthusiasm. And whys simply because
II is the index day OF mans bssful immortality II
he will be but true TO his God and He who died
and rose again for our salvation. God never altered
the observance OF the Sabbath from the beginning.
It's observance to hold for all generations and TO
the human alike. 1t was appointed for our FIRST
parents for the Jewish nation and for the Christian
world at large, and never should the "Lord's Day.
have been observed In lieu OF the original land still
continuing BY the Bible) Sabbath. The Lords Day
is the great trumphal day OF the Holy Scriptures,
and shond be universal Christian holy day
throughout the entire world and celebrated with all
the social appliances that the Word OF God as the
guide can give IT, There is another point In
tion with this subject which it would be well to
refer to before cosing this article, and IL Is the
OF the day. Christians at large are not
counting the days arght as regards the beginning
he word vs sc day o mdnt to MD
night.l IL Is not according TO the scriptures 0l God
and the Jews with the exception OF comparatively
Alright for the Scripture invariably counts the day
from the evening 70 the morning; that is from the
time darkness sets In through the day until dark
meas sets IN agaln: and the whole Christian world.
with THESE few exceptions, should hasten to correct
themselves, for strict observance Of the Scripture
guidance In every respect is now OF palpable I'M
portance IN TINS age Of Intellectual instead OF Bible
Christianity. But coming back to the resurrection
day, does Il not surpass IN It's touch OF the human
OF our Lord and Saviour Jesus Cnrst? IL most GER
tainly does, ani its claims upon oil Christians is
nra-n nm INF -tfta n a M
nection with CHRIST ascension and promises OF the
Eternal should give this particular day such cha.
racter that Its observance VIII surpas3 all days OF
any other greatly celebrated days az far Its sig-
nncance surpasses them.
We have great natural celebration days; but this
has 10 do with the Eternal, and with the Eternal.
the perfection OF happiness In heaven forever with
God and His only begotten and dearly beloved Son,
VINO lived and suffered died and again and
assembled on high ior eternal happiness, aud
peace, not as the word possesses them, but unal-
loyed and forevermore in Gods own nome above.
Organization OF Churches.
The organization OF the foowi churches In the
dinercnt evangelical denominations throughout the
country has been announced during the last two
months:--
CONGREGATIONAL
or the following seven churches OF this order lately
formed only is located IN the East. This is the
Highland church, OF Roxbury, Mass, which is an
outgrowth OF the Parker street mission OF the Eliot
church In that place. The mission was started some
years ago, aud now the Sunday school numbers more
than 800 scholars The parent society has maintained
preaching there for some time past, promoting, In
every way, the growth Of the mission into self sus-
tanning church. and now, to aid this good work,
they have voted to the young society the chapel and
the land on which 1t stands. The new church has,
at the start between hlty and sixty members.
TO,ra. Members. 70,rn. MeDabeTs3
Roxbury. Mass.........5c Maiden ROCK, Wis.,.
Alpine, Mich. Los Angeles Cal. 10
Little Sioux, iowa..... Cioverdsle, Cal. ........7
Burlington, Aansas....-
rRRs eYrERIAy.
The recent organization OF ten Presbyterian
churches in tho Western States is reported Most Of
these have been .0rmed on new ground, In young
aud grow ng communities, where few, IL any, re-
iigous privileges have been hitherto enjoyed:-
T0tCl Members. Torn. Members.
Dubois, Tl........... Lawrence, Mass. lU.Pl 50
Vera, In.............. II Portland, w. vu...... 20
Good Hope, IN. ........ walhalia, s. C........
Manlstce Mlch...... 20 Sc. Louis, No. tGrace
Willow Creek, Minn.. 80 church). ............ 40
Missouri Valley, Iowa Marshall, Mo......... IL
0nawa, Iowa. Wamego, kansas.....