, 1869-09-20
the PULPIT.
Union Meeting In Plymouth Con-
gregational Church.
Reception OF Seven Missionaries
to China.
Addresses by Rev, Drs Patterson,
6cudder. and Bartlett.
The ki-gdam Of leaven On E&rth-Sermon
by Re1.~iorman 1. Mlfltrd.
the PULPIT.

The ki-gdam Of Heaven On Eartt-Sermon
BY Re,.--sOrmaa 4. nlfltnd.
UNION MEETING.
A uniou meeting Of the members OF the Ftr1t
and Second PTeshste te,tan and OF Plymouth COD
Ercfatloas was bcId II the church Of the Last
mentioned soc.ety, yesterday evening", for the
purpose of bidding God.eneed To sereu mias1on-
ares now on then way to China, ria san Fan.
cisco The services were commenced by singing
aiier which Tie Rev. !. HumpnsrI. D,stsict @
Secretary Of the American Board of Ctfnmfaslnu
sn for Foreten Atss'ons, made the following
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REMARKS Or DIR. PATTERSON.
The Rev. Dr. Patterson said it was usual to say
word OF welcome to those who were golnX ont
easo md re Northwest be bade isen 1elcoae.
grand nela Ct lsbor, ~hart othcss had sa1ersd
narttrdon. In = lev tear1 attention had beeu
peculiarly turned 70 Coina, that most Important OF
III missionary zelda, and In going tnere thcy had
the p.stess Of ali t;ods people tat success OF
1te.r lat'ors AL present would follow With con.
t1tbutlons.
RExARks OF RET. xp eHxFS1xlM
The Rev. Mr. SbeineId said such Manifestations
did sep them CO, and did chow that the!r great <ork
Nss precious to nultltudre t1at renamed behiud
The missionary spirit w.s the ttue spfrtt aud
Christ vas ses great mi:s!9nA!s; lie saw dstn-
Ills mission. Had lie, Mnu woQll hire been
III up His work The history Of the Chatcn was
m Ga cseG III Al to e MS ssona sHssa
r1+s tn His eosk- The pArable Of the talents WIS
pointed agatnkt :hote who could labor tut won:d
cot He required nj to give themselves to Hln.
There nusl oe q ie4ier and tne1- must he those
to ec led Minister'S alone could not cor9uer the
sotls. hns .he cha1ea must mid Theylwho vent
10 ChtDA vent feeling that the Lord would AID
them. They who rcmatuesl, must work fpf the
Master q. hoNe- America had teen unnaturas
Snd Sn s't1 hp ps ~ ~ 70 ~9shp Co., Ths
other nations, n3d unless 1t nowcd IN broad
rnaEntl 10 the Lori thff would come 10 soyrnx.
~as precious work Chr,At1an enterprise Kept
pace with the worii'a enterprise. The orseut had
given thcm light aud nov thcs would give It the
,rnrlo1lng the Master for His hep, and taen tacr
Would do grtat ihthuk~
xEuAREs Of Rky. Dr.. scrDpKn
After h.fan WAS euuR the Rev. Dr. Sender. OF
S7a Fr1uetsco, said he hna never been in Chtna,
and could ssg nothing OF the WORK tuere from e1.
pneEec. but he had beeu tsensy-scyeu years IN
Increase thetr interest in the ~ott. aud would
SPEAK r+rfo1ally Of what hc had done What waa
neptal truths They must send 1be Gospel 10 the
MY consumed ike ID We needed Ii and 50 did
sry p;.ens 90s MI Pa Ee toana u ne Ans ase
ssn .eul. 1,s s, se.a a,,a IN ,s s1ssas: from
yt, he Wurshlpped olteT God-S1ya The DEah-
mlns. who we're The most acute people IN the
eompiehensse % u ~ any ne mad Ibey i hss ~ lie S
Chr,at,ans. aud o1 the beauty q Chris
t,an.,r and 1ts teachings. Aopse OF Indian Idols
did nothing, but The narration Of The storJ
and 50 the psgans atutted. lie narrated ysi.ous
while b. was there, illustrative Of what those who
were converted to Christianity hAd 70 undergo
The heasn.p did need @ tne Gospel.they Knew
thing from the Sun down to nonkeyA md then,
ZOO. the nons1ruus moral reflections OF their own
succeed thy would help Il lie would aa7 tnere
a hs liz Sa fsae i6s1e <' were Al ux orsaa,sea
he aud his wife bad worried Great pfuesess. 700.
~Rs mak,ta elsewhere, and the p1omluent secnlar
si,aR np Il arees be Y na S Sspsa Ps
who WIS btsn u faithful CHRISTIAN, though he
could not read He was an elder. and on one
The power Of God was In his souA and be nad
tar11ed even the BEahmtIa lie gasc another
atncng the Nsahutua. TIE people there needed
the 11s,spel, and they received il lie concluded
by saving that the Chinese we're pouring Ia and
TheJ would cone here hy tusluons, Tor capital
sought Tree labor, and It would oud 1t ~ them-
The chsneae wanted food md, aod thsy wouM come.
l,ut they would be sEept away BY Christian
civilization. uls church hsd an immense
Gasess Saa cf shh as s,ss s, Sfn
mon,h.. But uhle they aid all they could here
fet shc Chinese, they must send missionaries to
a. ye; set W hsrs II they hnesseaus. were s1e 10 q
fAih and lit.erty, ,hef could Tegcnezale the OTent
They mutt aia she wosk ~ money. lle hhi given
Scsrs IN Its sersice, md wished he could gre
1nore.
ESsARks or REs. pH- sAM1IErr.
After anothcs by INN, TIC Rev. ". 4. Bartlett,
LETT very little 70 be gleauei: But be had left tnt
Chtnese ne:d ue.cc=ched. where at this moment
q tsess yoenx aea ~
~ NJ: ia sss i sres. 5s'a. .ssS ess:iea i,
i;s5ias q = sul word ss 6s''st .:,s z u
slooe popaaos Tne ~ Ron
10 ! cultivated people, ingenious IN al cor
tt,yance., educaied md tnsasusahy 1rer. Es1a
wetr going TO . eeopc acute and cuun,ng. sit
skiled antt brilliant Tuiera Tnem were the
.E to Itch 1nsy .en Q nssn .s,s thu y.
we're AlFays looked on a mos. exclusive At
caste tspund. But china had aixsss been the mos
EFT rns TIC iS1s pylsnts a. rere aeS building r
lninetc. hsd admitted foreigners. aad Marc
POLO hAd tor Jears held high clllce. Catholic NIL
were turned oct became they quatrelled anon
tnsmseiyet. r. to wt,hln two huudsrd yesa1 =.
~ morality te ussse i sseas thsoass u! s;nss
9asa aass ~i5s ... ~ ,se IN nss ssa S.a
I5ota, 1et.t tnne.s IN : ia!xe ssn.s- rhs{ wa,s
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