Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-05-13

society.
A meeting under the auspices of this Society
was held in st. Andrews Church, on Wednesday
evening, and was quite largely attended by our
citizens.
The object of the Society, it is stated is ''to
extend aud build up the Kingdom of osr Lord
Jesus Christ in accordance with the principles
and doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal church
as set forth IN her Articles, Liturgy and Homi-
lies" by sending forth Evangelical missionaries.
The well known coronation hymn, commencing
''All hail the power of Jesus name
Let nsels PROSTATE fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem
A, crown him Lord of ALL"
was sung
portion Of the scriptures was read by the
Rev. Mr.. Latimer of Calvary Church.
Rt. Rev Bishop Lee stated the object OF the
meeting as being to cndcayor TO spread the inhu-
ence Of Christ throughout the world, and espe-
cially in the great field Of labor, the Far West.
Speakers from distance had kindly consented
to come aud try to enlightcn our citizens as to
the object and workings OF this society.
He then introduced the Rev. ID. Otis Kellogg,
Jr., Rector Of Grace Church, Providence, Rhode
Island, who stated the principles upon which the
Society was founded aud by which IL carried on
its work; the voluntary system in contiadistlnc-
tion to the conventional.
The hymn commencing
.'Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does h successive journeys run,
Ills Kingdom stretch from shore 10 shore,
Till moons shall rise and set no morev
was then sung.
Rev. Phillips Brooks, OF Philadelphia, was then
introduced, and made an interesting address,
The speaker, in opening, spoke of the high
commission which all Christians have from God,
and Of the privilege of doing something for him.
But there is deep conviction of the insufficient
cy of Christian labor for the great work that LIS
To be done. Though men are filled with the con-
yction that certain things are true, that certain
Jesus died to save them, what are they doing for
him? Why not go forth everywhere to proclaim
His gospel? There is deep feeling in the minds
of the men of the world that ii they were Chris
tians, and felt what they professed, nothing would
restrain them. They would send the word far
and wide at every sacrifice.
The world may be superficial, but it is clear
sighted as far as it goes. Would that we could
take somewhat of the worlds views of mission-
ary meeting.
The American Church Missionary Society is
not established in order to rival with any other
tendency of the church. But, it must have a
certain positive life of its own, because it Is en-
gagged in the great fundamental work of spread
ing the gospel of Jesus Christ. For this reason
would urge its claims.
| can imagine good man before Christ deeply
impressed with the idea OF IN unseen God, look
ing abouLwlth tender pity upon his fellow men
aud longing to make his ideas known to them.
Every single soul 10 whom ha went aud preached
might become soul rescued out OF the domn-
ion of the enemy Of that God. But he and the
few whom he rescued would seem to be the only
dieples.
Now we believe that when Jesus came he abso-
lutely redeemed the whole world to himself It
is the Saviours world. mol the devils. What po-
siton does the disciple assume? We take our
part OF the great heritage. We become his SER
yant. We arc to see in every man and woman,
one who ought to be Whufe We are. We are to
rescue the world frsni taa dewitt 10 proclaim
Jesus Christ the master oi all The kingdoms of
this world. There is no more hopeful task that
can inspire men, than that Q! bidding others to
come in to the great feast. Now The world seems
to be going up 10 God. The work uI the mis-
sloHary seems TO be not one one Of Discourage
raenl, but one that we can 60 at with the most
complete hopefulness. We can 20 into the houses
OF the poor and say come to Christ, because all
belong to Christ.
You say it might be an ns.irntiun to one who
goes TO the heather, but whs. Is it to me? Why
the very power of this idea is that it clothes the
little with all the power Of God. watch the
little wave upon the sen shore; every little wave
| makes its mark upon the beach, while each is
| rolled in by the great mass of waves that is be-
hind. So the work that we do is pressed and
pushed on, and is sure of victory. Any good
work undertaken, we know must succeed, be-
cause it is not our work, but Gods. We dare to
tell II because it Is his message, not ours. No
one eau have this missionary spirit unless he be
first brought into the family OF God. The very
beginning OF the missionary eXhortation ought
20 be, give unto Christ yourselves. If we could
make you love him more, then the missionary
spirit woud 70 nut from you BY all the memory
Of whit he did for you, by the manifestation of
his love, take deep interest in this subject.
Every secret communing with your God might
be acting upon other souls.
Some other things make the missionary spirit
necessary. We are living in a speculative, in
qpitnE an critical age. There never was time
when The central question, the nature of the Lord
Jesus Christ was so deeply agitated. The infidel
brings his theory; the mystic, his. | hope the
Sn.-t Nx -t.. las~
ma, but real living person. The time when men
ciilcise most is the time when the world Is
swinging otfinto danger.
The great problem is not to quench the spirit
Of inquiry but to regulate it. We need some
clear and distinct impulse to christian activity.
While our heads are ponaerng let our hands be
lahoring, The best regulation is to keep along
side Of your studies. the sincere desire 10 find
Jesus true Saviour. The missionary impulse
along side OF the speculative tendency is what we
want.
Let us consider our especial society.
The Episcopal Church organized a society un-
der its control. Within this church there arc
continual Emergencies of opinion. Now 1t is ev-
idcnt that every man who accepts the gospel will
desire to represent itas it has come home to him.
| Its therefore absolutely necessary that differ
ent men will desire to send different sorts of mis-
slonaries. The churche is governed by its majori
". Therefore its work belongs to one school OF
religious truth in the church. There is no quar-
nel between the two. With the simple desire ei
having the gospel freely preached aud Christ
honored our Society sends forth its missionaries.
1t simply maintains the use of christian liberty
in the selection of men to send forth into the
waste places Of the land. There is the West
where villages spiing up in night There Ii
the Sonth with all its wants. Here are our North.
ern cities growing with a rapidity that would
frighten us, were 1t not for the more gigantic
strides OF the great West. Here are souls every.
where which might be reached, and yet we are
doing almost nothing for them. tremble at the
way in which our missions are conducted
| There are perhaps scarcely ten men in any con
gregation who give, up to the point where self
| sacrifice begins.
| was reading the other day of the Jesuits in
| Canada, who started n mission and called it the
| mission Of the martyrs. The men who Joined il
| were ready TO meet the fate of martyrs. We
| have martyrs in the West, but for us there Is no
maltyrdDm but if every man IN our church
would give ia proportion to his ability, the mis-.
| sions Of our church would 20 forth throughout
this lind. If you believe that every man has o
place in the love of Christ, will you not wake ur
| 10 your duty.
Look abroad and resolve that no human soul
shnll perish through yo,lr neglect.
| Rev. II. fIeber Newton Financial Secretary and
General Agent Of the Society, then made a few
pertinent remarks, asking for the sympathies, the
| prayers aid the means of the congregation
which were followed by Bishop Lee announcing
| 4 collection The liberal manner in which the
appeal was answered manifested great degree
of interest in the work.
After singing that grand old missionary hymn
"From Grecnlands icy mountains"
| the congregation was dismissed with the bene.
| dcion. There were present besides the above
named, Rev Messrs. John Jay Harrison of New
| ak, Newbold, Redles, and Latimer.
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| STEEL RAlI.s--We find the following, floating
| in our exchanges, as the expression of Mr..
| Hinekley. President of the z. w. 81 B. Railroad,
concerning steel rails =
..The first steel rail imported has already worn
| out sixteen iron rails, and we have not new any