New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-15

generally in debt. The priesthood, thus LETT 70
ston and many indeed are mendicants. and treated
with contempt The faklrs subject 20 puni,n
puny and the sHpposition that they holy and not
subject to pain has been dispaen Ga ena religion is
giving way before the new light aud new th
is prophecy in the vedas that all men will ntm pa
be OF caste, and 1t Is said there Is preaoU from
far country conquer India by the sword ana spread
1t a religion by persuasion Even tno pmd be
e TO feel that hopeless There are several
seos OF natives that have abandoned boIn cas Sb anu
| idoatry and adopted natural religion Inc oauns,
kind of Unitarian Purans, hate idoatry, have an excel
lent system of morals and worship God without Temps
or priest The Sheiks, numerous in the PnJacp, oTsl
mated with Nanek, true theis and h h m
Of simple faith and correct morality the most
markabie aDtpagan movement III lndla Is the brau9
with Some educated natives in Calcutta, who saw that
the dogmas OF Hndooism were inconsistent WIN tne
their He announced the object OF their worship
creator and preserver OF nature put rejected Jesus
Christ because the doctrine OF the atonenent was not IN
accordance with their notions OF justice. Iney nave
sent forth missionaries ana citchte ht shoni
They consecrated Of their leaders as bishop
aud have formed council b 70 h wc a be times and
places worship. At one OF their services, when
and sat crossIogged upon the floor Music brief i'm
promptu dscourses from the pastor readings from he
order was admirable and the spirit reverential For the
sake of retaining social position they observe CASTE ana
although they good standard OF morality they arc
without moral discipline farther than adm0nition ana
They are SSe ors anna ae'1 ho
Of 9o ra o Their views God are too sun mer
full to punish, and now they think him too
mercfu to forgive whence plainly appears that thsy
Lawrence and Major Ramsey two good authorities con
slider that the supersttions OF India are stu deeply
young, yet Major Thompson OF the Indian army, ,ne
the meeting his old native friends expressed pereet
willingness to become Christians II the Government
pro says the people have faith their religion
adhere to 1t only from custom, ana would otskei u
is no less apparent Buddhist and Jesuit priests eat and
drink gamble together rs IL unconscious OF the d'
ference between them the temples In many places
neglected forsaken, aud men change their ltn as
they do their garments to suit the COMPANY Inc %
native priests ~ colleges, $50 students ana SoOOW con.
yerts Treaty spulaSns give them all the gas y
1886, which is Of immense value and Is i Th
ARE nearly SnTnr every Syundngs and the Children q
the poor and training them for the prlesthcod ana
pire An enterpsng traveller thinks their efforts ninety
times greater than those OF Professionals but they are only
preparing the way for evangelical tgon by breaking up
pagan foundations. Professionalism has ia missionaries
in the field aud is occupying nearly all the great ces
in China believes that il the present Of progress is
unchecked another hity years viii change the G0vern
great power for Its defense Turkey and Persia inc
suferance, and the 10000 600 followers OF Mohammed,
encamped rather than settled upon the fragments OF
gaining the light OF the Gospel We sometimes complain
OF the slow progress OF our missions az though nohR
had done Is 1t nothing that the church has been
to her duty that every large branch OF ZION has
her missionary organizationi that these amount 70
eghtyi that 1000 missionaries are In the eldf bat te
Word OF God Ia preached In 1900 localities OF tho
heather worldi that are collected Annually 10
in Africa and in Asia. and that We add 10 these
the fruits OF the Catholic missions We shall number
Christians by the million in the heather wordt IL Is SAD
that one ship met another making signals OF dis
ress and IL was ascertancd that the and passen'
GyHn s haG sailed the mouth Of
Amazon one hundred miles within the fresh water line
heather world today. for It has sailed without knowing
IT, into the river OF life Modern science WIN soon 10
Brahmnisn, Buddhism. aud Mohamnedanism are az so
committed 10 foolish and unscientie theories tnat Ihe
must fall with them. But the true faith which endured
the furnace or ancient philosophy can slahu inc
OF modern science which tnongh ncSd abs nr"pbets
nor the apostles that walk through ~ names ihis
will be the only left and Will soon DO UNIVERSAL
| for must have religion and this has enough 70
satisfy the human heart-au Infinite God hoiy hWi "a
divine salvation. and perfect heaven Already christ
ian powers control greater part OF the world Full
threenfths of the land and all the come under the
| Christian sway. And the christian population .,
| the world Is the population Of science OF energy OF
wealth 1t owns the telegraPhs railways steamships
and colleges OF the world and Is rapidly extending us
power over nations. over matter. and over mind More
over Christian nations are necessarily pIopaganalsI
the earth and wherever they they must carry the
have met with dicGity Our treasury is 10000 In debt
We must increase subscription or diminish our out
dollar member-less than onethrd OF cent per day.
The nation that gives NOOoccooO annually for gog.
shops should be able to give few millions 10 Christ DO
we mean what We say when We pray. Thy Kingdom
come" do mean only one-thrd OF cent per day.
The angel that flies through tho earth with the eveiast
ing Gospel, has two wings, the praying one and me
giving one. The FIRST has been greatly heightened 10
say Curtal the Missions" Wherei In lndiai We have
only a a million I'm field In ChlDai We have
not man to a,milion there Besides. have you
sdered the effect OF recalling from the mission Heidi
Would you breathe new life into decsying systems Of
delnOraliZe
Wonld you discourage the whole church Of God under
world ito Father In heayeni Nor can We re,rench
from the work at home There IA not sect on earth nor
god in the Pantheon which is not here represented and
Croton Aqueduet Of the OF life. oh. II men would
give to Christ as they give TO their country how easy u
would be TO sustain and enlarge Missions and carry
Gods work to q speedy and universal triumph!
Al Trinity Church Thirty fourthst Eighth ave,
large and most interesting Lovefeast was held at $780,
Bishop Thompson presided, and conducted the open
ing exercises. DR.. Goodieow RSuperntendent OF tho
Mission Work IN South America, spoke of the origin
plain impossbity OF retrenchment there DR. Durbu,
Corresponding Secretary OF the Association called atten'
ton 10 the claim OF the Society upon the denomination
and It's increased need and said that he should double
his Tor the coming year ana 1 lEpe Mnsa
OF this city also made addresses relating to the Missions
S oe OF S M Of the PASTORS ayG
many from the congregations OF these churches were
"Love Feast" was also held at the seventhst NJ E.
Church. Bishop Scott, who was expected TO preside,
being calico unexpectedly CITY, tho pr'
Butler consented to act The ceremony OF passing
around bread and water usual ut Love Feasts hay
ing observed Dr. Butler called upon the brethren
give In their testimony TO their Christian course
The invitation was accepted by great many persons.
Missionaries from Europe California, India, and China
present and spoke. third Love Feast presided
by Bishop Ames was held In the Feetst Church,
BROOKLYN
The anniversary proper takes place tomorrow Ser
vices will be held In the morning at st. PauPs Church In
Fourth ave. and IN the evening the Cooper Institute.
THE TWENTY .EIGHTHsT MYSTERY