, 1869-11-23
THE INDIA MISSION,
Public Farewell to Rev. Mr.. Bronson
and Daughter.
Interesting Address by the Vet
Gran Missionary.
A Generous Donation.

On Sunday morning, Aremtsrab1y large coutre-
gadon ANemhaod In rhe First Baptist Cnugch, OF
thta city. It h1d been announced that lAe exer-
cisea would partake or public farewell 70 the
Hev. H. Bronson, q. D.. And hts daughter, who 4.s
on the eve OF SAILING for Aasan, IndIa- Tho spa
cloos galleries running along three hdes Of che
ohurea wcse denselJ nlied By 1eveYal tuudred
Of Tho Sunday School scholars, while the body
Of the church wAs crowded by tho members Of
tho regular congregation and taetr fF1endA
After the choir had aunK " voluntary" aud Dr.
Eycfts, the pastor, had read a portion OF Scrip
tures, The fleT. wm- Hague, D. D. OF the rnlver-
ntJ Pace Baptist Church. led In prayer. Then \
hymn, written hJ D.. c. R. D!arlal!, entitled "In
ChI1At no Past!cR." was aunx BY the congregation,
after which the Rev. c. +. Tolmsn, District sccre-
taES Of the American Baptist Missionary Uaton
who had charge Of the exercises, arose and sstd
that foreign mttsi0na had been brought very near
to 'hem, and e-pecnllJ the Mlsslon Of Assaua. be-
tne:r Brother Bronson. 10 the aosence Of Rev.
Dr. Murdoch, Of Boston, who was expected 10 de-
lHcs the chasFe, Nj. Tetntn introduced the Rev,
III, bse 70 e. soi1 norson Zen nne IL alss
gave h!Ina eli 70 the 1osegn uIskiou canse
Dr. Hague, Who has recently como from Dostou
RAptss Chn1ch Of this cltv, commenced By say,ng
that It wa1 customary Tor the Secretary Of the
Board q Foreign Missions. 70 tnus publicly hid
s.. tesasy rtasn,, ne sDs. Is trusted he would
net have presumed 70 give charge to Or. Uroa-
SOP. A. teaat he tthe speatef1 would not, bat
would Tslntf sece1se charge from fha veteran
MISSIONARY, md, In return, amply pledge him TIC
hearts and hands OF the BaptisM OF chics9o III
H. glorious xosA IT, trusted teas The record made
w0Eld sptre them ~t1h new derouou. The EEs-
errba d. cior Then bt1ety 8setehtd the career Of
Nj Bronson from biz 18th year {rhen The
tPeake! asss Uet h'Os}, unstl the present nGe and
ward. "Goi bless so1. "said ID. L.. "and 80
viii Jou, ts my praser, Is thetr prayer tpo'nunS
oatins o IL ms.er on tae sn
now Tor the aAxasspcc, lie nno has called you
will keep you. aun He \ ho he1.ab tue Euo1 work
10 sou II os ssh yoa 70 the ,ssd. for The mouth
A "Fare0ei Hynn." written ~ Miss Marie
Drorsop, aho accuEnseIea her fat, Ct 4 the rep
School. Q! this city. IN which hne ~,s long .
teacher. vas then sung win grand effect
Nhsa the Congregation bat b.. become seatci ~.
il hight, se raid. .,e s,sed Wy. a us tine Il
Life, kIsrr having Htvea hts yoatn aud mis- t.5l1d!e
sGe to The Foreign Mss!on saa4e he did not r.
would have biz. st. But whe1 SSe renemhefed
the Claims of the hpatheD, AMI heard the erie, OF
tue people Of Assam aEd IeceiEsd letters from
fome Of Them, ~ he dtl now and then. saY1ug,
"cone back. eon!c bsck to as:" when he renem-
hereA that lived aa"ec1ates rad IA len upon the
Geld and tic treach mad not been Elied: wnel he
and Also that BE- alfeaa, knew 1ne language and
could 90 to work the day he got tnete he let thst
he suuld no: be ditchatgtng his dutJ 10 Go1 AID
would be *ant!uR in that ennsecta'ion 10 God he
Lad tnade tn,rt7-ttree years agu, were ne not TO
return aud give The rest q! tfa life and strength
~ this glorious work lie had left the ne!i heFea
vile tell that she could not survtre another hot
season, without . cnanRr, nra he VA, him.
stlf SO nl0s'rated with fever, that, when he waa
lying on toard ahlp At tho Island OF CetInD, be
oysIheA.d sane Of tat pnssengtra saving that II
the Vessel lAt t*o GAYS lunEff II the tssnA. poor
NFoI son wond be buried on land; but, II they set
Rtb I'm 1fNr HfhjF hA hFF1
The eea. His N!rE cared for him fhrungh Ill tha:
Sickness Bnt God, IN lila MYSTERIOUS way. decreeI
that bis wife shoHEh be tsken aud he tic splred
for. soen After kaytnH Liverpool. she was ihso III
fEon her couch IN the cahp. snd received saea ID
julles % terminated her life y fe mouths agu-
te. whose ia1th has al rays been greater than hls
three Jear$ TOLL lie was cotl9 back alone; ap'l
yet not alone. God had raised up a daughter, who
had begged 10 take up her mothet's work, and
| naEe hl4 hcme Hit G more Cheerful
He wIabea the Christians Ut America to feel
| that they we're going to Aasaoa tar them- Tpes
tine %ionsI!ts} coult leave home md part witn
chll1rec, ,--couM leave the sacred Sabbath scenes
aud teantlful houses. OF worahip, and 20 to the
| other side Of ine world and there to'i-n tne
senBIblc 10 their necesatties. Lang absence from
thu. hfs nsttye cuuuits, hA nSt tuxdc hin love Il
| an. TIE iets. 1t bad eros oil the more precou,
by the contrast with heashen lands. Ann dearly
Hcull be love to tpend here the remainder Of h:
days, hui Jesus had bought him and b.
as ppo a apa Ssn as
ald surveyed ner heavenly rest: there VAS oat
tn!rS mat aavc. her pleasure. aud that was, tfa
| aht Ind ht en- ante to labor among the heather st
mar, 5ears. and TO HIN tor. Hroasoo, sue ra'.,
''ln Tot sraJ here where there sre thousands Il
tell Of Jesus, while In India there are so lew. g
hack: iaks no sonr work; take % my work, TO!
at the pehFll gateA" II expec. to meet he
there: have no y doubt Of ~" ta'd ,bs se,ess
Asian Il from chicago. When we CON
there as lie ~oald be here. The great thing il I
ce found ready. having been faithful to the enc
these hllLtcps, amid the Garor. IN Assam, tnn
shall mt die ont, when my poor body lies IN tn
eraSc. t1ar ut the htehest position ~ this coar
| on hi. v ork with the v'gnr OF youth. itenenae
US Rnl pray for ug: md When xu. who have gon
down mo the datk well, and when you, who hay
held on 10 the rope, ansll meet around our Fat
done our wo1k fa,ttt,:l,; and my God plesa ~
Rev. D.. Eyers supplemented an c.
ho1tai.on for generous conlrleution to II
bad COZ t11buted $soa, and be a-krst the coagres
! ::::an 10 Gons4e the caidren's Offering fn:s, II
ooetlent people did, with few dollars snsplq
natinR t"rai contnbntinn Of over 81, go for ~
eign mtssiopF. Amoug the sss0 contributed !
the eop1rtRaston were tso teu.dollae gold piece
several silver conp, nbt set q rn'd hn.9t etni;
The Generosity OF the people Will thus enable o
5onson o. .sSt ,,rc pessoSeF ,.n: so ioa,nsv
over:aru, reachmF p1s destinaflod Hitr
! two months instead o. belrg four mont
o. ,he vaS, IN a taf,nK vessel. :,
This gain 10 9tte vii iand tnem n ia5ta @ IN L
cool weather. which Is great ndrausaEe
sz1trtcaps and Europeans In acc1tEua,,n. them.
, The farewell eNerclses were repeated IN II
evening IN the Second Baptist Church, on Il