, 1870-08-19
INTERESTING SERVICE,
Ordination OF Six Missionaries
for CftiQA.
Addresses by the Candidates

The Centenary Church, on Monroe street. be
tween Morgan and Aberdeen, was, ycster,1a
evening, the scene OF the Interesting services cor
nectcd with the ordination Of SIX pcrsous VII
nave oeen appointed 10 the missionary work 4
cnlna. Thcy were tho Rev. Nathan J. Plumb, Of II
| Saf7h Ohio Conference; Rev. Fraukltn ohlinRe
AND Hes- John lug, Central German Conferences
| Rev. Henry Il. Hall, Michigan Conference: ney
l. ". F1'eher, and Rev, George R. Davis. OF III
Detroit Conference
Astcr voluntary, the Rev. E. L. Pitcher. D. n.
father Of one OF the special subjects Of the even
1nEA service, gave cut Tie hY,nn commencing
Tor q Thousand tonG'es to slng," after whicl
&c Rev Jno y: Reid, u. D.. read from the stxtjett
Rev. L Hitchcock, D. H., and then H.. H. ns Ut
som t1awley. D. D., the fatner-in-.aw Of Ii. Inv
nenes Pe 81 nc new m!ss!onates, 1szd lie hJmn
The Kev. ". /. Harris. j.. p.. one Of th~ sec,o.
;aIies Of the Missionary Society Of tue Methodis.
Ghuleh, nen maao brief stau.mcu. cuncern!nc
:,isTty oi THO work aimee ls+1, hut he felt Il was
7ot the tine ior that Up to thrte ycara a 70 tns
oiefahons ei the society were RESTRICTED 10 the
itfaiSince ~ FtxGhuW. In 1867 mtsSon Ea. 81
'ssl1ishch ~ two tntsst,,nAIies at ku E1sny. one
II whom wAs NOW In this country On Sice iesrs
ii, in ises s Acssiz s Wheeler a1l L.t1e weFe scat
then under Dr. Macsae. Last ycar, however the
work vas reconstructed by bishop Ktngstcy.
and three distinct missions we're mAlc. Tats ~
lnoFe man to IN k!ung. hut Bishop Kiryaicy
strongly aiEue4l the aent1lng 0f tnuIr. ayGf :he
General CVnniittee hnaly decided to send SIX
tour at hu klang. Chicago had changed is peo-
Eihphlce! relaE1As, aud was nfdw1y between
M Sew aetk and Foochow, aud hence they Wcrr
Enfcta! woFE. and scnu them on thclr war,
The key- n. J. Plumb. appointed to Foochow.
m saen male few rsnark= giving brief sk-sch OF
which lie had b,cn led IL the ministry ami tni,.Ln
MoIk. DuttnE the Las: TWO years he wAs in tht.
army, nc sarea sortc money which he !n:cnte.l
1865. feeling that be needed IN cducati0n. liza
w went 1i 70 ne Ohio Wes1eyHn University, but MIA
a9 1,1 1e5nits ~ f,, a,m ue hal not been there long
unlE 70 complete his education. Cnser God h.
did II. At the c1ose OF the second ycsr God
"sons1 GvSa s.1a u t. to snte5 the n!@ Ills cousin,
nun. az anu tnat LED to correspondence ID which
ae s,, was urged to consec1ate himself to Cod. He
About az Janua,, f. vas the fq11y 1.tn
ss earnest letter, urging him to come to Chna. A.
thsfs was work for hun to do. Tnst set 'lim to
nieaS as.ng a aa e. r. thought be- ought to 90 i
10 lune he read Btshop Klnssleys appeal for yonnT
men !eF the intssluns. Tne same tay DC rot irts
~. ~ a% ;a as . s9uso us1nx him to 90 she felt It
and iahor; bnr when be thought Of Chrfsta prom
ne se.s ae vas re .dy 70 50 esen to The utter
n,oss paI:a M M fhe earth But ae felt he needed
O. HuTfy hts heart, that ido!Alefs might see Wdi j:
~ naS the best religion He hoped they would pray
on. opi9 in cbrists hs "ss n,,,a nnwo5tay and
stEsa up al on earth, hut be fels Jesus was with
MN. nnd therein WAS strength.
inS neS.f .oAhser,Ehot Is also gong to PoocAow.
sa!u ne could not rccullect when lle was called u
.!, .ne minlstIy: but It urged his conversion. it
ssfsed ~. mn'c than anything else 70 draw him to
fo2asve 9a ~ r., M15s IT 49, t9a doI christi sakc
mon non p,caehcd BY the Rcr. r. j. Snyder, Of The
,,cntral st GeIiosn Conference. HIS was barely out
s 6 e s s Us ess1 T. san. 1Ss
sktea nc had been 1h1ce ycars in the mlu!ssry,
81 great hardshins while In college. The
to oo ee Of eP as e9as iR{ns Ra la I'D ssS
thc letters OF Bishop Kingsley, and vun.
srss ~n mission Sc eoq1a ae not yet into ,ae
Pittsburgh confc1cn-e, a young man and aiso
t1r. Hams Epoke on the mission Subject. liz saw
Ints, m Doctns, asked HIM what was reqnired Of
g. All be wanted was the baptism Of he Holy
innfs and Their prayers. Ills parent <as opposed
70 ~ US golhR, Put nc Ecuf, tinsting in Col.
5aln his earliest remembrance was nsspctated
With religious Instruction. From earliest Fouth
ne and MS hTothers nrafs|ed their evening prayer
tg fu!!cTcd them. lie. the youngest, WAS
cit atT homa, and tho pafcats thought
= would have stayed Ia 1867 he .lrittei West.
.nd &c SAID he would place his Savior beiorc t1e |
sot!t. In tho Spring OF 1865, after luaryeltons
scspss, l'e landed III Northern Michigan, anu
III MT think of the missionary work I'll, he |
~ bskop h!nGsley 8 letters, which echoed In |
ne corIidors Of his suul. lie had much to keer
yth til Savior more God would uurs hts SaS AVN NJ
~ o.. l!e ~ is waa honoTsd in .he vocation be
rave hlN sell kuch 81 he was. W. ''ee NC
1nn ley. John Ing, who Eccompan}es thc ,sz, /
~ ns ssaa he Teti sit Of school With gu
n,rts!Is: iie was enly nomina,ls religious. II n.
.s.y he felt be must preach the GoaIrl, lie H.
sam ~ ycas ago. and bad heen greatly bleszed Ue
Nanteu to show the spirit Of hts Master liz
f"nhttn thts no farItErt. Tie was al unNOrth1
tSssan'. t,tt and begged al! to remember MIN aud
the d4pcnsaiion u the spirit they csaald do poth
" ~ -. There would 9c lsany difrcuttep, and only
ha., I M tne e Pfay hy ,ft ,S Sst Ssal1 t.e.
Nd SIT at the Master i tablc iu Heaven.
;, me NtE: = ", Pitcher, who sues to Pes,n, said
lei one tins ss M re,n INV 81 NJ. sa ag1 nce
was knetlltg at the u!tar. In nguny sd gnef.
I1arna acis bad asked LIN u be would eive az ali }or
.ns1st: y ~ f.asial effort he said he wsud Be
70 n After rcn''lng rsliop ki1escy,s letters. he
\ 1ea II II vas his duty to 60. lie got ~ answer
'eutchcc 0l S Hnun gave him hIs ausWrr' IL
ave himself to GoI, and viii HIN al Ills Ie,per
~ nored 70 nccomfdlsn something for bis Saytoy.
I
nr Christ lie went to take The bible 10 III. ~.
atp, ana ~tshcs' to t1ke with him tho eynlpathr
M prayers OF th0Sc whom h.. left lettttif Hs |
au lost Q1autllatAtr, noih,r, anti sister, hut fhay
stie i; ~ Jesus he E'atted that night with his
iLs ra!tnt. but II thcJ met not On earth. thry
!:nnla know h:m " tie 2clden street.
lEe LEV Geo. II Dayis, VITO goes TO Tektn l
Nula nGt Ecnc csnbeE WHEN he received hts nfst |
aptehs,nn ahnut missionary work. II cstue to |
lin Wnrn little bay, hctnEG he knew his Savior. |
'ctweea 1869 and 1864 he ilroppcG tht i,ica ~ |
ne mtsslcaar5 wo1k, and pIonlisesl q friend to
nuy ~ 70 htk ct1!cc. nEt his mind was not ut
ear. TIC IL" did nst satisfy hIm- 4 few mntt;,s
1aer n r. Nsns to the oh!o Ncslcrnn Univcrsi,y.
nd God. anil In 1864 he was at the altar. n1,tt
i.st sttugEiing fur week, dear brother wills,
e!ea sweet text IN his ear, and tut a crest
snt ehone to HIN. Thc tica VI missionary SSrs
,e Tiso nn n, ns an1 g. sss 9a study!ng With
{, . 80 TO China, md, nnaliy, be consent.
r., thon9h his thoughts had brr, turnetl |
!. = anlia. ue Fss rrtd5 to 20 once, tut fears for
u neaNa stnppei him, Ard he wns atru!,I be ha.i
y his vocation. The sennpter ETcsiIesf /
I've up. Finally all ot,siarles were remover and
q Hak nEenar3pE to start. knowing that he 7as
htE1hE u hin ttlf, hut that Christ hal con1n,ts
!oned MN 10 70 inFth. lie left dear friends b.
~. i.ut Chrlst would console him.
1he Rev. A. Hall gave cut arun.
lhe fn4St'tAfjc> then came forward md sfon, |
ntlprr l!t1knr Clark, who was III paft nssstssi
Het. j. :. SmRn. Iicv. c. L. Fowler, Rev. l.
: hA0A, ReF- nr. Datsly, Rcr. Mr. Ktstter. and |
~ vi. MI Crasy. Tht tntSs,onarirY were i1rst
ls neacons, with TIC exception Of Mr.
aF's. who held that nttfcc, amt then tbey were
i cT'lalne,l e1cTs. according to the forms Of fhc
{ thotlist Church. 0~
I he services Of The OCCASION were then close,
lib hs1nh ard bene4.ictton. The aultence
u u very large ot'r, and the chusch hal few vn-