The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-05-27
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LErEEK FROM "NiATOR."
Missionary linton General Remarks
i'm R.eaSinS tho ''AMHiyersarfcs."

Missionary rnson- General .ecmnrks
I'm i.eas,nx the "Assniversartcs"
CHICAGO, May %, 1871.
Last night the s.MiSsionary Union"
which has charcc Of the foreign mission
work, held lis first meeting. Rev. Nj. B.
Anderson. LII. D.. {prrsident Of Rochester
University. \. W presided with dignity
and grace that Wa have not seen In any
other presiding officer at these anniyrrsa
TcS.
Rev. DR.. L. S. Henson. OF Philadelphia,
Formerly Of Nirginia) made the address on
"rhc duty Of pastors 10 Missions 1t was
witty. earnest. and eloquent, containing
some capital hits and admirable practical
suggestions. We heard his sermon on Sun.
day morning spoken OF in tho highest
terms, and learn that he is considered
among the brightest ornaments Of the
northern pulplt-moro than fulfilling the
expectations to which his early career In
Virginia gave promise.
Rev. III. I. Colby, Of Ohio, made q SEN
sthlc. ornate, and earnest address on "The
Work of Women in Promoting the For
eign Mission Work. lie madc an elo.
Qucnt appeal for single women TO 20 out
~ teachers among the heathcn women.
Prof. Mitchell, of Chicago, read com.
nunication from the Female Missionary SO.
cicties of Chicago and New York, offering
to cooperate with this body in thcir work
President Anderson made i brief. but
very appropriate and striking. response
| lie j. said to he one OF the finest scholars
| and one Of the best platform speakers in
the country.
Rev. Al. Bearings "a very Youthful look.
ing theological StudcnD made an exceed.
in"ly crctlitahic speech on "Thc Relation
Of Missions TO the Developing Of Church
Efficiency" The congregation was very
large. and. although there was the usua
clapping of the speakers, very much more
orderly than were the meetings of the
Home Mission Society.
1t is TO be hoped that, rs they will have
no occasion to vcntIlato the inevitable
negro question: their remaining meetings
to-day and tomorrow will he also orderly
and pleasant. But your correspondent
leaves this morning for old Virginia, and
will not be here TO make q note OF the
further proceedings.
We have not been able to SEQ the report
for this year, but learn that it exhibits &
large increase of interest and success i'll the
work.
Last year the society reported 1,9lG sta.
lions, G30 churches, 91I missionaries anG
teachers. 600 haptisms (duling the year,
and i6 36f members of the churches, who
were native converts brought in by these
Iahorrra. These operations We're carried
on nj an expenditure Of S220, ,!G9.2G.
The society is, therefore. cNertin2 avon.
dcrful influence upon the cyangcllzatlon OF
thc heather.
GENERAL REMARKS.
This has been :; great gathering of one OF
the most influential denominations i'll the
country. There were ncarly2, 800 delegates
present. Your correspondent had never
before attended one ol tht>e northern All
nivcrSarics, and has been deeply interested
In what he has seen and heard.
They do things on q large scale. Making
al allowance for the much greater wealth
OF the contributors, ii must be frankly adj
mitted that in liberal donations to churches,
education, missions, and other benevolent
enterpliStS, our northern brethren are far
ahead of lis III the south.
There was Very great ability shown in
The discussions, and especially great tlucncy
| on the part of the speakers. But we were
aStonShcd cater all we had heard about it,
at the general disorder which characterized
the proceedings. Even during the Prayers
men and women would he talking all over
the house, and during the business meet
the back OF the house TO hear what was
Going on. If the crowd did not want to
hear Il man they would put him down by
cries OF question:" without the slightest
| regard TO ,rho he might be ; and when The
| hour ior adjournment arrived they would
| simultaneously isc up and leave the house,
without waiting for the forms OF adjourn
ment or the bcncQiction; and when any
exciting question was under discussion the
confusion WAS equal To that of Il DoliticaI
meeting i'll the midst OF 4 closely contested
campai.u. This disorder was. perhaps,
due largely to the immense crowd and
the fact that the meetings were held
III public hall instead of n "church
house." but it seemed to Us still more
due 10 the fact that they had no com
pctcnt presiding officer, Qi we except DIR.
Anderson, the president of the Missionary
Cnion.) to control them. We found our
selves constantly inwardly cXcaiming,
ooh. for DIR. Nell to preside for IL day,
and show them the difference between Il
digniiicd. religious meeting and confused
mob.'
Our southern visitors were with the eX-
ception Of the scene on saturday treated
with the greatest personal courtesy and
kindness. We were entertained with
rrinccIy hospitality your correspondent
| WAS quartcred at palace, and was never
treated with greater kndncSS); and the
leading men were lavish in thciI express
sions Of ilatcrnal regard ami In acts of good
Will.
Our social intercourse was free and unre.
served, and we doubt not that we succeeded
| in di.abuSing the minds of northern hreth.
rem with whom we came in contact of long
cherished prcjuuiceS and errors concerning
the South, as on the other hand we haG
some OF our pre)udices against them re-
moved. We believe that there is (save or
the part of II few violent men) an honest an(
and sincere desire among these delegates tC
bring about better feeling among the peo
plc Of the two sections.
But they seem hard TO be convinced tha
northern man Especially one of Radica
politics) would be safe in the South, or thai
the reported "southern outragcs," "ku
kluX" stories, etc, are manufactured fol
political effect by our friends who want Il
i'll all the offices for us. And yet we die
meet some of the leading mcn-of large
yicwy-who seemed fully appreciate th'
situations" and ready 10 do justice TO ou
smilrtn Southern people.
We think our southern brethren were al
fully convinced of two things:
/. With all that has been boastcd OF
L" northern magnaninllty," the time has no
come when southern man can stand VI
before 4 northern audience and speak on
his honest convictions concerning Tic ques
tions that have been ut issue without rem
dcring himself liable to constant Interrupt
ton. if not insult. 1t is not wise to attempt
this. No good and much harm will come o
it, The only way that we can g heal tho
breach" is to mix freely III private ano
cultivate "the gift Of silence" in the pub
lie meetings-,at least 80 far as The points IN
dispute are concerned.
9. Whatever may have been the opinions