The New York herald., 1871-03-08
EvANGELIZE THE MASSES.


dresses by Rev. s. II. Tying, Jr., Henry
Ward Beechcr, Drs. Hitchcock, stowe and
Tying.
An immense audience gathered In Association
Hail. Fourth avenue and Twenty-third street, last
evening, TO celebrate the first anniversary of the
House OF the Evangelists, institution established
in Seventh avenue and Forty-thtrd street, and de-
signed TO educate young men to go out evangelsts
among the masses OF this city, 1t has been sustained
hitherto by the Church OF the Holy Trinity Mr..
James M. Brown presided, and after the singing of
the hymn,
We are singing dwelling
In grand ana awful time, &C.,
| the Rev. Dr. Muhlenburg offered prayer The Rev.
S. II. Tying Jr. then delivered an address, giving
brief history Of the origin and purposes OF the
House OF the Evangelists
Rev. HENRY WARD BEEcHER was next introduced.
| He said there was no question now in the commu-
| nifty to whether the Church should have edu.
| Gated ministry. But while we are educating men,
and We cannot get one-fiftieth Of the number We
want from our seminaries, the masses are per-
fishing. This House OF the Evangeists Is
short cut to education and the ministry.
Mr.. Beecner refued the notion that these
evangelists would dilute the ministry. The great
characteristic OF the middle classes is common
sense, and no man has right to be in the minis
try nor anywhere else, who does not possess COM
men to look up to those who are above them. The
top give tone to society and not the bottom.
One hundred wholly educated men with hearts
burning with love TO Jesus Will lead one thousand
who are only half educated BY every means preach
| the Gospe! to the dying masses by every man who
call on the name OF Jesus at the dying bed, aud
! whereon men are living or dying without know
ledge OF God. The Methodist and Baptist churches
cited as Illustrations OF progress from ignOr-
| ant to hlgny educated ministry.
Rev. II. ID. HITCHCOCK, ID. d., said he knew
nothing about the institution whose founding they
| had met TO commemorate. He took 1t on trust from
his knowledge OF the character OF It's founders aud
| managers. One thing however is certan-namely,
that semlnaries 90 not turn cut all the ministers
! nor the KIND OF men best adapted to teach the
was shown by the Doctor, but the far greater i'm
portance of preaching Christ to dylng men by any
man, educated or otherwise. We cannot learn all
that is TO be learned in this life The last word in
any department Of knowledge has rot been said and
cannot be SAID mere. 1t must be said IN heaven. He
greatly favored the purpose OF the House Of the
Evangelists.
DR.. STOWE said he often Thought it would be far
better for the world il there were fewer men In II,
and they OF better quality But we cannot i'm
prove upon Gcds works and ways; and having in
the world a large class OF men VINO are lily or not
at ali educated we must have of simple minds,
but with hearts bearing Christ to preach TO them.
Common sense is more needed than education, and
1t Is one OF the signs OF progress that the world is
coming 10 be governed more by common sense than
r. even was Prestige OF caste and class ana descent
Is less considered now than ever. Men VINO feel
that Christ who has satisfied want in their hearts.
| can satisfy similar wants III otlerS, ana VINO go
forth to tel man about Him. must be encouraged.
And this idea was Illustrated by examples from
common life.
Rev. Dr. Tying said he dwelt where Simon Peter
dld when the angel called for HMM the house OF
one Simon, a tanner whose house was by the sea-
SIDE, where the waves dash up mire ana filth all
around him. lie can scarcely get an hour In The
day for secret prayer which is not disturbed by
OF want material and spiritual thousands around
him dying without the knowledge Of Cod.
When he laid the foundation OF ST. Georges church
he could look along two miles OF green elds the
| Island shore. between him
now more than 1000 souls to whom he ana MS
people have tried TO minister Christ. He had long
ago outlived churches and steeples and semina-
RES and everything OF that Sort aud he
now looked upon every man in whom he behold
the image of Christ as brother. Any man who Is
good enough for Christ should be good enough
Tor The want OF the day is not much an edu-
cational ministry as OF a converted ministry. He
had preached with the MehOdiSts In their log cabins
lighted with tallow candle stuck in turn1p, and
had felt the power OF God there upon him nc had
rarely felt 1t anywhere. And splendid churches
educated ministers and all that are not going 10
convert the masses. He longed for democratic
Christianity, and while thanking God for people
among whom he had been placed, he onged for the
baptism Of the Holy Ghost upon them that
the rock OF their wealth might be opened
He felt his own spirit bursting its clay
with desire TO evangellze the masses, and could he
carry out his own desires himself and his people
would soon be bankrupt. He did not care whether
ministers were educated not because he knew
that the tendency would be toward education. But
he wanted men to get Christ In their hearts and TO
tell the fact to Others. He was amazed to find the
great Presbyterian Church in these United states
higgln9 over their $4,000, 600 memorial fund as il
their Iiteblood was being drawn. They ought TO
have raised II In three weeks. After an announce
ment that subscriptions TO carry the institution
might be sent TO MIR. George A. Crocker, treasurer,
| 32 Clin street, or Mr. Tying, or Rev. John G. Ames.
at tile House, No. 622 seventh avenue, the audience
| sang the doxology ana was dismissed with the
| Denedlcton by DR.. Muhlenburg.