The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-06
MISSIONARY MEETING.
News from the West,

News from the West.
The second OF the series OF public missionary
meetings, under The auspices OF the New ork
Auxiliary Association OF the General Board, was
held last evening IN the Church OF the Holy Saviour
In East Twenty-nfth street, near Madison avenue.
After the missionary service, Bishop POTTER made
lew remarks. and introduced
Bishop RANDALL, of Colorado who spoke OF the
great need Of missionary work. and the needs
OF tho West There are three Territories under
the charge Of the Bishop. Colorado alone 10
two thousand square miles larger than all
New England and ONO added. He found when he
went there an intelligent community, ready to &C.
cept the Protestant Episcopal Church. He preached
sometimes IN dance hail, sometimes In q grocery
store or In log school mousse. The result
was good. lie wants money more than men, for he
knows OF men If he could get money, to support
them. Several churches have been built by q little
pecuniary help from the denomination II the
Episcopal Church is to have the controlling power
tnen religion and learning must 20 hand in hand
Schools are wanted. A school for boys has been
settled rapidly. This Is q golden opportunity .
The features OF the Episcopal Church tnat ut II to
&c the Unurcn for our own community mere at it
take possession OF the empire IN embryo
Rev. Mr. TnAYER: formerly missionary in Africa,
stances anxious seekers for Iignt. lie
had known mothers anxlously trying to
euuCbtc tueir CnlluIen III the right way SHIPS 20
from America and England carrying recklessness
and sin and line till the beathens have learned to
think OF Europeans as everything bad. 1t Ii the
question whether our civilization shall 20 to the
heather shores, but whether It shall be represented
only by goodness Shall this Church let the Masters
name be basphemed and make nOefOrt to counterfeit
this wrong. There has been much said OF the fall
IRE Of foreign missions The man OF the world in
foreign lands does not ike the presence OF the mis-
sionary. This Ii what lies at the foundation OF the
stories about foreign missi0ns The mis-.
si0nary Is the friend or the heatnen and
keeps him IN the light put the trader
doesn't want tine light brought. Foreign missions
have In the last nifty years accomplished work
that should set this Church aame with enthusiasm.
Bishop MORRIS, Of oregon, said that the field ne
occupied was the most remote Of any, and only
little larger tnan all New England and the Middle
States. There Is great want Of intelligence In
regard To the missionary WORK. and, indeed, In re-
gard to the geography OF the country where This
work Is carried on. In little over two years four
churches and three parish school houses have been
built One hundred ana thirty persons have
been confirmed. There are 400 communl.
cants spread all over this vast field.
In Portland there il q 1our1shing school OF $50
girls under the auspices the church. Besides this
there II boys school OF elghtv six pupils, and
growing so fast that the present buildings will not
accommodate It,
Alter some more remarks concerning the Western
work and . call for funds to erect buildings for
schools, the meeting closed.