The New York herald., 1872-10-21
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

Domestic Missions Of the Protestant
Episcopal lChurch-Address Of Rev. DIR.
living.
Yesterday morning, at the close of the ritual
service In the Christ Episcopal church, Bedford
avenue, Rev. DR.. living, Secretary OF the Home
Missionary Society OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church, delivered very interesting address upon
che mission work OF the Church on the frontier OF
sur country. In his Introductory remarks the rev.
erend gentleman said that every disciple of Christ
was responsible for the extension OF the Gospel to
she ends Of the earth. There was no escaping this
responsibility except by entering upon course OF
Me which, If pursued to its logical end, would ter
inmate IN utter apostacy from Christ. In travel
lng about the country, and while talking upon
Sne subject Of missions, ne met with some
mOvement; but it would not surprise him
more such persons were to tell him that they did
not believe in God or IN Christ. AS well might we
tect which God placed in the heavens, but we did
BOT believe In his shining II he ceased to shine
nful In the world. II was the duty OF the Church
TO shine in all the dark places OF the earth. The
read LET your light SO shine that men may see
yonr good works and glorify your Father which is
In Heaven" II was mission OF love on the part
OF God TO send His own dear Son into the world,
and when Be made an atonement for human sin
He sent the Holy Ghost to carry on the work OF
human salvation and cleansing The Doctor elab.
Grated this part Of his address and gave many ap-
propriate Illustrations to snow that it was
tne duty woTa Of tine church to shine
moral darkness Of the world by giving men the
glollous light Of the Gospel. Every disciple ought
TO be a missionary and should do something Tor
those VINO were perishing. Each OF his hearers had
commission from God just as real as ordained
ministers 10 preach the everlasting Gospel 1t did
not follow thar a man must go to China, Africa or
the frontier, but the Church at home must sympa-
thize with and pray for the success OF the work Of
the missionaries in those regions. All that would
upOn that principle He never would have been our
saviour and the world would not have been re-
deemed. There was one passage OF Scripture which
frightened him every time he read it, viz. :-"lf q
man have not the spirit of Christ lie is OF His
empty talk. The spirit OF Christ was missionary
spirit, and what lie did for the world cost Him
something. The missions OF the Church could not
be carried on without money. Some people as
serted that conservative, proud Episcopaians did
not give as much as other denominations, but he
believed that the Episcopal Church was as generous
and sympathetic with every good work as any other
people In the land. The trouble was that they were
70 occupied with other matters that they did not
give the work Of missions the proper place in their
thoughts and sympathes rhc six missionary
bishops OF the Church were noble, earnest, self
have larger salary than they now get In serving
Eastern parishes. They travelled thousands OF
nases !e ID box wagons and they were doing , more
common civilization on the American frontier.
Before the close Of this century we are to
have one hundred millions OF people In America,
and these sefdenying bishops were now chanting
schools and churches in which these coming mil
lions were TO be trained and iDd0ctrinated In the
Pr1nclple OF religion. Bishops Randall, Norris,
CiArkson and others were meeting with success in
ESTABLISHING boys and girls schools In the distant
Territories. The Protestant Episcopal Church had
also 210 missionaries working IN thirty eight states
and Territories, whose salaries were only paid IN
part by the society and entirely withdrawn when
the churches which They established became self
sustaining. The missionaries had from three 10
eighteen stations each. The question propounded
by some was, "WOuld the coming millions OF
the Chinese be allowed to yote?p lie l)v
fwing said II there was no provision In the Con