New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11

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teal solution OF problems thus suddenly
devoved by the Head OF the Church directly upon tho
srabe it Is that nothing allowed to complicate their
agency and add to burdens already so great nor can
gregatalists as they all arethan placing an Eplsco-
pal bishop and missionary In the very center OF the s
sion Such a missionary, as we learn from the oncal
correspondence has been sent to the capital OF MAZDA
gascar and persistent efforts were made 10 send also
bishop in fu connection with the Established Church Oh
England Well did the London Missionary society ussg
in It's with se and au with the Prop
agation Society, that such measure Wouu pity Of
alterations among tue natives increase tne ih native
maintaining church discipline and hinder tn o
Christian community from OecOm,ns % stInpn first
and thus independent OF foreign ara hbIe effect
selected on learning the nature ana prop second mad
his duties declined 10 serYe;' anu reonested
been secured the London Society W. nsce 10 large
Her MaIestys Government as an act o. @ the nrnposed
portion Of her subjects, TO withhold nb was accord
bshoprc the sanction OF ths Dow whether this attempt
will be prosecuted further, Dut We aio P " F
and pray tha' FSre y Secretary Of the London So
ciety was to have attended TINS meeting o. our & &C.
but has gp On e, 70 a disfrsss' '''
tnrn now. to the oriental Churches. leading OBJ
ect OF the TO the churches 10 educate tue
Native Evangelical Christians III the practice or support
ing their religious institutions tnat they may mus
become independent at the earliest day OF all foreign
aid and control. Until this Is done they VIII continue 70
need the presence aud aid OF Missionaries Situated as
they been o p T Is be hrp poye and
the oppression Of their governments Hence the naive
and their peculiarly open W
ton where there Is the prospect OF pee1iasy anu ana
hence their resort for assistance TO England scoahu
approval OF their missionary fathers and brethren
These illustrations, though stated cOnclsey anu III
their mildes FORM will suffice TO can iOrth the prayers
81 the Evangelical Alliance that God Will DO pleased
gracousy avert evil that threatens the peace anu
prosperity Of Of the great missionary enterprises
We would gladly call attention to the action Of the
General Missionary Conference at aneSn Of M
present year. 1t enrolled over 100 mem9ets
ing twenty missionary societies attaoned W .nq
palan, Presbyterian, Congregatioha etnouls,, an
Baptist Churches The following resolution was adopted
by the Conference as setting Iorth lne views VI 'no
body on the subject now under cOnsluerduon
The Conference desires 10 put on record the sense
of the grave Importance OF the pflncipe Vi Che
ponnterference Of missionary societies. iHe5 hle VI
fine opini0n that with certain welrecognzed eAcep-
tons such as the large centers OF population II Is e1
pedent that the agents Of different missionary Societies
sbonId occupy different fields Of labor. without calling
I'm question the right OF every missionary 10 exercise MS
ministry wherever God may give him opportunity IL Is
their solemn that the progress OF the Gospel
in a heather land can only De retalueu ny lne lssion
aries of one Communion receiving the converts OF
noher Church who are as yet imperiecty acquainted
with Divine ruth and unable to enter integenty into
nnesons which separate the minor sections OF Chrsten-
ddon,~esnecially those who are under discipline"
The principe, to which we have called the attention
NJ the Aance appears to be none other than our Sa-
ior's Golden Rule of doing 10 others might rea-
sonably them 10 do TO ourselves. lnls - true
missionary courtesy. No sacrifice ID required OF demon
inationa Deculiarities only that every church mas
fields OF its own, and restricts It's laDOrs accoruhgy
Tnis heing done experience shows that Baptsts may
cnnsrnct their churches among the heather, aud Eps
theira and Presbyterians and Congregational
80 theirs and so the end or the list ~ those VINO
are united in Christ the Head Az tue same Tune IL
assumes the OF Chrsts spiritual body on earth
and that grand object Of MISSIONS as prescribed Dy
tno Lord Jesus his last command, Is not the extension
OF peculiar denominations, but oil MS glorious knguOm
over all the earth.
At the close of this paper the fifth and sixth verses OF
the ninth hymn beginning Jesus shall reign whereer
the sun Doth his successive journeys rum, were sung
paper prepared by the Rev. DR.. Grundemann OF Pots
dam. on Roman Catholic; Greek, and Protestant mis-
ons COMPARED" came next in order the programme,
and WAS to have been read by Prof Chriseb d. d. The
orlpinsa paper was written in the German language;
Prof Chrsteb had ordered translation OF the paper
which he had only Just received when the time arrived
for the reading He therefore requested that be
deferred until afternoon in order that he might have
time 10 become conversant with the manuscript. The
reouet was acceded to by the chairman and the next
manner on the programme, obligations OF Science,
Ierature and Commerce TO Christian Missions" by the
Rev Thomas NJ Eddy, ID. D., OF this city, was read by
the writer
When the Rev DR.. Eddy had finished reading his pa
per the Chairman, Dr. Woolscy said that an opportu-
nity for discussion OF the subjects which had been
treated of by the papers which read during the
morning would now be afforded those who wished 10
avail themselves of it, and introduced the Rev. Thomas
Penrose, a clergyman of the Primitive Methodist
Church, of Reading, Berkshire, England as the first
speaker He spoke ten minutes, and was followed by
Prof c. A. Blanchard OF Chicago Del, the Rev. Nara
van sheshadr OF Bombay, India. and Dr. Williams OF
Baltimore Md, who delivered addresses OF the same
length