The New York herald., 1873-10-11

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germany ana 40 not preach the Gospel. put preacn
TO proselytize the best members away from the
German Church. That was too frequently So.
AS TO Christian missions the German universities
did not recognize enough the iabors OF the mis-
opened another country named Japan, and there
had been established by the American missions
Union en- churches" where the pastor o. each ID de-,
the true solution OF the question OF the propaga-
tion OF the Gospel.
AFTER this address q speech was delivered on
Lay Preaching" by Mr. George II. Stuart OF Phila-
delphia and by the Hon. Mr.. Frelinghuysen, Mem
Der OF Congress for New Jersey.
prayer was offered by the Rev. DR.. Foss VINO
also pronounced the benediction, and the CONFER
ence adjourned until this morning at ten A. NJ.
The Evening Session.
The evening session at Association Hall was re-
served for the German delegation. The Hall was
well filed. The audience was exclusively German
and highly intellectual. On the stage sat the fol-
lowing gentlemen, who compose the delegation =
DR.. Ihiedner OF Madrid DR.. Drayer oil Bremen !
DR.. August Dorner, OF Gethenburg; Or. porner, OF
Berlin; DIR. Chrstleib, OF Bonn; Dr. Buchman OF
Brandenburg; DR.. Boegner, OF Strasourg, ana Dr.
Kreit, OF Bonn.
The services were opened with prayer by DR..
ScHAFF, and after the singing OF hymn the same
gentleman opened with few remarks, IN which
he greeted the delegates on behalf OF the audience
and the people OF the country He said the gentle
men who were TO speak were known to many In
the hall who had heard them on the other side OF
OF knowing and hearing them there they were
known BY their works. He concluded by
Introducing Dr. DoaSS nIoo who was TSs 70 SPEAK xsv
erend professor made an able speecn on
theology which WAS more intelligibe to his brother
ministers than 10 the major part OF the audience
In speaking Of the Church he said he was not IN
favor OF State Church, which announcement was
ry Of the Church in America and SAID that
nowhere In the world, even when under the pro-
lection OF the crown, was its progress so great or
hAnlf fhg 90 hAra hnr ral llly1n
cluded, luxurlates beneath the smile. OF Liberty.
The Rev. Mr.. HELD. OF New York, was next
experience, he thought that the pastor, not the
tneologians, were the workers. AT this frank
assertion much mrth and satisfaction were
manifested. He said he was proud 10 welcome 10
America the delegation which held as its members
some OF the mightlest theological lights OF Germany,
ence OF America and Americans would be as pleas
ant and happy as his.
DR.. zIaMEkMAN, OF Leipzig, who was advertised
to speak with DR.. Dorner on the "Church and
Theology" now came forward. His remarks were
confined to the Church, which, he saia, afforded
ence OF the ology, the book OF which was open only
to the learned. The church door was open to all,
peasan. or duke.
Rev. Mr.. ZEHNER, OF Ohio, was introduced. He
said ne had not much to say, which was true; and,
aside from the assertion that he was backwoods-
man, he said nothing.
At st. PauPs Church.
There was quite large gathering at st. Paul's
church, corner OF Fourth avenue and Twenty
second street, at the two sessions The native
missionary from India, the Rev. Mr.. Sheshadri, was
the first speaker. He simply gave his hearers an
insight into the evanyelical work going on in his
country. His addresses on the same subject have
already been published. DR.. Hugh Miller followed
him in much the same kind OF an address, in which
he took occasion bitterly to denounce the British
government for encouraging the traffic In opium
In India. The Rev. J. S. Woodin, and the Rev. Mr.
Jenkins, OF London, also delivered addresses on the
missions in India. The former confined himself in
great part to describing the evangelical work
among the young women in India, which he said
was very encouraging.
BISHOP DE sCHwEINIrz'S ADDRESS.
The Rev. Bishop DE SCHwEINITz, d. D., OF the Mo-
ravian Church, was the next speaker. He referred
to the existence In London OF q society whose
moneys we're given to his church for the work
among 1.-The Insignificant and degraded heather
race" The work was carried on among the Esqui-
maux, the scattered and isolated peoples Of the
Central American Indians, the Bush negroes Of
Surinam, the Inhabitants OF Terra del Fuego, &c.
In 172l missions were begun in Greenland and
were followed soon after By the Moravian mis-
sions. The Bishop argued that the missions among
these "insignifcant and degraded heather races"
should be continued for the following reasons:-
C) We have Divine behest to go into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every creature, and the
Church would to be the Church OF Christ it
forgot this. G2. But we rejoice to acknowledge
this claim upon our Christian love. (3). And we
regard this as prudent department of Christian
missions which 1t would not do for US to neglect.
THE AFTERNOON SERVICES
were opened at two O'Clock precisely by the con-
gregaton singing the hymn
Awake my SOUL stretch every nerve.
Tho pau MrrppA nf lam IN
dies was the first speaker. The burden OF his re-
marks was the condition OF the church in Cuba.
He was very severe upon the Church OF Rome and
its members in the island. He said 10, 900 children
only went to school there, 500 being colored Un-
belief hmmos INJUSTICE corruption every
the whole place was the cross on the churches and
the celebration OF the mass. The priests, how
even this .'outward slgnn OF religion as
rather an irksome one, and they hurried through
to them. Indeed he said, their great incentive to
their hurrying through their religious duties was,
at times their desire TO be present at COCK or bull
fight or "some other low and degrading pastime."
The priests were immoral, and the only exception
to what he considered a general rule was the
Jesuits. Demoralizing unbelief and immortality as
consequence prevailed. AS for the country
curates they lived In a state OF decentralization
and immortality that was appalling. There were,
he said, 149 churches on the island, with reve-
nue. OF f13o,0oo, yet ne asserted that the word OF
God was not expounded IN the churches and vices
Ol all klnQs were dHoWeu 10 90 uncneckeu. Inc
educated Cubans were more familiar with Renan's
Lille Of Jesus Christ than with the teachings OF the
Bible. He then spoke OF the condition Of Kingston
and Jamaica generally, and related in detail how
the work OF Evangelization had been going on sue
cessfuly. The day OF the Christian deverance of
Cuba was at hand, he believed, and the starting
point Of her freedom from Catholic rule could be
even now dated from the day slavery was abolished
by the insurgents.
MR.. FELIX BRUNoT's ADDRESS,
IN MT FELIX BRusoa Of plttsburg was the next per
Turks or Mexicans were alluded to we had some
definite idea of the whole Turkish or Mexican peo-
pie. When the Indians were mentioned we had
the same idea as to them. Yet there we're many
different nations SO to speak, among them all
There were ninety reservations, one-third OF them
being west OF the Rocky Mountains. There were
130 tribes, speaking fifty different languages. and
many OF the tribes were always fighting one
another. While the Indians on the Plains
were savages, the Oneidas were an ag-
ricultural people, and other tribes followed
the ways OF the whites In having their churches