The New York herald., 1873-07-20

anu I'LL OF WnOm nave been Ordained by American
bishops, three OF whom have made episcopal yisi.
tatons to this island since 1853. Thus this mission,
now 80 sadly anicted, commends itself to the sym
patby OF American philaD Dthropists OF whatever
name by these triple claims which we beg leave to
recapltulate -
ras nrsBocause i Is the initial movement n series Of Of
a. american % sentimen and policy towards the African race
secola-Bccause IT is an advanced post Of american
civilization which has created congenisl atmosphere
in this Republic, well travellers TEN
marine he Used sAS these
nous Hsyian soil american IDEAS Of civil and religious
OF moral Gy % en aS ase % 2" M peIs ae a e e %
an9nay proHrsss and stability OF thss s!s,sr Ne5@o
will be secured.
The religious zeal OF one Christian denomination
IN the United states has taxed lts energies during
the last twelve years TO accomplish all these i'm
pertant results; and now all that had been 80
well DONE In material point OF view, to cover the
swept away by this dreadful connagration.
The mission buildings, having been situated
lack OF means to purchase land In q better
situation, an Insurance could not be effected on
them when they were completed, and therefore
their destruction Is total loss. This appeal Is
now made to American philanthropists OF every
name to come forward to the rescue OF this mis-
sion, now IN ruins. so as to enable the congrega
ton TO purchase more eligible site and to erect
thereon more substantial edfces than those de-
stroyed. and which shall be "a worthy token OF the
grandeur OF American benevOlence and sympathy
for the struggling people of this sister Republic.
beren a ade as we H as st the
OF the object and the responsibility OF the under
signed, missionary pastor In charge, charge, liberty Is
N H.. to Mr.. Gideon II. HolIister, Bridgeport Conn.
lboth ex.diplomatic agents OF the United states to
College, New Haven, Conn.,, who presided at the
public meeting held In April 1851, to bid God speed
Hayti from New Haven on the 1st day OF the fol-
lowing May; and in fine. to the Hon. Ebenezer d.
Bassett, the present United States Minister Resi-
thousand dollars will be needed to purchase the
site contemplated and to put up the substantial
stone structures that are desirable.
J. THEODORE HOLLY,
Missionary Pastor in Charge.
Port AU PRINCE Hayti, July d. 1873
+. S--Reference Is also made to the Foreign
Committee Of the Protestant Episcopal Missionary
Board. No; & % Bible House, New York CITY, and to
visiting Bishop to the American Missions In Hayti.
]. T. II.
The Invisible Preacher on the Pcnitent
and Impcnitent Thieves.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HEEALD:-
There Is not, perhaps, more beautiful, impress
sive or more touching action in the life OF Christ
than His forgiveness OF the thief who cruci1ed
as his companion on Calvary. How spontaneous
the poor thiei's profession Of faith and prayer and
Christ's promise that he should that day be with
him In paradise Now there were two thieves,
sentenced to the same death, naturally must be
equally confirmed and depraved criminals; but
there was chord in the heart of one that had not
yet been broken, and 1t was touched by the british
remark which his companion addressed to Christ.
After basphemIng Him he added ''If Thou
BIO Christ save thyself ana us. But the other An
swerng rebuked him saying, DOst not thou fear
God, seeing thou art In the same condemnation
And we indeed justly; for We receive the due re.
ward ofour deeds; bat this man hath done nothing
amiss. And he said unto Jesus. Lord, remember
me when thou comest into thy Kingdom. And
Jesus said unto him, Verify l say unto thee.
To-day thou shalt be with me in paradise"
All this must have been the work OF very few
for the shadows of death had been deep
ening round them. Yet how strange that the other
thief who died impenitent was not touched by
those beautiful words o. truth, uttered by his COM
panion, and receive the same prompt pardon and
adlse. Because the last heart-strlng lf he
had any had been long since broken
and there was nothing now to awaken to faith or
love hope or care lcr an eternal salvation from
a barren body of clay There are serious lessons
tent and impentent thieves Here are Two men.
picked from the worst class. aud at their death
only one has enough OF charity aud faith LETT to
tion But the other, though the name OF God and
the coming OF the Messiah were known to him. his
life OF sin and depredations. INDUCED in to the
last, incrusted his nature that he had neither
heart-string to touch nor soft spot to pene-
trate. Some people never have any heart-strings,
and consequently they are never touched. The
impenitent thief was one OF those such people |
should never delay Their repentance to the last
should not stay their repentance to the end for the
incrustation OF sin round the heart and no COM
deathbed to reach the heart or bring the thoughts
to the great event OF the moment.
Now, We shall deduce another lesson from the |
repentance OF the penitent thief, and then we |
shall have done Take the whole Christian world |
and select two-thirds which we shall call the best
ratio to fx as penitents on their dying beds. There
was one OF the TWO thieves mpenitcnt, or, to
simplify the smple. hall the number that was
to die at the same moment. In our |
time the world the fesh and the devn have spread
their Joys and allurements SO broadcast that really
1t would be too dincult TO record what namber die
penitent or not. THE INVISIBLE PREACHER
Offences Against God Offences Against
Society.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
When men speak of an offence against God or of
a violation of a law Of nature they are guilty OF
gross egotism and intense absurdty. An offence
against God, so-caled, is simply an offence against
society, wherever or however constituted, or
against the material interests Of humanity in some
relation. There is no alleged offence against the
Creator that is not Identical with what is held TO
be an offence against some branch OF the human
family. Man mas set up standard In this relation
ana by way OF giving II permanency and authority
attributes It's erection to God. A violation or O
law OF nature being an impossibty has, OF course,
never taken place. The man who leaps from the
steeple OF Trinity church and Is dashed to pieces
on the sidewalk no more violates Q law OF nature
than the person who jumps from chair to the car
pet. Here again. then, Is q confusion OF Ideas and
misapprehensiOn OF facts. Both men perform their
respective acts under the same law; but the one
chooses to ignore the extent to which 1t Is appli
cable to him, while the other II more fortunate in
this respect There is nothing simpler In the
world, and II these two points we're thoroughly un-
derstOod what a glorious revolution should soon
be accomplished In our social and religious condl-
tionl L0GOS.
A Church for the People-The Poor and
the Rich.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Your last Sundays correspondent calls for a
"church for the people" as one OF the most en-
phatic needs OF this metropolis. He Is right. He