The New York herald., 1873-10-11

| had never seen a bald head among the Indiana
and men over seventy years had thick black hair nan
cheek bones were not universal characteristics.
The low lorenead was only low in appearance: It
was the result oil the way they wore their hair AS
for the high cheek bones 1t was true that some had
high cheek bones but then again there were many
| who did not have high cheek bones IL was the
same thing as 10 their complexions-it varied
some were darker than others. There were good
and bad Indians as there were good and bad white
| people. Even their worst enemies concede that
some upright and honest and moral just as tney
charge that others are mean, sneaking and Inn
| moral. lie asserted that the North American
Indian, considering his circumstances, was just as
| good man as can be found among the whites.
The speaker then went on TO describe the physique
then referred to the marriage ceremony among
them. When young man OF tribe wants
speak 10 her parents about his wishes Neither he
| nor his representative is allowed to speak to the
as ponies or buffalo skins-comes In, and II they
are found satisfactory well and good, and then
rule among them as TO the duration of her mar
rage. The divorce is obtained by either party re-
tine s TO Ts Other Tas speaker e
There were no servants IN the Indian family, lor
whenever an Indian wanted more help
degraded the indian women by 'living with them
| for awhile,n the women looking at the arrange
y o s
Indian women's life near the settlements was the
greatest dilsculty the Christian missionary has to
contend with. 1t undd his work entirely. He
said that the Indians reverence was greater than
the white mans, for he never heard tell Of an
Indian swearing or taking the name OF spirit in
vain. In this particular he was more civilized, in
q Christian point OF view. than the majority OF the
white men who go to church every Sunday IN our
| THE REV. DR. HoGE's ADDRESS.
| The Rev. DR.. HoaE, Of Richmond. Va, was the
| next speaker He said that he considered the
real Southern States to be las Commodore Maury
believed them to bel Virginia, North Carolina,
| Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas Tennessee, including
the Indian Territories and New Mexico-be-
and ndsy Drained By rivers that emped
into the Gulf OF Mexico. The States comprised
territory egnang ~ s extent , that OF Prussia, .
100 00o 900 Inhabitants This was the mission field
he had to speak about and he felt naturally rather
| appalled, at the task. The speaker then went on
to describe the great natural advantages OF this
vast territory, and then referred to the necessity
of perfect system OF evangelzation In the South.
| One OF the great difficulties was the spar
city OF population ana the ignorance OF q
great number 81 the peope TINS ne naa to ADMIT
4 lation was appalling; but OF late the interests OF
education had received mighty impulse. Thou
sands OF planters and farmers right after the war
made provision for the education OF their sons.
| They knew that gentle blood could not maintain
itself against ignorance, and the young men under
stood the situation and went earnestly to
work. The University OF Virginia, too, was
dong gret go0d IN a Ss
population in the South was the most homo
geneous in the world. The religious errors propa-
| South, and the people were fond OF their homes
and the faith OF their fathers Speculative infi-
deity and isms OF all kinds were almost unknown
In the South. Therefore the religious worker there
had not to storm an outwork OF inndelity before
getting into the citadel. The South, he cOnrended,
was not well understood. Her papers were in
great part provincial. There was but little attrac-
ton south OF the Potomac for travellers from abroad.
But the United States census report, which IS no
respecter OF persons, shows that in the matter OF
self-support the southern States are In the front
rank. This report showed that in New England
i
and only 10 to 10000 in the whole South. 1t also
victed OF crime in New England, and but to 10000
| in the entire South. 1t showed, too, that IN New
England there was one church to every 643 persons
| and In the South one to every 5lS persons The
gentleman then referred to the vast Held OF labor
open to the missionaries among the colored people.
He confessed that there was something IN the
constitution OF the colored man South, as q rule,
which prevented him mentally from coping with
the more intelligent and sturdier white race, and
it behooved the white missionaries, therefore, to
be acquainted with their peculiar qualities, SO as
the better TO mould them into forms mete for
Christian brotherhood.
Foreign Delegates in Secret Session.
The foreign delegates held meeting yesterday
at DR.. Crosby's church, on Twenty-second street
and Fourth avenue. The meeting was secret
one.
Madison Square Presbyterian Church.
! The fourth section met at two O'Clock p. M. in
| the Madison square Presbyterian church, the
audience filing the church In aises and galleries.
The Rev. DR.. Anderson, OF Boston, presided.
number OF addresses were delivered, each mis-
sionary speaking especially concerning the work
in the part OF the world in which his labors were
performed Ten minutes were allowed to each
speaker, and time in every case was promptly
called.
The first speaker was the Rev. SAMUEL JEssUP, OF
Syria, who gave the result OF his ten ears' ex-
perience there. Ten years ago only single Chris
tian was IN his mission. The uncivilzed natives
had known nothing Of God, but the missionary
work gradually progressed until now they had
Christian fold, with civilization spreading and
helping them
Rev. Or. LANsINRds OF Cairo, Egypt, was next
introduced. He gave an interesting account
missionary homes. The greatest difficulties that
had been experienced at first were the making OF
ana his associates mad to travel long before they
did any good. But tney triumphed by
the and Of the printing press and & the per.
now making progress in doing away with all the
old Oriental customs. The viceroy was improving
the country on magnificent scale. Imagine that
10000 tons OF stone arrived in Cairo daily for build
ing purposes. With the building OF railroads and
the adoption by the people OF our modern notions
be facilitated. The second class OF missionary
students would be ready ior labor In the field be-
fore the Vlceroy had the great railroad completed.
The next speaker was the Rev. Otis GIB-
SON. OF China. This gentleman gave an
women who were TO be met with In San Francisco
These women did not represent the Chinese female
They were merely the purchased or the betrayed
women who had been shipped to San Francisco
The emigration TO this country RON China
sure to bring the Gospel eventually to that heathen
land.
Rev. DR.. J. z. TALMAGE, OF the Annoy Mission
South China, spoke next. After stating how, in
1S42 the result OF the British with China, a
port OF entry for Europe was established and was
avaiied oil by the missionaries he went to trace
the more liberal ideas which had since been on the
easily travel TO any distance. the result OF TINS
cessation OF governmental resistance was the
progress OF Christianity in all the missions
ana the ever increasing OF new converts to the
faith
The Rev. JOSEPH EDKISs, OF the London mis-
sion at Pekln, was next introduced. He said the
love OF the people Tor Buddhism was intense, ior
they believed II gave them immortality. The Japan
ese, unlike the Chinese always put Inscriptions on
the tnmhS of the dead. They hnned In the hanni-