New-York tribune., 1875-12-06
Ing them Monday morning. and would nr,t Welt No IS,
At Stale and POMera-st-
FOREIGN MISSIONARY WORK.


Rep Henry Ward Bee'.e. PaynseaA CAuyes Brooklyn
tCUg,0rsgaiicnall
Plymouth Church was filed with the usual
large audience yesterday morning In the absence of H.
l. Camp, who IL serving as witness In the MILWAUKEE,
whisky frauds the choir led by W j. Hill The an
nua collection for the benefit OF the American Board or
Foreign Missions up, the pastor contributing
500 Mr.. Beecher preached sermon upon missionary
work taking up and answering several objections TO the
present method Of carving this work He took his
text from Matthew xvi s. ITO what purpose is this
wasteP'
What waste ~ II the waste OF precious oil
which a grateful woman bestowed upon the person OF
Jesus Chyist She in the eyes of Judas, wasted money
by using IL 10 express love Tohonor and to augment the
sphere OF gratitude and love 10 bless human society be
yOnd all power of money in its physical Whoever
makes Christ beautiful aud Influential among men,
cety treasure far beyond gold and precious stones
Every year men spend countless treasures upon animal
scale 20 the very deepest sub-bass upon social de-
lights and snmptuous eqnpages' anu no mi man s !,
heather lands from the Christian Church al home Ia
confer upon mankind the unsearchab riches Of the Cos
pei Christ and cry raised from haunts 0 pleasure,
from tie counter, and from the nart To whaI purpose
In this waste - Is il a OF money attempt 10
bring the word of Christian faith heathen people
Is IL nlcgitimate and wastefal use of money
70 attempt 10 spread practical Christian ciyhzauon
throughout the IL will hardly he denied that the
social condition OF ChrisendOm is higher than ever was
attained in antiquity. The purity and The elevation oi
wOuanhood in modern times and in ancient times not
comparable. The dignity and beauty Of wifehood
with which existed before the time OF Christ. The
and the power of the household the comfort aud
Refinement and uses OF domestic life, the intelligence OF
neghbOr society, and IN short the whole art OF hVng
together in social relations Is such IN modern times a. not
to be iof mom,hl cOihp1eI Win lHe SoIIssl1
element before the dawn OF Christianity The whole con-
don of civil society IN Christianity superior TO that OF
antiquity Not alone the social eond4uon but
the condition Of the citizen. The general
min,stron the general purity Of evil courts through
out Chlstcndom were never ~ eminent as IN Gar own
f,pF rrff All
any comparison with the society OF ancient days. The
general intelligence and safety and virtue OF mankind
been augmented beyond measurement THIS devel-
Opmcnt OF modern over the ancient has resulted from the
action df nature ana its chief element The human
Now, the question s' whether ii u wise 10 attempt to
impat 10 the whole worc TINS treasure oil elyl@iiloh Dy
inspiring the whole world with that s.aud Christian I'M
ti"n OF Chrisendom l. II woTih the cfiortf Is il worth
the IL il worth money that is being expended
He not the time come when men should lase INTO thelr
calculation matters Of religion the whole human race
Have grown enough 10 begin To harmon n un
ycrsaly In regard 10 twothirls oI the human race II
may be said that hitherto organized an ma Ioices nave
been the Laws and governments by which AJ were con
tr0.ed. Are there not enough human forces enough
spiritual enough social enough commercial to 1eSh NE
work Of hatnouzng the human race; not InGie atiOs
bat the Whole II not me M"fId l-ei' 10y nli'e o.
those discoveries WAlch nave ucch MADE now
so reduced, 10 intent ana purpose, IN SIC
for centuries ana ages men nave Attempted 70 uetl
single nations Already ths question has DoSun 10 ne
pulse 10 missions all over the gOpe-Whci II tie uo-l
noble aud most fruitful Ol any such Worcmenthc Woik
,nS j. ro,i b, "a shame 10 CrstIau faith and ftev fo
So, IL GiNt-rr from lower spberes and from lower
moves u fiat ryork which olebt 10 be the pccuar pride
1+,J -ln- f r.ii,on Fnr g,s uot coniIerca already
,'g tbi. flo'1,.bf maj tbr GsIf il mo U-ordf IIs
sot |,arca -e,t fnrfl its stI ruissonres 10 ran
etrk fbo s,,i.e 10 rrobe e,-cr, creyIce Ia
STeI sicE '1o o, sa{b and metais for djaI9,ndf'
for 1,csrls for precious stones. aud everywhere
search fr dust-es and tha results of industries and
1i the Wcr!a Al once tn fcd and the mlketi Nay et
.ul.,,uar,f it rlsr
=, ~ .o ~ -, co.. ,,(',.y ana IN. ,-,, Eor indi.
eetly commerce ennohes i.self ia tnat II mas learned
~, ,rl, tt. .n1T,i a. mini I,nr rbro5-b f, rlII-
e ~ rjaiel .-,ari4rco tin fnt1r4urc fs uufhrifrv
C,rot,,l fnoW- ft educstton Oh the globe AeIus Inr
r1crrU4ut Commerce knows tEat industry tlr1yos