New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-05-24

The last Winter 4GO souls claimed salvation, snow
ing an increase oil 900 the previous year
90 new sabbath-schools have been orgah,z'u
70 churches have been erected church debts have
been Cancelled to the amount OF 1880 These ieS.s
have required the labor Of 0S5 faithful servants nu
the average amount paid each laborer ior oist Is as
than $40 Tue amount realized from all sources was
S2S7 ms 81 during the last year. bee leave mere "
offer the following resolutions: ~ ,,,..,,ns .o far
as it refers 10 foreign work is eDy aplrov| and
SsGs G Thai s eagss St o @f the chacn
Third That ;he following Prr'G esteS T6e Rev John Han
d. D.. VIM NJ Paxton, D. d., W. j. Bok,r DE- De- anu Vi "'
men, Geo w. Lay and Geo. r. LOCKWOOD
ADDRESS OF DIR. DICKSON.
Dr. Dickson Secretary OF the Board of Home Missions
then assembled the platform and addressed the Assembly
as follows
desire to say in regard to this report that there Is an
introduction to u III the History w o'i which
cot from my mother, that God had eat pau III tIe
nins; that it was but partially comp ecu, n, "a 90 M
the end il would come 10 It's maj ana ulupheut ~,
summation. have believed In my heart OF hearts that
at the foundation OF this great cause hSs 'nin 'n me
siOnary work, aud tnaL tins Ehd t0ddS ~ 'n nI
lands that its history is written above. l do
not imagine that in advocating TINS course am a.
eating tse simple influence called Home MISSIONS ohly
but ann standing the welfare Of all the LANDS OIL
globe. Brcadse ii is clear t. my own sao',SSoS
the Covenant OF til. Lord OF Hosts for AL mahku, o
all continents and AL lands II she las III tLe sis I
aim II she fails to accomplish the great ends that Coz
has put within her reach, Chen tue whole WoIli WIN
mourn Another thing learned from MY hlotler anu
my DIhe Is that will do anything tai i peiniI
nCnt among you must be prlsnsded III your own
heart God Sorins with YOU that he mas lsd our
the n,us and Is the great DsysCr and yon are merely
permitted by His grace to have hlni IN the Worh
ihs Of home missions In regard to TINS country Is
ness OF the Smithsonian Institute me SIndtt map cNe
made in wori and tue Committee OF IL'een Mnoh
thcy 90 10 Phadephi will such luaP as TINS hhb
ing al the great Centennial IL Is the design htcI long
aid tediOus years of care of the Snit sOnth
n WAS presented TO us to be exhibited here. rms
coast 1.-THE speaker Indicated the portion o1 Tie map
beginning at Newfoundland Is ucpltSsf" IRON n te
AID
other coast from Alaska, trghds rom tno hoi' ~
tins land wedge shape. The is that IL may IN
ylte the warm winds thu south to maze IL gell'
and happy and attractive. TGe mountains run not east
aad west Us the mountains OF Africa and sOuth ASA 40
but thcy RIM UbiQucy To the Continent LUVh NJ nc
COURSE Of the rivers the great wtecVuIses; the arr al
soutE-eastwad o. sOuta-wcstwatd or southwark
There is but one small nycf that runs hoI ,ii,
uron the land genial, warm airs OF Sprlng discs
iu It's Nc aud floods vi water aNaI gradually leaving
tue land benefited by ten. Had tney turned h1ih"u
and nortn-t4sstwarG the ice void be crowded. tue
springs flooded, and The cOntLcnt would DC rendered
un,nuahltaDle As to the physc. GeoSiaPHS " ths
land G0G's hand plainly 10 my e, 10 H. as plainly
as IL in The moitlng OF the human form divine, VIC
highest specimen OF HIS skill and grace As 10 tue MS
tory OF THIS layd, God writes the history Oh ue
world; He knows the end from the Desinhlhsi
and lie needs no historian or counselor 10 tel!
HIM what 10 do or how TO 40 II. why was not
land grand, vast, with ITS hhtsI climate i1
ali Resources, found thousands Oh years ago
Why did not those uun OF OH syIa come mere invy
were naylgaoIs; why did not they cifcuHnaVls te
tcy ueIIsEed by tne way. rncy were wiped nen
and nations Al lacy came they lalicG ana uld ho' lo"
c.ly discover he country ny ana uot, nc nItSo
dJan Empire seIie nele, ana let Alexander nd aholhc
wOild ~ conquer, to satisfy his pdh,u uthhci
Ii You want Tie answer, IL rs IA thls oooh'
The clock mad not yet struck for things
hke that. Other purposes and other plans, Nasltf ana
more gOriOus awaited the unfolding 0l tht map ol uod
IN the fuIincss of time. A.tciNdfd tneh cduc tue
kyIne lives sLii III the East az oN.i Eu"p'
aha respects al tsc world over why ld SUE uo
mad tnis cOuuUyi sac cOnqueied SPAN; why dd mol
SHE come hcfei II not dreamed 81 Cod l'ohi ga
not lNe in The time wheh tHtse 'mLes "otE 70 "o
more remarkable tLah ths' way uu 10y anJ
Saraccns discover III Inc! were d Mo,, , , ry
people; tLcsc herOSppmcS III ALGEBRA thdt usc
were Inels they invented them; chemistry ''e!
understood wien We were b'fDIidhs ani
Why did MT the crescent como mere p'.Oio l -,
IL becomes you OF inns Assembly 10 ASK yourselves tLtse
0urstio. IS why. nnd tne answer wrapped up
IL tnc wOndtrul couIst'S ana INh'! VISION Va 80
sdiu ndd tie beginning discovery III tLIs country
COLUMBUS AMI men came On a Nol age 10 hhd .ne
word. On tc morning oil tne 'lh Oh oc'oo' yo
calu was told that crews OF ale Three htuc h"ps
ual ulutiuied. Inc sald To nm, care POI l'hIhS
here" lie said to tnc, cave me lheh a. May uSs az
tao Lord Jcs lay IA tHc grave. ana on tL'e iohn-
Wi 70 Jack 10 Sra.u WIN you IL VIC 90 not re ''u
an ms thumb IIntcd on tue mas head lie pry ed
that God might maze II 10 ais niue net what lhe uo1e
tnat angmted upon lbe arr "l "ii. W ~ 10 ,
bird not ly FiUnudi It's orange gioFes were is re-
took ngut away aud !ney ohoWed Al ana II c,'e
NcN-opJIn' one Oi ne West ma l9aiu9, anu -, @
mere " naL We saved from thHt day you Wll
ltru II YOU Will come tu the no Hiande anu see tLc
cattlesteuleIs, sc tie poor Wf,lc"es' m Io
lCs of Oh and tue cuuclcrs OI the world, tuIhcd 20
cdI'.c ,rp 10 ~ ,rui, man aud ualcss strong
hand Is placed 10 protect hci the udASeI 10 'ha'
sac w!II peiIsl aiLId bloody cOhlusioh -, d.,
IN TIC a.Iy part Of tn, scNentrcntn century the run
taIIs came Iucy tue cn.i,Icn Oi tnc CoNehih
s,s and dGult,cTs OF God AuuiShiy. fof l0vO weary
yrs cod mad allowed Cnuicn To he prosecuted ana
iH eV,ry " ner, rluul wilu al tc,r iOyc OI homo-
though Sod hdd not nlucn reason 10 IoN =
ns toyeruIneuJ nut" It.s tanning al tno love OF
/ try GOu's people came ia tue Ma! ho"er' anu
landed Oh Plymouth kOck. Ihcy CANT as INC
| aNOwcd people OI God, IOf tue purpose oi hhdhs q
world where they m,E"t Worship WIN none {" mole5t OF
Make them aiad, mat tnty lhIs"t DHr uP hoi 'lI'
urcn IA the cutIIcu and Win SCHOOLS ana lHe b'pt'
| AiterwaId EnslaAd dhd Scotland ana Ireland tho
tnunb-aC.cw alu ec1d-e sent tnchi 90 s comm! anu
Cotton Mdicr say that out -! the 2IVuo thdl "huvu
In New-Eugauu tie .s; 70 years. from lG-O 10 lOiO
1000 were sttuch PlcsDJ VLiais We io' ~ .n.So
Things. ana tDat some o. lhc gOou DVOd ID "u Ne"ih
gland Was Presbyterian mood and cslee.a! III Coii-
necti,ut, WLec the bet'i poo uoi ul INC
.r,'yy. al C,uu,c,cuL are 30 to-day When
/ they wanted 10 sp,aA o. an ufiiL"' n' t
tney caliuG MIN "a PcsDyieIidh-that ie' u'n
tnat sucks to what his iatners believed ia ana "ept
over struggled ana diol Tor before n,in lac Duvn
| came mere uIsl--tne Huidnd DutCh, inc To-" Du'ch.
Inen tie scOtcn-lrsh began 10 come ANA hcn thy De
gan from the nOIth OF ireland 20 rehisi van
ana tcsr Nlt large foresight, declared lbc Iibht Oh
conscience, ui general ciyl ana religious llDeiy IL
Was deemed very Wild aud radical tng III tosc dy -
nave duub. "ut u maze All fouhN! wanna me ho'
OF Tue Germans ana scoemIeH' anu hoI"''"hS anu
Irish, anu ai.Jst every BODY c.sc' -, -, -
In Inc iinss Ui TIME tluse ministers with their
Is,ed oar Oi worship ana our doctf.hc ahd our
government 1Ecy have kept on since Lacy began
i,TI an, I'm, Eastern coast. NcW-GuIK was very LIE
settling with PresDy Tue nrt recorded donation
by tno cid PIesDycIy 10 the noie MISSIONARY account
was m Lnc nleJ Presbyterian congregation Ol NcN-l Oih
10 support CIer pdstUr. That Cn"cn has no" come 10
mis- La, il gives about $4,000 10 nome missions Itsei
now and docs take uiC out Ol H. IL II scIl-suS-
tanning pdstordtc. . a.. ,.,., 81. al,
An oior snOuld he given TO those who planted that
gt,tn of mustard seed I'M donation "a the old
PrcsDyte,y III 1919 10 the congregation III NcM-lWh'
since then been similarly established IN ChiciSu
Sbur-l. Bun.iIu--WuCrc began IN "a slldu way
ucruaus, III an mouse, III Que room VITA Moou'h
bcuc, ana now CnurCJc5 rise, wucic on StDDdtn
,, ,1 M. 4, q are eaddeued ny congregation OF dcNUdt
worsHpcrs, ana are D.iI1ns our Denchccht Work %
Teuorr regions Iand. These men tni nld Known
Inc scuurle ana persecution, Reading lhc!r bine
found t.IdL the sIrt 81 Government lay III the
(uld,u kulc. 1udt great Institution OI lNJ
every man do every OtIcr man as every man
would nave every other man 40 to GIl-"as been the
.r,.ll motto Ol [ snip OF state snce IL was met
Elnlclcd Ihe world Is tO-ay MIdcDtCI Tor any hope