The daily gazette., 1879-10-23

MT. look Haue tne report OF tne CON-
mittee on home missions, in the absense
of the chairman. Owing 10 this alb
sense, and The fact that he had only been
a member of tho committee since morn
ing, combir ed with the scarity Of mate
rial, he apologized for the brevity Of the
report. The Ba timore Presbytery had
contributed s11 AGO to the b. ard the
New Castle Presbytery, $l,s66; the
Washington Prrsbytery, $3.50; the
Presbyteries had made the following do
nations to the sustentation fund, re-
spectively {: $3.50, SITS and $S4. All |
but the more feeble churches contriDu-
ted to the Board.
This same committee also reported |
that it was ineXpedient to ct on a COM
mlinica ion from the Woman's Home
Mission Society referred to il for consid-
Grafton.
A communication from certain ladies
of the church referring TO foreign mis-
slons, was referred 10 tie proper COM
miltee.
Mr.. Fulton, chairman of the commit
tee on foreign mission, now presented
the amended report of that committee,
few verbal cha ges that did not alter
the meaning having been made since its
recommitment and few more during
its pentleicy. 1t was then received and
adopted, and 1000 copies ordered to be
print,d
The report of the committee appointed
to examine the minutes of the Gener-
al Assembly vas then p,e-ented. 1t
called attention to monthly converts,
work of the home missions, systematic
study Of catechism in Sunday schools,
and benevolence.
A recess was then taken until 7.3O
O'Clock.
EVENING sEssIoN-THE sACRAMENT-
| REV MR. wYNKooP ON THE"wuRK IN
INDIA.
The church 10 The evening was crowd
| ed on the occasion of the observance OF
sacramenial communion. The pulpit
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens, and presented "A handsome APP
| pearauce. -i'
The ceremonies were quite imposing.
aud a large number participated. DR..
BtiiHger, the Moderator, opened with
short address, after which the sacrament
commenced Rev. s. II. Howe admin
istert Il the bread and Rev. John Patton
the cup. Rev. K. =. Kennedy closed
| with prayer.
After the ceremonies Rev. Theodore
les. Wynkoop, of Washington, ID. O., was
introduced, and delivered his lecture on
ls"The work IN India" MIR. Wynkoop ],
a former DeIawarean, having lived b. re
for quite a num Der of years when his IA
ther was pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. He has been devoted laborei
in the missionary cause, and has done
much good, Though quite young man
he Is looked upon by The older heads OF
the Synod as having much ability.
Said the reverend speaker, IN COM
mencing his lecture "Tliere are only a
few persons who have an idea of the ex
tent or of the success the mission work
has attained. The Protestant churches
are represent 4 amongst heather natl on
bv nearly 2.500 missionaries, making
with the native missionaries, grant
army Of nearly 5000. Their converts
amount to 1900 600 souls, Of whom abou
iOl,O 900 are communicates, and abon
/ 55O, 900 boys and girls are gathered II
the mission schools. This is the growtl
II OF little more than fifty years. Inc
I missionary cause need no longer apollo
yize, which it might have done Will
good grace half n century ago"
Yhe reverend lecturer now spoke o
Hindoostan, which was AS large as al
Europe outside of Russia. 1t had three
times as many people as has all Ameri'
the square mile with northe province
The Hind,o race, as n whole, Is one o
the most gifed and cultivated races o
l ltmauklnd 1t exceis in mathematics
K philoso ophy aud poetry. Their practica
rfTjvi lizaiion has stood many centuries o
4 test. They have a deep religious spirit
, The differences of ra" language ,dres
and cust ON was then referred to, in vir
: tue OF which, India should be regarded
: not so much as a nation as continent
The exceed in vanity the nations OF al
: Europe. The difference in religion !
!. very marked.
h The simple nature--worship Of the We
p die age-has followed the law OF deca
and Corruption, which st, Paul 1al
!. idown in the Epistle to the Romans, an
= ldrgenerated into an abominable an
q decpening mass of mOnstrous-seemin
d 'fpgions, fantastic rites and muItiforI
d idolatries. The very idea of divine pur
ity had dropped out of the religion
l. conception OF the Hindocs; their God
g are worse than the mot ananuoneu
y men, and the people justify their drunk
, enEess and beastiality upon the strang
plea that, being Gods, whatever the
r chose to do must be right for them
though the same deeds would be wron
l. in the people" Over this poison, breatl
d ing swamps OF corruption, there hangs
. dense cloud Of pantheistic speculation
q shutting out that light of truth whc
!. alone can cleans e the pestilental al an
a make it sweet and wholesome.
l. Again this has grown up reaction
IS anotner development of HindoostaI
the glorificatioh OF sensuaiity. IL ID
re- dark picture of rhe nations religion
In life. On one side an empty and d-lusiv'
ii though subtle philosophy on III
!" other thousand fol ms of idolatry an
D. superstition; partly hidden, though b'
half concealed, the greatest vices pra'
ic tIced in the form OF piety. ANA N
d; ,iness, to the grave and revereut sou
B. there apl ears no +. ST, no hope,no peac
n At last, in Gods pro dence, ihe go
,n peI was brought TO India. In the yei
-. 1878 the British Possessions We're throw
I, upcp TO missionary work. In 1880 the
E. was in India about u 900 native conver
u, len years 'ater 81 600. In ten yea
q more the mum ber had doubled TO lZf, ,oo
ne The next twenty years showed Wol
Il derfnl and most encouraging progress
.st Az many AZ thirty five missionary soci
'' ties were in the field during that tim
In 1871 the converts numbered 5lo w
10 10 Al present the number has reached ha
I'll II million.
After relating member of incident
tn the lecturer related the various forms
he opposition brought to bear upon chr
Le tinn efforts BY the HindoOs and MohaI
~ madans and spoke OF the incre aslng ze
IL of native churches in 'he work OF eva
~ ~ geliZatior. ,
ng NAV we expect India to become chr
tan land? Ths speaker said the futn
w. rests with God. 1t took the christii
la ch,,rch three hundred years to convt