MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 147, 3 May 1864, Page 4

MISSIONARY ENTERPRISE.

; '1 no Ay. who hr-n nt (1 wiili irlt-ii -! tvtoor time weeks j sii.c !<• the a.mrr.-s.s of lb-hup IV, If son. oil the \ missionary i;,!( rprisc in Mcitnn sa. must Inn r b,-, n , ;.i-aliiicd by the aiir.oni,., »n 1,1 of the i-m r, s- whirl, j «. sp.ediiy all. ml. d his tint :<> lfii-lai.e hi sccui-in- : 'i .-iiiiiilU- position mi ilic f(«>t ..i' (;»iHiii-:!iiicl u.- tini head cuaHirs ■■■t'tln- mission. Tin- jihni ul" c\ -«T:iti«•!» ! pursue.l by this li; 1 i-p is in I i-ii- a hiru'- number J t,i youth awin ii-rnn ilu-ir native islands to thehiad | of lb.' mi.-smn. win r. . sriaralcd li on. idl tee ! (!r»riv.!iin; ltl.ll 1h wildl lin- .'is-ocia'lioiisof heathenism. i t!u- tool mtil of a Lliri-lii.n iiiui idiou is mavii in j lb.ii-ii.iml.-. Tin-work heim' '.has hrrun. they are i then taken back to llii-.ri \\u i-'uio titti r ,-iy nioiilii-. ; wilh tiuil.cr- appointed to cairt i.n ih.-ir mental and ! manual trail.im. Hxpcri. me hasprot. ,1 thr-real a,l- ---| vanta-cnf ihe.vii p!< lei ban-col .-erne and ass. rial :.,n , in I'P akin- ill.- spell of'l t-alh. l.iMii. It is almost a | llu]»-li.-s ia.-k to |)i-.>ilii.-,- lb,- in-! upward mot, in. lit ' to ibi ii- minds, a- ion- as iii.-y ar. surrouiiilcil 1-v the ; traditional prnrl ices .-I" :i sat a'-c li;'.-. list wheu'om -.■ . a new bias has b, , n imparled to I hem. ihe lir-iiv of' : scif-improvemcnt ( onsi ilnti s a |»:iv, r o|' resistance lo i tin' temptations that Miri-ouiul tin hi. H"d, sir, collided by mutual a-,.., iaii. n aid bv the continued i presence iinil conns, f- ~f : Ji.iv I, aeh,-vs. tln-v soon ; o>.,<lvise a -mod inlluruee m,'i' ih-u-otvn popl-. ami by Ihcir conduct furnish lis ill tr ai'-nii;<nls in favour of tin- Christian iiiissinnart ' and bis tans,-. like ; others who have pre. t-.1.-.l bin. in simian- work anion--i t!u- islands of (In- I'a.-iiic. i:i-l: L .[, !'alt.s,.n has hen, '; coimmvil ibal it is ehicliy by n„ ans of naliv,- rvan- | --lists (hut the propagation of Christianity ami , ciu'lii'iiti'jii must b.' ciirr.'cc; .11 there. In inai Vof the j isVmis tin- i liinatc is sp,-t-ihlv fatal lo ibr b, allli ami ! HIV of Kuioprans : am! ibr immense va:-i. Iv „f 1 laii-.ua--s .-..-n am..,,-; inbiil.ili.nl> ~f,],,. sn,:, island i i- a serious obsluM" ill ibr wi,v of |1„. „iis.-.io. ill-v. I Hut there is hope that intelligent 11r.1l faithful Chri'stian islam.!, r- will now he foi'lhe. min-; Muled for I ...lit ill.- n.'i'l; of -~ i.il ami -iiinlinil inprovr- : in. nt. 'J bis m b.-i ,• is now no 1..n-.-oi- a im-iv ~t-..1.i, ni. From tin- tiini- wb, 11 tb,' l!i-h..|. of .\",-w Z, : ,!aml i-i.sii.-tl Ny.lm-y ,11 is3l;. i)„. „,„■]; ']~.,„ |„,.„ j„ a.-iiial oprration iimh-r his (iitvi-tioii:. : and as tin- iniit of ,1 sevri'al hopi'ful yoiimj mrn ai-r now a> Ira.-hii-s. and ,0111.. ..f (he pupils ban- , ; , r | i an iiilclh'i'i'iil : iippr.'brn ? ioll ...fib,, iilt-aswhb-li ibr Ib.hop is sri-kin- j to ronvrv to tln-lil. that ll.rt rt-ml.-p biin talualdr ai.l ' ill tin- li-an.-ialioi, of ibr I,'i'l.lr ml,, th.-i,-,,„-n to-,..,,,- ! liithrr:,.. Aurklan I lias b, rn tin- brad ,piai-trrs i.nh, | nm.-.on ; but ihf dislamr of thai port from tbr I wlit-iv tin- work of ftiitiycii/atinii isran-ii'tl on, ! ami tht- pivva!fii.-i- of tb,- trad,' winds ivii.l.-i- it f.;i- | b-s iu.-i-f,.5i1,1,. than iln- hai hours of Quo-md;,,,,! : a.ml | afii r ronsulmtion Willi .Mr. (.'i-.-iiory, lb- Surv.-vor ! ii.-n. i-ii; oi'lha! .-. l.»n\. turlis Is an'l. oppo.sii,. i : ur! j ''iii-tts. has br.-n lixril 011 as ti.,- fiitiuv sit.- for 1 h,. | mission hoim-. For iva ly a-i-i ss lo tin- .Mrlaursian ] -roup a: (I lor hr.illhfuhi-.-s, l.'inii.s l.diiud i- rc-i.nli-1 as lik.-ly lo pioir Ihr ~,,,-t .uitablr sit- that -oTlId hr s-li'-lf.l for a rrtrrat lo wi-.i.-b l-:.irt.|..'an iiii.-i.marit-.. ! »hr 11 ilrn-.'ii by l!i- i.-bmalr from i|„. i-binds, m.-iv j r-fir- for a season : imi l f u ,- ~ ~,;»;,;,,„ M -hool «hi iv ' large coinpaiiii's of Milam .-inn youth lm ,y ,-,■,-,.; - 1 ]~. j t-lrii cuts oft.'hri.--iiiiii rdti-iitioii' and « 1,,.",-,. il„ J>t . „■)„, j am b si miahilrd mav be lraim.il for ibr work of ' j Hi- prospect of a uv!l or-anisel mis-ion 011 Ciirlis ■' Isla:i..l revives the h p- that British < 'hri.-tiiiiiil y mav ] in some ei'feetiial iiiaimer be hrou-iit to bear on tb'. | al.ori.:inies of Aiiairalia. win, have a, y, t .l-rived mj ! btlle bi'iici'.t ati.l so n.ucli i-iil from tb- piv=.-mv of a | en-iiised p.Vple a.,-.,,- them. About the lime that j Mr. I.VJimiu was appealing to (lie .Minister Cor [.amis an.l his eollrii.iie.-. 111 an Assembly tlmi seeim-d sonic- | what iin-i-e.lulous eiih-r of the justice of the cause or ; of llu-eu-nesiiitsi of the ailvo'eai-on behalf of the j aborigines, liisbop l'at!e.-on was. with more an.-piri- ■ ou ' ivei'jition. urn.ll- similar views, in conjunction i wilh his iU-laneoiaii mission, u|jon the (.iovi-i-nor. tne ' t'ololiia! Scerciiiry, and the Mirvcvor 0.-mi-al of i Queensland. The hope of accomplishing .some good j for l.he ahoii-iiics i-eiidci-ed ibo,e lo wlioiii°lii.- j i3i,hop appeiilcd in Kri.-bauc ihe .-„<„•,• , V adv to en- j u-i-tain favourably bis projet forth- prosecution of the .Melanesian mis-i..n. Ami perhaps in this man- j ncr Queensland may hare lb.- honour ami blessing ~f .' first leading the despised biaeklellow to ihe jjoivh of i the li'inple of pro-ress. j . While the Chui-cli of Kn-biml in j|„. Australian ■ Colonies is lliu.-iuviirtl by iJisho). l'ain-son to take' part in the hopeful work he has set 011 fool in Melim- ' 1 esia, 1; band 01 lin'ssiunarics dt-stinetl fur the .N'ew \: llebridt's. t'm- of the "roups incliided umler thai i L'cnci'id naiiii', lnivc just ui-i-iveil in .Svilnev by the '■ i ' Day S]iriii.,r.' -|'j,js ship has been purchased u'iih a; 1 fund raised by the l'n-.-bi Irriini ami ( Die'iv-at io -,1 ! 1 riidmail, Srb'oiar.s ol' .\Jw South Wales" and has : : brou-ht liu-.-e liiissionaries from Nova Scotia, who ' : are k'uiiiij lo t'.iny on the work nobly ;itid .-»«-i.v.sj, J'liiI v I 1 be-1111 by ihe i-fey. John Uoddie ii! Anciluin. 'I'h'e j i extracts recently published m this paper from ' Jour- I ' nais in ih- SOIIIII West Vaeilir,' illtislralc the ad- . vantages which have resulted not only to the natives 1 of the islands, but to the trade of the'se colonies ami I to geographical science from Ihe labours of (he mis- 1 sionarics. Every year the importance of the islands ' in the I'lu-ilio receives some new iiiustration. It; is i perhaps, foo nafch to expect that the labours of < philanthropy should hu altogether unfettered by the 1 designs of political ambition in a region which' pre- 1 scuts many attni. lions. Hut al least it mav I ere- 1 quired in the name of Immunity that religious propaganda shall not be made the eitiiik of political designs. 1 The French Government has frequently been charged

with (his : and the impression that the Church's missions have been so used by that Government hns not been removed by any proof to the contrary. Xotliimr could be more for the honour of civilisation than the co-operation of (lie creat nurul powers in scoi.uiiiu' to the islands which arc the scene of sueli interest in., xperiinrtits in philanthi-opliy and commerce, freedom from external iiirKivssion. It would he well if Kui.daii.l. hraiicc. an ! America, instead of seeking j the extension of national ,'ioniinini in the regions : under consideration, voiihl unite fhttl no slaters I should iimule them, ami no intolerance violently iuI tei-fcrc tvi-1, the labours of those who, in various ways ! aivordiu..r to the dictates of their own eciiseieiiees. are ! seekiiiLf the spii-itiuil advam-ement of the aboi-i u dnal races. It must, before lohl'. be nei-.ssarv that some understandiiii; should be come to between th.-sf powers on this subject. Meanwhile, these colonics ! owe eorisideration and L'ratitude to the men whose j benevolent enterprises 'tend to increase the mutual ) benefits of commercial and friendly intercourse witli '■ the i.-lumls of the l'a .-ilic— S lfl lnru JCipirn, April 1 IS.