Home and Foreign Journal, February 1861

I ■//Л.-* jtjho [volume V-" RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, MARION, ALABAMA, NASHVILLE, PUBLISHED BY TIIE BOARDS OF THE % SOUTHERN *■ >п ПАМГ0Т1П IIICCI/IVC !',iS r<'l|11Ci’t ,""e wil1 Cnttmmtc tll0s0 tbt I aml cslccln of ‘be brcthreifta Richmond, OF DOlItlSIlt lIlwIIIAoi have come to hand for I860, viz: | by his earnest ami faithful disciarco of duty - • Portsmouth. W; l!ont.ih V ft . : „mi. . _ л. _ ‘li i ItRlON’. Д1АВЛМЛ, FEBRUARY, Our Position and Wants. If, Luc been compelled to lay upon the )k r„r the present, at least, several appli¬ es for nii'sienary appointment, in con- ^jee of our small receipts, and the д „„certainty that han.es over the future, ij 15,B, J have «bays gone to the extent r< ability, ami never declined to vote ipnations When there was reasonable to cipcct that its resources would he nte to meet the increased obligation-, prudence requires that no promises 11!, I be made at present lutlher than our ,Mf0 will justify. No mail cun foretell ,1,, „ io conic upon us. At present we " receiving hut little. We deeply regret necessity that eoinpels to this course j id our brethren, however, if the state tie country does not admonish us to move иге, ami not involve the credit of the Portsmouth, 1 a. j Eculah, N. C.; State i while pastor of another mission!, church in AR , 1. (d. ' Con, S. State Con, Central, Sarepta, 1 Richmond, the Leigh Street BaSfst Church, ,(l lieorgia, Piedmont, (la,; Tiiskegce, Central, which has beeoino self-sustaining, and L’l.ion, llighy, Calmba, Salem, Ala.; Elk* horn, Franklin, Long Run, l\y.; Stale Con, Columbus, .Miss.; General Association, Mo.; Sacramento Valley, Cal.; Baptist Conven¬ tion iu San Francisco, Cal. . i‘ -Cl promises to be one of the» most efficient bodies in the city. A.'M,. The Baptist Messenger. Wc have received the pro-|«etus of a new volume of this valuable religious jour¬ nal. \\ e commend tins enterprise of Ilro. 1 Presbyters who aided in the organization of Second Baptist Cbreh, Constituted in Montgomery, Ala. On the 2nd Sunday in December, 1SG0, by the approval of the 1st ‘‘Baptist Church in Montgomery, there was o' Second Baptist Church constituted, with 27 members, and some three or four liavo joined since. The I*) on to the Baptists of ilia South-West ; llic church, wore d. Folk tier, from diam¬ ond hope the second volume will secure a *,ers’ County, Albert Williams, F. Freeman, i . , - , . and inysell. lhcy presented Abstract ot larger number of subscribers than the first. It is worthy of an increased circulation. It! fareuwa ? A debt i be avoided — [|« debt is to he dreaded. Nothing J;jiii have a more discouraging effect upon « mission cause. We are a-ked, can you t tru:t ynnr brethren ? Will they not r !a your aid when the necessity do- aids it? We do not believe our brethren Jr sibl sanction the cour. that has so fre- lieuilj been pursued by the different socie |;» that have been coiii]>elleJ to cry out. . il.lt! The Domestic and Indian i lure thus far met promptly all their fatioas, and hone still to bo uhle to «W> his isjLlimojhen thg fo‘ljl,wLP5»4_ij ijnfio'TIblmirof God are 'piTf'to the Deaf and Dumb. The following letter was received by our Treasurer a lew days -ince, and we insert it its it will he read with interest by our nu¬ merous readers and servo a good purpose, wc hope : A 1ST is. Texas, Dec. fid, 1800. lift). llornburklc: Dear Flit — Unclosed find one dollar (SI) contributed lor Domestic Missions by ]!ro. •Ionics S. Wells, who is deaf and dumb, yet lie desires that tho-c who have cars may have an opportunity of hearing the gospel. Brother Wells is the assistant teacher in the State Deaf and 1 tuinh School, located in this city. Yours truly, W. Thomas. tail. We shall see whether the work of mestic and Indian Missions shall stop. jlw/l lllprllll Ujnil till lore Ill's pllip/c hire 1 1 llim. Mission Churches in our large Cities. " Beginning at .lei ll Kin." ’J Ins pro- edeiiic istalii-hed by the apostles of the :!wod Jesus has been followed as far as 'Ssible by the Board of Domestic Missions. At this time the Board arc making appro- •nations to sustain churches and mission Itocsts III llichmond, Norfolk and Peters iff, Virginia; in Augu-ta, Georgia; in lontgomcry, Alabama; New Orleans, Lou- ; Kittle lloek, Arkansas; Nashville, ; Louisville, Ky.; Ft. I,nnis, Mo.; ibiorare, Md., aml iu many large and idling towns in the Southern States. Jre great centers from which emanate ‘jwtint infiiienees, that tell upon the vlt.il •tsts of Christianity throughout sur- 'ling counties. But this work demands ge amount nl' money. Men cannot he ipwlcd at these points without consider.!- erpen-o, still wc believe it is the part of 111,1 1,1 cstiddi-h our churches in these ■’fabiwaiid eoiiiinercial ilistiicts. Already Ihe Board realize large contribution-. tWc bidics that were once su-tained bindieiarics of its charity; and these es having hccome large, are sending "illicir colonies to commence other inter- ’hat will perhaps soon rival iu ability * jnUnenee tho-e now iu cxistince. ca‘b that our brethren furnish us the l0“’ to keep up this work. Ifny, tulmible mummeries have not been Our Agent in Mississippi. Brother CM'. Lee, our agent- in-'hii Slate, has just begun Ins worlcj'Jsd, -writes, (Dec. Wth,) that the brethren are kindly disposed towards •- 1 liy-l ntet.St,':. fot Wt 1 1 -frJd/'ail tri¬ bute as their means may enable them, in portions of the State the crops were cut off by (lie drought of tlie la«t summer, con- sef|uently, in these sections he does not cx- pcct much. Wc hope our brethren in Mis¬ sissippi will do all they can fur us in thc“0 trying times. Our funds aie low, and the wink mu-t he greatly interrupted unless the treasury is largely repleui-hed. Those who made subscriptions to the late Bov. Maitin Ball for Domestic and Indian Missions, and have not yet paid them, arc requested to Ibivrard tire amounts to Win. Ilornhiiekle, Treasurer, Marion, Ala., as the Board needs them to meet its liabilities. fiord. ■«n^htalfi.r want of funds. 117, esc /unit ,. After Awhile. ■ anJ brethren have piomi-cd todnmmc- “"Sf'wuaei/ler oieAtfc, but wlratslioll we do " lbe while" conies? Mission* *""1 l,lcir wives and children have daily , lo meet; they look to the llnsril ‘“rmsh these supplies. Ho docs well rc-niembcra his country, he docs better «remembers his God 1 Correction. In the December number of the Journal, brother M, Garrett i- said to have baptized 12 at the Balli.Aibour, near his house. It should have been 2. This was our lui-takc. Ilro. T. 1'. (bin is located at Blue Moun¬ tain, North Carolina. It should have beat Calhoun Comity, Ala. John L. Rawlins. This faithful missionary, and pa-tor of Mount Hope Church, South Carolina, lnplized, during the last quarter, 43, and attended other meetings, at which 20 were baptized. m Minutes. ■ s‘lal* bo glad to rcccivo Ilia minutes 111 wt Baptist Associations of the South "hebt year. Some of the clerk» have Г"* l*lc'lrs> but ШПУ have not. retiren will do из a favor by heeding E. J. Willis. IHelinnunl, In., Dee. 22nd, 18G0. Dear lino. Holman: J herewith eneloso my report for quarter ending Dec. ."1st, also receipt for 1st quarter's salary. Our little church is gel- till'.' fairly under way and the pro-pect for building up an efficient church is very promising. Wc have good and reliable brethren and «listers earnestly united in their wink. If the financial condition of the country docs not become too desperate, I К cl very confident that during the ensuing year we shall ho able to erect a handsome church edifice. Our congnga lions arc good; already equal to the capacity of ("ir house, winch is, indeed, a very delightful little place of worship. Our proq-cct for in¬ crease of inuuibers is good; belore the close of another quarter we shall doubtless havo n membership of 00 to 75. As soon as we get our house wc will relieve the Board— in the meantime wc will give them some assistance. Very sincerely and fraternally, Kwn. J. Willis. Wo congratulate our brother upon the successful establishment of this new mis¬ sion enterprise in the city of our former abode. Bro. Willis has won the confidence They presented Principles, Church Covenant, Constitution, aml Rules of Decoruin, at that time, which were all explained to us as Icing what the Scriptures require of us ns church mem¬ bers, and, it was distinctly understood in our Constitution that the Scriptures forbid church members going to- theatres, circuses, hails, bar-rooms, ten-pin alleys, or dancing and jdaying Cards fur amusement; and, that if any of our members violate tluse rules, they are to bo admonished and reproved ac¬ cording to the Gospel, and if they shall persist iu the course of any one of these thing', the church shall withdraw from them, believing it to ho our duty to make the Testament our guide. All this was put to them separately and unanimously agreed to with a promise to endeavour to act it out to the best of our ability. It was also unanimously agreed that tic same rulo which governs the members in regard to places of amu-cnicnt, shall govern the chil¬ dren under their control. After all ex¬ planations were made, yrc, as a presbytery, pronounced them the Second Baptist Church of Montgomery, believing them to be orthodox and orderly.. After an adjourn- шЯГ оПЛоТ VJilV-ni?4 if® “rlpafti *7c tinned, and adopted their rules of Decorum, and recognized Deacon II. W. Watson as their Deacon, and brother A, Howard as their Clerk, and J. F. Ttonmson, Treasurer; hut I fear ho will not, for a while, bo inucb burdened with money. F. Callaway, Miaimuiri/ of the Hoard in the city nf Mmhjnmmi, Ah. This is the fruit of an nnlde effort on the part of the 1st Church, in Montgomery, who have, by their liberal contributions, sustained brother Callaway as their city missionary. The mis-ion church is well located, aml with proper direction must do great good. This has been a similar enter¬ prise to the one in Augu-ta, Ga., under the caro of brother Carter, Missionary of the Board. That enterprise was the child of the 1st church in A. Missionaries Dismissed. Maity mull and /aide churches, hitherto n ceiling aid from the Hoard to sustain their priuclurs, are cmjullrtl to diqume villi this important UiUic nf the missionary, ns the means in the ti eaiury will not justify their continuance. How long shall they he deprived of these labors ? , 1SG0. latter from J. h. Sliurl;. Sacramento, Nov. 21 Dear J! rot hr Sumner: 1 have ju't returned from a four days visit to the important region of Vaea Valley. It is a thickly settled portion of country, and when the land titles became settled and the population get somewhat freer from the pressure ol debt, it will be и very desirable region. It is in Sob no County, the same County in which arc located the important towns of Suiiun, Benccia and Vcllejo. At Vaccaville, there is a small Baptist Church organization, but they have no house of worship, liev. Daniel King, fojmcrly of Mississippi, is the 1’astor, and lie is aided in ], reaching, during his present feeble health, by Rev. 0. Crittenden. Wc need a stronger man there, and the people would aid in Ids support. Itev. A. S. Bailey, formerly of Mississippi, also lives in this region, but has been un invalid for more than a year. Ho is very anxious fur health sufficient to enable him to devote himself to Suisun, Benccia and Vcllejo. The Campcllites and Metho¬ dists aro working hard there for the maste¬ ry. There is, however, all around, a largo Baptist clement, and with the right sort of efforts and the Lord’» blessing, our cause could bo encouragingly and, permanently carried on there. Tho Baptists hold their meetings in the brick Academy in tho vil¬ lage. I had un interesting time with tho TENNESSEE, FEBRUARY, 1861. NUMBER 8N« . ... *w#i4'4 BAPTIST —jr- CONVENTION. л-- people, and they made earnest efforts to in¬ duce me to settle in their midst. I told rr »A r i theo’t I had mado my arrangements to leave (he country in January next! On .Monday I lectured on China and India fyr an hour and a half to the teachers and students of the Academy. They .seemed intensely in. nnd_ a committee' waitcd.on hm to hfgb -тпоНо!! KmViii.and“Tecthra.1gaift'"at night. But as I left my family at homOBiek; and having to leave them again to-morrow for Marion county, to bo absent nearly a week, I felt it my duty to hurry home. Al¬ ready wc havo four of our Chinese disciples in China, and two more of them are getting ready to leave soon. I havo tried to get them to remain until brother 1’earcy arrives, hut they say if they delay, they cannot reach home in timo for their New Year. I design spending most bf December with the Chinese Church, as I can at tho same time get ready for my embarkation., I sincerely hopo brother l’earcy will he along soon. At any rate I hope the Board will appoint Ah Chong as native assistant preacher on a salary of about 835 per month. The Chinese brethren now look upon him as a preacher, and he really preaches well, and is a very consultant Christian. Theresia another in¬ teresting inquirer. / I mentioned previously that my wife was «afely delivered of a daughter on tho 10th October. They arc both doing well, although she is feeble. This is her first child. There is no steamer to New Orleans, so we shall have to go to New Y'ork, thence to Charleston per steamer. This will be trying to ns as it will bo dead of winter. God will guide and bless. Two hundred and fifty Chinese returned to China recently — five hundred more arc to leave in two weeks. Tho reason so many arc going just now is in order to get there in time for their New Year. I was called to day to offieiato at the funeral of an unfortunate young man 28 years old, McGill of Hagerstown, Md., who committed “suiiddc. JastrtiL ht, by^ending -a pistol ball through his head. The Churches I organized nt Bed lllnfT. Grand bland, and Nnpa city, are advancing. Baptist matters are looking up in the State, would do^Letter were it not for Abolition¬ ism. Grace, mercy and peace, fraternally, Lewis Siiltk. Lord's strong arm -and aimed jat .tueceii. This is, in my opii|ion,’tho .Woy jqdalior.for the Lord. 1 havo’ thus tried to work siiicij' ; I havo been in California, and, owing eoieiy to God's condescending hiercy aoif kiqdopsa 4„ San Raphael, Cal.— Church Organized. Sacramento, Sept. 18, 1SGU. Dear Jlrutlir Sumner : I returned home yesterday morning nt 4 o’clock from San Raphael in Marin county. Marin county, you know, is the field of brother Gilbert's labors. We had a good timo there on Sunday. I preached three times during the day, besides making an address from a wagon at the place of bap tiring, in a beautiful grove. On Sunday tve organized a church of eight members, inn' more soon expected to unite with the little band, The most encouraging indications were manifested. The Master’s presence was evidently with us there throughout the day. It affords me real satisfaction to rc- pwrt to you tho "fixed fact,” that your mis sionary, liev Harvey Gilbert, has accom¬ plished a noble work in that portion of the wild California field, and he lias now some¬ thing to show as tho results of his labors and to the praise of the Lord. Ho has sev¬ eral congregations gathered in important lo calitics; a church is now organized, and his line Institute Building is well finished owl furnished, and admirably adapted to both church and school purposes, lie has made la) apppeal to tho denomination iu behalf of tho institute, but it has gone on successfully, while he has labored effectively as a mis¬ sionary. The peopilo iu Marin have aided brother G., and the Institute lias been main¬ ly piaid for— a friend designing to assume the remainder upon easy terms. It is и llaptist affair, anu at our last Association wc inaugurated measures which may bring it into enlarged denominational usefulness. That whole region has changed for tho let¬ ter since brother Gilbert went there. Sab¬ bath violation and whiskey drinking were the marked features of the place. An en¬ tire reformation has taken pducc. Scvcial drunkards have been reclaimed, and one of them now is a man of prayer, and has charge of tho Sunday school. Two substantial citi¬ zens recently rose for prayer at one of broth cr O.’s preaching places in the country. He baptized an interesting lady, the Sun day (last Sunday) I was tlierc. Her hus¬ band was already a Baptist, and both enter¬ ed heartily into the organization. He is a man of considerable means, living some three miles from the town of San Raphael. Marin countj was, perhaps, the most religiously unpromising field in California, when brother O. went there. He is a good man, although not of showy abilities. He has gone on quietly and assiduously, trusting in the and blessing, I haue.somci I: am .to. leave home next, morrow, Friday, 21 jt Tn»t?K to BarnCioAv*. tujhta,' at! bi£,Jl»jitist.; ii*epting .in .EL Dorjaft^Oly?' rx lcavo there ugtln'M, уГеаи&аау,-.^, ^урм*. as to start from Sacjjiuento on Th'iirsdajyV' * .. 27th, in order to meet an engagemintTa-' ' '•*“ Ч--Ш JgS Brooklyn, Alcmcda county, on tho". 28lb,‘ and homo again next day, so as to.be, wit^ * ’’ my Chinese pcoplo in this city on Sun-, ■ day. 1 begin to feel my constant toils and ' • ' travels to wear upon mo. . In reference to brethren West and Diivi» I feel that you would naturally cipcct .mo to say a word. Brother West is located da a farm seven miles from tho town of Vera -■> Cruz, and goes into town to preach on Sun¬ days; how many Supdiys in tho month, and how often on Sunday, 1 suppose ho has. in- • *, formed you. I really wish it were so'that you could arrange with him to givo mire of Ids time to tho direct work of preaching and missionary labor. Brother Davis, baa left Sun Kuinou. From all I can learn, hjj bad fiuiJiol his work there, and it was well- for him to leave. He is operating in tlie region of Oakland. Ho seem? only fitted as a beginner, lie has a wife and five or six children, and is in very nccdy.citeum- stunees. lie is a pious man. Brother Hoppe is an excellent brpthcr. I wish you would suggest to him a change of his field, llo is willing to this. There is a fino region called tho Cosuinnes, (on tho river of this nanio iu Sacramento county,) where there is a Baptist brotherhood, among whom he a could labor with promising results. And his removal from San Ramon would bo wclj, f as a brother Isaac from Missouri lias., just moved into Sun Ramon, and tho brcthrfk •, there arc desirous of securing him as tlieir 'V* ' Л pastor. lie has been up to teq ina^iri ugj . -.ЛЛУ'Уц rTdtSfronTtK&£ni^»Ctoi&,S=S» ing your Board to aid in his 8|Ц^^Не is a lair scholar, sensible and рюизЯИсЬ, and a guud speaker. 1 expect to aid in or¬ daining him 1st Sunday in November, (D. V.) 1 would most earnestly urge your Board lo give this brother, William Isaac, an appointment and about S3UG or S10U per annum. The San Ramon enterprise was started through tho instrumentality of your Board. Tlie church and the field here lire in a good state to ho kept up. Brother Isaac is your man. All he needs is the aid you can give him, and he can go right •ahead. Die, iso let mo hear from you on this subject. Brother Isaac is a man of line sense, know* how to get knowledge of шеи и ml hooks, and was lor two years a school commissioner iu Missouri. Ho is only about thirty years of age, a line, large, good looking man. An- other-advantage he will have in San Itamun and region, round about, is that some six or seven of his own relatives arc now mem¬ bers of the San Ibuioii Baptist Oliuich. He has a wile and five children, and uwn> only a I'etV acres of land there. I really believe his appointment by your Board would he for tiie highest good of our cause in Sail llaiiivn. Ho und the church tliero arc very anxious to form this connection with the Southern Board. It is one of those imperative eases which, no doubt, often coiue before your Board. The Lord guide and bless. 1 know it must scent strango that Cali- firm'll should requiro money to he sent te sustain the gospel on her soil, hut it is surely the must money lc n land in Christendom. Money is scarcer this year than any year since 1 havo been here. I am glad to say tliat,_ulthougli money is so scarce, many ar¬ ticles of living have greatly fallen in price. Flour is destined to be cheaper here than in New York. . I am making my arrangements to leave on the first steamer in January, 1801— hope lo mo you (lien soon. Best regards to the brethren. Giacc, mercy and peace, fraternally, J. 'Lewis Shuck. I’. S.— Brother Hendrickson is still proe- pcring In his work in Sonora. He finds it difficult to leave theie just now. My opin¬ ion strengthens in reference to tho import¬ ance of Ins locating nt San Francisco. He is tho man for that field. liev. M. McCloud, of Utica, Mississippi, writes mo that he wishes to conic to labor as a minister in California. Either lied Bluff or Napa or Yreka would afford him scop* right at once! I wish you could' encourage him to come. l’rof. Pendleton's боп of Tonnct- sec, alio desires to couic. Let me hear frura you soon. I think I sent you an accout ef our recent Associa¬ tion, tho Sacramento Valley Association, Ц