Home and Foreign Journal, January 1856

I A i/i" № A ^ LU IVi . ii A I VOLUME V, PUBLISHED 1!V THE ВОЛШ) OF DOMESTIC OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. < of в1"’ '.Ч1 livc с!,г,Ч''?п' 1 h°Pe. *obaPfi« ыт«»п. v . С1.ШОЦ art Out to till Southern Hoard uf I meet With nn orm-Kilinn xvlii»k т г. _ ii.. ... . - .l0 t,K‘ Southern Hoard of. 1 meet with nu opposition which I hardly •■UH-ions, tor ?cndm" an cthcient Minion-! expected, both from Chinese audAmen- RICHMOND, JANUARY, I85G. - а.^"Г :■ FOREIGN MISSIONS Л vr.lON. ALABAMA, ilAN’l' AKV, 1850. ary to -seek the spiritual welfare of the 1 cans. The Chinese in their own country ни»™— » • ' "TV" ,?ur S.!a!('' an‘* 10 ,!cv- j- t" , are sometimes very bitter (like alt the ” January, lbf>G. 1 n'T,.’ ll'u ('hl.cicnl ,"?')nnc.r '!' "'bid; ! heathen) against propagators of religion, , . ..Iе 'f 1,115 far performed bn mission, and new and differing from theirs, but I sup- Scare profitable rollerlions uie suggested . we hereby pledge our sympathies and nosed it would hardly be so in California. • .[i! January 1 It is a January we no- prayerful cooperation in his arduous work.” Hut now and then the baser sort throw out e beloro : it is one we shall never [Though sent out bv the Domestic Mis- ] b>w Bings against the preacher, and speaks How very seen it seems to sion Hoard of the Southern Bapli-t Con- ! inS.a liu.,<! English, low .Americans »ym- »”• ■« *—ti Th" ii **•/?**“ ,„,„(,1 of time has passed like the morn- t>1,lla. supplies annually about one-third of j encouragements eurrouilding my Chinese. “ c|auJ— as the shadow with the sun— brother chuck's support. — I'J.Jnur.] J effort». The chapel is paid for, all except ' limited, “That the Southern Baptist $550, which I am s" . . ' . throe, wore together engaged on such a subject. " Do you remember," said be. “ where wo first met?”. “Yes,” replied Dr. Cone, "in die the- ntro ш Philadelphia." That was nearly half a century ago. fciilwqiicntly all three, far sep¬ arated from o.ieli other, were contorted about tho same time. fct.moii :,a-topol has fallen. The war cry к, how- e.cr, yet ringing over the continent of . our denomination." , since, we have had large congregations. [The letters from the churches gave on- , And 1 have the chapel njien euenjdmj, and „ _ , couraging account-, and those for the Cld- j man)’ come to got hooks Who sit down and Ударе, and blood, blood continues to How. | nesc, and the church at Oakland, under UIJ!t.0'-cr raaUcri1 ’ lla,v,e -*'reral times !‘0W 1 J? «"•«”«. of «-с Southern Hoard, lo- 1 cfceK* 2 av obtain a peace which shall leave the tify that good has been done— Ld. Jour.] for Mew. Such assurances have been re- national honor untarnished, while the til- 1 ''•'t’T. • _ • I ceived by them with mich favor. Some ultuiius masses are speculating on pass- ^ Important to Ali-stoimne', |nf them have pledged money to aid in ,.c; events with impatient suspen-e. . Well, "h’t the ■ anstians should anJied thousand The monthly meetings of the Hoard : I .i I Imre ilipir dead"— la.*'r l',aC1’ on or al)0l,t the tenth evening "a' • i of each mouth. Report.- not in by that he a tremendous lug to raise it in this , pieacli the Gospel. 1 lie 1 time — tliuujgii they may arrive the next . country, hut I believe I can do it with the 1 mangled согр in the play— lie over to the next meeting for ac- j Master’s blessing. Ah -Mooey, the Chi- j d ; paying the balance due on the chapel., g | There is jiAOO yet due and it is going to ■ it he a tremendous lug to raise i ,t . country, hut I believe I can do il | Master’s blessing. Ah -Mooey, i iaiea arc as a drop in the ocean— a grain Hon ; and until there ha- been action on ne»e convert, does well)” ‘ ;jn(, on the beaten booth— an atom ol j *l,e rc!'“rl- 110 "}fty i- forthcoming. Mi- . - — 1 - ' , „ i ,;,i ,i„ ,„;i hmuatm® near the public thoroughfares I ГМпио-го TtantUin 13 lhc Mrth- rumrart'1 »“1' lilc ,nll‘ would he in time if they would send on I c. , l,mCs01 j slain by sin during Hip same -pace of t|ieir report- at the end of the quarter, Smcc U|C a“oimt sc3l lo thl e1 Hecatomb», indefinitely multiplied, I and tho-e in the interior of a slate and j which cainc direct from.Rro. Sh' annually offeied on tho altar.» of thi- 1 mnr(‘ distant, would do well to make out [lice of the baptism, from the Chri-tiau 1|цЬ|с M0|0Ci, ! 1,,cif [cl,orts >" a,|vanco, counting in the . Recorder; a Hapti.-l paper published in the : neighboring City of San. Francisco, has reached us. It reads thus: .us slain by sin during Hip same -pace of j their "report', at' the end ofThu quarter', j Sincc lllC a“ount sc9l to tho 1IcraU1- „lie1 Hecatombs, indefinitely multiplied, I and tho-c in the interior of a slate and | which came direct from. Hro. Shuck, a no¬ ire uMtUDic .iioioi о. time they would pro/uddij make. [anew о thc.-e terrific truths, we would " , ' I A NOTRWORTHV DUt.OGUE. exiiMt and en treat the disciples ol Jcsti», ... . . .... . , . , , 1 . Sister ! — H hat can he the reason that, . , ,, , . ^ aP aa'l hug- 1 ,№ro IJ not a ln°- ! mv Journal don’t come г I have not had A “l',1 ,1Г.еЙГ1сгЛ! r',llU'MC0 ueat to lose, not a penny to vva-L, not an I a number for over three month-. I Sumbv « Sngf to'li-ien T," Z Ifporluaily tc forego, not a talent to bury I l an t say— Aupt Julia icccivcs hers, j t.,,„r.0 fr,,,,, [if, (|lC1. Sl.ucb, ami witne-s the iQ theeaith— all and even thing tliev po,- j aod likes it better than ever. hapti-m ef a native Chinese. . * | Well, it must he the postmaster’s fault, | Itro. S, preaclieil fmiu l’fnlms4T: S; "God lesscught in some way or b\ sonu тип, | fur .(. Дип, u |ierSi mi„e is in the J reiguolli over tho liealj.cn." 1. Bytbutemjw- 'ohe made subservient to the cau*e of the J olFicc*, for they all ’come in one package. , ral bumtifulnessjif his prjvi.leuee .J. Jiy the Redeemer. Ы the year 18.10 be dhtin- La ! Maggie. lex, « c.ycu hale noWwiV1 ^",1 ’ ..M , , , . • , I j preaching. Many details mul facts and illu< .wife) by its I luistian piety, benevolence your subscription, and at the end ot Inc iraiions were given under ca.di head, which jad liberality. i year they slopped it. _ j were li-tened to with ab-urlH-.l nttentinn. ■ 1 Well — no — 1 have r.ol paid, but it is such While the la-t hymn was -inging, the llapti-t .Misiionary Intelligence. Rev. Andrew J. Merrcll, of Arkansas, under date of September 29th, writes: " I have been incessantly employed, when well enough to ride, and I have rea¬ sons to believe the Lend has blessed my labors abundantly. Since my last report, I have delivered 38 sermons, witnessed twenty-three conversions, and baptized seventeen." Rev. David Fisher of Texas writes: “ I have been in protracted meetings for the last leu weeks almo-t day and night, and while F am -making out my re- 4 port requests are sent me to go toother meetings. We want more help very bad¬ ly." Under date of October 1st, Rev. M. M Modiselt of Louisiana, Mo., writes: “ We have not had many additions dur¬ ing the last quarter. Our congregations, however, have been and arc increasing." Rev. N. II. llray, of Louisiana, writes as follows : " I am happy lo say I have had many- good meetings this quarter, and the pros¬ pect for an ingathering of souls vvou’d he very good could the people only he divert¬ ed from the great political excitement now going on, and which will continue proba¬ bly till November. II is a great curse to religion, but may Clod bless and help us.” [Similar complaintsof political hindram ccs have come up from many other rnis- sionaiics. — Editor. I A Grievous Alternative. 'Vhat Ml wo do ? Tho Hoard must either abandon some of its domestic mi— •ion station-, or the churches must send up lands to retain and support them. Hu¬ bs help shall conic very soon the former •lep mint be taken. The Secretary has «n so occupied with the duties of the a tritle — only 2.) cents — they surely would erv was made ready, and the candidate made stoo it lor that. I hi- appearance in a full suit iff Mark, nil in expect they did, and I believe, the ! viivtiv.- c^tvimy. With calmness ,,nd c,.mpi>- ' . , л ’ • ,. . . ns -lire the candidate m vended 111" steps un one f "v,,e r,{Tbt— for H one wont pay 2.) .ilIo Ilf ibpti-tr.v, while the l’,.-t.r ],is-ed up till- steps on the ulbcr side, and taking tills hn.thcr, won from tieutlieni-nijiy-thc jsivverof the (iu-pid, by the hand, led him duirn into the water, and buried him with Cliri-t in Baptism, It is the-e II 000 pr'.imiinelng Hie ti-i:al laptisiniil fiirinula in T 2 7u{,,vu 77 “ 1 «i,. ы u, i->..«- : tinie that lie lus not been able to attend j tbc Journal, am! it all had been a* neglect- 1 |(j. t,j0 UIU1M,a| р'1Ч.ы.,” several Conventions and Association» from 1 fit! as you, the paper must have been dis- 1 - - - [ which help was expected, and as yet the ; continued long ago. _ B ard has not been aide to secure the sir- j Clmil"0 of Views. vittsofaOcncral Agent. We have, with Thc fulloxving h-„er was written by the №ps .me or two exception., been а» I jfc (if une of 0llr missionaries to her not stop they cents, she ought not to have n paper. But, sister, it is such asW/siini, and I forgot it, Well, then, think of it now, and ,-cnd on a dollar fur four years. .-mull sum A felt Bi-lto])-. We would remind our readers that there aic persons in thc religious woild who claim to he bishops in a peculiar sense. They assume lo be the bishops of a State -ad gathemgs of iha hold's pcapie. a- • c(|Urc|, to j()in ц1С Baptists. Wc give it or country and over churches, without Ы 11 anllcil.’al™: 1,111 "ur cnteipnse clllirCi 0ll|y omitiiug the place and names, j asking leave of the people who may chance ^ W little lavor at Convention, unless j a „„aher who feel, re- ' ,0 ICai(|c wi,|lin the limits of the district ,e'- pre-enl to press j'^^^Fen'mv^hlldil^'i'ai.risortsmihiecili ovcr they a-»ume jurisdiction. The iluit T win in error re-peding Imptbin. n»t j following will show in what light these prelates regard the power of the Hope: и i advocate its claims. The brethren "feet' for in, too-" feel dap- 'У —so they sav— lint tliei- dll not feel i.nivnivself but :d-uniy children, mid feel it j inv'ilm'v to eoufe-s mv error, and reqne-t you their good will, hut there the clup-' m"-1 ei|J- To -olicit for contribution' lie J. .nl tlmt III! lut* 111 111- pnivnlenec I, ans," In cmmni а-епшв ,! |.-...| iuimiis fir iuves'ig'ilion in mv roach. ! The document explicitly -ays: . . . . . . ,...ч к'л!, i,.l|ii.;:ince that I coin-' " lie mnV/./m M- .ninvny e.f the spirit- л lleiW — i •. , . i I 1 r„r Г tliMirlO I vvn. too firm to uut im the lenipnrul order. В о maintain that fLjLch lfC 'l'UU’ 011 °f|' ,lC1, c’l'an •e.'and to mv asidiis'iment, I fnimil ll.nl thc tcmporal ruler is l.mn.l toyonf.m lin en . !ucl1 1 picss of other mart iinpoitant \ taUl,A t|ltf Swipmres f.r n,y piide •’ " . . . wav iviii|n»ui •••.V» ■> . - ; . . netuKMiN to tin* I>i\ine 1я\т. l\ c maintain that „ - . . w. v.t, i ku-iw t ;o b'M na-* n»m;;isii4i-ii in wi u. ...... j”'--- . • . a^issionarv i i Vi-n* qtial In' b<H'ti*o'l. nml bo ciw*n lii* fiilr* n I ril » uni, from irhrh Ihrre н н» а шч г/, , the sight of the necessary funds : • ,1,.п!п.ч.ц|1а1- but that all iff hi. com- j Church must yield to obedience. _ ""nil we have been -eized bv the «■ene-' . m. Iment. am Inlv. jn-t and true, and .Imnld j After tliisauthoritaiivoain official announce- 4lccat,»ion r„, i , 3 ° , с, -i, Orel no. ss .ntial. Dear children I met, let u, have no more fna-drav n d.stme- “tt-sl ° tha11 <’,1,l<iaVOr 10 ii,',,, “ 'n n ill. t’o'-er ‘marks, rdpie-tiiigyoii ' (inns between spimiiidutleuiinvoninl teiopurnl • ' ‘,SCa good spirit happen what may — 1 1„ writ, imiuedlnt'-hi I ills > send you a little olle-ionee. Me see here that both are bindin U1 h' cause of missions may ho injured. ' beak, hoping it vrilf me;t «Uh Urtthnn . J, a!o a cru ‘a , you Will find it was written liv ft clleer our iiearts — vou know Milli.t,,r [ ,x,«t you to And i .... W. lVeslivterian jum-iei. * ■ *i- — a . . . : Sltlifllliir IllcWoilf. _ , ай¥йЗГ?ЙГ.'.гЗЙ1Й II» щ*5т ... 0.ШШ - ГГ1- Ш,, tut Wtta,.; Шу, comprising now nineteen: mur.ds. dour atredioiiaie . lot ic ■_ I h#ndi The subjoined paragraph, clipped "и|1 11,0 Fir!,‘ 1 California Mission. j from an exchange paper, shows that it is hi, , J ’««I'ceto. °n Saturday, June lfUcr djleJ Junc 13th, brother’ not in man to direct hi, own step,: J- His gratifying to icarn from U tli« funeral of the late Iter. l)r. Cnno in , jnulcs "nil other reliable sources, that ' Shuck " n , ’ , „ nf • fnrm;n^ ’New York. Dr. Cox relate 1 a singular incident. kflaplUl A • n ve • • i “I now have Ihe pleasure of inlonnine < ,nlc vcars tbo Kev. I’r. Milnor of Uic ar.cin, h„ih • l0',' C* ' °rWa ,S a" ! the Hoard of the dedication of the Chinese у.^а\ churcb, the Rev. I»/- Coq» «n'l him- » oom in number, and usefulness. | r|,apn| on Sunday la-t in presence ol a ,cjr vcro appf,i„tc-l a Committee m a lenevo- 7"1 'ho report on " Benevolent Efiort,1-' large audience, Chinese" and American., lent body. IVhcn together Dr. JLlnor «mark; "«net Ihe following resolutions : i Ahmooey seems a very earnest and effec cd Ч«» .ingularny ef the fae. .bat 4,j Rev. Reuben Ford, of Richmond, Va., sends us the following good news : "The meeting- which wc commenced the day you were with us, has already re- Milted in great good and is .-till in progress, twenty persons have made a profession of faith in Cliri-l, seven of whom I have bap tized. I expect on next Sunday to bap. tiz.e seven or eight more, to God be all Hie glory." Rev. Charles II. Stillwell, Of Rome, Ga., vvlio was formerly a missionary of the Do¬ mestic Hoard, lias written us a very inter¬ esting account of thc progress of the good cau-e under lii.s charge, which we should like to give entire, had wo space. W’e cannot Ibthear, however, from publishing thc following extract: “ The present is thc seventh year of my connection with the church in this city, a< their pastor. During two years of that time I have been partly sustained by libe- lal contributions from your Treasury, and I feel that it will not lie inappropriate for me to communicate to you some facts touching our past history and present con¬ dition. Thc church in Rome is now a strong, self-sustaining chinch, possessing a beautiful and substantial house of wor¬ ship. To God lie all llie praise and glory. The return to tho Association for 1813, shews a membership of 30, and when I look charge of the church in 18-19 il vyas Ic», than that number. Since then there has been an accession of 181 members, 73 by Baptism, and the rest by letter." Rev. S. L. Summer, of Tennncssc, has moved to Kentucky. The Hoard having aided liiirr lor two year, among lire moun¬ tains of East Tennessee, could not in ac¬ cordance with our established rule con¬ tinue appropriations, though brother Sum¬ mers Iras proved himself to be a good mis¬ sionary. Accompanying his last report he writes : " Thc cause has been quite prosperous on my field during thc last year, so far as additions arc concerned.” Rev. E. J. Owen, of St- Louis, is yet prosecuting his pastoral labors with the Z ion church. He speaks thus of her prospects: "The numbers of our little Zion are continually growing in piety and useful ness. To-morrow, God willing, I shall lead another obedient convert to the vva ters of our Jordan, (Mississippi.”) “ Vr’muronn, Marshall Co., ) „ Mi»a., Oct. 15, 1855. j To .1 Ir. ipllliun Ilornbucklc : Sir: Enclosed you will find ten dollars ns a prompt response to the urgent cull made to the ksiutlicrn Baptist, by Mr. J. Walker, in Hie leiflresi.ee Baptist of th Oth into., in («half of the Indian Mission. Please appropriate it to their necessities, and oblige yours altectionatc- Ь'. C. Fean." " XotemUr i, 1855. Dear Sir: Enclosed are two twenty dollar bills,, ef which twenty dollars for the Indian . . Mi-siun, the African Mission and Bible Side- ' ty each ten dollars each. UespodfuUy у i airs, jv’; Fntcxn or Misstoss." _ “ Fornax, Ata., Лес. 2, 1855. Brother Walker At the ro.jue.4t. uf Brother .1. M. Jemison, I herewith forward to you fivo dollars as a donation 'from him to tin) Indian Mission, to be in the Board may deem best. Yours in Christian aHection, N. W. i’BiscK.*’ Ai.nvxv, O.v., AbeV 7, 1855. )fr. William Ihrnliiukle, Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find $J contri- l.nteil by a lady to the Indian Mission. She is a subscriber to the Journal from Albany, (la. [The lord reward thee! — HUtnr. ] “ l'l'S'EI.I.VII.LE, Kv., Nov. 3, 1855. IT. Uurnbuekte, fSq., Marion, Ala, Dear Brother: Enclosed y.ai will find M. I! Martin’s check on thc Bank of Commerce, X. Y., No. 23 15, fi.r 890 12, less ninety rents mid for exchange, (check SsO 50) contributed by churches, ,ц.., of Bethel Assueintiou. fur In¬ dian Mi—ion; also his check on wime, No. 2310, fur 820 50, being proi'Cili uf 827, after paying oxelnmge, contributed by same to Donestie Missions, for botli ,,f which you will please receipt me ns Treasurer of the Missionary and Itildo Society iff Bethel Association, and oblige your friend and brother, N. Loxo." M.itaxo !•, 0,, Tippah Co,, Miss. William lloriilankte,' Kvp Dear Sir: Enclosed you will ploaso find J-Irt which yon will have tho kindness to forward to Brother Buckner, Choctaw Nation, for tho use of Indian Misi'ems in his field uf labor. Please acknowledge the rccoipt of this by . return mail. Yours fraternally, Jell. II. Bcrrv, Clair та a . JUeh awje llourtl C hiduiaw . pc - eTPfKt — Hapliel -Asmiation!" Death of a Missionniy, As informed by our exchange papers, among the slain by the fearful calamity on the Pacific Railroad, was the Rev. John Teasdale, a missionary of thc Domestic Hoard. At (lie time of writing this we have no information as to particulars.— Brother Teasdale was one of our best and most successful Missionaries, and was Hie pastor of thc 3d Baptist Church in Saint Louis. We shall doubtless soon receive definite information, when thc Hoard will take such action as is befitting thc sad catastrophe. Love Lettciy. We call these love letters because love to Jesus prompted thc benefaction they enclosed, and we always love lo receive just such tokens of kindness : INDIAN DEPARTMENT. To tho Baptists of tho South. Dear llrethren :— Wc are, or ought to be, a great people. This I have believed ever since I lelt tho Lutheran church anil connected myself with the Baptist frater¬ nity. I have, however, discovered, since I became Corresponding Secretary for the Domestic Mission Hoard, that in our Mis¬ sionary operations, we have at least two faults, viz: We arc either loo fad ox too sloic. In other words, we arc apt to move too tardily in thc right direction, and too ra¬ pidly in the i cron/p. Hut allow mo lo explain myself. At present there is considerable interest manifested for tho benefit of our Southern Indians. Thc churches seem lo be convinced that something ought to be done for tiie spiritual welfare of Hie “ Red Man." Associations arc taking up this matter. Now this is all perfectly right— ju»t as it should be. Take up tho matter ol Indian Missions, brethren, hut be sure to take it up at the right end, and work in the right way. The plans by which some brethren pro¬ pose to conduct Indian Missions, arc, 1st. Through a committee of a church or churches. They would select a Mis¬ sionary, open a correspondence with him, receive his reports, and transmit his sala¬ ry by mail. 2ndly. By Executive Boards of district Associations. These committees and Hoards to ad independently of existing organizations, though the Missionaries they propose supfasrling may be on the same field occupied by the General Do¬ mestic Hoard of Missions, and voluntarily and legally transferred to it. Now against these schemes— doubtlesi entered upon with the best intentions— I beg leave to file the following objections, with re¬ marks: ll;W First. They imply distrust of -thc'JDo-' mestic Board. Were' Such a thought ..be- iieved to be general in tho denomination, .ml tKuul