Home and Foreign Journal, July 1851

t, i- v ' . ’' ilAlUte^ AUiDA-MAr JULY'lfclf of the prcceding’ycar §2,058 00.' Hie JioMliliee of tie Board Aptp let, 1850, were about $8,500 00|, »nij .near 52000- of vliich will -bceorao due J'llj 1st. 'T/mect those labilities, end sucb.others as are Constantly accumulating, the lioard rely upon tho volunta¬ ry contributing! of Mie 'friends if tie cause., Bat- few «pint* hive bectf employed .by фе. Board.. Iu most of tho Stales the/' bate none. ■ Their' Bam ■ dependence Is upon the ргЫсрйпЗ’ voluntary co-ppcratioa of Jtho pastors' arul yhorcbei. f . On 'the adoption pf/be. report,-; tho uanal commitlccs Mr# *rj“>4le4',tft consider the.eeveralj.tojiics proposed in „thd report. , ■ . #.V* •’*'* i-id’i . ’* ZXtbAF*''- •Th# ‘Board litU'ltfilxth annuo) TpWflofc. ia^uivillep T«iaos«o't,'iMtni»ebring tbe' 9Л and .dosing -lUl-lSthscf ... May. ‘ - dBStW-i ' * - -a. 0'«.J-‘w.t , TtaonunalserWri was delivered Ьу'ВеЛ Priilejnoldy, of Qeorgotoiir; ;Kentucly;- 'iWtrBe^ii'i: lii^.'Apdoil' bis, lead wciu many crowns.1’- His theme was, “lie pro-. t«in<WU«^„Qbrl»t,!’ , > ' 'I „Tbo! xccuxlre pert uftbe'Board itate's,. that-, fifty* mlnldp - teryW# been la tbeir employ during the ycar4 By ft ем, 10ч ataftntu КлаП aA-viiloal» —lit. L..\ .1 с'опйеЖп^.^\г^№?дайЙ("\Й^1ь'|«1гЬ /гйГадя*Ьеаопе( _ уГуЩ' aid! ihvn^work, gnlighteii" Ih'o hliifs'of'tl/sv.'tm^sionMrea f li> Hii'f ehhfchkij’ havl been Crgsiu»ed;‘$ Soniies-of worship- qhropheted, ami-9 oUiefj e'otoieticed. sSdtcral hundred' prayc^mccrihge bold Sah- bothiletooU aidiDiWkUs'4s'orgMiti4,imd' Successfully ptMeeutc-hatmany of tii) stations; Bibles, tracts and W ‘ligivys Iwula eniiiilSloJjTeiiipepancc societies formed, and handled# to total lubStiucnoe AfcuredvVail/^ustambg ,ials- abuariea- raised up; .AsHpciallqns.anl. State Coavcntions organised througjijjhe jnstnmiepUiitj’ of .the musionariea of tbo Board, The ■qjldcrni.sa has, beep made to'hud.uid bios, sonir^thc Wlitarj placcf made,, ta^foioico^ , *'.. TbcWccipfslo^ftejeai'froinail sources, ч§12,17й-'ИЗ Amount in the 'treasury April 1st, 1850, ' " ' 1,746 "69 Total mourecs for, (ho year .cndinggApril 1st 1851, * '1 r i • • Г* Expenditures for the year ending April 1st, ’ §lS, 022.185 1551 Balance now in hand 16,910 ‘85 l. . ,'<v §8,0te 00 The cash receipts for- the year just closed, exceed those tlertreefdine'vear hv S2.05R fHI/ . BcAherk of ftplfiliujo^faW, ЙЧЕгерЙоги, inCrehso Ufit .lib&lilyihnlarg,'tt®Tfc*?^; *■ 'Л ^ '* 1Й|^>1й!;'1}|1Й31вв‘4м,Г.рош{»|«:№аЙр^ ' s !W® atecontihually recolyiigspplicatioDs'.'ftom.churcbtS more or less cohncctcdwltliilliir Boriestfo Mission Board, ‘for mlniaiers. FromMesthuttt,‘8cctjoiu,!‘*bcle there.. are -It present no cWrchc;,ib^hor»',tbe lioard »;,ould! he- glad to send ft mlsslonarypeoulil the'j;'!tab'a't«'rsoh;,"'befoniidi';!r5 they to'^ohiotl" The leaf aSil defoialnCsS 'roquiflWird i^ri language id pbyiijed and. the loss Of timo'spcht'lp acquiring it. ' Second. 'ТЬО’рГЙрссЙ of iinraociibto tuo'ccal ate far greater. VojsviUiior. и i &pidly filling up, aiid no who plant, • the' aSandaril ^>f 'the. crOas in -the' wilderness among! fi!p scattered fuUwefsroC, Christ to-dar, -'ilDfind multitudes coming in from tdl’, quarters in' a Uttlt.wjiilo and. finclc'mg!.found the,. banner ;thua' unfurledi. 5Ve jtppeafj' therefore, ito'lhose nlra have 'the education of young mpu for the ministfy id charge,- to leep 'thu'suhjept before (ho miudaof; thojo. preparing for- the sue red worb We appeal to young men in theological seminaries, and ‘urge, them to consider whether they Bight not find fields of much greater' ullim/t usefulness by commencing to preach Christ, not upon another man's foundation, not in. the crowded, oulti- Tstcd, eft? a. worn-out fields, in tho older settled States, bat by’ going out at first as donioslio mbsionaries to tho .newer' territories in the lag West, where their: lahorj wilf'bo ap¬ preciated, welcomed, pr*td. Aboye all, we appeal to the young" men of our churches, waruicl with' the love of CJirist and. souls, hut who perhaps have not yet thought of the ministry, to forsake all, preparu for 'this -great work, and enter into it. 1 , .. . up - >- f Id'a':.* s'.v 'f .^-r^l»Yf«s«ution'iw:j’?rp«:deJ».t?4b^>cpcri'of- the Connnittce on tha1 Importaneo of Bomcstic Missions, rulnatted by ]>r, Beynolds, chairman;— Riul(sil) -llial in'vrcw of the urgent demand for mis- Jifiiiarieis at borne, the magnitude of tho interest involved ! |Ц'1ие/исфаЛ|1 prosecutioa of their work, and the bless¬ ing of God: Much has so constaolly atlemled their labors, we most earueilly entreat the'church'es of the South to co- operale with the Domestic Mission Board by their liberal contributions and ardent prayers. Tho .committee reports, together with the other proceed¬ ings of tl^’mcclmg, will be found in detail iu the minutes of tho ConVcntiou. We close this brief notice with oue suggestion. It is the; miportabet" of -.churches and .individuals iaaking their annual eoctriliulions .early in tho season.. It often occurs lbat. su. moutKs of the conventional year pass, before tho Board has yn'y reliable, guarantee of weans to cnlargo their bperatiomui oTlm id a great" hindrance in the operntiona of the. Board, -uni) a' source of painful suspense and disap- ‘pointment (o'liiny churches greatly needing the assistance of the Board. * . • 5*. ’ >:• ■***£&' p *’ . . .si®j la ic^ff . . — west and ,.t r,. w и . . have - WV?f"S^'^-m‘?7 ma> pay ,pwQi aai. U8cfyl..juioij»cr can bo int toi'fiigo^Kopri, jrfo. h a'uwmbcr, prt>imses 5-S0a Board stands reidy jj yopder assistance, jf .necessary, in tie erdt i^'Sor 4'аоиУ utj; person .who rends this notieOj know .o^jljeuitablo -pcrspn .-for- thBj.field, who' «tii bp.obj taioed'^jiniH. jleasj notfe \hd Boatd «rDr.^’nillp/at' EdrtaprfJdep^U' . " t , Л £ *. i: . , Щ ( V fce ,^ос(огг)-и.9Г. p{,in,oa,,tb.at;,'vUhi.th«i tight; sort: of -a ^.iBlMljt.tirdsahfycan ".Ito scouredon the field. iThis , “ Entering Inlo ever)" Hoase." It ii thus tJe species of warfare by which' Saul, the per¬ secutor, made havco^ of thc,chnrch, is described. — Aots viii: 37 The jofluenoes. most powerful for evil or for good aro those which enter bite every house. The thiif enters to .kill and destroy';: Christians enter that men may Ьате life. The influences (hat. cuter to tho fireside, soon nfleet tho ktarts of .all that surround that fireside. This Journal, ‘ established by .the Southern Baptist Convention, is pub¬ lished with1 tltb view t-f entering into the houso of every Biptbt in the South and South-west. At tho lato meeting of ‘the Southern Convention, it yaa Drsoi'ceif, That tho. mend -(-га of thia. .Convention do ‘jfedlJc themselres 15 endeavor, ad far as they Bay bo nble, V/ait! tlfisim-er in yviry' liaptist family in the Southern btes. ' j-vi; 1- . . t;rjbes'.miko 8rTingen', cat's ta sch that every house ksufphVd. jfikone’.'.of tlicao papers. The price is but a Мй«,-25 cciihir-nftbmgtliko thaoestof it to.the Boards,' Jlut the CoavyDtiomwi»lio3,.ui 0(11. affection that this little hst from .ttaV'lre^iwj {rust, whoso leaves aro for the hrafing' of tho; natibbij. should enter into every house— ihouli Jioou.ijburifajdeJ,. brethren, and be read by your bhOilreo »ni fjfendi.'S.^.’ . • . abroidj There remalnclh Very much of Ihe Land (o he possessed. Mo. one 'will.question.that those words, spoken oneo of Palestine by Joshua,. (Jos. xiiii.l,) are literally trut.of ouc Own, happy, land. Mow the newly acquired States and- territories, bf. tho^Soulh-weit — alf .those, lying west of. tllq да лД ]|Ь№))|||Щ!!| Н: yery few years— densely settled. But what will ho tha character morally and religiously of those territories, if ; efforts aro net' now made toeiteul a puro faith and the privileges of truo Christian churches and ordinances to them? In a spiritual senso, then, let these worJa form our mot¬ to and watch-word now; There remaineth very much of the land to bo possessed for Christ. As Leigh Kichntnnd beau¬ tifully said : « When a map is pre-ented to the eye, with what a variety of affeetmui it id viewed, according to tho character and pursuits of-the inspector ! The mere states¬ man examines it with solo reference to political nggtaodite- iuc-nt, and then he.has dono with it and lays it down. The merchant takes it up with anaious inquiry as to profit and loss, trado and merchandise, ifo considers his specula¬ tions, meditates tho track of hw vessel on the ocean, marks its course through the hazardous Ware, and then he ha* dono with it г ad lays it down. Tho traveler takes up tho map and is occupied with the remembraneg or anticipation of customs, languages, dresses,- nanners, buildings, and his contemplations on the map are concluded. “But when tho Christian beholds tho map of tho yorld, ho has a subject of inrestigation far beyond them all. What they liivo overlooked and disregarded is every thing to him. Ills groat ipquiry is, Shew mo tho, visillo king¬ dom of Christ. Mmiio -tlie countries where Christ is known and worshiped. .Oh! when shall tho kingdoms of this world become the kingdom., of our ’God and of his Chrul! lie sighs to tl.mk how small a portion yet belongs to Christ. He does not lay .down *Ье шар to' think of it no more. Again and again he takes it up and prays for. tho sheep of Christ in distart. lands, recommends their case to, God,. ami meditates plan# for their deliverance, “From such о meditation, on tho map, tho Clrlulun re¬ tires not to say much and do nothing., -lie freights a ves¬ sel to carry the pearl of great jirieo to”those who neither, know of.ils existence or its value. “0 yo statesmen merchants and travelers, tokc up your naps once more, and if you levs Christ feed his sheep.” Tlioro' remaineth very much of the land to ho possessed. isilMtjy-. tfic-.joj -of ftiiofi?- fS'/pciolec, 0 ye nafiim^with his geople.”- ГД. )Ve, й r'y'l able (o. led?? -ub>n thq Cfirfsln'n /efigion , .it.j^I’di' A? harmi^Mdcii" Jrihi'.j literetaro is *1 If iiilols. fnltf atinoslchvery Тшпве', Iv is full of Vice, iuunorality,’di,brtod Venires' of society! abound every >bcre. Tfc!|.ihect will "Con lain nothing lat 'truth, It .will gn,'li4llyj htit'.icrtainiy awaken a now class of interests in jai’f bmDp$t It will mferwlthem in missions, domeatiq , ЙТ.Ьи%п1, Ь, till. Ihitli" Valuable' in the religion's moie- A Allfiisler. bV'auTei. A committee of brethren from tho.Baptists in- the neigh¬ borhood of BeiiriUej have appealcd-to tho Board for a tolhisterl Their -wants' will be -appreciated on 'reading Iboir communication.' Thcy say: There are among ushine .members of tho regular Bsp-' tis’t chutchcs, (of tho fiusaBnlty'ordcr^ .’who bafi nofso much""a8 seen я Bnpffst minister "since Vd have heen in tbo State ; Wid we hire' uiado 'several u'ushccefsful efforts to procure thd servi-ies cf one,. "" ' IVo need a prnicber. bafwe.'aro hot"" 4Ms"t4‘nuUln the whola;expenso jloecsMiy'ta bis’ support. ' .The Cbji-ct ofAhia po'huiunicalion,’ii 'to beg ydn losomf us one, "ami 'at iho sanla' tinio, lerid /ohr aid imvifJabW ■&Ж"-' ■ . . . ii№$. ‘Tha U tie aa'sifch. Ilejoieo, Oh.yo nations, with his pcoplo.”— (Pcut. xxxii: 43.) Wei wish to shoto that when the churches prrwpcr, the Лфйм naritnstitut.ops, jtora decnj; Ш. ВД ™щта ' * •ййр ?f ^{MljHL , Ы ■ |Ьс?й I'rmciplc^^erft alj rfej lyoa j '"eiiSUon^irf^tb^ ‘.yrblt^ft ‘chorees, nientioned b tbo. AoUraJg 'of thd Ahostiw. ii’is'woliknSwri Giat- Jeffetson attcnd«RttI’'C tatofidivfuXsoma ййЙ?йв fficOnrs of^ BapMiYcKiirchin.t #.’ikI8W; tjfetis of thoSipYiue.ip/tSf /Inch alone caa cnable wen to goyetli' or takc’fato; ofTheiiseives! 'It., ft, not'iofnti.of . government then need ntonn'to-make'tWm free, but “ if ft» .'8рп,‘бЬаЦ|Шаке the.nl, free,.' they .shall bq'froe- iudee^.’’'"' VVith.ont Christian heartaundprniclplcvlibertylwith Glitf "sweqU-.ia.-but ,tho verierVAubhle, ilai,o|ck 'child iblowj Klio wculd wirT;. to. too q sword in thqhtyid^hf gifinfanj,. or, a nnqrvln.thit jtf »1madnanJ ,.-\'tl^tn\#,yirta4hs qom; Jqcni'ty, -w.ilhoul .loving one's Kcighbor. As ourself,- jhoBoIih fdtqtionv'Xhieh arqheatiwhcfO.'thq tnajority are.well d'u- P0»'d,.n.oql(lbf -most pernicious. 1 ' 1 - i ,f . Tbq Christian -eharclics, il'en, are founded, upon premia pic, which they alone .eihihit to the world, and which *I?ne can uiako1 any government "» blessing to tbo earth, -^A- nhtiohofdlnnr,'Of tbidve^'-df licentious, metf/d/ jntempef- afe'iiien/'bf ignorant rjcnl'ndyfr'.cin' bo i"r?e!iong. A' t'fue .mrsiAsnumV'd#' fiittl 1пнГг Iik'iiJiA' uiv (la ’fn Y i^o, itt ltrtno sccas ot >'y (bf Чп&4.Аие1П:‘.«*гчга1«аги1 лт(.11г.т^чи^' tmf cX;ursj-£ *» ^(ibraevi^oftu(_jJ,r|ev.' Zr, _ 1 . >1 U„„ ah ...„Ll V u..i iai!.. all. У 1 l л lessons, Men thought a great fintion was tlie.o'ne’tha? tad the grea test Sfniy or ’lnonoy— "the rinost gold or, sflycr,- nr* * Stale income, or learning, or refinement at iis capitol— thd nations of mankind as such participate in this prosperity ; most jewels in it, crown". Ood shows us that thesu are nit Ihn* lbs» /if tlift l'lirt«li->n ru iiiinn >4 ч aniirno iif Ibis «Ireincrfii tsrtrl rrlisrc isf' isoiiisnl hnF nil iMallirvhnl nr 1 I., wilucss at this Inoment. that the spread of the Christian religion is a source of happiness to the world around, not tliat this tikes place by any union of church and Stole. Of all the mischievous alliances ever planned by nan, that has been.tho most pro¬ lific of evil consequences. But while the union of the church to tho State is a great error, the imitation of tho church by the Slate is a great truth, and has been the great enuso of the prosperity of Christian nations. There js not a Christian but must have felt tho slranga contra*t there is between the kingdom of Christ and any Othcr kingdom that ever jet saw tho light of the sun, Its object., seem so different and ita ЙсШсиЬ so diAerenf, and yet it accomplishes all the ends of government hettec far, than any othi'r institution. It does more to protect man¬ kind from injury — to promoto their happiness aud prosper¬ ity. . National governments have chiefly relied on font, aid 11,1k i able work have they made uf tho government. In the old world they have rolcd by armies, by police, by stringent law.q until society is ready to drop to pieces. Christianity undertake, to govern by awakening conscience in th^ breast of each individual — by love — by tho exhibi¬ tion of what 1, right and .true. Napoleon once said, “ wq rc,t our kingdom upon force. Jesua Christ alone founded hi, empire, .upon love, and at this moment millions of men- would; die for him." Go into some neighborhood -in the couijtry where vico most prevails, where, social order is. lcusf preserved, and all that nukes a community virtuous, industrious and happy, is set most completely at defiance, go with constables, laws, magistrates and soldiers, aud can you ruclify the disorders of a community as thoroughly and permanently ns you qau-by opening-tho doors of a meeting, houso and trainiog the young in Sabbath schools, and ex¬ horting tho o]d to reformation and penitence; and gather¬ ing ChtUtlms together in tho holy hands .and brotherhood of. the. Christian church, and assembling all, at stated, periods, for the worship of tho great Creator through the. ore Redeemer ! There is no. power on earth liko it. And vol how little idea havo. the -nations of (ho world, even Christian fiationirbdw'nuiob they'ard indebted for ail their joy (o the' kh'u’rebei, and ministcVs, and hiissmnarlos of Christ} IIow many- a scttlcment fn"" the.far. West, wiicro" vice, and bloodshed . once'prcvailcd, has been" reformed and rendered ' happy; enlightened,- populous", by "the'^preathing" of soino homo missionary!. _ -. • * ■ ‘ 1 JD/to trae’e. (hefe eficctsoh a larger scale. If ever l hero Ш i tiiho" wboi itwai "palpable" that there ’is soniethiiig radically wrhilg and rotteuln mojfof tho govc’rnmcnta'of the- old -world, it. is now,, tike» row- ordomiuoe»' winch5 etildrefi set on end and- шаке'опб Jail against ‘another kill 'are 'they 'to'tttring/joatling'and'crifhin^ ^ainit each othpri't thif tiiue.afid givui g'-wsy, ind faofo-' rldusly 'ГаШй/ 'ГЛЙ thh oijecW'Of- true -'gdyerrmtehl,; not fiha "е'х teiuai' wars; Пайк' frout Inffinhl 'Weakness.-4 "F roe? .fur. fte'pnrcb: tS&vSfc llo strength sfld glory of- nations, huf ai/ intelligOnt and virtuous community, and the loss of, an army, the better; and the less of eccentric paironago- the better. 'Tho church’s principles aro tho true principles— they are proved to he so by an actual 'experiment of winch the wfiole-"weridr Inot u, apply this suhject to domestic ‘ minions'. ' What encouragement doc, it r.ot give t Herepiit the gospel,' are tlie seeds of all true liberty and government. 'Let our nation and tho nations of tho world only have this in'its purity, and it will set'all other things right" silently, pcace^ fully, surely.- At 'lhi, moment, when all political bodies1 are expressing sympathy for the different nations of" Eu¬ rope, tlie grcal.que,tion is, what to wish them — what would' we give them if we could’ Shall wo say1 rcpnhlican insti¬ tutions I They might ho a blessing' or a curso. They' might end like those of the first French Devolution; or of St.- Domingo, or Mexico. The great point would have first to bo settled, if tho nations were suddenly capable of wielding such iinportont powers. But give them the gos¬ pel, plant among them misaiont; the, о 'will make them capable of exercising high prerogatives and takiu’g caro of themselves. Take away the Bible from America, and the country could not hold together oven note, after all ita' past training, fnr twenty years. Christianity must live "in- tho spirit of the people — in tho hearts of the masses,- or’ how long shall Wo continue capable of governing ourselves!" how long free from anarchy! how long free from despot¬ ism! not a generation. .Send the gospel. . Bet tho truth of God tako root at this- moment among all our citizens — plant home minions and schools in tho- destitute' parts of our country. These are tho , best, safeguards, tho truest conservators .of- our institutions. ,. Tracis WanH Frequent" calls from missionarict- and others aro made i D , ■ ™,T ,* .,1»; .... q upon thcllloatJ for (rictaifor gra'.uitouidistributiott. /One: of our missionaries in Toxaa writes iu "follows "on ithis allW ject . . " ■' 'v,08*tru-, . ."If I had sonie tracts for gratuitous distribute! dp much; goo'l could ho accomplished by their ehculation.' I-haTa, tew, purchased at. my.owu oi'pe.dse, which. I ,tjok( # № on iny last tonr, and' diatrihuted aiD'ong‘tl;e‘ people, "who received thqm gladly. Cannot; the Board supply' mo 'with' auehitt, arc needed F'" ' 1 Since Uie aetlon; ofitfie Southern Ijapiiit ' CdnvenU'oa b- 1816, the’Board hxvo aol 'felt authorized W expend fund'/ raised" for missionary pnrp5s#s for -tho 'clrauIatToti of tota' Л-м/ hUieripulilicStionl^i'-1' ' ^ *' « Attootion.ha! been Inrited to thu subject in tiu,«pasBd ,w‘i.h' die hope that th'olo. whfkSowMiVyalu? Й! I‘