- Title
- Home and Foreign Journal, March 1852
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- Date
- 1852
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- Volume
- 1
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- Issue
- 9
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- Editor
- ["Ellyson, Henry Keeling, 1823-1890"]
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- Creator
- ["Southern Baptist Convention"]
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Home and Foreign Journal, March 1852
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VOLUME
Г.
RICHMOND, MARCH IS52.
NUMBER
9,
PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIC AND FORlfc MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN
•HKD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS.
MARION. ALABAMA, MARCH 1655.
BAPTIST CONVENTION.
nnuecowt
Гог
net Associations to conduct their Dumestf&fot hod ruined i. China and Africa, ere eonrinually intlng
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Wh.ii •
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■ j'lt tnt.ii'ca of
Го-орегпНщ;
with the Dooiestlc
Mission Board.
Vi |. .uvsihip letter has just boon rewired from Roy.
N Kiiic, curti-o.iMidiiio secretary of tbo White River
.1 : 1fiv«i"iinry (Went'oit. Arkan*a<. winch say*.
-1 1 I* invention Wans- nuxilnr- to y-nr Hoard hut
,1 U. wid, to I'liiiiime tint . . It is the )uit.
1 1.' of this Jloiril to co-opera',- u it la
гонга
in ,-aip.,
•ii-titllto IIS for
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is ill their power in this Slate,
, .■ havi- a grim and tin]- field of destitution.” The
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о
pr-med- to i-n.|iiii*o, «What aro the precise n-
jod regulation»
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apjily to such bodies— wlut
.nn.t»,"Ae.
< 1.1 number
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associations and other bodies en-
n,; will' tin* Hoard of Di-iues- v Missinis is rout ua.
. isiiigi nnd
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it ■> |||0 desire "f tb.it Hoard to can v
■ ivsio's of do coutliern Jiiotni Convention, lo.
VI.- 11 the llltCU'.l of ail our southern uswieiuliuns atid
i! .oiis, lo <41 1 rv on their don., -lie iwswoliary o[i. ra-
1 •hvouph it. o. far ns they m see lit to do mi,
. 1!
ч теамои
i.) state tl.o rclnt • ns and mlrautagc of
-o|"'.U4b,.dh
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and 1 •'.Mi- up Si ate i
I .! destitution i- sirs'll u jirv*
..i* I; i sS t>> tlu’ e ,,i'i- shun
,io. .1 hir lary r .011 unit than
. e. a l.ody . • i> \\ Inti- Uni
. i n . t" tin- H I'd it in all ensi . esjn"-d- ihv nh'ilo of
ir i. so raisel ao'iu tbo Sum Viianr m„\ev i-
1
и
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г г и г-
i i u-jn r. on .m
• .st'ii, il'..we aieejii the trust, 11 1- 1\\ 41UIM.V 1 \-
M' 11 vs nmu'Ttt). The
ваше
iinauits apply to iili
- i.i a ns ulioro great destitution pma'i*. Wliero it Is
. 0. d to the (renernl fund, it is sacredly applied with
-h— ration, wbicb ednstunt and prayerful attention,
. a. we. and tbo best business systo.j, enables the Board
iimul.
И.
d ies tliis. as co-oporaliro bodies, tbo Hoard requests
I’riiiu time to time, to tnarlr the must promising fields,
1 •' I, met useful persons for laissiunarios , to consider
II -• nisi! and efficient plans fur extending the cause
' 1 -her nun Slate or spliere of avftnn, with pceuninry
-I’es ,,f ibe expense, land with all those statirticul
.'s . f information forwarded to this Board, wliich it »1-
■ ■ reijuires,) to an amount mueV
, ,s stone 1 uignt yiei HfitySt SriAc their
• 1 ,-ill i-lneh the greatest weight to the counsels and
i ..lions .,f all luch bodios. By Ibis mutual counsel
. -operation, the Board obtains the advantage of the
•• a i-d-.iu mid experience of those, on or nearest to tho
if u|ieritions, while tbo deatituto section receives.
•
-о-
iKi cssarj’, the bcueSt of a much larger amount of
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Hit pi in can it advantageously extended, so as to
■ , t.ii'tt into one , all the domestic. missionary operations
-и
lit on by oar denomination within the Southern
ve
To any extent to which it is acted upon, it will
’"it bieak tip, nor disarrange, nor lessen tbo importance of
the ■ vertinns of 11 single body, whether society. association,
■■ mention, new raising funds lor domesti" missionary
•ui|.',ses. It may multiply such boslie- ten-fold. It will
'ini iii the least infringe upon their perfect independence in
'ho disposal of their own funds to any extent they desire.
Hill it vires lo any decree that it is carried oul.thcad-
rantago of mutual eunvul and eo-o] erution. for the exten-
'.oi! of the Rcdeenioi’.' kingdom.
B’e ilusite to shew
мипе
of the tt ivantnges' of the pro-
pot rd plan.
1 It eon certainly accomplish nil the good of itpn-
■O’e action.
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the church, assueiationa, or CimvontiuD.
■"■iiiuuo alnuyu lo raise their own rinds as heretofore they
!ii> e lieen accustomed to do. Lei them, as heretofore, vote
'i- to the disposal, of them. Let them my what proportion
•hall l,e expended within tlmir own hounds, and what pro-
por'inn go to the general fund, for ilostituio fields beyond
ibe r own bound». In n’gard to that proportion wbicb is
to be expended within their own limit-, or indeed, that
ihieh is to bo expended beyond, if they see lit, let them
••raignato the station nnd tho missionary, to which they wish
it applied. In this way, it is ceriain that all the good at
present accomplished can lie chivied. Association» in
Georgia have tried this plan for years, and find it work
well.
2nd. Much more good can be thus effected in many Buys.
To illustrate' suppose two sssneiatinns to adjoin each other.
The land of one is barren, and settled only by poor and
scattered settlers. The land of the other is rich, and set¬
tled by wealthy planters. It will be easier for the last As¬
sociation to raise J100, than Ac former $10, for Domestic
missions. And the need of missionary labor will bo ten to
one in favor of the poorer Association probably. Brother
Ball mentions an Association in Georgia where a committee
wav sppoioted to consider the religious destitution prevail¬
ing, who reported, “ that there was no neighborhood not
within a suitable distance of .some place of worship." Ano¬
ther reported, that " the places most destitute of preach¬
ing within their bounds, were lietween nnd within reach of
the pastors, and might be supplied by them.'’ If this
whoold be found to be so, it might illustrate the advantage
of two or mote Association», encli as we have described,
uniting in tlieir Domestic missionary operations. One
might have the most urgent destitution 1 another could
most easily sup-ply tbo pecuniary contributions necessary.
Both would ho crpii. Independent on the blessing of the
Lord of tho harvest to qualify the laborers, and crown their
efforts, with eucoees.- If thou it would bq.ao obviously ad-
misaiona together, woidd hut the advantages ho still great,
or, 'if Iwpaty, than If two combined. , In proportion as nil
our Churches, Associations and Conventions, thus see fit tb
unite, (ramming still, as wo have shewn, their independ-
eneo to any degree r,hoy think best,) the system of opergi
greater.
This is Iho onl'
JOto us, come over nnd help us.: we aro d)ing, perishing
rer the lnek of knowledge, even tho knowledge of the truu
pod, and .loam Christ whom ho hath sent. Brethren, we
cannot now say of the condition rd tho heathen, I know it
'riot-Oh, let us beware! lot ua do our utmost to send out
light and truth of God's natuo.
lions will be. more eomplote anil effectual— iho success .■ "’0 would recommend to the Association, to feater and
иеоигаце
the .Missionary mooting the first session of
w huUml h- _l;,.i
„1..
■ i -jl* . 1 aPP"inted at their meeting itiTliome. As you
lielinlff ,, . ). V’’
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■' done l^jwill see by tint minutes, that mooting is made annual' so
lulmlf of Domcttio
ппапопв
by us as a denomination, cunllong as it may he found necessary. Its object is tin) diffu-
bu at all e<iiinated. That juore is dune than any idea l»|j'on * nii«innary spirit, and the dimeniiiiation of mb-
entortaiiied nf generally, we havo 110 doubt ; hut to
ра1ЬсвИ™'пг'
'n,elligoiH4i. It is heliovcd that efficient co-opera-
up tho statistics as the Diuuestie Jli-don Board does, Ilu.' "wtiag will adynuee tho interests of your
tlu; amounts', the slnlicms, and the remits in each
would bu the host guide for future labor».
‘Association in every branch of they labor*. Let us at
tend upon its deliberations, and take an interest in its
jw£. B e leak forward to tho day uhou it shall present
It is by condunting Doniotitio Miosion operations, in cdlyl 'h* uppenraneo of a MASS MHRTINti— when disoiplos,
"|H'ratiau with tho Board of the Southern Baptist Convotf^',,I<1,■'’',ll snJ anl1 pinerally,.aMI
•’ . gather to it, as tho multitudes flocked around tho Saviour
out of the towns and citios of 1‘alestine. In view of what
is contained in the proceedings of this meeting, (as they
lion, that the destitution of the newer States and Territge
ties nf tho southwest, can alone he effectually reached. In
Ihose no o' and hopeful regions of our own country, who»
it llie land he once in its infnnov taken possession of in ih*
will ho published in ynur minutes.) we doom it unnecessary
r_. . . .
»
«stood this report, but would refer tho brethren to thoso
niiin; of
Лечи,
the national rcliginos eharaetor of futur* I’.r00t“l"l8J' M. l’YLK, Ch'n.
general ion« may lie mnuldcd by it, nothing can eoiupulo o5
eiinipcnmto for tho folly of leaving the spiritual soil nncUhp
1 livatuil a single day, or tho Domes' ic .Missiu’i Board with*
I oat tlm means of sotflbg the seed of eternal -life, and g»th*
eiinc our emisrant meiiiWrs into churchc. V.
1 Thi- is certainly tho must effcoliial way of carrying nu£
llie plans of tlm Soutle rn llapti-t Cnnvont'.oii,
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ihr means of bringing to, edit r a much larger number <J
: ib'legaie. lo our biennial Cun vent ions, and iriving to tlmA
и
greater iut, te<t. It combines the advantages for m
•’outline-, of the Jlilhodisr inivsiunary system, without au;
' of its .’till.
Till' l’Csi
Striae Version anil lhplisui.
, The Sea Testament, of t'ie Ilooli of tht Holy C.asptl o_
our Lord and our God, Jesus the Messiah. A 11
truiislxlion of the Syriac 1‘esliito Version : lly Jai
Murdock, D. D. Stanford & Sword», A’ow Vork, 1S5!
Dr. Murdock, well known us tho able translator of Moslj.
eiiu’s Church History, lias hero done a noble act of sorv
to the churches ot Christ, by furnishing thorn with a kite,
version of tho oldest and most interesting translation
tho Greek Testament, The I’eahilo Syriac version
made probably about A. D. KiO. Of the enctnes* of Dl
I Murdoek’s rendering* we hate not the «mans of judgii
but his high character would lead us lo expect everyth!
' So regarding it, its closcucva tvi our present Lngiish
fits
/гот
d)ur IUi5sioitarIf5.
ALABAMA.
St. Clair County. — Rep. Jesse ■’!. Collins' Report ._
• We have two reports from this missionary: — one ending
September fil'ib, nnd tho other Decombor 31st, 1851. Ho
reports in all one hundred and fourteen sermons ; forty-
three addreams : seventeen wliites and one colored person
haptixeili fifteen whites received by lotion ; two yotuig insn
prepnring for the ministry, uinl about fifty persons whom
ho hojics are converted, but have nut yet joined any chuieb.
St. Clair county i- bounded on tho east by the Chorokco
anil cm iho south by the Crock nations, and is ono of the
ohl'Countiet. It is divided by ranges of mountains cud
poor fiats into threo' valleys: Jones, Cabalm and Coosa, nil
oouoeutraied ot Grouuiport, tho
соаимпссшси!
of uppir
steamboat navigation on the Coosa river. Tho lopidatkm
is thin and |wor, and unable lo iimoontrato in any great-
nutubor. But littlo attention has been given to intgllic-
tnol or moral culture. Tltere are many goods cituem', but
drunkenness and kindred vioes l,avo bail their day and
sway. These vicet have drawn liberally upon the energies
aril risoureos of the people. There never have resided in
tho county bat threo Baptist ministers except mysejf. One
of those removed from the oounty twenty years age, tho
other
Сгорби
i„ ton years. Unodus reuuinol
к
most ancient of all translations of the New. Testament, '“«««nary minislcrs reside iu tlio'*oimty, but they do but
with tho loivdem ono of
НИ
1,- is .01 prising. Tho only par ( 11,1,0 promote good.
sago we havo oonie aernes in reading earcfuUy sovorsl chap- • ,!ndor all these vliseouragemonts, Baptist sentiments are
j tars of the gospels, of any variation from tho English 0f • prodoininnni in almost evory neighborhood. Twcnty-fivo
■ interest, L* John v : 1-U.— Afier these tilings, thore wa* ; J0"ra “8° 'I|C MolhodUt* had socioties in almost every tor-
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feast of the Jens, nnd Jems went up lo Jerusalem. And ! ,,cr 1 bul *'i,h Ul,l° olforl or Ol‘l,uro. 'bat too by pnss-
; there wn- there in Jerusalem, a certain place of htpri:- “8 miiii»iere, Baptist ehurelics havo sprung up in nearly
- tag, which was oalled iu Hebrew Hethosda, and there were 1 c'or.>' "eigbbvrb'nd. In Hoosa valley there Is a Baptist
■ in it five porches : and it, them were laid a great multitude clmrch f,,r c™7 ur “n miles from leginiiiiig to end.
of the sick, and the blind, and the l&uie, and the withered, ! A k,|owloilge of thocounty for sixteen years, as a minister,
waiting for the moving of tho waters. For an angel from ) enublo‘ mc 10 “J Bilb ronlW‘mcoi lh»‘ *■* propor- culture
lime to time devreaded into the baptistry, and moved the lbo
«!|1
bo a thriving Baptist community. It i<|
waters, an'd he who first went in after tho moving ,,f the 1 ttu0 lbe
Рв“Т1с-
№n lh,) mMtl,rl’ ^ n"1 fally tmderstand |
waters, was cured of whatever disease lie had. And a cer- ! lbeir bul a JwiJ"d ll,‘»8e bas taken ( lace wubin
tain was thore who had been diseased thirly-eiglit ! loa,few
У01'3’
»° «tatohurclies which a few years since ]
years. Jesus saw him lying, and know that bis di-casu had JlJ
,10<|шЧЬ
lww rms0 fr0UI |hr' > 10
о"0
buud'»'1 lWllir' |
been a long time upon hiiu, and said to him, lie. si rest thou ,
1“г “мгаш-
j
to be healed I And tho sick man answered, and said, 1 Pre“»1*4 ,bs Cnrd
ЯУя,вш
“bout
»
month
“8» '»
'"me j
‘lev. mv Lord, hut I have no one who when Hie water is ■ "{ m>
Р*'|'Р!г'
“d sl,nli"uiD8 10 io e0' To j
„.„ved, «ill pttt me in’s the baptistry, but while I am com- ; ilhnicnt
ешУ ,|Пи (“сеР'
onel llM ""b»artl*d to tho d.llor- 1
ing, anoiiiur de-eemleth before me.’ Jesus said .0 |,im, ^ cnaccto.) v ,1b our opera. ion., from gOeonis lo ;
arise, tale up ihy
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and walk. And immediately, tho 2i c"eb>
»«
uf *bicb 1 *«1 report when I Iiare luiishcd -
nta-i was healed, and he arose, ami took up-bU bed and j ^ wra’*1' J
ailked: and it was the Bahia.!, Hay." | '‘'he lov"8 rfwlH" *ro fa. t falling before the peter of
If it were at all a doubtful matter, whether originally ,ralb ; tho ioaUr8 covetousness is thawing under the |
banti<ni ua* performed bv descending into the water, or "f ,!lp M'cl; beontiousness and dronkonnns,
spriuklirt will, it, Ihis passage would be enough to settle
а1з° Ы
“s f"1/
the controversy. T. must bo borne in mind, that the Be- ! 1 laM lm ^ mn ,0 *" ,0 'bc Col‘
shito Syriac was the earliest of nil translation, made, if ona ai them prolcss-dly to study for the ntmmtry.
not by apostolic
шоп, а.ч
ninny suppisc, witliiu fifty
усагч
1
Дп,^ег
"’P® ^ 10 ow*
of apostolic time- — that it was a tmn.sla.io,, made into the ;
«Р*
lbo *bulc- ,bc cau!0 of ,rnth 18 *aium«-
' vury language probably used by tho Saviour and hi* dis-'i- 1 GEORGIA,
pies. Anil in this translation, u Dr. Murdock, nit enr-
дШЛг
Cotst Springi. — Bee. Cfiaa. StlUwelPe Report.
nent rodo-haptist has bore *hown, the sory term usod Hupti-niH during tho part quarter: white persons, four ;
throughout M express baptism, is here used in de*rribilig lK0 jdn.r,
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Imped are oottvortod i colored persons,
this pool, into which persons wore in tlw habit of doreend- ti,r,,c. Thirty sermons and twonty-two addretsos have
ing to bathe. been delivered. Fifty-nino pastoral visits paid. 181 miles ;
Wolfgang Franniu*, a Wirtomhcrg professor, says:— |,ave Reeii traveled.
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This version all tho learned pronounce and declare to he Through the blessing of Oral I hare, been to some degree :
the purest of all versions, and doubtless it was so exactly f№lrc,| „it|, sueeesa. Our protrated meeting in Romo was I
transferred by the holy men, because Christ spoke ami dis- , tory p|etsant season. Sovoral were brought from dark- j
coursed iu the fiyrioo language ; so that we cannot doubt nf„ ,0 light. Among them was an interesting and iatol- ‘
that tho apostles sad apostolio men,-earefnlly inquired af- • ijg0n,
|'|ц|0
girl in her twelfth year. She gave the most |
ter, and laid up llie very words of Christ, and with a holy „««factory evidence of a work of grace, and is now a lamb i
veneration endeavored to record thorn in thia version.”— P. uf ouf flMk,— a babe out ot whose mouth God has perfect- j
;4U3. _ _ ed praise.
, ***,”'. i i„„ | Jlv conneetioa will them has now closed,— tho church
i Report on Missions, ailopled bj lie loess bxociation, , ^ ^
у|ке
rW|„iringol| my ^ D,lt j lbani nod that j
Georgia, 1801. . 1 1 leavo thorn in > pleasant an-1 healthy sta're. Thoybvo|
i We insort the following, aa containing suggestions wor- 1 4 nKlf[ b^Qtiful houee of worship nearly completed. It is .
j thy of conskleration — ,-i of brick and very noatly finished insido, 40 by 50 clear of j
1
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The work of Missions has now become its own advo- ! (|,0 veatibulo. It will bo dedicated about the lut Sabbath ,
isile in tho heart * of all wlm love tho Lord Jesus Christ
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, ^ f-0i,ruary.
linferity and truth. From the great iieprovemt nt in la- ^ ^ ^
„
(j4t hou!(, of
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p
„„
,ecDj •
Й.
U. ”Poxbii and
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knowledge of their '
'«•’
««"P1*8 <ho most dutiful and npprcp-ix.o spot. j
’ spiritual condition is rendered clear and certain. Thp t It stands on
»
level piece of ground eovcrol by a waiving,
1 faithful labors of oer various Boards in gathering and di»- forest of oat and other trees. Within twenty stops of tho
pensing intelligence, his new brought this branch
°и1цаг
eastern lido of iLe building, the much ceichrated Cave
work to such perfection, that no week pa»*»,®*" - .rta. ™jlcj frcm t|,0 mounlaia tide. Between (he two
iSiftr sI”£3"™S,S‘Siiu£.
И- О..Ы шин
residence and academy of the Hearn Schools forming ono
building, and surmounted by an appropriate belfry. ' It
teems a place dedicated by the Creator himself lo tho nso
for which his people lave designed it— tho worship of God
and the pursuit of useful knowledge.
My prospects for tho accomplishment of got-tl in and
around Rome ire still cheering. I believe tho Lord 1ms
much for his [sioplo to do hero, and I (rust he has some
hero who are willing to do it. ■ ,
ТКХАЭ.
Calvttton.—Rsn. J, 11. Stiltkrjfffltpon. '■ - ■
'»
The chtah of which I am pastor is hi a''prospcnus con¬
dition. Tho unity of tbo Fpiril is kept in the londsof
peace. There is not one discordant nolo to mar tin svvccl
harmony of Christian hearts. Wo havo been prosprred in
our pecuniary intricate beyond any previous year,. The
clmrch has paid promptly and in full their pastor’s salary,
and, in addition to meeting their current expenses, havo
contributed near }15i) to benevolence daring the past year,
which is a largo sum fur a church wlricb has previously
dono littlo ur nothing. This is the effect of system.
I am glad tho Board 1ms already made an appropriation
to this church for tho year 1552. It is money well ox-
(ended, and will produce good fruit. Our cause is steadily
progressing, aad 1 believe the day is riot far distant when
our ilenoininnticn in the city will bn able to do without tho
generous insislaooo of the ‘Domestic Hoard. I expect in
a few days (o eoimiionca a ( rotroctod meeting which I hope
will be profitable.
Matagorda.— Ree. Xoah Hill's Report.
Amongst the blacks there is a good work, and I think
it is increasing, and masters are becoming more favorablo
'to tho religion* instruction of their servants. There Is
а
very great dottitntion among this class of out population.
1 havo field enough for two missionaries. I have com¬
menced preaching at a new station west of tho Colorado
river, a settlement where wo never havo. had any preach¬
ing/ The people appear to be quito in the S|j'rit of meet¬
ing. I think wo shall soon commence a house of worship
in that neighhotliood, Foma nf tho planters aro speaking
Rebuilding house» of worship on their plantations for tho
bquefit of their black*. So you see our caaso hero is on.
ward. Five year* ago wo Jmd no church in alk this vast'
field of the (.'olorado, Canex, Bernard end Brazos ; now wo
have four ehnrcho», numbering almut 200 meaibor.s. Tbit
is encouraging.
MISSOURI.
Sr. I.oiis.—Rcv, Jasiph
ТГаШг'1
Report, tnitslonary in
t iart °f 'flit .'-t- . f
Ftllj iSni’oii?oiiivm.d, 'ftfent|-5c wf
’5'гауГг4иге1т*|^'
attended, six white person» baptized, and four received by
letter.
Tho persons baptized this quarter, no regard as valua¬
ble acquisitions to our number. One of them, whoso, wifg
hod been baptized i few month» kforo, is about silty years
of age. Though lie lnn.it soon leavo tho church militant
for the church triumphant, yet, tho eonlidenco which Our
brethren and sisters have in tho reality of his change of
heart, and the interest l,o manifests in the cauw of Christ,
must enable him to exert a good moral influence during
his few remaining Joy*. In company with him was bp-
tized a yoilng German, who had leeu educated and trained
from hi.s boyhood in thj Lutheran religion. Ho is iratclli-
gert, and [.romioes well for (ho cause. Another of tho
number had indulged a hope for some seven or eight years
wi'hont connecting liim.-elf with any church, hut ho could
luild out no longer. His wife, a worthy member of Iho
Presbyterian clmrch, and he, were baptized tngclhcr. The
next ca.se was that of a delicate female, who had been anx¬
ious to ho baptized for more than two years, hut the oppo¬
sition of her husband prevented until recently, hi.
о
wai
also advised against such a stop by soma l’edobaptist
friends, wlm thought that imrwrawn would bo very danger¬
ous to her already feel lo health ; hut qn tho next morn¬
ing she reported horsclf hotter than *ho had felt for a long
time, and to thia day she seems to have sustained no injury
from her obedience to Christ. Tho hurt of the number
was
в
young LiJy, a member of tho foinale Bible clus in
the Sabbath school. kVo doubt not tint sha will lo use¬
ful. As these cases present mveral contrasts, and
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sual peculiarities, I have been thus particular in reporting
them; since they show the adaptation of tlm gospel of
Christ to every condition of hnman life. I am happy tn
know that all who have been baptized during the year,
maintain their in' -grity and good standing. .
We have now .Been in existence as a church nearly
я
year, and our statistics foot up as follows: — At our organ¬
ization, there were 32 : baptized 18, received by latter 20,'
dniuiiiod 11; present nun.bor 50. Among those who
left to sottlo in Wisconsin, were seven of our most active
members. Tim laird, however, has euppliod their place*,
and the church seems to be as efficient as oircmrutancea
allow.
Our Sabbath school has sncecedcd admirably. Though
scholars aro continually changing thoir place» of reaidenco,
nnd had weather has interfered with tlieir attendance, yet,
average number for the year waa 138. Sovcn out of
tiro achool havo been baptixoJ. I herewith send you tho
paper containing the annual report.
But, tliongh wo have been hleased and proapered, we
havo our difficulties atd dmdvautagoa. The prejudice
against ltapiist sentiments is strong and intolerant. It
efforts ua through various channels. .A wife las a ITc*by-
teriar, husband, er a husband his a Methodist wifo. i oung
people who want to he Saptitcd have Pcdcbaptist parents,
or linelex, or aur.ts ; and it matters not which, opposition
is the consoqucncc.
Much infidelity prevails in this city, in its vut and
znised population from all countries. Much frivolity »ud
many amuaeaxints 'IcguiTo the youigiind.usaettlachil»*
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