Home and Foreign Journal, May 1855

4JND I VOLUME IV. PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIC BOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. MARION, ALABAMA, MAY, 1ЯВД, California— New Orleans. \Ye invito particular attention to tho lct- tets of Rov. J. L- Shuck, and Rev. E. J. Willis, of California, and llov. Win. 0. Dnn- tao, of Ncw Orleans. We prefer to let these brethren tpeak for themselves, and as this number will be distributed just two иееЬ before tho Convention, it will enable the delegates thereto, to see that the Beard have fully complied with the instructions of that body, and with bright prospects of suc¬ cess. Bro. Duncan also gives occasional , trvice to the German population, but his report of those labors, we are, for want of from, obliged to omit. Od the Way. We know that several interesting reports from mis-ionarios in some ot our large com¬ mercial cities arc on the way, but we are obliged to mail the copy at hand, and they will have to be postponed till the J uno num¬ ber, or appear in the Annual Report, to be made up by the middle cf this mouth. Thf Convention. Remember, ouo and all— churches and in¬ dividual members of churches, that tho Con¬ vention will afford a convenient season to send up contributions to domestic missions. The Pressure. It still continues. We mean the pressure for the appoiituicnt of more missionaries ; but unless the churches shall supply tho means, iky cannot be appointed. Useful Sentences. Hoic to Mink.— With deliberation, pa¬ tience; and in the unction of ргзусг. How to Act. — As if wo were certain of beieg called to account for what wo do the nest moment. How to li re— As we shall certainly wish we had lived when death approaches. The time to seek God. — Not, as in the ease of Bill Pool, when all hope of life has fed ; but while time, health, and opportuni¬ ties arc available. Thehtst of gifts. — Notprescnts of money, jewels, or costly apparel, to inflate one with pride, er Batter his vanity ; bnt.tirooly, lib¬ eral and cheerful donations to fercigu and domestic missions, for Bible distribution, and the support of evangelical preaching. How to he happy. — To let your neighbor alone and mind yonr own business. How to become rich. — Rise early, work all day, and save the dimes— the dollars, as a wise man has long since said, will take eare cf themselves. The highest (mss— Costly parties, that demand the choicest dolicicies to please the palate; the most costly raiment to please the eye, and iuhcIi precious time whioh could be better occupied. What most people would rather do. — Dive twenty dollars to feast a friend, or *i»kca party, rather than five for missions. The best consolations at death.— To have aa unshaken hope in Christ, the conscious- BCis of having done some good while living, Withe prospect of a glorious immortality. The following is tho notice which one of city papers gave of the opening of the new church in Baltimore, occupied by Rov. Noah Davis, missionary of the Domestic Board: “Opening of a .Yen' Church. — The Sar¬ atoga street African Baptist Church of Baltimore, is the title of a handsome and substantial structure, recently completed, and fronting 40 feet on Calvert street, 46 feet on Davis street, and 100 feet on Sara¬ toga street, It is of the height of four ‘lories, and has a commanding appearance, adding greatly to tho neighborhood.^ This enterprise was designed some years since by Nr. William Crane, who gavo practical evi¬ dence of his xeal for tho само in a donation ®f $5,000, which was followed by Rev. Franklin Wilson, who contributed §1,000. The first story is reserved for mercantile purposes, whilst tho portion reserved for the immediate pie of the congregation oc¬ cupies the second story, which presents a fine, large room, sufficiently large to accom- modato an audience of 1,000 persons. The following prrsons constitute the Board of Trustees: Itev. George P. Adams, Rev. J. W. M. Williams, John W. Ball, Allen A. Chapman, William Crane, Noah Davis, Jas. Jefferson, and Samuel W. Madden. Tho three last named are colored persons. Tho trustees state that the builaing has been erected with a view to occupy the second story as a large chapel for religious wor¬ ship, and the third and fourth stories for schools, or for other literary, moral or reli¬ gious purposes. ‘ They entertain the belief that no point in tho country presents so in¬ viting a field to benefit the African race, whether in this country or in Africa, as in Baltimore. That in tho upper stories, ac¬ commodations will be provided for a Malo High School in ouo end, and a Female High School at the other, and that a promincut and most desirable object in connection with it, is to improve the education of col¬ ored pious young men and women for Mis¬ sionary employment in Africa— and that experience seems to have taught them that colored educated missionaries must be their main dependence in African evangeli¬ zation.’ The total coat of the building is nearly ?IS,000, about one-half of which ia in hand. Tho structure was open on Sun¬ day afternoon, on which ocoasion the open¬ ing sermon was preached by Rev. I)r. Ful¬ ler. The congregation was very large, and the subscriptions and collection which fol¬ lowed, evinced tho favor with whiolt tho en¬ terprise is received by the Baptist denomi¬ nation. The church is tastefully frescoed, has ca¬ pacious galleries, two broad entrances, and lighted with gas. Mr. Joseph U. Thomas was the bricklayer, Mr. Darius Oortcr exe¬ cuted tho house carpentering, plastoringby Mr. Binnix, gas fixtures by Messrs. West & Jevens, fresco painting, Mr. Mcchau. ‘ May.' 'r'- ‘ ’’ The month of Bowers and strawberries ! The season when nature smiles most lov¬ ingly and distant journeys can be made without the burden of cloaks, or traveling blaukets. What an auspicious timo to at¬ tend the Southern Baptist Convention in Montgomery, to convene on the second Fri¬ day in this month— about two wcoks after the issue of this number of the Journal. Bnt, mark it well, brethren, let all who go there remember that the Demostic Mission Board will be greatly in need of funds just abont that time. A Jaunt lo the Sea-Board. On a recent excursion in the direction of tho Atlantiocoast,as usual with preiveus ad¬ ventures of the kind, persons, places, events and circumstances received more or less of ocular attention, and for tho want of some¬ thing better, we jot oar impressions for the readers of the Journal. THE DBPASTUXS. When leaving the modest town of Marion, a town that has bnt lately extended its real limits, so that now the vrearj traveler may roet himself in town before he is out of the country, tho people were all agog with preparations for a railroad supper, or, to be less obscure, a supper, given by the ladies, for tke benefit of the twolvo mile road from Marion to intersect the road from Selma to Woodtille. A nice supper, got¬ ten up by delicate fingers, and to be eaten under the radianoe of captivating smiles, is not to be despised, under any circum¬ stances ; but how mneb more worthy of commendation, when its design is to infuse a little public spirit into tho drooping ener¬ gies of the town fathers, and to urge along begun little railroad rapidly forward t« its completion. This supper must have been a brilliant affair, since, in passiig on toward Selma, we saw groups of ladies, in windows, and dior-ways, exquisitely appareled, with silks and jewels Hashing in the sun-light, seemingly impatient fer the evening. As the stage lumbered en, we, by degrees, left the region of party anxiety, and amid tho evening twilight, halted for the night in SELMA. This town stands on a beautiful plain, and may bacomo a place of enlarged business transactions. Having had occasion to speak of it from я former visit, wo shall not repeat. MONTGOMERY- * Though a resident ef Alabama for nearly t l » i-e-aes ft Ol't t*-if > JOURNAL. NUMBER 11. SOUTHERN BAFT 1ST CONVENTION. two years, we.. sojourn, for ,» I within the last . ' commcrcial actu sidcrablo iharg^i State house is a, majestically o: from which with its river № Baptists have wi Ifad the pleasure cf a iy», in her capital, till ijcits. It is a city of which has a con- .ternal beauty. Tho -osing edifice, seated ending eminence, view of the city, road depots. The * last year completed a vory handsomoijtcw» of worship, which compares favorably jrtb, if, indeed, it is not superior to, any reli$0ps edifice in tho city. For nine years, Ref. %.Talhird, now tho I’residentof Howard college, was the success, ful pastor of tho ebujm there, who was suc¬ ceeded by Rov. I. T. Tijhcnor. Bro.Tichcnor is a young man of .precise, a good preacher, and, we should judgejSmch beloved by his flock. His heart hastpently been cncour aged by a precious seasjn of refreshing from tho presence of the lord, which brought some forty converts It® the fold of Christ, Wc had tho opportune of contemplating this band of disciples, Ш we havo often had disciples in other citiesArom different stand points, and found tbeMrtj be, in several respects, like other Geistians, a few all weather Christians, bnt fany fair weather. To explain: the first "tjibath of our stay was by no means pleas»!!, ‘as t0 the stato of the elements withouKdours, though, for aught that, wc know,- as Mood a Sabbath as any of its predecessoral Snow, hail, rain, ami mud combined to|Vratimidate church goers, and, as a thing ' pf j^urse, the Lord’s temples were not denielLoiowded. We found in the Baptist cbnjoVas many, as we had cxpdctijd to tnd-^ai office awearet fatfltTul brethren, «ml less than'on»it|Hof that number of courageous sisters, to whom wo preached, as well as our ability permitted, the word of life. We left the Lord’s house that morning with the conviction that any person can go to meeting in very pleasant weather, but that it requires a bona fide Christian — one in whose heart the love of Christ sits enthroned as a controller of domestic hindraices as well as external eiroumstanecs— to wend his way to the sanctuary amid pattering rain, bouncing hail, and provoking snow flakes. Ton days had intervened, and we were again in this sweet, little city. How different the aspect! The Sabbath was elad in it3 ehoioest vernal attire. Birds warbled their sweet musio from their cages; bees were humming on the open'mg flowers; the gonial sunbeams were retiring the lingering fogs from the superin¬ cumbent atmosphere, while the ton of Paris rustled and dueled in every street. How changed, too, 'the seeno in the Baptist chnrch] Iastead of one here and there in a pew, like Jeremiah’s figs on their branches, widely separated at the last of the season, the house was almost thronged with a genteel, fashionable, and judging from appearances, very intelligent assembly; a congregation, of which, if pride were allowable, any min¬ ister might be proud. Suffico it to say, that our impressions of the Baptiste of Montgomery, on this occasion, were pleas¬ ingly favorable. Nor were they at all abated by the fraternal greetings we received from good brethren and hind sisters, as they gave ns their benefaotioas for domestic missions, and that, t#o, after that take-all Secretary, onr gool brother P., had been fishing in our waters. Howcvor, advised judiciously by good brother Tiekcnor, an example worthy of all pastors and editors, tho donors to these praiseworthy enter¬ prises held baok a little for us, and it was no small consolation to fiad by accurate calculation, in the end, that we had actually received one dollar and fifty cents more than our great rival— for rivals wo frequently he соте, from concurrent circumstances, though loving brothers, and living on tho best of terms with eaoh other. Here we must leavo our kind friends, with many thanks for their generoua hospitality and domestio mission aid, and return again to journey eastward. TUSKEOEE. On Monday ovening, March 26, wo en¬ tered this beautiful inland town, by the reg¬ ular omnibus, for it ought not to be kept concealed from tho public that there is an opposition omnibus on tho road. The weather was intensely cold, and it was a great relief to bo ushered into tho presence of a crackling fire in tho pastor’s stndy, whom wo found there busy with his books and his pipe. He was very glad to roc us, and after an hour’s chat, conducted us to the bouso of our friend 1)., where we tarried duringmir stay in tho place. We had lien fully prepared for a small congregation, net only by the unquestionable severity of the weather, but also by some very significant hints from the pastor, who understood as well the habits of his (lock as the nature of our business with the Tuskegec Baptists. Night came, at length, and brought with it to the Baptist church some eight or ten to hear something from tho Corresponding Secretary of the Domestio Mission Board. On consultation with the pastor and deacons, it was presumed best to adjourn tho meeting till the next night, on the ground that the previous Sabbath having been unpropilious, the notice had not been widely extended, and to this all agreed. The next night brought with it a few now comers, but was minus about as many who had been there the night beferc. The pastor seemed a littlo disconcerted, if not mortified at the small attendance, but to us it did not appear a strange thing. The weather was confessedly oeld, and during tho day the word “agent” had been inadvertently pronounced instead of secretary, which, doubtless, sank the thermometer several degrees belew the freezing pcint.in the imaginations of those wlmbnd^not sold, .their cotton. Just here therefore a very natural request. “But,” replied the clerk, “supper is nearly ready,” as if it were decent, though lawful, to eat with “unwashen hands” and a smutched face. “A room” was repeated, and tke boll was rung for the porter. But number ten was without a fire-pliee, and It became neoes- sary to move again to No. 15, where there was a place for fire, but neither andirons, tongs nor fuel. Presuming that the oblig¬ ing son of the “Emerald Isle,” who un¬ locked the door and gave ns the“kay,” and who remarked, on retiring, “cf you want annythiog rang the bell,” would soon be back to make a fire, we paced the room patiently to keep warm, but find¬ ing he did not return, wo “rang the bell,” or, rather, pulled the cord. Ten minutes more fled apace, and the cord was pulled again, once, twice. Still, no one answered the bell. Wo went below to inquire into tho state of affairs, and found that the con¬ nexion between the cord and the boll had been severed, and that Pat was otherwise engaged. Late in tho evening a small fire was kindled, using two sticks of wood for andiroas,and fingers for tongs, and for tho rest of tho night there was peace. Next day, Itev. II. O.Wyrd, whom we had heard preach jo Norfolk, Va,, twenty years ago, called on us with a message from a good brother of tho find church, to accept of his hospitality, which wo did, and our stay in Savannah was rendered very pleasant. We have not thus spoken of the City Hotel by way of com¬ plaint, but simply to show how strangers in a place may be deceived by names. The Pnlaski House, tho Marshall Houso and to ue our official title of Secretary Instead cf agent, or, if they prefer "financial secre¬ tary ,” any term which will not send a thrill of trepidation into the nervous systems of tho timid ns to monetary affairs. Those who were present made 11 a fair donation” to domestic missions, and if the absentees shall give in the same proportion, the ag¬ gregate may, as it ought to, be equal to that contributed to foreign missions, on tho following Lord’s day. Tuskegce is one of the most beautiful towns in Ala., ad¬ mirably located about fix miles from the railroad to Montgomery, to intersect whieh a branch road is now in Contemplation. The streets are spacious, the bouses are generally neat and largo, with gardens and extensive ornamental grounds attached. There is issued the South-western Baptist, edited by brethren Henderson and Watt; and there also is the East Alabama Female College, conducted by an able faculty, and having on its catalogue 216 pupils. The college building is lofty, spacious and beau¬ tiful as to its architecture. We understood that there were three or four ways of con¬ venient egroes, so that in oase of fire, the inmates might easily oscape. We re¬ gretted much that circumstances did not allow us to visit the college before leaving. We made several valuable acquaintance, while in town, chiefly among the Baptiste, and left, thankful for tho attention of our kind entertainers, and pleased with the pleasant intercourse we enjoyed with Bro. Henderson, the pastor of tho church, and many of his people. SAVANNAH. Having swept through Columbus, stop¬ ping just long enough to leave an appoint¬ ment for onr return with Bro. Dawson, and spent a day reconnoitering about Macon, to seo if any “ material aid ” might be avail* ble, we roaohed tho West Broadway Depot in Savannah, early on Saturday evening. “Marshall. House,” “Pnlaski House,” and “City Hotel,” were bellowed ont vocifer¬ ously by the ’bus drivers. Supposing that the name might possibly indicate the abid¬ ing of tho house, we ehose the latter, bnt had scarcely registered onr namo before it was manifest wo had made a mistake. Twelve hours on a railroad in a timo of drought, are sure to nuke various immersions and ablutions necessary before one can de¬ cently make his toilet, while on indispensa¬ ble requirement for euch operations is private room. “Show mo to my room,” was vato ’boarding hound 'of a'.ljlgti-irderVat which sojourners for a few dayser weeks may be as private as they wish, and yet be as woll cared for as they would he at a first class hotel. BAPTIST CHURCHES. Of these there are five in the oity: two white and three colored. Rev. Mr. Raabo, to whom we are under obligations for kind attentions, is pastor of the 1st chnrch. Wc had tho pleasure of preaching in his pulpit on Sabbath morning, and receiving from his people a contribution for domestic missions. Ue has a commodious worship-hou'e, a large congregation, and, we ehoild think, many excellent members in his church. Out intercourse with the church was delightful, and impressed uptn us a large measure of respect, both for the pastor and his flock. The 2d church, lately under the direc¬ tion of the Rev. J. P. Tuetin, has now the labors of Rev. П. O. Wyre. Bro. Wyro has for many years been known to the South as an eloquent and instructive preacher, and, we doubt not, the 2d chnrib wall derive much good from his ministerial services. Wo were present with this band of disciples at their communion on Lord’s day afternoon, received a contribution for domeetic missions, and were much pleased with the interview we had with them. The colored Baptist, churchee attracted our particular netice, chiefly because of the excellent order they maintain during publie worship, and their high standard of intelli¬ gence. They are decidedly superior, in many respects, to most colored churches we have ever known, and this is sayings great deal, as we have had а тегу extensive ac¬ quaintance with that class of people. The entire confidence reposed in them by the municipal authorities allows them preaek- ers of their own eoler, all of whom are men of good senso and no small degree of cultivation. It is a noteworthy fact, too, that they are all doctors— whethir M. D.’s or D. D.’s, we could not learn, but presume that tho latter is meant. They speak of each other as Dr. Cox, Dr. Marshall, or Dr. Frasher; just as white folks say Dr. Jeter, Dr. Howoll, Dr. Fuller or Dr. Tsl- bird. And what is better still, they have somehow conceived the notion that every , preacher is, cx-officio, a doctor; for when wo had closed the services in the pulpit of our worthy colored Dr. Cox, he rose and made the very respectful announcement, that the Rev. Dr. Walker would preach in