Home and Foreign Journal, November 1851

left frt'Hnasr tha'looitnu- _ go and'iufflort ill till. jirouiiifoat peligioiik n ]i V ’ /. y»n ttiey^hava grown from one small ,rong baud— strong in шмпЬем, wealth aud Willi- 1 Ini' iHrlnn; blousing, they ire able to ae- m mncli for tin»- solvation of the world ; vastly йшге Una iSejr ari> poor doing. A sense of true ability, ubliga- .tioainil J cratitv.iler^houlu incite them to greater action. Here are many minister!, yho fur tlio wont of adequate .ujipor t, «г- driven to aeunlar eiuploymont to smtaiu their inmUo-s 'l.in.1 •-lurches in the .Slate are without pastoral |ip' , •, «I irh ore ready to perish, because there is none . » -i, tin n the .things that remain.” There is n largo ii. .f \..iiog iiieo of promising gifts and longing for i. i. И1-.1П. bin hive not tile means of procuring nu ed- „ . . There иге- large portions of the State either on- ... .1. м lure nr hut part ialy .supplied with the living от., .ri iirnl iho word of Gdd. .e.a li.iptists have h- great » тк to do at home. ,r | “t success and pr-seif proepority ctioouroge ■ nu"!. now before til 'IB. riitQKjiiKMiiiR Secret#*)-. i ■ .'.tiigef ihe/fionnl of Domeitio Missionj, held .'i.h. Го ■•Jf. V. Cartis, Professor of Theology , . ■ i соЦсок was appointed Corresponding Secretary |juir&«o nil the vaeiutoy canned by tbo roaignalioa . ш .teiniLesmcMtnil iiuoi Mi lukh'diliigcrit industry-, 1|й : cretin! luxuriant prwliiclions of his ,СШ4 «filthy for gathering and securing in fonsiaUjd in the motive which in- a, .->• labor and ebrieli himself. — the iuq which he abraded to' make of his accumulated wealth. Ito had uo other end in view than liis'own selfish gratification—1 “will thou hast many goods laid up in store for muy year*; take thine ease, oat, drink and he merry.” He was a lover ■of pleasure unit not of Cod. Nay, 'lie had no thought of that Ond who gave him rain from heaven and fruitful sea¬ sons. The poor and perishing shared none of his rich stores ; self was the supremo object of life. To this end all his desires, and efforts tended. Love to ГЫ and !w- ncvulonoo to man, bad no place in his creed. To cut and drink, to livo and dio fur the glory of God are matters ivhioh did not concern him. Covotoiqness is idolatry . so deoil red by Jehovah, because1 tlio covetous man clioosoli the things of this world as the chief good, iusload - f God. He chooses the world for its own sake, that ho nay gratify ulf. lie plaees that attachment upon it, and reposes that oonfidci.eo in it, which are duo to God alone. The cove¬ tous person makes Iho world A/» Oml. Were lie to serve God with tlm same nnfslicring attachment and patient in¬ dustry that ho dojatho world, ho would secure timitidy-- iug bliss of honven. Although the God of holiness iuay ho the God of hiscracd, yot this world is tlio god of ha affections and dayotioiis ; he is an ’Malar. Jh such he is Mortal of Col. The wicked hias'eth uf his heart’s desire, and blesjcth the ouvetous, whom Ood- gWmrreth. Tht covetous nan i« pronounced unfit for church fellowship. The ohurch at Corinth was commanded to •djk? -^нг.дада'лда jufe pi* such, brother. Covetousness is classed with the g/j n-cu sins. “But wayVwih Tysn norerlqi. . It'Io tbe ch^ice of isclf-grlll- j >, supreme, ami viltintatO'qnd ' qt.lilc. AVln-Jd. .pitt$Y?6 this en.l, and "benevolence or A U eon '*' ‘®V ■“№?*« cn'* d^eenR(dplat«d, tbo . . 4frJnd№ronoi>i(o'Wn«vc.> ieifcefrpt • wait either yield ita'p-refeiehco' for. sdf-iiplul- ■gvnec^r resist tho Upovubinro which tip intellect pgr- ceirealfiTbo will canuot remain (n tlo. exercise of this Sflliskjloico without, S3 it were, bracing and girding ii.ielf against; that virttiu which it does not iiuitato. If it dues uot_ inetito it, it is bceauso it refuses In do eg. Tlio fact is, tb^seifislmess and honovolcuoo ajo just as much op- posedjk each other, and just as much aud just as ii' rily'.itJ.Var with each other as God’ and Satan, as heaven and lijil. There can never bo a truco betne'.’it them; they ore' esscutin! and eternal opposites. ' They are odt only "fpoS&Si but opposite causes. They urc essential aotivi- tfeslMghey aro the two, ami only two great antagonis¬ tic W^eiplcs *bo universe of mind. Each is heaving attJqOtjjrgiziiig, like«,i volcano, to realiae its end. A wap of oWtjpal and uneouipromi-ieg extcrniinition necessarily , ^classes,' thnt' ls^of Jt utonipiraiatwrBpor'orealillfilisimnT&lW j" • r r&tcfi.iOt^mviationJthkii)i'Atd.)fiifiy- b<!tb.'irt*tb*'/i *' ^ahd In thu (owba and eitlesf.V Olio mEstiioharjr jjliei ' ’ vT8a;hKjj.p!hroV ’flat- -tfert lira AonMhin ottu’ba<.drt!iii in'-, , .tip "fitji jrb'ero llO bborsi ’■ t' .They &wi. lrfafHaptisU! И»« loeft ( L6«(.to ailehujel^, privaleges. Thpy'panhot enjoy the. fell* wsh'pj аАотшИЙ1, . watchoarO) sympathy ami Inin «try of the chuftbes. .They, л. are lost to all these privileges,- They are lust to nearly all' rail? tween ilium. Neither ban he in tho presence of •fr without ropollunco end opposition, Knelt euerg - •bduc and ovtreouio the other ; and already felliab- p sited ,-in ocean of he b'owl -of Iho saints, apjl, fflii blood id1 the Hirer of Life. There is not.» more .oil injurious I’li.-take, than .to йррам that selfisli- ^ir, under airy ciroiuustances, becomes reconciled to Itnce. Tlie supposition is absurd and cuntradiolo- 'i.W® for self, shness to b come rco moiled to hone vo- •^go tlio * aim1 thing us fur selfishness to become enee. . Selfish ness may change its nicwlo .of attack, 'opposition, but its real opposition It can never clengjtytiile it retains its own nature, and continues to he j[«sj. pposition of lie hearh-to benovolence, often begets .'petition of fooling. The opposition of the will, ■fie intellect in fabricating excuses, end cavils, and '.Igtfronl-aftcn greatly pervert» tbs thought», and bogots the most biitor feelings hmginable towurd God and towurd the saints. Selfishness will strive to justify it» opposition, and to khield itself against the reproach of con- scienoo; ami will resort- to every possible expedient to inr tl. .ToItMn- - - и 1 unis is widely and favorably known as an ' -. and profound and elegant writer. Forsev- a ,d (lir pastoral charge of a church in Goor- ,- now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any 1 1 n'li removed lo Tuskaloosa, Ala., and hold nmu that is called a brother, lie a furni-ator, nr a railur, . >! ■huge of the Baptist church in that city some | or covetous, or a drunkard, or an extortioner . with such m ;[8 tm\ hiwtiliiy to holiness. It will pretend it ia not Bui fi w ehnrehes Imvo been fainted with more . an one no not to oat.” “Mortify, therefore, your members - i -.о • . ii.l but few ehurehes were ever more at- | which arc upon the earth, fornication, unoloanness, inordi- . 1 1 , Ml, I appreiialed the labors of a pastor. \ nato affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which --.e -I.* 1 1, t three years he has with marked ability , is idolatry.” . I, lid the ohair of Theology in Howard Col- ! Ir whiles from heaven. “Nor thieves, nor covetous, . ,. -ig.i.iiiiD of which office he tendered to the ' drunkards, nor revitore, nor extortioners, slrnll inherit the -i t f Trustee* at tho lato commencement, to take 'kingdom of God." • ' it *• el,w • of the present calendar year. | It dooms souls in perli'ion. “But they that will he t C.i ii, has much knowledge of tho varied and , rich, full into temptation, a snare, and into many foolish t- Ill'll I . f tile office, basing been Recording Secre- and hurtlill lusts, which doom men in perdition. For the i* ■ n- il, in two vi'iira, and performod many of tho du- j lovo of mom-y is tho root of all evil ; whitdi while coveted ^ True Christians regard themselves as Qod's stowards ; irra-|,oiiding.Soi/retaryw))Qntliatofficerwaaab- after t hoy have erred from the faith, ami pierced thorn- (Rcy ant for him — live for him, transact business for him, . solves through with many sorrows.” _ lent and drink tor his glory, live and die to please him. “Take mint) and веп'лвп <>v oovetousness. For I uut, sinners and hypocrites livo for themselves; account all that is in tin) world, tlm lust of the flesh, tlio lust of i ilieir time, their talents, their influence, iis tlioir own ; ami kifcciatiiuis, .They cannot iningla with the poopb!of Qod*^' ,, •t, Щ cf 'their public' 'festivities— a privilege biglily''p'rWj bf all the truly 'pious in tlll.nges. They ore lest to their families. Fauuly worship is omitted, religious instruclibri neglected, ami pious example is not before the liouscbold. They are lost to the community. Christians -should let these light shiuothat others may see. They are tlio'light^ of tho world— the salt of Iho earth. Any one who fails to he a lleasing lo tho community in which lie lives, falls to fulfil his commission as a Christian. They are lost to tho denomination. Those who liavo neglected to identity them¬ selves 'with any church organisation, are lojf to everything, #> far, as wo have evidence. There urn man'y who]btiyq united with nther denominations, and hare become actirg • , moiiibers, aud wo Кчро .are doing good, yet tboy are lost to' -our denou, ination. They are lost Baptists. Tbo Heard needs, more funds to semi missionaries of tho cross to agek: .. the lost sheep of tbo “bouse of Israel." Virginia as' I holiness, hut sin that it opposes. Hut the foot is, il is not sin, but holiness to which it stands forever oppoecd. Tho opposition of feeling is only dovoloped when thu heart is brought into u strung light,. and makes deep and strong resistance. In sneh eases the sensibility sometimes boils with feelings of bitter opposition to God and Christ, and to nil good. Test of Clirlsllaii Clmracicr. toil I’rul'. Curtis’ engagements terminate, the du- - i-llico will Ihj |ierfurim.'il by coiu|K-tent persons, Covetousness. the eye, nnd tlie pride of lifo, is not if thu Father, but of dispose of thorn all fur their own private interests, and thus ! The Lord the wurld.” “ He that luveth tho Tathcr is not in hint.” ,-orld, tlio lovo of tho Si. Charles Biptisl church, N'ew Orleans. It wa- announced, in the public journals, siimo timo sincu, that the church edifice and lot belonging to the above tV,-» hd unit be ют c of curetousness.” • Christ i- tl-.o author of this admonition. I.-!., II, III-.., is n desire for earthly things, for their ■iki — for self-gratification. In snmo it is strong, as of"-Ud in the miser, the gambler, robber, and In him - io any way intentionnlly defrauds his neighbor. - ■■ ia an- so marked that no one can mistake them; | named church, had been sold at public sale. This intelli- 1 no ,.i„. think- them nnjitstly judged, if charged with I gonco filled thu hearts of many with profound grief «ml to, i .nos. We often mistake, however, in supposing j mortification, and disappointment. The history of all pve- i'oiptoii«iic-s is . lined to these extreme eases, It 1 ceding efforts to establish Baptist churches in that city, i h i.ftcncr found among those whoso pursuits are, in is a ohronielo of melancholy failures ; so much so, that many were slow to embark in this late enterprise ; so few . Кг*, entirely lund-iMe; hence it is not detected, lure I -tsikisg illustrations of this fact, in eonnoe- will, i}i>' diiionition which commences this article — - i|.‘ that gave rise to it — the other, tho parable om- •I in .-nl'oree it. “ And oao of the company raid un- iii, Mastiff, 'peak to my brother, that ho divide the in- i шее with me." There is no evidence tint -this man -old snvfhi drown thorn, selves in destruction nnd perdition. At the judgment, Christ will say to those who arc ac¬ cepted, “Well ilono good and faithful eervuut».1' Reader, could be say this of von, “Well dune good.«nd faithful ser¬ vant, thou hast Icon faithful over a few tilings,” i. e. over the things committed to your charge. What is vour char¬ acter, aud what has been your conduct ? Gud will soon call yon to an account. Have you been fuirhful to Ood, to yotxr own soul, and tu the aoula of others'! Are you ready .'o havo your accounts examined, your conduct »trc- tiniaetl, aud your life weighed in the bul.inco of tho nanctu- an ! ■ Is, and as it-was. ' " ‘ ’ t„ Tho first nuttier.» of this State were emigrants from England, wbd were of the llstubli-hcd Church. 'They ph^ ^ tainoJ full posseasion uf tint country for about a century.*' а Tho first euro of ilo legislature was to provide for jGlio . clitm-li.” By an net o£ )0i3, in every plantation or., ie|jj ** tleuiont n room must bo set apart fur the worship qf OoJj; ^ aecordiug to tho canons of- tire church of EosUud. In- . НПЛ, ii was orderoil that all muiisters should conform to, tLe orders and constitutions of Iho sanie ehurchs.'No, others were allowed to teach or. preach publicly or private-, ly. All non-conformists were "to leave the coluny, with • ill aonveniepey” . The first allowauco niide to tlijclergyr woj ten.^poundj of tobaeeo itnd » tiisfiel of ооп/Гог every lahohu-^witio respect to color or 'Condition. Soon after was added, the. twentieth calf, kid, or pig. Tho neglect to liavo children baptized was r. penal offence, by acts of tho Legislature, from 1000 to 1G0U. Nono hut a minister of tho “Establishment” was per.-- nutted to perforin the marriage ceremony till 17$ l. It is not probable that these laws were enacted for tip, oorrcolion of Baptists iu particular, but for dissenters in, general. Wo have no reliable account of any Baptists in ilia , State, till 1714. But when they did mako Ilieir ppppajj- ance, tlio Episcopalians showed their attachment to ‘(the- church” by n most rigid execution of their laws. The. Bapti-ts were abujed, reviled, and persecuted in u prpel manner and their minister» wero imprisoned. Tho fhurvli. conlrollcl the Slate, inado end cxiroted tic laws. When, this privilege was taken from tliom, they declined until, they Ice, line a «mail body, numbering new only B,412.( Additions tlio Inal year, 032; losses, 481; net inew^ 148. Tho liaptbts lilul not an existence in lie State till a oen- tnry after them. I’orsecution, and oiler adverse circum¬ stances, crippled ihoir energies fur noar another half cen¬ tury. Now they number about 00,000; baptized last year, near 7,000 ; net gain, about 4,000- Mora null iCWd'S ’ than in any other State. What a mighty change! To tfod bo all the glory. “ Lost Jhplluls. 1 fhtre lost I In the cities and newly sottled country of hwl confidence in its snerom, that tho commencement was anything hut encouraging to those who undertook it. — Amid all the dinconrngeuientl, a church was organized; it. increased, and at one timo numbered one hundred or more. tbo Woet and South-west. In tho multitude of emigrants A beautiful lot, in an eligible position, was purchased, and a , Il ™ the older Slates, seoking a home in the inviting fields . . . ! nont leolure mom of sufficient dimensions to seat threojuf the West, are found many Baptists. They located in liing unlawful It is quite probable that a ,! hundred persons, was orectod upon tho roar of tho lot, at j фе towns or country, as best suited their taste or business i.,,n 0f the ,.staie justly belonged to him; but his bro- I an oxpense, including fumitnre, baptistry, dre-aing-roonw, pursuits. Some of whom took with them letters of dis- i having the He inks tl -• I' III* brother to do jiwtiro. uiwteiu чшаююи US* | Mtuvuiiuy «■•». .....v. — . | - ~ - — •" I - ' J § r . “ ,ur_^(IVO(l(il4„(.44 ; Tho cirrumstanern under ' which ’ яегоп tboueand, iDciudiog intorost. The whole bou boon gers, Wtimnt theio tMtimonwb or their diMif lcftlnp* ex- ,pp|. „,i„n nimle, developed' tho real character of j sold to pay tho remaining instalment» upon thu lot. Tho | «С ring to send lor them wheD thoy had «elected а рота¬ ции . showing that he was supremely worldly minded ; Ыиге-гоопц and payments upon tho lot, ire a total loss. ; nent Iwation. The perplexing difficulties uf a long and Resignation of Rev. II. Holman. e stale justly neiongeu io nim ; out ms urv- an uaiaune. iuuiu,....# .u.... ,.... - - , e advantage of hlui, retained tlio whole of ] io., of snoio 56.000. Several thousand dollars have been mission anil cummondat'mn from their churches, expecting | the Saviour to interposo in his behalf, ond paid on tbo lot, as the instalments became due. Of tho ! to unRe with Baptist churches in the land of their ailop-; ther tu do justice. Wherein consisted his | amount, we are not Informed, hut presume some six or|t»n; Others indiscreetly left fur a habitation among slrnn- ! At tho July meeting of tho Board of PoniMtio Missions, Uer.Tl. Holman resigned the office of Corresponding Sec¬ retary, which lie has held near six years. Wliercupcn, the following preamble noil resolution were adopted: The Rev. R. llnlmnn having tendered to this Board her resignation of the r, Iiieo of Currokpending Secretary, V) take effect *« soon as a successor «hill have been appoint¬ ed, and, inasmuch, as through tlio ability, industry, and conscientious fidelity with which he lias discharged all the dnties of that office, almost from its eouinicacciitent, tlm operations of the Board- havo attained their present efficien¬ cy and usefulness. Therefore, Resolved, unnnimoushj, That we entertain a very high sense of tho value of the labor* of tho Rev. 11. HolMan, os Corresponding -Secretary, and could much desire their continuance ; but a», after mature deliberation, he pcrac-t' voros ill qonsidering it his duty to resign, wo accep.t his resignation as offered, with earnest desires for hip future; weliaro and usefulness, in whatever sphere of duties the. Great Head of the church may assign him. J. H. DEVOTIE, President. T. F. Cams, - Itte. Sec. . ' V : “ - — - — - 4,"' nent Iwation. ' lie was covetous. At this time tlio S.viour was ad- ! A large portion uf this was contributed by friends, iu rev- wearisome journey broke up their religious habits and enn- .»,g the страну, ond this man was ..no of them, on \ oral States. The sioriSco, toil, ond painful anxiety be- , trihutdd much to cool the ardor of their pious zeal. Ileli- ra of ujunwofuiAS oharaeter: (kings -that they must iatowed upum this enterpiso, can ho appreciated only by ! gious'privilegrs wore rarely enjoyed in the community they -'id «utter in order to the saving of their wills. This ; «опт ministers and layuion, who have been intimately eon- selected for tl-.eir homes. No church of their communion ili-iilcing того of his portion of his father’s ornate neeted with it' from tfie beginning. We wept when we , near ttjeui. Tha religious habits of auch as professed piety I,;, „„.i-uf God and of heaven, interrupts the ; heard uf tho rate of thu property. We ran liardly refrain | were exceedingly loose. Religion was contemptible in tho ur. saying I*4aster, «peak to my briber, .that he. Mta tears, whenever wo recur to tho siibjecl, As a fi- 1 eyes oi the world, Ьес-ачм of tho unworthy deportment of • _ I- III- inheritance with me,” Having hoard of Up* uJtjfct 6wli for bis first- horn, so have we .felt for that i hose .professing it. Many of these now corners lad pot ' division of. tha State, fourteen or more tptvh? and vfll»g««t . . Jesus, that ho possessl-d an -“si the minds of men, and thxl even < f> uis authority, ha comes to him, not for too urruu w тч f— — — j - ‘--.-лтщу- у— ;«.;г t Мш-; - • •• -• . . • . i , , , ; - _ ... »..сд ЧЛ to, ba saved fro= Iho wrath to сопи, not to Ьо «a *w ansxw. Wo havo lun^^l enquiry 3-fcgatd toU №• « Щ «I0 »»’» &70r Wlli И*» ■»«►* la 1 ** * fr? fbocs dM* m.m **"•&*-*' ■ . •/ ■’ • j i&-' it TV * »- .• * W “ - A-. dt . f ' ’ Deslllullo!! In East Tenure. Our agent in East Tynncsece writes There, are in-.thls. 7'’