Home and Foreign Journal, November 1855

• , A *4. ч ■ * £ //I vy RICHMOND, NOVBIIJER, 1855. iOARD OF DOMESTIC AND FOItEIW MISSIONS NUMBER 5. nun of HOHESTic mm. MARIOS. ALABAMA, NOVKMHEK, 1ЯМ. At Homo. \ricf an ab-ence of more Ilian three munlhs we are (Sop. 2Glh) in the Mission Room once more. No man lias mure roa- •on for devout gratitude lo Coil for hi» (j„,f goodness. Though и e traveled nffyCrV , ibout 7.000 miles, by night and by day, m sun-hine and .dorm, by railroads, steam- ‘.niggles, on horse- omIs stage coaches, in U3cfc jnd a foot we sustained not the least injury to health or limb nor met with a ,,„;|e accident. The Lord be praised for his mercy I The Middle of the Financial Year. The middle of the financial year closed «ith the h't day of September. In look- over the Treasurer's books wc find a falling off in the receipts as compared with the same time M year. This makes u> «retbble. This will «ever do. II mini not so 'll. It may be owing to the fact that we hue not been able to attend some associ¬ ations in the South to plead the cause of Domestic Missions; but how could we never one that exhibited larger missionary results. The contributions sent up by the churches — notwithstanding the previous «bought and monetary pressure— footed up larger figures than heretofore, and the aggregate ol baptisms was nearly eight hundred. One fact made its lasting im pression on us on heariiigthc letters read— it was this; (he churches that gave the most for benevolent objects and patron¬ ized, vigorously, Sabbath schools, gene- rally repotted the greatest number of bap¬ tisms. Interesting reports were read from the Missionaries in the home field, and al-o encouraging statements made by the Secretary, in the Report of the Executive Hoard, concerning Ca. aniss in China, Shuck in California, and Moflatt among the Indians. Several good worship-houses were finished during the year by the lib- erality of the Association. The Domestic. .Mission Hoard of the Southern Bapti-t Convention, received its usual appropria¬ tions for Shuck and Moflatt. For this we have reason to feel thankful. It has al¬ ways been pleasant, but on that occasion it was peculiarly delightful, to fraternize once more with such brethren as Frazer, Allen, Coleman, Bray, Trice, Cordon and j scores of others who meet thus annually ! to do good. May the good Lord continue November. nave done so : The journey to LouUvi mil lo Kansas was indi-peiisable. Neccs- 1 to bless this able and useful Association ! iiiywai laid upon №. The Dcnomina-' ‘non required it, and will, we hope, be j ilca-cd with the le-ults. But Domestic , How lime flies apace ! Who can real- Mi-si, ins nui-t not be allowed to Miller be- i*c that the eleventh month of 1855 to au-e,ju-t now, we arc embarrassed with . upon him? But 'tin true. The harvest- ffie Indian-. And is it indeed -o, that no «re gathered home. Vi-itors to di-tant pa-tor or friend of the cnii-e will inlere-t ' places have returned to their families. Vim-elf in behalf of this Baud unless the The hum of the fall lm-inoss to heard in Secretary or some AgenTTs sruaml ttrj-",e streets, and l.oary hut stern December stir up their pure mind- by way of re- 1 ">Ч !‘oon г|о'г "I1 year. Be tip and menibranre ! A few liientl* have spoken I doing, therefore, ye ft lends of mis-ions. for it in Virginia, and al-o in Mi-ouii, but I У 1,1 help ere Ib.a.j closes, there uilli these exception', so far as we have ; 110 '■me to waste. •I’en, no inteie-t has been manifested for , Do'iiestir Mi-sions before public bodies. : Colleges, Female Education, the I’uhlica-j The Orphans. The city of Richmond had provided n lion Solely- Foreign Mi-Mons am! tho’lli- i Placc f,,r tl|p cllilllrfn "ll0 "fic ”*** or‘ Ые Society, have 'generally юте f,|(,w| | I’baus by the yellow fever in 1-oitsmouth. present to advocate their clnin.s— but poor I lVf "crc at ,hc lani,i"" vvl,c" lhat,m°l d •Mi-s. Domestic! she is;, „or, ol home, ami j Rev- Thorny Hume, brougld A therefore neglected. .Vow do we not 1 l"'r loic to complain — it is repugnant to our , feeling — but wo mu-t say, and with cm that the churches ought to inteicst ject of which was that he should have a sufficient number prii ed, and distribute them among the pasto i who had pledged themselves lo solicit rontrifiiilion- from their churches for the move named church. We presume he has d ne so, but in addi¬ tion we here present Ac resolution moved in the convention by Dr. Jeter, and the names pledged toconjdy with its require¬ ment; • -A- Hesoked, That pastirs of churches pres ent pledge themselves to bring the New Orleans Church before their churches for contributions, in the jnonth of November next, or at some other more suitable time. The following pa-tars and brethren, as¬ sumed a pledge. J,; tV. M. Williams, J. B. Jelcr, J. L. Burrows, T, C, Jones, it. В. C. Howell, T. \V i Sydnor, A. E Dick¬ inson, L. tV. Allen, J. L. Prichard, E. Dodson, J, P, Tuslia, J. M. C. Breaker, D. Watkins, T. j) (twin, A. K. Dur¬ ham, T. 1>. Lide, tV, D. Rice, It, F. tVliil- den, A. 11. Foil, Thus. Stocks, Otis Smith, W. D. Atkin-on, J S. Baker, J. M. Wood, L. R. L. Jennings, W. J. Harley, S. Felder, It. Q. Dickinson, E. Dyer, A. T. Holmes. A. S iMoirall, J, E. Dawson, A. G. Me- Craw, M. B. i Icinents, P. 11. Lundy, J. Bell, tV. P. Chilton,' A. P.hl.ide, Joseph Walker, J. 1). Williams, IV. C. Crane, W. C. Buck, L. IL.Miliikip, J. M. Ben¬ nett, A. D. Sears, R: L. Thurman, tV. II. Bay less, A. C. Dayton, tV. Shelton, 11. Kimbrough, E. Strode, M.illillsrnan, W. 11. Mrlnto-h. j On motion of brother J. B. Jeter, llesolntl, That the Corr «ponding Sec¬ retary of lliO'DomesticMis ion Board give timely notice th(ongh the ’«papers in the -nulli and south west, to the pa-tors and others who have qiade pledge-, on account ol the Coliseum plhce Baptist Church, and take such measures as may increase the amount necessary to be raised for said en¬ terprise. ■ 5r . _ Shuck nTtliftimiiitl. Ihcm-elvcs more for general Domestic i ®’r *bem' 0111 Mi-ion-. Let not the funds fall short then hut incica-e more and more us days, and weeks, and months roll on learnboat, to the place appointed for them. The little creatures looked cmuci- | ated nnil worried, hut they were promptly pioridcd for. Great sympathy was felt active measure* adopted _ for their bodily and earthly comfort. ! There i- something noble in man notwith- , standing lib depravity. Still, lie i- much . more ready to provide for the bodies Ilian 1 the soul- of bis fellow being' How many For the information of the public gene¬ rally, but especially the Goshen Associa¬ tion, we give in oidcr certain interesting paragraphs, extracted fiom letters which arrived from Brother Shuck during our long ab-enre. On May 1st, IS.),), liv writes — “Our chapel is nearly done, and (he Chinese arc much interested in it, They say they will attend. The Legislature has pii-scd a law again.-t any more Chinese coming to California.” [Tinier date of 12(li of July ho imparts the following: " My Chinese Chapel at the recent fire was пю providentially saved. Not one Chinese hou-e was toft standing in its vi¬ cinity. The fireinrn and citizens mani¬ fested great friendline-* and interest in its safety. Our congicgatioib aie large and intorc-ting." A-Wmtiomil Co-operation. , , . 5 . j thousands— all about— are wasting away July 30th, he writes: -ever,,! district associations arc adopt- um|cr lhe arliol) of , ;ou, (|!,ca4, l0 bo „ Thf Chinese congregate 1л* the plan of appro|iriating . . . . ,l .. , , , ■■■ •• a uf! followed by consequences sure ami etcr- hr f„n a to be u-ed by the Gen. Don,. , fjJ ^ *е(ц| of ,|lM lllay Г I , с"”, Pn" ?C"C‘ Uay' with too much truth: "No man Hoard would be more efficient, and the I ^ l°T ..... _ chnrchc» in lhe bounds of the Associa- fi°ns supplying the aid, more bcnelitted. Apaitof lhe money would be expended A little more time. Wc must claim the. indulgence of our »ng them. The Goshen Association^'''3 «» Г** fl,rU,c Pub; this, and so does the General Asso- ! ll'll,nS of “r|«n r,cct,Pb ‘>f “ riatiim „r t-i. -. • i . ,i 1 also for a full and accurate statement ol Mwm or Virginia, and we venture (he i . ai, triton i the true condition ol our Indian .Missions, s’-enion that no similar religious bodies i , . , arc in -i inn. ,... ,, There arc so many papers to examine and 1 m a more prosperous condition Ilian 1 J 1 1 fliese. Brethren try it. The money will come back at last in some shape at nore t,IJn ten per cent, interest. books to look into, that time is necessary. This, too, will serve as an excuse for the delay that has preceded the answering of letters. CALIFORNIA AND SEW ORLEANS. AVillis at Oakland. This brother is still actively engaged in Education. 0! '* '3 of priceless value. Colleges, emale Institutes, Primary Schools and "iversities, Books and Periodicals arc . 1,1 well, cenj well in their places, but if' the above named city for the spiritual we! «Mentions and associalions at their an-j Гаге of the church and congregation under 8U”I convocation crowd out Missions— as' hi- charge. The Lord seems to prosper ”ne kvc done — for the sake of these, | his way. Having begun energetically and may educate the mind for this life, progressed pcrscvcringly, wc are not sur- but i lhe next, the soul will be lost! Ute Goshen Association. ]^e Had the pleasure— rather the great “faction— of witnessing the proceed- 'j’?' of (his eflicient body of Baptists, at their r.fccnt mcclinS at Waller’s, Spot!- had 1П'1 C°I‘nlF' Sever, we presume, i3 'hey a more liarmcnious session — prised at bis success. It must be highly gratifying to the emigrants lo that place from the South to have an undershepherd from their own native regions to proclaim unto them the words of eternal life. 'Flic N. Orleans Church Building. We'sent from the West the form of a letter to brother James II.'Love, the ob- gaiinn is still good, but oil ! bow bard the hearts of Ibis sin¬ gular people. The native assistant, All- moocy, docs well.1' In the Saciamr nto Daily Union, issued August Ы, IS.).), wc found lhe following notice, which explains it«clf : “ Chinese Lecture*.— Rcy. Mr. Shuck whose unwearied efforts to improve the morals and instruct the minds of lhe Chi¬ nese population of the State have given him a wide-spread and enviable reputation, is delivering a cour-e of lectures this week at Georgetown. The object of the l eve- rend gentleman is to rai.-c fund* to meet the remaining indebtedness upon his Chi¬ nese clupel in this city, where good con¬ gregations of Celestials continue to attend the^Sunday services ill their own lan¬ guage.'’ The opening of this chapel had been previously announced in the same paper. I Mr. Shuck has senl to the Board a deed, properly executed, for the lot on which it stands. May the Lord smile on this work. — [Editor.] INDIAN DEPARTMENT. Indian Advocate. 1 take this method of informing the sub¬ scribers to the laic “ Indian Advocate,” published by lhe American Indian Mis¬ sion Association, at Louisville, Ky., that said paper has been discontinue!; audits place will henceforth be supplied by the " Home ami Foreign Journal.” Since the Indian Missions have been tran-ferred to the Domestic Mission Board, it и presum¬ ed that an Indian Department b the Jour¬ nal will afford sufficient facilities for the OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. diffusion of all necessary information rela¬ ting to the Indians, and the schools ami missions among them. Tlio.-e who have heretofore taken both the Journal and the Advocate, will now, doubtless, be content with the former- tion. The Indian Mission enterprise is as much theirs as ours, ami if it fail for want of timely attention, the responsibility of failure xv ill rest on the whole denomination. It is gratifying, however, to have received and tho«c who had taken the Advocate ! from individuals some tokens of interest tesa *Ьег.гьлг and who did not lake the Advocate, or who nf 5omc of ,I|C no,C3 inclosing donations, did or did not pay for it. Some have paid , !-ll0Wa 'I'3' certain pious females reiiicm- in advance ; others are owing for it. It I bored the Red man with' emotions of be- would be gratifying to the Board if those i ncvolcnce. We will copy a few of these who arc in arrears would at onec settle up !|0VC, -lsl|e9 fur imUalitm b brcth,Cn —and those who have paid in advance ? J would (in view of the embarrassed condi- ; an“ >|' егз й1'пш"у ' lion of the treasury ) relinquish their claim, and begin, tie novo, with tlie Journal ; that is, to be plain, subscribe for it, and send on the advance sub-ciption price. Still; all who have paid ahead will please make that fact known to Rev. James II. Taylor, Richmond. Va. ; and lie is authorized to send them the Journal for one year, at lhe expense of the Domestic Mission Hoard. Josei'II М'лт.кек, Cor. Secretory. Who will labor timomr the Indian? The Domestic Mission Hoard would em¬ ploy a man and his wife, who are suitable i'ortbe place, to superintend the Armstrong Academy in the Choctaw Nation ; also a : man as principal teacher with his wife ; an | a-si-tant t. aclicr who may be a young man, }-„u tiiiz’ty dollars, to redeem a pledge giv- and a single female, whose duly would be 1 thc Indian Mission Association, to pay to attend to the making ami mending the j annually ten dollars each, by the follow- scliool-boy's clothes. It is not necessary | persons ; that any of these Be preachers, though if j ML, к A, KHerbe, $10 00 Rev. Jesse II. Collins writes to the Treasurer. July 20th. " Enclosed you will find a one hundred dollar bill, fifty dollars of which is from Mrs. 11. E. Kaynoltlx, all for Indian Mis¬ sions.” Haltimore, Md., July JGth, 18Л5. " Sir, — Enclosed you will find ten dol¬ lars for Indian .Missions." 1’. “ Dear Sir, — [ enclose five dollars to be used for Indian Missions among thc Creeks. It is all that 1 have at present." A Friend or тип Mission. Tuscaloosa, .'Jug. 15 III, 18:55. " Ciieiuw, 25th July, 1855. Dear lira. Uornhuchle, — Enclosed I hand the Superintendent were a preacher he would be preferred. Information on the •subject may be had by coric-pondiiig im mediately with me, at Marion, Alabama. JuS El’ll WAl.Kr.ll, Cor. Secretory. Biiptwtd of the South- — Help! “ A friend in need is a friend indeed." If ye would test the efficacy of money, now is the time. If ye would save the lit- -u*n Missions from inevitable disaster, save Miss M. A. KHerbe, 10 00 George. IV. Mclvcr, 10 00 Hoping that the Indian Missions may succeed heller financially under our Hoard, and may be blessed by God to the salvation of many of tlie Red men, I icinain, yours in Christ, Geo. W. Mclvr.R. Tlie following is from Nashville, Tcnn. Dcor llruther I Talker, — I have contri¬ buted something to Indian Missions, but 1 while ye may. Sleep not, delay -no* j nut given enough, and I send you lain not, but give what ye have lo give, , this five for Jlro. Buchner. Ihrirmst be*. and send it on promptly to William Horn buckle, E<q., Marion, Alabama. A few Pastors and other fiiends have taken hold of this eoterpri-c with commendable zeal, but the number i- yet too few. Help nog', or it may lie too late. Joseph Walker. Cor. Srciehry. Going Again. Owing to the want of means In su-lain the missions and schools among tlie Indi¬ ans, there has occurred a temporary sus¬ pension in some places. The I'ulawalo- set even with thc world again— and then I kn-nv your lloardwill keep him promptly paid. One wiio loves тип cause.’' In thc following note no place is given, simply the dale: “ July 2 oil, 1S55. Wm. Hornbucklr, Esq. Dear Sir,— Enclosed you have five do!- Iirs lor lhe Chinese in California — the Mission combined by Rev. Mr. Shuck. А пнем) то Missions.” “ Coving! on Co., Miss., Mug. '.id, 1 .4.55. IVm. IIon.NIHTKI.E. Esq, Dcor llrtillirr, — Wishing lo promote the mie school was suspended for a time. The IVca kept up but under much perplexity | cause of Mission- acronlirig lo my limited and embarrassment. The Armstrong Acad- »’"%• l.s171"1 five dd- cmy in tlie Choctaw nation aton encoiin tcred many difficulties. Iliickner came homo from the Creek nation to act as agent for a season to relieve those mis¬ sions from (rouble, and so did biotin r Wal¬ lace. Hut the exercises at all those places have now either bent recommended, or soon will he. The daik cloud ahead is be¬ ginning to brighten a little, not, however, lars, In aid lhe Hoard of Domestic Missions in their benevolent work. Norvell Ron er ison, Sit. 11 tlolreslon, Sejd. ISM, 1855. Mr. Wm. Hoksuickle. Dear Sir,— l enclosed last year lo you for thc California llapti-t Mission, for the Chinese, for Mr. Shuck's support, five dol¬ lars, and intended lo send ten this year, but learning the wauls of the Indian Mis¬ sions, by tlie last Journal, concluded to di- witliout suggesting the fear that il- black- j vide, and herein send five dollars for each ne may rrturn with the first change c.f in a ten dollar bill of New Oilcans Hank, the wind- I Л пн end or Missions.” Ever) thing depends on the liberality of] ** Robertsville, S. C., July 13th. the churches and thc promptness with Dear llrolher.— Enclosed you will find which they send their benefactions lo lhe | $t2 for Indian Mi-sinn*. contributed by treasury. Let all consider the ju-t claims \ 'be Black Swamp Female Benevolent So- of thc Indians upon them. This glorious I С‘С,У- J- IL Luther." country «as once the lied Man's country. J following sums were forwarded by Recognized a- lis by flic numeinus trea- ) 'be Rev. John IV. M. Hilliams of Haiti- lies that have been made between Inin ami ninre : the United States’ Government. His pre- existence as a nation, or as nations, on Columbia's favored soil, is attested by the namesof the livers and mountains through¬ out the land. Il may have been right to force him from his home and take Ids lands— as some contend that it was— but surely, it is the duty of those who now oc¬ cupy his hunting ground.-, to send him the Gospel in return. To educate, civilize and christianize his children. $25 CO HO 00 30 00 Pecuniary Encouragement. Wc requested some weeks since that pastor’s ol churches would address their people for a special collection to aid Indian Missions, with the view of relief from the present embarrassed condition of the In¬ dian Treasury, but have heard only of one or two who intend acting on our sugges- Mrs. James IVil-on, Mrs. Henry Patterson, Miss Eliza M. Wilson, This money was subscribed lo Dr. Crock¬ ett, to be paid at a subsequent period, but has been sent in advance to meet the pres¬ ent pressing demand. We thank those ladie«, not only for tlito, but previous re¬ membrances of tlie mission cause. The $50 sent by Mrs. James Wilson, on behalf of the Female Missionary Society of thc 1st Baptist Church, to Mr. Charles Tucker, Treasurer of the Indian Missonary Asso¬ ciation, is found duly entered on the Treas¬ urer's book. Thc Lord Mess that and ill similar societies. — [En.] ’ Jefferson, Ala., Sept. !8th, jess'. Brother Uornhuchle. Dear Sir, — Enclosed .see lem dollars; collected at thc Mount -Pleasant Baptist Church at this place cn the second Sab- -M