Home and Foreign Journal, November 1856

foLUMB VI. IUCILMOND, NOVEMBER, 1858. i. ' f л NUMBER 5' 7 - - ‘ PUBLISHED BY TIIE BOARD SOUTHERN} BAPTIST CONVENTION. \0 OF DOMESTIC MiSSlUAS. 1 souls cjme forward and acknoitMgiiig 1 prayer. At the Arkansas Church sixteen llieir bins, and believing that Jesus Christ ; mourners. And at the Lillie River Church Lute fOu the Son of Go l, the only Saviour. Tlieir experience so satisfactory to the members of chinch, that they were re- " ' • , tin. .Trmi nnl. I ««ivcvl into our Baptist church. JJepArtmCllb Ш | [,’rom ( j,;3 p|aw I lvcut on (o Ilru-key ’ Church tvhere broilier " illhm Casa is la- buuritjg a distance of 75 miles or more, at this place we held meeting on the last day of May and lasted two days du¬ ring which time we enjojeil much refresh¬ ing from the presence of the Lord; Chris¬ tians much reused, and sinners much af¬ fected, 5 souls added to the church. Our meeting carried on with ,lgt() the Mission Room, I , ,0I1S list of receipts on the Trea- ,J unacknowledged, with nu- i^rsotifilo «h»t had brought re- ' I» some cases requests had "■’“U for sums tube acknowledged 1 Journal-..» other paper being . a- lVl!,e givers. A letter was also ad- 'u io the Hoard by the Assistant Sec grille Foreign Hoard, asking that Leslie matter might be fortbcom- i therefore conclnded-notwith- и Valedictory" in the las six mourners. And at the North Fork Clinrcli seven were baptize^ I Yon can send my second quarters salt- j ry to Jlicco Creek Nation.. _ I remain your hrolher in Christ, JAMES YARGU. Report of Rev. James Perryman, Native Creek. Creek gallon Big Spring, ) .March 31, 18-56 ) My Dear Brother, You wish me to perfect i make my lirst Report to end wall the last peace, and one mind in our Lord Jesus ! day of March, therefore I will make il.ac- Ghrist ! cording to the commission you have sent From the beginning of March -1th last, ' me, and l am very happy to comply accor- wliicli was our last report, three added to 'h"g to the eommisston you have sent, our church, 21 souls up to this time, we ! “'"I I .«"» 8аУ thw, that I never iiegkcl my aie doing all wc can, and our churches |.reacl..ng the Gospe of Jesus arc still me, easing, and our prospect is ! Christ this „anon, I )i.ve a large field tj- ,„y И vaieuiciuij . die anil AIM our prospcci IJ, ~*"**‘ "' пне ццции, i jia.i; a largu Ш7Н1 nUl ° n tinue the acknowledgment of very »ood, so we arc not discouraged in ; a[‘d tour preaching places j'first Dig Spring more advaiila- Ь "'° C.°L Joutt'aV uU ,lc, I shall й‘..^'“е“иСа nCb^f'oll‘ 'hC Vi>U'l'et,°smwy..otb^ l-Jjie tl’Pca,CL 0f my o«« ' for MUC'L3 , , • у a Cot- bee- lOsllj, our labour, only wc trust God to be us, and uur work will be done. We are your brother in Christ, l’ETER FOLSOM. LEWIS CASS. SIMON HANCOCK. To Rev. J. Walker, S0HNUB1HL Rev. Jo.?. Smeillcy’s Report. I Report of Win. T. McIntosh, Na- * * five Creek. .Yorlh Fori, June 23, ISJ6, ' Walker,— Dear Sir: 1 (hr the tin! nine undertake to write you my report jf my labors ( any have receiied J |i Bio. Bitchne | jo preach the G ireach sound doctrine, . . try of the gospel lie not blamed.” "Sound J Lord's Supper itditi’d m ihc Blacks Leech that cannot ho condemned.” 1 1 Miles rode — iiui-ilv in llie nalimi ' ■ . . .... church; second, I he second Baptist church; third, Tule.ey; Ibnrili, the lower Town of the Ilig Spring or Spring-hill. The Big Spring church is not morchhaii a mile from my place, but the second Baptist church is 30 miles from my place, And Tolcey is the same distance from my place, and the lower town of the Big Spring, is eight miles from this place. I preach on Wed¬ nesday night, anil Saturday night, and on the Sabbath days I preach at these places. Also by the commission you have sent me Choc/aw . Igcncy , June 10 /4 1850. Rnv. Jos. Walker, — Dear Brother:, Since last I wrote, (1 think 10 -March), a , >uu wish me to dciolc my whole time tu kind Protidence has enabled we to go on j 'J10 service and also wish mo to estab- wilh my regular Missionary Work, anolli- j H-h Sabbath schools, and Bible classes, and cr year, with the exception of,i little more j exercise a general superintendence over than a week, eu-iuir to a seterc pain in the j •bom. And appoint meeting lor prayer at J lice of my days, by the helping Jnd Iris grace. Since my first leport to loulbsve been on Elk Creek three times о preach, meeting, commencing Saturday |reuitig.iand , closing Sunday evening, f 1. 1> , mil , , j municate to the people such missionary gyg | Intelligence as I shall have receiied during the preceding month. And endeavor to I ! Miles rode— inosily in the nation, гс"::|1,:г:;;г,г,п7с;;ек';;ор1е, в.,р1и„„— ГсР.»г«ы ьу вго. i-ouo,„, «1 1 i|rccc,“n3 «>■«•. ™ «ш»™ .« ЬЫ theie, the Lb You mention prayer meetings in your \ hX J r‘ . 1,... i.„ ,i,0 heleimr of God last. We have to the present time, coii-i . , , , IR ! ", , 4"’ nf .. dais, bv the llLlmntr "t bo,. tJ ^ ^ our , circulation ofBibles and j» aments. And The Choctaws arc too scattering, (not like ! sParc 110 j!ains l." f ,0. aliallJo." the Creeks in tillages and Tm.ns), to j ll;P,u}^0F^n'°7,C“l"Ldf."k’i!.01 "It™: make it convenient to have weekly prayer meetings. But ihisjs made-up by laniily o' fie 'members utMargc aticndlif Bro. Folsom told mu 'act.' Behave 'good meetings there, [real maoy joined our church, at the prayer. this important duty. .iluse of sermon the doors of The c'h.irch j yesterday that lie believed ill tin male lie opened for mounters and many dime , «'embers, as heads ol lam, tes, have made faivirJ lo be prayed for. Most every , “ « a»^mblc around the fill nli I preach or give an exhortation , h«uly altar. And what a sweet and eadin - .uni interpreting the Scriptures to ! «beering thought ! The l ed Man rearnig iity biothers and sisters. When I am not j bis lonely yet constant altar to Him who fee to preach I visit the sick lor ami perfumes such homage by Vruction and prayer. My apointment on j ‘«a own mil fur church meeting, seventeen liaie i prayer is employed. «• received and baptized. Religion is j has obsened « pinycr moves the energies of Omnipotence." I bate been often ДОк Greek is this Saturday which I hope jia fulfil if God will, and the 13 members n Ren received and baptized prospering in our nation — the field is g-'ear, but laborers are few. As I am noi used to this form of making out a re- P«rt, I have not ibc lime which I find 1 .ought to have had, but I beg lo be excused "'for my report not being in right form; grace, mercy and peace from God the Either aim of His sun Jesus Christ be w ith you ail, iv. f. McIntosh. infinite merits. How can ' we doubt the spread of the Gospel, when (he invincible — yi-s! Ihe invincible power of I think some author Jolin Smith’s 2nd Quarterly, Na¬ tive Creek, 1S5G. Miles traveled, 750 Sermons, 27 Exhortations, 30 Baptisms, 4 Visits, 1G -Mf health during the past quarter has teen very bad; and at this time I am freely able to travel, being aMiclcd with * distressing cough. I have been visiting [ new field of labor the past quarter on «™o<a among the Scminolcs. Hie people arc very attentive to the '"“•.but, as it is n new place the con- fregatioiu arc small. I crave an interest J°"r prayers. Respectfully, . J. G. SMITH. Report of Clioetavv Native Preachers. Chocluw Веспа/ Jlrkanm, \ June 5th, lS56. ) Rev. Josetii Walker, — Dear Broth- "t After wc had quarterly meeting I !"m make my second report of out la- b°nr, I started one evening before quart- Wy meeting as I bad made my appoint- Ntat on the way ut rockoy Creek Church 'distance 35 miles from my place; I rmle "*"l Ю reach at noon and was glad to find 30°dly number of folks collected and waning patiently lo hear the gospel preacheA to them, so after supper, light **' procured and I preached the word HGod to them and we sung n hymn giviiij} Win opportunity of embracing the gospel, struck with the fervour, lliicncy and so¬ lemnity of ГшНар prayers! Indians are very unlike the pale laces, These need a good deal of intrcaly anil even coaxing lo bring them publicly (o their knees, allho members of the church; but the Indian nerer wails lo be asked twice to aid in public prayers. The absence of real prayer is the banc of individuals and churches, And how strange that this— I may add — easy duty is neglected. A brcalli, a sigh, a look, Ihe simplest form of words, is pray er, if ire really feel our need of what we ask. The prayer of faith, you know, my brother, is as necessary to the success of all religious elforts, and or¬ ganizations, ns life is essential to all kinds of existence. God lias so ordered if, and his order cannot be reversed. This makes mailers sure. I trust we all shall try to go on doing all (bo good we can, and have eternity to disclose it. Yours faithfully, In the bonds of Cliri-tian love, JOSEPH SMEDLEY. P, S. — Perhaps I ought lo add, that the colored church ill Fort Smith regularly at¬ tend twice a week lo social prayer meet¬ ings. Their regular church meeting is the Monday following my monthly Sabbath ap¬ pointment. I attend the Church meet¬ ings, also the prayer meetings when I hap¬ pen to continue iu the Fort during the week. Report of Rev. James Yarjah, Na¬ tive Creek. Tucknbulchcc Town, Creek Aalitm, ) June 17, 153.5, J Deal Brother Walker— Since my last report I have preached at Jack Alar- tin’s church twice. At Tuckabalcliee church fire Sabbaths and at the second Tuckabalcliee unco. At the Arkansas church near the Creek Agency once. At the Little River once. And I visited the North Fork Church once. At the meet¬ ing I attended at tlm Second Tuckabalcliee six mourners came forward, and joined in etics for the promotion'^ these objects, when and where it is^cflOTenicnt, I ain пег» llmiKitiUkag. to dS>vMb>t4- required in the commission you have sent me, hut I hope the Board will give me enough for my support, because a hundred dollars is not enough for my support. You might think Ihe people I preach to will help the Board, But I tell you, my dear Brethren, I been preaching in this nation since 1831, and I netergota dollar from one yet lor my labor in this nation, but I am willing to do all 1 can fur said Board. The people 1 preach toare very poor people, anil all full- blood Indian, except the Baptist church; half of this church are Blacks, and another half is full-blood Creeks, but it will lie more Creeks in a short time. You will have to send me Sabbath Schools Book-, and Bible.-, and tracts; I will write tracts and hymns in tlm language if the Board will have them printed. I will do all I can until I get an answer from you. Ilapti-m for the second Baptist church March the 2, 1S5G— 1; Baptism for the Big Spring church January the 20, 1856—1 ; Baptism, this is the first report. The second will commence from the first of April and end¬ ing the last of June, please to send my draft for this year when you write to me, and let ina know what is the remainder of my support to be furtiMied on my field, I forgot in tell you, that I got my commis¬ sion the 7ih nf April, I am living 7 miles from the Creek Agency, therefore 1 cannot get my Mail when I want it. I would wish you to direct it to Brother Buckner wlteu you write to me. I am your Brother in Christ JAMES PERRYMAN. Love Letters. Ar.nvxv, Dougherty Co,, Ga., Juno 0, 1856. Dear Bro. Walker: 1 received, a few days ago, a letter from Uru. Buckner, requesting uiy aid in raising au amount to support our Indian interpreter, whoso ai-istance he dcrmi of murli importation to hiui at the present time. 1 herewith remit ten dollar-, contributed by' a few individuals tor this object I presume that there may l,e found twenty of his friends who would volun¬ teer to raise a similar amount. Tins would secure the object desired, as two hundred dollars is tho sum named. Yours in the Ues-ed Redeemer, C. lb .MALLARY'. Newiow.y, ЗЫ, May 22, 'SC, Dcur Bro. Walker: I seal you tliirtr dollars, collected on my field for Domestic Missions, to bo applied it’s you may think rinqier. Ncivtown Church, - lieboboth “ l’itts Creek . . . $w no . 10 00 ■ 00 Yours, ic-i , J30 00 •S. C. BOSTON. ’All hail! good friend. — Ed. Pevni.Emv, Я C., Aug. 2.5th, 1850. Ilmlher Ihrnbiickle : The eitoliwcil (five dollars) lias been put Into my bands by Mrs. Mays, for tlm Domestic 11,/urd. 1 forward it immediately, bccauso you may 1ю needing it. Yours very truly, J. II. LUTHER. Twissni-av, Summit Co., Ohio, April 7, 'jG. lo Charles S. Tucker, Sir: I enclose fivo dollars for tho u*o of the Indian Mission. Should ibis small sum reach you, 1 would like nun number of tho Indian Advocate, that I may kiuiw if levs not been lost. What I font last year I know uofvvhether you received it or not. JUNTA NORTH. Wr-rcsii'KA, Sop. 15th, 185G. Dear Bro.- Walker: - Enclosed is one dollar fur tho Domestic Mis¬ sions, from tho Wctuinpka Baptist Clinrili. L S. HENDERSON. I'.vvetteviu.e, Va., July lGtli, 1850. Dear lira, Hornbntkk: Enelo-cd you will please find one dollar for Indian -Mi.vMons, the donation of Bro. Alexan¬ der M 'Clung, of Nicholas county, in this State. I would that I laid a hundred times ns much, but you are far ofl' and have no public ageut here, and so little or nothing is ilonc.’ Last year I took up a collection ut the Greenbrier As-ociation; I may do so again. It meets the 12th day of September. I feet an interest in the poor Indian’s cause. The Lord bless you in every effort to prontoto It is glory. Yours fraternally. Martin bibb, jn. •The distance is no difficulty in the way, as money enclosed by mail seldom fails to arrive safely. By all means take up col¬ lections at Associations. This is just right. Speeches and resolutions are good but collections arc better for tho mission¬ aries.— En. Pleasant Ridoe, Green County, July 17, 1850. Hrolher llarnhadle, Dear Sir: Inclosed you will find five dollars, three from myself and two front Mrs. Louisa M. Ward, which amount wo give for the Indian Mission, hoping it may be tho means of doing some good, Is tlicro no agent in this Stato for tho Indian Mission?* Respectfully yours, Ac., JOHN WARD. • We do not certainly know what State this note is from, but presume Ala. If so. Rev. Jesse A. Collins is the agent for hoth,.the . Domestic and Indian Missions. — Ed. ’ • 1'owr.tvo Grf.ev, Ky., Juno 14, 1S5G. IT. lhrnbnrUe, Ко/., Dear Hi oilier: Enclosed you will find a check on New York for one hundred dollars. It i« a contribution fur Indian Missions, l’lea-c credit itas follows: l’ruv itleneo Baptist Church, Wurren county, Ivy., 820 25. 'Building Green Baptist Church, Warren Co., Ky., 870 75. 'If tlie check is worth u premium, Bowling Green Church will bn entitled to credit to that extent. Л sislcr of tho church in Bowling Green lias expressed a wish for Iter five dollars to bo appropriate! to tho opening of brother Buckner s well.* Very truly yours, J. M. PENDLETON. •Tlm well and other improvements are now paid for, excepting, perhaps, one hundred dollars. Cannot some other sisters send us aid of the same sort. We thank Bro, Pendleton for his voluntary agency. Cannot other pastors do like¬ wise. — Ed. Sir: Balto., Juno 9th, ’5G. Enclosed you will find ten dollars, (JIG,) for Domestic Missions. •P. J. V. • How pleasant arc such epistles ! They ease the toils of Boards and Secretaries greatly. Oh ! that tie had more like them.— Ed. State of Tennessee. McMinn Crumtv, 1 June 1 1th, 18.76. J Ля. Horrimekie, Dear Hrolher: Inelusod you will liuil и check on tlm bank at Niisbvillo far twenty-lira dollars, which i and brother D. W. Kimbrough subscribed to the Indian Mission ut our thank-giving meet¬ ing, on tho fourth Sabbath in December la-t, and would bavo been Bent sooner but for the scarcity of money with us, Ac.' * May tho blessing of God attend it to tho conversion of some of our red brethren, the land of vvlmse fathers vve and our children now р<пзе-з. Brother, I have seen and associated with thousands of tho Ciierokecs, nt their свивок '«о., and have over since sympathised for tiie •I'.trigiuecs of America. Y'nur t.rtilhcr in hope of meeting not a few of thciii in heaven, C. It. HOGE. •That is Christ-like. Prayers and do¬ nations should always go together. They cannot well be separated. — Ed. JtNE 13th, 1856. for. Joseph Walker: Inclosed nro fivo dollars for the Indian Mis¬ sion.* M. P. •Short and sweet, and just to the point. Much obliged.— Ed. From an unknown friend.— Ed. .'Ctf. “Enehjsedynuwil find, five dollars for tho use of tho Dumwtio Mission Board.’’ Jkar Hro. Walker: rr7-"'l >'ou fivo dollars for Indian Missions. Ц ,ч to mako sister Mary Mitehol ,h0 A. I. Association. She th hull Г do Г? tho thirty """*” «forwarded. Please semi her a rcceint ПГ„ t ik * *■ 1,Unl,,rd' ^"i-ville Ky?»" w ihtmt. r° otl.or people's money », utgmug them satisfactory evidence of iu C! "F' A. W. S. Beefier n Ktteloso'l you harq fetr dollars for the ttro of Southern Dome-lie Mission Board." Divide mosfir mLT!"11! 7 Ч1'У,'‘СГ' thud.' Southern l)o-. or as van t Г., "1ll,‘11'0 "I"llla« Missions,” or as. you shall think best ationn? M'l'u ,“‘un,u of tho General Associ¬ ation ot Mttldlo lenn. and -North Ahiliama. I Ten,? ?’einv r„0f,',110 7ill"l>' -W'iathm of ata of Н?» u.’r l|A :l' 1 n!l ,ll,mbleJiirenti- dlrJ.!o Co. Ali‘',,a,,t Uarbs« Church, Ltu- Yours fraternally, CALVIN rOMEROV. • Well, brother, litis is an excellent way to commend your ministry. By wotlcs is faith made manifest. The Lord ble.-s thee — Ed. v . ?,rnCE Tcv'v' Bait., 1 Na-ltville, 17 June, 1850. f D.-ar Hrolher: ‘ We send you enclosed twenty dollars mare, rtit'clliy Jft. Mortnli t'hureb and congre>a- ‘ondent ) and which was forwtmle.1 to H. by Bro, N. Lcrcado. Yours very truly, in ■ V"VM.I:S’ >LUiKS & CO. (U ig f«r fllilinil »\Цч«|о||0.) . ’Tbank you, gentlemen. The imptes- sion has long existed that corporation- and companies have no souls, but wo shall repel that slander hereafter _ Ed. Dear Sir: Eucl'i-O1! you will find fivo dollars I wish to go towards tho completion of llro. lluckner'.- well.” Y’ours respoelfullv, A FRIEND TO MISSIONS. • Some time ago it was hinted that too much talk about this well would linaijy run it into Ibc ground. Of course, we replied, that is the way lo get water. The brother who had such fears has not yet given anylhingJoMpp this talk— Ed., ^ .ji Копт, Effingham СопгНу.’сТ)*** „ „ , Juno 20th, 1850. j Dear Hrolher llornbutkle: I send tho inclosed fiio dollars to you fir Domestic Mm-ioii», it being tl,c niuounl of my subscription to Rev. James П. DoVotie, at Ihe Georgia Baptist Comcntioii in S'arannali. I did not niuler-tand whether it was to bo paid tu you or brother Do Voile, therefiiro Г send it t«> pm. It и ft p*Hir тап’я oflerin#, nnj in oruer to bo able to j'iui it I mu*t deny my^olf many little comforts; but I lovo tho Domestic Mi.— nai catt-e, and cbecrfully give up many conveniences in order tu assist it.* May God, tho Almighty King uf Ziun, condescend to bless tlm Duincstio Mission Board, and hasten an. tho gloriiiis day, through it- instrumen¬ tality, when nil in our inucli loved country will know nnd bvo the bird Jcsui. Yuurs in Clirist, JAMES E. BLITCir. • But, brother, you will have a peaceful conscience, which is belter, since its ap¬ proving consolations will outlive the "con¬ veniences" of this world.— Ed. „ „ Roummu, Я C., 3rd July, '5G. Dear Hrolher: By order of tho Black Swamp Missionary Suetcty, I herewith scad you, per check, thirty dollars, fur support of Domestic Missions, Regret tho amount is so small,* but praying God's Westing thereon, J мл, 'Respectfully and affectionately yours, „ „ B. F. BUCKNER, Tr. Mr. Vi . IfojXBCCKLE, Treas., ) Marlon, Ala. j •H'c never despise the day of small things. The ocean itself is made up of Jropit.~F.li. Itmmro.vn, July 3rd, 1850. Dear Hro. Uernhicklc: . I hereby semi to you, for your Board, from S. A, Botialiold, Va., fir brother Buckner's debt, . $2 (Xl Delilah Lercritt, Ga., far Dorn. Mi-i. 1 00 $3 00 Plcaio have aboro credited. Very truly yours, JAS. B. TAYLOR. * Indefendznce, Texas, June 2d. Mr. Jfomliuckle, Dear Sir: Encloseil i- tbo sum of fivo dollars, (Й 00.) nhirlt you will nlcaso appropriate for tho benefit nf Indian Missions, i'ours respectfully, MARY R. DAVIS. • 'Good! We have been looking for something from Texas for a long time, Hope that this is only the beginning of good things to com”. — Ed. rt n it- it to,f£a' s*'P‘-.8tb, 185G. Vtnr llro. II iilker: Enclosed I scud lea dollars, tho amount you left uncollected in this place. Yours truly, ' ■' ■- ’ ' ' • ' ' • ■••'£. ROTH.' 1 _•>>• ГЧ- \'l J^V"! 1.