Home and Foreign Journal, October 1852

ObUJIE II. -.Л- 1UQHMOND, OGTpElt 1852. PUBLISHED НУ THE BOARD'S OF DOMESTIC. AND FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN . BAPTIST CONVENTION. (JA 111) ol1 DOMESTIC MISSION'S. 1,0 Ьи presided 07cr Ли Association; -doring lulbj- ,#JW appropriation, extrovcd great jor,' and 1 ' lU ,Мя",В’ > agree Jjjta; Contribute himself, and take a piper around •ib country M others anJ secure «11 ho could. 1 MARION, ALABAMA, OCTOBER, 1Й2. Operations of ilio Hoard. I ц„сг (he annual meeting in April up tu the il.it» of iitwa this, exactly four months, tho following is a hr ief 1даг‘ of tlie operations of tho Hoard of Domestic Ilia, f tM wn.; amount of receipts from oil quarters, §7,008 01. Puring Him limo th«ro have 1 con, bolides tlioto rc-ap- I, puled Ю t'.‘ mcr fields, 17 new missionaries aud 4 new J tots appointed. The liabilities of tho Hoard arising from l icM new Bppoinfipqtitfi>are, as nearly as can ho ascertain- | l,lio.tsreco ^UtOO^jnd.yijOOO, icchiJing tho California ,eai Dot our near payments to missionaries ■line period, are far more ш:> doable that ОДниЛ ,,er duo daring tho corresponding period last your, „ cur liabilities inuuned in new fields of labor are ,.ra| iL in-awls of dollars in advance of last year. , tictho this work can be sustained and carried on, de¬ rmis n dn' liberality of our churches and pious individu- \\i havo gono on tints far in faith, and as far as „ ,• will permit. Shall ко I n sustained ! \ t, i. remarks upon 8orao of the него important of tho •cat undertakings of tho Hoard, may not lo inappropri- uc. Two of them ute appointments of missionaries to о iiu. One is that at a missionary to tho Chinese in ifnrnhi. T L7- mission is expected to have a double *i- H . . oral of tho Chine*» are brooming, and will . ,r hoeume eitizens of tho United Stales. No v ■ и b>' too great to prevent a race of pagnus,souio ■ , I'm cans, worshiping tho sun, others building their . p|. - and burning ince use in the heart оГ a Christian oil' ., u here thousands of our fellow citizens from theso J- them 'Ratos are settling. Shall they settle with their f wili- in tho midst of heathen upholding polygamy ! l'ct a aroii ib1'1 that millions instead of thousands will ulti- iti socle in California from China. (i Ib- to i'n shewn by tho Homan Catholics themselves, о fullv iim-third i'f all of those who сото to this coun- mitwitlistaniting all tho cITorts of their priests, and with ul the appliances of the confessional hoses, forsake (hat 'iwrupt eburrb. Tho projiorticn of conversions aiming I.-» fbuioso will be much greater and min e rap id, if oven at zeal is shewn, for many reasons ohtiou.- to all. Tho tc '-ccth new and enlarged ideas on ail subjects which they receive, will open their minds ami give them that lilerty of tlpougbt, so favorable to the claims of the gospel. Mitrfd'f ttd'C№p|e;k-ilt-he:aq4bofaivttbtmrt)((oi;ClM6« lie report which tbcyjaW biiiAf |6^Ls' practical working? cl Christianity, will dotfrmimv the fate and sbelief of mil¬ lions. If they go hack Christians— if some of them go luck ministers and missionaries of Jesus Christ, inoto may¬ be dam ш ten years, than in a hundred in any other. 1! dicv oren go back favorably impressed with Christianity, tad with liaptist sentiments, it will lie a great step. But eowar' they to bo thus impressed, unless wo have min¬ eral™- to shew them what piety is really' Tba other appointment is that of a highly esteemed bro¬ ther as a missionary, more especially among our own citi- ton- in California. On 'hi. subject we hate received some very urgent ap- (tah '.f which woA|uote uno or two. A highly rcipccted a uni. c, one more acquainted witli the sentiments of the ■' " nation in the south generally tlinu any other, writes d 'X" ms to mo to ho a matter of serious importance, ' " ."ir Board should appoint two or llireo gooil men to mf' .'ia. Our northern and Methodist brethren, north ad «mill, n ro doing thus ill this work extensively. " old it not bo well for your Board to call soma good man, anil пиропе upon him the responsibility of accepting 1 O', tilling tho call.” i'1 "bvious reasons, the Board feels it desirous that the ■ ‘"ins lo California should not entrench seriously oil tho •anii it funds of the Hoard, hut ho tho subject of distinct “otribnlions, as it forms a distinct department of opera¬ tions. it h one that must bn exceedingly hairy in ox- fenditnre, .and we hope onr brethren will contribute, and tbsi in large mm, to its support. Tho following extract from a eomwmicalion to tho Board, will shew its importance:— “Tho peculiar circumstance» of adversity under which this church lias labored for many years, mid the opening prospect of its prosperity, and of its iullucnco for good to this whole community under tho preaching of bro. Burns, we would. urgo before Ibis Hoard, ns a rcaiuu of oar' moiling this cal), ar.d why it should bo granted. Brotlior Burns Combines with profound piety «ml devotion to the' cause of Ood, ar.d tho principles of the Baptist. church, r“"'b surpassed. 1 ersons uf mi ucnniiilnatiou^,nge)4ahii conditions, hear him vtiih marked AilUjflion, and our chureb especially, with great edification.” *•' Appointments in Mississippi. At tho last monthly meeting threo appointments wore 'm'“ in that rapidly flourishing Blptist Stale. The P.ev, H. K. Hempstead, a native of North Carolina, a minister of much experience, zeal, and success, has been afP m ted, iu conjunction with tho Mississippi Baptist S' "" Convention, to labor within the bounds of the lie- Association in that State, TLo importanca of the ‘PP 'iniment will he apparent from tho fact, that all along t|" coast of tho Oulf of Mexico, from I’ascagliola to l’ort Christian, which ore included in the hounds of bis labors, baailrnls of families from New Orleans, anil ad parts ol Mb wippi and Louisiana, resort there to spend tho sum- Many havo houses and plantations tbere, on account of it • cool breezes and healthful atmosphere. Bro. It. “as inco bi foro a missionary of this Board, nod labored much efficiency. In l’ontotoc county a minister well known to the de- “omiiiation, tho Moderator of the Chickasaw Association, has been appointed agent for that State. Ho is universal- Ь esteemed as a conscientious 'man Gf Ood, energy of ffiaract-r, and general acceptability. TLo following reso- lalion, passed at tho last mectiug of tho Chickasaw Asso- 'ivtion, hut very imporfcetly represents tho high esteem ,e*p«ct.m which he is held among those brethren who him beat:— , “•Saofreif, That tho thanks of this body ore hereby ten- utreu to brother M. Ball, for tho very able and aatisfactcry An application for another appointment, which basnet, - , . - - been so fully complied withas tho Board could hare wished . "а,!#йЛ W *l« *bt there is a deep in- tbatthair means and regulatWLad enabled them to do, 1 ^“osvil l1' !> ,ntb.u’‘b ot b;° i. . , , , nan s ifeition л p0mt, [ think wo shall tuako nn has bectr that ,;f the Jackson church, which though at tho | Ы-уаНШиЦу, and as soon as possible. ws si, all strivo' to I capital of II, и Mate, contains but Id while male members, .rolicvjjjour t,MSary as far as may be, for wo aro aware ! Appoinlmcnis la Tennessee. The bxtentivo lines of railway ojKiniugs in this Slate, aro causing towns and cities to viso up, and an enterpris¬ ing populatiou to settle places that a few years since were wildernesses. Among those is Chattanooga. Tho Executive Board of llis East Tonncssco Baptist General Association earnestly requested aid for this point, and after much oorrespondcr.ee the following action was taken, the Executive Board, at its met (iug on Urn third April, adopted the following-resolutions: — KuoheJ, That llev. Wni. Wood bo appointed to labor as missionary at Chattanooga fur twolvo month*, and re¬ port quarterly to tho Board. RrscheJ, That we recommend brother Wood to tho Domestic Mission Board at Marion, Alabama, aud requost that a liberal appropriation be luado for his support. , yi'lio following и tho letter written in behalf of tho church , — Being appointed by tho cliumli ut this pheo to commu¬ nicate uith tho Southern Ibiaitl, we would through you suggest to Ihnl body the following, as a pics to solicit an expression of its liberality, This place notv is quite a commercial thoroughfare, ami is destined from its position to realize a rapid growth. Its population at present is tts- tinia.to.1 at 4,WI0 souls, and promises almost an unparallel¬ ed increase. The lTesbytcrians and Methodists hive al¬ ready made a permanent stand, whilst the Baptists .com to ho influenced by a most unaccountable apathy. Tho General aVssoeiation of East Tennessee at length awoke to the importance of tho place, rnd by Us Executive Botnl Elder Wni. Wood was stationed hero, relying on aid from tho Southern Board for assistance in his support. IIo has uow heenjier? fur )ШС than two months, rod has, collect-, U\nfeU«Nmrtenkfd%thWi?'»r.L‘firnoVlia,ffie|J dfhnemhcrl. Wo havo n beautiful cLtiroh»lo”t^n 'which lo hiilld, and to it a clear title. But wo arc mostly poor, and utterly unatlc to sustain our minister. Tim E. T. B. has appropriated §100. As to onr minister, we know not at present whether, all things considered, we could bo better supplied at this time. It ts with us the djyof small things now, but wo Impn better tilings In future. Will the Southern Board kindly grant to us tflo aid which we now need. Signed by order of the ehunh. S. С. Пои i ns, ) 0. Wn.ti tin, > Committer. Com'mi HinlEltS, ) I.U'AVF.TTK, Walker CO., Ga. We, the undersigned, have examined tho foregoing letter addrcsec l to the Marion Board, Alabama, and believe pH tho statements made by the committee to Im correct, having ourselves been acquainted with tho jdaco for a nuinher of years, and having oteasiunally preached tbere, know that they need iueiaUnce. U'e Imve also been well acquainted with brother Win. Wood, and know him to he a man of respectable learning and talents, and is an ortho¬ dox Minister in Baptist principles, and aro willing to re¬ commend him as such. Tours truly, Ei.ivix Hn.it, M. fi., Z. II. Gordon', M. (1. At tho earnest request of tho Baptist church at Knox¬ ville, Tennessee, Bov. Malt. Ilillsiuao, of Murfreesboro, has been appointed missionary at that important point ‘Brother II. is so well known and favorably, though still a young mao, that it is not necessary here lo speak of (bo high hopes and expeditions that attend him in going there Hois a distinguished cxce.tion to tba saying, “that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country,” sinco the present remnvsl tabes him hack amongst tlioso who havo ihe highest esteem for him, because they know him best, ho being a native of that part of tho State of Tennessee. Tho following extract, from a member of (be church in Knoxville, will slew tho importance of tho ap¬ pointment You cau scarcely realize tiio amount of tribulation through which this little church has passed, from its organ¬ ization to tho present. We have looked forward for a brighter day, and we trust that it is now about dawning upon ns. We again tender you our thanks for your sym¬ pathy ami liberality, which we hopo will result m enabling us to secure as our pastor the man of oar choice, and tho one that we believe is calculated to bo vrry useful in East Tennessee. Wo could have obtained a preacher, perhaps, tor what we could have bceu able to raise in town and county, but not a man who could work to purpose out of as well as in Knoxville. We felt that ibis was the point from which influences for good must go forth, that should act upon aud arouse to aclimi the denomination through¬ out East Tennessee. Wo trusi that in brother Hills- loan, through the divioo blessing, our most sanguine hopes will he realized, and that his influence will be felt in every county in this end of our State. _ Tho 'brethren in tho county are deepiy interested iu his coming here, and they will aid in supporting him. One brother pleJgcs his church for §d0, if brother 11. will labor with him a week in protracted meeting. Another brother, > preacher of moderate means, agreos to give §10 out of his own pocket, and says ho will pay it as freely as ho ever gave bread to hit children. A church ten miles from here pledges itself, through its deacons, fur_ $50 for the first year. A brother in town to-day, when informed Ghavo many and pressing cilia for aid from ether ^.«Assist us (a walk for a season, and' when we Sue, jo far as human assistance Is concerned, we rn'do uhat wo can to assist otliors. in. Cate has also boon appointed to labor for one jJ.thc thuo iu Rogersville, Tcunessce. Tho follow- nicatiun from him will best phew the hnportikueo 'rid,— 1 . vri'la is /15 miles from this, (tho place of toy re-. *It is, the counly.seat lif'mwkins— m growing . . . .... ,..W kbi i<WJ-d;«l !l*'S Jdtyo a flourishing ' institute, The town has ever been destitute of a Baptist Church, and of Baptist influence. Tho Presbyterians havo two church,' i iu the place, Old and New School, and tho Miilhniiais one. <\t the request of n sister living some miles from town, I visited the place on tho fourth Sabbat I, in February, 1851, with but little hope ofucemn- plisbilig any gooil, aud expected to 1-ave the next morning; but finding some indications favorable to tho Baptists, I continued there a week, during which time I preached 7 Horiiiw.s, aud raised over §100 iu subscriptions toward the constrpctioa of a house of worship. The building was comme.ucfd in May, follow ing. And during the year I la¬ bored A7 days, preached 21 sermons; traveled 118 miles; raised; $1,2 1 1 toward tho bulling. . 1 have tint kept up regular preaching at Eogcrsvillo jo far, dn ting llie present year, from tho fact that it has been difficult to gut a plaee of worship, Tho oraiuitiou to our using ilia liini'iM of Worship here, has not becu as stern as I havo known it in bo in oilier places; but tho..c who havo control of the huuros, seem to have hut little further use for our labor*, aud generally find it convenient to occupy their houses at tlm tnno of my appointments. But ft bol¬ ter day has dawacil upon ui. On the fourth Sabbath in June,- 1 bad the privilege of delivering two discourses ill our O'vn beautiful edifice. Our congregations were very respcc, i able, Imtli in tlmraetcr and number. Tho homo is not finished, but it will answer our purpose during tho sum¬ mer, ami we hope to havo it completed against cold weather Our subscription, at present, will lack about $ 100 of being sufficient to cimiplcto tho work, . I general¬ ly tako circuitous routes iu traveling to and freui, for the purposo of raising subscriptions, I havo endeavored to prevent any thing like prejudice, fromjising up agaiust us. For this reason, l thought it not bc.t to organize a church until our housn was neatly completed. But I shall not delay the constitution uf a cliuich much longer. fit A Yoang Sabballt School Mbslonary _^pit(; Ministry,” writes a vena ratio ami esteemed cor- rocp'i'y.esFirnii &vUtu.\Vu'iAiii#,’kli.,‘‘ifeVduuik'' Hi 'oV'ubc.'i ami 'afficienoy.' ’But I here, are «ото Sunday school! iu opcrnlion, one in particn'ar, ef deep interest, embracing a largo number of pupils, among whom arn young men that are learning Ihe A. B. ‘•There i.s another Sunday school originated and conduc¬ ted by a little girl of 12 or 13 years old. Sho went among the children uf tho families in tho neighborhood, and engaged them to go aith her to tho ineoling-lion*» which had been given up for some time with only occasional preaching, and there docs this Sabbath school go on from Sabbath to Sabbath under the mperciiion of this little girl. Neff Apiwlnlmcnl in Georgia. Our readers are already apprized that Ilcv. AT. H. Robert a native of Kolertvillc, S. 0, and wo believe a graduato of Covington Institution, has and is now laboring in lokalf of our Board at that important aud growing cen tro of intercourse, Atlanta, The following eitnict from his last report will shew tho interesting nature of his field. I am now making arrangement* to renuro niy family to Atlanta. Tho church ami Sabbath schwml are in an inter, cstiug condition of improvement. I think I see a slight moving on the waters. I expect to ho there того than half my time, even hcfore.I removs my family. I am glad to havo tho resolutions of the Board. — 1 think they will tend much In increase the interest of tho denom¬ ination on the subject of Domestic .Missions. I was orach pleased at tho idea of our much esteemed brother Eli Ball, to havo mis1 binary mass meetings. I tbink I «hall attend tho meeting in the High Tower Association this year, such a meeting would do good in every Association. The Christian church might to have kcr.t before it continually its £rtml object “ the extension of the Redeemer.* kingdom on earth.” If mass meetings are ever nreful, certainly thefo may bo much propriety in there Wing employed in promoting tho most glorious work that ever enlisted the sympathy bf man— the salvation of tho lost and rained children of Adam. The world use mass meetings in its plans, why not Christians unite to ting, ami pray, ami ex¬ hort one another continually to lovo and good works in this glorious work. Tho Catholic Bishop of thU State spent a week in At¬ lanta jince I wrote you last; he has determined to erect a splendid church, establish a school, Ac., and I think Ihe idea i.s to make that a centre for In's influence in ibis Slate. The city is constantly improving. Tho ITiwby- terian there will be dedicated on tho dth proximo, I learn, Our choir are_now making an effort to procure a mdodion to nil in the sieging. _ Г feel much encouraged at times iu my labors there though there arn many things to disheartcu me. The peo¬ ple are Hod, attentive and respectful to mo and my minis- trations. It is very remarkable that all iho youth are yet out of Christ. This of itself give» me considerable interest. I love tbe young, and especially when they seem lo love me. My Sabbath school and Bibb class (ono taught by brother McDaniel, onr deacon, and one by myself ) ail seem at¬ tained lo me, I can get one of tho book boys in Atlanta lo take around with him only religious books; the boys get $9 per month , bill they arc employed all tho time general¬ ly a* clerks. I do wish wo had two or three boys with hod/ks there at work to-day, great good would be done. I think such a oco might do good. You remarked list you tonld get tho hooks to .start 1 such a. work, and funds Jo. support or nearly support such a boy. Tho only nay I. icq to do this work is to begin it through you or your aid— - \vq have a Mica Sewing Society in Atlanta, hut our hdics have to buy lamps, pay church debt, and look tq many expenses that cun сото only through thenn If you think It proper you may order the hooks. Direct them to mo in Atlanta, to caro'eT J, 0., McDaniel, 'and I will bo responsible to yon for them or what they roll for, Iwould respectfully suggest that yuu send sotnu“ Duties of Mis¬ tier* Appeal i” Ao.pAe., such hooks as would sell cheaply and readily to jllr who would notion thorn. I would dike to start the good1 (vork at ouco, that the members who will press through bur city to tho up country may ba brought under its favorable' influence. »AMoS8taata,te-Xl!!!fc^i At tho request of thu.lleneral Association of Virginia, ; a now Baptist interest, and promising, has been started in tho lower ]чг1 of the city of Richmond, and tho Пег. Пей- . hen Ford appointed missionary of tho Domestic Board, in that important and growing city. He is commended as an able minister, aud one who will accomplish much good. In Wheeling, a successor Ins also been appointed to Rev. E. Ely. Nnv Apiiolnltnenls in Arkansas. By a mistake last fall, tiro moolingl were hold nearly ; simultaneously, of tho While Kitov Baptist Convention, ami two Boards were appointed, on* at Batesvillo and tho other ut Helena. Both requested ai<l from us to support missionaries of theirs, and as there seemed a promise of double good lieing done, both havo been about equally assisted, Four missionaics were nominated to us, two by each Board. Threo out of these four wero now appoint¬ ments. Rev. Jno, Bateman was appointed missionary at Helena, Ark. Ho is in all rosjieels the man for lira place. Hast October Rev. J. It. Uravea, of Nashville, visited tills placo and held a meeting, which tho I,ord Uesied most abundantly. Son» 75 or 80 of tho most hardened infi¬ del sinners bowed before tho triumphant cross of Christ. Ho organized a Baptist church, and baptized tome ПО or 10 iato its fellowship, embracing soiiia of tho most influ¬ ential citizens of Helena ond Phillips county. Tho importance ef building a house was felt, and about §3,000 raised within themselves. Brotlior Q. was then tho means of inducing Rev. J.'BatinTaq'jo jojdJierejV*5'’”'^' lie is partly «nstalncl by tho ihuwh aSi! partly ayTfl wvai* < П.1* н о..! asnzd / niiwa.i .и, /Л» Aikansas, ls unquestionably ono of tho most efficient i _ «Binaries of Ibis or any Board, in labors most abundant | anil useful, as his reports aud tho testimony of numorouf “ correspondents shew. The Her. Johu Wolf and W. MeKlmurry, are laboring with about equal success in other parts of Arkansas. Tho latter is well known to tho readers of tho Journal, through bis former report*. The otliors aro all now appointment*. Neff Afjwlnlmcnls 1л Texas. Л untie, the capital of Texas, is ono of the most import¬ ant points for the dissemination of tic gospel. Baetrop, • a rising city a few miles distant, is almost equally no os tho commercial centre. Tho Rev. К. II. Taliaferro, former¬ ly a most efficient and pious missionary of this Board, supplies these two chutcho*. He is well known and uni- ' vorsally esteemed. All ugroo that the prospect of build¬ ing up the church at Austin is better in bis bands, than it would 1» in those of any other individual that could ba obtained. Jicv. John L. Mills 1ms also been appointed at Shelby- villo, Texas, tho growing importance of which gives him a . line field of labor. New Appolnlmenls 1л Alabama. For sou» time about $100 or $500 has been in tlo bands of the Board, to La appropriated to maintaining & missionary or missionaries among tbo negroes in this Statq. The Bethel Association, one of the most efficient bodies in the State, has offered to bear hall tho expense of sup- ' porting two missionaries within its bounds, amongst the thickly settled black population of that part of tho State.- They also offered, through their executive Board, person¬ ally aud carefully to see that every thing connected with the mission was properly arranged. Two missionaries havo been appointed. Ono of them sends in a most interesting report of six weeks' labor. The other appointment has ■ not been accepted. Some members of the Newborn church h ire made a similar proposition, which has also been ac¬ cepted by the Board, aud will, probably, be carried into effect shortly. Such is a brief ««etch of id mo of tbo more important' of tbe n missions undertaken by our Board at important . points, sinco tbe annual meeting in April last. There have been, besides, mizsioumes employed to rido through ex- tensive ranges of country, itinerating in important and destitute part*. A missionary has also been stationed, for ono quarter of his time, at Gunter’* landing, Tennes¬ see, a point of growing importance. But one of our former missionaries whoso tin» has cx- pircJ, has been dropped. These works bate not been un¬ dertaken without incurring great pccumary liabilities. Brethren desiring to Sid any particular mission, can do so. Wo earnestly entreat such aid, if theyJosiro их to gq on and enlargo our spheres of usefuluens. I