Southern Baptist Missionary Journal, March 1847

SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSIONARY JOURNAL. VOL. I. MARCH, 1847. NO. 10. PUBLISHED BY THE Boards of Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention. CONTENTS. Memoir of Mrs. Henrietta Shuck, 217 Prater for China, 219 OTHER SOCIETIES. Happy death of an Armenian, 219 Africa, — prosperity of the missions of the American Board, 222 American Bap. Missionary Union, — more laborers sent to China — receipts,. t 223 Board of the Protestant Episco¬ pal Church, — reinforcements of the Shanghai mission — receipts, 223 MISCELLANIES. The Chinese,-*— sorrow on the birth of a daughter — common opinions — horrible sight, 225 A Nestorian Deacon, 225 Indian missions, 226 A PEOPLE PREPARED FOR THE LORD, 226 Has the church obeyed the com¬ mand of Christ, 227 BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. Appeal to the churches, 227 The simultaneous contribution, 229 Death of Mrs. Devan, 229 Ordination and designation of F. C. Johnson, 230 Death of Rev. A. L. Jones, 231 Brother Shuck’s farewell to the churches, 231 Donations, 232 BOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. From our Missionaries, — Louisiana: third quarterly report of Rev. I. T. Hinton — new fields in this state ; Texas: Houston — Rev. Wm. M. Tryon’s report — Galveston — Rev. James Hucken’s report— Montgomery— Rev. J. W. D. Creath’s report — La Grange — lo¬ cation of Rev. P. B. Chandler, 233 Agents, 237 Mt. Pisgah Baptist Association,— tenth annual meeting, 238 Agency, 239 Donations, 239 RICHMOND: H. K. ELLYSON, 176, MAIN STREET. 1847. Postage 2| cents.