Home and Foreign Journal, February 1855

AND FOREIGN JOURNAL, rOLUME IV. RICHMOND, FEBRUARY, 1855. NUMBER 8. PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPT 1ST CONVENTION. OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. JmARIOX, Л1.ЛИЛМЛ, ШИШАКУ, 1855. Alabama llapilsl Stale Convention. I This body meet in Marion, (lie town of °:/enr abode, Dec. 8th, and continued till the jlth, when it adjourned, at 11 o’clock at to place this brother on his field. Ho is a man of talents, of thorough education, a na¬ tive of the South, and now brethren and sis- tors, all over the South, help the Hoard to support llro. Willis. religious weeklies. Ho it so ; no harm can result from comparing notes on this ques¬ tion. Ло doubt of its truth. — Tho impression exists ia certain quarters, that the sisters in tho different Haptist churches in tho South, could collect largo amounts for mis¬ sions, if they would only rry. Fairs, Suppers, Ac. — It is beginning to Missionary Extension. On tbe same evening abovo mentioned, jlit. l’res. Tnlbird was ro-clccted Presi- the Hoard made twenty-one appointments — nt, and l’rof. Qoodloo was elected Sccrc- more than half of which were new ones. . . ry. Among tho strangers present were All tho applications wero so urgent, and so ■ V, „ '3 T aScni'‘e3 or “ raising Manly, from Tuscaloosa, A. JI. Poin- respectably recommended, that no member V'ni’ l° W ‘barcb debts and build lexter of Virginia, Dr. Baton of Tennessee, wished to reject any. But it must not be C° c°cS’ аГс есош1“б-р : № to j of he introductory sermon ms preached by disguised— this step was taken to a large j°Ur CD) 1° a^an" cv. T. G. Keen of Mobile. It was a pro- degree on tho faitli of tho churches, We °DC {■' VAv , ‘ • iuction of ability and rare exccllonco. Wo fully bclivo thoy will sustain tho Hoard by “ ' rCthnH "k-Zu - - V-tust ho will comply with the request of the a timely liberality. «ьацшнеЩЛ.1* . ! tonvention and publish it in the Haptist - Wo invite attention td tbo subjoined stato- V 'reach er. Able sermons were preached on Colored Missions. A ТСГУ largo’i'iljajorit^ of those } Iissions, by Kcv. К. H. Teague; beforo tho The Hoard have now six mission stations СаЛо,'ся> wc Presume, live within tho limits 11 F'iMc Society, by J.T.Tichcncr; and on the for tho colored people. Two in Georgia, of tLo Domestic Mission field of tbe Soutb. death of our late Hro. Chilton of Texas, by one in Maryland, one in Washington city, Baltilnorc> 1{lcll™onJ> '''heeling, Charles- •J. 11. DcVotic. Our friend Poindexter, he- and tiro in Alabama. The Lord, too, is to_n> Savannah, .Yew Orleans, and St. Louis, ing one nf those good brethren who is always blessing tho labors of Ids servants. ”‘lb scor®s of t0'?ns 0,1 °'l*10r s'do of tho 1 ready, ami able to speak vhm lie pleases, - ....... - . Mississippi river, from its mouth up to the and just as long os ho pleases, was put into Harry's MoilllMl. Iowa line, contain thousands on thousands the harness early aud kept there. Sabbath Hariy, IVcaident Talbird’s servant, du- "h° chcri* lhc Paral faitl'' Unlc3S rcSu' * Wning he addressed the Sabbath School, ring tho late burning of tho Howard College llr Prcacb,nS of a pure gospel can bo kept »H1 o’clock lie preached, and at three he edifice, lost his life, by tarrying in tho build- UP among rhru beguiled people, the consc- Jnadea stirring address on Missions. On big to wake the students, sou.o twenty-five Ч0*"*” ,0 tho risinS g^rUtems-even to --Monday afternoon, llov. J. II. DcVotic or- 0f n]lM, KCr0 s]ccping in llo uppcr storicSi Ainerioans-may bo sorious. Let all lovers jam*"1 the lliblc Society, beforo which Dr. ||e co„|j bare sared himself, but bis heart of Cl,rilt be ,,iliScnt- Though thero is but ■Katon, Oorres. See., made an interesting ad- yearned for tboso young men. Ilow could liltl° ll0Pc nf converting adult Catholics, dress. The Convention and congregate. |,e let them perish ! Quick as thought ho their children may rcccivo tho gospel, (were highly edified by two sound, ripen- rusi,cd through smoko and flame and sue- The Metropolitan Catholic Almanac for mental, gospel tenuous from Dr. Manly, «ceded in rousing some, who soon roused the L85,4 ,lb° cntiro Catholio population |The Marion people were highly pleased with lcat and thus they escaped. Butalas for ®f tboUn:,cl3Sta.,M,obol'C*'-.fi00- There th, convocation and hope tho brethren will Шггу I Heforo i reaebS the ZS. ,«omo again. _ . pherc bis body was burned to a crisp, and men >n 'ho ministry, 182 otherwise omploy- The Howard calamity cut short tho nits- in a few hours lie died ! Harry was a Chris- Cl]’ 84 ecclesiastical institutions, 45 litc- tion funds a little, but they will come out tian, and “devout men of his own color car- raV f°r.yomg men, 171 fo- Tight next year. ried him to his burial." . . - «Ч» «hgicus mslituttons, 112 female Howard College Agency. Wolcara that Hov. J. II. DoVotio has resigned tho pastorato of tho Hopewell Hap¬ tist church, and has accepted an agonoy for tho endowment of tho Howard Collcgo. No man could bo more suitahlo for this ardu¬ ous undortakiog. It will bo convenient to those who wish to send funds up to tho Do¬ mestic Mission Hoard, to send by our Hro. DoVotio, whilo prosccutinghis College agen- oy. fm (f)nr feioimrifs. NEW ORLEANS. Hov. Wm. C. Dnnean, who has been sup¬ plying tho Haptist pulpit, under tho pat- ronago of tho Hoard, in tho above named city, for several months past, has written an interesting review of his labors and of the cause, from tho begining of his connec¬ tion with it down to tho present time, which we should bo happy to give entire in the Journal, did tho limits assigned to tho Do¬ mestic department permit. Ho writes : “The Coliseum church was opened on the 2d Sunday in November. Since then wo their souls, some of whom havo been hope¬ fully converted, and aro now candidates for baptism, to bo baptized during tho present quarter, the Lord willing, while thero are sovcral others seeking tho way of salvation. Thero is at this time a very interesting pro¬ tracted meeting going on in our church, which wo trust, will be tho means of gath¬ ering many sinners into tho fold of Christ.” ИТ takofrom tho Gospel Banner an extract from a very interesting letter published by Rev. T. V. Lockett, agent of the Hoard. We trust that, not only in Missouri, but in other states, systematic plans for contributing will bo adopted : ‘‘Lot every Baptist of Missouri contrib¬ ute to our mission funds as God has pros cored him, and tho.dostitution of oar entire State will bo supplied tho coming year. As agent of the Southern Board I wish to raise §10,000, hut the only way to raise It, is for you to contribute according to your means. Let those who areablo do as many have done, give their five, tens and hundred). Oth¬ ers, their ones, halres, quarters, and dimes and halt dimes. Lot tho widow givo her mite. Let every church in tho Stato raiso 33 1-3 cents a member, and tho $10,000 will be raised, and tho next year tho desti¬ tution of Missouri will bo supplied. Let ev¬ ery ono do something, and tho work will soon bo deno. Brotkron of Missouri do • At the recent scs- siokly season gavo bis attention to spiritual | matters entirely. He continues : 'Пи- I fltil Is raisin* J tliorcrs ’I0" °f ,he AInbsn“ BaPlisl S,at0 *bf ‘increase o" I'inucd his fema,c ,cl“o1' Ы durinS ‘be | 1™8, Ы *h® *U '°°n dep“‘ : j I lilt LOVli IS raising lip НлиОГСГ-. tion, tho delegates conjointly with tho stu- n'n° dioceses, one arch-bishop, five bish- J Hro. JLmcan, of New Orleans, lias re- dents, raised funds and appointed a commit- £P!> 13 Priesl3' and Ш churches— Nfeently baptized a physician who gives prom- tco t0 crccta monmilcnt to his memory. Tb?rf ar® a 1 collcgoj, 20 ibcolog.cal wclioob, ise of usefulness, and intend* devoting him- ,\nr«r cAA A* iuM n?,.nn „ л J ?.n( ГгсРага1огУ seminaries under Catbo- и1гми.»1.ы,г. »»-.«,*. the last liuman and noble act of poor Папу, which 20 arc published weekly.” his name, but Hro. Duncan’s chirography, in tho main sufficiently legible, is frequently too hard for us in the matter of proper names. Wc shall turn that item, with the extract, over to tho printer. Current Fads. Laborers Wauled. Xewspaper Patrons. — It is said that fc- 0 that all tho friends of missions — do- males never fail to pay for tho papers they mestic or forcigu— would pray that tho Lord have not had a singlo very favorablo Sun¬ day ; and yet our congregation is visibly in- creasing. I preaehin the morning at 11 not DC lcct it. ]<et~ the d^o»;, or o’c ock, and m the even.ngat 7|. Mo have ,onlo breclhrcn anJ ,iitor tako a’,iit had no baptisms smeo my last letter to you, of „,0 шсшЬсгвоГ their onn churcL and ( but wc lave bad one meomj last regular ,aehontto , Jowa the au»oun« ther fre report. There aro those amongst tho reg- nillingt0 g(vo of 5l0)000 to supply7 our ular atten ants upon our worship on whoso S,a.o with the preached gospel, and then hearts God evidently working, and whom co,|cct anJ foJrj lo mo abt jcl!’cmn Cil I expect to baptize after a time-soon l Lct (bis соше 3, a Nc„ ycat,a о(Гс[1п » trust aficr tbe completion of our fount, now 6 being built. ’ * * Since taking tho ' regular oversight of the Baptist cause in 1™ «0СК OfbafCtj. this city, I have baptized for tho 1st and These lines wero highly prized by one mdidatcsUm ’ C‘S 0Г l£D soon aft" profissing a hope in Christ, and ^Our brother has resigned tbe position he 'tbo ” U L'mn' Thc-r con,lia * held in the University, and las also discon- f.7" 1)0 of ^rnco to nuny .1,11 the bench and placed in tho pulpit, and in New Orleans another has been taken from tho medical profession and for the samo pur- 1 “f “,“y *“ Т‘ле“ pose. But here i. the extract containing keep this good news: ‘Dr. Witter, of uIiojC bapti.-ui 1 wrote , . . . . - - - t-J — |-fv.. .... ...V...V v. .v.v.6u - шиши This baptism may be the beginning of a rc3(j_,|iat jg (|lty saisen'if, thoy pay W0“U ^nd того laborers into his harvest, baptist church in Napoleon, across tho Lake. ,beir subscriptions. M'o once hoard ono of Brethren read tho following : The churches must bo praying that the Lord ц,с 0lde4t editors in A’irginia say, that, while I( stated by a speaker at one of the would send laborers into bis harvest. In ,10 ы ]ost )lUnJrcdj of dol]ar3 oa nah London anniversaries, that, from a careful California one talented „an was taken from subscrip,ion hc Ы no, ы ,CB on ,L cxim.nat.onofv.riousdocuments.hebelieT- . ... .. , cd tho number of missionaries laboring subscriptions of females. throughout tbe world to bo about 3012.- The way to make a full year in doing Hut supposing 4000 missionaries and assis- od. — Begin the first day, and keep on '^missionaries to be employed, these ifj Undesirable Jlaiuttintances. — Tho man you, is coinmciiciiig a good work in Napolc- nbo borrows and forgets to pay, a Diotre- on, over the Lake. Ho is gathering the plies in tho churoli, a news peddler, a stingy , brethren, scattered; and proposes to pre- c],urcli member, tbo habitual croaker, tbe ' i'0 , pare himself for tho gospel ministry inc llian n|10 all words and no acts— these If tbo Foreign or Domestic Mission Hoard advised bun lo conmieneo studying, us lie , ° hzs opportunity, with that end in view, to and many others of tl.o same family, arc not bad only one-twentieth part of tbo enormous confine himself, at present, to Bible class acquaintances to be much desired. sum spent for paper incense, they would and Sunday school instruction, and occa- Sebastopol. — Many think more money put a testament into tlio possession of cvc- sicnal exhortations to tho brethren ai-iciu- |:as been expended in attempts to take and ry family in China and California, and Lave that wo may judge of the propriety of giving been needed to pay all the missionaries m s,onaries-/pr. both pjic^p.ut read what him a license with a view lo future ordina- the world for thoir labors ’and expenses in follows: '' ' T Л I K;isicr lo Support idolalrj Ihan Ihe Gos- "Ltail me to the Hock that is Higher than I." Pi. hi. 2. .. , . , r , , . . . . The storm -clouds of aorrow ire 'itl.erin; fail, “Smeo ho 1st of July last I have given , hm m. how.» ,oico of rhe p.iilu. Ыц „ ;ny whole time to the interests of our cause Krom the confl.cl of earlh 1 wouM look up on high, m New Orleans. I bavo done no Un.vcrsi- ..0 , ,„j me ,„lhe lock lh), ы hcr lhln „„ ty labor, and very little writing not connect- ied directly with my appropriate calling Pc »■ bcil hul a wcareomh nee, here. Thoughout tbo summer I gavo my- And the heart long. !o find a accuro dwelling plice, 'self in particular to tho work of visiting tho 3ut from lhi1 «hanjeible aceno will it Oj, sick, the suffering, and scattered sheep of Hnoflollin rock that «higher than If the Haptist Hook. * * * * I havo Th« hope, of our joulh ьо olluringaod brijhl, taken hold in New Orleans in church mat- Have lo-t their Ш luslre in -badowi ofr.i;hl, ters, knowing and feeling tho necessity of I have longed for a (rue hope on which to rely, my so doiog. Others were asked in vain Tu found "on (lie rock that ii higher lhan II" to come ; aid we had to do tbe work our- , selves. Wo havo done it. Thanks to your 'vhen lhe brart °''rwht,""d *ilh *fflic,ion авЛ Hoard for its pecuniary assistance in this u,c' [great work. It will ho returned, brethren, AnJ lu,,i1 fr0,n ,lie ,"rld 10 6nd !Cll,ce in PraJer- and to tho cause, ten fold in time. Mark Погле '"lh Ji,'rc” and reaJJ 10 dic’ , iny words brethren.” Crlts' "lcad ,0 lhe rock lhal ■’ hi3her ,han 1 After speaking of tho prosperous condi- While yet 1 may tail o'er the ocean of I.ifc, tion of the colored Baptist churches in the 0r Ш m “* or ,nil "ilh J14 slrifc' . , * . f. „ r, Oiinry the Good Spirit ever he nigh, city, to whose oversight Hro. D. gtves a To pern,.,,. Iht I(kV lhll I, hi-her th.nl!" portion of his time, and the expectation of .... , i i ... A , When the voyage of life .hall have drawn toiti a good Sabbath school at tho Coliseum, he continues his report : tion. Hc is a man of excellent abilities, and of great influence in the neighborhood of Na¬ poleon and Zainosvillc. Col. Claiborne, of whom you havo heard perhaps, is his warm friend. The Doclor lias been a teacher and ii accustomed to public speaking. As practicing physician, ho docs ncariy all tbo business ef bis section of the country. I look to him with hope ; and I ttust that God has called him to his work.” Missionary lo Oakland Oily, California. At tho December meeting of the Domestic Mission Hoard, Itov. I'L J. Willis was ap¬ pointed their missionary to preach in the new city of Oakland, opposite San Francis¬ co, in California. Brother M’illis is a law¬ yer by profession, but tbo Lord having call¬ ed him from the law to tho gospel, and all tho Baptist ministers ef that region having recommended him, tbo Board voted his ap¬ pointment unanimously. Thus liprc tho Board been able to comply with the instruc¬ tions of tho Southern Baptist Convention, without any expense for outfit and passage, tho year 1854. The Ghjnesb (pond annualiy jiSO.OOO.OOO Debts — -The opinion is gaining ground, for'i’dchtifgtd bum before th'clt idols ; above that most of the present outstanding debts 2s. for every man, womij) an^ child,, in the have been contracted for imaginary, and empire.” not real wants. The Sabbath. — The following proves that different nations desire a Sabbath, though they may not be agreed as to tho day to be kept as such : • By different nations, every day in tho fcrsecing the new church built up from new Th- uijtfiiale. * * * By next time, I shall din be аЦе to give you, I hope, sorno interesting bca Somewhai Ahead of Pnjleslanls. The following extract explains how it is that the Catholics can build such massive cathedrals and colleges, with so little appa- weck'is«ra^rt“for pbTio'woHhV,^:|""t tr°UUC ‘° Га!,С-1,‘° Шз' Sunday by Christians, Mondayby the Gre¬ cians, Tuesday by the Persians, Wednesday by tbo Assyrians. Thursday by tbe Egyp¬ tian!, Friday by tho Turks, and Saturday by the Jews find still they go.— A Campbellilc preach¬ er, three of his members, a Baptist, and a few others, in tho town of Marion, recent¬ ly went over to tho Episcopalians. “Tlo ancient order of things,” merging into high church apostolical succession. Sermon reading.— This practice is elicit, ing discussion, just at present, in several They never go begging to build meeting bouses as the Baptists and the Protestants do. Thousands of this very fund comes over to tho Mississippi valley, which the Pope has long since marked as his own, but wc Lope ho will bo disappointed in his fondly cherish¬ ed anticipations: “ Society of Propagation of Faith. — It is said that the Society for this Propagation of the Faith, established at Lyons, raises annually того lhan three millions of francs: France furnishcij to that Society alone two- thirds of this amount. close, Ami mj spirit shall leek for eternal кроте, ^ ‘-'The 1st Church now worship with the Guided llien bj Ihj Inmi, tnajr il mount op on high Coliseum. Sorno ten were dismissedon Wed- 1 And rest "on the rock that ia higher than 1 1" nesday night last, from tho 1st to tho Coli¬ seum. A goodly number will prefer to re¬ tain their membership with tho 1st Church, llODlC. worshipping, for tho present, with tho Coli- yC3) (berc’s no place like home. But ''ото becomes doubly valuable and dear new placo of meeting. Tins I conceive to , .... 1 . . . bo an excellent plan. I would much pro- *hcD “Dctlficd 1У a Paro Christianity, Tho aims of the Domcslio Mission Board are directed to this end. Bead tho following .. . - - ,,, beautiful articio on this interesting subject, prospects are encouraging.” pinty : WASHINGTON CITY. There 'a magic in lhal littlo word; llov. Gustavm Brown has baptized six “ h a ГГ* . , ,,, .. , / , , Comforts and virtue, never known persons into the fellowship of tbo church, BeJ0„j lbe hlllowti |ira|U" over whichhc presides as pastor, and writes . „ , „ ... .... .... . A Family! How delightful tho associa- oflts condition and of futuro prospects as lions „„ foral w;th 8uch a worJ| How- foil о ws : v pleasing tho images with which it crowds “Herein I send my report of service ren- the mind, and how tender tho emotions it 'dercdfrom tho first of October to Decembei awakens in the heart! Who can wonder 31st, 1854. that domestic happiness shojild bo a theme Dear Sir: — Tho state of religion in my dear to poetry, and that it should have call- field of labor during tho quratcr just ended, cd forth some of tho sweetest strains of fan- has been more encouraging to mo and tho oy aud of fooling ? Or who can bo surpri- friends of the cause generally, than that ef sod, that of all tho objects which present any other quarter, reported daring the time themselves in tho vista of futurity to the I havo labored in this field. Wo havo been cyo of tboso who_ are setting onton the able under God to keep up tho regular wor- journey of life, this should excite the most ship and all the ordinances of God’s house, ardent desires, and engage tho most active with large and attentive congregations eve- pursuits! Bat, alas, of those, who In the 'ry Sabbath. Our prayer meetings have arder of youth, start for the possession of been well attended by tho members of tho this dear prize, how many fail ! And why! church and many of tboso who appear to Because imagination alone is engaged oa |be deeply interested about the eahatioa of | the subject. They have no definite йем ef