Home and Foreign Journal, February 1857

AND )ЫГМ U Vf. RICHMOND, FEBRUARY]* 1857» PUBLISHED BY THE '* BOARD SOUTHERN I mm of \mim missions. ,Ni Л1.Л11ЛМЛ. I’Kimi'AltV, 1417. ' -.7. INVENTION. Oi BIBLE BOARD. XASIIVIlAk, FEBHCAllY, 1837. gion of tin* Bible enjoins the duly nf doing j will bn seen that the Kallas TnilHAs can.’ ’ duel] by the inikl influences of Christi- good unto all men as we have opportunity. | not bo drivei^any father West :U anity, frequently hurry theminto the wild- We should never relax, but increase с^~Г,ГгёЫюп'(о the cmigralfd $d parti- «c‘;s'V'|s,0fn!elinle* accolnPinieJ1wilh. labors and prayers in this department of | ally civilized tribes in Kansas, thfercum- ' .''"““"'i1 of Iiuliatl Mis-ioiw. the Lord's vineyard until every city, town, ' stances under which they were I Ли- plant- „ 't 'L „ , f.TiT m „7. * A 1 ... 1 w ^„etime the lloaid ha, been in village and neighborhood of our country ?!,hn,r?; Т' lU^tl ^ °f ,hi^ >ng and Imrror. hut of the strength of J "W,C3 °f t'll‘ Keutucky Anni- . of a suitable mnn for the Cherokee is supplied with '• a gnosl nrini-ter of Jesus i ' ’ ? " |?m am' their domestic and social affections, the TClsaries. i Й their pleasure now ,0 an- Christ " rightly dividing the word of Jftffind КЖы fe "ave receive,, a co?y of drese mi, rrce the appointment of UcvJ. A. truth. . » ^wct'i've'traH r benefits, and by whorl thJy have bee! u,cs> and it gives us great satisfaction to ,,rof Arkansas to that field, lie will Kansas. 1 tl,I и!! ,!, ! „ее,. of a!?] ™» f°r ,r<'aU''1 "iUl kindnf« ami humanity, the >rc lhat Ч,еУ contain a larger amount of ie early arrangements to enter upon ■ Thc Soe«lern"lljPU-l Convi-Miun. >1 lb | ЬГ.оп, I have in' former repots Kd ЙиьГу ffbe.'ftr „Та U ” concerning our labers. Our esteemed and, „detalrg., ailopt!„, lhe Mlowi rc?0. ] fully, and have, likewise, cUa&UV, .... .—Ted ^ brethren ,n_ Kentucky than W'e have ever' ' - iBro. Buckner reco-nmends+rm as pos.;|u[io|i! (||в ]|oarJ 0f 'Domestic . !ГЛТа11 Tnr sVTs'l rl rA'FV^* ' ■"flicFerl ЬУ «hpriiictplAl white t, !r! . t ,° °г Г‘ ng eminent qualifications for the work , MUA m bc ЫгиеИ Kans/^eve m in К п'аТм their и 1теп1 : n.,en’ the influence of unbridled pa*. Ti,ere a «he «гштш and ;ueJ him. \i a, a Held of Missions a, soon os' pities- "homes Jaustjc so rear led. Th y e n. "°t "i" tllc »*r,uit of ",eir„own 1 f , pos™rr'cts-a ‘hm g whrclr we ■ven other whrte men arc now impv„- , ш„ r v ft bc T||(,. ^ cn,k By such men, unworthy of (be hav e long felt the need of, and arc great. !y needed to preach the gospel M ,e ^ ^ „„ forc^ V fcrfahfupon their 4«,ent* reioLions ^ ToTdtT'Trrfnm'Tn'^^d'; Ж! . ^^ Г.Ьи'0 Л”' ** T h» Bro.Bucknej.caUs for two yAng ^ ша.|р мЛм enquiry lor\ If, T° T u'X* “ V "hen defenceless, in mere w/on- 0 V*™ "P ,0 Us the .to aid hint among the Creeks, -one ?llitallk, man lo that (k‘W so sooS1 Jrf cmSion i ? cr ШЫ IrSv Lut‘ ^ bloody revenge whic/onre- fora correspondence wr. I, many brethren e is needed for thc Choctaws -one aj it> ..didcalVonditiou would dictate the /hriA Ц S £ ' ЙЙ , times follows becomes the gener/hemc »"J churches whom we had before no the Cherok.es, one for the CliidJasuws, . Iirm|l.lice of t|ie lncai|lri.. ^ve ty cnjirely ЫМ aE ЦДЖГ ЖГ t "T ™Ш?' WC ЬЫ ‘° for lhe Seminole.-, and one V the j Luthfri of South Carolina, j S^j l^r .nc>v*neig(boreM They bbrdef wa,i* spri Js 5rp between' the C“h * ■kipoos. - has received and accepted the appoint- > !nV.f*. civilized, aid wdl jimncer si illtis (wlio^e really trespassers ’ jrdently are the friends of life “ lied nfnL cmb3r!l |w hi, new field «bcir tak) ami the tSbe, ' ' |h’' unlisted in their behalr, Sha! Т stipulo tjons, of C ci, new hehl .a^ Lhfully fulMril and nil that ijuio enforVed, and t(je,Jbivi'pl govcrnfli&t dis- ‘f.j,,) fUT‘ left. copy of thc few Pleas we have • A. C. D. . „ . . . A . .... _mg anfl infiiry wth Secretary for the removal of the nr- qUil|iHcati,)iis for thc woik assigned him.nJl’Kansas Aavt^M'ro J by-the **ts mi^rroces, 01 me ncstruc,.,,,, v ноте debt contracted by thc old Board l{^ to ai(1 in (C^,gM,e J'clr * H'^jV'ple of wfiom Providence l,a, girer I ihe.'re'ady supply of mean- of p ^ .his^rkor^which’t^ „"“ЙЛ 1^' riffiSL ^ia"^P. i^and. enlarging the h^lolong been the >, happy thea.f? of pS> feA Board civj| tllife jrM'lrlowJ, wi||j.lca,e mab liJfess men «h^ntiy atiempt to tr^paw- sentiment of humanity, iiy discreet cliort to .ircfeas^u^U- _.y rcm!„ancei l0f lhc 'Board^that BiIVuihou the rjghl? i*of otherwise injure tlm Considerations like these, based upon acrlof the mission will beVnct with the^^mav-ltg tljn,,r’|f|| ml nllr>!^ may be Indian Mjjuiatmirtherifiy, a j extensive observation and long experience. College Boutlnvost- at Cutli- le’liberal promptness. Men of strong 3ppointe[|. Ids, good common sense, energy, pm- j Bible Soeiefv of flie era I'emnlo bert, Geo. Wo have just received from the amia¬ ble Secretary of this Society, Miss Cor- . . . . . . . ficlia Cleaves, _ one instalment nn their Tlii^rrocess of lhc rlcstruclion of a peo- . contributions for the present year."' 'It Л'1ЕП 111 *be j would have been reported sooner, but it the n»e I "as scnl "P (o *bcir association. .at first, instead of being forwarded directly to me. This Society was commenced under in which we live and revolting to every Scltfol^a^vtflHas. year, with reference^ J*tli» Wrpro , of our Indian population, there • tppeJr ollowinj^pitrsicls are taken from unmistakable manifestations 0Г4 pikpcss 1 1 T ■ It... Г' — - .... - ...... л/, I л Otlrtlln Atlll , (l ГА IlIrttA ah ■ Iahi a, iiaa,. jqe.snd piety are needed. * Jas the Lord moved the hearts of any to to the Indians, rf a .correspondence ШУя^1йя.1пзДех, .... ,- . -, . - - . ie missions know of such as would We trust anil believe that it will continue prospects of the race, anil lo invitrf an in- be suitable missionaries in this depart- to improve. | creased effort and energy iiMhc cause of hi, they are requested lo suggest their “ Those of the Partowatomics who have Indian civilization, l liat tin* red man can L (. »!,, Hmril ' It. i turned their attention to agriculture have he transformed m his habits, i>>me-liC3te.l Г _ | made good crops. Many of them are and civilized, ami made a u-e^l element New I’mim.-ils Hen lie, toil Averse to abandoning their ancient habits in society, there is abundant evidence. I е" 1 f I an,| custom-, and the disorderly conduct ol With reference to hr- true cliaracler erro- another article we have mentioned p0, lions of thc while inhabitant- of Kim- neons opinions very generally prevail. He appointment of one white family to sa- Tenitnry ba- served to confirm in their К i'ldccl, the victim of prejudice. He Cherokees and tint -ev, la! others ‘ views such of them as arc oppa-od to civ- 1- only regarded a- the irrerlamialdc, ter- jar'.. 1,1 , •, , I ilized pur-uits. One of the chiefs, with riblc savage, who in war spares neither needed fur this and uthci trues. |,i. Taaml, one hundred strong ha- left for age nor sex, but with heatllcss and cruel luals, churches and associations hap , ц1С (;|,(.l0kee or Creek counliy, having barbarity subjects the innocent and de- e generous propositions In sustain no- i expres-etl the opinion that perhaps he fenceless to inhuman torture-, committing ' ' would never rclimi, The IL ipti-t Manual with exultant delight the то horrible Labor School has improved slightly since mas-acre. last year, anil lhe St. Mary’s mi-siou is in year to year, and are indeed -,nl ehapter- 01 our Indian population, mere - nopear colonization, which, by isolating thc rcs. conlulene.e anil assistance of t within the reserves of sacral tribeihiiich ' i<cctive tribes within limits suitable to I nity in which it is located anil mimistnk'nh p. mnnifrstnlmn* nf . mYv гояч • !i. • _ t._ ... i . in... very unpropitious circumstances, with a membership of only 26 ; hut now num¬ bers over 10. It is already sccuiing the confidence and assistance of the commu- will proba- most cflicitfnt bly become auxiliaries. one of our their numbers ami their wants, under the ' agents and the immediate protec. the government, will alike.. prevent (■ t+.cm'frtrm мм rtrUtlngnml stiffortBfttfSfiJ. situated, it is already shown that the arts of civilization may be acceptably in- j College, that it is one of the best managed Induced amongst them, and the enlight- j schools in the South, Culhbcrt is' a de- oning and elevating precepts of Christ!- , |igh,fu| and healthful village, and is bound anity, by their influence upon their clia-' Sol V«V ■ '(ho'w11, k~ brother Mallory, the President of this in our aiinals. But the history of the Mil- ferings of the Indian lias never been vviit- ten, the story of his wrong never been told. Of tlic-e there is not, anil never can he, an earthly record. A- a man, he lias hi- joys and hi- snr- j preachers. It is tleMrahlethej should g” jjllllr'n",p,i b*|i,,bllv .-.inen mas-acres. These” are rlironieleil fron Stinue to do so. 1\ e now reque-l new wvobuls proposals to sustain while v ',y ,|ouns|lill,r condition. The agent pdii’is and their families among the г1а1с< ц.а[ |le js unable to make a lull re- (jian-. All will at once see the iinpor- ! port, becau-e of.the lo-- of hi- papers, bare of sending a suliici. nl number of He repre-eut- that a band of lawless men , . ,, . • r, i drovo him Irom Ins home, took everythin- Fite men to s.ipem-u the mis-ion-. It urdinarily require about 6600 jar to sustain a man with a small family j cultural implements sent hv the depail- |1 employ an interpreter. ment to thc Indians, anil carried off large № Montgomery Church, Ala., mis- . numbers of them.” ш brother Buckner, and thc Go-lien j The Commissioner in alluding lo our ^ . . pocution, Va., brother Mofiatt. Will 1 scliools in the Osage River Agency, repic- ^ prppcr training and discipli » some individual, church, or a-ociation 1 sent- them a- not prosperous. It will be j tual powers are susceptible iff culture, and ombered, that was the region nf much; can be elevated to a fair standard, lie racter and habits, transform the savage into the industrious ami 11-eful citizen, and ever commend 11- as n nation lo the ap¬ probation of Ihcjn-t ond humane. To effect so desirable an end, (lie faith of the nation for the integrity of these colo¬ nial le.-ervalions should he maintained, and mnnual labor scholls should be mtioducod, i:i which 'lie mechanic arts miy be taught, and agricultural science, with its practical application, peneveringly inculcated by pi crept and example. The Indian regards thc white man as to he the centre of literature for a large .-cope of country in South-western Geo. Some parts of Alabama anil of Florida. We liave not yet heard this year from lhe society at Forsythe, hut do not doubt we shall learn a good report of it at the Georgia Convention, if not before. A. C. D. Tim Baptism of Fire. Mr. Aithur, in a work lately published. his superior, and the idea of lhe deroga- 1 thus closes a paragraph: lory character of manual labor which lie j ,,Suppn<c wo°3aw alI arm). sitling readily give way 1° . 'be ; down before a granite fmt, and they told a- . a... ,e... _ i_.i entertains wi influence of his example, ami 1 c. 1 ' 1.1 ,• 1 us lhat they intended to halter it down, tion of the benefit ilfrivcd therefrom. ( wc mighl <4 lbcm, .,|owp Th„ ,,0;nt tp But, above all, should Christ. in imtruc- ] „ Ьац. ^ bul no J.’ioie to sustain hrother Slovcr? Anil I -nine others propo-c lo support other |arlier-, that vve hope soon to find will- go among these needy and long a 1 JX o°pen tile boxes containing life agii- niln.fhi’pt'is ЯЙ anTtrue' ' 'io," ^ in1,rm!""d ТТ' л ''V ' l-owcTiTthM • 'it iltalv^ Ьи,|'" 'no°t mole His courage is uniloubleil, nick, and his memory 1 er. His judgment and -pePilv de-trurtion, will he hut ndelii- lemon . . . . . — ' . . . disturbance and anxiety during the ra,t j can he taught the aits of peace, and is by , , , , , , .* ! no means inapt in learning to handle agri- It is to he hoped that now, since cuUura| am| mechanical implements, ami мшипрг peace has been restored, a bettei state of Med people. Send inyoiu-|>roposi-;l,'ln.s"‘'rllll'n'"p- ' brethren, pies- us haul with your bu-' 11 Good health has generally picyailcd —make 11, industrious to find men «««"S Mif™4 ' h unis ol the Uea-, f-c., ol the O-ago у your means which arc ready to 3gciu.y. The season ha- been nnu- jl . 1,10 perishing with the bread ol м|ацр ,fjv j„ t(,at region, and has opera applying them to tlmir appropi iatc uses, 1 1 . a a>i.I!i!„.i mIII./.ikvK llm ivilli lIiesrA qiutities, alllmiujh the ■ er, he i- eminently eiilitled to the consideration of thc stronger rare. •kind sive. ilieam of impracticable philanthropy. There are many recommendation* and suggestion- contained in my former re¬ ports, which, although not specifically re¬ peated, are again renewed, They relate ! lo iruttei* of immh public interest, and, as 4icli, commend themselves to your fa¬ vorable con-iileration. Indian Colonization. Wc have extracted thc following article IL led seii m-ly agaiil't their agricultural fcf- from the late adiniiabju icp.nl of the Sec- Etilm-'eil ( >iwrnlioiw. die December meeting of the Board (inis-ionary 1 in Tcnnc 1 Carolina J^as and 5 in Mobile. Of these, seven im w appointments. '■ ' a matter of gratitude that the came 1 fort-. The' corn crop ha- suffeied nnirh, c( f lhc |n(Crior. Ц will 'how the anil their potato cn.p is almost a failure^ I [Са|к,гз of [iie Jourll3| lkll t|,c J. S. Gov- adopteil the only fea-ible The mission schools in this agency are •inucr meeuug 01 me me « nm-wrnM cocdi- 1 ernment hive a.lopte.l the only fea-ible ■ appointments were made— • represented as not in a pro per in cor.111 ,, „ i).,nim» “ . . '(ion. The delay in Hie public surveys, plan which can save the poor Милан iies-ee; 1 in Mrguiia; 1 ',n • ап(|'ц1С troubles in Kan-as, Invc prevent- (Torn utter annihilation— that of cidoni- • s, 1 t0 ie 1 ed the Indian- from making the selections Li||g lhcm on t|,ejr reServcil land-, under of lands for their homes a- soon a- they (| 1JanC(, ant| prorccliun of tru.twor- ; desired, and otherwi-e would have done. 0 ' I Hence, they Inve suffered in their pocuni- thy agents. 1 . Г . ‘."7 ,7 , „ 1 arv interests, and arc not now in as com- “The policy of lhc colonization of the • c .Ii-sions is beginning t b I Portable a condition a- under different rir- Indians lias already been attended with d luted by the friends of the Redeem- 1 с1||Ыапсм they would have been. Com- 1 tl.e happiest rc-ults, ami gives promi-o ol h is a cause that not only appeals to1 p,,leni person- have been employed by I a steady progress in the amelioration of ' religion, principles, hut to their pa- 1 them to aid in their selections ; and when j their phy-ical and moral condition, i -'ll anil pliiLiuthronv. The purest! this i- done, and each head of a family, j It is the universal te-timony of tlio-c " . . . I or other person entitled, shall have his or who, from long intercourse wilh them, are an cxrrci и towards man is to, ^ |llimP SPt „jp jt |« (n |,P hoped that it] the most competent to form an accurate 1 1 Him with the means of true hap-. ftil| Ье ц1С beginning of a hotter time for judgment of their ch.aiacteristics, that as That is thc noble»t patriotism j those Indians.” I a race, in menial and moral capacity, lliey 'c!i makes generous efforts to diffuse! We call very especial attention to the are inferior to no other, <te*litute a- they ment of pure -h-iitianitv into every' subjoined remaiks. As wo stated repeat- an ot the means and opportunities ol uf “ S 1 The * til, before Associations las. summer, it 1 higher culture. Their pa-ions, unsub. 732 .10 1.70 (Ю 1 DO 17 01 312 83 270 00 2 00 iii:i;i;i!'T.s mi: iwmkstic mission's. ■ III, iiIvaI uf .1. It. (join, fur Miss. A-s-n 611 .14 llivi'in-t of Tira-nrer Ala. Stale t'-.n- unliuii, bv J. Walker, Keri'ivp'l uf Islwnnl Kiug-fird, Ag't Itn-'iieil “Г Nancy Jotfrie- >, Clarkes. title, Va. - - - llcpcivel of A. It. Sliankl.ind, Tcnn. •• ' II. It. Plumb, Ksq., (In. “ tV. It. -Inliii-on, I). II. ■Received uf н Friend of Mission-, II.il- timori’, ItF.iTli'T- inn Ivni.vx Miuinxs. Itweivcd uf 3. B. Quin, Miss, lioeeived “f Ala. livn. Slate Cqnrcn- linn, by .1, Walker, Received of Salomon Sniilli, Caliaba A— aciatinn, Alalnmu. Rcicivel uf W. II. WivLlell, /coling- tua, Mo. - Received nf Julm \V. Settle, Ala., by J. Walker, * Received nf I). II. I'hlinb, (Ja. I!e vii el -П’. P. (bivernmentfur I’ut- aT.itom'e Sebqnl, Da. do, do. do. C00 OS Reeeivel rf Antioeli Church, Divid- son rouoty, Tenn. Ws. IIlJBXBCCKI.E, Bum. V. M. is no power in that: ^ child may ride jipun it, a bird may perch in its mouth— it i» a machine, ami mulling more. ‘But, look at the powder.’ Well, there is no power in that; a child may spill it, a spar¬ row may pick it, Yet" this powerless powder and powerless ball, are put in the powerless cannon ; one.-paik of tiro en¬ ters it, and l hen, in the twinkling of an eye, lhat powder is a flash of lightning, and that cannon hail is a thunder boil, which smites as if it bail been sent from | heaven. So it is with our Church ma¬ chinery of this day— we have all the in¬ struments necessary for pulling down stronghold-, and О I for the baptism of lire," 11 SO 210 00 .1 fs) 120 32 Toidiin" Conversion. The last Beport of the British and For¬ eign Bible Socie.ty gives an account of tlm conversion of Dliuleep Ling, the son of RunjectSing, the lamous "Lion of the 1’uiijaiib," whose kingdom was conqueied by Lord Hardinge, afier so many fearful engagements with his long trained and formidable army. This young son had never forgotten the awful scenes of his 5 oo ; youth. As a child, after his father's 203 52 j death, he had witnessed the murder of 'one afier another, in that leng period of rii! ы i bloody anarchy that preceded the Scik in- va-ion of British territories. When, at' _l qq’ the last he vvas dethroned, Lord’Dalhousio ’ 1 placed him undcr lhc care of an abid’and 1 excellent man, Dr. Logan., In 1851,