Home and Foreign Journal, February 1859

Г- , уоШР VIH. RICHMOND, УА., MARION, ALA,, NASIIVIRLE, TENN., FERUUARY, 1859. NUMBER 8. PUULISIIED BY THE BOARDS OF TIIE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. - vl t 'iWi i 1859. jjfro» our Missionaries. ^ Baptist Church, Xashn'lle, ^ Tennessee- VJB Jieabeu Ford, pastor of the ‘ «met Е»рЫ Church, South Nosh- 'ftMCSsoc. witffl Dee. 18lh, 1858 : » w.ii. nf our house of, worship nre ?J 'ihcerl.sjwiUbofiuW.eJnou f lien Ju.shcd, it Will bo ono of tho IT tot the l«t house of worship ш I ,m sure tho brethren of tho ,M bk* » Ff * « drive a Lkp boose, and thereby help us to ,1 Hashillueedan appropriation for ,ur. of this fact- t»c cloth of tho ,'wlll inform tho Board if ho has not Utflt, I thin1- in a few yoore onr Я-И pry hack to the Hoard, with inter- 111 (hat thy appropriate to theit nap- v даЬсг 24th, lin.th.-r Ford says: Snct my last, WO hare received three id 1» letter, ell table. an<| one lady for iai', She was a Cumberland Preebyte- j Tit lord 1)9 praised for Wi goodness to | . I ;-jt. Пеигу U Butler writes, H'aeh- й 0. C„ Bear Itiother: Jr sate a .Sahl-atl. School, hut not in в The fhuroli has been occupying a ,1 nose, which was called for by the mu* very short notice, which threw ns <4 » condition ns to compel us рм|Ь- i:« «II our meetings For somo two or imHind our Sunday School about ivirln. But .bank the Lord we have, _ I and comfortable house, which Jifcited on tho 19th inst. (Dec.) We 1 я own oar Sunday School on tho 3d of :r> Di9. The Lord willing I shall er¬ as ilmrcli in Georgetown, Lb C., in (he a rf ihrw weeks, The prospects tiro rdceniig n my soul. I hope 1 shall ho e up much tn g.vo joy in my nest re- tpa tint lobjeut.” mw J J Fleming writes Deo. 18th : «hit- reogrega-ions in Manning, S. vsmmjmg- -our meetings interesting, iSlmpe m time to hat о a Sunday School «onthly concert of prayer regularly nsL We hats given out a contract for ah .tailing , jo x -10 with a domo or (Mar re е-ч at tho pulfdt flld, 20tl fnojrdl hate Tu-nd during the quar¬ t's.1 a-tilun.-nl, towards its subscription, 'rwaitiaio tho lc use completed during smug veap. I b.ne recently baptised .enlisting of a distinguished and most i uwyer, who lia-1 been very inteniner- Ca wife, a moat estimable lady and their i rath of considerable promise. Ke¬ pi II. thev опта forward together, wcie d nnd Imputed at tho same timo. ,'3ui evinced the emotion of tho con- ®*. la'l the scene at the water was ono i*:esimty and impressiveness will not Mhejotten. 'aisaately, jour Urother in Christ, f-nhef D. Buckley, writing from Charles- ,Ik" Bee loth, sajs: me great reason to rejoice at the itic- gospel throughout my Bold of a.ewn os the minutes of our Asso- ti hand, I will semi you one of "■и jou may sec what tho laird lias ‘!,«J lor ai, whereof wo nro truly glad. P.v'n 1,1 uiy report what relates “Uuihir ctiurclics which I have been '• ‘'"'тс all the churches in our -a lure i*.,. „ receiving tho benefits '" of your uu-sionary either direct- ««I). Two „rtlioehurel.es which aeu ,'f til,, number eight, did not „ in the Association on sickness. Total number of mem- ‘0хЫ churches, you will find in , .' ‘he names nf these churches me, ‘'„bC 1 пищ. ,,r Fellow, I, jn. JI„. BenJ'-w 1'fusPc't- a, MS г"'Гл1 '"""’idatea waiting for , “ к- 1 a."., and Macedonia Churches, |C,~ Ml‘'«*d to unite will, Ч ( liureh by letter anon.” '"ore, must sincerely. L-. Si Kerry writes, ])cc. 31ft, ' ltc s"'«liwc?torti jiortiuu of whna, and very destitute of Hap- '‘itliingj: 1 "‘li ,1,|Г'"Я Ню quarter 18 -l;;;1;,!- «Ьм bavo Leen rc- ,,, I ^|‘,пг,,|В-'г,ч1 tlmt hi, nnmmis- " щ “У-псу for tho rnllcc- „ i u, iry Ilia commission cx- b the report, ц'Л 1Ь""Ш’ who hne been • » hati-as Г„г son,,, time w. u ’I' !° ^'4;ls an‘l accepted the ll" Church in Austin, Dec. n? *nd' uni,??,. ro?chp<l Austin, after a '■ Journey overland from Brother S\ . lb Bice writes, Sumpter, S. 1 uI'on ‘ho hearts of believers In spreAiin 0., Dec. 30th : : .ll,e "glorious Ouspel of the blessed 11T. . > , j» distinctly sanctioned by uurBxird . there m u very decided interest here himself. In commanding them t.>“gn?ihto lunoog the Маск^, lneroaroonquirer8nmoii}r R'* the world, and preach tho ljo#pol wjrerv them almost every week. Ono.cylored womau creature,'' Iio dijitinotljr directed tliatllhej Juet ft wy liouse, who ha* been a "should begin at Jerusalem, " i. e., Wln at member ol the rreshjterian Church И vears, I We desire, therefere, in as short а m^Bho has never teen satisfied with her I fwposi аз possible, to point out some ofjhose bapti*m--\vmj not «aiUfietl with it the day nho niOr0 prominent considerations whiehitnust receivetl it. I was much .in; erected in the ever give to Home Missions u promii.i&t, if conversatien with her. She had Ho dreams or j 1,01 TlIB prominent, place, in tncry properly vnions. I hold extra services for the culored i reguUteu eystcai of Christian leneubnco; Я1о every Sabbath afternoon. And truly I л,|‘1 л nvo aouie most delightful meetings, 'f hoy I First. Oca I.orihiivsilv was Film j Iloue uvo uoiilo white people. T hey all sing to a ! MissioNur. " I am not sent," sn\a Цел- hut тип. ilio meeting with them are ease* in to tho lost dieop of the house ef Ijfael." llie I’cnect. I am Ic-eling ciinettntly more and I “ And Iio said unto themfLet- In go it to the more interest in thebe people, .'buy of them i nest town, that I may preach there al.f, for are hungering and thirsting for the bread and therefore сото I forth." With uv.aA de¬ water ol hie, whilst many ethers of them are the most patient, humble nod devoted Chris¬ tians I have ever seen." jxrjictual. escept in vital connection with spir¬ itual freedom. purest form of Christianity, where they will command the most controlling and far-reach'-1 ing influence, let us send oer tninhten with their Hiblcs to accompany thoso emigrants , "‘о fall tho Erst treoa of our vast Western It has almost grown into a proverb, “that • wilds l ...I r,..l, ...I ,1 t...s . ... I f . f _ II Is 1 “lie is a fieeman wlion) the truth makes free, And nil nre staves besides." had men may rebel, hut cannot bo free.”. Po¬ litical parties may meet nud vesrdvc, that the stability of 0u> Institutions depends upon the j-ri'doininucj of Ibis, that, or tiio other party. In conclusion, we offer the following res¬ olutions for tho adoption of this Convention t 1st. i’eso/etd, That our Domestio Mission lionrd has an undiminished hold upon the Urother S. C. Doston writes, Petersburg, Virginia, Dec. 31st. ‘‘During tho quarter wo havo held a short series of meetings, mostly far prayer and exhortation. ’ nomination, tho ward and rtamsli qfjJesu,, Christ is an end of all slrife. Whaturei-Joines to us under such sacred directions nnd] banc- lions, wc regal d us possessing all thovblhor- ity of a controlling prini-inle. Wc delight tn walk in the footsteps ot Him who «went about doinglgood.” It is this consideration which enables the y.ung diseiplo taj,'rc«st tho tide of popular ridicule, nnd fcjb] cxhorlntion. I have haptuisl h mterovling Uoiecmor into tho baptismal slrca.iv, voung men and ono young lady Our Sab- ! l.nricd with Him in baptism." It hath congregations continue gradually to In,- which sustains him in tlii tierco tcinr; prove, and our weekly meetings, considering anJ fonle,|s of |lfCi when contendin' tho sue of out memlorslup, are well attended. '• principalities .and powers, with . JVhcn we entered upon our labors here, Dec. „?сЫпе„ in high places." In n vrrrd‘ lo.»7, the church nUinhereddi); since then 15 ... •* 1 have been received by baptism and 15 by letter— 30 in all. Ono lias been excluded. Present number, 78, ample „f Je«us in any position, -cithc; of privilege, or of suffering, is suf5>>«. ... „ , , . , . , , , , i in tho hearts of all His follfiters a Iresent тип her, .8 of thoso reccired »-y ij.,jfuI emulation to follow' in hi* fjfieps. ' lli-i1".1.1 “л n;‘l *" uli Let us remember, then, that in prusrenl & the ! great work of home ecangclkattau, «еда fob these nre young men. dor young broth. --n have recently organised a young mens’ prayer meeting, which they have taken hold of with considerable interest. With nil her discour¬ agements, 1 think there is n future for the 2d. llaptist Church ot Petersburg. Pray for us." Urother D. 1). Hall writes, Slielbyvillo, Tennessee, Dee. 23d : ‘‘I havo baptised during the year 27 into the fellowship of the church here, and re¬ ceiv'd 7 by letter. Our church are engaged in repairing their house of worship. We have an excellent house of wor*lnp for tho colurcd portion of oar church just about com¬ pleted. They havo services twico nearly every Sabbath, and their regular prayer meetings overy week." Brother W. Ij. Geiger, whote field of labor is Bollock and the adjacent counties end concern for the spiritual welfare . ,, ... tnnn tbe last iinotcn passage ; and in lii-nvota. write*. Псп "let, . i. - -a1.....:—..,- - ... , lowing tho example of Jesus just Wjpmich as when we were •• buried with Him 'iZs.La'jv- tism." *“ Secondly. Tun Xiiear. or 'rut C)»** Itnioio-V unites with the example (f4 in directing-cur efforts first to owing own country. “ Philip h'ndcth Nortia . saith unto him, we havo found him, big Moses in tho law, and the prophets, .ftt Jesus ef Nazareth, the son of Joreplj.. Come and see." “ 1 say tho truth iti 3 I lie not, my conscience also bearing;.? ness in the Holy Spirit, that I hq heaviness nnd continual sorrow in m For I could wish myself accursed freij firmiilitlhrin, my kinsmen accord* fiesh. — Hum. ix: 1—3. Perhaps guage ever embodied a deeper, nny.la mysterious expression of human TI,.- f.vct is, the [ulpit. of our country are the | pr.1Jtri, t|ie sympathies, and the benevolen. pillars which sustain that nobla superslruc- 1 considerations of. this Convention. taro bequeathed to us by a godly ancestry. 24. ПаоЫ, That it is no less our duty a. 1 hey are at once the great means ot iwpular Christians than as imtriots to aid in .upplying enlightenment, nnd the conservators о puhlio Hie destitute regions of our beloved country murals. Our forefathers with the Bi de ns | wixli that Oospcl, of which its happy institutions their guide, Struck for liberty and uidcpon- arc the -products, nnd to which it looks fur aence, ana uucCt?edoii ; Franco nttcmjitgbl th< their r>cr|4'tufttii>n. snmo wiilmut the llihle, trampling it Under | 3d. ItcidieJ, That in giving tho Gospel to her feet, and failed, li e one goto the world the destitute of oqr country, ire not only mnn- Ibe brijhM, the other the ЫшЫ, chapter, I ifeattho highest and best form of patriotism,, of Its pjhvinvl hnlery. .What then i. our ( but. woJiltuUhaUJ.u, мша time, the most in- duty to our own land, under these cireiim- dubitahlo testimony that wo nro followers' ef stances, at a timo like this, too. when dark , Him •• who went nl-out doing good.” clouds h.vver over its prospects Г fho churches, dth. liaelml, That we will revlmible oer i f the saints are indeed thu only hope of nur j efforts during the coming year to increase tho country. An. let us know that in multiply- 1 теппз ef tho Hoard to supply tho immense mg them, nnd sending out godly men to preach , destitution which is constantly appealing to it among unr j-eoplo llie unsearchable riches of I fgr uid. - Christ, that we are doing far more to perpet¬ uate the priceless heritage heqaenllied to us liy our lathers, than if wo were celebrating with bonfires, illumiiiatiuns, nnd jubilant shouts, the triumphs of some political party. By how much, then, we would preserve our happy civil institutions unsullied, an unfet¬ tered llihle as the priceless boon of our chil¬ dren, mid tho purest farm of Christianity fir the world at large— by so much nre we im- nellod to supply qur own country with the Iluly Oracles and tile living-ministry. Fiiuillfl. We desire to oiler some kxioi b- aoEiitMs to our brethren t„ increase their efforts in tho blessed work nf Homo Missions. And we would begin by recurring to the i'jst iis affording abundant reason why we should adopt tho Inngimgo of the venerable ■ropher, and say, *' Hitherto hath tho Lord California. Wc dip from the' Baptist Circular, pub¬ lished and edited by ltcv. J. Lewis .Shuck, the following article. ' It will bo gratifying tn the Board and friends of llie Godieii Association of Vir¬ ginia, by. whoso liberal contribution brother .Shuck is sustained, to leurn the success at- • tending his labors. “ The above hou-fl of worship bus been un¬ dergoing repairs, and on last sabbath morning wav opened for public worship. It lias been . . . . . . . . . repainted within, nnd without nnd tastefully helped uv.“ The Financial Deports иГ the I urmnged. Tho pulpit in Imilntion of marble, Domestic Hoard, from tlm 1st of April, 1840, , » » maslcrpieco of work, and the drapery is t. tho let ol April, 1S58, (twelve years,) show certainly exquisite. Tho aisles have been non- tlmt $181,279 20 bate been paid into tlm ly carnetcd and everything dono in the npatfst treasury and expended within tho territory possible manner. Л largo congregation n«- oceupieil by tbe Southern Baptist Convention, serablcd on Siiuday; and tlie I’nstor preached The following table will exhibit tho amount ,m appropriate ишшн from 20 l’s. viii. verso, each Suite hits contributed of this sum, within \ ‘ * '"“o hived the liabitation of thy bouse, the in Georgia, writes, Deo. 21st : " The enuso of religietr Se'crnl hi ing in our midst— wo Imve had same very ex¬ tensive revivals ef religion in this low country during this vetir. And may God grant to cun- tinuo them." Brother T. I*, (.win writes, Oxford Ala¬ bama, Dec. 31st : "I baptized 9 at Salt Creek Church, among which there are several young men of promi¬ sing usefulness. 5 baptized at my other churches during the quarter. In the hounds "f ui'J tho affectionate concern with which on-coming calamity which wav ere long to ivliolm them in Implies* ruin. The last nnd deepest tide of sympathy which rest* in tho Christian heart, can only be reached by those whose interests and destiny are identified with those of our own. The first feeling of concern, of which tlm new ly converted soul iv fonscion*, is poured forth through these channels of natural affection. '■ Co home to thy friends," туз -le<us to the poor demo- . . . . _ nine, out ef whom he had juvteast (lie Legion field I hare found heads of families that of devils, ".nml tell them how great things never heard a llaptist preacher vntil they heard me, and that never witnessed the ordinance of Imptism till they Mir me administer it.” Is it not time the yospel should be sent to this country tlmt its institutions may be known and honored? As the Lord said unto Joshua, ho now says unto us, “There renminetli yd very mueli land to be pos¬ sessed.” Tins is the work of the Marion Board, — to provide the gospel for the (oor. nnd des¬ titute. №//>«, brethren, ami ко swill try and iio it. Report on Domestic .Missions. IVe publish below the report of the Com¬ mittee on Domestic Missions at the into Ala¬ bama Slate Convention. It will bo read with profit. The Committee on Domestio Misaions leg to submit tlm following as their He.iorti “ Brethren, my heart's desire nnd prayer to God for Israel is, that they might' bo fared.” ui'li waa the pa'.riotic nnd iu’ok.v exclamation o.i I . . ..sin . Г il.n f Inotilou in •nan'll tho Lord hall, done for thee, anil hath had oonipiMsion on thco.”— Mark v : 19. And tho reason of this, iv qailo obvious: Thoso who' are mint endeared to our hearts, and to whom we have given the most unmistakable eviden¬ ces of regard, are the very persona why will u. .st likely no benefited by oar Christian la¬ bours. iVo created hoing in llie universe can ao readily reach the heuit of a child ns a Christian parent. No .Missionary from any nation on aartli can so readily reuuh tho pop¬ ulation of our own country, as our own min¬ isters. Christianity, so iar from destroying- tho ordinary channels of natural affectum, only consroritcs them to higher purposes : an that instead of their being wholly directed to tho supply nf mere bodily nnd earthly com¬ forts, they are sot upon tlmt infinitely more important supply of Ню »"til with the “ bread that cometlv down from heaven," nnd the. “ garment of figliteouvncas” wrought by the blosvod lb deuiner. The stature, then, of the Cliri*tinti religion enforce» the infinite impor¬ tance of iio» R -Miss loss. Thirdly. Осп согхткт lus cuius его* ouit iib.misiinvtion, wliicli are peculiurly'bind- ing. “Aud seok the pcaoe of Ilia city w hither 1.1 have count» 1 you tu he carried away tap- lives, nnd pray unto tho Lord for It; for in tho pence thereof shall ye have ppjre," was the -direction God gave to his oiitqopt'poaplc. It is no lops the duty of Christiana tu seek the tlmt period, twelve years Man land, . . District of Columbia, . Virginia, . North Carolina, South Carolina, , Georgia, . South Alabama, Mis.iiipivr Louisiana, Arkatisns, Missouri, Toxa*. Florida, Kentucky, California, . | place where thine honor dwelieth.” Themcm- Lcis of tho eloireh hare taken great intcrestin the refitting their house of worship, nnd l.nve nlready raised a considerable 'amount toward paying for tho improvements. Tho writer of this was present on last Sabbath, and shall not soon forget the heartfelt gratification nnd pleas¬ ure it ull'ordod him to bo present nod join in the seniors avhieh wore so appropriate and so ШЩММ1 **295 к . have level the habitation J|( thy house/* iTha,, bouse is now as neat and pretty internally na ' nay in the city, and it Is pleasing to see bow $1,131 31 89 fill 35,857 73 1,995 (19 20,108 19 38,-142 41 37,639 78 I'-l, 742. 23 3,718 32 2,771 21 of tho great Apostle of tho.Geotilc8.in regard. -• . . - . * . ... to his “kindred according to the tlevh,” but ! pntve and prosperity of be os'unjrj .in whi.h t time Icfore the utter overthrow 0f' they sap.ur.1, than it was the duty et tho chib a short time 4# 'tn. aT good brother, will find bis ‘«sued in bis new field .'of their oominonwealth. Tliouglv iio bad ju*t been discussing tho mysterious doctrines of predestination tmd election, in nliiih be ifad declared tbat “«110111 God did foreknow, bo also did predestinate to be conformed to tho imago of his Son; . Moreover, whom he did predestinate, them lie also called ; and whom civllftl. ti.cm Iio ill*» justified; nnd whom bo justified, them He also glorified;”— It is proper that we add here, that the first year's operations of llie Board is nut included in the fcicgoing. for tl-.u reason that tho treasu¬ rer did not distinguish the amounts contributed liy each Stale. Tlii*. udileo Pi tho receipts of tho Board tlii* year, will swell tho amount received nnd disbursed to at leiret two hundred thousand dollars from the timo of its organi¬ zation, something over thirteen years ago. Ami vrlmt has been accomplished, by the blasting of (Ini, by this expenditure? Let us sen: — Our Domestic Mission Board bate commissioned 885 Missionaries aud ngent* during tlm last thirteen years. The raisvion- arics have baptized more than thirteen thou¬ sand persons, besides those converted tl rough tlmir labours amounting to at least one-half this number, baptized by othcis. They havo constituted 173<hur(hes; ordained 118 min¬ isters and 219 deacons; organized Cb9 Sali- buth Schools, and been tho means of electing 122 ms’sling-huuse». l’erlmpa no Mvssion Hoard in nur country line enjoyed a higher degree of snccets. Tliero Is я gradual in- crOate in Its laU.ura and entroes nliauSP every year. "Brrtbren, whereunto ye hate al¬ ready attained let us walk by tbe same rule, let u* mind tho some thing.” L-83 59 tliu members of the church and e ongregolion . ' enjoy their nice little church at home. At the close of the evening services the laird’s Supper wa* administer*), when the 1’astor gavo tho hand of fellowship to tlireo new members. T. Sacramento, 8//1 A’/f. 1858. 75 t'H 1,488 97 3,365 15 Out* (icrranii Iiitorost in New Or- leans, Brolber Fatcliing, wlio cloretd bis labors us 1 paster of the German Baptist ebureb in Ibis- city, in December last, tlius writpa u.v : “ Another month has gonoand I am now to give yon my last report For tho present time,- whether it will lc for all time I don’t ktjovy, I think it is not the In- 1 because toy wish Is to' сити buck again. Hut now I have to leave nml try what 1 can do for my former ebureb (Wil¬ liamsburg, N. Y.) “ [11 the month past, I had many blessed? hours, as well in punching as in conversing, with the peoplo in private. I will name only • a few caves ; one man, who comes regularly to oar meetings, a very «elfish one, says, I nlivnye thought I wu* a go-id I.Tirittiais, but tbe longer [ go to jour meetings, I feel tho inure that I Often, very often, I have thought - am not. ... 1 us mum urn «011,0 I . ft. 1 that I would eninmcneo to be better, but I see. Bat tho future is no less cncotirnging to us j that I am not 0Ы0 to convert myscll, whirls l , than the past. Biery year brings In our I never knew before. With another one. I had shores tearing thousands from nil the па- a -Ion» conversation nnd my clone ; the first lions uf the old world. Our western territo¬ ries arc filling up from those sources, ns well asfvonr the increasing population of our own Coil hist. time l.e knew so many back doors nnd -excu¬ ses, but after awhile every thing wns broken - down, all Ills hope was gone. lie aaid, 0, ...у- j dear pastor, you nro a very hard man, you are too strict, though all you have said is written. in the Hililc— but win, will be saved? None dren of Israel to do so. The -seed which lias produc'd tbe “Tree of Libert v” was plantod ■by Buprist. hands ; nnd it were not unreason- [ able tn suppoee that tho Baptists would llour- j ish Under its bovva. In saying №. wc would not detract an lota, from others yho were in- 1 stt.nncQ'al, in the formative perfitiJ ot this Ho- 1 public, in giving it tlmt form mil) consistency ( which notv make it tho freest and happiest and though li« doubtless had . prophetic view ^ "'„d^ !'“.•» LU most unlimited sense, was from^.ho luviil the fear . . . . Jedtracy is the liroduction ot nn unfettcre-l Bible; Witliout Г 4 . st* Г||.Л1 >> I 'ti*D)il nif » nn Ptirfll i< ,IUUI b II D IUV* vsm«i,i J">|rvsmss-S" n)ry, with a rapidity unymralleled in tho _._:„ry „f nations. Shall this country pruvo a blessing tu these emigrants, or shall ihey urso tolls? This is n question the r . 1 rnrlion of our peoplo will have to follow him in all In» fimtsteps. 0, ho I tiliticiaiH oannut ilo it* ТлЬ us meet j pastor bus ever eabl to me wlr.it v li the liriiij; ministry ami tho Bible, j saiJ—jou nreuhanlnian. Hut, в»?, I of that hcMbws rum .psfen '"g over na unlimited sense, vra tiun ttameil with Me^iHli s liloi'd. nm whoso , lturfHtsV' cap' of. iniquity was ^ frfm thu» mu!h 'witfimi represwblo 1, v 0 con- of contradiction, that tlii* confodci lii* countrymen surpnvod only hy the con «training lore of Christ which ШЫ his heart nnd soul, and which brought uar Saviour from heaven, he bewailed nn infatuation which he could n„t dispel, 'and a terrible doom which ho could not avert. ' . Oar oljcut in recurring to the foregoing passage is to show, tlmt patriotism may bo combined with Christian pMlsinlhnspy, . nnd recognized ns a b-gitimato motive, for BnuE Kv.vNutcizATtoN. Indeed, the combination of tbeso two principles aS'ibtcndod.'tc opernto •• r. '■r-'t doubt, tho purest Cnristlanitj tin Cartlt is found in tha United State». .1 conceited ihu/rh -membership is the great distinctive feature of Americas, as contrasted with tu- ropean Christianity. Now it is an enquiry worthy pup fcri-rei* consivleratluiii What .id wo, ns Cbrlstians, owo u country whoso free, and happy .institutions orb luf the legifiniate products. of thcTcligmn vve 'profess J IVKtiedl'freiJom i'nevc^u be proto a curse to Us ? This ia a question the but only ^ those who beliavo In Jesus Cbristand Christian |*irti„n t,f our rennlo will have to I follow him in all Iris footstep». 0, ho says, no decide. them with too 1тиц ut**»,»„j ■*■“ 1 — ... j - ..... — - . ^ and vvitli tho blessing of Ood they. *11! first, ed, 1 nm nut us hard as CJinst himseir, Wcail.u bo made free by thO Sun, then "ball they bo | wo bear him say, Kjcept u man bo born again,, prepared to «hare tho blezsings of ciril liber- ho can not to saved, homo new ones enmo to ly. It is only by tho. means ;.f tho (Impel j our meeting during the ; past month nnd heir that tliia Immense crude material can over be earnestness , and “т«'Г" ;“ .b, assimilated by our gloriona cnminonwealtb. h'lpo that the «ord will twingfortl^rr ll is said that " when tho Lion eats thn Ox, tl.e I, ion does cot become the Ox, I, tit tho Ox tho Lion.” So with a healthy Christianity pervading our entire country, we shall l.c able to inu> rporate these materiula net only in the “body of Christ,” but into unr body politic, Agviu : It1s a matter of infinite importance that our mcana of evangelization should keep pace with that lido of emigration which is right time if we only ktq1 an in the faithful prayer. Our work hero 1.1 in it» lirot begin-v uiag. therefore I feel .very sorry to leave. ••In the hope then that I may bo ahlo to, Oomo back again very scon, I remain very to-' spectfully, Yours, . t _ - - - . First Fruits. Huoir-Nsvicii, Те.*.*., Лее. 22J, 1853. Hear Sir, Missionary Society has bton rolling Westward with n velocity almost in- . credible. TVs know from experience and pH Л» Ял-Л MiMmn.iy S e e у has neon servatioii, that llibso denominations which formed ^a tho BartoumilloFoma о College, and first occupy a new country arc meet apt to to , ns a Christmas off ring « Н - 9 .- the predomiuiitirig denomination ia its IB- fruitj.o^ mrlodalf joU - гига tliprpfufp would Vattcr fln Mu«on. \V в fee! mucu lntereetea in IhSerft'.-» the hates cf brother Buckntr.ud.otho,,^ 2 pnnCl['l(i3-Au»v»« , nv tov 7V »• . 1 ■ у*г >