Home and Foreign Journal, April 1859

5sa:i «Si у Hi ’> *■» t Hi njt A. fl naj. Of,, Wit t'l ' ti, 25,, ' As. 4. is, ’ 25c, WJC J D,L ^.Яг fine * i«« a л It О «f|| 13, I'll, I . RICHMOND, VA, MARION, ALA, NASI TENN, APRIL, 1859. PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF THE SOTJT NUMBER 10.. "* • • • • *i !-i ' ALABAMA, ЛГШ1ЛМ9. l#3totbe Southern IlnptisC Convention. foDoring table sho%va ‘be rumber °f eich State is entitled to on ac- r,Bds contributed for Domestic „ Missions from April 1st, 1857, JlOtk, 1859, allowing 8200 to each . «* ISM Inisana, 4i 1 ■':i:r J su.l llfnSj «И Ч&Г «Hi ■ и a «ml • a '■an I CE-I w I :<J:| eSJ ><m ”| Ml di 'L;| ZirJ ■Щ ’’Ifl 'll uj 77 71 47 29 17 10 12 G 4 4 3 1 . 7,1 iijiiw, К Carolina, * faMsec and North Alabama, nl.Vition, fends will сото in from most of b'nta previous to the meeting of the [«to on the Oth of May. All which ii a basis of representation in that [pf«ra interested in the Convention tjtee copy. Appointments. ,E. K. Blanton to Burnsville, N. C. h.J. Camlet to Columbus, N. C. U .'1. IV. Williams to S unberry Asso- n, Ga. Rl-ArrOINTMEXTS. r.W. Mitchell to St Louis, Mo. t. Orion Lawrence, to Winston and Wal- Ler counties, Ala. Oaelfondred Years Ago Biptistsia North America numbered »se 50 churches, and ■ lets, than 5000 a Now, according to the most reli- itutics, there are about 12,000 lfap- tbarchcs, and a million members. The ratio of increase for the nest hundred rill give us, in 1959, one hundred м thousand churches and two hun- ®b« members I Stupendous thought, what gratitude for the past, and con¬ fer the future should we be inspired |M of what God hath wrought! all I do ?” should be the earnest k of all. I Population of the "World. в {epilation of the world is estimated |':4M4,800. Of this number 91,- "‘ are Protestants; 0,210,700 are J1' -37,481,000 arc Catholics; 111,- # arc Mohammedans, Armenians, I) ="d 810,915,200 arc Heathen. pinion of North and South America. estimated that. 10,010, 000 Catholics, ,елч' 3,0.00,000 Heathens, with ) Protestants, make up the popu- 0f the Continent of North and South The Viows of Others. . It is truly gratifying to know that the local Associations aro taking such correct and enlarged views of our work. The lie- port of tho Western Baptist Convention of North Carolina, on Domestic Missions, breathes such a missionary spirit, and points to so many facts, as to entitle it to a plaeo in the Journal : ВЕГОЮ ON DOMESTIC MISSIONS. Your committee, in entering upon the work assigned them, remark, that a few years ago, when foreign Lands, of ..heathen¬ ism began to spread licfore us an inviting field of usefulness, many brethren cxcu'cil themselves for not contributing, by saying, “ Wo have many heathens among us to Mip- Swith the Word of Life.” The Lord, in providence, has mot this objection by sending thousands from heathen China to the gulden regions of California. Therefore California now presents an inviting field of lahor. And again, the emigration of foreigners has been so great the last few years from Germany and Ireland, that the best portions of our lands South-West have been bought up and settled by foreigners, mostly Homan Catholics, whose doctrines and teachings are not only adverse to the divine laws of God, but dangerous, pernicious, and contrary to the institutions of our happy Republic. Then, brethren, will we, with the Bible in о :r hands, suffer the doctrines of our holy religion to be trampled under the feet of Anti-Christ, without making an effort to sup¬ press that man of sin? And that, too, by the plain and simple teachings of the word of God 1 Oh 1 tho responsibility that rests on us, Baptists of tho nineteenth century ! Again : Tho poor Indians cbiim a large share of our prayers, means, and labors, to point them to the Limb of Clod that taketh away tho sin of the world. The Board of Domestic Missions of the S. В. C., at Marion, Ala., have, tho present year, over one hundred and forty Missiona¬ ries, scattered over all the Sou.liern States and Territories. There aro five in North Carolina. Q'hcn it is to be hoped that min¬ isters and. pastors in future will .lay. .this matter before the churches, and adopt some regular and systematic plan of contributing to this desirable object. All of which is respectfully submitted. В. E. Hollins, Chair n. -> t. ф. Private Letters. »- “Eniw, GA. — 3859. “Dear Hrulher — Enclosed I sent you 820, BAPTIST CONVENTION. •• Li.-» ft' b and devote his wholo time to its interests; tho Board could send such an one, and aid liberally in his support for a year or two, which I wish equally divided bet ccn .Do^ii’1 wouid not only be of great scrvico to the incstic and Indian Missions; an j may the ® place, but promote tho cause in Northern good I-ord attend it with his blcssi g. May «Arkansas to an incalculable extent. Tim urace, Mercy and Pcaco be with you — Ms- „ . ... . , Ainen." j J ifitown is growing in important We so frequently and regularly rcecivo communications like tho above from this brother, that we feel like couimuaing With.' an old and intimate friend every time iroj hear from him. A distinguished messengef once said in commendation of a good mjtL (Acts 10: 31): "Thy prayer jis hearty and thine alms are had in remenjbranco m tho sight of God." What more encoura-jj ging commendation could mortals ask from' ,j such source I A man of prayer and generous’ i- benevolence. Tho one heard m Hewn; ’ the other in remembrance in the sightpi' God. Header how do you pray 1 — 3- you give -how. do' ’■•v s. d i “ Ohanoedurou, S. f[ “ Dear Brother — Enclosed find five dol¬ lars fur Domestic Missions. It", is from ai friend to Missions in South Carolina.” ' I We desire the continuance aijd muldpli} cation of such friends. г . v • -.1 — * v “ Madison, - “ Dear Brother — I am an aged widow,) in my eighty-second year — in feeble health,' quite tremulous, which you will observe by _ my writing— cannot expect to remain longtvp:’ on earth. My desire is to bo doing someflpV. tiling for the cause of my Saviour— the: ’ 1 growing in importance rapidly, and is destined to bcconio the most prominent place in the Northern part of our State." у Wd have been on the enquiry for a suits- irblo man to occupy this place. It requires lone of ability, experience and prudence, as {.well as fervent piety and zeal. 1 It certainly , an inviting post for ono who is adequate to fiii it, and desires' to lay out all his “energies lo bo useful. Clmrolt Organized. At a later date brother Kennard writes : 1 1 On last Saturday I met twelve disciples at 'a little school-house, eight miles Soutli of Jjlaiesvillc, and organized them as a church. r'Aflor which two others were added by .‘letter, 'flic church then called brother G. iV. Campbell to their pastoral care. They | also, by license set apart to tho ministry, .brother II, Kennemore, whom I baptized on |,the first Sabbath in January. lie is a con¬ vert from the dreary wastes of Atheism. He ■ has much zeal and is apt to teach — gives (promise of usefulness. On Sabbath our house and yard were j thronged with attentive and anxious listen- Gernums in Missouri. fore 'send ten dollars for Itouicstii Missions]^ jfcy. l’cter Klein is our missionary at St. which the Hoard will approptfatc to aidi' л.™*.— rr. _ _ ..«„n.. »„ '^aezer Association, Georgia. 1 Mowing paragraph, from the 11c- 3 Mian Missions of said Association, in» LL, important facts, worthy the р0™ attention of Southern Baptists: to know that God is |JC efforts of Southern Christian г“!0“ Indian tribes. Wo say ■JF*™, *"ur they liavo been iwn л°1г *'or|km brethren, since J “'“ttky sympathize witli tho fi.n .'Urtl1 Institutions. Here ^exclusively to Southern чпц. , }“• baptisms which aro ^rlo“i We sufficient proof that Ki ycn 'J10"1 tho Father has given left oai \ bewildered race was ( ft» ,i ''ni situated as we arc, occu¬ rs! ?ГI>UI"I, of their children, Wre ro ^ | wbich their bravo war- - aerc/mcJ' 1,1 J Possessing ns we do, *kir Pa.WSp0t3 rcP°30 the bones Pirik™ СГЗ’ wo should feel it a glori- at ‘bey «re fast fading W. '1 ,*o ekcr their lonely hearts consolations of the Gospel/ ’ Influence of a Good Wife. The writer of the following note requests that we shall not pubii.-h his pame in the Home and Foreign Journal. We comply with his request. He lias not prohibited the publication of the facts, and we hope this will be considered no breach of confi¬ dence, and that we shall soon hear from him again, following still the wholesome suggestions of libs excellent wife. Ollier wives, pcriiaps, may render good scrvico to their husbands, and to the cause of Christ, by timely and benevolent suggestions : “ Enclosed you have five dollars to aid in paying the annual salaries of missionaries, which, it appears from your last pnpe-r, fall due on the 1st of April next. It is a small gilt, but is accompanied wilh the earnest prayer that the blessing of Heaven may go with it. “ Are there not many others in this land of Bibles who feel it their duty to obey tho command of tho Master, “Go preach the Gospel?" “I am no Baptist— yet I should rejoice to sec that Chinch extending her borders. It is at the instance of my wife, who is a mem¬ ber of your church, that this contribution is made. Hoping that your Treasury may be filled, as it ought to be,” Ac. “Ethiopia Stretching forth Iler Hands." Brother McGuire writes: “I thank tho Lord for the continued evi¬ dence of usefulness among the colored peo¬ ple in my field of labor. Who would not bo delighted to labor among them, and see the evidence of inward joy beaming in their countenance, while they with solemn atten¬ tion listen to the ‘way of salvation, and hear them give in their own language 'the reason of their hope in Chn-t? several more have been received for Ьрида smoc my l.i5 1 quarterly report, pf Tfhich (if I nm spared,) you will hear in my next. May God help me to be useful : It is for that 1 wish to live, nnd to that end I devote my life. Pray for me. ... и “Most affectionately and fraternally J ’ “J. McGuinE, Mis. S. D. M. B.” where it is most needful. I cannot coat?? Lute largely to any ono Society, ns I wish I assist all. Should like to hear that the.ci closed ten dollars goes safe to hand. “ Very Hespcctfully, “Your sister in Christ," “■••}# IIow calm and triumphant .must botqd tenninatkm-of . tho- pilgrinuge-kW«#*gT disciple of Christ! What testimony in be¬ half of the Christian religion and of Chris¬ tian Missions! Old age has made her feeble and tremulous, but her desire is “to be doing something for the cause of her Saviour." “CnKSTEItFlELD, • “ Dear Brother — I send you five dollars for Domestic Missions. “ Yours in Christ,” Ministering Women. A pastor in 11 - writes : “ My Dear Brother — Enclosed find 8195. Mrs. II. P. 8100, ono half for tho Indians; Mrs. J. W. 830; Mrs. N. C. 830; Miss E. M. W. 810; Cash 85. “Those women who labor with us in the Gospel request mo to say that their contri¬ bution this year is smaller than formerly— not because their interest in the cause' of Homo Missions is less, but becansc the de¬ mands from their own church aro much greater. We have fell the cffedls of the financial pressure of last year very seriously among our members, nnd those who can arc forced to increase their contributions to pay home demands. To do this they arc con¬ strained, for this year, to curtail their out¬ side contributions.” Wo aro always gratified to hear from those excellent women who have so long and faithfully labored witli us, as well as with their pastor. Wo acquiesce in the curtailment of their contributions, and most heartily join in the hope that this will bo the only occasion of such decrease. ■ Gcncyicrc. He was appointed jointly by ?)hia Board and the Convention of Southern '.Missouri. During the past year, he has suf- 'fered much affliction in person and family. -'-Twer months of his last quarter were con- (^aiedjn sickness. Ho says : “ I common- idjmjjast quarter's labour on the first of Jojftjmbcf, My health is still feeble. I cannot do much, though I find much fo do. I often have a chill after preaching. I must stay closo at homo during this wiutcr. 1 commenced a prayer meeting again. Wo have hail to exclude one member. In most of our meetings, we havo somo Frenchmen and some Americans to hear us. Tho Ger¬ man Catholics do not attend much, For their insults heaped upon us last summer, they were reported to the Grand Jury, which made them very angry. Wo need a colportur here very much. We could labour together in protracted meet¬ ings. I hope the Boa el will be able to send another missionary into this field. OurCon- vention is very poor. 1 am the only one it Hopeful. Brother Johnson of Bainbridge, Georgia, thinks “ the time is not far distant when we will bo a self-sustaining and contributing church.” He adds, “May God bless tho effort of the Domestic Mission Board, is the prayer of my church." Bates ville Again. • Her. G. W. Kennard onco того presents with earnestness tho cascofBatesvillc,ATki He says there is ecarccly any place in the South-West of more now aids in sustaining, and I have received only 825 on my last year’s salary." February 19th. Ha writes : “ Tho Lord blessed me witli good health from the first of January, and I was able to work in his cause until the Oth of this month, when I had a little meeting going, and several of our mem¬ bers were sick and I visited them in tho raiu — held a meeting at night and had to break up, leuviug some mourners. May the Lord finish his good work in their souls. I took a severe cold and was laid up ono week. I am now well again, and with tho help of Cod will baptize two new converts to-morrow. The Lord lias blessed our little meetings. I had the pleasure of baptizin three young converts the Otii of this month. May the Lord give me wisdom and un¬ derstanding in Ids holy word, health and strength to preach the gospel, and bless tho work witli his sanctifying Spirit on minonnd every hearer's heart. Amen. Hemember, before tho throne of grace, this country and your weak servant.” Report of Rev. N. II. Bray. Dear Brother, — Within please find my report ending December 31st, 1858. This cta*es my labours for another year, being the filth year Thavc laboured in my feeblo'way for my Master, under the patronage of the Southern Baptist Convention. What course I shall pursue in future, I know not. Calls for my labor are того than I can attend to, were Г two N. H. Brays. The Louisiana Baptist.C'onvcntion is pressing mo to accept ' I t,\l havo never dono ; had I done so, I would ion" ago haVc quit the missionary field, as I could realise thrico tho amount of my pres¬ ent salary ether ways. Jt renders mo very uncomfortable to find that our Convention will bo retarded in her future missionary cn< terpriso if a proficient agent is not obtained! But what can, or what ought I to do? Churches are calling on every side, rand des¬ titute neighbourhoods aro saying come and preach for us. Tho harvest is* great, and tho labourers aro few; to tear from them seems to me to be wrong ; and all that I can do, is to do as I hope I always have done — “ Saying herb I am Lord, direct mo by thy good and wise providence, and I will sub¬ mit.” I nm bappy to say my health luu been unusually good this year, and God ha* blessed us. Besides what is reported, mere aro four or fivo waitingjmptism, But whei 1 retrospect the past, and find so little has been accomplished, comparatively speaking, during tho fivo harvest years that havo past, and so ninny nro yet unsaved, I am ready to say, “ la there no Balm in Gilead, is there no Physician there ?” I fear I havo not been as faithful оз I ought to havo been. If so, God forgivo me, and help me to be того faithful for tho future. I havo thought, perhaps, it would bo interesting to tho Iricnds pf Domcslic Missions to givo a com tlcnscd report of my labours during the fivo years I have been tho honoured servant of your Board. Iu looking over my account, for that time, I find, if correct, that I have been in active service 11 S weeks, havo sup^ plied and го 25 churches at differ3 cut times, preached at 82 other stations, preached 1157 .sermons, delivered (351 ex¬ hortations, attended GG9 prayer meetings, baptized 213 whitesand 10 blacks, received 207 whites by letter and 17 blacks, havo or¬ ganized and re-organized 05 Sunday schools, have made 5G1 religious visits, and 13 new meeting houses have been built, have aided in the constitution of 9 churches', and in the ordination of 4 preachers and 23 deacons, distributed 10050 pages pf Tracts, 1G7 Bi¬ bles and 190 Testaments, preachcd_ 47 fune; rul sermons. In tho discliargo of the above duties, I Lave travelled 1G820 miles and worn out two horses, havo gone througli licit and cold, and sometimes hungry and sick, have spent and been spent; but after all I havo to lament that I have let many prol clous' opportunities gd" nmraprdvcd."'* AH-- which 1 beg leave to humbly submit. Yours, in bonds of the Gospel, N. П. Валу. _ . . . i I ' 1 Gootl News from the Field. • ltcv. George W. Foster of Independence, Mo., writes : “Tho little church to which I preached has been wmiderfuily revived. I closed a. meeting two weeks since, which continued two weeks. Eleven were added to tho church. In tho judgment of tho members the church lias never been in as good a condition since its organization as at this time.” itceiy any piace in me tho‘ fur lhcJr Missionary Ы the, importance to Baptists I cnJB;n,, y&r, a, their trci'ury is empty, than this. We ought bj all means to лате l Were I to 'consnlt my pecuniary condition, a nun of tab ah and erperlenre to occupy it I I would accept their kind offcr.,,'But that I California. Rev. C. N. West, of Santa Cruz, says : “ I have been somewhat afflicted in health since coining to this place, owing to the great change of climate. Yet I have been able to attend all my regular duties j and my labors havo not been entire¬ ly unblessed. Wire n I arrived^ tho few Baptists here, who had not united with oilier societies, were not in favor of imme-. diatc organization. Their reluctance arose from tho influence of some ministers who preached here occasionally list year. Since that time these prejudices havo been re¬ moved, and October 21d, 1858, we met and organized the “Santa Cruz Baptist Church.” We liavo seven members-yof sterling worth. We liavo tho foundation of a prosperous church. Wo have a week¬ ly prayer-meeting — expect to start a Sab¬ bath School as soon as wo pan obtain some books. I preach here every Salboth morn¬ ing and night’., and at Soque! every other Sabbath at 3 P. M. At present we occupy the Court-House. So soon as practicable we shall make an effort to build a house of worship. Circumstances render such an at¬ tempt unadvmblo now. The Roman Catho¬ lics an C'ongrcgafionalists havo each built a house— a public school-house has been erected, nnd two important ro.'le have been, constructed. Tb esc enterprises have taxed our people heavily, A little-time for ra crnlt is necessary before the process of de¬ pletion is again commenced. _ 14 I am fully fully convinced of tho, шрот-, tance of this place. It is situated in tlje most fertile valley in tho Stale. The Bay of Monterey extends tho wholo length or the southern side. Tho other sides "are bounded by a circular rango of mountains,’ covered witli dense forests of red. wood, oak; fir, Ac. Tho valley proper is 15 miles long 5 and wide., _ — . Hanta Crua and. Soqucl. tho only towns, form tho foci of in' Ellipsis. "1 The latter is ■ small, bumbiring Some fiOOiCr’IOO iuhabi- . . 1 . ,• :.i»t Ься