Home and Foreign Journal, April 1860

|гом-ш V IX. л*» * ■ RICHMOND, УЛ, MARION, А$Ц MSUVILLK, TENN, APRIL, 1SC0. NUMBER IQ, ,• ; PUBLISHED BY TIIE BOARDS OF THE Ё( JTIIERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. Luo-V. ALABAMA. APRIL, IMtt Llrtmctin^ol' >iiu He 'rd, (March | ) brother llobuan presented bis reoij*- |5aiCVr»I’0l"lin? &«etary, In co««- Krt ef bi* inability to pellet m ilic Julies |:tpffiCc. His eyes have luit materially L,el, and lie й still suffering, at times Ijly, A eonmJttee was appointed to ‘to nutter into cim-Mctatioii. Vi'e previous meeting, makes— whites, 101; blacks, fill; Imliaus, 25; lor the quarter omliug Deo. Ш, 1Я50. The Annual Itqwit uf the lloari I of Do- iue*lie ami Indian Missions, will be ready at the ic ii.il time, and forwarded to brethren who may wish to see it. It will also bo pub¬ lished in the Journal. At the last meeting of the Hoard there «его an unusual number of а|>|>1Г(м1Кш4, unit , . at lerj imj nitaiit points, tt].| tilling strong!» feel л» Ьм ,wr U> to our sy mj athie.s. Many we were oblig'd a Julie'* el’ Hu' *l!,‘ >lt С1,,,'ш‘и | to lay on the table Ibr the present, and othois i лл I» li":‘ ] ue were compelled to cut d.iun, though re- a a i‘“iP№i . . adlV0 a":1 ! lueijut to do w. ’ . . we yet more money we shall be able to do umre. Remember that. him an oppeltunily to legai I Ids IVe eonimend Idm to the sympathy piptsol’ the Lvellirui. ta|„\ deprie. l "f as.-i.-t.mee in the office, L ,mr Lrctlir. n abroad to rememli r the it the Hoard, and nut fail to Hit ward oil, uf n- 'Ibi' is the hardest time y,.w to nuet our liabilities. This s the (|U ir oily meeting of the Ibiaril. I it h time all our Missionaries expect bn sand unit have (him. OYn „ nil . hnllirni. Illiili this month we enter upon the trial- ! miiotiis, the label- and eoncerns of f ,r enuicnti.iiial year. What wo ha\e i the pad, is reiorded— wo let it remain IMJI )a ar from it Urdu. '1 lie liituie is Irons. Mint shall he our eotu-e — on- I I mil up.iv-ci.l '/ If we have dune well, . Jiuald not we do h. tter ? We Inn e |:>'! encourage. while there are some to throw a shade U| on cuir path. — ibliete, liowwr, that all will turn nut Ith furtherance of the eau Oar eon- llec ц undiaken in God, uikl our bretli- f,5'r|d(tl)tv faith wofit.trt'hipunionvnn-' 1 career, and may the limit l'ilot direct II trlii;' us to a hap; у issue. Ill's c.i'tie.||y hope that our brethren io i will be jncnpt in milking up their jad contributions f„r Poim-tie itiul lu¬ ll Mi— ion i. Fend to y.atr .State (‘пилон* j'l drat meets in Mi.1'011, l.t.4 of the Isiit UMHitli, a yloi huis olTeiiny to the l-cef llm Ue-seil Redeemer, my dear Itln'-n, and God's blessing will he iqmii Ho hives the liheia! giver. (Icoryia IJ'-ts have hitlurto occupied a front raid:, ily ivo .hare frequently Jj|cn under olliga- tion. Wo preached at. night, and addressed the Sunday School, in .tlwaftcrnnon. 'i iicro were present about- - ‘Ш children. We heard with delight tb('|£)fant class sing as they were led by theirfdevoted teacher, brother D. H. Пиш'Ш'Пйч church has called to the pa.4(orat4jIlcv! Mr. Miller of Connecticut, who has |ulfcrcd much for ids sympathy _»|-ith Н|0_&ЛЩ'Шп1 speciallyjm.- cause'hc would give lib ‘countenance to the ‘•Brown Movement” at tho Notth. We welcome him and all such among us. i (IN OVtt WAV. Oil Monday morning a^ain wo were mak¬ ing tracks for Old Virginia. At the depot wo were fortunate enough to meet with Bov. Diehard Kuvmaii of (preeuville, F. 0,, and Rev. II. II. Wyeruf Virginia. Brother F. was rctiirniiig from the bounds of the Fa- Thank tile Clerks of Associations that have suit и- their Minutes. Hope ail will do so. We shall have a u-e for them bretli- 1 vamuh Hirer Assocja ion, where be bad, a.s ren. • a voluntary agent, In eu to secure the Fa- 7 "~. ,"***'. ,, j vannah Biver 1’rofi-sorsliip of Kurmaii Л IdV Ac:!-, ч irom ilonic. i University. This node work lie informed " о loll home on the lilii of I'cbiitary on l!IC ho had accomplish si, and received 825,- a Hying hip, am! ictuitied on the lilii ol Maiih. Vi-iii1.' Montgomery, Ala. ; Fpuita, (hi.; Hampton and Bielinuiud, Va.; and lialtiniore and .Va-bvillo. At each of these places vve acioliipli.-lud the hu-liie-s of our joiinivy, and found our brethren pleased to .-ее и-. MllNTUll.MI.llV, Л1.Л. Wo wire pained toliml our hi loved broth- or Tii lienor in deep domestic aPJ’.elion. Of ten ha 1 we spent all agreeable sea-ou in lib- dear family, and enjoyed tho kind attentions of his Istly, but now we visited her at tlu- homo of brother Xiddc, her brother-in-law, for the la-t time, sinking under the ravages of eon-umptinn. Flic ha- since (alien a vic¬ tim Jo its unrelenting demands, but wo are as a Chri.-tiiu alone can die, and looked for- waul to a better land. May a mci'iiful Fa- I her throw his mantle of love over tlm-i dear lilii • ones she lias It- IT behind, and fur wlei-c salvation she So earnestly prayed. I and, comfort tho bereaved hu-band with the coii-ohiliens of that icligioii he so faithfully ] reaches to others. sr.VUTA. ti.\. This is one of Georgia's delightful inland village-, of which she has so many. Here we tint the carriage of our nspietid broth- been some ten years, in Baltimore, and ac¬ complished already a life-time's work. Still beloved and honored, libs work is not done. Dr. Puller has a little world of young men in his congregation to work upon. As wc stood up before that mass of human mind wo could 'hut foci our insufficiency for the win I; assigned ns by the Convention., Our prayer via-, help, Lord ! Brother I’rieharJ, Jntuly, t'riuu X’urth Onnilina, has consented to preach tu tho church recently left with¬ out a pastor by the resignation of brut her Bulker. He is a promising man, and will yet make his mat k. Brother Berg of the True Union greeted us as usual with his smiling face, ami cheered us on in our work. While at liis office wo had the pleasure of seeing our friend, brother (I. K. Adams, and unco mole taking him by the hand. Fall- liath afternoon, in company with brother Williams, wc made our way to the Saratoga Street Colored Church — built by thcnnmill- cenec of brother Win. Crane, whose interest in bell ill’ of (lie spiritual uvlfato of (lie sons of Africa is unabated. We listened to a sa-rnein from brother Xuali Davis, a was a miitilh vveM.spelt, and vve hope Inolii- mM l^cuiHor. Wc have seldom hoard j a more simple, clear and forcible exposition 4,1 Divine truth. Jibs congregation appear- ed all attention. Brother Davis is under appointment of the Domestic Boar-1, and 0.0 from the mcmheifs of that body. That lllirj «ill eonfime Mi,, this great enter- ||, „. |),ivi,| W. I.ewi-, wife-: . . t.-iL - I-!t m lie* he disappointed. The |„ italic mail-ion of cue ol't Ivor- '"lar.-cagigul to.. Mis-ieiiaries in l-t.'iin not less than Goorghi акте, for gia’s noble sons. A tier a plea-ant interview wilh the family, ami a night's sweet sleep, (and who can better appu-eiate this idea than the wearied tr.ivi-l-r ’!) brother I.ewi- j took us back to the village, vvliei.e- vve de- isrted again Ibr the railroad, <« ruulr for Al’Ill'.Sr \. eic are an iut-IIigi-nt ami pnitiictHs or fits' Rosrd-Xarrb Mediiig. Г.ПЛНЧПХТМПХТи. ■E" R- K. Dav’s, Contra Ca-ia eotintv, , i be JJaptis’s г /I rr . Will kill" people, 'ihroilgli their aid a wi— llm,|(.s |..l J мои el.nrt-li had been e.-labl.-liisl in the lie- Mill's',.,',', n ■ e i , „ iii'ialilmilovid of the faeturie.-', under the 4IU Moil,. l.iM-uf,, nl Cluui-h, C-IOts.l , ,,, t д| ( ’ jia-toral care ami labors ol our estiemed lit-'l « ,, , .... ' young brother, Cider I,. M. Carter, ami • 1 У I ,,!!id the K-.lloek Stmt МЬ-м They '• 'Tiurr.lies Mi j have an excellent boti-oul' w.ii-hip, a large liv T ,r 'r.-'.'.l- .ч i urn! lluuii-liitig eon, ".legation, and a Habbath ! Selu-ol doing an imtmnse amount of good, ns, Mission Church, Mo- m |b Inti цейсе the ehiMr.n of many that have hilheitu reeeived but little attention I'imi the f'hrislbiii pithlie. Would it not he. well for our large city chari-hes In [ ttrsite this practice mole than they do? Much material lies unemployed ftciptcnlly that in this manner might In |K(r J- ft'. Haiti r, Mount I'i-gal and Car- \ 3r T J- Knapp, IMeiiton, X. (', Г',г I'-C. Collin; bla. r,tr 1' Callaway, Mi-sion Chapel, Mont- ■7. Alt. lfe C-W. M. Williams. !4 Ca. •iir.buvy As-'o NF'"' AI'I-oimmiints. le;- Julius c. Ilaiilhtiliu, Ciimbeiland, '“«min and IhigliJi Congregations, ?. A ^,jr5cr» Ivolluck fcltlLL't, Min. '"“fl, Augusta, (la. Г J I'- Hurra'd, (iraha Wn Dup am-villc, S. C. ice, I’iedmont Association Lf v '^lc^“n an'l Macon I ’a" ' *'■' ln'l H.ibim county, Ga. ir K. has prosecuted his vvoik within tho bounds (if the Wel-h Xcek Assijeialion, where the idea of this associational ptoles- sorsltips originated — indeed, a fair puitioii of the 825, (IU0 of tlio Welsh Xtek was pro- nii-ed before the assoeiation adjourned la-t fall— brotlur F. was there agitating the matter at that time. South Carnliui h-s great wealth, and is able to ] lice her Uni¬ versity beyond tlic tjontingency of a failure, and icill ilu it. j ■ • Brothel' W. waf on his way home, and vve had his Compiftiy to iliehimmd, which we knew how tu.Mize.-VIt iajKissible that her midst. Ills personal interests all lie hire, and many are desirous lie should. Ills health would probably bo improved by thu ebaiige, and his ministry not less u-elul. But vve should not blame the Old Dominion to hold on to him if .-lie can. Wc slopped but и couple of days iu ItIL'II MONO. The eapitol of the old honored Common- wealth i- rap'dly improving. Gnat the eltangt.s that have taken place hero sinco vve liist made nur appmirmce on its streets — more than twenty years ago. The popula¬ tion has nearly doubled, the eommeroe ex¬ tended to a very cin-idt fable extent; a ml altogether, socially am! morally, lias the city advanced in importance The maufai-tiiiing interests are ri-n-iving iiierea-eil attention, ami eapitalisls are finding it fir their benefit to locate bote whcie every facility is fur¬ nished for the promotion of tln-ir enlii- prizes. Our Baptist interests are onward, and in ver were the churches of our doiiomi- nation in a more pirmpeivtn state, and I ■pie-tion whether a more intelligent ministry can he found iu any lily of its size iu the United .States. And llti- remark wc do not i-oliliuo to the uiini-try of our ovn elmrehes, vvhieli vvottld not sitllbr by com- parisnn with any. On tlic .'id of l-'ibruary vve found ourself safely in the home of our и Id friend and Christian brother in ItAl.TIMOtit, KldorJ. W. M. William-, pa-tor of the First Church of this city, whoso Jlmtily showed in cvety attention that our wants or pleasure euuhl dctnmd. l.ong shall we think of the phasant hours vve. pas-cd itiidir that roof ou Lomlntd Street. During our turned loan importaiitaecmnl. Branch offi Mijuurn here for a few days only, we preach then, my brethren, extend your inlhtonec, bring into u-e your talent, an I groat ly will your usefulness be pr.mi.ited. ('1 Ids mission la under tho patronage cf tho Dome-tie for the ITaklin Church and Dr. Fullei’s. Meetings were in progre-s at tho First Church, (brother Williams',) which we at¬ tended nightly. Liberal contribution-, were Mi-sion Board.) In the morning of the made by these churches to the cau-e of our 8'ahbath we listemd to a iliscuurse from our brother Hycrson, that inado u* prize the prov¬ idences of God, that may seem frequently In he afflictive, by which we are taught more fully our own weaknesses, and the value of that aid that comes only from above. While hero wo enjoyed the hospitalities of our In reference to the. lljptist cau-e, the money ap| reprinted to him is well spent. During our stay hero the ground was cover¬ ed with snow' and ice; the sleigh- were i nu¬ lling, and the bells reminded us of the days of i.ur youth, when the sound of the sleigh- hell was no rare occurrence. I mil 4 con¬ fess, .however, that even the romance of such An tie scenes fails to attract me from the sunny South. We made our way from this City of Monuments as rapidly as the 'stcam-catycould ..carry us to Washington, в'-1Х'агГо1 nO from tins by boat to ItAMtTON, v.v., Wlioio vve spent the Sabbath mo-t agreea¬ bly. Tliii i- an ancient ami Iu noted town. We always like to visit Hampton, the hos¬ pitality of her citizens is provcihinh The oy-li r- ate nustirpa-ed. This place is the n-.-oit of many who scik, during the stun liter month-, a quiet and healthful resort from the heat and du.-t of our crowded cities. And well are they repaid. Here tve found our old South Carolina friend, lililer .1, T, /.i-aiy, occupying the pa-toratc of the Baptist church, vvhoro predecessor- h.iveheui Brown, Shaver, Gat lick, Scott, Walker, and Goudall. A li-t of brighter names could searrily be found, and all still in at live service save tlio la-t, ulto fell with Ids armour on in 1810, ami whose la-t ap- pninlnHiit игл at our School llooni, in Flu¬ vanna, Va , but he failed to reach it, hiv¬ ing expired the week bcfori’, not more than ten miles distant. Gnodall fought bravely at Hampton during the war of 1812. He was a m itt of character either ill the pulpit or in the civil relations of life, llis name is remembered with feelings of icspcet and love. Brother Mealy is giving good satiifjclioii to the Hampton chinch. This vve expect¬ ed. But vv hut changes have taken place -iiiee vve first rode into Hampton iu our ‘‘sulky," twenty yea is ago nearly! Many have (alien, ami their pi ices occupied by their children. We remained with a . son of our ol I friend, James M. Vaughan, whose acquaintance we early formed, Di. Win. 11. Vaughan. Bru. V. is the Super¬ intendent of the Sabbath School, and it would he will Гиг many to take a few les¬ sons of Liin a.s to (lie iininncr, Ac., of con- luctiug a Sabbath School. The Sabbath Sehmd system, generally, in Virginia, " is cat tied to great perfection; and this is’ not a little Qwing to tlio arduous elfurts sucecs- _ ПЛИ18М8. P jsn reported at the last moil thly meet- ij, °i lnJia»s, 2; which added ie ПишЬег reported at tho two[ friend Dr. W. S. Jones, to whose dear fain- wc сап say, Baltimore is Maryland. litre I sivclv of the late James (!. Crane, and Dr. arc to ho found some of tho noblest spirits Win. Gwatlimey, of Biehmond, the devoted the world holds; — intelligent, liberal, and Secretary of tho Sabbath School and I’ub- uctivc. Within и few years their progre^a lets been marked, and tliv-ir future history, wc trust, will bo more remarkable for good than the past even. Brother Williams has / lioation Board of tlio General Association of Virginia. But wc have written too much already and will close. Our stay in the capital of Tennessee was brief, as wo had but a small amount'll business to attend to; Ibis done, -wo were off, though wc could have spent the Sab-‘ lath with our friends there very pleasantly, lut other duties admonished us to bo mov¬ ing, ami wd spent tlio day of rest (?) (March Jlh) in the growing city of Atlanta, Georgia, and preached for tho First and Feeoml (Jlmrches, of which .brothers Wilkes and Clark are the useful and honored pas¬ tors. The Baptist interests arc on the ad¬ vance hero under their faithful labours. Wc arrived home on Tuesday, and found, as wo had anticipated, an accumulation of work. Many thanks arc due to kind friends who have rendered ns much assistance in our work; and may they bo rewarded in tho. reflection that all was for Christ and his «raUfjlnsr Response. In answer to att humble nppenl for aid to publish a Hymn Book and the four (Im¬ pels in the Creek language, an esteemed ister in Montgomery, Alabama, writes я moat cheering letter, making the follow¬ ing ot:x chocs ruorosmoN. “ I do rejoice to hear that these works are so nearly completed ; for the Indian mission is very dear to my heat t. Yon sup- jui-e that the cost of publication will be from 81,5IHi, to 82,(0 ). Do you not think that the StsTtat.s of our churches will eon- tribute that amount for so noble и purpose f I propose to be one of one hundred to raise that fund. I’lo.w find inclosed 820. “ Vtmrs in Christ, “ W. A. W - . We most cordially thank our sister for the abovo proposition. It commits tins im¬ portant matter to good bands and generous hcartsi. Wc doubt not it will bo joyfully at- ceded to by (lie sisters of tlio Southern'- e-hut flies, and sunn the Greeks will be able to sing tho praises of God and read his ivondctful winks iu their own language. Wo most respectfully and earnestly call upon our sisters to accept the foregoing proposition, and imitate the example of sis¬ ter W - . Unclose and remit their con¬ tributions. (iennatis. II! I'aniimj, A’ ic Oi funis. J.n., says: “There ate live or six persons at present upon whom, I have reason to believe, the Holy Spirit is at work. One of whom was the most profane man I have ever known, and seldom if ever came, to a religious meeting, hut now is very anxious about his Hull's salvation; lie has resolved to abandon Ids habits of drinking liquor. Another saiil, a few days ago, 1 1 am lost with my present faith. I feel that I must have that faith whereby I can say, My Father.’ ” In another communication the ratr.c brother says : “ One day, when I was going from house to ho-t-e, I came to a family, and asking the woman if she wanted to real a Iraet, ‘0, yes, sir!’ she replied. After 1 had given one to her, I spoke a lew words about her soul's salvation. Kim felt interested iu it, hut while I war speak¬ ing her husband rose from the bed on which ho was lying, hallowing and swearing at me, saying I should leave his house at once, or cl.-e ho would break my neck. I replied, ‘ Sir, the Lord will answer your prayer bc- furc you. think about it, and will damn you if you don't repent' Then I left the house. Tlio next Sunday Ids wile came twice to our meeting, and her hu-band came in the evening, but not inside, but be was standing outside the door whin I паз preaching from tho text, Acts : 10. ’ > “ Some others clo-o up their doors when they see that I am entiling, or cuiso me and my work. But, blessed bo God ! some ! others say, ‘ Mr. Faseldng, we havo nothing ’ to say against your doctrine nor against the Bible, anil wish to become Christians, or vve will he lost forever if we remain in cur ‘ present state.’ , “ Again, one or two arc very near to our dear, and proclaim that they have ftuuJ peace tn the Lord Jesus Christ. Our mcct- / : ‘ *■