Home and Foreign Journal, May 1860

щ Ч \| ДО1К IX- ШС1ГМ0Х1) УЛ., MARION, ALA., КЛ&ЦМЕ. TENN., MAY, 1SG0. NUMBER Ш* PUBLISHED BY TUB BOARDS OF THE щ of mm mim, Her. P. Holman, .-«urf «** llarJl "ur: SOUjl onMP BAPTIST CONVENTION. maining assets, ami tlio small balance to lie j of Worship was dclicntcd }wl' J'f ,,J>Voi ,нтГС ,l,bt °f ‘'Г Sabbath in this month (МЙ Oliuich wime oxer S2I, 000, win promptly .. . , , . 4 ,Ji>! and dim fully us.-umed by Ц,, Stan.ling I ,Mn,0» of 1’hlladdpbia, ртемЫЙ. ,c „ . J Unmmitlcc of I hu t 'liurrli. It only remains . №^'"n. to a crowded house. Гг| LiefUsl ul ,uc ! - ... 1 tint there subscriptions (a<-ob) be promptly ' learned that many wont away unit Lkta" '‘"Г"»5 Р1М "'У'"' Ja'n" “ b. Our new House at \ J, ja the offioo. lie will hcixpveteil to , lurneslly rei|iiest those brethri'ii V'lioaro still ! д ■“ .. „„„tent rcsird to his health [ in anears, tu forward tlio amount >.f their in- 1 - , . I goo . _ lainkf ! ho dono there. I oxnoet toroid".! h£et [lit summer. raiiiful- bg a | t'loca- j t about ! HjlTocLllohimkreaftertoi . M. T. SFMNUR, | gatinns at that place, and I tiling I1 i u,-'u .ho duties of <■ u _ "T . 1 T ■ - IjtN “"l “1 , . , ... i i ,, „I . ,7' ' muetings (hero in a short time.*. lie r J be »Ue, wo trust, lo «.it July Jli.SS Mlsslt.lt Mei’lillKS. ! Ito|icc tbt j lmc aiJcJ iu ccnsl 1 1 ,b. A»*WioM and Conventions M о cull attention In these mee.tngs thus C,,nrc!| , Ы wrnlc Г'У* t11 ",e *«*” ^..T"8* f"r i •«» !" » destitute section of eoun. l Tbe ",on,b ,,f ;lul>- ,l ",П U rt,m'u‘- 1 13 miles from this .dace. They i Ktcu, was n*commcn«M by (lie S. H. C. j „ I M' ;! |и,!Г,1“1Г&чП1' M,i'fe ri7 ,o I,|,M MW,rr» r-6^ ! »-i 1™ л™ и. к. Щи » ! Г"1' г Т want of means - ' L* *Т “ ^Vs ",‘ИЫ ***&*' ' «Mr paster. We have a small T Ipiitimcnl for ' " n biiiilhciu tm. i here meetings were held j n.u.risT 110()K llU.OSIT0I?: | j U fibito to Ikiyvc.I, I generally lot year, aid |»m«lui4,«l goml ro l* than our Ш* j ^ m Hiy of the a^diti м» him rtem- * |hu arrall„omont 0lir ^rmcipUfwill be 1 •даа:,с.И I mcn ":ir.",-r;:::.,bi5 ^ ; .,:.e kn«„ Д.. Щ «и- l,B.ybe|’"^«;^ - - j [Torn (lltr ITIl’IlllS. i ly Ilian herctefero. [ liopo the J|oid will |№ anil PromlsillS Fields. ; We have гл during the |.i-t month, | bl''-s this good wuik. It is also jny plea- |, ml ptoua-mg Bolds are presented m.mj. ki|ll, t.XI r,Sfi„uj (lf „у mpoill.y from's"r0 10 aunounec to you that cue of cur j и for our eerupiney, new (owns j e|u j,(; fr;etll|.t al|l| ll|llri. than nn ro wmd-, ; >IHI"o "'embers has decided, after,! cousid- , jngnp-ituporlantpetiils ihrmigli. ||w f„r w ^nnot Ц. |щ, 1 erallo struggle in his own mind, “ 1 .vutli and "'est are being nettled. I „ratl,fu| lf (lllr 1,г,ц1|ч.п wi|| H,m| ,H ,|j. ,|1 wo do for them ■ lllil,n • , riet their eoutributious, we cm do without let otlura hive pos.-cs.-ion, am , ||l0 expen.-o of ageney wink, and why can want to seo our brethren interested in the Mission cause, because it is Christ's cause, and not because it is our Mission. This influence wo must guard against, it tends t» selfishness, and is uot an indication of a high, and cultivated religious sentiment. — Hut nevertheless, we think our llrothcr’s work is biiugitig out the results over which ho will havo oeoasiou to rejoice iu the last day. - ■■■■■—' .~-W- Wli.it u Missionary Says. Kaytraets to Ilmr — Quite a Contrast. Johnston's Station, ) ' McIntosh Co., Ga. ) Drab HttOTiiEit Sumnf.u— Sabbath be¬ fore last I was at my regular monthly ap¬ pointment on OSABAN ISLAND I reached that point by a journey by water of some ten or twelve miles — a jour- V. s' '»* V #*• - ~v under tlio influence of a mcro formal Chri ■ tianity. ]!ut bo is doing good, and1 sowing-' tbe precious seed. . . California. ’ llrother Gcorije K. Ducts, Alamo, Con¬ tra Cas/a County, says: "Our Prayer ( meetings are interesting, and wo are pray-. ' ’ > ing for tbe Spirits' power. Our Sabbath School is increasing ; wo have 3'2 scholars and. formed a l!iblo„Cla«a.last>Sabbath^r.(;4 We shall, God willing, hold a meeting at Managa Valley next Sabbath, and expeat to receive four members by letter.” ■ i ' , 4 go as Л.Г ' , |fy the ground ■ "’"II , am I that our i Ы their responsibilities.— Lint bo siti-fled to do no iiioiu |„ i„e been doing. Oar couutry is Jig rapidly- _ "I am doing to Work." Cam going to work,” said n young min- |ii bother, in our olliec a few days n If we pistors will only do our duty, 1 null ho no need of agents ; and, j ljoJ hold us responsible to teach [splf their duty to tlio great >Ii«it.n !iw?” 0! Iiowdid our heart rejoice they uot ? where there is a let'll there is n troy Hrcthren smvo all tiie expense you can, and lot us hear from you fri'ipR'iilly. A Com'ditin. In the November No., lint. 1!. M, Sto veils, of Alabama, is said to have baptized twenty-five at “ Do-e's Crock Church " These persons wye baptist d by J'lWcr 1» N. Slterloy, pa-tor «if the Church. Ilruther Slovens was merely asd-iing him in the mectitig. This correction is made at the re- fpiest of Bro. Stevens. ' ■ s expression of a pious man of God! ]>],е fpp||n litis be the purpose of all, and let till do [ml the treasury would soon ho full. UAITISMS. Irlleqaarter enliiig March .31-1 : In hsaos'ic department, Go ; in the In- lipirlmenl, dd thus far reported. slntniciils «Г the Board— April Jlediiig. Junes M Bryan, Green 1'nvcr I'tU'.C. UE'ATTOI NTMT.NTS. f v "'ui. F, celling, to the German, N. 1 J. K. Mon linli ill, Feriumlina, Fl.t f'.J. II. lireakrr, l’rineevillo, Fla. To our Missionaries. 1 'fpiest the Mh-bauri' S, in making ' "reports, to fill all thn blanks; ntid "tii'ul.ir to give the S. S. stiti-tics, and ""ho whole number of weeks in a ijii ir- "e not Iren occupied, to state the ' 10 A'1 Wr ammipanyiug their re- '■ or their cpi irterago may be cut down, Iror l Mpiirc to know why tlio whole e« not horn occupied. Rev, z. c, Uomii-rson. 1 "'g'et to learn tint this brother has ” ""Polled to Mi-pond his labors as I 'a- 1 Ae Ihpii.r I’hureh in I’en-aeola, Fla., •^nenco of continued ill-health. We '"ysocri he restored, and liieChitrch ’k4c Ae benefit of his faithful labors. taOrlMiiiihpM Church. ’ , ‘T Tl. Con a lit ion Ilch mail. -s -'evhlc to the instructions of tlio S. 11, a.,,. I"IP.''I'° authoiizcd their See- . ., r:n.'° 'lie necessary amount to liii- i..i: . in . n .. ■ '.'W.l|"vnf 11,0 Golisoiim Place ll.i 1.7' Orleans, accordingly in ij 'i I'inaneial Secretary preeoed- mI ' Ai'S'Crtiin the condition of that m A° provision, if possible for its ., J , “•*»»«* of the Board since , ,, 'I'1’"1 to meet the respon- 'her ' IC V''lnrcnt'°" i" the premises, ?.ro no,r bppy to nonounco tliat Tr'l'.:"\,CCUT'1 ^ mortgigeon the 10 ^vo fieeu fully nut and tlio “ncncumliered. 1 freasuror of the Hoard of Trustees, siw, received as cash the few ro- s of II Misxioiiill'y. Tin1 (.'out! (lone. Wild Haws, Ark,, ) March 20, IblllV j To the IluirJ of Doiiwstir Missions: BllAUl.V iin.dVbll Bltl.TIIItt’.N — Wilftl 1 rotro-pect the past and tala' in view what has been aecmipli-hed in North Aikan-a- ihrongh the iuslriiliiclitality of your Hoard, my heart swells with gratitude to God When 1 came In re eight ycius ago, there were Imt few iiiinislus and a lew scattered churches, vvhi.-h were imildo to Mi-tain tluir ministers. Vnur Hoard has continued to aid this deatituto Held, and wo tiro now of the opinion that neatly all of our Churches ■ire aide lo sustain their mini-try. My oh- j.'Ct Ins not been so much to ililarge our I'nd 1 as to make our churches self su-lnining. Anil in answer to tlm.-o earnest petitions that the l,.ird Ilf the harvest would sent us more I iborers, wo now number five more than we did la«t year. 1 have given up those .-elf ,u-| lining Churches to other mini-lcrs. There .-till remains great destitution vve.-t of White Hirer. Your Brother iu C'hri-t, JOHN W. МН.Ш1. From a lieliinicd Ml-isloiiai'j. The. True Spirit. Di'.Alt BitDTiiHt: Plea-o find enclosed five dollars (6o) from nivself and afflicted wile, to he applied to Doinistio Mis-inn purposes. Our income is small, Imt we feel much iuiere-ted in Ibim-tic Mi-sion-, and vvi-li I" add a small mile iu forwarding the great vvnfk. We, of couf.o, feel more nearly identi¬ fied with 1’oicign Mivioiis— having once been engaged in the work when my com- j, anion failed :n health— still wo love and pray for Bomr.-tic Missions. How iinpoitant f*r iis as a denomination, lo occupy the terii lories as they are settled. I am truly thankful to learn that our breth¬ ren in California are doing such a good work, ami, that our brethren among the Indians are being blessed iu their labors of 3ll.-sIO.NAKV TO AFRICA 1 lnvc recommended hint to tlio Foreign Board. These things encourage us. We feel to thank God for Ids goodness and re¬ new our etfurls in his cause. I hope, and lii inly believe, there is a brighter day for the Biptist cause in Athens. Brethren, pray for us.” Cliiwjtc or I’iisioi'iil Kelafions, By letter received wo learn that the Rev. J. K. Mcndinliall lias resigned (ho Pastor¬ ate of the Camden Baptist Church, S. 0., and accepted ilia charge cf thejilaptist Church iu i'ernandina, Fla. 'This i! an im¬ pel lent point to ha оссер1йукр^/Ур? I.M most so in the State, when looked at pros¬ pectively, Wo hope cur brother will find his labors greatly blessed in building up a strung and .successful Church. Camden, Arkansas. House Goimj Up. Brother T. G. Freeman says : “Wo have just returned from New Orleans. The ob¬ ject of the trip was to obtain assistance to¬ wards our Church building. We succccd- , cd iu raising a little over one thousand dol- uoyno-ivay pleasant in cold, hot, or rainy |1Wj к|,|с[, ngjcj t0 |fi0 sura we raised weather — hut pleasant to meet the large i ,|ler0 )ast Spring, makes about eighteen colored congregation that comes out gladly J |iulljrcj Julbrs raised in New Orleans.— to hear the word, as it is impossible for j *pi,j3 |,33 b(cn obtained not from Baptiste, them to hoar it unless it is carried to them J |,ul frum tl,0 citizen" generally, Our build- on tlio Island, out oir, as they are, from all j progressing slowly, but now that I communication with the main land. La-t Sabbath morning I preaehed at Johuston’s Station, where I have con-th tutcil a little Church, bohlly struggling for life. In the afternoon L preached at I'.NON, A little Church, located in a very poor and destitute neighborhood. My congregation was good ; several came on font five ami six miles. After preaching, the congregation assembled at tbe water for tlio purpose of baptism. 1 administered the ordinance to five colored persons, two of tluse, (a man and bis wife,) very old. By the time we were through, tbe sun bad sunk iu the . •* (lull's Blessing upon >S. Schools. We notice in many of the loiters of our , Mi-.-ionury brclliicn, lb.it while their 1 miles from home, and, on foot. As I lin¬ gered, conversing vviih those that had gitli cicd around me, (men and women,) I thought vvliat a contrast to many who were more highly favored — blessed with lino linr-c.- and cart iages, and a good road lo the Church, Churches arc not favored with a revival, j jet always finding fault because the Church is not at their very door. A l’Ic.'TL'tlE. their Sibbath schools are increasing, and much interest is manifested on the part of j the scholars in the study of Divine truth. This is encouraging; and these labors will i ere long result in the outpouring of tlio j Heavenly blessings, We would say, then, encourage your Sunday school and pray for j the children. A Haiti Field. Mr. Garrett, O/'/oril, Ala. : "Tlio sin of drunkenness prevails to au alarming ex¬ tent iu my field. I expect to commence preaching, exhorting, and making addresses on that subject soon, believing that is t m most profitable mode of labor at present. — The copper mines have drawn in tli.it quir- they seem like they will ruin the country. At my in-tuncc, four Churches, through their Beacons, Ac., met at Union Church (one under my charge) on the first Fa’iir- il.iy in this month (March) and held a Mis¬ sionary meeting. Wc rai-cd then and pre¬ viously SGO, and sonic S20, in good pledges —all for that field. The brethren employ¬ ed Kldcr IIlCKEV to supply two destitute settlements with Sunday and Saturday ^ monthly preaching for eight months for the sum of §73, paid ut Older. So the Mis¬ sionary spirit in my fired I is being roused up. And (his is the he<t way to operate at present. I think in this vv.iy we shall raise *"'T; „ , , . «100 during the year, where there has not May God solid you tenfold nmro libor- ° ers, vvlw si, all he truly devoted Ministers of been one «loll ir nreed previously. The C'li’ri-l, and nnytiic Good Ford open the ! brethren call it our mission, and engage in hearts of our brethren and sisters lo send jt heartily.” Our Brother OAimirrr has a hard field indeed to cultivate ; persevering labor, how¬ ever, will accomplish wonder. Ilis Mis¬ sionary meeting is encouraging — evidently the first fruits— the next crop will be more abuudant and improved in quality. Wc ter a flood of iniquity. There are now four | or five whi-key shops to one last year, and . .|, ,|| ||:IVU imitation to dim; at that cat What would aonie of my fi lends think in this ago of railroads and telegraphs, of a picture like this? A cart containing a fe¬ male and three or four of the junior branches of the family, drawn by an ox, gcercil like a horse, with one or two of tlio elder chil droll alternately clinging to the hinder part of the cart, or 'advancing ahead with the lather, making a tunr to Church, having started at sunrise. Perhaps it majiuily of the children will hear for tlio first lime the sound of u preacher's voice, and the wife ntid tlm mother, for the !ir-t time iu several years. Brother Sumner, if you would like to see this picture iu real life, just limp down this way and you shill see it, and you i up money to increase the funds an hundred ■' 1 1 1 . - work ! ful ord, carry on thine own Your brother, S. v. T. ЛТПШ, «КОНСИЛ. House Dcilicutal. S. R. L. Jennings— "Our new House with that family, after preaching, and you shall he feasted*, tlio best that they have It will be tendered you, t >», in all the Mines- of ns generous a heart ns boats in Guigi and you may regale on as good bet f and potatoes as low. r G.orgi'i can produce — promise you uotliiug else. God ble.-ayou, and spare you long to libor in tlio Mission cause. Yours, in Christian nfiVclion, 0. W. M. WILLIAMS. (icrmnn*. 7? /1. .Vailnii/et, /.iiniscil/e, Ky. : This Brother has baptised two Germans during the last quarter Sibbith Febool were at¬ tended, from 40 to GO children present twice each K.ibb itli. He is engaged much of his lime during the week in vi-iling ami distributing religious (rads and books.— He complains of the fluctuating charadci of the congregation, as emigration is con stantly going on. It would tako time In make an impression upon the German mind, as it has been so constantly and habitually am on tlio ground again I shall urge it for¬ ward as rapidly as possiblo." From Hie Field. G. IF. Sdoiilyr, Corinth, Miss.: "Tho congregation is twice as large as when Г commenced my labors hero on the 1st of January. I hoM separate meetings for the , colored people. Whcu 1 commenced preach'-, ing to them I had but eight or ten present, now the congregations number from 40 to 00, and many whites attend these meetings. I have done more hard labor hero the last three months lb in ever before in tho samo ' time. Wo have strong oppo-ition to meet, 1 have succeeded in getting up a choir for Books. Tlio brethren seem much encour¬ aged, I do liopo tlio Lord will bless tlio labors of the Church and their uuworthy. pa-tor at Corinth.” Л'. К. I На и ton y.imiy County, Л'. C. : "1 labored in a protracted meeting at L "lu¬ rid Brandi Church, six miles from Burns¬ ville. The prise nco of tlio Lord was feit. Christians were engiged from tho com¬ mencement of tlio meeting. Tho Church iin initiiiiii-iy adapted strict temperance prin¬ ciples. Much interest was manifested by ill in attendance. The work appeared to lie deep and general Sevelilei n were hope¬ fully converted, ami twenty were added to the Church. Klcvcn were baptised during the meeting, and others remain for baptism, [u the community, generally, our prospects are brighter than at any former time." ./о пня T. IF Vernon, Ifaitieill, Gu, : "Mill Town (one of his Churches) has a neat lmuso of worship, and tho congrega¬ tion is increasing, and tho interest taken is indicative of a precious season of tlio out¬ pouring of the Spirit of God. The Sun¬ day school is still of interest, and well conducted by brother J. Towers. Total membership, 17." Brother V. is preaching to two other Churches, with tlio prospect of doing much good. A'nii/i Dads, lohral preacher, Baltimore , M.l , says : 11 During the quarter our meet- . ing. have been kept up ns well as usual for the winter season, and though we Lave not baptised any since Christmas day, still there arc somo who give cvidcnco of a change of heart; these, wo hope, will see tluir duty in following their Saviour in the ordinance of baptism as vrcllas in his other commandments, soon. Wo have had one to join ly letter during the present quarter, making oar prcsnnt uumber 83.” .Isu Duncan, Amanilacille, Ga.: “The Churches have a good degree of religious feeliug, aud appear to bo looking forward fur good results'.” The Old Church in Hie Woods. The same llro. writes : 4t was a melancholy sight, that old 7