Home and Foreign Journal, July 1853

HOME AND FOiEIGN _ — _ — _ * VOLUME III. ШОНМОЖЙ} JULY 1853. NUMBER 1." PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIC AND HOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. MARION', ALABAMA, JULY 1833. i Coatribiitlons lo Home ami Foreign Missions, il Tlie following appeal on behalf of these object*, fatf lee ted from tboTrue Union. Tiro only ojection whig niigbt be urged to tho plan, consists in a requisition of if anne amount, from all classes of our church members, however, this average could be secured, tho sum total* our receipts would be greatly swelled. The weekly cq tribalion uould tender it easy for all, and vastly incret the prayerful interest of tho churches iu these great, о jects. Beside the weekly collections, au annua] contribi tien might be made, giving those who are in affluent oil eumstancos, opportunity to make larger appropriation The following is the appeal— we trust it will icocive gen ral attention Boar Brethren : It appears from the Unsocial statistic presented at the late Convention, held in Baltimore, tty tho whole sum contributed daring the year waste follows £ For home missions, ... 513,074 For foreign missions, ... 21,433 For Bible distribution, . - . 8,073 Total, . - - $12,535 This of course is exclusive uf tho amount expended e: pvossly for homo purposes ; of that amount [ have no meat of judging. But T now refer to that contributed to tl! three societies above, embracing the whole amount espenf cd for mission purposes in our country and the world1! large— 512,535 contributed by 150,000 church member; a sum anmiratiug to /ess Мне 'ten cents annually for fa’s person. Tell it not in Oath, publish it not in the streql of Askolon— lost the enemies of Christ should hold a fea lival of rejoicing over the churches' lamentable position,' But notwithstanding this humiliating slate of things,’' have confidence in the Christianity of tire churches. " felt sure that if this startling fact is held up vividly b. fore them, they will at once wipe from their brow tty charge of apathy and indifference to the cause of Christ and perishing souls. Д There is, lrethren, an uigent ncosjily for enlargoc contributions without delay. The thrilling echoes frotie the great valley of the Mississippi demand it. The field»,’ •‘already wliito to harvest” in China, Africa, and Central Atactica, demand it. Tho “golden hills” of California! and numerous and rapidly increasing towns and cities Id our own beloved country, demand it. The unUusl,iil|' strides of infidelity and profanity demand it. The Satahn mesmerism and damning delusions of l'0|<ry demand it The groans aid travail of prostrate and suffering hununUj demand it ; above all, our own soul's redemption by thj precious blood of Christ demands it. If that portion'-1 uur substance which should bo consecrated lo the Lord FoIllGN Irt MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. i “ Signed by ui, tho appointed delegates of tho Baptist thurches in the Southern and Southwestern States of tho •American Union, assouihled in Baltimore, this 18th day if May, 1853.” Foreign Populate. • Euioiution io тих Pom or New York von me Year 1852 — The following table, compiled from the books bf the commissioners of emigration, will exhibit tho «migra¬ tion for tho last year. Of tho foreigners, there arrived from Sardinia, South America, Canada, Mejtco, Russia, Mast Indies, Turkey, (1 recce, Poland, Arabia, Total, withheld, it will cause bis displeasure. Us could soon eomij ррота ?cotia, uiand the blight to fall upon your crops, or permit pr£* - •• • traded sickness to invade your dwelling, or allow or tiughi to take away the desire of your eyes with a »troke,or якф: _ _ f would be a greater calamity- than all, entirely mlhdrawJJn.LT^i'j,}^ . swoev inQueucea of- pi* ajpiri* from jou. ГтНТЕишГО to' gity|y( predict, that If, during the ensuing ye ir, the ohurcb.es of j[ej{C0| the South come up “to Urn help of tho Lord,” with a noble contribution to bis oauso, it will tell greatly upon their spiritual prosperity. Why should not the sum of 5137,200 be scut to the Lord’s treasury during (lie year? It can bo done. The chuichcs will willingly do it, if tho matter is laid befor them. Let pastors but make a systematic ef¬ fort, and it will bo accomplished, and the churches will bo the better for it. The very effort will increase their health, and heaven will smile upon the offering. Now tlieu for HIE MAX. Let each church member bo requested to contribute the. weekly sum of охк CENT. Let collectors be appointed immediately for tho purpose. I fed certaiu no child of I Ood will refuse so small a sum. Л Christian who could refuse, cauuot lute tho love of Christ shed abroad in tho heart, and would not be worthy of a name and a place ia his church. Гог one, I intend to try the plan in the church of which I am pastor, and 1 have no fear uf the result. Brethren in the ministry, try this plan in your churches, it must, it will he successful. Let us all he found at our posts, and “work while it is called to-day, for the night cometli when no man can work.” J-D. Baltimore, Мир ЮМ, 1851. Ireland, Germany, England, Scotland, Wales, France, . Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Norway, Swecden, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, 2,531 8,778 • 450 0,455 1,223 1,839 . 2,000 ' 150. 358 29 82 t Kmioiuiion ror. rut Year 1852 _ The total number of arrivals at tho port of New York front foreign countries during tho year 1852, adds up "03,550. Of these, 39,052 ate ascertained to have been American citizens, returning home from travel abroad. Wo annex a table giving a com- parative view of the emigration at this port during tho four years past миом. iso. is:-1. isst. isti Ireland, Germany, England, Scotland, Wales, France, Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, My, Portugal, • Belgium, West Indies, San Francisco, California. Iu the absence of matter from (ho Secretory of the Do¬ mestic Mission Board, the following extract from an appeal, forwarded by the First Baptist church of San Francisco, is inserted. Referring to the fact that the church is feeble, and that she has overcome serious difficulties which were thrown ill hoc way, tho appeal proceeds • “Siucoour last Association, we hare received twenty- five to our membership. Our Sabbath school and Bible class aie m a prosperous state , our congregation, in num¬ bers, intelligence and interest, is net surpassed by any in the city, and the prospects for largo and valuable additions to our number have never been better than at present. But, to accommodate those who wish to attend with us, vc need a new house. The present building is sbatteied— in the rainy season it is hardly 6i for use, and at all limes it is necessary to supi-ort it by stieks of timber fixed in the ground, une end mating under the caves. If it is not taken down, it will, by and by, come down of itself. Even if the increase of our congtegaliou did not require us tu build, the condition of our present house would make it necessary. “But we have not tho pecuniary means, and are farced to look to you for aid. Wo are not ignorant of tho fact, that a Call from this “land of gold” for pecuniary assistance, will seem strange. If you look at the following facts, however, you will not wonder : The brethren, who in the early history of the church did so geneiously, bv the re¬ peated tires which have desolated our city, and by other causes, hav e lost their property, so that now they cannot giro as many fifties os they formerly did. Many of our members lire young men with limited means, or persons intending to return to the east аз soon аз they have ac¬ complished the object which brought them here. They ex¬ pect to he called upon when they return home, and arc reserving their charities in view of (hat fact. Smite live or six other church building», besides ours, will probably be erected during tho piosent season, at a cost of more than a quarter of a luilliou of dollars. Wo shall baro to depend mainly, under these circumstances, upon those in oar community who are Baptists in sentiment, and this at a time, when the stagnation iu business is such that our heaviest merchants are cramped for means. I’erhtps wo ought to add to this list of difficulties the fact, that iu former years, we have called so often and earnestly upon the community for assistance to meet our liabilities, and sav e the church property from sale under the hammer, that an¬ other appeal will, on this account, bo less effective. Still, we shall not plead in vain ; we shall have no reason to complain of citizens here. • J'erhaps some of those who will receive this circular may bo deposed to ask some such questions as the following. We will endeavor to anticipate them with our answers: “ 1st. Has not the church been too prodigal heretofore in the use of its fund» 1 We do not vlitnk that It has. Willi: a single exception, we do not think that there has been ’ anything deserving of censure on ibis score. Iu October, 1849, we voted a salary of $10,000 per annum to Rev. O. C. Wheeler. This was done, because it was said that it was necessary to his comfort, and we hoped to be able to pay it. Subsequently, we found that it. was not iteedeJ, aud wo could not pay it j under these circumstance», our pastor was requested to ask for a leductiou of his salary to $5,000, which ho did, and it was accordingly reached. “ 2d. Might not present expenses be lessened! Our entire expenses now, including pastor’s salary, sexton’s bill, ] choir, etc., is about 54,500 per annum, and we do not be¬ lieve there ia any point at which we can retrench. I “ 3d. Could you not defer building until another season ? No, wo must have a new house before the next rains set in, and, in order to do this, we must set about it immediately. “4. What will he the tliiawion and style of the new building! It will be of brick, fifty-nno by ninety feet, outside of the wall», and will bo a neat, plain, conveuient edifice. There will be no fresco nor any other unnecessary ornament». Such a bouse as we propose could be built for a small sum with you, but the liigb price of labor and mateiials will make tho expense about $30,000 bore. “5th. What amount can you raire among yourselves1 We hope lo rai«c from various sources $15,000. The bal¬ ance wo shall have to secure by loans and such assistance as friends abroad may afford us. If wo wore in a commu¬ nity whore funds could ho obtained at six per cent, per annum, we would not ask assistance except as a loan, as we could meet such an interest and create a sinking fund, which in a few years would free us from debt. But wo shall not to able to hire money here til lc»s than two and a half per cent, per month. If we could obtain ill dona¬ tions from abroad $10,000, and a loan, secured by mort¬ gage on our house and lo', of 55,000, at ten per cent, я year interest, payable half yearly, wo should trad no diffi. culty in getting along. “The above will enable you to understand our present condition. Will you not aid us! Members Irom nearly all your churches arc, lo some extent, reaping benefit from the religious influence of our churches here, anil, after ac¬ cumulating property in our State, return to increase your pecuniary ability by their increased wealth. While here, they remember their connexion with you, and on that ac¬ count do less for us. May wo not, then, look to you for assistance 1 Wo do not wish to burden you, in order that wo may escapo ; we expect to do all that we are able, but we are not able to do all that must bo done. Help us in this emergency, and we will endeavor to aid others os our means may hereafter allow. “ Brethren and Friends : You havo children, relatives or friends here, all of whom need the influences of tho gos¬ pel while among us. If those influences arc not supplied, then they, and you and wo shall sutler. Aid us, then, in oar endeavors to moot them, as they land upon our shore.», with the blessings of the gospel, and follow them with the santo as they set out on their return. "Any funds intended for us may bo forwarded to IlE.VRV E. Lincoln, Esq., (саго of Ooubl к Lincoln,) Boston. tendciU ofoufsTbalit reboot well'nlpScd , «por.ni treaeies, D' D’35"“aC' with all our circumstances. I'ersons who may find it того i of their rel.gtous opinions and worship on our «■**«" 1 convenient to send to New York, may remit to bro. Lews , think tins great Colds', No. 122, Nassau street. B. Brierlv, Pastor, Salem, Mass , J. S. Skinner, Columbus, Ohio, U. L, Boss, New York, Geo. Wycoff, New York, J. F. Роге, Now Bedford, Mass., Wst. N. Сотни, Richmond, Ye., Abr. Hobson, New Orleans, La., Committee. "Sun Francisco, .Ipril 5M, 1833.” . Acd Jour 117,537 ’ West Indies, 205 118,120 ! Nova Scotia, 73 31,275 Sardinia, GO 7,010 | ’South America, 120 Canada, 43 . China, 12 Sicily, 42 Mexico-, 22 Russia, 33 i East Indies, 18 ' Turkey, 4 . Greece, 0 1 Poland, 180 Total alieus, 299,501 112,587 110, 542 103,250 117,537 55,705 45,107 C9.SS3 118,120 28,321 23,125 23,551 31,275 7,640 8,840 0,771. 7,302 1,782 1,020 2.189 2,531 2,083 3,393 0,001 8,778 211 257 278 150 1,109 2,301 1,409 6,155 2,447 1,171 1,793 1,223 3,300 3,150 2,112 1,6 so 1,007 1,110 372 2,000 159 00 229 150 002 475 018 353 2S7 55 • 20 20 118 230 475 82 410 504 57»’) 205 151 101 81 73 172 105 93 09 33 103 121 120 59 Cl 50 43 0 It - .„0 -Vi 21 68 11 42 22 41 42 22 38 IS 23 33 31 02 10 18 G 5 4 1 0 3 1 0 133 183 142 ISO 8 230, COS 212, 89G 239,001 299,501 Donations. From March 1, to May 31. p»r l’ev. Memorial lo Congress. At the recent meeting of the Southern Baptist Conven¬ tion, a committee was appointed lo draft a memorial to Congress, touching the prelection of our citizens wlm ntay be in foreign countries, in all their civil and religious rights'. The following is tho report of the committee . “ 1 he committee to whom was referred the subject of the es( ediency of memorializing Congress in behalf of securing to American citizens the unmolested exercise of religious worship, recon. mend the presentation of the follow iug me¬ morial : “To the Honorable, *llro President snd the Senate ol the United Stales, in Congress assembled- “The memorial of the Southern Baptist Convention re¬ spectfully sheweth : That your memorialists are members of a religious body which embraces a large and respectable portion of tho citizens of the United Slates. “Tho object of their petition is one, which in the estima¬ tion of your memorialists, and in that of hundreds of thou¬ sands of Christians in this land, embraces interests of vast Importance. As tho community of civilized nations find it necessary for the protection of tho persons, properly and rights of their respective inhabitants, when visiting foreign ’ countries, to enter into treaties with each other, and to establish resident officers abroad, in order to watch over Thomas Ill r low. Ml. Gilead Church, Ala, . T. V. Curus, 5 CO Mrs, Philips, Marion, Ala., for N. Oilcans, 1 OO Mrs. Jewett, Marion, Ala , for do, 5 00 Tusetiloro church, per Rev. T. F. Сини, 170 10. for Trvav mission 4IO, for N»w Orleans mission 5, 85 10 R. W. Creekmore, Alas, per II. Talbert, 10 00 tV. B. Johnson. U. D., agentfor South Carolina, S72 II Selma Riptist church, Ala, per Rev. T. F. Curtis, It 30 A friend of missions. Benton, Lowndes со., Ala., by liev.J. It. Uevotie, IS OO Mrs. T.U Hinton, I IW Itev Martin Ball, agent for Miss., 409 5fl, for Gala. J'i 50, 72 OO Rev. E, J. Owen’s church, St. Louis, Mo,, 15 00 ['as! Tenn. General Association, for California, OO 09 Itev Jo». Walker's church, St. Louis, 25 CO Mississippi Baptist State Convention, per II. E. Hemp¬ stead, 48 45 Pendleton Baptist church, S. C„ per Rev. T. F.atle, HI IJU Itev. W. P, Hill, agent for Ceorgia, 410 GO Rev Jesse A. Collins, agent, 0 00 New hem church, Ala , per Iter. T. F. Cuttia, GO 1 1) W. Cowherd, Va , 10 GO Iter. I). Shaver, agent, Va., IIS G2 K. Low, E»q., New Orleans, 100 (IO F.ast Tennessee Gen’! Association, fur California, 40 OO S. L. Iteckley, agent for Mu , 5 CO Sabbath collections at Georgia Coovention, per Rev. T. F. Curli' H»r. W. V. Ilill, agent for Ger.rgia, St. Francis Baptist church, Molnl", per L. РагтЦ', Fiienddup eh., per Treasurer Georgti Association, Selma Baptist church, per J. Wilmer. Esq., James B. Uuin, Esq., Tress. Mis». Ass'on, Miss., A. It. Hicks, Treas. Zion Ass'on, Miss., TLos, S. Yarborough, Covington, Ky., Received by Rev. T. F. Curtis, at the Convention, Bal¬ timore:— Spencpr A. Bobo, Esq , Miss., per Rev. J. It. Graves, GO (Г); Female Hum. Mbs. Society, I»! Bap, clt., Nashville, per Hr. С. K. Winston, JtOUi Elisha MoChannahan. , 42; Albert Ovenlreet, 111 20 390 OO 557 35 3 00 10 0U 10 00 47 42 SCO jit Jas. Lowry* Jl ; Col. at Big Lick, 45; a friend, establish resident officers abroad, in order to wutcu over t д Vv.^V^oward, UO; Welch Neck and secure tlieso rights, it seems to your memorialists as ; t.|,urch, a widow’s mile, per Itev. It, Furman, reasonable, and justifiable to provide in our treaties for lira | t|Q; ji„, Clara Price. Va., per Rev. It. B. 0. security of free toleration in religions worship, as for the Howell, D. H., 43; collection bn Saturday night, security of any other rights. ЛИ intercourse among civil- ip GO; Mrs. James Wilson, MJ-. H; Mrs. ized nations must be based on a fair exchange of privileges, j ,{ev Kisl, pty RcvA'/f. Cura’,, 30 00 and a reciprocity of advantages and I immunities- and there- {‘ J ”, Jhurch, Texas, per Rev. S. 0. 0. fore as the citizens and subjects of all nations with whom I i;[Van 10 CO ’ ■ . I»* n n n я п i45 4| 1ЕШК I ЦП Дик* JsVffCItU* icpuwiav we»w ••» . , . zens who reside in, or visit foreign countries, to include in her treaties, not only stipulations for their commercial and social rights, but also a guarantco for freedom front moles¬ tation in their religious worship, a right deemed more sacred and important by Christian nations than any other privilege. Your memorialists in behalf of tho body. wh ch they represent, and uttering the sentiments of millions of their fellow citizens, in different parts of the land, earnestly 49,!77_20 W. IIORNBUCKLE, Treasurer. Paul On. Taint.— The Palm oil trade from Africa to Eng land has grown in four year from 4,700 tons to 30,455 tons. Commerce ia thus opening the way for the gospel. PiLE'Visz.— Hr. Barclay and lady, sent out by the” Disciples,” requcsViho attention of'yoi"ir"bono7ablc body tu this subject, are located neat Bethlehem. They hare been «ДО Ito much And jour memorialists will over pray, io. painful inconvenience by the hostility of the Lam Palumbo HOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS; RICHMOND, JULY 1853. The Project before us. Tho spirit exhibited nt tho recent meeting in Baltimore, has iaduced tho hope that much more may properly be at¬ tempted by Southern Baptists daring the present financial year, in the foreign missionary enterprise. This ltopo is strengthened by the fact, that iu many hearts the desire ij legiuning to bo cherished to engage personally in the work of preaching tho gospel in heathen lands. If wo are not mistaken, God is preparing tho way for a largely Increased devotion to this object. He may yet call for the trial of faith aud patience, by rcrerseS and hindrances, but «till wo cannot doubt his purpose to employ these eburchos in tho glorious design of elevating tiro standard of truthinall parts of the world. Whet wo hare most needed is, a sense of responsibility in this 'enterprise. A geucrnl recognition of the claim of foreign missions has been entertained. But little opposition is evinced. Aud yet tbat deep sense of obligation to Christ and to tiro boalbcn world, which Paul felt when ho exclaimed, “ I am debtor both to tho Grcoks and tho harhariana”— such a sense of indebtedness >9 weighs upon the mind, calls forth inquiry, and leads to action, has not prevailed among our churches. Л change, however, is beginning to bo manifest ; pastors are morn io- tercsled, tiro spirit of prayer is more diffusive. Our young men are looking at tiro question, “May I not go, on Christ’s behalf, to plead, and to tell them of hia love to the world!” Tho prospect before us is encouraging. Several meu have been recently appointed, and others are expeotodto appear before tho Board. Let ua be encouraged. The friends of the enterprlio have reason to look with hopeful anticipations loathe future. Let thorn wait upou God with much prayer, and in the vigorous prosocution of every means in llroir power, let them work , cheerfully and per- semingly work. God will not withhold his Messing. The Glory of the Missionary Woik. Among all tho projects of tiro ago, startling by their novelty and beneficial in their influence, noun occupy a po-, sition so inquiring as tiro missionary enterprise. It is, as Wajlund, in hi» admirable discourse, lias expressed it, in¬ vested with a peculiar “moral dignity.” Such Is tho acale upon which tho Christian world is progressing iu tho ovan- golizaliou of tbo besthmvlhnt the attention of the atatea-. man and historian is atrongly attracted. Almost every secular paper deems it proper to ohroniclo tho ovents which, transpire in connection with this work, Our thoughts have been led to this point by a train of remark indulged by the Uostou Traveller, iu which the author remarks : It is a singular circumstance, that this most important institution, designed tu promoto tho conversion of the world, came into existence (luring that stormy period,, which shook so terribly tho nations at the dose of the last century. Tiro angel of tbo everlasting gospol bad folded Itis wings for nearly a thousand years previous; but amid the. gloom, darkness and tempests of the French revolution, thoso drooping wings wore unfolded fora glorious flight. It was in 1792, ami during tho few years that followed, that tho English Baptist mission was formod, then tho London Missionary Rooioty arose; then tho Wesleyan; then tiro Scotch and tho Church Missionary Society. Thoso no. llo institutions canto like tho successive puiks of the Alps or tiro Apponioci, each touched with tbo beams of tho ri¬ sing sun i and each society in luccesaion coming under tho blessed influence of the rays of tho Sun of Righteousness. The humble origin, too, nf this vast system of bonovo- Icnce, is a striking fact. There was not a Missionary So¬ ciety in Christendom till William Carey was led to offer himself to tho English Baptists to go ai a missionary to India, That humble Baptist’s name was thus honored by the distinguished churchman, William Wilbcrforco, in tho House of Commons : “l do not know a finer instance of tiro morally sublimo, than that poor cobbler, Dr. Carey, working all day in a stall, should have conceived tho magni¬ ficent idea of converting tho world. Milton planning Para¬ dise Lost, was not а того nolle spectaclo than Carey plan¬ ning tho conversion of tho heathen.” Tho present extent r.f this work is a grand feature in the history nf the world. Our missionaries aro now in the isles of tho Facile ; they are seen in the cinnamon groves of Ceylon, and amid tiro plaguo-smitton atmosphere of Turkey. Tho gospol is preached to the Arab in his tent ; to tho Cossack m Lis forest; to the lewd Hindoo ; to the filthy Hottentot. And the progress of the work justifies tho poet’s beautiful language : “Arabia’s desert ranger, To him shall bow the knee, And Ethiopian stranger. Ills glory come and see ; Ships, from the isles shall meet, ■ - ’ And pour tiro wealth of ocean In tribute nt his feet : For he shall nave dominion O’er river, sen, and shore— Far as tho eagle’s pinion. Or dove's light wing can war.” i Central African Mission. Our readers will feel solicitous to ascertain the arrange¬ ments which the Hoard may bo expected to mako in refe¬ rence to this mission. In accordance with their original purpose, as stated in the last annual report, tho hope Is entertained that the entire company of six men will bo se¬ cured. Three of these, it is hoped, will be able to em¬ bark within a few weeks. They arc only waiting for » suitable vessel. If the opportunity shall soon occur, they will reach Abbeokuta, 75 miles Irom Lagos on tbo coast, before the rainy season commences, at which point they propose to acclimate, and then proceed to their field to Yoriba. The remainder of the mission may then leave to the fall, eo as to reach the country after the. rains, when also they may find arrangements made for (heir reception Wo bespeak tho earnest and constant prayers of lb} churches on their behalf. . .. - j t -A]