Home and Foreign Journal, August 1854

I i Л a // '4i>' <r / e ■ i JU-iyr9: HOME AND FOREIGN JOURNAL. Tf AU VOLUME IV. PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF RICHMOND, AUGUST, 1854. У DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE NUMBER 2. SOUTHERN BAPT 1ST CONVENTION. BOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. jMAIHON, ALABAMA, AUGUST, 1851. Systematic Benevolence. I Says a writer in the Home Mission Record — I “ Without wishing to indulge in a boast¬ ful spirit, I fool constrained to add my tes¬ timony to that of others, in favor of giving On the only principle acknowledged in God’s iord. From the time in which the resolu¬ tion was formed to devote to religious pur¬ poses the proceeds of all my professional labors on tho Sabbath, and all will agree tlat such labors on that day aro necessary, s?stcaJy incroaso of worldly prosperity has attended my efforts, lhtring that time my income has been about twico as great аз at tty former period. Funds have been uu- apcctcdly ‘ lent,’ coming from other purees, and under such circunistanees as to ndieatc that they were placed in tlic hands 4 a ‘steward,’ to bo devoted to tho same jeneral purpose. In fine, even from pecu- liary considirations, I havo no cause to •egret being able to put something into tho «usury of the Lord ; aud of tho results ipirilually, and of tho pleasure of thus be- itOwing oil worthy objects whatever may lave been ‘lent ot tho Lord,’ nothing need said. I shall havo ao lomptished n.y urpoac if any Christian brother or sister hall give this subject tho consideration mich its importance demands, remembering h»t ‘ there is that scattered) aud yet iu- rbaseth ; and there is that witbholdcth u5re than is meet, hut it tendoth to pover- „•> » Want. of Ministerial Labor. 11 Win к e are the men we so much need To go lu every lanJ, And sow tlic piecious gospel seed W Inch nations now demand ? Four thousand churches here at home, Whhnui a shepherd stray ; And ejlU from China's millions come, Inrieasing day by day. The Germans flocking toourshoies Ale hound inerror'athainsi And wistwiml cii.igratimi pours, To dot untrodden plains. All o'er our wide extended land, In plares net supplied, \te want a thousand men to stand I And tell why Jcusdied." u Shall not one glad response he heard . From thousands of our youth, 5 Whose souls these earnc-t calls have stirred ■> To preach for God and Truth? | Dear reader, let a ily inj world j Malic, known its claims to tliee ; 5 Aril lijsicn thou with flag unfurled, l’riiclatm the Jubilee. Wji. W. Finals. — - «<•*« Catholic Influence. The I’ropagamla of the Fapal nations te Bending millions of dollars annually to ain the ascendancy in the United Mates, fieffeeiod, down go our missionary and ible operations, our religious liberties ; our ipublic and our laud of ficcduni aro made i flow with martyred blood. Tnc almost nlvcrsal cry, “ Ли dungt z,” makes (lie afiger ! It was wlien Fauis.in was asleep, l yaiu confidence, that be was shorn of bis JWer by the snare of his enemies. A liur- il betrayed him. Arid it is not impo3s.blo ir(tbc Uiuther of harlots to betray Auieri- id 1’ioiesiants. I he bioouy mother of Siarlt ages is the same mother in tliolllth ury ; her power is partially restrained, ul her spirit of intolerance is ever the шо. Her prophetic history speaks of no isiige, but to wax worse and wotso until tf 1,'dliU years expire. Further, if l’usey- И still advances in tho Kpi copal Church, i»t chinch will ere luug amalgamate with 4 l’apal Gliurch. And if they wero now afled, ilioy would bid fair to gam tho pre- indcraiice in our Congress. But suppose lete be no danger of the fall of our re- iphc, or loss of our religious liberty; itis oje piuelicablc and n.uru important to invert the Humanists in tho United States ah an equal number in Kuropo ; because iej- would not only add strength tu uur '■“gill, but would prove tho best missiun- lu Kuropo. It is that edge of tho 'P sword which only shines iu its true re iu tho United States, “ Mtj kingdom oi of ihb world,” whichia smiting the она, and is now causing tho kingdoms Ю seuilet-eolored beast— alms the State arches of Kuropo— to tremble. And if 40110111, os in our camp could bo brought i|icld this Bword, it would redouble our J >gib, rather than weaken our powers, a ltornau bishops and priests already aro • lued at tbo fact of losing, ia tome way, v eno.half of tLcir papal iimui- grants sent amongst us to Homanizo the United States ; and whilst their sheep ore breaking tho way after tbo great Shepherd, now ia tho tinio to send forth multitudes of colporteurs to rush on tho sheep, or to sprinkle tho Bible salt to toll them on, and to secure them in the shecpfold. Awake ! awake ! 0 Zion ! while it is day ; for if Po¬ pery gains tho ascendancy in tho United States, Me night will come when no moil can work. Alas! a gloomy placo for Pro¬ testants to work in, the dark colls of tho in. quisilion, or wbero billies aro all burnt when out of prison. — Southern Baptist. Biiplisls in Texas. In 1S20, Uov. Joseph lioys, a licensed Baptist minister from Illinois, preached near Peach Creek, upon tho west side of the Brazos river, within tho bounds of Austin’s Colony. Ilev. Thomas Hanks, an ordained Baptist minister, preached on the cast side of the same river in 1829. lie is now liv¬ ing in Houston county, in this Stato. Tho abuvo facts the writer received in person from brothers 11. and II., and also from oth¬ ers now living. Tho first Baptist church was organized on the Colorado river in 1833, and the second in Shelby county, in Eastern Texas, in 1835. The “Union Association” was organized' in 1810, with tlirco churches numbering forty-seven mem¬ bers, including three ministers. This is the oldest ccelosiastical body in the State. There arc now eleven missionary associa¬ tions, and about ono hundred and fifty min¬ isters, and an equal number of churches, — There aro also three nnti.missioii as-ocia- tions, and about forty churches, with as many ministers. In Texas, there aro from nine to ten thousand communicants. The first Sabbath school organized in Tex¬ as was in 1829, in l’liillippe or Austin — the capital of Austin’s Colony. During the same year ono was organized at Matagorda, ami the next year ono at tho mouth of “Old Cony" — all by Baptists who emigrated from New York. These facts I have gathered from Deacon T. J. Pilgrim, of Gonzales, who commenced the Sabbath school at San Phillippc, while acting as interpreter of tho Spanish langtiago in Austin’s Colony. Tbo charter for the “ Baylor University” was granted in 1845, and the institution opened in July 1810, with some twenty-five scholars and one teacher. In 1853, there were eight professors in both departments, with one hundred male, and ubout eighty female scholars. Both departments are un¬ der tho same board of trustees— Rev. It. C, Burleson, A. >L, is President — Ист. II. Clarke, is Principal of the Female Depart¬ ment. Several young men of much promise, have been already educated for the chris. tian ministry, and others aro now preparing for tho suno blessed work. The institution is unembarrassed by debt, with an endow¬ ment fund of nearly twenty thousand dol¬ lars. Our Slate Convention was organized in the fall of 1848; ami during the year 1S53, the Hoard sustained nine missionaries in destitute portions of tlic State. The Baptist churches, as n body in Tex¬ as, aro sound in doctrine, iu the ordinances and in church policy. They arc united and ready for every good work, They aro in¬ creasing very rapidly, and aro trying to help themselves. The Lord has caused the original a ..ount invested in missionary labor in Texas, by the Heine Missionary Boards, to yield a rich harvest for good. To Him, through Christ Jesus, be all tlic glory, for¬ ever and ever, an,en. — J. IF. I), breath. Influence of Family Worship. Tho late Dr. Hyde, of Lee, one of tbo most eminent ministers of his day, in a let¬ ter to u son, thus speaks of the influence of family prayer, in promoting filial subordina¬ tion : “ It was my duly to impress on the minds of my children a spirit of subordina¬ tion, and to be known a, tho bead of the lamily. I never kept a rod in my bouse, yet 1 would have my children obey me. I presume you havo no recollection of my ever correcting you ; but you were taught to mind me curly, before you had numbered two years. Iu guiding my children, I was greatly assisto 1 by tho daily return of tho morning and evening sacrifice, which you never knew mo to omit. In this service you ought to engage, if you mean to have a well-regulated household.” • Maxims of tho Jesnils.. The A utiono/z of Brussels, Belgium, pub¬ lishes tho following maxims, which aro the professed rules of the Order of tbo Jcsuit3. They contain вошо curious principles as to tbo mental reservations and oath of those Fathers, called the vanguard of tho army of tbo papacy. “ To out short with calumnies, it is per¬ mitted to uiurder the calumniator, bat in secret, in order to avoid scandal.— Airaclt. “ Men can attack each other, without any shade of tenderness of conscience, by means of slanders, calumnies, false Swearing, when religion requires it.” — Ibid. “ If any person will swear, without bind¬ ing himself to keep faithfully the calh, he should lame tho words : viz.', say tiro, sup¬ pressing the j ; it is tho snriie as saying I burn, instead of j'tro, which meaus I swear; and iu this case it is only a little falsehood, which is easily pardoned.” — I. Sanciiez. “ If you firmly bcliovo that you are or¬ dered to lie, lie.” — Gasmen! “ The Pope cm admonish, the king, and punish him with death.” — Father Giuiat. “ A man proscribed by tho I’opo can bo murdered everywhere, because the Pope has tt jumdic‘ion,n' least indirect, all oner the. world , even over civil governments.” — Bu- SEMIIACM. “ It is permitted to kill a proscribed per¬ son by tho Pope, by moans of .treachery.”— Ant. Escobar. “ A subordinate, obeying with a good in¬ tention his prelate, nets u Cfitoriously, al¬ though, in reality, ho acts against the law of Gel.” — Ibid. “ Lately was accomplished in Franco an important and glorious discovery, for the instruction of iuipiou3 principles. Clement, in пни dering the king, has uiado for himself an immortal reputation. Ho perished, but be became the eternal exemplar fur France.” — Marianna. “ There are times when tho Pope has a right to deprive heretical and rebel kings of their power. A monarch deposed by the Pope is no longer a legitimate prince ; if, after having been dethroned, he persists in bis op; osition to tho Pope, iio becomes a tyrant, and can be murdered by any per¬ son.”— Suarez. “ It is not fur religions persons or other ecclesiastics to murder the king by secret means, and the sovereign pofitiffs are not accustomed to uso such means to admonish tho princes; hut after having been repri’ maiidcd by threats nnd excommunications, they must he slain by some lay belieVcr." — Bei.laujiiso. V* Clement XIV., published against, the So¬ ciety of Loyola the famous bulli*!; DoAinits ex llcdemp/or,” wti iih4 abfl gious order; in signing tho bull, the same Pope said, “ I sign my death-warrant, but I obey my conscience.” Clement XIV was poisoned soon after by a feumlo Jesuit. California. Tliis field, claiming so Ijrgcly the rcginis of Sin i llii-ni Baptists, is becoming mure and more in te resting. We ought to send numerous mission¬ aries tu supply iu Г1 Iigious destitution. Its cities alone demand a large increase of efficient laborers. Growing as they are with unexampled rapidity, unless an evangelical inCucnce be Impaited, infidels ly and vice will gain» fearful preeminence. The Homo Mission Record thus refurs to St. Fran¬ cisco, one of those cities : “ San Francisco, the most important and pnpolous city in the Stale, already rivals in the cxlcnt of its commerce, the magnitude erection of a small houso of worship at an early day. The prospects of tho Baptists in San Francisco are more encouraging than at any previous period, and the hopo is indulged, that его long each of our two churches thero will possess a substautial aud elegant bouso of worship. This city needs an additional Baptist minister; one, a portion ot whoso time might bo given to tho caro of those denomi¬ national interests of a general character which should ho represented upon tho Paci- fie coast, at the зато time that ho was caring for tho Baptist causo in portions of the city which cannot bo reached by tho churches at present organized. It is be¬ lieved that the results of such culture would abundantly reward tho labor, in tho consolidation of Baptist sentiment upon important points of denominational interest, no less than in tho rearing of new interests in important sections of the city. BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS. amount of tonnago it stands the third city in tho Uuion. Tho population is about 40,099, of whom probably seven-tenths are Americans, tho remaining three-tenths being composed of Chinese, French, Gcr mans, and Spanish Americans. This con stitutes tbo resident population, but there is always a floating population of several thousands, composed of miners, mariners nnd visitors from abroad, so that there is seldom a lime when the number of persons in tho city does not considerably exceed •10,000. Of this population fully uinc- teuilis nro adults, and four-fifths of that proportion aro males; thus giving to this city tho active element, tho strength and energy belonging to an ordinary population of 150,000. To meet tbo religious wants of this place, thero aro eleven church c Ji- flees (l’rotestant) capable of accommoda¬ ting about 5,000 persons. Of these thero belong to the Gongrcgationalists tlirco ; to tho Episcopalians two; to tho Methodists (North) two ; to tho Baptists two ; to the Presbyterians one ; and to tho Unitarians one. The Methodists (South) are about to erect a church edifice. Tho Catholics pos¬ sess two, and aro engaged in huildiug a third, which will exceed iu size and in ele¬ gance any at present existing iu tho city, Tho edifice of the First Baptist Church is situated in tho very heart of the city, in gcod neighborhood, and altogether a most favoraWo position. The houso of tho Se¬ cond (or 1'шо st.) Baptist Church is in the south of tho city, aud about bait' a milo from the other ; this portion of San Francis¬ co is extending more rapidly than any other, and the position is considered a very favor¬ able one. The north side of the city has no church edifiee of our denomiaatiou. The colored Baptist Church contemplate tho RICHMOND, AUOUST, 1834. Special Notice. The Journal wilt hereafter he mailed, ant! the liuoks kept at the Mission Itoumi, First lijpli-1 Church. Subscribers ate therefore requested to send remittances hereafter to the Home and For. ties Journal, Richmond," and not to tht under- dgned. The paper will continue lo be punted at lm office, and brethren coming to tlic city, and not finding it convenient to call at the Mission Посте, can Icjvo their subscriptions at his office. II. K. ELLY SO .V. Practical Scepticism. It is justly regarded as a crime lo disbe¬ lieve llio Divine Word. That word is based upon the strongest ground of evidence, nnd claims an unqualified reception by every human heart. Ho who rejects tho liiblo rejects tbo author of tho Bible. But may it nst be that be is disregarded and repelled by many of tboso who profq-'s to receive ffis iyord, m really as by the open sceptic! ij''h'5rc'Wiryi‘d!sflbwii(rnt*p,rcif,esjpr a-praotU cal sceptio ! Wo propose and urge Ibis inquiry witli reference to tLc duly of appropriating, libo rally and cheerfully, our worldly substance for tbo extension (if tho Redeemer's King¬ dom. This duly is specially enjoined in God’s Word. Promises of the Divino bles¬ sing aro given to every ono who performs this duty. These commands, with tho ac¬ companying pledges of God’s favor, aro to bo found all over tho sacred pages. The most distiuct intimations aro given that his favor will ever bo shown to tho conscientious¬ ly bencvoleut heart. Ami yet bow many doubt, or act as if they doubted, the Divine Word. They rarely, if ever, give to promote tho well be:ng of their fallow beings, or to of its business, aud tbo character of its ,lifru50 lll0 glorious gospel of tbo blessed S“T “Гам. ft.TS «’ ГЫ. msl.u«f a.l, i. ml 0» rral.of ignorance. They know their mas'er s will. It is not because they aro unaware of the exceeding great and precious promises of his Word. These they have read, or mi lit have read, again .and again. Why then do they fail in their duty ? They aro sccplieal hesitating in the lino of duty, because they apprehend it will not result so favorably to them if they shall walk in that path steadily and perseveringly. They know not how lo trust God, unless they can perceive some advantage. They hold back their families and themselves from the excrciao of a be¬ coming benevolence, lest a condition of suffering should result, thus failing to rest upon the Divine testimony, on the safety of doing right. Practical scepticism is a too prevalent sin among tho avowed disciples of Jesus, — Header, art thou guilty ! T. Out Colored Members. It is an interesting fact, that in all eases, wherever an opportunity of contributing to tho African mission lias been afforded to our colored brethren, it lias been gladly em¬ braced, and tho contributions Lave been in most eases liberal and hearty, in proportion to the pains which havo been taken to spread before them tho needful information. Sinco tho organization of tho Southern Baptist Convention, many pleasing illustrations of this fact have been given. Within a short period, sovcral liberal collections Lave been nude and paid over ly this class of our membership, among which may bo mentioned tho payment of ono bundrod dollars by the colored members of tho Baptist church at Millcdgcvillc, Ga. This sum was accompa¬ nied by an expression of deep interest in tbo causo, and of a steady purpose to per¬ severe in this good work. Wo call attention to this subject, and earnestly beg our brethren, the pastors of tho South, to givo their colored members an opportunity, on some suitable occasion, and after duo explanation, to contribute to the Africau mission. It will add not inconside¬ rably to our mission funds— it will do thorn good— and ahovo all, it will please and glo¬ rify our Divine Kedeemer. T. Past Success of the Board. Says our report just published : “ Tlic Board has been in cxistcnco but a few brief years. , Their difficulties havo been many, their trials not a few. They began with no stations and no missionary. Thoy had shared in the expense, and toil, aud trial, which had brought up what is now called tho Missionary Union to its present high position among othor missionary bodios of the world. When they commenced opera¬ tions, it became necessary to arrange for an entirely new system of operation ; to select positions, and obtain men to occupy them. Ours, hitherto, may bo regarded as only foundation work. And even in laying the foundation, wo have found ourselves impeded by a deficiency of laborers. It has been exceedingly difficult to secure men of suffi¬ ciently cultivated minds, sound judgment, indomitablo energy, and strong faith, to en¬ gage in the work. Our churches generally had not been trained to tho consultation of ■ their responsibilities, and -to tho systematic prosecution of this great enterprise. In looking back, therefore, we havo no reason -t^biAtiwragad.^ftaiUi^SiJilSfsJA^^K^i work. We can behold many cheering to- ' ' kens of Ыз approving smile.” Our Future Work. The Board ехргезз themselves in strong language when they s.ay in relation to the future: “In reaching tho closo of their fiscal year, it becomes tho Board, und the churches they serve, to contcmplalo seri¬ ously tho obligations which aro now imposed upon them. God is calling upon tho Bap¬ tists of tho South to tako a more active part iu tlioso great movements which aro to be connected with the dissemination of scrip¬ tural truth, and tho world-wide prevalence of the Redeemer's reign. Tto present, too, is an opportune period for tho employment of suitable meaus in the accomplishment of these ends. Wo live in an eventful age. To say nothing of tho facilities for spread¬ ing tho gospel, arising from tho numerous improvements of tho times, who can fail lo bo affected by tbo earnest aud pathetic cry which comes from our brethren in heathen lands.. It is truly a Macedonian call. “ In unison with tho pleas which come from tho midst of Ch'oa’s idolatrous mil¬ lions, is heard tho cry of Dcntiard aud Bowen. They stand among tho cities of Yoruba, gazing upon the loog, gloomy pro¬ cession as it passes on to the tomb and per¬ dition, and sounding out tho gospel call, they ask, will none from our owd land coiue to help ns 1 We will preach till we die, but who will follow us? And then all along tho coast, whero accessible multitudes are waiting to bear of Jesue, tho call for labo¬ rers is loud and earnest. Shall theso calls bo disregarded I Brethren of the South, it must not bo so. The priceless value of souls, tho souls of millions who havo never heard tho gospel, forbids it: Tbo lovo of Jesus forbids it. His command and bis honor forbid it. No, wo cannot neglect our duty. Let tho present be a new era ia our missionary movements. May wo not Lope that tbo next annual report will show that in answer to united and believing prayer, God has raised up many faithful ones to bear tcstiaiouy for him among tho falso gods of the earth, aod that bo has put it into the hearts of the people to eontributc, with- greatly increased liberality, to sustain' tbit''' great design.”