Home and Foreign Journal, September 1852

VOLH-MR И. IUCIIMOND, SEPTEMBER 1852. ~"Г" I$11L.!SHED BY ТШЗ. BOARDS |,i \j5D оГ 1ЩШ1С MISSIONS. MARIAN. ALABAMA, SEPTEMBER, 1352. ' * 1 “ Appointments by the Board. Iiuri'- tH» 4r!t Wtcf of *'lC l're,ont year, fn„’ \pril 1 to Jnt» 1, in addition to keeping np^ Г..1 ul flu' termer atatinn», twenty-one new appoint- |,JU. |, «on raado by the lioarJ, Involving to noday Wlu,„ $tiiKD anil 57000. Those appointments are “ ' .i.i rent Slates. There are at this moment nine ID "f|, ; , . . пап» applications hefeva tho Board. ,i maii’v 1 f these cases, the application is not for tho ap- ' . . „) this i.v that individual, but for the appoiut- £ . . „„ smtahla missionary «elected by us. Our * . ,|„ Ш|г aoeni to ho atftro of what is involved in |„.| n ill, -re is a c hurch, tho Hoard uevop appoints *l> ( |l4;i„,i except- on 'the application >f that eburoh. ^ l|iri,u,i t„, if the Hoard or any members of it aro u-itl, D suitable individual they can sud.de iu- ,h inti sometimes. Hut wo never not nn a ease ,■ • ir.'li loipuati it. Where there is no ehnrch, *, uiouihi'M or a neighboring Association or , . I apply for the appointment of a particular in- i ■ ■ . the regular manner. When, in such case, the i . ..,1,0 at, iudividiinl falls on tho Board, it is ’ ,, 1 1 . the best of onr ability ; hut in such oases , 1, , „мм in mind, that it is a matter of time, deli- „ 1 .usVi -nUy to lind ministers suited to particular involving a good deal of confidential corres- .,,„1 , i„piiry. It must abn ho homo iu mind I, Ц are sent out by a Hoard without the .„ , e. a • tho greatest core is requisite, Ob' DOMESTIC AND FOREICSY., .MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION. - - ii - .* Ш V •& •rul preach die gospel all through tho neighboring States of Wmico, and even hear it to tho islands of the PaotOe. 1 cannot conclude this letter without «creasing tho deep and grateful emotions of toy' heart to the Baptist Domestic Miaskiuaty Hoard, for sending .so many missiona¬ ries to this young, beautiful and interesting country. I who have been here from tho first and witnessed all, have no powor to tall you how God lus blessed your labors of love, ™ltity only can rovoal these mailers. Go on, .dear brethren. Heaven las its good things laid up for you all.- May God give yon gra.ee never to, ho weary iu, this great work of our divine Muster, ЙагоЬсг l<ijt t) the Catholic churob, «I in round 'lumbers, two millions ! ■Application ' of tin. Ропщ, in tn/utlf of tic Jlfi'f" tf 00,lvcr.,‘1» ««piMf church ii ’МЫ», Mu. ■’o.f.-.n t In Uie latter part of February last, the Baptist churhh of tbii eity, .after i visit of Roy. D. Bf ’Burns, dm of Memphis, Tenn., un .uimously extended а оаД ’to him to bo, ’ото their pastor, and appointed mo to correspond with your Board upon the subject of obtaining its assistance.' * Tho peouliar circumstances of adiorsity un¬ der whioh this ohuroh has labored for many years, and the' apparent, commencement of its prosperity and influent? fur good to this wliole community, under the preaching' of hrothor Burns, wo would urge before the Hi, aril, as our reason for rnuking tins call, and why it should be granted, Persons of all conditions and denominations t! T! с Bnraeiilc Board add California. ,, m the paragraph above, .will in part reply . i.H-uini, ’„dons' wo have -reoeivml in relation to , . It i- not tho work of a day to send out mi»- , i,„,l,y distant point. Tbomenwhoalono arc wanted „id ■ mi do good, are just tho men who can least be ; e..md 'wild will bo most loath logo. Wehavo I, l ., i \t, * naively on thin subject, and bbpu yet b»- ....,, r goes to press, to ho able to anuounoe i Lretliren to whom wo lnvw written aro • . ,., , an appointment. Two bratlircu, esteemed , , ,i. tly adapted for important usefulness, .1 that they must ponder for a short" time . riling a reply. The Board' has, after raa- ,i.‘,i0. i iti iti, I'uinc td'tfis'cdttclnndhVlh'A H is I hair ,,f mu- -ary, to invito aotlio who are now pastors .rein tins enterprise at the osponso of giving up i • - vir -„i-ta nf usefulness, nnd leaving upon them tho , inih'j if ueoeptingor declining tho call. In tho I .„. ‘hr Ji.iaril .are desirous of becoming acquainted si..- n.mes of Southern Baptist ministers willing to • ■ mi ul'M lie nbservod, that none such liaio been I the Board thus far. We should also do-ire ■ pi.mfs nf the oarnsifedesires of the hrolliren for ■ 1 1 iilar liel'l to ho occupied, itl|f«cial subsoriplious ' ’Vai* . Coiniiuiiiirntioiiff. Texas. I'i on the llon’bh Judge Baylor. 'I, r wav received-just as I was on tho wing for • • i .unties of my judioial circuit,. and they eiu- • . it.-r part of the Bold of labors you wish to и, I i1 Miit. 1 thoroforo thought it advisable to i.-i'iul oi,»- more. I mingled freely with the ”. i", ii l.i-il more than usual oi such occasions, i о m!i iif uty observations is os follows. Tho • ' which is above this, requires Some i’ ,u- pious, talented ond zealous missionaries, им- ч voral good brnthron preaching within tho ■l this Association, but thoy-want more laborers— mi give tone to society, nnd to the denomina- I-.|'" r livers talks of going to California. The I | mis iu the district of country mentioned, are "i. 'Mir!-!, Contrcrille, Camornn, and Wholook. ■ "i the -e important points is there a single sta- 4 • 1 j 1 1 i |<ro:if!ior. ' ■ I’" ill l'idior was appointod by our State Con- ' ' j ri'i.-li pj'ovo this oil Lite Brazos river, as high v ". 1 luring tlie last summer, 1 attended several i " . . lings with him. He baptized seventy-eight but wo can on»- him but ono hundred dot- •' ' fir too little, for his whole time. His family 1 It • -upporlgd' and he kept iu the Cold all tho "f tlm greatest importance that the Brazos river, • 'unulli Wits highest eettiements, should he eup- ■'ii efficient ministers. At present there aro but e places. well supplied with a Baptist tstnisiry. •no fialicston,. Houston, and Washington. But i и >."t induce «ото of tho brethren to turn their a t" tin's section? May tho good Lord incline their ‘■'•tiai here. evaminatiou of our itistitulion, which has just iia- been most satisfactory to all nnd highly grati- ■ it- friends. Our institution has now four young ' ■ have received their education here, now in V, est- t-'s two in the pulpit and two at tho bar. They It of thorn taking a very high Stand, and will no '• ng honor to tho University. .May wa not hope "ly to rend out from here pious young^rotjo who Mr. Mullen’s Statistics. . un following is a statement given by tho llcv. Mr. Muller, ijrinn Catholic priest, jo prove a defection of about • from tho Banal Communion in tho Unitod as: t") •wclvs years ago America had a population, according 'D.-, England. Bishop of. Charleston, of 1.200, OOt). .relating the increase of this number by births at thn > «null number of 500,000, and adding fur converts bo larger cities and towns, 20,000, wo will have tho Win? total jbolio emigrants from tlm year 1825 to IS 1 1, 800,000 4 _• • do, do, do, 1311 to 1552, 1,200,000 di’, from other countries, ’ • '250,000 kjn-jicitn Oathplic population 12 years acojsjt' 1,200,000 ■Mfrcasobv births tince, 500,000 ' ^ 20,000 ijlixf’-hln) eight tolc OAtiralfyajiwJ .ruber who are Catholics, ,«,010,040 1,0-0,000 1,000,000 ■ /rout ifinr Bltoiaiintira. hoar him with marked saliihotion, and our church especi¬ ally with great edification. ' 1 hear that brother - will place in the hands of brother Carpenter tlm sum of fifty dollars ns his annual subscription', subject to tho disposal of yopV Board. This letter, in other parts e£ it, rpoaks in the, very highest terms of brother Burns. ' . и,,- Application of the Vicksburg Baptist church, ' ,, 11 We have been dc.-titute of pronohing siunc last Oc¬ tober, when brother Ktisscil loft us to supply tho church' at Lexington, Mo. Wo were greatly benefitied by tht> lil/orality of the Board, hut shall ho quite unable to carry on tho good work, without further assistance. Tim Ro¬ man Catholics oocu|)y a largo and magnificent edifice im- medistelv opposito our ohuroh. They are growiug rapidly, and tmo would iuiagimi, to see thorn about 10 Л. M. of ft Sahhijh morning, to compose tho whole city. The place V remarkably healthy, and the largo number of children here ought to h) provjdo j .jyilh j&hbatKlypJi.qoia ;aj!j,Jtr»t gospel pre robing. Onr means are quite limited, owing to the loss by doatli of two of our most valuable brethren. “ Wo have a neat honso, in a choice location, easy of access. 1 was forced to raise $3110 the utbor day amoDg our citizens to pay ties last Jght duo ou our house. I had before raised §0000 acdSo could not consistently follow the example of our New Orleans brethren. I consider ours till host property belonging to tho Baptists from Louisville to tho mouth of the river. With' wlmt wo can raise hero and by aid of tho S.atc Convention, we can support a singlo man, if your Hoard will exhmd'thc aume aid as before. -* . ,? ЛПАВАМА. 'ire о/ Bn:. Jeremiah Reeves, matonary .among the 'C Its within the bounds of the Jlrthel Association. fiTiis missionary report» in six wool’s’ labors seventeen Aliens, fire oilier meetings, three hundred nnd eight miles Ueled, twelve baptized, cue restored, fourteen received tporience. iinhjoiocd is a letter 'from tho South Western Baptist, mg an account of an interesting work of grace in nnu- ilssoctationA н,\Гши me to say to those of your readers who feci a vn interest in tlm spiritual welfare of tho colore,! peeplo, fid I know, there are пипу such,) that an «tensive ptkooing prevail- on sovcrnl plantations around Osioc»-, lie. An tntellieent man, belonging to Major ML, whom ttely baptized, tells me that until recently, though Ids ter, has lead a largo plantation for many yours, there was ? religious servant on tho place: but now, ahuuatall, from ^grey-headed old man down to lira children, aro trying pray. Indeed, overy SuMmth afternoon [ havo been’ ■re, fur some time, 1 havo boon almost wholly octoliied Scsperiotioos ami administering baptism. I at- h'lrcb every other Sahhath. Between thirty-fivo d, forty hare been reeoivod for baptism, some Unity of mtiljUvu been luptize.il. The.ru liavo also been u few sfistoos, during tho kpving, I’.cro at I’roviilenca. "tLst my position is a very responsible ono, tho ex- п-Чав:— — • -r.- - - =zg=S=g moonlight falls upon tho smooth’ sia. Tett, 'ladies and g?g^j & tleircn, the paw of our Saviour, tlri roligion,«f Christ pjuv , secore а Ьар|,у future to nations. Bulgjlas! tl.ero Is jot jjy no Clmslian pcoplcon earth— not a siuglo one amongst, ’ :а1Щ have ijntko the word. It is harsh, ‘hut true. Near-.q* , ^ ‘ 'ly two thousand years Imvo passed since Christ has pro- j Claimed tho eternal decree of 0 ml, to which tho happiness nf : ' mankind is hound, aud has sanctified it with his owd blood, and still there is uot ono single nation on *ur|h uhith’ wouU haco enacted into its law-book that Merns\ dtctcq Some few may bo Chiistlaos.hat their mtion ii not— their- country is not j the era of Christianity has yel to cva;-e, ami when it - — -a, then, only then, will ho tho future of , ualions wire. Far be it from mo to misapprehend the IrrA • * . men.se h-m!lit whtcii Christian religion, each is U already • > is, has operated in mankind's liistory. It has influenced tho private chataclcr- of uian, ond tWsocial condition' of millions i it was tl,o nurse of a new clviluatipn, and-sofbr, - » ’ 'cuing tho.mnnnois-imil morals of men, its. inthiencg has. .beeii felt even in the- worst quarter of hiatory— in Ччг,-, IBilf U.O'ogli'tliit 'benfficai milu'iVndo^nf'CliltStlaillty'Vd® have choorfolly to aoknowledgo, yet it «.still’ uot to bb^j va. disputed that the law of Christ doo.t yet nowhere rule thj ’ /**' Christian world. Further on, bo says : — Tlioit art falloD, О my country, hetauso Cliristianity has yet to сото; hat it is not yet to come — no where!' A'o where Oil earth! And with the shatp oyo of misfortune piercing tho dark veil of tho .future, and with tho tongue.; of Cassandra relating whirl I вес, l cry it out to high Leit- veu, and shout it out to tho earth— “Nations, proud of your momentary power; proud of your freedom ; proud of your prosperity. Your power is vain, your freedom- is vain, your industry, your wraith, your prosperity aro rain; all this will not saro yifii from sharing tho mournful fato of Ihosc old nation» not less powerful than you, not leas free, not less prosperous than you — and still fallen, as you yourwlf will fall— all vanished aa you will vanish, like a bubble thrown up from tho deep' There is only tho law., of Christ, there uro only tho duties if Christianity, which J? , can secure vour future, bv snowing at tho same time hu- Щ' inanity. * . * / Yes, gentlemen, as long as the principles of' Christian morality are not carried up into tho international relations — as lung is the fragile wisdom of political exigencies over¬ rule» tho doctrines of i’lirist, there la uo freedom or, шг1Ц- lirm, nnd the future of no nation sure. But let a power-' fiojio who do not bring a writleu permi.saion from the owner or oversier endorsing their chaiacter for obedience sod •-onoctneas on the plantation ; and when previonj to their ptofossiou they hare been decidedly vicious, to put otf hearing tl cm, in mmc oases, that time nay tost the natter. In addition to this, I visit tho plantations kero at home, iirquiro into tho oharnctor ond conduct- of tho professors, arid preach to thorn there, an much ns the demands nf two intelligent congregation», ministered fo by ahlo men, iti tl-e peraou' of my predecessors will ptrmit. . I oiake llicse statements, to asorrtoin n bluer way, if any firother will communieats it ; and to cnntribiitn some- tUing to counteract that excessive dUtrnst nf tho colovwl Sle, which seems to mo (and I am very far from being uloua, M easy to ho imposed on Ly: professions from " - white or black,) sometimes to exist, Tho fact seems to bn, tkiat, bating tlicir extraordimry oxeitahility, a thing com- nun to all uncultivated people, and their inferior self-re- . ill.»,, л шл t n I л 1 alirtil nn ,1 a tn,l.,li an n-int A* r.ittan rvo tremdy mortifying to me, to bo called on for a Baptist minister to attend a funeral or visit s siok person or per¬ forin a marriage. Baptist families are oompelled to call in tire aid of other denominations. Wo thus loso much of our natural nnd proper influenoo. Wo havo about thirty white members, u largo majority of whom ore females. There are hut aboot throe paying main members. Our colored church is largo ond would, according to present appearance, increase much if wo had but a pastor. , Yours, W. H.Sl'AKKt. Decline of Popery admiltcil. There lias boon a good deal nf exeilement of into, iu Ireland, both among Homan Catholics slid Proioalants, occasioned by tho publication of a letter in the TaUot, (a tiimous Kiirnan Catholic newspaper of Dublin,) wriuen by a priest of tho uatuo of Robert Mullen, from New Orleans, snd addressed to tho editor. In this' loiter it is asserted tint there is u most, stunning defection from tho trim fait'u going on among tho Homan Catholics who come to this country from Ireland and other papal countries. Of this letter nnd tlm whole subject to which it relates, w-c shall trice oepasion to spouk fully. Wo came from Liverpool last nutninn in the same steamer with this lley. Mr. Mullen ond his colleague, who were deputed to this country by primate Cullen to collect funds among tho Ro¬ manists to found a l’apal University at Tburles, in belaud. In prosecuting tills mission Mr. Mullen hi' Icon led to visit шипу of the principal cities of our country, and sur¬ vey the state am} prospects of liomaniam among us. And verily tho prospect is anything but satisfactory, if he states the truth. Ilnwovcc this may bo, Wo shall content, ourselves, at present, with giving the following sj*ot, they are. to be. tclit-tl on as much as white' persons. Thus* i»iiiits must bo guarded. I ain glad to lo ahlo to say, that among the tnmSidonbla numbers 1 liavo rocoivod into the i-iiurelios, first snd last, doring a ministry of sev¬ eral years, but a few hnve disgraced ; a large portion liavo, Ц a good degree, adorned their profession. / Much blessed iu the privilege of preaching the gospel to the poor, as well us tho rich, I аш Your», in tho bonds of Christ, 11. B. TtAOUK. . Providence, July 0, 1852. , 'flu Fulure of Nations Dppenlent on llidf I’iclj. , Such is the title of a lecture recently delivered by Kos- s'ath in Now Y'ork, for tho benefit of his Mother and sisters. It was an open, honest appeal to Iho public, influitoly more creditable than tho fiction of Hungarian bonds. in the oourse of thus lecture, Kossuth examines tho va- r ious source» of the supposed permanent strength of ua- t.'innt, laws, liberty, military strength, Ac., and pronounce» them all inadequate t„ senate a hoppj1 future to tho nations of tho earth. Christianity living in l!,o bcSr'is of tho whole people, showing itself in public snd in private life, ho es- t ooms alone sufficient. Tho following arc* one or two «- tracts. Wo only arid, if this doctrine bo iruc, how Import¬ ant the work of homo missions! и Йеп apeak of tho Christian religion,” ho says, “and «tjlo themselves Christians, anil yet male a distinction be¬ tween virtue iu private llfo and virtue in pullio life, ns if ourselves, at present, wire giving ™ - - - - the divine law of charity would have boon given only for ffunia letter V a correspondent of the London Times, certain small relations, .ml not lor all tho rclattonsho- writing from Huhliu, respecting the “ falling away” of llo-'! tween men and men.” To secure the future of nations, i, inn Catholics ou their combe to the United States. i fill nation, liko jours, raim Christian morality intuits pub¬ lic conduct, tli.it nation will havo a future ngnios_t which lint very Bill’s of hell itself will never prevail, rality of its policy will react upon Uio morality i The mo¬ ot its indi¬ viduals, and presort о it from domestic vice, which, tvllKduH - ' that morality, over yet has attended loo much pro.-i'Cyityi^y aud over jot waa followed by a dreadful fall. Wjiy Wo cannot forhonr to add that it is just beesuso «о тапуЖв men Lavo in all ages hail tho notion that Christianity •nfic-Jj.'''’'' tinned such schemes of notional crusade ai he advocated, that so littlo real approach has boon roado towards Чпцтай bi d Christianity. If wo bad-more faith Iu the powor-ofi'’''^- _ _ nijjdies— a r . _ ami ‘virtue, and loss in war— wostoiilil bo 1псгс'м1Т7'ш1 who Mid my kingdom is not of this world. ibgVut. Э 8uL I lie believes that this error , oust he corrcetcd and the more | ^ “J Г‘о/РЫа b t^ • Mr' but of national life. Kossuth say, : , сД .notT.er, z “ The letter of the Rev . admissions of tho gradual extinction of tho Roman Utbo- ° . * t1 4 \ niniliinll anvil The Clilocbc la California. Two tliousand fivo hundred of these landed in San cisco in ahont ten days. Tho Journal of Commerce si лк This largo immigration has called oat it special ‘hibst i^kV from Gov. Biglor to tho Legislature, betraying a maja'ofJ ignorauco in regard to tho ohnractor of tint people, which •' is truly surprising. • The Chinese, among whom there arc many men of intel¬ ligence and moral worth, rwpcctaUo'inerrhauM and traders, and who aru regular in tlicir attcndauoo in our houses of worship, havo written a reply to tlm Governor’s mosstgo, 1 signed by their own nmnos, in behalf of their countrymen. I ain personally acquainted with two of the signers of ,the letter, and know that tlicir statements aro truthful and re¬ liable overy way. , They aro men of wealth— morohanls— f and ono of llmm is a regular church-goiug mau, and as do-.-V'^ Tout as any strict Ncw-Eiiabuder In your own midst. я,-_ To-day wo hour of farther disturbances lit tho mined, fi- growir.g out of bostiio feelings at tho success of the C'li- Hi., i, who uro onustantly driven out from their placed wlioil- over they aro fortunate in fi'iding a good load. Surely our government should protect these, and all foreigners, vrlio,' under our laws, havo a perfect right to dig goly, wherever they chooso lo locate, Tho Chinese are a quiet, peaceable, temperate race of men, diligent in the pursuit of their call- !f ing, and anxious to learn all the good they can of us -. and, contrary lo tho generally admitted opinion, aro valuable citizens, and add wealth to our State and nation. At prevent there aro a fow I’crsians.iu our city. They attracted considerable altontiou on the l'ltza last week, while engaged in worshiping tho sun. . Wo know of no good rcsson why Chinamen should ho excluded from tho mines, while ill other foreigners arc ad¬ mitted. Wo ore far from believing that they aro the worst jS". • class of. emigrants who сото to our eho,es. What a right, lVrians worshiping the sun in tho United • fi S litre! Wo would havo thorn freely tolerated; lull will uot our brethren give 1 s funds lo aend eight or ten mis. «binaries to convert these Asiatics' The subjoined letter to Governor Biglor, givee the most ■ autlientio statement in regard lo tlm Chinese, end is wor¬ thy to lo read carefully $ ( San Francisco, April 2Э, 1S52. Sir : — ' The Chinamen havo learned with sorrow that you liavo published a inustigo against them. Although wo aro Asiatics, some of us have been educated in American schools, aud hare learned your language, which hu ena¬ bled in to read your message in tho newspapers for onr- . the rest of pur countrymen. deal about it, and after con- wo have determined to write 't> I, therefore, who. do not ile-pair of my own country'» | you as decent and respectful a latter as wo could, pointing