Home and Foreign Journal, September 1854

. 'A»v 10 HOME AND FOREION .101 IlNAL. (bo Pan Francisco Haplist Association, which was bold with the Ifapthpohurch in the city of Stockton, CO miles from this city,'- and where ouroiwllcnt brother, Saxton, of Non Jersey, is pastor. _ ' Иго. S. is a distant connexion of ray as¬ cend wife. Some important measures were put on foot at this session of tho'1 Associa¬ tion. Among which prominently were those in reference to the re-establishment of a liaptist newspaper, and also vigorous deter¬ minations to seek out men for the ministry from among liaptist brethren already in California, seeing wo can get no ministers from tho Atlantic States to come here. To my own mind, the successful prosecution of both these measures is of ininicdia'o and vital importance to the interest of the Hap- iist denomination in California. The Asso¬ ciation passed unanimous resolutions ex¬ pressive of warm interest and fraternal co¬ operation with tho Southern liaptist Con¬ vention, tho Domestic Hoard at Marion, and toward their missionary to the Chinese in California It really seems to mo a matter of very serious moment, that the Hoard at Marion should without delay send at least two ministers, to occupy some of tho very important positions in California now in- Storing for a liaptist minister. Much would e done tho first year toward their support, and uiicr the first year no call would be made upon your treasury. Can't you send Urn. - ,'of Alabama, and Hro. - , of Virginia, ami llto. - ,"f North Carolina, at once! As I mentioned in uiy last, there is в largo an J s' rung liaptist element in this city. 1 have been toiling and lugging to bring it together, assured that when this was on-c accomplished I should find elite tire backers in my Chinese efforts. The new and truly beautiful Imuso lor the 1Ц list ciiureh on 4th street, is completed this day, and l.ord willing, we hope to dedicate it on Sunday next, the IStli inst. Hro. Rolliiisoti, of Sau Francisco, Urn. Slone, of Marysville, and Hro. Saxton, of Stockton, with Hro. King, of Yolo, aic’tu be with me on that interesting occasion. I expect to baptizo sewal at tho close of tho morning service, and prior to the communion in the afternoon, expect to give the right hand of fellowship to thirteen new members. I feel much encouraged, both among the Chinese a\id Americans. I am atill looking out for a lot, and hope, ere long, to have a chapel in winch to preach to the Chinese. 1 now visit them ami preach to them at their own plac n of business. J udge \\ illia, while wo were at Stockton, accompanied me to a Chi¬ nese establishment, wheie I had syuito an encouraging interview with a number of them. 'I hey assured mo that tlicro were no Chinese idols worshipped in all that re¬ gion. 1 left a copy of my Chinese cate¬ chism with them. 1 have my faintly plea- san'ly located in tins city 1' is very healthy in the city and rrgiin round about, At S'Oekton Iliad tho | basin о и! meeting my old Iriends, Col. and Mrs. » alihall, of Virginia, both -menu era of the Stockton liaptist oi-urch. My paper is full. I’ray fur us. Yours fraternally, J. Lewis Siicck. BOARD-OFtFOIlEIGN MISSIONS. RIOUMOND, SEPTKMnr.il, 18S4. Special Notice. .s.The Journal will hereafter be mailed, and the books kept at ilia Mission Room*, First liaptist Ctiurcti. Subscribers are therefore requested to lend remittances hereaherto tho Номе лап Кон¬ цом Journal, RICHMOSD," and net to Me umJtr- signrJ. The paper wilt continue to be printcJ at his office, and brethren coming to the city, and not finding it convenient to call at llio Mission Itoemi, can leave their subscriptions at his office. II. K. ELl.YsOX. MimtuMpirnis. $200 ( 7 3u a io on Hi 0» 3 lit) The acknowledgments intlie June number uf the Jonrnut appear strangely confused, suinc sums ap¬ pearing that we re acknowledged in May, and oliieis In an irregular order. Thu fault must have been either in Ilia b'errelary or the printer. [It was nut our I'autt.— fiiiitrr.J if any рег-опэ have paid money which has nut been aekimvvleilged, it can yet be dune. Received of Rev. J, O. Seriven, retained Oi. Salary, dpi: . , Of tier. Jesse A. Collins, retailed o;i salnry, Travelling expenses of the same, Of tiev, J M. ItejLotdsou, agent Va., re¬ tailed on salat y, Tmrlln g txpen-es of the same, Printing hy the seine, Of Rev. W. P. Hill, agent for Georgia, retained on salary, &r., Of Texas liaptist Convention, by draft on Rev. David Ki'hor, Of Rev. Bradley Kimbrough, agenlTinn., retained on veal's salary, Of a -hanger in Tennessee, Of J. R. Vaiden, fur liaptist Church, New Oilcans, Of Rev J Foster, subscription from Oak- mnlgt ehurrh, Of Carlton ehuicb, Miss., by James G, Hall, Of Itvv. J. O. Seriven, Of tho Treasurer Gos. As*., Va., for Slunk, Of Baptist church at Tuscaloosa, for Cal¬ ifornia, Of N. orron, for N, O. Baptist church, Of J. Knox, for Dom. Miss., Of Rev J Foster, fir N. O. Miss., Of Mrs F. Davis, Albany vhurrh. Ga., Of the c-tate of Mr. Nash, by Farrer, Mississippi, Of Win. fchelton, Murficcsboro, Tenn., /..a-.iie...:. Whence shall Help Arise? The fact that a largo portion of the cartli yet lies in tho darkness of heathenism, is acknowledged by all Christians. That this condition of things is not always to con¬ tinue, is also recognized. ЛИ nro looking for a brighter day. Tho promises of God warrant such a hope, and we may well in¬ dulge it. Hut the question arises, how; and when, shall tho darkness pass away? To what sourco must wo look for tho re¬ generation of tho earth) An answer to this inquiry will not bo found in looking to man. Wo cannot but be affected by tho utter folly of merely human wisdom, and tho weakness of hutt.au strength. God is our only resource. Whatever of means wo employ, they must bo such as God approves, and if tWo means arc successful, we must look to Him. A deep and settled conviction of depen¬ dence upon tho divine arm in all our mis¬ sionary plans and operations, lies at the foundation of success. Wo must honor Gud if wo would have him honor us.— l’raycr must n.-cend daily to his mercy seat for the multiplication of laborers, and for their preservation and success, when they shall have gono to heathen lands. In an¬ swer to prayer, earnest and united, we may hope that Gud will pour out his Spit it upon the earth, sending out his chosen instruments and redeeming it from tho power of tho enemy. In accordance with this sentiment, one of our brethren in China thus writes: tral African Mission, is received with sin¬ cere grief, hut with profound submission to the wise und holy arrangements of Provi¬ dence. '2. Resolved , That this event, witli others of similar character, does not tend to weak¬ en our conviction of ditty in resect to tho evangelization of Africa, nor our confidence in tho ultimate accomplishment of that glo¬ rious ovent. 3. Resolved, Tint wo tender to. the afflicted husband of our departed sister, and to the large circle of her friends in this country, our warmest sympathy in their bereavement. 4. Resolved, That a copy of these pro¬ ceedings be forwarded to brother Dcnnatd, ami furnished to tho Homo and Foreign Journal for publication. Our Present Necesity. Шг" When the brethren learn that, re¬ cently, llio Hoard have commissioned two additional missionaries for central Africa, they will seo some of the facts in view of the probability of which the appeal fur 5 60,000 fur tho current year was made. Let it bo borne in mind that wo have but within tho settlement, and in the most nn- ! been placet! on the road side unlvitrioj. — provoked manner, bv the Imperial soldiers, Most of tlcso aro made of thin boards— is placed beyond doubt. In less than two' They will be very .offensive. Tlicro was a hours four several parties were attacked benevolent institution in tho city which did with swords, spears and matchlocks— otto of i great good, by burying many of tho poor, these was л gentleman from Cnnton, who, This institution having some .money on unaware of any danger, was walking with a band, shared common fate of Icing robbed lady on the Hiding Course, and they were' of all its funds hy the rebels. Tho latter, suddenly surrounded and set upon by four boa ever, needed coffin?, and promised to or five of these ruffians with swords and give some money to this institution it they spears — while ft mu a greater distance seve- ' would go on with their benevolent work ; ral shuts пего fired upon them. It is diffi-f and it is said the rebel chief subscribed cult to conceive how they both escaped with t §2,000, but will not pay anything. This life, Tito gentleman lias received no less1 institution lias aU recently opened several [hail seven wounds, two of which, in tho day schools within the city, but I fear they I I 1 IS. I il *11 . . 1. . .1.1.. 1.. |a»nn tlllMII lilt I.MtII H’L _ side and arm. although severe, have fortu¬ nately not proved dangerous. wiil not bo able to keep thorn up long. Tho people in tho city scorn always glad to see “ A small guard of eight men and an 1 u*, and say they would have la ed much officer, which turned out with great alacrity I worse hut for our frequent visits In the on tho alarm being given, found the western ' city. W e tell them of the inability of their face of the settlement in pn-sess'tm of seve- 1 gods to help them, and I think they begin d> ral bodies of tho I mperiilist soldier* active-' to see this. Several families in the neigh- # horlmod of my house in the city, have given us their idoN, saying they have no use for them. Others seem more devout than ever, e.iliiugou their gods and reading their prayers. Wo hear iio'tiing from tho interior, or from Pekin, since brother Crawford wrote .ePeaobvouc, with a liberal n«i>et by the energetic steps taken by the regard to tho wo'rk|^to,.us,scudin his Ci(il aml ‘N':ivul liril,sl1 contribution. l.ct,’;tim-?*a3sooia’tions , and churches act ^ompil/SnuJibt This revolution is truly a wonderful movement — God is overturning this cor¬ rupt heathen empire and destroying the idols. The whole land will likely bo thrown open to tho missionary. Hut where shall tho prcaclic s come from? Let us fervently {ray tho l.ord uf tho harvest to send tlent. u this alone is our hope. I shall bo sur¬ prised if hundreds dn not apply In our Hoard to he sent'in a few years. 0 let us pray that God may, at this critical time for China, overrule 'his revolution fur the glory of his name, aud tho salvation of this people. ' T. 633 33 30 00 4-:o ou 5 U0 10 00 1 50 5 till cot; as 30 00 47 3 1 1 01) 1 45 20 0.) 177 50 for California, Of Rev. Jesse A. Collins, agent. Ala., Received of Dr. Tl.omax J. I. L. Not¬ tingham and lady, of Northampton cn , Va., by the hands of L. D. Drummond, executor of the estate of Airs. .Vine £ Taylor, deceased, ■Of 2. Henderson, for Baptist cborcb, N. Orleans, -Of Wm. P. Ragland, on agency of J. 3. It,, ■Of C. Pomroy, for Dom. Miss, and Cal., J7 On 60 00 501 02 1 0) 45 ;i) 2 00 Pfepiis.— During tho last fifty years the number ■of member! of evangelical churches io the United Elatea,h» Increased from four hut dred thousand to •threes million» and a half, being an increase of tight the population has Increased only four¬ fold. Appointment of Missionaries. At a called meeting of the Hoard, held on tho 26th of July, an appointment was conferred on ltcv. S. Y. Trimble of Ken¬ tucky, und Her. A. D. Phillips of Missis¬ sippi, ns missionaries to Yoruba, Africa. — The former is a graduate of Union Univer¬ sity, Tennessee, und the latter has been connected with Meicer University, Oenrgii. These brethren are expecting to join the brethren now in the field, daring tho ар preaching fall or winter. In tho mean¬ time they will spend a short time in Ken¬ tucky and Georgia, visiting tho churches, and promoting as far as possible the great interests of tho mi-sion cause. It is with tho Hoard an decision of thanksgiving, that these brethren have vol- uutarilv, and with so much earnestness, yielded tit n, selves to this work. And yet, what are these among the multiplied tribes that people the central regions of Africa? Have we not in our churches many others who will cheerfully offer themselves for this service ? To God wo will look iu humble prayer, and to the churches with earnest hope, in seeking an answer to Ibis inquiry. T. Mrs. Dennard. The decease of this estimable lady, wife of ltcv. J. K. Dentiaid, of the Yoruhan mission, has already been communicated to our readers. Her removal lias been pain¬ fully felt by tho Hoard, as well as a largo circle of kindred and friends. She wcntchccr- fully to her adopted home in Africa, and her service has doubtless been accepted by (ho Divine Master. As expressive of tho sentiments of tho Hoard in this event, the fullotving resolutions were unanimously adop¬ ted at one of their regular meetings ; 1. Resolved, That tho intelligence of tho demise of Mrs. Dennard, of tho Coa- ly engaged in firing upon any foreigners they could see. Although they retired be- fure the stcaJy advance of this little lmud- ful of men who returned their lire, they several times attempted to recover llio ground, and from their increasing numbers, and tho support they received front the cutups adjoining the road, they must shortly j ynu— all is dark yet, and wo know mt how few agents, and that the Secretaries will ho ‘ bav« fmcee.led had not strong reinforce- long this state will last, hut we believe good ., ? ...... f , , I incuts rittiekly cone up. will come out ol it. i ho whole state of able to v isit but few ol tho churches or as- j „ T||(| u]|(,fc 5l.,,l0l„0nt ,ш naturally in ! allairs has been upturned , many have given sociatiuns. Hrcthren must act in this mat-i a state <>f excitement and alarm, which was, * up their idol*, aud others will do so. Hut ter, in most cases, without the intervention however, in a great measure allayed before | they cannot know the way of salvation un- of an agent. Let^eaobionc, with a liberal s»»fet by the energetic steps taken by tho | le s UJ*> taught them. Whether the in¬ surgents succeed or not (he country is des- and American, lino of tlm camps was la- 1 lined to be more fully opened, and in any ken possession of and destroyed ; and seve- event wo sh.iUjUecd a large reinforcement _^r ral shells thrown into another by the com- of missionariesjtojgo i everywhere through- funds needediwillbo : hined forces, as also inn* nn advanced body out this vailJ!ujjiiro?to preach the go-pel. — ЩЩШшР I of tnen ; which effectually checked all fur- ^ТШпзШ'КмНпа ГОППШОГ i ,her <Ь*п'«'гаЧ<>»- The next day tho Chi- • ,'V ' 1 nc»o authorities, refusing to take any mea- This bolj held 'its annual sesdon recently SUres for withdrawing the laigp bodies of at Grceurille.K’ O^.The meeting began on men encamped on tho edge of the great Tharsday-MtfofJuly, with the commence- Г“Ы|с road, action was concerted between p ... . tho Civil ami >aval autbnriiun of the only ment exercises of tho burnt» University.',^ tavillg any di-posoble Thcso were represented as having been of f„rco al ,|10 ,,ort, a„J a „roup of larg) on- an exceedingly interesting character. After campiuents w ith ditches, paH-aues, and flank- the University exercises, came on the Con- i«g guns were forcibly taken possession of, rentinn, which continued its sessions until and I their defenders summarily ejected, after m , . . . m a snort but Miarii roistaneo. ihecaums Tuesday night. The attoDHonof tins C.m- ,|av0 silK,e Ьш1 Lurl,cJ ,ud ,he dct'cr.ces vention is mainly given to the Furman fJL-ing the settlement are at this пишем University, which is the child of the Con- Uiug levelled to prevent their re-occupa- vention— a pet— hut not a spoiled child — Con. ono of vigorous growth and promising char- ,, , , Г*”’, ~ Y bad during the scholastic ye,r МеИп^са! Observations. 30 to 21 aclsr about IS' 200 students. Too buildings Front a communication received from ltcv. of thcUnir ratty are of imposing structure, 'T- J- Howen, we extract tho following Me- and by those who visited them (this I was teorological Observation for January 1S64 : prevented from doing by rain, at tho only ) Tl.mnwm.ln — 'Ur. 9.°,n Ни- 29tli.— .Win. 65°. time when 1 could have gone,) are said to Ц>е< omelcr — -W*»*. 21° oi. U.e 27tli. — s/in. 1°, llth bo well arranged for tho put poses of such an institution. I predict for Furman a prosperous future. An effort was made, I was informed, in the Hoard of Trustees, to raiso funds to¬ wards an addition of fifty thousand dollars Barometer- ап, I 2U-.hr. 5.9°. •Max. 29 33 in. on l i- 1-t _ Win. 29.011 in., )9ili -.hr. 29 27 in. Fogc* morning* mi Ike 5di, 1 till, 22H, 25th am) 31-t. C und) till 12, M.( ou tin- 4tli, 7lli und 15 li. Tliiiiider in lim N. F.. on I l.c in nings of tlm I IU,. 12th unit Kith. A ‘pro fill- nf rain on tin- Dili I I a. Г p vn> t. ..... I l .. V I* ■■ ill. ll,... About l inch of rumliiimthe N. H.,with thunder, mi the •xrningof tin- -Jt’tli. A hnize lioin tin' N to tho endowment, and that tho gentlemen | H. outlie Sit ami 23d, and fi-mn thcJGih to 31-t i i . ,i ^ ... The rest ..f the lime liom 3. W. nf tho board pledged to the amount ot S 19,000. One member, Rev. J. P. Hoyco pledged $ 10,000. Tho trustees of tho Greenville Academies tendered to the Convention a lot of land and buildings, aud the citizens of Grccnvillo subscribed and tendered likewise 5 20,000, to fuund a Female Collegiate Institute. These offers wero accepted, and order taken for opening the Grccnvillo Female College in January next. 1 did not reach Grccnvillo until Monday a'ternonn. I found llev. J. Walker, Cor. Sec. of the Doit). Mission Hoard in atten¬ dance ou the meeting, and learned that an arrangement had been made to devote Mon¬ day night to tho intei cats of Domestic and Foreign Mis-ions. lirother \\ alkcr ad¬ dressed tho meeting, and took up a subscri|>- tion for tho Domestic Minion Hoard. I made some remarks, but declined to take a collection. On Tuesday night an opportu¬ nity was affurded me of presenting the claims of the Foreign Mission Hoard. And alihougb.liut a small proportion of tho Con¬ vention were present, (as was also tho case on Monday night,) I obtained in cash aud pledges rather over $2,31)0. South Carolina seems determined to do her part in response to the appeal of the Hoard for an increase of funds. The Asso¬ ciations come on this fall and winter, and it is hoped that brethren will at each of them bring this application into distinct notice and secure a liberal aid. J>. Thf* llii'f monit'lrj .il 8m Iheifiornins »‘з« ii^iiall' from T.'»° to 8U°; al 13, .4., from b'3° to ctP; at 8 i'. M., from 60° to 83°. (Diir ЗШишшз. Conflict Lci'ivccfl llic'L'Mncsc and For¬ eigners. The North China Herald of the 8th of April furnishes detailed reference to the collision which occurred between tho Chi¬ nese and foreigners of tho city of Shanghai four days previous. Wo subjoin the follow¬ ing statement of tho principal facts : “ Tho commencement of activo hostilities CHINA— SHANGHAI. J.ellcr from Rev. George 1’caicy. Under Jate of April 2. nd, brother Геа,су Unix writes : Dear Brother:— Your favor of 2G December came to hand about ten days ago, about the time wo were lua’tint: up our rule fur the P. O. Sinco then there has been but little fighting about Sliinglnti. It was said the parties had agreed upon a truce for about a fortnight. They have kept it pretty well. In the meantime the Impe¬ rialists have been pitching their camps and throwing up brcasi-wurks west of the city, but farther from the foicign houses than their former encampments, which they had destroyed by failing to remove I hem as they were bidden by the foreigners, whom their soldiers had exasperated by their brutal attacks. Our brethren and llev. Mr. Cun¬ ningham are waiting to see whether it may not bo safe to remove back to their homes north of tho city. Tito American author! ties I understand promise to keep all fight¬ ing parlies front coming near their dwell¬ ings ; but 1 understand they say they think it would not he safe for ladies to livo so near the b title field. Perhaps no shall he able to toll butter, after a few weeks, what to do. On the 15th instant wo were rejoiced to welcome our dear brother and sister Bur¬ ton. They are both in good health, and had a very pleasant раз Bishop 11, „mo and party, who sailed a month before them, gut in only tho day before they did. I have improved tho few comparatively quiet days in getting out of llio city some того of my books, tablo ware Ac. Wo havo now abandoned all hope of being ablo to spend the summer in the city. Filth has so accumulated in tho streets, that I fear thero wiil be great sickness witain tho city when the hot season comes on. Just in tho rear of our lmuse, and within twenty or thirty yards of it, 40 or 50 coffins havo May God inyliWMejrigltt men to cuiue, and the C h urclieftO.su ppnrt the . Commodore Perry^anil his corps, as you will have learned, have succeeded iu obtain¬ ing a treaty uf peace and commerce with Jnpim — two or three ports open. Ought not oue Hoard tu Semi uussu imrics there on as pos-ible ! I think it very th-ira- 8, uno at Nmgpo, I learn, are ready to as suon : Ые. embrace the first opportunity to leave tho Chinese and go to picaeh to the Japanese; and there may bo some at Shanghai or Can- toil, intending to do the same, but so far as our i„is.-i, m ries are concerned, 1 du not think it would be null lor any of us to abandon China for Japan. If China is soon to be opened, wo will have to send at least two of our mi her into the interior. Be¬ sides this, it will be best for you to send mis-ionarics to Japau fresh fiuiu home, as our knowledge of Chinese would bo of little uso lu us as pteaehers iu Japan. [ Extract of Idler from Rev. Д. I. Cab- anhs. K^lYrrinj to llie re turn of mi«M'mric«, which jrnienmci nciv-viiily ikcihs, brother C'jbanisl itnuiU: 1 am perfectly content to live and die in China, an I pray that I may never be com¬ pelled to leave. Why should I wish leave, when 1 can obtain every needful condor!, and find 'tore work in llio hold's vineyard than I can possibly In! This calls to mind the need of lahoters here, and the remark sometimes made, that the mis¬ sionaries are probably at times providential¬ ly forced Io go Inane, ill order to awaken others and induce them to come out. Tbit is likely true, lint it is not very consoling to think that any one nf us here may possi' My lo thusafihcicd, in order to arouse some Jottasos to their duty. Please say to all such I hope they will spire us, hy cheerfully obeying tlte dictates if conscience, and the providential cull upon them to come lo this land, where God seems to lie opening tin way und preparing tl e minds of rite people for the geneiul sptead of his truth, 'i he fact is bretliicn, the field is ripening so fast here, we have not time to be coining home after you. 1 will also add, that if the whole Chinese Umpire is open to tlte labor! of llio missionaries, as wc think it soon will be, wc shall then havo our hands loo full lo bo constantly writing to urge you to dt your duty. So it would bo much bette: tu come along without any further cere¬ mony. What say you young brethren ii the ministry ! V hose particular duty is i to сото we know not, but you know it и tho duty of some of you. Let each one, then, with an holiest heart, praycitully ask, "is it my duty?” Do not be afraid h make this prayer, lest tho lot should fid upon you ; for he assured, Gud will suataiij you in the path of duty just as rcudily i China as anywhere else. Out of tLis pad you aro safe nowhere — not even iu belovt and happy America. >- ter ’eli- ha' bu' Tb of hat Lav 8ct eh frot tioi arc in: do the ten wili pic: frci cal . may to t in t so :cc 1 upo CANTON. Extract of Idler from ltcv. B. W. WhI den. THE READINU OF THE 6CRIFTCRES 1.4 ТП>| CULLuQUIAL, Oil SPOKEN STYLE You aro are aware that there is a diffi once between tho stylo used iu convex» tion among tho Chines-, and tho stylo in hooks. It is tho /or of the chmacltr- that determines tho meaning of a scntenC'1 in a book. If a Chinese can see u charif ter and knows what it is, tho sound course is nothing ; but if a Chinese tal up a book and reads aloud to others, unlesj they aro scholars, they cannot understir tlun arc reci tion atie Chr — at rus. It that of t noiri Ha vi I alon is v*i I ai o'cll ГСП). cone abou to tl Amo wo - simii meat tho I alone taioi the b