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- Home and Foreign Journal, September 1857
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- Date
- 1857
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- Volume
- 7
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- Issue
- 3
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- Editor
- ["Poindexter, A. M. (Abram Maer), 1809-1872"]
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- Creator
- ["Southern Baptist Convention"]
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Home and Foreign Journal, September 1857
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VII.
RICHMOND,
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MARION, ALrW NASHVJLLE, TENN., SEFT’R, 1857.
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NUMBER 3.-
PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS QE TIIE SOUTHERN BAPTIST ' CONVENTION1.
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iiMaaiaba»u.
Iniliun Minins.
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tse. John
О Лето,-
During
‘t,r he ha. travelled G01 miles,
11 5 • , -iprmons and baptised
K'
.„a thirty-'*
ooverts.
ami kindred trials met him, as they have
thousands of others in like condition, and
which too often prevail. Bui, not so in the
case of llcmo. He 1 believed on the Lord
Jesus Christ with all his heart,’ hut had
not been baptised. Hut, baptised he must
be. In August, 1S55, he followed his bles¬
sed Redeemer in this ordinance — was bu¬
ried with him in baptism by Rro. Buck-
tier, and set apart to the Seininoles, among
. whom he is now so successfully labouring.
He is about forty years old, weighs 220
pounds, a little inclined to corpulency, yet
of quite fair proportions, a good sermon-
izer, and an attractive speaker.
CHECKS
Report of Joseph A. Lands. — Baptised
four and ordained four deacons.
Report of
Нее.
II. F. Buckner.— C23
miles traveled ami eleven baptised.
Report of Yutojuh. — This brother is a
full blooded Creek— cannot speak English,
and is unable to make out his reports with¬
out the aid of some one who understands
English and the method of making out re-
When hi- little son was about 1 ports. Hence no report has been received
si- J ase he took him to St.
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■ from him for a year. During that time he
а ..не
,it his visits for the sale of j has travelled 1,500 miles, visiting the sick
tYhib their the father fell into j nml preaching from house to home. He
. at „nib- Oiceks and was killed, is quite advanced in life, devotedly pious,
little orphan without one to re- j and looks forward with patience and hope
lim ; and who was unable to give ; when be shall say, " I have finished my
' . ,he only Baptist Missionary
•he Scir.inoles. He is supported
L paaoht Association, Miss. The
^e,s rgres.smg in this branch
о
. c„etJ. Reinforcement is needed
much encouragement to labor
M, John Doeulass Bemo.
, „Jie a lew incidents in the history
tlissionary which will interest the
,f the journal.
4,.et Wj, a Spaniard and his moth-
.„loir, of Meko-suke town. They
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.rub, and the Spaniard de-
urh of In- lime to hunting nnd
- name or place of residence. He
aim up by a Frenchman— a sea
Hy iho name of John Hemo, by
There have been fix additions by! baptism
since the last report. God is blysing the
labors of our brother. Most of the mem¬
bers are full bloods." j*'*
Report of Rev. Lewis Cass of Rock Creek I
Church — " With this Church wc^ieli! our j
last quarterly meeting, which clhtinued ■
tjiree days, commencing June Slli. We
enjoyed a refreshing season from'the pre-
sencc of the I.ord. Sinners were deeply
affected by the power of the Gospel — I
Peace and unity prevailed in onr meeting.
Fifteen souls have been added since Hie
last report."
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Report of Rev.
?Гя.
Cass, of •filrushy i
Creek Church.—" This Church issgjall but !
there is much people here. The prospects '
Siite encouraging. Six adJitionsfi'uriog
e quarter." . " ,
This Missionary does not speak
Brother Folsom says, " Brother Casa is a
faithful servant of the Lord, and his.beon
blessed in his labors."
course, I have kept the faith,” fee. We
were most favorably impressed with an in¬
terview with him through an interpreter.
. was taken on a sea voyage. In j
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asked when we expected to make ano-
■acity no served seven years. His ; ther visit to the Indians. We replied that
,, gi> e him hi» own name “ John ! possibly we might in the fall of '58. He
During the latter part of this solemnly remarked, “ You may sec my
arsol sea- taring- life lie became grave then, but me, you piobably will not
mus in regard to his soul. Hi» | see.” He reports 3 baptisms,
attracted the attention of one of i Report of Jacob Hawkins. — Traveled
h -adors, who made enquiry into I 337 miles, baptised twenty-one, received
• • On ascertaining it, a prayer- j 0ne by letter. He writes :
uane man, he bad a warm and j
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pr6 The cause of re-
•i-mg heart, and was the possessor 1 ligion is advancing in this nation, and
*. Inst'-ad of threat and ridicule, i many, who a few years ago, were bitter
13 read iacbf№ <d. the JMml
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m
1 , . , . warm advocates of the faith. The prmci-
...iipture io the anxious boy as lie pj, men o|- |his Bltion are becoming more
-ifsi suited to his condition of ,mj more favorable to the cause, and it is
-.oil was pleased to bless this hum- ■ to be Imped in a few years they will all
-imentalitv to the peace of the tn- hl; bold defenders of the faith they once
aflpi; lh" hw cvfnt I tnCd “viurTmthcr in Christ,
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ia nuladclj'hia, ami wai not j Jacod IIajvkins.
nwkmg the acquaintance of Roy. j ^ Jmf; P( ,,_B
youglass, the raster of the Alan- ,-sf|1 Juti lb uarter lwenl}..ninc,
hutch, into wlio.-e family ho was! . .
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. , , ,, . , Report of Ilalochec Islands.—" BO miles
it and t-ared lor. Ho now had a . . . ,,
I traveled, ten baptisms, twenty-six others
; manifest deep anxiety about their salva-
' lion.
James Yntonjah reports one baptism
Report of Rev. D.
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McIntosh.— Creek
Agency.
“ I am thankful to my Heavenly Father
that the cause of religion is advancing in
my country, anil before it, ignorance and
superstition are vanishing. May the Lord
cause the time soon to conic, when this
, . . , dark nml benighted people shall have all
■'wnt to travel in the Stales to! the blessedness of a people whose Co-1 is
lnnd- fur ihe establishment of a! |be
o-'n M.-.ion School among the! For the quarter ending June 30lh, the
* ,il'1 a^'ricy he filled with sue- j Creek Missionaries have reported ninety
' ibli-diinent and pro-perity ' nine received by baptism, and there are
h 'ol -*re indebted measurably to 1 five Missionaries yet to hear from. And
'“h ut. 1 fifty-one among the Choctaws, — total, 150
lw "ir' “S" his mind was directed ' for the quarter. Surely the Lord is en
* carelul examination of the sub- gaged for tiro Red Men. Wo need more
'iptum than he had ever given it. j men, more money and more prayer for the
nation of this thorough and im- poor Indians.
,|Ve,tigation resulted, as it usually ! ’ choctaws.
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made with the spirit of honest
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• .-Li Ace. Peter lotsoms Report. — "I have
UiatbeL resi-ti econ- hfell laboring since my last report. Seven
and ik
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!h° 0nly
ргорм гои!»
have been added to the Cold Creek
11 mat immersion is the finly • Church, which now numbers twenty-five
1 m°d* of baptism. But the slrn»- 1 members— one of whom is a colored wo-
. '"’Dei ended. He was associated t
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e ago who., I took charge
“"flewhom k. r , of this Church it number; I but five mem-
mJZ lp:p,l“frr 'V,IOm I hers. Cod ha, blessed this little flock and
, . Pn' of warm friendship j it
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growing. Besides the care of this
kindness— to whom .he. felt 1 little Church I have several other places
«««ted, under God, for his quali- 1 Por preaching."
Under whose pat- j Report of Rev. Men ShonMei. — This
„
"ll!'!cnce he was occupying a | brother has charge of Cedar Creek Church.
Leonid seemingly accom- He is a full blooded Choctaw, neither
'*d th” ™ ,masler 3 c?n>6- If B< speaks nor understands English. Peter
Ws e!c *'es nnd associations,. Folsom makcs.out his reports. He says
№.J. ° Pormc'I Jnd new -fields
и
This ij quite a large Church, and bro.
- 0 among strangers. These Shcmubbec has been faithful in the Lord.
-•■acior — ini- who felt a deep con-
ti.a nr Mortal interests, and an
"-at he -ImulJ be eminently usc-
■ "oivs. lit in-erts his own name,
""0 that of the new comer,
nm “Jnlm Douglass
Вето,"
and
‘Hion fur his education among
U’-rian .—the Mariner’s pastor
10 tL.'t denomination. When
4"a!ili.’d,
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was set apart to
к
Hi-'ion. Was subsequently ap-
'he
Report of Rev. Simon Ilancock^cf Red
Lick Church.— Does not speak English. —
lirotber Folsom says: ih
“ This is a small Church, but in'a pros¬
perous condition and success attends the
labors of Hie pastor. Five souls !ra|e been
added during the quarter In summing up
tiro additions during the quatter to bur five 1
churches, we have an increase oj^tbiity- 1
nine souls. Cod has done great things for j
us, whereof we are glad.”
Wc had the pleasure of a personal ac- i
quaintance with all five of ihcsq. native (
Choctaw preachers. They arc worthy and
faithful men. Each one has the charge of j
one Church; besides which they have two
or three other regular places for preaching,
yet there is a regular meeting every Sab¬
bath at the Church, whether tire JflHor is
present or not. Thero is always some lay
brother or brethren present to conduct a
prayer meeting or deliver exhortations.—
An example that our white churches in the !
States would do well to imitate. At «bother
time we shall speak more at lengtlftyhese
brethren. They are all in the ‘‘jffkansas
District, and have no white Mtss^j^y to
aid them. We hope soon to ha
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hot given me strength and grace to labor
three months more, and I have the plea¬
sure nf saying that my labors have not been
in vain. Cod has made hi, word efiectual .
to the conversion of sinners. To Him be
all the glory. The la.-t month (June,) has .
been a happy month to me and many i
others. Two weeks ago yesterday we had ;
a large congregation, and during the after- •
ternoon service the whole assembly, with
very few exception, were in tears. We j
felt it was good to be there, because the
Saviour was present smiling on all around. J
" During the quarter I have lost one day. i
I could not reach my appointment, being i
prevented by high water.
“Five have been added by baptism.— ,
Eternity alone can disclose the number .
who have been hopefully converted.
“ The prospects of further additions arc
encouraging. Five places have been sup¬
plied with the preached gospel.”
Report of Rev. Junes Honey.—" I re¬
ceived your letter, last week, stating that
you wanted a report cvery-lhrce months.
I now report from April 1st, to Juno 30th.
1 have preached twenty-one Sermons,
traveled 222 mile,. During the three
months seven souls have bfen converted
to God, believing on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and have been baptised. Nine others
have come forward for prayer. I have
al-o twelve prayer meetings among the
churches, Brethren, I have done this much
by the word of the Lord. I have preached
to my pcoplp, testifying that the Lord Jesus
is the only one who giveth eternal lilo to
them that believe.
" I have labored faithfully in the dis¬
charge of my duty. I am 45 years old,
and in feeble health. I have been a mem¬
ber of the Baptist Church twenty-seven
years, and was ordained to the Mini-try
last October two years ago I hope God
will spare me still longer to do hi, work
here below. But if ho calls for me I feel |
ready at any hour. Brethren, pray for me ; |
remember tbo name of poor old James j
Harvey. I am poor here below, but I_ will j
be rich when I reach my Father’s King¬
dom above.
•• If I never write any more report, to
you,
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pray that Hie communion of our
Lord Jesus Christ may be with you ?ll—
Amen. 1 . ,
“ I am your fellow laborer in Christ,
‘"James Harvey.”
The; above is written by a full blood
Choctaw; Tt exhibits the humble sim-
plicity of a pious disciple of the meek and
lowly Jesus.
What n change hath Cod wrought in the
mind of this man. Not only in this man,
but in multitudes of other,. Surely the
Indian is capable of being christianised.
In this District, Pushmataha, there arc
two other native preachers, recently com¬
missioned,— Alfred Wright nnd David
Holmes.
There are now in the Choctaw nation,
eight native prtachcrs ami one white man,
brother Moffat. Total addition by baptism
to all Hie churches in this nation during
quarter ending June 30th, is fifty-one.
CIIEROKEES.
Report of Rev. Jos. A. Stover, Tahli
pad— “ I beg leave to report the follow,
tng labors for the second quarter of my-
Missionary life. Contrasted with the wants
of this people I have done nothing. By
Divine assistance I have been able to trav el
501 miles, preach thirty •one Sermons and
visit thirty two families and impart reli¬
gious instruction.
" I hope you will consider the destitu¬
tion of this nation, and appoint brother
Chastain. I am informed there arc good
interpreters in the northern part of the
ils heaven-daring deportment, but we had
cherished the. hope that the days of such •
scenes had past, to return no more. TKe-
writer has withheld the name of the .
place and county where this scene was
laid,— no doubt from prudential consider¬
ation-. I\e think it mult have taken
place in Sevier county, somewhere in the
vicinity of Rocky Comfort. As we came
through there, a short time since, we saw
signs of desperation, We were credibly
informed, that on the Sabbath, .white '
preaching vya? In progress in one end of .
the meeting-house, card-playing was go¬
ing on in the other. And that tho pat-
rons of the school wotild come to
school-house,' "where thiir children were
being taught the rudiments of education
and good manners, aod engage in card-
playing during school hours. Let us hear
what the missionary says on tho sub¬
ject:—
"There is a spirit manifesting itself
in some portions of my field, truly' alarm¬
ing. It seems some wicked persons have
banded together for the destruction of re- ’
ligion. 1 should despair praying for
them, were it not for the gracious promt-
nation. So soon as the health of my family 1 ses of tho gospel. They have made law-
will admit it I shall go in search of one. ; tes, and outrageous assaults upon the
However, there is work enough for one ; peaceful worshipper», at three different
man here, without an interpreter. Yet, had ; churches ; at one of which they
вис-
I one, there would be many full bloods in ! ceeded in getting into a fierce combat
attondance upon the means of grace, who J after Ihe meetiii" was dismissed,— rc-
stay away because they are unable to un- ! suiting, in wounds, bruises, and much
derstand. ■ I blnddshed. The parties must have cast
" The prospects of doing good here are at least a hundred stones at each oilier,
quite encouraging. My congregations, on I got into their midst, and exhorted them
the Sabbath, are generally large.”
This is the only Missionary we have
among the Cherokee,. The Northern
Board have several Churches, and about
fourteen hundred members, two white and
five Native preachers. We shall soon
have something mote to say of the Chcro-
kees.
Domestic Missions.
( . REPORT OF MISSIONARIES.
• Report offRev.i. Jf.' II. , Brau, Anacoco,
НСгёпГагкЗ'Г*'Гат''1'5рру;|э<>ау,.
I have had some precious seasons since
my last report. The prospects are quite
flattering m this field at present. In my
new field on Red River, the people listen
to the gospel with marked attention a.nd
till they ceased fighting.”
In relation to some other portions of
his field, brother M. gives more pleasing
information. He says:
"The Lord has been good to mo. He
has given me all my children, who are old
enough to know the evil of sin. I have
gone from place to place, preaching at
night, because of the busy season of the
year. The temperance cause is gaining
strength. The churches- of my charge
seem to be growing in grace. I have
had some delightful meetings,' in com¬
pany with other brethren in the ministry,
-iti Crawford,,. Fmftklin.r SebMlianL'jand^j,^,
Scott counties. Sinners were awakened, '
converted, nnd baptized; one church con¬
stituted, and several deacons ordained.
"A Methodist minister has been fol- •
lowing us, and teaching the young con-
seriousness. At one station the good i verts that sprinkling is baptism, and per
.'1' _ _ . . . Ilk. ..Inlia.. f.. _ ll- nl AVAil u:\rvwv
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citizens arc raising subscriptions for the
erection of a house of worship. There
is much wealth lierc, and but little reli¬
gion. 1 cherish the hope, that a good
work of grace will he accomplished here.
Baptist principles and practices were but
little known here before I came. I have
organized a church this quarter, at a
place which bail notoriety for its wicked¬
ness. Some three years ago I preached
there, with little prospect of success.
Recently some persons bought out the
"doggery," burnt its coptenta, and con¬
verted the house into a place of worship ;
and Hie other day, I bail the pleas¬
ure of organizing a church in it. Bless
the Lord tor his goodness. Five churches
supplied, preached at fourteen other
plexed some ol them. . • Vii
" Wo need Bibles, Testaments, and re¬
ligious books here very much."
CALIFORNIA.
Rev. J. L. Shuck, in a communication
of July 3rd, states : , . ,
“ Cod continues to bless my feeble ef¬
fort, here, and wo witness a constant in¬
crease of our membership. Wc received
five by letter, last night, into the church,
—all Americans. Another interesting
•Chinese wishes soon to come forward for
baptism."
Again at home; and highly is it appre¬
ciated, aflcr an abscnco of more than
.... . three months. During our trip! we passed
places, delivered sixty - three sermons and, , . Tennessee, Kentucky,
twenty-four exhortations, attended tweu- 1 " ° , . ' _ J. ■
ty- three prayer meetings, baptized fou't j M™». Blinov, Missouri, Kansas
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whilc persons, received seventeen by
letter, two White, restored, seven Sab¬
bath school», made thirty-one pastoral
visits, had one meeting-house completed,
commenced another, constituted 0110
church, ordained one deacon, distributed
three Bible, and five Testament», and
travelled, in the performance of those la¬
bours, 1124 miles.
“ I much need Bibles, and other Bap¬
tist books. I’leasc inform rue Bqw 1 am
to procure them."
The above is a good quarter's work. —
Ed.
Report of Rev. J. A. McGuire, Monroe,
L a. — Baptism of ono white person. Some
increase of interest in Hie congregation,
especially among tho coloured portion,
fur whose benefit there is a separate ser¬
vice.
Report of Rrr. J. -If. Houston , Bell-
mont, Ark.—1 "Churches supplied, two;
white persons baptized, ten ; received by
letter, three; miles travelled, 472; reli¬
gious’ visits, nincty-tw'o ; one church con¬
stituted; four decons ordained."
Hete follows an account of the most
shameful and outrageous conduct wc'have
heard of in many years in a civilized
[and. Arkansas was oncc'-n'otorious fdr
lory, Texas, and Arkansas. Left home
April 22*1, and returned August 2d ; tra¬
velled near 5000 miles, by all sorts of
conveyance, over all sorts of roads,
among all sorts and complexions of peo¬
ple, subject to all soils of conveniences
nml inconveniences,— diet, water,, and
accommodations; enjoyed it all, im¬
proved under it oil ; returned home, with
more strength and flesh than has been
our fortune to share since eighteen years
of age. We became personally acquainted ■
with most of Hie missionaries among the
Indians, saw and enjoyed the blessed,
happy effects of the gospel upon the red
men; gained much valuable information'
in regard to thf Indians,— their wants,
the number and kind of men needed to
reinforce the missions, the plans to' be
pursued to render them most* efficient ;
and we are more than ever impressed
with the utility and importance of Indian ;
missions. We also became personally
acquainted with the destitution exislidg
in
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'of the States. Otlr heart has-*
become enlarged for the great and rc-
sponsible work of Home Evangelization,, '
This trip has furnished facts .and know- .. .
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