Home and Foreign Journal, September 1857

WJMB VII. RICHMOND, УЛ., MARION, ALrW NASHVJLLE, TENN., SEFT’R, 1857. .^-..®?»=ч=к== NUMBER 3.- PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS QE TIIE SOUTHERN BAPTIST ' CONVENTION1. iMIHiU'* iiMaaiaba»u. Iniliun Minins. НМ1ХОШ- 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. Ли- ■ 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 Г .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." .A. 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 це 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 Пепг 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 ОДми 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, «••и 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! . . „ . , ... opn .. . , , ,, . , 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. Л*. 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. 'рп made with the spirit of honest „ . . . ‘"Wenamrv г. и,..-. • .-Li Ace. Peter lotsoms Report. — "I have UiatbeL resi-ti econ- hfell laboring since my last report. Seven and ik ЗГ0 !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 "»»■. 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 Ь 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, Вето 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 ' --Щ 71 -c 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, Г 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 П I tllnm . ' . ■ 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 Гсгп- 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 юте '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- .. . , .ЛА