- Title
- Home and Foreign Journal, September 1859
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- Date
- 1859
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- Volume
- 9
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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 1859
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NUMBER 3.
[volume in.
RICHMOND, VA., MARION, ALA., NASHVILLE. TENN., SEITR, 1859.
PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF THE ’ SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION
iff
OF D01IESTI0 JIISSIOXS.
Lon-, alahama, skpif.md'u, \m.
I:
Treasury Knipty.
Treasury of tlio Domestic Mission
.j.-.acct b empty, an! bliylitly over-
и1
Repur14 for the last quarter arc not
Jinjet, anJ iu less than one month the
„0
for tlio present quarter will begin to
,^-jnd quarterage required. To meet
^claims, 55,000 will ho necessary,
brethren have never allowed us to
,] in vain. Whenever wo have told
liat wo have needed funds, they have
1 the requisite amount. We feel
ssurance they will not disappoint us
Our missionaries have never had to
an hour for their salary. Wo never
lo male the record in ear books that
Lsonary's claim was laid over lor want
itans to pay it- Save us, brethren, from
sa act.
have been widening our sphere of
ms, but only as necessity seemed to
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upon us. Some applications wo have
1— others we could not.
the application below and tell us
bdo with such ! Shall we lay them
lie table and inform the applicants that
lave no funds, and we fear the churches
not supply them. No ! Wo meet
. relying bn those who love tlio cause
the requisite means, and we be-
■ will do it. Means are needed
, The first of October will soon bo
with numerous reports from our mis¬
sies. Please send your remittances at
lib
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Ifsaish
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"*A Macido.'m-an- Cry.
Pirn's
Ниток,
I, a., Aug. 7, IS 50.
lor Brslhir :
Safe mo to present to tlio Southern
lard the claims of the Allntajnn Dis-
icl; it being a part of the great field In
laeeupicd by the l!o..rd of Domestic Mi<-
i S. 11. 0. This region embraces an ex-
:of more than 100 miles in length, mid
a 20 to GO iu breadlii j with mure than
average population. This barge territn-
lb been entirely neglected,— especially
и
portion lyinjg on Vermillion Hay and
[ij»a. Since the spring of 1S5G wo have
ad fie muons. This is tlio only ex
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so far
аз
I Jan learn, for the last
>4jnuy|
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vcstigc3 of the old church, built by
Baptists some thirty years ago, alone re-
" to tell us that a congregation lmd
S there; and from data gathered
residents, it icns a place where
i lord delighted to record lais name.
But the walls of this earthly temple are
'•wn down. Forgotten Zion! Her mourn-
-|У,
is there no http —
но
help l Shall
die thirsting in view of the fountain of
®g waters witli nu one to udiiiinistcr of
healing streams ? Shall tlio-e walls now
'to down over against u-, never be re-
1 ln'f Itat glorious name that glittered
•' membership of his spiritual temple
totred, as it were, to remain buried
toth those mouldering walls, or trampled
, 1 ,e *°!'1 »f Papal ignorance 1 A las !
™ brother, shall the -‘Macedonian cry"
•open inattentive ears?
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two oll,er churches
i fell about tlio same time, are
«
h'jmnucenccs in the history of this
. rc?'°n. Shall these things that
f. “ l"° pence of Jerusalem pass un-
•u by the agents of the glorious church
, ‘ then to the South, my
see the field is already white unto
t1™ no laborers to thrust in sickle.
1 'eivor, nght early, to save us from
'Wueneo
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the Unit. Tlio folds of
U; '“entle arc but too plainly seen
,
«
oroun'f ut. We beg you to aid
tear prayers and contributions, to set
” the standard of the gospel of
U“r beloved Brother Band is
о
school in an adjoining parish,
traces an |l0 obtained to preach in
ItJ °,f. 1,0 if
Уои
eon aid us
,i 'n° !lm- Mrs. 11. and myself arc
"7, "‘embers of a Baptist Church in
"nd consequently cannot
Р].
ln ® pecuniary sense.
'5toaT "l0 “W°
атШ
wc,1Mr
Yours fraternally,
Jons Barrett.
v
Christ?
s
'Vyi
anew
!®h:
lonl-
largo scope of country in an adjacent State
thickly populated, and only lire sermons in
20 years 1 Sluilt they have help ? We
wait your response, brethren ; nor shall wo
wait long.
“Our
Поре.”
One missionary says, “Our congrega¬
tions arc largo fur this, town, and embrace
nearly nil the young, people of tlio placd;
and they are our only hope.”
Special effort should bo mado at every
point to secure tho attendance of the
young at places of worship— engage their
attention and sympathies, for truly they
arc “our only hope” for future congre¬
gations, churches and help.
Let no opportunity escape to secure
them in the Sabbath School or Biblo Class.
Speak to them kindly and familiarly in the
street, at their place of business and at
their home. Make them feel at home in
your house, at easo iu pour presence, and
that you are a friend.
^
■*'•»*»*»*•**•
“"tot
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unnecessary. Remember a
Have You Seen It?
Have tlio pastors of our churches seen
tlio following resolution adopted by the
Convention in Richmond ?
I'csokctl, " That wo recommend tho pas¬
tors of our churches to endeavor lo procure
a church subscription for the Home and
Foreign Journal from each o' . urch for dis¬
tribution among tho members.”
Tlicro arc many poor members of our
churches who would be greatly beneGtted
by the Journal, but they think they arc too
poor to take it. There are many who are
abundantly able, but will not take it, who
might read it if placed in their families.
The object of the resolution is to place
a copy in every family connccfcd’vfth'v-S^/
church. Will tlio pastors make the effort?
River tlicro is another Call l5'fjl(sbclow.
I expect to visit them soon J.fct’l
visit all. My field is alregilj^i Jarge, em¬
bracing a scope of counter
1амг
50 miles
square.
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Proper
Гог
more
A largo number of tiro'
to tho Board euiicludpjvtkh
tur leu
1ил1*л 1л
1 .sv-in
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nw
hiumcations
“They do not know what the Baptists be
licvc. There is strong secret opposition."
ENCOUIlAfllMl.
Iii Marshall interesting meetings have
been held — spirit of missions increasing in
the town and vicinity.
• - ...Spqvwt t°
pray for more laborcrsT^Ihg^fej 'mJ feel I
the need of more ministerial jjtjlp, l;fliey|
ask us to send them more. eHC tclPthcm ‘
we lave them not. to send.;; ijfext they re- '
quest all the friends pf^inissiqhslfo unite
with them in praying' tbofcLfer|of the har- 1
vest to send forth libarfrsl-&ef
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prayer ought to be
1п','0йг
Jiqtfit'and upon
our lips continually, in- the-joset/irt tire
family circle and prayer mectir"
Progress of Tcuiii.iQj rice.
One Missionary sayq: ‘p a'HaVe not
been able to do much for th4t use qfirtem-
peraneo outsido ‘of _ the, fihn (lies". __ The
eliurelics arc taking bold of - {b i matter, and
[Kissing resolutions thaji tlrcy.q ifdiscifJ'all
intoxicating drinks as a be\;Crn|c.”
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Another
forth
brethren,
, * 'V
says: “ Besideg^ e- labor ( set
in' lny report,' vrjtli'rthp ilil* of other
•cn, 1 havo established,* net tcm].cr-
mice principles in five/thurel 8, {lough in
one ease with
сопзЫегаШЙЖиНу,
and in
all except one, with somojsppSftion.'' This
is beginning right. -Rijorotlio causo of
temperance can be
рс(1р«дег№
established
the eliurelics must tnkca'blaflirroiir.fi and
Indian Troubles In Texas.
Brother Howard in his last communica¬
tion states that the Indian troubles continue
on tlio frontier. Some settlements entirely-
broken up, eliurelics scattered, and unless a
favorable change occurs, some counties will
be vacated.
‘‘ I have appointments for the next three
months, to spend a week at each place, if
expedient. In these excursions wo are un¬
der the necessity of packing arms and
guarding our horses. Pray for us and our
mission, that we labor not in vain."
- Iexico. Tlio galling yoke of papacy mini
be removed from the- neeks of tlio Mexi-
“cans before they can be elevated to tho full
dignity ot manhood, and cease to rob and
butcher ono another. This is a work that
must bo done through Christian instrumen¬
tality— by Christians in tlio United States.
Providence points them to this field. It is
| high time they were making advances upon
this citadel of anti-Christ, \xiay Qod speed
the time when tho fiospcl shall bo preached
in tlio Halls of tlio Jlontciumas, and
“throughout that now blood-drenched
land."
It was the intention of some of our good
brethren of the Convention to call attention
to this subject, especially so far as New
Mexico is concerned— but tho multiplicity
of other things crowded it out. It certainly
is an important field. The views of breth¬
ren arc invited to it.
Church Constituted.
Rev. G. W. Kennard, of Arkansas, says:
jtfSE
maintain it. “No drink:
kingdom of God," ai
thus publicly exclude
havo any placn iu th
;|A,C:
Ifihtrit the
whom God
.Yen, should
“On the third Sabbath in June I constitu¬
ted a church five miles east of Botcsville,
consisting of S members. It is in a popu¬
lous neighborhood in which there was once
a nourishing Bapli't Church, perhaps the
first uno ever constituted in this section of
country. It came to nought through the
bad management of some ambitious and
jealous hearted ministers. Prospects arc
now favorable for re-building. Several
others will unite at tlio next meeting.”
Batcsvillc is still vacant. Unless the
Lord, through the Board, or some other way,
sends a minister, the church will go down.
T>~
Right Sort of a Beacon.
A pastor in East Alabama states, that
one of his deacons recently left home to be
absent sumo months. He suggested to him
that, as lie would not return till after the
season of making the annual collections
fur missions would be passed, lie had belter
attend to it before leaving. Tlio generous
deacon replied by placing in bis bands
one Inimical ihllnrs to be divided between
tlm several objects “according to the di.~
eretion of tlio pastor. I lo adds, “wlaat a
pleasure it is to have such deacons and
brethren ?
It is indeed. Would that their number
was greatly multiplied.
Destitution.
llev. Wm. Davis, missionary in Randolph
County, Alabama, says: “I mastoid a short
time since that l preached to a young man,
grown, who never before heard a sermon.
He was raised in the county. There arc
some well grown up boys, who said they
never heard any prayer before I visited tlieir
families. There are many such cases in the
county— many houses into which a minister
of the Gospel never entered. The destitu¬
tion is so great that it will require three
missionaries to supply it.
••There arc some Baptist preachers in the
county, but they arc very poor men, and
must work to support tlieir families. With
few exceptions the Baptists here have never
learned to pay any thing to the support of
the ministry."
DesliiiilloiiTn North Arkansas.
Bcv. J. W. Miller informs in that tho
town of Sylamore, hard county, Arkansas,
had never had a sermon preached in it till
he visited it. They are now building a
house of worship, and the people hear the
Gospel gladly.
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FROM 'VEST OF WHITE RIVER.
IIo adds : “ One sister west of White
River came 15 miles to one of my appoint¬
ments, saying she had heard but a few Bu] -
list sermons in five years, ami that if she
was able would give 8500 a year for a Bap¬
tist preacher to preach in her neighborhood
once a month. On tho same side of the
of a pastor, and coul
excellent man, a missionary of (ho Board.
“But it chooses to remain destitute ratlier
than have anything to do with missions or the
cause of temperance."
THE FRUITS OF THAT SWRIT. ,
The brother who lias furnished the fore¬
going, adds : “In that immediate vicinity 1
have seen as many as six men at one time
in the road, on the sabbath, engaged in
drinking, shooting, swearing, Ac. I have
never passed that road on the .Sabbath with¬
out seeing God’s holy day wofully desccra
ted.”
Good News from (he Field.
MANCHESTER, VA.
Brother Hatcher reports 22 baptisms fir
tlio past quarter, and fine success in procur¬
ing funds to complete tlio liuusc of wor¬
ship.
rETERSIIURU, VA.
Brother Boston reports an interesting fea¬
ture in the Sabbath School connected with
bis mission, —
CI.ASS MISSIONARY1 SOCIETIES.
During tlio last Associatioual year the
School, numbering from SO to 100 pupils,
raised $75 for Domestic and State M in-ions.
What a nobio example.
lie gives the following plan :
“ Each class is a little mission society in
itself. Each has its own peculiar name—
such as “ Try Society,” “ Little Effort,”
Ac., Ac.
Little
Each member of the class, on
Sabbath morning brings whatever contribu¬
tion it can, and ujposits it with the ’ircx-ii-
rcr, who, at tlio end of each quarter, re-
jssrts to the Superintendent. Quito a spirit
of emulation prevails among the classes, as
to which shall raise the largest sum. One
class raised 813 last year. They; havo en¬
tered upon the work this year with a good
deal of spirit. Wo anticipate happy re¬
sults."
IIo reports tho School as in a prosperous
condition in other resects.
North Carollnn.
STRENGTH OF MORAL COVR.UIE.
A missionary in one of tho destitute por¬
tions, of the State remarks, that “it requires
more moral courage to join the Baptists in
L - county than it would require to go
lo Europe and join the Army.” He says :
More Good News.
Rev. T. P. Groin, of Alabama, says a
qhave just closed an interesting meet-
•■ачшшдсЗ
hv, baptism— -and
wbstth’ey
shall do to be saved. I hope to bo able to
give you more news soon. I will do nil I
can to circulate tho Homo and Foreign
Journal.”
M. Garrett supplies three churches and
one other station. Union church is in a
healthy condition— a working church— a
prosperous Sabbath Scliuul, and prayer
meetings well attended. Congregations
good— two baptized — one more received
for baptism.
At Garrett’s Station prospects tolerably
good. A subscription for building a House
is made.
Cliulcfcnd is a growing neighborhood, 10
or 12 Baptists there— fair prospects of do¬
ing good.
Concoid church is in an unhealthy state;
no prayer meetings— no Sunday-school,
Yet tho Gospel seems to have free access
to the hearts of sinners. There is a good
prospect of a revival over the head of a
cold and non-praying church.
At .Mountain Station 'vc arc having a re¬
vival— expect to baptize several shortly.
Spring Hill in a fine neighborhood. Have
visited them twice on week days. The Lord
was evidently with us, saints rejoiced, sin-
iicrs were pricked to the heart, and with
many tears asked an interest in our prayers.
I feel encouraged in my mission field, yet
have need of more abundant supplies of
grace. Pray for me, brethren, that 1 map¬
le more successful in winning souls to
Christ.
Another says : “I have been in a meet¬
ing five days— much good feeling and seve¬
ral conversions."
Another says : " I baptized four !a*t week
at one of my stations."
German Mission.
St. Louis.
AVr. .1. Jtumler. “ As a church we are
now blessed with peace and harmony. Wo
have «German Bible Colporteur— towards his
Salary onr church pays $100. Our church
affairs are changing slowly for tho better,”
Sr. Genevieve, Mo.
lire. I'rler Klein. “I find a low state of
religion in Mb-sonri. The reason is, there is
no missionary spirit here. Tho most of
them are “do uothing-eliristians." And' it
seems to me the Cennans will readily learn
this from the Americans. The Germans do
not like to loose time when they havo work
on hand. During harvesting they, arc all at
work, both men and women, and;, you can
hardly speak to tlienat their houses. ' ■
• rri
New Fields Presented.
Rev. W. Thomas, our missionary in Aus¬
tin, Texas, says : “I am exceedingly anxi¬
ous to see the Baptists have a missionary in
San Antonio, Corpus Christ!, Brownsville,
and El l’as So. Oh, that the denomination
could understand and appreciate the mi.
portancc of these places 1 I regard them
и
the strong out-posts which we must occu¬
py, preparatory to besieging the stronghold
of Ilomanisin in North aVmerica— viz :
r.muevir.iE-, xr;t.
Ilev. J. B. Madunlet says, “In my last
I gave you the shady side. Now I will give
you some of the belter side of my experience.
In my visits among tlio people, many facts
of interest have been witnessed, for which
we ought to give thanks to tho Lord. I
have had many welcome and friendly inter¬
views with the people at tlieir homes. Tie
Inpies of conversation have been, regenera¬
tion, converted church-membership, church
discipline, practical Christianity, gospel or¬
dinances, Ac. These inlcavicws generally
close with reading the scriptures and prayer.
[ have had many interviews with a Roman
Catholic lady whoso husband is a protestant,
but she did not read his Bible, nor attend
lii.s church. At length sho bceamo con¬
vinced, in part, read and heard read tho
Bible. This subjected her to the scoffs and
ridicule and mocking of others, Ail this
she endured, and lias become serious— ear¬
nest.
What the result will bo the Lord knows;
we hope for guoJ. Wo must sow before wo
can reap.
In company with a pious friend I visited
a lady, the mother of two children, and
asked the privilege of reading and expound¬
ing the Scriptures, religious conversation
and prayer. Consent granted, I read the
3rd chapter of John and spoke of the na¬
ture and necessity of true conversion. Du¬
ring prayer she wept aloud. She thanked
us for the interest we had taken in hor sal¬
vation, and promised to send her little son
to the Sunday School.
There are other interesting cases of en¬
quiry among our people. Truth is at work
and light is breaking through darkness.
Paticnco and perseverance will crown our
labors with success.
{York Progressing In New Orleans.
The German interest under the charge
of Rev. William Fasching is growing.
Some weeks ago he seemed distrcjjed cn
account of the hardness and indifference
of the people. Now he nays the meetings
are increasing in numbers from Sabbath to
Sabbath, and some are asking'what they
hall do to be saved. Much of hii in*
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