Home and Foreign Journal, September 1859

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 Л 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 |ы Ifsaish Ц,- "*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 'РЦ so far аз I Jan learn, for the last >4jnuy| Ш 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? ,cJ оГ 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 оГ 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 Й 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. 'Щ Proper Гог more A largo number of tiro' to tho Board euiicludpjvtkh tur leu 1ил1*л 1л 1 .sv-in "Фк 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 Д1пз 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.” У, 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. СЛ1.Г. 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* о