Home and Foreign Journal, September 1861

VOblTMK xr. гагащомр,- ущаши' .лдгао^ лълвам^.вд V-!;%UBLISlriiD BY TILE- ’BOARD OF THE* SOU ‘tf * .. _ ■ - v h ■ ■■■-. ;i .- g viewy end loth the church and homo ofjti.it, at a fWrablo tlmo, there >ji Worship seemed to bo in iminen t 'ptril. Of! silo of a sufuciont number of pcvvl tj tho causes which produced this unhappy ! date tie present indebtedness, in;' m ||f _ „(OS. VL ИШ1Л, SEPTEMBER, 1801. Home and Foreign Journal. ,.;,ц II' UK SOSl'KNDED? ■’uch ". , u|4 !rt ’i° judgment of the .tiKirci, in view of a'l the facts and СизЬиеез attending its publication. condition of things, it is unnecessary to 6peak; their recital will neither please nor profit tho pious tender. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. Ill tho annual reports of the Hoard, for tho years 18jjU and Ipfil, it was stated tliaUho claims on1 the' Cblisoitra'Flm ‘ fch arch* had been met, and tho house free from liability. This statement was based upon tho fallowing the friends of tho Jbarnal, who, ..„iiiumi, prote.-t against it. >«h to defer a.'tion, iu this matter, nee is made to the readers of tho If they «iy “Suspend,” we re- Р..Ч- in submission to.their will. 4{fwiftstie « ad Л til ian'» JWa id s wirdf - e f № yield to tho dictates of stern neces- tren to 'he surrender of their, chert-lied mil. Hut lltcy fain hope, that впсЬ , facts : When this Hoard, undertook tho jjailr hues not now exist— -f boy firmly j liquidation uf the debt upon said house, it ,i .l»es not. . j amounted to near 822, (JOG, In- Match, be p-epodtion has been submitted to 1S00, it was reduced to §0,325’ 80. There were, also, in hand bonds, supposed to be reliable to the sum of 82,010 50, which tho church agreed to lake as cash, reducing tho debt to 83,700 SO. On the 25th March, 1800, the Standing Committee of the church assumed this balance, and released the Con¬ vention from any further responsibility in the matter. On the same day tho church made pledges, for this object, to the amount of SS07 73, leaving a balance of 82,641 03, to bn provided for by the church. Key. 31. T. Sumner, who made this settlement with tho church, had satisfactory evidence that tho church . possessed both the ability and will to redeem (lie pledge they Chen made. It Was doubtless made in equally good faith on tho part of tho church. Hence the Hoard felt authorized in lurking the announce¬ ment that the debts wero 8,4 provided fur. and urged those who had given bonds and pledges, yet unredeemed, to pay them at once, as such payment would leiease the Gfiniclitlen.-Hot unexpectedly to the Hoard, and urtforttiiiatcly for the fciu.'e. only, 3105, of all the assets, has been paid since that tie Headers of tho Home and Foreign Journal, )£л|: liii'.nimN— Л proposition losus- a. |..| a -iwm at least, tlio Homo ami ,w. •! r,:-nal, has been submitted to us in, Р..Г..Л Miaiiun Hoard, We liivo m:r opinion, tiuit such a rueasnro . I ii-judicial to tho cause of mis- I nh.-atiifaetory to you ; but tho de- ■h. question we have referred to you. It nttli- missionary paper is the nnbj at ., missionary intelligence that yon 8 • i Cunm ction with tlio Southern pttsi ('■ Iivcnli.m Its cost, for a single t.< -a rents— five copies, to one person, ilti- scire со) it), to bile person, ?2 00. W wlmt say you?1'' Shall this paper «в- ’ We can anticipate a prompt atn- answer. Let eve / one opposed ISMuiMt-mt oiiyji ■ jnak e^mntjttance It.i-h.iiimd, Vn., as this will save 1 piJaue. Address “Home and ’ iuii.il," Richmond, Va. Postal Arrangements.. Much iniunvrmeuee a experienced by h the Hoard and missionaries, on account th. . nniplcfomwv of tho postal arrange- at- in dir different portions of our field. i- uf lhi-.-e defects there is evidently lii.-'. ran-.’. — for others, there is none. d :i n quire from five to seven a n a letter to pass from Marion, Ala., 1 ‘ hie Ш-, when -a traveler can make , 4s hour- ? Why should it- rc- mi -ix to eight days for a letter to '• hi. Marion, Ala., to Richmond, Va., ■i ivrlcr can make the journey In There is evidently an avail- ' in. ly for Mich an evil, and it ought * slit nut ami applied. ’ » mi Indian tribes, it is presumed, ■ rum» nt Ьзз not had tlio oppor- i . i ihlishing mail communications; ‘ .io Mth those who have dissolved their n with the United Stales. Hence dt to communicate with oar mis- '.noug tlic Choctaws and Creeks. i'"mi of the missionaries anong "kri'f U „till того unfort mate j as - i.i still connected ruin, the old •nt, nnil no mail arrangements can In'll lictwi-rn them and the Con- «'nli- In, .-unities between the Uvo ii'-- continue. - id continues to send the salaries a. • among tho Indians, to tho -t nffi.v It is not our fault if • >' .er.-ivo them. it cannot be provided fur in boniS тЩг(ау satisfactory to all parties.' . ’ After' tho adoption of these, .'arlflcs or! agreement, on the part, of thb eluj Hoard of Trustees made. (ho s: ' M \V , ' . JR Aft d especially the prayer-meetings, havo afforded telly— having no other business or , respite, a 1 feast of fat things.’ " ' ' efis, and mostly in' communities where" ib is — — “***rrrr; — ' * . .quite ' impracticablo to secure employment Of Richmond* Va^' hasThtained from Ms V a №P?olt; J IcitYO their new cntuvprizo «indefinilejeave of absence” W* of ?'h™ with ihe urKlersfawdio*' that ho is to return to tho little flock so soon as the stato of tho country will njlow. 'fherc is. little doubt tm. Ch Future Prospects of fhe -Saptf; Orleans. ‘ auca is recordeiHn the offico.ofjuo Notary l’ublie in the city of NewQrfetrS— a copy | of which is now in tho' office of jiio Hoard I of j)u.nestic and Indi.-tn MksimVif I lcjscd j the house to tho church for' thfloonsider- j alien beforo meutioned— the tew of the j Icaso to conlinuo as long m- lll'ig specified j conditlous arc complied» with, land the t church Continues its crganizationwccoruing j to the Jcttqr and spirit of its cljjrter and; constitution. A departure; from ..either for- 1 feits the leave- The house, lots JAc., are ' now the properly of the Convonti®. It was with much hesitation 'ana rrinct- ar.eo that I submitted tho furegbrng plan. Nor should I, had not. the Hi«'d nu’hor- up : Richmon 1, while it remains tho centre of civil strife and war. Rev. I. M. Retry, of I.incolton, N. C., writes: "1 hive been appointed by tho (iovernor of N. 0., Chap¬ lain of the 13th Regiment of N. U. Volun¬ teers aud have accepted.” The War-its Effects on Missions. In no department of human affairs are the effects of war move seriously felt than in tho work of missions, Tho enterprises entrusted to the ПошезНо and Indian Hoard languish dreadfully under these sufferings. misiflg/and encouraging is beyond their ability— wero they aUc to do this th ey would notknow wh.ero suclt positions could be found, nl liira tSrr.w ‘ ' ••• i i 1 1 i 4 • -i • *>; ho mado for'thcm. Tho two Conflicts. A brother in Soutli Carolina writes из un¬ der dattf of July HI, earnestly urging our pobple to eultirato piety in full pKqwrtion to their - patriotism, and to sustain missions with a vigor ami liberality which have so distinguished them in the present nml ipast war. “As a people, wo arc justly proud of the laurels which our troops havo gathered on many a battle-field j wo are justly proud of the fame which Soiithcrn valour lias' won during tho happier dayaof tho republic; but brighter, happier far will Lethe glory which In the first place, tlio ability of tho Hoard I „„ a 1И,ор|0 WQ 6|пц acquire., if, wl.ile • V - ’ il1* & it U Dll-Ill UUJUli t', - 11} rtllliy , to carry fotwnrd the missions undertaken 1 passing through, ami vigorously prosocu- ized me to assume the debt jflf.beeamo I is distressingly diminished. From liecessi- ! ring this cur second war of independence, " wo shall likewise Sustain, at every point, our mmhmun/ inlerttl! Let the Stars nod th|n the j fould bo | i secure j save d*nomi- ucccssary. It was the only plan’ eouqiass of my "thoughts1 tbaf, adopted, under the circuuwLiny'^. the property to’ tliq C'onyentiqfl tlm t-nterprite, which h3$',ec;.t‘jl't . _ nation so much inonej^awjAn'dflhoiiglit, from utter ruin. •' " .,j- • . i*- At an early data T will make nut, a state¬ ment of the entire ел of' tlid.buiJmnir.Ac. uml the total amount receiy'ed State fur this object. ty most of the missionaries iu the Homo field havo been dropped, and the salutes of most of those retained have been reduced. Unless a rigorous effort is made, on the pait of tlio churches, these must be compelled to look toother sources fur support. Th о re¬ ceipts, from all sources for Domestic Mis¬ sions, from April 1st to August 8th, amount only to 83,268 10— over four months, At such rates wo sannot sustain many positions. In tho next placo tho ability of theso cii liars bo sustained— as we humbly trust our (lod will insure — and let tho missionary flag float in triumph at every station wh*ro it has been raised. Let not the Hoards bo compelled, by tho want of funds, to strike that Hag at any point, or to discontinue a singlo mission ; and tho record of the fact that our missions were uninterrupted during the war, will make the brightest pago in out history. This will bo a glory which, will sur¬ pass AibterliK and Jena, and nhich. whcn 7J8KP , , „ .. I wars shall ccaso and caitlily laurels all have tetpwn to sustain thoinsclvcs, is greatly ill- 1 fJ(lcili wjU sllil,e ю the forever and . . . . . . . . ever. Our patriotism and piety should go liand iu hand; and while the one liiay №vbwiiya' provided lor by assets, lienee (be entire balaneo due, March, I860, of £G,325 66, lias liocn reduced by only 8105 00— leav¬ ing a balance of 80,220 80, which, by inter cat and insurance, has been augmented to 80,822 50. For which the house of wor¬ ship could bo made liable notwithstanding lha pledge of tho church to pay it. Tho error, on the part of tho church, t-onsisls in deferring an effort to pay this debt until tho financial embarrassments of the country, and distractions and divisions among themselves, wholly disabled them to do it. In their present feeble, pecuniary state, with the crushing weight of their other church debts, amounting to some 810,000, it is impossible for them to redeem tho pledge made March 25tli, 1860. PLAN OF SETTLEMENT, After the most careful investigation and patient inquiry, for n method of adjust¬ ment which would, under the circumstances, be most beneficial to the cause in New Orleans, and ratisfactory to tho Convention, I submitted о plan, of which tho following is a synopsis; and t0 which the church nnanimnudy agreed: As the Agent of tho ConveniVin. I as¬ sumed tho abovo named iudcbtcdriWi ($6,822 59,) due on (ho “ Building Fnnd June 4 tlr, I found in siicli a sail stale, was, ' in all respects, hopefully improved wlven I left, July 21th. Tho mcmlersip seemed united in dcsii'u' and put pose, Meetings were well attended, and congregations in¬ creasing in numbers and interest. They earnestly covet a good p-istor. Such a man will soon gather around him a warm-hearted membership and a good congregation, Tlio field is ample and encouraging— I know of norm more к). An earnest and unanimous call lias been extended to Rev. J. IL.Cuth- hurt, who, from all we can learn, is immi¬ nently fitted for that place. It is tho ardent prayer of the church, that, tho “ Oreat Head” will direct him thither. Thu First Church has bocotno resusci¬ tated. They have purchased an eligible lot on the corner of Magaziuo and Second streets, with a good lectuVo room in the rear, which was opened the 3rd Sabbath in J.uly. It is iu a portion of tho city containing a dense population, and no chinch of any kind. Jtev. W’m. 0 Dunc.ui, D. 0., has Icon clitncii their pastor, and has entered npon Ids labors. Should his health prorn sufficient for ’his field and labors, a rich harvest may bo looked for. The prospects for building up two good i "lurches, are now того hopeful than, per in one, two, and three years, with interest, i t Г -nT if In consideration thereof, the Hoard ofT.us-' * Г , ,i and attend to its own duties, and ctiuU^fo fohsenta Place Baptist Church, New Orleans n - h. -niity with thu instructions of tho l|!l" 11 Baptist Convention, at its last «on I visited, early in June, the city of ib, to examine into the condition Л'- Iniusi) iif worship, known ns the liwun. l'Lvu Baptist Church, and secure 4 h'm- if practicable, to the Convention, "Kh nad contributed во largely to its dion, provided it wav not already secured 111 d'-id und charter. 0a * cio»c investigation it soon bcesaic' ‘.J""*1 ‘hat tlm church was iu a sad stair, 1 м a rt.ligi.jua and a financial point of tecs were authorized to sell and convoy, by Notarial Act, tho building, lots and appur¬ tenances, to tho Convention. The church, also, to provide for its other debts in such a manner that tho house, Ac., cannot, by any means, be made liable. the spirit of peace. on llie^partof tho Convention, to leaso the house, Ac., to the church, for tho consider¬ ation of keeping tho building constantly in¬ sured for 840,1)90, and in good repairs, and paying all taxes.' In all future contracts the church is to Lcc-omo responsible to the other contracting parties in it) own ir.di- Chsplaim. Some of our missionaries havo been con¬ strained to leave their fields to accompany It Is aim provided, 1 tho soldiers to the war, and minister to them in spiritual things in their foils, temp¬ tation» and dangers. Rev. L. JI. Carter, of Augusta, Georgia, is Chaplain to tho 5th Georgia Regiment, at Pensacola, Fla. llesaya, “I have been moved to this course by a firm conviction of duty; and now, after того than two vidual membership, and never render the months experience, I am convinced that house liable for anything.. Tho settlement that conviction was right, and that I havo made, March 25th, I860, was annulled, and J but followed tho leadings of God’s Spirit, f tho loud», pledges, Ac., returned to Ilia i find tho camp presents a broad field for usc- Convtotion. Tho Hoard of Trustees arej fulness to- tho* Christian minister. Would to collect anything lor tho support of tho made the Agents of the Convention, to hold to God more could bo fpared to labor in this ’rnks.-ori.rrv in thb fieldnotr.”- - » field. God has been present with us in our gatherings, and many of our meeting*, niinished. - In many inita’ricc* they make effecting appeals to the Hoard to Conti nuo and • ..-..^.r'^Wf.rWiJltb-^af-oropriatwnS.hpe^pij^.raipv^' tny amva , , . |)|.|оп^1-|,„ tbuir feeble lands havo gono to tho war. One missionary writes: “Su large a number of our young male members havo enlisted in the army, that our church will bo ilble to raise but a comparatively biniil amount for my support; and the ques¬ tion, what will become of me, and my sick wife and children, becomes painful indeed.” Another who has been compelled to leave bis post for a season says: “I disliko exceed¬ ingly to leave tho little church, even for a short tinio; but circumstances arc such that wo cannot do as wo would.” Tlio missionary of another small, but hope¬ ful interest writes : “Might of our members are in tlm service of our country, and-aro nowin the “Old Dominion.” Thatisa large contribution for our little church. 3Iny tho Lord God cover them in the day of battle.” A fourth says : “This has Icon a quar¬ ter of severo trials to mo; my church and congregations havo been greatly dimin¬ ished by tlio war,” Again, another writes : “I will not weary you with a detailed statement of the injuries inflicted on our church by tlio troubles of the nation. Suffice itto say, the' call of patri¬ otism lias taken from и» the flower and prom- iso of our church— nearly all our young men are gone.” This church was aided by an auxiliary Hoard which from .pocisssity has withheld further aid. Wo deeply sympathise with ПК! vUur«1|, Another in исчр affliction states: “Wo lose out of our congregatln, about twenty members — among them is a brother who i.i one of tlio principle supporters of our church. Ho possesses traits of character seldom combined in one man. The prosperi¬ ty of our town is owing greatly to his ener¬ gy; Ihe establishment ami maintenance of our church is attributable folds liberality.- Ho is ever devising liberal things for tho Lord's сам?, Still his property is increased and Ids soul enlarged. You may, therefore, judge’ of our loss. Fray with us that God may bo n shield to Idm in the ' hour of bat tie.” Again, writes another: " It is impossible II. tho propejty, and sco that the conditions d the lease aro fulfilled. It is also provided Е'М^ЯЙМЙлЛ»» ling their homes and altars, tlio other should induce us to сото up nobly do ihe-- help of the. Lord, that the cause of Christ may suffer no detriment from the stormy re¬ volution through which wo aro passing.” - 'Who wjll follow Tho Example? An esteemed brother iu Florida, an officer iu tlm army, was recently ordered to tho rendezvous, with his command to make pre¬ parations to repair to the seal of war. -l’c- fore leaving home he placed in tho hands of tho missionary, his pastor, $25 for our Board, • not long siriccs he paid 8100 for tho same object, Such examphs aro worthy' of re¬ cord and imitation. Ilia patriotism lias ta¬ ken, him from homo to defend his country— his piety led him to make provision for the cause of Christ while he had tho ability and opportunity. Such a man is an ornament to Christianity, and an inestimable blessing to a church and community. Special prayer should ho mado that such may bo spared io return from tlio war. The church aiid world need them. Don't Tell who Sent It. A modest and conscientious friem! writes : “Enclosed 1 send, tun dollars for tlio relief of the destitute Indians in the Creek Na¬ tion, or where it is most needed, l’leasc don’t let tho world know who sent it." , Wc ore pleased with our brother’s CJntri-,^. butiou, liia nodcsty and motive that promp¬ ted it. Iu mentioning tho above fact we have not violated hi* reqocst, but hope (here¬ by to provoke other pious brethren to send us similar letters during theso times of want. . If wo could reach thorn no doubt there aro one thousand who could send us 8 lii each dii- - ring tho next month witbohe inconvobiejicc to themselves and to tlio relief of the' mis¬ sions. missionary in this field now.' What arc most rtf our missions fo do ? Cut off at all points suddenly ao I uncxpec- News From the Field. Rev. Win. K. Hatcher, of Virginia, says: .. "Our proximity fo the seat of war fir no manner lessens oar anxiety for the Saviour's cause. Thcro nro symptoms of increasing liberality nnd devotion to the- church Truly gratifying.’' 1 ■- 0 1 During the present quarter foartcen'Si- dilions by baptism aud six by letter,.' , ”«C Rev. L. M. Retry, North Carolina/ after _ enumerating some -sources of . tri«(jad Jarir1 “And yet in tho mid«t cf;a!!;tiiiS!(hrt'Jj6rd. lias greatly encouraged my heart; I bare,' s-sr t