Home and Foreign Journal, November 1854

I HOME AND FOREIGN JOURNAL VOLUME IV. RICHMOND, NOVEMBER, 1854. NUMBER 5. PUBLISHED BY THE BOARDS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN] MISSIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAPT 1ST CONVENTION. BOARD OF DOMESTIC MISSIONS. MARION, ALABAMA, NOVEMBER 1S5J. Our Operations. Tlio Hoard dcsiro very much lo extend !lcir operations, aud why should thoy not ! Enlarge, is the word everywhere. Cities aro Margin", papers are enlarging, merchants re branching out, and churches ate esia. dishing outposts for the benefit cf souls j Icstituto of tho gospel, and so would the ioard of Domestic Missions increase the umber of its missionaries, but for one rea- on. What is that ! Answer : It has not ujfieitnt funds. Who is responsible for f he existence of this reason 1 Think, rcad- t r— it may bo that thou art that man. The best Time to give. fa Now, this day, and for several reasons : f yesterday is past, to-morrow may not bo о nr yo-morrow, so that tho most Gtliug season is fflie i iresent , if you have tho means of giv- aud if you think you have nothing to [Jive, think again, for thoughts are some¬ times selfish, when rnoucy is wanted. The bills of Heaven ought to bo paid when pro* icntcd. The most imporlaot Prayer. What is it! Why this: “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” lit' more would from the heart utter this trayer daily, temptations would bo escaped ;jnd evils greatly lessened, for God would Shear the prayer, aud prevent the comuiis- .won of the evil. ter to a thirsty eoul— as a light shining in darkness — as good news from a far coun¬ try— as a flash of hope repelling despair.— Thank God, there arfe yet such .Christians in the world ! Wo know not who the donor of tho §30 is, but the Lord knows him, and will tako care of him and Uis interests. Arc there not others in tho monumental city and elsewhere, who might do .likewise 1 Notes of Travel. Still on the pad, wo must inflict on our readers a fow more notes of travel. .Edit¬ ors, like mcehauics, must “ kill time” occa¬ sionally with small jobs ; or, liko merchants, be content with a light business, till, as tbey say “ out West,” “ lead is heavy or com buoyant.” After all, observations iu pass¬ ing from place to place, may not bo profit¬ less, if tbey Lave not beeu wasted on mere worldly objects, to tho detriment of morals and religion. \t о have not yet done with RICHMOND. At tho close of tho morning service on the Lord’s day, we were with Dr. Howell It was announced that Dr. Manly of Ala¬ bama would preach in tho same place at night. Considerable anxiety was manilcst. cd to hear Dr. Manly. \l о had never had the pleasure of bearing him, and of course were among the anxious. Hut as evening drew near, word came that Dr. M. was too,, feeble to olficiato, and what was to be done 1 The first bell had ruug, aud the second was tolling, aud every pastor knows what tho The Business of ihc Office- ! We are under great obligations to brctli- en Devotie aud_Uprubjlfikl*Ja«.th«ir.pblr: Ing aYtehtion to'tho mission business dur- 5g our long absence. While it has taxed ticir time, perhaps, too heavily, we trust the treasury has profited by the journey we Bade through several States. lored pcoplo of the South, wo took tho pre¬ caution to nogotiato with Dro. Upland for a contribution from his people, who, report says, aro abundantly able, and we regarded it as a bona fide covenant, uor doubted for a moment but that its stipulations would bo faithfully carried out, and so they were, in ■part. The contribution was made, and the money counted, but to make it a valid ap¬ propriation, it required, 'tho consent of tho deacon', who were In "Session in the lower house— in tho basement— while wo were preaching, and having heard none cf our statements or reasons, it wits not strango that they refused to appropriate it to Do¬ mestic missions. However, we hold them in honor bound to the full amount of the sum collected, and though the sermon was confessedly a very slim affair, wo believe it was worth the sum total of tho contribution made. Wo etill hope, that those brethren who arc doing so nobly for Africa, will re¬ member tho poor colored population on their own soil. LEiatt STREET CHURCH This is tho name of a Daptist church re¬ cently organized on Church Hill, and of which llev. Kouben Ford is pastor. Deing sustaiued conjointly by tho General Asso. ciation of Virginia aud tho Domestic Mis¬ sion Hoard at Marion, we concluded to go and seo how this now enterprise was flour¬ ishing. We found a large aud convenient Oar Correspondence. I , It was impossible to answer promptly many of the letters, while we were travel¬ ing, which reached us by a circuitous route, but wo hope to mako full reparation for all neglects. Indian Missions. j The Goshen Association, at its last sea¬ son, appointed Dro. Moffat a Missionary to preach in tho vicinity of Armstrong Aca¬ demy. Funds intended fur him can bo sent to us, and they will bo forwarded promptly. V Cholera and Yellow Fever. The present year Las ben prolific in sad events, Borides tcrriblo tempests and con- luming fires, the cholera has made fearful bavuc ш tho North and tho West ; while tie yellow fever lias been spreading desola¬ tion and death over tho South. It is time for Christians to bo up aud doing: tbey Imow not wliat a day may bring forth. t church edifice, in a very eligible place, the upper part not yet finished, but the basc- last bell means — especially, if be has no fitted up for worship. And wlm was firstlics or secondlies ready. Very natu- lu01t surPt,!lnS °f ^ 1 lar«C rally, Dr. 11. said : “ Dro. W„ you must 4 «J * . preach, ” aud we as naturally replied, “ No, I’rcach,uS on mMl Л1® , Le , и , . 4 (other houses had “slimfoegregations”— • brother U., we nubt decline you "^^-^йаГГе.Ж'а! d there sutnc tbU^btb^oar^^RtoTWt^^ Kitjil.i(j Jeieamh,s Egj ,be last of the crop, tho Church Hill houso was well filled, almost crowded. Success to this cutcrprise, say we— may it be as a city on the bill top, whoso light cannot bo hid! GRACE STREET СНС11СП. T'his church was organized by llev. J. B. Taylor, and alter liaviug bad a succession of able pastors, is now under tbo caro of Hr. J. B. Jeter, recently of St. Louis, Mo. Wo were very sorry that we had no oppor¬ tunity of visiting this respected and iullucn- tial band of disciples; but Dr. Jeter was out of town, aud of tho brethren wo saw none. We would cbcerlully have arranged with them for a part of ouo Sabbath, espe¬ cially as they have been liberal towards our tbo acquaintance of Dr. Manly, at tho houso Board, aud will bo again— bad wo met with of his son, the President of tho lticiimond any of lho deacons, in tho absence of the Female lustituto, and walked with him, after lpla tor. Tho Grace Street Church occupies tea, to tho 1st Baptist church, where ho an admirable locatiou, and with a pastor as preached a most excellent, because a plain, Jealous, able, and pious as Dr. Jeter, she spiritual sermon. But seldom havo wo lis-jIUUst prosper. No city is bettor supplied STctrcumstanccs of tho occasion.’ “But,” said tho Dr., “if J preach, Imust just pick up a passage of scripture and ex- temporizo 1” “ Do so, it may succeed very well 1” He did extemporize — and so pro¬ perly, forcibly and eloquently did be speak, that we were ready to wish ho ui'ght bo in¬ duced to extemporize quite frequently. — Wo may veuturo to express the opinion, that if ministers generally— North, South; East or West — wero less confined to their manuscripts and copious notes, tbeir ser- nious would bo more effective. Dut it just strikes us, that we alluded to this matter in tie last number of tho Journal, and we must not repeat. On tho Thursday night following, we made dents of tho journey. Tho point of depar¬ ture was the Central railroad depot, under the hill directly in tho rear of tho First Baptist church, and that of destination Beaver Dam, where conveyances were expected to bo in readiness to take de¬ legates to tho County Lioo meeting house. On leaving the cars at this latter depot, wo were minus an umbrella, which, however, was but a small matter compared with what befell us afterwards. Tho vehicle in wait¬ ing for whatever company might bo anxious to visit tho Association, was a four-horso wagon with one seat— that was, tho en¬ tire bottom of tho body. But as wo soon ascertained the charges of conveyance would ho exorbitantly bigh, it was determined to take it afoot, so off we trudged, with coats and baggago ashouldcr, comfort¬ ing each other as best wo could. At tho cud of tho first half hour we had walkod well, had it only been in the right direction; but the thermometer of our hopes sunk sud¬ denly, when on inquiry we learned wo hid missed the right road, and would havo to rctraoo our steps at least about a milo. Fortunately, as soon as we had regained tho right way, wo wero overtaken ly a man in a buggy, who kindly took our baggage, and thus relieved, we pushed on more briskly, and arrived at the mcetiog-Uouso as tbo ser¬ vices of the morning wero concluding, well pleased, and though fatigued, perhaps a lit¬ tle elated that we bad carried out our de¬ sign. The preacher from the mountains maintained that ho walked not so much to save tho price which was asked, as to pre¬ serve inviolate an important principle, viz : never to submit to extortion, when the jltcrnative ,was between riding on “ Shank's mare,” or in tho deep body of a four-horse wagon. For ourself, wo wero worsted in the end, for while wo preserved our prin¬ ciple, wo lost a pair of valuablo gold eyes, which calamity would scarcely have befallen us had we been less spunky, and more ready to “ fork over” tho five dollars demanded. Can’t promise. | Some Christians don't liko to promise hything fur missionaries, lest thoy may not i able to pay. They are not generally so aid with respect to wordly matters. Giving by System. tThc fullowing note, accompanying thirty liars, was recently received by the Trea- rcr of the Domestio Mission Board : Baltimore, Aug., 1834. t Sir— Enclosed arc thirty dollars, (§30,) r Dou-cstio Missions. It is part of a per ntago ou my business. Giving by system, find tu bo an advantage to my temporal i well as to my spiritual mtorests. j What a difference there is in different «sons! Sotno churoh members must be uited, besought, yea, entreated, and then ley will nut give to tho Lord. Secretaries Id agents know of many such. Often havo Roy been refused by tho gruff growls of jjngy professors. How cheering, there¬ to, to find, now and then, a choico spirit i gives « by system," It is as cold *»• tened with as much pleasure to the exposi¬ tion and enforcement of Divine truth. Dr. Mauly evidently has beeu, and is yet a very superior prcaelier. May ho live yet many years to dispense the word of life ! Tho first Sabbath of September found us with the first liaptist church, of which llev. Dasil Manly has been for the past four years tho faithful aud respected pastor. Though lie lias been for somo time busily engaged in preparation for tho opening of the Female College, he, by agreement, holds his pasto- rato till tho 1st of October. His good judgment and energy bavo done much for the church, and will, doubtless, do as much for female education. At tho close of the morning services, wo made an appeal on be¬ half of Domestio Missions, and hope it will bo remembered at the proper time. The church have given a call to Bov. J. L. Bur¬ roughs, of Philadelphia, and ho has accept cd. Ho will have entered on his pastoral duties его this number can reach its read, crs. Though an excessively hot day, we attended church, in tho afternoon, at tho AFRICAN CRDRCn. This church numbers between two thou¬ sand and three thousand members. Dr. Ryland — we beg pardon, ho has refused the D. D. — president of Richmond College, is their pastor. Wo never preached to a more i orderly or attentive congregation. As our I Board sustains missionaries among the co- with on ablo ministry than lliebtnond. Jeter and Howell aro well known, and aro ■regarded— and justly — as among the first men of tbo South. Young Mauly has al¬ ready won lor himself a distinguished repu- tion, and llyland has Leon long and favora¬ bly known as tho President of Richmond College. Taylor, аз a pastor, Ins had no superior, and Ford is doing a good work on Church Hill. And last, but not least, to these havo recently been added Poindexter and Rurrougbs. Surely, tbe city will be saved. THE GOSnEN ASSOCIATION. No missionary body of recent organiza¬ tion is more deserving of notice, than tho one bearing tho above name. We have known somothiog of it for tbo last eight years— have watched with much satisfaction its progress and oxtending influence, and were highly gratified to find it occupying a position for usefulness, which no district as¬ sociation, that wo know of, has ever before attained. Our appointments for Virginia bad ended some ten days in advanco of the timo for tho mooting of this Association, but wo had resolved to visit it, if possible — so wo tarried at the hospitable mansion of our friend 0. T. W. in Richmond, till the time appointed camo round. There aro a great many ways of getting to an Association, ТПЕ ASSOCIATION. Wo wero soon recognized by Rev. L. W. Allen, aud by bim made acquainted with brethren Coleman, Powell, Gordon, Trice, and sevoral othors, who were leading spirits in tho Association. Allen was elected Moderator, and Coleman Clerk; and thus or¬ ganized, business was taken up and disposed of rapidly, but harmoniously and efficiently. Taylor of Richmond, llroaddus of Frede¬ ricksburg, Joucs of Norfolk, aud Colo of Washington City, were tbo strangers in at¬ tendance. The meetings, during tho entire session, wero oxcitiugly interesting, and tho speeches drawn forth by tbe report of tho Hoard were animated, apposite, and, as was said Ly one, eloquent. Resides making some new appointments within tho limits of tho Association, and «appropriating funds for Shuck in California, tbo Executive Board appointed Bov. M. Moffat to bo a missionary to tbo Indians, at Armstrong Academy, in tho Choctaw nation. Tho Gosben Association Las clcirly demonstra¬ ted that much good can be dono in tbo great missionary enterprise when urcthreu agteo and work together. As a religious com¬ pact, it commaads tho respect not only of tho churches in Virginia, but in other States. Both tho l’urcign aud Domestio Mission Boards of tho Southern Baptist Convention havo reason to bo thankful for its liberality. May union, harmony and love continue there, and success, iu ovory pious and proper undertaking, must succeed tho endeavors of that noble Assooiation. BALTIMORE. The second and third Sabbaths in Sep¬ tember wero spent in tho Monumoutal city. This emporium of Maryland, like many other commercial cities, is rapidly improving and extending its limits. Wero we to select a place for permanent residence— were such a thing possible to a minister of Christ — Baltimore would most assuredly be that place. Its spacious and green streets, ro¬ mantic surface, public fountains, massive buildings, both for public or private use comfurt, beauty and enterprise. We were, however, during our stay, chiefly interested with its Baptist churches. On tho first Lord’s day of our sojourn there, wo wor¬ shiped iu tho morning with tbo FIRST BAPTIST CltCItVlt, of which tho Rov. J. \V. M. Williams is pastor. Tbo day was uafavorablc, and the congregation. small, but a very good “ show” was made for Domestio Mis¬ sions. This church has steadily prospered under tho faithful prcachiug aud zealous pastoral labors of brother Williams. Ilia congregations aro large, and tho church is strongly attached to him. Wo wero much pleased to find pastor and pcoplo thus of one mind and otie heart, and the conse¬ quence of such a union was quite manifest, which is this: energy, co opcr.tion, and substantial results for good. Wo had some years siueo formed a very pleasant acquain. tauceship with many of tho brethren and sisters comprising that band of disciples, and were greatly rejoiced, after an absence of four years, to find them striving together for tho faith of tho gospel. Wo aro uudor obligations to tlio pastor, brother Fry, and several others, fot their kiud assistance on behalf of missions, aud liopo tho Lord will reward them in duo season. At night wo visited tho moil STREET CHURCH. Rev. J. Derg, the pastor, gavo us a very kind wcloome, aud allowed us to prescut the claims of missions to his people. Though tho morning had been rainy, u goodly num¬ ber of hearers was present. In tho con¬ gregation wo saw our former friend aud fel¬ low laborer in tho State, liar. Frooklia Wilson, now tho able editor of tbe True Union. Tbo throat afflijtiou, which com¬ pelled Ыш to abandon tbe pulpit, has been measurably rciiiuvod, but not sufficiently to justify him in resuming tho pastorate,. He . ihiuka of devoting his wholo timo to tho Union, and, for many reasons, wo aro glad of this. Ho is a fine writer, aud a thorough Baptist, two essential qualifications for a Baptist editor in these days. Tho High Street is looking up aud prospering, for which we feel thankful. THE SEVENTH BAPTIST СПВВСН. Dr. Fuller’s famo, as a pulpit orator, has made thiscburch very generally known. It is composed of a largo number of active, working Christians. By tbo pastor’s re. quest, we occupied his pulpit in tlio morning of tbo third Lord's day in September, and explained the designs, operations, success, and present wants of tlio Domestic Mission Board. Tbo Doctor expressed himself as strongly iu favor of bolls tho Domestio and Forcigu Mission Boards of the South :rn Baptist Convention, and wo feel obliged to his., bis dejcons, aud tbo church generally, for their kind co-operation. At night, of tho same day, the ordinance of baptism was administered by Dr. Fuller, and also by brother Williams. Doth the seventh and the first churches are going steadily ahead, and between them thero exists a brotherly, Christian feeling. This- is just as every lover of ’/.ion would havo it.. Our last visit was mado to TUB SECOND CHURCH, under tho pastoral charge of Bev. 0. F.. Adams. This church lias also advanced amazingly within tho last six years. Bro¬ ther Adams has great reason to ho en¬ couraged. Not only aro his pcoplo willing to do for benovolcnt institutions at home, but they show a regard for tho destitute in regions того remote. Though at present under a pecuniary buidcn for a new uipcting-. bouse, thoy cast in their mite for Domestio. Missions; and while, under tuc circum¬ stances, we did not eapcct them to fling into tho Lord’s treasury largely for this purpose, we wero truly glad to find among them a. willing mind. Their now meeting-house is on Broadway, in an eligible part of the. qily, aud does great credit to tho churoh, who expect to occupy it. May the Lord re¬ cord bis name tbcrc, and fill this latter houso with his glory. FRANKLIN SQUARE CHURCH. This is a church in prospect. The Bap. tists of Baltiuioro are now erecting a church edifice on tho Franklin Square, aud will or¬ ganize a church as soon as tbo building, shall be completed. This is on tho church extension principle. No doubt but God will smile ou the efforts of his servants, and, такс that placo the centre of a religious in- fluence, which will result in tho conversion of many souls. Wo wero gratified on ob¬ serving an edifice in progress of crectioa for tbo colored Baptists, oallcd . TUB SARATOGA STREET AFRICAN CHAPEL. This enterprise was undertaken by that:' discreet and wbrlby brother, so well known:, a and as our trip to Goshen was peculiar, if with its monuments, railroads, banks, I « the whole country, both North and South, ( •> not romantic, wo will just pen a few inci- schools and institutes, make it a city of I William Crane. The building is noarly.