- Title
- Home and Foreign Journal, November 1858
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- Date
- 1858
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- Volume
- 8
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- 5
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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, November 1858
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RICHMOND, VA., MARION, ALA., NASHVlfe, TENN.. NoVEM. ER, 1858.
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numbers,
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‘TIIE BOARDS OF THE SOUTH
BAPriST CONVENTION.
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OF DOMESTIC JIISSIOXS,
Ь^ГьЛВЛМЛ.
KOVKMHKK. iRW.
E® Not 1)0 Forgotten,”
jjiJ a good brother to us the other day,
I, [Kill remember you at our meeting in
Li-id nest May." Who else will
Ibraruain mind at that time? We rhall
H'e hope- many pure minds will be
IfotJuplbere.^^ _
Hurtful Mistake. — • -
Last spring the
Лею'
York Examiner
.aid that CO per cent, of all moneys
aliiil for benevolent purposes was con-
by contingent expenses. That is,
л
forty cents of each dollar contributed
•iicleil the objects of the donor. This
statement has been widely circulated by
sfitr papers, both religious and secular,
fie high reputation of the Examiner, and
:i( fKt that its editor was lor several
riirs a Secretary of an important Mis-
.in Board, gave free currency to the as.
-trlion. Opposers have been furnished
1Й
a new weapon, the lukewarm have
name more indifferent, and many real
Kids have been surprised beyond ineas.
к,
and led to question the utility of our
lifiion organizations. I have, with care,
wJs (lamination of the expenditures of
lb Board of Domestic and Indian Mis-
..bo for the last four years, ending April
Ы, 1Й8.
The following is the result :
fs®.lpr.i,185ltoApr. I, IS
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qi jn‘r i-m;.
‘ 1855 “ | Sot*. 1 7 3-1 *•
" 1854 11 1S57, 15 1-2 “
1857
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1S5S, Hi
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This includes salaries of Secretaries
lit! agents, travelling expenses, printing
■rrpotts, proceedings of conventions, ev¬
ict!) of Home and Foreign Journal expen*
|!B,- printing Commissions, Wanks, etc.
dolfito-eipenses, stationery, postage,
-,elc. This I presume will be not only
fatisfictory but gratifying to tlie friends of
ie Board. Those paper» w inch have given
circulation to the Examiner's statements,
sdl do good service to I he cause of mis-
kuj bv making the above correction.
H. HOLMAN, Cor . Scc'y.
Churches to pray the Lord of harvest to
send forth laborers into his harvest.
Prayer '
For the increase of the. gospel ministry
is enjoined upon the disciples by the Lord
of the vineyard. And was there ever a
time when this prayer needed to be sent
Vp in earnestness more than the present.
| The field is before us, Christian brethren,
but where arc the men to take possession
of it ? The Board need six men for the
Indian Territory at this time, but can they
be found ? A first-rate, hard-working,
faithful man is needed for the boatmen
and sailors in New Orleans. Several for
Texas and other points. I’ray ye the
Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers
into this vineyard. The Lord supply the
wants of the perishing thousands.
Hitherto
ith the Lord blessed us. So we feel
vleo ive see what be has done through
At instrumentality of the Board. Many
Churches have been raised up all through
the Southern country— from Virginia to
Геха*,
from Florida to Mississippi, scores
d pious and efficient ministers have been
sustained, and weak and feeble Churches
Kcouraged. Hundreds of souls, ignorant
d God's saving truth, have been brought
bthe cross, and there found the blood
Ad cleanseth from all sin. Brethren
Me courage and push on the work more
vigorously than ever. These reflections
hve been suggested from looking at Mcni-
Knoxville, Huntsville, St. Louis,
Orleans, Richmond, Petersburg and
*ioy other points. This is a great work—
Lord prosper it, and strengthen our
kails,
More Laborers Needed.
There are three Associations— one in
'■•'рта,
one in Kentucky, and -one in
Tennessee, ready to sustain a good white
uisjiooary among the Indians, and they
vouch needed now in that field, and at
positions which cannot be sustained ex-
JePl by ministers of good preaching abili-
Moreover, these Associations would
be willing to sustain any other. Our
:'thren acquainted with such as ought to
"ill confer a favor by suggesting their
“Иез,
Indeed, we entertain no doubt
5l>en
того
would be supported if suita-
4
Мп
could be found willing to enter
1 1 Md. Our work in this department
’"st be increased. Our cry is lor men —
tcre wien ! whose talents, learning and all
*e «osecraled to God, and whoarc ready
"here am l, send me.” Our
urches and Associations aro ready for
’ ' *ork. The backwardness is on the
of ffie ministry, We call upon the
Error Liberally Supported.
The charm of religious error upon the
carnal mind is truly surprising. The more
absurd and even licentious the error, the
more readily it is embraced, and the more
generously supported. Its claims seem
not only liberally met by its adherents,
but most cheerfully so. These remarks
have been suggested by the late move¬
ments of the Roman Catholics of New
York to erect a stupendous and gorgeous
Cathedral in that city. Its dimensions are
to be 325 feet by MO— and its interior
height, in (he clear, ICO feet. Estimated
cost $750,000.
One of their papers says ; — " Let
the Cathedral of New York be built.
Let the Archbishop bless, forthwith, the
corner-stone.' I.ct the rich men, of their
abundance, give great sums to its magnifi¬
cence. Let all do their pari. Even the
poor, in their turn, give their mites, that
[ho blessing of the poor may add strength."
Yes, this magnificent structure will he
Imilt. The Roman aulimriff Iiavso Order
ed, and the Archbishop has "blessed the
roiner-stouc and on the first call of the
Prelate upon the rich men, one hundred
and three responded by $1,000 each— two
of whom were Protestants, wlio seem
to have retained their " natural affection."
Let this example of large and prompt
giving to the support of error, awaken
those who have received the truth in the
love of it, to like efforts in building suita-
hie houses of worship in all suitable places,
and see that the poor have the gospel
preached unto them."
flood by tin) Way.
As we passed up one of the streets of
Richmond on our late visit, an old friend
and brother said to us, " Draw on me for
Fifty Dollars (50) I want to pay it."
That’s the kind of salutation Old Virgin¬
ia gives. The Lord bless our Brother and
ever help him to administer to the wants
of Zion.
Germans in Louisville, Kentucky.
During last year, on application the
Rev. T. 11. Madoulet, a German Baptist
minister, was appointed rni-sionary to a
small German in'erest in Louisville, Ken¬
tucky. His commission did not reach
him— consequently he did not know of ids
appointment until recently. He has been
in the field and rendered his report. He
says t
"On my arrival here, I found a small
church organized, a faithful little band, with
whom I have been laboring under many
difficulties j but the Lord has blessed our
feeblo efforts. I have baplized nine on
profession of their faith' in Christ. IVe
occupy a large field. The German popu¬
lation here is numerous. Most of whom
arc descended from professedly Christian
parents, belonging to some branch of the
nalional Church of Germany— connected
with the State and ruled by ils govern¬
ment. As such they all have been
sprinkled in infancy, taught in the cate¬
chism, and confirmed at the ages from 12
to 15 years as members of the Nalional
Church. To such the doctrine of regener¬
ation, a change of heart is (with
юте
ex¬
ceptions) strange to them. So also is our
form nf Church government. But the
knowledge of our principles has crealcd
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to looking out place, for new churches.-.
You perceive my labors in Ihis respect
some interest,
on missionary
the midst of oi
doctrines and usages of Bapiists seem so
new to the people, you can easily under¬
stand me when 1 lay that we meetfwith
opposition and contempt, But the Lord,
who is mighty to give light in darkn«s, is
strong to remove mountains nf preju¬
dice. In Him We place our hope. | The
cause is His. According to his precious
promise he will stand by us, and h$n us
plant the standard of truth and piety'./’
Move to be done for the Gerffins.
Rev. W. Fasching. our GermaifiMis-
sionary in New Orleans, writes: "It is
vqry necessary to do more for thfijper-
mans here and in other places. Because
they are, mostly, living without hop^and
without God in the world. The people are
deep in sin. If I did not know «^'con¬
version of the sinner is the work m the
Lord, through his word and spirit, №ou!d
escape like Jonah. But I know hHvho
sen*, me to preach will be with me.’l|
The Cause in St. Lou®
Rev. Geo. Mitchell's Report#
Saint Louis, Mo., 185S.
Rer. R. Holman :
»
Mv Dear Brother:— Through JGod’s
gracious providence I am permilleiW lay
before the Board of. Domestic Missions
,„y repoit for the quarter ending Septem¬
ber 30th. I arn happy to s-tate t^at the
woik of the Lord is still progressing m our
midst, and all hough not more than one con¬
version lias been visibly manifests duiing
this quarter, there is a growth mYgrace
amongst our young conveits, which en¬
courages my lieait and strengthens my
bands. In the prosecution of my) mis¬
sionary labors, my soul often melts within
me to find so many who are as ignorant o:
religion as the very heathen theipsdycs.
Oh what a field in Saint Louis forbore
reapers of souls! May the Lor^cnd
laborers here that ransomeib mea rjny be
gathered into his garner. Sincc-m? last
reporL.Hie ftieadi _
nole'd-fciVaiir us wTTti a W^fqitidiHof.
three thousand dollars— providing we
would raise four thousand dollars,— and
with the seven thousand dollars it was
thought we might venture to build a
house of worship. I '!PI?,n‘,J '°f
solicit subscriptions, and with he hel|
deacon McPherson, i succeeded. And
now the house is rapidly pmgress.ng.
Providence permitting, we hope to dedi¬
cate it at the close ol this year. IhecoA
of the whole, including the lot, will be
Irom twenty-five to twenty-seven thou¬
sand dollars. We intend to roof he
building and rough-finish the basement at
present.
The labors of the Board in St. Louis are
truly encouraging. The 3d Church was
for some two or three years aided by the
Board, and is now a self-sustaining and
efficient Church. The 4lh Church now
under our patronage is doing well. Du-
fin- the two preceding quarters, quite
large accessions to the Church were re-
ceived. They commenced a hou-c or
worship under favorable auspices. U»n
a portion of the city containing a popula¬
tion of some 25,000 or 30.000, for whose
salvation but little has been done.
AvknnstH.
The two following letters will be read
with interest :
Independence Co., June 30, 15SS. .
To the Hoard of Domestic Missions :
Mr Dear Brethren:— Tjirougl1 the | mer¬
cies of God lam again blessed . j!
opportunity of informing you in relation
to my success in this ministry . e have
some5 (lattering prospects to ’ gw ■ "“> „h
but few professing during the last | arte •
I have the pastoral care of one Church,
L and have promised me $.).>, w ti c'i
^Unots«“tainPmeb,°ne
tar. which is a greater sacrifice than l
1 Ki Is, make It is abobl one hun-
Sf
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jS SS5
city! in which
I remain your brother,
R. L. BUTLER.
Crawford Co., Ark., July G, 1858.
Dear brother Holman :
My family arc rot all well. My health
is good. I was, two weeks, not able to
travel, after which I met with Brother D.
iBuckly at the. Ozark Church, Franklin
.County, April 17th, at the ordination of
Brother E. Miller, I continued with Bro.
„Buckly two weeks in his Geld of labor,
arid I find ii to be an Interesting one.
We found several persons who had never
heard a missionary preach. We had the
pleasure at two appointments to see every
sinner bow for prayer. They wanted us
to continue with them, but we ive/e com¬
pelled to go on. 4lur health was not very
good at that lime. Brother Buckly (a mis¬
sionary of the Board) came into my field
-Gth of May. We visited the Fayettvillo
and Mt. Zion Churches, and preached in
several neighberlioods, and had some
good meetings— established two Sabbath
Schools. They manifested some zeal in
the undertaking. I have got all my little
Churches furnished with officers ami pas.
tors except one (Onion Creek) I yet have
the care of it, With the exception of
Elder
С.
H. Bootvvright, the ministers
north of Ilostin Mountain are doing but
little, neither are the ministers doing
much in Brother Buckly’s field. I am
now ready to go to all the Churches in my
field. Brother Ii. says he will help me
some part of the time.
As before yours in Christ,
J. M. HOUSTON.
P. S. — Elder C. Jones has baptized one
who professed conversion in connection
with my labors. I have assisted in admin¬
istering the Lord's Supper to two while
churches and one colored. The Tennes¬
see Baptist, and the books from the South¬
western publishing house are beginning to
do a great good in our land. Theodosia is
worse on Pedoism than ever. General
Marion was on the Tones. I wish she
may live forever. J. M. II.
. . „tr.i hi vnm, as tne organization
of two churches is the result; One of
ihese has' already, sought * out, one among
them " apt to leach,” whom by request of
the church, we set apart to the'.work of the
Gospel ministry on Saturday, the 3d, Inst.
He is a young man of deep piety, and of
good natural and acquired abilities; and
had been acting as a licentiate for several
years by authority from a church to .which
he belonged in Missouri., My congrega¬
tions are increasing in number and inter¬
est. Pray for Kansas. .
Your fellow setvant in the Gospjfl, •
W. THOMAS. ■
San Francisco, Aug. 17th, 1855'.*’
Brother Hohnnm :
I wrote you last month, but by mistake
it did not go out with the mail — and I now
write again. I obtained, finally, the money
on tho-e drafts through the kindness of
Brother Shuck. I have been laboring to
the extent of my ability with our little
church. Four have been added to our
number since I wrote you. My trials
have been great, and sometimes I have
been ready to sink under them ; but God
has sustained me thus far. My wife bloke
her arm, which, wilh the unsiipplicil
wants of my family, has hindered my
labors much. From the destitute condi¬
tion in which I would leave the church
here, I had concluded not to remove to
Santa Cruz. But having licensed one ol
our young brothers to preach here, and
from the considerations which you present
in your last letter, I have concluded to
withdraw my resignation and accept of the
Boaid’s transfer In Santa Cruz. I have
disposed of my place and am on my way
to that field. I shall wiite you as soon as
I arrive and get settled. I trust that God
is opening to me a field now where I can
accomplish something to his glory
send you my report up to this time, com¬
prising two quaiters. I should have sent
the report last quarter but for the supposi¬
tion that my resignation was accepted.
May the Lord bless the Board for its la¬
bors of love, and you my brother as one
of the insliumentalilies selected to carry
out this groat work. In haste.
Yours in gospel bonds,
C. N. WEST.
We arc glad that brother West lias with¬
drawn his resignation, and has removed to
Santa Cruz. This is an invTing field—
and quite well suited to the taste and
talents of this esteemed missionary.
Rir
Kansas.
Leavenworth Count Y.
К.
T., .
July 8, 1858.
.. R. Holman:
Dear Brother — With this I send you a
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Dark Comer in Florida.
Rev. J. A. Lewis of Nassau county,
thus writes:
Except during a short illness, L have
been busy, trying to persuade sinners ,to
flee the wrath to come. Strange to say,
I met with strong opposition both from the
world and from those who are the profess¬
ed friends of the Prince of Peace.
We have a company here called "Reg¬
ulators," whose business seems to be to
administer the laws of the land, or rather
the laws of the association; having but
little use for the laws of the land.
We have commenced a meeting-house.
I purchased plank for the pulpit and haul¬
ed to a carpenter who ha9 recently fol¬
lowed the Saviour in the ordinances of his
house.
We need a colpoi ter hero. .There are
frequent applications for books and hibles.
A short time since a young man attend¬
ed a ball, and on his return home was ta¬
ken suddenly and violently ill. On his
dying bed he called Ms ungodly parents
and friends around him and earnestly ex¬
horted tliem to seek an interest in the
Lord Jesus. His poor, wretched father is
now making extensiva preparations for a
dinner on the occasion of his son's fune¬
ral, which is soon to be pieached. This
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truly adariq region» ..Ohtthen.wjljl'ight
;1prii’g'ii'p''licrcJ^
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Light— Its Effects.
Rev. L. M. Berry, our missionary agent
in North Carolina, says :
I have lately met the strongest opposi¬
tion lhat I have ever met in ail my travels.
I was solicited by a brother to attend the
Association to make an effort in bchall of
missions. I did so. I found them strong¬
ly anti in every sense. Anti mission, anti
temperance, Stc. The subject of missions
was brought up on Friday and opposed.
The Association refused to have any col¬
lection taken on Sabbath, but consented
that I might preach on Saturday and take
up a collection. The Association adjourn¬
ed to hear it. After which a change
enmeoverthe spirit of theirdream, and they
resolved that I should preach on Sabbath
and take up another collection. .On Mon¬
day they passed some strong resolutions
in" favor of temperance, and agreed to
withdraw from all churches which will suf¬
fer their members towoik a distillery. Tiny
also agreed to aid in the work of missions.’
No doubt many of our churches and
associations now opposed to missions, tem
pcrancc and oilier good objects, would
pursue the same course of the-ono above
referred to, provided some intelligent,
humble and pious ministers should visit
them in the spirit of Christ.
Colored People.
Rev. J. F. Morrall’s Report, Darien,
Georgia :
Our colored congregations are always
large, and they pay unabated a tcntion
о
the" preached word. 1 baptized,
twenty-three
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them. There are others,
whom5 1 expect to bant.te next month.
Total colored membership iw-
Retort or D.
Веских,
Arkansas-
This missionary supplies churches
during (he quarter, has preached 118 ser
monsf baptized 31 converts. He says.
You sec from my report I havo not
been idle. Were not my .labors so one-
v-ouniy, in which i iuuuu .. . ...j . correct idea of the great inconveniences
persons and some Baptist Churches en- under which we have to labor; prominent
tirely ignorant of missionary plan», though I among th e«c are the uant of houses of
' worship and efficiency in the membership.
However, I am not ca-t down, for I have
faith’ to hope that we shall reap ere long if
we faint not. I have devoieu much time
venr lirnrner—
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, /uu . .
report of my labors during the last quar- 1 rous and my time so completely filled up,
ter. I regret that i have not a fuller re- 1 1 would give you a full history. of my/a-
port to make. But I cannot give you a j bors, sum up. the difficulties, and sneak of
the bright prospects which, arn unfolding,
like a summers verdure, to "Baptists' fn
tirely .
friendly. I found in my travels one man
who said that he had never heard hut one
missionary Baptist preach, and lie would
walk ten miles to hear one. ’ Dear breth-
03
like
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— . .
Ihis country. I will cndeivor. to do so at
some future time.
Your prayers, as well as your hearty .co¬
operation, are greatly desired by one Jho
is scarcely able for thi
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