Home and Foreign Journal, March 1869

“PREACH G°SpEL.iO;Emi.cREATfe^“EEED Щ ЬАЫВЗ.-^Щ' /PEOPLE ARE DESTROYED FpB KNOWLEDGE.” 'll 1 III-». .‘Л1Г . 4 i RICHMOND, VA.. мЗшсН, 1869. »- Ti. астр;,!.- • i -H*. i f7. liIlM.L)/. Number 11. 11,‘trji '« U.I- I. *flK ggtt* ft IPublisiicd j^onihly Ъу^Ьё,: ^orpiga, ixiid,- jII)6xriestic^Bba.i^s ' <if "tliei ,Soxitlierix'’GBa^is.iU.,Cd.nVen.tion.ri,1,r . * " ■ 1 li.-i -» "k J- . -. _ _ I_J _ 1. _ — T ' - - - ■‘aft - _ _ . . . </ I- . -X Г! »!-■?' _ _ — - - — - j. . — - - — - ,,0*1 vi я x i— xj-tirft TEEMS: 1,-. cn- |frMn - ..... -я to «КГ Р01КОП, - T*— 1| to on* репюп . ) cent*. 2 .00 - -3 CO 5 00 fecri<3; tiic-go^pef’td thebisithcn.”' Tho-next -Aesoda- ;t?9n%vashgldal'NdtIngham'lh 1702. ’/'Carey preached • niGraoral)le sermon, from Isaiah o-l: '2, 3- — urging i two thonglits;- “.EXPECT GREAT THINGS _ of ЗЩлК let Us -more earnestly pray Did God of our -eviye ,hiq: /' work in tl.iq; midst pf the „salvation.jp rev уеа'гел? ‘ гй» «T*V iddm^l to on» ner*on _ n^TjTTihi- little iheet h*« 1*»ч-п loud ami rrrwln^ It U a nrcr«lty j о TV ьт all the Hoard*, м well ая «bo ebunrhee of the South.' tUr 1 .-J h wc'ftbftU b* Able to bring before our people the earliest Infor- I TAO] 1 ’ ' > Sib the rTWtebjwb. contemrUtn! by the Southern JUptlat Сеть PCl among ЛСаШСП. ir ...to thrir churclie» will bo able tbtu to mate )■ - Tkn t- u • • with the whole n.brionary - *- — - . 1 1 mpnT,n" "♦ '* ATTEMPT GREAT THINGS.” A resolution is oo - луаа adopted that at the next meeting at Kettering, воиушов? j a society sliouldBejbnncd. “for, propagating the gos- ScV»1-" - n-.« \xr Tcsdox Jocxxlt, Richmond, Yb. . , . . < - _ . ^ . ' . make an attempt to evangelize the heathen.. THIR- йш Ц й m is £ xxrai Ш mxtb ТДЕ2,Т -p^^s ‘ ГЕХСЕ, were then ‘ subscribed^ -Т1пя«еач inflerwanis ea will be mbU thua to mate •nterpriae, аь4 fecure. more ? , Ane meeting at Ivettcrillg 1П tlic falbof. 1792 ЛУОЗ ^ o*» ”?”■? .*'! : eventful. Thcministcre nflerunited'prayer, solenlnly i pledged tliemselyes to one anothqr.tliat they ivould Ref- BICH3IOND, VA.-.^j JAS. B. TAYXiOE, -." . * . ...Cor. Secretary. Monthly Concert of Prayer. In onr last i^11*2 the observance by all our churches, .f the monthly concert of prayer, лгаз recommended. Westili urg<‘ it. That attention may be morc.strongly лпш to this subject, a reference to the origination of •he* monthly seasons of prayer, will not be Out of ;a№. As early as 17S4 the generally low condition ; Evangelical churches in England attracted ihe •tention of several Baptist ministers of that country. ;t an Association held at Notingham during^ tlmt •-ar, Andrew Fuller preached 21 sermon ’on 'rtlie na- are and importance of walking by faith.” Tliis mtained a reference to the coi\djtipn . of, the world, rad called npon the i>eople of Gou to awake from aeir .-lombeis. To this sermon, when published, was side! “a few persuasives to a general union in prayer ■r the revival of religion.” The Association re¬ vived to set 3part an hour on the first Mondayeven- ag of every month for special prayer for the exten- on of the kingdom of Christ in the world. A new .sierest was awakened among all the churches. Monthly prayer-meetings were "established, and the i^nity was excited whether any scriptural .means ■-•.aid be adopted for the wider diffusion of the- gos¬ pel. In 1786 Mr. Fuller's remarkable work,, enfi- *'ed “the gospel worthy of all acceptation,” waspub- tisbad.- fhiK-^iwKSftsala^lHwmsciiUuneut^^^DunngA-' p-rio.1 rcfcrrdd to, William Carey, who aftcr- 1: minis took so proniinent a part in the missionary *k. was brought into the gospel ministry. He baptized in 17S3, aiul ordained in 1787. Hr. Carey seems from his earliest Christian history ' have been deeply impressed with the fearful con- •uinnof the heathen world, and' with the solemn duty the elmrehes to send to them the gospel. While engaged in his humble occupation as a shoo- ’•aKer, with a map of the globe before him, his heart . “wed with burning solicitude to promulge the sal- anon which is by .Jesus Christ, to the millions wlio’ new Him not. He seemed thus to have been raised i'15 a chosen vessel to bear the unsearchable riches ■ these outcasts of the earth ; and this in answer to ■mited prayer. Carey was eminently fitted for Such a work; ! Ex-' •mme poverty from early childhood had inured -him hav^P an<* esl,osnre. A wonderful gift in the acquisition °f languages was evinced. • The Latin, weekand Hebrew became familiar to him. - Hefs'said 'o have purchased for a small sum, an old ’ book- on e resurrection, in French, and in a few weeks he was a Ио translate it with facility. In six or seven >fTsions he could read the sacred Scriptures. Thus , who had incited his people to pray, wonderfully spared the way for giving signal answers to prayer. M the close of a ministers’ meeting in 1786, -Sir. •r ml proposed to Mr. Carey and another young' who were present, that they should presentsome- 1 10° ^or discussion. After some hesitation, Carey ’ "Esther the command given to the apostles ^ all nations, was not obligatory On all suc- ministers to the end of thc lvorld, seeing ’that ” ^“Panying promise was of equal extent.’? Ry- " ' .'n j1 ^ usual bluntness pronounced his young ^аепй ‘a miserable enthusiast.” Carey was morti- - .but found comfort in knowing that Euller sym- C) j],^ ^'m !n t,le pent-up thoughts whicli icd anX'Ct-V <“агеУ continued. Meanwhile the f eous prayer-meetings increased in number. -In aroT '"kited the city of Birmingham, and be- ‘7'th rnlnai'Dfwl 'ntil t,lcseraphicPcarce. His church,-- fv.,1 C l>asfor7 had caught the missionary spirit, t'n ^ °*' *10Pe‘ He returned to Northamp- ^L. !ml another interview with Euller, Toth отЬ‘115*’1Ш* ann"'- In the spring of 1791 another- td 0b'e«- meotinS occurred, when Air. SutcliOb preuih-' 'cwsd , ^ jeal°usr, ..tor die Lord of Hosts,”., and was fol- ц . - ^ Fuller, on the “pernicious influence- of de- ^ ^‘gions matters.” .The, mipr&s'ioiiVas deep- ,t.j ' t ^i'i Unit the ministers retired/ scarcely- J^-'Pcak to each other. k (ltd «* °^еГ ^-arc>" published a pamphlcb'cnti- an ‘nfiniry into the obligations of Christians to Increased^ ;by'efivcnty , is«wa>U afterwards pounds’ „ froni‘ "Mn Ecarcc’s churcH " '-i- '-. - •> - Tlie inqiuiy :now was, who .will-go' for ius? Mr. Euller said, “there was a gold mine in India, but it seemed almost as deep as the centre of the earth. Who will venture to explore it?!’ “I will venture to go down,” said Carey to his brethren, “but who will hold the ropes?” AVc solemnly -promised to do so. Thomas and Carey , as the appointed, missionaries of this Society, Were Sent' forth, and thus' conunenced that series of endeavors by which Baptists sought to perform the long neglected duty of sending the gos¬ pel to the heathen. How' glorious the results! Ca¬ rey himself lived to translate the scriptures into for¬ ty Janguages and dialects, besides the preparation of grammars -and lexicons- lor the 'use of other mission¬ aries. Among Uie .one hundred and fifty millions of Hmdoostan; numerous. Baptis.t churches have- .been formed, and thousands of baptized believers liav.c ex¬ ulted in the hope ' of .eternal life, A large native ministry is sounding out the .word of the Lord, and influences arc at work which will make that Emanu¬ el’s land- 1 - • .Other nations have shared in tlic labors of the En¬ glish Baptist Missionary- Society. " Nor is this all. An influence, vyas imparted to various portions of the cliristian world, awaking the," Lord’s people every where to a sense of obligation to give the gospel to the .heathen. ,The result of Christian missions is; 'absoIUtelykrmarveldiHhc-worldVhistory;- Л11 this is in answer to united supplication — an is¬ sue flowing from the concert of prayer established by- Fuller, Carey, Pearce and others, in 178-1. "Will not Southern /Baptists consent to unite in the monthly concert of prayer for the spread of the Re¬ deemer's Kingdom? “Prayer shall be made for-him,” is the scriptural -prediction, "Who. will join in that prayer? Remember the. first Monday, or day be¬ fore,. In every, month is the season, ,.whcn; each church may meet other churches around the mercy scat, to plead Tor' the spread of tlic gospel — for the conversion of the world. • William, are you Mad? "When William Carey mentioned to Ills father a ■purpose to become'a missionary, -his. “father replied — “"William, are you mad??’’ It. seemed to him, an. en¬ terprise so" '"visionary, tliat' none. hub; an unbalanced mind could cherish the: thought of- cntrance aipon it. Now, as we look back 'upon the labors of tills toil¬ er in the barren field .of heathenism, wc must ac¬ knowledge the -wisdom of believing, the word of Jcr hovali.' ' • ’. • The scepticism of Carey’s .. father' Is' even now too common among the Lord’s people., Ш The Eiscal Year.” More, than three-fourths of the fiscal year have passedZ'away, and we.are far from, .receiving all that we need to meet our engagements: What we need is, for each disclple to take a part, and to induce as many others .as' possible ’to send "t helf 'Contributions, “as God hath prospered.” ‘-Alany have ‘-responded, and sent upttheir contributions^ 'but- a-blank.yet remains opposifjfe' the names of a. large proportion of our eburf®®- Tlie cpming t>vo months are anticipated hopefully. Shall we be disappointed? Prayer for Missions. , More than ever aro we feeling the need of prayer jin connection vvith our -work. AVe jiecd funds, but need prayer more. The Divine guidance, the Divine power are needed, in the, appointment of .suit¬ able' rnexi— ;mftlic"';p.fcsci-v3tion of their lives, and es¬ pecially in. the -.success; of .tlieir- feeble attempts, to teacli the; blindid Leathern. "We need mow, perhaps more than' every -thing1 eh ic; the true spirit of the gos¬ pel to be infused into out ministry aud. chinches. A sad deficiency exists. T’hc churches and their pastors, with -noble exceptions, are profoundly asleep on the whole "question \of giving to .the nations the word of life. A Ye meed the Spirit to be copiously poured out upon ourpeople, that they may be. .brought in nearer ‘ *" the sins of the. world dnd,preach'tli6',gc«pcl to'evciy Churches of Jcstrs — ministers of .Tcsu: to'. anise it to^pring 'upi-'AYo 'are1 two^ apt'td^forget this in 'moral?/ ■’No anattcr hdw’ carnest'niic^fhithfnl our 'teaching,' time' is hcctis.4ary for its ‘cflcctf? щюпГЩе mind of- 'the liearcr!” ' •’•’v !j ubiA » Not an Uncommon Case. V,i Г/ ^ good brother wrilesf “lam as liamed to ^cpn^S j . ...pro|n an cxcliangc wC ,.Цр m fbHowingr Italy, though in. population much inferior tohlie TJnited.;Sfatcs,. produces aitnuallj/ a much, larffcf 'hitm- Lcr of rcork.i, and is, in this respect, inferior ,tp'vbnt two or three Europoan countries. There are feorne nccrakny to accomplish this great end, and therefore features in the modem history of Italian Шс^йте . . wni. m..ivi.m.. т which command the attention of the religious press. irst place,, there are amdng the leading litera- of Italy fewer 0]>pt)ncntS or.clu‘istian4t}^rto '.1 .../,.1' ' .. f* it. ч . . •J'. _ that.fi have never to my. knowledge, directly • given any tiling to Eoreign Missions, but always pray for the dittusion of tho 'gospel, and the conversion of the world.* I am now convinced that my mite is also ...o h.v..K _ — , and therefore : t,» . , ,, том At' i'..u т which c-ommand tin* nt enclose you one dollar With God s help I mtpnd кц f,|C first placc .tl,c№ ur0 ftII1((llg tlle leading Utera- giY®hi% great work, thp abovo. apioun.t quarterly^ p jnen ' of Italy fewer opponents of .cliristianit^to GodSirospers’ me, so lintcmljo give.”- :i, , >■ . 1'be^ncqimtered thaii iii most of AliO other- EtiropSn •'■Aje"not!thousand3 to bo‘'fouitd'm'oiir clnirelicS'-whoTconntrii‘w''ahd 'Inlrnql' а'вГпМе’ Jitstariee Jias an^dnoqif ! ••’ - ' •-• • - ■’ .л. — 1._. — : — Mliqi'maiiy’jatiti--_chrisfiau Theorihs" wliifch hav^bebn startikT in’inodcrit times, llad ati 'Italian' for its'fdiih- ■aSr.;: pa the ;oti - ’ - •- - — ~ prajJ'for’the conversion of flic world; and ivho'never gi thing to sustain those ivlid are s6nt'-trt'pfcneli. repentance and remission of sins tq tlie perishing heathen. .Is this consistent? . r. -1, I A Largo Hearted Wish. ’• .... 'A good sister writes: “T 'enclose1 two dollars' from a y'|iy' mluccd purse, owing to the ravages of the war.' I wish I. could give thousands, to advance this cause eo gear to every Christian.” “Slip, hath done, what shty could.”- Reader, “go tliou and do likewise!” Self-denial.! 1 ' o-iq'- / .Mldiv few practice it! A. contributor; in-'sending a' ysi “It is only by sol Menial I opened' bct'kcen Italian literature _ . _ _ _ ...... , . ^ , , it now is, which leaves 110 doubt that, wliateveVmly be, in the near future, the relntioi^of Italy to Pro¬ testantism, the chief' blowsr^wlnch' will jostle the church of Rome from her i>re-eiit<'ondition, -willYome from Italy licrself. i.- 1 .4 ... :e ; Ida ал * * * * / m4S 4 'The literature, which; has bcemfor many centuries .tlie;stan.dard-bearcr'of.,t!ic -Ronum Catholic. 'CKurgli, .is, in, open.rpvqlt; ,and itnyouhl seem thatj^jjp^qf^^-o tilings must take place, either the ,chii rgkin 5 istjjnake humiliating confession; .that,she has been 1$:' centuries on tile Avrpug.patlj, or jjhc ivill .soon see herself pbiui- doned by the nation in- .whose midst she; bus .qgtab- ljjlied her; citadel, . . , , • . .Г.. American, Board of Commissioncrsf? * r -This .body, made up mainly of congrtgationalists, at its recent annual meeting scorns: to have bebmmuch encouraged in -a review. 6f ipf wprk. Erdm*a etate- freerwill -offering, . says : cafflgive this stnall amount.” '«Men and women in Christian churches give to grat- ifvjtheir appetites and passions, give to adorn their. ' idics and to pamper their lusts, and yet find mams to appropriate to thpeauso of .Jesus. What Is thj value .of their profession, of Io.vc to liim?., ,I)q ... » ..v.~. - - they indeed lovcLim? l ie denied himself of Heaven merit ‘published, in. o'np .of1 tiiblr papers we cxtrac^lie foRthem. He trod tlic patli-Way of suffering for .following; . , - , y tlrem. He sacrificed himself for them. If thespirit - The Board came together; with light heartft;^f_br, ff self-denial and sacrifice lie not found in his. pro- while" tlie expenditures incurred -l»y enlarging opemj- fefcd followers, have they true faith in him, or-ldve Чопч ‘" a«»rda..cc with the enthusiastic instructions ,Tfc-. . J given last year at Buffalo,. liad l iui, up to coiisidprabl) fo^iis .name. “If any man have not the spirit of i°vcrlial£,a million. (§635, 3i 7,99) and,therp sepnfed, Christ he is none of his.” • . . until a late day, bvery probability of clqsing^JiCjyear -; ----./r j ' — - ) i,.j /. .; with a lieavy debt, tho churches .had -SPrung/loAnt .. «iiSeriQUsilndebtedness./sc /ti • 1 Ithedast hour; and-tlicrBCard.. now met • with. e-mail IYe are falling boliiucl'in our remittances to oiir ex- Jbaldnce'jrrtheWrcasup'^- *?-.•— '•**}» «*•.--♦'» it*»"*- ..... ° . ,, ,,, ~ , -Г,- ;• > :: -.The additions to. the ‘Ihissionary, .churchcq^hmlast celient missionary, brother Г. P. Crawford. Bya re-.]'y-(ir ^crc 1>821 members, sonm 35Q fnprejtJmu^be cent letter from him we learn that, includingdeficiencies :a(]j;(;ons Qf t]lc previous; year. - 3 -г*)ы of 1866 and 18G7, we arc in debt nearly one . thou- 1 The great want still is laborers and means to sus- sand doll are, in gold value. This indebted ness' must tain,. them. “Tried veterans are. leaving tho field ГЛ..Т AAJU,. AYe have ' nearly as fast as new ones come 111.” . But the “AYo- ! man’s Board of Missions” is already renderingSem- bc canceled; VHlow. easily may it .bc. donc. been anxiously ivaiting to hear from tlie churches of tlie Big Hafchlc Association, which several years ago became pledged for brother Cmwford’s support, and which more recently rc-assumcd the obligation. ' “As yet but few responses have come to hand; Will not’ the dear brethren of. that region come fo. tlic rescue? The case is urgent. If >yo knew, on whom to call, we would beg some good -brother to undertake a vol¬ untary agcncy.among the clmrclics of that noble As¬ sociation. ' It would' nof; ive^rc. certain; be 11 na vail-1 ing. , . _ _ . ' „ Beside the above, we arc' behind with /oilier mis- ,sionaries, and, a portion of; the лтаг debt Remains, unpaid/' This we_must meet. If the; plan we, are wishing to cairy out sliall succeed, -a contribution from 'eva-y' 'church', and from every church'' member, we will at the Convention be able to report 'all our liabilities liquidated, and the means in hand for en¬ larged operations. We now ask Of every reader the following favors: 1. Decide in the fear of the Lord, and from love to Jesus your Saviour,- how rnwich you may, give to meet the abovp claims. , ' , nin 2. In deciding- the.- abo^-e .qnc-{/ion,^please ask as many others as possible to joinyon an this offering. 3. Kemit.as Oarljra^ pqssible-tfie -sjnoimt {litis se¬ cured- .■ .. ' ' ’ . 4. Let us .know, tlie name of the cliurcb witli which wonderful, you are identified,- that the church may be duly cred= ited. •• ;• <• . /.‘j / 5. Above all, neglect not to ask.tlie -Divnie bless¬ ing to accoinpaliy.’ybur Jflcrlng^, aiid to rest- нрбп Hip, labors of our beloved missionaries. : ' ‘ •I ■ v; • ■ 1 ‘<ne;j i"'|— »!«, 1: One more .day's work for Jcsusj,. . i I , Jn hope, ia faith, in prayer. . • ' ’•?, ‘ MUwordl've'spo^n^i ‘, -•-»*' h/. ixrnj >t -'ll 13 bread Ilvo broken ' ■•r:U } и il i’To-Bouls faint wilh despair; +...I* .• . ... , . And bade them flee . _ / ■ Totiim who^ath saved me. • -1<v’ .I'''1"' _ _ _ 1 :,n Neei' pf Missionaries.' ^ - One oLour jnissionaiy toilers tlius.iwrites: ,rj re _ cient aid.'*- Seven- single ladies are siipjiortikliby. it in tlie'East'.- ’ • ■ .х.сЕста1с Missionaries. ■ A missionary in, China,, thus writes: •и We-huinbly trust, .tliat .our elmrehes . may^be-jSfir- rccL up, to. sustain .tlic increasing willingness of young men to devote their lives to. tins service.' 1 But'j^qung men coming to- China shoiild by all means lie married. If they are not, they will surely lie unsettled, unsat¬ isfied, and always held in distrust by. tlig natives. A wife to tin? . Chinese mind is always ^hp sign/pf jgood faith, and ,a lady in China ivith a. uilssionarj'j^pirit can bo .quite as useful, as her h{i?band-khften inorjso. Whatever may bq said, '.about the, trouble, of a, \voman -in the mission field, I believe she' may.be even : less trouble and expense than the man. , Indeed, I IxjIIeve ladies, are; the cheapest missionariea the churchpsjlpnd .out;- and there, are somaiiy rcady_ for tlie wprk" who need only a home and protection in.' a heathen, land that it appears strange that, they should so'-ldng(li*avo escaped the eye of the economist and have' been neg¬ lected as an arm most effective in missionary ,'jaj>0£. ' 1( . True Missionary Baptists. /’ ’bh» -- At, a-, meeting, held in California, tlie. following is said tolliavc -been the influence< AYe quote fronijone ’presentr " -‘Ui»iK« ' Bretiicr M’Laffcrty, recently 'relurnckl1 frbm ajvisit to. Cliina, presented the .ivants' of- that grcat^ficld. Tlib missionary flame burst out anew. The-effectlwas Converts multiplied and exhibited a Strange enthusiasm. All л van ted to talk; and. money was free as, water. I liad heard of the Kentucky jerks but never saw them before. Here thoderks yerc All in one direction, into, tlie pockets and/ out again. Tbps this . strange mania continued till/ into the waning afternoon.,’ They talked and laughejl and wept and popred into flic Lord’s. treasury 'tilijpugkcts , - wore. empty. _ It is doubtful if any Ananias or Sapphire, acept i back any of tlic Lord’s money that day, ^ Let the ’^-‘byelegafes carry tho missionary fire iiito f tlic" /several •''■SvchurcheS.- ’"Let it spnad and glow^-andaxiseiiblgher ’Jarid’ higher; until ive shall in deed and' m.tnitlidionor *' fdur dlsfingiushirig appellation ofn Jilissionarj>.£I3a])- hnsts.'' >4. li ‘ /1' “Г think ityery Important that tiew- missionaries i t.,i . • . Ttaly as. a. Mission. Eield.^ г,.„, should take up and cany oh’ tlie work as it drops fb. A -Baptist- brother, tyho. Jias .recently visited, that from the hands' ^bf 'the old ones, instead of leaving: it'in teres ting and beautiful land, Italy, writes in,a pri- to go off and begin ‘something how. AVhere'Ottecon- ivatc letter; - “The- Italian people. are..aU awak^ and rt is baptized- there arc perhaps a hundred personslthe Christian mind Of Italy is asking, ‘Lora, „what vert perhaps ■ a hundred personslthe Christian • -j _ • 4T.A.. lt.- .1 , .... ~ ,, . „с who are moderately Veil instructed' in tlie doctrines,, sympathy.-wzth IJ.m who . d.eil for tl.e sins of the. maily 0f<wh0m we hone will; ori might be brought Hvqrid, aud- who. bade -his, foil олусга tq^gp.f.inio all the 'aflhr their.teaflrcr is laid'in tlie grave; if that world dnd'preacK'tlio-'g'ospcl to 'every' creature:”" - teaclier 'can' "have'a’ successor io '"carry- 1 on ! theitwoflc. carry- 1 -followers I Seed sown requires time as well as heat and moisture --wilt thou hive .us to do.?’ Let, us hope that God will soon. raisemp a.leader. tliere,-as; lie raised tip. Oecken in Germany, ;nndi AYiberg;in Sweden,; ,,,Anu,how did he; ’direct them, but by., tho slm pi c ntni th broiigi it in a written and published form to their minds'?