Home and Foreign Journal, June 1870

THE « Г REACH THE G03PEL TO EVERY CREATURE.”— “ MY • .. • * /'■—•'re . 4-*, V I- ■ . t * PEOPLE ARi^p^TROYED PfcOR LACK О^Йф^ПЛЭДвЙ.”-- * i-Ti* vff.^ Vol. 3- New Series. RIOBMOND, VA l?nblishca AEonthly by tb.o Three Boa!*. ymig» iaimh ItlOXIACOJNXJ, Y_a. JAE B. TAYLOR,-. •Cor. Secretary. SOUTHKBN jBAlPTIBT CONVENTION, j- -..nual convocation of Southern Baptists at ,.vi! • was 3 season of peculiar interest. FrOm , -v r-ai- °f the the representatives of the apt -rami, tied a*! seemed happy to grasp : 0 j,. • < hmds, and to extend all the «mrtesies of ( ,r -'iar fl.iio’vship. -IfwemietukenotjaiiewirBpulse , 1, ■ riyea ло our great work. Ail the addresses -_u r. piins on foreign missions indicated the desire • ! ,Ьч. -mination. to engage with increased energy in , p-'. laraation of the goepel in heathen lands.' In i:.e discussions, nothing occurred to roar the har- - у , f the meeting. Though differences of opin- . jn a few particulars were ex-prated, the. most jra- nai fWding prevailed. HEirmjBoijrai^AoFoHSMiseioiTs. Ь ihrir annual report, the Board thus express eaffti ves : The necessity for an increased number of- well men in foreign climes is felt by all the , в- missionary -organizations of this and other •_ b-.r jrp riarwstly calling for reinforcements^ This <ssity is specially apparent in the present condition onr missions. For the last five years it has heav- p.reil onr resources to eoctinguieh tl»e debt entailed l> war. and to sustain the missionaries in the I. < 'nr Southern people were not only in heart -r — r-1 by the sad changes to which they weresub- hot tiny were. With few exceptions, actually . .jr.wrbhul. ’ If the men bad been ready to go ■:i. it i» doubtful whether tl»e churches' and -the -.i would have deemed it safe to appoint them. 7> however, were not to be found. For four -э ’1m’ i 'locational processes of the South had been ^p-uJcd. Scarcely a young man could be found - nag the ministry who was sufficiently trained to ..ca t iiis apj lieation for appointment. f7 v.!: tying changes, howe_ver,_are now taking place. i-.ht Las b£*te :<s- reccverif 1 ter grws « benevolence is more prevalent. _ "fi.tions are not as frequent as before the war, a -рт number of individuals are sending np their . -jiria'ions. If we are not mistaken, many of! pa.-! -T- are awaking to a sense of personal res- - Гг/ with respect to the training of their r :v the duty of systematic lienevolence. abo.-e all may be regarded as' encouraging, i'r.r* that the heart of our brethren now enter- ’ - • tl.e ministry is more- manifestly, stirred on the i • of giving the gospel to the heathen. From this — i" tc arise our candidates for appointment to the 1 - :m ffehl. These, too, are to become the future Г and evangelists of the churclies. If the _d»r; r. who are giving themselves under the divine —si ion to the work of preaching the gospel, shall <i with the spirit of missions — if thcy_ shall tins work with an intelligent conviction -}■- field jg the world, and that every tribe of the ' ;i_-hi to lie favored with a knowledge of salva- - th-<-.4gh Christ, then they will be ready either to th.m-f i-. to foreign lands, or to be pleaders, on brin one png it, as in former years, under the direction of г тГол.г<^’ Ьввимо it will tend to promote the union of Baptists in this land. The Board refer this whole question to the Convention. . The union of baptized believers in all that rolates-io the cause ami glory of their Divine Master, is ae object of transcenuant im¬ portance. Certain it is, as far as possible, the Bap- tists of tlie South in their foreign mission work should i act in harmony with their brethren of -all lands. It . may be worthy of inquiry, whetlier the operation o'4 distinct Boards is incompatible with such harmony, \ . or even interferes with it. And if it be found that.'-# -W- -A kindl ' - - No. 2^fW)idle ' AJUi : s of th Mark iteail о first hr- t v#fap:st=i j&ttve each favorite] _ ; insist upon carrying* T-) meat of the ft-’' , whole estate to to Hie nnbsMf^! icSnastyf-he sni^ai* #.fei*wEMge-: ofithtf ^ . .. ibB.s&ft' ^ •T^%mlio- 1 one and.pllota* pertain period ©f&tae dnri- . wb. Iris people. veltCS** WRBfc I llf> may lie free to- -plant ' wbaL t ’i 'Rkfe. 1 .к j ins ip oi#t work? it be АиуиГ, (hat , thorns; end another tMsde^ ai»4.*notb.or • :lir tons ami daughters art ■ ruimiitt^’ to- and jlcea weeds qr things of no rtftl value. that Imowltslge, the knowledge of'|iebord, ^ Each gatbtta Iris - • • .. f, ,, , . . v - ' i sad ecenoe of ohnfuswn and ilI-manngpi)K c ш the earth through our instrumentality, ja^ аРГгея ^ai rresent for ftetimeXtiiT. тстяятогг. uhe Cwiu<eu%ta | may be bot little ЙеПве. to otm who indeed a judicious economy may not be against auy such transfer. _ It is also a question of importance, , whether tlie cultivation of the missionary spirit niayt not be more effectually quickened and nourished - bj^: an agency of our own. We must come to ourdmtdi as near os possible, to increase their concern for jshmg idolaters, and to .develop the resources v Gqd lias so abundantly placed in their 1 lands. ' _ tain it is that these resources are as yet comparative! little understood. With six hundred thousand - municante or more, within their limits, how vaa. far reaching are the facilities they possess for ble our fallen world. These multiplied thousands : to a great extent, be readied by proper influe 5S№ In accordance with the earnest entreaty of nurner- brethren in different parts of tho South, that Phillips should visit their churches and*As- j, a return to his work in Afriba has been de- He is expected to leave this country as soon arrangements can be made after the meeting of tho invention. His influence during his Stay in this has been felt in diffusing information ,and re- Hyilig prejudices. The .personal acquintancc - lie i formed with numerous Baptists all owrfheiSouth 1 insure for him and his. mission a sympathy nnfelt .wcr' : aid 1 rt i- 3Ht-‘ d f! d Г- t.r» or - finite beings, faith, then the beholder, wi!' admire i. ,c only the wisdom of a plan like this, bot also die goodness apparent in eaiisiag theee cxperiipente to he 1 tried all at one time and all in one comer of the vine- yardj instead of happening fortuitously , at auy time and m any part of the vineyard. . • - ' WICKED MSN GO TO AS’KICiL The climate of'Afr leer dees hot prhitnit IttSfireett - - _ _ _ _ . _ _ " _ . _ - xA-ia£kt 4 He № feeling an earnest desire to return to Africa, d is entertaining the hope that he may bo able to h the gospel again in the great city of Abeokuta, which bo, with others, was, driven oat. Tlie _ Board are believing that he will be sustained by his contributions. Ts hot this worthy of special thoisAtll brethren of this land. They are, too, looking liope- T_ .. . -S’ iirily to the future of that mission. Tu‘ 'ho part of *n answering Ule propounded byjte tWr mimkmarv labors were tho effects of tlie war Board, a remarkable unanimity appeared in th &-€$£. «поте sadly felt' than in Africa. They were unable to vention. Not One of all who spoke on the occa^cw ^eeji up -die requisite reinforcements, and: thus tlfeir expressed a desire for tlie transfer of our work. X*”0®0 stetaqne were reduce»!, and a sad decline re¬ lied. Our brethren -who Jiad labored in that field, d -labored wot in vain. Even now the. seed stfwn is douhtftil whether any such desire was felt body. All seemed to regard it meet for the gl God and die furtherance of his cause, that >ve shnqid operate through our own Convention in the Foefegn Mission euteiqirise. I^et this qnestion then lie d fi¬ nitely settled. '* THE FINANCES OF THB BOAHD. V The Board in their laf Bprfbgiog Hp. _ Brother Stone informs us that -of ie twenty baptised by Iriin at Lagos, raa !roui the inferior who had previously heard he inferior wfto liacf prevwusly Jieartl the gos- pel as preuhbed by our missionaries. - Our bet report presented encouraging indications in the state meitte made by our brother Stone, who wee then laboring in the city of Legos. The Board Were cherishing the hope that he would be able to re- the return of brother Phillips, and tlmt mitt 6d to la- Г t =0 who go, in the they serve at i" the fact less inter»ting that several are al- !i .-mining,. if God will, to give their fuinre У-'~ preaching, the gospel among the heathen. • -e rr.Rpondenoe irfiicli tiiese brethren Imve held ' ‘ foard reveUa an iutelligtait iied affecting i.-f personal- responsibility to" engage _ in this T‘i,y feel themselves to be debtors to the bar- ";ar a- well аз the civilized to the far off as лйе11 - ' f near. -'j''-'’ fi'-ct4 are intensified by the earnest pleading3 4 ’b conic with almost every mail from our breth- r ;’';v in the field. They implore the Board to t— 3-J,t!wi help. And this solicitude for an increased '-'r cf workers arises not only from the heavy "snrc upon their hands and hearts, hut. from the 'Jy extended openings which are. presenting tiiem- their view. TOOWIbbGO? 'T:‘ 1 wiil go for us to the field abroad? Men arc r— 'Ivl. e want not fees than ten men, with Лз rightly affected and of well balanced minds, to , ' la!*>r atnoDg the heatlien as proolaimers of gtepel. Wc ate now feeling a special solicitade ' fiawtion. W"e call upon tho churches to aid ( ’ ‘^«ally in calling upon ti)e Lord of the harvest -- -end iaberers into the; par vest. • God will 'answer 3 prayer if offered insincerity and faith, . Brethr 1 > pray for из. of the desire ments in this labor of love. In connection with this Board hereby express their Convention shall exercise a rigid scrutiny of all their expenditures. It has been their steady endeavor to appropriate the funds committed to their hands in the most judicious manner. They have practiced a rigid economy as far as the successful working of. their plans would allow. Tliey, .however, hold themselves responsible to those who appointed them, and they prefer that the Treasurer's report shall be referred, to an impartial committee, for examination. - . THE COMTINBANCDpFoUB WOBK. ^ Some apprehension had bean excited .on-.thd ques- - ^ aP- onr-Fdrejgn-iMjssion - wOrk. This A-’henrion will npw bc allayed-, by the action of V Gmvention. .Tbe_:Bcard thus presented their in their report: (.З6 ^nestion ooture shall.. QW-. wqrk ..arapng the Тт, . n “в continued by-ns.' or- transferred -to othc ftWoalua’ 7- 1 '* aUeged t! shall . our. ... . _ _ . _ , .у -га, tor^ transferred.- to others ? i booak'agijatoihiin . some directions, that- ti*MAv6rk.-hbould J>o nationalized by A SERIOUS -QUESTION. A Tr, the report presented to the Convention, the in¬ quiry is madcf It is a question of surpassing interest to the Board, will the obligation involved in the continuation of onr work be intelligently and cheerfully assumed by the churches ? Will tlie pastore become leaders in the blessed enterprise ? Shall the churches be favored -with the privilege of giving to sustain it bv the pre¬ sentation of such facts and arguments as shall make giving indeed a privilege? On the bretimen -of the ministry mnch will depend in the decision of tlreee questions. _ • . A CHISIS BEACHED. A crisis in our history is reached. If' the {rasters and churches are unwilling to take hold of the enter¬ prise v/itlr now energy, then it might be better to sur¬ render it to other hands. The providence of God is furnishing opportunities of extending the domain of trnth and righteousness such as were never before en¬ joyed. If they avail themselves of these opportuni¬ ties, they most pray more earnestly for an increase of laborers, and contribute more systematically and lib¬ erally for their support. ВНЕТИН.Ш PHILLIPS AND GBAVBS. It was pleasant to greet these beloved brethren at Louisville, and. to hear from them conoeming the work which has enlisted their hearts and eneigies. God blefle them, and prepare them for yet many years of service in tlieir Master’s cause. ENGLISH BAPTIST MIS3IONAEY SOCIETY. This Society in closing their report for the last fis¬ cal year, say “ tliey have to report the largest income ever received except that of the jubilee year.” Their receipts amounted to about $200,000. THE BLESSEDNESS OF OtJB WORK- Ours is a noble mission. Angels might well covet it. If wc hold the truth Us it is in JeenS, and the ordinances as delivered unto ns, shall we not also seek in larger measure the. spirit of -Jesus, and to™ “with more of primitive zeal-and self-denial, to' diffuse the light of.tho'gospol. ■ ' <r\ . ThqlndJrationsJffPj^dcnce are ail favorable. afeout the middle of last year. Upon the (lietiint “ mountains ” <• Hon- beantifnl tho feet" 'Of 'those who beer a treasure, MI human want to’ meet; Who carry joyfhi “tidings/' Allaying guilty fear, -The .message of Sslvitiba ' ' Fir all the world to hear. THE WOMBS OF НЛДТНЩ ЬАЙазв. A dMtingnif&ed minister of Englaifd tints writes : “ Huuian society has risen or fltllen jn Йв то»! tone as female influence has prevailed. Tlie position of Woman in the social system, as assigned her by God, is one of marvellons signifieance. The infln- eboe she has already .exerted upon the rmiveme for weal and for woe, has told tremendously, ■ is telling now, and will tell tliropgU countless ages. It is a re¬ markable feet, that in lands where ignorance has Veiled, or superstition has enobained the unman mind, t_ woman has been the most depressed and degraded n -behig. As if convinced of her mighty, magic, and ehfe»* erewtiw* sew as- AM etevapug, WySw agent, it has been the aim and policy of the god of this world to lesson her dignity, destroy her influ¬ ence, and degrade her to tlie condition of man’s ab¬ ject trembling slave. "Who can think of a mother’s deathless love, of a sister’s soothing sympathy, of a wife’s sacred tenderness, and then contemplate the life of servitude. and’ sorrow of millions, of the sex, without the deepest emotion, and prayerfial desire to aid in its amelioration.” ..WOETHT OF THOUGHT. . Mr. Ashmore, of the China Mission, in an artiole jrttllliehed In' the Missionary Magamnc presents the fiiliowing interesting, view of God’s plan of dealing with men : ' TV hat would we do without that precious Sermon of Paul on Mara Hill? We have constant occasion to use it when preaching to the heathen. It sets be¬ fore us tlie precise points that are most effectual in dealing with idolaters. It shows us the proper man¬ ner of supplementing an exjiosure of the folly of worshipping gods of silver and gold by an annuncia¬ tion of the resurrection and eternal jndgment, and tjie assurance thereof in the feet that God hath raised up CHriat from the dead. At tho same time it enables us to answer some of the most plausible and subtle objections of heatlien thinkers. Two verses especially invariably silence the more astute ones wlio aek, Why this truth has so long been hidden from the mass of mankind? Taken together they form a key. to the whole world’s his¬ tory, .so far as relates to -his development of vanity “ And hath made of one blood all nations of men tor to dwell on all the faoe of the earth, and hath de¬ termined the times before appointed and. tlie bounds of their habitation. That theyshould I seek the Lord, if Iiaply they might feel after Him and find Him, First, human Gpd, S; bringing;- llie,, .nation^ 'Heart «• to each .other; though Ho be not far from any one of usJ Hero arc three distinct points set before us. All mankind are made of one blood or arc nature. Second, God has divided up tlie people into nations, and has determined tho lifetime of each na¬ tion, the period during which it shall continue to exist, and lias also given eaoh nation its own specific boundaries, its own defined territory. Third, In all this'thcre is one grand, special design, illustrating both the wisdom and mercy of God. II; is to give an opportunity for this one blood or human nature to manliest itself in every possible phase it Can assume, to give full scope to the bent of the various tenden¬ cies of the human heart, to see if by its own unaided ^ower it can feci successfully after. God aud find j- ’We веЪ the wisdom of God in this methodof deal¬ ing with the race; for He Hhnself has marked out one path before us and ono way of being saved^ and, asm part of the process of demonstrating- the. wisdom ojApod’e way, it becomes necessary to show tho fu¬ tility of every other way. It is, too, a lesson' in tho discipline of faith, administered on a most stupendous scale; - ' • ’ he care- 1 and from going to Africa — Bays a missionary hf ; land: ' i ' 4 4 " Alcohol is the burning curse of this And the. traders, with one exception, are as : lees as the gi rave.- If they can -gain a few j> or india rubber, they care not if tlie sell destroys every living being in Africa. There ; perfect recklessness in those who borne herei-n „ for anything except for the greatest geiff in the two or three years they are to remain. Ш been engaged among tlie cry out through nd s Miss Brittian, who b women of India, says : “ Oh ! if I had a trumpet voice, to cr, _ the length and breadth of our land, and arouse those who are wasting their time in idle frivolities, to the great and glorious work that is to bo done here, end which even now awaits them. Everywhere you can hear the cry, ‘Now you have reached the right.eml of the work, for our only hope is with tbe-women.’ Wlmt an immense field of labor is opening to those who arc crying out for something to do ! , - A CONVERTED HINDOO WOMAN. A missionary in Hindoostau writes concerning a. female who liad been a’devout worshipper of idols : “She. is opgiriio seems, to be naturally religious, but who. lias seen the absurdity of idolatry', and her faith in it is shaken. She drinks in eveiy word I say, and tells me she now prays to the One and God. Her eyes often fill with tears, when she h of the great love of Jesus to man, aud of Hie cruel sufferings and death. Once she broughtme tho ‘ОЫ, old Story,’ saying: ‘I read this over every day, and love it very much. On toy asking her to repeat what she had read, she gaVc tlie story minutely. Her eyes filled with tears as she came to the death of Jesus, when she stopped, and said, with a. trembling voice t ‘Oh, I cannot tell about that, it is.ao sorrow¬ ful.’ To another pupil I was giving" a lesson on the temptation of Christ, when she bbserved, with a sigh : ‘So Jesus remained with His Mother until he was thirty, and after that, »He had no home.’ ‘Does not that show His great love for ue?’ I asked. ‘Lovef she exclaimed, looking up with glowing eyes, as if tho word did not lialf express it, ‘who ever heard of such love.’ Presently she added : ‘ Our religion is very- bad; we do not think of God as you do ; we do not love, but fear Him.’ ‘But/ said I, ‘now that yon have abetter religion offered, why do you not make it your own?’ Quite distressed, she replied : ‘T do, indeed I do, but all the others will not believe.’ Many of the women, I think, when in trouble, take comfort in the Christian religion, such as they never could in their own. One was telling me of the great sorrow she felt concerning her son, and said: ‘All the comfort I have left, is in taking liim to God and praying for him. You will- not forget to pray for me,’ or as it is Дп Geagali, ‘Make Jama to know him.’” * ' . ' • • God has his eye on your heart; your tongue not deceive him. . Better' please ono good man than a crowd o’ ones. He is a nci’ in'n who l^i God for ' i fri-^Sl .... • 'sW' n ■ren UC ■