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had paid the subject not enough
attention—l was urging, not the common
members of our church, but the most able
of her clergy, to examine the subject in all
its parts, and to set the results of their labors
before the minds of all, in a plain and tan
gible form. Were then, these sentences
not appropriate! Again, is it not true phi
losophy to push inquiries after truth as far
as we can ascertain it? And is it not good
theology to make every doctrine and insti
tution of the Bible as plain as possible?
We should not have much difficulty on this
subject, but far your denomination — your
expositions ofthe New Testament, is what
makes it more necessary for ns to be care
ful and exact in this debate. Brother S.
believes in the doctrine of the Trinity, and
yet, even he, would not think of contending,
I presume, with skilful Unitarians without
special preparation. But there is an in
sinuation in these remarks which I really
TFgret. O is ready to think that brother
S. supposes the Old Testament writings to
bo the mere legends of romance, or the re
cords of superstition, or Popery, or some
thing of this sort. Why does he shrink so
much from a recurrence to the Jewish
Scriptures? Are they not the Revelation
of God to the church? And is not the au
thority supreme?
4. Our government — : f you will pur
chase from Brother Lane, Dr. Miller on
the Eldership, I think that even you will
be convinced that the presbyterial, was
always the form of ecclesiastical rule ; and
surely, no fault with this fea
ture of gflr'fchufcn, when it"is preArfy like
that of our country- —or, at least, much
more so, than that of any other of the ex
isting denominations in the land. There
is and can be no oppression in our church.
We have all of rational liberty that can
be desired. And yet you see l'opery even
amongst us!
o.\You seem to dread the supervision
our higher judicatories extend over itfe
lower. And pray what kind of povpr do
they exercipfe ; is it political? IjJftvran
yoti ‘yourself
- ■■O Lt fOlifessi, nos t iilll is
on this subject. And
Bias the Baptist Church boasts its <ic-
Httical liberty, so far as 1 am acipiaint-
Hh it, it exercises a much mere di
me and sovereignty over its members,
inuv-s• *■ _
6. Instructing our"young mVhistcrs—you
seem to think this a jesuitical business—a
smothering of their consciences &c. Ah
the time, if not past, is passing, when igno
rance is to be our guide in matters so im
portant, as those of Revelation. Every
man who fills the Pulpit, ought to be well
furnished throughout. Surely then, our
young men ought,- among other things, to
understand this important ordinance.
7. Preaching on the subject—you re
present our ministers as uprooting one
prejudice to implant another. Here our
feelingf’are perfectly reciprocal—we too
have the same views of the Baptist ministry.
But you wish the chapter and verse shewn
<p-ybu wish no recurrence to the old Testa
ment —no mention of.“ Jewish ceremonies
which Christ by his mediation has entirely
abrogated.” Does not this again, I would
ask, savour very strongly of an underval
uation o? the old Testament! But to re
turn the demand-—as it is evident children
were in the church till the coming of Christ;
I should like lor. brother S. to shew the
chapter and verse in the New Testament,
where they are excluded.
8. “Does the observance of this cere
mony constitute the obligation” to train up
our children in die fear of God. “If I have
not misunderstood you, this is the very point
of your argument. Os course then unbe
lieving parents are freed-from this obliga
tion,”&c. “Oli save tis from the tender mer
cies of Psedobaptisin.”
How could brother S. have misunder
stood me, when on page 23d it is distinctly
stated, that “the ordinance of infant dedi
cation being thus, the embodying and re
cognition of more unperceived obligations,
becomes inefficiency, what the obligations
themselves are.” Here, I distinctly state,
that in the baptism of his child, the parent
has presented to his mind with visibility and
force, those obligations which already exis
ted. A man makes profession of religion,
does this fact originate obligations entirely
and in every respect new ? Or, does it
only embody and enforce existing claims ?
The foundation, therefore, being false, this
piteous exclamation about the “tender mer
cies of Psedobaptism” is perfectly uncalled
for.
9. You think a child’s membership,
being predicated upon his parent’s faith,
ought to last as long as the faith ol his pa
rent—and you regard this as a great diffi
culty ! If you will read carefully my 11th
Lectnrc, you will discover that for reasons
entirely good, I have shown that mere
baptism, does, in no case, introduce into
the church. Now if this he so, year gordi
on knot is at once untied—and as to the
advantages secured to the baptized child ;
if he, when grown is pleased like Esau to
sell his birthright, why the consequences
will of course be his own —he must reap the
fruit of his own doings. The parent’s
responsibility can, of course, extend’ no
farther than to the time when the child acts
for himself. *
10. As to the Westminster Divines ; as
I have none of their records before me, or
about me, I cannot satisfy the curiosity of
either of us on the subject. Nor is it ne
cessary, since I am contending with a Bap
tist, who reprobates councils and assem
blies. The scriptural argument will, lam
sure, answer my purpose.
11. You fear the Catholics—and wish
us to get a little farther from them. Pro
bably no moral saying is more true than
this, “the extreme of error is often error.”
By running too far from even Catholicism,
we are liable to go astray. In the midst
of much that is gross, there is still conside
rable truth even in the Catholic church.
And as John Bunyan, (and he was a Bap
tist) said ; that if there was a solitary child
of God in that church, he would willingly
commune with him; so I say; that what
ever of truth is in that church, or any where
else, I for one approve it. But, how do
you know that the Catholics would give us
mere tradition as,die only foundation of
Patdobaptism ? Probably they would at
tribute adult immersion to tradition! I
am not much acquainted with them ; hut I
think they would. “Dr. Gill says; that
Piedobaptism is the very pillar of Popery.”
I can soy something just as good—“their
ecclesiastical ministry is the pillar of Po
pery.” Now if we are to give up Pa-do
baptism, you and we too must begin to
destroy the ministry—you know that strong
Judds whim takyn by enemies, are strong
holds still, aiid tqe very fact that Paidobap
tism subserves Papery so well, proves that
if properly understood, it would be one of
the most powerful engines in the Christian
church.
12. We differ as to our views respecting
the solemnity attached to immersion."” 1
have witnessed many such a scene, and if
it strikes others as it has done me, a bap
tism performed in a cbnrch, before a reg
ular congregation, far exceeds, in point
both of propriety and solemnity, any scene
of immersing whatever. And as to a child’s
not being able to understand the ordinance
when applied to it, this can in no way effect
the virtue of the rite. If it share the bene
fits, it makes but little difference about its
remembering the time. What would you
think of a parent, who, when it was offered
him, either that his children should be sanc
tified from the womb, or converted when
adult, should wish them to spend years in
sin, in order to share, as lie might suppose,
some imaginary virtue from a bolder ex
perience of conversion ! Who would not
wish his child made an heir of Heaven from
the cradle. What if it had no special and
long experience to tell, it would have what
is better, a holy life. .So here—give my
children the benefits of P.edobaptism as
early as possible; let others take the re
moter advantages of this ordinance if they
choose.
I am yours &c.,
SAML. J. CASSELS.
October 1 4th, 1834.
Foil THE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
Monticello, Sept, mh, 1834.
Dear Brother Mercer, —Permit me
to make a few practical observations on
that text in Prov. 10: 9, to wit: “A man’s
heart deviseth his way; hut the Lord di
rected! his steps.” It is with reference to
the protracted meeting now in operational
a Baptist Church, Concord, ten miles dis
tant, that those remarks are made.
This is now the seventh day ofthe meet
ing, which began on Wednesday last under
very inauspicious appearances of weather,
audience, and labourers, so far as our num
bers are concerned. The third day I join
ed brother James t)ivis, who had served
alone until then, other engagements pre
venting me.
The meeting passed on from die first
until Sabbath evening, without any marked
observations, save that of a regular in
crease of congregation, which on Sunday
was large indeed considering the weather;
I just before the services closed on that day
under the ministration of brother Davis,,
the effect of the Gospel on the multitude
was unusually good—rather hurried, how
ever, by a threatening cloud, we came to
what we supposed a final dismission, at
which time something like half the people
retired and the residue betook themselves
to the seatless house for safety. And here
mv remarks on the text commenced.
W e soon found ourselves in the midst of
a standing audience, the house full to over
flowing, and on looking over, there were
very many heavenly places seen at one
sight in different directions in the house,
while the rain for an hour was pouring in
torrents around, and then there was sucli
feelings and intreaties manifest, that not
| withstanding brother Davis had to leave
I that night for his Elbert meeting, we con
! seated to continue the meeting another
• day, leaving me alone, this done and the
rain ceasing, we dispersed. But the late
ness ofthe hour and the inclemency ofthe
evening, unexpectedly carried from 12 to
15 men, and two or three females, under
the ever hospitable roof of brother Daniel
McDowell. Supper being ended, I propo
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sed a prayer meeting, and opened the same
by some remarks and prayer, then calling
on others in turn; & while a youth wasma.
king his first public effort by words, cries, &
prayer, there was a shaking indeed among
sinners, such as is not very common; a few
songs of Zion closed the evening’s exercise,
anil we all repaired to bed by ten. About
11 o’clock, we were aroused by-the shouts
of otic ofthe company, S. 8.,a man of ex
tensive acquaintance and utmost confi
dence, who had been for some time seeking
peace of conscience, and such were his ex
pressions of glory, honor, praise and pow
er to God and the Lamb, and such the
continuance and reiteration of manlv
voice, and that with a Whitfield set of
lungs, that in ten minutes, every soul in
tin: house and on all the land were sum
moned to his bed chamber, or as nigh
thereto as they could get, it was on the
lower floor, and whether dress or half
dress it made no odds, they were there. —
And here my brother, a scene commenced
winch lasted three hours and some min
utes, which nothing human can describe;
however, I will say thus much, it appeared
that the line of demarcation was definitely
struck, and every soul that was not shout
ing with S. 8., was prostrate, beging and
beseeching others to do the same, for mer
cy This was a place sweet and awful,
dreadful and delightful, by the almost visi
ble presence of God. In the mean time,
one other soul, viz: C. M., was converted,
and then the chorus to that new song,-was
doubled. The next morning at 9
we met at the meetiug Jmu.sc sirs prayer,
and I have often seen,
persons after a warm exhortation and song,
come up to be prayed for; but until then, I
never had seen that number come up be
fore the commencement of any exercises,
taking the seats of the church, and the
church surrounding those seeking souls
only by their knowing they could be per
mitted to do so, without giving offence.—
About this time two other ministering breth
ren who had been sent for arrived, to wit:
Pearson and Douglas. We preached, we
exhorted, we opened a door, we received
the two new converts already named and
four others, one of the four was a young
man who was converted about the same
hour of the night with S. B.; and about a
mile ofl,he took his first conviction, on the
first day of the meeting, after coming as a
determined opposer, as he himself related
in his experience.
I leave the dear ministers and congrega
tion with my prayers, and start for the pro
tracted meeting in Greene, at Friendship,
according to my promise, which only could
carry me away under such circumstances.
I recognise the immediate direction oi God
in these meetings, both in the house, being
driven there by rain, and at brother Mc-
Dowells, &c., and to Him I give the glory.
OB ADI All ECHOLS.
P. S. I have understood recently that
the pillars of this church for about two
weeks, had been almost incessantly in
prayer fur the prosperity of that meeting.
O. E.
[We have received an interesting letter from
a Brother Anderson Ilill, of Prince Edward
County, Va. An extract of which we give
below. It seems that Protracted and Camp
Meetings are greatly owned ot God for good.
We hope the necessity of divine influence will
not he hist sight of, in looking on the ytjeans
used, hut that all will keep steadily in view,
what Paul says, “So then neither ifeJje* that
planteth any thing, neither he that wakereth,
but God that giveth the increase.j ‘
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Dear Brother Mercer, —Believing‘that
the hearts of God’s people are afways
made to rejoice, in'ki'erifig.of the triumphs
of the cross, and the aiWancernent of the
Redeemer’s Kingdom, I* have taken*upon
myself to write a* short account ofthe coal
ings of God wijl lii# {igtjplejw Uiig-yicini
ty, within a short 41*1* The James River
Association was the{Jnio#.
Church,, at tin#, ]house, Flu
lumm^i.couHtyj'cßiiinntncinfflinWie-second
iSafurda^-before .the fourth Lord’s day in
July, in which the business ofthe Associa
tion was finished on Monday evening, and
the ministering brethren left, except bro
ther P. P. Smith, who was requested to
stay and have meeting on Tuesday. Ho
gave notice that they would meet at an
early hour for prayer, which they did, for
a special blessing upon that meeting, at
which time there were evident tokens that
the Lord was at work upon the hearts of the
people; and severqj in the course of that
day professed conversion. They contin
ued the meeting for nine days from the
commencing. Three days the Aassocia
tion lasted, & six days more the meeting con
tinued. And the result was, that there
were 50 converts, and 40 or 50 mourners.
There was the old of seventy, to the youth.
All sizes and ages were pressing into the
kingdom. Also, a camp meeting commen
ceil at Lyles, Fluvanna, on Thursday 14th
August, and closed the Thursday follow
ing. The ministering brethren that atten
ded this meeting were: Fife Jacob Tinsley,
Mylne, Waddy, James Poindexter, Grigg,
Mansfield Smith, Lowry Eastern and Hue
step of the Baptist denomination; and Da
vidson, Sparks, Timberlake and Minor of
the Methodist Episcopal connexion. It I
was supposed that at the close of the meet
ing 40 or 50 professed conversion. The
Lord prospered the meeting, when his
people were engaged to him. There was
a protracted meeting held in Buckingham
county, commenced the 2d Saturday in
August, I believe, at which there was a
glorious slioi er of grace poured out amongst
the people.! The meeting continued for
twelve days. Os this church, brother Win.
Moore is pastor, near Buckingham Court
house, called the Grove meetiig iiouse.—
The result of this meeting wal, that ninety
professed conversion. I have seen brother
Moore since—the ministering brethren he
had to his help were Wingfield, and bro
ther V. M. Mason called, in his way from
the Appomattox Association, and preach
ed, and staid two days, John P. Clark, a
Presbyterian brother, conducted the sing
ing. ,-ilso, there have been other meetings
that have been blessed with some converts.
I will give you another statement of ano
ther camp meeting, commencingon Satur
day, 30th August, 1834, Red Oak, Buck
ingham county. The meeting was truly
an interesting one from beginning to end,
although we had rain two days in the time,
the excitement was great. The Lord is
things for this part of his vine
yard) Unto his name be all the glory and
all the praise! Red Oak church has the
pastoral services of brother Samuel David
son„ Tiic ministering hrethreu that at
tended, were Elisha Collins, Gabriel Walk
er, John N. Johnston, Tho. A. LeGrand,
of the Baptist denomination; Mr. Ham
mcrsly and Mr,. Rice, of the Presbyterian
denomination; and L. Dawson, of the
Episcopal Methodist connexion. The num
ber professed, was 62 converts. The most
of them \oung men and women.
I send you $2 50 cents, by Mr. John C.
Daniel, ‘of Georgia, as a subscriber for your
paper, t/ie Index. I took it when brother
Bt^B r was editor. We get but little of
news from the South; 1 wish to
take your paper that I may hear of the pro
gress of religion, and how the Baptist Insti
tution's advancing, and the benevolent
plans of the day for the promotion of the
cause of Christ.
FOR TIIE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
Anderson Dist., S. C. Oct. 2, 1834.
Dear Brother Mercer, —It is heart
cheering to those who love the Lord, to
hear of the outpouring of his spirit, and
particularly where God’s moral vineyard
lias lain waste for a season. For two years
past, our section of country has not experi
enced the many pleasing revivals that oth
er sections have enjoyed, nor have we had
the divisions nor awful difficulties that some
have had. We have had generally, since
the great revival, large and attentive con
gregations, and some pleasing indications
that the day was not far distant, when many
more might be converted to God. 011
Saturday before the second Lord’s day in
September, I attended at Cross Road, a
small church constituted two years ago;
and since that time scarcely none added.
I have liepn attending them a few months,
and on that day, the members irioStly were
present and-a iiiw others. After a sermon
tiiree came forward aud told what tile Lord
had done for them. °/> Lord’s day, bro.
D. Christopher, van exhorter, came to my
assistance, \vlio agreed to stay as long as
the meeting might continue. We contin-
fteifi dejy to day, uutil Thursday even-
which time 15 persons gave
ifSyywYce of having faith in our Lord Jesus
CflPwtV.a.nd I Baptized them in his name,
listened the nearer our meeting drew to
fftdtjle’ the interest of it much increased,
gIM had thousands of Christians been pre
sent authe .close, surely every heart would
‘have rejoiced to see almost- every indivi
dual so deeply engaged for the welfare of
.his soul.
On ‘Saturday'-following, I attended
Friendship, Mother of my churches. Bro.
kThrelkeld.was.Mth me the two first days,
and on Monday, brother J. Thipjl came to
my assistance, at which time we met a large
congregation; many of whom anxiously
enquired whtrt they must do to be saved.
That meeting continued until Thursday,
during which time I immersed 5 persons,
and although not many made an open pro
fession, yet 1 don’t know that I have ever
seen a congregation more generally con
cerned ; on the last day almost every per
son present in a,large congregation, who
were not professors, came forward for spe
cial prayer. And on Friday following, our
meeting commenced at Neal’s Creek; the
prospects were truly flattering on that and
the next day, and on Lord’s day, it rained
so incessantly, that the meeting continued
no longer.
Dear brethren, you who read the Index,
and all wbo love the Lord Jesus Christ, let
us awakellrid stand to our posts, that the
enemy of souls be kept back, until the
kingdoms of this world shall become the
kingdom and of Christ. Energy
and activity in the cause of Christ are
much maid'd in our up country. O ! come
over and ielp its, and particularly aid us all
that you tan by your prayers.
Yiurs in gospel bonds,
WILLIAM MAGEE.
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The Religious Instruction of the
Negroes.
NO. I.
To the Editor of the Christian Index:
Rev. and very dear sm. — We respectful
ly offer for insertion in your useful and widely
circulated paper, two or three communications
on the subject of the Religious Instruction of
the Negroes; not that we believe it a subject
new, either to yourself or to your readers, but
one which demands our most serious attention,
because vitally important to all our interests
in the south. This is the deliberate opinion of
many of our most talented and pious ministers
and laymen in the leading denominations of
tlie southern church. It was the opinion of
him now gone to bis rest, whose praise is in all
the churches—the late Dr. Furman of Charles
ton. You find it, as well as we remember,
not only implied but expressed, in his “ Expo
sition,” published in 1822—3, a second edition
of which has lately issued from the press. In
that Exposition, he expresses the views of the
denomination which he represented.
The Religious Instruction of the Negroes,
we believe, is acknowledged and felt to be a
duty to a much greater extent now than when
Dr. Furman wrote; and in offering any thing
through your paper, in relation to it, we feel
that we may do it with confidence and freedom.
It has always appeared to 11s, that the ne
groes in the slave-holding states, form a large
and important field for missionary ejlnrt.
They cover a wide, extent of territory, and
their numbers now reach considerably beyond
two millions; composing nearly one-sixth of
our entire population, and increasing much
faster than the whites who reside with them
on the same soil. In a few years more, we
shall*'have three millions, and the increase
will go on.
The moral and religious condition of this
people is deplorably low, corresponding in a
very great degree, to that of the heathen na
tions. We need not enter into formal proof of
this assertion, as we all can make such obser
vation as will satisfy us of its truth. With
out controversy, they are the heathen of our
country —the most helpless and destitute class
of our population.
Their religious privileges are exceedingly
limited; vast numbers of them know nothing
and hear nothing ofthe way of salvation; and
the religion whicli they profess it not spurious,
is mixed with ignorance and superstition.—
The teachers of their own colour are not qual
ified for their office; and among white minis
ters and missionaries, we find Cut very few
who devote their time to them, forming a
number infinitely below an adequate supply.
If Uis be the situation of this people, is it
not evident that the destinies of a multitude of
bouls are at stake! If \ve hasten not to do
something for the present and coming genera
tions, they will perish forever by thousands
and by tens of thousands! And are not their
souls precious ? As precious as the souls of
any other people in the world! “ God hath
made ofone blood all nations.” He has made
no distinctions. Dare we make any! Condi
tion and colour affect not the value of the soul.
The negroes form too, an important field
for missionary iafcour.
Tiicir numbers give them importance—and
in this particular, are more important than
many fields now occupied by missionaries.—
They are more numerous than the Greenland
ers, tlie Sandwich and Society Islanders, or
the Indians of North America, so far as we
have had access to them. They are also more
contiguous to us than any other heathen, and |
for our own good, both individually and collec
tively, it becomes us to pay them attention. —
Upon tlie moral and religions improvement of
tins people, depends to a very considerable ex
tent, our own moral and religious improve
ment. and also our comfort, and it may be our
safety.
We have very great facilities for occupying
this field. We have no languages to learn
before we can preach tlie gospel to them.—
We have no Bibles to translate. No seas to
cross, requiring expensive outfits. No fatal
climate to encounter. No persecution and e
jection on tlie part of the people themselves to
fear. Our missionaries can he reared and ed
ucated on the very field; acquire the most in
•trrtiale knowledge of the character and condi
tion of the*'people; enter immediately upon
}heir labors and- draw all their comforts and
supplies from their very homes.
Nor are there any serious obstacles to he
encountered. The people themselves through
out the southern states stand ready to receive
the gospel; and if it be brought down to their
comprehension and faithfully preached, their
attention and attendance will exceed what
might ho expected from a people who have
been so long neglected, and who are so igno
rant and wicked. They will also readily fall
in with efforts to instruct their children upon
whom our main hope of producing a permanent
and salutary influence is placed.
On the part of masters, we know of no ob
stacles but such as are common to every other
benevolent work. Some have not “faith.”—
We ought to be sure of tlie countenance and
support of Christian masters of ail denomina
tions. In fact every evangelical denomina
tion in tlie south stands pledged to the work
in a greater or less degree. And the over
whelming majority of our citizens, who are not
professors of religion, are decidedly in favor of
the religious instruction of the negroes, when
conducted by judicious ami pious men ; and in
tiiis majority we find talent and respectability
of the first order. Take them as a body, and
where are there any citizens in the United
States, more respectful in their feelings and
conduct towards the institutions of religion
than the citizens of the southern States! And
where do you find men who seem to feel more
deeply tlie propriety o c every man’s having an
opportunity of accepting or rejecting the Gos
pel! It is certain that they feel a deeper
simpathy for the higher and better interests of
the negroes, than many ot our countrymen
who have much to say to us on our duties to
them.
Wo do not deny that tiiere are some whose
feelings towards the work, are not such as ws
could wish. But are there not men to be
found unfriendly to Bible, Tract, Temperance,
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Societies !
And we ask, would it not be strange, consid
ering how recently our attention lias been
turned to the religious instruction of the ne
groes, how much has been said touching their
condition, calculated to excite prejudice and
opposition ; how much spurious religion exists
among negroes professing religion—would if
not be strange if there were not some who
would look at tlie whole matter with distrust
and have many misgivings as to its ultimata
tendencies and success! We believe, how
ever, that there is no decided opposition, and
we know not but ail are willing to give the
work a trial. We have known masters averse
to meetings on their own plantations, from pre
judice contracted against them, but never one
who was not willing for his servants to be in
structed at churches on the Sabbath.
Respectfully and with Christian
affection, yours,
SAMUFL S. LAW. . “
CHARLES C. JONES.
Riccborough, Sept. 30, 1834.
We learn that R**v. Pharcellus Ciiurch has
resigned the pastoral care of'the second Bap
tist Church in Providence, R. I. and is expect
ing in the course of the next month, to visit
New-Orle&ns, as a missionary of the Ameri
can Baptist Home Afission Society, and to make
it the place of his permanent labors, should tlie
providence of God favor it.
Spanish Inquisition abolished. —A de
cree, dated the 15th of July, has been is
sued by the Spanish Government, which
abolishes that cruel and abominable insti
tution, tlie Inquisition, and provides tlm?
its property, income and other goods shall
be apptied to the payment of the public
debt.
Receipts for tlie Index.
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T. Brannum, W. C. Welch, J. W. Mason and
E, Stolsworth, to Oct . 1835. Atid-L. Cloud,
E. Johnson, hVm. Brown, to Sept. 1835; and
Dr. Stokes’ arrears, discontinued. Rev. J. P.
Leveritt paid for John Slaughter to Oct. 1835.
And Matthew Oliver, to da William H.
Prce paid to January 1835. Rev. R. Gum
paid to October 1835. L. L. Andrews to do.
Rev. A. Sherwood paid for Mrs. P. My rick to
Jan. 1835. Col. A. Janes paid to Jan. 1835,
and for P. L. Janes to Oct. do. S. M. Johnson
paid to Jan. 1835. Joiin Weazey paid for
Ezra M’Crary to Oct. 1835. Grief Cheeves
paid to July 1835. Capt. Win. Jewell paid to
J uly 1835. Rev. M. Johnston paid for Bennett
Hillsmau and Sterling Evans to July 1835, and
for A. Seals to Jan. do. Rev. W. A. Calla
way paid for Eli Parks, Bryan Lee, Pewrifog
Tingle to Oct. 1835. Mrs. D. Shorter paid to
Jan. 1836. Capt. J. Lamar paid to Jan. 1836.
Some brethren at the Association paid for two
copies for the Beneficiaries at the Mercer In
stitute, and 4 to. be sent to some other poor
young ministers, fir next year. David Stan
ford paid for Corneltis Callings to Oct. 1835.
Rev. A. B. Standiy paid tt> Jaiv 1836. Dr. C.
Battle paid arrears for Sterling Evans. Tlios-p
Whaiey paid arrears and to July 1835. Dr.’
R. C. Shorter paid to Jan. 1836. Rev: Hugh
Quin paid to Oct. 1835. Rev. P. Matthews
paid to Sept. 1835. Rev. E. Perymati paid
for himself, M. Dunevant, E. Burson, W. P.
Steed, Henry Burnley, junr., Ann Wilson,
Isaac Watson, Rev. A. Atkins, to Oct. 1835,
and arrears for Rev. J. Huff to Nov. 1833;
since which time he has received the paper
gratis —(due him Sjjtß.) Rev. Jesse Travis
paid for Win. Thames, Rev. Benj. Fry, David
Fargarson, John Bryans, James Butler, Win.
Weaver, David Thrasher, Thos. Fargarson,
Wright Lgngston, Wm. Davis, Col. J. Toiin
ston,(this last paid for by J Bryant) all to Oct.
1835. ‘ Dr. D. Day paid for Nath. Day and
John Way to Oct. 1835. Rev. V. R. Thorn
ton paid for himself to August 1835, and Glen
Owen, John Wynn, W. N. Jackson, L. B.
Kinebrew, Waters Dunn and Wm. Griffith,
Kinchen llaraldson and Ed. 11. Macon to Oct.
1835. Rev. J. B. Battle paid for himself, Jes
se Lockhart, Joel Pounds, Wm. Ilarrel and
Wm. Dickson to Oct. 1835. J. Lamkin paid
for Martha Furvinto Oct. 1835. Wm. Janes
paid for himselfand Allen Brooks to Oct. 1835.
John E. Dowson paid for himself, John Vason,
Jesse Thomas, Janies Fears, Lewis Gracees,
to July 1835, and J. G. Calhert to Jan. 1836.
Rubon Mann, Wm. Stokesto Jan. 1835. John
D. Roberts, Fleming Jones, J. Fitzpatrick and
IT. A. Veazy to Oct. 1835. Rev. J. Harris
paid for Elizabeth White to Sept. 1835, and
for James Cartledge, jr., Walter Jones, Ran
dolph and himself, to Oct. do. And D. Stan
ford paid to Jan. 1836. J. M. Thompson paid
for Rich. Richardson, Wm. M. Roberts. B. M.
Powell to Sept. 1835. John C. Daniel paid
for A. Hill to Jan. 1836. Wm. Hollinshead,
at Mangrum's P. O. Oa. paid to July 1535,
’ and for Jacob Fudge to Jan. 1836. Mr. J. C.
Whartor P. M. at Cochransville, S. C. paid to
Oet. 1835. A. Brownlee paid arrears, discon
tinned. Britton Stamps paid for V. Nash to
Oct. 1835. Carrot Oglesby paid for himself
to Se;*. 1835.