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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 THE CHRISTIAN ITJDEX. 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 ‘ FOR THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. - ■ ,( 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. FOR THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. 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. Rev. J. 11. Campbell, paid for L. Brannum, 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.