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TO IFBRDSRICK.
Frodarick, it'* Sabbntli day, my *on.
Hang tip your little drum,
Ley by your sword nnd rocking-hor**,
And to your mothsr sums.
Come, put aaiilu tint prstty whip,
Why so unwilling bs?
Com*, Frederick, let your playthings rest,
And sit awhile with me.
Sec the tall church on yonder green;
And people gathered there !
They do not meet to play or work,
They meet for praise and prayer.
Ami God who-dwtlis beyond the sky,
bunds freru his throne, above,
Kis blessings on those humble seals
Who worship him in love.
ll* gives thee every thing thou hart,
Life, health, uud friends, nnd food ;
Wilt Ikon not love his holy duy 1
And lov# a friend so good ’
Mow look abroad oil yonder scene—
The nir is still and sweet;
There is the still and waving gra ss qNH
Ho soft beneath your feet. ‘f
An.i In re's tint tree above your head,
And In re you oft have played,
And heard the pretty birds sing out
Their morning serenade.
And is not th s a lovely wot;ld.
So, sweet, so lair, so bright J,
The sun, how glorious in the morn—
The moon, how miferitFnight.
The twinkling stars that glisten down
l>n yon streamlet clear.
And shine upon the IwfSljdbep,
That rolls its billows ni)ar.
And Frederick—God made all-— 1
Ann yonder littl# bird,
And glunoiii sttn;’ and earth and sea,
Existed ut hi* word.
Then come and fold your willing hands,
Let no vain thoughts intrude,
But tlmnk this God fur nil hi* good,
In cheerful grnfltuJs.
And ijjC’ur agair, my Frederick,’
Indulge in foolish plsv,
And break upon the sacred enlrn
Os GAd’a oUtn Sabbnth day.
MISCBIIA^BOUS.
Froth tha Charleston Obssrstr.
RTI'LII OF PIIEACHHb.
Truth possesses nn inherent energy, and
ean never be roblxid of eventual triumph.
Divine truth, as revealed in the word of
God, can never fail ft> accomplish the
thing whereto God is pleased to send it.—
Yet it is certain that the influence it exerts
on rational and moral beings in this world
depends, to some extent, on circumstances,
which arc contingent, nnd subject to our
own control. Those circumstances are to
be consulted. This was the policy of in
spired men. It is the wisdom of God. The
style of preaching is one of these cireiun
stances of great importance. By style of
preaching, l mean the language employ ed,
the manner of delivery, and both of these
in their combined edict.
Style in language, Blair defines to be—
•‘the peculiar manner in which a man ex
presses hi* conceptions.” Let a man un
derstand his object and bo dewply concern
ed in it, and: |ie “ ill know what to do.—
The Minister hears nn important message
from God to all men, and in communicat
ing it, his first object ia to make himself
understood. His style of exhibiting his
ideas must lie adapted to his hearers —-that
they may understand. He must therefore
employ a language with which they are
familiar. In the selection of his words,
ho is naturally thus restricted. In the col
location of them, the first thing he is to
consult is perspicuity, that he may convey
to others the precise idea which he has
himsuii’- Under this fundamental quality
of a good style, the Minister of religion
ought to understand and practice all that is
connected with, nnd related to it, as con
tained and defined in the natural and most
approved principles of Rhetoric. Puntv,
propriety and precision in the choice of
words—and clearness, unify, precision,
strength and harmony in tho structure of
sentences ought to characterise all the ex
ercises of the pulpit. The language of the
country in which he speaks ought to be pre
served in its perfection, and embalmed in
(ha fervent arid eloquent appeals of the pul
pit crater. Ornament, borrowed or ‘em
ployed at the expense of truth, or sense, or
smplicitv of style, is always unsuited to all
tdnres—peculiarly unsuitrel to the pulpit.
At the same time, ihern is no go# I reason
why figurative language, the principal or
nament of style, should not be called to the
aid of the pulpit orator, as well as employ
ed in other professions,especially when used
for illustration. It is much employed in the
scriptures and to great effect. It detracts
nothing from its simplicity er force, but
a Ids to both.
There may be, however, in that which
is not rhetorically defective, different pecu
liarities of style, growing partly out of dif
ferent and peculiar casts of genius, or more
commonly owing to various and peculiar
turns of thought. Not every style which
is approved, is suited to the instructions of
the pulpit. Johnson, and Burke, and Ad-
I disen, eauh has hi* admirers; yet it is
j doubtful whether either as a writer should
|bo introduced into the pulpit. When con
! sidered a models for pulpit eloquence,
Johnson is too stately, unilbrm und mea
sured—Burke, too lolly and diffuse —Ad-
dison, too didactic and equal. There is a
directness, essential to good preaching,
which neither of these great master spirits
reached —w hich the example of the great
Apostle teaches better than any ot the
masters of rhetoric. Let a man riso in the
midst of an os .embly, who are candidates
for an eternity of happiness or woo, and
me about to make their choice —let the
decision depend on the effect of his address
—lei him rise with belli world* before him,
and under a full sense of the value of the
liumnu soul— tlmt mah alone will be
prompted to the style, which is adapted to
the instructions of the pulpit. A specimen
not iißsuited to this kind of address is some
what given in the speech ot ti plain Arr'-rt
can General, ir he war of the revolution.
When on the eve of ai> eventful .... tic ho
called his troojis together in sight of the
enemy; and placing himself in their front,
he says—“ There is the enemy, and we
must take them.”
The manner in wnich a preacher deliv
ers his sentiments should Le always such
ns the place ho occupies, and the subject he
handles, demands. He is God’s ambassa
dor, nnd is himself u sinner. Ho should,
therefor*, bo serious in a serious cause.—
Theatrical trick und start should be utterly
excluded from the pulpit. Ho cannot pro
mote bis object by pleasing the fancy, by
producing an excitement which must be
transient like its causes. Ho wants to gain
the continued attention of the hearer, con
vince his judgment, instruct his understan
ding, enlist his conscience, arid affect his
course of action by an impulse, w hich he
shall feel long after ho ceases to hear the
preacher’s voice. His manner then must
he that of n serious man, seriously engag
ed in a serious cause, lie must lie in ear
nest on a solemn subject, and this will pro
duce a controling influence over his man
ner, nnd impart to it that peculiar charac
teristic w Inch will spread itself over the
audience, who attend on his ministrations.
Simplicity is as necessary a character
istic of manner as of style in preaching.—
This i* opposed to all stateliness, and af
fectation, without imply mg an undignified
familiarity, or simply conversational atti
tude and gesture. A Minister should put
on nc airs when he goes into the pulpit,
which belong not to any ordinary serious
address on a serious subject in any other
place. There should be a naturalness in
his whole manner, which may disarm cri
ticism, and gain tint undivided uttentiou to
the subject of his address.
A Studied manner is always a bad one.
Even if the characteristics already om
merated are sought, they will loose tTieir
proper effect if they appear precise and
studied. When a Minister begins to think
of his manner in the pulpit, he spoils it.
The best rule is, let it take care of itself.
Lop off imperfections and bad habits as
they tire forming, #nd let the rest remain.
Every Minister ought to have a judicious
friend or friends who can tell him wlmt
these defects are, without throwing into the
other scale a thousand commendations to
flatter his pride—and a Minister ought to
recoivo the correction* of a friend with hu
mility and thankfulness, eapcaially if ho is
so happy ns to find that friend in a judicious
wife.
The style and manner of n preacher
♦ omhineit, should always be adapted to his
• subject. He ought never to be found be
low his subject, nor soaring above it—nev
er creeping with wings, nor freezing over
a bed of coals, nor sleeping in an enemy’s
camp, nor dozing over sentiments which
arc soul inspiring.
The Gospel as a system of truth has
power to mov u But behind and beyond
this, and all other means, the mighty pow
er of God gains for it a hearing nnd se
cures eventual success. Still, we have no
evidence that this resistless energy is exer
cised independent, or in tho entire absence
of these means. llov much influence the
style and manner ofpreacliing has on those
who hear, all know by observation and ox
\ perienee. Wo are not to sny therefore,
j that they are of little consequence. We
know they are of great consequence, and
when tho truth of God is enforced, in a
stylo and manner to gain the attention of
the hearers, without dazzling their, mental
’ vision or amusing their fancy, it becomes
; like a “nail fastened in a sure place by the
j master of Assemblies.” It is lodged like an
’ arrow in the scat ofiifo, and makes a death
wound—anil the Physician of souls alone
must effect the cure.
PRESBYTER
From the New York Observer.
| i* meeting. ,
I. I Vhy people sleep in meeting 0:1 thh
Sabbath,
1. They served themselves nnd the world
too faithfully during the week.
Nature cannot hear every thing, It can
not usually bear more than six days labor
in a week. And where people do seven
; davs work in six days, nature cries out for
help. She becomes exhausted and wants
repose. Multitudes, in anticipation of the
Sabbath, jade themselves out on Saturday
by doing nearly two day* work in one dav.
! And no wonder they arc drowsy on the
! Sabbath.
5. They do not take sufir’iont time for
! sleep Saturday night.
They . orve their law si.fes, their shop,
ping, and their extra affairs for Saturday
afternoon. Thus, in addition to being un
usually fatigued, they are up till ll,or 1C
o’clock, or later, that evening. The natu
THIS CM fdsTZJLIV Z2H>EX.
ral consequence is, they are ileept m the
Sabbath.
it. They think that they ea.ijtot help
sleeping iu meeting.
They look upon their sleepy disposition
as an infirmity. Thinking they can’t!help
it, they don’t try to help it. Asa man
thinketh, so is he. If they think they
can’t keep awake in church, ‘hey can t
keep awake—they have no mt-al power
to kep awake.
4. They take too easy a fiosure.
Some people lake care to place them
selves in a cornfortablo position ,o sleep in.
They brace themselves in a corner of the
pew so that tley need not full, or make too
low bows w hilt they are sleeping. Others
use for a pillar their arm, or u book, or the
top of the slip beiore them, or a pest, or the
shoulder of nnother.X Thus they show
that they calculate in sleep. And ihey
generally succeed.
6. They do not iulefest themselves in
tiercises of the meeting. If they car
ed enough about the preaching tqjullow
the train of remark, they would lieol r.o dis
position to sleep.
0- They are sick, so that they have not
strength enough of lioiiy nnd mind to con
tinue interested iu the services.
H. It is improper and wicl/rd tc sleep
in church.
I. Because it shows great di-uosp . t to
God. Those, who go to the niectinif, go
there professedly to worship (not to nio>_kj
God. When men go to pay their respt/cts
to their superiors, do they g<*t to Seep in
their cempany 1 W hen Esther went into
the presence of Ahasuerus, to present nn
important petition, did she fnll asleep?—
If she had fallen asleep, do you third, the
fling would have said to her, “ What is thy
petition, ar.d what is thy request, it shall
be grunted, to the half of my kingfe-m ?”
And when come into the audience cham
ber of the King of kings, professedly to
present their petitions and show their res
pects, how docs he look upon their falling
aleep ? And how contemptuous and dis
respect fid'(Toes it appear in the sight of
God, to see guilty men, to whom his au
thorized Ambassadors are deliverin'! Jus
message, getting to sleep under thcivSK
of tho Ambassador’s voice ?
2. It sliows digrespect to the place of
worship. Jacob exclaims, “How dreadful
is this place! this is none other bu* the
house of God, and this is the gate of hi a
von.” Who could sleep in such a place?
// <>use of Clod! House, dedicated to his
service. Not a dormitory—a house to
sleep in, hut n sacred place—a temple—a
house, iu which to worship the true Jeho
vah—the ante-chamber of heardv. Ves,
the gate of heaven, through w hich devout
worshippers cuter heaven to breathe its
life-giving atmosphere, nnd to least upon
its sacred delights. Horn is where true
Christians come “to mount Zion, the city
of the living God, the heavenly Jerusa
lem,” and where they meet “an innumera
ble company of Angels, and the general
assembly and church of the first-burn, and
God, the Judge of all, nnd the sp-.rits of
just men made perfect, and Jesus, the me
diator of the new covenant.” And can
any one treat such a place with so much
disrespect as to sleep there!! O tell it not.
3. It shows great disrespect lor the
minister. Christ told his ministers that,
“lie that despiseth you, despiseth nr, nnd
lie that despiseth me, despiseth the one that
sent me.” And how can men more clear
ly show that they despise the minister than
by going to sleep under his pr •aching?
4. It shows disrespect for the audience.
Would it not be so esteemed on other oc
casions?
5. It shows disregard for religion. Re
ligion is tho business which calls men to
tho Lord’s house. To sleep, w hep this
business is transacting, is show ingV very
great unconcern about it, or disregard of it.
0. It shows a very great disrespect); to
one’s self, lie man had much respect for
himself, would lie be caught in such an
awkward predicament in such a place, aqd
on such nn occasion, and in such compa
ny?
7. It sets a bad example. Thuds self,
evident.
8. It is presenting the body a dead sa
crifice to God.
9- It is offering a vain oblation.
10. It is offering the sacrifice oi'jV’pls.
111. Consequences of sleeping in meet
| ing
-1 1. Those who do it, lose their lime and
j labor in coming to church—pity tf> do so
I much for nothing. It sleep is their object,
[•they can get it without so much trouble.
2. They exert a bad influence on others.
Sleeping it; meeting is contagious. Where
lone sleeps, many learn hqw,'nrfl soon
I catch the disorder. Thus, tome jews, or
j corners of the church, miglil appropriately
! lie called the sleepy pew, or the sleepy cor
ner.
3. It farms, or strengthens a had habit,
ofiener one permits himself to sleep in
•fMtfing, the more is he disposed to sleep.
oo that this habit, like every other Imd otic,
strengthens -by indulgence.
4. It disheartens flic minister. After ho
has labored hard, during the week, t pre
pare to give each of his hearers a .portion
in due season, for him to see theirthaveso
little appetite for the food which! he has
made ready, as to fall asleep while he is
leading it to them, is truly discouraging.
He is ready to ask, What, canFre not
w atch one hour in the whole wf kl So
short a time to be together to woifiip God
and prepare for heaven, nnd thatHprt time
to be slept away!
5. Sleepers disturb the deviions of
others. This they do, by their iu*CcoreUs
nppernnee, or by their loud breath Mg.
f>- They give others a bad imjression
respecting their religious character.
7. They endanger their souls by insult
ing God, tor he will not be mocked.
Remark. No sleeping in eternity, and
all who are going there, should be watch
fuj here. E. D. K.
“T-he Great Valley.’’-W o understand that
the number of agents for religious and charita
ble objects, from the Valley of the Mississippi,
now in New England, is seventeen.
Light Coming. — The Brooklyn Advertiser
announces that a talented daughter of New
England, who was in the nunnery, but who
lieu from it some time previous to tiie conlla
gration, and joined an Episcopal Church in
Boston, is about to publish a book, containing
valuable information respecting the Institution
and on other correlative subjects.
Tracts for Span. —The Committee of
the Parish Religious Tract Society has at
Inst determined to publish tracts in the
Spanish language. This has been under
consideration for sometime, but deferred,
from tbe supposed impossibility of distrib
uting tracts in that country. Oflale polit
ical change* encourage the hope, that the
diffusion of Christian publications w ill be
less difficult: and having received a dona
tion of3oo fr. for that special object, the
Commltte have resolved to commence this
work.
Moravian Missions —ln the Eighth R'-port
of the Yorkshire Society in aid of the Moravi
an Missions, it appears that that small com
munity maintains 214 missionaries at 42 sta
tions, where there are ,4b,479 converts, and
15,018 communicants. Os thus# 2,715 are
Greenlanders and Esquimaux, 349 Indians,
33,310 negroes and persons of color, and 3,099
Hottentots and natives of South America.—
There is a deficiency in the funds; occasioned
! partly by losses in Labrador.— London Paper.
Walking in the Water. —The apparat
us by means of w hich a gentlemen of Bos
ton amused tho people of that city, by a
walk -under water, is thus described :—A
large cap made of. lead, with a circular
glass in front, and weighing about 75 lbs.
envelopes the head and rests upon the
shoulders,to this the water-tight India Rub
ber dress is attached. The air is convey
ed into the cap by means of tubes made of
India Rubber cloth, through which it is
propelled by a forcing pump kept in the
boat or vessel ns the cimu may be: Shoes
made offend weighing several pounds each,
are also worn. At the depth of twenty
four feet no inconvenience is experienced
from supporting this weight, which should
be graduated according to the depth of the
water.
xsama&i ; MssKUKsaMaacuHnaniscaMrai
TJB aIP 22 EANCKij.
From the Vermont Telegraph.
A CIRCULAR
From the Li ictstcr Temperance Society, to
kindred Associations in this State.
It is with the most pleasing sensations, that
we witness the rapid advancement, and gene
nl adoption of those principles of temperance
i and abstinence, which were once considered
so chimerical und unnecessary. We feel a
peculiar delight iu contemplating the ardor
mid perseverance; nay almost enthusiasm of
those philanthropists tlmt have engaged to re
deem themselves and their fellow beings from
the loathsome sin of intemperance.
Tens, and hundreds, and thousands of fami
lies have reformed, nnd are now thanking the
temperance pledge, and its devotees for their
emancipation. Many the wife whose counte
tenance beams with joy in the society of a re
formed husband—. Many the mother, saved
from want and misery by the return of her
prodigal—Many the sister who feels a secret
satislactiou in the unwonted sobriety of a fa
vorite brother. But it is very hard to erase
ones first impressions. Long established prac
tices, though pernicious in themselves, require
thorough going reason, to uproot them. There
are yet in Vermont, clubs and communities of
individuals, w ho remain untouched by the spir
it ot the times, and unmoved by the general
cry of “touch riot, tabte not,” the inebriating
essence. Conscious tlmt you feel, in common
with us a lively interest ill all that has a bear
ing upon the great cause m which we are en
gaged;- we take the liberty to say that there is
need of renewed exertion, on the part of the
friends of temperance; nnd would call your at
tention to” the subject of a law passed at the
last session of our Slate Legislature, removing
, the power of granting town licences from the
.County Court, Ur it board of town officers.
1 lowever clear a cause may be, or however
consistent its devotees, the prospect of u’spee
’ dy proves deleterious, and
lias the same, pernicious effect,’ us liiougfi it
were reality. , li.is-irot ton etc r
min'e whqtVur.iho law^begeoil.oMi>ud,stfougii
j its effects must be unequal, ldhvfltjg* LgV rvi-mie
’ system to vary in proportion, as” tho ijthiJs of
men vary who come into office air opr town
j elections, ll the tow n authority does not see
| the utility of vending ardent spirits, they will
i raise the license so lugli that very few country
| inn-keepers can afford to take one; and rile
- majority hold a rule over the minority, which
! morally speaking, they have no right to exer
i cise. Under the present law we do not. be
lieve the incorporation of temperance princi
j pics with local politics inevitable; but we do
j believe it perfectly natural, and unless efficient
j measures be taken lo prevent it by the friends
;of temperance, they will inadvertantly slide
1 into a collision and elicit a blow on their own
1 heads, which they have neither tiie power to
avert, nor the ability to shun. Asa lemper
-1 mice society, we neithcr'Miavo nor wish any
; tiling to do with law or legislation. Moral
three is sufficient for the purpose. Let that lie
: wielded with skill and energy, and humanity
will smile at tbe retult. At a late met-.: mg of
this society, a resolution was passed, declaring
in effect, that we would never become,a politi
cal party, or make use of any local prejudices,
whatever, to forward our purpos e. And it is
the principal object of this communication to
declare our sentiments on tins point, and to
urge other societies by a similar course to dis
abuse that portion of the public nimd, protes
ting fears tor their rights as freemen, and thus
remove n prejudice, which seems to contribute
the principal objection! not to the temperance
cause, but to our method of promoting it. We
would urge with nil our energies the necessity
und utility, of the disuse of ardent spirits. YV e
would join our efforts with other associations
throughout the world, to hi ing about a com
plete revolution in the inoral sphere, blit would j
at the same time, disclaim the use of all coer- j
cive power, save that of conscience. Time
must determine whether we ourselves have
the firmness to abide by our resolutions, and
the wisdom requisite to avoid partisan colli
sion, though we shall always endeavor to bear
in mind that a political remedy seldom if ever
effecls a moral cure. We fear the above men
tioned law, will hold out temptations too
strong to be in every case resisted, when the
friends of temperance arc conscious of political
superiority, to fear not as freemen, but as de
votees to the temperance cause, that it rrmy
become a stumbling block to seme of our best
societies, and would therefore urge the friends
cf our cause to make such use of their elective
franchise as never to leave just cause of suspi
cion that they acled with reference to the tem
perance pledge. Take tlmt course which is
iwst calculated to inspire all classes and creeds
and parties with a just confidence-in ourcnusc,
and a just respect for its friends. Do this, that
the relormation may go on in Jliat spin! of am
ity and fraternal fueling whiclralone is neces
sary to ensure success.
GIDEON DYER, President.
JOHN G. PERRY', iiec. pro tem.
Temperance in England. —The London ‘
Patriot stales, (hat the number of members
of Temperance wjocietiesin England nnd!
Wales as reported in their Temperance !
Advocate for August, is 92,223, being nn 1
increase during Ihe month, of 3173- Os j
the whole Lancashire supplies 25,1 39.
rp IIE TRACT DEPOSITORY, in Macon.
-B- is now supplied with a complete assort
ment of the publications of the Baptist General
Tract Bocicty, to wit:—All the volumes com
plete, in single Tracts, from No. 1 to No. 7,
inclusive; also, bound Volumes and half vo
lumes of Tracts; quarto Biography of Rev. D.
Merrill; Ilinton’s Active Christian, and Wis
dom's Voice to the rising generation on fntein
perance. Applications to thiHkgonvat the
Depository, corner of Cherry Filth streets,
will meet with prompt aUeirtuffl. Christians
are earnestly entreated tospKidn little money,
and give circulation to tiie.se sfterit preacher*
of Gospel truth. Here are to be found in
struction and consolation for all, from the babe
in Christ, to the father in Israel, and here too
arc ..forcible and affecting appeals to all, who
are wilhoift .Goff and without hope in the
World. a. t. Holmes,
Agent r.up. Gen. Tract So., Macon.
August 28, 1834. „
WASHINGTON, 5..^23,1831.
rpIIE members present of tbe Anti-Narcot*
A ic Society, have adjoui ued until Friday
before the stli Sabbatli in November next, to
meet again at this place. Ail the members are
requested to give their prompt attendance, in
order to prepare a Constitution. Dr. Gibbs of
Rucltersville, is requested to prepare a disser
tation on the subject, and Col. J. H. Lumpkin,
I. N. Davis and P. 11. Echols, are requested
to prcjiare nnd deliver each an Oration oil the
subject. JESSE MERCER, President.
Ouadiah lienors. Secretary.
NOTE. —There will bo, if God permit ,a
Three Days Meeting at hast, in the Baptist
Meeting House in this place, in connexion
with the above appointment. Our ministers
are respectfully invoked to give their presence
and aid at that season.
JESSE MERCER.
A PROTRACTED MEETING will beheld
at Rooky River, Abbeville District,So.
Carolina, to commence on Friday before the
third Lord’s day in October next. Minister
ing Brethren are affectionately invited to at
tend.
Sept. 25th, 1634.
A PROTRACTED MEETING will com
mence m the Baptist Church, in Macon,
on Friday before the third Sabbath in October
next. Two Ministering Brethren have, alrea
dy, promised to attend, and others are, hereby,
affectionately invited. Brethren Sherwood and
Jonathan Davis, are particularly and earnestly
requested to be with us at our meeting.
A. T. HOLMES, Pastor.
Sept. 2, 1834.
EinilEßE will be (if God permit) a Meeting
!C commenced at the seat of the lower fork
of Lynch's Creek Baptist Church, on Friday
before the third Lord's day in October next";
to be protracted ns circumstances .-.hall justify.
The Church affectionately invites the breth
ren in the Ministry, togjve her their company
and aid at that meeting.
Sept. 30,1631.
rfIYVO PROTRACTED MEETINGS.—
A- The one is to commenced Fhii.misuip,
Green county, on Friday preceding the tir.- t
J xird’s day in October, to continue six or seven
days. The other to commence on Thursday
before the fourth Lord's day in October, a"t
Sandersv ills, Washington county. Minis
ters of the Gospel are affectionately invited to
attend. Ample provision will be made for
•their accommodation, as well as for all who
may favor us wuh their presence'--’
J- P. LEVERETT.
■ Sept. 1(3, 1631.
| INITJED EFFORT CO.HIMSY.
j “ There be Jour things which are little upon
the earth; but they art’ exceeding wise
the locusts have no king, ytt go
\ they forth all of them by bands'/' —Prov.
j 30, 27.
W T E, the undersigned Ministers, l ive uni
* iedly agreed to devote the year 1635,
j together, in the way of Protracted Meet
isos, in the following manner, viz: to spend at
least six days in each month in the year, in
those meetings scattered in different directions
in Georgia, and perhaps some in 80. Carolina.
We add no more, only beg the prayers of all
Saints. J A MRS DAVIS,
OUADIAH ECHOLS,
TANARUS! IOS. J. THRELIvELL,
PETER P. BUTLER,
pihlip Mathews,
C. W. PARKS.
I P. E- A o have selected Brother James
Davis, of Eiberton, Ga. to appoint the times
i all| l places: therefore any desirous Ministers,
j Churches, \ illages. or Settlements, are invi
! ie 'i to open immediate correspondence with
! him, (post pain,) so that the different meetings
i may bo arranged, and published in tiie several
! friendly newspapers in due time.—Further,
| we arc encouraged to believe that Brother J.
B. Leverett, from the Washington, and sev
eral other ministering brethren, from several
other of the Associations in Georgia, will at
tend with us, whenever they oun do so.
August 2f5, 1831.
TVT OTlCE—Diu'ositouifs of BaptiatTracts
ix embracing the latest publications, are
kept at Savannah, by 11. 11. Furman.—Au
gusta, by A. Marvin.—Macon, by Rev. A. T.
Holmes.—Columbus, apply to James Boykin,
or Rev. T. J. Hand.—Erie, Ala. Rev. Wm.
R. Hinton.—Tuscaloosa, Joseph lacy.—Char
leston, S. C. James Divver, —Furman Insti
tution, James Du l’re.—Darlington district,
Rev. John M. Timmons.—Lancaster district,
Rev. S. S. Burdett.
At Augusta, is a large supply of Tracts, in
cluding the last published, w hich may he ob
tained of Brother A. Marvin, Broad ” Street.
Individuals from the country, carrying orders
to Augusta for Tracts, should always leave
them with Brother Marvin on their arrival a*’
tiie place, so that the Agent may hove due’
time to execute their orders, and have the-
Tracts iri readiness for them at their depart
ure; otherwise, they will be liable to infringe
on the business of the Agent, or to bo disap
pointed in getting the Tracts at tiie t me.
(jtj~ Afl persons owing the Parent Society,-
are requested to make immediate puymen ,
either to the above Agents, or to the General
Agent in Philadelphia. A Society that is
wholly dependent on the liberality of its friends
f ir’support, cannot, and ought not to pay for
j paper and printing, sell its publications at cost,
j and wait months and even years for the pay
! ment I. M. ALLEN, Gen. Agent.
j Philadelphia, Sept. 9th. •
A SITUATION WANTED.—A young
|ii gentleman late of the University ofN\
| Carolina,who comes well recommended by the
Faculty of that Institution, of some experience
in teaching, and at present engaged in one of
our most flourishing institutions, is desirous of
obtaining a situation in some of our Southern
Schools or Academies. Communications on
this subject, containing an account of the situ
ation, character, and probable salary ofthe pro
posed school, may be addressed (post paid) to
” L. S. N.” Raleigh, N. C.
[\\ e are Informed that tlieyounggenUcinan
seeking a situation in somg Southern jScliool,
is a member, r!Fcbeditabk- standing, Ih tl* Bap
tist Church.] —Ed. On. Index.
(K?” All Editors in the State are requested
to give the above a few insertions.
PROPOSALS
For jntblisMng. on the Kauzau river, within
the Indian Territory, west of the State of
Missouri, and three hundred mile i west of
St. I Amis, a semi-monthly periodical, to Le
entitled /
THAR ADJOWO’E,
DEVIATED CHIEFLY TO INDIAN AM’AIRS.
in the Indiaiv conn try, and
an acquaintance w affairs Ford
more than sixteen years, Ij^ve^HtTced MhjL
■ ■ oiiißataor
th' l Alioriuan, ~f .\mericii7T(a^Hߧ
well understood. They have
for acts for which they were not blameabH
arid have been commended when they
not merited praise. Their predilection ■
war, uini their attachment to the hunter’sfl
have b--.m over-rated. Their religious cH
monies have Av on
much reliance IDs been placed upon their tra
ditions. Many tilings, both seriously and in
romance, have been said respecting their hab
its anil modes of thinking, which are not in
accordance with Indian character. The names
of tribes, and the Indian names of places, in
many instances, have been so altered as scarce
ly to resemble the original.
To furnish correct historical sketches of
the past, and information respecting their pre
sent condition, and their future prospects, to
gether with tiie earliest notices of important
events which shall transpire in the Indian
country, and of the transactions of Govern
ment and benevolent societies, among the In
dians, will be the design, principally, of tho
work under consideration.
Tbe publishers believe that in times past,
even the distresses of war have sometimes oc
curred for want of a correct knowledge of Indian
circumstances; and expensive measures have
been adopted without utility; the benevolent
j have bestowed upon them money and labor
disadvantageously, and with limited rewards
of success; and the Indians have diminished
in number, anu sunk deeper in misery.
I hoy also believe that, even now, it is not
i too late to rescue from ruin the scattered rem
nants of this noble race of men; and that, in
| < !(,ll1 g ffi'-- 1 . the interests of the United States
will be promoted, equally with those of the
Aborigines, with the exception of the dearer
: interests of lif e and hope ot the latter, which
i the subject involves.
1 he design . ( giving the Indians a perma
’ u"!!* residence, and of constituting them cili
/■ ns of the United Stall's, Ims increased the
; importance of Indian affairs, and as those mea
j sores, by win. b their relation to one another,
;ui.i to t lie United States, is to be changed,
. are now in actual progress, such a print as is
j here proposed is the more necessary,
i is hoped that the work will prove a moan
] ot enabling the Government,, and the benevo
lent, to a. i uudcrstmidiiigly m fiidiuTtn.ittcis.”
j It will be devoted to subjects alike iiiterestimr
] to all parts of our country, und it will not be
made tiie instrument of any political party.
As Christians, the publishers belong to the
Regular Baptist communion; nevertheless,
tliej hope tnat nothing sectarian in its charac
ter, will ever render their labors Jess accepta
ble toother dennminatioas of Christians than to
that to which they belong; and that tiie work
will jea vehicle of communication, of which
the officers ut our government, and the mission
j:!rlos within the Indian Territory, indiscrimi
: “Jffly, will be happy to avail themselves.
File Indian Advocate will be printed on new
(types, upon a super-royal sheet, in qn ~
i turm, suitable for binding.
A portion of it will contain the most inler
i eating news ot the day, for the benefit of rea
j tiers within, and near to. the Indian Territory,
j i -te greater portion of it will consist of original
| articles, or such selections from documents, not
i 111 £! wu ! on use,,s “ ill occasion much labor.
I ’ fiist number will be issued so soon as
; the subscription list shall justify it. The re-
I mote location ofthe office will unavoidably oc
; caskm a delay ot a few months, in hearing
• from distant subscribers.
1 lie price to subscribers will he two dollars
I P ar annum, in advance; or .*62 50 at the end
ofthe year. ‘ d*
Any person forwarding -310 in advance w.ii
be entitled to six copies throne year.
Communications will be made to the under
| signed, (who is associated with others,) ad
nressed to Westport, Jackson County, Mis
souri.
It is respectfully requested that the
Pest Office of each subscriber bedistincly stat
ed, and that a return of the-names be made
as early as practicable. ISAAC M’COY.
August, 1831.