Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

POETRY. Tlte Lowly Vuy. “ Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven .” Scorn not the humble Christian’s lot, The humble Christian’s prayer ; The lowliest may approach his God, And find acceptance there. Oh, what to him the sage’s lore And what the scholar’s pride , Enough for him that Jesus lived, Enough that Jesus died. Though dim to him both learning’s ray And science radiance are, He needs no light to guide his way, Save Bethlehem’s single atar. And though on wisdom’s storied page His eye may never look : With priest and prophet lie communes In his one Holy Book. And if his way lie far from that By Earth’s proud votaries tiod, The pilgrim path his step pursues Leads up and on to God ! N. V. Observer. From the Church of I'ogland .Magazine. At Evening Time it shall be light. Pause, Christian pilgrim, journeying on Through life’s long way of toil and pain Here is a stall’ to lean upon, And rest thy trembling wearied frame; ’Twill prove tliy comfort, tliy delight— "At evening time it shall be light.” The morning may be overcast— Clouds may obscure the brightest sky ; The gatheiing stoim may burst at last— But 0, take courage, God is nigh, llis promise puts all fears to (light— “ At evening time it shall be light.” No midday’s sun may gild the path, To cheer thee on thy journey home; Yet still rely, by precious faith, Oh Jesus Christ, and him alone. Then i* his promise his delight— “At evening time it shall be light.” Now art'thf hi near thy journey's end ; A leW'lno re hours thy’ labor’s done; SO, tarry‘not; ere long thon’lt find The battle fought, the victory won. Christian, thy prospects then are bright, ■“ At evening time it shall be light.” Dread not tho valley lliott mayst pass; poor not, the conflict soon is o’er; Trust Him, lie’s faithful to the last, lie’ll lead thee to the happy shore. And thou shah find, () welcome sight! •“ At evening time it shall he light.” Rest, Christian, now tliy race is run— Thy heavenly Father calls thee home; There shall thou shine fair as the sun, Before the uncreated One. Nor morning cloud, nor sable night Is there, but everlasting light. Stale of (lie Mious. The following bird’s eye glance at the 1 ‘vartli will be interesting to our readers : “ ‘J’lie great powers of the world are at i, peace. Since the overthrow of Napoleon, •’•lhi.ro have been no general wars. Thu vol < uano has retired within its craters, and ul i though it sometimes mutters learlul, threat- ening moans, and occasionally spouts forth t slender stream of fiery passion, or heaves j with portentous tluows the superincumbent mass of human society—on the whole, men’s fears arc quieted, and even Kings and Emperors repose in more than former se curity. n*m lie mi liiniri'r a doubt tli it the two great systems w/neli have associateo ; themselves with the name of Christ, Prot estantism and Romanism—Christianity and its foil—are destined soon to cover the I earth. They already meet each other at! every new point, they enter unexplored re-’ gions together, they face and frown at each other at home and abroad. When they shall have subdued all other foes, when the world shall have been traversed and occttpi- i and by them, and each shall have ensconced I itself in strongholds, and have trained its i Hoops for the contest, then will take place ! the grand contest, the result of which .Scrip ture has not left doubtful. Evangelical truth is universally dissemi nating, and eveiy species of Christian lite rature is pouring from the press. I!ut as the dark—the deeply dark ground ol the pictuic—moral corruption is issuing ; from ten thousand sources, and a vemd piess sends forth streams of mental poison 1 to taint society, and superinduce moral de crepitude, spiritual exhaustion, and death. Such is the condition of the world : its leading nations deserve a mote particular notice. 1 lie Northern Hear, as Russia has been sarcastically designated, lias continued to growl m Circassia, and to hug the rebelli ous province by land and sea. Hut another year lias been added to the successful resis tance ol the brave mountaineers. How much longer they may hold out against strength, perseverance ’and treachery, it is hardly sale to conjecture. Russia's diffi culties with Turkey are settled, and other wise she is quiet, as is the case with her sisters, Ausuiaand Prussia. Italy is disturbed by partial insurrections, 1 but they are of comparatively little mo ment as when the governments need strength Austria is ready to pour in her German hordes. Imperial Rome never conquered Germany ; but she often cringed beneath her. Greece has undergone a revolution, ren dering the government a constitutional mon archy. Russia is disposed to interfere, but there is hope that England will not permit her. France is comparatively quiet. Her ex cellent king—she has not had a better than Louis Philippe, since the time of Henry !Y.—has cheeked the Romanists clergy in the claims which they were putting forth to control her seats of 'Teaming, Taking! warning by the fate of predecessors, he is i rapidly advancing and equipping those im mense fortifications which place turbulent Paris completely in his power. Spain has sustained another revolution. 1 The modern historian must dip his pen in blood to describe her fate. She is, we sup pose, nearly ready for some other change. Portugal is quiet, which is more than was expected a few months ago. Denmark and Sweden have undergone a political change. Great Britain has been, during the year, an object of peculiar interest. Scotland is comparatively reposing since the settlement of the church question by secession. In Ireland, the whole body of Romanists have become united under a political lead er, and in meetings unprecedented for num bers, have demanded a repeal of the Union. These meetings were permitted to progtess until the season was nearly ended, and then government prohibited them. The leader is under trial for unconstitutional measures, and if lie escape by legal technicalities, . will probably be met by the suspension of 1 the Habeas Corpus Act. The result will Ibe more misery for Ireland, but no repeal ; of the Union till Britain’s star is at its set : ‘it'S- Having thus glanced over Europe, we pass to Asia and Africa. The latter has undergone little change. France is still warring in the North, and Britain is making more quiet but surer progress in the South. !1 ( t ('ape Colony i* do.noott, we believe, j to regenerate —we speak politically—near ly the hall of Africa, and to make its influ ence felt thtoughout that peninsula. Asia has sustained notable vicissitudes. The Celestial Empire lias bowed before the Biitisb Lion, and her sealed doors have been burst open at the cannon’s mouth. The navigation of the Indus has been secured, and the Western border wrested from its claimants by a successful, but not completed Anglo-Indian war. Otherwise British India, is at peace, but apprehensive of Rouble from a disputed succession on her northern holder. Afigauietan is no longer at war with the ’ East Innia Company, but far from internal | repose. Sim is now professedly indepen ■ dent. British influence and British customs arc , | gradually pervading the other nations of Asia, and prepaiiug the way for Christiani ty, Her inland mail has shortened the dis-; lance between England and India, and is rapidly bringing near to each other the dis tant parts of the British Empire. The saddest event of the year has been the massacre of the time-honored and the simple-minded Nestorians. The slain upon the historic page is dark and indellihlc. On the American Continent, we first no tice the British possessions. In these a! I contest is progressing between democracy j and the ancient British sway. Texas anil Mexico remain in statu quo; I but circumstances portent a speedy rccon- I filiation between the countries on the basis i ol a permanent treaty of peace, j The relations of Yucatan and Mexico j j arc somewhat similar, although, according 1 to present probabilities, the settlement of : difficulties in this case will embrace the loss I jof independence on the part of Yucatan, I while Texas will retain her distinct nation-1 | al existence. Ilrazil is quiet under Iter young Emperor, The bonds of union between ibis country j and France have been strengthened by alii- 1 j aticc ol the loyal families. The war between Merinos Ayres and! ! Uruguay still continues with varied sucees. The Mritish have acknowledged the block j ade of Montevideo which will much ad ] vance the purposes of Rosas. Paraguay, since the decease of Francia, | has been managed by an elected govern ■ ‘"“"i which seems to be possessed of the | same uncontrolled powers as tne tate iitcm i tor. j The rest of-South America has under | gone no material change. We turn with delight to our own happy land. ‘ j breathes there the man with soul so dead j Who never to himself hath said, This is my own, my native land ; W hose heart hath ne’er within him burned j When home his footsteps he has turned From wandering on a foreign strand. The past year has witnessed with us no i marked political change, except in the com menced organization of an American party, I which promises to ligute hugely in out fu ture history. Congress has begun the present session with such a distinction of parties that it is not likely any very impor tant measure will meet the approbation of both houses aml the sanction of tho ./’resi dent. Meanwhile temporal prosperity is return ing to the land, wealth is flowing in amain. The doctrine of repudiation is becoming increasingly unpopular, and the time is ap- j preaching when public opinion, evett in the repudiating Slates, will compell them to re iurm their disastrous policy. On the whole our temporal condition has not been more j favorable for several years past.— Hup. fid. j Ancient Ruins. —A gentleman who has i traversed a large portion of the Indian j country <‘t Northern Texas, and tiie conn- | try lying between tire S mta Fe and the Pa- S cine, informs the editor of the Houston ( Texas) Telegraph that there are vestiges of; am lent cities and ruined temples on the Rio Puerto and Colorado of tbo West. On one of tli • brand.i sos dm Rio Puerco, a tew days’ irav. 1 fmm Santa Fe, there is an immense pile of iijins that appear to belong to an ancient temple. The building occu pies nearly an acre of ground; portions of the wall are still standing, consisting of Urge blocks ot limestone, regularly hewn, and laid in cement. The ruins bear a general rcsombl into to those of Pah nque or Ote mn. There nr. many similar ruins on the Colorado ot the West, which empties into the Calilomian Tea. Ntiilicr the Indians resident inthe vicinity, nor the oldest Span ish settlers of the nearest settlements, can give an account of the origin of these buld •ng3. Exhalation. —lt is scarcely possible to form an adequate idea of the quantity of water which, in the state of vapor, is always ascending into the atmosphere and floating in it above us. .Mr. Dalton has calculated that the quantity of water which falls through the air in rain and dew in one year, in England and Wales only, is 115,000 millions of tons. Os this immense amount, about one-third is car ried off by rivers and subterraneous cav ities. The same author infers that 75, 000 millions of tons are yearly evaporated into the atmosphere, from the surface of England and Wales only. Beautiful Experiment with a Plant. — The Brooklyn News gives the following | interesting bit of information:— “Cut a small branch of Oleander from a thrifty plant, place it in a vial partly I filled with rain water, so that the lower : end of the branch rnay be immersed about j half an inch in tho water. Place this in j the sun in an open room, and in about 1 fifteen or twenty days small roots will j shoot out from the end of the branch, pro | senting a beautiful appearance. After these roots have extended two or three | inches, the branch may bo sot out in moist I earth, and ;f/requcntly watered, it will grow rapidly and soon form a large thrif ty stalk. Ladies who are fond Os flow ers may easily propagate Oieaffijers in this manner, and in a few mouths mul tiply these beautiful plants to an indefi nite extent.” Massachusetts. —A writer in the last number of Hunt’s Merchants’ Magazine makes the following statements: ‘'Though the seventh State in the Union in point ol population, she is shown to be the first in manufactures, the annual pro duce of which is eighty-six millions of dol lar.,! 1 lie second State in commerce, she | has mote tonnage than any other inthe i Union, and even owns 71,¥00 tons shipping | more than New York, which shows that : her Yankee enterprise performs a large I share of the carrying trade of her sister J State. She not only owns more shipping than any other State, but she is to a consid erable extent the shipyard and the ship wright of the whole country, and she fur nishes more than twice os many registered seamen as any other State. Her fisheries are equal in amount to the rest of the Union, and she has more than three-fourths of all the whale fishery. Asa home market, her importance is shown by the fact that she consumes of the products of other States more than forty millions of dollars annual ly, being one-half of the average domestic exports of the United States, if we except manufactures. Her three tbousaad com mon schools, her annual appropriation of near a million of dollars for the education of her children, her asylums and numerous other benevolent State institutions, are justly made to magnify the honor and char acter of the Commonwealth. Sugar. From anew work just published in Now York, entitled “Hand book of Plants and Fruits,” we extract the following particu lars respecting this indispensable article of domestic consumption: Sugar in the United Slates is a subject of increasing interest. The demand is rapid ly advancing. Its production in the [Stale of Louisiana, to which it is here principally confine !, is a source of much wealth.— The capital employed in that State is P52,- j 000,000, with 10,000 hands and 10,000 j horses, and the average annual manufacture i of sugar, more than 80,000,000.1b5., and : 1,000,000 gallons of molasses. The cane crop in the United States last year, (1842,) was an average one, and the whole aggre gate Sugar ctop of the year was 142, (45,- 109 lbs., though near 1.'1,000,000 less than in 1810. Our imports m 1840 were of brown sugar the value of $4,742,402; white or clayed, $838,457. lint there was exported of refuted sugar to the value of $1,214,058. it is thought a supply of su gar for home consumption, might be pro duced in the United States. ’J’lie con sumption in the United States in 1830, was about 70,000 tons. The product of a hand on a sugar estate is put down at lha cultivation ol ti acres, producing 5,000 lbs. of sugar and 125 gal lons of molasses. Tbs value of the sugar on the spot is 5 } cents a pound, and the molasses 18 cents a gallon ; total, $207 50. The annual expense per hand, tools, Ac., $lO5. Two erops are made in succession on the same land, one of plant-cane, and one of rattoons; it then lies fallow two years, or is planted with Indian corn or peas. An acre yields about 1200 lbs. of sugar. The State of Louisiana has TOO plantations, 525 in operation, producing annually, about 90.000 hogsheads of loot) lbs. each. The raw sugar imported in 1840 was 121,000,000 lbs., valued abroad at $5,000,000, and imported from six dif teieiu countries. This with our own pro- I duct, is over 263,445,000 lbs. But maple I sugar constitutes in addition a large propor tion of our domestic consumption, amount ing annually to Bor 10 millions lbs. The protection afforded by a tariff’ has greatly increased the production of sugar in ifie United States. From 1810 to 1828 this increase was from 15,000 to 15,000 hogs heads. A Bull light took place lately at Marid, [for the support of the Church(?) It issaid ! that the Queen and her sister were present. Eight hulls were killed, and twelve horses were killed or wounded. The exhibition pioduced £I,OOO. PFNFIELD FEMALE SEMINARY. I THE public are informed that this lnsti- i tution will be continued the present year i under the present instructor, Rev. I. L. j Brookes. His close and unremitting at- j tention and the success of his labors the; past year, are the best advocates for his fu- j lure patronage. Terms of the Penfehl Female Seminary. The Scholastic year to consist of ten months. First Term to commence the Ist: Monday in February and end the last of: July. The Second Term to commence I the ‘id week in August and Mid tit* 2d week in December. Tuition per Scholastic year. Ist. For Rudiments of English, Spelling, Reading, <fcc. 91k 0% l 2d. These Studies more advanced, with Analysis of Sounds, Wri - ting and First Principles of Ge- I ography and Arithmetic, *0 00 j j 3d. Advanced studies of Arithme tic and Geography, with English Grammar, Composition, Histo | ry, Moral Science, Rhetoric, Logic, and Botany, commenced, 30 00 ; 4th. Any of these advanced, with Mathematics, Chemistry, Min eralogy, Natural Philosophy, Astronomy and the Ancient Lan guages, 40 00 j sth. Music, (Lessons on Piano Forte,) per quarter, 10 00 , But if entered lor the year, at the beginning, and paid in advance for each term, 30 00 ‘ Miss Evelina I. Macon, who was in structed Jor teaching, by Professor Chase, will have charge of the Music Department. Sion expected to be paid in advance i Term. 50 cents contingencies for rm. and, exclusive of Lights and Wash ing, can be had for 98 per month in res pectable families. B. M. SANDERS, Chn. Ex. Com. \ Jan. 1, 1813. THE MOTHER’S JOURNAL AND FAMILY VISITANT. TIIE Subscriber has become the propri etor of this monthly periodical, and will hereafter have it published in New York.’ The ninth volume will commence in Jan uary 1814. Each number will contain six teen octavo pages, (one sheet,) and as much, or more reading matter as twenty-four pa ges of the Ulnistian Family Magazine, or! the Mother’s Magazine, which by law rate 1 with postage as two sheets. The median-; cal execution of the Journal will be mate rially improved. The work will continue under the edi'.o-1 rial charge of Mrs. Eliza C. Allen, who ! has conducted it for the last four years.— j Every piatticable effort will lie made to till its pages with useful and interesting: matter, appropriate to iis object. The Journal is designed to aid familv discipline, and to promote the improvement j and happiness of the domestic circle ; | and as a consequence, to assist in preparing i the young for their future duties to society. All communications, whether pertaining’ to the editorial or business department olj the work, should be addressed to the Edi tor, Box 811, New Yotk. Terms.— One dollar per annum in ad vance. Persons remitting payment for five subscribers shall receive the sixth [ copy gratis. Postmasters are authorized to j transmit moneys for subscriptions to peri- j odicals, under their frank, free of postage, j Money remitted through the mail will he ) at my risk. Notes on all specie paying; Banks will betaken at par. I Office of publication, 122 Nassau strcci, j | New York. I. M. ALLEN. New Pork, her. 5, 1843. PROSPECTUS OF THE SOUTHERN SABBATH SCHOOL ADVOCATE: A Fireside Companion for the Families of Jlaptists. The subscriber has been solicited by n number of friends, to undertake the publi cation of a work under the above name, and arrangements have been made for its . appearance by the first of May next. No pains will be spared in endeavoring to make the Advocate of real use to the . cause to which it is devoted, and to supply in some degree, the place of a Teacher in such families as are deprived of the advan tage of Sabbath Schools. Whale vet may have a tendency to establish and encourage this blessed Institution among baptists; that may bo important to the present ami i future welfare of children ami youth ; amt ’ that may be influential in implanting princi i pies of morality and virtue in the minds of ; all, shall find a place in its columns: and, 1 besides, it will contain such articles of a | general nature as may interest and instruct its readers. A specimen number will be issued in a few days which will be sent to all who may desire it. TERMS. The Southern Sabbatu School Advo cate will be issued on the first and fifteenth of each month—each No. to contain eight • large pages with three columns, and inail ! ed to subscribers at one dollar a pear, pay j able on the reception of the first No. We ! are necessarily compelled to adhere rigidly to the cash system. The work will be 1 continued, at least, for one year. Address, I free of postage, THOMAS M. SLAUGHTER, Dec. 26, 1843. Whitesville, Ga. FOUR Months after date, application ! will be made to the honorable the Inferior Court of Greene county, when sitting for ordinaiy purposes, for leave to sell the real and personal property of William 13. Ben nett, minor and heir of Mathew Bennett, deceased, or so much thereof as may be ! necessary to pay his portion of the debts of the Estate of his deceased father, the afore said Mathew Bennett. JOS S. BAKER, Guaid’n. Nov. 15, 1843. THE CHURCHES composing, I the Ebenezer Association will take notice, | that the next Ministers’ and Deacons’ Meet- j sing will be held with the Church at Rocky i i Creek, in Laurens county, commencing on , ! Thursday before the first Sunday in Feb-; ruary next. Our preaching brethren are; particularly requested to attend. ’ J. N. HAMPTON, Pastor. November 28, 1843. „ THE PSALMIST: ; Anew collection of H YM.XSfor the use of the BAPTIST CHURCHES. BY BARON STOW AND S. F. SMITH. THIS WORK contains nearlyTwELVE Hi >•- dred Hymns, original and selected, together with a collection of Chants and Selections for Chanting, at the end. The numerous and urgent calls which have ; for a long time been made from various sections 1 j of the country, fur anew collection of Hymns, : i that should be adapted to the wants of the I churches generally, it is hoped will nere be ful | ly met. I Surprising as it may appear to those who are i | aware of the great diversity of opinion and j ‘tastes every where existing in reference to’ ! hymns best suited to public worship, this new I collection meets with almost universal favor.— I Its rapid introduction into churches in various partsof the country; the numerous testimonials j j ofapprova] arid high commendation daily receiv j fd, hi connection with the acknowledged abil-! ity of the editors the uncommon facilities en- ‘ I joyed by them, ofdraw ing from the best sources j | in this and other countries; the great care : with which the compilation lias been made; j the new, convenient, and systematic plan of ar ! rangemeiit adopted, give the publishers full ! confidence in the superior merits oi the work. In addition to the protracted labor of the ed- 1 itors the proof sheets have all been submitted to j a Committee; composed of clergymen of high ! standing, in different pasts of the Union, by whose critical examination end important sug gestions the value of the .vork has been greatiy ! enhanced. All of Watt’s hymns, possessing lyrical spir it, and suited to the worship of a Christian as sembly, are inserted, and a large number ot j hymns heretofore unknown in this country, have been introduced, ‘l’hedistinction of psalms ! and hymns, usually made m other collections, | has been avoided in this, and all have been ar j ranged together, under their appropriate heads,; | and numbered in regular, unbroken succession, j There are three valuable Indexes—a “General [ Index” of subjects, a “Particular Index,” and ian extended and very valuable “ Scripture : ] Index.” I .Notice of the. Am. Baptist Publication and S. \ .S'. Society Philadelphia. The Board of Directors of the American Bap- * ; tist Publication am! Sunday School Society, in-! | duceii by the numerous and urgent calls which, j j for a long time, have been made from various ! sections of the country, for anew collection | of Hymns, that should he adapted to the wants! i of the churches generally, resolved, in the year [lßll, to take immediate measures fir the ac-1 I complishment of this object. Willi this view,! i a committee consisting of Rev. W. T. Brant ly, | j I). D., of South Carolina, Rev. J. L. Dagg, of’ i Alabama, Rev. 11. 15. C. llow ell, ot Tennessee,! ; Rev, S. W. Lynd, D. D., of Ohio, Rev. J. B. i Taylor, of Virginia, Rev. S. P. Hill, of Mary - j land, Rev. G. 15 Ido an I R. W. Griswold, ‘of Pennsylvania,and Rev, W. R. Williams, D.D., I I of New York, was appointed to prepare and j superintend the proposed selection. It was how-, ever, subsequently ascertained that a similar ; work had been undertaken by Messrs. Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln. Publishers, of Boston ;4 j and Rev. 15 Slow and Rev. S. F. Smith; whose [ i services they had engaged, had already coin-; j tnenccd their labor. From tile well known ; ability of these gentlemen, (hero seemed good ’ reason to expect a valuable collection, and one! : that would luliy meet the end which the Board : contemplated. In order, therefore, to avoid the I unnecessary multiplication of Hymn Books, it! j was deemed expedient, by the Board to unite, • if possible, with the above named publishers. I Accordingly, the manuscript of Messrs. Stow . \ and Smith having been examined, and found j quite satisfactory, arrangements were made to i have tho sheets, as they were issued from the j press, submitted to the committee of tho Board,; | with the understanding, that, if after such at j terations and improvements as might bo sug- j | gested, it should meet their approval, the Board . i would adopt it ns their own. This approval ha ving been obtained, the Board voted, unani-[ t mously, to adopt and publish the work, and I Imvo negociatcil w ill Gould, Kendall, & Lin-i coin, lo that cl” rt. Signed by order and on ; behalf of tho Board. J. M. PECK. Cor. Sec. A. B. Pub. c)- A'. S. Soc'y Philadelphia, May 18,1843. , Certificate of the Committee appointed by the A/n. Hap. Pub. ij- 8. .S', Society. ‘J’lie undersigned, having been requested, by i the Board of Directors of the American Baptist! j Publication and Sunday School Society, to ex . amine the proof sheets of the Psalmist, edited ; !by tbo Rev. B. Stow and Rev. S. F. Smith,and j I to suggest such emendations as might seem ex-’ pedient to render the work more acceptable to ; the churches throughout our country, hereby | certify that they have performed the service as | signed them, and unite in recommending the I j work as one well adapted to the purposes for’ I which it was designed. William R. Williams. Jamils B. Taylor ; Georoe B. Joe. John L. Daog. Knis \V. Griswold. W. T. Brantly. Stephen P. Hill. R. B. C. Howell. Samuel W. I.vnil United Testimony of the Pastors of the Bap tisl Churches in Boston and vicinity. Messrs. Could, Kendall, cj- Lincoln:—Per ; mit us to take this method of expressing our I great satisfaction with the Collection of Hymns, j which you have of late published for the use of the Baptist denomination. As Pastors, we have \ long felt the need of some book, different from any which could be obtained, and vve have look j ed forward w ith interest to the time when your I proposed work should he issued trom the press. That work is now completed and before the | public; and from an attentive and careful exam ination of its pages, we are prepared to give a hearty recommendation. It is clear in its ar rangement, sound in doctrine, rich m sentiment, ! sweet and beautiful in its poetry, and. in our I opinion, most admirably adapted to the wants |of the denomination. We cannot hut hope, i therefore, that it will soon be adopted all j | our churches. Daniel Sharp, Nicholas Medbkry, R. W. Cvshman, J. W. Parker, R. H. .Neale, Bradley Miner, Wm. Hague, J. W. Olmstead, Robert Turnbull, Joseph Banvard, j Nathaniel Colver, Silas B. Randall, T. F. Caldicot, Thomas Driver. W. H. Shailer. Boston, 1843. From the Profs, of Newton Theo. Institution. Union of judgment in regard to all the prin i ciples which should regulate the preparation of, a Hymn Book, both as to the character of the hymns, and as lo the omissions and alterations in the case of selected hymns, that have long ; been in use, is not to be’expected. We are | free, however, to say, that in copiousness of : subject, in adaption to the various occasions of worship, in devout and poetic character, and in i general excellence, we regard the work as em inently superior to Collections now in use, Barnas Sears, Pres’t and Professor of Christian Theology. Irah Chase, Professor of Ecclesiastical History. 11. J. Ripley, Rrof. of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Duties. Horatio B. Hacket, Prof, of Bib. Literature and Interpretation. Aewlon Centre, Aug. 25, 1843. Testimony of a Committee of the Faculty of Hamilton Bit. and Theo. Institution. Messrs. Gould. Kendall ij- Lincoln. The undersigned have beer, appointed, by the Fac ulty oFoUr committtca to examine the hymn book, entitled ‘The Psalmist,’ recent -1 ly published by you, and edited by Rev. B Stow and Rev. S. F. Smith. It gives us pleas ure to state, as the result of our examination, ! sh at we consider the work decidedly superior to any similar collection wiih which we are ac | quainted. Its materials are drawn from the 1 best sources of sacred lyrical poetry in our lan guage; the arrangement is eminently happy, and the variety ot its selections adapts it to al | most every occasion. We think the adoption !of the work in the Baptist churches in our country would be calculated greatly to elevate that interesting branch of worship with refer ence to which it is prepared. A. C. Kenbrick, Prof of the Greek Lan. and Literature. J. 8. Maginnis. Professor of Biblical Theology. T. J. Conn-ant, Prof. Ileb. &. Bib. Crit. &. Interpretation. J. JI. Raymond, Tutor Int. & Mor. Phil. & Belles-lettres. Hamilton, Aug. 2, 1843. I he 1 rice ot the 12mo. pulpit size, in splen did binding, at from .>1 50 to 3. lSmo. pew size, ’.handsomely bound in sheep, at 75ets. 42ino. pocket size, handsomely bound in sheep, at 02 1-2 cts. J lie different sizes are also boundlin various extra styles, price corrcspond ing. A liberal discount to churches introducing it, where a number of copies are purchased. Copies furnished for examination on applica • lien to the publishers. GOULD, KENDALL & LINCODN, 59 Washington Street, Boston. NOTICE. THE Executive Committee of the Ap j alacliee Association have engaged the ser vices of Rev. S. 15. Church hill to travel and ! preach within the bounds of the Associa tion, as a Domestic Missionary, until die next meeting of the body. And they would ! hereby affectionately commend him to the : several churches composing the Association and lo the brethren and friends wherever his lot may be cast. Bro. Churclihill is ; engaged and sent into the field as the preach er of die Association, and the committee entertain the hope that iho brethren and , friends generally will meet him at his sev eral appointments and help him forward in the good work in which lie is enganed. DANIEL RAMEY, ° PETER G. MORROW, SEABORN O. RURSON, V Ex. Com. BEDFORD LANGFORD, WILLIAM A. MERCER.J January Ist, 1814. 1 Appointments for Rev. S. JI. Churchill. By divine permission Bro. Churchill will preach at -Marshill on Thursday, the Ist day ol February, at Bold Spring on ; Friday, at Antioch on Saturday, at Wright’s , Stand on Sunday and .Monday, at Hebron on Tuesday, at Bay Creek on Wednesday, at Double Spring on Thursday, at Evan’s on Friday, at night at Bro. Overstral’s, at Freeman’s (.’reck on Saturday and Sunday, which will be the 2nd Sabbath in Februa ry, at Bigsprings oil Wednesday the 14th, the 15tli at Scullshoals, the 10th at New Hope, the 17tli at Sugar Creek, the 3d Sun day at Holland’s Spring, Monday, J Dili, at Union, Tuesday at Carmel, night at the Circle, Wednesday at Macedonia, Thurs [ day at Sharon, Friday and Friday night at Monroe, Saturday at Bethel, at night at the High Shoals, the 4th Sabbath at Sandy i Creek. The brethren of the several churches are requested to give publicity to the above ap ; pointments, but especially to meet Brother Uhurchliill, and help him on his way, and thereby encourage bis heart, and strengthen bis hands for the work. Monroe, Jan. Ist, 1844. DAVID A. VASON, Attorney at Law. Albany, linker Cos., Ga. April 26, 1813. ly ALL persons having demands against the estate of Thomas G. Janes, deceased, are requested to present them in terms of the law—those indebted to the estate are re quested to make immediate payment. ABSALOM JANES, “j WILLIAM F. JANES, I ~ , HENRY A. GIBSON, *• GEORGE W. WEST.J Jan 8, 1844. 6t 2 FOUR Months after date, application will be made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Greene county, when sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave to sell two tracts of Land in said county, belonging to part of the children of Thomas G. Janes, late of said countv, deceased, for a division. ABSALOM JANES, “j WILLIAM F. JANES, ‘ , HENRY A. GIBSON, f hx *~ GEORGE W. WESTJ Jan. 8,1844. Hound Volumes of the Index. ‘ We have on hand Volumes of past years, neatly bound, which we will dispose of on reasonable terms, MALLARY’S SERMON ON THE DOCTRINE OF ELECTION. TIIE above Sermon, in pamphlet form, may be had at the Index Office, —price $5 for fiftv copies,—on application to BENJ. BRANTLY. Oct. 11, 1843.