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PEN FIELD.
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1844.
A Hint.
We must request of our brother, who de
sires us to affix his name to all of his com
munications, to lake more time to write,
and be moie attentive, both to his composi
tion and his hand-writing- We have had
to guess, not only at words, but at the
meaning of many sentences in the commu
nications which he has sent us. We thank
him for his kind intentions; but, really, this
guessing work consumes more time than
we have to spare. While we are guess
ing out one of his sentences, we might
write a dozen or two of our own. Those
who really desire to aid us, should write
legibly and intelligibly. We do not re
gard paying 25 cents postage on communi-
cations that we can hand over to the prin
ter without revision; but when we have to
pay that amount, and then expend much
time and labor in guessing at what a broth
er has written, we cannot but think that we
are paying dearly for our whistle. We
hope our brother will not be offended at
these hints. None hut himself will know
to whom they are addressed. We will
add, for his consolation, that he £> not the
only one whose communication* we have
to guess out. Others may therefore also
profit by these remarks.
■
The Anniversaries in Philadelphia.
The Am. awl For. Hi. Society met in
the house of the First Baptist Church on
Monday evening, 22 ult. Some amend
ments to the Constitution and Bye Laws qif
the Society were proposed. President Ba
con of the Columbian College made some
objections to the proposition, and the dis
cussion of the subject was deferred till
Thursday.
The Ant. Bnp. Home Mission Society
met on Tuesday the 23d. During its ses
sion the following resolution was offered.
(We copy from the Public Ledger. The
Baptist Advocate represents the resolution
to have been of an opposite character, de
claring it *•inexpedient to appoint a slave-
holder,” <fec.)
Resolved, That, as (lie sense of this so
ciety, a minister being a slaveholder should
present no harrier to his being employed as
a missionary of this society.
The discussion of this question , was laid
over to Friday rooming, at half past 8 o’-
clock.
The Baptist Triennial Convention met
on Wednesday. Amongst other items we
observe that the Jim. hut. Association re
quested a correspondence, and also proposed
to the Convention that it commit the Indi
an Mission into its ham Ts. lire subject
was referred to a committee.
The Am. Bap. Publication Society met
on the afternoon of the same day. Some
objections were made, it would seem, to the
publication of the Baptist Record by the So
ciety, and a committee was appointed to re
port on the cost and propriety of discontin
uing it.
Our latest advices extend only to the pro
ceedings of Wednesday, at which time no
thing definite was done on the subject of
slavery. More detailed accounts of the pro
ceedings may be expected in our next. It
is stated in the Philadelphia Public Ledger
that the Convention of this year exceeds,
in the number of its delegates, any previous
one by more than two hundred ; and is the
largest religious body that has ever been
convened in the United States,
Northern Idea* ot “Spank. 1 ’
The editor of the N. H. Baptist Register
thinks it “ rather spunky ” in us to decline
admitting tire communications of the A. B-
H. Society, until we are informed whether
that Society has determined to exclude
slaveholders from its privileges.
The Psalmist. —A. brother requests us
to take some copies of the Psalmist to Cave
Spring. Some arc expected to be taken
there by others we learn. We believe nei
ther in praying nor chanting to the dead,
and therefore cannot consent to vend this
work.
We have received the European Times
of 4lh ult. It represents O’Connell’s phy
sical and mental powers as having sustained
an injury hy the recent trials. He predicts
that, if England continues her present
course, a great revolution will follow his
death—says that his influence restrains the
people—after his death the more youthful
and impetuous will not be disposed or able
to prevent outbreaks. Arrangements have
been made for his defence, on his appeal to
Parliament. His determination to appeal
is, therefore, fixed. We have not space
for further European intelligence this week-
The Humbug. —The Editor of the N.
Y. Sun very artfully wards off the charge
of having been hoaxed. He prefers to be
considered the hoaxer to the hoaxed, and,
consequently, represents that his volumin
ous account of the Aerial voyage was de
signed as a Satire on the credulity of the
people of two hemispheres,
Spiritual Blindness—an astonishing Instance
of it.
We are Well acquainted with a respecta
ble and intelligent lady, (the daughter of a
pious'Methodist,) who is now a worthy
member of the Presbyterian church. She
staled, ia* 1 conversation, on one occasion, j
that she sat three years, under the!
ministry of Ktjfc Benjamin Rice, D. D. j
(then of Petersburg. Va., but now of[
N. York city,) and remained, during that
period, and indeed up to the time of her;
conviction as a sinner, ignorant of the fact j
that Christ had come into the world and di- j
ed for sinners! When informed of this
truth she exclaimed with astonishment.
“ Why did you not tell me of that before?”
This fact seems almost incredible, but the
character of the lady is such that we dare
not question it; neither can we conceive of
any motive, that could have induced her to
fabricate a tale, which was more likely to
injure than to benefit her. It affords a
mournful instance of youthful inattention to
spiritual instructions and of wilful ignorance,
and a forcible commentary on those passa-
ges of Scripture, which represent impeni
tent and unbelieving transgressors as having
eyes but seeing not and ears but hearing not.
A Specimen of Mvcrsalism.
We publish the following extract from
the [Messenger of Glad Tidings, as it af
fords a fair specimen of the spirit of Uni
versalism. O what a place would heaven
be if men were admitted to it in their un
converted state! There, in such an ev<mt,
the wicked would not cease from trouamg,
nor would the weaiy be at rest.
Discovery. —Some time ago the so-ra!l
ed Christian Index threw out the sugges
tion that the liberty of the Press ought to
be abridged, the editor who doubtless has ;
more zeal in the gospel of hell than knowl- j
edge concerning a belter gospel, cried out
for legislative enactment. We reminded
his popish holinsss that he was waging war
against the Constitution of the U. Slates,
which guarantees the liberty of speech and
of the Press. Out admonition has caused
his liver to swetl, and he has recently dis
gorged a quantity of his gall. We hope
he will feel better now. He says if he he
lieved Universaiism he would oppose the
constitution of the U. S. and every other
constitution that sanctions the hurrying
men into endless felicity as a reward for
crimes! Will he have the honesty to point
to any part of any constitution that sanc
tions such abominations as his morbid fan-
cy has conjured up! Misrepresentation is
not the way for Baptists to have good con
sciences.
Is it for Universalists? Mr. S. seems to
think so.— Ed.
Gleanings from Foedobaptist Authorities.
Baptism an luiliatory Ordinance.
“ The sum of what has been hitherto
said is in short, this : That the being wash
ed with water in the name of the Trinity is
the only ordinary way w hereby any one
can enter into the Christian church.”—(The
Invalid of Lay-Bapt. p. 25.
“It is agreed on all hands, that
tian church is a visible society, of which
Christ himself is the founder and head,** *
that the means which Christ has appointed
to make a man member of his society, is a
washing with water in the name of the Fa
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost, that whosoever therefore lias nut
been at all washed with w’ater in the name
of the Trinity, although he verily believes
himself that he has been so, is not really a
member ot the Christian society—whatever
he may profess himself to be, or whatever
extraordinary favors, Christ may, upon oth
er accounts, be pleased to confer upon
him.”— lbid p. 9—lo.
Remarks. —From the above, it will be
seen that Episcopalians concur with us in
the following views:
1. That the Christian church originated
with the Saviour, and is consequently dis
tinct from the Jewish church.
2. That Christ is the Supreme head of
the church and, therefore, he alone has the
right to prescribe rules for its government.
3. That baptism is the door, and the on
ly door of admission into the Christian
church.
4. That baptism illegally administered,
(i. e. administered contrary, to the order es
tablished by the Saviour) is invalid, and is
to be reputed as no baptism.
5. That the validity or invalidity of one’s
baptism is not to be decided hy his profes
sion, the sincerity of his belief, or the graces
or spiritual gifts with which he may be fa
vored, but by the laws of Christ’s kingdom,
as given in the sacred volume.
Query. Why is it, that while Baptists
are denounced as narrow-minded, bigotied i
and condemned for unchurching Christians
of all other denominations, we never hear a
word against others who act upon the same
general principles with us ?
“ Baptism—is a sign of admission into
the visible church.” Dr. Paul Wright, D.
D.—F. S. A. &c. Annot on Mark 16: 16.
He (the Saviour) thus initiated himself
into the Christian church, as by circumcis
ion lie had made himself of the Jewish
church.” Poole, Annot, on Matt. 3: 13.
Remarks. —Here are admissions :—l.
That it is hy baptism we are initiated into
the Christian church. 2. That the Jewish
and Christian church are not identical. 3,
That John’s baptism was Christian baptism.
Acts 14: 21. “ By baptism they were
made Christ’s disciples.” Poole, Annot,
in Loc.
“ For this (baptism) being our first en
trance into the Christian church, by which
we become entitled to certain privileges,
and obliged to certain duties,” &c. Arch
Bish. .Seeker, Lect. on Ch. Catech. Lect.
2,p. 11.
Remarks. —Here is an admission that
baptism initiates into the church. The
privileges to which he alludes, he tells us,
(p. 12.) are, “that the person, who receives
it, is therein made a member of Christ, a
chihl of God, and an inheritor of the king- j
dom of heaven .” Ha italicises these as- j
sertions. If they he true it would be an act i
o( charily to gather up all the children in I
the kingdom, procure sponsors and have )
them baptized- He says again, “the state, |
in which he is placed by baptism is a stale
of salvation.” Lect. 4, p. 30. How cruel
must those be, who will suffer children to
remain unbaptized and out of a state of sal
vation, when it is in their power to bring
them into a stale of salvation by the exer
cise of a little coercion !
Notices of Publications.
The Apostolical ‘ and Primitive Chorch,
Popular in its Government and simple in
its wotsliip. By Lyman Coleman, author
of “Antiquities of the Christian Church.”,
With an introductory essay by Dr. Augus|
tus JNeander, Professor of Theology in tliJ
University of Berlin. Boston: Gould Kenl
dall and Lincoln, 59 Washington StreetJ
1844. ■
The above is the title ot an interesting!
volume of upwards of 400 pages, whiefl
we have recently received from the publisli®
ers. We had seen several very flatteriu®
notices of this work in Northern period®
cals, which raised our expectations
high. These expectations have been full*
realized by the perusal of the book for!
ourself. It is a work replete with useful in- ,
formation relative to the organization, gov- ,
eminent and forms of worship of the prim- ,
itive church, and merits a place in the li
j brary of every Christian, and indeed, in the
| libraries of every one. who desires to ac
quaint litmsell with the principles ofchurch
government in primitive times, The high i
pretentions of prelatieal churches, in the
present day, render tliis work peculiarly a-j
daptedjlo the times. We cannot belter ac-1
quaint our readers with the nature and tner-J
its of the wotk than by presenting a con-1
densed view of its table of contents, 1
Introductory Essay. Chap. I—Kumma-11 —Kumma-1
ry View. Chap. ll —The Primitive!
Churches formed after the model of the!
Jewish Synagogue. Chap. Hl—lndepen-1
deuce ol the Primitive Chinches. Chap!
IV—Elections by the Churches; 1. Scrip!
turai argument; 2. Historical aigutncnifl
Loss of the right of suffrage; Remarks
election by thu people. Chap. V—
pline by the Churches; Argument fronfl
Scripture; From the early fathers; Fronl
ecclesiastical writers; From analogy; Mod!
of admission; Usurpation of discipline !>■
the priesthood; Remarks on discipline hi
the churches. Chap. Vl—Equality ail
idetiiiiy of Bishops and Presbyteis; Scrim
turai argument} Their titles used iuiefl
c.hangeahly; Their qualifications requireil
to be the same; Tl/eir duties ilia samel
Presbyterian ordination; James not bishoJ
of Jerusalem; Timothy not bishop of EpJ
esus; Titus
gels of the
bishops; Historical arguments-. Pres by]
ters and bishops designated by the saint]
names in the early fathers; PresbyteriaJ
oidination, in ancient history; Validity!
it conceded by the English lleforineil
Primitive bishops merely parish ininistefl
Parochial Episcopacy; Bearings of it upl
prelacy; Equality of bishops and presbl
teis conceded, down to the time of tlte
formation; Remarks on the primitive auA
popular government of the churches.-4
Chap. VII —Rise of Episcopacy; A seen*
deucy of the churches in the cities ovei
those in the country; Reasons for this 0
eendency: Superiority of bishops in cilia
over those of the country. Chap. VIII—I
The Diocesan Government; Means of itl
development; Its results. Chap. IX—Tli<
Metropolitan Government; Means of it?
establishment, Results of the system upon
the laity; Results upon the eleigy, Stall
of religion under the hierarchy. Chap
X—The Patriarchal and the Papal Gov
eminent. Chap. Xl—Prayers of did
Primitive Church; The use of forms o
prayer opposed to the spirit of the Cliistiatl
dispensation; Opposed to the example oj
Christ and the apostles;’ Unauthorized kq
the instructions of Christ and the nposilkq
The Lord’s prayer not a form; Formaol
prayer opposed to the freedom of priniitim
worship; Unknown in the primitive churqnj
Remarks on liturgies. Chap. Xll—Psl
mody of the Primitive Church; Argume!
I from reason; Argument from analogy, Al
iguirient fiom Scripture; Argument fr|l
! history; Mode of singing; Changes in tl
psalmody of the church; Remarks on co|
gregational singing, Chap. Xlil—Hop!
lies in the Primitive Church; Discourses!
i Christ and the apostles; Scriptural expo!
lion: Homilies in the Greek chinch; 110 l
ilies in the Lqjiiii church; Episcopacy ■
incumbrance to the preacher. Chap, X:!
—The Benediction; Origin and importl
the rile; Mode of administering it; Stipcl
stitious perversions of the benedictiiil
Scriptural Index; Index of Aulhorititl
General Index.
Antioch : or Increase of Moral PouM
in the Church of Christ. By llev. PhM
ee/lus Church, author of, fyc. 8,-c. with !
introductory Essay by Rev. ParM
Stow, 4*c., Boston. Gould, Kendallm
Lincoln, Publishers. I
This work, the author infotms us in
preface, “contains the ideas, in an expaiß
ed form, of an address on commencemA
week, before a subsidiary organization n
the Hamilton Theological Seminary.”■
The address was requested for ptihiicatirfl
but, instead of complying with the requol
the author devoted his mind anew to S
subject and extended his investigations®
After some three years, or more, the \vS
before us appeared as the result of
vestigations. Every Christian ought toB
j quaint himself with the moral power of®
! church ; its nature, its use, and the m*i
l of increasing it. The book before üßs
Hll written, and evinces no inconsiderable
Billy in the author. We may safely re-
Hiiinfiid it, as woilhy.of a rarefnl perusal,
■■bout endorsing every sentiment rhat it
contain.
Baptismal (Question. —This work
of,
Hints to an Inquirer in the subject of
■is;n. By Rev. Messrs. Cooke and
■me.
B- Review of the Iliuls. By Rev. Win.
HI. Rejoinder to the Review. By Rev.
■ssrs. Cooke and Towne.
■V. Examination of the Rejoinder. By
Win. Hague.
■Hie views of Baptists and Pocdobaptists
I here presented in the same volume.—
■is is a commendable mode of enligliteii
■ the public, mind on the subject of bap-
B>- Baptists are ever willing to allow
■mbers of their churches to hear both
■es of the question. We wish we could
as much, with truth, of our Poodohap
■t brethren. Have they promoted the
■dilation of this work ? Some, perhaps,
B<y have procured it for themselves and
®isiir particular friends ; but we do nut be
lieve that Poedobaptists generally will ever 1
[ encourage its extensive circulation- Hit is
k widely circulated, it must be done by Bap-
W e need feel no delicacy in offering
■iis volume to a Foedobaptist for his peru
■al; lor hi? own side of the question is ar-
and/defended by learned men of his
■nvn persuasion. To all who wish to ao-
Eiuuint themselves with the arguments on
■will sides ot this question, we commend
■this work. It has been published and is
■for sale by Gould, Kendall & Lincoln, of
■Boston.
r Church Discipline :An Exposition of
j the Scripture Doctrine of Church Order
1 and Government. By llev. IVarham
k 1 Calker, Boston, GovLl, Kendall S,- lAn
r coin, Publishers.
r This a small volume of 156 pages. It is
calculated, we think, in the general to do
| good. We differ from the author in some
t i ot his views, particularly in reference to the
, deception of members into one church who
[ have been excluded from others.
| Members excluded from one church, in
t our opinion, should never be received by
another while that other chinch retains fel
lowship with the first. If the injustice
L done an excluded member is so manifest as
[ to justify his reception by us, it must besuf-
Igficienl to break our fellowship with the
I Church which excluded him. It would be
t/Highly inconsistent and contrary to scripture
[[to extend our fellowship, at the same time,
khkfxciuded member and those who ex
of an o.YduiLii--
ineniber is, therefore, tantamount to a dc
( duration of non-fvllouship with the church
which excluded him. And belbie we de-
I elate, by word or act, non-fellowship with
Ia sister church, we should use every lawful
, means within our power to convince her
. of what we conceive to be her departures
I lrom the gospel of Christ.
L The Karen Aposti.e :or Memoir of
I Ko Thah Byu, the first Karen convert,
’ with notices concerning his Nation. By
j llev. Francis Mason. Missionary to the
I Karens.
I This is an interesting little work, well
j calculated to excite an interest in the salva
tion of the heathen generally and to enlist
k onr sympathies and prayers in behulfof the
| Kaiens in particular. It affords many stri
king anti beautiful illustrations of the power
| and abiding influence of divine grace on the
[j hearts of heathen converts, and evinces that
L the work of missions is the work of God.
r God lias been glorified in the missionaries
of the cross and in those who have been
1 converted through their instrumentality.—
, He who has no heart to rejoice in this, lias
[ serious cause to fear that he lias not yet re
. ceived the spirit of Christ. This little vol
i time should be in every Sabbaih School
and he extensively circulated throughout
the Christian community. Gould, Kendall
& Lincoln, Boston, are publishers of this j
and many other valuable works adapted to
I Sabbatli Schools anil general circulation.
Campbell's Foreign Semi-Monthly
Magazine. —The 10th number has been
received. It detracts nothing from the
high character w Ijfh M r Campbell has j
established for this periodical. It is em
bellished with a beautiful engraving, rep
resenting “The Reapers Return.” Pub
I 'sited twice a month, by Janies M. Camp
: bell, 98 ; Chesnut S t reet, Philadelphia.—
Each number contains three sheets, mak
ing 72 sheets per annum, for $5.
Astonishing Intelligence.
A passage across the Atlantic lias been
made in the steering balloon “Victoria,” in
die short space of 75 hours!—Says the Sun.
The persons who came over in this flying
machine are Sir Everard Bringhurst, Mr.
Oshern, a nephew of Lord Bentinek’s; Mr.
•Monck Mason and Mr. Robert Holland, the
| well-known aeronauts; Mr. Harrison Ains
worth, author of Jack Sheppard, &c.; and
Alt. Henson, the projector of the late unsuc
cessful flying machine—with two seamen
from Woolwich—in all eight persons.—
They set sail from North Wales on April
6th, and landed at Sullivan’s Island, near
Charleston, S. C. on the 9th inst. Their
original purpose was to land near Raris in
. France, but a slight accident Caused them
. to change their course. A long accqiint of
, the particulars made for this aerial cxcur
l sion, and a journal kept during the voyage,
has been published in the N, Y- Week I \
Sun. They fill nearly five columns of that
large sheet. All this may be true; hut, if
true, it is rather strange that no notice of
this wonderful voyage has appeared in the
! Charleston Observer, with which we ex
change. The numbers for the 13th and
20th of tfio month have been duly received.
Either tiiis is a splendid humbug, or our
brother editor of the Observer has been
sound asleep for the last two or three
weeks.
; A correspondent sends us, at the foot of
his letter, the following:
“Why is a woman laughing in church
doing a cash business? Because she is
not doing any credit.”
Social Chicle, April 17, 1844.
Pro. Baker —Our regular Meeting alj
Carmel Church, seven miles east of Coy-’
inginn, will take place on the second Sat
urday and Sabbath ol May. .Ministering
brethren are affectionately invited to be with
us—they will have ample time to proceed
from Carmel to the Convention.’ * “
11. L. GRAVES. 1
For the Christian Index.
To the Tallapoosa and I'uited Baptist Asso
ciations.
the Church of Christ alliamah, Camp
bell county, Ga., is pleased to learn that
there is a meeting appointed to be held at
her house of worship, commencing on Fri
day before the first Sabbath m August.—
1 he object of the meeting is to bring abnut |
■ a reconciliation of difficulties between those 1
bodies, and to labor for a union of feeling
and sentiment among all the Baptist Fami
ly. 1” behalf of the church, the Pastor is
authorized to invite all who are desirous to
assist in so laudable ail effort, and especi
ally all the members of the Tallapoosa As
sociation, and those of the United Baptist
Association. May the Lord direct and dis
pose all our hearts to do Ids holy will, and
mav we all labor and pray for the peace
and prosperity of Zion.
In behalf of the Church.*
JOHN G. FRY, Pastor.
N. B. Rain ah is 16 ifnles north of
New nan, and about 20 west of Fayetteville,
on the road from Newnan to Decatur.
” ■ -
Look out in tlie west.
Tlle following notice is lrom the Shelby
News of the 3d inst.
“Unition — A Base Villiaii. —Some two
weeksbaefc an individual by the name of
■“W tVI-11, rutile by the Louisville stage, to
this town, and asked an ihtroduciion to the !
Presbyterians ol the place, announcing j
himself a minister, and the congregation
being without a regular preacher, proposed
tilling the pulpit. On the first Sabbath af
ter his arrival, lie came into the house of
worship, and immediately walked into the
pulpit. His discourse pleased the mem
bers of the church. On the next Srbbath
he made four discourses; alt denominations 1
came to hear hint, and all who heard prais
ed him. YViveli is a man talent and
preaches well. T
“On Sabbath morning, however, the
members of iho Presbyterian church in
this place were astounded with chagrin and
mortification to learn that the mail was a
base scoundrel— a diabolical wretch!—
From fads before us we are fully convinced
that the wretch deserves the State’s prison.
He had charge of a Baptist congregation at
Scotch Plains, N. J., which was taken from
him, and he excommunicated, for the hor
lid and unnatural crime of soitcmyi
“Tlieie are some circumstances of his
conduct here, which completely disgusted
those who had knowledge of them with
the man, that have generally become known
since he left; and we rejoice for the sake of
our village (for we abhor all lynch law) j
that he did go whilst the sanctity of the I
Sabbath protected him, had he remained!
till Monday moaning, he would have been :
we 1 immersed in a hoise-pond, pud in all
probability, clothed in a suit of tar and!
leathers, tor his gross and vile (imputation
upon the chastity of the wives, daughters, ■
and sisters ol our citizens.
“He is an Englishman, and lias been a j
sailor, is about 5 feel 7 or 8 inches high,!
blinkeyed, and some 40 years old.
“ fho particulars of the facts, which led
to AViveil’s communication in New Jersey,
aie too grossly vile for publication.”
Baptism of 600 Peilobnplists. —There
is ahi other in the ministry in North Car
olina, although lie hits been in the ministry
but 10 years, lias baptized GOO members
of Pedobaptist churches into the fellowship
ol the,Baptist church! Thus in spite of all
neglects, truth will prevail.— Bun. Reg
ister. °
Mormons in Alabama The Mobile
Journal says : ■ I he Mormons are upon our
borders. We learn from a late letier from
Sumter county, that they are making a
somewhat formidable demonstration in the
adjoining county of Mississippi. They
commenced operations at Pleasant Springs
late in the tail, and now number about sev
enty-five .proselytes—some twenty being
seceders from the Methodist connexion, and
about twenty-six from the Baptist—the b l
auce from non-professors. Tliev have re
cently commenced propagating’ their faith
at Brooklyn, only a few miles from onr
State line, where they will probably meet
with a like success I .*
A Caution, —We notice in several Wes
tern papers announcements of persons pre
tending to teach Prof. Gouraud’s new sys
a tem oGMiiemotechney. We are credibly
and informed that these selfslyied Professors
■- *’ ;lve 110 merit beyond their impudence, and
that l heir not being .iceraliled pupils of
Pro!. Gouraud they are entirely incapable
to teach his system- We I here for;: will be
1 doing a service to caution onr distant friends
I against the impositions of these ignorant
f pretende in—.V. Y. Sun.
Extensive Colonization in Texas. — We
I learn from the North Arkansas, a paper
published -at Batesville, the detail’s of a
scheme for extensive colonization in Texas.’
Hen. G. F. Mercer, late a distinguished
i member of Congress from Virginia, with’
: some associates, has entered into two con-’
tracts with the Government of Texas. The
first one embraces some 16,400, and the
f last some 8000 squnie miles. The first
embraces lands included in a due east and
west line, running south one hun<lr<*d miles
I from die mouth of Big Mineral Creek, and
5 by two north and south lines one hnndrefn
and sixty four miles apart. The most eas
tern point is about six miles cast of the
False Washita. In both grants the alier
j nate sections are reserved to the Republic
of Texas. The conditions are based upon
the colonization of the ceded country by
General Mercer and iiis associates, at sue-!i
time and in such manner as Iris been agreed
upon. In order to fulfil their contracts,
j they hold out great inducements to settlers,
, offering them a quarter section of land at a
J cost not exceeding ten dollars.
An Outrage. —The Grant! Jury lor
: Tuscaloosa county recently presented about
i twenlv-five individuals, lor gambling, and
’ lor unlicensed retailing of spicitons liquors.
‘f he presentments were afterwards all sto
len lrom the Clerk’s office, and have not
been recovered. This is a high misde
meanor, and the perpetrators deserve con
dign punishment.
The Alexandria Gazcte savs : “We aro
: pleased to learn from the neigboring coun
ties in Virginia and Maryland, that - the
growing wheat crop presents a very prom
ising appearance. So early in the season,
nothing ol course, can be predieted of the
result—but if the good beginning continue*’
to the end, the farmers will rejoice in an
abundant wheat harvest.
The Fredom i Chau unique Cos. N. Y.
Censor says, m pie sugar is an important
item in the production of this country.—
Judging from the census of 1840, the a
mouiH produced in that county annually
cannot be no w less than one million pounds
which, at an average price of eight cents,
amounts to eighty thousand dollars. Sure
ly, the farmers of Chanlattqiie will hold a
good competition with slave labor, this year.
Oil from Corn. —The St. Louis Repor
ter says, Mr. Win. Watson, who resides in
St. Louis county, at a place called Cold
Water, has undertaken the manufacture of
oil from corn. The new oil is said to burn
with a elear and steady light, and without
the smoke common to most vegetable oils.
! It can he manufactured at 75 cents per fst
j lon, and will probably become, ere long, an
important blanch of business in the west.
A dreadful attempt was made in Portland,
Maine, to blow up the old South Church,
during Divine Service, by placing a cannjp
ter of powder under tite wall, and fired by
a train, without serious consequences.
! ~ —t-i — i iiiwuaiMii—
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
(Credits ventilated by the books of oar
office —Errors promptly corrected’)
B P Chandler paid #2 59 to Jan ’45;
Isaac Thomas $5 4 5; J M Roberts for
B F Roberts and BAY Fielding,each 2 50
May 45 ; P M Crossviile, G 11 Julian
June 45 ; 1* M Eatonlon. rt3rsJair.es Nick
elson 2 50 Mar 45, and J C Mason 2 50
Nov 45 ; 1) E Butler, Win Janes 82
and N Wylie 2 50 Apl 45 ; Jtio Fen-
Invson 86 -15; Rev C D Mallary
for J. Lee $2 00, to !lay 44, ar.d for
Win Allen S2 50, to May 45; Joseph
Hough 2 50 Apl 45 ; 1’ M Dudley ville Ala,
T C Russel 810 June 40 ; Rev Thus Cran
berry 80 June 44 , David Geer 2 50 Jan
! 43 ; P M Louisville. Mrs I* A Harris 2 50
j Mar 45; F lilodgft, A W Rhodes 2 50
! May 15 ; P M 1 huinaston, M Mattk 2 50
i- Rev Jas Davis, Jno Crnsley and
! Ephraim Wicker 2 50 May 45; P M Lump
kin, IJ G Mitchell 85 stopped; P M Shoals
of Ogeeehee, Cap! J Cheely 85 Nov 45.
From the Banner and Pioneer.
Baptist Church. }
Granada, Miss. Mar. ‘26/A, 1844. J
II The undersigned have been appointed a
, j committee to procure a pastor lor the above
i church.
j The church is in a tolerably flourishing
: condition, and have nearly completed a two
- story bric k building. Grenada is a ltand
’ i some and healthy village, situated on the
) ’ Tullabusha river, ami contains a population
)| of about 800 or 1000 inhabitants.
I A talented Baptist minister, could do
- great good here, and would he well sup
ported by the church. Communications
on the subject, will meet with prompt at
tention. #
EC. EAGER. 1
WM. DUNCAN, L Commit
i 11. N-EDMONDS, f tee.
JNO. IJ. Me ROE, J
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Rev. J. Mercer’s Letters on the Atonement
addressed to Rev. Cyrus White.
Rev. J. Mereet’s Sernion on Minisieiial
Union,
•• Essay on the Lord's Sup
per.
“ “ Discourse on Ministerial
Education.
Sladen’s Sermons on Particular Election.
Letters of Wicklifl’e, on Baptism.
Howell's Sermons on Baptism,
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