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FRIDAY, MAY 24,1844.
|Cr* The absence of ihe Editor has ah
ready been made known. Some commu
nications will have to lie over till his return;
and. the publication of payments for sub
scriptions will also be .postponed.
Prayer— true, sincere, and dfvoul —is
the main conservator of soul-felt religion.
One may be a Christian and live, in the neg
lect of his privileges, but he cannot enjoy
its peace-speaking light—his way is a dark
and winding one, and when he even crosses
the meridian of light and religious consola
tion, his reason is so bedimmed, his soul so
rusty, that he cannot draw that comfort
which a Christian is want to do. But let
him live up to the discharge of his duty and
the exercise of his privileges, and when
blessings are offered he understands their
source and knows how to treasure them—
there are no doubts and fears thaWhey are
unreal ; these spring from a conscious
ness of guilt, which begets a fear to realize
light when it is offered. Let the poor pen
itent grope ill darkness, bewailing his sins
until he finds no atonement practicable for
his powers, and when all to lost, let
a ray of light from on high burst in upon
his soul, and he will never mistake it ;
though in his moody moments, when the
tempter comes and he looks over his past
unworthiness, he doubts and fears, yet lie
never looses sight of that first impression.
Not so with the idle chiistian. He of
ten gets so bewildered that he even doubts
the strongest evidences of spiritual opera
tion in his soul—that which elated him at
its first dawn with holy zeal and led him to
unite with the church, ran hardly arouse
him after a course of backsliding. If he
turns back in the way he should.gb, it takes
the strongest evidences of his acceptance
with his Maker, to Satisfy him that lie is
pardoned, and to remove his fears that his
first impressions were not delusive. This
is perfectly natural—if one believes in the
reality of religion, he doubts his own claims
when lie fails to live tip to its requirements,
and must have overwhelming demonstra
tions before Ire ran have faith to lay hold of
the promises. This is a most dangerous
condition lor the Christian even, for it is
hard for him to get back ; but should one
fie really deceived, we might expect him to
end in infidelity, universal ism, or some like
dangerous pitfall.
Then the only safety is, for the Christian
to discharge his duty as such, and we place
as the sheet anchor of all hope for the bless
wf rr4igM, Who nn.lirvonl pryr 11
consists not in a form of words, but in a pa
thos of feeling going out from the soul, to
lay hold of the blessing ot God, in a way
peculiar to the individual who utters it. In
fine, we believe it incompatible with sin—
in other words, we do not believe that the
same individual can live in the commission
of silt and the exercise of fervent prayer at
the same lime. In propoition as he be
comes careless and sinful, so will he grow
cold and lifeless in prayer, until lie leaves it
•11’ altogether. Christians may apply the
test and sec if it be correct.
Implicit Belief of Children.
“ Children dispute not; they believe as
they are taught. The whole soul of chil
dren is pure simplicity.” It will he need
less to argue the positions here assumed—
they are self-evident, ansl are sustained hy
the Bible doctrine, ‘‘train up a child in the
way he should go,” <fcc. llow then comes
it that there is such a diversity of belief a
mong men? Evidently from the fact, that
there is no regular system of training.—
When such is the case, children get their
fust impressions from every kind of source,
and have themselves no fixed principles
when grown up. How could it then be
expected that such should be qualified to
train others properly ? One could readily
conceive it possible for such a beginning
and such results as the world now witness
es—all running at random ; no fixedness of
jntrpose ; children growing up to manhood,
.themselves and their parents ignorant of
what they are fit for. Would such be the
case ifthe precepts of the Bible were en
forced ? What defence cau the ministry
raise for their want of enforcement? They
may claim-to have preached up the duty of
parents to children, but does their own chil
dren present the fruit of their own doctrine?
Much might be said just here, but let every
minister answer the above query conscien
tiously.
The quarter from which the following
article comes entitles it to particular atten
tion. We are glad to find that our Metho
dist brethren, some of them at least, are
sensible of the evils wltieh result from the
prevalent method of conducting the efforts
of churches for the ex.teiition of the Re
deemers kingdom. Whatever may be the
views of individuals, relative to the expedi
ency of “protraeted meetings,” all must ad
mit, that great and serious evils have grown
out of the mannej: in which they are con
ducted in the present age. P/otracted meet
ings, it is true, have been- held in all ages
of the church, from the days of the apostles
down to the present time; but how were
they conducted in apostolic times? and how
should they be ronductcd now ? arc ques
lions which all'should ask. who engage-ini
them. • ‘*. I
From the Christian Advocate Journal. |
- • Protracted Meetings.
Messrs. Editors, —I am well aware that
in expressing.a few ihoughts on the subject
of protracted meetings I shall expose thy
self to the suspicion of being opposed to
revivals of religion, as these have in latter
times become iu a manner, identified with
the former. It is, however, with some ai
matter of serious doubt whether the modern
change with respect to the.instrumentality -
for the promotion of revivals is on the whole j
beneficial, 1 will offer a few reasons why ‘
1. take.a negative view of the question.
But let it be distinctly understood that,
that question is not, whether protracted,
meetings have been instrumental of good,
but whether greater go'od would not have
been accomplished by a continuance in the
old paths. And, first, the impression is
now very prevalent, both in and out of the
Church, that it is not to be expected that
sinners will be converted except at these
meetings. And “according to” their “faith,!
so it is;” the ordinary means of grace pro
duce very little effect, whereas before these
meetings were introduced by Messrs. Bur
chard and Finney, revivals used to frequent-1
ly “break out” through the ordinary means, j
and spread with increasing interest and
power.
The present custom appears detrimental
in the following respects. It, draws away!
ministers from their, regular ministrations,
leaving many appointments destitute ; and i
while the shepherds are laboring to gather
into ihe fold iu one place, other (locks are J
left to scatter. Cases are quite frequent
where preachers do little else through the j
year than to hold “ extra” meetings, and ,
although revivals are reported front’ these
meetings, yet the work, on the whole, tisu- ’
ally suffers through the year.
Again, the present practice is detrimental j
to the proper improvement of. the preach- i
ers. How often, for instance, are young
preachers excused iu conference for noli’
making the-expected proficiency in their i
studies, because they have been engaged in [
protraced meetings; whereas before tlie.se |
meetings were thought of tevivals used to)
attend the regular labors ot the pteachers, ■
while they gave “ attendance to reading,” j
and “their profiting” appeared “unto all.”)
In the piesent System there appears to be j
too much dependence upon ministers, and.
especially “popular” ministers. No revi
val is expected to progress in their absence; i
and very frequently, il'.not generally, when
the preachers leave the place of the meet
ing, they seem to take the revival with them.
Hence the comparatively superficial charac
ter of protracted-meeting revivals, the peri
odical renewals every winter, and the re
lapses every summer of many of their sub
jects. Although the summer is, to say the
least, as favorable a season lor old-fashioned
revivals as the winter,-affording to most,
belter opportunity lor meditation and secret
prayer, yet how lean is our revival depart
ment every summei—how 101 l every win
ter —and wherefore; Because there is not
the same opportunity for “ the revival op
erations” (as a writer in the Advocate late
ly designated them) iu the-funner season of
the year.
• “But,” it will doubtless, be asked, “is it
not belter to have revivals in this way than
to have none at all ? Verily. But would
it trbt be still better to come-back into the
old way ?—to labor to convince our people
that they ought to pray and look for the
blessing of God upon the ordinary labors
of the ministry and membership?—to have
no more “extra” meetings than can be held
consistent’ witltrfiie performance of all the
duties of Methodist preachers? If the views
expressed a re. correct, it appears necessary
that there should be a simultaneous effort to
do away the present prevailing sent intent
on this subject; for if a few only attend to
it, they will he borne down by the influence
of those who are in favor of the present pre
vailing course. In that case, doubtless,
some who might be useful in the regular
work of the ministry.will find their influ
ence superseded by the improvements (so
called) of this exceedingly wise generation.
A. Michigan Itinerant.
Baptists iii Canada. —The progress of
our denomination in Canada is thus noticed
by the Montreal Register;
“Last year, about 12G0 persons were atl
tleii to our 161) churches; while, during the
five years, nearly thirty preachers of
the gospel’ haVe increased the number of
our ejffi§|l#ffluiisiers. Several new church
es have lately been formed in important lo
calities, with pleasing hopes of success.—
‘Many chapels have been erected, (seven to
our knowledge.) A few years ago there
was not a Baptist chapel in Montreal, —
The Ottawa Association has but just reach
ed its ninth anniversary, and has in that
period nearly quadrupled the number of its
churches. Our institution is flourishing,
and is more and more in favor with otir
brethren in various parts, and our periodi
cal is well received.”
Robert Hull. —A ministei of the- Eng
lish “Parliament Religion” was expalia
ting on the important part which, as he
said, the “Church of England” would
have in introducing the .Millennium. Ro
bert Hall listened to him with some impa
tience, and when the Rector closed his re
marks, the orator replied, with all his char
acteristic energy—“ Your Church help for
ward the Millennium! Sir—the first puff of
the Millennium will blow it up in atoms,
which shall be found no more at all.”
Facts.— “l immersed at the Eultaw Bap
tist Church, one hundred- and senventy
four persons, (i74) *in forty-two minutes
without-any assistant; and last Lord’s day,
forty more, in ten minutes- .The Lord is
doing a great work for the colored people
in the churches I supply. Within twelve
months I have immersed over four hundred.
May the good Lord carry o>n the work un
til all shall come to the • knowledge of the
truth, May God bless you, is the prayer
of vours it? our-common Lord.
w. a. Lawton
Georgia Conference. ...
We extract ftotn tile lasi Souther'll Chris
tian Advocate the following items of infor
mation respecting the condition of this
Conference.
The members in Church fellowship are
whites .39,117; blacks 15.34-1; Increase
during the past year 3,051. ■ Avery good
accession.to the strength of the Chu.rch.’
• The amount of money received for Mis
sions . is reported as $7,4#3 68; being an
•advance of. more than one thousand five’
hundred dollars on the proceeding year—-
During the anniversary “a hat collection”
amounting to $250 was taken tip, which
was increased to upwards of S7OO before
the meeting adjourned. Dr. Pierce had
preached a preparatory sermon previous
to the anniversary. Our Correspondent
“X”Will take note of this last fact. The
Rev. E, S. Janes financial Secretary, of the
American Bible Society was present, and
at a meeting at which he presented the
claims of that noble enterprise to give the
word ol God to all the nations of the earth,
a collection was raised amounting to S3OO.
On the subject of denominational edu
l cation the following lesoluttons were adop
ted. •
“ResolveJ, that we recognize Emory
College as our own Institution, established
and cherished by us, and confirmed in our
confidence by its ailininisirntion under the
present efficient hoards of direction and in
struction.-
Resolved, that all our Presiding Elders
be, and they are hereby respectfully solici
ted to act as Agents in collecting debts and
otherwise forwarding the interests of the i
College..
Resolved, that we commend the. College
to the fa lor-and patronage of the members
and friends of .our. church, and pledge, ottr
■selves to endeavor to procure students Ibr
the Institution.’'*
Profits of Religions Newspapers. —The
New York Baptist Register of Feb. 2,’
contains a list of the yearly profits ol that
paper to the New York Baptist Stale Con
vention. Tile amount In fourteen years is
$7,535 30, after defraying all expenses,
and is appropriated to the cause of Home
Missions in the Stale. The ministers and
churches in New York unite in giving the
paper a united, hearty support, and thus a
double object is effected—the extensive
circulation of a good weekly family paper,
and the creation of a fund for the assistance
of feeble.churches,
Light ff'unled. —Dr. Bond: Dear Bro.
—You will please pardon me for making a
claim upon your attention, asking for light.
You are aware that among the last sayings
of thatgreat and good man. (the Rev. John
Wesley,) we find this one,: —
“1 the chief ol sinners am,
But Jesus died for me.”
We cniinpt think that Mi. Wesley ever was
the chief of sinners —then how do we ac
count lor this saying of his when about to
,dje?
The.e are somo who use it for this pur
pose, viz., to make it appear that he re
nounced, when dying,ibis foriner scntimeiit
—that a man can be perfect in this life.—
We confess that we do not understand Mr.
Wesley when iic calls himself the chief of
sinners. We therefore hope you will fa
vor us with yout views on the subject, in
your most excellent paper, the Chistian
Advocate and Journal, and oblige yours in
Christ, Inquirer.
Key port, Monmouth co., N. Y. Jan.
iilh, 1814.
The Lust Question. —A liille hy on his
death-bed was urging his father to repen
•lance, and fearing he had made no rmpres
sion, said, “Falltei, I am going to.heaven;
what shall I tell Jesus is the reason why
you won’t love him?” The father Imfst
into teats: hot before he could give the an
swer, his dear Sunday school hoy had fal
len asleep in Jesus. — S. S. Mag .
•and Blg'fi'histle. —Passing Mr. Erben's
organ manufactory the other day, yve step
ped in and took a look at the huge organ
which he is building for Trinity Church in
this city. .As yet it is little more than a
skeleton, but one of the large wooden pipes
is in working order, ami we heard it sing.
It is between 2 and 3 feet in diameter, a
bout 25 leet high, and its internal measure
ment about 160 cubic feel. It gave forth
j a deeper toned „ bass than we ever before
; beard; and witli a power of utterance
which jarred.the whole building.
There is a still larger pipe in the process
of construction, the internal measurement
of which will he about 250 cubic feel, its
height 32 feet, and its diameter 36 inches
by 30. The entire structure will be 53
leet high, 27 wide, and 32 deep. Cost,
10,000. It is Well that the new church is
strongly bull otherwise it might be incon
veniently agitated by this powerful instru
: ment. It will be the largest organ in the
I country; and there are but few larger in
. Europe.— Jour. Com. .
The whole number of pipes in litis mon
ster organ will be 2,160 divided among
forty-three draw stops, eleven of which
ate to be diapasons. The largest metal
diapason pipe, wltieh will be visible in the
centre, ol the organ’s front, is to be five
leet in circumference and twenty-eight feet
long. The organ s to have four keyboards,
or ranks of keys. Its entire weight is es
timated to be more than forty tons.
The case is to be of oak, in the rich
Gothic style of architecture, designed by
Mr. Opjolin, tire architect of the ‘Church.—
N. V. Com.
Inflammation of the throat cured bi /
Jllum. —Powdered alum applied by the
finger to the part affected, very seldom fails
to cUFe inflamation of the throat in a tew
days. The efficacy of this remedy, says
the author, is as marvelous as it is rapid.
Employed the first, second..third, or fourth
days While there is yet no abscess iii the
tonsils, it arrests all symptoms, as it were
by enchantment; the fever abates, the
swelling diminishes, the appetite returns,
and the convalescence is quickly decided
and conjplqtcd. Alum has already been it)
use for certain disorders of the throat;’ in’
malignant inflammations, for example, then
in chtonic;. but as the greater number of
practitioners remained, fixed in opinion that
it must bo dangerous iu common inflamma
tions, its use was not so extensive as it de
se'ryed to be. ‘
Riots in Philadelphia.
We subjoin from ihe United Slates Ga
zette a detail of the Horrible, scenes- of riot,
blood slied and arson which have recently
been enacted in Philadelphia,’ (or more
properly Kensington,) which although not
a part of the City of Philadelphia proper,-
is generally so regarded.
From the Gazette of Tuesday the Ithinst.
Horrible Outrage. — Ihe peace, of the
city has again been broken, and the outrage
has been signalled by’ loss of life. A
meeting of citizens quietly convened to ex
press their political opinions, lias been .bro
ken up by lawless riots, and property won
tonly destroyed.
The circumstances of this outrageous oc
currence are briefly these: A meeting of
the Advocates of the Native American prin
ciples were called yesterday afternoon, at
4 o’clock, to assemble on the vacant lot at
the corner of Master mid Second streets ;
but galore the meeting had “been well organ
ized, a storm arose, and it was resolved to
adjourn to the shelter of the market house,
near by, at the corner of Master and Cad
wallader sts.
When the third.speaker arose to address
the meeting, a. man standing at the outside
of ilk* crowd was heard to say to another,
standing next to Him, (both ol’ whom are
represented to us as being. It islimen,) “Now
lets make a noise-so tliat'im won’t be heard.”
They forthwith created -a noise,"and were
remonstrated with by sofiie’ of the bystan
ders, who requested them to let the proceed
ings of the meeting go on in peace. They
would not cease their clamor, and were fi
nally compelled to do so, iu consequence of
receiving a severe flogging. Jho light
( caused a little excitement, * which was rais
ed tp an intense degreo in consequence of
several shots being fired from the upper
windows ol the Hibernian hose house in
Caihvullader street,, fronting the market
By this volley several wounds
were inflicted, ‘anil the Native Americans
gathered at the meeting, becoming highly
exasperated, and the Irishmen having gath
ered into a mob they made an attack upon
them?
A number of shots were fired from tin
crowd of Irishmen, but they were finally
compelled to 11 y. The Native Americans
pursued them, and several of the fugitives’,
finding themselves hotly pressed, darted in
to houses and up alleys, in order to escape.
Several of the houses into which they were
seen to enter were attacked, and the doors
and windows of two frame houses in Cad
walladcrst., below Master st., and one in
the same street, above Master street, were
battered in with stones. Oii Master street,
near Germantown road, the fronts of two
houses were also much battered, and the
windows riddled with stones. On Ger
mantown road, the dwelling house of a
widow,named Mis. Brady, was forcibly
broken into, the windows and shutters shat
tered, and the furniture broken up. The
attdik upon her house was made because
one of the fugitives had been seen to run up
the alley adjoining.
The windows in the upper story of die
Hibernian hose house were also shattered,
and Master street, between Germantown
and Cadwalluder st., was literally strewed
with broken bricks and stones. Finally,
the Irishmen rallied and beat off the Native
Americans, and there the contest ended for
the time.
Tile worst result of this disgraceful con
test is seen in the loss of life.
Tile excitement created in East Kensing
ton by the occurrence was intense.
Midnight—flirttier particulars—two
men killed. — During the evening great
crowds of people Were gathered in the neigh
borhood of the scene of violence in the af
ternoon, and about ten o’clock an attack was
made upon a dwelling house on Second
stifeel just above Franklin. Tne doors and
windows wete beaten in, and the furniture
of the lower story broken tip and much of
it thrown into the street. The cause of
this attack, it was said, was in consequence
of a gun having been fired from the build
ing during the afternoon. Another house
above this in the same row was also injured
in consequence ol stones having been thrown
at it.
A cry was then raised of “go to the
Nunnery,” and a crowd proceeded up Se
cond street to Master, at the corner of whialt
is. a Roman Catholic School House. A
bonfire was kindled at the corner of the
street, and the fence of the school house set
on lire, about this time when the crowd had
faltered in front of the school house,.a vol
ley of musketry was tired’ ft out the house
opposite, and when the crowd had parted it
was discovered loot several were wounded ;
one young man named j. A. Wright was
takeii up dead, a bullet having pierced his
left breast just above his heart. Another
young man named Ramsay, living on Third
street above Brown, was shot in the upper
part of the left lung with a bullet, and when
we left he was expiring. We were also
told that two other meifc-weie seriously
wounded.
The Native Americans then retreated,
and up to 12 o’clock (midnight) affairs re
mained quiet.
From the U. S. Gazette oflf ‘eilnesdui/ the
Bth inst.
We have rarely, if ever, seen our city
more excited than it was yesterday, (Tues
day) in consequence of the outrages coin
milted in Kensington on the day previous ;
and at an early hour, Brigadier General
Cadwallader issued orders to his Brigado
(that of the city proper,) to parade in the
afternoon.
Meantime, a meeting, (hold by resolve
of one dial was held in the Assembly Build
ing on the night previous,) was called in
the State House Yard, for 3 o’clock, P. M.
Previous to which, a great number of per
sons bore through the streets the American
Flag; much injured, accompanied by a pla
card, bearing in large letters the following :
“This is the Flag that was trampled on by j
the Irish Rapists. (We are ■ nut “sure that.j
the words are exact.)
At 3 o’clock,-the meeting in the Slate
House Yard was very large, anil as the call
contained the addition, that those who came t
should be “prepared for defence,” some ap
peared with deadly .weapons. The May-1
oh, who was walking round ihe yard*,-qui-.
etly withdrew the persons whom lie saw’
armed.
Most-of those present'* moved in a body
. to Kensington, (at the cornet’ of Second
and Master streets) and proceeded to organ
ize a meeting, but they had scarcely nailed
up their flag, (the sanie that is spoken of.’
above) when a number of boys made an at*-
tack upon the Hitieria Hose House. A
number of shots were then fired from houses
in. the vicinity toward the meeting ; anil the
Native Americans, after dispersing Ibr .a
moment, rallied-’ and attacked the Hose
House, took out the carriage, ran the hose
off the ‘ reel, and then broke the apparatus ‘
up. An old- tender, the property of the
Washington llose Company, wfticli was I
also in the house, was broken up likewise.
The Native Americans then, (between four
and five o’clock,) took’ possession of . the j
Market House, and lor- the next 3 hours, j
the shots were frequent hum the houses in 1
its western vicinity. ‘ Men were seen lying !
upon the roofs of a row of houses fronting j
the Market, and in every place of conceal-j
ment near the same place, others were oc- j
casionally discovered. .
We give below the list of killed'and!
wounded, so far as we can ascertain.
•About, five o’clock another attack was
made upon the hose house, and a large new
hell found in ii was brought opt into ihe
open square and shattered.to pieces. Short
ly after this, a tramp dwelling house next!
to the hose house was fired, and fiom that
time up to nine o’clock in the evening, die
fThmas continued to spread without stay un
til twenty-nine houses were consumed, the
•great part of them being upon Gadwall-adci
street, and four upon the street lacing'the
market. About seven o’clock the market
house itself caught fire, and at nine o’clock
lay ill a heap of ruins.
About nine o’clock nearly the whole Fire j
Department were upon the ground. The
fire was then stayed, but ttoj until a vast a
mount of property was destroyed.
The melancholy result of the few hours
during which the contest between the Irish j
and the Native Americans raged, is briefly j
told in the followinglistof killed and wound- j
ed.
Here follows a list of the names of seven
persons, all natives, who were killed on the
spot, and the-names of thirteen who were j
wounded, some mortally, to which the Ga-[
zette adds:
Two boywere wounded in the abdo
men slightly, and we have’ heard of five !
men, whose names we entitl'd not learn, who j
were wounded more or less dangerously,
Maitland was dangerously wound- \
ed by a shut fired by John Taggart. A tie- !
gto sitting in the market house, immediate- j
ly fired at Taggart, and several shot struck j
hint in the forehead.- l aggari then ran in-:
to a house, hut a number of the Native A--
mericans rushed in and made hint a prison- !
er. He was conducted down to Alderman I
Boileau’s office, who upon the oath of one
of the spectators committed him to Moya
ntensing Prison. He left the olliee in charge i
of two officers, and a fiumbct of citizens, j
but when near Beaver st. the crowd look 1
him violently out of the hands of his con
ductors, tied a rope mound his neck, and
dragged him some distance along the street.
His captors then passed the rope over j
the end of an,awning post, and pulled him
up for the purpose of hanging him, hut the !
beam broke and be fell to the earth, he was j
then dragged for some distance and finally
left him lying in the street to all appcnianee
dead, lie was however, alive when taken
up and remained so up to ten o’clock last
night, lie eanno*., however, survive*
S. ‘Abbot Lawrence,a young man, a ne
phew of Abbot Lawrence-of Boston, was
standing on the outskhirls of the -crowd,
when a bullet struck him and caused him
much pain. It appeared upon examination j
.that the hall had struck his waistcoat, and
lodged against a cent which was in the pock
et, by which its course w.ft stopped. The !
cent was completely bent up, and the es- i
cape of Mr. Lawn-tie*may be certainly
considered providential. j
Numerous ‘ instances of courage were
shown yesterday, especially by those who !
carried off the (todies of the fallen.
A meeting, of .Catholics,’ we understand,
was held last evening, at the Cathedral of I
St. John,, for the purpose of considering j
amkadoptntg measures to allay the excite- -
ment.
The excitement during yesterday after
noon was of the must intense character.
The scene during the continuance of the
conflagration was awfully grand. .
Women and children, made houseless
by the . destruction •of their homes, were
gathered in the vicinity, and the whole
sueno had its appropriate climax in the
glitter of the arms amj accoutrements of
the soldiers, the camion and their guards
and the dense and dark mass of people by
which the whole square was hemmed in.
The military remained on the ground
[ during the greater part of the night.
j. liu'l-lloud .Occident.— Lust Saturday
night the trains from Bullitnoic and Phila
delphia came in collision, causing a fearful
crash, in which one man was killed out
right, and two others so badly hurl that the
preservation of their lives was scarcely to
lie hoped for. The following account of
the disaster is given in a slip from the Phil
adelphia Chronicle:
About four and a half miles below Havre
de Grace while the upward train, with a
bouttwo hundred passengers, was proceed
ing at a very slow rate, it was met at the |
curve near Shrewsbury mills, by the train
i from Philadelphia, traveling at the rate ol
! seventeen miles an hour.
The trains were so close to each other,
when discovered, that it was impossible iq
get them on the , back.wa.rk motion.. The
engines were of course instantly reversed,-
j but they had too much niotiieulum tonin’
| back in time, and the-result was a frightful 1
I collision'.
The shock was so-severe as to seriously
-alarm all the passengers.
; As soon as if was possible, Search was
l made to ascertain the extent of the damage.
File tender of, the uptrain k was found slick
ing (as; in thScar immediately behind it— ’
I the locomotive hail taken its placp—the
Iront car of the downwnrd k train stood erect
jin the air, the centre of it-resting on the
smoke pipe of the Inconpofive.
Fhe two locomotives were jammed to
gether, in a singular-admix Hue;- ami-it was
some lime before the injured persons could
lie, extricated.
Tne first person discovered lu have been’
injuredJivas Mr, Hill, ihe.conductor, who
was lying on die toad,’ with his left leg cut
clean off below .the knee. His first excla--
’nation, on being accosted, was, whether
any of the passengers were burp and lie
appeared satisfied.on being, told that it was
thought-no ope was killed.
Mr. Hill, at the time of the collision, was
standing on the platform in front of the first
car, with his left'foot upon the brake.—
I When the trains were nearing each other,
lie called to-the engineer ail'd fireman (o
jump and save their lives, while he stood,
j determined, if possible,“to save the passen
fgers. 11 is conduct is Higlilv extolled by
■ several passengers- with whom we have
| converged. He ‘was immediately cared
■ lor—his leg amputated by a physician, and’
lie was leli doing well*
- ’Flic next person discovered was a br.ike
nianj win* was standing along side of. Mr.
: Hill;- On'attempting to raise him, it was
found that lie was dead—his life hail been
i sacrificed while ciidcavoihig to save the
°
5 passengers.
‘Fite fireman was found jammed between
the two locomotives, and it was with great
. difficulty that lie was extricated. One of*
his legs was smashed—his whole person
scalded in a dreadful maimer, and present
ed the appearance of a ‘body that hail re
mained weeks in. the water, lie was still
alive: but the physicians said it was impos
sible for him to survive.
A passenger (the. only mis seriously
hurt,) Hail been silling on the sixth seal of
lltc front ear, of tile upward train, and when*
found, was nearly deads his hack broken,-
and his whole body dreadfully mangled.
‘Fite lender, bcliirc mentioned as having*
entered the car, struck him on the back, and
fell partly on him. It passed the first live
‘benches, doing but little injury to the pas
sengers seated on them—which is an unac
countable mi ra cfe.
Mr. .Durable, a grandson of the Hon.
Henry Clay, was sitting on the fourth 1
bench; when discovered, lie was jammed
| into a space of about 8 inches. It was
! with great difficulty that lie . was removed.
: llis clothes were lain into shreds, His iTesfi
chafed a little, but lie was not at all severe
ly hurt. It is a miracle how lie was saved;
die passengers who aided him out, say* it is
almost incridible.
A German gentleman, a passenger in tho
downward train, leaped from the cate be
fore mentioned as standing in the air, tes
ting oil the smoke pipe of tin* engine. He
jarred little, hut seemed delighted
at his escape. . No other passenger in that
train was hurt.
At a meeting of the passengers the fol
lowing resolution was passed.
Resolved, That the collision referred to
in the preceding statement, was, in the
judgment of this meeting, the result of
gross anil highly culpable negligence on
the part of the directors of the line, in not
causujjjAjuar orders as to the place of meet
ing of tick ears to he distinctly made known
to tlveirreouiluctors, and that the omission
jto provide lights on their- respective trains,
end die placing the baggage cats in the rear
instead of in die front of the passenger
) cats, was highly dangerous to human fife,
and deserves, in the opinion ufilhe meeting,
tlie censure of die ptib'ic.
Olil T U Ali V.
On llie 24th of April, 1814, William
Christopher, son of Pitiekey J. Tuggle,
of Oglethorpe county, aged 4 veais and
nine months, departed this life. This-fine
little boy, in playful mood,.bad wandered,
in ibe-aTteriHion, from It.is lather’s house to
the Spring, and from every apparent circum
stance had made an atteihpt to drink, but
fell in, and being unable to extricate him
self, was drowned.
’ The death of children under any circum
stances is painful and calls forth the lamen
tation of parents. But when, in the provi- ,
deuce of God, they are suddenly removed,-
lio.v much sorer the affliction falls. Often,
one hour the cheerful -and affectionate child,-
in ail the buoyancy of health, plays around
the mother’s knee, but alas ? the next it lies
silent android in death. Thus God shows
man how dependeut and frail he is. And
to these things it is'man’s duty to submit,
temcinbcring that in wisdom and righteous
ness are the dealings of God.
PENtiF.LD, April Bth, 1844.
This is to certify that Rev. William B.
Richards has ‘been appointed an Agent of
the. Bible cause, under the patronage of the
Ggotgta Baptist Convention, with instruc
tions to solicit contributions and supply the
destitution of Bibles, particularly in the
, counties of Pulaski, Dooly, Houston, Craw-
I ford, and the counties contiguous.
Any aid that the friends of the Bible
cause may be able to afford him in the pros
ecution of bis objects, either in the supply
of funds, or ascertaining and supplying the
i wants of the destitute, will be thankfully ac
: knowledged by the Executive Committee
|of the Convention, hy whom he has been
( appointed. The Ex. Com. earnestly rc-
I quest for bro. Richards, the Christian synt
i putbies and co-operation of the communi
ties in which he may labor.
Done by the authority of the Ex. Com.
ol Baptist Convention of the State of Geor
gia. . (Signed)
B. k., SANDERS, Ch,