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Sentiments of Southern Methodists.
The following short extract, Irom a late
number of the Christian Advocate and Jour
nal, shows the views of leading Methodists
in the South. The reference is to Mr.
Smith’s speech in the case of Mr. Harding.
“ We go further, and assert that* with
few exceptions, the delegates of the General
Conference, severally, hold the doctrine on
the subject of slavery as laid down by Dr.
Smith of the Virginia Conference, in his
argument in the very case to which the
Richmond Christian Advocate alludes,
namely, that ‘although slavery is an evil, a
great evil, an evil so great that we ought to
cndureitonly when we must, yet that slave
holding is not a sin under all circumstan
ces.’ ”
According to the views of this leader, to
hold slaves rs an egregious sin, except
where an individual is a slaveholder by con
straint. It is to be endured “ only when
tee must.’’ We know of none in slave
holding Stales, but minors and idiots, who
are compelled to be slaveholders without
their consent freely given. If all slavehold
ers could be convinced that slavery is what
Mr. Smith and the Methodist book of dis
cipline declare it to be, a very great evil, ab
olitionists would soon have to hang lip their
horns or start some other game. We doubt
whether Mr. Smith ever preached in Vir
ginia what he declared in Conference in N.
York. We have known individuals ban
ished from the old Dominion for saying less
of slavery than Mr. Smith said before the
Conference in N. York—it is true they
were not Methodists, but one of them was i
a pious Presbyterian clergyman, inferior to \
Mr. S. in no commendable respect. l
Fanny Ellslcr.
Fanny Ellslcr carriedYvitlt her between
sixty and seventy thousand dollars in Amer
ican stocks, when site returned to Europe
—the avails of a few month’s dancing for
the amusement of our enlightened country
men. Besides this, previous to her depar
ture, she had sent ten thousand dollars to
her family. When Americans boast that
they pay no tribute to a foreign king, let
• them not forget the tribute they cheerfully
pay to a foreign dancing girl.— Hos. Ilec.
To form a correct idea of the amount con
tributed to this corrupter of morals we must
add, to the sums specified above, the amount
expended by her during her sojourn in our
country. Query —How long would it take
an agent to collect the same amount, in the
same places, to aid in diffusing abroad the
blessings of die gospel n( Christ?
Let it be remembered that this danscusc
visited our country at a time when the com
munity, throughout the whole length and
breadth of our land, were, groaning under
the weight of an almost unparalleled pecu
niary’ pressure, and when even Christians
felt compelled to order their pa
pers lo be slopped on account of that pres
sure, as was alledged by many of them.—
Satan’s diafts for moiicv, no matter what
may be the state of things or signs of the
times, are generally honored with accep
tance, while the drafts of heaven are pro
tested, even in the most prosperous limes.
Give us one third the amount which Fanny
collected in a few months, and we may es
tablish the fund [imposed to he raised by a
member of our late convention for the edu
cation of the children of indigent Baptist
ministers ; and that fund, instead of passing
into hands beyond the Atlantic, will remain
among us, and like the perennial stream,
continually’ impart fertility, without being
thereby exhausted. Woe unto you, many
of otic readers ! The admirers of Fanny
Ellsler will rise up in the judgment and
condemn you ; for many of them contribu
ted, of their scanty stores, to express their
admiration of her fantastic feats, while you,
out of the abundance of your treasure, have
contributed nothing to evince your love for
Him who shed his heart’s blood to atone
for y’our sins, save you from an eternal hell,
and make you an heir of immortal glory.
Messrs. Meredith and Hill—l lie Home Mission
Society, &c,
Our highly esteemed brother Meredith,
editor of the Biblical Recorder, who is usu
ally unrivalled in his powers of perception,
and in whose judgment we usually repose
great confidence, seems to us, for once, to
have been led intoorrorby some unaccount
able obscuration of his mental vision.—
Well, clouds will occasionally flit across
the disc of the brightest luminary—we es
teem him nothing the less for (hat.
In the Recorder of the 25th ult., in an
article on “Slaveholding Missionaries,” we
meet with the following paragraph :
“As tobro. Baker’s queries—we see not
how bro. H. could have answered them bet
ter than by saying, that the Executive Com
mittee had not acted on die subject, and that
he was therelore unable to say more than
had already been said officially in the Cir
cular of 1841.”
We would inquire of brother Meredith,
whether the statement of brother HilJ, that
the Ex. Committee had not acted on the
subject, did not imply that he conceived
they had a right to act on it? If we
thought he would answer negatively we
would add no more, but be content to differ
from him, as it would be evident thatjwe en
tertained different views relative to the vfiry
first principles of logical deduction- But if
our brother should answer the question af
firmatively, we would further ask, who
granted the committee this right ? What
article of the constitution of the Society
concedes it ? We know of none.
Brother Meredith docs not know what
better answer brother Hill could have re
turned to Mr Byrain’s query than the one
he gave. We will suggest one: “The
subject of slavery is one with which we, as
a Committee, have no right to meddle—the
Constitution of our Society does not author
ize us to action it.”
Wc will here take occasion to add a few
facts, tending to corroborate the opinion
that our views of the subject were correct.
1. It is a fact that Abolitionists did con
sider brother Hill’s answer as giving assu
rancc'that the Committee would no? appoint
as a missionary one whom they knew to
be a slaveholder.
3. It is a fact that some, who, previous
to the publication of brother Hill’s letter,
seemed to entertain doubts on the subject
and to desire an expression of the views of
the Committee on this subject, did, subse
quent to the publication of that letter, ex
piess themselves fully satisfied that the com
mittee would not appoint a slaveholder as a
missionaty. One editor stated, that he was
aware that the Committee would not know
ingly appoint a slaveholder as a missiona
ry. The words which we have put in ital
ics were so put in the article lo which we
refer.
Either brolher Hill did or did not design
to produce the impression which was made
on our mind, and on the minds of others.
If it was his design to make such an im
pression, then were we justified in our con
clusions. If he did not design to make such
j an impression, it does appear to us that,
j when he discovered a false impression had
I been made, he ought to have corrected it;
but instead of this, when we called for in
formation “on the subject, he withheld it.—
The principles of ethics,.if we understand
them aright, teach that it is morally wrong
to use mental evasions and ambiguous an
swers with a view lo produce an erroneous
impression, and that we are hound to cor
tect any false impressions made by us,
i which are calculated to affect the moral con
| duct of others, when we are made sensible
of the fact; and this obligation is not the
less binding when made unconsciously on
our pari.
3. It is a fact that a letter, from which
the following is an extract, was written by a
member of the Executive Hoard, with the
design ol having it read before the Society
at tlicir recent meeting, and w ich was
subsequently published in a Baptist paper
in Boston.
“Those who are acquainted with me
know that I am no ultiaist—and upon this
important subject I have hitherto remained,
so far as public action is concerned, neutral.
1 can do so no longer—my conscience will
not let me. When the silence of Northern
men in the Convention is construed into a
tacit admission of the innocence of Ameri
can slavery, and when we are compelled to
sit for hours in the Annual Meeting of the
American Baptist Home Missionary Socie
ty to listen to a Bible argument in favor of
the traffic in bodies and souls of men—men
born in the image of God—and for whom
Christ died—it is time to speak out, and si
lence is no longer innocent.
“Tell the Society then for me, that much
as I love the American Baptist Home M is
sionary Society, 1 cannot consent to have a
seal in ils Board at the sacrifice of my con
science. 1 run never hold up my hand in
favor of emjiloying a slaveholder as a mis
sionary, and if flic result of this discussion
should he to requite such action of the Ex
ecutive Board, 1 am under the painful ne
cessity of resigning the office to which they
have just elected mo as a member of the
Board.”
If any inquire what lias this letter, writ
ten post facto, to do with the subject, we
answer, it shows the views and feelings of
an individual member of the Board, and if
such be shewn to be the views and feelings
of individual members of the Board, it will
certainly strengthen the presumption that
we were correct in our conclusions.
On. the resolutions passed in the Conven
tion and in the Home Mission Society wc
shall say something hereafter. YVe have
not space for what we wish to say in the
present number of our paper.
Our Position in reference to the 11. M. Society.
We arc not hostile to it. We would not
have it dissolved, even should it exclude
slaveholders from all participation in its la
bors and benefits. There is greater destitu
tion in die Northwestern and non-slavehold
ing States and Territories, than the Society
will be able to supply, we fear, in many a
long year lo come. There is ample sphere
for their operation without coming into col
lision with Southern slaveholder. We
shall ever rejoice to learn that its resources
are increased and the labors of its mission
aries blessed.
VVhat course the Board will hereafter
pursue we cannot possibly know. YVcare
willing lo await their acts and judge them
by those acts. If they pursue that liberal
i and impartial course which they once pur
jsued, we are prepared to co-operate with
I them to the utmost extent of our ability.—
i But, under existing circumstances, we deem
i it both the part of prudence and a duty due
to the slaveholding Slates, to designate the
funds we contribute to the support of mis
sionaries in the Southwest; for, 1. The
destitution in the Southwest is not less than
in the Northwest. 2. Catholic and other
unfavorable influences are fully as strong in
Louisiana and Texas as in lowa and Wis
consin. 3. If we do not raise funds lo sup
ply the destitution in our Southwestern
States and Territories and in Texas, it is
! not probable that our Northern brethren ‘
will. Many of them object lo the funds j
contributed by them being expended in j
slaveholding regions ; and 4. It is no less j
important to have a holy influence thrown I
around the estuaries of the mighty waters ■
of the west, than around their secret sources !
in the far North.
Onr view of the whole matter is simply
this: NY'hile we are allowed to designate
the objects to which the funds we contiib- j
ute are to be appropriated, we see no good
reason why we should not contribute to the
treasury of the Society; but we do consid
er it an imperious duty, for the reasons al
ready assigned, to give a special designa
tion to all the funds sent up from the South.
We believe that it will not be displeasing,
but grateful lo the feelings of the Board, to
have the objects for which our funds are
contributed specially designated, as it will
tend to relieve them from much embarrass
ment and some responsibility. Send up
your funds then, say we to our brethren in
: the South, but direct than to be expended
in support of missionaries in the South
and Southwest and ‘J'cxas. If not thus
designated, they may be appropriated in
such a manner as to strengthen the hands
of those who are hostile to your interests.
Catholic interference.
The following is an extract from the !
Journal of Dr. J. Lykins, missionary among j
the Indians, which appears in the Banner
and Pioneer of the 23d ult,
March 4.—ln conversation with a young
Putawatomie to-day, formerly a pupil of a
j mission school, learned from him, that the
Jesuit priest near us had been endeavoring j
to sour his mind against us. “ Where,” i
said they to him, “do you attend the wor- j
ship ol God ?” “At the Baptist and Meth
odist mission stations.” “ If you follow
those men,” said the priests, “you will go !
to hell.” But I read the bible nyself, te-1
joined the young man. Their bible is not j
true, said the priests, wo have the only true !
one, come to us and we can instruct you ;
il you lollow the American's bible, you will j
go to hell.” Such is the instruction irn- j
parted to the poor Indians, by foreign Jesuits, j
| Poor deluded men, bow shall they answer ■
the Judge in the last day, lor deceiving j
souls, and for pronouncing bis holy word a
falsehood.
For the Christian Index.
Religion Confers true Fame.
It is pure, heart-lelt religion that confers |
tme and honoiable fame. The warrior I
may bn forgotten, or his namecovered with |
infamy and shame by succeeding ages ; but |
the humble Christian, who lias fought the |
battles of the Lord, lias gained for himself j
laurels that can never fade, lauiels that bud
in time and bloom through Eternity. A
man’s name is loaded with honors only
when he has confered real blessingg on the
human race, and not when his deeds are
stained with innocent blood. Which is re
garded as possessing true Fame, Alexander
the Great, or Moses? Hannibal or David?
The names of the former are cursed and de
spised by the human race, while those of
the latter are remembered with feelings of’
reverence. The history of. their lives and
of'their actions is still read with fresh de
light by millions, and the memory of their
exploits will ever be cherished with fond
ness and gratitude by millions and millions
of future generations. And this Fame is
not confined to individuals; it extends to
the nations in which they lived. Why
does the names ol Egypt, the Holy Land,
and Jerusalem, never fail to rouse the sym
pathies of the mind ? Is it not because
. they recall the deeds of Moses and Aaron,
the wisdom of Solomon, and the songs of
David ? And where are warriors, and phi
losophers and poets, whose fame is equal
to theirs ? Whose writings are so much
read, and admired, and blessed? And what
Historians and Moralists are equal to the
Evangelists and Apostles of the New Tes
tament ? Their writings have been read
and remembered and preserved amid clouds
of scorn, and storms of oppression, and
thunders of Papal Edicts ; and they will
still remain when Earth and Stars and Sun
and Time have passed away. True and
honorable Fame, then, is conferred by Re
ligion, and by Religion only. S.
For the. Christian Index.
Temperance.
Dear brother I taker —We have had, and
still have, no little excitement among some
of our Church Members in this section, ow
ing to the inroads which the Temperance
Cause is making upon their borders, A
Storm has been raging upon the Sea of To
tal Abstinence, and some of its glittering
spray has been dashed into the vety heart
of our community : indeed, so violent was
ils agitation, that one swelling wave over-1
\ leaped the bounds in which it was formerly j
j confined, and actually cngulphed a dozen !
| Baptists. ‘Tins has created a feeling of j
| horror, seemingly, to a great many, among |
i which the two Deacons are to be included. |
They say a stop must be put to the onward !
rolling of this dangerous mass of “troubled I
waters ;” that they “joined the Temperance
Society when they joined the Church ;”
and that “to put your name to a Pledge or
cause others to do so, is a sin in the sight
of Cod.” But, strange to say, the waters
will not stop at their bidding ; its proud
waves will not be stayed ! The conse
quence will be, I fear, that some Missiona
! ry Baptists will attempt before a great while j
to make the Temperance Cause a lest of
fellowship.
1 am a young Baptist, Bro. Baker, and
perhaps I ought not to form an opinion con
trary to that of older ones ; but I am at lib
erty to record facts when they come under
mv observation. The above is one fact
and the following is another :-viz.-a great
er portion of the members of the church
to which I belong arc dram-drinkers ; and
as some of them are young men, it is rea
sonable to conclude that they will one day
be drunkards. The friends of Temper
ance, however, are paying us visits occa
sionally, and it is to he hoped, that they
will keep the waters of the pool troubled
until my brethren have all been healed.—
The opposition to the cause is more violent
here than I have ever known it to be else
where, but I hope that our people will be
convinced, Yours, &c.
Mark.
The amount of moneys received f ran the
several Stales by the Treasurer of the
An. Hap, Hoard of For. Miss., from
A will, 1843, to April 1, 1844.*
Maine, $3,419 93
New Hampshire, 1,108 01
Vermont, 1,008 95
Massachusetts, 13,077 75
Rhode Island, 3,446 39
Connecticut, 3,084 42
New York, 13,236 82
New Jersey, 1,064 97
Pennsy vania, 2,976 20
Delawae, 157 35
Maryland, 1,466 57
District of Columbia, 441 62
Virginia, 4,650 23
North Carolina, 268 61
South Carolina, 2,550 09
Georgia', 3,305 42
Alabama, 250 62
Mississippi, 469 27
Tennessee, 20 50
‘Kentucky, 1,327 90
Ohio, ‘ 1.308 52
Indiana, 236 83
Illinois, 036 11
Missouri, 105 11
Michigan. 167 25
lowa, 5 11
Wisconsin, 7 25
Florida, „ 50 00
*As the above table does not include sums
received during the month of April, it does
not fully exhibit the recent increase in the
contributions of some of the States. The
j city of Philadelphia paid into the treasury
! during the month of April $4,160 42, more
i by $1,189 22 than the whole State contrib
| uted the past fiscal year of the Board. This
j will, of course, appear in the financial table
\ of next year.
”
Four Hundred Dollar Subscriptions.
At the recent meeting of the Convention
in Philadelphia, a subscription was opened
of S4QO each, intended to be a pledge (if
God shall continue to prospei) of a similar
sum annually. This is the sum required
foi the support of a missionary—that is, a
missionary preacher. On tiiis paper fifteen
[ names were secured. We are happy to
j add, that one other name has since been
I sent us—that of a young lady of Virginia.
! Four more are needed, in order to fulfil the
j condition of the subscription.
One Hundred Hollar Subscriptions. —
At the same meeting a subscription of one
hundred dollars was opened, and several
I names were given. This is the sum re
! quired for the support of a native preacher,
j The number of such subscribers is not
known. Wc hope that a great many such
subscriptions will lie made during the year.
Six hundred of this class will equal the
whole amount raised the past year. Are
there not 600 in the Baptist denomination
in this country who can and who are will
ing to give a hundred dollars each ?
Will not each pastor look over his con
. j gregation, and inquite who and how many
j are able and willing, especially of the young
| men—the first fruits of whose increasing
income it would bo pleasing to God to have
given to this cause.— Macedonian.
Magnetic Telegraph. —We learn from
the Baltimore papers, that on Saturday last.
Morse’s Magnetic Telegraph which con
nects between the Capitol at Washington
and the Railroad Depot in Pratt, between
Charles and Light streets, Baltimore, was
put in operation with a view of trying some
experiments. The batteries were charged
and the Telegraph put in full operation,
conveying intelligence to and from the Cap
itol. A large number of gentlemen, the
Patriot says, were present to see the oper
ations of this truly wonderful connivance.
Many admitted to the room had their names
sent down, and in less than a second the
apparatus in Baltimore was put in opera
tion bv the attendant in Washington, and
before the lapse of a half minute, the same
names were returned plainly written.—
The lime of day was also inquired for,
when the response was given from the
; Capitol—“forty-nine minutes past eleven.”
At this period it was also asked how many
’ persons weie spectators to flic Telegraph
experiments at Washington ?—the answer
j was “sixteen.” Alter which a variety of
i names were sent up from Washington,
i some with their compliments to friends
here, whose names had just been transmit
, ted to them. Several items of private in-
I telligence were also transmitted backwards
j and forwards, one of which was an order
■to the agent here not to pay a certain bill*
Here, however, the electric fluid proved too
slow, for it had been paid a few minutes
; before.
At half-past 12 o’clock, the following was
sent to Washington, “Ask a reporter in
Congress to send a despatch to tire Balti
more Patriot at 2P. M.” In about a min
ute the answer caine back thus, “It will be
attended to.”
2 o’clock, P. M.—The despatch has ar
rived and is as follows :
One o'clock. —There has just been made
a motion in the Douse to go into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Oregon question-
Rejected—ayes 76, nays 86.
Half-past one. —The House is now en
gaged on private bills.
Quarter to two. —Mr. Atherton is now
speaking in the Senate.
Very Important. —By the New York
Commercial Advertiser, of the Ist inst-.
we loam that the exciting question relative,
to Bishop Andrew, which lias been pending,
for many days in the Methodist Geheral
Conference, had just been disposed of by
a vote of 110 to 68. This vote virtually
deposes Bishop Andrew, one of the most
pious, faithful and popular Ministers in the
whole Church, because he still retains in
his possession certain slaves owned by his
wife before marriage, and who refuse to be
emancipated, prefering to remain in the ser
vice of the Bishop ami his family. The
Advertiser adds: “The Southern Dele
gates propose entering a strong protest a
gainst thcMeeision, and are, while we wiite,
holding a consultation upon their present
position and future course.” An unsuc
cessful attempt had been made to postpone
the whole subject to the next annual Con
ference.
The result of this decision will probably
be the division of the Conference,—Savan
nah Republican.
Death of an Infant Caused by a Cat. —
On Tuesday ulu:mUpi, tiic vtfo of Or.
Brantner. of Pottsville, having left her in
fant child, about six months old, asleep in
her chamber, went below to attend to her
domestic duties. Upon returning, she
found a large cat lying upon the infant's
breast, with his head near the child’s mouth,
as if in the aetol sucking ils breath. Up
on examination the child was discovered to
be dead, having met its death in this most
extraordinary and distressing manner.
Growth of TFisconsin. —Eight years
ago the actual settlement of Wisconsin may
be said to have commenced. The wliole
population did not exceed ten thousand
souls in April 1836. At the lowest esti
mate it now contains seventy thousand in
habitants ! and is increasing at the rale of
j twenty thousand per annum. In 1813 the
value ol exports from the Territory was es
timated at $200,000; taxable property,
$16,000,000. By iho census of 1810 it
appeared that Wisconsin supported a great
er number of professional men, in propor
tion to her population, than any of the
Stales. The proportion of newspapers
which she supports is still greater. In
1843 she paid into the Post Ollice Depart
ment $3,000 over and above all the ex
penses of supporting Post Offices and car
rying the mails within her limits. In Wis
consin, says the Racine Advocate, all kinds
of labor find a rich reward, and capital a
profitable investment, Every citizen has
the strongest inducements to make improve
ments —which he is continually doing—
and thus adding to the wealth of the com
munity.
Foreign It.cms.
From Wilmer $* Smith's ; European
Times, of the lOtha/t.
The subject of the annexation of Texas
appears to ‘be exciting gieat interest in
Great Britain, and, we think, a disposition
lias been manifested to interfere with what
docs not concern that government. The
cause of this manifestation is the supposed
influence which the annexation of Texas
to the United States would be likely to ex
ert on slavery.
O'Connell's case. —At the late session
of the Court of Queen’s Bench the judges
being divided in opinion, declined passing
judgment., The case is therefore defer
red till the next term, and O’Connell, in
stead of being sent to pris’on, is still in the
house of commons opposing the Irish Gov
ernment’s new Registration bill.
The Colton market has experienced a
terrible re-action, in consequence of the
news which came lo hand by the Acadia,
and previously. The opinion now is, that
the crop will exceed two millions; and the
statements, at the sacrifice of facts, which
reached this country in the early part of the
year, respecting the alleged defficiency,
while they produced at the time a momen
tary excitement, have left behind no little
irritation, and, it may he, serious loss, not
less to those who belived than to those
who invented them. A glance at our am
ple market reports will show the despond
ing state of the market, and the serious re
duction in the value of the staple.
Rumoured Marriage of Mr. O'Connell.
—There is a rumour afloat, which, it is
stated, lias caused considerable uneasiness
and dissatisfaction among the immediate
connexions of Mr. Daniel O’Connell. It
is, according to this report; credibly believ
ed that the honorable and learned gentle,
man is about to re-enter the holy bonds of
wedlock, with the sister of a distinguished
member of Trinity College, and, moreover,
a staunch member of the tenets of the
Church of England.— Times.
A lady under the initials of A. B. lias
this week left at the Chambers of the In
corporated Society for Promoting the En
largement uml Building of Churches and
Chapels, a Bank of England note for
£ 1000.
The subscription for a testimonial of na
tional gratitude to Mr. Howland Hill, now
approaches lo £3,000. The list last pub
lished is headed by the names of’Sir R.
Peel, Lord J. Russell, the Marquis of Lans
downe, Lord R. Grosvenor, and the Right
Hon. Francis Baring.
The voluntary principle is thriving so
much in Holland that, notwithstanding the
financial difficulties of the nation, it lias
been found necessary to build anew place
of worship for the Dutch Reformed Church
at Rotterdam, capable of containing 3,000,
Mr. Godson’s smoke-cunsuming apnra
tus has been, by order of the Boatd of Ad
miralty, put up in the block factory of Ports
mouth Dock-yard, and is now working a
large engine so effectually according lo the
intent, that a tremendous fire is constantly
kept up without producingany smoke what
ever.
A Xew Tax in Russia. —The Emperor
ot Russia has established an absentee tax,*
by ukase, of 200 roubles a year. No Rus
sian is to have a passport to navel till he he
twenty-five years of age. Letters from
Paris stale that the new tax lias frightened
homo numbers of Russians. For a family
of three, who pass a year away from Rus
sia, the absentee tax amounts to about
£240.
We regret to have to announce (ho death
of William Beckford, Esq., the author of
“Vatliek,” and other well-known publica
tions, which took place on the 2d inst. at
Bath. Air. Beckford was in his 84th year,
and, with Rogers and Wordsworth, at the
time of his death, the oldest of the emi
nent living authors of Great Britain.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Join
villc lias entered the list of royal and noble
authors, having published a pamphlet on
“The stale of the French Navy.” The
work has been ushered into the lije.rary.
world with great eclat, and is spoken of in
high terms.
O 13 I T U A R Y.
Departed this life on the 29th May, at
the residence ot Mr. Jus. K. Red,” La-
Grange, Ga., Mrs. Frances Park, in the
29th year of her age.
The death of this amiable woman was.
very unexpected to her friends, although
she had, for many mouths, been affected
with bronchitis. But although sudden, the
message did not find her unprepared. She
bid adieu to her friends with Christian com
posure and resignation, and fell asleep in
Jesus. llow consolitary the reflection,
“them also which sleep in Jesus will God
bring with him !”
Mis. Park joined the Baptist church at
Sliilo, Green county, in 1828, ami to her
death adorned her profession.
Died, on YVednesdav, the 29th .ult., at.
the residence of Joseph Harper, Esq., after
a short illness, Mr. A. J. McKexnon, aged
24 years.
At a meeting of the Students, patrons and
friends of the deceased, held at the Pleasant
Grove School House, in ibis county, on the
Ist June, die following Preamble and Res
olulions were adopted:
Whereas, it has pleased an all-wise and
inscrutable Providence, to remove from a
mong us, while in die prime of life and in
the midst of his usefulness, our beloved Tu
tor and friend, Mr. A. J. McKennon, we
deem it to be our duty, as well as privilege,
to pay some public tribute of respect to one
whose worth as a Teacher—warm and gen
erous friendship, strict integrity of charac
ter, and ardent and devoted piety, had won
for him the respect, confidence and. love of
all with whom he associated ; aqtl whose
death has created a void in our hearts that
cannot be filled, and a loss to society not
easily repaired—and that while we bow
with meek ami humble submission Kr this,
mysterious and unexpected dispensation of
Divine Providence, and feel that our loss is
the infinite gain of our departed'friend, yet
we cannot but give vent to the deep sorrow
that pervades our bosoms, and hangs,like a
dark drapery overour minds.. And, where
as, the deceased had come a stranger among
us, and lias been removed by die relentless
hand of Death, while far from his home and
relatives, we feel that it. becomes us to.ex-.
press the sympathy we feel with those of.
his immediate connexiqn, uml the respect
ami es’teein in which he was field by us.—
Theiefore be it .•
Resolved, That we, the Trusties and
patrons of the school, pupils and, friends of,
the deceased, appreciating his wort|t : ,ps a
cilizen, and ability as a Teacher while liv-:
ing, feci that in his death we have sustained
an irrepaiable loss.
Resolved, That we do most cordially
sympathise with the family of the deccas-,
ed, who have thus been suddenly called tO|
mourn the loss of one, whose ability, moral,
and religious habits gave evidence yf his fu-,
ture usefulness to society, and who was an
ornament‘and pride to his family.
Resolved, That these proceedings be
published in the Journal and Advertiser .at
Montgomery, and Christian Index, PciV-,
field, Ga.. and that a copy of the same be
forwarded to the family of the deceased.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
G. J, Turner paid $5 Mar 44 ; Rev. M.
Ross $lO Aug 44 ; E Vernon? 50 Ju!y44;
Lewis Hines, 2 50 July 44 ; Rev $ L
Barnes SSO, of which $35 lias already been
receipted- The balance is applied as fol
lows ; for J. R. Bass and Rev. S. Williams
each 2 50 lo Mar 45, Jno Olive $5 to Jan
44, and $5 reserved for the Alphabetical
Dinner about to be published.
MERCER UNIVERSITY.
The public examination of the Pupils
connected with this Institution will lake
place on Monday and Tuesday, the 29th
and 30th of Julv.
S. P. SANFORD,
Secty. of the Faculty.
Peulield, June 7, 1844.
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Marble—from Mr. G. B. Butler, Decatur,
by Pi of. Mell.
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Oonchological Specimens, “ “ •*
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