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that it is not an evil in its influence upon
social intercourse. lam induced to be the
inure brief, because I consider this an un
important part of the subject, and because
I do not know that any one lias pronounced
it an evil in this respect.
That slavery has a tendency to promote
social intercourse is evident from the fol
lowing considerations :
1. Slaveholdeis are more likelv to be
friendly to each oilier. ‘{'heir business j
does nut make them pecuniary rivals. En-1
gaged in producing, by the cultivation of!
the eaitii, valuable staples, for a foreign I
market, they do not find a clashing of inter-j
ests, and do not experience that ill will
which is a natural consequence. Depend-!
ing also, as we have observed, only upon
their own industry and the blessings of
Providence, they are much less likely to he
mercenary and ilian when they make
a living by trade. And no mercenary and
selfish man can be a great acquisition to a
social chcle. Finally : Their fellow eiti
zens not heing the sources from whence
.they obtain their livelihood, slaveholders I
line! no inducement to make impertinent en- i
quiries into the private and domestic con-:
cerns of their neighbors, even to obtaining j
inventories of all their possessions, like the !
people of some of the other more fit cored i
sections of this country, who are famous
for their spirit of enquiry! And, thus,
there is less temptation to scandal, the great
bane of social intercourse.
‘■£. Slaveholders are more likely to b dig
nified in their inteicourse with each other i
Accustomed to avoid unnecessary famiiiari- j
ty with their servants, they acquire a habit
towards others, that prevents the familiari
ty which breeds contempt. Having respect
lor themselves, they are more likely to com
mand respect from others.
3. The influence of slavery is to make
the master J’rauk, open hearted and unsus
pecting;. This is self-evident, and needs no
illustration.
4. Slaveholders arc nine likely to be
polished in their manners. This is espe
cially true of those who own large numbers i
of slaves, and who have, consequently, the j
leisure and otln-r facilities for mingling to- j
getlter in social intercourse.
5. They are more hospitable. The last
two remarks have been admitted by ouren-i
emies themselves, and I will not stop to es
tablish them.
Thus have we not only attempt, and, accord- !
ing to promise, to show that slavery is not j
mi evil, but, incidentally, that it is a posi-i
live good. These uumheis have been writ
ten in great haste, and under great disad
vantage. TANARUS, ere are many arguments omit
ted hicli might have been urged, and many 1
that are used might have been staled more
forcibly. The time lias come, when it is
proper for the southern people to maintain
the system of domestic servitude bv argu
ment as well as bv other means, and one
object I have had in view, in publishing
these articles, is to draw out others on the
subject who aic better able to do it justice.
J am gratified at llni manly and decided
stand tout the editor of the Index has taken
on this subject,and his example should he,
and doubtless will be, followed by all oilier
religious editors in the fslaveholding Stales.
Slavery is advantageous both to the while
wild the colored race, and, until it becomes
a pecuniary c\ il, so long us ire have the Hi
tile, our reason, an l our independence, U'C
expect to maintain it.
it is an institution which God designed
i i exist as long as the world shall last,a ,and,
whether ire aholisn it or not, 1 have no
doubt, that when the Archangel's trump
shall sound, bondmen, as well as freemen,
•will call upon the mountains and locks to
fill oil them, ami hide them from the face
of 11 mi that siiigth oil the throne, and from j
the wrath of the l.amt). (liev. 5: 15.)
II slavery is not a moral evil, —if it exist
ed in ail the Apostolic churches. —if tließi
ble, from begum.tig to mil, sanctions it, j
what should we, us religious men, do to
wards those w ho denounce “the sin of sla-!
v ery,” and stir up strife on this subject ? 1
ans wer, i:i tile language of llie Apostle Pan!,
who could not have bette r suited his in
structions to the peculiar circumstances, il
he had lived in our own times :
Let as.many servants us arc under the’
yoke count their men musters worthy of all
honor , that the name of God and his doc
trine be not blasphemed. And they that
■have believing masters, let them not de
spise them, because they are brethren ; but
rather do them set vice, because they are
faithful and beloved, partakers of the ben
efit. These things teach and exhort. If
any man teach otherwise, and consent nut
to who/csome worth, even the wortls of our
Lord Jesus Christ, <md to the doctrine
which is according to godliness, he is
questions and strifes ij words, whtreoj i
cometh envy, strife, railings, etil surmis
ings, perverse disputings of men of cor
rupt minds, and destitute of lhe truth, sup
posing that gain is godliness: FROM
SUCH WITHDRAW THYSELF. 1
Tim. 0 : 1-5.
It remains forme tosliow, wliiciil think
I can do in the most ample manner, that
slavery lias not been an evil to the negroes!
themselves. One number, perhaps two, ;
devoted to this, will close this series.
A Baptist Minister. \
I
Boileau said of the Jesuites, that they j
were men ••who lengthened the cteed and
shortened the Decalogue.”
M. Arago says, the atmospheric presure
principle may be so applied as to ensure
safe transit at the rate ot six leagues a min
ute, or 1,000 miles an hour.
The Countess Guiecioli is about to ar
range and publish thentaiiuscrip's bequeath
ed to her by the late Lord Byron, with re
ntal Its of her own.
An Agent of the Taxian Government
while collecting recruits and arms in Lon
don was arrested by the British Goverment,
and informed, that his movements were
contrary to law.
PEN FIELD.
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FRIDAY, OCtOBER 11, 1844.
To Correspondents.
We shall continue bro. Parker’s paper
on his own terms, and hope he will help!
us all he can, by sending us interesting in-1
: teiligence, and the names of new subscri-!
i
j hers. Bro. .M. Boss's communication we
j will notice next week, if we can. M. R.j
; 8. has our best thanks for his contribution.:
It lias not appeared in this week’s paper!
because the printer had in hand, at its re-;
eeipt, more than could he got in to this mini- ■
her. We hope he will contribute regular
ly. 80111 c other communications will have
to he deferred.
’1 he funds sent by bro. Durham of Tal
bot Cos. were received and acknowledged
in Index tor 27th Bept.
Contents of our Outside Form.
Page 1 Shivery No 12—The query I
• considered “Does slavery oppose die reign j
| of law and order?”
| llock Mountain Association, —A de
scription of Scenery and a historical sketch, i
idolatry of Intellect. —A somewhat no- j
vel, but interesting and important subject I
clearly exhibited.
Letter —Containing a sketch of some ;
; proceedings, &c.
I O’
Page 2. — Poetry- J'he Wayward lleait
—The Rich .Man.
Obituary of jas. Mclntire, an Irishman 1
and a reformed drunkard—desetving the!
particular attention of dram drinkers,
Home Mission Report,
Strictures on Ulltaism Considered. —
; Pncificatm's Reply toils —We are satisfied
j w ith the writer’sdisclaimerof any unfriend
-llv intentions. \\ e differ from him on
! some points still, and itch to mak : a remark
!or two, but refrain fioui a reply, being un
; willing to piotract the discussion unneces
sarily—Sony the article had to be placed i
i oil our last page-
Idisciplinary —Queries well answered by j
! brother Meredith, editor of the Biblical i
; Recorder.
Howell oil Communion —Notice of mi!
i English ret iew of it.
.1 singular Fact.
Naturalization Laws.
Miscellaneous Items.
Advertisements.
Colton Crops. —Our exchanges are mak
ing dolclul reports of the ravage* of the cat
erpillar. One of our correspondents in
Lowndes county, also informed us, a few
weeks since, that they were playing havoc
m his neighbor hood.
. I Correction. —Our attention has been
called to an omission made in our remarks
on the compliment paid by the editor of the
Reflector to bi otin r Campbell, in the Index
lor Sept. 27. Coirect as follows : Instead
of “As bio. Campbell declared,” read, “As
bro. Campbell only declared,” &•. As the
passage now stand* our remarks are ob
scure and liable to be misconstrued. As
•Meaffirmation 01 negation rfa thing is nol
a defence of what is affirmed, and as bro.
C. had only affirmed that he was a slave
holder, both theoretically and practical! 7,
we deemed the assertion of the editor of the
Reflector not strictly true, unless lie refer
red to the tendency which bro. C.’s afiirm
| ations ami negations were likelv to have. |
I This is the true import of our remarks, and j
! we are happy to know that they were soi
understood by some.
\v e think Pendleton is rather severe o;i
our Anti-missionary brellir 11. | hat some
of them may have been influenced by the
motives to which lie ascribes tli ir course
is very probable, but many of them, we
doubt not, acted conscientiously, though, us
we think, from mistaken views. We pre
sume Pendleton is one of those who fit
the effects of their ptoseriptive policy.—
We are not therefore surprized that lie!
should judge unfavorably of those who :
judged 11 ufuvoiably of him, and of those!
with whom he is associated in Christian cf- i
forts for the extension of the Redeemer’s j
The Oeklocknee Association, if she car-1
ries out the resolution quoted by one of our :
correspondents, must withdraw fellowship
from all her own churches; for they are
constituted for the avowed purpose ot “cir
culating the gospel.”
Sectional jealousy. —We would say to
our brother of the C. Watchman, we are
not for stirring up sectional jealousy ; but!
i we are for arousing the South from their i
mental apathy, and would impress upon !
! ixir southern readers the importance, the ah- j
! solute necessity of acting lor themselves.
1 he nhiltJ that always lies on the arm of its j
parent will never learn to walk. Ifit would j
stand eree; and walk as others do, it must!
let go the h-nd of its parent and make an !
effort itsell. Let the South exert ns encr- j
gies, cultivate votive talents, place itself on i
an equality in Viterary matters with the I
North, and she W:j( he treated more respect- j
fully and, consequen|y, will have less fre- i
quent cause of compla’nt. Let a man acl \
aright, and we care not 1. w hat latitude or j
longitude lies the land of his nativity. I
Commend us to an honest anl liberal man, j
say we, and wherever tve fine him we will
hail him and love him as a broker.
A Carping Correspondent. — We regret
to see the disposition manifested by a cor
respondent of Zion’s Advocate, who sub
scribes his name L. C. Stevens, and who
lias written an article on our brief notice of
the meeting at Bethcsdu. We would ask
him if the value of a slave is not enhanced
when he is converted from a thief and liar
into an honestund tuithful servant ? Whe
ther wf have any right to expect “ wicked j
men” to be influenced by religious motives? i
Whether lie dues not assume something of I
the divine attribute, when he presumes to j
judge ol the secret motives which induce j
masters to desire that their servants may be
converted and united with the church ?
Whether, as lie cannot effect what lie de
sires, the immediate emancipation of our
slaves, lie should not encourage masters to
extend their religious privileges ? And
wliethei it would not be more becoming in
him to rejoice, than to carp at reports of tile
interest manifested in their spiritual im
provement ?
Convention of the Baptist Denomina
tion of the Stale of Mississippi. —This is
an active and well organized body. We
have, lor several years past, been favored
with Minutes of its proceedings. From
these we would infer, that this body is i> 1-
creasing in activity, perhaps mote rapidly
than some Conventions in older Slates. It
appears too to be growing in favot with the
churches. God grant that its cord may be
lengthened still more and its stake strength
ened. An interesting incident occurred, as- 1
ter the delivery of the second sermon on
Lord’s day by Rev. 8. S. Pair, which is re
ported in the minutes as follows :
“At the close of this sermon a collection 1
was taken up, amounting to $Bl. Biother
P. mention, and in his appeal, the circum
stance of a lady, who on a similai occasion,
having nothing to give, threw in a paper
with these words on it: “ Silver and gold
have / none, but such as l have give i
thee, 1 give myself;” and after fulfilling j
her pledge for many years, died a mission
ary 111 Hurinah, A similar slip of paper!
was thrown into the hat of one of our col-!
lectors, with the same memorable wolds of
Peter, signed J. J. Lewis. May the spirit
of God sanctify this olio ring, and cause bro.
Lewis to die, as did our sister, in the field j
of battle.”
The Table of Associations will be given j
next w eek.
The Baptist Breachcr. —The number
for this mouth contains a sermon on Insub
ordination:—lts Causes, Tendencies, and
Guilt, by Rev. J. Lansing Burrows, of
Philadelphia, Penn. Outlines of a ser
mon 011 Religious Apathy—And the
Guilt of Unbelief. The sermon and the
outlines will commend themselves to all
who read them. Outers for this work may
be tiaiisuiilted to us, in directed to Rev.
11. Keeling, Richmond Va. Piice SIOO
in advance—Sl 00 if not paid wiinin six
mouths from the time ol subscribing.
Messrs. Slow mid Turnbull ut the Boston
Association.
As Mi. Stow has been represented as ‘a
friend to the South,’ by the advocates of his
new hymn book, the Psalmist, we think
propel to apprize our leaders of some of
his doings at the recent meeting of the Bos
ton Association, that they may he furnish
ed with the necessary evidence of his
friendship. To save lime and labor, we
extract from the Reflector the following an
count of the proceedings on the subject ol
slavery at the meeting of the Association.
“During the forenoon session of Thurs
day last, the Rev. Baron Stow requested
the privilege of presenting a resolution—a
resolution, lie said, which, but a few years
since, might have been deemed a firebrand,
and its mover an incendiary. But it was
not a firebrand, not was lie ail incendiary.
He bad no doubt but it expressed the sen
timents of the Association, and he hoped
it would pass without discussion. He then
read the following resolution.
Whereas the ciicumstances of the times
seem to us to require that we should make
clearly known our sentiments on the sub
ject of slaver}', therefore,
Resolved. That we regard American sla-
j very as a system of aggravated wrong,
which we cannot by any means approve or
■ cuu u 11:ualice, and nm would most affection-’
{ ‘‘"-V ” TT-tjrrTTcrr-rnt pi 1 rrCoalJi 8 UI
; religion, who aie connected with this sys
tem, to separate themselves from itasspecd- j
! iiy as possible.
Ihe liev. Mr. Turnbull, immediately
seconded this resolution, with the remark,
that lie should be gratified if it could pass
without debate. f)ea. K., an aged brother
now residing in Brookline, rose to express
his dissent, but before be had uiiered bis
first word, the Moderator was calling for
1 the yeas and nays; anil from the whole
body hands went instantaneously up in fa
vor ol the resolution; but notune was rais
ed against it. ilea. K. went on and stated
bis entire dissent; on which the Modera
tor inquired if the motion should be puta
gain. Several members nodding assent,he
immediately called for the yeas on the re
solution again ; anil again there was ‘a for
est oi uplifted hands;’ he called for the
I nays, and the hand of the venetable deacon
i arose, ‘solitary and alone !’
Our readers, south as well as north, will
| observe that this action was taken by forty
j ministers of this city and vicinity, with
j other delegates from the several churches.
! with such promptitude and unanimity, that:
! Diey seemed all to rejoice in the opportuni-!
;ty for giving such an expression. We arc !
I happy to know that the action was approv- ’
1 eil by the Moderator, and bv many mem- i
1 bers of the Baptist Board of’Missions who j
were present. Ihe motion was mode and
seconded by members of the Board, and if
some eight or nine who were present did
nol all vote Jor it, not one voted against it.”
Some complain that we have (too much
in our paper about Noithern brethren.—
Facts like the above are continually occur
ing. Shall we not chronicle them ? Would
you he kept in ignorance of lliem ? If so,
do not speak against us in private circles,
but come out openly like ‘the friend to the
j South,’ and shout aloud, “Hurrah! foi
I ‘loir, the Psalmist and Abolition! —
I Down with the Index, that will ever point
|to the path of duty, as marked out in 1
i Tint. C. I—s.
We would be thankful if some of the
eulogists of Mr. Stow and apologists for
Northern Abolitionists, would examine the j
passage of scripture to which wc have re
ferred, and tell us from whom we are in
structed to •‘withdraw” ourselves, if not
from those who gainsay what is taught re-;
lative to the duty of those who wear the j
yoke ol servitude ; and answer the follow- j
ing queries: 1. Is the command impera
tive ? 2. Is there a more explicit and im
perative command to withdraw ourselves
from the unbaplized ? 3. If not, how
shall we justify ourselves in holding on to
Anti-slavery men, while we withdraw our
selves from the unbaplized? We sincere
ly desire light 011 this subject, for we are
under the impression that we shall have to
account to God for the respect we pay to
this command, as well as to others.
A Sou I hern Hymn Book.
The desirableness of getting up a South
ern hymn book seems to be admitted veiy
generally, we learn, by our denomination
in the South, Since our last paper was
sent to press, we have received a letter
from a ministering brother in another State,
who occupies ail exalted station, (and one
to whom the North, as well as the South,
will concede superior talents and high at
tainments in religious literature,) from
which the following is an extract:
“Could we not gel tip a “Southern
Hymn Book,” with hymnslbrourservn/t/s
as well as their masters, or must we bo con
tent to lie down in inglorious vassalage to
the North ? The South must have its own
publications, <Stc.”
The idea of our brother is a good one.—
We need a hymn book that shall contain
hymns adapted to the condition of our
servants. Buci), we think, are not to he
lound ill the Psalmist, or in any of the
selections now in common use. From
present indications, we have very little
doubt but that the denomination in our
Slate will be called on, at an early period,
to decide 011 the propriety of getting up
such a hymn book. Would it not bo pru
dent in those of our brethren, who desire 1
to act in concert with the mass of our de
nomination, to suspend the adoption of the
Psalmist (where not already adopted,) un
til the will of the denomination on this
point is ascertained ? We merely throw
out this query for their consideration. We !
j hope there is no harm in that. Where is 1
the minister that does not preach, occasion
ally at least, to a colored audience ? Am!
who is there that does this, that would not
desire to have a selection which contained
hymns adapted to their peculiar condition
and the peculiar relations they sustain?—
If there are hymns in the Psalmist to which
the publisher have an exclusive right, and
which it would he desirable to retain, we
have no doubt but dial the privilege of in
troducing in such a South’ ra si Icctiott might
be obtained on leasonable terms.
The publication of the Psalmist has led
to the discussion of the principles of church
psalmody, in Northern papers as well as
in Southern. These ought therefore to be
better understood now than they were pre
vious to the discussion; and, if so, we
ought lobe able to get up a hymn book that
shall be fiee from many of the iLfeets that
ate to be found in the Psalmist. ‘ We have
had, for several weeks, an article on hand,
on the subject of church psalmody, which
we clipped from the Christian Watchman, j
but which we have not found it convenient!
to publish.
For the Christian Index.
Revival Intelligence.
Dear Bro. Baker —Since 1 saw you at
Penfield, the last of July, I have been near
ly all the while engaged, trying to preach
Christ and him crucified, to my dying fel
low-men, first in Morgan, after which I
j had, for a time, a pretty severe attack of fe
ver, but as soon as I was able to tide I came
into this region, protracted a meeting at this
place for near two weeks, during which
time we had a great deal of solemn feeling,
with a lew conversous, and but for a politi-
cal meeting, which came on during the time,
I think much more would have been done.
The evil produced by the political meeting
was the excitement produced in the mind*
of Christians, both Baptist and Methodist,
of a political nature, and although they were
religiously excited before, we had it fully
proven, that a divided mind cannot serve
God acceptably. “Ye cannot serve God j
and mammon.” Brother Branham, a Me
thodist preacher of Putnam, labored with
me here all the while, and Bro. Brnntly, of
Augusta, a part of the time. At die dose
i ol this meeting Bro.Branlly and myselfpro
; ceeded to a Baptist Campmeeting in Lump- ’
j kin county, near the line of Cherokee coun
ity, where we labored with many other good
: brethren for some four or live days. From
the commencement of this meeting the
i word preached produced very solemn ef
fects. I never have seen a greater number
of sinnprs bowing forpraycr, and trembling
under a sense of sin, than 1 did during this
meeting. How many obtained hopes du
ring the lime 1 cannot tell, nor do I think
any method was adopted to ascertain , but
I hope many. 1 preached the closing ser
mon on Monday and shall never lorget the
parting scene. It was truly affecting to see
brethren part, but to witness the awful feel
ing and agitation with mourners taking the
h unt of the minister to part, and lie still
without a hope in Jesus, it was indeed sol
emnly affecting. 1 hope, however,ere this,
many ol them rejoice in Jesus their Sa
viour.
Bro. Baker, there are many living souls
in that new world ; and 1 thank God there
are some good preachers to preach to them:
A es, w e have some good preaching breth
ren in the Cherokee country. 1 only be
came acquainted with them to love them.
God speed them and save the people through
their instrumentality. There also 1 met
with our old Bro. Dobins from North Car
olina, who though upwards of 60 years of
age, yet proclaims the gospel of Jesus w itli
a trumpet voice, and in a very manly, able
manner, I trust his visit to this State will
bo productive of great good. I hope the
good Lord will lake care of him on his re
turn home.
I am, Dear Brother,
Yours most sim-relv,
JONATHAN DAVIS.
Grainsviile, Sept. 26.
We would be glad to hear from bio. DaJ
vis more frequently.
Dear brother Iluher —Since my last com
munication 1 have attended a meeting at
New Providence, Marion county, where
the Lord attended the preaching of ii is word
and made it effectual to the conversion of
sinners. Eight happy convetts were add
ed to the church by experience and Bap
tism. I have also held a protracted meet
ing with the church at Friendship, Sutnp
ter county, at which four came forward and
told what the Lotd had done for their souls,
and were buried with Christ in Baptism
Brother Deavors was with me during both
these meetings.
Yours in gospel bonds,
JOHN HOWELL.
Bro. Baker —l am engaged in a protract
ed meeting at Cabin Creek, at this lime,
and therefore have not time to write you
but few lines. Our prospects at Cabin
Creek are very flattering at this time. At
our last meeting, embracing the first and se
cond Sabbaths, in this months, we received
32 by experience, all of whom were Bap
tized. We also held a protracted meeting
at Liberty’, in Madison county, embracing
the 3 and 4 Sabbaths in this month, where
wcreceivedsixby experience, ami one of the
unties returned. Our present meeting com
menced on Friday last, anil is still goingon.
We have received 3 iluiing the meeting,by
experience, and are expecting others to join.
! But I must close, as it is getting time to
start to meeting. 1 have not time to give
you a specific account of the meetings at
this time. I will write to von again soon
anil give you a more full account of our
meetings.
Yours in gospel bonds,
J. M. JACKSON.
Monday Evening. We received two
more members by experience to day, one
of which was a Presbyterian.
J. M. J. !
Brother Baker —Zccfi. in die 4th chap.
6th ver. says, “Not by-might, nor by pow
er, hut by my Spirit, saith the Lotd'of host.”
That which is done by God's Spirit, is
done by might and power, but it stands in
opposition to visible force, it was by the
spirit of die Lord of hosts that the people
were excited and animated to build the tem
ple; iherefoie they are said to be helped
by the prophets of God, because they, as
they spirit’s mouth, spake to their hearts.
Those who are. persuaded by this spirit,
“have crucified the flesh with its affections
and lies, if we live in the spiiit, let ns
walk in the spirit.” Ye are nol in the flesh,
but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of
God dwell in you. Now if any man have
not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”
I Thus the spiiit in the moral sense, is oppo
sed to the flesh. “With the mind, or spir
j it, I myself serve the law of God : but with
: the flesh the law of sin.” if ye live after
the flesh ye shall die; but if ve through the
] -join ow ...... nr, ore iter As of the body, ye
shall live. “ Now the works of the flesh
] are manifest, adultery, fornication, unclenn
iness, lacivjousness,” &c. ■ But the fruit
j of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffer
: ing, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,
temperance,” &c.
I have to-day returned home from a pro- i
trader! meeting, earned, on by Bro. L. 15. i
Lee, aided by the Holy Spirit. I would i
have been in the meeting during its pro-1
; gress, but was obliged far south ward, where i
j the fields are all white, ready unto harvest, I
but alas', laborers are few. When you!
i read this pray the Lord to raise up more la
| borers that they may soon supply those
| places, where the cry, “come over and help
| us,” is heard so much. This meeting was
| with the Lawrence Hill church, Lawrence
co. Last year this church was constituted
with ten or twelve members ; for awhile,
the little vine bid lair to grow and thrive;
hut soon, coldness and lukewarmness pre
i va 'l e( J throughout; prayer meetings failed,
conferences badly attended, and a sad de
cline in interest for the welfare of the church ;
was manifested by tho neighborhood, and j
sister churches; consequently, die brethren
were suspected for having goue into a
constitution, and it was food for those who
opposed the .Mission spirit. Like Enoch,
some made stronger cflbrts to walk with
God. They resumed their little prayer
meetings, Bro. J. Ross, who is their sup
ply, is far past the meridian of life. A few
months past he was struck with the dead
palsy, his walk is failing, speech failing,
and soon, like his brother, in heaven will he
he, when all will lie well. Notwithstand
ing his sore conflicts lie fails not to attend
them when he can. . When lie does not at
tend, the brethren all meet and pray for the
Lord to come, ami sometimes have a refresh
ing from the presence of the Lord. The
25th of August bro. L. 15. Lee attended one
of their prayer meetings; he preached with
usual interest and deep feeling, which had
its desired effect; received two by baptism.
I lie meeting continued on in interest to its
close, 13 days.
I here was something connected with the
meeting that was peculiarly interesting, fu
neral occasions, and grave yard scenes it
mostly represented, all in deep mourning,
clothed with the spirit of the Lmd. Bro.
Lee was unwell at the beginning,.but the
Lord gave him strength, and the brethren
faith, and in the work of the Lord they did
; engage. Let the Preacher, clmrch,’ and
congregation, be all at work, without the
Spirit of the Lord, and all will be in vain;
but let them work as did these brethren,
looking to Jesus, and truly wc may say,
anil they did say 7 , It is thy Lord’s doings.
I here was no particular excitement, as in
some revivals, but a general travail in Zion
and mourners struggling into the kingdom;
O ! that the work may spread to earth’s te
molest bounds. Last Friday evening,
while bro. Lee was preaching, something
gave way in his left side, he could not test
ilui ing the night; he baptized the next day,
ami while exhorting in the close, he felt his
side in full decay, in consequence of which
lie closed. The prayers of the brethren
\t ill follow bro. Lee until on Zion’s walls
lie no nioie will stand. Thirty baptized,
two received to baptism. Bray that the
good Lord may carry on the work until Zi
on’s gates shall be crowded with believers
in Jesus Christ.
\V. R. STEELE.
N. B.—Ministers and Deacons’ Meet
ing, at Buckeye, Lawrence, Cos., will com
mence Friday before t!ic 4ill’ Lord’s day in
October next, fail not to attend the first
day,’
flowc Mission Society.
ihe iollowingnas come to hand since
the ai tide on our second page 011 this sub
ject, was made up.
Air. Editor —The Board of the Home
Missionary Society refused to act on the re
quest from Georgia to appoint a slavehold
er as a missionary. The object of the
nomination being 10 lest the question, the
Board took the ground that the question
was already in the hand's of a Committee,
and consequently out of their jurisdiction.
There was as great a want of propriety in
urging the appointment, ns there is fairness
in asserting that the Board ■ refused by a
large majority to appoint a slaveholder,
J. S.
North Yaimouth, 2(3ih Sept.
[Zion’s Advocate.
1
II is said that the riots at Philadelphia
caused Father Mathew to abandon ills Tem
perance mission to the United States 7
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
M N McCall $2 50 to June 40; Win
\\ dliams 2 50 Oct 45 ; Rev Jacob Buffing
ton 2 50 Oct 45; Win Brown 2 50 Jan
■ls ; Win J Milligan $5 Jan 46 ; B S Ful
ler 2 50 Oct 45.
Donations to the Calnuct of Mercer University.
An Indian Bowl (Ancient Pottery) and Beed,
from Y. P. King, Esq.
Granite, “ •* “
; Specimens of Gold am! Quarts, from Co
s! lutnbia, , , ,
from Miss Frances W. Cartledgr.
j Indian Arrow Head,
from Miss Sarah Portei.
B. O. PEIRCE.
! . . Cabinet Keeper.
A CARD.
***• Tumor oi liie •■tsiiptist Preacher” re
gtets to learn, from several Post Offices in
die Southern Routes, dial the Aug. and
Sept. Nos. of die Work have not been re
ceived. To these offices, he has sent du
plicates. lie is unable to aeouiit for the
failure, except by the supposed loss of the
Mail including them. On some of the
1 routes both these Nos. were mailed in one
j envelope, an occurrence which had never
’ happened but once before, anil which was
; occasioned, in both instances, by an unavoid*
, ;| h!e delay in the issue of one of the Nos.
land a little anticipation of date in the other.
If the subscribers who have failed to receive
these Nos., or any others in the Vol. will
apprize him thereof, postage free, which
can easily he done through the kindness of
their respective Post Masters, he will im
mediately forward the deficient Nos. with
out charge, of course.
A D MINISTR ATOR’ S SALE.
W ILL he sold, at the residence of Jesse
Craddock, dec’ll in Greene Cos., on Friday
die 13thof December next, all the perisha
ble property belonging to the Estate of said
deceased—consisting of horses, cattle,
hogs, corn and fodder, oats household and
kitchen furniture : one riding carriage, far
ming utensils, and other artirles too numer
ous to mention. Sale to continue from
day to day, till all is sold. Terms 011 the
: dav of sale.
WM. EDMONDSON, Adni’r.
Oct. Otli 1844. Vit.