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vents, have alreaily adopted this method,
and manifest an entire willingness to reward
the laborer; this inereased desire on the
part of owners arises fiom the eminent suc
cess attending the various attempts of this
kind; and as the Gospel of our Savioltt is
eminently calculated to reconcile them to
their situation in the relation they sustain
to their owners, as well as to their God anti
Saviour, and make them happier in every
respect, your committee would suggest the
passage of the following resolutions :
Resolved. I hat the pastors and preach
ers throughout the State he requested to use
every expedient means to preach to the col
ored population in their respective fields of
labor, either on their plantations, or at an
hour designated for their particular benefit,
in their various churches.
Resolved,further. That all the minister
ing brethren be also requested to keep a
journal of their labors during the year, and
report to the Convention the result of their
labor among the colored population, to be
printed in our minutes.
W.U. Will ELDON, Chair’n.
Bishop. —The editor of the N. Y. Bap
tist Advocate copies the little article that
appealed in our paper, a few weeks since,
and adds the following temarks :
“While agreeing with the editor of the
Index in some of the forgeoing views, we
are of opinion that there are special and ve
ry forcible argiiuiHiits in favor of employ
ing the term “bishop,” as the usual desig
nation of pastors. The general abandon
ment of the term by other denominations,
has given to prelatisls a most manifest and
formidable advantage to which their misuse
of the term does not entitle them.”
The views us another excellent and ven
erahlebrother, North of Mason and Dixon’s
line, will be found in another column. We
are willing to reflect ail the light we cun on
this subject.
Ail Important Query.
Why does there still exist in out denom
ination, at this enlightened age, so much
ignorance in religious matters?
Many cutises co-operate in the produc
tion of this effect-—some of these are as
follows:
1. The gr at disproportion betweeen the
number of our ministers and the number of
our churches. Tins evil, we apprehend,
will continue to exist, until elders are or
dained in every church , as in apostolic
times, (See Acts 14.23—Tit, 1. 5.) and
this will probably not be done, so long as
our ministers will consent to serve from
four to sic churches.
2. The inadequate provision made for
the support nl the ministry. Many min
isters are compelled , on this account, to do.
vote themselves to some secular calling, in
older to obey the injection “Ftovidethings
honest in the sight of all men;” and conse
quently, they have it not in their power to
give instruction daily and from house to
house. They can only feed their flock
one day in seven—and perhaps only one
d.iy in thirty—and then give them only one
scanty meal. Gan you marvel that their
flocks are lank and lean ? We should mar
vel if they were otherwise.
3. Ministers do not present to their enn
giegations, as often ns they should, the du
ty of giving ‘‘attendance to reading.” (1
Tim. 4, 13.) arid adding to their faith anil
virtue, “knowledge;,’ (2 Pet. 1.5.) and,
consequently,
4. Our people do not led snfllcientlv the
importance of reading, in connection with
their bible, religious hooks and religious
periodicals.
Go to work, brethren, and remove these
hindrances to light, and if the spiritual ig
norance, of which you complain, does not
vanish, call again and we will point out oth
er hindrances of a secondary character.—
Those that we have named we consider
primary.
The Baptist Publication Society.
Brother Howell, in a late number of the
Baptist, expresses an apprehension that the
discussion about the Psalmist will injure the
Publication Society ; and thinks we could
not get on well without it—he thinks it
“indispensable” to the interests of the de
nomination. Wc think very differently,
and moreover think that tlterp is verv great
danger of its proving a curse instead of a
blessing, if it continue to pursue the course
which it has pursued within the last few
years. We will state some of the objec
tions to which we think it has rendered it
self liable.
1. It lias, in our opinion, evinced a dis
position to monopolize rights and to array
itself against individual efforts when it was
not likely to derive pecuniary benefit from
those efforts. For examples we refer to
the course it has pursued towards the edi
tors of the Baptist Library, rival papers that
have been stated at different times in Phil
adelphia, anti the Banner and Pioneer.
2. We think it has evinced, very clearly,
sectional preferences unfavorable to the
South and Southwest. 1. In the side
thrusts that have been made occasionally at
Southern interests, through the columns of
the Baptist Record, by former editors. We
exonerate from this charge the prpsent edi
tor and Rev. I. M. Allen, one of its former
editors. 2, By the silent contempt with
which they have treated propositions com
ing trom slaveholding Slates, to furnish pueh
publications as it was desired that the Soci
ety should issue. We will make specifica
tions, if desired hy the agent or the Socie
ty. 3 By the recent publication of Mr,
Peck’s pamphlet against Mr. Buck and ottr
self, and the entire disregard which they
have manifested to the call we made for in
forniation relative to the expense of that pub- !
heat ion. As we inquired in behalf of a re- :
spectable portion of the South, (who have
contributed liberally to the Society,) whe
ther the expense was defrayed by the So- !
eiety, as had been stated in one of our ex
changes, we consider their silence as dis
respectlul, not only to us, but to those in
whose behalf the cal! was made,
3. The Society, after the thousands of
dollars that have been given to it, have not
done half as much to circulate Baptist pub
lications as have enteiprizing individuals,
who have asked of us no gift, and subjected
us to no tax.
4. A portion of the funds contributed to,
the Society have been expended in support
ing a paper, by which the churches in Penn
sylvania are principally benefited. Why
should we be called on to sustain a papet
for Pennsylvania ? Do Pennsylvanians as
sist Virginia and Carolina, Alabama and
Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky in sus
taining their papers 1 If unable to sustain
a paper themselves let them unite with
neighboring Slates. We see no good rea
son why uur In nevolencc should lie taxed
to sustain their paper, while ours in the
South are left to languish for support and
not a Pennsylvanian will ,ift a little finger
to keep them from sinking into the grave of
oblivion.
We need and desire the publication and
circulation of standard theological works—
denominational and others, but of wot ks not
denominational we can obtain a suflicieney
from others as cheap (if not cheaper) as
Iron) the Society, without incurring the ex
pense of sustaining an expensive establish
ment. As to those that are strictly denom
inational we will only say, that if these works
arc really valuable, and are likely to bring
in a profit sufficient to cover tbe expense, j
not only of publication, but of agents,local
ami traveling, there are publishers enough
that would he willing to publish them on
their own responsibility, without requiring
the aid of donations IVotn the public. II
their circulation is not likely to be sufficient
ly extensive to cov r all expenses, it would
be folly to publish th.'lll.
For our part, we had lather original
works should be published by individuals
than by a so-eaHe.l benevolent Society , for
then one might express candidly his opin
ion of its merits or demerits, without ex
posing himself to the withering influence
of a monster, whose giant arms are capable
of swe ping over the country from Canada
to Mexico, and which move as they are im
pelled by the will of a lew—perhaps we
may say of one in Philadelphia. When an
individual issues a work, he expects that it
will lie subjected to severe criticism. The
Society has virtually said, through its a
gcuts, you are to bring up no objections to
works which we issue or adopt, as to do so
would he to rcjlect on our publishing com
mittee, and he that has the temerity to do
| that shall leel the weight of our displeasure,
i We will tax our treasury —or rather that of
j the denomination—if it he necessary, to put
j him down. We will publish pamphlets a
gaittst him and send out our agents to scat
ter them broadcast, throughout every region
in which his influence may he felt.
We have always, fill very’ recently, la
bored, to the utmost of our ability, to pro
mote the interests of the Society ; hut from
the time that its operations were enlarged,
we always had onr fears that it would, one
day or other, aspire to a monopoly and ex
ert an influence unfavorable to individual
enterprize. That day we think has come.
We had hoped, however, that it would have
one good effect—that it would tend to keep
down the price of religions publications ;
but in this we have been disappointed We
think it has rather tended to keep it up.—
i Look :tt the price of the Psalmist. See too
the proscriptive course pursued towards
those who have republished and sold stan
dard works cheaper than they have been in
the habit of selling them. We hope the
Society will do one of three things—either
place itself on an equal footing with private
publishers. Or return and confine itself to
its original limits. Or sell out to some Bap
tist publisher ami pay over the amount of
sale to the Am. and For. Bible Society.
We are in favor of a Publication Society;
hut we would have it based on difleient
principles and differently conducted from
the one in Philadelphia. We would have
it founded on the principle of a joint slock
company by individuals, and he so conduct
ed that our denomination shall not he held
responsible for any of its publications.
Notes on Collegiate Institutions.
The following notes wete made more !
than a year ago, and were suggested by the
report of the Faculty of the Alabama Uni
versity. from which copious extracts were
transferred to our columns, in the early
part of last year.
1. To the Faculty, principally, should
he committed the management of the inter
nal affairs of a College, for the following,’
amongst other reasons ; First, They are
most familiar with the operations of such
institutions, ate best acquainted with the
difficulties that are to be encountered, and
have the most favorable opportunities for
judging of the effects of any regulation that
may he introduced; and, Sicondly, They
are the men who are mainly held responsi
ble for the good or had character of the in
stitution with which they ate connected.—
Now, it appears to ns most manifestly un
reasonable and unjust, to hold a man re
sponsible for the effects of laws and regula
tions which he had no hand in forming, and
for measures which ite never recoin mended,
and which, perhaps, he never approved.—
It is true, if an institution is prosperous,
and acquires reputation abroad, many may
be found willing to lake the credit to them
selves. Trustees and their constituents
vie with each other lot the honor; but it
any thing adverse occurs, the constituents
throw the blame on the Trustees, and the i
Trustees on the Faculty, who are bridled
by their lans and must tamely submit to
be saddled 100 with the effects of others’
wrong doings, or be whipped out of their
stalls and left to graze outlie barren com
mons of a sterile world.
Inference. Trustees should not, with
out the most weighty reasons for it, rinse
to enact such laws as the Faculty recom
mend, or decline to repeal or modify such
as they request should be repealed or mod
ified.
2. However low an institution may be
reduced, by untoward circumstances,or the
mismanagement of others, a judicious Fa
culty, with the co-operation of the true
’ friends of licit institution, may eventually
elevate it to a respectable standing, provid
ed tile cuuses of ns depression are not suf
fered to remain as elogs in the wheel of its
operations. This lias been strikingly ex
emplified in the history of the
j University- It should be remembered,
however, that an uphill progress is much
more difficult tube made than a down lull
one ; and that an enemy may overthow in
a day, or an hour, a fabric, w liieli, to re
build, might requite the united and active
efforts of many friends for many years,
Alas ! how often is it that the wotld judges
j ol the ability ol a man by his power to
| pull down, rather than by his power to
buildup! He is the greatest man, in ns
estimation, who can destroy the fabrics ol
others with the greatest facility, even though
he may never have eviutd a capacity to
joint a beam or lay a brick.
3. Evil ever lias, and ever will result,
Irom lowering the requirements made of
those who would connect themselves with
a College, allowing students to pursue an it
rcgular course, or uniting the exercises
and discipline of a Grammar School with
those of a College. The testimony of the
Faculty of the Alabama University abun
dantly attests this fact We have met with
ignoiamuses in Society, who have been
members of a College Grammar School;
they enjoyed the reputation of having been
to v ollcge ; and we have heard them cited
its specimens of the production of the Col
leges with which, severally, they once had
a minimal connection. Occurrences of
this kind are not as rare assume may sup
pose. We are in favor of Colleges, and
of G fain mar Schools, too. of every grade;
blit deem it unwise to call things by other
| than their trite names, or to make one of
what are two in nature and should continue
two in name. VVe would not call a “Gram
mar School,” or even a “High School,” a
College.
4. Harmonious action and active co-op
eration in the different officers of an insti
tution are indispensably necessary toils
prosperity. This harmony, which can re
sult only from mutual confidence in each
others ability and integrity, should subsist
between tbe Faculty and the Board,as well
as between the several members of these
respective bodies: and nothing will tend
more certainly to inspire confidence in each
other, and induce harmonious action, than
foi each to move in his appropriate sphere
and attend to his own duties. As soon as
one encroaches on the prerogative of anoth
er, jealousy and distrust are excited, dis
cord is induced, and every evil work fol
lows.
5. Too much legislation is an injury to
a literary institution, as well as to civil and
r ligiotts communities. In some ol the
most distinguished and prosperous literary
institutions in our country, the Btianl of
Trustees meet regularly, as in the case of
the Alabama University, but once a year.
I his precludes the probability of excessive
legislation; fur it is no part of the duty of
Executive i-otnmitlees and acting Boards
to frame laws or enjoin measures. Their
peculiar province is to see that the laws and
measures adopted hy the body, from which
they deiive office,are piescrved unimpaired
; and are faithfully executed.
It may not be unnecessary to add, that
the above notes were made originally, and
are now published, without any special re
ference to the institution at this place, or
to any other. They are general in their
character, and are as applicable to Colleges
.in Canada as to the Univeisitv in Penlield.
A Abolitiou tendency of the Psalmist.
As our remarks on the tendency of the
Psalmist gave great umbrage to some of out
good brethren in Georgia, we give below
an extract from the Biblical'Recorder, bear
ing on the subject. We feel persuaded,
that when they shall reflect more coolly on
the subject, they will yet discover that we
were not so precipitate or prejudiced as they
at first supposed we were. One brother,
of great influence in a neighboring Slate,
whointrodneed thePsalmistintohis church,
has said, that if it were to be done over lie
would imt now do it. In the following ex
tract we omit a caustic allusion to our co
laborer of the Alabama (Baptist, as it is not
our wish to do either him or his paper an
injury,
THE PSALMIST.
W e believe that every abolitionist editor,
East, West, North and South, lias given us
a peppering with small shot, because we
did not recommend to “all both great and
small,” and in terms duly conformed to the
fashionable style of windy panegyric, the
above mentioned notable llyinnbook. * *
’ v * The Christian Ketlector, which
| happens at the present moment to be mis
i placed, and which we thereforecannotquote,
complains iti notes still mote peppery and
dolorous, of our attack oil the aforesaid hyrii
book. Ami even our wot thy friend ol'llie
Christian Secretary, as if smarting himself
liom same recent pique against us,declares
that we have “opened our battery upon the
poor defenceless Psalmist,” and have as
signed nothin!: “mure nor .ess than the piti
f"f !l nl contemptible reason that one of the
editors ol the book aforesaid is an abolition
ist,” <fce. This last asseveration, consid
ering the source whence it came, is pretty
spunky; and goes to show quite plainly,
that, tl we are not put upon the gridiron ev
ery time we refuse to recommend northern
books, it will not be because certain of our
wanting in good intent to put us
there.
The most diverting part of this matter is,
that, in the judgment of abolitionists them
selves, the simple announcement of the lact,
that (me ol the compilers is an abolitionist,
is a real disparagement to the book ! And
the next thing in order that strikes ns, is
the circumstance that these high lotted mor
alists should so sadly fall out with us, be
cause we did not impose on our readers, by
keeping back afact, which, they themselves
being judges, materially affect tile charac
ter and claims ol the said hook. This, we
presume, we are at liberty to receive as a
specimen of morality “of the very newest
and latest fashion.”
The statement to which we suppose rc
lerencs is had. and which seems to have
caused sin It a general erection of bristles,
is the following : “It was compiled by two
clevi-r brethren m Boston, one ol whom is
a strong abolitionist; whether the other be
ol the same school we have not learned,
though we rather guess that lie is.”
Is this statement true or not? If it is
not, lei it be denied. If it is, we rather
guess that abolitionists had as well “cease
their pother,” lest they make their cause
more disreputable than even the “Biblical
Recorder” lias made it.
Rock Mountain Baptist Association. —
Its Gib Session was held at Zion, Newton
00., commencing Sept. Bth,
“This body recommends to all the church
es, the propriety of estab isliing Prayer
Meetings and Sabbath Schools, in the
bounds bf all the churches; and further re
commends, that all the Pastors and Minis
ters try to impart the necessary instruction
to (liefi; Churches upon these subjects.”
The Circular is a well written article, on
“the design the Saviour had in establishing
his church in this world.” A subject which
merits a more frequent and carelul consid
eration titan it has piobably ever received
in our day.
Its Statistics. — Churches, 17; O. Min
isters, 7; Licenctates, 2; baptized 107, re
ceived by letter 83, restored 6, dismissed
120, excommunicated 8, died, G.—Total
1205. Rev. Geo, Daniel, Moderator, Eli
sha Mend, rson, Social Circle, Clerk.
liuplisl Family Library, Nos. 2 and 3,
containing a continuation ul Carson on the
M-Vile and subjects of Baptism, have been
teceived from the American Bible Publish
ing Society. Many may think this work tile
same with that which they may have in a
bound volume by Carson and Cox ; but we
can ass me them they will find, in this re
piiblicaiion, much more than is contained
in that volume. This work contains |<e
plies, in seperate chapters, to Mr. Biekers
telli, Dr. Henderson, the Congregational
Magazine, Dr. Miller, Mr. llall, Mr. Mutt
ro, Mr. Thorn, and two to Dr. Beecher.
Minutes of Kentucky Baptist Anni
versaries fur 1843.—These were received
a few weeks since, We gather from them
the following statistics :
Anti-mission Baptists in Kentucky in
1843:—Association, 17; Churches, 204;
Ordained Ministers, 82; Baptized 476;
Nett gain 95,- —Total number of members,
7,877.’
Missionary Baptists : Associations,
39; Churches, 025; O. Ministers, 202;
Baptized, 7,271 ; Nett gain 5,272; —Total
number of members 59,302.
I ulal of Missionary and Anti-mission
ary Baptists: —Associations 50; Church
es, 829 ; Ordained Ministers, 344; Bap
tized 7,749; Total number of members
07,179.
OTHER DENOMINATIONS IN KENTUCKY;
Presbyterians : Churches 127; O. Min
isters 70; Communicants 7,177.
Methodists : Preachers, Travelling,
148; Local, 379; Members, 50,168.
Romanists: Churches 40; Priests on
Missions 26, do. in various institutions 23,
Female Academies 11, number of mem
bers not known.
Episcopalians 19clergymen; 384 co
mmunicants.
Universalists . 4 Societies, 4 Preachers.
Unitarians, One Chinch.
Campbcllites and Cumberland Presbyte
nans-—Statistics unknown-
W e leave it from sources which claim our
beltel, that the Board of Foreign Missions
would not appoint a slaveholder as a mis
sionary. Such a decision would meet the
views of almost the entire communion of
the ffee States,— N. H. Rap. Reg.
Death’s Doings.
“The tall, the wise, the reverend head
Must lie as low as ours.”
Death has been busy in North Carolina
for a few weeks past. Four members elect
to the Legislature have recently paid the
great debt of mortality, to wit: Dr. Levi
Walker, of Cass well, Charles Bruinmell,
Esq. of Davidson ; James Harper, Esq. of
Greene, and Ransom Saunders, Esq. of
Johnston ; together with Owen B. Cox,
Esq. of Jones, arid Kedar Whitley, Esq.
of Johnston, both of whom were candidates
lor seats in the ensuing Legislature.
Death tt Bride. —A inost distressing
daatlt under the peculiar circumstances of
the case, look place on Saturday the 17th
August, in the township of Darling. It ap
pears that on Friday evening, Elizabeth
Cameron had been united by inarltage to a
person named Peter Barr, a farmer in that
township. That night was a night of joy
and gladness to the bridal party—music and
dancing was kept tip till 3 o’clock on Sat
urday morning, when the bride—who had
danced a good deal during the night—com
plained of illness and shortness of breath.
She gradually became worse, and the friends
who bad assembled to witness the marriage
ceremony, were also witnesses to its awful
dissolution by the grim hand of death.—
About 0.) o'clock that evening she breathed
her last, and those countenances which
beamed with joy and gladness the evening
before, were made sad—their laughter was
turned into mourning. The bride’s cake
was made with her own hands; hut little
did site think when doing so, that it would
lie used at her funeral, arid handed round
to those vsuy persons who had partaken of
it at her marriage festival, —yet so it was,
—and it was a melancholy reflection to them.
The young woman, ive are told, was not in
good health, and bad been consumptive for
sometime previous toiler death.— Bathurst
Courier.
“Those Nazarenes sang hymns to
Christ,” said Pliny. We titanic him for
recording the fact.
Plunder of Friends in (lreal Britain.
—The yearly epistle of the Society of
Friends in Great Britain for 1814, says:—
“The amount of the sufferings ol otir
members in the support of our. testimony
against ecclesiastical demands, including
the expenses of distraint, i9 upwards of
eleven thousand one hundred pound!!,” or
over $55,000. This is tl re plunder which
tite English State Church makes in one
year from the Friends alone. It plunders
all dissenters in the same style.
Episcopal Convention. —The triennial
Convention of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States commenced
its session on Wednesday morning. 2d
mst., in St. Andrew’s church, Philadelphia.
At the appointed hour twenty-two Bishops
in their robes entered the church, ami
kneeled around the chancel. Bishop Chase,
the senior Bishop presided. The discourse
hy Bishop Ives of North Carolina, was
founded on the text Isaiah v. 19. The
subject— The struggle of Sense agaist
Faith,
The Army of the United States. —The
militia force ol the several States, armed
and equipped for service, amount to one
million, seven hundred and forty-nine thou
sand and eighty-two! of wit ch one mill
ion, three hundred and eighty-three are in
fantry.
North Carolina School Fund. —The
nett ol this fund for the year ending Sept.
Ist, 1844, is $92,027,71. Only two coun
ties have refused to adopt the system. —
VV’liat kind of inhabitants can they have ?
Educate your children, and give them the
Bible, ami the Republic is safe.
Valuable Immigrants. —A Liverpool
paper slates that a large number of Culviu
tstie M thodists, (a thousand or more,)
from Carnarvon and Anglesey, are prepar
ing to emigrate to this country, with a view
ol forming a community on the banks of
the Mississippi.
Drunkard's Shalt Not Murry. —The
government of the principality of Walden,
in Germany, have given public notice that
no licence to marry will hereafter be giatii
ed to any individual who is addicted to
drunkenness; or if having been so, lie
must exhibit full proofs that be is no lon
ger a slave to this vice.
The Trustees of Uuionlowu College,
Penn., Imve offered it to the Baptists, pro
| vuled they will maintain a regular college,
with three professors. At the late meeting
of the Moiiorigaliela Baptist Association,
the acceptance of the offer was unanimous
ly recommended, and a committee, con
sisting of Rev. Messrs. Sltadrach, Tizdel,
Williams, and Estep, were appointed to j
conduct correspondence on the subject.—
Ihe offer was regarded as a Providential
opening that ought by all means to be im
proved.—Cross and Journal.
Served him right. —Bro. Alfred Bennett,
who lias spent a few days in the western
part ol this Stale, relates the following as a
fact:
One of these mistaken brethren (a Mil
’.erite) said to his wife, 1 am resolved to
work no more; 1 think it wrong to gather
any more of the Iruits of the earth.” The
next morning he arose mid walked abroad
to meditate. Reluming, lie asked his wife
if she had breakfast ready. She said, *No.’
‘But,’ he asked, ‘are you not going to get
any?’ Site answered, ‘No ; lor,’said she,
‘you say it is not your duty to work, and if
it is not your duty, it is not mine ; and if
the fruits of the earth may not be gathered
in, they may not be cooked after they are
gathered. lam resolved to submit with
you to the will of God, and abide the con
sequences.’ lie walked out again, and af
ter a while he returned and said to his wife,
‘lf you will go and get me some breakfast,
I will go to work/
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
Rev J M Davis $5 Jan 44 ; A t)ickin
son $lO Jan 45 ; J E Brown $5 Oct 48;
Benj Molt, P T Willis, and Jno Way 2 50
each, to June 45 ; AH Anderson $5 Oct
46; Hez Evans and Geo W Brewer 2 50
each tri Oct 45 : Mrs E M Raiford 84 Jan
45; Mioajah McGee $2 May 46; E Wood
$5 July 47 ; N Barnett $5 June 47 ; Win
Monctief 2 50 Nov 45; J Ilearn 2 50
Sept 45; Rev J Harris, jas Cartledge, R
Davie, Rev W P Steed, G II Elicit. EliO
Kendrick, J A Durham, Jno Wilkins, Wm
Cliett, Jno M Hall and Sterling’ Edwards,
each 2 50 Nov 45 ; Miss Caroline E Hunt
Mrs B Skinner, Thos Skinner, RevC Col
lins; A 1, Zachery, Dr H Neeson, Geo
S auk, Felix Shank, Jno Cole. Jos Jack
son. Amanda Safford, L 1, Andrews, E 11
Borders, J G Milner, Hartwell Jackson, J
II Goss, each 2 50 to Oct 45 ; Jno Skinner,
J T S Park, Win Dallas, S Crump, Rev
J Q West, each 2 50 Jan 46, Win Yar
borough Dec 45 ; J Lockhart 2 50 Oct 44,
Lll Clark sll Oct 44 ; F C Armstrong
$5 Jan 46, Wm R Cox 2 50 .May 45;
J J Pearce, S II Willis each 2 50 Mar 45;
M II awes, Mrs Ann Wilson, each 2 50 to
Jan 45; Jno Rhodes 2 50 Nov 44; Jas
Arnold 2 50 Aprl 45; Mrs Mary Wcihorn
2 50 Sept 45; I, G Steed 2 50 Mar 46;
Rev W L Tucker for Job Gresham 2 50
Sept 44, Win T Howard 2 50 July 45;
Thos H Hawkins 2 50 June 44 ; Jno
Bentley $5 Sept 45.
APPOINTMENTS
Rev. Tito’s. Dawson will preach Tues
day aftei the iih land’s day in October at
Vans Creek; Wednesday, Bethel; Thurs
day, Friendship; Friday, Newfonl ; Sat
today and Sunday, Union : Monday,
Goshen ; Tuesday, Lincolnton ; Weduss
day Double Branches ; Thursday. Kiokee ;
Friday, Grove; Saturday, Aberdeen; Lords
Day, Aftican Church.
PROTRACTED MEE I INC.
A protracted meeting will commence at
Rocky Creek, Burke Cos., five miles South
of Waynesborougli on Fiiday befote the
first Lord’s day in November next. Our
brethren and friends generally are invited to
attend, and we call most earnestly upon
our ministering brethren to come up to the
Itplp of tli 3 Lord.
Done bv o’rilei of the Church,
JOSEPH POLHILL, Mod’r.
Oct 5, 1844.
THE SUN BURY ASSOCIATION.
Will hold its annual meeting with ihe
Baptist Church in Darien, commencing on
Thursday the 11/A day oj November at
11 o’clock, A. M.
Ministers and brethren of othpr Associa
tion arc affectionately invited to attend,
Delegates and visitors are requested to
call on the undersigned who will direct them
to their lodgings,
The Cluifclies are reminded of the fol
lowing resolutions of the last meeting, and
requested to act upon them, arid report (his
year.
Resolved, That the rhufi-hes composing
litis body lie earnestly requested to revise
their records of members, and to send to
its next annual meeting an accurate return,
and also to distinguish between their white
and colored members.
Resolved, That our churches be reques
ted to stale the specific amount raised for
benevolent purposes, and that their contri
butions for Foreign Missions he forwarded
through the Association to the Georgia
Baptist Convention, so as to entitle us to a
representation in that body, and that our
Treasurer he directed to pay to the Execu
tive Committee of the Convention all a
momits received for Foreign Missions.
wm. ii. Mclntosh, crk.
Darien, Oct. 1 1844.
FEMALE l NS’ I’ IT U f M
BUS, GA.
t'eaciiKrs.
Rev. Thomas IT. Slade, A. 11, Principal.
Mrs. Ann J. Slade, A
Miss Janet Fl. Slade, h Assistants.
Miss Mary L. SLade, j
classes and studies.
The Institute is divided into four Class
es : Ist, or Senior Class; 2d. or Junior
Class; 3d Class, and 4th Class. Pupils
will lie required to remain in each Class du
ring the Scholastic year, and to stand an ap
proved examination on the Studies of each
Class, before they can be admitted into the
next higher.
To enter into the 4th Class, the candi
date must he well prepared on the funda
mental rules of Arithmetic, and possess a
general knowledge of Geography and
Grammar.
Studies of the Fourth Class.—Spell
ing, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, Geog
raphy, English Grammar and Composi
tion.
Studies of the Third Class. —Spelling,
Reading, Writing, Grammar, Arithmetic
concluded, Algebra Commenced, use ol
Globes, Ancient Geography and Com
position.
Studies of the Second Class.—Read
ing, Spelling, Writing, Algebra, Geome
try, Chemistry, History, Botany, Rheto
ric, Grammar and Composition.
Studies of the First Class. —Moral
and Mental Philosophy, Natural Philoso
phy. Astronomy, Mineralogy and Geolo
gy, Botany, History, Logic, Grammar
and Composition.
S® I ”Languages taught in extra Classes.
The Scholastic year (t ill commence Mon
day, 30th .September, and end about the
middle of July, when there will be a public
examination.
RATES OF TUITION —HALF IN ADVANCE-
Tuition, Scholastic year, SSO 00
Music, (Piano and Vocal,) 50 00
“ (Vocal,) 500
Drawing, Painting and Embroide
ry, per annum. 24 00
Embroidery alone, 10 00
Contingent Expenses, 2 Off
Board per month, (candles, wash
ing and towels excepted.) 10 00