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Alabama ‘Baptist State Convention.* This body assembled tat the Baptist church in Marioii on Saturday, the lGih qlt.,! at 11 o’clock, A. M. • ‘‘The Introductory Sermon, in the absence 1 of tliose appointed last year, was .by brother A. G. McCraw. The President taking tlie Chair, tiie names Delegates, about eighty in number, .were recorded. Proceeded to the organization of the Con vention. by the emotion of officers ; the in cumbents ol last yeas wcre.re-elccled except trie treasurer. Appointed the usual committees. The Report of. the Howard Institution was read—referred to the committee on ed- ucation. customary invitation being extended rominislering bieilireu and corresponding members, brethren J. O. Keeney of Missis sippi, VV. K. Posey of Georgia, and sever-! al Alabama brethren, took their seats with the body. On Saturday night, the Rev. Dr. Manly j preached to a large congregation. The pul pit ol the Baptist church was occupied iu i the morning by brother S. Henderson, in j accordance with the appointment of last year, who delivered u discourse on mis sions. The subsequent collection amount red to about SBS. In the afternoon, brother I*.. Baptist preached a sermon preparatory to the celebration of the Lord's Supper.— Brethren Keeney and McCraw officiated at the table. The communicants crowded the entire body ol the house, and the season was sweetly solemn and impressive. On Sabbath night, brother Manly deliv ered a discourse on the //< (til-ship ts Christ, iu the course of which he introduced the subject ol Efforts for the Religious Instruc tion ol the colored Population, in Alabama. I his was an earnest, argumeutive and pa- UlClic lUJUV l, t tl^^hn y ( f; j; --- ,V s : “musters, natives of the fSoutn, tor “no slaves who are remote from towns, and are almost entirely cut ..If from the ordinary means ol grace. The speaker solemnly 11111111 t:i 111 fI i tlie* ri<r 1 1 f 1...1.1 .1 _ iiu iii mi nod tin; right to hold nlaves, as t*. cured by the Bible in both the Old and New I estainein, and thus carefully guarded the •■.authority of masters, while from considera •ttons ol duty, benevolence, and expedien cy, lie warmly and alfeetingly urged the claims ol the quarter of a million of the des titute,,, our own bounds. During portions Os tills discourse, few were the eyes which could reliant from tears. On Monday morning, the Convention inel Presbyterian church. The Ro poitol the Conesponding Secretary was read and appropriately referred. A Query respecting the religious instruc iton ol slaves being sent up from the Tus- j kaloosa church, it was referred to a special I emnumtee, consisting „f |{. Manly, E. 8ap h.,,1 ‘ K " lf * r ’ W - i "' (l H. Tab 1 . “j, I Ins committee subsequently report- 1 •and a Preamble and Reso,utious which will no found m another place. I r’V e "u ‘n as rercived ,ro ‘” OUT venerable orothor William Jc/ ■- g.i. enclosing one thousand dollars—two hundred for llio benefit of Theological slu 'lciiis in the Howard College; two hundred ; -for the distribution of the scriptures in for* oign lands, and six hundred for the spread ol the Gospel in Burundi. The Trustees of the Judaon Female In stitute presented a Report. This document speaks of the Institution as more prosper ous than at any former period. The pres ent number of students is 140. A revival of leligiou in tho Institute has resulted in the hopeful conversion of about twenty young ladies. Delegates were appointed to the Georgia, I i, sstssippi, and Tennessee Baptist Stale ‘-'ouvomions. . T'!? r,,n,,5 , s ent up from the Cahawba As- j e ualioi, am the Oak.nulgee church, to be ppl.ed for ,ho llie Jogital students in (ho Accepted the Report of iim on the St-iii. ~r i> >■ Com/niirePl upon the Mintttes’thefr”! The of the ComunUee- on Edu catjoji, alludes to the loss of the building of the Howard Institution by fire, and com mends the energy of the Trustees in raising the erection of anew edifice.— that about SSOOO are wanting to lie amount ncedcd|to consummate the the commutereenmmeud that! iinrnecWiie measures be taken to raise that sum The expediency of laising the Theolo gir.al fund to $25000, was referred, for the j present, to the Trustees. The formation of a State Education So- j ciety, with auxiliaries, was recommended, j The report on Foreign Missions submit-; j ted the following resolution, which was ; I unanimously adopted : Resolved. That all churches, associations and other religious societies connected With I thm body, be earnestly solicited'") redouble their efforts to aid in spreading the gospel iu Foreign lands, and to send up to its next meeting whatever pecuniary assistance the 1 Lord of the harvest may put into their hearts to afford to so great and holy a cause. At this stage of the proceedings, the j committee on the debt of the Convention. ! (due to Agents for raising the Theological ! fund,) liaving recommended that said debt | be liquidated by the voluntary contributions j of the delegates present, llm members gen erally came forward, and freely giving va rious sums, from 10 to SIOO, as each had j ability, the entire nmout, about $llOO, was speedily raised. The Convention nmv owes not a dollar, and it will be the policy of the Executive Board, as well as of the body itself, to keep entirely clear of all in cumbrances in future. A Constitution for a State Education So ciety was submitted, approved, and order ed to he published with the Minutes. After the usual votes of thanks, adjourn ed nine die. — Jlla. Baptist. aicommu uaim,h mate lonvcniioit. The Baptist containing the report of the proceedings of this body lias not been re- ceivod at our office. Through the kindness °l l,r - TLigg “’ e •'re permitted to make the following extracts from the paper received by him. The first relates to our relations with the North. PREAMBLE AND RFSOLUTIOXS. It her tus, the holding ol property iu Af i i lean Negro slaves has for some years cx j cited discussion, as a question of morals, j between different portions of the Baptist J denomination united iu benevolent enter-, prise ; and by a large portion of our bretlP roii, is now imputed to the'slaveholders in these Southern and South-western States as a sin, at and disqualifying : 1. Resolved, by tlm Convention of the Baptist Denomination in the State of Ala bama, that when one patty to a voluntary compact among Christian brethren is not willing to acknowledge the entire social e quality with the other, as to all the privil eges and benefits of the Union, nor even to retrain li-win impeachment and annoyance, united efforts between such parlies, even in the sacred cause ol GhrfSfian benevo lence, cease to be agreeable, useful or proper. f- 3 - Resolved, That our duty at this cti- j sis requires us to demand from the proper outhoiities in all those bodies to whose funds we have contributed, or with whom j wo have in any way been oonnec el,t ie I distinct, explicit avowal, that slaveholders j are eligible, and entitled, equally with non- i slaveholder, to all and im I umiiiticw of (hair SUVCIdI iKiiwnt, ( <ll its L*Jf* I pecially to receive any agency,, mission or ! | other appointment, which may fall within I [ the scope of their operations or duties. 3. Resolved, That to prevent a gradual; j departure from the principles of thurch-iu- j ! dependence, and the assumption, by Socie- j tics. Boards or Committees, of the inalien able rights of the churches, as well as to i prevent the recurrence of difficulties in fu- j llure, this Convention do hold, that in all /those Conventions, Societies or Boards of /which we may be a constituent part, when* lever the competency or fitness of an hide I vidual to receive an appointment is unde/ I discussion, if any question arises affecting ‘ his morals, or his standing in fellowship as j a Christian, such question should not bfc j disposed of to the grief of the party, with j out ultimate appeal to the particular church of which such individual is a member—as ; being the only body on earth authorized by the Seiiplures, or competent, to consider and decide this class of cases. 4. Resolved, That the President and J Secretary of (his body he a commilte to transmit copies of this preamble and these | resolutions to those bodies Ibr whose tieas ; uries any of the funds, new in fiend or ! i heieiifter to fie received, may i-e designed i j—ami to call their attentioq expressly to , i “ur second resolution that, should any ; i responses he received, the President oltliis ! Convention shall call together the officers I -and directois -hereof,\by a notice in the 1 Alabama Baptist, inserted at least thirty - days previous to the time of meeting; that i “ majority of these persons, or eight in ‘ I tiuintiei, shall he a quorivu for business ; j and the quorum, or a majority! of them, shall decide whctliq- (| le s; , ltl J. I! ncys.Wanv portion of lhein,haU be for l the bodies lor whom’ t | le y were I! designed cSrbc held until the new meetiii.r i Lid this liodySsubject lobe reclaimel ot vc- ‘ [7- appropriated V i|„, dono. I ‘ ; K-'s'-l' l '■Va’.so, ugm I of-.. 1 \ : I ~l %. mui 1 u . ! Religious lustructioii of Slaves. ’I he suggestions connected with the fol lowing resolutions are offenJtjfrqfr'flH? editor of the Alabama them equally resdlmtons tS the at tention of our readers. -v. On Tuesday night, the Committee on The moral ana instruction of slaves presented the following resolutions, which were adopted unanimously : ,L Resolved, Thai this Convention do solemnly recognize the ihity of using all i practicable anil legal metlifds for comnnfrS cating religious instruction, orally, to tile, people of color within our borders , ai*J finding more than a quarter Ufa millionW ; them within the limits of Alabama, we-ffcl it to be our duty, to provide for their mK*l ! and religious i rile tests. /jpg’ 2. Resolved, That in the absence sufficient fund, at present, for employing j agents or missionaries exclusively in tnis field, we affectionately urge all the Mir|f* ! lets of our denomination in the State,* 0 impart moral am) religious ‘iiisuuctiijpr* o far as may be in their power. , We suggest to engage iu this good work, Especially ’{£*- tors and preachers, that with the coiffi rence of the owners, they colored people, in no very great alone time or place, on the plantalioiff < ’ r at the churches, as may be convenient, T' J I -adapt discourses especially to them; t|/ at they pray andssing with them, and eiidej v_ or to guide them into the way of hejv**- We furthersuggesl 1o our brethren^ 0 urge upon tnjbwners of large mi mb cry"! them, or a few owner's together, to mge e in the erection of suitable houses to Lccrju* module them iu worship, on the plauiutiof s > i or in convenient situations; so as nqiT°i produce uniioyaiiety|ijVhe neighbor*, l° r lead into lemptatiiMDiy llm assembla^ 0 ! |,,r e<* Miufbcrjyf tlJTiii together, or fat ff 01 their as w e cannot doulj j ,al intelligent masters, with the lights rienee before lß_#in,\u i1 i regard the c.itio i otasyunißreligious instruction arfl| truest moauf/icieiit jJfce. as lendingjjpffig greatest utility i* re ’ b' aril t 0 therefore the rHF Ia ” hie ex l 0 the rnaintenaiij/ °* such itmrUiLon for their slaves, aixjff e ” weird jl.ieuu|£ier_s who may Libor for t™ 1 * w e qpggesWo oorM-lhrcii to inqtiitq *. u( * who, and liuw many, will ba big (mjuigagc in the good work of pi I**l - lotTlio spiritual wants of their s| ’ us ’ •ih what situations and to what extent! lM(J ’ finally, we suggest, that our hrethnjP ce l‘ a tegular jmirnal ol every proceeding!) e ’ vent, ol all they do or fail to do, of glf'Eat seems possible to bo done, ol any e| 01lr ’ agenient anil hindrance, and of all aj len ’ tic information. on this subject; and |i alic report to the next ineetiug of this Cfc n * lion. W t 3- Resolved, I hat our brethren J ravis, I albird, Battle, Henderson, “ Junes, Do Votio, Brown, and L. B.JrfV 0- °e a cciiinnm,,,, r ""*? irieCTWHTtTg year whirr relation to ihisrsub jccl, according to the foregoing suggestions, or as may seem to them practicable of ex pedient: that either individually or united ly ikey make report to this body, atom- J next meeting; anil that this body will Ten i appropriate an entire evening, or somasuf i ticient portion of time, to hear and reciive such reports and communications, vebal j or written, as may thou be presented, mil j will cause suitable pot lions of them ti be ’ nuldishad. 1. /iV,)&/„,• / 1 liat the amount of mi icy sent up by the l‘.. 8 U a | oos< , church for Iris object, be retained It, *(• hands of .he I reasurcr of tins Convention, to the basis of a fund to carry out the spei ified in the preceding resolutions. ■!(. From the Religious Herald, Baptism of u Fcdobaptist Minister. * Ilro. Sands; —On yesterday, it was' n, . v privilege to baptise in the Baptist chord 1 1)1 Lynchburg, Mr. David Shaver, minister ol the Methodist Protestant church of our town, during the present year. His news have undergone a thorough change, with regard to the mode and proper suhjec.s of I baptism. Previous to It is baptism,, he picacliod on the great commission ofoui Saviour, found in Matt, xxvtii. 18, 13, 20. In the morning, lie discussed tiic mode, showing ilia* immersion is the only mode —die only Christian baptism. And at the close ol'his sermon, he submitted to that 1 imposing oitlinance, in the presence of a , crowded and weeping audience. At night, jhe continued the discussion before a large ! assembly, by showing that infant sprink ! *|ng is ; 1 ordinance of mail ; and that be -1 icvers are the only proper subjects ofchris ; tian baptism. You can hardly imagine our feelings, j while we listened” ton Pedobaptistminister, ! 111 a Baptist church, renouncing his errors, and pointing the people, whom he had heretofore falsely instructed, to the ways of truth and righteousness. I can but hope that it is the dawning of a brighter day for the Baptist cause here. That this noble example set by our brother, may be follow ed by others, is my sineere desire nml earn est prayer. Surely is mighty >m.l will - \: ■i:. jgrfß Sliavet be kind enough to furnish me with the causes which led to the change of his views, with his consent, you shall have them for publication. Yours affectionately, JAS, C. (,’LOPTON. Lynchburg, Nov. 11th, 1844, STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. flVe copy from the last number of (he Temperance Banner, the following brief 1 sketch of the proceedings at the late meet ing oi the Convention.j On the forenoon of Thursday, lire 21st instant, the Temperance Convention met, pursuant to appointment, iu the Baptist Church, at Forsyth. James Spear, Esq., of Upson, was called to the Coair; and H. H. Tucker, of Mon roe, aud D. Evans, of Talbot, appointed Secietaries, lor the organization of the jLkmvention. jFrom the inclemency of the weather, marine! the Delegates, appointed from the various parts of the State, were prevented attending : about lorty were present —and, 1 after enrolling their names, and constituting the Convention in form for business, pro feel lied to appoint various Committees. rim Committee, for tile nomination of I Officers for the Convention, advised that tlie acting ones be continued, as the choice ol the body, fir tlie term; which report was adopted. Night session.— Addresses delivered by H . VV. Fiiomas, and D. it.vans, of Talbot, and Rev. C'has. R. Jewett, of Macon ; and six signatures obtained to tlie Pledg-. triday, the 22nd.—A Constitution and , Lavs were adopted for tlm government of ‘bo Convention at its present and future sessions. In pursuance of one ol its pro visions, an election took place for President aud one Vice-Piesident, from each Con- gressional District, as follows: President—Col. Jos. H. Lumpkin, of Lexington. Vice-Presidents.— Ist Dial., Jo* C'um ming, Esq.—Savannah; 2nd Di*!., G. M. Dudley, Esq.—Sumpter; 3rd Dat., Rev. Seneca G. Bragg—M icon ; 4th Dis'., Dr. A. Means—Covington ; otli Dial., Rev. W. D. Cowihy—Cave Spring; 6ili Dist., As. berry Hull—Athena ; 7th Dist., Rev. B. M. S niders—Peiilield; Bth Dist , Rev. W. I‘. Brantly—Augusta. Corresponding Secretary—Janus H ir per, E-q.—Augusta. Recoiding Secietaries—Dr. E. C. Law rence— Feufield ; H. H. Tucker—Forsy th. Treasurer—B. Brandy—l’enlield. A Circular Address, from the Committee i appointed for that purpose, will appear in I ilie iinnua! orator, appoinl- I ed loiyrlj” next TTmVvSitnqji, to meet at M i ! the 4ili of.June next, will bo >n . j as'soon as the Committee, for that purpose, reports. H o hero niffy aim at an abstract, and piomisc a mure lull report ol the proceed ing* hnixafier. At the concluding, session of the 22 ad, addresses ivi re deli vert and by Rev. C. I-. Sturgis, Rev. H. I’biuizeeof Momoe, V- Cargill l , Esq., „| Bmts, VV. VV. Thomas, Esq., ol 1 albol; and thirteen signatures obtained. We present our reader* tlie following Re port to tlm Convention: v [REPORT.] I Ire Uuinuiiltee, to whom was referred ’ n’- ‘-Thl-ojlmMlio.a el the best means of pro- S<||g|g tfje Temperance Publications in dm following report: is ‘‘'dispensable, in order to promote the ca,v e o| - Temperance, that one . Ui ‘ kiod t t |Vicienily sus !’ u,ld ’ 11,31 ;W may be done, they reconinieml the friends of tliO'c- , ” lo con- j ceillrate their patronage upon one pulm. ■ lion. The Couimittee feel equally friendly to the two Temperance Papers now published in the Slate, and regiet lo be compelled lo make a distinction between them —but they are forced to Tim conclusion, that the Tem perance Banner can be most successfully I sustain, and, from die fact that it is the cheap est publication of tho two. If it be not an inti vis lo ii upon ground upon which they are forbid to tread, they would advise the union of die two papers, upon such terms as may be agieed on by their respective proprietors. They think this course advisable, for the purpose ol concentrating the support of the Iriemls of Temperance upon one paper, which shall bo recognised as their orgau and - common channel of conimMnicalion through out the Slate—thereby giving it greuter . ffi ciency, and extending its influence. _ They learn, with regret, that tho Temper ance Banner lias hitherto been published with loss to the proprietor—and that, unless are made to sustain it, it day of January next, at which lime anew volume will commence. p——— PENFIELD. FRIDAY, DECEMBER ‘6, 1544. The expenses of our establishment a inouut to between S6O aud S7O per week. It our subscribers will bear this in remem brance (hey may always ascertain, by re. ferring to onr weekly receipts, whether we aie diminishing oi adding to our old scores, whether we are desponding at a view ofour prospects or rejoicing. Minutes of Associations Wanted. VV e would once more respectfully urge our friends—especially those in S. Caroli na, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip pi, Louisiana and Arkansas to send us co pies of minutes for 1844. All that are not named below are wanted-—We have re ceived and noticed minutes of the follow ing associations:— lfashington, Central, IVeslern, Surepla, Hehoboth, Mountain, Georgia, Jlppalachte. Coosa, Salem Uni ted Baptist, Hephzibah, Flint, United Baptist. In Alabama, Liberty iu the Eastern part, Liberty in N, Ala. Union, Tuscaloosa,’ Bethlehem, .llabumu. Iu Virginia, Portsmouth. Rappahan nock, Dover, Shiloh. We have also received, and will notice hereafter, Minutes of the Reedy Creek As sociation, S. C. and of the Oakmulgee (the greater) Ga. Edgefield, S. C. Communications. —One or two commu nications are neressarily deferred to make room for the proceedings n| the Baptist Convention in the Stale of Alabama. Ordination*. J. S. Bledsoe was solemnly set apart to the Gospel Ministry, at Carmel Church, I Newton co., on the 13th of July, 1841. j Rev. David Cook preached the Sermon, i Rev. Vr in. B. Richards conducted the ex umi .ution, and made the Ordination Pray er - Rev. 1. U. VV ilkes gave the charge, | f, inl Rev. Henry J,. Graves presented tlie Bible. Jesse M. Carter was ordained also at Carmel on the 2l)tli Novembei, 1844. Elder Win. B. Richards conducted the i examination, Jesse 31. Carter preached the j Sermon, Elder VV in. D. Rii hards gave the charge, Rev. T. U. Wilkes made the pray er, Elder J. S. Bledsoe presented the Bible, and Elder Henry E. Graves led in giving the right hand of fellowship. Tlie Right Hand of Fellowship. An article on tins “subject yvTTT lie found in to-days paper, from our venerated bto., Rev. I,tike Robinson. VV e are always pleased to have our lathers in the elitmdi— ami especially our Ethers in the ministry express their views on subjects affecting the faith or practice of Baptist Churches whether we agree with them in opinion or not. It will be seen that b:o. R. dissents from the views recently expressed by bro. Stillwell relative to the proper time for ex tending the right hand of fellowship; and, COHSenilPntlj* -■••** ,l ~-|* , voutu flisu by bro. Fleming iii out last number. As there are two opposed to the views of bro. Robinson, we deem it expedient for us to remain neutral in the coutroi-eisy dial may grow out ol this subject. We commend the spirit which our brother evinces, to those who take opposite views, as worthy ol imitation ; and are truly grateful to find our views relative to the exclusion of mem bers sustained by one whose acquaintance with the scripture, and the usages of our | ‘ h are so great „f father Rob inson. The Editor —Our Paper—ltsfa liea- W e have received several comm le _ tions from brethren, in different lative to our resigning our office, and 1 ing themselves lo renewed effort in of the Index, if we continue our roimfci with it: for all which vvu fed truly iHgij ful. To these brethren we would H§§ | few things. | 1- W e did think at the end of the year, but have made J gag-emeut with our Executive Comil to serve them another year. Bred! pray for us, that we may receive grace wisdom from on high. “We are human liable to err. I t ' m °</ie r y. ilope ’ of the J”- ■■■< ,e *"•■ ‘ //! i - I | pears to us to be certain. They should re member, however, that we have a long list of exchanges, nonpaying subscribers, (in digent ministers) and setibers, who actually pay nothing. They die insolvent, oi move off.no one knows where, and leave us—minus theirsubscrip tion sot many years ! The Convention has : probably lost enough, by delinquent sub ! seribers, to pay all their debts and sustain the paper one year. The loss in an indi vidual case may be small, but the aggre \ S a/e is astonishingly large. Brethren, send us no subscriber who expects to meet with nothing objectionable in our paper, unless lie pays for one year in advance. Such of- ten stop before the year is out, without pay ing arrearages and become hostile to us and your paper. Evenpaying subscribers, win) are intolerant, and mote disposed to cavil at the bad than to commend the good, are not desirable. One such often does us more injury than a dozen non-paying sub scribers, or a host of hostile non-subscri- I btrs. VV hilesuch profess to be our friends, i (and on that score claim the right to com ’ plain) they often prove our most formidable enemies. In these remarks we have no al ! lusion to any particular persons—we de sign them to be general. Os our subscri bers generally —taking them as a whole— we may well say, they are as kind and for bearing as ever an editor need wish to have. Cliristiau Politician.” TV tire editor of this paper we would say, | Biat his objection to remarks of ours, based | l, P°” t hs permission of polygamy in days |of old, was anticipated and most conclu sively answered by “A Baptist Minister,” in one of his articles nn Slavery. Thesearti j l ies are being republished iu pamph et form, to gratify tlie wishes of many persons who have called lor their republieution. When through the press we will send our quon dam fellow traveler a copy, should nothing ! prevent. The Scriptures, which he has kindly transferred to his pages for ourspe cial benefit, we admit have folly as much I faring on the subject of slavery as on the subject al fruit-eating. Were wo to see j Dr. Brisbane gnawing a luscious apple, it is very likely we might feel a wish that he j had given it to us; therefore we should nev* ci eat an apple, according to Ur. B.’s inter pretation ol Matt. 7r 12 and other passages ol scripture, Imt should give all that ue are j tot lunate enough to obtain to him—or some ! one else. .1 Good Response. —A colored giil, a ; slave, was liaptiz.il and received into the fellowship nf the Baptist Church al Bethes , da, in this county, at its last monthly uieeD I ‘ u o- Oi) being asked, after she bail related i Iter experience, whether she loved sinners now, she replied piomplly and without the slightest hesitation, ‘T love their souls but 1 don t love their ways-” Seme people think we must be an enemy it we condemn j t l |f '‘i views or practices. Such may learn a useful lesson liuut the response of this i young slave-. Mutilation of D’Aubiguc. A great outcry has been raised against tlte American Tract Society it —- mg a small portion of D’Aubigue's Histo ry of the Reformation, which, it was thought, would be objectionable to smile of the denominations uniting in that Society. As the Society did not aitempt to conceal the fact of their having suppressed some passages, hut stated it in their introducto ry notice, we do not see that they have violated any right or moral principle. It is somewhat singular, that some persons who scruple not to suppress portions of hymns and mutilate others, without giving the • reader mjL.AU{m^ ! S^ ■T* ,n *• Y - C E t c ™-