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Thr Place pf Bsrtiag Fixed.
‘ftv request, wo preface the followinir; |
fnmtiiurtiratinn of our Executive Commit- .
tee with :i liriof statement ofilto scries of 1 .
facts width have i< il to their ‘action in lilc |
Tiro Alabama (Jonrention. nt its las! ses
sion, was induced, by events of recent <•.(*- ‘
currence, In pass a seiics of resolutions, in !
ouo ot v. liinli (In y require.!, us n comlilinn
on which t'noir fumls should lie paid over to
t!m 15. in ids al tip* North, a distinct avowal
as to tin; eligibility of slaveholder* “-In all
t't.i privilege* and immunities of their seve
rni train.:.s, and especially tn receive any i
agency, mist'd in, or other appointment j
which may fill witliin the scope of their
operations and iliiiias.” ’i'n tins tlic Bap
tist ji ian! n| Foreign Missions replied at
smi ■ ■ ;ioI!t. (See oni . .n. II . —(:i their
reply, they slate explicitly: “if, hnwevei.
any ortc should oil’ r himself a* a niissioca- ’
ary, having slaves, and shotthl insist on re-1
laining llicm as his properly, we could not
appoint lii.ii, (> i• tilin') is m . tain, we van I
never he a party I ran ai r nigcment which i
would imply approbation of flavorv
Oa llio receipt of lhe Circular of lltc.i
Hoard in 1! talon, I ;e Hoard of (lie lirgin
i t /•</•,ynvi Mi Sorirtj/, after a tern
|veiM|i* a.id Hole e. p is:;is- of tlif iiiiconslilli- I
tionalitv, inconsistency, and injustice of lire f
derision of the Boel'iit Board, passed a se- i
res of resolution*. In the* li-st, tht y ex- 1
pressed 111 ■ir painful regiel at the action ofj
ihe ilnsioii liourd, and tlieir views of itsf,
inieoiis iinlionality, Are. In'tlieir Kceoiuflai
lliey inslrnet tlieir treasurer to deposit life j 1
fond, in hand, &e.. in .a Saving**’ Hank. In ! 1
llieir third, lliey suggest the propriety of a ! ‘
Southern Chinveiilion. ’l’ii ■ir t■ >urt l l we
Rive entire: *• AYvi/ccV, Thill in lh<* judg-,,
incut of this Hoard, Augusta, Geo,, is a‘:
sine;h|'’ plaee fm holding such a Gonven- 1
linn, and that I'lntrsdav heforo tliu “ml
I-<>r<l * day in May next is asuilabletime.” i
le. theii filth, the', expir-s their willingness i
to meet at any plaee that might he selected,
or u> entertain tin* F'nnvcittiou in Rie!i
mbivl, ii deem *.| proper there tn hold it. ■
Tin Ini low ing resolution nan also passed:
“ Hrsotved, That churche* and associa
tion* o| the f’ia’e he reeoninieiided to ap-1
point de.cgn is in the proposed Gonven.:
lion.”
Niiii!liri’ii l!:i|ili:,| fjiivriilioi!.
Ala meeting, March 20, 1815, of the
Executive (hninnillet* of the Georgia Hap.,
list Gonvention, and other hrelliren who
had he'll invited to attend, ihe reply of the :
H.iptisl Hoard nl Foreign .Missions In in
quiries proposed by the Alabama Baptist j
(’oiiveiilinn, was taken under consideration,
toci iher wilh nil address i I ihe Hoard of
I io \ itgitiin I ureign Mission Society to
toe i> iptisl ( imrelies el \ iewiarin in relation
to said reply : whereupon, it was muni
inon.'lv
It, ">• /r” /. I. That we fully approve the j
senlimenls and I'esoiiitioiis of our Virginia;
id con. ur u iili them in the
epotion, “ that those brethren who are ag-
Rricved by ilie recent decision of tin Hoard
in Huston, should hold a (hinventiou to eon
hr on tie* !';•-■ t means of promoting the j
foreign Mission cause, and oilier interests’
nl iltt* ” iptist denumimition in the South.” ;
2. That wo also concur as lo ihe time >
aid place ol holding; said f'onvcntio**; anil,!
having ascertained that il meets the cordial!
app.-oliatinti nl it--* u <.mrcn in Al l- j
Cusla, w e unite wilh them in inviting our,
brethren ol the Southern and Southwestern
Slates, especially the officers of Stale Con
ventions, and delegates from Associations,
('hurdles, and Missionary Societies, to!
meet in Augusta, on ihe Thursday before
the second land's day in May next, for tho
purpose aforesaid.
H. M. EANDEHS, Cli'mau.
T. Stocks, See.
l);r ilt’ialioiis xv il it llu* AOi'lii..
Tin- importance of the subject, we hope,
will justify us in devoting so great a portion
id this week's paper as we have done, to
armies ref.Tring to the action of the Huston
aild \ irginia Hoards.
fro. Hands, ed.tor of tho Religious Her-!
aid (Richmond \ a.) discourse* on the sub- i
j'*el in a ii!d, hut linn and dignified man
ner. Alluding to tin* action of the Virgin
ia Hoard he sat s:
‘•We have no doubt hut (hat their course
tvi-il he approved lit the great bo Iv of the
Southern and South-western Baptists. We
have lor some linre fell apprehensive, that
union could not he much longer maintained.
Tile alien.! tone nl the Baptist periodicals
in the Mow England, and in some of die
We-linn Slates, since the meeting es the ’
(Amvenl'on in April: their constant and
nnremineJ denunriations of slat ehnl lcrs
—tin* :reqt:eal .iiiiiunri.nion that ihe Hoard
vt a i becoming daily more prw-slaverv ; tae ;
j.gssaga nl auti-slaverv resolutions at the ‘
minnai meetings ol t!i Heston ami Salem
ass .vi.u.oiip —gave strong pretnntiitorv
.symptoms of the exisisuce of a feverish ex
citc.ucut. tt liicii wimhl prohahlv, at no nis- •
t i::t period, exhibit itself in some over*, act
v-'hi'h would compel the South to with
draw.
Watching with drop imeret-l!ie adverse
iiifloC'iees which wort, constantly brought
to he.tr on the Ve'ing Hoard, a majority of
whose ei'*;nbei i are loea! * I in or neat |*,as
t *n, c. idiiti the sphere of abolition f.*e!i: >
and influence, we dcti-rmiucd that no act or i
agency of out ■ should increase the diflleul-!
ty or. hasten the catastrophe. If the Union !
should he dissolved, the responsibility 1
should lie llieir own. Wc trusted that the j
basis laid down a! the last meeting of the
Convention, would proseve united eo-oper-j
a'diiii, at least until that body should meet !
again.”
i he Boston Hoard.—After alluding to
the rights allowed us by the Convention, j
the editor ol the ilerald proceeds tooxpose, !
with justly merited severity, the unwise
and unjust proceeding of the Boston Hoard.
‘•Hut it seems ifiey wished lo show their
disapprobatioir'iif slavery. Were they se-j
h.'eled by the denomination, . and chosen to
; carry net the views ol the Convention for
any mi<*!i [mippse? Their own opinions
and Icelings had nothing to do with die ful
filment of a public duly. They were not
required lo he guided by tlieir own predi
leelioii-, hut by t !ic, rule of action adopted
by the ConveniiAij.” ‘J'hey had not J>cen
1 1 cl dby iioiilutiE votes simply, but liy
the joint co-op raijb.d of the North and
. South —of slavi ty and aliti-slavery oueni-:
l> is. They accepted with the understand- j
ing that ihey should do nothing to break tlm
I'oinpacL existing betwixt the two parties,
if an alteration was deemed e.TjfUfilieiit it
I was die proviueu of the Conn niioii to
change trie existing relation, not theirs.—
| They wi re allowed lo entertain llieir <vwn
views, clieichcre, hut not in the lonvr:*
lion', and of course not in die Hoard, if
they were conscientious,pliry ought to have
refused their appointments ; or if they
i demiPil long r sibmee disreputable lo have
icsigned. As agents they might to have
j said to the AI it*am:i brethren—tills is a
question (Vp must leave to the Convention
they havodecided that no difference shall !
be m ule, betwixt llio iViehdsaml opponents i
id slavery,'our own inclination* must have j
nothing ldo u iili (he qnesiion: until the J
next mfeiing our instruction* will not |iis-;
lif'y us in ui ikhig any dillcretnrc. or impos
ing any ne*.v test. ,
At ciicli session of tin*’ Convention aj
Hoard ol Al.mageis is clin u en, consisting of
eight* i'ii vie* jiri-.-ddeuts, mul forty niami-;
C'*t's. hesides llit* officer*, seatlcrcd thtough- j
out tlje diffi'ient States ol'Hie Union which
send delegates sq the Couveniinn. A por
tion ol these lueinliPts living in and around
Ho: tun, are termed the Acting Hoard.—
Now, nil thcc members have 4 right to
i meet with tile Acting Roar !, a,nil lo partici
pate in i:s proceeding#. In any difficult
‘ ease, they c 111 he culled mi lo attend, and
’ allord to the Acting Hoard the aid of their
counsel. Seveniccu of these members ro-
I side in the slaveholding Slates, and a tna
'juTtly of them Mould probably leave been
; opposed to the decision of die Hoard.—
Why, on such a momentous question, were
! not the oilier member* consulted? Or, if
j doubts existed as to their attendance, why
: was nut the action of the Board deterred,;
until llu* animal meeting in April, when j
j members would he present from all parts of
| the I /11 ion. II those few members who
aeled on this important question were not |
afraid of being in a minority, prudence I
! won I'U lave dictated to them llio propriety j
of postponing acting until the annual meet
ing.
There was a piiilion of (he Baptists m
the New l,ii:l.iii*l H: lies, who were not 1
u tiling to join the Free Baptist Foreign!
; Mir.Miiiiary Society, believing that they j
could inllucncii the Board to do some act \
W'liieb wouifl cause n rupture with the;
South, ‘i lie Ju'lleetor, their organ, was
1 constantly boasting, that the Hoard was he- 1
| coming more pm-.-laveiy. It eontidentlv j
asserted that no slaveholder would he ap-j
pointed as .1 missionary. It was assorted !
as a fact that the Home Secretary, Dr. I’at-;
tisott, win* cot responding with Jesse Hush-;
\ head, one ol its missionaries, and a slave
: holder, to induce him to resign. His death
occurring removed this difficulty. These i
j intimations probably induced the Alabama !
('(invention to propose the enquiry lo the
j Board. To secure nppateullv the good’
j will ol t! lis fraction of tho Baptist rlumili, j
the Hoard Inne decided to disfranchise the
South. They rejoice over a course which ;
seven the denomination, and introduces
discord into its ranks.”
Usurpation of a .MiNortn v.— TIIO edi-i
tor pioeeeds—
‘•Ol 707,U-12 Baptists in the United ■
States in 181 i. liy the returns in the Hap-;
list Almanac, 301,211, considerably over
one half are tn the slaveluildiug States. Il \
aeeordmg loan admitted principle, the ma- *
jority ought lo govern, the opinions of that
maj iiit i’ ought tu have, been ascertained
ami respected by the Board. Wc presume,
how ever, that il will he urged that a portion 1
ol this mm.her me slaves, who having no :
voice in this matter, should he'deducted.— :
Making this (Induction there would still he j
1 about an equal number in the free and slave
States. Hut the Hoard will scarcely, vetr- ’
lure to contend that their decision will he j
approved by all the Baptists in the Middle
and Western States. Ur think it prolia- 1
hie that quite as mnuv will condemn as ap
prove. To gratify their own feelings, or
to conciliate a faction in the \evv Kr,gland
Slates, drey have taken the responsibility
to violate llu* compact, and to rend asunder j
tiie denomination.”
Coxr t.i stoN or 11;i: Uditok's remark*. !
“A Soudicni convention had been stig-!
g.'sled some mouths ago, by tne fblitor of
‘ the Cliristian Index. VVehavc no dorrhtit!
will he generally approved, and we trust u-!
nite in hanmiwiims co-opei alii n ol the South,
flic time ami place are simply suggested,;
j and may lie altered il deemed expedient.—
Under present circumstances, “ ,p deem
lurthcr co-operation no longer expedient,
nor desirable. To he consistent, the Hoard
must reject slaveluildiug agents, and slave-
I* holding members of tit* Hoard The liist
, step lahefl, they will In* compelled by the
party into whose arms they have thrown
themselves to go 011. They will not be
permitted to recede. The Convention must
. he rid ufaliianee with slavery or slavehold
ers. and seif-respect points out that it would
be more honor able to withdraw, than to he
driven on.”
- Conmi.nU of Ik Free Missionarj*
The Free .Missionary Is the orgaidnf die
j Anti-Slavery Missionary Society. Vfhc
j editor ol that periodical says
“ Dr. Sharp some weeks since printed
a document to the Hoard for theii saß ium,
: ill which :! was expressly stated fiat no
j slaveholder could tu* appointed ’t ” the
! Hoard. ‘ K |
“The Hoard have had inafty wariijdis- ’
cussjoii? ami tedious sessions upoodie sub
ject. Some opposed’ the passrrlpftnHD;.
Shargi’s (liiitmatiit very earnestly On t* e ‘
ground that its passage would b\ viol..'mg
die official neniraliiyVo whicU, as a ijiiaitl,
. they were Imund.jty the genius of ihe con
(stifiltion, ljy established precedent, :.d hy
the Philadelphia Resolution ; that they had
no right, olTiciatlj', to take sidis with rhivc
lioldcn/ or ‘against them—either tu dcciarc ;
they would appoint them missionafies, 01
that they would not. For onr own part,
wc cannot now see but that such a po-nion
is the true one; and v.e ate ankjous to
know on ivliot grounds any members oltbe
Board entihl think otherwise.”
Change of views in the Heard.
| There is truth in the hdlowing* Mm ‘
lotion of the changing views of thtdßoard.
unless some of i:s members were ggdjy ol
1 disstmulinion and till abandonment
’ in days past:
“We r TtiiTik'Tnr-bftvrTnWpri'Vi
fore given the * A cling Board, ill about
I Boston, cicdii ( iiough for their anti-slave v
feelings and sentiments. We was
unlatr lo attribute the same views*tlqw, to
’ ‘ hose ol tin’ll) who signed die Baltimore
! ! comptoinisc, which they had then; * Since
! that time, die tide of anti-slavery feeling
.has rifien ifuie.h higher-at the Ntih, and
! die members of the acting Bo.r l have’
! douhth-ss, in some degree, r-sen Iviitt it.
I This late act is ail indiralion ot 110 -*nall de
gree of anti-slavery feeling; and i.jdus act
; hail not hi cn passyil, and ilie inaj *ity had j
j decided against it, as Hiicimsitiuii* ts .1. sef
j oral memhers in the Hoard had tlr-firmiiiod
]to resign llieir places! This WeFive been
! told by some of tlm member* themkelves.” i
IVha! others Btnf. /•
Dr. I’lnmcr, editor ot die Watclman of
die South, a Presbyterian paper, plblished
in Itichmoml, Va., alluding to the Becision
of die Boston Hoard, says : ||~
“ Ground has been laken, wlii*li nhist
separate all Snuthcrii Baptists frepi ihcir
Foreign Missionary ln(|*ed the!
ground taken could lie submitted *> by no [
class of men in the Smitli.”
He follows an extract frtm ,th(* fetter of;
die Boston lloanl with the follrtwiifejuqiii-
D' : i
“ Have Preshvt rians filflieicntlvisdi.m
10 be warned hy these measures, lor will
they [iass on and plunge into the jmr <hl
tieiiltics? M c shall probably bait* an an- !
| swot to tliisqncstion in the moirlliof May.” j
From the Hap. Jlitrneafc,
j No one who read the late reply of die
1 Foreign Alissi-n Board toeertain interro- \
| gatiotis proposed hj the Alabami thmven- 1
! tion, and who knew the views ank| ft clings
jot the South, eonld reasonably dfchit, dud
| the r.'sult would lie ;division of* the fur-|
j eign mission enterprise in this eoujirv.
The iiiiiliral Hfcowler
Hrotlier Meredith does noFappeu- to dis
cover, in the decision ol the B*>st*> Hoard,
j any thing more than iisuaPy fav able to j
tho anti-slavery faction! Did \vr believe i
I him to lie serious in tiiis, we sliou l feel no j
little surprise; Imt our impft*3sior i* that
lu* only intended, by his notice of he Bos
ton letter, to provoke, for In* aii| serpent*
the sM-aim of nhulitinimts that i) knew
would exult ill the decision of ll Board.,
11 is true, no one would he likelvui insist
on taking slaves with him to Kunpe, Asia
or Africa; limit is net at all ixvrohahle ;
don one holding property in slave might
j feel it hi* duty 10 go 011 a Foreign Mission,
land notjeel it Ids duly to ina.i init Ids
slaves, though he had no desire to lake’
them with him. Neither is it improbable
| that One holding slaves might feel u ids du- 1
ty tn'ljhor as a missionary amongst the lu
■ iliatis, ami might find it to his interest, a.v!
to that of the cause in which lie had i*iii
: harked, to take his siates with him. Why
should the holder of slaves he required to
relinquish his properl) in slaves, wtii e the
owner of houses and lots in flosuni may
be allowed to retain his tide to those hmts
es and lots I But the Board evidently as
su.nvs tli at the Imldmg property- in slaves
. morally disquahlies one for i:iis*ioiiai\ la
bor. Can our brother co-opernc wi;!i a
Hoard that acts upon that astumpti.m !
We think not.
The rropost-d Foitvenlioii-—TUiugt Drsiritltle.
1. It is very desirable that die Conven
tion in Augusta he tuuncrousltf attended,
and attended, if possible, by delegates from
each of the Southern and Suaihwes cm
i States. A full attendatice is desirable on !
tiwni accounts. 1. The Neriptntes teach j
that *• tn tho multitude of 1 oimsdllurs there ;
is saletv.” We would collect •* much of
the wisdom and virtue of the feint 11 and
Southwest ns possible, that we may be as
sisted in our deliberation* by tlieir counsels.
; and llieir [travels. 2. A full attendante is
j necessaiv to command the respect of our
enemies, and the confidence of our S.aith
cra etmimuniiy generally. ;t. It is also
necessary tn encourage and stimulate those
1 to whom the Gonvention may entrust the
i euperintendanee of onr Southern opera- 1
! ; lions.
j 2. It is important, essentially important,’
I tlial ire meet under a deep sense oj tir
* ; nerd of divine guidance to lead us to adopt
wise am! :'ninry measures, ami of diiine
grace to enable us to carry out those rnea-j 1
*u res to die praise of God's glory & Ihe good t
of souls. In order to produce this in us,
we should, in the meantime, reflect much
and seriously on lire character of the enter- I
prize in which are about to engage,and ‘
the solemn responsibilities connected with ‘
it—on the magnitude of the work to w inch,’
in the Providence of God, we are culled,
and on our own insufficiency to effect any
thing of ourselves.
3. Ii is important that we meet with a
prayerful spirit —that there should be con- ;
iiecied, with a sense of our dependanen on
divine aid, an agonizing , wrestling spirit
ol piayer, which will lead us lo feel some
what as Jacob fell, when he tittered lliose
1 ver memorable w ords, in Genesis 32 : 2(5.
To liavo this when w e meet, we must be 1
careful to cherish it before w e meet. Seek
it, brethren, dil gentlj—cultivate it dai y
and hourly.
•1. It is important that we appear not be
fore the Ford w ith empty He lias
signified his w id, in hi* ImU worn, iluitvvt
j -
unite our alms with oui prayers. Fete eh .
I 1 liurtfh, thereioic, and each member ol
! Christ's spiritual body in the South, lav hy
jHiirn m store lor tins occasion as the Foul ;
’ hath prospered him. Let those, who may,
be prevented fioui meeting w ith us, si ml
up their prayers to God and tlieir contrjbtl
! lions to the Cifnv*ntie:i. Funds will he*
meded to prevent a serious in j
our missionary operayons, ami iff 1 liable f
! rlirf Convention to rarrv out t* e plans
’ wliicli, under xlivitieggjndancc, they may
. finally aiiupi. F.aeii may. it he dcfcms .11
priqitT, designate the speeiiie ohj.'ct t*n
whu'li lie would have his funds a ['plied —
whether (in I loin# or Foreign Misnious. i
i Bible or Tract tii-tninition, &c. I lirrt*
arrv Foreign Missityiarics win hi we may
aiJ, jliromgh a Soutfiern oiganizatiou, with- i
out siieugtiieniiig the hand* ol aholitiimists. ‘
It sliould also he remembered that Jndiun j
’ Missions come under the head of Foreign ‘■
! M issions. .:
Dearly beloved brethren, tiiiuk on these:
! things—pray over them ; and let no one of ,
I von think that “ I could do no good by at- ;
* tending the Gonvention.” Your presence ‘
and your prayers may lie worth mure to j
’ us than thousands of dollars.
One word more —Will not some of our
I ai.li-nussionary brethren meet with ns ? j
Many of litem unite with os to praying.
“Thy kingdom come.” They have moml j
alpof from us, not because they do n.*t love j
our common Ford and Saviour and desire 1
1 lie extension of Hi* kingdom, hut because j
they disapproved of our particular mode of;
acting, and some of them obj, ,-ted ib.it mu j
union with the North favored uooliti,.nisin. [
Now, brethren, meet us and all'ord us tin ,
hem fit of your counsels in llu* present j
emergency. Wc doubt not jou would Le !
cordially received ail l treated, not as ene
mies hut as brethren. As llu* Couventi 11
is called for consultation, \ onr attendance
could iniolve no sacrifice of principle on !
vour part or sanction of any existing or-(
ganizaiion. Who knows hut what vour
presence and counsels may preserve ns
hum the roil)mission ol error, and lead to
decisions which we could //approve. At
all events, meet us, and leave tin* result 1 * t
God, wlio orders all tilings aiHuirdmg to*
the counsels of lo* on 11 w iB.
Notes on Articles on our First P;s*rt*.
Voiutn s Ii ;vc been written on both sides
of the question relative to the [iru yni ,
faith lo repentance; but tiie question r -
mains yet undecided. Me do not believe
that 1 lie one can exist without die other.
\\ e are in the habit of atlciuliiw IDpi*** l ‘
('amj)-meetii)***. v ' , e have al tended them
where they have been held sta'.c.ity, (atmn
•liy) and where lliey liavc been lield only
occasionally. We have attended them !
vvltere die converts were numerous, and
w hcie they were few in neuiber. hi a 11m
jority of instances, w here they have be it ;
fit-ill statedly by Baptisis, tiie warmest ad
vocates lot them have become convinced of
the inexpediency of sueli meetings. We
do riot approve of them nu.ler ordinary
circumstances ; hut let those appoint 10cm
who approve of them, and we vvtll attend
them when practicable. Wc have known
of more convened in revivals wliii ii com
menved unvjgr ordinary preaching, than ev-.
er we have known cpnvei ted at a camp-!
meeting.
\\ e hope the communication on our fir.-l
page, extracted from the Hciald, will
perused liv all our readers, and we wmo,
particularly coni me ml lo our Georgia 1
ers the last paragraph, in the hope that it
may impress them with the importance ot
having al. the chairs in our tlieol >gical de
partment filled as early as practicable.
1
(’o.viMuxTCATVoxs.—Those of hrotlier
Daniel of Covington and TheophiLiis are!
unavoidably deferred—as are also our an i
svvers to a doctrinal query, and a query a- .
bout funeral sermons. Some other queries 1
and subjects sent us have gone beyond the :
power of memory to recal them.
Dr. Hrantly.— We learn that this af
flicted brother still lingers in onr vale of
tears. Delias been removed from Charles
ton to bis son’s, Rev. Wlll. ‘j'. Brandy* Jr.
of Augusta.
Oiu Cu.vfEi,.—The contractor broke
ground liirit on Monday last. As tiie ma
terials ate n\ir!y all prepared, there will be ;
no difficulty 111 having tt completed in time j
for our next commencement.
Death's Doings.
Last week's mail brought us intelligence
of the death of.yiii endeared sister, Mrs.
Shuck,* one of our female missionaries in
China, and tin; daughter of an old friend
and hrotlier iu the ministry it) Virginia,
Rev Addison lbill. By the same mad we i
were informed of tiie death of one of the 1
: student* in the Richmond Seminary. Se!-.
bom a mail arrives w ithout bringing intelli
gence ol the (huath of one or more of our
subscribers. Tiie ravages of death at r.
distance have deeply a fleered our hearts ;
but, of Die, lie has corne very nigh unto
us—die lias entered our peaceful village and 1
i torn away some ol die friends whom we
i most deally loved. Dr- Li. C. Lawrence 1
is gone !. and so is oui beloved-sister, Mrs.
S. Handle!. Nutiegs of llieir death will
be found in tins week’s paper. The latter,
Sister IF, dining tiie l ist year or two, iias
been laboring under a chronic disease, to
. w h-.eii her (ii-alli ntav he ascribed.—
ihe ftwHuvr, I-!:. Lawrence, was a i .em
ber of our Hoard of Trustees, our family
physician, and the one to whom we
, were wont to look to till our editorial
chair, in our occasional absences horn
i home, peevaus to tho arrival of our
j piesent eohe.igue, Rev. H. Keeling. How
j filled t. al chair oar readers need
tfor-io. be min!.;,. 1 ter departed brother
ii‘fi av : tre; ..i ilessional zeal, ills
_ iniioeed hy die fatigue
I .ml a „,.r. :i.-ii to'lhe laitoiul dis
*■<- * [.r.;]'. ssioual duties. The
J evim..uuiiy i:.'* loj; min it—we have los-t
; in.'te —bui In* lime I.unity, Ins jotli.e and
aiieiiri,in..i- eouij.anion anil ins iiiDiil oll
.'[ini,g, iikvc fyst hie most 01 ail, iyinii
j Heaven, burteml lliein.— i each hu mto
j say, “ Thy wilt UV none
*W e leave il lo our e. He ague to notice
j her lleaUi more pailli-ul.utj •
\ ‘i'r.Lulc f Respect far tile iiimory of Dr.
L. t Lawrjtic.
Fm i>1:1.1 a ti.vi.L, Aiarcli 21, 1815.
! i lie I'nj iacha sioelevy convened, at aii
j early hum Hus monting, tor li.e purpose ol
j expressing ili>ir sorrow , al the lot* ol one
! ol their most Oislt.iguislu.-U ii.einoeis, ii. C.
Icivvieoee, Ai. D.: ami lo otter a mini.e ol
j alii oliooate icgard, lo Ins meu.oiy. Uu
iliohon 01 ,vli. csv Iv.inns L ili lruin, it Was
j iisoi) til, lha. a Com ill luce iie aj p.m.ievl lo
1 draft a prc.umui*, ami resoUaious, exjiress
j ive, ol tut: deep grid ol tiie Society.—
Wliereupon Atessis. Win, C. Laudiy , v. .
j W. cMevens, and S.v Ivaiius Lamirum, were
* a[*|iOlllU*d tlial eoiniiilll e.
j Flie e.iimintiee presented the follow ing
preamble uttd resoimions, w Inch were umiti
; imoiisiy adopted.
j As 11 inis p,eased an All-wise I’rovidcn, e
10 remove Irotn this hie, Ur. ii. C. i.avv
. n uee, a member oi Ilie I’m Delta Society ;
ami as we leel, thav hy Ins Ot-.uli, our h
i-itty lias lusl one ol ns most uselul am,
! talented ‘members: our Lnii. isuv, aim
’ couitii ii.uv, a o ost .-killlul [diysieiaii, and
i tali .eiititu eiu/,eo : our eouiiii v a hold, anu
-
■ independent mppmterol its laws and insti
tutions : Ihe 1 empeiaiiee Kelolui, and
; inner beui Vi len, iiisiihinoiis ot the day, an
I unwavering, and zealous advocate; llu:
t church 1.1 Christ a consistent, anil worth\
t mem'll r, tiivr- lore,
j J.Csi.lei.t Ist. That we de ply sympa
ifnze with 1,.e lelatives 01 die ileee.ised,
.mil esjieruily vv nil his y oung ami inn. rest- ’
jmg larntiy. i hat in* trust im-y vvni linn
; eomlorl 111 ll:e reflection, that vviiaf is their
1 lo. ; s, and our n ss, we have reason to hope, .
i is his eternal gam ; and that they will seek j
dial consolation, which can be derived a
ioite iioin I.mil 1:1 the religion ot which In*
f had made .1 profession. Anti further, that j
u c.*|'V 111 this preamble and re-.iUiiMiM, K*. ,
[iresented lo fits bereaved and allluted Wile, i
2nd.'Tlial we request 1 lie Ciceronian ;
Society lo condole with ns, indie loss’
which our Society, our College, our vil- j
lage, the church, and tho eounli v lias sus- *
tamed in die death of Dr. Li. I', Imvrer.ee. I
3rd. That a copy of diis preamble and j
resolutions, be furnished the Christian in
dex, aild Temperance Banner for publica
tion.
\VM. C. HANDLIiV, A
C. U . STiiVK.NS, lCom.’
SYLVAN l S LANDRUM, J
.1 1 a meeting of the Ciceronian Sorie/ij,
hel.t March 2IM, 18!5, b/i<* following
; pr.innhli oiiu resolutions, were adopted. .
Whereas, we have been informed by
* the i’ii 1 Della Society, that Dr. E. C. Lavv
, renee, a nicmlier of that F icty, has been
fidh-d Imm tiu*- •:>.; • ..., anil as we are j
esir.s - ‘ tin* strong feelings of!
sped we nave always en
iit.n, on account of iiis
-i, ttiiri. ual ami moral wtniii, there
jie. oUCii Ist, That vve regard this tnvn-!
tenons dispensation of Divine Providence,
as a severe affliction to the community, and ;
an irreparable loss to the interest* of reli
gion, morality, education and health, of nli
which, lie was an ardent friend, ami a firm i
supporter.
2nd. That wc deeply sympathize will] j
tiie afflicted family of the deceased, ami;
would 1 omnieiid them to the (foil of the !
widow ami the fatherless, as their only 1
support and comforter.
3rd That wo heartily unite vvitfr otrr j
Sister Society, i:i mourning the death of;
Dr. Lawrence, feeling that their loss is our *
loss.
4th. That vve unite with the Phi Delta’
Society, in communicating onr feelings to |
the bereaved family, and rti giving ptddiri
ty to tlrese resolutions.
15 v order of the Society.
G. t. WILBURN, A
IF T. ASBURY, lCom., C. S. !
J. F. DAGG. )
At a meeting of too Faculty of Mercer
j Univ ersity, March 21st, 1845, the f'ollow
j were adopted-:
Resolved, That in consideration of the
death of Dr. E, O. Lawrence, a Trustee of
this University, the cstial exercises of our
i classes sliail be suspended for the afternoon
of this day, in order that the Faculty and
students may testify their respect, by join
ing tiie funeral procession, and attending
, the funeral services.
lie solved, Tlial, in the death
Livv renee, we, iu common with the citi
zens of this village and vicinity, have suf
fered a severe loss. Having esteemed him
highly, not only as a worthy member of
j Society, a gentleman, and a Christian; hut
! also as a sincere ft tend, and the kind and
sfciljft'l pill! ir*i:ii of our families; we do
pier iiis removal from ns with heart-felt
i sorrow.
Extract from tiie minutes of the Faculty*
S. P. SANFORD, See.
1 .
Mrs. Ili'iirirlla 11. Slinrk-
Information in letters from Rev. JelitiL-
Siiuok, our esteemed Missionary at Vieto
iia, Hong Kong, China..reached our fami
ly a few days ago, in Richmond, Va., that
1 j this much-loved, noble, useful ladv, hat?
1 closed iter sufferings and labors on earth.
It has been years since 1 lie occurrence of
any event so painful to ourselves as this;-
1 but it is combined with pleasing recollec
! tions and anticipation*. She was abelovtd
pupil “f ours utnii iter marriage, die cerc
’ ; motiy o! which it w. ; ur [dcasure to per
forin; and our intimacy w ith Irt r citable*
ns advisedly to say, she was one of those
1 j happy few who seemingly would, if they
1 were translated thither with all their imprr
feelions, scarcely interrupt the harmony of
’ : heaven. Fell short years have rolled
a val , since herself, her devoted husband,
and hi other anti sister Davenport, gave tiie
paiting hand to their ptirrnis, anil to tlm
weeping, rejoicing churches, in Richmond.
Sister S. was a native of the Northern
• | Neck of Va., professed religion when very
| young, and could not he more than 28 years
of ago if now living —u as baptized either bv
I j Rev. J. ‘. Jeter, the hunter pastor of the
. j Chii* - Kilmarnock, or hv her’.honored
, j lather. Lev. Addison Hall, the successor of
: Eider Jeter—and was, with Iter husband, *
member of lire fust Baptist Church iti Rieh
[ 1110 ml at iier death. Her health had been
piceaiions i-ir several vetrs : in aliseitro
Minin ail documents in the rase, vve tire una
lilo to state tile nature of the affi etion m>
j dt r which she stiflVred, hut her physicians
supposed she would scarcely lip aide to sus
tain another attack. Thc-e at'ncks rilleet
ed her head. 15. H slie died in child-bed
‘an hour after haring given hit 111 to a fine
[son. The day previous she was unusually
well, and in fine spirit*. She leaves five
| beloved offspring of her o :, am! twenty
| live hraihen pepil?. hesu’ - -i cmimless
Jti rouge of mourning friends. Her death nc
| enrrtsd Nov. 27, 1844, and lit r remains*
- were home lo the cemetery, on the Id otv
j ing day, hy die I'ritis'i officers in charge,
al llieir own special request, follow eil hv
i tiie largest process ..u ever seen at Victoria*
It wo:.in mu-iii stratigf that [ii*t ti i'cn wr
become quahfi ’ to be eminently u-( fid. it
i i* then, at tiiat very time, that wean* called
■ away. Mrs. Shuck could read, write, and
speak tin* Chinese ’language: her hear’
was deeply imbued With the spirit of mis
huns, the spirit of philanthropy, and >■< flits
j go-pel; and she was already wielding, an
j almost incalculable ittflucure Hat she i*
trailed away. B,n il events are common.
; not change : a [i&ita intimation that this
! life is only preparatory, and that God hne
services ol a higher order for his people
; above.
Afflicted husband, children, parent*, pu
pils, mission, church, Fiends—all! I’eaen
lie still ! It is the Lord ; let hitn do vvliat
soev er seemeih him good.—Departed saint!
Hiv little-ones will find a second mother in
M rs. Doctor Devan. File -.vork begun- b* -
thyself here; will advance. Thou hast giv
cn to the ball an impulse ghieh will nevei
be eounleraeted, but constantly accelerated.
And for ourselves, personally, one of our
greatest consolations is, that vve hope soon
to enjoy thy society ia brighter worlds, atnid
: still Holder services. Although not quite
fifty winters have bleached our looks, tvr
seem to have lived a hundred ami fifty.
We have still on earth as many friends as
most people, but a great majority of them*
have gone tc die skies. AVe hope soon to
rejoin them: and w will teach our dear
little grand daughter, thy name sake, to fol
low thy bright example, and com* after us,
H. K.
Fn pleasant.
ft is exceedingly unpleasant tons tpufc
fish articles like that of brother Robert’s t*
, plv to Jirotiter Baenn.—Brother IF wrote
w ith more severity than vve liked to see,
I !>nt not with more, perhaps, than Into. R.
had used in the articles to which bto. H.
referred. As we have been eharged otirsell
i with writing at times with too mueh severi
! ty. we have thought we might, with great
tprepiiety, wiite brother R. a little lecture
j or. subject—according to the old maxim,
j‘*s- 1 thief to catch a thief.”*
We, therefore, suggest to brother R. the
inquiry, whether a vehement style has not
the tendency to increase rather than dimin
jislithe prejudices of which he has com
plained ? He need not be surprised to find