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The Southern Convention Again.
We are gratified to bo able to state that
we have reason to believe that S. Carolina I
will go heart and hand with us in the or
ganization ofa Southern Convention. Tins
we infer, not only Isom conversation w.th
the President of” the S- C. Convention, but
also from private letters, received from in
fluential individuals in that St :;e. Front a
similar source—from private letters—we
learn that Alabama brethren also approve of
the call of- Southern Convention, The
Board at Marion has pieserved silence on
the subject much longer than we had ex
pected. It appears to us they should have
been the first to have acted. We presume,
however, they have la fen some action be
fore this. What that action is,'we shall
Jtrobabiy learn this week, but, we fear, at
too late a period to notice it in this week’s
paper. Wc are, however, not much con
cerned about the action of the Board in
Marion* The Convention defined its po
sition with sufficient clearness, ami many
of the Alabama churches, we hope, will
represent themselves in our Convention.
We suggested the propriety of bringing
Op funds to the Convention. This we
think desirable; hut where, from the short
time that inlevcnes before the meeting of
the Covention, or other causes, it is render
ed impracticable, we hope brethren will not
stay away because they may have no funds
to brim?. As the Convention is called for
tpnsidlulion and the adoption ol incipient
measurer, funds are not at present imlis
pensahlc.
We should be happy to see in Penlield,
as many of our brethren from the \\ esl as
can make it convene ut to call on us on their
way. Penlield is 7 miles from Greens
horn.’ We particularly invite our breth
ren if M i'ion to honor us with a visit, and
our old friend and brother Kcv. R. B. C*
Umvell, D. I). of Nashville, ’l inn.
Prompt Action Required-
Wo hope tlie Jin of prcpaiation will bo 1
heard throughout the length anil breadth ol i
the land—lln* din of preparation, lint for .
battle will) onr former allies, but tor bit-,
llinj iiior • effectually wii :• iho prince ol j
■darkness. A reparation trail the Nath
will throw upon us a tremendous ie*|,oi'.-i
tiili’.v. We should instantly prepare to j
itieel it, and hold ourselves in readiness t, ,
maioli at a moment’s warning, aimed .anil j
equipped cjeeable to t!ie laws of Christ’s
kingdom— ready to endure l erdships, to |
wake sacrifices, to occupy any post of dan
ger, to which in the providenccof God we
<nay he called. If we prove faithlul.
w reaths of victory aw it us ; we slmll re
vel v honor of God .and angels, as well a
of men: hut if we prove leereant to the
l rust reposed in us, we shall become tin
derision of our enemies, go down to our
graves covered with obloquy, and arise, in
the morning of the resinrection, to shame
and everlasting contempt. I .el us evince
mors anxiety to know haw to improve
passing events, than to acquaint rmrselte*
with the muses which have induced them.
Some of our readers, doubtless- feel indig
nant a! the usurpation ol the Boston t ßoard
slid the reckless invasion of their just
rights. To such wo would say. Ven’ not
your indignation against your brethren,
but dir cl it rather e-r-dnat the Weh-usurp-
who hast:;'. ‘, a ‘ r.. its iuh !e / more
Sacred and valuable tbo.i are it.ose invad
ed by the R.virb'in Boston. Against him
let your anger be kindled ; against him let
your displeasure he manifested.
We would suggest to our churches the
propriety of collecting funds and appointing
delegates to the Convention without delay.
We also offer the same suggestion to the
Executive officers of those Associations
that have an executive Board.
We take this occasion to express the
opinion, that alter a Southern organization
is formed, there will he less strife between
brethren at the North and South than there
has been for the last six years. While we
continue united in the same organization,
our rights will be continually liable to inva
sion, and their invasion will ever excite
6trile. After we have separated, each will
•attend to its own concerns, and opportuni
ties tor intermeddling wHi each others af
fairs will not so frequently occur. With
the more moderate portion of our Northern
brethren, we may still interchange Chris
tian civilities, and that too with more free
dom from unjust suspieiors of sinister mo
tiv.es lb at) at present.
Reaction.
We discover that many of our Northern
brethren are much dissatisfied with the
•'unanimous” decision of the Boston Board
—but it hi ones us to look well into the
grounds of their dissatisfaction, before we
flatter ourselves that they sympathize with
us and are willing to admit us to i qual priv
ileges with themselves. They object to
the action of the Hoard merely because they
decided the “vexed question”—because
they answered candidly the plain question
propounded to them. They would have
them, we suppose, continue to act deceit
fully towards the South, by holding out the
idea that they are not disposed to make dis
tinctions between the pro-slavery and anti
slavery brother, while they carefully avoid
giving an agency, or even a sub-agency
to a slaveholder. The objections to the
action of the Boston Board, so far as we
have become acquainted with them, are not
based upon the injustice done us in disfran
chising us, but upon what they conceive to
be the imprudence of th 6 Li oat and and the im
policy of llieir action!
We are surprized that any at the South
should view the query involved in the Ala
bama resolutions as purely hypothetical. —
It bail as much reference to agents as to
missionaries. The most influential min
isters in S. Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Mississippi, ate slaveholders ; ami, wield
ing more influence than others, are the best
qualified to art as agents .in the South—
they would be the most successful agen's.
We repeat, we are surprized—we aie as
tonished beyond measure, that any slave
holder—that any Southern man, should
consider line question, “Do you consider
me eligible to oflice ?” a purely hypotheti
cal one !!
We doubt not action will be taken at the
North to endeavor to prevent, if possible,
the proposed Convention in Augusta, or,
failing in litis, to distract our deliberations
—to divide that they may conquer. We
hope our brethren in the South will be on
iheirguard, & not stiller themselves to be de
ceived, as they have heretofore been, by the
soil speeches and equivocal representations
ot Northern men and their secret allies in
ihe South. In the present emergency, the
man who has any interests at the North—
fame or friendship-'-to be jeopaidizcd by a
separation, is not to be trusted, without
first scrutinizing well bis position and the’
ultimate bearing of the measures he may
advocate.
These things remember and pond, r them
well in your minds.
Urs. \v <iyland and Fuller.
The dismission between these champions
has closed for the time being. It is, we
believe, very generally admitted by all who
have read the discussion, tint Dr. Fuller
lias come otf victorious. Wo ate amused
at the various expedients, to which resort is
had hv abolition editors, to disguise lire- fact
dial their champion has been fiiiily over
come. O.ie suggests that Dr. Fuller's ar
guments aie so easily answered, ilmav not
be deemed necessary to reply to them. A
ootlier says, •> we presume Dr. Way land
will reply, at least, we shall think quite
strange if lie does not.” This .s a pretty
clear intimation dm lie thinks Dr* F. lias
got the hi it r of bis opponent. Others
were vociferous in tlicir exclamations oi
admiration at l)r. Waylands letters, until
Dr. Fuller’s appeared, but since the ap
pearance of Dr. F'.s second letter they have
been as mute as a mouse. Wc presume
the discussion in pamphlet form, will be
forth coming in a lew days. Bro. Lewis Co
lby of N. York, has undertaken to repub,
lish them. Some are expressing a hope that
Dr. Wav land will make some alterations in
his letters before they are published in a
| permanent lorm. If this is do; e, we think
we shall lie apt to publish an edition of the
discussion as it occurred; as we have the
legal right so to do. ‘1 he discussion hav
ing been conducted in a public newspaper
| becomes public properly.
Rev. J. L. Reynolds.
*Thc following extract, from a coininuni-i
cation in the Biblical Recorder of the 22
ult., bears honorable testimony to the uter
us of one whose abilities we fear are not
sufficemly known or appreciated by ns in
the South, In our estimation. Prof. Rey
nolds is one of the best scholars in nut de- j
nomination in the South, or I may say, in j
our country. Ifwedonot know how lb
estimate and reward modest merit, there!
are those who do. It is much to be regret- j
ted that, through our neghet, we suffer the!
North to secure the services of our most’
talented men and receive, in exchange,
their second or third rate men. We ven
ture to predict, judging merely from past
occurrences, that if we neglect to find him
suitable employment in the South, the
North will invite him to some post, where
he may both render himself useful ami ac
quire the honors wliiih he justly merits—
then, perhaps, we may seek to recover l
what we have lost, and seek in vain,— i
Prof. Reynolds i9 a truly pious brother, a !
native of the South, and a graduate of aj
Southern College, lie has acquitted him
self with lionur, both as a pastor and as
Principal of a respectable Theological In
stitution —but read the extract.
“We have but recently been called upon
to regret the withdrawal of Prof. Reynolds,
who, for the last five years has occupied
the principal chair with great dignity and
ability, His resignation we regard as a
serious injury to the Institution. Every
one, we presume, may not agree with us
in this Opinion—we are satisfied, however,
that time will show its correctness.”
Since the above was written, we have
been, favored with the perusal of a copy of
the-Minutes of the Board of Trustees of
the Furman Theological Institution, from
which the following is an extract:
“ Whereas, the Rev. J. 1,. Reynolds,
late senior Professor of the Furman Theo
logical Institution, has resigned his office :
Resolved, 1. That the thanks of this
Board be expressed, rid they are hereby
expressed, to the Rev. Mr. Reynolds, for
his services in the Institution.
2. That we entertain a high sense of the
talents and attainments of the Rev. Mr.
Rc\ nokls ; and that, in leaving the Institu
tion, he carries with him our best wishes
for his future usefulness and welfare.
Eai'tists in Georgia.
It will ba seen, from our Table of Asso
ciations, that there are in our State 46 asso
ciations, 933 churches, 372 ordained minis
ters, ami 58.459 members; and that the
number baptized in 37 Associations, during
the last year, amounted to 4,961. As our
table has been prepared with the minutes be
lore us, it may be relied on as correct, un
less there be errors in the addition. If
such there be, the reader can easily correct
them.
Our brethren will now understand, we
trust, why we were so solicitous to obtain
copies of their last minutes, and we flatter
ourself they will make further efforts to
procure us copies of the Minutes of the 9
associations from which we Imve not beard.
We send the Index gratuitously , we be
lieve, to brethren in each of the associations
from which we have not heard; and yet
they will not reciprocate the favor, even
so far as4o send us a copy ol their iniunles!
Is not this strange! It makes us fear they
attach no value to the favors we are endeav
oring to confer on them.
What is the benefit of your tables ?
Some may ask, We reply, they teach us
what gieat tliiags God has done for us.—
In them hist of all the opposition we have
encountered, he has blessed our labors—he
has enlarged our borders—lie has greatly
multiplied our numbers. Such an evident
demonstration ofhis goodness should
keti our gratitude, enkindle our love, and
excite us to a renewed consecration of our
selves and all that we have to his service.
We should love much, and afford much
proof of our love. “Simon, son of Jonas,
lovest thou me ?—Feed my sheep.”—To
whom much is given, of the same, let it In*
remembered, shall much be required.—
Dear reader, one whose voice will soon lie
bushed by death, and whose hands will for
ever lie palsied in the grave, beseeches you
to nit htate on these tilings, ami pi ay over
them, that you may he made wise unto
salvation.
Nctv Orleans.
We know t>f no cause more worthy of
aid than that advocated by our brother Hol
man. In contributing for that, we contri
bute to the spreatf of iho gospel in an im
portant but comparatively destitute region,
and at the same time conti ibulc to the se
curity of onr civil and religious institutions.
New Orleans is one of the most impor
tant stations in our country—perhaps we
might say with truth, in the woihl.—That
city contains about 180,000 inhabitants.
Os these, not more than 5,000 can attend,
at present, on evangelical preaching. Ihe
city is almost wholly given to idolatry, and
that, too, to idolatry in its most delusive
form—to idolatry done up in the form of
religion. ‘I be influence of no city in our
country is likely to he feltmore extensively
than that of Netv Orleans. Let any one
who may doubt the truth of this remark
take a map of the U. S., uml trace to their
source the stieams tiibulary to the Missis
sippi. Wherever the waters of those
streams flow, there will be felt the influence
ol New Orleans, be it for good or for had.
Nor will its influence be confined to the
vast extent of cnuntiy to which it affords
immediate ii grass and egress—it will be
felt in every West India Island, in Texas,
Mexico, and, indeed, in every foreign coun
try with which she traffics.
To succeed in building up Baptist inter
ests theie.it is necessary, 1. That a house
of worship should be erected, that shall
not su(Ter by a comparison with the build
ings erected by other denominations. 2.
It should be located in a central and popu
lous part of the city. 3 Its pulpit should
he supplied by a pious, discreet and talent
ed minister. Such an one is our brother.
Rev. I. T. Hinton, whose services have
recently been secured fur that city. We
speak of him from a personal acquaintance
with him.
To obtain a suitable lot and erect a suita
ble building, an amount of funds that would
appear large to is indispensably re
quisite. llad we the money to give, we
would rather give 810,000 lor such a build
ing, in such a location, than SlO, or even
ten cents for an inferior building in the out
skirts of the town. In the one case, we
would feel a moral assurance that the latest
posterity would enjoy the benefits of ottr
donation : in the other case, we would con
sider the amount we gave as in effect thrown
away. .
The mass of mankind are influenced by
external appearances and their own views
of convenience. We eanatot effect any
salutary change in their views until we can
bring them under the influence of the cos
pel ; and, to bring them under this influ
ence, we must bring the sanctuary to their
doors, and seek, by every lawful means, to
► allure them into it.
We have ourself baptized many, and
among them one or two Catholics, who
were led to the house of God, in the first
instance, by mere curiosity, and who it
lended, subsequently, because it was per
fectly convenient to do so. We have also
known of many other instances, of a simi
lar Character, which have occurred under
the labors of others—but one thing have we
never known: we have never known n
Church to prosper, in a large town or city,
that worshipped it: a shabby building, on
an unfrequented lane, or in'an “out-of-the
way” corner. We must lake the world as
it is, and not as it should be, if we would
implore its moral condition.
We have but one remark more to make.
No evangelical denomination has ever been
able to establish an interest in N. Orleans,
without obtaining aid from abroad. If,
therefore, Baptists succeed, it must be
through the aid of brethren scattered
throughout our country. Who is there that
desires not to see the Baptist cause pros
pering in N. Orleans ? If such there l.e,
let not that man contribute to this object;
but let; others act aecordmg to the ability
which God giveth.
\ Great and Good Mail Fallen.
Just as our paper was going to press, we 1
received a note from our esteemed brother ‘
Rev. Win. T. Brandy, Jr. of Augusta, i
communicating intelligence of the death of!
his venerated father, Rev. Wa. T. Brant*
ly, D. I)., late President of Charleston
College and pastor of’ the first Baptist
church in Charleston- Our brother will
pardon us, we hope, for publishing that
part othis letter which communicates this
painl'uf intelligence. We hope, in a sub
sequent number, to publish a mote extend
ed notice of the deceased, us his character
was measure identified with that of
our denomination.
Dear Brother, — My beloved Father ex
pired at my house in this place, a few min
utes before 2 o’clock yesterday. He was
58 years of age on the 23rd of January last.
Forty years ago lie commenced bis career
‘as a pfovcher of the Gospel, lie died in
the saifterity which had been the scene of
bis earliest labors. Ilis mind appeared to
be perfectly happy in the prospect of disso
lution. To the question which 1 asked
him a few minutes before he died. Do
you know your situation 7 He immediate
ly replied, O Yts. Are you resigned l O
Yes, wVs tlio emphatic answer.
[ I'ontribntiom for Colleges.
The following article is extracted from
a communication in the Recorder,- in be
half of VYake Forest College, N. C. It is
Iroin the pen of an old friend and broilier,
who officiated for a season, as one of the
instructors in the Richmond Seminary, Va.
Wo have thought it well adapted to our
meridian.
“Priir In conversion, many persons
spend ijrge sums of money every year for
ardent Spirits and other superfluities. Al
ter conversion great retrenchments can be
made as to unnecessary expenses. Let
the professor ofr. ligioa cause ihu money,
which he formerly spent to gratify his taste
and his pride, to flow into anotherehannel.
By this ineans'hs will glorify God, pro
mote his own happiness, and benefit the
human race. Some persons may excuse
themselves from the performance of their
duty by saying that they are in debt. A
man may be always in debt if he is forever
Inlying property, anil never bo ablo to as
sist any benevolent mention.
Whenever the love of money shall jake
such a gtinng bold of any professor as to
prevent him from doing good, ho will be
almost ti cypher so long as he continues in
such a course. If the liberality of profes
sors does not increase) in the same ratio
with ilia increase of their properly*, then
wealth is a disadvantage to them. Some
professors do not act, in benevolence, in ac
cordance with the rule called Direct I’m
portiopjt'but with another which is called
Inverse Prolion. In the former, more re
quires tKiorr*; Imt in the latter, mote in
quires ‘ess.
Let all icsnlvo to do something for the
College this year, and every one give ac
cording to his ability. Subscriptions should
be paid as soon as possible, because their
prompt payment ptevents interest from ac
cumulating so rapidly. If any person sub
scribe, let it be with the understanding that
the money is to be paid before the close
of the year. They might give it to tlieij
pastors for speedy remittance, if the agent
could not be seen.”
We renew the request to our
kind friends, who remit no money,
not to send us the shin plaistcrs of private
individuals. Such funds are of no more
avail than a promissory note from one about
whom we know nothing. The only
changebills current here are those of the
St. Mary’s Bank, Georgia U, Road, City
Council of Augusta aad the Jackson Ice
Company.
Too True.—An esteemed brother, who
recently sent us the names of two new sub
scribers, writes: “ I find it very difficult to
obtain subscribers in this section. The
price of the paper, with some, is 100 high ;
others plead that the post-office is too far
off; others that they have not time to read
the paper if they had it. Now, lire truth
is, many are too close-hearted and have
their purse-strings tied 100 hard, and will
nos make the effort to unloose them.”
A CIRCULAR,
To out respected subset iber.s in Alabama,
who Nave ordered, or may order, the Index
to be stopped:
Reloved —Allow me to recommend to
you, by all means, to keep yourselves ac
quainted with what is passing around you
in the religious world. In these “ last
times” in which we live, events of vast im
portance follow each other with astonishing
rapidity. You will li Ino organ of com
munication more worthy of your patronage
than the Alabama Baptist, published within
your mvn bounds. If you must sjop the
Index, we urge you, by the love we bear
you, as old and tried friends, to subscribe
for that paper. We should like to contiii
ue your names on our books, at the same
time that they are added to those if the
Baptist: but, in this matter, your will and
notours must be done.—Farewell!
For the Christian Index.
To the Churches composing the Central Asso.
Dear Brethren, —Those of you who
are readers of our religious papers, ate
doubtless informed of the recent action of j
the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions at
Boston. In reply to inquiries made by the
Alabama State Convention, llie avowal has
been distinctly made by this Board, that
they could not appoint a slaveholder as a
Foreign M issiom.i y.
But little time has elapsed, since the
Board of the American,Baptist Home Mis
sion Society refused to appoint, as one ol
llieir Missionaries, a brother every way
qualified, and,who was recommended to
them by the Executive Committee of our
State Convention, simply because they
were informed that be was a shm holder.
These, and otliet recent developments,ren
der it certain that wo cannot longer co
operate with Northern Baptists upon terms
of equality: self-respect, therefore, rs well
as a regard foi the interests of our beloved
Zion, makes it necessary thatSoulhern Bap
lists should come together in council to con
sider and determine what is best to be done
under these painful rirrumstsnet s . It w ill
lie seen from the last Index, that our Vir
ginia brethren have moved promptly in the
matter, and that the Executive Committee
of our own State Convention have agreed to
their proposition to hold a Southern Con
vention, to meet in Augusta on Thursday
before the second Lord's day in May next.
Anti now, dear brethren, wo most ear
nestly entreat you to respond to the call of
the Executive Committee of mir State Con
vention, by sending to the meeting, at Au
gusta, your wisest and most judicious coun
sellors, together with such contributions as
you may he able to make, to aid in cam ing
out the measures that may be agreed upon.
We would especially .fiddress ourselves
to the delegates elected by our Association
lo the approaching Convention, to the
delegates composing our last Association,
and to Alio officers of the Association, as
those who are more particularly called up
on, and expected to attend the proposed
Convention in Augusta.
.The crisis some of us have so long look
ed for has come. Let us meet it as be
comes the disciples of mu blessed Lord and
Master ; but also as Southern men, con
scious of our tights both civil and religions,
EX. CUM. CENTRAL ASSO.
Florida. —The election for Senators and
Members of die House ot’ Representatives
of the State of Florida takes place in May,
and die Legislature meets In June to organ
ize and choose Senators, Judges, &c.
How quietly and efficiently under our form
of government State after State slides into
iho Union, and takes its equal station there
without noise or confusion, or interfering
with any other.—.V. Y. Sun.
Some sinners object, “ There are so nin
ny ways and religions, that we know not
which to boos, arid therefore will remain
as we are.” Because there are so many
ways, will von he sure to take the wrong ?
If you"-wore going on a journey your life
depended on, would you slop because you
met with some cross-ways, or because you
saw some travellers go the horse way, and
some the foot way, and some break over
tho hedge, and some miss the wav ?
Would von not be more careful to inquire
the way? — Baxter.
Extension of the English Language.
—Nearly 50,000,000 actually use the lan
guage in more or less purity ; and, accord
ing to some estimates, nearly 200,000,000
are ruled by it. Here is one-quarter part
of the ent re population of the glohe. The
extension of the language of England has
almost kept pace with the extension of her
power. Her morning drum-heat, follow
ing the sun. and keeping company with lire
horns, circles the earth daily, with one con
tinuous and unbroken strain of the martial
airs of England.”— Common School Jour.
~mTaR K I E D,
On Tuesday, the 25th iirst., by the Rev.
Jos. I’olhill, the Rev. Robert Fleming, of
I Newnan, Coweta Cos., to Mrs Rebckau
j Ann Harris, of Jefferson Cos.
jOIiITU A U Y . i
Died, on the 27th ult., of scarlet fever, j
I Charlotte Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. i
1 B. C. and Mrs. C. G. Spencer, of our town, j
| She closed the second year of her transient j
! residence on eaitli only on the 22d of Fell, !
last. A bright germ of promise has been I
blighted'by the hoar Irost of the grave ; but j
the parents of the deceased leave been taiiglr j
where to apply for a babn to heal the j
wounds which death’s keen shafts have!
m- lie. Their hopes for time have been j
; crushed ; but
}•• Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, ]
i When what wo now deplore
’ Shall rise in full, immortal piimo,
■ Ami bloom to fade no more.”
j
J Q s ,j,
A note on Horace Lumpkin for Su;
Dollars and Fifty Cents, due 25th Decem
ber, 1844, and made payable to Hiram
,Rowzee. This is to forewarn all peisons
from trading for said note, or the maker of
the same, as I shall immediately institute a
process to recover the same from said Hor
ace Lumpkin according to law,
, HENRY E. HUNT.
Pcnfield, March 15, 1845. £nl9-3t.
WEEKLY RECEIPTS.
Rev. J. Hart is for Jas. Riley $2 50 Mar
46; Gen It C Shorter 200 July 40, and
25 cts over; Rev .lo .hua Key 500
; Win Baily 500 Ann 45; Jas S
; Thomas 2 50 Sept 45; Rev Dr W BJobn
j son 250 Apr! 46; Henry Garland 2 50
April 45, (Is not that right ?j Eli Parks
5 00 Nov 46; Peter Strozier 2 50 Sept 45;
Rev W T Tucker for Mrs AI Reynolds 2
50 Jan 46, and Win Nasworthy 2 50 Nov
45, J Prsntnp 2 50 April 40; h W Floyd
$lO Oct 40; (.'apt Jno Kennedy 5 00 June
46; D Owens 2 00 May 15; Heard &
Tliorninn'2 50 April 40; Williams Crook
250 Aptil 40; Isaac N Bolton 250 Jan
4(5; Rev J S Bledsoe 500 Alar 47; Alex
Armstrong 2 50 Jan 46,
JONES’ CHURCH HISTORY.
TflFi undersigned proposes, so scon ns
ont: thousand subscribers can be obtained,
to publish an edition ol Jones’ Church His
tory.
It will contain 607 pages in octavo form,
on fine paper, new clear type, calfskin
binding, and be sold at 82,75 per .single co
py ; $2.60 each per dozen ; and $2,3T
each for 60 or more copies.
..This work cannot he obtained ut nrcsent
by our booksellers in the South, ns die hist
edition is exhausted ; and no work.is more
eagerly sought by the religious community.
It is this that has induced the subscriber to
issue proposals to publish it ; and as he Is
well pr< pared w ith type, materials, and
competent workmen, and can execute the
job ns well, autl r n terms equally ns low,
if not lower, than it can be done i:t the
North, he hopes to secure Southern patron
age.
This work contains a faithful history of
the Christian Church, from the birth of
Christ to the IStli ■eniurv, including a full
iiecount of the ancient Waldenses and Al
bigenses. This is tho only faithful history
that has ever been published in this country
of these ancient and pious sects of Chris
tians.
Ministers of the gospel generally are re.
.quested lo nc! as agents in procuring sub
scribers. Each one obtaining mid trans
milling llie piy fur ten copies, shall have a
copy sent him gratis. The wok will ho
commenced linin’ dietely upon the number
of subscribers stated having been obtained.
The Rsv. J. D. Williums, of this city, is
General Agent for the publisher.
CHARLES YANCEY,
Publisher.
Wi tumpka, Ala.
CAUTION.
The Baptist Church at Bethlehem, For
syth county, tia., l'roin a sense of painful
duty to herself, and respect for the Baptist
Churches generally, fei I constrained to
make the following publication :
Whereas, Wiilmm Meers, who was a
member of this Church, and an ordained
minister, Inis left this county in disorder,
and his just creditors to suffer, by first in
volving himself in difficulties in law by his
improprieties, and by not having applied for
a letter of dismission.
Resolved, therefore, that he is excluded
from tlie fellowship of this Church.
And whereas, report has reached us that
the said William .Meers is publicly exerci
sing in the ministry in Arkansas, or Louis
iana. It is ordered, therefore, that his situ
ation be made public through the Christian
Index.
I).me in Conference this 9th day of
March, in the year of our Lord 1845; and
signed by order of the same.
DRURY HUTCHINS, Mod.
Davtd Talent, Clerk.
TDK FIN & BARNES,
Dealers in Staple ami Fjiiipy Dry llootlx.
Three Doors A rove tiie United States
Hotel, Augusta, Geo.,
Keep constantly on hand a la-ge assort
ment ol every thing in their line, to which
they respectfully invite the attention of tlie
public. Ot-8.
BOOKS & ST A TION AR Y.
THE Subscriber incites iho attention ol
Merchants, Teachers, and Parents, to liis
Stock of
SCHOOL A.\II MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS.
It will be found, at all times, to he complete,
and the prices low, to accord with the times.
In addition, be keeps a general variety of
Stationary, and all articles usually found in
Book Stores.
Orders respectfully solicited.
CHARLES E.’ GRENVILLE,
244 Broad-street, Augusta.
Jan, 31,1845. 3m
NEW SPRING AND SUMMER
S-OOBS!
TIIE Subscribers, having taken the
stand formerly occupied by James M. Por
ter &. Cos., are now receiving and opening
a large and well selected stock ol
PLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
together with almost every’ other article
usually kept in a Retail Store; all of which
will ho sold low. They hope, by strict
attention to buttress, to merit a portion of
■public patronage.
The public are respectfully solicited to
call and examine.
w. w. waller & co.
Pcnlield, Match 12th, 1845. £nl2-2t.
Appointments fur Elder James Dnvis,
i Ho will preach, if the Lord will, at Beth
: cl, Meiiwether Cos., on Saturday and Stin
! day, the Ist Sunday in May; on Monday
1 thereafter, at Mi. Zion; on Tuesday, at a
church nest brn. John 11. Milner’s, on the
east side of Flint River in Pike; at night at
bro. Milner’s: on Wednesday'at Zcbulon;
Thursday at a chinch on the road from
Zcbulon to Bartlesville, attended by bro.
Milner; on Friday at Bethesda, in Upson;
at night at town; Saturday and Sunday,
the second Sunday with bro. King. Bro.
King will then arrange, for him, to the
I Convention on Friday following at Forsyth.