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Abolition Tendencies.
The Abolition spirit is reaching its cli
tiux. The indications are not uncertain,
which point to its s t eedy destruction.—
While the upholders of error contend with
man. they may prevail ; but when they im
pute falsehood to God, and dare to contend
with their Ctealor, their destruction is
sealed.
The Abolitionists, as a party, arc tend
ing towards this dangerous pass. Not a
lew of their boldest pioneers have already
engaged in the contest. The last
Ziou’s Advocate contains the following:
••The Religious Herald, a paper of Hart
ford Cl., alter quoting the criticism of the ‘
( ‘hrislian Index on l Cor. 7: 31, lire same ■
to which we replied week, before last, pro- l
ceeds to d*aw its own inferences from this i
criticism, arid says such a sentiment “must:
be indignantly rejected by every man with
a spark ot humanity in his heart, even if it ]
could be found in twenty Bibles.” ”
In other words, il the scriptures are not :
conformed to my notions, I reject the scrip-!
tines. It God’s truth teaches that, which
displeases me, I reject God’s truth.
It might naturally be expected of an Edi
tor of a religious newspaper, that he should
manifest suiiie tegard lor the Bible. It
would appear to os to be only proper, and j
right, that one, who under the process of I
conviction had experienced the deceitful-j
ticss, and and ’sperate wickedners of his own
heart, and thu blindness of his own judg
ment, should be \otd id arrogance, ami >
should walk very softly before God. It
would not strike us as a straii"e thill's, it
one, who had expelicnced the itches—the •
exceeding pn eiotis'itess of the gospel of 1
Christ, should be unwilling to relinquish it i
ou any consideration. It would appear to I
us lobe a matter ol course, that one who i
had expericuocd the lear, and submitted to
the authority of the great God, should t e-j
cognise Ills will as the law id human ac-!
iron, \ethete is an editin’ ol a religious!
paper, and a reloinier ou so-called Bible',
principles, who accepts the Bible only so!
lar as the bibie agrees with his theories, j
A Christian—deities his reason and his pes- I
sinus, and makes [hem the measure of the 1
jicrJ'cct law hi (Ion! A pat taker of the i
priceless blessings ot thr gospel is willing
to r sign ihein/Lr iAc smallest if all con
st Icrations —heenust lluty opj use lus
viable pi'ejudi is. A protessed servant of I
the .Most High denies the supreme aulhori- j
ty ot God! A worm of the dust—an atom i
in the midst ol immensity—a mote diluting !
in the r.tys ot God’s glory—utters these |
Idsspliemous words in tint presence ofthe!
gt.eul Hurtial ! I’oor, sinful, miserable j
mortal, v e pity t ou Irom the bottom of our j
heart!
We subjoin an article, which appeared I
recently in the Congregational Journal, j
“Out at last. —Our tefotmers, so-called, ’
have been greatly indignant when they have j
been chat god w ith infidelity cmuea.ed tin- 1
<ler the garb ol of anti-slavery and other!
movements. Bin tliete is no evasion now;!
Hie Her Id es Freedom is out with nil edilo-!
mil of about two columns attacking “the Bj- j
tde in tin; true style and spirit of the Tom
I'aine school, as the extract below will!
show :
Once settle it. as ire soon shall, that this ;
book is a hm,tan production, like every ,
other book, the wide world over, containing j
as it dues the it iture of the man who plan
ned it, a mixture of much that is lovely and
oi good report, beautiful and true, witii oth
er matter, false, absurd, immoral and i
gross, and all these lair fabrics of church, |
clergy, sabbaths, synagogues and sanctua- j
ries, whose only uiiderpinuing'is the Bible,
fall to the ground.”
('nnimenl is unnecessary. We may on- j
ly re nark that these sentiments are not I
peculiar to the Editor of the Herald ol
Freedom. We ourselves heard the notori- j
tuts W. 1,. Garrison deliver in Portland an I
address before an anti slavery meeting, in ‘
which he not only condemned slavery, but j
also religion, government, churches, minis
lets, the ballot box, and every thing that so
ber, and Christian men am wont to revere.
All supports and defences of slavery—
whether they be the works of God, or men,
are attacked by these madmen,
H’c have tt:i (ears for tho result of a con
test in which God is on our side.
E. T. W.
An Address,
Delivered before the llipley 7’olul Absti
nence Society, duly 4th, 1815, by Sam
uel Benton, jr.
We have received a copy of this address
contained in two consecutive numbers of
the Ripley Advertiser, but have it not in
our power to comply with the request,
that it should he re-published in the Index.
The address indicates talent, and presents
the results of an extended ami careful in
vestigation ; but it is, from the nature and
topics of the discussion, quite lengthy, and
to admit it into the Index would be to crowd
out much original matter, and not a few of
the items of the religious intelligence of die
day. We most content ourselves with a
synopsis of the argument.
The authority of Holy Writ is frequent
ly adduced by those, who indulge in spir
ituous liquors, as warrnniirg the indulgence.
The author on the contrary, contends, that
••the Bible does not sanction the habitual
use ol the intoxicating drinks of the present
day, hut on the contrary, inculcates total
abstinence from them as mere drinks.”
‘This is shown, I. Negatively, from the
fact, that the w ittes of our own day are cs
; seutially different from the wines spoken
of in Scripture: so that, if it will not ap
pear, that the scripture prohibits icinc, it
cannot be shown to sanction the use of the
wine, which our modern topers drink.—
The wines of the Hebrews were weaker
than ours are, and when used were gener
ally diluted with water. Ours are made
stronger by the admixture of alcoholic, or
| other poisonous substances, us sugar oj
leud, copperas, <s-r.
11. The scriptures no w here recommend
wine as a habitual drink. The passage,
Dt ut. xiv : 2f>. permits the u#e of wine at i
a festival, which occurred on every other j
year. It is no aigntncni therefore for its !
habitual use.. The next passage on this :
subject, 1 Sam. vi: IP, merely informs us .
what David did on a certain occasion, with- !
out stating whether it were right or wrong. ‘
The civ Ps. verse 15, and Hosea ii: 8, rep- !
resent wine as a blessing conferred by Pro- 1
vidence, and calling for the thanksgivings
of men. Ibis, as shown in section l,cau-j
not be referred to the wines now in use.—
A striking passage in Proverbs (xxxi: 0 i
and 7,) invites our attention. Our author’s
exposition of this passage is : if wine is tv
be used there may be some propriety in ‘
giving it to the ctitninal, who is about to be j
executed, and “to those that be of heavy i
hearts;” hut it is manifestly impropci fori
those in authority to indulge in wine, (see I
vs. -1, 5.) The passages in Song of Solo- j
moH, (vi,) and in Provoibs (eix.j ate only
invitations to partake ot a least, in which
thu mild wine of that people had a place.—
Ihe least id hit things and of wines men
tioned in Isai ill xxv : tj, is typical of spir- j
ilual enjoyments. Is. xxii:l3, piettires |
the can-less condition of the people of Ism-.
el, immediately before the invasion of Sen- *
tiacharih.
At the feus! in (.’ana, our Saviour eh: Kg-j
ed walor into wine as an exhibition of his j
divine power ; and lhe result was pttilh in :
the minds of many, who witnessed the niir-1
aele: The u--e of wine in the lama's sup- j
[ier is ol course no argument for j| S habit- j
ual use, or for its u*e an any other occasion. I
Paul’s mb i• to Timothy wtts; to take wine j
lor Ids infirmities.
1(1. \\ iuc (such as will intoxicate) is!
positively condemned in the Bible, and j
held up, as something dangerous to the j
peace ami welfare ol mankind.” Consult|
ou die point, Ptvv. xx : 1, xxiii : 29—32; i
Is. v: 11, Acc. Wine is used in tnfluy I
places as an er.hlem of God's wrath. ‘
i\ . “Holy turn ot old, when peculiarly
devoted to the service of God, were com
manded to diMaiii Irom wine.” See Devil,
x: 9: Num. vi : on j) pure Duke 1 ; 15.
and 1 Tim. iii : 3: also Is. xxviii ; 7, Luke
xxi
V . rite Bide prohibits ‘drunkenness.—
I his tact is so well known that il is hard-!
ly necessary to giveour author's references.
VT. The Bible enjoins us to avoid evil,
and the use of intoxicating liquors is a pro
lific source ol evil in the church and in the
world—by effecting degradation of chi'me
ter, and ilisseutions among ehiistians, and
retarding the advance of the gospel.
Dastly, total abstinence Inis the a pprnbvt
tion of scripture : sue Jer. xxxv : id, 1!|, :
also first chap, of Daniel.
We have thus given at) abstract of the!
aigument of Mr. Benton. Without ex-J
pressing our assent to all the positions in !
the address, il is but doing justice to him ‘
to say. that he lias treated bis subject with I
ability and fairness. At any rate, we are j
glad to see Clod’s truth resorted to as the ‘
great agency lor the removal of human cor-!
ruptioiis. U bile pledges and societies !
may reform a man’s outward life, we never !
should forget, that it is Goo alone w ho can :
reach the lieurt and effect auv radical rc- •
formation E. T. \y.
A Sketch of the Life mid Opinions of Edward
Irting.
The 18th century is an age of great theo
logical names. Standing in its midst, and
looking hack upon the host of eloquent and
erudite divines who had illumined its be
ginning—and estimating the daily increa
sing number who were rising to notoriety,
if not to distinction, during its progress—
the philosophic philanthropist, and the far
sighted student of human affairs, must witlt
certainty have anticipated, and with joy
have awaited, the advent of that epoch,
when the Chu.ch should be circled with a
glory which, since the time of its founder,
had never surrounded her. In a semi
civilized age, she had guarded the treasures
of classic lore Irom the rapacity of time and
the devastations of the Pagan. There was
reason to expect that in the 19th century,
and among an enlightened people, she
would ptove the centre and the source of
wisdom, the academy of the arts and scien
ces, the home of learning, atul literature and
philosophy.
Over France, indeed, a gloom, dark as
her early barbaric night, seemed to have
settled. In the Chancel of Senones, the
greatest of the Benedictines had just been
inurned. The populace, who listened en
raptured to the sacred eloquence of Fene
lon, and Massilon, and Bossuet, imitated
the sneers and adopted the morals of him,
styled the Aristides of France. The sar
casms of Voltaire delighted her simple; the
skepticism of Comlorcct led captive her
wise.
But, contrasting singularly with Gallic
darkness, aroso dearly and brilliantly the
! flame of evangelical piety from the oppo
site shores of Britain. Her warriors eon
tendetl for the rights of man—her priests
and scholars waged a nobler contlict for the
cause of religion and philosophy. Many
ot the eminent men of that generation had
j indeed gone, but there were others arising,
! year by year, to occupy the places of their
fathers—equal in purvey anil superior in
j number to those who were lost. Descend
: iug with the decline of the century, and ad
vancing w ith the advance of that which j
j succeeded it, let us watch the rise and fall;
iof those few eminent men, whose acts of
goodness or greatness the historian of the
j oliurv.lt delights to record. Doddridge had
laid his bones to rest in a strange land ; the
corpse of Duller lay in episcopal slate in
the cathedral ol Bristol; Young no lon< r ei i
lived, and sorrowed in the darkness of the*
j night; Waiburton, like the Nazarine shorn j
lof I.is locks, was wearing away thedecli-j
ning years of an almost centenarian file,’ dt- I
j vested ol the intellect which had astonished ,
las ago. Robertson, the classic hisioriog-1
j rapher of Scotland, had bequeathed his
; name to history—ins history to the eulo
gies ol his race. The same year (1796)
witnessed the death of yet oilier of Scot
land's brightest ornaments—-Ifeid and
Campbell; the one stricken in the halls of
Glasemv, the other in the retreat to which
he had just retired ; both loaded with years
and honors. We conclude this too-loug-1
continued catalogue of deaths by a passing!
notice, that tho birth ot the present century !
was precursor to the death of Priestly and i
Paley ; the one the great chan.piou of So-
Otniarnsm—the other the moralist of his
generation.
Between that time and the present, there
is almost an entire blank in that department
of history, upon which we have been enga
ged. Nor is it surprising that so few me
morials exist ol those controversialists, di
vines ami theologians, who, in the begin-!
ning of the present century, were the boast;
ol the English Church—and of those who,
since that time, have arisen to reinvigorate
the great heart of chrisiciulom, and to illus
trate the annals of their age. Os some, the
glory has proved but ephemeral. Recent
death has allowed no lime for the aecnuiti-j
lation of materials respecting the life of!
others, while the Genius of Biogtaohy is yet!
kept at bay by the iron constitution of oth
ers still. It may, however, bn well to stale,
| that during the period which we have so
lightly passed over, the eccentric piety of
Rowland llill had been reluctantly admit
ted into the Episcopal pulpit—that the
Coiigregalionalists might boast of the tal j
~it. ,l i^ivilip—tfial Chalmers, ‘l'liumps/nvl
and Waugh, were the flowers of the Pros
i bytery—and that Hall and Pullet defended
! the cause and enhanced the dignity of the
; Baptist Churches.
It was at the period when men of such
’ talents vvete in the meridian of their glory,
j that Edward Irving rose to distinction,
! Their respective rise and setting may beli
; kened to the courses of the stars. His was !
, a meteor flight. Tlu constellations, which
| had been gathering and advancing lor years,
! were dim before the erratic hotly which
.scintillated among them. Yet, speedy inj
j its rise, it proved as ephemeral in its glory. I
When it had passed away, they still shone
I oil in unapproachable beauty atul majesty, i
Os the records of Edward Irving’s early j
life, these two —that he was born in An- j
nan, Dumfries county, Scotland, and that lie;
was educated at thu University of Edin-j
burgii—are all that we have been able to)
discover. His early rambles among the!
precipitous scenes of the Moffat llills, and j
by the infant son tees of the Clyde, the)
Tweed ami the Annan—the noble actions!
:of his noble nature —his evening inusings
land his nightly dreams—the changes which
I transformed the visionary boy into the
\ speculative man—die imagination, assisted
j by a knowledge of bis character, can readi
!ly supply. Watch him as, reclining upon
some grey rock, he reads of Alexander of
j Scotland—of William Wallaec—of Ban
nockutn and Glencoe. .Mark the kind
ling of his eye, the clenching of his hand,
and his involuntary shout in the solitude—
“ Death to the Southron !” Or seo him as,
bending over the mossy stone that marks
j some covenanter’s grave, Jie seeks the
I strength which nerved the early martyrs of’
i Scotland, and implores God’s blessing up
on the cause of the ancient covenant. Ve- j
rily, scenes like these may tell more titan !
volumes can, of his impulsive nature, his i
heroism am 1 his pietv.
After having graduated at Edinburgh
with distinction as a scholar, and high char- i
acter as a man, Irving entered the Scottish
ministry ; yet, the loftiness of his distinc
tion, and the purity of his reputation, pro
ved no barrier to the attacks of slanderous I
tongues. It was at this petiod that tho
self-deciding candor of Dr. Chalmers—
whom he had studied as a master in elo
quence—whom he loved as a father in the
church—saved hint from degradation and
utter destruction. Benefited by tint same
kind aid, he became assistant minister to his
patron, who then presided over the parish
of St. Johns at Glasgow. Promotion soon
succeeded his admission into this post, and
lie was advanced to the charge of the Cale
donian Chapel in Loudon—a church con.
sisting of about fifty communicants, who,
in the stronghold of another creed, adhered
to the faitli of their fathers. In 1822, he
J arrived at Dondon, the scane of his future l
labors, ,his triumphs and his fall. Here
success the tno-t extraordinary rewarded
his exertions. llis zeal increased the
nunihet, and promoted the piety of the
faithful. His lofty diction, his Caledonian
accent, and his declarations that ho design
ed to preach to the great, the refined and
the noble, gained him notoriety in the fash
ionable world. In the course ofsix mouths,
j his fifty became a thousand Men of
J science and literature, statesmen and no
; Ides, potentates In the church, the votaries
ol fashion and the scions of royalty, crowd
ed into the Chapel of the rude Caledonian.
J’he many who were admitted were lew to
the many who gathered without. The un
paralleled number of his congregation ren
dered t; necessary iliat a larger church
should be erected; and the preacher, exalt
ed by successes, and cheered by the plait*
! Gits which accompanied them, was ushered ‘
into a wider field of action. 1
In ittpressiveness of appearance and
singularity of manner, in vigor of imagina
tion and in the energy of an uncompromi
sing zejA-wp discover the secret of Irving’s
success.) The grandeur of his proportions, 1
the biasness of the hair parted evenly up- c
ou his head, the height and breadth of his *
forehead, and the regularity of his noble (
features, would have been equally becom- ,
ing to a Nazarene Apostle, or an Ilaliau ;
warrior of the Middle Ages. The energy, i
yet sell-control ol his gestures, and the eln- ’
gular flexibility ol his mice, gave Ur exhor- 1
lalions thestrength ofoommat.de ; while the J
quaint English, in which they were word
ed, seemed to secure to them the sanction
of venerable antiquity. The power of his i
imagination equally lilted hint to form 1
grand end startling theories for the adtnira- !
lion of the wise, and to illustrate them for |
ihe Comprehension of the ignorant. His (
tmlhmiastie piety and lofty independence— ,
looking to God alone for approval, and
transgressing the limits which had confined
the zual, and scorning the authorities which
” I
had directed the efforts, of others in the
ministerial office—seemed well adapted to
the character of an Ambassador from the (
Most High. E. T. W.
Tv be Continued.
It eti vu 1 Intelligence-
Griffin, Sept. 6, 1815.
My dear lira, linker, —1 have but one
moment to write. The church at Griffin
is in the midst of a great and blessed revi
val. After 1 left you at Bethesda, on last
Sabbath, I returned to Crawlordville.—
| Having finished my business, 1 hastened
( back in the people ol my eliaige, as vo t„d
i discovered tokens for good before I left.
1 Ou the day 1 was with you, bro. Jonathan
Davis preached for the church at this place,
lilling the appointment previously made for
bro. James Davis. Tim Lord gave testi
mony to llie-word preached ; the emigre- .
gation enlarged ; the house is crowded to
overflowing, (n is very large,) and sinners,
even the most obdurate, are bowing and
j pleading for mercy. B reksliders are coin- .
j mg, and in (act the whole county is excited, :
and fillies and hundreds are mourning.—
Some ten or fifteen have professed conver
sion, and the work is spreading. Brethren
James Davis, Fleming, Stamper, and Jona
j than Davis are all with me Please pray
fur us, and beg all thu readers ol the Index
| to pray.
! I will write in detail shortly.
Yours in bonds,
JNO. \V. WILSON.
September 5, 1845.
Dear Bro. Baker, —Sometime past, you
requested that btullireit would send you any
revival intelligence that they might have to
communicate. Permit me to give you a
short account of a meeting that was recently
held with the church at Stone Creek,
Twiggs Cos., embracing the 4th and sth
Sabbaths in August last. Previous to our
meeting, wickedness and sin were increas
ing among sinners to an alarming extent;
coldness and hike-warmness among pro
fessors, so that the church became oppress
ed with this awful stale of things, and con
cluded to commence a meeting with fasting
and prayti, on Friday. On Saturday night
we had feet washing, in order to gel as
near the Saviour as we could, and the bles
sed Saviour poured out his Spirit among us
in a most powerful manner, i think I have
rarely, if ever, seen so powerful a work a
mong young people. The meeting eon
tinned ten days, and the result was ninety
live added to our church. A few of those
were by letter and restoration. I baptized
eighty-eight willing souls. It is to say that
we had the labors of Doctor J. Beall, of
Macon, and bro. C. D. Mallary and bro.
J. S. Lunsford and others, a part of the
time. The work is still going on, and
some other churches in the county arc re
vived. But there is one thing vve wish
particularly understood, that no minister
has any wish to claim any part of the hon
or or glory: but unto tho Saviour, be all
the glory.
Brother Baker, you can give the above,
or any part thereof an inset lion in the In
dex, il you think proper.
In great haste, yours with fraternal affec
tion in the Saviour.
C. A. THARP.
Georgia, Cherokee County, 3
August 20, 1845. J
Bro, Baker,—\ write yitfi, believing
you will be pleased to hear the result ofthe
Camp meeting held near Bell's Ferry, i
Cherokee Cos. The meeting commenced!
on the Oth and closed on the Blh ult. The j
Lord has been graciously pleased to pour J
out his spirit in abundance on this destitute I
section. No doubt the spirit of the Lord
was with the ministering brethren who
came to visit us. I’tiev ‘•ornruencctl their
labors with zeal; the lulfiiu.enc of t:is
promise, where two or three meet in His
name, there will I be to bless, was uiani
lest. Christians were made to rejoice.—
Dove in one delightful stream appeared to
llow Irom heart to heart; while penitent
sinners were constrained to cry, what shall
we and u; and the more hardened to tremble.
On the last eiening, about thirty trembling
jailors and weeping Mary’s tell before the
Doid, requesting an interest in the prayers
of Christians. O, brethren, retnetnbei
New Bethel in your prayers. Twenty
nine related their experience, and twenty
six followed their Dord and Master down
into the liquid grave. Nearly all were
young persons; sixteen males, and on? bv\
letter, and one restored. Seveial morel
professed, who did not offer themselves to ‘
the church; making in all that offered and!
joined, thirty-me in number. This was’
one ofthe most interesting meetings ever’
witnessed in this section.
Brother Baker, indisposition of body has
delayed this communication. There will •
be a goodly numbet at our next meeting, j
Yours in the Dord.
J. 11. BULL. |
Drayton, August SJ. ‘J 5.
Brother Baker, —l see many publica
tions of revivals in various parts of the
country. We have had a lung wtnierv
season, uu.il this year. Wo called our be
loved brother Lunsford, and we have been
mads m tcjoico by having our ears s.dutcd
with the sound ol eight heaven-horn souls
at Providence. At Hephzibalt, brethren
Deavors and Sauls held u meeting, and 11
were baptized. We are looking forward
at both chutches with anxiety to see our
meetings conte on, believing the work is
not done. C. ID HIGDON.
Extract.— The good Lord has been bless- •
ing some of thu churches around us here at:
llayneville. Brother Holmes baptized 19, \
and brother Mailary has just closed.a meet-;
ing at Evergreen, having baptized 9. At j
Samlridge, at Henderson, and various oth
er places, there have been considerable ,id- !
and tions. Yours in the Saviour,
N. W. COLLIER. !
Brother Baker, — We hate mailed two :
letters, (which l suppose you nave not ro- j
ceived,*) each containing accounts of revi
val meetings. We have just closed an eight 1
day’s meeting at Providence. This is a
small church in the southeastern part of
: the county, between Lafayette and West
! Point. Our brethren met with ns at out
general meeting, and all of our visiting min
isters left on Saturday or Sunday, except
brother D. McCoy; but the good Lord was
with us. Brother F. Callaway cams, and
helped us two days. 1 never saw any
meeting go on with more ease and increase
of religious feeling to the last. We closed
yesterday with much the largest congrega
tion wo have had during the week, and an
••'crease of religious interest. Twenty
four were bnntiTed. two others received hv j
experience, amt two by letter. Others ’
professed to find the Saviour ; ant! nil were j
anxious for ns to stay, but other important
engagements made it necessary for us to ad-!
jotirti until to-day week. Nearly all were j
new experiences. W'e took four sister#
and a brother (all of the same father and j
mother) into tho water at once. O ! what;
joy to those motherless daughters, and eon-!
solution to our beloved brother Williams! j
Dear brother, the God of all grace is !
manifesting His power in a most unusual
manner; the vilest are bowing and asking
for mercy. We would Itko to detail some
interesting facts to you, which took place;
here, but the hour is now come to start to
my appointment. So farewell
JOHN It. HUMPHRIES.
“Both were published.—En.
Clinton, Ga., Sept. 12. 1845.
Diur Bro. Baker, —1 have only time to’
say that tiie Lord is riding forth in his 1
strength, and Zion is rejoicing in Ins good
ness. Before I left the Baptist Camp meet
ing at Sardis, (where the Central Associa
tion held its recent session,) ten had befit
received lor baptism ; among whom v/ere ;
the lady of Rev. Jonathan Davis, and Dr. 1
M., son of liev. Wm. Mosely. The latter’
was at the camp meeting and preached a- i
mong the missionary Baptists.
In Houston, Pulaski and Twiggs, sov- j
creign grace is gloriously triumphant,— i
At Evergreen in Pulaski, eleven were re
ceived at ihctr last meeting: at Richland in
Twiggs, eleven ; Beech Spring, about 30 !
recently ; Slone Creek, (under bro. C. A. !
Tharpe) 96; and at Antioch 34, the meet
ing still in progress yesterday. Old bro.
Tharpe, 1 learn, is mueh prostrated by in
cessant labors. He is naturally a man of
feeble constitution, but is an indefatigable
and useful minister. Bro. Mallary is al#o
quite outdone by recent efforts. “The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers
are few.” Affectionately yours,
J. H. CAMPBELL.
■■p—'l'ji—""’ j’ i
“Leaves have their time to lull,
And flowers to wither at the North wind’s
breath.,
And stars to set; but all.
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, 0,
Death.”
Died, at Richland, Stewart Cos., August
21st, Mrs. Margaret A. Callaway, wife
of Willis R. Callaway, in the 29th year of
Iter age, leaving an infant daughter, only
seven days old, She was the daughter of
Rev. Mieajalt A. Lane of Wilkes Cc. Ga.,
anil for nearly eleven years had been a con
sistent member of thu Baptist church.—
In all the relations of life, as a wile, moth
er, mistress and neighbor, she possessed
the affections and confidence of those with
whom it was her lot lobe associated. The
last closing scene of her existence afforded
to surviving friends, the most satisfactory
evidence, that she died sustained by tliai
Hope, which belongs only to the Christian.
And though ftom the surviving Partner,
one has been taken, who shared w ith him
life’s ills and joys, yet may he not hope to
meet her in that “better land,” where “sor.
row ne’er invades ’’’
| WEEKLY KEGEIP'J S.—Dr Daniel
Stanford S3 50, Sept 46, (1 50 on hand
awaiting further orders ;) Win E Can ley
2 50, Sept 40; Mrs Francis E Willis 2 50.
Sept 48; CH Higden 2 50, March 46;
Joseph J Singleton 10 00, Nov 45 ; Ja.nes
R Blackman 2 50. Sept 45; Hollis Black
man 2 60, Sept 45 ; N W Collier 2 6(>,
March 46; Wm B;uksda!e2 60, Feb. 46:
i Eli McWhorter 2 50, Feb 46; Jno Piuks
; ton 2 50. Jan 40; Rev B Roberts 2 50,
| Jan 47; Rev J B Battle 2 53, Oct 46.
j Library-— Payweats for
i Vo!. I.—AO Hutchins, Rev J E Dawson
I lot self. Thomas Cameron, Richard S As*
| k<rw and Irwin Wiikerson ,- W 0 Beall for
J H Ethridge. E E Ethridge and Wi
, !>>y ii Shepherd; S Swinson, Jonathan
■ Williams, ]) Str.ulnrd, James K Clinton,
j Rev A Duggan, Rev P, Roberts. J W Pirik
; cion, E McWhorter, James Atkinson ; Rev
!I J Harley lor Rev L M Brown ; Thomas
Jordan. Jr., Rev J B Battle, Daniil Cun
nei, Benjamin Brooking, Richard Worthen,
Wm Liittimore. J unes Cotton, J Green
wood per T A Sullivan.
Payments for Baptist Preacher. —Rev
R Gunn. Double Wells. 83 00; Rev li
Fleming, Newna-, and J V Davis, Corinth,
each. These should have been ac
knowledged earlier.
Tin-; Treasurer of this limitation expects
to attend the approaching session ofthe Ga.
Association. Persons in that part of the
State, having business with him, tvi J pleiAe
bear this it: mind. u 33
ME RC ill! UN I V ifu SIT Y .
The University comprises a Theological,
Collegiate atul Acad .iuicul Dejartmeni.
Theological DtPAP/ntENi.
Faculty. —Rev. John L. D-ig:', D. D.,
ProfessorofSystematic Theology ; Rev. J.
L, Reynolds. A. M„ Prolessor of Biblical
Literature; Rev. N. M, Crawford, A. M.,
Professor (elect) of Ecclesiastical History.
The course of studies in this Department
embraces all the branches usually taught in
Theological Schools of the first order, in
cluding Hebrew and, if desire.b Chaldee.
Colleoiate Department.
faculty. — Re.. John L. Dagg. D. I>..
President; Rev. P. li. Mt-li, A. M., Prof,
of Languages ; B. O. Peirce, A. M., Prof,
of Chemistry and Natural Philosophy; S.’
P. Sanford, A. M.. Professor of Mathemat
ics ; Rev. S. G. Hiliyer. A. M. t Professor
(elect) of Belies Deiti es.
The course of studies in thu College is as
full as in any kindred institution in the
South.
Academical Department.
Rev. Thomas t). Martin, A. 8., Piifiu
pal.
The Students in this Department ate pre
pared fur College under the direction of the
Faculty.
Expenses.
Tuition, in tho Collegiate Department,
i'iib for the scholastic year; in the Prepa
ratory Department, 325; in the Theologi
cal Department, file.
Board from 7to 38 per month. Wash
ing, Room rent, Ac., about 33 00 per
month.
‘The first session commences on the 2d
Wednesday in August, and closes on tho
30tli of November.
The 2nd session begins on tho 15th of
January, and closes with the Commence
ment Exercises on tho 2d Wednesday in
; July.
| For the course of studies in the several
’ departments, in detail, refer to the Christian
| Index, or apply to one of the Professors.
JJgp” The Chronicle and Sentinel, and
Constitutionalist, Augusta; the Whig and
Banner, Athens; the Southern Recorder
! and Journal, Milledgevilie ; the Republican
j and Georgian, Savannah ; and the l.nqui
! rer and M imes, Columbus; ate requested
( to publish the above once a month fur five
- months, and forward their accounts for set
tlement to the Treasurer, Thomas J. Bur
j ney, Madison.
HOUSTON ASSOCIATION.—This
| Association has changed her time of session
; fiom Friday before the second .Lord's day
jin October to Friday before the fourth
i Lord’s day in October; at which time we
hope to meet a large representation Irom
j our sister Associations, with whom we cor
I respond. Our next session will be held
I with the Church at Beulah. Dooly county,
j about seven miles east of Traveller’s Rest,
on the road to Ilnwkinsville.
CHARLES H. HIGDEN.
JEREMIAH CLARK,
FACTOR AND GENERAL
Commission Merch an t ,
Savannah, Georgia.
September 17, 1845. [)n3B
; VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
Tin; bouse and lot in Washington,
Wilkes county, formerly belonging to Dr.
Pope, but now the property of Mercer Uni-
I versity, is offered for sale. ‘The purchaser
j can have a credit for any length of time der
I sired, by giving a well secured noie bearing
| interest.
Persons wishing to buy can connnuni
! cate with the subscriber, or with Col. D. E.
Butler, of Washington. If not sold before
| the Ist of December, it will be rented lor
the ensuing year.
T. J. BURNEY, Trees. M. U.
Madison, Sept. 15, 1845.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
Will he sold at public outcry, at the
I Court House door in the town of Lt-xing-
I ton, on the fiist Tuesday i. November
next, between the usual hours of sale, the
j lot, with the improvements, opposite the
| south west cornet ofthe Public Square, and
I next below Levin’s grocery.
Sold as the estate of John Hawkins, de
> ceased. Terms rash.
Til OS, 11. HAWKINS, F.x’r.