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• I'o Sens, my liuii'ir saal Ihe ;igisl, ‘you
do mn consnb-r. l>otliing ha* yet been
done in that oily. It is peopled with Cath
olics !’ ‘True, sir, hut l leave a notion that
main itiere are sighing lm somethin!! bet
ter. rtually, alter inticli hesitation, tin:
agent consented, and let him have 150
New Testaments lor that place. In one
week lie received Iroiu him a letter, stating 1
that all weie sold, ami requesting a supply \
ol ‘2OO more. Fearing that there might he j
something wrong, lie hesitated again, hut;
sent th ‘2OO. In anolhei week, another
order came lor 500. Now lie still more t
ion red llial a trip had been laid. Uni lie;
sent the honks, and m a lew days anoihei :
letter eauie, but not lor hooks, hut lor a
minis',ei Tim colporteur wrote, thatii|
was impossible to answet the numerous in
quiries tiiat were addressed to him, and a!
minister must lm sent without delav. The j
loltftr tvm tead to tne Committee, and Kev.j
Mr. Audnbez rose and raid, Tam ready j
to go io Sens, sud will set out this evening
or 10-inorrow morning,’—which he did.
When lie arrived, In; lotiud that the col
porteur had sold 800 New Tcstaments in
fhreo weeks, and many people wero anx
oits io liavo a place ope ned lor I'roltsianl
worship, lie went to the mayor, and ask
ed li hs had any objections; he lavnrcdlhci
undertaking, and pointed out several suitii
hlfi places. A place was Rt.enrcil, capable I
ol containing several Immlred pi ople, j
which at once was more than full. The j
i\l ayor slationed two policemen there to j
picsorvo order, one oh w limn soon la came
interested, and volunteered to act also its
sexton. This place being iiisulficiciil, lire
AI; tyor placed the town hall at their dispo
sal ; hut the Prefect eouiuermaudcd the or
der. Having hired another room, and
finding it in sufficient, Air. A. resolved on \
huililmg a chapel, lint that would cost j
25 (K!() Iram s, and the Society was already j
18,000 in debt. At this moment a man ai - j
lived from Geneva, saw what was passing,
ami said to M. Audchoz, ‘You must build
a elitircli.’ Yes, Inn the money ?’ •! will
give lihe-ctr iliousainl Ir.inc.s towards it.'—
Willi this generous donation, AI. Amlohcz
comment'd iininediately lo build, being
persuaded that ilu; Imrd would send him,!
with the same I'aMhliiliiPss, the balance ol
the Mini which he needed. The zeal with
which his hearers attended his instructions,
is w ell call tilnled to encourage him. A
Cnristian In, ml, skdlul in sa'.red music,
happened lo visii him at Sens. They
agreed to nrg inize a ineuliug for singing
t lio same evening. They iiolilii and a few
persons, that they intended to liavu sing
ing exercises ; and scarcely uioie than’
twenty or thirty persons were expected at
llie'niecling. Two hunthei! and fifty came!
and when the singing was closed, and they
were about to separate, some of them said
to AI. Þz: Mlrv. pastor, we must not
separate until yon have played with us,’
Tins is not all, M. Aiidchcz has received
ih-puinlio: s from several other important
towns in the department id Yotilie; they
requested him to establish Protestant wor
ship at Joigny Villencuve, and Auxerrc,
the capital ol the department. Beholding
all Inis movement, M. Amlehez repaired to
Pans, to consult the Goininittee of the So
ciety; uml dine with tears in Ins eyes, lie
said to his colleagues: ‘Give me pastors
nnim-ifi.Ui fy ; strip oilier posts, if il must
he so ; Inn give me pastors.’ lie declared,
that if they iimlil pul at hit disposal forty
ministers, he would, on the spot, place
them in the department ol Yonne; and he I
did un'. doubt, tltt'l in a short time, lie would
■liavo places for the settlement of a hundred
there. He added, that if they could active
ly meet thedemaiids of the Roman Catholic
population, he would not he surprised, if,
out ol lour hundred thousand souls, ol
which the population of this department
consists, tlin-e-louiths should come over to
Protestantism. Admitting that this ini
pii’ssiiwi may he exaggerated; yet liowj
powerful a movement doe* tiro impression j
tsi l! suppose ! One ol my friends, a nun--
isler, who has just visited that part of the I
west where u like movement is going for-1
ward, (Haute \ leimo and Lower Charente,)!
received, while there, similar impressions, i
He is ol opinion that entire Roman Catlm-!
lie populations would be brought over to the j
Protestant faith, or nt least to the Proles-!
tartl communiout), if wo only had laborers!
r*jdy to send into tho field, which is so un- ’
expectedly open for us.
Evolutions lii Burmali
11Y RKV. Evwrxio KINCAID.
Letters from Mr. Howard amt M r . Ingalls,
dated October ami November, 181a, fully
confirm the report which hud previously;
reached America, that the EutpeiW of IJur- j
tii•'*!i is dethroned, and that tin entire revo
lution has taken place in the government, j
Prince Mck-a ra is made agent, and the ’
Woim Gkce, who signed the Ynmlado trea
ty. is associated with Ititu in the new ad-;
ministration.
This change in the government will he
hailed w till rapture through all the provinces
ui the empire. No two men could ha junro
unlike, than tlie 3hk a-ra prince am! the
deposed monarch, —the one bv nature a ty
rant, anti the other amiable and unambitious.
1 became acquainted w ith both these princes
in 183d, am! by both was treated with great
kindness.
Thur-ru ira-di manifested no interest in
any conversation but such as related to the
power, wealth, and political influence ol'j
nations. Up pretended to admire France,
Persia, and China, and never concealed bis
dislike ol the English. No one could be
with him long, without perceiving that Itisi
hatred of the English arose Horn his dread
of their power. Me took one of the daily
papers printed in Calcutta, had it translated
and when he could fix upon any reverse or
disaster, it seemed to a fiord him the highest j
gratification, lie is live feet four inches ini
height, and well formed. His forehead is!
remarkably high and retreating, and his!
eyes brilliant and piercing. When pleasetl;
his eyes are peculiarly fascinating; luir
when angry, they are lighted up with dread
ltd vengeance.
The .i/t k-a-ru priaee is soi-netvli.it taller, |
but less muscular, and lias a Inch, fu'l f-ro j
head, with large, intelligent, ami smiling I
eyes. When thoughtful and studious, there
is a slight tinge ol melancholy in his coun
tenance, hut in conversation, there is a
glow of kindness spread over his whole
lace, flis inquiries always tinned upon
religion, science, and literature. Tire phi- ,
10.-ophy ol religion, or the gruutpiinciptes
; brought out and inculcated by difleri ntsys- i
j terns of religion, interested him deeply.—
! Next, mathematics, astronomy, and lan
j guages, interested him. He is the most
| teamed Ilurinai) in Ike woild. To gratify |
his thirst lor learning, he procured ileus’ j
j Cyclopedia, and other Hoiks, a patrol I
large English globes, and a tth scope, in
which he call see the rings ol Malum, and j
j the satellites oj Jupiter. I gave him a copy ;
!ol llie biblc, and a copy of Gallaudet on j
die soul, in the liuruiau language. Paul’s
epistle to the Korn ans interested him more
[ than any < tie r hook. lie often remarked
I on its profound reasoning, and on the great
principles there ‘brought out. Hr. Price
had taught him to read English, hut he was
not able to speak It. At his request, l)r.
l*i my copiiiHpiced an English and Ktirinau j
diciiquary ; and after Ids death, it was ta-1
k> u up and finished by Mr. Lane, an Eug
; i'sh jugfcliafit, and printed at the expense
! of the Honorable East India Company.
The amiable and humane character of
; die M<!: u-ra prince is proverbial in Biu
, mail.
Kn Gwiy, a venerable old man, who be-.
j came a ( hilisiiatl, ami nlTcrwaliis deacon ol
the church in Ava, told me he was an lye
vvitness of a successful act id the A/t/c-uiu
in behalf of two state criminals. Thu .men ]
were leaders in a rebellion in. one of die ;
Ironlicr provinces. They were brought lo {
j Ava ami scnicurffUlrto be crucified. This I
setUmien vv a l -* earned intoexueulion without
j the walls of Ava, a liulc after sundown.— ;
The next morning, very early, the prince, j
j then about twelve years old, went out’ with j
his atlenrlants and passed near vvhete these |
two men were crucified. Hearing their
agonizing cries, lie inquired what it meant, I
anti being inhumed, lie directed his alien-;
dams to hasten with him to the palace. He
j threw himself at Ids lather’s feet, and with ‘
; hitter tears, implored him to have mercy on !
the men. The king gave orders, instantly, j
to have them taken down. It was a little j
after sunrise when they reached the place, j
and their groans had become feeble, as life I
was last ebbing away. The wood was I
sawed off each side of the led anil hands,
and ilicn the wood split, in order to draw
| out the great iron spikes; itie young prince
| all the mite standing by weeping and liur
j tying tint men. Tlic older of the prisoneis
vv as too far gone to be restored, and soon
expired. Tlic younger, being about thirty,
revived, after all that horrible stifleiing, and
in a few weeks was entirely cured. This
act ol humanity procured l<-r Inin the respect
and veneration of the whole empire.
Thur-ru-ii'u-di vvasj tutid, haughty, ambi
tious, and cruel. It was well known in
Ava, that persons whom he disliked had
been betrayed within liis compound, and
murdered by liis orders. Some of the
most distinguished robber cliiefuuiis in the
empire were known to he in constant com
munication with hint, and had liis protec
tion ; hut the fact that lie vvas the king’s
otvn biotliei, anil sharedlargely in the king’s j
confidence, was a suflieieiit reason why no
officer of government should venture to tin-!
peach him. It is true, ihi* prince bail j
some interesting traits ol character, which, ;
among a people like the Hu. malts, atoned i
for many (units, lie was enterprising, en-!
tliusiastie, and generous in his temperament. !
Those whom lie esteemed, loaded with fa
vors, and met with fascinating smiles. In |
February, 1857, a notorious robber chief, j
who had received lor liimsell the title of j
ktu-gee, (the great tigei) was pursued by j
the government, and it was curiently re
ported and believed, that he had taken sltel-!
ter with the priheo Thur-ru-H'a-di, A
messenger was sent lioni the /.hind dan
(the king’s high court) to tint palace of j
‘l'hur-ru u'tt-di, to inquire if k’ett-gee vvas j
tlicte. This was an insult which the prince !
[could not brook. He took lire instantly,
and used insulting and threatening language !
towards the court, at the head of which vvas j
; the queen’s brother, whom he hated, a* he !
did the queen, with a deadly hate. The j
messenger fled hack to the /.hoot dan, and !
without loss of time, an officer, with sonto j
eighty or a hundred men, was sent to search ■
for the robber chieftain. The piinee, awate ‘
of what was going on, armed between one |
ami two hundred of Ins men, and when the ‘
police arrived at his gate, and demanded j
admission, the prince ordered his men to j
i tire. Two or tliiee were killed, several j
i woiindoA, an J the rest (led precipitately to ;
the /.hoot dull. This was open rebellion; i
j the whole city was iff an"'Arj^,,*. al ‘J'hur- ‘■
1 ru-tra-di, taking his family ofict about three I
| hundred men, forced one of the gales ol
the city, and seizing whatever boats they
canto to, crossed the river to Sagaing. —
Taking the governor of that city .and a few !
hundred men, the pri ee went, by forced !
• marches, to Jtofcc-So do, asirongly fortified
! eiiy, about fifty miles west of Ava.
He next sent miss ngers through all the |
pioviitces to repot t ihat the quet n's brother
had usurped the throne, imprisoned the
king, tnurdcred the heir-apparent, and was
I seeking to lake his life; and he called upon
all to rally around his standard, and assist;
in putting down the queen’s brother. The |
, rubber chieftains were despatched to collect j
1 their hordes of out-laws together In a few ;
days, lie had about 10,000 armed iiirn, and
these were so placed, as to cot oil all com- j
muni’ ation between Ava and the pioviitces. |
lie had I)is spies constantly’ circulating re- !
ports in Ava, magnifying the number ol Ids ’
forces, ami repeating the solemn oaths lie j
took belore pagodas, that his only design j
was to put down the queen’s brother, ami j
restore the king to his rightful power. As I
the queen’s brother was odious to die peo- j
pie generally, they were Toady to believe j
any such report. This paralyzed tha gov-j
eminent; for though the king soon had [
some 30,000 troops, and the walls of Ava
| bristling with cannon, it availed nothing.— !
I The people thought tint m fighting V'httr- ;
! ‘lt !ft Os", ihi-, were rutin lighting their j
king. So (here was in
the kings army. Early in uK Ava was 1
heh agued. On cveiy side large ar
my intent on plundering The
MIL -u-ra pi iiiqq ,jyas sent jWnterccile for 1
the city, nuw.erovv ded .. tßsn immense I
.population. ‘/Tutr-ruu utt
‘tfivilT” If 0Vt l i “Wife sacked®? his armies.
[Gol. ilurrlt v', thu Englts.i idßmt, was re- j
queued l.y the king lo list to !
save die city Iroiu the
cue I. Nothing canb.xcct JB-anxiety and j
gloom that reigned ihroiigjHk- city. All
business ceased. Oitl nijßlt in gidup9,
litre and there, cyiiyxasi^Rlfturidully.—
.Mothers tat in their i\“OW ‘BfTtlieir chil
dren nestled around tlujj, hßtnitig to the
thousand tales ol outlaws anv®ruclty com,-
j mitteiTwruiTufrt-the- before.—
The gaiety oi the lidpimni c was gone.
The walls ivcie jrflvered *ftltroops, but
rio confidence v/as plaeej iyihcin. All
dreaded the approach ol ‘fijjM* raring an
attack before morning. Th
Halley’s cornet, at tiiis time, ■> ally m
l creased tire consternations
j The king was urgent wr.Cul.U urney to t
! interpose Ins kind office* ‘l'htM.-m wv-di i
itimseif, was still at Mmki-so-ho, md (.’ol.
j Putney prot Ceded to tlTal city. He per
! -mailed the prince to cunlsft.ad 4c tdtirgt
ol his ann it;;, and alter lldßuy ijt r Vic VV s ,
j he consented to spare ('“vAl-jy l - 10 ;
1 ol Ava vv crc.t.chvicdk£iJf^Hbj|Mji)|ihs;
JIIH tj 1 T* : - *. tll^^pnll^eor^l
pile vv..- prosita:e t afc- i o t 01.
Barney, under (foil, must probHily he at
tributed the (lelivcrai!. e ti Ava lAtn one ol
; the most Ic.irlul c.ilaunti (s dial <Htt belall a ;
Cleat city. B
j In aI vv day .-, the pri£tQS tdßva were :
crowded v. iih tn-hlcmeu at.'! ollSbts, who
had been af.m lit i| to lire • -ll go HfluiCiit. — ‘
; In v ioladon id oaths and ptnmistK the Ivittc
; was placed in t unlit cment, the ■net'll and .
i her only daughter, about I out teen Rears old, !
I were trampled to death by eiep usits; the j
! queen's brother, alter sufferingmost j
i horrible h-rtltri >, was put lo deaV Pub j
. lie execnlioii < look place ain(>st iWy, and :
! Imrilt sol rohht is overt utt tl.o ‘J'liur- j
| ru-ii'ii-iH tore in pieces the Emr/iIuR treaty,,
and told ( nil. Ilinimy that hougW be res
| peeled hint as a man and as a JlHjudt olli- j
; cet, yet as a resident at the rout l dTAva, lie
; did no! know him. And die samp l me, he
sent a special messenger to me, t(X inform
me that I must neither preach muilivc uiy_
sacred hooks to ( people. TlitflflMl|
I V, 011 lh g, t I fl
nan lips Ins li.lci Hons on a -'t df.|
iiu'iilous as tlic i-lot-in.; >-f hisncj^^H
the ((illusion ol ilirtsliail know
was received as formerly, in ilieiiuilej*
maimer, and lie i (induced (lie sub Aft liiifl
self, in the presence of liis w hole rflurt, by
-ayillg, “The fates have made in t king,
and, therefore, 1 nut 7'lia-tha-nii-da-i/ii lm
(defender of the faith) and must sustain the |
religion of the empire ” Much ilmre to ;
the same import he said as a reason lor die ;
course ho had marked out lor liis govern- j
meiit. Il would require to inucli space t
here, to give in di-t.ul the conversation, j
which li licit up imii’ than an hour. I'lie
next day I called, taking with me the llnr
uian Itiblc, in Imr volumes. Smite jluee ,
years bi loin, I bail given die piince a copy j
lot'the New Testaineit'. The king inqun-1
1 ed, very pleasantly, “What have von
; there ?” The only book which t!ie Eter-
nal God has given lo mankind, I re tlieil. ;
lie callt-d tit) officer anil directed him intake !
il to his private apartments. He wont on ;
to sav, that he vv isle and me to remain at Ava,
—that I could leach science, and that lie
wished me to translate for him the History ‘
of England. I replied, that it was iuipossi-!
tile I'o, me lo lay aside the ollice and work
of a teacher of teligioti. The king’s mind
appeared to he made up that the Gin.slum
religion should not he. my
vvas equally made up to
as a tear her ol Christianity.
To act covertly, and tty to accomplish ;
something secretly, was foreign to my (eel- j
ings and in opposition to all my views ol i
the spirit ami genius of Christianity. We j
left Ava in sadness. \Yc had seen a little ;
church grow up within the walls of that |
ancient and proud city,—large numbers
had become partially enlightened, and uicir |
minds favorably impressed with the priori- !
pies of Christianity. Mrs. Kincaid was
almost daily snriounded with lentalvs, w ho I
called to converse with her, ami listen to |
her instruction. And the morning we left, j
vihmillimde of our ohl and familiar IrietiJs, i
as well as the church, thronged the shore;
and when the parting words were uttered,
not a few of them wept, bidding us not io j
foiget them. The flood bote os on, and
soon nothing was to be seen of the great,
city but the tall, glittering spires. The!
thoughts and feelings of that hour must re
main unrecorded. An Gwtiy and his
wife, two aged disciples, who had endear- j
eil themselves to us by their amiable man
ners and tender solicitude for our happiness,
spent a large part of the proceeding day at j
onr house, remit-: iiig v hiitever“7isTsl?fWV
they eotiiu. Several times they said, !
“Teacher, we will pray that God will j
change the mind ol the king, or else take;
him away.” Such were the feelings until
prayers of many. T'/iur-ru-tca-tli had pui!
to death the heir-apparent,— the qgecn,—
her brother,—and a large ltumbei of the!
nobility and officers ; all on whom there 1
was the slightest taint of suspicion thaltliev
j were favorable to tin: old government, He
was not satisfied with removing the govern
ors of pirn luces and cities, —the greater!
I number of them were brought to Ava. in’
| irons and then beheaded. One with whom
I had been a guest, the governor of 7) Jo
X/iecn, a province near the borders of Chi
na, was brought to Ava in chains and then
fastened up to a posts and embowellei! near
a great thoroughfare just without the walls
ol the city ; and when we left Ava, the l?h
of June, the bones were still hanging there,
lattliug in the wind. He was a venerable
old, man. and highly intelligent. In tne ■
preceding February, when on a tourthrotigh )
the northern provinces of the empire, I spent I
a night and a day in his house, and it was I
hard breaking awr y from him. Mis ur
banity and I imloess would do honor to a j
man li)atiy eom.iiy. Un icaclnt gmy boat.
I found Ins lady had sent a variety ol arti
cles for my journey. His only crime was
i attachment lo the old king. Neither faith-
I fulness not iitness for ollice was ragarded,
[ —nearly all were swept away. Every-
I thing indicated that Thur-ru-nsu-di would
I secure to Ins family an undisputed throne.
[The Governor General of India took no
I notice of his spurning the English resident
|from jfj-s court, -and iiis trampling under
j foot the treaty of Yatidabo ; but, alter some
mouths, sent up another officer of high dis
tinction, Col. Kenton, with a large amount;
in presents. The forbearance ol the gov
ernor Genera! only increased his insolence.
Col. Heaton coulel not obtain un audience,
and the bazaar people were punished lurscli- j
ing provisions to Oui. Kenton’s servants, so
tit;,! they were in danger of being starved. —
Col, Kenton, with Ins suit, was obliged to
leave. Aiier this he raised an army ol
100,000 men, and all well armed, proceed
ed to itangoon, 500 miles hom the capi-
With such a vast,army hovering near
the provinces Ceded to the English, and
led on by the king himself, no small anx
j iety was fell. To watch the movements
of this army, cost the Indian Covernmi nt
! about hill fa million. After u few motitiis
I stay in Rangoon, the king, with his army,
! returned to Ava. A large part of his army
was disbanded, h..-.- aaV tie raiser!
iatmther of 10|),(lt>0, slid when about ready
Irio marcli; the cholera broke out, spreading
1 death and desolation thfough the empire,
j East summer the king appointed a suc-
J ecssor to Ase throne. Passing by the prim e
!ol I’roine, a young man of gieat energy
I and influence, hut inheriting, u no small
Ulegree, the sanguinary temperameiit ot iqs
lather, the king selected and installed as
j his heir, a son id h ehle iulellecl. The
prim e of I’rnme was ofiended, and the
Prime Mtnisti-r, Alo'un” Jiuu Gi/rt, mam
| feeling to<> openly In* partiality for die
J prince, was ended to dip palace. The
j king inquired if he was aware of the disal-
J lection of the prirce of Piome; the veil- j
, era hie old minister t( pi,eil that he was.;
; Instantly, the king rose and stabbed his ;
j minister to the heart. Losing-all self-:
control, and apparently becoming insane, \
; lie killed a large nmnher of Iti a principal ‘
officers. The prince of Proine fled to die i
Whan provinces, east ol Ava, lint soon re- !
Itirnetl and was executed. Among the min- !
is Aiming Guild, a young t
’ I Hb- I- Kurin: 1- -
’ “hi- Iv-'l :"l
ft f I ;K’ 1 ‘ ‘ll U C
(■unfilled him, anil np-
ill which the Mik-u m I
’ prince ha* aSonspicuous place, us also tin-;
old iiuHein.i™ who signed the Yatidabo!
tiealv. Thus lias fallen of its of tin- proud
est llionarelis, mill ond of the ‘grentest ly
! rants that ever sat on the throne of Ava.—
; In eight short years he, with ail his family, j
i have passed from the summit of Imttv.ui am- !
j bilion to a felon's home.
I lie probability i*, that the pacific and j
j enlightened principle* of government pur- j
! sued before the revolution m 1857, w ilibc!
! restored ; that friendly relations will again j
be opened In tween llurinali and India; die j
; odious and crushing monopolies removed, !
| and eontiui leo again flourish- The Alck
a-nt prince is not a statesman ; bin he is j
; highly intelligent and enliglilenuj, and
jwi.hal, humane and geiu-roti*. He b.i-
; mo)0 knowledge of Christianity than i
! any oilier prince in the empire, and is i; 1
too much to iiope, that in merer to the
millions of Kuruiah, God inis raised him to
i power ! Ia me it seems to he a must I
’ metciltil interposition of Divine Providence,
and that the way is opening to publish in !
the great anil beautiful vailey ol the irii
vvuili, the tidings of peace tied salvation.—
cr all the iiiniiulain iltsiriets of Kur
thickly scattered the Karen villa
* gcs, jiri'pared, in a reniarkabli; de
! glee, LA die reception of the gospel. Will [
; the churelies awake to more earnest prayei :
I and vigorous cflort ? Will heralds of sal- 1
vation say, “.send us?” I wish to retutu, 1
aid 1 i-hi nsh the loud hope, that at no dis- 1
; latit period, I shall he preaching the blessed
• gospel in die language of Km mail.
’
For the Christian Index.
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To the Mlulstfrs ami Chttrthcs of the llrthel
Axsociul ion.
i I)evr Itrcthrm. —l have been directed
by the Executive Committee, to address
miu iu a Circular, through the Index on
■several topics ol importance, and will pro
!ceed without preface to the task assigned
inc. 1 will gne _\ou notice in dm tiist’
: place, that the books ordered by the I'om
i induce, under your direction, have arriwd";
and, that Cutlibert as the most central point,
! has been selected as the place ol deposit.—
i We think that a good selection has been ;
made; and that these books will be found, !
j not only entrrtainit g, but highly useful it:
; imparting religious knowledge ; and in pro-
T ~umtitig CfodiiiuiMs and a grow tli in grace.—
I Whilst the secular press is scattering broad
cast its works of utility ami ornament; stud i
we lament to atld, of lielio.it, lolly and wick
i ness, shall the Christian church rest in idie
: uess and sloth ! Shall we be content to sec
die public mind poisoned through ibis
I powerful agent, and make no attempt to j
apply an antidote ? The press is the great
instrument with whir It the mind of man is
moved in the present ae. Let us all ex
pert ourselves to turn it to good account. —
’ The biethren generally,and especially those
of the ministry, are invited and ullectioitaie
ly urged to procure and ciiciilate these
works. We have determined to sell them
at Boston retail prices, so that they are not
only brought to your doors, but will be sole
lower than they cap be bought in the com. |
inon bookstores. There area lew ISumlav
school books iu the present lot, and an or
!cr has been sent on for an increased sup
iply. We aijdiess ourselves individually,
| ,o every church within otir bounds, and ear
(uestly and affectionately urge yon, tnor-
I jnuiize a'Sablvath school by the middle ol
I Jane next. Brethren, we exhort you to
jt y it. Could w c all unite in a sininliane
and zealous effort to get up and sustain ‘
: Monday si-!tools, end m the circulation ui
(iotlly books, to supplant the frothy litera
ture of the day, who will undertake pi:
! compute the amount of good which, under;
the blessing of God would result?
N. K. Kwv. Wu;. K. Benton, ol Cuth-i
hurt is our egmit lor the sale of these books, j
1 was instructed -also to inform you, that
we have employ ed as our Domestic Alis- j
stonaty bro. T. U. Morgan, who has been j
recently ordained to the work of the minis-!
try, at (’ouutif Line, Oglethorpe county. — j
I* rum several sources ot information in res-i
peel to his piety, his zeal and Ins gifts, we i
i confidently hope Altai this appointment will;
| prove a fortunate one; and we solicit the
; prayers of the* churches on behalf oi bro. i
; Morgan, dial Ins labors may be abundantly ;
blessed, to the building up the desolate|
j and waste places ol Zion. Bro. Morgan j
1 will act also as our Colporteur, and will he;
| instructed to visit all the churda-s during;
i the summer.
And lastly, I was directed to remind you
! of the Resolution which we passed several j
i years ago in the Association, to vv it: That
jwe would take collections in the fall lor]
Domestic Missions, and in the spring lor
j Foreign Mission*. We far this adores*
- will not reach all of you before the sitting;
! of the Convention ; nevcrdiekss, yout eon-!
Irihutioii* can lie forwarded at any time;
and .seller us to exhort you to come Im
i ward with zeal ainK-nergy to the work.—
; Dear brethren, we have too lona )njoved j
j die name of amissionary bodv, without;
| producing milch ol its fruits, iiilheito, j
some excuse could be made fur out barren-j
ness, in our connexion with live North. —
I Tlr at connexion now no longer exists, and j
j that ex* use can no longer be made. .Much i
was said ol u hat the churches would do il
j tilts union, so Iruitful of strife and discord
v. as dissolved. Mhrdl a lam
j boast? Already our brenflUjqhc North
are exerting themselves, to more atone than
! both Ninth mid South did whilst united.— 1
Ercthren, lt u* he incited to wholly tivalry
j in the glorious woik of spreading the glad j
tidings ol salvation. Is the South not com-1
pelent to carry on a separut; organization?
i Have we less piety and less zeal than our
i Northern brethren ! or than we had vv lit n |
weighed down with the sti ties of union 7
j Some ol our missionaries in the foreign:
; field have throw it litcntselvcs upon the j
| Southern Hoard for suppott. Shall these j
sell-denying brethren suffer want? Wilij
] we not support them, and send out others!
j also ! China is thrown upon us with her j
J inice hundred millions *d souls, perishing
; lor want ol the breed ol life. Kreihicti, we
■ have a great vv >tk bclure us—wlrai we do,
j h t uk do quickly.
Ily t elerenee to your last .Minnies, you
: vv ill ti ml the nanit sol the brethren vv * o
vv etc appointed Delegates to the Conven
tion, by w limit it is expected you w ill s-ltd !
tiji your i tinirihuliotis.
In behalf ol the Committee, I am, very |
i affectionatey your brother and lelluw-lahui-1
! er, in the Gospel ol Christ.
JONATHAN DAVIS. C/uti rum a.
I’ahuyia, t<a„ March 24ih, JB-1(5.
J'or tlic Christian hulrx.
(h:r Northern llrliitiuiis.
Ti.c 10. low mg communication breathes
tlic si iilitncnls oi an overvv lieluoug iiiajon
ly ol our Southern brethren.
Bro. Baker, — lam a reader ol the Index ;
and other periodicals, and you are apprised)
that the writer is not disposed to press
i liimsell heloie the- commtiHily vv i h his sen- I
linicnts on any subject, through the press. *
I S nt the time has arrived when Baptists i
should speak oat, amt none are so obscure, i
util what they should he heard. Much !
; pleased am latl he lugh, and (lit my esteem) i
cm reel position yon have taken, concern- :
ing our lumber eo operation with Northern !
societies. : o the cool li,inking portion ol :
our cominuniiv, sucli eonlederacv is odious.!
t It we would l*e successful m our Southern ■
organizations, there must he-an entire dt-j
voice between us and Nmthcrn Associa-1
turns. T.-e temporizing spirit, of which I
. nine of our .Southern brethren ait; possess
ed, is only ealeuhiipd to retard our progress.
)and bring repron.-h upon our caus*. Our
i hrctiiren wnl he enervaied by what they
may justly eair.em as a dishonorable coni- :
1 piomise of principle, and already ihescru-i
; liny of live discreet, regard with zealousy j
! those who are in favoi ol such an unholy- 1
alliuncc.
The cause of censure is jM ibis, we
have ceased co-operation with foreign and
{domestic boaula, and are yet imbed with
I biblc. and publication societies, anil tiie last
! the most obnoxious and objectionable of;
either, what is the iuietence that is made ?
Thai the Baptists in tho South were eotn
. pelted to act, or otherwise the fostering care |
!of the churches would cease toward the
great benevolent operations of the dav, anil
as soon as they supposed they had appeas
ed the just indignation of the South they!
stopped. But a hearty response will not
be given to those institutions already form
ed,'Until ivc secede entiiely Irom the wild I
! fanaticism of Northern Boards,
i The crisis has arrived, and enough has
i been said already to bring every mind to [
decide upon immediate action. The whole
j Southern baptist community, no doubt are’
anxiously awaiting the Convention at Rich-1
monil, to sever every cord that binds us
with Northern baptists. If measures satis
: factory to Mi South are there adopted, we
will leel the strength of our denomination
South. and every baptist will, no doubt, be
lotind true to his high trust. The calls for
thousands will not be made in vain to carry
out the objects for which a Southern Con
: volition was created.
1 was pleased to learn by the last Index
that it was indisposition that littered broth
er Judson from coming South.
ONE INTERESTED.
.Madison, Flor., .March tiOili. 1816.
Pointing the .•irrotes . —The celestial
armory is well supplied with weapons. :
They are noleainal but spiritual. They
are of etheri.il mould, and dwitte work
manship.— Mhen will directed, they.
p erce the heai t and wovuiil tlie cuiisrirnce.
They are the arrow* ol the Aimiglnv, and
w lit-ii they are- made to strike fast m the
soul, ilicir wounds are deep, their poison
I drinketli up the spirits of men anil con
; strain them in the agony of tlieir aching
j heart* to hasten to the Great Physician for
halm to heal their wounds. Unlike all
j other sorrows and wounds, they have a
blessed design and wonderful efficacy.
There is a class of men—soldiers of the
I cross—who arc specially appointed to this
! celestial archery, whose solemn business it
is to go in the name ol heaven’s King to
liis armory, where ate stores of inexhausti
ble abundance laid up ready lor use, and
i to select and draw out the sharpest, choi
cest ariows, and lo use them w ith divincsl
t skill. Some of these archers are exper’.
; marksmen. They are so chiefly in their
! choice of the arrows. They show an ad
i mirabie acquaintance with the armory, and
select with great care and labor those wea
-1 pons which are best suited to do execution.
1 hey desire ahove all things io acquit
themselves as soldiers ol liie cross, anil
j gain the approbation of the Great Captain
’ul sulvatiun. They fill their quiver with
arrows, and go forth at the appointed time
land do their utmost. Whether they take
well directed am, or draw the bow at a
venture at the hearts of the King’s fcite-
an invisible pow er ser ins jit limes to
j direct their force, and deep are the wounds
which they inflict. The effects which
tfleso invisible arrows produce, are some
times sinking and marvelous. Aon tnav
j see numbers who have ceett wounded, has
tening with anguished heart, and tearful
eye, and saddened countenance, towards
the residence ol the Great Physician, to
implore him to pluck out the arrows, and
j heal their wounds, and molify them with
j ointment, his worthy ol special remain,
that-so great is the joy at finding their
wounds healed, that all regard il as a nut
ter ol unutterable thankfulness even that
ijfry have been picrct-d by thlßßWfvvs, and
liWii hearts (Tverflow with giatitude to him
who has wrought so great a* cure. Much
scenes ollen occurred in loniier 1 days, and
their remembrance is still sweet to many
. heat Is-.
But limes have changed. Such scenes
tire now sadly rare and seldom observed.
) 1 hue lias hern much said about the’cause
ol a 1 illi-. Many and various reasons
! have been assigned lor a condition of
; tilings so lamentable. Some have affected
■to believe that llit-rr was a suit of l.ilalily*
about il, and an- conti initig themselves
: vv till quietly Wailing till such tune* as
; these celestial weapons w ill again take el
ih ci in some mysu-rious way. Others
-uppose-tlie fault to lie in die skiil ol the
milicr, and they w ould -fiiin have some
olio substituted in his place. And il inu-t
be conlessed that some ot these srehrta
take so little pains in the selection of the
I arrows, or are so liti.’e concerned whether
; they do exei iition or mu, or when tlicv do
attempt it. they culler aim at the head o,
i above ii; but they touch no! tint hsait,
where alone the arrows can peuetrat*.
Moiiie yrms ago them lived a very tkil’-
I lul archer. His name was pal son. He
vvas mighty in spiritual weapon*. He
vv as greatly In miliar uuli iho celestial i
---mory. Ann would ihiuk he had spriu all
his days in examining the etherutl vrinper
tinil divine win kmanship id tlic vv eapons ill
. that intxhriusiible storv-hoiiso. lie could
.-i leet and draw out the at rows with on
'-eilni skill. \> hen lie (hew his bow, the
airovvs flew thick around, and there re
! many still alive vv ho r member liis akili,
and how they were mire sorely wounded,
and have been joyfully healed. Km even
he, w.ih ail lus skill, ollen confessed Ills
impotence. I here seemed to be some
tiling wanting. He lilt it, and mourned
over it w itli deep h-eling, and with a heart
gushing with sorrow . ile sei m* ai length
to have discovered the true cause and left
it on record. We read il th- oilict day,
and such is its almost mm insurable impor
tance, that we copy it lor (lie serious and
prayerful consideration ol tlic many whom
it concerns. He said, “it will be found l
doubt not, in the coming world, that mu>-
islers had much less share in me success
which attended tlieir labors than i* now
supposed. It will ha found that if llvty
| drew the bow, the prayers of Christian*
pointed and guided the arrow.” If. then
he gospel lails of success in any church,
U there are no revivals, no conversions, no
inquiring sinners, no presence anti power
ol the Spirit, no quickening influence, no
i fleets limn the weapons of truth which
fly Iroin the archer’s quiver from Sabbath
lo Sabbath, let ilu: (.’hristinns in that
church lay it to heart, that il is because
their prayers do not “point and guide the
arrows.” Here, perhaps may be found
the sad and guilty cause for the long and
gloomy dearth ol tevivals which now
-iflliets the churches ol our land,—.Y. }\
Cvungcfist.
JCt” The Papa! States arp governed en
; tirely by military power. To control a
population of two anil a half millions, the
Sovereign Pontil! keeps a standing army of
twenty-two thousand; and this number has
i been lately increased by a large addition.
And to keep the people in ignorance of the
‘enormous expenses ol such a government,
as well as ol its injustice and cruelty, the
most rigid censorship of the press is en
forced. Still, there are thousand* of intel
ligent, thinking mini’s in this unhappy
; country, and if they were allowed to speak
| out, their hatred of oppiession would find a
response in the hearts of the common peo
ple of the entire nation. It would be to the
despotism of the hierarchy like a torch ton
vast magazine of gunpowder.—The gor
ernment see that they are standing over a
volcano ; anil that the utmost vigilance is
, requisite to prevent being engulplied in its
; bosom. Papacy, like the dome of St. Pe
ter's. lie said, was cracked with its own
weight; and notwithstanding the stromr
chains with which it has been siren utbenCtl,
the seam was widening, anil the fcuifuj
moment hastening vv lieu it would cotno
, down.