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Providence, would have been preserved lo
the mission .mil In their families, Imtl they
tell al liberlv, at a smtible period, to avail
themselves of tins most elleolive means </
tcslorati hi lo livatlli; could il have seemed
eompaldilc witli higher consideration?, am
in ai-cyaj’ ‘ii'i: uith tin-iron o souse of duly,
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moot, a.id In lure sy mpatliy. Oli, my eyes
prow Uiiii when I think of the loved ones,
h rends <>l J> sus, m my own dear homo-—-
tile lieauliful villuge'ol Hamilton.
J'litif us auutiicr eliureh willi wliom I
have a more intimate eonueution —the one
whose commendation 1 lienr lo a strange
peo|l<; in a strange land, bill worshipping
no strange I ami. There are to me no dear
er inn aon earth, than a hide circle ul Uli
c.t, with whom I have hoped and Icared,
icjoiecd, and wept, and pra\eiu
pranl that 1 may join that same circle above!
dial die tremulous voice which thousands
ol limes lias home a confession of our sins
and lollies up lo our Intercessor, 1 may
hear again in songs of praise; that when
die dim gray hairs ate brightened, anti the
heavy foot made ivill ami light, 1 rnav re
turn heavenly love lor die counsels to
which 1 have so often listened. Jdo not
ask to he remembered there, for 1 know
that parting in person cannot mar the union
ol hand is strong, and
inv heart iigrii, wiirti'UhrftT confers upon
|* ctiliar blessing, i shall think that
Deacon Sheldon and those who love him
and me, are praying for me.
i hero is another little chiiruh worshipp
ing livid quietly away in an obscure village;
and with that church before all others, I
claim my home. All the associations of
childhoon duster iheie ; and there sparkles
the hright w aters where lift* revered Chi
nese missionary, tow on ins tv back to
the scone of Ins labors, administered the in
itiatory rile ol the chinch, when she con
sented to receive the trembling, doubling
child into her bosom. Oh, thechurelj .it
Morrisville, the sober, prayerful ones who
were tny first (.'hiistiau guides, must let j
my heart have a home among them still.—
1 here are my Christian latinos anti moth- 1
ers, my teaehots in the Sabbath school, j
and those whom I have taught; the dear |
est, sweetest associations of life cluster a- i
round the little Missionary Society, the!
evening Bible class, the prayer circle, in j
which 1 titst mingled ; and the little plans j
for doing good, in which I was allowed to !
paiticipate, w hen I |irt loved my Saviour,
are as fresh in memory as though formed
yesterday.
Dear friends of Jesus at Morrisville, —ye j
whose prayers first drew me to the protec
lion of your church, whose prayers sus
tained me through the many years dial 1 re- ;
maim'd with you, whose prayers, 1 trust,
have billowed me during the little time that
we have been separated, will you pray for j
me still? When dangers amid illicit I ties |
are ahum me, tvihivnii plead earnestly,]
•C.od help kci j‘ u ill you pray forme,
now that W e arc it, sec t-aett ‘.wlier'a Vivcu no ,
more in inis world t Ah, 1 know you
will ; so let me ask the same lor those a- (
niong whom i go tulahoi, those who know
not Christ and his salvation, ami \e|, ‘are
without excuse.’ Prayer lor them, and fur
ill'’, that 1 uiay do them pood.
EMII.Y JUDSUN
Boston, July Odi, IS 10.
IMH.I.V MISSIONS.
( oSiTIUN or AL'l- AIKS.
(i will he perceived by ihe fulloiviug cx
i tracts ol letters from the Altssionaries, that
i they have great encouragement to prosecute
| their labors. In Scriptural language, • • tltc
holds are white to* hatvesl.” The chief
touymu; ol grid lot the Hoard, is thu want of
t-mptoy laborers to
_ j.
gather it.
•. Vt ‘ ->1 dales \i(\ IMS
male and | e
~roae,: , ;!l J ;rS
. ‘fe*. Al. S. Slink Jn ! “"^Msfully.— ‘
ministry at the j ;ll ), ° ‘~' ,B ‘•'daiiwcl to tl„. i ;
11 ihu Association in w* a ! ~,,1al session oi l
I H'lanve-s n, ‘ “* •'*’ ?
j” dl ioj.au lo dm w ~IH reUmi, l, e fl
among i|,e { ;ro , ’ orl,u °'l <d brother “
I Other promts “ V/'? iin(l C '**laws. 0
‘ d.emsc-lv, s | or „• la,,tl '“hfs have offered J 1
‘'“‘pets indulged iit ‘* vie . and the l b ’
! aWe o and them on""* ‘ ,Je J,”
I“• jSsAi'SiS/" 0 ”
y l ‘^ U,r \r 1 s " ~icl
<ii a leu days. ‘ ‘ vhl( di I mletid I<■
, Ul!g Ul f;! l
I 6cl ®ffsahhalh in ih^oS*? | , | ‘! r : ) ijij| 1,lt ’ Ll
mr - ih., 01
“lecinia, I “J*
I ‘id ousecratmg prayer- Thus was
, a solemn part of the service. Our brother
appear'd almost overcome. One thing 1
pain say, il he felt as much as 1 did, he fell
| a great deal.
j Alter prayer, 1 read the awful words eon
j tamed in the lSth and 10th verses of the
‘!2d chapter ol Revelations: “Fori testily
unto cveiy mail, &e.” 1 then asked our
, btolhur il it was his lixed determination to
act according to such a solemn declaration !
■ Mid he promptly answered at the affirmative.
I then endeavored tugive hint a short, plain,
vend alleclionatc address, presenting him at
the same time, with the light hand of lei
! lowship, us a fellow laborer in the gospel,
jin the name of the Hoard of Missions, the
church, and above all, in the name of the
| Cleat lleail of the church. Almost every
laee was suffused with tears. As 1 knew
! that at least two hundred ol the congrega-;
lion could sing the words, 1 gave out “Je
j sus my all to heaven is gone,” <fce, closing
j with the chorus, ‘-If come and let us go
| where pleasure never dies,” &e. Ur. Cal
l cult has said something about harmony and
{■melody. Out singing was notexactly har
mony, hut as rich melody as level heard on j
either side ol the Atlantic. [ Mr. Mmcadley j
is an Englishman.—Ed.] The house, the j
log meetinghouse, sufficient to hold live
hundred persons, was lull, and some out
side.
Alter closing these solemn services, we
proceeded a mile and a hall to the usual |
place of -baptizing ; and, after giving an ad- j
rhess on Baptism, piocecdcd with singing [
to the water, where 1 had the pleasure of
immersing thirteen in the name ol the Fa
ther, the Sou, and the Holy Ghost. Sever- 1
n| oilier candidates for baptism, who hud I
been received as such by die church, were :
unavoidably absent. Alter a short time, ■
the right hand ol fellowship was given, I
which presented aiioincr most thrilling
scene. 1 closed the Sabbath by preaching j
to a crowded house at brother Islands.’ I J
was considerably (aligned, but tnoie enconr-!
aged.
Titus ended one of the most delightful
Sabbaths 1 ever spent. All our meetings
among the Choctaw s were, also, very in
teresting.
V ours in the bonds of the Gospel,
Joseph Smiuilkv.
REMARKS.
On reading the foregoing letter, one can
hardly avoid shouting,’-glory to God in the
highest, and on earth peace, and good will
towards men.” The reader baa been con
ducted u> a spot in the Indians’ land which ;
lately was shrouded in the darkness of (tea- j
ihenism—a settlement which was esteemed i
the most notorious lot sinning against God,
ot all others in that region. One poor right
eous man was found in this wicked place ;l
and through his iiistitimenialily, the ring-!
leader of mischief was converted. They
called a meeting ; the neighbors assembled
for revelry, but they were disappointed.— j
The converts declared what the land had
| dun ! for theif souls, and e.\ho|tcd tlicir 1
iioighbors to repent, (him ietion
upon the minds of many: among
was Jos. I slamls. lie obtained J
(hirist: could read and had a bible, BLI lc
commenced preaching Christ to
tryrnen, There was no cliurch for Haim to
join—no minister to baptize him: wWkaLhe
preached Christ. A law of his
made it penal lor him lo do so. EacHj of
i lence laid him liable to the loss of prop^Brty.
! and lo receive fitly lashes on the
[ ‘Khe encaues of religion threatened
ftllll 111 its foil fnr^Bl.l,l
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arrived and ‘
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e ,las eouimned to advance
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EXTRACT. M
Ur. .1. Lykins, aiming the I’nlawatofnes,
tindei dale o| Aptil 13, says : -‘'J'tiis il our
church meeting tune. We have llul a
house full ut heaters, anj things areicur
well, bister Eliza McCoy w ill icsumihcr
school operations to-moriow, uiidei niere
auspicious oiicumstances than foriuerlm
FOREIGN MISSION INTELLIGENCE “if”
l{ 111 Hop. Mias. Jour nut.
B u r m u It.
W itlriii a lew days, the chceiing iutslli
genee has been received at the Ha|>tisi
Mission Rooms, Boston, ol the baptism ol
three hundred and seventy-two Karens at
one time, neat Rangoon, by a native preach
er trout Mattdo way. This interesting scene
occurred in March.
AI’I’OINTJIENT 01-’ MISSION A KIES.
At a regular meeting of the Board, winch
occurred on Monday, the 3d Inst., the Rc\.
| Francis (.'. Johnson, ol Mouth Carolina
| Rev. M. Yates of .North Carolina, am!
i Rev. I'hos. \V. J'obey, ot the District ol
j Columbia, wete duly appointed mission!!-
rii slo ( hina. The occasion was solemn
j and impressive. The brelhreu having
passed a thorough exauiinatimi, and all the
I previous correspondence, as well as the tvs
! timonials furnished, having been entirelv
i satisfactory, the Board were unanimous in
j their decision to send them forth. They
! will return to their homes, spending as
| muen time as practicable among the church-
I es, and arranging for their departure in the
| fall.
It will he proper to s'ate, that one of
! these brethren, Mr. Johnson, son of the es
teemed President ol the Southern Baptist
: Convention, is to he specifically employed
m giving biblical instruction to the native
; preachers which the laird of the harvest
may call forth. Me is regarded as eminently
qualified lor this work. How soon has
bis agetl father been requited by the Great
Head of the ehureli to carry out the princi
ple ol sell-denial, lie so forcibly urged ii*
Itis closing remarks before the recent meet!
mg of the Convention. In a letter
eeived, he says, “although parental am!ffl
lion and de> lining years would lead melt
detain him here, yet a sense u( duly
me to consent to bis going to China. ’’ \
For the indications of divine influence,
thus lar realized in onr missionary opera
lions, let the churches unite in special
thanksgiving. To God be all the glory.—
The spirit ol humble dependence on Him
for farther guidance, it is Imped will be in
creasingly cherished. If we aim at the el-.
iivattou ol Christ among the nations, to dif
luse the tidings ut his hive, ami lo tiling I
world submissively at his feet, God will!
Bless the eflort. Il God lie for us, who
can he against us? No power, human or
infernal, can prevent our success.
TIIK JOURNAL. 1
Tlie number of our subscribers is slowly
—very slowly—increasing. As yet, com-.-
patatively nothing lias been accomplished,
towards placing the Journal in the hands |
of the denomination. To effect ihis, we
must depend mainly on the pastors of j
churches. Their co-operatien would very
’ soon enable us to address the thousands ul j
| Zion, whose sympathies ought speedily to .
I he enlisted in our labors of love. Some i
i have acted promptly and with much success,;
and from have ptomised their ;
-utet, we expect sontf to receive encouraging
returns. Will not many more lent! their
influence lo make this a potent instrumen
lality for good ? W c would not omit to
f mention, that several private brethren anil ,
sisters have lislsof names, j
‘As an example of vvliat may be done in ,
hundreds of churches, with the proper el-.
foil, we allude to the receipt nififlcen ,
I ■ names from a sister in South Carolina, .
I I who feeling a very deep interest in the mi—
, ; sionury enterprise, and well knowing that
.ilhe Journal would be a prominent means of
i j its ultimate tiimupli, devoted a few lion is
i in personal application to the llaptistsol her
I neighborlioiid and with the above result.
, How soon would our circulation swell in
i thousands, uere such a spirit maiiilcstej in
one-half ihe southern churches! *■
The eflieieiicy id soul.bein 11-iplists has
never hceti developed. I loor resources
have never been railed into use. In point
of pecuniary means, the four thousand pro-i
lessed mission ehurcl.es ui the south and
south-west, will compare advantageously
with any other section of ourdcnoiiiinaliou;
and yet, when we look al the amount east
■a? them into the miss.unary treasury, we
Kild that It is less than that cnijliihuhd by
the single Stale ol .Ni \v York. Anil as re
gards men, hoiv low have gone Ir ui our
in tilsl into the foreign lie'll- Fiom the or
•mnualion of the Triennial Convention, m
tißt close ol our efinncelioll wtlll liial body,
only twenty-three, out ol two Imndted anil
fifty-seven foreign missiuii.it ns, w ent lorlii
from our chinches. o what sliall we at
tubule this tleploral.le'dtflicitmy, tins tear
ful failure to lullii the demands ol Cl.list’s
last great prceept, to “prettcli the gospel to
| every cic.itiiro l” Why have we so fng
di-regardeil die wretched contlilioil ol the
j dying millions ol the heathen world, whose
cry lor help has collie up uuansweted to
j our doors, while they have lived on with
i ijuifioil and hope in the wodd, and at
have gone to die judgment bat to ie-
tlie rewan’ < tlieir
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out ineir enefgres and to make them all ac
tive itt the evangelization of the world, that
we are anxious to secure I'm this publication
an extensive circulation. Nothing is more
evident, than that our liberality, our pray
ers, and our personal cHurts to awaken and
keep alive a missionary spirit, will be in
proportion to our conviction of the pressing
’ claims us Christian missions upon out sup
port, and our sense of obligation to spread
; the knowledge of Christ and him crucified
to the utmost bounds of put guilty vvuild.
ITo produce such coiivtebV/is ami inspire
such a sense of obligations, fe-lho legitimate
tendency ol all accounts of heathenism.—
The more enlarged spun of liberality and
devotion to missions of our northern breth
ren, is mainly owing to their mote intimate
acquaintance w ith the w ants of the heathen,
ami the extent to which Christian philan
thropy has supplied those wants. And we
cannot reasonably expect a similar zeal
and munificence, until a larger measure of
missionary intelligence is disseminated a
iitoug our churches, and a missionary liter
ature is established, to create ami keepalive
3 proper interest in the operations ol the
Convention.
In view of these considerations, we earn
estly urge our brethren to ass si in earn ing
out tlie design to introduce the Journal into
every Baptist church. Who can estimate
the good that will result from even a limit
ed number being taken in each congrega
tion ! Will not ministers and deacons, and
the friends of missions generally, immedi
ately engage in elVorts to accomplish this
desirable end ! Each one may do some- 1
thing.
From the Light Ship.
Silfiil Minister*.
BV DEACON EATON, Till; CANAL .MISSION.IIIY.
One day 1 stepped on to a boat as she
lay in a lock and the first matt I met was an
old gentleman, of whom 1 inquired if he
was a passenger? lie said he was. task
ed him how ttiauy passengers there were
ou board, and lie tide 1 me as near as ne
could guess. 1 then asked It in; if lie knew
how many professors of religion were on
tlie boat? He said he was otic himself,
but whether there were any others ou tlie
lie did not know. 1 asked him how
KT.he lead come on tlie boat ! He replied,
tna: he had come from Albany, a di-lance
of one hundred and eighty miles. What!
said 1, have you come so far, and being a
professor of religion, don’t know whether
arc any others on the boat! It seems
to me, you have not done your duty, or
you would have known whether there were
any others. Maul he, ’Hoyoti think it is
a duty to let folks know you are a profes
sor f religion ?’ 1 told him 1 did : that 1
believed I should have to give an account
for every day of m v life, when I should be
called to an account for my stewatdsliip.
* \V ell, sir,’ said lie, pointing to the stern
of the boat, ’there stands a man. who. I
think, is a minister. Go and talk to him,
he has been on the bout as long-as 1 have.’
“What makes you think he t.-a mints-’
in,’ said 1, ‘il von bate not spokt n in him! !
‘He minds Ids own business, lets people! _
alone, reads Ids lliblc, and appears to be a j
very sober man ; and I think, trout Ins ap- |
pearatice, he must be a minister, replied
the old gentleman. _ _ j
•God deliver inc from a minister who
will let the people alone ! I believe in die ,
dutv of ministers to sound the note ot alarm, j l _
i- la
was uy answer.
I walked along lo die iiuin who was . i
| pidnled nut as a minister, ami alter the cnin- j
; iixm salutations, 1 inquired if lie was a cl r- |
i gymall. He saiil be preaelieil sometimes. (
I inquired how fat be bail come on that (
boat.
He said, ‘lroin Albany.’ . , i,
•Have you preached •>n the boat, sit
•Why !’ said lie, -110 they preach “it the i
1 boats !’
• 1 asked him ho commissioned iiimto j.
preach the gospel J,
lie replied, •That he hoped ids iouiinis
sioo was from Him who commisoioncil the
Apostles.’
•Well, sir, how does it nail.’’
‘Why,’said iie, ‘l am to preach the gos
. pel to every ereaitire.’
‘Well, said I, ‘are these, on this boat,
, creatures, or things, or what are they !’
i ‘1 supposed,’ said he, ‘it would not be
ntlvisable, liom w bat I have heard ol boat
, ! men, lo say any lhi'*g lo them oil the üb
i ject of religion, I must acknowledge I
i In-ive fell u my duly to ask a blessing at tlie
-i table, and lo ask the captain if l might pray j
i 1 mi Ins boat; lint tlie reason wby I have mu
done so, 1 was told by a mania Albany,;
; that if I wished to gi 1 along peaceably, I
1 must not say any tiling to the boatmen a
. bout leilgiou. They appear to be very
peaceable men on ibis boat, and have used
. me ve'ry. well.
rj •Well, sir, l replied, -l am only going!
- -ix miles on tins boat and am in the habit,
, where I ttntl a iidtu-.ter.olt a hi/ul, In gel
him to pie.ms, , tiiiw, w ill yon preach to us,,
j if I gel permission (ifihe. captain ?’
h ; -O,’ said lie. ‘I can't pleach now, after,
having been lieie five days.’
•Well, sit,’ 1 replied, •there is one thing j
„ that you ought to do. if ynu cannot preach,
il I shall have a meeting on the boat, am! you
g can confess you are a minister, and that j
e ‘ you have neglected your duty.’
e| *1 don't know but I (flight to do that,’j
n i said lie ; ‘1 will tldnk-of it,'•ami, perhaps, I
i. : w ill say siiHielliing if you l.aiu a meeting
it l oil the boat.’
i 1 wa’ked iltvwu into die cabin, found the
il 1 captain there, hjd himjj^name and husi-
I | ness, anand
lhe,bo\v
pn .a i -ii ?’
i"> if is .i in.n.
ecu i.
1 1 .'Vpprd in’ board .i
- I replied, no;
lie came from Albany with von.—
•U ho is that man !’ asked the captain. I
jl, described the man, so that the i aplam
Ifknew’awliM was intended. ’ls that man a
and has In route so far in silence,
tins he
not asked permission to preach before ! I
don't want to hear him picurh. I guess
be can’t be much of a preacher, I will let
you talk, sir, but it a mmislcr can be on
my boat five days, and not even let any
one know it, he is no minister for me.—
Why, sir, lie has never asked a blessing at
my table, and I have bvarded him all the
i way. ’Now,* said the captain, ’do you
| think that man is a Christian? lie has
come wim ns one hundred and eighty
I miles, and I don't know ol his having said
ia w ord on the subject ol religion.’ I told
him I was not to judge men, and 1 thought 1
j probably the man might be a good man, al-
I though 1 did not approve ol ilie course lie
had taken anymore than he did. I then I
l tdd limcthe reasons the man gave lor his
! neglect of duty. ’ Well,’ sAd the captain,
•it is bad enough that ministers neglect their
j duty, but worse tluu they must be warned ■
Iby ungodly men to let boatmen alo-te. We
are none of us professots ol religion on this
j boat, but neither are any of us infidels.—
W e all believe in the importance religion. 1
| \V Iren do you suppose the boatmen will be!
converted at this rate, if eliii-'lnui ministers
jean travel with us two hundred miles, and
not even warn us of our danger ?’ I told j
! him my labors were intended to stimulate
| Christians to do their duty when they were
on the cana!.
As soon as they had taken in water, the!
captain said, he would go ovt r into the bow
cabin and hear what i hud to say. We ;
sung, and opened the meeting by prayer.;
1 was silting by the side of tire minister,
land asked him to make some remarks. He
| arose, confessed that lie was a minister, and
’ that lie bad been travelling live days with i
those whom he expected to meet at the 1
{judgment, where the secrets of all hearts
would be known ; and thanked God that!
! the old gentleman by his side had come on I
the boat and had admonished him. lie{
[ then began to weep, but wenlon, and made
| one ol the most hearty confessions I evet
j heard.
i watched the captain, and it was not
long before there was not a dry eye in the
company. After he got through with Itis
confession, he remarked, that 1 itad invited
i him to preach, and that he had selected a
passage from which he would line to utake
some remarks, if there w as no objection.
‘Go on,’ said the captain, ‘preach. 1 I
! want to hear you, and I presume all the!
1 company do.’
He accordingly gave us a short but very i
i appropriate discourse, ami n produced a ,
poweifui effect on all persons present.
After tlie meeting was dismissed, the !
captain took the minister’s hand anil said,
•Well, sir, 1 hope the ice is bioken, r.ud
yon will preach to us agian.’
I met that captain about four weeks af
terwards, in Utica, and said he, ’The young
man whom you got to preach on mv boat,
was one ol the best men I ever was acquain
ted witlt. lie preached three sermons
more before he left us, and prayed tiigi.t
and morning while he stayed wi.lt us, atid |
tlie whole ol his time, alter \no lelt, was
spent in trying to do u.- good,’ j
x_xs
FRIDAY. AIIGTST 21. 1840.
IC7” The Editor of the Index expects to
attend meetings as follows :
The Central Association next Lord's
day ; the Missionary meeting al I.agrarge
sth Sabbath; Rehoboth Association Ist
Sabbath in September. (Hlusmcss of im
portance will requite him lo remain at
home, during the next two weeks.] Ebc
ut-zer Associate u, 4lli Sab. Sept. ; Cioi
gia Asso. 2ml Sab. Oct , llolislcli Ass.
till Sab. Oi-t. ; lt< tiii l Asso. Ist Sab. Nov.;
Suubury Asso., Tliuisilay b lore the Jd
Sabbath November.
The meeting of Associations w ill allied
| a lavorable opportunity to brethren to suL
j subscribe and pay for the Index. Itroilu i
lVrryman will receive funds lor us at tbv
• Columbus Association ; broiliei Fleming at
: die Western, bro. llairis nr Cliaudlcr at
the Sari-pta, bro. Tusker or Polbdl at tlie
llepbzib.di, bro. Roberts at the Washing
j ion, bro. Calloway at the Flint, bro. llow
tcn at the Salem.—lndent at all the Asso
ciations there w ill be present some “four
authorized agents, (Baptist ministers) rca
dy to receive and forward names ami
money.
Suinliiy School Liltiarirs. —Thu notice of
the offer of a S. S. Library to Sunday
schools, upon certain conditions, was pub
lished in our paper for a month or two, and,
since its discontinuance, we Imve answered
qpjiiiriis relative lo it rcpfutully. Wo
moreover, in answer to inquiries, re/iulilis/i
----cJ, but a Jew weeks since, the original no
tin'. We therefore refer all inquirers on
this subject to the Index, No. 11) f>r the
| particulars. Wo have not space at present
! for its republication.
Jailirs Buykill, a beloved brother, a uor-
I thy ami highly respected citizen, and an ttc
j live and faithful deacon of the Baptist
! church iw Columbus, is no i"tf*i >k _ < *Oir
! thor notice of his hie ami death will apiJkjr
5 iu our ne.M paper.
OCr Rev. K. T. Win kit it, our form* i
coleague, a pious and talented young hrnlh
;er iu llio ministry, has resolved, Ibr sail.--
‘Svtrtnrv’ reasons, to
him with
I ehureli h„yf r, “ l
tlesirt: t puMor.
lo any uud NUj jM&oi and Lv
hoik*. _
‘ e would thank hroliirr -*t h
J. Bowen to inform us where a ciimmmttfl
cation would he most Ilk lv to reach Inm7
, ‘W wish lo address him mi a subject im
t wbu.li we are mutually nitun slt >l. ,
Auociutiunul lid urns. —We would illn.w't
respectfully urge upon out churches ami
■ their clerks, in their next assoetaiiotial it t
j ters, lo report separately the number ot
while and colored members. It is ~f more
j importance than many may suppose, i<>
know the proportion of colored ineudiers
in our churches. It is necessary , 1. To
enable ns lo correct the inisiepiesentalioii>
l of Abolitionists tub I’edo-baplists ; and, ‘J.
To ascertain tin; extent of our rcspoiisihili
(>>’ lot the instruction of the colored race.
Ilmrs. B) Mitt 4, llirliurilsun—We admit
I thi* advertisemeul ot these gentlemen, be*
! lieving llr.it we may thereby promote the
interests of many < four readers who send
•heir cotton to .Macon, anti being u-sured by
our publisher, w ho visited their Ware-room,
that they have made every prepuaii/'vr m -
ecssary to give satisfaction nriftoir employ -
i ers, and alloril tlie most perlecl secuiitv to
the produce entrusted to their care.
Messrs, llryxuii, Coskrry A Go. —Kitlniti ,t
Fulton, and Jeremiah L’lark al-o have ad
vertisements in our paper. They have all
done business for us, ami we have eves
found them faithful and accommodating.
Mrmr L’uirmity —Tlie exercises in this
Institution were resumed on Wednesday
tlie l’Jtlt iusl. We arc gratified to be able
to report a large accession of new students.
Brethren, forget not to pray for tlie sancti
fying influence of the Holy Spirit to ac
company the instruction In re given.
The Female Aradcmy. —Tin* Institution
was re-opened on Monday last with bright
ening prospects. The ability and urbani
ty of Mr. Sanders, tlie principal, cannot
fail, we should think, to give great celelni
ty to it eventually. .Mr. Sanders is modest
and retiring in his manners and not dis
posed to pulT himself into notice, but we
have faith enough in tlie intelligence of the
people lo believe that they will be able t*>
discover his superior merits, without hav
ing their attention directed to them by the
flourish of trumpets.
REVIVALS-—We are truly n juiced to re
ceive accoun’s of revivals. Several notice*
of revivals catne to hand just as our paper
was going to press. Some ol litem we
croud into our columns. Onr correspond
ents should remember, that though our pub
lication day is nominally Friday, our paper
actually goes to press ou Tuesday evening,
a few hours after the arrival of the mail;
and that we have no mail on Sunday or
.T Tonday. ••Ehenezer,’’ and others, loour
great grief have to lie over nil out next
emission-