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3!, 1856.
THURSDAY MORNING, JAN. 31. j
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-• he paper i<t furnished at £2 \A) par annum. or 4 oasts :
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Not the fault of the Editor.
Through a private letter it ha* been Ascertained J
tiat the subscribers at Forsyth rewired tlw asm* i
by two different mail*. The timtakn was
one easily made, bt:t fortunately h easily oorreet
vvi, provided our subscribers will take a paper two
weeks old. Another package will be forwarded.
Our Contributors
Hareral interesting oommunioatitffts are ou band, j
which will appear in due time. i
Reminiscences of the Past
A brother once connected with our Institution,
has promised a letter on past reminiscences. Do
not let it bo too long getting here.
Prof Wise-
In another column wili be found resolutions es
pressivH of the-'esteenY in which this Christian
brother is held in the community that he is about
leaving, to become connected with Merger Uni
versity in the capacity of Professor of Ancient
Languages. No little interest is felt in h future
success. Few have ever brought, from the com
munities they leave, more flattering testimonials
both of character and scholarship, than those
kindly tendered to Prof. Wise by the citizens of
Fort Valley. Nothing is hazarded in saying, that !
the department of Ancient Languages in Mercer
University will be under the direction of oue en
tirely competent.
Crawfordville Church.
This chnrch has changed i:s regular meeting
from the Ist to the 21 Sabbath. It will likewise
have preaching on the 4tb. The Pastor of the
church W'is prevented by the snow and sleet of
the 2d and 4th Sabbaths from being present. The
prospect of having a cold congregation, preached
to by a cold preacher, induced him to stay at
home, and prepare a paper interesting enough to
keep old and young in the house, around the
blazing tire. If the Index hi* succeeded in thin,
many careful matrons have scolded jess, and there
will be fewer bad colds, oouglta and influenza*,
than otherwise.
Brethren, you are not fiwgoUoot wo shall ha
with you whenever the weather permit*. But
when it does not, look up the old paper, and recol
lect same of tho pieces are what one. who desire*
♦•j La with you, would aav were he present.
Infant Baptism.
A concession ha* been mala by the Editor of
tho Southern Pre*}>vterian that ought to settle
*aiFTS'tr-Wp* At.. He .-my*. that “it (infant Hujk
tistn) is not an official net of the wssion, or the
enugr-gation. and hen*-© it U not entered on tho
records of the oMtreh ns one of it* arts of legia
j-ition or judicial proc-w.' 1 Is H true then, that
the Presbyterian church does rot sanction the
sprinkling of infants? The rite i* most certainly
performed; and mtil intended to, the child is tut
considered * member of the church. 7he condo |
don that th’ ir becoming mombeia of the church i
t< not an offidi act, is irn.**i-tibte. No report is
made to the church < f such b- pti-mn they fire
therefore left without anv li tof membership. If
die Presbyterian lias made n fair statement, Its
pr achers are not regarded a* tho ofltcim* of the
church; their nets am entirely private and th-rir
members cor, be baptiz'd or not, since their bap
tism is nor. an official act of tho charcb or oongre
g.itinr. The inference easily drawn from tho
above is cleariv this : Tho advocates of infant bap
tism, having failed to find in the Seri pin res any
ground for it* observance, are now compelled to
acknowledge that it ic not one of Us acts of legis-
LvA-n—■or judicial process —the last term is not
•mt’rdv clear; it will, however, bear the construc
tion, that the chnrch does not. consider the bap
tism of infants under its jurisdiction—it is a sub
ject on which they will give no judgment.
Rev. Spencer H. Cone.
An extended notice of this great nni good man
appears in the last Christian Review. Our read
ers will doubtless recollect that ha flood almost
alone, t the time of the separation b*fcw©en the
North sod South. Restless and tu b vent men j
succeeded in separating brethren who had once !
acted harmoniously, If Bro. Cons had been ablo j
;o control thru, portion of the chinch, whose into- ;
rest he had r:o ably, arid for o many rears repre- j
seated in the triennial Conventions of the Rap* j
lists, this large an i influential body of Christians j
in the United States would never have been rent j
asunder. Bnt those from whom he differed were j
no longer willing to take the Bible as their guide, j
We venture to wav, that i* not the only instance I
in which a departure from the Scriptures have :
distinguished the official acts of Northern Bap- j
lists. The doctrines preached by Spencer H. Cone ;
are now but seldom heard among those who wero |
mo*l bold in tlteir opposition io him. Complaints \
,*osne from manv quarters, that the people are seek- |
ing prophet* who wi:i prophesy smooth thing?; j
the good .-id way trod by their fathers is forsaken, j
Tim gospel has become old; its minister? H ire not |
preach it. for fear of giving offend*. A system of j
morality, a set of crude notion*, is sought by i
many congregation? in the place of the doctrines
of When this g.xvl man was dying, ht
referred Ms sorrowing friends to bis hope, its ?tfrng
foundation. Beli?vr, we show this foundation to
vou. P you beeevc iy Jeans Ciiri ‘t? Hava you
fled jo Ilim tor refuge* thon tho gate, of hell
ahnll not prevail against you. Your salvation is
secured. It i* laid “in oaths and promise? sn-l
blood.”
Z3T pr *\ O. W. .Lang worthy, an defeat piloted i
teacher of Music, it will fake charge of the
musical department in the WcKxi’tiod Fernala Col
lage the prMt jmr.
OUR BOOK TABLE 1
Aot Aiimii avd My -Joy aih Ckowk —
Are two intereffjag liule books, issuer! by the
American Bap'Ll Publication Society. The first
; contains abort aocouat of Scholars under the di
: raction of Sabbath School Teacher; the other :
i is a uarrativu of conversion* happening iu the
: course of a Pastor's labors. The young and old
* will be interacted in their peinsal.
The Ihruprr OtrsniNu, by the Pastor of the New
Orleans Baptist Church . Published by BLal
; don, Lamport <!s Gu.
TLis is one of the few books that the old oan
road wiihtiut glcaeea. It L well printed, and on
beautiful paper. A Uuly reader, of sound judg-
I meat, Usfc pronotmcod it an excellent book.
~ -■* —-
j Fc it the- ludeA.
Mr. Editor: —l desire to inquire, Uirough the
columns of your paper, whether it be true that
Dr. Crawfbtd has resigned again tho Presidency
of Mercer University, Buoh a rumor ie afloat in I
this region, very much to tho deep regret of the
friends of tho Institution. Permit me to express
the hope that it ia false; but if tvot. that ho may
be prevailed upon to retain the office, wh'eh his
rare learning and distinguished abilities so well en- j
title him to fill with honor to himsetf, and useful- j
jiCs to thowantry. Hi? election, so far as my in- I
formation extend*, gives universal satisfaction; and
there can he no doubt, but that his graceful ur
banity of manners, his sterling integrity and high
commanding talents, will servo to continue that
course of flattering prosperity which .tho Uuivar?i- !
ty has L?hi steadily pursoiog for the insf. several j
year?. ■ ALUMNUS, j
Thonutavirio, Thetnaa cr-ucty, Oa,
Wo have heard nothing of President Craw- j
ford"* resignation.—Kd. Index.
jP3TI. J. Brinson’s address is Perry’s Mil!?, Tat- i
i) and couuty, instead of Battle. Ground.
the fndo*.
H. F. Moseley.
♦‘loftrtlv, I wonder if the brethren of Randolph J
county. Git., and especially of the Bethel Associa- j
tion, are apprized of tb strange events transpiring |
in the 10th century?”
Such is the chvmig query of the brother whose 1
name stands at the head of this article,
I think it doubtful whether tha Bethel Assoebt- i
tcm i? “apprized of the strange events transpiring |
in the lluh century,” We know that Dr, Kane l
ha* professed to have discovwtxl tho Mythic
at tho Nor;h Pole; that Sir John Franklin perialitKl i
among the Esquimsaux Irdtans; that there is a j
war in the Crimea; that the House of Represents- ,
It von of’ h United Btate* have btion in session i
two rncntb? without, a speaker, that a great Pa- 1
citiu Railroad is wntemploted; dial there i* a “ru- j
nor of war” between the Uriiffri States r.nd Great j
Britain; and that Mr. Elliott and Dr. Cummings j
are jjf opinion that the advent of tho Sa i
vior soar at hand; but they did oat iioforo j
that there wo? such n man as Bro. M. F. Moseler, j
or that ha had a pique Hgaum Bro. Cienveland. S
We hop* Bro. M. will i anusSed by thi* an |
swer to hk qtiary for the
BETHEL ASSOCIATION, i
* ,-vt>*rr c.v .'rrr'At r jv.: ys ,
llriiaiasic Sntpiliqpurf.
<-J v’
For shr .
Professor Wise.
At an a Ijonmed mre-ting of the ccnfeixnKM* of I
tho Baptist Chnrch of Fort Valley, Os., held on j
the 21st of January, brew.her U. W, Wise request- |
sd lettuf? of dismission, whereupon the following ,
Preamble an-? Resolutions were nnannnovrely j
adopted; |
Where**. ProSl C, W. Wise, who lma been for I
tlw last three tw regular member of this ]
church, i? oberrt to dissolve* bis concoction with ns j
by removing to PonlleM,
Resolved, ‘Phaf we regard him a? a |
an accomplishctl gentleman, na able and faithfnl I
instructor of youth, nr.d ft devotedly pious chri c - :
tint).
jR&ola&l. Thai n Knpsnntendant of our
bath School, and as a leader’ in our prayer and
conference meetings, his usefulness to this church
has been \ ry groat nrd cannot be too highly es
timated.
Resolved, That we part with him with thomort
unfeigned r> gre*, and that w recommend him lo
| tho confidence and favorable regard of all with
whom hn may become connected,
i Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be
I presented to Brother Wise, and that a copy be
’ sent to tho ChriMiac Index for publication.
A true copy from tho Minute*.
H. C. HORNADY. Mcaleratot.
j R. T. P-TRD, Clerk.
| History of a Little Book in Burmah.~- Tho
Rev. E. A. Steven*, missionary in Burnish, states
i that as ho was explaining to a Barman the way of
j salvation, through the atonement of Christ, he re
| plied that he wr- familiar with that subject, nnd
; gave the following history :
At Pantanan, which it is supposed no mission
; ary had yet visited, this Barman received from
i his brother a book, which his brother received from
j a “white-book teacher,” ami as this Burra an was
I reading it aloud, a Karen passed by and stepped
to liatcn. The Karen became deeply interested,
and requester} the Barman to go home with him
and read the book to hm Karen brethren. Tim
Barman did so, expecting a present for hi* tronbl**,
and on reaching the place, the whole village came
together to hear tho “white-book” ’read. While
he was reading, the Karens gave the strict**', nt
fouji r, until he came to a curtain passage, -• . *-0
he observed t tears flew the vheeir* -of
eonje of them. The pav-sgv woe one in whieb.
Jcsns Christ is spoken of hs dying on th • ro-s
for M'.nrjer*.. The Karens rewarded him for hi*
trouble, r.tvl begged him to repeat his vieit.. whivh
ho did.
That trrtet, entitled “The Way to Hoftvv t.’ w*s
i written bv the Rev. Mr. Comstock, missioiiarv in
Arracaa, wlw> ha* entered into refit. The four
man's hrorher. rote whose handfi it first c.sm-*. re
ceived no impressions from it; tho Burm in himself
at first read it with indifference, but the car of the
Karen who heard it was opened! and there is rea-
THE CHRIS fI A M INDEX.
son t<- l*;ifew that by t-Ue blessing of the Spirit,
j it became ihe messenger of life u> him and otiu-rs.
{ — Am. Messenger.
j Return of the Rev. Dr. Anderson. —The Rev.
1 Dr. Anderson returned in the Atlantic which ar
| rived on the 14th u!i. Ho returns froiu an ex
t tended tour among the missions of the Board in
India and Inc Levant..
-■ A Female Missionary Resigned. —Mrs, VY right,
j the vii low of tho Rev. Mr. Wright, so long known
j e.s one of tho ablest and best of the Missionaries
i of tho American Board among tho Choctaw In
i dittos, has resigned and retired from, the Mission,
1 lutXMnmon with others otio has boon aorelv tried
j and grieved with the coarse of things t:\Ktti t<>
i \ynro.s that Mission, and in her delicate state of
| health, she has deemed it her duty to leave the
field. Probably no man has done more, lor tie?
work, than this indy, whose tak-nts, learuing and
piety have made her justly eminent among the
female Mmionnries of tho American church.—A.
Y. Observer.
jfiisrdlanrans.
tvYT The Portland Advertiser, of Monday, any*:
“ Yesterday was, bii Irelive, the nineteenth suc’cs
rive stormy Sunday wo have had iu Portland.”
| jUdT A man recently die*i in the Rhode Island
| State Prison, who had beeu i:i that and other pris
j ons seventy-five yearn.
ttS” The Governor of Florida has mood the
bill which passed the legislature of that State, >iu
{homing West Florida te unite its fortunes with
Alabama.
| J£*T There are it) Berlin 8.000 Christian Jew?;
j also, some thousands in England; 59 clergymen
j of the Church of England, are converted Israelites,
i In Constantinople the number of lews is 30,000.
SfW The “ Pilgrim’s Progress” ha* l>een trans
i lated in Chinese by Rev. Mr. Burns, an English
| missionary in Amoy. It is cmbelished with illus
| trations well executed, with figures and facts of a
I Chinese type arid character.
£.§r A Virginia postmaster hat l*een inquiring
; of the department the meaning of the little “ pie
; fares stuck on the letters,” and another official in
Imvft, desired the Department to sustain him in a
I decision ho had recently made against a “ fellow”
! who insbted that “them pictures” of Washington,
; on tho letters, paid the postage.
! SAY Tho War Department have advice* Hem
! Fort Myers, Tampa Bay,.Florida, saying that First
! Lieut. George L. llsrtuff, second artillery, repnrt
j ed killed in the late engagement with the Florida
i Indians, had come into Furl Simon Dram. His
| wounds, which were very bad, caused his delay in
1 getting in, find the eonsequeut belief that he had
been killed. Four men ware killed and three
wounded in tho engagement in question,
ip#* We heart} a rumor Inst evening, Bays the
Boston Journal of the 19th, from a source which 9
entitles it to credit, that Ex-Governor Baker, if
New Hampshire. i to be appointed Governor ol
K<msa>, m place of Governor Shannon, who is
row- on h!s way to Washington, for the puro
r,i j? ?fted, of resigning his cemmiseion. Gov.
Baker has recently sold his property in Concord.
N. It., with the idea of removing to the West, —
He !V< m in this* city yesterday on his way to W
ington. •
The new and bouatiful process celltxl arn
brotyping, is fast superceding that of tho daguer
reotype. Tho smbrotype. is simply a dftguerret
tvpe on glass. The picture is taken upon plate
ghir.fi, over whfeh is plactsl u com-ponding gdas?.
iho two Wng united by nn indestructible gum,
enabling the picture to retain it* brilliancy for
ages. The picture never fades; being enclosed
by a pluto of gifts*, they sue preserved entirely
from this action of the atmosphere, and light ha*
no effect upon them. Several valuable imprure*-
roent hare recently been made, by which the pro
| ce of taking Hkencssoe i* thought to have roach
| ,?l its ntmoet p->int of perfection.
| Sad Cass of Dmth by Drowning. —lt is but
| too true. —AnsJra bn* flung hrs-*lf into the Holy
I Sec I The suicidal act is generally attributed to
, insanity, —London Punch.
I The Bible in One Hundred and Seventy Differ
< trd Lftngvages.-dTiiz inoni® of {he British nod
: Foreign Bible Society Iho last year was 5f125,000,
j k'ir.g @40,000 mere than any previous year. The
j Society ha* it-on tut> moans of issuing nearly
! twenty-nine million? ofcopiw of the Scriptums in
j one hundred r.nd seventy different languages.
1 Fatal CastniUy. —On Wednesday morning last,
! as the morning train of tire South Western Rail
Road ws at Tobesoffokee Bridge, about six mites
below Macon, the Engnie was thrown off the track,
bv coming in contact with ft cow, down a steep
embankment, killing the Engineer, Mr. Cole, and
so scalding ore of the firemen that he has since
died of his injurirs. The Engine was a complete
wreck, and the lo** to (he company is about §25,-
j OuO. Another fireman was slightly injured. The
j remain* of Mr. Cole wero brought to this city
i arid hurled with Masonic honors.— Geo. Citizen
| 29 ult.
! Sad Story. —The papers of Troy, N. Y„ tell a
! sad story. A young lady of that city was engag
| ed to bo married to a gentleman from Long ls
j land, and tho wedding day was appointed, buu
on account of the death of a brother the cereinr jjjr
was postponed. Again the wedding day was apt-,
j pointed, when the sudden death of a sister occa
j slotted another postponement. For ft third time,
Ia day was appointed, and before it had arrived the
; intended bridegroom fell before the “ insatiate
j archer,” leaving the thrice-strioken mourner deso
> late indeed.
Tongue Frozen Fast. —ln Cincinnati, on the
| 10th test., one hoy induced another to put his
i tongue against, a fluted iron lamp-post—the ther
j tnomeier at tho time indicating a temperature far
, below revo. The tongue stuck fast, of course, and
I the poor boy suffered great agony. Severn! r>
i era. cndcftvoreil to. release him, lut in vain. Mat
| ters were in this situation for over five minutes,
j when n gentleman named Taylor went into the
Telegraph House and brought some hot wate
i and whisky, with which he bathed the tonguo o!
| theaufleritjg boy, finally liberating about one half.
| leaving the other sticking to the post, where it r.>-
i rosined for the balance of the day, a warning t >
It how they nsrkleSsly lick cold iron In
jMr-.rering westiirr. The luckier* boy was taken t.”
his borne in extreme agony: * j
, A Hew Kind of. Ape. —Professor Owc-b vbe.
! oefebrated naturalist, describes a species of ape,
recently discovered on the western coast of Africa,
, name<l the Gorilla spscio?, the adult* of whicp at
tain the height of five feet, five inches, and-are t hree
feet bread ftcrem? the chest.’ Its head Is double
i the si 2o of ft man’s, and its extremities aro enor
mOnsly developed. Tl.t-y exist in some nttmiders
‘ in the interminable forest* of the Gambia river.—
The negroes of the country, in their excursions in
to the forest in March of ivory, exhibited’ little fear
of their . si? ivSltnik way trorn man; but dread- .
t-d th<-‘goriiia, tor when he saw tnan advancing
Iu- amc down out of the tree to the attack, and ;
| could Strangle a mau with the greatest ease. The ■
; streuglt! of mis inan-ape is enormous; his jaw is hs
j powerful ns that oi * iioa, and hie canine teeth
| equally formidabitu
! Interesting Petrifaction. —Iu 1849, Schuyler 1
, v n Rensselaer, of this city, lost n little child some
■ six months oid. At that time, Mr. Van lienssoi
j aer resided at Cherry Hill, in the immediate ri
j cinitv f which the child was interred. La*; week
| the coffin wan taken op for thy>urpose of being j
| removed to the cemetery. On opening tbeooffiu, ■
| the D-iU. was found a* perfect ns wheu piao-rd in
I the earth. If had passed through a state of pet
j riDiction and had b-jcoirie ft* wiiid as uiarbfe. Mr, j
Van ib inform* u* that the text v was buried in :
earth, a large portion of which was white day. - t
Vv hi ther this led to tho petrifaction is more than :
we eft4 say.-— Albany Knickerbocker.
MARHIBD, ~ !
On the 16th in jt., by Rev. S. P. Steed, Mr. Jofre ;
{T. Hart, of Carroll county and Mips Luksie Bailey, ‘
lot Coweta, Ga.
VOnjfoo 17th inet, by Rev. & P, Stood, Mr. Wil- |
iuV*v. Cobb, and Miss Sarah Ja.ve Hart, both of |
, Camir county.
jn*t, by tho Rev. E. J. Pannel, Dr.
Robert M. McNair, of Richmond county, to Miss
Mary B. Avor, of Columbia county.
OBITUARY^
“Dust thou art, end onto dust than shaft return. 1 ’
Oi*'), a! ih- ra*htenrv of h-r ((angiiter. In Tronp
G ,on iho 4th of Jiiruiiirv, 1d56, Mrs. Nanc7 B. Womack.
in the 75th year of Iter age. Khe and eii as she lived, Iran
(jnlanil paarafnl, stronv in the Fai'h ‘if rlie Gorpel,and
tr.r.mp'iftn! in the hopes of a blessed immortality.
I fled, at hi* residence, in Ciiattehooehre, Florida, on the
; i9ili Dec., 1855, Mr. Johs Wooten. Age, 52 years end 8
raonlhs. ■
, •
f>ied, ir, Tronpcounty, Ga., on the 9th Jan. 1856, Elisha,
Hfant son of Asel G. and • Sarah Winn. Ago, nine months
ind one day.
ri&celpts of payment for the Christian Index
to January 29, 1856.
AO. Saxon ....to Fob. 10, 1850, 2 50
B. A. Henry to Doc. 15, 1856, 2 00
Chns Wingfield to Jnn. 27, 1857. 2 00
Mrs. E. Hollis to Jan. 1, 1857, 2 00
Si.m'l. Barrett to Dec. 15, 1856, 2 00
R-v. J.*R. George. i.. to Dec. 15. 1858, 10 00
Frauds OUwhv to Sep. 22, 1856, 2 00
Ms. E. Montford to Aug. 25, 1857, 200 |
US Bryan to Dec. 15, 1855, 5 GO I
W. Burch to Jan. 1, 1857, 2 00 \
■lire**-Walker. to Mar. 24. 1855, 5 00 j
Rev. Y. R. Thornton. .to July 1, 1856, 1 00
Sht-iI. D. Kiik-u, .... .to Mar, 24, 1858. a 00
IT. R. Anderson to Oct. 13, 1856, 2 00 ;
T. W. Cutaway te Sep 15, 1858, 3 00 ‘
Mi- M:uv McDonald.. to Jhu, 27, 1857, 2 00 I
Dr. J. B. Black to July 1, 1850, 5 00 :
W. E. Mealing to Dec. 15, 1856, 2 00
J. A. Coßicr.. to Dec. 15. 1857, 3 00
Mrs. B. F. Perkins,.. .to Nov. 30, 1850, 200
E. P. Jarrald to Jan. 27, 1857, 2 00 \
S. J, Jernlgan. to Nov. 30, 1856, 2 00 I
R T. Hull to Apr, 14. 1867, 2 00 !
Mi. E. M. Thomas 1? July 1, 1858. 10 00
“Jas. ibandftf*.. to July 28, 1855, 500
r. G. Andrew* to July 1, 1856, 1 00
M. B. Devmigba i to Jan. 27, 1857, *2 00
Mw. Mary E. Tucker... to Oct. 13, 1857, 8 00
Wm. C, Sanders to Jan. 18, 1857. *2 00
M. Kendrick to Mar, 24, 1857, 2 00
Mrs. C. Kendrick to Feb*. H. 1857, 2 00
L. B. Merrer. ........to Dec. 15. 1856. 2 n f^!
Rev. D. G. Daniftl..... to Sep. 35, 1852, 2 00 ■
Professorships in Mercer University.
BELLES LETTRES, ANCIENT LANGUAGES,
AND i’A'dTuRAC A bT.STLMATIO TIIEOL'/tiT.
ALSO,
PRINCIPAL IN PSEPARATDSY SCHOOL
AN ELECTION will bo held by the Board of
Trustees, to fill tho aboro named choirs in the
University and Preparatory School, ut the time <v hen
the Georgia Baptist Convention shall meet at Savan
nah, in April next.
It is desirable that the Professor elected to Belles
Leitres, nn.i the Principal in tho Preparatory School,
nhsil each assume their duties, immediately there
after. Applicotiotw, with the proper testimonials,
are to be addressed to the Hon, Thomas Stocks,
Greensboro, Ga.
RefigieuitHeraid, Bihlioal Recorder and
Tennessee Baptist, will each publish the above nntil
April lOt’n, 1805, and send their bills to Thomas J,
Buraev, Tress’r.. Madison, Ga., for payment.
D. E. BUTLER,
Jan. £4-4 UOA Soc. Prudential Committee.
ellr. iSradbnry's .I <ew (dice ISook!
VHE NEW YORK GLEE AND CHORUS BOOK,
i. by Wm. R. Brabbcrt, is now ready. It contains
a variety of Glees and part songs, arrangements from
Opens, and a selection ot the most naeiul choruses,
adapted especially to rnnsicalconventions and associa
tions, and advanced singing classes.
Tiiis book is believed to contain “ larger amount of
nt'-resiing and popular matter than any of the pre
vious highly sueoessful works of its class by tho same
hull.or.
Spafiimen copies sen- by mail, post-paid, bn receipt
• f the retail price. Avery liberal reduction in price,
:;t- wholesale. Pohliphod hv
MASON BROTHERS*
4 5t New York.
t J. J. PEARCE,
W AErnOl SE & CO.IXiTTiSSION MERCHANT,
GAMPSeU.-gT., AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
TYTILL oont.inns to transact tho WAREHOUSE
t V AN D tIOM VUBBION business, in the large and
com mod'otis Bi tick Warehouse, (recently occupied by
fct-all ik Stovall) on Campbell Street, between Broad
and tho River, and near the corner of Messrs. Bones
& Brown, al*o immediately on a line with tho Georgia
Railroad Depot,
attention given to the STORAGE
£ND 3AbK or COTTON, nod other Produce consign
ed t.o his eare.
Ciah Advances, Bagging, Rope and FamPySapjdiea,
forwarded so customers as nsuol
Augusta, Oob IS- 4S J. J. PEAR OK.
To men of Taste and Capital.
Snbaoribcr, wishing to remove to S. W. Geora
A. gia,- proposes t o sell liie place near Cave Spring, in
•Van's Vauuet, Floyd county, Ga , containing *l7 acres,
more or lass,’ rorurned Ist’quality, Oak and hifekory,
mostly of soil and snrtaoe not to wash —some lftO acres
oleftrod and under good tillage ; the remainder, gen
erally well timbered. If has several springs of cool,
blue, llmaatpne water ; 2 constant streams; an effeo
tive Water power, without hnrtfnl doming; orchards
of many wetl-seleoled varieties, especially of appela,
and a large and eomraradiovis brick dwellimi, surround
ed by fine soeurry, and -within one mile oTthe village;
long” noted for its moral and educational advantages.
All who have examined th.e •yjremim-a, esmenv in the
..opinion that this plaoe combines tho elements of iecu
ty, fertility, eonwnienea, and health/nine**, to ifn extent
soldoin, if r, equaled in this country. Bnt oonfe and
sbofor yourselves, and tho thara-ef.tr, location, and re
or,>fs of the phioe oan hardly fail to satisfy you that't
is a No. 1 artiale, not subject to the fluctuations 01.
■ the market. For Uiihswpply on the premises.
W. . •OWDREY.
Car* Jiy 1, \m f
Christian For Sale.
\ The Executive Committee of the Baptist Ooo
j vent ion of the State of Georgia offer for sale this
i oid and established paper—the organ of Georgia j
Baptists,
Tue number of autesenberi is about 270 G; in
; oODuaxiou with the office are two Hand-Presses, :
; Chases, Brava Galleys, Standiug Galleys, Suinds, :
j Imposing Stoner, Sticks, a few Foists of Job Ty j.-e,
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! till the 25th April next.
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Peufi&ld, 11th December, 1855.
j £SF Religious Herald, Biblical Recorder, South- :
era Baptist, S. W. Baptist and Tennessee Baptist
’ will publish the above till the 15th April 1856,
j and forward their accounts to T. J. Burney, Madi
: son, Ga.
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j oheldon, Lamport & blare vi an, No. it c !
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I vary, a Book entitled
THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION:
j It Origin, Kite and I ientity with tho i’rimitive ‘
j Church; ite Docirine# and Practice; its Polity; its Per
j scc'Jlious and Martyrs; Facta and htti*tio of it Mi-
I fiionary Institutioua; School* of Learning; Periodicals
and Churchee; the ob'igalion of the World to Baptists
j and the duty of Baptists to the world; designed to ex
j Libit its condition in all ages of Christianity By
j Rev. D. C. Hayses, of Philadelphia; with an Intro
I duction by Ilev. Johx Dowlino, D. D. One Yol. 12
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From Rev. Dr. Belcher, of Philadelphia.
“I thank you for an opportunity to examine your
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! which the members of our churches need to und.r
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| “Asa book ‘or popular reading and reference, I
; think it would be very valuable, and meet with a
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: calh-d,) or connected chain of Baptists Irom John the
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well done, as c on plots as tho proposed brevity of the
book would r.dttiig and will lx- prized by the mass of
our Baptist people, who have not access to the volu
minous authorities which hnvc been consulted. The
book, when published, by its comprehensiveness of
plan and compact,ness of execution, will be an admi
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From Rev. M G. Clarke, of Philadelphia.
“It fil s an important place, for which we have no
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; reasoning careful, and the argument conclusive. We
j need it as a manual of Biplist polity and history.—
| Baptists have clone a great and good work already,
! and have a greater and more glorious one in the Ju
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j the principles of their faith and iu the greatness gs
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; his library, it presents in a condensed form the rt
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; Jan. 24 4
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r pHI3 ELEGANT VOLUME, of which three large
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MUiXR- E EEMAIS'-UNIyERS|i Y t
FORSYTH, CiEOR^IA.
: IiOUiC) OF TEACHERS FOR 1856.
j COLLEGE.
Hv. WILLIAM 0. WILKES, A. M.,-President,
Professor,of Natural and Moral Bcien*s.
RICHARD T. ASBURY, A. M.,
[ Professor ol Mathematics.
D. CARLOS W. CHANDLER,
Professor of Ancient Languages.
Mrs. MARY if. CHANDLER,
French and Higher English.
Mrs. MART A. WII.KRd,
History and Botany.
I _____
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
Miss MARTHA A. SMITH, Principal.
Miss MARTHA J. JAMES, Aeaiatant.
MUs LAURA FISHER, Primary Department
MUSIC DEPARTMENT.
Prof. WILLIAM FISHER, Principal.
Miss MARTHA J. JAMES, J , . ,
j lire. MARY A WILKES, {• “Mrtaat*.
| (IRNAMEN TAL DEPARTMENT.
Mr*. MYRA FAIRLEY,
; Embroidery, Crape Work, Wax, Shell Work, <fce.
Mrs. M. E. CHANDLER.
Drawing, Penciling and Painting in Oil A Water Color*
The next Term begins January 14th, .and end* July
15th, which veil! be Commencement Day. Board, $|
per month; washing *1 to #2. Highest Tuition, *4O a
year. No College in Middle or Southern Georgia af
fords equal advantages so cheap. This University
was adopted by the “Rehoboth Association,” SepC
11th, 1855. R T. AS BURY,
Dec 1 48 4m Se’v. Fcultv.
~ WOODLAinD ~“
FEMALE COLLEGE,
CKDAK TOWN, OIiOKCiIA.
1410 Trustees have made tho following urra'igo*
monta for tho next year:
J. M. WOOD, President.
J. D. COLLINS, Professor of Natural Sciences and
Languages.
JAMES A. ARNOLD, Professor of
Moral and Mental Seieaca.
Teaeher of Music, (to lx* supplied.)
J. H. TERRELL, Steward.
KBSION* AN ii V'ACATlONA—SpringSewion front
k 5 ihe 2 i Monday in January to Ist Wednesday ia
July. Fail Session, irom the Ist Monday in August,
to last Wedaisduy ia Novemucr. Th intervening
time will Ih 1 vacation.
KXPK VSES.
Washing and Board (candles exoep'ted) pr month, % I
Tuition in the College Course, per annum 40
Tuition in Music, per annum 40
primary Department, [lst Class.] per annum. It
Primary Department, [2d Class,] per annum.... 20
will be required at the eloee of eack
Session.
Scholarships are offered at the following rates:—
The payment of K7o wili secure to a pupil the privL
leges of the Literary Department for two years; SIOO
three years; $l2O, four years, S4OO will secure a per
petual Hebolarship. By this arrangement a pupil cari
i.e boarded and educated for sllO a year, a lets
amount than is paid for board and washing at mo*.
Institutions, and nearly a hundred dollars less than ie
pti l for the same faoihtiea at ot her places. These in
.lavement* are offered by an outlay < f money froui
other sources than the income of the School—a gr
tuitv to the public.
FACILITIES.
The Faculty i com posed of ablo .jx •*. •xp.rieuca*!
t . a-bers. Tin f have good Chemical ar.d Philo.-ofihi
c>d Apparatus st tlvcir oomnmmi. The. boarding houifc
is to bo nja ip.od by a good Steward and lad’v, wist*
will guard the health and morula 4’ voting Ladies.—
Pupils Will b.-required io att’ od -‘uKda v ■school
pre.-cbing every aabbath. Suitable proviwoß will b
o-.atle for Movio aad Primary scholars.
REGUIATIONF.
Rtthe i’ r tho Governtm nt of the School u,- 3 och A
we deem necessary lor the good of pupils and the la
clitution, enfoieod with kin udc~s, >,?:! with firmnes*.
Person? ‘wishing to cater pupils or pnreluvnc scliobsf
fchips, tvill pice sc address the President.
By order of tb* Crew'drat Board of Tr :*i *.*. ‘
J. M. Vi (VijL), Presidoni.
TRUHTEFri.
Uld** >*. Dyor. K. I), ChiMuplm, Col. S. Gibeet*. 11.
bparks, W. P. WonA Eider Wjq. Newton, D. b. Aa
derson, A. N. \ erdery, TV. A Mercer A. Darden, El
d-r C. H. 8fil) well, C. W. ?park* Joel H. • Terrell. W.
U. B. What,lev, A. F. King. E. H. Riohardaou. Wil!iai
Keck, L. W. Bottle, W. E. West. ‘V
T)ec f> lm • •
-JiKAKni
TILE I. xt a esioii o: this Institution siil eomtoen^t'.
on MffNl AY the 14th of .JANUARY,"IBSf. Pet-
Bjm; desiring i- rtlier information, address
J. 3. INGRAHAM, Principal.
Care urine. Noy. 22. I?£6. lei 47
‘HI THKPfSijc!
CHEROKEE BAPTIriT COLLEGE,
NEAR CA&BVILLW, GA .
OWING to the late dcwiruclior! of our Oolfegt
wdificr, by Arc, we are deprived of the occtk
pancy of the aatne for thri year. But we are happt
to state that the contractors hare 6c>mmened, with
renewed energy, to rebuild the same, relying on a
gerterouK community to asaigt them ao far as able.
The Board of Trustees announce that the School
will begin as published in our Prospertrif. and ad
vertisements, on the Ist WEDNESDAY in FEBRU
ARY next. Wc have procured a good house, con
taining six convenient rooms, in the out skirts of the
viliace, in which tl e school will be conducted. We
also have procured, on the premises, the use of tfooe
i-mali buildings which will accommodate ten or
(Iffccn young men wishing to board themselves.—
We therefore say to one and nil, come on and yoo
‘• ill have good accommodations and the vry best of
instruction.
In view of the great loss we have sustained, we
would make a most earnest appeal to our old sub
scribets to pay up their oid subscriptions without
delay. The subscribers to the endowment fund are
respectfully requested to pay, imuierliately, the inte
rest on their subscriptions for the first yt ar—due the
Ist ult, and so much of the installment due, or Miib
scription, as is convenient for them. The same can
lie paid to Rev. Edwin Dyer, Rev. John Crawford,
or pent to me by mail. Any ndditi"nal sum from
any one to enable u to meet our lostee, Kill be grate
fully received. We hope, in view of our calamity,
no other tall wiiib#w>ucetisiy.
JOHN 11. RICE,
Cassville, Ga. Sec’y. Board of Tru tecs.
Jan 24 4 ts
NUTIGK.
VPROFITABI.E Agency may be obtained by en
closing the Applicant's addaes?, Ac., in an envel
ope, and directing to “Agent. Hutborough, Montgom
ery county. Pa.” .Minister* living on small salutiee
could attend to the badness in thrir respective coun
■ies, thereby greHtly increasing their means.
Jar. 10 2 4t
Situation Wanted*
TWO LADII>*, either together or separately, wish
to engage a* Teachers. They will teach French,
Mudc, Drawing, Painting, Crayon Embroidery, Wax-
Fruit and Flowers, togethor with the higher English
brunches, R> ferenee to testimonials of superior abil*
i;.y wiH lie given. Address, W. C. HOLMBB,
, Tan. 17 3 6t Barnesville, Ga.
Wttnted,
VI.ADY to take charge of the Crock Female
Academy for the present year. None n<-ad apply
unless well qualified to letoli Music, and all the branch
es of an Englich education no ally taught in our best
Female School*, and ea i come well tec’ romeroLd. Th’
st-h: ol or a reasonable H‘>li;ry will liegiven. Address
W, W. Andereon, or Leri Fowler, Ma\field, Warreo
vouuty, Ga. Jau. 17 • ts
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