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From ihe Western Recorder.
Baltimore Correspondence.
Dear Recorder : —ln my last, I promis
ed some further facts drawn Irom Mr.
Strinyfelluw’s article in the “Religious
Herald.” Comparing the old Northern
States with those of the South as to
social prosperity” of their respective citi
zens, the South loses nothing, with all the
aileged drawback of her “peculiar institu
tion.” “ Facts are stubborn things. “Fig
ures do not lie” are proverbs that need uo
illustration.
“Xe v Englnnd has 518,532 families and
447.769 dwellings. The five slave States
have 506,958 families and 496,869 dwell
ings. Hero we see the astonishing fact,
that with an equal population, New Eng
land has 11,564 more families than these
five slave States, and that these five stave
States have 48,580 more dwellings than
New England. So that New England ae
to dl v hits 70,743 families vi bout a home!
In XVw England one family in seven is
without a home, while in these five old
slave States one family in fifty two is with
out a home.”
As mv object is simply to give the facts
compil-d by Mr. S , I make no reflection
on the above paragraph. It. speaks for it
self.
The next item of comparison introduced,
is that of the “increase of population. It
its almost universally stated at the North
ami conceded at the South, that the cli
mate oi New England, with the supposed
greater physical energy of the people, is
iar m>re congenial to longevity, and
hence, to an increase of population than
the South. Yet, says Mr. S., “the census,
as if disregarding climate, and slavery
arid universal experience, testifies that
there is 27 per cent, more of births and
83 per cent. less of deaths in the five old
slave States, than in the six New England
States. In New England the ratio of
births is 1 to 14. in the five slave States it
is Ito 35. In New England the ratio of
deaths is 1 to'64, in the five slave States,
it is 1 to 85.”
The next point of comparison to which
attention is invited, is in reference to the
ratio of pauperism, in the two sections of
our country. Mr. S. observes that “with
an equal population New England has
83,431 paupers, the five slave States have
14.221.” Os these, respectively, 18,966
in the North, and 11,728 in the South, are
nutir.es. “Th© ratio of New England’s
natives>>ns in the poor bouse, is 1 to 143,
of the five Slave States 1 to 234.” That
of die entire population is 1 to 81 in New
Eng .itid, and 1 to 171 in the South.
After this statement as the ratio of pau
perism in the two sections, Mr. S. intro
duces that of the comparative wealth of
the people.
New England has accumulated proper
ty to the amount of 1,002,496,181 dollars,
while that of the five old slave States
amounts to 1,420,959,573 dollars, being
an excess in favor of the South of $417,-
523,302. These amounts, divided equally |
among all the citizens, would give respect- i
ively in New England $267 to each, and !
in the South $520 to each. Whether this
amount of Southern wealth include* the
value of slaves, Mr. S. has hot told ns. If
it does, the North might demur it* this
item in the comparison. If it does not,
the comparison is only exhibited to the
advantage of the South in a still stronger
light. This condition of things, Mr. S.
shows, is not peculiar to the New England
and the old slave States. Taking the
whole of free States on the one hand, and
the whole of slave States on the other, in
cluding the slaves, as property holders and
the accumulated wealth of the North will
cdvide $233 to each; while that of the
South will divide $2Bl each; and without
tin sl ives, the South at large will divide
$429 to each citizen.
My space will not allow tne to follow
Slu S. through the next item of his argu
ment. It bears upon the morality to the
: :w > sections, as indicated bv the number
or convictions for crime. This shows, and
1 have no doubt with truth, that the !
nr. or.nt of crime is far less in the South
T c; :: a. the North. Fur instance, accord
g u the et* sun there were lu 1860 in
li t- ■ Kuietth, with a population of 994,-
514. ro t b-> than 7,250 convictions for
. iuie, while in Virginia with a population
1 4 1.421,621, there were but 107. There
is, 11 <■ h t ve, one probable fact, which the
:• n r has overlooked i:i making this com
p Msoii, v.z.: that this nil ruber of con vie
t:-'is in Massachusetts included all the
• m fry police offences of the cities; &u. h
• ftoiisc's ns -ire tit, where recognized in that
‘■-'hr, life S- nth. Thus, in Boston, a
r.u.i si say convicted and fined (and per
is; j •; ; i -med, it t e fine be not paid) j
■for *.-,nldrg a e-gir in the street? But
win-re .is ilu- South is rueh an act regarded
t.s crune? But take the graver offenses
ato c!i.-ulei;iti<Hi. For ten years in the
penitents;.ry <>f Massachusetts, the aver
; - i.umber <>l criminals was as one to
;.SS ( while :u \ iigiuifi for the same length
< i t me the average was one to 23.003 of
tiie population.
Tu giving to your readers these state*
lai nts, I have not pretended to follow the
club's of argument which may be, and is
by Mr. S. deducted from them. I might
give \\w figures, and invite the reader to
f.riii his o.vu deduction. If Mr. S. has
committed no error in his copying from
the census, nor in his arithmetic, one thing
is certain, after all that is said of the South
•rn iowie knives and revolvers , both life
Mui properly are more sacred in the free
stud easy virtnre of the South, thau amid
the stern, rigid, law abiding freemen of the
North. Yours truly, ANON.
Wood-Gas Apparatus.
This apparatus, inveuted by Lieut. W.
I). Porter, lli fb. Navy, consists of a small
furtiape with a retort placed over the fire.
The ga is produced from pine or other re
tincus woods, small blocks of which are
placed on it shelf within the retort. The
action of the heat causes the resinous pro
ducts of the wood to melt, and ©scup jjg
from pores, they slowly drip down upon
1 the bottom of the retort, where she heat is j
more intense, and by which they are con- ;
verted into carbnretted hydrogen gas ‘
: The gas there formed then goes through
‘■ slight purification, when it. is ready lor
; burning. The substance kept in the retort
, after producing the gas, is charcoal of a
first rate quality. The apparatus is very
simple, and of trifling expense.
Grizzly Bears.
MY FRED PEVELRY.
Stories of Grizzly Bears in California are
as plenty as the gold nuggets. Every re
turned Californian who has oeen to the
mountains, has a story to tell of an en
counter with a grizzly bear, real or-imag
inary; but no one who has ever seen one
of these monsters, or who has been close
ly pushed by them in the mountains, will
deny that they are facts themselves.—
Their immense strength and feriocity, is
enough to make the stoutest hunter’s
heart quake with alarm, while their tenac
ity of life is equal to that of the cat, which
is reputed to have nine lives.
I have heard of an instance where a
miner who was out prospecting, came in
near proximity to one of those animals,
who made rather an unfriendly demonstra
tion towards him. Being possessed of an
excellent rifle, he concluded to try the ef
fect of a ball upon bis foe, and according
ly, being careful of his aim, he discharged
his piece, the ball entering the socket of
bear’s eye. He fell instantly and rolled
down into a • >rt of a gully below, like h
barrel. It was natural that tbe minor
should suppose that he had killed his ene
my, and was preparing to descend to pro
cure some trophy of hist victory, when he
was surprised to see the bear gather him
self up and make towards him with a sav
age growl, the consequence of which the
miner was forced to take flight by taking
a zigzag course through tbe trees, and
barely escaped from the monster, with the
loss of his rifle, which he was obliged to
drop. . . .
Some of these bears weigh as heavy as
twelve or fourteen houndred pounds, and
to give some idea of the terror with
which their proximity inspires in other
animals, it is only sufficient to state tbe
fact, that mule> in a team, which have
neither heard, smelt nor seen one of ihem
becomes uneontrolable when they cross
their trail so near them as to catch the
scent; and a friend of mine tells me that
he once passed the claw of a grizzly, which
i had been killed some time, before the m*>-
; I rils of one of his mules, quickly like a
i shadow, when the animal ix*came fearfully
I terror stricken, so much so that it was with
difficulty lie could he held. I have seen
it stated by old hunters, as an illustration
of the grizzly’s tenacity of life, that they
have- been known to os cape after having
; been shot-through the heart, as was prov
i ed alter being feaiu'i the day following
I where they had died. They arc “terrible i
■ in their wrath,” for a certainty, aud I
| should not be surprised if they would not
j be more than a match for tbe largest lion,
i so great is their bulk and so enormous
■ their strength. They are not safe tor any
man to meet with a single barrelled rifle,
and when overtaken by them the only
chance of escape is to lie fiat down upon
your face, and pretend death, as it is
known they will not prey upon carcasses
unless almost at tbe point of starvation.
I recollect some time ago, reading an
account of a rocky mountain hunter who
was overtaken by a grizzly, while separat
ed from hi 6 party, and finding escape by
flight impossible, he kid down and pre i
tended to be dead. The bear approached
him, smelt of him, turned bins over with
his paws, and nosed about his face and
person for some time, when evidently sup
posing that the man was really dead, be
commenced pawing up rhe earth by tbe j
i side of him, and when the bear had dug j
; considerable of a bolt, be rolled the bun- j
i ter over into it, and covered him up with j
earth and leaves, and after waiting for a
few minutes longer, and being satisfied 1
that he had interred his subject properly, ,
Be marched away. When the hunter had ;
laid long enough to get up wiib safety, be
crawled out of his grave, not a little grati ,
fied at his deliverance. The bear had on
ly covered him lightly with dirt and leaves,
so that there was not much dauger of bis i
being smothered, but the hunter said no •
one could imagine the horrible sensation
lie experienced while the grizzly was hold
ing an inquest on him and the dificulty be 1
experienced in carrying out Ida deception.,.
It may Be stated here that the grizzly bear.!
is in the habit of burying all dead carcas
ses he meets in the mountains or on the
plains.
The funniest escape, however, from a 1
grizzly was told to us by a returned Cali- I
forninn about three years ago. Being out 1
one day, prospecting for new diggings, he
saw one of these monsters approaching
him down a mountain path, and as he had
come upon him suddenly, and finding that
an attempt to escape was impossible, he j
resolved upon a most novel and*interest
ing expedient. Immediately dropping up- !
on all fours, they approached each other
with some strange suspicion on both sides.
As soon as they met they stuck their
noses together, dog fashion, and finally
they went through all the formality of
strange dogs meeting each other, till final
ly, master Brain, being satisfied with the
civilities of his new acquaintance, he bade
him a very affectionate adieu, at a neigh
boring tree, and marched off. I am not
prepared to vouch for the authenticity of ■
the above, but it was told to me over an ;
excellent dinner and some wine at the As- j
tor House, and I do know that the inci- ,
dent, and the manner of tellipg it, was
hugely enjoyed by tbe company preseut, j
who unanimously voted “Uncle Ben” a
trump. Poor fellow Ihe died a few days ,
after of Chargres fever, at the- American j
Hotel. j
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
I will now give you dn actual adven
ture which s shrewd Yankee had a few
year- ago, with *he California grizzly
1 bears. .
A reward, of one thousand dollar- find !
been offered by tome parties fra id’ 5 !
grown grizzly, freshly caught, for the pur
pose of getting up a bull bait. Cube afe
sometimes procured with little difficulty; ;
but. to capture a full grown hear is a task f
not Bo easily accomplished, and which is
■ accompanied by great danger—in fact, Ii
do not know how it could be safely attempt
od. No one seemed prepared to strive j
for the prize, rill at last, one of‘hose j
shrewd Down Easters, to whom a reward
of a thousand dollars is no ordinary tempt
at ion, accepted the offer and promised to
procure one of the largest kind nnmmschd.
Curiosity was on the qui vive to know by
what means the Yankee would accomplish
the task, ’nut to everybody’s inquiries, he
gave no satisfaction, merely promising
that the bear would be on hand by a cer
tain time.
This Yankee belonged to the Smith i
family; and recollecting the stories hr had ‘
heard in his youth, about the fondnots of I
bears, for honey, be concoived tiiir Idea
that they might be entrapped by stsar< —
Accordingly, supplying himself with a
sufficient quantity of the article, and a
large ox chain, he proceeded to a spot
which he knew was frequented by the
grizzlies, armed with a rifle in case it
might be needed for self-protection, which
he did not believe was probable. Arriv
ing on tbe spot, he selected a stout oak, to
which he fastened the chain, and then laid
a train of sugar from a neighboring c&ap
paral to the foot of the tree, which he then
climbed to watch the result of his
ment. He had been pearched in the . tree
not more than an hour, before the biggest
kind of grizzy made his appearance, and
began to eat the sugar, approaching the
tree as he did so, till be had licked up all
the train. Asa natural consequence he
rejoiced at the success of his experiment
thus far, and considered the reward as his.
The next day prepared his sugar train as
before, and the next day following, with
the same success. Thus made confident
that he should secure the thousand dollars,
he made his preparations on a more exten
sive scale. Procuring a large tub, he fil
led it with treacle in which was a
powerful quantity of whiskey and lajhdo
num, which he placed at the foot off the
tree, and trained <>ut the sugar as before,
and again took his position in the tree to
await the final result almost certain, this
lime, that he should secure his prize.
i Smith had not been long perched before
|-ho perceived his old aeqnoi usance ap
; preaching eating the sugar as usual till he
| reached the tun containing the drugged
treacle, which be smelt of, and thon t be
i gan to lap it up, “Ah, ha !” thought i
| Smith, in the tree, “old hoy, l have got
you now. Eat hearty, and when- ton
wake-op to-night you will have the band-”
i sorriest bracelet on your wrist you ever
. wore yet.” The bear appeared to enjoy
; his sweetmeats greatly, and no wonder I
that the Yankee should feci elated at the •
j completeness, so far, of his plane, and it
. was with the greatest satisfaction that he
, awaited tbe result patiently. In a few j
minutes, however, what was the astonish- ,
ment of Smith to see another grizzly ap
! pear, and join the first in the repast; but j
• it only added to his triumph to reflect that j
i his prospects were fair of securing two j
! bears instead of one, as he had at first
j hoped for, Both bears were now gorging |
; themselves on the treacle, while Smith |
I could hardly contain his joy, as he waited i
i patiently to discover the first symptoms of i
intoxication in his guests, and placing tbe j
utmost reliance on the effects of the lamia- ;
nurn,even if the whiskey was powerless to i
overcome them.
In the midst of all this joy, an incident j
I suddenly occurred, that threatened to put j
j a different aspect ou affairs. Two more
! bears made their appearance —huge iiiott- j
■ s,tero —and in a few moments afterward !
another— -makingup a company of five-- i
all helping themselves moat liberally tu
! the contents of Smith’s tub. What was j
lobe done now? mentally inquired the
Yankee. This question he could not-an*
! svrer. It seemed certain that the treacle ;
was not. sufficient to get. tiie whole party
intoxicated, and he began to fear that the ,
number of bears.would destroy his plans, i
: or that, if ev.cn the first comer became I
overpowered, the other would prevent life j
discending the tree to fasten the chain
round his legs. Still there was no use ;
comp laming-, cmd the end had to be await- !
cd in patience.
In tha course of luiif an liour longer, tlie
hears had swallowed the entire contents of
the tul>, and then commenced such a scene
ns the Yankee had never before witnessed.
The bears under the great influence at the
whisky and laudanum, began to frolicfitid
tumble about like monkeys. They j
wrestle and box with each other, and /roll j
their huge bodies over the ground. Fif'rce J
growls would escape from them when Hart
by each others claw 6, while their i
were of the warmest nature. Smith sitv :
that the game was up, and that there ‘
no chance of gaining the thousand dollars,
but yet there was a faint hope that me
bears might lie down and go to sleep* af
ter they had concluded their frpllic, he
was doomed to disappointment; for after
half an hour’s romp, the dirt and hair Hy~
ing about pretty liberally, the drunken
party then took their departure, with
scratched and bloody noses, and one of
them with an eye out. Reelingalong like
a party of jolly fellows jast breaking up a
.spree, they soon entered the chapparal and
disappeared, leaving the Yankee to de
scend the tree and depart with his ex
chain an'd tub; and from that day to this
he don’t wish to hear about catching griz
zlies alive. The experiment did not ex
ceed, afid no oue else has tried jt since I
believe.
ni s
How to Plant Potatoes.
A pamphlet *in* be. ‘ Sr>>L
■ iajfd, by a fnrtm.r fiutn ;•* * -i:j. *n thn ;H>-
erne. lit }V!
I ;.hr>.i- vJlrtVnior khv>s <*f pv'.tuva c*^*‘her
I year, v;*rv Tavorahit* result* wore
gfH’tered. Tw?> out >f *Tk. iim>
pianiaii had Hyeq, •> nrcvipu^ <>*•
; bv :ht all Wfr- louw to
1 !.k-y-rlhctly iit.alrhy ami sound when dug,
I and experience haa shown that riihy kept
j well during the winter. He belie Ye* that
the potato diaeare may ♦ safely attributed
j to the violation of one of the laws of -pa
j lure, and that tho generation oi the mala
i uv i* occasioned by the plants being too
elosely bred, or in other words, by *Vub
breading.” The lesson we derive from
this is, that two or more varieties of seed
potatoes should be planted in earth UIU.
Hints to Preachers.— Nonthing fire,)
the heart and looses the tongue so ranch
as a sight by faith of the essential, person
■a! and mediatorial glories of Christ. Pray
for it, and preach it. — l). Kinghom.
Southern Baptist Review for 1856.
EDITORS:
J. R. GRAVES, Nashville, Tenm
J. M. PENDLETON, Bowling Green, Kv
N. M. CRAWFORD, Penfield, Ga.
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Graves Marks & C**., Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee.
The following Articles, Reviews and Exegeses will
appear in the forthcoming numbers of the Review:
Review- ol Dj\ Summer’s Strictures on Howell’s
“Evils of Infant Baptism.”—Review of Hibbard on
Baptism—Ethnology agaiDst Moses, a Review of Mor
ton Nott and Gliddons work; The Philosophy of Re
ligion (continued) touching man’s relation to the Me
diatorial Government of Christ, the Holyßpirit; Faith,
Evangelical by Justification. The Importance of
American Freedom to Christianity—its foe the Papacy.
The Great West, its importance and wants. German
Theology, it* character and influence; Principles, Pol
ity and History of Jesuitism. The Scriptural doc
trine of the Resurrection against Modern Theories—
a Review of Bush’s Anastaais. What Language did
Christ and his Apostles speak and write* The Change
of the Sabbath from the 7th to the Ist day ol the week.
Examination Barnes’ Notes on Texts relating to Bap
tism. From the London Baptist Magazine (a series.)
The Covenants of Circumcision no ground for Infant
Baptism, because still in force. The literal Restora
tion of the Jews. A review of “the Covenants.” by
Howell.
Faith; Evangelical; Justification by Faith. The
Atonement, nature and extent. Imputation, Impu
ted Righteousness. The Agency of the Holy Spirit
in the Conviction and Regeneration of the Sinner.
Divine Foreknowledge and Human Agency Scriptu
rally Reconcilable. The Seal of the New Covenant.
The” Grounds and Evils of the Dogma of Believers
Apostacy; The Laws for the Interpretation of the
j Prophecies. The Synoptical Interpretation of the
J Book of Revelations —Ohiliasu), in the Nineteenth
■ Century. The Scriptural Definition of Ecclesia, or
| the Christian Church; Protestants Societies not Chris
i tian Churches nor branches of Christ’s Church; The
) Design of Baptism [a subjeot far too little understood
or insisted upon.] Baptism for the Remission of Sins,
Iby Elder IV. C. Buck. The Polity of Episcopal Meth
| odism Examined by 8. Henderson, Ala. John’s Bap
i tism, was it Christian?—Rebaptism. The Concessions
j of Papists, Groeks and Protestants for 1600 yearn in
j favor of Baptist Principles, [a sories.) Reviews of
< Drs. Coleman’s History and Robinson's Greek Lexicon,
j Dowling on Romanism, involving a discussion of the
■ Temporal power of the Pope. ScarfFs Church Histo
| ry. American Slavery, is it. of Divine Institution and
Sanctioned by the TTevr Testament? Geologists Against
1 the .Morale Account of a L'liiversal Deluge Reviewed.
The ‘"is: days of Creation, by Prof. Taylor, Reviewed;
j A synoptical view of the various religious denomina
| tioD3 of the United States.
EXEGESIS.
j John iifc 4, G. “Born of water and Spirit*”
i Hebrews vi: 6th and 10th chapters. ‘lf they shall
fall away, Ac.
i Acts xix: 1, 6. “And when they heard this they
wore baptized.” Who were baptised!
j John xii: 14. “Ye also ought to wash one another’s
feet.” Is feet washing a church ordinance!
1 Peter iii: 18, 40 By which also he went, and
; preached unto the Spirits in prison,
i 1 Corinthians ix: 26. “I therefore ao run,” Ac.
j _ Matthew iii: 11. The baptism in the Holy Spirit—
J he baptism in fire.
Matthew xxiv When shall these things be, and
| what shall be the sign of thy coming, and the end of
I the world!
The Editors are making ai to receive the
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Coarse off Stad]
iN THE COLLEGIATE DEPARTMENT
FRESHMAN GLASS.
’ stocsnTtißv
Livy, Livy, rontinvni,
Xenophon’s Cicero De Officii*.
Greek and Roman Antiquities, Herodotus,
(Smith’s Dictionary,. Algebra, completed,
Andrews’ Latin Exercises, ‘Geometry,(Loomis’,; ‘I hoot
Arnold’s Greek Prosei’omno-Rhetoric.continued,
sition,
Algebra, (Day’s,;
Rhetoric, (Newman’*,! j
Andrew.* and Stoddard’s Latin Graratoar is us“.
SOPHOMORE CLAfcS.
?IJtST TERM. SECOND TKUtI.
Horace, Satiyes and Epistles, Horace, Art of Poetry A-Odes
Demosthenes on the Crown, |Cicero De Oratorc,
Geometry, completed, ) Homer’s Iliad,
Plane,Solid,and‘Sr-herl-fi! f Plane A-
tjtry, (Loomis’,)
Surveying, (Davies’,;
Conic Sections,! Rridge's
dI.NIOR Cl ASS.
#I*HT rKRM. .SECOND TERM
Cicero De Oratore, cun turned. Andrian of Terence.
Xenophon’s iWcmc.rabilin, Prometheus of JElschylus,
Differential and Integral Cal- Natural Tlieologv, (Palsy’s,
cuius, Nat. Philosophy,continued
Nat. Philosophy,,Olmsted’s,) Chemistry, (SillimnnV
Rhetoric, (RlairV, .Logic,(Whately’s.’
SENIfiR CLASS.
FIRST TERM. SECOND TKKR.
Astronomy .(Olmsted’s, |Rote.ny,Physiology&Geology
Intellectual Philosophy, Ijp-Moml Philosophy (Way land’s)
ham’s,) i Butler’s Analogy,
Evid. ofChristianity, (Paley’a);Polit’l. Economy,! Waylanl’s)
Elera’tsofCriticism. (Kames’)i American Constitution.
Gorgiasf Plato. or
Juvenal .International Ls.w
Tuition Ifeth. Spring Term. Cali Term
In Throlooioai Seminar* Nothiug. Nothing.
In College, . 00 *ls 00
Scientific Court', 25 00 10 00
In Academy—
Preparatory Clftfe 2A 00 i6 00
Second ‘ 20 00 12 00
Third “ If- GO f) 00
Elementan ‘ 10 00 and 00
Room Rent, 6 0C 4 00
Contingent Jixpenees, - 2 00 i 00
Theseoxpensc-p are required to be paid in advance.
From Students who lodge ir the College- buildings,
fifty dollars will be received ar full payment lor the
tuition fee*, room rent rend ‘v.ntißgont expense? es the
year.
The price of Board in the village is 110 pw mcath
of washing, room rent, and fuel, S.
Commencement and Vacation*.
The Coromcnccfurnt is h*ld r. the last Wedn-'.Mlav
in July.
There ar* two Vacationr., dividing the year int-o two
terras, as follows:
First Term- —front last Wednesday in August to De
cember 15th.
Winter Vacation. — frorr. December 16th to February
let.
Second Term—from first, day of February to Com
mencement.
Summer Vaeation—from Commoncciaent to last Wed
nesday in August, 0. L. BATTLE,
Bee ; y. of tbe Board of Trustee?.
August 21 64
Missionary Wanted!
The rehoboth foreign mission oom-
MITTEE, desires to procure a brother and his
companion, who will go on the Mission to Central Af
rica, to fill the place occupied by the late Brother
Dennard and his wife, and make our report at the next
session of the Rehoboth Association.
Brother Dennard an.] his wife,
supported by this body; and now that, they are uo
more, we desire to fin-1 others who will till tlioir pla
ces, and carry fort* ard this work. Ocr plan ia topro
vide well for our missionaries while laboring, and for
their return at the end of three or four year*, to im
prove their health, and to foster a umsicnary spirit i
the Churches.
The out hundred millions and more, of Africa, mutt
have the Gospel. The* are included iu the number
of those to whom the Si*iur said, ‘‘Go preach the
Goo. -d.” The field of labor in Central Africa iu a
promising oue, rhe Kings in the interior decirt nds
uionativs, and otter than every inducement to settle
among them. Then “the v. ord of God its nos bound.”
The climate in the interior, v: not i-o unhealthy ae
liaa been generally supposed ; am! miesiouarice nit-’
go there with the prospect of or -inary length v: life.
Besides this, the people, unlike chose on the coast, are
partly civilized, and hr. *. some of the common co-nforD
of life.
But were the climate eve# so ivtsaiobrioue, the foun
dations for our missionary opperations un st be laid,
and the supporting of this stupendous building—-this
temple, whieli we intend to erreot, to the name of the
Most High —must be erected by thclnbor of our white
brethren. r fhe language must be reduced to writing,
lictionarie* must be made, grammars constructed, and I
a plan of general operations fixed, before we eau dis
pense with .heir aid. When this is accomplished, then
it may ly pouitieeLle to earry-iarward the work by
the labor of colored men, who are better jitted by na
ture to SouthermrdESltMe. But cost what it may, it
meet bo done I AnWwis a part of the world, and these
sable sons, are u part of her .“early creation.’’
1.-et our young raeu and maidens, who Lave given
themselves to God, in solemn covenant, and are anxious
to do something for the Savior, ask themselves, wheth
er this be not tbe field in which God will have them
work —let them hear the voice of their Lord while he
says “Go work to-day in tay vineyard.” The morning
of youth will soon pass, and the night will come.”—
“Go work to-day in my vineyard.”
The Committee will take occasion in this communi
cation also to call the attention of the Kehoboth Asso
ciation to the propriety, of erecting suitable Grave
stones, over the remains of our fallen Missionaries. Let
all the churches, individuals, or friend*, who favor this
object, send up their contributions to the next meeting
of our body at Perry. We prayed for and sustained
our beloved Dennard and wife, while they lived ; we
cherish their memory now that they are no more, and
we will erect some monumental stones, to tell their
names, their virtues, and their work.
JACOB KING, Ch’n. of Com.
Augusts, 1856 81 ts
J. J. PEARCE,
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A Brown, also immediately on a line with the Georgia
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Augusta. Oct. 1 41 J. J. PEARCE )
July 10, 1856.
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