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Vol. XXXVI. —New Series, Vol. 25.
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For the Index.
The Lord’s Supper—No. 4,
The design of the Supper is not only a
test of individual fellowship (as we show
ed iirggr-iaig*) bit* k*-*hc m** ■■
2d place, it is designed that • each com
municant, hold special communion with
Christ during the celebration of the Sup
per. This commurfion with Christ,, must
be by faith- Indeed, there is no other
way, by which Christians can commune
with Jesus whilst in the flesh, only by
faith. “We walk by faith not by sight.”
It is not possible to commune with our
Savior by proxy ; therefore, each individ
ual must commune for himself; and
hence, each must be responsible for him
self. This view of the subject is sustain
ed by God’s word: “Take, eat, this is my
body which is broken for you ; this do i/n
remembrance of me. After the 6ame man
ner also he took the cup, when he had
supped , saying this cup is the New Testa
ment in my blood : this do ye as oft as
ye drink it in remembrance of me.” —
Once more : “ The cup of blessing which
we bless, is it not the communion of the
blood of Christ , the bread which we brake
is it not the communion of the body of
Christ f” O ! how humiliating this
scene must have been to the disciples, who
communed with their Lord and Master
personally. There sits Jesus, breaking
the bread with his own hands and pouring
the-wine, showing with what freeness his
own blood should run ; a<pd alter “ he
had supped,” &c. Jesus supped with his
disciples personally, to assure them that
he would sup with them after he had
ascended ; hence we have this language
“in God’s word: “ Behold I stand at the
door and knock ; if any man hear my
voice, and open the door, I will come in
to him, and I will sup with him and he
with me.” What intimate communion
with Christ and his children! “LoI am
with you always.” “ I will never leave
you nor forsake you.” Again, where two
or three are gathered together in my
name, there am I,” &c. Think ye not,
when Christ’s little flock assemble around
the sacramental board, Jesus is in their
mid6t 1 Our faith is strengthenekby the
symbols that we see with our eyes upon
the sacramental board; and like Thomas,
we are ready to cry out “my Lord and
my God.” Thus the mind runs back to
Jerusalem, and by faith we see Jesus sip
ping with iiis little flock, in that upper
room that was prepared for them. Nay
more, we ascend the hill Calvary, there
to behold a scene the most awful of which
the mind is susceptible ! A scene, the
cause of which angels desired to look ini
to. The innocent- suffering for the guil
ty. Nature hushed in silence —thick dark
ness spread over the scene—Jesus is drink
ing the bitter cup ? There must have
been silence in heaven for the space ot
half an hour! But now, amidst the
■■- - - ■
gloom, a voice is heard—“lt is finished!”
The work is done—the law is satisfied ;
sinners may he saved ? Now the sweet
music begins in heaven, “Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain,” &e.
j REMARKS.
Ist. Whilst engaged in* commemora
ting the death of our Savior, we should
t may be alLin alL”<
“For he that eatefth and drinketh
worthily, eateth ana drinketh damnation
to himself , not discerning the Lord's
body.”
2d. There is an appropriateness in qui
etude, during the celebration of the Sup
per. There is a time to sing psalms, and
a time to be more composed. It seems to
us, during this solemn act of the church,
in t elebrating Christ’s death, each corn
communicant should be left free, to com
mune with Jesus whilst eating the bread
and drinking the wine. Hence we are
opposed to singing, or exciting the mind,
beyond that which is produced by indi
vidual communion with Christ, lest mu :
tual excitement take the place of religious
excitement. J. M. S.
For the Index.
From our Traveling Correspondent.
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
The Crystal Palaee—Fair of the American In
stitute —Rev Henry Ward Beecher.
For many years the Annual Fairs of
the American Institute attracted thou
sands. And they have assisted much in
fostering every branch of art and science.
The mechanic especially is encouraged by
every possible means, by the Institute.—
Its Annual Fair is now being held at the
Crystal Palace; and two visits to it af
forded me much gratification and pleas
ure, and I inky add, was the means of im
provement. / p — r —-
CSvyJfAl is a hngfr gfafij?
building, octagonal in shape and sur
mounted by a lofty and imposing dome.
In comparison with the London Crystal
Palace, it is small; but, taken all to
gether, I think it a more tasteful building
It is more compact, and you are enabled,
without confusion, when inside, to grasp
a comprehension of the whole. You do
not feel in one case, as iu the other, lost,
overpowered, bewildered.
To say that the Fair was creditable,
would be to fall short of truth—it was
capital; and I can hardly think of a
branch of industry, in which the artist or
artisan might not find, such models or
illustrations as might greatly benefit, if
carefully studied. There was a patent
pump for draining mines, a machine to
create a tremendous draught for an iron
furnace, weaving machines, plaining ma
chines, shingle-sawing machines, scroll
sawing machines, knitting machines and
many others which it is impossible to re
collect. The farmer would be interested
in the reaping, threshing, grinding and
plowing machines ; the dairy maid in the
churns j the washer-woman in the wash
ing machines ; the seamstress in the sew
ing machines; and the printers in the
printing machines. Here is a stairway
with a steel spring under each step, to as
sist in mounting, there a window shutter
that can be opened or shut without lift
ing the window. Here a man will cut
out of a long square block, little tooth
powder boxes, s& the rate of fifteen a min
ute, there a mah is expatiating upon the
virtues of oil made from the Breckenridge
coal. Another exhibits an invention by
which gas is made to burn without flick
ering—-it consists in having an iron circle
around the flame, from the top of which
five small jets of gas issue, forming five
small flames. One man displays anew
telegraph machine, another shows his bed
steads that be folded up and hid within
1 a side-board. A girl expatiates upon the
beauties of a baby-jumper ; a musician
points out anew method of printing mu
sic—namely, by allowing the letter itself
to be printed in the place of the note
which usually designates it; a florist and
fruitest make a wonderful and magnifi
cent display of flowers and fruits ; vege
tables, from mammoth pumpkins to green
peas, are exhibited ; carriages, sleighs,
buggies, statues, photographs, paintings,
guns, pistols, swords, carpets, tapestry,
curtains, bonnets, jewelry, silver ware,
monkeys and birds stuffed —a thousand
things attract the attention and claim no
tice.
As night comes on, a fairy-like aspect
is lent to the whole, by the glitter of in
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numerable lights. Soul-thrilling music
from Dodworth’s famous band, makes the
air -quiver with melodious resonance;
five or ten tho%fgmd persons wander hith
er and thither agaong the frail-appearing
iron columns, sending up a never-ceasing
hum of many voices; costliness of appa
rel and beauty of face pass before the eye,
gi vinffJSk wqnderous charm to the assem
blage-; while, beneath *hc mighty
“Washington, in a calm dignity looks down
from his colossal horsfc, as much as to say,
“for all these triumphs of art, for all these
evidences of peace and prosperity, for all
these proofs of power and greatness, you
are indebted to me.”
Among the thousand attractions of New
York, not the least is the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher. As strangers usually do,
I went to hear him preach. He is a man
of low stature, well rounded body and
limbs, though not fleshy. He has a very
intelligent face—a fine forehead, well
formed nose and rather large lips ; alto
gether he is good looking. There is about
his whole face an appearance of lurking
humour. In every feature it seems to lie
..concealed, actually longing for an oppor
tunity to break forth. His lips especially
seem the dwelling place of Mon us ; and
when he permits them to relax into the
whimsical, mirth and humor seem to riot
in every muscle. His neck is large, and
when he rises in some of his lofty flights,
it will swell and redden, and itself appear
eloquent.
I was struck with his subdued, unas
suming manner in prayer—it gave me a
good opinion of the man. His prayers,
albeit, are eloquent and exceedingly ap
propriate.
In his manner, as a preacher, there is a
heartiness, a cheerfulness, a healthiness of
tone, that wins upon the hearer instanta
neously. He seems to speak directly
from his with a geniality and vi
vacity- aro -attractive.
ever may be the idiocracy of his nature—
the peculiar status of his mental or moral
temperament, his mind must possess a
healthy tone.
His preaching is fascinating from that
fact. You observe no morbid tendencies,
what he says comes from his heart as wa
ter gushes from an overflowing fountain.
He is a good actor, and often raises a
laugh in his congregation ; yet the ridic
ulousness of illustration that provoked a
titter will be followed by a scathing de
nunciation or by a soul-stirring appeal, or
by a lofty flight of expository eloquence
that effectually drown all mirthfulness.
He walks backward and forward, occa
sionally consulting his notes ; and, I sup
pose, would do best if he bad no notes at
all.
He can preach ©n an entirely metaphys
ical subject, and yet enchain bis audience
for seventy-five minutes; for no matter
what bis subject may be, he illustrates it
so fully by common figures, common acts
and common incidents, that all is made
plain and interesting. Yet for one lioujr
and a quarter, he did not once mention
the name of Christ; did not once mention
tion the sinner; said not even enough to
inform an ignorant person that he was id!
danger, that there was a way of escape —
that hell was to be avoided and heaven
gained.
That he is a man of talent I can
not deny; that he is very eloquent I freely
aver; that her can even reach tijfe sub
lime, I will confess ; but that he has that”
holy unction of manner that sends the sin
ner solemnly to his closet I am not willing
to concede. S. B.
For the Index.
Better from Central Africa.
Brother Walker :—I am in receipt of a
letter from Rev. A. D. Philips, dated
Ijaye, Aug. 18,1857, and addressed to the
Columbus Baptist church and Missionary
Society. In the letter he stated he was
taken sick on the 4th day of July, and :
was unable to walk for twenty-two days.
His attack was bilious, and at the time he
wrote he was slowly recovering, after hav
ing been laid aside for nearly two months.
This was the first sickness he had had
since going to Africa, and while he en
deavored to submit with all patience, he
felt at times impatient to be engaged in
his Missionary labors. He was fortunate
ly taken care of by one of tbe English
Missionaries, which was a great consola
tion in that far-off land.
After describing the market in Ijaye
and writing in general terms of his meth
od of preaching , &c., he says : “ In con
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elusion, dear brethren, I would say, be
not deceived about the progress being
made here, towards the evangelization of
Afimj We can tell all in few words,
viz bNotniiNG has been done. It is true,
therf aiie many who have heard the Word,
an dive frequently meet with men in re
mote plrts of the town who can give a
account of the Way of salva
their Orishas—the.?
godswTflrclr fathers,"as dearly as ever
Still there is an influence being exerted,
which as wo may naturally expect, calls
all the powers of darkness to oppose its
progress. This, hrethren, calls for renew
ed and vigorous efforts on our part. Fer
vent and constant prayer will prevail.
I have new been disabled for nearly
two itonths,’ and I feel very impatient
though I do endeavor to exercise patience
at all times. O brethren ! how I need
your prayers. Pray especially on my be
half. When I look at the missionary work
to be done, the difficulties to surmount,
and all in the milst of a debilitating cli
matej I may truly say, ‘ Who is sufficient
for tliese things.’
Your letters ar<j cheering and encour
aging, and I wish you not to fail to write
me frequently.” j
The above will give the reader an out
line of the contents of the letter. To
publish it entire seems not to be necessa
ry, as much of it embraces what has fre
quently appeared in your columns here
tofore. . J. M. WATT.
Columbus, Ga., Oct. 28, 1857.
yfcoUtxtisf
Adoniram Judson,
Lord Shaftsbury, when presiding over
the English Baptist Missionary Society
last month, paid the following, tribute to
the memory of Judson : )
“ Yoa have produced some of the most
“CTStttfrar, dev men anO
that band of holy men, the’missionaries
of the Christian religion. We might spe*
cify many names, but they will readily!
occur to you. I cannot, However, omit
mention one of your denomination,-be
cause the and sacrifices of himself
and his excellent wife have been brought
before me recently in such vivid colors, in
this beautiful memoir, that I cannot but
give vent to the feelings which actuate
me, when I speak with reverence and af
fection of the name of Judson. (Hear,
hqp-) I believe that name will long sur
vive, and I trust it may, when all distinc
tions of creed shall have vanished, and
e ren when the Anglo-Saxon nation shall
h&ve sunk in oblivion. (Cheers.) It is
in respect for such operations, in affection.
for such names, and a hearty desire to be
an humble co-operator with you in these
gfgit works, that I have come here to
day, to testify in the feeble manner that I
dtt to the reverence and affection I have
for th© work in which you are engaged,
and, the high esteem I nave for all those
who conduct it ; and I hope I may say,
for fell the denomination of Baptists, who,
hoaft and soul, by purse and energy, are
contributing to the advancement of this
great cause. (Cheers.)
The Present Crisis.
It seems that almost all the pastors of
our churches are preaching on the crisis
lin financial matters. The Examiner says
that Dr. Wayland has uttered his voice in
Providence ; the Chronicle tells us that
Dr. Armitage has been at it in New York;
the Secretary prints an entire sermon of
Murdock’s in Hartford. Probably
qflArlyall of the pastors may have referr
may be wise. But too
this theme in the pulpit does
no good. Ministers know but little about
the peculiar trials of business men, and
they attribute this crisis to anything but
the right cause in many instances. Dr.
Armitage said in his discourse, hut we do
reot agree with him, however, wholly, “the
ministers were not the best men to treat
such a subject, for although many of them
were endowed with as gc od qualities td
make merchants as other men, still it was
proverbial that they were, as a class, hard
ly able to take care of their own purses,
4ot to mind those of other people.”
A merchant said to one of our pastors
in this city, “Do not preach on money
matters, I beg of you ; we hear that all
4he week; we are tired of it, and when
we come to church we want to hear the
gospel of Christ.” This is doubtless so,
though there are lessons to be learned
from the present panic, whili the clergy
should improve.— Era.
Early Rising.
I would inscribe on the curtains of your
beds and walls of your chamber :—“ If
you do not rise early, you can make pro
gress in nothing. If you do not set apart
your hours of reading, your days will slip
through your hands unprofitable, and uii
enjoyed by yourself.”— Chatham .
The Evangelical Alliance.
The meeting of the alliance in Berlin,
which had excited for months the hopes
of the friends of evangelical religion in
Germany, and had stimulated in equal
measure the apprehensions of its ene
mies closed on the 17th nit. It waa a
meeting of great interest, numbering a
thousand delegates, nine hundred of whom
were from Germany. The King and
Prince of Prussia were present at many
of the sessions, and .manifested. a/.-yparm
personal ip the results \
liberations.
One of the most important papers read
before the Alliance was an address by
Prof. Plitt, of Heidelberg, on Religious
Liberty; He advocated this liberty, in
its largest sense, as understood in our
own country, maintaining that every man
had an inherent right to worship God ac
cording to the dictates of his own con
science, and that it was beyond the pro
vince of tire State to interfere with the
exercise of this personal freedom. He
referred to history in proof of his posi
tion that the church needed no support
from the civil power, and had always
njade most rapid and efficient progress
when emancipated from all connection
with the State. The paper is to be pub
lished, and can hardly fail to make a
strong impression in Germany. Its sen
timents found many eloquent advocates
among the delegates from the continen
tal States as well as those from England.
The delegates from Great Britain were
extremely desirous of adopting an address
to all the Continental princes on the sub
ject of Religious Liberty, but after a full
discussion it was decided to be inexpe
dient. Many of the delegates from Ger
many felt that such an address would ef
fect no practical results, while it might
excite prejudices against the Alliance, and
alienate sympathy and co-operation.
In addition to the regular conferences
of the Alliance, a committee was appoint
ed to take in charge the interests of Prot
estant Christendom, and the sessions of
/this committee were among the most in
teresting of the whole meeting. As re
sults of the deliberations of this commit
twf* petition was presented to the Em
of Russia wno Ve in
Berlin during its sessions, praying clfaj
£he recent edict of his father forbidding
the -circulation of the Scriptures in mod
ern Russia might he repealed. He prom
ised to give careful consideration to the
subject-matter of the petition. The com
mittee also appointed a deputation to vis
it Sweden in the coming spring, for the
purpose of interceding with the King and
the Diet for the relaxation or repeal of
those odious laws which permit persecu
tion against all dissenters from the Na
tional church.
The meeting of the Alliance can hard
ly fail to be followed by beneficial results
to the cause of spiritual religion and of
religious liberty. — Watchman and JReflec
tor.
The British in India.
The American Baptist , one of whose
editors has long been a missionary laborer
in India, expresses doubt as to the issue
of the fearful contest for power which is
now being waged in that country. Our
contemporary says :
“ Although victory has crowned the
British arms in the defeat of Nana Sa
hib, and though India will soon be swept
by an irresistible European army, yet the
prospects for the future are gloomy. —
What shall be done with India ? is now
the uppermost inquiry of British states
men. A native army can never again be
depended upon as a guard for their east
ern empire, and to maintain a European
force sufficient for its permanent protec
tion, would increase the debt of England
to an amount that must render national
bankruptcy inevitable. Hitherto Jndia
has hardly” paid the expenses of its govern
ment. The only advantages England has
reaped from her numerous acquisitions
are the increase of her commerce, and the
provision of honorable offices, with high
salaries, for the younger sons of her aris
tocracy. A few more hundreds of mil
lions added to the standing debt mav at
length convince her that she is purchas
ing these advantages at too dear a rate.”
Sacredness of Tears.
There is a sacredness in tears. They
speak more eloquently than ten thou
sand tongues. They are the messen
gers of overwhelming grief, of deep con
trition, of unspeakable love. If there were
wanting any argument to prove that man
is not mortal, I would look for it in the
strong convulsive emotion of the breast,
when the fountains of feeling are rising,
and when tears are gushing forth in crys
tal streams. O, speak not harshly of the
stricken one —weeping in silence I Break
not the deep solemnity by rude laughter
or intrusive footsteps. Despise not wo
man’s tears —they are what makes her an
angel—scoff not if the stem heart of man
hood is sometimes melted to tears of sym
pathy —they are what help to elevate him
above the brute- I love to see tears of
affection. They are painful tokens, but
still most holy—there is pleasure in tears
GEORGIA TELEGRAPH STEAM PRESS
—an awful pleasure ! If there were none
on earth to shed a tear for me I should
be loth to live; and if no one might weep
over my grave, I couldDever diem peace.
The Dead.
How little do we think of the dead!—
Their bones are entombed in all our towns,
villages, and neighborhoods. ‘The lands
they.cultivated, the houses they built, the
works of their hands, are always before
our eyes. We trave 1 s he same road, we
/walkAbfc- same path, sr at the same fire
sram,’sleep in the saTffe rooms, ride-ia ..Abe
same carriage and dine at the same table,
yet seldom remember that those that once
occupied these places are now gone—alas!
forever. >
Strange that the living should so soon
forget the dead, when the world is full of
the mementos of their lives. Strange that
the fleeting cares of life should so soon
rush in ana fill the breast, to the exclu
sion of those so near. To-day man stands
and weeps over the grave of his departed
friend. To-morrow he passes that grave
with cold indifference. To-day his heart
is wrung with all the bitterness of anguish
for the loss of one he so much loved; to
morrow the image of that friend is effaced
from his heart, and almost forgotten.—
What a commentary upon man !
Immersion and Baptism.
A few years ago there seemed to be a
a disposition among Pedo-Baptists to as
sume the ground that immersion is not
baptism ; and that is the only consistent
ground for them to occupy, and if they
cannot maintain that, they ought to prac
tice immersion. But tney are receding
again to the old battle ground, that im
mersion, sprinkling or pouring is bap
tism. Here they are entrenched in fog
and mire, not daring to encounter Bap
tist arguments on fair and open, ground.
They have been beaten so often in oral
discussions, and written, that they dread
discussion, and are constantly harping on
the evils of debate. ’Tis evil to them, for
they always get the worst of it in the
baptismal controversy ; and they know
it ; and they know more—that Baptists
have the arguments on their side.
Childhood! r
“ Good night ?” A loud clear voice
from the top of the stairs said that it was
Tommy’s “ Good night,” murmurs a little
something from a trundle-, bed—a little
thing we called Jemmy that fills a very
large place in the centre of two pretty
large hearts. • “ Good night,” lisps a little
fellow in a plain dress who was called
Willie about six years ago.
*• Now I lay me down to sleop,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake—”
and the small bundle in the trundle bed
has dropped off to sleep, but an angel
will finish the broken prayer for her.
Prosperity shines on different persons
in the same way that the sun shines on
different objects. Some it hardens like
mud, whilst others it softens like wax.
Bamum Himself Again.
Many have expressed the conviction
that if this deeply “ injured” individual
should prove to be really penniless and
come off second best in the contest with
his creditors, he could not be “ the man
they took him for.” The Stamford Advo
cate announces, that he has bought all the
claims against himself for from five to
twenty five cents on the dollar , with the ex
ception of some $15,000 held in and about
Danbury, which he will probably have to
pay in full. The whole of the vast pro
perty assigned by him for the benefit of
his creditors has again passed into his
hands, and he is now re-furnishing and
re-fitting “ Iranistan” in good style For his
future and permanent residence !
The Rose.
I saw a rose perfect in beauty ; it rest
ed gently upon its stalk, and its perfume
filled the air. Many stopped to gaze up
on it and taste its fragrance, and its owner
hung over it with delight. I passed it
again, and behold it was gone—its root
had withered —the enclosure which sur
rounded it was broken. The spoiler had
been there, he saw that many admired it,
and knew it was dear to him who planted
it, and besides it he had no other to love.
Yet he snatched it from the hand that
cherished it; he wore it on his bosom till
it hung its head and faded, and when he
sow that its glory had departed, he flung
it rudely away. But it left a thorn in his
bosom, and vainly did he seek to extract
it, for it pierces the spoiler even in his
hour of mirth. And when I saw that no
man who had loved the beauty of the
rose gathered again its scattered leaves
or bound up the stalk which the hand of
violence had broken, I looked earnestly
at the spot where it grew; and my soul
received instruction. And I said—Let
her who is full of beauty and admira
tion, sitting like a queen of flowers in ma
jesty among the daughters of women,
watch less vanity enter her heart, beguil
ing her to rest proudly upon slippery- pla
ces, and be not high minded, but fear.—
Mrs. Sigourney
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