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THE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
SAMUEL BOYKIN, Editor.
TELEGRAPH TOWER PRESS.
MACOIs!\ .
Wednesday, June 13, 1860.
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Heart Gushings.
A solemnity brooks over our spirit.—
We look abroad among our churches,
and we behold religion languishing, while
covetousness, listlessness, differences,luke
warmness, worldliness and an attachment
to the form rather than the essence and
spirit of Christianity, seem to have taken
possession of professors. As as a general
thing, how cold the sermons! how formal
the prayers! how listless the devotion !
Church meetings are thinly attended;
prayer meetings almost forsaken ; and it
really seems that the love of many is wax
ing cold at a fearful rate.
Why is it that every breeze brings not
to our ravished ears, the rejoicings of Re
vival Converts ? Why is it that the sweet
songs of Zion are not reverberating from
our seaboard to the cool mountain re
gions? Ah! Christians, can you not find
in your careless lives, in your cold, dead
hearts, in the want*.of fervency in your
devotions, in the lack of zeal in your Mas
ter’s service, manifested by indolence in
his cause, some of the reasons for this
dearth of a Revival spirit? And ye
churches of Christ, are ye not at ease in
Zion, while her enemies are rejoicing that
her waste places are not built up, and that
deadness and desolation enshroud her ?
Is it not true, that the Powers of Dark
ness are gathering strength, while in the
churches of Jesus formalism is being sub
stituted for spirituality, orthodoxy for
godliness, and a spirit of controversy for
zeal? The spirit of worldliness hangs
like an incubus upon the churches : bro
therly love has grown cold in many a
heart; and brethren too often regard each
ether with suspicion and indifference. —
And the result is, that God withholds his
smiles; and Zion, with her harps hungup
on the willows, mourns in sadness, unable
to life her voice in songs of gladness. —
Low by the waters of this spiritual Baby
lon she reclines, most melancholy, feeling
her captivity to worldliness, covetous
ness, unbrotherly coldness and somnolent
indifference.
And shall it ever be thus ?
Ye men of God, arouse 1 soldiers
of King Jesus, arouse from your listless
ness and shake off the stupor that has so
long mantled your clearer faith and your
brighter love ! No longer sleep as
others, but watch and be sober. Put on
the brea9t-plate of faith and love, and
for a helmet, take the hope of salvation ;
and with your loins girt about with truth,
and your feet shod with the preparation
of the gospel of peace, take the sword of
the Spirit, which is the word of God, and
attack the enimies of your heavenly King.
Give no quarter to pride, ease, slothful
ness or worldliness; hew and hack down
that Demon, Intemperance; lay low, with
the most “ bone-breaking’’ blows, every
spirit of strife, detraction and dissension;
lay bare and expose, in all its hideous de
formity, the spirit of selfishness —of cov
etousness ; pierce to the very heart, the
damning sin of unbelief, that rejects a
Savior; with a mighty onslaught, fall up
on sensuality in all its forms, and upon ha
tred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
heresies, envyings and drunkenness.
Let you battle-cry be, “Death to the
enemies of King Jesus !’’ Spare not
and falter not.
Let your watchword be, “Irrepressi
ble conflict.” Shout it forth on all
sides, that between Diabolus and Shad
dia, there is mortal warfare; that the un
fruitful works of darkness shall give way
before the light of eternal love, truth and
mercy. Cry, no quarter to sin — no
QUARTER TO DEADNESS IN RELIGION NO
QUARTER TO NEGLIGENCE OF CHRISTIANITY.
Upon a Campbell we call to rally the
men of God in this conflict—to wake up
the sleepy legions of Zion, and lead them
to battle. To a Van Hoose, we say,
rouse you, attack the enemy boldly, and
defiantly; to a Wilkes and Clarke, we
say, keep your banners floating manfully
in the breeze, and slacken not your en
deavors; to Fisher and Ryerson, we
would say, “be not weary in well doing,”
gain for yotiselvea the welcome plaudit,
“vv£ll done good and faithful servants
a Carter] w-e would encourage to fight
the good fight of faith ; and, mighty
Devotie, do thou wield with a strong
arm, the battle-axe of truthful earnest
ness; and Hornady, with a Damascus
blade, deal death blows to sin and unbe
lief ; let Landrum sound forth the alarm,
and arouse sinners from their stupor; let
Moore,Monciuef and Chaudoin, fiercely
assault the evil one, and arouse a spirit of
love and gentleness; and Teague, in his
strength, may he lay about him till many
a trophy be laid triumphantly at his Sa
vior’s feet; and Hillyer, God grant him
success among the youthful hearts around
him; and Jennings and Mell and Craw
ford and Warren and Irwin and Daniel
and Sherwood and Mallary wherever the
Captain leads you, be bold, be vigilant,
be triumphant.
O, what a host of Zion’s warriors there
is in our State, did they but rise up and
put on the armor of our Redeemer, and
do battle in Ilis cause! How long would
it be before the fruit of the spirit, (love,
joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith, meekness, temperance,)
would gradually diffuse itself into our
Denomination, did each Christian feel it
his duty to rally to his Heavenly Master’s
cause, and, not being desirous of vain glo
ry,nor provoking one another.nor envying
one another, wc-uld crucify the flesh with
its affections and lusts, and live in the
spirit’ and walk in the spirit and fight in
the spirit ! Ah! Brother Wood, did ave
but emulate one another to good deeds,
and strive to see how many souls we could
win to Jesus; how many Revivals cause,
instrumentally, in the churches; how much
peace and concord we could effect among
the brethren, think you not that we would
be best fulfilling the high destiny of reli
gious journalists ?
And, brethren, shall the cause of Christ
bleed any longer on account of our indif
ference ? Shall sinners go down to per
dition while we are at war among our
selves ? Shall the spirit of Revivals sleep
and slumber in our churches ? Shall the
good man’s cry, “Oh, for one more good
Revival before I die,” be uttered in vain ?
O, for a Pentecostal time in all our
churches! Would that God would rend
the Heavens and come down to earth —
that the mountains might flow down at
his presence. O, that lie would wake up
his people in Georgia, and give us a glo
rious time of refreshing !
Men of Israel, go forth bearing precious
seed, and pray and labor and trust. —
Regard not the obstacles that are in your
way. “Go forward,’’ trusting to Him
who drove back the waters of the dead
sea—who closed the mouths of Lions and
razed to the ground the walls of Jericho.
He has said, his people shall be willing in
the day of his power; and he can melt
the frozen heart, break the proud and
stubbon spirit and bring every emotion
of every heart in sweet subjection to his
divine will. O, “sow to yourselves in
righteousnes,reap in mercy, break up your
fallow ground, for it is time to seek
the Lord, till iie come and rain right
eousness UPON YOU.”
But, O, let it not be thought that the
preachers have all to do! Each one, for
himself, must examine his own heart, re
view his own life, and, if there is an Achan
in the camp, or a Judas in the church,
each one must ask, “Lord is it I
And thus each will feel that the present
religious dearth is more or less owing to
his own want of faithfulness. And a
knowledge of this fact will humble and
grieve him and drive him to his closet,
where, with deep penitence and humilia
tion, he will confess his sin3, seek forgive
ness and have restored unto him the joy
of salvation ;*’ and more constant will he
be in bis communion with God and in the
study of his word ; and thus, gradually
Will all coldness, deadness and indiffer
ence be removed; and each one, and con
sequently all, will grow in grace; and the
love of God will be shed abroad in their
hearts; and religion, like a green bay-tree,
will flourish; and sinners will be convert
ed; and an ingathering of souls to the
fold of Jesus will take place; and one
mighty time of spiritual refreshing will
sweep its glorious way over the land.
One Circumcision—one Baptism.
[to be completed in three numbers.]
NO. 1.
We will indite a few pages for the spe
cial benefit of those pedo-baptists who in
sist upon it that infant baptism comes in
the place of circumcision. And our re
marks shall take the course that if circum
cision is one act —(invariable as regards
mode) —so must baptism be, or it cannot
be said to take the place of circumcision.
Now the first intimation of the rite of
circumcision, is found in the 17th chapter
of Genesis, “Ye shall circumcise the flesh
of your foreskin.” The instrument to be
employed is not prescribed: anything
sharp would answer, though it is general
ly performed among the Jews by shears.
Gershom, the son of Moses, was circum
cised with a sharp stone, (Ex. 4: 24.) The
Greek verb peritemno signifies to ampu
tate, cut off, take away, retrench, abridge,
the prepuce —the flesh of the foreskin:
“preputium, pellicula,quae glandem mem
bri geuitalis tugit,” Schlensner. Did any
one ever mistake the meaning of the ac
tion ? Did controversy ever arise on the
subject ? It was a peculiar mark, (imme
diately recognized when inspected,) to
distinguish the Jews from all other people;
nor did it require close inspection to as
certain ; it was a complete cutting off, so
that, if done, it was a patent to every
beholder. A mark or cut or scar, so as
to produce blood, was not sufficient, but
the excision must be complete.
The instruments might be various, but
the prominent idea was that the prepuce
must be severed, entirely removed, iu or
der that Abraham’s descendants might be
distinguished from other nations. The
notion of fdrmj manner of mode of eir
cumcision was never entertained : it was
the rite, the amputation—the thing itself;
and nothing else entered into the investi
gation.
Partial performance, abatement, a mere
cut, was unknown, how much soever pa
rents might tremble or children flinch
and cry. God’s command must be obey
ed at the risk of breath or life. Certifi
cates that the child was sickly or weak,
and therefore could not endure the bloody
ordeal, bad no power to abate the require
ments of the law. But could not a mem
ber less tender be substituted, so as to
save parental anxiety and childish pain ?
Xo mention of it—the law was inflexible,
a certain part only must be cut off'.
But the Talmud— that Book of learned
nonsense and Rabinical superstition : that
Book of traditions, conjectures, silly sto
ries, and old wives’ fables, as Jerome calls
them: that Book greatly relied on to
prove many things and rites in the Chris
tian dispensation : that Book which allows
and substitutes human traditions for God’s
commands, (which might be abrogated
sooner than oral tradition should be dis
esteemed), does it never suggest that the
rite was partially done, half done, provided
blood be drawn, even in the smallest drop,
and that this would satisfy the demands
of the statute? Does that Book ever
mention or hint at such deficiences ? Does
that Book of Machiavelian finesse ever
name the age in which the question was
ever mooted, “ What is the meaning of
circumcision ?” Never.
In Christ’s time, it was older than bap
tism now is, and though much talked a
bout and brought up as a serious matter,
(Acts 15th) whether Gentile converts
should submit to it, yet we have no ac
count of a dispute in regard to its real
meaning. It was in practice among the
Jews, “known and read of all men,’’ so
plain and obvious, so simple and uniform,
that, wherever the Israelites roamed or
dwelt, no one ever inquired about the
form or mode ; the Met alone was neces
sary. Xo one is known to have suggest
ed, in consideration of its seeming cruelty,
something more mild and in accordance
with the spirit of an indulgent age.
Up to this day it is performed as pre
scribed to Abraham, whether the subject
be strong or weak, born in a tropical or
frigid zone. For over 4,000 years Circum
cision has been one—having one prime
object. It has never been denied, nor
its meaning called in question, though A
brahain, on the day in which he had cir
cumcised himself, is said to have perform
ed the rite on over three hundred of his
servants. How could he have accomplish
ed such a Herculean task! More improb
able is it than what is affirmed the Apos
tles and Disciples performed on the day
of Pentecost! Though translated into
many languages, since the days of Abra
ham, circumcision has never lost or chang
ed its original meaning : even partyism at
tempts no alteration ol it.
Xow, if Circumcision is so plain as we
have seen, is it not strange that Baptism ,
which conjecture says is its substitute—
has come in its place—which has been in
usesome 1,830 years only ; and which the
Westminister catechism says was “institu
ted by Jesu9 Christ” ; is it not strange
that this should be so indefinite and ob
scure, that its meaning, whether by im
mersion, pouring, or sprinkling, cannot be
ascertained ? Here we draw an
Inference : If Circumcision as prescrib
ed to Abraham was so plain as not to be
misunderstood; as never to furnish a
question in regard to the action in the
rite ; and if Baptism is its substitute, a
bout which we can know nothing scarce
ly ; (it may be “any” application of water
to the candidate), then it follows that the
Gospel is a darker dispensation than the
Law, and we must wait for more light, be
fore we presume to practice the latter in
stitution.
This impeaches the wisdom and benev
olence of God, and depreciates the clear
ness of New Testament teachings.
Does Liquor selling manifest love
to Christ ?
And now, brother Baptist, thou who
dealest in the fire-water, we would ask
thee one question : Does not the iove
thou professest to have for thy dear Re
deemer, forbid the selling of whiskey ?
Did not that Redeemer give his life a
ransom for souls ? And does not thy prac
tice tend to defeat the end for which he
died ? Listen, Brother ! Gory war stalks
over the earth, and hurries its tens of
thousands to the grave. Gaunt famine
crawls over a land, and thousands die. —
The fearful pestilence walketh at noonday
and wasteth at night. But Intemperance
killeth more than all three put together.
And, brother, rememberest thou not, that
“No drunkard can inherit the Kingdom
of Heaven ?” And now canst thou say
how many drunkards thou hast sent to the
grave ?
Our Savior said, that He came to save
life, not to destroy; but thou ! ’tis thy
business to destroy. lle came to bring
peace on earth and good will to men;
but thou ! ’tis thy business to cause blood
shed and enmity. Ah ! brother, ’twas in
the goodly city of Boston, that 6,000 per
sons were punished last year for crimes
directly caused by drink alone.
And when our Savior returned to his
Heavenly abode, he left his church to be
the light of the world and the salt of the
earth ; now, tell me, dost thou not by thy
conduct,make that light, in some degree,
dimmer ? and cause the salt, in some de
gree, to lose its saltness ? Art thou in
this manifesting love for thy Savior ?
Again ; our blessed Savior says, “If ye
love me, keep my commandmentsand
one of his commands is this: “Be not
drunk with wine;” and again, “Woe
UNTO HIM THAT GIVEST HIS NEIGHBOR
drink.” Now what says thy conscience ?
Does it not reproach thee with breaking
an express command of thy Savior ?
Come, brother, be honest with thyself,
with thy soul and with thy Savior;
says, “If a man love me, he will keep my
words.” Now let thy conscience declare
to thee the extent of thy love. Jesus
adds, “He that hath my commandments
and keepeth them, he it is that loveth
me.’’ Now address thy Savior, and af
firm to Him whether or not thou dost
really love him.
Dear brother, we beseech thee by the
love Jesus has for thee, that thou return
his love; and manifest that return by
obeying him. O, did not thy Savior die
for thee ? Did He not prepare a place
for thee in Heaven ? And is lie not there
now interceding for thee ? And is not
He, thine Almighty and everlasting
Friend, worthy of thy love ? O grieve him
no longer by a practice so pernicious.—
Wound not his heart by disobedience so
positive. Tear not open the wound of
that side, once pierced for sinners, by
helping them on to perdition. Is it not
the blackest ingratitude to offend one
who has done so much for thee ? Come,
brother, abandon the nefarious traffic : w r e
beseech thee to do so by the love that
this moment is welling up in thy bosom
for thy dear Redeemer.
A Perplexity.
B. “ Good morning, friend Presbyteri
an.” ♦
P. “The same to you, friend Baptist.”
B. “I am glad to meet you; for you can
perhaps solve a little difficulty that has
perplexed my mind.”
P. “With pleasure, if it is in my power.”
B. “You believe, as a good Presbyteri
an, that sprinkling is Baptism?”
P. “Os course.’’
B. “And if a professed Believer, who
has not been sprinkled in infancy desires to
join your church you do not permit it, if
he refuses to be baptized?”
P. “Certainly not; for he is disobeying
a solemn command of Jesus ; and such a
man has no business in the church.’’
B. “I am glad to hear you speak that
way. Xow tell me if you believe infant
sprinkling enjoined by the scriptures?’’
P. “Certainly.”
B. “It is therefore a command ?”
P. “Os course.’’
B. “ You have just admitted that the
neglect of this command is sufficient to
exclude a man from your church.”
P. “1 did.”
B. “Xow, if a man who has submitted
to sprinkling and joined your church,neg
lects or refuses to have his children sprink
led, what do you do
P. “I don’t comprehend you. What is
it you mean ?’’
B. “I mean do you expel such a man
from your Communion ?”
P. “Why, no. Why do you ask ?”
B. “Because it strikes me that, if the
refusal to have himself sprinkled or bap
tized, is sufficient cause for denying a per
son admission into your church, that his
refusal or neglecting to have his children
sprinkled, (a command you consider equal
ly binding,) ought to be sufficient cause to
expel him trom your church.”
P. “Your conclusion never struck me
before. It is rather perplexing.’’
B. “Your great Dr. Miller characterizes
the neglect of baptizing infants, as “a sin
against Christ, by disobeying his solemn
command” ; now, why do you not excom
municate your members who neglect this
command ; for many of them do neglect
it ?”
P. “I really do not know : I am some
what puzzled by your query—not having
thought of it before.”
B. “ Well, I agree with you that it is
rather perplexing.”
Fifteenth Annual Report of the
Board of Foreign Missions.
CONDENSED ABSTRACT.
Balance on hand last year, 8,799 95
Rec’d since, 40,596 17
Total 49,396 12
Disbursements for the year,.. .$36,396 12
Balance on hand Ist April, 12,458 35
As the Board is about to send out sev
eral Missionaries, it is expected that this
amount will soon be exhausted ; besides
this, the demands of their large field re
quire a considerable balance to be kepi
on hand.
Periodicals.
11,000’copies of the Home and Foreign
Journal are issued 1,800 of the Commis
sion. Complaint is made that the sub
scribers do not pay up punctually.
Msssionaries Appointed.
Crawford H. Toy and John L. Johnson,
of Va., to Japan ; J. G. Schilling, to Can
ton ; and J. J. Fitzgerald and Geo. W.
Parker, to Liberia. The Board is in cor
respondence with others who desire to la
bor in the Foreign field.
Returned Missionaries.
W. H. Clarke, from Yoruba, also R.
W. Priest. Their connection with the
Board has ceased.
A. B. Cabaniss, from China, on account
of ill health. Bros. Yates and Crawford
have returned to China.
Bro. Pearcy returned from China and
physicians discouraging his going there
again, he has become disconnected from
the Board.
T. J. Bowen has departed to establish
a Mission in Brazil.
OUR MISSIONS.
Canton — China ,
Missionaries.—Rev. C. W. Gaillard, R.
H. Graves, J. G. Schilliug, Mrs. Gaillard,
Mrs. Schilling.
Native Assistants.—Yong Seen Sang,
Wong Ah Mooey.
During the year, 43,700 copies of tracts
and portions of Scripture, making 1,013,-
150 pages, have been distributed by bro
ther Gaillard, and by brother Graves,
26,250 tracts, 2,500 copies of the Gospels
and Acts separate, 50 copies of the entire
New Testament, and 50 copies of Dean’s
Notes on Matthew. Several have re
joiced in the Gospel hope and been added
to the church. Nine have been baptized
by bro. Gaillard, including two house
holds, and four by bro. Graves.
Shanghai Mission — China .
Missionaries. —A. B. Cabaniss, J. 13.
Hartwell, J. L. Holmes, M. T. Yates, T.
P. Crawford, G. W. Burton, M. D., Mrs.
Cabaniss, Mrs. Hartwell, Mrs. Holmes,
Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Barton.
1 Africa.
This Mission has suffered serious re
verses, in the return of Missionaries.—
Since the last report was presented, bro.
Priest and his family have come to the
United States. We hope, however, that
others may soon be induced to present
themselves as volunteers for this service.
If a few colored brethren of proper quali
fications could be obtained, the Board
would gladly send them to Yoruba. The
preparation of such men for this field,
was ably urged by bro. Bowen, some two
years since, and the Board have not only
been willing to appoint such, but have
been making special inquiry for them.
[We not long since, in Marietta, heard
a robust intelligent colored brother, black
as the ace of spades, “wish to the Lord
he could go there and labor to save souls.”
We asked him if he would go if sent. —
“That I would, was his reply.” —Editor.]
Lagos .
Missionaries.—J. M. Hardin, and Mrs.
Hardin.
This city is on the coast. It contains
several thousand inhabitants. Brother
Hardin, has, with but little interruption,
preached the word to such as could be
induced to hear. lie is also engaged in
superintending the transmission of sup
plies for the interior. His wife conducts
a school, which appears to be doing well.
Abeokuta .
This station, left by bro. Priest, is for
the present unsupplied. It is a city of
about seventy thousand people, and ought
to have a good Baptist Missionary.
Ijaye.
Missionaries.—A. D. Phillips, R. 11.
Stone, Mrs. Stone.
At this station, with occasional inter
ruptions from sickness, the w r ork of preach
ing and teaching, has gone steadily on. —
All our laborers seem to be much encour
ed. Several have been baptized during
the year.
Awyaw.
Our lone Missionary, T. A. Reid, is
here. His health is teeble, but he is not
discouraged.
Liberia.
Very soon after the last Southern Bap
tist Convention, when the death of our
senior Missionary, bro. John Day, was re
ported, the Board were called upon to
mourn another severe trial, in the death,
by drowning, of the next oldest Missiona
rr, bro. J. H. Cheeseman, and one of our
best teachers, bio. J. T. Neyle.
J. J. Fitzgerald has entered upon his
labors in this field, and G W. Parker is
soon to depart.
Sierra Leone.
This Mission is connected with that in
Liberia, and under the same general man
agement. There are two stations, Free
town and Waterloo. The former of these
is occupied by bro. J. J. Brown, the latter
by bro. George S. Weeks. There is a
school at each station. Nothing of spe
cial note has occurred in connection with
these stations, during the year. They
have been attended with about the usual
degree of prosperity, and the Missionaries
write hopefully as to the future.
In the Sierra Leone and Liberia Mis
sions, there are 24 churches with 17 pas
tors, 3 of whom, are natives; 113 have
been baptized during the year. There
are 512 scholars in 17 schools, and 1,064
church members in all.
The Board have adopted Japan and
Brazil as new fields, and have sent Mis
sionaries there, as has been shown.
CONCLUSION.
The Board concludes by saying :
It has been their wish to carry out the
will of their Redeemer, in the wider dif
fusion of his precious gospel, and the win
ning of trophies to his power and grace,
from among the heathen. These have
been the objects they have contemplated
—nothing more, nothing less. They have
considered themselves responsible t o
Christ, and to their brethren, from whom
they have received their appointment.—
It has been no light responsibility—no
easy employ. Their consolation has been
the testimony of an approving conscience.
They are satisfied too, that God has
placed the signet of his approbation on
their work. A position is now occupied
by them more than ever favorable for
pushing the conquests of the Gospel in
heathen lands. It is only necessary to go
forward, trusting in God, and employing
the facilities he has so abundantly placed
in the hands of Southern Baptists. The
Board have confidence in the increasing
liberality of the true friends of Missions,
and the will enter on the new fiscal year,
with the hope that they may greatly en
large their operations, and experience an
abundant success.
We insert, as a matter of curiosity, a
table showing how much each State con
tributed, and for what the money was
paid out.
1859. April 1. By balance as per last
report, $ 8,799 95
By cash received since from
District of Columbia, $ 158 42
Maryland, 869 87
Virginia, 7,673 74
North Carolina, 2,582 73
t South Carolina, 5,120 63
Georgia, 6,463 10
Alabama, 7,426 10
Mississippi, 1,827 29
Louisiana, 435 22
Tennessee, 963 05
Gen. Asso’n Mid. Tenn,, and
N. Alabama, 222 00
Kentucky, 4,497 78
Florida, 154 37
Arkansas, 27 70
Texas, 275 13
Missouri, 283 60
Interest 592 04
Bible Board, 1,023 40 40,596 17
$49,396 12
To cash disbursed to the
Liberian Mission, 10,751 95
Canton do 2,135 45
Shanghai do 4,248 09
Central African Mission,... 6,367 92
Rio de Janeiro do ... 587 62
Passage account, 2,303 00
Outfit do 800 00
Salary do 7,553 72
Travelling expenses ae’t.... 1,381 99
Incidentals, 680 78
Discount and exchange,.... 29 88
Money lost by W. H. Clark, 97 36 36,937 77
1860. April 1. By balance in Treasur
er’s hands, $12,458 35
killer.
. >
A preparation intended as a balm
for aches and pains was discovered by
Perry Davis, of Prov., 11. 1. Its popu
larity became universal, and it is as
popular to-day, as ever it was. It may
be found in the closet or cupboard of
all families, ready for use at an in
stant’s warning, and is considered the
best article known for “the pains that
flesh is heir to.” —Bjston Bee.
Sold by all medicine dealers.
The Cattle Disease Tending Southward.—
The Cattle disease which has been so fatal in
the New England States, has made its appear
ance in New Jersey, in Newark and Camden.
Souuthern Theological Seminary,
GREENVILLE, s. C.
We have just received the first Annual
Catalogue of this Institution, and it con
tains a sketch of the History of the Semi
nary.
It seems that, in regard to its estab
lishment, in immediate connection with
the meeting in Augusta, Ga., in 1845, a
Conference of brethren was held in furth
erance of this object.
In 1847, at a meeting of the Indian Mis
sion Associatien, held at Nashville, Tenn.,
the subject was again discussed by prom
inent brethren of Kentucky and Tennes
see.
When the Southern Baptist Convention
assembled at Nashville, Tenn., in 1949,
and w r as adjourned to Charleston, at the
meeting in both places the subject was
generally discussed and finally committed
to a large committee.
During the meeting of the Southern
Baptist Condention, held in Montgomery,
Ala., in 1855, the efforts began which
have resulted in the establishment of this
Seminary. At Augusta, in April, 1850,
further steps were taken, and in Louisville,
Ivy., May 6th, 1857, its friends met again
and advanced its cause ; and at Green
ville, April 31, 1858, its promoters met
again and adopted a plan of organization}
Regulations, and Plan of Instruction. A
Board of Trustees was also elected. At
the meeting of the Board, in May, 1859,
the Trustees, appointed the Faculty, as
follows:
Rev. J. P. Boyce, Systematic Theology,
Polemic Theology and Apologetics.
Rev. J. A. Broadus, Interpretation of the
New Testament, and Preparation and
Delivery of Sermons.
Rev. B. Manly, Jr., Biblical Introduction
and Interpretation of the Old Testa
ment.
Rev. Wm. Williams, D. D., Church His
tory, Church Government and Pastoral
Duties.
It is due to South Carolina to say, that
she contributed one-half of the $200,000
endowment of the Seminary.
There are in the Seminary what are call
ed “schools’’—the names of which with
their professors and studies are as follows:
1. Biblical Introduction.
PROF. MANLY.
This School comprehends vorious topics
introductory to the study of the Word of
God, and of Theology considered as a sci
ence, among which are the following :
1. Biblical Criticism, The Canon of
Scripture, Inspiration, Biblical Archeolo
gy, Special Introduction to each Book of
the Scripture.
LI. Old Testament Interpretation.
PROF. MANLY.
There are two Classes—one for the in
terpretation of the Old Testament in En
glish, including all the students of this
School; the other for grammatical and
critical study of the Hebrew Language.
LLL. Interpretation of the N Testament
PROF. BROADUS.
It has an English class and a Greek
class.
IV. Systematic Theology.
PROF. BOYCE.
It has an English class and a Latin class.
V. Polemic Theology and Apologetics.
PROF. BOYCE.
The design of this School is the exami
nation of the various forms of error, and
the refutation of objections brought against
the truth.
VI. Homiletics , or Preparation and
Delivery of Sermons.
PROF. BROADUS.
(77. Ecclesiastical History.
PROF. WILLIAMS.
VIII. Church Government and J*as
torial Theology.
PROF. WILLIAMS.
Facilities.— The meeting house form
erly occupied by the Baptist Church has
been leased and altered so as to provide a
library room and two lecture rooms, am
ple for all present purposes. The lectures
are so arranged that no two take place at
the same hour.
The Library formerly belonging to the
Theological Department of the Furman
University has been transferred to this
Seminary, Besides the Library of the
Seminary, the private libraries of the Pro
fessors amount to over 10,000 volumes.
There are two periods of examination
in each School—one in the middle and
one at the close of each session. The Fi
nal Examinations, however, include the
whole course of study in the School.
There are three kinds of graduation.
1. Whenever in any of the Schools, as
in the Schools oflnterpretation and Syste
matic Theology, there is a simpler and a
more erudite course, the Student pursu
ing successfully the former, shall be enti
tled to a Certificate of Proficiency, with
the title and degree of Graduate in the
English Department of that School.
2. The successful prosecution of all the
studies in any one School entitles the Stu
dent to the degree of Graduate in that
particular School.
3. To one who has been graduated in
all of the Schools, a Diploma is given, de
claring him a Graduate in full of the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary.
It will be seen from the above that one
may take the whole cou.se, or a single
School, or a part of a School, as he may
be able.
EXPENSES. —No charge is made for
tuition. Board may be obtained in the
different private families of the town. —
The usual price is twelve dollars a month,
which includes everything except lights
and washing.
There is but one Session, which begins
on the first of October and closes the last
of May.
May this School prove a blessing to our
Denomination !
In regard to the Faculty we will mere
ly say it would be most difficult to find a
better. _
CONCERT.
The pupils of the Academy for the Blind
give a vocal and instrumental Concert next
Thursday evening at Concert Hall, for their
own benefit. We are sure they will have the
sympathy and encouragement of a fine audi
ence, and feel equally sure that they will fur
nish a capital entertainment.
COMMUNICATIONS.
To the Baptists of Georgia.
Brethren :—ln some measure against
my judgment, as to my own fitness for
the work I have accepted at the hands
of the Prudential Committee, ot the
Board of Trustees, the Agency, to raise
the endowment for the Sanders Profes
sorship.
The accomplishment of tins work has
been delayed already too long.
It is now, over twenty years since the
denomination (except within a year or
two, forthis very object,) was called on for
aid to Mercer University. In that time
a full generation of men have grown up,
from which no contributions have been
received. Many of these are graduates,
students and friends of the University. —
To you this appeal is now made.
Those wise heads —good hearts and
liberal hand'’, that gave the first money,
and some of them gave with a princely,
better than that, an Enlightened Chris
tian liberty, have passed away, and left
us to finish the work they began so well.
Now with a growth of a quarter of a
century, increase of population, larger de
mands for educational facilities, and a
greater press than ever before, ont he ca
pacity of the LTiiversity, the Board of
Trustees find that more mnney is abso
lutely needed, to carry forward this en
terprise as heretofore, without endow
ment.
The Board have always adhered most
strictly to the Jesse Mercer policy, viz :
“never, no, never go in debt.” By faith
fully observing a rule so simple, no finan
cial trouble has ever fallen upon the In
stitution. At this day, the assets are
more secure and available than ever be
fore. So that you have in Mercer L ni
versity, after the experience of twenty
eight years, crowned by the wisdom ol
our fathers, the best managed Coliege in
Georgia, if not in the whole South.
But to meet the increased demands upon
us, brethren, Fifty Thousand Dollars are
needed.
Aged Brethren, you have given years
ago, give again. And in disposing of the
blessings conferred on you, bless your
selves again, by blessing future genera
tions.
Middle-aged Brethren, many of you
have given but a little in years gone by,
now give more, for upon you is resting
the “heat and burden of the day.”
Young Brethren, graduates and friends,
come to the help of this work, and let us
all honor the name of the venerable San
ders, by speedily placing in the Treasury
not one cent less than $50,000.
Next to the great and good Mercer,
must come in the history of our Universi
ty, the equally great and good Billington
AI. Sanders. Both are alike entitled to
equal honors. The one gave the half of
his estate and name, the other gave twen
ty years of his life, labors and prayers.
When the Convention sat at Washing
ton in 1854, (in the very building, where
Mercer so long preached the everlasting
Gospel,) with an enthusiasm not often
seen in that body, it was unanimously re
solved, to instruct the Board of Trustees
to create and endow a Sanders Professor
ship. Once more, brethren, six years is
full long, idly to await on this good work.
Should you help me as the work de
mands, 1 can soon have the money, and
the Sanders Professorship Fund, be a fix
ed fact. D. E. Butler.
What an Old Baptist says.
Brother Boykin :
Dear Sir : The writer of this communi
cation has ‘been a professed follower of
Christ for nearly forty years, and a Bap
tist, not merely for the sake of the name,
for there are those who are called Bap
tists, with whom I have m> fellowship.—
But when I speak of Baptists, I mean
those who have a “thus saith the Lord,’’
for their faith and practice ; those who
adopt for their rule of doctrine and duties,
the precepts and examples of Christ and
his apostles, as believed in by all regular
Baptists from them down to the present
day, maintaining the important principles
of eternal and personal election, original
sin, total depravity, particular redemp
tion, the Divinity of Christ, free justifica
tion by His righteousness imputed, the
al s>lute necessity of the Spirits’ operation
and efficacious grace in the regeneration
of lost sinners, and the obligation of be
lievers to attend to all the precepts of the
Bible—willing and active instruments in
the hands of God, to spread the gospel to
“earth’s remotest bounds —’’the immer
sion of real believers only, and the final
perseverance of all his chosen people. —
Those, I presume, are the doctrines held
by the regular Baptists of Georgia, whose
representative you are, at the head of the
Christian Indt x. You occupy a very re
sponsible position, my brother, far more
important than the pastor of any church
in the State. lam glad to be able to say
that I consider now, that the Index is
taking rank with the first class Baptist
papers in the Union. Never, since the
days of Rev. Wra. T. Brantly, thirty years
ago, has the paper been as well conduct
ed as it now is,* and I sincerely hope, that
ever hereafter, it will be an honor to the
body it represents. Not only zealous in
the defence of Bible truths, but a faithful
reprover of the errors of practice, that
may prevail m the churches. I am glad to
see that you are taking a decided stand
on the temperance question. There is no
one thing in the present day that is so
great a curse to the church, as intemper
ance. The confirmed drunkard is not so
great a stumbling block as the moderate
drinker. Almost all the churches in the
land are afflicted with some of last
mentioned class, they are the predeces
sors, or legitimate fathers of all drunkards.
In the discharge of your duty, my broth *
er, you must strive to please yourself, and
not others ; when articles are presented
to you for publication, consider their mer-