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THE CIIRISTIAfI” INDEX. SAMUEL BOYKIN, Editor. tbeeukapu power PRESS. MAOON, Wadueaday, Deo. 12, 1860 The Editor s Last Worda of the YEAR. This number of the Index closes anoth er Editorial year. To our numerous rulers, we say Coo.e, iet us <• unumw together. The | closing year invites to retrospection. Oui responsibilities have been burdensome, j our labors intense, our anxiety incessant, and wo will add, our gratification not in considerable. “With the measure of capa city with which God has endowed us, <*t*d with a good degree <>i industry, looking to II m “lor gr; c j and gi i lance, we have labored to make the Index what its found er intended it to be —the advocate of round doctrine, the medium of Church communication, the vehicle of temperate discussion, the corrector cTer rors of opin n and of practice, and tho promoter of j : ij | the graces of eyangefieal piety. How | i : we have succeeded, is not for us to say. Wo are conscious of pure motives, and an erjrtui.st desire for the prosperity of our re vered Denomination, and for t lie honor , •nd glory of its great Head. If, indeed, ! the truths of Christianity have received at \ our hands any effective advocacy : if the j government and polity of the church have ! deriv* and from us any valuable support: if! r y or has been exp -sod, and immorality | i .uked :if the faith of believers has been firmed, the zeal of the luke warm slim- j iv ged, tho affection of the insensible re- j vH'fcd and the hopes of the desponding hiighti 001, then, to God be all the glory. [h the conduct of the Index we are sen •hi- of the fact, that we may have made ini -takes, and inasmuch as to err is human, ■ invoke for them, the charitable judg m nt of our ready: s. Inadvertantly, we may have wounded the feelings of some one or more of the many, who, in various ways, have held communication with us. These, if there be such, will forgive, as i • V I they also hope to be forgiven, hor what ever of interest the paper may have com manded, we re greatly indebted to our large corps of CQntiibutors. Some of the .ablest and wisest nu nos our Church, in the State and oit of it, have shed upon our columns the light of knowledge, and imbued our pages with the spirit of ervan gelieal piety. Our grateful acknowledg ments arg, with respect, and in the fellow ship of the gospel,tendered to them. We ask, and -have a right to expect, the for- btaranee, sympathy, and cooperation of ’ ali the brethren. Oar purpos es are one, and our efforts ought to he combined.— Let it be borne in muni that at this day, Avhen religious journals abound, no paper can become extensively useful, unless it . an uujte in its support,“at lyrist, its own , otion ufH-yC-gioat caitrif ■ W uradapt ltlS* r the wants mil.neceiSfuca ft ifo Baptists, to widen the sphere of its C pour through its columns the waters of f life, and to make it a pleasant ministry in the households 6f the land. To these ends §? we can only pledge our best endeavors. - - Wei! do we know, that the most strenu ous exertions to execute the best devised ’ schemes, will be Unavailing, without the blessing of God. In Him, therefore, we trust, and tp Him we wing the silent pray er for guidance and assistance. The waning year hastens to its close.— Its developments have been giv.nd ami imposing. It bears witness to extraordi nary providences among the nations—it testifies to upheavals among the empires. Sceptres have been shaken from the hands I of Kings, and Dynasties have tottered to j a fill. Constitutional monarchy has sun planted in Italy, the rule of the despot and t-rte priest; and the Bible circulates al most in sight of the Vatican. The Pope is i- iorn of temporal power, and all over Eu- T-po opinion begins to question his infalli bility. Mohammedan bigotry has flooded the plains of Syria with Christian blood, ad the land of the Turk is in thy milata ry custody of France. The arms of Eng land and Franee are rapidly breaking * own the exclusiveness of China. The n ysteries of the Court of Pekin have been solvr and, and, ere long, the truth of God, will illumine the darkness of the ce!e-t ----ial empire. Order has been restored to the British possessions in India, and Brit i>h policy no longer obstructs the progress of Christianity in Hindustan ; whilst the millions of Japan have learned ere this, through her embassage to America, how happy is that people whose God is the Lord. Brazil is receiving the light of our glo rious gospel, our Indians, in the far west, are making.rapid advances towards chris tiau civilization, and Africa, though torn and bleeding, from intestine warfare, still bends a listening ear to the missionary’s voice. In England, Ireland, Scotland and Swe den, revivals have descended upon the people, like dew upon the brow of Her m>n. In our own land the revolving sea sons have come to u- clothed in beauty, and freighted with benedictions. The spring with its bloom and verdure—sum mer with its fructifying suns and showers, autumn with its ripened fruits, and winter with its invigorating rest. Verily, God, through nature,has smiled upon the Amer ican Union. Upon the churches he has poured his spirit in rich abundance. Even in our own State he has vonchedsafe Ins special presence. Saints have been edi fi and, and numbers of such as shall he saved have been added to the church. But, alas 1 even whilst we write, a horrible tempest lowers upon our political horizon: thick darkness broods upon the States.— The Constitution of the Union, the pride of our own, and the admiration of all oth. er lands, torn and tattered, seems to have lost its power to protect rights, or to re dress wrongs. The people are stirred to unwonted thought, and aroused to unac customed fears. Distress pervades all the walks of trade and business. Uncertain ty arid insecurity disturb the calmest spir its and the mod resolved intellects. AH j agree that great events are coming to the biith, whether for weal or woe, none cau tell! With these grave matters of state, as a religious journalist, we have nothing to do, in their merely secular aspects. In so far as they involve religious obligation, and the truths of revelation, they fall I within our legitimate province. Certain- I ly it behooves all good men at this mo j meat, to look well to their reeponsibiii i ties ; and so to think, and so to act, as to maintain the truth and promote human happiness. It is a great consolation to know that God reigns. Oar deliverance from impending evils, may be worked out in a way we know not of. Let all human, all created things bo still, whilst God ful fills his own eternal will. What does the- year jecord of the Churches ? What of their peace and spir ituality—their additions—their diligence j and efficiency ? How prospers tiie cause of missions in their hands ? What enter prises have they projected and executed j for good ? How shines through them the “beautiful light of charity ? Do they ilius- I irate the power of organized Christianity, j aggressive and invincible, in their pledged ! warfare against the hosts of hell? And you, brethren of the ministry—heralds ot i the everlasting gospel—watchmen upon ! the walls of Zion, tell us, oh tell us of the night. Does the morn of God’s eternal lay begin to break— is there light upon ; the mountain tops? Weary workers, yet i | a little while and the end cometh. Your 1 reward is sure. In the meantime, gird up your loins, burnish your armor—and light valiantly the battles of God and his C hrist. To families, no doubt, the year has brought the usual amount of vicissitudes Joy and sorrow—success aud disappoint ment —liealih and sickness-marriages and funerals —peace in believing and anxious doubts, are the mingled allotments of a chastening but merciful Providence. How i sweet are the charities of family life, when the angel of the covenant dwells beneath the roof! How pleasant the hearthstone, hard by which stands the altar of the eve ning and morning sacrifice! Angels lis ten to the music of household praise. Se curity reigns in halls consecrated to God by prayer. And peace and joy perfume I the homo where heaven is adored. To each reader of these lines, the ques i lion may well be put, how stands the year’s account with you? Have you made your- I peace yith God, and if you have not, tell us what-refuge have you from the winds, what covert from the storm? Time,is short—death and the judgment are* at hand. Flee to the Rock of ag< s. He, | and he alone, is the solace of the soiil, and lie the oply guarantor of future felicity!- If then \vh,at progress have yon madqin the religiou-frlife ? Is yopr seal omt ■ 1 ° of the spirit abqtmfr !in VourlTnaracier ? Is the Saviour Snore precious than when vou first believed f, — ! Is sin more odious and holiness more arnia ide than when first jou felt regenerating power? Does the awful majesty of the Godhead impress you with deeper linmil ity and profonnder reverence; and do-the sweet mysteries ot the cross stir your en ergies io greater, aud still greater activi ty ? If so, then it is well with you. PREACHING DURING REVIVALS. The Tenn. Baptist in a friendly way de sires of us what wo shall endeavor to give in sobriety and truth—our understanding of the spirit that should animate a minis ter during revival times. If this is riot its desire it should be, according -to the quotation taken by it from the Index. Solomon says, “ho that winneth souls is wise,’ 5 whi-ih may he rendered, “he that is wise winneth souls.” Should not minis ters then endeavor to be wise? And es pecially should they not be so during re vival seasons? • . Now we are perfectly aware that true wisdom is first pure in principle and practice ; and that it becomes the wise preacher to oppose all errors that arc subversive if fundamental articles of faith Purity of doctrine and practice, must, un der no circumstances be compromised. But, while the wisdom that is from above has first of all a strict regard to purity ol doctrine and life, it then, as far as i3 con sistent with truth and holiness studies the things that make for peace and disposes to be gentle and courteous to others (James f>:l7.) IX MEEKNESS INSTRUCTING THEM that oppose themselves, (2nd Tim. 2: 25,) endeavoring to win them by lenity, calmness and sweetness of temper, as well as by strength of argument, in hope that possibly God will give them repentauee to the acknowledging of the truth, con vincing them of their error, (2nd Tim. 2 : 25,) that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil, [v. 20,] and boldly profess the truth as it is in Jesus. If the above method of winning souls is not wise, it has at least the Divine re commendation. And the same Divine word says, if bit ter zeal [zELON—see Liddell & Scott,] and strife be in your hearts, boast not; (James 3 : 14,) such a spirit is contrary to the “meekness of wisdom,” (v. 13,) for where zeal and strife are there is co*- fusion—disturbance and destruction to peace, (v. 10.) For intemperate heat which does not proceed from a regular and sacred zeal, does not serve God’s righteous cause which does not need such unhallowed methods to support it: it does not recommend the truths of the Gospel, nor incite to the practice of holi ness : it renders a man incapable of speak ing aright for God, and prejudices oth ers against all that he offers to bring them over to righteousness j for .the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God, (James 1:20.) The ft nit of right eousness is sown in peace for those that make peace, (Janus S :18 ) or in the words of BLhop Hall, “they shall be snre to reap the fruits of righteousness, who have sown the seeds of peace aud concord.’ The main idea of the’ above is that a hoi headed controveisial spirit, that is impa tientof contradiction and apt to break out iu invective is not the spirit to win soul> to Jesus. We have read Teasdale’s revi val sermons and Baker’s revival setntons, but wo do not find them arguing for or against pulpit affiliation, close communion, i antiquity of the Baptists, the validity of j pedobaptist immersions, whether or noti pedo-baptist societies are churches and the I like, which were the subject-matter of j our thoughts when we wrote first, not having special reference to doctrines ; for these may be preached (in aright spir it,) to great advantage during revivals; and it is well at such times to instruct not only in the faith but in the order of the gospel. We say preach the truth, preach it strongly, urgently, earnestly, with great purity ; but, oh ! for the sake of immortal souls preach it in love. We would make no surrender ol principle, no compromise i with expediency ; but we would have the truth as it is in Jesus, preached purely, peacably, gently, without partiality, with out hypocrisy and—in love ; and if it of fends then— let it offend. .But, O, brethren in the ministry, beware, when souls are enquiring the way to Jesus, how yoil engage in debates about impertinent points of controversy, that have tor the oc Cision, no true nor solid wisdom in them, which engender contentions and hinder | the success of the gospel. [2nd Tim. 2 : ! 23 3 For the servant of the Lord must not strive ; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient—in meekness instructing them that oppose themselves, (2nd Tim. 2 : 24.) and, in the least provoking man ner, conveying the truth in love with clear scriptural evidence. Life —its Responsibility. How like a vapor! How like a flitting shadow upon the wall! Lo ! Look ! aud it is gone. And yet, this life, siioit as it is, is the preparatory season for a long, unending eternity. It is the preface to a volume whose pages are numberless. It fs the in itiatory period of a limitless existence,and, awful thought! as the short span of life leaves us, so will the long cycles of ever lasting ages find us. Why is this ? Tis because God has so ordained. He has tendered us mercy and given us plen ty of time iu which to accept it. He offers us eternal life as a free gift; and surely it does not require taiore thau one life time to, accept a gift ! > Therefore, during this .life only does imy-cy reign. During the life that now is,Js God willing and wait ing to be.graeiaas. O, why delay ! why extent is so uncertain “i ‘ *<: i'll: ! •■]•■■■■ ti--t: sure ? “ ? Fearful, fesffutfis tho responsibility rest ing upon those to whom salvation is offer ed, as is thecujfce with all who r. ad this ar tide. \ World ; and ILosing THE SOUL. The soul! It is of more value than a million Worlds with all their pomp and glo ry ; for they must all pa*s away, while it will live on, and od, and on, forever. Let it be but once plunged in perdition and ten millions of worlds will not redeem it. Not the world, O man ! not its pleas ures, its vanities, its lusts nor its glory, should enchain thine attention. But thy never dying soul should be the object of thy solicitude. What will it profit thee, it thou gainest the whole world and lose thine own soul ? Thou cans’t not carry the world with thee to the grave whither thou hastened.. And when thy soul is lost, what good then could this world do thee! w, ; And when shut up in hell, from heaven and happiness, with demons for thy com panions, and damned spirits for thy fel lows, what will the honors or pleasures ol the world profit thee then ? , Ah! thou raayst float in seas of com fort how ; but then not one drop will be allowed to cool thy parched tongue. Beware, O man, whosoever thou art lest,in gaining this world, thou losest thine own soul! Beware lest, in gaining thb world, thou gainest hell with it! Beware, lest in gaining the transient joys of earth, thou gainest the torments and toitures ot endless burnings! Beware, lest in gain ing the applause of this world, thou losest the approbation of God and the delights of heaven, forever! What shall it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul! Ho is really'profited nothing,” but he has lost every thing-beaven, happiuess, eternal joy. O man ! Be not so insane. Look to thine own soul. Be sure that it is safe, and make sure of it while in this life ; for what is your life ? It is even a vapor.— Man eorneth forth like a flower and is cat down. Now, sinner, is the accepted time. To-morrow it may be too late; for to morrow the u mayst be dead. Seek the Lord while he may be found : call upon him, while he is near. O3o What shall I do to be saved? _____ * Irrfportant question ! Ask it of your self, sinner. Perhaps it may set you thinking. Perhaps it may remind you of your lost state by nature, of your inability to save yourself, and of the Almighty power of One who is willing to save you. For it is a. faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came in to the .world to save sinners. He came into the world, aye, he did more; he took on him our nature, per formed our obedience, and suffered our punishment; and thus he fulfilled the law of God In our place, and satisfied the de mands justice had against us. And now, if thou wilt but only believe the statement, O sinner, ns revealed by the Almighty, and spinning all reliance upon wlmt thou canst do thyself, rely solely on what Christ has done, thou mayst be saved. Thus is salvation possible for thee. — Thou hast but to receive it as due to the mortis of another and bestowed on thee hy fiN e grace. Thou hast but just to trust in Jesus as doing all—providing all—Buf fering all: suffering all the punishment — ! procuring all the righteousness, and euti I tied to all the glory. Do this and see if thou dost not engage • his power and faithfulness to save thee ! Make him responsible for thy salvation, and see if thou dost not, at the great day wear the golden crown of everlasting joj ! Commit t.Uy soul to him ; he has en gaged to save it; try him. lie will cleanse it with his blood, clothe it-with his right eousness, purify it by hisspiii , and make it meet for heavenly mansions He is pledged to do this. Listen, “ Every one that believeth on the Son, (trusteth in Christ’s power to save) shall have ever lasting life, and I will raise him up again at the last day.” There ! It is his pledge. Take him at his word ; rely on him. And now, “ what mu-t thou do to be saved.?"’ Trust in Jesus. Pitt thy faith in what he has done, to atone to God for thy sins, as being sufficient to save thee.. And when thou thickest of-thv sins against so goo l a God and kind a Saviour, repent of them, cease to trust in thine own works, and trust i:i Jesus and thou shalt be saved. To tho Readers c£ the Indesr. Fifty numbers complete each volume of the Index, and this is the fiftieth num ber for 1860, aud, therefore, the last of the year. On the first Wednesday of next year we will again address you. But, ere parting, permit us to say a-few word in regard to the Index. Doubtless all of you desire that it should prosper — we have simply to say that it will do so, if those of you, who are indebted to it, will remit your indebtedness. Wo tell you candidly that hard times are bearing heavily upon its aud that we need what you owe us. There is no fund for the In dex to fall back upon. It depends upon your remittances. And while we do not doubt its capacity Jo weather the storm, we repeat that we need what you owe us. To eath ot you it is a small amount, but to usfihe aggregate is large—will not eaclkofyou remit 82,00? If yon have p iicr for the last year send 82 00 for the coming year. If you have not paid, tell us, is it religious to refrain ? Does not your Christianity tell you thut?it is your duty ? In taking the paper have you not made a proinbe— m actual promise lo pay for it ? And is it just, is it tight, is it re ligious not to fulfill your promise? We beg you lo ease your conscience by remit ting at once. Many brethren have res ponded to our receipt list manifests; bat a-s time that, we will address you weeks,” wfi cannot retrain from making this urgent appeal. -Don’t be an aid/tnat 82,00 will hurt your pockets even in these hard times: it is the thousands duo but no’ coming—small sums from many inuivid . uals—that is detriment.;)! to us. Index subscribers, we hope well of you. Let us not be disappointed. In consideration of the times we agree to let 82,00 pay for each year, no matter how much in arrears a subscriber is. And, futhermore, to ev ery intbscri be r who is willing to pay for the iVdex in advance for 1861 and 1862, we \vl send the paper for those two years for thA sum of 83,00. We write all thi* in a good spirit; and we thank all those brethren who have addressed us in such kind and brotherly terms lately : we prize your good will, brethren. In conclusion, we say that mistakes in our accounts, now arid then are inevita ble, through inadvertance of former book keepers. We stand pledged to correct any errors and will be grateful when they are kindly pointed out. * Crowded out. Bro. Ilaygood’s reports of Bible and Colporteur work have bteen crowded out of late. We could not help it; and hope he will forgive us. He has been very industrious, energet ic and faithful; and we hope the breth ren will give him a fair hearing every where and lend him a helping hand in his cause. We plead for the Bible and Colporteur Society. _ Brethren, stand by it in these hard times. It is doing a good work and de serves encourageipent. We are sorry i that we have neglected to plead for it of late ; but hope its friends will not on that account back out from its support. Whit is want and. to make useful Chris tions —What many want as active useful ( Christians is not so much faith, as love. — As ministers of the gospel without love | for souls we will never be as zealous for their care. As Christian laymen the du ties of our religion, be the main spring of effort ; if it be wanting, we lack an essential to success. As teachers ot the Sabbath School, we must really love our work, love the souls of our young pu pils, and feel as tenderly for them as did our Saviour when he suffered them to come to his embrace. In any business, whether for this world or for eternity,- it • we have not a lilting for it, it we do not i- love to be engaged in it, an important f element of success is wanting ; and no ’ one ought to be surprised it we entirely ’ fail at the end aimed at. , —— 1 EEir Christian, though the cup is bitter, yet it is put into your hand by your Fath er ; though the cross is heavy, yet he l that has laid it on your shoulders will bear ■ the heaviest end of it himsell; and why • then should you murmur ? ‘ COMMUNICATIONS. TUB SSAUDaTU. BT ITISB STAR? An. OAT. “And God blessed ihc seventh day, find sancti fl'd it: b •cause that ill it lie hid rested from all liia work which God in a ted and made.” G. u. ii :3. Hail, ho y day! Sweet day of rest, Roth blessed and eanctitied ; In which the poor and the oppressed Are fee and satisfied. The poor, who toil from day to day Beneath a burning sun, With gratitude and joy do say, Our Eix days’ work u done. They see the Sabbath day appear, To Heaven their prayers arise ; They hope to end their labor here, And rest above the skies. I Decatur, Ga. I I Funeral Obsequies of Hev. John E. DAWSOX. (Taken from the S. W. Baptist.) Warm hearts —‘‘devout nun” —were at the Depot ready to receive its, though the night was dark and the hoar late. Our heart was full, and we thanked God for Christian love and sympathy. These ‘de vout men’ earned the body to the resi dence of James K. Redd, the long Lied and well known friend of brother Dawson, where it was detained till the. hour of hall past 10 o’clock, 20ill inst., when it was removed in procession to the Baptist church. When the coffin was placed in front of the pulpit, which was dressed in mourning, tears gushed from every eye, and deep sobs were heard over the whole house. For some time the pastor of the church, Rev. J. H. DcVotie, was unable to proceed with the sermon, such was the intensity of his own feelings and the feel ings of the audience. Bro. DeVotie was happy in the choice of a subject, and greatly blessed in its de livery. When the text was announced : “And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him,” its appropriateness was apparent to all. After the eloquent and feeling ser mon was delivered, it was announced that ail who wished to take a parting look at the calm and delightful sleeper might pass by the coffin on leaving the house. The whole congregation, persons of all denom inations, passed slowly and reverently by, exhibiting the deepest emotions, t read ing silently before the precious dust that lay before them. And then what a crowd went in pro cession to the burying lot of Dr. A. M. Walker. After a few words and a bene diction from elder DeVotie,the vast crowd dispersed with sad yet instructed hearts. Had the veriest stranger in the world s en these obsequies, he would have known how John E. Dawson stood in the city of Columbus, where he was best, known Florida Baptist Convention. Mo.vnciii.LO, Dee, 3d, 1860. Dear Bro. Boykin : In compliance win your request . I below Jbduptch “ofthe proceedings of the Convention which recently held its eighth session in this place. The Convention met on Friday the 23 i Nov; at 11 o’clock, and the Introductory Sermon was preached by Dr. .1. S. Baker, from the word* “Thy Kingdom come ” It is hardly necessary to say to those ac quainted with the speaker, that his sub jeet was handled in a masterly manner, and was highly instructive and edifying. At half-past 2, P. M , the Convention was duly organized, and the names ot Delegates and Correspondents enrolled. There were present delegates bom the Florida,Alachua and S mi,ate Associations, and also from the Thoma.-viile, Lib rty, New hope, Friendship, and Fernandma churches. The representation was quite a fair one, and would probably have been larger but for the inclemency of the weath er. Still we had a delightful meeting— no jarring, no discord, and the recollec tion will long pleasant to the church and citizens. Brethren W. B. Cooper and T. J Womb wt 11, were re-elected President and Secretary. Among the visiting brethren were D. G. Daniel, who represented the claims of the Foreign Mission Board, and G. S. Connor, agent of the S. B. S. S. Union. Saturday night, according to previous custom, was given up to the State Bible Society, who hold their annual meetings in connection with the Convention. The meeting was conducted by bro. R. Flem ing, the President. Several addresses wv re made, and a collection was taken up amounting to S7O. Equal to $1 for each one present. The amount is to be, ex pended in the purchase of Bibles and Tes laments for distribution in the bounds of the Convention. Sunday morning at 11 o’clock, the Mis sionary Sermon was delivered by Bro. Frank Johnson. Text: “Ye are not yom own, for yo are bought with a'priee, there fore glorify God in your bodies and spir its, which are God’s.’’ It is not often we have such a treat. The speaker will long have a place iu our hearts, and we hope the glorious truths which ire presented in such an able manner, will be good seed sown in good ground, and bring forth much fruit to the glory of God. Bro. Daniel supplied the pulpit at the Metho dist church in the morning, and. Brother Fleming at night. One of the most pleasing things during the session, was the interest manifested by the brethren in the condition of the Tal lahassee Church. You are doubtless aware that the cause has always languished at this place, the membership has always been small, and during the past two years the two most prominent male members, with their families, have removad, so that now they only number about three white males. Some years ago they commenced the erection of a large building which they i have recently completed, but there is a heavy debt hanging over them, and as some of the claims aie very pressing, and suits threatened, it was necessity that prompt action should be taken. Feeling the importance ui hihhiinu up “the cin-e in ihirf place, the Cupit-al ot our S ate, nd being delet mided to prevail the sale <u j the property, the brethren have indi\ide ally pledged themselves to raise §375. | which with &SCO raised in the same way I I at the last session of the Florida. Associa- ! ! lion, -will be sufficient to pay up the more j j urgent claims. Tline will, however, be j ! still quite a balance unpaid, and if any of j j your leaders desire to contribute to a good ! 1 cause, and have a bt iek in the Tali.-iha.-se ! Church, they can do so by .-ending their ; donations to you, and you can report the ; same.* Previous to adjournment, Bro. F. John j son introduced a series of resol u’. ; ons ty j ing upon the distracted state of our conn j ! try, and of similar import to t i. *>.-:• adopt 'd by the Alabama Baptist C nv ntim;, which were unanimously cairied. i have ! not a copy of the .resolutions, bateau semi ’ them to you next week if you ‘.vi-h. The Convention adjourned at 2 P. M , . Monday, to meet in their next sc s don :;t j i Tallahassee. v I forgot to say above, that ti o Con van- j tion resolved to appropi iate the funds they ! now have to the support ot a pastor in iai see. Applies ’ diately made to the Mai ion Board, for as sK-tance, and we hope that soon this im portant post will be occupied by one “whose praise is in all the chare! Being entirely unaccnstonv and to v lii'ng for the papers,you will probably and this communication too long and mosey, if so, j you are at perfect liberty to use your scis- j sors and cut down to proper dimensions.- I enclose you herewith,'§3, which ament-' ’ please -pass to credit of A. Marvin, and acknowledge receipt in your usual way.. ;■ Hoping that, in the presuM. dista acted state of the country that the cause oi o r Master may not be■ impeded, but that by will overrule all things and cause his glo ry to be promoted, I remain your?, * J. M. MARVIN. *We will be happy to do’ so. A ISTjjw Association. Little kike Chukch, \ Warren co., Ga., Nov. 21st, 1860. j According to previous vpointment, the following named brethren, representing the respective churches -is messim .-o , met this day to organize anew Associa tion from parts ot the Georgia and Heph zibah Associations, viz : Little Brier Creek-Elder Aaron Ad. kins, O Hart, VVm. 11. Story and 11. 11. L azenby. R.-edy Creek - -George Stao’ett/n. Pleasant Grove—Timothy M r-gr. .v. Ft liovvship—Calvin L guean.l Brinson L >gue. Mill Cret k—John lluNy. Elam—Radford C. Rhodes nnd S. O. Smith. S-voet W.lter —Andrew J. Story mm 11. G. Burson. Mount lloreb —Charles Ru-s 11. Union— Josephus Hillman, A. Ivey, and F. Granada. “ Euler James Fowh-r v.as appointed Chairman, and Robert If Sec l’eiury. -'Opened with pr.iyerby broth--.’ Fowler On motion, cm l and for L-Ue >, received one from Little Brier Creek, expressing a willingness to go into the constitution, if expedient. Messengers from the other churches were without letters. Sweet Water, Elam and Union, \v -e rilling to comdilute on fourteen churches ; trie oth ers on a respectable number 6 o’ arches. Ou motion-*— Resolved, Tk.at in consequt nee of its being a very unpleasant and gloomy ‘. y. and many messengeis being thereby k-.-pt away, that would oilier vise have been present, that this meeting adjourn over to meet at Little Brier Creek Church, ou Friday before the sth Sabbath in Deee 111- ber next, 1800. On motion, continued the same commit tee of the former Convention to a Consti tution for this Association. On motion, resolved to invite minister ing brethren to the next meetiug of this body. On motion, appointed Elder It. Gunn, to preach the Introductory sermon, and Elder J. 11. Stockton, alternate. On motion, agreed to have the proceed inns of this meeting published in the Chris tian Index and the Banuer & Baptist. After prayer by brother S. O. Smith, and a benediction by Ekfor A. Adkins, the Convention adjourned.. JAS. FOWLER, Cli’m. lton’x 11. Lazenuy, Sec’). ORDINATION. Harmony Church, Nov. 25tb,*1860. Presbytery according to request of 11, mony Church, composed of ltev. C. C. Willi-, ltev. J. 11. Deyoiie, Rev. T. B, Slade and Rev. Thus. J. Miles, convened to m t apart t<> ordain to the Gospel Min i-try brother Wm. S. Johnson and Cbas. H. Hamm. Bro. DeVotie preached the sermon- of Ordination. Bro. Willis, Mod erator. Examination, by brother Willis, of the church and candidates. Examinu lion of brother Johnson, finished and ap proved. Brother Chas. 11. il mm, exam ined and approved by Presbytery. Prays er by brother DeVotie. Charge by bro. Slade. Right hand of fellowship extended by Presbytery and church. Benediction by brother Johnson. TIIOS. B. SLADE, C. C. As there is no blood that saves souls like the blood of Christ, so there is no blood that sinks souls like the blood of Christ. A drop of this blood upon a man’s head at last will make him miserable for ever ; but a drop of it upon a man’s heart I t last will make him happy forever. ORDINATION. “Bro. Boykin :—At thecdl of the Sylva nia Ohm eh, Soiiven cunty, Ga, the 111 . ibi ii.. ,U N McGill, S:-., P. H. M 1 ! * W. S Moon*, Wm‘C .nper and W. W. L‘ i>, met >n liie Him Sabbai’n inst, at that place for the purpose oi ordaining breiuicT M. N. McC.iP, dr., a gradual e of NT icer , University at. iis late commencement-. P. H MeU, D D., pi i aelu-d the scrnioil. The Presbytery was organized pla cing brother 11. N. McCall, Sr., the fai.m r of the candidate, in the chair, and appoint ling Win. Cooper, vc’y. The exaniin j lion was then dbmlueteil by bruih -r P. H, M‘-!l, in the presence oi -he IV< s •- - te.y, ihe church, find a large oougi eg - tion. The P ■ ■ byt< ry ami ehurci <pp ving the title -sot broth -r M. N. McCall, Jr., for ordination, the P. c.-'a levy pro ceeded t- the imposition * t hands Ibe prayer by-W. S. More Charge was giv< n by Win. Cooper, alter which M. N. Me- C ill, Sr, lel the Presbytery in extending the hand of feilo.vsliij*. B- nedidiou by M. x. MeCaii, jr. •*';';//’ Crocd Books. Young ministers aud others whiling to procure valuable books of references, will rind the following worthy of ’ a-- ‘ace in their libt-ai-ies : Amfraw Fuller’s Woiks. Butsyv.ii’d Pilgrim’s Progress. Pnilosophy of tiie Plan of Salvation. Charnock on the Divine Attributes. Dagg’s Manual of Theology, do Church Order, do Moral Science. Ouden’s Concordance. Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Os: i <• u- LT-, by Angus. Illustrations of Scripture, by Ttackett. Winslow’s Inquirer Directed. do Glory of the Redeemer. Hall’s Help to Zion’s Travellers. Booth’s Reign of Grace. Hnnter’S Sacked Biography. Carson on Baptism. Carson’s Works. Sherwood’s Notes on the New Testa ment.’ ‘ -i _... ComiirobeaAsife” Coinmentary, Baptist Edition. • u* - i The Mine Explored. Novins’ Biblical Antiquities. The B ‘jitist Library. Sacrifice and Atonement, by Lynd. Ilervey’s Meditations. Gorrie’s Churches ami Sects. This list night be greatly increased, J. M. W. Columbus, Ga , Nov. 26, 1860. To the above we might add many oth- ers, but will add one only, and that is “Sherwood’s GazetedV of Georgia.’’ This excellent little work, newly revised and published, is furnished with an excellent map oi Georgia, and snonld lie owned in. a!! Georgians. §I,OO sent to,the Index or to J D Oubbedge will -genre the book by mail. We. have just rece- and from the au’i iishers, Dr. A. Thffiaek’s Gommen try a the So - in-m on the Mount. This is a learned work and adapted to Scholars mi--: will richly repay exploration. Knowing, as we do, that Tiroluc-k is the most ev.-m ----gi-’ijial of German authors, wt are not timid to commend a woi k of his that we have not thoroughly examined. In this book all the richness, beauty migi glory of the sermon on the mount is brought out, Tiai.KM.UA.—ThU Jit Cos and excellent work inis been waiting for a notice tsorae time; midis in the printer’s bands with passages for insertion marked. A* a fu ture day we will notice it more fully. Indolence not Rest.-Odb of the ablest Baptist ministers at the Southwest ma: tains a constant intellectual activity, and performs an amount of labor which might appali younger men. When asked once the reason of this steady toil, he answered, “ To keep myself from growing old.” — Lord Brougham, an octogenarian, still c - pub! o -of prodigious SJeutal achievements, Las similar views : I strongly recommend you to follow the analogy of the body in seeking the re freshment of the mind. Every body sfmows that both man and horse are very much relieved and rested if, instead of ly ing down and falling asleep, or endeavor ing to fall asleep, they change the muscles h operation j if, level ground, they go .up and down .hill,,it is a ’ : ou Un< j cts of wholesome food to yourselves as well as good to others, and it, that is true mode of getting tafcpose in old ag-.-. Do* not overwork do everything in moderation." - Wine w ..a the nearest when vvfU’ fccring pots were ailed with water up to tlie brim , so oftemtimes mercy is nearest, deliverance is nearest, when oar afflictions are at the highest. *>♦ ■B3@T Weak souls remember this—as Joseph sent chariots io bring his father and his brethren to him, so God would have your weak graces to be ns chariots to bring you to himself, who is tho strengtheuer, cherisher, and increaser oi grace. {gap” As every precious stone has vir tue iu ii, so lias every promise; and up on theso precious promises, precious faith looks amt lives; from these it draws com fort and sweetness. Totat.it ki-ated.—They have a story on tho streets that. Horraeo Greely, on the sight after the election, declared he felt so good ho wanted some of the boys to kick him, ju- t to moderate his'dlation. Long Pkavkhs.—According to a correspondent of the Presbyterian, Herald, a distinguished statesman “remarked that the reason why the Presbyterian church is not the largest in the State of Kentucky is because its preachers mike such long prayers.’ 110 suggests that rather than drive men away from church by long prayers, a minister “had bettor do like old Father JJureh, open his eyes, and look St Ilia watch, and know for himself” what the length of hia prayer is.