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therefore, omitted the 2d chapter which was
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Kev. Mr. Pratt makes his entree, we give this
notice by way of explanation. Mr. Pratt is
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• Bearing Crosses^
The Crusaders of old, we are told, used to
bear a painted cross upon their shoulders ;
it is to be feared that many among us take up
crosses which sit just us lightly; things of
ornament, passports to respectability, a cheap
exchange for a struggle we never made and a
crown we never strove for. But let us not de
ceive ourselves. None ever yet entered into
the kingdom of heaven without tribulation—
not, perhaps, the tribulation ot fire, cross, or
rebuke, or blasphemy; but the tribulation of
a bowed spirit and an humble heart; of the
flesh crucified to the spirit and of hard con
flicts with'the power of darkness; and, there
fore, if our religion he of such a pliable or
elastic form as to have cost us neither pains to
acquire, nor self-denial to preserve, nor efforts
to advance, nor struggle-to maintain holy and
undefiled, we may be assured our place among
the ranks of the risen dead will be with that
prodigious multitude who were pure in their
own eyes, and yet were not washed from their
filthiness.
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Notice.
The Executive Committee, ot the Columbus
Association, will please meet in Columbus, at
brother DeYotie’s Study Room, at the Baptist
church, at 12 o’clock on Thursday the 28th
inst. I hope there will be a full meeting as
there is business that require the action of the
committee C. C.'WILLIS,
Chairman.
The Intercession of Abraham in be
half of Sodom. —A Lesson for the
Times.
There is nothing more striking, nor more in
structive, nor more consoling, in old Testa
ment history, than the interview between
Abraham and the Almighty recorded in the
18th chab. of Genesis. The purpose of God was
to destroy Sodom; for its cry, that is the cry of
its sins, was very great. But Abraham was
God’s near friend—the faithful servant—the
covenant head of many nations; from him
God could not hide his purpose of punitive
justice. Moreover, lie knew Abraham, and
that he would c Tnmand his children and his
household after him ; and that by means of
his righteous domestic government, all the
generations of his seed would be blessed, and
therefore, be could not withhold from him his
intention to destroy that most ungodly city.—
God communed with the Patriarch, as a man
with his brother. llow He veiled the intoler
able glories of his presence so as not to des
troy Abraham, we need not enquire. It is
sufficient for us to know, that the mighty God
did in fact converse with the Father of the
Faithful. Oh what gracious, kindly, sublime
condescension ! He listens to Abraham’s sup
plications, heeds his arguments, is not angry
at even his protests, and does not terminate
the interview, until he ceases to importune.—
We cannot forbear, aside from the main oh
ject of this article, to invite the attention of
praying people, to the teaching of this last
fact, and that is, that God turns not away, un
til his servants cease to pray. There was in
his near approach to his Maker, nothing of
human arrogance in Abraham. It was the
bolduess of holiness. It was freedom of ac
cess to God, indulged, and allowed, because
of a holy heart and a righteous life. His pray
er was inspired by the Holy Ghost, and he re
alized the inspiration. His reasonings and
remonstrances, were in harmony with the Di
vine ■will. God and Abraham were at one.—
There was no sense of unacceptability in
Abraham, and no repulsiveness in God. The
righteous alone are bold. We may reassn
with Jehovah, but not without love and faith
and obedience, in kind if not in degree, like
Abraham’s.
But we turn to the argument of the inter
ceding patriarch. His appeal is to the Justice
of God, “Wilt thou also destroy the righteous
with the wicked ?” and again “that be far
from thee to do after this manner, to slay the
righteous with the wicked, and that the right
eous should be as the wicked—that be far from
thee.” The question put,’ll an affirmation—
Thou wilt not destroy the righteous with the
wicked. The immutable justice of the eter
nal God, will not permit him to deal with the
innocent, as with the guilty. Aga’nhe pleads
the rectitude of the Divine Administration—
“ Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
The creature assumes in the presence of the
great Creator, that lie, Judge Supremeof all
times and all events and all men, would do
right. Farther, he assumes that in the ap
plication of the principles of right and justice,
the righteous would be protecteu—nay, that
for their sake, the city'would be spared. Hit
plea is in behalf of God’s own people—the
righteous ; and in behalf of the sinful Sodom
ites for the sake of that people and those
righteous persons. Now mark—the justiceof
each and all of these pleas are recognized by
God. lie not only does not dissent to any one
of them, but concedes the whole ground of
Abraham’s intervention. “And the Lord said,
if I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the
city, then will I spare all the place for their
sakes.” Again he said “I will not destroy it
for ten’s sake.”
Ignorant, finite and sinful, the best men are
sometimes overwhelmed with doubt when con
templating the justice and rectitude of God’s
earthly administration: not that they doubt
about his doing right; but they do not know
what the infinite mind, and unimpeachable
justice of God, may consider right. Let them
take courage, for here is a standard of human
right, presented to the Almighty, and by him
recognized. lie will not destroy the righteous
with the wicked—he will not adjudge the in
nocent to be rightfully punished on account
of the guilty.
To be guarded—we do not mean to say that
the rule of right we speak of is of merely human
origin, hut that whilst it emanates from God,
it is one recognized by and familiar to human
civil 1 zed States and rulers. And when we
say that the righteous will not bo destroyed
with and on account of the wicked, we do not
mean to say that they are not called to suffer
with them and on their account, but that the
Almighty will forbear the destruction of a
wicked city or Slate for the sake of the right
eous that are in it.
Sodcm would not have been destroyed, if
there had been found ten righteous persons in
it. Whelmed as it was in terrific ruin, Lot
was saved. See how all the pleas of Abraham
were affirmed by the sweet and tender words of
God to Lot, “Haste thee, escape thither ; for
I can not do any thing till thou be come thith
er.” The righteousness cf Lot held back the
avenging arm of God until hewas s#fe in the
city of refuge. Strange, what power a good
man has over The Omnipotent!
Now, the Confederate States are not as wick
ed as Sodom, yet their cry has gone up before
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MACON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 1864.
the Almighty, and our sins are indeed very
grievous. We have been an arrogant people.
In politics, in social life, in the pursuit of gain
we have ignored the Providence of the Living
God We have lived almost defiant ofllisau- !
thority. Looking around upon our lovely land
—our free institutions—our profitable slaves,
the delightful charity of our homes—our Aca
demic Groves—our altars and our temples ;
we have practically exclaimed, as did Nebu
chadnezzar literally, “is notthi< great Baby
lon, that I have built for the house of the King
dom, by the might of my power and for the
honor of my majesty?” No ! no ! the sins of
the South have not reached that gigantic
growth, which inhumed the cities of the plain
in graves dug bv the lightnings of heaven; hut
still they cover the land as with the blackness
of darkness.
War has developed the true moral Condit
ion of the people—a condition before which re-
ligion veils her face in mortification and shame.
The churches are feeble, cold, inert aud secu
larized. The God of this world commands the
leyalty of the subjects of Christ’s Kingdom.
Christianity regards not the chastisements of
heaven. Sufferings induce no penitence—
threatenings are not received as warnings—
love is cold and faith is weak. The church
drifts steadily in the direction of overthrow,
and the world rushes madly towards remedi
less iuin. We live in the midst of a carnival
of the passions. Even reason has lost her sway,
and men are thoughtless of their threatening
doom.
Are we threatened with the fate of Sodom ?
No, not with a horrible tempest of brimstone
and fire, but with one of two things, military
occupation, or unconditionable subjugation,
either of which, will be as destructive in apo
litical, social and moral point of view, as was
the tempest which beat upon Sodom, in a nat
ural point of vievv. What will beourcondit-
ion if within ninety days, our State is overrun
by our worse than heathen enemies ? Our
slaves will be free and left among us—a de
based,vindictive and lawless horde ; our lands
will be confiscated, our fields ravaged, our
cottages and our palaces burned, our honor
tarnished, our name a hissing and a by word
among the nations, our Colleges dismantled,
our Churches desecrated, our religion supplan
ted by Northern Tims aniTTJerman infidelity,
and our race, onr Soutborn race will be crush
ed out, by a studied and steady policy of wrong
and oppression. Does Providence intend all
this? We think not. Why? Because he will
preserve his church and people.
Upon the authority of Ilis interview with
Abraham we assert that He will not destroy
the righteous with the wicked. By the teach
ings of his own infallible Record we learn that
the Judge of all the earth will do right. He
will spare the land for the sake of the right
eous that are in it. And are there not more
than ter. righteous men in the Confederate’
States? Yes, gratefully we answer, by scores
and hundreds.
The lesson, then, for the*times is this, Inter
cede, like Abraham, and for the sake of the
righteous in our land, save the country from
destruction.
Baptist Affairs in Texas.
We have beenjkindly furnished with several
items of information respecting our brethren
in Texas, communicated in a private letter to
.a gentleman of this city.
In August last, Rev. W. C. Crane, D. D.,
preached nearly three weeks to the Baptist
church at Independence. Absut thirty per
sons professed conversion, and were added to
the church. There have been constantly ac
cessions to the membership since that time,
and during the sitting of the Conven ion, be
tween fifty and sixty came forward for pray
er, under the preaching of brethren J. A. Kim
ball, J. W. D. Creath, S. G. O’Bryan and W.
C. Crane. Rev. Michal Ross is the venerated
and efficient pastor of this church,* and the
church is a united, working, strong body.
The Texas Baptist State Convention met at
Independence, Saturday before the first Lord’s
day in October. Rev. 11. L. Graves, of Fair
field, was re-elected President; Prof. B. S.
Fitzgerald, of Baylor University, Recording
Secretary; and Gen. J. W. Baine, of Ander
son, Treasurer. All the objects of the Con
vention received proper attention. Over $13,-
000 were contributed to sustain missienaries
in the army and in*destitute localities. Inter
esting reports were presented and a deep in
terest manifested for Baylor University, under
the control of the Convention. The delega
tion present was nearly twice as large as that
of the previous year- The next session will
be held in Huntsville, Walker county.
Rev. W. C. Crane, D. D., late President of
Mt. Lebanon University, La., declined a call
to the pastoral care of the Baptist church at
Houston, with a salary of SG,OOO per annum,
to accept the Presidency of Bailor University,
(located at Independence,) He was expected
to enter on the duties of this office, January 1,
1864. The Female College of the University,
Rev. 11. Clarke, Principle, was in a flourish
ing condition, with 160 pupils. The Male De
partment had over 60 pupils; students were
constantly coming in, and a large increase
was anticipated after the opening of the new
year. Rev. John F. Ilillyer and B. S. Fitz
gerald are now efficiently discharging the du
ties of Professors.— Herald.
Pen and Scissors.
Dean Trench Archbishop or Dublin.—
By the last arrival from England, we learn
that Canon Stanley had declined the Arch
bishopric of Dublin, and it had been tendered
to Dean Trench, of Westminister, wkohas ac
cepted. The dean is well and favorably known
in this country by his writings.
A writer in the Philadelphia Presbyterian
says: “Sad and. wide spread experience dis
closes the fact, that ‘sensation sermons,’ ‘po
litieal sermons,’ ‘sermons on the war and on
the crisis,’ and ‘sermons for the times,’ are
multiplying upon us, taking the place es ser
mons on ‘the unsearchable riches of Christ,’
and standing in the way of ‘Christ and Him
crucified.’ ” Another writer in the same pa
per, in articles on “the kind of preaching which
is becoming sadly prevalent at the present
time,” especially rebukes sermons “tainted
by the carnal warfare.”
Ia noticing Dr. Samson’s resignation of the
pastoral office in Washington, himself
wholly to the duties of the Presidency of Co
lumbian College, the Washington correspon
dent of a Massachusetts religious paper says:
“His loyalty has long been of the doubtful
sort. His sympathies with the rebels are very
strong, and they often swerve him from the
right path. Baltimore contains a good many
such clergymen. But we have seme faithful
Union clergymen here, though but two or three
of them are sufficiently anti-slavery to suit a
Northern man.”
Says a correspondent of one of the religious
journals: “You might as well expect a hos
pital physician to prescribe for all the sick in
a medical lecture, as a minister to apply soul
remedies without the examination of his pa
tients in postoral visitations. Each may dis
cuss general principles, and point out the
causes of diseases; but it requires examina
tion to point out remedies to reach separate
cases.”
Some of the Northern Theological Semina
ries are inaugurating the custom of employ
ing special lecturers, not connected with the
Faculty, on special subjects. For example,
Lane Seminary announces, for the present
Secretary Trent, of the American Board of
Commiseioticis for Foreign Missions.
The North Carolina Presbyterian states that
at a meeting of the Fayetteville Presbytery,
last month, Rev. B. F. MarabTfe, of Warsaw,
Sampson county, “who has been a minister of
the Baptist church for some, years,” was re
ceived as a member of the Presbytery “after
a careful and through examination.”
Gould & Lincoln, Boston, have issued anew
work, by Dr. Wayland—“ Letters on the Min
istry,” in which he takes very decided ground
against written sermons. A friend informs
us that he heard the Dr. do the same thing,
years ago in a sermon which was itself writ
ten ! So says the Religious Herald,
Rev. Dr. Armitage, of New York, at a pub
lic meeting not long since, pledged “a million
Baptisf hearts” to the principles of a certain
anti-slavery address. The denomination has
not a half million of members at the North.
Spurgeon has preached in the church school
room of St. Mary Bilston, in aid of a Baptist
chapel, and an Episcopal clergyman has
preached in his Tabernac e.
Personal.
Bro. S. G. Ilillyer is now settled near the
Gum Pond church, Mitchell county, and has
charge of that church, and teaches school.—
What with teaching, preaching and farming
he is likely to have a plenty to do.
Rev. W. N. Chaudoin has resigned charge
of the Gum Pond church and now labors al
most altogether for the Pine Bluff church.
Brethren D. W. Gwin and J. E. Carter have
removed from Rome—the tormer to Griffin ,
and the latter to Forsyth, Ga., where they
preach.
The last presentment of the grand jury of
Worth county contained the following:
We cannot close without an expression of
heart felt thanks to the Solicitor General, J.
Branham, Esq., for his uniform politeness and
attention to this body in furthering business ;
and the state cannot have an abler counsel,and
are satisfied her interests cannot suffer, man
aged by his zeal and signal ability.
In taking leave of his Hon. Judge Clarke,
we cannot forbear to utter our sincere thanks,
for his uniform politeness and kindness to this
body, and the distinguished ability with which
he has presided at this Court, and the country
cannot have an abler master of her laws.
Rev. T. J. Bowen passed through Macon,
recently ; but be is the mere wreck of his for
mer self. Occasionally he repairs to the in
sane asylum for a while.
Rev. T. E. Skinner who went to Europe from
Baleigh, N. C., has arrived in England. He
will purchase plates of the Bible for the S. S.
B^ard.
The receipt list was put in the prin
ter’s hands too late to appear in this issue.
He whs swims in sin will sink in sorrow
For the Christian Index.
My Past, Present and Future Opera
tions.
Montioello, Fla., Jan. 11, 1864.
Bko. Boykin —Again have I crossed our
State line and transferred my residence from
Georgia to Florida for the third time, but like
a prudent Confederate General, of whom I
have heard, I have taken care to locate my
headquarters in the interior, at a safe distance
from the enemy. Like the aforesaid General,
I shall occasionally (D. Y.J visit the camps on
the coast. Should the enemy’s gunboats or
army appear, I can but beat a retreat to my
“headquarters,” ,as he is wont to do, that I
may there issue my “orders,” or communica
tions, without any tremor or apprehension for
m y personal security. As missionaries are
-nearly as scarce as brigadiers, should they not
be equally careful to keep aloof from danger?
I cannot say that I have always been as pru
dent as the aforesaid General. On the 23d
ult., the enemy’s gunboats approached with
in 8 miles of the which I was labor
ing. All th cavalry force in the camp and a
part of the infantry, were called out to meet
them. Our Brigadier bad been in the camp
the day before, but on that memorable day, he
was some 60 miles in the interior—doubtless
engaged in official businesss. 1 do not inti
mate that he was the one before referred to.—
I remained until the troops returned and re
ported that the 6nemy had crawfished away to
avoid a conflict with our forcea. I then star
ted homeward, and spent my Christmas on
the highways.
The church here is very small and appears,
by some means or other, to have got very much
in the back ground. It has not been for the
want of able pastors. The last two that have
preceeded me were talented young brethren,
good speakers, and of unquestionable piety.—
As youthful talents have not availed to build
them up, the church decided to try the virtue
of hoary years. They may have remembered
the couplet in Waller,
“The soul’s dark cottage, battered and decay-
ed,
Lets in new light thro’ chinks which time has
made,”
and may have hoped that some of this “new
light” might be emitted through an aged pas
tor ; or, ‘Wliioh h> more prohoMe, stray may
have remembered the declaration of Paul, that
“God hath chosen tlie weak things of the world
to confound the things which are mighty,”
and hoped that the Lord would verify the
truth of that declaration in the case of their
new pastor. Be this as.it may, we greatly
need, and earnestly solicit, an interest in the
prayerc of G-d’s people.
I stipulated, in my acceptance of the call
from the church here, that I be allowed the
privilege of laboring among the soldiers, in
camp during the week, when my services are
not actually required at home, in case the Lord
should put it into the hearts of any of his peo
ple to furnish me with the necessary means.
My salary ($1,000) is liberal, considering the
situation and circumstances of the church ;
and, in a time of peace, might be sufficient for
the support of my family ; but at the present
high prices, it will barely pay for board, wash
ing and lights! Meals in Florida, are furnish
ed at the public eating houses for $3. On one
of our Railroads, the Florida, (Yulee’s Road,)
I have had to pay full fare and that at pres
ent increased rates. Soldiers in camp have
protested against my ceasing to visit them, as
I told them I should probably have to do.;My
heart yearns over them, and I have proposed
to the>S. S. & Pub. Soc. of Richmond, Va., to
continue my labors in the army in the week, if
they would allow me's2o for each week thus
spent. This proposition was made to them in
consequence of learning that the Friendship
Association had determined hereafter to em
ploy members of its own body as army mission
aries. The Richmond Board, through broth
er Dickinson, has signified their acceptance of
my proposition. I hope Georgia brethren will
duly appreciate their liberality, and notsuffer
them to lose pecuniarily by it. Any contri
butions received from brethren in Georgia or
Florida will be acknowledged through your
columns, and duly credited to the Richmond
Board.* Since my arrival here we have had,
with enly a few hours intermission at a time,
severely cold and very rainy weather. Col.
Evans’ regiment, (Ga. Reg’t) passed through
here last week. I visited the poor fellows as
they were encamped at the depot, exposed to
the pitiless pelting of rain, and distributed
amongst them about 150 Soldiers’ Hymn
Books, a large quantity of tracts, and about
18 or 20 second band Testaments, all of which
were received very thankfully. One of the
poor fellows who left here in the rain siok,
died at No. 17 on the S. A. and G. R. R. The
debt we owe our brave soldiers is indeed incal
culably great.
I have much more I would like to write,
but my letter is already too long. Pardon the
egetism of your correspondent this time. He
will try and be less egotistical in future.
J. S. B.
* The Editor of the “Index” would, doubt
less, receive their contributions and hold them
subject to order. J. S. B.
The forces of the enemy at Culpeper C. H.
are using the Baptist church as a stable.
TERMS, $5.00 IN ADVANCE
YOL. XLIII—NO 4.
For the Christian Index.
The. Random Shot.
A young manofmy acquaintance, the other
day, fired off a pistol thoughtlessly against a
fence, in the back part of his father’s lot, with
out any idea of doing harm. The ball passed
through the fence, and the slight boarding of
a carpenter’s shop beyond, and wounded tße
owner, who was working there, very severely,
shattering his leg so as to require its asiputa
tion and endanger his life. Os course he is
deprived for the present of his only means of
supporting a dependent and helpless family,
if not permanently incapacitated for his busi
ness. This incident has suggested seme
thoughts, which I will put down, if possibly
they may interest and benefit others.
1. Sorrow for the consequences es what we
do, does not remedy its evils. The young man
was very sorry when he found what had hap
pened ; said he would give a thousand dollars,
if he had it, that the thing should not have
occured; showed much sympathy for the
wounded carpenter. But this did not alter
the fact, did not mend the broken leg, did not
comfort the distressed family, did not relieve
his own feelings of self reproach.
2. “J didn’t mean to do it” —is a very com
mon excuse, by every poor one. This youth
meant to do no harm, but harm was done; —
and his lack of ill intention,'while it ielieves
the act of maliciousness, and so of the charac
ter of a crime, punishable by law, neither re
moves the results, nor excuses his careless
ness.
3. Thoughtless acts, done without any object,
are likely to do harm. They are seldom found
to result in good. That is usually accomplish
ed only by painstaking, purposely directed to
some praiseworthy design. But few great re
sults, and still fewer good ones, are attained
by accident. Still, how true is it, that as to
the main current and aim of life, most persons
are living without an object!
Reader, is your whole life anything more
or better than a random shot against a wall f
B. M., Jb.
Pull Sheet.
I believe I am already credited to Jan. ’65
for the Christian Index. If anything more is
necessary to obtain for me a full sheet for the
current year, Jet me know and the amount
shall b® forwarded at once. Let us have a
full sheet if it cost us $25, yes SSO, a year.
Affectionately your brother,
E. R. CARSWELL.
Waynesboro, Ga.
Bro. C. is requested to note the proposals
for a full sheet.
Raysville, Dec. 18th, 1663.
Bro. Boykin —l know not what will be the
fate of the dear old Index. I have read its
pages every year since its birth, and to-day,
with my brother Boykin for its Editor, all he
has to do is to tell me what amount of money
from me and its numerous patrons will make
its venerable locks grow and spread before a
superstitious and sinful world, its truth in
love. I therefore send $lO for the Index, and
if you do not enlarge, extend the subscription.
Yours in hope of the Gospel,
L. G. STEED.
Ha3ty Telegrams.
E RC. There are such teachers but we do
not know of one just now.
D II M. You are needed, surely, and appre
ciate your friendship. Your six dollars did
not come ; but we have credited you with them.
J A Lawton. It depends on what kind you
want. Burke, Boykin & Cos., will publish
Child’s Scripture Questions by Spring. The
S. S. Board, Greenville, are publishing. J.
W. Burke, and F. M. Ilaygood, Macon, have
a fw.
WM P, Washington. Glad to hear from
you. Can say ditto to yours.
Mrs. 11. Your contribution is received.
J A Boon. If we ever find it will send it to
you.
B F Jessup. The Psalmody cannot be pro
cured here.
O J Blaylock sends one dollar for Child's
Index, but does not give his P. O.
H II Hickman. You sls from Ilephzibah
Asso. to B. and C. Society, and the $2 are re
ceived. F. M. H.
Miss Julia Morgan's paper, care E. W. Sol
omons, is sent regularly to Guyton, Ga..
Will “L. A. C.” who wrote to us lately con
cerning bro. Barrow, please write to us ?
. Both the established church of England and
the Protestant Episcopal church of the United
States have inaugurated measures which look
to the ‘bringing about of inter-communion
with the Russo-Greek church.’
New Songs.
“ Call me not back from the Echolebs
Shore” —in answer to “Rock me to Sleep”—
by the author and composer of “When this
cruel war is over.” Price $1,50.
“ ’Tis the March of the Southern Men,”
from a Scotch melody. Price $1,50.
“No one to Love,” by W. B. Harvey.—
Price $1,50. Trade j off.
GEO. DUNN & CO.,
Publishers.
Richmond, Ya., Jan. 18th, 1864—4r-6t