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Libraries. —The Methodist Griffin (Ga.)
District -Meeting, has petitioned the Annual
Conference to appoint one or more agents, to
raise money from the denomination in the
State, to fu.nish libraries gratuitously to des
titute sections.
Number of Scholars. —Every denomina
tion should have under training Sunday
school scholars, at least equal, in numbers,
to its membership. A writer in the Presby
terian says : “ Statistics reveal that there are
31,000 fewer scholars in our Sabbath schools
than members in our churches. Is this ag
gression ? Country churches excuse them
selves by sayingthat they are scattered. But
why not have district Sabbath schools ? But
this is not confined to country schools. In
most Presbyteries a majority of churches
have fewer Sabbath schook* scholars than
church members. Is it an impossibility to
have two scholars to a member in all our
churches ?”
Show Them the Bright Side.
There is a certain kind of “dark view”
theology prepared for children, which seeks
to win*them into the right way by presenting
the other path in its most repulsive light.
Evil lives and characters are described in all
their hideous deformity, and the child’s mind
is filled with direful pictures, or taught un
thought of lessons of evil, which should never
have been presented to it.
Now, we know that instruction is much
more likely to take effect which is of a posi
tive instead of a negative character. It is a
sound principle of morality, that the best
way of repressing an evil habit is to cultivate
the good habit most opposed to it. The
Christian life which we wish to set before our
little ones in all its attractiveness, is not one
barren negation, but an active, working life,
full of good words and deeds. We grow
like the books we read, just as we grow like
those with whom we associate. It would
be a sad thing indeed if the first wayward
boy knew of some adroit scheme of wicked
ness, was learned from the narration in one
of his Sunday school books. It is very easy
to skip the moral, unless it is so woven into
the story that children are taken by it una
wares.
Present before the young glad, sun bright
pictures of the Christian life. Do not be
afraid of making the service of Christ seem
too glad a service. He tells them that “ his
yoke is easy and his burden light,” and we
have no right to make the burden heavy and
bind it upon their young shoulders.
Win them by good examples, rather than
terrify them by bad ones. Where bad ones
may sometimes with profit be introduced, let
them find an offset in a character whiph they
may with safety imitate.
Children form strong friendships with the
characters they meet in their favorite books,
and they are friendships which exert often a
controlling influence on all their after life.
Physicians and Sunday Schools. —Dr. S.
J. Wheeler writes to the Biblical Recorder:
“There is no. class of our brethren who can
do more efficient service in the Sunday school
than practicing physicians, they ride around
to visit the sick, and are thus brought into
contact with the children at their homes ; can
pick up little stragglers, and turn them to
Sunday schools with less difficulty than many
others, and their influence over women and
children is greater than that of most men.
Yet I have known brethren to make the pro
fession or practice of medicine an excuse for
neglecting Sunday school. While I lived in
Hertford county a physician of largest prac
tice was one of the warmest friends of Sun
day schools and a regular teacher of the Bible
class. My preceptor in medicine had a large
practice while I was under his tuition, it ave
raged $12,000 per annum; with that he was
professor of anatomy and physiology in a
Medical College, yet he was seldom absent
from his class in Sunday school.
Singing. —There is one criticism that may
fairly be made upon many schools
days of multiplied song-books— The'children
are not allowed to more than half learn their
hymns. A child will learn anything that
comes to him in metrical form, and made at
tractive by music, far quicker than he can
plain prose ; but his undisciplined memory
soon loses its hold even on what it at first
seized greedily, and if he is hurried on from
tune to another, compelled to give up his old
favorites for new songs which he may or may
not like, he is apt to become confused in his
memory of both words and music, even if
he does not learn to look upon each fast-com
ing set of verses as a sort of fresh intruder,
and hate it accordingly. There are not more
than a score of really good tunes for children
in any book that 1 ever saw, and the little
folks learn to love them very easily, while too
many of the rest are made a sort of weari
ness* of the flesh to them. Os all things,
after the Lard’s Prayer, the Commandments,
and the Golden Rule, children should know
their songs truly by heart.
Older Teachers. —The General Synod of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church, says: “ We
would, while giving all praise to our young
men and women who so zealously and effi
ciently labor in our Sunday schools, request
the officers of our churches, parents, middle
aged members, and even those in far advanced
years, also to devote themselves more freely
to the important and blessed work of. teach
ing in the Sunday schools under our care, so
as°to give the schools all the weight of accu
mulated years, experience, intelligence and
Christian grace, as well as the direct advan
tage of their services.”
Church Building. —Twenty Baptist Sun
day schools in New York City and Brooklyn
are raising $5 ,000 to aid in bidding twenty
Baptist Sunday school rooms in Minnesota.
That is grand ! This sum must secure twenty
Baptist meeting houses within eighteen months
which would not otherwise be built. Three
churches have already gone upon the list.
Thb Reading of tub Scriptures. —Of
w hat profit is the way in which Scripture is
read at the opening of the school ? I know a
father who at-family devotions, after the read
ing of the-chapter, asks each member of the
family what part of the Scripture most im
presses them. I believe that we ought to do
this in our schools. — Chidlaw.
Success. —The Bible is the text-book of
the Sunday school teacher. All other appli
ances are but aids in impressing Binle truth,
and all will be valueless unless God’s Spirit
is vouchsafed. The most successful Sabbath
school teacher is the one who seeks the Lord
with the greatest fidelity.
A Sunday School on Mount Zion. —John
Ashworth, the Rochdale evangelist, has been
to Jerusalem, and returned, and isnow telling
his country men about it. One fact which he
tells is one of real interest—he found a Sun
day school of sixty-four children on Mount
Zion !
Punctuality.-D. L. Moody rather brusque
ly sayß*. “A superintendent must be a
minute man. If he says his school opens at
three o’clock, and then opens it ten minutes
after three, he is a liar”
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SODTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: ATLANTA, GA., TH (JRSDAY, SEPT. 24, 186S.
Jar the
When to Say “No.”
No is a very little word;
In one short breath we say it.
Sometimes ’t.is wrong, but often right;
So let me justly weigh it.
No, I must say when asked to swear,
And No, when asked to gamble;
No, when strong drink I’m urged to share;
No, to a Sunday’s'ramble.
No, though I’m tempted sore to lie
Or steal, and then conceal it;
And No, to sin when darkness bides,
And I alone shall feel it.
Whenever sinners would entice
My feet, from paths of duty,
No, I’ll, unhesitating, cry—
No, not for price or booty.
God watches how this little word
By every one is spoken,
And knows the children as His own
By this one simple token:
Who promptly utters No, to wrong,'
Says Yes, to right as surely—
That child has entered Wisdom’s ways,
And treads her path securely.
The Struggle and the Victory*
“Johnny,” said a farmer to his little boy,
“it is time for you to go to the pasture and
drive home tfie cattle.”
Johnny was play ing at ball, and the pasture
was a long way off, but he was accustomed to
obey; so off he started, without a word, as
fast as his legs could carry him.
Being in a great. hurry to get back to play,
he only half let down the bars, and then hur
ried the cattle through, and one fine cow, in
trying to crowd over, stumbled and broke
her leg.
Johnny stood by the suffering creature
and thought to himself: “Now, what shall I
do? That was the finest cow father had, and
it will have to be killed, and it will be a great
loss to father. What shall 1 tell him ?”
“Tell him,” whispered the tempter —the
same tempter who puts wicked thoughts into
all our hearts—“ tell him you found the bars
half down and the creature lying there.”
“No, I can’t say that,” said Johnny ; “for
that would be a lie.”
“ Tell him,” whispered the tempter, again,
“that while you were driving the cows that
big boy of farmer Br own’s threw a stone and
hurried that cow so that she. fell.”
“ No, no,’' said Johnny, “ I never told a lie,
and I won’t begin now. I’ll tell my father
the truth. It was all my fault. I was in a
hurry and I frightened the poor creature, and
she fi ll and broke her leg.”
So, having taken this right and brave re
solve, Johnny ran home as if he were afraid
the tempter would catch him, and he went
straight to his father and told him the whole
truth. And what did his father do?
He laid his hand on Johnny’s head and
said,
“My son, my dear son, I would rather lose
every cow I own than that my boy should
tell an untruth.”
And Johnny, though very sorry for the'
mischief he had done, was much happier than
if he had told a lie to screen himself, even if
he had never been found out.— S. S. Visi
tor.
My First Lesson.
In my earliest years my dearest playmate
was little Henry G , of a neighboring
family, a sweet child less than three years
old. I loved him dearly, and his sisters
often committed him to my charge in our
plays.
But little Henry was taken sick. For two
weeks he lay on his little bed, while I almost
hourly crept softly into the room, growing
sadder every day to see the dear sufferer un
able even to smile. One morning when I
rose, I went to my mother and repealed
daily little Henry ?” ,
With a. siMHHVce, and yet'with j
a smile l still remember, she said, “ Little)
Henry is well, my dear.”
“Is he, mamma? ” said I with a brightened
face. “ May Igo up and see him ?” “ Yes,
dear, when you have taken your breakfast.”
At last my mother took my hand and led me
to his room.
She drew me to the place where his crib
was covered with a white sheet, and turning
it down, lifted me to look on the small form
lying there cold and still. I can feel even
now the thrill which trembled through my
young heart as she said, “ See, dear, little
Henry is well."
“Oh, mamma, he is dead!" and I laid my
head on her shoulder and sobbed aloud. We
sat there alone in my first grief, and my dear
mother, in low, sweet tones, told me how
Christ had called the little ones “blessed;”
how he said, “Their angels do always behold
the face of my Father who is in heaven.”
She told me of the flower seed, planted in the
garden to die, and rise again to life and beauty.
And thus she said, would little Henry lie in
the grave till the resurrection morn, when
he would be once more alive, sweeter, pret
tier than ever, lovelier than Lie loveliest
flower, and would never die again." “ So,
darling, little Henry is well, is he not? His
soul is with Jesus, and his body will sleep on
till Jesus conies again.”
For many years, when I heard of one who
had died, my first thought and my first ques
tion was, “ Is he well?” — Messenger.
What Carlo Would Do and What He
Wouldn’t.
Carlo was the family dog. Every one
loved him, especially Charley; for, when
Charley was three years old, he had strayed
away from the nurse and fallen into the pond,
and had Carlo not jumped in and saved him,
he would have been drowned.
When Charley grew up, he was very fond
of teaching Carlo a great many things, par
ticularly that of playing soldier. In this he
was very patient and made commendable
progress.
There was one thing, however, Carlo would
not learn. That was to take a drink from the
hands of any of the workmen. The reason
was this:
One day Carlo had followed the workmen
out to the field. When the men sat down to
dinner, they gave Carlo his share. One of
them proposed to give him some beer, which
they had in a stone jug. The rest tnought
this would be fine sport.
The liquor was poured out into the cover
of a pitcher. Carlo smelled, and.-turned
„aHway' They at last, thinking it line sport,
very cruelly poured some of the liquor .down
his throat. Soon poor Carlo was in a sad
plight, scarcely able to walk straight home.
Carlo never forgot this, and would never
afterward take a drink from the hands of any
of these workmen; but to show his detesta
tion of their conduct and their liquor, when
they offered him any drink he would show his
teeth and snarl. What a pity that men and
women have not the wisdom and courage of
Carlo ! — Youth's Temperance Banner.
Lazy Boys. — A lazy boy makes a lazy
man, just as sure as a crooked sapling makes
a crooked tree. Who ever saw a boy grow
up in idleness that did not make a shiftless
vagabond when he became a man, unless he
had a fortune left him to keep up appearances?
The great mass of thieves, criminals, and
paupers have c<>me to what they are by being
brought up in idleness. Those who consti
tute the business part of the community
those who make our great and useful men,
were taught in their boyhood to be industii
ous.
The Tongue.— Never give your tongue its
full liberty ; let it always be your servaul,
never your master.
A Good Conscience. —It is better to sleep
with an empty stomach than to lie awake with
an accusing conscience. ."of"'' -•-<* >•
Jamilg.
Ramble Through the Franklin Printing House
NO. X.
The book having been collated and suffi
ciently pressed, the next process is
SAWING THE BACK.:
Which operation is performed by knocking
the book up perfectly even upon the head
and back, and placing a cutting board on each
side of it so aster allow the back to project
above the boards sufficiently to prevent the
saw corning in contact with them. The whole
is then placed in the cutting press (this press
is similar to a finishing press, but is larger |
ancLhas a groove in which the plough works),
and screwed tightly. After which the tenant
saw is used in making the desired number of
grooves, with a depth and width correspond
ing to the size of the band intended to be
used. The number of bands is regu ated by
the size and thickness of the volume. A
slight mark is also made near the head and
tail for the chain-stitch, and the whole should
be sawed very evenly, so that the grooves may
not be deeper on one side of the book than
on the other, or the defect will be apparent
to the vision when the book is opened. Sev
eral volumes may be sawed in this manner
at one time, but it requires some skill and
practice to place them in the press evenly,
and is a rather slow operation, consequently,
when books are being bound in large num
bers, resort is had to the sawing machine.
Our machine consists of a frame work re
sembling a tall table with circular saws pro
jecting throught slits slightly above the top,
which is a moveable one and is fastened with
hinges at one end only, so, that the teeth of
the saw project more or less as the lid is ele
vated or depressed. The axle of the saws is
furnished with a small band wheel, and is
connected by a band to a large fly wheel ; the
fly wheel by means of cog-wheels to another
axle, to this is fastened a crank, which being
turned, moves the whole machine. There is
a moveable guide connected with the top by
which the distance from the head is regulated,
and the saws themselves being held in their
places by nuts which work on the threads of
the axle, can by means of a wrench, be
moved to any desired distance. When iri
operation the saws turn with great velocity,
probably, a thousand times a rivnute; and a
lot of books having been knocked up square
and passed over the saws, are marked in a
very expeditious manner, and thousands can
be sawed so as to be perfectly uniform in
depth and distance.
The end papers are then placed, one at the
beginning and end of each volume. These
are not sawed, because they would then pre
sent a bad appearance at the joint of the vol
ume when it was opened.
SEWING.
As many pieces of twine as there, are saw
marks, except those intended for the kettle
stitch, are then attached at one end to the
cross-bar of the sewing press, and fastened at
the other by means of kegs in the groove
the bottom of the press, ttuarlj
Impossible in tension. They are tightened
more, if necessary, by elevating the
small screws under each end of the cross-bar.
The back of the first sheet in the book is
now placed against the cords, which must be
moved if necessary to suit the marks of the
saw, and the sewing is commenced by plac
ing the end paper on the sheet before laid
down and sewing it throughout, leaving a
short end of the thread to form the knot after
the next sheet is sewed. The first sheet, or
section, is then taken from under the end
paper and sewn the whole length and, so on.
There are various ways of sewing. Some
times, when the book is large, or it is not de
sirable to swell the back too much, two sheets
on are sewed, which is done by inserting the
needle in the first mark intended for the ket
tle-stitch and bringing it out at the first band.
It is then iuserted in the next sheet on the
other side of the band, and brought out at
the middle band, carried around that band,
and again within the sheet, and brought out
at the last band. Again inserted in the first
sheet on the other side of the third band and
brought out at the lower kettle-stitch, and
the thread tied to the end left for that pur
pose, and another course of two sheets com
menced, and so on till the book is sewn. The
end papers are al way s sewed alt-along, and so
with books consisting of thick sheets. Sin
gle sheets, such as music, are cut off at the
back and glued. When dry, broken into
sections and sewed in like manner, except
that they are overcast or whipstitched. Some
times, when the sections consist of half-sheets
or are very thin, they are sewed with three
on a course, which requires four bands. The
first sheet is held by thread running from the
kettle stitch to the first band, the next from
first to second band, and the third in the mid
die space. The second is then sewed again
fpom the third to fourth band, and the first
from the fourth to the kettle-stiteh» Books
sewed upon raised bands are not sawed, and
the method differs somewhat from that ju«t
described, but as it is almost entirely out of
use, we will not attempt a description. After
the sewing of the volume is completed, the
screws are loosened, the cords detached from
the press and cut, leaving about two inches
on each side of the book to be attached to the
boards that are to form the sides.
forwarding.
The book is now taken by the forwarder,
who opens such ends of the twine as are to be
laced in, and scrapes them with a dull knife
so as to bring them to a point, the others he
cuts off, near the volume. The end papers
and sometimes thfe first sheet, are then turned
back and a strip of pasteboard is placed about
one-eighth of an inch from the back, so as to
prevent the paste (which is applied with
the"finger along the edge of from
spreading unevenly, and so with the next
sheet, if more than one is pasted,and then ,the
book is turned, and the same process repeated
on the other side. If it is intended that the
book should be lined, the lining paper is cut
to the proper size and evenly folded, then after
turning over the end leaf, it is placed as
near the back edge as possible, so as to expose
nearly the whole leaf of the end paper to the
action of the brush. The leaf is then pasted
lightly over, the lining paper laid upon it and
rubbed smooth with the hand. Care should
be taken that the fold of the lining paper is
well up to the back. It is then left to dry
before being folded down to its place, other
wise it is liable to be forced from the back.
Sometimes the lining paper is pasted on the
white end papers, prior to their being sewed
on the book, and placed under light pressure
to render them perfectly smooth.
The end "papers being dry the bands are
pulled tight, and the ends turned over the
sides of the book, which is now taken between
the hands and well beaten up at the back and
head upon the knocking down ih>n or the cut
ting press, in order that the sheets may be
level and square, much depending upon the
accuracy With which this is done. It is then
carefully laid upon a board with the back to |
the edge and another board laid upon the
upper side, placed in. the laying press
anti the back evenly glued. The glue should
be well rubbed in between the sheets. It is
then talym out and suffered to dry, but must
not be placed near the fire, as the glue would
thereby become too hard and liable to crack
during the processs of
rounding.
Upon this operation depends the shape of
the back, and in a great measure the groove
or hollow in the fore-edge. Unless it be per
formed no after-care can remedy
: the defect. The book is placed upon the lay
i ing press, with the fore-edge toward the
workman, whose left hand is laid flat upon it,
with the thumb in the direction of the fore
edge. The volume is then slightly bent with
the fingers and the upper portion of the back
drawn toward the workman, while using the
right hand he lightly taps the back with the
hammer, making an upward motion from the
centre. The book is then turned over and the
other side operated upon in the same manner,
and the operation thus continued until the
bark is moulded into a rounded shape. Af
ter the book has become pliable, the left
hand is held to the back, and by means of the
fingers of the right, which are pressed into
the fore-edge, the round is rendered perf ctly
regular; but, if when the volume is held up
and examined this should not be the case, it
is again subjected to the hammer until the
back describes a perfect portion of a circle.
The back should not be too flat for the
thickness of the volume, nor should it be so
sharp as to be what is termed a pig back,
which has a sharp'Yidge in the centre and
presents a horrible appearance to even an un
educated eye.
Ready Money entertfejjjßykirgely into the “make-up”
of every issue of the Baptist. Remember this,
ye thousands of weekly*feaders.
Five Dollars and Ffistf ' Cents will secure the
Southern Cultivator (monthly, price 82) and the Index
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Alabama Street 1 , opposite Bank Block,
Atlanta, Georgia.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL BANNER,
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3. Editorial Department.
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Essays, Criticisms, and Letters of News about the Sun
day School work. Brethren from ev-ery State in the
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contain original and selected illustrations, intended to
aid Sunday School Teachersand Speakers in the per
formance of their duties.
6. Children's Department— Df pleasing anecdotes for
the little ones.
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anxious to investigate the methods employed to educate
the rising generation religiously, will do well to sub
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Sole Agent for Prophitt’s Celebrated Family Medicines,
jell-12t Whitehall street, Atlanta.
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The Sunday School Paper of the Southern Baptist Con
vention.
Published monthly at Memphis, Tenn.
R£V T. B. KINGSBURY, D. D., Editor,
Assisted by an able staff of Contributors.
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The Christian Harmony, in seven-syllable character
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the facility with which any one can learn to sing. It is
one of the most popular Music Books ever published,
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Georgia. Illustrated with numerous engravings. Price
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jan3o-tf.
A ME RICAN BAPTIST YEAR-BOOK, 1868.
The American Baptist Publication Society, at its an
nual meeting in 1867, instructed its Board “to prepare
and publish each year hereafter, a ‘Baptist Hand-Book,’
containing as complete a statistical review of the state
of the denomination as can be obtained, with a con
densed report of the denominational anniversaries, a
statement of the benevolent and educationaloperations
of the denomination, reports of the operations of the
several State Conventions and General Associations,
alphabetical lists of Baptist ministers, with their post
office address, and such other information, appropriate
to such a work, as they may be able to obtain.”
In accordance with the above instructions, the Year-
Book for 1868 is published, for which orders are solicit
ed. Price by mail, . Address
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- Insurance.
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY.
y BRANCH OFFICE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
*£. B. DAVIS, LOCAL AGENT.
; Statement showing the resources of the Southern Insu
rance Company' on the first day of April, 1868.
I Chartered Capital $500,000 00
: Guarantee and Premium Notes secured by
Mortgage and Lien on Real Estate, wonti
twice the amount, 258,196 21
Cash Loaned on Short Time, Drawing Inter
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Cash’in Bank,. SI
Cash in Office, 1,679 76 .
Cush in Hands of Agents 10,439 11
Personal Property belongingto the Company 837 60 j
Amount of Losses due and Unpaid, None. I
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Educational.
gOWDON COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.
Maj. JNO. M. RICHARDSON, President.
This Institution is located in Bowdon, Carroll county,
Georgia, within three miles of the Alabama line. It
was founded in 1856, and regularly chartered as a Col
lege, by the Legislature in 1857.
The primeaibject. of its establishment was to build
up a School of the highest grade, in a cheap and healthy
region, so ns to offer to young men of limited resources
the opportunity of acquiring a thorough education at a
cost wittiiu the reach of their means.
The elective system was adopted, a high standard of
scholarship required, and students could advance only
after exhibiting a satisfactory acquaintance with sub
jects already pursued. It immediately went into suc
cessful operation, and students from all parts of Geor
gia, from Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi
and Texas, bore testimony to its usefulness.
The first great interest, of the country is the education
of the young. Recognizing this fact, Bowdon made
haste, at the close of the war, to re-open its halls, re
organized the Faculty, revised the course of instruction,
and now desires to offer to the impoverished youth of
the country every possible facility and encourngement
to renew and pursue their studies.
The departments ot instruction are English, Mathe
mat cal, Engineering, Commercial or Book-Keeping,
and that of Languages. The course is extensive, and
students can here acquire a thorough classical and lite
rary, or a good business and practical education, at less
cost, perhaps, than elsewhere in the State.
Bowdon is leinarkable for its good health, pure at
mosphere a»d excellent water. No temptations to ex
travagance and dissipation are found here. There are
no retail liquor establishments in the place; and, by an
act of the Legislature, any one who furnishes a student
with intoxicating drinks, may be indicted in the Supe
rior Court and fined one hundred dnllais.
To those who wish to select a home with a view to
educational facilities, Bowdon offers many advantages.
It is situated near the proposed line ot the Savannah,
Griffin and North Alabama Railroad; in a region con
taining fine mineral resources; where lands are cheap,
mills numerous, water-power and timber abundant;
provisions usually plentiful, and at moderate prices;
and in the midst of a white population, moral, frugal
and industrious.
Board, including fuel, washing and lights, can be had
in private families at #l2 to #ls per month. Tuition,
#SO to #6O per scholastic year. The entire expenses of
a student for board, tuition, books, clothing, etc., need
not exceed #3OO per annum p so that many can educate
their sons here lor less than it will cost to support them
at home.
The next term will begin on Thursday, the 20th of
August, and continue four months.
This Institution has been selected by the State as one
of the five Schools at which to educate “indigent
maimed soldiers.”
Maimed soldiers, entitled to the benefits of the act of
1866, should make immediate application.
Hacks leave Newnan (the nearest railroad station) for
Bowdon, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
It is important that all students should report on the
first day of the term.
Tuition tor Fall Term of four months, #2O to #24.
Damages and incidental expenses assessed and charged
to students.
Students of ability, application and good moral
character are ihe only ones wanted in this Institution.
No others need apply Drones, idlers and profligates
will be entirely out of place, and cannot long remain.
We have no taste for the "fast young man," particular
ly if he is too fast to be controlled at home. Parents who
teach their sons to despise all authority, their own as well
as that of others, will please not send them to this school.
faculty:
John M. Richardson, 8.5., Professor of Mathemat
ics, etc.
F. H. M. Henderson, A.8., Professor of Ancient Lan
guages, etc. F. H. M. HENDERSON,
jy23-5t Secretary K. T.
"QNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.
FACULTY.
A. A. Lipscomb, D.D., Chancellor and Professor of
Rhetoric and Oratory'.
P. H. Mell, D.D., Vice Chancellor and Professor of
Mental and Moral Philosophy.
Wm. Rutherford, A.M , Professor of Mathematics.
Wv. Henry Waddell, A.M., Professor of Ancient
Languages.
Wm. L. Jones, M.D., Professor of Natural Soreuccs
and Agriculture.
Wm. Leroy Brown, A.M., Professor of Natural Phi
losophy and Astronomy.
L. H. Charbonnier, A.M., Professor of Civil Engin
eering.
Wm. L. Mitchell, A.M., Professor of Law.
Bknj. T. Hunter, A.M., President of University High
School.
The Annual Session comprises about ten months of
instruction. It is divided into two terms, viz: First
Term from first Wednesday in September to 15th of
December, and Second Term from 15th January to first
Wednesday in August, which is Commencement Day.
Besides the established College curriculum of four
y'ears, there is a “ College of Englipo Literature,
Science and Modern Languages,” of three years or
'mo v™ is'peofal Vrte™« W life i “ A
School of Civil Engineering,” whifch a student may
. enter without attention to other branches; a brat class
“ Hiqh School,” wherei.t students are prepared''lor the
University, and a “Law School,” in constant opera
tion, at which a student may receive a dip >roa, which
will entitle him to plead and practice law in all the
Courts of Georgia. The necessary expenses of a, stu
dent are about #325 per annum. Those who desire it
can, by messing, greatly reduce expenses.
WM. L MiTCHELL, Sec. B. Trustees,
jan2-ly Athens, Ga.
TTTAKE FOREST COLLEGE,
'' NORTH CAROLINA.
The Fall Term of this Institution will open on the
first day of August, 1868, with the prospectof increased
patronage and success. The complete assurance given
at the recent Commencement, of the adaptedness of the
University system to the wants of the times, and of its
feasibility, encourages its friends to believe that the
College has entered upon a career of prosperity and
usefulness hitherto unknown in its history. The finan
cial embarrassments to which all Southern Colleges
have been subjected, are not felt to the same extent at
Wake Forest as at some others, in consequence of the
considerable amount of original endowment saved, and
of the favorable reception with which the Agent of the
College meets in securing additional funds.
An expenditure of more than #2,000 has recently been
made in impioving the condition of the building and
grounds. Determined to bring its advantages within
reach of the largest number possible, the Trustees,
seconded by the community, have reduced the price of
board and tuition to the lowest practicable rates.
The officers of instruction are gentlemen of tried
ability in their several departments,and the success at
tending their efforts in the past is the best guarantee
the public can have for the future. The location ot the
College, in point of healthful nei-s and accessibility (be
ing situated on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, a few
miles from the Capitol of the State,) is not surpassed
by that of any other in the land; while the moral and
social influences connected with and surrounding it,
and the peculiar discipline enforced, present induce
ments to patronage of no ordinary kind.
A system of Public Lectures, on literary and scien
tific subjects, has been introduced, with a view to in
crease the interest of the young men in the several
departments of study, and to furnish additional incen
tives to investigation and research. Extensive and
well selected libraries, belonging to the Societies, and
complete Apparatus, Philosophical and Chemical, are
not to be omitted in the enumeration of the advantages
possessed.
And the encouraging feature is, that there are at
present thirteen young men engaged in studies prepar
atory to the work of the ministry; and it may not be
amiss to state that any minister who may apply for ad
mission will receive tuition in all the departments free
of charge, and those of this class who are without
means, are encouraged to apply to the Board of Educa
tion for further assistance.
expenses in currency.
Tuition, for Preparatory School, per
session * BB 88
Tuition (or Collegiate course, per ses
sion 80 00
Board, per week, in private families,
(table fare) ....#2 50 to 800
Board, per week, in private families,
with lodging 800 to 875
Room rent (to those lodging in College
building,) per session •••••• 8 88
Servant’s hire, (to those lodging in Col
lege building,) per session 8 00
Washing, per mouth 1 80
No student is permitted to register his name until
College dues are paid. W. T. BROOKS,
je2s- Secretary Board of Trustees.
Mount zion seLEct school,
rdOUNT ZION, HANCOCK COUNTY, GA.,
WILLIAM J. NORTHEN, A.M., Rector.
The School is located seven miles north of Sparta, in
a quiet community ot intelligent citizens. No boy of
objectionable habits or bad character will be received.
The course of instruction is thorough, extensive und
practical, inc’uding everything necessary to a complete
Scientific, Classical, or Business education. Expenses,
Spring Session, $180; Fall Sessiou, $l2O, to be paid in
variably in advance. ,
Circulars octitaining particular information can be
obtained upon application. •
Tbe School has been highly recommended by the
following eminent educators: Rev. C. P. Reman, D.D.,
Mount Zion, Ga.; Rev. P. H. Mel!. D.D., Vice Chancel
lor University of Georgia; Rev. N. M. Crawford, D.D.,
Pres’t Georgetown College, Ky.; Dr. S. Maupin, Chan
cellor Uuiversity of Virginia; Prof. Wm. Rivers, Uni
versity of South Carolina; Rev. H. H. Tucker, D.D.,
Pres’t Mercer University ; Prof. S. S. Jackson, former
ly University N. C.; Rev. A. A. Lipscomb, D.D., Chan
cellor University of Georgia. may7-ly
ASHINGTON INSTITUTE,
LINTON, HANCOCK COUNTY, GA.
Private bids for tbe lease of the above-named Insti
tute, for twenty years, will be received by the Board of
Trustees until the next meeting of the Washington
Association, the fourth Sabbath in September ensuing.
The Institution is beautifully located iu a retired vil
lage, nine miles from Devereux’s Station, on tbe Au
gusta and Macon Railroad, unsurpassed fur health, and
in the midst of a good community.
Tbe building :s commodious and well arranged, made
of brick.
Lessees will be bound to keep the Institution in Bap
tist hands.
For further particulars, and to make proposals, ad
dress Rev. W. I. HARLEY,
President Board Trustees, Sparta, Ga.,
Or T. J. SMITH, Secretary,
may2B-8t Oconee, No. 14 C. Railroad.
Life Insurance.
gOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
A PURELY SOUTHERN IRSTITUTION.
Assets, $330,942 06.
PRINCIPAL OFFICEB.'
Atlanta, Ga.; Memphis, Tenn.; Louisville, Ky.
JOHN B. GORDON, Pkbsidbnt.
DIRECTORS I
John B. Gordon, Ben. H. Hill, A. H. Colquitt
A. Austell, Frt W. Holland, J. H. Callaway
”■ C - Yancey, B J. Smith, J. M. Johnson,
Wade Hampton, J. F. Alexander, Wm. Johuston.
F. I hinizy, Stevens Thomas,
The atteution of Clergymen who wish to increase
their income by betiqfiuing their pastoral charges, is
respectfully called to the peculiarly benevolent features
of ihe above Company.
Says Rev. Dr. Hawks: “ Life Insurance is not only
humane, but almost a Christian institution ”
Says Kev. Albert Barnes, D.D.: “ I have wondered
that they (ministers) have availed themaelves so little
of the advantages of such institutions.”
A conscientious clergyman watches not only over the
spiritual, but also the tempural, interests of liis people
It is his duty to visit the sick in bode as well as the
broken in spirit.
The beneficence of Life Insurance in extending the
protection of the husband and father after death to the
widow and orphan, is too well understood aid aouieci
ated to need explanation. *
It would be easy to show that this is in fact a grand
necessity of our piesent civilization. While all other
sorts of communism interfere too much with individual
liberty, here is a form of which it ullowsan unrestrained
individualism, without the penalty of beggary entailed
upon dependents or descendants. It gives to an ener
getic man who has not a spare dollar to bequeath, the
power of making a will good for thousands in case of
his death the next day. And the nnnieof Richard Price,
the “Unitarian preacher,” who nursed the idea ol Life
Insurance into practical usefulness, deserves for this, to
be placed as high as that of Watt, Arkwright or Ste
phenson._ His genius moulded it into a sort of peren
nial providence for the widow and orphan, “as pure
and cheering as sunrise and almost as sure.”
The officers and directors of a Life Insurance Compa
ny are the trustees of the most sacred fund in existence
—the fund of the widow and orphan. The Southern
Life Insurance Company presents to the people of the
South a list of Directors, whom they can trust with this
sacred fund, and moneyed security of the most solid
character. Would you prefer to trust your wife and
children to these men or to strangers?
Clergymen and others are invited to correspond with
the office in reference to agencies.
W. C. MORRIS, Secretary,
Jy3o-8t Atlanta, Georgia.
pROY’IDE FOR THE FUTURE.
“ If any man provide not for his own, especially for those of
his own house, he Is worse than an Infidel.”
“The parents ought to lav up for the children Paul.
“A sood man leuvetli an inheritance to Ills children.”—Sol
omon.
Pay a small premium yearly, and leavo to your fami
ly a secure fund for future use. In no other way cun it
be so cheaply or so surely done, and in no Company as
well as in
THE DELAWARE
Mutual Life Insurance Company,
Home Office, 602 Market Street, Wilmington, Delaware.
John P. McLkar, President; Thomas D. Webb, Vice
President; Benj. Nields, Counsel and Actuary; M. M.
Child, Secretary; D. W. Maull, M.D., Medical Exam
iner; Geo. W. Stone, General Superintendent.
The premiums of this Company are from 25 to 30 per
cent, haver than those of any other mutual company.
It is a purely mutual Company, its policy-holders
getting the benefit of its income.
The Loan Feature is original with this Company. It
issues all kinds of policies, and all ure nonforfeiting.
MINISTERS,
Insured at a discount from regular rates. Teachers,
Army and Navy Officers, Railroad and Steamboat em
ployees, particularly invited to see our terms.
For books, information, and agencies, apply to the
Home Office, or to any of the Company’s Agents.
Agents wanted in every community in Georgia, Ala
bama and Tennessee, to whom liberal commissions will
be paid. Apply to J. F. SWANSON,
Gen’l Agent for Georgia, Alubuma and Tennessee.
Office at Cuve Spring, Ga.
E. R. SASSEEN, Agent at Atlanta.
R. J. Massey, Medical Examiner. feb!3-25t
Ready-made Clothing.
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AND
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Next door west of Adams Express Cos.,
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S. M. Scott, Prest. W. J. Thomas, Sec A Treas.
CITY PAPER MILL CO.,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE,
Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds
BOOK, NEWS AND WRAPPING PAPERS.
Office:
No. 4 South College Street, Corner Church.
Cash for Rags, Rope and Gunnies. inhs~6m
Books, Stationery, Etc.
r£ O THE TRADE.
Dealers in Books and Stationery, and Teachers, are
respectfully .informed that we have on hand the largest
stock of
School Books,
School Apparatus,
Writing Papers,
Stationery,
Flat Papers,
Blank Books,
Envelopes,
BOOKS.
And indeed, of everything in our line, that is to be
found in the South.
We sell to the Trade at
J3P NEW YORK WHOLESALE PRICES.
Complete Catalogues sent on application.
Address SHELDON A CONNOR,
jelß-3m Atlanta Georgia.
Index and Baptist.
INVAKIABLY IN ADVANCE:
For one year. (50 N6'». in a volume) $4 00
For six months 2 00
For three months 1 00
To any Minister of the Gospel we will send the
paper one year for $3.
Jjgf" Subscriptions invariably In advance. Remit
tances carefully made, at the nsi of tUe Proprietor.
ADVERTISING RATES.
One square (8 lines) one insertion $1 00
For a longer period than one month, a discount of
33J per cent, will he made.
In no case will advertisements be inserted with
out payment in advance Persons at a distance wish
ing to advertise can mark the number of squares they
wish to occupy, and remit the money accordingly.
To Correspondents.— All communications for the
paper, and all let ers on business, must be addressed
to J. J. Toon, proprietor.
Modified Club Rates. For eight new sub
scribers, all commencing with the same number of
the paper, and $24, ($8 each,) we will send eight
papers for twelve months.
Please give your post-office, and sign your name to
every letter written us.
The Book and Job Printing Office and Book-Bindery,
in connection with the Index & Baptist office is as ex
tensive and complete as any in the State. Orders from
a distance promptly filled.
Specimen copies of the Index k Baptist will be seut
without charge, to all whose names may be furnished
us for that purpose. Let the motto of pastors, deacous,
and others be, the "Index in every family."
Requests for changes of nddress must give the office
prom, as well as the office to, which the paper is
wanted.
Please write obituaries, marrilge notices, advertise
ments, or other matter, intended for publication, on a
separate paper from instructions, requests, etc.
Sunday School Books,
Theological Books,
Literary Books,
Biblks and Testaments,
Music Books,
Albums, etc., etc.,
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