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He who is strongly fortified in love
abides firm in the midst of temptations,
and heeds not the suggestions of the
enemy. He lives in adversity as well
as in prosperity.
♦—— ■ .
Action has its claims. Duty, done
in hard and difficult ways, tests and
proves the life that now is. And yet
there is a time when the highest duty
is to be still —to withdraw from the
throng, to court solitude, and invite
the thoughts which are uttered by the
still small voice.
There is in the moral straits a cur
rent from right to wrong, but no reflex
from wrong to right; for which desti
nation we must hoist our sails and ply
our oars incessantly, or night and the
tempest will overtake us, and we shall
shriek out in vain from the billows, and
irrecoverably sink.
It is of immense importance whether
the very earliest impressions are for or
against religious truth. Even before
any intelligent estimate can be made,
there may be an unconcious bent of
thought, a mental attitude taken which
is of the greatest consequence. Such
a bent of the mind may color all sub
sequent teaching.
Think. —Thought engenders thought.
Place one idea upon paper—another
will follow it, and still another, until
you have written a page. You cannot
fathom your mind. There is a well of
thought there which has no bottom.
The more you draw from it, the more
clear and fruitful it will be. If you
neglect to think for yourself, and use
other people’s thoughts—giving them
utterance only—yon will never know
what you are capable of. At first your
ideas may come up in lumps, homely
and shapeless; but no matter, time
and perseverenco will arrange and pol
ish them. Learn to think and you
will learn to write. The more you
think, the better you will express your
ideas.
A Recognized Pact. —It is a fact,
recognized by many, that in those con
gregations where The Index is most
generally read, the largest amount of
intelligence, liberality, and Christian
zeal, is manifest, showing itself in am
ple compensation to pastors, and gen
erous contributions to all religious ob
jects- One of our brethren, pastor of
a church, called a few da) s since with
the money for a club of subscribers,
and informed us that when he solicited
the subscriptions, several of those who
subscribed threatened to deduct the
price of the paper from their contribu
tions to him for the year. Instead of
doing so, each of them had enlarged
his contributions to him, and had also
increased their gifts to all church en
terprises. This is only one of many
practical illustrations of the fact above
stated.
The love that survives the tomb is the
noblest attribute of the soul. If it has woes, it
has likewise its delights; and when the over
whelming burst of grief is lulled into the gen
tle tear of recollection, then the sudden
anguish and convulsive agony over the present
ruins of nil we most loved are softened away
into pensive meditation of all that it was in
the days of its loveliness. Who would root
such a sorrow from the heart ? Though it j
may sometimes throw a passing cloud over the
bright hour of gaiety, or spread a deeper sad
ness over the hour of gloom, yet who would
exchange it for the song of pleasure or the
burst of revelry ? No; there is a voice from
the tomb sweeter than song; there is a remem
brance of the dead to which we turn even from
the charm of the living.
It is of immense importance whether the
very earliest impressions are for or against re
ligious truth. Even before any intelligent
estimate can be made there may be an uncon
scious bent of thought, a mental attitude
taken, which is of the greatest consequence.
Such a bent of the mind may color all subse
quent teaching.
The young man who conceives in the vanity
of his mind that he can pursue a course of
evil to a certain length and stop, is in fearful
danger. He who says, “ I am strong, lam a
tower of adamant, 1 can conquer temptation,”
and then runs into temptation’s way, goes out
upon the field and courts a passage at arm H
with the foe; that young man will fall.
There is in the moral straits a current from
right to wrong, but no reflex from wrong to
right, for which destination we must hoist our
Rails and ply our oars incessantly, or night and
the tempest will overtake us, and we shall
shriek out in vain from the billows and irre
trievably sink.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST.
MANNA FOB GOD’S PEOPLE.
When the Lord delivered His people
from Egyptian bondage, and led them
across the Eed Sea into the wilderness
of Arabia, His purpose was to conduct
them to the “ Promised Land.” That
was their destination. The way was
rough; the region through which they
passed was sterile, scarce of water, and
wholly destitute of ordinary means of
subsistence; hence to supply their
wants, it was necessary to work mir
acles. God gave them water from the
rock, and manna from Heaven. Thus
sustained, the people of Israel prose
ecuted their journey ; but before they
reached that journey’s end, they grew
tired of the manna; they remembered
the flesh-pots of Egypt; they mur
mured against Moses, and against God.
In the impatience of their discontent,
they said: “Our soul loEtheth this
light bread.” Yet that bread teas suf
ficient for them.
It was wholesome food ; it was nu
tritious and strengthening; it sustained
them under the fatigues of their toil
some march ; hence they ought to have
felt that they had what was sufficient.
Had they looked forward to their
journey’s end—to the land “ flowing
with milk and honey”—to the inher
itance which God had promised to their
fathers, they would have felt that their
“ light afflictions” were but for a mo
ment —not worthy to be compared to
the blessedness which awaited them
beyond the river. But, alas! they
looked at the present, and at the past.
They felt the hardships which they
were suffering, and remembered their
former abundance, and disgusted and
discontented, they loathed that “ light
bread.”
This incident in the history of Is
rael, conveys to us an important lesson.
In the the fulness of time, another
prophet, like unto Moses, arose. That
prophet was our blessed Saviour. He
came to deliver His people from a more
dreadful bondage than that which Is
rael suffered in Egypt. He came to set
them free from the powers of darkness
and to clothe them with the liberty of
the children of God. He has under
taken to conduct them through this
wilderness of sin, to an inheritance of
which the earthly Canaan was but a
feeble type. In accomplishing His
gracious purpose, He exercises over
them His providential cake.
Of that care tbo manna in the wil
derness was a beautiful illustration.
The Israelites were dependent on God
for their daily supply. He did not
mean that they should be satisfied, with
it- He provided what was sufficient
to sustain them on the way; had
he poured upon them the luxuries which
their carnal hearts lusted after, they
would have ceased to look forward to
the Promised Land. They would have
been content to linger out their days
in the wilds of Arabia; therefore He
rebuked their earthly cravings, whTe
He continued to sustain them, He vis
ited upon them such judgments as
made them eager to enter into the
promised inheritance.
In like manner Christ deals with His
people now ; His providential care is
over them; He is conducting them
along life’s weary pilgrimage, and He
furnishes them with all that is needful
for their journey. But He docs not
intend that they shall be satisfied with this
world. Heuee He does not gratify their
carnal desires for its luxuries and its
pleasures. When their souls “ loathe
the light bread” supplied by His prov
idential care, He rebukes and chastens
them; He means that they shall learn
that this world is not their home—that
here they are strangers aud pilgrims,
so that they may look forward to the
Heavenly Canaan beyond the skies.
This,method of dealing with them ex
plains the fact, that God’s people are
often an afflicted people; they suffer
disappointments and losses, and be
reavements, and “ through much trib
ulation they must enter into the king
dom of Heaven.” But amidst all their
troubles, Jesus never forsakes them ;
if He does not give them all they de
sire, His providential care still sheds
around their dwellings all that He sees
is really needful for them, and He
whispers in their ears the gentle ad
monition “ having food and raiment,
learn therewith to be content."
The foregoing reflections seem to be
specially adapted to the present dis
tressed condition of our country. The
sources of revenue seem to be dried up;
trade and commerce yield no profit;
pecuniary obligations are shamelessly
repudiated; men’s hearts are failing
them for fear; confidence between man
and man has been shaken; and even
the touching calls of charity itself, are
for the most part unheard. Amidst
the confusion of this universal crqsh,
how is with the people of God? Are
they complaining, and murmuring on
account of their hardships, and say
iD-.r, “ Our soul loatheth this light
bn ad?” Or, like Caleb and Joshua,
an they “following the Lord fully,”
looking for the “ city that hath foun
dations whose maker and builder is
God ? ” Are they content with such
manna as their great Prophet gives
them, knowing that if the “earthly
house of this tabernacle were dissolved
we have a building of God, a house
not made with hands, eternal in the
Heavens ?” Oh, brethren, “ lift un the
hands that hang down, and confirm
the feeble knees.” “ Fear not little
flock, i t is your father’s good pleasure
to give you the kingdom.” He may
feed you while here, only upon manna,
but before long, you shall pass over
Jordan into the place which he has
prepared for you. “ Blessed are the
dead who die in the Lord, for they rest
from their labors, and their works do
follow them.” Then they shall want
no more, they shall weep no more, they
shall eat no more inanna, but they
shall he filled with all the fulness of
God. Having, therefore, food and
raiment, let us learn therewith to be
content.
THE liIBLK IV TIIE SCHOOLS.
At a meeting of the Common Couneil at
Philadelphia, last week, a resolution was
adopted that the Board of Public Education
be requested to inform Council, by what au
thority the reading of the Bible lias been dis
continued in certain public schools in the city.
— Exchange.
It seems to us that the violent agita
tion of this question, all over tbM coun
try, is neither beneficial to the true in
terests of education, nor in continuity
with the principles of good taste. It
is not necessary for the good of our
system of public school education, that
the Bible should be embodied in the
curriculum as a text hook of theolog
ical controversy, or to favor the pecu
liar views of various creedsf but, as
Christians, and for the maintenance of
the principles of Christianity, it is nec
essary that its Divine teachirAishould
be recognized as of paramowHimpor
tanco in that system, and itJpecluca
tional programme.
The employment of Christian teach
ers,who practice, in their daily lives,the
duties imposed by the Scriptures is, of
course, an essential element, which can
not he omitted without serious loss to
all concerned.
No education has auy practical and
permanent value for this life or the
life to come, unless it has the Bible
for its foundation, nor can the beauties
and graces of scholastic attainments
in their fullest perfection be attained,
without the blessing influences of
Gospel truths.
The reading of portions of the Scrip
tures, at stated periods in the daily rou
tine of study, cannot fail to he of in
finite use in school-life, and will have
a tendency to keep alive in the minds
of our children thoir religious obliga
tions to God and man. This can be
accomplished without any leanings to
this or the other creed, or attempts at
proselytism in favor of opposing church
polities.
This use of the Bible, in our public
school system of education, seems to us
unexceptionable, and approaches near
est to the maxim which maintains, that
the standard of our civil polity should
be, ‘‘the greatest good to the greatest
number.”
Rev. Dr. Spalding, pastor of the
Second Baptist church in this city, was
the recipient on New Year’s day, of a
card from the Finance Committee of
the church, which bore the usual greet
ings of the occasion, and was ac
companied by a gift of flour, lard,
hams, and a full supply of canned fruits
and vegetables. This was 1 well de
served and practical token of esteem,
for a good and useful man.
Rev. C. M. Irwin. —This brother has
returned from South Georgia to Atlan
ta, and will be glad to hear from breth
ren and sisters, specially to receive
contributions for Foreign Missions.
We regret to say he failed to reach
most of his appointments in South
Georgia, because of repeatedattacks of
chills and fever. He is now greatly
improved, and hopes soon to be all
right.
Son* persons pass their wretcled days like
so many swine ; they never look up to heav
-1 an till God lays them on their bade.
SECOND BAPTIST CBrBCH. SUNDAY, JAN
CABY , 1876.
Sermon—Morning—by the Pastor, Ber. A. T.
Spalding.
Revelations xxi:6, “And He said unto
me, it is done. X am Alpha and Omega,
the beginning and the end. I will give nnto
him that is athirst of the fountain of the water
of life freely.”
The preceding verses of the chapter
were read by the minister, which con
tain an account of the Apostle’svision
of anew heaven and anew earth ; of
the holy city —New Jerusalem —com-
ing down from God out of Heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her
husband ; old things passing away and
a great voice out of Heaven declaring
that the tabernacle of God shall be
with men ; that He will wipe all tears
away, permitting no longer death, sor
row, crying nor pain. He then an
nounced that thu speaker in the text
was Jesus Christ, and that a period in
advance of the present was contem
plated, a period in which all things we
now behold, will have passed away, sub
stituted by the glory of anew heaven
and anew earth. Christ, he said, is
1. The Alpha and Omega of the ma
terial universe ; without Him nothing
was made which was made ; the stars
sang in harmony on the morn of crea
tion, proclaiming Him the Alpha of
material matter, and the radiant glory
of the now creation shall reveal Him
the Omega of the old.
2. Ho is the Alpha and Omega
of the Bible ; its compendium of plans,
purposes and events affecting the hu
man race. He is mentioned first in
Genesis, as the seed of the woman, and
is typified along the whole course of
time to His actual coming, as the
Alpha and Omega of the plan of sal
vation, appearing then as tbe sacrificial
offetiug for sin, uttering on the cross,
the greatest words ever spoken—“ It
is finished.” His history culminating
in the last book of the Bible, where it
is declared He shall come again to
judge the world.
3. He is the Alpha and Omega of the
ministry. In every age of the world
men have been called to preach, and
Christ has ever been the burden of this
message to the human race.
4. Ho is the Alpha aud Omega of the
Gospel ordinances—Baptism and the
Lord’s Supper. He is represented as
passing into the river, buried beneath
its waves, rising therefrom, recognized
by the Father and the Spirit.
Finally, He is the Alpha and Omega
of our redemption ; not by our suffer
ings, nor by our works, but by the
grace alone of Jesus Christ, is our sal
vation assured. Whosoever will, may
come to Him and find forgivness and,
eternal life.
There is a veil over the pathway of
all of us, and sometimes we become
impatient to penetrate the future. No
doubt there are powers antagonistic to
God, that may cast some light upon
coming events, hut the child of God is
prohibited, and ever has been, from
having any intercomße with these, and
commanded to walk by faith at all
times. Though clouds and darkness
may iiuger about the Christian pil
grim, God has hung out light ahead ;
beyond the storm the gorgeous light
appears.
It is said that the ushers at the temple
of Diana, proclaimed to those entering
within, “ take heed to the eye,” lest the
sight should be dimmed and destroyed
by the grandeur and magnificence of
the inner courts. How much more will
be the glory revealed to the Christian
when he shall have passed away from
the clouds of earth to the radiant
splendors of Heaven.
The union of many voices in har
mony, has often caused tears of rap
ture to flow in this world, but how
transcendent the glory of those emo
tions which shall spring in the soul
from the songs of the redeemed who
shall proclaim Christ the Alpha and
Omega of their redemption.
Then, in the last day, when our sor
rows are all gone, “ It is done” shall
sound above the glory of the new cre
ation, and Christ will then appear as
the Alpha and Omega of all things.
It is impossible to do justice to this
sermon hv anything less than a ver
batim report. The sublime theme was
treated iu a masterly style ; Christ was
shown to be the Alpha and Omega of
all material and spiritual things, and
the Christians of the audience must
have been profoundly impressed by the
portravel of the glories of that day
when they shall dwell with God, free
from all sorrow, in the city which is to
comedown from heaven.
The Chrißtiau’s armor will rust, except it
be furbished with the oil of prayor.
GEOBGIA BAPTIST NEWS.
—Brother Landrum has accepted the call
of the First Baptist church of Augusta, and
will assume the pastorate within a month.
—The mother of Dr. James Horsey died
recently at his residence in Campbell county.
She was the oldest lady in that county, being
one hundred years old, lacking one month.
She had been a member of the Baptist church
seventy-five years. She had a remarkable
memory, and recollected many things connect
ed with regard to the revolutionary war.
—At the request of the Second Baptist
church, Macon, Ga., a presbytery, composed
of A. J. Battle, D.D., J. Thomas, and the pas
tor, J. A. Ivey, melon Wednesday evening,
January sth, to set apart Bro. Elias L.
Vaughan to the full work of the ministry.
Dr. Battle preached the sermon, brother
Thomas conducted the examination and made
the ordaining prayer ; charge and presentation
of the Bible by tbe pastor ; benediction by the
candidate.
Bro. T. W. Dupree was ordained a minis
ter of the Gospel at Big Sandy Breek Church,
in Wilkinson county, on the 2d of January,
1870. The examination was conducted by
Kev. W. D. Horn ; the sermon was preached
by brother R. W. Fuller ; the charge was de
livered by brother E. B. Barrett, and the pray
er was offered by Rev. B. C. Green, with the
imposition of hands by the presbytery.
—We are very glad to a ee that our brethren
in Forsyth have completed their new church
building, and that it was formally dedicated
on the 2d inst. The building is very hand
some and substantial, reflecting great credit
upon the contractor, Mr. J. C. Keys. The
edifice is an ornament to Forsyth. The inte
rior is beautifully furnished. The cost of the
furniture was covered by a fund raised through
the enterprise and energy of the ladies of the
church. Many obstacles and embarrassments
were most successfully overcome. From the
Monroe Advertiser, of the 4th, we take the
following notice of the dedication exercises:
Services were suspended at the Methodist
church on last Sabbath, and both congregations
united at the Baptist church to witness the for
mal dedication and setting apart of the build
ing to the service and worship of Almighty
God. Dr. Hillyer, the pastor, officiated, as
sisted by Rev. Geo. E. Gardner. The sermon
of Dr. H. was eloquent and instructive. The
text was, “ I was glad when they said unto me,
let us go up to the house of the Lord ;” The
theme of the di-coutoe was the vast benefit of
the church and public worship upon the morals
of a people, individually and as a nation. At
night Rev. Geo. E. Gardner preached a pleas
ant and interesting sermon upon the “Unity
of the Church.”
—The Augusta Constitutionalist, of last Sun
day, gives the following particulars of the or
ganization of the new Baptist church in that
city :
Anew Baptist church was constituted on
Friday night in Curtis’ Chapel, which bears
the name of Broad Street Baptist church.
Thirty three members form the original organ
ization. Many were present to witness the
constitution, and the services were deeply in
teresting and impressive. This is the enter
prise started llwoiigh the liberaVity-of David
Curtis, deceased, and which has been sustained
by a few earnest workers of the Greene street
church, aud others in the immediate neighbor
hood. The Sunday-school, under the efficient
superintendency of C. Z. McCord, has long
been a flourishing one, and is the basis on
which the church may hope for great prosper
ity. The church meets a want which has long
been felt by the Baptists in that portion of the
city, and bids fair 19 be an instrument for the
accomplishment of much good. The building
is neat and commodious, the situation eligible,
and $5,000 in cash was donated by Mr. Curtis,
the interest of which will go towards the cur
rent support of the enterprise.
Kind Words.— Our firm, having printed
the Minutes of many Baptist Associations, we
have noticed that, almost invariably, they re
commend Kind Words to the churches and
Sunday-schools. That they should do this,
simply because it is the paper of the Southern
Baptist Convention we do not bel.eve; and,
therefore, we think it must be because of the
intrinsic value of the Sunday-school paper it
self. That Kind Words should have attained
its present large circulation, and be able to sus
tain itself in these hard times is, itself, a proof
of its acceptability with the denomination and
of its own excellence. But, from a personal
acquaintance, we can commend Kind Words
as worthy of the encomiums bestowed upon it
by various Associations. It contains good ex
positions and questions on the International
Series of Uniform Lessons, so generally adopt
ed, and, also, seeks to indoctrinate our young
people in Baptist faith and practice; and is
the only Sunday-school paper that does so.
But its chief aim is, we know, to lead the
young to Jesus. At a lime when our Marion
Board was pressed for funds the present pub
lisners of Kind Words bore the burden of pub
lication, and several thousand dollars are yet
due them on that debt. It appears to us that,
at least, a generous and general subscription
to the paper, by all our churches, is no more
than just and proper, since the publishers now
look to receipts for their pay in publishing for
the Convention.
As Baptists, then, we urge all our churches
and Sunday-school?, for the benefit of the chil
dren and young people, and in justice and fair
ness to the publishers, to solicit liberally for
Kind Word*, our Southern Baptist Sunday
school paper.
Narrow Escape. —The residence of
the pastor of the Newnan Baptist
church, was entered on the 24th ult.,
by an excited crowd of females, and he
and his family were “ overwhelmed” in
sacks of flour, hams, turkeys, gro
ceries, and sweetmeats of all kinds,
jars, bottles, cans, crockery, ladies’ and
gentlemen’s, and children’s clothing,
bedding, etc., indeed, everything the
ingenuity and liberality of ladies,
backed bv men, could provide.
Pbaykr is an humble appeal from our
irapotenev to God’s omnipotence.
MACON LETTER.
To the Editors of The Index:
Christmas has come and gone, crea
ting very little sensation in our city be
yond the donation of the usual presents
of the season, and affording the usual
display of pyrotechnics.
Our new pastor, Dr. T. E.
Skinner, has arrived aud entered
upon his duties in real earnest.
His introductory sermon created a sen
sation by its freshness and originality,
and by its plain, outspoken sentiments.
It was more a lecture upon the duties
and responsibilities of a pastor, and
the mutual relation of pastor and peo
ple, than a sermon. His chief aim was
to show what are the things that de
press and discourage a minister, and
what unreasonable demands church
members sometimes make upon him.
While the discourse was written and
read, (and I may say well-written and
well-read), he threw in much of an
impromptu character, appropriate to
the occasion, which added greatly to
the interest of the sermon. I feel safe
in saying that no pulpit iu town is
more ably filled than ours, aud that
our audiences are large and attentive,
oven the very young being interested
by Dr. Skinner’s fresh and attractive
style. Some men in the city, not in
the habit of attending Divine services,
are drawn to our congregation by
his sermons. He takes a hearty in
terest in Sunday-school matters, and I
am really in hopes of seeing some de
cided interest in the different Sunday
schools of our church manifested by
the church itself. Of course I refer
to that interest which manifests itself
in attending, supporting and looking
after the interest aud prosperity of the
schools, and which our church proper
had hitherto left to take care of them
selves as best they could.
The Doctor is concentrating our ef
forts in this wo!k, and I look for a de
cided improvement, and an “ up-hill”
course for our schools in the near
future.
Brother James Mcßryde, you know,
has left Macon, and taken charge of
the church at Valdosta ; he writes me,
“ I am now in my new home, and have
begun my work iu this part of the
Lord’s vineyard. The brethren have
received me kindly, and I am pleasantly
situated.”
Brother Ivey, who recently graduated
at Mercer University, has charge of
the Second Church here, aud is work
ing hard, but the church is not flour
ishing. In fact, it would not be true
to say that the Baptist cause is flour
ishing in Macon. We need stirring up
wonderfully. In a population of 15,000
or 20,000 it would be difficult to find
600 or 800 Baptists, and impossible to
find 100 real Baptist workers at pre
sent. I hope Dr. Skiuner
develop a great mafiy such oiit of W
large young membership.
Please allow me to mention an inci
dent that someone may send on to
President Grant if they see fit. Dr.
Warren accompanied Dr. Skinner from
Atlanta here, and assisted in his for
mal inauguration as pastor, preaching
an excellent and telling sermon at
night. On his return home, Dr. Skin
ner sent him a twenty dollar bill, witfi
which to defray the expenses of his
trip ; but brother Warren returned it,
saying he was repaid by the enjoyments
of the trip itself for his trouble and
expenses.
On Wednesday night last, the sth,
Rev. Elias Vaughn was ordained by a
presbytery, called by the Second Bap
tist church. Dr. Battle preached the
ordination sermon. Bro. Jeff Thomas,
of this county, conducted the exami
nation, and the pastor, brother Ivey,
presented the Bible and delivered the
charge. Brother Vaughn is a good
man, and will do good as a minister.
He will soon be called by two or three
of our neighboring churches.
With many others, I rejoice that
young brother W. W. Landrum is to
take charge of the Augusta church,
and predict for him great success. He
is an able and very promising young
minister, who was educated at Brown
University and Greenville Theological
Seminary, and ordained during the
session of the Southern Baptist Con
vention, at Jefferson, Texas. I have it,
on good authority, that in a revival in
his father’s church, of Memphis, he
did most of the preaching, and was,
therefore, entitled to a large part of
the credit for numerous additions to
the church. Yours,
S. Botkin.
Macon, Ga., January sth, 1876.
Gainesville College. —We call at
tention to the advertisement of the
Gainesville (Ga.) Male and Female
College, iu this issue of The Index.
This flue institution is now presided
over by Rev. Wm. C. Wilkes, A.M.,
who ranks deservedly high among the
prominent educators of our State. He
is assisted by a corps of trained and
accomplished teachers. From the Cat
alogue for the current scholastic year,
we learn that the number of pupils en
rolled is two hundred and ninety.
The location is proverbially healthy,
and the society excellent. We ootn
mend the Gainesville College to the
patronage of the public.
I have received the following contributions
to Mercer University: Rev. Chas. D. Camp
bell, $97; W. W. Wash, $1; 8. R. Garrison,
$1; J. N. Hames, $1; Mrs. J. N. Hamea, sl.
E. W. Warren,
Chairman Endowment Committee.