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2 #nr Correspondents. w *' D& v . ..a..— For the Index and Baptist. j A FEW TIIOrGHTS FOR TIIF. SEW YEAR— me. Dear Index —The birth of a lew year is of interest too wide to be ig. noted by mankind. No one ever re garded the first of January with indif ference. It is that from which all <J|ite their time, and count upon what is h|i't. It is the nativity of our Adam. How pleasant to have the family Cir cle gathered together, making the household the chiefest place in lie hearts of all whose interest centers there. And yet how few there are vim appreciate this, and fully realize all the advantages jwbich they, singly, are enjoying, can be made part of flue entertainment of tbeir families, thus adding to the common advantage <>f all. Instead of this, we find fathers and young men wandering from toe home fireside to other resorts, leaving mothers and daughters and sisters, to pass their days and evenings in loneli ness. How quickly could all this be changed, and anew life given to every one, and a general happiness made to pervade the family circle by llie use of a small outlay of money to subscribe for a good religious paper, and to buy good religious and literary books,which, with the family Bible on the stand, the “ buoir *>f books, ’’ would pro luce hap piness and give common joy to all. Few householders are in the laud that have not a small amount of money j for a library of good readable, religious books for family reding for the old and ihe young. A religious paper, too, is a necessity for eveay family that would keep in formed concerning the state, progress and prospects of the Christ’" n world. At the beginning of the w year, families, very properly, inquire what journal they shall patronize. It is their interest to take that, which, on the whole, will best promote their knowl edge, piety and usefulness. We will rest on the claims of the Christian Index, the oldest religious newspaper in the South. It is of Southern origin, had its birth in 1820, in Washington City, D. C. It is, as its name imports, strictly a Christian index,a religious journal.lt is devoted to the defense of religious truth, and the diffusion of religious in formation. Nothing is admitted into its columns incompatible with the sacredness and dignity of a Christian paper. The writer has read its col umns ever since its birth to the present time. When, by long continued sub scription to a religious paper, it has become a constant companion in the family, it is looked upon by the older members of the household as a wise and generous guide, containing each week something that suits each frame ofceiwad, as well as words of cheer and blessed assurances whereon to rest and build, until it shall come again. By tho younger members of the flock it is held in verieiation, aud its columns are read with a sacred awe that be tokens the deep influence its words of truth are throwing around and over the life of the vouug reader. It becomes an heirloom, and when father is gen , when the old home nest is broken up, when tbe birdlings have j flown and scattered, and are occupied j with constantly unfolding duties of [ life, then the well-loved guide of our j youth—the good old religious paper— is nude moiv welcome to our firesides, tor I here are holy associations cluster ing' around it that money cannot touch, and time cannot destroy it! llow grand and how many, are the noble relations to society and civilization, which are borne by the religions press! All that is elevating, pure and good ; all that is sound ml t rue, tinds a friend and devoted advocate in its columns, week alter week, year after year; its God-given mission is spreading in power, permeating the whole fabric of society, and gradually letting the di vine Light into dark, sin-eovered abodes of Satan.. A religious newspaper, therefore, becomes a necessity for every family that would grow in grace, and keep informed concerning the state, progress and prospects of the Christian world. I, therefore, recommend the Christian Index as worthy of the support of every family throughout the continent. In tha beginning of every new year, we should think of serving God more and better than we did the year before. It is good to see God going before us in every step. “ The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he delighteth in His way.” See Psalm xxxvii:23. F. C. A. Washington. Ga. FROM THE BRUNSWICK MISSION. Editors Index —Please publish the following contributions to tho Bruus wiek Mission: §8 50 from a few sisters in Madison, Ga.; a box of valuable goods aud ?1 00 from the Ladies’ Society in Columbus, Ga. Among tho Columbus presents was a pair of elegant cotton blankets, by Dr. A. J. Bussey, President of the Eagle aud Phoenix Manufacturing Com pany. P. S.—l think every pastor should now collect, as speedily as possible, all outstanding dues to The Index and Baptist, and forward them, promptly, to the publishers. I hope to finish up my part of the work by Ist of Janu ary. Thanks to all my friends for their THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST. timely contributions, and to The Index and Baptist for courtesies. f Wi D. Atkinson. ■ For tlic Index *nd Beptldt.] LETTER FROM LITHOMA. TEMPERANCE—RELIGION—BENEVOLENCE. Lithonia, about 25 miles from Atlanta, on tbe Georgia railroad, is a beautiful, enterprising, healthy town. citi zens are, generally, excellent, and tbe [dace is destined to increase in numbers and importance. TEMPERANCE. Upon the first day of the year 1876, the good people of Lithonia illustrated, at the “ballot box,” their views upon temperance reform. That election showed a majority of two to one in favor of the “dry ticket.” Owing to a lame feature in the incorporation laws, they can prohibit the ,ale of “malt liquors” only by “high tax,” This will be changed at the present session of our Legislature. It is worthy of men tion that Lithonia has kej t up a flourishing lodge of Good Templars for the last two or three years. This noble institution hai paid handsomely, as is evident from the recent election, which was, doubtless, influenced mate rially by this energetic band of work ers." May the glorious cause of tem perance go on conqu ring and to con quer, until the last enemy to reform and human! v shall have been com pletely guild unit, and won over to re ligion and usefulness. REliGious status. I Lithonia may well feel proud that tie thro leading religious denomina tions are represented here by tbeir respective organizations; and it has been rumored that the “Hard Shells” are going to move to town. All light, let them come; no one will lose a dollar by such move. There has been considerable rivalry between the Baptist and Methodist Sunday-school 'enterprise. This is legitimate when conducted in a Chris tian-like spirit, and for the glory of the Divine Master. The Baptist Sabbath school has been a success for the last four years, and doubtless longer. They are now well organized, which is the right arm of strength to this depart ment of “church work.” Deacon J. H. Born is the indefatigable superiu deut. lie appears never to become dis couraged iu his work. Well-attended prayer-meetings is another very encouraging feature of our cause at this place. It has well been said, that the prayer-meetings test the depth of our religious profes sion ; if this be true, bow many are weighed aud found wanting. BENEVOLENCE. This department of religious service is, to my inttd, the tffit of the genuine ness of our profession. The pocket nerve is decidedly the most sensitive of the whole nervous system. Our pre cious Saviour makes this the final test of salvation. His words will be: “I was an hungered and he have me meat,” etc., and “ inasmuch as ye did it unto one of my little ones ye did it unto me” We desire to mention, as a fact, the action of our church at its last conference at this place, The church resolved to pay their pastor monthly, thus relieving him from the necessity of going iu debt for bis daily bread. We may be allowed to say this church is always ready for every good work. AN INCIDENT. Brothet B. handed his daughter, Giramie, So 00, as a present, saying do with this as you choose, whereupon, she handed it to her pastor, as a token of her kind regards for him. God bless the subject of this benevolont act. J. M. Stillwell. . _ From .ho Southern ClirUtian Advocate.] ‘‘(oniparaUve Nuiucrlral Status of I lie Metli mllst and Baptist thatches in Georgia.” Mr. Editor— ln your excellent paper of December 1, is an article from the pen of brother R. J. C., with the above in reference to which 1 beg permission to submit a few re marks. The statistical tables as found in tho minutes of the Georgia Baptist Convention were gotten up by myself ; aud hence I can speak as to them from personal knowledge. These tables only approximate the truth ; but uecessarily below it. It is difficult to determine accurately the number of Baptists. The only available source of informa tion is in the statistical tables of the churches found in the minutes of the va rious associations. These tables are made up from the records of each church, and therefore correct so far as they go, but are not complete, as to all the churches. 1. Because there are many churches uot connected with any association, and whose names are unknown, except by the organizations themselves. 2. There churches whose statistics do not appear in the minutes of their respective associations, from the neglect of the church clerk to forward them, or from the failure of the dele gates to attend the session of the asso ciation, or from some other cause. For example, in the minutes of the Stone Mountain Association the statistics of four churches are omitted, in the Sarapa two, in the Tallapoosa one, in the Mid dle Georgia three. Here are ten churches not reported, in four associa tions ; how many may there be omitted in one hundred associations ? Then, again, it is a diiflicult matter to collect these association minutes, without which, not even an approxi mate showing of Baptist strength can he made. The minutes of the Georgia Baptist Convention for 1875, show the names of ten associations whose num bers are unknown, and which can be determined and incorporated in the general aggregate only by averaging them, by which the truth can be only approximated. The returns to the Methodist Conference are taken up by eacu preacher iu charge, and hence “arc- made with greater accuracy,” while the; reports of the Baptist, for the i ;asou given above, must fall be low the facts. As to the “trimming process,” it it may be said, that the Decorum of Baptist churches generally, requires all male members to attend their Confer ences—to give a reason at the succeed ing meeting for their absence, and when absent three times in succession, to be deemed in disorder and subject to discipline. The question of absence to a great extent resolves itself into one of church dealing; and while a more rigid enforcement of decipline would be healthful to all, it that the Baptists are not more delinquent in this dutv than other denominations. Brother R. J. C. takes the Baptist Convention minutes of 1874, with which to make his comparison, “be cause it corresponds with tholatest re ports of the Methodist church.” This is a mistake. The tables of tbe min utes of 1874, were made from the printed minutes of associations which met iu the fall of 1873, priot to the meeting of the Methodist Conference of 1873. The minutes of the Conven tion of 1875 were taken fjom the minutes of associations which met in the fall of 1874, before tbe meeting of tbe Methodist Conference uUB74. It is with these brother R. J. C. should have made his comparion ; and this, with your per rnjsson I will do. But before proeeed- me correct an error in the fig urlTof brother R. J. C. He reports the white and colored members belong ing to tbe Georgia Baptist Convention to be 64,621, when it should have been, as printed! in the minutes, uiak ing a difference of 4,032, which added to 150,256, tho amount he claims for the Baptists in the State, makes 154,- 288 ; while he claims for the Methodists in the State 162,015, leaving a differ ence iu favor of the Baptists oi 2,273. But in 1873 the colored people! were in a transition state, many of tham hav ing no associational connefcwju and hence not reported. It was beuoved that of this number there were hit less than 10,000 ; which amount wAs added to tho reported number, and sp printed in the minutes, although not seriated h av “tho correetioiWof* column of figures” to which brotfiqr R. J. C. refers. This estimate of 10,000 was far too small (as the facts below will show), wliieh, added to the 2,273 referred to above, gives the Baptists a majority 12,273. But, the minutes of 1875, collected from figures printed in the fall of 1874, (a copy of which I send you), are the ones with wh’ch this comparison should he made, aud which is as follows: White ami colored members of Georgia State Convention 75 638 White and colored members not of Georgia Baptist Convention... 14 303 Hardshells and United Baptists.... 14 530 Colored Baptists 72 05 1 Ten associations not reported — estimated white and colored. - 0 000 Total Baptists in the State 183 435 Total Methodists iu the State re ported by R. J. C 153 015 Not to include the ten associations, estimated at 6,000, would then leave the Baptists in Georgia 177,435. These “facts and figures demonstrate” that the claims of the press as to our numbers are neither “extravagant, pre tentious, nor entirely unfounded.” I have made these statements, brother Editor, not for the purpose of disparaging in an iota your strong, active, pious and growing denomina tion, but simply to get at the facts. If the above statements do not, as they claim, approximate, yet fall below, the facts, I hope the error will be shown ; aud none will be more ready to correct it than I. To know the strength of the various denominations is desirable. We learn thereby tbe number of tbe lovers of Jesus, and the advance of piety. I thank brother R. J. C for the information he has given of the growth and strength of his people. I regret that my labors among the Baptists to that end are only approx imative, but have no hesitancy in say ing, that I believe that the above fig uies fall short of the reality. G. R. McCall. For tho Imlcx and Baptist.] A TRAGEDY. On last Wednesday evening, tue 15t’n instant, our whole town aud community was startled and saddened by a most unexpected event. Samrnio Burney, the grandson of S. J. Burney, was out hunting with his uncle on his lather’s farm, several miles from town; being fatigued, they stopped upon a bridge that spans a sm u ll stream, to rest, when Samrnie took his gun from his shoulder aud dropped it by his side, but as he did so, it slipped through a hole in the bridge unseen by him, and was exploded, by tbe hammer striking upon the edge of the plank; its con tents entered under the left cheek bone, and came out just above the left ear. He fell unconscious into the arms of his uncle, who had taken his seat. He lingered several hours in that state, and died about 9 o’clock ; he was about 14 years old and of decided promise. Not a week before this he had take Done of the prizes for declamation in the closing exercises of his school, and had now gone to the country to spend a part of his vacation, in the anticipation of much pleasure. But, alas ! how uncer tain is life. A little over one year ago, it was my privilege and pleasure to bury him with Christ in baptism, and though inti mately associated with him as teacher, I have seen nothing in him since to cause me to regret it, but with great satisfaction have watched the unfold ing of a true, noble, manly Christian character. But, alas !heis no more. This announcement, I know, will elicit the sympathies aud prayers of the many friends of his bereaved pa rents, for they are bereft indeed. Few of us are thus severely tried, but our Father knows who to trust with t he glory of His cause, and the honor of His great name. J. H. K innebkew. Madison, Georgia. For the ludex and Baptist.] LETTER FROM BUIYSYVIIK, GEORGIA. * * * * Since the Home Mission Board, of New York, made an appro priation to me as missionary, they are sending me six first-class religious news papers gratis. This is liberal in them. Indeed, I am not able to pay for re ligious papers, or any other kind, as my support is so meagre and preca rious. I will do all 1 can for The In dex, my allegiance to my own native South, has never been called in ques tion. I desire you, brother Butler, to spend a Sabbath in our place wher you attend the agricultural convention and preach for us. The Masons also expect you to visit the lodge and lecture to them. Now please make way in your paper for the following donations: From Bear Creek church, per Rev. W. N. Ckaudoin, 82.80 ; from Bethany church, Washington county, per Rev. J. M. Sinett, $1 45 ; a box of valuable goods from some of the ladies of Bethany church ; from a young lady of Camilla, per J. Watson Twitty, $2.50 ; from the Ladies’ Society, Macon, Georgia, per Mrs. Howes, §5 cash and a valuable box of goods. For these timely gifts, my wife and I return our grateful ac knowledgments. W. J). Atkinson. Brunswick, Ga., Dec. 21, 1875. intoti Missions. ijor tho Index and Baptist.] ln<ttn IMraihws.'f.r U< l(nr -tvr beginning October 1-t, 1875, no.I endiug December 31st. LS7S, HEJ’OIIT. Days of service, 214; miles traveled, 1859; churches supplied, 17 ; stations supplied, 14 : sermons preached. 203; exhortations, 168; prayer meetings held, 79 ; persons baptized. 28 ; received by letter, 15 ; restored, 5; dismissed by letter, 12 ; excluded. 4; died, 17 ; total in fel lowship, 1415 ; pages of tracts distributed, 680; tables distributed, 3 ; testaments di.tribnted, 4 : No. of Sunday-schools, 20 ; No. of pupils, 1052 : No. of toaehers, 48 ; No. converted from the Sunday-school, 23; No. volumns in Sunday school libraries, 360 ; new Sunday-schools organ ized, 2 ; their people have paid for their servi ces, §BBOO. Dear Index. —I send you a summa ry report of the native Choctaw preach ers, who are associated with me in mis sion labor. Ido this because I think it will interest many of the good and true friends of the Indians. These native brethren are all pastors, but they are also missionaries. They travel all around their homes, and even far away into other settlements and destitute localities, and preach and teach from house to house. My own individual report is not in cluded in this. Some of them are meeting with much j encouragement, and all are faithful, j A man said to old brother Fil-la-ma- ! tub-by, recently, “ I have fought this ; white man’s religion a loug time. I! am now convinced it is not for the white mau only. It is the true religion j of the Great Spirit.” Three of these native pteachers are j supported by the Flint River Assoeia | tion, aud one by the Friendship. Brother Ramie Wiuthrop, a faithful man, was ordained this quarter. He j has done good service in the destitute ’ parts, lying on the Canadian, in Atoka 1 county. He was supported the past year by the new Ebenezer Association. They gave him SIOO. This year I fear they have failed to renew the appoint ment. Brother Ramie is so useful that he ought to be kept at work. Is there not some church or some good brother or sister who will keep this faithful na tive Indian man at work as a mission rv among his people ? May God grant it. I)r. Johnsou, of St. Louis, agent Iu- I galls, aud others, set apart, by request | of his church, Charles Thompson, the principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, j to the full work f the gospel ministry on last Lord’s day. He has been a licensed Baptist preacher for several years. I have received nothing for several months to the fund for the liquidation ,of the small debt yet due on the In dian chapel. Many people may think I collected enough while in Georgia and Alabama last year—year before last —to pay off the debt, but I did not; I was in a great hurry to get home, and there yet remains a small debt. Now that Miss Jennie Clavton has succored so nearly in collecting what she called for, for the house of the Misses Moon, in China, perhaps the dimes, and quarters, and dollars will flow westward to the Red men’s land, and, in the centennial year of our independence, perhaps we will aid the aboriginee in his first call dur ing the century, to help him build a Baptist chapel. If Georgia will kindly give SSO more, in addition to what she has already given, to this Indian chap el, I will not ask for another cent; and then she will have given but a titlae of what has been given elsewhere. O, that the Indian mission bad a Miss Jennie Clayton. Yours ever and truly. J. S. Mulirow. Select Hlisrcllann. OXE YEAH. One year, lime number we Time's story, The waves of weeks and months still tossing to and fro; How may we rightly name the tide of glory. Which holds the ransomed in its ceaseless flow? Not yet, not yet, the heavenly tongue is ours, Nor ear attuned to catch the seraph's lay; We may but speak as when ’mid sun and showers They walked with us as pilgrims by the way. One year, and while our steps have wended Xu the familiar paths they used to know. Oh. have they ne’er on angel pinions bended, And watched us with the smile they wore be low ? We may not know, yet heaven seems not so far Since cherished ones have entered iu itH fold. And often faith seems just about to unbar The door between us and the streets of gold. One year, and if our eyes arc dimmiug, For voices missing from our life’s sweet song, I.et us rejoice to know those voices hymning The Allelulia of the blood-washed throng. And so, we wait and number o'er Time's story, The waves of weeks and months still tossing lo and fro. Until'we, too, enter the life of glory Of those the Father called one year ago. IIIGII EBICATIO.Y FOR FEMALES. We do not hesitate to say that the average womau, educated in the better class of schools iu this country, is a better scholar, and a more capable and accomplished person, than the average college graduate of the other sex. What we want is cheaper schools of equal excellence. The farmer’s boy goes to college, finds cheap tuition, wins a scholarship perhaps, boards in commons, earns money during vaca tion, and gets through, while bis sister stays at home, because the only places where she can get an equal education are expensive beyond her means. There is no college that need to be so richly endowed as a woman’s eollege. Women are not men, quarrel with that fact as we may, and they cannot get along so cheaply and with such helplessness as men while going through the process of tfheir educ\tion. If we are to hive women’s colleges, we must have paid professors, philosophical apparatus, cabinets, collections, art galleries, labo ratories, and they must be provided for by private munificence. Provision should be made for the poor, so that high education shall come within the reach of all. There is not a woman’s college, or an advanced public institu tion for tbe education of woman that is not to-day in need of large endowments for the purpose of bringing its advan tages within the reach of those whose means are small. Now we commend this matter par ticularly to rich women. There are many, scattered up and down the coun try, who are wondering what they shall do with their money when, and even before, they die. To all these we beg the privilege of commending this great object. Let the boys alone. They have been pretty well taken care of al ready, and the men will look after them. It is for you, as women wishing well for their sex, and anxious for its elevation in all possible ways, to endow these in stitutions that are springing up about the country in its interest, so that the poor shall have an equal chance with the rich. You can greatly help to give the young women of all classes as good a chance as their brothers enjoy, and you can hardly claim a great deal of womanly feeling if you do not do it.— Scribner's Monthly Mayazine. LOST ON THE PLAINS. A Chilli Eighteen Honrs Anion.: Snapping ami Growling Wolves. On Saturday evening last Platteville, Colorado, was startled by the report that a little girl aged about nine years, a twin daughter of a Mr. Sutherland, who recently moved into the neighbor hood, was lost on the plains It ap ' pears that the child accompanied her I father in search of cattle, and wuen ! about two miles out they found some J calves, one of which had a bell at- I tached to its neck. The cows not be ing in sight, the father directed the child to follow the calves, which he supposed would go directly home, while he would go in search of the cows. It was then half post four p.m. At about six o’clock the father returned home, and was horrified to learn that his little daughter had not come in, but was all the while supposed by its mother to be with the father. The alarm was at once given to the people in the village, and some twenty or more persons went out and scoured the country for six or eight miles, in every direction, but without success, though some of them were’out until four o’clock next morn ing, and two. one a boy of seventeen, having themselves been lost, did not reach home until eight o’clock Sunday morning. On Sunday, some forty men and boys on horseback, and at least twenty on foot, went out, notwithstand ing the extremely cold, west wind, but after hunting all day, returned unsuc cessful. Again on Monday morning men from every direction were on the hunt, and in the 1 oet systematic man ner examinecLa wide strip of country, from the Platte to near the Box Elder, and were still looking, headed toward’ home, when a signal gun was heard by which all knew the child had been found. It appears the little one fol lowed the calves for a time, but, as they did not go toward home, she soon became conscious she was lost. At first, she says, she wandered around, but hearing the wolves growling around her, she started in a straight course which took her to the Box Elder, and’ without knowing what direction she was taking, followed the bed of the creek until daylight. At that time she saw trees on the Platte and started for them, arriving at the ranch of Mr. John Beebee, about four miles below Evans, at ten o’clock Sunday morning, having traveled constantly for eighteen hours and probably a distance of not less than twenty-five miles. When asked if she wus not frightened, she said no. She said the wolves kept close to her heels, aud snapped at her feet, but that her mother had told her that if she was good the Lord would always take care of her, and so she knew the wolves would not hurt her, because God wouldn’t let them. After being kept at the house of Mr. Beebee until the following day (Monday) she was brought home as sound and fresh as though she had only taken a short walk of ten or twelve miles.— Denver (Col.) News. . THE IDEAL EDITOR. When we consider the duties and re sponsibilities of journalism, we must conclude that the profession demands a special training fully as much as do physic or law. The modern journal ist should be well versed in all the subjects that are included in a sound nineteenth century education. He should be a fair linguist, and able to read and translate at least French, German, and Italian or Spanish. It is perhaps not necessary that he should be a classical scholar; bub certainly a knowledge of the classics will be very useful to him. He should have mas tered the principles of political econ omy, a science which is of paramount importance in his profession, and con cerning which lie generally knows little or nothing. He should have studied history, and ought to be able to deal intelligently with questions of finance; and above all, he should acqure a lucid and perspicuous style of composition, free from all tendency to hyperbole, {'lain, Aianly, ffnd thoroughly intelligi ble. To rise in his profession, the true journalist must possess yet more qual ifications ; but these will depend upon his mental constitution more than upon culture. He should possess a power of generalization equal to that of a skillful military commander, and an amount of tact such as would fit him for the highest diplomatic tasks. He should be bold, yet prudent: decisive, yet never hasty; firm, but not obsti nate ; logical, but not dogmatic. He should be a man of cultivated self-con trol, and he should set up as a rule for his conduct, that argument alone will result in conviction, and that any de scent from this is a degradation of his calling. It may be said that we have placed the standard of qualification too high. We answer, it cannot be placed too high. The qualities which fit a man for the high profession of journalism, are the qualities which would fit him for the most important offices in the State, and it is inevitable that it should be so. There is no profession in which a man wields a more powerful influ ence over his fellows, thau this of jour nalism ; and if he has acquitted him self worthily in this, there is no posi tion he may not be safely trusted in. A'EIV YEAR. Another year hath silent Med, Its golden star hath set, Still round its bygone mem’ries oft We love to linger yet. What hopes were cherished but awhile, And fancied from our sky, What loving heart felt wishes too, Bat bloomed awhile to die. A vacant place perchance we see Beside the humble hearth, A loving one, who once was here, No longer lives on earth. That happy heifrt with which we wished A bright'aud joyful year, Terchance is bowed with sorrow now, A barren desert drear. To some young hearts their God hath said “ Leave all aud follow me” The tones wore heard, their God they've sought. And now His blessings see. But fare the well, old bygone year ! Thv pains and pleasures o’er, Are drifted down the tide of time To dark hereafter's shore. And welcome, new-born, beaateons year, May yon be glad and bright, May fortune shed around your train Her glorious, golden light. And may the blessings of a God In peaceful stream of grace, Descend in answer soft to prayor, And linger o'er thy face. Then may you be for one and all A bright andgoldeu year. And o’er thv happy memories May we shed a grateful tear. Miononnette. December 81, 1875. “ A Devout Friend ” from Hawkins ville sends five dollars, which has been divided as follows : Mercer Univer sity, $2.00; Missions, $1.50; Orphan Home, SI.OO ; Miss Moon’s house, 50c. E. W. YTakben.