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PASTORAL SUPPORT.
We art In fitvor of these surprise and supply
tUu paid to some of onr pastors in the com-
Wttti cement of the year. We wish that the cus
tom would become general, and that every Bap
tist minister in Georgia would, on the Ist of
January, be routed from his wintry nest to re
turn and find it full featheied. It is to be feared,
liowever, that some of them have been dis
turbed, at this season, only by anxious reflec
tions about the uncertainty of their livelihood.
This is not as it should be. We believe that
the Great Shepherd will take care of his ser-
still He has made his churches responsi
ble for their support. The preacher is the
chosen laborer of the church, and “the laborer
is worthy of his hire.” The preacher is the
Soldier called by the Church to stand in the
foreffront, and “who goeth a warfare any
time at his own charges?” The teachings of
the Bible on this subject are plain. But aside
from the express command of God, it would
be well for us to cons.der the injury which an
insufficient pastoral support inflicts upon our
selves and our ministers.
In this country the preacher is the greatest
of educators. He is the first public speaker
to whom children listen, and through a long
course of years lie is the only public speaker
whom many of them hear. His thoughts, his
manner, his tones of voice, begin to exert an
influence upon them from early childhood,
and the impress made at this period can never
be lost. If the discourses to which the child
listens are marked by thought and cultivation,
then the germs of thoughtfulness and refine
ment will be excited in the minds of the
youthfui listeners. But it the preaching con
sists of crude reflections urged with noisy,
empty declaration, perhaps some spiritual
good— not much —may be done, but certainly
no intellectual impulse will he given to the
hearers. Now, there is much piety and abili
ty in the Baptist pulpit of Georgia. But any
preacher, even the most gifted, will be forced
into vapid declaration if he has to re
sort to a number of expedients, apart from his
calling, to gain a livelihood. And parents are
depriving their children of one of the best
means of education when they so stint their
preacher as to interfere with his studies.
If this was the only evil resulting from a
ministry inadequately supported, t we might
afford to bear it, A more serious injury is to
he seen in the inefficency of such a ministry to
retain the attention and instruct the minds of
the Christian hearers. Preaching, as it is the
most important, so it is the most difficult of all
work. Week by week to search out carefully,
from given portions of Scripture, the mind of
the Spirit, and to present to others the views
thus gained with clearness and force, is no
holiday pastime. Year after year to Keep
alive the interest of an audience in truths to
which they have listened from childhood, re
quires, not only the freshness of heart derived
from communion with God, hut, also, that
freshness of treatment which can only he gain
ed from study. We have no sympathy with
the hardshell Baptist, who, when his preach
er, pointing to the Bible, said, “ I mean to
preach to you from this same old hook,” whis
pered to the friend beside him, “ Yes, and he
means to preach the same old sermon.” What
other sermon had (he hardshell a right to
expect? Christiana who pay their minister
nothing, are doing all in their power to pre
vent his pulpit preparation, and so.to render
unattractive aid irksome the services of the
Sabbath—services which, under different cir
cumstances, would he a source of the highest
profit and pleasure.
Nor should we overlook the damage to
which the pastor’s character is sometimes sub
jected in consequence of an insufficient liveli
hood. Different nations have formed different
tests of excellence. Among the old Romans,
who gloried in martial prowess, the word virtue
meant courage. With our Saxon forefathers,
who believed in brawn and sinew, the word
worth was synonymous with strength. But,
nhw-a-days, and in our country, when we speak
of a man’s worth, we calculate his value in
dollars and cents, and say that lie is worth so
much money. However false a standard of
true merit this may be, still it is practically
the standard which has been accepted by our
people at large. There are few things which
affect our character more injuriously than
unreliableness in our moneyed engagements.
Nor can anything more impair one’s own self
respect than the shills to which preachers are
sometimes compelled to resort to escape the
punctual payment of their pecuniary obliga
tions. In times like these, then, a church
should be especially careful to save their pastor
from the humiliation, the apparent dishonesty,
and the privations consequent upon a meagre
salary. If they would have him fitted for the
proper discharge of his duties; if they would
have him retain ilie integrity of his character,
untarnished before the world; if they would
have him enter his pulpit, not bringing along
with him the dark shadows of domestic suf
fering or personal humiliation, let them secure
to him an income which will save him from
these embarrassments that have blasted the
happiness and usefulness of many a minister.
Where Does it all Come From.
Tints and quarts of filthy Catarrhal discharges.
Where does it all oome from ? The mucous mem
brane which lines the chambers of the nose, and
its little glands, are diseased, so that they draw
from the blood its liquid, and exposure to the
air changes it into corruption. This life-liqnid is
needed to build up the system, but it is extract
ed, and the system is weakened by the loss. To
cur®, gain flesh and strength by using Dr.
Tierce s Golden Medical Discovery, which also
act s directly upon these glands, correcting them,
and ajiplv Dr. Sage’s (.'atarih Remedy with Dr.
Tierce s Naaal Douche, the only method of reacli
."P per cavities, where the discharge ao
comes from. The instiument and
medichi ClU ' f * *°* d by dfcpK'ets and dealers in
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MISTLETOE ON GOO’S TREES.
“We sometimes see trees which, by the pecu
liarity of their appearance, attract our atten
tion. They may be the stateliest oaks of the
forest, but upon their giant limbs there is only
a thin foiiage, and the leaves, scattered here
and there, are pale and sickly. We wonder
why the tree, apparently formed to be a king
among its brothers, is so bare and crownless;
and it is almost with a feeling of pain, we find,
on nearer approach, that, clinging close to
trunk and branch, the mistletoe is doing its
deadly work.
Now, in the garden of the Lord, there are
sights akin to this. There are trees there, seem
ingly fitted for great usefulness, but they are
comparatively useless and almost lifeless. The
mistletoe is on them.
There are men in our churches who are
overrun with the cares of business. Of course
diligence in our various pursuits is a religious
duty. No amount of necessary work needs to
injure spirituality of mind. In Doddridge’s
memoirs of Col. Gardner we see how the most
intense application to business can consist with
devoted piety. There were times in the life of
this Christian soldier when he was compelled
to begin his work at four o’clock in the morn
ing. But before he commenced the days work
two hours were given to religious meditation
and prayer; and thus, through all the trials
of a military career, and until his death, he
retained the devotional spirit. But it is notso
witli the Christians of whom we now write.
We call them Christians because they seem to
possess a few signs of spiritual life. There are
a few leaves upon these trees. They are liber
al in the support of their pastor ; generous in
their donations to religious enterprises ; pain
fully conscious of their failings; and not with
out a feeble trust in Christ. But their business
liauntH them like a spectre. They awake with
it in the morning. They watch it at their
meals, and hastily bolting their food, rush
away after it in hot haste. They pursue it all
day long. When they return home in the eve
ning they follow it to the fireside, and become
absorbed in conversation with it; the wife’s voice
is almost unheard, and they often forget that
they have children. On the Sabbath it sits
down with them in the church ; and, some
times, amid the services, they, almost uncon
sciously, whisper to it about their plans and
prospects for the morrow. When they retire
at night, worn out by their tormenting genius,
they try, perhaps, on their beds, to utter the
words of prayer; but they find this kind of
prayer about as effective as that of the Spouse
in Solomon’s sgng, who tellH us, “ By night, on
my bed, I sought him whom my soul loveth.
I sought him, but I found him not.
There are, in our churches, some cumbered
Marthas, too. Each of them knows that a por
tion of time spent each day at the feet of Jesus
would bring to her that quietness of heart
which she needs. But she lias so little time.
No one knowß how much she has to do. Ser
vants aro bo unreliable now-a-days you cannot
trust them out of your sight. Then, her boy s
are harder on clothes than any boys that ever
did live. They seem to have been born with
an eye to sewing machines. No day seems to
close on them satisfactorily in which they ltave
not worn holes in their knees or elbows. Her
daughters, too, who ought to know better, do
not assist her as they should ; and her hus
band does not sufficiently sympathize with her
in her trials. Poor Martha ! she is overrun
with the mistletoe.
We might mention some other trees in God’s
garden who seem to boa prey to this insidious
foe; but, less we should raise too loud a clam
or of voices, saying “Physician, heal thyself,”
we close with the candid confession that we
have found a few sprigs of the mistletoe upon
ourselves.
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Ihe lien, (lurinattus Peeples. Judge of the At
lanta Circuit.
The elevation of this distinguished
jurist and advocate, to the beueh of the
most important judicial circuit of this
State, is a fitting climax to a singular
ly honored and useful career. This
most timely appointment by his Excel
lency, the Governor, was not unexpect
ed, for, though the names of several
eminent lawyers, notable among them,
that of Marshall J. Clarke, Esq., were
urged by their friends, it became quite
evident that the sentiment of the bar,
and tlie community,was well nigh unan
imous in the desire for Col. Peeples*
appointment. It has become a maxim
with some economists, that when a
sterling man is needed for any great
emergency then that man will be found.
The duties and responsibilities of an
extensive judicial circuit are such as to
demand the highest talent, the most
ingenuous heart, and an extraordinary
amount of administrative ability. A
learned lawyer of this bar has remark
ed, that no autocrat of Europe has
more sway over the property and per
sons of his subjects, tbau has a Super
•or Couit Judge under the practice of
the State of Georgia. Those who are
familiar with the courts can best ap
preciate this somewhat extravagant as
sertion.
Judge Peeples assumed the duties of
his office on Friday morning, January
21st, and it was our pleasure to be in
the court-roopi, in this city, and listen
to his few chaste and impressive re
marks on ascending the bench.
The new incumbent looked every
inch a judge. It is in no fulsome spiriq
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST.
that we say, that no occupant of Eng
land’s famous “woolsack”overbore on
his face stronger evidences of devotion
to principle, or a higher comprehension
of the ethics of an ancient and honor
able profession. Judge Peeples is
naturally a lawyer; this was first evi
denced when, but a boy, he sought the
society of the learned, and with indom.
itahle energy gained access to their
ranks, and compelled a recognition of
his extraordinary legal powers. His
history is well known. Reared in a
rugged portion of the State he blaz
ed his own way, and, the hardy son of
hardy ancestry, soon took his place
among the men who have adorned the
jurisprudence of his State. His early
life is the old story of pluck, integrity
and common sense, pitted against early
poverty, and the disadvantages of a
pioneer country. But the victory is al
ways to the former, and these three re
quisites Judge Peeples posseses to a re
markable degree. Perhaps no public
man in Georgia can boast of a wider
and more valuable acquaintance than
the subject of this notice. Called by
an extensive practice to all the impor
tant circuits of Upper and Middle
Georgia, Judge Peeples has made
friends wherever he has been, and there
is no doubt he could have rallied a for
midable constituency for any office that
he might have asked. But office seek
ing has never been his forte. Magnetic
and powerful on the hustings, he lias
asked few political fav< rs and has, con
sequently, always been allied with the
conservative and thinking public men
of the State.
The friends of the new Judge may
well anticipate for him a brilliant
judicial career. To use a common
phrase, we may say that in honoring
Cineinnatuß Peeples the Governor of
Georgia has honored himself, and con
fidentally do we say, that in this case
the incumbent will honor the office.
Judge Peeples is a pious and faithful
member of the First Baptist church of
this city, and in common, therefore,
with the denomination, we congratulate
our distinguished friend and brother,
and feel grateful to his Excellency, the
Governor, that he has placed in this
high office a Judge who knows that he
is hut a man, and who, himself, bows
reverently before that great God who
shall one day be the Judge of all the
earth, both great and small.
J. R. K.
Atlanta, January 1876.
PUBLISHERS’ DEPARTMENT.
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due New Subscriber From Each,
We have earnestly endeavored to bring The
Index to a standard of excellence in all itß
departments, which would commend it as
worthy the esteem and support of Baptists of
Georgia, and the entire country. Daily assur
ances of success in this effort are coming from
every direction, and these assurances are grati
fying. But what we have accomplished has
been at great cost of money and labor, render
ing it necessary to have very large additions to
our patronage in order to escape from pecun
iary loss. If our brethren would consider this
fact, we cannot believe they would be indifferent
to the importance ol co-operating cordially and
industriously for the extension of the paper’s
circula4f, hut flatter ourselves that each
would improve every opportunity to enlarge
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While we ask of every friend of The Index
to labor with ns in its behalf, we propose to
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ance of an equitable percentage of the support
each may secure. Our propositions have been
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and to many prominent brethren in this and
other States. In addition to the cash reward,
we have supplied our office with a variety of
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to individual subscribers, or to ag< nts sending
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least in actual value, a most elegant collection
of popular engravings and chromos, most of
which are representations of some biblical
scene, and possessed of the power of moral
impression. Many of these are designed as
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machines, etc.
It is our desire to so arrange these gifts, and
other rewards, that the friends who labor for
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would procure one more, The Index would
be placed on a footing of independence. To
do this.is perfectly practicable, and of easy ac
complishment. A few words spoken by each
in season, to the proper persons, would achieve
the desired result. W ill not our subscribers
note this request, individually, and show their
appreciation of our paper, and its necessitie,
by sending the one nev name desired from
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must notify us what particular premium they
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entered upon our list of contestants,
COMSEXDATIONS.
The following commendatory extracts, are se
lected from a large number on our files, to show
in what light The Index is regarded by friends
and patrons in various portions of the country,
hoping that ministers and members of the de
nomination will be induced, by these reminders,
to co-operate in our effort to extend the circula
tion of the paper. We desire that it should pay
weekly visits to the home of every Baptist in the
South, and if those who really appreciate its
merits will work industriously for this result, it
may be accomplisned. We have this week
mailed a paper and circular letter to every Bap
tist nun inter in Georgia, and hope they will re
spond promptly and earnestly to our requests ;
Jonesboro, Ga., Jan. 21, 1876.
I have been a regular subscriber to the dear
old Index, as your books will show, since its
first publication in Philadelphia, or at least fifty
or sixty years, (do not remember the precise
time) and it is necessary to my household, and
almost iDdißpensible to my happiness and well
being. In this long period, I have sent yon
many subscribers, and hope to live long enough
to send you many more.
Seaborn Harris.
Ooeeohee, Screven Cos., Ga., Jan. 12, 1876. - :
We pray that God may bless your noble'effort
in giving us a first-class Baptist paper.
H. J. Arnett.
Hon Hill, Washington Cos., Ga., Jan. 14,1876.
I like The Index so well that I cannot do with
out it. Wishing you all the suocess your glo
rious work deserves, I am yours truly,
A. W. J. Wood.
Houston, Heard Cos., Ga., Jan. 6, 1876.
I never was better pleased with The Index
than now. I have read it nearly consecutively
’for thirty years, and would be glad if every mem
ber of the churches I am laboring with would
read it. I often think of, anutry to pray for, the
success of the paper, for I know these are try
ing times on editors and publishers.
J. G. Goss.
Jefferson, Jackson Cos., Ga., Dec, 27,1875.
May God bless you in your work, and I trust
it will not be long before The Index will visit
every Baptist family in the South.
W. F. Stark.
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Cartebsville, Ga., Dec. 30, 1875.
Your subscribers up here cannot do without
the good old Index— especially for the Centenni
al year. J. J. Howard.
Canton, Ga., Jan. 17, 1876.
The Index is a precious visitor to me. I am
so glad that it brings such splendid matter for
the cause of Christ. lam determined to do
all I can for it. W. B. Tugole.
Tboy, Ala., Dec. 27, 1875.
Tlease continue to send the ever welcome old
Index to me, at Troy, Tike county, Alabama.
May the good Lord prosper yon, is the earnest
prayer of Levi Freeman.
Hatcher's Station, S. W. R. R., Dec. 24, 1875.
I cannot well do without tho paper, I think
I have been taking it nearly all the time since
1833 or 1834, and regard it now as better than it
has ever been. 1 have been a worker for it all
the time. Ido not see how any Baptist can do
without it. My prayer is that your subscription
may increase until the paper is read in every
Baptist Jy. J. H. Hatcher.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 25, 1875.
I am now in my eighty-sixth year, and write
this without spectacles. I read The Index in
the same way. The paper is a great comfort to
me. W. W. Wash.
Greensbobo, Ga., Dec. 21, 187 5.
Your paper is highly valued by myself and
family, and I hope to be always able to enjoy its
weekly visits. Wishing you much success and
many new subscribers for another year, etc.
John E. Jackson.
Glenville, Ala., Dec. 18, 1875.
Whenever I fail to renew my subscription to
The Index, you may know that I have gone
from this earth. I would not do without it for
five times its price. I love the good sermons it
contains, and to hear what my people all over
Georgia are doing.
Mart Ebrbhabt.
Lake Citt, Fia., Dec. 15, 1875.
I have been reading some six or eight relig
ious papers, and am free to say I would rather
read The Index than any three of them. It is
sound. I would be glad to have it visit every
family in Florida. Rest assured I shall do all I
can for it. Dr. Baltic’s articles on the ‘ Tinman
Will ’ are richly worth the subscription for a
year. G. H. Phillips.
Tennille, Ga., Dec. 8, 1875.
I do not wish The Index to stop, and send my
renewal subscription before my year is out. Ev
ery copy contains something new and rich. I
would bo glad to have every family in my church
take it, and think I will be able to induce many
more to subscribe before a great while.
J. M. Smith.
Lincolnton, Ga., Dec. 14, 1875.
I love the dear old Index, and will do all I can
to sustain it. I think it is the best paper in the
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Crawford, Ga., Dec. 7, 1875.
I began taking The Christian Index while it
was called The Columbian Star , and have been
taking and reading the same ever since ; and I
now think it a better paper than it ever has been
since the same was published. Though quite ad
vanced in years myself, I go regularly to the
post-office, four miles, to got my Index, and ex
pect to continue to take it as long as I am per
mitted to remain in life.
J. W. Johnson, Sr.
Washington, Ga., Nov. 5, 1875.
I am much pleased with The Index—think it
the best paper in the South, and wonder that
all Christians do not take it. The reading mat
ter in one copy is worth the year's subscription.
I hope it’s influence may be extended into ev
ery family. N. L. McMeekix.
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