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®fje Srjiool. For the Index and Baptist.] SCNDAY-SCHOOL WORK. The Bawen and Hereer Associations. According to the understanding be tween the Sunday-school Executive Committees of these bodies, brother Pish and myself commenced to fill a series of appointments at Camilla, Friday before the second Sunday in the month. In the first named Asso ciation, eight churches were visited, four schools organized, and interesting and profitable meetings have been held at nearly every point. Two of the ap pointments were filled by myself, as brother Fish had to hurry on to Val dosta. Institutes and conventions have been held, so far, at Evergreen and Valdos ta j another will commence at Madison to-night. The following facts are woxthy of special note: 1. The Sunday-school Executive Committees manifest a very commen dable interest in the work. In the Bowen Association, brother John Un derwood, one of the best ministers we have, is chairman, and in the Mercer, brother E. A Peeples, a judge and lawyer of prominence, and recently licensed to preach, is chairman. I heard the latter say that he, or some member of his Committee, would visit every church, having no Sunday-school, in the Association during the year. I did not hear brother M. say that, but I hope he will say it —more than that, I hope every chairman of any commit tee in the State, will not only say it but do it. 2. The ministry of this part of the State, Southwest Georgia, seem to be much interested in the work. Breth ren Campbell, Carroll, Eushin, Wilson, Gaulden and Eeid, were in attendance upon the Convention at Valdosta. A number were also present at Ever green. 3. A decided improvement in the management of the schools is evident. The superintendents and teachers seem anxious to discover, aud put in prac tice, any new methods likely to ren der the schools more efficient. 4. Church members themselves are becoming more and more aroused to the importance of sustaining the local and State work. I am brought under special obliga tions to many brethren and friends for kind attention. Hickory Head church, as usual, cov ered herself with glory. Never have I seen $35.50 raised quicker and easier, than was done in the little audience gathered there on Wednesday. Brother Carroll ought to be a hap py man; if he is not, it is not the fault of Hickory Head church. IJp to this time, we have visited five churches in the Mercer Association. T. C. B. Madison, Fla., January 21, 1876. — ■— <t BETTER WORK AND MORE WORK. We aimed, in our last number, to show the imperative need of a higher order of teaching. Let us now enquire if more and better work is not only possible but practicable. We sug gest at the outset: 1. That the office of the religious teacher should be magnified. It is plainly and distinctly recognized in the Scriptures. First, apostles; second, prophets ; thirdly, teachers, is the Di vine order. The office of the Sabbath school teacher derives its Divine au thorization from the commission of our Lord, under which all disciplos are commanded to proclaim the glad tid ings, and by which we are all made kings and priests unto God. While ministers should be eminent in teach ing as well as in preaching, and while preaching, should more largely in clude actual instruction of the people, and be more and better than mere es says on abstract topics, the office and functions of the teacher, may be, and ought to be, more largely and effectual ly exercised, by the laity of the church, as well as more highly and justly ap preciated and honored. The sacred ness and importance of these duties, should not only be distinctly recog nized, but the Sabbath-school teacher should be set apart to the office as are deacons and elders. 2. Young and incompetent teachers and candidates should be put in a course of study and training for the work. The responsibility of this teaching work, which must soon be as sumed by the young people, should be pressed upon them, to the end that they may be stimulated, as best they can, to prepare themselves for it. In what shall this training consist ? 1. It should be constantly and clear ly set forth : (a.) That Christian parents are the first, divinest, and best teachers of young children; and (b.) That the first three years of the child’s life, are vastly the most impor tant years, so far as religious teachings and lasting impressions are conoerned. 2. Inasmuch as the pulpit is ap pointed of God, as the great moral and religious educator, we suggest that sermons and lectures ought to be mul tiplied for the information and instruc tion of the people on the Bible as a book. The history of the Bible ; the design, classification and authorship of its several books; its various manu scripts and versions; the wonderful confirmation of prophecy by modern THK CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-Y CISTERN BAPTIST. discovery; the types and symbols o the Old, fulfilled in the New Testament, and the grand historical character of both Old and New, furnish valuable and inexhaustible themes, of which the mass, even of Sabbath-school teachers, are strangely ignorant. 3. Parents and teachers should be encouraged to attend institutes, con ventions, and normal classes, when within reach. These institutes and classes at central points, are, of course, only local, and cannot reach the mass of teachers ; and this leads us to say : 4. Facilities for educating teachers must be greatly multiplied. We must aim at nothing less than a Teacher’s Meeting in every school, and a Training Class in every Church. Don’t let us be frightened. It is not a task easy of accomplishment, and yet, purchance, it is not such a bugbear as we think. These educational measures are im peratively needed, and they must and will come.—Presbyterian at Work. State Snnday-school Committee Appointed by the Georgia Baptist Convention. Db. A. T. Spalding, AUants, President. Dk. E. W. Warren, Atlanta. Hon. J. H. Jamrs, Atlanta, Treasurer. * Da. T. E. Skinnkr, Macon, Dr. Wm. H. Mclntosh, (removed to Alabama. Rev. T. C. Boykin, Atlanta, Superintendent of Sun day-school Work and State Evangelist. All the churches and Sunday-schools are urged to send up funds for the vigorous prosecution of the Sunday-school work, remitting to J. H. .lames, Treasurer, Atlanta, Georgia, or to Rev. T. C. Boykin Atlanta, Ga. Sunday-school Committees throughout the State are urged to promote the Snnday-school work as much as possible, within the hounds of their Associations, and to communicate with the Sunday-school Suporinten dent at least once each month. Let them find out the condition of existing schools, and seek to establish new ones in those churches having none. When convenient, the Sunday-school Superinten dent will make appointments, wnen reqnested, within the bounds of the different Associations. The names and address of all Sunday-school Committees, and of Sunday-school Superintenden s, will always be wel come to the State Sunday-school Committee. Address Rrv. T. C. Boykin, Atlanta, (ia. International Sunday-School Lessons, BRIEF SUMMARY. DIVID SPARING SAUL—LESSON FOR FEB. 6. Text of the Lesson, I Samuel, xxiv : 1-16. Golden Text —Recompense to no man evil for evil.—Roman, xii : 17. Time and Occasion.— When David, the King’s son-in-law, fled from Gibeah, he was 25 years of age, having been born 1085 JB.C. To escape the murde rous envy of Saul, he became a refugee and exile; a wanderer from home, friends and family; hunted and out lawed by the sovereign to whom he had ever been loyal, and whom he had sav ed by defeating and killing Goliath. The first day of his flight he went to Nob, a priestly city near Jerusalem’s site, where he received, as the king’s son-in-law, and on pretended business for the king, kindness and shelter. (I Samuel, xxi.) On account of this kindness, the vindictive Saul slew 85 priests, Ahathar alono escaping to David with the ephod. From Nob he went 25 miles southward, to Gath, tak ing refuge with the Philistine k : ng, Achirh, but becoming fearful he feigns madness and is sent away. He then re turns to Judea and takes refuge among its fastnesses and caves, and to him, flock a large number of bold, fear less disafEected men, malcontents. It was while thus hiding among the mountains just west of the Dead Sea, 24 miles southeast of Jerusalem, that Saul, with 3,000 chosen men sought to capture him. While on the expedition Saul enters a cave to rest at noonday. Within the cave David and his men were hid, and they urge him to avail himself of the opportunity presented by Providence to kill his enemy. David not only refuses to kill the Lord’s an ointed king, but restrains his men from violence. However, he stealthily cuts of a portion of the monarch’s robe, and, after Saul has left the cave, follows him, and, from a distance, with the greatest humility and respect, expostulates with him for heeding the slanderous sug gestions of those who asserted that David was inimical to him. He avows his own innocency, and proves that he harbors no evil intentions against Saul by holding up the piece of Saul’s gar ment, showing that he had it in his power to kill the king but would not. For a moment Saul’s generous impul ses got the better of him, and he aban dons his pursuit of David and returns to Gibeah. OUTLINES. OCK OF REFUGE. I eturning good for evil. IJ Courage forborne, oyalty spared. I I espeetful address. J, l everent appeal. rn T T T~A nivt TANARUS) KFUGE. I I I L| UCT IV OBK. Inc kinsSr= TEACHINGS. 1. We learn the lesson of the golden text, “Recompense to no man evil for evil.” The spirit of the Gospel is, return good for evil. To return evil for evil being wrong (II Cor. v, 17 ; Matt, v, 46-9; Luke, xii, 48,) we are commanded to abstain from it, (Matt, v, 44; Rom. xii, 19-21; Eph. iv, 31-32 ; I Peter, iii, 8-9.) This is the way a plain man found fault with his minister: “My trouble with him, is that he don’t make no pints ; and when he’s done and through, and sot down, I can’t tell what, in par ticular, he’s been a talking about; only he’s kep’ a good kind of a noise agoing for about five-and-forty minutes.” Oilr readers can see the “pint” of this, in its application to teachers, without our being obliged to bury it in their epidermis.— National 8. 8. Teacher. “What one point did that superin tendent try to impress on his school, in his twenty minutes’ talk ?” was a question which one visitor might have asked of another, as the two came away from a Sunday-school room. “I am sure I don’t know,” would have been the only fitting answer. “Then what was the good of the ad dress?” “There, again, I can’t answer you,” would have closed comment on that service.— B. 8. Times. Select llliscfllimij. From the Georgia Grange ] THE PRESS. During the last quarter of a century the power of the press, in this country, has increased as regularly and rapidly as the moments of time have succeed ed each other, and it is now an acknow ledged fact that it exerts a greater in fluence, in educating the public mind, than aDy other instrumentality. The time has arrived when men must be readers of the papers, or be left be hind the great moving mass of mortal ity in vital knowledge. Public senti ment. and individual actions are in a great degree induced by this agency. Since this is true, it is of vast impor tance that none but the capable and good should control its power. Fortunately for our country, those who are at the helm generally appreci ate their obligations, and endeavor to discharge them faithfully. There are a few exceptions to this statement, in which the people have been invited to cast aside the theories and restraints of revealed religion, and its social en actments, tor scepticism and sickening licentiousness. These exceptional ef forts to poison the public morals, and overthrow the social relations establish ed to promote the purity, convenience and peace of society, have met, at the very threshhold, the general disappro bation and denunciation of the people - A few votaries from the ranks of infi delity and licentiousness, rallied to the support of these publications, but the great mass of our countrymen stood off from them as they would from a leper seeking to spread his loathsome contagion. Not only has this foul ef fort to disseminate immoral sentiments met the frowns of a people educated by the press, but the press itself has denounced it with an energy and una nimity reflecting upon it the greatest credit. It may, therefore, be concluded that public morals are safely lodged in the keeping of the press, secular as well as religious. But its influence goes much farther than the moral education of the people, embracing in the purview of its power the guardianship of liberty and the promotion of the whole range of the arts and sciences. No influence has done half so much in pointing out the value of popular freedom, or in urging the citizens to the faithful discharge of the duties due to the governments, State and Na tional. Diversity of sentiment gener ally prevails with reference to questions of purely political bearing, but on the abstract question of the citizens obli gation to render obedience to the laws, and stand ready to protect his country against external foes, theie is, and has been, singular unanimity. With a jealousy watchful as the eye of the eagle, it stands sentry over the liberties of the people, guarding against the stealthy advance of the usurper, and denouncing the spirit of tyrany where ever it appears. True, in the transition period from intestine war to universal peace, a portion of the press winked at a departure from the true principles of the National Constitution ; but now those grand, fundamental theories challege and command the devotion of the entire press of the Republic. At one time—not remote —Imperial- ism dared to test her pretensions among our people. A journal was established in that interest, and though allowed perfect freedom of discussion, it per ished in a few months, assuring the thinking men of the world that the Republican sentiment of this country, kept glowing by the influence of the press, could not be disturbed by the fascinations and magnificence of roy alty. We may, therefore, conclude that the liberties of the people are safe in the keeping of this agency. While the press, generally, constitutes a medium tor the transmission of valuable dis coveries in the arts, sciences and agri culture, these great and growing inter ests have brought into existence jour nals specially devoted to their pur poses. Each of these labors with a directness and assiduity that betoken for the future advance in every depart ment. These do not trench upon the province of the newspaper proper, but serve as fruitful auxiliaries, just as the religious journals aid in supplying true moral sentiment and truths. From these several sources flow streams of knowledge to the general press, which, through its medium, pass on to the millions scattered over the broad do main of the republic. Agriculture, which is justly regarded the fundamental industry of this country, not only hafi its own journals in every section of the government, but is the special favorite and ward of the entire press. Each vies with the other in the work of promoting this greatest of all interests, and continual efforts are being made to modify the labor of this class of our c ; tizens and enlarge its rewards. Science is the willing handmaid of agriculture, the arts con tribute annually new discoveries and inventions for its advancement, while the newspapers,’general and special, are ever zealous for its progress. LARGE SALARIES FOR CLERGYMEN. Some of the more distinguished of New York’s clergymen, will not suffer the pangs of hunger right away, if their salaries are any indication of theii abundance of the comforts of this life. The preacher who receives the highest salary in this country, is the Eev. Henry Ward Beecher. For several years past his salary has been $20,000 per annum. In addition to this, it is safe to say that he received $5,000 per annum for various lectures delivered by him in the winter season. His sal ary as editor of the Christian Union was SIO,OOO per annum, and from the Christian Union Publishing Company he one year received SIO,OOO for a “ Life of Christ.” Besides all this, he is in the receipt of an annual income as author’s percentage on the sale of his works, so that his income for sev eral years past, has been in the neigh borhood of $40,000 per annnum. His salary this year, it will he remembered, was raised to SIOO,OOO. The Eev. Dr. John Hall, has a salary of SIO,OOO, gold, per annum, and he also adds to his income by writing and lecturing. The Eev. Dr- Hepworth, of the Church of the Disciples, was in receipt of a salary of SIO,OOO per annum until recently. The Eev. Dr. Storrs, of the Church of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, receives a salary of SIO,OOO per annum. He was offered an ad vanced salary by one of the New York Congregational churches, some time ago, but was induced to remaiu with his old charge. The Eev, Dr. Buddington, also one of the best known of Brooklyn pastors, receives SIO,OOO per annum. The Eev. Dr. Morgan Dir, the rector of Trinity, receives $15,- 000 per annum; he has two or more as sistants, who receive from $4,000 to $6,000 each. The senior minister at St. Paul’s receives SIO,OOO, and his as sistant $4,000. The Eev. Dr. Weston, for many years pastor at St. John’s church, receives SIO,OOO, and has an assistant at $4,000. The pastor who officiates at Trinity Chapel, also re ceives SIO,OOO, and has one or more assistants. The Eev. Dr. Cl apin also receives SIO,OOO salary. The Eev. Dr. Schenck, rector of St. Ann’s, the fash ionable Episcopalian church of Brook lyn, receives SIO,OOO. FSI MMONS 1 f——— yc 1 1 1 THE FAVORITE HOME REMEDY. 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