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Florida Department.
W-I.OHAUDOIN. Corresponding Editor ted Agent
Office at Cleavcland A Holin' Furniture otore,
Wait Bay Street.
JACKSONVILLB,
FACTS AND FIGURES.
—'•Dear Brother: We would be glad to
have you visit ue down south.” Brother
Wilder, the .Lord willing, we will attend
your Association in October.
—"We so love the paper (Index) that we
will make sacrifices to get it. There is so
much to be learned by reading and studying
it We are lost without it. One paper Ken
erally lasts us a week, as w<| have a parlicu
lar time or times to read it. I missed one
o two numbers, and never felt so badly at a
loss to find employment or entertainment in
my leisure hours as when it failed to come
I hope we will be always able to take it and
pay for it.—L. W. Edwards.”
The above contains solid facts, not shad
ows or figures.
—“I am just up from a spell of fever,”
writes brother Law. from Brcoksville, and
sends in one letter $4 00, one each from bis
mother, sister, and son, and one for himself
Little T. J., his son, writes us the following
note, his own writing, too. How sweet such
notes! God bless the dear nephew:
“Dear Uncle Sbad: I send you $1 00 out
of the money I made picking oranges for
papa one-half lor home missions., the
otber'for foreign missions. -T. J. Law.”
“You doubtless remember the beautiful,
bright eyed little boy of my sister, Mrs
Aulin. little ‘Willie.’ His death occurred
yesterday. Though but fifteen months old,
his parents loved him shove every earthly
object. It would have made your heart
bleed to see Mr. Aulin—always so calm and
self possessed—so completely bowed with
grief. His wife is quite ill from the shock.”
Yes, brother Lawton, we remember “Wil
lie,” and your note reminds us of our first
sermon at Oveido, in which we spoke of the
shortness of time. 0, may the death of
Willie be greatly sanctified to the parents.
The family is represented in heaven now.
—“Brother Carpenter has been quite ill
with a carbuncle, but is improving now,
though far from being well yet.
‘ We had a very pleasant meeting at Beth
lehem, (in Volusia county), last Saturday
and Sunday.—Rev. R. W. Lawton.”
“Mrs. Summerlin, (mother-in law of
brother Cabbell Osteen), died last Wednes
day.” So writes brother Lawton. Another
good woman is “with Christ, which is far
better.” She was a great, but patient, suf
serer. She was a consistent member of the
Methodist church. A few weeks before her
death one of her children was converted.
May the mother’s death lead them all to
Christ.
—“I have written brother A. M. Manning
to come to our Association. Hope be will
come. He is my former pastor, and I have
not seen him in eleven years.—R. W. Law
ton.”
We join you, brother Robert, in that re*
quest most earnestly. Come, brother M., to
Orlar do, Friday before the first Sunday in
October.
—"Let me tell you what the sheriff of Ma
rion county has done: He came over in
Levy county and took one of our ladies, and
a member of Stafford’s Pond church, and
carried her to Ocala and put her in jail !
Don't you think it is too bad?—Rev. Z. A.
Crvmpton.”
Don't know about that, brother Zach. If
it was very bad, you come in for a share of
the blame, don’t you? Did you not help
him? Did he not have to get you to sign
the papers? Now, if she has done nothing
to be imprisoned for, will not Stafford's Pond
church deal with you for helping that sheriff
to put her in jail? But, lest youreousinsin
"Alabam” may not understand it, I will
insert the following:
"Married, by Elder Z. A. Crumpton. Au
gust 16tb, 1881, A. B. Crutchfield, of Marion
county, and Mrs. Rosa V. Tyner, of Levy
county, at the residence of the officiating
minister.”
Brother Gove reports one received at
Orlando by letter in August, and three at
Apopka; at Antioch four by baptism, and
several received by Elder Tyndall, at New
Sa'em.
—The most interesting revival of religion
ever held in the Concord settion of Gadsden
county has just closed. Twenty-four per
sons were immersed. Elders R. H. Harris,
of Thomas county, Ga., W. H. Bryant, of
Brocks county, Ga., and F. M. Burke, of
Gadsden county, Fla., conducted the service.
—Union.
—The Concord Baptist church, at Bartow,
has twenty acres of land near that town for
sale. You will help the church by purchas
ing this land.—Union.
—A letter from Mr. McCallum, of the IGtb,
says: “My breathing is already decidedly
better than when I left home. I sleep well,
and now it I can get up a good appetite, I
will improve rapidly.”—Union.
Leesburg will soon have a new Presby
terian church.—Union.
Yes, and a new Baptist church, too, in
time, we hope, for the Association to meet
in on the fourth Sunday in October.
—We think you are a little mistaken,
brother Union, in the statement below.
Elder C. labored some in Washington coun
ty, Ga. —was ordained and served churches
in that and other counties:
■ Rev. Kinsey Chambers, of Columbia
county, lias been a minister of the gospel
since 1832. All this time he has labored for
the Baptists of Florida.”
TFJSST FLORIDA LETTER.
Dear Brother Chacdoin: I write this
upon general principles, to let you know
that I am still on hand (what is left of me),
and trying to meet my engagements as
evangelist.
I have missed but one appointment this
year, and that one has been filled with an
extra meeting. So that I am even up to
date, and will keep so it the “frazzle end”
don’t wear out too soon.
Since blackberries and fried chickens have
“got ripe,” I have revived a little, and when
peaches and watermelons come on I hope to
have an easy flow of things.
I was anxious to attend the Georgia Con
vention, and also the Southern Convention,
but found myself too poor to do so, and
therefore, bad to peg away at my work and
let those more fortunate attend those meet
ngs.
My work as evangelist seems to be well
received and congregations generally large
I hop i twill not be in vain.
1 would be glad to have you visit me so as
to include the first Sunday in the month, as
that is my meeting day with my home
church, Greenwood.
I will write you a longlettersomeof these
days, giving all the “pints” up to date, bu
it is too hot to w i’e long letters when the
“theromicon” is 96°.
Hoping to hear from you at least semi
occasionally, 1 am, your fraternally,
T. E. Langley.
Greenwood, Fla., 1881.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1881.
SCOTTSVILLE.
Dear Uncle Joab : You do not know how
much 1 long to be with you and Auut Pattle.
1 want so much to have a talk wttn you on
practical religion: to tell you my doubts and
tears; my trials and atruaglea; my tempta
tions and sins; my discouragements and en
couragements—in fact, to have lustsuoh talks
as we used to itave when t ust d to come over
to your house to spend a few days. Those
were the brightest days of my life, and the
remembrance of them creates within my soul
a feeliug of sweetness. He who has eaten
honey once can never forget its taste, and
neither can lie who baa enjoyed the converse
of friends on that greatest of all themes, prac
tical religion, and how to develop it in our
lives. -Tlien they that feared the Lordspake
often one with the otherand “did notour
heart burn within us as he ta ked with us by
the way?" I think we r< ad in the blessed
book. But it Is so seldom the case that pro
teasing Christians realize this. Don’t you
think old brother Dunbar the greatest, man
for talking religion you ever saw? and do you
think you ever saw a neighborhood which
seemed to enjoy religion more than that, in
which he Ilves'? O, what a charming neigh
borhood I how they seem to love eacti other!
how quietly everything goes on there I Real
ly, If there ever was a section of country and
a community which made me think of the
delights of heaven, it is that. Christianity is
respected there, and a Christian’s word is as
good as a bond. There Is there no gossiping ;
no card-play Ing; no dancing;—no foolishness
of any sort. Why, the people have so much
religion that they have no time to think or
talk of anything else when they meet. If 1
had tny choice now, I would rather live and
die there than at any other place beneath the
sky O, how I do wish the dear old deacon
would comedown here! But I fear they would
call him a fanatic, Orsay be had a monoma
“In nm< w'uld be wantlug to lock him up in
the log Jail.
1 uu koow this 1< thestrangest people I ever
saw. They never seem to think of religion
they never talk it. If one begins the topic,
you see all the rest lock up their mouths and
keep as still as If you were abo.itto read lh»lt
sentence of execution, or thought you a doc
tor and were expecting you to make the sad
announcement that they had the yellow
fever Their sociable parties are gossiping
parties. They gossip at church. They talk
about their fellows at home and abroad, In
dooisandout. Oh, what hard and unmerci
ful speeches they make about each other!
The other day I heard a young man, who
professes to be a Christian, too. speaking In
tuch iiarsn terms about a neighbor that 1
could not help saying, "look here, my bioth
er won't you go home and read the 15th
Psalm to-night before you go to bed?” I
know lie thought I had a great deal of Impu
dence, but to save me I could not resist the
tempiailon. I really thought that he ought
to be rebuked. They gossip about everything.
But some of them seem even to take the
church end her work : what tills or thal
brother or sister says or does ns their text, ami
away they go! lam so tired ot hearing a re
mark begun by that "they my !” I have been
puzzled for some lime to know what “they
say ” means, and to whom refers the "they.”
But I have come to the conclusion that by
"they" Is meant the devil and all liars. "Then
my ”is generally a mischief-maker What a
pity he cannot be caught and lynched, as he
Justly deserves "They my" has filled this
world with woe and the "bad place" with
suffering humanity.
There is another thing I do detest, and that
Is to hear an Individual come up and say
"what do you think t 1 heard that Joe Stokes
said thal Jim Brown told Idm that Mr. Alex.
Porter said that he heard that Mr. Davis un
det-stood from Pete simson that a fel'ow from
ttie court house told him that the Clerk said
that he saw Mr. Scott drunk on last court
week.” Oh.anews monger—atalker—an un
bridled tongue—l don’t wonder that the Bible
says it. Is set on fire ol hell I wish they would
attend to their own business. Now, these
church members ought to remember that It is
tinful to magnify and publish one’s failures
What if the brother did get drunk ? Heought
to have gone to him privately and talked
with him. Bettie and 1 have solemnly re
solved never to r< peat what we hear, and to
abstain from everything that partakes of the
nature of gossip Bettie has made a motto ot
different kinds of leaves avd hung it up over
the fireplace in our sitting-room, and it is
this, "Hpeak not evil one ot another . . . love
as brethren." It has worked llkeacharm.
The great gossiper, Miss Mox, came to our
house the very evening that Bettie finished
and hung it up. and asked what was that for?
Bettie told Iler it was to remind her and tier
husband that they- must, mind their own
business, and not talk about other people and
their business. We did n* t have any news
that time. It had a good effect on the young
lady.
Tnattalklm de In prayer-meeting, a copy
of which I sent yon, crea'ed n good deal ol
talk. Some ar, glad 1 made it. and others aie
mad with me, and declare that they will not
go Io tile nrayer-meetlng again. But I think
I see a difference in Hie attention shown our
pastor Last preaching day I noticed that all
the members, and some who are not, went up
and gave Mr. Cor ban a good hearty shake of
the hand. Somebody told him about rnv
talk, ami he caine and thanked me for It. 1
do hope I can help the dear man of God In
some way.
But I must close for this time. We are
thinking seriously of trying in some way to
have preaching here twice a mouth Instead
of once. It ought to be so. The months go
away so slowly. We almost starve for spir
itual food. But for Tub Index we could not
half-way get along. Really, dear Uncle Shad,
I do not think you ought to have sent my
letters to Tub Index. I shall stop writing to
you if you continue to send them to the
paper.
We are thinking of getting up a mission
society. Bettie has a missionary hen, and
Johnnie has a missionary corn-row, and I
have a cotton patch, which Is the best cotton
on all my place Why don't the people bestir
themselves on the missionary subject?
Give our love to Annt Pattle and the boys
Your nephew,
P. Grubbs,
CORRESP ONDENCE.
The following opinion of our Scottsville
correspondent, by Elder Waugh, will be
assented to by many who read P. Grubb's
letter. —Eo.
"If P. Grubbs did not say ‘dray horses
don’t rest,’ I guess be thinks they ought, if
be is not a preacher. Whoever he is, he
seems to be quite a practical fellow, and
knows a good deal about some people's be
setting weaknesses and follies. lam afraid
to breathe hard, for fear he is somewhere
about here as nobody can tell me where
Scottsville is. I certainly have a enriositv
to know the pine and the man. Have just
read his last. Think lie gives a good speci
men of a ‘stretching Christian.’ C. V. W.
“Gainesville, August (ith, 1881,”
Dtar Brother Cfuudoin: Onr hearts
were made sad on Sunday morning last, the
17th inst, when brother Beck i loke us of
our morning’s nap by calling at ourgate for
us to open the store and furnish burial
clothing for our sister, Mary Lamb, wife of
Rev. J. B. Lamb, of Rocky Hammock
Well do you remember “this good sister"
and her kindness to yourself, brother Hall.
Back, and every one whose good fortune it
was to be at her house during the session of
the Harmony Association, Well does the
writer remember when you preached that
memorable sermon, in the open air, on Sun
day at eleven o'clock, you remarked that
there were some present that would not be
there at the next session of that Association,
and some in the congregation would never
hear your voice again. You cannot realize
how these words came to my mind last Sun
day morning on learning of sitter Lamb's
death.
Sister Lamb was a woman of many Chris
tian virtues. How true in this instance that
death loves a shining mark. I cannot at
tempt a sketch of the many virtues of this,
our sister. I want something from brother
Hall aud yourself. Your brother,
Ira J. Carter,
Mr. Editor—Dear Sir: We are loi-ated
herein thecornerot lour counties- Putnam
Clay Bradford and A cepawa • Thisison -of
tlie in alt dest sections iu the State, notaca e
of malarial or miasmatic fever in this whole
section. The country pleasant aud society
good.
Our church here (Eliam) has hail no spas
modic revival this j ear. hut under the faiih
lul services of our beloved brother, Rev H
M King, the church is prospering, and we
are living in the bonds of peace and unity of
lhe Spirit. We have commenced building a
fine church, and if any of the wealthy breth
ren of the older States should notice this,
and feel so liberally disposed as to give us a
little aid, we would fraternally and thank
fully receive it.
Our crops are spotted. Some suffered for
rain and work, which are sorry ; others were
worked well and had plenty of rain, are
very good. Cotton crops generally are very
good. G. W. A. Mcßae,
Banana, Fla., August Ist, 1881,
The following extract, from a letter just
received from brother Wood, pastor at Key
West, will be read with interest for the facts
and information given. The factories re
ferred to are cipar factories. The making of
cigars gives employment to more people
than any one industry on the island. —Eo
“Elder W N. Chaudoin—Dear Brother.
The health of Key West is good ; no fever or
sickness of any kind; cloudy, rainy and
moderately cool ; no pleasanter weather
anywhere. The only complaint is hard
tunes. The factories have done but very
little for eighteen months. A great many
persons out of employment, and much want..
Many of our members are in very destitute
circumstances, some depending on the be
nevolence of the others. We have, however
much to be thankful for, while there has
doubtless been some hunger, and almost
nakedness, there has been but little sickness,
and not one death in our church since I
came here, the spiritual condition of the
church is not very good. The attendance of
th« membership is not as good as desirab'e,
many staying away for w nt of decent
clothes. This poverty is a great drawback
to our Sunday school, which should average
one hundred, but owing to the want of
shoes, hats, etc , we have au average of only
fifty or sixty.
"There is more real poverty in this city
than any city of its population in the Unite.!
States. This condition of things arisen froru
two causes : 1. There is no produce of any
kind raised on the island. 2 The business
upon which the people rely for support has
been almost an entire failure for the past
twelve or eighteen months Persons have
committed suicide because of their destitute
circumstances.
“Webave brighter prospects for the future
as the factories are Harting again, and will
be in full operation in the fall, when we look
for brighter ski. s.
“We are so isolated ; I have seen b it one
other Baptist preacher since y..u visited ns
eighteen months ago. I desire to visit some
Association this fall. I need contact with
other ministers. I shall soon be very rusty,
or old fogy, or something else. I shall soon
be old in years very certain.
“If you should meet any Baptist preachers
who are intending to come south next win
ter, and would like to drop into a place
where they could find something to do for a
short time, you might suggest Key West.
“Our parsonage will be .’oinpleted in a
short time; the carpenters are putting the
finishing work upon it, and when finished
it will he the best and most convenient one
in this city, and, perhaps, in the State. This
is the work of our good brother, Deacon
White. May God bless him, and spare him
and his noble wife to the church for a long
time.
“We have fair to good congregations on
Sabbath evenings, composed mostly of those
who are not members of our church. It is
a very up hill business, but the road is up
hill, and I suppose we cannot get. around it.
so we may just as weil pull steadily along;
we will reach the top sometime.
“Your brother,
"William T. Wood.
‘ Key West, Fla , August 2d, 1881.”
In Memoriam.
LEA.—Died In Charleston, 8. C„ August 29h,
1881, Mis. Susan Fester l ea, wife of J. Orrin La
Esq., of that city, and daughter < f me isle John
P.ice Bee, Esq., aid .is'er-in law of Mrs. las. ”.
Harrison,o Atlanta. Shi dud In thefull triumph
of Christian fai h, her death beings glorification
of a life given to the pursuit of 11,e True aud the
Goo I, and to the development of lhe Beautiful
tu character, bo hin herself ai din others. "Os
such is the kingdom of heaven.” The reward of
the virtuous is sure and it is eternal. On earth
they have a foretaste of these immortal joys, and
all who are in communion with them, are enricted
by tl eir richness, strengthened by their strength,
made netter by their example, and comforted by
the comfort of prare which, as a crown, encircles
the souls of the elect children of Grd. Such was
the blesstd influence of our departed sister, such
the blessed legacy of I'ght and love and hope
she left b' hind her, for 'he benefit of those she
loved bctler than her own life, cot secrat 1 das it
was to Christ-like deeds and tender charities. How
holy is the e eath of 'be righteous I How beauti
ful aud sweet 'he glory ard the frag-ance of
their memories!
An unknown filend, full of loviug sympa'hy,
tendeis the following beautiful v> rues, so full of
Christian hoye. for lhe consolation of the be
reaved husband:
FRIENDS SEPARATED FOR A SEASON.
"Friend sfter friend departs:
Who bath not lost a friend ?
There is no union here of bear!,
Tbat finds not here an end.
Beyond the flight of time,
Beyond th s vale of death
There sorely is some blersed clime
W here lite is not a breath.
There is a world al ove
Where parting 1s unknown—
A who e eternity of love, •
Formed for the good alone,
T huß s'er by rtar declines,
l ill all are passed away;
Ab morning high and higher shines
To pure and perfect day.”
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“Nearer, My God, to Thee.”
“Only a picture, but its soul inspired,
Its voice so clear, so pure and sweet,
Brought back to better pathways
The reckli ss, roving feet.”
(WARRANTED A GENUINE STEEL PLATE ENGRAVING.)
“NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE.”
Pointed by JOSEPH JOHN. Engraved on Steel by the Sank Note Engraver, J. K. RICE.
“ The words that have a mission high,” “ If music hallowed, never die.”
SHE DEVOTIONAL HYMN, by Mrs. S. F. Adams, suggesting the title of this picture, it
i has been “ music hallowed,” translated into many languages, and sung throughout the civil
ized world. Its pure and elevating sentiment, charming versification, and melody of music,
has placed it among the never dying songs.
This picture represents a woman holding inspired pages, her hands clasped, and eyes turned
heavenward. It is a night scene. The moon shining through the partially curtained window, does
not produce the flood of light which falls over the woman’s face. This light is typical of that light
which flows from above and dispels the clouds from the soul in its moments ofdevotion.
The becoming drapery, all of the accessories, the admirable distribution of light and shade, — all
these details, indispensable to the perfection of Art, will repay prolonged attention. But their chief
beauty consists, as it should, in contributing to the general efiect,- the embodying of pure devotional
Sentiment. ,
Ska of Sheet, 22 x 28 Inches, Published at $2,50, Reduced to $2.00,
«' , o‘ In time, like the present, when Christian parents are endeavoring to surround their children
with every kind of Bible influence, these pictorial representations of truih should not be over
looked They are means which the Spirit o( God hes often used for good. The large engraving rep
resented by the above, would be ornaments to any room.
JAS. P. HARRISON A CO.. A tlant>. I Ga. < have a large quantity of these valuable engravings, which
they propose to present to all subserruers to The Christian Index who are willing to pay the cost
of the white plate paper, postage, tubing and mailing, which will amount to about 50 cts. per pair.
«Wor they will send one to all new subscribers—or to old subscribers who renew.
tW- Each reader may order more than one if desired.
Bte-Tbey will send one to any one who will send The Index one new subscriber.
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■ B&fiH Fino Line Engraved Portraits of President J. A. Garfield.
» BWfiM Pm Engraved in pure line by Wm. E. Marshall. VVorksof Art anil
H BWh Iw*— new, copyrighted this month. Thoroughly endorsed as to excellence
WP S VI ■■ ■ KSM ’VBw of likeness, Sc. Nearly life size, and pr-i cited on fine, heavy
CAlMVASSEKSaremakingbigmoney. plate paper about 18x24 inches. To havesample
The portraits selling in pairs; one being copies circulated at once, we will send by Mail, on
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