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8 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.” Farmers and Tliresliermen look out for the “Sfarwcl Jteesler T'/irrsber” in pelt week's patar THE REFORM OF CEORCIA. F-A.CTTIZT’X’. I. M. COMINGS, M.D., Proles or Anatomy and Su-gery. J. T. COX, M. D , Professor Physiology and Pathology. S. F SaLTER, M. D., Professor of Theory and Practice. JOS D. FRIEND, M D., Professor Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Childien. W. C. JONES, M.D., Professor Chemistry and Toxicology. JOHN KOST. M.D., Professor Materia Mcdica and Therapeutics. The next session of ih'stiHie.honortd institution will commence on Tuesday, November Ist. 1881. and eon inue without interruption until March Ist, 1882. 1 lie course of instruction will be thor- ough and compt-te, and equal to any college in the Uniled states. FEES. 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The 1 oy in the boat in “The Orphans’ Rescue” becomes the Aged Pilgrim in “Life’s Morning and Evening.” (WARRANTED A GENUINE STEEL PLATE ENGRAVING.) A.N AlhT POEM IN ALLEGORY. LIFE’S MORNING AND EVENING. “ Flowers are the Alphabet of Angels, wherewith they write great truths on hill and plain.” Painted by JOSEPH JOHN. Engraved on Steel in Line and Stipple by J. A. J. WILCOX. (jK RIVER, symbolizing the life of man, winds through a landscape of hill and plain, bearing ’rL on its current a time-worn bark, containing William Cullen Bryant. An Angel accompanies the boat, one hand rests on the helm, while with the other she points towards the open sea— an emblem of eternity— and admonishes “ Life’s Morning,” to live good and pure lives, so “ That when their barks shall float at eventide,” they may be like “Life’s Evening,” fitted for the “crown of im mortal worth,” and depart peacefully, “ Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him and lies down to pleasant dreams." A band of Angels are scattering flowers, typical of God’s inspired teachings. One holds in his hand a crown of light. A little flower-wreathed seraph drops roses and buds which in their descent assume the form of letters and words that whisper to the youthful Pilgrims on the shore, *'Be Kind." Near the water’s edge, mingling with the sunlit grass, in flower letters we read, “ God is Love." Just beyond sits a humble waif; her face radiant with innocence and love, as she lifts the first letter of “ Charity"—“ Faith" and “ Hope" being already garnered in the basket by her side. Over the rising ground we read, “ Lives of Great Men" and Longfellow's poem, “ A Psalm of Life,” lifts the veil, and we read beyond the limits of the picture: “ all remind ua we can make our lives sublime.” Further on to the left, “ So live" admonishes uc that we should thoughtfully consider the closing lines of Bryant’s Thanatopsis. “ TZtv w//J be cloue” has fallen upon the bow of the boat, and is the voy. bright uttering of faith. Trailing in the water from the side of the boat, is the song of the heavenly messengers “ We'll gently waft him o'er." The boy, playing with his toy Boat, and his sister standing near, view with astonishment the passing scenes. “ This is a masterly work, restful in tone, hallowed in sentiment, beautiful in finish.” Size of Sheet, 22 x 28 Inches. Published at $3.00. Price Reduced to $2.00, £W~Jas. P. 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Diagrams of steamers kept at office of W. M. Timberlake, Agent New Yon< and Charleston Steamship Company, 227 Broad street, Augusta, Georgia. Tickets on sale at Union Depot Ticket Office. On and after Octot’er 6th a Sleeper will be at tached to the through Freight Train, leaving Au gustadaily (Sundays excepted) a 7 pm. Passen §ers Uy this train must procure tickets at Loca .C, R Depot, Irom which place the taain will leave. JOHN B. PECK, Gen'l Supt’t. Charleston, South Carolina. D. C. ALLEN, Gen’l P.& T. Agent. 4 29-ts WE GIVE PROOF! Alta Fruit and Vegetable Preservative! Preserves Fruit, getubles.Grapes Green Corn x etc., iu a naturn) stale without injury to teste or quality We wairaiu every bottle we sell to give pleash g resuhs. Ried the following endorse* menu of honest home papers: [From the Dalton, (Ga ) Argus.] “One of the n ost useful chemical preparations kr.owu to modern ecieiue. Will preserve fruit ami vegetables ch<aply and most nstursliy. 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