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4 KKNRY H.TUCKER, Kdltor. DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT. At thirty-five minutes past ten o’clock at right, on Monday the nine teenth day of the present month of September, 1881, James A. Garfield, President of the United States, depart ed this life, in consequence of a gun shot wound inflicted by an assassin, on the second day of July last. The event, though not unexpected, has overwhelmed the American people with profound sorrow. The members of the late President’s family have the tendered sympathy of millions. As we write the bells are solemnly tolling, and innumerable houses in our city are clothed with the emblems of mourn ing. Our Legislature being in session, assembled at ten o’clock this morning, and on being officially informed of the sad event, adjourned till noon to hold memorial services. God’s providence is inscrutable, but our faith is firm that some grand purpose of mercy and goodness is to be subserved by this af flictive dispensation. Our paper is about going to press, and we can say no more. DIC TA TORI A L PR A YER. The words contradict each other. Dictation proceeds from the superior to the inferior; prayer is addressed by the inferior to the superior; the one is imperious and mandatory, the other submissive and supplicatory. Is it possible that the spirits represented by these two words can ever co exist in the same breast at the same time? Can there be such a thing as dictatori al prayer? The antagonism of the facts is as great as the paradox in the words which describe them. Yet, the out ward forms of prayer have been com plied with, and prayer has appeared to be made, when the spirit that animat ed the speaker was one of self will, and not one of submission to the divine will. Os course, there is no reality in such seeming prayer. True, some oi the elements of prayer are in it; there is strong desire, and an acknowledg ment of the divine power, and also of God’s willingness to confer favors when requested. Thus far all is well; but there is a lack of confidence in the wisdom of God who knows what to give, as well as when to give it; a dis position to substitute human judgment for his, as to what is best; and not on ly so, but a desire, conscious or uncon scious, to make the human will su preme, and the divine will subordi nate. Surely, if we come to God prac tically denying his wisdom, and prac tically seeking to avail ourselves of his power to carry out our own purposes, irrespective of his authority, our address can not be called prayer. The spir it of such an appeal is at the very op posite pole from the spirit of prayer. Yet, though the two things are so ut terly apart, so wholly unlike, incon gruous, incompatible and antagonistic, one is often mistaken for the other. One often says, “I have prayed earn estly for thus and so, but the Lord has not heard me.” There is often no truth in the statement. Prayer has not been made, but impious desire to make a convenience of the Almighty and to rule him has been clothed in its garb.. If the spirit is not on its knees before the body assumes that at titude, prayer is impossible. Hence, if what we suppose to have been prayers remain unanswered, it is well to in quire, whether we have ever really prayed for the thing which we would have. A soul erect, making its de mands, is sure to be disappointed ; a soul prostrate, humbly preferring its request, is sure to meet with great re ward. If the blessing does not come to the praying soul in the specific form and manner desired, it comes in some better form, which the petitioner him self would have selected, if he had possessed the wisdom of him to whom his prayer is addressed ; and with this he is There may be those who doubt that prayer is always thus answered, and who think that if the specific favor sought is not granted, nothing is granted. These are desti tute of the faith which alone can make prayer availing. The least want of confidence in God, in any respect whatever, reduces what may seem to be prayer to a mere formality, and empties it of all there is of value. Sometimes, those who with peremp tory spirit seek that which nothing but the divine power can bestow, re ceive the penalty of their presumption, in the bestowal of that which they ask. God gives them what they ask, but his curse is wrapped up in the gift. A story which we read many years ago, in childhood perhaps, may show what we mean. A boy was apparently dy wg; his mother’s prayer was in sub stance this: “0 God, save my boy! I can not give him up; I will not give him up; he must not die; he shall net I THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1881. die; O God, spare him ; grant me this, and I ask for nothing else.” The prayer was answered; the boy was spared, and grew up to be a profligate and a debauchee, and ended his days in shame. The mother lived to see that mercy would have been shown in not answering her prayer, and that the answer was an answer of wrath. The story is perhaps not true, but whether true or false is immaterial; it illus trates the point.. We may set our hearts on this thing or on that, and persistently and pertinaciously seek it, without the spirit of holy acquies cencein the will of God, and God in his displeasure may give us exactly what we ask, in order that our sin may re ceive its most appropriate punishment. Who would dare to say to the Al mighty, “0, God, let me have my own way!” How much better to say, “Not my will, but thine be done!’ Few would dare to formulate in words the audacious prayer; but if under a better prayer there lurks, unexpressed the spirit of insubmission, we are in great danger of having the desire of our hearts granted ; and what greater curse could be inflicted on us? Few per haps would fail to utter the words, “Not my will, but thine be done,” but so deceitful are our hearts that we may mistake the use of holy words for the possession of the holy sentiment which they express. Prayer seems to be a dangerous thing. Indeed it requires perpetual watchfulness to guard against the snares of the Adversary. An overwhelming sense of our unwor thiness and helplessness is our best protection. The trembling of our lips may be the sign of our strength and of our safety. But if prayer is dangerous, its neglect is death. The man who ignores the Almighty by re fusing to ask his blessing, may expect the Almighty to ignore him, and to leave him to his fate. All we can do, is to trust to our weakness for strength, and approach the throne of grace in the spirit of that homely, but heartful old song of Zion, “Perhaps he will admit my plea, Perhaps will hear my prayer, But Iflperishl will pray. And perish only there f" The paradox may be more in the words than in the thought, when we say, that sometimes the wisest thing that we could do, would be to pray that our prayer should not be granted. Most certainly it is wise, and right, and dutiful, to pray that our desires should not be complied with, unless they are in accordance with our real welfare as God sees it, and not as we see it. It is said of Israel, that on one occasion, God “gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.” Ps. 106 : 15. Perhaps if the request had been made in all humility, and with readiness to accept denial as lovingly as assent, their desire might have been gratified, and increased prosperity of spirit might have been sent with it. Cer tainly if what they asked had been withheld, it would have been withheld for their good, and not for their disap pointment ; and the smile of God would have lighted their path, and giv en them strength for their burden. The true doctrine is tersely expressed in one of our sacred lyrics: Not what we wish, but what we want, Let mercy still supply, The good we ask not, Father grant, Theill we ask. deny. “Are baptized children real mem bers of the church?” asks a corres pondent of the Richmond Christian Advocate. He thinks that Methodist “practice” largely answers, No, thus contradicting Methodist “theology.” “In many places,” he says, “are found ministers who will plead eloquently for the right of infants to become members of God’s church, and yet make no record of the names even of those they baptize.” He complains that not one of the catechisms of his denomination “teaches the child in plain English to say that by its bap tism it was made a member of the church.” “Parents have their children baptized,” he tells us, “and talk about the ‘glorious privilege] of dedicating them to the Lord’ when they recog nize in no way their visible church membership, which is, in fact, the very soul and sifbstance of the ‘dedication’.” We are glad to know that infant bap tism is in this comatose state among Southern Methodists; and we hope they may have wisdom and grace enough practically, to obey the maxim, “Never wake a sleeping dog,” lest it bite and rend! Vitalize infant baptism, by making the church membership it is supposed to confer a real thing, and you have cleared the most direct and shortest path to formalism, “sacra mentalism” and “sacerdotalism.” By that path Rome reached her depth of error and her height of power. The Independent shows that it has not lost the faculty of believing, by quot ing the prayer of Chunder Sen for the dead Dean Stanley, and adding: “To which we say, Amen. May his soul rest in peace.” This is as wild theo logically, as the statement of the same paper, that immersion is a novelty among Baptists, not older probably than the seventeenth century, is his torically. These things are signifi cant, as disclosing what tbe type of mind is which cannot believe the plenary inspiration of Holy Scrip ture! The traits and tendencies which make men greatly sceptical as to,well-founded truths, are precisely the traits and tendencies which make them greatly credulous as to fancies without foundation. A WONDERPUL DISCOVERY. In June last a subterranean cavern was discovered in Egypt, about thirty feet below the surface, and two hun dred feet long. To say nothingof innu merable objects of interest, this gallery contained the embalmed remains of no less than thirty of the ancient kings of Egypt. In the coffins, and on them and about them, were various writings giving the names of the kings, and much information concerning them. The oldest of these mummies is supposed to be that of a king who reigned in Egypt 1700 years before Christ—a hundred years before Moses was born ; the latest of them was a king about 1000 years before Christ—about the time when David flourished. Very minute accounts of all the particulars of this discovery have been given in many of the papers, but, as some doubts have been expressed as to the accuracy of these accounts, we forbear to give them at present. That the coffins, or mummy-cases are what they seem to be, and that the papers (papyri) and other relics found with them are genuine, we suppose is beyond ques tion. The only doubt is whether the bodies contained in these cases are those which were originally put in them. It is suggested, that the bodies of the kings may have been taken out of the coffins and others put in their places. This is possible; but, so far as we can judge from what has been pub lished, the indications are very strong, if not fully convincing, that the bodies of the Pharaohs who reigned before and after the time of Moses, are actu ally brought to light. Whether the Pharaoh of the Exode is among them is not settled. The Bible does not distinctly say that Pharaoh w’as drowned in the Red Sea with his host, and it is possible that his body may be one of those discovered. But we in cline to the opinion, from Psalms 106. 11 and 136. 15, that Pharaoh was drowned with his host,and that a care ful examination of the papyri will establish the fact. Whether the bodies contained in the coffins are those of the persons named in the inscriptions, is comparatively a small matter. The relics and the records, we certainly have, and of their genuineness there is not the shadow of doubt; and the amount of light which they will throw, when fully understood, on Egyptian history cannot be estimated. We have the veritable original accounts, written three thousand and six hundred years ago, of what took place in Egypt at that time! We have certainly the burial outfit of thirty Egyptian kings. We have certainly countless relics representing the times when Israel was in Egypt, and from then until the time when David reigned in Judea. We have probably the identical bodies of the great kings of the earth, whose souls have been in eternity from twenty-five hundred to thirty-six hun dred years. The discovery is, perhaps, the most wonderful that has ever been made. We have always had a sort of under current of faith, that other discoveries, of things which took place at a much later date, will be made. It is not im possible, that the original manuscripts of some of the New Testament Scrip tures will be found and identified. Cer tainly it is not impossible, that patristic literature may be found of an earlier date than any we have. We have always hoped and half-way believed, that some such discovery will one day be made, which will settle some of the disputed points (which have so long divided the Christian world; and then a happy time will we Baptists have! But this is our day-dream ; the recent discovery of Egyptian antiquities is a fact. more~froaTtyndale. The following extracts from Tyndale’s “Address to the Reader,” published in connection with his version of the New Testament, explains itself, and alludes delicately, and for that reason the more touchingly to the persecutions he en dured while engaged in the work. His well-expressed and manly apology for the imperfection of his work, which one can scarcely read without mois tened eyes, seems to bring us into ten der sympathy with the great Reformer, and we bless God that a spirit so pure and so brave ever lived. It strengthens the evidence on which our own hope is based, that we feel ourselves to be in fellowship with this man of God. Geve diligence Reder (I exhorte the) that thou come with a pure mynde, and as the scripture sayth with a syngle eye, vnto the wordes of health, and of eternall lyfe: by the which (if we repent and be leve them) we are borne a newe, created 1 a fresshe, and enjoye the frutes off the bloud of Christ. Marke the playne and manyfest places of the scriptures, and in doutfull places,se thou adde no interpretation contrary to them : but (as Paul sayth) let all be con formable and agreynge to the fay th. Note the difference of the lawe, and of the gospell. The one axeth and requyreth, the wother perdoneth and forgeveth. The ote threateneth, the wother prom yseth all good thynges, to them thatt sett their trust in Christ only. The gospel! signifieth gladde tydynges, and is noth ynge butt the promyses off good thynges. All is not gospell that is written in the gospell boke: For if the lawe were a waye, thou couldeet not know what the gospell meante. Even as thou couldest not ee perdon, favour, and grace, excepte the lawe rebuked the, and declared vnto the thy sinne, mysdede, and treaspase. Them that are learned Christenly, I beseche: for as moche as lam sure, and my conscience beareth me recorde, that of a pure entent, singilly and faythfully I have interpreted itt, as farre forth as god gave me the gyfte of knowledge and vnderstondynge: that the rudnes oS the worke nowe at the fyrst tyme, of fende them not: but that they uonsyder howe that I nad no man to counterfet, nether was holpe with englysshe of eny that had interpreted the same, or soehe lyke thinge in the scripture before tyme. Moreover, even very necessitie and combrauuce (God is recorde) above strengths, which I will not rehearce, lest we shulde seme to bost oure selves, caused that many thynges are lackynge, which necessaryly are requyred. Count it as a thynge not havynge his full shape, but as it were borne afore hystyme, even as a tiling begunne rather then fynnessh ed. In tyme to come (yf god have apoynted vs there vnto) we will geve it his full shape: and putt out yf ought be added superfluity: and adde to yff ought be oversene thorowe negligence: and will enfoarce to brynge io compen deousnes, that which is nowe translated at the lengths, and to geve lyght where it is requyred, and to seke in certayne places more proper englysshe, and with a table to expounde the wordes which are nott commenly vsed, and shewe howe the scripture vseth many wordes, which are wother wyse vnderstonde of the com men people: and to helpe with a decla racion where one tonge taketh nolt an other. And will endever oureselves, as it were to sethe it better, and to make it more apte for the weake stomakes: desyrynge them that are learned, and able, to remember their duetie, and to helpe there vnto: and to be stowe .vnto the edyfyinge of Christis body (which is the congregation of them that beleve) th'ose gyftes whych they have receaved of god for the same purpose. The grace that commeth of Christ be with them that love hym. Praye for vs. GLIMPSES AND HINTS. —A correspondent of the Journal and Messenger writes from Newport. R 1., of the “liberal” pastors of the Baptist churches there: “Those who were the persistent advocates of open communion from their pulpits, have illustrated the danger of insta bility and false doctrine. One has gone to tbe Presbyterians, two have become Congre gationalists, one an Episcopalian, and an other is near the ‘open door’ that leads to Universalism.” There is conclusive logic in these facts. Open communion is in its own nature a germ of error, and its legitimate fruit is—errors worse than itself. —A Baptist church at Verona, Missouri, w'th thirty-six members, only nineteen of whom reside in the vicinity, (and they are poor,) has given $250 during the year for foreign missions. They all observe tbe apostolic rule of laying by something on the first day of the week! —The Board of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, New York, has ap propriated $4,000, to be expended, in co operation with the Board of the Texas Bap tist State Convention, in missionary work in the western part of that State. This is progress; but in which direction ? —Speaking of Northern Baptists, Rev. Dr. Pritchard, in the Biblical Recorder, says: "A man is never asked to preach in a vacant pulpit without getting something for it. Such a thing as this, which I heard of in Texas a few w eeks ago—an old minister was invited to preach by a church on a Sabbath and they not only gave him nothing, but allowed him to pay bis railroad fare—does not occur among Northern Baptists, to their honor be it spoken.” It is but common justice to pay “supplies’' as well as pastors, and the Baptists of the-South ought to know it. —The tears that mingle with our words of testimony for God and Christ, are themselves words, speaking to the soul thiough the eye: and often our most eloquent—or, at least, most persuasive—words. A Dress Reform Association has been instituted by some ladies of a Freewill Bap tist church in Auburn, Maine, who pledge themselves to wear none but calico dresses in their assemblies for worship. —The Seventh Day Baptist denomination in this country has lost its founder and bead, in the death of Rev. James White —a direct descendant of Peregrine White, the first child born among the Pilgrims after their landing at Plymouth. —A West Virginia Methodist minister tells this story : “During a missionary collection a man said, 'X have no money, but I have a pair of socks, put on for the first time this morning; you may have them to help the gospel on to the heathen.’ The socks were pulled off and handed in.” —A Brahmin graduate of Madras Univer sity, India, is reported as saying: “If I were a missionary I would never argue. I would simply give the Bible, and say, ‘Read that.’ ” But what if he should add byway of caution, that it is inspired only in part? —“A chastened spirituality too pure for earth," is a frequent and infelicitous phrase for exalted Christian experience and princi ple. It carries in it a huge and harmful falsehood. There is no “spirituality,” how ever “chastened” and heavenly, which is “too pure” for the needs of the individual Christian or of tbe Christian church at large on “earth.” The purest is too little pure for these needs. —Sixteen persons were added to Spur geon’s church on a recent occasion. He stated that only two of them had been brought to Christ through his ministry, and all the rest through the agency of the mem bers of the church. The pew may be in many cases more mighty than the pulpit. Every Christian should work for the salva tion of souls, and may work successfully. —The Strawberry Baptist Association,Va., at its recent session, the 105th, “appointed an executive committee to select preachers to visit the weak churches. As far as possi ble this committee is to arrange pastorates and endeavor to induce contiguous churches to unite in calling and supporting a pastor, who shall be divorced from secular pursuits and live among them.” A good end in view, and the means good. —The Baltimorean says that “Bryan Wharton, Esq., of Georgia, received the aps pointment of American consul to Sonneberg, Germany;” and the Biblical Recorder ‘ac cepts the amendment’ in the title given to Dr. W. —Furman University, Greenville, S. C. t is advertised to re open Wednesday, Septem ber 21st. Rev. Charles Manly, D.D., son of Dr. Basil Manly, Sr., has been elected Presi dent. Dr. J. C. Furman and Prof. C. H. Judson retain the chairs formerly filled by them, and three young men are to be added to the faculty. —The Dan River Baptist Association, Virginia, has twice as many Sunday schools as churches—a fact which is a prophecy present efficiency pointing to future pros perity. —Dr. Pritchard, comparing the North and the South, in tbe Biblical Recorder, says: “Tbe church members up here are more generally at work than with us, and they certainly give more systematically than in the South. In the country and in the towns, Christians of the same means contribute more liberally to thesupport of theministry and to missions than we.” —To the secent session of the Bethel Asso ciation, held in Jeffersonville. Indiana, there were as many women appointed messengers as men. GEORGIA BAPTIST NEWS. The following three items were left over from last week: —Rev. J. T. Roberts, LL.D., presi dent of the Atlanta Baptist Seminary, with his daughter, Miss Mattie, return ed to our city on Thursday of last week, from his summer vacation in Illinois. He was suddenly and seriously, but temporarially, ill at the time of his ar rival. —On Sabbath night, at the Second Baptist church, Atlanta, Rev. Dr. Spalding baptized Miss Neila Chisolm. —Rev. D. W. Gwin, D.D., after a brief vacation in Virginia, filled his pulpit at the First Baptist church, Atlanta, last Sabbath. —Brother J. H. Fortson writes: The Georgia Association will meet this year with the Sharon church, Columbia county, 12 miles northeast of Thomson, and 25 east of Washington, on Thurs day the 6th day of October. The in troductory sermon is to be preached by Bro. B. M. Calloway, Bro. W. A. Overton,alternate. Brethren who wish to come by railroad will notify Dr. J. T. Boyd or J. L. Cliatt, Clay Hill, Lin coln county. They will also state what day they will be in Thomson, where they will be met with convey ance. Those who attend this meeting will find a hearty welcome. —Rev. S. T. Fuller is conducting a revival at the Baptist church in Ham ilton. —Brother Robert H. Harris, pastor of Mount Pleasant church writes : “The Bowen Association will convene with Mt. Pleasant church, fifteen miles north of Bainbridge, on Saturday before the second Sunday in October. Messengers who expect to go by rail, and ministering brethren who will favor us with their attendance as visi tors, may secure comfortable transpor tation, by writing immediately to either of the following named gentlemen : Mr. James Burnside, Mr. A. B. Cliett, or Rev. R. L. Rachals, Bainbridge post office, or Mr. Field Adams, Mr. Jos. Dollar, or Rev. W. H. Hoggard, Camilla post-office. Arrivals at Bainbridge should be timed for Friday morning, October 7th. —Harrisonville correspondent La- Grange Reporter: Our protracted meet ing closed Sunday evening. Eighteen accessions were made to the church, fifteen by experience and two by letter, and one was restored. We saw thir teen of the converts buried in baptism last Sunday morning. The remaining two stand over for baptism till our next meeting day. —Early County News: The rain pre vented services at the Baptist church on Sunday last, but Bro. Corley has preached every night this week, and we hope he will continue to do so, for if there is a town in Georgia that needs much earnest preaching it is Blakely. Our town can’t be said to be wicked above other towns, but for years the churches here have been in the condition of the Laodiceans when the Savior said of them, “Because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth.” —Rev G. F. Howard, will connect with the Sunday-school of the First Bap tist church of Atlanta, a class for young men, devoted to the study of the Bible, in its largest sense and connections. The whole school is in a flourishing condition, and is under the efficient superintendency of Mr. John M. Green, —An amount has been raised suf ficient to supply the choir of the First Baptist church of Atlanta with a grand organ. It is said that this organ will be the finest in the city. Rev. R. J. Willingham, Talbotton, assisted by Rev. Young Allen, of Thomaston, is conducting quite an in teresting series of meetings at Valley Grove church. Up to Thursday last there had been twelve accessions to the church. Columbus Times: The open air meeting was largely attended Sunday evening, notwithstanding threatening weather. Rev. J. H. Campbell preach ed a most interesting sermon, and the singing was unusually good. These meetings have been conducted during the summer months for the last four years, but at no time have they been more interesting than during the pres ent summer. There is no telling the amount of good they have accom plished, for their influence has been wide-spread. To Dr. Campbell is due their success; however, he has enlisted the interest of the other ministers of our city and many of the leading church members. There are a large number of people who attend these services, but who never go inside a church, and it is that the Gospel may reach them that the meetings were in augurated. The Georgia Association will meet with the Sharon church, Columbia county, twelve miles from Thomson. Messengers and visiting brethren who desire to come on the railroad will be met at Thomson, but such brethren must notify brethren Dr. J. T. Boyd or J. L. Cliatt, Clay Hill, Lincoln county, stating what day they will be in Thom son. Fairburn News. Letter: There was a big revival meeting at Friendship (colored) Baptist church, at Camp bellton, the first of last week and the week before. It was conducted by Rev. James Baker of Atlanta, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. Robin son, of Augusta. A large number were added to the church. Rev. J. G. Norris, the blind preach er of Liberty county, lost his dwelling, kitchen and their contents by fire re cently. His house was set on fire by some villainous incendiary while Bro. Norris was absent preaching. He is an excellent and worthy preacher, and any aid given him by our denomina tion will be worthily bestowed. Send your donation direct to him at Taylor’s Creek, Liberty Co., or hand it to your pastor with the request that he send it. Barnesville Gazette: We had ti e pleasure of meeting last week, Mr. J. G. M. Medlock, the traveling agent of The Christian Index. He was in at tendance at the meeting here and suc ceeded in adding several good names —The First Baptist and the Broad way Baptist churches of Galveston, Texas, have dissolved,and have mutual ly agreed upon a consolidation. This is now being perfected. A new and costly building for the conjoined inter est is to be built at once. They are already the possessors of a splendid parsonage and of two church buildings —one of which, though new and taste ful, will be sold for the benefit of the consolidated church. Letters from va rious parts of Texas express the hope that Dr. Spalding, of this city, will respond favorably to the call made to him from Galveston. —Sunday, September 11th, Pastor Spalding, of the Second Baptist church of this city, gave the hand of fellow ship to eight persons at the morning service, and baptized one at the even ing service. The congregation filled the church on both occasions. The Sunday-school room is being supplied with new sittings and, the main audi ence room is being newly carpeted throughout. About one thousand dol lars are being thus expended. —Rev. F. M. Daniel, pastor of the Central Baptist church, Atlanta, is suffering from his annual attack of “hay fever.” —Rev. G. M. Hooten, in a letter to a friend, Sept. 13th, says: “I closed one of the most interesting meetings I ever attended, at Mt. Olive church,” Pike county, “last night; total num ber received by experience 63.” —Early County News: The pro' traded meeting at the Blakely Bap' tist church was brought to a close on Sunday night last. There were two additions to the church by baptism, Miss Nannie Mulligan and Miss Jessie Granberry. The pastor, Rev. J. H. Corley, delivered several soul-stirring sermons, from which we hope to see much more good results than are yet apparent. He was aided in the clos ing exercises of his meetings by Rev. J. P. Wardlaw. —Hartwell Sun: After a series of most interesting meetings for two weeks, the revival at the Baptist church closed yesterday morning. During the meeting six persons were converted and joined the church, viz: Misses Mollie Moseley, Myrtie Looney, Susie Allen, Jessie Thornton, and Messrs. J. T. Baker and Bennie Earle. Mr. Ba ker and Miss Mosely were baptized Tuesday morning, and the other can didates Friday morning, by Rev. L. W. Stephens, in Dr. Mathew’s pond. The meeting has done a great deal of good and the church has been wonderfully revived. —Newnan Herald: The Baptist church at Macedonia made a raid on the Newman Methodist church on last Sunday, and captured Miss Annie Boynton, who told a good Christian ex perience and afterwards was baptized in Cedar creek. —Montezuma Weekly : Rev. A. J. Cheves has been called to the pastor ate of the Byronville Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Parrott will remain with the people of Beulah, and Rev. Mr. Briggs will occupy the pulpit of the Travel ler’s Rest Baptist church. —Rev. C. C. Willis reports a gra cious outpouring of the Spirit among his people, at Bethesda, Harris county. He writes : “We commenced a meet ing on Saturday, the 3d inst., and con tinued day and night for nine days. We had thirteen additions to the church, five by letter and eight by bap tism. Left several others indulging hope. The church greatly revived, con gregations were large. The ordinance of baptism was administered on Sun day morning the 11th inst., in a beau tiful pool, before a large crowd of spec tators. Good order was observed; after which the people of the surround ing country assembled in the house and filled it to overflowing, and I preached the best I could to a solemn and attentive audience. Brother Buck, from Alabama, was with me until Thursday night, and did some effective preaching. We raised about $55 00 during the week for the Master’s cause. The Lord be praised for His goodness to us.” —Rev. T. L. Houck, of Cuthbert, Ga., writes Sept. 17th: “We have a good meeting going on in the Baptist church in this place. Rev. E. R. Cars well is with us. Two have already joined, one is the wife of Judge W. F. Clarke. She had been a member of the Methodist church for several years but professed faith in Christ last Tues day night. Pray for us that we may have a gracious revival.” —Bro. J. M. G. Medlock writes from Sparta, Ga., Sept. 19th: “We had a glorious meeting at Bethel church, Hancock county, N. B. Binion, pas tor. Eleven baptized, three awaiting baptism, and four restored.”