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a CONVERTED INFIDEL.
I am just from the deathbed of one who,
previous to one week ago, has been an inti
del for forty years. He has been confined
o bis bed over fourteen months. About
eight months ago lie advertised in our local
-papers for the ministers to call on him and
give Mtn some information about crossing
the “dark river." Accepting this invita
ien.l called: he was glad to see me. I
f ocud hiai to be a man well read in all the
s jncAerva sophisms of the Free Thinkers, very
'UteJligent, fl.lent in speech, and abund
an Uy able to place his ideas in the best
pawn bl e light.
To him the Bible wa s not the word of
God; ia some respects and in some portions
eoatnendable. in others indecent and
abominable, full of contradictions and tin
worthy of credence. The God of the Bible,
t o Mat, was crml and vindictive,destroying
theianocent with the guilty, a God to beab
homed. To him, Christ was a bastard,tanati
o’,deceived bimselfand de ’eivingothers;the
goepelasort of Arabian Nights entertain*
meat etory, something to please weakmind
ed persons, women and children, but alto
gether too visionary and unreal for men. To
nitu there was no future, death the extinc
tion of life, the end of existence.
I spent hours with him at different times
Whenever I lefi him, he invariably gave me
pressing invitations to come again shortly,
and was always pleased to see me. At last,
• I told him that I should come no more; be
had denied the existence of God, the truth
of God's Word, the Messiahship of Jesus,
had counted his blood as being of no more
i-alrie or efficacy than any other blood; he
r wished people to come to see him that he
might preach to them his own infidel views,
and as a minister I felt the time might be
more profitably employed in other direc
tions. Other ministers called upon him,
and even the Romish priest, to be treated in
t he same way. and in the end all left him as
I bad., determined to see him no more. He
' reqnently complained that he was left to
himself, that they all had for-aken him.
His attendants informed him that he had
drive n alt Christian people away by his
trw.tment and rejection of religion.
As his end was visibly drawing nigh, he
gave orders to his wife not to have any pray
ing or singing hymns over him when dead;
be had lived without this foolishness and he
did act want anything of that kind after
death. This condition of mind continued
'anti! Monday night, the 25th, when he be
came very restless. He called his wife and
told her to open the window and drive the
devil oat: that the room was full of him.
She told him the window was open ; then
be said, "Take me out of doors, for the devil
wont leave me here." She informed him
that he had rejected the ministers, and now
he was tormented. He then called on her
to pray; she told him she could not pray;
thea he wished her to go for the minis'er,
b«t she told him it was in the night and he
must wait. He then asked her to say the
lord's prayer; she told him he must pray
or himself, bo all night he struggled In
the morning early they called in the Meth
odist minister, Mr. Seely, and the man
f ound [>eace.
The following day I called, and after re
• atindinghim of our last conversation, I
asked him, "Do you now realize there is a
fataro life?” He answered with emotion,
“I <so, Ido ” "Do you realize there will be
a happy future for you ?" Yes, yes." Have
you found out there is a God?" Oh. yes,
oh, yes.” "Have you found out that Jesus
is the Christ?' "I have." "Doyou believe
that the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses from
sin?” "Yes, yes.” "Have you found his
blood precious to you individually? Has
God, for Christ's sake, pardoned your sins ?
A re yob trusting in Christ and him alone?"
These and like questions were answered
rmati vely.
f>.oe ofhis infidel associates, npvn hearing
he news, came to him at once, and said,
’Price, 1 hear that you p-ofess a change?
Yes, yes; lam changed ; lam a new man;
have found a Savior, and, George, the
world will laugh at me, but don’t you
I augh. You will come to this before you
die. I hope you will feel as I do. perfectly
reigned and perfectly happy.” "What,
Price, do you mean to tell me that all you
have taught ar d believed for forty years, is
all * lie?” “Yes; it is all false ; I see it and
mow it. Oh, I wish that you might see it,"
and failing in strength, he whispered.
♦‘When I cun read my title clear,
To mansions tn the skie»,
I’ll bid farewell to every fear,
And wipe my weeping eyes.”
After this I called upon him frequently,
und found him resigned, calm and peaceful,
al ways anxious for prayer and singing. On
Friday last, he said, "Sunday will be the
happirst day in my life,” evidently thinking
♦hat on that day he would pass away. On
Senday. looking at the wall immediately in
f rent ofhim, heasked his wife to take down
s. large poster that had hung there for
months, announcing a "General Assembly
of Frfee Thinkers at Hornellsville, New
York, Sept. 1880, with Col. Robt. Ingersoll's
name upon it, in large letters. He request
ed that it might be removed out of his sight,
arri thanked God, that in his great mercy he
haS opened his eyes to the truth, and given
him the rest and quietness of faith.
SvVeVeven o'clock this morning I called
upon him and found him passing away. I
Btfved him, "Are you still trusting in Je
auß?" He moved with his lips, "Yes,” and
nodded his head. I asked again, "Do you
know me?” "Yes.” “Is Jesus precious to
yoanow?" He motioned, and tried to say
“yes. ” Again, I said, “You are dying; a
f e«r moments more and you will be dead ; is
Jesus with vou now ? Give me some sign.”
He opened nis eyes and feebly moved his
- lips.smd nodded "yes.” Fully conscious,
calm and peaceful, he passed to his rest.
Oh I the riches ot grace! Wonderful!
wonderful! It was his earnest desire that
God would give him strength "to tell to
iY around, what a dear Savior he had
focinc.”
This man’s conversion is not directly at,
tributable to the influence of any minister,
a: of all combined ; for all had left him,
feeling that God alone could deal with him,
ex'f. the ministers were but in his way, or at
best but targets for his infidel darts.
Only a few days before bis conversion, he
said to a Christian woman by his bedside,
“If God is good as you say he is, why- don't
ha take me out of this misery ? why does lie
let me linger here so long?" She made
answer : "God lets you live and keeps you
here that you may re ent of your sins and
be saved.” This seemed to impress bis
mind, and he a-ked, "Do you think so?’
Sbe answered, "Yes ; I firmly believe so.”
His name was James Price, formerly of
K ngland.
Wm. F. Wood.
Key West, Fla.,
REVIVALS
A word from Burke and Scrivcn may not
lx? uninteresting to some of your readers.
I axn teaching school at P. rkinsville—have
a« excellent school, and am pleased with
this country and people.
I have spent my vacation from the first
of July to the first of September in visit
jog protracted meetings in Burke and Scriv
counties. 1 have visited seven different
churches —have preached fifty seven ser
-aious, and the good Lord lias greatly blessed
Izin cause eve-y where I have been.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST I THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1881.
At Oak Hill we had ten or twelve acces
sions to the church; at Horse Creek, the
same number, I believe. At McDonah, I
do not know the number of accessions, as I
left before the meeting closed. These churches
are in Scriven county, and brother Eden
field is the pastor. And a genial, good
brother I found him to be. At Buckhead,
in Burke county, 1 helped brother Jackson.
The church was greatly blessed, though I
believe there were no accessions At Per
kinsville, my own church, we bad eighteen
accessions, and at Greenfork, a neighbor
ing church, seventeen. It was a beautiful
sight when brother Jackson and myself
baptized ov< r thirty members of these two
churches at the same time and place. There
area number ot others whom we expect to
join us as a result of our meeting at Per
kinsville. We are going to have a new
church, and a nice one, some of these days
at Perkinsville. We have here those great
big saw-mill men that everybody knows,
brethren Mills and Shep Perkins, and to
them we are looking for the church. As
soon as the church is completed, we will
let you hear from us again.
J. H. Allen.
Perkinsville, Burke Co.. Setpt. 24, 1881.
LETTER FROM VIRGINIA.
On my way here from Georgia, I saw the
poorest crops of every kind I have ever
seen. From what I have seen and heard, I
take it that not more than a half crop of
corn, cotton and tobacco has been made
this year. So, during the next twelve
months prices will be high and money
scarce. Hence, a necessity for wise econo
my in all our expenses is laid on us. The
drouth has been broken, and Richmond's
trouble aoout water for her houses and mills
and manufactories, has ended. What a
strange thing that the noble James, run
ning for two miles on the border of the city,
should be so low as not to supply the peo
pie with water, except an hour or so each
evening.
I had the pleasure of attending the "Min
isters' Conference,” con posed of the Baptist
pastors in and near Richmond, yesterday.
All were back from summer vacations, who
had been away, and cheering reports from
all the churches were made. Drs. A. B
Brown and W. D. Thomas, the new profes
sors of Richmond College, were elected
members of the conference. The College
has been successful with its "Jeter Memo
rial ” monument, having raised about $15,-
000, with which the Memorial Hall is to be
erected. In addition to this, Mr. James
Thomas, Jr., has endowed the chair of phi
losophy (by a donation of $25,000.) of which
his son, Rev. W. D. Thomas, D D , is Pro
lessor. Much of thesls,oJo constituting the
memorial fund, was contributed by gener
ous friends North, through the solicitations
of Dr. A. E. Dickinson.
In the pastor’s conference, Rev. Mr.
Holmes, pastor of the First (colored) Bap
tist church, reported that his church had
paid $20,500 and some cents on their new
house ol worsjiip, and have just decided to
finish it at a cost of SII,OOO more. Rev. A.
Binga, Jr., pastor of the colored church in
Manchester, is just finishing a very conve
nient and large house of worship, which, 1
think, is a model of its kind.
I was invited to Virginia, to hold a meet
ing of the church in Manchester, of which
my old schoolmate, Rev. W. T. Deßieux, is
pastor. The meeting has been in progress
one week,and there are fifteen professions of
conversion, ten of them having united with
the church last Sabbath. The meeting is
going on with very large congregations, a
deep interest and many inquirers.
Last night, at midnight, the bells of Rich
mond tolled the sad news of the President’s
death. To-day, expressions of regret are
on every lip, and the houses draped in
mourning, and the flag- flying at half-mast,
and tli# booming of the -cannon, ted elo
quently of a people’s grief. May God make
tne sad event teach the whole nation many
lessons of great importance, and may the
widow's God take loving care es the widow
of our deceased brother, James A. Garfield,
late President of the United States.
THE LEVERING SCHOOL.
The Levering Manual Labor School open
ed on the sth inst., with one hundred pupils
first day—all that could be received, wijh
fifty rejected for want of provision for them.
This school, as all Baptists know, is under
the auspices of the Home Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention. It is in
its infancy and greatly in need of aid from
all friends of the enterprise to carry it
through this trying year before us. The
excessive drouth extending over the entire
West and Northwest, greatly increases the
price of provisions of all kinds, while the
funds at our command are barely sufficient
to carry us through a most favorable year.
The Board has engaged to feed, clothe, doc
tor and educate one hundred scholars—fifty
girls and fifty boys—for which the. Creek
Nation agrees to pay the Board $7,000 per
annum. The expenses thus far, for the first
month show that this sum will barely pay
the employees and for the provisions, leav
ing the clothing, the books and medicine,
etc., etc., to be provided for by generous
donations from our Baptist friends in the
States.
We also greatly need Testaments and other
Sunday-school literature. With one bund
red children here on Sunday, we are with
out even a Testament and no money or
means to get them with.
This is the only enterprise of the kind that
our Southern Baptist brethren have on hand,
and it is well known that the welfare of the
Indian has ever been dear to the hearts of
of our Southern Baptists. We also know
that they are amply able to put this Manual
Labor School on a sure and a solid basis.
We need clothing for 50 boys from 10 years
old to 18, and for 50 girls from 10 to 16. We
need bed quilts and comforts, and, in short,
everything to make the pupils comfortable.
Many of them have come here without even
a change of clothing. Who will aid? We
need aid at once.
J. A. Trknchard, Supt.
N. B. All supplies should be shipped to
“Levering Manual Labor School, Eufaula,
I. T.”
All letters should be addressed tome at
"Wetumka, I. J.”
Wetumka, I. T„ Sept. 20tb, 1881.
SEASONS OF REFRESHING.
In August 1880, assisted by Revs. J. Bar
row, J. Cantrell and Deacon G. W. York, 1
organized a Baptist church two miles below
Marietta, Ga., in a house belonging to the
Western & Atlantic railroad. I preached
there eleven days. During the time twenty
two were added to the church by experience
and twenty four by letter. The church has
since built a house of worship (though not
yet completed). The third Sunday in Aug
ust last, I began another meeting which
continued for twelve days, resulting in
many additions by letter and twenty three
by experience. The church now has a mem
bership of eighty four. Two of the number
baptized were a licensed Methodist preacher
and his wife. The church is located in the
midst of a thiczly settled community of in
telligent people, and has before it, trust,
a bright and prosperous future. I forgot to
state that I am pastor of the church, and
the name ot the church is Olive Spring.
Tuesday, after the first Sunday in August,
I began a series of meetings with Noonday
church, Cobb county, which was continued
lor Jten days. During the meetings seven
joined by experience, and one since, ma
king a total of eight.
J. A. McMcri.y.
Hall’s Mill, Ga., Sept. 21, 1881,
FOR YOUNG CHRISTIANS.
I have thought a great deal over the fact
that so few of our young members ever be
come intelligent and useful Christians. The
cause of this evil is found in the fact that
young converts are baptized, and turned
loose in the world, very much as our farm
ers mark their pigs and put them into a
swamp to run their chances of escape from
bears and wildcats. It sometimes happens
that the pastor or some member says to him
"Read the Bible,” which he understands to
mean, "Begin at Genesis and read through-
The first chapter, he finds, treats on cosmog
ony, which he does not understand ; and be
fore he reaches anything which gives him
clear instruction on what he most needs, he
becomes tired, and either quits reading, or
reads as a daily task.
In order to reach this difficulty I have se
lected such parts of the New Testament, as
contain the fundamental principles and
practical duties of the Christian religion.
Then, those scriptures which explain bap
tism and its design. Next those scriptures
which indicate very clearly church organi
zation, and lastly, those which give an ac
count of the Lord's supper and the design,
in the order in which they occur in the Bi
ble. And lest some might suppose that the
other parts of the Bible were not important,
1 close with the quotation from 2nd Tim.
that “All Scripture is given by inspiration
and is profitable," etc, These are printed
on small cards which can be pasted in an
ordinary Bible, and distributed among the
younger members of the church.
I enclose a sample card. Please print it
in The Christian Index. Very few church
members ever get clear ideas on thesb sub
jects by cursory reading of the Bible. Here
the texts bearing on these three important
subjects are brought into juxtaposition, and
a definite idea may be formed by any 'mem
ber of ordinary intelligence. Much of the
misrepresentation, to which the Baptists, as
a sect, have been subjected, has arise? from
misstatements made by Baptists themselves,
simply becaus they do not un ierstand what
they attempt to explain to other. We be
lieve in the right of private judgment in
matters of personal religion. We should see
to it that our young members be put upon
the right track in search of the truth aS re
vealed in Scripture.
William Rutherford.
Athens, Ga., Sept. 3, 1881.
PASTE IN BIBLE.
Read Often, Study Prayerfully.
Matt. 4th chapter Temptation-
Lermon on the Mount, Ma't. Sth, 6th
and 7th chapters. •
Matt 25th chapter. Luke 12th and 20th
chapters. The whole of the Gospel by J no.
From the 2nd to the 9th of Romans. Also,
the 12th, 13th, and 14th of Romans. From
the 11th chapter to the end of Ist Corinth
ians. The whole of Galatians, Ephesians,
Phillipians, Colossians and Thessalonians.
From the Ist to 7th chapter of Hebrews.
Then from 11th chapter to the end. The
Epistle of James. Ist Epistle of Peter. Ist
Epistle of Joun.
BAPTISM.
Matt. 3d chapter. John 3d, 22d and 23d
verses. Matt 28th chapter, 19th and 20th.
Mark 16th, 16lh and 17th. Acts 2d, 41st.
Acts Bth, 12th, from 26th to end of chapter.
Acts 10th, 47, 48 Romans 6;h, from Ist to
I 15th. Ist Cor. 15th, from 29th to 32d. Col.
| 2d, from 12th to 15th Ist Peter 3d, 20th to
I 22d. Notice design of baptism.
CHURCH ORGANIZATION.
Acts Ist, from 12th verse to end of chap
ter. Acts 2d, from 36th to end of chapter.
Ro.uans Ist chapter, Ist to 7th. Ist Cor. Ist
to 10th. Ephesians, Ist.lst to Bth. Col. Ist,
from Ist to lOh. Revelations,2l and 3d chap
ters. „ _
lord's surptn. > ’
Matt. 26:h, from 17tn to 36th verse/Mark
14th, Ist to 27th. Luke 22nd, Ist to 31st.
Ist Cor. 11th, 20th to end. Notice who were
present and design.
2nd Timothy 3d chapter, 16th and 17th
verses.
THE YORKTOWN CELEBRATION AND THE
ROMISII COUP DE MA IN.
The Protestant Press has bravely spoken
the indignation of the American people at
the fact that the Romanists have obtained
exclusive control of the religious exercises
connected with the Yorktown Celebration,
and propose to turn them to their own pri
vate account. That this is a "religious out
rage,” will, I believe, be generally c onceded
among Protestants; but it is probably too
late now to prevent its consummation.
What shall Baptists do about it? Go to
Yorktown to be mute and admiring specta
tors of Romish pageantry in its mock cele
bration of the victories won in .other days
for liberty of person and of conscience? Not
that at least, I trust. I venture the sugges
tion that we take the noblest revenge possi
ble to Christian men ; that we celebrate the
Yorktown victory in our own way, by
erecting in the very heart of New Orleans—
the Romish heart of the United States—a
Monumental church,where the Bible shall
be constantly open and the gospel preached
in its simplicity to that people so given to
idolatry.
The Frst Baptist church of New Orleans,
a little struggling band of noble men and
women, led by their devoted pastor, M. C.
Cole, is now appealing to their brethren
abroad for help to build a house of worship.
Brother Cole u a missionary of the Missis
sippi Baptist State Mission Board, which is
seconding the appeal of the pastor and peo
ple; and I speak what 1 am confident is
true when I say that all help given to this
church will be money lent to the Lord.
How would it do for the Baptists of this
country to absent themselves from the.
Yorktown celebration and send the amounts
they would otherwise have spent in attend
ing it, to Deacon F. C Gregory, 14 Caroude
let street, New Orleans, to help kindle a
light in the thick darkness of Romish New
Orleans, where even the Lord’s day, under
the influence of papal teachings, is largely
devoted to merchandise, to amusement and
to debauchery? If the Baptists of the
United States approve this suggestion and
act upon it, that which seems now anjnsnlt
to the spirit of civil and religious liberty,
shall be turned into a blessing to the land.
John L. Johnson,
President State Mission Board, M. B. S. C.
Oxford, Miss . Sept. 19, 1801.
SAREPTA ASSOCIATION.
The Sarepta Association met with Union
church, Madison county, on Friday, Sept.
23d, and after a pleasant session adjourned,
on Monday, 26th Sept. The former Mode
rator and Clerk were re elected. There
were present as visiting brethren or corres
pondents from other Associations a number
of brethren, among whom I mention Revs.
P. H. Mell, D D., C. M. Irwin, D. D , F. M.
Haygood, aad Jas. Barrow. These brethren
and others added to the interest ot the meet
ing.
The next session of the Association will
be held with Cabin Creek church, Jackson
couuty, one mile east of Nicholson, a small
station of the Noitheastern railroad. Being
at this place more accessible than it has for
several years past, we trust there will be a
larger attendance of visitors and oorrespon
dents.
the number of baptisms reported bv the
churches was something over two hundred ;
the amount of funds sent up by the churches
something ove: four hundred dollars. For
special objects there were about SSOO raised
during the session. Besides these amounts,
the sums sent up by the churches to the
boards, etc .direct and otherwise reported as
expended, was not inconsiderable, aggregat
ing, probably, $1,200; not altogether a bad
showing.
Brother Irwin made a statement in refer
ence to the wants of the field where he labors
under appointment of the Board of Missions,
which greatly stirred the spirits of those who
heard him. Eeveryone of us was deeply Im
pressed with the magnitude and importance
ofhiswork. We shall try to give him more
cordial support with prayer and money.
May the Lord support him, too I
C. D. Campbell.
"ouFseSznark -
Since The Index makes its weekly visits
to quite a number out here, a word from us
now and then might be of some interest.
Though a long drought has cut off vegeta
tion to an alarming degree, yet the cause of
Christ seems to be doing well. The Baptist
churches are in good condition, and the
Seminary never before had as bright a
future.
Dr. Eaton, at Walnut Street church, last
Sunday, had one of the finest audiences the
writer ever saw, and they say it was nothing
unusual.
The missions, begun by the students last
session and contir. ued during the summer,
are doing well, and the work will soon be
extended to twice its present proportions.
Tne force of teachers is large, the necessary
funds are already on band, and the children
are around us in thousands ready for the
opening of the mission doors. Look out for
a cheering account before very long.
The number of students at the Seminary
now is seventy eight, while they continue to
come. Os these only six are from Georgia,
all of whom were here last session. Stiil, it
is to be hoped that, of the many promising
younf ministers in Georgia, who have as yet
no special fields of labor, many will at once
make use of the privileges which the Semi
nary extends not to make themselves great
and famous, but useful. It is useless, how
ever, to expect the influences here to give
success without diligent personal application,
both while here and when in the active work
afterwards. When we have some concep
tion of the vast extent of the work, and
have, at the same time, a consciousness ot
our ignorance, the first impulse is to give up,
but the examples of others by our sides, and
the stimulating spirit of concentrated pro
fessors give a lasting impulse to those who
have anything like true worth.
Louisville, Ky. W. S. W.
GOLDEN WORDS.
NUMBER 111.
The path of the Christian is not always
bright with sunshine: he has his seasons of
darkness and ot storm- True, it is written
iu God's word, “Her ways are ways of plea
santness, and all her paths are peace ;” and
it is a great truth, that religion is calculated
to give a man happiness below, as well as
bliss above; but experience tells us that if
the course of the just be "as the shining
light, that shineth more and more unto the
perfect day,” yet sometimes that light is
eclipseJ. At certain periods, clouds cover
the believer’s sun, and he walks in darkness
and sees no light. Tiiere are many who
have rejoiced in the presence of God for a
season ; they have basked in the sunshine
in the earlier stages of their Christian ca
reer ; they have walked along the "green
pastures by the side of the "still waters,”
but suddenly they find the glorious sky is
clouded,—instead of the land of Goshen,
they have to tread the sandy desert; in the
place of sweet waters, they find troubled
streams, bitter to the taste, and they’ say,
.1." surely if I a child, qf God, this -would
not happen." Oh, say not so, thou who art
walking in darkness. Tne best of God’s
saints must drink the wormwood; the dear
est of hie children must bear the cross. No
Christian can enjoy perpetual prosperity ;
no believer can always keep his harp from
the willows. Perhaps the Lord allotted you
at first a smooth and unclouded path, be
cause you were weak and timid. He tem
pered the wind to the shorn lamb; but now
that you are stronger in the spiritual life,
you must enter upon the riper and rougher
experience of God’s full grown children. We
need wind and tempests to exercise our faith,
to tear off the rotten bough of self depend
ence and to root us more firmly in Christ.
The day of evil reveals to us the value of
our glorious hope.
A CORRECTION.
By some inadvertence,there crept into The
Index of last week a paragraph;which repre
sents the late Rev Janies White as the foun
der and head of the Seventh-day Baptist de
nomination in this country. This, assured
ly is not more correct than it would ;be to
name Al exander Campbell, a mere schis
matic, as the founder of the Baptists in
America. One of his own early adherents,
and a warm personal friend of James White,
in a letter now before me, more correctly
styles him the noble and devoted leader of
the Seventh-day Baptist Advent Church.
All careful readers of denominational his
tory well know that the existing Seventh
day Baptist Church at Newport, R. I , was
constituted in 1671, or nearly 210 years
ago ; and that four others had an existence
more than one hundred years a..0. The
Rev. N. V. Hull, D. D , who died Aug. sth,
—one day before Mr. White—will be much
more missed by the main body ot the Sev
enth-day Baptists ; for he had been nearly
nine years editor-in-chief of their leading
organ, since 1868 professor of pastoral theol
ogy in their leading University, for fourteen
years president of its board of trustees, and
for more than thirty five consecutive years,
pastor of one of their two most prominent
churches. Yet I remember well when his
best friends seriously questioned whether a
youth so green and gawky would ever rise
to respectability as a preacher.
J. D. Collins.
REV. IF. W- ROOP.
The Carrollton Baptist church, at its last
conference, adopted the following:
Whereas, our beloved pastor, W. W. Roop,
who has served us so faithfully and con
stantly for three years, has seen proper on
his own motion to resign his charge uncon
ditionally for other fields of labor
Resolved, Ist, That it is with deep regret
that we lose him as our pastor. And we
hereby express our warm and earnest appre
ciation of his labors and untiring energy
and Christian zeal in his effirts to build up
and strengthen our church, our community
and the cause of the great Master.
Resolved, 2d, That a copy of these resolu
tions be sent to The Christian Index and
Carroll County Times for publication.
W. W. Ragan.
Carrollton, Ga., Sept. 20th, 1881.
There are about two hundred Chinamen
who attend the different Sunday-schools in
Brooklyn, and on Sundays they go through
the streets following each other like Indians,
marching in single file. Two rarely walk
side by side, and when addressing each
other they talk over their shoulder. Their
Sunday clothes include embroidered, thick
soled sandals and black cambric blouses
buttoned up at the side. They are taught in
the schools the English language and the
duties of citizenship, as well as the truths of
the Bible. They are very fond Ot their
schools, and soon become much attached to
their teachers.
Missionary Department.
REV. J. H DeVOTIE, D.D.,
REV. C. M. IRWIN, D.D.,
MISSIONARIES STATE BOARD.
J. H. DeVotle, Atlanta, Ga.; C. M. Irwin, Mt.
Airy, Habersham, Rabun and White counties;
V. A. Bell, Ringgold. Whitfield and Chattooga
counties; Cha*. Edwards, Toccoa, Habersham
county; T. C. Tucker, Cassandria, Dade and Wal
ker counties; W. J. King, Nannie; P. A. Jessup,
Eastman, Dodge and Telfair counties; A. C. Ward,
Brunswick; George A. Blount, Eden, Effingham,
Bryan and Liberty counties, D. G. Daufell, Wal
thourville; J. H. C-rmpbell, Columbus, Muscogee
county; Alfred Corn, Blairsville. Towns county;
T. C Boykin. At’anta. State of Georgia; Simeon
Maxwell, Talbotton, Talbot county ; W. B. Ben
net, Quitman; W. V. Perdue, Valdosta; G. H.
Washington, col., Albany. Mitchell county; J. C.
B.yan.eol.. Americus, Schley, Lee and Dough
erty counties; Frank M. Simmons, col., Stone
Mountain; G. B. Mitchell col., Forsyth; S. A.
McNeil, col, Quitman ; M. Brigman, Agusta ;
TUGALO ASSOCIATION.
The recent session of the Association was
held with Zidon church, Franklin county,
Thursday before the third Sunday in Sep
tember and closed Saturday. Dr. T. G.
Underwood was re-elected Moderator and
brother McFarlin, Clerk. Although it rained
every day, the attendance was good. The
business was conducted with the utmost
harmony.
The report of the mission board of_ the
Association was followed with speeches’ by
brethren Goode, Wilson, Payne and others,
urging upon the churches the necessity of
adopting some plan for raising funds for
missions regularly and constantly. We were
very much interested in the earnest appeals
of these good brethren, and hope the dele
gates will submit the matter to their
churches at once. We believe they will.
An increased and increasing interest in
Sunday-schools was manifest At no period
in the history of this Asscc ation have the
churches taken so deep an interest in the
subject of Sunday-schools as now—so said
the Chairman of the committee in his well
prepared report.
The community had made ample prepara
tions for the accommodation of a large
crowd, which they would have bad but for
the heavy rains. We never enjoyed a meet
ing more. C. M. I.
MISS STEIN AMONG THE CHINESE WOMEN.
Dear Doctor Tupper—l feel like writing
you a short letter this evening to tell you
what a good time I had among the women
this morning. I have had a Bible woman
to go out with me for the last three months
until now, and have gained ever so much by
being with her —hearing her talk, and try
ing to talk myself. This woman does not
care to continue Bible woman’s work, as her
little one year-old boy requires a good deal
of her attention ; but as opportunities are
afforded I feel sure that she will do all she
can to give the gospel to the heathen around
her. I trust that soon some plan may be
arranged for me to have some one else to
work with me, but as it is, I delight in doing
w-hat I can alone There are manv heathen
women living very near to us. Even from
my window I can talk to quite a number of
them, but they have not seemed to care to
(isteu to what we desired most of all to tell’
I have been praying much that the Lord
would open the way for me to reach them.
I have been very friendly to them, and have
tried to gain their friendship. Not many
days ago I called to them that I would like
to visit them, butthey replied, "Mtak han,”
(not at leisure,) as good as saying they did
not wish me. I knew that they thought my
object was to teach them the foreign doc
trine, as they often call our religion; and
they knew also that I did not speak Chinese
well,*so I asked myself the question, “Will
I ever get a chance to let them know how
deeply I feel for them ?" I asked the Lord
many times to make at least one of them
willing to hear, and if consistent with His
will, to use her as an instrument for reach
ing the others. Yesterday I had a talk with
ray former Bible-woman about them. I told
her that I could see them at their work; or
often gambling on Sunday, and I was
anxious for them to be taught what was
right. She replied: "They are not willing to
listen.” Then I told her that I had been
asking the Lord to make them willing, and
1 hoped some day to be able to dothem good.
Her reply was: “We can pray for them.”
Early this morning I felt that I must make
another effort to visit them, and decided to
go without first telling them, hoping for a
favorable reception. I appeared to go more
as a visitor than as a teacher. I put my
bock in my pocket, that it might not be seen,
and then placed a little piece of work on top
of it in such away that the work might at
tract attention. Then I proceeded to make
my call. Although these people live so
near, owing to the situation of our house
and the streets, I had to go out on one side
of the house, take a short walk, then turn
into another street, and come back in the
same direction, to the other side of our
bouse. While takeing my little walk several
persons asked ma into their homes, but I
did not stop until I reached the place for
which I bad started. When I stepped in
front of a door I found the family eating
their rice, but immediately the next-door
neighbor invited me in, and asked me to
read, but just then took notice that I had no
book in my hand, and asked why I did not.
bring it. I replied, by asking her if she
would like to hear me read, but I did not
tell her that I bad with me a book I also
said that I liked to talk and to hearthem
talk, bvt I took care to say, "You know I
do not understand a great deal of Chinese.”
So our conversation commenced, and they
seemed delighted to have me as a visitor—
not as a teacher. There were four women
and myself They soon noticed my work,
and a ked what it was. I readily opentd it,
and explained. Then, of course, they want
ed to see me sew. I took a few stitches to
please them, but said I had rather talk and
listen than to work. Very naturally they
asked who taught me to sew, and when I
answered “My mother,” they asked where
she was, and when I told them that she
lived in America, they’ said: "You are so
far from her, are you not sad?” I could not
keep the tears from my eyes, but I smiled
through them, and replied, that I would be
very glad to see my mother, and that some
times I was sad, but at such times I asked
Jesus to comfort me, and he always did so.
Next they wished to know about my sisters,
and when informed that I was an only
daughter, they wondered that my mother let
me leave her. I told them she knew that
they did not know of the one True God, and
of Christ, who had died to save us, and that
she wanted me to come and tell them, that
they might love and serve Him, and, after
death, be always happy in heaven. Thus I
was brought to the subject which I had de
sired to reach from the first. I did my best
to make them understand that there was
only one t God, and that be had given his
only Son to die, that “whoever” believed in
him might be saved One woman, who
seemed more interested than the rest, said :
"No matter of what country we are we can
go to heaven, and be happy.” I assured her
that if she repented of her sins and put her
trust in Jesus that he was as willing to save
her as he was to save me. She repeated
nearly every word I said, as if she thought
the others might not understand. I could
not tell what idea she was gathering, but
I just prayed the Lord to bless my feeble
efforts to the good of her soul. I said to her:
"You know that at some time we must all
die.” "Yes,” she said. “When that time
comes I expect to be very happy,” I re
marked, “for Jesus will take me to heavea,
to live always with him, and I shall never
be sad again.” I felt real happy while I
talked, and I told her that I was not afraid
to die at any time, and that I desired her
to live and serve Christ in this life, so that
after death she, too, might be happy with
me and all others who trusted Christ as their
Saviour. “In heaven," I said, "we will be
always happy." Her naturally bright face
brightened still more, and she said : "1 want
to serve him; come often and teach me.” I
told her that I would be glad to do so, and
took from my pocket the book, which I had
concealed, and they all asked me to read. I
read to them several chapters from "Peep of
Day" chapters that I had learned when I
first came here—and they seemed to have
no trouble in understanding. Then I left
them, and when I reached home was sur
prised to find that I had spent nearly the
whole morning in that one house.
I can but hope that in the future, even
though it msy be years, these’sinful, near
neighbors of ours, may be gathered into
Christ’s fold. For this let us pray.
Sincerely. S. E. Stein.
S. S., June 10th.—When I wrote to you
last you remember that my health was not
good. lam not stout now, but lam encour
aged to believe that with proper care and
diet I will be able to stand this climate, and,
I hope, accomplish much for the Master I
derive much pleasure from the care of my
school. One or two little girls, who have
never been to school until this session, are
remarkably bright; and truly it makes my
heart glad to hear them answer when ques
tioned about the little they have learned
of our Saviour. They all seem to enjoy
singing. The last hymn I taught them was
“I am so glad that Jesus loves me," and they
sing it very well. My prayer is that they
may love Jesus, and grow up to be useful
women, working for the cause of Christ
among their own countrywomen
Yours t’uly. 8. E Stein.
Canton, China, June 3, 1881.
A DAY’S WORK OF MISS WHILDEN.
At 11 o’clock I left home, with Ah Sin, for
the Bible-woman’s meeting at Ham Ha Lan.
On the way, as I passed along, I invited the
women to the meeting. Some bovs, whom
I didn’t invite, decided to come ; so I found
a number of boys following me. As they
were "small boys” I allowed them to follow
me into the room where the meeting for wo
men was to be held, and read them a chap
ter from “Peep of Day,” telling of Christ’s
miracles, to which they listened very atten
tively. One woman had followed me in.
She was from the country; had never heard
of Jesus before. She remained for about an
hour and a half, listening attentively all
the time. "Is Jesus living still?” she asked.
“Yes,” I replied; "but be is not on earth
now. He has gone to heaven.” "I had
hoped he was still on earth, she said ; "for I
wanted to take my humpbacked boy to him
to be healed,” As she listened it began to
dawn on her mind that there was something
better than h-aling for the body to be ob
tained from this ascended Saviour. "Then
I must worship him and him only?” she
asked ; then added, “and it must be a heart
service which we are to render to him." She
wondered at the love ot Jesus to sinners—
that he was willing to die in the sinners’
place. "I want to pray to him,” she said.
"Teach me how to pray.” It was scarcely
more than the publican’s prayer which I
taught her; only this—" Jesus, Saviour, pity
me! lam a sinner. Forgive my sins. Save
my soul.” “I will repeat that prayer when
I go back to my home,” she remarked.
Fearing that she might be content with
repeating only the form of words, I told her
it must not simply come from the lips, but
from the heart, too. "Yes,” I know, she
answered, "unless the heart says it, God
will not bear.” I regretted to see her leave,
but she promised to come to the meeting
another time.
Other women came in; some for a few
minutes, and others for a longer time. We
had in all, I think, between twenty and
twenty-five. Some listened with interest;
but none seemed so deeply interested as the
one from the country, whom I have spoken
of. Five or six little boys came in, and I
read to them.
While reading to these boys, a deaf arid
dumb boy came in to beg I gave him
something, and thought he had gone, but
foundhim standing at tbedoor just as 1 was
leaving. In answer to our questions, and
partly ofhis own accord, he told, by signs,
the following facts about himself:
He was an orphan—one of his parents had
died when he was two years old. His older
brother was an opium-smoker. Somebody
heart him until there were large bruises on
his limbs He was now twelve years of age;
had to beg for hi- daily food ; would like to
learn to work for his living if any one was
willing to teach him a trade. He had
bought a hat for thirty cash, because he
needed it to keep off the rain. Did not have
his head shaved, because he had no money
to pay the barber. I am hoping to make
some arrangements with the hatter to take
him as an apprentice.
I next read in two houses of wealthv
Chinese, mandarins' families, I think. A't
the first house read and explained the para
ble of the "Prodigal Son.” Several seemed
interested. In the second house read the
little,book called “The Sweet Story of the
Cross,” and afterwards of Christ's resurrec
tion and ascension.
Near Tsang Sba we were invited into a
house, where some of the women listened
with so much earnestness that it was a pleas
ure to talk to them of Jesus. One woman
was from the country, and had never heard
before. Another woman said: "It is good,
and it must make you happy to be able to
tell others of it.” I was explaining to her
that becoming a Christian did not exempt
us from sorrow, sickness, and trials; but we
knew that they all come from a Father’s
hand, and were sent in love to do us good ;
that if sickness ended in death, this was not
something to be dreaded—it was only the
child going home to the Father whom it
loved. “Then your hearts must be always
quiet and at rest,” she said with a look rfjif
she envied the God given peace of the
Christian. "It is so different with us,” she
remarked ; "we are anxious always. When
any member of the family is ill, we hurry
hither and thither, burning incense to the
idols, not knowing in which one, among the
many, we ought to rely for help. When
troubles come among us, we say it is because
the gods are angry; but we do not know
which one, among the many, we have
offended, and which must be propitiated.
When we are ill, we are afraid of dying; and,
when dying, afraid of going to hell.” When
I spoke of heaven, she said. "I should like
to trust in Jesus, then die at once and let
him take me to heaven.” I told her that he
did not take his believing ones at once to
heaven: that there might be years of trials,
poverty and sickness before the rest and joy
of heaven was granted. At her request I
taught her to pray. Thus ended this day’s
work for Jesus.
Canton, China, May 11, 1881.
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