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2 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. From Isaac Albertson, Mansion House, Baltimore, December 10th, 1872: Mb. C. P Knight—Dear Sir: It affords me much pleasure to say to you that the Bradley's Patent Enamel Paint far exceeds my expectations in economy, beauty and, I haye every reason to believe, in durability. More than twelve months since I painted the roof of my hotel with it, and I was so well pleased that I determined to use it on the fronts of the "Hotel,” and I am most happy to say that it gives me perfect satis faction. 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