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2 COLLEGIATE EDUCATION.—FREE TUITION. NVMBEB TWO. DR- PRIME ON DENOMINATIONAL COL LEGES. About forty years ago, there was quite a movement towards organiz'ng denomina tional colleges in Georgia. Mercer, Emory and Oglethorpe were the resulting male col leges. We may not know all the particular causes which brought thia about. It may be asked by some. “If this move ment was not rather a sort of fanatical out break ; and if the fathers." as we call them “were not old fogyish, and sadly lacking in the liberal, expansive and progressive spirit of this day?" Que of these colleges has died It belonged to a denomination not wanting in intelli gence or wealth, but in numbers in this State. The other two colleges are alive have the full confidence of the denomina tions that founded them—and aie about to enter on a new era of growth. The course of "the fathers” is still regarded as wise, in Georgia. A late number of the N Y Observer con tains a suggestive letter on this subject by its editor, Dr. Irenaeus Prime. The Observer is one of the oldest and ablest religious news papers in the United States. Its subscribers number over fifty thousand. It is Presbyte rian, but it aims to present a pretty full abstract of news from the churches of all denominations. Dr. Prime has been one of its editors for more than forty years. He haa a large head, a large heart and large ex perience. He is a power in the Presbyterian Church. He has represented the denomina tion in public assemblies, at home and abroad, probably oftener than any other man. He has spent much time in Europe Everything connected with religion, with education, and with the elevation of the race, enlists his warmest sympathies. Living for half a century in New York, the metropolis of the United States ; and visiting more than onoe the chief cities of Europe; he has had an opportunity to learn something of the progress, the liberalism, and the culture of this age. Yet. this wise, cultured, traveled, cosmopolitan Presbyterian editor writes thus on the late inauguration of Dr. Darling as President of Hamilton College : “ Hamilton College has been largely in the hands of Presbyterians, but has not been in any sense a sectarian institution. The con viction has been forcing itself on the minds of its friends for some years past that it should be brought more immediately under the care of the denomination of Christians on whom it depends mainly for its support There is no distinctively Presbyterian college in the State of New York, but the member ship of the Presbyterian Church is larger than that of any other except the Methodist. One third of all the members of the Presby terian Church in the United States are to be found in this, the Empire State. The church firoperty of the Presbyterians in the State is arger than that held by any other denomi nation, if we leave out Trinity Church estate in the city. And it is believed that the in dividual wealth of churchsmembers is more largely to be found in the Presbyterian than in any other Church in tl:e State. It can be C roved that its contributions to Christian enevolence exceed those of any other relig ious body in New York. Yet all the great Christian denominations have their colleges, some of them more than one. while the Presbyterians,—often called the Lord's fool ish people,—are without any such school for their sons. “ Bishop Simpson, at the London Metho dist Conference, says, and Dr. Bennett sus tains him in the statement, that they, the Methodists, are suffering more than from any other cause by tbestraying away of their children to other folds Other churches might make the same admission with equal truth. Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined. If Protestant parents place their children in Romish convents or schools tor education, they must expect them to become Roman Catholics. Nine out of ten will. And the evil is not so great, but the result is quite as certain, when children and youth of one denomination are placed under the tuition of those whose views of religious truth are not those of their parents. It is not the attempt to inake proselytes which is to be avoided. It is the silent, unobserved influence that gradually tells on the mind of the young, at the time of life when they are most susceptible, and impressions made are most enduring. It is the knowledge of this fact which has led Episcopalians to have three colleges in the State of New York : the Baptists to have two, the Methodists one, and ‘the Lori's foolish people’ to have none. There are seven hundred students, sons of Presbyterian families, in colleges at the present time. Where are the colleges? And what are they ? Two hundred and sixty-five of these students are known to be in colleges in this State where they will not be trained in the faith of their fathers. In ninecolleges in New England, New Jersey and Pennsyl vania, the catalogues show five hundred students from the State of New York. No man of large and liberal views will quarrel with parents for sending their sons where they believe they will get the best education. But it is worth while to ask if the foremost State in the Union, the Empire State, is not able and willing to give to her own sons as good and great facilities for education as they can find elsewhere? “ Such facts as these have led the leaders of Presbyterian thought in the State of New York to concentrate their minds on one ex isting institution, centrally located, and already nourishing in the maturity of its life. Hamilton College answers every pos sible requirement. It is seventy years old, It is Presbyterian in its antecedents and present influences. It has property valued at $700,000. It will do no violence to the rights or the feelings of any one if it [daces itself voluntarily under the care of a Church that will provide for its wants, and enlarge, elevate and perpetuate its power. It is not intended to make the College exclusive: so tar from it, its doors would be wide open to all comers without any test oath, or creed subscription. But the instruction would be given bj’ men of the faith and order of the Church that supplies its funds. The moral and religious influences would be such as parents wish to have brought to bear on their sons, that they mav be trained in the way they should go. Now, there is no security in a State college, or a college not responsi ble to the Church, that its teachings will not become tainted with the infidelity of the day. Some institutions, particularly in the West and Northwest, have ceased to exert even a moral influence on the students. Their ambition to be liberal and unsectarian has made them loose and unreligious. Such colleges ought to be shunned by the sons and daughters of pious parents. They are more dangerous to the morals and souls of young people than tlw discourses of atheists who go up and down the country seeking whom they may destroy. In the sincerity of my heart I warn every parent to beware of a college where the instruction is not per vaded by pure evangelical relit ion.” The Presbyterians moved first, in Georgia, in denominational education, and founded Oglethorpe in 1835. And now, in the year of grace 1881, the Presbyterians of New York say that denominational colleges are more necessary than ever, and adopt and inaugu rate Hamilton. ■a——— __ THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-WESTERN BAPTIST: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 100 I. The N. Y. Observer’s Year Book for 1871 throws some light on the same subject. I I bave counted over the State colleges for males, and other colleges for males, in the United States. The former number 24. the latter 152. The latter class includes Roman Catholic, Masonic, Universalist and Unita rian institutions. But, making due allow ance for these, it may be safely stated that three-fourths of the college boys in the Un ion are taught in orthodox denominational colleges. What would have been the effect had the above numbers been reversed, viz: 152 State colleges and 24 denominational colleges? Does it require tbe gift of prophecy to divine the result ? A Baptist. BAPTIST COLPORTAGE. The Columbus Baptist Association, at its recent session, resolved to enter upon a vigor ous system ot col portage. The delegates pledged themselves to raise a permanent fund of five hundred dollars for this purpose Four hundred dollars were subscribed, payable Novembervlst. A considerable part of this sum has already been paid, and the other subscriptions are pronounced, by the most competent judges, perfectly reliable The movement was admirably led off by a deacon of our church at this place subscrib ing fifty dollars; members of the same church quickly ma e it a hundred more. The committee in charge of tbe business are authorized to commence operation so soon as three hundred dollars are paid into the treasury. The considerations that constrained the brethren to prompt action in this matter are. briefly, the following 1 First, the scarcity of reading matter in many families, and preva lent neglect of means of general informa tion; Second thescarcity of religious reading, and lame of religious intelligence; Third, the misapprehensions of Baptist teaching among the masses, and even among our own members and their families, both as to what we believe and why we believe it; Fourth, the deficiency of school privileges, especially in rural districts, which forebodes an appall' ing state of ignorance in the near future unless some remedy is found, and as these boys and girls cannot be sent from home to be educate 1, the remedy must be applied at home by cultivating a thirst for knowledge and affording means for its acquisition ; Fifth, very few books have been purchased since the war, particularly of a kind to en tice young minds, even by the more pros perous heads of families, and still fewer by their less favored neighbors, and the few that have been bought would have been eaten by moths in the book stores, had they not been cffered to the individual on the street or at his own threshold by an agent; Sixth, neither book merchants nor ordinary book agents can offer their stock so cheap, nor of such good quality, as the colporter of a Baptist Association operating on a liberal capital. All these facts converge in the sug gestion that the colporter is the man the times call for. Ought not the same reasoning constrain every Association in Georgia to enter upon this work? Not only the parents, Sabbath school teachers, citizens, and civil officers, but. what is more serious still, the preachers of tbe next generation are, with few excep tions, restricted to the three months annual schooling now furnished by the laws of Georgia. It requires no great wisdom to discern that our condition will be worse twenty-five years to come than it is at pres ent, unless private Christian beneficence comes to the rescue. A B. Campbell. Columbus, Ga. TEMPERANCE. > The following report was adopted at the recent session of the Flint River Baptist Association. It is a timely and forcible presentation of a momentous question. The subject of temperance, understood in its popular sense, has assumed unprecedent ed importance, and is agitating, to a degree never before known, the whole civilized world. Perhaps it may be safely asserted that the public mind has never been before so universally, or so deeply stirred over any subject than it is at present over the subj ct of getting rid of the evils entailed by the manufacture, and sale and use as a beverage, of distilled and fermented liquors. When we contemplate the cost to the country in mere dollars and cents of this great evil, it is a question of no little importance to every lover of his country, as to now this constant drain and leakage in our finances may be stopped* and this enormous waste saved to the people- But when, in addition to the financial aspect of the subject, we look at it in its social and moral bearings—when we reflect on its social and moral degradation and ruin growing out of the liquorjtraffic, we may well stand appalled, and ask in im tense and prolonged emphasis, is there no way to drive this terrible curse out of tbe land? Whatever others may do, every Christian and every Christian church should array their influence on the side of any and every measure that gives promise of relief from the great evil, and should stand united aud in solid phalanx to meet and drive back the blighting curse of intern perancs which threatens to sap the very foundations of social order and good govern ment, and spreads in its pestilential track crime, misrule and hopeless ruin. Drunk enness is a crime of the deepest guilt. It is classed among the darkest and worst crimes known among men. Its effect upon men individually, socially and morally is as dele - terious and destructive as any other form of sin. And it is the prolific source of thous ands of other fearful and dreadful crimes. Each church of Jesus Christ is constitution ally a temperance society. The inspired charter of its organization demands that it shall be the conservator and promoter of good morals and the public weal. This she cannot be unless she enforces the strictest discipline among her own members. The drunkard should be promptly arraigned and dealt with —without favor, fear or affec tion, and she should give the whole weight of her influence to every lawful measure to suppress the retail traffic in ardent spirits throughout the land, and also to unite with all good citizens in every laudable effort to suppress its use as a beverage. The pulpit should sound the alarm and lead in the van to redeem the race from the fell distroyer, intemperance. A. L. Moncrief, Chairman. A MERITED TRIBUTE. We take pleasure in publishing the sub joined tribute from Darien Baptist church, to the worth of a good man, and as evidence of their appreciation of an excellent Chris tian minister: Whereas, our beloved brother Rev. T. J. Adams has removed from our midst and has asked for a letter or dismission from the church Resolved, That we grant the letter, and that we embrace this opportunity to express our appreciation of him as a citizen and our love for him as a brother. From early manhood he has lived in our midst. He was baptized here, ordained to the ministry here, and for many years served the church most acceptably as pastor. He has been earnest and faithful in every word and work and his light has shined brightly. He has shown himself an able minister of the gospel and God has greatly blesstd his labors. We love him, we commend him to the brethren, and we pray God to bless him. By order of the church in conference, September 3rd, 1881. N. B. Binion, Moderator. A. H. Trawick, Clerk. Darien Baptist church, Hancock county Georgia. NORTH GEORGIA NOTES. One of the neatest and newest bouses ot worship is Hebron church, in Gwinnett county, brother J. B. Rainey, pastor.' It does credit to the zeal of the pastor and to the liberality of pastor, brethien and com munity. The dedication sermon by brother C. D. Campbell was a fine effort and highly appreciated by the large audience who heard it. Brother Rainey is also pastor of Appa lachee church, where he has done good work. An excellent Sunday school is kept up win ter and summer through tbe persevering efforts of tbe faithful Superintendent,brother B. A. Blakey, the Sunday-school evangelist, aided by the pastor in a pleasant meeting of several days. There are a number of warm hearten brethren and sisters in this church. One of the most pleasant and profitable sessions of the Appalacbee Sunday-school Convention ever held was at Monroe, Tues day after the second Sunday in August. Brother John A. Harris preached an excel lent introductory which gave a key-note to the whole meeting. Several brethren made stirring and instructive speeches. Brother Eden's was especially happy in telling us how to develop the spirit of benevolence in the Sunday-school- Our dear brother Gibbs, as usual, was ready with his earnest words of exhortation and encouragement. The President, brother G. A. Nunnally, was full of enthusiasm and fired all hearts by his earnest and manly utterances. Thank God for such laymen. We were the guest of our good brother, George Selman, who has often cheered our heart and nerved our hand; we are indebted to his family for a generous hospitality. We have rarely had better meetings and done harder work than during two weeks spent in Polk,Floyd and Chattooga counties. Two days at Cedartown, furnished evidence that this church is one of the best in North Georgia and their pastor one of the most premising of our younger ministers. He loves his work and his people love him. A sprigbtlier group of children than those in the Cedartown Sunday-school, we rarely find. Three or four days spent with vice Presi dent Wade disclosed the fact that he loves the Sunday -school work most ardently and that he has been trying to discharge his duties faithfully. A Sunday-school is in every church in his district. Nine days with our dear, kind brother Espy were busy days. Ten churches visi ted and double daily meetings. Good meet ings at all and large congregations with one exception. It is seldom that we can keep tbe same preacher with us so long. But he is used to work and does his share of it and it is telling all over his field. God bless him abundantly. We are greatly indebted to him and shall remember him most grate fully. For genial company and kind treat ment go to brother C. E. Wright’s. He helped us greatly. His wife, like brother Espy’s, will always make a tired preacher comfortable. For a large house, a cordial welcome and good fare go among the people of Armuchee. Brother Wooten will always be on hand to furnish good singing and cheerful face and kind manner. Here we met our beloved brother Camp, a most earnest, warm-hearted preacher, who in a quiet way, is doing more good than will ever be known this side of eternity. We hold in precious memory all tbese good brethren and friends. T. C B. FROM CONSUL WHARTON. I have been informed that an article appeared in the Macon Telegraph to the effect that I had resigned on account of the place, Sonneberg, being a small manufactur ing town, withouteducatioi.al facilities, etc., my object being the education of my chil dren. I have hot resigned. I may not remain many months, but not on account of the place, as I live in Coburg, by direction of the State Department, which is one of the most elegant, and certainly the most beautiful, city in Europe that I have seen. The only reason I contemplated leaving soon, was the expensiveness of living in the style required of an American Consul here. Sonneberg, as I knew before, is exclusively a manufactur ing town of ten thousand inhabitants, and ships annually two million of dollars worth of goods to the United States. It is not so desirable as a residence, however, though containing many very elegant people, and hence the Consul for the. Sonneberg district has lived, for the past twenty years, in Coburg, which is only twelve miles from Sonneberg by train three times a day. The Sonneberg district is one of the largest a.id most important in the German Empire, embracing nine duchies, including the three cities of Coburg, 16 000; Gotha, 25,000; and Eufurt, 75 OCO, people. The population of my district is over 1,000,000 The country is beautiful, with scenery that beggars all des cription. The schools of Coburg are the finest in Europe, the society refined and excellent, to which the Consul has the first entree. I have been called upon by nearly all the high officials here, and this morning a meeting was arranged between myself and tbe Dake, who is a brother of Prince Albert. But, as my friend Col. Blount remarked, a Consul should have a private purse to keep up with tbe style of living required here in first cir cles. My object in accepting the Consulate was threefold : (1) to benefit my health ; (2) to educate my children; (3) to see Europe under favorable auspices, and I find the situation better than I expected in every thing but cheapness. It is more expensive here than in America. I write this in justice to tbe appointment, which is strictly first-class. The duties of the office are pleasant, and, with the excep tion of the monthly reports to the Secretary of State for publication, are not arduous. M. B. Wharton. Sonneberg, Germany, Sept. 14th, 1881. “A GOOD REPORT." I held a meeting at Friendship church, Glasscock county, beginning August 3d. We held service day and night for one week. The Lord was with us from the first, and a glorious revival began as soon as the meeting commenced. Some were converted who were considered “hard cases," and we have reason to believe in their sincerity. Twenty five were baptized on profession of faith; others joined by letter, and some were res tored ; making in all twenty-nine. The church was greatly revived, aud they now propose to build a better bouse of worship. After the meeting closed at Friendship, I began a series of meetings at Mill Cieek church, near the same place. Five joined by profession of faith, and still thegood work joes on. I have only been in the ministry two years, and to meet with such success encourages me to work more diligently in the service of our Master. I feel that there is a great work to be done, and that I am called ot God to take part in laboring in his moral vineyard. I intend to keep to living issues, and push my way through to glory and to God. Alex. W. Errs. Jewell's Ga., September 30th, 1881. FLOWERS ON THE TOMBS. Would that we could scatter flowers on the tomb of our dead which would not fade and wither ere to morrow's sun. This thought occurs to me as the shadows of de parting day are gathering about the last rest ing-place of the Nation's dead. Good deeds, says Confucius, are like the perfume of sweet flowers. Then let us scatter in the hearts of the people the noble deeds and true heroism of the beautiful life of James A. Garfield. Heroes bave lived and died. Great military leaders have fallen amid the din of battle, and filled a people with panic, consternation and grief Something different and unpre cedented in its influence over the entire lai d is the death of him whose spirit was plumed for its final flight by the severe trial of the great physical struggle, ending only with life. In all, we hear never a word of repin ing In that we see tbe soldier's bravery. Never a word of impatience or bitterness against the assassin. In this we see extra ordinary large-heartedness and divine for bearance. Patiently as a Christian, bravely and calmly as a strong man. hopefully as the loving husband and father, as a Nation’s leader, if it might be. by his powerful will, be could keep off this calam.- ty from his people, and rise up to take the helm again. Thus he waited ;—waited only for the angel of deatu. Can you know, ye surging masses, who move to and fro, like tbe mighty sea, to do him honor, what tbe great spirit passed tl r >ngh i.i this chamber of suffering and death ? No; only you feel that gentle and divine influence which I yield to with all others; and, while I admire the great and useful and successful life he lived, 1 am now deeply impressed with the sublime gran deur of the straggle for life,md the Anal calm ness with whicn death was met. May the flowers on his tomb bloom ever in the hearts of his people, and waft theirtragrance over the homes of his country's sons. G. W. H. JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. Tuesday morning after my last letter was writ ten I went from Macon to Milledgeville. Here 1 remained until Friday morning, being most kindly entertained the while at the homes of our good brethren, Prof. O. M. Cone, of the Agricul tural College, and Rev. A. J. Beck, Jr., and ot my long-time friends, W. and J. Caraker. The fall term of this college opened Thursday with about one hundred and sixty pupils. The grand o’.d capltol building his been put to a noble pur pose—the educating of the young men of our State. The Baptist church has been thoroughly repaired, repainted and new pews put in. The repairs cost the membership about (1,600. The church has prospered greatly under the earnest and efficient pastorate of brother Beck, and it is now one of the strongest churches in the city. There have been quite a number of accessions to the church by baptism during the present year. Friday morning on the train again, as far as Carr’-- Station. An obliging brother, Jas. Muse carried me in his buggy to brother N. B. Binion’s, in Hancock county. Here I spent the remainder ot the day and succeeding night pleasantly. Brother R lnion is not only an able preacher, but an ex cellent farmer. Providence has greatly blessed him this year. His lands have suffered but little from drought, and he has a good crop. His min istry. too. has been blessed to the conversion of many precious souls and tbe reviving of lhe churches under his pastoral care. The number of accessions Ly baptism are as follows; Darien church, 10; Jewell’s church, 15; Bethel church, 20, aud three awaiting baptism; Mineral Springs, 10. Saturday morning early, brother Binion aud I left for Bethel church, to attend the regular monthly meeting. The weather was quite threatening, and the distance was about twenty miles, but "Frank” (the horse) carried us there before 11 o'clock. I knew that Bethel was in a Ero-perous condition as soon as we got within earing; I heard the brethren engaged in a prayer meeting instead of standingout under the shade of the trees talkfng over their business affairs and the news of the day. Brother Binion preached a good sermon to a large (f -r Saturday) and attentive congregation. At the close several came forward for prayer The door of the church was opened and ten were received for baptism and one rest -red. After church brother Binion and I had to separate—he to visit a sick sister and I to spend the night at the pleasant home of my long-time friend and brother, of the Methodist church, William Wilson, familiarly known here In Hancock where he has resided for so many years, as ‘‘Uncle Billie.” Sister Wilson, Uncle Billie's better half, Is a devoted Baptist and one of the active members of Bethel church. I had spent many pleasant hours at their happy home before the war,aud our meeting now, after 'ong years of separation, was joyous indeed. Notwithstanding the threatening weather and falling rain a large congregation assembled at the church (Bethel) Sabbath morning. The services were opened with an interesting prayer meeting at 9.30 o’clock Two other candidates for baptism were received. At 10 o’clock the people assem bled on the banks of the creek to witness the ordinance of baptism. The first that "went down into the water’’ were four young ladies, all marching in hand in hand. After these came a husband and wife ; then s'x young men—twelve in all It was a grand and impressive scene I found thlsquestion welling up In my heart: How can any one believe, with the New Testament before them, that anything else is baptism ? This we know u baptism. Why, then, use something else that, at least, may not be? The Savior said, "For thus”—in this way I administer it—“it be cometh us to fulfill all righteousness.” Is there any room for doubt on this subject ? Back to the church ; another good sermon from brother Binion, a good collection for missions, and then the Lord s Supper. What a feast for those who had so recently put on Christ by bap tism-been bur'ed with him in the liquid grave, and raised to newness of life—and now to sit at his table and commemorate his death and suffer ings by wh'ch he purchased l.fe eternal for all who will believe. One hour and a half was taken for dinner and rest, and then our young brother Jackson preached an earnest sermon. Brother Binion closed with an Invitation for prayer, and many came forward. Everything being quiet the door of the church was again opened (after prayer) and six others came forward—three to tell what the Lord had done for them, and three for restora tion. The three first were received as candidates f >r baptism and the three last were restored to the church. And this ended the day’s meeting. We fell—all of us, I think—that it was good to be here. Went Bunday night to Mr. Brinkley’s. Bister Brinkley is a devoted Baptist aud an earnest Christian. I do hope and pray that the good Lord will soon give her her excellent husband to walk with her in wisdom’s ways. Well, we did have a pleasant time here in the midst of this excellent family. Monday morning brother Binion started for home and carried me as far as Sparta, from whence I write this letter. It has been many years since last I was here. I see but few faces now that I know, and once I knew almost every one here. Hancock is one of the grand old counties of Georgia, and once was conceded to be the banner county in an agricultural point of view. The annual fairs held here were scarcely second to the State fairs. But after the war the fair ground was permitted t# go into decay, and no fairs have been held here since. Yet, Hancock has kept pice with the first counties of th.- State in every respect, and to-day is second to none. The old court-house has been removed and a new one is to be erected to cost some 825,000 or $30,000, and which will be an honor to the county. Last year there were between 6,000 and 7,000 bales of cotton shipped from Sparta, besides there are other railroad depots in the county, and consid erable cotton goes to Milledgeville, Sandersville and White Plains. The Baptist church at Sparta Is small In numbers, but is truly a Spartan band. The house of worship has been thoroughly re paired and repainted and a new fence built around it. During the war this noble little church donated their bell to the Confederate gov ernment, and have had none sfnee. They are now endeavoring to raise money to purchase a bell, and I do hope they will have assistance from brethren and slst-rs in different parts of the State. They do not ask ire to make thfs request, but I know they would appreciate a little help so much. Reader, wont you send them twenty-five, fifty cents or a dollar? Do if you can. They number only about twenty members, and have much opposition to contend with. Brother L. R. L. Jennings, of Crawfordville, Is their beloved pastor, and preaches here once a month. Bu 11 must stop. I write this letter in the office of the lahmadite, one of the best weekly papers in the State. To the excellent editor and publisher, Messrs. Lewis and Roberts, I am greatly indebted for Courtelles during my stay in Sparta. Brother Roberts has taken me to his pleasant home,wh< re my tem; oral wants are provided for most amply, I go from here to Lawton and thence to the Washington Association. J. M. G. Medlock, Mercer University.—Our church proposes to give its December collection to Mercer University. The financial agent of the Uni versity is specially desirous that the churches will contribute to meet current expenses, and then feels assured that the increased endowment will gradually come with time. We propose, in future, to keep the claims of the University before us in our regular col lections. This should have been done in the past. I hesitate to suggest to the pastors and churches of the State, that they make a con tribution to the University in December. Will not some brother whose name will carry more prestige make and urge the sug gestion ? J. H. H, Newnan, Ga. Missionary Department. REV. J. H DkVOTIE, D.D., I Mt(n _ REV. C. M. IRWJN, D.D., I Eal,or ’’ MISSIONARIES STATE BOARD. J. H. DeVotle, Atlanta, Ga.; C. M. Irwin, Mt. Airy, Habersham, Rabun and White counties; V. A. 8011, Ringgold, Whitfield and Chattooga counties; Chas. 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. Daniell, Wal thourville ; J. H. Campbell, 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, co!., Albany. Mitchell county; J. C. Biyan, col., Americus, Schley, Lee and Dough erty counties; Frank M. Simmons, col., Stone Mountain; G. B. Mitchell col., Forsyth; 8. A. McNeil, col., Quitman; M. Brigman, Agusta : OUR FOREIGN MISSIONARIES. CHINA. At Tung Chau —P. O Chefoo.—T. P. Craw ford. Mrs, Crawford, Mrs S. J. Holmes, Miss L. Moon, J. P- McCullough, Mrs. McCul lough, WooTswun Chau, (native pastor.) At Shanghai.—M. T. Yates, Mrs. Yates. Native Pastors—Wong Ping San and See T’ay San. Assistants—Wong Kia Sen, P’ay ttz OO and Tsung-tsoong-oh. Bible Wo man—Mrs. Ling. At Canton.—R. H. Graves, Mrs. Graves, Mis Lula Whilden, E. Z. Simmons, Mrs. Simmons, Miss Sallie Stein, Yong Seen San, aud eleven other native assistants and Bible women. AFRICA. At Lagos.—W. J. David, Mrs. David, and one native assistant. At Abbeokuta—P. O. Lagos—W. J. David and two native assistants. At Ogbomoshaw —Moses L Stone. At Gaun—B- L. Milton. ITALY. • At Rome.—G. B. Taylor, Mrs. Taylor, J H. Eager, Mrs. Eager, and Signor Co corda. At Torre Pellice.—Signor Ferraris. “ Milan.—Signor Paschetto. “ Modena and Carpi.—Signor Marti' nelli. " Naples.—Signor Colombo. “Barletta.— } Signor Volpi. “ Island of Sardinia.—Signor Cossu. “ Venice—Signor Bellondi. “ Bologna.—Signor Basile, BRAZIL. At Campinas—San Pauio—W. B. Bagby, Mrs. Bagby. At Santa Barbara—E. H. Quilin. MEXICO. At Musquis, Coahuila—W. M. Flournoy. Note.- Letters addressed to our mission aries in China should be endorsed via San Franscisco. Those to Africa via England. Those to Rome. 27 Via del Teatro Valle. The postage to each of our missions is five cents. _ SAREPTA ASSOCIATION. This Association has just closed one of its most interesting sessions. It met Friday the 23d ofSeptember. with the Union church. Madison county, and closed Monday follow ing. After the introductory sermon (and a good one it was) by brother Duncan, a short recess was taken and the letters from some forty churches read. The organization was perfected.by the re election of Dr. W. B. J. Hardman, Moderator, and W. C. Howard, Clerk, The reports on missions, state of re ligion, and Sunday schools were ably pre sented, and discussed with such earnestness, clearness and power by members of the body as is seldom heard. We feel assured good was done, and a profoudn interest awakened in these departments of Christian work. The preaching was both instructive and soul st rring. The sermon by our young brother Stakely, on Saturday, and the ser' mons on Sunday, by brethren C. D. Camp bell,!. G. Gibson and P. H- Mell we have sel dom,if ever,heard excelled. During the entire business, we never heard a word uttered, or witnessed an act, but was in accoyd with the spirit of the gospel. It was good to be there. Brother W. R Goss, the pastor of the church, the members and citizens, were untiring in their attentions to the messengers and visi tors. Never was this Association more gen erously and hospitably entertained. Mr. Dawson Williams and his good wife, are en titled to our gratitude for the many kind nesses bestowed upon us during our stay with them. This Association will hold its next session with the Cabin Creek church, Jackson county, commencing on Thursday before the fourth Sunday in September, 1882. The six young ladies who worked so earn estly on Saturday and raised twenty three dollars and seventy-six cents to aid in build ing a meeting house in Clarkesville, will ac cept our thanks. May the Lord reward you! Regret we did not get their names from brother Goss. C. M. I. LIBERTY ASSOCIATION. Met with the Toccoa church, Habersham county, Thu-sday the 29th September. We did not reach there until Friday, and found they had organized by the re election of brother John Kytle, Moderator, and brother Burgess Smith, Clerk. There are eighteen churches in this Asso ciation with a membership of some 1800. We learned the additions the past year by baptism were not so many as usual. Mes sengers to the Georgia Baptist Convention were appointed and urged to be sure to at tend. We hope to see them there. We were glad to see so many visiting brethren. Among them our esteemed, warm hearted brother Gannon, of Rabun county, Dr. A. F. Under wood, of Clevland and Dr. T. G. Underwood, of Carnesville. These are earnest workers in the Master's vineyard, sound in the faith, and contributed much to the interest of tbe meetings by their speeches upon missions, giving of money to the cause of benevolence, etc. 'The next session of this body will be held with the church in Bellton, commenc ing Friday before the Ist Sunday in October, 1882. We trust the brethren from below will remember this, and take the liberty of saying the Baptists of Bellton, will with great pleasure entertain you. We shall expect to meet tbe Lord willing with brethren of the Sarepta, Chattahoochee Associations and some from Gainesville and Atlanta. I. ~~WHY I GIVE. 1. I give, because it does me good to do so. lam conscious of tbe worldliness of my nature. But giving helps to soften and break down that worldliness. and quickens somewhat the latent sympathies and emo tions of my being- And this I know is in the direction of a higher tone of this earthly life. 2. I give, because giving is the very genius and spirit of the world. The sun gives. The cloud gives. The air gives. The flow er gives. The day gives. The night gives. All nature, indeed, is a ministry, ever serv ing, ever giving, and shall I withhold ? 3. I give, because I am always receiving, God is giving to me every hoar of every day, in a thousand different ways and forms, and surely it is a small matter, indeed, that I should give back a little again to Him. 4. I give, because in so doing I set a use ful example to others. I feel that every Christian is bound to be a pattern to others around him. Liberality for Christ is a grace sadly lacking in the religious community. If, by my example I can help to enlarge it, lam bound to do so. Therefore I give- 5. I give, because giving brings a blessing. Even in this life it does so. The liberal soul shall be made fat. And in the life to come, who can tell the splendor of its reward. 6. I give, because it is the injunction of the Bible. God enjoins it. Christ taught it. The Apostles commended it. Let two sentences suffice: “It is more blessed to give than to receive;” “The Lord loveth a cheers ful giver.” Finally, I shall give systematically, be cause it is rational so to give; because it will help to secure a more intelligent esti mate of the claims for which I give; and because, were systematic giving the practice of the church, its financial operations would be vastly more easily conducted. It is the settled conviction of those whose acquaintance with the subject entitles their opinions to the highest respect, that even the best and most successful foreign mis sionaries among heathen people, should not remain permanently abroad. In India, especially, sanitary considerations require that a na’ive of this country shall not re main continuously in the work, nor devote to it more than eight years out of ten. We have probably lost much more by not respecting this consideration than by the unnecessary absence of missionaries from their work. The same considerations apply in their degree to China, and perhaps to Japan. There are also moral and spiritual considerations in favor of this course. Mis sionaries, to be efficient, must themselves be thoroughly spiritually minded men, and that they may be such, they need the stimu lating and strengthening influences of reli gious association—of which, under the best conditions, their foreign churches, made up of lately converted heathen, can give them but very little. Those who have long resided in foreign mission fields know, by sad experience, that this is no fanciful consid eration. That they may be able and useful apostles to their beathen converts, it is highly desirable that our foreign mission aries shall occasionally return to their native land to become reinvigorated in soul and body, and so to renew their life-work.—The Methodist. ___________ The promise that was given in Paradise has been long fulfilled. “The seed of the woman" has bruised “the serpent’s head.” An antidote is prepared. Let it be our care to see that it is applied. Let us work for the complete fulfillment of the promise that the "kingdoms of the world shall become the kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ." It is true, we may not be able to accomplish much, but still let us make the effort to do all we can. As it is God's pleasure to work by human instrumentality, he will deign to bless our small endeavors, if made to the utmost of our ability. If we have only one talent, let us use it faithfully. Much may be done by united effort, ana ours must be all in one direction. We are not ‘ called upon to do great things. Our course is obvious. We cannot go to those, who “sit in darkness and the shadow of death," to raise their drooping eyelids that the light of the “Star of Bethlehem" may softly beam on those expecting eyes; but we can send those who are “strong of purpose and firm of will," and withal of such pleading and persuasive powers, that through the Spirit’s direction will touch those hard hearts and “melt those eyes to tears ” British Benevolence.—Even at the risk of some repetition, we bring together the re ports of receipts of some of the chief British Christian charities during the last fiscal year, which concluded last spring. British and Foreign Bible Society, £209,519; Religious Tract Society. £193 580; Church Missionary Society, £207,508; Society for the Propaga tion of the Gospel, £l3B 288; Wesleyan Missionary Society, £130,093; London Mis sionary Society. £IOB 247; Baptist Mission' ary Society, £51,459 ; London City Mission, £57,841: Congregational Church Aid Society, £4l,o2o;Cburch Pastoral Aid Society. £48,519; Wesleyan Home Missions, £33,314; Mis ■ ons S.‘atnen, £16628; Sunday-school Union, £2,012; Ragged School Union, £7,591; Wesleyan Education Committee, £7,865- We give these as specimens. Evan gelical Christendom prints a list of fifty seven organizations whose united incomes made a total of £1,737 239.—Christian Intelligencer. The “Illustrated Missionary News” pub lished a few extracts from the journal of Rev. G. Litchfield at Uganda, which, better than any narrative, illustrate the many sided life of such a missionary as he—at once butcher, baker, cook, farmer, gardener, smith, seamstress, machinist, laundryman, doctor, trader, magistrate, teacher, surgeon, builder and so on, as well as preacher and and translator of. the Gospel. Oh, for a thousand such men to lead the way into the dark continent, and-make impossible such a scene as is depicted on one of these pages —a slave gang on its march to the coast. Mr. Litchfield was called to one of the chiefs who was disposed to talk of religion, and having done so retired to a hut alone, then sent for Mr. Litchfield to pray with and for him. When the missionary said "I do not know Suahill," the chief replied, "Pray in English. God understands you.” ORDINATION. On the 23d of September a presbytery met with Long Branch church, in Thomas coun ty, Georgia, to counsel as to the ordination of brother J. Albert Smith. The presbytery consisted of Elder Joshua Martin. John Tay lor, J. M. Rushin and John L. Underwood. Brethren Martin and Rushin were providen tially detained at home on that day, but expressed themselves by message in favor of his ordination, as they know him well. After due examination, prayer and coun sel, brother Smith was ordained by laying on of hands, by Elders Taylor and Under wood. Brother Smith is now a Baptist Elder, I may say with the unanimous approval of the ministry of this section, where he has lived several years. He was a Presbyterian minister until his baptism last year, by El der R. H. Harris, at Bainbridge. He is a minister of deep humility, great zeal, fine attainments, cbildlikesimplicity in character and manners, and of unusual pulpit ability. He is quite young, and by God’s grace great usefulness is before him. We have often heard him preach, and always with the greatest pleasure. He and his charming wife have both borne a heavy cross in fol lowing the Scriptures, and deserve the warmest sympathy of our Baptist brother hood. He can fill any pulpit, and is charm ing in Christian society, whether learned or unlearned. He is a graduate of Davidson College, North Carolina, and of the Columbia Theological Seminary. May God bless him and his churches—Antioch, Long Branch and Pleasant Grove. John L. Underwood. An Omission Supplied.—l noticed in one of the July numbers of The Index an ac count of a meeting held at our church. The article was copied from the Houston Home Journal. The names of our pastor. Dr. B. F. Tharp, and Rev. Judson Cheves, were men tioned as ministers present, and the name of Rev. R. Bulington, of Dooly county, who labored very faithfully and affectionately with and for us, was omitted. We feel that it is due to our brother and his flock that this oversight be corrected. Our meeting lasted eight days with a good degree of interest, and resulted in nine addi tions to the church—seven by baptism and two by letter. C. Seabce. Henderson, Ga. If you are bilious, take Dr. Pierce's ‘‘Pleas ant Purgative Pellets,” the original ‘‘Little Liver Pills.” Os all druggists.