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X. Communications. -Edinburg. Johnson Cos., Inc), M<y 28. 1860. Brethren Bekbe'Jc Puktngton —As I am wri ting to you on business it might not be uninterest ing to s >tne of the readers of your paper to hear this section of country, which rike all the lo calities, has its full representations ol individuals composing: the different sects and societies of reli * rious vvoishippers who have a form of gmd-Jiness, but deny the power thereof, atld-are vainly-suppos ing that heaven and immortal glory is only attain • able by a strict compliance with’ the so-called re quirements of the gospel. We hear it proclaimed by the ministers of these corrupt organizations* (er roneously sty ling themselves churches.) Thatmian possesses the ability to save himself from under the curse of the law—that God in delivering up Ilis only Begotten Son to suffer death ami all its accom panying tortures, has in that ar t displayed or man ifested his goodness and mercv toward the children of men l.v the bestowment of the power to walk into the Kingdom of Heaven in their own timo-and way, and are using every means within their grasp to convince the world that God has done all he •an or ever will do for his people, and now they mu&ct perform good works in older to brogG“d under obligations to compensate them tor the good deeds done in the body. Yea, they bring up the devil in his most terrible form, and portray his do minions together with the inhabitants there f, in its blackest character, in order to excite the ani mal passions of the creature, and thereby influence them to go to work and be saved, or in other w ords, save themselves from under the curse of the law. But dear readers of the Messenger, scattered like those of old throughout the different portions of the earth, there are yet a” few in this part of the, country who have not bowed the knee to B al, and - who are not willing to trust in the promises of God for life and salvation, who.declare that it is by grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God ami not of works least any man should boast. The glorious plan of salvation as revealed in the death and sufferings of Christ, and made manifest to every heaven born soul is fullv ascribed to by all those who have been made to feci a helplessness of their condition and wretchedness of mind by reason of sin and rebel lion, and subsequently to realize a blessed evidence of the pardon and forgiveness of their sins through the < ffieacv of the she ! blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, liiey adore t lis tiie iich . sos .His grace, exalt Ilis adorable name, aiid DEVOTED TO THE SERVICE OF THE OLD SCHOOL BAPTISTS. “©ME MBS, ©ME tA>B, ABB ©ME 5A9V8381.” COVINGTON, NEWTO'N CO., GA., .'JUNE 15, 1860. praise lit in for his goodness to them in bringing them from darkness to light. And that is not all they r- juice in him, as the God of their salvation, as their Shepherd, Husband ami Friend, as their Prophet, Priest and Kieg, and sucli how can they hut pul all their confidence in Him, and repose all their trust for a safe deliverance in the blessed as surances lie has_give them of finally bringing them rff conquerors? *Y*a, more than conquerors, through Hun that loved them and gave himself for them. But 1 have written too much already, and lest I weary y< ur patience I will close by saying, ‘do with this as you de. tn proper, and I will be sat rsfi. and. VYours in bonds of Christian'"Friendship, JOHN G.SAWIN. West Point, Bates Cos.. Mo., ) AprirS, 1860. f Dear Br iber Beebe: —Since the date of a communications which I published in the Signs of the. Times, requesting brethren of the/ OkbSohool Baptist order-tof lobk .at this part of the country before settling elsewhere, &c.., I have moved my residence fr>m Rovella, Kansas, t<> West Point, Bates Cos., -Mo., to which place my friends and brethren will please direct their letters, &c. This place is immediately on the line,’ 16 miles’ from my former residence. I have received a grp*t many letters fr<om breth ren in diffe.ent. Siates. aud from* Canada, making enquiries respecting the country in South west Missouri, ami South-east Kansas; and as all the brethren wish information on the same subj et, and ask so near the same questions. I, by. consulting some of the brethren, have concluded to answer tlreir numerous letters through the Signs , if it meets your approbation, particularly as we are very anxious for our brethren to see this country, and if they can find it to their interest to settle with us, as we are but few in number, but, we hope,©ouml in faith. There are several churches in Bates County Mo, and some four or five preach ers, to wit JElds.Ty te Berry,*Martin-*Wbite, and Bridgewater, whose Post Office address is. Butjer, Bates Cos., M<>. John Barnet and the wri ters’ Post Office, is AVesl Point, Bates Cos., Mo.— I do not know of any Old School Baptist preach er in Kansas, south of the Kansas Rtver, since my removal to this place, nor is there any organized church in Southern .Kansas ; there -are - several members scattered over the country, mostly fe males ; hence our*anxiety for our brethren to come to this part to locate. This is a very pleasant climate, at least it has been so for the last three vears. The cold of win -0 ter has never been down to zero in the lasti-three winters, nor has the mercury rose above 96 or. 98 Fahrenheit-in summer; seldom have any fiost later than the loth of April or eailier than the 15th of October or, Ist-of .November; sometimes not so late as abova-in spring, or so early in fall, by two or three weeks ; seldom feed cattle until Decem ber, or later than the 15th of March, or Ist of April. Cattle do a&.welL for-seven or eight mouths out on the range as they can do on any pasture; and hay made from the wild grass is quite suffi cient to winter dairy or stock cattle; sheep, also, do as well here as anywhere in the United States. About all the.attention they need is to guard* Them from wolves, which are quite numerous. Horses and mules can do no better anywhere than here ; will keep fat and slick on the range for eight or nine months in the year. The must trouble with them is to watch them tiom the jayhawks. Hogß here, as almost everywhere else, must be made on grain, but have not had any. disease .among them that I ever heard of. !The face of the country is moderately rolling; no entirely level land (up land) or very lit; le steep land. Almost the whole country can be cultiva ted ; the soil is quite fertile, some neighborhoods sandy and some clay—almost all shade or color, uch.as black, gray, red, <fcc., &o.; some fanners prefer one kind, and some another. The staple/growth of all bids country,is Indian corn, ts and wheat, though fall wheat is not con sidered a sure crop, but I am certain the cause, is I bad farming, as there.-is too little pains taken in its cultivation. Spring wheat is considered a pretty sure crop. . Burkwbeat grows to perfection, and all the grasses do first rate, but some a*e of the opinion that the land is generally too dry for timothy to endure well. Hemp and tobacco will do well here, and, doubtless, be much cultivated when our railroads are completed—too far now from market to cuhivatecropa that are so heavy to haul. There is a large portion of this country prairie, but there is timb r sufficient to improve the coun try, as thick as it ought to be for a stock country. There are no orchards yet old enough to bear, and in this part of Missouri ; but there is no country in the Union in which the fruit trees grow faster, or bear belter than they do here. Grapes of all kinds thrive remarkably w. 11, so far as tried. In fact, l see nothing to prevent this from making one of the best fi uit-growing countries in the United Stales or any where else. Si one, both limestone and sandstone, is in great abundance, and of good quality. Stone coal is also plenty, almo>t everywhere, and is sold at fro four to ten cents per bushel at the bank, aud from ten to twenty ceuts delivered, &c. NO. 12