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Canterberry’s, Pickens’ Station. Stayed Friday with him, and rested. Next morning, we took the ■cars 16 miles to Durant depot, and was conveyed to Rock Spring, where we .preached, thence back to sister Lockharts for dinner, and afterwards went to the depot, had .preaching, took supper with bro. Arnold, and parted with the brethren and sisters. We took the ears about 10 o’clock for Water Val ley, arrived about day, was received and kindly -treated by bro. Reasons ; had preaching with the •church at that place, after which bro. Headers re turned home, and I took the cars about midnight, arriving'at Grand Junction about day, and went •on'to .Moscow. I would here .remark that to this time, I never had a more pleasant time, had good •health, and we could say as the Apostle did, we lacked nothing. The kindness we received univer •sally was such, that it has made an impression that will not be soon forgotton. Bro. Roundtree .is a young gift in bro. R. Wilkerson’s charge that promises to be useful.; I had an interview with a bro. Cotton in Holmes'Co., that is well spoken of. But to return to Moscow. There I learned a mar ried son with a family was not expected to live, and in a few days did die. A little before hisdeath I was taken down, and the two first weeks'l was insensible of anything, and am now so wedk that could not think of walking one fourth of ar mile, which must be my excuse for not giving this sketch or narrative sooner, also as I have written ifrom .memory, there may be some errors, but .not ky de sign, therefore brethren Editors, it is with you to -publish this or not, either way f I shall be satisfied. 1 remain as ever your unworthy brother, i(as 1 ihope) in much affliction, PETER CULP. - * o ►--- Newton Cos., Ga., May 15, 1860. Brethren Editors —I have been reading the Messenger for many years, and I love to read the .communications of the brethren and sisters scalter .ed over the world. It affords me satisfaction to hear them tell about the dedling of God in them, and I feel like I want to write a few lines for their .perusal, to read and judge if what I write is in ac cordance with the good plan of salvation by grace. £ like the rest ofhuman beings, arc a poor sinful mor tal. I bad no serious .impression about my condi tion until I was about -1.4 or 15 years old. I was at a meeting and Eld.George Lumpkin and these words came to my mind,you are already .condemned, and I felt condemned, a helpless sin ner without any hope in a Savior. I searched the •Scriptures and tried to pray for mercy, and would of ten ask God to forgive me for trying to pray. I was in this restless.condition for two or three years, when my burden of gilt got so great I thought I should die. I thought 1 would tell my parents about my condition, and I was afraid I would de ceive them. I would look around at my brothers and sisters and see them enjoying themselves and felt like I was not fit to be with them. My father would read the Pilgrims Progress to me, and I went to Shoal Creek Church and heard Eld. James Walker preach, and he told my feelings better than fl .could tell them mvself. I did not think it was con. SOUTHERN BAPTIST MESSENGER. viction, I thought any person under the work of grace could .not feel like Si did. I spent sleepless hours, I could not see how God could extend mer cy to such.a wretch as I was. One night I went oat to try topray as I thought the for last time. I got upon my knees and said God be merciful to me a sinner, these lines came to me, “ Venture on him, venture wholly, Let no other trust intrude, None but Jesus, None but Jesus, )• Can do helpless sinners good.” Right here I viewed him as my Savior, and could praise God for the gift of his dear Son as the glori ous mediator, who bore our sins in his own body. It was not .long bofore doubts arose in my mind whether I was deceived or not, and I remained in this way sometimes doubting and sometimes hope ing, for five years. I had a strong desire to unite with the church, and Bro. David F. Montgomery came to my father’s on a.visit, and asked me if I had a hope, I told him 1 hoped I had ; he asked me sev eral questions, and told me to go to the church. — But I waited almost two years after that to get a -larger hope,but I had to go with my little one, and small as it was, at times I could not give it up.— In October 1851, I went to the Holly -Spring Church, and told the ground of my hope, and was received, and the next day I was baptized by ‘Eld. Beaton Daniel. It was an answer of a good con science, and I am living with the people I love, if 1 know my heart. Brother Beebe, do as you think best with this, I aud will be satisfied. Your unworthy Sister if one at all. JANE LUNSFORD. Wolf Creek, Ala., May 2U, 1860. Brethren Beebe & Purington : —I embrace this opportunity to drop you a few lines. Through the blessing of God, myself and family are enjoy ing a reasonable degree of bodily health ; hoping that this will come safe to hand, and find vou sharers of the same blessing. I write for the renewal of my subscription for the Signs and Messenger , for .1 do mot know how I could do without them. I-came here in Novem ber 1855, and never heard a Primitive sermon un til June 1859, it seems as if we were lost; none hardly of our order to converse with about our hopes,and fears. Bless the Lord, through many sorrows we have a few joys. The communications of the.dear brethren and sisters from east to west, from north to south all speak the same thing, all travel The same road, and the editorials, and the .views of the .ministering brethren on the Scrip tures is so consoling that I hardly know what we would.do without those papers. We have better times ol Jate than we have had. We were constituted into a church the 4th day of .February, 1860. Through the tender mercies of God, wc have had fine seasons since our constitu tion. Our little church was constituted witheitrht members ;we received four bv letter. We believe when we get a minister, that there will be addi tions by baptism. We have had no preaching since our .constitution. We meet and sing, and pray with, and for each other, and hold Conference the second Sabbath and Saturday before, of each month. We have bad the promise of Eld. Ebene zer Nelson to preach to us. By some meaus un known to me, he did not come to see us, at our last meeting. We made a call, and sent for him. We do want a minister, for we do believe that the spirit of the Lord is at woik in our vicinity, for the brethren and sisters rejoice at our little meet ings. The congregation appear to be affected, sin neis.crying for mercy, and asking the Lord’s poor servants to pray for them 4 and the shout3 of heav en-born souls giving glory to God for redeeming grace and dying love. Dear brethren in the Lord, it seems to me that I aught to .be one of.ihe most thankful beings that ever lived, for the goodness of God towards me.; for I know if I am saved, it is by free grace alone, for I feel the least and the most unworthy of all God’s children. Deal breth ren, prdy for me and mine., for I feel the need of the prayers of all the .children of God ; I feel so unworthy that I can hardly claim myself a child of grace, though I do know that if i know any thing, I love the people of God more than any people in the world. Dear brethren, pray for our little church, (Mount Zion -is its name,) and it seems like a Zion to us, since we have been so long without any ehuieh meetings. And when the brethren and sisters meet at the church meetings, it is all love, joy, peace and fellowship. It has been the pleasure of the Lord to bless us, and shed abroad a Savior’s love in our hearts, so that we were made to rejoice in God our Savior, and thank and adore his name, for his great blessing bestow ed on us poor unworthy creature?. Dear brethren pray for us, that the Lord may send us a preacher of his own choosing. Ido be lieve that here is a large field for the Primitive Baptist doctrine.; if it is so, the Lord will send it at his awn .time. If I was writing for publication, I would say to the ministering brethren that has amotion of moving, that I think that here is per haps as good a place as they could get. Land sells low, the country very healthy, .the ,people friendly, good summer range, 4bc. ,1 live in St. Clair Cos., Ala., nine miles from Goosa River, on the waters of Wolf Creek, in one half mile of the road leading from Florace’s old Ferry, to Trusville. If -any of the ‘ministering brethren could pass here, l would be glad if fchey would -call on me, and preach if convenient. Dear brethren, excuse my bad writing, tfor >1 have to labor hard, and I am so nervous that I cannot guide my pen as .1 wish. Dear brethren, ,forgive me for my long delay. J hope that if it is God’s will that I should live, that I may be more prompt in paying for my papers than I have here tofore. I have written more than I intended.— Dear brethren, pray for us and our .little church. Your unworthy brother, if a brother at all, ROBERT D. INZER. Brethren Editors.: —Will you, or bro. Mitch ell please give your views on Matt. ii. 2, with re gard to the star the wise men saw in the east, aud is called his star; then at the 9tb, and 10th verses the star is named again. D. L. HIDEN. [We respectfully refer the text and subject to bro. Mitchell.] —Ea. 91