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Another bouse has been discover
ed at Pompeii in good state of pres
ervation, and remarkable for the
style of construction.
The Church at Mayfield, Ky., has
raised SSOO, its full quota of mission
ary money for the year. Besides
this the Church has spent $3,500 for
a parsonage.
“In England students called to
supply pulpits receive one pound for
their Sabbath day’s labor. This is
a universal and an unwritten law
among the churches.—Chas. An
drew.
The Woman’s Missionary Union,
Auxiliary to S. B. Con., has secured
collections, or promises of collec
tions from 9,977 Sunday Schools.
Up to October 6, $24,000 has been
secured from Chapel Cards.
Three missionaries, Messrs. Guern
sey and Staunton, who go to the Te
lugu mission, and Mr. S. A. Perrine,
who goes to Assam, are soon to sail
from Boston. They go under the
auspices of the Missionary Union.
Rev. C. A. Stakely, D. D., of
Washington, D. C., the Watchman
jays, has lately been preaching
great acceptance to the First church,
Pierrepont St., Boston. There are
intimations that that church may ex
tend to him a call.
It is estimated that about $1,250,-
000 have been expended in evangel
izing Hawaii by Christians in Amer
ica, while $200,000,000 have been re
turned through commerce. Viewed
merely from a material standpoint
missions pay well.
Prof. Barnard, of the Lick Observ
atory, has discovered another satel
lite to Jupeter. That makes five,
the four known heretofore were dis
covered by Galileo in 1610, with
small telescope made by himself, and
not much, if any, better than a com
mon field glass.
On July 3, 1879, 2,222 were bap
tized at Ongole, India, and since
1877, 50,000 converts have been
won in the Telegoo field.
The above increase was more than
four times greater than all the for
eign contributions by all American
Christians during the entire century.
Dr. Daremberg, in his treatise on
cholera just published in Paris, says
that baccilla can not withstand a
temperature of 212 degrees F., or
live in an acid medium. Six grains
of citric acid in a pint of water used
as an ordinary drink destroys baccilli
Ki the water and fortifies the stom
ach against their attacks.
It seems that the uncertainty of
the relation of Rev. A. T. Pierson, D-
D., to the Metropolitan Tabernacle,
London, has been settled, for the
present, by his acceptance of the
temporary pastorate. Those mem
bers who have been opposed to Dr.
Pierson's permanent pastorate have
acquiesced in the pro. tem. arrange
ment.
Here is a nut which the Mid-Con
tinent gives the Higher Critics to
crack : “In these “higher critical”
times the fact should not be over
looked that two hundred and forty
nine times is the Pentateuch quoted
in the New Testament, and a con
siderable proportion of these quota
tations W’ere made by the lips of
Christ himself. He generally pref
aced the quotation by ascribing the
authorship to Moses. The German
critics and their obsequious follow
ers in this country assume to know
more than Christ himself. They are
a wise set—in their own estimation.
Qt fljristian 3iii>cr.
. .fej r ——-
The University of Chicago opened
to students Oct. 1, 1892. About 600
were enrolled. Its assets amount
to $5,000,000, and its professors
number 110. It is regarded as a
great Baptist event. If the hand
of the Lord guides those in authori
ty and if the spirit of Christ per
vades their minds and hearts it will
prove to be so.
It is said that Harvard College
has established a permanent astro
nomical observatory near Arequipa,
Peru. The site chosen has an eleva
tion of 8,000 feet above the level of
the sea, while the atmospheric condi
tions are superior to those afforded
by any locality in this country. It
is 16 degrees south of the equator
where all the Southern stars are vis
ible. It is, therefore, a point peculiar
ly well adapted to astronomical in
vestigations in the Southern hemis
phere.
At the recent Oriental Congress in
London, Rev. Prof. Hechler describ
ed the papyrus manuscript of the
Septuagint version of the Old Testa
ment, lately discovered in Egypt.
Its antiquity is attested by the Uncial
characters in which it is written, and
by the absence of space between the
words. It is probably the most an
cient manuscript of the Septuagint
we have. Prof. Hechler urges that
the British government should insti
tute an organized and scientific
search for papyri in Egypt. The
Watchman, Boston, suggests that
there never was a better time than
now since the power of the British
government is supreme in the valley
of the Nile.
Dr. Henson, returning from his
recent visit to Alabama, had this to
say : “After reading the blood curd
ling accounts that appear in the pub
lic prints of the reign of terror that
prevails in the South, one is surpris
ed to see how serenely the people
dwell under their vines and fig-trees,
no one daring to molest them or
n}ake them afraid. No doubt, there
an'-atn'ooitios in the South, ard so
there are in Chicago, if one be mind
ed to serve them up with all the em
bellishments of lurid rhetoric.” To
our friends in the North who would
know the South, we commend Dr.
Henson as a specimen of Southern
men, though we must admit that he
is a good deal above the average.—
Western Recorder.
NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
This article from Bro. McConnel,
should have appeared in last week’s
issue, but was over-looked. He
brings out some facts, and makes
some suggestions, in his peculiar
way, that should awaken the interest,
and secure the help of the Boards
and of Georgia Baptists gener
ally.—Ed.
This section of Georgia, embrac
ing about sixteen counties with a
population of at least one hundred
and twenty-five thousand, lying along
and across the Blue Ridge,and Cur
rahee ranges of mountains, has vast
resources and immeasurable possi
bilities. The products are varied,
lying upon, below and above the
edge of the cotton producing por
tion of the State. There is compar
ative safety from every blight, all
epidemics and even from any se
rious drought. No people under the
sun dwell more securely at home
under their own vine and apple
tree.
Os the one hundred and twenty
five thousand population there are
at least thirty thousand Baptists.
Three hundred and fifty churches
compose fifteen Associations, ten of
which compose the North Georgia*
Convention. There was contribu
ted, through the treasurer of this
Convention, last year, thirteen hun
dred dollars. There are churches
sufficient in number and convenient
ly enough located to accommodate
the entire population. We have
two hundred and seventy-five or
dained preachers. If all were en
gaged each church with a small ex
ception, might have its separate
pastor. About two thirds of the
churches have Sunday Schools.
There is one Association, the Hia
wassee, every church of which, has a
Sunday School. Under Baptist con
trol there are five High Schools and
one Female College. There is but
one church which has preaching
every Sunday. The average salary
paid by each church to its pastor is
about twenty-five dollars. In
ATLANTA, GA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1892
many instances they prefer that it
shall not be called, “salary.” This
is, in brief statement, our condition.
We need
1. Weekly preaching. Our en
thusiasm dies away between services.
Our plans fall through while they
are inoperative. Our wheels rust
on the axles. We could have semi
monthly services and that would be
half a loaf which is better.
2. We need all-year-round Sun
day Schools in place of excursion
summer schools.
3. We need better houses of
worship. In some instances larger
ones, in others more comfortable
ones, heated and ventilated.
4. We need a system by which
small contributions may be collect
ed regularly. Not many in this
section have large menns, fewer are
willing to give large sums. The
many giving often, though the
gifts are small, will amount to much
in the aggregate.
5. We need that pastors shall co
operate in plans for general denomi
national development. Like people,
like priest. One pastor may be unable
to resist the cold, dead formalism
into which many of our churches
have fallen. If pastors would coop
erate they would support each other
and might much more easily effect
reformation.
6. We need help. A kind of
help that might be furnished by the
Boards but not the kind that is
sometimes offered. We all know
we are behind in point of develop
ment but we do not like to be told
that we are ignorant. We readily
confess it among ourselves but we
do not like to have a stranger say it.
There are some things about which,
in some localities, there is a lack of
moral conscience but it does no good
to parade our want of church discip
line and publish to the world that
we are in league with Satan. The
State Board can find a man and sus
tain him who can go among all
these churches and correct in large
measure the irregularities, setting on
foot measure*' that will finally bring'
out the great Baptist strength of
these thousands. But lie must be a
wise man full of the Holy Spirit. A
man whom the brethren will recog
nize at once as one sent of God.
There is constant danger of in
tended help proving injurious.
Those people while not wealthy are
yet able to take care of themselves
and contribute a reasonable sum
every year to the advancement of
the cause. They only need to learn
how to do it. Any help afforded,
most of them, toward sustaining a
pastor, would tend to weaken rather
than strengthen. The only profita
ablc way that help can reach us, is
as above indicated.’ Give us the
right kind of teachers, who will show
us how to do, what we are able to
do, and what we really want to do
if we could get at it as we should.
The children of Israel had a Moses.
The children of God’s Israel in
North East Georgia need a Moses
several times multiplied. And cer
tainly a Moses. He will need the
courage of Moses, and if he accom
plish the most possible, must have
the meekness and faithfulness of
that honored man of God.
There is throughout this section a
ministry that excites the admiration
of every thinking man. They have
done more, suffered more, and com
plained less than any class of men
living. There are many things they
should have done. Some of them
they did not know how to do, and
others were not popular things to
do. For the most part, these men
of God are anxious to learn all they
can, qualifying them the better to
preach the Gospel and care for the
flocks over which the Holy Spirit
has made them overseers. These
mon can be lead the right way, by
the right kind of man without much
trouble, but they have an instinct
not to go astray. As one of them
once explained it, “They are lucky
to go right.” Inability to decide
upon the right way has, in no small
measure brought about inactivity
and stagnation. Many of the
younger brethren who have becu
called to preach, are availing them
selves of educational advantages and
expect to make the most of every
opportunity to show themselves ap
proved.
Let no one vainly hope that the
needed work through thiq country
will be accomplished in a short time
and yet let every one be encour
aged that it is being accomplished.
Not as rapidly as it might be done
if more effort could be put into it
but slowly and surely the work is
going forward. The advancement
is not seen at a glance, but the
comparison between things as they
now are, with things as they were
ten years ago will convince the
most hopeless. L\ the one item of
contributions to denominational en
terprises there has been an increase
of five hundred per cent. Educa
tion, Sunday Schools and many oth
er things have made similar prog
ress. If the good Lord would raise
up a man for Hiawassee like young
S. Harris is to the school conducted
by our Methodist friends, I think I
should be happy the rest of my life.
It wouldn’t cost him but twelve hun
dred dollars a year to make his name
immortal.
With an abiding faith in the Om
nipotent arm, and a constant and un
dying love of North East Georgia I
am Yours affectionately,
F. C. McConnell.
THAT SUPREME NEED AGAIN.
Some time ago reference was made
to the necessity of a return to the
old doctrines of the gospel, to an
emphasis, in our pulpit utterances,
of the great doctrines of repentence,
regeneration and justification by
faith. In the present paper I call
attention to the need of a higher
type of Christian life. This is the
need of the period.
We are all like spoiled children,
we think we need a great many
things that we do not need. Better
preaching, better Shiging and more
thoroughly adjusted church machi
nery.
Better preaching, in the main, pos
sibly, would be an advantage. The
same might be said of singing. But,
observe, I say, “possibly.” We have
just the kind of prenchers that God
has called into this work. He has
not called all the great among the
sons of men to be he aids of sab a
tion. 'Herr tiis rr. , tjkr. laer
might take glory to themselves and
forget the necessity for spiritual
power.
It is not true, however, on tne
other hand, that God has called dolts
and semi-idots into this sacred work.
For the ministry of the this country
to-day, from the standpoint of men
tal power an culture, will not suffer,
by comparison with .any of the pro
fessions.
And while in many instances, a
more thorough equipment for the
work of the ministry is desirable ye t
in the main, the preaching is all that
is needed. The same thing is true,
nine cases out of ten, as to the sing
ing. These things arc not among
the greatest needs.
The supremo noed of the churches
to-day is holy living. By this Ido
not mean that Gods children are to
begin chasing the phantom of sinless
perfection. That is an attainment
never reached in this life. Sin is all
that holds men to earth. And as
the smoke and vapor ascend because
they are lighter than the atmosphere
even thus the soul entirely freed
from the guilt -pnd dross of sin,
rises to God aqd its native skies.
But while this is true, it yet re
mains a fact, in the light both of
the scripture and of the glad rich ex
perience of some of God’s saints,
that there is a life possible and re
quired by God’s w'ork, away beyond
that which is attained by the average
disciple of Christ. The Savior, him
self says of the disciples that they
are not of the world even as ho is
not of the world. As the vessel,
proudly riding the waves of the
great sea, is in the ocean yet not of
it, as Christ was in the world yet not
of it, as he mingled freely with men
publican and sinners, yet never
either sanctioned or partook of their
evil deeds, even thus should it ever
bo with the disciple of Christ. Peter,
speaking by inspiration of the Holy
Spirit, says : “Ye arc a chosen gen
eration, a royal priesthood, a pecu
liar people.” We are builded up an
spiritual house, to offer up spiritual
sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jes
us Christ.
Wo arc the temple of God and
God dwelloth in us. Under the
law, God dwelt in the temple made
with hands. Being the scat and
center of his glory and his grace, it
was a sacred place. To have pro
faned that temple by converting it
to secular uses would have been
sacrilege. This is the interpretation
of the Savior’s own act in driving
out with his scourge the guilty and
panic-stricken money changers. The
temple was not to bo secularized.
Much more should not these bodies
of ours be profaned by worldly
influences and practices.
In these degenerate times, a halt
needs to be called along the line.
God’s children need to separate
themselves from the world. ,
We do not want to put on long
faces, as though religion took the
light of our lives. We do not want to
sigh and groan, as though our reli
gion didn’t agree with us. But,
with glad hearts, joyous faces and
praiseful lip, address ourselves to
the Lord’s work. “Ten men that
were lepers,” with sad hearts, weary
feet, yet hopeful spirit, came to the
Savior and received cleansing. One
returned to give glory to God for
the healing. How tender the semi
reproachful words of the Master.
“Were there not. ten cleansed, but
where are the nine?”
And to-day, as we look abroad
over the churches, wrapped in slum
ber, arms folded in lazy lock, with
here and there a devout soul earnest
ly engaged in striving to help strug
gling ones, we are impelled to ask,
“Where are the nine?” Where are
they when the church, prayer meet
ing occurs; at the Sunday-school, or
at the time of regular sanctuary
service? We find them at home, in
many instances, reading the Sunday
daily, entertaining callers, or resting
on downy beds of ease. During the
week we find them at the theatre,
the ball room, the social card party,
or the race track, known by the sig
nificantly modified name of “fair.”
These things are the source of our
weakness. I know that for one to
speak thus is to be set down, at once,
as an old fogy. But, if
the fathers as they followed Christ
and Paul, constitutes an old fogy,
most gladly will I be enrolled in that
company.
jn, lovet*p 'of .Testis, Jet usr
quit our half-hca. ted service. Let?
us quit the impossible thing of try
ing to serve God and Mammon. Let
us take hold of our work heartily,joy
ously, earnestly and speedily the
earth will resound with glad song
and be girdled with glory.
J. C. Burkholder,
Elizabethstown, Ky.
Written for the Christian Index.
FROM MISSISSIPPI.
Tho Chickasahay Baptist Associa
tion was organized in 1876, with
nine churches. It is now a large
body. Its sixteenth session was
held at Shubuta, in this state, last
week. There are now thirty-six
churches ; vs w inci. twenty-five re
port Sunday-schools, thirteen, La
dies Aid Societies and five Sunbeams.
A missionary was employed for all
his time last year.
Missions, Sunday-schools, colpor
tage and temperance received due
attention, strong reports and earnest
speeches. It was decided to raise
$2,500 this year for the various ob
jects of the association. The matter
of the removal of Mississippi College
was discussed and the course of cer
tain dissatisfied parties at the action
of the convention was disapprov
ed.
There have been misstatements
made, honestly believed by the par
ties, no doubt, but nevertheless mis
takes. The writer was in atten
dance upon the convention when it
met at Jackson, 1850. It was at
that session a tender of the Clinton
property was made; tho acceptance
of which cost the denomination of
the state $ 10,000. A few years la
ter buildings and improvements
were added for say $30,000, and af
ter the war a mortgage of SB,OOO to
SIO,OOO was paid off, also by the de
nomination.
Clinton is a small village about
ten miles from Jackson, with a sin
gle lino of railroad running through,
and about thirty miles from the
Western border of the state. Tho
college buildings are antiquated and
greatly out of repair. Removal
seemed necessary and Meridian
made a liberal proposition which
was accepted. It is an error to in
timate that a “large local vote” con
trolled the location; leaving out tho
Chicasahay, there was a fair majori
ty in favor of Meridian.
Meridian is a railroad center, and
a growing city of about 15,000 in
habitants. It is only about twelve
miles nearer the eastern line of the
state than Clinton is the western.
And then Meridian has five white
Baptist churches within its corpo
rate limits and others within two
miles, not to mention as many color
ed. No other town in the state,
save one on the southern border,
claims as many as two.
Notwithstanding the financial
stringency of the times and the low
price of cotton, Secretary Christian
of the State Board is receiving much
encouragement. Associations are
now meeting weekly, and late in
October the General Association is
to meet at Hickory, Newton county.
This latter occupies the field west
ward and south of here and has con
trol of the work among the resident
Indians of whom there are about
2,000. We have five or six churches
among them and several Indian
preachers and pastors.
Politics run high in this region;
but there is no distinct Republican
ticket. The Third Party is quite
active and the Prohibitionists are
not without strength. Democracy
is, of course, in the lead. Just now
we are stirred up on the liquor traf
fic. Several applications have been
made for “wholesale” license, which
we hope to defeat, only sixteen
names of the 2300 church (white)
members in the city being on the
license side. Efforts for “saloons”
proved a total failure, and we have
cause for thankfulness to God that,
with his blessing, we shall soon see
the evil entirely banished from our
midst. Our state laws are almost
prohibitory.
On Lord’s day next, Rev. R. Y.
Pearson the Evangelist, is to begin a
series of meetings here. The whole
Christian community have been look
ing forward to that season and sys
tematic visitation has been matje to
prepare the way. Special prayer
meetings have been held, too, and a
great blessing is expected. In the
41st Avenue Baptist church, West
End, Pastor J. W. Lee has been
prqaohing cvcmi night for a week
more, with encouraging results.
Congregations have been large and.
much interest has been manifested.
Last evening six joined by letter and
two for baptism. It is hoped that
this is but the beginning.
L. A. Duncan.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 28, 1892.
THE CENTENNIAL MEETING IN
LOUISVILLE.
These meetings were marked by a
high grade of spirituality. The ven
erable Dr. Robert Ryland, now in
his nintieth year was elected moder
ator. All the Centennial Committee,
consisting of Drs. T. T. Eaton, 11.
11. Harris, I. T. Tichcnor, F. M. El
lis, T. 11. Pritchard were present.
Prof. 11. 11. Harris opened the
meeting with a masterly discussion
of “The results of a century of mis
sions.” lie showed how missionshad
influenced the study of languages,
geography, and gradually abated
mutual jealousy and knit all - the na
tions together. He then spoke of
three direct results, increased sympa
thy at home, conversion of a million
souls on foreign soil, and the great
increase in the number of translations
of Scripture. Nearly every vernac
ular has a Bible.
Dr. F. M. Ellis preached Sunday
morning on “Moral basis of Mis
sions.” lie found the basis to be in
the benevolent nature of God, for
“God is love.” In the active minis
try of Christ, the incarnation was a
necessity. And lastly, in the com
mission. Under this head he show
ed how the basis of, reason for, and
hope of Christian work were found
ed on the commission.
Four Georgians present, Dr.
Tichcnor, J. Wm. Jones, Dr. Haw
thorne and R. H. Harris of Colum
bus, were present. In Dr. Harris’ dis
cussion of “The state and fate of the
unevangclizcd,” he showed that two
classes held that the heathen
were saved, viz : those who in the
goodness of their hearts hoped there
may be some unrcvealed way for
their salvation ; and those who are
too mean and stingy to favor any
doctrine that would compcll them to
give. Tho Dr. then showed that
there was nothing in the Bible that
even indicated salvation to the hea
then while many passages con denied
them.
Dr. Tichenor in discussing “Needs
of tho homo field,” brought out some
note-worthy facts. Two bundled
Brother Minister,
Working Layman,
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and fifty thousand people in Louisi
ana without any religious knowledge
The Home Board desires to spend
ten thousand dollars on this field.
Eight hundred thousand Germans in
Missouri are looking to this Board
for help. Arkansas, Indian Terri,
tory, Okalahoma and many sections
in Texas, are large mission fields.
He spoke of our duty to the seven
million negroes in our midst, and
concluded with a masterly effort to
show the future of onr country and
what it should do in the evangeliza
tion of the heathen.
Dr. Hawthorne preached an able,
interesting sermon on “Beginnings of
Missions.”
At the conclusion of the meeting,
Dr. Eaton made some general an
nouncements. Ten thousand Sun
day Schools have baen provided
with chapel cards. Twenty-four
thousand dollars collected on these
cards have already been sent in.
The Centennial Committee will
make an effort to get in correspond
ence with every church. Some
hopes of success. Dr. W. D. Pow
ell of Mexico has been secured to
take the field. His headquarters
■will be in Louisville. The State
Committee will get him to help them
reach the moneyed people. Dr.
Powell announced that he had left
his work for several months, when it
seemed impossible to leave it for a
week, that he might help secure the
two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
All the churches in Louisville will
take up a Centennial collection next
Sunday. The next Centennial
meeting will be held in March, at
Richmond, Va., to celebrate the
sailing of the first modern mission
aries. McG.
DUFFY STREET CHURCH. SA
VANNAH.
On Sunday night, October the
9th, Rev. Ealos Pendleton Jones,
preached his last sermon and closed
his labors as pastor of the Duffy
Street Baptist Cb’rch, Savannah.
Having accepted. by our Foreign
Mission Beard, as missionary u>
Brazil, and the Board having de
cided that it would be best for him
to wait until next spring before sail
ing, Bro. Jones was determined to
return to the Seminary at Louis
ville, and take a special course
there, during the interim.
Few churches and pastors have
been more devoted to each other,
and at the farewell sermon, from
the text, “Mizpeh,” there was scarce
ly a dry eye in the large crowd
present.
Mr Jones went to Savannah in
November 1890, to take charge of
the Duffy Street Mission. In
April 1891, it was organized
into the Duffy Street Church,
the lamented Dr. J. E. L. Holmes,
presiding at the meeting which (ef
fected the organization, and Dr. J.
Wm. Jones (the father of the pastor)
taking part in the services.
The Church organized with fifty
five members. Since then it has re
ceived ninety-one members by letter
and thirty-four by baptism, has dis
missed nine by letter, and three
have died, leaving a present mem
bership of 169. Although there is
not a rich man in the church and
most of the members are poor, the
church has raised, for all purposes,
about SSOOO.
During its first year it contribu
ted for missions $430, and during
the seven months of the current
year its contributions to missions
oot up $601.00, with every prospect
of a steady increase. This is cer
tainly a very gratifying exhibit, and
reflects credit, alike on the mission
ary pastor, and the efficient church.
This young church was also a
Mission Sunday School of about 75
which they are conducting with
great zeal and efficiency.
In losing Bro. Jones, to whom the
church seemed so devoted, it has
been very fortunate in securing as
their pastor, Rev. Thomas J. Ship
man, formerly of Virginia, now of
Midway, Ky.
A graduate of Roanoke College,
and sonic of the “schools of Rich
mond College, ami a Full Graduate
of the Southern Tocological Semi
nary.
Bro. Shipman is a good preacher,
and a very efficient pastor, and the
church may be congratulated on se
curing him as pastor to carry on the
work so well begun. Qbskrvkb,