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SOUTH SEAS. I
OF THE GOSPEL
—■ at \tti and Rarotonga
Tetfher* had been placed Iv'rp about a
rear M*fore, by Mr. William- & Mr Bourne ;
md tle first tidings, which were announced
y a man in a canoe, ivaa, that the whole ol
be inhnbfants had embraced the gospel,
and thrown away their idols, and had built
a large chapel ‘ Another very important
piece of information which he gave us, and
which tended to excite the most lively joy
in our hearts, was, that a boat belonging to
Mr Williams of Raiatea, and which we bad!
all supposed to have been lost within the |
hit four month*, with her crew of five na
-reached this island in safety.—
They had been driven oft’ tbetr course by
contrary winds—had been six w eks at ea
in this open boat, with a few apples, cocoa -
nuts, and other trifles on board. The poor
feliows were at length driven to such ex
ifamilies that they were obliged to subsist
Sor one whole week, by dipping the fibresi
of the husk of the cocoa-nut into a little
cil which they had, and then chewing it. —
When they reached the land here, they
Were reduced to mere skeletons, and were |
on-hip to stand; but every possible kind
A#u*.ntion wa shown them, both by the
.eachers and other natives, and they soon
recovered their strengtn & health. When
we asked them il tliev did not despair ol
reaching any land, after being so long a’
c ea, they replied, * O no, we prayed to G*ul.
When they came many of the people were
**”ug between two opinions; blit their
was the means of deciding in favour
Wliee gospel the whole of those who re
ed idolaters. Thus, God made this
He |oed calamity the means ot the lorlhe
eof the gospel. While we remained
JVhhe shores of this i*lend, many of the
came off to us in th* lr canoes, and
„ielwed m the most becoming manner
Tni or Ihtee whalers had touched here
vjWm a few months of our arrival, the cap
aij* of which had left written testimonials
most highly m their favour.
Tttfre we landed the two teachers wi'h
thor wives, who were intended tor Mitisro
s\rs Mautii. All these persons appeared
will suited to the work to which th- y bad
bfn cncsen, both by tneir pietv and gene
rj intelligence.
Jbn the 18th we left Atui. and soon stood
j J)f iKb'island of Rarotonga, (or Rorotoa.)
we reached next morning. This is
((iblevated and beautiful i*!and, whose ge.
wa;il rharac!er:*:ic features resemble the
foirgaau Society Islands On approach
, /Ihp shores, the teachers who had been
, Iced here, accompanied by some of the
ytncipal chiefs came off in their canots.
* spd oiitif on board, and informed us that a
jriocipa! part of the people had embraced
f .Go pel, with all the head chiefs; but
o:ne still remained attached to iheii
*; however, th-y weie expected to r •
e the truth soon. The chri-iians were
erecting a Chapel six hundred fee I in length!
*jd it was nearly halt finished when we saw
These peoide also behaved in the most
s;<* ctl'ii ami fieri ming manner during our
(lav. and a!! ex. rr -od the greatest joy on
reeing u*. Indeed the change which has
jp rated in -o short a time is almost beyond
rtfhbility, and requires nothing less than
ocular demonstration to ensure entire be
.ief But a twelvemonth before our am
t;il. all these Islanders were in the *:’e
’n which w saw the Mangeans, nmgw!,
‘'i| r. tv. gentle, honest, and well b* ha red,
the Sabbath vviih tl.e greale-t
% jl',tu •■*•*. and attending with to
fUi- instilutions ol ttie Gospel, th,. *„fnp
i i'ahilian Islands, making rapid pro
e>- hi the arts*,! - civilized life The}
Jj’e ait of the same family and colour as !h**
Jjfabitian?, anil speak the same language,
jrid not inferior to them in person. Aii
these islands are populous, hot it was quite
jmpns-ible to form an idea of the number
of the mli.ibitt.nts ■ n each ; but on Mangeea.
Auti, and liorotoiga, there are, we think,
rot tower thao -I.OU'J souls. The two for
■. nm-r are comparatively loiv, though islands
I of natural formation, abounding with the
IVui'.s of these climates — but difficult ot a.-,
c 5 trom the rocks which extend along
their shore*, and which render ii difficult
a! all time 3 , and ofteu inp :>*sibie 10 land.—
They were all in perfect peace, and half
tad on war* since the reception of the
Onspel. What ha- God wrought? These
N Uions have been born as in a day, and
may now be ranked among the trophies of
the Redeemer.
[London Missionary C/ironicle.
DEATH OF HINDI JAM MISSER.
The following account of this native convert i?
jilven in a letttr from Mr. Leslie to llr. Ilyland,
dated,
Alonghyr. Dec. 9, 1824.
We have sustained a great I -s in the
death otUmghani Rli*ser. our native preach
er, and lb tir-i convert of Munghyr. He
vva a firaiirnm of eveiv respectable caste
and connexions, and a man of great rneek
itf ** and humility On the arrival ot Mr.
Chamberlain hi Monghyr, in 181 G, Ming
hair, Mi?*er called on him, and requested a
IT iv Te-lament, which lip read with the
greatest diligence, noiing every place on
the margin that he did not understand, and
returning lor an explanation. This prac
tire he continued tor upwards of a veer, at
the same time reading it to his countrymen,
when lie w;ir led to take the decided step,
by renouncing caste, and by being baptized
in the name of Chri-t, The morning of
llie day “on which ibis look place, be conk
ed his last meal with hi* family, and told
them and the people of the village that
new thn time was come when he would
openly declare lurn-i ll a Christian. They
ail flocked around liim, and even ran after
in in, when he went away, saying, it he
would wait a little longer they would all
become Cbii*iian* with him. Hut he re
ph(*d to them, that lie had wailed n aufli
cient length of time, —that hp bad warned
them, and told them >f the go-pel of ( hrist ;
but a they had shown no disposition to em
brace it, be could wait no longer, but mu“t
follow tlip Saviour.
Apart of hi* family followed him to the
*ide of the,rivpr, ns soon as they saw hitn
baptized, they tore their hair, and heal
their breasts, ami wept, and cried out, say
mg, “their lather was now dead; and
then, with his wile, and the remainder ot
the family, disowned and torsook him
two years alter, his wile
and one child returned to him, who still re
main to lament his loss. She, we trust, i*
now beginning to teel her need off hrisl.
She called on us a lew days ago, saying,
that she was lying in the d<it ot sin troin
day to dav, and wished to know him who
was the only Saviour. She has even come
so far as to desire to he baptized, “e
cannot hut hope that the death ol her has 1
hand has been greatly sanctified to her.
About two years ago, lltngham Misser
had to leave tht place to attend upon a
law suit that was pending in the court at
Moorshedebad, connected with some pro
perty to which he laid claim lhere.
though he was much straitened in hi* world
|y circumstances, and reduced even to the
most pitiable state ol distress, from the
want of food and clothing, yet, amid-t his
deep poverty, he continued to preach the
gospel to his countrymen, pointing them to
the cross ot Christ ; ami though they otten
made great exertions to persuade him to
give up Christianity, and return to Hindoo
ism, where he would receive abundance ol
support, a s a Brahmin, yet he declared to
them that be would rather die than forsake
■ Christ.
A short time ago, hearing of his distress-
Moorshedabad, we sent to him, requesting
hitn to give up his law suit, and return to
this place, which he instantly did. When
he returned he appealed quite well, and
was able to give two affecting addressee at ,
the native worship held in our honse every \
morning. One of these addresses I shall
never forget, the solemnity, and the pathos,
and the fervour of it, exceeded all 1 had
ever heard amongst the natives; particu
tarlv a par! of it in which he described the
sorrow of the wicked when they found
themselves, at last, rejected by Christ. In
hts appearance and manner, he wa quite
heavenly, and though we did not, in the
least, anticipate so sudden a removal, yet
there was a something about him which
seemed to indicate that he would be but a
little while longer an inhabitant of earth.
On the third dav af'er he returned, he was
seized w ith a fever, which io sly days more
ended his earthly career. During the
whole, of his illness, he was patient and
cheer'ul ; and just b-fore he died, he call
i-d his wife to him. and gave her directions
bout h;s “on, ami exb rted her to trust in
God, and ‘hen folding hi< bands, engaged in
prayer Whilst so engaged, his spirit look
its fljgh*, and he fell asleep in Jesus, with
•ut a sigh, a groan, or a struggle.
Such wis the end of this good man—a
man who literal!',’ suffered the loss of all
things; w jfe, ami children, and subsistence
—for the sake of Christ, and who counted
all things but >os. for the excellency of the
knowledge ct Christ Jesus hi - Lord. He
was n man of so much information, and of
such gentleness of character, that he was
beloved. Wherever he weot,
he carried his Bible with hitn, and was rea
dy at all times to make known the way of
salvation After his death. 1 found a num
ber of hymn? among his papers, ot hi* own
c‘mpoing, which will make a valuable ad
dition to our selection, as all hi composi
tions are ot a kind. 1 found, also, the book
of Genesis translated into the pure Hindu
■,vp. Hts Bible I keep as a memorial o!
himself, which is beautifully written in the
Ktv ti character. I do not know hi* age
exactly ; but he appeared to be about for
ty. — London Bap. Mag.
Persecution of Missionaries. —ln the
journal of Mr, Wolf. ot May, 1821, he men
lions, that hts brother Missionat tes, Messrs.
Fi-k atul Bird, were called up before the
Governour at Jerusalem, and imprisoned
for a short time at the instigation of the
Catholtcks “ They would, ays he, have
done the same by me et Bagdad, had they
nut been afraid of Capt. Taylor, the resi
dent of the East India Company. The
Catholick bishop, P. Compery, has denoun
ced ( xcommuiiication against every Catho-
lick, who enters into conversation with me
upon religion.”
Jlnothcr Example from Monroe county. —
A correspondent writes from Rochester,
N York, as follows: Tins morning no a
i social ion is formed to supply all the desti
] lute places in Monroe county with a stated
ministry. It will be done.’' 1 (W. R'ec.
The Bihle Society of Washington county
Maine, have determined (hat there shall
not he a family in that county destitute of a
j Bible.
SERAMPORE.
We are happy in being able to annouoce
on the aij'horiiy of ‘he London Baptist
Magazine, that ‘he late disastrous intelli
genre fmm the Missionary Station at Ser
ampere, originated in a misapprehension of
ome accounts recently furnished , hut re
garding an *-v<ni which happened so long
ago an Oct. 1323. An account of the disas
’ ter hy I)r Catey, was published io the An
gust following; hut at the annual meeting
iof the comtnit'epon Hie 21“ l of June last,
1 letters were read giving a more particular
(teemin’ of the injury done tty the inunda
linn we have mentioned, which some person
hearing, and supposing the event of recent
occurrence, inserted in one of the London
newspapers the paragraph that has created
so much needless anxiety and regret.
Cot. Mar,
JAMAICA.
A letter from the Rev Mr. Coullart,one
of the English nus-ionai ues at this station,
dan it Feb Iff, mentions, that at the close ot
1824. be had baptized one hundred and (hit
ty persons, making a total during the year,
of 450. The Lord’s name be praised ib
From tlit’ Religious Advocate.
THE HNIVERSAIjIST S OR INFIDEL’S
PRAYER
Man is called a religious being. Reli
gious beings commune with then Maker.
Thev open their hearts to him in prayer.
This is so necessary to religion, that the
pious soul cannot live without it. The re
ligious man will pray Prayer is the lau
guage of the heart ; that i, persons pray |
as they believe in their heart : or, in other!
words, the language of prayer is framed I
according to the creed in which the per ;
son believes. Therefore every praying j
person makes use of language agreeable
to the doctrines contained in bis articles ol
laith, agreeable to what he prelends to be
here. —If so, the prayer of some must be
in die following language :
“ Lord, thou hast said in thy scriptures
of truth,‘he that believed not shall be
damned;’ and thou hast also declared, that
‘he wicked ‘shall go away into everlasting
punishment.’ —But, Lord, we do not believe
that thou art in earnest in these declara
tions.—We hope .hou art too merciful to
punish sainers with everlasting destruction.
Most merciful Lord, though we have sumed.
and delighted to break thy law •„ though
we pollute ihy sabbath*, take thy name in
rain and often bow down to the god P>ac
chus; and though we are. very desirous of!
walking in the path of our otvn imagination ;
yet we do not believe that for these imper
sections thou wilt punish us forever; th* re
fore, we are in no feur ot thy threatening-.
We do not fear on account of our having!
sinned against thee, for we are sure that j
toy mercy will keep us from threatened,
destruction. Notwithstanding thou hast j
said, ‘the w icked shall be turned into hell, ]
and all the nations that forget God,’ yet we
do nut believe it—Lord, we do not be
lieve that thou will punish the wicked in
bell. Purely thou wilt not damn them |
forever. No; we do not believe that ’
‘ tbesp shall go away into everlasiiug pun- j
Rlunent ;’ neither have we any lear nt be
mg sent into * everla-ting tire, prepared tor
the devil and his angels. 1 Lord, we do not
believe tha’ wb o thnucomest to judge the
world, than will ptac- tis, or any of the
human family, at thy left hand, and at last
say unto them, ‘depart from me, ye cur
sed.’ But we fiope tor a seat at thy right
hand.—Though in a fit <>f intoxication we
should fall fiuui -a precipice and dash oul
our hr tins, vet we are sure ot tailing ina
mediately into heaven, where we shall be
called • hles-ed, 1 and made to inherit a king
dom prepared for us from the foundation ot
the world."—Lord, we are in strong hope*
‘ofeternal life, for we do not believe that
hateful doctiine which the Bible teaches,
that ‘the unbelieving, and abominable, and
whoremonger-, and idolaters and all liars
shall have ilieir part ir. the Ink which bur
neth with tire and brimstone.’ Lord, we
do not believe that ‘some will rise to shame
and everlasting contempt; 1 vve believe it no
more than a bug bear to mar our happi
ness : for most surely the antediluvian* and
Sodomite* arrived sooner in heaven, and
, were consequently better i ff, than Noah
and Lot. YVe are confident that thou in
; tendest to take us all to glory, without our
: whining about religion, for thou art ‘not
willing that any should perish, but that all
should come’ to heaven Merciful Lord,
we believe ibi*, and the Bible says, ‘He
that believeth shall be saved.’ And we do
believe that ours is the only trim religion,
for it is the same that Christ taught —the
same doctrine that he laid down his life to
inculcate.—Most surely this is the only
doctrine in the belief of which men can be
happy, and have no fear of God betorp
their eyes. Therefore, vve are determin
!ed to remain in this belief, and live in thi*
course of conduct which best suit* our in
clinatioo ; for we are not ‘strangers to the
covenants of promise, having no hope ;’ we
do hope to be‘fellow citizen* with the
saints, and of the household of G"d,’ and ai
, last to be crowned with glory, and honour,
and immortality. Therefore, because we
have this hopp of eternal life, we shall
live as we lUt, and risk all consequences.”
AN ATHEIST CONVICTED.
Sir Isaac Newton, having an acquaintance
who dented the existence of a Supreme Be
ing, took the following method tos;onvince
him of his error upon his own principles.
Expecting him upon a visit, he procured a
very handsome globe of the starry heavens
which being placed in a corner of the room
in which it could not escape his friend’s ob
servation, the latter seized the first occa
sion to a-k from whence it came, and to
whom it belonged ? ‘ Not to me, said Sir
Isaac, nor was it made by any person, but
came bere by mere chance! 1 That, replied
his sceptical friend, is absolutely impossible ;
you surely jest.’ Sir Isaac, however, se
riously persisting in his assertion, took oc
casion to reason with his friend upon his
own atheistical principles. 4 You will not,
said he, believe that this small body origin
ated in mere chance, and yet you would
contend that those heavenly bodies, of
which it is only a faint and diminutive re
semblance, came into existence without or
der or design!’ Pursuing this chain of reu
soning, hi friend was at first confounded,
in the next place convinced, and ultimately
joined in a cordial acknowledgement ol the
absurdity of denying the existence ol a
God.
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN.
Among all the ein# which we read ofnone
jis represdlfle'd.ns ..unpardonable, but the
j hla-pb* my ng;md tin Holy Ghost.
Doe- not iht nature ot this horrible ot
fence stuke ev* ry serious and ron-id* rate
mind with the deepest aw ? Does it not
inspire the soul with an irresistible persiia
-ion, that the personage again*! whom it r*
*o peculiarly ruminal, and so irrevocably
destructive io fiend, must be high') exalt*
* and indeed ? *• Can thi®, O my *oi)l, to a mere
creature ?” What ! would the F.ternal Ma
jesty deny pardon to an infinitely inferimir
h. ing. (lot all created beings must be infi
nitely beneath the Creator) while he has
provided, promised, and offers it to rebels
against himself ! Surely no !” The blas
phemy against the Holy Ghost being irre
missihlc, is therefore a cogent and awful
proof of hi* true and prop* r Deity. Ana
l tiias was first expostulated with as having
j yielded up him*elt as the va-sal of Satan “to
I lie to the Holy Ghost ;” and then ariaign
| ed, convicted, condemned, immediately
I struck dead, for having lied,“ not unto men
but unto God.” Should any inquire, where
lore the blasphemy against the Spirit is
represented a emphatically criminal, and
teiriblv destructive ? Because he is ihe
great Witness both of the Father and the
Son, in the inspired word, in miracles and
in all his operations on the heart and con
science ; so that they who oppose, bias
phpme and ridicule his testimony, resi-t the
strongest manifestation that ever was, or
evpr will be given of God to the children ot
men. Lond. Evan Meg.
JVew Hampshire State Prison.
The following remark- on the present
condition ofthe State Prison, were made
by Mr Goodall, at the recent ses-ion ofthe
Legislature of New Hampshire, on a prop
osition before that body to increase the sal
ary of the Warden, (Mr. Pillshory) under
whose excellent management tbe prison has
become a house of reform. Before Mr
P. 1 * administration, the prison was a con
slant expense to the State ; but, by his jo.
dicious arrangements, it has now become a
source of revenue.
“Go to the prison—see the order pre
served there. Is it the hour of labour?—
you see no one idle—you hear no one prat
tle—decorum, industry and regularity are
all you see. Is it the hour of prayer ?
you see no one lounging about the yard;
n<> plotting ; no rndmess; ail is decency
and order. Is it the time for meals ? They
go in silence to their homely, hot yvhole
some tare ; they eat in silence, and in i
lence return to their labour. Go to their
cells. It is not the offensive smell ot a pris
on that meets you at the door, hut the whi'e- ]
washed wall, (he clean stone floor, and the
pure atmosphere is around you The Bible
and Psalm book are there too, and the only
books you see. Here are no gatne9 of
chance—no midnight revels —no allure
ments to vice ; and the lives of several,
yvhohave left the prison, afford a pleasing
hope that in its solitary cell- they have re
flected and reform- d.” Col. Star.
# A NOVEL ARGUMENT.
The following anecdote is from the Western
Recorder:
No’ long since, in the city of . a Uni
versal Preacher , while giving out that iitm
*elf was some great one, happene.d to (all
in with an obscure clergyman of the Con
gregational order, who nevertheless, p >s
sessed some knowledge of human nature,
and was not deficient in native intellect.—
The former repeatedly challenged the lat
ter to engage m a public disputation, which
of course he saw fit to decline. But (pal
ing at length, that his reserve would be mi--
construed, he con-ented to meet the Unt
versalist in the presence of his own adher
ents, on condition that each of the parties
should be permitted to ask the other three
seriou* questions on tbe subject ot religion;
and that each should endeavor to return a
plain and dpr.ided answer to the questions
thus proposed to him. The Congregation
alist was allowed to begin—when the fal
lowing dialogue ensued:
Q. Are you in the habit of praying with
your family ?
A. No sir.
Q. Are yon in the habit of secret prayer?
Jl No. sir
Q D' l you not swear sometimes ?
A Yes sir.
It is needless to add that the Universal
is! was confounded —and that the congrega
tion saw his own confession, what was the
character of the man who presumed to
point out the path to a heaven of purity and
holiness But what was still more unfor
tunate, everv urgoment that could be drawn
from the alleged consistency ol the man’s
character, (and who will say he was not
consistent,) only tended to show more clear
ly, that his principles were utterly false
and mischievous.
To t/te Editors of the Missionary.
Gentlemen —The last number of your
useful paper contains an excellent essay on
the subject of Duelling. But good writing
and good laws seem alike ineffectual in
checking this disgraceful practice. Let ?
then, the enemies of Duelling, who are in
fact the only real friends ol Order, Law,
Humanity and Piety, combine their efforts
to crush this hydra.
It is now acknowledged by all, that pub
lick! opinion alone can pot down this evil
But how is this to be known or expressed?
I answer, by publich combination. It will
then be ascertained who are the supporters
of law, who are true patriots ; who consis
tent Christians.
Permit me to suggpst a plan for the ac
complishment of this object which occurred
to me shortly after the murder of poor ,
in 1022, and while similar murders were in
agitation in this •State ami South Carolina,
The rupunes|jf tbi* plan were submitted
to “cvf !■••’ Mspenah’- m*n in the Southern
Stairs. From •< me it r< reived warm
approbation ; trom others, cold praise;—*
from o'hers, ec reply. The author being
an obscure individual, felt unwilling to ‘ake
afty active part in the business, further than
to make the suggestion in hopes that some
to whom he submitted it vv< nid follow it up
by their influence and exertions. Nothing
effectual seems to have been done Y*’t I
find there are many persons in diflYient
parts of the union who art on the principle
suggested by tbe essayist in your last pa
per. They refuse to vote for any men
who have beeu engaged either as principals
or seconds in duels. In some places the
number i- already siifi’u'ienily large in ue
cide Ihe question against the murderers;
and thus the fieri of ihe principle i* felt,
! w hile. Ihe agency remains unseen And here
; let me ask, how can any Christian answer
j to his conscience and to for aiding
] in advancing by his vote a man to any of
fine, and especially that of a legislator,
when he knows he has openly trampled on
the most sacred laws both of God and his
country ? Are these most unhiushiog and
daring violators of our laws to be trusted to
muke them ? Forbid it Piety; forbid it Pat
riotism— forbid it Common Sense !
We live in a day when prodigies are
achieved by concert. This may be em
phatically styled the day of Christian , Be
nevolent and Patriotick Enterprise. Gigun
ttek schemes are devised and corresponding
results are now looked for almost as a mat
ter of course. Perhaps Jam too sanguine,
but l verily believe that if Ihe friends of
religion, of good order and humanity could
be induced to combine their efforts, this
foul reproach to a civilized and Christian
country would soon be scouted trom our
land, and these exclusive men of courage ,
would want courage to face the frowns of
an indignant community.
But I hasten to Submit the proposed plan,
and I leave you to dispose of it as you
please. If you publish it and call on your
brother Editors throughout the U. States to
do the same, perhaps there may be fuhnd a
few men of sufficient courage to appear
openly its advocates, and proceed efficient
ly to the organization ofthe
SOCIETY FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF
DUELLING.
Let there be a National Society for this
purpose, formed and located at Washington
City In it. let there bt a record kspt, styled
the ROLL OF INFAMY m which is to be
entered the name of every individual who shall
aft? i the organization of the Society, be di
rectly or indirectly engaged in a Dud. Let
this roll be publ shed at least once a year, and
while Congress is sitting in id'the Newspa
pers of the Union if practicable Let there
be subordinate Societies in every county of
each State, having similar rolls. Os these
subordinate Societies, let every voter opposed
to Duelling, become a member Ou entering,
his name let him engage never to vote for any
person thus registered, for any office of trust ,
honour or emolument—never to employ him as
a professional character, an agent or trades
man -never to have any mercantile or other
‘■ dealings with him when it can be avoided. —
In fine, to shun him as you would any other
notoriously infamous person , such as an as
sassin, a thief or a liar —except so far as not
to withhold from him the assistance which hu
manity might demand, and those efforts to
convert him which Christianity would dictate.
Let it be the bounden duty of every member to
report to the Society the names of all persons
within his knowledge who shall be engaged in
sending, carrying or receiving a challenge—
and if they fight, let the Society use every law
ful method to bring them to punishment.
ANTI-DUELLIST.
Augosla,Aog- 1825.
Augusta Auxiliary Bible Society.
AGENTS
For the Distribution of the Holy Scriptures v i
the vicinity of where they reside.
Rev. Francis Cummins, D D Greene Co.Ga.
Rev. Samuel K. Hodges, Putnam Cos. Ga.
Rev. Richard B Cater, Willington, S. C.
Rev. Robert Allen, Richmond County, Ga.
Rev. B. Blanton, Oglethorpe County, Ga.
Rev. Jpsse Mercer, Powelton, Ga.
Rev. Ilenrv Reid, Abbeville, S. C.
Rev. W, H. Barr, Abbeville, S. C.
Rev. Joseph Travis, Abbeville Dist. S. C-
Rev. John S. Wilson, Elbert County, Ga.
Rev. R. Chamberlain, Madison Countv,
Mr. William Lumpkin, Oglethorpe Cos. Gg,
Mr Oliver Danl'orth. Greenesboro’Ga.
Mr. Hugh Craft, Milledgeville, Georgia.
Dr. W Holt, Elherton. Georgia.
Dr. A. B. M’Whorter, Edgefield, S. C.
Mr. R. Fleming, Lincoln County, Georgfy
Mr. Wm. Jones, Lincoln County. Ga.
Mr. E. C. Wittich, M ‘rgan County, Ga.
Rev. Edward Pharr, Jackson County, Ga,
Rev. J. H. Walker, Lincoln County, Ga.
Mr. Hosea Camp, Jackson County, Ga.
Mr. Thomas King, F i"khn Count*’, Ga.
Mr. James Hargrove, Jackson County. Ga
Rev. A. Sherwood, Greeoe County, Get