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POETRY.
THE TIME IS GOME BY.
Ah yes ! I turn with spirit sad,
To vanish’d scenes of other days,
Which zww in hues of memory clad,
W ere then bath’d in hope's smiling rays.
And thus, as o'er the shad’wy. past
Backward affection takes its way.
Tears of remembrance falling fast,
Tell of the loved ones past away.
In times gone by, when youth was mine.
An th’ light of hope was in my eye.
When flexile reed and fauy line.
Could fill my aspirations high.
I wander’d along the stream,
By waving willows overgrown,
And caught the lithe and wary bream,
W hich on the grassy banks were thrown.
I saw each little captive rise,
Drawn, by my hand, from out the wave.
And eager seized the finny prize, „
Nor atrove its fragile life to save.
The green magnolia o’er my head,
As I gaz’d upward to the sky,
From ev’ry flow’r a fragrance shed,
Like that from groves of Araby,
The woodbine spread its coronal'
Os scarlet gems, in the passing breeze.
And the red-bird sang its madrigal,
Os love, in its home mid waving tree.-.
The lazy hum of the beetle's note
Came stealing gently to my ear,
And th’ rippling sound of the fisher's Ito.w ■
As it clave the yielding waters cleat.
From its cozy home in the aged tree,
Which rose in grandeur by the brook,.
The timid squirrel peer’d at me,
With curious and distrustful look.
As seated on the pendent limb,
Its chatt’ring voice was heard afar,
Warning its forest neighbors prim,
That danger might be lurking near.
There sat beside me on the brae,
A dear and well-remember’d one,
Who long ago lias pass'd away,
Ending life’s race when just begun,
i
In memory oft I see him now,
As he sat beneath the waving shade,
With languid eye and pallid brow,
Weaving a little willow braid.
Unearthly radiance round him shone,
And light celestial from his eye— '
Fell on me, and his gentle tone,
Breath’d softly, “brother, I must die.”
And when the blasts of Autumn rude,
Came sweeping through the forest brown,
In his little grave, close by the wood,
With kindred dust wc laid him down.
And there we raised th’ unpolished stone,
To mark his quiet resting place,
And then we said, “Sleep gentle one,
“For ended is thy weary race."
In sadness then we turn'd away.
And fondly breath’d a last adieu,
Hoping to meet another day
In Heav’n, beyond the ether blue.
And some who with us mourned him then,
Have silent pass’d from earth away,
In heav’n once more they've met again.
Where night no more succeeds the day. !
And I am left a pilgrim here,
A mourner on this desert strand,
Oh! when shall I, myself appear,
Rejoicing in "the better land
11. C. 11.
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AGENTS.
Dr. J. I', Wooddi kt, t»/ Atlanta, am! '
Eld. J. H. H. Shai kkivoku, of f?ordow, i
art authorited Agents. for the Itonner, to re- i
crtw and recopt far tufaevipiiamt;
Alto, Elder W. M. Vkrdkkv fit an au- i
thoriied Agent for the Danner.
CHEROKEE BAPTIST COLLEGE.
Eld. A. W.Bvvom»amlJ. 11. B. Shack ■
klfokd tire the authorized general Agents of :
this College to collect dues, secure scholar-1
ships, receive donations, <SiC. Im
TO PRINTRS
H e offer for sale a No. ft, VVaahiugton (
Prook (Hoe’s manufacture) with Hoe’s j
improved inking Apparatus,—four Roller
stock* mid iron Roller mould. The Press i
ami fixtures all Hew and sound, aud work ;
admirably. Have been in use only about i
four months. A bargain can be had. ts.
Also, a Paper Cutting Machine, for cut- j
ting up and trimming paper for Job-work, — !
au excrlletd machine, and warranted sound
and uew.
BACK NUMBERS.
Will some brother, or friend, furnish us
with ,W*. Iff. Ift. aud 2<> of the Bvnxkk! t
M*E< IMENS.
We have print**! extra copies of
the Banner A Baptist this week Mi direc
ted our carriers to distribute them gratui
toualy thixmgh the vitx, We v ish all to
see our papec—Cvamiuc it, ami if any, af
ter doing **s and* it, tv visit them regular
ly, they will ple.»«c make it known by call
uur ami leaving their name and place of
residence R.
R. O. MALI* ARV.
\\ c rail special atteivtem tu tbs' card ut
MaUarx in rvlalnm t*» the Csunnseuee
tucut eServiss-* of the Baptist Female 04-
fogv. CwthUsrt, Ga. W e rejmw to know
that many yoahj ladies ate preparing
sot future wsctulucss. and that tins CvLegv
ta m a flour, -king ren-Jitfoa.
The Dedication of the New Masonic Hall
inthis'Dity.
i This magnificent edifice will be dedicated
to Freemasonry on Tuesday the 19th inst.
It will be a day of unusual interest to
the members of the order in Georgia. All
I, . °
: are invited and an immense concourse is
expected.
The following Rail Road Companies have
kindly reduced the fare to half price to all
i who wish to attend :
' The Western and Atlantic Rail Road :
: The Atlanta A West Point “ “
j The Georgia “ “
The Central “ *•
The Macon A Western “ “
We presume all other roads in the State
will do the same.
i The lion. S. A. M. Wood of Alabama
i is the chosen orator of the day.
j Let one and all come up to the dedica
i tion of this Masonic Temple. “Let brother
ly love prevail and every social virtue ce
ment the fraternity in one common broth
i erhood.” R.
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LaGrange Female College Commencement.
The Commencement Sermon on Sunday ,
, July Ist, by Rev. Wm. J. Scott.
The Address before the two Societies,
by Rev. W. 11. Potter, on Monday 2nd
; ult.
I On Tuesday, the 3rd tilt., an address by
I Col. A. A. G.-uilJing, Editor <>f the futelli
! geneer.
On Wednesday, the 4th ult., au address
by Dr. Means.
The exercises will be held in the spacious
chapel of the Baptist College, which has
been tendered for that purpose.
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Second Baptist Church.
An interesting meeting has been carried
j on in the Second Baptist Church of this
city for a week past. The Pastor, brother
Clark, has bean aided in his labors by that
indefatigable servant of God, Eld. J. 11.
Campbell. It is contemplated to continue
the meeting for several days to come.—
Prayer meeting every morning at 8 o’-
clock. Preaching every night. R.
ABOLITIONISTS TO BE REMOVED.
Elder Isaac Reed, a Missionary to the
Creek Indians, in a recent letter to this pa
per, states that the Abolitionist Baptist
Missionaries in that. Nation are to be re
moved. by the new Indian agent.
This is as it should be. Those abolition
missionaries go there to instill Ilelperism,
instead of preaching “Christ and Him cruci
’ tied.” R.
Eld. Andrew Broaddus.
We had the pleasure of a visit, on yester
day, from Rev. A. Broaddus, who is now
mting as Agent for the Southern Theolog
ical Seminary at Greenville, S. C., for the
■ State of Alabama. He is on a visit to his
family in Kentucky. He informs us that
i he has secured the sum of ft 14,000 towards
. the endowment fund of said Seminary of
the $25,000 desired to be raised in Ala
. Larna. Ho will return to his field of hibyir
1 in about two months. «.
Southern Female College Commencement
Commencement sermon on Sunday 24th
1 inst., by Dr. P. 11. Mell.
On Tuesday, 20th, address by W. P,
Johnson, Esq.
On Wednestlay, 27th, address to the
graduating class, by John R. Thompson,
Esq., of Augusta, Editor of the “Southern
Field and Fireside.”
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BOOK NOTICE.
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DkBATK ON HOMK OF TIIK DISTINCTIVJt DfF
FRRKWBB HKTWKBN THS REFORMERS
( C AMPBEI LITK.S ) AND BaPTIRTS, By
Rev. B. Franklin and Elder T. J.
Fisher.
This debate tveurred in 1837, and was one of
peculiar interest. It makes a volume of 808
pages. Elder T. J. Fisher is the well known
revivalist, w ho has. [K-rhaps, conduct'd more of
such meetings, and with greater sueccw, than
any Baptist minister in the United States.—
Some single chapters, in the work liefore ns,
are w orth several times the price of the Book.
It can he had of Graves, Murks Jt Co.. Nash
ville. ami also of J. H. McClung and 11. A. I
Smith, Rome, Ga. Price $1 00.
ILlimil IIEPIRTUEW.
THE HOLY NPIRIT—No. 0.
In the last, something was said alsnit
‘communing with the Spirit in every-day
| life, and in our private meditations. It is
I proper now to of the communion
j mid agency of this Divine Person, in our
i public worship.
In all our public exercises, both as indi-
I viduals and as Churches, we are wholly de
f pendent upon the personal agency of the
j Divine Spirit for success. The Spirit de
! lights to visit the Sanctuary, and he takes
j eogtiizanee of our worship, and liears wit-
■ ness either for or agaiml us. And when
, the Triune God shall judge the work!, that
| Spirit wilt be there, and before Him we
I shall stand, and by Him be judged. “God
'is a Spirit: and they that worslup Him.
j must worship Him in spirit aud in truth.” ,
—John 4 ; 24. Tltercfitre, when we come :
I together in the pray er meeting, we should j
remetuber that the oljeet of the meeting J
’is to Worship God w ith our praises, thanks, |
and supplications; and we must worship ;
Him in spirit and in truth. In the Sabbath !
School the same—Gixl’s Spirits meets with •
the Sabbath Sch<»ol and blesses the Holy ;
truths there taught to the salvation of souls I
■ many, thanks to His Holy name, there I
. are, who wore regenerated, born and ;
sealed for the day of redeuipliou iu the la- ■
| burs ot Sabbath School*. Hence, we ought I
to go up to the Sablxath ea*4i holv ‘
morning. ex)w<King ami pray ing to meet j
ihere the Holy Spirit of the living God. ;
Al-«», at the place of preaching, while the !
Minister of God is proclaiming the un j
seaix'hahk- riches . f Christ, ku wing that !
that truth w»U be the savor of lift. uu to life
only as the Holy Spirit directs it, every !
t hristian present should pray fer the pre- >
stucc and power ot the Spirit to direct and ;
apply the Word to the souls of men.—- ■
When we sing, we should sing with the
spirit and with the understanding; when
we pray, we should pray with the spirit
and with the understanding. When we
serve, “we should serve in newness of
spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter”
of the law ; “ For we are the circumcision
which worship God in the spirit, and re
joice in Christ Jesus, and have no confi
dence in the flesh.” Therefore, Christians,
when you are assembled in the house of
God or anywhere else, you should be
“praying always with all prayer and sup
plication in the spirit.” Knowing this, that
it is “ by the Spirit,” through the blood of
Christ, that “ we have access unto the Fath
er.”
If we are God’s children, w'e live in the
Spirit. “If we live in the Spirit, let us
walk in the Spirit,” and meet in the Spirit
and worship in the Spirit. Let us in our
worship,
“ Give the sacred Spirit praise,
Who in our hearts of sin and woe,
Make living springs of grace arise,
And into boundless glory flow.”
J. J. D. R.
READ THIS.
I have determined that I will never
preach another funeral, except it be on the
burial of the deceased, or at least it must
be on or.before the day of burial. I never
will preach another funeral, dayn, weeks,
months, or years after the interment. Rea
sons :
1. It is unscriptural. There is not a
trace of the practice in the word of God.
This, so far as I know, is generally admit
ted.
2. Then it must be a tradition or useless
custom of human invention. I opine it ori
ginated with Rome, the prolific mother of
religions evils.
3. It frequently carries with it an ob
scure and almost imperceptible notion that
it some how or some how’ else betters the
condition of the dead—this is evidently its
tendency.
4. I have preached a great many funer
als, and I never have once felt right while
at it. I never had the “ unction from on
high” in a single instance when preaching a
funeral. I never had usual preaching lib
erty, and flow of thought and language in
preaching a funeral— not once! This 1
have supposed to be mainly attributable to
the fact that I have at heart ever been op
posed to the custom.
5. I have no evidence that there ever
was a soul convicted, truly convicted, under
a funeral sermon. I have conversed with
useful, aged, and faithful Ministers on the
subject, and I have asked them if they ever
knew' a believer to date conviction hack to
a funeral sermon, aud never has one told
me of a case of this sort —I do not say that
such sermons never were blessed to the sal
vation of souls, but I*say I never have
heard of an instance—l do not believe God
is pleased with funeral preaching.
G. It interferes with Ministers’ arrange
ments, and often distracts the arrangements
of the Church with whom it pccnchod
7. It is an unmeaning, foolish thing! 1
could give other reasons, but enough. It
is a great pleasure to me to gratify my
friends, but I shall not gratify any more of
them by preaching funerals. If I can be
with such nt the time of interment, and
they wish me to conduct some religious
services, I w ill do so, but not after that. It
is the delight of a Christian Minister’s
heart to comfort the bereaved and broken
hearted. But preaching funerals is not the
wa) to do it. It is not God’s plan of sid
ministering consolation.
I may be permitted to state, that I recent
ly had a eon vernation with Elder E. T.
Smith, of White Plains, Alaliama, and he
said that be was fully agreed with me on
this subject, and ho authorized me to give
notice that ho should preach no more funer
als. And he gave notice that day from the
pulpit, that lie was then preaching his last
funeral—he that day preached the funeral
of two children—one had been in heaven
three years and the other six months’
J. J. D. RENFROE.
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT.
THEFLORIDA BAPTIST CONVENTION.
Jacksonvillk, Fla., June Ist, 1860.
Dear Brother Wood: Our Conven
tion adjourned on Monday, the 28th ult.—
Although the Middle Florida and Santafee
Associations were the only associations re
presented, we made a much l*ettcr showing
than we at onetime feared we should make.
The commtfhity generally appeared well
pleased with the preaching with which we
supplied our session. Both
the Presbyterians trad Methodists opened
to us their houses of worship, and two ho
tels and many private citizens opened their
houses to ns.
If any thimi occurred.
sious, to rutHe the feelings of any one, I
am not aware of it. We had a very plea
sant time of it, and all, at parting, seemed
tlumktul for the harmony aud brotherly J
love that had prevailed during the w hole '
l>eriod of our session.
As the Minutes will soon be out, I will!
uot attempt to report the proceedings in 1
full. The most important business trans-!
acted w as, prolnably, the amendment of j
the Constitution, and the longest and most
animated discussion we had was on a prop- :
osition to exclude “auxiliary societies”!
from representation. It was begun near
the close of our morniog sessum on Satur-'
day, and protracted through the aftern<»on
session to a late hour. It was finally car
ried. The Constitution, as amended, ad
liilts. Ist. Ass<.«ciati« >ns to be represented
as heretofore; 2d. Churches contributing
teu dollars to the funds of the Convention
are allowed one representative, and an ad
ditional representative for every additional
twtmty dollars.
It is not presumable that any church that
will not contribute funds to aid in carrying
I out the objects of the Convention, would care
;to be represented in it. and there is no
: church so small or so poor that it can not
raise ten dollars (about twenty cents per
week) to entitle it to a representative.—
To entitle a church to an additional repre
sentative, a larger sum was required to se
cure the body against a delegation so large
as to render it unwieldy and a burden to
any church to entertain it.
3.d Members of Baptist Churches uot
represented in the body are to be admitted
to membership on the payment often dol
lars.
This clause is to meet the eases of those
brethren who are members of churches
that are unfavorable to the objects of the
Convention, and to supersede the necessity
for “Missionary Societies.” It would seem
hard to deny to brethren the privilege of
co-operating with us because they can not
prevail on their churches, as such, to unite
with us.
The privilege is restricted to members of
churches not represented in the body, to
guard against the exercise of an undue in
fluence by individual churches. Without
this restriction, the church with w hich the
Convention met might control it at its will
if a large one, by inducing all its members
to secure seats; or, if small, by a combi
nation with members of neighboring chur
ches. Such things have happened in days
past in other States, and what has happened
in one State may happen in another—in
ours.
1 he time of holding tiirP-aiinual meetjugs
has been changed to November, the time
at which it was formerly held. 1 have not
time to add more.
JOS. S. BAKER.
F. B.—The Convention expressed a de
sire for me to continue my itinerant la
bors. I shall probably do so, but must
limit my operations to a more circum
scribed sphere. 1 shall confine my labors
mostly to regions entirely destitute, and to
such churches as specially request me to
visit them. I rejoice to be able to report
that the difficulties in the church at Thom
asville have been amicably- settled.
J. S. B.
For the Banner & Baptist.
Dear Bro. Wood:
I was gratified with the privilege of
meeting the Cherokee brethren at their
Convention at Marietta, and enjoy the
opportunity of making the acquaintance, by
a regular hand-shake, as Baptists used to
do, (and 1 hope will continue to do,) of
many good brethren, some of whom I had
known for years, but had never seen be
fore. Do you understand tny words ? 1
will make no invidious distinctions by call
ing names; 1 love them all as having the
same Jesus who died for our sins, and rose
again for our justification. But among
them I met Ilornady and Weaver, Corley,
Dayton, Marks—they must be Landmarks
—and Campbell, Daniel, Boykin and J.
B. Taylor, the Secretary. All these breth
ren seemed at home, and preached and
prayed together, and there were none to
make them afraid, and so it should be. I
can’t believe Southern Baptists will follow
devices of him who Balak to 1
cast a stumbling block in the way of Israel.
Baptists don’t mean to separate to please
certain men. Upon principles they ought
to separate, if there Im* an “irrepressible
conflict,” and they will do it, and they ought
to do it. Compromises are simply the de
signs to gull and sacrifice the truth, in all
matters, religion as well as politics. Cer
tain men arc busily engaged, as was Hay
man, in building a Mordecai did
not hang on it, but somebody did. and
somebody will again. We shall see.—
Providence yet governs th- world. The
King yet reigns in Zion, and His glory He
will not give to another. Well, w hat about
the Convention I The brethren have a
large and promising field Wore them, and
to cultivate it, they must have a “mind to
work;” they have abundant means to work
with. There seems to I>e sume. embftrrass
ment about the college at Gassville, arising i
from the fact that genuine Baptists are not i
first-rate hands at bogus operations, and j
therefore could not accomplish wonders
without means, and I am not sorry for it.
Baptists ought to preserve their public and
private character for integrity. I have
heal'd from a number of competent gentle
men, this testimony to “Hardshell Baptist”
character, that they are the most reliable
men, in ail respects, in all the land. I cov
et that clianicter for my people—all Bap
tists ought to l>o so. Let your yea be yea,
and your nay be nay. There is much land
to be possessed by the Cherokee brethren
—let them awake to their high calling.—
There is Baptist, Bible, strength, almighty
power treasured up in their King, and w hich
is theirs by faith, to enable them to do,
double the work im»w t.cfoFS them, and lis
safer to trust an almighty Saviour than the
“almighty dollar,” good only its place. I
heard the statement, perhaps, from brother !
Dayton, that such was the "scarcity of Bap
tist Ministers, that there were at least two
churebes to every minister, including Pres- I
idents and Professors. What a startling
fact! and how to be accounted for? One
| says because the churches starve out the
, preachers: that is not according to mv ob
i servation. Another says, liecause of the
* want of sutlidlent means to educate cheap! v
’ and thoroughly all those who fetd calks! to
J this work, that, as polished shafts in the
i gospel quiver, they may meet and roll back
, the tidal swell that sweeps onward and up
: ward, and threatens tn wreck “the old
Ship of Zkm.” I can not so believe, be-
• cause such is not the lessoil from the Scri-
■ tures, nor the history c»f past Christianity ;
! and I must even dare to say that the finest
and most prosperous periods in her past
history have always been when the wis-
■ Jom and pride of the world looked w ith
contempt upon the ministers, and stigma-
■ fixed them as tinkers aud eobblezs, and me
chanics and formers. The foot is. God ne
ver casts out Beelzebub by Beelzebub, but
the power of God ; nor are men converted
to the truth by eloquent oration* on morals
or philosophy, however true and beautiful
thev may be, but by the power of the res
urrection, testifying to the truth as it is in
our Lord J esus Christ. We ouaht to kno w
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this. lam not opposed to the highest fin
ish for the minister; but in the name of
common sense, educate him in his work—
that is the Divine plan—“ As ye go preach.”
I speak thus in view of the consequences,
and I trust in the fear of God. 1 expect
: hard names, and shall try to bear them.—
I could not say less—more I w ill not now
sav, except that, with present tendencies,
I the Baptist Churches must be blotted from
i the poor country places, and confined to
the cities and wealthy communities, and
then farewell “as we journey toward Rome.”
The men who bless the wmrld as preachers
are such as the world call “crazy Chris
tians”—men who feel the responsibility of
living, as well as the consequences of dying
—men of one idea and one purpose— who
work to live and live to work. These are
the men that turn the world upside down.
The Lord send forth more such laborers
into his harvest.
Yours, in hope, M.
Tom m p n i f a t i oT
LOVE.
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Dear Bro. Wood :
That is a beautiful word which stands at
the heft'd of this article, “Love” ! What is
it ? It is a wonderous word, that word—
Love. Do most men understand it ? I fear
not. Christians understand it? They ought
to; at least be swayed, governed by it—
whether they fully understand it or not.—
One says, “God is Lovew r e should sub
mit to be ruled by Love, because “God is
Love.” Love, you see, is the explanation of
Divinity, of God-Head. Then how few,
even amongst the professed followers of
Jesus, understand what Love is. I think,.
Baptists ought to love, because they pro
fess regeneration, to he born from above.—
“Partakers of the divine nature, the nature
of Love, when they bite, and devour one
another, question, Where is their religion ?
I wish Baptist ministers in particular, and
the brethren generally, would covet and
! cultivate the spirit of Love more and more
; until it could be more fully understood.
The Christian soldier is not only to over
come his enemy, but is required to over
come the evil that is in that enemy’s heart.
You can not succeed with the bayonet, you
must trust the spirit’s sword, dipped in
Love, through that enemy’s heart, and then
you conquer. All our brethren should un
derstand English grammar well enough to
parse the word Love. Live is the great
verb, active and transitive, of omnipotence;
it is conjugated by all the benevolent activ
ities of the gospel of Christ, and is most
potent, in overcoming evil and enemies in
the world.
I hope, our brethren will uot stagger
nor stumble at this syntax, and cherish
Love one toward another.
J. 11. C.
P.S. This is a light rider, can old Jim
carry him answer.
APPOINTMENTS.
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Elder W. T. RUSSEL.
This Bro. is Agent for the Revision As
sociation, and will visit the people (D.V.) at
Cedar Town, on the Ist Sab. iu July;
Mr. Zion, Cass Co., on Tuesday ;
Kingston, on Thursday ;
Cartersville, on Saturday 2nd Sab.;
Cassville and neighborhood, the week
following;
Rome, on Saturday and 3rd Sab.;
Pleasant Grove, Chattooga Co., Ga., on
Tuesday following:
Bush Arbor, Floyd Co., on Thursday ;
Pisgah, on Friday ;
Cave Sfring, on Saturday and 4th Sab.
He is engaged in the greatest work of
the age, and we ask for him full congrega
tions. Ed.
4t.
‘HO! EVERY ONE THAT THIRST-
ETH!" — lsaiah It.
How earnest and how touching is the
gospel invitation: “Come unto me, all ye
that labor and are heavy laden. Ho ! ev
ery one that thirsteth !”
Oh ! how many in this weary world are
laboring and “heavy-laden”—lalx>riug,alas!
only for “the meat that pcrisheth,’*for that
“treasure which moth and rust corrupt,”
or “th<»se riches which take wings and fly
away !” And how many are thirsting for
something better, nobler, higher than earth
can y ield, yet striving to hew out for them ,
selves “broken cisterns, which can hold no
water,” neglecting that fountain of living
water, “of which if a man drink he shall
never thirst!” .
We find them among the aged, thuaeJ
wh.■ have walked long in the ways of the«|
world, who heaped up riches, and added)
house to house ; but have they found thrt '
bliss they sought ! Nay, they have too
often been cursed in the possession of their
desires; they have found them, like Sodom’ i
apples, fair and pleasant to the eyes, but to
the taste “bitter ashes.” And now they
are faint and weary, and whither shall they
go ! To such, these words come with pe- '
culiar force, "Wherefore do ye spend mo- |
! ney for that which is not bread ?” Y® have
I tried the things of earth, and found them 1
“wanting.” Ye have proved that earthly
I hopes are as the spider’s web. “Where- '
fore do ye give your labor for that which
satisfieth not ? Come unto me; buy wine I
i and milk, without money and without
I price.”
We find them among the young, to whom !
the future looks all bright with promise, I
! and to which they look forward through
hope’s prismatic glass, and bebold its vauit
-1 ed halls, as they stretch onward from the
present, hung with gorgeous limnings from
■ the pencil of fancy, yet even while they
dream, their "hearts are foiling them from
i fear,” and, feeling the utter hollow nescs aud
• worthlessness of earthly things, they yearn
for something that shall satisfy the nobler
aspirations of the soul.
To them the invitation is given, "Come
i ye to the waters, drink, and your soul shall
; live.”
Reader, art thou “weary and heavy la
den?” It matters not whether you hqv<-
| ‘ borne the burden and heat of the day,”
or whether your feet stand yet upon the
threshhold of life, with its rough ragged
path yet all untrod, to you are the words
spoken—these gracious words : “Come, for
all things are now ready. Him that com
eth I will in no wise cast off.” Mby will
ye linger? Are the pleasures oi the world
so alluring, that you can not break the
chain in which they have bound your sen
ses ! Nay, you know that in your gayest
moments dark forebodings creep into your
inmost soul, and you are forced to confess
that al! is not “well with you.” Though
you may stand now with waves of pleasure
breaking at your feet, it is upon the har
dened lava crust, beneath which flows the
liquid stream which may at any moment
engulf you.
Heed but the warnings of your own
restless heart, and seek to drink from the
living fountains, and “the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall fill
your heart and mind.”
Christian Intelligencer.
Increase Your Labors.
i There is no man whose capacity for
good is always c.retched to its utmost ten
sion. Either he does not constantly exert
himself and employ all his time, or else,
from an error in judgment or perversity of
his mature, commits wrongs and does in.
j“ r y-
But it is the clearly revealed will of God
that we abate not a tithe of our time or
talents in ameliorating our own or others’
condition, or bringing glory to Jehovah’s
name. In short it is our bounden duty to
“increase our labors.” We must do more
good with every increasing facility, and, as
privileges abound with every hour’s exist
ence, the responsibility increases with our
approach to the grave.
Surely no one will deny that an old man
has more of personal sms to answer for, if
he be unconverted, than a youth who has
scarcely crossed the line of accountability.
If for no other reason it is true from the
fact that ev r ery day brings idcreased duties
and opportunities for doing good. If then
we fail to increase our labors, wc must give
account for duties unperformed and for
privileges abused.
-
“Found God in Secret.”—He who has
not found God m secret has never met with
Him. He is found in the sanctuary, but
only by those who have also found Him in
the closet. Those whose religious enjoy
ments are connected solely with the public
worship of God, and with external acts
with reference to His cause, may well fear
lest they are trusting to a false hope. The
soul which has a good hope enters the clos
et, and there finds God, and at times enjoys
a nearness of access and a felt communion
rarely experienced in the place where pub
lic prayer is wont to be made.
first Bible ever printed in
America was the Indian Bible, translated
by Elliott and published in 1664. The
language was very difficult, some of the
words containing thirty or forty letters.
It was all written with one pen. His mot
to was, “Prayer and pains, through faith
in Christ, can do any thing.”
Hunter said recently in the
Senate : “Nor is it true that the institution
of slavery makes manual labor on the part
of the whites despicable in the slavehold
ing States. There is no country on earth
in which honest labor, as 1 believe is more
respected.”
and women often seem to be
staring others right in the face, when in re
ality they arc staring at themselves—look
ing with the backs of their eyes at their
own fine figuers and dresses.
longer you read the Bible, the !
more you will like it ; it will grow sweeter;
and sweeter; and the more you get into
the spirit of it, the more you will get into
the spirit of Christ.
moment anything assumes the
shape of a duty, some persons feel them
selves incapable of discharging it.
< <
excesses of youth are drafts up
on old age, payable thirty years after with
interest.
~~S E(’ I I. A K.
Ghee, Willson & Co.,
BRITISH BANKING AGENTS.
We learn from the Charleston Mercury of the
11th inst. the following particulars of this swind
ling concern:
Ghee (who seems to be the active partner in
this country) operated in this way: lie publish
ed at Cohnnbln, 8, C., Buvannah and Atlanta,
Ga., the following card:
“ Ghee, Willson & Co., British Banking
Agents, Dealers in Real Estate, &c. Office, Ex
change Building, Liverpool, England ; No. 33,
Wentworth Street, Charleston, S. C. Sight
drafts for sale on the principal English, Irish,
and Scotch Banks.
“Money to loan on Real Estate or negroes to
any amount from $5,000 up to $500,000.”
His terms were 7| per cent per annum. IfC'
also charged IS per cent bonus for the first
year, and an additional J per cent for incident.-!
expenses byway of commissions. This com
mission he required paiil in advance. The loan
to beniadeat a certain period ahead, say two or
three months.
He had succeeded in negociating about
SBO,OOO in this way; his commission on that
sum being $16,009, when suspicion began to
lurk abroad that all xvas not exactly right with
the Enslishmau, and on the 10th officer Hicks
of the Charleston Police took said Ghee or
Josiuli Austin Gee (as his name is) into custody.
On seairliing him, 01 letters relnting to his
Inftpncss were found in his trunk ; also a com
filete set of burglar’s tools, a quantity of wateh
'cs, and silver Wfcre.s n»d dagueiTCOtypes of
Iteeutifiil women, Ac.
It appeared from the letters that he ..had.
pledgeil funds to gentlemen in Savannalf( At
lanta, Decatur, Ga., and other towns.
It is to be sincerely hoped that he will re
ceive the full manner of punishment for his
| swindling operations.
Death of Hon. S. D. Ingham.
lb>a. Samuel T>. Ingham, formerly Secretary
I of the Treasury under Gen. Jackson, died in
I Trraton. N. J., on the sth inst., aged 81 years.
Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F.
The R. Worthy Grand Lodge, 1. O. O. F., for
j t lie State of Georgia, held their session in this
■ city, commencing on Wednestlay and adjourn
ing' y ester day. The Grand Officers elected and
installed for the ensuing year are ns follows:
R. W.(l. Master— Foster Blodgett, Jr., of No. 10.
R. w.l) (i. Master—J. J. Humphries, of No. 3.
R. It’. G. W'.rrden—W. L. Hollifield, of No. 38.
R. IK. tr. Secretary— Geo. R. Barker, of No. 5.
R- W. G. Treasurer—E. C. Oranniss, of No. 5.
W. G. Chaplain— Rev. J. W. Burke, of No. 2.
i W. G. Marshall — E. C. Sherwood, of No. 5.
IK G. Caiuiartur— Samuel Levy, of
IK. G. Guardum—G. R. Dodge, of No. 7.
IF. G. lleraht —J. J. Forsyth, of No. 5.
P. G. M. G. W. Adams, of No. 0, was re
elected It W. Grand Rcpresenuitive to the
Grand Lodge of the United States.
[Jfoowt Telegraph, isfh.
Poney Expresi—Tycdon of Japan Am»
sinated.
St. Lovis, June 11.
The Pouey Express has arrived.
Late news from Japan, via San Francisco
states that the Tycoon of Japan has been assas
sinated.
i- Congressional
Washington, June Bth.
r , The Senate to-day passed forty private bills.
s The House unseated Barrett, and admitted
11 Blair, of Missouri.
A resolution was adopted in opppsition to
e the President’s views contained in the protest
; m relation to certain powers of the Covode Com
j inittee. •
t Washington, June 9th.
? The Senate passed the Army bill.
House. There was nothing of interest trans*
j pired in the House to-day.
Death of Thomas S. Jessup.
Thomas S. Jessup, Quartermaster General of
the Army, died in Washington on the morning
of the 10 inst., of paralysis.
, Richmond Convention.
Richmond, June 11.
f Ihe Convention assembled to-day at noon,
_ and selected Gov. Lubboch, of Texas, as the
temporary Chairman.
I A delegation, representing the Trustees of
the National Democratic Hall, of New York,
> presented their credentials.
s There is only one delegate present from
Virginia.
? Delaware has no representative here.
g The committees on credentials, and on the
. permanent organization were appointed, and
i- the convention then adjourned until to-morrow
(Tuesday,) at 10 o’clock.
1 . ~~
f Later from Mexico.
s New Orleans, June 19.
. ; The schooner Red Fox, with Tampico dates
’ to the 4th inst., arrived here to-day. General
9 Lragus, with 9,000 men Guadalajara,
J but it was afterwards taken by Gen. Wool, who
3 completely routed the Liberals. A cannon ball
r took off ope of Fragas’ legs. Zuotaga escaped
from Miramon and declared himself President.
’i FOREI&NNEWS.
1
t — :o:
j arrival of the steamer
ACORTU BRITOJt'.
3
s Cotton closed very Dull!
r '
Commercial News.
Liverpool, May 30.
s The sales of Cotton for the three past business
j days were 13,000 bales, of which speculators and
exporters took 3,500 bales. The market closed
' very dull, and the lower grades were offered at
very irregular prices.
General News.
t The steamship Teutonia arrived at Queens-
I town on the 28th of May, and her machinery
‘ was out of order.
Dispatches from Naples says that the bom
bardment -of Palermo lasted several hours. —
Garibaldi entered the town on the 22nd. There
were a large number killed.
Garibaldi’s force, it is estimated, will soon
be 40,000.
Napoleon has promised the deputation from
Honduras an interoceanic railway, his pro
tection.
A Paris letter to the London News reports
that France and Russia have agreed to a parti
tion of Turkey, and that England was to be
offered a share.
“comorlhal.
Atlanta, Ga., J une 13, ’6O.
There appears to be some fluctuation in BUS
INESS just now, and what is done, is somewhat ir-
I regularly distributed. Some houses report increased
activity, while others complain of irksome dullness.
. Tills is owing, we presume, to the different sec
tions with which they trade. The stocks are as full
and varied as they generally are at this season, in
every branch of trade, and in this city arc kept
more full than in most Southern cities during the
Summer months ; our climate rather inviting than
discouraging trade and visitors from abroad.
There have been frequent and copious showers
the past week or two, with one or two heavy rains,
making the atmosphere very pleasant during the
! day, and the nights unusually cool.
The stock of’BACON continues to tie heavy and
of the liest quality. The demand is moderately
active, both for home consumption and from
abroad, at the following quotations : Hog round,
10)j («41c.; Shoulders, 9; Hams, Clear
Sides, and Ribbed Sides,
The supply of LARD is very fair and generally of
choice quality. In barrels it sells at
and in cans at 12c.
There is no WHEAT in market and none arriv
ing, consequently no quotable price.
The <toek of FLOUR is not heavy, but stocks
are kept full enough to meet the demand. The
I market is bare of the highest grades. Wc quote
Superfine at S 3 87U, and Tamliy at S 4 25 hun
dred fr>s by the car-load. Smaller quantities seme
thing higher.
There is no country CORN arriving, and, hence,
we cannot quote it. Wc quote Tennessee and West
ern, from store in Gunny sacks, at from 0a
W bushel. . . Tir . Trr
There has been a remarkable scarcity of I OLL
TRY for more than a year. Half-grown chickens
meet with quick sale, at from 15 to 20 cents, and
. full-grown fowls at 25 cents—from wagons in each
Good country BUTTER is iu demand, generally
in excess of the supply. The price at present is
lower than it has ruled for several months, being
, from 15 to 20 cents, from wagon.
There is a brisk demand lor EGGS, at from
i to 15 cents. <
Our market will be found to be well stocked with
GROCERIES of every description and.at low pre
i-Wcs Dealers report considerable improvement du
ring week. We quote Refined Sugars as follows :
1 AHW ; Band C lOfr/ lOXc, according to
brand? New Orleans is worth BWr9%c; New Or
leans Syrup 50(<z53; West India
Rio Coffee 12‘4(n15,U; Laguayra W; Java Wjc.
i Salt is worth $1 40w 150 sack ; W bite F«*b $6 '•*
• $ half barrel. Soda tit'jfij-sG Candles l.l®,
20 cents bv the quantity.
The stocks of DRY GOODS nre full, elegant,aud
varied: of HARDWARE, the assortments are com
plete ■ of DRUGS and MEEICINES, fresh and gen
-1 uinc; our dealers proposing to duplicate '"x,"'
> voices of any respectable dealers south of New
, York ; of READY-MADE CLOTHING, heavy, well
made and substantial, remarkably low; ol HAia,
1 CAPS. Ac., extensive and attractive; of BOOKS,
• STATIONERY, Ac., the latest and best; of BOOTS,
SHOES, Ac., of the best manufacture, at the lowest
prices. In branches uot enumerated, stocks will
i be found complete and attractive.
J SPECIA Is XO'riCsEHi-
tSTThis certifies that I have for. several years
used Davis’ Pain Killer in my family in several of
those cases for which it Is recommended, and
find it a verv useful family medicine. _
REV. ABA BRONSON.
4
, I MRS. WINSLOW,
An cxpcricneed nurse aud Female Physician i«aa a
Soothing Syrup fbrehildren teething, which greatly
I facilitates the process of teething, by softening the
gums, reducing all inflamation—will allay al! pain
and regulate the bowels. Depend upon it, mothers,
: it will give rest to yourselves and relief and health
1 ! to your infauts. Perfectly safe in all cases. Sec
. ! advertisement on fourth page. 32 ly.
CARRIAGES AND BUCX4IES.
r W. W. Woodruff, A Co., of Atlanta, Georgia,
s have a very large and well selected stock of
- Carriages and Buggies of every variety, from
1 ! the fine Coach down to the iron axle Plantation
Wagon. Their Buggies are superior to almost
1.1 any” made in America. If you want a good.
j Raggle., or any kind of vehicle, be certain to
call and see their stock, or send your orders.
25 ly.
COMMENCEMENTEXERCISES.
BAPTIST FEMALE COLLEGE,
‘ CCTHBERT. GA
COMMENCEMENT SERMON— By Rev. S. G-
Hillver, Sabbath, July
MISSIONARY SERMON—By Bev. IL C.Hobsadv,
i- Saltbath night.
EXAMINATION— Monday and Tuesday, 4mj -a
and 3d.
CONCERT— Tuesday night. July *1-
COMMENCEMENT DAY-Wedueaday, July 4th
' LITERARY ADDRESS— By Hon. Jxo. GillShor-
J - teh of Alvliauia.
R. D. MALLARY, Pres.