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“Holy Bible, —Book Divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine.”
11. €. lIORNADT, Editor.
J. M. WOOD, )
J. S. BAKER, -Associate Editors.
D. P. EVERETT, )
Correspondents of the Banner.
Elder N. M. Crawford, Pen field. Ga.
“ J. H. Campbell, State Evangelist.
“ J. R. Graves, in the Army.
“ G. C. Connor, Army Chaplain.
“ B. F. Tharp, Perry, Ga.
“ W. N, Chaudoin, Albany, Ga.
“ R. J. Mays, Florida.
“ A. E. Dickinson, Richmond, Va.
“ W. D. Mayfield. South Carolina.
“ G. T. Wilburn.
M. \V r . Philips, Edwards, Miss.
ATLANTA, GKEORGKTA:
Saturday, August 30, 1862.
Personal. —The editor of this journal
desires to tender his acknowledgments to
brother James N. Ells, late editor of the
Southern Field and Fireside, for taking
charge of The Banner this week, and on
several former occasions during our labors
in another sphere. We hope soon to make
the announcement that his services have
been permanently secured for our journal.
H.
* The work hoc* bravely on.’
‘ Prayer,’ said a quaint old divine in our
hearing, one day, ‘ prayer is a check upon
the bank of Heaven.’ Often has this ex
pression recurred to our memory since the
death of the good old man who uttered it.
And within the past th ee weeks it has been
ringing in our ears, and demonstrated before
our eyes, as we have witnessed the unmis
takable answers to prayers sent Heaven
ward nyTariiest disciples of Jesus in this
city. Less than a month ago the faithful
pastor of the First Baptist Church was un
usually impressed, apparently, with the
stagnation of religious feeling in the com
munity, which seemed almost entirely en
grossed with things of time and sense.—
He urged upon the church, the professed
followers of their Saviour, the importance
of action, the worth of souls exposed to
danger on every hand, and reiterated the
precious promises of Holy Writ with re
gard to fervent and trustful prayer. It was
decided by the church to commence a series’
of meetings, and the presence of the Holy
Spirit was invoked. Christians assembled
at a stated hour each morning, to pray , and
each night the sanctuary was opened for
the proclamation of the Gospel. The I
Church soon became aroused, and each one j
felt that there was something for every
one to do. Never, surely, have more ear
nest supplications ascended to the Thronej
of Grace. And they have been answered
—the Christians have been greatly revived
by waiting on the Lord ; sinners have been !
convicted and, uttering in faith the never
failing prayer: ‘God be merciful to me a
sinner!' have passed from death unto life
eternal. All in answer to prayer.
The pastor has been aided, at intervals of;
the meeting, by the efficient labors of Eld
ers Campbell, McNutt, Tribble, Clarke,
Brantly, Wood, Gaar, Sims and Hughes.!
Eleven have been received by letter.—
Thirty three souls have been added by expe
rience, all, except two, having professed
conversion during the meeting. Several
converts (among them the Pastor’s second
little son) will obey the Divine command
by being ‘buried with their Lord in baptism’
to morrow afternoon.
The meeting is still progressing, and
‘the work goes bravely on.’ E.
Writers for the Press should know,
and always remember, that it will greatly
lighten the labor of the compositor to have
the words and lines placed as far apart, and
made as distinct and separate from each
other as possible. No man can plead ina
bility to perform this simple duty, attention
to which would save one half the time,
paper, and ink, now wasted in writing, and
do away w ith most of the exhausting brain
labor, which not only robs the workman of
minutes and hours every day, but also
shortens the years of his life.
Tallapoosa.
The Tallapoosa Association will hold its
session on Sat ui da) before the third Sab
bath iu September. i
THE BANNER AND BAPTIST.
Tadics.
It, has been repeatedly asserted,and every
one believes, that 4 Honesty is the best
policy,’ but very few ever stop to con
sider that strict honesty can have no policy.
To be sure, experience has proved that, in
the end, a course of strict integrity is most
usually prosperous, and that, he who adopts
such a course and pursues it has less of
the real ills to which mankind are subject,
and more of the lasting pleasures; but if
he inscribes ‘Honesty’ upon his banner,
and struggles beneath it from mere motives
of policy , it may be a <|Uest.ion whether his
acts are not those of a very coward. How
ever, we do not design to split hairs upon
this point, as we greatly fear that if we
should discard all good acts that spring not
from pure motives, we* should have very
little to say in favor of human excellence.
We will, for want of ability to distinguish
between the motives of good acts, exercise
a large degree of charity, and judge men by
their acts alone —leaving the motives, where
we leave the conscience, if the keeping of
One who can not err.
With this position, we think it possible
to mature a code of Tactics which, if adopt
ed in any considerable degree, would effect
a bloodless and efficient revolution in tht
business world, and render men consistent,
and true to their own better dictates.
We know of no good reason why a man
should possess two separate and distinct
selves—each incompatible with the other —
one to answer the demands of social, and
the other of business life; and yet the
majority of men are so constituted. We
can discover not even a ‘policy ’ in the
course some men pursue, of leaving within
the threshold of home the amenities and
courtesies which render them so much be
loved by the household group, and entering
upon secular duties with an eye and a heart
open to nothing but the mysteries-of pel
centage and the ‘ tricks of trade.’ We
shall assume, first, that honesty has always
proved a safe and prosperous investment,
to say nothing of its nobler characteristics;
and next, that courtesy , or gentlemanly in
stinct developed in practical life, has often
proved the substratum of immense towers
of wealth and influence. And when we
speak of courtesy, we do not hint at that
simpering obsequiousness which a man
wears as he does his coat, to cast off when
not needed, but that higher principle which
has its home and fountain in the heart, and
is simply an outward expression of inward
feeling. It is not difficult to detect fraud
in this matter of politeness, and there is
much more danger from overdoing in tin
! mere form of civility than from falling
short. We are speaking now simp!) of
politeness as an investment; and we think
the good sense of our readers will bear us
out in the opinion that that kind of civility
pays best which bears the strongest impress
of honesty. Sham politeness, like counter
feit bank-notes, may sometimes pass current,
but sooner or later it will be detected, and
the impostor be made to suffer.
Politeness—true, genuine politeness—is
neither an expensive luxury, nor difficult of
attainment. To possess it in its purity,
one’Ynust think well of mankind in the
aggregate, and l>e able to appreciate par
ticular traits of excellence. lie must
remember, too, that the basis of society
is compromise—not the compromise of
good with evil, but the surrendering of
certain unimportant privileges to secure a
greater aggregate of blessings. E.
I'or flit* Soldier*.
Brother Hornady: Within you will find
, forty-six dollars and twenty-five cents, to
be invested as brother Graves directs, in
answer to his appeal for the soldiers.
Yours, in Christ, J. A. Black.
We the undersigned pay the amount op
posite our names, to be sent to Editor of
Banner and Baptist, to purchase Tracts,
Testaments, and religious reading for dis
tribution in out army by Rev, J. R. Graves,
E. M. Galt, - - -$5 00
G. W. Keith, - - 2 50
J. A. R. Hanks, - - 200
John H. King, - - 200
Ben. Laughridge, - 25
J. A. Black, - - - 500
VV. 11. Dowdy, - 5 00
Henry Fitzgerald, - 300
James Roberts, - 50
James Morris, 2 00
A. Fitzgerald, - - 500
€. 0. Hammond. - - 200
E. M. Amos, - 500
Ben. E. Green, - - 200
J. B. White, - 100
Merritt Burns, - - 200
A. R>. B. Yand v*re, - 2 OO
%40 25 j
Mom*) Hm'tual ftr C'otporlugc.
From Eufala Baptist Association,
(per brother \Ym, 8. Paitllin) SSO 00
C. W. Brown, for J. It. Graves, 900
W A. Maxwell. - - - 14 00
Tlic War.
The Federal army from Western Vir
ginia is reported to be on its way to join
Pope. McClellan has again ‘ changed his
base ’ from the .James River to Fredericks
burg, when he can cooperate with Pope. —
It is evidently the design of the Yanks to
avoid the grand battle which must be fought
in the Old Dominion, until about October,
hoping that a large force of Lincoln’s new
levy, added to their army, will secure its
safety. Wc shouldn’t be surprised if they
were tripped up in this calculation, ft is
impossible that the decisive conflict in that
section of our country can be much longer
delayed. ‘ln God is our trust-.’
—There is every indication that our
causi is gaining strength in East Tennessee
and Kentucky ; and abundant reason' for
predicting that soon thousands will rally
to our standards on their northward march.
The President’s Message.
The principal points in the recent Mes
sage of President Davis, are its references
to the atrocious war policy of the Federal
government, to the conscript act, and to
the financial affairs of the Confederacy.
In regard to the first, the action of the
Administration ha* met with a very gener
al approval in its adoption of retaliatory
measures for such portions of the Federal
army as, disregarding the rights of private
citizens and the usages of civilized warfare,
prefer to carry out the novel and barbarous
policy of Pope, Fitch and Butler. This
prompt action, it is to be hoped, will have
the desired effect, and put an effectual stop
to the cruelties and barbaiities of the foe.
The President alludes to the conscript
law’ as having led to some unexpected criti
cism that is much to be regretted, and
suggests to Congress the propriety of some
action that will secure the entire coopera
tion of the State and Confederate govern
ments —giving assurance that it will be his
‘ pleasure and duty to cooperate in any
measure that may be devised for reconciling
a just care for the public defence with
the most scrupulous susceptibilities of the
State authorities.’
The finances of the country, the President
tells us, are in a health) condition. An
additional issue ot Treasury notes is recom
mended ; and it is shown that ‘no grave
inconveniences need he apprehended from
the increased issue, as the provision of law
by which these notes are convertible into
eight per cent, bonds, forms an efficient and
permanent sa&'guaid against any serious
depreciation of the currency.’
The remainder of the Message refeis to
lin repoits the heads of departments,
and some recommendations therein ; after
which, the President closes w ith an appro
priate acknow ledgement of the D vine
Power, and an appeal for a continuance of
the Divine blessing.
Counterfeit Confederate Note*.
Two gentlemen connected with banking
institutions in this city have recently de
tected counterfeits of $5 Confederate notes.
The bogus notes are a ‘ botch.’ The vig
nette, intended for a likeness of Mr. Mem
minger, is very poor; and instead of being
a deep black, is very pale, and the lines
very rough.
We also notice that a large quantity of
SSO and SIOO bills, purporting to be Con
federate notes, and suppose dby some o be
j counterfeits, are being t hrown into circula
tion in this city. The provost marshal lias
ordered that all persons holding said bills
retain them until they have been subjected
to a proper test and pronounced either ge.i
--: uine or spurious.
We see it published that the Secretary
!of the Treasury has decided to call in all i
J I
j the Confederate treasury notes of thede-j
j nominations of SSO, and S2O, dated Sept, j
2,1801. Any person holding notes of the;
above denominations and date may deposite
the same with the Treasurer, or any As
sistant Treasurer, and receive in exchange
; interest-bearing notes or call-certificates—
which certificates will be taken up with
[other notes as soon as they can be prepared,
and, until taken up, interest thereon will
be paid at the rate of six per cent.
By the way, we learn from the Richmond
papers, that John Richardson, convicted of!
counterfeiting Confederate Treasury Notes,!
by the Confederate States District Court at
the last Spring term, suffered the extreme!
penalty of the law on Friday, 22d instant.
ISatiuer for (he Soldier*.
The religious paper furnishes a cheap
and available means of reaching them ; and
our brethren and sisters should come to
the rescue before it is too late. What say
our readers ? Shall the sick and wounded
soldiers have The Banner /
The Banner and Baptist is published ev
ery Saturday morning, at Atlanta, Ga., at
the price of three dollars per year, always
in advance.
All Baptist ministers and others, in the.
Confederate States, friendly to the paper,
are requested to act as Agent3.
Congressional.
In the Senate, Mr. Senunes, of La., sub
mitted a resolution, which was adopted,
directing the Judiciary committee to en
quire into the necessity for further legisla
tion to restrain within constitutional limits
the excesses of power by military officers,
assumed under color of the cover of the
act suspending the privilege of the w rit of
habeas corpus.
Mr. Orr, of S. C., offered a resolution
relative to the Medical Examining Board in
Richmond, which elicited an animated dis
cussion of the abuses in the Medical depart
ment of our army. The resolution was
ad opt id. It requests the President, to in
form the Senate who constitute said Boaid,
and what necessity there is for it.
A resolution has been adopted requesting
the President to communicate by what au
thority Provost Marshals are appointed,
and their pay and allowances fixed.
In the House of Representatives, Mr.
Foote submitted a resolution declaring that
the movements of our armies should be
active and aggressive, as far as consistent
with enlightened discretion; that when the
enemy were driven back to their own eoun
try, if the deluded government at Washing
ton still refuses us peace, our policy will be
to invade the territory of the foe at some
moment. Anterior to this- invasion, the
President should proclaim to the inhabi
tants of the North Western States the unan
imous willingness of.the people of the Con
federacy to guarantee to them the free use
of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, pro
vided they will desist from further partici
pation in this cruel and unnatural war. —
Subsequently, Mr. Foote offered a supple
mentary resolution: recommending the
President to embody in a proclamation to
the people of the North-Western States,
assurances that if they desist from further
participation in the pending war, the Con
federate States will enter into a reciprocity
commercial treaty with them of the most
liberal and equitable terms. The resolu
tions were referred, without debate, l<> the
committee on Military Affairs.
Mr. Gartrell, of Ga., has introduced a
bill making Confederate Treasury Notes a
legal tender. Referred to committee on
the J udiciary.
Mr. Clark, of Georgia, offered a resolu
I tion (which was agreed to) that a committee
iof five bo appointed by the Speaker, to in
vestigate the management of hospitals in
I the department of Henrico, to ascertain
what abuses exist, and what legislation is
necessary to correct them. Mr. Clark
warmly advocated his resolution, and de
nounced the genera! management of the
Medical department of the Government,
and was supported by his colleague, Mr.
Wright.
Army Intelligence.
—The telegraph brings intelligence that
General Stuart, with a force of cavalry,
surprised about five thousand Yankees, near
Cattlett’s Station on the Orange & Alex
andria railroad, a week ago yesterday.—
lfis command destroyed an immense quan-
Lity of stores, captured three hundred and
sixty seven prisoners, including a colonel,
three captains, and fifteen other commis
sioned officers. Also, Gen. Rope’s two fine
horses, uniform coat, saddle and servant. —
Also, sixty thousand dollars in specie and
Treasury notes, and an official letter of the
highest importance from Gen. Rope to the
command —and returned the next day with
a loss of'two killed and fifteen wounded.
The enemy were in full retreat towards
Alexandria.
—A dispatch, dated Jackson, 25th, says
that Gen’l Ruggles occupied Baton Rouge;
and a dispatch from the latter place states
that Commodore Scrnmes, C. S. N., is off
the mouth of the Mississippi with a steel-J
clad tleet, intended to operate against lh<‘‘
Yankees. No particulars given.
—The Federals have ‘abandoned’ Fort j
Donelsm, and Jacksonville, Tenn., has 1
been ‘ occupied ' by the Confederates.
—On Sabbath morning the Yankees got J
frightened at McMinnville, Tenn., burned
immense stores and munitions of war, and j
then ‘evacuated’ the place very suddenly.
—The Nashville Union says the Federal j
forces at Clarksville, Term., had surrendered |
to a smaller force of ‘ Guerillas.’
—A dispatch to Gov. Letcher, ti *m near;
Dublin, says that the enemy have left Peck,
Ferry, Meadow Blufi and Hat lop, and
the impression is that they ate evacuating
Western Virginia.
—The Memphis papers publish an inter
cepted letter from Gen. Hindman to Gen.
Bragg, in which the former states that he
has thirty thousand men in Arkansas and ;
Mississippi, and only three thousand stand
of arms.
Paste-board.
All who have paste board boxes, can turn
them to good account by sending them to
the Franklin Printing-House, Atlanta, Ga,,
to be used in binding Testaments.
TruMt in God,
Thou know’st lull well thou art a man;
* Then wherefore shouldst thou strive
For things which only God’s wise plan
Both can and will contrive ?
With purblind wit and stubborn will,
Thro’ thousand cares thou gropest still,
Forever wondering
What will to-morrow bring?
Do like a child: lean and rest
Upon thy Father’s arm;
Pour out thy troubles on His breast,
And thou shall know no harm.
Then shall thou by His hand be brought
On ways which now’ thou knoweit not,
Up through a well-fouglit. fight.
To heavenly peace and light.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Dear Brother Hornculy :
On Friday, 22d instant, in compliance
with a resolution of the Church, brethren
F. M. Tlawkins, N. Timmons, and S. M.
Pyles assembled with the Church at Enon,
and after hearing an interesting rermon
from the words, ‘Study to show thyself a
workman approved unto God,’ the above
named brethren were organized into a pres
bytery, when the Church presented brother
William H. Dean as a candidate for the
Ministry. The writer proceeded to exam
ine the candidate ill refelt I oc I" his ■ all
Ist, as to his Christian experience ; -d, as
to his faith in doctrine; 3d,on church poli
ty and the ordinances of the Gospel; 4th,
as to his views of the obligations of the
ministry, and the duty of the church.
At the same time a brother was presented
as a candidate for the office of Deacon, who
was also examined. Each gave entire sat
isfaction to the presbytery and church.--
The writer led in the ordination prayer;
imposition of hands by the presbytery. —
Brother Hawkins gave a solemn charge to
each in reference to their respective duties.
Brother Timmons lead in the extension of
the hand of fellowship, followed by the
other members of the presbytery and then
by the church.
Brother Dean is a practicing physician,
a man of excellent piety and of good ac
quired abilities, and is recommended to the
brethren in the ministry as worthy of their
confidence and fellowship as a colaborer.
He had been conducting a meeting of in
terest at Enon for six or seven days pre
vious. On Friday brother Timmons gave
us a sermon, and then he and brother Haw
kins left. I remained and preached for
them Saturday and Sunday, brother Dean
taking part on Saturday, fhi Sunday morn
ing just at the hour for preaching, brother
Dean was called off professionally, leaving
me alone —and not alone, either, as 1 trust
the Lord wms with me.
The meeting had been and yvas still in
teresting; but brother Dean was gone, I
had to come home, and consequently we
adjourned —leaving seven precious ones in
quiring the way to Zion. The Lord meet
with and bless them !
8. M. Pyles.
1 am also requested to say to brethren ?
through The Banner and Baptist, that the
Tallapoosa Association will meet (seven
miles west of Villa Rica) on Saturday be
fore the third Sabbath in September. P.
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Revival News.
Franklin, Heard County, Ga.
Dear Brother Wood: 1 send you some
Revival news which 1 wish you to publish,
for the encouragement of our brethren.—
l am in the midst of a revival with my
church at Franklin, which commenced on
the 7th instant, and has been progressing
with deep and increasing interest. Four
have related their experience of grace, and
there are from fifteen to twenty-five daily
upon the anxious scats. The church is
thoroughly aroused, and the entire commit
nity moved. Indeed, it is one of the best
meetings 1 ever attended. Thanks to the
good Lord for blessing me, and tho people
of my charge, so abundantly. Elder Young
Wood and brother R. 11. Jackson, mem
bers of the church, are rendering me efficient
aid. The same brethren have recently
closed a protracted meeting, at an academy
near this place, which resulted in the bap
tism of six. lam informed that it was a
meeting of unusual interest.
Let us unite in thanks to the Lord, who
has not entirely forgotten us in these cold,
gloomy and distracted times.
Brother Jackson requests me to remem
ber him to you in love.
Yours, in Jesus, .1. 11. ll all.
The above good news from brethren
Ilall, Wood and Jackson would have ap
peared last week but for my absence.
W.
Brother A. K. Tribble writes (22d hist.)
that the church at Rutledge, Ga., is very
much revived. A week’s meeting resulted
in the reception of fourteen persons by
baptism. It will be recollected that this
same church also enjoyed a precious season
in July, when many professed conversion.
