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BY JAS. N. ELLS & CO. VOLUME IV. Qtyt baptist gunner. k? I™slbSew.s V fitiW i® Ol w \U /ra ip®W .V w U/ ‘The entrance of Thy Word giveth light’ JAS. NATHAN ELLS, Editor. Associate Enrroas: H. C HORNADY, Atlanta. J. M. WOOD, Newnan. & A. C. DAYTON, L Fayette. D. P. EVERETT, Florida. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1863. Our Platform. 1. None but those who make a credible pro fession of faith in Christ should be baptized. 2. None are really baptized except those who are immersed upon a profession of their faith in Christ. ■ 1 3. None can properly he members of the ' church of Christ, except they have been bap- 1 tized. 4. None can properly be ministers o r Christ ‘ who are not members of the church of < hrii-t. ( 5 Non-afflliation with th se who refuse to < obey Chr st in these things—with those who re < fuse to walk according o the Divine rule. ’ 6. VVe shall insist upon Baptists practising i what they hold and teach. t While we shall firm'y adhere to the above principles, we do not deny that o'hers are con verted as well as Baptists • but, as it regards their ‘baptism,’ we consider them as being in dis order - unbaptized. ULg .-M l.■■ -1 The Banner appeirs, to-day, in a 1 changed form—in consequence of an acci- ' dent to the machinery of the paper mill, by which we were deprived ofour regular sup ply of paper. Our readerswill lose naught l»y the change. The editor of this paper is receiving, daily, urgent requests from soldiers that The Binner may be sent to them in camps. We are doit g all in our power to supply this demand. Many friends throughout the State have kindly aided us in this matter. But, much yet remains to be done. There are many Georgia soldiers, to whom we wish to send the paper every Saturday.— To do this, it requires money to pay for paper and the expenses of printing. There are good reasons for predicting that the necessary article of paper will very soon increase in price ; and we are desirous of pu ceasing, now, a large supply. We ; make this e truest appeal to the friends of 1 I the Soldier : Will you aid us in raising the sum of one thousand dollars for the purchase of paper which will be used, exclusively, in printing ‘ The Baptist Banner' for the benefit of our soldiers in service ? VP<Z/ you aid us in doing good / The brave soldiers shall have this paper to read. Our time and labor are devoted to this purpose; will you aid us by con tributing of the means with which God has blessed you ? Tbc Banner for lUc Noldirra. We take pleasure in acknowledging the following donations,* for sending our paper 1 to soldiers in the Confederate service : E Steadman, Lawn neeville, SIOO Marion Board, per M. T. Sumner, 100 Dr. N. M. Crawford, Penfield, 15 Mrs. Job Taylor, Coleparchee, 5 A Cbcney, “ 5 t Mount Zlou Sabbatli-Sahool children, 0 i The Cherokee*. We have received from brother J. E. Robinson s2os—contributed by the Baptist church at Newnan for the poor Cherokees. Last week we acknowledged the receipt of $lO from Eden Taylor. It was S2O that brother T. sent. Church Couierencc Jleeti’g. Members of the First B iptist Church in this city, will bear in mind the special meet ing called at ten o’clock this morning. Cukrokek Baptist Convention. —On the next page will be found the entire proceed ings of the Cherokee B iptist Convention, at the rei'vnt session in Rome. The pamphlet copies ordered will in a few days be sent to the Clerk, for distribution among the Churches. Flint River AaaoclHtlon. The general inerting fur the Second Dis trict ut this Association will hold its next annual session with the church at Jackson Butts counit, Ga.. commencing on Fridat before the fourth Sablmth in Juli. Intro ductory ser>o<>n by J. G. Kimbrell. (There is no small pox at this time in the vicinity us Jackson, nor has there been tor some mouths.) W. Jeff Sprairr. Hvhohoth Association. Meets with I njun church in Macon coun- . ty (three miles from Reynolds, on Colum- 1 bus road), embracing third Sabbath in September. (oowi Association. Meeting commences on Saturday before the secund Sabbath in October—*t Poplar Springs, CbaUuog* omnty. Riddle < hvrokee A»»ocla*ion. Meeting commences ou Friday before th« fourth Sabbath in September, at Dalton. Agent In t'cuucssrr. Elder William McNutt, of Cleveland, it an authorised of Ths Baxter THE BAPTIST BANNER the fall ofjicksburg. Vicksburg is fallen ! How much of sorrow and calamity is couched in that dire announce ment I And it becomes a matter ot vital ini portance to every citizen of the Confederate States to enquire in what manner the interests of the republic will be affected by this catastro phe. But it is not our purpose to discuss this subject in the spirit of mere po iticians, but rather to address ourselfto the Christian reader and remind him of his peculiar duty and privi lege at this fearful conjuncture of bis country s history. If there is any truth in our holy reli gion which has received more marked and solemn attestation than another, it is that ‘ God is the hearer and answerer oi prayer.’ And it is especially at such a crisis as this that the people of God, realizing His faithfulness and mercy, should with unfaltering confidence cast themselves upon His promises and besiege Ills throne with their petitions. ‘ Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity ’; and when he is made to feel that ‘ all created streams are dry,’ then it is that God delights in making bare His arm and striking the blow that shall effect his deliverance. Moreover, tne relations of Christians to their Saviour abundantly give espt cial encouragement to the latter to hope for the largest possible con cessions to their necessities ‘ All power in heaven and earth is given’ to H ; m, and that power is available for the supply ot the necessi ties and for the advancement of the happiness of those who trust in His mercy. ‘ All things are yours, for ye are < hrist’s and Christ is God’s.’ Could we only see a spirit of deep reverential and contrite prayer pervading the minds of Christians throughout the Southern Confedera cy, we should have a measure of confidence not only in the final, but speedy triumph ©four arms which the augmentation of onr forces would never give us. May God in His mercy impart this spirit to His people 1 THE SEEN AND_THE UNSEEN. A c.elebra’ed writer rejected,.all testimony, however complete, that attempted to establish the truth of any thmg counter to human expe rience, and he makes this experience to consist enti ely of facts relating to our external exist ence The more delicate and subtile experiences oi the internal life were ranked among the chi meras of a disordered imagination. We know the sun has risen every day for tbou-ands and thousands of years, and there fore we sifely predict it will rise in the same way for ages to come. This kind of reasoning is the s > much vaunted argument of hu uan ex perience. It presupposes an e'ernal fixedness— an everlasting repetition of the same thing in the same way—whereas even our system of sun and planets is moving onward in the vast plain of the universe, leaving suns and stars behind us, that we may enter the vistas of new worlds and blighter constellations. With this new physical experience must come to the mind and soul of man a corresponding enlargement of the spiritual experience, so that what was truth a thousand years ago may be only re’atively so in our day. This iron argument, so utterly mate rial, cuts off all progress. Men should never advance should never admit any thing as true which had not the sanction of all the past ages. L. is the iron band upon the human brow, press ing in upon the brain, and holding it to a limited growth, excluding light and development, and keeping m in to a bondage of ideas, more goad ing than the bondage of the body. Under this hard materialism there is no en largement of thought, and no aspiration of soul Man is no better than a machine moving forever in the same plane. He is subject to a round of ever recurring change, but always within a given limit. He is a creature such as the poets have been wont to conceive as gnomes of the mine or spirits of the air; Arielsor Calibans, but not on ward, far-seeing, heaven reaching intelligences. The argument of Hume is more specious than convincing. Our state is not fixed to an ever recurring round of uudeviating experiences.— The external world is meliorated yearly by the conditions of human spiritual beings. From our past experience of printing, or of lightning, no one would ever have predicted the telegraph. To the man wfio lived fifty years ago, the loco motive or the telegraph would have been a miracle could it have been suddenly revealed to him. The whole law of our being is onward—on ward. We all stretch forth hands to the Infinite —we lean away io the Eteruul; we long, with an ever unslaked thirst, for those hidden fount ains of everlasting truth, of which ihe few who have pa’taken have never died, but live on in human liearts, remembered with an undying love. The great command to worship God,without dgn or form (the Un-een, Eternal Spirit, aud uo created idol) is based upon this very ground of an abstract idea, which the mind of man is able to conceive, and intimates also the growth of that mind. Did not the mind of man grow in the progress of the ages, the dumb idol of the Heathen would be as significant now as it w: s to the mind o the Britain or the Gaul three thousand years ago, and is to this day to the mind of the South Sea Pagan. But men outgrow this material symbolism, and therefore from the first were forbidden to worship any thing but the abstract, unseen Spirit, over all and iu all Man was made to worship the Infinite, tor to woiship less than this was to limit the soul. The child wondet s and pines to know what is beyond the girdle of hills whi h skirt his horizon —it is the germ ot the unlimited soul within b m, the instinctive human longing for that which is beyond his present experience, the spark of the Infinite within him struggling lor space. The age demands that we look beyond the material to a mo e internal experience for the basis of many truths absolutely essential to the wellbeing of the race. All arguments based upon a denial oi Ibis must eventually ta 1 mto contempt The unseen world is »s real, as tangible, and as all-pervading as ouc which we see by the external se.se, aud we can no more cast aside the one th n the other. ii— Agent in Weal* »lppL S. R. Whitten, of Louisville, Miss., is i an auth >nz<«d Agent to receive subscrip- I lions tor The Baptist Banner. Our Army Agent. Elder Daniel Morris, of the 14 th regi j ment cavalry, Ist Texas Brigade, is duly : authorized to receipt tor subscriptions to The Baptist Banner. 53JF“The Trustees of one of the Female j Charges us this State wish to find a suita ble person fur President—a good place offered Fur particulars apply al j office. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1863. [For The Baptist Banner j Missionary’s Report. Morristown, Tenn., June 2], 1863. j Dear Brother Wood: As this is a day of trouble and excite ment, instead of a day of worship and praise, I thought I would try to console myself by giving you a short account of the success of my labors since I wrote you from Ring gold, Georgia. While at that place 1 met with a kind re ception by officers, surgeons, and soldiers, generally. I held one prayer meeting’ preached two sermons, and delivered two exhortations, and distributed some tracts and Testaments—all of which were gladly received. The day before I left there, I found two young men in the woods playing cards. Upon coming up to them I called them brother soldiers, and began to speak to them of the sad results of gaming ; they stopped the game forthwith and listened to me very attentively, and agreed that what I said was true, threw away their cardsand said they would play no more. That night they went out to hear me preach. At the close us the sermon they, with fourteen others, presented themselves for prayer, and I pray God they may never find com fort till they find it in the atoning blood of Christ that cleanseth from sin. Next day I took the East Tennessee & Georgia Railroad. Between Dalton and Knoxville 1 distributed a goodly number of tracts at every point where there were sol diers. At Knoxville I made no stop, as there seemed to be laborers enough there for that field, but came on to this point, where I found soldiers wholly destitute of religious reading—having no chaplain—no missionary had visited them. ' They all gladly received tracts, papers, and Testa ments. I found a wounded soldier at a pri vate house in this town much concerned about his future state. 1 tried to point him to the ‘‘Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world,” exhorting him to em brace the promises of the Gospel by faith, and prayed with, and for him. The next day I found him rejoicing in a Saviour’s love —having found the ‘ pearl of great price.” He is a Mr Hodge, of Newton County, Georgia. He was on his way home, but was able to go no further—his wound was bad, but was thought to be some better yesterday. To-day I was to preach to the people; but instead of that it is all excitement. The women and children are fleeing—the thieves ind murderers are radidly approaching— reported within less than five miles. They have already destroyed the stations and bridges between Knoxville and this point. We have only one thousand troops to meet twenty-five hundred. We have n<> artillery, but the people seem determined to make a bold resistance. I am cut off, at presert, from my State and family, but I have friends here, and I try to console myself with the thought that lam about my Master’s work. 1 do not know when this will reach you, as all the trains are stopped on this road to Knoxville, but I hope it will not be long before all will be right again. If lam not taken prisoner, or retained as such, 1 will write you when I leave this field. Pray me. Yk urs in Christ, P. A. HUGHES. [For The Baptist Banner.} What of It < The editors of The Banner hitherto have allowed me a good deal of latitude, which means breadth, and in geography means breadth North and South. The most of the breadth which 1 have taken has been South, as 1 live on that side of the equator. To write about many things in general and nothing tn particular,has many advantages. If the critics say that Phil Crusty lacks point, is deficient in logic,and all such, they but spend their breath aud spi J their ink in vain, for Uncle Phil cares nothing for such opinions. Os critics, he has this passing remark: Must of them are hy-per critical, having a smart sprinkling of stuck up-aev. Toadjism is one thing and Beecher is an other and Lincoln is a third, and so on ad infinitum. Os all the things, the preachers say, Sin is the worst. If so, some men are in a bad condition. Preachers ought to be mighty good men and very free from disease, espe cially the biy head, as the disease is incura ble except at the expense of life. When you speak of curing a preacher us this, it is the same as to predict that he will “put off this mortal coil.’’ One of the editors of The Banner defended preachersagamst this by attributing the difficulty to small or tight hats, or something of that sort. Now these same hats are a terrible bore to plain,good honest people, and I make a move that they be expelled from our Southern Confederacy and especially from the synagogue. To see a mule climb a long leaf pine, would be a strange thing, and to see a B.>ard man in favor of Independent Missions would be quite as strange. So far as he is con cerned, the Gospel will ride forth to th«- heathen and to all others a board or it will not ride at all. There are a few good people who object to this hard wav of riding, and some bad ones who do n >t want it to ride c.r walk f>rlh at all. The good One will elect His own way us Converting the world. Your srucy friend Somnus has arranged ! for sleeping at church very nicely, but the I people in many places are a long way s ■ ah<ad ot Somnus. as they have been indulg ing the habit of sleeping at 'church a great while before his justification appeared. It is fair and charitable to suppose that these sleepers do not consider the exercise wrong ur iu any way discreditable, else they would keep awake. As to kt eping them awake, snutl is no where— w hether in the sermon | or in the nostril. Red pepper is a better remedy, but even that must be used in pro fusion. If a man should look like a wolf it would not be stranger than to act like one while he looks lik- a sheep. But, after all, the world isa great curiosi ty —and "what of it?” PHIL CRUSTY. The Baptist Banner. A RELIGIOUS AND FAMILY PAPER. The proprietors of The Baptist Banner ; would inform the reading public, especially heads of families, that, as an excellent HOME PAPER. THE BANNER shall be surpassed by none- HIS BANNER OVER US IS LOVE. i ■ [For The Baptist Banner.} Educate your Daughters. For a quarter of a century past, our peo ple have taken great interest in the subject of female education. But now it is more important (Jian ever before. Our sons are in the army, and many of them will be compelled to remain without an education. Os those who are fortunate enough to re turn, many will have contracted such habits in the army as will forbid them to study. This war may last fur years to come, and ail our sons will be placed in the army at eighteen years of age ; all that is done for their education must be done before that time. But our daughters will remain at home, and can both learn and teach. Many of them exhibit such excellency in teaching that our schools and colleges can be carried on successfully, mainly under their direc tions. There need, then, be no suspension of these institutions because their presi dents and professors are away in the army. And then we have abundant means tor this purpose. We cannot expect much more, during the war, than to pay taxes and support our families; but for this there are abundant means—all, who are industrious, can find ample means, except those who are to be supported by the public. And for the education of their children, the best and most ample means should, and I think will, be furnished. The rich and liberal could not now do better than to educate the girls of the poor. And, it is very evident, if we educate the girls of the present generation, the chil dren of the next will be. No mother, who is herself educated, will allow her children to grow up in ignorance. This war, with all its evils, will have one good effect; it will develop the capacity of our daughters. Before this, they have been mainly regard ed as household idols—having a sort us butterfly existence ; but now it will be seen that they are adapted to practical lite, and really have a useful place to till in society. But, for the proper performance us these duties, ffiey must be educated. BETA. [For The Bapti t Bann-.r.} Extortioners—Hotel Keepers. Brother Editor: All classes unite in condemning extor tioners; but there is one class us ttnse whom 1 have not seen “handed round” bj any one —and that class, in my estimation, is the worst of all extortioners. I mean hotel keepers. In some places they charge from six to ten dollars per day—two to three doll irs per meal —and furnish you with a miserable sty, called a bed, which would be obnoxious to the sensibilities of a refined swine. Otten you cun eat everything on the table, except their old, cracked and dirty dishes, within six feet of you. One hungry man w’onld play havoc with halt the length of their ta bles. And they will introduce you to these tables, and these dirty beds, as it doing you a great favor; and seem to think that no apology is necessary except “these are war times and you must nut expect much,” &c Now, Mr. Editor, because these are war times, is there any bockade on soap, sand and water? And should not, and will not, an honest man give joji value for your money now as well as "at any former time ? A colonel, some time ago, boarded at a hotel somewhere, and it makes no difference where, and at the end of the u r eek was pre sented with a bill of about seventy dollars. He asked, “ Sir, is that not pretty salty ”? The honest keeper said, with emphasis, “No sir, when 1 have to pay $4 a pound fur coffee, sl2 apiece for turkeys, $1 a pound for hams, 50cts. for a small chicken, and other things in proportion !” “I dont see,” said the Colonel, “ what that has to do with the question, as you never buy any of those things!” Exactly; what does it cost to keep a hotel, when the keeper provides nothing ? Now, brother Editor, I think it wrong for a Christian public to support any such men when they can avoid it. When compelled to travel, let them take along a basket of provisions, die. —save the price of extortion to give to the suffering Indians, for whom brother Compere so eloquently pleads, or some other good cause. Let those extor tioners know that the good public will not support them till they furnish “ quid pro quo." P. [For The Baptist Banner.] Rome, Ga., July 6, 1863. Dear Brother Ells: After leaving your pleasant home, 1 rea> hed this city last Friday evening, and, on Saturday morning, in chflige of Brother Hills—who is ever ready to serve ihe Bap tist preachers—l reached Pisgah. The gen oral meeting was in session ; brother D. vV. Gwin was in the c^air —brother Nathan Yarbrough at the table. The meeting ad journed at eleven o'clock to hear a sermon by father Hugh Quin. He is now about 78 jears of age —preaches w ith clearness and tenderness—was formerly the pastor of that church; and, I am told, he constituted the church in this city, and wa>» its pastor. For years he has been in the West. After dinner, an essay upon Pastoral Vis iting was presented by brother Gwin, and elicited several interesting speeches, from j brethren Hendricks, Hamilton, Martin and 1 Canfield. The essay speaks well for its author, and, as it was r< quested, by the body, tor publication iu your paper, we hope to see it soon. On Sabbath morning, when it was expect ed that 1 would present the condition of the Cherokee sufferers, we received the inform ation that the family of the lamented bro . ther Newt<>n, who labored so long in this ' section, and w ho had been pastor of Pisgah, were in destitute circumstances. Evers body felt like doing something tor the relief of that family ; aud as the families of be loved brethren, worn out in the work, are too often neglected, I could not consent to have any other object presented to that ‘ congregation at that hour. Brother Still well preached at 3 o’clock. He, also, had been a pastor of Pisgah, in past years. We were pleased with the disposition manifested by the church, in appointing to preach those brethren who had been former pastors. It shewed that though the pastoral relations had been severed, these brethren were still cherished by the church. At the close of the 3 o’clock services, the pastor, in a very happy way, expressed his desire, and that it was the desire of others, that something should be done fur the suf [ sering Cherokees, and requested me to state | the facts of their condition, that the friends of Pisgah might have the matter clearly before them. Os course I availed myself of the opportunity ; and I saw in the coun tenances of the audienc- a liberal response promised. A large committee of ladies was raised to collect, and a committee of gentle men to receive and expend. Pisgah will be sure to act nobly in this good work. Among other good things of that meet ing, I received the following yearly sub scribers for The Banner'. Elder C. B. Martin, Mrs. S. C. Harvey, Coosa, Georgia; Elder J. W. Caufield, Cave Springs, Georgia; E J. Towns, Ster ling, Cherokee county, Alabama. Fraternally, E. L COMPERE. [For the Baptist Banner.] To the Friends of the Cherokee Suf ferers. I hope those churches or communities that have been collecting clothing for the destitute Cherokees, will forward their con tributions to Atlanta by the 20th of the month. If I can get through with my bus iness, I desire to start West within a few days thereafter. Also, as many persons seem anxious to make contributions, and are notable to col lect up a box or bale of goods, if such per sons will deposit their small amounts with brother Stillwell, at Rome, brother Howard, at Cartersville, brother Selvidge, at Dalton, or brother Wood at New nan, these brethren will forward to The Banner office. And if persons can do so, they may send directly to The Baptist Banner, and I will get the contributions. E. L. COMPERE. » David M. Foreman.—Coosa Associ ation. At the session of the Coosa, held at LaFavette, a subscription was taken to help support David M. Foreman as Missionary among the Indians. Brethren proposed to pay a certain amount each year for three years. The sub-criptiona for last vear and the present are now needed, as the Executive Committee have the opportunity of sending the funds to brother Foreman by El er E L. Compere Brother Foreman greatly needs the funds. Will brethren send by first mail to D. B. Hamilton Home, Ga. 1 J. M. WOOD, Chairman Ex. Comm. Coosa Association. What is Baptisnit 1. The literal meaning of the word from which baptism is derived, is in the original, to immerse, dip, or bury in water. That this is its primary meaning is admitted, by the most learned and pious of all denomina tions. 2. Wherever the circumstances attending its administration are given in the New Testament, this mode is clearly implied.— John baptized in the river of Jordan; the Saviour came up from Ilis baptism' out of rhe water;’ John baptized in Enon, near to Salem, ‘ because there was much water there;’ Philip ‘went with the Eunuch down into the water, baptized him there, and then cime vp with him out of the water.’ 3. The analogies presented in the figura tive use of the word baptism, require an mimersiun: such as a burial and resurrection; planting together;.overwhelming; washing, tec. 4. Those, of all denominations, most noted for piety, agree that immersion’was the mode practiced by the primitive saints. 5. Tne Greeks, in whose language the New Testament was originally written, and who may therefore be supposed to under stand their own language best, have always practiced immersion. 6. Experience and common observation prove that God has given the testimony of His Spirit and the answer as a good con science to those who have followed Christ, by being immersed, in away that places this far before any other mode. 7. And conclusively, all agree without doubt or cavil, that immersion is a valid gospel baptism; which can be said of no other mode. Who would receive a bill of doubtful genuineness in payment of a just debt, when one of undisputed and known value was tendered ? Or, who would offer to our neighbor a doubtful coin with one hand, while we held in the other, one of known value? Much less then, will we, under the inspiration of divine love, offer to God an act of obedience doubtful in its character, merely to escape.an inconveni ence and cross to the flesh, when we can render an obedience attested by the word of God, and admitted valid by all Christen dom. It God pronounced a woe against the man who should do the work of the Lord deceitfully, (Jer. xlviii: 10,) a. d a curse upon those who having in their flock a male, yet offered to God a corrupt thing, (Mai. i: 14,) let us beware how we substi tute for the commands of God the tradi tions and dispensations of men ! To the Public. From and after the 29th Apr I, 1863, in the sale of ‘The Confederate Monitor,’ and all other works published By me, twentj tive cents, on each copy sold, shall be do nated to establish and support a Soldiers’ Orphans’ Male and Female School, 'said School to be established in Atlanta or its vicinity. The editor of the Atlanta (Ga.) Baptist Banner, is appointed to receive any and all contributions made to the object and pur pose above stat' d. I propose to be one of twenty who may donate SSO each into the hands of the par ty above mentioned, as the starting point tor the establishment of the institution above des ribed, and hope that this hum ble offering will be cheerfully responded to even by more, and many more, than the nineteen w ho are called upon in this article to lay the foundation of an institution which must eventually elevate to posts of honor and responsibility, “at some future day in : this infant Confederacy,” maty of our now humble and destitute orphans of soldiers who have freely given their lives in defence of liberty and their homes and hearths, so sacred and dear to man. I herewith deposit SSO, together with $lO5, as the amount of proceeds of the per cent, set apart in the sale of my publica tions since the 29th April, 1863.’ Respectfully, tec., Atlanta, May 25, 1863. H. W. R. JACKSON. The BAPTIST BANNER is published every Saturday morning, in Atlanta. Ga., by Jaues N. I Ells 3c Co. Four dolUira par year. [For The Baptist Banner.] IN MEMORY OF GENERAL JACKSON. BY LULA. LEAN. He has gone to rest; the Wattle scarred form Os Christian, patriot, and warrior brave Now sleeps near the mountains he loved in his youth, While their tall summits watch o’er his grave. He has gone! never more will that voice be heard, Humbly li ted in prayer, for the causa of the right, By the glow of the camp-fires, or on the long march, ’JMiji wild notes of battle—the foeman in sight. A Christian— his faith was not anchored to earth, While loud grew the tempest, and darker the day, He trusted and prayed ’mid blackness of night, That Heaven would strengthen his arm for the fray; That his own blue skies might sunny beams cast Where the echoed not to the tram p of the foe, And the breeze sweeping gently through palace and cot, Bore not on its wings the sad breathings of woe. A patriot— he loved the bright land of his birth— Her altars of freedom, her forests’ deep high; And his heart clung more fondly to each cherished spot As the tread of the boasting Invader drew nigh. A ■warrior brave — where banners hung high O’er many a battle-field covered with gore, He met the vile spoiler—in triumph he stood; For victory e’er smiled on the standard he bore. Alas—he has left us! a nation’s great heart Is throbbing wit han v ulsh, and sorrow’s sad strain Comes blended with shoutings ot victory—but aft _ Can ne’er wake the sleeper, ah I rwver againf! Oxford, Ga., June, 1863. ■ PRAYING AND BELIEVING. Is is often said that the day of miracles is past. This may be so. At least this is not such a day of miracles as was the period of Christ’s personal ministration, or the apostolic age. But the da} of Providence is not past, and God can now, as He could have done then, had He pleased, accomplish all the direct benefit which accrued to an in dividual as the result of a miracle, without working a miracle at all. His object in feeding and healing men and women mirac ulously, was not to supply them directly with benefits with which he could not fur nish them without a miracle, but to furnish 'hem with abundant grounds of faith; and ihe same may be said of His casting out devils, raising the dead, and liberating His servants miraculously. In answer to the prayer of faith, God can and will do, either with or without special providence, all that He ever did in any age ior His children by miraculous interposition. Do we doubt it? Then let us, with all sincerity and earnest ness, make the experiment, and make it perseveringly. We have too much of ra tionalism, or rather of unbelief, in out ministry and churches on this subject—too much scouting of the idea that God will aid a minister to preach, and aid a member to exhort or pray —assist a Christian in'the every-day duties of lite, and in the perform ance of Christian duties —too much of lean ing to our own understanding and trusting in means —too little confidence in God only, and too much of selfishn -S3 in our aims and objects. If, as Christians in the ordinary walks of life'we pray tor t"inporal — pros and sWuess, “ chat we ray consume it upon our lusts;” if, like Diotrephes, we “love to have the preeminence,” and pray for it ever so earnestly, God may not heed our prayers. But if, with a spirit that pre fers our own glory to our own benefit—if, with an ever-abiding an J earnest desire for God’s praise and man’s salvation, and with a hungering an.l thirsting after righteous ness, we hourly ask the blessing of God on our smallest and our greatest enterprises, He will supply our folly with wisdom, and our weakness with strength.—[J/bm/wy Star. WHAT IS FAITH ? Faith in Christ implies not only a hearty belief in the Saviour’s doctrines, but a whole dependence on the Saviour’s person as our Prophet, Priest, and King. It requires a careful use of the means of grace, but for bids all trusting in the means. We must read the word of God with care, yet not rely upon our own ability to make us wise unto salvation, but wholly trust to Jesus, our Prophet, to opea our dark understand ing, and direct us by his Spirit into all-sa ving truth. We must watch’against sin. and pray against it, too ; yet not rely upon <>ur own strength to conquer it, but wholly trust in Jesus,our King, to subdue our will, our tempers, and our affections, by His Spirit; to write His holy law upon our hearts, and influence our conduct to His glory. We must be tealous in good works, jet wholly tru-it in Jesus, as our Priest, to wash the guilty conscience in His purple fountain, and clothe our naked souls in His glorious righteousness, thereby receiving ■ all our pardon and our title to eternal life. The life of faith is thus expressed by Paul: ‘•Run wi'h patience the race set before you, looking unto Jrsus;” looking unto Him with a single ej e continually ; and looking so by prayer and faith, and to receive sup plies foreveiy want. Faith is the mauter key to the treasury of Jesus; it open.-* all the doors, and brings out every store. A heart well nurtured in this precious grace, finds rest in the gospel. In time of danger, -ickness or temptation, it flutters not, nor struggles much to help itself, but “stands still and sees the salvation of God.” The eye is singly fixed on Jesus; the heart is carefully waiting for Hirn, and Jesus brings relief. Faith calls, and Jesus answers, , “Here I am to save thee!”— [Berridge. Soldiers’ Depository. Soldiers in and around this city are hereby notified that I have opened a De pository of Bibles, Testaments, Hymn- Books, Tracts, and religious papers, for their benefit, at the office of W. H. Stark, commission merchant, north side Bay street, about one hundred and fifty yards above the Post-office. They will please call and supply themselves with religious reading, free of charge. In my absence, they will be attended to by Mr. Kempton. J. H. CAMPBELL, Savannah, June 1. Army Evangelist. The Little Rock (Arkansas) Patriot learns that Col. Stand Wattie crossed the Arkansas on the 2sth ult., and made a suc cessful attack on the enemy on the Bayou Maynard, near Fort Gibson, which resul ed in some thirty being killed and wounded, and one hundred made prisoners. TERMS— Four Dollars a-year. The War News, The success of General Lee’s army in Pennsylvania is unprecedented. The force lately commanded by Hooker has been se verely beaten-40,000 having surrendered as prisoners of war , while thousands have i been slain and wounded. I n the four days’ fight, ending last Saturday night, at Gettys burg, our loss is estimated at 10,000. The details of this terrible battle are looked for with anxiety. The telegraph reports that adispatch from Gen’l Johnston to the Secretary of War makes the announcement that Vicksburg capitulated on the 4th instant. The garri son- was paroled. Notwithstanding the great disaster which has befallen the heroic defenders in the struggle at Vicksburg, there is reason to believe it will prove a barren victory to the Yankees. Their much coveted object—the free navigation of the Mississippi—has by no means been secured ; the end is not yet. Success has been attending our arms in Louisiana. It is reported that the most important points on the Mississippi near to New Orleans have come again into our possession; and many are of the opinion that the Confederate flag will ere long wave in triumph over the Crescent City. Let all hope for the best, and let those at home take their proper fighting position— on their kness before the great Captain of our salvation. George E. White, M. D., ATLANTA, GA. OFFICE nt Nile ’ Insurance Ag-ncy, up stairs corner n< Alabama and-Whitehall strees At night, he may be found at bls residence, near the dwelling of Judge Lyon, on Whitehall. Ur. Whi e would solicit the -ttention, especially, of those afflicted wita chronic complaints. March, 18113. J McDaniel, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, ( Thompson’’s Building, on Decatur Street,) ATLANTA, GA. Goods bought, sold, a d shipped, on commasion. also, all business promptly fat htully attended 10. Refers to acquaintances and business inenherei Atlanta, May 303863. J. 18. Tippin, . Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Foreign and Domestic pry goods. Connally’s Block, on Whitehall Stree ATLANTA, GA. Lowe, Famfrrough & Co., General Commission Merchants, IN DANIELS’ AM) WINSHIP’b BLOCK, ATLANTA, GA EgT For the sale of PRODUCE, and all kinds of MERCHANDISE; Negroes, Reai Es ate, &c., &c. Orders and consignments respectfully solicited. N. A. llornady, RESIDENT DENTIST, FORSYTH, GA. Office over Lampkin’s store. Particular attention paid to calls at home, and also at a distance. Forsyth, Ga., Jan. 10,1862. feb 15 ’62 S' D Wes, Fire ainl Insurajnce AGENT, Corner of Whitehall and Alabama streets,] ATLANTA, GA. Oct 18 BI uglies, Hagan &. Co., Manufacturers of and Dealers in all kinds of ENVELOPES, ATLANTA, GA., QT* Manufactory on Peach Tree Street. ~AUG USTA HOTEL, William Wheelock, Proprietor, BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. GLOBE HOTEL, BROAD STREET, AUGUSTA, GA. Mui larky & Gannon, Proprietors. AUSTIN MULLARKY. JQBN M. GANNON. Atlanta Female Institute. THIS Instituilon has not been taken for a hospital, as ha. been reported, and 1 have the assurance ol the Post Surgeon that It will not be taken. The exercises wll. be resumed on the second Monday in January, 1868, and Continue ior a .cholasllc term ot alx months. Under the pressure of the times, we are compelled to rai.e our ru es of tuition. The charge j, therefore, will be as follows: Collegiate department, for six months, - >36 00 Preparatory •* •••«.. . y,, 00 Primary “ “ “ “ . . 24 00 Incic entala, - - - - - CO Music and piano r< nt, same old prices. One half of t e above charges n>u4 be paid in advance in eve y instance. J R. MaYouN, P.esident. MERCER UNIVEHSITI, PENFIELD, GREENE COUNTY, GEORGIA. FACULTY. President—N. M. Crawford, D. D. Professors—S. P. Sanford, A. M., J. E. Willett, A. M., U. W. Wise, A. M. Theological Seminary.—Professor N M. Crawford, D. D. defartmsnts. 1. A college course of four years, equal to that of the best colleges in the country. 2. A theological course, of three years, design ed tor those who are prepaiing tor the Gospel Min istry. 3 A scientific course of four years, including, with sou e additions, ail the studies o 1 ibecodegl at- course, except the ancient languages. 4. an academical department, embracing all who are not pi epared to enter college. COMMENCEMENT AND VACATIONS. The Commencement is held on the second Wed nesdayin July. There are two vacations, dividing the year into two terms. Fall Teim begins on the first Wednesday in Sep tember, and closes on the 13th of December. Spring Term begin.- on the fourth V ednesday in January, and closes on Commencement daj. 8- LANDRUM, Secr’yßoaid Trustees, July 26,1862. Savannah da 11. P. HILL & CO.S CONFEDERATE states RAIL-ROAD GLIDE, Containing the Time-Ta.b’es, Fares. Connec tions and distances op all the Railroads of the Confederate States; also, the connecting lines of Railroads, Steamboats and Stages—and w ill be accompanied by a complete Guide to the principal Hotels; with a large variety of valua ble information, collected, compiled and ar ranged by J. C. BWAYZE. Published by H. P. Hill & Co , Griffin, Ga., and for sale by all Booksella in the confederacy. To A<licrligerg. Business men who desire a that class adver tising medium, for the whole Confederacy, will find such an one in the “ Confederate States Railroad Guide." Advertisements will be received at <BO per page, or fractional parts thereof at the same rates. Address all orders for advertisements, or the Book, to H. P. HILL & CO., Griffin, Ga. ISF* Liberal commission to the Trade. NUMBER 34.