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•The entrance of Thy Word glveth light’
A. C. DAYTON, Editor.
JAS. N. ELLS, Secular Editor.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8s 1863.
EDITORIAL, ARRANGEMENT.
Henceforth the religious and denomina
tional department of The Banner will be
under the control of Elder A. C. Dayton ;
and the secular, news, and literary depart
ments under that of Jas. N. Ells, as here
tofore. Brother Dayton’s articles will be
designated by his initials.
THE BANNER FOR THE ARMY.
Who will help us send a thousand copies
weekly to the soldiers? We have been
told by several brethren that they had
much rather read a Baptist paper than one
every way equal but not denominational.
We give them now a chance to show
their desires by their works. We will
furnish one number or a series of numbers
and there are good brethren who will de
light to distribute just when and where
they will do the most good. We have no
intention or wish to supplant the Soldier's
Friend or any publication intended exclu
sively for the soldiers. We would they
could have ten-fold their present circulation.
But they cannot take the place of a good de
nominational publication. Soldiers ough
not only to be made good men but good
baptists. A. C. D.
DON’T GET MAD.
We preached a sermon some time ago
on the doctrines of Grace, in which we took
ground in direct opposition to tbre opinions
of many of our hearers of other denomi
nations. We thought probably they would
get angry. But so far from it, we were
told recently that they greatly desired to
hear us on the baptism of infants. We
regret that.our contemplated removal to
Perry makes it impossible to comply with
this desire. And we refer to the circum
stance only as an illustration of what the
feeling of religious people should be to
ward every attempt to ascertain the truth
as it is in Jesus. We ask no one to receive
our teachings unless we can show a “ Thus
saith the Lord ” for them, and if we can, it
is surely very foolish to get mad at us be
cause we prove the opposers to bemistaken
It is a sad thing that men will enter pro-*
fessedly upon an investigation of questions
in religion with a determination to receive
nothing as true which does not accord with
their preconceived opinions. This is no
way to reach the truth. But we suppose
that there are some who will become an
gry with us for our series of articles on the
modi of trying the churches. They are
not willing to abide the conclusion to which
this method drives them, and hence will
get mad at us for presenting it. We can'
only say that such a course will indicate,
neither good sense nor sound religious feel
ing- A. C. D.
THE CHILD’S INDEX.
After the suspension of the Children’s
’Friend from the pressure of the war times
*the denomination was left for a while with
put any paper for the little ones. For
Isome time past, however, Bro. Boykin lias
foeen publishing a few numbers of it, and
from what we have seen we think well of
it, and by request of the Editor we intend
to write for it a series of articles illustra
ting the influence of genuine poetry even
in h little child, and showing how the ordi
bances of the Church arc manifest even to
the little ones, if they will let the Bible
mean but what it says.
We are glad to have any means of ope
rating again on the minds of the young.
A. C. D.
Agent In Tennessee.
Elder William McNutt, of Cleveland, is
an authorized agent of The Banner.
Our Army Agent.
Elder Daniel Morris, of the 14th regi
ment cavalry, Ist Texas Brigade, is duly
authorized to receipt for subscriptions to
The Baptist Banner.
A<ent tn
S. R. Whitten, of Louisville, Mis*., is
an authorized Agent to receive subscrip
tions for The Baptist Banner.
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THE BAPTIST BANNER.
A Pleasant to Noonday.
We lejirned^hte.-Association at Noonday
was to meet last Saturday, and determmed
if possible to attend. But when
ready to Se off, we were informed that the
session was over, having been 'held a week
previous. We did not know, therefore,
whether to go or not. [And will say now
that we hope the brethren of that body
will not allow us to.be leltinsuch suspense
again, but will send us a ‘notice’ of their
meeting to be published in The Banner. —
And what we say to Noonday, we say to
every Association in Georgia : send us the
time and place of your
Happily for us, General Foster, who is
conversant with many things besides his
A. Q. M. duties, gave us the information
that Noonday Association certainly was in
session ; and at three o’clock Saturday eve
ning, in company with Elder Compere, we
set off to find the body. Very soon the
•iron horse’ halted at Marietta. We
walked into the telegraph office to get in
formation from brother York as to bow
we could get to the church, and where we
would find it?—and were informed that
we must go farther up the road, to Big
Shantee, and perhaps we could get convey
ance—and if not, we would have to depend
upon Walker's Express, which line we had
determined to patronize in case of an
emergency.
All aboard, again ! and oft' for the next
station, where we found Judge Carrie, the
faithful depot agent, at his post, as a matter
of course. He was glad to see brother C.,
whom he had known years ago when a stu
dent at Mercer. The Judge gave us the
proper direction, that it was only about
eight miles, to the church ; and as there
were no livery stables, nor surplus horses
and buggies, near the Shantee, it is not ne
cessary to tell anything more of our mode
of conveyance. Suffice it, we were soon en
route for brother George Roberts’. ‘ Here
js an orchard with half-ripe fruit,’ and
‘ There is the place where the water-melons
ought to be, but are not.’ ‘ However, a
few peaches nearly ripe overhang the road,
planted there, evidently, by the generous
farmer, to cheer the weary traveller—
brother C., let’s try them.’ ‘ And here is
the gleaning of the blackberry crop.’ Thus
the provisions of nature by the way-side
contributed to revive and refresh us on our
tramp.
‘But yonder is the house—that white
building in.the end of that long lane,’ and
directly we are upon the threshold of bro
ther Roberts’ house. And no distant,cold
hearted host stood before us, but a fine
looking man, of friendly manner, and whose
very countenance indicated hospitality.—
He met us, extending his hand: ‘ Walk in,
gentlemen, walk in.’ ‘This is brother
Roberts, I .suppose.’ ‘ That is my name.’
‘ Compere is my name. Let me introduce
you to brother Ells, of The Baptist Banner,
brother Roberts.’ ‘ Brethren, be. seated.—
We are very glad indeed to see you.’
Os course we had a pleasant time at the
house of this brother. He and his excellent
lady know exactly how to make Baptists
(at any rate) ‘ feel at home.’ We talked,
and read, and sang, and prayed with them,
and felt benefitted when we had .left them.
One thing in regard to the conduct ot
brother R. towards his negroes, is worthy
of note : he told us that he had not whipped
one of his grown servants in ten years—
and yet his servants did as much work for
him as was usual; that he never feared
having a day's work done when he sent
| them to the field; that he could talk to
them, if they should disobey at any time,
till they would shed tears; that if the
Yankees come upon him, his negroes would
•not only stay with him, but defend him if
i necessary. He allows his servants to cul
> I tivate a little crop for themselves—not in
their time, however, but in his time—he
claiming all their time from Monday morn
ring till Saturday night. His negroes al
ways have some money, and are able to
r dress respectably. They sometimes borrow
I money from their master, and can get credit
■ in any of the stores where they are known,
lie allows them to raise their own poultry,
but not for sale. Hence, they not only
>|dress well, but can set a good table. He
‘ reads and explains the Bible to them—
brings them into the house to family prayer,
• and often cal’s on a pious servant to lead in
the devotions. Is it at all strange that
servants thus treated should be so devoted
’to their master ? Before we came up to
I his house, a l>oy belonging to brother R.
’ overtook us on the road. ‘ Well, boy. who
lives there ? ’ ‘ Mr. Roberts, sir.’ •U he
your master?’ ‘Yessir.’ ‘Do you think
your n aster would allow a Baptist preacher
and an editor to stay all night with him ?’
J‘ Oh yes, sir, or a Mefodiss either, or any
body. else. My master never turns any
body off, sir? We thought the boy’s ex
pression showed that he was proud of his
; master. Truly we thought brother R. was
’a slaveholder in th« Scriptural sense of the ;
term. 1
During our stay, sister R. took us in to
her loom-room, showed us some fine speci
mens of Confederate manufacture, and re
marked ‘ There has been five or six hundred
yards of cloth wove on that loom this year.’
At the house of brother Roberts we met
brother Burdine and brother Grisham. —
’ The latter was the Clerk of the Association,
and is doing a work which may be of ser
vice to the denomination. He is preserving
' cn file the Minutes of his own and other
Associations; also, he files away with care
every copy of The Banner, and such valua
ble papers as he takes. Hence, if you want
to gather up historical incidents of the de
nomination, we refer you to brother Wm.
Grisham. Here also we met brother Hill,
one of the committee on Publications—an
. uncompromising Baptist, zealous for a de
nominational literature, and especially for
the young. He was very anxious for the
republication of brother Dayton’s Sabbath
school Question Book.
Sabbath morning our kind-hearted host
provided conveyance for his infantry guests,
and by ten o’clock we were at the church.
A large arid intelligent congregation had
assembled 1 o hear a sermon at ten o’clock
by brother Springer, and at eleven by bro
ther Hawkins. But when it was known
that the Missionary to the Cherokees was
on the ground, both of the appointees very
promptly and modestly requested the com
mittee on preaching to excuse them from
occupying the time assigned them, and to
appoint brother C. to preach the missionary
sermon. Elder C. thought this was taking
‘snap judgment’ on him, but yielded to
their solicitations. The result was one of
his happiest efforts, and we have never seen
a more attentive congregation than that
addressed by him upon the Great Commis
sion. At the close of the sermon a collec
tion was taken for the Cherokee Mission,
amounting to $lO2 and some cents.
Refreshments were on the ground in an
abundance for the large crowd, which, after
luncheon, reassembled‘and heard an excel
lent sermon from brother Hawkins. Truly
happy is the church with such a preacher as
pastor; she will be edified and taught aright.
A storm near by caused the preacher to
’ hasten through and a large portion of the
congregation to hasten away. However a
portion remained even after the benediction
was pronounced ; and as they were afraid
to venture out, it was suggested as a favor
able. time for the editor of The Banner to
make a little speech. The brethren and
sisters sang a hymn, and the pastor pre
sented the ‘ Banner man ’ to the congrega
tion, who listened attentively to our speech.
Our beloved brother C. came to our aid as
we sat down, and, unfurling the Banner
afresh, felt sure that the good sisters would
find pleasure in sending many copies of the
paper to the poor languishing soldiers in
our armies and in our hospitals. The
trickling tear down tl|eir cheeks told truly
that their response was hearty and liberal.
The nice little sum of $l2O was placed in
our hands for the paper. Will not other
congregations do likewise?
Monday morning we found the Associa
tion in session, and were invited to take a
seat. Brother Dean was Moderator of the
body. His mild but commanding manner
admirably qualified him for his position. —
He is a practicing physician and minister
of the Gospel, and, if we mistake not, he
has recently accepted the command of a
company in the Confederate service.
We were permitted to bear an interest
ing sermon at 11 a. ra., by brother Spring
er, from the words, “There is but a step
between me and death.” We thought the
subject was well chosen, and appropriate
to the times Truly we are made to re-
• member in these days, often, ‘ there is but a
step between us and death.’
The business of the Convention was fin ;
i ished by 12. a. m.. and the body adjourned, i
However, before the adjournment, the mem-'
bers had resolved not to start home tilll
, they could hear an address from Elder.
Compere, upon the past and present politi-■
cal and religious history of the Indians— :
. especially the Cherokees.
some refreshment, the congregation reas- ’
sembled, and, though it was the lazy hourj
of the day, they listened with deep interest:
■lto the account of affairs in the West; and
, I not a few shed tears as the speaker referred
I briefly to the sufferings of the patriot Cher ,
.[okees, and especially to those of the fami
| ly of his beloved associate, Elder James A.
Stover. When he took his seat, the Mod
. erator arose and expressed his deep sy mpa- ,
i thv with the sufferers, and felt that the pa-
• • triotic ladies of the congregation would take
pleasure in sending some goods for their :
• relief. He would, therefore, name a com-
' mittee of ladies, who would collect up the ■
■ | contributions of the community, and send
on to Atlanta in a few days. Bro. C. has
j been very successful’in other localities, and
! we feel sure the good people of Noonday
! will raise something handsome for his Cher-:
j okees. The matter was left in the right
I hands. Bro. Springer hoped the congrega-
tion would wait a little longer. He said
‘brother C. had been with them, labored
with them, and they had learned to love
him, and as they might never meet Kim
again on earth he wanted the brethren t<T
sing “BJest be the tie that binds’ &c., and
extend the parting hand to the Missionary
In this the whole congregation paricipated.
Eld. C. offered prajer, and the moderator
dismissed the meeting.
Thus closed a delightful meeting, indeed
pleasant and profitable to all who attended.
W e spent Monday night with brother
Hoy. Comment is not necessary ; but if
you wish to visit a truly practical, working,
Christian family, call on -the Hoys. We
think the light of Noonday will shine upon
us again, when we will be accompanied by
our own little ‘ Duckie,’ and enjoy the
pleasure of a visit to several families upon
whom we could not call, this trip.
THE INFIDEL’S DAUGHTER.
We have regarded this as the best and
most attractive work we ever wrote. It
certainly cost us more time and labor than
any other. We expected for it a wide ca
reer of influence and usefulness . But just
as it began to be known and appreciated ,
the enemy came and seized the plates and
the edition on the shelves of the publish
ing house. We have purchased a few
copies of it, which we found in the book
stores in Macon and Atlanta, and offer the
only three we have on hand as premiums for
the largest lists of new subscribers to The
Banner. We will send a copy pipage free,
with the compliments of the autnvr to each
of the three Ladies who the largest
lists of subscribers in the next three months,
ending the last October.
Competitors for the premiums should
inform us that they are such with the first
subscriptions they send. Don’t wait to get
a large number at once, but send on as fast
as the names are secured. A. C. D.
SHALL WE HAVE THAT PAPER ?
It is of vital importance to us to be able
to lav in a supply of PAPER very soon.
There are indications indeed that if W'e
cannot do so, we will, after a time, be una
ble to obtain it at all. We cannot bear
to think of even a temporary suspension
from this cause, and hence we make one
more appeal to our readers and friends to
help us now. It would not be much trou
i ble for you each to get one subscriber and
send it up in the next week. Two hundred
and fifty new subscribers sent just now will
give us the lot of paper we want to buy.
Surely they can be obtained.
If we were free to travel about and see the
brethren, we are confident they weuld be
freely offered. But that is impossible. —
trust to the desire which our read
ers feel to help us go on. We Heed ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS to invest in ad
vance for paper. We do riot ask it as a
loan. We are more than willing to give
for it value received. But we want it now.
You can send us each four dollars, by se
curing one more subscriber; and if you
can send two, or four, or ten, we will rejoice
with you. Please, brethren, give us a help
ing hand in this emergency.
A. C. D.
Tlie Coosa Missionary.
The following is a condensed report to
the Coosa Association of P. A. Hughes’
labors in the army, for the quarter ending
7th July, 1863 :
Tracts distributed, 2,703
Testaments, “ 97
Religious Papers, 112
Sermons, 15
Exhortations, 8
Prayer Meetings, 5
Conversions, 3
Bro. Hughes accompanies his report with
the following letter : W.
To Executive Committee, C. B. C.:
| Dear Brethren—You w*ill understand
■ from this sheet what amount of labor I
‘ have done since the first of June, leaving
i a portion of back labor not accounted for
I since the Convention. I have adopted this
plan of reporting quarterly as requested by
the brethren. 1 should have reported on
the 7th of July, but had no chance of wri
| ting them since the 12th July. I have been
sick and unfit for duty, but resume my la
i bors to dav, (Ist August). I lost 19 davs.
I report $3 handed me fur the cause, and ,
have spent 75 cents for paper and stamps.
Yours fraternally,
P. A. Hughes. ;
Our Platform.
1. None but those who make a credible pro-1
session 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
3. None can properly be members of the
church of Christ, except they have been bap
tized.
4. None can properly be ministers of Christ 1
who are not members of the church of Christ
5. Non-afflliation with those who refuse to
obey Christ in these things—with those who re
fuse to walk according to the Divine rule.
6. We*shall insist upon Baptists practising
: what they hold and teach.
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1 The Baptist Banner, Atlanta, t 4 a year.
1 Editor’s Office.'
1 The editorial room will henceforth be in
» Connally’s building (up stairs), corner of
i Whitehall and Alabama streets—where we
T will be happy to see our friends generally,
| and those who may wish to subscribe to
The Banner particularly.
• Our Paper.
The former size (four pages) of The
Banner will be resumed next week, and
I we hope the condition of things at the paper
■ mills will in the future permit us to present 1
weekly a full sheet. Advertisers will be
' made all right in our next.
For the West.
Elder E. L. Compere expects to start for
the West next Thursday. He expects to
spend the Sabbath following in Selma, Ala.,
and will go thence to Marion, Ala.
We make these statements for the ben
efit of those who wish to accompany him
or to send letters by him.
MSEHOZMWI'* ■ I ■ IHI 111 ■ BHCI
Commissary General’s Office, )
. Atlanta, Ga., July 23, 1863. ’ )
To the Justices of the Inferior Courts :
Gentlemen : I am required by his Ex
cellency, Joseph E. Brown, to publish his
order addressed to me, dated- July 24th,
1863, directing the further distribution of
Salt to the families of our noble and gal- i
lant soldiers: also, to give you notice of (
the same. I shall send to the Justices of
the Inferior Court in each county a printed i
copy of said order, and will expect them <
to send me a correct certified list of the j
names of all the persons entitled to salt
residing in their county, with the amount
of money required. Then I will order the
salt shipped to the Court, as they may des
ignate,- to be distributed strictly in accor
dance with the directions of the Governor.
Very respectfully,
JARED I. WHITAKER, .
Commissary General.
Executive Department, )
Milledgeville, July 24, 1863. j
Col. J. 1. Whitaker, Commissary General:
Colonel : Information reaches me from
various parts of the State, that the families
of our gallant soldiers are -again in great
need ot salt, aud must soon suffer if their
necessities are not relieved. While those
who are their natural protectors are re
quired to leave them, and confront the ene-
my on the battlefield, those who remain at
home, and especially those in authority,
must do all in their power to relieve their
wants, and prevent distress in the necessa
ries of life. Considering the State as the
natural guardian of the helpless families of
absent soldiers, I have, as its Executive,
done all in my power to contribute to their
comfort. 1 have found the difficulties m
getting salt into the State, on account < f
our limited means of transportation, and
its frequent interruption by the raids of the
enemy, to be very great. But, after much
effort, I have succeeded in importing from
Virginia about twenty thousand bushels
within the last three months, which 1 see
from your reports, you now have in store.
The late burning of the railroad bridges by
the enemy, has seriously interrupted the
transportation between Georgia and Salt
ville, Virginia.
The quantity on hand will not supply
all; but it will, if distributed, relieve a
great many, and the others can have assis
tance when more can be shipped to the
State from the works, which may be done
soon, if the enemy does not again inter
rupt the railroads in East Tennessee.
My intention is, so soon as it can be had,
to make a distribution of one half bushel
of twenty-five pounds to the family of each
officer and soldier in State or Confederate
service from Georgia. V. . will, therefore,
give notice immediately to the Justices ot
the Inferior Courts of the respective coun
ties of this State, that they are req.uired,
wjthout delay, to ascertain and report to
you the name of each soldier’s wife, each
widow having a son, or sons, in service,
each other family dependent upon the labor
of a soldier in service for support, and of
each disabled soldier, who has been dis
charged on account of wounds, or other
disability, in their respecth e counties. So
soon as the Justices of each county have
made their report, and have sent you four
dollras for each family reported, you will
furnish them to be shipped at the expense
of the county, to such railroad depot in
the State as they may designate, one .half
bushel of salt, of twenty-five pounds, for
each soldier’s, family, so reported, in the
county.
On account of the great increase in the
cost of everything used in the manufacture .
of salt, ineb’ding the increased cost and dif
ficulties of transportation, and, on account
of the further fact, that the bushel of fifty
pounds at the works, will lose several pounds
drippage and other waste, before it reaches
I the consumer, the half bushel of twenty-five,
pounds cannot be delivered to the consumer
for a less sum than that a’trove mentioned.*
Last year I adopted the rule of deduct
| ing from the hall bushel, the wastage fronv
; the place of manufacture to place of deliv
' ery. But I found that there was much
i complaint that the Courts, in distributing, 1
did not always give each family an equal
quantity. I think it best, therefore, to fix ,
the price at such sum as will enable the
State to lose the wastage, and deliver to'
i each family the full half bushel of tweuty
, five pounds. This will secure equality.
As most of the dripping and wastage will'
have occurred before the salt leaves the
store, you will carefully weigh it when slop-,
ped to each county,'so that you can detect ,
any unfairness, should any be attempted in;
any county.
The Court may pay you for the salt Qut
of the relief fund of the county, which is
entitled to relief, under the act known as
the act for the relief of indigent soldiers’
families, one half bushel of twenty-five
■ pounds as part of the relief due each, and
will sell to each family of a soldier, residiriff'
m the county, and entitled to relief under
said act, one half bushel of twenty-five
pounds, for four dollars and the actual cost
of freight, from the place of shipment to the
place of delivery.
Each Court will be required to return the
empty sacks to you, before another distrib
ution will be made to the county.
As )ou have heretofore done, you will
supply each county in the order in which
it makes its report to you, and pays
the money. As all cannot be supplied at
once, and mgmy cannot even be supplied
out of the quantity now on hand, but must
wait till more can be imported, and as I am
unwilling to discriminate between the coun
ties, I know of no fairer rule that can be
made practicable, than the rule, ‘ first come,
first served.’ Hence 1 adopt it.'
The reports can soon be made, if the
Courts in the respective counties will, at an
early day, call to their assistance the Jus
tices of the Peace, and a few other intelli
gent citizens, from each militia district, in
each county.
That the people may have notice of this
order, and hold the Justices of the Iftferior
Courts responsible in case of neglect of duty,
you will publish it and send a copy imme
diately to the Clerk of the Superior Court
in each county with request that he post it
up in a conspicuous place on the Court-house
door, or other most public place in the
county.
Tendering you my thanks for the prompt
and efficient manner in which you have
constantly discharged the duties of your
responsible position,
I am, very respectfully,
JOSEPH E. BROWN.
August 4, 1863.
Acknowledgements.
We have received for the Cherokees from the
ladies of Washington and vicinity, 1 box of
goods, aqd $265.
From a friend (alias Dr. J P. Boyce,) in
Greenville, South Carolina, 1 bale of goods. We
hope Dr. B will pardon the liberty of using his
name in this donation, without his consent.
From Griffin, 1 box quilts, and S2OO. .
From Rome, $479, and one box.
From Coosa, one box.
From Newnan, $205-
From Dalton, $468 30.
From Cartersville, 1 bale osnaburgs.
From friends in South Carolina, S6O.
From Cave Spring, $->B.
Frotn J. I Whitaker, SIOO.
Dorcas Society, Atlanta, (given in next num
ber.) ‘ E. L. COMPERE.
Died, in Sumter county, Ga., on the 15th day
of Aliy, A. D, 1863, ALEXANDER DANIEL,
who was born July 26th, 1799: on the 11th day
of Feb., 1830, was married to Miss Maney Whit
aker, in Jefferson county, with whom we are
led to believe he spent the residue of his days
agreeably and happy.
Bro. Daniel, we think, was raised without but
little early moral culture; and, yet, while he
might not have been faultless; still as a general
thing, it may be said that he was of truly moral
character even prior to his making an open pros
tession of Christianity in the fail of 1849, after
which he was very soon called by the church of
his choice, to serve them as deacon, which po
sition he sustained with becoming moral digni
ty to the office, and with love and iavor with
the brethren, and only closed his labors in this
life at the close of its scenes. In his death the
Baptist church at Mt. Olive has not only lost
one of its best members, but even one of its pil
lars may be said to have been taken away : the
country a most excellt nt good citizen; the vicin
ity in which he resided for upwards of 25 years
neighbor better than he, the writer, takes
pleasure in stating he has not found. He feels
satisfied from the mutual confidence that he
thinks existed all the while, that his knowledge
of him was tolerably thorough.
In his domestic relationship, he was truly an
affectionate husband, a lond and doting parent,
as well as an indulgent master.
The deceased leaves to moury his loss, a
bereaved wife and only son, Dr. Benjamin W.
Daniel, now of Thomus county, Ga., and three
daughters, (surviving) besides a number of grand
children, whose bitterest anguish of soul fails not
to meet with corresponding emotions of human
sympathy, awoke by the recollection in the sen
sibilties of many otners who loved him, and will
ever cherish a fond recollection of his memory.
For some ten or twelve hours previous to iris
departure, he was in a state of delirium ; just
bes >re that, however, he expressed confidently
to his wife, his hope of future happiness, from
whicli, taken together with the life that he lived,
and our own knowledge of him, we very satis
factorily conclude that his immortal spirit is this
day realizing the verification of the promise of
■rest to the people of God ; because, in thes'e,
and many othei things, he showed his love to
God ; and then in a scrijflural sense,.
‘‘Love is the golden chain that binds
The happy houL above ;
And he’s an heir of heaven that finds,
His boson) glow with love.”
Roet. J. Hodges.
THE FALL TERM
OF MERCER UNIVERSITY
Will open on Wednesday, 2d of Sept. next.
FACULTY:
President: N. M. Crawford, D* D.
Professors: S.*P. Sanford, A. M.
J E Willet, A M
U W tv ise, A M
. W G Woodfin, AM.
■ A preparatory school is taught by the Pro
' fessors
Penfield, July 23,1863. aug 8
’southern
“ENVELOPE”
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FACTORY,
(Orer Lowe, Fambrough <£’ Co.'s store,)
peach-tree st.,
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
Hughes & green,
(successors ty Hughes, Hagan Co.)
always keep a large stock of ENVELOPES
I and PAPER on hand. July 25, 1863.