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v fc® ■ ■W jf Big g_S| • The entrance of Thy Word glveth light? A. C. DAYTON, '.Editor. JAS. N. ELLS, Secular Editor. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1863. Our Paper. We are compelled to send our readers, this week, a half-sheet, in consequence of the scarcity of paper at the Marietta mill, occasioned by the calling out of the opera tives there to do military duty. We are pleased in being able to announce, however, that arrangements are in progress, by which we hope very soon to be ‘ all right,’ so far as regards an ample supply of paper. Our readers will agree, we think, that what may be lacking, this number, in quan tity, is made up in quality. Progression In the Church. Friend Turner, of The Countryman, is a great lover of the Church of Christ. He has great sorrow in his heart because he sees it is likely to be left behind in the rapid advance of the present age. In an article of August 25th, headed “ The Thir ty-Nine Articles in Parliament” he tells us that similar fears are entertained in Eng land, which recently have led to important debates in both Houses of Parliament. The question there was, whether the clergy of the Church of England ought to be required t.o subscribe to the “ Thirty -Nine I Articles and the Prayer Book.” Mr. Bux ton, it seems, has ventured to express the opinion that — “ If the Church still required of young men such abnegation of mental freedom, the worthiest would be the first to shrink from such degrading bond age. If she chose to be not national, but narrow minded and sectarian; if she drove from her the intellect of the age; if she stubbornly withstood all progress and. all reform ; if she met the inevita ble advance of the human mind, the growth of religious opinions, the novelties of speculations, the discoveries of science, not with strong and gentle reasoning, but with paroxysms of fear and rage; If one displayed that wmen was or an tntngs the most pitiable, the longing to persecute without the power, then, indeed, the day might come when, alienated from all that was most profound in thought and most generous in feeling, she might find her self forsaken and spurned by the English people.” Mr. Buxton believed “ a far other career was before” the Church of England. “ Let men of mind find with her a welcome and a home; let her open her gates wider and shake off the bonds that cramped her; let her move onward with the age, and lead the van of religious thought,” &c.; then they “ need not doubt that their children’s children would still cling to the Church which their fathers founded and sealed with their blood in the great days of old.” It seems never to have occurred to Mr. Buxton that it might be that the Church so changed would not be that old Church, and would resemble it in nothing but its name. But, Mr. Turner tells us that he has been urging upon his readers the same ■ arguments. He says: ■ “ B’e tell the Chureh in America that she is in danger. We tell her that if sho does not see it In time, she will drive from her men of mind, education and .enlightenment, and retain within her borders only *he Ignorant, the superstitious and the bigoted, and then she must, In her visible lorm, totter and crum ble to the earth.” Let us see if we can understand what all means. An English Churchman might truly say : the Church of England receives its members when they are little babes, and confirms them in membership when they are twelve years old. It takes all who are brought, and the government holds out the i strongest inducements to all who have children to bring them. No restriction of faith or practice hinder all the children in the nation from being made full members. And being members, they continue to be i members, let their faith be what it may. I Few of the infidels or atheists, few of the profane, the Sabbath-breakers, the gamblers and prostitutes of England, who are not members of the Church. If any are not,; it is not the fault of the Church or the 'Government, whose creature the Church of England is. That Church is designed to embrace the whole nation, and does so as as it can. What more would Mr. Bux ton have ’ The ministers are required to subscribe to the Thirty Nine Articles. He would have all restrictions removed which hinder all who choose from entering the as easily as they have entered the Church*. There are some, it may be, who would like to become teachers of atheism and infidelity, or of some speculative phi losophy, which will, if received, make infi lls of others whose minds are differently organised. They are at perfect liberty to do it as men, and even as Church members, but they wish to do it in the name of God, with the sanction of the priesthood, and aided by all the facilities which the Church has provided for the instruction of the people in her own faith. And because she cannot consent to invest them with sacred orders to enable them more effectually to propagate falsehood and error, and over throw her faith, Mr. Buxton complains of her as having a disposition to persecute. Is it persecution to require of those wTio are to become the religious teachers of the people, under the sanction of any Church, and backed by all her influence and author ity, that they should at least profess to believe and promise to teach her faith, and not labor to undermine and destroy it? But Mr. Turner is seemingly more dis tressed for the Church in America than Mr. Buxton is for the national Church ol England. He sees her pillars trembling now, and hears the coming crash. “ Why,” : he asks in tones of agonizing earnestness, “ w T hy will not the Church see the error of i her ways, and renounce them before it is f too late?” What would Mr. Turner have? > If we understand him, the thing he calls’ ■ the Church, is the conglomerate imaginary ' union of all religious denominations, with • their various and opposing creeds, and 1 different conditions of membership. He wants some wider and larger enclosure, which will admit into this imaginary Church ; some liberal-minded people who are now • excluded. “ Why cannot the Church,” he asks, “ admit into her folds all those who are willing to try to lead a pure life and conform to a few leading regulations, without fettering and shackeling.the mind with articles, dogmas and creedS'Which only very narrow , minds can in reality believe?” If the Church consists of all religious . denominations, as he seems to think it does, for he goes on to specify Presbyte rians and Baptists, Episcopalians, Metho dists and Roman Catholics as portions of it, one would think he might find accom modations in some department of it for himself or any of his liberal-minded friends. The t Methodists, for example, have adopt ed almost precisely his own rule. They cordially invite into their part of the great enclosure, all who desire to be saved, and “ are ivilling to try to lead a pure life, and conform to a few leading regulations.”— They require no profession of faith, and no subscription to Thirty-Nine Articles. They will not even ask him whether he has ever tried to “swallow their odious and blas phemous doctrine about sanctification.”— They will gladly receive him and ask no questions, put him on probation for six months, and if he is evidently “trying to lead a pure life,” and “ is willing to conform to” one or two “ leading regulations,” they will then install him a full member till he dies or falls from grace—that is, ceases to try to lead a pure life and conform to their few leading regulations. They will require of him no articles, dogmas or creeds, unless he proposes to become a preacher. If he desires to enter by the door of which the Episcopalians have charge, he has only to learn a little catechism, and tell them he believes in God the Father, and his Jesus Christ, &c., according to the words of a creed which one who feels so deep an interest as he does in the Church of Christ can easily subscribe to; and there he need not fear exclusion even if he falls from grace, and will not even be obliged to go through the six months probation to see if he is really trying to lead a pure life. They will not so much as show him the Thirty-Nine Articles unless he proposes to “ take Holy Orders,” and become a priest or bishop. If he is inclined to a more liberal way than this, let him enter by the Roman Catholic door. They will open it as wide as he can desire. They will not ask him to believe a single word about Purgatory as a condition of membership—though they may, if he wants to be a priest. Those who guard the Presbyterian door differ somewhat, in different parts of the country, in regard to their mode of receiving members ; but when we joined that Church, some twenty years ago, they asked of us not lone single word of creed, or dogma, or article, but only an expression of our desire to unite with the Church ; and by the di rections of their Confession of Faith they are not to require conformity to their doc trines, except from the officers of the Church. It is not unlikely Brother Turner could get a pass by this route. But if he comes by the way of the river, and expects to enter the Baptist door, he i will find the porters somewhat more partic ular. If they obey instructions, they will ' expect him to show good evidence that he « has been the subject of a great work wrought i. in his soul by the Spirit of God; that he j • has passed from death to life; that he has j |felt himself a lost sinner, and has taken > Christ to be his only Saviour; that he is i determined henceforth to live not for him - self, but to Him who loved him and died -Itor his sins. About all this we suppose Mr. Turner! > is now profoundly ignorant. He sees tio meaning in our words. He looks upon them as the silly expression of some half THE BA PTIST BANNER. insane hallucination of the mind, and im agines that one who talks thus is even worse than “ narrow minded.” But our prayer to God for him is, that he may some day become the subject of this great change, and then our words will not be foolishness to him. The guardians of this door, too, will expect him to pass through the water before he can gain admittance to the en closure. They are so foolish as to believe that the Church of Christ and of God is not a mere human institution. It was not be gun by man, and man is nut at liberty to change its ordinances, its organization or its terms of membership. These were fixed ’for it by the Lord himself. The people or the preachers have no authority to mod-; ify them to suit'the demands of outside parties; nor do they fear to be left behind ; in the progression of the world. They are ' not of the world, even as Christ was not ,of the world; therefore the world hates f them even as it hated Him. But they have s His promise that the gates of hell shall ( not prevail against His church, and firmly r believe He has the power to keep it. For ourselves, we think that the Baptist i churches have progressed a little too far [ in some comparatively unimportant partic ulars, and need to go backwards rather than forwards —backwards to the simplicity, the strictness and the earnestness of Apostolic times. The other so-called Churches have advanced entirely too far. The divisions, and dissensions, and sectarianism which Mr. Turner so much laments, are owing not to the want of progress, but to the fact that they have already left the pure Christianity of the Bible behind them, and some of them have progressed so far that they have even lost sight of it. Tire thing which Mr. Tur ner calls the Church has taken into itself a large portion of the world, and would have t taken it all if it could have been induced to , come—not by first converting it to Godli ness, but by receiving it in infancy, and letting it grow up in wickedness within its own enclosure. The Church of Christ is a ’very different thing. It is in the world, but not of it. It does not gain strength by conforming to the demands, the fashions, the speculations or the philosophy of the world. It is specially instructed not to be conformed to this world, but to be transformed in the temper and spirit of its members. It will not crumble and fall,for God himself has } ledged His own almighty power for its support and perpetuity. But it will be neglected and despised, it will be abused and persecuted, until its Founder comes for its final deliverance and triumph. It is prepared for this because it has been thus forewarned by its Redeemer. Its power and safety depend not on its pro gress, but on its retaining the purity, the simplicity, and trustful obedience to the j letter and spirit of the Bible, which it had when Christ and the Apostles first called it and separated it from the world. A. C. I>. I < a ■ e Slone-Mountain Association. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Stone-Mountain Baptist Association was held with the church at Tanner’s, twelve miles from Atlanta, commencing on the 12th September, 1863. The introductory sermon was preached by Elder P. A. Hughes, army missionary? from Ephesians 1, v. The oldest minister present, remarked in our hearing, that it was one of the most appropriate sermons he had ever listened to. After an hour’s intermission the delegates met for organization —Elder A. K. Tribble, former Moderator, in the chair. In the absence of the Clerk, on motion of Elder Mayfield, Jas. N. Ells was requested to act pro tern. Letters from the Churches were read, by brethren Hornady and Niles. Elder 11. C. Hornady was then elected Moderator, and James N. Ells the Clerk. Received messengers : Flint River— J. H. Campbell, D. L. Duffie, J. 11. Harts field, J. W. Langford, Jos, Camp, and Thomas Eccles. From Rehoboth —Dr. N. A. Hornady. The usual Committees were appointed. Elder S. Mayfield preached at night in the church. On Sabbath at ten o’clock, Elder Bu chanan preached in the arbor; subject— Prayer. The Missionary discourse—from the text ‘ Allelulia! for the Lord God Om. nipotent reigneth,’—was preached by Elder Campbell. The stand was occupied in the , afternoon by Elder H. C. Hornady. Pre- j vious to the first sermon in the morning.’ a prayer-meetings 4 for our country,’ was. i held, conducted by Elder Tribble. On Monday morning the session was opened with prayer by Elder illiam 11. i Robert, Agent of the Board of Domestic ■ Missions, who was allowed five minutes time to speak for the mission he represent- i ed, and who also preached in the arbor at ; ten o’clock the same morning. The Baptist Church at Decatur, through Elder Hughes, made application for mem- ■ bership in this body. Granted, and the hand of fellowship giv.en. The following.messengers were appoint ed to sister associations : Central, at Eatonton, including fourth Sabbath in August, 1864—Tribble, Thames, and Ells. Flint River, at Antioch, fourth Sabbath in September, 1863 Hornady, Thames, Stanley, Tribble, Hughes, and Ells. Appalachee, at Bethbara, third Sabbath in September, 1863—Mayfield, Churchill, and Ells. Georgia, at Damascus, second Sabbath in October, 1863—Thames and Ells. Lawrenceville, at , 1864—Mad- dox, Churchill, Mayfield, and Ells. Noonday, at , 1864— : Mayfield, Hughes, and Ells. Cherokee Baptist Convention—llor nady, Maddox, Tribble, Thames, Mayfield, Niles, Hughes, and Ells. The following were elected Delegates to the Georgia Baptist State Convention : Brethren Hornady., Ells, Tribble, Gibbs, Thames, Maddox, and Hughes. The following are the General Meetings, with the narn€s of volunteers : First District, at Rehoboth Church, De- Kalb county, Friday before first Sabbath in August, *1864 : Maddox, Churchill, Wm. Nash, and Ells. Second District, at Rock Dale, Newton county, Friday before third Sabbath in July, 1864—Thornes, Baker, King, Hull, and Ells. Third District, at Salem, Newton county, Friday before fourth Sabbath in July, 1864 —Tribble, Churchill, Maddox, and Ells. The following Reports were presented : ; MISSIONS. Your committee have considered the Mission cause as one of vital interest; but in our straitened condition by the blockade | of the present war, w’e feel assured that but little can be done outside the Army mission. The Army mission should be extended and sustained. Our fathers, husbands, brothers ' and sons are in the army. They want the ■ Bible; they want religious books, tracts, , and newspapers. Brethren, shall they have these comforters to the soul and mind ? We earnestly recommend the adoption of the following resolution, to wit : Resolved, That this Association will, in connection with the Virginia Army Colportage Society, sustain a Missionary Colporteur in the Army. A. K. Tribble, Ch’mn. This report was adopted unanimously, and brethren Hornady, Ells and Niles were appointed a committee to secure a suitable Missionary. deceased ministers. The committee report that, through the mercies and goodness of God, all our be loved Ministers have been spared to us during the year. And in consideration ot the fact, we recommend that a prayer be I offered to Almighty God for His mercies | unto us, and that, if consistent with His i holy will, they may all be permitted to meet, with this body for many years to come. Wm. Thames, Ch’mn. <>n the reception of this report, at the j request of the Moderator, Elder Campbell i led in prayer. The chairman of the committee on Sab bath Schools, J. N. Ells, submitted a report, and recommended a resolution, which was i adopted —requesting each church to state in the next Associational letter its number of Sabbath-scholars (if any), and the course j of instruction pursued. It was resolved that our next annual meeting beheld with the Macedonia church, j in Newton county (six miles north of Cov- i ington), on Saturday before the second ' Sabbath in September, 1864. Elder Fielding Maddox was chosen to preach the next Introductory ;. Elder S. B. Churchill alternate. Elder 11. C. Hornady I to preach the Missionary sermon ; Elder A. K. Tribble alternate. The usual vote of thanks to the hospita- [ ble entertainers was adopted unanimously, | the parting hymn sung with spirit, the 1 parting hand extended, the benediction of the Great Head of the Church invoked— and thus ended the 1863 session of the Stone-Mountain Association. The printed ‘ Minutes,’ which will soon appear, will show that the churches com posing this body sent up two hundred and three dollars to aid in supplying Soldiers with The Baptist Banner. [Since the adjournment the Clerk has j received, from Elder Holmes, the letter and funds sent up from the church at Social Circle, and the report of the former Treas urer—which will be annexed to the printed Minutes.] Personal. J. N. E. expected to be present, to-day, at the session of the Appalachee Association in Clark county ; but he is compelled to start, to-night, in another direction —deter- -1 mined, if it be possible, to secure printing ! paper enough to last The Banner a long ; time. Agent in Mississippi. S. R. Whitten, of Louisville, Miss., is !an authorized Agent to receive subscrip i ti<>ns for The Baptist Banner Xorlli Georgia Association. I Convenes at Pleasant Valley, Murray ' county, Ga.,on Friday before the first Sab i bath in October. Middle Cherokee Association. Meeting commences on Friday before the i fourth Sabbath in September, at Dalton The Army Evangelist. Elder Jesse 11. Campbell, known as the ‘Army Evangelist,’ was called upon to preach the missionary sermon before the Stone-Mountain Association, on Sabbath •last. He announced his text (Rev. xix : 6.), “And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings,say ing Alleluia: For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth!” He said that, though only a visitor, it might be appropriate that he should preach the Missionary sermon on this occasion, inasmuch as the Association had decided, for the ensuing year, to devote their energies mainly to army missions.— ’ No sooner had the storm of war burst like a tornado on our infant Confederacy, than he felt called upon to leave off preaching to the fathers and mothers at home (which he had done for near forty years), to look after the spiritual welfare of the young men in the army, who, many of them, had left i their plows standing in the furrowsand had rushed to arms in defence of all that is dear to man. W ith mournful satisfaction he looked back upon the scenes through which i he had passed, as he had gone through the camps distributing Testaments, tracts, religious papers, &c. He had prayed with the sick and dying, in their tents, and had preached, as God gave him strength, to thousands. He had often seen hundreds;) present themselves for prayer. He declared his object to be, in the selec- 1 tion of the text, to endeavor to comfort the ‘ I bereaved (many of which were no doubt in the congregation before him), and to en- 1 courage and strengthen the desponding. — H He maintained that, as a sovereign, God reigns. Is/. In creation Life is the gift of God, whether it be that of the animalculte which gambols in the clear spring water, imperceptible to the natural eye, or of the insect that floats in the sunbeam, or of the r Archangel that burns with love or blazes| ‘ with glory before the Eternal Throne.— ! a None of his creations, animate or inanimate,;. have a right to inquire, * Why hast thou t made me thus ?‘ He addressed the colored g portion of the congregation, reminding them that God had made them black, and had: placed them in their present condition, as- 1 suring them if they were faithful they would . not lose their reward. He also warned the! . j c whites that God would hold them responsi. ( j ble for the duties involved in their position 1 as masters. . 1 2tZ. God reigns in Providence, directing j the affairs and deciding the destinies of na-1 f tions, as well as individuals. He does this i absolutely, whether with or without the in- $ tervention of miracles. He instanced the i escape of the Hebrews from Egypt, and s their establishment in the promised land, despite the opposition of Pharaoh and his | hosts; of the accomplishment of His pur poses in regard to Joseph, notwithstand- J ing the evil designs of his brethren; and the protection which lie has vouchsafed toj His-children, by the case of Elisha, for ] : whose deliverenee from the Assyrian army s he surrounded Dothan with “chariotsand ' horses of fire.” He expressed the confi- 1 i dent belief that God would, in His own ' j good time and way, deliver our nation from | i the power of our enemies. 3d. God reigns in Redemption: In the [plan of redemption, in the lime and manner in which of its development, and in its final consummation and accomplishment. In this, ( ! as in all His dealings with men, He shows I that “ man’s extremity is God’s opportuni-! ■ty” , The soul-stirring discourse of our venera- i , ■ ble brother made a marked impression 11 ; upon the large audience, and we trust will j i be productive ot great good. [jFbr The Baptist Banner.} Revival Xews from the Army. Dear brother Ells : 1 send you an ex ; tract of a letter written by a soldier, Wm. M. Sparks, to his father, C. W. Sparks, of Newnan, Ga. It contains most glorious' news from his Brigade (Benning’s). The; ■ young man alluded to, only 19 years i of age, who conducted the prayer meeting ' which resulted so gloriously, has by Divine ’ grace, a crown of honor more glorious than the wreath of the most successful warrior,;, ! who knows not our Lord Jesus Christ—-al- , beit he may be general in the army. God ( bless that young man yet more and more. | The allusion to The Banner should stirnu-' | late its friends to send money freely to the ( editors, enabling them to send to the army. , I know that The Banner is sent to a portion of the Virginia army but not to the extent’, desirable. " I am sorry it has not reached , ■ this particular Brigade, but 1 suppose it is . 'DO fault of the editors. The ten dollars,, I alluded to, contributed by this soldier’s j i father was intended to be designated for the , ■ 20th Georgia regiment, but it was not so designated. But an arrangement must be, made to send them The Banner. But here is the extract : * *• We have a great ‘ revival’ now in progress in this brigade. I never saw as much deep feel ing existing among men in all my life; and this is?he only revival that I have seen in the army. We have preaching in the forenoon and at night and not less than one hundred brave, healthy, strong young men ask an interest in the prayers of the few Christians that are here; and they come apparently down—humbled indeed in tbei dust. The revival commenced from a prayer! meeting, conducted by a young man about nine teen years o d of the 15th Georgia regiment.— bo much feeling was manifested, it was thought best to have ministerial aid, and we sent to Gen eral Anderson s brigade for such help as was needed. Two chaplains came and are now la boring faithfully with the earnest penitents. Wo had written to Mr. Hornady and Mr. Rambaut before this meeting commenced, and we hope one of them will come. We pay all expenses going and coming and will make them as com fortable as we can while here. We asked them to come and stay a month or two. It is impos-* sible to tell what a proper man could be the means ofaccompnffnhghere at this time. We would like to hear Mr. Wood but, on ac* count of his health, I have no idea he could keep up a week with our fare and bedding &c. We thought of writing to him first but thought he could not come and it would only be a loss of time ; but I know he would enjoy these meetings iso much. If Mr. Newton was alive and would be here with Mr. Wood, I think but few would be left to represent Satan and they would not openly avow him. And one other thing I notice lately. When, the mail arrives you can see men running and enquiring for as they say “ religious papers, good papers.” The mail carrier brings them to the Colonel, and he distributes to the companies equally. But why does The Bunner not come ? I have been in service over two years and have been a member oftwo brigades (Anderson’s and Benning’s) and have not seen a copy of your favorite paper, The Baptist Banner. I think you subscribed sl6, for the purpose of sending that paper to this regiment—l think it would be the means of doing much good. It is interesting to St-e the earnest, deep feeling which pervades the whole congregation of not less than three or four hundred. They behave much better than • they do at home —not a whisper can be heard. I think the few righteous here and the faithful at home have much reason tube encouraged for it does seem that their prayers are prevailing.” Thus, brother editor, the soldier writes of the power of Divine grace in army. — Will not Christians pray yet more and more that God will save our countrymen in arms? God’s elect children have no hope for country or for souls, but in Him. Who will contribute to send The Banner, to Benning’s brigade ? It is now with Gen. Bragg. J. M. WOOD. [ For The Baptist Banner.'] Captain T. W. Davis. Brother Ells: I enclose you herewith resolutions adopted by the 2d Baptistchurch Sabbath-school of this city, on receipt of the sad intelligence of the decease of their much > loved Superintendent, brother T. W. Davis. By special requsstthe letter that accompanies the resolutions to the bereaved widow is also sent you. Please publish and oblige. GEORGE C. CONNOR. LETTER. Mrs. J. Davis, Greensboro, Ga. : Dear Madam: Permit me to transmit you the following resolutions adopted by our Sabbath school, on receipt of the sad intelligence that our beloved Superintendent had fallen a victim to disease, in the be leaguered city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Believe us, dear madam, that these are not mere formal resolutions, but the feeble expression words are capable of giving to the deep-felt sorrow of the heart. As a school we sincerely loved your husband.— As a school we sorrow his loss and truly sympathize with you, the most painfully be reaved of all, begging you to accept the resolutions enclosed, as but imperfectly ex pressing what our hearts desire you to know. May our kind Heavenly Father comfort you in this sad and bitter dispensation of His providence. May He pour into your bereaved,bleeding heart the oil and wine of consolation. As He enshrouds your heart daily in the sombre drapery of mourning, may He withdraw those curtains that even par tially conceal him, and reveal himself to you as a God of mercy and compassion. With feelings of te.nderest sympathy, believe me to be Very truly yours, GEORGE C. CONNOR. RESOLUTIONS. The sad intelligence having been convey ed to us of the death of our late much be loved Superintendent,Captain T. W. Davis, by disease contracted in defence of the late beleagured city of Vicksburg ; and deeply feeling the great loss our school has sus tained, we desire to put on record our heart felt expressions of sorrow for our bereave-, rnent, mingled with submission to Him who doeth all things well; and to tender to our beloved sister our Christian sympathy and condolence. Be it, therefore, Resolved, Is/, That in the death of our late beloved Superintendent, brother T. W. Davis, the Sabbath-school of the 2d Bap tist church, Atlanta, has sustained a painful bereavement. Resolved, 2d; That his Christain humili ty, heart-felt interest in the Christian train ing of the youth, and his zeal and energy will be remembered by us, his fellow-laborers, with feelings of emulation. Resolved, lid, That we tender to our sor rowing find beloved sister, our Christian sympathy and condolence in this sad and dark hour of trial, begging her to derive comfort from the reflection that it is the hand of her Heavenly Father that afflicts her, and that He has put on record that pre cious truth, “all things work together for good to them that love God. ’ Resolved, Ith, That this School spend a season in special prayer for an outpouring of blessing from the widow’s sorrowing sister. Resolved, r oth, That these resolutions be published in The Baptist Bonner, and Chris tian Index, and that copies be sent to sister Davis, and to the father of the deceased. GEORGE C. CONNOR, Ch’m [For the Baptist Banner. ] Miasionarj «« « ,,e So,d,eM * j Any Association in Georgia wishing to employ a Missionary to the Soldters can hear of a suitable man by app vmg o undersigned. j j Grfiin, Sept 1. 1563. HH