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this Circuit. We commenced holding pro
tracted meetings on the 16th of June last,
since which time we have held them at eight
appointments, all of which were very inter
esting meetings. Some of them were at
tended with the most powerful displays of
Divine power that we have ever witnessed.
The result is that there have been 240 ac
cessions to the Church, and we think at
least that number have professed religion,
and the good work is still going on.
Jackson Ct., Ga. Conference.
' Mr. Editor: Our grac->us God has pour
ed out revival influences u . >n three Church
es in this circuit—at New Hope in the latter
part of July, at Jackson during almost the
whole month of August, and at Midway, a
Church six miles from Griffin, the first week
in September.
The Ilev. W. S. Read, local preacher and
teacher in this place, was a strong helper at
the first named Church. He and Rev. M.
W- Arnold, of Covington, chiefly carried on
the meeting here; and Rev. W. R. Smith,
a co laborer in the circuit, was united with
me in the work at Midway.
Against many difficulties, God encouraged
us to labor on. He raised us up a goodly
number of earnest helpers, male and female,
among the laity. He sometimes surprised
us by the evidence that His Holy Spirit was
at work with some, who had almost been
abandoned by hope, as far as ourselves were
concerned. Some of these are now happy
in conversion ; others are ‘‘weeping between
the porch and the altar/’ Will you not
join us in the cry, “ Spare Thy people O
Lord, and give not Thine heritage to re
proach ?” Will not all who read this, go to
their closets, just one time , and cry, “Lord
save the mourners in the bounds of the
Jackson Circuit ?”
Some of these are beset with peculiar dif
ficulties in the way of education and preju
dice. Others are surrounded by well-cir
cumstanced sins, and are threatened with
the painful end of being drawn back towards
the devouring vortex from which they had
strugglingly found partial egress. God for
bid that they should go hack! Very ear
nest efforts have been made to lead them to
Christ. If they go back now, oh ! when
will they start again ?
Bro. Arnold not only portrayed the dan
gers of sin in a vivid light, from the pulpit,
but with loving courage, he approached men
and plead with them personally to flee to
Christ, the Refuge. Others, both ministers
and laity, made personal app als, and not
without evident effect. About seventy-five
have professed conversion—sixteen of them
being colored persons. Beside this, there
have been gracious reclamations of back
sliders; while some rich seasons of joy have
been experienced by the membership of these
Churches. Some members of other Chris
tian denominations kindly labored-with us,
and consequently, shared with us the de
scending manna.
Other Christian Churches have had pre
cious revival seasons, also, at their own pla
ces of worship. Thanks be to God !
God’s Spirit is at work in Arkansas, too.
A young man ran away from a revival in
his own village in that State. He, who came
to seek and to save the lost, led that young
man to this place, right in the midst of the
awakening and converting influences here.
He yielded at last; remained several days
over his appointed time for leaving, an anx
ious seeker ; nor did he leave until his heart
was lightened of the burden of sin, and his
face made to glow with the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding. At least
such he claimed, and such we hoped.
Would God that His Spirit’s influence
might he so generally poured over all the
land, that no town, village, or neighborhood
should give a quiet resting place to any sin
ner, until saved by grace !
But alas ! even in some Churches of this
circuit, either sins are nourished, or iciness
prevails. We fear it is so in other circuits
and in other States. Lord “pour upon the
house of David, and upon the inhabitants
of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of sup
plications.” J. W. Turner.
Manasses and Carroll Circuits, Ga.
Mr. Editor: The glorious work of saving
souls has been steadily going on since I last
wrote you I have recentlyreturned from
a visit to Manasses Circuit, Bartow county,
the work I travelled last year. I went by
Special request of the brethren, and of Bro
Evans, the pastor. Abundantly was I re*
munerated for my trouble. Besides the bless
ed privilege of once more looking dear
brethren in the face, and shaking them by
the hand, I enjoyed a gracious “refreshing
from the presence of the Lord.”
God has wondrously blessed the labors of
Bros. Evans and Ellis the present year. —
The very best material in all that country,
is being brought to a saving knowledge of
Christ. Everything earthly has failed them,
and their only hope is in God. That section
was awfully devastated by Sherman’s army.
It was their custom, while through there, if
any of their soldiers were shot at, at or near
a house, to burn it down, often amid the
shrieks of the widow and orphan. Nearly
all the live stock was taken by them ;—in
deed all, except what was driven out by the
old men ahead of our artny. These are facts.
I travelled the Manasses ct. last year, and
I can vouch that these things are true. —
But with all this, the people are cheerful.
They have a fertile soil, and with the bless
ings of Providence, they will yet do well.—
The drought has greatly cut short their
crops. They did not realize more than half
a harvest of wheat, and their corn is even a
worse failure than that. The crops are very
poor all the way from here up there. In
this county, (Carroll) I have no idea there
will be on an average, more than one-fourth
of a corn crop, at farthest. But thank bod,
amid this general gloom temporally, the
people are beginning to think upon their
ways, and turn their feet to the testimonies
of the Lord; and as a natural consequence,
are making haste and delaying not, to keep
His commandments.
e have had one general revival, almost
through the entire circuit. Since the Ist
Sunday in August, there has been over one
hundred and fifty accessions to the Church,
in this circuit, and still the good work con
tinues. May it go on until the last sinner
is converted. Amen. W. C. Dunlap.
Lane’s Creek Cr., S. C. Confer
ence.—Rev. Landy Wood, writing to
the Record , says: This circuit has been
favored with a most gracious visitation
from on high, in a revival of the work
of grace at almost every appointment
At Bethesda, commencing on the fifth Sun
day in July, we held a meeting con
tinuing nine days, and received twenty-one
converts into the Church. A four days’
meeting at Gilboa resulted in four conver
sions, and a considerable warming up of the
Church. At Harmony, on the third Sunday
in August, we begun a meeting, at which we
numbered six converts. At Lane’s Creek sev
en converts have recently been added to our
Zion, and two backsliders reclaimed. Alto
gether, the circuit is new in a flourishing relig
ious condition. The new Ritual, with all the
changes made in our Discipline by the late
General Conference, are heartily approved
by our people, and if we had bread for our
people for the coming year, great success
might reasonably be expected for Method
ism in this section. But the failure of the
crops will cause a considerable breaking up
and the emigration of many families, who,
as the patriarchs, will have to go into Egypt
or somewhere else to buy corn. Many will
no doubt suffer greatly.
Springfield Ct., Ga Conference.—
The Ilev. - N D. Morehouse writes: We
have had a refreshing season from the pres
ence of the Lord. We had a meeting at
Whitesville, of two weeks’ continuance,
which resulted in the conversion of several,
and the addition of seven to the Church.—
We have just closed a meeting at Mizpah.
Bro. Jarrell and myself labored day and
night, for eleven days. I never saw any
thing to equal it. There were a great many
conversions. Some of the brightest I ever
saw. We had one of the most glorious love
feastsT ever witnessed. Ladies, young and
old, expressed themselves freely. We had
such a time of rejoicing that their voices
Were drowned amid the shouts of others.—
Our Church meetings are working well.
Cuthbert, Ga —The Rev. J. R. Owen
writes : I am again in the midst of a gra
cious revival. I commenced a meeting at
Burney’s school-houso last Sabbath. The
work has gradually increased from then un
til now; twenty-six have joined the Church,
and asYnany 1 hope have been converted. —
Last night, I believe everJMtneonverted man
and woman in the bouse was at the altar for
prayer. One of the regular mourners is a
man in his seventy-fifth year. Many back
sliders have been reclaimed. Christians
have been greatly blessed. oif we preach
ers would only be more holy, more humble,
and preach in faith, the Lord would soon
convert the world, and then we would have
a grand jubilee, and go home to God.
Micanopy, East Fla —The Rev. W.
K. Turner writes : The Lord has been with
us in this pirtof His vineyard, in reviving
showers of grace. We have recently closed
a meeting ot eleven days’ continuance, at
Gainesville, in which there was, to all human
appearance, a very deep, and we trust, an abi
ding interest taken. There were quite a num
ber of mourners at the altar day after day; some
of whom professed faith in Christ. Twelve
were added to the Church ; among whom,
were several backsliders. The members
were also blessed to some considerable ex*
tent ; though not so much as we desired to
see Bro. J. Penny, of this Conference,
continued with me during the meeting, and
preached and labored much to our satisfac
tion. Other brethren assisted us, to whom
we return our thanks. The meeting was
conducted in the Presbyterian Church,
wlrch had been opened to us by the pastor
and Christian gentleman, W J. McCormick,
whose courtesy and brotherly bearing, made
us feel quite free. May the Lord bless him
and his labors.
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Laurens Ct , S. C. Conference. —The
Rev. J. R. Little writes : “ The Lord has
not cast us off forever. Our labors have
been abundantly blessed during the present
year, for which we have great reason
to be thankful. We have had sever
al precious revivals at various points, viz :
Laurenceville, Clinton, Sandy Spring,
Dials and Salem. Over one hundred and
fifty have been added. Among the num
ber converted are several young men of
promise. The revival influence seems to
be general, and the prayer still is “ Lord
revive us.” Our people appear satisfied
with the changes. I think they will be
greatly pleased with the “ Monthly Meet
ing.” Crops are short, scarcity is appre
hended, but they have paid us something in
way of support.
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Bulloch Cos., Ga.—The Rev.* W. T.
Mc?dichael writes; Please inform the
friends of Zion that God has revived his
work in Bulloch. We hud an eight days’
meeting at Mt. Carmel Church, and the re
sult was thirty-eight accessions and manv
conversions. The Holy Spirit seemed to
abide with the Church at every hour’s ser
vice. The work was deep and thorough,
I hope and pray that it may spread through
out the country, for we have been dead
spiritually here.
SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE.
Jacksonville District, Florida Confer
ence.
Mr. Editor :—I have just closed my third
round on the District. God has blessed us
with revivals at a few points. The first was
at Houston, in July; it resulted in seven
teen additions to the church. The next
was at Mt. Tabor on Columbia ct ; we con
tinued that five days and received five mem
bers; this too was in July. The third took
place at Pine Grove, Houston county, two
or three weeks since ; this meeting was con
ducted by two local preachers, Bros. Hunt
and Mosely and resulted in about forty ad
ditions. With these exceptions the other
appointments have not yet been visited by
the reviving influence. However, I must
except one other and that is the Orange
Mission. Brother J. T. Stockton employed
on the mission is doing a good Work.
I had to travel 300 miles to attend the
Quarterly Meeting on the Orange Mission,
and before I got to the place I had well nigh
concluded that it was nonsense for me to
travel all that distance and be gone two
weeks, when the preacher on the mission
could hold the meeting and Quarterly Con
ference as well as I could. Rut finally I
reached the place and commenced the meet
ing, and when I discovered how eager the
people were to hear preaching, I soon got
over the fatigue and felt glad in my heart
that I went. I had to leave on Monday and
regretted it very much, for I left the meet
ing going on with interest.
On my way back to Mellonville where I
was to take the boat, I turned aside a little
and preached in a neighborhood, where
there were boys nearly grown who had nev
er heard a sermon before; I had some lib
erty, and trust the Holy Spirit was there to
seal the instruction given. I was in that
county eight days and preached six ser
mons. •
That part of the country is beginning
to improve, and the citizens now there
are expecting quite a large influx of popula
tion this winter.
By the way, I think that is the place for
those want to get away from the ne
groes, and it is as little trouble to make a
living there as anywhere in the world, I
reckon. It is a great stock country and al-.
ways will be. I believe it has been suffi
ciently tried too to prove that it is a fine
long staple cotton country. But the most
attractive feature is that a man can estab
lish a fruitery there and equal almost any
tropical region. I believe the banana, guava,
lime, lemon, oranges, figs, grape, pine ap
ples, cocoa nuts, dates, and, in fact, almost
all the tropical fruits will do well in that
section—and it is thought that peaches and
perhaps apples can be raised to perfec
tion by grafting or budding. I saw some
of the finest oranges grown there I ever saw
growing, on what appeared to be as poor
pine land as 1 ever saw used for any pur
pose. The secret was, it had been cow
penned.
And now let me advise those who are de
sirous of moving to a better country, to let
Brazil and Mexico alone and move to Florida.
In conclusion let me say that I am glad
to see an increasing desire to take the Ad
vocate. This I consider an omen for good.
I expect to send subscribers frequently, now
that the people expect to get a little money.
Robert L. Wiggins.
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Louisville Ct., Ga. Conference.—
The Rev. Wm. Hauser writes : After along
dreary winter in religion, Bethany, in this
circuit, has been visited with a very inter
esting revival of religion, under the labors
of two of our local preachers, Revs. Jeff.
Harvey and Wm. A. Hayles. Thirty-five,
mostly young men, joined the Cbuich du
ring a protracted meeting held here by these
two brethren week before last. Prof. Leroy
A. Murphy, the talented and accomplished
Principal of Bethany Collegiate Institute,
joined the Church with his pupils; and now
he and they hold a private prayer-meeting,
for mutual edification, one night in every
week. The good work goes on.
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Bethel Ct., Ga. Conference. —The
Rev. Jas. Jones writes : We recently closed
a fourteen days’ meeting at Brick Church.
Some eight whites were presented to the
Church as candidates for membership, and
twenty penitents were at the altar for pray
er. The Church somewhat revived. We
are now holding a meeting at Bethesda
Church. Some dozen or more come to the
altar for prayer. The Church which has
long been near dead, begins to give signs of
life. This is encouraging, especially after a
long drought, on land and Church. Dr.
Lovett has labored with us with good effect.
The Lord reward him. Will God’s people
pray for us.
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Washington, Ga. —The Rev. Morgan
Callaway writes : During the months of Ju
ly and August, the Church at this place was
unusually active. Services were held with
few exceptions, night and morning. Ag
gressive energy was put forth, and God
smiled upon the effort. Prayer was preva
lent, and the Holy Spirit was poured out
Much of bitterness was neutralized, frivolity
checked, the Church made hopeful, a num
ber converted, and fifteen added to the
membership.
Newberry Ct., S. C. Conference.—
The Rev. J. B. Tray wick writes : Since our
3d quarterly meeting the God of all grace
has poured out liis Spirit upon us abundant
ly, and many souls have been saved The
number of conversions among the whites
thus far, is 400; number of colored not
known. A marked feature at the meetings,
is the unity between the various religious
denominations of the country. Sectarian
ism has received a blow, from which, we
hope, it will never be able to recover.
CorrafDntitttte.
LETTER FROM PARIS.
The 16th of August in Paris, is like the
4th of July in New York, and Christmas at
the South, only “a good deal more so.” From
the Ist to the 13th, little else is talked of
here but the Emperor’s Fete. This is a
national and church festival combined. On
this grand occasion free indulgence, and
the greatest liberties are granted both by
Church and State. The lame, the halt, the
blind, who have been shut up for twelve
months by the strictest police regulations,
are now permitted to ascend from the dark,
damp cellar, and descend from the lofty
cramped attics to beseech alms of the
millions who are swarming the streets.
The privilege of asking alms in the streets
of Paris is only granted on the occasion of
the fete. Large sums of money are expend
ed by the Government in preparing for this
annual celebration. The railways reduce
the fare to a very low rate, and the country
come to town, from Ato Z. I made four
excursions on the tops of the omnibuses to
the suburbs of the city, to see the vast mul
titude of people, as they came crowding in
to the city in the antiquated carriages of
the first century. The crowd was so great
in the street, it were worth one’s life to at
tempt to walk. The houses from cellar to
garret were decorated with national flags.
Even the horses’ heads were ornamented
with them.
The honor of announcing that the fete
had commenced was conferred on the small
remnant of the first Napoleon’s old soldiers.
The booming cannon was heard at an early
hour from the hospital for the superannu
ated soldiers. At various points in the city
depots of provisions were established, and
gratuitously distributed to the poor and in
form. Many a human soul was made happy
by this charity, which is said to have been
paid for out of the Emperor’s private purse.
The 600,000 troops received a double por
tion of wine, and all who could be relieved
from service were permitted to leave the
barracks and be out until 12 o’clock at
night. The military with their splendid
bands paraded the streets, and were objects
of great attraction.
On this occasion, it is the custom of the old
soldiers of the First Emperor to visit his
tomb and decorate his grave with a fresh
wreath of flowers. This to me was an af
fecting and interesting sight. The number
of these faithful, old soldiers is diminishing
every year; like the fathers of our own
Revolution, they have nearly all gone to
their rest. At one o’clock the theatres,
operas, museums, and all public places of
amusement were thrown open without charge
for admittance. The vast multitude of
people began to assemble around these
houses at the dawn of day. Many stood at
the doors five to six hours. They were
kept in a line of ten abreast by the police.
These lines were often several hundred yards
in length. This is a proof of the fondness of the
French for amusement. They are a gay, light
hearted people. On the River Seine the
boat races took place. These races drew
large crowds to see which boats would win
the prize. The garden of the Tuilleries
was thronged all day. Near the Royal Pal
ace was erected a lofty colonnade formed of
colored lamps, arranged with great taste;
the letter N in gold color, and the imperial
crown, in crimson, appeared on the col
umns The four side avenues, leading to
the fountain from the Palace, were beauti
fully decorated with lamps and Chinese
lanterns of the variegated colors of orange,
pink, blue, red, and green. The effect was
beau ifu 1. The fountains were all turned
loose, and the display of water works seen at
night through the brilliant illumination
was grand to behold. Down the centre ave
nue of the garden, stood at equal distances,
lofty piles, bearing each an escutcheon of
colored lamps having an N in green, sur
mounted by white, and a crown in yellow.
The tri-colored French flag floated at the
top of each. In the Place de Concorde —
the famous square where Louis XVI and
Marie Antoinette were* guillotined—the
globes were large and of ground glass, light
ed with gas. In the centre of that avenue
is an ornamental garden, gotten up for the
occasion, filled with the choicest flowers
and shrubs. This was formed around an
“ Egyptian Palace” with lofty colonnades,
ha\ing gas pipes running through it. which
would give more than 50,000 jets of flame.
On the faces, north and south, appeared the
Imperial Eagle, and on the east and west,
two immense suns. Up the Avenue of
Champs Elysees white globes ran along each
side for more than a mile extending to the
Triumphal Arch. This grand monument
was brilliantly illuminated, displaying to
fine advantage the historical scenes of the
many hard fought battles and victories of
Napoleon I.
A little after dusk we started in a car
riage to the Garden of the Tuilleries and
Champs Elysees, but the police stopped us,
as can i: ges were not permitted to be driven
within a mile of either place. Not willing
to risk our lives in the crowd, we drove
some four miles, and came in the rear of
the illumination where the crowd was not
so deme, and where we had a fine view from
a high hill near the new Fair Grounds.
The ft stooDS of lights crossing each other
in every direction, and the beautiful effect
of the fountains playing, made the scene
quite enchanting. The private houses,
markets, hotels, etc., were generally illumi
nated either with long lines of gas pipes, or
Venetian lauterDS. The use ot fire crack
ers in the streets, has wisely been abolished.
The fire works on the Seine were grand
They commenced by a flight of rockets,
succeeded by an eruption of Roman candles,
filling the air with various hues. The illu
mination representing the initials of the
Emperor’s family was probably more ad
mired than any part of the exhibition.
We reached home a little after midnight,
highly delighted with the day’s entertain
ment. A finer display of fire works T do
not suppose could be produced in any coun
try. On this occasion there were twice as
many people in the streets of Paris as there
are in the whole State of Georgia, and to
their credit be it said, I did not during the
whole day see a drunken man. This mass
of human beings was to me quite interest
ing. At one or two crossings on the Seine,
the crowds were so dens; that hundreds
were trampled under foot, and some twenty
persons killed. The wonder is that more
accidents did not occur.
About 10 o’clock, wc stood on a high
point of land near the Triumphal Arch, and
had a fine view ot the whole display of fire
works. They represented in one portion of
the exhibition a battle of infantry and artil
lery. You could hear the sound of the
musketry, and see the flash of the cannon,
and then the fuse shell burst in the air, and
a moment more hear the explosion. The
scene reminded me forcibly of the Fete on
Morris’s Island, gotten up by Gen. Gilmore,
for the amusement (?) of the people of
Charleston.
Just think of a Christian nation who were
for two years employed in throwing hot shot
and shell into a city, among helpless women
and children ! Let it not be told abroad,
or written in history, that a nation of broth
ers could be engaged in such warfare. His
tory teaches us, that civil wars ot all others,
are most to be deprecated. Just look at
Germany. You see a million and a half of
men speaking the same language, sons of the
same Fatherland, divided only by artificial
lines, engaged in the most deadly conflict,
producing desolation and misery throughout
the land. Hear wbat a heart-broken moth
er says after the last battle fought in Ger
many near Prague, when the Austrians
suffered so severely, “Deeply afflicted, I
announce to our relations and friends, that
my beloved husband died yesterday morn
ing from the terrible agitation caused by
the death of our children. Our five sons,
Francis Joseph, Ernest, George, 1 eopold,
and Henrich de Stovolinski, have all laid
down their lives for their beloved Emperor
and master. Four young widows and an
only sister mourn with me! De Stovolinski.”
What a picture ! Such is war! May a
kind and merciful Providence guide our
people for all time to come, in the paths of
peace, love and unity. G. W. W.
August , 1866.
Rev. Mr Saunders’s Select School
for American Young Ladies in Eu
rope.—Mr. Saunders and his wife were
formerly at the head of the Female College
in Tuscaloosa. They now propose to estab
lish in Berlin a school in which the most
perfect educational facilities may be afforded
such young ladies as may be committed to
their charge. This is obviously a most de
sirable undertaking. The advantage of
pursuing studies under accomplished masters
in every branch, and under the care and
direction of an experienced and skillful
American instructor, and amidst the educat
ing surroundings of an old and settled so
ciety, and with the aid of the finest works
of art, are so manifest that Mr. Saunders
has his number nearly complete. Last Sat
urday the party sailed. On Friday evening
we had the melancholy pleasure of taking
our leave of so much genius and loveliness—
melancholy for our own sakes, not for theirs.
They go to reside amid good society under
a powerful kingdom, rising into the strength
of empire, while others are compelled to
remain where all seems so dark, so insecure,
and so tottering. And it was painful to us
because it puts the ocean again between us
and some that we have tenderly loved
through many years of ti ial. May God give
them a prosperous voyage, and make the
new enterprise a complete and happy sue
ce-s ! — N. Y. Watchman.
Ministers Emigrating. —The Sumter
correspondent of the Charleston Courier
writes: Rev. Dr. Chas. Taylor, a member of
the South Carolina Conference, and former
ly missionary to China, who has during this
year been a resident of this town as pastor
of the Sumter Circuit, has accepted the
Presidency ot a College at Millersburg, near
Lexington, Kentucky, and will shortly re
move to his new fitdd ot labor in that State.
Inadequacy of support is his only reason
for leaving us. W hatever lie may gain by
the change, it is very certain that we gain
nothing. The Conference loses a member
greatly endeared to the ministry and mem
bership throughout its bounds, and the State
loses a valuable citizen. Rev. 11. A. 0.
Walker, of the same Conference, and now
stationed at Summerton, is also about to
transfer his connection to the Kentucky
Conference. Few, if any, are more widely
known, or more generally beloved in South
Carolina. That such men have tq seVeYr
the fond associations of past years and leave
the State, is indeed to be regretted. Rev.
J. W. Wightman, a brother of the Bishop,
expects to make a similar move; and how
many others will be added to the list remain*
to be seen. One thing is evident, that if
the people of any and all denominations
wish to retain the services of theii time
honored pastors, they must support them
better.
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Street Preaching. —The Baltimore
Gazette of the 15th instant, says that the
Methodist Ephcopal Church, South, having
but few churches in this city, have adopted
the plan of the olden time of preaching in
the open air. Every Sunday aiternoon they
preach on Broadway, at the foot of Wildey
Monument. It is a mission under the charge
of Rev. Dabney Ball, who will be assisted
to morrow afternoon by Rev. Dr. Thomas E.
Bond. The object is to build up a society
in that part of the city.
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