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JOHN 11. SEALS,
EDITOR & PROPRIETOR.
SEW SERIES, VOL. 11.
TMPIIAIB CRIMIR.
PUBLI3UKI)
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BY JOHN H. SEALS.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Sale of Land or Negroes, by Administrators,
Executors, and Guardians, per square,— 600
Sale of Personal Property, by Administrators,
Executors, and Guardians, per square,— 3 25
Notice to Debtors and Creditors, 3 25
Notice for Leave to Sell, A 00
Citation for Letters of Administration, 2 75
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Citation for Letters of Dismission from Guardi
anship, 8 25
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators,
Executors, or Guardians, are required by law to be
held on the first Tuesday in the month, between the
hours of ten in the forenoon and three in the after
noon, at the Court House in the County in which the
property is situate. Notices of these sales must be
given in a public gazette forty days previous to the
day of sale.
Notices for the sale of Personal Property must be
given at least ton days previous to the day of sale.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must
be published forty days.
Notice that application will be made to the Court
of Ordinary for leave to sell Land or Negroes, must
be published weekly for two months.
Citations for Letters of Administration must be
published thirty days —for Dismission from Admin
istration, monthly , six months —for Dismission from
Guardianship, forty days.
Rules for Foreclosure of Mortgage must be pub
lished monthly for four months —for compelling titles
from Executors or Administrators, where a bond has
been given by the deceased, the full space of three
months.
will always be continued accord
ing to those, the legal requirements, unless otherwise
ordered.
For the Crusader.
Lines.
BY JENNY AVOODBINK.
“Oh ! memory thou lingering rr.urmurer in joy’s bro
ken shell,
Why have I not in losing all I loved lost thee as
well.”
Many visions flit before me
Some bring pleasure—some bring pain,
As I list the gentle patter
Os the slowly falling rain.
And I close my eyes in dreaming
Rest my forehead on my hand,
And I then hold converse sweetly
With the shadowy angel -bar.d.
Ands seem to see before me
One in youth who loved me well,
But grim Death he came-ftjwooing,
And vve laid her in the dell;
Now the moss grows green above her
And the gentle falling rain,
And the spot where now she slumbers
Sadly foils as though in pain.
Then there comes the tear of sorrow—
T can never see her more,
Love has lost its brighest jewel,
One sweet dream of life is o’er.
But I never can forget her,
And the pangs her death has cost,
I must evermore regret her,
Early loved, and early lost!
And in dreams again I Wonder,
Through love’s now, deserted bowers,
Sighing o’er joy’s faded garlands,
Weeping o’er hope's withered flowers.
Bitter memories why thus haunt me,
Leave oh! leave me once again,
For alone I fain would listen,
To the palter of the rain.
How I love the gentle patter
Os the slowly falling rain—
Swifter now the drops are coming,
Beating ’ganst the window-pane.
Shadowy forms arc gathering ’round me,
Loved ones living—loved ones dead,
Gome they from for distant regions
Come they from the grassy bed.
False ones why in bright-hued visions
Do you mock my soul once more,
Causing mo to muse in sadness— •
Os a love where hope is o’er ?
“Memory thou lingering murmurer
In joy’s broken shell,
Why have I not in losing all
I loved, lost thee as well!”
“Bellevue,” Ga., June 1857.
* 53F”The Paris Academy of Medicing has set the
papers to writing and the people to thinking earn
estly of the return to the practice of burning the
dead. They say that in summer time the Parisian
hospitals are crowded with these victims o£ pestilence
engendered by the foul air of the grave-yards in the
neighborhood. The vicinity of the cemeteries is a
constant source of mortality. Their putrid emana
tions filling the air, and the poison they emit impreg
nating the water, are held chargeable for the many
new and frightful diseases of the throat and lungs,
which baffle all medical skill.
[communicated.]
Mr. Editor /-—Haying sot forth the difficulties
in llie way of any present organization being re
cognized as a suitable head for an aggressive po
litical movement, it becomes me to
as suitable. I shall advocate one that was con
stituted, but forßome cause has escapi (jAlic atten
tion of the temperance public. We shall set forth
its leading features, andwas briefly as possible add
remarks explanatory and defensive. We allude
to the bbdies known as Grand and Subordinate
Alliances, or Leagues. The Constitutions were
published in the Banner ” three or four years
ago.
The organization provided that all persons
pledging themselves to vote only for temperance
men for office, and w'omen and children, could be
come members. That no specific sum should be
required as a prerequisite, but that the contribu
tions should be voluntary. That the officers
should be a President, Secretary, Treasurer, and
Board of Directors. That one half the money
collected by the Subordinates should go to the
Grand Alliance. The money to bo expended by
each body, according to the direction of the. offi
cers and Board, for Periodicals, Ttracts, or the ex
penses of persona invited to deliver addresses, —
employed Lecturers. The Subordinates to work
within their sphere, and the G. A., all over the
State,soastoreach destitute or opposition localities.
All documents to be distributed gratuitously , and
the addresses and lectures to be delivered without
ehargo to the audianee.
Under the plan above sketched, every man,
woman and child, all classes, sober men and
drunkards , can unite, and become soldiers in the
army waging war against the liquor traffic. We
presume that every community contains men who
will not join the Sons or Knights, and who will not
even sign a temperance pledge. Who, neverthe
less, see the evil of the traffic, or ar£ slaves to
their appetites, and would gladly aid by their
votes and their money to put it down. Many
such undoubtedly voted for Overby. We want
the names of the men—Ave want the material aid
they will promptly and cheerfully afford; but we
need a medium through which the aid and
strength can flow. This medium we believe does
not exist, but we think is afforded by the above
plan. It is true the plan exacts time, care, pati
ence and labor. If Ave are prepared to bestoAv
and exercise these, the plan will Avork out success;
but if Ave are disinclined to act thus on this plan,
we will not on any other, and should therefore
gi\ r e up the contest.
A lecturer to canvass the State, year after year,
has long been felt as a necessity. Various plans
have been tried and failed. The temperance Con
vention is irresponsible and no person would em
bark under its patronage. The other organiza
tions have bestowed their means mostly in “bene
fits,” —partly in purchasing and distributing tracts,
and much has been frittered away uselessly. It
is not only important to have a lecturer, but be
should be so provided for as to be able to draw
together the largest number of people. Hence
he should not depend on his audience for pay, but
should be independent of it, so as to speak the
truth boldly and fearlessly. This the Alliance
will accomplish, if properly started, and discrete
energetic men aro selected for officers and the
Board. Not only should one lecturer be continu
ally in the field, but fortAvo months preceding the
election of Governor, and members of (he Legis
lature, there should be one supplied for each Con
gressional District. These could cross the bound
aries and exchange with each other, under the
advice and consent of tire Board ; as then the ap
peal and argument could be presented to various
audiences according to the diversity of talent and
mind employed. In fact, imitate closely the course
pursued by the jx)liticia *, who, Ave know do suc
ceed. These lecturers, general and special, should
be alloAved such compensation as will secure talent
and integrity, say from Fifty to one Hundred dol
lar's per month. Onr great need is, and lias been
public speakers. In the present condition of our
cause, we can not easily g’et them, because success
is too remote; but money will secure them. As
soon as success becomes apparent, Ave shall find
plenty of wluntcers, willing to pay a bonus for
the privilege of speaking for us, just as is tire case
now with the American and Democratic parties.
To such as are thinking about the cost of all this,
avo will address ourself before we close.
Tracts are a means of great importance too in
preparing and informing the public mind. These
should be supplied abundantly, but gratuitously.
They may reach a family not privileged to attend
a public gathering, and thus will prove a valuable
auxiliary. The Subordinate Alliance properly
officered, would so dispose of its funds, as to sup
ply large quantities of Tracts in every neighbor
hood, as the Grand Alliance would supply the
Lecturers. Occasionally it might seeproper to in
vite one private person to address a meeting with
in its bounds, but the gratuitous distribution <sf
Tracts would be its chief office. This, however,
would be discretionary with the managers, who
would act according ip circumstances. The Lec
turers would reach all parties, those who read and
those who could not, Thd Tracts would fasten
PENFIELD, GA., THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1857f
convic ion ou such rearders as the Lecturer may
have excited to inquiry.
But the most important power to be brought
to bear is a publishing establishment on a basis of
strength and amplitude, commensurate Avith
the end aimed at. It should be located at the of
fice of the Secretary and Treasurer of the Grand
Alliance; at a central point, where the mails are
frequent and reliable, and whence it, ami all else
needed to operate on the public mind could be
dispatched quickly to its destination by mail or
otherwise. In order to be most poAverfully and
extensively useful, it should be unembarrassed pe
cuniarily, and untrammelled every other Avay. —
While aA r aising itself of all advertising and other
business which might offer, it should be placed in
a situation to be independant of these aids. The
reason of this will be obvious to all avlio desire
our success. Once established under favorable
auspices, it could and would maintain itself and
grow. It should be so amply provided for in ev
ery particular, that it could thfOAv out in a short
time, largo numbers of its own sheet, or uch
Tracts and addresses as the state of the canvass
should from time to time demand.
Noav, haA'ing laid out such a vast amount of
work, and described the machenery to perform it,
Ave will try to slioav Hoav to work it—the cost of
Avorking it, and lioav to pay it.
In the first place the Secretary or Treasurer,
may be the resident Editor of the paper, the gen
eral Lecturer, a travelling Editorial correspondent.
The special Lecturers, might be the same for the
time being. I bis mixing with the people contin
ually, visiting them, conversing Avith them, and
Writing about their locality, avquUl make the paper
a favorite, and cause it to be sought. People avlio
know Mr. Seals, have talked Avith him, and enter
tained him, take more interest in his paper, and
what he writes, than people do avlio have not this
acquaintance. Thus the paper could soon become,
not only self-sustaining, but a source of income
to the Alliances. A large circulation would cause
it to be sought as an advertising medium.
The expense of the Grand Alliance would be
say 1200 dollars, one year, for general Lecturer,
and the second year, say the same*for him, and
1200 dollars for the eight special Lecturers two
months each, an alloAvance of 75 dollars per
month for them. This Avould require for each two
years 3600 dollars; or an average income of
1800 dollars per annum. Can this sum be rais
ed? Let us see.
There are 112 counties in the State; and the
small sum of 20 dollars per county will rais 2240
dollars per year. Here is more than enough.—
But avg estimate that, with zeal and energy, at
least 300 Alliances could be formed and sustained.
Noav, if these average 30 members each, avlio
will contribute an average of 50 cents each, avc
shall have 4500 dollars as the incomo of the Sub
ordinate Alliances, one half of which, going to the
G. Alliance, would yield that body 2250 dollars.
This furnishes more than enough also. The op
eration of the Alliances could and should be grad
uated to the income. If we can not at once ac
compli ill all that we desire, we can in time, for
we think the plan has internal power, and that
the elements it contains will generate its own pro
pelling force. We need not amplify. There
should be reserved by each Alliance, (Grand and
Subordinate, but particular by the G. A.) some
portion to be invested until enough is accumula
ted to establish the paper as proposed. The Lec
turer (or Lecturers,) and the Tracts are immedi
ately attainable. By long contributions of even
small sums the necessary amount cap be raised.—
But not all can be accomplished this or the next
year. Indeed the establishment of such a publish
ing house as has been set forth may lie five years
remote, but that should not prevent the begin
ning of effort to attain the object. No start, no
race. Within that time, the writer believes the
field can be thoroughly occupied as detailed,
and the foundation laid broad and deep for final
success. We should not expect an immediate
harvest, a present victory.
A few words and figures in reference to what
has been raised and spent by the Sons and
Knights and we close.
There have been established within ten years
some 324 Divisions (perhaps more) Sons of Tem
perance at S2O each $0,500
Say an average of 150 lived for 10 years
at an expense of S2O each per year for
rent and incidentals, 30,000
Sixty Lodges of Knights constituted at
an expense of S3O each', 1,800
Forty Lodges (average) at S3O per year
Rent and incidentals three years, 4,800
Making a total of $43,100
Collected and spent, in addition to travelling ex
penses and benefits. Then add to this the expens
es of delegates to the temperance Convention,
and you will have a large stun, probably more
than 100,000 dollar s, spent by temperance men
within ten years, accomplishing much good, but
still falling below expectation, and to-day seem
ingly lost. * &
Looking at the above figures, which are be
lieved to be really below the fact, we a can not be-
lieve our project beyond our pecuniary ability, or
too intricate and impracticable for popular use.—
At all events it h given for what it is Avorth—sub
ject to afford, modification, or amendment, —or to
open up Avay for some other plan better adapted
to our neaha and inclinations. It is not intended
to supersede other organizations-nor is it intended
to uproot the Temperance Crusader, —but to be
auxiliary to the first, and provide a Avay for the
last to be elevated {geographically and) in every
particular to the point where it will aid the cause
to the best an vantage and with most power.
riiOHIBITION CRUSADER.
[communicated.]
Number VI.
Some of our enemies say that our efforts to free
the country 7 from the liquor-shops do no good, but
on the contrary do harm. This, however, is not
so. Though they have not done all the good de
sired, yet they have done a large amount of it.—
Before any of these efforts were made, the preju
dice against interfering with the dram-shop by
law, Avas so strong that any public avowal of such
a desire, exposed him who made it to insult and
bad treatment. Remember the excitement against
Flournoy, merely because he wanted the people to
petition the Legislature to repeal the license law..
For this, that good man Avas so persecuted, that
not long after he left the State and died. We
were not at that time a citizen of Georgia, and of
our allusions are made from information.
Where now is that wild and furious degree of
sensitive prejudice, which once every where prevail-
Much of it is gone. The investigations and
reasoning employed in our efforts, as vvell to pro
cure a repeal of the liquor-shop law, as that we
ought to abstain from drinking liquor as a bever
age haA'e bad the effect of moderating this preju
dice and causing it to become much more modest
and tame than formerly. Reasoning men have
become convinced that moral suas'onists occupy
Inconsistaut ground, when they say we ought not
to drink liquor, and admit the liquor-shops to he
great evils; and at the same time insis's that we
ought not to unite in sending men to the Legisla
ture who, as well as think them evils, and would,
therefore, be in favor of repealing the laAv winch
creates and establishes them.
To say that these shops are evils, created by
law, and still insist that they who believe them to
be so, ought not to unite in the election of men to
the Governors or Legislators who also believe
them to be evils, and are, for that reason, in favor
of repealing the law that creates them is the very
highest degree of moral absurdity, and is exactly
as rati nal, wise and consistent, as the Visitor’s
conduct was in.declaring and commenting on his
great love of slitters, and after the good lady, had
prepared some for him at dinner, refusing to have
them, saying, that though he was a dear lover of
slitters }et he never eat them.
When temperance men commenced lecturing
they were compelled to tell amusing anecdotes to
secure audiences, but now speakers ran be heard
without such means of amusement. Large num
bers are now willing to hear lectures on the merits
of the temperance cause, the evils of dram-shops,
and the religious propriety of electing men who
are in favor of repealing the law that licenses
those institutions of all evil. Speakers are no long
er in danger of having to ride rails for insisting
that the evjls of dram-shops ought to be removed
by the Legislature. This moderation now exists
more or less everywhere; and it has been produc
ed by our efforts ; Ist, to convince men that they
ought to abstain from drinking; and 2d, that we
ought to elect men to repeal the license law. Our
efforts, and they alone, have effected much eom
putive moderation in what was once a deep root
ed and violent prejudice.
With these improvements, if we persevere, we
cannot fail of success. Os this, intelligent ene
mies are sensible and avoid all investigation on
the subject. Many of our candidates for the Leg
islature have quit the practice of treating over the
county, and then, if elected, going to the Legisla
ture, and before they take their seats swearißg in
effect that they did not do it, when every one
knows they did do it. This is, of itself, no small
degree of reform.
Whatever effect has been made for good has
been produced by our efforts and not by our tem
perance-loving enemies who are always distressed
with fears of our injuring our cause. When the
temperance people first began to organize societies
our enemies predicted the loss of our liberties and
our rights, and they, good souls were much dis
tressed. After some experience it was thought so
cieties might be formed that would be more effi
cient and succevssful than those then in being, and
with that the Sons of Temperance came forward.
1 his, our lovers of the people and temperance
thought was terrible. The way, the people were
now to be used up was too bad. Haughty ghosts
were seen in all grave-yards— rampant hob-gob
lins pranced over all old fielda—and furious raw
heads and bloody-bones rushed from their castles,
the liquor-shops, and yelled through all towns and
other places too many to name. Demigogues
small and great all shed tears and groaned in sor
row. Liquor-sellers, poor things, how they sighed
and sobbed and ewed afoud! The temperance
cause, all classes ts lovers said, was doing so
well, but the “Sons” were now ruining it and tak
ing away the li> ert’es of p. ople their dear belov
eds, their distress they all wept and “refused to be
comforted.”
After the Sons had made what converts they
could they saw that something more than “moral
suasion ’ was necessary; for while temperance
men used their ‘“suasion” one way the people
lovers practiced their “suasion” in an opposite way.
these rhop keepers having been made so by law,
and their “suasion” having the help of the law,
we thought it would be right for the Legislature
to take from them its aid, so that we might have
a fair and equal fight with them in the temper
ance field. An application to the Legislature to
refuse this aid in future, being <h termine 1 on, new
troubles were again seen among Whigs, Demo
crats and liquor-sellers. We had been progressing
so well, they said, with our societies and inoral
suasion that we ought to be content. To presume
they said, to ask the Legislature to discontinue
their liquor-shops, would bo full of mischief to the
liberties of the people and would ruin our cause.—
We, however, made the effort, and though we
foiled of success, we have done much good by it,
for the number of persons, who believe the license
law ought to be repealed, are largely increa-ed.
If we bs Christians or temperance men we ought
to persevere in our efforts to effect a repeal of the
license law. Then let us s.y to all who love good
morals, and especially to the six thousand two
hundred and sixty one who voted for Overby, that
we should not be discouraged but persevere in our
efforts to effect a repeal of the license law. Six
thousand men, if they will act firm y upon tem
perance principles, can effect this repeal. If they
will have it well nnd rstood that they will vote
for no man to be Governor or a member of the
Legislature who will hesitate to declare himself
decidedly in favor of repealing the liquor-shop law,
they wi 1 constitute a mueleus around, and to
which others will collect and unite and form a
party that will act for thepuhlie good. Let us be
firm and.we will excite confidence, and then the
work will be done.
Why should we not form this party ? We can
do it if we w ill. There is nothing in either of the
political parties that deserves either our love or
confidence. Their principle object is to obtain the
offices. To this end they both endeavor to strength
en their own parly, and to preserve the liquor
shops as a means of corrupting the people and ob
taining their votes as a means of securing and con
tinuing in favor. Such parties are unworthy of
our support. Though, in many cases, we might
not hope to elect candidates of our own, yet we
ought to vote for them if we have them and nev T er
think of a second choice between the parties we
have.
The friends of the liquor-shop parties always do
what they can to destroy the prospects of our can
didates and then tell us that we cannot elect them,
and advise us to vote for their party tools as a sec
ond choice. A good man ought to feel that he
could have no choice between parties or candidates
who look to liquor-shops for their success. A
Christian man ought not to “go Avith the multi
tude to do evil,” He ought to vote for his own
candidates.
By an onward perseverence, let us slioav to all,!
that w'e are a Band of Freemen, determined to bat
tie for our cause and ou.r country, “through good;
and through evil report” now and forever.
L. R.
For the Crusader.
VATTKRVILLji, IN DIB STATE, ) j
June 20, 1857, \ i
Mistaire Preenlaire:
I am von gentleman vot ave visite dis contrie
from La belle Prance for ze purpas of making zei
sick peepel restore damselves to dere helthe, by ze
most natur.elle and quickest mode. Bot I am!
motch discorrage—dey will not be cure viz ze
physic or zefotrenair—l am asstoneesh— Parblue !
Vat is ze mattiare ? I sai to ,ze peepel “I am von
Docture vat no some ting™ and ze peepel lie replv — ’
viz motch angair, “ ve vant not ze docture vat no
someting, bot ze you vat no noting. 11 I qnderstandj
not —I am surpize. Dey consiidair damselves
motch bettair den myself, ri est cepas? Dey no
bettair tlian me vot is ze meens fore ze cure of ze
maladie of ze flesh ? Jih bien y verree veil. Bot Ij
am perplex—l be here too- tree veeks in dis belle
villa, dis butifool cittee, vere dene is motch vataire
and ze no-nottings so plentyfool. Again once more
I ave been ask by-ze oder peepel, * You no some
ting, monsieure?” Ah, I remembair vat I sai be
fore*-! ave been instruct, I ville l* carefool to
maik von ansair correct dis time. 44 Vat you sai,”
I inquire. Dey repeet ze saim ting. I respond
verree quicklee, 44 no sair, Ino notting.” Den dey
get motch vex viz me, dey call me “ von ignorante
quack docture,” I becom verree crazee in ze brain
of my head—l oonsidair viz motch reflection. —
Ah! ah! Mon del—l inaik von grand discoverree.
Z e parte of ze No-Notings is here in dis place. —
I ave ze secret—l beeorn verree wise—l will be
no longair von catalique. I will reliuqueeeh mi
relegion, (bot I change mi mind not) I ville be
von ob ze No-Notfing parte—-I ville become von
TERMS:
$1 in advance; or, $2 at tbe end of the year.
johnhTseals
PROPKIEI'OKi
VOL. XIIII.-NUIBER 27.
meriMlre ov ze church—ze church vitch ze most
peepei attend to dere vorsbeep. Den I vill get
inotch seeknees—l vill beconsidair von good man
von good doeteer. I vill talk motch viz ze pee
pel —l vill shaik dem hi ze hand verree strongs—-
I vill maik motch inquire affair dere tamillees—l
vill lass, ha! ha! Ouir monsieur, ye a sair—l vill
maik miseef tres agreuble, vevree plessante viz ’em
—I vill sai-notting , no-notting, do netting —Eh!
Den I vill be populaire—l vill be fool of beezeness
—I vill ave motch monnee—l vill ave motch
fiend—l vill ave motch fan. Bot I most he von
Ainerieaine, Oin, yes sair—l most mak miself
von Natit, Den l ave ze preeveleege of ze oddair
doe tour. I most not be too inqueeseteeve about
ze affairs politique, bot I vill be fool of No-Notting.
Is dis ze vay ze pauore frenshman moat do to be
en corrage in dis contrie ov libertee and equalitee
in dis land of Vashington, vat zee peepleel call ze
home of ze free—dis land vere dere is motch Fe
male College and not so motch Acadamice—
Monsieur Editeur , lam fatigue— l am seek I
am almost starve©—l most ave some monnee l
most queet ze beezeness ov mi profession—l most
be von pupill, vouee encore , not of ze medeceen
ze physic—no—nevaire—bot I most studdee “ze
art to pleeke ze peepei motch.” Vill you geev me
ze news fore vitch I rite dis lettaire—l weeshto no
vitch individuelle in dis contrie is ze best colcu
late to teech me, not only dis science, but ze von,
to no-notting, no-someting or to no-mi-own beese
ness. lam bevildair, Ino not at dis moment vieh
of deee qualitees is ze most necessaire fore me.
Yen I am inform I vill maik von grand announce
ment in ze pepair vieh vill astonessli, edaire zena
tif — no-nottings, ze forrenair , ze no-sometings or ze
few oddair peepei vitch no-molch bot hov care ver
ree leetel fore deze tings.
Pleeze pobblish dis lettair in youre good pep
pair and tell ze peepei, “I visit to geeve no offense”
Mon dieu / dis is von grand contrie J
De suis vore serviteur
VON NO-NOTTING DOCTEUR.
From the Index.
The Sanders Professorship.
Dear Brother Walker:—l take it for granted
that it is the settled policy of the Georgia Baptist
Convention to nurture and sustain the Mercer Uni
versity. It has long shared the anxious cares and
the generous bounty of a large portion of Georgia
Babtists, and it cannot for a moment be supposed
that we shall let drop from our hands an enterprise
of so much importance po the interests of learning
and piety.
To sustain properly a full and able faculty, and
provide all other advantages necessary for a fjrst
rate University, we evidently need an increased en
dowment. Our College endowment proper, now
amounts to about one hundred and twenty thousand
dollars; this is truly a noble beginning, but it
should be increased without any needless delay to
$150,000. The proper endowment of th p “Sandgrs
Professorship ” would carry it up to this amount.
I well remember the anxious desire which pur be
loved Sanders once expressed to me• it was that a
sufficient number of our wealthy and liberal breth
ren should combine in a vigorous effort, and secure
at once an endowment of two hundred thousand
dollars. IJe was willing to be one of a reasonable
nunber to raise that amount. It was a noble con
ception, but he was in advance of the times. There
was wealth and weight in the denomination, but our
brethren .were not prepared in mind for the enter
prise. “ Has not the time arrived where we should
take another step towards the accomplishment of .
this desirable end? The endowment of an addi
tional professorship, with our greatly increased
numbers and means, need not interfere with any
other important object claiming our prayers and our
bounty.
The present endowmet of the University, with
the exception of the Mercer legacy, accrued mainly
from subscriptions taken up in the years 1837 and
1838. Since then, the Babtists of Georgia have
doubled in number, and more than doubled in their
pecuniary means. If one tenth, or even one twen
tieth of our brethren of respectable means, and who
have never made as yet a single,contribution to the
University, were to come fprward with reasonable
subscriptions, how easily could the Sanders profes
sorship be endowed? The present endowmets
was made up by some six or seven hundred contri
butions, in sums from $5 to $5,000; are there npt
now at least one half that npuaber that would feel it
a privilege to add their contributions to the bounty
that has already been garnered up ? Let us go a
little into details, that we may be stimulated by the
iberality of those who have gone before us. In the
subjoined statement, .1 do,not pretend to entire accu
racy as to every item, not having all the dates before
me, but it is sufficiently correct, ,to show in a gener
al way how our present endowment was made up.—
Subscription made by Brother Mercer in his life
time $5,000
By a Brother living in Alabama 6,00.0
A Brother in Augusta,. .. 2,000
A Brother in Morgan County,... ... .1,800
A Brother in Wilkes Couuty, . ~1,250
! Subscriptions from S6OO to $1,000.. 12,000
Subscriptions of SSOO each, about.. ........18,000
i Subscriptions of $260 each, about 10,000
Subscriptions of S2OO each, about-- . - 6,000
Subscriptions of SIOO each, ab0ut.......... 10,000
A few intermediate sums not embraced in
•the above classigcation, and smaller sub
scriptions—say .10,000
$81,060
Add to this amount the legacies of Mercer, and
perhaps some other small items, and we reach our
present endowment in t available funds, which as stat
ed, is about $120,000
1 I suppose that something more than one-third of
V th e above sum was given by the generous Mercer;
and at least another third by about 60 individuals.—
Yet there were many who gave smaller amounts,
that stiff contributed liberally according to their
, means, and encouraged others by their example to
come forward and build upon the foundation which
they helped to lay. Their Bpirit still lives, no doubt,
in the hearts of many. Surety there are enough
ready to come forward and lay another fair and sol
id stone upon the foundation, and inscribe thereon
the dear and honored name of Sandebb. But I must
stop; I have written in haste, and omitted many
things that might have been appropriately urged.
Yours in the Blessed Redeemer,
* C. D. MALLARY.
Albany, May.22d, 1857.