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Extract from the "Minutes of the Kehukee Baptist Association' for 1S32. BIOGRAPHY OF .E&&23& GEX22SBJ Elder Green Carrowan was born July 27th, A. D. 177S, of poor but respectable parent. lie was a very intelligent boy, but remarkably wild, which many times rendered his father very unhappy, for his father was a preacher of the United Baptist order, and a very pious man his name was William Carrovvan, who formerly had had the pastoral care of the church on Mattamukeet, in Hyde county, N. C. His son Green, from the best information I can get, was about as profane a man as ever was raed in Hyde county. I before observed he was a great grief to his fa. her, but it seemed he had something rather to console him. before his death. A few days before he died he observed to his negro man Jim, said the old man, what do you think of my poor hoy, Green? Oh massy, said .iim, I don't know. The reply from the master was Jim, you'll find if you live, a great alteration in that young lad in a short time. What evidence the old man had for il, is unknown to us, hut so it wa, the prediction came to pass in about two years after the old man's death. But to give you a fur ther account of the singular turn of this boy, thong!) such a horrid prolane child generally, yet he was a great mimic of religion and also of preaching. When his father would attend hi stated meetings, his son Green, it is sa wo ild go with him, and while the father would be in the house prea chi-ig, Green would have a parcel ol young people with him. preaching t' i)H.n, making use of the same motions and gestures of body that the lathe- did. And on one time in particular, when the old man was exercising i.i the house near a window, where his son could have a full view of him while preaching, Green 'ook his pulpit, w hich was a bye-stand the old rnan when he entered fully into the merits f his subject was very much animated, so that he made a great motion of body; Green trying to follow suit and copy after the old man, making use of the same words the lather did, and as loud as he dare do, not observing the tottering condition of his pu!pitT while in strong nuliou the bye-stand upset, nod gave him a severe fall; he has often said, he really thought his neck was broken at first. In Ins vicinity there was a great revival of the Methodists young Green be ca e the head of a clas, which he influenced to join him; these with oth er run ideatnres seemed to be his pursuit, until ihe kindness and love of Gm'1 ntjr Saviour appeared, not by works of righteousness which he had done, the Lord happily arrested him in the 2Slh year of his age. His con viction was very pungent, but his deliverance was very clearly manifest ed; his call both to the fellowship of the saints and that to the ministry was clearly exhibited. He joined the Baptist church in Hyde count v, and wa baptised hv John Bowen; and soon commenced in the minislrv, :is a co Worker with Eidjr Bowen. who had lately moved to Matlamuskeet. His pr 'irhi;ig was greatly approved by the churches he was what might be called a great preacher from the first start; he was considered a rnan of grea'. natural talents a-d profound knowledge in the Holy Scriptures; his ser mons were not those of an orator, naturally speaking, hut well stored with scripture arguments, such as are rarely surpaed by any; he made a hold but humble appearance in the pulpit, and exhibited very clear views in' the doo'rine of the gospel; he would display great ingenuity in communicating his idis thr ugh certain metaphors, or cramp observations, which some times would excite laughter in the irreligious, and would he 3pt lo maki the most severe Christian smile; some have tho't him blameable for preach ing in this way, supposing he advanced the ludicrous style loo far; he tba: as it mav, he always appeared to close such subjects with solemnity; thro' this means he often would have his congregations latching, and soon after have thpm crying. Great were the disadvantages which Elder t akrowan labored under, and which as is tho't by many, prevented him from equal ling if not surpassing any of his profession thai ever et arose his father lived and he was brought up in that part of Ih-de county, w, ich was ;it ' xne ume 01 nis iniancy, as onscure ana unenlightened section ol country a prohahly any where to be found; and bring poor, he received hut a small shre of education; it was with difficulty that he could read the Holv Scrip ture with correctness; he was a very industrious man, and hard labor was his lot from his infancy to his death. In the year of 1811, he took the care of the church of South Mattamuskect, and served them in that capacity until the year of 182, when he left them and mov ed over on the south side of Pamlico Sound, close on between Goose and Oyster Creeks; he in a short time raised a church on that side, in Beaufort county, of which he had the pastoral care, and continued until his death; yet notwith standing his removal, he attended his old church of So. M.ittamuskeet quarteily, i and h id the oversight of her us her occasional pistnr. j There might be many interesting and amusi.ig anecdotes related of this ii?eni ous man, could the materials be come at with correctness but to hand down to the public mere hearsay or flighty reports, we feel some degree of caution. A m a, the many, I give you the following when Elder Carrowan hi st began to be a popular preacher, he visited the church on Cove Sound, Hunting Quarters previous to his going over, two Methodist preachers had been there, and picked up into their class a considerable number, who when Elder Carrowan went over, and they heard him paint out to them their experience, and proved to them be lieving baptism by the scriptures, their honest hearts compelled ihem to go into the water and tney were by Elder Carrowan baptised. The Methodists alluded to, lived in Newbcrn, and these disciples of -theirs (as they thought) the news of their neing baptised soon reached them, and it seem -d to vex their righteous S' uls, at what they considered such unlawful deeds. A short time after two y nig men from Hunting Quarters being at Newborn, and these preachers hear ing of Elder Carrowaa's next appointment, hired the young men to come after them, in oidcr as they said to confute the babbler and send him'off home; and withal to defend their flock, inasmuch as they looked upon themselves set for the defence of what they called the gospel. They agreed to give each man ten dol lars. Accordingly the young men performed their part of the contract; they had them there on the day of Elder Carrowan's appointment, and they heard him preach the go pel system, both as to doctrine and ordinance, was. so well authen ticated and proven by the scriptures, that the man whose lot it was to follow him acknowledged that according to the present standing of the scriptures, that Car rowan's sermon could not be denied; but he assured them that all the scriptures were not correctly translated from the original Greek. He told them there was a brother of his in Newbcrn, who could correct ninety-five passages, and he him self could correct fifteen or twenty. There was an old Baptist sitting under him, who not being acquainted with hearing the Holy Scriptures thus treated, raised Up his head and looked him in the face, and instead of saying you are an emissarv of the devil, said you are an advisary of the devil; if the people are a mind to he ! you, they can do so, but I shall go out. Tins old man got up and the people lui.owto mm intotne yarn, leaving tne two AletUodist preachers by themselves, wno navmg nobody to preach to, soon followed the crowd. The young hirelings were noi siack concerning their promises: one ot them accosted one of the prea chers, saying, pay nie the ten dollars; which like an honest man he pulled out and paid him the other young man went to the other preacher and demanded his payment, which he refused and said it was not due; why? says the young man; the reply was, I've had no chance; well but, said the young man, I've done what I promised to do, and you shall pay me or I'll warrant you, for I did'nt agree to give you any chance to confound him; I was only to help fetch you here which 1 have done, and if you do not pay me I will warrant you; but the people persuaded the young man out of the notion of warranting, saying if he was so mean,, as not to pay it, Vx him off so. This was all the beating poor Carrowan got, the preachers going off leaving their supposed flock willing captives to Baptist principles, and one of their hireling.-: without his money. One acted the part of a punctual man, but his bad cause made him appear,' as is'said of Hn old proverb, a fool and his mo ney scon parted while the other showed the principles of malice and roguishness. EM-' Cak rowan was twin? married his first wife was a daughter of Foster Jarvis?, on Swanquartcr; by her he had scv cn clii! Jren, six of whom were alive at his death. His second, was a daughter of llenry Currow, on Wattamuskeet Lukeby her he had nine children, eight of them were olive at his death He was a man of n strong constitution and enjoyed a great por tion of health, uiitil about two years before his death, notwith standing a large helpless and expensive family, who were most ly dependant on his bodily labor for support. Yet while in health up to his last sickness, he continued to travel and preach extensive lours, visiting the sister churches in the adjacent counties over a large portion of the State of North Carolina, especially the southern part on the sea-board. lie was much butter qualified as a gospel preacher than a disciplinarian; and t has been said by many, that his qualifications were such as would have justified him in travelling and preaching all the turn;; as they thought he filled up this place belter, than to take the pastoral care. Me generally had large and attentive con gregations in his own neighborhood, and his preaching made a gnat noise abroad, so that it was a rare case but that he had a full congregation wherever he went. In his private conversa tion In was very entertaining and agreeable; those who heard him might with propriety have said, this man is in earnest, he believe what he says and says what he believes; ami those who dissented from him in opinion, were still pleased with hearing him, for th:?y knew his sincerity and believed him to be u mnn of God. In his first religious exercises he was led to dig deep into his own heart, where he found such opposition rind rebellion, that when he obtained pardon, he attributed il to sovereign gracji alone; which sentiment, so interwoven in his M)ul, he ever proclaimed aloud to a dyinir world. Nothing np peared to be more disgustful to his mind, than to hear works and gra-. e togo-her, as the foundation of a sinner's hope. To hold forth the Lamb of (iod as a piece of a Saviour, or to con sider the sell exertions of a natural man, to be the way unto Christ, the true and only way, wore extremely displeasing to that soul of his, which delighted so much in proclaiming eter nal love, redeeming blood, and matchless grace. lie was a great light or luminary among the Baptists how many mourners lie has comforted, and from their weeping eyes he has wiped the tears away; how many careless and unconcer ned sinners he has been the means of awakening; and how ma ny wavering minds he has established; and to how many re penting sinners his words have administered pence and conso lation, can be fully known only at the great day. It may be truly said, a great man has faiieo in Israel. In the summer of 1331,. he was t.iktm with a fever, whieh for a short time confi ned him to his bed; when the fever abated it was hoped and be lieved that it was ague and fever, which is so common in the low sickly country; his health having so much impioved, he attended the Kehukee Association, held at Fiat Svv imp meet ing house, Pin county. And on Sunday, it being the first Sun day of October, 1331, he was appointed to preach on the stage, which appointment he filled and preached from Joshua, vii. chap, and pan of 25th verse: "And Joshua said, why hast thou troubled us; the Lord shall trouble- thee this day." It was an awakening and edifying discourse, and which proved to be his h. h'rom this day he began lo grow worse, ami with much difficulty it was that he was enabled to rea.-h homo; and it was soon discovered that his sickness had changed to a dropsical nature, of vhicli he never recovered. During his last sickness his whole time appeared lo be employ. d in expounding the si riptures to his brethren and friends who visited him, exhort ing them to stand last in (he frith and to earnestly contend for the faith once delivered to the saims; and ai he same time re joiced that he was able to bear his afili. Hons with patience and lorutinle, believing that he should shortly realize the heavenly promises of the Lord. On the firsi Saturday and Sunday be fore, in December, while Elder Cakkowan was on his death bed, it being the time of the .Mattamuskeet church quarterly meeting, Jit which time he vvas melted down with love and praise to the giver of all good, for his inestimable goodness and kindness in sparing him to witness the ordination of his brother Gi:oit(;i: V. Cakkowan, and also ihat of AsaSawykk, respecting which he thus expressed himself: "That 1 want words and a heart of more thankfulness to praise my kind Re deemer, for sparing me lo see him raise up one (even my bro ther in the flesh) to go in and out before my old church, which I have had the care of so long; that he is so kind before 1 depart, that he has already filled the vacancy my death will oc canon." At which time a visiting brother in the ministry en quired of him the state of his miad, also respecting his doctri nal tenets, and asked him, if he regretted his past life beino spent in proclaiming the truths of the doctrine of predestina tion and election; the effectual calling; the saints' final perse- veranee, &e. &c. to which he replied, Those odorious doc trines were taught me of the Lord in the 28th year of my ae and that he had no doubt but they would be sacred in his latest hours; but he had to regret that he had been compelled to waste so much of his precious time in laboring to provide ne cessaries for the support of his family; and thereby had failed as fully and completely in fulfilling that great command given him of the Lord, namely, "Preach my gospel to every crea ture -but if it was the will of God, again to restore him to health, that he did intend the balance of Ids days should be spent in the service of the Lord, declaring to the world salva tion thro the merits and suffering of a dying, risen Redeemer. This great man of God conquered the last enemy, and as cended to that rest, that remaineth for the people of God, oil the 31st day of January, 1832, aged 53 years, 6 months and 4 days (Redmond, a negro boy, the property of John Singeltarv Esq. was tnis morning found lying near Cool Spring Branch , Yvc u 11 UIIS Place stabbed through the v Yru,u A. uuui seems to exist but he vvas murdered. A jury of inquest will be held over the body tot day, when some light may be elicited respecting his death. . Washington Union. MERCHANT TAILORS. J OESPECTFULLY inform their friend " customers, that they have just received5? rect from New York, their ' Fall Supply of Goods, Suitable for Gentlemen's clothing...as foii0ll. Superfine blue, black, brown, 7 jSt fprlfjS green, and steelmixt ' $ JjLiJ H V Petersham, for overcoats, Superfine cassimeres, of all colors. ...buff casman. Figured silk velvet, plain black do. lt Fancy figured silk vestings and plain black c!u. Dark and light Valencias, white and fig'd Mariejij Patent suspenders, black stocks, les' Cravats and cravat stiffeaers, linen bosoms fccoU Together with a general ars? ASSORTMENT OF TRlMMlXQsg All of which will be sold very low for cash, or a cred.t to punctual customers. They also coni; nue to make and trim gentlemen's c lothing i n most fashionable style and at the shortest noii"e Tarboro', Oct. 22d, 1832. TN order that I may pay my creditors, as Wfjj as to receive pay from my' debtors, I will now give fair notice, that all persons indebted 0 nie either by note or account, wilf please to maje settlement by the 1st of January next. Baled or seeded Cotton will be taken in payment at ihe cash prices until that time, after which nothing will be received but'eash, and it must corneas soon a9 a le sal process Will brine it. Andt nujjK iiiusu vviiu win noi avail inemsclves ol r this notice, wilj not attach any blame to me for the consequences, as a hint to the wise is enough. N. H. ROUNTREE Tarboro', 29th Oct. 1832. rriJE Subscribers are now opening at their Old Stand, a general Assortment of Seasonable Goods, Which they will sell at their usual Low Price; For Cash or Country Produce. D. RICHARDS & an ' Tarborough, Nov. 24, 1832. Mrs. A. C. Howard, j AS just revived, direct from New York, her HJ FALL SpPPLY of Goods in her line ef business, consoling principally of Pattern Bmtas, late fashions, Leghorn, Datable and Navarino bonnets, Worsted, Gfuze and Adelaide handkerchiefs, . Head dresses and ornaments Puffs and Curls Carved tucl combs, turn back and side do. A great vatiety of flowers, ribbons, &c. Mrs. H. lontinues to carry on the Milliner and Mantud making business as usual. Order liom a distance punctually attended to. TarboroU'h, Dec. 1, 1832. I , If OTf S rpHE Subscriber wishes to hire 40 or 50 negro men an! women, for the purpose of working in the goll mines the ensuing year. The most liberal pries will be given. The Suhcriber also offers his farm at private sale. It ii so situated that it can be convenient ly dividec into two tracts, with improvements on each. A liberal credit will be given. PETER R. BINES. Oct. 3i, 1832. 10 FEMALE SCHOOL. pHE 'iHSSES JENKINS will re-open their Schlol for Ihe reception of young Ladies, oa the secdid Monday in January next. Terms of tuillm, for spelling, reading, ' writing and arithmeic, three dollars per quarter of twelve weeks, or four doll ars for the additional studies of grarjnar, geography, lace, tambour, or needle work. Board, twelve dollars per quarter. At the enjfof the second quarter there will be a va cation. one week. The studies will re-cora-mencQthe second Mondar in July. They can acconiiodote 12 or 14, Boarders. Parents and (luardans may rest assured the utmost attention shall le paid to the education and comfort of ineir nimren ana wards. Cetar Hill, near Sessums Bridge, 17-G Edgecombe Co. Dec. 15, 1832 iyrhe Halifax Advocate will please insert the anovc three times, and forward the account to this omceror collection. rjME Subscriber will sell at his plantation, in pertie county, known by the name of Hay Siak, adjoining the lands of, John Devereuxand i J1'?!1 Hil1, Es(luires n Monday, the 7th dajof January next, Horses. Mules, 'from fifty todxty head of Cattle with two or three yoke O.rJXen. SeVfirnf Mini! in niffi. A i firt My to fifty head .of Sheep, Oats. Fodder, ' uttng uiciizws, oo. Ana, on ueu neday, the 9th, at his residence in Martin coun l Hogs, Cattle, Sheep, Horses, Mules, and Buschold and Kitchen Furniture. A credit olsix moths will be allowed on all sums over fie dollars and all under, cash will be requir e. Bond and security will be required before te property is removed. I will sell at private sle all or any part of my Lands. It is unneces- Z'J l" particular description 01 me lau 1 those who may wish to purchase can apply hd examine for themselves. n, DAVID WILLIAMS Martin Countv, Dec. 13. I S33. ,
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