DANGERS-OF OUR NEW- SETTLOENTS. "Z I Mountain, n!-.J, saya Vat an interesting state of
A colporteur in a recent
AY est, gives the folio wirif
44 7 Sabbath is desecrated.
Tfc?. .:.k r.,it,.,i..- - r We may add that some of the churches in this
agovrwq men vcarae out from V -to nunt yjr -"i Zd FrrT Tl
deVon the Sabbath, one of whom was shot by reviral. ;We earn that fler.Mr. Hodge a church
81 tJiUOttijUi is iaruGuiawy tayurcu wuu iuc niuu-
ifestations of divine mercy. It would seem that
the time to favor -Zion, yea the set tune had
IV God so
loved the world, mea who had bfonded
come.
W. Y Recorder;
the other, and died on the following Tuesday.
Manytfelt that this- was a judgement from God,
and nromiswl In hunt W tvmr rn ih Sabbath.
- w V W - '
,1 distributee a large, number of the Sabbath Man-,
ual, a very appropriate book ' far the whole com
munity. " . . 5
"A vowed Infidelity is found herei I spent two
or three hours with an infidel in discussing tli8
.claima ef, the Bible to inspiration. He is a man
of considerable intelligence, and apparent candor, RALEIGH. SATURDAY. M ARCH 14. 184C.
and lias lectured on infidelity. He chose not to . : " ' -:: - ;;.
purchase any L books, but,- consented to take Nel- Q&- Orders, payments, Ice &c, for the 'Recorder, by
son'a Cause nnd Cure of Infidelity: if I would take persons visiting Ralegh,; may be left at tbi Book Stoie
pome of his books. - I left the? book; and he put :f rner ana uugnew .K
into my hand the Age of Reason, and a number of
nnhr: tmv. ih ncoule: : knowing that in China
So missionaries have tauSbl them, and Jhat they must
be ignorant or Christ, the salvation or the soul.
What is the ground of our brother's hope or sal
vation f
TIIEftECORDER:
tbe contributions
or those who adhere
F. Reliance upon Christ saves the soul, and wjthout the general Bible cause ; place them bejond their own
it there is 00 salvation. , V ; 7 ' V V . I control and then uepedd on tne noerauiy-01 iuu m
rrr 11 -1 - -t...'.i:nna in China feel towards their 1 - . .i 4 : nfaMa in
r, now ut ,uiiti-' 7 I waose nanus inev are piaceu. 10 kitb ua ucy yiwwv wi
P thty belima. they support ofour Mission? To tbe way ofdy
do.!tynoltUl':u lbe worshippers tf is so plain, thar I do not see how any can toubt e
Boodh. . j , ::; I : ; ' ' ; have undertaken a Mission to China. Our Missionaries
IK Are they desirous of having more missionaries are t0 oul earljr in April. They will need all owr
the Christians in China l' rei6n Mission and Bible iunds ana more, unless our
sent to them ?
- Y. Yes. thev rreativ desire it, tr
are constantly praying tor the Christians n America,
ihnt iliAir wmiU at.rl lherft more missionaries. W v
- . Of... 4
IF. What would Christians m uiaa mnit 01 Ainer
ican Christians, who woo14 talk on the subject pf toia
aions but not act, not give towards it i
This question seemed to w- eomewwai d a poser 10
our China brother. When he heard it translated by bro.
lAjaawr.we woaia-cMiwj ai- rtfsttli(i a 8miIe. Ile cpeed bi eyes and shook of t . reDreentaUori should be mainta Lied
readers to the address of (?ov. Graham, hls h an(j gaid 6omQfhing in a rapid tone in reply. H taxton and represenuuon snoiiid De raaimaiaea
i OUr nrst paKe. deiivereat the close 0! t Was evident thSUardly kiiew what lo make ol m this, as .a all other free organirations r and, besides
the periodicals published by the Infidel Club of New
Engfand;;:i:p-
- uVnivcrsalism seems to be gaining ground here.
The "Primitive Expounder," published by an as
sociation of Fourierites; the o reran of Universalism
in'this State, is taken, and individuals are supply, wlflect of which it treats is one to which bis Excellent Wjrojan eouw ardiy
ins themselves with Umversalisl books with a zeal eji has given much of his attention and whichbas ex. thl Si-;.- ot f,,estion. 1
apathy of .many professed chris. I ?d considerable interest among all classes in ourState. eraMy puzzled replied, ! hardly know how to answer.
:hase of religious books. 1 affords us pleasure to add, that the Institution in this! I think if they would aid the matter,1 it woald be an e-
Gor, Gajiiuin'a ApDaES3.We would -all the at
tention of our
to be found on
the Examination or ..the Deaf and Dumb pupils? - The! such a moral phenomenon
Christian could hardly esist. At length, after a short
ir& in oruer 10 get at
xong loosing consul
that shames the.
tians in the purchase c
rntryoae.
dissuade hfrn from his course, bu givenaletter answer.-. ' . - asemhiy, where their resence i
feelings in justification, saying, that be felt Atrppyl
when ; expoundings the prophecies, and ? warning
in Board I will now proceed at once lo the mattcn sorrow.- Such is the lot of man ir this "tale 0f tea
in band, and ask, is it expedient to send our Bible unds ! and thus conditioned, H U iinporUni that , we ascen!- ; '
to the American and Foreisn BiU Society, when we;tcWe to look for unlaiiitig conklation and au,Jt
want very dollar and more for our China Missioa ?, Do Without these, auctions must jcrush as to the
we expect that they will accumulate by their Northern Yet it is painful to remark, to what vain expedient
tour? Have we any reason to, anticipate that the ap-j will tesort for comfort, when borne down by al?ersii ;
propfiations o that Society for pur Mission wilt exceed j mere is, tiowever, out one source ol real andLid
of the South ? ? Gr is it the intention j consolation in seasons ot trial, and distress-" vrheih
ere to. the North to give their funds to s these arise fiom the stated the heart, or from oml h
htm' smiles bis sustaining power. He is empbatcap" -called
in bis word, "The God of axem!6rL acor '
3. It matteis not, what may be our peculiar enn,
or the peculiar nature of the comfort we cted- '
su pply it and he onfy. 'No w here else canlt be fdun
Friends may sympathize with us ; hut they cannot rea V
the heart, nor ieal lheyaerated spiriUTheietsoai '
of an infidel philosophy ran fuxmeh no relief. : "pP
pleasures, !issijiation5,-and business of the world ' 6
lead uVto forget, for a' season'our trials ;bot'ihe3e!J
neither remore nor sustain usjndifr therm ' ft &Q
that smites, and he only can heal ; for he is "tfie
a comfort -H-H Ai-;-,
r 2. The ioy.of the christian lare not confined to waj.
ohs of worldly prosperity. IHs pcssiUelor hfm to re.
joiceeven when called to suffer "the low of all i.:
The scriptures record some happy instances of the
That he thought such a we should be unwerthy membertrof a Society, to whose 1 of fhis. See 7ok when suddenly bereft of all his earh
contnbuters are greatly enlarged. Why then send any
6f them tu New, York when they should go to Ricb-
m'ond I We have not a dollar to divide with" the North ;
and it may be a vain expectation to look for a division
rrom them.. Let us then each-do, as they did in the
days or Nehemiah, arise aitd build over against our
ze
it
be
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Shuck, it was amusing tp mark the expression r his own Aot(tt.-But Uour funds must go to the North; one
countenance. I was waecntng mm ciowij, uu comiu i representative should go with mem. ine great princi-
m a Jo l.,.: ; r Citr. under the excellent management of its present vidence thattneu nearis were rockwj inis repiy seem-
- .- . .." - t .1
Jy possessions j and still moreol the children of fci r
iecnons, messing me nana wmco cad smiltea hitn
The Lord gavefsya tiWand the Lord bm fciwSj
way? Wsiyje the name of the Lord. Job. 1: 21. Tu
prophet aoaA;tt(4n;appreDen$ion ot the most i'a.
tressingj)riFations arid lossessays, "I will rthir, ,
the Lord ; I will Joy in tfie God of my salTauon Hji
3; 171 8.;'-.PauZv.blessed God during a time cf trvtnr- i
men of the SaviooVs approach within five years.
"There are a few 'families of Mormons. s One
of them observed to roe that hq, knew of but'one
book thatj was better than, the Bible, and that vras
the boolt bf Mormon.
whole Bible in his bouse. Jn obedience to a sup
posed revelation, they, are setting their faces to
the Far West, Vancouver's Island or California,
They are selling otT their stock, find ofTeringtheir
farms for sale, and making preparations for going
, A LAKGE FARM.
- The Qiinaman was then requested to address a few
spontaneous remarks to thw audience,' which he did tp
tha following effect. ''China is a vast jcpun try: Itcon.
tains a yfry great number of pepple. It must be regard.
Ye have been mortified by having been compelled,
for several weeks past, to use' paper of so Inferior a
quality. The cost to us has been fallyjis great as we
shouldhave had to pay for a much better article. We
have been for several years getting oar paper from a mill
in this vicinity, and the hope that we could soon be fur. fa n j matter of thanlfuiness that American ' chris
ui&ucu wmi au iraprovea aruue, nas inuueeu us lOJise
the present quality v longer than we otherwise should
have donei We shall now. jnake immediate arrange-
ed like alarge field ; a wry extensive farm. It requir
res many workmen. U B were a small tarm, lew would
lunds we contributed, if we did not take part fn their
deliberations. Now I will ask, who from the South or
at least from South Carolina, will attend the meetings
or the A- and F.- Bible Society ? Vith.a very few ex
ceptions 1 say none. I do not see how brethren can
trust themselves into an
is not wanted, where,
while they may be courteously received bv -a few, they
wm oeiscowiea upon oy inemany.-11 cots teem jo imuvn, aim nuunucm. uuig. uoci; 3 tcv u-
me that this painful, this irritatin alliance should cease and while, imprisoned auPbillippi, and i ex.
in alt its connections. Let us say to our Northern breth'J pecfation of a erne death, "prajed,: and tang waisei-
ren, lei mere Df no longer strue. oetween; us. Let cs 1 unw juwk cwiw ;ahu me pwos-.praimirt
endeavour to remove all- causes which engender strife, dared, "I will the Lord at aU jumes." , Psalm 34
If you will turn to the fight hand wrill turn - to the 1 1. '
left. kWf tejinquishlo you Buraabs with all 'itstateV I ese examples show, that it isjKssn)ieto6Go
csiuiji ti5yuuiuyu,-u wig iue BUiMcgi,pii oar prayers nuuu us tiauwia " uu uio juugempu's cieaie
and. our contributions. Wegive irj to yon the beloved J nay, it is not only possible, but thousands bate ccfo
ments, however, to lutnish ourselrta with an article of !
in the gnrin?. One of, their parlies. cnnverU has S,IlcrcIU loa,lly- lne above wmarlts, we attach no
recent! returned with his famiWmmNaaal man!
. . . , ' . t anrt tvhn DA TKav ln YMifl lis ilnntt tnr nm tk.
he could, in the present state of bia machioery.-
tians feel an interest in it 1 hope 4hey will not relax
their eflts because it is so extensive a farm, and re-
quires so many worKmen. , ; j ne soui, iseyenu -ry i judsbn identified in our hearts with the rreat cause of
thing elsi is precious, impensnap, maesiruct.nie i ne Ullfi We ' tttrn cbinaith its wide snread
t . fc . - . AA.f M M A A II .nA..vn f A - - " - A
'. -' m: . r .u t " j ,. 1 1 1 nor, jinrl fppmin millirin.
eobef man, and consents no : longer; to jbe called a
Mormon. But the delusion has cost him dear ;
the labor, time and expense of a removal to Nati-
. voo and back has reduced him - to indigence, j
And what is more, it has poisoned and corrupted
his family ; his wile is still a Mormon. Tbey
are a most infatuated people, self-confident, loud
and boisterous. No argument but those of
dire experience will v convince them of Iheir er
ror.
TEeliglous society Js still in its infancy. here.
The churches are mostly quite young, being only
three or four years old, and few in natnber. The
The correspondence of "A Member'of-the Conven
Uon," the conclodiWnumrief tf which we pu Wish in
this week Eecorderwill be found to contain a lucid
and dispassionats ex position of the merits of the ques
tion of continued union with the' Bible and Pulicatioo
Societies. Our readers will do well to read. and judge
for themselves.
so. ChrT Therefore, tas only question is, 'send the
(rospel to my countrymen. :f; With put it, they must per-
After t raver by brother Dowling, the large audience
was dismissed, ntgniy graunea wiut ue .inruaug ana
delightfsl missionary meeting.
;-: . . Iota.
spread
Let there be a holy riv
airy between us, as to-who will dotnrt in giving the
glorious ' Gospel of ' the blessed God to the perisln'ng
Heathen.
My principal reason however for urging the proprie
ty and expediency of a total separation from tbe Korth,
is, that the prospenty of the Bible cause is involved in
it I have no means of access to data, to shew what
has been done, withe? South for the Bibfe daring, the
past jear.' I hivejio doubt however it wHl be found
much less, than for many yearsj 1 know brethren, who
MR. SHUCK IN N. YORK.
The following account of the reception of Mr. Shack
and his Chinese attendant, jn the City of New York.
stated means of grace Cwbicb the people enjoy are will,we think, be read with interest. We copylfom bi3 measure: but before iwngM
very limited, while more than half netecteven N. York correspoadeaiof the Christian Watchman. W remove a difficulty, which resu on ths minds of many
those within their , reach. -The operations of the
For the Recorder. )(, '
; THE SOUHIEKN. CONVENTION
-
DtAa, Ba.M""rn'--
In a late number I attempted to show; that cn princi
ple, the Southern Baptists should withdraw from all j r-aVe been ia the habit Of comributingt vjho have? done
connexion with Northern Societies. In this I may have 1 nothings ' JThf y knew .not'wbat destination would be
failed; and what appears plain to me, may not be so to given ia'the Bible funds j and they had settled in their
others. l-ropose now to consider the expediency of minds that ho more ol their money .should be6enl to
the North -
American and Foreign Bible Society would do" literally
nothing in S. C.
ally done it. This may seem strange language to m,'
believer- to. those,whose affections art placed a
mere earthly objects; and whose enjoy ments ppripgfroa
merejearthly sources, but it is fas true, as it majsetia 5
strangel The views which ihe Bible gives ot tbe char
acter and government of God j and the confidence b hick
faith inspires in him ; render the christian fully saUsfied
Lwkh the rectitude of all bis dispensations, and produce, '
uncer ine peaviest calamines, a ieeiing ot seennty and
satisfaction That 'lhe Lord reigRelh." ir, to him, wi
occasion of exultation and JoyV P4.97; L'i.-'Spffll'-of
the purest joys known uponarthf are expVieBad ?
m the very midst of outward calamities ; and tbe rood
sincere'and elevated thanksgivings which arexifffred to i
God,are"often the result of sanctified afflictions. How '
inestimable, then ; how well adapted to the iraBls ani
condition of man, is the religion of Christ! Ka olfcef
l am fully satisfied thatan Agents the I haa ever been found adequate to his neceai&t
Tract Society have now been introduced to their'
notice, and tbe reading of the American Messen
ger will -give them additional light," -
- SABBATH COXYENTIOX. P '
"A Convention of the friends of the Sabbath, was
Xev'Yorl,Feb. 20, 1846.
, . AKKrVJLL OF - EEV. J. L, 8HUCX.'
Taw well-known Misonary to China, accompanied I
by his cnildren and Yong Seen Sap- wttea for me
hy bra Shuck, who we understand is a Chinese leach- i
erarrived in this city in the shipTonqain on Tuesday,
me 171a msu -we ream luai nis neaun nas oeen freat-
brethren. - They feel that, their present connexion, es
pecially with the American and. Foreign Bible Society,'
is to say the least a very awkwafd one : but they be
lieve we are not yet pretared for separate action. . It is
no other can makehim cheerful and 'happy, under 1 1
the sorrows and privations ot lite. :( Let the righteous,
then rejoice; and let them thank "the Falter of mer.,'
cies, for the abundant consolations of his grace. -
3. The joyraeMhe christiaafetiyirMerailyctioo, Tj f-
is frtie and substantial. It is not that pccrconsolatioa,-; y
if consolation it may be called, which arises from w
. - " a 1 t t . .
Beld in Rev.-Mr. Snrols ' Chnrch. Washinrtrm WW IWims 8 1
City, on Wednesday of last week. The Church
was'densely thronged on the occasion, .and the
meeting, we nnderslanB, was highly interesting.
The venerable John Q. Adams, as President oftbe
Convention, opened the business in a brief- and
impressive address on the duty of observing the
an iniant died on the passage, Nov. 9..
TON- 'LITEBART UENTtEJIAN.
On the afternoon of last. Lord Vday, f'had the pleas
ure of attending most ..interesting missionary meeting
Is it right to do that which will dry up the streams
of Cnnstian Charity in the hearts of our brethren I Is
it rizht to furnish to the covetous srHriCan excuse for
i""6 tui6u,in,; j , 'uu w wh k w.v..t 1 wunfloiuiDg wnaiis uue io we treasury 01 me low r
rneslic Missjola.;; Let tisief these into operation first; 1 t sk these Questions honestlr. and witheen anxietv
.:tt J ml kl f-t-..l.'-,' Tl C I . T . i. . . - ' t . V . I J.'iT.-i..".. I :.J,ol Pt TK. rol'imnn hi
ana men we WlUJtlllcna IO ujc utute UIUSC 1KB wuuic I ll 11 mv hnmhlo nmnmn hit ntiognn K.h . .nl I UlllCICUVe iw luc luusuicms uwj. mi- i"'b'"
difficulty arises from a maken view of the case. . If the cause of Missions, loo has suffered. Wd will rnntin. Christ does not teach us to be jnsensihle to the losses
is taken for granted that if we withdraw from the, A- lie to sufler, unless this difficulty is removed. It is this I an1 trials which we are called to bear. These are felt
and F. Bible Society, a niw orgfihizalion at the South, Uw nflhe hMii!nrch' h ' 'in i,1m I more sensibly by no one, than by the tree christian.-.
will be necessary, wUh -all the expense of business, you, and through you my brethren, who will read these I While religion purifies, and derates, the heart it neith--
nrintm? oresses. saianeo? omcers ace Lei us xam. i ' if r k ....w. t i r nt mv. nnr h nnts. the leeiines oi me man.-" ab
r o r- . : iuuai, , u i luuusui mere was no uinarance in me i r . j- w
at the Laiijht street" church, which waSr. addressed by ine lbis Pint and lt fSa- --r-When the flow of christian benevolence amongst us, arising from
babbattu ihe Key. Dr. Edwards spoke at length, I com panied him, YonSeerr Sang. The latter is a Chi-
our!eloved missionary brother from Cbinathe J?er. J. j Baptists were driven from Jbe Amencan Bible Society;
L ohucic, and the native Lhmese preachsr, who hasac-i I did not approve of the Jormation of a newSpciefy,
J mA iht pTnripnr.ft of nearJr tea veara hn itificfip mm
fnlorc.ng and Oltratjng s,m.Iar views of th
i ana was touowe ny ahe iCer.' Matthew Hale I k;- ;9.Ufi t m k wJU,k kki. ... i ri trA;m"MiiiA.lViari1 : nr .i
si 19 uaiuViOwiubOi & v ua tviu uj oiunici , aJll uvftf iiiaftJsvMa was twiry wmb ivi uuiuca
I
Smith," and the Rev.- Mr. Danforth, who' addressed
the audience with much .earnestness: and effect,
advocating the observance of the Christian Sabbath
as a day. of rest. -v The Key. Dr. Edwards agam
addressed the raeeUng, in dereoceof the important
principles whose practical observance it was de-1
signea to promote. loe Key. Mr. Danforth; the
Kev.Mr. Sprole, and Matthew St. Clair Clark 'Esq.,
were appointed a committee to prepare an address
to the public, introductory to tbe proceedings of
tne aaDbath Convention. We anticipate m their
address ah able and .persuasive argument, which
.n jjjuuiuib me imporiam oojects eoniempiatea.
uvijwutu&U SWKUK at AVS w ViUCU.
xdntr is.properly bis name, and that Seen Sang sifirni. was to raise funds for Ffcreien translation and how
nes literary gentleman, out is always nsed lor tne sake
this cause, 4 should have been silent, however much 1
might disapprove of "our present relations: But 1 can
not thinkja; and therefore have I spoken. Will my
brethreri'.consider it ? . :
One or two remarks more and I have done. ; 1 believe
it to be the fault of theagfr, to have every thing done
by Secielies. But if my brethren think they can not ,
pes iizerary geniieTnun, oui is always nsea lor tne saice ,,1,1 ; hne teen to hai nn(.9Win ih nk - ' " . " , '
of distinction;' there, being so many ia e ver Ch'mese ?f ? h? " i1? A P 6et on wilhdat a Soulhem B,bIe 1 iIJ
towa ot the nameof Xoitg. ; :. ' tists throughout oar rdryti furnish theneans. jt, proviJed inlhe meanirme arrangements be
will ncd po
made in
Savior himself was not indifferent to suffering be felt
as keenly the scorn, the injustice, and the reproach j'
which we're heaped upon him as does aBy tnembcr of " -the
humaa family, when similarly treated. The eame -:.
was truelof Paul. 'In attending to the shame and pej
cation, which he and bis feJIo:a'posiles, suffered for h. .'
the sake l Christ, he does so in a manner jyhich In
dicates, that he deeply felt them; . And so, with ere?
genuine believer. . ; v
But while religion does not blunt the. meeting w u - :
THE IDDRESS J)F BtO. EIIUCI
which had been denied Uj bjMhe American Bible So- Son'them Boariior receiving and disbursing Bible heart, It Mparts such a fund of comfort and sopport i.
ciety. Tbe object Xvould tavebeerj attained much more
was one of the deepest interest, and secured the earnest simply, and quite as effectually if not more so. But this
anu aengmeu uenuon 01 one or me most crowueu not 8Uit the views oi-tnose, whose feelings bad been
ESS nfI fSrniSi tZ , - faffed by the .treatment of the American Bible-Society,
history ot the Chinese-mission; of its establishment in . 1 . '
1836; of the discouragements connected with its earli- Their Denominational pride twas ap, they most have a
est history ; and of the )rovidence,of,God in so oyer-ru- Society of their own. , Andvbat has been tberesull ?
ling the dispute between Great Britain and China as to Why, after all the efforts of'Agenta with the machinerV
ouciiujaicouuinrwioe preacaiLg oi-ine gospel. in I oflife Difectbrs and life jnembers. t believe ,Iws has
characterizing tbet war, hestHted emphatically, that can-1. u'f.?ifiirti' . i . ,
trafv to the eenerallv"receivfld onininn in frn
been raisea ioxnoe greai oojecioi toreign tranialion and
it was : : , H distribution than been, by the. other plain,
. EEPIXG THE SABBATH.'
. A French' pastor relates the fojlowinf anecdote:
l4In a district in IJarite Vienna where an Astonishing
revival has lately taken place, and where almost
the entire population seern to be desirous" of leav-
. . l : '" t'. -- - - -
ing me errors 01 xvomansim, a larmer requestea
his neighbour, one Saturday, to come oVef and
sssutiraam.t5ft Utboariogrlri a ifeU,
Yon forget, Replied the neighbouf,Uiat we 'are
Papists no longer, and that we must not workmen
the Sabbath. .: True enoogh,' said the farmer,
but really I cannot find time for this piece- of
work next week. Vell, then leave it beV and I
will come on Monday and do it alone.' This was
agreed upon, and on Monday, the Sabba'tTi-keeper
went and performed alone in his neighbour's field
the labour of which he had been requested to do
only half.; The same man once said, with the
simplicity bordering on sublimity, in reply to
some wno urged that it was ' impossible to avoid
losing money in . business without telling false
hoods: It is better to lose than to be bstf -Kow
our frjeod had not read this in any hook,
Tor he does not know how to read V . .
News rtoM the : Chukches. -In addition to the
accounts of revivals which will be found in this
da y's paper, we may alludeto the gratifying in
- tell igence which has come to ns) in.bnsiness let
: ters received at this office, from several quarters.
The Rev. Mr, Coley writes us " that interesting
meetings. resulting in great good, have been held
by him lately with: the churches at Cross River,
Red Mills, and Carmel. The Rev; Mr. Kennard
of Philadelphia, writes that, "the" Lord is greatly
blessing our. Zion," and suggests that he will send
-Dsa morel particular account of "the work now in
progress. The Rev. Sir. Teasdale of Schooley's
common sense method and they would have avoided
On this :pointrhe sibnary fully endorsed the the painful struggle in htchhey are i now engaged Th bokrd
funds.? Let brethren know, who wish to advance the
Bfble cause, that their money can as well be sent to
Richmond as New. York, and I am willios to attend
them all the time ihey may require , for establ ishing a
grand, imposing and 'efficient Southern Bible Society,
.gaia 11 my tremren-rausx -carry jonaii tDeir riioie op
erations by means of a Society, they .should have their
own. The influence of the word lTmon;has been de
lusiye, and has blinded our tjes,as to the real state of
lbirs-We, of the Sooth, were far away fronj athe
surrmg lncaenig conneciea wun our missionary things.
was located i,n Boston. The meetings of the
v
party entirely, wnnouiioiame.--i-wouia remarK inau tberefore that4Je Nortb, has so far Outstripped
there isueh an intimate connection "between the Bible 1 ,u.;' i:: " JL d a..:.
oniunH though a fracas in relation to. that" mieht have
beenjh immediate occasion oftbe raptyre. The mis- - T - - IDeir jvijssionary enorlS. Drtfig the Same lnflueflCCS ta
6knary then proceeded to make an earnest appeal for and Missions at least en farour Ppreign operatjonsl K,9r linnn ; t-W MinaW '.-fir
affliction, as enables the christian to reioice. And us ,
Minni! Irtw. TtnrloAv frnm a ronsiftpration of ijlC SuVai3
tn grace of God: of ihe sa3cienCy of that mce; and front; '
the well-founded hope that bis season of sufleongJSs ;
the clouds of "wyiter will soon pass away and that he ;
will emovorerM. the reoose and -bliss of heareo. .',
Here, men, cnua 01 aiaiciron : is grounu ;r4iw''; j.
oy. ; Thousands have here anchored their hopes,i -:
have not been disappointed.:: if, their sajfexing ey
abundant, their torn also abounded.". CorJ 1 1 5-"r
Yes ; it is a cornfortinsr truth.' that, if we ara called - '
suffer io any way according to the Vi-ilf Jof Goi 18 ,
will nlUour hearts with all, necessary Cdcso.auoB. ;
ft was in view of this consideratioo, that ram , v
said"! wrll rather clory, in my. lnfiraiities, wa .
power-of. Christ mly rest1 'upon me,w,c: 2 Conatb ;j
assistance to erecting a
AVv" -fi; BAPTIST CTA?Ennt CiNTON, J ,. '
forlhe use of the First Baptist church in thateity Jn
reference to street preaching,, he said that the result b
all his' experience as that it was not the thins for Chi
na. ' They have -now thirty or forty interesting con
verts, but not one in consequence of street preaching. It
is no difficult matter to stand up ai the corner of a
6tteet, and get art audience of some 3 or 400 to listen to
you, with tolerable attention for 30 or 40 minutes. But
it always breaks up in a row, and you leave your stand
in
are concerned, that it is not only annecesbaryV bultin-l
' wiseao nave two orgr.niauoas,7wnjere sonewiu an-;
swer, Without Woltiplyin wordst Iill stale the plan
which it seems to me, wif address itself to the under-
standing, of every one: JLet au. money for publishio
and cirCulsviing the Bible n Foreign lands be sent at j
once to our Foreign Mission Board. To this point they
o 1 r .u t . a . I son, m
IO raise lUnUS lor le eufpi iuicDiunireB.iu IC-I "
. .. . . -.!. r. . ... . I extent 01
m4diflt-itnw-the-tef wttfre FoteiTandsT
ad after years oi toil, returning to tell ; ua, what God
hasIone for the Heather. "i re us, within our1 reach.
the meetings of Conventions and Boards, and I will an
swer for it the tSouth will awake to her uty. She
Will be found side by side, with' the foremost in the
great Missionary cause. I agree f ally, -with, 0
the remarks lately made by? him atiiiebmond.
ndependent of all other considerations, the greit
our country demanded a separate Urbanization
1 1 . L1ma .li'.tritMit Xntt rt iho FnirlleK Pit. hm ..i,I
cnrriiif in arm K onn n . ' t i..m.n n mj. am v 1 1 ail ill ll iir u mil li a w t i 1 1 liii i iiir . w rr i rmi - .
cwti v. , ? ..1,11 a juiooviiauvc ucivtrc I wiicw h1" u x, i f tK. SA..ih. .. a t. . . L..
1 i. ?. ...... . . I . ' ,i.i ... . . I IUI UIC UUUIIi i J1U 1 Uf tUI4(M.VM "Kitf IU Wtw in
you nave neen saymfr. anq tne hurra and hnst e-at the no printing presses KCoUppreaoi tne Bible in Kng ish , T - - , . " rV. - ,,' ,
eni. Wbe, .bey hd . chapel in whh lo n,r. .he aue haf f abund.; ,VaJ chp oreapr.ha f1 j',1 TxJ'J.
worK oi uoa commenced, hat not till then, t ot this rca-1
we could have the publi&he J. Ijet our Stats Societies
do aa they have done, snpply (he wants at tiome ;and
let funds be placed in tbe hands""of our Domestic Mis-
; sion Board, to supply the v nntsr wLicS may be ascer
tained by our Missionaries in'theirfeld of peratidn.
Should we delermineno publjsa retigjous Books, and
especially a' Southern Oristian - Keview, it may be
necessary to organue a bcuil for this purpose. vBut
son, now webave a foothold in Canton we want to
bmld a chapel there.; And bhe object of his coming to
this country, is to obtain'the funds necessary for that
purpose; $10,000 for tbe. bouse, and $2,000 for ihe
ground. Brother Shuck concluded his address by an'
appeal for help which was well responded to by the au.
dience. After the missionary had concluded, our ChK
nese brother was presented tohe audiences in the abf
sence of Ihe pastor, by brother Wyckofl, the new Sec
retary of our Bible Society, when Ihe following
IXTERESTTXG D11LDGUS .
tVZh V :,nS publication cohtract for printing, where they canave
COUrSe tnrntl 7 rl IhA mpilmm nt hrnlltai Vhnrlr n. mt.r. 1 ... f
preter. and cheapSt done . make arrangements for de-
Brother T?.- How tong,wilI jou ask our Chinese positories, &c.There is one Jhing, which will require
brother, has he leved the Lord Jesus Christ? their early attention. I mean the .establishment, of a
lirother Xong. Itis 6 or 7 years since i loved the ba
viour ; but only about 3 years s'nce I became a baptiz
IF. What ara your .feelings and views wilh'regrird patronize the Review published at Boston, since it ha
lo the Saviour ' ' ; I ccme out io decided Justification of the doings of tbe act-
their'busineRS will not be to establ5h printing presses,
or to embark m any enterprise rc ; Jinrj large expendi
tures of moheylt-r-Tjiey'.'wilfhave to revise works for
Christian Review, and the employment of an
At all events 3 do not see, how the South c,
X. ...Dr. :
m Ioniser
more thoroughly - than hey have alrtady jone, 1 hope
1 have gren ofierice to none. AJy great object basaeen
to remove every obstacle to the progress oi Missions a
mortst us. - . '
. : A BIEAIBEROF THE CONVENTION
South Carolina, Feb. 7, 1846: - v".
For the Recorder. "
. ' - :. "SHORT READINGS.
1? The present lifcis one of care', perplexity, and tri-
af. From these, none are exempt, howevef favored, or
pious. - "Man is corn to irouoie as tne sjrts ny up
ward- he isoffew days; and these are' frequently
imbiltered by sufferings both of mmd and body. No one
can promise riimseu unmixea enjoyarreni. vve Know
not what a day may bring lorth." The ' .morning may
be fair and joyous the evening may be overshadowed
with clouds, and our hearts wrung with billccne? and
12r 9. . .
rPiaaXftvf h Sffmter5,3Cj
f 5For the Recorder. iii
ON "DECISION IS THE CHRISTIJkN CBlUCITS.' :
DEia Brethren, f Was recraesied'to prepare W
Essay upon thVabovV subject, at, the, iJniorijDeeticg. .
which met with Ihe JlockV" River Cburvb, in Augas
lastly Thesubject Is a very important :one,Md Ty
way worthy of our serious consideration. ;
know that w e have immortal souls, which are capaw
of stiflering miseryVand enjoying' pleasure and bapp .
nessr for ever raore. Eccause we know that we
countable creatures toGod, and lhawe .-
called to reap he reward of our doings. 'And :oeca
the ecriptures teacb us tfmt it is bur duty and oor px $
legeto irirow in race andin e knwledgejDto:y
tord'and Saviour. Jesus Christ e1great nporaui :
of which is apparent to every intelligent and rccecur
mind; To make tneecessary. improvemeBUhert -whiQh.'af
accountable beings,-we believe God req :
at our hands, we must live in the use of all the
ted means of grace fcraesUy coniendng
once dVlivered t the fairade 3o !fV
'undoubtably to uhderstand the entire system .
ify,as taught by Christ and his apostIes,and ewon.
by iheir example, -t Whatfce
We should determine to inquire of the Lom
will have uS to do.-and aHer Ve hare
ty, to go forward with an hambft boldnes .
of thecers and frowas of th. worlds
aier?, trusting in God, to discharge the varow