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From tae"a5Chrontci
Letter tron .-Georgia. Sipi
frna' Baptist uonvemwn-j&aucauon tn
8 i .it i.( vn.f A mm .o : "i -
rrw o Bibfc Boards for Georgia
irorthrn and y. Southern Baptists--Stale of
McssrsV Editors: Our Baptist Conyentlon
r this State has just concluded lis annual ses
joa at Columbus. The numerous interests con
llti to this toajt tue:;;l nnairof inielli
ftat ai influential members', of the denomina-.
it which it brings together, the interesting de
jjtes hd the more interesting? preaching which
iiaillj occur in connection with its nieetfogs,
exia thi3 the most important conTbcatioh of Bap.
fats ia our State,; Could you look in upon one
rfiwr innusil assembHes, ,1 am;sure:ybu would
Botbe ashamed ofthklapperance of J Georgia
BiptiEts. As is-not unfrequehtlj the ase the
Vsther who had been elected to preach5 the in-
tnJtory sermon, was not present. ' His place,
hwmft was well supplied by the Rev. , S.s; G.
HSjer, who suggested somo considerations
riich should lead- profeBsbrs of religion t ei
ekpUfj the. life of Christ.
Tio Conyention vaa orramzed r re-electing
Hea. Thomas Stocks, Moderator. Ja, y pur sec
&a of cQuntryr rbelieTd, it is the almost ;uni
Tsrsal practice to choos9 ministers as the presid
bg officers .of- yoMfecciesiastical; asscmbiies.
This is, as a geuera rule, undoubtedly proper.
Bat when we have laymen whose age i and exp$
itence qualify them for such a position, we do
lit object to putting them m the chair. Judge
Stocks was for some, twenty years President oi
ike Senate of Georgia ; and this was not a mean
preparation for his present post. . , Theorganiza
tioa completed, we had the usual reports of the
Committees and Boards. deputed by the Conven
bpn to take the general superintendence of the
various enterprizes patronized by the denomina
fioa. The report of the ExecutW- Committee
informed us that ten young men of hopeful piety,
who have the ministry in; view j had teen 'sus
tained as benefioiarics, .whilst prosecuting their
itadies. . From the same source we learned tha i
MTeral missionaries had been em ployed, who de
voted their whole time to - preaching the Gospel
ti the destitute of the State; - The1 Christian In j
4cx, which is the property of the Convention,
was reported to be in a nourishing : oonoiuon.
The most ' important report, perhaps, was that
of Board bf Trustees jof Mercer University i
This is the y Institution of .'which rRevDi
UsJ, oncejastorfof the Sausom) Street Baptist
Chsrchjin'your city, is President. llis friends
ia Philadelphia will be glad to know thai he con-
fciues'to "fill with distinguished ability this y use-
liUDOSlllOn. IVUU UUC lUS.ucau w.eukou,
prudent, so universally beloved, so L,Cbnst-hke,
h College" must prosper The. Catalogue of
fee present year exhibits 136 in all the depart
ttaits.wThe Baptists of Georgia have Ane noj
llihi thecaufrEaeatf
jlTania have done a great work. The. same
Jiing is true of New lorKBaw"weare not ap
fehensive of suffering ? in com parison with your
M d iibrality Wei avorjyiyrarMd
leologieal purposesl a find of $175,000 invested
5 fte best securities of the land; and yielding j
juuuairinieres5 oi aooui $i,uuu. aitauut
Jon to tLis' uiere are several ' female Colleges,
if-... Kit .i,ic.--an- i v .- "'V
iiffiaer our patronage and with respectable facul-
) which . have several hundred ptipils. One
;fif onr braCors, sjakin of Georgia" ehserves i
ft r -
jo, uie ninin o laie ia imc w f rvpcm.
population :.'the .sixth In "the. area; of,
her
miles
; the, third n, the number and let
ength
er railways:; almost equal to anyja her jnan-
ICHTCUiUSV, uca v,
aractef ?and
mre" flourishea pf rhetorio,,but "for ' .the" most
"mzJ e Biricuv true. ; mere' are in uuyr-
lltbirlaired . fealef C&lleges, each
led J.witk.an. eScient corps'of Instruotors;
all the appliances necessary Jo secure an ac-
pushedi ediioa'tioaAiThey-shave ia ;.tie ag
legate abpuiv thirteen hundred students. -There
.ire four mala Colleges,' having from four to five
-Ted-; pu2jCftjrbportioto her popular
-a this 13 doing Irenarkablv well though 1
ocld not say better: ihan -' any other : State in
r Viuon. In South Carolina our brethren
v.
r?cd ft70,000 for the endowment oi
r-r--.
ftiii
,7;iag enterpnze ;-xae nrst,
d of alfher' sisterif in ;he"cn
feaher of h 'V Srirna 'of
esejtatemenis youTPDtav.be disposed to regard
Furmah .University. This added to SOOOl"'
before xnvested for theological purposes, makes by: the pale moonbes, 4 1 burled : two" hardy,
U999 controlled '..by .our., denomination ; in noble soas, and yet.that spofi is to me the pleas
this State.- In tfortb Carolina we have' a flour antest place npon this bleBsed, beautiful earth :
leuiua.nsurauon.M vate Jjorest. In Aiaoama,
Howard College at Marion:is doing a good work.
Thus you. will perceive that dur.people at the
South are awake o the importance of gooded.
ucation. . t . ,'t . ;
; Our ? Convention agreed to " organize a Bible
Board .auxiliary. to' the Board wfiich was organ-
ized last year by the Southern Baptist Conven-
Uou at:NashvilIe. j Rev. Willia'm CBuckVfor
merly of .Kentucky; was present, made a
glowing speech in favor of themcasurei He is
toeTvoirespondmg Secretary of our - Southern where it casts itself headlong from the precipice,
fcibfe .Society. Thus you perceive that one after toticei,suddenIy;;a 'skiff, Containing a eingle
another, have been separated from our Northern man,shoot out from the opposite shore, anct pre
brethren untU ni)we 'operate independey in p:orosiH,-JiVl'.af- h'e"baditamed'jtW mid-
, v ut .u " v -r u fc z u ltr ' F5 S.U8' . , tssions y vo
mestio. and Jb oreign; . Publication, Bihleare all
nowj anderottTown management - This isalforfeet the lookrof aOTnVwich convulsed his face
wisearraiigement than, ib conue nnibnttin I
which improper feelings were so frequently rousi !
c Vf uiuus uaa Qi,, i ininK, produced
anyaiienation of feeling at least nO ; increase off
wa!f each other than when arrayed against
eacn:oiher at Cbiit riofpQiversariel on tha
FS8? We . may denounce i each 1
other sbmetiuies, and call hard names.' and cher-1
isn hard thoughts ; but when ye remember that!
we have the same JLord, the same faith, the same j
baptism, that we are toiling for the promotion of
ne gatilohjects, that ourpppnentsin
Christendom and in the iworld are numerous
anu lormiuaiue, we canuoi dui ieei some attrac-1
tion- and. sympathy. . Wo are indebted ,to.-. the I
Northi for some of our, best men.:; When were-
cieve fiont you such men as Mallary, Tustin and
Binrjey, :now; pastprs in Georgia, and when we
send you such spirits as Kempton and Latbrop,
these; specimens must excite a favorable opinion
of their brethren with those , among whom they j
toil . ;; I
I jam not able to report anything of special
interest in our churches. . There is a delightful
work ofgrace in progress in the First Baptist
vaorcu in narieston, unuer me enargeoi juev.
J. tV. Kendnckll We are approacbm the sea-
son of special effort ( Oh i ; that it oould be
wayssucb a season with us) and better times are
hoped for in our own State. r ; -
I believe that tie projected traaslation "of ttejbf
(criptures by the Bible Union b received ; with
but 'little favor;inihis Tneran JWe aTetis
nea iritn tne version oijames ii. . vve arc iiot
blind to its defects. We believe, however, it
would be ; difficult to make a better ; and even
its tlinaecuracies-and "vulgarities" bave 'f be4
come associated with so much that is good that
they do not offend us. . jf
Yours, &c, , SOUTHERNER.
The Atheist Rebuked. dJw
A CorresDondent of the Christian Intelluren-
cer. relates the following scene, which occurred
in Kentucky last summer.- -
It was Ccloseof
the aabbath, and there naa Deen no puDuc wor- j
ship in the village where the writer tarried. v ,-; 1
After the darkness had come . on, and the
any alienation; which. ,'inayeretofbroS ave ex see me.&Thihk you Ithat he recked then? of the
f.ii0???6! bbd 'merely wbichwbu the
fR.V53?S foamingTOcksbencatnhira
crowds began gradually to desert s"the streets ! tists, possible,; (as the language ot leaders de
bent my steps towards; ie woods, for the j forest clared,j .they had employed a Christian minister
is to me always tne nttesi tempie ot tnougnu . ior a.iongf,im?i! auu vuua g,tuccu tu i,ucujocica
, ;I had rambled for some time, when, from be- CArisian strength. v t . , r , I
tweeh 'the dark trunks of thotrees, a lht burst ;LTie scene consisted of such achurcb assem
upon'mv vision, and presently I ' heard the ac- blebf with people pf four or five other denomina
cents of a.voice apparently engaged m vehement tions tq be amalgamated JayaCAnsiian mmister
exclamation. : Hoping that J had at last found into "one church according to the. CAra'stian way
some intbt placwho
ed forward through the imerbVush, ' and stood
within r the woodland meeting-house. - It was a
wild. yeV lovely .scene i.a'grand. old. hall, roofed
... . ' - . . . . il . . . .
lighted up- by two large flickering torches. ; Rude
seaii hak been range! m
lar rostrum, and nbon them were seated between
one and two hundred oUmly seen forms: ; j
But my eye verr soon yielded, to: the horror
l,A'nf,W rfibearsd the se and sophistical
jections of all freHhinkers and Reminded me of
af child levelling his .little,, arrows at the . AlpS,
most of his audtow 'ieemed pleased, and : the
qultb uheorne6V;- H e had almost cbnclu-
aea when i. aravea, anu j
many minutes' Before the
aTiTUrisa' elicited j took his seat m ia eonspieuous
placeponW$!arbrmrandlobked M
wairtmpb.: ' : .
. ; . . . r . ' . v
'I waa heitatingiwhether-to leave the spoV'or
simple eloquence
, fLat Mnmttii' have ineffaccablv stamp -
Hit mnarnd nr1 Vnv
before the effects of severity winters find you
will, I know, hear me. .
to endeaYor, in myfeebleway,toc'ounteractthe regara w umiurj oi aeuwrnen or aocirines,
e'ffecU of 'hVwords,;when afbrm arose; in an oh- concerning which .Christians may differ ; and wo
scire corner 'of the'campground.rand asked to will never. adopt any articles of faith or rule of
bVhearoVfor oni mbment. I It wW aia oldgtay. action that would exclude any child pf God from
haired many who leaned ronVstaff.e spoke felloWship Bd -church ; privileges,",; No ; creed,
mucVaa' follows. ' I recollect his' very words.- of course, nd this is a pledge agaiiut anyAll
The simple eloquence of his-manner, and Jthe thja occurred .near, the southwest corner 'of the
ed them. uron my memory : .
" -My dear neighbors; :J tave lived a great ian cnuren. ; i ne iact inziiu&rrvsvy iuu-mu
many years in your midst. - My form has grada- bers were'deceived by the. Vord C6ngrcgation:
Tnftlrs have 'been bleaching al," uoes not aner iac iraiu ia iub icasw jj
u Out'in'thkfnV. ilU'Aw' 'uV
wr inence went.upawo Bamted.Apirits tto tha
hodes -of eterlastin joy-resJ to that 1 heaven
which yon scoffer affects to'deridauV Buth'ough
his wicked soul cannot realise such Ta plaee as
heavenf, twill showr you that there is V world
which' he not only conceives ofj bat which in his
Mcrcfsoul he'believes and fcart ;
r,;VYoVall know ieca(aract, f whichis even
now sending its nllen whisper, through these
ltffty woods. Jv I stood but a few .days ago upon
the brinks the swiftly flowing riter, just, above
oi me siream, one oi.nis oars oroKe. ana toe
other was;jerked from his graspI .shall; neter
when he sawS aCaffiiis supporU were jronet and
that the boat was rushing cbwu towards die fatal
cataract, - .u A t. j6rst loud calls 0r help awoke the
mountain echoes fbrlniles. around. I ,He did not
which lives the iiost When nearest death, had
been quickened.; ThVriver flowed swifter and
swifter, and the whirling eddies caught him and
tossed his light bark in silence from one to the
other, but onward -and onward.
1 "Soon the cries of agony were "over,' and he
fell upon his knees within' the. boat, and there he
prayed,0, what burningrbrs what ravings
of- - terror, .what-! promises for the future, what
reproaches for the past were shrieked to heaven!
,v. l Just then' I succeeded in obtaining help
attracting his attention v and f he r who had I been
within one short moment of eternity, stood safe
again upon the shore.'' " . " " 1
"ITiat man sits there'. Yes. he! who had
(prayed when God's strou hand was ! hurrying
him on to eternity is here cursing and , deny ing
thfl wnr "Rfiinw - wVinm . h tliftn ar"lrnnwlpdornd
Und who saved his vile life."
.Every eye was turned towards the first speak-
er; and that countenance will haunt me while
live. Pale as the moonbeams in whose lustre
b - T, vpii turned m a'fearfhl raze to the
skv. his hands clenched, he had risen to his feet
and stood for one momentthen hre'aking through
thejthrbng, hedisappeared in the forest. A thrl
fear'and a crj jf horror ran' through the as-
jsemblVfas1th sat to the
Jgpbt;" Xhcn? dispersing the bid man and myself
were left alone. I clasped hisi venerable band,
anj 0ur tears and thanksgivings 'flowed out in
unisbn. ' - ' '
From the K. Y: Baptist Register.
fe-That " Kovcl Scene." ?:"" : I
I too, was present and saw it as describeid in
the Kegister offMarch 1 1, nrst page.
A small Presbyterian church had struggled for
existence aboVt 'twen and bad been
attained by;A
auu wa jusnn u jiwm c"f "6 -
of $1 dOO froin , a deceased member. .' And now,
to increase, numbers o as to counteract tne nap-
& gcC0? ?resr
by terfan house of -. worship, the. Presbyterian
church emptying" more than half its numbers into
that, amalgamation3T-the quandam t Presbyterian
Mn, ma. aw nrhA k M 4 vn .vaaw XV wnnw . n nAAn
should Ijecome a memr himself as soon as he
that.- the remnant of , the Presbyterian church
would r become members, as soon as they could
obtain jneir legacyne intention tnus opcniy
P as a member of the
amaigamauon, anu au reviving ine ma
i ieupwsnip:.Dy ; iua uminisser, eacn
one .severally 'weomeff ;;,h';intp;he
c??f ch" corenant being readout such an one;
f l 1 - ti TTr. ' . - -f . J . if. , 1
m"Pnf- n gijnwutwm-fuum.'; .
A PMt KC07enafi ' WVM J.a' Wwordstt
" DJrcu"u v "wjitw wiuout
i county of Monroe.'
It is perfectly manifest then; that it is a urtst-
no new .rAing'forrinitafians to ' bo'.cajole'd into
PAnVian church under the pretenses of " tt-
nW, no creed f lefeivt ' tohaf vou thoote andrthe
ua? a us fiuisnu vura who contrived luis concern
were mostly CArwians a Ckristlixi ministei' is
tlie. preacherj'and ' brganizesthe Ichurclu" jThe;
principles ,of church building are precisely; 'such!
as prevail in .CArisZian. churches. y: No orthodox
minister, could possibly, carry put those principles
as a pastori mlt requires a CArtsdaniministero
carrythem tout.? It lis lpably, therefore, a
vuuivu. x no opinion oi some-aeceir-ed
aqmbers docs tootcan not alterHhe' faci
What they honestly supposed and mea,",ts"one
thing i what is actually done may beJan.! entirely
different thing, as in all-'cases of duplicity -and
decepjUpn.,, ; , JT - r.,, -...
, ;Lilas Smth, the founder of the sect of Christ-
ians, was for . ftwhile an illiterate Baptist minis-
ter. .He tnen becamo a.; y nrversalist, and preach
ed . as such for several vears. I T tbon started
the CArt$2ian sect, pronouncing the. word Christ
ian after Christ?' The flenominatiou;; bjr others
werealso called M Smtthtte iifl ' A hniWlsii
tbrs?5thercrecafwa
auuiuuatea
ted , at; death y they . 'having nothin by
that islmmoYtal. They held that - in re
nature
generation, a part of God was implanted ' in men
they, called an " emanation from God. .This
u emanation," and the influence of. God, they
held, was all that was - ever meant ,ih ; the 'Bible j
where Holy Ghost and Holy " Spirit occurs.
Jesus Christ, they held, in soul and body ,; was
only 'a created being, tut greater ' than : any an-
gela. They were Unitarians in 'full, How
much any of them may have changed as individ
uals, we know not. : But we do know that many
of the preachers now,- are very anxious t con
ceal their Unitarianism, probably ;because it is
unpopular, and it now requires -great efforts; to
draw from them their-real views--"'j i
Their principles of church-building fronr the
first have been, " union of air denominations "
" exclude no child of God for his creed," "on
creed," and " all believe as you please.". I too,
have been extensively, minutely and long, ac
quainted with them, and familiar with all their
movements in a great many places ;
. ?. . i ' ,;- ' Euezur.
- The ClOTcn Foot. ' :.. '
More than twenty years ago, the Re v; Mr. M
commenced, his labors as a Baptist , minister in
one of the parishes of Ireland Being a clear
headed, warm-heated, and forcible preacher
great crowds were attracted to his meetings. On
a certain evening the congregation was immense
The preacher warmed as he advanced in Lis
subject, and his hearers bring upon hii. words
with such an absorbing interest, that it was plain
he was stealing into their hearts, and drawing
thetn to the cross. All were convinced by his
reasoning, melted by his emotion, persuaded by
bis earnestness, and as he closed his deeply af,
fecting and solemn sermon, responded a hearty
amen. As the preacher raised his hand to pro
nounce the benediction j a tall, well formed, no
ble appearing man, dressed in the ordinary hab
it of the Episcopalian clergy, stood up and ask
ed the privilege of speaking. He was the rector
of the parish. . The fame of the preacher had
attracted him to the meeting, and several of his
own members were .there. "If you have any
thing to say speak on," replied Mr. M. : . v.
"1 am sorry,", said the rectorHurningio the
congregation, " I am sorry to see so many pf my
people here to night. What we have heard is
the solemn truth. A 1 1 is : the m arfo wand. fatness
of the Gospel. ? : I assent to every word pf . it. -
But I am sorry," my people, to see you here. ; It
is in this way that , this man is stealing into your
hearts. But by-and-by he will show the Clov
en Foot." T3y this time Mr. M. 'was standing
at the side of the rector, and putting his hand
upon his shoulder, said, " Will you please tell
us what the cloven foot is?!' "I ! do not wish
to be interrupted,? ' replied the rector. ;" But
ycu must ; tell us I or I shall, not allow you - to
proceed I "annot I per mit my Jcharacter ind
principle to be traduced ; thus. . You must tell
the people here what you meau.,, ' Well then,
if; I must tell you,l said the - clergyman, 'c It is
Baptissi. 4 Only bear that," answered l Mr.
M.?C addr essing the congregation,; who by this
time, were on the. ; tiptoe j of fexcitemejit your
minister calls baptism thet doven foot'M And he
says that I will by-atid-by preach' about it And
so I wilL :: If that is the. cloven foot you shall
see ii."t Taking in his hand the Prayer' Book of
the ynurcn oi ..ngiana ne turnea.to wnere the
m watery a And reading from the Rubric, to the
nAorila. he said.'.Voitr miniaflT , bp.rflifcaa
etnnly sworn to preach and ""d;tbcbrding W;tt!g
book, and yet he calls immersion the; cloven
foot. - Is he not a perjured ; tdan ?; :I call upon
him to justify himself to 'defend himself : fro in
bconsistency, I ask him to tell you why he breaks
his consecration vows, and disregards the- Ru
brio, and spriiikles
dates for baptism, as hb Prayer, Book requires!
' The poor rector had waked 1 up tho .wrong
man, "and finding himself so harbUy, pressed, Tfas
backing out of thet house J- Sfop, stop,' said
MrMl jsfop liayTand deifend yourself; stand
to your colors. DonH run off 'M thb-:manaefJ
Tour own people will be ashamed of you. : It will
be all' ovefthe cbunthat thV RevMivlX,
rector of this-parish, has seen the cloven i foot,
and' was' nearly frightened : .out "of bis wits ". -
Stop and defend yourself." ? The rector, reached
the door, and was starting off on a run, as if the
old fellow was after him, to the infinite amuso-
formula of baptism is given, in which the minis
ter is required io W: JmWrse;the 'rean4idat4
ment of the 1people an4 MrM.f pul the finish
......
the
i could
not ;8tani this glimpse at the cloven fob.tosend
Ql iJlSUOp, M i, ; -ro 'U j j ; ,-XliWei "..J i 91
The above facts were related ta me by.thcjon
of the triumphant Baptists ministcr;iHe was an
eye-witness to the scene,5 Hia father still preach
es in Jreland.mTbe pobrr rector is still livinj.'
a uo euu us muur pwp couniry preacumg tae gos-
pei, ana someiimes nimseu snows tne cloven loot.
le is i a, worthy son of a noble'sire. iYw. Y?r
Chronicle. . -
r-L ' Rone.'- '
. There should, be no spot on the whole earth so
beautiful, gp happy as home.;,; No where in the
world should the heart turn with so much: long
ings with such deep fulness of . love, as to- that
blessed sanctuary; iThe fondest associations,Hhe
dearest-recollections; front infaiicjr to manhood,
should 'bluster and cling ar ound it ,' and tne? mcmr
ory , vi iia joys - snouia pngnien lae aays oi
1. - ijf,-fii -' !?- : f t-::t.ft -j. Jit s -
ag?.-ivery nprae was lntenaea, to oe sucn an
Eden in the. world's .wilderness. Alas ! .how.few
such there really aro In. hoy? . raany homes cold
ness, selfishness, disregard of ? each other's : feel
ings and affection, make& all 'other places 4 seem
mnrA it.A:.A t1.. .tt-'V :TJ 71
positive unkindness. 3 rudeness of ill tern per,1 al'
u.v.w .Hiawig uiw luu. jjui bvr dcu wiuc au
willful wrong doings of parents of . children':4 how
many; homes, are cold and chill as winter from
the absence of all manifestations of ' loye. Tije
father wrapt in a mantle. of reserve, never cares
singly draws liis children Jo his ; heart, and lets
them feel that it beats warmly for them. Satis
ficd if he gives them.'1 shelter and food and Tai
ment, provideaibr : their bodily and 1 intellectual
wants, and teaches" them their 'religious duties
heNleems it quite ; superfluous" tbl train up their
affections, that" yet ' demand so much .'culture
The'.mbthef, if we 'may conceive it, pbssihle'bf
a mother, seldom or neyerj flasps, ner4 phud to
her breast, and bestows the kiss that, ; childhood
covets mora - than tne miser does the most' elit-
tering treasure. i ! i.- W c;-. . ..-
All the little outward tokens and manifesta
tions of love, as essential to domestic enjojment
as the sunshine, ' the 'flowers, the' sweet songs of
birds are to the' enjoyment bf nature," are With
held from ..those longing hearts to .whom they are
as life itself, and cold, : pulseless, measured duty
leads the steady,- unfaltering march . along . that
rugged way, which ought jto.be bright and:beau
tiful - with the thousand , blossoms of affection.
The ? heart of a child is very tender. I It is , full
lof strong' impulses; its affections seek a bound
less requital, boundless as their bestowal would
be. And to whom should a child look.' but ' to
its parents, its brothers, its sisters to .meet this
sacred ' and , beautiful, demand . of its nature.
The sweet smile of affection, the kindly word,
the . gentle, beaming glance,, the r tones of
sympathy in sorrow and triaj:the Lsootbing and
tender attention in illness, those blessed little self-
sacrifices, and unpretending kindness, that sweet
patience, and meek forbearance, those delightful
caressing ways and affectionate manners' that
mako. a few homes almost heaven, should make
all homes so. ' (; In ' them "out of the heart the
mouth speaketh,". and speech and act are "alike
holy and beautiful. . Winning attractive, lovely
are such homes ! Manhood turns from them to
the world's duties with a sigh, comes back with a
glad smile. " Sorrow fallsTiot Bo heavily on them;
their inmates bear one another's burdens ; deep
peace is theirs even in the midst of afflictions.
Words and deeds of love! " Well has it been said,
"Oh let us unite the two--and however dark
and troubled our , earthly ; course," a light will
shine within 1 our homes which no .sorrow, , nor
care, nor even death will have power to darken
or remove. - God is loyethe spirit of His
World is love; and, would, we. indeed walk ac-
cording to His dictates, Love proved .alike in
word and deed, must be the Guardian Angel of
our Home" ' ' ' ' ' "'
China and the United States.
When a Chinese junk visited bur shores a few
years ago", tha crew, with tbeb oblique eyes and
long tails, were almost as much of a curiosity.as
the queer-looking hulk in which they had come
to'our shores.;: The idea of a Chinese emigration
to our. shores was 'as far from our thoughts as
that of the Grand Lama of Thibet S; VJ-if
But God's ways are not as burways. 5 'The dis
covery of gold m Ihe. West is"to be the cause of
the "first effectual s inroad , upon the crystallized
civilization of the Chinese. ,.!-.. .. ; '
a We firmly believe that i the emigration now
going on from.China to California, will have the
effect to make an entire revolution in the-habits
of the Chinese living upon the coasts of the em
pire. . By a strange jnovement of God's provi
dence, we are thronged ,by( the Irish and Germans
on the one side of the contbent, and the Chbese
on the others i The d uty of the Christun in view
of these facts is obvious.: s In a few years the
countless thousands to whom we send missionaries
ofthe cross Will be at bur own "doors,: a part of
our body politic,jtriDjftting their share to our
moral and. .bteUectual life fv The ibllowbg letter
from the Presbyterian gives ,'jjeV facts ; on this
subject, in addition to those.witiv which all are
familiar: -'..'-..: I .-r!; r,i f'.r'i
reeent 'letter from San" Francisco brings the
following'additional intelligence i-r.'.-r-Ilt ,
- " The clipper ship Challenge" is said to be; on
the way from China with one thousand passengers.
1 have before me a letter from Hong-Kong, dated
rng stroke . to the 8ceni,'by calling upon '
frightened , rector, and ureinjr him. if 'he
5th of January last, in which tke-writer states
thatwemay look'to-China for aaenigratiaa' of
fifty thousand souls to' our 'population within - thy
next five yeaW.;'An inlgeniyeap'tiHi jbt .'
arrive fcom there; - informs Ve' that thousia da.
are saving up their earnings In order to" eolleci
$35 passage-money forihg them fb Galiforii
To this is te be ' adde 'the.1 expenso 4 of a littlo
dried fish and rice, and ar sip' of tea, and in about
jf-l1ft?i'--i ; - - : " 'V V H -i" '
tony or nity aays taey are saieiy , lanaea. pa..ourj
shores. In. the letter from China refeedto,'tie
wntar says : I now know pf more hansix .h-rn"-:, .
dred Chinamen booked for- California, for twhoxa
shipping cannot now be.hadidthough; there arO
now in: our harbor some half a dozen large T&hips
bound for "San Francisco, aid they' will all' take -from-
two to three hundred1 ChiMoei caclii-'w .
.. .- .. From the Index j ( f
MfrWintediln
Tether Paggr-lvStt no' apDlcyrfor.ad
dressbg jqvl withoutpersonal acuajatahoe;v I -had
intended being i at your'Conventibn al Co-i
lumbus where I expected to make'the acuht
ance of 'inany tf 'tthe "Glbigii VfetTirea;' but'f
work, and the time is short. . The work, as voa
are perhaps aware is,- to obtab ministerial aid for "
CaUforoia. r I hve .seen-
nomipation in your State, ?and firOCL tlinaiabei
of ministers, I have been-led io' hope we might
The ."cause; of
God is sufferbg ihere' for 1 4 want pfminisyrs.
There are buV fewTBaptist . minister thOre that
feel aiau.iaentifo
ccnfiweor;: '-tiz-tM "
bs The field is anJmportant. and: desirable ionei
The climate is delightful the atmosphere pure j
the resources of the country uuparalleledrj I And
notwitbstandbg, there are difficulties and priva
tions to be byercbinei'yet the'prbs'pects1 for good
will overbilance aU jthe evlisjf to" the loveVpf our
LordJesusClirist'' T- hayc'Jbeenstfengened
by the extracts from sIsteV Goss's letterand hope
her father wiU.talk for ,her. and try-to sdr;Up thb
mmds of Georgia ministers, to :go.to ?Caufortita. "
u Are there not some of the young . brethren at ".
Mercer .University .who i will .volunteer for. this
service t -Are there net men who have5 had soma
experience in the ministry, who wiUbe i wfllbgto
go ? We need a host y the field Is largQand affords
au upeuujgur eyey aiyersiiy jPft; pits. 4 nave
spent more tnan Jwpty ears .inef e, and,'shbui4be
happy to give to any brother, who .may, jaave.ihe
subject of going on his mind, all sthe juTprmation
he. may desire, if in my power, -both in, rilation
to the country and the ' best method! of gettbg
there. ;, I have tried the routes both by land and
"rl refer brethren to the circular. It is publiehsd
in the South-Wesfern Baptist, VolV 3. XNo. 2,
with the request
cppy ;Brethren Editors, pleas e publish the cb .
cuiar ; lei au.uie. pustssee is. jo's-v".
, Brother I)agg, please give this a place in your
paper, and oblige your brother in Christ,t 'c -1 - Jt
aU yiljmh idi JOSEPH MORRIS. t
P. S. ;iAs I expect to be all the time Iravellbg,
if brethren wish to bqulre in relation io7Califor.
nia, the" best way is to do It through : the publie
prints.' T shall probably be Mississippi:' for "a
month or so. ; I wish to visit Georgia sbme i time
during the summer, if. the Lord. will. ,,,,The col
umns of the . South-Western Baptist are open
upon this subject. ; J hope all other Baptist pa
pers will also publish. -I 4 '.. i m-fj'-j- '
'Wahalak' Miss. - " ' J M.
. Tbe Christian's Cromii
2 .Hi
That ye may close with ; Christ, remember
there is a six-fold crown which shall be put upon .
your head. Would ye have long life? ' Then
come to Christ, and ,ye ! shall have a crown , of
eternal J life.'' Would . je .have .glory ) Then
come to Christ, and ye shall have a a crows , .of
glory.. Would ye havo knowledge f the myete
ries of God?.TsThen come to Christ, and he shall
crown you ? witli- knowledge. . .Would.' ye-: : have
eternal felicity and an unbterrupted j happiness ?
Then come to Christ, and ye,shall have an im
mortal crown'. Would ye. have holbess and
sanctifieatiou i$Thin come to j Christ, and yo
shall have a crown of righteousness ; yea, he shall
put a fbyalcrown upon your "head, a; crown of
pure gold. Oh,'what a day,: thbkye, it will'be,
when Christ shall hold jrour crowns in his hand,
and shall put them upon those heads, liefer '"to
bp removed agab.!. - ? v "ANDaawvOaaT;
no.
"A GuiifEA. Larger Tniiti Gon.Robert
Hall once wroto the word God.on asman.slip of
pkper, showed it to a friend, and asked whether
he could see it; , He replied, V.Yes." jle then
covered the word ,with a guinea,- and Win ask
ed .".can you see it ?" and was answered fJEf o."
He did.this to show' his, friend how easy, it was
o'world "to shut :out of the mind a sight and
sense of God. 3 A very small object .placed im- :
mediately before;tbe eye will prevent ;it jfrom
seeing' the sunj :This pSjeet thus placed,' does
not extinguish its light', nor destroy its existence;
it is. still in the heavens,' diffosbg it3 light thro -the
whole solar, system;- though; the eye .of this .
solitary, bdmdual does not see it. i ? He may im
agine, that the object near, his eye is larger than
the sun,, but still it is ; a very small particle of
piatter:The love of gold may so fill the mind,
that there is no place left in it for the great "God '
of' the universe. ;ln the view of such a mind, a
gubea, is larger than God.. : I'Lia fact farni.-hes
the; following queries. Does tic word of God ' .
hold the "highest place in our hearts ? f AVbicU
is the largest, a gubea or God? -Puritan i
corder. ..
no vuoaypuuftteu uj luuvsposiuou." ,i Ais i regret
very much, as I f am. engaged in" an, important
obtain the consent of several, td go to the shores
Pf the Pacifiic to' preach; : IhgoVpervtho.'Ses
uiuk mousanus ui vauiornia.