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i r : -TT i 5 V; v t ' -. f . V i - 4f r 1 - u , R ALEIG II , IT. CV THUBSDAY, 3C33t3u.iCATibsj for publication, or m a nyt wny relating to the Editorial Department, should be - addressed to the Iter. J. T JAMS, or Editor of the Biblical nKtrdcrgj Letters relating "to the business of the office - m ust be addressed tb G. Meredith & Co., Italeigh,' , 3 To insure attention, all letters f must be pre j All co mm a nications r to secure attention, m ust be pos rpaid A gents who ac t gra tuitoo sly, an d . subscribers whV pa in;adyance'pnl "excepted Anerder'n9t attended to;1n a reasonable time - should be rpeeated, and all remittances not dulj receipted should be inquired after--that errors and oversights may be promptly corrected. "" , . - - rsoiiSwntingi u"oa "business uld confer a great favorby giving; tbeir Post Ofiice d": :. ress : also ?that of each individual for whom they 7: . . write. . " ..... - ing The Editor absenf oif business this week ni35u6i3D5ibIef for the origtnaI inkier i which appears in the present number, i V 3F . . .. The Recorder. -'-"v- s In the absence of the Editor, we wiljtake the Ob- " erty of making an appeal in behalf of the Recorder. Should big; JgujVsA take exceptions, whyonv his j rerurn he can just correct "W better that which is baJ. , Whilst a vplanteer pcribr " bier may expect ho thanks for his pains, he has tha . co u solatiou of knowing that , b is - readers cannot ; - charge him ith being impelled by a selfish feeling in his well-meant effort to promote the circulation I of oar denominational organ.; - , The Recorder shoU be in "every Baptist family ' io th? State, jt is the acKnowleded organ of the ' ' cburcii. . It contains matter of ; interest . to everv " Baptistfacts which 'all , should possess. ITence, : v . as we" concetve; it is the duty of all, who are abfep " to subscribe for That . fajhityCwblakeli:;nb' ' religious newspaper must be wofuily ignorant of ; the conditipn of the church, and of what is transprr--J ing, in the religious ,worl(LTo bewithout a reli-" j . gious paper is like being shut up in some dark cor ' nerj where only an occasional ray of light finds a ; ce s.. Ignorance of the state of the 'church and of 1 christian progress, is one great obstacle in. the way - of the putting forth of that full and successful effort which the people of God are capable of making, and " which they are bound by . the requirements of the - Gosp to make. For want of that kiud, of iutelh--" , gence which is conveyed mainly through books and newspapers, many of our congregations are dwavt- ish, badly managed and positively inefficient The, . family itself, iii all itamembe . benefit and innprovement from the weekly perusal of a good paper. ;Tbe Uecorder meets all our de mands ; and theabore considerations should prompt i all our brethren to subscribe for it. ; -There is'another argument we cannot omit. The paper now belongs to a company of brethren who t , are trying to sustain, it for the sake of the cause it ; . advocates. w They employ an editor and a publisher, - and the profits arising from the payments of sub jscribers anU the advertising ;qariment baeto; : support the enterprise. 2Jow wherf it ii known that ! - - the subscription list contains cnly two thousand : . nannes, and that the adyertising is limited, it will i . evidentlyappear that tlie nett profits nf the concerff . jare very small. All arejiUersted in the prosperity : , of the Uecorder, and they should come up manful- ly to the support of those who are bearing the bur-! v dehi?rte'paper ought ?ii hayeSfen mou-send sub-; . Bcribers The ihore it haal ibe tterjablewlll She ; owners be to "furnish a large, well-conducted and - . useful journal ; for the extent of patfonage must in . . a measure igovemi tne papery in- taeserespectsv It is a shame that in a Stale of such a large Baptist 1 " rrtjpnlationj as N. have so few; subscribers. . . The denomination is . greatly depthdenf for itsfu lioo ofVits organ. Up. :then.' friends !" and with" the beginning of the New Year,"Iet ns commence - our efforp to see who cando - the circulation of the Becorder ; All can do some. . thing. A brother inquires u if it is right and ac-" cordl to scripture for a -Baptist to : have fid Jline ' andnci ng i at his ii9a7oir,.embe;ofe; - Bapiist church to dance.' . We know, of no princi ple in'religion which make3 it rigfit, and bf no pre- cept of bcupture which enjoins fiddling and dan- r cingJa3 achristian iduty ! 1 We would tberefbre, conclude that it is 'unscriptnral, to fiddle and dance,1 as a epecies of dissipalio'ni-fi Whether it beJ ri?ht for a christian to1dant:e,rwe thin depends on circunistanws.;;;For an intfiwdefo to dame for ex- crcise, as he would walk or ride, is certainly harm less. ;: But to .attend Ball3 and" Parties where dan cing is practised as n amusement or; dissipation . we thin l is decidedly-ttrong; and members of the Baptist church, who persist in such conduct, after . ; admonition, should be expelled from the church.: . Church mem bers should either so act, as to con mend "j-eligioo to others and "avoid dishonoring the cause of Cnrist, or else go -to the wosld, where they ' . will find more congenial assoeiaiion i? For our fjart . - we cannot see why the Totaries of pleasure and fol- - ly desire to hold a place among christians, or why the church should hesitate to exclude such u3 soon a3 their true character is developed. IiL"all leases where si ns are not expressly forbidden in the scrip- . tares, the church must exercise its best judgment in 1 3 application of the general principles ol .the ges- S pel. '-C:;':':: -'R:'-f,V''y . w Rev. A. B. Alderman, sent 2. but as be ejected to mention hi3 Post Office," bis name can- : . Ectbe found. ; If subscribers who remit U3 mor ey daily, will be particu'ar to state their Post Office, it will Insure due 'credit for amount seat; and sav immense trouble and labor. TJn!es3 we know the To?t CTiOe, when money Ls sent, or a discontinuance ', u ;'rcqt2teJ,;it. becomes necessary io look over -two thousand names to find them, and as subscribers - c -rr.es are cot at present Labeti.-ally arranreJ, : it c;-ur::3 cuch time, and siould there be 2 cr 3 ut.scriler3 having tie same name; we are at a loss wLj to cr:: t.-Ve hare frequently najj thU re c ::f,t; 1 1. :i cur t'-T-ls will remember it. They . - -"3 r.;z:::lz ct r.ares and Fct OIce.,. . t.' -:' " :: l .IftLcro wescn'v u l.-ca re c:. r.. re:. I stoloc'; cr:rll.i cr.t'r? :r.ots:7atvcr.!;t;t 1 I iUUVttl SiAVe acknowledge theffeceipt of iha foUowuiS; Minuies of . the 6th; annual meeting of lh Med RiverJtesvlar:'Baptitt swpcfonbeldSept;-1$54. in Clark co.jArk. : Fiiomlhestatistics weleam lhat durin the Year ibe cburches receive! by baptism cmibr letter 84, and hate itf fellowship a total of Minutespf ibVl 7th annual meetingof the ;&in ; RtverBcftist fAmctatim bell Sept 1 854 Dal ila'countArkanasl; -baptism 198: in fellowship 1232; iMThesc are iKJtb missionary bodies. They trans. acted mucbiinprtantbi cause, oi niist, waicu we imvc uvi iwm w wvws indeiail. f , - ,u ' . 1 ' ' , ;J Minutes of the Arkansas Baptist Stale onveh tion jbf blimwdrfrPttrr its ; . 7tb" anniversary inPa!lali cot ;the last of Seplcm3 -;iieJ SteveisoilSea ; J slrugglin jhari itt Its juifoney; f or an exis4ence'Iti objects arebigbly commendable, and we biJ bur brethren, who are tif. fauhful ; friendSi ooa spcea, and fervently pray itneir; euoxis may pru jutvtr ful.v ;' i ::.;. V4 B0NSThi3 woflt we; baTe just received, from the" f Puhliser Robert ?&faV -beaulif ul CiThistra tedT vblume'! bfl0aes,'embra , cing tlie-mantic incidents and adventure? in the1 lives of sovereignsqueens, generals, princes. tra v- ener?lvarjiors, adventhrers, ygersVetafemineh inHhe history bf -Europe and t America! This:is;i quite an interesting book, altogether moral1 in iti toriej and well worth the perusal of "any ;hp may;, wifrtt now ana tnen to turn irom severer meniai la bors to enjoy .an hour, in the shades of a refreshin literature. Ijs incideni3 are drawn. from . authentic" history, and are intended jo; profit as wellaa please ithe reader; For gale by Ihe publisher. We learn, by a private letter from Mr. AJ Nobles, that an affray took place in Columbus coun- ty, on the. 25th inst between Dr. Feilds, and Fran-f . as ; Stephais, -which resulted is the death of the: latter. He received three stabs in the back with a' knife, and then had his throat; cut. dying in about two minutes afterwardsLi;: The ! :Murderer. made;is escape, and was stillatlarge when oarcbrrespon-; dent,wrbt(i-M-A?l;; SQL. The Rev. WT;M Kennedy will please accept our thanks ibr heiv OTbsctibA-r and funds senC this; week, his wishes are complied with. ' Rev.', Wl M.1 Kennedy's eorrespen;lent3; will please direct their let-j ters to wartavs, instead of K.enansvlle, as heretorore. James Jfajett Jr.; 2fewsom' Depot, YHs cmi:-l . ted by $ 2 rcceive t Nov. 3rd. and hi name entered f ; t-. 1...: i.: : '.1 , : -', : '. 1 ou our usviwB uiow jioi wny ne aoes not get his; ; paper. , i I.- JCSF Our thanks are tendered to Rev. E. Dodsbn, i for another j fist of subscribers and cos, which! come3 in good timer r : ' ' . 1 iMX- WWIiitinlrPresident tofUhel manwo x-aper iuanuiacturiug company, cuea at Ids residence in th: is city, on Tuesday last ; - B?The correpfjndentR of EUer, Aaron Jones, Jri are informed that his address hereafter will be' larksviIIeVa Letters have ' been - reCe ived at . this office"! from broYaies, of Chin? , for M r. Annie Morinsr and Wm. iVates,Esq which will be sent according . ' : .V j 2 We; call iattenlioiv tothe; advertisement 5fy the " American BapUst Memorial,'1 found in anoth-J - er colu no n. The offer of premiums is : u n usuallyl lihral,nif;oaghttb:?en!i for-the! Memorial, for the fake of the profits if nothing else.-' ' put ine Aienn-xMi is a goou - aiagazine oi ine KI3u and claims patronage on the ground of its owa tne 41 - ; KSee: advertisemqit'of t$e;Springfield "Male .: and" Female ; Insulation. The next session Y will commence on Monday" the Sth'of January.? A EgW.We call att ention .to th e ad ye rlisem ent of , Jthe Oxford Female AcaJemy under the supervis ion of, S. InableVTiq found in "another cb-! lumn.: Ui&ri cvif : mimmiM'A For the Recorder? , " MrI EDITOR.--On .the evening of the' loth 'of December,' we" had; the pleasure of attending 'the Concert of inusfc, vocal and instrumental given hy iu pupus ei no aaeiropoman t emaie .seminary, at ' vthe'dosoof ,the second essitn);; Owing to; the; alarm of parents, created w by .the reports of the prevalence of -V-arlet feier jnthe cityll and other causes principally of aO affligtiye n iturej' several of; the ygung ladies w ere withdrawn Irorn thef school ': just before the lime appointed for iheCbricert,which . devolved the performance of a great variety of pieces upon a veryjlimited number; Buw?rarV!; i sure, from the evident signs of -approval, that1 the cro wded audito ry was more than pfeas"d.A We re- ' ;garded it as a musical treat ThV periormaneesb'f ; the pupils, all of whom wereyeryVybnng, were in ' the highest degree gratifying, and clearly . evinced ' the skill of their accomplished teacbew and the in. dusiry of their own'appiication. Indeed we: have never witnessed a simihir exhjiUtion that was more completely ' successful, or that reflected greater ;tredit upon those interested, f;; O'i- -:j4U V;We are happy to' learn that Mr. McDoeUV SchooL will open rjts next session under circijm. stancea highly flittering and of. bright promtb.; He is a gentleman vell qualified fur the position he occupies, and is assisted by a corps of. compc tent teacher His Seminary deserves, as we hope it ill receive, a. very liberal patronage. Tlib?.e having daughters to educate, and who wi-di tliein to enjoy the advantag. s of. the Metropolis ! may -taftly "commit "them to Mr. .McDowells "ciire,; fully assured th.nt their moral and mpist.il tr.mln i.;M le wis; 'y CUU'SCS cf i i ' . ', '1-1 cvu y t ; v ...... . l U.ttlll II ji( f. n 3 f .ilhf al ly .unageA!lThe'tera porary" ":m wl.idi existed during "a p--.fl (itlie : v ri.r.,:vt J, and Ra!elg;i may te tcr .rd- c'tl.o I, it.' !.--3,t j.!a!.-cstn'tl.is sccti.n! of V 1 ecspca-j in -3. ?.? v.t- 'fr :'l ' ;'-' For the Recorder, j ff, j "J; r: Yancetville, N. C-i De3;15, : Mv Dear Brother: On yesterday I re ceived an excellent and interesting letter from sister-Yates, the wifo' of tho beloved represen tative; of the North Carolina 'I Huptfstt araon tho Chinescs. Kit left Shanghai; pu the, last day ; ; of July, reached San Francisco ov,16th, and i in le& than one month from that time was io ' my bands T The families f of I brethren Y tcs, ' llufton; Cablnis3i Crawford and Pearcy wero; in usual health. 8otU brother and sister Pcar- cy still continue feeblo, although ablo to attend J 'Carolina'iMiasTon House and tha dwelling for 'merly occupied by b4-d.' $huck tvere soon to - b, Repaired and inhabited by tha fiVci lMpn 4ara.; ilies. Both buildings had g uffbjreli frb ra chan coj balls from the cannons of the contending Cbi neiAtthb timeTof .vrritingi irother) Yates ' and family vere in the iliabitjofjpjendmth'a; day iojour own: Missidh'House; and the night; j the houso of the IIethodist intssionaries now4 been pied by M r. Cunningbaoiioithrabstnioo1; of M r. Taylor, -who is now ib thoj U nited States. A guard of TJ. . soldiorslbsing near this Mission House Tenders U safejiit night ;Jii : the f day-time theroiai no fbarjthat the .Chip nese will attack tho dwellings of thOlissiona ; ; rtes. i . "-'----vAtf ? r .",:"- lbe Prcsby tenant misipnarteacre 4aily : ex ipecting addhiobarmetnbers tlitn; oijt ttiqir tby- agef froui-'this country Sj 5 ;,tv:; : .. A Chiueseman connected with; the Bap tist Mission was manifesting cbttstde'rable inter est in the teachings of tho missiopanes? vi;rf --l The visit of tho vessel of war t Nankin bad changed the opinions of many in Irespect to tho "Veligioiis phasa of the rebellionF , 1 VFanaticUin. ; seetusifej and success has Vyougut spirit of haughtiness and insolence: jybichUnlesa -jaid ' astdd; will certainly bring : troubip upon tucm - "The time for the "renewal of treaties with China js near at hand, and neither; America, nor .England, nor.France will bo satisfied with the privileges at present enjoyed.' (Tfoublous times are beforeu5feYhea we last heard from JXinj ; pio they were in trouble theeJ;j t - 1 .. I think it is neat ly,or qui to a month since -there has Veen a fight in the North part of tb city, Some shots carelessly fired from tho wall . strike very near us 60uietiuteS;ono fell on Mr v Cunningham, verandah; the other, evening. The officers declare that it is done! without their knowledgo, and indeed we do not suppose there is any wish, to harm4 us. It Is only a ;sort of bravado to the Imperialists encamped outside, and a shot intended to go West, is j often , sent North by skilful gunners. There are fro-; ?tuent tattles at theoutbTgate.,'ji-i j! :x -Jf In a note vwritfen subsequentlyi sister Yates 'says: , - t ' . , j r',,;r Tbereiwas a, grand' attack upon tho city early yesterday' morning both by watv'r and by . land, :"rbo wall was blown . up m twb places, near the South gate.f The Iniperialists are said to have penetrated nearly to Yok Jaw L.oong. THere the rebels had placi!d4a'cinnoa "which ' mowed theru down lika, grass aud iseut all who; escaped alive flying back. Ve'' havei not yet received any reliable account of the jlo.ss sus- uiueu oy euuer siue.-- t ne imperialists ougni ; to know by this time that they cannot take the-, city by force of arms. - : .! - vv" - ''4860011' ai if ls :qulet- enojurbund7irei T intend tb''open:Tn.8cB'ool-fo'ifi'giri3.'; It is to be hoped that our brethren; in t'tis favored land wili not cease to make mention in their prayers of the condition of the Chinese; be seechiug the Great Ruler so to direct the affairs of this poor misguided people, that the cause of Christ may be advanced, and' many of the hea then turninv from their dumb idols to serve the Tivinff God.ii?i;:T S Weught not - to despair because clouds now overshadow; burfprbspects? ioi ' China, f; These; clouds will before long ail bo scattered j and we if pitient and pcrsevet ing, relying for: success wholly on the; xightafm of i the Jjord shallbe permitted to bear of multitudes brought through our effort to a; knowledge of the truth as it b in Jesus.- - , f " ; - f if' . M ay much success at tend .your labors in the chair editorial.t:;?isS 4i !..' i41v - Fraternally, !; ThomAs Y Tobet. ' - ' i For the Recorder. i' .!-' ! "vC f?&.Jpvtp jm pat-; tons are readers of your paper audj as some ap- prehensibn was felt by them at the; close of the last se 8;ou that I might be induced iot accept anfinyttation extended to rn to take the charge of another fnstitutibnj I deeiu it proper to! state ,tb them that that !inyitatibn h& oeen declined, and tbatT:sIOall'.f.re)hafq:-pbr-.' manently in tny: present position, -and einploy .all my means and Energy to ; render my schbof -here as tfBcient as possible; TTbbtijrli "the situ ation to which T was invited, was one whicli" Timmisftd inn eh liRfiilnpss'jirn! r.wis itv niontrl respects desirable, yet I' could ; hot feel that it would be right to abandon a posi.ioQ so(mpbr ; tant as the one I at wesent Occupy J The nutii ber and influence tf- the Baptist ulenorolnatii n iu the State demand that they should have a' strong and efficient church: int, the Icapilaiid Kiwpi vuiUJirui iiiunairy, chii contri bute SO much to the attainment of this desirable end as a flourishing and well conducted sob old.'. v - a sctioot oi "ingn cnaracier ihere would ;not only add grtatly to thi infldetice of jtho denom- ' ihation in the city, but it would attract the at tention of visitors and 5Btragers,! aiid ! thus y lis influence jrould be felt to the remotest parts of the State. Wetr'cbadh'ci'c:'schHls: anywhere, are centnrV of influence but a' school vvitli equal facilities will 1 bj vastly morbi itfluential at the' capitol of the Bute-than at any other p!ace. iieuuu every iwpiist niusi IO0K WUIV laVor upon; an effort to estahli.ili aschoolof liiffli charaeter; at the Metropolis, whether it is in his power to " patronize it or not. Hence also thoso who jiat sroai2e' the -Metropolitan ; S lioblaCcoWplisI ji; ''twofold oi j. ct, x they educate their' dausrhters .under circumstances most advSn'agebus to them, ; and ht tne same time contribute in "a larger measure theinfliKnWbftlicd ; These are importatit amMdefatious in which the whole 'denomination is intere&ted,'and neither ni ivato interest nor sectional pi efeRences should be permitted t o rob them of their, force, . - - -V.rj.y-it'Fraiarnally; yours,' dsc! ' - '' :. Wr:M " A. McDoivfiLL. t, Dec. 23rd; 1834d tl He- ':;;";- -5 IFo,ne.RecorJer.;S4;tr';; At a Tegular meeting of tbe MiStoarBaptist Church, held on Saturday before'the 3d Sabbath in Decemfier, 'A. D., S5t, the following preamble" and resolutions wcre'unanimously adopted.';-- v' Wesreas, It has phased Alr.i-hty bod, whose ways are as inscictalle m wi.4, to remove' from' our miJst, f.u l from the scene of his earthly' labors, Oir C"Z) '.-.. i t .i ... Pit . . ' J, t;' i ATI! J . 1 ALMETJ and 3, r y triatiu- i 1 1 ; ; " 'to the 'y of his deatbthe BaptUi Church in MiR ton, as well as an ardent WMcr, and an earnest advocate of our distinctive piinciples and our ce- nominAiibnal jnletesis generally, thcreiorc, ;ev : nti keo!ceJs That in the deathjof brother, Fal-, merVthe'denorainaiinii generally, andnhe churchy in particular, haveVaustained an irre parable-loss,- for we canjrply. say that," we have ,no man liKe - mindedii'Q::''' it Hi 2dedtvttnTiat asa chnreb, we will .flfeeiWn. ately cherish the'membry Of brotbtr Palmer, ft itn Example of energyactivity, liberality, nnd self-sacrificing devotion, worthy of imitation, that we will endeavor tb carry but .and urge forward to the exw tent of our ability, the purposes he so fondly cher ished, and the mptoyeltnent he so earneslly ;;4VSH: cated, thatVhoogh we feelhat we have Jo-ta whose counsels and whose faith, gave great efficten- 1 ; cy" to oureffofts; yetiwej stay oursel ves I upobTGod, tbt bis blessed name yet toUjva tower pf?"8lrtngt confiding we may. yet toniinuteafvekly tb contend ? for iheaith once" delivered o the ? aiots -S"Jff pv: ZlRetdtedl ThatwliileT ou r -decWeJ, brother was by bis promptness, energy, and industry, neces sarily owrcps 'in.deyUtni; and urging forward every good work among us, yet we feel that U is due to ' him tjt say that he was ever as& bjfcher ammig; I. brethren i j Jl;at, lie .-neve jirged hisopinioDor his,? 'purposes' "againstUh brethren ; that he ever rtiidied ;'the things that make J I peace j that lib wWkiiidV conclliatoryand self-: denying in all those relations in which as meniber and an officer of a church of Jesus' Christ he was called lb act. 5 ;ii-&MHM.k ?M4h-l Resolved, That while W bowiwith humblb I submtfsion to this, afflictive dispensation of divine pro v ide ii cet be! ie vi ng Hi a. judgment concerning all 'things to be : right :? yet we cannbt'butL weep with those who weep, and therefore under pur sincere condolence to the family and friends of our deceased d brother, praying thai God yill veetenljthis'' $llt&: ;cup of atBiction with the consoling and sanctifying power of that Gospel which was to our brother an . unfailing source of comfort in alt Aw, peculiar trials,'; '"'of 'which he' bad ;many.Vf i&rSjrfiyf-i&fi 5th. Resolved, That the above preamble and res-;. olutions be enteieJ on the record of the church, and ; that a Cvpy thereof be furnished the family of our deceased brother ; and that another cupy be sent to? ; the Biblical Recorcer foripublicfttionwithtthereS quest that the Religiour Herald will kojtf''fg$f '- In behalf of the tmiC)-t:-': . :it -Z s-h i Aiaojf Jos es,' Jb i'Ckairmanl' 1 1 5 Milton Dec.e16i 1854, -, .'- . ' . y ' , For the. Recorder. At a regular meeting of the Milton Baptist . Church, held on Saturday, Dec. 16, 1854, the fol- lowing preamble and reeolulious were read and "unanimously adopted. - . - " ' Whereas, ' We. the undersigned, have ' ;l)een, ap pointed a committee to prepare suitable resolutions, ,expresi?eof the fefhngijof j!ii Church relative i to our' esteemed pastor, Rev. Aaron Jones, J r leav- i ing us. Therefore rz-' ' ' ' a , f 1st Resolved, Th at we regar3 brntber Jones a a. an able and efficient minister,; and that' he has dis- charzed his duties as pastor faithfully and satisfac- .-Ai-iltf itnrinrr'tKtf lima' ka Ua 1i.n .ffK fcw. tJ Mti . tli.IV IIC1IU9 UCCII UIIU 113. Si2J ireotretri"?Tfiai ' brother rjones the; higheUfdegreef of -esteem "and -. christian love, and that whilst we regret his loss to our Church and. Association, yet we pray that;the . hew! conneciioi he is about to form will be blesseu' not Only to his spiritual and temporal good, but that he may be the'ihstfument in the handsof . God of doing much good in his neV field of labor..' ; '' 3d.,f kesolved,Th&l a copy of the above'preamble and resolutions be presented to brother Jones ; that a copy be sent to the Biblical Recorder for publica- lion, ami that they be entered on the records of the Church. ' -r:''H-s:.;v ' . In behalf of the Churh. ;: Jo.Et B Walters, 'it, Geo. V. Thompson ?sbs, V Com. , A. G Stevens, i;REViyALSlA great revival has taken placd in the State .University of Miisstppi jwhich : has re- suited in the conversion of seventy of the student". ' Also in Greensboro, N. C a letter tfatet " the 1 0; h" x hist, says that fifty conversions of young ladies have Mken place Jn the ;dgewor A 'The Western Recoider repoits a revival at Bethel churchKeutucky, 45 received for baptism five I from the Reformers, and one baptized Methodist ; i at Gabby ForKchurch, Ky63 worr ; memberthipi 51 ? by baptism, the remainder from 'he Reformer and Cumberland Presbyterians wiih "one ' restored. Flumb Cicek church had received ion ad vdhionof 24. -fJ; f i-v'JrC t b tThe Tennessee BaptlsrrsmM4at Moani Prairie church, Moy28 baptized ;at; Beliyiew churcli, Texai, lobaptked ; Mount Oiiret church 40; 12 ; inKawgduchescountyV 18; Salem ; church, Ala., 46, palroye,;churrh, : Ark 30 r Ash Grove church, do.t 1$ ; New . Hope church, do- 16.;' ffi-yU'Xz Baptisms xx Ricraxox".'-Oa Lords-day, '.the I9th inst, E derTJ. Porter,, pastor of the Second Y T -rrt- vuureu,, oapiizeu ,-14 canaiuaies,; last Lords day Dr.; Howell baptized 3Z and Flier; -Watkins2,maki .;.;;';v "y-i -;i.;. ' ': '.' " ' yyKTi QoiEa 'CoRev Henry Prmcetpn TJiWlogic iW-P--Tjr of Savannah was ord uned as pastor, In' ;Farquier CountyVa;, uponhe' fifth of .November f last. We learn there has been; considerably ;ielig- ; iou3v iitVrest in ; the church Over which Bro. Wyer baa Just . eel tied, -.and that he has already baptized thw e candidates:f:Bro. Wycr Is greatly belovej by ; ' all who know h im, and we predict for him eminent ' usefulness in thVminfctry. ';; "-'-; - . ; , ' m , , ".'' U h j' psnrVL' in Washik cTox.ilThe "wlioio country Is interested iaihe news of "revival in Washington. The True Union states that a real work of "he rpir- ;hU m-tnifest in ibeTi.sV 'ChnrchM':0l : ; On Sunday night, Nov 20, two persons wertlbap-; tized. The ni'ht following seven more were buried ;witii .their. Saviour Among these has been adaugh-; ter ofthe pastor, and children of some of the older :memhc.8 ofthuchu.ch. Two or three students of the college arc among the hopeful converts. At the new church on 13th St., thwe has been' quite an interest' isianifcstcJ.r Five youths three of them bom of the pastor, were baptized on Sun- day night wetk ? and three young ladles U r.:;ht. ; A d:ep riri jur.c i Fccms tr fvna ' .ln.i ; r.t V z oil. turcl;s. and these u an r - i 1 ;pyipLliTEhLiGiig aioRg BAPTisMs.-The'Senror Editor "of this-; pa-'; per Baptized three candidates at Monnaia Page on Sunday last. -. One other was approved for Baptism, ; anl a 'flattering- prospect fur niany t Carolina. Baptist. -Hv;;f--:4;;vj IMISGELMEOUS! Kotfmany days; since, '(as vre, are mformed, a ; 'Baptjxt was in town from . an adjoining County. ' who brought with him a barrel of tplit-ktdf, to sdL ; Well, such a BaptUtSi-VVfi are commandedtoprayv without .ceasing, an d irr a U things to' gi ve thank Wonder fjUhiVdeiplcgavethanks when he saw"" ihat. his liquor jbore a goqa.-pead Klfa fame worn; lowardi the east, but we suppose hew.is jtt)tade- T a. 0 . ji . - ft . . r -i i-.. i .t meuuaui oi jonn wie - oapiist, jor. mai vuk orotner UMok neuher wuief!nor strong orlnky and of course j did noli make bandly'-liYI learntthat; he tarried in jail the night after he arrived ' heve a'mcre .suita ble place for such a"0aitktrjTiarl 'the sanctuary--'-; k Wn nnn t.!m ()t VV.', n.r,UKn vt;..fc. putteth thy bottla ibhiaj and inake3t jhim drunken". jo. .f nqy long ;wui pmecurcnesjjcouiinue io; p e pa r ia k ers or ine sins oi tnoe -.win ? make, mw unu drink strong drink How feng hall the with ering wo, pronouncea ,py tne ioa of fteaven agam-t ihis abominable; trafficVtbc. pnembers ?;; Will not. God bold the Church accoun. whom he has pronounced & vro?-Carvtina Bapti$ft Thb "Sews ! nr "91; ; Sixtv-threeveaTs iago,;;" hvhen; the present oldest inhabitant, was young and rigorous, and Norfolkwas rising Phoenix Hke,l llffrtn the ruins j: of iho; fearful conflagration that mi raged throughout .its' length 4 and breadth; and, ajte a sea 01 tire- ueiugeu . ttuu. -wcpi': "o.;r ftwnfand thb iroaf of theRetution'hadidted vay, and peace and 'prosperity had commenced ,. ieir reign the citizens on1 opening, the newspa-i r of thoborough iig events, of the', jday j; oftentouhda.' cpth) ; jiipsent time, strange and interesting intelliijerice, t J rureio-a ana aomesua. 1 locai - ana cenerai,-- tin l lltHowing news appeared, in .'J the Icolurnns? of tliei t$iirfjlk and. Portsmouth ; Chronicle, btt jthe. 1st i J : Qctober of the above; year,; and i thouga nearly1' -; ti generations have; passed; anil change after I "cIsngBjin men in States, kingdoms and empires, J ; hit taken place since lit was -sent, k forth j from the j, pftisj it may be read with ioteresi kyjwnne of thiet , nevs-loving citizens of the present djiy :;: i I 5 jpn Tuesday, the' 20th nit.. . thePressdent of : thf United ; Stateswi th i. his i Lady, arrived, ju f :4goM health; at Mount Vernon, lil -s ,t Dn Monday, the I9tb ulU. the .JNlanagers lur . reving Subscriptions to the Dismal Sjyamp Ca-4 ? natmet atthe;towh';jof.HhTaxi'w off ' Nittli Carolina! On examining their hiioks it ap- : per?d that a sufficient, number of shares were subscribed to give pflect to the law, as" it respected 1 1 ; tha incorporation of tHe Xoinpanyl The subscri-;t j.berji present then proceeded to the .'eloction of a Preadent and. Directors;; and, the .following gen- v tletfctri were chosen .viz : Robert vAiDREws;4 Esbf the City'' Of Williamsburg, President'; j Thqias Newtok, and Johk -Bocsh, Esqrs. of j tl.eWn of Norfolk;, and Jobs CowPER. and Be1imin Jokes, Esqrs. of , the State of North "TT ..lri-A ' 1 f?MWT7Wtta "' '' . u . Ilxtract of a letter from a ffentleman in Phila- delrjiiia; to his friend in this tow 'n. jU'v;pVJ ' ;! Ml ani concerned; to infirm ryoti we have this ; j - dayfisceived an account of the blacks having risen " j on fin whites in Ilispaniola, within 20 miles of - . thelCaeand thatthey bad murdered a consider fabl4number of theru. j r ; I'zirtv f A vessel was dispatched to America with this; disagrees ble.itiformatkin, and they have; it is said, ; applied to Congress' for assistance.; When the ved was on her departure, ;burt'e?.! plantations y were set on fire by the' negroes, and when this ter j ribje destruction would end, there was no saying, h " Arnhargo wasulaidj"6n all shipping, "so that - th Jn was no knowing When they'Jwould get awayj v tb vessels that -were ready I to- leave: this place, z hate declined jjowg";- i If any information sho dd f, ' hefrecetved I will lose no time in sending It foy-4 : ';;w4rd: to1 jou.f V4-if"''1,fX;f?H i'ffla iconseqiience of these : disturbances the pro-: ' dure ef that island Ijias taken a rise; of 25 per p h At the celebrationfoft the Anniversary. eOhe;! , "Fftach revolution, on the 4th of July in the cityi bf; London, among1 the toasts which were drank , . oiithe becasiorrt was, - f'Gert.'iWASHiSGTbjr and, i ;:thtaberty of ,lVTorth? America.?f tf:'xf::W . lhe' volunteers and inhabitants at large in the f tofa of Belfast, in .' Ireland, celebrated the anni-;4; ' verary of the French ) ireVol u tion,' in a very spl r-r j ; . Uedind, splendid manner; The day was - s4s' ; f celebrated in like manner in other parts of Irehtnd-ii Atoonrr j the toasts Jdrank bit the bccasTon was 1 . President WAsmircTOir, and the Free Slates ! prAmericai nice. jThe accident on the fee at Albanytj- '1;-' '-'- i -'-; s -;" -; , - . 1 -We have already noticed the ; brcaking.through of the'ico of the Hudson River jRailroad malt aleigK at Albany,; and f the narrow escape of a numoer ot passengers, oa 4 uesday, but the JoIIowt t ing j are' additional ' paVttculars,3 MrSFrederick Staabe. a Germaii, whb .was' one of . the passen- " gers,saysi H 1 was a passenger pa the sleigh irom East Al- H hatsy which bruke throuffb occupied. a seat about . midway from; the driver and the end.? As we en- ; ttred the ferry out, the rear end of I the sleigh' 1 commenced sinking, and immediately the ice gaye: : L way, the sleigh continuing to sink The horses ' also broke.through the iceJ I should think there ; were about twenty persons in the sleigh at the ; j:;time. Several eisons jumped out on the icc'Ak . young man who sat near ne. reached , the &olidl - ice, and 1 twik huld of his coat and .was helped;; .'J ou,t. - I was in the water nearly . bp to my neck. V i' When I reached the -solid ice the heads-of the . horses were all that coujd be seen above water. 1 1 assisted two ladies out. ; One was almost entire . . Ij under water.'- I took hold of her clothing near'. I, her necki and as 1 raised her up she gtabbed my. rartn, and! was thiw- drawn- np)n; the "icer;The 1) second lady, ' then in the water, . was near thfe v j horses, I 'ptt hold uf herj'arm and pulkd herbuCt 5 The ice near, the sleigh sunk down ;i and the wa l ter covered it fop &ime distance.. . While assisting the ladiei but, I Was in the water up to ray knees. 5 HthmkaH were rescued.! Several men from, the 4 fefry boats came to? our t assistance and helped a 4 jaurnberof passengers ;out , of the sleigh and va- 1 M r' . r ;.,:',. Jt-.v';;. ' z- 1 i Three of the ladies who' were in the sleigh ati the time of the : accident were ...at', the Stanwix Hall, where we found Mr. Staabe. ''. '.Their names , re Mrs. J. Reynolds and niece, oriludson, and -Ir.- E. W, Wilson, of New YorkTbe three- , . v to saturated with water, and very much chill-.- fJ, hut being provided with dry clothing by Mrs. ' : L itton of tne Stanwix, :,- 1 w ith attentive aid, " thry were rapidly recover ir m their fright- ; ' rhe whole p.irty ia the tl 1 urre in a drench-1 ' : condition; 33 they wcr: j ul!;I from the sleigh Cr ilirottgh the water en t;. see. The l.orsr-a and ' t5- :!l 'c3 r.i t .t ejwa t." : : 1 . ::s were t -.J. ...... .. - .;.;-; y ":' Jhe crossing is still kept up at 6io foot it State 1 street, and at tho North and South ; ferries, ca the ; ' '" ' ; ' - : ' . -' ; 1 CONGRESSIONAlJ. :'" ;'?'-'.' ''.': j ' .WASHixGTOx Dec. 23." ;' 'zzzJn the" Sekate to-day ;Mr: Brodhead presented J a memorial from the Philadelphia Board M Trade I -'asking the adoption of -measures far the relief 0f kli f"Dr.-.Kane' Jle also gayenotice ' that ";h wpnlir! :- 1 ;cail'up tie bill; forF -1 81 net week;;-t&i MhMMSM ' r '' o.: 1 ..'i.L!':..-'j' 'A . tzz ; Committee on Commercer l-d he inatter,;! any Uisfatiobjis; needod to seCTre? ;v the'wages of merchant seameh " infcase of ahip-v'-J "I'Jigssntrbnc I a :" bill appropriating '.' one thcwsandBonais. f i the annual appropriation of the; current year-S ; . These' expenses were unavoidable, in coiisequence ; ; ' of the dease.of Gov; Burt, of Kansas."" Passed. ; Messrs. - Choata : and . HawJey, 'Regerits of' the Smithsonian Institute was r-l- ;:M r . B ridges moved t the'passage of a Tesohj tioai prrventing the iimpwtatioh -of r Jforeigniaopers t"J thicn vwas aaprea.; i; vtvy -- j - p.v ' ' Mr.'Ufunt! movedf that the Secretary of the avy enquiry lrt(f the expediency of establishing 4 :aTaVDep.atrNe -Jl ;Mr;IetcheVjonred ;; adopted inst rbcting; the 1 Committeebn the Judic-' v ; r?iary-' ft nrnrjjnR J nttlh.epienjgf og-a JJill- mak f vt;. - ing noil and void theilaw in Minnesota chartmn. ; .tfeKortHwesi Raihoadi"J 4rMr Cot h mtroucedra kfl;anienfin'g- the jaw of1i' last session jrrduaUngfthe & i'Postpobed'one weeki5; f'.iS-? s-i-V "i'H I '"4 ; '' '- ' 1 '-'f '-''; tTf: : i'f- ;;3 vriS? -fill . I AVashisgto" Dec. 741 In the Senate a conmunicatk rwas " received ftbm'the Secretaryf War ireiativf impmveli -L':iir n :iiff.'idij.i:i.A'Afct.VT.i''"4. :-aJA' great. many JocaLouis were presentea a&a re-i- :ferred j Sifft;; Sl';?; nthej lltxrE aSenate ed ita refommi'tmenr,; pen ?of territorial iillswhtcb . Was agreed toiv Jk-"lAJtPr transacting ther j unimportant "jusiness jtbe Senate adbu'ni t ' Io heHbuseMr.lFeyf-from 4 te"e on n"eTritories; re ported ; bacjc :"wUh atnend: i- Vrnents the Senate- 'bUVfof; the constmcuon' ;bf.i.- f sabterraneanlegTapi ;from eJiSIissmm river toHhe Pa;ctn.CrvV"fc; " xThe Senate; bill continuing in force 'mrihte-f period tneaci jforspiwg' 4rivaie; inni eiais m -CaJifornial was" iipfered; to the XpmmUtee cc -Pu hi ie. Lands. hr&j f V-.'y'f ' . The Ilonse went into Committee o f the Wliole on the army apprpprwtJon ;and; post of!ic'e bills - and passed both under" the operation 1 ---'.of ;'the pre ; "vioas qnestioni -v;!; &?-iliiA! ?r -" ' ' Mr, bIeTlKk!aced a bill .akingan:ippro-i priatiun far'ttntinnin " provenien t at Monroe Michigan; "'Tbebil was appropriately referred! when the House adjourned - till Saturday, r. t';: ifASHISGTb5;DeC. 29l 5 . The Senate 'Tjaet informally: to-iflayi agreeably to; A -pi e r iuiwfijiui iui.ii t-r th ere '. j "tenlyi. a frs-f. . members presqnt, and; without-: transacting!- any ' business 'of moment adjourned over until Tueday;i J jnxionse WMimeetTo-morrow mine same way, -and also adjmirrt until Tuesday; -' ?:"t?;;.--i''f; . -Extensive preparations are snaking for celehra-f . ting the New ST ear1! business to be suspended ; vi It Js' asserthereiyythowwhb profess to " know, that CoU Steptoe.j will pbsfuVeiy refuse to accept the Goeirhbrshlp ;fLTtoh-hat'thbi bfSe willeonseguentlygo a begingk; 7"- TwoWccfes fcater fr ; ; , " lion and a half in : Treasure l1 s , The steamer George; lJiWjvLieiit.F6x, 0. S. N.; Commander, left Apin wall bn the 1 6ih jinsU , .and arrived afKey-Yprk brr the afternoon of the ' f VTJie- George iLawV connectetl wita the steam- i i tship &nbra; which satjed frum San - Francisco on ! I - the-lst inst with 1, 851275 d on boarof Pt f t-A Si --.s- -.---'..----..t -V-'i. jf,-?: " i-"4'-'CAUFOa51A;MATTERS.tK';i: -i-' .i-. I S MrvEdward;Gavin died suddenly in -the street . . t at Mcramento,nn Sunday evening, the 28th)ilt.f ? from a'hernbrrhage of the lanMr?Gavinf(br-fcf merly j-esided in-lJaltiriiore W ii xyr. onn r . jHorse,;?oitu jn j. on , lritic''n'-.4 ; toriety .and his particular. IriendDavid SDpnn4 J I were con vjcted ly esterday iiu ;iheCi)urtofiSesf X. j ; sions; of steal ir a' wafch ' room of a lod - ; I fgpj at VVt son'st lLxcharigeVand;senfencedf 2iLie-ii to five years, and Dun n to one year's confinement 5 ; in ihe?State Spr'-j ;;'g : '; T"hree ln'diaris;conceed; thVrecer. inttrder ' of Ir Arencbbn he Kla mathiiveTerB brought tofCrescent City on the 17th, V and hung j f ; on thehi;;;g;J;-::'.y -iUf " 5Thie, Indiansre yej-yltroublesmb thewhi I ;; in ShastaidiThey recently ran off withv ofe hun; ; and ninty head pf stockrincjuding 'al namheiVor; lyfiaehbjrsesf:-; ": they entered a tent arid stole $000; and X ilarge;? j; quantity of; proyisions and blankets. --n ? An affray recently;tok ptaboiie3r th i I : Los Angelo?,' ltwrt " and a nartv of Senoriaas. . iTTitrlit tit. tin shiis r f iv; we're' exchangeuVone "of j ths eombatanta j ed and two others were wounded. .! ; was till-: A serious affray with Indians has recently i ta. ' ; ken placelj A party of beven persons was jUavelv f ling from Salt Lake to CaIifornia;;wben they wrere?.--attacked on-the tiumbbldt river ; by ;thblnd!ans.clf 1 .; rheyfire4apbn thtirty'.;'attd . killed five: jthe 1't ::otner twoesped.-'.,- riv.i . . -'-z-zt-i. z ;; ;;Mf.Terkins,iof :Leiington, Ky.. ;u: J three . other Americans, and one Swiss, had dug a raVn- 4 ster, lumpsf gold in Calevaras county,-weighing h 160 pounds arid valued ct 20,-02. It has beoari; sent on to rewr York.r The San Jcaquir lie- publican say3 of uhis '.'big lump:" "The length of this i.nmpnse mass nbou t 15 j ' Inches; and its width from five-and one-half to six Ji t inches; As on e sideisrix ire m f ly ir regular, od f: .; t 'uneven in its formation, it is difficu U to arrive at4f;:F I the thickness, buv itlwill probably aver agb.lpnr- . , mcnes. , a ne oiner sioe is aimt im, , ana, pre- v sents a solid mass of pure gold ; the only quart . perceivable is oh the. upper or ragged side, and . i some pieces are so loosely imbedded irr the precious f " 'metal that, with W aid of a pointed histroineut. .1 they miTht be easily removed. ? The wholelmassi' , t 1 at some period, has apparently', been ; in a;fased t Utate.W-i- '. -;-5lfte-lt-i;;;. .; "On the 20th, the Rns-ian ship Kamschatka, . 'Capt. IliJdle, arrived at San Francisco from SiH: ;ka aftera passage cf 2D diys. SI; -5 'is ai'fiae lookjf. f . tf C25 1. Jl;:; v. - t::a. vet v I
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