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DEATH OK REV. Dlt. CAtlEY. i The following sketch of the life and character 01 this eminent servant of God, whdse dealh we announce last week, is taken from thes Sumarchar lurpun, published at Seramporc. ; i ; ; ' .V hf to communicate intelligence toiay, yhich will received with general lamentation, iot only throughout India, but throughout the worlds Ut, Carey has finished his pilgrimage t"ay morninir- Forseveral years past, his health ha been very infirm and 5 his strength has grad "aliv isuK,! until the! weary wheels bf nature stood siilUfrom mere debility and not from dis ease. The peculiarly trying hot weather and iainy season of 1833. reduced him to snrh pv. tmne weakness, that in September last he expe- nencea a '-' 1 airoKe oi appopiexy,, and Jor some .' his death was pViwtpd Vkihr It tune plttiscd God, however, to revive him for a little. Diiring the past cold season, he could again take" an evening and raomingr ride. in his palanquin carnage, and spend much of the day reclining in an easy chair with a book in his ; hand or con versing cheerfully with any friend that called.!- As however the! hot wetnin pr 'aH vn nrd hp sunlrH da My into still greater debility than before ; h COUld take no, nourishment: he lav -Kelnless nL d speechless on his bed. until his skin was worn on his body, and death was a merciful relief. Ilis dearest friends could Qbt bat rejoice that ftjis suffering were ended,.although they uioura his loss to; themselves and to mankind. . f: ' J i The.cafeer which Dr. Carey has run, is wor thy of most honorable notice. . lie was a man who Itood prominently forward from the mass of the several generations of mvn with whom he lived ; anil both for his private and his public cnaracter ne aeserves to be had m lasting re memblrahce , He was the son of a jpopr man, a jid entered life' with a very defective education, and assignee: to a business no where in hirh estima tion, and peculiarly Bespised in this country, he was a shoemaker. IThese disadvantages, hoiv cver, could not repress the energy of his mind ; and it soon appeared that Divine Providence had other work for Mm to do,-than that to which lie seemed at first to have been consisrned. A thirst for knowledge he manifested, in various ways, from his childhood and, just a3 (he was c'omi.ng to manhood, it pleased God to-draw his heart to Himself, which happy changes 'in! hiV character, ncreased his pursuit of instruction. To under stand the Word of God was the first.obiect of .Ki3 , i - . i . . - .-.!.; ... . t iesire jand thereioeT5e set himselt to acquit a i knowledge of the ancient languages in which it was; written T, Whilst he was yet -'laboring for hisdaily bread witlthe "avr- he sought acquairi- never left them tilllthose ycprapiled by ; hiMsel 3iad cained. bv universal consent, an hoxio'raule .pface" amongst the monuments of human learn ing. lie was. soon after settled as : a pastor ..of: Church in Leicester.' l. , . . ,. ' ' , '! Jjri the mean timloas he became more acquaint lid -with the eonditioii I ot tne various nations ' he earth, by rpading the narratives of voyagers and travellers, he felt great concern for the state of the Heathen. So much was he affected there by,t hat he resolved to leave all that was. dear to him in his native land, for the purpose of preach ins the Gospel to the Heathen: and in 192 Society was formed, amongst his friends, and IhTOugh his influence, at whose expense He carne to Bengarwith his family, and another Missiona TV, m the end of 1 93 1 Dr.; Carey Canie to India in a : Danish ship1. without obtaining the conse-nT'of the Hon. Com pany. f To havesouirht itUvould have been use less, since, the Indian .Government were at: that time as opposed to the propagation of the Chris tian religion in India, as if they had thought . 4 their own j faith to tie falser When Dr. Carey" eame into Bengal, therefore, it was a principal cbjcctf with : him tofvconceal ihimself from the inowlede of Government : and rfor a little time lie 'occupied himself in the. cultivation, of recent ly redeemed jungle lands rjear Takee, about for ty milps east from Calcutta ; and here he was ex posed to much suffering. A few months after, ward?, however, he was invited by the late Mr. .Udriyj to take charge pf an Indigo factory, which - he commenced between Maldo and Dinagepore; and his Colleague obtained a similar situation. Through the kindness of their employer, oo, they obtained formal permission from Govern ment to continue in India. Dr; Carey continued thus situated from I I9i to the beginnipg' of 1 800; during which time he applied himself diligently X tQ-tXestudy of the Bengalee language and then ortiieiSungskrit. ; ; He trahslated the IScriptdres 1 into Bengalee, preached the Gospel in it exten sively, and supported several schools. ' 1 On the 10th of January, 1800, Dr. Carey came to Serampore and united with DrJ Marshman,Mr. Ward, and others, lately arrived from Europe, in formthsr the Mission which has since borne the name of this town, j From the Serampore Gov ernment, and His Majesty the King of Denmark hwTskaGlf, .!). Carey nnd hia collragnjcS, from first to last, have received the most gracious protec tion and favor, v.-ith what ever jealousy they were in former days regarded by their owji . countrymen. In the first year of his residence at ! Serampore, Dr. .Carey's translation of ti e New Testament was nearly all printed : and the first Christian converts from Hindooism in Ben gal tvere baptized. The Christian church which was then begun with a few individual believers in the Gosnel. has now branched, into about iwehty-fbur churches in different parts of India In 1801, Dr. Carey was choseii as Bengalee Teacher in the newly instituted College of Fort William. He was alterwaras appomtea frotes or of Sungskrit and Mahrattaand by this means he acquired an intimacy w.ith learned pundits from all parts of India, through whom, in the covrrse! ofvears. he Was enabled to translate the Scriptures : into all the principal languages of ; INorthern Hmdoostan. For the stuaents m tne College, he ha'd to compile grammars of the lan . ' guages he taught them, ; and after many years he completed his voluminous, Bengalee Dictionary. :By means of these and other works he became known through the world as an oriental scholar of the first eminence. He was aot less eclebra ted as a man of science. Botany arid Natural 1 History he began t6 study .long before he left ingia na ; ana maia openea to him a wide held I rf)f observation, which he examined with antirin ' assiduity from his first arrival until his strength Utterly failed him, i Xn these pursuits he was the coadjutor and: personal friend of v Roxburgh. Buchanan, Hardvvick, and Wallich, and the cor respondent of several of the first men in EJurope iwith ykhom he was cdntinuallv 6xchansrtn&r bo tanical treasuresi i !- v; I ; As a philanthropist Dr. Carey is entitled to a high -rank. ! . He sou a ht and trained the ' preven tion of infanticide at Gunga Sauger.,1 He was amongst tne nrst, n not the first, that, en gaged in seeking the abolition of Suttees and chiefly hrougtr his exertions; the Marquis of Wellesly eit, tp his successors m the Uovernment of India. a minute declaring his conviction that Suttees mihtandouffht to be abolished. Had he con- inued in the Government, he would have abol- ishiea them. ' Dr. Carey also took an activepartt in attempting me esiaDnsnment ora i-iener iios-i pital in Calcutta. f Ele vas the founder of the agricultural oocieiy. Ana maeea scajrceiy any undertaking for the benefit of the country has. been engaged, in, of which he was not either , a prime mover, or a zealusprbmcter. 1) ; Jit was, however, as a Christian, a Missionary, and a Translator of the Sacred Script ures,' that JDr; Carey shi&jje preeminently.' Their obligations to jhim in these respejets the people of India have yet in a great degree! to learn. They will how- ever learn mem ana iumre generations w in arise to bless his name. All Bengalees at, least may thank him for this : before his days, the Bengalee language was unknown, and had hev- er been reduced .to grammatical rule. Pundits would not Write it, and there was scarcely a book in it worth reading.' It is now rich refin ed, and expressive; and scholarship in it is gen erally sought botlby natives and foreigners; and to; Dr. Carey a'nd the! pundits whom he employ ed, and! w-hose labors the directed, the change is principally oAving. IrVU .-. a. Or. Carey was bom ottthe 1 th Auirust. 1 7G 1 . and died on the Oth o f. June, 1331, full of years and hohor. !, !FROt' B IT It M A II . , !We copy the following extract of a letter, pub lished in the last New-Yorlci Baptist "Register, from Mr. Cephas Bennett, to his parents dated Ipraulmein,- May 4, 134. jj'EvER de ar pARjEXTs,-As to selliiig the old homesteadvand leaving home I must pay, I felt sad on hearing of it, though I ha ye ?no doubt God ordered, find will order all for the best I We are top apt to consult out natural feelingsiand when ye do so are liable to err: , When we do as God would have us do, jwe may rest assured of his presence for he says kb q .such, "L6! I am with you," and our Savioul says expressly to his dis ciples, "Follow me." Aiid when do .o follow him so closely as !ui eepinff H3 command-i ments? .As it iz true, ifthe way ofiransgressors is hard scrtHfriris. thatto the obedient the bur den, is Jfght. ! 0 that I did, know the! latter by more daily experience., I am ready to subscribe to the truth of a remark I once heard, "a Chris tian may'-be so much engaged in his i Master's vineyard, as tb heglect his own." As to myself, I have been sq much. Engrossed for years endeav oring to do good to others, that I seem to have too much forgotten that I, have a soul of my own. Alas, how apt mahkiiid are to forget their own immortal interests. , It is far easier to see motes abroad than beams at home, v ' ' Our residence in Rangoon has, I trust, been made useful to us. We here know comparative ly! nothing of the strong hold idolatry has on the people, but there it is daily beheld in its deformi t. It is an established religion, and all the of ferings to the idols and pagodas, are supposed to procure much merittb those who ofier them.- Besides it.is ;fashionabl, and hundreds and per haps thousands bow tp their images and pagodas without any jr egard t the merit or demerit, but merely because others do. It. was sickertingi to see the crowds who walk miles to bow: before the pagodas' andl images; - giving their offerings of rice, fruit, or nowers.i While in Itangoon, -1 nad ime to study Burmese, more than.l ever had be fore, and to become more acquainted with Bood- hism. l ami at present engaged m building me a house, and an office. ,: '': ' - ; ; Br. Judsoh has just been married to the widr ow of our much lamented Boardman ; who, with Br. Hancock and wife, Br. Brown and wife, Br. Simons and Wife, and" Miss Cummings, make'up our ciacle in Maulmein ; at Ava, Brs. Kincaid and Cutter with their wives : in Rangoon' 3Br. Webb and wife ; in Tavoy, Br. Mason and wife. Another year we trust will add to our- number. A little has heen doiia, much remains to be done; the fields are white, a;hd wait for the reapers. We are all enjoying good health, through mercy, i ne pestilence as oeen sunereu to rage in Ava, and r2,0UU have .died in that city, accor ding to the Burme se accounts, of small pox, in three months, Our kind regard to all our friends. Yours, most affectionately, A C. Bennett. MASSACHUSETTS STATE CONVENTION. The Minutes of the Convention are just pub lished, and, as usual, appear in excellent style; they are especially valuable, on account of their ample Statistics. is 10 De.jreijreueu, nowever, that many of the tables are far from being com plete. This 'deficiency is no fault of the Secre tary. He did the best he could with the means which were furnished. It is hoped that in the next year's Minutes, these deficiencies will be suDnlied; The Minute of each State Con ven- tion should contain the full and authentic statis tics of the denomination in that particular State, They would thus be rendered invaluable. Facts are what we Want. J There are in Massachusetts 12 Associations, 191 churches, and 20,897 jepm municants; ordained ministers 172, unordained fU added bv bantism 1247. The nett increase durino-thSiast vear is 575. ' : - The statistics of our Sabbath schools are very incomplete. 1 There have been returned 124 schools in which are 15,372 pupils under the in struction of 2,066 teachers,hid 33,007 volumes in tbft I libraries. There are- preparing for the mfnistrv who ii were fbrmeriv Sabbath " school children, 90 yoUng men ; made a profession du ring the yearj88 teachers and 167 pupils, i The) Rev, Alonzo King, formerly of Northbo rough is Secretary of the Convention, and is to devote! his whole time to its interests. We are gratified to learn that measures are in progress to unite the Massachusetts Domestic Missionary SniMAtv and the Convention in one body. I ,We rerd this as a very desiiabh arraxigeBieat, The ground which was formerly occupied by the Missidnary Society, is now covered by more recent societies, j State Ponventi6ns seem to have become th ecrlesiastical organization of the de- nomination ; ; and these, together with the Home xviission eocieiy, ionu a tum vwiuu v moiwuo- rv snirtips thntJscem to De quite suuinem ior domest c nurnoses. - We neea m Massachusetts dom?tJr. nnmnsps. an efficient society," which will provide'for the wants of feeble churches in this State, and at the same time become a pbw'erful auxiliary to the rtome lvlission oocieiy. xjc mcu tuc iuissu'uu rv Societv netition the Legislature to change its name from "The Baptist Missionary Society of Massachusetts," to that-of Massachusetts Baptist State Convention, and the thing is done and by the best endeavors of the Secretary of the Con vention, something may be accomplished, it , is believed, worthy of Massachusetts. A3 matters now stand, we seem to be thrown into confusion upon this subject:, Out arrangements have too great a complexity. Perhaps we may say more upon this subject hereafter. :Chris; Watchmaiu jg THE KENTUCKY BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION. Again, we solicit our brethren to attend the adjourned meeting of this Convention, which will coiamence on the 2d Saturday in January, at Frankfort, i the seat of government.) Business of vast imDortance will be transacted, in relation to the Baptist denomination : and every brother who feels identified with the Saviour s cause- who glories' in its prosperity," should meet with ;us on this occasion, to "aid in deliberating and ' . . . ! .1 ! ...I,' U putting into operauon mose measures huhh uic best calculated to have the gospel preached more effectually, to the destitute churches, the poor and needy, within our own State. Brethren if you are not already apprized of the particular objects ot tnis convention, win you do yourselves the justice and pleasure oi visiting this meeting at Frankfort, where you will learn its glorious objects from a host of our fathers in Israel, who have ffrown frrav in the service of God, who have come up to the house of the Lord, from-almost everjr part of this state, and from some of those adjoining: Where you will hear the gosjiel ofhnst preached in all bf its purity and simplicity ;. and, no doubt, see sinners flocking home to Jesus. . Have you not heard of the Lord s having visited Frankfort within the last few weeks, converting twenty souls and addinsr the same to his kingdom. And we learn. by a letter just received from brother Wingate, Lot that place, that the Lord is still there, pouring oui nis spirit upon tne people. My brethren, we have been braying' our hea- veuiy lauu r to meet with us at the convention ; we expect his divine presence .and heavenly smiles: Hence it is that we feel as though we shall enioy a heavenly feast at the seat of govern mem. oniuis occasion. v in vuu uitxi huh u r Will you come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty?. . Our brethren cJ i-'ranKion win enteriain yuu in a hospitable manner: tneir doors are wiae open for your reception, and all things common. The ineetjnjr Nviu commence at 1 1 o clock'. . Introductory sermon by the JRev. J. S. Wilson, of Louisvilla- Bap. Banner. ' - - ' : ' T E N N E S 8 E E.! WYe take the fpllowincr from the lasf Nev-York Eaptist Register, giving some account, as will be seen, of the state of religion in Tennessee. i INashville. Iov. 23,1634 Dear Sir. Through the mercy of a kind Providence I arrived at this pleasantand flourish ing town on the 10th inst., which places me in the held of labor assigned me lor the winter. In giving a brief statement of. things as I find them in Middle Tennessee, (as this is called bv way of distinction,) my limited opportunity -for knowing the state; of the churches,' will require, that I-confine , myself to such particulars as are palpable at nrst sight, together witn sucn as are gameu irom intelligent ana judicious oretnrcn, who, by personal acquaintance, are laminar with their history. f The Uaptist churches m this region are nu merobs, wealthy, and, so far as morals and other Qualifications as citizens are coricerned. thev have a reputation that gives them influence equal, at least, to that oi other denominations of evan ffelical Christians. As to contributinjf of their substance to the support of the ministry at home, J or senaing ine gospei to tne aesutute, tney nave never been properly taujrht their duty, and of course, have never performed it. An a red fa ther : in the ministry remarked - to me, that this defect was to be charged to their.ministers, and ihathe thought their reformation roust be gradu- al. He further stated, that in general he thought their ministers devoted . about one day in the week to the duties of their calling, and that those best supported, received about one dollar, per day, lor the time so expended Many are the things that are wanting, as might well be supposed, and opposition to the benevolent effort prevails to a lementable degree in the chu rches. ' Still . thee are many honorable ex ceptions, both of churches and individuals, who are ready to every good work, and who.to use their own phraseology, 'have a heap of religion. These are doing- much to produce a better state of things, and ; it is exceedingly desirable, that timely, assistance- should be rendered them. What they want is not money, but men men of experience and decided godliness, who would make the cross of Christ their door of entrance among them, j It really, seems to me, that, with a be located among them at this time, great and blessed results ;wou Id follow. There is not here. iuuiuicuicui u tuicg wi iuui sutu uiinisiers, lO asm some parts ol the west, a1 prejudice against ministers from the eastern states; still there are many dirhculties and embarrassments to be over come, as well as some that must be carried as bur dens. . .' 1 " . i' ' :. ' .' " . . I am cheered with the prospect of bein tr ftssrw ciateii in labor with our excellent Br. Bennett af ter the first January next, until it becomes neces sary for him to leave for the purpose of his spen ding few weeks ih Virginia, previous to the meeting of the Convention in Richmond. anould his labors be as abundantly blessed here, as they have been in Kentucky, much good wili result to this dear people. But still no other form oieUortAvilL answer as a substitute for stated pas toral JaDor. Which IS much needed Jierp nnd without which isms and schisms will continue and I abound. Yours,. &c.' J. Blodoett. i Philadelphia convention. The result of the late Baptist Convention at philadelnhia we should have given in out last. Th Cnnvention formed an Education Society andresolved on establishing a Literary andflhe- oiogicai institution, .ice tjauamgion ahuiu- tinn: it is exnected. will be translerrea w mo Board of the Central Baptist Education Society. The first annual meeting of the Society occurs in Philadelphia on the second Tuesday in June, 1335. I." ? " ' We think well of this undertaking. The re-, solve is good. It now only remains to be execut ed. Our brethren have undertaken an impor tant work j and one no less difficult than impor tant. They will doubtless find that there are a good many snags remaining in the Mississippi yet ; still they may. all be removed by time and application. We hope they may hereafter ap- Dear as well in fact as they do on paper.; We prefer decidedly sectional societies to a national society, The American Education Society already, suffering :! no ; mconsiderable in convenience from its mafmitude. In a large mass of heterogeneous materials, there wilh of course, be great incohcrencics. 1 1 he Society have made their affairs, we think. a little too complex, lhev may escape, ana ofrain. thev may meet with trouble, arising frorh the complex character of their Theological Insti tution, i. e. from its being literary and theologi cal. Havinsr two institutions under .its care. may also cause the Society some embarrass- . . V ' - V iiiriiL. x ncac iiiMiiuiiuns win im liwe two sorts of children in the same family; either the children or the step-children will be likely to complain. We have generally observed,' that those institutions succeeded best, which were com mitted exclusively ta a Board of Trustees uni ted as a voluntary association. This complex! ty, however, may hereafter be simplified as.cir cumstances require. Ch. Watch, From the lidiious Herald. VIRGINIA BAPTIST j SEMINARY. The examination of the Students of this Insti tution took place on Friday the 19th ult. . The inclemency of the weather prevented the attend ance of many friends who would otherwise liave 1 -. ' .... . : . Deen present, i he several classes underwent as thorough an examination as the . limited time allotted, would allow which was sufficiently minute to 6nsurevboth in the.classics and in the sconces, a progress alike creditable to the dili gence ol the students, and the talent, fidelity and perseverance of the instructors. The examina!- tion of the class in Rhetoric was particularly in- terestmg, both as to the nature and importance ol .1 . j?.ir j.i . i 1 i i inesiuuy lisen, anu ine eviaent attention wiucik the members of the class had devoted to it. Every successive I examination of this impo tant and rising institution has become increasing Iv interesting to the writeY. but be feels assured! that as the studies of the highest class, for which those of the others are chiefly preparatory, will re entered on at the commencement of the next session, that the examination at its close, will far exceed in interest that of any previous term: and being held at the new location, will doubt- less attract the attention of intelligent christians, especially from Richmond a'nd its vicinity. ; -j Much as the successful instruction of the pit ous youth of our denomination, and especially of those devoting themselves to the . ministry, is an object of sincere congratulation to those who have felt so deep an interest, and have so nobly contributed to found and establish this important uijsuiuuun, its mconceivaDiv nignest honour in time and eternity will be that it has been the birth place of "kings and priests unto God.?' lhe question is frequently asked, "are; there many 'promising young ministers at the Semina ry V Indeed there are and promise wantincr. is that of friends to sustain them there till their! studies are completed. Payment would bestili oeuer. . i 1 From the Cross and Journal. EXTRACT OF A LEtTER TOfTHE IPITOR. Potosi, Mo. AVr.20A, 1834. My desire is that the Cross an Journal may be extensively circulated, and ou doctrinal views made known, tothn whole world that the people may know what the Baptists be live anu what they are doing. I will now give you a short history of the do ings among the Baptists in the bounds of . the 11 1 1- 1 . r ranKim Association, uur annual meeting was held on the lOiO.l, 22, 23, and 24th days of September last. Peace and unanimity prevailed 17 churches : 657 members! Three new church es were added; 127 baptized; 38 by letter. At this association a protracted or camp meeting was held. A revival of religion commenced there, and in some parts of the settlement yet continues. It is believed that at this meeting between thirty and forty professed the relimon of Jesus Christ, many of whom have been added to the Baptist church, and a number to the Metho- dist church. ' . ; , . ; In the bounds of this association we have a Home Mission Society, auxiliary to the Ameri- can Baptist Home Mission Socirtv N VnrL- . , J - v t and have raised the sum of one hundred and 8eVenty-five dollars, including subscriptions. In addition to this, our members in , Washington county have aided the Bible Society by contribu ting 858,00. The Washing county Bible Socie- ty was revived this fall, (which I believe this fall, (which I believe is th oldest in the state,) and out of one hundred and twelve subscribers there are My Baptists who have subscribed and contributed. Out of the same, number who. have subscribed and aided there are upwards of twenty who make no pro fession of religion, leaving forty-one in the above number composed of three denominations who have aided in the Bible cause. I make this nice distinction in order that the, people may see vheth er the Baptists of the West do jreally oppose all those benevolent institutions that Doct. Nelson speaks of In addition to this! we have a coloni zation society in this country ;jall denominations co-operate in it. We are now ' ccmpletmg a Baptist church in the town of iPptosi, 40 by 25, wuna eauervin it lor h aeksi Our annual mpptinnr nf hrrtnrention will rnn . 1 i vene on 25th next December, in Franklin coun - ty. Mo. on the Merrimac Rier, Point Laddie church. Our travelling ministers have been greatly impeded by extreme sikneasthis season, 1 OUX 1 trust the mtssioaary cause j tHe cause Of God; and notwithstanding our missionaries hare been greatly afflicted, it may be for their and our good, j If our prosperity had'eontinued as began,' we might hare become exalted, which professed" christians should always be guarded against, as ' our, Liora has aeciarea tnaune exaueasoouldbe abasedr ' We are very dejsthute of Baptist preach ing in Potosi. Our worthy brother, ames Wil- tarns, is our pastor, but -he has so many calls " we$t, to more destitute places, -that we seldora I have him with us, some time two or three months elapses before je have preaching. Can you prevail on someEVour ministering brethren, to come cjver and helrf us. Potosi is a point here an eminent minister of our denomination should' be stationed; and this church giratly, wishes a stationed pastor, that we may have Sabbath preaching as well as monthly. We want a rn, zealous,1 pious, plain, and intelligent preacher ; such a jone I can say could be supported in modd-l ration, i . Our present number of the Potosi hurchj is 45. " , " j 'Youjr brother in the bonds of 'Christ. ' ; ! 'I J. C. BRICKEY. ij . ALABAMA. '. 1 1 r JonesboTc?, AW. 3, 1834v My 'Dear Brother,- I inform you that I feel rejoiced at the thought that we are pro press- ig.siowiy, with regard to our Manual Labour Institution. Ouri Trustees have . purchased a tract of land, containing 3-35 acres; for which they gave 86,390. to be paid in thred annual in stalments. Wecalculatethat.it will be gotten in operation, on a small scale, early in the next year. ; A meeting has been held near Qreens" borough, and at that place, which was protracted thirteen' or foutteen days: and a great number. pTOK'ssea io xmaiiiim, oi. wnom mosesm the law-d the prophets did ite. I believe ,thcre were 81 added to the jcLurch by baptism during the jaecticg. The Cahawba Association met oa Saturday, the 25th ult I left there on Monday: their prospects were of the mok encourain7 kind ; ; a number had found "peace ly believing ia Jesus the Saviour of sinners. A suppose that thelriecting has not yet closed-Uhe last 1 heard fromihem was,' that it, was thought proWW they would close to-day or to-morrow. About 40 had obtained hope in Christ, and 30 desct-nded" intothp liquid grave. . ?- j Yours in the gospel of the Redeemer, . I ! HOSEA IlpLCOMEE. Pr S. I have just lcokcn up the seal of mv letter to lct ou know that since1 Icame to the post! office, 1 have heard that 130 have been bap tised af the meeting above spoken bC and about 160; professed hope in Christ, andhe meeting still Jcoujinues this is the Lord's doing, and it is maTvellus in our eyes. . O may the w hole earth i be filled with the glory of God. Am. B. T. Ma. j THE RECORDERS ll ! NEWBER: 1VEPXESDAV, JASUAUY 14, .1835. TJie present expenses of the ItcConler, .wltbcct calculating the services of the editor,! arc ncrt les thanS30 a week. By "keeping this fact iu mind, and by observing our list pf receipts,1 our readers will be able to form an exact cstimalc of our pro- gresS as it respects money rnattcrs. More, than " this, we arc confident, need not beured, to secure the prompt attention cf those who are concerned for the .support of the rapcr, and ,'forj the comfurr and success of the editor. ; I t it i win oe seen Dy reiercnce to anuLer colnmn, thatj'at a i recent meeting of ihe'Trustcea cf Wake Forest Institute, the plan of an edifice 82 by 45 feet, adopted at a preceding meeting, was aban- auu auuiuci v vj tit icvl, rain other material improvements, was adopted in its stead. The Board have contracted for the erection f this building, to be completed in Jan. 1S37, at a cost cf j $14,000. , The subscription list, we. understand, has teen praised to $15,000, and p-ospects fair. lro.jWmLlI. Jordan has been appointed agent-ia place of bro." Armstrong, who will commence his duties as professor of languages in the Institute in iebruaryj, Wc are. told that. 160 students have made application for admission r the next session. The with temporary t accommodations are progressing all possible! despatch, and will be comnlnp.1 it is i . . 1 -- - thought, during ihe'present month. ' ! Our esteemed friends of the Sentinel and Spec- j tator have jour thanks for their repectful motiee and good Wishes respecting the Recorder. ' .We1 avail ourselves of the present occasion, jialendcr to those gentlemen our acknowledgments fo the nu merous favours and'facilities received from thera since the establishment of our press in this place r and to say also, that any. returns of f a similar kind " for their accommodation, which we may at any time have it in our power to make, it will afford us sincere pleasure to render. : -j, j r l he Key. Wm. Hooper, of Chapel Hill, has beea chosen Professor of Moral Philosophy in the Wale ' Forest Institute. We learn from the Southern Baptist, that Bro. Hooper has been chosea Profes sor in the Furraan Institute, SC. We learn also.' from the same source, that Professors Furraan and VHartwelL, of the latter Seminary, have resigned. 1 i : ; . . . The Southern Baptist and General Intellh gexcer. This ia a neatly executed, weekly periodical- the first number of. which hat been just is- ' .sued from the press of Jos. S. Burges of Chai lesion, S. C edited by Wm. Henry Brisbane. We doubt not that this publication, if well sustained, will, greatly'; facilitate the operations of our breth- renin S. C,U Those of our readers who would wish1 to know how our brethren of our sister State are proceeding-j-and we trust there are many such would do well to subscribe for it . The time is at hand,; we hope, when all sectional and selfi?h feel inrs,will grre place to sentiments of Anutual roodv will and general benevolence. Those who deire further particulars, are referred to the prospectus on the next page. I . r r ' 'i 1 103 Wanted.-Two young men, who can f ProWf .t?'.tlnJ?llial f suitable qualifications, are J ,au . Ptti.aielJ a ?rs in the Wake Forest 1 0 kwUl confer a favour br announcing the abnre farts' 4 P
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