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so ,2 i ' B IB LI C A. L R ECO Rl & X' 'yv predestination: ' -.fTiR "We recommend the following article, pn predes tination, to the attentive and candid perjisal of all our readers. As an illustration of thersubject of which it treats, it is singularly happy 5 and . as an argument, with all who admit the infinitude of the Creator, it is ' cleanly unanswerable'. Beyond ; a doubt, either .Jehovah docs not i know all things from the beginning, or the doctrine of predestina- tion .is founded in ihe immutable nature bf things. . ' ' Ed. From tne unrisuan iviagazme. MISSIONARY ;" : A I ' . :! .. '. tavoy. I - "" . REV. MR. MASON'S JOURNAL At our last I dates, Mr. Mason was recovering from a dangerous illness: and. feeble as he was, governors compel all the people on the frontiers to swear most solemnly that they will not leave the country without permission ; and the oath is: repeated every three or lour months, to keep its; - ... - f w : J - ' ' : I ' - penalties iresn. in mcir minus, t , , had formed itlic intention of entcrinc; immediate ly upon the 'journey which is detailed below. Mergui is about 150 miles south of Tavoy. ij- J-rom lavoy to Jleri?ui. Pa sfa ?. Jan. 1 4. In my present excursion, I hnvn n romfjanion. in a oious cantaia of the ar- mv. who cares for the souls of the heathen. We j As the Rev; P. S. C. bfL. was lately travelling l"a"u uw t ..3 7 V- U 6 7 3 as overtaken by j vulil Ul sirvuijiu ulv upuuiuii. A Husband icon. 'How loner have you felt thus?" I asked, veneration for sacred things, and addressing a travelling Karen, after worship this nn horseback in Lancashire, he was overtaken by a created looklne traveller, who solicited the la vour of his company. The stranger conversed like a man who had a utter talking on various subjects, asked Mr. C. if he was not a clergyman.? " I am thevminister of an independent tbngregation," answered htecom pan ion. ' V May I take th vinist?' said'the . 1 As that term g, whojhad been professing his attachment tstianitv. "Ever since , my wife died," he X e liberty to ask it vou are a Cal- other. .;. . ' in its popular sense, certainly conveys a general nouou or my theological seuti- ments.f . replied Mr. C I do not hesitate to appro priate ft ; but I have lorttr1 admired ihe wisdoiu of that sacred mjunctiun ot i Jesus Christ, 'Call - no man your father upon the earth." But, said the Other, am I to understand that mvneiv aennaintance. in i whose conversation I even in. to Christian uv. "H.ver since mv replied. "She died trusting so firmly in the Lord Jesus Christ, land, with such peace of mind, that ever since that time, 1 have believed and ioved This was a case which I never be God grant that there may be many the gospel I .fore heard such. IR RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. Wythe, Washington. Floyd, Montgomery, Lew is, Tyler, Preston Pendleton, &c. . We should be gratified to see a statement of the condition oi those counties, whether there are any; 15apusxs, rr Rnntit ;JmrHn nrfrnnized in them, the state of those churches, dnd the names and post om ces of their pastors. We should be glad if ai ders W. G. Ligon, Harmon, W. George, L. . Alderson, R. and J. W. B. Tisdale, J. "Curry nnH n P.rlmolov arr.nl ll f ollect all the lnfOHna- tiorl of this discription within their reach, and forward a statement in time for the Annual Re- rnrt ... - . - - v. . . Ai . We would also be obliged to i.lder unmicy V ! . I'rom the Rcl. Herald : MiDDrlEiunoii, March 3d, 1835. Dear Brother Sands, : j ' It gives me pleasure to inform you that on Monday evening, in this village we commenced n pnncorf nnA nrnvpr mpptiiHT frT thft snrpad of . V VltVVil b U11U "J " - - - - pi Jr I , O 1 the Gospel. As several denominations will unite to procure and forward the Minutes of the x-be- n t mo mniTnr it-i iiiivfr. I'liiii 111111:11 111 invi: .111 iiui 1 1 1 1 . . aiiti miriniiu M .ji .1 n coitributions to the Virginia Bible Society, to be to Elder Ligon for a copy of the Minutes of the which that institution Teaze s" Valley Association, vve snouiu -aiau Stupid Hearers. i Wa-gunfft. I G. ' "r The Karens have a scattered settlement here, among the mountains, oi tibout ten houses, but inhabited by the most sottish, the 1 'i.i . . i . . 1 1 f.i " most stupiq, ana mc most wicicea oi tneir nation Illy ugi uuiurtiumuvv) 1 mi 1 I J . t 1 T feel liuch interested, can possibly admit into The Gospel does not appear to have made the his ere d the doctrine of predestination to eternal life?' . i ":- '':- - . 1 i:'-V-"i. ".; Most unquestionably,' returned the minister "'for what doctrine is more clearly revealed by 'Christ and his apostles? It is so linked in the golden chain of redeihption that I could not reject ft, wifhout rejecting at the same; time, a great deal jnore.- -1 m " '- - But ybur candour must - acknowledge, added the stranger, hat entirely depends on thc expla nation given to the many passages to which you refer ; and that rxany learned and good meh have placed them in a very different light from what the Calvinists do. j b or can I vindicate ihe righteous ness of God in making between his creatures, any such distinction as election supposes j , 4 Before that objection is admitted to contain any force, answered Mr. C. ' you must prove that tiod owes eternal me to any oi ni ianen crea- tures; and, further, that the vindication of a mir-' tal is essential to the equity of God. Besides, tj-.e question is notj What are the difficulties connected with the doctrine, or, can a worm solve them all 1 but is this doctrine of predestination scripturally and philosophically true '? or is it not? The difficulties of the subject will prove nothing a gainst the fact j and he that brings the legislation of his Creator before the tribunal of liis own un ; derstanding, should first be able to tneasure the : length ef his eternity, the breadth of his-immensi'-I ty, the highl of hia' wisdom, and the1 depth of his decrees, fs it not a sad evidence of human de- pravityj that creatures of a ilay will $it"in judg inenf.on spiritual and eternal things : as if the Au thor of the great mystery of godliness, were alto gether such an one as themselves ? Permit me to , repeat. to you a few stanzas of Dir., Watts upon -.this subject!. Chaind to his throne ii volume lies, 'With all the fates of men : 1 " With every angel's form and ize, Drawn by th' Eternal pen.. Now he exalts neglected worms; . To sceptres and a crown ; in Anon, the following page he sturns And treads the monarch down. - Not Gabriel asks the reason why, ' i Nor God the reason eives ; Nor dares the favorite angel pry -l Between the goldcjn leaves! H n tribe, called jWa ; the hill of the AV lcmst impression on a single individual, though they all, as one told me to day, by way of apolo gy for his inattention, "have heard Jesus Christ's law from the first" j ;:" - ; r ;vv Singular P,rcphedih ; This region was formerly inhabited by a wild and hence the name '-wa-gung, as," f They spoke a language unkno wn to he Ivarens, and had no proper dress of their own; bat wore Burman or Karen clothes, indj0erntly as most easily procured. The were not numcrojus j and, when the English cami); on the coastj they all fled into Siam, where they now dwell! The Karens, on the contrary, hail ed theisiujender of Tavov with iov. "'We trust." said they, "the prophecies our fathers left us, are about to be' fulfilled." It is beyond -dispute, that they have" had among them,-for a succession of generations, ther following singular prophecy "Children and grandchildren! the powerful will continue to j demand of the: weak. When they come by land, mourn' whn they come by wa terlaugh." ! "Now," they, observe, lhc prophc- cy is luiuiieu. .. wje stiii nave to pay taxes, diu our situation: under the lunghsh who came by water, is such, that we may laugh, while .we eve had cause tor weeping under our oppressions, when' goremed by Burmlans, Talings, or Sia mese, whp came by land." I j The Christian Village. Ma-ta-mtfe. 17. Seventeen or eighteu houses nave peen erectea in tins new, village, the pres ent; season, embracing, among their minatcs, ankiiAM'!t,i1 a tin nffnrt wliirh thnt i tist itut inn I T V n I Inv U IJ LSI U 1J1 1.4.11 U IU IUU ,v .. ...w.-. I " J - I , . is making to send the blessed llible to loreign De giaato procure the junuies oi me lands, i i I ton; the New River, the Pig Uiver, the Bedstone. We cannot ' calculate that our contributions theiHolston, the Mayofc' and the Mountain Asso- will be vrrv larire. but I hone thev will be con-1 ciations. Some of those Associations embrace stant nnd nrmmmnied with fervent nravers that churches in other states. Our (object to ascer Gnd will dpj our rflnrt until all the nations I tain the number of churches imd mombers in our shallieniov the light which leads to Heaven. The own state, which we cannot db Without a copy of Hrersberians have lust closed a meetinc nere. tne iviinuies oi tnose .associations. jvcm at which several nersohs nrofessed to find the Herald, Saviour prescibus to their souls. Bro. William F. Bfoaddus was wiih them. O it was heart cheering to see men of difierent names, striving together to win souls to Christ. Affectionately vours, " L P. BAYNE. ; P. S At the first meeting upwards of was contributed, in cash, and a gold ring. ' of the county of Wake. t It is not to be supposed therefore, that what is said to take place at W&Ve Forest, is necessarily at the Institute. In ihe a sence of more positive information-, we hope the above will be received by oar inquiring brother u satisfactory. Perhaps it would be well for sorae of our btethicn at the Institute, to drop uvt lbe explanatory of the act of incorporation alluded to above. . i ' " ' " Temvtrance Convention. At the suggcsiMn of thte Temperance Society of Rockfish, Dupla county, ana at the oesire oi a jarge numtier of the friends, ot the. 1 empcrance llelorrnalicn Temperance Corfrention will be held at the Meeting House above Rockfish, on Thursday the 23d of April next - The object is to form Central or District Society. We hope the Ten. perance Societies throughout the District will send one or more Delegates to the Convention, as we think the proposed plan will promote tk good cause. People's Press. . j THE RECORDER NEAVBERN: WEDNESDAY. APRIti 1, 183. EXTRACT TO THE EDITOR. Lagrange, Lorain Co. Ohio, Feb. 3, 1835: At the close of the last year, great anxiety was felt for the unconverted. I proposed a pro tracted meeting. it was approved, and commen ced Jan. 15th. ' ; The first day it was tolerably well attended, and the spirit of God was evident ly !among us. On the second day, there was an increased congregation, and increased feeling on the part of the church ; ina'hy of the members .tn-jide heartfelt confession f neglect of duty ; and the iinpenctent began to be w about 14 took the mourners seat. The third day the number of mourners was between 40 and 50, and continued about the same for three days, instances of hopeful conversion and of new conviction con stantly occurring. Almost all that took the mourners' seat became rejoicing converts. The V ake Forest Institute, March 14, rother Meredith, , Taking it for sranted that vou would be nipar mo learn fome oftthe particulars of our operation K f Ihere. I hare taken it upon myself to give too a oriei ueiau oi our internal movements, ana 1 migtt say, eternal moremrst Co mvt -was a of 4 fellows kept so constantly on the go. Ivillbcgin at the dawn of day, when the loud peals of the bell arouse us from our sweet repose.' We are allowed ' about fifteen minutes to dress ourselves and wL j when the bell summons us to prayers. Atthiy second sound of the belL the whole plantation seems alive with moving bodies ; a stream of ttc- ... - c On our first page will be found a communication from the pen of our esteemed brother Manly of i ;j r .1 cj .u t . . " vnanusiun, cupicu iruui me ouuiue.u xaptisi, wu. . . : - from j,:rtkf.t- " the subject of Theological Education in the South-,1 somej while on the way adjusting the deficience ern States. Although .we agree with our worthy friend in some particulars, yet we do not agrc with him in all. It was our intention to eipresi our views on the subject in the present numberJ . j . ' . Tl iL " I but the time nas oeen aeniea:us. .i-einaps m our next, Ave shall have (an opportunity to- introduce what we are now compelled to defer. - t 1 ORDlNATIO. nearly "a hundred members of the church companion" is much pleased with the place, as by a My " But,', continued MrL7C. "Ignorance often at tempts upon earth, what would make inspiration tremble in heaven.' ;- - I hope you will not be offended,' replied the f gentleman, it Iideclare notwithstanding, all you advance,; I da not, I cannot believe in this doctrine of predestination.' ! 1 V 'And Ii hope,' Crejoined .Mr. C. 'that you vill -not be offended, if I declare, I am quite of opinion that you do believe in it ; for your intelligent con - versa tie bi on other subjects, will not permit me to believe the contrary.' K J '. I beg Sir ' said the other, f vou will explain yourself, for your assertion surpiises me.' j 1 4 If you will favour me with the short answer of yes or no, to a few explicit questions I shaljl take the liberty to propose,' replied Mr. C; '1 hae but little doubt I can prove what I have affirmed:; and, 'if you do noUhink my questions sufficiently expli cit to admit such answers," I will endeavour to make them" so.' , " ! - ; - It will 'afford me great satisfaction,, said the .other 4 to comply with your proposals.' ! Mr. C. then began; 'Are you ,cf opinion that all sinners will be saved V ' i By np means,' said the gentleman. ! 1 But you have no doubt,' added Mr. C. 1 it will he formally and finally determined, at the day of judgement who are to be saved, and who are to perishl. ' ' - I ' 'I am certainly of that-opinion,' : replied ihe gentleman. - . , I would ask, then,' continued Mr. C. 4 is the great God under any necessity of waiting till these last awTul assizes, in brder,to determine who are the Tighteoas that are to be saved, and the wicked who are to perish V 1 ' i f : ! - ' 4 By no means,' said 4he other, 4 for he certainly knows already.' . ' j 1 When do you ; imagine,' asked Mr. C. 4 that he first attained jthis knowledge ! I Here the gentleman paused ;and hesitated a llu - tie ; but soon answered, 4 He must have 1 irom all eternity.' 1 , . - '' - 4 Then,' said Mr. C. 4 it must have il known it heen fixed from all eternity,' 1 1 That by no means follows,' replied the. other. 1 4 Then it follows,' added Mr. C. 4 that he did not know from all eternity, but only guessed? and happened to guessTight : for how can Omniscience .know what is; yet uncertain V'-viny i . . Jlere the stranger began to perceive his difficul ty, and, after short debate, .confessed it should V seem that Jt must have' been fixed from all eterni- -4 Now,'' said Mr. C. one quesCon j more will prove thatyou believe in predestination! as well ' as I.; You have acknowledged, what can never be dispioved,' that God could Jiot know from eter nity who shall be saved, uriless it had been fixed -from all eternity,! , If, then, it was fixed, be pleas ; ed, Sir, to inform me, who fixed it V j The gentleman candidly acknowledged he had .never taken jhh view of the subject before $ and said he believed -it would be the last jime he should attempt .to .oppose the doctrine of predesti nation to eternal-life., - - 'r. r every - one must be. It is a place, where, slight change in the drapery, a mere matter of house iri the desert." It stands on a plain, at the con fin ence jof two large streams, with j irioun tains, in all the -uggedness of uncultivated paturc, piled upon the landscape in every direction. ' On one side of the village, the river Ben isiheard, i murmuring over a bed of pebbles: on thq other, the Ivhwa IMoung-thwa is seenlsleeping at the foot of aprecipicei of rocks, a hundred feet high : whiletheir united w;aters, theTenasserim, stretch es in the jeastens perspective, smooth cs a lake, and glowing as k mirror for the heavens. The unequivocal remains of three walled towns within two days' walk, testify, beyond all dispute, that this region has not always been a forest. Tradition, by an old; moat and wall ; with in . which the present village is built, says that here once-was a large city, and, not without rea son, may we expect that hete will be a large ci ty again, j j Wc are in about lat. 1 i 12 nearly directly' west 6f Bankot, and on the best as well as the nearest roads in the.provinccs to that city. The Tenasserira two or three days' journey be low, ruins close to! the mountains that separate us from Siam, and that, too, where there is the easiest pass in the! whole range. From Tenas senm, to the navigable waters of the Meinam, is only one day's journey. Nothing is wanting, to make the valley of the Tenasserim, second to none within the tropics, but a more liberal policy in iam; ana we .may nope mat tne governments of despotism, superstition, and ignorance, are not eternal.. ' ' - ' " ; - " ' ! t Tico hopeful Cases. Among the. people at worship, to-night, were two persons from a neighboring village, who, for; the first time expressed hope in Christ, and requested ad: ission to .the ordinances. . They give good evidence of having passed from death unto life, receiving confirmation also from the fact, that they are from a neighborhood ofoppp sers to religion.! . - .'. J . ? Hot Springs. . . ' 8. To-day, we went down the Tenasserim, four or .veuinilesi, 'to. visit a hot spring, whose waters are strongly impregnated with eulphu retted hydrogen gas,. Thet numerous hot springs in the province are rather "a. remarkable feature in its topography. They are found from fifty miles north of Tavoy, to a hundred miles south; but it is worthy of remark, that all except this one are found on the west side of the mountains: and the two or three that have fallen under the writer's observation are totally different in .their character from the one near here, giving no in dications of sulphur, but ares strongly impregna ted with some saline matter, but what, for want of proper tests, has riot been satisfactorily deter mined ; f-y 3;v. V-V ' " , Siamese Karens. ' ..: . .- ; A Siamese Karen was at Worship to night, one of a large party of Siamese now in the pro vince. I saw Kim here two years ago, and sev eral of the Christians have'visited him in his own village, vvherehe is head man. ( He says there are many Karens in Siam,. who are believers in Christianity; and that they are anxiously hoping to see tne teacher come among tliem. j -i wenty persons in his neighborhood have abandoned of fering to Nats, through the preaching of a proph et that has lately arisen among them? - They cannot come here, he added, because the biamese Brother Malthus D. Freeman was ordained to the work of the ministry at Rocky Iliver Church, Chatham county, on the third Sabbath in March The Introductory prayer was offered by Elder Levi Andros ; the ordination Sermon was preached rnciling contmuea nine clavs ; on tne tentn aay. bvili.laer Wm. 11. Merritttthe candidate was - '"11 "j , we met in covenant meeting, and nineteen young examined by Elders E.Crutchfield and L. Andros converts came torward to tell what tne lxru nau done for them. The next day being Lord's-day, 15 were baptized. More expect to offer them selves, and the work still appears to progress. 1 he results of course cannot fully be given. During the meeting and at the. close about 40 spoke and manifested a change of heart ; and seven or eight backsliders were reclaimed. Thave now given you a short sketch of what we called a union meeting; it was truly so ; ana though it may appear to you a small increase, it is to us a great one. j It has changed the mor al condition of the toyn j it has taken nearly all that attended the meeting ; it was allowed by all present, that they never saw a reformation with so many conversions In proportion to the num ber who attended. ! - 7" ? Yours in the best bfbonds, JULIUS BEEMAN. the ordination prayer was offered by Elder Andros ; Eldet Wm. IJ. Merritt gave the charg presented the Bible, and extended the right harm of fellowship. From the knowledge we have r brotlier Freeman, we consider his ordination judicious measure. ."Ye think him a young man who promises well, and who j is in every respect entitled to the confidence and esteem of his breth ren. We hope he will be greatly blessed an prospered in the important work to which he ha 1 been called. . .1 : : : Cross ty Journal. From the (Jashville) W. Methodist. Baptist Protracted Meeting. Our Baptist brethren held a protracted meeting, we believe, With good results, in this city, last week, and a part of the present. ' Thtj Rev. Mr. Hoav.cH, the pastor of the church, was present, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Blodgett and the Rev. Mr. Bennett, both from the State of New York, and now labo ring in the great vale under the auspices of the Home Missionary Society ; besides these there were some brethren in the ministry present from the adjacent country. The eastern ministering brethren as well as the paslor,vare highly gifted men, and engage in'the work of their Master with a fulness of energy and purpose that wjllwc doubt not, be owned and prospered by the great author of all ministerial success. ." 1 in their dress, which they had not time. fully to arrange while, in their rooms, some with vesti wrong side out,-some with eyes half open,-and all ' in haste to reach the chapel in time to answer to ' their names. Prayers being omt just as thetua raises his head from behind the distant forest, iht Virgil class, to which I belong, commences recita tion. Other classes are reciting at the same hW. At half past severe the bell rings : for breakfast : a iew minutes auer wnicnsiuay nours comrnencr. Every one is now kept at the, top of his speed some in reciting, and others preparing for recitation' until twelve o'clock, when the bell announces tkt dinner hour; and. almost immediately after this we start on the same mental race. Thh U keyt up through all the classes until three o'clock, when the bell rings long and loud for the touj cf the field.' While the bell is ringing, the student assemble in the grove before the dwelling house some witn axes, . some wun giuomng noe, some with weeding hoes, and some empty-handed, i3 in a thick crowd. You must now imagine tin you see Mr. Wait in one place,1 Mr. Arnmron;ia another, and Mr. Dockery in another." Mr. Docl ery, though a student, frequently takes the lead onecompimy. "Nowthe roll is called, when u their names are called off. the students take tkts appropriate stations around their reqteciivekainj, axes wilhj axes, hoes wnth hoes, and then we trt, each ohe following his chief.f Those witliai&l make for the woods, where they fell th sfcriyl oaks, and divide them into rails ; the gmUn-rstjit the field, and sweat with heavy blows over tie roots a.nd shrubs that have been encroaching upon the clear land. Those with weeding hoes fcd much variety in their employment ; sometixw they cut down corn stalks, sometimes they rake up leaves, and now y on may ?ee. thera in tie ban yard piling up manure. We students enm ia every thing here, that an honest fanner is net'. ashamed to do. If we should draw back from aay thing here that is called work, we should feetk: we had disgraced ourselves. .T hose who are enuvn handed make up the fences, and harden their sbra! J deis under heavy rails. The fact is we are alvars busv. alwavs readv for recitation, and avtmfr for work. We arc cheerful and happv, merry ia i joke, and hard to beat in a hearty fa'cgh. ' We ve THE FLAT RIVER ASSOCIATION. This Association held their annual session al Neuse meeting house, Wake .county, on the ISth j 20tli, October, 1834. The-Introductory, sermon was preached by Elder Jas. King; Elder King was chosen Moderator, and Elder W. Hudginsj Clerk. The association contains seventeen chur ches, which were all represented. The numbcj baptized during the preceding year, was 256 ;j received by letter, 22 ; dismissed, 36 restored 5 excommunicated, 30 deceased, 27 ; whol number in fellowship, 1971.; We judge frcra th proceedings that these brethren are in peace araon oinPlVP nnd ihnf thPV nro mnrinnr nrnrorrl mV mot.lin.r ..... n. A 1 . V . i . .1 .t , j v..u.u uoutui vuiii,uuu.uun UUU ll C aDOnilDBKH 1 . the work of the Lord. We should have beenl companies. Mr. Wait leads ;out our compaw. ' pleased, however, to have seen in their operations! When wc rcach w6ods our coats f. sometimes tired when we quit workbnt cemn ! bad off that we cannot outstrip any common kluot 1 . 1 m a. - 11" . . - . huu me supper oeu rings. 1 am attached io tie t a little more of the spirii of the age. . We copyti from the minutes the following extract: The Association appointed. Section mcetln as follows, viz: At Bethel, to commence Satu day befoTC the first Sunday in May To be tended by W.. E. Oakley; and Z. Allen. Lottfs, to commence Saturday before the fir: When this body adjourned at the last annual meeting, it adjourned ,td meetbn Saturday before Saturday before the third Sunday in July T Sunday in August To be attended by J. FerrelJ, T. Freeman, and D. Hall. At Cavip-Creck, thb the last Wednesday in April,! Six months. Elder Cumberland George tcj preach the Intro ductorv sermon Elder G. F Adams his alter- natc. . - - . ! - -J Reports have been received for the last quar ter from some of our missionaries others have failed to rpport. It is highly desirable that the Annual Report should present a detailed account of the operations of the General Association since the annual meeting, j This cannot be done tin less our missionaries We trust that they will lose no time in attending to this subject. The reports ought to reach here tyrthe 10th of next month. ! It would tend much to make the report more valuable, if each of our missionaries would . for ward a brief summary of their labors since June last, stating the number baptized, with the Tern- ptr ruuee out icinrs, itiibionary oDCieties or JbaD- bath-schbols, which have beeri organized within that time, within the! sphere of their'i labors. What destitute churches are within their bounds what additional fields of-labor might be .ad vantageously occupied. The . state of religion in their respective associations ; and any striking cases of conversion resulting from their instru mentality. Thef would also aid the Board bv r j: .... . . . J iuinaruiugu copy oi ine lmutes ot their re spective associations! . , j - V The Board have labored under m-eat disad van tages4 for want of definite information of the state of the denomination' in Western fiririniri. We know that there is a greaUdestitution of Bap tist preaching in almost if not everv emintv west of the Blue Ridge ; but of the number of uesntute churches, or of -those locations .where preaching is most required, or which .present ad vantageous openings for missionary efforts, our information is greatly defective. In a number of counties we do not know whether there are any uaptist cnurcnes, or ministers. It is proba ble there may be both, but we have no know- leageot the tact; . Some of those counties are Le, Scott, Xogan,j Russel, Tazewell, Giles (the 25th April.) be attended byG, Barbee and O. Hull. ! On mft mn t Vl -A CCrvin t inn ! a rrr Ami t ir mend the Brethren to continue the section met mgs three days. j . For the Recorder. Brother Meredith, In looking over the caption of the laws enact during the last sitting of the Legislature of th I his cannot be done tin- f State, I see an item to this effect : The incorpdi forward their reports j ration of a Lodge at Wake Forest.1' " . for nv wiisiacuon oi mvseii ana manv tt out brethren, I ivish to inquire .through the Recorder, ii we are 10 unaerstana mat tnere is a Masonic Lodge kept M the Wakp Foresi institute ? -.1 I hope to see an answer to this. question in the Recorder as soon as possiblej If it be not the easel we wish you to make it known for the satisfaction ot many. Yourt &c . A SUBSCRIBER. In reply to the foregoing inquiry we submit thri following : Without any express information oh the subject, we ate entirely confident that the LodgV alluded to, has no sort erf connexion with the Wake Forest Institute. Our reasons are these : 1. We have never had the slightest intimation that such v the fact.. 2. That a Legislature would incorpo rate a Masonic Lodge for the use of a literary institution, and especially for a company of boys, is, we believe, unprecedented and incredible. .3. We are well assured that the Professors are not Masons; and are, equally : assured that no such incorporation has been procured with their co-operation or consent. 4. Though not present at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees," we are confident that the brethren composing that body, have more discretion than either to piocure or per mit the establishment .of any such corporation, at the Institute. 5. f Besides the instructors and students, there are no others at the Institute nor within miles of the place, to whom such an act of incorporation could be gt anted. G. " Wake Forest," properly so called, embraces a considerable portion and wc set. to with a rood will and hrA I.Iatl Our chief sets the example, i -w "xec non neas opera tnter taha primus , Hortatur rocios, paribusque accingitut armi.,, r Blistered hands we1 consider kcre asarjofl honor, and we show ibem with as much nridc is Marius exhibited his scars to the wondering mo!- ! titude. That vou mar form some idea tif car ' executions," 1 will state that two of our corps yt 1 icraay mauieu one hundred and t wenty -se ven tail in two hours and a half, and that the fence cos led on by Mr. Armstrong, in two evenings iaa a fence and staked it, near a half a mile in- lenri and most of the rails were carried on the shosWc at least three hundred yards. You now see that xtie not afraid of work hard work. A little befc; f sun-set the bell calls us from the field, ve ttw ihe chapel for prayers, and immediately after tit supper. We now have about half an hour fa amusement, when the bell again calls to slaty There is no place like Wake Forest at night. Tl -stillness of the grave-yard possesses the wtolf ; out door establishment. It is now nidit the Ff I iace moon is snramg beautifully, and all wKaa.. is absolute solitude, save when a solitary sitirJ is heard winding his way with a pitcher ia &5 hand to thcjiveli--Qon. again all is silence. U what a place for meditation! how calra, l"" still, -nothing but the gentle breeze stcalinsaraot; the dead leaves as they hang upon the uecs. Bu1 hark! there sound the deep . notes of the bellv 'tis nine o'clock. Now listen how soft and mel0 dious are the tones of those flutes how beintifafa do they harmonize with those of the violin,1 sharp hissing sounds aie from the Dalcirao. Mocc' light and music ! but enough. " There's nop - like Wake Foresi! ; Good night. G. Wake Co. March 12th, 16S3 Bro. Meredith, i 1 " t If you think the following communions worthy ol a plaee in your columns, yon will cos er a favour Jby giving it an insertion. For t last twelve months I have been an acting JuS of the Peace, .during which time I have frcqucrf" ltf seen persons come into the Bar to repack si extension oftheir license to sell spirituous liqa and it seldom, if jever, iailed to produce on ' roma tne iciiowing xeneciion :T bese mcn us, though not in sq many words, to grant tbe3 a license to pick their neighbors' pocket3, and rob their wives' and children of the cotnf means Of subsistence. This hotverer is not nor the worst. Such petition virtually invol a request to have liberty to break in "P00.? : yccc of man and wife, to disturb theqoictoi domestic circle, and even to destroy the bapPj1 connected bvxhc Creator with the.cnjup1! ... i t l ' s
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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