Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-11-28
the household Of faith. To do good and

went preaching the Gospel. ahroad, they
were broue hit on their way by the Churches.
Now, the practice of the Churches, i'll
sending up small contributions for the
spread of The Gospel. is departure from
Gospel requirement, aud primitive exam
pie. -,
Churches be earnestly requested 10 open
their hearts at the call Of their Lord. that
their hands NAV extend the needful contrl.
buttons, for God loveh cheerful giver.
Your Committee believe, that, 80 far as
means have any influence in preserving
The life of religion in the soul, these which
thew have now recommended. will, when
spiritually observed, I've attended with hap.
py results; and that il the Churches, would
90 into them for the coming year, their
letters will convey more pleasing intellI-
gence at the next meeting of this Body,
and better state Of things will be reported.
8. On the snhjeci Of the letter from The
CalIihrn's Mill Church, your Coinmit'ee
recommend -
/. That this Body appoint the Second
Moud " in November, ths next Month, in
connection with its Sister The Georgia Asso-
citation, 10 be observed by the Churches in
IFS connexion. as Day of Fasting. Humil'
iatiun. and Prayer, on account OF the dis
,ressing Drought Throughout our Land
! thesevere atfiicrion will, which the neigh
boring Towns of this and the State of
Georgia have been recently visited-and
the general state Of Religious dec'cnsion.
And fnrasmuch as the above causes are
! general, your Committee would further re-
| commend, that your Body, respectfully re-
quest His Excellenry the Governor OF this
State, 10 proclaim Fas, TO DO observed
throughout the State, OH the above Day;
and tha, the Moderator he requested u"
forward these Resolutions 10 His Excel
J lescy as soon as practicable. All Of which
! is respectfully submitted.
! JAMES NJ. CHILES. Chaira.
25. The Committee OH the State of Re
! ligion, report:--
That the increase in the number Of per-
sons admitted into fellowship during the
last wear. is rather less than in the previous
wear: whilst the contributions are larger.
Yet The greater number Of the Churches
COMPLAIN Of leanness. The true state of
things in the Body appears to be, that the
spirituality of the Churches is DOT mate
riaIly improved. The spirit Of the world
has gai ell great asrendancy among the
members of the Churches, so tina, their
attention is much engaged about things oI
this present lime. The number Of Or
lained Preachers is eighteen, and Of Licen-
lates, four, together with several Benevo.
.enl and Temperance Societies within the
limits "r the Body. On the whole, it ap
pears that there is great need of return.
ins TO The spirit and practice of primitive
ages. w. Is. JOHNSON Chd'fn.
%. The Moderator also brought 10 the
view of the Association, the South Caro-
lima Temperance Advocate, published
weekly in Columbia, at So 5U per annuni,
as paper atfordng effective aid in,he
cause of Temperance. and worthy of the
patronage of this Body. Whereupon.
Message of Gov. Poik.-The Message
of Governor Polk to The Legislature
Tennessee, is sensible one. We make
The following extract on the subject of The
recen. bank suspensions in Tennessee:
Aud whatever may have been the cause
of,he suspension of payments by the banks
q, ,heEast. i, can furnish no sufficient
ground for the suspension of specic pay
ment by our banks so long as they have
an ability to pay. Like individual debt
ors, they should meet their liabilities hon
eslly and promptly as long as they are a.
lie 10 pay. What is the elIec if CONTRA
ry course be adopted! A few of the hanks
at the East suspend, and represent to the
public that they are still solvent. aud do
so, moi from necessity. but 10 retain their
! specie; and following their example, the
banks of The interior, which are also rep
resented 10 be solvent, suspend also, not
| because they are under the necessity to do
so, but simply because The Eastern banks
have suspended. So that the suspension
of The banks in n single city whicli may
have INDUCED in excessive issues of bank
paper aud bank credits, and thus slimuIa
led and promoted over action in trade, or
" which may have ulterior objects in view,
Is made I" operate as Il suspension oil pay
ments by all the banks Of The country
Surely if a bank suspend in Philadelphia,
il is no reason for our banks to follow the
example, unless they are compelled by
their condition to do 20.
The apprehension of the drain of their
specie, can he no sufficient reason, for one
of the conditions Of their corporate privile-
yes is, that they shall keep themselves at
all times IN a condition to meet their iabil-
tiles. When n suspension of specie pay
meu,s takes place by banks, their circula-
lion Immediately depreciales in value. and
rhe loss falls, not on the banks bu, on the
people. The labor of the country bears
the loss, whilst the banks during period
of suspension are often doing their mos,
profit able business. 1t was hoped tha. the
Bank Of Tennessee, Of whose ability to
nav snecie no doub, is entertained, would