The North-Carolina standard., 1843-04-19

and thrown entirely upon the kindness of Christian char
ty for Bread and am separated from them more than
hundred miles, to be kept in confinement for least
days 10 be able to get released at that time do
what my very soul revolts at that is, to that
not worth ten dollars This indeed would be nothing but
the naked truth but it very degrading and oppres
slve that after has surrendered every cent of his
property and himself BESIDES that he cannot be permit
TED 10 go and labor for the support of his family, till he
shall shock the whole sensiblites of his conscientious
scruples, by taking this shameful and abomnabe OATH
No honorable man think of without being shocked
It's at variance with all the Laws of God and ought to
be abolished from the laws of man. For hold IT, that if
man is mean enough to deraud his creditors by with
holding money when he has it, or conceang property
from the common action of the law, he is enough
TO swear to le Were there other persons 10 be af
fected by it but myself would lay in prison till the day
of my death, before would degrade myself before my
fellowmen to swear it when it apparent every
body who will examine, that have given up every thing
that the law claim in the shape of property, without
even reserving zone 6ed ,cbeeE and cards. one Loon
1oorfns tools and arms for muster, bible and tesla
n'e't, one hymn book, and prayer book Thus
again thrown upon the world in pennyess condition.
and may be possible, that what little credit had gain
ed, by my perseverng efforts, to aid in my lauda
BILE exertons to get out of debt, will by this entire
prostraton the second time, be completely destroyed
Look at what have tried to do. my brethren in sup
port ofthe Convention, in building up and sustaining
Wake Forest College, in the erection of the Church
in this City, where am not even allowed to go and
worship with Gods dear people; and then look at my
case now Will you suffer the talents and qualifications
which God has for usefulness to be shut and
away, whilst the cause of our denomination is bleeding
at every pore throughout the State when it would not
cost more than twenty five cents to each member of
Churches, to loose these bonds and let the captive go
free and to house i'll the Capital of the State for
our denomination to worship in. No. will not believe
It, then arise in your strength and accede to my propo
siton and God will bless it. When Convention was
held in Baltimore, in May ls40 for political purposes,
one of the Marshas of the day killed whilst serving
the body So great was the sympathy for his widow and
children, that the of six thousand dollars
Immediately raised by subscription, and presented
donation from the young who composed the Conven-
tion Cannot-will not denomination, spread over
the whole State, owning thousands, yea millions upon
millions of dollars, out of regard to its character,
from sympathy who has fallen in their service,
and from desire to for life active agent who
will put forth all his energies promote their interests
say will they not for all these considerations for
ward as man to redeem the Church, and to redeem
of their brethren from imprisonment and from
diton worse than slavery itself /?
How shall it be done Let every Minister deacon
read this to all Churches and congregations, and then
take up collection and subscription, be paid in one
month, and forward the amount thus raised brother
Daniel Du Pre- of Raleigh who is the Trustee for the
Church. If this is done promptly it may be done,
there can be doubt but the object will be attaned-
And should there be any Ovepus let go into the trea
sury of the Convention. The brethren need not fear of
giving too much this plan Therefore let every
give what the spirit of Divine love prompts his heart to
give and the work will be DONE Should this last appeal
be dsregarded the Church will doubt be lost, the
the whole denomination be reproached, and the Lord
ly knows what will become of me and my poor family.
But the cry of hard times is heard all our land
So might the woman have said when Elijah the prophet
told her to make him cake first, when there only
enough she thought to make little cake for herself and
that they might eat and die. As God increased her
barrel ofmeal and of o to last through all the fam
ine because she gave the prophet bread, God can in
your resources through all the hard fines, you
give to his servants and to his
May not brethren and friends, expect soon to hear
from the length and breadth of our Stae-we will do it
we will do it. May God grant it, and all the praise
and glory shall be ascribed to his Holy name.
Your imprisoned brother,
A. J. BATTLE.
Raleigh, April 10, 1913