The North-Carolina standard., 1843-04-19
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the North Carolina Standard.
A FAIR PROPOSITION.

" suffered for want of such agent have been
appointed, and again been strongly solicited to become
its agent, but circumstances, which had
troll, forbid my accepting it
NO,c I.UiH propose to the Baptist Denomination IL,
this State and Friends, that they uUiH contribute
sum of money sufficient to pay for the .Netc Baptist
Church in this City, and to redeem from y Just and
honest debts that 1ciH regard myself belonging
the Denomination, and hereby pledge nlysetO its
interests in achateuer cay the Convention may direct, all
the days of my life aUthO,H further compensation.
lam influenced to this proposition from two considera-
tions.
First from sincere desire to the Church. and to
pay every what justly owe them
Secondly feel deeply for the credit of the Denomna
ton in this State, and willing anxious to do all
that can to promote its prosperity My coming TO Ra-
leigh in 1882 and building this Church, was he prncl-
pal cause OF my losing all my property and now am
willing, if can, to seImysef to save it for the Demo-
mination. But the inquiry may be, what obligation is
there on the Denomination and its friends to do ths?-
And what advantage would gain if they 10 do it
do not propose this plan the ground of obligation,
nor can orete what advantage would be gained by it.
We are however told in the scripture that the stronger
should help bear the burdens of the weaker and that
we should not look every his wealth. but
also the wealth of others The Denomination would
hardly stop to inquire about obligation calculate about
advantage if they had sent Missionary to Africa
Burmah, and my voyage the ocean, had
been shpwrecked, and barely escaping with life had
been cast upon nhospabe shore, with every thing
had board buried in the great Deep except my wife
and five little helpless children who now reduced to the
EXTREMIST poverty, knew not what to do to keep from
starvation. And to add to the wretcheness of
dton, the authorities of the country should send Of
fcer to take by violence, and carry 10 distant
place. far separated from my suffering wife and children
and cast me into prison.
By chance opportunity is offered to send letter
back tell the sad story of msforunes sorrovvs
and it is publicly read in all our Churches. What
feeling of deep sympathy would be excited in every
breast With what fervour would your hearts be lift
ed up in prayer TO God for u.s. and your contributions
would no doubt flow in abundanty. And should the
demanded for my deberation be ten thousand dol
lars the question with you would not be, what obga-
on under to contribute funds to redeem him
from imprisonment Or what advantage would it be if
do it But, what is that to all De-
nomination !? Come my brethren. methinks you would
all excam at once let send ambassador and
sci after him and his family forthwith for he is broth
and Mission. Now did not it is true set
out such grand object Missionary either Afri
ca or Burmah yet was engaged in endeavorng to
tain those who went there to preach the Gospel the
Heathen and also 10 promote the interest Of De-
nomination in the State For twelve years toied in
trying to sustain the benevolent operations of the Con-
ventlon, in every department where my brethren
proper appoint me- only receiving for my compensation
less than average of fifty dollars per annum and that
small sum given by the different Churches served
as PASTOR whilst was myself contributing, besides my
time and travelling expenses, funds to benevolent
objects than received from the Churches. speak this
without vanity or boastng but the truth and God
knows it. was called from my engagements at Rocky
Mount, to endeavor to build up interest for the Re-
deemer in the Baptist Church here. To do this
house of worship became ndispensably necessary un
derook it upon the advice, and with the cooperation Of
many of most judcious brethren. had to sustain
almost alone the whole burden and expense of its
ton from beginning to end About the time of its
petion my msfortunes began. In the first placeI had
to pay twenty five hundred dollars security money.
lost two thousand dollars by the Morus Multicaulis
trees. lost six thousand dollars by the Wilmington
Rail Road. lost thousand dollars at Mobile,
Ala. had three thousand dollars due in Florida which
could not be collected lost four thousand dollars
by the sale of Property in Raleigh, thousand
of which lost the adjoining lot to the Church,
which was improved with view that all the profits
should be appropriated to the Church In addition to all
this the advance payments for the Church that
could not be refunded Having conveyed all my
proper assignees for the benefit of my creditors
Wilmington do the best could Tor the Church,
and to engage in the Commission business hopes OF
recruiting my resources to enable to satisfy any de-
mands that might remain unpaid. Although was pros
trated by adversely that had not dollar Of my to
bear my expenses in going there yet kind providence
and kind friends encouraged pastor of the Church
had the pleasure of Baptizing a hundred happy
converts, than doubling the Church in year.
AS Commission Merchant had considerable business
to transact, and fattered myself that it would not be
long, before would be able to meet all just demands
gainst that might devote myself exclusively to
the great work of preaching the Gospel of Christ to my
dying fellow How sadly disappointed my
expectations, for about month ago, 1 surprised
with an arrest by the Sherifof New Hanover writ
called Ca Sa issued upon old claim due 10 citi-
zen of Raleigh, from whom 1 had previously re-
ccyed promise, that the claim should stand in a
judgment till could make il convenient to pay it off,
felt this to be ungenerous, and oppressive measure,
and considered it my duty to convey TO assignee all OF
my little resources, for the benefit of those generous
friends and citizens in Wilmington who had aided me
in making this little that they might first be paid what
they had loaned me, and sold to and the balance to
be paid as far it would go such old claims
ed and where security money had been paid for me-
I had give hond the surrender