Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-05-28

We uius' 80 EVERY "ueTe preaching tpt
word "We can never be party 10 any
arrangement" for monopoIizing The Cos
pei any arrangement which like that o
the .Autocratical Interdict Of tho North
would first drive US from our beloved col
ored people. of whom they prove tha
they know nothing comparatively, anc
from the much wronged Aborigines. Of tht
country:-and then cut us of from th,
whitening fields Of the Heathen harvest
labor; TO, which by cogent appeals ane
solemn prayers, they have so often protes
ted that, with. us, they were inadequate
III. Oar OBJECTS, then, are The exlen
sion Of the. Messiah's Kingdom, and lh,
glory of our God. Not disunion with any
of his people; not the upholding of an.
form of human polity, or civil rights; bu
Gods glory, and Messiah's increasing
reign !; in the promotion Of which,: we fine
no necessity for relinquishins any Of ou
civil rights. We will never interfere
,pith ,Ohat IS Cesarss We will not com
promil what is Gods.
These objects will appear in detail or
the face of our Constitution, and in The
proceedings, which accompany this ad
dress. They are distributed al present, be-
tween two aching Boards for Foreign and
Domestic Missions, having their respect
i've seats at Richmond, Va. and Marion,
Ala. We sympathize with the Macedo-
nian cry from every part Of the Heather
world, with the low moan. for Spiritual
aid, oflhe four millions of half stiled Red
Men, our neighbors; with The sons of
EIiopia among Is, stretching forth their
hands of supplication for The gospel, 10
God aud all his people,-and we have
shaken ourselves from the night mare of
a six years "slrife about words 10 no
profit" for lhe profit of these poor, perish
ing and precious souls. Our language to
all America, aad 10 all Christendonl, if
they will hear US, is ''come orer," and for
these objects. as ye have souls, aud The,
divine Saviour Of souls, "1teLp u.s." We.
have had more talk than work about
these objects Too long. We have waited
quite too long for The more learned and
gifted, and opuIenl and worthy, TO lead our
way towards these objects and we have
shortened debate upon them TO getto bu-.
sness. Our eyes and hearts are turned
with feelings of parental londness TO the
Burmah and the Karens; with a zeal in.
which we are willing 10 be counselled by
God aud all coDsideraIe men (butby none
else)--to the continent Of Africa, and her
peruicious fountains of idolalry. oppres-,
siou and blood; 6ul yet more, with uuut-
terable hope and thanktulness, to China
aud her provideutIally opened ports. and
teeming thirty millions. Among US, in
the South, we have properly, which we
will offer 10 the Lord and his cause, i'll
these echannes-some prudence with which
we would have our besl wisdomf 10 dwell;
a:d professions of d piely which we seek
10 have increased and purified. like that
Of The first Baptist churches, when they
had "resl; and walking in The fear Of the
Lord, and in The comfort OF The Holy
Ghost, were multiplied" ..
In parting with beloved brethren and
old coadjulors in this cause, " could weep,
aud have wep,, for ourselves aud for them !;
bur the season, as we'll Of weeping as Of
vain jansliug, is we are constrained to be:
leve, just now past. For years The pres
sure Of mems hands, has been upon US far
too heavily. Our brethren have pressed
upon every inch of our privileges and our
sacred rights-but this shall only urge our
gushing souls 10 yield propor'lonalely OF
their renewed efforts 10 The Lord. to the
church universal. and 10 dying world I;
even as water pressed from without rises
but the more within Above allh noun
tain pre-, sure. Of our obligations 10 God
even our own God; TO Christ aud 10
Him cruciied; and 10 the personal and
social blessings of The Holy Spirit and his
influences, shall urge our little streams ol
The water of life 10 flow forth until every
wilderness aud desolate. place within; our
reach land what extent of the worlds swil-
derness wisely considered is no, within
our reach = shall be glad'--even at this
passing calamity of division {; and the des,
erts Of the unconverted human nature re
joice and blossom as the rose"
By order of the Convention.
WIN. B. JOHNSON, D. D.
THOMAS CURTIS,
RICHARD FULLER.
Augusta. (Ga., l2lh May, 1915.