Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-31
For the Advertiser.
TO the Churches Composing the Edge.
field Baptist Association.

BELOVED BRETHREN The time Of your annual
meeting being changed from Saturday to,"ednes-
day 10 o'clock, A. NJ, before the second Lorfa
Day in Sept (Sept. 4,h 1861; j the unusual cir
cumstances. under which, if Permitted of God,
YOU will meet, and the pecuniary trials under
which the Southern Missionary Boards are labor
ing, induce this call upon your attention.
The primary objects lad in view in changing
tho day Of the week on which you will assemble
were, that you might bc enabled, without haste
or pressure, to transact all the business OF the
body, and to adjourn so as to give the Ministers
in attendance time to reach their several charges
and attend to their regular ministrations among
thenl That VIC may be able TO realize the adran-
tases Of this change prompt and full attendance
is requisite
By a Resolution of the Association ut its last
meeting, c. J. ELroRp, Esq, Of Greenville, was
invited to deliver an address on the Importance
Of Sunday Schools ut the approaching meeting OF
your body. 1t affords me pleasure 70 inform you
that he has accepted tue Invitation, and if not
prordcntialy prevented will he present ut Inc
meeting to comply with your request.
The Foreign and Domestic and Indian Mission
Boards Of the Southern Baptist Convention need
your prayers and your Contributions that tue
great and important work you have committed to
their care should not he hindercd. The Domestic
and Indian Mission Board, unless speedily re-
licved will have to call laborers from or leave
them without support in important fields, ana al
q time wher their lahurs are especially needed
Let " therefore not overlook the obligations rest
;ng upon us to devise liberal thngs, us by SO ao-
ing we shall stand and be made fat.
Suffer me al5o to call your attention to the AS-
socntinn fund. usually applied to paying The on
nenses Of your delegscs to the State and Bieaniui
Conventions particularly the latter. AS your
Messengers, sent 10 represent you in these hodles
it is but just that their expenses he provided for
write this 70 stir ur your pure minds by way OF
remembrance.
Tho Association baa never before, nnd it is to
be hoped, in the mercy of Gcd, will never again
he called upon to meet under circumstances 90
s.riemn and deeply to be deplored. We are in the
midst of war of rapine and plnnder; all that
dear to the heart of the patriot and christian If
e,pardcd--hrcatened with destruction. MaEy
If our neighbors. relatives, sons and Christian
:relhron have gone forth to do battle for our
lights, oar institutions, our hearth stones anu
The blood and lives of some OF them have already
bccn sacrifccd in their Efforts to drive the inr"-
ers from our borders History does not recor'
IN instance of var more unrighteonsly forced
anon people, or more cruelty conducted than
hat now waecd upon the Confederate States by
he remaining United States. r! things ca
.or the united, iervent and cficctual prayer Of
Christians, that righteous and onnipotent don
would ." turn to fooishness the conses o: our cnr-
uies," preserve the lives Of our men, drive the
INVADERS from cur horders and restore peace ard
prosperity to the luud. The patriotic ierror,
which fires our. zeal and animates our hearts in
lefcuce Of all that we hold dear is highly conf
ulsuiahc; bu, in the midst Of our patriotism le
us not forget the cnn;p"tcnt arm that controls
tae dcstinies uE all, nor remit our zeal i'll the
.:asc vf him, "Who though he WAS rich yet fer
oLr sakes became pour, that We through hs por-
.rtv might be rade rich. Who was delivered for
our offences aud raised again for our justification"
May The God of peace and love dwell richly in
;nyr E..,i.. W. =. HILL.