, 1869-03-14
4 Strange Religious Movement.

AucnR the many novel Improvements no Y
being introduced into the religious world.
psi: ciples aid practical operation thsu
society formed 4 fsw months Mnce It 9h1r:-
leR College, Upper Alton. This college Is
under the management OF the Baptist d.
| Northwest. haEi1g been in e1isteuce tor the
! last thirty years, and now numbering seven.
| ~ stud ents. The society slluded to Is called
= The Band Of FAIth," and the ma:er1als Tor
the brief notice We ate about to give arc
tt.ied: "a Record of Gods Dealings with
tho Band ei fal:h, r. shurtlef College,
duct.on BY D. Read" - The Band Of Fa,thN
y couposed Of theological Students. vh.se
inunaa1ire employment sra 10 exceedingly
! limited - frequently TO reduce them to the
I kctest atr1iA for the commonest necessities
Of life. The soeiety itself originated IN the
mind Of one individual who. Two years ego,
found himself 80 impoverished tta. be Vas
studlea- He resolved. TO bring the subject
| directly before the Almighty through the
medium of prayer or, In the words OF Ay.
Read. He asked God fore definite sum Of
money foE the drst term Of the college ses-
ston.' Shortly afier the term comnaeueed,
| This brother received m invitation To preach
| n church some distance away, aud went.
| There he collected f1w dollars and from the
| PxfentA of dts>fpated youth whom he re-
formed he VAS also favored With beuefactions,
follow hts example On larger ecs1e spread
amoug the Students. 4 number met to-
gether and dacidad to form the society. 4
house 1uo = m2ttun were needed, sud, II
oIe Of thern fortunately had both these artt.
eles, ne H3s asked 10 cooperate. HIS reply
wn, II wul TUX to tho Lord and my 11ie
/ shout IT." The 1e4ponae being favorable,
the work heganr and: has bean continued up
TO the present time. The :" BAnd" constss Of
about Twenty-Five meubess, having COM
mon table au1 a coE1mon purse. A box for
contributions Is placed In the dining roo N,
which the TREASURER opens averJ day, and
kd+pS record Of the receipts 'Aud expend1-
tures. This officer also keeps Journal. one
| or two extracts from which We give:
October DLBro, e brought rs load
Of coal worth s6- Byo. p pumpkins
worth IS.
/ Octob<r 8l-s1 In the box. We shall reed
about &6 belore O'Clock this evening to pay
onr servants. DC We haye only half that
ylde the Necessary s1nount before the time u
iNoYember s-We received 80 10 b used
for the Band provided rous Of our members
IAN Hsa % tS.s Ii .ss re NON iii. h.hlt. This
I amount Is = vtry TIMELY relief, DC, DC.
December Sin the afsEnoon Bro. B--
brought III Z buahel Of beans Wozsh $a50,
aboul the same time some one ei.s tent u
ham worth N.H- Now notice how Hnd
| the Lard Is. The beans would hare BEEN less
| Agreeable for present use without mens 70
cook with them, and 20 He put It INTO sho
hesrt OF smother t1d1T1dnA to send Us Tho
The steward likewise keeps iourna1,
which is eren more curious than tho Ttea5uf-
es's. We &ppend Z lev extracts:
October N-ThIB morning the Lord sent
rs 4 gtsa 10 help IN the house. direct an-
swt. 10 prayer, as 1t u Tcs5 difficult TO get
November le-For pumber Of days W
hsYe btea xskiDg the Lord for wood, and Just
before We went ont It came. u, that nen
wonld pral.e the Lord!
November l.tGod has provided barrel O.
four, hve pounds OF brown tour, two bush
bread snd cakes, valued 1t S. We are oul
; of corn meal; also q needed TO PAT help to
| mosrow. / have told God about it.
November e5-Upan going to the Pos
I Office, / found letter containing bill
. hh,Prnent OF . barrel Of uools: 80 htm lows
which came IRON N old debt, but none tn
, less. nom the Lord We are ali fond Of nc
!. lssses, and have felt lur Soma time that It N
, not IN economical way OF buying oJ me r.
I Ior, aud have asked the Lord to provide
: larrer qranAues-
; u embraced Ia three short sentences
!: To arf no ona nnt God fr the1s IN
phes.
& ) 10 be ccnnn "a With what aos& Iss The.
. lta membership c.mpFites nearly one b!
n | Of tie students ii shuftled College, and t
< lprospect Is, that before the Termination
n another yesr, Ill will be gathered In
'e the fold Of se,fetons soeietT winch Is c.
It taiuly as remarkable In its machinery y
le management q anything OF The kind thss /
T. ever come under our observation, 10 OF {
d + of books.-S. Lossts Rtpu6sieun.