The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 5, May, 1882Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 5, May, 1882
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
MACON, GA.——Friday, May 26, close of primary school. Saturday,
closing exhibition of sewing-school. Sunday, address to the
students of the Lewis High School, by J. W. Burke, Esq. Monday and
Tuesday, examinations. Wednesday, May 31, closing exhibition, with
presentation of certificates of scholarship. Wednesday evening,
concert for the benefit of the school.
LEMOYNE SCHOOL, MEMPHIS, TENN.——May 28, annual sermon. May 29,
Junior exhibition. May 31, graduating exercises and the annual
address.
MOBILE, ALA.——Written examinations, May 23 and 24. Oral
examinations, May 25. Closing exhibition on the night of the 26th.
MONTGOMERY, ALA.——Examinations and closing exercises, May 30 and 31.
* * * * *
THE FREEDMEN.
REV. JOSEPH E. ROY, D.D., FIELD SUPERINTENDENT, ATLANTA, GA.
* * * * *
REVIVAL NEWS
RELIGIOUS INTEREST AT TOUGALOO.
For the past two weeks there has been a great deal of religious
interest among the students here. At the meetings, which have been
held nearly every night during this time, twenty-nine persons have
told us of their determination to serve God for the rest of their
lives.
Many of those who have lately begun this new life are young people,
who have a good deal of influence over their classmates and
associates. We feel glad to know that now they are on the side of
Truth and are ready to use whatever influence they may have in the
best way. Not only have sinners been converted, but Christians have
been stirred up to do better work.
One night, after a sermon upon the subject “Confession,” from the
text: “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me,” an invitation
was given to all who felt it to be their duty to confess any sins
that were weighing upon them. The first who arose was a young
man who was converted a year or two ago, and who has ever since
been foremost in every good work. He said that he had been guilty
of an act of dishonesty which had caused him much sorrow. In a
lesson that he had written upon the board a few days before he
had misspelled a word. One letter was wrong, but as it happened
to resemble very closely the right letter, he reported it as such
when he saw his mistake. For the next three or four days he had
no peace. He knew that he ought to confess the act to the teacher
whom he had deceived, but he was afraid that she would lose all
confidence in his integrity. He also tried to persuade himself that
it was a very little thing, hardly worth reporting. Why not keep
quiet about it? No one would ever find it out. But these thoughts
brought no comfort with them. The more he thought about the matter,
the more he felt convinced that his act was not a little thing. He
knew that it was a _sin_, and therefore not a small thing.
After praying about the matter, this suggestion came to him: “Since
you have asked the Lord to forgive you, you have done all that is
necessary. You need not ask your teacher’s forgiveness.”
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