Watchman Of The South

The longer we live the more do we see the need of repeating in our churches all those solemn admonitions and warnings given in scripture respecting lying prophets, deceivers, seducers, and false teachers.

The editor takes pleasure in stating that in his absence the personal attention of Mr. J. B. Martin will be given to the editorial as well as other departments. In this gentleman those who know him find it easy to confide. The editor has done what he could before leaving his post, and expects to write several times every week (as he may have time and strength) for the columns of his paper. Our readers shall have the earliest information that we can furnish respecting the progress and result of the approaching suit.

Rev. Mr. Howard, who went to England under the patronage of the State of Georgia, to collect certain historical and other documents, returned in the great Western and a few days ago passed through our city on his way South.

A letter, just received, says, that the State Temperance Society of S. Carolina has had a spirited meeting, and resolved to establish a Temperance Journal. That the effort may succeed is our hearty prayer. Our correspondent had obtained 100 subscribers to the proposed paper. A few such agents would sustain any journal.

A GOOD SUBSCRIBER

A correspondent from the South West writes us as follows:

Dear Sir,—As there is no agent for your paper nearer to me than 65 miles, I have concluded to act as agent for myself. I herewith send you $6, $3 being my subscription for your second volume, and the other $3 to be placed to my credit for your third volume.

Yours, &c.
N.

Our correspondent had also previously paid us for our first volume, and in making this last remittance took the pains to procure for us Virginia money. We commend his example to all who may find themselves similarly situated.

New Paper.—We have received the first No. of a new paper, entitled the Mobile Literary Gazette, and conducted by R. Greene, editor and proprietor. It is a quarto sheet, published weekly, at $5 per annum, payable in advance. The matter of the first No., both selected and original, is well worth reading. We wish the enterprise all success.

Two Long Articles.—We published last week an article on the subject of Social Prayer, the length of which, we hope, would deter none from reading it. In our paper to-day we publish another article of considerable length on the subject of visiting the sick. We trust it will be read by all, and especially by young ministers. It is from the pen of the author of the Synopsis of the Critics, and will amply compensate the reader for the time spent in perusing it.

So far as we know, all the New School papers keep silence respecting the famous fifteen suits brought by Judge Brown, Rev. M. P. Squier, and Rev. Philip C. Hay, for the purpose of fining and imprisoning five Presbyterian ministers because of their conduct in an ecclesiastical body. Will some of these papers "define the position" of the party on this fining and imprisoning affair? It is due to their reputation.

The political excitements and changes, which are continually occurring in our land and doubtless in every other free government, are well suited to make the considerate part of mankind, who are engaged in other and more quiet pursuits, well satisfied with their lot. If they attract less attention, they have more peace. What they lack in fame is more than made up by domestic enjoyment. The rewards of the politician are few, remote, doubtful, and even when attained, unsatisfactory.