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^ m e t , agfreeable to bis promiie Uod mot with u*. Skiot* rajoiced, n iournen wore comfort-ed, l ianer t awakened , and made to cry for mercy. Chriitain* met together early and went into lhe cAiirrA, joined in p r t y e r to God and ilngiof; kit praises till the t ime arr i red for preaching, and a f t e r prcaching often spent some time again in aioging and prayer . T h e happies t results frequently fullowed— old professon were nei ther afraid nor aiihaincd to pray , nor even would young profesaurt al-ways refuse when called upon. T h e Lord daily added to hi* church, and often large numbers . I have known 70 to be converted a t a meet ing. O what refreshing limes were these! Let me a ik , could there not probably be such happy seasons enjoyed in llii!i western coiintryl I answer yes, and perhaps much more happy iieasous. There is mueh need of such a wonderful work amongst us. Le t each of ua seek moie of the religion of Jesus in our hearts, and then we shall act it out in our lives- T h e n , nn<] nnl till then, sliall we a-bound in every good word and work. There-fore, my beloved bre thren . i.ayi Paul, ho ye steadfast, unmoTcable, always aboiindiiig in the work of the Lonl . For as much as ye know that your |abor is not in vain in the Lord. f

T h e church of which it is my honor to be a ^ member , is in a cold lifeless s ta te , and has been ever since I joined it. T h e course com-monly pursued there since I have been a mem-ber is very different from tlic course pursued in Virginia, and the effects have been e f | u a l l y j different. W'e meet, the prf)fossors set about iome on old logs and at the roots of tr»'e«, ' o t h t n standing in groups talking of the l a t e s t ' news, inquiring of e:>ch other how the i r ' crops are coming on, and how much money they expect to make this year, o rspeak ingof other matters, which if talked of at all should be at somo other place than the house of « o d . So they spend their time till the preacher is about to commence his service, then they commonly go in, and hear a short discourse, concluded by n short prayer , then all arc dis-missed and make for home.

Never have I heard the Pastor of the chnrcb del iver an exhortat ion to sinners since I have been a memberof i t . Few in-deed, have been added to our number. God hat rewarded us according to our works. I do not believe however, tha t we shall remain always in this condition. I belicvo the I^ord will yet cause his face to shine upon us, and hi t presence to be fel t. Somo of his people

walking up to Ihei rduty; our Convention b re th ren are already preachingamong nt with •uDoeis, the Lonl seems to bless their labors.

Mi THE BAPTIST.

S m e professon are opposed to t h s Conven-tion, bu t for my own part , I feel truly thank-ful for tlie good i t has done aDinng us. I thank God for sending us by the i r means, help, nourishment and instruotion, all of which waaao much needed. Fo r myself, I do con-aider the Convention a grea t blessing. O that chris t ians would awake to their duty and cordially unite their energies in the great cause. O! that all christians would pray mightily to find to revive his work among us, to revive it in oui own and in tlic hear ts of others.

Let us too, pray for sinners, though somo may tell ua that will dono good. IJod says the effectual and fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. I'riul nayn, I cxliort thcruforr first of all, that supplication, prayers, inter-cessions and giving of thanks Vjc made for all men, for kings and for all that a r e in authori-ty, that wc may lead a ( juic and peaceablc life, in all godliness and honesty, f o r t n u * srood an<' acei-pi ..hlo in the s ight of God our Saviour, who w:ll havr .ill men to be saved,

more, and joined tlifl fiaptiit church in 8harP s t reet in that c i ty . Professor l l a cke t is re-puled as of a very amiable oiiaracter . and of talents andjMjqulrements much above Iho or-dinary s tandard."—vim. W h a t i,ay youl wont this do1

I t will be aeen that we have wri t ten an ar-ticle on baptism, as the first of a short series on thai subject , with which we this month bo-gin our oditorial ni»lfcr. T o our vlewa on Ui»t . .nUnance, and Iho reasons on which we found our praci i fP , we solicit Vhc al leut ion of our readers.

A N E W C H A P T E R IN C A M P 0 E L I . 1 8 M . Knowing that this system had been faltered

and kept alive by opposition, we have avoia^d for some time past, noticing ei ther the incon-sistencies or progress of what is termed the reformation. Wo should not in the present instance have departed from our usnal course, K . j somelliiug like a new era in its histo-ry occurrcd recently in Uichmond.

W e allude to the new theory advanced by

and to come to the knowledge uf the t ruth, U'cir bi.hop or teacher in this For there j.<i one God, and mie Mediatior be- I ' '"P""'"'!"^ " " "'O theory of Mr. Cam,.-tweenGod and man, the man Christ .Icsu, I h a s discovered that the bap-r who gave hi.,.self a ransom for all to be testi- | regular Haptist, f i c d i n d u c time, whercunto I am ordained a " " than the preacher and an apostle, I .,u.,-ik the truth in i T h a t bap C h r i n a n d l i o n o t . a tcachcr of the ( ien t i les ' " " " " n i n g ceremony, unless tho in faiib and verity. 1 will llierefore that men • - iii.^iwiuic; iiidi jiitrij , pray every where lifting up holy hands with- ^ j " ' ' " "I'H " '"-e^eneratcd and unconverl

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out wrath and doubting. This is what PanI says, and surely we a* Cllrl^tiuils ought to comply svilh ii. (»: ih.n (he »im of righteouf-nessinay arise iipon us m 1Hincs«ec iviili healing in his wingi; m.iy our b e a n s be filled with his love; inny we walk in his loot steps; l i v e s life wholly devoted to his cau?ci and

Acting in accordance with these views, Dr. I 'hoinaj has recently rebaptized one of h^

(cllow teachers, Mr. Mbert AiiderMm, of f^potirlvania, qui) llirGG of tllV lli'.ICODH, WlMl other members I.f the Hvcamore e.borch m this place. Theae individual* had been pr t " viously bapti/.od by tho regular Haptints. ' «iiu .iiiusiy uapir/.ou ijy uio regular Haptuts .

comeof fa t last mure than conquerors t h r o u g h ^ It has been aptly o b , e r . c d , that one error him thai has loved us and given himself for t . s is begets ano the r . I t is like straying from tho the s incere prayer of one who great ly desires right path in a j o u r n c y - t h e deviation from and longs for the prosperity of Zion. Yours the true course is increased by each progress-in Christ . I IOMIMI.M.

A M E U I C A N PUE.SHYTF,RIAN. As naetofl" to our anecdote of the Dutch-

man in our last the editors of the American Presbyter ian , in their paper of the 8<lth Au-gust, havo{;ijren u sa rnil tliimptr. Tho a-mount of i t i t that "$krcp loon't lake waier." Wo bothered ourbra in for some lime to think of somo sheep and goat t tory to match i t . W e cannot get hold of one of thai kind, but we presume the following will be he l l e r and it mora to the purpose.

" T h e Rev. Professor Horat io B. H a c k e l , of Mount Hope College, a clergyman of the Pre iby lc r ian church waii, a week o r two since, b .p l i r ed by Rev. L. P. Hill of Dalti- u In*"fniurS.*

ivos tep . T h e advocates of the reformation have losl themselves in a boundless wilderness and every footstep leads them into a more i c . extr icahle labyr inth . The pa lh of e r ro r i« always downward and progressive.— Re.Her. Speaking wilh tongues comes next .—ku. iup.

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nnmes o f MnbscrlberK, o r m a k o r e m i t -tnnees , nro r e q a e t t e d t o m e n t i o n p i i r l i -e a l a r l y t h e n u m e o f t ho Pout OflTco n t w h i e h the pe r son rasiden lo w h o m t b e y w i t h T h e B a p t i a t nent o r i h e e rodi t r I v -e n : a n d w h e n t h e f raqnett a n a l t e r a t i o n o r d i r e c t i o n Trom o n e p o t t ofBce t o an» o t h e r . It IK n e r e t n a r r I bn t t hey trlve ua tho nnma o f t h e olilcc a t w h i c h t h e t a b ' •e r iber n o w r e e e l r c i h i t pape r , n t wel l n* o f t h a t n t w t i l r h t h e y w i t h to r ece ive

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tism by obaerving that tho seed of Abraham,, ^^ thousand year , before this a s . u r h , never was. in the (Jospel sense of tho rommuniration of this covenant, expression, constituted a true visible church ( preaching tho of ChriHt, and that tho Jewish congregation Abraham, or the imparling lo him and the Christian .Society are not the sao.o | ^ ^ ^^^^ Church under different di.sp.nsat.ons. i Abrahuu , consisted in the f..ci u « i h. iliis

rhe . Iow.sh coMKregation and the <"''"s-1 was informed that tho Messiah tian Church are consti tuled " I ' " " ' I ' f c m n t , j , , the dist inct , and disbi.niUr covenants. ,

D n e o f t h e principal errors ofourPirdo-bap-^ ^ ^ was the covenant of grace (ist friends, out of which has grown 'I 'cir sys- ' ^^^^^^^ , ^ ^ ^ between tho F,Uher.ind the.Son tern of infiiut baptism, is found to consist in a | ^^ referred to by tho prophet Malachi, ch. mistake, or perveroion of Ibe covenants. , ^ j |,i,n,olf in various places. T h e covenant given to the children cf Israel I ^ |,,„„v!c,ige of it was communicated to A - | by the hand to lead them out of the land by the hand of .Mosch, G*>vcnants fna.dc ivi li > ,jj||,j whito ho was yot in I'Mpo nlnio^t in the j ^^ This cuvcniDt vf&s d9ti||^d0<i to Abraham more than four hundred years an- j „f (,„, pr„,„i,c | „ Abraham, i o n l y a temporary purpose, and when t eno r : and covenants made, or confirmed ^ ...pj^p woman (Messiah) a h a l l P T P " " " was accomplished, i t was taken

• ' , : bruise tho .e rpent s head." The nature of 1 covenant of this covenant was indicated to A-am, by tho " H e tabeth away

"" immediate institution of sacrifices. This co- he may establish the second." I he covenant of grace , as tre have already

said, never was at any t ime, the covenant of Israel as the nalur*! seed of Abraham. ' I t t benefits were enjoyed as truly and at rightfully

character . Th i t , from the peonliar cereoioa attached to i t , was called the co reoan to f e jr-cumclsion. I t took place when the Patr iarch was ninly-nine year t old. Neither of theto, however, wat tho coreoant under which the Israeli tes wereealledoul of Egyp t ,o r becoma, at our fr iendt t ay , a Church. Th i t w w made with the nation of I t rael , through Mo«W, their leader, four hundred and thirty y e a n af ter ' tiio Rovenaiu of ciroumcit ioa, with which it was now joined, and wat called theBloa i i l e covenant , or the law of Motet . T h a t the Sinai t ic , or law of Mosee, was the covenant of the jewish Church, or more properly, the nation (congregation) of Israel, it fully declar-ed by Paul, who tay t , it wat the covenant (tod mado with their f a t h e n , when he took

»vith this Patriarch atilifferent times and for different purposes, are all ccmfounded thi> ("hristian covenant; and tho wliolo so mingled together as to require the most nub- ^^ tie power, of analysis to dht inSui .h H'om , ^^ ^ ^ ^ from each other. This heterogeneous and Paradise, after tho fall; confirmed with undistinguished mass.is converted into a base i to uphold infant baptism. W e said, that they j , accomplished on by Lot, the fJhaldean. Job , tho Rdomile, Ra arrive at this result ei ther by a mistake or^^, ^ ^ .Saviour of sinners, is e x c l u - , C a n a a n i t e , and Slelchisedeo. the pervers ionof tbecovenants .Wemils lacknow. ,^ .^ ,^ ,^ npiritiiil, and is always presented as o lher twho ledge that it looks to us very much like d c , ^^^^^^^^ dist .nct, from, because signed perversion; if it be a mistake, ! „„,iUo, all others. Upon Ibis covenant only ccrtainly make a much more extensive, and | ^^^^^ ^^ concerted use of it, than men arc aocuslomed ,

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to mako of mistakesgoner-illy. W e sincere. | conformity lo iuGenl i l e s , ly regret the confusion that , by this means, j ^^ ^^ ^^^ has been thrown around the minds of the ; „ r subsequent to tho mission of J e -miiltiludo in relation to this subject. „ „ tl.ero is no distinction, have as we shall have reason to show in llie pro- j ^^^^ ^^ gress of this number, been the occaaion | Thus , my brctliern wo under-of much evil; ami if, by our efforts lo sim- jt Uml llie ({o.pel i a a « , « , , a n d plify and explain the mat ter , wc shall tuc-oeed in removing some piirt of -tho ambiguity in which it has been enveloped, wo flatter ourselves that the came of t ruth will have received malorial service

at the tamo time an everlasting covenant . Another covenant uiat madn with Abraham,

twenty four years af ter that of which we have been speaking, of al together a different

were not the seed of Abraham, as it wa t by Moses, Harnuel, David, Solomon, or I ta iah . T h e Church, however, was invitible, not bav-ing ' reoeived form or government until the coming o fChr i s l . Tha t the covenant of the Jewish nation, or congregation, wat altoge-ther dislinot from thIt, and of a di i t imilar charac te r , it ahown by Paul in hit Rpi t t l e to tho aal lal ions, (4 c. »() v.) in which the A . posllo compares tho Jewish covenant to i l a -gar and her son, and the Ootpel to Sarah and her ton. He upbraldt the Qal la t iant with an improper a t tachment to the old a b r ^ a t e d r i tet of Judai tm, and concludei with u ex« horlation, not, I am a i tured , leta applicable to our PMdobaptitt b re th ren , than t o t h a i S t K

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less , b u t Ihe blessings of tho ( Jospe l , a r e by f a i t h (10 v.] t h a t t h e y m i g h t bu of grace, to Ihe e n d t h a t t h e p r o m i s e m i g h t b e s u r e to a l l t!.o f a i t h f u l . N o t to t h o s e , o n l y , w h o w e r e of t h e l a w , o r t h e h o u s e of l a r a e l , b u t t o t h o s e a lso of e v e r y n a t i e n , a n d a g e , w h o h a v o t h e fai»h of A b r a h a m . " I f y e h e C h r i s t ' s , t h e n a r c ye A b r a l i a m ' s s e e d , a n d h e i r s , a c c o r d i n g t o Ihe p r o m i s e . "

• " ^ ^ ' h e r e v e r in Ihe Old T e s t a m e n t t h e v i s ib le o r K i D g u o m . i v B s g i v a o . u p o n m a Keen H M s i m i l a r c o v e n a n t s . W . h « » 4 | h . r e f o r e o v e r - G o s p e l C h u r c h is r e f e r r e d l o . i t i s a l w a y s r e - o f t h « P r o p h e t d a w n e d , i n p m p M t i T C , t k «

T b e k i n g d o i h uf B a b y l o n , is d e c l a r e d , by t h e P r o p h e t , t o b e t he go lden h e a d of th i s imago ;< Ihe s i l v e r w a s the P e r s i a n k i n g d o m ; t h e b r a s * r e p r e s e n t e d t he G r e c i a n ; a n d t h e i r o n , t h a Uoman> k i n g d o m . " ( D a n . 2 c . a t e . ) T h i s r e p r e s e n l a l i o n , a n d p r e d i c t i o n w a r a g i r a n w h i l e tho J e w i s h k i n g d o m , ( o r C h u r c h ) w a a y e t i n e x i s t e n c e , a n d s e v e r a l h u n d r e d y o a r i b e f o r e tho s c e p t r e d e p a r t e d f i v m J u d a h . I t wil l b e s e e n , t h e n , t h a t w h i l o t h e J a i r i a h k i n g d o m , ( o r C h u r c h ) w a s in f u l l a x i t t e n o a , , a n d p r o g r e s s , t h e p r e d i c t i o n of another Church

o r k i n g d o m , w a s g i r a n . U p o n t b a k e a n g u a '

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kingdnm of Mettiah. "The Ihlivloninh, uiTT. , , , ? , . , . , • ' IH everlasting, ami a (lonmnoti no i iha

golden kinsdom, in time, gave .Tay to thol , ,„^ .„„„

Per«ian,or«ilvrr kingiloni; the Persian yield

edul l im. le ly tothot;recia. . ,«r l ,ru/ ,en' l i inr-i " " " " ' ' I ' " ' ' " ' " " f 'o l ' " H'o Hai.ti . i . il.o

don,; and this. S « l l >Mo . t h c|{o , r . , „ , „ r iron • r . ' ' ' ' - " " ' " ' ' """

Kingdom." The Jewish Ch.ir. h. if "" ' lounooJ. » a

chooio to call i l .nch .»aw all these kinKilon.! . , !""" """KoU.c. ci.ir.'r..nt I nm. tl.o

except the la%t. the liioRdom of tl,o <V,ars . " " ' I - ' " liic l. ll„.,r UlU.-. , hud l.v-

<lot»ri»h their brief moment, and fall into I ' ' ' " S ' l " ' " . H"' fl-'irrl. o<

m in i . " I n the day, of these,- (the K.,mai.)| '

" K i n K v " .ay , -ho Prophet, " t he tiod of lien-' ^

Ten wi l l SUT l l' u k i ngdom , " a m ir ki i igi looi—

an everrnt inp, an nil eoMc|iicniig Umpdoni

i ( ) « i l l [ Aliraluuii, |)Mi( li.iix'iMor iIkmii

no |.<M:pili:ir I ii „r, , I ul th.ii . (. ry in iii iii.iHt

MTU.I or Call l..r l irT.-.-ll • l lje s.ii.l

iirhich. though at first, l ike a l i t t le stone cot ^ " " " " ' • " ' O

ont without hand , , composed of t.velve poor | ' ' '

f i . l . rrmr. . .tn.i i i , . i „ ..i .. „ .1.1. . , . . , , " l l " " - r . i s t I n to tl... ll rr. \n,It),lull C»hcrmcn, destiti itn o f u e a l i h ,ir power, shall

grutv, and become poircrfiil anil iiiagiiificein

l ike n^^reat moun ta in , ami it sh i l l . l inal lv, ill! i ' ' , '""

all the earth. Tl . is is the l i iop lom, or (. biircl, ! " " "

0 f C h r i » t , the ble-sed ..lesM.ih. It lar ' ' " " "

trantceiids in niujcsty, ami Rlory, all other

k ingdoms, ni .'esiia, I heSav io r , exceU Moses<

or the kings of the ear th ,

Vone of the ancient/ i'rophcts tvitne..veJ

ihe"»f«l'ijf 11/)," the fortjialion of this •flori.ins

Church. IMiev^i^rtii^tirKto behold, I hey feast-

ed on it* d i «<^ t beaiitie,, di-ocerncd by the

prorheticeyc through the vista ofmany apes,

but thoy passed away before its approach. -

The next we\hear of this kingdom, how in-

teresting! The New Testament opens with a

declaration of John the Haptist, who :.x-

olaimi, "rcpeni tjr, for the kingdom of Hca-

ren in at hand." This trantcendant kingdom,

xvbote excellency, »nd eterniiy, were siing

by Prophets, is nigh thee even at the doors

i iotl . . sa), nit l i i i i \,.ui'.i l\fs. HO liaie Ahra-

ham I.. I i ir ra ther . I..r, I ..,y ui.tn ym, ||iat

liOHi. si,,I.,., 1., r..u.> ii|, . lal.lrrii

"i " I'liii, ,li.| .lul.ii a'c,,!!

I an,I explicit le^limoiij i,, n.c |r,itl, ,,t t|,f Joe-

tniie H are iioiv a,!».italinp.

^Vby, ivr may ask. dul n..| the .(r»s re-

ceive i ;hn»t . ami I.eeunie (, |,„

kin?doin. incmber« d lin l l.nr' li' l!< eaiise,

my hrelhren. ll,. y eiili rt.iine.l Ihi - i m i n o w s

of It with our l';e,!ohaplist l.relhr-ii of the

present day. The I'nests, S riluM, aii.l Kl.lcrs.

liko the PiP.lohaptHts ol" our tiiiies, had .o

often e.ilollel the (j'oiy and evcellei.ey of

Ihe Jewish Church, that llicy never ronl.l ad-

mit theitlori of 3,u tliinn; el.c, l„it a cinlini)-

ance of the same Chiireh iimler a form of ad-

ditional glory, f l ir ist deelared lliat I1I4 wa*

a Hcif Church: ihey thcref.pre rfjoeteil his

loctrine, aeciise.l hiin .1 hlisphe'iiy and f t > •••b ' . . . . . . . . . . .-I . ns Knv i i u t i i a . I ••• .^I'ti^ .(l id

Prepare ye the way of .Messiah, for behold he j '"•'•"ed to Moses, and (Inalh , » >th these very I .M 1 1 . . . , . . . I A I i r i n s - > r r - . • f . u l I . . . . . • I . _ . . . i comet, he comes quickly. Hut is this

tbmtcomes from (jalli lee, walking in majesty

accusations against him. they si l ialed llieir

vengeaiict) by cnicifi ioff the I,,„d .,r (.|jry " • - - — . - ^ j ^ t a i ^ ,

t r iumphing in the glory of his strength! I t i s i * ^ ' " " Prodobaptut bre ih ien h.ive falliMi into I • I f 1 1 1 , . , . . , l l . . . 1. Chrilt himself. John beholds him, and says,

Mf, SKC, the tiamb of God who taketh away

Ihe t in of the world! And a thousand joyful

Toicet echo along the shady rallies of Jordan,

"behold the Lamb of (>od who taketh away

the tin of the world." The Harior was bap-

tised by John, and when he emerged from the

water, beneath whose waves he had been laid

in imitation of hit own burial at tlie foot of

Calvary, the heavens were opened, tho Holy

Spirit descended, and (Jod the Father an-

nounced bit Son tho Lord of (Jlory, and tiro

K ing of Saiota. Tho blestod Redeemer im-

m ^ U t e l y entered upon hit ministry, and

proclaimed to hit people, (Luke, 17 c. 21 v.)

"Behold , tho kingdom of God is within you,''

to which an Apottle added, (Itov. ]'«> o. 10 v.)

" N o w i t , o o m o the kingdom of our God.'t

Tbui approached thatnrw, and glorious king.

4om of Mett iah, the Church o fCbr i t l , never

beforvTiiibly established. A kingdom which

the same error; disguise it a« you wil l , it in

tho same error. That they lovi! ti.e SjM,nir ,

we doubt not, an I many of them design to

obey him, but such is the pernieioiis inlluenee

of thoirscnliments, that they have led them,

ou the matter under consideration, to con-

tradict his authority, and eorriipl h i , uo id ,

and sacraments.

You havo now Ttilly seen, my hretliren, that

tho Jewish congregation, and thn (Jhristian

Church, arc different and distinet liodies in

every essential particular. That Ihey aro the

same Church under diflcrent dispensations, is

shown to bo not true. You have also seen

that Abraham and his seed, a, such, never

were constituted a true visible Church of

God; that though thn covenant of grace is

from eternity, and through that coveuaiit by

faith in a Haviour yet tu come, nil the Old

Testament yaints reoeived salvation; yet Unit

the covenant wni not peculiar, or confined lo

the natural seed of .Vbraham; nor was any

visible Church formed on that covenant un-

til the coming of Christ. W e have now cut

off the siippoted power of reasoning, by ana-

logy from theJevrisli.to tho Christian (Miureb,

upon which the advocates of infant baptism

so much re!y to ii|)hold that ceremony, and

bv which tliey have arrived at the sinirolar

notion (hat baptism under the tJoipel, i.'unes

iti the pl.i(;o of cireii'MCiiion iKiiler the la» .

might therefore conrideiitly rest tlie mat-

ler licre, but we shall not despali li tlie sob-

jei t in this siiiniiiary way. ^^'e s lu l i procpcd

to pr: VC to yi ii that haptisin i loei ii. I cu i i . '

in Ihe pla<'e of i irriimcisi'iM.

t'ircMiiieision was not menlioueil lo M j i i-

liam ill eoiinexion with t!ie covenant of (jra< e,

'oil. liventv fjiir year, afterwards, at a seal ••f

I irinporal covenant connected Willi tempo-

ral promises, ^^'hen Ihe purpose n ,is elFei I-

ed for i»hieh lliis rite w .is introduced, ivhich

was, I . dislinijiiisb the nation of Isra. I i i iml

the coming of the .Messiah, llioiiph i ven that

promise was not connected with it, the cove-

nam was aliolished, and eiieiiincision was ali-

rofjaled. It is contended, however, that < ir-

ciimcision must have given the Jewish chil .

drcii an interest in spiritital blessings, bermne

Paul says that it was a " a sign and seal

righteousness," and hence baptism has been

adorned with the same appellation-; and l.o.dis

have been written upon the sign and seal of

baptism. If you please to look at the p.is-

sagc referred to, for, so far as I have been

able to discover, there is only one in ilie New

[ re.taincnt, which Ihey pretend to r|iioin i„

proof, you will see that all this array '<1

and ni'iilx, has been ctlracted by lortiire, from

a garbled exposition of this text of scripiiirc.

(Ifom. I ch. I I v.) Hp ( Vliraham) "received

the log/i of circumcision a nn/ of the right-

eousness of the faith which he," ( Miraham)

•' bad, yet being iincirniiinciscd." (.'irciim-

cision, then, was a sign and seal to Abraham

of the righteousness of his faith, but to no

one else, either ./cte/jt/i or Chrit'i-tn. .Vucb

less is baptism cither » sign, or seal lo an) '

one.

.Some divines havo been so rash (o say

that baptism is called in the Now Testament

tho Christian circumcision. W e , my hreth.

ron, have been unable lo find such a passage;

in fact, no such passage can bo found. Nor

has tho assertion auy hotter einim to truth

than the infidel declaration that baptism is

nothing but Pagan liittration christianised,—

Paul, and several others of the inspired wr i .

ters, in various instances, declnro (hat rege-

neration is the ohristinn circiiinoision, For

example, (Itoinkni 2 c. 20 v.) " ciroiimoision

is that of thu heart ." Now, if regenorition

comes ill tho plnco of uiroiimcision, and bap-

lisni comes in the place of circumcision, and

as Ihey also assert, tiiat baptism represents

regeneration, you make baptism only " (ho

Hhadow of n shade," und you make circum-

cision represent two distinct things. Thus

I jiifiuioii Is introdiiceiJi and by proving vust-

iv (o„ much, you destroy all In regard to

the >11^11, and n.tl, the Apostlo says (p.pb. I

I . Kt \ tl.at 111.' people of (iod arc " sealed

Wiih i;,e llolv .Spirit;" our P:edoliai>tist bre-

, ilii y are sialiil by baptism. Notv,

eii'.er l.apiisni and the Holy Spirit , are Ihe

same, or eUo Clirnliaiik are sealed with two

"••aU, nili. rinse the Seripliires contradict the

I ' i Jiil.ai list doctrine ou this head. Haptisni'

uiiil lli.T l|„|j are utterly dillerent, and

• i,s»i,i,i|jr tliiDi^'s; if j oueay tho ) urc nol,—

. iii-u a,l of the shadow of a shadi',"

• • a j . i i . i . i , U i e ll.ird p e r s o u i n t h o H o l y

T n i i i H . I l l o n e i v i l f p r e t e i i d t o s a j t l n i h o

,iri «,.iic,| mi l l Ml,I b e a l v ; t h e A p o s t l e d e -

. l . r r s i« <• a r e s e . i l e d u i l h I h e H o l y . S p u i l , —

I 111 1 . r T r , i v e a r e n o l s c . i l e i l b y b a p l i s n i . —

T l i i i s M l o e e u l i n a l e n d l o t h e e h i l d i s l i d o c -

t i i i i e i f o u r I ' u d o l j a p t i s t f r i e n d s , o f f i y m a n d '

. < ( r i / < . t ' l r c i i i i i i i s i o n w a s a s i g n a n d s e a l o n l y

l o \ b r a h a m , a n d t h a t u a i i . f h i s f a i l b , i t w a s

l o t t l . e s a i i i e l o a n y u n i ' t f h i s d e s c e n d a n t s ;

l i a p l i ^ i i i I " a n d a v e a l o f n o t h i n g . I t i t

I i . . i a s i ( . ; I o f t a i l l i , D o r a s e a l o f f a i l h . e v e i i t o

. 1 1 a i l o l t , f o r l l . I . r b a p t i / . e i l i s n o e v i d e n c e

l l i a l l l i i I r c . i ' l l ) h u e f a i t h , n o r d o e s l i a p t i s i i i

t i l l I I I f . u l l i , f u r m a n y a r e b a j i l i ^ e d « I m

III .ii -liliili' 111 of (In,I. I,i ll,|.

I .I..I' 1.1 1 ii l.iit I -, n o l >1 111}; M o . o r e a b s u r d tli.i.'i

Im i . i i i i .e mm ,1 a d r i l a r a l i i . n . fo r , c » r r » o r e

I, .1 irt • , ll,.1l » i l l i o l l l v o l i l i o n , w b l r l i l i l l le iii-

la i i lH t.,111111'1 e\er i f a i l l i i-, i i i i p n t t i iM t ' .

To SIU'IK e f.irever the iiullon that baptism

under llie iich dmpeiisalii n comes in the plai e

of c m iimcision under ibe old, we kIiuII plaiiec

al a few nddilionul cuii-iiderations and dis-

mi s Ihe subject.

The seed of Abraham were ciriMinieifed

because Ibey M e r e born members ol the eove-

iianf,aiid not to iiiiliate them into the cove-

iiuiit. .' 'lo, if infants are to he baptised on

tills necoiint, it must be because they are

born members of tho Chinch. Hut you bap-

tise them to initiate Ihem into thn covenant,

and make ihein members of the Chiircb.—

Hero your common sense refutes your doe-

trines. C'ircumcigion was adniiiiistereil tu

iiiateH only; baptt^m, if it comes in the place

of ci jci i incif ion, must bo administered to

males only; but you baptise bnth males and

females, Circiimcisiuii was administered by

Parents, and not by Priests, ex-ojlicio', bnp-

tisin, also, must be adminitturcd by Parents,

THE BAPTIST.

and not by tho Clergy, cx-qfflcio. Circumcl-, hIdu was ndininistercd to all a man's tiavct

as well at his ch i ld ren ; all born in his house

and all bought with his money. Daptism miist

therefore, be udininistered to all a man's

slaves, well aa his ch i ldren . I f you buy

a slave, though ho should be fifty years old,

and an infidel, you must (orthwiih baptise

him. (Jod commands it . Ho is " b ough t with

your money . " (Jircumcisiui i did uot exempt

any of i he Jews, « ho received i t , from being

baptised when Ihey beeumo believers. Hap-

lisni, llieref.,re, duos nol exempt those, who

reccive it , from being bapti;6ed, again and

again. W o need no l , I am sure, my dear

congregat ion, carry this matter further. l i s

absiirdily is f.illy seen. Thoro is no Himilai'ily

between the ceremonies themselves, their de-

sign. their object , nor their end. Nor could

any lliii.g, but the desperation of the friends

of infant l iapl ism, ever have dr iven them lo

ii)iiii i i . i i;ioce a d<i<jma, so wild and extrava-

gant , Ibe siipposilion h i i baptisiii Comes

in Ihe plai i- .f eirciiiiiLision.

W o l u l l be permitted lo observe here, that

a c ircumstance growing out of some .\posto-

lical discussions on this subject, has been laid

hold o u by some t e m n c n f , who have said

thai , in the New Tcstarneiit, iuf.iiitt o f eight

days old arc called disciples... The fol lowing

N the language o( a ti rl ler o f t i o small cele-

lirity. " 1 am able to prove," says he, " f rom

the fifleenth chapter of the .\cls of the .\pos.

lies, Ihal t hey " ( infant i ) " wore called dis-

eiples." The pio.if he a liliiceti, is iii these

iiord'.. " W h y , H.i)s llie \poslle, tempt ye

(i inl . 1.1 p;ll a yoke iipim Ibe neck of the dis-

ciple ' . W e K n o w , " be cont inues, " that this

yoke was c i reumcisum, and that infants were

under this laiv eipial in t l i tl ioir parents , "

Iherefore infaiils are disciples.

I am triad that an oppurtiiiiily is atforded

for a feiv observ.itions rin this puini , hccaiisc

lis show of ingeniiitv m.ny possibly deceive, |

and lead astray the ignorant. Many reports

were indiistrioiiily circiilaled about Antioch,

and 8,line, recently from Jerii«alem, said that

Ihe .Apostles taught, and cummaiidcd the

(fentiles to be circumcised, and keep tho

I,aw (if .Moses, as a condition of salvation —

When Paul and l iarnaba, had had no small

dissension with Ihem on this topic, tho Church

finally concluded to send these two ministers

to Jerusalem to consult tho Apostles and bre-

thren on tho Biibjoct and to settle tho matter.

The Apnsllc, and KIdors, and brethren con-

vened in the city to consider the dialiirbances

complained of by Paul and Barnabas, tho de-

legatiuu from Ani ioch. After mature deli-

beratiim, they concluded to address tho

Churches in u circular, which they did.—

^ — — I I I S I I I I B I

Whi le tbit u^a tura WM uad«

Peter, bold, and tteady to hi* purpoM,'» i id

acquainted better than they kl l , w i t b t lM i l n t

calliair of (be Oent i let . rote up in th« u t e m .

biy, and with hit mmal warmth remRrii«d-»

" Why tempt ye God to put a yoke apon th«

neck of tho ditciplet, (coorerted Q m t i l M

nol l ittle iafaott) which neither w«, nor our

fathers were able to bear." W e beliero tbat

both Ihe Gentiles and ounelvet will • l i ke be

saved by the grace of God. W e bare tald

that the Apostles, and brethren addretied

these ditciples in a circular. Let ut auppote

fur the sake of tho argument, that thete d i t .

eiples were, at our friends tay, " l i t t le infanU

of eight days old, and read a part of t l i i i cir-

cular as if addressed to them. (Acl t 15 oh,

'JO V.) It would be as followt:—" I t teem,

ed good to the Holy Ghost, and to uV, to lay

upon roi l" (littio infantt of eight dayt old)

" no greater burden than thete neoeua r j

thingt. That ye , " (little infantt o f eight

days old) abstain fruin meat* ojftred to idol*

ami from and" (that ye little infantt of

eight days old, abstain) " f rom thingt tirang'

lei, and (torn forniculion. From which, i f ye

keep yourself, ye do well. Fare ye we l l " H

tie infantt. How supremely ridiculoiul—

What puerility: .\nd yet men of reputed

learning and piety indulge and propagate the

absurdity! W e Httve oDty to remark, that a

cause which leads rational men into tucb fol*

ly, ought to bo abandoned at once and for~

ever.

I'bis narrative, however, preientt for our

consideration one important idea on the tub-

jeet in baud. I t proves incontcstably that

neither the Apostles, KIders, nor brethren o f

Jerusalem knew any thing of baptism at coiii>

ing in tho place of circiimoition. You will

remember that, in the meeting at Joru ia lam,

the ijiicstion tobedec idcd was, whether the

(tcntilcs should he circumcised. I f they had

known any thing of baptitm at coming in tb«

new dispeniation, in the place of circumci-

sion in the old, tho Apostlfs would undoubted-

ly at once, havo said, there it no need, what-

ever, for this disturbance about ciroumcifioD,

baptism now takes tho place of that r i te; end

as the Gentiles have been baptised, they have

already fulfilled tho law in thit particular.—

Hucb remarkt are to in accordance with eTery

impulse of common tento that i t cannot but

bo concluded that they would h ive u iod ibemt

unless wo suppose, which it a fact, tbmt the

Apostles, and tho whole Church wore utterly

ignorant of any such thing. In none of their

addresses, nor in their circular, i i ibere «

single word int imat ing that baptitm comae

in tho plaoo of cirourocition, but tho whole

pa i i tge provet the contrary. Al l lb|e ihowt

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I , e a r l , l i l l e ' . l i v i t f t / . e a l a n d t h e l o v e o f t j o d .

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l i . " s a c r . ' l n o r , I — " l i e j e . s u e u s s e r j u n i . ,

a n i l h a r m l i u s i l o \ e s . "

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. • l , i i r < l i r » , i t n o l . v i o i i s , n e v e r c a a b o o v e r -

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I b a t • • u n i t y o f t h e f a i t h , " s o a t f e c l i o n a t e l y ,

a n d f r e i p i e i i t l y u r g e d u p o n h i s l o l b i w o r s b y

" i r I , i r . l J o s i i s ( " I , r i s t h i m s e l f . H e t . v r o i ' n o u r

i < / ' C ( i a i i l i n i i m f . i u , a m i n Z / c r t - a r m i i i i a n r a n k s ,

l i o i v n u m e r o u s a r e t h e ( j r a d c s a n d c o m p l e x i o n s

o f l a i t h , e . x i s t i n g . i m o u g u s ! W h a t urn c m h e

i m a j i n e d w h i c h i s n o t t a u g h t b y s o n i c o t i c o r '

a n o t h e r o f t h o s e m i u i s t o r s w h o c a l l t l i c m -

s e l v e s Ilnplisli! T o w l r a t c v e r e l s e t h i s s t a t e !

• i f t h i n g s m a y t i e a t l r i b n t o J , i ( e v i d e n t l y c a n - ,

t i n t b e p e t , ! o w , i t o . b e n e c o n n . o f p r o f o i i n I

Ihougbt, humble , and unpretending piety, nor

extensive knowledge of the word &f G o d . —

W o cannot , however, mistake tho lesson

much 00 th i t head o f our lub jaot , ' « u « w f •

might give many other r o u o o s , for m i a i i t ^

r ia l improvoinent but tiro« aod spactt now IhU

set over us as teachers o f tho religion of

Christ .

•I. A l l the other denominat ions are giv ing

. u . , uie lesson r ia l improvomentbu t t inm aod . p «o « now W

.vhtch It t e a c he s- I t points wi th unerr ing p r e u i . A r e not these con«der . t i oo . , . whoa o » .

cismn to tho necessity of immediate and vi-j tnrely weighed, .ufflcient to conWooe Ut mil

gorous measures for tho improvement of those that i l i . a solemn du t r which the m ioUtry

and the church owe to .\luiighty « o d , t b « o a «

to seek improveniont and the other to ftfford

the mean* of it* accoinpl i thment . Ne i t he r

til- ntmo. t a t tent ion lo this subject , and shall lean longer neglect I t , and bo ionooeot

o„ careless of events! I 'resbyterians j W e shall , in our next nu . f l ber (Deo»o len te l

and ?.pis,.opalia„«, reipiiro all who en ter ! resume this .ub jent and . D .wc r some of the

•beir m.i i i . try to bo masters of classical lit-i most popular objections to n i i n i s ter id im-

erature. \gains. Ilys pract ice , .ve, in a for- , provements.

mer paper, entered our ohjecl ions. Hut ,

Methodists and (.•nmberlands are now mak i ng I B A P T I S T . M O N I T O R , A N D T H E

powerful ami systematic eHorts to raise the j H A P T 1 8 T .

»tan,lar,l ,,f inte l lectual a l ta iumen ls in their K U o r W o o d , editor o f the Wes te rn Hon i-

miiiisierii i l i.ioKs. j tor, heretofore publiahnd lu MadUanv i lU .

The i.p,itl.« gm of Dr . F r ank l i n is not ina^-1 •••• ' • " " " " e d bis paper to JaokiOD-

pheable here — ' kno.vledge is p . iwer . " T h e ; ' ' " " f " " coun .y , A l a b ama . The f o l l o w

iniliience e terte.l by diirerent individuals up- ^ farewell address lo h i t Rubso f iben ,

on soriety, all other things bftuigs c«(ual m t brethren of this S t a te , d a t ed t h e l l t b o''...

.!\ten«..e in proportion to their dilfetteiit de-

g ie . s of u i te l l igcnce. Look around you in A D D R E S S ,

the churches, and ol.serve among the men „ ••f««CRl»Ewi.

of eijiial piety and devotodueSs. who minister ' ' '•"•• 'ed l o at to ioduo*

in I,-I. tbings. how mueh more extensive is ' coni idered. ) that i t

the inlli ience everted by men of highly cuiti- ' " "'"-office to J a o k w o f i l l e ,

. . . led minds, tba.., that exerted by individuals ' A ' ^ b ^ma . W e feel a.eriotte

capaci ty , and l im i t td improvement . ! Tenoewee brethren

In (IMS part icular most pa-dobaptist denomi- i " Beneral; and we hope t h e i r ,

nations have a lreadv. in Tennessee part icn |'-•'""•"Mvil l induce thcm to believe t h a t our

larly. greatly the advantage of o . . Place one e ^ P r e " In j raU-

their triilv pious, and highly cult ivated m m P'""®®®'' ^ r aba tement

.ster. . M. the n...ghborl,ood .vitl, one of our towards them,

ord inar , ministers, and ho.v ^reat .vill he hi " " brethren, and feel

ad. anlaga: ,Ml those not absolutely driven to our pa t ron , in genera l l

l .y tbo force of (ruth, to the IJapl.st ('|.i,rch " " P" ' ' ^ ' ' " ' ' " " I neoeHitJT for

" . I I . a, once, removed beyond Ihe c i rc le i " " " "

of lis „i,;i,en<re b , the superior attract ions of 1

the p r 1 ,i,aptisl preaching, and if th tv ever " " " on , subserve the doDominat iona l

rei'ir , ,, „ ill be beca,n.e. on some subjects ' ' h i . time,- ia

ib .y rrsi-t all the teaching they receive and " ' " u'tr.- (1,1 ir way against the force of a most ' l""®""' '" ' •ntcr-cominunion i n the denom i .

P-verfnl cnrrcnt , by the unaided energy o f a i I " " i f b -

boring Htates. The inducement* pretented

by our A l a b ama brethren , were such as to in>

s. I.'mi. ( onvic l ion of duty , l i a ise the Haptist

mii . is ior, ho.vever, lo the s imo intel lectual

ii.lar.l with liH compo. i tor , and his advan-

tages are greater than his pmdohaptist neigh-

b..r, in (bo same proport ion as he lias more of

the triitb, and s impl ic i ty of tho (.;ospel of Je-

sus Christ . I f , therefore, our church would

avail herself o f . ho .idvantages, which of r ight

heloti^s lo her, she must seek them in .ho im-

provement of her ministers.

r>. fSncicty is now rapidly advanc ing , and

our ministry must keep pace wi th that ini-

provemont , or we wil l inevi tably lose our

congregations, and consequently in tho

Mfftlto .. > • ratio, ourusefii lness. W e are templed to say ' ^ p e r yeart

' w h e n t h o r e m c m b r a n o e o f g o n e b y d ay i r u i l iM

tluenco our e lect ion . W o «hall carry deep

graven in our hearts, the remoinbraooe o f

former pleasiirablo association* with many o f

our T o n o o s e e brethren. Ou t we have i d .

ways been a creature o f c i r cumi t ance f and

the propel l ing force of t l ioie c i roum i t anoe i

directs our counio lo A l a b a m a .

Tenncs ioo poisoise* many endea r i o f oon*

siderations. I t con ta iu i iho graves o f parents ,

chi ldren aod frtendt. H e r e have we resided

from chi ldhood; and here ha re been conoen*

tratcd all ou r local i n t e ro i t i .

Dea r land of chi ldhood and r iper y e a n

i

I • y

r

150 T H E FiAPTIST.

that tlio Pu:(l»ba|iti»( iliit-tiiiic was iiiiknorru

to (lio Apobtica, unit inilccil, llial it is a ino

tiful simplicity, and ruiuoiis to Iho tnilli anil Hint ho may rcail tliB ri'» elation of CJotl in the

authority of tiio Go*[>cl. 'I'lie cxcelloiil Mr. I very worvU of the iii«pir«<l wrtlcri, slill, Ihia

dcrn invention ilc!vi»cil in llio c^itrfiiiiity nr; linoth has jiiitly roniarlo'ij. tlmt ••lew nii'i-I rirciunslance dors nut tniir ;Mvay from the

the cniio to iipiiohl a siiiktni; cause, lint it I takes in'riicology havr so ct tcnsivu or [xm--| iin pen iifc lu'censiiy oi tliiii nit rii, I ili< iplnio

fuiU, and infant baptibiii f:iiU u itli it. niciuiis un iolliicncu up. n i: i- ('liur< l>. uiut .so vital ti> lUc til tli< df

Vou have noH , plainlj and fully seen | worship of the New 'I'l iil, in those (;oil. an.il vo i xtciinvi'ly ;i' <|iiir('il in tliC kunly

that no viiililr Chiin h cMstcil before llie , wliiuh loiiil to eonfouiul llic I lit (••lian I'huri'li. J dI lnn!•||:l(;(• , Siniil ir nb . in uIumis, » milil Ins

ctiiiiiiij; oft'hrist, and that oonseipieotly A bra- ' with the Jewish syiiapnpiii .' i :ii)|>rc|in Air in ulul ion !• • iriu«l ip( ihc uris and

Ii3iii ami his seed neur were eoiistlliitrd a' ^ siirtin ». Iiillili U iIk^i' ,uh anl .ijjcs

true i i.iA/f ( hvirh ..f i;od, in the (;..i.p. i MlMi^'ri'.UI \l, I M l'K»»V I".M I! \ I . I aii.l Ib.il > 1.ma i-i n n,. i,li .m ui, n.,. , ,„-,'

sen-e i.l' that l•\pr^n lou. I'liat the suppind I ii our last pa per we hta U ill lie siil'jf I. i lul nl < I, ri-l •• .1 ( i ^ ,1111 ' • l> ml il (rt'ii 1 hi ir

idiiitily Im twieii llio.leiv ish Church, o lh<i/ otTer* .1 4i'veral rea«on>. wl.i > iir uiiiiisl r 1 ihii-.! ill..iU». 1 1 i imisi i.r 1, ilnrh iunn-il.

eiuV 1/. before Cbri'l, and Ihi-^'llrl^tian <'liiireli tm iinpnn od. <• h ill n. >» .!• i.iiri, ur rc.i.lirs Willi.ul iiilclh rliiiil ( iilinn , ll,c mihIivii.

aflfi Clirisl, all a l'ii»di>l..»|'lifl I. lliwi, ;\li. HilliMune adil 11 loiial i'OHMIIi ralimis I'li llir pliiic 1 n iml i.| 11,,: 11111.1 i i- m .m li.»i i>iil,r

surd in theory , ami HUM bie wills 111 prai lire, lauie |i;irl c.i ||,imi!JJ( 1 1. :ii;i/is vC niiilr! icii^, 1 luj- Will, 1.mi h iMi-

The iiil'erenre I hat b.i|ii ism «. imih> 111 (lie pi j>'f ! 1 nN'rliinalrly , 111 11 1. w.'^ir rii I iinl, mil- , ci.ci j; n !.. <• l,,||,.ni ii.,. 1 i,., m ,,1 iii....- ' 1 ,1

of cireiiiiieision. vou ha\ c uUu •.( > 11, re* ull- del 11 y, 111 lis v.irioub furiii'i .ml .1 n •r-.H ici ul pcm r ri'iil m, iinl, niilil •m 11 irll- . 1 ii.i'»! 11 n:; 1 li

in^ In cuniniiin sense. l!ueli ul llio three i j ra< lor. pri ».iiU to no iiu cjiihi loriil lc i» t \I.,1111 < il,ami » r liill ( , i I r 11. .111 I,,

propositions It eontraduliil bv Clinst, In lh«' tml. lii-iLimdin rwr\ i;r.ulc il 1,1 ulv

.•Vpohllcs, by reason, aiul eoudt nwK'tl bv tbe ar'Miml t.iit il i.-* Ivrini.. i it- maiiily .iiiU'ii '"

n hole Iciior of llif II oi.l of (toil, iu no ili. llio lenrnnl and inlluoni ul. I'ur i<'mi>lr\

Vint rceord prciiou* In Iht* i-omu.j; ..I" I 'hri'.l iniiil bo iinprovnl, if i* • \p« i l, i.i •Irsirc

there a senltnco Uvitid^ hiLkiI Unili-'" -tuifrisnrtly lo re p'I • lir 1 1 - ..1 i l,c e r riTs 1.1 (»,,• ;,i| wrs.i n . \,.i..tih,|.

So far, thercfori\ our <"<»iirlosji,>n slaiidn (irin, trneiiiKM ot our lioly relt; U"ii. T • iKr ll.i' Mia*'* ijiie llic f.tiriiiii'i. ul i«'Iif»i,iii .1(1 .I'lviiiit^.f. , f

and iinsliaken, that /•iliivtrt and 11 • 11 of .>iir Uaptnl ininislrrs in I rimt^^ii. uii.'l uh m |l,r supen ,r 1 nrnr 1.1 nnml iv |,i, nun .

IH r \ I, i-il, ainI II (

^ •'(•s . ,[l V llll | I ,

till .'II 11 I'oac |ii«i,iii,, « I

lirr "111 !i fircii ii«i.im ,

111 lUc, . r I.'HI 1 an 11 .

rrriTs 1.1 ilic ;,i| v crs.iri.

lull piMsIr I'

ai ,1 I'll r.illv .Ir

" I U r-'H 11 1 III I .. Il 1 I

I . 1 I .1

I >

ul M"

II «

il.i.-

only are, by tlieiiordof ttod, lawhilly euli- what run they do w ilh a lenrnril mfnli 1' \nil piru. t,,ii lU,, m jn 1 anli lr-

tled to rcccive ihc i i-dinanc<* of bapliMii ii'. ivuli our present ad\ .'i.l.i^i "I IV e all .1r.m 11 pain'i* 1 f 1 \ p 1 i i , *!, ;i n I in .1 m m* r ) tn ( " 11 0

Wo must add, in concliisicn, a reiiiarL ex- here, bow idiich less could ivc l.ope In tilcnre ibe min.^li.T ciuiil ii;trll.' in.il 1 nliiire, ainI in

pressive of our regret, Ibat ihr friends of in- learned papisis, with wboni. 110 don' t, a few a st\Ic cipiulli appr >pM.i(, . an.l |>|i-.i,mir. (.o

faiit baptism should ever have venliireil their year* 11 ill brinp us into civ, Ik i ivill fillmi aihir-uy 1 l.riMn;li..iii i^riii'ild

cause for supporl on a foiindalicn ko d« lii»ive Human leariiinp, lboi!'.rl', irr ^Uti'd m u ilb hiai al m m ^ii p 1,1 i.i, pru'Tin. pros

I'lir It.1. far iVtiiii bciti.r ' I' lU- Il MifrK ipnt fur bini mli, rr«isl||.,!i ii-mir in all liH ,li i 1

a miniMer, I" lu-vertln l-.v i f ureal iinpurl-

incr t'l enalde liini to tn.ilu inl' prnufn'' l.i-.

I .III* I.M S a rr t'miri.l

1.1 iMi.;,. ,111.1

nll:,>. Il.r

US this, BO franj^ht 11 lib every 01 il. .Not only

his the sacrainent of l>apl isin mlfercd profana-

tion iu consequence of this error, but an in-

jury has been inllitlf.l on Ibe wl.oir relif;i.>n

of .lesiis tjliri'l 11 I. rroni Ibe iiilliieiicf |

iMIiiislry. lis |irinrip.il

111 II.<• r.irl Ih.r. Il (. ni

1.11. ;:-.al!ic;:!,ilic-», i.;i rxamp'i

le.|.;i> iif men, nr lIun.."

piir-iir this lir .lu ll r • -111

tiipnly II irs.iml llioii

1 " ivdiild mil liavo piiiiic

. N II- nil liiiiiiv-

iilii a ..ji'iil

I . ri 1. rlii-i.'ii. r. r

1 I !'i ml.. Il.r 11 iirlil.

1! |lie slijr!,l(.,|

• 'ii 1 i.r pur.ml.

s.ii I 'liii li d. Ilii' arr

M.I.IK

p.dil1

I 1. r

these Jndaisiiig principles. Ibat ('hrisliiii «iren(rlliens 1 nr rea-

teacbers ha»e I'rr.iiin' I'liiiliH's II ilh ri>! i-s.

initres, and other ii.siijiiia ul c irlbl) piiiic

and grandeur. These self cunsliliiicil ili^ni-

tarics have creali'd iheir pric-t", « Im in Ihi 11

turn have assumed autbnrilv. baie madi' .md

unmade king! , di lracU-<d nalions. ii a;;rdiv,ir litiiiivli d;;i: ol.ariv of (

to carry forward their anibiimn. and pr.ipa- by viI.k IiIic n.inld be

gate tlioir faith; anil If a pi'jiis follower of 'he inatliemalics, therefore. nsrU {'.irfrnin

Christ dare whisper doubts and ir j. etions, he 'I- The stndeiil by ihp a.liinrai.li' ,!i.. iplinr ,.r» 1 1 i, ,11 .' , . . . . r . 1 1 . • r;.. I 1,. y H III e\rr< i.c a < onlnl. n.c in I In

becamo a herctiral.miscreant, u.ul like an- ot Ins iiiiml, lliii« olilaiiir-.l, n m 1 (mly Inoirl.i ' i,,^,,!,.^ ,, other Samuel, they hc»ved \saR to pieces be- to think, and reas.m, . :i a„y mainr » ill'j ll.cir mhimU, all l,is'.!,lllr;.n!,,,VT , V/r '

fore the Lord. It is from the same polluted which he may become neipiamled. I.nl l„ iW , „nd fori a , i-nl, •• pi i.,'r |a,,ri-"

iiotircc that wo have the his thon-hls lo the subject, ll.i.infrl. a lung ,,„.|, , „ „ , , , | , „ ,,rrmiscs. a,,,! I-"

2;iliiii If liM reasoiiinirs. " i l l , iviilinin u mi-

113 wiiiiliii^rs. ilrn.' 1.11:1 Irm., i-vrry si-iblrrfriso.

rxpoKf Il.r s..pl,,slri . I in, rrasimmfr, am! s|,,,,v

Ull- iriili. .1' liiiij liiim.pl.,11.1.

I" pl.i'-r .1 1, -Il I .111 r in.il ;:r, im,l

" ' • 01 I.. II. pill,ill- , ,iin...liiiii.

Iir mn-l Jn- man .•! -ip,... l,.,,„m.r. I.rl iii.,

" ' I I a '!i-i 1--1 .11 111! -Ill I I

1 riiin-iii, 1 I Ir-[ isl I1-..I i,i-ii,,i ,

'1 .1111 siiiiil.i I ,li p 1 r I iir lit I.' I l.r..|,,'n , '! •• rii:,irrrir;ili xi |<ii.mv i!,,,t „,,,, ,,,

an.I Ihc .,||,,i (• . iip.ii Mill rl V ;lli(i _

'i l II lial M III i|;f Ireliii^ nf 11 r .111-

' Ilir) arr no 1,11 -CI- ii.'.p.i r I i.i 1 iir.ir-

an I I. '

sriii.l.ir

rilr, ;

ilirni r

I rw. rin'V IV

and Uiihopsi the iiDCtiou of the (.'lergy, and ehain of arirunient, and tu Keep to-jrilirr ibi.

infant baptism. Hcnce, too, the Lord's Table | various parl« .>f the discussii n, until I, passes

has hccumo an altar; the Holy Lliichariit, a .'hrough it, and i.pplios the whnlc. so as lo pro-

•acrificc, and a thousand other corruptions; duce the conviction ho desires of ilij> n,;riira.

haro foimd their way into the very 8ancluiry,cy and truth of his propositions,

of tlio Must High." The constitution, and, Thodisciplineof the mind, womay alsosay

government, tho order and worship of the '« tlio principal advantage lo he gained by the

Gospel, have been degraded and corrupted, study of the languages. Il is certainly im-

to make tliein agrco with the .Mosaic econo-1 portaiit, that tho minister should understand

myj ill of wliioh are destructive to the benii-1 the original laiieuages of Ihp scripturcs, so.

raeiiloiis inlerposilioii, c|. so tli<; l.rnrl a(,'aiii»l

conviclioii. Did we suppose this fact »ould

be, for a moment, qiirstioned, we u-oul.| pro-

ceed to dcnioi.strate its correctness so as to

place it beyond doubt; liiit we are sure that

all who know any thing of hiimuii nature will

unhesitatingly ad:nil its triitli. Is il net in-

crcusingly evident from those considerations,

(hat Ihc defence of the caiisc of Christ, as well

•m aaa as the etncioncy of our own instruction in

spiritual things, reipiirei the improvement o'"

our ininiatry

much on ibit liead'bf Qur lubjeot,

might gi»e many other rouoni, for miaUtiK

rial iniproroment but time and (paoe oow (Ml

Are not these coosiJeratiuni, wbaa ma>

turoly weighed, tufficient to oouviaoe ut sli,

that it it a solemn duty wbioh the roioiitrr

and the church otre lo Almighty God, tbeoo*

to seek improvement and the other to sObrd

the means of its acoompliihmeDt. Neithar

thought, humble, and unpretending piety, niir

extensive knowledge of the word of God.—

Wo cannot, however, mistako the lesson

\nijtber reason for the improveuiont ufj which it tcaches—It points with unerring pre-

oiir ministry, is found in ttio necessity of de. cision to tho necessity of immediate and vi-

londing the trulh of me «ospc| against the gorous measures for tho improv<^epl of those

. ..rruption of faUe teachers, ,„t ovor us n. teachers of tho religion of

III Iheso latter days perilous times have C'briil.

• oiiir. :MuUiludr8, and especially in this vale I. .\ll ihe oilier denominations are giving

1.1 Ibo ratl.rr nf U ateri," have dep.Arted the utmost aitenlion to this subject, and shall | can longer neglect It, an'd bo 10^00001.'

- fri.m ibr la.lb All the heresies of former .r, J . , , , „., of events! I'resbyterians j We thall, in our next number (UeoToIento)

>ra,s, and ni,uiy unknown lo the an- ;.„,I i:p„copnlians, r...,uirc all who enter i resume this .uhjecl and answer some oftbo

.'rots. Iiave .roiidei! Ilicms.Ucs upon our ,|,„ir ministry lobe masters of classical lit-j most popular objections to ministerial im-

m.'u who maintain tbem, ..r.iliirr. \gaiust tlus pr.trrtice, we. in a for-

are priiprrly il.vulrd inio I n . . lasses-The „„,, p^prr, enteml oor objections. Hut

l. rmrr arc learned men. i.nconverte.- ibem- , MctliodiMs a-ul Ciiniberlands are now making

X lves, and, who, in various ways, loil pnn-, p„„ svslematic elTorts to raise the

-M-'illy by in,.laphysic.il arffument, ami dis- ..f inlellectual attainments In tlicir

tmclion-, .leslroy ih« viialit) »i'rcliKuui. ami | „„„,

make it a .lead loller," as to auv ellectii The apolhrgm of Dr. Franklin is not inap-

I 'li. 1 than a iiirrely moral one. which it pro- p|jc;,l,|,, h.'re:—" know ledge is power.'

.I i c s.in Ibo heart or life. To nK-.e! aiidovci- ,„;l„rncr exertrd hy difTerent individuals up-

iliroiv liu se ivily snblleties, and gilded so- <„, ,„e.etv, all olber lhio?s boinirs e<|Ual is

pnisirirs. piopapatfd under Ibe name of re- exlens.i r iu proportion to Ibcir diffe^ni Jo-

i,.M..n, iiiil liy ivhicbso many of the umvary Rie. s of mtelli^once. Look around you in

arr U.il rslray, our ministry must have their ,he ..•bor.he., and observe among tbe men

mm,is hishly disciplined, as well as tl.eir p.clv and devolHness, who minister

i.earu lill.;d with /.c.il and Ibe loveofliod

I provcments.

TIIK BAPTIST MONITOR. AND THE

BAPTIST.

Klder Wood, editor of the Western Moni-

tor, heretofore published in .MadUonfilU.

'I'ounaMoo, itas loniuvcdhis paper to JaokaoD-

Tlle I county, Alabama. The folloir-

ing it bit farewell address to bit tubtcribert,

and brethren of this Htato, dated ibe 11th of

.Vugust, 1*53.).

AI)DI{ES.S, TO OUK TCN.NUMUe aiBIICRIBKM.

Circumstances have worked to at to ioduo*

in b d7 tbiiiijs how iuuci; nii;;;: oxl^niivl'il ^ coDsid«^,) that it The laller class are Amnd principally a- the mlluence everled hy men of highly cuiti-' l! t ' ' t o JacWtontilU,

.. one Mio ignoraul aiul lanaticl. and ranging j i • '""I"" Alabama We feel tt .r iolu

Ibr,,11.11 all II,r ,M.,Je, of intellectual, aud , .„• feeble cap.iriiy, and limited improvcm..nl ! " T ' '

I.u.ialohli.uily.friin Ibe notorious father of ^^ pa-dobapiist denomi-, "I"' .

•Ihe IIVO seeds," .In vn to such v.cious and ,.artic J «" bel,e»e that our

.l.ssiiliile lagal.i.uiU a. .Ine Smilli.of .Mormon vantage of us. Place one

ijii iiiory. I 11 lirr.nl Ihe ciirreut <il curriip

! I n rill,matin? iV.uii Ihis friillfiil si.iirco, nor

iniiislry. 111 addltlmi to inlrlleclilal iiirmii,

I'l'lv I iippi.^t' I I.r SI (ipl ir 11 V I>r pi.iiM fr rV' iiir .1

.. ) .•\.iiiipl(>, anil hr ever iiidilslri.Jin l.i mi-

p I ri the U;ioivle.l(je 111 lliosf evangeln' il I nil lis,

II liicli III l!ic bands of I lie Spnil of (iud ,r liair^r

Il.r liiMi l, an I iirm.j il ml.i siilijerInm lo nn 1

I. r.i .lpsiis('litl«l. W ell may w> iiuiv repeat.

III ilie ears nf 001 m'.iisiry . tbe mjimrtiiin ol'

111 - siK r,'I ivnril—' lie y.. in-o as serpi nu.

ami harnili ss as im rs. '

• I b.. diVI-iuliti, and tliss.'iil inns in aiir on n

i liiirchos, il I.S iilivioiis, never can be over-

c i.iiir, nitlioiil an improvenieiit III our minis.

Il I .

How far tr.. ive, us a

II, il "iinily of the failb," so nlfectionalely,

an.I fre.piently urged upon his followers by

.i!ir Lord Irsiis IJhris! himself. Ilelivecn our

inutive in moving doet not exprett iograti-

tiido to them, nor proceed from any abatamaot

of good feeling towards them.

Wo love our Tennessee brethren, and feel

o f I h r i r I r i i l y p i n i i s , , . ) m | h i j h l y c i i l t i v a l e d m m .

islrr-. I l l t h e n r i g h l i D r b o o i l i r i l l i o n e o f o u r

o r . l i i K i r i m i i i i s t i T s , a n . I b o w c r e a t w i l l h e h i » , , , . . under obligations to our patront in treoeral:

..,..a.,lap«: Ml those n.,1 absolutely driven , . . . • ... , , 1. , , . , , , . r . . 1 I. but there IS no positive local neoeMity for hy II,.. Inrre of Iriilh, lo the Baptist Church . „ . „ ,, . ,

' our stay. Brother Ilowal ofNaibvilIe, ia u i l l ' I-, I t i j i i c e , r e m o v e d b e y o n d t h e c i r c l e

I . f 1 1 - i i i i i i i e n e e b y t h e s u p . n o r a t t r a c t i o n s o f

t i l . ' p p I I ' l a p l i s i p r e a c h i n g , a n d I f t h e y e v e r

r r ' i v i l l h e b e c a u s e , o n s o m e s i i b j e c l s ,

I h r y i ; ! . i - t a l l t h e l e i c b i i i ! , ' t h e y r e c e i v e , a n d

l u t r r I I I ' i r w a y a g a i n s t t i l l ! f . i r c e o f a m o s t

publishing a Baptist paper in tbit Htate, and

can ifcallcd on, subserve tbe denominational

I interest in Tenn. Alabama at thit time, it

I in need of a baptist rnodiuin through which

i tn preserve inter-communion in the denomU

... . 1 , 1 , , ' nation, and speak tu brethren ia the neirh* pnvril.il ciirr,Mil, by the unaided energy ofiil , . ' . ' ,„, . , , 7 .

I , ,. 1 . „ , ,, boring Mtatcs. Iho induceinentt preteated SI.l.-mii conviction ol dulv. Uaise the llanlist , , . >

.. ' I by our Alabama brethren, were iucb at to in*

lluence our clcction. We thall carry deep

graven in our hearts, the romembranoe of

i n i i i i s t r r , h o w e v e r , t o t b e s a m e i n t e l l c c t u u l

s ' a t i . l a r d w i t h h i s c u m p c t i l . i r , a n d h i s a d v a n -

d e i i j i n i n i l i > 1 f r i n i p i e d o b a p t i s t i i c i g h -' ' ' ' ' b u r , i n I b e s a m e p r o p o r t i o n a s h e h a s m o r e o f

I h e I r i i l l i , a n d s i m p l i c i t y o f t h e U o s p e l o f . l e -

siis <'lirisl. If, therefore, our church would

avail herself oftho advantages, which of right u i V n / . a u l i n o i i u - . » i i . a n d i ( / f r , i - a r m i n i a n r a n k s , , , , , t . . 1 1 1 . bcloiij;s to her, she must seek them tn the im-l i o i v n u m e r o u s a r e t h e g r a . l e s a n d c o m i i l e x i o n H

f , . . . , . . , proveiiienl of her ministers, of lailh, existing Hinong us! W hat urn can be , .

imagined which is not taught hy .omo one or'

another of those ministers who call . j , , , , . ' must keep paco with that im-

selves To whatever else this state , " of thing, may ho attribute.!, U evidently ran- ! consoquently .n tho same l i n t b e n e t d o w n t o I b e a c c o u n t u f p r o f o u n l r » < t . . . " u r u » e r u l n c „ . t e m p t e d l o . a y ^ ^

former pleasurable asiooiationi with many of

our Tenncstec brethren. But wa have aU

.w tys been a nreatiiro orcircumstanoei and

tho propelling force of those ciroumttanooa

directs our courxo to Alabama.

"'Tennbssco potsottcs many endearing oon*

sidoratioDt. It cootaint tbo gravet ofparanta,

children and friendt. Here haro we reiidad

from childhood; and here hare been oonoan*

trnted all our local intereits.

Dear land of childhood and riper yeiM

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152 T H K B A P T I S T .

f r i .mI , i „„„o t .u . r l a , . , l . (io.l .,f.u,r I m l o ( I IH \ O'" T^^r of 87 mc-mhcr.. The uumbor com-

. .nr lo i l UovoruM.l „ „ ,!,„ ...„..lan ..f „ . 1 „ . \ i ''"'l >o .lom.-.Uc n.U.

r e t . n . . , „ . , . . U n . c e . about A Nmuluy Sib., . . ! It- , , l.itr Uf i i III ,it t I. . . / I » •

U I) .lo oari.i-Hly atli ti„. c oiiliiii.iiin t:..( .....

Timu.cssco mibM ribcDi, pjnHmhirl) In ||,I cli)«e of tbo incsont v.iliiii.r. Ibiil we n..,t r,<.

deem Ibn ,,lt..lp:.i « „ l.av.. eivon, i,i u. . „u,.

.lain Ibcii- »vi»bf, by „„ . , ,)„.,r 1,..„.!,.

"OHIO original ,.r ...l iK.nal ..laltcr i .h ir l , t|„. , „ „ ,, . prosstirc of biisiiu'M ban bcrLM.iliii,. ,,r,.»,,.(..,1 ^ ' ' i i n it.,,,;;,. ri,,. 'aii.ily, in .1 ai,..ary . r, ,.,„ \„r|-.,IU, V „Tr,

o.ir doiiiK. If, b.nv„v,.r, ,t tbe.r « „ b I . I ' l ' ' ' " ' T f " " v '.la. . . . . c u b u b I,.,,.. U li.., b . , . „ „ „ . '

. I .Monl inur , IH t b c .K . s n . f , i„ ' " l . . . ^ r li.> pn-a, br , t«u-e Sal.b^i l , , „

,bo ' ' " t u fO . : t . , b c , , „ . , I . , , , , , , , , , , , , ' i . Ha . . . „, .l.'.'l.l > . . . l . - . r -1 , i , „ K r . . e , u a „ . | 1.-.., „ , , „

•ameir i t l . . l , „ a . . . . M i n t . . I - l b t M r , , . b s r r . , : . t . , ; u„.l an.. , , . ! , pra , . . . an.I ...Imt .. . . . .n..,^, . I n o .

tothatt i t i ie; o lbrni is t ' wo sball a(C.jiinl Ibpiii , ' " ' " ' "5 ' " ' < ' | " ' - ' i i '•>''nmcs ili.r.nir llio u .•. k " Tii a»i>t>( i.iii, ii.il i , j r I 1,,

' 7 " ' ! ' .CM.,.xty a,..I m>»,.,Mv „b.-lars. i ,

; by ,bo .b.Mxb un.r<-,.np,

; ' " " " " ' "" f " " , Male a...l It.b)., ( lass. .;.,mlucH>a b ,

'' • ' I . - . . a l l l.m.ulo.lr.- . i f , be ».,r.l ..((;..,I. ( b.r b.-b.vr.l

• r : . l , Tl,. , IM

pl. M I I ,|„r.„ir ,|„. U. . U.- Tl,,., , ,„„|,„|,,

ap ,i....r r .por . by ."bsrn • ,,

I- '"j.ia. .li.ii-, , , I " " ' " " " ' " • " • " f f u v a v,a.,t ..f U,al r. al

•«».! M.sba t . i t l , o p r . . s p . r „ v , l ,l„.

' ' ' --caM,,, ,ur .banUfMl,,,.,. ,o

us coi.tiMiiing.

^^c know our rcinotal rami. , , prcji.,lico a. "

ny subscriber out ..f l'ciin<.i,«eo. Thrrc >n|| ' " ' " I ' ' " " " W . ,

ncccs.arily be an intor-rrifn.im .,( a low ^ w . .. ^rrat rci . . , , , i . r . l , . "

wccU, •„ .bo p , . b l . ca , . on .- . . y . . . l l o a v . . . . : ' , , ^ ^ ;

— - c ; : ; . : : ' . -

r r r ' ; r e b b , . ,

. , : - -

>vas iii.aiMiii.'ii".. 11 r |„,|, .

mm . .'I I |,,i <1

'1" .•..mpans..!, ..ftb-.M. M.iM.bt-rs K.al ibis . lu.r.-l.

li. .iri),, .h(ii.n.>li(.,| I I JiiMiiir I ' l . i r

' "'wnb. r I, 7 1. (K n. i , . I.„r. I, r i . l .

' ' tl"^ I ' / ^ o r In i„ ,, .. ^ - ..pp...nl..,l .1.11.. . .r,|„...I , . , , . ,„. , e . , — •

V inc.

W e regret, on icvoral accounts, to p an

with brother Wood . (Jroat de»li(,.tion pr,-

v«ils in many portionii of uiir Sia i i ' . To tbi>

fact, the mass of the < b.in.b is in.iilii.n n, .—

t)oly a few of our ministers leel the n.-.-osMiy

of effort; and TenncMce can but ill all...d tu

loio any of that nnn.ber Uesidcs i b i s we

had but one weekly llapi,St paper in the Male.

This paper oH ne.l and edited by bn. lher r •

Wood . His removal to Alabama. » uh | ,„ ; 'O '^" 'o tl.is

paper, deprive* us i,fil,a I anxilliarv \\ n ' ' ' ' ' i u-. m^.- i n.,

Have only . I . . . ;,:;.; - > n , . .

fifteen himdred^t^scr ibers. and nearly bair — > • Suu.n i . . . I , . , „ . S a l . , . . , r ' " "

and far between." Hut a very sn!al. par aUorna,... ' • recommend. . l . W... a . . „

.he infbrmat.on . h i c b it is . e n a b l e cl c m J - - l.^-^-n. a I . p . . , .„ T '' '

m u n k a t e to our, brethren, can roach . b o i r l o n . r, . ' ."PP"" - " ^ s a, u.np

.hem. W o en.,u.r . . he , I , o r the ! T m o . - r , . , h ' ; ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ,

doc . no tdemanu a in Tonne,- , — c i ^ t i , . : , . ;.apu..., l IV. a.„l re,-..., , • , " " •CO. Th i , u n .ronr brethren !odeei. ie. a M n . U . - a . . ! . . . . . V n ^ l " ^ ^

w i l lmako number are t.i U,., tui , subject. • pait.cs an , U

A p u o i - o s i T f o x . : : : - r -^

I f . h e f n e n d . o f t h e c a , . . o , v i l l s e n d i , . M r . c T. Her . h o l e Iber n ' " "

. u b . c r i W . , , v o . i l l is.uo trom this Kbier .lobn l.oi.d is h . V s ' . . t ho r ; burden, , ai.,| so fuir,. ihe

City a ,reek.y paper, ,0 cominenco a , . oo„ a , b.it one s in . lo re:nark . t r ' l o u ' "

.hat nu inbcrof , . . t ro„ , i . recc.vod. W c r.- " W o are a. peace, . nd re 1 ec . 1 , ; " T i " " . " ' V

" • U.I parts

o f tho . tato, to take this subject under con-

i.dcral,on. and advise u . , „/

t l i e i r v . e w , a n d « i . k e , . The n . j . t i . , , of

courae. contuiuo to be published, iinles. ,vo

.hould find «preH,o. ! a very Kencral uish to m«rg ;o i t i n a treakly jonrnal.

- t i i v o F NAHi iv i i .Lc .-Tbecburcb in tl. i ,

city report; baptized 'J'J; rece.ve.l by leuer

7 7 •••-''^.""••l II; tnnkini; an incrcnso of .H . . " " Ul'iniNscd by letter (I; «>v, li.d.

deit i l i i io ..f a Pastor, und ne.lrly so of the

i ta teJ mean* of jrracc. Tho Associul ion, as

x o ' a i d ill ih.i I'CKinniiig of this nrt icio, a p .

i dead p lii.tiM f.iur ii.isMonnriei (o yi j i l Ih isehi irr j .

T H E B A P T I S T .

p a c l i o n c c a m o n t l i f o r t h i o i . roomht, • u a i l o f ' H t i o o dur ing llttt ywr- W h o U n u u b s r in»i»Vt™ i

occupy tb« »fli«l« yo . r ill, tt monthly w r . I i - np fW

imm. They r emark~" 'V ' l »ro much grat i . S, Ku-l l tTMW,—Thi i r Ut ter obtar*e*--

lied with the adrice .if thi ii.ctoting beUl witU •>»»« comnieri jd tb« rvpurt and advio*

us. and are Mrilliiifr to ir- it out so far at w j j «>f c a l M mcc t i n f in March iMt. at He-

w n «ble. ' i tbrtda, uihl cauntit approbate them. W o be.

ft. t U K i u i i.'h ("KKKfc.-' rt'o have n u i "

they rem.irk ill tbeir leti tr, "bad much jo-j provide.l

If»theruig: (his year. l)ut, I ' i nak l Jod , wc are " aoroi\»toR to the Divine n i l e . "

in peace nmonR .)ur»elvcs " They have r«<- ' ' no other adJitux. .—

reived b* letter 1. und e.tored 'J; initkiuK '" ' 'ef dismissed by letter mc ludcd I ,

tbe ir lo ta l addUion ."i, «tid I is dead, makinp a dimimi l ion of 10; their

ibeir np,t «diliti.>n U I'b ir total numSei i» 1 " ' e year is 9. Their

I'T. They add — " U e ba« a Jopted the reso- ^"hole number ! \V. F.lde- Xorrel l , a ineni-

l. i i .on. i " «de« t Hetlips.la. ml resolved in fu- Kiver \ssociation. Pastor,

ture to (five our aid in «.i| p.irting tlio mion- ' H o . k — A t thu cburrb 110 changes

ler n 1,0 lat>.ir.» f.ir in 111 w. nl and doc tn no " ! r e p o r t e d , 00 addition or diininut ions

Cl.l. r r |-'u.,u;, 1, ||„, „r

• I M. t 'K . i in »l KKKii.— b. tch i i rc l . tevort .

Their wbol^ nmnber is 'JtV Tbey (jive no in-

furmation o| tin- state of retifrion kuu>:ik them,

•AM,.,pi„,ed. • J ie . e „ e d b , l . t i e r , and I re any thii.g in relation („ the ••n\»r,» i»«ir niahiRjr <«- |.ro«<.i. i i , . f j,)gpel

,0 the destiiiite. Ttrt>v i,ay_-'\Ve still enjoy • I'ire.l. .naliniji; an hfrifietat. of L'.">. Tboy

t...»t> di»ini«<.,l bv Ifll.-i ei'.'liidi-.l 3, and 4

•u.- >l«ad. .Iiiiuni»l.iii|; tbi' 1 iiubcr l,», and

li . iniii; .1 l ieu increaie . I |,"i menil i r * .—

Tbc.' wtiolr niiinber n '^i?. '"be) say«r' \\ e

ba-.<> c.Hindered (be ud( i c ,iv mi l>y tbeitiret-

iig u, Hetbe^ida, March ,b. " i|h. IStCi. \\>

tn.s, we an- ana!\«> ,.i t sc. te of our iliity an

Ib.ise siibircl*. \\ •< 2ie n i.h to aid In .in-

seinliiiiliii.; the (..I»prl in I !»litiile pU(-«.« m

iMir on 11 cmiiii-y a. id«ei i ' l I I ) lori ipi.. land*

Kbrn c-alli'd iip.ni. W e 1<>: v.. Ibi- ae-.io);, or

not acliinf In ll.cso tiling ., ioi>i^\er, a

. btin-li. Ic I I I . ' i ln i rction m i n rv lirntl.rr ..m,

HHI.M rb l .T IV I'mjii,! i, l„. r.i.1,.1 ,1 t|,„

• liiin-li. i

(n ace a, hotui'

HV M \ < > > . — t h e •.!»,.- of rt ligion ninontr

tbe-ji, ai (b)t cb.i.-1-b. still In r fU l ion , 0 the

iietbrsda mcetio); ibey repori, verbatltn, the

words o» ibr li fter fr. r.i /VuimVfUf .No.

rbr> ba»e t>4|':ijirii 11. tu.i recui»e.l I by

tet'er; lu^tkiag tb« ir in. n IJ , lliey have

di»ttii»»i>il !• r J. I«>.i\nijj 1, nelt increase

..f 11'. i'K. - t.ol, uii.ii'.c.- n rC). ICldor

Il r ir I'uvl I

11. tlK«i>'i\ . Oi:m.--\\ (• i:il. rruiii (lie

s u t u t i r . ..I 1' . I ' l i i r , ! , . II,.,. .1 IH in prutpcr-

mn . irt iiii.s!ji,, V I ,-,.1 , fiHiiii a >le»ir'j

to j»i.i.l lii.. ill. I t I. „ ... . i-.l inmiini is , ibc

I<-!U-| I. e\«-i-e.jiin:U I Pllder Presley

f t r

lu iki$, u W9U u o»« i7 uUiar n w p M t .

oppoMd to Convtn t ion t , hut Mr* atMiaiH «o

tee Iho Church of Cb r i i l f o (brWMTi I 4 Um

diieharxa of all th« «iul(44 • i ^ o i i i v l lit • ! «

word o f f Jod . " Th« Pat lor of t b h i*'t«r«h b

Dr. Wat ton , h member of ib« lM(t>UriMdMI

Aitoci i i t iun.

13. Dii«.KK e CKBU.—Ther rrpoK2lsi*|f

t i l ed , and 1 rottoreJ .a i id 1 dew) learintf 4

at iheir nett ioere^jsr^^ iiU!iib«r M

They *»y iio«Lio|c f t any t»th<»r l ub j eU , « . t M p ;

thai they - unjoy t*«*ce ««»<• h a r m o t f . " E l ^

lisha V*:i»ai j , hcl iove.tt t b v i r P n a u r

H . .Min4;« i !k ;K—This church rensarlu—

" W o an. staying; with the saae »tuflr-,l« ba t *

bad ID posseiaion 'iiirty-eight } e a n aad *»•

aro thankful thai h o unjoy peaceab-.i*potaet.

sioii. Tbc c i i i uc i l tit I)eth«»da toll-u* t« go

to work. H ' c .trnnots at it, and h'->t bft«a

for iomc l i in i : ." Hidet W{iit»i*t i t U«air

i'aiitor. They havo rtceived b | haptiam JW;

by lutlertt. aud rertored ^t; laakti g aa a fg i«<

gait! increase of 4(1; they iiato di i ic i t ted 9 ,

and «.» are dead, loiivii.g a netl ii icrea jattf the

church of '.a mtitiberv IKM) « h u l « <.i<mb«r.'

15. Wmt Hr*Tio.N ReorWisd i « i »

this church hy baptism l>, and by 'ittts^jl ' i ,

mak ing 10 iocreasn, duinikseu, frtim her, by

letter r», and H ^re dead, makir.g; S, 4Bd

inir a neit incrt;ase of i! mcuil»er». \V|«i«

unnibcr 05. O n matters of pubUt^ (.QiKMr-i

tbey o l j t p rve—"Wo have badiinder i-.idart.

tion tbc procredinfj» of the Hetbosda b^D^ting,

and Uopn »»e have,as a church, (ttumiu: d them

>iitb an eye sinfjli. 10 tbo j{b>r^ o f tJod. W o

have duc'.ded tbu! <»«• ru.tliot iccc ivf iht^n a I ' l l in li)i:i . 1. — In ree»rJ '.) I .0 .late ol re- I , m-hi . r I , , . . . ,.,

T b e c h u r c . i e . « r o b y . h e r e . . u . i . . „ .

• 'We ba,.. a pl. iMnff pro , i t [...lore n». ami , „ , -,

hope the l.or.l . . ab„„l l,i be jin a .. .,rk ol | evc l .M . J , ... . , , I, .ng a n e t t t d d l '

Kraee ber,'. W e b..ve take > „ , de r conM.lr r- n , . . I i.e.i .,b..!o number is

i . . l ion Hie rep . r , of the - .Ml a ih^e adopted in - U , • » . , ) , , . ' u 1 inv-r, in

March las,, nt l le lbeUa, ai, I I,ape ibo l , . .r j ^ ,.r. ibat bre-

: t ; i rcu\di I ,!).! I i na rd Paj ,r a re u kiirriii); us op lo a i.i!ii..e 1 I tbe .l.ily orsup-

por l i i .Rour PaMi.r. ami 1 . poor sauit*. no . „ , ,„ . Ii.in be , . "

church III tbe r . i io i . tl ill ii> .. . ire .-.eadv lo

ti.e /, -n/V po..i, an i -e ...aUe it a point . .i<>

to eiv|uire I'or ^n..). us are in sir. iifhlene.l t;i."-

cum«t4iice». To aid i.i . i*keininaliii{j (be

(Jospel III destiliite pla.

I

I'J. I t iTi i i t i l l • - I ! IS . l-dr. b b.i» rer rn

IcUOi' 7; i.iauiM-^

i!iiTe»«e. t» bt i ti ,!i»ti,i»»«<d leai l i ,^

of ,bat mee ing, prrinitt> d lo devi'H ihcir oiva

rule of lu t ion , tvilhuui. rf^.ird i.u the fnuh (jfs

of their '.rethreii; and in this way ave dv rte*

believe i l . j I'ciiu.i ci.o t>t preserve-l. W e >c-

lie>'o every t l .nreb has a right to t.-anract liur

.ivvn liusineiis, but ilio l u i u n • ;a i i iut p r j .

si'rve l,iinle.«j we lognnl c.ic.'i othcr't f i e l i t i p .

T . io i.auii.,' w a i t •ovt'tber L>xce',it they tie

agrce.l. W o bi..[n.ve !!.<» inini^tcr.i thouU be

Hupp>ir)r.,l, iitK< tnii poor rolifevod, t ' l l Ore wa l l

f . ido it ./iin r iptur<lg.r .« i i J j . Tlw tcr iploret

make nil such tbin{;4 s free-irill oir«-r>i)%'of tl>«> 111-', increase of .'1 ineiuheiTi. Their «h.>l

.. . .pe, III . le . t i lu .e p l a . . , . ye vay. u.iy n .cy r e m a r k - . W e are p.M.plc. W « propose t h e r c f i i r r i ^ U . . .

.rcacbero t b e l n i t e d n a p t . a t b u r c b . call . practice the .hings recom- e repugn i;.t ,0 tbo : ec l i n , . of ; „ v W h r , *

UK on us./A., . , a n , y W , ivhcse , , Hethe. l , . nL-etin,. The , an .U iM^r churches, lo e i J p n b J i . .K-tlo. t h . "

v . , : / f ic . r . . ^a l . lbn ....tfood, „ . r re charged u i t h having^ .bree , ime. in each year, tome p.-,Mm .ha l l

or 11. other . o r d , . , , . . ! . ns t b , cl urch iv.ll ap- ^ ^ appointed, and p J c o d . t i g a a l e d t« r e c ^ iw

a

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THE BXPTIST. A. .

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w . .

p r c ac l i e r . " SVc Ui ink Kl i lcr J . T. 'romii l i i i]*

i* tl ir I ' a n l o ro f lliiii cimrcli-

111, SpKNtKB's L i c k . — " W c i luriU ( i n . l , "

' thev ub»ervi ' lu l ln ir l o l l o r , " ( I m l » i ' i-nju)

prace it^tiong ottisiUi-s. \\ i' tti'sirc (h

pray l l ial llie gri'. i l Htuii < f On ( 'iiirr/i tiia\

fii . i l itr nt (o h r ep nii r i; a rinrti 1 * nii^jx'Mctl I r 'm

l l ir M i t I J , .in.l . I t l n c c ii« In j in i'>or\ il ,u. ; ;

C"iilr:ir\ lc>[ i i«u i l l . I ' l . l tTt U illi.iiii W K i I i

atii) N .tMj;)i!i .irc Hu r- < t ' i

cliiiroli. 'I'liey I '-'" ' 'i-'i|ii 1/1 cl'.'. lii-mi'-i .1 \

let lPr 11. ari'l I i* l.'.i.l I 'K i i i h um im i

ij i i i i inisli) il In . I n l i ne tl'i' M' ' I '

.Milii(l"V, a IIil 'iiil '.T . I Sil l i in . , .

I 'aBtur.

17. H i n t i i ; — I ' h i ' l< Uo r nl il.i> il..,r

tcrv t * — " U r e a l C M it i i i if 111 ll.l^ ,im«i i. m .

i i « . rt"«|>i'<:lin|r t l i o r i ' i>nr l .1 i i . i l t i ' i ( . . i ,

iiiortin^-. I l u t l ir mnl i ' i > I .ii.n 11 tr ' i . n

Hrli'B;n<i«. Mi.it :ill i- n v n i i i ii.il i , i .

>»Mli. nl llic , In in I.I s. 11 in- i.i i i-.i. i . ,

(In- n port i I t|,,ii int i i rn l lU'c » -v i. . i-. \ .

l-May l l i f Kil i l .t Ik ii- a i k , Ih.h «. r'i i r im,

i l iTHtnni l in^ i inil.l l i . np .ii l i . i , n

vr i i l i i i l l "111 111.I i i[>rt*i ' i ) lci l ill l l i i ' i — 1 1 '

"M i l l »«>piii|if II li,i« II,.I Iniil iliat rlli-i l . »

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.frssi rship by pawn i ; f'l.OOO

p i e o f t h e o t h e r S t a t e s , a n d h a v e b e r o w n 8 e -

i n i n a r y . W h y s h o u l d t h e W ^ a t e r n D i s t r i c t

b e c u t o i r , a n d l e f t l o g r a p p l e , alone, w i t h *

H a p t i s t c o l l e g e , s u r r o u n d e d e v e r y w b e r e b y

o t h e r H a p l i s t c o l l e g e s !

W e w o u l d r e s p e c t f u l l y s u g g e s t t h a t o u r d o

n o m i n a t i o n c u n , . i t l e a s t f o r t h e p r e s e n t . t o ,.r a pr •'r''*i r »h ip ' l y pawn i ; y no i i i i na i ion ui i i i , . . i is,-.,. r _

I n a I p t t p r I r o i n I ' I d e r I ' r a l l t o t h e K d i l o r . ! . . j d v a u t a g e , u s e t h e N a s h v i l l e U n i V e r s i -

d a t e d t h i V ' J n d \iis j i is t . I ' ^ I O , h e o b s e r v e s : — : T h i s r m v e r s i l y i s n o t s e c t a r i a n j w e c a D

• I s h a l l b e m u c h o b l i e e d I n y o u f o r p r i v i n g t o h a v e H a p i i s l s i n t h e F a c u l t y a n d o D t h e B o a r d

y o u r r e a d e r s a b i r d s eye v i ew , now and t h en , „ f I ' m , i p c s ; facilities are offered hero for

o f t h i s e s l a b l i . h i i i e n l . a n d o f t h e f a c i l i t i e s ^ p d u c a l i o n o f o u r y o u n g m e n a t a s l o i r

a l l ' o r d od t o s t u d e n t s f o r o b t a i n i n g a n e d u c a - i ^ a u a f f o r d i n n u y o f o u r o w n l o -

l i o n , e s p e c i a l l y t o y o u n g m e n d e s i r o u s o f be- , | i ( „ i i „ i , s ; a n d h e r o t o o , a r e o t h e r a d v a o t a i ^ -

i n g t r u l y u s e f u l i n t h e m i n i s t r y . I t w i " cs w h i c h i t w o u l d r e q u i r e m a n y y e a r * f o r U»

US g r e a t p l e a s u r e l o r e c e i v e y o u n g m e n f r o m j . . h u i n i n a n e w c o l l e g e — \ l a r g o a n d t n i -

' y o u r H t a f e , a n d i n d e e d f r o m a l l t h e W e s t e r n

S t a t e s , u n t i l a m p l e f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l b e p r o v i d -

i e d f o r t h e m a t h o m e . A n d t h e s o o n e r s i i c l

I T a b l e I ' a r i i l l y ; v e r y e x t e n s i v e I - i b r a i r y , a n d

u n . i l o s o p h i c a l A p a r a t i i s f o r t h e i l l u s t r a t i o i i

o f t h e l e c t u r e s o n t h e v a r i o u s s c i e n c e s . & 0 . , e<l lor t h e m a i no ine . »uu ».•<! icc i i i iv i i -

f a t i l i l i e s a r e p r o v i d e d I h e b e t t e r b o t h f o r t h e „ f ,1,0 , u o s l a m p l e c h a r a c t e r . S h o u l d w e f o r m

1 f . ' , . i l . n W p s I r r r n e i a l- . i j > . i „ | . ' . l . , . , « i i . , i i . S o e i e l v s o o n , i t w i l l c e r -S t a t e s s e p a r a t e l y , a n d f.^r t h e W e s t g e n e r a l

l y . I n e v e r y W e s t e r n . ^ t a l e t h e B a p t i s t s

o u g h t , a t t h i l l m o m e n t , t o b e t a k i n g w i s e a n d

v i g o r o u s m e a s u r e s t o r a i s e u p , b y d e g r e e s , a

l . i t e r a r y a n d T h e o l o g i c a l I n s t i t u t i o n . '

O u r r e a d e r s w i l l h e r e o b s e r v e , t h a t n o t -

w i t b s l a i i d i n g t h e a p a t h y w h i c h p r e v a i l s s o

g e n e r a l l y o n t h i s s u b j e c t i n T o n n e s s e c , w e

h a v e n o l e n t i r e l y n e g l e c t e d t l i o i n a t l c r . \

m o n t h o r t w o s i n c e , a n E d u c a l f o n H o c i e t y

w a s f o r m e d a t H r o w n s v i l l e , f o r t l i o W e s t e r n

D i s t r i c t , t h e c o n s t i t u t i o n o f w h i c h , t o g e t h e r

w i t h i t s p r o c e e d i n g s , w e r e p u b l i s h e d i n o u r

l a s t p a p e r . A l a r g e ftumber o f U a p l l s t i a r e

a H l a t o r . d u e a l i o n . S o c i e t y s o o n , i l w i l l c e r -

t a i n l y b e w o r t h w b i l o t o a p p o i n t a C o m m i t -

tee to confer w i t h the F acu l t y and Boa r d o f

T r i i t t e e * o f t h e N a s h v i l l e U o W e r s i l y , , t o as-

c e r t a i n u p o n w h a t t e r m s t h e y w i l l e d u c a t e

o n r y o u n g m i n i s t e r s , b e f o r e w e d o t c r m i a e

u p o n l l i o e r e c t i o n o f a s e p a r a t e S e m i n a r y , t

KLDEU PATHICK'S LETTER.

O n nnu tber p n g o ' w i l l be f ound a W t B r ^ ,

f rom E l i l o r W i l l i n m P . s l r i c k , i n r c l n t i o n

w h i c h w o Imvo a re inurk o r t w o l o ^

nn; l f in« cjunstioii to a n swe r . K r o l h e r P « »

i s e

rick thinks "The Hujitist" n ill do gi*u(go,Kl by convincing l/io people of liio uiucriptural churHClcrof missionary operations—V'orv well. U'o remark, i( our liiiili or pniciicc be mucriplvrnl, convince iis of n, j,ii(i p„i„t

THE BAPTIST.

"f onbrl. Ti,,, first roocuinond to each t'li.irch to sustain their nnuisiry individual, ly, i»i:<i to mis., funds unn.idly and send to 111" Ass.>,-,;,iion siil.joci to iho dispoHu! of the

plond not guilty„ndi.9kodfi,r proof; i( ^aj clinnKod as to sinto th„t " / adrJatal tlu

IJrineiplcs of /h,- U,rii„th,u of the ,Uty and to hurl thc fetlinir, of th, hrrlhrnt " I be uni>cr,t>lvrnl, convince ii<> of ,,ii,i p„i,„ Vssoriui. f.r il i r . A . ,,/ th, hrdhnn " I iher.

nhandononr errors. «nd go with yo,.. l-ors ' ; ^ I T "'r-M ...l.d ^ nimndon onr errors, und go with y,,ii. Mo profess to take the won) of Gml, tlio wIk.I,. w<mlofO.Kj, and nolhin;. I.ul llie word of G.Hj,(;.ro..r Ku.de. We intend to sUvk u, li... o/dfaith, there marked out, vvmI„..,I tro„ Idini; iMirselvc!! as to when'il m-... i i >

r „ - -r.ck and oil.or- . ' ^ ' "-"i .•H .rt. 'I't.o-v,. r ,

, , - .11 iar«o wnioh was n ,|,.,.t,.,l |„ ninl , l-rsH, ,,.„..ral„..l...o,l„.tthoy forbid any land n.vsolf were X l ^ , , ,

'"J •".dv or ...oty whatever for was a tr..,, „ , , o , ' " " '•"V ,.or,,.,s,.. Th.. .......nd. Fhwassee, did ., , , , ' """

"V-Tt „: ; '< - - 'n.lv ^"n.ni V . , , . , . , , . , - 1 . ,he./d.vl.ned T ""

•'V..Mn.,u,..v.,l.,udr.;il,.d.ho n- I-• I s-..,, .0 a.ui.l lh,.sr,M,v S„„ . ro.,.,0 our favour, mdalle.warUr.- .M,-l,,ol>,..r.,,orsua led to

,.„. , , , "iin,r I ai ""Piiiii ins Wit. a rick and others who arituo with hi.i. il,,. , i ,::::;;::;: -

therpajrool thi nmwvr • . , ' '-.w >,.,•!! tor some, i,, vhd.t f.-re w,,s „.. ,u,i,-h for others. «r ' — ' or iN

-

Sive inc cither proeeni, or examoh. I'.'.r / I , ' i'' - ".il-is, ,,, ' ' ... .ak,. I„.M „„ eating men for the minutryr

We reply, tlmt the ed.icat.o:, of ,„n,. <l>o rmnistry, is a practice which nevrr ex

<lnU sojno ,ltil,..;ir,r,V „.r, f ] K.r, Kniiii il; !jro:in f, l.-it ,n,|,T

""'en ncvrre\- TiioTeiiii.s.,,,- toivhu-l. I li,-I, -""iville, Ala.

HC i," f.nnt,, a,,,.... "l-on-e of l„s .„„oval. We have toll I. ? ""/"•"-'•""•'""/•mi'a-t/.r.r fhurrhes an I ,„„ , . ,a , . , l I l'"l'or and tho Herald for the last » ' aether a d.llerent thing, an! a matter volont inst.„„io„s, ar- ...„.„„, - ' """"Ih a. tracts. .,„r uei.l

j to the IJo.r,! of I 'Hla.|elph.a;nnd..rlho [.resent pastor, they -=.>v...nlhoir rocr.l.w,. ,„.w,r h .d fellowship "III. thos,. .ostitolioos ;.M,| ,.v. |,„|,.,| 'dh-nri:; 1., ii„. „|,| ,

^V.'arr ayan, I, ;: , ^ I '•''n.roi.tii. ali.i i. |!r W,, i i , , tever,. in.ils — , ' ' l-rr-ss. r„, I „

'""'I inns, of tlu. l,rothn.n hero will

oppo.sc -i-"" •••tm nf mini iirrn

» altogether a dillerent thins, an ! a matter u. which wo „Mo,.sh.,ocnffa«e „n,l must

.Mho education of „,. «ndy approved I,V the chnrehe.s,„,o„||od of "'•d tV >1.0 ministry, which we„dvoc-ale,and wo know of no portion of the church who .n>..s, ,iponthoO,«pel injunction that minis. •^c,vet.cm«,lvoswho||y,o,hewoH;who ".«snl from us in opinion

Sopiem!.or (Jth, 1 3 ',

"npi.st Convent mis in Ei*t T..,

volont iost.„„io„s, ar. .a,,.,,,. ,„ tt..s As,o,-.at,,:. All those M.i.i s have q«.ncd«ro„udKofas, |„,,.|y,in our church, n.ckovy f'ro«U) „,,,

''roui-ht their test of fellow.ship to hear H...ne fru.t 1. tludr .lorv. thuy i.avo excluded Hom«.„en.l.ers; „ay hovc, last Frid.iy, ,„o

"'-'rn first, under the charge tl.al wa lellowshipe,! th<, H.pti.,, 'I'o„nns4 ( >nvnr,t..,„. and reccivo l th.) hr.Mhren en ^•.?^linit,t.whichch:,r,?,|p|„;„| „ thi before n,y fellowship wa.s trie,I. ,ho churdi m-JvoJ to «nior auothor charge, and !() mako Ihf. record roid thu«:—« frllotethin

Conrminn, and

"ndur«edll.atitw..,„uaddil,n:. ,„ '

d(;hbourh'i(Ml, ""•>• "I I. Th is,, „„,u they

mii;hl say ex«.>fld.n-lv tr.M.hle ourctv with newspapers, an I admonitims I, ,,:,o I work-and 9-, we cimo under the eh u aeler of those >vl...H...,v .liscord. I will wr... ,o v,..i „s ooonasth,, Hiwassm. Associai, .,. ,„|j..„rMs. n.'d as sio„ ,ho Tennessee Assocrntion '.<ljnnrns..«ai..,»o that you can L'et th« pro-""•-'i.nssorh.th by th., nr«l dav of the con-v entmnat ,\ashvil|e, I oxpect io attend both Associations, a„d will write as soon «,s (hev clow., -l-hn ini sijnary brethren that have rodeon«of nm to the Viiginia line, have

hJileome very intercBtinK meetings, i.ndor their labour.s.and they say they aro general-Iv well recJived, »ith a few exceptions, and 'h.n ihtok the cause of eff.rt i>, fast gaining Kn.und. This from v iir unworthy Urother I" Christ II. K". IIOTCMKISS.

THB^'bapti&T.

llrolhor II„t„hkl„. ir ho plMifl,. can u.o th. "miti l, and circuhto it sa.ung hii friijod . Will o«l brothrea In Ka,i Tonaos.cf inke our |»ppr,>

riiK »\er.sr. I IMTi;i{ NO. III.

U. ,<- ,h„lllh V /„ ',,,., „. ,rA„„. A.ik III VI r hioril.''—/»,ii,/.

In >K llrioi iu;k IIou i i... lion ,)„, h.i.thn, „• .Irs,,."

•'I.Mvl »1„„„ O.ry !,«,.• i,„i |„.-.,nl' ll-rM.l,fr...al,„,,„„ , , h.-r, • .a.d 11,.. \p"»llr."l„r ,|„.,,. omlrr

cvrn nn,,,,, .arn, .vln r..!., tl,r, ,„„., "I-- l,ol,rw..t,

...Ill tl,r .s.,„.„rl„inso|f, "si,,,!! l,o,lHm„r.l.' ,,„„ i,.,,, ^ w.thout ,„.t .,nl>. ••aK.inst |,„ne

''"I-." I.al I,.,,,.,,,, pi'sitivf ilocl:ir;i!i..Mn .I,, i,„.

•I'lK-' i".t"ir, „| ,1„. \p„Ml,.,„„v..lo,uH u. tcndoi to ,i.t pro.,„n,-„ll, hcf.,ro u, an .m-p o , „ t , I , a t none oar. l„.|...vo .„ .)e,u, thr.sf without hearing «f h.m, un.l tl.at i,,.,... can bessrcl w.tl,o,.t U.liov.np inlnm: cm,,.. q'lPiilly tl.ee.,.,.).l,.on of i|,„ hoathrn .idepl,, rable bcjond dcscr.ptu).._u .tl,„„i (iod, ,v.ll.. 0"t hope, abandoned t.. U-altu-n darkno,, bo.,„.Rdo.vn lo.tu.-U. ;.nd k.o,,,., .vIo.-I, ran" oot.avo .l„.,„, M.„nl,|,n.r >.1 H.oy lu„„v n.,1

and oil.,natc.lv s.nli.nK -l."Vn into Iuor an.! dark do,pa,r._l\,„r I,..all,,...,' (;.,d l,c mtrc.lnl not,, .|,r,„. \\ „„„,„„ ,,„,

at l,an.l. s.-nd nun,-, ,,„,„ Ihcm. "Itow kI.uII IIm v lu ar » .l|„,„| pn-arl,. •ri .\nd lm.v v|,i.|| li.ey pr.-.,, o^ epl

Tl,i. „ ihe ;,,,,„„„t,nonl of l.oa/-"« King—•• read, all na.ion ; prea.h the t y l to over, rreatorc- Tl,„ .s the ....an-"l cliC;.,.! h.a,o.da.ned lor the.r salvation '^ Jciirns.o It please, (Jo.| l.y ,he

th,.m.hat he, iitie. '

d.ffor.n . " """y "" '""l. n 2 'f arc ffoing down tl.

ho extricated, c.ccpt wha - ff-rd! ( an we harden our heart, again,, "'• ' cne .and uRai.„t tl.c.r .ni,ery. and he--n>eeallon,t„,h..d.rceo„.c-.p,..n..e,' C-.r--ni, no cannot. ,,,.en wc re. gcpe

at,.etoo.ho,.Id „e .„ the.r predi-i-.N„ ' >...d never hoen ..reached ainiinp '

i -Vffn... '"'"I J-H, C h r , . I ,, r,""^"^''; >'•' l-c cpo!.

u,.o,ro, IV-, l,eeo„.ep.or

Blory a,.d their ..ood, -end the ,o all

, I Will now proceed to piire my rwuon. for |.ot bcl,e„ngihepremi.e. tenibla Vrhioh. , J«id down in the »bo*e excuse. ' • •

»eeau.o I c.onot .dmit for a moment ho c 1 , , , , , .hopre«i«,.„oe.. amy lead ,nc_,|..t ,bo blo.,ed SmWour h«

-'"--"ankind .n infmi.o evili„

" ni. no/, shall wand abovo the real •riini haa done all thing.

.r. -JIo tUt believe,h not .h.U be .•am,,ed; and'ho. ,hall U.cy believe i„ bim " " .om .hey have no, heard!' and how .ball .'"•y )e .avcd cxcep, ihey do believe?

, • '' " declaration, a. »n,. a..d preach .. to every creator.., ''oli.,e« .haU .eo th, s.n, a doe pra...ode j ' - " o n i . m ha. n„ tendencV o .veil ,.,,yn,pa.l,y „,,.,„ ' '»='•«'• "'cn holy, ^hicb is _ '

Jam I of i|,e gospel orChnM.' ^ll.e Apo„le,..,ori,., Ihe power of God •O'alvat.on to every o..o tha, believeth,"

l""v «l,all the heathen helievo lha, of .l.oy havonot heardf And how .hall

the power of (.'od unto then without '^l.t.|.eve.t! And,vhere.,anyother.aT.

J • li.erefore, ...ot.t inevitably li.ey that J -Jnol «ved by the s„.pel are not ,avcd at

^ l l . e ,cnp,u.c,of divi..o truth load ns to ^""R.lnnate, nnavoidahle concl.„i..n, with-r„ '"> «l.ich to build ""h".' Andean Chri.tcn.lom, ...d e.po.

, , ---n " ^ I uuiiiUO '"'•""•a 'vell ,.,,y,npa.l,y ,„ ,„c,n. .-an ,ve neglect the poor heathen!

IbU.vhyare we not,lo,„.r f„r ,],e,„, t.e a,ked. In an,„er to th.s ,„,,,„;,.

'vearo ,o „ek..o„ led e an apathv,' "Inch .vonid ar,.oe.he .va.,.o, ,l,e line,- fe. I-

of o„r nature, ,v,ih ,v|,„.|, „„ vmp,. ['"'•""' '•-"rfrl ,o,ren.r. or a M„.ie,e,.t 'lotfreo of ph.lan,l.r..py ,„,„ „

""I I .vlorh „,. ,, .. onndinRhras, „r a t.nkl.np ,v .„!,r.l i:,., .. fore»o.ne of rx. nso onrselrrs on ,.no , , "-ru a, uod; , Croond.t>„n,a„o„eener,c,.e etlor. .„ favor "" "'"Icr .be neccMity of bclic,-"f .l.r hea.hen, and ,o,ne on another. I '"'"""'n «ilbo«t the ffoapel .ro „ V'""" r.? ;"""" "" •' ••dence (Jo,I ,nll ,/,„.,„ - "'or "re.aved,,vh.lo there ,a much which

I "'"<-1. ha, heen .p.oted, and more mipbt Tb„ pro..nd. on ,H..el, o,any .ettlc ,lo„ n ... | .. .th U . ™ ' ' " " '"' ' ' 'r"" tcnf

relat.o.. ,„ ,he heathen, an., e.plenth are arato e , " " ...active in ,endi„p the ,o,pel .hen., '.s e.- , a""" ..r,rneor..Ue. „ the pre,n,.e, he tr.ie, I r „ -cry

'»ake then holy, ^hieh abundantly pro'J rn,.,.onarie, and others who hare travel-led among them.

I. »ec.iu»c.Sod.Hn and (iomorra were de-stroyed for their wickedncM, notwitbstahd-

.I'oy .night have cUi.ncd miration, per-a, ,n..eh propriety, in con.eqneDce

. e.r heathen.,,n and darkne«, of .i.ej.eathen nation, ,vhich now inhabit U.O

'>• We Unou. nothing about .alvatio^ ej! cop. .vhat .s revealed in the word of «od. I

tbertrneorlaUe. I, ,he premise, he trne 'I'at those who do no, hear the go.pel '»ve.l in eon,c,p.nnee of (he.r .gnnranee, men the conch.»ion is incvitahlo th.a II,o heu-<l.en who ,.ea.d the gospel, he.n- all .n Ike pr,-dica..,ent, are all ,ave,l r„ ,„<„„•, and therefore the prcaching of the gospel among thorn docs ti.e.n an intinite evil as all .ire not .avc.l hy the g,„-pe| .vhcre il i, preach-ed, bccau.c they ,|o ,.oi all helievo it: l,.,t

Cl.ri.t ha, directed the go,pe| to he preached to cveiy creature! therefore, the >le«cd .Saviour, who .Hed for -inner,, has

done mankind an inftnite „vil i„ .ending the (fo pel to be preached to them, by which when •fdightened, il they do no, believe they are lOfll. If - . . . *

-

>.onaryenort,,he, make the ward of Lud or none efi-eu, and render unneoe.aarr ever, "or ion and renounce many ..f ,ho mo,ire. -Inch are calculated to i,.duce n, ,o -preach '«"«gn.pel,.,c,ery creature,' which we are commanded to do.'l p

In viow of ihce rea.on, again,t the noij, tiou. 'that (;o,| ,vi|| not damn the hoatben .rho have never heard the go,pel, anj ^ . M «I..nntly have not believed,' I cannot Wtrt-' V f f 1 cnio my .elf from a donbt of tho tooability^ Ibepoiition being mlained eilLcr by o«|ie." rianc. rt.,on, or by the •crip,ur««f , • ruth, C0h,equently tho conolu.lQn i. per

r:

168 THE BAPTIST.

i n C i n c i n n a l i m J o n e in t l io o t h e r . T r a c t i

u r e c . l c e i n c d v » e l c o m « v U i t e r » , a n d t h e D i b l o

ik l i c l J 111 l i ig l i v e n e r a t i o n .

T l . c i n i . s i u a i r y c « u . . . , J u i n f s t i c a u d

f o r c . B t . , h i g h l y c . t e o i i . e d a n d i . r o m o t r d .

U r o t l i c r W m . V u o i i a n l o l d m c t h e c t h c r d ^ y

l l . a M u . i u l c i u l . - d lu h n n , M J ^ ' l l a r .

U,r f o r n g n it..^ »n. l I "

„ WoHlc-r. . W ^ ' U A

, „ , ; „ . | , | , a . m u i o m. f i l . t do h k . - w m r

l l „ s < o . .Vi . | .Unn w i l l . •o ini . ie i . . -o (• in.- ic .

n M i ..I- N . . » f m l . r r n i - U It

. n U o p u X ' J ' ' • • ' " ^ • " ' " K I l i i r U n i t .

1 t l . inU II ^lro^-uhl.. i h M 11 . . ' - .- l . r a

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and Ihe w h i r l p - d u r - w s m o r e r a p i d . " < ' o m e , , , , ) , ] „ . , , , , , . „ , , „ „ , , , | , , i . i „ ,

' « r k , " . s | i o u ! s I h c C a p t i i m , W n i l a s p e a k i n g - 1 I , . jp tmis ( „ | , re . i c ! i Ih i ' ( v . s p e l l . . l l i ' i w i i . i l e

iruiiip;! nt h i s i i i m l l h — " e i ' m e h . i . ' k ! " N ' l ! j o f l l i t i i l . I'liis i s m u i i i i.l p r i n . ipi . s i n i K —

there is mil m u c h d . i n a e r y e t ; w In n w e (iiul j T h e a m i mi,.^sion h o p i i s i s h . -n. ' n . . | :>i. ar l i i - . l

i t i i c c p s s a r y , w e ' l l t u r n m i r r o u r M ' . W e l l ! I , ( J n s p e l to mi i ; l i . i i i . l i e i l n i i l l i ui . nm i | „ \

m i l l i y il is l l iDUsht p r c j u r to i n a k . ' t h e lit

Icnij.t, A l i i s ! i h e w h i r l p o o l b u s b e c o m e lo.i

p a w o f f u l ! " B o y s , p l y y o u r n n r s . I l e n v e i i

«itv.e lb', w l i n l t^hall w a i l o f ' T h e w h i r l id too

"'niiij j f o r i l i i ' i r i inil ' . 'd ( i i t c e . O n , o n t h e y f j o .

the ircnuMidoiis r o a r ( j f o w i t t f ; l o u d e r n n d Ion-

m a r k s t h e i r r a p i d n | ' p r - M c h t o t h e do.

vnurin^ c t ' i i l r e ; t h o m i g h t y b i i s i n p r c f e n l l y

•pponr f , n n d d o w n | i ! i i .n ;e l ioiit nii<l m e n to

Ui l c rd i ' s l r i i c t io i i ! Y ' » m r o w n g o o d s o n s o w i l l

> i i i i b l h c i i p p l i c a t i o n . - . A m / r o u ' BroaJua.

l i n g e r c a n , f . ir t l i e y s l y t i n t l i i i lh i i i u s ' n i r -

r y ( i r e i i c l i e r s in l i t i s w m k , i :ni l lli i r p n a c i i -

e i s n e v e r h a d l i i i ih uium/^li lo c i i r r y i h c m

l i i r n u f j l i i l . T h e a n l i - m i K s i o i i Hjiirit p f e a i c-i

n.i l f J o i l , 1 ecnii ' -e. it l i . ' c s ti )l t h e wi iK l ie

i h - r i v e n o m o r e n o u r i s h m e n t t r o i n i l , t h a n a

il. a d iwinr c a n f r o m n l i M i i g t r e e .

T o .such tiri;;[itial p r i n c i p l e s the m a j o r i t y

o f t i l l s c h u r c h h a v e n e v e r b e e n u n i t c H l . —

' r i u y w i s h l o l e a v e I h e c o n s c i e n c e o f t h e i r

n i e i i i h e i > l o G o d , l o f a v o u r t h e m i ^ a i o n o r ,

a i i i i - m i s s i o r i s y s l c m s n « t h e y p l e a s e , t o d o

o r i i o l d o at p l e a s u r e . T h e y w e r e u n w i l l i n g

to p a r t w i t h i h e i r o l d p a s t o r , m e r e l y b e c a u s f .

h e h c l i c v e s t h e m i s s i o n a r y s v B t e m w i l l c a r .

r \ .ni l i h e w h o l e w o r k «)f O o d , w h e n h e w e l l

kti i w s thi l l t h e u n t i - n i i s s i o n s y s t e m , n e v t r

I p i " , in r r . ' cver w i l l .

. \ s f a r , s i r , a s I h i v e h e e n a b l e lo j u d g e

f r u t n ( l o s e o l i s e r v a l i m i , i/m ..Id m a n ' s c o l l -

a r ' i i imi w n h m i l , a i e r e p i i h l i c a n s l o a m a n .

\ l l i r ; i ! ! d u e l a h o r . rs ii. h a d , t h i s c h u r c h

III \ I'l l i . w i ' 111 c a l l |..r h e l p s .

I ' , i h . i , ' - t h e p i s ' i i r o f l l i i« clii ir< h w i l l I 'e

1 ' i . i I ' . ' w ni l s ' l u iii_' I 1 1 1 -Hce i l . o f i l i » , T r d in

r I III-. 1 I k h . ' 1. ll H' l ' e , llu' he l i o i e t h o

' I' -III 111 III Mie iu ' i i i i i l i l l i i e n i e e l i n u e f

1 . 1 -• i . io i i i l i .

It i i n v 1 e . i h a l i l . e i r r e a i l i i i ( ; o n l i b o s e

'1 i i ic in ! e r " , oii I x j m I ' s d a y , w i l l I o c i u i -

- ' l i d h\ s ' lne a h n i s h c l a u s e in d i s c i p l i n e ,

S ll a c i ' i . r s e w a s nut p i o v i o i i s l y c n n l e m p -

I,111'.I.—Fur f r o m i !—F.ir 'si) f u r im I k n e w

h ' l i i e ; : ! i r i r n s i i r c s w c r o i n t e n lc i l . W h e n o n o

' r III.I iiiiij r i t v prop'i . iOil l . ' i i ' i i i j i i m m e d i a t e

|ni»s. ' . ' s i i in o f I h " h o o k , rit l iors o f I h a l b . x l y

out ill" I' l ider i ie .as to f u e l i n g o p p i K c d i t , o b -

s e r v i n j : l lml t h e h o i k w o u l d l .e s a f e l y g i v e n ,

l ip a n y o i h c r l i m e , ' i ' l i r c o m p a n y , o n

. ' ' a t i i r i l a y , w a s l i i r f j e . ina. ' iy o f t h e m l t i : c w

t h a i m e n h a d c.vprc.-si ' t l it w i s h to j o i n t i i i n

h.ts c m i i n n n d c d . I( is e o n l m r y to u l i ns'^n. j ( ' [ . . i . c ! , , | , , „ ,Voni Hie c o n l e n l i o i ) i n i t , l i f t d

I s l . l l e e i i u s c ll h i L d c r s i h c i i f r o m . ' o i - f f h e r o . T h e v n a w t h e c o n ' c m p t

l l m t w o r k , in l l i e w n y i n w l i i c : . i l c m I e , , , , , ^ . e ( h u i c h in relW t o g i . ' o u p h e r

d o n e , - d l i s h u t s . : , e n o u , IV, m n h i r t ! . A d d to i l , i s i h o p e r e m p l o r v d e m o n d

l o f t h e me j i : M a. , t h e p a s t o r h a d c I o ^ h I h i .

' i i f t e r i i o o i i d i s c o u r s e . I V c i t h o r o f tl>c»o - m n n the righli of coiuciettect

T H E B A P T I S T .

l u d iho patieoM «o »tay in the hoiwe to henr

him, and Elder K i n ^ did not acccpl tho in-

vitxion to preoch. Thi« in theso two men

WBt wiUieswsl by a largo company, who

might have said, (had not these decisive

moasiUfn been inken) " This Church hns no

government, which would have made the

last evil worse than the first.

It is certainly true, thnl tho necessity for

auch proceeding by the Church, is much re-

gretted. O n e Church exchidcs n minority

I am , however, |wrHuadc<I that this it an Im

proper conclusion, forscveral rcawoniwhich

might be tendered, but 1 forbear nwnlionintf

thom at this timo. I fcvl confidcns that

something ought to Iw .lone in order to re-

store peace and unanimity to the RnptistH.

And what is it that should bo donet Every

one of us should forsake our errors, and iis

fur as possible for us to do, "cfntnnd for tlie

faith once delivcreil 1" the saints," which i f

grettea. « n e ^ n u r c „ , <he "efforts" nre do.nf:, the ..ant.K.fforts" are

f o r h o n o u r i n g the Ix^rd with . h e r sutetance. not doing! 8onjri>o<ly .s wrong l ^ M

O u t of a n o t L r a mujorUy must bo excludo.1 «ho,efo«, say to .he " an , , eirort" Baptists, le

for sanctioning the s amo thmg . T ime . i l l - " " d

toll whcto thm wtll end. ' ^ P - " - ' - , ^ . L to N E I l E i ^ I I A M . I rnrcfui ruconsidcration wo find our.ielves to

i be in error, let us nrknowledge nnd forsake

HAHKisni^Ro, T e n ., Aug. ISih. ourorrors; l>iii it upon a reconsideration we

B b o t u k b H o w k i . — I shall asfsunvl ihai ihe "oirorts" arc in er-

Since time since, u friend of mmo fur. i^t t|,c,n of their errors, and use

nished me with seven iintnbors o f "T l i e Rap- ^ ^vcry laudil.le (scriptural) means to reclaim

tial** which 1 have read with great attention ' ,|,e,„. They invito us lo on investigation on

and intetsst, nnd have determined to Uxonie «„l,jt>€t of our dillVrrnces, and surely we

a robiK:rit>er myself and get as many mon-' |,;,ve no objeciion to this. Kocnuse, by

to Hubscribe for it as I can with conveuienco ii„s courst? (tcmpcrnti' discu.s^ion) we arrive

I wish " T h o Bapt ist" an extensive circula at truth, an<l I mn willin;: to Iw niiy thtng

tion among the Baptists, becnuse it certiiinly I ,i,,tt truth rcquirt-s mo to Ive. I do not in-

will Ims of gront servirc (in my opinion) in i cu l as iiu nnliviibml lo us<- any other wea-

convinciiig thi'in of the ini|>ro|(rirty of tin- |„,n for tli<« (leloiire ol iny piniiion, lliaii those

iiU9»ion cause, vVc. I am nnn.h p loa^d with ,vliirh I i U'iul> conroivc lobe !iuthori/o<i by

the manner in which y m nnd thoBo who the "word of (JimI," nor do I oxpoct to write

havo written on the sulijprt of "3Iini»tcriH| „,ur|, on Ihr sub|o<-l.

Support," &.C., have declared your scnii- Rrother Howell , I wi^'h \ou to give ine ci-

menld. IVot that I accede to \our pmpo- i- j prompt or oxnnipio "for educaima men

tiouM, b u t t h a t ynu have so traiiklv and plain- for ihe n u i i i s l r v I eoafess I cannot find

ly t o l d v o u r opinions on Ibis ful'ji-ct ih.il ,.,i|n.r for i! in ilic srripiures. Nor indcml,

cannot misunderstand you. And m under- I (iml"ihu!' sailli llie l^ ird," for the "con-

standing of \oii, we dilfer from you n;* far n^<' vcntion," noriin> ofilo conci nii'-ants.But this

you do fnv.i iis. Vo\i have no doubt lonji ' I find, iha. the "gospel has to be preachcd"

since heard ihnl I st<K)d in oppu.Mtion to "the by men called of G<kI to the work, nnd qual-

cfibrt Boptists," which is true, and my op- fied bv him for ihe same. I do not find any

wo lUppr iwd that you think 1 ought

collect that 'funds' were raised, for,Hh ton. |

corded in Acts. I heartily and Teadilyagm, I

ihiit tlieru wan a <'fund'* raited, hat then»

poses for which wo have l>ccn told by m

"cffori" brethren that it was raised, wetMe

not admit, bccause we find "Greciamod'

ows" were maintained out of their "ttock,'

and verily the " f unds " raisod by the frttjiik

of the convention are not for the relief of j

••widow*," for widows thomsclveii contributo

to, but do not receive of tho "funds" oftliii

modern stock. But I have said too taadi!

now without 1 liad room to say more, iirf

shall only add, that it is not improbablt but j

that 1 may, at some suteequent period,canj

out those hint.s, and "show you my opinioo,''

with the same frankness with which tk

communications publishccl in the BapliitTOl

written. Yours, iStc.

W I L L I A M P A T R I C K

T H E ArpRoACJ.'xo BAPTIST Corns-

Tiox.—The Baptist State ConvontioD of

Tennessee will convcne in Nashville Fti.

dav Jwfore the second Lord's-dny inOctcAtf.

The introihictory sermon will l>e preached

III the .^lasonic Ha l l , a t 10 o'clock, by Elde,

Joshua licstcr, or in case of his failure, br

Klder Wiseman.

position is not for the nake of opposition, but

hecauto I have l>ccn long since convinced

"funds mi*cd," nor any given those whom

Chri i t sent to preach to the .lews first, nnd

that " Ihe ojieralions" of iho day are unau-] who wore noi nt that time to "go into the

fhorisxid by the scriptures, nnd I therciore j way <if the gontilea," only ihi« that they

cannot "hoist the sails of contemplation" ! went without "purse, scrip, or coati<," nnd

nndsu i l ns plea>nntly ns others seemingly ion iheirtourabey were to "enter into hoiiics,

eating and ilfinkiiig s-iich things as were

given thom." N o money! Surely they did

not "eat and dr ink" money in the houses of

those by whom they were entcrlaiiied!

They had been taught, "freely ye have

received nnd freely cominunicafo ye, nnd to

tnke no thought for thot morrow what they

should cat, nor what they should dr iak, nor

wherewithal thoy thould bo clothed." I om

CottHKCTiox,— By a recent comraUDic*

tion from Elder Cox, we loarn that the Sib-

bath School ut Rig Harpel l i , which wo *ti» ]

informed had cca.sed, is ^tlll in operatioo.

\Vc rejoice to henr it, and pray that the Liri

may put it into tho hearts of the brethren,^

originate, and sustain them in every church-

CoHHKi.PosDr.:*Ts.—We have received m

other long letter from Elder W m . PtUiii.

of the Western District, which is under coo-

sidemlioii. W o had no rwmi for i l in' lwj

picsent niiml>cr. Sevcml oilier* have co««

to hand, which shall find udmiltancoindii«|

time.

do, when they hwk forward to the great gmnl

nnticipateci as rwult of your "efforts."

N o eir. 1 have to look nt home nnd behold

distroos, disunio.i nnd angry conlcntion", as

the direct result of thcso "operolions.'* I am

well appiLsed of ihe fact, that the "effort

Baptists" Ihink the"nn l i e(Tort Baptists" am

the cause of such n stain nf feelings as now

axittt among the "en°uiti>" Rnd"anti-citorts.*'

jrOTMCE, , Brethorn a n a A(fe«ts, wko send W j

names o f »n l i »cr lbers or make tttMces. n w reqaesl i^ t o m e n l l ^ Intly Ihe imaeor the Post OtBce •« w ^ I the persoB rwMes w^®"; The W i t t «««t or f l r ^ r K whea they rj Mert a« • l t e r . l f « rectiea ftom one pMt office to i . Meestary thai Ihey Hive of tlM offlco «l which the Mihscrllwr w J tMeUw kl> sapor, as w « l l n» that at«»« | they wtth t * IWHiivo It la f « t a i « .

i-BtilUUfd Moatu iy . I

vol.. 1.

—J-;:—-- — . S '

K S» I T O B I A L . . .r ihat b,Klv in thoir late . ^ i o n i with-whwfe

we , f o r . 9 ven l obvious ret«»a9, choetfull}

comply, and m.nt therefore defw oAdr mat-

tor ow hand to a future luuo.

* B.B. C.Mv^ h.Fkiiipi. . _

B. H. Tnlitifii^i' rfay qf OUi r o u n u u u i w n jM . 'Kva t u , ' . lioa. (J ' t . f c ^ ,

W i t h Ilio deepest 8r«»itwlo '0 wo j ^ w i i E W wyr

S a . v . n I i W W W e « « i d o f tho W . t B.JteG^^nico,-'^^ M

cannot .ay that a revival has been theretul

T H E C O N V E N T I O N ,

Baptist a . i t e Convention of Tenn i s

, r r c l i t s second unnuol tcssion in this

nltor u most in!cve«ing and l»armon»«>«»

.ion of four da vs. Tho mm.bcr o f members

..—ihi.ii -ii ifS will was preitv pniinoi ,.

; : ' ; : d ; .naUcr .h-ntwasnn . ic ipa -proved state ^ . c l ^ ^

^ o n i n a t o the u.,nece.i.arv alarm ev l . t , i n th" church. bo.iK. fiUec or m ^ c in relation to the .x . , tc„c«hore , , , ,

ofs,mill pox.\Vehave/.f«r.fofiH.rUnps twen-j onyc . t . rday , «»bbnth the 1. tH, ip

Iv t h Hv brethren whodo-ir.,ed beingwith , , , , t h e i ' a .N.r i ipnnn profession o eir

were deterred, fnun the « e mejit-om-l-! hi.s spirit upon .NS^liviUe.

It „ .11 be .een by tho m i n n l c , with which p f i c K i u L D !

,hel.u.inc.=. attended to. a . v , e spec . a n>so^ J ^^ ^ ^ To^renaV,., 1835.

r ' ^ ' t d i l n r ; ^ ^ ! ^ ^ , ^ ^ ^ , i . - : n . n t a t N a . h v i l l e . r v i d a y , O c . . 0 t h a . ^ tutioa aU>ii-ning ' , • • t i .11 \ii bom- was s iwn tm ae-

Ihe executive .onnnittee tor..- X h ^ . - s Daniel ,

nercssilic-, whutevor they mav I.e. ! ,her orothe . . J ' , ^ ^

. „ „ d one from bro.hcv ^ - i ^ f ' ' ' ' ' t ! ^ o ^ f U.

jM.McIntnth, jf.D.^Hariin, Stm'l. 9hrtlon, Jot. Rttmtr, jB. B. Tttmrr, L.D.RiHS, G e o . Goodwin,

Jt/M . ^i. Th^J.Ktfp. .

J.FieiOtWtVf'*^-

OTIIRU MiatllEBIl PBE«SWt A* TUB MMWWP*

En MBIETO09 TMB W f f e

t k b s onrxmcT, ." 'r

East KraiwR,

FJUdhttofrrt, Jokn tiaUmim, JoknScruggt, J. W. Smith, ' J. JBcOfittjn, DaiiU.Burknrr,

mn. ^Mktit^'.M T t e t i i i ' i W I ,

W e i t T«>wM»w..',:> .V

J. O. Hall, ' . * J' cmertion, JDr. t t . Boe t t ry ,

J . B a r ^ c , t S.R.Sptighl,

V . flWiUer., ..r" '

^ M. S4nifmei, M

Bedfonl, nnd one from brother Battle

Clinton, M i . , besides perhaps homo others;

and wo dc^i.'^ned to have inscrled a con-

W ' finuatimi of our editorial cssnys onMm-

btcrial improvement J but, ll.o Convention

pns^cd n resolution requesting n.i lo piibl...h

l i e whole, In one number, " f t he procre.lin;:-

Sill, i " " ,

tooMhechnir .aud l > ^ L . I ) . K i n g w,i«, by

a vote of Ihe meeting, roqueted to act as

St^relary FO . / rm . T h o following brothi^n

appeared nnd to<4; their seats. ^

ILF.nOVMEX.

It. T. VnnH, Ucr. P. S. (iatjle, 1 JVhMlt, irm. JJ-^ux/,

J. Jiurn$, O. Dobton, T. (heen, J. Junft, — Girrilon, W. Moort, H. touiig, f l . J. Anderton]'' , J. trhitlow, Jl. S. Auitin, J. a.Spit!V>' jr. 1'' Slotall,, .

Thp R«vd- Bon^

Dale were invited to teat*. O n motion,