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S H O R T S E E 3 I 0 S , N O . X V .

"For tha Son of man is coma, to seek and to save that ichich was lost."—Luke 19 : 10.

T h e mis s ion of Jeaus to our world, w a s aa-aociated w i t h aatonnding wonders and i n e x -pl icable mjs ter i ea . N e v e r in any respec t , w a s t h e r e a n y thlng^ l ike it. Warriors have v is i -ted conntriea, but their footatepa have b e e n marked wi th blood, and their career w i t h m i s e -ry and dbath; travelers have explored dis tant reg ions , hut their object has b e e n to discover

' t h e wonders o f na ture , or t h e m o n u m e n t s o f art; phi lanthropists h a v e occass iona l ly g o n e forth o n errands o f humanity and mercy , and

prepared a fold for his s traying flock,—he vis i -ted the desolate mariner on the rock, and brought c lose to h im the l i fe boat of sa lvat ion , and freely offered to conduct h im to the re-g i o n s of bl iss and shores of immortality. H e c a m e to our inhospitable world,—and brought a balm, the ba lm of hea l th s n d l i f e ^ ^ o h e a l t h e

" leper, S;c.' iSe c o m e t o t h e condemned pria-oner, took h i s p lace , bore his doom, died in bis s tead , suffered the just for the unjust.

A P P L I C A T I O N .

1. H e r e i n w e s e e the condit ion of all m e n by nature, a condit ion from w h i c h the grace of God has provided de l iverance .

3 . A r e yon found o f Chr i s t—res tored— saved.

3. T h e incorrigible s inner w i l l be lost forever.

4. W e urge the a c c e p t a n c e of Christ up-o n al l .

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have g i v e n o f their possess ions to the sons and danghters o f misery , but Jesus , the blessed" H e a a i a h , c a m e into our world to bear the f e t -ters, to submit to the s h a m e , and to endure death for a race of gui l ty rebels , and by suf-f er ing , concentrated in hia o w n person w h a t t h e y desired, t a a e e k and to s a v e that w h i c h w a s lost .

L e t ua brief ly advert to the d is t inguished personage referred to,

I . " T h e S o n o f man ," and here w e are led to consider the incarnation o f the S o n o f G o d . J e s u s ia o f t en described a s the S o n o f God , Lord o f Glory , Slc. But aa mediator, i t be-hoved h i m to assume the nature of m a n , and thus i t ia w r i t t e n , "God s e n t forth his S o n , " n o t in hia e s s e n t i a l and glorious form, but "made o f a w o m a n , " &.c. H e n c e h e took up-o n h i m s e l f , n o t the nature of a n g e l s , b u t w a s o f the s e e d o f Abraham.

S e v e r a l reasons w h y h e b e c a m e t h e " S o n of man ,"

1s t . A s Mediator, h e m u s t h e in teres ted i n both part ies; h e n c e h e w a s God w i t h God, and m a n w i t h man .

2d . T h a t h e m i g h t sufier and die for man. 3d. T h a t as k insman, he might have right

to present h imse l f a ransom, & c . H e r e the same nature suffers, that had s inned , and w a s condemned.

4th . T h a t h e m i g h t be a n e x a m p l e to h i s people. Endur ing their infirmities, l i v ing , dtc., w i t h t h e s a m e nature, in the s a m e world .

5 th . T h a t h e m i g h t sympathize w i t h t h e m as their grea t and tender h i g h priest Sic., in H e a v e n .

I I . N o t i c e the e m b a s s y of the S o n o f man . " T h e S o n o f m a n c a m e . "

T h r e e quest ions w i l l e lucidate this . 1s t . P r o m w h e n c e did h e c o m e ! H e c o m e j

from H e a v e n , t h e palace-royal o? Jehovah; 1 from the throne o f the F a t h e r , t h e glory of the c e l e s t i a l s ta te . H e had £ v e r b e e n w i t h the F a t h e r , w a s as o n e brought up w i t h h i m , by him had al l th ings b e e n created, & c . H e w a s the first b e g o t t e n o f G o d ; the first born o f every creature; the de l ight and fe l low of the Fa ther ; the r ighteous Lord and he ir o f all th ings . H e c a m e from the h e a v e n o f heav-ens .

2d . W h e r e did the S o n of m a n c o m e t o ! — H e come to thia fa l len , benighted , and miser-able world, a world in a s tate o f s inful revolt , m i s e r y and death . W h a t c o n d e s c e n s i o n ! — W h a t g r a c e l H o w h e abased h i m s e l f , & c . — H e made hia footstool hia d w e l l i n g p lace ; h e c a m e n o t o n a transitory vis i t , but to b e a c i t i -z e n o f it , to l ive in it more than thirty y e a r s .

3d. I n w h a t manner d i d h e c o m e l N o t w i t h rega l pomp, n o t w i t h a train o f ce l e s t ia l at-tendants , not in grandeur,not to dwel l in i ts pal-ace§ , i c . i — a poor v i l l a g e w a s h i s birth-place, a poor v i r g i n waa h i s mother , a s table h i s first re s idence . H e took upon h i m s e l f the form of a servant; h e c a m e n o t to be w a i t e d u p o n and miniatsred unto , but to be the servant of ser-vants .

m . T h e great end of the Saviour's advent . H e c a m e too a e e k , Stc . N o w here i s a dis-t inct re f erence to the s tate of the human fami-l y — " l o s t " n o t i n the absolute s e n s e ; n o t irre-vocab ly .

S o m e e m b l e m s may ass i s t us h e r e . 1 . L o o k at that s h e e p , w h i c h has l e f t the

fold, i t ia s t ray ing o n t h e dark and dis tant mountains , e x p o s e d to every beas t of prey .— S u c h waa our s ta te , "al l w e Uke s h e e p , " & c . ; w e never should have returned; w e should have wandered on , in e n d l e s s mazes lost .

2d . L o o k at the mariner, his v e s s e l h a s driv-e n againat the hidden s h o a l — h a s b e c o m e a total w r e c k — h e has e scaped t o the summit o f a barren rock. Ia he not lost? H e cannot l o n g surv ive—cannot recrosa the track less deep . S u c h the s tate of man.

3d. L o o k at that s ickly wretched b e i n g , tte leprosy has spread i t s d e s o h t i n g foulness thro' t h e w h o l e s y s t e m — n o remedy ,—the dis-e ^ e i s d e e p e n i n g and spreading. I s h e n o t l o s t ' S o man b e c a m e defiled "from the crown ot the head," &.C.

4th . L o o k a t that malefactor , h e h a s com-mit ted s o m e capital o f f e n c e — h a s b e e n tried, convicted, condemned. I s h e n o t lost? H e i s i n the e y t s of the l a w a dead m a n . S o s in haa involved us i n gui l t , and brought under condemnation. T h e black corse o f e ternal death havered over our miserable wor ld—thus brethren, w e w e r e lost .

N o w t h e end of Chri«t!a miss ion w a s to s e e k «nd save that w h i c h waa l o s t — a s the kind •hepberd , h e fo l lowed the s traying s h e e p . — H e traversed^ the dreary monata ins , and

Is it not your duty to make a public profession of religion} Y o u and I, my dear friend, are agreed that a mere profession is not the first nor main th ing; but have a care of the other ex treme , I be seech you . L e t us not th ink to be more orthodox that the B ib le , more spirit-ual than God.

" The heart is all." " God looks at the heart." T h i s is the sort of l anguage w e hear every day; and to many w h o thus speak it is enough to re-ply , " Y e s , God looks at the heart, and h e has on ly to look at your heart to condemn you for-e v e r ! " You, however , hope that God has giv-e n y o u a n e w heart. N o w the n e w heart , un-l e s s you are d e c e i v i n g yoursel f , ia an obedient heart; and I ask you, does not God require you to c o n f e s s h im publicly before men?

A s you have resolved to o b e j t h e Lord,surely o n e fact ought to be enough to se t t l e the pres-e n t quest ion. T h e fact i s , that God, w h o k n o w s w h a t i s in man, has in all ages , inst ituted sen-s ib le ordinances , and required their observance . W e r e w e a n g e l s — w e r e w e all s p i r i t — w h y , t h e n the l i fe of p ie ty might not require t h e s e external m e a n s and appointments . But con-st i tuted as w e are, God s e e s that w e n e e d ex -terior inst i tut ions. T h e flesh is w e a k , and outward succors and barriers are indispensable . T h i s truth you s e e in the w h o l e Bib le , and thia ought to be conc lus ive . " M a n w a s n o t made for the Sabbath , b u t t h e Sabbath w a s made for m a n . " S u c h is the l a n g u a g e of J e s u s , and h o w directly does it bear on the present sub-j e c t . "Man was not made for the Sal)bath"— W h a t does this m e a n ) I t m e a n s that the end of our b e i n g is not to observe outward ordinan-c e s and ins t i tut ions—"But ," the Saviour adds, " the Sabbath w a s made for m a n ; " and w h a t does thia m e a n l I t m e a n s that t h e s e out-ward ordinances and inst i tut ions are n e c e s -sary for m a n — n e c e s s a r y for h i s spiritual edu-cat ion.

B u t let us not dwe l l on this genera l t ru th .— T h e only inquiry for you and m e , dear fr iend, i s th i s : " D o e s Je sus require us to c o n f e s s h i m l " A n d this is eas i ly answered .

1. In the first p l a c e , I b e g y o u to ponder the fo l lowing passages , and to remember that t h e y are not man's assert ions , but the l a n g u a g e of revelat ion. " T h e word i s n igh t h e e , e v e n in thy mouth, and in thy heart; that is , the word o f faith w h i c h w e preach; and if thou shalt c o n f e s s w i t h thy mouth the Lord Jesus , and shal t b e l i e v e in thine heart that God hath raised h i m from the dead, thou shal t be saved. F o r w i t h the heart m a n be l i eve th unto r ighteous-n e s s ; and w i t h the mouth confes s ion is made unto sa lvat ion ." " H e that be l i eve th and is baptized, shal l be saved ." W h o s o e v e r , there-fore, shal l c o n f e s s m e before m e n , h im wi l l I confess , also, before my Father in h e a v e n . " — "Jesus Christ i s the author of e ternal salva-t ion, unto all t h e m that obey h i m . " " Y e are m y friends if y e do whatsoever I command y o u . " " R e p e n t and be baptized, every o n e of you , in the n a m e of J e s u s Christ , for the remis-s ion of s i n s . " "If any man wi l l c o m e after m e , l e t h im deny h imse l f , and take up his cross and fol low m e . " "Arise and be baptized, and w a s h a w a y thy s ins , ca l l ing on the n a m e of the Lord ."

N o w can any l a n g u a g e more dist inct ly re-quire an open profession of re l ig ion i

2 . I n the n e x t p lace , suffer m e to ask o n e quest ion. I f you can be on the Lord's side wi thout a publ ic profess ion, may not o thers— may n o t all ac t in the s a m e way? B u t i f all w e r e t o imitate you, w h e r e would be a churchl W h e r e a minister? W h e r e the o r d i n a n c e s ! — W h e r e the worship of God at a l l !

3 . A third remark I af fect ionate ly submit to you . I f public profess ion be n o t required, w h y does the B i b l e dec lare that those w h o are Christ's wi l l suffer enmi ty and persecut ion in the world! and w h y did the first d i sc ip les ex -pose t h e m s e l v e s to such hardships, endure such cruel mock ings and scourgings , and terminate their l ives on scaffolds and amidst flames!— N o o n e w i l l ever be persecuted for a relig-ion w h i c h b e l o c k s up in h i s breast. I t is on-ly by the public confes s ion of Christ , t b a t t h e e n m i t y and m a l i c e o f the world are drawn up-on us .

4 . I f y o u l e v e Christ , sure ly you w i s h to throw your inf luence on his s ide . But n o w is th i s poss ib le wi thout a public p r o f e s s i o n ! — Y o u may love h im and h i s cause in your heart; but nobody s e e s your heart . P e o p l e s e e on ly your posi t ion; and if that be n o t a m o n g t h e fol lowers of J e s u s , i t is w i t h t h e world. A n d thus, although you abhor the idea, y e t i t i s c e r t u n that, n o t b e i n g w i t h Christ , you are against h im, and your very virtues and e x c e l -l e n c i e s are used by the e n e m i e s of t h e R e -d e e m e r to show that one can be a good man and y e t treat ordinances of t h e G o s p e l w i t h n e g l e c t .

5 . I wi l l o n l y add, that , in the N e w T e s t a -m e n t , w e do not find a s ing le c a s e w h e r e any body i s r e c o g n i z e d a s a Christ ian w h o did n o t

c o n f e s s Je sus openly and at every hazard. You, I perhaps, may ask me, if the thief on t h e cross i w a s n o t s a - e d without a profess ion! I answer , i N o . T h e thief made a noble c o n f e s s i o n of j Christ. T r u e , his f ee t w e r e nailed, so that he could not descend into the water to be baptiz-ed.,. H i s hands w e r e nai led, s o that he could not e x t e n d t h e m to r e c e i v e the bread and the w i n e . But sti l l , what a bold and noble avow-al of hia faith did be make! A n d this w h e n all had forsaken the R e d e e m e r , w h e n that R e -d e e m e r w a s overwhe lmed wi th the scorn and derision of men. N o t h i n g w a s le f t that poor malefactor but bis heart and his l ips. " W i t h the heart h e bel ieved unto r i g h t e o u s n e s s . " — " W i t h the mouth he confes sed unto salva-t ion ."

N o , my dear friend, in all a g e s none have b e e n regarded as Christ ians but those who con-fessed Christ. A n d there were no obl igat ions upon them which rest not upon you.

I af fect ionate ly ask you, then , wil l you con-fess Christ before m e n ! and wil l you confes s him n o w ! H e says , " Y e are my friends if y e do whatsoever I command you ." " H e that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth m e . " " W h o s o e v e r , therefDre, shall c o n f e s s m e before m e n , him wil l I confess al-so before my Father which i s in h e a v e n . " — T h e s e are the declarat ions of the Judge him-self . T h e y cannot be changed . T h e y must not be trifled with . T h e y wi l l be vindicated by the retributions of the last day.

O N C H U R C H D I S C I P L I N E . ,

B T J O E L H . B E B B T .

D E A R B R E T H R E S :

H a v i n g b e e n appointed by the U n i o n Meet -ing of the S e c o n d Dis tr ic t , to wri te upon Church Disc ip l ine , I b e g l eave to submit the f o l l o w i n g :

T o treat the subject as fully as it deserves , would require a long treat ise , instead of a short e s say . I must therefore c o n t e n t my-se l f to make only a f e w observat ions , w h i c h I trust wi l l be sus ta ined by God's Ho ly W o r d .

T h e s u c c e s s of any body of men , united for any purpose whatever , depends in a great de-gree , upon the order, harmony, and eff ic iency wi th w h i c h t h e y conduct all of their opera-t ions. In vain would It be expec ted that an army of m e n , on the field of battle , could em-ploy al l"their force, and unite their entire s trength , in the midst of disorder and confu-s ion. A l ike result may be expec ted by the fo l lowers of Christ , if they p lace themse lves in a similar condit ion, wh i l e w a g i n g a war wi th the kingdom of darkness . N o t h i n g , in-deed mars the beauty , paralyzes the energy , and blasts the hopes of a Christ ian church, so much as cont inued divisions, d issens ions , and dis iord. T h o s e bitter waters , which have so o f ten desolated Z i o n , usually c o m m e n c e to flow in l itt le rills. Triv ia l c ircumstances , mi-nor of fences , or s l ight misunderstandings, w h e n improperly treated, bceorae not only po-tent , and mighty causes of mischie f to church-es , but o f t en disturb the quiet and i-epose of surrounding communit ies . Nor do these evil c o n s e q u e n c e s re su l t ,because our D i v i n e Mas-ter has not lain down rules for our govern-m e n t , w h i c h are comple te , difficult, or hard to be understood. But on the other band, their great p la inness and admirable s implic i ty , s e e m to be the ch ie f cause , in many ins tances , of their virtual rejection. T o illustrate the truth of this posit ion, al low m e to say , that it not unfrequently happens, that w h e n one brother b e c o m e s aggr ieved wi th another, he imagines his c a s e is not only a n e w one, but differs ma-terially from all w h i c h have preceded it, and consequent ly requires an entirely different mode of treatment . Af t er hav ing puzzled his brains perhaps for s o m e t ime, in order to find out a rale precisely adapted to his case , he ap-peals for counse l to s o m e of his brethren .— T h e y too, s e e s o m e t h i n g peculiar In the case , and instead of consu l t ing the W o r d of God, c o m m e n c e explor ing the vast reg ions of fan-cy and of thought, amidst Baptist usages and Old customs, for the purpose of recommending a safe and an e x p e d i e n t course. In the mean t ime, the ground of difficulty b e t w e e n the t w o brethren, is rumored f iom one to another, and spreads a m o n g the members of the church, l ike a deadly contag ion . A n d as it passes a long, perhaps each one g ives it a s l ight shade or coloring, to suit his pecul iar prejudice or fancy. T h e aspect of the difficulty, gradually as sumes a c h a n g e . W h a t at first appeared merely a suspic ion, has n o w blackened into the most enormous gui l t . T h e church be-c o m e s exc i t ed and divided, the accused mem-ber and his friends deeply wounded, and amidst the greates t confusion, the case Is thrust into the churcb, for her final decis ion. Part ies are formed and fixed, before tHe ev idence is heard, and the church is e i ther broken up, or the sun of ber use fu lnes s forever set . N o w all th i s might have b e e n avoided, i f the offended broth-er, had fol lowed wi th unshaken faith, an unre-served obedience , the plain and s imple direction g iven by Christ h imsel f , in the I8th of Matt . , in the fo l lowing words, viz: "Moreover, If the brother shall trespass against thee , g o and tell him his fault b e t w e e n thee and him a lone; if he shall hear thee , then thou hast gained thy brother. But if the wi l l not hear thee , then take with t h e e o n e or t w o more, that In the mouth of t w o or three w i t n e s s e s every word may be establ i shed. And if be shall n e g l e c t to hear t h e m , tel l i t unto the churcb; but if he n e g l e c t to hear the church, let h im be unto t h e e , a s an heathan man and a publ ican."

In a large majority of c a s e s of personal of-f e n c e , I am persuaded that t^e proper applica-t ion o f this rule, made in the r ight way and in the r ight spirit, would not only heal budding diff icult ies , but uni te brethren together more and more in love . I t o f t en happens that even

a w e i g h t y gr ievance , van i shes before a s l ight explanat ion , l ike the morning cloud and early d e w . But if the injury be real and the w r o n g great , do not become angry ^qd y ie ld to pas-s ion. R e m e m b e r that you are but dust and ashes yourself , and liable to ^err. There fore pray for your brother and p r a j f ^ yoursel f , that you you may have an humble heart , and a m e e k and lowly mind, In this s e v e r e trial of your faith and pat ience . S a y not a word about it to others, nor wait for your brother to come to you. B u t t h e command is "Go and tell him his fault between thee and him, (done." G o and endeavor w i t h k indness and frankness , and in the same spirit in which Christ c a m e to save you, to show him his error and to convince him of his wrong. Look not forward to his exc lu-sion as the only remedy. L e t your first object be , if possible, to gain your brother; but if he wil l not hear thee , then take t w o or three morfe to labor with him. And if he shall n e g l e c t to hear them, tell it unto the church, but If he n e g l e c t to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publ ican." H o w beautiful, natural, and efficient is this method of procedure?

I t may no t b e imprope r , f u r t h e r to r e m a r k , t h a t w h e n e v e r a pe r sona l ofTenee is c o m m i t t e d In publ ic , t h e r e p a r a t i o n should be a s a m p l e as t h e in ju ry . T h e p l a s t e r should be as l a rge a s t h e w o u n d . T h e s a l U f a c t i o n or a c k n o w l e d g e -m e n t should be as publ ic a s t h e o f f ence .

But observe here, that the Word of God no where says , that if the offence be committed against you in public, or becomes so by com-mon rumor, that you are not to go privately to your brother; but unfortunately man has said It, and churches have b e e n broken up and ruined by it. But mark this, and for Christ's sake mark it we l l , If the trespass be against you, the first s tep of labor with your offendinsr broth-er must be in private. It Is In this part of the rule a lone where privacy is posit ively, strictly and uncondit ional ly required. If, however , your brother in trespass ing against you should commit a he inous crime which is notorious and which causes the who le church to suffer, un les s he be promptly excluded, he should be dealt with according to a different rule as fol-lows , " P u t away that wicked person from a m o n g you ." 1 Cor.

T h e l imits of this e s say w i l l not permit me to treat at l ength , on what are usually called public o f fences . T h e y consist in these cases in which all the church are equally Injured and oil t h e ^ e m b e r s equally require sat isfact ion. D r u n k e n n e s s , profane svf l f t ' ing , & c . , are of this class . " T h e m that s l i^'rebuke before all that others also may fear," is the langtia>Te of inspiration, and ludicatea the method of treat-ing public olTences. Paul says , 1 Cor. 5: 11, "But now I have writ ten to you, not to keep company , If any man that is called a b.'other, be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extort ioner: with such an one , no not to ea t ." A g a i n : T i tus 3: 10, "A man that is an heret ic after the iirst and second admonit ion, ryVci." And again: I T i m : 6: 3 - 5 , " I f any man teach o therwise and con-s e n t not to w h o l e s o m e words, e v e n the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine w h i c h is according to godl iness , he Is proud, k n o w i n g nothing but do l ing about quest ions and str i fes of word, whereof cometh envy , strife, rai l ings, evil surmlsings, perverse dis-put lngs of m e n of corrupt minds, and desti-tute of the truth, supposing that ga in is god-l iness , from such withdraw thyself."

T h i s i m p e r f e c t e s s a y wil l be conc luded by t r a n s c r i b i n g a s h o r t a r t i c l e f r o m t h a t exce l -l e n t w o r k , t h e E n c l y c l o p e d i a of R e l i g i o u s K n o w l e d g e , u n d e r t h e h e a d of C h u r c h Cov-e n a n t , w h e r e i n is forc ib ly s h o w n t h e s o l e m n p l e d g e v i r tua l ly m a d e to o n e a n o t h e r on be-c o m i n g m e m b e r s of C h r i s t ' s C h u r c h .

C H U R C H C O V E N A S T . — H a v i n g b e e n , a s w e t r u s t , b r o u g h t by D i v i n e g r a c e to e m b r a c e t h e Lord J e s u s C h r i s t , a n d to g ive o u r s e l v e s who l -ly up to h i m ; w e do n o w s o l e m n l y and joyfu l ly c o v e n a n t w i t h e a c h o t h e r , T O W A L K T O G E T H -

I N H I M , W I T H B R O T H E R L Y L O V E , to his glory as our c o m m o n L o r d ; w e do t h e r e f o r e In h i s s t r e n g t h e n g a g e .

T h a t w e wi l l exerc i se a mutual care, as members one of another, to promote the growth of the who le body in christian knowl-aJge , hol iness , and comfort; to the end ttiat w e may stand perfect and complete , in all the wil l of God.

T h a t to promote and secure this object , w e wi l l uphold the public worship of God and the ordinances of his house; and hold cons tant communion with each other therein; that w e wil l cheerful ly contribute of our property for the support of the poor, and for the mainteu-ance of a faithful ministry of the gospe l a m o n g us.

T h a t w e wi l l n o t o m i t c lose t a n d fami ly r e -l ig ion a t h o m e , nor a l low o u r s e l v e s in t h e too c o m m o n n e g l e c t , of t h e g r e a t du ty of r e l i g -iously VrainiDg u p our c h i l d r e n , a n d t h o s e un-de r our c a r e , w i t h a v i ew to t h e s e r v i c e of C h r i s t , and t h e e n j o y m e n t of h e a v e n .

T h a t w o will -valk c i r c u m s p e c t l y in t h e w o r l d , t h a t w e m a y w i n t h e i r souls , r e m e m b e r -i n g t h a t G o d h a t h n o t g iven u s t h e sp i r i t of f e a r , bu t of p o w e r , and of love, and of a sound m i n d ; t h a t w e a re t h e l i g h t of t h e wor ld a n d t h e s a l t of t h e e a r t h , and t h a t a c i ty s e t on a hil l c a n n o t b e h id .

T h a t w e wi l l frequently exhort , and if occa-s ion shal l require, admonish one another, ac-cording to Mat thew 18th, in the spirit of m e e k -nes s , cons ider ing ourse lves lest w e be also t empted , and that as in baptism w e have b e e n buried wi th Christ , and raised again , s o there is on us a spec ia l ob l igat ion , henceforth to w a l k In n e w n e s s of l i fe .

And may the God of p e a c e , w h o brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus , that great shepherd of the s h e e p , through the blood of the ever las t ing covenant , make us perfect in every good work to do his wi l l , work ing In us that w h i c h is we l l pleat^ing in his s ight through J e s u s Christ , to w h o m b e glory forever and e ^ r : A m e n .

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No. 6. From t/:f ChrisLiin Ch'nnide.

WHY EVERY cnRISTI.AN SHOULD T.\K13 RELIGIOU.S PAI'ER.

I . For the information it furnishes. C a n o n e be a ch r i s t i an and feel no i n t e r e s t in t h e pro-g r e s s of C h r i s t ' s k i n g d o m in our w o r l d ! If I h a v e b e e n r a n s o m e d by t h e blood of J e s u s , and e x p e r i e n c e d t h e fe l ic i ty of pa rdoned s i n , if I love J e s u s s u p r e m e l y and my n e i g h b o r as my-se l f , can I be ind i f f e ren t to t h e s u c c e s s of t h a t gospe l w h i c h h a s so r ichly b lessed my o w n sou l ! C a n I w r a p my h e a r t in s e l f i shness , c a r e l e s s w h e t h e r t h e gospe l w i n s n e w conve r t s or no t , or w h e t h e r t h e joy and peace I have o.\-p e r i e n c e d , a re di.»seminated to other.<i! E v e n J e s u s is sat isf ied in s e e i n g t h e t rava i l of his soul, and shal l I be sat isf ied w i t h o u t k n o w i n g w h e t h e r t h a t t ravai l is or is no t e lEcacious in t h e b i r th of ch i ldren to t h e c h u r c h ! " T h e r e is joy in heaven a iming t h e a n g e l s of God over one s i n n e r tha t r e p e n t e t h , " and shal l I no t cher i sh a svmpa thy wi th t h a t joy by i n q u i r i n g w h e n and where , and unde r hat i n f luences s i n n e r s a re r e p e n t i n g upon e a r t h ! If I love J e s u s 1 will love to learn of t h e v ic tor ies of his g r a c e . If I love, t h e c h u r c h , 1 will s e e k to know Its prosperi ty . W h e r e v e r t h e a rmy of the L o r d is c u r r y i n g on the g r e a t w a r l a r e . [ wish to h e i r I'roiii t h e a i , to read t h e bul le t in of t he i r adven tures and s u c c e s s e s .

O n e primary ob jec t of u re l ig ious paper is to fu rn i sh ju.< th i s i n fo rma t ion . T a k i n g advan-t a g e of facilit ies t h a t are inaccess ib l e lo o n e in the more private w a l k s of l i fe, the conduc to r s of a r e l i g u u s p:iper a re g a t h e r i n g f rom all pa r t s of tl;e world the t r a n s p i r i n g e v e n t s t h a t i nd ica te t i e p rogress of the k i n g d o m of Ci i r i s t , and p r e s e t t i n g t h e m to e x c i t e t h e g r a t i t u d e , la i th , l iberi l i ty and p r a y e r s of c i i r is t ians .

Anil s l i i l any o n e p ro fe s s ing to be a chr is -t i an say it e f j e c t — " 1 ca re n o t h i n g for al l sucb in t e l l i gen i e . 1 h a v e too l i t t le i n t e r e s t in t h e p rogress cf C h r i s t ' s c anse , to in form myse l f in regard to t . I d e e m t h e money t h a t such in-t e l l i g e n c e w o u l d cost me , and t h e t i m e requi r -ed to r ead it, m o r e va luab le t h a n I do t h e s e r - l i g i o u s { lean ings of t h e wor ld . " S u c h h e a r t -l e s s n e s s ii d i s ; ; racefu l in a n y o n e c l a i m i n g to be a d i scp le of C h r i s t .

I I . Nome can h an ivAeUigenl chrislia i without ieadin<^ a reiiyioux pap/r. T h a t t:e may be a c h r i s t i a n Is possible , but O u t lie c an be an i n 6 l l : i c n t ch r i s t i an is imposs ib le . H e ni.iy liavi kuov . l edge of var ious k inds . H e may eve i be f ami l i a r w i t h t h e most abs t ru se and loity p r i n c i p l e s of s c i e n c e , w i th t h e g e n -era l , puiiSical and soc ia l condi t ion of bis o w n and otiisr c o i i u t r i : H e may soar on t h e w i n g s o f f a n c y an. ' t h e r e a l m s of poet ry or dive in to t l i e mi i i t a of raetachi.sics, but all t ins cai in. t n a k e h i m more Ih^ii an i n t e l l i g e n t wor ld ly Dan. I t c a n n o t m a k e him in tc l l igcLt as a chrir t ian. I n on lo r to be th i s , h e 'n iust k n o w s o B c t h i r g of the mora l condi t ion of the wor ld , aid of its w a n t s ; of t h e p rogress of t h e church aid of t h e m e a n s and Ins t ru i i ien ls of i ts progt2s3. T h i s can g e n e r a l l y only be g a i n -ed uy operusa l of re l ig ious per iodica ls , con-t a i n i n g ^ c o u n t s of r-jvivals, j ou rna l s of Mis-si ina r l e^ i n t e l l i g e n c e f rom the c h u r c h e s , ar t i -c lea on c ic t r ina l and p rac t i ca l r e l ig ion , &,c.

Men a n n o t der ive th i s kind of i n fo rma t ion f rom i h e B i b l e . T h e Bib le w a s not de s igned to g ive us k n o w l e d g e of t h e p r e s e n t move-m e n t s B t h e c h u r c b , and of t h e e f f ic iency and success )f t h e s e m o v e m e n t s . I would not have t h e boo; of G o d r ead le s s , but I would have chr i s t i a i s so a c q u a i n t e d wi th the cond i t ion of t h e word, as to e n a b l e t h e m to apply t h e p r in -c ip le s o r eve la t ion to i ts r e g e n e r a t i o n .

I I I . Christians should take a religious paper lo aid in counteracting the worldly ivjluences that arecver besetting them. P r e s s e d con t iuu -ally bysecu l a r du t ies , and l iable in t h e e n e r -g e t i c posecut lo i i of t h e s e to fo rge t t h e c la ims of G o d a n d h u m a n i t y upon h i m , w h a t c an be m o r e f i t i ng or i m p o r t a n t , t h a n t h a t the chris-t i a n siould d e e p h imse l f fami l ia r w i t h t h e t ru th t a t t h e r e a re sp i r i tua l e n t e r p r i s e s t h a t c l a im in i n t e r e s t in his h e a r t ; t h a t t h e r e a re i n o v e n e n t s in the wor ld , of h i g h e r i m p o r t a n c e t h a n t ie s t a t e of t h e c rops , the fluctuations of t r ade—the e.Kchanges of c o m m e r c e . T h e ch i i s t l .n w h o t lmught fu l ly occup ies a le isure hour , n t h e pe rusa l of a re l ig ious p a p e r will fee l thit t h e r e is s o m e t h i n g to live for bes ides worldli bus ines s , o t h e r i n t e r e s t s lo s e e k be-side l luse of self and lioine. H e wil l unde r -s t and vhy t h e ca l l s upon chr i s t i an b e n e v o l e n c e a re so t e q u e n l and p re s s lug . H e will b e c o m e familia", w i th t h e fac t s , and r ea sons , and mo-t ives t in t p r o m p t the a p p e a l s to ch r i s t i an con-secrat i»n, lo w h i c h he o f t i m e s l i s t e n s w i th n p a i i i e d h e a r t , a s t h e y a re u t t e r ed f rom t h e piil pi t . V h e n be g a i n s a p rope r idea of t h e m , t h e ms^n i tude of t h e s e re l ig ious ob j ec t s will ove r sh idow t h e compara t ive ly p e t ' y i n t e r e s t s of t h e Torld. M e n feel so l i t t le s y m p a t h y wi th t h e e f l f f t s m a k i n g for t h e r e g e n e r a t i o n of th i s wor ld , because they k n o w so l i t t le of its w a n t s , or of (he prac t ica l a d a p t e d n e s s of t h e gospe l lo to relieve and supply t h e m . H e n c e ,

IV. Christians should take a relii/ious paper that they may dccide for tktmselvcs how they ought to respond to the caU.i of benevolence.— W i t h o u t it t h e y may feel a sor t of indef in i te impress ion t h a t t h e y o u g h t to do s o m e t h i n g for s o m e good purpose , and t h e y may be m o m e n -tar i ly in t e re s t ed unde r t h e impulse of a w a r m a p p e a l . But how much more r a t i o n a l is it ca lmly to i nves t i ga t e t h e f a d s and r e a s o n s up-o n wh ich sucb cal ls a re based ; to u n d e r s t a n d del in i te ly t h e pu rposes and e n d s proposed by t h e s e ef for ts . W e may g ive s can ty a l m s to a p a s s i n g b e g g a r , and t h i n k n o more about h i m , but how much more i n t e r e s t do w e feel w h e n s o m e f r iend whom w e h a v e k n o w n from chi ld-hood, app l i e s to us In h i s d i s t r e ss . N o w t h e re l ig iour p a p e r g ives u s t h e i n fo rma t ion t h a t ! i n t e r e s t s our h e a r t s in all t h e s e ob j ec t s of b e - i n e v o l e n c e , t h a t r e n d e r s t h e m so fami l i a r to us , t h a t t h e y a r e , not s t r a n g e r b e g g a r s , bu t old f r i e n d s a p p e a l i n g to our Itindly s y m p a t h i e s . — T h o s e w h o w i s h to n d in r e l a t i o n to all t he se c l a i m s , f r o m sobe r i n t e l l i g e n t p r i n c i p l e and

In o t from blind impluse , should take a rel igious paper.

T h e r e a re a g r e a t m a n y o t h e r r e a s o n s tha t m i g h t be g iven but wo have no t now s p a c e for t h e m , fl any of yo.ir ne ighbors do not t a k e a j re l ig ious p e n j i l ical jii.,t l end th is and poin t t | to t h e m par t icu lar ly t h e fui lo ' .ni ig e x t r a c t f rom ' tlic pen ofP^ev . Dr . N c v i n s .

'•A P r o f e s s o r of re l ig ion and not t a k e n a re -l ig ious n e w s p a p e r ! A m e m b e r of t h e vis ible c h u r c h , and vo lumar i ly w i t h o u t t h e m e a n s of i n fo rma t ion as to w h a t is iroing o n in t h a t c h u n b : A fol lower of Chr i s t prayinir daily as UII!,-!U by h i s mas te r , 'T i iy k ingdom" c o m e '

a: .J y e t n j t k n o w i n g , nor cf i r ing to k n o w , wh, . i t h j t k,n-J,-)m is n>uiiing: H e r e is o n e o( t l iose to w h o m Chr i s t h a s said, ' G n t each i.il n a t i o n s , ' h e bears par t of t h e respon-sibi l i ty of t h e w orld 's con*, c^..^ion, and y d so far irom iloin:^ any t h i n g h imsel f b e does no t even kiio-.v w h a t o the r s a r e doin;; in p romot ing th i s g r ea t e n t e r p r i s e ! Asu him abpul Mission" ary ope ra t i ons Hnd s t a t i ons and h e can tell y o j n o t h i n g . H e does no t e v e n read about t h e m . I am afra id t h i s prole-jsor of rel i ' r iun does n..t love the g a t e s of Z i o n more t h a n all t h e iJ.vcii.ngs oi J a c o b . ' A h he fo rge t s , f h e e J e r u s a l e m . " J . L . B .

l a i V . r i i ' f r p n r t i i i r n t .

T H E 3 I U T i i E R - S C H A R G E . L " t me l^rieUy i l lus i r . l t : i/ie nati^re of amoth-

er's c j-j/.j. T h a t cliar^^e is n o t h i n g lesa t h a n a p ' l y s i c i l , riitioTial, a c c o u n t a b l e , immor ta l , sinll l l , : TlJ MX i;.! b f i l i g .

I t i s a Z^V^/M/being . T l i e b a b e t h a t she emb.-ai es is a curious p iece of tlie divine work -niai..^hip. I t s l i t t le frL^le bears *be s t a m p of inf in; ' .s isdoin and 'r...jil:ioss. I t is exac t ly fitle'l to an=wer the purposes for which i l l s de-s igned , .s '.vautin,^ in i io lh ing . Is super f luous In n o t h i n g . Hut y d il is only t h e g e r m of a man or a vor.iaii, de s t ined , if it l ives, lo a na tu ra l prori... s of e.\pan>.ion. T h a t buiiy is, indeed, no th i:; '. lit fir.i-jy-urg3ni?j;d c lay , and the re doe? ;.i.t e s sen t i a l ly be l . i i .g lo it c i t he r ihe pr iu-

\ : i p i e o i i rn 'norta!:-y,or;! io pr inciple of t h o u g h t ; but it is ( ies igneJ to be t h e organ of t h e soul ' s ope ra t i ons , and is to e x e r t no uninvpor tant in-fluence upon the soul ' s c h a r a c t e r and des t iny . If l l ie buJy dies , t h e soul will st i l l l ive; but if t h e i.-cultiL's of the b .dy a re no t su i tab ly de-velopC'!, t h e m i a d t h a t i n h a b i t s it wil l tiiid i t -self pr.ipoi l iunal ' ly c r a m p e d , and con t r ac t ed In i t s Oj.' ra ' i . ; i is . L . ' t no oiu.- =. .y,- ' i t m a t t e r s no t for t! • iliysic.al n a t u r e , il" h igher na tu re be proviil^ J !'cr,'' so ! j ; ig as ihe one is t h e r s c J i u r a t h rough wh ich t h e o t n e r ac t s , (ioil ha th jo in-ed then i iLigethcT i:: tiie economy of his c rea -t i n g witfj^'iii: and muii mus t have r e s p e c t to t h e c o n n c c t i in , as we w o u l j accouiplisl i t h e e a d of h i s c;vl i . t fnce.

T h e moi ' i e r ' s c h a r g e is a rational b e i n g . — T r u e , indi 'ed. yon s e e n o t h i n g in i ts ea r l i e s t in fancy lo ind ica te th:.i. it pos se s se s any h igh -er facu i i i cs l i n i i the himb, or t h e lar!;. or any o t h r r of th,- n.iiiual c r ra i io i i . Bvit, he lp l e s s as it se-. m.-, unconsc ious a s it s e e m s , t h e r e is a glor ic princi[)!e of i n t e l l i gence b e l o n g i n g to it wh ich l ime will en? l ong r evea l , r .nd . wh ich . If r igii tru. ly developed and d i r e d e o , m a y r e n -der 11 a fit compan io i lor an a n g e l . W h e r e all s e e m s b l ank o r i da rk , t h e l ight will e rg l ong f l i l ae , and a iiii:id t h a t c a n - d i s c r i m i n a t e ' t h a t can r e a s o n , t h a t can f ee l , will be s een c o m i n g u p in Its s t r e n g t h and g lory . W h o kno'.vs but tha t il may be t h e mJnd w' a X e w l o n — w h o shall meaau re the lieiglMs and f a t h o m t h e d e p t h s of the m a t e r i a l c rea t ion? W h o k n a w s but t h a i it may be .the mind of a L o c k e , t h a t shal l b r ing out t h e m y s t e r i e s of t h o u g h t , and revea l to m a n t h e s e c r e t sp r i ngs of his o w n c o n d u c t ! W h o k n o w s but l l ia t i t may be t h e miud of a Mi l ton , a t t uned to h e a v e n l y me iod ies , and touched wi th a s e r a p h ' s fire!— W h a t t h e par t i cu la r c h a r a c t e r of he r i n f a n t ' s mind is tc b e — w h e t h e r of h igh d e g r e e or of low degi-ee, t h e m o t h e r k n o w s n o t — c a n n o t k n o w — e n o u g h tha t s h e k n o w s t h a t f t is a sp i r i tua l , t h i n k i n g , aci ive p r inc ip le , de s t i ned , by t h e d e c r e e of H e a v e n , t o an indef in i te ex-p a n s i e n .

But lo t h e power of t h o u g h t is a lso joinfid t h e suscept ib i l i ty of f ee l i ng ; t h e i n f a n t is born wi th a mc/rii!, as wel l as a ratio^Ki! mi ture . I n it a re t h e e l e m e n t s of p.issioiis and afTections, of d e s i r e s and avers ions , in wh ich Its happ i -n e s s or u n b a p p i n e s s wil l chief ly be found, and wh ich mus t dc-cide, in a g r e a t d e g r e e , t h e com-plexion and des t iny of liie soul . H e r e , too , is conceal-: 'J tha t noble p r inc ip le of c o n s c i e n c e , wh i ' h , - rhaps more t h a n any o t h e r , b e s p e a k s the dixiiiiy of h u m a n n a t u r e wh ich is des t ined to occ ipy the j iu lg roen t - sea t in the soul , and to brir .g peace and j ' jy , or r e m o r s e and te r ror , a c c o r d i n g to the dec i s ions w h i c h i l rend"era.— In t h e ea r l i e r per iods of i n f ancy , t h e r e may be ' n o h i j l u T happ io i ' s - , o r , at leiist, n o n e appa -1 r e n t t l n a f r eedom from bodily pa in and t h e r e may be o t h e r sufFerirsg t h a n wl ia t consists in bodily pa in ; bu t t h e r e is a h idden n a t u r e t h e r e suscep t ib l e of e n j o y m e n t or su f fe r ing , t h a t ou'r^ins all h u m a n c o m p r e h e n s i o n . T h e r e is t h a t whiL h may k ind le Itilo a c o n s u m i n g fire,. a n d s ' i o . v itself g r e a t in w r a t h , in deso la t ion , in se i r - to r tu r " ; nr wh ich may glow wi th a g e n -ial fe rvor , d i f fus ing sere i i i ty w i th in , and shed-d ing li ht and joy over t h e wliole field of i t s I n f l uence .

.An-f Ufis l eads mo to say t h a t t h e m o t h e r ' s c h a r g e is an accoiintahle b e i n g . I do not m e a n to say , nur do 1 be l i eve , t h a t it ' is a mora l a g e n t f rom t h e b e g i n n i n g ; nor %vould I v e n t u r e to m a r k t; :o po in t of i n t e l l ec tua l d e v e l o p m e n t , w h e n nioral a g e n c y c o m m e n c e s , be l i ev ing , a s I d o , t h a t t h a t is o n e of t h e s e c r e t t h i n g s w h i c h t h e C r e a t o r htis r e t a i n e d i n hia o w n k e e p i n g ; — 1 only m e a n , t h a t , a s i bo i n f a n t i s c o n s t i t u t e d %viib a r a t iona l a n d mora l n a t u r e , a n d i s t-laced u n d e r t h e g o v e r n m e n t of God , | so a c c i - - i t ab ienes^ is an e s s e n t i a l a t t r i bu t e o f ; t h a t r..: ; and i b a t before t h e a c c o u n t a b l e - j n e s s can c e a s e , t h e p o w e r t/f d i s t i n g u i s h i n g i a n d c h o o s i n g bctv.-een g o o d a n d evi l muiit c e a s e . W h a t a ref! : c t : o n t o a m o t h e r , t l ia t t h f a n c o u s c i o u s b a b e in h e r tirms is c o n s t i t u t e d iu

su rh a w n y . l h a t it.s acti.in;; ^bnll e re l ong sut u iTi.>rjl r h a r a d e r ; and th ' t h e who!" h i s t o r y of i ts life shull be rer if ." . l- a g r o n i d of a p . probat ion or of c o n d e m n a t i o n a t t h e b a r o f t h o E i e n i a l Jutf i jel

T l i f ni,.ilu'r 's chorue . too, is immnrial. T h e body will , inJopd, last but a few sho r t y e « i » ; no-.v s h e ii>!da It in h e r ar us . and dBndii-.3 it u p -on her k n e e ; bu t soon il y?iU have e x p a n d e d t o the m e a s u r e of a y o n t h ; and a t a per iod a fit t lB more d i s t an t , j t vi iil have rc-ncbcd it." mctnrB CTTvihi: arjd a Jillii"' Inter, if, indeed, it has not been ear l i e r , it will r e n r r n tr> tbe dust w h e n c e it c a m e . But ih-^ -a i r i : ihnt fr ivfa t h e hnbe i t s chief i n t e r e s t , Ute soul m u l t h inks , and s p e a k s , and Lurirs wi th ce lps l ia l I'lrr, is r ende red Im-pcri.-hable, If no ' bv th,- necess i ty of its n a -ture , nt least by its I'ri-Ti-.ir's dec ree . T h e a rm« t h a t enfold yoiir ImU- will (.fTiiine cbnls, t h e sun that s l i incs cnon y. ur IiiL.c ivill be P i t i u -guish.?d.and the s k i r s t h a t n'rnct its in fan t iraze will rolled up as n b irrir r ve.-nire. and r e t , all tha t is g r ee t and -pi.-iiiiKl in thnt tiabe shal l snrvive, not only in uii mpair . 'd . but Ci .nstantly l i i r r f a i i n g p, ier , jy. And lor au:;lit we k n o w , o t h e r Piins a.^d worlils n . , y u k o i h e p lace o f t ho -e u hicb we now b,'..lUi. anil, h a v i n g ful-fiik-1 th.-^r "11.1, m..y p :.-.vay as a m i d n i g h t drpaiii: iiiid r^ ' i iTs siiM ii-ar c o n e u p nt t h e C r e a t o r ' s biduiiig r.-i'l n-i-n iir.mpnt^rv. and in o h r d . e n r ? to a l ike dt..- rt-% those miiy r e t i r e a n J !>pJost in t h e al .yss of unnihi la t i i .n , nnd y e t thn t iufnat mind, v. bnae operulir;-. a r e now so f eeb l e t h a t you r a n scarcplv detect t h e m , will live throun-i, all t f - s u r e c k 'tf wor lds , ami even then will feel th.it i:s c: . i= |pnce is only begun . W h e n t h - ( . ' l insllan ni . ther r e -s igns Jier babe to the t. .ri.'.i In o b-iddmir s e a -son of i ts facul t ies , b t |. - look d c s p i i r -ingly nt the nar row hoii...-. an if licr infant had perished there; but let iK-rm^hrr chink of the grave a^ tlie temporary d'vpinn^'-pl.icp of the c.irrupiible, and be thank,cl that (uid haa per-m tted her to make siirh a cai . inbutlon lo t b e immortal populaiion of h-.-avi-ii.

T h e l ao lhc r ' s cha rge is a .-..nfiJ br'.nr; W h a l l lh.it smil ing, uncon-K:ious '. 1. 'SO

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e y e s have so iMtoly be.-ii opr-:i.--J upon th • ; a sinner! Not an adi ia! trnn-/rcMsor'>' ( law—for cf tiict w e cniir;i>i .^upnnse t'l facult ies render it c.ipubb—Loit a sini' -r. • c ise ly the s.a.T7e sense that •• n r iii!T—there is that p- ^hir • kindle up .ind shuA il . • • . .. there is lhat wilhin i: kiiiJin and shrnv itse^ ••vill ri.-it r-'fer to G.id's . sa-i.^f3et.)ry c.\i.!ru,alioi. fact il;,'!f 1-- pret •! bv i

nip. ir Villi can, :,n II hi~t.iry, save tliat of til-.' il.. si:-, in which wba' ha.- s.-i ro. cy dill m>t prove itppt! tiie childhood. And. besid il mi have reached an in'ari!^ raw.d—i. -if the inrant be re^rarded liuly ..ii • r m e giiveriir!;.-nt oi .God, irt us i.-ave l i i lau . . . u! that b'lii.ly suiT.TK.g iii.iler v.liuli it -hr.i.Ks, anil v.rllht's. and si.rr.elioies even ''.e... Y e s , nKithers. t i lk as much y u'M of \ u-.ir in-nocent baue.s. every oi.. ot ihem is the be .rof an unholy nature, which will ns rer'ainly de-velop itself in unbob. aru.e . . KS that it ilpvei-ops itself at all. T n e nev.-bnrn lei 'paij ii:ay seem beau ,1 and hannless , and you fear not lo lake il i.p in your hunds, or lo press, il l o your uosom; but v.-a:t a w r.ile. and vou dsre not lix>k at il e s c c p t some barri • ...IrTvene tn pro-tect you; for il has shown il...eU possessed of" a nature the proiiiptinffs of which would be to tear you to pieces. Tl iere was nn infant born be tween thirty and forty years a so that, doubt-less, smiled upon its moiher with the same ap-parent innocence with winch other infants are vvunl to smile; and, possiliiv. some advocate for the original purity of human nature may bnve dra-.vn an argument from •.\bat it seemed lo be in its helpless, unconsnotis s tate , to disprove that severe creed vvl.ich recoiiiiii,ea inlants a s Inheriting a moral taint from Ad im; but that infant had not bvpj ion^ before be bpjran lf> givp proof that the orll>odo?r creed warf sound. In his boj bood he was reven2P''Hl and wicked; in his manhood Iu? was a murderer; an'l tbe oth-er diiy, w h e n it was expected that the sun would havu gone down up m his body hang ing in ignominy beneath earib and t,tavpn, it w e n t down up-in bis body Bclt-balbed in bis o w n blood. Your children may not, we trust wil l not, prove like him: but >uu deceive yourselves if you imagine that, with ail tlve'r Invelineas, they bnre not ihe same sm'ul nature w h i c h madi'biin a murderer.

T l i e mother's charge has also a J0cta7 nature. A s il IS Dol deslinrd to c i i s t in o state o( soli-tule , s o it IS endowed with a s jc ia l pmpeilfeity —wi i i i a dispjsiiiiiD lo miri^rle wi lb other be-in::;s,to whuiii i t w i l l impart more or le^-s of i U own character. N o m.ui I ves lur luiii£,elf a lone. A s he is bound lo SOL I. ty by various ties, s o every relation thcl he sust. . i3s is a channel of Influence for good or evil , lhat is operating con-stantly upon bis fellow-r.ien. ft a m i s t se-rious thought lhat the icfnnt ID yc.-jr arms, if it l ives but a few years, will be an nctivc mem-ber of soc iety , and wil l not only be himsel f forming a character for trternity, but wil l be contributing an influence thai will tell on the destinies of other minds throagb the who le period of their n x i i f e n c c .

S:ich is the nujdier'o charge; and where is the mother whi*'can contemplate it wilh-iut be-ing ready t o s i n k under the burden of resj,uc-sibility w W c h i l imposes !

Cem —Thp Kr.-.lurict. ( V.,i) E»ii.-r.i.-,-r meratung ^imc C'lrn. ral-'d bj B""- I'.-: ... .a field of itjirly-Svfl aCT-1. un t . V .T 1;

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T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T

T E t a S S E E BAPTIST N A S H V I L L E . T E N N ,

K B E F B E F O K E T B E P E O P L E , . Therthraa admissfeM oflearned men, 1. A I scholars, crilica and lexicographers, of

any n c ^ , freely admit that the primary and leadin^wgnif ical ioi of "Bapt izo" is to im-

" mene, |d ip or overwhelm. 2. m a t afl theologians and Divines of any

note, t i r a i t that there is neither express jn-eciyt ' f&, noi exampU of infant baptism in the Bible.

3 . t W aHhistorians of any note, are agreed tha t l i iminve baptism was the immersion of beUBY4n in water, and that the government of the psminvB chnrches, was repabUcan, and

c i irches indepaidant republics. • W e Aallenge any responsible man to deny

them.

^ r ^ o m m o n i c a t i o n s intended for publica-tion, iqnst not be written upon the same sheet with biiainesa matters.

S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r l a , 1 8 S O .

P A B T I C I I L A R N O T I C E .

To tte Patrons of the Tennessee Baptist. T h w e win, we doubt not, be a large atten-

dance jof Delegates to the General Associa-tion, ^^hich will meet in Lebanon, on the 26th 0 ; t . , knd we hope every subscriber, in arrears to us, 'will make it convenient to send u p b y h is D^ega te , all that is due. Send up also, new i ibacribcrs . Our brother W . F . Bang win b l there, wi th the books, prepared to give receiria Sui all munev paid fijt tlie paper.

F G R A V E S Ic S H A N K L A J i D .

I AT HOME. Aftet an absence of f i u r months, we have

returned to our post, ami are aaain, with pen i n h a n i r e a d y to chit-chat a Utile with many t h o Q W d readers*

B a t why gone so long! enquires one. WeU, as wij are a public servant, and willing forour brethren to know our movements, wc would say, that we left the city f.mr months since, to • id brother Strode in a protracted meeting m ShelbyviDe, which continued four weeks.— This efiort met with the moat determined and reckless opposilinn on the part of Pedobap-tists, jhat WB ever w'rtnessed. even the little cmmt-y paper—the Expositor—which is also the erponent of Pedoism, when iw aid is need-ed, (its editor, if one it can be said to have , b e i n g a Pedo,) teemed with slander, defama-tion, f n d abuse of ns . T h a t we gave the ene-mies jjf Baptiata reasiraable grounds for this cuurm, we deny, and appeal to scores of can-did m d intelligent—indeed, all unprejudiced p e r s i a in the place. W e did deliver a series of s ^ o n s . at the request of tlie church, ex-plainjng the scriptural- reaaons for our faith and i^raciice, tho' not until the influence of t he Met l^ l i s t and Presbyterian pulpits had been hroujh t to bear, publicly, upon the interests of our j ^ t r a c l e d meeting.

T f c church felt bound to make the req.uisi-tioa ?ha did for the explanaliun of our distinc-tive Soctrines, in a biild—yet christian and c o u r i o u s Jefenre. ^

W 3 understand well the reason of this dis-grucijfal oppusitinn- it was not there was any thin^ abusive of them in thiise sermons as th ry li»udly cnmplained, but because of the disalTection that they plainly saw spreading amt.ng their membership—and the number of thern they saw disposed to leave traditions to fullow Christ. They have much more of it y e t to see. Our readers have been apprized of tJie result—no previous meeting was more benefedal to our cause in S., the course of the church is onward and upward. Brother E . S tn i Ja U a young man of great promise, and makes an efficient pastor.

A out the rime this meeting closed, the Chu -ra made its appearance in NashviUe, and we I iemeil it inadvisable to return until it had pa s4d—we therefiirc sent an appointment to

V'lSCHKSTaa, one of the most pleasant and heal|hy towns in this Stare or any other, ele-vate^ some thumand feet above the bed of the Tennessee River, upon a branch of the Cuni-berliind Mountain, in a pure and salubrious at-mosihera, abounding with almost every des-crip^on of mineral water, and destined, we believe, at no very distant day, to be the " S a •atoga" of the south-west—the great wat-ering place of the VaUey—or at least to divide ths ame of health-pving waters with Mc-Min viUe, which ia situated upon the same bene I, and enjoys the same rare advantages. T h e V o t e r s of neither place are yet widely knoT n or fiiUy appreciated.

T f C little church we found numbering some gevevGeen, Jnow, under the blessing of God, numbera dghtjf-three, and some fourteen or fifteen wiD soon join by letter and baptism.— T h e church have commenced the erection of a l a ^ o and coiqiiUHiiaus house of warship, nsarjcbe public square, which wiU be ready for

I »te i y tfas opening of spring at farthest.— T U i i( destined to be one of the largest c h n H e a in Middia Tennessee. B m . Trimble ia gfeaf l j beloved, and is the very man need-ed in Win«i,Biter. W e hope that Umon tJni-

' w in^unfah our churches with many > young nu^atefs, nseful and promising as

I T . \ 1 a£ the moat important movements con-I with Qur viaii £» Winchester, was the

bfiihment of T E N N E S S E E AIVQ A L A B A M A

F E M A L E I N S T l - f q ^ E . i | &w lemarka in passing, coiiienung this,

ouTuew Baptist Institute^ W h y Ic^ta a F e -m a i Inadtute a t Winchester, when it''Vaa de -ten lined to locate ana in Murfreeaboro','<aiid thu era

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have two,—ia asked by some. F o r §6, . rsaaons: Because the Winchei ter delegates were

tri l s f to appropriate the lum that was oSered for he one tchaoL, ($10,000,) for a school under Ba: tiat influence a t W . , pravided two Asao-eia! m a . D u c k River and Liber ty , would adt It it as their joint Asaodatjonal School, ami ta raiaa $10,000 more tovards its endowr ma ta f and .

2. Because it wa» weU understood that the denominadon represented in these two Asso-ciationa or by fiir the larger porrion of it, would not aid, either by money or scholars, the school located at Murfreesboro'. because they are opposed to the principle of concen-trating an our denominational influence in male and female education upon one point, and and they also feared the.possibly nnhappy in-fluence that the schools might have upon each other, wen knowing if one unhappy circum-s t a n c e should ever happen, that it would re-sult, in an probability, to the ruin of one or the other. • Without discussing these objections, they had a deternuning weight.

3. Because here was a section of the State, or the moat part wealthy, populous and most

inviting to missionary effort, there being in Franklin county, but two Missionary Baptist Churcher, and this section together with that portion of Alabama that would co-operate with Winchester in a school, would be amply sufficient to endow and sustain a school of this character.

4. Because aU that could ba done here for female education, would be so much gained to the denomination, since neither the scholars nor the money supporting this, school could be carried, to be used elsewhere.

5. Because, unless the field was occupied by us, would be by others, in direct opposition to us.

6. Because it would serve to harmonize the denomination, in educational operations. I t was to be feared that unpleasant feelings, and local prejudices would have been the result of one school located under the present circum-stances. As it is, each section, the Northern, Middle and Eastern, has its point arouml which to rally,—points convenient to each, points at which the creation of Baptist influence will be immediately and powerfully felt over each section in which our ample resources, if de-velnped, to sustain the insritutions, and thus, if each section is only wiUing to let the other enjoy equal advantages with itself, the whole denomination will be harmonized, and the best feelings and the happiest consequences will be the result,—and at least one hundred fold more interest will be taken in Female education and fifty or one hundred fold more actually accom-plished for it. If other results happen, it will be chargable upon those brethren who may seek to array one section in a hostile attitude against the other.

T H E P R O S P E C T S of the Institute are very flattering. The Board has recently purchased a large building, nearly centrally located, and are Bitting it up for the Institute building, until their college edifice is built. This building will readily ac-cummodats two hundred pu[iil9, having nine large rooms, sufficient for study and recitation rooms. This building itself cost some S7,000, and has about two acres of beautiful garden grounds attached. It is therefore no longer a debatable question whether we ^haU have a school at Winchester, it has been decided, and the school adopted by the Duck River and Liberty Associations. The school has become their property, being under Ji^iiit patronage and jurisdiction. It will be opened on the Ist of January, 1831, with the prospect of a large number of pupils from Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. T h e endowment fund of 320.000 is already more than half subscribed by the citizens of the county. As on instance of the favor it has received, we insert the fol lowing record of the Board:

WuEREAS, Having received through our agent. Rev. J . R. Graves, a sealed bond exe-cuted by Mrs. Mary Sharp, (consort of the late James Sharp, a most estimable citizen of this county,) donating the sum of S'J.oOO to the endowment of the Baptist Female Institute, to be located in Winchester, besides S40 ) to-wards t lv buildings previously s'lbscribed.

RewLctd, That" as a mark of our apprecia-tion ol such liberality and aid extended to the cause of Female Education in this county and State, that our thanks, as a body, are hereby returned to her, with the assurance that her memory shall be held in perpetual remem-brance, and must eve^r be regarded in especial esteem, as the distinguished patron of this In-stitute and of Female Education.

ResoLred, Tha t so soon as tbe endowment is consummated the Institute shall be called " the Mary Sharp Female Institute of Tennessee and Alabama," in honor of its benefactress, whose moral worth by far exceeds berunequal-led munificence.

Resolved, T h a t a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to her through the Secretary, and also pibUshed in the Winchester Indepen-dent and Tennessee Baptist T O B A P T I S T S I N T E N N E S S E E A N D

N O R T H A L A B A M A . W e would urge you to patronize this Insti-

tute for various reasons: 1. I t is the only denominational female

school of high character we have in the State, or may have for some time to come.

2. I t is to be of high grade. A committee has been appointed to correspond with the Di-rectors of the first Female Schools of the Union, and to get information concerning the most approved course of study for the mental training and developement in the female mind.

3. Eve ry advantage enjoyed in similar In-stitutions, win be amply furnished by this In-stitution.

4. T h e situation is remarkably healthy, the society good, and the morals of the place most exceUent, and the place itself easy of access by stage, and wiU shortly be by railroad and turnpike.

5. The expense of educating here will doubt-less be less than half what they now are at any similar school in the South,—board in the best families, or in the Institute, being only S35 per session, and tuition in aU the regular branches from S9 to S i s per session.

W e ask Baptists, win you not sustain this school by your patronage, until other similar tchoola in contemplation, are in operation, rather than those schools under an influence hostile to our very existence and progress as \ religious people? W e hope you will de-c i ^ a» Baptists. Present patronage wiU be of t ^ ^ e a t e r advantage to this^ school in its infancys. ^See advertisement in another col-umn.)

After the a o * of the meeting at Wmches-ter, we TiiitejrHBBjinnTijie: W e found the Ktds church in a ^ low condition. There

were forty-professions in our meeting, and the littie iu thfu l band was greatiy revived and strengthened by some twenty-five additions. An eflbrt is now being made to establish a Fe--male School under Baptist influence in that place. I t is in the hands of a powerful Board of Trustees, and we understand that about $7,000 has already been subscribed. W e are convinced that the services of an efficient agent, is all now that is required to consumate the noble project. W e are waiting to hear of brother J . M. D . Gates acceptance as an agent and that he has taken the field.— McMinnville, in point of health, beauty of situation, moral society, cheapness of board, is on a par with Winchester, and schools of the proper character, located at either point would be, we think, bound to succeed. W e hope something efficient will be decided upon by the Board of Trustees at the General Asso-ciation. Will not several members of the Board meet the NashviUe portion at Lebanon at that time?

W e also visited Salem aad Enon chnrches, at which points there were pleasant meetings, and several additions. W e are under many ob-ligations to the church apd congregation at Enon r fo r the sum they made up, to aid in re-pairing the loss we sustained during our ab-sence from the city, our house having been opened and rifled. May the blessing of God rest upon them,—we must long remember their timely kindness.

After visiting the Duck River ami Liberty Associations, both of which are fully engaged in the work of Missions, and report large in-crease this year—the Duck River 333 baptiz-ed this year, and the Liberty about 100—we left for home, no little fatigued in body and mind, and almost minus a voice, which is a very important item with a minister—and now, after thanking again and again the kind friends* for the able and very satisfactory canduct of tbe paper in our absence, whose multiplied toils and labors have enabled us to visit a por-tion ot the churches in the eastern porrion of the State. W e renewedly devote our time and toil, the powers of mind and body to

O U R P A P E R . How do you like its appearance this week

brethren? Does not tbe partial new head-dressing Improve its appearance—give it a f a r

more cheerful look? Look over its articles The sermon is a good one,—'tis a precious brother who wrote it. The question by Dr . FuHer is worth the years subscription. Hardly a better treatise could be written on the sub-ject, than that furnished by brother Berry.— Le t every parent read the Responsibilities of Mothers, and say if your daughter ought not to be educated. If you can do nothinj more for her—if you can no more than give her clothes to cover h e r - y e t give her an educa-tion. If you do not give your son either an education or a trade, give your daughter a thorough education.

Now, after reading the poetry and singing that sweet Christian song, look under the head Miscellaneous, and see the reasons why every christian ought to take a religious paper.— Have you not a christian neighbor who does not take one? Show hitn the article, read it to him, or let him read it, and ask him if it is not true. Tell him you will forward his mon-ey, or i f J i e has not the money, senJ his name to the Baptist, and procure for him the paper.

W E W A N T 275 New subscribers before the 25th of this

m n t h , to make out the 1000 before the Gener-al Association. Brethren shall we be able to-do it? Will not each brother show this paper to his neighbors, and get one or more? If each minister in Tennessee will only get one next week, or the week after, we can report our nuraber—it is now a good time, those young converts need tbe Tennessee Baptist.

A P R O P O S I T I O N . Another old year is leaving us, and a »ew

one approaching, and we would like to begin the year with new accounts, at least. Now we have some who owe us for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 years subscription, and we shall be obliged ere long to make out their accounts at S2 50, and put them into the hands of an agent. W e say to aU in arrearages, send us at the rate of S2 00 per annum, if your account has been standing for five years, any time before the 1st of January next, and we will send a receipt, and many thanks and our christian esteem be-sides. Wont you do it brother?

*Brelhren Jooes, Winston and Baker.

t s T Some lists of new subscribers from other States give us great encouragement.

T H E S O U T H E R N B A P T I S T R E G I S -T E R F O R 1851.

I s now in press, and will be ready for delir-ery in a few days. Will not each church in Tennessee and the South-west send in its or-der for one hundred or fifty at least, for itsdf and gratuitious distribution. W e are confi-dent that it will be the most acceptable Regii-t e rye t published. I t is purely a Baptist ard-cle—and meets the very questions, defends the very doctrines of our church that are now mojt violently assailed. W e can no longer dnubt the efficiency of this means for the promulga-tion of our sentiments. These Almanacs, for the past three years, have been looked upon as being flying serpents in Pedobaptist camps, and many have died to human traditions thro* their agency.

T E R M S : P e r hundred - - S3 00 P e r dozen - - - 1 00 Single cogiies - - 10

Move your church at its next meeting to t ^ e one hundred or fifty—to use and to give away.

\ S f Rev . H . L . Pe t tus is our regularly au-thorized traveling agent for W e s t Tennessee and Mississippi. He wiU receipt for funds in payment for the Tennessee Baptist—and or-ders through him for Books, Baptist Registers for 1851, (which wiU soon be ready for distri-bution,) will be promptly attended to.

G R A V E S S H A N K L A N D .

T H E M E T H O D I S T A D V O C A T E . I t seems by the last issue of the Advocate,

that Mr. McFerrin is beginning to comprehend the difficulties of his system, and the growing unpopularity of the doctrines and practices of Wesleyanis/n. The spirit of the editor ia stir-red within him, and he vents his displeasure upon his near Baptist brethren, dreadfully.— I t is a choice article—speaking volumns—dis-closing the depth of that bitter hatred and rancerous spirit that biirn in the bosoms of the leaders of Methodism against us, while, with honeyed lips, they call us brethren, and feign to the world christian feelings cruelly wound-ed, because we will not come to their love feasts, and communion table!! How long will they continue to deceive the world with such canl?! Mark the kind expressions and chris-tian epithets intended for Baptists—^ros«%(ers —"who hold that baptism is essential to the remission of sins," ^'rampant gentlemen," "disturbers of the peace of Zion," "should be silenced," "those who contend for a religion t h a t h a s t h e / o m t of Godliness without the pow-er!" and yet Mr- Mc. feels so bad because we will not ask him to commune with us in proof tha t he regards us as the true children of God, hoWing the faith once delivered to the saints— dearly beloved and fellow christians!

Gross insincerity is manifested somewhere Does he tell the truth in his editorials or ser-mons, or when he extends his invitation at the communion table?! Can you tell yourself, Mr. McFerrin? A little light on the subject if you please. Now for the ortiele:

C O O K ' S C A M P M E E T I N G , B A P T I S M , & C . — W e

spent last Sabbath with our brethren at Cook's camp ground, nineteen miles from Nashville, in the Lebanon circuit. Bros. Lankford and Randle who travel that circuit, have had a prosperous year, many have been converted and added to the church. The result of the camp meeting we had not learned, when our paper of this week went to press. The pros-pects, however, we thought, were flattering when we left the ground, and we trust, that many were brought to the knowledge of the truth. The congregation on the Sabbath was very large, and remarkably attentive, and re-ceived the word with eagerness. (1)

W e learned from our brethren that the spirit of proselytism prevailed extensively in the limits of their field of labor. Great stress is laid on the sacrament of baptism, and particu-lar emphasis placed on the mode of that ordi-nance. (2) Eflbrts are made, publicly and pri-vately, in tbe pulpit and in tbe domestic circle, by declamation and tract, and almanac distri-butions, to unsettle the minds of young con-verts, and to win the members of other church-es to the faith of peculiar sects, who hold that baptism Is essential to the remission of sins, or that immersion is an indispensable prere-quisite to church fellowship. (3) Nor is this spirit confined to this particular section of the country, but it prevails more or less throughout the south-west, where a curb has not been put upon those rampant gentlemen, who would "compass land and sea to mak»>ne proselyte." (4) Now, the spirit of wrangling and bitter controversy, we regard as exercising an inju-rious influence upon vital Christianity, and cal-culated to alienate the protessed followers of tJie Lord Jesus Christ, yet we believe that those disturbers of the peace of Zion, should be silenced by i clear, manly and scriptural vindication of the Bible, and tho rights and privileges of the members of Christ's Church. This we have endeavored to do; how far wo have succeeded we are not the proper judge; others must determine that matter. (5)

Of one thing we are fully satisfied, that the time has come when there is to be a tremen-dous conflict between truth and error; between the advocates of genuine, evangelical, spiritual Christianity, and those who contend for a re-ligion that has the form of godliness without tbe power. Ministers of Jesus, friends of the pure teachings of the Son of God, should pre-pare themselves to defend the truth and main-tain llie glorious doctrines of revelation as preached by Christ and the aposUes of our Lord. (6)

R E M A R K S . 1. W e heard from the above camp a day or

two later, the very opposjte of the above was the report. Tbe congregation or at least a large and respectable portion of it, were dis-gusted at the course harrangues of Mr. Mc-Ferrin and his coadjutors, upon their dear Bap-tist brethren. The people will not swallow quite such gross prescriptions, sir.

2. "Spirit of proselytism." This is getting to be a favorite word with Methodist preach-ers and scribblers of late,—proselytism—prose-lytism. Wha t is meant by it? Do not Meth-odist preach their peculiar and beloved Meth-odism, ond urge its embrace upon the people? And is not this the spirit of proselytism, or the converting of the people to some particular creed? Do not Methodist preachers and mem-bers circulate Methodist 8erraons,iu tract form, and tracts, pamphlets, and books of every dis-cription, from Pitts ' little slander and black-guard, in 12 mo. to Wesley in seven volumes in octavo? And have not Baptists a right to speak their sentiments in their own houses and pulpits? Have we no right to circulate a few tracts in the free comomnwealth of Tennes-see. Did not as many Baptists as Methodists shed their blood for our civil and religions lib-erties? See a work published by A. T . Graves, Presbyterian, Trenton, Tenn., for light upon this question. "Great stress is laid on the sacrament of baptism." W h o lays so great or undue stress upon the act of baptism, but Mr. Wesley and his followers? W e shall see presently. "Part icular empasis placed on the mode," &c. W h a t is baptism but mode? Did Christ command his disciples to go and do anything in particular, when he sent them to baptize? or did he employ a term, the exact meaning of which could not be determined?— It is either a specific or a generic term. If specific, then it means one, and but one thing, i. e. mode,—immersion; if generic, as D r . Beecher contends, then it means to represent purification—and this can be done in a score of ways, many of which would do away with water altogether,—and involve modes which neither Methodists nor Presbyterians would receive.

3. "Effor ts are being made publicly and privately in the pulpit ," &c. W e ask again, have not such efforts characterized Methodists ever since Mr. Wesley bought the first print-ing press, for the purpose of multiplying books

and tracts, with which to make Methodists? Have not the Methodists the largest book es-tablishment of any denomination in the Union? and is not every circuit rider, by virtue of his office, a traveling agent for the circulation of Methodist books and papers? W h y then this out cry against us, because wo have but lately begun to do what Methodists have been doing", since the first day of their existence 106 years ago, (quite a late organization to claim to be a Church of Christ, which, if Christ 's word be true, must have had an existence ev-er since the days of John the Baptist.)

But "almanac distribution," oh here's the trouble again—those almanacs—and their au-thor ought to be burned together. W h y Mr. McFerrin, what 's the matter? Are you to say what kind of an almanac Baptists are, and what they are not to use? If we prefer an almanac that teUs less about the weather and more about christian duty, may we not, if we do not compel you or your brethren to buy them?

If they contain false doctrines, yon can and ought to expose them,and donbtlessyou would. If they contain offers of reward for a plain pre-cept for, or example of, infant baptism in the New Testament, why,either you orsome one of your ten thousand readers, who read their bi-ble more than you do, would easily find it, and WOULD FIND IT, IF IT WAS THERE, and caU on us for the money. Now you, and every one of common sense, know this. W e ask you, sir, public censor, do you say that we must pub-lish or use Comic, or Crockett, or Pill almanacs instead of those that contain a few pertinent passages of God's Word that intimately con-cerns us?

But a little more serious matter demands nur attention. Do you design to convey the idea that baptists hold and teach that baptism is for the actual remission of sins or do you not? W e demand a definite answer. If you do, then is your charge a base and knowing slander. If you do not, then you are a heed-less writer. But the doctrine of baptismal efficacy, that you charge upon others, is a prominent doctrineof your own beloved Meth-odism, and discovers its origin, i. e. the Church of Rome.

W e will prove our position. It is supposed that Mr. Wesley is accounted

orthodox, as his writings are still published and sent abroad. Tu rn to his Treatise on Baptism, found in his works vol. 6, page 14. " W h a t are the benefits we receive by baptism is the next point to be considered. And the first of these is the washing away of the guilt of original sin, by the application of the mer-its of Christ 's death." W h a t i s CampbeUism but this doctrine immersed? Again,

"Bu t as by the oS'ence of one, judgment came upon all men to condemnation; so by tho righteousness of one, the free gift came upon all men to justification of life. And tho virtue of this free gift, the merits of Christ's life and death, are applied to us in baptism." He gave himself for the church, that he might sanctify and cleanse it, with the washing of water by the word, Eph . v, 23, 26, namely in baptism, the ordinary means of our justifica-tion. Agreeably to this our church prays in the baptismol office that the person to be bap-tized may be washed and sanctified by the Holy Ghost &c. Now take up the di.scipline, turn to page 107, and see the instructions tho minister is enjoined to give: " I beseech you to call upon God the Father , that of his bounte-ous mercy he will grant to this child that thing which by nature he cannot have, that he may be baptized with water and the Holy Ohost and received into Christ 's holy church," dec.

Again. Mr. Wesley says, " B y baptism we enter into covenantwith God, intothat everlast-ing covenant which ho hath commanded for-ever"!

Again, p. 14. By baptism we are admitted into the church and consequently made mem-bers of Christ, its head."

" B y baptism, we who were by nature the children of wrath, are made the children of God. And this regeneration which our church in so many places ascribes to baptism is more than barely being admitted into the church, though commonly connected therewith; being grafted into the body of Christ 's church tee are made the children of God by adoption and grace."

" In the ordinary way, there is no other means of entering the church or into heaven. " In all ages the the outward baptism is a means of the inward.

"I f infants are guilty of original sin, then they are proper subjects of baptism; seeing in the ordinary way they cannot be saved unless this be washed away in bapt ism."

T h e above quotations are enough to show what the faith of Mr . Wesley and his foUow-ers is and what is taught in the Discipline.

W e now ask, who teaches that baptism is for the regeneration of heart, or remission of sins? If baptists do, they do more than did Mr. Wesley, or than is taught in the Discipline. But we do not so teach but repudiate the doc-trine as belonging to Rome and her daughters Now Mr. Mc. says the day has come for Meth-odists to silence baptists by a bold; manly and scriptural defence. W e are glad he has con-cluded to come up to the work. W e are ready And to test the truth of his assertion we pro-pound to him the foUowing question. Are you, or are you not, willing to defend the teachings of Mr. Wesley and of your Discip line touching the efficacy of baptism? Speak out like a man.

Again Mr. McFerren. "Or that immersion is an indispensable pre

requisite to church feHowship." Will Mr . Mc. deny that baptism is not a condition to church fellowship? He cannot. If so then is immersion always necessary, since the immer-sion of a believer with the proper design, i« alone christian baptism. M r . Wesley may dare to change the ordinances of Christ, and Mr. Mc. may defend him, but baptists dare not add to or take from that which Christ has commanded. T h e decisions of the last day will decide who is right in this matter, and we here warn the people to turn from human lea-ders and human teachers, and decide one ques-tion. Which is at least a safer course, obey

Christ as he has commanded, and in a way vou know, and which aH the world admits, to be right, or foHow the opinions of those who say that something else may do as wtll. Time and eternity, heaven and hell call upon to be wise—obey Christ alone.

Wi th the conclusion of the above article we are well pleased—it is truthful and we say

y. A day of fierce and fiery conflict is at hand—a decisrve battle between troth arMf er-ror, or in other words, (Tbrist and anti-Christ

to be fooght—e^'ery sign in the ecelesiasti-eal heavens foretoken the fury of the gathering storm that is soon to burst upon ns. Will Cbrist Of anti-Christ prevml? Will troth or error triumph? Is there a question, when we remember those words of Clirist, " tbe gates of hell shall mot prevail?" Then will anti-Christ be overthrown, and human creeds. Rubrics, Confessions and Disciplines will be banished from the church.—and every practice that is not found in the Word be ttbolished—and the hay , wood and stubble which men have bnUt into the church will be burned up, and those builders suffer loss, if not the loss of their own souls. W e say of the conflict amen—let it conne, with our hand upon the Bible, we de-clare we a re ready for the trial. T h e Tennes-see Publfcation Society is also making p ro ra -ion to supply the increasing call for baptist publtcatioos. W e have now on hand of our

pablicatk>ns 24,000 pages of Peter and Benjamine, on Close ComoaunioD.

150,000 do. Waller 's Review of Eagleton on Baptism.

50,000 do. Hillsman on the two covenants a reply to Eagleton,) in press and now ready

for orders. GOO.OOO do. "-Reasons for becoming a bap-

t is t ," by Dr . Slack. (This will be pronounced the best thing of its kind ever pnclisbed—a work far superior to Remington.)

And 20,000 copies of the New Baptist Re-gister for 1851.

Finally we say with Mr. Mc., mimsters of Jesus, friends of the pure teachings of the Son of God, should prepare themselves ki defend the truth and maintain the glorious doctrines of revelation as preached by Christ and the apos ties of our Lord.

A itnowCedge of the Bible etsenlicd to com-plete Scholarship, is the subject of one of tbe must elegant addresses which we have read for a long time.

If brother Hendrickson will deliver a few are such, and send us a copy of each, we

will read them and be excecSngly obliged to him for the pleasure; or if he wiU just come to Nashville we will welcome him most heartily and tender to him in person our thanks and highest regard for the masterly manner in which he has treated the subject. W e extract a portion of the address.

T h e accomplished scholar is ose whose mind has been disciplined, expanded and enriched, by truth, and whose tastes have been correct-ed, chastened and polished, by the intense stu-dy of models of styles, distinguished for clas-sic purity and elegance. Whe the r viewed, therefore, as t ru th for the nourishment of in-tellect, 01 as a model for the formation of style, we are prepared to maintain that the Bible stands pre-eminent—that it is better adapted than any other book to give vigor aad compre-hensiveness of thought, flexibility and power of language, and to unite together in sacred marriage, mind and heart.

It comes not within my design to establish the divine origin of the scriptures, though on an occasioa differing from the present, it might be profitable to pass in review the many ex-ternal and internal evidences which demon-strate the authenticity and genuineness of tbe records of our faith. I would simply remark in passing, that the question of evidence should be carefully examined and impartially weigh-ed by every young man, if not to meet in lurk-ing skepticism in his own mind, that he may be prepared to put to silence, the scoffs and blasphemies of those whoso depravity of heart and guilt of conscience, have led thera to em-brace the principles of infidelity.

One of the first things that arrests the atten-tion and interests the feelings of the scholar, on taking up the Bible, is Its antiquity. Antiqui-ty, it is true, does not always invest an object with interest, but it cannot be questioned that the interest we take in tbe Bible is increased in no tneoBsiderable degree, from ttje fact that its first pages were written many years ago. The delicately pencilled flower of a fewer hours growth, may excite our admiration of its beauty, but for sublimity and drandeur we look upon the venerable oak, which, for a thousand years, has withstood the rush and might of the tempest. Wi th emotions of

fai baj-k in the past, as to g?ve ample time fnj-Geology to print the granite pages of her ma^. nificent volume, though each page may bare required countless ages&r its crwitpletion. N j . tare and ravelarioD are never at variamce, theugh one may make disdosnres of some tmtlw upon which the other is silent. But when their disclosores relate to the same facta, there can be no real contradiccions- T b o « which are apparent, by thorough invesrigj. tion or more miaate observatioiw, are resr.lvea itKo one harmonious whole. Hencb. those sci-eruific discoveries which hove elated the bos* of infidelity and fiUed christian hearts wkh gloomy apprehensions, have s l w a j s resulted . in tbe discomfitareof those who would exiurt from tbe strata of the globe or the tiebuls of j tbe heavens, testinKiny ai variance with the records of inspiration.

This fact, that God is tbe Creator and Bull- • del of tbe universe—that his made the particle of dust beneath your feet and strewed immen-sity with sans and consteilations—that be up-holds tbe insect and sujjpurts the nngel—this fact of creative power, beneficeKt cart, and sovereign rule, puts to Wash all the specula-tions of Epicuros, Zeno, aud other philoso-phers, and stamps the volume of our fi i th with a value that cannot be estimated.'

Here we have also a concise and rntelligent accottnt of the origin and unity of tbe hnraan man racc, together with the rntroduction of moral evil into onr world, and all its attendant calamittes. " H e r e , " in tbe laBgitage of tbe el-oquent Paysoa, '-inay be traced the plan of Drvine Providence, running like a streara nf lightning throngh the dark ond stormy clund of sublonsry events; and we see light end order breaking in upon the miphto chins ot criraes, revolutions and eonvulsioos, which have turn and shattered the world, and which, to a per-son ttnacquainted with the scriptures, must ev-er appear to |>roduce no beneficial effi;ct, and to succeed each other without order and to hap-pen without design."

The deluge, the dispersion of mankind, the founding of mighty empires, the minute histo-ry af the nation which coramencetlin the fami-ly of Abraham, together with incidental allu-sions to other great nations; the social and do-mestic habits and customs ot Patriarchs; their government, institutionsaed religion, allsketch-ed in a style of noble simplicity, make the Bi-ble tbe richest treasure on earth, to the man who is sfekine reliable sources of information. But that which gives the Bible its chief value to man, is its history of rederoptinn. A histo-tory of mystery, of Jove , of power, of conde-scension, "of achievements, that has axrested the gaze of angels, and in which centre tho hopes and joys of the intelligent universe. T h o idea is unearthly. I t is someihing that the most gified tjf onr race, in the loftiest soarings of their imagination, had ever grasped. It would form a mapnificenl epic, but tbe poet could be no less than o»e of the sons of God, who shouted for joy when the ' 'earth rose from chaoa, and man from ear th . "

pressible feelings we wander emid the magnificent ruins and wild desolation of those cities whose being and history found a grave centuries before we began to exist.

e Biographer, with restless curiosity, goes back to distant ages, and examines the mouldy pages of profane history, but finds t» his astonishment, that before they had a name, the history of Moses, full and complete, had witnessed tbe birth, death, and burial of many generations. T h e Pentateuch came fi-om the pen of Moses thirty-three centuries ago, or more than one thousand years before tbe age of Herodotus, " the father of profane history." Somewhat more ancient than the history of Herodotus, are the poems of Homer, but those who allow the tbe greatest antiquity {for the question is unsettled,) can place them but littie before the days of Isaiah—about eight hun-dred years after Moses. This is a fact in liter-ary history, that cannot be otherwise than in-teresting to tbe man of letters.

Not only is this volume more ancient than any other in existence, its history is also the most wonderful and tbe best authenticated.— T b e facts and events made known, are the most stupeadoas and important that have oc-curred since the birth of time; they are of deep-er intefest to the cholar. and have a mightier bearing upmn all intelligent beings.

W h a t historical fact is invested with such grandeur, or involves such magnificent conse-quences, as the creation of matter, and the mooWiog of that matter into worlds and s tems of beauty and splendor, teeming with life in every variety of manifestation, from the in-visible animalcule up to the aichangel? Yet this question, the origin of matter, the birth of the universe, is settled in the very first line of the Mosaic history.

In the be^nning God created the keacent and the earth. In this sublime announcement, we have iho overthrow of all the absurd theo-nes that have perplexed the speculative minds of all ages. God—creation—beginning! Sub-lime words! Words to which faith clings and reason bows in adoring wondhr—words that silence conjectures, and answer every inquiry. And I hough wo know not when " the tegin-ning" was, ye t we know that it may data so

Comraunitations. For the Tennessee Baptist. '

PxHOLA Co.,MiBS., Jnly 27,1850.

B s o . G R A V E S :

Believing the t ime has arrived when onr Zion should arise and shine; when our church-es should examine themselves by the unerring standard of God's Word, and elevate the stan-dard of piety accordingly. I wish to commu-nicate some facts relative to a circumstance which recently occurred in the little Baptist Church, In the town of Panola.

One of the members having for some time been engaged io vending ardent spirits; the subject was introduced in conference, and af-ter some discnssion, one of the deacons was requested by the church to prepare a resolo-Uon, expressive of the sense of the church oa the subject, and present it at the subsequent meeting. H e according prepared and p r e d a -ted a resolution, which, after amendment, reads thus, viz:

Resdved, Tha t we consider the practice of vending intoxicating drinks, to be used as a common beverage, incoDsistent with the pre-cepts and priz>ciples of the Gospel, and not to be tolerated by ^ i s church.

After considerable discussion, this resolntion was voted d jwn by a majority of one vote.— The minority being very much dissatisfied v. itb this decision, proposed oa the nextday, while the church was in coafereoce, that we should meet on the 24ih inst., for the purpose of re-vising the decorum and abstract of faith; hav-ing concluded among themselves that they would try ot that time to adopt an article oa the same subject. T h e appointment wa» made, and several mimsters invited to at-tend.

At the time appointed,four of onr minister-ing brethren attended, viz: H . W . Middleton, J . J . Sledge, G. Waldrop.and J . R . HamiUon. After introductory services, the author of the resolution, moved to suspend the business for which the meeting had been appointed, in order that he might introduce the following ar-ticle:

W H E E E A S , A decision was made at the time of the last conference, by a majority of only one vote, against tbe resolution which consti-tutes a part of the record of that meeting, has caused great dissatisfaction on tbe part of the minority, and it being very desirable that both parties should act with unatiimity; it is pro-posed that those who voted against the resolu-tion, concede so far as to admit that tbe senti-ments therein contained, (condemning the traffic in ardent spirits,) is entirely in accor-dance with the principles and precepts of the gospel, and that the common use of any dis-tilled splritous liquors as a beverage, is con-demned by the Word of God. And that those who voted in favor of tbe resolution concede so far as to admit that it would be inexpedient to carry that resolution, or any one against •s ing the article as a common beverage, into practical operation at the present time. There-fore,

Resolved, Tha t we mutually make the con-cessions above named; and that the foregoing, together with this resolution be made a part of our church record.

T h e motion prevailed, and after a lengthy discnssion of the compromise, it was a d o p t s by a majority of four votes. All those, how-ever, who were present, and had voted against the former resolution, voted alsq against the compromise. W h a t may be tbe final result I cannot tell, but think some of them will go out from among us.

Do you think our coarse was correct! Yours in christian bonds,

A. J . HOLCOMBE. P . S. A remarkable fact in the above case

is that the leader of the adrerse party is a member of our Division of the Sons of Tem-perance. A. J . H .

Yes, brother Holcombe, perfectly, but what will the Sons think of such a brother? He is a traitor to tbe cause or we do not undetstand

his position Wl ien l away the evil from un peel our light to r-hind

READ rr—BEAD r r l believes in infant b a | neighbors see it—brolj sible man, and can written:

F„r A N E W

BRnTHtH CiRj^rzf: Not luni gince 1

who said he believed, I injiof the word bur plained, that it meant ! individusl could bo bu earth, as well as ho Willi eiirlh. 1 also ' vidaal, a preacher of | •who boldly conlraJict Biiid that he did not fief| Eper did lieptiTf in Jo this, and told you not I But you have Ipt it yoH of another trajalu it, tell it to some persa

In less lhan a inol place, while the (Mel were assembled to wJ with His (!) ordinan^ baptism was to be ailn youth. The unsusped nnd with force dra>rgl against his will, nsuid his entreaties, an J ng while tbey were dragg the sacred and solen performed, no MidsH beldjed forth more b i | mies. But willi a He (lielievijia, meek, hull serving) wretch was I that bock, be wosspril

Brother Graves, jusf tion, tiie parent of tbJ one arm, the administa the liltie christian, ra\( forth the most bitter i ministrator, and ordind a faint view of the n e | Meihinks I hear you should ever witness si] the scene more awful, Son aniJ Holy Ghost i time, and inlcrmiied heard oallis and blnsph convert, and tiius ended "decently and in ordeij

And now, iccordir child, in his baplisii prtiflfd into the body oj\ the Holy Spirit;'' w j Christ, the child nf Gif Kingdom of Heavm''i ticrissary to his salva deny the above, as the leaders of that dcnomil their Common Prayer | And should you or an that 1 have related, pleasure to prove it.

You paper is gaininl much good. G o o n , t ly for th-? faith ouce dd

W E S T For Oie T E N N E S S I

V E H B n o . G E A T E S :

This body convene Bapiisl Church, on Fjj day in Sepleir.ber. inel in Convention, look, word, and gcstj profound interest lliej business of the prcseii A great deal of peculij was transacted, among of our Female Colleg wood couuty; a resoluj interest of which, is 1 cale yuung men, prepi ministry; resolved, to J eight young men at ^ whom there are tiilenlj induce us to believc,| God, our denomination men, championE nf God grant that it mnyj

The Executive lloa of Missionaries to pre | waste places of our ! of occupying our towij istry, has at loBt bccon Boord have cctpd in ra appoiiitmeut of our m l year. W e fcrl detern our Lord Jesus Christ l tions of our brethren,I who exhibit evidencesl ministry, until we shall town, village and pro J ment, with a faitiiful i T h e umltifarious cnn ly important character j vicinage, imperiously i It would be wholly iind to attempt a succinct I nesB which was transi vention. Tbe body evening, w ilh the blesj of theChu-cb, I hovq their labors.

Preaching was k e p | the Convention, by great ability in elucidfl dying men and womeij was not in vain, b u t ' viction of many precil the close of the Conv that a glorious rcvlvl therefore continued : labors of brethren Gay and Day, but in a day J but brother Green, w e j to leave, to meet lhe i | Brother Green remaiij till the night of the-ing, eighteen or twcnl in Christ; thirteen church. W e enjoyed Our dear brother

i morning, with our | pathies following bin

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l e r i . " i n t h e l a B g o a g e o f t he el-

" m a y be t r aced t h e p l a n o f

I n i i i . n m n i n g l i ke a s t rea ia o f

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s ; a n d w e 4es l i gh t a n d o r d e r

p n t h e m i c h t a c h i n s o f crfraeg,

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ha war l iK a n d w h i c h , tn a p e r -

l w i t h t h e scnpra rea , m u s t ev-

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her w i t h im t order a nd tu h a p -

;hE diapersian u f m a j i K n J . t h e

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L wh i c h e- i i amenced in t h e i a m i -

J t i igelhcx f r i t h ihc iden ta i o l l a-

I i e a t notinna;. t h e aaeial a n d d o-

b d cns toma oi Fa i r i a r cha ; t h e i r

nfiiin^npiT rel jg iun, i l l a k e t c h-

rnnb l e ainrpl i iatyr m a k e the B i -

I {TBaanre o n eartht tii t he m a n

j re l iah le annnrES o f i n f a n n a f l o n .

p v e a t he BiUle i ts c h i e f v a l a e

l i a t u r y o t reriaroptinn. A h i s ta-

fcof r j u ve , o f power , o f eonde-

b ^ v e m e n t a , t l iat h a a arrea ted

pgETs, a nd in w h i c h centre t h a

Jr o f the mte l l igent un iverse . T h a

It fa aomeihTng t h a t t h s

l i rar race, i n t h e lofneac aua r l ng*

• n s t n m .

h a d e v e r g rasped . I t

I m a ^ i f i c e m epie . b u t the p o e t l

las than uoe o f the aona o f GchI , J

I r j o y w h e n t he " e a r t h rosa &cnn j

t t n n n e a r t h . " J

i n i a n i r a t i a n s .

Tennsssa Et^tixt.

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t i m e h a s a m V e d w h e n o i y j

—I a n d a h i n e ; w h e n o u r c h u r c h - j

t ine t h amae lTOshy t h e u n e r r i n g f

Ua W o r d , a n d e l e r a t a t he a U n - \

[ ing iy . I w i s h t o c o m m a - 1

re l a t i ve t a a c i r c i i m s t a n c » |

occnrred i n t h e K t t l e B a p t i s t *

[ t o w n o f P a n n h i . j

bera having- f o r aome- t i m e ?

v e s d i o g a i d e n t sp i r i t s ; t h e |

£ s d i a c an fe rencE , a n d af-t '

• cm , a n s o f t h e deacons w a s |

• t h a ch i i r ch t o p repare a reaoln--

j o f t h e s e m e o f t h e ehn r ch a n ?

1 p r esen t i t i t t h e sn faaequent?

t a c cn rd i ng prepared a n d p r e a an- j

p , w h i c h , s f ^ a m e n d m e n t , rea ih .

a t w e cons i de r t h e p rac t i ce o f

j i co t i ug d r i nka , t o b e u sed aa a

s , i n e a n s i a t e n t w i t h t h e pre-

dples o f t h s Gospe l , u h I n o t t a

| y t h i s c h u r c h .

ab le d i a c o s i a n , th is rewiiat iai i l

1 b y a ma fo i i t y o f w e r o t e . —

I b e i n g very m u c h dissatisf ied w i t l ^

I proposed o a t h e n e x t day , w & i l e |

1 i n cas fe reace , t h a t w e shon ld^

. ina t . , for t h e parpose o f re-»

I a n d abs t rac t o f f a i t h ; hav-p

a m o n g t hemse lves t h a t t h e y l

t t i m e to a dop t a n a r t i c le oii4

i ^ c t . T h e a p p o i n t m e n t w a s j

leveral ministers invited t» at-1 • »

appo i n t ed , iirar o f anr nnn i a t e r- ;

ided^v iz : H . W . M i d d l e t o n , !

|G> W a l d r t i p , a i i d l . R . H a m i U a n J

Ctoiy serr icea , t h e au t ho r o f t h e

[ ta sgspeud t he bus iness for

e e t i n g h a d b e e n appo i n t ed , i n

I m i g h t i n t r aduce t h e f o l l o w i n g sr-

I A dec iak in w a s m a d e a t t h e t i m e

n fe r snce , b y a ma jo r i t y o f o n l y t

: t h e reaolnt ion w h i c h craist i-i

• t h e recard o f tha t m e e t i n g , h a a j

n i i isat f» f i ic t ion o n t h e p a r t o f t h e .

I I t b e i n g very des i rab le t h a t b o t h ]

k a c t w i t h u n a n i m i t y ; i t ia pn j-

: wfaa v o t e d aga i n s t t h a resoln-

J so f o i a s t o admi t-that t h e sent i-

l i a c on t a i n ed , C c o n d e m n i n g t h e

I n t spir i ta ,] ia en t i r e l y i s accor-

^ B p r i nc ip l es a n d precep ts o f t h e *

; t he c o m m o n use o f a n y d i s- ,

i l i q n a r s a a a heverage , i s c o n - J

! W o r d a t G o d . A n d t ha t thoseS

I favor o f t h e reso lut ion e aoceda *

lit t h a t i t wou l d be i n e i p e d i e n t }

! reso lu t ion , or a ny o n e a g a i n s t '

J e OS a c o m m o n beverage , i n t o

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w s mu t o aUy m a k e t he coo- l

pe n a m e d ; ' a n d t ha t t h e f a r e g a i o g 4

I. th i s resa lu l i on be m a d e a p u t o f i

L prera i led , a n d a f t e r s l e n g t h y j

I t h e c amp r am i s e , i t w a a a d o p t e d i

1 o f f aa r vo tes . A l l t hose , h o w - i

I p r e sen t , a n d h a d v o t e d a g a i n s t i

n l o t i on , vo ted a lsq a g a i n s t t h S |

W h a t m a y b e t h e final r e su l t 1 1

t t h i n k a a m e o f t h e m w i l l g a o n t ^

L o n r eoursa w i s co r ree t l

I u u r a i n ch r i s t i an b o n d s ,

A. I . H O L C O M B E .

i r i o h l e f a c t i n t h a a b o v s easf f*

o f t he adverse p a r t y i a

cB i v i s i o n . o f t h e S o n s o f T e m -

A . J . H .

' H a l c o m b e , per fec t ly , b u t w h a t

| t M n i o f s n ^ s b ro ther? H e i s

1 cansB or w e d a n o t o n d e n t u d

h i s pos i t ion . W h e n our chu rches w i l l p u t

a w a y the evil from a m o n g t h e m , w e m a y ex-

pect our l i g h t t o a h i ne a nd ou r sa l t t o savor .

R s a o r r—HE iX ) r r ! ! — L e t every o n e w h o

be l ieves i n i n f a n t b a p t i s m read i t — l e t y o u r

ne i ghbo r s see i t — b r o t h e r T u r n e r ia a respon-

s ib le m a n , a n d c an vouch for w h a t h e has

w r i t t e n :

_ Fur the Tennessee Baptist.

A N E W M E T H O D - 1 S T .

BHOTHSH G ^ V E S :

N o t l o n g a i n ce I t o l d you o f a n i nd i v i dua l

w h o aaid he be l i eved , t h a t w h e n t he t rue mean-

i n g o f t h e w o r d buried, i n the o r i g i n a l , w a s ex-

p l a i n ed , t h a t i t m e a n t s p r i n k l i n g ; a n d t h a t a n

i n d i v i d u a l cou ld b e bur ied w i t h a h a n d f u l o f

e a r t h , as w e l l aa he con id , to b e covered u p

w i t h ear th . I a lso to ld y o u o f a n o t h e r indi-

v i dua l , a p reacher o f t h e M e t h o d i s t d o c t r i n e ^

w h o bo ld ly con t r ad i c t ed t h e w o r d o f G o d , and

sa id t h a t A e d u i no t believe that John the Baptist

ever did baptize in Jordan. I say I t o l d y o a o f

t h i s , a n d to ld y o u n o t t o t e l l a n y pe rson o f i t .

B u t y o u h a ve l e t i t o u t , a n d n o w I w i l l t e l l

y o u o f a n o t h e r tragedy, a n d i f yott c a n n o t k eep

i t , t e l l i t t o s ome person w h o w i l l k e e p i t .

I n leas t h a n a m o n t h ' s j o u r n e y f r om th i s

p l a ce , w h i l e t h e (Me t hod i s t s ) peop l e o f G o d

w e r e aaaembled t o wo r sh i p H i m , a n d c o m p l y

w i t h H i s C?) o rd i nances , t h e s o l e m n du ty o f

b a p t i s m w a s to be adm in i s t e red upon a bdiexing

you th . T h e u n s u s p e c t i n g v i c t i m w a s c a u g h t ,

a n d w i t h force d r agged t o t h e a dm i n i s t r a t o r ,

a g a i n s t h i s w i l l , a g a i n s t h i s a t r eng t h , a g a i n s t

h i s en t rea t i es , a n d aga i n s t h i s t l i reata . A n d

w h i l e t hey w e r e d r a g g i n g h i m t h e r e , a n d w h i l e

t h e sacred a nd s o l e m n o r d i n a n c e w a s b e i n g

pe r fo rmed , n o M i d s h i p m a n or P i r a t e ever

b e l c h ed f o r t b m o r e b i t t e r oa t hs a n d b lasphe-

m i e s . B u t w i t h a H e r c u l i a n g r a sp , t h e l i t t l e

(believing, m e e k , h u m b l e . God- fea r i ng , God-

se rv i ng ) w r e t c h w a s baptized, n o , I w i l l t a k e

t h a t b a c k , h e w a s sp r i n k l ed .

B r o t h e r G r a v e s , j u s t v i e w , i n y o u r i m a g i n a -

t i o n , t h e p a r en t o f t h e ch i l d , h o l d i n g h i m b y

o n e a r m , t h e ad ih in i s t ra tor b y t h e o the r , w h i l e

t h e l i t t l e christiaa, r a v i n g a nd p u l l i n g , p o u r i n g

fo r th t h e m o s t b i t t e r oa ths , a g a i n s t p a r e n t , ad-

m in i s t r a t o r , a n d o rd i n ance , a n d y o u w i l l h a ve

a f a i n t v i e w o f t h e n e w m e t h o d of s p r i n k l i n g .

M e t h i n k s I h ea r y o u say . L o r d forb id t h a t I

s h o u l d ever w i t n e s s such a s i g h t . B u t t o m a k e

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

S o n a n d H o l y G h o a t w e r e h e a r d , a t t h e s a m e

t i m e , a n d i n t e r m i x e d w i t h t h e m , c ou l d b e

h e a r d oa t hs a n d b l a s phemous w o r d s f r om t h e

c i j n t ! e r t , a nd t hus e nded t h e s cene o f b a p t i s m ,

" d e c e n t l y a nd i n o r d e r . "

A n d n o w , a c co rd i ng t o t h e i r doc t r i ne , t h i s

c h i l d , i n h i s b a p t i s m , w a s "regenercUed and

ffrafUd inio the body of Christ: regenerated with

the Holy Spiritf' was " j i a d e a member of

Christ, the child of God, and an inheritor of the

Kingdom of Heaven," a n d t h a t "baptism was

mcessary to his salvatim." A n d shou l d a n y

d e n y t h e above , a s t h e doc t r i ne t a u g h t b y t h e

l e a d e n o f t h a t d e n o m i n a t i o n , I w i l l p rove i t b y

t h e i r C o m m o n P r a y e r B o o k a n d C a t e c h i s m . —

A n d shou ld y o u o r o n y o n e doub t t h e t r a gedy

t h a t I h a v e re l a t ed , i t w o u l d g i ve m e g rea t

p l easu re t o prove i t .

Y o u pape r ia g a i n i n g g r o u n d h e r e , a n d d o i n g

m u c h good . G o o n , bro ther , " c o n t e n d eamest-

l y for t h e fa i th o n ce de l ivered t o t h e s a i n t s . "

S . S . T U R N E R .

CON-

For the Tennessee Baptist.

W E S T T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T

T E N T I O N .

B e o . G e a v e s :

T h i s body c onvened w i t h t h e S o i a m e r v i l l e

B a p t i s t C h u r c h , o n F r i d a y be fore t h e 2 d Lo rd ' s

d a y i n S e p t e m b e r . A very l a r g e d e l e g a t i o n

m e t i n C o n v e n t i o n , m a n i f e s t i n g , w i t h every

l o o k , w o r d , a n d ges t i cu l a t i on , t h e deep a n d

p r o f o u n d i n te res t t h e y fe l t i n t r a n s a c t i n g t h e

b u s i n e s s o f t h e p r e sen t m e e t i n g o f our body .

A g r e a t dea l o f pecu l i a r l y i m p o r t a n t bus i ness

w a a t r ansac ted , a m o n g w h i c h , w a s t h e l oca t i on

o f ottr F e m a l e C o l l e g e , i n B r o w n s v i l l e , H a y -

w o o d c o u n t y ; a r e so l u t i o n t o ra i se 8 1 0 , 0 0 0 , t h e

i n t e res t o f w h i c h , i s t o b e app rop r i a t ed t o edu-

ca te j o t m g m e n , p r e p a r i n g for t h e C h r i s t i a n

m i n i s t r y ; reso lved , t o sus t a i n s o m e seven o r

e i g h t y o u n g m e n a t U n i o n U n i v e r s i t y , a m o n g

w h o m t he re are t a l e n t , z e a l a n d p i e t y , w h i c h

i n d u c e u s t o be l i e ve , t h a t b y t h e b l e s s i n g o f

G o d , ou r d e n o m i H a t i o a w i l l find i n t h e s e y o u n g

m e n , c h a m p i o n s o f t r u t h , a n d heroes o f v i r tue .

G o d g r a n t t h a t i t m a y b e s o !

T h e Execu t i v e B o a r d a p po i n t e d a n u m b e r

o f M i s s i ona r i e s to p reach t h e - gospe l i n " t h e

w a s t e p laces o f o a r Z i o n . " T h e i m p o r t a n c e

o f o c c u p y i n g our t o w n s w i t h a n ef f ic ient m i n-

i s t ry . h a s a t l a s t b e c o m e ev i den t t o n s , a n d ou r

B o a r d h a ve ac ted i n re fe rence t o t h i s , i n t h e

a p p o i n t m e n t o f ou r m iss ionar i es for t h e n e x t

y e a r . W e fee l d e t e rm i ned , b y t h e g r a ce o f

o u r Lo r d J e s u s C h r i s t , a n d t h e l i be ra l dona-

t i o n s o f ou r b r e t h r en , t o educa t e y o u n g m e n

w h o exh i b i t ev idences o f a ca l l t o t h e ch r i s t i an

m i n i s t r y , t m t i l w e sha l l b e a b l e t o o c cupy every

t o w n , v i l l a ge a nd p r o m i n e n t coun t ry sett le-

m e n t , w i t h a f a i t h f u l a n d ef f ic ient m i n i s t r y . —

T h e mu l t i f a r i ous cons idera t i ons o f a s t r i k ing-

l y i m p o r t a n t cha rac te r . c l u s t e r i n g a round ou r

v i c i n a ge , impe r i ons l y d e m a n d th i s a t o n r h a n d s .

I t w o u l d be w h o l l y imp r ac t i c ab l e for m e even

t o a t t emp t a s u cc i n c t s t a t e m e n t o f a l l t h e btisi-

nesB • a i c h w a s t r ansac ted d u r i n g t h e C o n -

v e n t i o n . T h e b o d y ad journed o n T u e s d a y

e v e n i n g , w i t h t h e b less ings o f t h e G r e a t H e a d

• o f t h e C h u r c h . I h a v e n o d o u b t , r e s t i n g o n

the i r labors .

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

t h e C o n v e n t i o n , by m i n i s t e r s w h o exh i b i t ed

g rea t ab i l i ty i n e l u c i d a t i n g t h e wo rd o f G o d to

d y i n g m e n a n d w o m e n . T h e w o r d p r e a ched

w a s no t i n v a i n , b u t w a s power f u l to t h e con-

v i c t i o n o f m a n y prec ious i m m o r t a l sou ls . A t

t h e c lose o f t he C o n v e n t i o n , i t w a s obv ious

t h a t a g lo r ious revival h a d c o m m e n c e d , w e

there fore c o n t i n u e d t he m e e t i n g , s e cu r i ng t h e

l abors o f b r e t h r en G a y l e , Bevus , B u n d y , G r e e n

a n d D a y , b u t i n a d ay o r two , a l l t h e b r e t h r e n ,

b u t b ro t he r G r e e n , we r e necessar i ly c ompe l l e d

t o leave , to m e e t t h e i r prev ious e n g a g e m e n t s .

B ro t he r G r e e n r e m a i n e d a n d p reached w i t h u s

till t h e n i g h t o f t h e s e ven t e en t h o f t h e meet-

i n g , e i g h t e en or t w e n t y pe rsons professed f a i t h

i n Ch r i s t ; t h i r t een w e r e bap t i z ed i n t o t h e

chu r ch . W e en joyed t ru ly a rev iva l season .

O u r dear b ro ther G r e e n l e f t u s yes te rday

^ m o r n i n g , w i t h o n r prayers a nd ch r i s t i a n sym-

pa th i es f o l l ow i n g h i m . ' '

T h e r e w e r e severa l persons a t t h e anx i ous

• ea t s w h e n w e c losed t h e m e e t i n g — m a n y

bthera i n t he cong rega t i on ser ious . G o d g r a n t

t h e m eterna l l ife t h rough onr L o r d J e s u s C h r i s t .

T o G o d be aU t he g lo ry .

J O H N B A T E M A N .

S o r a m e r j i l l e , S e p t 3 4 , 1 8 5 0 .

T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T .

For the Tennessee Baptist.

M c L e m o s e s v i l l e , T e n . , S e p t . 1 7 . 1 8 5 0 .

B r o . G e a v e s :

B r o t h e r ' T h o m a a R u s s e l l w i s he s you t o send

h i m t h e T e n n e s s e e Bap t i s t , h i s pos t office is

S o u t h Ca r ro l l , C a r r o l l ' c o u n t y . B ro . R u s s e l l

l ives i n a ne ighborhood ' w h e r e t he re h a s been

very l i t t l e p r e a c h i n g by our d e n o m i n a t i o n — h e

ia surrounded by o ld Bap t i s t s a nd P e d o ' s — h e

bu i l t h i m a m e e t i n g house , and I c o m m e n c e d

p r e a c h i n g t he re S a t u r d ay n i g h t before las t ,

a n d le f t t h e n ex t T u e s d a y . T h e resu l t w a s

t h i r t een profess ions , twen ty-one j o i n e d , a n d I

b ap t i z ed n i n e t e e n ; o n e o f t ha t n u m b e r w a s

f r om t h e o ld Bap t i s t , n i n e f rom t h e P e d o ' s . —

T h e m e e t i n g increased i n i n te res t every time

w e m e t , bu t h a v i n g n o m i n i s t e r i a l a id , b e i n g

very feeb le by a lmos t c on s t a n t l abor i n o t h e r

rev iva ls , a n d h a v i n g t o g o to t b e A s s o c i a t i o n , I

b r o u g h t t h e m e e t i n g to a c lose.

I l e f t C e n t r a l A s soc i a t i o n o n M o n d a y ; w e

h a d a n ag reeab l e a nd p l easan t t i m e i n t h e As-

soc i a t i o n ; t he re w e r e t e n n e w chu rches ad-

ded , w h i c h m a d e our p resen t n u m b e r fifty. I

d i d n o t a sce r t a i n t h e n u m b e r bap t i zed , b a t as

w e l l as m y m e m o r y serves m e , a l l t h e church-

es repor ted very favorab ly . T h e r e we re m a n y

prof i tab le reso lu t ions en te red i n t o by t h e As-

soc i a t i on , a n d a m o n g s t o thers t h ey reso lved t o

k eep o n e m i ss i ona ry p r e a c h i n g to t h e I n d i a n s

for t he n e x t t en years . W h e n t h a t sub jec t

w a s ag i t a t ed before t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , m a n y

tears ro l l ed f r om t h e eyes o f t h e b r e t h r en ,

w h i l e t he i r hear ts seem to swe l l w i t h grat i-

t ude to G o d , t h a t h e h a d p l a ced it i n t he i r p owe r

t o restore t h e i n j u red R e d m a n . T h e r e w e r e

b e t w e e n fifteen a nd t w e n t y profess ions w h e n

I le f t t be As soc i a t i o n .

Y o u r s , i n Ch r i s t ,

S A M U E L P . C L A R K .

For the Tennessee Baptist.

D A N C I N G F O R T H E O R P H A N S .

M e . E d i t o e :

I read w i t h some surpr ise , you r ar t i c le i n t h e

B a p t i s t o f t he 28 th S e p t e m b e r , u nde r t h e h e a d

o f " P o p u l a r L e c t u e e s . " - W h i l e I ag ree

w i t h you i n a l l you say a bou t popu l a r l ec tu res ,

I d i f ier f rom you w i de l y i n o p i n i o n o n t h e ttub-

j e c t o f d a n c i n g . Y o u say i f y o u " w e r e dis-

posed to be ha r sh , you w o u l d prove f r om t h e

B i b l e t h a t s u ch t h i n g s as fiddling a n d d a n c i n g

for the benefit of fatherless and motherless chil-

dren, a re w i c k e d i n t h e e x t r e m e . " I t a k e is-

sue w i t h y o u o n th i s p ropos i t i on , a n d deny that

you can—however ha r sh l y d i sposed—prove any

such thing. I f ear , b y t h e w a y , t h a t y o u a/i-

m t r e . m u c h m o r e t h a n practice, t h e beau t i f u l

l i n e s o f B u r n s w h i c h y o u quo ted .

D o y o u

— " g e n t l y s c an you r b ro the r m a n .

S t i l l g e n t l e r s is ter w o m a n , "

w h e n y o u p r o n o u n c e the i r d a n c i n g for t h e

bene f i t o f t h e O r p h a n s , " w i c k e d i n t h e ex-

t r e m e . " W h a t m o r e cou ld y o u say o f t h e

da rkes t c r i m e i n t h e deca l ogue . A s o n e o f

t h e p a r t i c i p an t s i n t h e So i r ee l a t e l y g i v e n by

t h e L a d y M a n a g e r s , a t t h e O d d F e l l o w s H a l l ,

a n d o n b e h a l f o f m y fa ir pa r tne rs a n d com-

p a n i o n s i n t h e d a n c e o n t h a t a n d o t he r occa-

s ions , I d e m a n d t h a t y o u t a k e b a c k or estab-

l i sh y o u r i n j u r i ous i m p u t a t i o n .

Y o u re fer a t l e n g t h t o t h e first d a n c i n g par-

ty m e n t i o n e d i n t h e T e s t a m e n t , a n d v a i n l y

endeavo r t o prove f r om t h e scr ip tu ra l a c c oun t

o f t h e b e h e a d i n g o f J o h n t h e B a p t i s t , t h a t

d a n c i n g is s i n fu l . T h e w h o l e o f you r argu-

m e n t o n t h i s first r e fe rence a m o u n t s t o t h i s

pos i t i on : H e r o d i a ' s d a ugh t e r d a n c e d before

t h e k i n g , a n d p leased h i m ; t h i s d a n c i n g resul-

ted i n t h e b e h e a d i n g o f J o h n t h e Bap t i s t . T h e

b e h e a d i n g o f J o h n w a s a w i c k e d a c t ; there-

fore d a n c i n g is s i n f u l ; " w i c k e d i n t h e e x t r e m e . "

A n d th i s is t h e p r oo f y o u b r i n g f r om t h e Bi-

b l e . N o w l e t u s e x a m i n e t h i s d o c t r i n e a n d

l o g i c o f yours a l i t t l e , a n d see w h e t h e r i t w i l l

b e a r t h e test o f t r u t h .

J o s e p h re fused t o c o m p l y w i t h t he ev i l wish-

es o f P o t i p h a r i s w i f e : t h i s re fusa l resulted i n

h i s b e i n g t h r o w n i n t o p r i son . T h e impr i son-

m e n t o f J o s e p h w a s a w i c k e d a c t ; therefore ,

a c co r d i n g t o you r l og i c , i t is s i n f u l t o re fuse

c o m p l i a n c e w i t h a w o m a n ' s ev i l w i shes .

A g a i n : R e b e k a h k n e w h o w to m a k e " s avo ry

m e a t s snch a s " I s a a c , h e r h u s b a n d , " l o v e d . " —

T h i s k n o w l e d g e cp juZkJ i n h e r a n d h e r son

J a c o b ' s d e ce i v i n g a n d p r a c t i c i n g a fraud u p o n

I s a a c . I t w a s w i c k e d t o dece ive I s a a c ; there-

fore i t is s i n f u l for a w o m a n t o k n o w h o w to

c ook m e a t s i n t h e w a y h e r h u s b a n d l i kes t h e m

bes t .

" A n g e l s a n d m in i s t e r s o f g race de fend u s , "

from a l l such doc ' r i n e . S h a l l we-neve r t a s te

t h e swee t s o f mar r i ed l i fe , because t h e mar-

riage o f F o r r e s t or s o m e o ther m a n h a s resul-

ted i n a n app l i c a t i o n for d i vo r ce ! W e could

g i v e m a n y m u r e i l l u s t ra t i ons o f t h e absurd i ty

o f y o u r doc t r i ne ; b u t le t these suffice.

H a v i n g s h o w n t h a t you r re fe rence a n d ar-

g u m e n t do n o t suppor t you r pos i t i on , I n o w un-

der t ake to s how b y y o u r o w n m o d e o f reason-

i n g , a n d s o m e fac ts w i t h w h i c h you are doubt-

less f am i l i a r , t h a t d a n c i n g j j o w e v e r w i c k e d ISOq

y e a r s a g o , w h e n p rac t i ced b y " t h e d a n c i n g

d a ugh t e r o f a n a d u l t r e s s " — i s , w h e n d one for

t h e bene f i t o f t h e O r p h a n s i n our d ay , e i t he r

a t t h e M a n a g e r s So i r ees , or b y B . d e m o n s a t

t h e T h e a t r e , c o m m e n d a b l e a nd m e r i t o r i o u s . —

d e m o n s dances a t t h e T h e a t r e ; o the r " G e n -

t l e m e n a n d L a d i e s f a i r " d a n c e a t t h e So i rees ,

t h e result o f t hese d a n c i n g par t ies is a l a rge

a n d m u c h needed i nc rease o f t h e f u n d for

f e e d i n g , c l o t h i n g , w a r m i n g , a n d e d u c a t i n g t h e

des t i t u t e a n d he lp l ess l i t t i e i n n o c e n t o r phans

o f ou r c i ty . Y o u w i l l n o t d e n y t h a t i t i s com-

m e n d a b l e a n d mer i t o r i ous t o i nc rease t h i s

f u n d ; there fore , a c co rd i ng t o y o u r o w n l og i c ,

i t is mer i t o r i ous to d a n c e for t h e o r phans .

Y o n ask t h e ques t i on , " P r o t e s t a n t s sha l l

d a n c i n g b e p rac t i ced for t h e bene f i t o f Or-

p h a n s l or Ch r i s t i a n s send t he i r ch i l d ren to

d a n c i n g s c h o o l s ! " W e a n s w e r , yes . L e a r n

y o u r ch i l d ren t o d a n c e , a n d do i t w e l l t oo , say

w e . I t g i ves t h e m a g r a c c , a n d ease , a n ele-

g a n c e a n d po l i sh o f m a n n e r , vyhich t h ey wou l d

n o t o t he rw i se a t t a i n . W e h a v e l i t t l e p a t i e n ce

w i t h t h i s e t e r n a l c a n t a g a i n s t d a n c i n g , o n the

p a r t o f s t r a i g h t , l ead , creed-bound sec ta r i ans .

T h e y w o u l d n o t d a n c e for t h e w o r l d , y e t t h ey

w i l l p l a y , a n d a l l o w the i r c h i l d r en to p l a y , s u ch

g a m e s as goose , g r i n d t b e bo t t l e , o ld s is ter

P b e b e , a n d m a n y o thers i n w h i c h t h e k i s s i n g ,

e v e n t o s a t i e t y , w h i c h t h ey b r i n g a bou t be-

t w e e n t h e sexes , cons t i t u t es t h e p r i n c i p a l

c h a r m . T h e co t i l l i o n a n d o t he r d a n c e s usual-

l y prac t iced i n soc i e ty , a re as far super i o r t o

s u c h p lays , i n e l e g a n c e , r e f i n e m e n t , pu r i t y , a n d

g r a c e , as t h e cu l t i va ted g e n U e m a n o r l ady is

t o t h e u neduc a t e d boor . Y e t t he se a r e inno-

c e n t , forsooth , a n d m a y b e i n d u l g e d i n b y t h e

reh 'g ious , t o t h e i r hea r t s c o n t e n t ; w h i l e ele-

g a n t a n d po l i shed d a n c i n g ia vo t ed " w i c k e d i n

t h e e x t r e m e . "

I h ave b e a r d a n s n e cdo t e o f t h e R e v . J o h n

W e s l e y , f rom w h i c h I t h i n k t h e o p p o n e n t s o f

d a n c i n g m i j h t , i f t hey w o u l d , l e a m a va l u ab l e

lesson . T h i s R e v e r e n d D i v i n e , i t is sa id

s u n g a sp i r i t ua l s o n g or h y m n to h i s

c o n g r e g a t i o n to t h e t u n e o f a n o ld cava l i e r

s o ng , w h i c h w a s a t t h e t i m e very popu l a r w i t h

t he w i c k e d . S o m e o f " t b e u n c o q u i d " o f h is

flock t h o u g h t t h e chu rch g rea t i y scanda l i sed

by th i s s t r a nge conduc t o n t h e par t o f the i r

be loved m in i s t e r , a n d after m u c h s i g h i n g a nd

w e e p i n g , w i t h l o n g faces a n d heavy hear ts ,

l a id t he i r c o m p l a i n t before h i m . " W e l l , " said

h e , " w h a t i f i t is a n old cava l ier t u n e ; t he re ' s

m u c h good mus i c in i t , a n d I don ' t i n t end t ha t

t be dev i l sha l l h ave al l t he good m u s i c . "

N o w , M r . Ed i t o r , " w e re l ig ious ly pro tes t

a g a i n s t " t h e dev i ls h a v i n g a l l t he good dan-

c i n g a nd dancers . W e t h i n k t h i s wou ld be

m i i ch more t h a n " h i s d u e , " a n d w i t h a l l d u e de-

ference t o those w h o t h i n k o t he rw i se , tre t h i n k

h e shou ld n o t h ave a l l t h e good d a n c i n g , or t he

good dancers e i t he r /

I n conc l u s i on , M r . E d i t o r , I h o pe w i t h you

t h a t t h e ser ies o f lec tures for t h e benef i t o f

t h e o r phan s w i l l soon b e c o m m e n c e d . I f , af-

t e r t h ey h a ve c o m m e n c e d , you w i s h fur ther to

d iscuss you r pos i t i on abou t t h e extreme wicked-

ness o f d a n c i n g , in a n e v e n i n g deba t e , you have

on l y to t h r ow d o w n t h e g l ove a n d o b t a i n t h e

c on sen t o f t h e M a n a g e r s , for t h e deba te to be

i ns tead o f a l ec tu re . and your c h a l l e n g e sha l l b e

t a k e n u p by s ome f r iend o f t h e o r p h a n a n d

C O T I L L I O N .

R o s e D a l e , O c t . 3 , 1850.

* . W i l l a t t end to " C o t i l l i o n " n e r t

w e e k . — E d .

For the Tennessee Baptist.

D O E S H E M E A N W H A T H E S A Y S !

B b o . G r a v e s :

W i l l y ou be so good as t o te l l m e w h a t t he

R e v . J o h n W e s l e y m e a n s w h e n h e says , i n h i s

S e r m o n s , V o l . 1, p. 3ti5, " Y e t had he ( C h r i s t )

n o ev i l or s i n f u l t h o ugh t s ; no r i ndeed w a s ca-

pab le of h a v i n g a n y . " A n d even h e n c e i t fol-

l ows t h a t ne i t he r h a ve rea l chr i s t i ons ; there-

fore i f h e ( C h r i s t ) w a s free f rom ev i l or s i n fu l

t h o u g h t , so are they ( ch r i s t i a n s ) l i k e w i s e . "

A g a i n : p . 366 , " T h u s do th J e sus ' save h is

peop le f rom the i r s i ns . ' A n d no t on l y from

ou twa rd s ins , b u t a lso f rom the s ins o f the i r

hear ts , f rom ev i l t h ough t s , a n d f rom ev i l tem-

p e r s — n o t on l y a t or af ter d e a t h , bu t in this

world, t hey are as t he i r m a s t e r " !

A g a i n : p . 3S5 , " I n con fo rm i t y , therefore ,

bo th to t he doc t r i ne o f S t . J o h n , a n d t he w h o l e

t eno r o f t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t , w e fix th i s con-

c l us i on , a christian is so far perfect as not to

commit sin"?

N o w i f a ch r i s t i an neve r does c o m m i t s i n ,

n e i h t e r i n wo rd , t h ough t , or ac t i on , nor is ca-

pab le , e ven o f a n ev i l t h o u g h t , or t empe r , t h e n

I m u s t say M r . W e s l e y k n e w a l l a n d I bu t " i n

p a r t . " B u t I h a ve had a d i f ferent i dea f r om

M r . W e s l e y , a n d I d on ' t k n o w w h e r e I cou ld

h a v e go t i t , u n l e s s i t w a s ou t o f a b ook I have ,

i n w h i c h J o h n say , " I f w e say w e have no s in ,

w e dece ive ourse lves , a n d t h e t ru th is no t i n

u s . " A g a i n : " I f w e say t h a t w e have n o t

s i n n ed , w e m a k e h i m a l i a r , a n d h is word is no t

i n u s . "

S . S . T U R N E R .

W i l l t h e E d i t o r o f t h e M e t h o d i s t A d v o c a t e

i n f o r m u s i — E d . B a p .

( D [ i i t n a r i ? H .

For the Thinessee Baptist.

D i e d a t t h e res idence o f h is f a the r , i n Mon t-

g o m e r y c o u n t y , J u l y 19, 1850, J o s e p h W i l l -

i a m , son o f G e o r g e S . W i m b e r i e y , aged 19

years .

T h u s i n t h e m o r n i n g of h i s days has f a l l en a

y ou t h e s t imab l e for a lmos t every v i r t u e . —

W h i l s t h e w a s t h e pr ide and h ope o f a fond fa-

the r , h e w a s a mode l o f exce l l ence in every

a d o r n i n g qua l i t y for t h e y o u n g a round h i m . —

A s a s t uden t h e w a s close a nd u n t i r i n g . Pas-

s iona te ly fond o f h i s books , p a t i e n t and perse-

v e r i n g i n h i s a pp l i c a t i o n , h e g ave ear ly a nd

b r i gh t p rom i se o f t he ripest scho la rsh ip . F o r

o ne o f h i s a g e , h e had stored h is m i n d w i t h a

l a rge a m o u n t o f h is tor ica l a n d c lass ica l knowl-

edge . U n d e r t h e i ns t ruc t i on o f an ab le a n d

expe r i enced t e ache r h e h ad a l ready acqu i red

very cons iderab le pro f i c iency i n t he L a t i n and

G r e e k l a n g u a g e s . Bes ides , i n h i s m a n n e r s he

waa a finished g e n t i e m a n , modes t , u n a s s u m i n g

a nd courteous . H i s t e m p e r a m e n t w a s r emark "

a b l y m i l d , g e n t i e a nd p l e a s i ng ; a n d t h o u g h

qu i e t a n d t ac i t u rn , he w a s l ive ly a nd cheer fu l

i n conversa t i on , par t i cu la r ly o n i n t e l l e c t ua l

sub jec ts . H e h ad bu t l i t t le taste for t he m i r t h

a nd h i l a r i t y i n w h i c h t h e y o u n g usua l l y t ake

so m u c h d e l i g h t . H i s mo ra l charac ter w a s to

a l l h u m a n eyes w i t h o u t a b lo t . S w e a r i n g ,

p reva r i ca t i ng . S a b b a t h b r e a k i n g , w i t h innu-

merab l e grosser v ices t ha t deserve no t here to

be n a m e d , g a m b l i n g , d r i n k i n g , &,c., never stain-

ed h i s cha rac te r . T o con t ras t h i m w i t h t he

gene r a l i t y o f y ou t h h e seems perfection. B u t

such is n o t t he s t anda rd w i t h w h i c h w e are to

c ompa re ourse lves . H o w g r a t i f y i n g i t wou l d

be to our f ee l i ngs i f , n o w t o a l l those am i a b l e

t ra i ts , those t r an spa ren t v i r tues , so e m i n e n t l y

h i s o w n , w e cou ld say h e added t h a t crowning grace . R e l i g i o n . H a d t h a t v i t a l p r i n c i p l e

sanct i f ied h is gene rous n a t u r e , t hus e n a b l i n g

h i m t o reJUct t h e i m a g e o f J e s u s Ch r i s t , h e

wou l d have w a n t e d n o t h i n g to cons t i t u t e h i m a

b r i g h t a n d s h i n i n g l i g h t , fitted n o t on l y to l ive

bu t to d ie . H o w sa lu ta ry t h e i n f l uence he

wou l d t h u s unconsc i ous l y have exerc ised u p o n

a l l w i t h i n h is sphere ! M e t h i n k s a k i n d o f

mo r a l h a l o w o u l d have enc i rc led h i s y ou t h f u l

b r ow , d i f f us ing i ts g e n i a l b e ams and b less ings

o n a l l a round . Y e t , a l t h o ugh , near ly a l l h i s

days we re s p e n t w i t h o u t Ch r i s t , w e have t h e

p l e a s i n g assu rance t h a t h e d i d n o t d i e w i t h o u t

Ch r i s t .

D u r i n g h i s i l l ness h e b e c a m e mos t deep l y

conce rned abou t t h e sa l va t i on o f h i s s o u l . —

H i s fo rmer n eg l e c t o f re l i g i on w a s a source o f

t h e mos t i ndesc r i bab l e a n g u i s h to h i m . H i s

r e pen t a n ce w a s deep a n d p u n g e n t . I n t h e

b i t te rness o f h i s sou l h e confessed h i s g u i l t

a n d exhor ted h i s f r iends n o t t o do as he had

d one , b u t t o e m b r a c e t he proffers o f G o d ' s mer-

cy w i t h o u t de l ay . H e professed a firm, u n w a -

v e r i n g fa i th i n t h e Lo r d J e s u s , a n d ceased no t

t o p lead for me r cy i n h i s n a m e . M e e k l y sub-

m i t t i n g t o t h e d i v i n e w i l l , h e shuddered no t i n

t h e prospect o f d e a t h . T h e mons t e r c a m e to

h i m disarmed o f a l l h i s terrors . N o w could

h e rea l i ze t h e t r u t h o f t h a t c h e e r i n g s e n t i m e n t

" T o l ive is Ch r i s t , and to d ie is g a i n . " A h !

doub t less h e e s t eemed i t far be t t e r to depa r t

a n d be w i t h Ch r i s t . T h u s h e d ied or r a t he r

fe l l a s l eep i n J e s u s .

N o m o r e w e ' l l see t h y sof t swee t s m i l e ;

T h y g e n t i e words w e ' l l h ea r n o m o r e ;

B u t w h e n we've d u n e ou r e a r t h l y to i l ,

W e ' l l m e e t t hee o n t h a t h a p p y sho re .

H . G .

AR J-ll LES.

A.NVlLS ALE, VVtestera, X X

Stocll, nts. AXES rnllmj'

Hont'jt, oiher Slanuraclnres,

Bellows, U'ljlfin^, n^lc Rofir, T-.vine lU.Unj. H»<i-p l.p.l rnnU f'olton litr.l I'ori]-, B A r o v , I!n; round,

11 iCis,

For the Tennessee Baplitl.

D i e d a t t h e res idence of h e r hu sband , M a j o r

W . R k B . C l e m e n t s , in H a y w o o d coun ty , Ten-

nessee , Mrs . S . A . C l e m e s t s , on the 3d o f

S e p t e m b e r i n t he t r i u m p h s o f fa i th .

S i s t e r C l e m e n U waa t b e on l y d augh t e r o f

C o l . G r e e n , o f M e c k l e n b u r g c oun t y , V a . S h e

w a s bo rn i n said coun t y o n t he 23d A p r i l , 1800.

S h e moved w i t h her h u s b a n d to H a y w o o d co . ,

T e n n e s s e e d u r i n g 1833.

S i s te r C l e m e n t s a n d he r "husband h a v i n g

professed re l i g i on abou t t he s a m e ' i i m S , wun"

i n t o t h e w a t e r h am l in h a n d , and w t r e baptiz- '

ed A u g u s t 1841, by R e v . P . S . Ga> le, now o f [

M e m p h i s . H a v i n g in h e r b ap t l s u i professed to liro--,.,',.•„,.,.

be dead to s i n , a n d a l i ve u n t o h o l i n e s s she • ^ t r . r ^ m r " ' '

t he rea f te r w a l k e d c o n s i s t e n t l y — u b n u n d i n . ' i n ir':".'. ' ' '''- '

a l l good wo rk s , a n d s h u n n i n g oven t l ie appear-

a n c e o f ev i l .

T h e wr i te r w a s w e l l a cqua i n t ed w i t h her ,

a n d t akes m u c h p leasure i n s ay i ng , t h a t as a

w i f e she w a s du t i f u l , a f fec t iona te , and devoted

t o t h e c om fo r t o f her h u sband . A s a m o t h e r ,

t h e a m i a b l e d epo r tmen t a nd usefu l l ives o f her

c h i l d r en , d emons t r a t e t h a t few ever surpassed

her . T b e presen t sorrow o f he r servants , sets

forth he r exr .e l lency as a mis tress . T h e y s eem

to t h i n k t hey have i n he r dea th , sus ta ined an

i r reparab le loss.

A s a ne i ghbo r , she loved t o do good . G iv-

e n to hosp i t a l i t y , a n d a l w a y s r e ady to forgive

a n i n j u r y .

S i s t e r C l e m e n t s l ived to see a l l her ch i l d ren ,

excep t t h e o ldest son , e xemp l a r y m e m b e r s o f

t b e Bap t i s t church . F o r t h a t son 's sa lva t i on

she had g rea t so l i c i tude . S i n c e she has gone

t o h e aven , a n d w i l l be there w e l c o m e d by he r

t w o daugh te rs t h a t had gone before he r ; may

t he i r prayers , t h a t h ave been so devout ly offer-

ed , be blessed to t h a t son , -and every m e m b e r

o f t h e f am i l y , t ha t a t last i t m a y be aaid n o n e

are lost .

S i s t e r C l e m e n t s , h a v i n g added to her fa i th

a l l t h e Ch r i s t i a n graces , bad u u fear o f death .

S h e spoke of d y i n g w i t h as m u c h composu re as

s h e wou l d o f g o i n g u pon a short j o u r n ey . S h e

h a s le f t c o n so l i n g ev idence t h a t , to her , t he re

h a s b e e n adm in i s t e red an a b u n d a n t en t r ance

i n t o t h e uppe r a nd bet ter k i n g d o m o f our bless-

ed Sav i ou r . O u r loss is her g a i n . S e e i n g

she is h a p p y , for us to w i sh her back wou ld be

self] sh . M a y t he Lo r d bless a nd suppor t her

b e r e a v e d h u sband , and keep w i t h pa ren ta l ten-

d e r n e s s , a l l t he dear f am i l y near to h imse l f ,

h e a j i i n g u pon t h e m b less ings for t ime a nd eter-

n i ty . . A s t he pastor o f her c h u r c h , I pray G o d

t h a t he r dea th may be made a b l ess i ng to the

w h o l e body. M a y it h a s t en each m e m b e r to

g e t ready for t he hou r o f dea th .

C H A M P . C. C O N N E R

P . S . S i n c e m a n y re la t ives o f t he deceased

l i ve i n V i r g i n i a , t h e R e l i g i o u s H e r a l d w i l l

p lea se copy . c . C . C

N a s h v i l i n

Cleaning!

HORR ID TRAGEDY.—In Fleming county, on Wed-

nesd ay laat, Wi l l iam Kin;^o h:iJ un ali.'i.- iLiim with

Mr. , who had marriud his sistei, whom he kil-

ted « in the spot by a single "hot from a revolver.—

Ring-0*3 mother ran up to expostulate w ht.'ii the in-

hum an monster fiied two shota i:iio her biulj, from

whic h she died next day. I l i . i si,ter, wife (.f the

murc'tered man, then ran up, wh.-n th..- fiei.d shot ht-r

throi ish the thi^h. Sho is likely to recover. He

then ma.le off; but the next day was pursued by the

nei;;!' hors, who f.wnd him at ihe house of another

neigh bor. On seemg t^ecompat.y advutu-iijg. iie en-

tered the house. Ho was summoned ti, cfinie out

and s urn-nder but refused, and whilo aitempiing lo

draw a pistol was shot through the abdomen bv ojie

ot the party. He then shot at another of the parly,

wouri ding him slj:fht!y in tlic siioulder, who thereup-

on fi red back, killing tho monster instantly. 1 he

part les surrendered themselves lo the law authorities

wer ? examined and acquitted.

S o horrid a ra^edy it does not often fall ro the lot

of u le Chronicler to record.—Maya. Ea^le. jtk last

WoNDERFDL H AI I SrOKiI — The following let

ters are from gentlemen f>r whose veracity we can

vouc h, though the statemenu they make partake

som. iwhat oi'the wondeitul:

W i n c h e s t e r , Va., Sept. -27. 1350.

J lessrs. E. l i tors:—We had a ereat hail norm here

last evening, between 4 and 5 o'clock. Som.- of th.-

cak. ?s of ice, for they were nothing else, were from G

to 3 inches long and 4 inches in diameter. S..ine of

the most incn>duloU3 talcs are told about them, tha'

none but tliose who saw them would believe. I meas-

ured one that after laying fifteen minutes on the

grou nd was inches in diameter, and I feel satisfied

that i f it had been weighed in due time it would hove

wei(;-hedimo pound and a half. Some would meas-

ure ' i8 inches in circumfet^nce. L

Poi.NT or ROCKS, Sept. 25, 1850.

.V.essrs. Editors: Having been caug..t in the storm

of tl ns afternoon, and noticing the size of the hail mat

fell, induced us to forward you an account of it, as it

was larier than we ever saw or heard of. Indeed,

we feel some delicacy in stating the size of it, but wo

are. willing to be qualified that some th i t fell near us

wou ld not pass through a 3.1 inch rit g, and wo would

say with all candor that it would touch a 4 inch ring,

and after carrying it ono and a half miles, on foot, it

men.sured seven and three quai ter inches in circum-

ference. D. H . J t J . J .

C otton and Cane in Rttpi^cs.—The - i lex ind i ia

Wes tern I)em.H-rat, of the 18th. s.iy,: "The cotton

crop 1 of this parisli aie still suffering from the rava-

ges. >f the boll worm and caterpillar. Tho damage

will be very great, and under no circumstam es can

ther ; be more than half a crop made. The cane is

quite small, geneially, and requires rain very much. "

C Tops in Texm.—Tht^ crops of corn in the vicin-ity o f San Antonio and New Braunfels are said to be rr, ore abundant than they have been for manv years before. The Galveston News, of the 10th, says: "Our accounts of the crops continue lo be fa-voral )le. but it is certainly too late to look for any thinir like a full crop of cotton. Some of our best infor Tied citizens express the opinion that we shall not n :nlije in this State more than half of an averaie crop, but we incline to think that this estimate is certai nly too l ow. "

T/ie Coi/oa Crop in Madiioa County. Mits. The Oanton (Miss.) Creole,of the 14th, says: "The

weati jer having been fair for the laat six days, there

has b een a good deal of cotton picked. The crop

is mu J e ; the topping—in pursuance of the boll worm

exler minating recipe—lias cut off the top crop. The

dry V '.-alher the boll worm, a.nd the worm humbug,

have shortened the crop at least one-half. One-half

tbe CI Jtton on most the plantations (uplands) is now

open. W e still hear complaints of the boll worm;

they are cutting off the young bolls and bloom.v—'

The crop is bound to be very short in this county;

we h >ar planters say, who ought to know, that their

crops are shortened quite one-half by the drought and

wortn..*' " °

I i i l ' l ll.ix mill rasit, Jliirhani I'.iriii, Pine .-Viiple,

CANULKS, j pferm. Star, ^loiild Tallow, Slearine,

Tr:u:e, Blue L„2, Bright do

Coal, at river, delivrred,

COFKEE, Rio, Havniina, Lupiyra, Java,

Uopjier, Sheathing, nraz-ier'. ,

COTTON, infeno,, comtnun, good.

Cotton Yarns, TOO U) 600,

01 HI 51KI

Candies, eoiniuon, Steam,

Ci^ar-t, (lomesLic, inip.ini.d,

CRAt KLRS, Water, Butter, Snda, Pitolllread, Bostt-T [-r;irkers,

l)().ME.STIi- COllDS, Bro.n

" Sht-elin-, J7 in BleacheJ. Bmivn .l.ills Bl'aclii-il do Ti-.fein,., Ky S: L;istern, Jeans, i'rmi-, SaH.n.ts,

ilo No -J, Failh'.rn (l/imliurc l-el,anoii I, nsi-y, •.. itp

'* idored " Jerin^. vvl.ile ** " colored,

DRl'fiS A X n DYES, Alum, Brim.-t^ne,

Jaiiil-hor, refined, Epsnni .-^alts,' Cinseiig, fflue, lldi^'O, Ke^ hpet,

" Ceroou liest, Xadiier, be..it,

common, Nustard, i?round,

" canister, OI Vitriol, Flake rrtol, :?llph. Uuinine, Sip. Carb. ^•uda, 6liaeralas, Fll

I I'etre, refiued, Hunts Terpentine,

Feattrs, FISH No Marberel, No -2

No 3 white Fish,

Fonaes and S»oantls

I'cr.' fVom, To.

lb 15 bbl 6 00

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pleotr,

scarce, ilemaod, scarce,

Spec i a l N o t i c e s .

G e n e r a l A s s o c i a t i o s o r Ten .vessee a h d

N o j t h A l a b a m a . — T h e De l e g a t e s and others

a t tend ing the G e n e r a l Assoc i a t i on in Oc t obe r

next, w i l l p lease report t hemse lves at Ba i rd ' s

Hots l , w h e r e the f o l l ow i ng c omm i t t e e w i l l be

in readiness to w a i t on t h e m , and see they are

s u i u b l y provided for.

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I f i b a non , T c n n . , S ep t . 21 , 1850.

P r o t r a c t e d M e e t i . n g . — T h e m e m b e r s o f

t h e H a r p e t h Bap t i s t church i n tend h o l d i n g a

prolracted m e e t i n g at the chu rch , c o m m e n c i n g

Satnrday before the th ird S a b b a t h in O c t o b e r .

S i n i s t e r i n g bre thren are mos t a f fec t ionate ly

invited to v is i t us , and labor in the g rea t cause

o f our H e a v e n l y F a t h e r .

J O H N H A R R I S , Pastor.

C h e s l e t W i l l i a m s , Clerk.

E . ICELAND,

. M . A x d e k s o n ,

R . A s h w o k t h ,

. W . BT RTUN,

B . R c t l a n d ,

J . H a k t s f i e l d ,

C a h k .

Wanted Immediately!!

A trusty servant woman, between 16 and 50 years

of age. who can cook and wash for a small

facily—for one—or, if she sui's, for a term of year-.

M ; residence is in the country, which would prc-

cllJe the common objections to the citv. Address

J . R G R A V E S ,

Oct 12 Editor of the Tnnestee Baplitt.

Miscellanies of J . T . I leadlcy. A.utJturis(d Edilion.

^ O X T E N T S . — S p l e n d i d E n g r a v e d L i k e

ness o f the au t ho r .

Al ist i i i 's H i s t o r y of E u r o p e .

A l l i e r i .

O l i v e r C r o m w e l l .

T h e C r u s a d e s .

T h e F r e n c h R e v o l u t i o n .

Lutber. The P r o s e W r i t e r s o f A m e r i c a , 298 pages .

P lice .S i 50 .

G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D ,

A r c a d e Bu i l d i n g s , U n i o n S t r ee t ,

a doors f rom t h e B a n k o f T e u n .

M a y 9.

p A N T O N

^ sma l l s tock

M A T T I N G . — J n - < t rece ived a

W . G R E E N F I E L D ,

Important from Africa.—Tbe New York Com-

mercia l publishes the followiog extract from a letter

received in that city by a commercial house:

Sierra Leone, Africa, Au^ . 2, 1850.

The British brigantine of war Bonetta arrived yes-

terday from the leeward coast, and wil l leave'for

England direct this afternoon, with information that

the King of Dahony has ordered the missionaiies

«nd re-captured slavei at "Understown" to leave the

country before the I st o f October. I f they do iHjt,

l ie says that be will behead tbetn all, commencing

•with tbe missionaries. Commander Forbes, of the

Bonetta, had an interview with the King, and the re-

sult was ibe immediate departure o f the vessel for

Eng land .

S K E L E T O N S D i S C O V B R B D . — T h e workn»en

on that portioo o f the Central Railroad which passes

through Braddock's Fields, Alleghany county, Penn-

sylvania, have lately du^ up several skeletons, the re-

mains, diKlbtless, of some of the oSieera and aoldier-

of Gener&l Bradrfoek's brare atid gal lant , though ill

fated army.

p H E S T E X P A N D E R S , wel l adap ted for

^ persons t rouMed w i t h w e a k breasts , and

a constant feel ing o f i leb i l i ty , a r i s ing from w a n t

o f exercise, and the i ne rva t i ng effects o f t he

wa rm wea t he r . C o s t S i 50 each , for sale b y

H . G . S C O V E L .

LI N S E E D O IL , starch and Alcohol, jnst received by H. G. S C O V E L .

t h e m e c h a n i c s t e x t b o o h ,

A M D E 1 V 6 I ! S ' E E B ' S

P O r l L E T C U I U E ,

CO N T A I N I N G a Conc i se Trea t i se on the

N a t n r e and .^ .ppl icat ion o f M e c h a n i c a l

Forces ; .\ction o f G r a v i t y ; t h e E l e m e n t s o f

M a c h i n e r y ; R u l e s a nd T a b l e s for ca lcn-

lar in^ t he W o r k i n g elVeets o f M a c h i n e r y : of

the S t r e ng t h , Re s i s t a n ce a n d P r e s su r e o f Ma-

terials; w i t h T a b l e s of i h e W e i g h t a nd Cohe-

sive S t r e n g t h o f I ron and other J ^ e t a l s .

C O M P I L E D A . N D A R R A N G E D

THO.MA" KELT , o f t h e " G l o u c e s t e r C i t v M a c h i n e C o m p a n y , "

N . J . T o w h i c h is added , V A L U A B L E

H l N ' ^ S t o t he v o u n g M e c h a n i c on t he C h o i c e

of a Pro fess ion ; "M isd i rec t i on o f I n d u s t r y ; In-

te l lec tua l C u l t i v a t i o n , and t he S t u d i e s a n d

M o r a l s o f t b e M e c h a n i c , e tc . , e t c . , e t c . .

B t J o h n F r o s t , L L . D .

B o u n d in E m b o s s e d M u s l i n , a n d con t a i n i ng

40.'i p i i g n . P r i ce S i 50 per c i p v . Fo r sale,

by G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D .

J a n . 31 , l S i 9 .

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8 . i li-N. FOR THE KEM.iV.\L -^^•l) FERM.il VE.VT CURE OF

ALL \lri-TM: kuom a n LUHLRE S' fAl L OF THE UiOOD. OR HAUIT OF

1HL . Ys r i .M . Amonj the tmny in.l tni.»ort.int .iisccvfrt?* oT this pCDPr-

atioti,i> one vvlu» e fame will be writtpn, as with a »iinbeani, in the hi-r..ry of il.f i.a'U r .A .NO'S Ks^APAR1I.L.V standi tonh alone, ami t>v rt"- own \v<.rfc? prorlaim? its pou-*T —that mutf H.Miuen. ft' •.<> im-Mvtibly afiVcliuc id tlie aj.-peals i»r lim .«.iitii-nrT2 for rriit-l". ha* 5.fen an^wereiJ. Thous-ands of casfi of dsfcave have been trnretl by tJii.«i iBValBahle medirint', sui-h as are nol fumi>lifd in the record- of liroe. These thiiu:* arr nol done in "ecret place*., or in -•.ome nn-knoH-i> but are periunned in cor pnuc^iil ciiiet and pnblic pJafes. Thfy are bron^lji before th« world lo substan-tiale. beyond doiil>i. the hrahiu: vrtucs of this preparation; and the fat-t* unl«!de«i, ailhongh t'lsaniic, are as plaii as the

•ars-qianlk is ctimbined »ilh the znoai effectual aida tbe mu»t saluinr^- produrnDr>, llie mostpotent simples of the vegatabl* kint'dcnn; and it> unprccedrnted *b<-c.-p»s intlje res-toration to heahh of tho«e who iiad lon^ pined nader the mosi c-hrorat- raalaiiief, has fjivcn it an exalted character—I'lrn-^lnnj:, as it doe?, fvidenreof its owu intrin-sic valoe, and rei-ommendtn^ it to tJie afllioted in terms tlie afflicted only can know. U has lan^ been a most imiwrtant desideratDni in the practice of inedicjoe. to obtain a remedy similai to this, one that wonltl art on the /zrrr, stomach and boiccU with aJl tin- precision and povenvy of mioecai prepa-ration.*. yet withoat any nf tlieir deletcnoos eflects upon the vital powers of ihe sv-tem. Althooeh p 'sseK>ed of power fnl healinj: propi'rlie«i, it is entirely harmless,and will nol in* jtire the roost dericaie constitniion. When tn perfect health, no effect IS prod neeby lU n»o, ex cant an mcrease 0( appe-tite, but when disease is sealetl in tEie Irame, and carrying fast Its vicluii along the puih of life, then it« mr^lerioni in-flnencc i* felt and >een; it enkindles uew life and vipor-^and brio^ hearth and strenrth to tbe snffrrins and diseased

SCRt»FLLULS AFFECTIU.N Ok' THE ETES.

\VL»it HESTER. Ky., Oct. 29, 1849, A. B. & D. I wonid rot have pre-

inmed to wme to yoo, if u was not my duty to let tlie poblie know the almost miracnloos effect yonr Partaparilia hsi had apon me. My limbi were corere l with olcerouf sores, so tha* I rooid not walk dunns the whole Spring and Summer. ID this situation I commenced the use of your Sarsaparilia, and afte-rtaAHig iwo bottles wa» eaUfely curt-d. I mu^t also tell you of aaather wor>deffu1 cure. ]VT]r brother was afflicted with this scrof'nla in fai» hea<l, *o bad bi» plij-sician told faim tbe losv his >«;:ht wa? inevjlahle and permanent blindness seemed to be hj.> fate. Three bottle, entirely restored his •igfat, 8«d we cannot but reeoramend all similarly afflicted to use :?:uids' Sar.aparillx

\*tir3 truly,. BErfJAMLN' F. BUCKNES,

ITS POPCL.\KITT ABROAD. rR<TM SOtTTH AMERICA.

Venerjela, Afwillilh, 1849. Metsrv.?and<—(lentlemen: ! con«ider it a doiy due tbe

public to mate known tiie prent benefit I hare received from Dsiog Tour %-aiaaUie .-^arsaparilla. About three years siace I was attacked with Rheamati^m in my shoulders. Hod al*o in my le^T and »eTere was the pam. that I was nuable to sleep. I tried all of thu ben citJUici|^ I could hear of with-out recoirmg any benefit, trntil thrmift the aJvice of a friend I procured i-ome of yuur Sarsaparilta and after n<in* foar bottles iri the cunr»e of fifteen day*. I foui.d myseif enucel; well. I haf e no hcsttatian in sayinp yonr ^arsapartlln is the best mtolicine I ever took, and c^a oocJidently reccmmead U to jny fheads and the public.

Vour obfcdieat servant, J . M.SESUBUX.

Her« is-aaother, nearer home: New York , Jan. 8,1S30.

Mrssks. —(lejitlemea.—I hate creatpleavire ia ac-knowlriJgins ti, yon the great beoefn I have receiTed from the nse of your SarsapanSU. A sublet »f polmoaaryrdi»ease, I made a >-T»> :ice to Curope, but while- there continued to be afflicted. A few week« after nayretnm, I was seized with a violent h«niorri.»age of the lanes, and fsom the debility and great prof ^ration of atrenjihthat followed, wiiiithe protract ed difficcity of re-kfirauon, L am entirely celieved by the me of yoor Sariaiianila, wlui-^ I consider a most im;*on^ut aad trnly TaJnat^e di-»coT«TT ia the healinc art. I feel that I hare not for foQTiecn year» eojored so good health as at pretenC.

Very eratcfulty yours. S. E, SEVMOKE. Prepared and sold, >«hole«ale ami r»HafI, bv A . B.

SAKI).'^, IVnggisti and Chemists, VHi Fulteo>stq eorjtCTof William, Jfew York. Sold al«o by Dm£r|:i«t« EenctalJy throngiMMt tba l.'aited Staiet and Canada*, Pnoe t l per bottle; six bottie^ tor $5.

For sale 6y

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; fii'Ti.

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I ATT 0 n .Y K A T L A W.

^Y/ ' J ^- ' J- ' t'l any t r j s in tss entrnsted tff

I c-art-in p J l l h c C o u r t s o f M a c o n antJ

I the adjnirinir cnnnrif«s. M a r c h Hire.

I H E D I C A L W O k I ^ ^

I E ^ e r k ' s Precnct-, vjiJ^;

I Dun ^ f i s on ' - Med ica l D i c i i o n a r y ; •

Horntrr 's AnuTornv an ! 1 ii-rrjIrf'Tv, 2 vols;

• .H.-I1 S tnke ' s P r o c i i r r . J

I M e n d e n h a i r s Me«Jk-al ^^tarh-ots V a d e Iffe-

CUTTU

Pa iwoas t ' s VTistar. 2 TCJIS;

D u n g l i s o n on N'-w R . incMiie*;

Gn i i n ' s D u m c s h c >ro. l iciuc — R a y m o n d a

c o p y ;

H u l l on Diseases-of t b « Tbrrrat a n j L u n g s ^

F o r stile l ow . by

C - R A V E S ' i k SH .A . . ' i ;K :LA .\D.

K A :v E ^ S ff: H E 11 J S T U T .

( U N I V E R S I T Y E D i T I O . V . )

T N C L U J J l . N - ( i the raosr rrr'-av d iscoveri ie*

a c d api i l icat iruis o f i l .e nee t n M e d i -

cine and Pha r i i i a c v , a i i d lo the A r t s . B y

ROBF.NT Kank . . M . ' D , . 31. U . , I . A . , P ro fes-

sor o f Ne+urnl P h i l isop'hy M tbe R n v a i D n b l i a

S f x j f t y ; P r o t e s ^ n r o f C h T n i s t r y r o t l i e A p o t h -

ecaries H a l l o f J r ^ n d ; H e m l . e r o f the Socie-

ty o f P h a r m a c y o f P a r i . s and of the CTennaa

Pha r f n a c c a t i c a r Soc i e ty , ere., etc . . e tc .

T H E A M E R I C A i N E D I T I O N ,

W i t h add i i inns and cor-ectinns, and a r r angoS

for the use o f Un ivers i t i es . Collt-aes, Acade-

mies arxj .Medical Schoo ls u f t h t U n i t e d S ta tes-

B y J o h n Wii. i . i .\m Dii .M-En. 31. D . , P r o f e i -

sor of C h e m i s t r y in t he r r i i ve r . s i ty o f N e w

Y o r k , WriK-rly ProfesiMir of P h y t i c J "Sc ience

and Phys i i / l . i f r j v i a H a m f x i r t i ' S i d n e y Co l -

lege, V i re i i i i a ; M c m W r o f t he L y c e n m o'

.Natural H i s t o r y of N e w Y o r k . A i c - . t c . . Ate .

S o u n d in Era-faossed M u s l i n , and c on t a i n i n g

* 04 oc tavo pages . P n c e SS per c o p y . F o r

1 ale, b v

' G R A ^ ' T S & S H A N K L A N D .

A r c a d e Bu i ld iB^ i . , U n i o o B t .

J a n . 3 1 , I f loO. .\"a«hv-ille, T e n n

C a b i i i p i F u n i i t a r e .

[ AM now r,.c-civin2 the be^t s tock o f FVS-

yiTURK i eve i h a J , and u i l l . .e l l i t l ow-

tT for Cash. W . G R E E N F I E L D ,

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THE T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T .

|5attn|. T H K C ^ A & U M R I I A O . — I n t h e M of

1549. the a c T . Mr. C., a Bapdst mimster, wba nrea ^ot a thaufond mUes from Boston, was viaini5 with John a WMtrier, at Amea-bory. Sabbath, with the poet. On the m e t i n g of the Sabbath . M r . W . said tB Mr. C . ja r t thon going to the Quaker meet-ing te-dayi Yes. replied Mr. C. WeD.iaid Mr. W . t l ee must be careful not to say any thing, as t Je other day a Mr. Beach attempted to talk injthe meedns, and they put him in prison. i r . C . attended. I t was one of their perfectly &ent meetings, which passed drow-sily awayfwith some s l e e p i n g on the part of Mr. C. ai6 others. On his rewm, Mr. W. met himTlthe door, and said, well, fHend C., haw did tHee like the Quaker meetmgl To which Mr.|c. fumiihed the fuHo wing impromp-tu repJyi I

"Well John, since thou a Quaker art. Go to, heart. Qaita pjain, but neat the place I found. And gi^mn stiUness reigned around. I chose it. seat, and down I sat, And galed ujfon a Quaker hat, WTiDe fll around in solemn mood,' I ween«were thinking something good. But s t i i I eyed that Quaker hat— The d wn was low, the brim was flat; I t canu ricd a noble pate That If 11 in solemn aUance sate.

. I thoujjit him thinking of hi» God, "WTien|o, the hat began to nod! Then liaw I lunged to use my speechl I shuu i ; but then I thought of Beach! llongei his drowsy soul to waken. But thsught it best to saTo my bacon; A n d - ^ o u l d ye think me such a chap?— I GARE^t u p ; and—TOOK A 3 A P . "

J T H E F A T H E R L E S S .

R B T H E S E I LTSCH.

ffiiHsellantnus. trine we, together with the whole Church, af-firm whenever in the reciul-of the Nicena C r e e d w e "ACKSO-^VXEDGE CSE BABTISM FOB THE KEMISSIOS OF S I H 8 , " do hereby solemnly repudiate and protest against the said judg-ment of Her Majesty's Privy Council; and do appeal therefrom unto a free and lawful Synod of the Church of England, when such Synod may be had.

Here then is a collision which we Baptists may hope will issue in the great furtherance of God's truth and the explosion of a fearful error.

The Monarch of England is evidently op-posed to Puseyism. She has just given tho important living of Stoke-Clemstand to a cler-gyman who is opposed to the Oxford divinity.

f r o m tte Christian ChrmicU. T H E GORHAM CONTROVERSY.

As one of ^ e "signs of tho times," our readers are doubtless desirons of being well in-formed touching the present agitations of va-rious sections of the church. HappUy no such agitations exist or can exist among Baptists, because our form of government makes each church perfectly independent. But Presbyte-rians, Methodists and Episcopalians are just now fearfiillytossed and torn by discord on grave and permanent questions.

The "Gorham case" is this. The Rev. Mr. ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ p„i,lica-Gorham, a man of very respectable^ 1 tions speak of the Queen as a TneTnber of the

Church of England! They used to regard the crown as head of the Church.

H. M.

and talents, has been a clergyman of the Eng-lish church in the diocese of Exeter for thirty years. Some time ago he published a dis-course on baptism, which brought down on him the thunder of his Bishop. Lately he has been presented with the veiy lucrative vicar-age of Brampford Speke, into which hia Bish-

S p ^ k softly to the fatherless! Aid check the harsh reply,

This sends the crimson to the cheek. T i n tear drop to the eye.

Th iy have the weight of loneliness, Ii; this rude world to bear;

Thep gently raise the fallen bud l i e drooping flow'ret spare,

S p i ^ kinkly to the fktherless! The lewliest of their band

God keepeth as the waters. In the hdlow of His hand.

'Tis sad to see life's evening sun Go down in sorrow's shroud;

Baltsatlder still, when morning's dawn l i darkened by the cloud.

Loi n4k mildly on the fatherless! "ye may have power to wile

Thf i r hearts from sadden'd momory, I |y the magic of a smile. Pe pitiful; and He,

Thii Friend and Father of us all ifhall gently deal with thee! i —

H O M E IS lis HEAVEN, i would not live alicays"

My hniliB is in Heaven, my rest is not here— Then - ihy should I murmur when trials aie

near? Be hui led, my dark spirit, the worst that can

come B i t si irten* tliy journey and hastens thee

b o m s . i

I t is ULi lor me to be seeking my bliss, ANJ boilding my hopes in a region like this— I liiuk for B dty which hands have not piled; I pant &r a country by sin undeliled.

Tae tijoni anil theflthiatle around me may I grow;

1 w-julfl not Ue tlown^upon roses below; I <iak ntit a portion, I seek not my rest. Till I liid them forever un Jesus' breast.

AfSictitns may damp me, but cannot destroy; One gjmpse of his love turns them all into

i j " ? ' • And t | e bitterest tears, [if he smile but on

^ them. Like daw in 'the] sunshine, tumj^diamond or

I g e m .

Le t dijnht, then, and danger my progress op-» pose.

They bnly make Hsaven more sweet at the i closet ,

Comeqoy, or comejsorrow, whate'er may be-\ fan,

OuB k j u r with; my Qod will make up ibr it T all.

THE GOSPEL AND ITS FRUITS. A physician in Hamburg, of infidel senti-

ments, who is connected with a Socialist pa-op refused to induct him on the ground of her- j jjj, Qncken one day and asked him: esy in denying baptismal rrgeneration. Mr. Oncken, what do you do to your peo-Gorham went to law in the Arches* Court pie, I should like to know, that makes them so

singular!" *So called because held formerly in the I "Nothing, but to expound the Scriptures

Church of Mars le Bean, the steeple of which and explain the truths of the Gospel." ia built on arches. "That cannot be aU. I know nothmg about where the Archbishop tries cases in canon your Gospel, but I have to go about among a law. This court decided that the sentiments great many poor p e o p l e , and there are none m

„ , , „ Hamburg hke yours. They are so neat and of Rev. Mr. Gorham are heretical. Mr. G., 1 heerfuC so intelligent and respectful, their appealed to the Queen in Council. The de- houses are so orderly and they take such care cision there was against the Bishops and Arch- of their children, that the moment I enter a bishop, and ordered that Mr. G. be inducted house I know whether the family are of your by his Bishop. This the Bishop flatly refus- congregation. There ^ e none hke them.

\ J , , ^ • J . I u O- n "Do yo" know Mrs. Langs?" said Mr. Onc-e 1 to do and Mr. G. was inducted by Sir Her- ^^^^ bert J. Fust, a Judge of the Arches Court.— "jUrs. Lange," he exclaimed. "Jlrs. Lange!

-The Bishop has published a furious protest that angel of a woman! How patient and denying communion to all implicated in this cheerful! And how admirably she manages procedure. So the war waxes hotter. . i • .i. . .u-

The physician went away, thinking that this great meeting of 2000 persons has lately been ^ very mysterious business, but was so held in London, which denounced this pro- impressed with what he had seen and heird, ceeding of the crown. Some of the speakers that he wrote and published a leading article in t h r e w o u t hints of resigning all connection be- his paper advocating the fullest toleration

r u u . - J 1 for the Baptists of Hamburg on account of tween Church and State I the beneficial influence of the church.-3face-

A protest too has issued from Oxford signed 1 ^gjjj-g by no less than one thousand members of the [ University. The document will give a faiJ j AS USTAITHTUL MoTHXR—The mother of view of the objections to Mr. Gorham. I a rising family was visited by a Christian

PROTEST. 1 friend. Considerations drawn from time and "WHEEEAS, upon an appeal by the Rev. Geo. eternity, from heaven and hell, failed to reach

Cornelius Gorham against the sentence of the ^er conscience, which seemed to be encased Dean of the Brches Court of Canterbury, it » ^iple shield of adamant, nntil, as he arose has been declared by the Judical Committee he exclaimed, "Well, madam, if you, of Her Majesty's Privy Council, in contradic- ^ mother, be indifferent to the wellare of jour tion to the judgment of the E c c l e s i a s t i c a l children, and do not pray for them, who wUl!" Court, "That the doctrine held by Mr. Gorham The right key was touched. "Very true." said is not contrary or repugnant to the declared s^e, her eyes filling with tears, "if mothers doctrine of the Church of England;" a n d f u r - I Prove monsters, what can be expected from others?" By her request he was detained to

address the throne of grace in behalf of her family. "Remember my children." said she, "and O, remember their unfaithful mother!"

M A R K S O F T H E L O R D J E S U S .

GAL. vi. 17: I bear in my body the marks of

ther, "that Mr. Gorham ought not to have been refused institution to the Vicarage of Bramp-ford Speke;

AanWHEasAs the Reverend G. C. Gor-ham, being presented to the Vicarage of Brampford Speke, declared and has publish-ed:— (Efficiency of Baptism," p. 83.}—"That no I the Lord Jesus.

Spiritual Grace is conveyed in Baptism ex- A slave once carried a message, written in cqji to -WOETHT KECIHESTS, and" [tht^ "as punctures on the skin of his head, which had Infants are by nature vyworthy recipients, been previously shaved to receive the writing. being bom in sin and the children of wrath. When his hair was grown, so aa to hide the they cannot recieve any benefit from Baptism, letter, he went unsuspected, and the person to except there shall have been a prevenient act of whom the letter was sent, having shaved the grace to make them worthy,"— letter-carrier's head, read the message. The

herein declaring Original Sin (the remission slave in old time often carried in his body the of which is a promised effect of Baptism,) to marks of his master, just as the sailor, in our be a bar to the due reception of Baptism;— own times, loves to have printed on his arm the

AJTO WHEREAS the said G. C. Gorham, in I ' 'P' accepting the Church's statement that"Infants which are baptized, dying before they commit actual sin are undoubtedly saved," holds and has published;— (p. 83.)—"That they irusT Tuzve bfen regenera-

ted by an act of grace prevenient to their Bap-

A sajp on my hack, and a staff in my hand, I marih on in hasto through an enemy's land: The riad may be rough, bu» it cannot belong, A ^ I P smooth it with hope, and I'll cheer it

j with song. 5

crucified Redeemer, or the anchor and cable. Paul carried in his body the marks of the Master to whom he belonged. The weals made by the Roman lictors' rods, with which he was "thrice beaten"—the red lines of those two hundred stripes which had been laid on him in

.. J , , . . - I the Jewish synagogues—the scars left by the tzsm rn order to make them uH^rth} recipients ^ ^ ^ L d bruised and beaten him down, of that sacrament, ^^^ ^ ^ dead"—these marks of the

AHD MOREOVER (p. 88.) that "the new nature Lo^d Jesus he carried with him, the proofs as anrsT have been possessed by those 'who receive to "whose he was, and whom he served."— baptism rightlyi" and therefore possessed RE- | PRO<. Churchman. FOSE the seal affixed f

( p . 1 1 3 . ) — « T 4 a i Faiih and that flidl state,] Sew arrow, t i e fi^jian G f n s r a Z . - I n persnn So-fl, „ ! ,7. 7.. .T..J , " _-. warrow was unlika what the imagination would pic-though c&orZy to be 'ascribed to God,' was giv- HB was but five feet one In height, and of . en Jo the worthy recipient B E F O R E Baptism, fmgile form; hia mouth was large, and features plain; and not in Baptism,-" but his countenance was full of fin-, vivacity, and

/•_ _ 1 • , penetration. Wher. he moved, it became severe, (p. 1 9 7 . ) — " A j f a t t t mmt P R E C C T E ben^o. and ever ternble; but this seldom h,p-

Baptlsm, and as Justification tS invariaUg pened and never without some powerful cause. Hit consequent on Faith, therefore Justification brow was much wrinkled, but as it seemed to be so also P R E C E D E S benefidol Baptism, and CanTlOt I thinking, it gave still greater expression

G i s . HATWAP.—We give in to-day's pa-per a circumstantial account of the treatment of this titled miscreant by the London brew-ers, an account which will be read v ^ h deep interest as showing that the nobler traits of human nature—its hat;red of oppression and its heart revoltings at the tyranny of Austria's minioa exercised on unprotected woman,—that these traits exist even in the bosoms of the humblest classes amongst our Anglo Saxon progenitors, and in their full vigor. All honor to the avengers of Hungary in this instance, say we.' There is but one discordant note we believe in regard to this matter amongst the presses of the civilized wcrld—and that, we are sorry to say, is on this side of the water— in the Charleston Mercury! Jt condemns the treatment of the Austrian butcher as "a most infamous specimen of British liberalism,—and, it continues—"Whatever condemnation may be passed on the Austrian proceedings in Hun-gary, Gen. Haynau was a soldier, carrying out the orders of his sovereign."

Now, the boy Emperor of Austria, it is well known, is less responsifcle for the atrocities there, than those cut throats like Haynau, who stood at his back, ur^jed him on, and act-ed as his executioners. As the chief ot these. Heaven be praised that this human tiger has been subjected to the vilest indignities which can be put upon fallen humanity. Pelted wiih filth, lashed with whips, knocked down and trampled upon, in his extremity, he might well have envied the gallant victims over whose sufferings upon the gallows and at the piilory his inhuman eyes gloated. Let him live to bear the indignities through a long life, haunt-ed by the reminiscence.

W e are glad to see it stated, that the New York brewers contemplate presenting to the brewers of London, a splendid silver flagon as a testimonial of approval of their conduct! W e hope it will be donel Avengers of suf-fering humanity, even to a limited extent, let them receive the planilits of a land which can appreciate the sentiments which broke forth in a spontaneous demonstration against Imperial tyranny.

HAYNAU'S E X I T FROM E N G L A N D . The London Daily News of tho 18th, has a full

and corrected account of the drubbing given to the butcher Haynau. by the London brewers. After the gentleman found safety in the public house of Mr. Benfield. where ho first crammed himself away in a dust bin, from whence he was dragged by the hair and mustache, but finally secreted in a bed room, by the lady of the house, he made his final escape as fol-lows: T H E T R U E STORY OF HAYNAU'S FLOG-

GING. The marshal it seems, wai accompanied by his

nephew and an interpreter, and they presented them-selves about o'clock on Wednesday at tho brew. er>'. The interpreter having handed in a letter of in. troduction from Baron Hothchild to the chief clerk, the pai-ty were at once shown into the chief office, where it is customary for visitors to write their names in the visitors book. The Marshal having written " f I a y n a u " i o rather a bold style, he was consigned to one of the servants to conduct hi-m over tho brew-ery. Tho momont he quitted, a commotion was vis-ible in the office, and ere many minutes had elapsed several of the clerks and collectors were seen to leave the brewery hastily, and in a short space of lime, the carters, draymen, and others from the opposite prem-ises of the establishment, wiih a host of laborers from the neighboring borough Market , congregated out-side the gates of the brewery. iSome of them were armed with long carters' whips and others had long cane brooms. The General had been shown over most of the departments, and had arrived at the sta-bles. when tho series of assaults commenced. He was about entering tho lower stalls when a heavy truss of straw was thrown out from tho loft above; it fell upon his head and knocked him to the ground with much force. Having regained his legs, mis sites of the most offensive character were thrown in-to his face, and it was evident that a furious storm was brewing against the party, their hasty retreat was suggested. \Vith as much ex[>edition as possible, tho Marshal with his nephew and interpreter, boltud across the yard, and on reaching the street, they were met with the most fearful yells anil execrations from the mob who had collected outside the entrance gates Indeed iri a scarcely possible, we are assured, to con-vey an accurate idea of the horrible noise that burst foith from tho populace when the afTrighted General appealed. He was allowed to reach aboat the mid-dle of the street, when some of the carters, who were in waiting with their heavy whips, cried out, "Oh, this is the fellow that flagged the women, is it!" and instantly commenced lashing him with all their might. The marshal then quickened his speed, but the mob, which had considerably increased by the arrival of a number ofcf>al beavers from Bankside crowded round him, and all that could get near him were kicking and shoving him, and crying, " H e ' s a murderer; give il him. Down with the Austrian butcher. IShovo him into the river."

With some difficulty he contrived to reach the cor-ner of Uankside, When he was knocked down, and an attempt was made by the more excited of tlie popu-lace to drag him away, il is thought, for the purpose of throwing him into tho Tnames. His nephew and - h

pease the tnob. They replied, however, that if th« wretch was not given up. they would poll the hoo»« down. Most fortunately, Mr. Benfeild, at ibe first rush into his bon«e, and fearing that it would really be demolisbed, sent for a policeman, who arrived jus t a i t ho moment aa the threaU were being made, and it being ilnngeroas for him to icc alone, he ran to the police station for further aid.

**A strong body of th« police sood arrived, and their appearance at onee quelled the fory of the popu-lace. The inspector, on entering the bouse, found the General seated on the edge of a bed in a pit-iable condition. He was modi exhausted, and in his own language complained severely of the pain he endured from tho injuriei inflicted upon him.

"Having partaken of some slight refreshment, the Inspector assured him, through the interpreter, that ho might consider himself perfectly safe under bis care, as he had a body of officers down below to pro-tect him. It was some time, however, ero he could be induced to believe that he was free from further violence. Hia torn garments having been tempora-rily repaired by the interpreter, and Mr. Benfeild having lent bim a hat, be ventured to make for the Thames Police Galley that was lying at the foot of the stairs fronting the George. Getting safely into the boat, it was rowed to Waterloo Bridge. A cab was then procured, and the exhausted Marshal was conveyed to Morley's Hotel, Charing-cross. I t should be mentioned, however, that when he look his departure from Bankside, he was greeted with yells, nnd his bat was thmwu into tho river after him.

During the remaindsr of that day tbe General wai confined to his bed at his hotel. On Friday ho was still suffering from tho injuries be had sustained. H e wag visited by several of the Austrian nobles and others resident in London; and in order to avoid tbo" occurrence of a similar display of feeling, arrange-ments were made for his quitting England, and ia the course of Friday night, we are informed, he took his leave.

The George, where Haynau took refuge, has been ever since an attraction to the curious. I t has beon daily visited by crowds of exiled Hungarians, the dusthole and bedroom being objects of much atuuc-tion to the curious. Cheers are repeatedly given by the visitors for the draymen and coal-heavers. Mr. Benfeild, to whom Haynau was largely indebted for his safety, called at Morley's and sent in bis card, but the Marshal refused to receive him.

The excitement caused by the tMTCurrencehas found a poetical vent. The following verses; entitled " T h e Soutbwark Brewers and the Austrian Butcher," were very generally sung about tho streets of Southwark on Saturday night:

Commtrrial Cranscn^. O m c i CoHMtBciti. TaiSScaipr.

Simnlay Ereninj, OcL S. 1856.

•Folly boys, who brew porter for Barclay and Perkins, The prime London Stout of our cans and our firkins. Here's a health, English hearts, whate'er may betide. For the dose you give Haynau along tho Bankside.

The deeds of this butcher we all have beard tell. How died Bathyani,how Leiningen fell; Gallant Aulich he hanged like a felon and slave, Tho' he prayed like a soldier to go to his grave.

And t 'was in cold blood, when tho battle was won— Was won by the Russians—for Austria bad run; When Gorgi-y had o'er to the enemy passed; But brave English Guyoo be fought to tho last.

Oh, the cord for the neck, and the lash for tho back. When Haynau commanded, they never were slack; And women ho scourged, till the red blood ran dowo^ This chief of the armies of Austria's crown.

B E T I E W O F T H E i H A B K B T . The weather for the past week has, continued dry

and pleasant, cool at night and in the morning, and warm the balance of the day. Tha onosually dry fall keeps tho river at a low stage, and it bas now receded to a point which suspends all navigation, ex-cept for flat boats, there being but scant twelve inches watnr on the Shoals. For five or six'years past the river has not been so low as at present.

Trade, wo are gratified to say, has been brisk du-ring the week, in all its departments. In some of the leading articles we have to chronicle a slight im-provement in prices. Coffee has advanced Ic ; other leading articles remain firm at previous quotations.

The season is very favorable to the cotton planter, both as regards maturing and picking. W e still hear complaints of a ihort crop in Middle Tennessee and North Alabama. Advices from North Alabama say —"From tbe best information we have, we think the cotton crop of this region will be about one-third short. The quality of the article, from the diy weath-er, is vory superior."

The receipts at this point, up Co dace, compared with those of last yaar.ic will bo seen, are very small

COTTON. W e bear of no sales this week. Some of the new crop is now coming in, buC not offering for sale. Tho receipcs since IsC Sepcember, amounc Co 133 bales againsC 1404 at tho same time last year.

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be equivalent to itf thereby declaring that the gifts of Regenera-tion, Adoption, Remission of Sins, and Justifi-cation, which the Catholic Church—and in it our own—haa ever taught and does teach to he

to his face. Though of a form which appeared deli-cate and feeble, no one could endure greater fatigue. • • • H e never exceeded at table, but was fond of sitting long after dinner. This habit he wished to correct, and gave his aid-do-camp. Tickinka, direc-tions to order him from the table whenever he thought he was remaining too long; and this was to be man-

g iven b y G o d , i n a n d by t h e S a c r a m e n t of b a p - 1 ^ e d after the fa-^hion he prescribed. When the in-tism, are given before baptism, upon some pre- obeyed, he would ask, "By whose or-v e n i e n t a c t of g r a c e , w h e r e o f S c r i p t u r e a n d When Tickinka made reply, - B y Marshal , , _ ™ t. n -1 " " " Suwarrow's order." he immediately rosa from the ta-t h e C h u r c h a re whoUy s i l e n t . .aid with a smile, "Very well the Marshal

T h e protest then goes on to adduce frijm I " According to his desire tho same the forms of the Church evidence, that she — ^ a r s ^ o T a V h r v f a ' s r ^ d l y ' i r t i r ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ holds to tiie absolute efficacy of infant sprink- P Marshal Suwarrow bad ordered him to go out; l ing in the conversion of the soul. I t quotes | c o m p l i e d - F r a r e r ' s Mag.zUe.

A Virginia farmer sums up his opinion of Gua-

Yo lasses of Southwark, a health unto you. Who aided to give Marshal Haynau his due; The wretch who flogged women, deserves m i l to

meet Rough welcome like yours, in each fair Loiil>« greet .

Turn him out, turn bim out. from o«r i ide of tho Thames,

Let him go to great torios and high-titled dames; He may walk tho West End, and parade in his pride. But he'll not come again near the 'George ' iu Bank-

side.

The cotton crop of 1S43 was 2,729,000 bales, and 9-ld for about $77,000,000. The crop of I8.J9 was 2,096,706, and sold for about $107,000,000. The receipcs in Mobile for 1348-49 were 519,000 bales, which were wld for $16,510,000; and for 1849-50 chn receipcs were 351,000 bales, and sold for over $20,000,000. These figures show that a small crop at hish prices produces more money than a largo crop at low prices.

The greatest curiosity in the late Stat9 Fair at Al-bany, N. Y., was, in the opinion of an intelligent for eigner who was praseoc, the people. He remarked that nothing else so much excited his wonder. Ta-king the assemblage as a fair representation of our citizens, he was inexpressibly gratified at tbe illus-tration it gave him of the excellence of our institu-tions, and the happiness of all classes of our popula-tion. He had travelled, ha said, in many lands, but nowhere else in the world had sean so intelligent looking, well dressed, and well-behaved a crowd.

Sparring in High Life.—On the 14th ult., a< Chi«f Justice Stowe was conversing with Mr. Win-field, an elderly gentleman, on tbe steps of one of the hotels of Taydeedah, Wis., Lieut. Gov. Beall, cho now Acting Governor of that Scace, came up and in-sulted Mr. W., who resenting, chey came to blows and bad quite a set-to, whereupon cho Chief Jus-tice. with admiral promptness, ordered their arrest and fined them fifty duliars each.

E y A whale of tho humpback species which it was estimated would yield 40 bbls of oil, made its ap-pearance in the waters of tho Narragansett bay, near tbe Stone Bridge, Tiverton, on Sunday morniog last.. In the afternoon several Iraacs put off in pursuit of^ the monster, which was continued yesterday, but up to I o'clock, P . M. all attempts to capture him wore ' unsuccessful .—Nev Bedford Mercury.

Lebanon 4-4 Sheetings, Osnaburg, Tent Cloth, (3 yds wide j Tarpaulin C'oth, Twilled Bagging. Mariners' Stripes, Denims, Heavy Woollen Jeans, Plains or Linseys, Seamless Bags, Patent Machine, sowed,

SUGAR. During the pasc week che ssles of Su-gar have been heavier than for several weeks previ-ous, and at full prices, say 7^c in hhds . , and Be in barrels, at which races holders are firm.

C O F F E E . Tho sales of the week have been fair at 12ic for good Rio. W e understand some holders are asking 13ic .

MOLASSES. Nothing doing. FLOUR. Thoconcinued low stage of cho river

has caused che stock of Flour to become so reduced that holders have been able to advance their rates full oOc per barrel on all descriptions. W e now quote Red River $5 50; Missouri councry brands, $G; and Sc. Louis cicy. $7.

SALT. The demand for chis arcicle is improving witliouc change in prices. W e quote barrel , per bush-el, 40c; f n e sack. $1 90'3)2 00; coarse $ l 5 0 ® 1 60.

BACON. There is scill a good demand for chis ar-cicle at previous quotations. Tbe stock is ligb:. Clear Sides $4 60a t4 75. Ribbed 4a4ic . Should-ers 34c, and Hams 6a7c.

L . \ R D . In good Shipping order, 5®54c , and in demand.

F E A T H E R S . 25®27c. B E E S W A X . 18 to 20c. G I N S E N G . 25c.; in demand W H I S K Y . Rectified 2 0 ® 22c. CORN M E A L . 75c. per bushel CORN. Is worch $2 50 per bbl. OATS. 30c per bushel. L E A D . Pig 5c; bar 5 i c . S H O T . B a g $ l 50. G U N P O W D E R . Hazard, keg $6 50; common

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GRAVES Ic S H A N K L A N D . Aug. 31, 1650.

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Fo^onxirMa.—My heart was heavy, tays Wliittiier, &t its trust had been abused, its Idndneii iiuwtted by foul wrong.—so turning ^oainily firom m« fellaw-men, one summer Sabbath day, I at3«Qs<l along the the green motrap of the village ^rial-place; here I was renuqded how all huma« love and hats find cma a ^ level, and how, sajner or later, the w r o n M and tha wrcng-doiT, each with a mack|ned &cs and cold hands &Ued over a •tiB I^art; pass che green threahokof a com-mun ^rave, wUther all footsteps tend-whence

! jdepart. Awed far myself; and jitying my r w , one common sorrow, like a m i ^ ^ urttT^ swepc all my pride away, and trsmh. En^, f lurgftve«

• A«.;i}iere is innocence in babes, and imbecili-

ty in Ifdd age; even aa there ia envy in poverty, and amgincs in opoleoce.

A bttar timely mitten is a rivet to the chain • f af^etuai; and a letter untimely delayed ia '

I to tha •oldier'i mail.

freely and condusivdy, such passages as these: " S e e i n g now, dearly beloved Brethren, tha-1 " ® following manner, in a letter

this child is S T BAPTISM regeneraU, and grafts " " " ed i n t o t h e body of C h r i s t ' s C h u r c h : " - " T h i t My opinion is that Guano is cho most expensive ch i ld , b e i n g b o r n in o r i g ina l s i n , and i n t h e humbug chat Virginia has entered upon for many w r a t h of G o d is , n o w , by the lava of Regenera- J"®"'- The morus multicaulis bit a few—but this tion in Baptism, received into the number of " ^ t h ^ C T f b - "V ^ ^ " . ' " ' " i " ?

, , - — Ji. J V . , , . 1 will cosc the estate this year half a million. Ic will t h e c h d d r e n of G o * a n d h e i r ? of e v e r l a s t i n g „oc succeed, except in very wet seasons, and Chen l ife; " i n Baptism we are made members of everyching grows wichoat ics help. And in dry spells, Christ , children of God, and inheritors of the I " "iwolata disadvan^o. In England, where kingdom of heaven." . . . "Baptism is a Sacrament generally necessary to salvation."

. . . that "Sacrament means—an oat-ward and visible sign of an inward and spiri-tual grace given unto lu, ordained by Christ himaelf, aa a means viherAy we receive the s«-n«.

NOW, W E , the undersigned, members of the Church of England, accepting without re-«enre these distinct declarations of her doc-t i^e (denying also that her deliberate and on-amU^Qoos ezpressiona in the actual ministra-tion otthe Sacrament of Baptism are to be ta-ken in aqpalified or uncertain sense,) and holding TKLt ORIGISAL SIH IS BEMITTED TO ALL I S T ± S n \ T SPISmiAt EEGE5EBATI0H, THSOUta THS AP»UCAXIOH OF THE MERITS OF OTTK LORD ATO S A n o n a JESUS CHEIST i n ATO ET THE SACEAKEKT «R BAPIISJI, w h i c h d o c -

it tains every day, ic may do very well. Here, coo, it may help tho wheac crop—cho rains of wincer causing ic co acc—hue in summer crops, and one year wichaoochor in wbeat, it will noc pay.

Gotta Percha seems to be unlimited in its DCiliCy. or the uses Co which ic may bs applied, Ir. New York it is now employed for floors, especially for stables, and as telegraphic iosulators.

Engraving^^ Marble.—A method of ornament-ing black tnarb^ has recently beon discovered, which is by extracting the colouring maccer of the marble (bitoineD) without iojiiring i u sarface: and by exCracC-ing the color to a greater or lots degree, different •hades are prxiduced. giving it tbe affecc of aa engrav-ing; indeed, the method pursued i* nearly the same^ aa aquatint eagravinp. Another mode of oroament-i n ; black marble is by scratching the polished surface with a steel ac.diamond peine, which produces a whice made of diSerent degrees of intensity, according to Cha depth of th« scratch, by which moans, iu skilful hands, beaotifiil engravings are produced.—£»ro-peaa Timet.

interpreter, however, manageil to keep hold of him, and got him upon bis legs. Ue then made another effort to get away between his attendants. The mnb, however, followed him up, and lashed, pelted, and hootej him in tl:e most furious style. He was flog-ged with cbe whips, struck over the back with che brooms, beaton with the coalheavera* "fan tail" hats, while on unremitting shower of t:lth was levelled at bim. Several gentlemen who witnessed the accack made an attempt to protect the Marshal, who appear-ed to be fast sinking from exhaustion and ill usage, while bis interpreter implored the mob not Co kill him. Two young men in the service of Mr. Winter, tho ironmonger, in Bankside, mec tho men and en-deavored Co resCrain cbem. ' *He is a murderer,'* was che reply. " W e won*c have him here, the Austrian butcher; we'll teach him Co flog women." Another rush was made ac him; his haC was chrown high into tbe air, amidsc loud derisive shouts, and his .clothes nearly torn off his back. His mousCache and beard were pulled in cbe mosc violent manuer, and one man who had in bis hand a large bladed knife, cau>hc hold of the marshal's beard and made a strong effotc CO cue ic off. By chis time die parcy had reached the George, public house, in Bankside, near Souchwark-bridge, liept by Mr. Benfeild, and in the confusion cho General succeeded in getting from the mob and running into the George. The nephew and incerpre-ter remained at the door as long as it was practica-ble; chey, however, wore soon compelled Co seek sbel-ter ' inside, the mob beating them and rushing up stairs. Mr. Benfeild aC Che Cime was attending at the bar. and his wife was up stairs with her child. In an insWnC che lower part of tho house was filled by tbo mob. whose couducc now became furious, while hundreds collected in frouc. Loud were the cries—

j "Out with tbe butcbor!" "Drag cho murderer out!" i "Down wich tho wretch!" Several rooms were en-j Cored, buC cbe Marshal could noC be found, and ic was

supposed he had bean concealed. The mob chen be-came impacient, and would liscen Co nothing else Chan his produccion. Several men scaled che front of cho house and goc inco cho front room windows. The nephew and interpreter were found on tho landing, bat tho object of choir fury was nowhere to be seen. £n a few momenu a loud yell proceeded from cho back part of cho premises. Some coalheavors had discovered cho .Marshal crouchod in a dust bin attach-ed CO che house. By cbe hair of bis head chey dragg-ed him OQt, shouting " w e have got the Austrian wo-men flogger!" This announcement was received with almost frantic cheers by the mob out side che bouse, and che Marshal was abouc being draggad a. long the passage into cho screeU, when his cries aC tractad the sympachy of some scrangers, wbo. with the aid o fh i s nephew and interpreter, succeeded in getting him from che grasp of bis assailanu, and in locking him op in one o( tbo bedrooms, while others scood sentry K tbe door, and prevented it being forc-ed. Mr. Benfeild, tbe landlord, endeavored to ap-

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The present session commenced on Mon-day, August 5th.

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June 29,1850 tf

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Monday in January, 1850. Rev. Z. C. Graves, M., one of the most

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SuriKT f-CB-ilO: From Ihc Cn/|

THE MODERN "For all the Athrni.ms

were there, spent thair hut tither to tcil or hi Acts 17: 21. Men usually have a gri

to trace baik their linea It is strange that so mai looked the fact, that lhe| Athenian race,—thai in blood of the sons of A

Two enquiries are n this passage of Scripturi

I. Who are the model II. What are they doi I. Who are tiie model 1. General news deal

Hill spent their time in thea to tell or hear somi descendants have not dej pect. They are real Every day finds them their bundle of straws, feeds a hungry multitadi for sustenance. When have nothing over; end there is no lack, fur plies what ie wanting.

2. The lovers iif the" modem Athenians. T1 new thing. They are fro, and carried about trin. If they join a ch certain to do so, tiie; church, before they are Somehow they "uiwayi strive against wind and ouB when reliffion goes any where there is a ciiement, they are Lher wave, bear them where

3. Runners after n modern Athenians A new voice eiiits tliC: have tried all the new bounds, tiiey are ready er; and ere he is bard to give the right hu: from another quirlrr. new preacher, or thi ing together of men,| under the auspices of lingsgate, IronsidcF, ger, are powerful niagn and they yield to the i change the Scriptures, Any man having dru; way desireth new; for ler.

II. Turning from thi to th^ir works, we as' ing?

1. They are feeding deal of uselesfi stuff, light. If now and th wheat, there ia ten wheat. Certainly Uie digest such a mass of

TiiL-y are winking al quacks among preachc; ical profession; and Si men by pure steam, tion than ability to inal the clerical robe, and vi man who gives counte: of conniving at deccpl less a sin to do this, concerned, than when life are at stoke?

3. They are EU* MG And every one of thesl and bear fruit on hundi scatter fire-firands, a community must reap see yon happy family'! gained." "The tongue] scandal comsE, it dies buried in oblivion. B ter there, and find one will thenceforth eellle T b e whirl-wind crop i ttie sickle.

4. They are violatii and principles of the go up and down as a people. Put them inj evil of no man. Lei n proceed out of your vain blessings. It ai to be religiota. and deceiveih not his ow ion is vain. Speak m brethren. He that days, let him refrain h| his lips that they sp

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