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- S — I . The Ground Work of rirtfui Trath: TL The Fraraa JiEmn; ChrUtian Churches Jiunala of fieligiou; Chriatiaii

IV-. The Symbols of Eeligian; ' ^ e n t a . V. The Privilege, at

itian Exercises. VI. The Da-pon; Church Diadpline. VIL

sligfun; Chriatinn Love. | l a i 0 . 1 3 n p THE PRESS.

ithe Eeligiuos Heralil.] t will be a useful directory to place

lof young members; and we car-|eiidic to their attention.

;'nim Ziun'a Herald.] IfoUy ctirapusad di;;e3t of the doc-inces, morals ond arganizatibn of huruhca—iiuite a cumpend of di-

t the Christian Register.] ily an excenent boufc in toue and

^e l l a chiefly on the great essen-^nal and aoaal duty, ind, as tn the

desiastical discipline, lays down Irecribea a temper, which would 1 almost all cases, the bricpng of |ncea befure the body of believers. 1 tie Journal and Aleasenger.] * I auch a huok. as might be expected ittthur of the '-Chiircli Member's

he Watchman and Reflector.] ket Tulnme, and contains much

ipreased, in a little space. It ia i a r and cinnprehenjive; and, as an Irf ecclesiastical principles andprsc-

ihy of the careful study of all younjj r unr churches. We hope that it jly cfrculated. and that the youth-

I d j uf our Israel may become famil-T pages:

t the New Tork Recorder. J ell is well known as a vi^rona J writer, and on able espositor of nplen and polity. AB his best

I writer are stamped upmi this Uttla 'T which we invoke a. wide circala-

inal views would tend to stabil-ctical ay creations would tn apirit-

i hints and nxles trn rights, duties, I business and order, if duly obser-' cnntrifaute ereatly to the peace,

t elHciBncy of our churches. J tmn the {ndian Advocate.] Ideddedly the beat treatias on tha 1 whicii it treats, that has ever come Inntice. The propositiuna are plain-

1 concisely illastrated. " " the Western Watchman.]

post the book wanted in tll parti of Try,- It contains a condensed but epitmne of all thin^ which cnmenp , and an which tno churches and

lore freipientiy called to act. the Michigan Christian Herald.]

plain guide ta young church mem-fe wish every one of this class mighe I'Hand Book." Ignnrancs of ihedoc-

1 BiMe and laws of Christ's house cs of too many, both the younz .through it, blight and dishanato^

pan the visihle Uinrch of God. Irom the Christian Chronicle.]

Je volume, by the author of tho Members Manual." oaght ta be

the hands of every member of our It is an admirable summary of thosa

Idoctriue and futk whicii every mem-be peneetfy familiar. hopo

may scatter it widely. It will St many evils in the hitupa.

[ the Watchman of the Praries.] I pmdactian of a- clear head and ia

|e must valuable works on the subject littniata. It is one of those hooka

Idu CT^atgaod aman£ the members - church ea. mm the Baptist Messenger.] a liiiuk of uncommun excellence.— ery-lhing pertaining to church doc-proctice, is discussed in a very able

ry manner. If pastors will make iirts to circulate this volume, they

pramote the piety and elGden-irchurtdies, and prsventmoch mis-

Itnow arises from the want of infunna-iB sulgect of church polity. rom the Baptist Chranicle.] roweH has studied the subject a _ emment, and church, diadplino y. His atyia of writing ia at onca brcible. He speaks to the point,

powerfully. We are sure that tha ik" will be received with very gen-

fay the Baptist denominatian. Christian Visitur, St. Johns, N. B.] aaiile treatise is just what ia wan-

neral drcalatiac in these Provinces, every way odapted in style, form

!, fiir our churches. Jrom the Christian Secretary.] lave never met with a bow of this 1 cimtaiQed so full and complete a syn-

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Am GEMEAL im ELLIGEi CE. "ONE LORD. ONE FAITH. ONE BAPTISM." I FIEATLJ & SBIIERNJRD.

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NASHVILLE, SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1850.

T h e P u l p i t .

JVom the Pulpit Reporter. S H O R T S E B M O S NO. XIV.

T H E S O L E M N Q U E S T I O N AN-S W E R E D .

J e r . viii. 6 .—"Wha t have I clone." ? The person now addressed is sup-

posed to ask: " W h a t have I doner" and 1113 designed to answer this question. I shall consider the text as the language of 3i.-nple inquiry; as the serious inte'r-rogation of a person willing to know what he has dona. _

I. Wluzt if you had done nothing? That is, supposing you wished this

to be a plea lor your jusliScation, you •would still be condetnncd; for you are required lo do something, yea much. If you have done nothing, you have broken, at least, one-half of the law of God. In so far as its positive require-ments are concerned, you are guilty, according to your own confession.— Tou have not loved God, nor glorified him in your body and spirit, which are his. I t was for not doing, that the in-habitants of Meroz were cursed, and the unprofitable servant cast into ou-ter darkness. T o do nothing, when there is so much required lo be done, is to do evil, lo do wrong; and yon need no more to ensure your condemnation. But this plea you cannot oSer; for

II . Tou hace done tomethtng. It is impossible lo compote the num-

ber of times you have acted and been exercised in the capacity of a moral agent. All these have been acts of obedience, or of disobedience. Each exercise has been right or wrong.— They have met the approbation or dis pleasure of God,

UL You have done icrong. You have acted unreasonably and unfitly, in op-position lo those dii;tates of duly which came to you from within; you have dis-obeyed conscience; transgresssd the law'written upon the heart. You have not only sinned against your soul^ bat against God; broken his holy, jus t , and good law.

IV. Supposing you are convicted of one sinful Act, you are guilty, caadantad, inexcvsable, aud undone.

You cannot answer for that one sin. The divine law tolerates sin in no re-spect, and in no instance. "Cursed is every one that conlinueth not in all things wri t ten," &c. See J a s . ii. 10; Gal. iii. 10. T h e angels only sinned once. Adam, by one offence, incurred the penalty of dealh.^ If one offencc ruined ihem, is not one oSence enongfa to rnia you? But,

V. Tou have done wrong more than once.

Yea, so many limes, thai there is bot one Being who can tell how many— and he will tell, when " the books are opened," before assembled worlds.— & m e appear to think, that if their rigAt doings exceed their toroTig doings, ihey have nothing lo fear. May the subject, or ihe child, break this law. provided only he obey that? Into what absurd-ity and fd ly , not to say aggravated guilt, will erring mortals plunge! Sin first infatuates, ibeo destroys. But even were this .gnrand availabie, you could not maintttin Jt, (or,

YL Y»u kaee not Aone more Good thta edii .more Right thaa Wrmg.

The facts are against you. Your moral acts and exercises have been all of one kind, and all evil, all wrong.— You may have acted according to the revealed rule in some cases, but have never acted from right motive—love to Go<l; nor with a right aim, that is, lo glorify him: "They that are in the fiesb (i. e. in an unregenerate state,) cannot please God." Then it appears, you have done wrong, and nothing but wrong. All the entries in God's book are against you; and the obedience of the great surety is not entered to your account, because you have not believ-ed in him. So the case stands. And now consider.

1. To whom you have done it—to God your Crealor, Preserver, Bene-factor.

2. Consider under what circumstan-ces you have done it—circumstances of light and love; despite of exhortation, command, admonition, entreaty, prom-ise, threatening, judgment, mercy; with heaven opened, lo allure; and hell un-covered, lo alarm you; with the cross full in view.

3. Consider the evils involved in such doings—presumtion, rebellion, impiety, injustice, madness, baseness, ingratitude. &c. Then,

4. Consider the consequences of having done so—the guilt contracted; the tremendous wrath treasured up.— Then consider,

5. You have done so much, that you must do something more.

You must act, not wait. You must act quickly; the difiiculty of the work urges you; uncertainty of life urges you. "Behold, now is the accepted time," &c. You must do, not what you choose, but what God commands. You arn not called lo make an atone-menl for sin, or to acquire a title fur heaven; but to "believe on the Lord Je-sus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Cease to do any thing for youself, ex-cept cordially to trust Christ lo do ev-erything for you. Now do it. He of-fers himself to you; receive him, and Jtju ait '^^- J ---ion? It is known in heaven—it is re-corded there.

V A R I E T I E S O F P R E A C H I N G . I perceive four strong men on their

journey towards Lararus ' grave for the purpose of raising him to life. One of ihem, who is eminent for his piety, says " I will descend itiio the grave, and will take with me a bowl of the salt of duties, and will rub him well with the sponge of natural ability." He enters the grave, and commences his rubbing process. I waich his operations at a distance, and after a while inquire, "Wel l , are there any symptoms of life there? Does he arise, does he breathe, my brother?" "No such thing," replies he, "he is still quiet, and I cannot salt him XoxcUl—and besides this, his smell is reather heavy."

"Wel l , " says the second, "come you out; I was afraid your means would not answer the purpose; let me enter the grave." The second enters, car-rying in bis hand a whip of the scorpi-ons of threatening, and, says he, " I will make him fee^" H e directs his scor-pion and fiery ministry at the dead corpse; but in vain, and I hear himcry-ing out, "All is unsuccessful; dead be is after all."

Says the third, "make room for me to enter, and I will see i f l cannot bring him to life." He enters the grave, and lakes with him a musical pipe; it is me-lodious as the song of love; but there is no dancing in the grave.

T h e fourth says, "Means of them-selves can effect nothing, but I will go for Jesus, who is the resurrection and the life." Immediately leaves to seek for Christ, and speedily returns, ac-companied by the Saviour. And when the Lord came, he stands in the door of the sepulchre, and cries out, "Lazarus, come Ibrth!". and the dead body is in-stantaneously instinct with life.

Let our confidence be in the voice of the Son of God. And let us turn our faces toward the wind, and say, " O breath, come from ihe four winds, and breathe upon the slain, that they may live!"

The minister not the only one to pay. It is related of the late John Brack-

enbridge, whilst the Chaplain to Con-gress, that, observing that several members of that body kept their seats and continued reading while he was of-fering prayer, he one morning arose in his plaqe and said, "Let us pray."— Wailing some minutes for them to rise, he reiieated the expression, let us pray, emphasizing the word us, aud then ad-ded, in his peculiar and courteoiis way, "I did not say let me pray, but let vs pray, all of The rebuke had the

desired effect; all of the members, from that lime till the end of the session, in-variably arose, and stood in a respect-ful attitude, whilst he led their morning devotions..

Father Haynes and the Universalist.— A Universalist preacher, who prided himself on his ability to propound per-plexing questions to orthodox ministers, had sought an interview with the Rev. Lemuel Haynes. Upon being intro-duced, Mr. Haynes said, somewhat abruptly, "You are the man who leach-es that men may swear, slealj get drunk, and do all other like things, and yet go to heaven, a 'n ' t you?" " B y no means," replied the preacher, " I teach no such thing." "Well , you believe it don't you?" rejoined Mr. Haynes. The man could not say "No," and there the debate ended.—Chris. Chron.

No. 36J

From the Christian Advocate ^ Jounud. T W E N T Y - S I X OPINIONS,

Or a dialogue of the A, B, C's; being an epitome of the sentiments and practices of all men, with regard to their aiding and supporting the Gospel Ministry. By a Locerof Truth, Honesty, Justice., and Mercy. First published in New London in ISIG.

"Many men of many minds." How various are the opinions of men

respecting the mode of supporting Gos-pel ministers.

A thinks that preachers of the Gos-pel should be qualified, inducted, and supported, in a mode prescribed by the statute laws.

B is of opinion that a preacher is not entitled to any compensation for his services, unless he is poor and shiftless, and cannot live without the alms of the people.

C say^i t lakes him as long to go to meeting and hear the preacher, as it does for the preacher to go and preach, and their obligations are therefore re-ciprocal.

much entitled to a reward for his la-bors as if he were poor.

E believes a preacher should give-the whole of his lime to reading, med-itating, preaching, praying, and visi-ting, and therefore ought to be liberal-ly supported; not in the light of alms, bul in that of a Gospel debt.

F . joins with E , wiih this proviso, that the liberal support be averaged on all the members of the church, accord-ing to the properly and privilege.

G agrees with E, provided the lib-eral support be raised by a free pub-lic contribution, without any knowl-edge or examination of what each indi -vidual does.

H chooses to tax himself, and con-stable his own money to his preacher without consulting any other.

I loves the preacher, and pays him blessings; but ihe soundof money drives all good feelings from his heart.

J , when he hears a man preach that he does not believe is sent of God, feels under no obligaiion to give him any-thing; and when he hears a preacher that gives evidence that he is in the service of the Lord, and devoted lo his work, he forms the conclusion that the Lord pays the preacher well for his work as he goes along.

K likes preachers very well, bul preaching rather better. H e feels, therefore, best pleased when the preacher fails coming, and a gap opens for himself; for he had raiher work his passage, and lake his turn at the helm, than pay a pilot.

L argues like a man—that the jreacher ought to receive something landsome for his services; and laments that himself is in debt, and cannot com-municate anything without defraudinj^ his creditors; at ihe same time he takes; special care lo keep always in debt, foy

l e a p farms, wild lands, or some other article of an increasing nature

devotion as he spreads his hands in prayer to God. The creed of his faith, which seems to be written on his heart, IS, that although all the money in the world cannot purchase pardon of sin, or the smiles of a reconciled God, yet religion always has cost money, or money's worth, from Abel's lamb lo the present day; and the man who will not part with a little moneyifor the sake of Him who parted with hk blood for sinners, is a wicked disciple.

N approves the faith and profession o f M , but reduces nothing to practice.

O, like his make, believes nothing, does nothing, and is as near nothing as can be.

P said he thought it to be a matter of mere charily, and as charity begins at home, he was bound to provide for his own; at any rate, he thought the minister as well off as himself and ma-ny of his brethren, and tlierefore con-sidered himself under no obligation.

Q replied, that it could not be a mat-ter of charity at all, since the laws of nature and God enjoined it, and their own call of the brother made it a matter of moral obligation.

R alleged that he had subscribed liberally to a useful institution, and must be excused in that case.

S said he had assisted freely in build-ing the meeting-house, and must have lime to recover it.

T enjoined that he had been build-ing houses and mills, and had no mon-ey left for any purpose.

U said he hail a son lately married, and it had called for all he could raise.

V slated he had made several con-tracts, and feared he should not be able to meet them.

W arose and said he was very much astonished al the pleas urged, as if lib-eralities to other inslitiaions, aiding to build meeting-houses, erecting costly houses, making sumptuous marriages, or contracts to amass wealth, could ex-honerate from a positive duty.

X remarked that he had a short crop, HWS WS^v. w j AWrrg,-'

Y S t a t e d that short crops and pover-ty might excuse from doing much, yet it could he no just plea for doing noth-ing, since it was required, according to what he hath, and not according lo what he hath not.

Z said he never subscribed to any paper, and observed, I am for none of this obligation; i f l gel anything lo spare, I will give it, and be done with it.— Moreover, he thought it raiher danger-ous lo give liberally, lest ihey should make their minister proud, and so hin-der his usefulness.

&, rising soberly, said he had atten-ded lo what had been said on the sub-

ject , and was grieved in spirit to hear so many objections lo the discharge of a reasonable and just duty; he feared that a spirit of pride and cvc tousness had disposed them lo serve themselves o f t h e goods things of God, without re-turning to him one thankful offering. H e wondered how christians could ex-pe ct the continuance o f the blessings of life, who were more abusive of, and un-iha.nkful for them than the very heath-ens , who never use any of a new crop till they have offered the first fruits to t h e great Giver of all good. T o the brethren who are so afraid of spoiling the minister by liberalities he said, Are your sons or daughters as lovely, and their souls as precious in your sight, as your minister? If so, why do you not govern them by the same rule, and when the sons request superfines to wear, high-priced gay horses and fifty or sixty dollar saddles lo ride, and the daughters lutestring dresses, with fine bonnets and feathers, and oilier costly

of dress, why do you not say,

Correspmidence of the Watchman ^ R^tector. BAPTISMAL QUESTION IN SCOT-

LAND. The Baptismal question is creating

some stir in Edinburg, at present. Last Sunday evening no less than

the subject were

of the body i nstead of the whole—wash-ing the feet?"

If any thing can be more alwurd than toe foregeing, it is this: the writer con.tinues: "Our Saviour's meaning of the word baptism is clearly evinced from that passage in Luke where he

says: ' I have a baptism lo be baptized with, &c. Now what was this bap-tism? W a s ii not the shedding of his blood at the crucifixion? It could be

ngelse. It should be remember-ed that in crucifixion, the blood merely trickled for a little time from the wountfs made hy the nails, and in fallingwould be sprinkled over his body: the onl way, therefore, in which the Gree'.. words, baptism and baptized, could be rendered into intelligible English, so as to be consistent wiih the fact, would be by translating them sprinkling and sprinkled. The sentence, therefore, would read: 'But 1 have asprinkling to be sprinkled wi th , ' " See.

This article would not have been brought to your notice but for the po-sition and character of the Magazine in which it appears. A cause that re-quires such support is hopeless. Pe-dobaptisls, finding the learning o f t h e world against them, condemned by iheir own writers, some new support is fnund necessary, or all is lost. Evi-

. „ , a „f o„ ,K. B. , , : runipnl. hnl hrr IUA , , , _ wiiuiv,!!

men and the mode now for the Free

three discourses on delivered.

Dr. Hetherington and Dr. DcCrie, on the part of the Presbyterians, and onor R«iv. Jonathan Watson and Prof. John- noihi son, on the part of ihe Baptists, have been most prominent in the discussion. A few years ago, the subject was very seldom mooted, but the tracts of the Baptist Union; and more recemlv, Mr. NoePs work, seem to have awakened public attention; and Presbyterian cler-gymen, to prevent their people being led awiiy by "sophistries." are instruct-ing their people, attempting to show the lawfulness of infant baptism. A work, to be entitled "Variations of Pedobaptism," has been suggested, on the plan of Edgar 's "Variations of Popery." An amusing and instructive chapter for such a work might be com-piled from certain reviews of Mr. No-el's book, published in Scotland. The newspapers stale, that Rev. Mr. White, Dastor of the Congreg.itional church, Hereford, England, has renounced in-fant baptism; that he was led to this.

list argument, but "especially hy the study of ihe controversy between Drs. Wardlaw and Halley; coinciding with each of these writeis in the opinion, that" they have reciprocally destroyed each other's theory. Dr. Wardlaw, it will be remembered, founds his argu-ment on circumcision. Dr. Hnlley, also a Congregationalist, says it is ut-terly absurd for any one to attempt to support infant baptism by any argu-ment drawn from circumcision, and at-tempt to uphold it in another way.— Here are variations. As another ex-ample—Dr. Hetherington, on a Sunday afternoon, a few weeks since, when

present this ch i l j as a oal.J;J^. membership in the Christian church," &c' The same evening. Dr. McCrie in his third lecture, stated that inlants were not made members by baptism, but by birth; it was as members they were entitled to the privilege of the church. He said nothing of admitting iheir, to the communion, although his argumenl is good for that, if it is good for any thing. Some people have an impression that the Lord's Supper is one of the "privileges of the church." Variations of this kind might be multi-plied ad in fnitum.

In the September number of Mc-Pbad's Ecclesiastical Journal, the or-gan of the Establishment, there is a long, and some people think, "an ^ble article," on baptism. Some of the views presented may be new. After alluding to a tract on the Subjects and Mode of Baptism, the writer proceeds: "There is one argument which is the most convincing of all as to the true method of adminislering baptism in the Christian church. Our Saviour, befoie leaving the world, left two ordi ordinances, which he commanded his disciples ta observe. The first Was the breaking of bread and d rinking of wine? the second was lo baptize all nations. Now the Lord Jesus showed his disci-ples how they were lo perform the first, and can we believe thai he did not al-so show his disciples how the other was to be done? Who was lo baptize the twelve if Christ did not do it him-self? Now we find it recorded in the Gospel of John, that Jesus 'riseih from the supper, and laid aside hisgarmeuis, and look a towel and girded himself.

Churchmen and the subjects. In a late number of the Scottish

Guardian, there is a review of Mr. No-el's work, of which the following is a specimen: "Since Christ," says Mr. N., "has made baptism to be a voluntary act, what right have his ministers to substitute lor it what is perfectly invol-untary? What if there is a warrant to grant baptism lo infants on the volun-tary profession of their parents' faith? Mr. N. has failed to prove lhat we have no such warrant. W e proceed, in baptizing infants, on an absolutely cer-tain warrant from Christ." Not a hint about what the warrant is, or where it /.M

gun. I have done with darkness for-ever—joreter. Satan is vanquished.— Nothing now remains but salvation, with eternal g\oTy, eternalghn,.

John Holland, the day before he di-ed, calling for the Bible, saving, 'Come, 0 come; death approaches"; let us gath-er some flowers to comfort this houn end turning to the eighth of Roman®, he gave the book lo a friend, and de-sired him lo read; a.nd at the end of each verse he gave his own views of the sense of it, to the wonder of ihose who heard him. The setting sun b r o k e in upon him, and he asked what li^ht It was. Being told it wns ihe suns-hine, he exclaimed, 'Sunshine! Ii is my .Sa-viour's shine. Now farewt-ll u^jrlJ, welcome heaven. The day-slaf f r o m on high hath visited my heaft. O speak when I am gone, and preach it nt mv funeral; God dealeth familiarly witli man. 1 feel his mercy; 1 feel his nmjps-Iv; whether in the hodv or out uf the body, I cannot tell, God knoweth, but 1 see things that are unutterable."

Dr. Payson's dying words are fiiroii-—'The battle's fought, itie viclnrv

IS won, is won fcrever! I am gnin;; to bathe in an oce;in of purity riiuJ bfiu v-olence and happiness lo all. ti;rnitv.''

Phillip Jenks was struggling in the l.-ist pnins of death, when one snid to him, 'How hard it is to die!" He re-plied. " O nn, no; easy dyina, blessed dying, glorious dying.' LonUiiig up nt the clock, he said, 'I have experu-nccd more happiness in dying two hours this day. than in my whole life. It is worth a whole life to have such an end as this. I have long desired that I might clori-fv God in my death, bul O. I never thought that such a poor wurm as 1 could come to such a glorious death.'

It would be an easy ami pleasing task lo extend this record to greater length. In another group I will relate the dying sayings of those who were unprepared to die.— Pr^byh-r'uin.

M i s c e l l a n e o n s .

on(y, iTre^'tre"* sugeCTf,~c?i^-i^ievVci s a j s : "When an infant is baptized, the baptism is no/ granted loan unbeliever; the parent is either a believer or a cred-ible professor of the faith, .ind we hold that ihe infants of such are admissible. Mr. N. never attempts, save inciden-tally, in this part o f t h e essay, to show that they are not. In his own mind, no doubt, he fell his argumenl convin-cing: to others it will have no cogency whatever. Baptism granted to the in-fciiu of a believing parent, is still bap-tism to none but a bclie%'er."

So it's out al last; infants are believers. How concise his reasoning!! "He strikes sacb point with native force of

mind, While puzzled Logic lingers far behind."

It is evident; the force of Mr. Noel's argument is felt. In fact, the writer acknowledges, that none but believers are subjects, but minibile dictu! infants are believers. I wonder what next.

H O P E . Edinburgh, Feb. 12, 1850.

EMINENT

equipage of dress, why do you not say, " " " " " " " 6 . No, my lovely children, these will make Afier that, he poureth water into a ba-you p^ud, L d ruin you. No,,your f . ^ ' d ' ^ f p e S e m t i f h ^ S r i "

M is a man of a thousand; he argues that the mode of ^supporting ministers is left blank in the New Tes tament ; because no one mode could be econom-ical in all places; but that the deed is: enjoined on all who are taught by a n ordinance of Heaven. If therefore a contribution is recommended, M wil l be foremost lo the- box; when a su l^ scriplion is judged most advisable, his name will be the first on the list. I f averaging isconsidered most equitable, he will add a little to his bill, est oth-ers should fail; and if no mode al all is agreed upon, still M, as an individuaU will contribute by himself; for he rea-sons, if others are remiss, it is neither precedent nor excuse for him. H e does not give to be seen of men, bat because his heart is in it, and these Gospel debts, as he calls ihem, he pays with as much

families can be and appear in all the fashionable elegance of dress, and your boards loaded with all the luxuries of life, without adverting to the evil con-sequence of such conduct. I would, said he, brethren were consistent.

Our preachers are like the camels of Arabia; while they are loaded with jewels and spices, they feed on shrubs and bushes; or raiher like the colt lhat was lied where two ways met. Sure-ly the ministers of the Gospel ought to live somewhere between the palace and the almshouse. And may God in his mercy save us from all extremes, for Christ 's sake. Amen.

I t if said, that amongst the afr imltari iu of QIoo-cestershire, Worrestershire, and HBrefofdshire, there ia a ^rand scheme of emigration aSoat, which pro-jects the parchase of a millios acres of land in one of the Western of America.

Letter* from Smyrna state tliat a dreadfal earth-qoake occurred tlwre at half pjut 3 a. on Wed-nesday, the 3d inst. The greatest alarm preTailed. T h s noise which ptecedad the shock was terrific.

wherewith he was girded.' Let any candid inquirer after the truth answer. Was not this the baptism of the apos-tles? T o show it meant far more than met the eye, and lhat ihe washing of a part of the body was symbolical, and quite as fblid as washing the whole, Jesus adds, 'He lhat is washed need-eth not save to wash his feet; but clean every whit.' And lastly, to show us lhat this rile, which they had under-gone, was indeed that baptism into Christ, which he was afterwards to in slilute. Jesus uses language clear as noonday, and says, ' l l I wash thee not, ihou hast no part with me.' Is it not clear as noonday, that if the apostles had not been thus washed by Jesus, they woultl not have been baptized, and consequently, have had no pari in him? Is it not clear as noonday, that Christian baptism, in so far as external right is concerned, consists in nothing else than symbolically washing a part

DYING W O R D S OF SAINTS.

The remark of Addison is full ol truth, that 'Nothing in history is so im-posing, nothing so pleasing and affect-ing, as ihe accounts of the behavior of eminent persons in their dying hours.'

'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,'cried Stephen, when about to die.

Polycarp, about lo suffer marlry-dom, exclaimed, 'O Father of ihy be loved and l)lessed Son, Jesus Christ! O God of all principalities and of all creation! I bless thee lhat thou hast counted me worthy of this way, and this hour, to receive my portion in the number of the martyrs in ibe cup of Christ.'

The pious Hervey was desired by his physician to spare himself, he had but a few minutes more to live: 'No, doctor, no,' said he, 'you tell me lhat I have but a few minutes to live; O, lei me spend them adoring o j r great Re-deemer. Though my flesh and heart fail me, yet God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.' 'How ihunkful am I for death; as it is the pas-sage through which I get to the Lord and Giver of eternal life. These light afflictions are but for a moroenl. and then comes an eternal weight of glory. O, welcome deaih! Thoa mayest well be reckoned anaong ihe treasures of the Chrisiiat>! To live is Christ, but to die

And now we come lolhe strpposi'ion ordeath,soon lo be loeach uf us nii-Tn than mere supposlion. Do you think you are as well prepared to die, as he who has coinmitted his soul tn the rare and keeping of Christ? Do you tliirik that he is as likely to be troubled uitli dying regrets as you? Do you think that he will lament in that hour, tlifi seasons spent in prayer and devotion, his days of humiliation and nights spent in sorrow for sin, his strivings, vigils, self-denials and sacrifices for Chrisi, and the efforts by which he aimetl nt spirituality of mind? Do you ijol rath-er think that you will lament llial you did not resemlJe him in these respects? If your last sickness were upon you, would you not wish to be in the place of the christian.' Balaam, one of your men of the world, expressed his prefer-ence in these memorable words, 'Let ine die the death of the riglitenus, and Ift my last end be like bis." Did you never conceive a sii»ilar wish? .And what does this prove, bot ymir jmlg-ment that your rook is mrt as his mck? You dare not trust it in a trying mo-ment. You are suspicious that it will not sustain you. You fear that it is but sand. But do you think the same of the christian's rock, Christ Jesus? Do you suspect the stability of lhat foun-tfalion? Did any one ever grieve that a friend or relative of his died in the faith of Jesus Christ? Is there a pa-rent, so unbelievinp and irreligious

» himself, lhat, if now be bad a child dy-ing, he would not be comforted to hear from him the expression of repentance for sin and reliance oo Christ and devo-tedness to him, ihooghoDder other cir-cumstances a similar declaration from his child would grieve and even exas-fierate him? The thing has often been put lo the test. An infidel of some distinction in a Northern State, whose wife was a woman of piety, was callcd in lo see a favorite daughter expire.— He bad instructed her in one way, the mother in another. Arxl now she ask-ed him in the belief of whose senti-ments, his, or ber moiher's be wj>uld prefer lo have her die. He immedi-ately replied, 'your luoiher's.' He re was the judgment of an enemy that Christianity is more safe and suilable for a dyitig hour, tbao infideiity-

The Rev. Thomas Scott, whose c o m m e n t a r i e s have been so much rea<l in the Christian worid, said, as his death was at hand, 'This is heaven be-1

^ ^ ^ F i f t e e n hnndred boata are lyin; in the Erie Canal, at Gnides. N. Y. , whwa 'he nangation is oh-siroctFj. On o ie Bretion they extend nine miles.

IHFORTATTOS or GOTTO» r s o » I s m * . — T h - r - s -sel Eari Balcarra'. which arrired in the docks from Bomtmy, bos bmiatht 5.336 bales of canon, a* lima of tier cargo, coijsifned to order This Is a re-markably large and important arrival of counn from Bast Indie*.—Lcmioa T i M , J p r i l 20.

TEMESSEE BAPTIST NASaVILLE, TENN,

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

K E E P B E F O R E T H E P E O P L E , T h a three adnrisaions oflearned men, 1. AH sdiolars, ciidca and lexicographers, of

«ny note, freely «dinit.tiiat the primary and ka i img Bgnificanan of " B a p & o " is to im-taerse, dip or overwhelin.

2. T h a t an. theolopana and Divines of any note, adnnt thai there ia neither express precept far, nor exanpU of infant baptism in the. Bible.

3. T h a t all historians of any no'te. are agreed tha t primitive baptism was the immersion of beHevers in water, and that the government of the primitive churches, was repablican, and the churches imiepmdant republics.

We challenge any responsible man to deny them.

Commnnicatiijna intended fiir pabhca-tion, must not he wrtttemipon the same sheet with basinesa matters..

S a t n r d a r , M a r 1 8 . I S ^ ® '

3. So to reduce tba rates of tuition as to af-ford the advantages of a thorough education, and every female accomplishment, within the reach of every family in the commonwealth.

Pl_l!f OF ITS ACCOMPLISHMEST. 1. T o establish a great central Female In-

•titute of the highest grade of character. a . To secure the endowment of 850,000 by

selling 500 scholarships, at 8100 each, which shall entitle each subscriber, his oi- her heirs, and assigns, to the tuition fees in the regular course of studies in the Institution, for six years. - 3. T o reduce the regular charges for in-

struction, in similar Institutions, at least one hair ,andthe charges for all ornamental branch-es in the^ame ratio.

4. Tha t the bonds given for scholarships to be due when the number of 500 scholarships shall have been secured.

5. Each scholarship can be paid, if desired, in three annual installments with interest. T h e firsf insUlmeut payable when the number of 500 scholarships have been subscribed; the second and third installments in each succeed-ing year.

6. T o appoint an agent or agents to travel and secure scho'larships, and to receive per cent, for his or their services.

S P E C I A L N O T I C E . The Tsviusxs Female Institute.

Owing to the fact that some misapprehen-flion existed aa to what principle would govern the Board in the locaUon of this school, and a majority of the trustees not being present, it was decidcd to defer thff question of locauon, ont i l the 20lh of June next, a t which time sealed proposals of amounts for building por-posea wfll be received from each cent.-al town in the State, wishing to secure the said InsU-tntion. T h e proposals can be sent to Mat. HilJaraan, Murfreesburaugh, President of the Board, priur to the 26th of June.

O i r AU the trustaes are especially request-ed to he in attendance. The secular papers in Middle Tennessee are respectfully requested to copy this notice.-

A G E N T .

Mr . R . J . L r r r b s , one of the d a r k s in this office, leaves the city on a collecting tour for a •few months, in W e s t Tennessee. Subscri-bers wishing to remit arreorges, can avail themselves of this opportunity. W e hope he win be able to report a large increase to our

- l ist in W e s t Tennessee.

T H E T E N O T S S E E C E N T R A L F E 3 L \ L E I N S T I T O T E .

The Board of Trustees met in Murfree^l.oro' en the 7th nit., for the purpose of defining and BettUcg the p r i n c i p l e s that should govern tiiem in the location o f theCol lege , also of locating it, if it was thought expedient, and of electing a President, and perhaps others of the f a c u l -ty, and of securing an agent to raise the schol-arships, i t c .

I t was found, however, that a majority of J i l l rifiiiii-iin 1 termining the quesiioa af location.

T h e utmost unanimity was manifested iff the deliberations of the Board, and it WJS U-nanimously agreed (we quote from memory the Buhstance of the reaolutions passed, and willgive the resolutions next week) to locate t h e Female College in that county about the •canter rf the S u t e , t h a t would raise the largest -amount for building purposes, other things be-in'g equal—i. e. ifShelbyville, Winchester and ISIcMlnnville should raise the same sum, the Board would feel bound to decide for that place 1st, more nearly central to Middle Tennessee and North Alabama. 3 . The one most easy of access. 3. Tha t aSorded the heat society. 4. Tha t would be more likely to secure the largest number of scholarships from the coun-t y itself and the State. Or were some place nearly central to raise a ntaci larger building

f i t n d than Murfreeaboro', Shelbyville, or tlie other points mentioned, and yet destitute of ah intelligent and refined society, difficult of ac-cess, and so aituated that the Buard would judge that i t would be qm'te difficult to raise t he requisite number of scholarships to endow

. i t , t h ^ would feel a t liberty, and compelled to -deude in favor of that place that gave, it may be , the least for building (provided always its iunda were accounted si^eiciC) if i t was thought - tha t i t would command the largest number of scholarships from the denomination and the State.

Th is Jnnst necessarily be so to answer the design of itBoriginatora. Some years since the w a n t ! of a* female school of high character be-gan to be felt and discussed in va r iou quar-tBin. bnt all i d e a ^ then moving in tha matter was precluded from the fact of its great cost and the unfinished state of the endowment of Union-Univeraity. I t , however, entered the mind of the first proposer of this scheme, tha t u. Female College might be founded upon such prindplea and posaeased of certain featores that would AuiZi itself without a doUar'a actual expense to the denomination.

I n 1847, we think, tba subject was laid be-fore the Educational S o c i e ^ , which was fa-Toiahly m e i v e d , and a Committee appointed to draft i ts design and plan, of accomplishment. Of that Conunittee we had the honor to be Chairman, presented the following report v h i c h w u moat ananimoosly received and a -dnptsd, and tha Commiuee requested to pro-cure a eboiter embracing the prorisions of the xepait, '&tmi the Legiilatnre, which was ac-cordingly done. Tl ia t report will fully set forth the design of the C o U e ^ and the plan of l is - ~

S E P O a T , -W H A T W * B E S I E T TO A C C O M L B H .

I . T o bring together the largest nnmher of femalB pnpOi to be edaeited in the same I n -i t i t s t i an . _

7. An additional number of scholarships can at any time be cieated for building and other purposes.

Respectfully submitted, J . R. G R A V E S , Chmn.

Murfreesboro', Te . , Dec. 7, 1847.

W e said that it was the design of the Com-mittee for the School to be self making and self-susUining. 1st. The place in which it is to be located must raise the funds requisite for a site and the buUdings. And what place in Middle Tennessee, what town and county, that would but partially realize the benefit of such an institution to it, but would be willing to sub-scribe most liberally to erect spacious and ele-gant buildings! This institution will do ten times more to bnild up the town in which it is located, than will the Atlantic Railroad. Any man of discernment can easily foresee this.— This is no little academy or county school, with its 50 or 75 pupils, who ride in from the coun-try around, apd return atter lessons, but when it once-gets .into operation, is bound to have from 300 to 600 atudenU. If endowed, 500 scholars are secured by the scholarship alone for si.x years, besides as many or double as many who will come independant of scholar-ships.

a . But the rates of tuition are to be bronght down one half, while the instruction is to be

-equal, if not superior to any female school in the South. This, of iuel f , without the schol-arships, would bring together double, if not ten times as many as can be found in any other similar school in the South. This school is founded with the design of bringing the ad-vantages and blessings of a liberal education, and all female accomplishments, within the r?ach of ivery family in the State, io only moderate circumstances. W h a t family cannot command the sum of ihirtv-three dollars, J J . . I u ••WIIJIIJ. IL liuum educate two daughters three years, or three daughters two years, exclusive of theirboard. The character of the Institution, i u elevated and thorough course of study, united to there-publican principles upon which it will be con-ducted, cannot fail to secure an unusually large attendance, but this number will be multiplied by scores, when the cost of educating will not exceed one half or one third the expense of other schools. Such is the school contempla-ted, and which, beCore eighteen months from this date, we expect to see in full operation, employing a President and three or four male Professors, and twice as many female instruc-tors. Such a school, of itself, would build a small town, locate it where we would, and in case no place is public spirited enough to raise tlie requisite building funds, a company of one hundred can be formed, who will purchase 500 o r 1000 acres; of land at some accessible point,and lay outja town, put up the college buildings, and pay for them all and thousands besides, by selling off the lota. The town of Oberlin,Ohio, was surveyed off, in the midst of a wilderness, and Oberlin College located, and now they have as flourishing an inland town as can be found in Tennessee. The character of the school we design to establish, ia in no wise apprehended or appreciated, or a hundred fold more interest would be manifes-ted in the middle towns to secure it.

Le t the producers in the country remember this that such an institution will bring in at least500 or600 more consumers. Le t the citi-zen families consider that there will be 500 or 600 to he boarded'in their midst, affording so-ciety, &c.

Le t the merchants remember that it takes no small hill of goods to supply five hun-dred ladies annually, with dry goods, and their boarding houses wi t^ groceries. Le t land holders in these towns remember, that families will move in, to be near such a school, buy lots and improve them, and to superintend the ed-ucation of their children, and numerous advan-tages, too numerous to mention.

W e know of no place in Tennessee , that this school will benefit more than Murfrees-boro', enjoying as it then will, the double ad-vantages of both a male and female college. T h e denomination look for Murfreesborc' to make an effort worthy of the object, and scores, if not hundreds of &milie3 are now thinking about removing to Murfreesboro', buying and settling there, to educate their children, and to enjoy the superior society that universities af-ford, to any plaM. T h e Institution would do f o r ^ or fifty fold more for Murfi^esboro', than for any other place, owing to this fact, and we have no donbt bnt that double the number of of scholarships could be secured for that place, than for any other, because parents voold be delighted to have their daughters ac-.

company their sons, so that the brother could be near and have an eye to the w a n u of the sister. Without doubt, Murfreesboro', central as it ia, and the seat of the male school for the denomination, ia above all others, the place for the Central Female College! Some have thought, judging from these f ac^ , that it will be finally located there, without, any funds, scarcely. But we are fiilly pre pared to correct this. If the Board was more agreed and deci-ded about any one thing more than another, it was that Murfreesboro', or no other place could secure the location of this school without rais-ing an amount sufficient far building purposes. The lowest amount that will possibly do, is 812,000 or 815,000, and while the least that ought to do, is 820,000. If Murfreesboro', its merchants, and land holders, and citizens. Inn keepers and business men, are so regardless of the prosperity of their beautiful and al-ready rapidly improving town, as to let ibis sqbool pass without an effort to secure it , then will they never cease to accuse themselves of folly and short-sightedness, while Shelbyville, Winchester , and McMinnville can dispute the prize among them.

W e know our denomination is not strong in either of the towns in Middle TsDnessee, but this Institution as intimately concerns every citizen of each of those towns, and of the county itself, as it does Baptists. I t concerns all who have town pride; town lots, merchan-dize, or children. I t i s not to be, as some fe<ir, a lec/arian school, but one in which each one is taught the pure and exalted principles of re-publicanism, and that in all things the Bible and the Bible alone, is the only rule of faith and practice, and to read and obey its dictates, that all are to enjoy the most absoluteliberty of conscience—since by it alone they are to be judged. Let the citizens then of each of those towns make out their subscription papers, and call upon each county man before the 20th of June, to aid them in securing the college, and either one of the three places will raise enough.

The Board meets on the 20th of ne.xt June, at which time some definite action will be taken —the location be determined—a President elected, and sent into the field to raise the en-dowment and secure scholarships, against the buildings are ready. W e say to all the breth-ren, and friends of eilccation and improvement, internal as well as mental, what you intend to do, you MUST DO yuicKLV. Call and hold pub-lic meetingsj excite an interest, secure sub-scriptions, bonds, notes, &,c.,&.c. Let a com-mittee be appointed iu each place to secure these funds.

Finally, the next meeting occurs the 20th of June, in Murfreesboro', at which time it is of the first importance that a majority of the trustees be present. Brethren of the trustees, will you allow the prospects of the institution

Uti-suiEa-. and lhe.schoal r®.;.

Wesley says, " W h e n I was young, I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of any thing but what God has re-vealed to man."

1. Consequently,he was not certain that the Methodist organization was warranted by the word of God. •

2. He was not certain that there were three orders in the ministry—or such a personage or officer as a Methodist Bishop, with powers and authority like that guaranteed to them by the Discipline.

3. He was nol certain Jha t the Scriptures would warrant him in receiving seekers into the church, and administering to them the or-dinances of religion.

4. He was in doubt whether the Scriptures justified him in teaching the possibility of a believer's damnation.

5. Or that even the sacraments and rites of religion were efficacious in the pardon of sins.

6. And he must have been far from certain t ' jat the New Testament would warrant him in teaching, preaching and perpetuating such ceremonies as pouring and sprinkling, for ordi-nances of Christ—sadly we doubt.

7. Or that he or any other mortal man had the right to presume 10 frame such a code of laws as that contained in the Methodist Dis-cipline and bind them, a load heavier than the ceremonial law of the Jews, upon the necks and consciences of the children of God. No wonder wben in the close of l i 4 he cast his eye back over all his presumptions, and the liberties he had taken with God's Word, and the doctrines and practice he taught, not found in that, and saw what a moral field he had set up, that his heart misgave him, and doubts,thick as Egypt 's darkness settled upon bis mind.

some little trouble and cost, remember that you have never before and you will never again be called upon to locate a Tennessee Female College, a school destined to tell more upon the future greatness of our State and our de-nomination than any other school in ex i s ' tence. Let not the trustees fail to be present at this meeting, at least, if never again.

E X E G E S I S . W e republish this week an exegesis of 1st

Cor. 6: 1-8, read before the Ministers and Deacons Meeting, in Preston, Miss., March 30. Published by request.

W e intended to have properly headed itj and to have called the especial attention of Bap-tisU to i t . I t is worthy both of a republica-tion and a repenisal. The writer is our bro. Hayward, pastor of the Preston Church, Miss. He is one of our strong men in the Lord, a suc-cessful pastor, and perhaps one of the greatest Missionary Baptists to be found any where. Brethren, read his exegesis,—think about it and let its considerations influence vou.

OiT" Bro. J . C. Brickley's letter breathes a proper spirit. May his desires be abundantly realized for Batesville and North Arkansas. Read it.

G L O B I O U S N E W S FEOM TE.T.I -A Church bom tn a d a j . — R e a d bro. J . W . Ellet t 's letter in this paper. God be praised for his blessing open Boston, Texas .

M U R F R E E S B O R O ' — U N I O N U N I V E R S I -T Y .

In our late visit to Murfreesboro' to attend the meeting of the Board, we were struck with the marked improvements of the place within two years. Everything seemed to wear the appearance of health and prosperhy. Some twelve or thirteen new, and more or less ele-gant residences are in the course of erection, or completion, and many more in contempla-tion. I t is a delightful place of residence and offers many inducements to those who w j | h to locate in a pleasant and growing village for business or the pdnfiation of their children.— Should the Female Insti tute he located there, in less than ten years the place will double or treble its present population.

The University building is now covered in, and in course of completion within. I t will be ready for the use of the college by the first of January, if not before. W e should think the chapel and professor's rooms might be ready by the next opening of the session.

I t is a magnificent building, and one of which every baptist will be justly proud. I u superi-or will not be found in the south west.

T h e school itself is flourishing. There are ahoot 140 students in the various classes.

S o r T H E K S B A P T I S T R E G I S T E K — ^ W e a r e

still receiving orders fo ' this, of all almanacS; the almanac. Send on, brethren, we have still a lew more 'liflof "(Ae same sort,^'

A N E W B A P T I S T BOOK. W e have received, through the mail, a copy

of a little work of some 123 pages from the pen of Rev. Adiel Sherwood, D. D., President of Shurtleff C ollege, 111., and published at the oSce of the Western Watchman, St. Louis, entitled T/ic 'ewish and Christian Churches; or, the Hcbreu Theocracy and Christian Church Distinct O-j. ni-.ations.

W e have D jt, as j ^ t , had lime to read the work consecLLively, as we intend to do, but have seen ea.iugh to give it our unbounded ap-probation. have long wished to see an extended discussion of the nature of the Jew-ish Theocracy and the Christian, and drawing the contradi^ unction in strong Jiffht,- J f i f i which pedojo ptists can fortify to defend infant baptism. T ' c y have been successfully routed from every o'lier defence, and have taken re-fuge in the intricacies of the covenants. T o this point th ! attention of baptist writers is now being turned. The nature and distinc-tion between the two covenants are not suffi-ciently or generally understood by our mem-bership. This little work is a valuable contri-bution to our literature, abounding as it does with rich matter and original argument. W e cordially recommend it to the attention of our readers who w.sh to examine the subject.

W e expect soon to receive some on sale at the Depository of the Tennessee Publication Society. Price 40 cents per copy.

Tha t our readers may form some idea of th« »,ort we publish a portion of one section. J E W I S H A N D C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H E S

S E C T I O N IX.

BY KEV. ADIEL SHEKWOOD, D. D.

I t is urged that infants were adnit ted into the Old Testament Church by a religious rite —the two churches are one and the same infant membership has never been set aside hence, continues with the new dispensation.

I t is conceded they entered the old dispen-sation by birth, by relation to Arabam's fami-ly and circumcision; but the neio does not al-low ' blood, flesh, nor the will of man" to be qualifications for Christ's Kingdom: hence the cases are not analaious. The door into the New Testament t h u r c h is, regeneration, new birth,—"except a man be born again, he can-not see the Kingdom of God."*—John i. 13, iii. 3.

But where is the law to set aside their mem-bership! " T h e Senate shall be composed of tv:o Senators from each State."—Constitution U. S. , Art. i.. Sec. 3. Will any man in his senses affirm there is no inhibition against more than tiro Senators? No law says that any larger number is inadmissible; but does not the defining how many may be admitted from each Sta te , amount to a prohibition of others! Hence the conditions of admission to a privi-lege, as certainly exclude all except those named in the conditions, as an express law could do it. " H e that believeth and is bap-tized," are conditions as authoritative as the clause in our constitution in regard to " two Senators." He who argues the°right of oth-ers to enter, because no express law has "se t aside" their claim, is, as Dr. Johnson says, not to be reasoned with. I f the conditions of admission to a church of Jesus Christ do not imply faith, new birth, repentance and an obe-dient spirit, then every and all kinds of per-sons, the insane and infidel and idiot, may claim church privileges, and exclude the real disciples of Christ..

W e grant, say our opponents, that these conditions are prohibitions to adults, but not to children.

But will not a qualification required in an adult, be also required in a child, and, if not found, eicli!de him! T h e parent and child both entered the Hebrew Congregation by cir-

cumcision without faith; but the New Testa-men t admits none except believers. A. B., a citizen of England, enjoys all the rights and immunities guaranteed by the laws of the land, and so will his sons, when arrived at age; but if he remove to this cauntry, his own naturali-zation does not naturalize his sons; they must take the oath for themselves, if they landed here even in infancy. Citizenship in our Gov-ernment, is not, like estates in some countries, a matter that can be entailed and retained and enjoyed in another. Citizens of England do not become citizens of Spain merely on landing in that Kingdom, though both are Manarchical Governments. Though there be no law in the land whence they have removed to set aside their citizenship,yet the conditions in the laws of the country where they settled, as completely nullify all former rights, as if they were enactments of their native land.— Our country requires the oath of naturalization; it does not recognize any rights touching cit» izenship acquired in any other country. So in the subject before us: the father must "br ing forth fruits for repentance" prior to admission into a Church of Jesus Christ—the son must do the same. These requisitions are peremp-tory, because the Head of the church has made them so. If some children of foreigners may elude the keen-aightedness of officers, the es-tates of all such at death will fall to the gov-ernment. But no one may hope to escape the All-Seeing Eye, and suppose he will be safe, because be has crept into the church without suitable qualifications—without the wedding garment. The conditions for membership in the Christian Church have all the force which a special enactment in the Jewish theocracy could have bad, setting aside the claims of un-suitable candidates. They quash all rights to New Tes tament privileges as effectually as if Moses had been inspired to announce, " W h e n Sbiloh shall have appeared to set up his king-dom, no requisition short of faith in his aton-ing sacrifice will satisfy the demands of the gospel."

A man's becoming a Christian, a believer, a child of God, does not make his child so; if the father must possess gracious qualifications to enter the church, so must his child. Such qual-ifications were not demanded in the old econo-my, but they ure in the new. This shows the radical distinction between the two, and sets aside the claims of all that do not exhibit re-pentance and faitb.

But no law has set aside the membership of children. In the case supposed touching citi-zenship, it is not to be expected that we should find in the English laws any enactment, declar-ing that such a class of emigrants should be disfranchised or be ineligible to citizenship in any other country, because they had left their native land: the terms of admission must be stated by that country where they propose to become citizens, which alone has jurisdiction in the premises. " I was a citizen of Great Britain; but the two governmenta are the same: no law has set aside my r i ghu in that country; hence, I am now one of the United States!" But will the United States admit such logic! By no means; nor would any sane man, who desired to emigrate, if advised by the wisest statesman in that country, be cheated by such a sophism. If he becomes naturalized in this country according to law, his children are not naturalized by the father's oath: citizenship, like church membership, is a personal matter, and cannot be secured by proxy. Bioaralidn:' the Old Testament may contain no law setting aside membership either of adults or infants. While they remain under the old, as do the Jews at the present day; they enjoy its privileges; but to enter a gospel church, certain qualifications must be possessed—re-pentance, taith and the new birth. W h o would expect to find, in the Abrahamic covenant, a hint even, that children must go out of that dispensation when Christ shall appear! W h y ! Because such a matter does not necessarily belong to that covenant. Jesus Christ has set up a new kingdom, as has been shown, and He, as King, has the right to prescribe such qualifications to enter the old covenant; but in setting up the new, of a more spiritual nature, established upon better promises, into which none but believers may enter, has any one a ground of romplaint.or right to blame the Au-thor because He has not seen fit so to frame it as to suit the prejudices of the captious! W e find women in the new, and their influence will be great in leading the young to Christ, and we rejoice in this provision; but we cannot ad-mit the children unless we find the authority or example in the New Testament .

I.T all countries, children are born subjects, and so in the Israelitish nation; they became a part of it at eight daya old, de facto, citizens in all its ecclesiastical concerns: but no one becomes a citizen of Christ 's Kingdom, except by new birth and obedience to his laws.

The English and United States Govern-ments differ materially; but if they were alike, the subjecu of the former could not become so of the latter, without the possession of the qualifications which it should please to pre-scribe. One government would regard it as impertinent, if another should presume to sit in judgment, and prescribe who might be ad-mitted to citizenship in the first. Now, if it could be shown that the Jewish Congregation and Christian Church were alike in many of these features, still, as we have seen in human governmenu, the right to citizenship in one does no t secure this right in another: so tha right to membership in the old, avails naught in regard to the new. But they were essen-tially distinct: much more, then, qualifica-tions for one will not satisfy the demands of the other.

I t ia presumed the following proposition, stated syUogUticaUy, will set the matter in so clear a light, that no one can resist the concla-sion:

The countries where residence is desired by foreigners, have the sole right to prescribe conditions or citizenship; the United Sta tes prescribes the oath of allegiance; hence, those only who take the oath can be citizens.

The church, where membership is desired, h j s the sole right to prescribe the terms of ad-mission; the Church of Jesus Christ piescribes faith, repentance and baptism; those only who accept the terms, or give evidence of possess-ing the qualifications, can be admitted.

But pedobaptists suppose that we shall find the membership of children "set aside," if a t all, in the old dispensation; whereas, that dis-pensation has nothing to do in the premises, for we have shown most clearly that the! new dispensation only has jurisdiction in this mat-ter .

• T h e Greek for man is tis, any person, any or some one, a human being.

any other; England does not disfranchise her citizens when they leave; hence they are en-titled to citizenship in any country where they choose to settle. Or as it regards the Dis-pensations:

The Hebrew theocracy had the sole author-ity to exclude its members, and confer the right to enter any other dispensation; it re-ceived children as members, and has never ex-cluded them from the covenant; hence chil-dren have the right to enter the New Testa-ment Church, which is hut a continuation of the old.

The United Slates, and all sovereign States, deny the proposition, and reject it as an im-pertinent interference where they alone have jurisdiction: it is false, in fact, and can never be reduced to practice: it would bring into collision and bloody contests, any government which should attempt it. So also in the church: it would work confusion, and destroy the puri-ty of religion. W h a t would be the condition of a Christian Church, if the Jews (descen-dants of Abraham) at this day, should demand membership solely on being aole to trace their lineage from the Patriarch! Is there in Chris-tendom a Pedobaptist Church, that has any claim to be evangelical, which would receive such an applicant! But their own theory re-quires the reception of jnst such persons; yet the evangelical among them, would reject the application with disdain, because it trenches upon rights fenced around by the holiest and highest sanctions. Hence, they will not blame us for rejecting a theory which in practice they cannot approve.

Dr. Austin is very certain there has been no revocation of infant membership, for "none could revoke it but God." The opposers "have not been able to produce such a revocation." I t ia presumed, however, that no man will hereafter, look for a "revocation" in the Old Testament ,but in its proper place, in the con-ditions of admission into the Gospel Church. The multitude of foreigners flocking to our shores may swell our population, as do chil-dren and other unconverted persons the num-bers of some sects; bnt as the naturalized and converted only are real members of the nation and the Gospel Church, the show of a multi-tude benefits neither the one nor the other in fact; they are dangerous in times of collision with other governments; they will, like Judas, prove traitors to the cause of Christ, and be worse than useless branches, in the way of such as would produce valuable fruit.

E x e g e t i c a l .

m iiipjif. B R O . G R A V E S :

Having been a reader of yonr valuable paper for sometime, with which we are much pleas-ed, and for which we would pray an extensive circulation, believing it to be the ablest and most fearless advocate of the faith once deliv-ered to the saints; and furthermore, believing there to be a disposition on your part to ac-commodate your friends, you will therefore confer a favor on us by answering, in your col-umns, the following query:

Can a church of Christ be acting in accord-ance with the teaching of the Scriptures while she retains in her fellowship distillers of ar-dent spirits and common dram-drinkers.

Yours truly, __ D. P . M.

Wi th respect to distillers we say no, most unequivocally. They are no more fit for mem-bership in the church of Christ than other aid-ers and abettors in man-slaughter and murder —they are guilty before God and man of the blood of souls. W e have far less respect for such than for counterfeiters, the profession, tho' legalized, is far more sinful. Wi th respect to the dram-drinker, he should be borne with until every prospect of his reclamation was hopeless. H e should be admonished in love, until convinced of his error, and the deleteri-ous influence of his example. If he persist and the church is offended, let him he discip-lined.

For ihr. Tennessee Btfi-it'. F I R S T C O R I N T H I A N S VI: I -VII .

T h e subject here treated of, is the impro-priety of Christians settling their personal dif-ficulties at law. This the apostle peremptori-ly forbids, without adducing labored reasons; as though it was palpably an impropriety to need them. He hints at the gross wrong such litigations inflicted, and at the ability of the churches to settle the difficulties of their mem-bers.

But the question will undoubtedly be asked, where is the impropriety of resorting to the civil tribunals of the land, to redress our . wrongs and obtain our right! Do we not stand in the same relation to the governmental in-stitutions, after, ns before we profess religion! Is the church a political organization, with its civil tribunals! W e answer, religion makes no change in our relation with the "powers that he,"—nor is the church a civil institution, in any sense of the term: i t i s purely religious, and lakes cognizance of its members only in a religious point of view. The wrong of such litigations, is simply in the injury it inflicts on the cause of religion. As "Christian is the highest stile of man," so religion is the high-est good of man. It presents interests and claims paramount to all others; and when an individual embraces it, it is in the heart:—and when he subscribes it, it is to promote its in-terests as well as to enjny its blessings. Its interests to him, are to be exclusive and entire; and to admit of no rivals—he is no longerat lib-erty to live or die—tn eat or drink,—but in subserviency to its interests: personal pecu-niaiy interests, social enjoyments, and even life itself are to be sacrificed, wben the inter-ests of religion require it. The Bible is to be his only guide, and love his only passion.— Each member of this brotherhood is to "es-teem others better than himself, and to so pre-fer the interest of his brother to his own."— Wi th these views of the claims of religion, which every christian will allow, if we can show that "brothers going to law with broth-ers," inflicts an injury on the cause, we shall have established the point.

1. A suit at law, between brethren, (wheth-er it be civil or criminal,) (in law phrase,) car-ries on the very face of it, fraud, injustice, wrong, by one or the other; and that known and wilful. Such fraud, injustice and wrong, is a manifest and gross violation of the great law of love; which "workelh no ill to his neigh-bor, which is the fulfilling of the whole law," by which every christian professes to be gov-erned; and such suit is a public advertisement of it. This disparages religion in the eyes of the world, and leads many seriously to doubt its origin and reality; since they see it fails to make good its claims of a radical moral reno-vation of the principles, and sanctification of tbe spirit of its subjects—the implantation of a ruling principle of love with them. Or, if

P O P I S H MUMMERIES . "Four large bells were baptized at Cincinna-

ti a short time since, by the Roman Catholic Bishop. W e are not informed by the Bishop whether this ceremony is to produce baptis-mal regeneration in the bells, or not ."

So say several Pedobaptist papers. I t cer-tainly is a very superstitious and a very naughty practice to baptize bells, or sprinkle them with "holy water ," and "dedicate them to the Lord or to some of the "saints ."

But we have seen much worse things done from tbe very same influences and feelings that pertained to these "Popish" "chris teners" of bells. Several little babes—living, immor-tal but unconscious-^were brought in front of the pulpit, and there sprinkled (baptized, it was called), brought within the "pale of the church," without the least evidence of the Scriptural qualifications for membership on their part.

The scriptural authority for this act is found in the same epistile and chapter where the baptism of bells is found.

The affair of tbe bells did the unconscious metal no injury, but the affair of the uncon-scious babes was of most serious damage to them, and to all concerned. Its tendency and design was to prevent them from obeying the laws of Christ, should they live to years of ma-turity, and he truly converted, and it inflated the minds of the parents with the notion that, by some mysterious covenantrelationship, they were now in a far more gracious state than tbe children of their Baptist neighbors, who, in the language of a distinguished divine, were, " l e f t to the uncovenanted mercies of God —West-e m WatchiTian.

T h e pedobaptist proposition, in substance, may be stated thus:

The country/rpOT which a person emigrates has the sole authority to dUfruochise its own citizens, or confer the r ight of cit i ienship in

C A P T D B I o r A EAILWAT D e P A C L T t a . — AprU 6._0n the 5lh inn., the British «:hooner Abel Hick, ma«er arrived here from Savannah, havine on W d .VI r. Bullock,an extensive ra.Iway defaalter. .nd tor who« apprehen.i..n a reward of $3000 was offer-cd fcl„ m , imm^diat. ly on hi, arriviU, tT.eogni.ed and taken into c ^ y by Mr. A « O. Batman. u> officer from the U. State., who bad been .1 tUu plac-waiiine for the amval of theTe„eI, to which poA .he wa. bound for onlers.

i i .4™, AprU 2.a p. . . - T h e Minuter of Foreip,

.t."^'!^^ "i-ferencB to American claim, it tttte, that the Cabinet had not yet been able to come to any re. •olotion, that it had found it nece.ury to coll, ct doc-•ment. re.pecting tho« referring to 1814, See., and that It will do iu be.t to .atUfy nich claim, as may

appear to be f,.un<l in justice.' Thi. i . no d.iui,. meant a . an answer to iheAm-jrican Pre.id-nt*. me.-jagsand astetpecu the modn of «-itlemmt. I .till believe that this Uovernment ha. proposed the arbi-tmtion-ot .ome fr«D<liy Power a. named ia one of my lata letter.."

they take the other and only alternative in tbe case, and suppose snch professors are hypo-crites; it relieves religion of but little of its odium, or them of the peril of their religious views. Besides, how much is there in the con-duct and prosecution of most suits, that would not bear the scrutiny of religion, or of good morals. All this, the eager, watchful enemies of religion readily seize, and turn into their

ji;—• agoiust tbe cause. Thus we see the cause of religion disparaged, and the souls of men periled, by law-suits between brethren. Shall anything come in competi-tion with the glory of God as connected with the advancement of his cause? Shall any thing weigh against the salvation of souls!— Wel l might the apostle say, "why do ye not rather take wrong, who do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded'"

2. Such suits stimulate the worst passions of our nature, and often lead to bitter lasting jealousies and enmities between brethren. I t were absurd to scppose individuals actuated to law-suits, by the principle of love, or that they will cany them on in that spirit. Thus the spirituality of the members suffer, parly ani-mosities arise, and a gangrene is bred in tbe very vitals of the church. And let it be un-derstood that religion suffers a hundred fold more by enmity within, than by enemies with-out. Tha t there may be cases in which the cause of truth and righteousness would demand a legal iniestigation, is certainly possible: but they are probably much fewer than our pride and selfishness would like a o allow. There may be Cases in which personal and individual interests, would suffer so much without a re-sort to law, and the interests of religion so lit-tle by it, that such a resort would be justifia-ble; but it would_ need great sphituality of mind and disinterestedness of purpose to de-termine them. The question will then be asked, what substitute is proposed for the civil tribunal! Differences will arise, dues wiU bo withheld, and what redress will WB have!— There are, in eveiy church, men of good prac-tical common sense, capable of investigating any common matter of difference that may arise between brethren, and of giving an im-partial decision. And what more does any christian want! Let then, in the first place, the Divine rule 6e strictly followed, to "owe no man any thing,'" but to love one another— to do to others as we would they should do to us>—not to avenge ourselves, but commit our cause to him who hath said, "vengeance be-longeth to me, I will repay;" and if differen-ces then arise, let them be referred to snch of the brethren as tbe parties or tbe church shall select; and let their decision be final. Injus-tice would be seldom done in that event; and much injury would he averted from the cause. If there are delinquents in our churches, in common pecuniaiy transactions, men who would wilfully and recklessly forfeit their word, and withhold tbe dues of their brethren, an exposure and exclusion, previous to tbe law-suit, would be a triumph to the cause. Such men have no business in a church, and the sooner the better. Such a course, it is confi-dently believed, would clothe the church with a sacredness, fearful and repulsive to unhal-lowed intruders, but glorious and attractive to kindred spirits, would elevate the standard of christian morals io the eyes of tbe world, in-crease the circumspection of the membew. greatly promote the interest of the cause in general , and would meet the inspired reqnisi. tion of the text.

C o n i m i i n l c a t i n n s .

Far the Trnnrxsrr Voiptisl. R I C E M O S D , M a y LUT, IFI

B R O . G R A V E S :

Many friends in Nashville, and v i j will, no doubt, be pleased to lea ru lha t i arrived safely, and in good health, in Viri capitnl. To several, who are endeared | by many ties, I promised lo write, pen and will do so. as soon as leisure w il! At present I have so many thinp^s prefsiq on me, that I can do nothing wiih anjr dq ation. A brief epistle in your rolumn serve my present purpose, aud when again settled in my own domicil, iind ease. I will give you, perhapi-, & full i the incideniB of inv joamey. Some of J should ihcy reach you, will be f.und ver ous, some ludicrous,some vexatious, and i very amusinp.

From Nashville, over the mountains dred and thirtv miles, to Chattanooffa, w e l five days. 1 .vill tell you al Borii" othfirl of the nighi we spent in the famiij («o d l me) of brolher S i tes , the baptism at Murf borough, our excitements ^ritl, the spll scenery of the mountains, and the T e n n I river, and our reception in Chattanooga, f last was particularly rich, in its way. [ you witnessed it yoo would bavp lBughe4| tily, as we did. In this city of mud, w h | the last seven years, has dwindled dun an exceedingly small village, we speii Sabbath, and received the kind, and t ru l | gant atlenlions of our brother Cril. Bn H e is, every inch of him, a {rentlemal Mrs. B. ia jast such a lady as he deserve whole family excited our admiration, aao^ They will ever occupy a bright place i | hea r f a fondest meuiories.

On Monday morniag, we •were prcmfi the depot, but lo our great surprise, and i | venience, we were croaded ou lo f lhe i car , and lefi behind. There was BO hd it however, and we endured our delay 1 tnucb equaniBiity as passible. T u e s d ^ l tng we were off; Wednesday morning a l break, we reatihed Augn.?u, and a little twelve o'clock OB the same dav we mode i t rance into Chariesiou. I was suriiriied t Atlanta so large, and beautiful. I will i about this place, D a l u n , and otker bereafter . Augusta is a magninceait cid Charleston charmed us all immeasurahlj looks ta <ne li!ke an Elyeeuc.. W e saw i however, in any of these places, lhat we j Our only intercourse was, if we except I passengers, with the Uvem keepers, a i road men. Wedvesday evening, we i «d on board the Vanderbilt, lor Wiln and had a s i o m y pusage . AH hand^ 1 fieasick- W e arrived in time however, I cars, on Tbarsday, passed Petersburg i n ight of that day, and reached this cid Friday morning, the 25lh of April, at 7 having been on the road nine d3yii,rntftt •ed only seren, and passed over about a tho and ihirq? milea. _

W e met 4n Richmond, as we ha2 i t ed , a warm end hearty greeting. Ha hour had passed befsre were and welcomed, by troops of brethreji, uy dear friends of former years. Our jo was attended by a few unpleasant cii «es. One of these was the iacessaalj through which we paa&ed. From the I deft Nashville,until we arrived bere,the^ poured upon us -every day, aimoet i>e torrents. But for the heivj- and coeq showers, oor eajoyment, and espp.ciaily i t h e Tennessee monntirsE, s-ould hove | much greater. W e met with mucli and r e j e c t o« the way, from nearly all whom we i&d any intercourse. Ko i •was atuanpled to be pracuoed upoo us, ( in one or two places in Tennessee, i was under tbe color uf kindness, end I Jeuce; and we mel wilb no di, courteqr.J in CbErieslon, the most courteous of all | from tlie old gentleican who keeps road ('See on the B'barf. He is an o l | looking, dignified, and appo-'eBtly gentiemaii, tiut his conduct towards m l especially i: i repiies to tbe feu- civil iad I was oblig. d to make of him, set my Cs hloud ic lEosl paintully rapid molioo. U p whole, however, our journey WRS ILXI ag -one; nor did I ever feel adi-eper gratitude I for bis prolectian and blessings, than a n i zny heart when I reached Richmond . counted, eiahlasn in number; n-e ihad I tbe road, and exposed in every way, i worst weather, for nine days; and we I elled ipore than a thousand miles, ia i on rail roads, and in steam boats, moumalDB, rivers, and bays; and not c had suffered a tnoment of sickness, £x sickness, nor bad we met witli ibe.&ligfalj c id tn t . Tbarrks t e to God, K-IIO SO * heard and answered our prayers, prayers dl dear, dear frietuis in IWasiuriilJ

1 preached isy lotrodactorT SeroianJ Lord's day morning last; in the afterns ceived three candidates inUi the chu deferred the iap t i«n of the fourth, be baptizing dress had not arrired, and i tered the Lord's Supper; and presc' »t night. The congirgations were ve and auentive. 1 feel u if!, iu my f t 1 am again fairly under weigh.

Yours truly, i tc . , a . B. c . H o r

SojUlaapCon, Tknrtdaj. AprU 9.—The Dnited S tae , mail Meamar Wublngton, C.ptain G. W. Fl. yJ, Miled from Cowa WimSs, A;iil 6ih. for B « "HKO, after tiaTi„gr«o)»i»ied 24 bnuri at sodjor to make fast one of her l^iler.. which froin being •«r"P»r<yf..ilB»aat:Kiw Torit. bad diHM B little cfuring tho Ma j f fg l ^ . , whirb jweyailed m the Cbu-I*-L and in irtich IIM Wa.lrin5run behaved m-irt ad-mirably a. a Ma boat. tSbe. mtained so dxoiag* whatever to her machinery, a . .lated b^ a caotczii|>^ rary.

For tie Teajuuec Baptui. Ban. GaAVi:s:

I have the pleasure ta soanuBce ta tidinga of great joy. We had a a our town, coiEBEncing on last Wi evening wee t , which continujd until nesday evening. The meeting w menced nnder rery nnpropitious circa on aecouBt of the inclemency of the which was cold asd onlikely. Howi minds of the people seemed iu tke bi ble mood for preacbiog. Our town one of the most wicked places I seen until about the first of October a Dirisioo sftfae Sons of Temperance ganized here, which bas been proj olarly on, and with it tke cauae of which is necessary to religioa. Bi E . ClemmoBs called on lu at tke meeting was eonimeaced by hits, Oi tnra from Clarksville, Texas, to Ar taasas , where be resides. I t auspicious of good from the begtnal continsed ustil tbe cli>«e, and eves thi t inaatios woahl have resulted io brother Clemmens wa* campeilei to and was exhausted beaides; aud h: Pickett , who joined Bra. Clemooai compelled to leave in order to meet appowtments. W e badnocburcli were Besen membETi who were

[ x e g e t i c a l .

mfkt Bun'iv. i Q E I N T H I A ^ a VI: I - V n .

t here treated or, ia the impm> "uuaeltlingtheirperaonal dif-

Thia the spnatle peremptari-itit adducing labored reoauQa;

palpaUf an impropriety to I hinta at thegraaawrnagauch

Dctcd, and at the ability of the le the difficultiea of their mem-

ition will undauhtedly be aaked, I imprapriety of rnaaning to the

of the land, to redreaa our . btain oar right! Da we not stand dation to the governmental in-

H aa hi^fore we prafeaa rellEianl I K political orgnniution, wiUi ita al WB anawer, religion makes 1 our ralation with the "powers

• is the church a dvil inatitutiaD, I of the term: itia parely religiuua, .

nizancs of ita msmbera only i a lint of Tiew, T h e wrong of such t irimply in the injnry it inflicts on • religion. Aa "Chriatian ia the I of man," ao religion ia the high-I man. I t presenta intereata and

ant to all others; and when an nhr&ces it, it ia in the heart:—and

•ibes it, i t ia ta promote ita in-lell aa to enjny its bleaainga. Ita |him, ore to beeicluaive and entire;

I of no riroJa—he ia no longerat lib-or die—tii eat or drink,—hut in

rto ita interEHUr personal pecu-, aacial anjoymenta, and even

(tn be aacriSced, when the inter-nnn require it. The Bible ia tn be bide, and lovs bia only poaaion.—

rof thia brotherhood ia to "ea-I better than hiraaelf, and to so pre-

t of his brother to hia own."— i viewa of the claims of religion,

chriatian will allow, if we can Jbmthers going tn hiw with hrnth-

! an injury on the; cauae, we shall liihed the point. L at law, between brethren, (wheth-

bl or criminal.) (in law phraae,} csr-Tery facu of it, {raud, injustice,

ne or the ntherr and that known Such frauJ, injuatice and wrong,

: and groaa vioiatian of the great 1; which "worketh no ill tahis neigh-

ia tha fulfilling of the whole law," Very christian profeaaea to be guv-

I mch suit ia s public advertisement lisdiapsmges religion in the eyes of land leads many aerionaly ta duubt

i rsolit j ; since they aee it fails to I ita claims of s radical moral reno-

! principles, and aancti&cation of ; ita subjects—the implantation of

inciple of Inre with them. Or, if he other and only altematiTe in the appose snch prufeaaars are hypo-Hevea religion of hut little of ita

hem of the peril of their religions ridea, how much is there in the con-

ation of moat aoits, that would he acmtiny of religiim, or of good

1 this, tha eager, watchful enemies I readily seize, and turn into their

- s j iua t tne cause. Tbnawe 1 of religion diaparaged, and the

nan periled, by law-snita between. Shall anything come in campeti-

l lhe glory of God as connected with ^cement of hia cause! Shall any gh ogoinat the salvation of aonla!— httheapoatle say, "why do ye not

^e wrong, who do ye not rather anfier I ta he defrauded'" 1 anita stimulate thp.-worst passiona

and often lead to bitter laating I and enmitira between brethren. I t

! ta suppose individnala actuated to the principle of love, or that they

I them on in that spirit. Thua tha r of the members anffer, party ani-iae, smd a gangrene ia b r ^ in the I at the chnrch. And let it he on-, hat religion snflera a'hundred fold

lity within, than by enemies with-C there may he casea in which tha

I and righteouaness would demand kestigation, is certainly poaaible: but Irabably much fewer than our prida

nesa would like ta allow. Thera i in whicS personal and individual

|wauld suffer ao much without a re^ , and tha intereata of religion an lit-at such a rciort would be justifia-

[it would need great spiritnoJity of " Dnterestedneaa nf purpose ta de-

The question will then ba 1 substituta is proposed for the civil DiSerencea will arise, dues will ba Md what redress wiU WH have!—

I fneveiy chnrch, men of gnnd prac-Bon senae, capable of investigating Ion matter of diSerence that may leen brethren, and of giving an im-psion. And what more does any rant! Let then, in the firat place, I rule fie strictly followed, ta "owa

thing," but to lovo one a n o t h e r ^ •era as we would they should da ta ' avenge ourselves, but commit our

who bath aaid, "vengeance be-I will repay;" and if differen-

nse, let them he referred to anch of l a aa the parties or tha church ahali 1 let their decisian be final. Injua-jbeaeldam done in that event; and

'' would be averted from tha causa. I delinquents in our churches, ia

liaiy transactions, men wha fcUy and reckleaaly forfeit their VitUold the dues of their brethren,

! and excJuaion, previona to the law-Ibe a triumph to the cause. Such I^nn buaineaa in a church, and tha

Such a coarse, it id confi-, would clothe the chnrch with

, fearful and rejiulaive ta onhal-s, hnt gloriona and attractive to r would eJevata the atandord of

I in the eyes of the world, io-: eircmnapectian of tha memhen,

the interest of the canaa i a I wonid meet the inspired reqnisi-

^ ^ TkmrMdof. jipril g^—Ths United J leaaar Wnbinpin, -O-ipiain G. W. iGiuin C«w<n. UuKia, Apal Sth. for Bra

nmnhiKi SI brani u anchiir to b of her tiuil^. wiiicii Stam B<i£ boinf

m as X w fark. bai ilrilteii • liitia r«Un.,wliiek]iin^-M nr. tin Chan->h the Wulinf-nm behaved mmt

bmt. £ll]s. stutainsi no dama(S r machinery, a« uued bj • rnnurmpo-

T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T C 0 m m a n i c a t i 0 n s ,

For the Tenneiuee Baptitt. RicmcosD, May lat, 1850.

Ban. Ga.4VKa: Many friends in Nashville, and vicinity,

will, no doubt, he pleaaed to learn that we have arrived safely, and in good health, in Virginia's capitol. To several, who are endeared to me by many ties, I promised to write, personally, and will do so, as soon as leisure will permiL At present I have ao many things pressing up-on me, that I can do nothing with any deliber-ation. A brief epistle in your columns, may serve my present purpose, and when I a n again settled in my own domicil, ond feel at ease, I will give you, perhaps, a fuU account of theincilents of my journey. Some of them, should they reach you, will be f..nnd very seri-ous, same lodicroua, some vexatious, and others very amusing.

From NaahviBe, aver the inountains a hun-dred and thirty miles, to Chattanooga, we were five days- I will tall you at some other time, of the night we spent in the family (so dear to me) of brother Sikea, the baptism at JBurfrees-borongh, our excitements with the splendid scenery of the mouotains, and the Tennessee river, and our reception in Chattanooga. This last was particularly rich, in its way. Had yon witnessed it yoa would have laughe.d hear-tily, as we did. In thia city of mud, which in the last seven years, has dwindled down into aa exceedingly small village, we spent the Sabbath, and received the kind, and truly ele-gant attentions of our brother Col. Brabson. He is, every indi of him, a gentleman, and Mrs. B. ia j u t such a lady as he deserves. The whole family excited our admiration, a id love. They will ever occupy a bright place ia our heart's fondest memories.

On Monday momiag, we were promptly at the depot, but to our great surprise, and iacon-venience, we were crowded out of the rail road c a r , u d left behind. There was BO help for

have one organized, and those seven had to apply to the church to which they belonged, for their letters, not expecting any revival here. And before we could get our letters, there were several baptized, and we had some four or five of other denominations who were bap-tized, and conversions enough to give us thir-ty-two members—besides some who were uni-ted to the church. So that the many prayers that have been made for the prosperity of the cause, in this portion of our Lord's moriil vine-yard, have been fully answered, for which we feel deeply thankful to Almighty God, and pray that we may be blessed and continue to grow in grace while we sojourn in these low grounds of sorrow. And when time is about to be with us no more we may see our way clear to our places at the right hand of the Majesty of Heaven, where all the redeemed shall join to celebrate the praises grf our bless-ed Redeemer throughout the ceaseless ages of Eternity. I know I need not ask your prayers or the prayers of any christian, for I am snre of them. May the blessings of Heaven attend us all is the wish of prayerfully yours.

. J O H N W . E L L E T T .

For the Tennesaee BaptUl. R E J O I N D E R .

NHMBER 6.

Bso. GBAVES: VVith reference to -the privilege of appeal,

I wish to make a remark ortwo. In Matthew 18: 15-17, this privilege is clearly taught by the Great King and Law giver of Zion. But what is the nature of it! Does Christ say 'tell it to the quarterly conference,' 'the annu-al conference,' or the Methodist -bishop?' Not a word of it. But he says, 'tell it unto the eiarci.- but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be onto thee as an heathen man and a pubUcan.' Here Christ makes his church, his highest tribunal on earth. He says nothing about quarterly conferences and Methodist

i thowever , and we endured our delay WiU aa, ^ i u i o p i . The genius of Christ 's Gospel is much equanimity aa possible. T u e s d ^ morn ing we were off; Wednesday moraing at day-ireak, we reached Augusta, and a little after twelve o'clock OH the same day we made our ea-trance into Charlestan. I was surprised to find Atlanta aa large, and beautiful. I will tell you about thia place, Dalton, and other taw«s, bereaftcr. Augnsta Is a magninceat c i ^ hut Cbarlestcia charmed us all irameasurab^. I t looks ta me Hke an Ely seua . W e saw no s ae however, in any of these places, that we i a e w . Our only inlercoane was, if we eicept a few passengers, with the Uvern keepers, and rail load men. Wednesday evening, we embark-ed on hoard the VanderbiJt, for WihningtoB, and had a stormy passage. AH hands but me, seasick. W e arrived in time however, for the cars, OB Tharsday, passed Petersburg ia t i e night of that day, and reached thia city, oa Friday morning, the a6th of April, atJ7 a'clofk, iaving teen on t i e road nine days,.lint travel-ed only seven, and passed over about a thoosaad and tUiny miles.

We met j n Richmond, as we had acticipa-ted, • warm sod hearty greeting. HardJy an iiour had passed b e i m w<e were BurrauBdai, and wekamed, by troops af brethreB, aad ma-ny dear friends of farmer years. Our Josraejr was attended by « few un^easant circuBstaa-<ea. Oae of these was the iscessaat n i a s through which we passed. From the day we left NadmUe,«ntil we arrived here,tbeelouds poured upon as - eve iy^^ , almost i aeesua t torrents. But for the heavy and coatinsed showers, oor eajaymeat, and especialif a aoag the Tennessee moantaina, would bare been much greater. We met with much coar te^ and r e j e c t an the way, from aeariy all wi'h whom we had any intercourse. Noimpositioa was attempted to be practiced upon jis, except in one or two places In Tennessee, and that was under the color of kindness, and beaevo-lenca; and we met with ao discoutte6y,exoept in Charlestan, the most courteous of all cities, firum the old gentleman who keeps the rail road office on the wharf. He is an old, fiae looking, dignified, and apparently polished gentleman, but his conduct towards me, aad especially his replies to the few civil inquiries I was obliged to make of him, set my Carolina

. iloud is most painfully rapid motioa. -Cpoa the ' whole, however, our journey was an agreeable •one; nor did I ever feel adeeper grmtitude to God for his protection and blessings, than animated my h e ^ when I reached Richmond. W e all counted, tighlaeK in number; we had been on the road, snd exposed in every way, and to the worst weather, for nine days; and we had trav-elled more thoa a thousaod miles, ia carriages, <in rail roads, and in ateam boats, erossing monntains, rivers, and bays; aad not oae of as had sufiered a moment of sickness, except sea sickness, nor had we met with tbealightest ac-cident- Thaifts Ije to God, who so crideatly heard- and answered our prayers, and the prayers Jil dear^ dear friends in Ifasbrille.

I preached mylabodactsry Setmoahereon Lord's day morning last; in the aiternaoa I re-ceived three candidates into the church, and deferred the haption of the fourth, beeasse raj baptizing dress 'had not srrived, and adminis-tered the Lord's & p p e r ; and preac%ed again St night. The congargations were very l a r p and aUentive. I feel as i(; i s lay jastarship, I am agaia iairly underweigh.

Voura truly, &c., R. B. a HOWSLL.

Far tie Temneuee BaptisL Baa. Ga.\VEs:

I haze the pleasnre ta aaaonBce ts j oa gUd tidings of great joy. We had a meetiag ia our town, csmncncing on last Wednesday evening weric, which ceatinued until laat Wed-nesday evening. The meeting was com-menced under reiy nnpropiSous circumstances, on accouat aftfae inclemency of the weather which was cold aad aalikely. Howerer the minds of the people seemedla the best passi-ble maad for preachiig. Our town has been one of the most wicked places I ta»e erer seen until about the fint af October last, when a Division a f the Sons of Temperance was <ir-ganized here, which baa been progrcssiag reg-ularly on, and with it the cause af morality, which ia necessary to reiigioa. Brother A. E . Clemmoaa called aa us at the t i a e the meetiag was cammenced by him, oa kis re-tnra from Clarksville, Texas, to Lewisville, Arkaaaao, where be resides. I t seemed auspicious of good from the heginaia?, and continued oatil the cinse, and erea then a con-tinaatian would have resulted ia good, though brother Clerameos was eompeiled to go home and was exhausted besides; and brother W. Pickstt. who joiaed Bra. ClemoLOBa, was also eompalled to leaxe in order to meet his several appowtmenti. W s had no church here. There ve r s sereA nemberg wbo w.eie aoxians to

fore, consistently commune with ranlised per-sons, or admit them to communion with us, as they are neither baptized nor in church fellow-ship with t:s.

JAMES J. SLEDGE. Oxford Miss., February 1850.

purely republican, and bis churches republics But says Mr. Blackwell, -There is a pseudo-republicanism rife in church and state, which means in common parlance that every man should do whatsoever ia right in his own eyes.' That we may sometimes abuse our liberty, is admitted. But the foregoing is no doctrine of ours. I have frequently heard Methodists teach it, and carry it out so as to signify that, 'whatsoever a man sijicerely thinks to be right, is right to him' any howi whether it be right in fact or not. But I never believed this, because Paul says, ' If a man think himself to be some-thing when he is nothing deceiveth himself.' Again, 'Methodism,' says Mr. B., 'we think, has hit the happy medium of a well organized system, equally avoiding the two extremes.'— Pray sir, can you tell me why Christ did not organize such a system if it were the 'happy medium!' Why did not the Apostles find out tha t 'Methodism'was the thing for the world! How did the world make out without 'Metho-dism' for seventeen hundred years after the ad-vent of Messiah! When these questions are satisfactorily answered perhaps I may be ena-bled to see the excellencies of 'Methodism.'— But let us move on with Mr. B. He says, ' I t has been shown that-the Methodist church is •ot a prison ship. The members in good standing are truly yi-ee—can get a letter and go where they please. But is this the case in the BapUst church! No indeed. If it be known that an applicant for a letter intends joining some other branch of the christian church, he is harrassed and perplexed beyond endurance.' I t is well for the members of the Methodist church to be free in something, for their liber-ties are very much circumscribed. But who does not know the nature of all pedo-rantist governments! Do they not u?e coercive meas-ures to cany their points v.-h-jnever they have it in their power! And 'viien they have it not in their power to compel men, they approach us with all the politeness and blatidishments ima-ginable. As for the principle involved in the phrase, 'the different branches of the christian church,' I repudiate it with abhorrence. There is no such sentiment either expressed or im-plied in the Bible. Christ never has estab-lished any 'branches of a church.' If all are branches, where is the fountain! I read of numerous churches in the New Testament, but not of 'branches of the Christian church.'— Hence, we do not give members letters to join any other than a church 'of the same faith and order with us. To do otherwise would be to give them a license to embrace error, which we are not at liberty to-do. If they will do wrong, they must do it on their own responsi-bi l i^ . But I am prepared to inform Mr. B that w e are never troubled with such appli cants. I never have known a case, in which a member of any of our churches have asked for a letter from us to join a pedo-rantist socie ty. I know that it is sometimes the case, when we refuse a letter when petitioned for on improper grounds, and afterwards expel the member for improper conduct, that we are charged by our opponents with having refused to grant such a one a letter and expelled him because he wanted to join the pedo-rantists But such charges are as false as many others pi (edged against us. As we insist that the ' Testament is our discipline, Mr. B. in-quii^s, ' Is thia law, rule or regulation found in thia discipIineV Here it ia. Acto 2: 41-47, 18: 27. Ro. 15: 1,2. These scriptures shoW; who were the members, what was the doctrine and practice, and the manner of granting let-ters in the Apostolic day. The letters were given when the members desiring,them were about to go from the bounds of one church J:-another, of the sime faith and order, (for all tht apostolic churches were such,) and not until then. Hence, to grant letters to any of our members,for any purpose whatever, when they are not going out of the bounds of the church where their membership is, I humUy consider a violation of the New Testament. These apostolic letters gave the bearers a good chris-tian character, and recommended them to the fellowship of the brethren to whom they were going. Such is the Scriptural rule for grant-ing letters of dismission.

'Again,' says Mr. B., 'if a member of the Baptist church dare to commune with any oth-er denomination, such member is excommnni-cated just as though he had committed a mor-tal sin.' Not exactly, Mr. B. W e would be a little mora lenient towards him than 'if he had committed a moital sin." W e would ad-monish and instruct him, and if he abandoned the practice we would forgive and reuin him, but if he persisted in it we would expel him for walking disorderly. Do you want 'chapter and varse where this law is laid down' in onr discipline! Here they are. Ro. 16: 17—1 Cor. 1: 10—3 Thess. 3: 6. W e consider 6op-tism and church fellowship essential to com-monioa at the Lord's table. W e cannot there-

For the Thmessee Baptist. T H E CHURCH IN EARNEST.

There is, we all know, no surer criterion of the devotedness of men to any special object, than the measure of liberality displayed in promoting the success of that object. The young man whom Jesus loved as he looked on him, and sorrowed at bis covetousness, proved conclusively that he regarded worldly trea-sures, aad the acquisition of wealth, as an ob-ject nearer bis heart,* than a citizenship in the kingdom of Heaven,—his devotion to his wealth, was too ardent lo be relinquished, for the joys of the eternal world,ana the fellowship of the despised son of man,—he went away sorrowful, for he had much wealth. The strongest evidence in the eyes of the world, and by the by, one of the strongest arguments in support of the sincerity of the christian's profession of love to God's cause, is the liber-ality with which he contributes to the purpo-ses of the gospel—the cbeerfullness with which he makes sacrifices to promote the prosperity of the church—and the patience he manifests in bearing afflictions and sufferings, and the loss of all things for Christ's sake. So common, indeed is it, for men to judge by this criterion, that they are slow to believe that any professor of religion can be in earnest, at the same time that he is cultivating a covetous disposition, and dealing out his pitiful mite to sustain acause, which he affects to hold dearer than life; and who will find fault with their judgment in this respect! men love the cheer-ful giver:] the liberal soul will challenge the admiration of the wickedest man; though he may not concur with him in the importance of his cause—he cannot withhold from him the praise of an earnest and sincere zeal in a cause which he believes to be good. Men are sufficiently sagacious to appreciate motives by actions..

W e have been led to make these remarks from a circumstance which came to our knowl-edge a few days since—a gentleman, a citizen of Mississippi, though not a member of any church, enclosed to the Editor of the "Ten-nessee Baptist," the sum of §300, with a re-quest that it be applied to the support of For-eign Missions, and other benevolent enterpri-ses, in which the Baptist church is engaged,— he believed that the principles for which the Baptists are contending, to be the true princi-ples, in harmony with the teachings of the Saviour and his apostles, and destined even- tually,(as they surely are,) to spread through-out the world. Thia friend is in earnest, he says what he sincerely believes, and he has aoaolusaeoly ainjiarltj, Af Kia KaliAf by the liberal contribution which he has made. No man can reasonably question his good will towards Baptists, and his respect for the relig-ion of our Saviour.

Brethren, Christian friends! This is a no-ble example, worthy of your imitation,—think on it. This friend of our cause, is not pro-fessedly a member of the church, (would to God that he were,) he is under no more obli-gation to support the gospel than other men, not members of churches—but he has nobly determined to contribute one tenth of all his income, year by year, to the cause of the Re-deemer—and this is the first fruits of his offer-ing to the treasury of the Lord.

How strikingly does thia instance of liber-ality for Christ's cause, contrast with the con-duct of many other men, members of church-as, aye, members of Baptist churches, who can afford to spend their twenty, five and thirty dollars a year, for toAis^ oTuJ tobacco, and yet feel too poor to pay their poor brother, who preaches to them from year toyo«r,fiTB or ten dollars! who cannot give two dollars to aid in purchasing a church library or Sunday school books for their children. K.

he ment a place of punishment; or when he informs us that we shall have a blest immor-tality beyond the grave, I do not think that he intends for us to understand him as meaning we shall be annihilated; nor when the apostle says they were buried in baptism with Christ, I do not think they meant to convey the idea that they were sprinkled or poured, or they would undoubtedly have told us so.

Dear brethren, we are rommanded to search the scriptures, for in them we think we have eternal life, and they are they tliat testify of him. end they are said to be as a light to our path and a lump to our feet, to guide us thro' this world, to joys on high—and if the truth makes us free, we are free indeed. This is not

O b i t u a r y N o t i c e s ,

For the Tennessee Baptist. BED. GEAVES:

I send you the subjoined article for publica-tion, so tliat all, who were acquainted wiibthe subject of this communication, may learn that he is ne more; or at least, those of them, who are readers of the Baptist. On the a7th of this inst., my beloved brother, DAVID WITEY HAEGEAVE, unfortunately fell from a log, into a deep morass, in the low grounds of the Big-bee river, and (being unacquainted with the art of swimming) was drowned; myself, fa-ther, and four brothers, were at a short diaran

our abiding place, we are traveling to the j from him, but could re'nderno"a"sri"sTa'Qce°tm it grave, and in a little while we will all be done was too late. His remains were interred yes-with these things. Our blest Redeemer in-forms us, "he that believeth that Jesus is the Christ, is born of God;" but he dont tell us that he is then in his kingdom, but he informs us that he cannot get into it, unless he is born of the water, or immersed into it, as well as the spirit. I am not disposed to say anything for the purpose df hurting any good man's feelings, and I am aware that early education has a powerful influence on us, and I would observe that no person ought to be hurt at an-other for contending for the truth; and if there is one word in the New Testament, that says anything like sprinkle or pour, I would like for some person to tell where it is. A christian must be a follower of the Lamb, and he was baptized of John in Jordan. It matters not with me who believes a truth, I believe it, whether it is popular or not. It mortifies my heart to hear a man get up and pretend to preach, and not declare the whole counsel of God.

Yours in hopes of a blest immortality, C. CURLEE.

Marshall co., Miss., Feb. 4, 1850.

July

For the Tennessee Baptist. DEAE BRETHEES:

I have no doubt some of you think I have much delayed the close of my agency for the beneficiaries at Murfreesboro. True it has been delayed, but the causes have been partly uncontrolable by me. But if not Providen-tially hindered, I will, without fail, visit those chjTi t;esin the following order: Concord, Maury co., Tenn Carter's Creek, " " Knob Creek, " " Rutherford's Creek," " Rock Spring, " " Mt. Lebanon, Marshal co., " Murricane Grove, Bedford CO. " Charity, " " Mulberry, Lincoln co., " Enon, Ala., New Market, " Salem, Franklin Co., Tenn Thompson's Creek, Bedford co " Roseville, " " Middleton, Rutherford co., "

In most, if not all of the above named church-es, I left agenU, to make all the collections for us that they could, against I visited them. Brother agents, stir up your churches upon this subject, and have your claims all collected against I come; and I do request punctual at-tendance of all the agents at their respective churches; and if' any of the agents who hold aiihKrrinii^ijt shnnlrt be absent, I trust that some of ibe brethren who are apprised of it will have theit -.K,„iption papers there the day I visit them, for without ^j^ke settlement with the Board of - - • wish, neither can I make a complete, full and satisfactory report of all my agencies, which I purpose doing when closed. The monies which I have collected, has long since been paid over to the Treasurer, of the Board.

Brethren of these churches, please publish my appointments at your respective churches; Ulk about them, and all of your come out.

E. D. STEPHENSON. Nashville, May 11, 1850.

June 23 " 24 " 25 " 26 " 27 " 2 8 " 29 " 30

1 3 4 5 7 8 9

For the Tennessee Baptist. T H E NEW BIRTH.

Nichodemas acknowledged our Saviour, by saying, "No man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him." He was like many in these latter days, acknowledging him with their tongue, but by their works they deny him. But Jesus commenced at the root of the subject, and informs Nichodemas that be must be bom again, or he could not see the Kingdom of God. Our blest Redeemer, ever ready to impart instruction, tells Nichodemas, (as seems to me, the same as to say,) you need not marvel at that, for you must not only be born from above, or born of God, or bom of the spirit, but you must be born of the waUr and spirit, or you cannot enter into the king-dom of God. The ruler of the Jews well un-derstood the term bom, for he immediately in-quired, is it possible for a man, when he is old, to enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be bom again! Nichodemas knew from our Saviour's language, that he taught that a man must be immersed in something.— When the great law-giver came on earth, he came to set up a kingdom here on earth, and to establish the reign of grace in the hearts of the children of men. Men may love the Sa-viour, and fight for him, but how they can get into the kingdom that he set up here on earth, without being immersed into it; or without be-ing born of the water and spirit, I am at a loss to tell. Now when Jesus says a man can-not enter the kingdom, unless he is born of the water and spirit. I think it is taking great license for any man to say.O our Saviour did not mean what he said, notwithstonding he said water he did not mean it. If I thought that water was not the element that Nichode-mas was told to be born of, or immersed in, I should believe that eveiytbing in revelation was uncerUin; but I believe that words are to convey ideas, and when our kind Redeemer in-fonns us that there is a place of rest prep'ared j for them that love and fear him, I dont think

For the Tennessee Baptist. BRO. GEAVES:

I have been reading the Tennessee Baptist, and have one now before me. No. 27. I am much pleased with the doctrinal views vocates. It contends for, and upholds the doc-trine taught by the Primitive disciples of Christ and his apostles; and is well calculated, if ex tensively read, tn restore the churches to their true «nd original form of church government, (where the followers of Christ hold the reigns of church g(/femment in their own hands,) and put a stop to the usurpers of ecclesiastical hierarchy, which much prevails in Arkansas The grand-children of Mother Rome are very numerous in Arkansas, and the true followers of Christ are very few, comparatively speak ing.

I hope your excellent paper will be more extensively circulated and read throughout our infant State, that the true light of the gospel may be brought to bear upon the people. We have swarms of Methodists in and round about Batesville, while we have but very few Bap-tists, and they are looked upon as a low ignor antset of people. We have no public house to hold worship in—we contemplate on building a meeting house during the summer and fall.

W e will hold a Baptist Convention in July next, commencing the Friday before the 4th Sabbath, with the Batesville Baptist Church.— The object of the convMition is to concentrate allthe churches North of the Arkansas river, that is friendly to the mission cause, into one body, in order that a more extensive effort may be made for the spread of the true Gospel in our destitute land.

Will you send some of your strong ministers to help us in this good work. Our Southern Bap^sts are going a head in this good cause, and if we can get the churches in the North to work, it will not be long until we can get the whole State into one general missionary body, which is the end we have in view.— Can't you bro. Graves, and others come over and help us. Batesville is one point that Bap-tists should make an effort for, ere long it is destined to be a place of imporUnce.

1 have procured you one subscriber to the Tennessee Baptist, and will use my influence to procure others. Go ahead brother, the cause you advocate is the cause of truth—and truth will ultimately prevail over error and darkness, nothwitbstanding darts are hurled from Mother Rome and her grand, and great grand children against true and vital piety. May God uphold you, and spare you to see error give way, and the true Gospel of Christ spreading over the land far and wide, is the sincere desire of your brother in Christ. J . C. BRICKLEY.

Batesville, Ark., April 3, 1850.

terday, at Green Brier, a Methodist church in this county, at which place he made a profes-sion of faith in Christ, as his Saviour, in the summer of 1848, and a short time after, he uuited by baptism, with NewProspect, a church belonging to the North River Association — He was burn in Edgefield District, S. Caroli-na, on Friday, 26th of June, 1829, and depar-ted this life on Saturday, 27th of April, 1850, aged 20 years ten months and one day. This sudden bereavement is the source of the great-est lamentations and mourning to the survi-vors. To see a beloved brother in guod health, thus suddenly hurled from the present mode of existence, and be unable to render him any as-sistance, whatever, is productive of emotions which the writer is unable to express. Oh, brethren, you who read this sad account, may extend your sympathies towards us; but ynu cannot sympathise in unison, unless you t lo have tasted the dregs of the cup of afSiclion as we have. But although the Lord hath been pleased to visit us, thus signally, we still feel to resign all into his hands, for he is the judge and will do right. The departed was from childhood, habitually moral; and from the time that he embraced Christ as his Saviour, till his death, he seemed to be deeply interested for the Redeemer's cause—it being his earnest desire and constant care, whenever an oppor-tunity offered, to be with Cliristians. Then may we not draw consolation from the word of God, and may we not hope, notwithstanding he was suddenly called away, that he could uot give us one word. But hath not the Saviour said, " I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. All that the Father giveth me, shall come to me, and him that Cometh to me I will in no wisfrcast out. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, thatol .-ill which he bath given me, 1 should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day; and this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life; and 1 will raise him up at the last day. No man can come t<j me except the Father which hath sent me, draw him, and I will raise him up at the last day. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my b;ood,hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day."

But, oh, notwithstanding the Lord hath giv-en us such precious promises, we are still mourners. We look around and his seat is va-cant; we listen, but his voice is heard no luort-sounding in praise to the God of our salvav in. Oh: brethren Graves, Stovall, and all, who feel to be divinely appointed, "to feed the lambs, visit the afflicted, and comfort mourn-ers," would ye present us with a Benjamin's portion now, in our deep distress. Lead us in-to the green pastures, and may we, and you,

to \ h e more energetic in attending to our Father's business.

A voice from the spirit land, A voice from the silent tomb, A voice now, doth seem to plead.

Brothers come home.

Hark! hark 'tis a brother's call,— A brother in youthful bloom. Who sinking to rest, doth call, [home.

Brothers, come home. Brothers, come

While basking in blooming health,— How soon did thy sun decline,— We seem still to hear thee call,

Father, come home.

Yes! yes, we'll obey thy voice. We'll follow thy spirit soon, Thou call'st us to heavenly joys, [home.

Father, come home. Father, come

In dreams that before us rose— 'Mid the gloomy shades of night, A voice calls above the skies,

Mother, come home.

When noontide succeeds the gloom; Which clothed us in sable shades. The vision still bids us come, [home.

Mother, come home. Mother, come

Ah! yes, each succeeding sun. Each star, dancing in the sky. Extends the invitation down,

Sister, come home.

Come, dwell now along with me, Come rest in the louely tomb, The Lord will sufficient be.

To take thee home; Sister, come home. J . M. HARGROVE.

Monroe co.. Miss., April 29, 1850.

F o r e i g n N e w s .

FUETHEE NEWS BY THE STEAMSHIP I V I A G A B A .

HiLirAi, May 9—8 r. k. IRELAND.

The ppccnt oppesl of O'Connall in behalf of the r.-peal cnoTt^rnn hiul iho effect to raise the rent ol lust week to £.J3.

ENGLAND. The organiiatioii a. a I'arlianenli-y Select Coro-

(•.iree t",.r (bu- n-dijclioii uf uiricisl ft^ilun.-, met »iili warm approli-tinn iit Iho r,:turmdr», Ihe Lames ul Oubdeii and Bright apftear in the list.

TUe subject uf a^riruh;,ral di>tiess has been asaiu been before the House of Lords, hut wilhout leajing to any result

Tl.e present abuses of the UnW^rsiiy tystt^n are ab<»ui to be ei.quir. d into by royal coinmui.icaiioii.

Lord Ji>bn Bu&«fll ba« rel'used to extebd the Com-mi>«»itjn l«> Irel>in<l.

Sir Eubcrr Ft-fl is i«a>il to have waited apon the Queen, and tbeu >minL'diai.eIy after upon the Duke of Wellington.

The Tiuies ttitachps no particular inportance to the fvents; the H.'iaid and . ther Londoo paper*, huw-ever, gay it is rumort-d thai Lord John Uussell would be fui-rd lo the uj>|»-r Huu»e. thus mukiog way f«ir Sir Juiiu Graimm in ihe cabin t; ali^ that PttitrwrAion wtU be succeeded m ihe Foreign Secretaryship by Lord CJ.i'-cndon. and that Chas. Wood will shortly varate the office of Chanceijor.

Advices ftom AjstraJia iiate that the government had put Smith O'Biieu under j^tiv restaint, for refiu-ing to adopt a tickct uf leave. The matter has been bi ought before Pariiaxent for inquiry

Tlie new ^teamt-r A<«ia. uf ti«e Cunai-d Uoe, arrived at Liverptiol from Clyde on Friday, having made Mj rniteH per hour. She waa to sail 'for Boaton on the li]>h i»sr.

Tiie Court of the Queen's Bfnch unanimomly re-fused lo ifrant ihe Bi 'hop of Bxeter the rule piaying ag.nnat the decisiou ui the Bccle.iastic Court in (iru-ha n'd Ca«e.

Etnigrdiion is le 's general than herelofore. The cj ops throughii'it the country promise well.

FBANCB. Tlio Government bdl for giving the transportation

Uw a rftnj^pective t-tfrtt ha^ been d^leated in the A-sembly by a large vote. The presumeii object of ihe Guvermnent lo ohtuin authority whereby Biudeu, Blanguiii, Ra^puil, and oiher dangurou^ chjiracti'M mi^hi be sent out ol the country.

The «leffui of tlie measure caused tlie Miaisre'r of ihe IriUTior to r-siign his portfuiio. with reproaches ' pon h»5,A se'nl>ly for refusing tosiupp.irt him in whui he called his arduous and thankieH? aitcraptt tu fnaiiitrtin public ord«T. He was subsequently pre-vaded upon to reu.ii hiA office.

In referenc ti» ihe approaching elt-ciion, a corrrP-pondent of the Lond.»ti Chronirle, «ay« the onlv sub-ject of interest t J ih«" pe- pin of Fiatic<', ai the pres-ent moment, is iha decision in favor uf Eugene Siue. The city Iippenrs to h.- t5ve-.ixihs in favor of the Ot-m-ocratic candidates, Th^ Modera'isu appear *an-guiiie in behalf of Le Clue, and thiuk he will be e l o led t.y a large maj-H ity.

Business on the Bourse declines, and five per cenis CIO5HI Thur»<iay at 89 30.

The opp.isiiion joijrnaU and all the newt vendors' stalU wr-re desirt>y»-d. and tb*' news men were arre-jed by the police. On Monday copies of the p - -scribed Journals were read aloud at the Imulevards to I l:trge bodies of the people, and in defiance of the | poltct.

Six companies of >he Naiional Guard have been pu-pendeil for »-l»Tiing a Sot-ialift captain. A Te D'-um was pt*rformed •»n the •idth for thn Poor's re-lur . tQ Rome, 'o which court Count M. Raymond has be «i j.ppoinied Fienipotentiary.

AUSTRIA. The difficulties between AUSIHM and the Porte have

been spitled. The I'orte has seni an autograph lei;er to itj*- Qm^n of Gtiglaiid and the President of Frames in QcWn<iw!rHi i»ent of their kicdiy aid in the extra-d»iio.» question.

RUSSIA. Troops are »aid to huve commenced to eDcaate

the Danubian provinces. G R E E C E .

The mission of Baron Gio*. from the French gt>v-einment, has, it is said, proved a failure. Admiral I'a'kt-r still rviiiifm f»o <e"«*ioii of Gret-k vessels. The difficulty with Engia«id appears as for from settle-ment as ever.

ROME. ^^jpfif^ljy^ecaJltions' are said to be taken to nre*etTe til approach him except by permission of Cuidiuai Aniinello.

Letters state that the Pope, since hi.s retnrn. has drawn up several decrees wJjich have been supprp!«s-ed by the Cardii.aU. One account hi Holines.? ia liitle less than an AuHtriijn pri>oner. The Ut Regiment of French Dragoons have left Ei)3ie for France.

S P A I N .

The President of France reported to have de-manded the band of tiie Infanta's sister.

G E R M A N Y .

It is said Prussia is seeking an alliance with Den-mark, and that she has with this object in view avail-ed het s e l f of ibe opportunity to witlidraw from the Schleswig dispute, the Duchies having enterisl int an independent negoiiation for peace, and Prussia has left them to their o w resources.

The EngUsih Parliament having completed the re-vision of the ronstitution it was expect^ to be pro duced at the end of the month.

D E N M A R K .

Letters fiom Copenhagen of the 18th state that the Danish government, acting under advice of Russia refuted to acced-5 to any demands of Schleswig or Holstein, and that D-'nmark wdl consent to no terms but unconditional 8ubmi««ion.

C o m m e r c i a l . N»5Bvili£, Mur 11, 1B50.

The river is falling slowly, and is in a fine atafe for boHli of the laigest sixe.

The Tennessee arrived from New Orleanf yMter-day with a full freighu

CoUon—No chanee in priprs. SaVs have bean made to.<]ay from $8 50 lo |11 CO.

TobM-co—10 hhd.. K>M at H. T. Yearman's thi, moriMDg; 2 at W. H. J o b n W i and 1 at A. Hamil-ton's; ranging fiom l i i,. $7 SO.

L e t t e r s R e c e i v e d , And Editorial f o r r e s p o n d e n w .

B—J.

E—J.

A—A. Acuff, P. M. Would thai every po«'.-masler would do as you are doing for ihe circulation of the 'Great Baptist Tract.' We heartily approve of your cowsc. Go ahead. C. Brickley. Thank you for your favor. How many will Arkansas contribute to-wards the 1000 new subscribers. We wish it was in our power to visit yaa, and we will shortly,God willing. W. Elletl. Texas. Glorias news—write often—a fine opening- to tret new sub-scribers just now. If you wish to see those young converts become thoroiijh Baptists—real soldiers, fighting work-ing men.putthe Baptist Trcct into their hands, noir.

J. P. Edwards. All safe. Thanks for your kind encouragement and word of comfort and cheer. May you live yet long to see the work of the Lord pros-per in the earth.

F—Robert Fleming and remittance Request attended to.

G—James Greenlee. We will look into the matter here. Allisright. Those sub. Bcribers need pay only for the time they received, i. e. from the date they get it. The fault is in the mails. Say the same to all who wish to subscribe, and give the "Baptist" a shove around Rut-ledge. P. Holiman. T. Keeling. Langston and remittance.

M—C. C. Malone. P—H. M. Partee, P. M. Is it the Baptist

Banner or the Tennessee Baptist! J. Powell. Expect a private letter. H. W. Portwood. The letter ncelved

and names entered. S—A. M. Smith and remittance.

J. J . Sledge and remittance—look for a letter.

T—H. Talbert and remittance. B. F. Thomas and remittance—namea

entered—thank you. We will write occasionally.

W—J. Warren. W. No name. Send us a name if you

wish the note published.

H—J. K—J. L—M.

Extra Fiuo Carpeting, Jkc. Y Y GREE.NFIELD is jnst reccivirp the

best stock (if Ensli-th Manufactured CARPTISG. this market, viz:

Velvet, Tapixtry, Brus.ells, Imperial. Three P l j Snp. Ingrain,

get'.

f„r cash as can i T S ' g f £ - " " " here; end will l.e i-,cakrly from the Importer^ anxf Please call ai»l see.

arid American e\er otTered in

Fi:;e Ingrain, Mixed do. Tnpiitr^-, Venetian, rinr: J... 5-4,6 3 A: 10-4 Dmg-

-ttst nnd brnnnfar supplied direcTy Manafactarer-—

FlObr Oil C l o t h s . T U S T received a'.^rire stnck. from S to 19

" f e e t wide, aod from r 5 cents to Si 75 per yard. V^ANTON MATTING—J.« t received a

small stock. W. GRKIKXFIELD,

w.

MARRIED, On the 7th ult., by the Rev. J . Gunn, Mr.

R. LEWIS, to Miss ROXAHA BIXKKIP, all of Franklin county, Alabama.

miscellanies o f J . T . H e a d ley. Authorised Edition.

p O N T E . \ T S . — S p l e n d i d Engraved Like-ness of the author.

Alison's History ol Europe. Alfieri. Oliver Crnmwell. The Crusades. The French Revolution. Lather. The Prnse Writers of Amenca, i!98 pages, rice Si 50.

G R A V E S & SMANKLA.ND, Arcade Buildin:j-. Union Street,

2 doors from the Bank, of Teuc. May 9.

Seven Tlore Pianos. GREE.N'FlilLD has rereived seven mure of those supe'rb PlA\OS, made

by J . B. Durham and .\dam tiioilart, from 6 to 7 Octaves, some very fine.

Cabinet Furniture.

[,\M now rereivinp the best stork of FUR-yiTLTRE I ever had. and u ili sell it low-

er for COJA. W. GREE.NFIELD, p L U C K S ! CLOCKS!l-New Style Clocks, ^ warranted good and cheap.

May 9. W. G R E E N F I E L D .

"Tlie Baptist tlymit B o o U . " g Y WM. BUCK, in every style ot bind-

a p i BUCK

jng. Fi f ty dozen copies recr-ived on con-sicnment, and will be sold to the trade at Pub-Ushers pnces by

Jan. 24.—6m Market Bt, Nashville, Ten

We understand that a n-imber of substantial far-mers in the West of Scotland are throwini? up their farms for ihe purpose of emigrating lo America.

Accounts from Russia announre that M. Bodisco. Minister of the Cxarto the United States, instead til" being banished to Siberia, has been decoratRd by the Emperor with the prand cross of the order of Waldi-mar, and will shortly sei out on his return to Wash ingion.

The favorable accounts received from California, are indurinff several Frpnf-h mercbaou to freight *h«p« with French produc»»for San Francisco, which impHfts additional act tviiy to the wine-growing and manufat:ruring districts.

Wew Zealand.- -By a letter from Auckland we have letters to '2Sih December. Business was very dull; great numbers of people were leaving for Ci»l>-fomia, and the acts of the government were oot likely to counteract the attractions of the gold coantr^.

Malta, Aprii 2.—Th»> Bungarian refugees, on re-ceiving pratique, were allowed, under guarantee, to land on the island. They conteraplaiB a visit to England, whence they will pnjceed to the United Stales.

The frigate Esperanza, the conreue Mazarredo, and the steomer Blasco de Garay had sailed from Cadi* for Havana The frigate Cortes and steamer Pizarro were to follow in a few dnys.

Letters from &imeofthe 31st ulu announces t>ie e«cap€ from U»e prison of the C«*de of St- Angelo. of Gacxola. who bad been »ftnt<>Qced to confioemf^nt in a mona.->tery for his writings against religion and the Holy See. as also fur conduct subversive of «clesias-tical discipline. Private letters state ihattherooie-rate party there reproach the French for having sug-gested. or at least co-operatt'^ in, the escape of Mot»-signor Gazzola. who haii been condemned Jo perpetoal imprisonment. On the other li&nd, tbe French re-proach the Romans for the negligence of their own •entinels, wbn were alooe entrusted with th«* custody of the ptisoner <ind the security of tbe castle. Not-wiihstanduig, it i* . .mted and believed that the pre-late in qu* lii>n eiicaped in ihe of a Frrncb officer, coverf»d with the caban (tbo mtlitary cloak with a hood worn by Ib^ African officers ) and wear-ing rsd pantaloon.. It i. added that the eKapeJ pri-»oii»T has very likely embarkt-d for England.

Cmrrta. (iteir MapletJ April 4 —The 6rn pun of Lhe Papal prorrramme ha> been performed by tbe Pope goins" tn Cewrta, ard 1 hare to doubt tbe re-mainder win be follilled, at lea« u far ai T-rradna-

Vi^nna. April 3.—There car. be no doobt tbar the Ro.ntan troops, wiib ibe excepMon of tbe lU,000,are at length about to evacuate the Danobian principali-ty. a* even the Ct»n*iantinople correiipondent of the Waod»Tcr,-whn is a roost Dob rious Basiiae baler, de-claren that M de Titoff, in bii last, coufprrrtce with the Porte, had iip»-i:!fied the difiercDC negim i it* and biU;ilion» whicii were lo inarch.

In Bosnia tbingi are atill in a cloudutaiiK:d stale.

THE H I S T O R Y OF T H E P O P E S

their Church and State in tbe Sixteenth and SeventQfnrh Ceninries.by Leopold Ranke. Translated from tbe last Edition of the Ger-man, by Walter Keating Kelly. Esq., B. A., of Trinity Collefie. Dublin. F'rirp S2.

GRAVES Sc. SHANKLAND. an. 23. Unbn St.

Sommerville B o o k Store.

I HAVE just received at this place a large st.ick of .NEW BOOKS, amung which

are tn be found, Nuel's Onion of Chnrch end State—Price

Si 50. Noel on Baptism—7Q cents. Southern Harmony—Si 00. By the dozen,

85 cents each. Macaulay's History of Evpland, 2 vol*, in

varioug styles—Prices S2 50 lo $3 60, per set.

Htadley't Sacred Monntains, Ulnstrated— Si 50.

Do Washington and his Generals, 2 vols—S3 00.

Do Napuleon ajid his Marshals, S vols.—S3 00.

Benediefs History of the Baptists—$3 50. Also, tt great variety of other works, never

kept for sale in this place before, all of which I iiBer to sell on the most reasonable terms for CASH.

t3?"Orders from abroad promptly attended to. J E S S E J . S.M1TH.

Store on the East side Public Sqaare, SommervilU, Tenn.

March 14, 1850—3m. - i n r s x B c u T i o i f u v FBEIVGH.

MISS CLARA MOULTO.N prniam to inacmet a class of Young Ladiea in the French L u

^oa^e. Particular atteniiun will be given lo cbs pronunciation.

T E R M S . ( 2 0 . 0 0 per seltian of 2 2 weelu. Applicuioo may be made m Mi.s Mmlioa at tha

residence nl Anron Wright, or to Messrs. Graves & Shankland's, Book Store. t!nio oStrrec.

Those wbo wi.b ta form « class are reqoectad to "maLe an early appliralion, so thai instraetinn ma j cnmmenee at the u|>enii<g of the nmtt session of ihi Nashville Female In'siiuiis, Monday Jul; 30.

•luly 19. 1»49. AT. N . A L E X A - V D E U .

A T T O R N E Y AT L A W^-

WI L L attend to any basiness entrast^dto his care in all the Cunrta of Macon snd

the adjoining cnntjtie". March 14, 13i0.—ISm.

P o e t r y .

T H E MOTHER'S PRAYEE.

Lone by the scanty fire That c«re worn mother sat with liat'ning ear, To mark the coming of her wayward son. Who had of late tnmed from her side to fall Headlong in vice, and bring a weight of griel Upon her heart, almost too great to bear. How often she had marked hia blood-shot eye, Hia pallid cheek, and trembEng hand, that told Bat all too plainly of the midnight hoar. Spent orer the mad'ning cap.

Still he comes not; And as she sat alone on that still eve. The moonbeams dimly lighting np the room, She might have been thought dead, had not

her «igha Spoke of her agony. At last she sunk Upon her knees, and in a trembling voice Breathed forth an earnest prayer to him who

hears The prayer of faith. "Oar Father, spare my

son! Let not his yoath be spent in sin, I pray: Oh, let thy grace divine be given to win This erring heart again to Thee, that I May grieve no more. Bat, oh, our Father,

grant That whatsoe'er of woe thou hast in store T j try this heart. Oh grant that I may learn To say "Thy will be done."

T h u j on her knees That mother prayed to heaven, nor prayed in

vain. For ere she ceased she heard an eager step Approaching fast, and then a tender voice Brtake on h^r ear sweeter than music's tone. And he, the erring one. before her stood. "Oh mother, mother," and his voice was kind As e'er in days gone by, "I 'm free again; Far evfcu as I raised the poison'd glass To quafT the liquid fire, an-angcl came And snftlj whispered, 'brother, touch it not— Tom from the tempter while there yet ia time.'

• I paused amazed, for words of iiindness are Unknown to me of lata,eicept from you: And now I am a man again; and I Will he your stay and comfort while I live." Then, as that mother's heart o'erilowed witli

j iy . She poured to heaven her thankful prayer

^ a t it Had granted her request; and she besought I t s cliaicest blessings on the head of him Who frum the way of sin had won her boy. Oh, ye, whose mission 'Us tu lure again The wanderer bark to virtue's path, be true "To yourhigh duty, and to yoa shall be T h e rich rewa.-d- B. c.

Partlandvme,Dac., 1343.

f Fram Lii YauVi's Pinny Gaztili.

HELP THE POOR. Oh, Susey, stop a moment, deur,

JiTn't kocnr where I've been; Oh, such a wretched, dismalsight,

vau've never seen. r v e been wttrr

•Where they are all so pi^r. -..^ave them aU my purs-' contain-d,

And onl-'

A woman, very pale and »lin, A widow, too, she -aid.

And six young r-kfldren, none of whom. This day, tad tasted bread!

A.nd not a single spark of fire. This bitter freezing day;

TTow, was there evw a sadder sight, Dear cousin Sosey, say.

Three little ones tried to keep warm. In n poor, wretched bed,

-So cold was one the mother held, I surely thought 'twas dead.

•Could yon have seen how glad they looked When mother sent for wood.

And bread, and meat for all, J, Susey, 'twould do you good.

-I have a dollar here, dear Bell, Pa gave me yesterday,

i ' U give it them; come go with me. We'll run there all the way.

I 'd rather make s sad heart smile. Than buy a book I'm snre;

Indeed it mast he very hard, -Sach sorrow to endure.

God made them poor—he made ns rich. The wealth ia all hia own;

I t WM for them aa well as ns. The Saviour left hia throne.

Let na henceforth save something. Bell, To help the suffering poor,

.And for God's bounty to nshoth, . Hia blessed name adore.

BE HITTT WITH0T7T A. THEOAT. ! some-•times think it woold be better if people were to act more nncansciansly, more by feeling and less by knowledge jo{ every erase, every •pring of action. When children pbck np the flnwer-aeeda la see how they grow, they destroy the life they seek; and when men pluck iip t!ia nn t a of Ktion to-iee h o v tbey germiniOe, end wxtch the growth sf the min-titsst bod, ^ trace the nnfoldingof the mean-est lerf, they i i e »nre to destroy the Jife of life

—which ia virtue for end by itself, withoat other oanriBiunent than what is given by the soil in which it is-ploeed,—no; do ^iiot let us watch, the growth of this Hfe too narrowly. Bess win not work wh«re many piying eyes look on: the biidfoiaakes iter nest.wjisi even kindly hands ifiBtnrb the eggs; the . tr«es dies if its roots i»_Iaid b v e ; «nd Virtue grows idla, flies and diss, wbffl too mesh note is U-

. .^en at her vczki and their canaes.

T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T D i s c u s s i o n .

For the Tennessee Baptist. A N S W E R T O DIL. J O H N R . Mc-

C A L L ' S S E C O N D N U M B E R . T h e Doctor says , that I woulJ not

admit certain autbnrs to testify in our liebale. I recollect that he talked much about Baptists being Campbel l i ies jand among the rest he I.ad Carson on his lists of Campbel l i te Baptists. As to those whom he named , ami whom I have not read, I could neither affirm nbr deny . 1 had Carson ai the debate , read him and cooled ofTahe Docior, as to him, most effecluully.

I would here reinarli, llial I exposed Mr. Camiibel l ' s s y f em at C;dedoni;i, in D r . McCal l ' s prosencp. H e made a great ado alioui it, [wfure the congre-gation; said that I !ia-.l aa rb l fd and tnis-represenled Mr. Cauipliell; and made his appoinlmenis to show how I had garhleil .Mr. C. , and as I w;i3 informed by many, never read one of the passa-ges comjilained of. Now D o d o r , you have a fair show. Gloves oft now.— Ynu will find a use for every thing that will avail you anything in this discus-sion; bring it all out. T h e Docior asks if we did not get along finely.'' Very finely Doctor; no unfriendly feelings at all, ] think; but you have used this fact, as you used Gaylc and Cnnnor 's iellers, so as lo make the impression that you and myself were not tar apar t in docii ine.

You say that I wanled n victory, and lh:it you loltl me that you did not-— Yes Doctor, I did say that I wanled a victory. W h a t upon the face of the earth could induce me to labor those six days , it 1 did not want a victory.^— Yo'.i say that you did not want a vie l o r y ; y o u a r e a bad j u d g e of htiman nature , or you never would say such a ihii igas that. W h a t , deba te hard for s i . \days , lo prove that I was wrong and you right, and still not wan t the people to believe ii.' W h y D r . McC you might preach this until the d a y of your dealli, and 3-ou cant get men to bi'licve it. You had better come out make some sort of an explanaiion, for it liont look well as it slaiiils.

T h e doctor states our fourth propo silinn, asks me to stick to it. I suppose he wants me lo s tand by thai, until he runs a w a y ; lor as I have staled, he has abandoned .Mr. C. No doctor, I will uoi leave the matters in discussion.— Your great trouble is that \-ou have lo <l;m'i u[i to -Mr. Campbel l . Now mark ;t reader , I waul you to notice the doc-tors sliilinii: and twisting, lo avoid his o''lig.ilio.i !() defeiul Mr. C. Doctor wiil yini ui.iicrlake lo defenil all Mr. Caiii jdKll 's piisilions, which 1 shall brnig -ig liiist him? Now will Dr . Mc-C^iilgive us an urii-quivocal answer to iiiis ijiesii')!!.' O no, here lie will dmlge. 3Iark it reader.

In relatiiin to my charge, that when we come to uritlcrslaiid one another, that Tve were very neatly logelher in

no little iiisin-uatiou and exuliation,hecalls lor names, when he knows ihe charge is true.

But the doctor wants names. Well, •Mr. John Pearce tol l a v.-ry fine joke on me, that he heard Dr . McCaU talk-ing aiioul ihe d f l j j t e in Jackson , antl llie doctor seemed lo think that he had rather convertEil old man Hurt ; this was done in a public cocnpany at Eli Hale ' s

, in Gibson county. Mr. Eli H:ile slates^ that he heard

you, n i a public discourse near Bluff Spring, in Gibson cn., say that old man Hur t was twenty years behind the times, in the COT mencement of our debate , and that you tjjade use of re-marks calculated lo made the impres-sion, that when I came to understand you, that w e were not so far apar t in doctrine. I have had this slatemenl from various persons, and you know that it is true, doctor.

Dont ge l in a hnrry about names , you wi l lge t full as much of it, a s yoa will relish, before we close.

Next comes Pau l ' s case. C a m p -bell and Rice, p. 516. Mr. Campbel l says: " P a u l ' s sins were really pardon-ed when he believed, ye t be had no solemn pledge of the fact, no formal acquiial , no formal purgation of his sins, until he washed then a w a y in the water of his bap t i sm."

T h e doctors tells us that these re-marks occurred in Mr .C . ' s debate with McCal la ; and he says Mr. C. was then i n i h e Baptist church, and therefore I p r e sume he would rid Mr. C . and D r . McCall of the responsibility of those remarks . . .

Did not D r . Rice read and urge this against Mr . C,, in their debate in Nov., 1S33? W a s Mr. C . then a Baptist?— Did he, (.Mr. C . , ) come bjit then and disavow that doctrinei' • .No, doctor, you know thai no such ' thing appears in tha i debate . .. . U " " .

1 suppose 3-0U did Bot ' th ink of that doctor, in o u r t l ^ a i e i nbi;yel in your debate w n ^ Buriow; for you stood up lo Mr. -C. in these remarks, in both those defa^te^ What turned you doc-tor, have^oji not turned oflF? If not, what da yoa tnean? But perhaps the docior has not turned, he only laid the foundation for a beautiful twist ID this matter. H e lolls as that sharp eyed baptisu, bad inspected that sentiment, and that tbsy found no faull, until Mr. C. left the baptists.

What now doctor, are .the Baptists complaining of this seniimeau' This

is not the use w e make of it. W e g r a s p it a s a t remendous admission, and we turn it upon your water sys-tem, for you all say, thai there is but one l aw of pardon, that the vir tue of the blood of Chris t is t ransferred to the water ; tliat there is no salvation only in C ^ ' i s t , and that there is no way to get intu Christ but lo be immersed unto him. Hence ,doc tor , when Mr. C a m p -bell admi t s tha t ihe man ' s sins arereallij ptirdoned, when he believes, anil before he is baptized; we lake this admission and la te down your rickety sys tem; it is not worth a fig, frir if the man is re-ally pardoned befbre he is baptized, all Mr. C . ' s labor about water salvation, turns out to be nothing.

T h e docior gives a very fine illus-tration of the pardoned sinner, in the case of the condemned murdere r , and the governors pardon.

Let us look at this case. T h e pardon takes place in the mind of the gover-nor; it is then sent lo the guilty man in the tbrm of sound words. In like man-ner, the pardon lakes place in the mind of the dei ty; then it is sent in the form of sound words.

Suppose thegovernor ' s pardon never leaves his own breast; does not the poor man hang until be is dead , dead , dead? Of what account would be such a pardon? Suppose the sinners pardon never leaves the Divine mind; ihen according to the illustration, he must be damned . T h e n it is baptism or damnat ion, according l a y o u t figure. So your figure turns out to he of no ac-count. Now the trouble of C a m p b e l l -ism is that it is constantly measuring the power of God by the power of man.

But sir, God gives the evidence of pardoned sin, before the man is enti-tled to bapt ism. " W e know that we have passed from death unto life, be-cause we love the bre thren ." T h e docior says, " t rue faith, repentance and baptism, God has laid down in his will, for salvation from past s ins." Is this so? T h e n Pau l s sins were really pardoned, and still those very sins stood against him; God had tbrgiven him the debt , and slill he had it charged against him. Now this is good C a m p -bellism; but it is not go^d common sense. Is God nnjust? Will he par-don sins and slill hold the subject guil-ty of those very sins which he pardon-ed? Now is not this most ridiculous? Now if repentance, faith and immer-sion is the law of pardon, jus t be good enough, doctor, to tell us how you will get your unimmersed person saved .— Wha t confusion, wha t absurdit ies, how Campbel l i sm struggles and mangles it-self!!!

H e says , you say of me, that there is no salvation only in Chris t . Certain-ly I do. D o you not believe so? I su[)pb5e you ilo. Again: you say this is my fartti, there is no gett ing into Christ only to be immqi^sed into h im."

H e says, "you arc miito^cTi, mv faiih rpn,i= ^ A - i i - ^ - ^ 50U a^Tjavebeen baptized into Christ , have put on Chris t ." Now ripiicc, that I charge hirn with holding the doctr ine, that there is no salvation only in Christ , and l h a t i h e r e is no gell ing into Christ , only to be immersed inlo him. H e admits the first branch of ihis propo-sition; hut says, that l a m mistaken un-to the second, i. e. that there is no way 10 get inlo Christ , but to be immersed into him.

Right here the doctor has abandon-ed Mr. Campbel l , and dodged behind a text of scripture, to save himself .— When did you turn, doctor? You ad-vocated this doctrine with all your power in our debate . You have now started out to defend all of Mr. Camp-bell 's writings, and is it possible that D r . McCall has abandoned Mr .C. , and left him to take care of his own miser-able absurdities! Come out now, doc-tor, and tell us what you mean. But perhaps the doctor means that I have misrepresented Mr. C . upon this sub-

jec t . Le t us see. Chris i iani iy res-tored, page 193. H e says " B u t the phrase inlo Christ , is a lways connec-ted with conversion, im'mersion, regen-eration, or putting on Christ , before we are justified in Christ , live in Christ or f i l l asleep in Christ , we must come, be introduced, or immersed into Chr i s t . " Now we see plainly, that Mr. C. says in substance, thai we cannot die in Christ , without we are immersed inlo him, and lo prove that Mr. C . here al-ludes to the union which takes place in the soul of the christ ian, which t rans-lates that soul f rom the k ingdom of darkness , to the spiritual kingdom of God ' s dea r son in the production of the new creature .

Mr . C . says, Christ ianity restored, page 2.53. T h e soul of the inleligent subject, is as fully immersed into the Lord Jesus , as his body is immersed in the wa te r . " All nonsense then, to talk about foriTial liardon in baptism. I t this doctrine is true, it is real. And now D r . McCall , if God has but one w a y to save sinners, but one l a w of pardon, and if the soul of the man is united with Christ in immersion, how are pedobaptis t to be saved? H e r e is Campbel l ism struggling and manT-ling itself. °

Bui the doctor thinks that Paul's lan-guage in the 6th of Romans condemns me, and justifies Campbellism, "ye have obeyed from the heari, thai form of doctrine which was delivered you, being then made free from sin, ye be-came the servants of righteousness."

T h e doctor teaches that the word form above, means bapt ism. T h e a how s tands the case?

P a u l ' s sins, he tells us, we re really pardoned, when he believed; but he would have us think that P a u l w a s not made free ' f rom his sins until he was baptized. Paul really pardoned.

W h o pardons, docior? I t is ihe pre rogalive of the king, is it not? And who is our king, in the subject involved? T h e king of saints, the Son of God .— Well , I road if the Son shall make you free, then shall you be free indeed.— John 8: 36. Pau l ' s letters, 2d T imo-thy 1: 1.3. Hold fast the / b m of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in laiih and love, which is in Christ J e sus , that good things which was com-led unto thee, keep by the Holy Ghost, which dwelleth in lis. Now is the form of sound words this good thing. I say is this baptism? Alark you reader , ihey were set free when they obej 'ed from the heart; it is ihearl work thai Paul is here talking aboul . Wha t does Christ leach upon that subject? When a man looks and lusts, Chris t tells us he is guilty.

T h e apostle tells us, that A b r a h a m offered up Isaac, tha i he obeyed God, when le neither slew nor burnt h im, he obeyed from the heart, docior, he determined to do, it %va3 a hear t work; and just so it is yet . Wheneve r a man obeys God from the heart , he is made free, it is heart obedience, and not the aci of the body.

Let us look at the doctors posiiion. He says baptism is a foimof doctrinc, a form of godliness. Wel l , the aposlle tells us, that a people should arise in the latter day , holding the form of god-liness, and denying the power thereof.

Now the docior tells us that baptism is that form. Now, if I prove that they deny the power of godliness, the cause is fully made out. Pau l says, 1 Cor. 2: 4, ".And my speech and preaching was not with enticing words, of men 's wisdom, but in demonstrat ion of the spirit and in power . " 4: 19, " F o r the kingdom of God is not in word but in power ." Now I lake it that the power of godliness is first the operation of the spirit upon the minds of men. " I will write my law in their hearts and print it upon ilieir minds; and they shall no more depar t from me , " &c. H e r e is power. Again, the power of godli-ness is the effect of that work in the hearts of believers. Christ ians are seen rejoicing, and shoul ingthe praises of God. H e r e is the effect of godli-ness upon the hearts of men. Now, are these influences denied by Mr. Campbel l?

1 will remark, Pau l says the king-dom is "no t in word but in p o w e r . " Then the word is one thing, and the power is another thing. Now let us hear Mr. Campbell- ChrUtiu. - iv stored, page 353: " I f the spirit of God has spoken all i>= —su^uenls, or if the new and old tes tament contain all the a rguments to reconcile man to God, and lo purify them who are reconciled, then all the power which can operate on the human mind is S P E N T , and he that is not sanctified and saved by these, cannot be saved, by angels, or spirits, human or divine. ' ' Mr. C. here lays down the doctrine, that if the word alone does not save, then the great God has not the poii-er to do it; when P a u l says the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. H e r e is a fair and full denial of the divine agency in the conversion of men. W h a t does Mr. C. say about christians feeling the pow-er or religion on their heart?? H e says this IS all animal exci tement , wild fire superstit ion; this is made to be the grand subject of ridicule by Campbel l -iles. T h e r e is nothing so offensive to them as to talk about a christian ex-perience, and that which satisfies me most conclusively about this, as a de-lusion, is, that when the man of God preaches the word in demonstrat ion and in power, and christ ians a re made to shout forth the praises of prince E -nrjanuel, that is the time for Campbe l l -iles to exhibit the most awfu l counte-nances.

Mr. C. denies the divine agency in this matter , and llie effect of the work on the hearts of men, and Dr . McCall says lhat the form is bapt ism, so that Mr. C . and D r . McCal l have fully made out the case and prove that they a re the people foretold holding the form of godliness but denying the power thereof

T h e Dr . tells us, lhat the man dies to sin before he is bapt ized. P lease tell us Dr . , what power there is exhib-ited in the word of God to resurrect that dead man under the power of sin again? Now, Dr., give us the chapter and terse.

T h e D r , says, " I f I unders tand you correctly, you hold fbrlh the followins sen t iment—he that believelh and is pardoned will be bap t ized . " Suppose I had said so. Dr . , wha t harm in ii? Wel l , if any, D r . McCall is the guilty man, for that is exact ly the sent iment which Dr . -McCall used ia the debate with me. Look out better D r . , and try to keep out of difficulties.

I asked , if Paul had died af ter his sins were radically pardoned, (as Mr. Campbe l l says,) and before he w a s baptized, what would have become of him? And Dr . John R . McCall said that a sevenpj four pounder could not. hate killed him until he was baptized. I spoke out, while you were up, and said then, t h e pedobaptis ts would never die.

W h y this trick Dr . , to pack your own doctr ine on me? You should have more regard for consistency for you know the congregat ion a t McLemores-ville know these things 10 be so. But the D r . says (wilh Mr. Campbel l ) lhat all the power lhat one spirit has over another , is moral power , and that must a lways be addressed to the eye or ear through the med ium .of language. H e says , too, (with Mr. C.) that all the power of the spirit is spent in the word , and therefore God does nothing in an-swer to prayer . T h e n , all the good that ' s done by praying for an individ-ual is to fool him; make him believe that God will do something, and thus opera te on him. L e t us hear Mr. Campbel l :

Chris i iani iy Res tored , 387, Mr. Campbe l l says: " T h e Lord has prom-ised his holy spirit to them thai ask him in t ru th ; -and it is not necessary to our success. If it be not necessary to give new revelations, it is necessary lo keep in mind those a l ready given, and to bring the word written seasonably to our remembrance."

Again, he says, 388: " I f sincere and ardent , and incessant prayers lo God, for every thing lhat he has promised, for all things for v<rhich the apostles prayed , were offered up by all the con-gregations, and by every disciple in liis f ami ly , a n d in his CLOSET, for t he t r iumphs of the t ruth, then would we s e e t h e a rmy of the successful ," &c. Now, Dr . , old father Campbe l l has plunged you in ihe mire, head and heels. You had not got your lesson well. You had belter lake care how you answer questions. Dr . ; lhat is a dangerous thing lo the man who holds a false system. Now, what will you do? You are bound to advocate Mr. Campbe l l—you don' t think for your-self. No mailer how great the absur-dity contended lor, Dr . McCall b e -lieves it to be true. If Mr. C. says, but one law of pardon, be bapt ized or be d a m n e d , D r . McCal l publishes it lo the four winds. If Mr Campbe l l says all the good pedo-baptists will be saved without immersion. D r . McCall sounds lhat upon the house tops.

If Mr. C. says, as he does, " N o man could now be pardoned as the thief on the cross ^ ^ s " — C h r i s t i a n i t y Res tored , 247—the D r . urges this doctrine wilh all the power of his soul and body.

If Mr. C. shall say that men can now be saved as the thief was , the D r . is tbund still with Mr. C .

W h e n Mr. C . lays down his grea t two power principle tha i spirit can o"h-ly operate on spirit with moral power , words addressed to the eye or ear , the D r . vociferates it ab road ; says the pow-er of the holy spirit is spent in the word . Hence , he holds lhat it is non-sense to pray for an absent person, or

_i— lo uiiiurtjrrnea 01 your peti-tion, scoffs the call to the ministry, di-vinE inf luence in p reach ing , d iv ine in-fluence upon the congregation, only that effected by ihe word, ridicules the idea of cHiristian exper ience, and of feeling the power of the holy ghost up-on the hearts and c o n s ^ n c e s of men.

And now, old father C . has given yavxatask indeed. Af te r all the long and hard toil aboul the operat ion of the spirit, Mr. C . has turned round and torn his fine supers t ruc ture inlo flin-ders . I t is in utter and i r remediable ruins. Dr . , and now you have to labor and loil to try—yes, try—to pa t ch it up.

Le t us hear Mr. C . again. Speak-ing of the spirit he says: " I f it be not necessary to give new revelations, it is necessary to keep in mind those already given, and to bring the word written sea-sorably to our remembrance." H e r e Mr. C. stales that the divine agent is iri the church , working in the minds of his people; not by new revelations, but, as he says , by bringing the word season-ably to their r emembrance . Mr. C . is now in the t rack; he contradicts h im-se l f ; shows lhat t h e p o w e r o f the spirit is not exhausted, but thai the great God is yet working in the hearts of men. In this admission we hawe enough, yes, e-nough, to answer our purpose . T h e n will the man of God implore divine aid when he is going lo preach , ask the good spirit lo bring seasonable passa -ges of scr ipture to his remembrance, and to impress in like manner the whole church. H e r e , too, we find ample au-thority for the call to the ministry, for if this spirit would aid the preacher af ter he bad begun the work , he would cer ta inly help him to begin in. All plain.

And now D r . McC. says , lhat w e ought lo go inlo our clossets and p r a v for everything lhat the apest les p rayed for. Pau l p rayed " m y hear t ' s des i re and p rayer to God is, that Israel might be s a v e d . " T h e n a w a y goes y o u r no-tion that it is needless to p ray for ab-sent persons. You did not ge t the hang of it Dr . , Mr. C . is against you . Now what will you do? You have to have to advocate Campbel l , and you have to advocate McCall . I leave you in the mire D r . Good by .

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P O C K E T G U I D E , C O N T A I N I N G a Concise Treatise on the ^ Nature and Application of Mechanical forces; Action of Gravity; the Elements of Machinery; Rules and Tables for calcn-lanng the Working effects of Machinery; of the Strength, Resistance and Pressure of Ma-tenals; with Tables of the Weight and Cohe-sive Strength of Iron and other Metals.

C O M P I L E D A N D A R R A N G E D

T H O . M A ¥ K E L T , ^ t h e "Gloucester City Machine Company."

V A L U ^ L E HIN S to the young Mechanic on the Choice ot a Profession; Misdirection of Industry; In-Mo™ ° Stndie/ and Morals of the Mechanic, etc., etc., etc..

B r JOHIT FROBT, L L . D. Bound in Embossed Muslin, and containing 403 pages. Pnce Si 50 per c p y . For salet I y GRAVES & SHANKLAND.

Jan. 31, 1849.

C I T F H O T E L , E A S T S I D E O F T H E P U B L I C S Q U A R E

Nashville, Tennessee. MARSHALL & SCOTT. P r a p r i e t c n .

Jan. h 1349.

O a k H a l l C l o t b i n ? E m p o r i a m ,

E A S T SIDE OF P U B L I C SQUARE, NASHTIia.E, TESS.

' T ' H E attention of the public is very respect-fully solicited to an examination of one of

the most extensive and Fashionable stocks of Fine Vlotking and Gentlemans' Furnishing

^oods, to be found in the city—comprising ev-ery thing desired to render a gentleman's wardrobe complete and fashionable. The great facilities we have in the purchase and man-ufacture of all oar Goods, enableus to defy aU competition, either in extensive variety, mod-ernness of style, or durabiUty and finish of manufacture. The purchaser therefore can rest assured of obtaining a' superior article at a much less price than can be afforded at any other establishment in the city.

The long and well known character of this house for decidedly the most fashiimalle and well made goods, has been the result of con-stant labor and closest attention to tlie demands of the trade; so that while it aflbrds- some guarantee to the customer, it also renders us ambitious of its maintenance; therefore, all our goods are warranted to be as represented upon sale, or restitntion is invariable tendered. Our stock consists in port of the following ar-ticles: °

C O ^ T C . Black, Brown. Olive an l Blue Cloth,

and Frock Coat^-. from S6 00 to 3 25 00 Brown & Bl'k Zephyr Cloth,

from 4 00 to Bl-k, Olive & Br'n, Cashme-

rette, from 4 OO to Tweeds Sack, Frock &. Dress, 2 00 to Gray Tweed and Cassimere,

(Sactees,) Black and Brown Merino, Alpacca ^ d Queens Cloths, Brown Linen, Nankeen Linen, Fine Check Linen,

PANTS. Black Cassimere, Plain and Fancy Cassimere, Satinet Bl'k, Bine, Gray, &c. Union Cassimere. White, Br'n <k Nank'n I.in'n, Union Drills Ic Qu'ns Cloth,

VESTS. Black Satin. $2 00 to Plain, Fig'd. i Strip'd Satin. 1 75 to Black Corded & Fancy Silk, 2 00 to Marseilles White, 0 75 to Valencia & Fancy MarseiUes, I 25 to Cashmere, in great variety, 1 50 to

SHIRTS AND DRAIVERS. Knit Under Shirts, Silk; Knit Drawers, dn. Shirts and Drawers for spring and summer

wear; Mens' White and Brown Cotton; Striped and White Cotton Half Hnse; Spring and Summer Merino do. Plain and Fancy Slik do. White Cotton Shirts, with Linen bosoms and

collars, and wristbands and shaped bodies, with patent French yoke;

Shirt Bosoms; Shirt Collars; G L O V E S , Suspenders, Handkerchiefs, Cra-vats and Scarfs, Stocks, London iErial Ties, Dressing Gowns, Money Belts, Shoulder Bra-

Gents Riding Belts, Cravat Stiffners, la. Together with a large and extensive variety of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and VESTI.-SGS made to order in the most approved style, by

M. FEANC0I3 SELTZ, Lale of ParU, whose skill as a cutter, cannot be surpassed— Therefore we will warrant every garment. made to order to fit to the entire sat£faction. of the customer, or no sale.

. , R . H. BROCKWAY. Apnl 25—4m.

r p H E AMERICAN F R U I T C U L T U -R I S T , containing directions for the pro-

pagation and culture of Fruit Trees, in the Nursery, Orchard and Garden; with descrip-tions of the principal American and Foreign varieties cultivated in the United State*, fy" John J . Thomas. Illustrated with 300 accu-rate figures. Price S i 50.

For sale by GRAVES & SHANKLAND.

A.pril 18,1850. P o p n l n r H i s t o r j

O N ' igly chaste and

popular work. I t isnow in fuIlcircnUaon.—

2 00 to 1 50 to 2 50 to

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lO 3 50 4 50 3 00

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WI L L S O N ' S AMER TORY is an exceedin.

Respectable persons are wanted to act Agents in East Tennessee, immediately.

Address J . A. DAVIS, Feb. 14 1850, Knoxville, Ten.

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VOL. VI,

TEEMS OF THE T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T . I

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lot ten on buninesi or intendud f o r ^ t ion. abnoid be a d d r e u e d " B d i t a r of the T s i j B a p t i f t t , " Naahvilie, Tenn. , poMtpatd,

Persons sending us the subscription price | new sttbscriben, shall receive the »irih copy |

Office of the TennMtw^e DaptiBt at the 1 Book Store and Depomtory, on Union s t re^ doyrs fi^in the Bank of Tnnneuee .

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2 . If Sabsc-riber* order ihn diacnntinuanco periodicaU the publishnr mry send them ti l Jaara^es are paid, aud !>ubseriberB are respoas al l lite numbers sent.

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T h e P u l p i t .

From the Jounwl and Messenijer. "For what is a man profited,

shall gain the whole world and lai own toulP^ Or what shall a man j® exchange for his soul—Matt l o : 25.

T h e original word translated n Mall . xvi. 26, has at least five dii significations ibe Bible.

1. T h e animal i. e., the principle of anitnnl life, which out of existence a t the dissolutiri soul and biidy.

2. T h e soul pmper , the itnirt par t , which never perishes, nor id ceplible of def:ay.

8 . Mortal life, L e . ex is tence side of the grave.

4. ItnmoriHl life, i. e., e i i s l e n c | yond the grave.

5 . M t n , Persons. As used by b u r Saviour in thii

sage, the lerm may embrace ihe firsl meanings, viz: T h e animal the immortal soul, lempnrBl exisi e ternal existence. It is evident , ever , from the drift of the Suvina marks , which he made on this sion, that this word in this connS cannot be limited W the mortall the animal life; if so the Redee J m a d e to utter a mere truism, v l j men consider life as ihe gicatest temporal blessings, and that ihey pal every thing to obl/iin it.

l l is true thai in the preceding the sarne word is translated life: whosoever will save his life shal it; and whosoever will lose his I m y sake shall find it ." T h e war without doubt, is used in a tw signification, referring both 10 ta and eternal exisipnce. T h e S commcnced by alluding to the li" is limited by the narrow bt temporal existence; by analogica^ er , his mind seems to have ber forward with inconceivable ra, to ihe life which is beyond the and there, in contempi:iling its duration, its inji-iu capacity for ing, or enjoyment, is lost in the sf its inconceivable worth, nnd e" ••For what is a man profited, i gain the whole worltl, and lose . soul? Or what shall a man {_ exchange for his soul?" Thij word , in the original languag term" used lo designate the ' part nf man, cannot be quesiir III Malt. X. 2S, the Saviour sn} nol them which kill the bod\ nol able to kill the soul; but n b i m , which is alilelo destroy and body in Hel l , " where the Word can have no other meaaiid

Ail'>piing this inierpretaiimi shall we umlprstand the phra ' his own soul." l l cannot r the soul, in being lost, is a or thai the wicked Cfiase death , for no such doctrine is i. the Bible; besides lhat would lief, if the sufferings of the what the Bible represent thee' surely death in is finite sensr a rdirf. I f Dives prayed s for one d rop of water to cool i ed longiie, and it bad been ' obtain relief forever, be cert; have prayed for it; the fact tha not, shows that it was a boon f he did not even hope.