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God or that is worshipped, so
that he as God sitteth in the tem
ple oFGod, showing himself that
he is God.’’ How much ])hiin-
er conld the Holy ' Ghost have
revealed this man of sin to St.
IHul and to the chnrch in this
age of th.e woi-ld ! and how conld
any man or s'et of men answer
to the man cf sin any clearer
than those men who assembled
in convention in that exalted tem-
[de of pride ? Did they not ex
alt themselves above ' all that is
called God? That is, God the
Father is called God. Hence
they exalt themselves above Him
iinit they are more fit to propose
means tlnin lie is. Jesus Christ
is called Gud the Son. Hence
they exalt themselves above
Him in that wlnat He has failed
to dtO they intend to accomplish,
ty adding the traditions of men
in the room of tjre commands of
'.jv)d. The Holy Ghost is ex-
|nt'ssly called God. iThnce t .ey
jiave exalted themselves above
Him by denouncing the Scrip
tures of Kterual Truth as fall of
errors, and undertaking to dic
tate for the Holv Ghost, but die-
Tate for themselves and forge the
names of “Father,Son and Holy
(rliost” to their cornipt produc-
tirjiis. Hence they set in the
ti-mple of God, showing to the
world that they are God, “And
fer this cause God shall send
T.hem sti'ong delusion, that thev
'hould believe a lie.” The lie
that tliey are to believe is their
entire st'stem c>f doctrine and
tdie fm-ged alrerations in the
Sci'iptures. Ina>mucii as they
have made lies tlieir refuge ami
fcii'ged the signatmc of Father,
Son ami Holy Ghost tliereto,
God will send themstror.g dclu-
Gun ; tliat is, as they have done
this not to damn themselves, but
to make money, damn others,
mid disgrace God, and exjmeted
to escape being damned by not
believing their own lies, but here
(tod takes the wise in their own
craftiness and sends them strong
delusion, and being deluded they
are compelled to believe the very
lies they have made to damn
others. Hence they are damned
for making lies, and others are
damned for believing them.
Twelfth verse—“That they all
might be damned who believe
not the truth, but had pleasure 'county, who is Moderator of tho Ab-
hotfc’s Creek Association. The in-
IVehave just returned from visit
ing the Abbott’s Creek Union Asso
ciation, -which was held with the
church at Tom’s Creek Meetino!'
house, Davidson county, JST. C. This
church is under the pastoral care of
in unrighteousness;” thatis, that
all the lie-makers and lie-lovers
who believe not the truth of God,
as revealed in the Old and ATw
Testament, but had pleasure in
iinrigiiU ousne'S. This embi’aces
all the false systems of religion.
Hut the apostle-draws a line of
distinction between such as have
come after the workings of Satan,
with all manner of deceivable-
tiess of unrighteousness in them
that perish; Ijecause they re
ceived not the love of the truth
that they might be saved : that
is. the love of the tiuth in the
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letter, so as to have a dignified
respect for the Scriptures, This
would have saved them frornAhe
troductory discourse was delivered by
Elder A. Wright. The Association
then convened in the house, and
transacted the business for Saturday.
Tho ministering brethren present
were Elders Wm. Burns of High
Point, H. M. Clark, S. C. Little, J.
Ilelmes; licensed ministers, C. Black
burn and Vfrn, F, Trogdon. There
■were in attendance a respectable con
gregation of ladies and gentlemen in
the true sense of the word. They
were not, as is too often the case, in
attendance to make a display of their
person and dress, but they were there
to worship the God of heaven. We
could but admire the profound silence
and unbroken attention paid while
the brethren were preaching ; so pro
found was the attention paid that
sin of adding to or taking n^iFy^^ri’cely a whisper was uttered, or an
individual moved, except to draw
nearer the stage. The congregaticn
was respectably large, notwithstand
ing the Missionaries were holding a
meeting near on one side and the
Methodists cn the other. The people
manifested a great desire to hear the
truth, and we think the seed sown
fell in good and honest hearts. We
never saw the truth mere heartily re
ceived. The brethren -who preached
were greatly blessed to deliver the
gospel untarnished; it appeared to
be truly “the power of God unto sal-
n ?
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the Scriptures, wliicb is treason,
foi-gery and blasphemy against
the Holy Ghost. (See Rev, 22:
18-19.) But Paul says (loth
verse,) “But we are bound to
give thanks always to God for
you, brethi’en b'eloved of the
Lord, because God hath from the
beginning chosen you to salva-
; tion through sanctification of the
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|s])irit and belief-of the trutln”
ing into tears as they hid us adieu.
Oh ! when shall we all meet again to
enjoy the blessings of our blesse.
God in the outpouring of His Spirit
We shall not all meet until we meet
at the bar of the Judge of quick and
dead. Then we hope to meet all the
redeemed children from every nation,
kindred, tongue and people under
heaven, to be saved in the Lord witli
an everlasting salvation, world with
out end. Amen.
The Abbott’s Creek Associatio'a
is sparingly supplied with ministers,
Elder Phillip Snider is the principal
traveling preacher in that Associa
tion, Elder A. BTight in the eastern
part of the district. Brother Wright
is very old and feeble, hence we think
the ministering brethren should con
sider their destitution, and travel,
more in their bounds, and less Avhere
there is and has been so much preaci;-
ing. The people in and out of the
church seem hungry to hear the word
preached—there is little sleeping in
that country while preaching is going
on. Their spiritual health seems
trood. so that tliey do not despise tl,o.
° /' ■ III I • ■ — I -
Tims, Brother
Hitclicock,
Ave
have in lia.ste given our views in
O
vation.” There Avas no sclfisliness
snort upon those mysterious texts.; manifest among the brethren, nor
Avouhl I'eipiii’e considerable .Gainity among tlio prcacher-s, to in-
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time to do justice to the subject.
We feel thouo'h that what Ave
duce them to display any Avorldly
Avisdom of tlieirs, but each appeared
have written lia.s been under the Go he content to deliver the me.ssage
; that tho
ord had given liim in de-
guidance of the spirit of truth, i
f • r. i 1 1 1 ^ : monstration and with power. This
having olteii stumiilcd at the- , . , A
, . ^ , , was done with all meekness and low-
same bcMiitures and could not: ^ ^
^ , , Imess ot heart, and Ave believe that
lecoiicile them. Hence liat U e j Lord aauis truly in the place. The
have Avritten is as new to us as saints rejoiced in the truths of the
it Avdil be to our i-eaders, having
folloAved the light that broke
forth upon our mind at the head
of this article. If it should
edify any of the dear saints, to
this end it was wiltten. So may
mercy, grace and tiuth be with
thee and all the saints. Amen.
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gospel ; the mourners Avere encour
aged ; sinner,s brought to tremble,
and false systems fell before tho
truth, as Dagon before the ark of Is
rael’s God. Thus Avo enjoyed ihc
presence and poAver of God for three
days, and then took our leave of one-
another in tears of joy, mingled avith 1
grief, many requesting the servants
of God to pray for them, and burst-
day Gf small thing’s. There arcy.
several churches that are not supplied
with regular preaching, and some
people that never heard a .Baptist
preach. Elder ,B. Snider travels ex
tensively, but cannot fill the demand
in such large territory. Brother Sn.i-
der wishes the ministering brethren
to visit his bounds and preach among
them. We a-.-ain suggest that tho
ministers branch out into those desti
tute places and feed the hungry
sheep awhile, until the full in otLie-'
places get hungry. You Avill find G
much easier to preach to a hung-rj
fiock than to a full. The Bear Cree.d
Association is also de.stitute of
preachers. Elder N. iL Clark is tl:;
iloderator of that Association. E -
(lef Rushing is yet preaching iii llo.*,',-’
bounds, but is very old. But in iLe
midst of their destitution avo can join
them in tlianks to God, for bestoAving
upon them anotlier gift in the rnii.>
istry, Eider S. B. Little, Avho lu.s
been preaching some tAvelvo inontL.-i,
and if Ave are cap.'iLle of Judging u
gift, the Lord has done great things
for Brother Little, Avhereof Ave ave
giad. Brother Clark is an able min
ister in tlie Boar Creek As.sociation.
In vicAV of tho scarcity of mini.sters
in the Bear Creek Association, avo
expect if tlie Lord Avill to attend tliat
Association the fourth Saturday, Sun
day and Monday in September, an.i
try to preach on the Avay there ami