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/ION’S I. A N I) M A E K S a niovuio- on a going forth in have I noticed such the waters—sncli all directions of God's ministers, to the neglect o!f worldlymattors, in order to preach the unsearchable riches'of Christto the people. -Ephe sians '3; 8. Such is the devotion of God’s cliildren—the attention paid by many to tlie Word preached—the murnber of enqnii’ies after truth, and of those who have taken'Uj) the cross of late, that Ave are led to con clude “The Avinter is ?past, the rain is over and gone ; the flowers ap-- ])eai-.on tnc earth:; the time of the singing of birds .is 'Come, and the voice of the turtle is heard dn our Irard.” ’Songs 2:11, 12. God’s will be done. Again I entreat thee to rejoice—yea, “lleioice'evcrmore, pvay without ceasing;, and in every thing give thanks.” 1 Theesalo- nians T:1G, 17, 18. “A merry heart inaketh a cheerful countenance; but by sorroAv oftbe heavi the Spirit :;s broken.” ‘lAll the days of the ■nfilicted are evib; lout he that is ot a merry heart hath a Continual feast.’ ” Proverbs 10:13, 35. A merry Christmas to yon, bre- thcr B. Gome ambsee us Avluixi-you can. Affectionately yonrs, ■G. B. HASSELL. praying AAntli and for each other. I know'it to be tlietcase occasionally especially for shedding his precious blood for such creatures as we all V. anti-missionary ; for my part I di.s- own both, because I never saAV cither that brethren diving wiithin lialf are ; and then upon rising for some ot tlie names in my old book, Avliich one to commence a conversation upon fhe subject of the final perseverance of the saints, and 1110 peace and happiness of tlie -saints in glory. Don’t you think, my brethren, tliat the poor, feePle old saint would be built up and comforted ? You say yes, and -so do I. And you may also sayiflrat if we fail to attend to these things -we are not living as we are commanded hy otir Father, and I'f Ave are violating Lis 'commands we arc sinning in so doing. How, mile of each other who go dor months and not A'isit each other.-— Indeed it seems that they -are just as apt to-visit -some one who is not a brother as the brother-and a lit tle more apt to commence'conversa tion, Avhen they do mee't, Avith some worldly matter, as how does your cotton come on and how mnch do you think yon will make and-hoAv mucli gnano -aii'G you .going do mse per acre, and-so on, seeming to he anxious te evade any tiling like a conversation upon the snbjcot-of re ligion. -Dearly beloved ’brethTen end sisters these things Ghould not be so. Wliat is the-difference be tween us and the Avorld ? I know that it is necessary that worldly matters sinnild be'talked over occa sionally, but Ave slionld not let onr pireacb ordry topreacli, and if per- minds become carrie 1 aAvay AA'-ith ■ chance be slionld tbrongh the per-1 hi to an angel ol light, and his min- tbesc tilings to the exclusion of re-- - i suasion of some of the bretiiren or | even as the minis^eis of ilgliti'- Ansness-; so tlie more triitli tliey preacii and mix witli their lie, tin: is the Bible. There the rule is laid doAVn for me to AVork hy, and God forbid I slionld AA’ork hy any other. And any profession or society than has no tlms saiith dlie -Lord for it, I for one have nothing to do Avith it, only to Aveighlt in the scale of truth aud there condemn it before tin; Avorld. Then if the people avITI re ceive it after it is condemned, and that from the mouth of God, I thou consider nothing hut hell Avill !>e their portion. Breilireii, tliere never brethren, your uriAvortliy writer has j I'as been one Avord spoken from tiie to plead guilty to some extent, hut T am a young brother, and if 1 slionld make a move in that direcs tion, it is quite likely that ’halfdhe people, together Avith the church, is days of Adam to this day, hut Avha'fc is truth or lie ; and the truth is, man is to live not by bread alone, hut hy every word that procecdetli out of the moutli of God, not llio ready to say tliat he only Avants 'to month ©T'tlie devil .nor his ministers. For he (the devil) is transiormed 'GEoiiGi.v, I\ov. 1869. Dear Brotiieu IjeDEXn.«iEH :—I have been tliinking for sometinie alioiit Avritirig a feAv lines for publi cation, and have several times Avrit- a fcAv ]iages -and become dis- -gusted and burnt them up, because i tiionght thcycould not edify tlie peojile of God, and if publi.G.ied , Avould only croAvd out something that Avas hotter. I liave been read ing your -editorial on the Lord’s j Slipper and feet'Washing. lam not jirepared to say that toai :are Avroag in your notions. Indeed it seems to me that the Scriptural testimony Is in your favor tliough it has not been ' tiie custom in tiiis country. There is one thing that the plan iffollo-Av- -ed as you helioA-io it Avas in the days of the apostles Avould do, and that thing is tills,-it Avould cause in my opinion the brethren and sisters to , "A-tsit each other-oftener than they do, it Avonld cause the brethi'en to pray AAAith and for-each other and would . he the means of keeping up that brotherly love for one another. I believe that Aveas Baptists “especial ly in this country’’ have been en- muily too’»egligen.t-iu visiting and ligion.; no, “ Ileligioa is tlic chief concern €'f mortals here below ; And may I its great importance learn. Its sovereign virtues 1-r.ow;” Is there no pleasure -in meeting tiie 'hrethren and sisters in d liray- er meeting ; tliongh there be but tAvo-or tiiree old bretiiren and-sisters present, the Lord lias promised to he Avitli them, and tliat to bless if they have-met in his name. Bre thren, do you believe it, or do you tliink tlie Lord has forgotten to ho gracious ? It so, I can say to you I sisters make any 'remarks for the comforting and building up of the saints, some one is ready to say tliat lie lias no gift, and if he is ever liber- ated heAvill be a reprnacli to the c/inse instead of an honor, forgetfiiig tliat God ciiooses the foolisli tilings of this Avorld to confound the Avise; and also that every member ot his hodj^ has its gift or office, and all according as God has juirposed in more they deceive.’ 181 -Isaac Tiileri', If the money to pay the mbssion- ary must he obtained before he is sent or teaches, if it is not teaching for hire, .1 know nethingnf liiring. Look at the various ways and means they use to catch the people in order te obtain their money ; a,s of old do the same or like iieople noAv : “For tliey take np-all of thorn liis heart. So, brethren, don’t let | Avitii tlie angle, tliey catcli tliern i n ns become Aviso ahoAm that Avhich gatlnu them in Fiieir , JO , . I drag, tlieretore tliey rcjoice and are written, for .ear Ave get some big ; ^hey sacrifice nn- tliat the Lord is not slack concenw-T-^ among ns, hut let cacli esteem ^ tlieir net, and burn incense unto others hotter than themselves. Tlieni their drag ; because hy them tlicir ing ills promises,, hut will certa-inly comply Avitii all of -them, Avhether it is a blessing or a chastising fer disobedience. . Brethren, is there not some old father and mother in Israel that can’t get out to your monthly meetings, that scarcely ever hear a sermon preached cr prayer ofibred up to a throne ef grace except it he b}^ themselves ’? Do you not think it right that A'.e visit sneh often, pray for and. Avitli them, and comfort them in their declining years? Just imagine hoAV pleasant it is to one thus situ ated for a feAV of iii-e church to come in some night and sit till bed-time, singing a fcAV hymns of praise to tiie Lord, and talking about his goodness to such poor creatures as Ave are ; and tlien for some one to read a cliapter, and .all unite in prayer to Almighty God for his goodness and mercy to us in Avatcli- ing over and protecting us, and let us he up and doing, for as ranch you kiAOvv that your labor in the Lord is not in vain, for Zion shall he redeemed with judgment, and jher converts with righteousness. Brother Bodenhamer, if yon tiiink this Avortliy of place in your little ]iaper, insert it; if not, throAA' aside Avith the rubbish. Yours in liopc, hut much afllicted., -JOB. “A word to you, preaching hrethren. Be sure in all ray young portion Is fat, and tlieir meat ]ilens teous.” Hah. 1 chap. 15 and 16 verses. In Hahakkuk’s day they tried the angle, the net, and tlie drag, for 'the same purpose, (“tliat tlieir portions might be fat, and tlieir meat plenteous,”) tliat their .suc cessors uoAv try the many Avays and devise tlie many means puli- lished hy them; yeti believe i lieir I successors have Improved on ilieir plan, for they now liavo more than three ways to make iJieir portion fat, and -their meat plen- God, teous. Hot tru.stiiig in God, no-t your church discipline to keep Amur ' being willing to trust man, to eye close on the Avord of God, as the | Lmst their OAvn hre-threii, tlie mou- ,, , , ! eA" or the nleda-e must first come, seaman does on the compass to steer - J- ’ the ship hy ; just for want of tiiis has brought all the SHtreSS in the Primitive church. Had the pastors of churches and the deacons ahvays worked hy this rule, there never would have been a missionary in our churches to this day. Some claim the name missionary, some the name and tiie sum they Avill pledge he first reported, -so tliat tliey may decide as 1 suppose Avhether tlie sum he sufficient to pay the lure- ling they may send, or Avdio may he selected hy this poivor whicii till recently was unknown among the Baptists, and has never yet been found to he authorized hy tlie Avoid of'God. -N. S. McDoAvell, 1844.
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