Zion’s I^aiulmarks.
and hfotiiir Udliam. would
like to see you all in Cliatluiin. Brotli-
ors Ross :;ik1 Stoj)hcnson arc roqnest-
c-ii to visit (dintliaiH again.
Ri’othcr (-fold, coinc up to see us,
wo \vniid like to hear you j)rea(‘li.—
All Ministoring brethren in reach
arc invited to eonie.
Rrother Dameron, we want you to
'oine ba.ek as soon as vou can find a
iiiin; neither ran he know
way oj)en.
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1 ho])o i luive not hurt
of am'
l)v wntinr
thi.
f()r
ho feelings
I love the
Baptists 'e.'ith a peculiar love.
nv.
membership; if not it follows as a
I hope thiC dear brothers will pray : eonsequenee that they are not to be
j taug'ht either, for the command is
both to teach and bajitize all nations.
Now if we take it in its unlimited
sense we find that we are buight to
thenn
because they are spiritually discern
ed. Now it seems to me that we are
not to understand the command in its
unlimited sense—that is to all of
Adam’s sons and daughters. But to
those who are born not of blood
nor of the will of the fiesh nor of
the will of man—but of God. The
command to teach and baptize is
the same, that is, those who are to be
taught arc the ones who are to be
baptized and brought into church
the Lord and of Gideon and rest
assured that one .sliall cha.so a thous
and and two put ten thousand to
flight. I have never seen an Arniin-
ian who could withstand truth, but
the humble child of Christ, knowing
that what has been taught is by the
Spirit of God, can confound the most
learned among them.
for me,
iutv as
th:f.t I may be able to do
Christian and walk in
wis-
dann’s wa'.'.s with meekness and char-
Mav
tiic Lord bless each one of
\on !)ot!i tcrar/orally and spii'itually, t)aptize every man,woman and child of
ac'oi’(ij!);:
to his will.
tmwerthy sister, if one at all.
Farewell. AL T. Buck2nKU.
Yum
Mt.
Gii.EAn, Ky.
Jidy lotli, 187d. j
JI[j Va-;/ Dear Jirother Gold:—
Having to make you a small re-
mitfance f have concluded to give
vou a few thoughts for the Land-
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?ZAKKs, provided you have nothing
Ix'tter. I never, bi’other Gold,
desirel to stand in another’s place, or
even ^‘to excel older gifts” on any
point of doctrine, but to pre.sent my
own views in my owa way and lan
guage. True, 1 would excel my
brethren if I couh 1, w ith the ability
that God giveth, yet I desire in no
hatever to gratifv the flesh in
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’ifuiiiC'r, in my frying' to
truth. The subject up
on which I ])i’opose w riting is what is
oommoidv termed
sense w
(
anv wav 
expound the
THE COMMISSION.
^‘Go ye tlierefore and teach all nations.
baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost; teaching them to ob
serve all things whatsoever I have
commanded you, and lo! I am wntb
vou alwav. even unto the end of the
world.” Hitherto the goings forth of
the apostles were to the lost sheep of
the Jlouse of Israel, hence the apo.stles
concluded (upon tradition I presume)
that the benefits resulting from be
lieving the truth were to the Jews
exclusively, being prohibited by the
laiv from mingling with the Gentile
filiners in their worship, hence the
reason for not understanding at first
how the middle M’all or partition
Avas broken down by the death of
Christ, making in himself of twain
■one new man, so making peace be
tween the Jew and Gentile under
the gospel dispensation. But, ‘^Go
ye therefore and teach all nations”—
the command is not to try to teach
them but to teach them. Now, we
know that when God gives a com
mand to ])erform anything it cer
tainly will be performed even if chas
tisement is resorted to in order to
compel obedience. It is certainly
evident that the apostles did not
teach carnal men and women—that is
impossible, because the natural man
recciveth not the things of the Spirit
of God; for they ai’e foohshne^ unto
j all nations, which is impossible,
and ymt if not done chastisement will
i surely follmv, but if we apply the
i teaching and the baptizing to the
children of the Kingdom then all is
easy. The Lord’s preachei’s are car
rying out the commis-^ion in teaching
them their datv to their God and to
I one another. How foolish and ab-
I surd would it be for me to undertake
to teach a dumb brute how to talk, or
still more so, a dead body how to get
life, or to partake of the elements of
life, or for a physician, who knowing
that life W'as extinct, to bring his
physic and tell the lump of matter to
take the medicine or he could not
raise it up. Now it would be equal
ly absurd for me to undertake to
and yet. Brother Gold, I was at one
time foolish enough to think T could
make any man see as I did—the way
was so plain to me. “Teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you.” Here is just
wdiat they are to teach—to walk in
the ordinances of the Lord’s house, to
teach them to renounce hidden things
of dishonesty, the word of God to
obey, to do no back-biting, to make
no false charges nor have false wit
ness, to live soberlyq and righteously',
and godly in this miserable -world, to
seek those things wdiich are above
where Ciirist sitteth on the right-
hand of God, to study those things
God moves in a nij'sterions way
tiis wonders to perform.
He plants his footsteps in the sea
And ’ddes upon the storm.
I ask an interest in tlie prayers of
all of God’s children. Some times I
fear that I am entirely cast off*, that
his mercies are gone from me forever ;
and still, again I .sometimes rise up
seemingly' with wings as eagles have,
and am not w'eaiy to w'alk. Alay
God keep the hou-sehold of faith in
every' needful respect, and save us, is
my' desire—for Christ’s sake.
Yours to serve in the kingdom
and patienceof the Redeemer.
J. H. WalIvIngfobi).
WiLEIAMSTON, N. C., \
October 14th, 1873. j
Gold:—
Dear Brother
Feeling at times imiiressed with
the duty' of Christians to speak to
each other of the glory and power of
our precious Redeemer, I venture to
drop you these lines.
I feel that it is the chief duty of
the redeemed soul to seek to show
forth the praises ot Him who has
called him from death to life, from
the love of sin to the love of holine.ss,
tench th.-A-waiititval-miiii :.^^i_Itv-.altl\!«g^^!MYfhi?S-4he-bl!nd to SQfV., thfj ijcaf to
which make for peace, and things
wherewith one may' edity anothej.—
And oh, my brother, in a tvord every
thing that become.s sound doctrine; that
aged men be sober, temperate, grave;
the aged women likewise. And last
named but not least in importance, to
take heed to ounselves, that our walk
be circumspect, be honorable, chris-
tian-like. “And lo! I am with you
alway, even unto the end of the
world.God is not .slack concern
ing his promises—what he promises
he is able to perform, and w'ill be
with his children in all their trials
and tribulations, ordering their down-
sittings and up-risings, and making
them realize that “all things work
together for their good.”
My dear brethren, let us not fear
to move forward in the work. Our
Je.sus goes before as he did in the days
lioar, the lame to walk, and the dumb
to speak—giving glory to God for his
wondrous love and mercy'.
There is unmistakeably a reality in
the religion of Je.sus, yielding that
joy and peace -which are unspeakable
and full of gloiy, though the world
believes it not.
It is a perfect and glorious redemp
tion from the gall of bitterness and
bonds of iniquity', eternal deai.h and
the jaws of the devouring lion, and
a triumphant exaltation to a seat at
God’s right-hand, being made an heir
of God and a joint-heir ivith Jesus
Christ to an inheritance which is in
corruptible, undefiled and fadeth
not away, to a robe of righteous
ness, a crown of gloiy, and a jialm of
victory, and the posso.ssion of that
joy', peace, love and rest -which are
pure, true, and heavenly'.
May our faith be increased, our
hope confirmed, and ^Ye made per
fect in love, trusting entirely in the
Lord and ascribing all glory te» his
name.
For the last three months the af
flicting hand of Providence has been
resting on me, according to the will
of our Heavenly Father, who is too
wise to err and too good to be un
kind.
His mercy, lov'e, and strength have
been wonderfully manifested to poor
unworthy me Rirough all my afflic
tion.
He brought me veiy low, even
the grave, and afeo to the
health. I feel that I am
among you again, as one rai.sed from
the dead, by' the will of our Heavenly
Father. His unchanging love, un
ceasing mercy are realized by' mo.—
He richly provided for all my wants,
surrounded my bedside with the
most faithful, ivatchful, and affection
ate friends by' day and by night,
through all my affliction. They all
have my heartfelt thanks for their
eindness, but to m-^'Heavenly'Father
be the highest gratitude, mFo I, be
lieve gave them the will and sti’ength
so to do. I hope he will abundantly
reivard them for their works of love
and pity'. May they' all realize that
Jesus is their Redeemer and rejoice
in hope of the glory of God. All
things earthly perish, but the king
dom of Christ endureth forever. I
feel that he metes out all my' chang
es to me in perfect love and mercy.—
I believe now as I have often been
constrained to before, that it is good
for me to be afflicted, for before, I
went astray', but it also seems, that i
require it often and severe and still
continually find, that to will is pre.s-'
out with me, but how to do that I
would I know not. I was enabled to
give up all tilings here beloiv around
which the tender cords of the heart arc
so closely bound, to depart and be
witli Chri.st which is far better, if it
was his will, lieiieving tliat I shouha
see him as he is and praise his namo
without a jarring note, but through
hi^ will and naerev I am still sjMU'ed
on the shores of time, to? jiUi
know'n to himself.
I do feel, dear brother, that it i.s
my chief desire, that my remnant of
day's be spent in the .service and
praise of my glorious Redeemer,,
Jesus Chri.st, the Sun of Right-
cousne.ss. Let otisers do as they may,
as for me and mine, may' -sve desire
and love to serve the Lord, and be
enabled to rejoice in that hope -whkh
is an anchor to the soul and far tnm-.
scends all things earthly'. Blessed
indeed to be able by faith to look to;
Jesus and realize that all our' help
and .strength, for sci®l and body',
come dix’ectly- from him.
Sweet i.s our Saviour’s gracious
promise. “That as thy days,, thy-
.strength shall lie-..”'
May the richest of heaven’s bdessr-
ings attend vou and vours.
A'our humble sister;.
Si.. Nepfie BIggs:,
Libekty HiETii, Ga., I
Nov. 17th, 1873.1
Elder D^D. Gold.:—
Editok Zion’s LANmEVBKS, Deae
brother-Jn the “love of the truth”
I have tsjeen my- pou to beg you to»
forgive. ray seerrhug neglect . of ‘
duty. Jt is in conseq^ience of my
inability to make the proper remit
tance, or to o'lfer a, communication to
crowds out something that seems to
nigh to
of the apostles. Take the sword ef helplessness of an, iufivnt, andT^ again
me would beunuch more profitable to
the rssany readers of your precious:
paper, or I mean to say y'our little.
paper is precious to me, precious be-
can^e of the many glorious, letters,
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