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ZION’S LANDMARKS.
DEVOTED TO THE DEFENSE OF THE PRtMITiVE BAPTISTS.
“TO THK; JVISTD TO THTG TIGSTISvEONTr..'”
VOL.
^VILSOX, NOUTII LVEOLIXA, DECEMBER 15, 1869.
POETRY.
Joy over Conversion.
'O bow melodious was thaffoice,
Wliieh bade my sins depart!
That filled ray soul with heavenly joys,
And healed my broken heart!
’Twas .Tesns spake: and at his word,
Ny load of guilt was gone!
J leaped for joy, and praised theXord,
For what liis gmce'had done !
'My soul was'dsorderteg on flcsp.at5.
And sinking down with grief;
^Vhen 'Jesus, ^Savior, saw me there.
And run'to'my relief.
'O ! wondrous lovei'that snfitched my feet.
From fhc'ilbyss df’WO !
hlerc, albmy'wariKCSt passiotrs'meet.
-And heiiae'my comforts ilov.
IpFrom feo Primitive Baptist, 1810.]
On Unity.
[Tlumo-liitUe followino- lias rot'emicc
to cirerm^tanees and bretlircn tluit
'ifipe IfWO' since ])as^sol away^ 'At we
trust, that the same spirit .twveni.s
uunono- .Kir readei>s in t-Hs '?mr day,
;and tlierefore it will be-aceeptable to
them.]
Dearly beloved BRExnREit:—
Por the turther promotion of the
pleasures arising out of tliis heaven-
lias
change, give to him a bright niani- the practice of your profession, or
lestatien of it and quicken him into any otlier information you may
•spiritiia'i life, this very year, or! conceive to be acceptable to the bre-
Tnonth, or day. And who knows
llhe mind of the Lord, or who shall
lie his counsellor ? My object in al- IfiUth, and encourage them in love.
thren, and calculated to unite them
in sentiment, strengthen them in
'biding to Mr. Howard was princi
pally to say, that if be is willmg to
continue taking on himse'If the la
bor of setting the types to nur let
ters, and undergoing all t'he other
necessary labor and 'expense of is
suing the periodical In its present
lie up and doing while it is day.,
for the night cometh wben no man
can work. Bestir thee a little in
the service of thy maker, before the
sun is set, and the door shall be
shut in the streets, and the sound
of the trrinding is low: or ere the
ly union, of which mention
'been made in my former letter, I
would in an especial manner .coins
■'mend to yoiir'XttentioE-, this fettle
paper which we have established at
’Tarborongh as a medium of carres-
ipondence. And if you find k still
worthy of an existence, do not
■withhold from it khe encourages
ment necessary to that effect. The
printer is a gentleman of nnblem-
Ished reputation, and one whose
moral deportment is worthy of all
commendation. He does not pro
fess an acquaintance with regenera
ting grace, but his conduct appears
■quite une'Kccptionable, and he has
■for a number of years been a warm
friend of and a well wisher to tke
■cause ot the Kehukee Baptists; and
their cause is common with the
B. Baptists throughout the Union.
He is too honest to make a profes-
•slon of religion, without an tin-
'doubted evidence of a change from
nature to grace. Almighty God,
iboW'S’V&r, is ahk to effect fhg>^t
form, for tbe small remuneration : silver cord be loosed, or the golden
he receives., that'we may well afford howl bo broken, or the pitcher be
to bestow'that compensation. He broken at the fountain, or the wheel
earns his money by actual labor, Isroken at the cistern; for then shall
and like otber laborers is worthy ' the dust return to the earth as it
of'bis hire 'and should be paid; and | ^as, and the spirit sliall return un-
coTi'sidering the circumstances, I to God wlio gave it.
thrak those who receive the paper j Brother Lawrence, this one thing
have the best end-cf the bargain. . j^yvonbl kqow of yon; are the.mis-
You will observe, then bretliTeup sionaries all dead!—have you shea-
one and all, that here is a paper of! thed your sword, or been gone this
our own—over which we have the ' long time on some journey ? Yon
control; and one whose columns are i seem of late as silent as the grave,
open to all the household of faitb., ‘ and almost as deal to the wishes of
as recognised under the denomiua-1 your brethren, as was Baal to tlie
tiou of'Old School Baptists, who I'cries of his prophets. If‘the 'eue-
wkh 'to a])pear there, devcid of; ray are yet in the field, and tlie sol-
>co-fi'troversy with others of like pre- ■ diers of the cross as few and feeble
'cioiis faith with themselves. Then | as ever, then arouse thee, my bro-
'brethren write often, write freely l ther and thou aged veteran of the
about all things connected with yoiir | cross, and assist them again to the
profession, that tends to edification,
encouragement, and union, in our
ranks. Scruple neft, to write on
account of your incapability., as you
may term it, supposing yourself
deficiently style or'diction.. Fear
mot criticism here. For few, if any
mighty onset. Bring outold “long
tom’"' and let them have a peeler,
and with thy crooked rams horn
hlowthem another blast.
Hg'W do you do, brother Temple-?
I am much pleased to hear from
you again,—am glad your Ion
gsil-
of us possess the 'qualification of' ence is broken and expect now to
critics, and fewer-^iill, I trust, the
will to judge of a 'Christian, by Ins
knowledge of grammar. Heither
does the great length of a letter al
ways denote its worth. I have fre
quently been more strengthened-,
encouraged End built up, by the pe-
russTi ot some of your com'munica-«
tioRS not over a finger long, than I
have by others filling columns; and
I have no doubt the same can be
said by others;: Then come all,
come each, come every one and give
vis .your experience, and feofegs in [forest. And they say, “when the
hear Trom you a Tittle ■ofte'ner.—
You'are mighty welcome to the use
of OUT columns, and are ‘certainly
entitled to a full share ot space
there this year. I should just Tike
to liear you preach again from this
text, '“AYho is this that cometh up
from the wilderness, leaning upon
her beloved.” I shall he apt to res
member that sermon. It was
about your first and best to me.
Birofeer Roner, your name al
ways reminds me of the kin g of the
lion roars, all the beasts of the
forest tremble.” Wfiat are the
last accounts of “Mr. Sneak,” that
celebrated hotspur of the money
missionary tribe? As perhaps all
the “sneaks’’ arenotyet frightened
away, suppose you give another
Toar, and still another; that all
such beasts of the forest may finally
he scattered.
Brethren Beckham, Biirkhalter,
Botters, and others whose names
from time to time appear in the
Primitive, we are much revived to
hear from you; and like Paul on a
former occasion, we thank God and
take courage.
Brother Sasser and brother Poole,
your letters strike a tender cord
and make our hearts vibrate with
emotions of love and sweet fellow
ship. A few words, fitly spoken
ai'o hkembsters of cLoice gia^-aar) to
a thirsty soul.
Brother Moseley, I wdsh you
would write again on the subject ot
our duty towards oiir preachers;
and give us line upon line and pre
cept upon precept, on that head.—
There is much room for improve
ment in that particular. And we
should nOt'let the extravagance and
religious traffic of cithers, check the
charity and true bs-mevolence of our
own hearts. We shall have a treat
no doubt when Mr. Huntingdon on
universal charity appears, and gives
us a further expose of the puffed
and pompous character of
Arminianism, as sustained by the
many fa'^hiionable religionists ot
the present, and some of tlie past
ages.
Finally, brethren farewell, for
the present. My prayer to God
for spiritual Israel is, that they
may be saved from discord and dis
union—from bard thoughts and
hurt feeliiGgs—from sarcasm, from
bitterness, frem crimination and
recrimination. Let'us all endeavor
to be at peace'among ourselves and
maintain “Tbe unity of the spii'it
in tbe bond of peace.” “Let bro
therly love continue.” And may
the very God of peace and '■anity
rest and abide with you alL