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J I) ( /(/, Wilson, N. C.
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Near Houston, Heard Co., Ga.,
July 20th, 1875.
.Elder P. D. Gold, Dear Brother in
the Lord:—
ENCLOSE to you a letter for
1 publication from our highly
esteemed brother, Elder W.
M. Mitcliell, the contents of
M'hich are fully my sentiments. The
Church of Jesus Christ has a perfect
rule given by lier Head and Hus
band ; for her government through
out the whole of the gospel dispensa
tion is a complete guide for the
Church as a hotly, and a lamp to
each of her individual members, and
should be heeded by them in all their
dutie.s, both of a temporal and spirit
ual bearing.
This rule is plain, holy and divine;
so plain that the most humble is not
to err therein. Some never err there
in ; but those IV ho are heady, high
minded, lovers of pleasure more than
lovers of God; making gain of god
liness and coveting the friendship of
this world; from such turn away,
(because you are not of the world, but
pf God; if you were of the world, the-
world wo-uld love you and cease to
persecute you, We, who are identi
fied in the Church of'Christ, have an
inestimable right to rejoice that she is
not an institution of the world, but
^f Hod, created in Christ Jesus unto
good works, rooted and grounded in
Him who i.s the Head, in whom all
the building fitly framed together
groweth into a holy temple in the
Lord. If she was of the earth she
would soon pass away with the world,
and in truth wvuld be no better, be
cause the w'orld must pass away with
all its glories, wiiilc the kingdom of
Christ will staud forever unalterably
the same. Therefore bretliren, seeing
that wfc are heirs of this mostglori'ous
Church, having been raised with
Christ from the rudiments and bon
dage cf the world, let us seek tho.se
things which are above where Christ
.sitteth, having; our conversation in
heaven ; no more calling Him Lord
and' refuse to do what he has com
manded, by becoming conformed to
(he world, and unequally yoked to
gether with unbelievers ; but in all
things [iroving ourselves the servants
of God, by humbly wearing the whole
armor of righteousness.
Brother Gold, sulFcr me in conclu
sion to humbly beseech my beloved
brethren, who are inclined to disturb
and mar the peace of the Churclrof
Je.sus by unitiog with Grangers, to
sto]) and consider vvljere they staud,
examine carefully and sec i.'^you haVe
not violated three of the most sacred
commands of God.
Lst. Llaye you not distrusted God
in tiiat of hoping for deliverance from
depre.?sion financially through this
institution, instead of lookino; to God
who is able to deliver, and has prom
ised to withhold nothing that is good
from them that walk uprightly? if so
you are guilty of heresy.
2nd. Have you not conformed to
the world and violated the holy com
mand—be ye not conformed to the
world, but be ye transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that ye may
prove what is that good and accepta
ble and perfect will of God ?
3rd. Have
so 001 n2:
you not by
offended brethren and thus have
brought confusion into the camp of
the Israel of God?
May the Lord have mercy upon
such and turn them again to the path
of rectitude, and spread the mantle
of his everlasting love over his poor
and despised people—making them
of one mind and one heart, is the
prayer of your servant in the vineyard
of Christ.
A. B. Whaailey.
OxELiKA, Ala., .July 8th, 1875.
Elder A. B. Whatley, Dearly Beloved
in the Lord:—
REJOICE that you have such
a zeal and devotion as to be
willing to forsake Egypt and
lose all
lUBu ilii for Christ, his cause
and his people.
The Scripture you quote from Rom,
12, Be not conformed to this
v/orld,” &c., is certainly to the point.
Christ said of his chosen people “They
are not of ihi? world, even as I am
not of the world.” In their doctrine
faith, liope and everything pertaining
to their ‘'religious principles they are
not of the world—not debtors to the
world nor to the flesh for anything
in the spiritual kingdom of Christ.
“Dead with Christ from the rudi
ments,,”,or principles of “ the world,”
ri.sen with Christ above those worldly
rudiments, and now mast forever
continue to “see/c those things which,
are above” such worldly things.
You know that Israel did not ful
ly obey the Lord to demolish the
idols of Canaan, and for this neglect
the Lora left some as “ thorns in their
side ” a ml snares—so tliat such as
had not experimentally seen war
might be taught it, and might be
proven wdiether they loved Israel or
the Canaanites best. See Judges 2 :
3, and 3: 3.
Near fort}^ years ago a division
took place among the Baptists after
an internal strife of twenty or thirty
years. All the idols have not been
demolished—all the old soldiers of
that war are not yet dead—many
however of the young men have not
seen such a war and now there seems
’^toTean opportunity to prtfve where
they stand and what is the extent of
their zeal and love for Christ and his
law.s. “ Yv*ho is on the Lord’s side?
was the inquiry of Moses to his erring
brethren.
It is truly a self-denying ivork to
“gird on the sword” and “slay
every man his brother but if be is
an idolatrous brother, teaching Israel
to forsake the old landmarks of gos
pel truth, he must be slain
“sword of the Spirit
word of God,” Eph. 6,
by the
which is the
The Apostle of ChiTst prophetic
ally warned the flock of Gor! that
“grievous wolves should enter in
among them not sparing the flock,”
Acts 20, Not only v/hich care
nothing for the good of sheep, but
even oWjour own selves—the Elders—
ministers of thegosjiel who havebeen
Iteld in high esteem by the Church
and whohave been a comfort to many,
even of those “ shall men arise speak
ing perverse things ”—and what are
those 'perverse things ? They are
things contrary to peace—contrary-
to parity of doctrine or order in the
Cmrch. And what are such tilings
spoken by such men for? Why, to
draw away disciples aftc’ tliem.
The idea of drawing away is to move
them from their former standing and
from their former Great Leader.
Time has shown the wisdom and
correctness of the separation of the
Baptists and of the non-fellowship
resolutions. The two denominations
are as distinct from each other as any
two can be; any Minister or Church
at this late date who shall say that
the resolutions of non-fellovvship are
a curse to the Primitive Baptists
should at once be cut off and let
go to his own company. I do not
consider that it is nov’ an open or
deb-itable question whether the sepa
ration of the Bantists was ria’ht or
not. The developments of time ami
of principles and practic-es have so
dearly demonstrated that the two
parties are not the same people re-
ligioiislv that .no ground i.s left for
argument as to the necessity or cor
rectness of the final non-lellowship
separation. ■
The non-fellowship resolutions
wliieh some unstable ones make snpli
a blow about is nothing more tJian
simply setting forth in words what
liad been actually done in the act of
division. The instimtions mentioncil
in the Resolutions and kindred ones,
which should afterwards arise after
the rudiments or principles of the
world and not after Christ, are in- ,
eluded in the noii-fellowsh.ip Reso
lutions. Any Preaclieraraong Prim
itive Baptists that seeks to inculcate
the idea that every man’s conscience
is to be tlie standard wliether he
sliall join secret societies or whether
his so-called ba[)tism is valid is ear-
tainly* spc»\-i?g perverse thing'i-L-
a*nd should not be allowed thus to
I teach. -His own rule would forbid
it—and also tlic perfect rule, the
Scriptures, would forbid ir. For if
conscience i.s the rule—then tiie con
science of many say it is wrong for
any Preaclier thus to teach. So we
see it is condemned by the home-rnada
conscience standard and also con
demned by the Scriptures. “ Why
is my liberty judged by another man’s
eon.science ?”
There are many who Seem to run
well fora timeanditis hard to tell who
it is that bewitches them that they
should not continue to obey the truth.
Like “'Demas” ivho forsook Paul
in time of trial, they love this pre.scnt
world bec.ause of jtsllatteringcharmr..
All tins, says Satan, will I give thee
if thou wilt fall down and worshii)
me.
I think I appreciate your trying
surroundings as a 'mnng minister, but
let me remind you that the Lord’.s
p-racc is sufficient for thee. Ifvou
are ever truly strong in theLrrl and
in the power of Ids might you must
have heavy pressure and strong trials
first.
Come and see u.s as soon as you
can, we all want to see you at Ml.
Olive. I do not suppose I will be
able to meet you at Macedonia in
August, I do not get outmucli from
home in war n w; athcr. Woii’d 1 e glad
you could be with ns this July meet
ing—though we are not at peace—
hope all may settle soon.
Let me hear from you often.
Most affectionately your brother la
gospel bonds,
W. M. Mitch ELT..