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BIBLICAL RECORDER AND SOUTHERN WATCH MA N, best do ii: 'My cup runneth over.' : My Conso lations have really abounded in a way and to a degree, I could not have expected, H therto my experience has been of a chequered ki id, light interspersed with darkness now, all has' been light !i - One text after another has bee i brought to ray recollection, all replete with cb mi fort. Fre quentlyand I would say it with sejf-; basement before God the scriptures have appeared barren and uninteresting to me.'and at such- tines I have read them from a sense of duty alone ; vet even then it was watering the root, andj niw in the hour of need the flower of joy has burst forth to refresh me." At one period of my life, I passed through a dark and trying stage of experience; it lasted for some time , bill through the whole of it my almost daily prayer was, '1 tesieecbth.ee, shotv (me thy glory !" j" And now, indeed, God seems to be graciously answering this prayer as he did to Moses j 1 will make all my goodness to pass belpre thee 1 Indeed, the answers to many prayers , had forgotten, bring them to tny reco rain-fGod had not forgotten th em had. When I first felt that I was in wnicn l lection a- I Uanger, l . examined afresh";the state of my sou! , and felt was con- that all was safe; that test especially solatoryto me. Vo as many as received rnm, to. them gave he power to teeom the sons of God, even to them that believe on his n ime.5' I felt f had received Christ in ali hits offices, and therefore that my own-mnworthiness had, nothing whatevervto do with, but thai all was '. safe fir ElernilyV, Then as to the service of God, the question was only whether fee would employ me here or in heaven I next! thought of m3rfirnily, but even on this subjectjall pain ful anxiety was taken away, by rerntjmbering, " that the fountain of mercy would be itill full, ani if I were moved, they wouldjbe supplied through some other channel' 'Now (he adds) all this enjoyment; has not been given me for no purpose: it has been given, first as a cordial ' m the:;hour ot need, and to confirm niy confi qence in the mercy of God: then foe the en- eouraefstaent of my familv and friends! and if it has .it should pleasp God to restore healt! been given me, I hope, to make me m . fui,"and this is tv hat I want you sand pre use- all mv j friends especially to pray for !' v This; is I specimen ofconversations occurring almost but a dai ly, and in the wakeful hours of the night for he could sleep but little during jhis stay at Nevland:yet it is. utterly impossible to convey any adequate-notion of the benevolent (expresion of his beaming' countenance, of the more than arthU-smile which played upon his features, of the - sweetly softened pathetic tones of his voice, of the deep humility of his whole depart ment, bf the tenderness of his feelings towards those around him, of theforgetfulness ofjself, of the interest he felt in the cause of Christ! and of the desire he had not to lose a single moments which I might be employed for the benefit of others. From the Baptist Magazine. Report of the Board. .; CHINESE. 1 Bangkok, Siam. Rev. Wm. Dean, Mrs. Jane G. E. Reed. ' ' Rev. J. Lewis Shuck,. Mrs. Shuck, temporarily at Macao, China. ; ;i -AhedA. Loo, native assistant. . " The Rev. Alanson Reed, with Mrs.'ReeJ, arri ved at Bangkok in July 1S3(5, as stated in our last report, dad immediately devoted himself to the study Chinese with such assiduity and success, -' as to .be enabled before the close of the ybar, to take part with Mr. Dean in conducting public wor--. ship in that language! Oa the 16th of March fol lowing, Laving procured a floanng house ion the river Meinam, about two miles above the city, he removed thither, and established separate Chinese worship holdiug two services on the-Sabbath, Some time during every week, was also spent in the distribution of tracts and scriptures among the junks ; a work in which he expiesse;d grpat de light, and which it was his intention to follow up very extensively, on account of the superior ad vantages of his location for going out upon tjhe riv er and canals. About S00 or 1000 tracts, Resides portionsof scripture, were thus given in the early part of And I, and 7 or S00 tracts the .week follow ing. Excursions were made in company wjth Mr. Djan, to Kun Sai Si! and Yutbia for; the same purpose.! Thus laboriously engaged in efforts for the emigrant Chinese at Bangkok, it was still his warmly cherished hope to be permitted eventually to preaca the gospel within the limits of thir na tive couatry. But God has seen fit to disappoint his hope. On the 2Sth of ; August Mr. Reed was cal led irom; his earthly labors, after an illness of about tendjysj ; z , j I We have alluded to the public Chinese worship, ' heldhy Mr. Dean at the mission house. : Te at tendance was generally ol from 23 to 30 .persons. - In March a daily exercise of religious worship was commenced, the number of visiters having 1 increased,' and collecting usually at nearly the , same. hoor in the day.! Tract and sciiptufe dis tribution; was continued as heretofore. On one occasion ah old man was met with, who exhibited a bible,! which, he said, he had possessed fori seven yeau, and wa? in lha habit of reading hMnself,andl taugnt picniiuren lo.reaa. n naa me marss oi hum rr in Hiilu tao hut ivi nretprvffri VL'1 1 h rt '" 'V r;--u .. y-.v. pomepiogressnasoeenmauBmprmung.nes books from blocks. A revision of the gospel by John, was completed, jn manuscript, in May. On the 1st of July, while Ar. Malcom was at Bankjk, a church was organized, incliidtng the missionaries, and the only resident meaiber',of the Chi nesechurchjVof which Mr. Dean was requested to takejthe pastoral charge. In the courseofafew succeding weeks, the health of Mr. Dean having become greatly impaired, he embarked for Singa pore, with the advice of his brethren, (Aug. 17,) and a few days' detentioo, during which he had the melancholy satisfaction of witnessing the peaceful departure of his3 brother, Mr. Reed, he proceeded to that place, where he arrived Oct. 4. Our lastcommunicatioa from him is ot iOct. 27, at which lime his disease was in some degree mit igated,! and hope was indulged of his nltimate res- loration to-health. ' I Mr. Siuck has spent the year chiefly at Macao, in .the stftdy of the language. On the 31st ot Jan. he had; the happiness of administering Christian baptism io a Chinese, Ahea A. Loo, who had ac companied him from Singapore as his teacber,anu lor some time given satisfactory evidence of, faith in Christ. In Feb. Mr. Shuck made an attempt to visit Hainan, with a view to ascertain its eligi bility .as a missionary field ; but after several days f fi'uitleis'effort, attended with peril from pirates, was compelled to return. Mrs. Shuck has. taqght a Chinese School. . . T j f . i has een in contempfation by the Board to strengthen the Chines mission at Bangkok the ensuing year, if supplied with the necessary fundi. '' : ' , . j ARRACAN. Kyock Phtoo. Rev. GroverS. Comstock, Mn. Comstock. , Kyoung OungMoung KettBan, Tony native as sistants. ; i , The1 history of this mission lor the past year, is marked With some discouraging and. deeply afflic tive features. " The'repeated and tevcre illnesses of Mr. and Mr. Comstock have more than once suspended the operations of the mission, and at times threatened its extinction. More recently we have bee a called to mourn the sudden and pre mature loss of Mrs. Hall, who died of remittenife ver, July 9, after a residence at Kyoiik Phyoo of only two months ; and still later the death of Mr. Hal', who was removed by the same disease, Sept. 12. Mr. and Mrs. Hall bad been designated to the Telinga Mission, but,'for reasons satisfactory to the oard, concluded, on their anival at Calcut ta, to go to the relief of Mr. Comstock. They reached the station May 8, and were assiduously prosecutiiig ihe.study ol the language, with the hope of speedily entering oh their beoeficient la bors among the heathen, when, in almost immedi ate succession, they were called to a higher ser vice injthe temple of God above. The operation of the mission have been essen tially the same as in former years, though with some enlargement, and with more marked expres sions of interest, lnendly or adverse, on the part of the native population. In" some case's the peo ple have been evidently convinced of their sinful ness, arid of the excellence of the Chiistian relig ion, but no instance is known of conversion to God. The schools were in a" prosperous state, un der the superintendence of Mrs. Comstock ; the English attended by 15 or 18 scholars, and the Burman by 10, who, with the native school teach ers, made a part of the Sabbath congregation. A Christian church was constituted, May 21, consis ting of themi'sionaries and native assistants, and the ".vile ot Kqung Uung. The native assistants give promise of good ser vice. The first, Koung ,Oung, was engaged by Mr. Malcom, when Akyab, and joined the sfaticn in Feb.lS37. He is a pure Mug (i. e. born in Arracan, of Arr-acanese parents,) of about 50 years of age, and has been a professor of Christianity 12 or 15 years. Mr. Comstock writes of him, " He lives at the corner of the two piincipal streets in the village, and has suspended on his) house the following notice, in large letters: 'Let , whoever wishes to hear of Christ, the Saviour, or receive books, walk in :' and in smaller characters, 'Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give yoi rest, are the words of Christ. He has many visiters at his house, and preaches frequently in this and the adjoining villages. He informs me, 'when he comes to evening worship, what he has done through the day, and also keeps a journal,1 which he gives me'monthly.". Moung tvei is acurraan, and was sent to the aid ot Mr. Comstock, by Mr. Judson. He is a young man of good talents, appears to be a sinceie Christian, and is a good preacher. He lives with Mr.Comstock, converses with those who visit the house, and sometimes makes excursions into the villages, a Ione,or in company with Mr. Comstock, or Koung Oung. Bar Ton, a Hindoo, also sent lrom Bur mah, noi having sufficient knowledge of :he lan guage, and needing also religious instruction,! has been placed for a time in charge of Mr. Fink, Ser ampore missionary at Akyab. From the Gospel Witness, i I MArttTfA, Ohio, July 2, 1S3S. Bro. Crawford: Dear Sir ! You will doubtless recollect that I gave you an account r. some time since, of the baptism ot an elder in a Presbyterian church in this county, and that I then stated that it was not improbable that some others from the same church, might become baptists. The re marks made at the time, did produce a great deal of uneasiness and inquiry on the subject of bap tism, insomuch that the Presbyterian church re quested their roinister, Professor M. P. Jewett, of Marietta College, to preach a sermon in answer to the statements I had made on the subject. He put them off, told them to be quiet it was not a subject ot importance, and the best way was to let it alone. Soon, however an ; application was made by a member, for a letter ot dismission, to join the;. Baptist church-t-and then they deman ded the sermon so strongly, as to obtain the prom ise of it as soon! as he could prepare it. But, said he, "I know but little aboutiue subject myself. I am not prepared to answer the statements you have heard from Mr. Gear, I must , examine "it." He did examine it thoroughly on both sides, and for more than a year, and at last w?s compelled by the force of truth.contraty to all his inclinations, to become a!Baptist. Accordingly he presented himself to the Baptist Church in this place, with a letter of dismission and i ecomuiendation frora the congregational-church in this town gave a rela tion of his Christian, expeiience, and change of vie Wis on the subject of baptism, and was baptized on the last Sabbath in June, in the presence of a a large, and solemn assembly. iProf. J., is a graduate of Dartmouth Colleorp.and ot inaover preacher. 4Thefacu t. a m is- . . ' Theological Seminary, and a licensed ty and trustees of the College, who are mostly congregationalists, are, I believe, convin ced that our br, Jewett, was entirely conscientious and honest jn his change of sentiments ; and one fest that he a B .$t Providenc. " j Qod, A,j pariies hitherto have appeared to mani-i ! .. rr ivu .u main i lestakind and Uhnstian spirit on the occasion jj devoutly hoped that this spirit mav contiue and prevails : . It is in the spirit of meek simplicity, and honest nuiuuic iiitjuu y , auu uoi nidi oi angry controversy, that Baptists sentiments are most likely to prevail; lor mis is tne element in which truth doth delight. Our congregation is gradually increasing, and there is also an increased attention and solemnity in the congregation. One young lady was bapti zed the-same day on which Prof. Jewett was and yesterday I had the pleasure of hearing one who had been seeking the salvation of her soul, say, "I have found rest attbe feet of Jesus." Others late inquiring, who we hope, will attain ihe knowl edge .that maketri wise unto salvation. Your letter has been received, and gave much joy to oar Dretnren, ior they began to feel quite anx ioua on .the subject. I hope we shall be able to renav the whole with a hundred per -cent, interest into the treasury of the uora, ai soaie aay not tar distant. Yours, affectionately, I ! Hlbam Gear. Rev. Luther Chawford. j From the Gospel Witness. A. FOREIGN MISSIONARY ON HOME " MISSIONS, J i ' Edina, Afhica, Fib. 15, 133S. Bro. Crawford; Dr. Sir : . The cause of Home MHsioas, is of vital im portance. With its prosperity is, n a great meas ure, identified that of Foreign Missions. Let the ft fild f the Lord! be well tulti- vntpd at horn? and 'nlants of rizh eousoess will spring up ; many of which, we trust, will be trans planted by God to the wilderness of heathen land. I hope the latedepression in business will notessen tially affec! you in prosecuting youf work. rhfre is sti.l money enough in the churdhes of Christ, and enough due lrom them to the jreasury of the Lord to carry forward with vigor, all the benevo lent operations ol the day. But alais ! though the church lor 30 or 40 years has been awakening from her slumbers, it may be said, 1 believe, with truth, that not one Christian in five hundred, is lully a wake to his obligations on this subject. When the amount contributed to all the benevolent objects of the present day,is compared with thjs pecuniary re sources of the church, how painful and mortilymg is the view $ And to a person situated as you are, at an important point of observation, where you can seecleaily the destitution ot a large portion ol your countiy, and the need of increased energy and effort in sending out the light of life, the in difference of the Christian commluniiy on this subject must be sickening to the heart. CoFetoushesssits like an incubuson the church, and almost paralyses her moral energies. This sin has nrvailed to so ffreat an e'xteut, that al though God has manifested towards it,, his utter abhorrence, i its exisfence excites very little sur prise. By most persons it is tolerated, and by many idolized undtr the specious nrae of virtue. It is lamentable that the lXecuuyc ommmee ol the Horn? Mission Society, should have any occasion to present so touching anjappealto the churches as they have done; and especially that there should be a ground pT fear in relation to their funds. I hope their report will bje extensively read, and produce that intluence u'pop the hearts of Christian?, which it is adapted to exert, and that an increase of liberality on the part pf the church es will dissipate their fear?, and enable them to ro forward with renewed vigor in their labor of love. I !' From the, Gospel Witness. j ! Avon, Ohio, June 4, 1833. . Rev. Luilier Craxcford : Dr. Sir : The time has come forj me to make m-y final report. My sup mission expired on the 1st of June. I have com plied the two churches in Avon and Dover, till now.f The help we have received fdomyou, with the blessing pf'God, has been the salvation of these two churches. Ithinkthere is no place in this country where your money could have been appro priated to better advantage.. And brethren here seem fully to appreciate your bnefic lence. They were in a Wry low condition, vhen I commenced preaching with them two years' ago ; but they are now much strengthened and encoura ;ed : especial ly in Avon, i think that another appropriation ot 100 to these churches (in an ordinary providence) would place them in a situation to s ustain them selves, and sOon to. pay back what they had tecei ved ; and they would esteem it their privilege to do it ; for tney are brethren that an ready to do every good work. ; - . I shall neverbe able to express my emotions of gratitude and thanksgiving to God, for the help I have received (in times ot so great n ?ed) from you while laboring, toiling, and suffering, for the cause of God, in this new and destitute country, and the blessings of thousandsready to peris i, in this re gion, will eternally rest on the ,A.B. H. M. Socie ty. The cause of God is still advancing in this country ; a number of.churches j have enjoyed Re vivals during1 the winter, and two new churches constituted. jMay the blessing of Gold attend your labors ot love. f Yours, in the bond of the gospel; I Bez'aleel Hill From the Thome and Kimball's Tour.1 i . 1 The Afissionary Field in Kingston. Jamaica. We calleifon the Rev. Mr.- Gardider, and also on tneiiey. ivir. linson, two uaptist missionaries n Kingston. On Sabbath we attended service at the church ot swhtch Mr. U. is pastor. It is a ve vvo thousand rv larse building, capable of seating persons. . The great mass of the congregation are apprentices. lAt the time we weie present, thev seen before chapel was well filled, we had never so large an assemblage of negroes, The broad uriace oi uiags laces was scarcely at an aiversi r r 1. 1 Li r I . iv n i fied with higher colors; It was gratifying tor wit ness the neatness of diess, the sobriety of demean or, the devotional aspect of countenance, the quiet and wakeful attention to the preacher, which pre- mi J 1 , I ' . vsueu. i ney were raosiiy rural negroes lrom the estates adjacent to Kingston :some of them corrie several miles to attend that churjeh. I The Baptists are the most numerous bodv of Christians in the island. The number of their missionaries now in Jamaica is sixteen, the num- oer oi cnapeis i is tnirty-one, and thie number pf members thirty-two thousand nine hundred and sixty, i he increase of members during the year 1836, was thiee thousand three hundred and fortv- four. I ' ! 1 At present the missionary field H mostlv en grossed by the Baptists and Wesleyans." The Mo ravians are the next most numerous body. Be sides these, there are the clergv of the English church, with a Bishop, and a few Scotch clergy men. ' r i From the Baptist Banner. liEJtDEKsoN, Kv., June j27th, 1833. ! Dear Bro. WALLER.--In compliance with my last, I talie up rav Pen Ito trv to tell promise in my you a little more of the goodness of our heavenly Father to his people in this partof hfs vineyard On Saturday befoie the third Sundayjin this month our yearly meeting commenced at Highland cnurcn, in union co., Ky., wbicli wks protracted until the ninth day. i This church has seemed somewhat to languish for some time ding it has enjoyed the labors of bro. notwithstan- r - i er since bro. Buck left it. But he hais hot fainted mornson ev ana is consequently now enjoying the fulfilment of the promise, forheisnou reapingi Bro. Jones and myself went down to bis assistance, and the Lord was plea3d to accompany ou labors with his Holy Spirit ; and although even until the fourth day it seemed like lather a doubtful tstrule vet the word of God prevailed, and sinners were made to bow, and ask, what shall we d(it Eighteen iuuuu iue ijura precious 10 meir immortal souls fiurtppn rf vptinm vera oA rx . J. .1 ' by bro.Mornson and baptized j and op last Sunday evening after preaching, we separated, leaving huibandsand ;wives, parents and fchildten and owners and setvants rejoicing togjether ii the From the Gospel Writne$s. ; Pontiac, Michigan, Ju y 9, 1838. Dear Bro. Whi4ing,I have just Jeturned from1 Stony Creek, Some 12 miles N. E: At th; wk- "i in company widi br. Wever, I have jas't spent some 13 days in a meeting. The result of which I am sensible, will gladden the taints, to hear. When we commenced meeting, teveial ol the members were quite opposed to revival men and measures, and had not failed to Ut the community, as well as churches, know, their views. Oih"s wei'e sunk in such awfdl apathy, that little could be expected from them i yet there were a few "who 'sicrhed and cried lor the abominations of the land, and raised their, united prayer, O Lord, revive thy work. Tlie result was, the Lord heard their cry, ! came? down in awful majesty and glory, filling! the w5iole house where we met with his presenee. ! , i r , Infidelity, Antinomianism, and dead formal ity, which had long characterized the chutch and people, gave way. Melting confessions, bum ble acknowledgements; and penetential tears were heard and seen frOm alUparts of the congregation. Now, the-. prodigal sinner returned, and many bowed at the shripe of mercy, and wept wnere tears fell in mercy's sight, and 'called upon the name of the Lord,' found salvation, rejoiced with inexpressible joy, and sang the nt w sohg--spakein heavenly lays, prayed with earnest zeal, and at once arose, and obeyed their Lord, in following the example ,of Jesus, whilethey put him on in the holy ordinance of immersion. J It was our delightful'privilege to wail upon 45 before leaving. Otl.era are soon to fojlowj ; we trust, and hope the work has but just commen ced. God grant the chaiiot to roll on, unti bv ety soul be converted,? many of whom are 1 al most persuaded to be Christians.' . J I am informed that the Lord(js visiting .Salem church also, with his refreshing grace.' -Brd A. P. Mather, a young- ma'n of promise, filled with apostolic zeal, love andlfaith, has been holding a 'meeting of days, there, and immersed some 17, into the fellowship of the little church, (and, expect that bro. Carpenter, will have thev privi lege of waiting upon others soon. We feel-that it is a source of much foy, that the yoorjg beo4 are catching the I spirits oi the times, and) are girding on the whole 4rmor, to fight the battles of the Lord, while- thi harvest, is truly gfeat, and the laborers few. j The Lord increase! the number of ?uch champilns, and fill the churches with a 'mine to trorAr.intil Jerusalem's Walls shall be built to the Eat, and to the West, until the half thereof be joined unto, the half thereof, aind the whole world encircled iii theictty qf onr God. G. D. SIMMONS. 77ie Bible Association of Friends issued last year 1327 Bibles, and Stjjt Testaments. Receipts', S3,500. One of the auxiliaries remarks, that there appears to be within their limits about three hun- dred members of the Society of Friends capable ofeading the Bible, wfip do not possess a copy of it. f ' It ' An individual has pledged 10,000 dollars to Columbian College, on! Condition: that fie have the privilege! of changing its name. EflUris are making to fill up a subscription for a Prplessor-t ship to be called the Ricej Professorship, id mem-! ory of Luther Rice. ir ' I j ! - . si . Since its organizatiorrln 1804, the number of Bibles printed and circuited by the British and Foieign Bible Society, jamounts to 10,SSS,043. The issues last year werep90,398. What a stream of light has issued from the fountain. ! l II- ' WAT OILMAN : UAIiEIGII, Saturdatf August 11 1838. ' : i ! 1 n . Correction. In our last it was stated that the Welsh Neck Issociaionhad contributed S500 to meet the necessities of the Board of Foreign Mis sions. Wre should haveijsaid the "Welsh Neck Church." This is ithecWrch at 5ociey HilL of l. T- r T Tf I 1 1 1 ,1. wnicn jas. . v urman is r;asior,ana wnicn weu ae serves lobe held upas an example for all the friends of benevolence and liberal institutions. To Correspondents. Ohr much esteemed friend and brother -"A Baptist; fDisciple" is informed that, after due consideration, unless he should have some special reason for oor doing otherwise, ,we have concluded not to publish, his article for the present. We have by some means or other, had so much on the subject of Jjaptism. of late, that we have our doubts as to the elWdiency of introducing i . 'if i more on this point ijusf ai;this time. We would i ' say, however, that we fulljiconcur with the writer in his belief that christian baptism. can be valid on- ly when administered by proper act, to a proper subject, and by a properly quahned administrator: the act being immersion, Le subject a piofessin believer, and the administrator one wjio has been validiy baptized himself. Fox the Recorder Watchman. I! From the title of your paper and the cause 11 Tv,. auyocaie, n is a watchman upon! the walls of Zion, and if a faithful one, it .will be impar- tial and knnw nn man cava T,. r- u : . . F . crucified; and therefore wisound the alarm at the approach of the enemy of the camn of Israpl Th writer is a nonprofessor, though a lover of the Bap tist Church, and every plain practical and scripta- ral hnntict nrnfoccn. TJ ' : . n . r " . ,,.V iafVii "aveuea on a good way towards his "three score years and ten '' now feels . some serious notions; to try to have a name among some of the professed followers 6f the Lamb r ,K l " . V.. ' llum ,ue vvatchman 7rlte01i ool Baptists, I sum k a ar 01 my Judgment, and there find no cause m them of death or nf tftj. ungodly denunciations ofithe principaL witness present. caused mein. t;...,: I waness t i , v"".i" icsumuay, i there lore called up Jm, who said there was no sucK Z?f) School Bapt?s7s w i4 T4 . uu oojecuon to caU n the ooor Waldenses brethren in th' Lord. JohTn Bunv?n wm next called, who said charge in vie wTas tlwugh he had often disputed with themwarmT; on their close communion;-tc. As our fi7st W- T.Y ,CalU 5ims?lf "Pith Kirk the first stone, he must be!:lear of ? r it . would rather think upon thtf) Mr pLsVk(.bui WC flrttiKt tj:.-:.i wwr w KU!r ,iur raith and no hh FVih, 7k::!'A w.0d if he is of . . -uunia works will he rln no more. 'a h ot k J1 "e QOi Editor. sc 1K0 CVA .ki T-. ' mow Mr. spH and at. r:.i. V uveceenacca 1 ..w vsau hi i( ) I runrietn . i . vaj man words of EtPm,! r!s7" Z. ,VUU aion the iC;,eus me to i;iay asid J ovprv ricrTit and tha U.. j .1' us and run with patience. .!tc lnnt;. y beset sus" dec. &c. Heavs iunto Je. shall say all manner of evil of sake," Book "-t v wi.a mc 10 ne caut On a ; persecutions le"st I: be found to fight aga w A J07 He tells me that it were better Tox ml tl u" mill-stone tied about srrininrpc" v r hs (a . 1 ' J uuu ij na poet t the sea, than to offend one of his little ones tell me to follow no man no farther than U r it -Christ. He tells me that bein? rV?30 again, &c. &c. &c. Does Mr! "Faith an J WOPv think to fetter them by throwing stumbling Zll - wwv in his own wav? Believe me he "wi oJr, ;J wings to-their flight. Remembei ? the rerfJo m nis own wav f -Believe me he v wings to their flight. Remember th patriotic Lady of Charleston to a P. j v , 71 YaiiiC Ul a piant m the ar den : she told him it w 1K0 rVl i i,.. Sar r , , , . . 14 ut ywm. why 1.- it the rebel plant madam? Because it thrive Kp the more it is trampled on. i' - call st "Buy the truth and sell it not." A Poor Sinner. HE MARKS. The foregoing communication, after some hesi tation, we have concluded to admit,! although we areat a loss to see its point. The writer, notwith standing bis severe and unkind expressions seems to rnean well, and for this reason we are disposed iuSidiuy mswisu. ne i3 evidently much in the dark, on one subject at least, and on this account we should be glad to afford him light, ; ' Our correspondent'semarks on the article in ques tion, proves conclusively to us, that heis butbadl qualified to search'fqr truth ; and that unless he shall alter his mode of procedure, he may . expect always to remain in darkness. In the article before him it was plainly jjie object of the writer, to proVe that the baptists, as a denomination, -until Within a very few years, have been the uniform friends and pat rons of ministerial education, missionary effort, and other similar provisions for extending the kingdom of Christ in the earth. To establish this position,; the writer adduced some half dozen quotations from church history, together with sundry facts of a more recent date and more generally known. The quo tations, so far as appears, were correctly made, and the Tacts stated contained unanswerable proof in favor of the position in hand. Of course the conclu ..:r.. k: t. "tt. . sion was inevitable that the "Old School Baptists." so called, had assumed a name to which they had no title, and were thereby endeavoring to effect an impojition on ihe public. i In view of all this, ahe writer of the present arti cle informs us, that be summoned" the accused, the "Old School Baptists'" to the bar of his judgment,: with a view, as one vould suppose, to . a fair and equitable trial. Instead, however,of taking up the ! successive testimonies in order, and showing that: they had been unfairly quoted, or were raisunder- ! stood, or did not suppprt the position inquesticD he pretends to find put that there was no such bishop as Cauvillon Tamong the Waldense?, and that John Bunyau was no baptist! And thence professes to discover ihat the whole argument ras an imposition that the whole testimony was false that the accused had been unjustly impeached and that the sin of imposition was altogether, on the other'side of the question. J Now we would say to our correspondent, with ail due respect, Suppose the facts to be as by him sta ted suppose it to be true that there was no such man as Cauvillon, and that John Bunyan was not a baptist, what has this to do with the. question in hand 1 The testimony from Ivemy is still uncon- i tradicted the testimony1 from Jones is uncontra-; dieted the evidence of more recent facts is uncon tradicted. With wrhat show of fairness then, we would aik, can it be pretended that the old school party have been hereby falsely accused ori how can our correspondent satisfy his own conscience that he has herein acted the part of a fair and impartial umpire? ". '. ' ' ' Now the truth is, there is not a particle of the tes timony adduced by "Faith, &c." which has been either contradicted or refutedi Besides this, it is well known by every one acquainted with the histo ry of the Baptist church in this country that allocr first associations were the decided friends of liberal institutions, and particularly of theological educa tion. It is equally well known that the peculiari- ties which distinguish the people now calling them selves "Old School Baptists,'' were never known or; thought of, as the distinguishing :propertes of a party calling -themselves baptists, until som.ten or twelve years ago. And it must le equally well known to eveiy one who will fairly look! a't tjhe sub ject, that a more silly imposition was never passed upon the world, than that now attempted bv a cer tain faction of the baptist church, to pass themselves , oft for old school baptists. The fact i these peo ple are mere upstarts they are the epbemepl pror ( duction of a day-a-they are innovators uponjbaptist principles and so far as their claim to eld school ship is concerned, they are weak and silly leceiv ers. i We will here add if our correspondent does re ally desirc to know. the truth on this subject, we would advise him to take the aforesaid communi cation in hand again examine carefully the testi monies from Ivemy, Jones, &c. and if he thinks that he can refute teni, to prepare anolherj article for the Recorder. For ourselves we wish tp know he truth and if We old school people We pven the shadow of a claim to their "new-fangled2' dis- tinction letus have the proof and let as d justice.' '. ' ' ' : (As it respects Cauvillonr we find oa re p them erence .1. to Jones, that the name is Cavaitlon, printed thro mistake, we presume, Cauvillon. As to Bunyan we have always understood that he "was a bap tist we presume so still. But Cavafllon and Bun yan out of the question the argument is th same ; the truth is the same j the silly imposition ofe Old School people is the same. j . , The numerous quotations of our correspondent, in the latter part of his communication, are good and appropriate. " We i trust he will bear tnern in mind. Had they been properly appreciated(by the old school faction, the sil diitinctions of l'Oli School" and New Sclioorwould have been un knowu among our churches.. ! I VOU faUp r . ' &c. He also teUs me to "Seek ve rJ of. the Lord." IIe tells mel I ,1
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Aug. 11, 1838, edition 1
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