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- - : tv qrh tit n F It N- WA'TC II M A N. D 1 13 L I C A L ,oso irr riWsurable meditation : the! birds to w songs he. -had listened with so much plotis n nj ol- Imd -ail r!-,, t ; health.and whose nests and tender young i f. .u i, : j f it-,,, rude sciic 'cldCrcsar.whot'n hti himse liha J m'; ; louowcu una ueieu - . , , lu .fr calmm these met his e.ye,anu; cc. ; i - kinflu :nce, to soothe fiis ' - 7, his emaciated hat. J -his old frir nd. si ft - . ,ovv tone 0f disea? o, ;;tohi:n,.ndu - hg through 'c:cLX : a moment, and licked his uuu thre'shand ":The!d man vns nfiVcled,. he pat- ter said, -r u, ' '. - ... U , n I a m rrf) r. i1 u-Vre, Killing several ef ihe inhabitant?, and why ihoy did not.jpt lire m cur In'tiees, 1 am at a loss to know. It might Ir .e been from personal friend ship on ihe iurt ! ti' the chiefs, with several of w!.. ::i we wtre will acquainted ;or it might have cv had not lim ; 0:1 iheir return been tecuuse th from ihe attack. i I, i llwf itl.-..K-. ,1 frt cj,rr 1 ? t f h for plunder alter w m!s. It is mora pruo ;ible, however, uses of ihe mis- manes 1 1 Sit' 0 . .'. la : ments first awoke bae sp bke nof.b'u.t n eloquent flood of tear, answered the question. nihi H.-),t seemed 10 pcri-u oon.vm.w, 1 I..:.. .-. ik., i'-,-,!" 'irrmniT was going on, -arm ivu.g uu 1 : his tall he boked wistfully 10 the face ofhts 'master a master, vvnem uesnoum cva uu. -follo w, except to the grave. Yes, his last hour was come; his family were all assembled at his bed side, arid his eye often rested.: with, a fond.. ' look on Ms affectionate -wife, arid lovely daugh- ' ter holding in her arms her firstliorn ; neither did he sp? re a look of regard on his faithful . body serrant, dvingvent.'ina corner of the room, to his rief,"m- a'Sincere flood of tears, ilismind - Wairompdsed hehad partaken .for the lastt.me, ' ofthat'iiohest of rites, and his soul awaiu d but " the mandate of the Mighty One, to wing us -. way to scenes of far purer Li.ss. , ia one y 1 iei 1 ;dis?urbei his dyin- hoar-hU son -his on.y sen ' was not there. He had, a-year befbre, despite ihe entreaties 'of father, mother, and sister, taicen what property, the liberaliiy of his father had bestowed on him, and gone to one of the. most -dissipated Southern cities, whence many a sad i ace cf him reached the family. They had rhcr.d that the seeds of religion, so early implan- ted in .his heart, might still spring up and had written him numerous letters assuring him of entire forgiveness, if he would return. The old man's health surk; and when he saw the hour of death was nigh at hand, he besought him in the most affectionate terms to come to him, that his eves might not bs closc-d for ever, without one fast fond look on his only son. They heard nothing from him.and his coming was despaired of by all; yet still his father seemed to expect - him and .often as he felt that life was fast ebbing away, he woald cast an anxious look down the noble' avenue which led to the house. "Frank, ray son," muttered he, "will you not comply with the.last request of your dying father?" A cloud would settle on his brow for a moment, but it would be immediately dispatched when he be held his little grandson playing in childish glee with his mother's daik ringlets. Again he would look "down the avenue and heave a deep sigh. Not a word was spoken; they1 were all over-whelmed-with grief.. But now his anxious eye catches a 'glimpse of a horseman rapidly ap proaching joyously he shrieked, "'Tis FTank,'? - and, overcome "by. the violence pf his emotion, fainted. When he. recovered he found Jiis son before his father, to beg forgiveness, he could only'sob out, in the words' 'of the prodigal son, , f Father,' 1 have sinned against neaven. and be . fare thee, " and am no mo re wo rt h y to be ca 1 led thy son." The face of the dy ing man lighted , u p h e J a i d h i s t r e 1 n b 1 i n g h a n d . u p o n : h v s s o n 's head "Bless thee,-my boy," said, he. Pie fell back -exclaimed in a low voice, "Now Lord let ' ihy servant depart in peace5' a placid smile ; overspread his countenance a slight shudder -and he was dead.- I s - " . - "Let me die the death of the righteousness.and " Jet my fast end be like his VI 1. A. L. ' Richmond, Va. July, IS 30. When t:i e vtlltr me, I was at a"lu s to !;nov tL.? rouse,' and supposed it might have been c:i!v a lira ; hat. as soon as we heard the repot t t I t:.t:ketry, vt at ence felt that we were in tlie .niidst !' .or, Having dressed ourselves, we delibe.ateJ v!k th er to ijet.ike our selves to the wood?, or to a ?mall canoe, vhich we hal neai the house. Providence ordered that we should take the latter coarse, and we got into the canoe,- with our two- little childier, and a few biscuits which wo snatched upiu the 1 urry of '.he motnent, as we did nob know how long we might be obliged to remain upon the water, it we should escape. from the hands of the enemy. We pushed out into the river, and remained nearly opposite thejiouse till the firing had ceased, atlei .which we proceeded silently down ihe river, as far as the f cantonments;1 hut' hearing no noise as we pas sed, the fort," we uareu not go .up, as we did not know in whose possession it-, might be. We therefore kept ofl upon the liver tilt about day rieak, when the welcome sound cf the bugle met ourearstand we immediately came in. The sight around ..us'-was truly ' Uorrible. ' Tae dead and dying were scattered in .every direction, and hun dreds were left without ..a shelter lor their head?, and scarcely 'a raor to protect them from the cc!J. ; . .' " ; - . While 1 am writing, the trees are clouded with flocks of vultures, which hr.ve collec.ed from; aIl quarters to feast upon the slain. Hie bodies which were found t!:3 next day, were buried or thrown into the r'ver, but many remained '.undiscovered, and there are doubtless many ljing deaJ in"the jungles, that no one knows of. .Ve now remain at cantonments, and are eve ry day expecting- another rutuek; but the fort is veiy strong, 'and would be able to resist a barge force! We Lave concluded to remain where'we are, as it appears to be the safest pot we can find. In God is. our only help. We f-ci great anxiety for our friends at Jaipur, who are alio expecting an attack. Mav tae Lord preserve them and LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM SA- ,-.-" ": " ;'; .: - tliya. 1 ' -";-':::.'-.''. " AS AM. ': In" our iast number we rnentioed that an attack had beeamade on, the military cantonments at Sadiya, by a band ol Ivhamti?, which had resulted in the loss of many lives.' It appears from the follgwicg letter from Mr. Brown. ; since received, lhat the missionary family had also beeo in ex ireme peril, but were graciously preserved. We 'trust that the same kind Providence watched over ihe Jaipur station,' although do direct communica Uion has been had with the missionaries since .the date bebw.giv.m. Bap. Miss. Mar.'- : i Leller of Mr. Bron, dated Sadiya, Feb, 8, 1S20. . ' . m 1 t .1 ! 1 . r 1 ! T . . t . .--' x nrouga tae Ki.na .care 01 cur neayemy v atner, we. have been preserved through a' scene of great dansreranJ distress; and how great should be our t thankfulness for all to us ! On the us morning of the 2Sih of January, about three or cr ; I -"four o'clock, this station was attacked by - the I; Knamtis. They took the place completely by sur . prise, and atier c uting-down the sentries, at the first onset made 'themselves : masters'of the stock- .1 adeanJ magazine. .--At the same instant, f; i five bands attacked the place in di;Terent d in " tiring ths houses and murdering iodiscrun.ateiy ; I - all whom they met, men, women - and children. Nearly the whole village and cantonments weie ! soon m flames. CaptanJ Mis. Hannay, Lt. "f iMarsnali. anu tae apoiu?cary, .ur. rinauu ana . . From the Christian Watchman. REVIVALS IX CAXxDA. - Our mis-denary brother, the Rev. D. M'Phail, who has been stationed since last lall at the Indian Lands was lately induced to pay a visit to Osgood, for the purpose of declaring to ihepeople in that destitute settlement, the unsearchable riches of Christ. 13v the following letter to cur brother Milne, it will be seen that the labors of Mr. M'Phail had been crowned with signal success many have been converted from the error of thsir ways, brought to believe in the Lcrd Jesus, and to walk newness' of life. We understand that when ''ti diusrs of these things came to the cars of the churches at" Breadallane an J St. Andrewsbreth ren Frazer,. and Edwards. Jan.. proceeded to Os good ; who will, doubtless, cn seeing "the grace of God," be glad,and exhort the disciples, "lhat with purpose ol heart, they should cleave unto the Lord W hone to have it in our power soon, to give inongst that, people. Canada Baptist Maga- zine-l , - '':-Z Indian Land3,' July 20, 1829; . My dear Brother,- The Lord has wonderful ly displayed hi3 power, in the conversion ol sin-r ners in Osgood. . I visited lhat patt of the country about five weeks ago, and have only relumed Ihe other day; During the first week I prcaehed every day, excepting Saturday. Nothing special was manifested, excepting an increasing anxiety 10 hear. 1 spejit the second week in Msiiifg from house to house, and conveising with the people a- fbout the state of their souls. This I found to have been of great benefit, as some of themselves aller wards expressed.- Many began to feel the efTecta of a wounded conscience, but the "power -of the Lord was present to heal." A number have. pro fessed to receive peace of-miDd, by- behevinsr. " Twenty-six have been buried with Christ by bap tism unto death" a number more are hopefully, converted, and there are a. number yet inquiring, What they must do to be saved' The greater part are heads of families', and in the vigour of life; so that much good to our Zian may be expected from, them."" The list week, in a great measure, has been employed in instructing, those, young dis ciples. ''to observe "all ihinss.. whatsoever Christ commanded them." A Gospel Church was form- I ed last Lord's-day. numbering forty-six ; and after wards we attended to ttie ordinance fit the LordV s upper.';... In looking back, I can truely say; "Sure ly the Lord was in that place," and to a grea: de gree, I knew it not." I left ..them' with deep' a flee -tion, in hopes of returning -whenever the Lord, an his Providence, will permit. . hat I adv cried 16 in my last letter. 1 advert "to. again, their great 10 ant of a Minister. They are making perparations for a place oi worship; bat where' is the person lu occupy the pulpit ? What can be done, or to what side can we look ? Nowhere, but to vourselves. for the present. Relax not year efforts, therefore, in preparing men for the ministry. . " . . . The people in Osgood were moral, and of a good natural understanding. -They.'h.id a' form of reli gion, and thought it 'sufficient. They thought that it they did not lie, swear, ecc, and dealt honest ly, with their fellow-men, that' upon the whole it mi rn 1 uo. u the ev it do. Bat when their eyes were opened by -ver blessed Sniiit, to'see that rnbralttv. ornnv ..wife, were roused from their" beds by the Khamti ; other natural ! excellence-whatever that "nothing 1 war cry. an J on coming out, found themselves short of a change of heart 'could save them thev ( ' -. . , . , fn 1. . 1 ' : i! t ..it.. ..I, ..! AT. 1 . : surrounded - by the enemy. They however all " succeeded in reaching the stockade in saletyv ""'f-This they found already ire the hands of the en- my, out uta me assisianc- ci ine sipu.tis, uiey ucceeded in a few minutes ia dislodging lucrn. emy. succe Having now. gained'pussession cf- the magazine, which contained ihe ammunition, they commen ced a heavy fire cf musketry, and the slaughter immediately became general. At length the artil lery began its tremendous roar, an-J after a few minutes' resistance, the enemy Hid in all 'direc tions. The contest lasted about fifteen or twenty : 'minutes.. ..Col. White, the commanding c facer, on nrsl hearing the alarm, rushed out ol bis house, 1 - became awfully altered. Never have, l'witnessed the power of truth to such an extent as amon thai people. "But it is the Lord's dcing, and it is mar vellous in our eves." I was afraid lhat ia their The following should have appeared earlier, but was overlooked. ;.. ' ' rFrom the Christian Index. TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE MERCER V : . '.:" - vNivr.nsiTY. : ' ' Gentleme'v The subscribers, have; attended to th Ndut TSigned them as a hoard of visitors at the latexanfination of the students belonging to the institution under your care and are much gratified to be able to make iha following report "We deem it needless'to consume time by dwel ling particularly upon the merits of each class in asmuch as it was man. It.st that all . had been taught with equal fidelity, and that the d.iTeron cts exhibited between the classes were just such as miThl-be referred 10 the diilerer.ee in the tem perament a-ndi mental organization of the student. As the respective classes came forward for exami nation the preceptor announced. to the board the particular "study upon wuicu mey we c amined told us how' far the class had progressed and requested any member of the board to exam fno tkn, ,,'nrtn nnv porlion of the study which bad occupied their attention during the term; This request on the part of-the teacher was so made and repeated as at once to inspire the board with the assurance that it was no empty requisition, and-accordingly they examined each class with considerable closeness, until it became manifest, that the student, whether young or more advanced in years and acquirements was well grounded in the subject before. him, and that he was as much at hom at one place as another in all that he had studied. The, text books in:use satisfied us that the teachers were fully up to the improvements ihe age We have often seen schools in which a greater variety of siuda-s had. engaged the mind of the students in the same length of lime, and in which more ground was said to have been pas sed over in the different studies, but. we have rare ly, if ever, seen the whole number of students in anv institution so generally correct and accurate in their knowledge of all they had attempted to learn. We observed that little or no attention had been paid to scanning the verses of Virgil, Horace and Homer. This though not at all indispensible to enable the student to translate with elegance and taste, and though a very cood knowledge of the structure ol the Latin and Greek languages can be obtained without an intimate acquaintance with prosody, is nevertheless that which gives euphony and a mellifluous smoothness to noetic numbers, and lends much interest to classic learn ing. The board were much pleased with ihe at tention paid to composition and declamation. The original' speeches of the Sophomore class would, in our judgement, lose nothing by compar ison with any Junior exhibition of that kind we have ever witnessed in Georgia. In a word, gen ilemen, we are of the opinion that the examina tion was conducted from beginning to end with Lthe utmost tairness, and thai it was highly credita ble to instructed and pupils. We are happy to bear our united, humble, and unqualified, testimony to the high state of, morals which pervades the village ofePenfield. The lo cation of your University appears to us to be in every respect unexceptionable. The inhabitants of your beautiful village besides being bound to gether by the strongest ties of social affection and christian love, appear to be united heart and hand in harmonious action for promoting the highest and best interests of your college. The quiet, thoughtful demeanor of 'the students, their plain hess of dress, their unostentatious carriage, and :Klt cithnrlinni'on. were worthy of all praise. Cheerfulness and contentment were shown forth in their faces as well as in their lan guage and conduct. All seemed anxious to learn, and to consider prompt obedience to the wishes of inslructers a small sacrifice for the privilege of do ing so. :n;TZ-;" --''T'" e ' '' ' ? With regard to the manual labor system, upon which your institution is based we think its claims to universal adoption much higher and stronger than our people in general seem willing to admit. 'Mens sana in sano corpore,1 is one cf the sound est principles of inductive philosophy. If it had been understood -and acted out according to its true intent and meaning from the day of its first piomulgaticn until nyw, we should at this mo ment in all probability have had. a -.race of physi cal ;an'd; intellectual giants compared with whom the best specimens under the present regime had been' but pigmies. " We are not sufficiently well acquainted with the details of youi particular plan to pronounce upon it's merits. We doubt not, how ever, that you are correct in principle. We main tain that physical and mental cultivation; "ought to be united, that they ought never to have been di vorced, "and that the man, or association of men, who shall most speedily bring about their harmo nious re-union, will best deserve the gratitude of posterity. -.As matter of fact and of -philosophy the board -believe that the hest condition of the mental powers will" always' be found in close and permanent, connection with the best condition of the corporeal powers. - And of course we believe that those systems of education, which disregard', or neglect ihe cultivation of health and physical strength,' however good in other respects, are un philosophical in principle, and unsuited to the na ture and constitution of man. They have alrea dy, done much to produce a state of things deeply 1 0 b e - d e ) 1 0 r e d , a n d a r e r a p i d 1 y u s h er i n g 1 n -1 he day when the union cf a highly cultivated intel lect With a sound and robust body will become an anomaly. 'To resist the'evil influence of cultiva ting the mind at the ' expense ol the body is among the noble purpos, s of the founders and patrons ol" Mercer University, and the board consider the late examination a flattering earnest cf your final suc cess. - ; '. " - - .... .. ; Charles J. .McDonald. 1 ;. villiam vj, jlmws0n., ' ' Simpson .Fcuchi:. ." --- . J. J. RlDLF.y. G. M. Dudley. .. t!,e c:rnplioncf a volcano, sadden and fierce, but pr'-c ' The zeal of woman is a pure and so rnf.rilv fed Ly the oil of Her deep - V- ... .kit KnmB and burns With . ' . ,1 Kurna withnnf a hnicmcn . -.(Tect ons.tnat Durus auu uuV- .. . Th" former w;u iriumpu u.. - -y. fury and in wrath ; the latter will attain the ' e end by perseverance and meekness ; the former may be repressed iheJatter is indonnta- lzPrcshyteriarl. - -' ,: . : UECOKDKir and ; AVATHilA.. oriSitialG. ItAtKlCII, SturJay Uptcmber 31 , 1S31I. ' TP RMS Three dollars payable in six months or tvo dollars' and fifty cents if paid short of that time. We learn that BroJames McDaniel baptized 30 persons at May's Chapel, Chatham county, about two weeks ago: and that about a, month before lie baptized 20 at the same, place making in all 50 . . . .1,. 1 at ttt rt r ! c - . ,, conyeriSj in augui aiAvvtAo. - , . - i ! ..I ... 1 1 " . . . It yvai our intention to have continued our re marks this week, on the subject of calling up sinners to be prayed for: but as we have in the mean time received, several-communications' on the ; subject. which claim a place in our present number, that we may not hive too much on thesame topic, we. .. .. , .. . , ."I.- - - - - ' have concluded to defer our article tin a more com venient seasoni For the present w& surrender the Question to our correspondents. J We trust that they '1-. .1 will endeavor to keeprcool; adhere closely to me point in debate: and, if possible, abstain nom ai uhkindUnd disrespectful expressions : bearing in mind that the truth can never suffer from investiga- lionj arid that no practice which cannot endure the crdeslof a clcse and critical examination, deserves to be tolerated by the christian church. I j -- . , -';;.: 1 -e ! ! To Correspondents. Philos, A Seeker, and a communication, without a. signiture, making inqui ries onrthe subject of-faith, have been received,and shall have attention at an early period. lions; whin referred to'ihe has.net. several meanin therefnrp m'rlnut -i ' . - " itiiuerinj ertir.- ' that attached to: it ia the aWyi udatapolla, much water, may F' sprin?siS) en, and ha;; oczenmcpings, and might bere from, &cr.-and even bapUZo .V,"' ' the act, djes not always rn"? 1 thereforeiraay not have that K in que&tidn.: So, you see, yourV"' ; lacii.uiB iiu.renuerea uoubtfu. stead ol Liiving a series of clear and unequivocal deposition, ' : cciiecuon.1 inaetimte5dubioUserr like the oracles of the ancient b .-' ' ,er mean;,.' emergences of caseanathece caprices "ol interpreteis. .Very gceod This is ceitainly53,:; for the language of iospirairon-botr we ,sh all la:d ml l Mt all, and see to C ieaa. uar repiy 13 the lollowf, an?- 'i The September number of the Christian Review, we Icarn, is out of the press; but as yet we have not been favored with a copy. We presume the failure is to be attributed to ihe delayaof the mail. I Since writing the above the anticipated number has come to hand. Contents next week. , ! ! . ' ' '. '- j "Will some friend favor us with a copy of the Min utes of the Bethel Baptist Association containing the Circular Letter on the qualifications and. duties of Deacons ? The Circular Letter we gave out for publication in the Recorder ; but our compositors by some means managed to lose a part of ,it before it wa3 put in typei- ' - '..' ' , '" '":- '-;-''--:-"' ' w anu was making hi 'was met and surrounded I who overpowered and kil The loss ct sipaMt to t;.e t.. euty cf the '..a ca t .e zazine. 1-,M , I 1 , cliii Jren, tv-iour.: out iQciuain? wnr n ! I the Asime-se who wre ki2d and I ing the action, l.ae number eannot have I'eihan one hundred. Thirty llha-.ais deid on held : ana it is sarrC4 T "'of wounded' was very large. Are.: was tair- were t'.fe rui: the I. were so.aa a Others of distiu We w.: cur bcus: ,s I rt: Tiiis c;rc a; i 1 v i :: z ' a a ''.earn : l - i..iacau Cuiefs, -and very exposed situation, rui'.c from cantonments. ihght out of Sodom, they would betake to some false refuge; ; hut 1 hope. the Lord, in his mercy, has prevented it. The finished work of Christ, 33 a ground of hope for poor perishing sinners, seem ed to be all their desire. Indeed, 1 was never tried sitmuch as when pressed upon by them to'shov what does a saving faith consist, and how was ihe heart interested in it ; and if I have- failed,' it has not been because I have not. h?en willing, but be cause I have not been.: able. Yet I. know that I have come far short of my duty, for. which 1 now irnj lore the divine mercy and forgiveness. I cannot close this letter, v, ithout adveiting to the piece in which 1 live. Sir.ce my last leller to you, the Lord has blessed us with a few eonver sicms ; eight have been baptized, and added to the less ! church, and 1 hope others will follow before long. ;red favourable before I left; but I rather low again. Yet the thought mi's hand is not shortened, ih&t it can st hear, '-Le, but my, it. : with dur- it i hmers fear l!.. 'i 1 are tuat f c. - . 1 - -a . , a L et theL .ve, r : i - v.- it avy, t-che that it cant "ing pre mi a y, rt animates us 3 c: reued our s: 2 eaem tssei three - i W to the ce: 1 1.0 uuest ct tlic vec; v.'iiii renewe ! ' d vi- re iac:i L: ;dom and patience of ear cc; D. MThail. y Board of Visitors. Testimony . to the .Missionaries. In a recent letter from an officer in the United States' Navy, dated Singapore, published in the Army and havy Chronicle, ihe following mention is made of the American missionaries at that station. "During our stay at Singapore, we saw a great deal of the American missionaries and their hidies. I o judge from what we saw of these gentleman I can confidently say they are intelligent, upright men without a single thought apart from the grand object of their labours, and zealous of lheirgood works. The wives ot the missionaries are charm ing women, and it is with feelings of no small re gretthat we quit their agreeable society. Thir enthusiasm in the cause in which they are embark ed, 13 irrepressible ; and even the most sceptical could not look with indifference on the meek and gentle heroism with which they sustain innumera ble privations and hardships. The love oP women is a fearful thing, says the proverb; how much more inefhble is her perfect holiness: when the -i.c uiuuesty and grace ot her character is illu- ainated b are so mi : Lut lire vi oiviiie ins pua uon. I hpv h SO R! n rrlu.m i n rl pi? c r ('"vcto.l tn il,,.: .ork, so full of s weetness, charity, and all that is loyy to apathy itself Vv coldne into somethic !sal the sight of their labours. Ill I v- cuiu 03 rc-JSv-.l leuui its e life. The zeal cf tu 'armed is like i Interesting state of things in " Washington, ,2V. C. . We learn that the labors of our bro. Spivey liave been considerably blessed in this town during the last twelre months. For some 'time .past; ow ing to "the want of stated preaching, dissentions in ine CUUICU, UUU uciliapa Other couc. hs totorosts of the Baptist denomination in this' place, had be come exceedingly low. Since brother Spivey's at tendance here, though present only about half his time, we understand that the brethren .have, rallied -somej thirty or forty 'members have been added to the church liberal subscriptions have been ob tained for repairing the meeting house and a re spectable congregationhas been collected. We sincerely trust that ' brother S. may be induced to remain among these people, and that the .pleasure of the Lord may continue to prosper in Ins hands. ! PROOF OF IMMERSION. - : , lf:I once heard of the following case being propos ed to a Baptist preacher : Suppose there had been a law in Judea, making it a capital crime murder in the first degree 10 immerse a man in water; and suppose that John the Baptist had been taken I up under this law and biought to trial, for immers ing our Saviour; and that you had been one of the jury in the case. And let it be allowed that all the evidence in the case, 'was the simple statement as we have it in the New Testament, by the different Evangelists, corroborated by all Ihe'othcr caseslof baptism that are mentioned.- '.What would have bten your verdict in such a case, upon a trial of life and death? The Baptist preacher took a day for consideration, and his answer finally was "If I were a Presbyterian, as you' are, 1 suppose I should acquit him; but being a Baptist, I should condemn him." I. believe that any one would find it not a uue aimcuit.to'-make out a verdict of, guilty, 'in. au.ii . 1 ease. - ... . Austin.. lit has been often affirmed that it cannot be pro ved that John immersed his disciples in the Jordan, or lhat the baptismal ceremony was ever certainly administered by an act of immersion." The. same challenge is clearly contained in the Aforegoing, paragraph" from our old friend, the late correspondent cf the W atchman of the South. As strong assertions. sometimes pass for more than ar gument, and as this reputed difficulty is capable of an easy illustrationrvre accept the challenge, and accordingly hereby pledge ourselves to proved either that Jchn immersed his subjects -in the Jordan, or that there is no such thing as proof in language, written cr oral. . ? - 0 I The proof which we have to adduce is, in brief, the following: It is deposed by inspired witnesses 1.; That John habitually baptized where there was mveh uaUrx 2. That when he baptized the Jews it was dene in the river Jordan: 3. That when the Savior was to be baptized, he went down into the water; and after his baptism, came up cut of ihe water: 4. That the act was in every case an act of immersion. " The .testimony is therefore both circumstantial and positive confessedly" the most unequivocal kind cf testimony that can h--. duced on any subject. And as no one has evr presumed to shew an exception tothis general rule either as to fact or circumstances, we mu'n co-i cr;the case as clearly and nn,,!-!., T OUt. ' Bat step, says one skn'ed m tl quite so fa r C UHansv;pra -, -,r J cur peocbaptist friends, and pertic quirks and quibbles cf the" lav,-, not hifycupka- Ycurt. tim- -y tl h cfh u raeius r- is cquixoca e is : 1 v J.very pert ci c The dfbresaid rdiipff either vaid or not. valid.. If iv.p.r are of nq force, of course, and threr made cull : If they are valid, they c against all verbal testimony of e--and consequently must leave us'wi'- -of proving any thing by teslim. ken. id (lonfirmaf ion cf this latter - the fblloying': .,-"-": ";; . ''" . It i 3 pf q v ed before a court ofi , mitled riyjrder upon B. by the f1 tions: Qije witness deposes that Le the decea sed down into the James r; that he gsjw the.'deceased wtherWe he saw th e accused dip the decease ter a foi;!rth,thathesaWtbeaccc ceased in the river a fifth, that h ti ed brought up out of the valet fci he' saw-the deceased lying d.j, having b aen taken out of tk ' are the facts and circumsfancen. case.: : VV e ask, was there ever a j;--!. that .woplid hesitate to bring in jt; in such -ah action? c v e We yill now set our pedobaptsstli upon lhi3:testimony;and with the p. terpretation . previously applied, tre l what will become of it. By an app; ries, anJ ifo the use of writers id tar cases, h shows 1. That into has:: several eanirigSj'and jherefore c: primary meaning: in the presect cae has Isoniej ten or a'dczea ." significatic--? among - others it ; means on, ik. That diji fias noless than six meank;! others, i means to moisten, totdl the wor drawn has at least six cr e'ee tions ; aati that, amongoihers, it rnea:re er : 5. Tfiat out of has tweBiy mes:.. mcanHjj or btyondx TtaiibaAi very equivocal . import, having notVu: ty three jslignifications; and that axe means dull; sluggish heavy, &c : I which it i is made to appear that tae i have been:! guilty of nothing more i down tophe river shore and gWit drubbing; " If is not proved that Vu'e. water at all ! !! ' , "; V .: t -We will now, take. a still stranger:: still more to the point, in -'asmncie'. made oul is a New .Testament fou mony to be adduced is to be foucer Greek. . Ti.e fact to which we - of Christ.l The testimony to be i timony of1 the four evangelists as is gospels respectively. It is suostantie ing: 1. That Christ was taken to lb cution, Gqljotha, so called: 2. Thai crucified : "X That he afterwards sare That lie-was subsequently foucd . soldiers: g.;That a spear was thrust 6. That hss; body was procured fcy 1 placed in a.sepulchre: 7. That oa tie arose;-Cram. the tomb.'Iaith'e etaie above depsiitions some circumstance sideratiqnmay, possibly have been c ry statemer.t, however, uwhich can b material, br as containing proof of question, hes, it is thought, been ac.'. conclusive has this proof always beee that," so- far as we know,' the fact b doubted bj any who. allowed the C' witnessesi'5-We shall pow subject in--pies of intgrpretation, as before obse ove rset thee evidence in favor cf J sion. It is'aecordin'gly contended-:b 1 cumstance that Christ. wa3 taken: execution proves nothing; asa!lt":: been done without his being put to d the word" rendered crMcrjrsornetiffiE-;' to mortifyfor subdue: (see Gal. a--1 the word tendered Ghost more cc icind, and that the ; phrase might there.'" ed, 'he gavie up the wind': 4. That i dered dead, is often used to ' denote than mental'or corporeal apathy: 5... of Jesus might have been'piercetl, 53 ' forth blood. and water without pro:- -That the preposition en might been rendered at, near, oiicilh: -declaration;that he arose proves c-1- that ha rose up from : a state of &c--corporeal inactivity, which -extreo3e induced. ; , ' . Thus it appears that there is. to: any one of the four evangelists in circumstantial account of the Savic-- and resurrection, which has than one ;'arrd which therefc'?, "-', principle, is' ibt .cf Joobtful in:;- " course, that Chri's "death 'care--1 the bcn'piures ; and not only s- .. -will be pracf'trable until we sh- -',.. new recordin which the wi-1- -' .. :r ue; :s which -
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Sept. 21, 1839, edition 1
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