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,,.,i.i '"IM"k''J"" P'M Hi' Mu'. till L "ifHOJIlS'.IFt TQBEY, Editor. J r Scpctcu to Religion, ilToralitn, XUcrature, Agriculture; dnb nicrabntcUigcncc, . 51. A. 21EREDITU, Pullisllr. VOLUME IVII.. JO::13.: , RALEIGH, i, C. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1852. "WHOLE ".NO. 1089 4 -5i Z iB!BLICARiPRDI5 ; Religious and Literary Paper: .J iVei-kly at Raleigh, N. C, at 2 00 per an P5 VaWe iu all cases ix apvance. 'Ul letters ou business should be directed to j'lfher, Marcus A. Meredith. Letters contain &f Orations, or in any way relating to the ed- i.nartiTunt, shoula W addressed to "Editor of 9 o' reference tot the Recorder, address thus L W.Tobey. k : Ul communications, to insure attention, must rJreA to RaWigli, N- C.post.pai:l. rior further particulars see last page. THE LAW OF NEWSPAPERS. .-T)scr;brWho.do not' give express notice to the '' t arc 'considered wishing to continue their sub- ifr'ie subscribers order the ,ilL3COadawuieeof - fie publishers may continue to send them take their pa- reefcU, they I, If4llljcribers neglect or refuse to t; J' , n t'ic ofli'.ie to which they are di t vli rc,on'ble "atil they have settled tlieir bill, I ? fV- courts have' decided that refusing ta take a Z .nodical fr .u the o;!ies, or renuviug au-.l !r-d for, is "prima facie" evidence ol For the Recorder. Rcvelatioa aad Rf asoa. ryii reason vroull incite man, to thu inquiry, first auu inu.st ni'poriaiii suujeci, to ao- Tjiae tlio ttiestiou Is tio Bihh a lieTclatioD yaOtil to mau ? This qu-etiou bein,! e?tab- i diQ tb3 affirmative, right reason would at Icad to tLe certain conclusion, that what. rfGji revealed must bs true, and His , '..I I'liiauds t!u mot sacrsd reverence and I Illicit obidieuca. 'Even," if God should pro :x usnv things above the reach of all human ivin. to doubt or demur, would bs a darin- r Ood's wbrd but a blasphemous opposition to one of the attributes of God, His justice. Is it reason , . that God sh ould diapla j H is wondrous lore m the gift of His Son for a rebellious world, and not His justice in cxecutinjr the sentence He tkat btlleceth not the Son t shall nol sec lift ; bnt Iht wrath of Gcd abulcih on Jtitn. If such objectors to express reralation; are not wresting the Scriptures ' to their wit.!vsiru itwriy i'nust be, because of an eir. nVtou of GodVuicrcy, that they have no right to expect, without repentance : for it is not a littla cfleucd to dishonor 'the Son rejecting his Deity; or to dishonor ihe; Father by rejecting one. of His glorious attributes. As proof that the two sins arc of kindred spirits, I ley haYO nearly amalgainatetlintaono, "each" scet rejecting the'deity at Christ, and eacu rejecting future punishments. O, that God may give them repentance, that they may cease to reject reveal ed truth, in violation of plain reason, that truth and mercy may meet together : for without what they rejoct in doctrine, they must realize a Woeful experience. Oni of the best evidences of a re generated heart, or of light shining in the heart, so as to restore man to the proper exercise of reason, is "a love and sacred veneratiou for the Word "of God. The spirit that inspired the Revelation, regenerates th heart, and as like begets like, an association is the certain result. The language of the regenerate soul is Speak of tbe sacred Scriptures, thereby to violate sound reason, anuithus giving an occasion of ttumblin. o others, if W wresting ike Scriptures to thet WtlLm in thiir . ' li., " ----- ww. uestmetwn. . Aye reader, God have mercy upon us all: for we hare not rendered that respect and veneration due to Hi holy Word, the Book of books. f.s y--, ... J . 'Vigil. '.-:ucui - - ; - : For the Recorder. "1EwTOR :Permlt me to call" your attention to the leading Editorial of the New Vork Recorder,' of the 25th ult., under the head of Late AcceIona to the Churches," and to suggest its publication in your valuable columns. I am induced to make this sujrsestiop, as well from a regard to the intrinsic merits of the article, as from a desire for its oppor tune appearance in several (communities where your paper ought now to have, if it had not before, an extensive circulation. I allude, of course, to those churches in our State which have been recently fa vored with large accessions to their numbers. Yours truly, J. C. S. Late Accessions to the Chnrches. DuniNG the vinter now neatly past, very con siderable accessions have been made to our churches iu various parts of our couutry. New members have been gathered into the fold of the Redeemer, and taken upon themselves the vows of his service. The tjucstiou arises, are these to be accessions of strength, or accessions ofnum- 1 his will depend, under God, upon lrd.t.or thy servant heareth. And submission )ors rmlv - ' iu iutivu a e, is me result i.iip l i i i i i r , . ' , ' , . U'UIU V,KL the training which they may hereafter receive in iu.i muiuui ui iu uupuieu cniia oeiore JSol- omon, that shuddered at the thought of cutting the child in twain, so the regenerate is not for severing or mutilating the word of God, know ingly. To this, there are exceptions. Mothers may become monsters; and regenerated children to doubt or demur, would bs a daring may backslide and exercise great disrespect to- iuaptlon, an indication of rebellion, against J wards tlieir heavenly Father and His word, and ),. The Bibb- being established as the Word j thereby bring themselves under the chastizing GoJ, it follows that this part of it is true, :t natural man leceivelh net ihe things cf thr iril f'f God : for they are foolishness unto L: n'i'Mr ccin&fcn'io them : fer they are spir- Latiy discerned. If kvy man lack ivisdvm, let m&skof God ' who giteth liberally, and up--avuiktol. Hince, if reason was not biassed v a corrupt and depraved nature, the natural sun toalJ say-r As i am in a state . of nature k:ti n unrenewed heart, and have not sought ridom from above, 1 need not wonder that the Sen'ptures appear to me mysterious or contra iiWry ! 1 should rather wonder at myself in lining my need of, and not seeking spiritual 21 The candid reasoner would see enough to afess the revealed truth that, the carnal mind iinmity against God ; that light has enmeinto world; but men love darkness rather than ;ki: because their deeds are evil; and hence iit their eye's against the light uf right reason, a well is- of Revelation. Thus tha Scriptures :rove themselves by experimental evidence to k rational mind, and conscience convicts of sin, i! tie same time. As revealed, the spirit which .companies the Word of God reproves the world (mi, cf righteousness, and of judgement. And jis, the candid reasoner mast acknowledge he seiperiecced under the preaching of the gos sl,iad must confess-that he has often resisted is Holy Spirit, on such occasions. Thus leav- ythe lost soul without any plea of excuse ; so at reason, as well as Revelation, must pro- 'mce its condemnation just and righteous. In m may the would be rationalist attempt to lull science, by pointing tothe imperfections of iriitians and the gross siris of false professors : the Scriptures account for, and admonish him sll these tenia's.- And it would be a vain sub- Jge. to plead that the majority of professors fcao better than himself. The multitude of ilelievers and falsa professors will rather in- than quench, the fires of the burning lake. Really, to those who hive led others there. k !ct man iu hell did not wish his brethren Wtne there, to share with him in his torments. tder if thou art this vain 'rationalist, stop and and cease to violate your better judgc- t; he wise, repent and believe the gospel, reyou act the part of the madman, instead rational man, in the destruction of thine amust be admitted, and should bo expected, reason with all its helps must fall short of c ucitii. auu ucpiu ui uiaujr luiugo f5tm the. book of God. But true reason draw fortH, on suclx occasions, the language aurat; VmhO'-thedevlh of Ike riches, both . , j - - - , -. - - rtm rl mr-7 rl rm a f L n ,-rt Mlk are JIis judgements, and h s wavs W jindins out. But alas, how manv who ven fesp to take the Bible as their only religion, w. some of-its clearest revelations: because "sighted, or biassed reason cannot compre- "leir consistency ; or what is wofse, be Kevektion conflicts with human traditions -. Seated prejudices ? Ve see many reject yhe Deity of Christ Jesus, because they can comprehend, how God was manifest ta the 7' Mow, in phnsCdwtilethlt&t. fuUnesslof toyTotwithstandinff, no doc- the Bible is more clearly revealed. So riiy. thof ; v. .t , . . . . ica.uu iiiusl uc na man ir win itort l 1 J IIUMkMUj I e see many who admit the Bible as their W the evidences in the Bible of this doc- ie.t V 1 BuglOa, reiect the fiitnra nnnish . ' . . r doctrine which abounds through. Bible) because, eav thev. it is inr-nn,!,' i uh the love of God. This nnt. onW - wjectioa of a considerable" portion of rod. Learned theologians in a baeksliddr-n statw neglecting to pray for spiritual aid, whilst under! tha influence of educated prejudices and excited controversy, may becojie fanatics upon certain doctriues or subjects, which are so plain, that a babe in Christ may not err therein. Thus it is, that God hath chosen the foolish things of this world to covfound the wise. Vie see, that the doctrine of baptism has been a subject of great1 controversy for many centuries amongst learned theologians; yet there is but one baptism and that so plainly revealed" that the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein. Human traditions and educated prejudices hive so blin ded reason, that thousands of learned ministers of the gospel, and many who arc evangelical and wise upon other doctrines, have stumbled over a plain revelation upon this subject. Christian ministers may build up churches with such hay, wood and stubble, as infant baptism and water regeneration, and although such ministers may be saved, they shall suffer loss in many ways. We see, the doctrines of election, and man's free-agency, or God's sovereignty and man's ac countability, made stumbling blocks to thousands, and have been ever subjects of great controversy even amongst those who are called evangelical ministers ; yet it is not because God has not re vealed both doctrines as clearly as language can express them ; but because God in his wisdom has not revealed, how these doctrines arc to be reconciled with each other. An inspired Apos tle when approaching such deep 'things of God which reason could not fathom, would exclaim in reverential admiration of the wisdom of God, and would rcpove the skeptic by saying, JVho art tkow O man, that rephest against God ? But many uninspired rationalists, because thoir short sighted' reason cannot comprehend the se cret link of these revealed doctrines, reject (di rectly, or indirectlj',) the one, or the other. The same difficulty exists between the omni science of God, and man's fiee-ageucy ; yet who would dare deny' the omniscience of God ? And if any man would venture to deny his own ac countability to God, Revelation, the Spirit, and his better judgement, would reprove him of sin. God requires faith in his word- without being bound to give a reason for what he commands men to do, or what he reveals ; as when he com manded Abraham to offer bis son Isaac as a sac rifice, etc. ; perhaps to test their faith and rev erence to his wisdom and authority ; but let him tremble that demurs, when God speaks ! Wo see the purpose of God and the free-agency of mari clearly exhibited in immediate ' connection on Paul's voyage to I caly. The Apostle had a di rect revelation, that the ship should be lost, but all the crew should be saved ; notwithstanding he urged every possible means to prevent a wreck, and when the crew were about to escape from the ship, he said, Except ye abide in ihe ship ye can not be saved. Would the objectors to the pur pose of God herein, deny the revelation of God to Paul ? Or wduld the objectors to free-agency reject thedeelaration of Paul, Except ye . abide in the ship ye cannot be saxedl Do not these very objectors act out the principles ; they condemn, ia cyery'day's transaction of their lives 'h: All that admit the Bible, most admit their days are numbered, and that God knows the hour of their death ; yet, they em ploy, doctors, and strive to save life, when death threathens. Aye the true secret is, unbelief is at the bottom of such ob jections against revealed truth ; even amongst christians there is a want? of due ! reverence to God's holy .word. O, that men would : cease to violate reason in opposing Revelation;; and1 that men who profess to ; believe the ' Bible to ' be a Revelation from God, would cease to contradict advancing tho interests of truth. In looking over our denominational history for tho past twenty years, we recollect no popular idea, no set of dogmas, whose influence has tended to the disruption of churches, to the separation of pas tor from people, that has not in tho end been shown to be more or less fallacious and unsound There are uental epidemics which sweep over the churches at short intervals, and we know of no safer test to apply to them, than to inquire what effect they have upon the" unity, harmony, and piety of tho churches where they prevail. J t is easy for any one to call to mind persons in the ministry and among private, church mem beis, who have been anxious for tb6v reputation of advocates of reform and progress. Setting this boforo their minds as an end, whatever in terferes with the success of their speciality must be broken down. Watch the history and the progress of such men. They become the dis turbing forces of every organization with which they are iu auy way conueeted. Churches and benevolent societies are rent in twain or anathe-matiai-d and crippled, all for tho sake of "truth." Thry are always burdened with "a mission." They represent themselves as lights shining in a dark place. They areanxious for the honors of martyrdom. Their discourse is of the degenera cy of the Church and the ministry, especially those who are iu any way distinguished for their at tain me nt." or services, or who may have been honored by a college degree. John the Baptist is their model rather than Christ. They be come philanthropists and reformers by trade. They seem more anxious, like the youthful James and John, to call down fire from heaven to consume their enemies, than to imitate the Son of God, who n-bukod his erring disciples T he track of such men through the churches is like that of fire through a forest. The charred and lifeless trunks remain, extending their bare and withered arms to heaven, while the blossom and fragrance, the life-giving sap and green plu mage, are crone for eer. The young disciple? should be warned against surrendering their mind j to the influence of such men. A love for the Church and its peace, an earnest desire for the salvation of souls, should bo the controlling impulse of the new convert to the Saviour. Let him cling instinctively to those whose counsels and prayers first' led him to the Saviour, and . ... . i is a great mistake. The obligations which a j vThC)se spirits vibrate most m uarmony wuu me church member assumes are not vacated, even j throblings of their earliest love. Let him re- when he may have been excommunicated for) membur tLat nothing can be done effectually to some sin by his brethren; for the duty which! i-umoVu tne evil thatovershadows the world, ex we owe to Christ is founded in the nature of P1 through the same process of renewal by the things, in tho debt which he naid for us on the!, face of God which he haa fouud so necessary . . ornss. and it i not nfFetrd hv th f:iilur nn nnr lor illUlSCu. part to discharge it. The criminal who is shut out from civil society for a breach of the law of his country, is not relieved from the obligation of obedience to that law. Its binding force is tance with the- Magdeburg Centoriators. But to tho living, acting, laughing weeping, tempted, and singing ; world around them, they are well nigh strangers. During the week their parish ioners have been driving a plow, or , hammering a lapstone, or pleading a cause, or have been " up to their eyes" in cotton bales and sugar casks. When the Sabbath comes, these parish ioners bring to the sanctuary their every day want and trials, a3 citizens, as men of business, as parents, as husbands,, or as children. They want preaching that shall tell them how to live as well as what to believe. .They want plain instruction. kThey want docttine, but doctrine made portable aM prattcal. Tbey" hunger for truth,' but truth simplified, and purged o scho lastic technicalities. Wcl onca heard a young licentiate of great promise preach a sermon in which ha talked about the 44 governmental theory of the atonement," and garnished his discourse with such words as "predicate,' and "potential," and " subjective." The whole discourse studi ed strongly of the class-room, and had probably becu " sat upon" by a inquest of theological stud' nts during the author's senior year. We jtiful Ohio was 'bridged with ice, when behold s i Methodist minister . and his adience- wer ad !;athering to the baptismal, waters made, sacred y the solemnity of 1 a large audience in wifnesiA ing the burial of nine wiHin converts the prc4' I the church, and upon their own conceptions ol the nature of tho obligations which they have assumed. A word or two to such may not be' inappropriate. Such persons should bear in mind that the church of Christ is not a "volun tary association," in the sense ordinarily attached, to those terms. Tha believer unites with Un church of his own free will, and unites also with others in that relation; but the. obligation which binds him to his brethren exists bv virtue of a common relation to Christ, the living head. The real binding obligation of a church member is to Christ, and this obligation cannot be thrown oil' or laid aside at the will of one of the parties to the contract. The idea seems somewhat cur rent amoungyoung Christians, that they are at liberty to withdraw from the church relation whenever they choose to do so, just as they may from any society of man's organization. Thi would like to have whispered into the brother's ear--" Vou will burn that sermon up before you have been in the ministry twelve months." The Sabbath teachings which are carried into the week are those which treat of every day want and every day duties wh jeJi meet the leding abbath according to the divine IaV, and iheir rising agaiu to walk in newness of', life. But what meaneth the , gathering of. our Pedo friends at the same sacred, place ? To adminuM tcr the ordinance of baptism ? Yes. " Not to pour, or to sprinkle, but, to baptize. It was, however, a fe w evenings previous announced by' the minister, that on the following Sabbatb hi would attend .to the ordinance of bandanas aadU '" - accoramgiya bowl of water was prepared andt carried to the sanctuary ; but when he came to question his candidates, four out of five were like the Indian, who; after reading the New Tes- T tament, could not be baptized in a bowl, but chose a place of much water. Their convictions, from beholding the solemn scene referred to. . , .. . r -f . were sucn that nothing less than, immersion would suffice ; and now they go down into th , water, (not at or near by it,) and after removing the ice, the preacher immerses four individuals by their names, in the name of the Trinity.' The action was tolerably well performed, and the scenery was beautifuL -, Tlie ice-bound river was skirted on the one side with the thriving village of Williamsport, and directly opposita. the handsome town of Marietta. - The anncar- . Nutricicus Preaching. "Do you like Dr. S- as well as ever?" was '''the question once addressed to a mem- perpetual. So with the duty to servo Christ; j ber of the A Street -church. 44 O yes; it is binding upon all and at all times ; and the J his sermons arc roast beef and plum pudding to union with a church by profession of faith is merely the recognition of the duty ou our part, and the entrance into a covenant relation which entitles us to certaiu privileges from which the law of Christ previously debarred us. We have us for a whole week." This was high praise surely, and bespoke a full larder, as well as no small skill in setting out the feast. It gives us at once, an idea of the man, and of his sermons, and of the study too whence such sermons came- in reality assumed no new obligation, except! We catch a gliinps of a quiet room, better stock ed with standard works than with the literature of Tupper and Gilfillan of a patitnt, prayerful mau, rising from his knees to adjust his manu scripts for the day ; and of an open Bible on the study-table. The hat and cane are laid aside, for he has already paid a visit to the suffering family in the adjoining alley, or to the sick bed of a dying parishioner ; and 44 it is well before p reaching to look over the verge." While such a man writes let no one needless ly intrude, for the robbery of his hour is the plundering of a whole congregation. In a min ister's study hours the " talk of tho lips teudcth to penury." Of the discourses of Dr. S , on which such a savoury encomium was pronounced, we had no personal knowledge ; but we can easily conjecture some of the qualities which made them so nutritious. 1. They must have had a great deal of Bible in them. Not an occasional scrap, or a dainty passage culled out to beautify a sentence and round off a period, but wholly saturated with tho Word of God. Hamilton tells us that Dr. Chalmers discourses 44 held the Bible in solu- tion." 1 he strong meat is iouna m me oenp- one of gratitude for the new privileges bestowed. From this point of view, the young convert should examine tha duties arising out of the church relation. He should bear in mind that no secession from the visible church can effect the nature of the claim which God has upon him for his service and love. Again, the young church member should re member, that, in entering the visible church, he enters as a learner, upon a process of training ; that his proper relation to the pastor and dea cons, and elder members, is that of a pupil Whatever may be his experience in other walks in life, he should remember that, as a church member, he enters upon a new and as yet un tried field of action. It is too often taken for granted that it needs no long years of thought, and study, and prayer, to become acquainted with the Word of God in its manifold applica tions 'to the human life and human duty. The great deficiency of our time is an almost total disregard of the results of experience. A fever ish and unhealthy distaste for every thing that is, and an unbounded and reckless confidence in every thing that is ncd, mark the times that are passing over us. Change, radical and destruc tive, is identified with progress. Movement is called reform, by those who never admit tho idea that, in this sinful world, a retrograde movement is possible. This feverish tendency penetrates from .without, into the Church, and-is always likely to affect the young, and that class of older persons, unhappily too large, upon whom time confers no wisdom, and to whom experience has no value. The young disciple ' should shriek back from entering upon those courses of action that involve the necessity of cherishing motives not sanctioned by the spirit of Christ, however excellent the end had in view may seem. The maxim, that the end justifies tho means, is not confined to tha Jesuits alone. ' It is one of the chiefest influences by which the enemy of ! souls move good men to serve his own purposes. ; : In the name of philanthropy, Christian t pro fessors bave labored directly to scatter the fire brands of discord among the churches of Christ. In' the nameof zsal for truth, they hav indulg ed passions disgraceful to the Church, and un worthy the Christian' nirte.i1.'HVVV-''-U-:3i-' ; Satan book's "upon no object with greater plea . sure than the labors of thosa who send: disunion such arofession, by rejecting any part or parts'among the friends of Christ under pretense of tures alone. The preacher who never 44 wears out," or wears his people out either, is he who delves daily in the gold mines of revelation. 2. Those nutritious discourses must havo had a great deal of prayer over them. There arc other men besido tho staid "Quakers who believe that he who preaches aright must preach 44 as the Spirit moves him." And through' Divine aid comes down tho invisible ladder by which the prayer of faith ascended to the - heavenly Intercessor. McCheyne never wrote a hue without previous petition to God.. Holy John Welch roso at night, and spent hours in plead- ing for the celestial baptism. 44 1 am convinc ed," writes an eminent clergyman 44 that even testhetically considered, one hour of prayer is a better preparation ; for sermon writing, than a whole day of study." - i. . v 3i ;They had a r great deal of e very-day religion in them. .They were practical. .There is a painful lacs wun many ministers, oi Jtnowi- edge of human nature m u uauy auuugs. a uejr are not ignorant. men -uThey are tolerably fa miliar with : John Owcn,,jand Matthew, Poole, and Francis Turretin, know all about the Coun cil of Trent, and may even aspire to an acquain Christian, and tell hmi how to grow in grace aud holy living which soothe the afflicted with gospel conolations which tell the young how ;o shu i daily teuipta im, and the aged how to prepare for death which point the anxious in quirer to that cross beneath which he may qui ct his aching heart. And the simpler these teachings, the better. A discourse which a minister would not be willing to read to his chil dren and domestics, with a good hope that they would understand it, is not usually a safe sermon to take into the pulpit. ' It take3 all our lear-! ning," said Archbishop Usher, " to make truth simple." 4. Another excellence of the preacher, of whom 1 am writing, probably was that he seldom went beyound his "thirdly." Neither will we; so we will close with the remark once made to Dr. Greene by a poor woman of his parish. " Mr. Green," said she, 14 what do you think is the great buiness$of the shepherd ? 44 To feed the flock, madam !" was his reply- " Thafis my notion too, sir, and therefore I think he shouldn't hold the hay up soTiigh that the sheep cannot reach it." Presbyterian. For the Recorder A Chapterfon Energy. From the Casket ; the Monthly Periodica! of the Cho wan Female Collegiate Institute. Nothing great is accomplished, without ener gy. The iron of the nyghty engine is dug from the mountain rock, only by energy. It is sepa rated from the dross only by the flames' fiercest t iter gy. It i3 wrought into its forms of wondrous power only, by energy. The stubborn glebe is made to yield our daily bread, only by energy. The study oak is brought from its forest home and made to 44 walk the waters like a thing of life," inarching through the hurricane, breasting old ocean's waves, and bearing safelyYits freight of souls only by energy. And so those iron paths which span our lakes and pierce our mountains ; which bring to our doors the men and products of rexioES hitherts inaccessible, removing na tional prejudices, and obliterating territorial linss, and uniting in one common brotherhood 1 o the whole race of man these are the fruits of energy. As in the world of matter, so in the world of mind; nothing great is accomplished without niergy. The profound linguist; skilled in philological lore has become so, only, by energy. The As tronomer who traces the lurid comet in its errat ic course far out into space, now ascending with it to heights immeasurable, now, diving with it into depths unfathomable, and though far be yond the reach of natural vision, yet predicting with amaziuir accuracy its return : the astrono- mer who determines the existence of unseen worlds marks their locality, and ascertains their very weight, and all without once directing his eye to the heavens, has acquired this wondrous power, only, by energy. And bo the student who would stand on the heights of science, and from his proud eminence survey at a glance, the whole field of knowledge, and daily revel in the luxury of enlightening darkened mind, must toil on, and toil on, and erer toil on with energy. As in the world of matter, and in the world of mind, so in the mo ra world ; nothing great is accomplished with out energy. Ho who would remove from him self all defects, and stand forth the very subor- dinant of moral loveliness, and by his own in trinsic excellence silently reprove the wanderer, aud gently woo his feet from i the paths of the destroyer, must' seek- divine aid "with energy ; must practice self-denial, with energy, and must habituate himself to every good xork with nev-er-UriDgene-' f; ; . rl , ance seemed commanding, and the snow falling ; in flakes around them added still more t) tha grandeur of the scene. But the most striking part of all was Methodic minister in the water! But, Mr. Editor, are we not to learn some thing from all this ? Yes, wo learn that Bap- " tist sentiments arc advancing, and our Pedd friends must adopt them in order to keep up their nmabership. Especially is it so as it re lates to baptism. When young converts choose to be buried with Christ by baptism, even though, they be members of Pedo-baptist churches, do they not virtually say that Baptists are right ' . WThen then will our Methodist friends ceaso tor speak against that ordinance that they so often acknowledge by their own practice r A Will and a Way. A poor woman who was ardently pious, hearing some benevolent object presented, had a strong desire to contribute to it at least the' widows mite. She went home and searched the house but could find nothing. She was greatly distressed. She knew not how to be denied7 tho privilege of casting a little into the treasury of the Lord. She entered ber closet and prayed? earnestly that God would make her submissive, ; if it was clearly his will that . she should giro nothing. On leaving her closet, she went into a back apartment, and spying a little bag of dried seeds, she took them down and thought to herself that some one might purchase them. Just at this moment her minister came in. She disclosed to him her feelings aud showed him the seeds. He took them, and observed that he was going over the river, and perhaps he might sell them. On his way he met a brother in the ministry who invited him to address a missionary meeting that evening. He consented to do so ; and in the midst of his address, he told the touching story of the poor woman, and presented her bag of seeds for sale to the audience. A gentlemaa arose and offered five dollars for them. He took the seeds and offered them for sale aarain. An other person offered five dollars for them ; and thus they proceeded until they obtained twenty dollars for the bag of seeds.' The minister took the money, and, carrying it to the woman, spread ou four five 'dollar bills before her as the avails of her seeds. She was overwhelmed under a sense of divine goodness, and roost cheerfully gave tho whole to the Lord. Morning Star. A Methodist Minister in the A correspondent of the Mountain Messenger and Recorder, writing from Williamsport, Moos county, Va. Jan 22d, thus describes a " Scene in January a Methodist minister m the water." 1 It happened on the 18th inst., a very cold day! The northern blasts were spreading the white mantle of winter over the earth, and tho bcau- Conrageous Faith. Mr. Kincaid relates the following incident, strikingly illustrative of tlje character of Chris tian Karens; " Two young Karens, from the province of Pan. tanau, were sent here by the pastor of a church to bring letters, and to get a few books. Ten New Testaments, Pilgrim's Progress, setea tracts and two hymn books, were wanted. They remained two days and then set off on their Ion journey back. The books were carefully rolled ; up and put in the bottom of a basket, and then ; the basket filled up with rice and dried fish. This done, they gave the parting hand, and in a tremulou voice said to each ono of us, M Pray 1 for us, that we may be delivered from the calam ity of falling into the hands of officers with theso ' books." Two Christian; boys, some sixteen or seventeen years old, trusting in God, set off on I journey of 130 miles to got this handful of boslrjLS Here is faith that will remote mountains. 7- ; ..-.-- ' Bekdixg a Tree. -Some years .ago, a gen-' tleman in one of our Southern States had a wild . reckless son. , He bad long passed the ags when the rod is deemed necessary to insure obedience, V" but one day after some great offence, the father ? resolved to whip him. The youth submitted, -J but i after- receiving ; the ehastisement, (quietly '' ? turned to the parent, and pointing to a small tree near the door said-' Father I wished yoa . would bend that tree for me.' .Surprised," tho J Father answered, Why what do yoa mean?" f. ' Can you do it ?" No of course not." ; You' , conld have done it once- and soit is with me ' -there has been a time when yon could have bent" mv. a vATt-wilf if va tsi"fc -rtrtvar sv - . -- f'T - .3. y , : 6, " Do to other: aayon would they should yttf ' - ' i . il : c v 1 if . r .f A ' . f I i. r i .- t -, - ; :;; s ?1 :-f 'mm. it ' ' mj 1! if? .1 r x tnw uum?iri3(9?
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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March 26, 1852, edition 1
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