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BaplisaofRcr. Mr. Bauble. :
fti brother is cow laboring as a Missionary in
launder the direction cf the -American Baptist
ocary Union.- The following article respecting
"rt copy from the OrientaP Baptist, an excellent
-i!y publbhed in Calcutta : v w
I Ccr is"3 for April last contained a notise.of
Rantism of Bevl Mr. Dauble; a German
'ionary, ' formerly laboring' at Tezpur in
fain. ' Tb3 following "communicated" re-
yrts on" tbat event appear, in the Calcutta
CiTulk lnltlhgentert the organ of ; JLvangeli-
3! Episcopacy in Bengal, for last month : ' :
3ne oftbe pleasing and faTorablo features in
VaJ ercn brotherly spirit of mutural Christian
3oiship, which is maimfestcd : among Protcs
at Missionaries of -various denominations.
Be&oM boar good and pleasant it is for brcth
a to dwell together in unity ."The import
'once sod "excellency of tb unoln which the
Palnubcre recoramands, is we believe, appre
taiedidlelt by the labourers xn the Mission
WfHRshoald venture to hope, it is, felt there
W, e3 acted upon more faithfully than it was
'a Jj-g0u3 days. - .
fiTien the minister meetshis fellow-labourers,
(4s Cfeurchman has it in his heart to give a
tM shake of .the hand to the Free-Church-
pi and Con'rresrationalist. And though the
stares of their respective denominational views
si peculiarities may have become more dis-
t and marked, still we indulge in a hop?)
it ill have learnt a wholesome lesson by past
jpjriencc, viz. to bear and, forbear to respect
aei over's views to give credit to those from
ifca we conscientiously differ in minor points
sincerity of purpose and purity of .motive.
?elave in a great measure given up the nangh-
7 iiKt of teazing and annoying each other by
:ffsb and serve remarks regarding our points of
rence, we have learnt to be more tender in
rfeeKngs, and more delicate in our expressions,
sJmore charitable in our judgment.
'And, if we cannot all think and see alike,, we
acquired some degree of modesty and wis-
sa, 'so: as not to obtrude our peculiar views
al systems upon those who: differ from us. -
Tedo not interfere with each' other's ' work,
wing the whole land is before us ;n so- that
one goes to the right, the other may "go to the
'If tills statement be correct," and we can
i God and rejoice to be permitted to witness
fcistians boldinT the faith in the unity -of
spirit and in the bend of peace" our feel-
disappointment and grief must be great in
jsribn, when wo have to behold some turn
eut of . the good old - way, and instead of
pulm Christ as the Saviour of sinners, at
whether white or black endeavouring to
?saida and brio- over those who are convtr
-jsa 'not only converted) bat pious useful
Masters of the Gospel to their peculiar views,
isis a display of that unhappy sectarian spirit
does net . build np, but pull down which
no good, but 13 productive of very se
evils " " ,',".
-There are . Two - Parties at present in the
U3 world, who, with no feelings and inter
cemmon with, each other, vet labour to
. - ....... - .
sua
vojh their main object, of gaining recruits t o
ranks', by an undue Exaltation of the ' Sa-
eats'.-- It ii a Ktranra nbsenomenon. vet.it
. ' s s t: ' - 7 r .;.
sct, that there i3 a close - point' of resem
betwftpn thf nious zealous Bantlst. and
.1 . , c . - . ' -
mncr exclusive Hih Churchman and
' - ,: LJ '
ctarian- and the old adas;e that " "Extremes
"has ne'ver been more literally realized than
wese two parties, in the main, so diametn
opposed to each, other. ' x ' " -
' behave been led to this train of thoughts,
" event which has caused considerable ex
tent and; deep reret among" the English
ttaity in the valley of Assam and which
T ktely been announced with much satisfac-
6 ia the Oritdal Baptist ; we allude to the
r-a of the Rev. Mr. Dauble. German Luth-
ja Missionary at Tezpur, by the Rev. Mr.
, t American Baptist Missionary of Gowa-
&a event has been deeply regretted by the
-5eftheactinitsalftorti3 ovra sake
4ths is E0t thebetteT for it, we trust be will
: Mr. D. entered upon the Mission field in
March 1849.. : lie was sent out by the Basle
Missionary Society; and an; Association of
Christian friends at Tezpur and soma neighbour
ing stations engaged to provida for his support.
It would appear from his own statement that his
mind was, at an earlier psriod, drawn to a con
sideration .of the propriety" of Infant Baptism 4
andjie feH a strong predilection for immersion.
If hi? mind had a bias in that direction, he bain:
subsequently placed in the neighborhood of Bap
tist Missionaries, his dlubts as to the propriety
of infant rBaptisra were eonfirmed j he 'though
he saw bis wav clear, and that it was lna dnt
to bo baptized againfand the ceremony was act
tordmgly . performed by the American Baptist
Missionary, Mr. Brown, 'who cAniVover from
Nowgong to Tezpur' for' that purpose!' - Mri
Dauble, a few days before his immersion; com
municated bis -intention, to the members of his
Association, t offering" at:the Vamej time: to con
tinue ,his labours at Tezpur as he had iono be
fore, ; The majority of vthsm, .however, being
members of the English Church voted against
his continuing his connection with" them and it
appears he' Las now joined hb Baptist friends at
Nowgong't ) " ? V' f ; 1 i''"'
; Aswo stated before; 'we grieve over this
event ; and we truly pity our' piousi but muVuid-i
ed . brother.' .VTear he' has .entered upon a
thorny, path, and. prepared for himself a course
of triab which he might , have been spared We
have seen so many instances of a pimilar kind.
If a young man" turns out of the path , which Di
vine V:. Providence 5 had i opened fot - biai , it is
frequently -years before: he pets fairly "settled
a.ain. We feel for him,: for Disposition was a
tryiriganda tempting one. ' Unfortunately' situ
ated in a solitary siationa piousman of a con
templative turn i of mind, deprived of what he
delighted In before, , the sweet refreshing inter-
course with Christian brethren, ; hTthe trials of
lonely .Missionary, life which are most deeply felt
in the first year, Le lonps for a friend, a brother
to whom he can open his mind. ' , He finds one :
he tells him all his heart.' -Then the favorite
subject is advanced in the course of Christian
conversation 14 Have you been immersed ?"--
He is : staggered ; a struggle . of mind commen
ces; he feels shaken, makes up his mind, and
is baptized. ; What is the immediate -effect in
this; instance ? . It is this ; a" devoted young
Slisalonary is torn away, from that scene of la
bours, where ' his ' Heavenly Master had placed
him, and "a hopeful Mission, yet in its infancy,
sustains a shock from which it will not easily re
cover. ' - - .
i It is true -Mr. Dauble offered to continue
his services at Tezpur, provided the Association
continue to patronize him as hitherto ; and it
appears he feels hurt and disappointed, " that the
majority of them should have voted against his
continuing in connection with them.1 His com
plaint is, " They, have cast me off, why should
I not be as jrood, a Missionary "after .fulfiling a
call of nij Saviour as I was before my re-bap-tism.V
This 'is very fearful indeed. But a lit
tle forethought might have.led him to the con
clusion, ' that such a thing was impracticable on
every hand. - At any rate his friend, Mr Brown;
who has more experience,, might,-and should in
all fairness,' have shewn him, that a separation
from his former patrons and friends, and a re
moval from bis Missionary labours, would be a
necessary consequence of his stepping down the
banks of the Buramputer. . v . -
4 For, in the first place, tha Tezpur Mission
ary Association consisted of ' members of the
Church 1 of England , Secondly, it . was : well
known, that Tezpur as a missionary Station was
strongly recommendsd to tha Church. Missionary
Society, and Mr. JT. looked f)rward himself to
be received into connection-with -the Church
Missionary Socicty.t : By the act of his baptism
he " has of course virtually ; repudiated Infant
Baptism. -Now, it is' absolutely , impossibly for
a person to be a Church Missionary,"and a Bap
tist at the same time.- : 1
The good people at Tezpur, so far from ac
ting an unkind and an unchristian part, in dis
continuing their, connection with Mr DM have
done, what consistency, charity and. good sense
demanded ; and the onus of this sad disruption
is certainly not to be laid on them."-?-v ;.' : -
In recording this unfortunate baptism, noth
in is further from ' our intention, v than that of
administering ; a lesson of rer roof ; to'our breth
ren; the Baptist Missionaries for, we are fully
aware, that it would not be accepted much less
is it our wish to enter upon a baptismal contro
versy. Our. simple objct is to speak, a word
of affectionate warning .to those who, are iV-
Baptisls, and especially to, members' of , the
Church of England, not to do as some do. AVe
would, with the Apostle f warn them of vain dis-
putings.' On points of controversy they da no
good, they put up the mind,' and leave the heart
cold ; s they lead to strife, discontent, heart-burning,
and separation of friends. - v . r
We have not ascertained how far Mr.JDau
ble's mind was influenced by his Baptist friend
in coming to his decision ; we only know, that
durin bis short stay at Tezpur he paid visits to
the Baptist Missionary, and that his interviews
were followed by hii bap tisn. . '
We are also aware that there are Baptist
Missionaries, whoss good sense and proper feel-
Im-
3 X
but cn recent of tha. zzl ccn
forbid their obtrudin? the famnrita tx
when meeting with Christians of other denomi
nations ; they keep to" their Master's' work, and
labour to convert souls, and not to mako prose
ljtcs. We esteem them highly b lOVo Tor. their
won, a sake. , But it is as certain that there is
a very preponderating disposition among many
of that body v to, lead, if possible, those, who be
long . to Christ's - fold into their - own favourite
corner of it: and this we lament over. - It would
be easy to bring forward uumbsrs 6f instances;
We hive- i letter before us which contains rthe
following remark: From Assaui rcully wretchi
ed news have cotnV'in; " an; very : sorry good"
Mr. p. cot4 takV scch a step without first
communicating with h$' brethren ; I-bells ve he
would not have aljorcd himself t9 be persuaded
tq that .baptism, had a;brothcr. been with him.
I am inclined to feel indignant with these prose
ly te-makcrs who Iroulled me 'likewise some
years since ; they also tried their b'ast with good
Cr G; fthough happily without5 success) its
an unKtallhk Junscrwtural 'aztiaiioii ''VQ
have beard fioni another source, of a young
Missionary, a. man of meek and humble charac
ter, who a few months, since, at another station:
.1. . w
was worKea upon so lar as to come to the reso
lution of being Baptized and the act i was only
prevented by the intervention 'of a friend and
his subsequent removal from that place. This
is.
indeed j an unscripturil and unhallowed agi
uuon, ana rerumas one oi a saying oi Liirisi
concerning a sect, which, was employed m a sim
ilar work44 comnasa sea and land to make
...: -. . .: - . i .. ... ... . . ..... . .-. ... -. . .
one. proselyte." A a heathen, land is -the last
place ,for s such- uncalled-for operation. .' Ton
times the present number; of labourers would not
be . nearly v enough to sound the gospel trumpet
in all parts . of Jnde&Z India r There must
be something radically wrong, when men turn
out .of the plain path of solemn sacred duty, to
enteriDgupon the arena of controversy on dis
puted points of Church constitution," forms .and
ceremonies, which have no reference to the safety
of a soul, with a view, to make a Baptist of a
Churchman or .Congrcgationalist,--or vice ver
sa We feel persuaded this is not 44 the mind
of Christ," we feel sure it is contrary to the
simplicity of Christ, by a dexterious process of
reasoning and Quotation of Scriptures to unhinj
me miua. i nere is somciuiug nor. ot the wis
dom but of ,4f the subtlety , and cunning of the
serpent'; in these, doings and goings-about In
ATA
people's houses'
- 4 The Church of England needs no Proselytes
from other quarters r her Clergy havs abundance
of work within her own limits : this we believe
is fully admitted among the Evangelical portion
of her ; members J "and we feel persuaded that
Ministers of every denomination will best con
sultjhe interest of their., own party by leaving
others alone, and promoting a spirit of love and
good-will as far as their infiuence is extend
ing.'.
Th. vritor if tbis article seems to speat of
mersion," as the convene of Infant Eaptism:
tchy. we do not know ; for . V immersion," wnetner
rt . ,i!t. i s much a doctrine ol tiie
Church of England as of any other body Kode
T?v.. Itt it r nt. rr?:.rztl it 13 lcit Cr-2r.al
. The lamentations - of the writer over his lost
brother are quite natural. The same thing is
heard whenever a pious man, under the pressure
of conscientious .convictions of duty, comas out
from any evangelical communion, and separates
nimsolt from .what - be regards as evil. Even
Baptists, who ought .better to understand, the
sacred rights of conscience, can lament .over
41 their poor pious but misguide brethren", who
have been-seducedV , into the opinions of the
Plymouth'-brethren. We doubt ; very - much
whether men who can thus write have ever.rc
ally known what .-a; troubled conscience is.' ' If'
th3y bad ever experienced the anguish of spirit
caused by attempts to .resist conviction, , they
would have learned to approve, not pity the man
who, to obtain peace, sacrifices all his dearest
associations in life, and in. many : cases his tem
poral prospects also, rather than stifle . his - con
victions of duty, as he i3 generally tempted, and
encouraged to do bjr his ihristian assj&eiates.-
Could the writer of the above article have been
much more aggrieved, had Mr. Dauble become
a 'papi3t," of even an 'atheist ? r' If lhe!diff;rent
evanolical sections , of the, Cburch of Christ,
are but as so many regiments of grand army, as
we are frequently told, then surely the removal
of a soldier from one regiment to another, should
not be jmourned over as something indescribalbly
Levil. - He is not lost to the Church of Christ.
Pure Christian charity would rather say4iOur
brother feels an imperativecalf from God to join
another section of; the Church in which he be
lieves hi can more consistently, and with a con
science void of offence, labour, for I the common
cause. We; cannot see as he sees, but to his
own Master--he stands Or falls. . We bid him
God-spced !'yThis would be more charitable,
and we ; believe 'far J more profitable, "than
attempts to stifle convictions of duty "in" bur
brethren. , - a--. -
-. Mr. Brown is quite able to fight his own bat
tles, and we shall therefore leave him to deal as
he'may see fit with the indirect, ' attacks made
upon him in the above article. Thus much we
may say for a. suspension of judgment. . Mr.
Brown is all but accused of having endeavoured
to persuade and bring over the converted '. to his
peculiar views,4 instead" of preaching Christ
that he has turned out of the" plain path of
solemn duty, and displayed something of the
4 subtlety and" cunning oftbe serpent" in this
transaction. , These are seriou3 things even to
insinuate that a Missionary instead of jsreaching
Christ has been bcbicT tho dsvil ! but what is
. w ... ......
v Satire has rarely pointed a more unerring shaft
t'mn ths definition. " Okthodoit. our own daxv :
.... m - -- a.
I and IlETiaoDOXT, every body else dory."
the evidence for th'13 f Why, simply tthat Mr.
Dauble ,14 during . his short stay at Tezpur paid
visits to the Baptist' Missionary ; and that his in-
erviews were followed by his baptism." "His
possible then that the deprecatory comment of
the writer, has no application to this particular,
case, and Christian charity should have led him
to infer no evil, nor even to hint a fault, unless
the facts in his possession justified his citing the
cause as an. illustration of his remarks. v' ;
Wo bavo the discovery that the Baptists, like
the Tractarians,' are guilty of unduly exalting
the Sacraments.- Ve. are confident frpaithis,"
that ths writer cannot be aware of the 'position
of tho 44. sacraments" among the",Baptists he
would bavo. been more correct had he accused
them of utiduly exalting ' the word of' God, a
crime pf which we" trust they may long continue
to.be'guiltyvBat it appears xhat "evangelical
Churchmen" can exalt some' externals"' too.
person tol)c a Church Missionary and a Bap-'
tist at ' the : same time'." ' 1 Wo quite aWee with
uim, but when he accuses others of unduly exal
ting the sacraments,, have we not tx right to say
r by isioian !: heal thyself." i i---je-
-We' respect tho'fpirit of compassion exhibited
m; tha' above remarks, but 'we are afraid - that its
manifestat ion is for once sadly out of place' Mr,
Daublo may; have entered upon a thorny path.
Mr., j Worldly-wiseman would doubtless jiavc
choseu a smoother and a broader one. But we
must deny the title of tho. writer and his friends
to a.aonoplyof 4 ?4 Divine providence." We
are not quite satisfied-, that Mr. Dauble. bas
turned out of the path rpf Divine i providence,
because he has held fast a good conscience,
and relinquished, the good things that the Church
Missionary ,'Society had in store for him f The
kingdom of God is "not meat-and drink a les
son that some people are wondrous slow to learn
It has yet to bo proved whether the thorny path
is not the most .profitable one in the end. ; .Un
less the writer. can lay claim to infallibility on
the Baptismal question,-44 this unfortunate bap
tism'Vniay be something that our Master in
heaven has . very highly approved it ; would,
therefore, be wiser to judge nothing before the
time," but to wait 44 until the Lord come; who
will both, bring to light the biddenHhings of dark
ness," and will makoi manifest tho eounsels o
the heart ; and then shall every man have praise
of God. We have yet to ' learn whether Mr.
Dauble left the . Tezpur valley voluntarily, or
through something, equivalent to compulsion.
If persecuted or rejected in one city or country
for obeying his Master, he had high , authority
for fleeing to another. -
The writer takes occasion from this 44 ffriev
ous" circumstance, (and he says, "we have seen
so many " instances of a similar kind,') to warn
44 No-Buplists" ;of 44 vain ditputings," and this
he states he does, 44 with the apostle." -What
apostle he refers to we do not know, but we have
looked in vain for such a warnmjrm ,the New
Testament. 'The only thing approaching to it
is in Paul's .first letter - to Timothy, where he
writes about i.4 perverse disputings ;,?-but a dif
ferent class of mcll altogether is referred to.' In
stead of ' pious Baptists, or men- who take ths
thorny path, " ho warns them of 44 perverse dis
putings of men of xorrvpS minds and destitute
of the : truth; supposing that gain is godliness,
from such withdraw ,. Myself Clearly, then,
this apostle warns them, not against, those who
consent to the -words of oar Lord -Jesus Christ,.
but against those who make light of the word of
Christ, and "stick by the stuff.," -, We are afraid
the writer has made a slight mistake in claiming
the authority of an "apostleTor his warnings.
Again; the writer applies (ou?ht we not': to say
mis-applies,) the passage 44 Ye compass sea and
land to make one proselyte." . Well ; ocs our
Lord say that there was any thiug wrong in that?
No, what ' he denounces is that the proselyte
of the Scribes,and, Pharisees was by them made
14 twofold ..more the child '. of hell . than them
selves':. Supposing (but pot admittingi that
Mr Brown has used any effort to make a prose
lyte, will it be maintained "that Mr. Dauble is
thereby wade twofold' more - the child of hell
than 1iisHnstructor.?-7-Tho". writer is certainly
most unhappy' in his references to ths New Tes-
- - i-r-t ji -- --'.' i
taracnt. - - , . . ,t . - . t . .
t We are; . not advocates for thrusting fomard
points ; of diffirence oa s all occasions 5 but .we
have no hesitation an.declaring , that the advice
given to Christians In the' above '--article, : virtu
ally to say nothing - about 'their differences j il
followed, would involve them ia"a chargeof un-
faithfulness to their brethren," and of . unfaithful-
ness to Christ.,' VVhen Baptists or.Congrcga-..
doniisis incch wuu iut-ir ureiureu oi iuo ai.pis-.
copal Church, they should not, according to the
above authority, mention their differences, but
labour, to convert souls that is, perform a work
of . supererogation, . Attempt to accomplish that
which has already been accomplished. V: The
writer says he knows some Baptist Missionaries
who do this. Then all we can say .is, that we
think - tbejv might be better employed than in
labouring to convert those who aro already con
verted. No one,, more than ourselves, would
condemn, as utterly indefensible, the practice
should it exist, of preaching Baptism; or Congre
gationalism, instead of preaching Christ, tr
those who are unconverted. ' But this is not th
complaint of the writer. What he appears ti
complain of is, that Mr. Brown did not prcacl
Christ to Mr. Dauble, and labour for his con
version, instead of, teaching him to observe all
thic whatsoever Christ has commanded!
his, we are expected to believe, is what "Bap- ' To" Timothy, be writes J 44 O Timothy, tc:p
1st Missionaries of good sense I) and proper that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding ;
eellngs. would have dorie.' i? .Jf i tj profane and vaia babblings, and - oppositions-' of-'
It is admitted that the truth regarding the con-1 science falsely so called, which , seme professing '
stitutionof Chufches and "Church ordinances have 'erred concerning the faiths", 44 Hold fast
cannot save ; but isi error on these -subjects a the form if sound words, which thou hast heard
thing of no: importance I If the truth on these of roe, in faith and love, which is in Christ Jc
subjects do,not save, tha : prominence given to it sua." 4J The things that thou hast heard of ina
keeps in check and in many instances .neutra-Umong many witnesses, the same commit thou to
izes errors that destroy the soul. " If the 'writer j faithful men, who shall be able to teach others -
io ju vaiuvdj uu. wugu,utciiu Vvu iiia y vl luuii Jiiiait lUiij'AUOVVU luj UOCiriUPj
pen a, sentence, on the souldestroying error of &c. 'Continue thou in thethings which thou""
Baptismal regeneration, for he is, in such a case, hast learned and bast been assured of, knowing
equairy ffuuty or wnat uc cans vain disnutins" or. wuom mou oast iearnea taem.7' - - v :
about ceremonies, with those whom he condemns, j ; 'Ta.Titus also, he writes : A bishop must 1)9
1 be writer faels persuaded that it is contrary to I Diaraeiess, as the steward of Uod, holding fast
the "mind of Christ" to controvsrt '.disputed the faithful word as be has been taught: that ha
points 44 which have no reference to tho safety ofj may be-. able ;by. sound .doctrine, both .to exhort
a soul.";- For the "mind 'of Christ" we refer tan-ci to convince vthe gainsayers ; fori there aro
him to tiQCQmmissiont in which "he will learn that many, unruly, and vain stalkers and i deceivers, v
it is not only a M issionary 's duty to "; preach the specially they of tne cireumcision Ilebuke thera
GospelJ' but in addition tothat, to 'teach disci- sharply; that th?y may be sound in the'-faith ;
p Les "to observe all tbiajrs whatsoever I have not giving heed to Jewish" fables and command-
con'inianded." " We contend that' ;to tact upon jnients of jnen, that jturn from the truth." :
the plain eoniraand of Christ, U safer ihatf to re- -And even the affectionate apostle ohn, who,
pudiatc it,' 'whenever unpleasant" circumstances more than any' other, might be 'supposed to' ba
may enahlor us to' persuade ourselves that the carried way .by feeling,, writes in nearly the same
mind of Christ U something different from his .staw-.v. IQ his first Epistle, he informs those to
command. - V '" ' '-V- " be 'wrote By. this, we .know: that -wa
4f The ChurcKof England," it is stated, ."needs love-.tha children of God, when we love God,-and
no Proselvtes from other quarters. Never; was keep.his commandments ;" for this is the love of
a morev Jn9onsiderate "sentence than thi3 p'enned God,,that we. keep his commandments : and his
by a friend of the. Church ; Missionary' Society, oornmandments aro not gncvousV ' la hte second
HssJ.the( writer; quite forgotten the" enormous Epistle; addressed to a Christian matron, -he sayg
proportion of; Lutheran., youn men Jike Mr. '5 1 rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children
a com-
Dauble,- drawn into that Society's service ? Is ! walking in truth; as wa have ! received
he hot' aware tha they are all mad proselytes to I mandment from the Father. - And now I beseech .
the.Church of .England ' And. that almost all tleei laJ not as though- Irotel a new coa-
of them are for. yearsvunhappy on this account, mandment unto thee, but that which we had from.
untircustom,.at length, reconciles. them , to? a the beginning, lhat we love' one another. 5 And
position' which at first is distasteful and even dis- this b love, that we walk after hbcommandcients.
tMooTrfM 'Tt'iifj'. a.......' r Jr..: Tliia ia fVifl fnmmnnr?mmf Td.t. t... L. 1
. u'. it vApicaiuus ua uiauuuLeufc .may i - vr uut u j c uto tu;aru
a appear in print in England, but on the frora beginning,1 ye should walk in it." Thus,
continent they' are - sufficiently notorious, ; and 80 tr0VlX a adherence to- the - commands
we believe the Committee of th'ej Church .; Mis- of Jesus Christ indicating' the : absence i' of love,
sionary Society in London has -reason to knew the. most affectionate of all the apostles represents
jl iL C . 1 u, i I - - T 1.11 . 1 . " ' I citn It Bftimmi nHh n.An An Af. .il.
auuicimug oi bueui. . i o a x.uiueran, orumauon i dv v"vij euw. w vucui, as uie verr
by an Anglican bishop appears at first just in criterion and evidence of that Christian grace,
the same light that Mr. Dauble's "-baptism now " 'The apostle" Jude also, in his General Epistla.
appears to the writer in the IideUigencer The exhorted thosa'; t'- wVom he wrote, that the
tccuu m vririuzxuv uu vuis isjaiemoi, proseiyiing viuhimi(;vii.uu ivi.Mio xaitu uuctsue
is known to be very strong indeed. -"- The simple lirered. to the saints." . -t' '
fact, then, in connection with Mr. Dauble's bap- ' - And it is worthy of remark that- twa ef tha
tism is,' that the Church Missionary Society have seven Asiatic churches, those at : Perga'mos and
lost, the "opportunity of making 'an additional Thyatirar were reproved,'not so. much for . indi
proselyte.r. Instead of grieving over the loss ofa ridual participation in erroneous doctriae, as for
44 brother," the writer should have lamented over tacitly allowing it4 in their respective communi
the' loss of a candidate for the honor of brother- ties.' ' : -', . . , v ' i - . . , --.
hood. . MrDaublo never was a member of the
Anglican "Churchr" To the members "-of that
church his position is unchanged. He ,i was, and
still is, the brother of all those who love the Lord
Jesus Christ in sincerity. ? . - fi;--.
Fuller on Cdamcnion.' :
v :From this- interesting work which every ' Baptist
ought to own, we copy the following article.5 ' ''J-
- To the Romans, 'the apostle Paul ' writes
" Iow I beseech you, brethren, mark them which
cause dirisions and otiences contrary to the doe
trine which ye have learned.' v.
To tho Corinthians, ; in his - first Epistle, he
writes; 4"Now; I beseech you, brethren Y by the
name of onr Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak
the same thing, and there be no divutoa atnon
you ; but that ye be perfectly joined together in
the same mind and in the sama judgment." 4
44 1 beset ch you, be followers of m" j.' For this cause
nave I sent v 1 imotheus, - my - beloved , son, and
faithful in the Lord r who . shall bring you into
remembrance, of my ;ways, which be in Christ, as
I teach every;;where, in every church." " Be
ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ Nbw,
I praise you, brethrcnr.that ye remember mo .in
air things; and keep the ordinances as I. deliver-J
ed.them toyou.'A44 If any,-man -think himself
to bo a prophet; or spiritual j let him "acknowledge
that the, things that I writexinto you, are' the
commandments' of the Lord.. . ' .' ,
To the Philippians, -she-writes s 4 Brethren,
be ye followers together of me ; ' and mark; them
which walk so, as ye have us for an example.
To tho Colossians, he writes : Though 1 be
absent in the fhsh, yet lam with yon in the spir
it, joying and ' beholding your order, and ;the
steadfastness of your, faith in Christ. As ye
have therefore received Christ Jesus tho -Lord.
so walk ye in him ; . rooted .and built up. in him,
and established in the' faitbyias ye' "have been
taught, abounding therein : with : thanksgiving.
Beware lest any, man spoil you, through philoso
phy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men,
after the rudiments of the world, and not after
Christ. - " '"V
To-the Thessalonians, he writes ",We
seech, you brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
JcSus-, that as ye have received of us howye ought
to walk and to please God, so ye would abound
more" and more.5 " For ye know what command
ments we gave you, by the Lord Jesus."
..Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and. hold the
traditions which ye have- been taught, whether
by word or our epistla." u We have confidence
in the Lord,' touching you, that ye both do, and
ill do, the things which we command you."
Now, we command you, brethren, in the name
rf our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw your
ielves from every brother that walketh disorder
ly, and not after the tradition which he received
fns." '-.
See KnieveVs LcisetkizzenoLA, p. 200.
In theabsence of the real recantation,' for
which all Mixed Baptists aro in duty bound ' io
make, diligent search, j the; following, if not ;ia
exact agreement "with the letter tbuv. Tf..rrir. -
- J r Mr r
be received as a free imitation Vf tho sptr of
that most singular document. And should th
reader experience a momentary emotion of won
der, at perceving .certain quotations he has only
to imagine (and what can be less romantic ? or
to the author, more honorable ?) that" the' apos
tles' have read and approved the ' publications
from which they are transcribed. "
: To Ike Churches nf - the Nineteenth and jucces
; ; sivt Oentnriesl the Apostles, in this their Epis
il V.r.tr anr Ainu r it. pnd frrtpfintr r
r -" 'D ,.. v- : ,-
Whereas, It has come to onr knowledge, that
il. T. ii J:. it .. . . '
in luese laiier uays, mere are certain unristians,
who are conscientiously, of opinion, that, though
they cannot discovers single Scripture precept
or example of infant sprinkling, yet they are, for
certaiu other reasons, justified in 'substituting
that ceremony. for a Christian ordinance,' which
they acknowledge is commanded, and of which
numerous examples are . recorded in .the New
Testament :: ? ''-'".- -.
And whereas, it has also, come to our knowl.;
edge, that certain other Christians -under the.
pretence of adherence to the Christian commis--
sion, and of imitating our example; and of keep-7
ing the ordinances as we delivered them to tho
primitive churches, (thereby caculatlng upon our"
commendation 1 ) do pertinaciously refuse to unite ;
with their erroneous, though confessedly - Chris
tian brethren, in church-fellowship : i : .
This is to certify, That when wo commended
the churches for keeping the .ordinances as they
were ueuverea, ana enjomea on - them an exact
imitation of r uniform obedience to the Chris .
tian commissionand exhorted them; to be fol
lowers of U3y ase had followed Christ, we' did "
not intend to regulate the conduct of churches ,
in successive ages of the world ; but only . the
affairs of those which were planted by our own
instrumentality, or which existed during our per-
sonal ministry. Our authority, (except in grant,;
in dispensations, and rebuking , "schismatics," ,
and " narrow-minded bigots,") terminated with
our lives. ' -
Be it therefore known to you, That, in future-'
the law of Christ is to be ac .Laraodated to " cir-.'
cumstances," to " new forms of error," and
14 new modes of aberration from the paths of rec-,
titude and truth ;" and that, henceforth; nov
church Is under an obligation to require obedi-"
ence to the laws of Christ, if any Christian, ap
plying for admission, be conscientiously of opin
ion, cither that he has obeyed then, or that it
not bis duty to obey them ; although it eh all bo
clear to such a church that he has not, tni that-"
such obeulenee 13 hi3 duty. Tbat 13 to say, Your
correct as a church, ssrell as Li3 iilivi
oust be re-'.atcd, not by ycur ewn viaws,.
lowship,) tut by bis ; tad ccssequciily, (to ep
with the party. En. Ch. Ix