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J. fOLUME XYH. W 49. RALEIGH, N. C, ERIDAYv DECEMBER 3, 1852. TWHOLE.NO., 1229; i to; I "or-! JIB lid lb I i 1 tstt d ffec For IOAL RECORDER, A Religious and Literary. Paper: Wished weekly at Raleigh, N. C, at 2 00 per an- Lta. payable in all cases iif abvakc. Hfi ;- it.. - - . . . . . . . eff All letters on business nouia oe directed to v. nublisher, Marcus A. Meredith. Letters contain communications, or in any way relating to the ed- larial department, shoulo bo addressed to "Editor of lis Biblical Recorder." Private letters to the Editor, Lying no reference to the - .Recorder, address thus W. Thos. W Tdbev. - Xi:'f . ' : j AH communications, to insure attention, must t directed to Raleigh, N. V. post-paid. - 233-t QT ruruier parucuui iasi page. Ml- THE LAW o NEWSPAPERS. I j. Subscribers vrho do not give express notice to 'the 'tontrary are cookJxed wisliinjf to continue their ub- i,trEtiow M-t .--: .7 ".'-' . I 2. 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The compilation to ihich re refer is entitled, H THE THIRTY-EIGHT ARTICLES ! I OR ; i new edit iontof old error, extracted from Alexander Ceinpleli s Christian Baptist and iliilenial Har binger. ; ;. J . " 1. "-That tbero has been no preaching of the pspel since the days of the apostles." : ; 2. That the people have been : preached to torn texts of scripture until thej have been Iit riUjfreacAed oat of their senses.- ' 7 3. That all the public speaking noto neces cry, is to ndo what has already been done." 4. ' That John Calvin taught aspur Deism a vsas ever t taught by 1 Voltaire . or Thomas faint ; and that this Deism is taught in all the alleges in CArislenSbm. : - . - -! - : T 5; 41 That all the faith that men can have in Christ, is historical." C. " That the words little children in the pbrass, I write onto you, little children,' (in &e epistle of John are to be understood liter dly." For the proof, see his Millenial Har-tb-fer, no. 3. p. 100, compared with p. 104-5. 7. " That faith is only, an historical belief of acts stated m the Bible." 8. That baptism, which is synonymous with immersion, and for which every such believer is tproDsr snbiect, aetuallv washes away sin. - and a regeneration." :- . . How far the last two tenets are eonceded, for proof see Millenial Harbinger, no. 3, p. 1 1 17, tompared with p. 1 19. 9. " That in the moral fitness of things in the erangelical economy, baptism or immersion is made the first act of a Christian's life, or rather &e regenerating act itself; in which the person is properly born again bora of water and spirit without which, into the kingdom of heaven he eannot enter. No prayers, songs of praise, no icts of devotion .in the new economy: are ca bined on the unbaptized. O. B. vol. 5, p. 223. 10. Most certainly, where a man is born of later, there is the bath of regeneration. y Jesus give hfmself for his bride the church : and that she might be worthy of his affection, he cleansed icrwith a bath of water and with the word," &e. C. B. 5 vol. p. 123. 11. " That there is lat one action ordain sd or commanded in the testament, 40 which God las promised or testified, that he will forgive cur ens. This action is Christian immersion." iu. B. vol. 6, p. 158. . ' : """""" 12. " That by the mere act of a believing im mersion into-the name of the father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we are born again, have all our sins remitted, receive the Holy Spirit, and are filled vith iov and peace." C is. vol. o, p. 213. tt Query. Is a believer in Christ not actually in x nardnncd state, before ho' is baptized ? An swer. Is not a man clean before he is washed ! ! Where there is only an imaginary or artificial Sne between Virginia and Pennsylvania, I cannot often tell with caso whether I am in Virginia or in Pcnnsvlvania ; but I can always tell .when am a. Ohio, however near the line ; for I have crossed the Ohio river. , And, blessed be God he has not drawn a mere artificial line between the plantations of nature and, grace. "iVbiwan hi any proof that he is pardoned until he is lajptized. .JLn& if men are conscious' thai their ons are forgiven and that they , are pardoned More they are immersed, I advise them not to go into the water, for they hate no nced ofyit,r wa. cap. voi. o, p. 100... ; . . : 13. 1 hat christian immersion is the cospe ia water. The Lord's supper is the, gospel in bread and wine." C. B. vol. 5, p. 158. As tater saved Noah, so baptism saves us. .v He had feith in the resurrection of, the" earth ; and we Uve faith in the resurrection of Jesus. He . be Wed God's promise of bringing him out of the frater, and we his promise "of raising us from the lead. We leave our sins where ixoarj'sjDaptism left the nnndlv." C: B. vol. 7. p: 125. " As 1 ia the natural world a child cannot be said to be J lorn of his father until he 13 fiist bom of his toother ; so in the spiritual vorldt - no .'one; can e saui to oe corn oj int tpiru uniu. nt s,jkrst Jorn of water." ' Mil Har: vol.f 1, p.! 206. l4. 44 Can. men, just as thev are found when ftey hear the gospel., believe ? Vfe ' answer; poWly, Ves : iust as easily as we can believe th e Well attested facts concerning, the. person .and the chievenents of Geju GebgaWashlngton.",, 15. "We rejoice to kpo w, that it is just as easy believe and be saved, s it is to hear or see." voL 5. TJ.221. a 16. u AH the 50ns of men, cannot '. show that ere is any other faith, but the belief of fact3 fiCT writtenjn the form of history, or. orally s-itered. Angels, men. or demons, .cknnot .de- :r, "j i-uui; unaer me term nam, out -iae oe- ?Z CI bijtorj; f jcept they changa it BlBIi into confidence. ; While men are tailing and dreaming,'and quarreling about a -metaphysical w...., muuvu! iu iiw iieart, uo you arise ana VU,J vfB ypuuu 01 oaivauon. r Ana my wora nay more, the' word of all the apostles for it, and of the Lord himself, you will find peace and joy, u vwiu(u otuyu, spriogmg irOul tno Oueot- ence 01 xaitn." u. 15. vol. 6. r. ISfi. : 17. 44 That t be born children of wrath. means only to be born Gentiles.' Same pase. 18. 44 Millions have been tantalized bV a mock gospel, which places them as the fable places 1 antalus, - standing ia a stream parched with thirst, and the water running to his chin, and so circumstanced that he could not taste it. There is sleight of hand, or religious leirordemain. In getting around the matter. To call anv ' thinx grace, or favor, of gospel, not, adapted . .to man, as iLiinas him, U the cumax of misnomers. To hrmg the cup of salvation to the lips of & dvin sinner, and then tell him for his soul he cannot taste it, without some sovereign aid beyond hu- mau uuuLfui, is to mocK ois misery ana to tor ment him moro and more", C. B 6 toL p 187. ; ' ' ." . r ;- , ...,,J: 19. ' That baptism b the only " medium -di vinely appointed, through which the efficacy of me wuuu n urisi 13 cummunicatea to too con science. . Without knowing and believing this, immersion is as empty as a blasted nut. . The shell is there, but the kernel is wantin. C. B voL 6, p. 160. -,t.f . 20. 4k Not a person on earth believed that the Messiah would die a sin offering or rise from the dead, from Eve to Mary Magdalene.' If we do not make this .assertion good before we finish the essays on the Jewish and Christian dispensations, we snail eat it up." U. 13. vol. 6, p. 217. 21. l .he election taught by the college men contemplated all the righteous, from Abel to i the resurrection of the dead, as standing in the re lation of elect persons to God ; than which noth ing can b8 more opposed to fact and scripture : for though Abel, Enoch, and Noah were wor shippers of the true God, they were not elect men; nay, though Melcbisedeck himself, king of Salem , was at once priest of the most J H igh God. and the most illustrious typo of Messiah ; though h8 received tithes of Abraham, blessed him,andj as Paul informs us, was : greater than he ; yet neither Melcbisedeck nor any of the numeroos worshippers for whom he officiated iu the quality of God's priest, did ever stand in the relation of elect worshippers in the scripture sense of the word elect. Abraham was the first elect man ; and it remains for those who assert the contrary of this, to prove their proposition a lhing they never can do by scripture." C. 13. vol. b, p..U2S 9. . V . . - 22. 44 Abraham, Isaao and i Jacob, were not chosen of God, for the mean, partial purpose of ueiug aragcu iuiu iitvcu, wm or no win, on the principle of final perseverance." C. B. 6 vol. p. 230. ' xist " v netner a man can Deiieve, l. e. im bibe the electing principle, is never answered in the Holy Scriptures, for this substantial reason; t is never asKca. i nis is an nmearneu ques tioned of modftrn dmnity, it. e. Uevihty, if such a word or thing there be,) and 6ould be agitated only by fools and philosophers : all ,the world knowing that we must believe what is . proved.'' 6 voLp. 231. (Query Docs he believe there is a Devil r ) w 24. " Sectarians and sectarianism 'are th greatest enemies to Christianity in the world. C. B. 6 vol. p. 229. 44 The moral law or decalogue, is usually plead as the rule of Ufa to oeuevers in vnrist : ana it is said, taat u ougnt to be pteached 4 as . a means of conviction of sin.' The scriptures. never divide the law of Moses into moral, ceremonial, and judicial. This is the work of schoolmen, who have also divided the invisible world into heaven, hell, and; purgato ry." AJ. 13. VOL 1, p. 147. 25. 2?- Look at this. The spirit of God in suited, and his word deceitfully handled, in glos sing away the. force and meaning of another text, proving. the inhabitation of the spirit and his direct agency upon the souls of believers.-r- 44 Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for, as we ought ; but tho spirit itself maketh intercession for us, with"groanings which cannot be uttered. ' Rom. viii- 26." Look now at the glossing : 44 The spirit' referred to in this text, is the spirit of man, and not tbe spirit of God ; or rath er. 1C IS lue suirifc oi oaucuve , lur tucrp ia uu adiunct or epithet attached to : tho term spirit v?DlCu wuuiu auiuuruu iue vuuuuaiuu vuat iuc spirit of God i3 referred to ; and why should the spirit of God use groans which 'cannot be ex pressed in words r ' Does this weaKness Delons to that divine agent." Mil. Har. 3 vol. p. 115 7 26.?, ! 1 have not spent, ; perhaps, an hour, m ten vears in thinking about the Trinity.- It is no term of mine: It is a . word which belonsns not td the bible, in any translation' 6f it I ever saw. i teacn notmnjr. i sav uoiams. a iuiui . --- . w-- - -il: - - a. a. . a nothing about it, save that it is pot a , scr term, and consequently, can have no scriptural ideas attached to it."- . C. B. 7 vol. p. 20.' ; 27. 44 Trinity. l hi is one Ot these un, . . . - . m m -.-m.m- questions which ,! do not discuss, and in the dis- cussion oi wnicn it ieei no mieretu , utruuer affirm nor deny any thing about it.' :' I only affirm hat thft whoTa . chntroversv ' is about scholastic distinctions and unprofitable speculations'." ' , f ; - " Come Holy.epirit, Heavenly Dove, ' j; ' '' With all thy quiefning powers! v , Jf . Kindle a ame of sacred love ; . f. ; " In Uiese cold biarts of ours." ' ' In the'singing this hymn, which is? very in geniously adapted to your; sermon i and , prayer, you have very, unfortunately fallen into two erT rors. Firstyoa are ringing to the Holy Spiri as you prayed to it, without, any -exatn pie from any one of the old saints, either in the Old. or New Testament ; ;and without the possibility of evcrirecetviog an: answer to your prayer. - The second error into which you have fallen is this i you acknowledge your church to ba the church of Ubrist ;:ana u xne enure u oi v ohm, ats mem bers of course have the spirit: of. Christ!' Chi Bap. voiVIL p. J29. htf?r&-&X:X4 r r,29 J. Does thfe preachej preach up Sinai instead of Calvary, Moses instead of Christ, to convince or convict his audience ? Then he sings . ; . . 4"AwaVd hySinai's Vwfdl sound ,! . , My soul jn. bonds of guilt I found, ' . - M And knew not where to go ; "O'erwhelm'd with sin, with anguish slain ; j M The sinner must be .born again, Si ,. Or sink to endless wo." . ?50. C. (i. ( 1 know: of nothin? more anti-avanW11ft! than the above verses ; but tbey suit one of our law convincing sermons, and the whole -conirre- gation must sing, suit or non-suit the one half of them. But to finish the climax, the exercise is raising God! Ch. Bap. vol. 5, p 105-6. "When lean read my title clear ' - - '-; 1 To mansion in the akies, r! - 14 i'H bid fareweU to every fear, i;'-.-i,;"i.And wipe my weeping eyef.1 . " Quartet for, the thought fid. : 1 . .What title is this? 2. What would make it mote clear t 3. Who issued thi titla ? .4. Where is it filed f Vbx does its dubiety forbid to part with eve ry foar, and to banish tears ? t 6 Could you not make it more clear by instituting new action, or course of action i " Without being ptolix or irksomo, m . filing objections to all these ttpecimens of hymn sing i snaii mention put two or three: l net are, in toto, contrary to jthq spirit and genius of the christian religion. ; . They are an esseptial part of the corrupt systems of this day and a decisivo characteristic of the grand apostacy." Ch. Bap. vol. 5, p. 107. ..' 30. 44 To separate and distinguish the spirit from its own word, is tho radix of unhallowed speculation What the gospcK written or spo ken, do38,; in regenerating or purifying the heart, the spirit of God does, and' what tho spirit o! God does, the gospel spoken or written does r 1 hose who reject tbe gospel proclamation, resis tho spirit of God; and those who resist -the spirit of God, resist and reject the gospel pro clamation." U. 13. 4 vol. p. 2S2. JCSF Whoever, then, hears a chaptar or verse of toe IS ew ; 1 estament read, hears tbe spirit s voice. Such is Mr. C.'s creed, in reirard to the Ioly Spirit s energiesthat spirit which he iui agines is nothing else than tho word of Revcla tion !-3t 31. " The ancient gospel reads thus: 4Un- ess ye believe, ye cannot reeeive the Holy Spir it.1 4 When ye believo ye will re ceive the Holy Spirit.' What docs' the expression Holy Spirit mean ? Ap3. In scrip ture, it stands, first, for God 1 the Holy Spirit ; and secondly, for the holy mind or spirit of a believer. For illustration : 4 Why has Satan tempted you to lie unto the Holy Spirit ; ye have not lied unto men, bat unto God.' t And the Sa viour says, How much more will your heaven ly father give a Holy Spirit, (as it should be translated,) to those that ask him.' Again, Praying m a Holy Spirit. " C. B. 4 vol. p. 249. . - . . . 32. 44 The belief of one vact. and that upon the best evidence in tho world is all that is requisite as far as faith goes, to salvation. 1 he belief of this one pact, and submission to one NSTiTrTiOff, expressive of it. is all that is re quired of Heaven to admission into the church. lbe one fact is, that Jesus, the JNazarene, is tbe Messiah. The evidence upon which it is to be believed, is, the testimony of twelve men, con firmed by prophecy, miraclas, and spiritual gifts. the one institution is, baptism into tbe name of the Father, and of tho Son, and of tho Holy Spirit. .Every such person is a christian, in the fullest sens3 of the word. " C. B. vol. 1, p. 221. 33. "Revivals. Enthusiasm flourishes, blooms, under the popular systems. This man was regenerated when asleep by a vision of' the night. That man beard a voice in the woods. savin?. 4 Thv sins are forgiven thee.' A third saw his Saviour descending to the tops of the trees at noon day. A thousand form a band, and set up all night to take heaven by surprise Ten thousand are waiting for a power' from on high to descend upon their souls; they frequent meetings for the purpose of obtaining this pow er." v. 13. l vol. p. 167. To show Mr. Campbell's utter contempt for christian experiences, it is enough to nptiee tbe following narrative, written and published by him in the C. B. vol. 7, p. 191. 34. "Relating experiences. A good old Vir ffinia ncjrro and a very resmiar and orthodox professor, of more than ordinary attainments among the sable brotherhood, was accustomed to prepare "experiences" for such of bis friends as wish to join the church. He . disclosed to them, how they ought to feel in order to make good converts, and . how they ought - to : relate their feelings in order to make a good confession. .His usual fee was a good fat chicken, for each cod vert that passed the ordeal of tbe' church. But as he ensured his converts for a chicken a pieca, if any one was rejected, be' got nothing.' .4iVi cure no pays' was his' motto, unce a negro more stupid than the others, was rejected ; he tried" it'a second and a third time, but was reject- ed.; Sambo' then declared - he would not ensure him, unless he would promise him tbreo chick -ens.: To this ho acceded ; and by great "exer tions, ho got himable to repeat how bad he felt how dark it was with his soul, how a great light broke , into bis mind, . how happpy he . was,, and bowmuch he loved Jesusj . He was ; received and S am bo eat his chickens with joy anT a good conscience. . . -JEsS-Now this ridiculous,-, impious - fiction, is signed by. the ; editor, A Campbell, as if it were tru8. ; A nd i what is it , but the most t pitiful apeing of Thomas Paine and Voltaire, in heaping slander upon the regenerating energies of s God 's iritlJ'- Nevertheless, there ? may possibly, some Samioism in the baptist churches, for without it, ihere is but little scopo' for. '.CatopbeMUpt.:$i 35. Some look for another call: a more pow erful call than the written Gospel presents. They talk- of air i inward eall,! 4)1 hearing th e voice ' of God ia'theV',wa'--Tb.ii special eall is: either a iie'or itjnakeVthe general call a lie. "This is where thef system ends.'; rThe Voice tho only voice of God which yoa will hear, , till he" cills yOTjhomVls'his written Gbspell'! 'Mil.' HarNQ-3;pil26-7.l-fr-r 1 36. "Did - humanity die,r and divipit y leaye the Son Of Go4 ? T6 this th? ecriptures do'not respond. - Jt hararisen from the dissecting k ni fe of theological . anatomist. . ITiey are as .skilful to separate and treat of bnmanity, and ftivmity in the Son, of God, as is Col. Symmes in fornix ing this globe into so many hollow spheres, each having its own properties and .inhabitants.?'! C. B. yol.;2.pV2S7.'.44isJJesus Christ 'the very and eternal God? Ans. If men could debate such a questiop: lipcn" their knees it "would' be 'scarcely admissible. It is an untaught question, a scho lasti one ia its forms, and terms, and tends to perpetuate a ;6ntrovcrBy, and "'peculiar style of peaiting, wnica ,wie sooner it couia oe , iorgot en, the better, for, both sainiand sinner." C. B. vol. 6, p. 282. "We prav to the same God aril Father,' through the sarad Lord and Saviour and hv thh nimfi Hnlw Snirit. W "Mil Hnr Wa: 3, p.' 175.,., k - 'yX'ayyt 'J;'f ?' JCQThus, . it seems, he will not .pray, directly either to Christ or io the Holy 5pirit.J -i 37. V 1 ho Holy Spirit begins," carries on, and consummates toe salvation of men.? , Mil. liar. vol. if. p. taoi . - ... t tQr-But mark it, reader, for here lies the de ception Jt is donejsimply ftndjsrhollyjby read ing and hearing the scriptures, . which are the words of tn Holy Spirit, and not by an imme diate work of Go grace in the beartSJ I 38.V "In the-, natural border o! the evaneelical economy, the items stand thus : lsti Faith; 2di Keformation ;i3dj immersion ; 4th, Remission of sins ; 5tbj Holy, Spirit;' 6th," Eternal Life,ji U, B. 6 voL p. of. 44Tber9 aro three King- i doms; the v Kingdom of Law, the Kingdom of Favor, and the Kingdom of Glory; each has a different constitution, : different subjects, privi leges, and terms of admissions $ The blood of Abraham - brought a man into the Kingdom of Lawi and gave him an inheritance in Canaan Being born, not of bloodj but through water and the spirit -;of God, brings a person into the Kingdom of favor; which is righteousness, peace and joy, and a holy spirit, with a future inher itance in prospect. But if tho justified draw back! or the washed return to the mire, or if faith die "and bring forth no fruits, into the Kingdom of Glory he cannot enter. . Hence good worts through faith, or springing from faith in Jesus, give a right to enter into the holy city." C. B. 6 vol. 255. v 7 Supply of the Minlstrji The Congregational Journal quotes ourC re marks made some weeks since, under the inqui r Where shall thet come from .'".and adds thereou the following very just comment : 44 To whatever causes tbe diminution of ,can didates and ministers may bo referred, whether to the increasing trials, uncertainties and pover ty of the ministry, the low degree of piety in youn? men counectea with the cnurcues ana lit erary institutions, or the absence of revivals and the bpint of uofl, by reason ot which young men are not converted, tbe fact remains tbe same, inV.l its reality, its bearings, and results. A thousand theological seminaries and colleges can do nothing in this direction. They can ed ucate pious V0UD2 men, and prepare them for the ministry ; but thtjy cannot make them, pi oua anv more than they can mate new crea- tious. . The Holy Spirit .'alone is adequate to the work, who can -sanctify young minds, and animate them with such lofty and disinterested purposes, that they shall rise above all fear and endurance, and counting all things loss for Christ's sake, push forward to proclaim his gos pel- "General revivals m the churches would cor rect the evil which nothing else can do." A few Christian brethren were talking freely a few days agu on the probable cause of this rreat failure in the supply of ministers, particu larly oducated ministers,, while the members o our denomination were so rapiaiy increasing and the number of Baptists of education, de manding a much greater supply than ever of en lightened preachers. One brother suggested that the many new en terprizes opening up for young men, and offering them wealth, was a great cause California for instance engineering on railroads openings for speculation and industry of every oharacter to say nothing of Law and Medicine. This was concurred in as one cause. , Another brotber thought that the very un settled life which a minister led, who had noth ing but tho ministry to depend on for a tempo ral support, was another great cause. None our churches give a Pastor enough to lay by any thing. He must set an example of benevo lence, while yet be otten does not receive as much as many a single young man receives as clerk in a store, or earns as a good mechanic.. On this he is expected to be "given to hospital lty," and bring up a family. ,r ,: ;, - . liut the chief difficulty is that he seldom can remain more than three or four years before his church eets tired of him wants newer and more showy cifts to draw a' crowd, Or if the 'majority are satisfied, a discontented member' or two can quarrel, and make a Pastor's situation souncom- lonaoio tnat ne nas .mieave. - inis involves not eat Pw, and often loss of income, but such a : perpetual - unsellledness and uncertainty tuat the neaa oi a.tamuy oicen.ieeis v nis. uuiy to his children to engage in other duties, ena bling bim to live "permanently ; in one place. VVhUe .young men looking forward to such an ultimate necessity ?hoose some other profes sion. 1 Salaries formerly suBcient, are now be coming notoriously too little in consequence 'Of the use of prices, produced by the influx of Cal- liornia goia. ut was, inereiore, euggcbieu; mai gr tater piety in churches- leading to greater apr preciatioa of the labors of the ministry was the great and immediate remedy; ' ; '"I 4 1 , A third brotber suggested that a more solemn and open recognition of a Divine c&u to the mm istrv. would have - the desired , effect ; .with .fer vent praver to the Lord of tho harvest to send forth laborers into the harvest. 'VZ To thisi the objection was ' brought,' that? al though a; Divine caU was'trueVand to' be'f recog nized,' yet that perhaps an abuse Of -'that trnti had led much to the present stato of things. " I is too true it wan said that . any young man think himetf ealled to ' the s ministry ho srever much ignorance i egotism; and a s thousand : false motives may.be at the bottom of lbe matter the churches fearing lest they' should be interfering witVa iijoe jpalL, " loose him' and let buii go,!' likVa certain "colt spoken of in criptuxe wh by ntfencburaging those pf. earnest, "piousmd dest worh'v who'by their seirdistrust,'and back-j wardness show a bettor appreciation 'of' ihejdo ties fof the' mimstryr-;the worthy are Yept back; and the -p'resumptous i allowed to push' them selves forward. ' - : . ' :-! " ;-? li , - To thU it was replied, that it was just precis e Iv because the call of God was so' 'superficially xonsidexed, that: the . churches thus acted, and that more .prayer, to the .Lord ot ;the harvest, by; both pastors and people, would lead them,to see ! Iha true indicat:ont of such a; call, make them fbolder to check the presumptuous", and more earnest and diligent in bringing forward the H 1 difSdentut pious, and by putting all to work in ligionn ministerial barrenness so far as con theprayeV meeting, and Sabbath school, trying cerns the conversion of the impenitent; whilst and watchmg for suitableJgifts ?; i other tinies find Zion roused from her slumber, As anf ianstration. a caso was mentioned Jin which one - of the. ministers, present ; had ;at :one time twenty five youns men in hia church, who used to meet him every Saturday evening to pray ior ngnt, ana me manuestauon oi me wui oi God on"th'snbjectv-:Wv:;;i fi;A'a we listened to t0s fconversatidnit i struck me more forcibly-thin ever beforef that' thfe disi nnct ana aevout rccognuiot: oi tne xjivme vui as the source of our duty is the first step in the rectification of past frrors This truth, however J must be : recognized not only, by ministers, but thurthet also, ia- H their relations-enrteisee j Baptist. . ? . . - i SKASoaijJuly 16, 1852. (Brother Graves: v The over-land mail leaves to-mbrrow. I hare j been busy writing ever since I heard of its arrival,! but still 1 must send & few lines to the 1 ennessee rjaptit, tor tarougn n many inenas wui do aoio to hear from us. that otherwise, would not. Ourl health continues goodi The weather is;very dry J ana not.., .1 here, has.- neen Dut.utue rain this season,: and tho irospects for it are still very I unfavorable; r The people are beginning to suf-Jing er. . crops wui certainty oe cut snort to some extent. I his region,: however, can endure the droughts better than the floods. We can get no j meat to at these days. ' The Mandaiins have proclaimed a last uu it rams, ana we are com- pelled to observe it as well as the Chinese : for! no animal is to be slaughtered till the heavens are propitiated, and the rain descends in copious showers upon the parched . ground; How lonir f we may go meaucbs me x.oru ouiy anows, - ior j i am certain their uods cannot tell. If it should not rain before long the Gods will be in danger of being thrown from their cool seats in the tern j pics, into tbe broiling hot sun, a a punishment for their indifference to the people's sufferings I and entreaties. The Gods are frequently threat-! ened with this kind of .punishment, so you, see that Gods, as well as men, have to walk straight , Diua. . - , The Chinese are a singular people, and equal-J Iy interesting ;' 1 am very much prepossessed in their favour. They are certainly very indus- south of this place, which has resulted, as we trious, capable, and polite in their way. 1 do trust, in the conversion of a few of the congre hope and pray that they may soon be converted gation. Seven of these were baptized on Sab- to God.. I think the leaveu of truth is spread-j ing silently though powerfully among them. Ere in Athens, and the indications are yet encoura long they will be given to the Lord as a part of ging... ; Let these accounts .of revivals encourage his purchased possessions. There? are several ministers of Christ to effortand faith. May you eauses operating upon them at this time, which soon be visited throughout your State with that are calculated m their nature to buns about a change in their religion, their customs, and per haps in their government.': Among these may be mentioned the direct influence of the missiona rles and their books, the increase of commerce, and the price of labor in the open ports. The Chinese in and around these ports, who -have be come informed of tbe price of labor in California and other parts of the world, are beginning to emigrate by thousands, and those from the into- rior are coming in in search Of better wages ; thus an outlet is formed, and a spirit of enter- prise exenea among mom ; me very mmg mey need. They have been shut up within them- selves so long that they have become stereotyp- ed ; this must be broken up before wc can rea- sonably expect to see much fruit from evangeli cai xauors. Carrying Chinese to California, is as much a matter of cneculation amonir the shinmen as car - rying tea or any thing else. They labor here at from five to fifteen cents a day, and find them- selves. They have learned at last that there h better living abroad, and they are discontented with their present condition. Ships cannot be procured fast enough to take them to tbe 41 Gol- ships were taking m .migrants - at Hong-Kong lUeA ww u -fT? V ST- -o end? What results will be effected by it? These are questions too hard for us to solve. 1 hey will ceriaimy noi aii.siop on our racne coas x u South'mav look out for them - by ship-loads. I shall not be surprised if Chinese labor supplants slave labor in the South, and that before a great t -l ri i tt T i L t T 1 ? 1 While, onail 1 give you my reason ior ueiieving such will be the fact? I would - willingly do so now, but I have written too long on this subject already. Iam' also very much. fatigued from writing other letters. ' Some future time I will take up the rubject again, and then I will know more about it than I do now. 1 ' ; ' Dr.3urton baa had a'severe attack of : sick ness, but he has so far recovered as to be now entirelv out of danser. What an affliction it would haveiMen for us all to have been . -depriv ed of him so soon after his arrival. But God has mercifully spared him to us and his dear mother ana menus, ana we loci willing w praisg mm with our whole hearts," , The health of myself and wife is as good as when at heme,. though we are a little; more feeble. ; This weather wyery-ide bilitatintr in its effects ;l we are able however to attend to our household affairs, and study the language a portion of each morning and evening God has been wonderfully good to us. 'We are very happy in bur Chinese home, for we get along much more smoothly than we ever- anticipated "r The brethren and sisters qf the mission have their usual health. . 1 do not know what brother Shuck will do. I am certain his children ought to be ' in? the United 'States'! Mrs. Crawford joins me in love to you, and to : all our friends who- may read this, we request-an interest m their prayers and m their pens y - 1 Vonra m love' ' 1 . u i - T. P. CRA WF0D . r From tbe Southern Baptist Tines of Refreshing fran tht Preseact ef . . v ... , y tiff L'crfl;? J ' Mr Dear Brother' : Are there not 'times when God .is peculiarly, disposed to answer "the prayers i of "his ipeopla and to cr.ownwi A divine energy their afforta for the 'con vereiori of sinners? Are there Tipt "set times ' to favor Zioni" and are not these occasions' more tavorabla than Oth ers for'renentarice and eon'versidn ? To these mouiries. I think I bear you saying Nd : God is always disposed to hsten to the supplications'; of J i i .i l:-L t.-. those woo sees:. turn nsxne-way wnicu prescriberl. . He ,never,tums away: from their cries ; ;sna it cannot mereiore ram ui "c more wulins at one time' man anoiner.. , aiow then can we explain he fact that there are', peri ods in the history of the church marked by spi ritual declsnsioa cn ths prt of professors of re- patting on her strength, and receiving accessions to; her plumber,: of those who, give, evidence that they havej been born again ? s3You will explain these facts by saying that . .Christians are some- tiioies mumcn-ud auu.. buuiciiuics xeaiuus, soine times using , the;" means lor promoting a revival, and sometimes neglecting thosa means ; and that iftheyj werevuniformly dfligent' and, iprayerful tuey woam jb uuuurmiy uuccessiui.. , Be this as it may, it is certain that the present season in Georgia has been jcmarkable for its extraordinary outpourings of the Divine Spirit. vYithiu three orient; mouths past several thoas- ands must have been added to our church in this j a. a. . i . j j a . : i. . l - i State by baptism. I One minister in . one of the , counues aujaceni to to is, menuonoa tnai jpe naa baptized 143 person? during' the past summer. AttarawlordviUe lOO persons have been baptiz ed. - Many other places report large accessions. f I ani writingnow to give you some account of an ' interesting series, of meetings in which 1 . hayo" ' been recently engaged with one of your city pas- tors tne nev. j. ti. tuthbert. r f Our first effort was at a church in Jaeksoa county tdr which V have been preachinfl;, in con- jneetion witn two otner cnurcnes, since my.resi- dence in 'Athens, r Hero' after "six davs' Dreach- we had the happiness of seeing more' than twenty conversions, ana a stm larger number deeply; concerned.. In connection with our la- bors" in the .country we are holding servioeain jth Baptist church at J this place! t The people rrora tns nrst auenaea m higbiy encouraging numbers; The Spirit of the Lord,' we have rea- son to believe, accompanied the Word, and at least twenty have been hopefully converted' Last Sabbath I baptized 14 persons at this place. inu am ezpecuog to visit me oapusmai waters again on sabbath next. Most of the converts are in the morning of life - SeveraL1 are Sta- dents of the College, whoi we hope, may be em- Jinently useful id the service of J Jesus Christ. Two or three of; those received into' thVehurch ascribed ; (under God) their convictions ? to a serroSn preached by brother Cuthbert from the text!, " For their rock is not as our rOckf our en- icmies inemseivea oemg juages. p u In addition to these services, a meeting was held at the Pleasant Grove "church , focr miles bath last. We are stillprosesutinjr our labors eracious influence which we have'enioved. s Yours truly, . W. T. Bbantlet. Athens, Georgia, October 22nd, 1S53. From the. Christian Chronicle. Letter frea Rer.E. Eincald. Bv the kindness of Bro Kennard . Vrntdnr of the Tenth Church, we ' are' permitted to lay bt fore our readers a letter, which he has just put into our hands, of the very deepest interest, from our great pioneer missionary. i BroKincaid baa his heart on Ava, the Capitol of the Barman Empire, and is ; determined never to rest till he plants'his foot firmly in the golden city, which is already opening . its gates upon him. ' Under such circumstances, . together with the fact that Bro' Kincaid ia so well known i in ' thw SJtatfl Uountrv. and as a most heroic, successful mis- 1 cUMr - 4V. fMmlTa i sublimity and importance. - The following is the" letter to which we refer : T - ?v - ; ; -v - , t i ..i n m'tn -. Mr Dea r Bro. Kennarp :-l : replied to j0Qr last moat; ; kind and welcome letter, and it ;,i n v;vi uwao a. j, r nine 0-clock ia tbe evenin , haTe left the Na. in tho chapel, and sit down alone. I was U.-ji- v.f;0o e&nJtvro rom Utnthada city 100 mUes North 8eTeral from Maubee .k a, town thirty, miles N orth others from Dalla, Poun gten. 'Pa zoon- doungi and before noon, several Rangoon people. Among my visitors , to-day Xyj Moling: Loon t the Governor of Pegu,' and his three sons; Nj -first work after breakfast is ? to hear & class of thirty-ouo young men ia' Church History, for an. hour and a half -these aro preparing to be school teachers and Evangelists then I attend to Na tives till twelve o'clock, hearing their statements and giving them advice then I get on a poney and ride, two miles to another chapel, and remain till four.in the afternoon, conversing with all who . come,, and hearing reports, froia1; Native preacb ers return and have dinner at fivei and then of ten t.bave;-Natives' around me whol have come : from the country, till nine ' in the evening- A f ter nine, I claim for reading and writing, and not nnfrequently twenty or thirty men from various 7 parts of the country sleep in my chapel. 4Such, with sligh t variations' are the labors ot every day.?? Nilly has a school of ; over .thirty, which she teaches daily. ; All our scholars, Karen and Burman, are about 250. The great burden of this labor falls on Bro. and Sister Vinton. Be sides this, Brother Vinton teaches the' theologi cal class two hours every day and preaches .'ev ery evening. 4 Brother Dawson has two hospitals, ono J for foreigners and one for Natives, and has his bands ' full. " ' 7 .: ," We are blessed with' excellent health, and are encouraged in every' possible'way. j Every diffi culty gives:way as we pushon to grapple with it. Openings for preaching Christ, meet as at every turn', and we can hardly feel that we. are amida 6 -the din' of warH 'Yesterday; we gathered; round r large tank, near one . of our chapels about 200 sung together a : sweet song of Zion ;- and two men, a Bcrman and a , Ka.n, were ? baptized. This is the fourth time within six weeks' that I have had the Privilege of leading redeemed hea- ii ". i .i j --. . ' .1 .ML '' men aown mto tne water ana burying mem wua Christ in baptism. I should be delighted'to , give jb the.history'of one these mehj buttcta not nowH Lior J Dalhdurie,rthe Gdvemor Gen tal ? of India,vhas: visited 'Rangoon, w The great guns from the lortress ana rrom tne war amps in deafening peals announced 'his arrival,' and the military display was a brilliant aair; r ;It was aa imposing spectacle to see Ithe ruler, of ISO, mill ions of people, riding slowly amidst a .forest cf officers, with waving plumes atdl bedizened Willi , gold-jthe .Governor r G eneral .bimfclf in plai a clothes. ; The, next ? day after bis, arrival. l:j - Foreign Secretary called on me and pent aa hour and a half, inquiring about Bariaaa aTair