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3 vvvtvev RALEIGH. N. C; T H U R SD A Y. M ARCH 291 854. jpCosiJicjfiCATioss for publication, or in any ) way relating to the Editorial "Department, should be .J.4.iln ViA Raw T T J t . ft VjtitM : EHIicaJ Recorder J ttnViVh. X. f!. ' . j-uers relating to the business ouneom.ce " mustha addressed to G. Mkhdith & Co., Falrigb . .r.ii insure attention, ui iciiers man oo pre paid. - ; ' ' - - .s AU communications, .to secure attention, ' must s.b posrpaid Agents who act gratuitously, and f subscribers who pay in advance, only excepted.? All orders not attended to in a reasonable time ' .V, t-l rl K rn, .a n J altMmiHnniiaK iAt"flllfv, '. receinted should ha innnired after that errors and' oversights may bo promptlycotrectsd.- j f jpj jrerspus wriiing io as on uusmesi woum aonfer a great lavor by giTinj their , Post Office ad? . ess t also that of each indiridual for whom, they ; . write, -; : .r ' -' ' ; , " . Chsrch EQciencT. ?S In our first article onyhia sabject, we maicatea ; tome of the probable 'causes of - the inefficiency of rhnrehe. the reasons wmidct do not brrnsr ' into MAattAal Ayijft wtn4ild Mt ftf In VAlV&'t 111 ' . jiiOkiu.H UDI.UC nuH uivai wiy iuixiibu ' -r . ? 'a . J..- rt.. f ; . meir creeu or evsieiu ui uwinuc. t uw ; uuii ted out were sabtaantially, first, the absence , of a ; ;due sense of individual responaibHity on the part of. . lion or of fidelity on the part of those who bold of- ce in the charcbest Beiore proceeaing to po ini 001 ine .enter elements of CAtirei 'Efficiency the dwga of the present arr: .Xe private or fuUic tiJ ember?, io consider pra y e r J Li Al T LUC U iUl a I V T UlUIUklCU Skill lUOAO WU- - i: - - 1 V " - " - - - - - ------v .scienuoua ana p rsonai uppucaiioti 01 mera 10 iiicir own cases. . W ithout indiTidual fidelity in the dish f charge of duty on . the part, o! the ' members -of " Christ's mysucal body the church cannot fulfiu. 1 - aitti luE iicriii if l .tie wuriu. tie iirii meicLurc out onetnem ner.ieeis a aesire tnai tne cnurcn may . greater efSiency in carrying forward the interest ;of CbristV' kipgdomlet him apply himself more V assiduously to his christian duties and make create ; ir ffiirt. tf contribnle txvtriat I Mid SelfkhnfiS. ; coTetousnesyand a worldly spirit must be crucified : s in the hearts 01. cartsuans. lniiividuaiiy eeiore tne ; church caiV; ever go forth xi ;lhe streitgth, beauty - ' and rvwrpr of hnlinps.. " "Vrt nn run , oetimQt liner . . iuucu tiic cuuiucoi. vi iuo nvrui mi iuc uuiuuitun oi "f1iBt' ma - diwnd inatrumentallT . urvnn h5a nn . CXfruoii5 dui ui us nrweru iu cnu'iiic.wuafc arc I: some 01 tne cmei eiemenw 01. cnurcn emciency. M III nil IHllPf . 13ft 1 1 I rilLJI III rT ua siawr flULII n I I J - mnirh onTuriftinn arid TWrfsnasiofi of -tri walilv rf the erreat tniuio ct the uospei inat tne soul becomes Neo the? love of ; Christ, and wedded by its strongest anections, to liim and to .bis glorious cause. Supreme love to Christ inspired our rropnei, X nesi auu iving, auu. ?j:iauy ui .the oaenng which he made or himsell aa a saennce J to redeem us from the power 01 sin anu aeatn,. is "the DropermOilve IO poeaience, auu me uiaiii wing to chrbdaneitl and acuyity. Inspired Apos-k j lie in contemplating the grand theme of . the Resur- Jhr.pt constraineio os' j uen iuriun uu luuugius to tmotfier, and per naps stxJi granuer exnxoiuon 01 the ci vine gooanes? Jte cries out,-- oa ioroia mat I should glory saver in the cross of. our Lord Jesus Chnsf. bv whom Ihe world is crucmed to me, and I unto, ihe world.' It was love, resutltng from the ' rpvpiannn wnu-D iik ami ui jcsug, wriiiic vu wa mmj ft nam9rns. that broke down his Jewish oreiii- dice ana vsuouuea - nis oduuihw , ucau , -tuvi-uc, .. i . i t t J L 3 f wrought m his soul by a lively and vigorous faith, - '-. - a, ' a. ' i I . tea. rh intmirinr ana animtun? rjrinciDie ci ms 'whole life. By the power of the love, be was en- - aoie to tn&ae many nuuie vumeroiuuB ui uis luiu DeCOrne more auuuuau iu muuio, pauetu uuusi J fiictions and persecutions, and ; finally fkithfui even f love to tnnsi ana nis cause is tne grand motive " power that impels christians to individual and anl tea eiori5 iu uv iwcjaru meir lura. . v unonr '-all.?,- t? f rv a n n n s vn a mm n a 1 " . 1 " will soon abate, their activity cf ase, and all effec- live measures lor prumouug uie cause 0 unrist in - t liTirphi will h tfiicrwnlid. :- v ;; . . . J0L 2. We may mention, as next in order, a docile or : icacnauie epirit amuujj uie lucmoers. - n nere tDlS 18 wanting, in any enoxen, t nere is little nrosrress in divine knowledge or grace. :. The instrucitcns1 from tne pnipit are ustenea to more wnn a view of crit- ' 'of learninfffrom therh the will of Christ! " In invi. ;Cng' sinners who ere "weary and. heavy laden'1 Jii f.uc u v rvw aiiii w Mai iw7iuc.a wj. ilia m. i it dom,"lhe Saviour saidf nake my'yoke upon yon and learn of .me.'? ; Bis church is: a sacred 8cboot-ft . aorrn'riani wViprA all hi frllAWra nrt ta tatra lasanna in accnirinff a knowledge olhia will and of their dtir tu. To be a disciple, sienines to be a learner, and all rightly disposed! christians are ' students in the school of Christ. ; Bat bow many j may be found nrnitjil W?lb"lhft .hinfhpa!ttrhft ; a Aar vaora f insiractioh, have made but little, if any progress in "the attainment of tlifine knowledge." ; In the lani 'guaSe mspirea aposue, tney are "ever iearn- tin, but' never able to come, to the knowledge of the truth." ; - A church composed of such members (If such t- body can be called a church) is neither ai V.5 of conceiving or executing such measures . E3 will, by any meansj make H efficient in advan - ciri the cause of religion.' On the ccctranr: how . , .. dlZereni will be the combined action of a church" in .'which tie cembers are like those .who heard the Apc;:!es at Berea.'and "received the word wiihall re ill:. : :3 of- niind and searched the Scriptures daily, 'wtr.her those things were so." A sincere desire to V.-icor 'Ve truth is very, different, from a "caviling, tsrlr.i: of a tree christian : the other of a i'c; tic or, izi ZA. The one leads to true know! -e and lays " ? f. Nation cf efSsient action j"wLi' 2 the cth.r ':3 it::lf ia ' fault ficdlr.j aid raising cl;?c'.iias, : j : r ; ::::1 course cf crt.- . .Z. L. tlheily regard for each' other 'among the -t .si; C"0w2r esienti.il 'element to'charcb ef- Is irjIies, cf coarse, mutual ccr.HJence . :r 3 cctiVfs, c. WLirsthis it'.ri cf tli r '. :3 rn:i act -r3 cf the r-'jiinlrr :j e':::er jr.. . len opposite direction. The dead weight of a few . larJy and laggard members, not to speak of the op position of Ihose who are contsntious and schismat ical.is no Inconsiderable1 drawback, to the'a'ctive operations of a church. Without a consideiable ' amount of christian regard and t troihorly kindness ! among the members of a church, it is hardly possi-v ble for it to become truly efficient. Hence, the ad. monition of Paul, " striving together for the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace," cannot be called to mind too often by those to whom it is applicable. Talaible Books. l:: f;' z: '- We have just received from two Baptist publish ng houses in N,, yorkv. another ; package of 'some most ex cellent works, r Most; of; them are just out and sent to. us fori examination and notice,' with a few copies to supply those who may wish to obtain them.''-v--rv-r , -: i .:. t r p ; The Great Iron Wheel, by J. R; Graves, -Ha-' .ng disposed of the first copies -sent nsy-we have just received a few more, K Also, Orchard's Hwto ry of the Baptists and Jeter's Campbtliism Exam-" ined. Price of the above, one dollar each I Stuart on Baptism and its Subjects, published by Graves . & Marks, Nashville, Sheldon, Lamport & Co., N J , lorn. - itus. worl,: by. one or the finest. Amen-', can": philologists .and,; scholars,' is now noth with standing the' author : was a r Pedobaptists adopted as a Baptist publication : Stnsrt's scholarship. and conscientiousness compelled him to admit what the I J3aplis!s have ever claimed in regard to the mean- 'ingof the word Bapiizo. I The present edition has prefixed an ,Introdactory Review ; of some thirty j pages' by Rev. ohe with copies who may send ns an order by mail. J In addition, to the above, we have, received from! tthe publishers hi York, E. II. Fletcher, 117! Nassau atreet, and.Messrs. Sbeldoni Lamport & Co., j 1 1 5 Nassau St,1 other .s J vv? and- valuable i publi-1 catious, notice of whicn will appear from: week to week in our-Bookable.":? '. We append the following notice by the Editor ; the Christian Secretary of Orchards Hisiory.-R 3 of the ;While ihe Rev, Jt R. Graves, editor of the Ten- nessee Baptist, was '' in New York, superintending ' the publication of his work on Methodism, entitled ".The Great Iron Wheel,' he ' incidentally came ' across a Chronological : History of the i Christiaa ; Churches for the first .1800 years, by the Rev, Mr. Orchard, . an : English ; Baptist, : who spent fifteen 5 jcars iu compumg 11, ana giving a connecieu ana chronological history of tne primitive" Christian' churches, extending from the days of the last of the apostles down to the present time. ' r ( -' ' ' 1 - Every step taken, says Mr". GM he has fortified by the most ruuquestionable authorities ?nd he claims to prove beyond the possibility of contradic tion, that the community now denominated Baptists .is not only older than any Protestant sect, but old er than any Roman Cathotic Hierarchy, itself,'; and he proves beyond a doubt that it is Urn 'only chiis tian community thai has stood since ihe days of the Apostles. This must be said, that unless Baptists have biien the faithful and true witnesses lor: the first sixteen centuries, then Christ had no witnesses, no saints, no martyrs during that period. I f ,- The work was put ro prtss by, Mr. Graves while he was in New York, and published almost simul taneously with his work On Methodism. ' - ' Recent Conflasrations. : ' ? W published last week an account furnished us by brother Alderman of an extensive aiid.most dis astrous fire in Sampson Co- VVe learn since that similar fires produced great damage to property in several ottier coontieaiin this State. - S. Caroti na and Georgia, it seems from the extracts , below, which we take from the columns of the Southern Baptist, have suffered, in some ponioni of their ter ritory, to an equal; or i haps greater extent We truly sympathize with the sufierersanj b6e thai measures will be speedily adopted to' ''relieve those who have been c suddenly burnt out of house and home. We suppose but little of the pioperty des troyed was insured, a precaution, which people in the country seldom take though it "is much safer for persons generally to have , at least) their dwel lings insured. Insurance costs but little when com pared with the real value of, thel property and is security against loss. The Mutual Insurance Com pany ot N. C. is a valuable Inatiiution, not only to persons owning property in towns, but to those whose possessions are in the country, where' the devouring element is sometimes as destructive as it is any where else. , The editor of the S. .Baptist says. r . . - ,ft 'There probably has never been so much dam , aw, and over i great a space: in the fame time in the Southern country as nas" been sufleied !dnrin the past and the preceding weeks, in North rand South Carolina and Georgia.; The s, unparalleled dryness of tlie land from the lonjr . drought of. the winter and the prevailing high winds have conspir ed to bring about these results.. Jn burning the woods, fields and swamps, to clear away rubbish and to prepare for farming and pastnrage; these fires have started from may centres : all 'over tnb eountry,--but the worst effects seem to bav.e been in this state. We can only append a few items, j 1 n the vicinity of Lexington it is supposed that property to the amount of Si 50,000 has been con euD'ed. ' . , ;t -V ' ' HCoLpiBiA. March: 12.- The" Greenville and XJolumhia Railroad has not sustained any' damage by the fire of ; last Friday and ii Satnrdavi - Th Charlbtte Road is considerably damaged; and .will J ausiain mucu loss vj ine aesirucuon or wood and timber. ..The destruction of property as far as beard from, is almost incredible. Five or six. families, .within ten miles of this place, . are left without even "a change or clothes."; 2- 4'y 'i-'-v tr 7 The Augusta Constitutonalist of Tuesday says': Intelligence reaches us of destructive fires in var ious parts of this State and South-Carolina, destroy ing houses, barns, stables, mills and fencing, and in some cases burning portions of rail . road tracks. This is owing to the extreme dryness of the weath er, which has prevailed for mom hs by! which grass and leaves are rendered highly combustible, aggra vated by the boisterous winds which raged during part of last week., 1 ' LaCBKKSTnd.fi. March 1 0-Farmers abng the road to this point, have acted incautiously in burn it g brush heaps, the wind being bo high as to ren der their exertions unavailing, should the fit e get the mastery over them. ,'. . .. ;.v," Along ihe ; Rail Road, I 'experienced quite a sea of fire on both sides of the road, burning the irack some one ho odred yards ; and about' two-'to four hundred cords of wood, that was behind as catching.1 - ' ':- .-' . -i. -:' W A negro woman was killed a few.- miles from this town last evetdng, from the falling of.the bnm ing timber, which she was endeavoring to put out.' An ErroxeocS Ruaioa -It, was reported a few days since in this city, that, news had been received in Petersburg, Va, of the death of Rev. J. R. Graves. cf Nashville, Tenn,; supposed to be murdered by ' roDoers. i ainiui anxiety oas preTauea nere among his friends, but we are glad to find the following in the South Western Baptist which has just reached US: ! : . ' ; " ; ; A Clehgtmax Mcedered. -We see in some of oar exchanges the rumor that Be v. J. R. Graves, eJitor of the Tennessee Baptist who was on' a col. lectinj tour in Missouri, was found murdered on ihe rtaliic!?, and it was soppesjj he was cardercd for Lis n.o:;ey. ,: . ;,o-? all t:. 3 i; r t .in !":! er..;: ,v::: Craves 13 at ; :n t i:h l is 1 . ! LIStrality to Errcrisls. ; -iiJTbe following sentiments by the editor of the Western Watchman we . mrst heartily endorse and commend to the consideration of our brethren gen erally, especially to those who ate engaged in the ministry ct the jGorpeLv Tie s proper j course to.be pursued Jby Baptists towards other denominations of 1 professed Christians, who in our opinion ho'd errors - of diflerent degress and shades, is a subjec t on whichihere is erymtii rally some difference of J , opinion, There is in the tenets of some secbV whh which, we have, almost necessarily to some extent. ui mingte, sucu a znixture, oi iruui anu error, ui piety and will-worship that it is often difficult to de v cide how for we ought to concur in? of how mucb we ought to oppose in their systems of religious be lief; The subject is S worthy of careful considera tion, i Fidelity to the truth of God requires it. i In submitting the suggestions in the extract below, we ask if the subject ' does not 'deserve more of our fconsideration-;tv.-i It is recorded of Doctor GUI, tays a cotempora ary, that he would allow no man to 'preach in his ! pulpit, whom be kuew to be unbound in doctrine. There, were cetain great pointt which he deemed vital to the Christian religion, andif a man was not right on these points, he looked upon him as unfit to stand beforo the people as their instructor, and as needing, rather, to be instructed himself. - Accord ingly, when a minister of this character presented himself at the Doctor's place of worship, he was al lowed to take his seat with' the hearers, and to sit there till the close of service." ' " . ? j- VI here u. great deal said, in this day, about Chris tian liberty. .. It is, indeed the cant catch-word for certain classes of errorists. Some of them call this aoctrineWBinAl. Christianity as though Chris-: tianity. as it came from the life and teachings of our .Lord and Saviour, of Vauti' and Pe'jer, ud.John. r"edi to be ubkkauzed by their improvements. The Unitarians of New England ;hav,"ued. this ou vi tuui an nauseam, yeni aujuue foc jur ius evideuoe ot -their claim ui superior1 liberality, he (- would be sadly puzzled to find it anywhere except m a toadduceaa indinerenoe to tha doctrines of tue Gospel,. .- . . - . . : ': r'y:, :- Y - : . Whatisliberality to errorists ? We mean, of course; those whom we think, seriously, prayerfully think, on careful, candid examination, to be involved in dangerous error.. . , -r ' , The first point is, to see to , it that we, ourselves, understand, reverence," and obey the truth. Cod: has provided ample means lor us to attain this end. The study of His word and His works, with prayer- end a fixed purpose to follow the truth, at all - haz ards, are sacred duties. We must know the truth," before we can be prepared to j udge of the nature and tendency of error. ;' ; ! ' :..-:- - In the second place, liberality to errorists, is, 'to allow them, the rights of men, aud of citizens, to hold and disseminate their opinions. ,'Ve have no ritht to resort to force, to civil pains and penalties, ' to hinder our fellow men from the. free expression of their opinions, so long as they do not infringe on ; the rights of others. ; - In the third place, we hnye no right to misrepre sent," caricature, or personally abuse those whom we regard as holding serious errors. We may, and ought, to point out their orrdrs, but we have no right to revile them, personally. 'jijVVe are under .the com mon obluation to. render . kindness, and justice to them 't as to others j i r And having done this, we are uot under obligation to assist them to propagate their errors, nor to ex tend to them such tokens of fellowship as indicate that we regard their errors id be smalt matters. Lib eraltty does not cousist iu maWmx tiio church, or the place of worship as free to the teacher of error as Of the truth, nor n extending token of conrtety and fellowship, as to those who keep the faith. It we believe, that a, tnau's course is wrong, his influence j bad, anckhe will not reform,; the best we can do is, ; to ionoek him. Kvery plant," siiys our Lord, S that my Heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up. Lkt thcmI alomsi they be blind , leaders of Ihe blind." If there come any one unto , you," say the beloved disciple, "and bring not this : doctrine, receive him hot into your bouse, neither ; bid him God speed : for he that biodeth him God srssn is a faeiakek oj his evil deeds." . Dtath of the Russian Czar. . The last advices from Europe seeiff to confirm the former report, as to the death of Nicholas the Empeior of Russia. The event has been formerly announced in the British Parliament, as received by Telegraphic despatch 'from the continent, and scarce ly a shadow of doubt how remains as to its truth. The Emperor's demise is reported to have produced great excitement - throughout 'Europe, and will doubtless, materially 'affect j the operations of the present: war in which Russia is engaged. It U to be hoped that an Allwie Providence will over rule this event for good. in making it contribute to a more sjieedy termination of a most wasting and destruc tive war, and in securing to the nations of Europe the peace which is so e-sential to their prosperity and happiness. But what will be the ultimate re sults of the war either politically or religiously is yet a problem. " ' ' Bible axvistos meeting at Montgomebt, Ala. During the meeting of the j Southern Baptist Con vention at Montgomery, Ala., in May next, or im mediately after its adjournment, a Revision meeting will be held in the first Baptist church, of which the Rev. J. Tichenor is Pastor.' . Drs. Lynd and Everets, Rev'. Wrn.'Vanghn and the Secretary from Ky.,and ,Rev. Win. Cary Crane of, Miss., are en gaged to attend,' and many more friends and. advo-; cates of Revision are ..expected from all parts of the country. j, - i;JasJEdcnds, Cor. Sec. :: ... For the Recorder." , : Slie nath Done what she Couia, n, : Was the commendation our Savior bestowed upon the woman who anointed him. , How many readers of the Recorder could be thus commended ?. ' -f 1 Have you done what yon ! could to become tho. , roughly indoctrinated in the Holy ; Scriptureaand lo have that doctrine pure 1 r ". ! ' ;.' v : " Havev you done what you -could to adorn your profession, to grow in gra:ejby daily prayer, in pri-: yate, and with ' your family," and a christianly de jneanor before the world t L ;.' I T'i" . " 1 Have yon done what you coutd io have tne gos pel preached ; in yoor own: neighborhood, . in the destitute parts of youf own State, and to the per ufhing heathen 1 t . Have you done what you could to relieve the poor of your vicinity ?:!;f-'-II 'Ht'S' - -- Have you done what you could to promote the harmony of your 'church, and what is harder to reconcile any brother who I may be offended with you 1 - . 1 r ! - , 1 Have you done what yon could by prayer, conversation,- or otherwise, to ! influence - those with whom you daily associate, to Beek the Saviour Have you done what yon could to educate your children, morally and intellectually, and to imbue their minds with the religious principles you believe : to be true, by patrouuing Baptist schools? i I Have you done what you 'could for the endow ment of Wake Forest ColWel . ' - And lastly; have yon done what yon could to promote the circulation of your denominational ' organ the Recorder t ' ",.. . i' I - p. a i a i . ' ! " New Yori, March 11. Col. Benton has aJJre.sed a characteristic leter: to Messis. App!ctons, his publishers in this city, to ths efTcct that his recent literary lasses by the fire in Washington will donhlehis labors and delay the EtconJ volume cf his Thirty Yeaia ia the Senate cr.'.il tl2 T' r2 cf lllZ, ar,J that a quantity of cone-.:;.i.cce !;,:, r;ud fwr a poslhuiuous volume, - i vhitli car.r.:t te . r::la:cd, v;.j t 13 t.-5 i 'I S 1.- f ' For the Recorder, v J--Tt UclTfrsHy Klasaziae -. J( hope 'tis not too late, brb. Editor," to acknowV 'edge', the very" handsome notice bf " nearly seven pages given me in the Di-e. No', of the University - K.taH-.tr. I TCI -.rl . 'ai..W - i:'1a.'lamltnny'- ' Ja really ; weir writtea, and bating one or two ex jresion, its spirit i$ commendably catholic! for which excellence I fam duly grateful. I fully ap preciate the motive1 which prompied the corps to review me -ffectioD for a beloved! and honored motherland in an siheerity congistulate the thousi' and readers of the Magazine that, an article so ' replete with infoi mation relative id the early history 'of the University, should have i been elicited by a fugitive letter, written in haste and published with out revisal ' I say this hot to deprecate or soften criticism, ihe letter in question was fiyiog and hence lawful game for the crf Jc's arrow!I am a . gradaale of Wake Forest doltege, genii em en-am .moreover the general Agent of that Instiiution,and that letter j was; writtenTto ;furthecihe' interests, of its endowment! But for j all : the sentiments of . this myTrejoinder, 1 individually am esponsi ble' If . they be, false and discomfiture and obloquy;, ensue, let me atone be the victim, And -5 now respected six; I wish to say that I have seated myself not to bandy words' or to deal in arguments of a specious nature, but to meet the issues between us courtious ly and fairly, yet fearlcsslyl-The points endeavor ed to be made in your: piece as well as I can gath ter them, are first, an earnest .deprecation of a sec . tarian spirit in all institutions of learning second i ly, a denial that such a spirit has even been mani fested in the" management of the University. ? and thirdly, you show that its endowment is not the gift of the State but iu a great degree, the result of 'private munificence. ! ' " ,' .'. Your zeal against denominational' schools and 'appeals to the untoward pride" of sects, lead yon to declaim thus eloquently., "Knowledge is knowl edge wherever found, truth is eternal, unchangeable, the same in, all climajtes, under all circumstances Truth is the seed ,we would sow, and rou'rish, the Universe would be our field of operation. To use a Scripture phrase, we would : break down the wall of partition between truth and error and let the -former go forth conquering and to conquer, o'er Wa and land till all the world shoufcl own ili swayl' This is the philanthropy we are taught in our beloved Institution. En passant, I would a.k the chapter and verse of that Scripture: Ilmay possibly be found in the Koran or Zend, it certainly is not in the Bible. Now my dear sirs, all this talk about a . world-wide! philanthropy,' eternal truth, breaking down the walls which sects have thrown up, resisting ;the influence of truth'tc, may appear- to you as ve ry spirited, but it is very far from being strikingly; original. On the same theme Hume was asp of und, Paine as- rational, Voltaire as brilliant, and Boling hroke certainly as eloquent In utter abhorrance of all "superstitious creeds and canting sects,'1' the edu cational institutions of jFrance were founded, which institutions superinduced the reign of jn fidelity, and the reizn of infidelity; was the Reign of Terror.- V"Mr. Jefferson, disgusted with what he called the absurdities of sects, in founding the University of Vai secured the enactment of it regulation; prohibi-. ting a professor of religion from being one of 'the instructors in that Institution, ineota men oi .me lapd remember the character of that college so long as that restriction was in force. Suffice it to state that Mr. Madison, when. Governor, declares that the University of Ya. gave him more ; anxiety anJ trouble than all other affairs of the slate. ; Stephei Girard wished the recipients of his beneficence t ; receive no religions instruction t ill their minds wer matured j that they might embrace only pure unso i lied truth, witnout taint or bias of sect "or party. -His will was modified, but even now 'with the moJin- . cation Girard college is almost a nullity. ' Bf some means Dr. Cooper an avowed infidel, was .for six. years president of S. C. College, and iho' the other instructors were christians, the old leaven of mfidel luy jet lurks in ihe hearts of many, then ' students at Columbia, . The carnal heart,-the strong passions of youth, the idolatry with which intellect is regar ded, while the mind is In its transition state from youth to vigorous manhood, all predispose- young men to infidelity and skepticim.rhe nature of the great question of religion is so startling'y impor tant that no one can be neutral in faith, no school can be neutral on this great question of life. - Man must be educated morally as well as intellectually, or from the natnre of the human heart he is an unbeliever. ? But perhaps' I do, you in justice. Doutless you would agree with me that there must be a religious element, in every school ; but you wish that religious influence to .. be free from the contagion - of sect, let the mind be - warped by no creed or faitb of party. I Now here we I come to is sue. I am free to confess that :such a school is a destderatum but I religiously believe that such a; school ls a ventable chimera it has no existence, nor can it have,' from the very nature of the human mind, and I here' state a definite proposition, that there is not a school in America in which a retig- , ious element prevails, that is not more or less de-( .nominatiqnal, or if you please sectarian You rare ly find religious men unconnected with some relig- . ious denomination, and, even if you could secure , such as instructors, they, each, would have his pecu liar tenets and if.- he .; teach the Bible, ;he. can but reveal the complexion of his own faith - A man's faith is a part of himself, and if he be a member ' of any denomination, he cannot seperate his Individ-: "nal from his denominational influence' " Moreover, if he teach moral wisdom in the pulpit or recitation "room, he must teach truth and no matter how deli-; caie may be his apprecfation of "the proprieties of : his station; he will at times, often unconsciously,: .evince, his own prejudices and -partialities. , ; So; : soon as that is done his influence so far asects are concerned is not neutraVpTake a state school, let; all denominations be : equally represented therein and the ultimate result will be the same. Men are of different characters, capacities and weight of char--acter there must be an executive officer,; if he be a man of ability, his star will soon be m the ascendant, or if among the subordinate officers there he a supe-' rior mind, its influence must be felt and thus the equipoise wilbe disturbed and overthrown.- Again I ' say, that the infiuence of the individual reflects on bis church. This is the theory what is the act I Harvard was ones a union 'tis yet a State school and yet for years, the Unitarians have controlled it Brown University is the college of Rhoda Island, the Baptists7 claim that. Princeton la the State, school of New Jersey, but the Presbyterians hold It by a' riht peculiarly their own. The same is true of Union, Yale", Amherst, Dartmouth, Wil- Ham and Mary, and la fact of all the schools oi the land in a greater or less degree. " I am sorry to say. that the history of "the "University at Chapel; Hill, deps bat serve to establish my propoiiion The University was founJed above 10 years ejo, it rian but a Stite College, and that all denominations shoulj be represented in Ihe corps of inatniction. , From Ihe Cafalogus UnlversitaiLsCJar.Bor I learn that the whole number of Instructors, professots and tutors, from 1794 to 1 855, has been about eighty. I latirti' mnronvpr tht - Samuel Allen Holmes was appointed Professor in 1796 and resigned 1798, and - ; that Abner V. Clopton was appointed tutor in 1809, resigned 1810. : It thus appears that the de nomination, which has been, and is now the largest in the State, ha been represented by two out of the eighty instructors of ? Chapel Hill, and that the-e two togetner were were dui tnree years. i ow i aa 'the potent Six ,if this bee vennhanded justice ? Ah! but do you iegarJ Dr. Hooper as a t nonenity By no 'm'eatisvgentleWii.'Bl revere that venerable, man of God for all that is beautiful in genius, holy ' in piety and pure in faith. . T regard him as one. of "the ripest kholars of the country, the ablest divine of 'our denomination' infthe State, and master of a purer style than: any man in America.- But, Sirs, 'yod forget that Dr. Hooper, though, a Baptist in 55, was in lot line time o msappoiouuem.; au pis copalian, and ot course did not represent Baptist in iterests at the University I ; But yon ask in aston ;: i8hment,, how, When, and where have you been un justly treated VM I have shown that we have been ' heretofore unjustly treated, and I think I can from the state of things at Chapel Hill nowy make out a case as to tclierej when and how. ' The Presbyte rian church in N." C, . numbers between ten and ' twelve thousand, the Episcopal has not -more thah , three thousand communicants, the Methodists forty one thousand, the Regular Baptists forty-six thous j and. There are, besides, some ten thousand Primi tive Baptists, FreeWill , Baptist Disciples, &c. The present Faculty at the University is composed of thirteen gentlemen.' Five of these are Presbyteri 'ans. three are Episcopalians, two others are.pariial to that church; two? are Methodists faith, of the 'thirteenth not known, "The Baptists have bad no -frepresenlativevthere since Dr. Clopton's resignation ; in 1810.' Now let ns see the influences thrown ; about a youth, who anivts at the University.'-Perr I haps his parents are Baptist3. ;- He is there seeking ' to quench bis thirst for knowledge. He idolizes intellect and " reveres learned men, and very hatu rally be soon comes to respect that church most 'which has most men of learning. He looks around him and seesconnected with the , University, the learned: Drs. of the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches : the.Methodist church loo is well repre-' eented, but where are" the Baptist professors ! The Baptists have no representative at Chapel Hill, er go", they have ho one worthy of : a professorship at the University He' feels that the Baptisis are in bad savor there ; perhaps hears -one of the corps of Editors of the Magazine declare that he was not suipnst3d that-the Baptists had no professor 'at Chapel Hill. w They had no man of sufficient abil ity and attainments to grace a chair there " Such a declaration was mode during your . last vacation by one of the Six.' Under these circumstances the ' youth in question unless he have firmness .unusual, soon dislikes to confess that his parents are - Baptist, I he becomes ashamed of the faith of his fathers, j --' " But is the assertion true that we hav6 no men of ability no men! of scholastic attainments. Basil Manly, D. Presidentof the University of Ala;, Rev Basil Marily Jr4j President of a College in : Richmond, W.T.Brantly, D. D., J. J. Brant . ly D. T Rev.' W. T Brantley, Jr. have all been elected Presidents of different institutions. ' Prof. Mims, of Furman.University, R. B. C. Howell, D. D. now of IHchmond, Va., Profi James CL Dockery, educted in ; Paris,' now of. Mbsn Rev. John, L. Pritchard,' and Kev. A . M. Poindexter ofV a., Rev. :Thos. W. Tobey, Dr. E. A. Crudup, Prof, Twitty, and Dr. Jan. F. Leeof Anson. ? The last named f gentlemen after having carried off the honors Of three ' or four 4juerican Colleges, repaired to one ofthe best schools of Europe to perfect his educatfon. Though modestly seeking retirement, he is a pro foundly learned mm; All these gentlemen are men of fine -attainments in literature , and sciem-e, ; t'jey are moreovei- Baptists, and properly all belong to N. C Oar educational interests, too, ate com m it ted to the hands of. ripe scholars, at W. F.. Col lege, Raleigh,?Oxfbrd,Ulutfreesboro, &c Certain- l ly from this long catalogue of names, men might be foond worthy of a place at our University; nor 'would they be teithkeld if overtures of proper charac ter were madeJAs to the last point of your article, ; the manner in which the endowment of Chapel Hill has been raised, it does not mortify me frankly to confess that I was mistaken,. My ignorance was not criminal, however.! I wrote advisedly, since a gentleman, for-eight "sessions a member of the Slate" . Senate, gave it to m as his opinion that the endow ment of the University was liberal and was the result of grants from the state. After what 1 have written, gentlemen, you will perhaps question my , ' sincerity, where I enter : my earnfJ-it disclaimer ' against being ' ranked with the enemies of Chapct Hill I know her honored names in church and . state,' and with you I rejoice in their lustre." I feel that the eulogy pronounced upon the founders of ' Chapel Hill upon its instructors, past: and present,1 is merited, they have struggled against, difficulties . unknown in the history of State Colleges, and right nobly have they succeede I. , t .- - All the scholastic traditions of my own family are : connected. with Chapel Hill, and I were wanting In - patriotism did I not glory in her extinguished repu station and success.; Massachusetts has at different ' periods made grants to Bowdoin, Williams, Amherst, and Harvard Colleges ; Virginia appropriates fifteen "thousand dollars annu'ally.td the University; South Carolina fourteen thousand to her State schools' besides h ving defrayel all the expenses of founding' those institutions. . From your showing it appears that N. 0. has done almost nothing for Chapel Hill; that she has in fact become , famous ia spite okf this neglect, and her success is owing to the public spirt of the benefactors and the talents and energy of her officers. In conclusion, I would say : that I crimi 'nate no one. 01 write petsfagainst ;n6 mans name. I have but stated facts and shown that these facts miletate against the interests of the Baptis denomination. Baptist cannot patronize an institn- 'lion, where from the force of circumstances their sons will become ashamed of. the - faith of their fa- thers. I do not expect to be apotheosized at Chapel Hill for speaking thus pleasantly nd honestly.. - .. V" Ta Hekdeeson ParrcHA.RD. j v - I" ' , " ---"" . t ; Messks. Selde, WnHExs & Co., have publish ed a' card in relation to their , indetednesa' lo the Slate of Virginia. They state that they are unable ai present to give the exact amount, but ' they ex- press great confiJence that in due time it will all be paid, dollar Tor dollar, with interest. jThey f uther allege that at one time the State was indebted to them for advances f upwards of S2)00,OOoaf a time, too,' when tl.. might have Void its bonds which lfcny fcslJ, at ptr, insleid of f jhtirj the mar- " FortheReenH ijiJa.l , Some persons say that infants on-i,i .. tized, for they were brought to Christ." Tt h ' .brought, but not a iroro is said of oaptismf I they insist that it is found in the com " teach all nctiontS The word teach txlk I Again they say adult baptism can't 6e found fa? ; commission. No, for some persons believe a M baptized when only , ten , years old. Thev!? I Acts 2 : 39,-"For the promise isto you and 1 children.?as including infants.- Such pers. 1 1 tradict Joel who as quoted by Peter, mention, V ' .and daughters, &c, but says not. a word abon. '7 yants .Can infants receive', the mir'ami.. . 1 ences of the Holy Ghost f -' - - . ! I , Upj.ue u reiers io we; promise made to n ham; Abraham haJ two kinds of childr-n ... ? i and spiritual.'- The;. Jews "are his naluaal chGdra and Christians are his spiritual children- ' ye therefore that they which are of faith, tbetem are the children of Abraham, Gal 3 i 7. ' " ' 1 Gentile infants of belieteing or vnbelievein ents are not the nafurnf or the spiritual children d ? Abraham. , )They can't bebaptized. The term thi j dren does not generally imply tnfants. Christ tthe Apostles little children, John 1 3 : 33. -A f aged eighty, has a will, leaving all his p'njtth. to his children, when the youngest child is thim I The ouse -and household of the jailor, tyfj " and Stephanas are quoted for Infant baptism , . Lydia's household are called brethren. Acts 1 fi- j I Paul preached to all in the jailor's house; Acts lj. 32. Would be preach to babes 1 That of Ste ' phanas ministered to the saint Can bahes tnki ister to saints. It was said to Noah, come thou and all thy house into the Ark, Gen. 7: IJ Wer there infants in his family I . . .' Again, it is said," bap-isTn' came Jn the room of .circumcision. Wby lid , hoth exist logether, cla 2Xi. 21, &c and why did not John baptize all the .Jews. .They were the subjects, of ctrcumcisinn ' t First Cor. 7; :14f f For the' unbelieving husbati dren unclear but now are they holy.1 Th t.. holy in this vesse is only opposed to the term . clean: ' If federal holiness f belongs to "the child, it belongs to the husband and wife.;. who ouo-ht also to be baptized. Such a construction makes tha wife and husband change each" others heart. !'f - None but the Holy Spirit can change the bearC Holiness is not hereditary, like property. The child of a believer is as much nnqualJSed for baptism" as the fihUd of an unbeliever. : Peter Edwards says, some say- infants don't understand baptism.- Hr replies that they did not understand circumcision 'Faith which never exists without nnderstandir was not required before 'circumcision bat it" is re- r ; : J wit ..'---.:-, . . . i - . i . quireu oeiore naptism. t- - : v4 Fisher, In bis catechism; asks who are memlen of the visible church; Answer, all such ': as pro-' fess the true religion and their children. ;If mem bers of the church, why not commune with them! Why charge the Baptists withi close comma nian, jvhen they commune with all whom they baptize! . How are persons to . be baptized ytiiome reply, by the application of water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,, This is no definition.' It may be applied in twenty ways, to the forehead, head, cheeks, mouih, chin, the I thumb,, fingers, or hand.- It may mean to throw, drink or fill; , And I they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, Acts !4. j One says, it means to -sprinkle; and refers (o X Eze. 36: 25, and Isa. 52t 15.. The latter is a 1 wrong translation. As to the former, where amaa 1 goes to an abrogated rite of. the ceremonial law to ' prove an ordinance oi the eofpeu he must be harJ j pushed. But, the term trifA water is used in Jlat,, . 3:11, and with the Holy Ghost and with fire A . to the fire, some Commentators refer to eternal fir;- ; In Acts 1: 5, it is omitted. Iq Acts2: 3, it doei I not say fire but like as of fire. .Acts 2 . "-4, and they $ were ail filled with the Holy Ghat.; Titos 3: 6. If with fire in Mat. 3:1 2, signifies that ' fire is lo be applied, theh there can be no furnace of fire into " which the wicked shall breast - When the .spirit . is poured but,' do3s il change txpart of the heart or ail of it. . If .all, then we have immersion. ' Bat to refer to. the spirit, b" explain baptism, is almost as absurd as to refer to abrogate! rites. It is to explain' a material, thing, by. an immaterial thing, i. e, tp explain matter by spirit. . Some say Christ was not immersed. , , , ; . The others were baptized in Jordan, Mat. 3: 6. So was He, Mark 1 : 9. Who goes five or six yards into the water to wash h s face, or to he sprinkled or poured. - But John's baptisia ; is not Christian bap tism. Why ? It was before the resnrrectiom Thea . the Lord's supper is not a Chrisfian ordinance for the same reason. His baptism ; is ranch J more like Christian baptism than is infant baptism. Bat : three thousand could not be baptized at PenlicostT .An old man aged sixty, baptized sixty persons hi ' sixteen minutes At this rate twelve persons could , baptize three thousand in less than seventy minutes; , Others say Paul was not immersed. Let him spAk for hime . "Therefore we are buried with hira.Jy baptism into death; Rom. 6; 4,; The great giants . among the Pedo-baptists, refer this lo immersioo But others say the jailor was not immersed; Bow - A could he come back into the house unless he bad been out of the house, Acts 16 1 34 fleb. 9:10, has'diverse washings.', McKnigha Pedo-baptist translates this diverse"fj7iOTrjon ; Suppose a ser- vaht shall wash s garmeht three times, then dry it, sprinkle andiron, it, is "iheTe pn'interi thousand, who," .though even ignorant of the alphabet," would reckon the sprinkling as one ff the washing., ; , ; . Ia all argnments.on baptism, Pedo-baptist preach-. era violate one of their own rules, which saystat ; obscure- passages are to be explained by plain p sages.g fcee iurnesu on Interpretation.; "E.D0DS05 rs.'-i&r-'41- - For the Recorder- i - jTn your wisdom you are frugal and economizing i. i some men venay5yoa are close and i wanting ia iiojerality because you contribute rathersparingly to great interests of a pubfic or benevolent charac ten But in this you think they do you injustice. You. are not laboiing night and day for yourself f tis not ayaj-ice' that leads you' to accummulate.b'iit love for your jhildreri. Yoa wish then' to be re lieved of, the hard drudgery you have had to un dergo. You wish to leave then a fortune that , they may be independent, and - not te necessitated ; to labor.rBut may baps you think too much of the dollars you are to leave then. Have you gi'en them as good an article of education as the coon- try can 'affords 1 -Have you not rather sent them to , a cheap school, and-'oaly; just -lor enough tore . -fieve yonr coEScienee ? Ee:riember that next to a : good name,'argood edacatioa ia the' mct elevating the most desirable and the best legacy every way that a father can leave his children. Possibly in your an; icipni iocs,' yoa have f-rroitTi ''th-t ths: Ear.e h.T3 c-fcrats now tl.it CI I wl--tyawert : t
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
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