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The Importance of beiBj conformed to the-
Scriptural Standard of CcrisUan jChaiv.1
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; 2. Thbisadttty we owe to ourselves. . -;
: . .- We owe it , to our religious improvement.--?
Whatever standard of christian character may
"be adopted by an individualit is almost cer-
- tain that ho will fall below it. 4 If for "instance
r instead of taking the Bible standard , you look
to some "distinguished christian forreligious
. feeling and action as a model, there ia a prob-
:: ability you will fall below your standard and
, if the individual whom you select should be de
. plorably lax ia his conduct, and . if your selec-
J tion shoald be made with a view to keep your.
, conscicncequiet in a conformity to the -.world,
?- it is still probable ; that you will be" more lax
: than your . exemplar; The reason is obvious
' when men choose any" otbert standard " than
the perfect rule of doty "proposed in the Bible::
, it is because ,the latter is , too strict foV them ;
V i: hence arises the hundred anti-christian princ?
;;. . pies which we have to contend with; If thea
V there ia this tendency rather to fall below than to
exceed . onr standard, surely, it is due to oujr
' - progress in religion, thai that' standard! should.
be as high as possible. . Then it is due to your
rt itniila snf rri tho fw(?!finn nf ttin.Thrt
i Bible is the only standard which God 'has or
dained ; and that, in allowing yourself to sub
stitute another,- "is to disobey God's plain .
i command..; -And is there nothing in this rtflec-1
: ' tion that ought and must, if your conscience is'
:' not asleep, render you unhappy ? when -you
- must know yon. are looking away ' from Christ,
v who has set you ai: example that you . might
' walk in his footsteps. By departing fro rn. him,
, y.ou are shutting' your eyes against the light of
. , the sun, and hunting up ' false or deceptive
lights to guide you in the path to Hjeaven.!
Can you think .of this, and not feel convinced
both of infatuation and ingratitude. J You at-;
, tempt to serve two masters, and our blessed
; Saviour las told. U9 we cannot succeejd in this
experiment j you try to bring down the claims
; of religion to nieet the claims of the world ;
to establish a union between "i that which", is im--s'..
possible in the nature of - things shoald exists;
. If you think to find comfort in Religion' Tinder
- i these circumstances, you will be deceived,
: what comfort but to see that you are a back-
slider ?. So tho casa stands in attempting to low
er the standard of christian duty ; you increase
the power of a corrupt inclination on the one-
hand and the stin of- conscience on the other
,r It is due to our religious ." influence that we
fk adopt the Bible standard. Ono grand purpose
. s; for which Christ f hath" redeemed us . by; his
blood, is that we may prove ourselves, a pecu-
- liar people xealous of good works. This is ono
grand reason why he has called you into his
kingdom, and why he has required you openly,"
to profess "your faith in him, that you may
; '. exert an influence for the salvation of souls,
,: and the glory of his name. " . " "
.If you would do the most you could for the
' "glory of God and his church, if you would act
' as becomes ona who leels that he has been
; bought with a price, and that he . owes every
thing to redeeming grace, you will desire no
other rule of conduct than that which the Bible
1" has prescribed for yoa. ; . .''"h: ''
" Zi We say then you cannot depart frcra this
" high standard cf duty, tut at tbs l:.:ird of et
J x ting at nacght covenant vows, and converting
k"-"; the mcst soleca act yea ever pcrforraed into
; " : a faree. ' We rene-1. vou have rrcfesse J to be
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a follower cf Christ ; and a follower of Christ
youE'ost ba, or your profession will testify
against, yoa.
f.'!;'.Oa the day cf your pallia a-i solemn oeci
cation of "yourself - to Go3,-yca catered into
covenant with his peopb tba
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r power to pro-.
.. Ceavcr by eTery raeatjs ia yc
.'tJOtaths caasa cf CLr:t:
this ca 'f.St let
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this pledge to be redeemed ? I . .. : r, in" no'
other way than by a life of constant, astive, de-I
voted obedience. If you lower tbe standard f
christiajl character, you cannot redeem it' thent
ybu ' are'Terily "guilty of offending dKrist'a little j
oneid Christ himself hath declared that: it j
were. better for a man, that " a millstone' were !
hung, about his neck, and bo sboald be drbwn-i
ed in the depths of the sea. 1 1 1 , . t-T
Again.we owe this duty of being conformed'
to the Scripture standard of christian charac-r
tert;to the spirit of the ago. It is impossible'
compare the present vjith the past, without
perceiving that the professed-disciples of Christ'
aro far'more thanTformerly " a city set on a
hill that" cannot aiiid.5
professors which were tolerated, once, are now
tolerated no longer"; and many .things whicbl
have : been winked at even up to the present'
day, are rapidly'passfng to thelisrof forbiddenj
dulences.r , i o instance one. case the, Tenjpe-4
! ranee reform is removing manv. vea. verv ma-'
ny evils, at the present time;, and I hope will
continue to removev many more There, is a
feefing diffused throughout the church of . Christ
that it most be so; and that if the Saviour is
wounded in the house of. his friends, his friends
must lift up their voices, against it-T-!
. ..;There is a simUarfeelmg bnthe part of
the -.world : they in) fact require . morV.of.ui
than they once did ; that m, they expect more
: and ; if they do not find ? it, they mark the dcfi4
ciency. They are inore eagle-eyed to discern
inconsistencies than- they once, were,' and many
of them are more trumpet-monthed or tongued
to proclaim them. . Professed christians4 then
in' raiing up to a highestandard of reiigioas
character only meet Jfie claims i of theage ;' we
only do What tht vorld requires of us. '; "' ,:
We call upoB,the , chrlsiiaa . community. . to
disarm the world of this plea of nonconformity.
"to. the chritian standard ; for-fear they may
meetyou- at the judgment "bar," and say ;that
you wre a stumbling block in their way On
the contrary, do all th at yon can to allure them
into the path to heaven ;tthen shall your works
followjou in feace to'the bar of the living God,
who is to judge the secrets "of our hearts, and
award to everyyaan; his- jait3uc.f:y ?
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The following are1 the5 resolutions, on which
the address was based. . - - -; . ; ''
On motion of Kev-HvHvTuckerv it was; V
piKesohedf IrtTUat the elaims of the pastof:
the present and of the future, wpf the Baptists,'
demand : that there should ' be some adequate i
hineans provided for . gathering and -preserving
the historical archives of the denomination. ' .
.lUsohfd, 2. That, in view of the foundation?
already' laid by the Southern i Baptist Publica
tion Society, for a denominational ; Library, it
is specially desirable that such a library in con-Dection-witV
: the' Depository"" should - be so ex-'
tended as to embrace the object set forth in the
foregoing resolution : thus . accompludiing the
purposes of a' Uistorical Society, moro efivctu:
"ally than a separatesorganization could do -?i
; : The matter introduced by these i Kesolutipnai
) M r. President,. being soiriewhat foreign to the
f purposes for which this meting is assembled. I ,
may possibly on thatJ account, in" the disap-j
pointmcnt of. the audience, forfeit some' degree
of their sympathy. 7 1 hope nevertheless, to gain '
that sympathy, and to find ready and favora-
bio access to the attention of those present.
when I state that I make this movement, by the i
request ot tne, tJoard ot JNlanagers of the South
ern Baptist Publication Society!; With ' this
high and honorable endorsement, I take a step ,
wuu conuaence, wnicn wouia oi.uerwiS9De. em-
barassing. ; -:i.-. .i v&'M ?x:3
I am not sure but that the movement I now
set on foot, has already received even a higher
4 sanction, tnan taat to wnicn I nave referred.-:
It has received in . advance, the i sanction' of a
general ' public opinion. The want of such"
measures a3 are now proposed, has long been
felt, by all the intelligent members of our De
nomination. 1 bat desire long felt but not ex-
; pressed, silently yet potently worked upon tho
feelings of thosa who entertained it. When re
cently it was for the : first time at the Souths
publiclyexpressed by our Bro. Jos. S. .Baker
of Geo., hi3 call was instantly caught up, and
echoed and re-echoed until the land was filled
with its reverberations. " It is in answer to this
many tongued call, that I stand before ypuV . i
. The resolution afirma that the claims of the"
past demand such measures as are now proposed.'
Countless deeds of moral heroism Lava been-
achieved ' by Baptistsglorious deeds; which
Era now within the reach of history but which
ia another generation,' if they are not rescued
; from otlivion now, will be beyond the memory
and beyond the reach cf ma." It is duo
to thog - who havo gone ; befors Us, inat we
tbould preserve the mesiOry f their Ulustrions;
deeds.: Their Jioblest monament is in their
history If we honor the ashes of our ancestors
by rearing stones over tba spot where tby lia,
shall we not honor, tie cobler part cf thtr na
ture, by a monument correspondingly noble '
the printed page more duratb end more wor
; thy than marble or brass. . O tlr I he must ba
a coldheartcd man who would rise in this as
sembly and say that it is out of placa to talk-;"
atcut t!.3 dead, and a consumptioa tf time
tl..ic ' t to ba davoted to other pa: jses.
Sir, I 1
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cf mirtyr: lout the ! . .a men
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from oblivion it is our duly to , rescue Tho
Baptists have a history; ; Some one, not of us,
nas been kind enough, to say the baptists
have a future." Aye and we-feeling know that
the Baptists have a patt. ; For ages back we have
a gtoriovs history, but alas! for the most part it !
is uhwfittenV - Unwrittea did I say h Nay it is
written in blood. v. 'Not a spot: lrj all Curopa
that is cot vstained with the crimson record.
JJowritten tNay ! It i written ia Leavea.
Tli blovd of thousands an4 myriads cf slaugh
tered BapUsts has cried from the groun i ; the ;
cry. has found its way,' to the ear of the Lord;
God of Sabbaoth ; the polyglott cry from manyj
nations has been reduced to one langua5;3 thol
language ; of Heaven", and recorded on its ar-
"chives.:" Bat thosa heavenly arcllres aro inab-l
f cessibIo"toTi3 now; anithc.a l' : . 1st lined r-
corda are t long since washed a ay. The neg
ligence or inadvertenee.'or it may be in some ;
cases the emergency tof ..those who; have gone j
before, has: precluded as from the incalculable ;
benefit, . which would accrue, from tho possess-
Jon. , of t tho 4 records, of . the . past. . Oh what!
would we give for the history of the ' woman" ,
all the time shewaf in the .wilderness !"7 Of;
what priceless value to "us, would be the histo
ry of our spiritual ancestors for eighteen hun-A
dred years ! r; - Suppose thathf a pecuniary corx
tory entire, of the last 500 years, or what would,
be more valuable, the history of the Jtrti, 500
years of Ue Christian i ;Erar' VhatrJtupea4
doufi c6tir.ribiit.inn cnuld ha raised !afi fffu-thiirrit.!?
dous contribution could bo raised ia4 fortnight!
How "gladly would I give my last dolIarthough;
; my earthly; Jail is but a uii te ,-ho w j oy fully!
J would I strip', myself of the last iota 'of my
worldly possessions if by so' doing I could se
cure to the Baptists and to the world, the his
tory of 500 years ! :f;t'?f "t?t?'f 1
JT' I said that the'past demahds 'from us ' a re4
eord of -its deeds.' It does. This demand? is
not on our posterity, but- on The pasty
; wher is it? We are nearer; to it, than any
: who come after ns.can ho; Consequently there
is much that we can reach, that they cannot.
So now is the time, and wo .are the people; to
whom the voice, of the pastliko the rushing
of many waters,; calls out as tha angel did to
Johnn-'PatmosVWrite'l"-!';;'-
v It is not merely for the sake of honoring the
; inustriousjclcadthat JthQrecords of the past
should be collected and preserved much' less
; for the sake of gratifyinga mere cariosity at
present' -'No ! wo propose nobler ends than
i these. It is not that wet would honor men, hut
i that wo i would. promote the cause of i truthu -i
Our object is practical, utilitarianand deuian
ded. by tho wants of the age. Facts are
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J. weapons with which Baptbts fight. We. would
estaDiisn an armory tor tne collection andjpees?
-ervation of thesa potent weapons-Faietsi tacts)
facts 1 let us have a .great arsenal where we cau
TPp.air m tim r.f lifid. ta! Jinrrnwlihi trocnn. -
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uuuanuu tucu umhiuvwiui mcuvuiuusi , ju, i
years, xi wna use iey wou.uoe wusm our. I
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gument; tbis:kmiof artilletyiwou isilen
against us,- the Genius 'of history would tpike !
un miji .a fjuut uun wsumuu i
: Mr- rresiaeiit, someumesjwisn tna j. naa
the power of the; painters ,.l covet the gifts, of
the artist. . If I had them I: would delineate
on ine ; canvas i iue rTeprebcuuiuon oir a
chained to a stakeand of another man
man,
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faggots around himand kindling the fire ! The
-man at the staked is charged withno crime hnt
$ that of being a" Baptist ; and the tnan kindling
tbe nre u ; one ot tnose wno cry out ; Digotry I
bigotry ! whenevef tho name of Baptist is
mentioned tbut bonorea name, nrst applied
to the forerunner of the Son bf Godi Under
this picture! woulcL: wnttho words, who
is tne oigot r " x woum yieu painc auomer pic
tureof a jmanJookiug through the crated
window of his dungeon cell, and another on the
I outside lbckiugthiar iuiSiri4th;man Inside
is wbatl yo and J-are and the turnkey l; oh J
rindow sbinewhat familiari'' I?Wonldi eopr ,
from the frontispiece of an old book familiar to .
us ml.flls would give atlofty i and capacious,
brow an expression majestic yet benignant, a
bearing noble yet meek,4 the commingled quali
ties of the. easle and the dove : I would, namt a
likeness .".that any one: would Tecogoize, if the
the authbrof Pilgrim 's t Progress! And 'tbe
turnkey? I would make him a sleek looking;
gentleman , well fed and rotund, yet the embo
diment of sanctimonious dignityduly wigged
and arransred iu surpV.co and .cown, a ring
on bis finr, and in bis band -the book eon-,,
taiaiag wha is yclept, orerotundoi r our in-"
COMPARABLE UTCRGV I' s . ' " r '
On his . face should smirk an expression of
aclf-righteous complacency sublimely micgled
with the devout and denure. And oh! that
nobler .faca within the r window, ; iaen -ibnly be
tween its iron bars, with another touch of my.
pencil'!' would. fiing on It-an expression like ,
tnat .wuicn we may supposa -our Saviour' wore
when he said " Father forgive them V ; ; Under
this picture too I would writo who is thb bi
: got ?" .' "' ' ' : .T! ' ;-;, .-'
1 wcali add to my collection a third picturo
representing a street in the city of Boston, and
in its midst a stake aad a man with shoulders
bare, chaiael to it, whita another stands by
with brawny arm tni applies tbe lath A-i -Thc-tortured
victim 13 01 :ah HoJ---a.Biptistr
' .and be wl::a cul; Ck'aiblts itself ia tla use of
the scourge,rr -perhars some cf his friiads ars
presuat, I willepara thea the mentiou .of bb
ecclesiastical relations. Under thlj picture -I
would writa' rrlo is the bigot ?" f; ; - .
Sir j history presents us with tlousania cf
such pictur e as tacs3. 1 claim creu'.t f :r
crigiaality of the conception; it is furnished to
ia i:u'ja uj 1.-3 1 "7:3 ot mo pasc. jet U3 Keep
thcio pictures I '
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no is one 01 inosa wno piousiy exciaim against
i- bigotry "To completer my ; picture 1 think
t would mate the features of him withi n tho
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;of the saina spirit .to . 3 ' present day.' The '
condition cf many of our Baptist brethren .in ;
Europe at this yory hour, ia "not a mere mat- j
ter of paint and canvas- Would God it were ! :
'Perhaps such presentations aa I have re-;
'ferresf to, might hzl tone' to enquire Tvh at are
'the crimes for which wa Lave toen'BO.condin
ly punished. - On c'luiry it wi'.l ba found ti.it
they aro thesa : : Ut. XL it U-tLm ia the . r-t
duty'of a believer cf jesr3; 21. That the
Lord's Supper should be received c-ly by
those who havo beea thus baptized ; 3d. , That
tho Greek word'BAPiizo peani paly to ia
perse j and 4th.Th8t U men have a risht io )
own consciences unmolested. Our consistent
adherenoe to these things, constitntes, tho only I
Kwargeso rar as i fcnow, or ever nave tiearu, orj
'eadj fdr which we We 'justly .held responsible. -
-Oh ! let tho. facts' 6! ' the? past be known,' and
; our last : battla will soon'ibe fought,r and, that
. peace. for which we sigh, will soon: bo attained.
t I have said that. the past and : thevpiesentt"i
demand of us the establishment of some great!
.'garner house, where ;; the treasures,;. of. Jhistoryj
; may ba gathered together and Breseifved r ,But!
the loudest call is from theWare! '.There will'
never be a moment, from- now till the ehd?c-f
LTime.V when, the ;'lfacU' ot . history7"wiir not ba
needed : and never a' limei as already said, ,
when they will bb more easily obtained . thant
now. 1 ruth ; is always useful. Aside from
that wnichvis revealed there Is no truth more
yaluablethan historical truths ;??IndeedL the
Jgcriptures themselves ; consist 'oiaTery great
extent, of ; this very kind ofv truth.l ?What U
the Pentateuch, but a history ? , What are the i
. dooss oi josnua, juages ana Itutn, Samuel,
Kings j.and Chronicles, '. EiixaNehemiah and
Esther ? ' "All btory ! And whar are 4he
oooks of Matthew" and :Iark and" Luke and
J6hhand above all the book" of Acts ?: IHistbZ
ry Our own reason' arid experience teach us
"the value Of history r but even if they did not.
Gob teaohes us its Talue, in tho fact that He
- has mads the greater part of his Book to con
sist of it y-'rv;:
:; 'As already saidthere are certain facts in the
uiiab. wumujwp .cau reaenj ana-.wnico posieniy
. snuuukM yut rjr i pwiuob . Knent ia eviaence
that we arecalled in the Providence of, God, to'
1 each back i'aftef; those "facts,' and band ihenr
?dowri to' thb gebefation following v If, re failto
; do it, we aro defrauding posterity,--cheating
yur- uuuuru wras oi a "juss jnoentance. xiot
only so, bat we are depriving the causa Of truth
and righteousness, of air the aid whiohit might
receive from such a, source.i'T S -ftl il :-l7
'.& Besides this, factsjare : transpiring around us
every day, which wejthink are of little moment.
f apd iWhich.are so accessible i tobs that, wo sup
.pose -them to ba equallv so to others, n We for
j gettoat tnese'.tairg3are cohemeral
wkbwtffiitoTrre5trva themall trat
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win m it ier vers uu swRni twv: neap, ihinira
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? wnatnser tney may be to those who wiU odcupy
L) ?ac'tt,??en!'.'wty ""j?pv nanl
jMur auuiircut size vi an oDjeci, arminisnes in
proportion to its remoteness from theye of tho
beholder. Sir, in history the reverse is the case!
How many events, transpired immediately after
tba: Apostolic age which to those-who witness-
f , ed tbem, appeared uBimportant and minute, but
?as josq eyntsreceaed into tue past, their tm
portance and magnitude increaseduntil no w at
tne aistanco 01 swenteeu cen tunes ' they have
become the great , and 5 overweening obi ectson
which alltonr learning and researches are expen
ded. ; Uncounted gold would now beViveh, for
vwhat -might have bebn transmitted to us by the
moving 01 a anger., air, we are not competent
; to say hatf similar even ts are !not transpiring J
iiuw. .x luwubauajea.! a ueuce, ioe transactions
: b this generation and of this day and hour will
rbe dag up-rby'posterityxhumed :frbm 'tbb
mbuldytiremains tf thb past; and made use)f.u
i woum Duiia a cautcomo, a pyramia wnere tney
may be preserved, and where posterity may find
ready access to them. I would embalm theni
Thousands of years hence (for -we have never
'j et been told that the world is not in its infancyY
they may come forth, not like useless mummies
but like .living warriors, to do battle for the :
i Lord, 1. see in the distance; the conflicts which '
tfiir posterity - will have. It is in my heart to
' rush to the rescue, libd I thank G od that It Cs
la bur bower to do iti 1 rejoibe" that 'we cannot
oniy wage war against error,1 now, tut tnat ny 4
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uicua ui uuwiy wu vau m,uu way or ouier ,
fight the sama battles after our bones have gone
to dust," and to tne end of, l ime.: History is an ,
'elixir which makes God soldiers immortal.
; Air President, imagine, to yourself the histo
rian of future tinics, who after a , lapse . of
score of centuries," shall attempt to - write the
history of the present age: Imagine him to be "
present with you and to stand before yoa as IA
clo.r0h ! how. eloquently, ho would plead for
; your aid - What tremendous efforts he would
make, to wring from you the needed assistance,
Weeping .tears of. blood,' how would he point .
to : the thousands lot new and varied forms of -
error, which in the'progrcss of tha race w.ilihe
.developed, and which will have no antidote, butl
in the facts bf the past. : I sja the representa-
tivo of, and I plead for that future historiari. fi
' plead for coming generations. I plead for the'
causa of truth. . 1 plead for millions of unborn
JLpusts. I plead for the future of tbe world.
'M This world naturally produces lies, .? They li
ipring up by myria lst liko mushrooms in anight,
but alas I they are not like mush room3, easy to
crush. Nothing will destroy thenfbttt truth
and truth i3 not always easily found, v' '.Ai thou--sand
years hence the whole surface of this world,
'will ba covered as it is now, with lies. Let us
do a better part fcr posterity, than our ances
tors Lava dona for us- "Let U3 adopt some ja-
Ulcio'aa plan for tue collection and preservation
cf tha record.? of past and . tranFpirin events,
ad tic will accumulata and accumulate, until;
they fsrai a vest avalaa:la":'cf facts, which inr
cli3 tl :2 v. i'.l r:!l- down fou the great raoun-
xx cf t'.3 r
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end roll cn till the y-' ;ment
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.word3 their
denied the
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f'nary import th:7
2 as eft -n
?-aaon.'. 1 Lore uai: t-
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ever, in which Baptists -'consider Baptism a e
ying, ordinate 3. This eensa I cir"t letter
explain than by referring to a ver lie dl3-
CO'drsa against Caabellra dehveraJ
t -o by u a present pastor' of the E -
.3 year'
ct lt-wCJ-ivuIe, Ky. lie sr.owc
tively zzi .triamphantlyinT
Cazirl.'.I's views that sins
. J ft
Ra-
tha soul embraces Christ I j fi..
cotaptuts. were p recast' cad'rsr?;
lighted with the scrirturd' f -6rL
to faith. , n the midst cf '
nre tlia. sneaker ; said," L: t
tha I, disparage" the ; ordinal.; .
Iot not.7lI belieyfiL.it is a siy : : .
(EveYy .eye 'was - irtendj f rd..)'- '
er continued t;;. I dornofc-icxr r... . j
and pouringlbut to immersion. ': These who,
are intelligently immersed on profession Of
their faith in Christ are saved from all doubts
whether they were baptized in infancy. ' .-;j
: In this sense Baptist considered JBaptisni aj
saving ordinance. VV hen. administered,;. to be-1
lievers it saves them from all doubts. Tbey-
: know that, they; have personally obeyed Jesus;
: Christ in the ordinance which visibly draws the
line of demarcation between the church and the-
world; ? When asked, " Have you been bap-
tized V? they do hbt'answer "Our parents have
told us so." - They testify to what they know;
themselves. Tenrt. Ba p. - , ' 1
t .''.. ".' . . -
' TheGrcatBIiiSloa of Baptists. 1 " ,
' The editor of the JN. Yt Recorder and Reg
ister,1 thus clearly and forcibly states the great
binission for us as a" Denomination : " . . :
Israel gained little' when to - be "like the na-i
p lions,'? it would have a Kiagand Baptists gain
as little v when they lose their distinctions in
tho mass of even cvangelicall Christendom.-
We have a great 'mission to perform, and that
: mission is distinctive., A Christian . church as
planted by apostles composed of -believers
vol untarily professing Christ in baptism- bap--
tism, not to make them Cbnstians, pa because
they- are'alfeady: Christ's -by a personal feith
wrought1 in them by the" Holy. G bbstChrisi's
'freemen owing no allegiance in spiritual things
but to Him only is thetrue 'type of society,
v destined to be f realized ' in the world's highest
civilization." Nations that scarcely know tho
naineof Baptists, at this very t moment , are
working out problems, for their earlier solution
of Vbich; many of our fathers were martyj-s.
'The ; seeds, which some of them scattered on
the snores of thoNarragansett, indeed, yielded
an 'earlier and 'more .perfect, harvest on the
vfresh' sbilof thB Continentitviseciually true .
that the seeds they scattered long centuries ago
in Grpat ; Britain 'and - on ihe.'i continent have
tal-an'mnt mnA jto rlatm1 frt-T and mwt
-"'J& xne' aavancmg rireeaom "Ot jtue:Oia-woria.- '
: wr - - . ..i i f
, now uiucp . tnereiore, nave we as a people 10
fort!un missionary work, bv which- nrinci-
I'lpj, difus'rtahlisbsand ''batroniz'
- ingand in every, way. agumenting .our denomi
inatibnal power and influence--that so we may.
' glorify God by pressing a true type of regener
l ated society, aud aidin? its realizatiOnl 'v ' i
v,- .5S;iJFfom' tbe'Squtliern Baptistt :
KewOrIeans.-iim.
la a private letter received from RevW. C.
J Duncan j jthere -js short account at the close;
of so much interesl in reference to the thriving
j, condition ot tne uonseum riace.unurcn, tnac
T we v take the ' liberty of publishing it.; " After vj
s'peaking of ; having baptized some candidates
-'RirifiA hisretnrn from M ontvomerv'. and of 6th-
. O . , -4
ers soon to receive the ordinance, Mr. D. goes f
on to say : fdfer '3Kfz
4puVchurch -theJoliseumJi Place Baptist
C hurch has no a membership of more than
I sixty. We commenced with nine in Kovember
f lastjThe membership is working some with ;
an enthysiasm which is more than praiseworthy.
The. interest in .'Church matters, so far from'
flagging, has gone on increasing from the first;
day wo worshipped in our new building In
truth we may be said to have enjoyed a season;
of constant .refreshing from.heaven'. God has
hlessed hs cobUnually-wldemng ahd deepening .
the piety of those who' were already believers, ;
find adding bumbers'from converts; and backsU;
ders, i to our' augtcientingmembars 5We are .
worshipping, and have been since? the first of
May, in the main audience room, whioh meas
t ures, exclusive ot the chancel, .90 by 62 feet in
;;the cleari Our congregations are targe, unusri-
ally and unexpectedly so, for the time ofyor".
;The spirit of God and of Christ isaaiong us
' we feel and 'know. Our pray ef meetings are v
"well attended ;.and so br t-esunday school.--
We need $ 15,000 t4aythe dbt.oa CT-jgdJ-
'cet VVho ;willHend us" a helping -hand P--
Charleston, Association has done nobly, far more --
than hif' just proportion. Who else will give,;
I jBTlrelcome assistance ? We are trying to do a
great wors. in new-vriuiiu. : uwsm vmui,
: . W. C. DUNCAN, j,
New-Orleansr Jane 13, 1855. A : tv
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A VTcrd ia Zzzzi, Uovr Gocd it is t , :
Kilstein a - pious G erman . minis tert ; once
heard a laboring man use the most awful ', curses'
and imprecations in a fit of passion without
reproving ; him : for it. This so troubled him,
that he could scarcely sleep th e folio wing night-"
In the morning he arose early, soon the
man coming nlong, and addressed him 3 fol
lows: "My friend, it'isjou I am waiting to
see
' Yoa are mistaken," replied t..a can, "you
have cever E3sn me before., ui es, I taw you
vpst' " sail Kilstein. whilst
returning
frftrrit-nni- work, and heard vou craving ;-
;. ' Wl.-t! heard me pray i'? said the men " I
Vmsura now that yon are mistaken; for I t eter
prayed in ny.lif3.'V.Vr.--v.i,:;:t:- ' '
."And yet," calmly hut earnestly, replied
the minister, 44 if God had heard your prayer,
you would not la tere, tat in hell; for I heard
yoa beseechbs God thatVhe n'ht strike you
wila tlladacS a-d ccadeaea yoa to hell
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u D.er t:r, y:a c:'l tlis prayer ? y:3, it u
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;fortha ..nightiHayicg s:ui : '.
Bre be, beardT a . thurnpia " :
part of the hoase,?and his carl:
to ascertain the causey Oreaia t
led into a long entry, he c!: "?rv;l a Y ' -' C -farthefend,
whence the ncise 2ca::i t : : - :.?-";
Proceeding slowly to the door, it rr.. ! a , V
spacious apartment, m which, La saya: l I a; . '
ticed several eli:r!j gentlemen, and a fw rr.a- " .
troas, but by furtLa largest portion were youa - ;
people cf both sexes ' The thamping cearai ; . ;'
just before I arrived at- the dcrr. They wcr3 ;
:all well dressed butseemel to bacoia nothiag ;
in particular ,r and were saunteriag about ia clas
ters, in a sort: of careless, undervoic 3 ccavcrsa-
tion. As I was a stranger, find green-Lcrn, ao'.
one seemed to notice me as aa ictrnder, ar.3 v.as -therefore
inclined to tarry until I could laarri ; .
'the -object of ,-the- assemblage --: ' s v
- At, length, a young rnan, well-urcs.-J, cad '
of .respectable deportment, stepped into tbe cea-T
tre'of. the room 'and 'stood. erect and s'peeeLlesi, S
"While I v :.s looking and momentarily cr- Cife-
ifng'some dexterous feat a young la3y, lcauti-.'V
rfully v costumed, walked deliberately torard3 " ?
him, and halted when about six feet from wLcra :y'
r he stood. Thev stood' facial each other aad ; '
exchanged significant glances for the Epaca of V .
ahpatr two minutes, when, suiicnly, tba jc"?g -jC
man sprang up some twelve or fourteen inches-5i1
f into thc air, and while up and descending, shook '. -
r his right foot violently. Scare :'y had hereacLd
the floor when the young lady, forscih, spricg- ;
4ng up about half "the.distance, shook her ri:t " v
foot also, violently, as if stung by a Lcraet. - .
I He then jumped up and shook his left foot, tad 4
the lady did so,;4oo.?Wellt thought I, she is a' .-?
tmatch for youi They both ran backward, siyv.-v
about half, a rod apiece, and then ran tawtrij. s r
each other so rapidly us created tavthirg I at -' '
h pleasurable sensations, as I apprehencHEnissh ;
up. . They stopped when about three feet from - -H
each other, and after a momeatary look cf re
ciprocal defiance," they simultaneously sprung up .' . ;
- r.tblCb'fith ; fet n '-striking t'..'i f-or.to-;
getner, jarred the whole bouse. My cariosity "
: was now on tiptoe to learn what was next, .
; They next whirled clean round on the left heel a
i and stood faeing each 6ther.?I said to myself, 1
.do riot see what yoa have gained by all thisexcr-
; tion, as you Btand in the same' position you oc- ; ;
cupied in; theputset' ; Just at this moment
gentleman stepped up to the door, I asked him I
i if be could tell me what all was done for 1 He
answered, ut Tit's because Cato tits in the corner t
of the room- .drawing -horse-hair across cat-
irut r" . .. rA',-- .. . .-
i From the Arnerican Messenger.
Word ia ; Seassn.'- --:z -
1 .- , une wno waits to do a great deal cf c
od,
will end in doing nothing. While cae who sei
zes Opportunities as they occur, and Lils the .
passing hours; with useful toils, will nd the
sum of influence beyond computation. A lady
employed a man to pat np a stove. She chose;
a fitting moment, and accompanied the gift cf a ;
itract witn suitable words respectiag his cr-l s
: . . . . - - rrL . - . .1 - 3
eternal interests : ne,,way was tacs prep-area ?
for subsequent .effort and influence Whtti '
sickness invaded his frame,she visited hi3 fa:ai .
lj and administered to bb relief and; ccrafort.5 J;
Thc dying man testified to the Valao cf these
; humble efforts' to do him good. . He had lived f
long among the ; peopje of God, without ever t
having i been spoken- to about hb souL Ono
kind word, -.one little tract opens the door cf . ;
bis heart; and he receives , the truth as it is ia
jJesusby; the efectual;(Bperatiori3 cf tba Ilcly
,Sphiti and dies in peace; commeadia' 1:3 be-
reived wife and, children to .his heavenly Pa- ;
rent.riyho tinay, net win a soul to God t
Who is so young,' so feeble so ignorant, that
tfiey'cannbt say, " Come with ua, and we will
do thee good ? " - : ; ' -
t have not wealth, or power, or skill,
To nroadcast all around j f .
The world's wide field I may not till.
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;Not wwit3.allow-grorMt t-
iar-- J)ttWinl spots are ucro ana mere,
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Whici-majtweed of grief or car." -C
TREES-n'conversUica with a fnead lel:!y,
we had our own minds uunsuairy
with the beauty and 'value' cf'trecs, as objects
to the eye and pleasant features in tha kai-
- scape. A large oak, when it3 foliaa h jast
fall and fresh, especially if its forra h f; rr.5-
.trical and its position favorable, U era cf the
noblest things in nature We know cf r.etlir j
more teautit'ul than the nndulaticas cf ita c.-se
green leaves in a fresh wind on a summer's tf
ternoon, when a storm'is crrc"shirj. lleea
who wantonly destroy tie tnest growth cf tla
forest, fchow very little taste and litis re-d for
the pleasures of posterity. -PcsL ; - -
Mischievous Bot. AL'reJ toy i.T T7cri
ton lately attached a contrivaace, tcre;n
ba tamer,- wires,'" tjrfcj, ; ec to l'. 3 Coer t:
cealh the school cam's dee-, with v.i.f.
while seated twenty feet cr reere c!e:aat,t;' r
of a ccrd, tiertei tha scleel ia z I :
sclccl raarn ia particular, r.'.Jh. ee t.
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