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la situ exit
Va seriion on - For.nG:7r:nc3ioas..
3t!SJ " V " - -'L 'iii:'. A? . ijj' f.f;Vi:a
j bev it vraiciiAliB, TXD. ... ,4
si ile mine cr i
;VTrxTJ?.Tfc-,-
nrift to Knflef Unl lot
finihe fTea? a the tlfi-I
araonc all natUtn beflaning
n
k 'l5ntel0TV.cltAbc:b.ar facU toncling
, lift succea o uliHsionkf wlifolil'rinff tLo
subject to otir own hcxneaodii resides,
' arid enjom dpdirtjitlnrotoif tntft
obligaUohoend i)ooilet poontrios
; and peoples. ; Oar own, forefathers, and
' lhat not iiiiiiundireaears ajferd
introducea mtoexTmanjrLllJ SUt
sacred TC&eifci'tfi&Braf.V Hi
waspKesisoiirtngio-&icxott laieiaui
er?ioffie4. npinnin sacrifices to their
ii ; l" 1 ' i J" :" ' i it i if- .
Diopay uejiie? t are pui'xo do seen in
CFieat Britain ? Indeed, w Iiaro .relics
and reminders of lb barbarqu lieathen
ism Of oarapcestoVs ht, the most familiar
words of pot Jaogaage, notably f in ;the
days of on r week , Sunday, ; now tbe
LordK day,- anciehOy IKs the day on
which tho .San was 'WOrfthipped ; ! Mon
day the day on wbicb i vino honors
were paid the Moon ; ?Taesday was con
secrated to Tnisco. tne Saxon 1 name for
the Roman god, Maw Wednesday
Woeh'sJdaJotberSaxon deity i
Thursday, was the day.on, wMch Thor,
tbeir bloody god of war ; was adored ;
Friday was the day on which the rites
A
of Friggai the Saxon Yeniis were ob
served, nd Satarday yak Saturn's day.;
another heathen deity.
" Only six hundred years ago,- our fore
v fathers "were; besotted heathens, and
practised tho niost horrible rites of idol
atrous " supersUtioDMdsidoIat
heathens would wo, their, descendants,
no r be; if Ibreign missionaries had Inot
gono f tyrtht ft oni JAglaj ana Italy td
preach the gospel to the pagan world
lor a long time the work was slow in
its progress in many countries, now fully
iChristianized, v and how know we but
that tho countries into which wo are now
hn : carrying the gospel for the first time!,
will be under its complete control in a
few hundred years from 'this . date. . : .
. To narrow, our view ta tho operations
of! the Southern Baptist Convention, at
to present, iuie we submit that there
are abundant grounds for encourage
nicnt. . We jhavo in China twelvo sta
tion's and ont-stations, with "eighteen
native laborers and twelve missionaries.
Seven churches have been . farmed- and
ore than 350 cbnveits havheeriap-
?ed. Ii1 ' - ,
in
tiz
ednd has ten stations withtwelv
laborers.. When r Bro. Phillips lately
tral AfricThe found" "that th?tDortycrts
leftmere were hotnnnlvmaihia
their- profession generally1 but that
newi jconyerts, .were awaiting- bapt
and a most earnest desire. was expressed -
Yvr-?TAWW xVa nn lim
to hdsupportcd, so far. as they were able,
by themselvesiiaMa mA $MB .
The Eurbdean Mission is onecf sur-
asSingintefsnt Besides,J)r;Oote;we
passi
. have, eight
gnx or ten evangelists in -xiaiy. 1
co Itself we haye aJJaptist chdrch
In Homo
iof fory,membrsU
iY school tor preacn- t
1
v ers hasbeenf;openl
CUB lias IJCVU, (UUOUOU t , 1U11 HI UVIUOlillU
t f,ii wrR!ififiTiAn5M-tfi
vchm fi-mn 5 vfirvnarl of Tf al vT: What (a
most remarEanie xoo,is tnai late accouuis 1
" ii - !,". si:-r-rs ta'- ati-w -A-rf. rt
AHriatiV Sa in 0alir an PntirA rhnriTt i
with it&pastorvhas become Baptists, and
:- Dr. Kendrick reports two other Bapf yt
, churches recently Organized in ataly. .
IU, -l. - -w.1i, ,
..to allude to a litth argument
force in favbf of Foreign Missions; and
that.is, that tho vigorous prosecution of
Foreign Mission's is essentiarto tho suc
cess of Home Missions;1 The two5 enter
prises act and react upon- each other
and K no christian church can hope, to
' preserve its w purity and'-i attain to . full
aeveiopmenc mat laimjo engage neariiiy,
m the Foreign JiXission work. Alexan
( dcr Campbell at one period of his lifer
! ridiculed the Foreign Mission enterprise.
but before ; his f death the chutch of
.which he was theffounderrsent Dr. Bar-"
Vtslay and other i missionaries" tot Pales-
.tine Tho CumbeVlaud-i Preshy ttrian
-church, which hasD'eonin existence
-about sistv' vears. and the Methodist
Protestant church-which - has operated
not more than half ;$6longf havo found
' that they can no longer ignore the great
work of Foreign Missions. ;v ? . , T
The tinfiuenco of Foreign ..Mission:
work on the spirituality '-oi a f church is
i illustrated by an incident recorded by
Androw Fuller.- His. church was in a
low state of spiritualhealth ; whenever
he went amonff his people,lhe comnlaint
-was, My leanness, oh my4Ieanness.,t
Special efforts were made' to revive tho
i people, but all;w3. in-vuin, until- the
. nunc
' beca
of
Til
U and f hearts of pastor at.a peop.o j pleasure rfnd'1iccnUousnci 111 1.1 . iim
mo thoroughly enlisted in t ie work low life their mUIions,'and -vIt S I the
sending tho gospel to the "heathen,". I treasury of God and the Ii?.mo " N - '
w ....... 1 , t . - .... ,. . . 1
'.I
:iyewtWa
our UcnoounaUo.n,! nfiwrntrU9JW
was jinnartedjanowi pndir'tiutof:
pet us ATM ei fen to th azcil arrdrfa ergy A
Ipectcd manner, k?Tf grnn
if1 MiAivml - finm ithAU -T-f li trill
and 24at;theThatrir,manifeste
isT)ii theJrevalmisstoi spirit?
amoiigilthemjTlieii
whether iej'Qrigitioi Is ! miH
these two departments oft christian effort !
act ana reaMtnpoo. jeacnjoiner ana -h
peat it, that nochnrcacan;erer hope to
attain to fall " and Viorons! and healthy
development that ignores' or neglects the
work of Foreign oxis.
If theForeign Missionary 'wprkbo indeed
so distinctly enjoinedinthe Scriptures,
and so necessary to "tho growth I'and
health of thd chnrcheJrHat isjonduly
in regard to this great enterprise t ,
1. It seems t mekx5leaihhe;first
piace, mat n lsiqea.iyjoiBcry projets
christian to engagehis work.The
great head of the church. has mad& it the
duty of every one of his followers, either
to : go themselvos1 6rl id iL, ihendlng
some one else to preach the gospel to
the heathen. &
- 2. That the succesCw
ed the modern inissionarr enterprise.
and especially the rxfesent condition of
our own missionSTnAt1ribav;A8ia and
Europe, call. upon s to , rond ir,derou t
'thanksrivinr
accom pi ished;aria. f.urgo us ttow.renewed
energy and zoal.in this greas work?
5. j. nai fwe are soiemnry enjoinea , w
think more of foreign JUEissions, to pray
more for this - creat caused and toTlabbr
niore assid uousljoSjQdshpptiyXj for ihe
.oitensiotfof.the kingdom'of Christ oyer
4. And fourthly, that it is the duty of
all Christians to give more ' liberally lor
the promotion or, thia enterprise than
we hav6 ever done ? before. iDr Fish,
11. X 111IUUVO i lClJ . XVOIIIOU, pJOf
Th? stimatedvalue frfjTeal nd wsoi.
nal state in'th
.pntedthafar Qjn one haV of
tbe wealthdrrutJhis counfty
rAdinittiSg Ajshnwoluelyi
isxnesum aeroiea nyno a
I.?1 rreataQiuiy jmieof ra
I msigniuntwherp pladbesidethe
ll8$at
esswonywi acainaeeuofueiar
stances, whollyit unwotthy and erfii
SlS?1, J'S
7-r rr,j
eatrrasM the p ingloityfof;
- 7 VnzTTV"v
cover 4he oostfithe1 singles 'article of
1 , '. j - ... v.t - -i- .. 'm"iJ -i
f w; ha cflmputeatgpTing
I glasses of f greati Britaioxpflnd iiotf less
ir?irfXTr.r,xr- -'sITt I- -1
houc'lionors hnel JoDlcco. The. entire
expense ,auenuing.tine "varujj a-utiui-
ofls searc!Li 3
estimated at ,562,04yafid tho eipense
"l -yt r..rlv?sWY'"-'
contemplation of facts like these! .Twice
the! whole s amount' of contributions for
Foreifirn Missions froin4 American1 chris-
liansvspeht in a5 single" item 'of hselcss'.oi
sinful indul geftce ,hj: the irihabitau is f
one; city. Nearly fourT?tiraes as ranclf
money spent fn Hhpaisewirttiy at-
tempt to rescud fromdeath a iiew lost
adventurers, as alXlhe AXmencanrchris
uaqs put iogeiuer,-?r9 !UY6siug m mo
enterpriser for stSaving sihundredT nil-
perdition. And tivenfy times j as much
mq4ey. expended in the prosecution of a
war asramst a smcrlit i heathen -iiiticn'na
j, 9 O - ; r x -
all the christians it the world are giving
for the conversion &f these hundreds cf
millions ofjdolateril ; O if the' disciplps'
oi onr gracious -ixieuecmcr lyouiaDui
consecrate pno tenth"Cfl the" moiiSy they
expend in extravaganco and lu'xuryhow
soon miglt we.hop loseo tho gospel
for Christ pounds to'Vr.rtIi arirt
things to heaven ;-navh-and - armies
have their million rcUrcsdsiiid canals
have their millions ;
i'aand" ilj e fli nrcli atl aK); tj :npX
bogmnmg of a, newera jathpiMsfry,
j. :
planted invevery inr.;ij var.L its '.cry
crowninghe whole" r cat'!:. Hatx
it is .millions for llar.r.o .1 r r. c " - j
silk3,-''carpcti "ind
mirrors have their iiulhons: p ' of
ntilamnation, apd to.Cmhem with joy
unspeakable v;f. -A v , .
Tf ltldVwk ata riiaj5nnnnr rifirifiata
i fetus ihow,,itnby our.workttfv Let ; n
iia. our., utmost ..endeavor to raise this
yeatjwica8 inuch, for..lhe: grand woTk
Oneruqg.liiOnojiayhan vo liare
' . : t . r '
i J 1
readliStrj.qturw oa .DrJaoopar's Leiteri I
o sjrlBIl-KW-,"JH.'-aOBOJfl3r
" ' - 1 ' l ! i: i V
I Aft ft. M " 'V "- 1 ! 1 I
Ff MjJW.M.
hie.m to' und4r8tan--onsists in .oiverlook
ing Ke'clislinclion! between the , commun
jon oirstfui-we feel with all&hom j we re
pbnlze 4'aa V believers in Ohrist-nroften
eateVwh.uidobaptiststban with some
bfb1irRownifen6m1natibn and j tncntunion
nvfornrwith4 t&raT according to- the . law
1 list .'.?IJ it';--
pt nnsj,in ne qnarapier 01 a s Qocmif.,
They 'Identify Our principles wiih an abso
lution of nearly all the bonds of .christian
brothefhobd a disruption of every liga-
f meni bindine into one throbbink heart, the
reaeemea 01 me lora. ana a .reuroacmui
and cohtemptuoua f abjuration of all the
sacrea ovenures,ana ; warm enaearmem s
4 f christian loy finding ,lhus J befbrje
&imf'6if thVcanYMwe'r6' Hot surpris
dlth''iiejrh!ouid'--' us jwitfe
feefinj not fihn'plv f saftection, ; but
with tnbsdi O? reprobation. There seems to
be ho'Use in protesting that the, picture is
lls Retell our bVethren we are noj
prepared to ad mi t tha tOur desires for unir
on'are less extensive or less earnest ; than
own. It is all in vain.
Hewd'?feak friends!! against iis. We
are strict commuhionists, and therefore all
huT5antists are in otir estimatioii: .' heath-
enl repubhdaps and v sinners. Whether
tber reason of hiclarabr r be with , some
of 6uripugnersVihitthey have upon , l am not wu ng 10 suppose tnartdo
tbeuT'a'soVeplaceVwhich thev', are afraid baptists are wUIing to, be regarded -as
wevfiirtouch, and which they want tb
Drevett hv raisinc against us the crv of
ub4'''Y'i-'9w enquire.
However that may be, thej distinction, we
have mentioned must be1 made, and main
tained It is vital to the interests of in-
stitdted rreliiri6n. Pious I persons , mav
eiist'whutiiffbut without t cannot ex
ist la church w Jesus Christ no mjre than
a house can "exist simply , because of, the
separate unformed and unrelated: mater
ials rigcessary tb its construction. As little
too. Is every association of believers, of
necessftyjlr charchas a ship is a7hou?e
because it contains the materials of which
a. house may bo formed J
- In spite of all the timber and stone on
earth, wnatever. otner valuable purposes
thej.mghif ' .ex-
igr, unlesSlbmbVortionlofthe materials,
under tfib fotriiing .hand of a builder, as-
aumea o eacn omer a particular relation.
80fbt5HbUgh every1 man pn earth were
a belwverT there would- be no " christian
church ;unleW some , portibn rbLltherri
should assume to each other such' a rcla
uon,-as'is.impueu m jne nature, oi -mis
condition it. would
be terifetGllmbir
propefifa cmiHoutdf sais14 us
dhitehufoVnTbuMlVe church,
uu'enier xivs, orumauues oi me gospei ; I
whileTaaitenpttb
these h5nents regardless of thbN condition.
bfganiaafio
tocljbe -entirely r inconsistent f inasmuch,
a wune uroiesamir a rceara ior. some oi
The Sdohistry nf reasoning ' froni''jone ' of
inese Kin as oi union touie otner is a; source
of 4n3IesV 'Confusion ' iaQd ' perplexity ,?If
men wiHfl;"paf 'learn Ho distinguish ti bev
tween spiritual ana ecpiesiasticai union,
und moral andTecclcsiasHcal 'or positive
lawfef thcirVcari Ba'no end to the unhappy
appy
ffc'Free communionists admit themselves
ina ine proritv . oi oaptism 1 10 commun
jtoniis trie prqer estabiisnea in the com
r&isiiori by the'authoritv of J Christ u One
WOilld suonose thn.t thi would hfi'dpr.iaivfl
j mo viut-ciiou. t . ,x)ui upon mis aaraission
theK immediately .! introduce some neb-
feel at to bo his duly to do so, would be a
icruuwuT. . aet sucn is me reason in
. p -,. !.? .'r e ...... . . -.. .... ,
ox opr tree communion oretnrea.on " this
subiecC -Thev sav. if a man feet it tn ha
hix ddfy'lo 'ue baptized before heT com '
finunes, ne ougnt not to commune bsfore
hej$ baptized: but if he dobi not feel: it to
bo his duty, he may commune 'without be
ing taptized.'-1 If 'this does not amount to
a nuililication of what tliey admit to be a
laiy 6f CarLt. the difTerence. we think can-
no
rr.::4 ihltVuhJ than 'sense;
erence
It is as ccr-
tain ft 014 the conimissiohour opponents
iutn;iicj uvmiz juuges, uiu oapiim is
prior, to cciuhunion, as that he who - re
j-cts tho gospel will bo dostroyed. ' If we
c.ir.rt r rove, that believers should be ban-
llzed, bebrs they, are admitted t tbe priy-
vtr uui'cn, wo c::.::l urovo thai
I Cd w9 coca not believe the Qs$di will be
utuLGing.pnncipie ior wnicn me universal uf,w. M''v "vw
lisd will'doubtless thank them-bywbich that Wo obght to f commune , witlriheni;
the bbmmand s diluted Into a character though- uiibabtizod, I ban "but IhinK' that
go ambiguous and equivocal as to leave in we plight hope for a bettor, result rfroin l
ir;iM little': vitality or 'force.:; A lavf .that ourabiirst, '1 helloye Jthat;; the.mco;tU
a; man' shall only perform a serviced if, he duct of freocoinriiuhionists is calculated.!
t be of L.uch value - Tt is a 'did
condemned : The. -.i universalnt' ' "artie
ngainsr lliis awful Jnitlt ?!froni . (he 1 nioral
1 character of Ood and t'tho genius fii$ f
: gospx.- . in ihc same imnnnerj ree- ?com
muniouists argud against iho or.ileH wlilcf
i as they admit Christ has established 'tw..
I the observance of the- ordinances fof s hii
kingdorarjtb, they say,' not tenly AhQ
natural but the instituted orilerTbut rsliir
not the- necesnarjf corner. - ACcdrding to
this statement; so far as Ifcarf'seeJit is"
iwnjc;ssary iq qo wnav unnai nas com- j
landed sit 1 A .-ii'-l i't.'j" rrs ,isti
- '- ' f 1 ' - 1 T' j 1 1
lism to communion, afad the connection of
equally
one, of these truths, virtually dcriies them
all,, i he ono is as certain, and as I uricer
tain as the other. We may talk t oft the
superiorityof moral to rceremoniali duties
of the-piety of; Paodobaptists, arid of what
wsq we pleasey but. there tn the controls'-"
won stands the law oft the ? eteritaiI akd
RiGHTfous jyoGEi , He must u put it aside
who chooses to do so ; fmi y.Ut IrtHttti
Dr. jHooper says, that, free communion
' views. were confessed, and is e confidently
declared by Andrew; Fuller i in - his la$t
days." ' i i , .4 : ? v.;: --:u'A:f i-
t do notsny that this is not true.; but of
its truth ;I have seen no evidence. It ought ?
not to be asserted except upon 5 good'aa
tuontyi , ii is contrary, to the sentimeUts
of Fuller, as they appear in his works: and
especially his dying deposition in' his let
terto Mr, Newman sHe says that under
the pressure oi circumstances he) on I one
occasion, , cojuiuunea wun jrsoaoDapiiais,
but that the act, afforded him no satisfac
tion, and that he should not do i itif ogaio.
This point; ought ,to ube. cleared up. hi
should be pleased, too,to see a fair, full and
intelligent statement , off the influence i of
tree communion on ine .uapiist enurencs
of England. ;j5. kw : I , ft -t
!!'". -.-'it" , ' . ' . i n . t
l(titudepf wishing to force us 'to conduct
which would involve an abandonment of
bur piitlciples, a violation of our con
science,1 and a practical denial of Jesus as
our Lord,jJf they be, it is certainly to be
hoped, that their: desire in this respect,
will not; be a resson with us for complying
withilhier wishes. t m r nu:
Whatever may, from circumstances be
its practical result, free communion, in its
own nature is virtual amalgamation. Be
tween two iwotheie is no barnerbf pnn
i once admitted, amalga
mation is a necessary conseouence. -: ft
may still be prevented by taste, prejudice,
policy orj otner pruoennai considerations,
but finds! no opposition from principle ; and
the samej circumstance, which with ; one
person may be a reason against it," may:
with another be m its favor, Ii becomes
ai matter, .of mere d preference. II When
opinion afad, feeling usurp; in our minds the
place ( belonging to the la w! of Christ, bo
one can itu .wiiai;wiu do me cna ot sucn
a beginning. . Probably many a good man
innocently , oroicnea vvnat seemed . to
practice, mtie
contained,
which, ut a more carnal bsoiiiana atrtioic
ofdadlyheresy,, We i may iconsistcnUff
unite with any church, wilh ivhicmwo fcan J
V'"M4"cit uui4tc,
such axhiirch .intp oursownWe cannot
indeed aci consistently in doing otherwise.
; L W 1 J. IA z . . - . I "
All personsiwnoare.nl .communicants at
tneir creeoa are piigiqib members oiiuie
yum . uu yuvk ijw;rwp; iu;V;tM
ciple oi iree communion opening tnejuoor
to ftma'gamation is responsible for tail rtii
consequences. i man inay' jpcejvBa
gust in liis honse. whom, ho? wouldntioi
l aJmit as a member ofhis tauily j but the
cb urchn. Mongs 1 .not ,tq fus sbatii.ta
the Ijord, ami tor all,, whom p .apthoi
izel lis tolrepeive as guests he; claims the.
rigpt oi.inemyrsuip latue iainny. .cree
communion , among English Baptists is
reaching, I m ' amalgamation, its Jogical
result. v If the effort of all .Baptist ii -were
employed'; in a kind and fraternat spirit
to Icon vince Piedobaptista that . "ihey
oght tb be baptized and commune with
to harden I Predob'aptfsts' iri. their 'errdrJ
and tb! produce1 an indifference frvipj
wnicu, lnaeeu, 11 we may juug irou
their langnage, Iheyare riot . free; thein
s ?lve8toj the subject of baptism, one
wayj or another, t believe: that too niuh
is made of wha is called involuntary
ignbrance 'f That tho error ; of t Picdp
baptism is tcr a great extent ,"not involuu
taryj is sufliciently evident. from," tho
many confessions,such as that of baptist;
XoeJ. T believe' that .the Pajdbbaptist
couscieuco is not easy on 1110 sumecb ; our
t. t. : : ' 1 1 " it...'
proof of which, ' among ' others is M their.
1 coustam, accussions to moiniitisis. iai
tists are too weak and iimberknecd on
this -subject 1 They ; ought to tqlI.,Pic3o-
baptists, tuoekly and'aCfoctionatelj, bat
plainly and boldly' that their error p not
uillV0lntaryt5 in any excusable 5 sense.'
They ought i to ' toll themv they' ,." might
1
kfltfw'bettor. If 'tn'oy1 Scould 0o1 Voii
crailn infallibility 1" thoy exctaiibvl'yo;
tttthttf? 'and "your owri -.witriWse's'f estab-
as'loncr ecT tn'bU afa1fl tteliafaliie
4uesiion if uebf in"dced;i cverwasL 1
tue autnorpiiitevAiation: ana ii .if oe jjout auowa tn
your own no- persotis? e 'aojprpperas
as-yon. We eCTetheiatte
pofe thah youdO 'hut lfJio Mieye
With thef Papist5 IhitTe sus Christ has, j
giveh:toi his church a rute or jjutrapd :
t aitbithich t)fi iiecesSity' involves; them
iii. iruirwOTO auu miciujfuauia ojiuj auu
coniusionvfirotstt tyou 4 ana an the
world 4io underltaridT that this wo'db hot
believe,nd ; thatpfbr suc tf'tlaUhjaiid
its rwrrespbndentracticeiyb fwilt
SUS"
tain ho ttsitonsibinti fW.-fEKU
u
Why is sa Little Ddaaby.thsOaurcHeS for -the
YAiV,4.. UOaasetititJarirt?'
Tb above was a question in. the form'
ot5 a query,, jasKeape5Mmistera,andi
Beacons 'meeting at, Oak Ridgei Btokes
.menX'rpaa:ihi. alVaskeilthe
question, "Why is so little done 17 tbnt
give? Btiusiaciery answer wny - SO I
miny who profess to bo servants of ! the
Most High w dojso little for, the cause
which theyjseemto loveso well. ;There
must be a cause. Must I say. that chris-
- i iT.iiHi' t.':r- , - . -. , i..
nans at tuis uay are joss aevoieav tort ne
cause of their ; Master, than rwero Paul
andl Wa ilfbllowers ;sayUhei above
would be to;; claiit that the religion' of
Jesus
s, whom we say we love, and try to
V is Iessjeanctifying in , its nature,
obeyl
arid devoid, of some of that consecrating
power itj naa in tne cays ot the apostle.
And then 1 would have , to claim fro m
the very nature of tho case, , that 'chris-.
tiahs at this lday are- nbt as much cHris
tian &n were the believers in the days
pf J ohn ; and this would drive me to the
conclusion that Christianity as preached
at this time is not as much christianitv
as that Christianity; preached by Paul
arid bis oo-workers, and hence it does
not take ihe' same f amount ofr consecra
tion or devotion to the cause of , Christ ;
in other. words, it does not take as.much
religibn to carry a man to heaven nbw
as it did then, Wje would not for one
moment think of admitting any thing of
this kind; for we believe that christians
are as devoted to thecause of Christ to
day as ever, and that the religion of "Je
sus as nreacnea now. is as pure, as hoi v.
and as! consecrating as it was the day
lunrist Diea pnf . fitne accnrseaTitree"
forithetfeinsofj
..ot theWorlddt,j VVhatj
1iessr yeajunginess, amon
Snrelvnot. torAiod haa blessed-this landl
,as a iana 01 iioies aganiearjuQ
5rw."ittHfi"-iy
given usf an,tiritellgentmipistry
prbtheCf UUl JiaTp,, JBA theirfpoKemian
,lng thef.word pf ,h8,lmng Qodj to .those
i ,What then shall .we claim .to ,he,dthe
Cause of so much strnginesisince chrisu-t
anityja asdeyoted.Ji0w.a9 ever 1 and gt
iiprance, poveriyneassuyi nor joppor-r,
'tnnitv cannot be plead. .. Alas I fear 7,1
havp found an answer, and a correct one
too,uomyt enquiry, !inS4i;uese,?woT,as:
lilanv are in thechurch,bnt out 'of .Christ,
mi u n.Ui.
i uvy.u. w-uguvwatuiBu-j,. V
be the followers of the ,moScv high.; God,
when , the) are alfve to sinaliens tof the
common' weal thr of Israel and workers hf
iniqhity. for never having been .confprran
ed ,to the. image of hi3 son, rthey are yet
cilith under the lawpf .sin,' and. dead to
every good work.tl am convinced of the
fact ; that we aro 'eayed, byv faith through
graceand not by works, yet I am ,coin-
nelled to believe that Bv their works ve
f, il irnow thnm ' . TfiLin a trutli that
w?iha? of
l V 1 f iV -
Ijhrist by their devotion to his cause, do
we 'sin when we judgo.from the wcrkjof
v ov, tuMvu, w ? cwuo-j 1 suy guttcu up reuwuj crtsuii on uota.tue cleric ana -: f
.mercyf nas sccnt; niuJiOesLow upon ng fawM : uvmt vjouury, jume,--s.
4wlaltOn?;ani abundant
weodbrajpomp arpun
f It Canjnot be!fora?watlt Of a4neC03Sityf I mestic Missions- $14,80: S.'B.4 BoardSllOOri
to telvetreWMotforithe'd pbr- 4 atesChapeL 2rl - for -MqnsI
And.heJpyUS rbecanp thb 5hurch Thk location dnd date of organization ocluircu4,t
ha$ notiap ppporfunitrta.giFbl Purely fenot given -f but ttie other stotistiarefGllerr
nol " for hehMrtverv minister laabe thSkyoa fm laostintnate& f r
I men PL theirabuQdanc jtojgiy,a (ile j G2efk; Post Offlcesot Myeu, 24 charcUes,;, f 1
.to asisV aafiendingrttlief3ible4tQ thosftW
5 oiaim jguprancoj ipir tpeynoytiiir xa?r
,ty, jCcurse j iVb;ihaiinawshi Juty,
and does it not!i and they. dare, not plead ,
novertvl for thev : . have-thn abnndane K
r y-Vt 3 jrrt.,..Ttn-.rt.T ,t .tt -tpita Bandy, ;rcelcUiiiuxu, ue8ilay before
not say there, is no necessity pr;that the.y; fi'ljwiugite &k 'sfcitisties of bthef Assiations
lhavVnoJthepprtnntyjsive fr, asepuhimjegooinftto
$lxejrf'liiow thaanenjar.oo day.bpwing, 4 nil m lackho wledgmen t!Pv lfr!J
tostockaand etone$, denying; the trnel
lali uUVh.-JaL'5-J: Jaii kdowledimthrffaUaginee'm
the mass. ojrBnl68sristin:nii!."ili.Vitfj
are his followers 1 -Talk not toindttfa
detfd inert; :chrmiAnity4;7d
w JMP" wsihosa ,whq j elnbrar i t; t.o
sitdown with folded amis and Tf "notKT
:ing:fo.jhV.fa espoused.-
Ask ine hot tojiave any bdnfiden
iUhopppp y iolatipna; of ,divino la'w.s
vjdi onseprateff nian's time, Urigdfor.l
inquey, n9r powers.toh'e: cause of Christ?
put Uowahpi tausQ'themJn.theaccu-?
11ulati9n qt wprldly, honors. ;i Keep me i
away frouvtbatj , religionri'Vhich makes 1
uicu ji.vi.ihyi.ug M(. tMJU 111. lOrseJI aiOnOi'
when aiishe.js; can. or? mav. he ii !. wft 1
Jrpiheayen -'
cfirisCianjtf.which .:16ckr'arnaTia iwtfrafJ b .
DopkflgainsWhb cHe&j$Jhe- hoatheni t
and .crowds out of .his heart laJlbenevo-"-'
khjctjop ta his lellbwlman, ,and the T
pitmn wai , But rath-'
er giyo njf - a christianityj Which ; is alive
Wiioforqisifhicli makes its
adyMatesiaclye-ilving epistles, read d
an dinownjby allaneni. ft religion.' that
cqnsrates 'avnta- irisdont .and?
mB9 teMf vI cannot
Pfe80 religion n
t J'-a , o- " w -
order. And-now dear reader, pne word r .
yoa-m-f
you5 self examination and; it is very im-rd
Poht Uiatyou sheuld see, if you are on
the -Lord's side or not. fint jftiaf wnn
, - . - --.-. -7- ----
haTAmibra
Rf1! X01 tim. than that foand
Bible,and which s devoidof that-1
or aica maicesryoa "J
hold every thing jou have as .an agents
the jeality; of jpur;cbiiversiou 1 1 Should s
you find that you are still a lover of the '.
ways of sin, and unwilling to serve God. ' , "
with your time, money, and.talents,may -
you not question yourself as to.-whether.Vlt
you belong to God br notl. Kow . hefo
emf ir, saying you;one
and all, if you are indeed servants of ,
T,7 - . aJe VfPhamed of the gospel
of Christ, for it is the power of God uri
ip salvation tb evey;bnOthatbelievei,, ' . , ;
and ye are willing - to. labor for-your,
master. , f. - Irf-: ' 'RrjTEitT, '
Minutes of Assoc! aiinim.' ' -: " I ' .
The Raleigh Association. A. D, Black4rood,
Carey, N. C, Moderator Daniel B. Holland, JJcw -
TTill. 4"lprlr. : This AoonnoMin moa tai7.1..
Broughton, Raleiffh. N. 0., are carcftillr comiil-
ed and contain all necessary , infnnatioaT for or
respondence. Hier date of orgatnization' of lho.
i chjttTche and.theeounti lieare1'
finished, and thetmanner 4n uluch ifo nuimtesii
vforlWiinTOniri5tTil? fn 'Afot RnT Hf
w,- .iirti' v aTTI iTr 7r-' '-v-.
taulesrtolhe printer, ndmiedp Wanlcs tomii
1872. 1 i'3 ?f.V
. The minutes for 1871, printed :bv ' Edwsmla it
g church mem-1 tne pnntera.TtatiticS for 1871churclies,"a3 : ,
.AmW.at,:nk Aft 1 Plained preiwl f itanttied 283s reeermlt '
1 1 w wlu. . r & ... . .
. Y-i'i j 1 Education, $ L5r,85 s m Smalarvti Sp.hrtnlH-' i ft( i OA.
mttsldf ftgares m the tabfes notijdded np.Hj'he'rfi
minutes ere printed at the MawTce JSpw9l:JQxk:t
PSicfv audpraseiit s Very Creditable "appearance. ?"
Thdnet) session jof theAssoeiation. VU1 '.be-'ield ff j?5
.street of Mount ieasanla ? !
Pjerton.iJdV.a Draft oh Patterson & Basb; BaIti-5 I !
wore, ibrtf 2;ffrQai 8ister"MiII.of?Wiudsor 'W i
I.Obi from.W-"atFaisoiiW ioarMi!'..t i
end, for a lady j 1.00s from one --who I f
. otiti.- "Jrii i.i iti-J.ji;.f. - ,''-".".' '"'.f-
1 totbe oldmaat
i . , y uo win oe iue ueitio iorwara a small amount i
1 1 i1jfjtgjwsw.rejHtine-"Hna-vexpre8-:
slon! EP?1 TO! .thythataac
l'14"8? L.vaU!S wnmimnous. jTiw i4rd. j
I ,who,seettt tue Heart; reward you", ah," my :brethreal
and itersj- aadfriehdWsri B-IIeell:!!
u'3BoVruPertia has f -
waited for me to. make the announcement l belotl
1 certamn
PLttsborirfri
rilfe?aB'rbeeii in greatsnts;.ijelf, Ii- i 1
canml8ympatlizeArithotiier89i.0b i
sister Mary; Freemen, throairh Eider JJ IL Free5s? 4-U
rtainly iaye been lookhig to see- itr vei :Li3cfef $ i l
e. Mauybfi)ur brethren are anxious to know ; .1 "
name.
wlip as tue MUsiOuary for the s Ealeifrh' Asrift. T-S;Si
tioft for 18J2j and Why .te Board db uotpublkli it i' T . r
" Will you please say, in .the next liKCOKDinj, hfM
i,ui iwviug uwii uouuuaiea . ior tuat-r place, , ty-.-i--:i:'Jf-i
thrfExecatire Board of the Assocmtion, and tho"' ' .
sam confirmed by tho Board of Stito; Missions f ' "
l and accented by mytn?iiftr haifit tit, -1 .win ?f
and accepted by -myself, jfor kalfAiyittmi
eJvor, (the, LkmiI ieniutting,) Ut visit a many ,
A-.oiti.
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