olume, XXX VI.
Er "ni vin ceobce w. ruuEFov.
iTlh sccCdil not practise infant bnp
l 4k; is i ivklent from the. commission
our tvor -uo ve inereiorf, .mm
each a" nation, baptizing them in ine
itiune of i lie Father, awlof the Son, and
IVii... ll.K- Chrt ? ifarliin Athens to bb-
aervA fiU lhWs whatsoever I havn com-
Go ye into all the woildand preach the
4o?pel to .-very -creature Hef that be-
Trvoth ami U baptized shall be saved;
iio.Mark xvi: 1-J- r , . v 1, -,
Infant's arc incapable jr being taught,
fklierinki " ottkrcwgtjdk thkigs &e.,
t lercfore infants are excluded by the com
mission jirom baptism. . AVhatcvtr is left
cut of a'commisipn, er a command is nec
essarily 'excluded. ,
A commission lo an agent, to employ a
t, an anil aomah, for ' service, is not a
m )mis"Hn to employ infants also ; this is
mentioned, neither can they reiuier scr
ee. w - CA-t.,-': ----
The (act that ''believers are speem-id in
ie commissionTtis a5 prohibition against
tie baptism of all others unbelievers -And
infant. - ,
This principle is recognized in every
b isincss transaction. It is only when in
f4nt baptism is th 'subject of controversy
that the contrary is affirmed
On the v day of Pentecost, t?Thcy that
gladly received 4i is word cre baptized."
Acts ii:41. s llnd Peter boerv" Piydobap
liistfcurely he would have r: pitied infants !
if he did, Luke who wrote the Acts,
wUnld hfive recorded it I! Onlv .those
Tvjio 'gladly received his word were bap
tized,'! consequently no infants were. bap
Hied- V '' :
I At Samaria, "When thev believed, they
Wpre uupuzeu,- uuur iiicn nuii.
Acts vjii : 12. Thereason no infants were
boptizejd along with their believing parents,
was because Peterfand Philip were Bap
ult nreachers If thev had been Paulo
bap'ist! ministers, they v6uld have bap
tiled many infants, and Luke would have
solid, 'Tien, women and children were bap
tried. Among the thousands that were
converted on the day of Pentecost and
added to the church, there must nave oeen
inany parents whb had infant children, the
r same is probable among those men and
women, who believed and were baptized
at Samaria. The, fact that none were
baptized,is fatal to infant baptism. If any
had bv.en baptized the fact would have
freen mentioneHV; for vhen the largo mul
titude wa$ ft'd on the five loaves and two
f ! ; 1. i.ui. .i tc.il. .... u,X
.Ii-jlies, ins rccoraew, ui-ii -uiuy mwi a
ealtea were about live thousand . men, be
eides women; and hildrrn." Matt. xvi :2l.
As the tact that children cat, was
thought worthy of being mentioned in
Scripture, how are we to account for the
fa't. that, ndna are recorded as baptized ?
Simply becauso'none were baptized.
It is impossible to prove tnai among ine
household baptisms, any infants were bap-
were not. As to the hdusehold of Cor
nelius Acts x : 44 4The Holy Ghost fell
on! all them which heard the word," those
hA 4-roceived the Holv Ghost."
verse 47. - . '-"
" jrhe household of Crispus gives no aid
toinfant baptism ; for wc ar& told "many
of the Corinthians hearing, believed and
were baptized." Acts' ftvii : 8. Of the
household of Stephanas Ht is said Hbat it
is the 'first fruits of Achaia-j and that they
have addicted themselves to the ministry
of the sam ts. I Cor. xvi : l o.
!. Of -the jailer and his house, it is said
'They spake unto him the word of the Lord,
"and to all that were in his house. Ho re
joiced, believing in God with all his
house." Acts xvi: 3234.
VI IIIU IIUUAU Ul IJUIK It 13 C.IU,
they went out of the prison , and entered
; into-the house of Lydia, and when they
had seen, the brethren, ; they , comforted
them, and departed,") Acts xvi : 40. .
As infants are never called brethren, or
comlorted by ministers we , are sure the
brethren" spoken of here were adult be
, liever. There is not one command or
v&nu'.yiK vi imaui oapiism in me new xes-
4omon4 Tf tiM : ktnn nnlfrwt l.vr' .
. tists, for hundreds of years ; but has never
oeen snown. mat mere is no command
or example for the j baptism of infants in
the New Testament U conceded by learn
ed Pfedbbaptists1. Rev. Henry- Ward
' Beecher speaks as follows : . , ,
WI concede and I assert, first, that in-
; fant baptism is nowhere commanded in
the New Testament.. , Secondly, I affirm
that the cases where it is implied, as in
the baptism of " whole households, are by
r no means -conclusive and .without doubt,
and if there , is no . other ' basis for it than
; : that, it is not safe t found it on the nrac
- tice of the apostles in the baptism of chris-
v tian families. 4 Thertore 3 1
which Jibs been injudiciously . used as an
argument lor lnlant baptism. And third
ly,! assert that the doctrine that as a
christian ordinance it is a f ubs :itute for
the circamcision of tbe Jews,ls a doctrine
that is utterly untenable." . In
: Herald, Va Feb. 8lh, 1872. -
Religious
-Bishop Burnet,' an Episcopalian, snijs,
unerc rs no express precept or rule given
& m. the jsew Testament for the baptism of
lnlants." lixposmon of 30 Articles.
ur. an, an lpisccpanan, gays -Among
f ) tfc3 p;;::ns thd are recorded za
!
baptized by , .the, apostlef, there is
no express tn n'ion ; of any 'infant. HU.
Inrant Baptism pa 2c ir. tl
Dr. Bond, (AljthodUt), saysj vf infant
baptism "there1 h n asitive scriptural
command for it - .Economy of M ct ho
dlsm,page 5J.' . . --- . - t " '
Pr. Woods ofAndover, in his Lectures
on Infant Baptism psge II, says It is
plain case, there U no express precept
respecting infant, baptisni x iu our Sicred
writings. - . .--.t-i, -1.,:
-iVot Moes Stuart says of i ifint bap
tism cbromands'or. plain and certain e.x
amples in the New 'let anient relative to
it, I do not find " On Baptism page 101.
Dr. Neander, (Lutheran), in his church
Ilislorv, page 198, says, Hi U certain, that
Gbrist did not ordain infant bapiUm. V Wo
cannot prove that the apostles ordained
infant baptism." . - ' ! 5
The Mctliodist Tract No. 188, pub
lished at the Conlereneo office,, says, fcillis
(Jesus) silence therefore and the silence
of his "apostles, are our warrant tor the,,
practice of baptizing infants. ' . ;
AliiscIarTnui called ho C4itrrcliv
man's lieasons, "page 4, says'No express
mention is made ifi, the, Kew Testament of
the, baptism of infants. I have no. means
of proving tjiat these households contained
any young children."
The proceeding testimony establishes
the identity of iho apostolic " and Baptist
churches in opposition to infant baptism.
III.
'This sect," in church government and
discipline, practised as the Baptists do
now. " . '
"1., During tlie apostolic age,tjie church
ds were all separate and distinct bodies,
each one independent of all the rest Each
congregation is called a church. ,vTell it
te the church," i. e. the church or congre
gation of which theindridualis a. member.
The apostles? "ordained elders in every
church." Actsxiv:23.
Each individual church was to receive
members. Iiora. xiy : 1, to cast out the
wicked I Cor. v : 4, 5, 13. See afeo II Cor.
ii : 7 8, Acts 1 : 1523 Sessions, Pres
byteries, Synods, Annual Conterences
&c. were unknown to Jibe New Testament
churches.
That the church was an independent
body is conceded by the ablest church
ustorians.
Geissler V. 1. chap. 3. sec 53, says,
All the congregations (churches) were
independent bf one another.''
Jloshiem siys, kAll the churches m
those primitive times v ere independent
bodies. ' Eccl. His. v I. tiase 86. '
This in true ot the Bititist churches.
They areilf independent bodiesT It is not
)roper to say the Baptist church of the
United Stales, we should say tho Baptist
churches of &cl ...
c2. The New Testami nt churches each
exercised discipline-for itself.
"It he shall neglect to hear them, tell it
unto the church' Matt. xviii : T7. See
also I. Cor. v: 13. Acts xiv : 23. II. Cor.
n :
7-8. Acts i : 15-22. Acts vi : 4-3. also
xiu
3.
3
In the apostolic age, ministers, and
private members acted together in cccl;-
hiastical matters. Acts xv : 4-5-22-23.
-
In response to your invitation, I send
you my view of Klihu briefly stated.
The questions which arise in reference
to Elibu, are, 1. Who and what was the
man 12. Whtis the thought-material of
bis discourses 13. What is their place in
the general argument of tho book of Job?
4. Who was their author 1" W '.
1. Eliliu is introduced with a good
deal of ceremony; as if he were a person
of importance. t Possibly he wai of 1 the
family of TerU (BoiteJbuitlg'gener
"alogy is not . clear. . Thore bave been
various opinions as to his character 11
Ho is regarded as a represenative of the
falso wisdom of the heathen which per
secutes the apostle of God. ;.: (So some of
the leathers.) It was a fancy of 'some
that he was identical with Balaam." 1,
He is held to be an arrogant philosopher,
though not a heathen (by some German
rationalists.) 3. Others (chiefly 1 Ger ;
mans) think him a conceited young
babbler; 4. He , ba!s . beea: supposed to
represent Satan. - 5 On the other band
he is regarded as a ' modest, pious 5 wor
shipper of God, and a man of profound
thought, 6. Pin-ally, he has been de
scribed as an able man of true pietyv bat
with a good deal of confident self-asser-,
tion. wMX-WHMW0it
V This last is the Tiew which I - incline
to hold.' He is not immodest or ?imper-
uucui, uub uo is conscious or powerDOU'
ing over wita.ideas, and eager to correct
what he regards as a- grievous religioub
error : in Joband the three: friends.
Whether lie speaks to the point will ap
pear presently. . . : ,
liiiuu ' makes four addresses, of
which ihe following is a shortvutline' 1 1
i In the first address (chs. 32,33,) after
the introduction (ch. 32) . in -f which he
gives as reasons for entering the1 debate
that tne ! inends had failed to answer
Job fll 15) and that he was; conscious
of having trntli to utter, (10--22,)i he
makes (ch. 33) his first tceneral arru-
ment-Job he siyspiad claimed purity
ior mmseu, (,y,; and had allirmed that
Lrod was his enemy. (10,11.) and that
God would not answer hi in (13.) 'Elibu
answers that God decj epea!; to men - in
RALEIGH, N.
and ' that he hatfciis ! thcui I
in orter to tiring them to a
perception of right aud then bless them,
(23-30.) f.: . : . . ;, , , .
The second address, (ch. 34,) U occa.
pied jwith thoj-efutat'on of Job. posi
4 tions. . Job , had malntauiod bis own
righteousness,and declarwl that God bad
taken away jhia right, (510,) u (Verse
5 U a literal quotation from Job; see
2Z; 2.) "v The reply of Elibu is. 1.
is incapable . of , injustice, ,.(ll 15,) 2.
God's supreme powr as a pledge of the
justice of his rule, (1G 30;) ,tbo! adds
that nioh should repent hutnbly,(:U J37;)
.The third address (eh; 35) eoutinues
tho refutation.. -.
Job, it ia-said, aflirmed that his right
eousness profited him nothing, (1 3 )
Elibu ans wets that God is raised above
human sin aiid human welldoing,(5 8,)
but that tho reason for tho failuro of an
swers to sprayer Htibo found lit J he
pride and naughtiness af inon, (I) 1th)
. Tho fourth address, (ch. 30 37,) is a
fQruialdefecefiitoa.,-, . i .
irGod rewards the righr,and punishes
tho wickedHSG , 5 7.) 2. His punish
ments are remedial, (822 ) 31 God
in his greatness is unsearchable, (30 : 23;
37: 24.)
It will bo seen that EUhu'jj poir.ts are
clearly conceived aud well stated; and
they are fully in accord with the genoral
teachings of the Bible. Wo must distin
guish between tho man's character and
his teachings, between his self-assertive
introductions, (which are oriental,) and
the thought and argument of his dis
courses. Even in our day, good V men
are not always diffident.
T 3. It. is equally wrong to regard
xuuu s argument as useless on the one
hand, or as final on the other. Ho inakes
important additions, but ho does not give
the final solution. The problem of t he
book of Job is the explanation of tho
sufferings of Job. All the speakers (Job
iucluded,though he uses language which
would bear another construction) assume
as an indisputable fact the justice and
goodness ot God,and all contribute some
truth toward the understanding of tho
general fact of suffering. Thoy err in
supposing that they havo cxhaustod
the subject, but their erroneous opinion
is not to affect our judgment respecting
tho value of tho thought of their ad
dresses. The three friends agreo in insisting
on the connection, between suffering ai.d
sin. They express a " fundamental doc
trine of Scripture, hut their application
.to Job is wrong, , and 1 hey .speak wrong
ly of God in that thoy presume that they
have fully explained his method of deal
ing with men.
I Joo points out tho limitations to tho
principle announced by tho friends. It
is clear that tho good sometimes suffer,
and that the wicked sometimes prosper.
Suffering is not a proof of ungodliness in
the sufferer.' Job sees that there are
deeper; depths in the question, but ho
does not attempt to sound tliem. The
dramatic contrast here presented in the
book is very line. . The three friends,
untouched by bodily or mental suffering,
coolly apply to tho case beforo them the
general principle laminar to them us
pious men, like a young physician, fresh
from text-books who pronounces with
security and simplicity on a case which
the patient knows to be complicated.
Tho patient has always a certain advan
tage oyer the physician. Job is con
scious of rectitude, and believes in tho
power, goodness and justice ot uod, and
his discourses present T a remirkablo
combination of lofty praise of God, de
scriptions of human life, passionate longing
after a comprehension of God's dealings
with him, and oious trust in his all wise
Creator and Ilcdeemer. throughout he
is groping alter & solution wnich shall
bnn peace, and is sometimes near it, (for
it is spiritual and not scientific,) but he
uoes ni aisiinciiy grasp u.
When the four interlocutors ' have said
what they had to say, Eiihu' appears on
the scene, blames both parties in the dU
l .. : i :. : .: : . . . -.-. . .
cussjoii, anaproposes woiier a solution.
He in fact, in nis following argument,
brings out several thircs which had been
not at all, or only slightly, referred to by
At.' .. ' mu r . . .c ...... : i i
vue uiuers. xnese are lueremeuiaiuesign
of sufierin jr, the fact that man has no claim
on uod. and the tact that man, as a sin
ner,dcserves punishment The first ot these
is mentioned by Eliphaz (ch. 5.) but Elihu
first gives it due prominence. The second
is insisted on against Job's complaints,and
tho third (which is also a doctrine of the
Ney Testament) gives the broadest eX
planation of suffering which is . offered in
wo dook. uui lnriu s statement does
not account for the tro?Deritv of the
wicked, nor does it explain Job's sufferingt
fully. In the Prologue (chs. 1,2) it appears
that God designs to try Job,! to test his
pincerity, for reason inscrutable to man.
there is then something more than !is
cipline involved, which none of the ' speak
ers lay hold ot. . Job comes nearest to it:
God is preparing him for it in hU almost
maddening suffering. Job has apparently
notnicg to. reply to Elihu, and when
Jehovah announces tho solution- (which
had beer! partially indicated also by Elihu
ch. J7,) namely, simple, trualful, submii
sion to his will Job -acauicsfces humbir
and fully st.hliu thus accomplisnes two
th!3 : ho ttate3 Luportant truth, and he
fcc!;3frcro JeVsmini for tna Caal
Ck APRIL. 104 1973
rcMtlt. , . t jir . ,,4 :. r! tf , i ,
3 A full statement of tho argument m
Fpeeti g Ihe authorship of EUlmY 'ad
dresses would require toa much' space. X
will nnl say that I d .nbt think that the
ueculiirities of language, stylo and. thought
fr quire as to supposo a second pqet.The
addresses (supposing some ilram&tic dblf
ity in the writer) were probably written,
with tht rest, of the book of Job, by some
unknown person who lived' about "the time
of Solomon. ' C. 11. Tor.
I)au ItEcoitDEn : -I desiro to say a
few words on tho very important subject
of Temperance, v - u ' -: ;' " 1
''Intemperance is ' a prevalent er 11
L?t lis soo what Divino Inspiration Rays
uii iuvj luujocd - a kvo Hume quotations,'
if the readers 6f tho Hecorduh will please
examine, Genesis ix: 20-22, Isaiah x.viil:
7,-But thoy also; havo ? erred through
wine and through strong drink,aro btpf
the way, tho priest and tho prophet nave
errettthrough strong drtuk,they are sical
oweit un ot wino they are out of tho way
through strong drlnkv they rr in Yjslon
they stumble m judgment. Jfor all fa
illes aro lull of vomit and filthiness. so
hat there is no place clean."
Crimes and abuses of every kind follow
in train ofdrunkenosi. When the rulers
of a people are addicted to this sin, they
will pervert truth and righteousness, and
nhg upon themselves and their country
tho just judgments of God.
See Isaiati Ivi : 12, Daniel v : 1-t, I
Corinthians xi : 21. (Intoxicating drinks
are .daptod to deceive and injure.) Prov
erbs xx :1 and xxiii: 21 and 20-35
verses of the same chatter: Jeremiah
xxv : 27, Hosea N : 11.
INTEMPKUANCK FORIUDDEN.
Deuteronomy xxi : 20-21. Prov. xxiii :
20-31, Isaiah v: 11-22, Isaiah xxviii : 1.
ltomans xiii : 12-13, 1 Cor. vi : 10, Gal
ations v : 10--21. j Eph. v: ! 18. (The
visdom of avoiding intoxicating drink I
and the tempter and temptation to it,
Daniel i : a 12 15 and 1G verses. Luke
15, ltomans xiv : 21, 1 Cor. vii: I Cor.
: 11, 1 Thos. v : 22, (abstain from
every appearance ot ovii.)
Priests, isazarites aud civil rulers cs
pecially forbidden to use iutoxicating
drinks. Laviticus x : 8-0. Numbers vi :
1-4, Proverbs xxxl : 4.
It is wrong and sinful by direct effort
or indirect example to influence any ono
to drink or do anything that1 is wrong,
Jeroboam the sun of Nebat caused Israel
to sin and was punisUed.
I lungs xiv : 710 aud other places for
instance, the case of Balaam; Revelations
ill 14,-oapoclally is it wrong and sinful,
yes it exposes to the wrath .of God to
tempt one to drink, seo liabakkuk ii : 5
15 lb, (reader turn to this, and read and
meditate, Amos ii .12-10, also examine
8 verse of the samo chapter.
It is good to abstain from an innocont
thiDg if it does any one. harm, ; Horn ana
xiv: 13-21, 1 Cor. Tilii 0, to the
end of tho chapter. Here tho broad
principle is laid down that even ari in
nocent thing in one who is strong, may
become barm to another who is weak
aud in all such cases the strong should
abandon every such thing for tho sake of
tho weak. Tuo most moderate use of in
toxicating drink as a beverage in' auy
form by men who4 are strong; arid 'cati5
govern themselves, does induce others to
drink and consequently to 1 fall info
druukeuess; thereforo it is the duty of tho
btroug to deny themselves1 in sach cases
lor the sake of the weak this is Paul's
doctrine and should lead every self-ifov-
emcd sober matt to abandon5 the use 6f
intoxicating dritikd, " s. , :' ' ;
The Bible principle of Tompoiance
ltomans xiv: 15. 1 ? "fl "
But if thy brother be grieved Willi thy
meat, now walkest tlu u not charitably.
Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom
' 4 CI till ST diedI'. k ' :i "i ;,:
. The principle is here fully: recognized
that no man has a right to do any thing
for his own advantage;-by which y his
neighbor would be injured, this is a prin-'
cipie even of the lawot naturo.ana as sacu,
lis oougauon is xuiiy wiuwrcviou, u
all whose' minds have received proper
moral culture, and in religion its obliga
tions is by so iuucbithe stronger, s the
interests which are at stake are more iui-
poriant' Christianity ifoes further than
the law of nature.' 'Hear the Apostle in
the connection of Ibis passage -of Scrip-,
tare we have quoted above, .Lot us there
fore not judge ono another, any more
But, judge ye rather that no man put a
tinhbltaff block, or an occasion to fall in
his brothers war. dostroy ' hot hint With'
tbv meat for whom Christ' died." It Is
good ncitborlo eat lleslinor drink "wine,
or any thing whereby, thy .brother stum
bletb.oriso0ended.or is made weak.
In the next chanter the ' apostle contin
uek we then that are stroog; ought to
bear the Infirmities of the Sveak, aiid'rtot
to please ourselves, let ei'cry one pleaao.
i i !-". Lt jrv.iu!
Ul uciguoor or gouu w uuun", im
not to evil and ruin; Tox even; Chriit
pieaseu not uunifeii, as it j, huhch,
tho reproaches of theni that reproached
theo have fallcu' upon trie.5 To tho Samo
puroe, he speaks,! in the via chapter
of tho TEpUtto to tho Oorinthlang.f But
meat commehdeth us not to God ior
neither If wo eat are we the better, nor if
wo cat not aro wo tha or: But U-S
heed kit b v any mesas; this liberty cf
that are weak.' Vot if any man tv th'o
who haat knowledge set at mat, n an
IdoVa temple, shall nottbo vo:iiwimv hf
him, whu is weak be emboldened : to ?at
thtm thl ng,, which are! offered to idol,
and .through thy knowledge shall the
weak; brother perish, for whom Christ
died. ? f ir t . - .v.., -
f:lWhorefore If meat mako my bnthcr tvi
ottend, I will eat not flesh while the
wiorld tandelh,"and again in tho x.chap
fer of I Corinthians, ,all things am law
fill to me bat not expedient. All things
are lawful for mo but all things edify not;
tot ho man seek Ms own, but anothera
gtod. jNow from theso scriptuie texts I
remark; 1st. That tho meat hero Allud
ed to was meat offeml t(V idols nfvd that
the eating of it was in the abstract a
matlorof indifference. 2. That Uh hk
whose understanding wore property en
lightened, rtntl who wore well groumlod
in the faith might ct it without viola
tingany principles of Christianity, in tho
abstract or withoat 8stalntng any injury
tti UiomselveV.''' , .
ITei tliefloeirSv 1 noantl Mron g1 d ri nkf
but how may it eudanger thy brother to
nVuchiitonvto sop tho,sit at strong dritik,
iii the grog HhopJ and if ho sea tho at
thjr cupsifpliall t.6 not bo emboldened to
drink to excess 11 3. That they howover
could not, cat this meat without caus
ing others who woro less enlightened
and whoso faith and consciences wore
weak to confound their eating with the
Tbrehip of idols and thus to fall into
condemnation, and bo destroyed. 4.
This princlplo applies not only to eating
mat, but to drinking wine, or any thing
else. , ' . ;
ltomans xiv: 21. It is good neither
to eat flesh, iior to drink wine, nor any
thing wheroby thy brother stumbloth or
offendeth, or is made weak. 5. The ex
anjple of hestrong,oven in things which
to theni may uo lawtui, may destroy the
weak, and are therefore inexpedient
wrong and sinful. 0. The use of intox
icating drink nsa beverage by those who
may have self government, enough not
ii is..!...:' ii. t i . ii
ro injure iiieniHeivos noes inuuee oinors.
who aro weak and carjnot rosist tho del
eteriou8 influenco of intoxicating spirits
upon their appetites to stumble and to
fall, and should thereforo bo avoided, by
tho strong. I Cor. vlil : 13. Therefore
if meat make my brother to offend, Twill
eat no flesh while the world standcth.
A man is accountable for his actions
according to tt,o effects which they pro
dace, not only as thoy are brought to
bear by direct control upon others, but
as other aro influenced by his examples,
Tile influence of example is powerful,
and reaches far for good or evil, aud a
i nan is acconntatile for all tho effects of
his example whenever its influenco goes
on 'the side of evil. Respectability of
character avails nothing here ; It only
makes tho influence inoro powerful aud,
Jip, Win avail lioiuing to pieau inai mo
personsV ihfluohced to evil by the power
of example, aro voluntary agents and go
beyond the example set them. Paul sot-
ties tuis mauer, with unaiterabio dects-
ion. '.-Thoy are weak, they are destroyed
bltheVoxamplo of the stronger brethren.
It will therefore bo no apology to say
that those who are 'destroyed acted voh
untanly. Neither would it avail any
ing tor the strong to plead, that tbey
jdojiiot know that T their pract ices have
cvpr produced tho I unhappy cfiects as-
croeu.10 ineiii. xtiey may nave pro
duced theso effects in more iiidtauces than
blip, thougb they riiay not havo borne to
tueir knowledge, and may not until the
secrets of hearts shall be revealed before
the jadfi merit Heat of I Chrit, And if
their conduct has nt actually and di
rectly produced theso destructive enVcts
upon the weak, in any instance,yt let it
boTeiiiembt)rcUhat itisiiof 4niuch the
aciual or'direct effect of their ootid ucfc
aVils tendency that 'is tlie proper subject,
of their attention. That their conduct
is calculated to produco very unhappy
effects upon their brethren and associates
JssutBeiently inanifest from tho doctririo
contained In the Scripture under consid
eration. f '
! No w it is im possible, f hat they should
ever be certain, that their conduct . will
hot produce tho ejects which they aro so
well calculated to produce. On tho con
trary it is certain that it may produce
them, tnre is a high, probability, that it
Will produco them. And if a fll)r be
ing is not destroyed by it. it is not to
th MD,bat under uod, to other count ericr
iog iullacncca.' that heowes his UtA
and If with all this uncertainty, on ' the
ono band, and all this probability on the
other! thay still persist iii their practice,
thev to say, the least manifest a verv
crimnal disregard of the best interests of
thctr, fellow men, and sin gmviondy
against the law or liunianity and henev
denV'C "Tliey; rather than deny ? them-
SelieVlir the leaVt, wilt trifle with the
saft-ty of one for whom Christ died; Tbw
reasoning is applicablo Ho intoxicating
drinkti an wll as to nicat. I'aui biui
self applies it to wint, ltomans xi v : 21.
Hence it applies with grcifc fared to the
temperance question. ' "
l ib primary quehtidii to'bo settled ii
whetherprofeKsing cbrbiiian and other
moderate drinkers may. use intoxicating
Bquorr without endangering many : of
their fellow men who are weal:, and not
fcb!j to ccatrol their cppclltcs, by izttUiz
"Nu nib or 07.
then! an fcxamplt) which thnr, in attempt
ing to follow will lose nil sol r con Irel
and not bo able to stop until they .-pci lnh
In the whirlpool nldrunkeness .
Tho account y f the young man who in
imitation nf others in pleasure t rips with
his Ii.ver'ntit'thQ Niagara 'being, . im.
gnarled suffered h'skiiV to gty beyond the
reach of recovcting,appllcabl toIthU
subject us an illustration) i
Tho weak being influenced by, tho' oxi
amplo of tho strong who can themstdves
drink and koep their reason and JVioo
lability aud standing in tho world , ami
even in tho church, aro induced to drink,
their uppetitcs gradually gaint the mast
tery over reason, and the poor victim is.
hurried on in spite of every effort within
himself until ho fills & drunkard grave
and endures tho awful destruction., do
clarcd in God's word to bo their portion
boyond tho grave.i Xow tuscordlng to tho
principle laid down in tb passsgta quo-
tod tho gutu or this evil lies at tho door
of professors of religion and others who
sot them examples of drunkenness 11 a t
suh justify theaisolvos and say thoy dont
get drunk, andif others do Litis their own
loolcout; ltut their pxathplcs inay pro: '
dttco thcHO awful effects upon their weak
broth ronjuid associates, and their drink
ing can thereforo bo no longer: iunooi nt.
Can a Horiouii christian driuU and op
poso the tcinporanco cause in the face of
all the. ruin which ho sees moderato
ilrinkiug produce nil nrouud hijn can
he speak against tho principle of total ab
stlnancq when every druuVartl and every
lover of disturbance in society will say?
Chat is exactly my opinion 1 Every ono
who opposos tho temperance cause, .does
encourage drunkenness to some extent,
and whatever ho may say or do hero, the
guilt of his offending depends and at his,
door lies the - guilt of destroy lug many"
souls for whom Christ died: such aro my
convictions after giving iho subject a fair
and candid investigation. i ;
May all tho powers of Deity combined .
with humanity aid us as a; sin stricken,
worli to become a temperate people. . , --
, ; J S. BiuDuiss., .j
Tho Atnerican Sunday School Union
seems to have put the Dovil organizing
Sunday schools. ' - ',."..'"."
' Mr. M' A. Wptz, Secretary of that
body,8cud us tho following for publication;'
"Blowing for tho' Seltiomont ' C r 4 '
"1 organli5ed tU llrt Buiuluy -nuhool 'la' this
)unty ami rua it myself," nald u HhrewU but dis'
Hipatwt Wiscoushi lawjH'r. 'A lew ttf un Ameri
cans camo ut-re early, no tnmtu to 'gist in dc
eeut, hidustrtous nottterM, uud keen tha rowdies
but. : Bo 1 nahl, A fcJuuday-Kohoot wilt draw? the
folks we want. It will bo the bust aud- clituincat
way to blow i'or the HulllwuiMit.' Tlioyalt ugnnnl
to it. Tiiero wusu't a soul cl us Hint prctendiHt
to have a grain of piety. Ho they ptielimi upon
mo to curry outth plan. 1 did It, tending to
.Mr. Mm of the AiiU'i iciui Wuudii.v'tunMil Union
tor a library, and run tuo wlutol till Kitaimor. ft
did the blowing for m iiMhicliuly. HpvcihI ehrU1
flan lamiites enmo in, ami us they inwi a lietU'r'
stuck of piety, 1 , lutudod tho Siuultiy-Keuool over
to tlicui. it wan a grand thing for na. Wo mo'
Uretl tt gooil inoral HPttUMiienU' lit fact," hir, H
got ti hey hu pious that l couldn't ; live tucro'
I We i.ivor lsiblo-schools wiicn taugiit
by those who lovo tho gospoi ; i but wo can
not commend auv schools taught: by dis
sipated Wisconsin lawyors.lbr tho avowed
l 1 I .. .. .. - I .! ... -:
purpose oi numuugguig liumigrums.
; T f v '" ' Statement
15kler lH$mn a inLinlwr ol'Bitlcui ctmrclt hi
Wilkes Oo, etiargi'd that ilro. J. W. IVtn of tha
Mauto tJmicli, hud ujideiiuluud 1dm and toidfabttv,
hoods. I no two urcturen Juiu uit Jutcrvitfw, lut
Mailed to settle the ditllatUy. Tho diurdi nwt
and orgaiiiml, after wlilcli llayucs cnuiu fit; i'ets
wan mi prcwiut. luu Moierator ukd I Jlttyiioif -it
no was in l'ciiowsliip. Jlo mid hi ilfiic wiu -enough,
the church proceeded, with tlie it-gulur
lttiiH'HH. " ilttyiiHH uukwl for a ktter. .The (jluiruh"
tliougnt that tuo diUlcuity wu 4HttJHtftn'tWHMi -hiua
ml Vew a ml gnui Uid (t lie U-XU-t, Hut tii t
next day linUing out tbatllit'initttiT had not Iwii
iH'tlhHt, 4irtHJHU iwiJ'erenw va tsullcd, .itnd tho 1
order granting a 'letter to 'Jluyucs whs i'liih'd,
uud the letter caljwl in ordchmmwtdby W'usdetkk
VviA wan tMlvhk to go and im J laynrn, y taking
two or tliw?ibrftlncu. with . UUth. But ilayjU" .
wenttbOak i-'oix'Mt eliureh and joined ?it ,tli
Jtter falter it had lK!e demanded by -Sideni1
cluie. H llsyne hud InMulted tin?tlim brethn'tt
that went to hiui to try to nettle the matter The
church had sent for iiayneji, Jbat hn rcfuMd' to,
Jiear the church. WIiowjuimim ho (Jluyn) wux
excluded uud Oak Foret tliuitb tmormed of Jt
that they were Itoldhig lluyuw on it dejid h-tter;
0k Voret till hold I) i in. Ho Maliuii , cnur;U
ban wltUdrawa tktlowiihiu lrow Oak I'ortMt, We
fixk you topubljoh tills ior tho good ot C'titlnfs '
caumj ttndlor the ucuelit ot Hdleia cbtirch.'
; Uoneby order of tuo church,- " -t ?
, , i , AL ttxoxi, Ch, Clerk. ; ;
I The luudaweiital , prciuUite th wcforc In v till '
tmiUihgft that the te&ebr Kliotild gain th) ion. -ttueuc
v( th taught.: ii.'liraUoxlciuu '; it wy
jy, the ftuix'tfl wy to gala ib'uiwixMwM U a
he uW4y ready iraukly and freely to udmlttg .
tiorauce wueuever the umciwtU couftclouj that
be doe vol Know incpoiflt in (iacstloiL.'' 'o uiore -la-octtiror
tatt b.. ctniaitK'a tlia:to prctemti '
Knowledge or w answer s vugueiy. ; Any lorm ot -di-itbiMf
uii5M'i'i;d by tnpuifatoneo bre;ik.
t.i bU'ti'CDmitiiKt ixawt'i Urn parties, uud ttfaM
(th the pupd uwtntot tlie very, wamt tewni that y
can tsvi AM' lAti&lit.x iWUU;iit; luf vxumyUi t
Xpttwi lonmy Uiu mt iy tlo? .t!'ieh'r. wiil Yf
u( iiutiiualile iwiM'fit to Km p.'U'it, ill lligiug fjldl,' .
by the fctrougewtof inbthvV tigtva iioatukii'
tiotUiMKt nn& t ttiut vt oneoumjifM imitation, . to If
w;rupuiort uinviu Jir ail ld4iw;hwlro'm rela
vmr-L'niccrili )Io'jutwt , . - ' . ' '
.i -l . : Yvt Out t'At a& HvnmUv, r . '.
I jv ' t$tot 'tut. w'Mt f-i4;jnil'?ii te t".lrf? hi
rVf-r cm.',1 UtMf ci t''lvn vliU ft will 1 f
Will Un i'; lv!t Ut lUi;f U Mf&tnn'tiw;Jt
,n.Ar U 'omfrjf lo OhtUl, uud tfiaUt" U tir dutf
11 ;:uosl ca w litcoiisza. u. il.
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