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i , i F. NTTTTTm r t TnTT KEECD 1 : ' ! ttntT.' TTTNI n tt" " TT) dD .Uo DEVOTED TOJIEUGIOX, MORALITY, LITERATURE, AND QENEHAL INTELLIGENCE. -T. MEREDITH, EDITOR. i as . t; ' . i 31. v T; ' V ; ' - VOL. 11L NO .M'.WHKUN, .. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1837. - TERMS.! . The Riri.tcai. Recorder i rmh!ish1 rrcrv Wednesday, at 2. 50 per annum, If paid within fix moathji, or $3. if paid subsequently io that period. ' ; s Any person who will become lesponsible for six copies, or who will forward the names of six suH sscribcrs, shall be entitled to a seventh copy ralr. No subscription vviUbe received for less man one year, unless paid in advance ; and no diseoo ainuance will bellowed until urrearage-s'arepaid. Persons wishing la discontinue V.iiibecs'nected to give notice to that eilect prior to the tommeace meat of a new year ; otherwise they win be coat sivfered 'as' responsible lor the e&mng-tueire montlis. -: f. ';-,.''..';.-' ...;f ,-'" - All communications except tliose cl agectiwlio act iratuilouslvj to secure attentioai mast I c post WHOLE NO. 133 A L i . .. va, pnu ui otaerconvententopportunitie? when their busings concerns w.ll not sillier detriment by thvtr absence and even theti, us they have no luciinitioii to stuuy, aud indeed, no tiiuc'tu ce vote icj it; tin j beMdes as frtudy; is net orthodox, let Unm preach by inspiration, and bty will thriveliu the world. Alaay iu; Tennessee, nnd ollu-r iarts ol the Ali,sjsiiii.i t'ni!-,. fL n.; "'II' w m ? j n v iiiij neb. lm? is trie uav to 1 : From the Captist. 1 TO DR. JOHN M. WAjiSO.N. Nashville, it! June, 1837. Dear Brother, Watson :Au objection against .the Baptist State Convention very coaiiuoaly ur ged, and, in many instances, with; much success, by you, and your associates in the t)pos:tuo, is thai it is "a monifd institution." In tms particu lar, it seems, you consult nuraan nature and bring to your aidr not the Bible, but theUvaneious dis position to which our race, even in its' best folate, is so prune. Many men lovt? n.oaey. Such ar inore susceptible ot feeling in theipocka tnaa in t!he heart. "Covctousness,' laul isays, (Col. iii. '5,) "is idolatry " lut under another name you ot ten appeal to us dictates, and it serves your pur pose most effectually. The class ol men, u hieb is but too numerous, subject to this strong ltu pulse, are ail aitennon when you 'declaim agai. st the Convention as' "a money machiue"; and they "believe in you," when you tell jhein thatuiouey corrupts aud destroys everyhin iu religion vfhat it is not to be named in connection with the spread of the Gospel. It would bethought hard ly worth while to say any thing upon this' point, because those who love their rnunev ihore than they do the souls of men, can never, by any pos EtblVefibrt, be made efiort Baptists, r ' I do not teel anxious that they should be among us unless their principles are changed. But I wish to show a l.'lUe; of your consistency in this respect, aud 'therefore claim a moment's indulgei.ee. Tnaithe Convention is "a monied institution" in so ae sense, I readily admit By the bye, how ever, it is pretty bare of the aiticleyusl i.ow. J also grant you that money is errmcy'corrupt irg. The love of it, w hether in churcn or stale, (Jo i'i forget this, 1 entreat you,) is the root of all t ri," Hut you will please to remember that your own churches, -'.Associations,' &c., are, in the tame sense, "monied institutions,'' i and sotfie'ef tueai to a greater extent,, because, tjiey use more; of it than the Convention. This truth you are obliged to acknowledge. Every. ne, I presume, of your cliurches, (fee., has its treasurer, and its lands, if on this account y u condemn the Con vention, you a re obliged, i:i common consistency, .tpn vonr own chur- Who; among you urch. or an Ao- 'co-operate with ei- use it employs money ;o accomplish vuutark uu oecome i' r maiceinoney. : T.itse conscientious ministers whog'ueth m selves, a Christ has commanded vhoily to the work of preaching, will find ine paltry sumsihev receive, trom ; whatever source, tea reel v er.0Uh U purchase. daily bread sutlicient tor their and chMdren, aud to shelter them trom the snows of vj inter, and the summer's burning beau. They may, indeed, lay ! up treasures in heae but they nevef will lay up tieasures upon earth! No, sir no minister ol our cnurcn, w tio uid.is duty, eer became rtcn, unless he obtained III wealtu .by some ether means limn preaching, The history ol the Churcn uli'urds no instanced the Lini!. s 3. The third specih'c-ticti is, ilitl missionaries preach tur muuey iut lor tnis, some ol vou as sert, t:.ey would be dumb. : l j " No g in'y brother, admit the wbrst that they do wrench lor money j it is no pajiU my business or dt Sign to de.'euJ lueli mcti.vci. If they are i..fiuetcj'd by , such mot;v s, xv.ich you well Unow they ah poiitiv. ly ceny, the laa'is knov.'n caly to ijQd and to him ihey u.ust accou t. ! I saia abote, 1 should haven word mere to say on this head. It is uue to the friend?; ol benevolent etioitto assure you, anu me worid.that ir.ey feci as iucch 'abhorrence i sucn noiives as ihc pu res, and most isinterested ct the oppcser3 ol missTonsi Point outtlw guilty ministei tot.?, the m!.n who pit aches lot nioneyj and who tut lor the pay, would not open his mouth anu prove to us that, tie is governed by sutti inotivt?, ana 1 pledge mysen, couhdepily, in behalf of all ron- are removed, that tbe motives to love nnd good woks may be as strong ns possible. On ibis part of the subject, 1 ara sure 1 need not fay ano ther word. As respects the overthrow of our national lib erties, 1 remark, that our brethren c! the Presby terian Church havetheir General Assembly : our Methodist brethren have their General Confer ence; undourl!piscopl brethren luve iheir Ge neral Convention, each of which includes the whole U tiled States of North Amerira. '1 hefo are all governing bodies, accustomed, and author ized by their systems ol polity, to rule ; arc large ; strong; nnd of tremendous influence: vet none j of these patriotic Baptists who '-nhe.itatinsly ci.arge us with a Iul conpirn?y ayamst the lib erties of our country, hae iho lightest appre hensions that, from any ol Ihese orguuized assem blies our national freedom is in danger! But the moment 'hal Baptists begin to unite their en ergies, net to govern a single church, but solely to piOinote the further preaching of the Gospel, by ministers of our dcuiMijinatto:), we hear ihe cry cf alarm? our national liberties aro io dan- Now, either there is reason for alarm, or there is nol. If there is.-it must be because BaytUi principles are radically closed to political free don. The Papists did ntt long: ert this tv be a fact. The old English .Bishops, in Ihe days cf Gothic ignorance, look up ihe cbarf, and, by their fiat, many a Bajtist expiated Iho crime of holding our doctrine, in dungeons, on the rack and gibbet, and in the Ibunes. Who now. believes this imputation to be true t No men on earth but Antiiniuionary Bt tin$ ! Do you believe it, brother Waison No; 1 think net. If Baptist principles be thus dangerous to human liberty, away with them. Down w i:h the Church at oi.ee. I t even its remembrance be sunk in perpetual oblivion. But, sir, who that has one spark of intelligence dues not ee I know you do, tnat tn;s clu etion s a mere cerire to sulserve l.NTCilCSTJXU EXTRACTS. Vrotx an addrtu of Olintkut Gftgery, rcftt$or . of the Koyal Military Academy in H votticht Ln 'ldnd, lefoie the BlaeU.cath Bille Socie- j.. (' ..... ' f A IT. I ' fjir et the mocn,lri;Ki s lit ao,' sal me enemy cl r to !i,u?rit:c tits arrsy tt:b t AN IMroIlT.tNT.xiUCSTION. More than twelve rr.or.thv agi, I went pursaA T Ihe LKoumg facts were sect cs by a wcr anlto tlie- requcrt cfa poor but tcoerolr cl bear- l?-v?n. 'blJr Pftl!e miciitcr the Mr led woiaau in my neighborhood, to visit an in- Jfcu,.U ,ura church ar hopclhca digenrii.ah, deeply olUicted. On cctrrin-the ,ar:n,ni; truthi, with Ihe r.aturci and nc-nry ccttagr, I found him nliup.hi.ttifa having got- J'ncrt. will rrodocr abiding conticticn in to nrocurrbim .,:u,irn, t ....ir 1 1 the besem cfercry. reader. Iii i utttrtrhtia was itatted by ihe sighl of a palecrnacutrd min, a lit .ing imacrf death, fistenrdj upright in lis chair by a ude mrchanisui ol cords and belts bangiugfrom the enling. lie was totally urn ble to use either hand of foot, havhg roorMhan four years been totally deprived if Ihe uc of bis limb?, yet the whole time suffering estreme an guish Iri.m swelling at all disjoints. At soon as 1 had recovered a l.ule from by supriie at seeing so pitiable an inject. 1 akked Are you license nento d such riirarrWs vteoscs. . . ' Ten. Jltarder. Wbr tf most to be llarr.ej, be ha iclstba firtt or the t.ut pollen to the drutlard, cr aro 1 guilty alike J - ' A Uvern krepcr cf rnr arquaintcr.fr, ,a rro. ft nor rfrelis tr atrd to n r, a U w Jj y 1 1 : r. re, ihe following circumnance: -A man wbo b-1 Lctniumaikrf.pri.Ublr with a load cfwooJ.cn i a Terr ccid Car last week, et ttt r.,.. " nluiie ii.yl.i.-njJ.iijtbw deplorable situation 7, jnsl al nigLtt M fc . -No sir, repla dU- in a toucL.nply feeble tone lhc Ur room mynlf. hi desired tar l-r to Id of ini.dre.gu-t,on (nothing but bi.l.ps and his hlra hata same rum. Tie tor.cct cc 'trio " ey, j , rnor.ng while he spake ) l am not alone. lhal h Taf nr3fI tJfunV ajrra7r.cer-f i fill f.r God is with me On adiarnog I foondis- hls 4,bv. nei.far.L '.and t lis v.r. Coer. t.the srcrt1of hu f.nking deebii.tion ; for Ncl Jong after lis departure I e n i r rl tr a wife bad U-ft on his kn.-er.proiyd w Hh a cush- raatl, wLo f,utJ j llm ; on li iJrJ ' iwu luiiiieu mr nuipiitr. u uilmc ivinz c:rn .. r .i . ! r I . at ... I LiraiULfS I . aia lavorneporuonui lne X a;:r. Cl lJjfUl 1 if.. ro, . . 4 a .jrn i : ....u , . , ,i,... i . i i !. r 11 co..uir io lam Lis cieu about aod driro sat .o.u,by ImnandconverM-d uMhbnn On lLrfn hu k ,0 my L&UJf We Mffird timia anJ aecert.iuing that be lad but a small urtkly al- MOfUd c, lim until ocar nina o'clL 11 Ml cerntd, that that man never shall be, employed. party purposr?, concealed bener.ih ihe impoing 1 do not prttend to sav, that wocunnot be deceiv ed in this matter. V. e su up no such clai-. s to in;al!ibiit,y. The hi art ot ihose in whom we confide may be different fium any 'thing ti.at up pears; but if a man protess(S to be; honest in his motives and views, and acts as stch, are we not bound to rcceie a.id treat him as an honest man, and to continue to do so, until he gives us reason to suspect Jbiiu? Are you not governed by ibis rule? II nt.t I should like tu know bv what rule you are governed. Vo'u 'VHr f you.pl il i.l.M. ..i. I ( ie . .m., 1 I cas , en- lighten us on this point far the same reasons tacond ches, Associations and all ........ .1, i : . ciatipn, or refaipo: to join,! or tr.cr, bee 3utthe prin out of flVl i nu liiO 1 1 ilv .oine of iife purposes 1 Nohe, sir eiple is precisely the same in each. .your own mouth do I c udeinii vou.i The nointol vonr sarcasm, however is li'.Tt'Ctrd nr;iin'ft o!P r;l!fdtd Iiirin rr hf tirt'nr'liers Ves, say you, you hirt preacher?, and rake them rich; and your preachers preach for money. without which they would be dv.mbX Here you become warm with indignation, and; in your ex uberant declamations hnd matter to round many We may, i again, remark, b.- deceived as to the eharacter of ihose in whom we confide, b tt we are, I presume, not more exposed o auch an evil than are you. and the.-brethren w ho join ycu in the opposition. Occasionally passes through our m sghborhocds a preacher, such as the noto rious BidJIe, who 'flourished w hilom' in Teay's Valley ritcihia, who eas lately ia K-ntucky, and who, I iearn, is no. figJriug i. Mississippi : for whose apprehension, by the way, 1 perceive, several hundred dollars re vard has been lately offl red, t'V Some one on the other side of the mountains ; occasionally, I say,!such a preacher passes thrash our neighborhoods, and finds himself a special favorite of the apti-missiou iiies. You knuw;.!mv brother, without my suggesting it, that -nearly all that is required to gain confi dvnee, and indeed as lo many individuals o! your pajty, to secure unbounded popularity if he is half a ay decent in other respects, is. for a minis lerito dencunce.as immeasurably w ii ked, all be nevolent institutions, czc. S:c :and your Ci.urch es nnd Pastors, e i. brace him, at once, aud that tnn with :iiunrnth nronortiohed lo hi violenr J - . 1 I ' .! . ,1 against us. j lie vapours in your pulpits, sacred ?arb of religions and political, tutriotist.i. The whole is a "coup de main" to excite lb prejudi ces of the ignorant, and to drive us from obedi ence to the commandment of our Iord Jesus Christ. . ; 1 have doh'e for the present with the regular discussion of ibis subject, In the next p iper. I shall. Providence permitting, ask your attention lo a summary of my arguments and conclusion?, and close Our public correspondence. I am, sincerely, and, as ever, afJVctionatelv, I .1 ' ! I ycr uroiuer in ivunn lowauce Certain, I inp.ired how the remainder d bis wants were supplied. - by, ur, said be, 'tis true, oi you say, set en shillings a day would never support us. But wLcn it is gone I rely upon the promise I found in this book, 'Bread shall be jjivcn him, and his naler shall be sure,' and 1 hare never been dipnpjoitad yrt ; and so lonu at God is fiithfol to his word, 1 ne vei abwll. I asked him if L eirr felt teciHrd to repiee under lie pressure of si long coniit.. ued and heavy calamity "Net fof the lait three years." said be, "blessed be God Ur it" Tie eye of fiith sparkling and giting li-bt to Us pal lid countenance while he made Ihe declaration "fori have learned frctnthtt book2 in whom to believe I nnd though 1 am awarccl my weak ness and unworihincss, 1 am persuaded be will not leave mo nor forsake me. And to it is, ilat oft-n when ray lip a.ecloed with lock-jaw.and I cannotspcak to the gtory of God Jie enables me to sing his pcaie in my heart." II. B. C. Howell. a glowing -period, and sharpen many a cutting re- ! buke;. ; : " . - 1,1 - 1 -1 v .-. Very well.! We shtir.k not. If we' have ohended, we bear cur bosoms to the weap on. ;'"! -. '.' j - V - ": - - Let net the guilty bv? shielded. Bat let us con sider this iinpalalion briefly. The 'charge con tains three specifications, itrrelatiort to which I will say a few wo ids. . 1. It is alleged that we hire preachers. To thts charge wc plead guilty. Yes, sir, we do hire preachers to preach I Is this, however, an oflence? I answer, no. WTe are justified and sustained iu this, by the authority of divine revelation, j Does not the word of God say of his true mm s'crs -'The laborer is worthy ol his hire," (Luke 10, 7.) When Paul preached fpr the Cor B,) and wt ithians he took "wages1 ;" (2 Cor. 1 1 suppose, as he had equal necessity, he did the same at other times. Christ condemns no hirelings but the false Messiahs. On the con trary he protects, and defends them, declaring the .places to w hich our wicked feet may net ascend, denouncing us all as. corrupt, ;selhsh. money hunters; and anathematises all such men, living and dead, as Carey, Boardman,, Judson.and oth ers, pronouncing them ail hypocrites ; and un worthy of respect or sympathy I For his pains the pood brethren pour out iheir purses into, his pockets What, brother VJtson, pray tell rne, w hat did that man preach for ? In regard to mo lives, we dre no more liableJo be imposed on than you arel j Indeed, our liability, as 1 can easily prove, is Wot so great as yours. j Where s the drivelling hypocritical impostor, w ho pretends to pass hin self orf, in Tennessee.as a missionary 1 Such, not vithstandtng all you say about the Convention being calculated to encour- nrr hrnodrits or imtoslor?. by holdinj: out to them the prospect of gain, are always our bitter est enemieW They are so because Ihey all know that pretensions of connection with us would be almosl immediately detected, their shame expos ed and their craft destroyed, liut among your From the Bo?toa ftccorJcr. "COAST NOT THYSELF OF TOMOH- HOW.": Mankind are prone to indulge in pleasing an ticipations respecting futurity. Instead , of care fully reviewing the events of pjsl life, hi order to barn wisdom from epericnce, or diligently attending lo the performance of present duty, they are perpetually dwelling in their contem plations upon the imagined circumstances of their future condition. They spend most of theit time in an ideal world, the creation of their own im agination, and gilded with the visions of tbeir OAuf ncy. They art looking forward to the period, when whai is evil in their present cir cumstances shall have passed away; and they shall be per.nitted to real.ze. in their actual, ex isting condition, the bright anticipations in vv hich taev have fondly iudulged. I This propensity is not peculiar to one age or natio.t. It is ihe infirmity, the sin of human na ture, at all times and in all places. It is common in every period of human life. , Infancy has scarcely passed away before the soul, just "enter ing upon being, is bewildered amid the restless workings of an infantile imagination. In child hood the same propensity is more fully develop ed. Ir- youth similar illusions, are cherished on This and n.uch rnoro did I leaf daring my isit. This in my sub?rrpjentiisits (for 1 am not shamed to say, that often, for my own bencCt. have ! lee:, to the cottage cf this aClic if d man) I have Kcncrallv fouud lim with his! Bible on lis a , . I . . . . J .a. nm! iliCif.nlu .!?,. a.' lit. J , ! , fiowin Irom ll'C t!riiig tf God.opon ihf con- evening. u-Jorc he Ucamc frfectlr rrrotrfrd. Iniced, a liule more anJ la would lave died crs cur lands. Afier be ltd fecovtrrd le issiurd on going Icror, which was a ccr.i!drrile dis tance, as bis family wt-uli b moch ccncrrr.rd atout him. So 1 let lim drpa rt, sending try hired ! an to tee lim tafe orcr th river. But lor all this kin.Jr.ris Le ne . r r cfTcrcd Va iy cno Cent, nor even thanked uz." WlJa yoa ibink was ray Vrply to till cn fonunstt tarcro krrper7 l I to!d lia tie man served lim jxftrirll. lie .Lad airaicis- lered I the citcn, asd 1 thought le cajlt la tske on h:me!fibe expense of ibemrr. I told bin I thought le mijbt be very thankfal ;be rr.sti Cli net Cie under the lcEurnce cf lie drradfjl pc.i on, and he lave breo suljeded to ca arrest f;r mansUolter, if net far murder ! And Low i ycu think ibis pUu$ tavern-keeper juitiCcd birr. self io ibis case? Ffrit, he' resarkrd, that ir did cot gire lira lie rum, it was bis Uy. When I had driven Lira from this tubfrrfage, ly shew ing Lim that he was tbecne nla tva c:cur.!a blc to Lis r;cun'.ry and Lis God, Le lira remark ed, that tf Lad xSot-isii the foundation Tcr Lis drunker.Hrt?. for he was mere lhan La'f drctk when" h.aarc to Lis !cuse. lie tbco-lt tl i:.aa w gave nun iue hXii, was Jr.cie Lrarr.i'j'.f -a,- , M t,,,,.,, .'T""- - lLaofcc.- I.lbeucdearcrrd lo sborv i.im He "hope full of immortality.'' and ts,,p to . tcJltoW , & nitric,. Iheijest w hich remairuth for the pepp c ct OCu. J hc u j fa Z And cladly would I sink into the obscuruv ot u .rcUM L2tc L.cakal aj Tte the same cottage: and gladly even would I lan- . .i i. CuishiniheiMmechairlcolld 1 U enjoy the rn" Lad, and wcJu Me tbcoglt it r.D I.Jf .im ..mM,fr.Kj.,lr,,mn,MM ,. i.t, r.i f. .i cot La i cfn l ceprff . lo wist rtraus arcibiv VMS ISIW M'M W W I4S M SI I ' tS 1 1 U JP WU, III ! revolting crimes. Might I hope that your asso ciates would remember this? Yes, my brother, Christ speaks (Luke 10, 7, for example) of bis true ministers as "hirelings." Call us all hire ling3 then if you please; Ave shall glory in it. -What you intend as a reproach,' points us out, in the verv language of the New Testament, as ihe true ministers of Christ. In this we see illuslral- ted the truth of the insnircd maxim "The wrath of man shall praise him." i y I 2. The second specification; is that we make ministers rich in ibis way. I The reply to this is brief. I have yet to learn that ministers have not a right, by honest means, to acquire the?good things of this lile, and to as rcat an eitehtas an v other elass of christians. As. to making this a motive for preaching, 1 shall hare a word to say nresentlv. But '1 should like io be pointed to some instance in which our Con vention, or any other Association for benevolent effort iias made its missionaries rich. Siiovy me a case, my brother. Sir, you cannot do it ; nor can any other man do it; anu tor me oesi o reasons, the thin'? never was done, nor never wil be done. No; our plans, unfortunately, never so result' . ' There is a way, however, to make preachers rich. Let them go to work io their farms, their stores, and their shops, or like some eminent cler trrmnn r.!dr WatAon. for examole. let them withholding of their wa-es one among the most I antimissionary associates, ihey; can conceal them selves, vitliiv, and sianuer us in securuy, anu oe; well paid fof their trouble. Do you riot confess, now, that you may be, as you certainly ore, the facts prove it, much more easily deceived than the friends of missions? The only remaining objection, of any conse quence, that I have heard against tht Conven tion and similar bodies, is. that they will ultimate ly become large and strong, and overthrow our CCCiesiasueat aiiv v. ..w (. In Unlv as to ecclesiastics! liberty. I remark. that, if these Associations ha ve corrupt designs, hv acted very EtranjTeiy: loriney uar - m. j 't !l.. AriU.! m rtk m rv nih mun precluded tne possiuuny oi turn ac-n.j7n.imv..-, bv embodyia", changelessly, in all their consti- tutions and rules of government, perpetual pro hibitions from any power, wnatever, in ecciesi Vllttr I Are net the friends of the Con vention as strenuous advocates, to say the least, Krrh richts. as the opposers of missions? A know, brother Watson, the facts prove re hod v. that they are much more so Yes sir; we hold that each church possesses within itself all tht- powers necessary to ita ovyn ,nm..nti A church is a voluntary assoeia- nrf ended bvthe BibK all its decisions in t-: . if. own members, und over others il L..-.n.fl nrp final. From them there is no t : ih ..nn ni i ninn oriwrru nv., IjOTP 13 llr wwi. People and churches of Christ, and it is a wise pa ror Srovhion of graccthat all "eccliasttcal courts" eternity. a more extensive scale. Aud even in arre. when disappointment and affliction bare dispell. d ibe dream which fancy had thrown oyer the visions of earlier days, and discovered the transitory & unsjtisfying nature of earthly good, man is not cured ol t..is tendency to indulge an unrestrain ed imagination. ; 'I he nature cf such anticipations varie3 wi;h the various tastes, habits, and circumstances, of ditferent individuals. One man is fascinated with the idea of weallh. And from that moment it constitutes a prime ingredient in all his con templations respecting his future history. He meditates on th advantage of such a condition, and upon the probabilities of its being realized in his own person, until in imagination be is sur rounded with all Inn conveniences, is clothed with all the attractions, and is possessed with all the enjoyments, which riches can procure. An other has entered upon some profession. In an ticipation, he quickly surmounts ! the obstacles which lie in the way of bis attaining distinction. In every scheme of ambition be proves success ful. Every turn of the wheel of fortune is fa vorable lo his o.vn advancement And in this manner be passes throuen life, indulging in idle reveries and spienaia visions, msaeau oi auena ini! to the sober realities factual existence. This habit of miud is manifested by many persons with reference to their reliffiou inter- ests. 1 nev are awaK neu oy me mercy oi uoq to a sense of their guilt and dangr, and urged to give immediate and earnest attention to the welfare of iheir souls. But how seldom can they be prevailed upon to comply with such an exhortation, tiow prone iDey are io ceiay in matter for the present lime, deluded by the anti cipation of finding "a more convenient season." When the oleasures of youth hare ceased to charm them when the business of manhood is successfully accomplished when they are fa rored with a little nore leisure then they ima gine that they shall surmount every obst3cle,and -lav hold on eternal life." Thus they pass alonsr. at one time aroused by the calls of God, .... e I .r I and then ouieled bv the workinrs ot a cecnuui till at length death interposes, and they ways filled with ihe tame "itrong ironsolation," and always behold, with equally vivjd rrrci, tioti sparkling belore me, the -ame celestial crown. hat, I would ask, what but the jhcattMl in fluence ofthe truths cf religion, vihat, but the most decided faith in th promises Of ihe cos re 1. c-uid enable a roan lo sustain surb coaiiauiiy oft auuciion, nor merely wttn iratfjuihiy, but ttnii lhaakfulnest. And whatcaa roovid'e au io!i vidual of the utility, the duly cf diuibutin ihe Bible anioa; the iaJient, who does not becomi persuaded by such aa example as ibil, fur all this poor man's knowledge, anJ all bis internal com forts were derived from lie word of Cod. ll was a sublime ihoujhl ofiheinnt exquisitr of beatlirn poet, lhal 4lhe Lighrst liuk cf nature's chain is attached to ihe fuct of Jupiirj's chair.'' Hut bow doei this siiA ia point cf sublirniir acd grandeur, when compared with Ihetiimple derla ration of our LorJ, And I, if 1 be lifted up. vill cruir all men u.iio Tne.M He Las beeo'li.'lrd up : he is drawiug all men ucto birr. ; aod we calls up on iboe ubo ha'f rxperieaced bis spiritual at fraction, to excrl their muiviJual and collectirr iorrumentalty ia brio;m? others wjihia the sphere of ihe same heir intlueoce, thai vrbeo be corxe 4 whose rijrbt il is to reia," Le may Cod tbat Lis word and bis spirit Lave prepared all hearts for his reception. leatreat your indulgence while I nuke one ce ncral observation, and will llicn sit down. Lettn as Chritlians, devote ourselvrt to t be fortunes cf lhc Chritliao church, aad sedulously enter uroa .1 - .! .. driven about tbrse days. Esch may cxcsrra'.g Liicsclf iind can lhc llame cn chert, but I ic licve God, when Le taakrth icqaisitioa far klcc J. will condemn rvrry man who Las rc!ur.Ufily and knowingly contributed to make drunkard. " ANOTiinn. I la the foregoing I Late staled a cue nUch presents lhc evil of selling tic drunkard's drisk, in a rery stron; lig! t I will now tute tbo drtk in a case n hich occurred ia lie faaecountr.cn tbc same week', and only two days tfcrr. AMr. S., well known by all bis acquaintance as a co torious drunkard and brctsl abuser cf Lis farrily, called at the store cf Mr. G. ia tie tcif hbcrLcod where Le residet, where Le war f applied' with what poiioa he willed to drink, by Lis kind, bra r ted neigblor. Aod after tiling Lis for his Satbaib's supply. Le ttt c5ht Lo.T.r. to kindlt a "ain ibe Crrs cfa Lcll cn earth ia Lis poor family. But c was too drunk to acccm plish his journey. lie was found the next mere. "g oa the war, dead and stiiTrcfd with lie frttt. Oa ihe neil Jilonday, Lis polluted carcatt trai followed br a cumber cf Lis neighbors, cut cf respect 13 Lis af3?c!rd ftmilr and friends, to ibe meeting Louve, to be put in the drunkard! grate. But the minister, who Lspprncd to Le present, when Le Lad learned tbc eircurmuneca cf the can-, refused lo preach. Tit caly reassa Lo as A - - provi: )(, grace pass from the illusions of time to the realities o J F. the duties to which ber present exaltation calls us. j signed wat, that Le was net ptrpsrti: let tbo e like tbat j principal rcascn was, ia the TteUiArUitt cf the case. II Air. G , woo had acaictstered lhc pou oa. would have ukrn Lis scat ia frcM cf all, tc. tweco the mourners and the ccfEacdtLe r reach ercooli Lae taken Sajcso words for Lis text, rit. "Thou shall net kill." le weald hart preached unprepared as Le Ue Cu!4 Lart found ancient inspiration" ia Lis theme. But tbrro weretaro obstacles ia Lis way. Mr. G. was lt. gz!?y ctiri:ed lo sell ibis pcisca. Tit besrd ot excise bid granted Lim Iicrcte.La was ecu'.-:-' undei th high autbontrcf ihe legulaiart cf the r-ate cf New-York. Ibcrcfarr, all the drunk ards Lo made and killed, were made Atcrdi to Utr. And bet; Jea this cbxtacJe.there w as an other which stood more in tic sraycf the preach er lhan tha one jurt earned. Tfcerc wrs ia tbo arsemlly a membrr cf the church cf which tbo prrachcr was patior, who also soli ibis poises, and who was as rsorh authorized to make drunk ards as Mr. G. Under there c ire emus ncr ihoogbt it brst to decline prracbing, Ufl In should cfTecd alt and profit none llttvr ed tie relatives and friends to God ia flayer, and dismissed tha atsemblr. The cefLa in Iben cpeued. and the people, cs they paxxeJ cul ol the church, beheld far the last lime the Loir which they Lad seen so cany limes walbw:--in the ditch The a lifted wife c-J f-thcr!::! children, for a moment, wept otct tha repairs cf Lim who bsd givca 'thca so much tlu?- l And behold the man-slayer gazed fcr a mcrr cet on Lis rietim, as Lc pajtcd cot. Cut Lew" L contrived to rate Lss ccmcicr.cr I lZre r t learned. Ae alter ae she exhibited a s:eetac! of the celebrated bush which fixej theatlcciion cf Moses; ever bcrain; but never consumed. For centuries she Coumhrd, lhou;h under ibe seve rest persecutions. Tbea she languish d ; aad da tioz ihe lonjncbt ot the dark s;e, irae religion was wasa mere spark lowed about ia ai ocean of corrupiioo, aad humanly spcakinjr, liable every moracol lo be buried aod extinguished fa the next wive. Till lately the attitude cfibe ebareb Las been always that of defence ; and etea wuhia ibe memory of many or us, she wit exposed lo the j rode attack ct a host cl assailants vbo exultin-- y anticipated aerutter ovcnhiow. "I baTecooe. said one ol ber antagonists. " ihruur h !tbe Bible. m s - ixe a tnaa wua an axe ttrouib ibe Icrrit rcllis tbeirees ia his course, which will oevrr rrow a- saio. no and presumptuous boaster ! rlants which the rizht hand cfth Lord bath planted ire not to be cat down viib to axe cf humao letn- pennj. Thou has perished, bat tber saall e&dare till lime shall be no loader. t la the bappr era ia which we live, the clar'eh has assumed ihe postore of attack, ntery-wbers our holy religion is raiaio? fresh triumphs, everr worrcuc n raaun; new incursioas into the re gions where Satan rei;os.and bcinjirrgoaTbis ro laries subdued and rendered willing la provtrate themselves at ihe foot of ihe cross. In sach a cri sis let us gird oa our armor for the oaset, and co loria wua ine sword of lne Spirit." to roia thai Lt . - I . I.- I t . ' . . numc juuai w uicu ma j wr jumy cuaraetcrized ! This was fully realized. The contributions or different persons and societies, net only kept kira from waat, but furnished him with many liitle comforts dario? ihe remainder of his life. Aod at his death his wife and different friends had money ia bind, which went far towards defravias the ex penses cf a decent fuatra!. i i , i i . t - r act ice medicine, and preaca oniy on lvaru
The Biblical Recorder (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 2, 1837, edition 1
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