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i(i Contrit BAPTIST HISTORY A THEIR RECENT . III. writing or tne earl Church, which throuj traced its origin back Newman says: "It wi itable consequence of under which these ch ed that open commu been to some extent William Kifrin becann cate of restricted co Jessey, John Tombes, others advocated and communion. Restricte ed ground during the ry; but toward the clo and during the prese the influence of Roberl Hall, and Charles H. communion has becoi among English, but n< and Scotch Baptists." Ser. Vol. II pp. 53, 54;> I of the "General Bap sjonnecuon in iungia have become open co practice." (T. Univ. voce) Dr. Newman Schaff-Herzog of the ' of England: "Until rec eral Baptists had almc ticed restricted- comn ously. excluded Jalvinl the Supper. During tl tury their views on tl assimilated to those jority of the "Partici England). (Vol. I, p. has been noticed that lar Baptist congregat by peaceable withdra baptist Church and ths pastor of a mixed ch munion was from the most of the churches, tween Kiffin and Bun latter denied that diff< and practice respectin should be allowed to Testation of Christian hood in the Supper, le open one." (Vol I, p. < eminent English Bapt present day carry their to praotlce open or n Alexander Maclaren, Chester preacher, was pastor of a mixed chu true of Dr. Clifford. 1 dent of the Baptist 1 for some years pastoi congregation in Lon< 466 a). Commenting nan connection" or tr resemblance to the Bs writes: "They practb Ion and admit to mem do not agree with th merslon. In England for a satisfactory Bs comment should give Wfei illi Ir*Jt. \ THI )uted iS EXHIBITED IN WRITINGS. y English Baptist ;h Richard Blunt into Holland Dr. as an almost inevthe circumstances urches were for Minion should have practiced. * * * * i a staunch advommunion; Henry John Buuyan, and I practiced open d communion gaineighteenth centuse of that century nt century, under t Robinson, Robert Spurgeon, open me very general it among Welsh (Amer. Ch. Hist. )r. Whitsitt writes tists of the New nd, "of late they mmunion in their Ency. Vol. I subwrites in New nnnnrnl uvuciai ua^noio ent times the Gen>st uniformly prac.lunion and vigorstic Baptists fr6m he nineteenth cenlis matter became of the great mailer Baptists" (of 463 b). Again, "It the first Particuions were formed wal from a pedoit Jessey remained urch. Open cornfirst practiced by Controversy beyan in which the erences of opinion g an external rite hinder the manilove and brotherft the question an 164 aj. "The most_ 1st leaders of the liberality so far as lixed membership, the famous Mani for many years rch. The same is r. B. Meyer, presl* Union 1905-06 was * of a pedobaptist Ion." (Vol. I p. upon the "Chrisle U. S. and their tptist Dr. Newman ce open communbership those who em respecting imthey would pass iptist." This last us a pretty clear ? PRESBYTERIAI idea of the English ing of "the Minor Ba U. S." Dr. Newman n Will Baptists ,* * wl communion Baptists 1 bership is &6,322": ' tist Churches of the * * adopted open coi increased to 2i,362 in is more than 100,000 S. practicing open co he writes, "Negotiati union of the Free-W communionists) "witl tists of the North good prospects of Schaff-Herzog Vol. I ] note may be appends union between the ] and the Regular Bai led by Prest. E. Y. A of "The Southern Bi nary of Louisville," i tism" controversy wl cipitated, in which press themselves as ^ the Disciples. In vi< tions with reference t becomes of "the chui our Baptist friends? a to persist in their cl they consistently re tabulate them and c tist Churches? If t as a church, a churc bership," how mixed proportion of "mixed* a church beyond reco church of "mixed" m eighth of them havii "Regular Baptists," a one-sixth of them hi Baptists." Another i history of the Baptist constant trend towarc And, in the light of more, what becomes Troupe, Texas. P. S.?Just as I sen havp rpnplrpH nno nf for the week, whict that in part is as to tists are wrong in th there have been Iocs on the earth since th' fail to see any reaso claim to have the ordinances, baptism i the Lord. But if the; contention about the that the constituents be taught the truthful position. We are pr< our enemies that the a line of Baptist su apostolic time." "An the fact that the Bil ables us to satisfy 01 the truthfulness of ch should be the most nr the country." (Bap< 1909.) We will just the professors of chi only two theological Baptist Church in 1 which is in his own * OF THE SOU! Baptists. In treatptist Parties in the lentions, "The Free ho * * are open * * * present mem'The General Bapolder English type nmunion * * * haa t 1890." Here then Baptists in the U. nonunion. Further ons looking to the ill Baptists" (Open i f ho Pno-itlar Pan. are pending with success." (New p. 476 b). A later ?d of the talked of Disciples of Christ )tists of the South lullins, D.D., LL.D., iptist Theol. Semiind the "alien baplich has been premany Baptists exbilling to recognize ew of these quotao communion, what rch" contention of ind if they continue aim thon hnur nan cognize these and* laira them as Baphey will recognize h of "mixed memshall it be, what ' members will put ignition? I serve a embers, about onelg been formerly nd another church ive been "Regular note?does not the Churches reveal a I open communion? these things, once of "the Church"? S. M. Tenney. d over these lines I my Baptist papers 1 has an editorial llows: "If the Bapeir contention that il Baptist churches apostolic days, we n why^jthey should sole right to the and the Supper of y are right In their matter, we believe of all creeds should Iness of the Baptist spared to prove h. Baptists can trace ccession back into id, were It not for Jle and history ennr own mind as to urch succession, we tiserable men in all tlst Echo, Feb. 9, refer the editor to irch history in the seminaries of the the South, one of A rn. LETTER TO REV. My Dear Brother: It was a year ago replied to a letter of certain of us would t and your people in s] outpouring of God's pie at home and on r here. I am glad t t hpQP nrnvora havn our church here. W< one of the most refi have ever experience there has been in a i Korea, Manchuria am wonderful outpouring within the last two y has been coming sou getting nearer and have long felt that in the church here i any effective growth, ed earnestly that th< true revival might co sionaries and Chinese already come to Nar slang. This is not a goo< for a special meetir number of the churcl day and night with tl would never have sel it was so much on began a daily prayerselves, the missionarl for about a week. 1 with the Chinese of church and found thi same thing in mind, a ing which we had nol was decided to hoi meeting in Chinese 1 ginning at 7:45 o'clo time that could be work would not prevf ing. This meeting v, many besides the r deacons and Bible wceiv it stsuiueu iaia we ought to begin chapel, the prayer-mt held in a private hoi was made on Sunday gin that night and daily, one at 3:30 in one at 7:30 at night, ules were so arrang who desired to do so meetings. From the 1 a good attendance night services. Muc spent on our knees in of the prayers being it might manifest h us. On W*?flnonHnv nlc confession of sin ws the teachers In the the most prominent He had been guilty of that made him unh; brought to confess ask for forgiveness, then confessed to cei in his life when he dollars had passed which he had failed July 2t, 1909. R. ORME FLINN. last January that I yours agreeing that mite daily with you fecial prayer for an Spirit on your peois and our work out o write you that been answered in } have just closed eshing meetings I ed. As you know, number of places in d In China proper a ' of the Holy Spirit ! ears. This blessing th (so to speak), nearer to us. We < there is a coldness vhich must prevent and we have praye real blessing and me to us, both mis!. The blessing had iking and Tunghi time of the year ig because a large l members are busy tie silk worms. We ected this time but our hearts tnat we meeting among ouries. This continued IVe then consulted Rce bearers in the it they too had the longing for a blesst yet experienced. It !d a daily prayerfor a half hour, be >ck, a. m., the only found when other jnt many from comas not attended by nisionaries, elders, women. After a on all of us that a meeting in the ;etlngs having been me. Announcement that we would behold two meetings the afternoon and The school scheded that all boys, i, could attend both beginning there was especially at the h of the time was i prayer, the burden that the Holy Spirts presence among 5ht the first public is made by one of school and one of men in the church, a number of things appy until ne was them and publicly One of the elders -tain inconsistencies was a deacon; two through his hands to credit. He had