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JOSEPH S. BAKER— Editor VOL. XII. TERMS CER ANNUM. The Christian Index, published on Friday in each week, (except two in the year), will be furnished to each subscribei at $•-! 50 cents, in advance; or S3 if not paid within the year. iCr* Post-. Masters, where the Index is taken,are re (nested to forward reimttances lor subscribers at their respective offices, according to a decision of the I‘osr-Master General as to their right to do so. All pa trons and agents are requested to notice this. Every Agent (and ail Baptist Ministers are particularly solicited to become agents) •who procure and pay for five copies of the Index, shall he entitled to asixtli, as a com pensation for his trouble. Letters on business, or communications, must be a 1 Iressed to the Editor, post paid. Advertisements inav lie inserted on usual terms, at the discietion of the Editor. For llie Chri.liitu In .ex. Litters lo Youth.—l. POSITIONS OF THE YOUNG. No stage of human existence is so un guarded, or so liable to contract dangerous habits and sentiments, as the season id Youth. Infancy is dctemlcil fro n the snares which vice and immorality sj read before the mind by the tender care and vig ilance of parents, ami the intellect is too weak to It • emi-cions ol present ills or ap prehensive of future misfortunes. The tear of sorrow is forgotten while yet it glistens upon the cheek, and the smile of happy in nocence plays upon the lip in the very hour of danger. In old age the mind posst sscs a store of experience which is sufficient to i guard it from the approach of wickedness j and the vicinity ol the grave is raleriatetl to j keep down the Burstings al'trr fuvidotts and vain pursuits. But in Youth there is no guide ; for parental nurture and protection generally cease with the days ol infancy, and the stern Teacher —Experience—has not vet tho control of the heart, ‘i he im agination is let loose to rove unhidden over the broad fields of fancy, and the iniiiil, linn.mil with hope -and delight,.and dream ing not of evils to come, drinks in the draughts which arc presented from the founts of pleasure with eagerness and joy. The path of life seems strewed with flow ejs, continually open ng with freshness anti fragrance to the view, and the tin weary Mtinil rushes madly onward to cull the most beautiful ere they fade away. To such as are entering upon this enchanted wav—to 9 ~ 1 < * such as have departed from the innocence | and happy tmeonse ousm ss ol childhood j ami are approaching the responsibilities and duties whic.li devolve upon manhood —1 ad dress the following pages; not with the vain ambition of writing myself “ author,” or of filling a space in a weekly publication of some celebrity, but with the sincere de sire of benefiting those, to whom I speak. I do not desire to please the head, or to feed the imagination with smooth words and flowing sentences ; but ratlin to address the heart in the language of Truth, array ed itt its most uppropiiate and attractive gar ments—plainness and simplicity. 1 would have you, then, my young friends, devote a few moments of candid reflection—of deliberate thought—upon the position you occupy. 1 would have you re/1 ct upon the duties you owe to the pa rents who have watched over you with so much anxious care through the lielpl ss days of infancy, and have endeavored to in stil into your beaus such principles and sentiments as might protect you from the advances of those vices and lollies which you now see around you. Who can tell with* wind solicitude they have looked for ward lo the time which should place you unprotected upon the great stage of am ion a:.d determine at once the characters yiiu were to assume in the drama of hie ! Who can imagine the joy of their hearts as hope raised the helpless infant from tit ir arms *nd placed it in toe exalted sphere of use fulness and honor! Or who can picture llte anguish with which they contemplated the probability that the child of their affec tions might be led captive in the train of vice 1 And now is the time, inv voting friends, in which you must verify die pre dictions of hope, and fill with gladness the hearts of those who have given you exis tence,orelse make tlu-m bleed with the con sciousness that they have reared a plain ■ivliosc fonts must poison the remainder ol their existence. Can you blight forever Ilie fond expectations that have increased as your years advanced, and ate now rest ing in painful uncertainty ? Can you tie- part from the side of Virtue where your pa rents have placed you and join the society of the vain, the foolish, and the vicious ? Can you. turn voluntarily from a child of in nocence to a monster of guilt? Or will you rather continue in the paths of safety in which yon have been feared, and be a source of pride and joy to the hearts of your THE CHRISTIAN’ INDEX. parents t \\ ill you not shun tin- examples of those who have been enticed into tit ways.of danger, and turn from the deceitful smiles with which Vice beckons you toiler train ?. These are the two courses that ate now set before you ; there is no medium? you are now to choose which of the two vou will adopt, and a most solemn duty you owe to you • parents, for their care to wards you and their desires for your wel fare, that you choose wisely. Think,then; deliberate calmly ; lor on your decision lum s, in all probability, your happiness or miseiy, in lime ami in eternity ! Anil il is of the utmost import nee that\oti decide spec.lily, for il once you enter upon the path ol danger, it will be difficult to reduce your steps. 1 would have you reflect upon your po sition in die society of which \oti area member. Its eyes are upon \nti, watching your every movement with anxiciv, and trembling lest you pursue a course which may disgrace it. l'luise who now support its character are fast falling away, and eta long you will lie called upon to fill their places. Their ofl'sping will soon lie left to tour charge, and must be happy or other wise aeeor.ling as your examples and prin ciples lead them into the paths of salt-iv or ol danger. Habits of industry or of idle ness v. ill predominate lierea ter in your community according ns you how choose industrious or indolent pursuits ; mine or vice will lie pirevaletit at eorilmga-’ von now imbibe virtuous nr vicious habits; wisdom or lolly will mailt your own .offspring and the ellspiing of others accordingas-voti now become” wise or loutish. Your positions, then, in this respect is a very responsible one. and it becomes your serums duly to weigh well your manner ol entranee into the wo,ld. Those with whom you dad, associate as older men tremble with anxiety, while you form your conduct lor life as their children are one day to heat the same rela tion towards yourselves. Beware, my young friends how you enter upon the pil grimage of time—the way is ever toilsome and dangerous, and doubly so w hen com incnr.i'd with licit reckless speed which i-liaraeierizfs the vonuies ol va c and folly. Y our country, 100, is greatly interested in the eontse you are about to pursue. Its noble institutions and unbounded prospeti ty must be supported by the firm hearts and virtuous principles of the rising generation, or they must fail lor want of those great qualities which have so justly exalted their ancestors. It will -devolve upon you to make “the laws of a great Re public, anil the spirit ol those las must un questionably correspond with the character of die sentiments you may now imbibe.— This is a reflection that should find an abi ding home in the bosom of every young mail w ho is called upon to adopt his course through life, Nome mint! be wise ami good —all till till it be : and why, let me ask—and 1 nihlress you individually—why should (till/ be wiser or better than vou ? 1 would have you reflect—eatdt for his own sake—upon the duties you owe to yourselves. You have to live, it may be a short or a long time, in a world dial judges the man by Ins character, as it does a tree by its ft iiits. Public opinion at the present day is every tiling, and thrive- fortunate is he who has it in liis favor. It is general v true that a true devotion to virtue's shrine is the only way to gain it, while its scorn and derision are burled against the vicious ami the indolent. You should by all means be wise to eliooscsueli a course as will con fer honor in life, happiness in death, and bliss ill eternity. Such a way is easy and delightful, unlike the opposite patli, which is difficult and dangerous to the last ex treme. Lastly, and above all else, I would have your thoughts turn seriously and constant ly upon the dunes you owe to your Crea tor ! You have been blessed with kind pa rents and generous friends ; you have been I ermitted to live in an age disiingidshcd a hove till others for wisdom and truth; vou have been placed in a land of freedom and unlimited prosperity ; anil health and strength and the power of enjoving unsul lied happiness have been given vou ! What should you tender to the Lord for all his goodness toward you ! You have been created for great purposes; the means are in your power for carry ing out the designs of your Creator; and wo to von. if vou voluntarily choose to act differently ! What can he greater, my voting friends, or more responsible than the position von now occupy ! Nothing surely c n lie of more importance to vottr parents, to your communitv, in your enuntrv. to vourselves. to your God. than the choice voif are now called upon to. make of a course through life ! Tlrnk. then, calmly ; deliberate cau tiously, constantly and prayerfully. T. M. Slaughter. FOR THE BAPTIST CONVENTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. PEN FIELD, GA., MARCH 8, 1844. Fur the Christian halex. Brother Baker —l wish to suppose a case and to slate a query, which I wish you to ptibli: It accompanied with your decided v ews on the same. 1 would also requeti the views of my aged and e.xperience'd bre iliren. 1 suppose that in the commencement of my religious career, 1 unite myself wiilMhc United Baptists, or Whiteiies, as they lire called—l commence exercising a public gjlt among them, and in process of time becynne an ordained minister. I then navel ofl, some twenty or thirty miles, gather up some lew Unitarians, and one’excluded Baptist, limn ;m orderly mis ionary church, and anti-Baptist Irom an anti-church in good standing, and constitute them into aClturrli, asking them but one question, and declare them to be all orthodox, orderly Baptist Glitirch. 1 administer the ordinances of the go.-pel -o tli m, commune with them, and serve them as a preacher for some time, in which time 1 would publicly declare that 1 did not believe in a special call to the min istry, and that l did not believe in those fundamental doctrines held by the Baptists, and that particular and Eternal Election was particular and eternal nonsense, with similar acts ami savings for sometime. Query. — Would not my doings and sav ings disqualify me for meiuheisliig in an orderly Baptist ( lunch? Would not all my ministerial acts, in said Church, he a nudity.-in consequence of my disorders, built bv faith ami pra-l-icc ? and is there not a public acknowledgement due to the Bap tists, and the public in general, and a re nouncement of my former stniimctits i;e cessaiy before 1 can” become a member in good standing among the Baptists ? A Friend to Order. . We leave it to our ••aged and experienc ed brethren.’’ whose views our correspon dent has requested, to gratify the wishes of •• A Friend of Order.” We do not like, ourself, to’cxpress an opinion, which may affect the standing of a brother, without first bearing him in his own defence. This much, however, we will sav :—Wc deem it highly imptoper for any one to unite with a church, whose doctrines lie feels himself Imund m oppose and ridicule. It does not appear to us to he either discreet or honorable, it is what we would not do for half the universe. Whctliei there be a ease, such as that supposed in the query, we know not. We hope there is not. Il our brother refers to a ease actually exist ing. we hope that he lias been misinformed in reference to it. I! eiliren, do not ask us 100 many hard questions. Those that are really knotty, like the one above, we hope you will al ways refer, not to the editor, but to the wiser portion of bis reatlers, Mont lily-Huntings, &e. Wc are pleased that our brother has call ed the attention of our readers to the evil of meeting only once in a month, and of aban doning our towns and villages. lie will discover fiom our first article on church discipline, that we cordially concur jvith him in his views of the once a month svs tem. As to the prejudice against towns and villages, we will only add. that it is most evidently Anti-Apostolic and .anti scriptural. Our Saviour and his disciples went through all the towns and v llages preaching the gospel of the kingdom. The iowns and villages were made the radiating points, fiom which the influcuee of the gos pel was sent abroad throughout the known world. The disciples were instructed m begin their labors in the populous city, Je rusalem. Are we, the servants of God. wiser than- our Lord ! Shall we, by our proceedings, condemn the iiistnictioiis and the (ira ti uof our Saviour ? God foibid. For the Christ in i Index. To point out faults is not a pleasing task, ant! especially so when we are called upon to do it in reference to those whom we love, it being disagreeable, however, makes it no less a duty. Faithful reproof is often mutm more useful than indiscriminate praise. Waiving any inttmluctory obser vations on this topic. I pim-eed at once to the point 1 wish to reach, viz; that while there is much to admire in our own denom ination, there is somewhat to reprehend, while we. doubtless have built on the broad basis of gospel truth, our superstructure wants that symmetry and strength which we may easily give it. One of the most obvious blots that marks the Baptists of the .southern section of out eountrv, is the prac tce of having preaching Imt mice in a month. This practice ought to lie attacked hi a mild, \ et rigorous manner, until it shall he everthrown. It augurs well for nnr de nomination, that many in our ranks are tir ed of this system. Few are so attached to ancient usages and so hostile to modern int- pint eluents, as not to -be sensible lbat a change here is desirable. It is now pretty well understood that, for the member* of a church th grow in giace, it is important for them to hear the gospel preached every S itrhath, to be instructed in its doctrines, to be supported by its encouragements, an imated by its hopes, moused by its warn ings and thus urged on in the Christian pathway. It requires a saint, indeed, not to want some powerful stin.tnis to keep the spiritual part in a sound and active state. -Experience lias alrw taught u-, that the church will not rip nobly to the great work of evangelizing the world, until-she enjoys stated pastoral labor. fSlte may put forth occasional, convulsive efforts, but it is vain to expect from Iter a steady, system atic course of ‘benevolent exertion. Bull have touched nil a subject ol last dimen sions. To adequately pottrav the evils of that plan at w Inch I have hinted, to show j how it operates iu checking spiritual growth by withdrawing the element of gospel truth, how it relaxes the bonds of chr.stum fel lowship, how it introduces looseness of discipline into the eburcli, how it ( logs her energies and -ti s her hands in relation to causes of benevolence, how unfavorable is its eHi-cuipon the ministry, how disastrous its influence in till ilirnclions, to do this might be a beneficial work, but one that would be aside from my present pm pose. If the objection Were here stated, that most church members do, in fact, attend preaching every Lord’s day, 1 am willing, for the moment, to giant it. and it could lie as.ly shown that they do it to little*advan tage. They wander from church to church, now listening to a Methodist, now to an Anti-missionary preacher, just as they are prompted by an idle curiosity or a vanity to show their skill in delecting heresy. To lie benefited by preaehing, we must listen to those in whose character and doctrines we have confidence, and we must listen in mtr own church. But how shall this evil be remedied ? Shall we stiller tilings to go on in their present sail condition, without ally effort lo iiilriiiluee a reform ? Il seems In me that something could be done and that speedily if we were disposed to have a settled ministry in mtr churches. And to elfecf this important object, we must have fewer churches. Wherever there is a little knot of believers gathered together, it seems now to be considered as a matter of course, that there a church should be constitued.— The result is that we have multitudes of such feeble, sickly b dies, utterly unable to do anything towards supporting a minis ter- It should he rememlieted too, as an argument against multiplying churches, that we have not ministers to supply them, and hence the ambition of a large majority of these little collections of believers, never rise above securing preaching once a month. Now, if these small churches would dissolve and consolidate, if they would call their separate little forces into ‘company, there would be a body compe tent to support a minister and do much lor the cause of Christ. Sparseness of popula tion and other kindred objections, I am a tvnre, may lie urged against this view, hut still I am persuaded that it would lie better to have but one central, strong church in a county, than half a dozen feeble ones; espe cially if that church enjoyed the labors of a settled pa-tor. A minister of the gospel could thus he supported, and instead of sweeping, as lie is now called to do, a ter ritory fifty or a hundred miles m circumfer ence, and squandering his efforts over so wide a field. Ire could collect his energies and give them undivided to the spiritual ad vancement of our people. Another step towards securing preaching oftencr than once in a mouth, would be ta ken, if our churches in the country wool l erect neat, convenient, and comfort ale * “ houses of worship. I will not say anything disrespe •ifii! of the temples of God in which Ins people now assemble—those ruJe sanc tuaries have resounded with ardent prais • and Jesus Christ has condescended often to enter them. But I must say, that it has been a matter of astonishment lo me that Christians could, year after year, lie-con tent with such primitive edifices for their houses of worship- For Several months they are so uncomfortable, that one shivers in them like an aspen, and their exterior and interior are ordinarily so repulsive, that nothing hut a desire to worship God could make people frequent them. Now let neat, elegant if you choose, hut certainly com fortable houses he erected and this will have no small influence in drawing congregations together, and thus, in the result, establish ing a stated ministry. Let some countv church about to build a house, depart from t'ip. old style of architecture and set a good example in this respect, anil perhaps, be fore many years the passing traveller may see, what is now s rare spectacle in our State, white, inviting churches shining forth from many a rich grove and crowning many a hill. To efl'ect this object, it seems to me im portant, lor members ol our denomination to concentrate more on the villages. 1 might speak of the advantages ol having strong .churches in the villages. 1 might speak too of the peculiar horror with which many of our brethren regard tow n church es. Indeed, many being in these little places to winch I allude, hold tlieii mem bership in the county, and may he seen of ten tiding oil no 8-itib.uli n.(lining.-, for miles from linme, when there is preaehing within a stone’s throw of their own door, ibis prejudice against village churches appears to me very silly. It the Baptists residing within the immediate nelghlionmud ol our ullages would ,all centre there, titer.- is scarcely a county town that could nut be blesMd with the labor, ot a regular I'nsior, Much more might be said on Hus important subject, but initeil more bus aireaov been s..id titan 1 in first intended. it. Fur the Christian Index. Sdf-ficuial. Man is a creature ut endless desire. His lagmg passions never rest. Possession but defeats gratification. Our desires run out again, in pursuit of new i bjects, so that sell-denial even in the smallest tiling be comes quite a trial. Sell-denial is the basis of Christian per fection. lie who is able Habitually to deny himself the gratifications of the eye, rlie pride ol life, the praises of mortals, and in short, the vanities of this vain world, has arrived at a stale of considerable holiness. i Ihisuaus should daily seek the paths of self dental. Oilier ways*ure false, ieaiin g them where they will be pierced th ough with many thorns. He that would be Christ's disciple must keep Ins command ments. If we would have eternal life, wc inust. halt temporal life. If we would be exalted lo heaven, we must deny ourselves on the earth. If we would reign, we must bear the cross, and suffer for Olirisl, lor the path of light and glory, is found only by the servants of the cioss, who, ••through much tribulation, must enter into the king dom of God.” Parvus. Mercer University , 1844. From the Presby/t rian Advocate. Sunday Sickness. Mr Editor. —Sunday sickness is a sin gular disease, and singularly convenient,— It generally attacks men who are deeply engaged m business’ The premonitory symptoms may be fell for some days pre vious to tne Sabbath, but it rarely becomes necessary to lake medicine until Saturday mghi: and what is still mofe peculiar, the d.sease lus vanished by Monday morning, and ‘the patient is well enough to resume lus business. A Physician once told me that this inula l day became Very prevalent aim.ng the lam dies in the bounds of his practice. He in variably had more calls on the Sabbath than any other day. At length lie told his Sab bath patients that he would double bis fee for every call that was made on that day, and strange as it may seem, buts vv calls were afterwards made. Where it was no longer a saving-operation to be sick on Sun day, no physician was employed on tli.it day. From this fact, it has occurred to me that many make it more a matter of conven ience to be sick and under the influence ol medicine on Sunday, than lor any other reason. No time Irom business is lost by it. And il they ate sick any charitable man kno.vs that tins is a good and substan tial reason for being absent from cliuich. ••(food morning Mr, Smith” s id Mr. Brown to Ins neighbor, both of whom were’ members of the same church; ••! award you were sick on yesterday. Your little sou told me at chutclt that you were quite un well.” ••Yes,” said Mr. Smith, •• 1 was. licit quite unwell last w ck forseyer.il (lavs, but l thought 1 would trv and get a long until Sun ly without medicine. lam so very busy now, 1 cannot spare the turn even to be sick if 1 can possibly avoid it. and 1 thought 1 would try and work it off’ oil Sunday.” ••! heard vmi were sick ves lerduy, Mr. Smith, said another memberof the same church,” coining into .Mr. Smell's slore.at the moment, ••Yes” said Mr. S. ••I was very sick indeed, hut 1 am wt-lle notigh tube at mv store this morning.” ‘•Have yon beard from Mr. Smith this morning” said the pastor at an earlv hour lo ‘oneof his parishioners. ••] am just go ing to see him. lie was not vv II enough to he r.t church yesterday.” 1 ■ O J guess it was the Sunday sickness, sir, Mr. Smith often has it;” replied the parishioner with a peculiar emphasis. ‘•Sunday sickness’ What is that? ! have not heard of that disease” answered the Pastor. ’-Its a trou blesome complaint sir. and one that gem r a Iv attacks those vvlionre driving the w •rid before them. . People who cannot afford to lose a (lav from business” said the parish ioner in reply t) his pastor*.- query. “This is strange, sai I the pastor to him self in a musing mood, ns he pursued hi Publisher —BENJ. BRANTLY. way to Mr. Smith's residenefe. “Good morning Mrs. Smith” said he. “I hope your husband is better Madam. Is lie able to be up ye,; I am sorry to hear that he is so ill.” ••(), he is quite well this morning, sir, and went to the store a little alter av light.” lam t;dil thill be is subject lo the Sunday sickness- madam; prav bow does it affect him. “Indeed sir Iran hardly.tell you” said the confused lady; “but he is generally quite We.! on Monday morning.” •.But it is strange Mrs. S. licit be is always sick on Sunday.” “Yes sir it is strange that be is always well enough on Monday to attend to lus store. Yet so it is.” ••Sljitiige Mrs. Sn ith that lie should in con sequence ol this Sumlav sickness, be so olteu absent Irom chinch.” “Yes sit it is.” “Hues Mr. Smith never complain during the previous week,” asked the pastor.-—t “Yes sir, but he says lie will wait till Sun day. and then lie will have leisure to take medicine.*’ R, 11. S. Am Fit-nil and Foreign Bible Society. It is with feelings ol the most profound reluctance that we are again compelled to approach the field of coiilroversv,-—a reluc tance which nothing but the importance of the interests at stake, and the undeniable justice and propriety of the cause that we (Hire vindicated, are sufficient to overcome. Ihe American and Foreign Bible Society lias been again assailed, and that under cir cumstances adapted to excite surprise and grief in every Christian breast. The inno cent occasion is ttie application to the Leg islature of the .State fora charter. Anonymouseomtmiuientinns, written and printed, have been sent from this city to members of the legislature, attributing faults ol various kinds to the Soeietv, and charg ing upon its projectors and abettors, pur poses and conduct entirely foreign to truth and fact. Our readers will- recollect a circular is sued about four years ago bv the American Bible Society, entitled, •• A Uriel Statement of the Principles and Practice ol the Amer ican Bible S.ocietv,” &e., which presented an entirely erroneous view of the facts and principles involved in the separation be tween the Baptists and Pedo-baptistS in the Bible cauSe. This circular was examined at great length in continuous numbers of the Advocate, ami its multiplied errors ex hibited, its statements of liistoiicnl facts cot reeted. and its inaccurate reasoning explo ded. The essays of the Advocate were af terwards collected and republis'hed in con nexion with the circular in a book entitled •• The American Bible Society and the Bap tists.’.’ Four thousand copies of this book have been circulated, read, and commented upon, and no attempt has been made to dis prove one fact or one argument therein ad duced. Under such circumstances reason l able men are hardly prepared for the an nouncement. that the original Cirrulai has been reprinted with no Correction of its ex* posed errors in fact ami argument, and numerous copies have been sent up to Al bany and circulated among the members of the Legislature, to “prevent the American •m l Foreign Bible Society from obtaining a ( barter, it is almost as incredible, that tin agent of the American Bible Society, whose inline lias been furnished to us, is on the ground and actively occupied in endea voring lo effi ct the saincunwi rtliy purpose. These (acts have been cnmmimirnted, and copies ol the various publications alluded to. have been furnished to us by friends who piocurcd them from members of the Legis lature. We are far from charging the Board of the American Bible Society with romluct so unbecoming the profession of Christiani ty. We tire too well acquainted with the prim iples and character of many who com pose that honorable body, to entertain a s is, icimi so unworthy of them. Nor would it advance the purpose which we now have in view, to give to the public the names of those who have been most active on the present occasion. Our object in alluding to what is now transpiring, is to furnish a reason for republishing til this time a few tacts which have at various periods appear l ed in the. Advocate. — N. Y. Bap. Adv. Anodicr Chup'er of Haul's. —The re l subs of m ssto a v labor in India, under the direction of the ('l urch Missionarv So ciety ol (..'real B.iiuin, may be summed up as follow s : Li 1814. there were not more than thirty chap'niiis and ten or twelve ini-sinnn. is in Lalcutta, Madras, and Bombay, with their respective neighborhoods, with perhaps -inl ll or ten churches. Now there are nnu himtlr il and seven chaplains altogetltei ; filly three on the establishment of Calcutta, twenty-nine on that of Madras, and Hveniy live on that ol Bombay ; and the wltolo number ol clergy is two hundred ami twen ty churches. The missions in the south of India att I Ceylon, as well as those in Bom bay and Calcutta, ate in steady progress* Espevia'ly are the i (fissions around Raima c Utn an I Titierclly in an encouraging state —’(bo;; 35.00(1 natives me ihere collected, who are in the different stages is of Chris l tiaa instruction. Father Mathew, the distinguished Terh- P ‘ranee Reformer of Ireland, having been kindly offered a free passage so this coun try in any of the splendid London or Liver pool packets belonging lo Messrs. Grinnell. Minium & Cos., Inis’ accepted the offer in U’c same generous spirit in which it wag ten lere !. and intends comjnf to New York in .Tun* NO. 10.