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JOSEPIi k BAKER— Editor.
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For t :• Chri-diau‘l:: •> ‘
Bra. K. I!. Bneon, h a i-’”. .
Out of the felines** of 11-?I 1 -? \.- *rt, me mo th
spc-aic tit. at-fi lam a.nidi a!iaid ify > do
n<l l:k* nr, . • ‘iocs, yon will notl’k * in •, ’
if v.e !iul i • c: ‘out >• i :i:
ra t lii hr. ‘'trim i t i.n 1-. rata • ‘ ai ! q-pre
emte the itv-to -t w. o' 1 ’ actuates mi*. ‘
the aJvn ■ < /11 .1 v .
will reply, aitiiu 1i: iy y iii i-.e tin*;
matter worse, like tin honest ;>*ar, in the
fthln, who. while endeavoring to drive a-j
way a *Vv flies from his sleeping friend’s :
n i>o, hit him such a rap on Ids proboscis ;
ns seriously to damage the e t,u*nat;ee old
thy human biped who n lie was Mi'pipg.— ,
Now in the honestly endeavoring in help j
you to see rlearlv. while extracting the i
motes too roughly. 1 may do it ill so hear-j
iah a wav as t” destroy tlm small remains
of vision which still left us some hope
that vou might ye: clear', v s-?*, that liaptist
interests-miJ the in.crests ol Christ’s king
dom were not of *r/ reeouci’ -able, with the
[rtisiy i.i and practice of r very dear
f.ien Is, the Melh tdisls a- Mi* . ■. t*rians. j
That the maspii'.u le of the object, for which
1 am ro’itemliug, should ]not be understood
by little mind), does not surprize rue, and
the import.aifVtif tt to the liaptist church i
therefore may not b? clem t ■ you, though |
ii was 4 manifest in the extinct) from I
the Bible Soricy’s periodical paper in my i
fl-it communication. which parts, in your j
very tart and unjust reply, yon look care
to suppress. To begin with your gentle
manh/ inode of attack. My title Sir, is
higher than you can give. It will be att
evening’* amusement i.ir your Christian j
brain to find it nut. Oh what feeling, j
what sensibility in behalf of your dear j
friend* is wasted on me. 1 have lived much j
amoogst both, but could never discover j
their superiority in learning, or intelligence
or piety to Baptists ; but this 1 did discov
er, that they were vety jesuits in sectarian
ism. Thsy lour untruth and error with as
much delight as yon express, but I trust do
uni fid, and they hate the Baptist faith, al
most as much as van hate mv communica
tions, Be pacific.f myiJvtr Brother, whits
1 ire, by aid of the small quantity ofGrcek,
you in the ple.dtuds of tour goodness al
low to Kiy .share, as an ignorant Baptist, to j
explain the precise difference between me- 1
tamclomai anti m ‘tanoeo. I may say, with j
Job, to you and your friends “No doubt j
bat ye are the p topic, and wisdom shall die!
with you. Bat i have undersi. • ling ns’
wellasyou. Ia n .ot inferior to yon,” t
and I do not think .id ,r I myself or i.-i.th !
itself live in a glass h •*, as you say / </■>, j
and as both of us he , got a good pile ;
rocks left, we intend locator away, sure of!
victory, with God on i ;r side.
If [ attempt to accomplish lids explanation, |
yousay your “good old brethren will, gaze;
and star# and wonder,” (r-vs • crisis!) at the I
difference between “Iwcedied i.n and tv.o-c- I
dledee.” Taking counsel front I’rnv. 26. :
■l, 5.—1 shall endeavor to prove by tor* a- j
nalysis of two v oids, of at least equal re-j
liown to yours, from the English binge ■?,
not being ab! - o say that you have i■ y
knowledge f G ?r--k, being totally tisr
quainted with > >,: The words in q j
tion, are “doo'iu.e,’ an 1 ‘ noodle.” E':m-|
die is derived IVom'hc Portuguese “doiido” (
mn:l or fooli uch is a passion of the
mind; and accord gto \V<•(■■■ ter, mem.s a
Irifler or silly fellow, perhaps limited to a
part of his actions ; but Noodle, 1 lake to
be derived from the Greek “Noos,” the
Vpind itself, and means a person of soft or
little mind, that is all the mind soft, or ac
cording to Webster, a simpleton complete.
lias it made any imptession friend Bacon,
at this Rings, nr is the place loosoft? Well,
I will go on, lest you c laitn a victory 1 A
passion of the mind is not all the mind.—
Soil is with ‘‘tnelei,” enneernor solicitude,
which is one passion oftho mind, and
•‘moos” the mind itself. “Melamelomai”
from “melcl” means, after concern, or ro
1 - - ‘'’ “ ” .Is ■ ‘
gret, a passion of the mind, but ••melanoeo”
from **noos” means a titorcugh change ol
the whole'mind, including all the passions
and thought* of the heart. True, O leant
ed Bacon, that doodle and noodle hate
‘both two round o’* in common, and *o
have the oilier words “uieti” iurseli. —be.
. ••
iur your rnin* .1 ihori t?**
j HktN *w ! s-;>pofse i| ( * V ci i
j happen along bv W.dtln.-.ir. ,'ie 1 may loot i
ioui lbr same odd looking statues or pmri
| f tctions. Genus Homo, speot.-s, i*reshv
Mer l! I can add lliem to niv c.d.mTT ”,
I'bey will astonish mv friend Timmy ;
ib.it? Geologist, xvho will be for el.is: in-; j
\ ihem amongst toe P >: | i for t al oi- j
, But t ■ return ‘esetio:'*:: yo:; w .: |
j a pure it **prd, you have Itecoi::?. ,| !. ■ the)
i pom drunk ,rd. who h.-n’ -g the'j.uire m.et
|at hi* command,, jtej'ft rs th.-it s.lnlutp: •I.
with ii in, and “til 1 cull*’ it -deirfeous, ;nid
If. ‘ ic -
ptl • t V.- Iter at. 1 ad rum .
; ; e-iv-d. the jt : |M M *
*• ■’ V r T ■ (.* *!.{’ ; j
“• :i l! "’ “ ‘•••” ‘v “>••, ors*a -j
Ihing v h o ... I.’.* .. ~
1 ■ * • ‘ ‘ ‘Vl* ■ ‘in* mi . iM WLAbw
<!i id :/r to G->d’ vyijunffik, ilterr sou j
•;• old fai.;g Itittlc
-n ’ t*< ii e •*i can. i!r are tli.iv
•■C! I, :I ‘ * /• b .*)! • shout J /.<•<*,” li!| they,
c-a.-i their tricks ofd . ni-iit” the word of/
God. If Ihe v oppose Its withs r|l rTr;j||).j
lit- • tti.line, win la our InUh* 8 ico-.v geeks’
only io l.nnslale lo the ii adieu, vffhtl
would they do il our detioioinatiou propos
ed to give the il ir.l „/ G.u{ Jo tin; world in j
English. Four m:td in I overhearing op- j
position would not be a lira bite to it.
Error is a light matter with vou, and so !
exactly thought Cain; a little alteration ii j
form, still it was a sacrifice, and Gain knew !
then, and t le Presbyteiians and Methodists j
kntw now, butter what would or will please
God, than Goi himselj'; but poor man,)
God did not accept Ins sacrifice, and co'j-
I suquently to add to the error, to make it
mom acceptable, be murdered lit) brother,
l! a final! amount of error is good, a great
er amount is better; and the jPresbyterians
want to kill us because ve wont oiler their
j sacrifices, but choose to obev the living
i God ; znd a word in your ear, tvenever /icr
| secule} but from ,the days of Calvin, who
j caused the death of bis Iriend .Servetus,
and Bezii, (Calvin's successor,) who wrote
defending the right of magistrates to pun
ish heretics, that church has inherit-d tlw
spirit of persecution from the holy toother,
; and names it out too sucressf’ulii/, at the:
! present and ay, against out Bifile Society.— i
: What unparalleled and unheard ol tyranny j
j and atiocily, lor the Uhh century. So
j soon as yog and your friends are willing!
!to give the Bible to the icorl.l, and not to I
the heathen alone, and cease to vail an ini- j
pure Version pure, can 1 consider you
Christians indeed. Have you got a tender
conscieiue lit behalf cl your Maker, or on
ly sympathize milt errorisis’ What a
learned and intelligent body in# Presbyie
ritins liiuot o** t t'J Crtll I ljC‘i!i.*>f! iVI- ;
for the meaning of “preshuieros” is an
old umn. How many children are in ti.tir
! church, and hmv. many of those does it
j lake to make a i'resby terialt or old man ?
i In turning over tut j laics of .Sears’ B u(e j
; History the other dv , for tfic first time, 1
| discovt ed two errors in a glance. If in a
I popaiat woik like that, the lalsc ver ion
| lead* io misconception and ctror, hmv la
! nienl ible it i*. ‘J nc o e, satil ideacbi*s
! were appointed to assist in Baptism J St
tiiiirne, see Acts (i. i ney were appoint
; *.J as waiters at the v.idow.*’ tables. Tne
! other, that the Show li.ead was changed
I once a day. The first allow t.be a m. .•
: conecjttion, but ‘Pie second a blonder not
J chargeable on die version, ilmv truly ia
j me.nubia however, nis that we have io’ a j
versio'i, S'i ; 1 :in, in prevent the nccetst
; ty i I /Stile z- dvri.
Yours i .spi'ctfulh*,
R. s’. ROBERTS.
Abbevihri C. 11. : .0 .'.Match 13,1815.
Fur iiie. Christian Index.
Tlic Door of F'.liOivsfclp.
• Dear Bro. Jtobi :ii. —in your last le:-
ter on the above snaj ct, you intimate your
uilenti m to close the discussion so far as
your are concerned; 1 would not be con
sidered unwilling to do tile same, and mv
only reason for iii',i n addressing you are,
Ist. that ail may know tin* things in which
wc agree; as I consider it important that as
few differences as possible should appear
among the people of Cod.—and 2nd. That
many brethren (at least in this spetior.) feel
much interest in the settlement of that which
they as well as myself ennsid r the maio
question in debate, i. e. the proper time to
extend the right hand of fellowship.
As to the opinions yon have expressed
upon the subject of Fellowship, being the
door into the church; and also in your last,
on .the absence of distinction between
FOR THE BAPTIST ‘OaTHR STATE/OF. GEORGIA/
PEN PI ELD, OA, MAIfCII'W re?® 4
■hull h 81.d Christian ft-howfliip ;as 1 could
do no mine than quote ilia expositions ol
our bust writers, winch arc so lar as 1 am
-tlilt* u> judge, well established-bv tin* Scrip-’
ores 1 t.iiisi leave yno ur (.tnilend w iib
I'.utn; merely remaikiiig, that ike SeWu
nrv lie'll by which in: are guided in ovr
••Ut'f irudif iiuMi.ir .■ ;nihfsi int
> i Uv*’i J■ msis i;.e us ol ummls iX|>r£sS£yf.-
•(’ cxiit'i s. iise, ir >i:i ilit? roiiiuvo’ j(is -
i•• s ”
• uk uin*i -an v wist re mine f.M.f J • i( l
... . , tsnii c.msvt exercise •• :< i..f l ,u,: ’ -
.vniiout i,..vi g nr*. ,epe:..(**l ca in, sitiJf*,
yet who ilia; b.-lieves 1:1 t-xpeii.iumial r<.|i
■’ !i •* ‘bt .o • le. . ; : if am of t;tv :
ji- ‘- tt -a. i ve a! i! i* ( oiich.vi.m, j
ji’ ‘ : | ’ ‘•'•‘•'.•tit ;j!||or jis •
1 •.<!’ ‘ *<t > ■ . - y i .g\ hetn.’lel- j
I .otft slop, atid Bapusiw. wcik* v.tspntsarv t.vl
j : fltllti ..my (e,i ■• ij 1 :: *p: iy: 1 . . 1. 1 ‘u* J
■ .ar Btp.. efe I.• w i,Si ref :t |.y j
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pin;, f / ’ <■ ..iiviv’,. .id tlial io be
jrf may . pf.v iT: lie Li’rn.eu, c .. -elbv
j •h‘U‘T’ ,n:y : ‘vh-.e .x t .r.. ~.f x ~ I :
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pvt • Ri.-;*iC.O vcilvle. i
i . p/Jvui ‘■ .: Wa . vOnf-.d -r.-v .ml . , ... -,J i
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. n‘ I; i! c ■ ill’t gv.-j fii;'p, ou ii 1'!...* *
j iu?en ‘lkhjUZgU i*t > (Jhr.as bwv- 4J^j
Giirni.” Gal S-"<7. and tlius Ijijyvt* ttj’tfs
itad vein abandonment of aim of in; i,. v ,
uud y ..nr eittrau.cn upon anew lifcot Inn
lion to God, lioat, 0. 2, l. fi; Gal. 2. 12.
were t-imiiment.. held, and ta Ight bv 1.. u
j dp’ 1 ’ Paul, in winch we find a strict ac
cord. met! with the ; c'viiigs ol fin; fs-.vionr
!m J oil 15 SB ;'h b h, 20, 21 ; IS.
i-ik* wist* the dts. tii iroii huivvecH cluuclt
| and Christian leilo vsiiip, arise* mil Irnin a
| patlicu ar description ui’ tile stale m lee lag
! m tin* scripture, hat Irom the fact, that a*
j tli.-rc is a “leiloivship wiih the Father ami
! with In* Mon Je*us ('nn*l’’ enjoyed Itv the
j uuu believer, and u lcliow*hip <>i the Cjiirn,
Eph. 2. Id. Phil. 2. 1. Gal. fi. 65, am!
j so o! grace Rom. 0-2, among believers—so
i also we are clerly lauglit, is there a fellow
! slr.p ol duties, Rom. 12* C; 1 (Jor. 12. 4 ;
Gal. 0. 2; and of ordinances. Acis 2. 40;
Heb. 10.24; and ol Ititefesl, i emporal
and Spiritual, Acts 2 44, 45; 1 Cor. 3. 22.
23 ; which latter cannot bo cnnnisiPitiiv
per Ibrimd, observed, or enjoved but in a
church relation, ’ i
There is no difference in our views as
to flic necessity of “laiih, fellowship and
baptism, to eimile anv peisnn to a paruci
patiuu of the privileges of a regular Baptist
church;” 1 incutmmol nciili. rof the two
first in my former letter hucau.su they have
ever been understood among us as iudisiicn
sable to entiile any one to the last. Wr
only differ as to me nature of the fellow
j ship, vv eleel aiilliorizud to extend lo such
I as iieinaml bapitsm, when the renewed soul
reheat scs m my hearing the mysienes ol
Rcdmiiptioii, m the wisdom vvlncn the ilo
• y Ghosi le.ielieih ; vtien emnparing spiril
i uni tilings with spirilind, I fuel that we have
j lulloMship one nh utiother, and rejoice in
i llm.t, by luiili lie has access in.o this grace,
j wherein I set and, and rejoice in hup- of the
j glory ol God; lull I lies u I'eeliuas 1 enler
ini , as an individual until he pioves Ins life
•*> Glimsi, and bis people to be .••not hi word
•uid in tongue’’ alone, but “in deed and in
I ruth,’’ by Mihmitturg in ibe command
ol Glirist, There appears lo be no differ
mice in our views of file light in which the
W",,, m s praeliec, giving ibe- tiglil li.nid of
lelluwslnp. I sat.i ,i , Viia d.,,,,-. w i,|, strim
lelersnce to cliur. li luilowsliip and vour
1 remarks in vaiioiis partsnfyour la t, shows.
I lli.U y mi legatd n as lanumouiit to a full ad
-1 mis't-m to membership. In addition to
| the objections I have alieady offered, to the
living ol ihe right band ol fellowship in
that sciine, before baptism, ! would lug
leave in state the three following.
Ist. it involves an inconsistency. Tne
term m- la’ o', ...* applied in oua cnuneeiud
with a*'i..i,‘cii Gar: :, uxpv. sses union
‘Vila, ami < q t fny in tut: pri beg • ol the
hotly, iv.-nher 01-vviiieh are prulcistunda*
pertaining t > the cuinc cli.m thus lormcd.
2nd. i. limy Work ii.j-isite.*, A slave,
or (tniinr clilij o| a purv it? lanunim.igiii
tbit's in: a,a it: a n;?iub *r oj lyo cin it it, a, .
ca.'.h doll i.cloit liiey cnulil he biaiZ'd.—
!An Ob*.:., i:: nilgai aiu-u 111 ■ li.
‘■> ‘ W lit), a;'.. V l ave til j unml Ihe cni.r.'i',
wa gudiy of no nninor.'iiny. Now il,
coii .* in ; our a.-giiiiiiMi i,'ulaubt,
lilt-; ‘ w ire r:ot bapaz -'l. \ rt . oui.l r-...:
muh:? ; ■ ‘ten. Inis il :oy ..*s - nuld itu u:t-1
jurt, rit.l mi: p.'sin, i. u . to t. ,
S ‘fii: t j orui.iii::?:; ar.•* . I.om ,;erveiM'\
or crin;oiai ~*• n lm;l on ih.eir pari, end ih
caurell vv. rc to mraign. try, con !, mn and
excom.nimicale ilium ! Would notilie case
be anttlogus In on£ in which a Stale would
ai rs gt) a free born citizen and Iry ami con
demn him under the Alien La.v ? This we
all know would !>t; unjust; and yet such l
understand would he the nature of any
case, in which a church of Christ would
assume jurisdiction over one that possessed
no right of a-citizen but the name.
3rd. The practice produces uncertainty
in the record. The ministeis of such
churches as consider the member now ful
ly admitted, generally read,—Received by
experience Urn. A. and Sister C., their
names are then perhaps transcribed on th>
roll of members, and ibis is all, there is no
evidence on the hook that they ever were
baptized at that oi any other time.
As l consider that enough has been said
upon the question* which originated bur
discusM.ai, i deem it tinunceasaiy to follow
it up u; in such as have incidentally aiisCn;
lor that which even wears thu appearance
of conlroicfhy- j* unpleasant tome. I trust
mv dear brother t tiiMlie time ntuy yet ar
rive, u I sit ueshallall be,able to move on
in ii.-rrnmiiy n;n| dwell together as admon
ished to ‘ln, hv Paul. 1 Gor. 1. 10; having
no div-iva-* among ns; but all speaking
Bo eovto’ lid .g, and being perfectly joined
‘■ltf ■“V'• ; h same ininil.and in the same
(nk\ _an , Grace i-nd peace In: vv lift vou.
jtff CH \s. STILLWELL.
|va v . :.lb:t, -ft, Ft-hr 23, 1345.
For the Christian Index.
■Dy < tT l r.'.'.c,■,• —t btive noticed for sonv -
fi.iic^f .%, that Baptist li.-i tluec differ
ent par Ai. ve been writing. ihe subject
efi at. Vie: ting*. U l,;l • vomc have li.cn
iispnoe. treat tne subject V* <th tito great
.-t !-‘j * <>■ *. , : avc I; glad tt: 1). ; ! that
he . v) h •.!• u. * i-ed to *J !’ ; .t.
1. if * la :mv pm ilc I.? t-* aitoml but
!wtu : l .io: u,v: i: n:• ; ).-,<; Iran truly I
■savv;’ V? VI r.unite tilt) most plmiMin! ‘
me: • ;st 1 l ave ev .r i-.ueurje J. Never j
l.av.: 1 :• ,-i, hetier order or I'.Heo’.ton given;
ate. • ; .act* of p'.ihhc v.'oisbtp. It ialiiy I
h.iimU-’ .(''o!,ni that io Gjoiuian could!
have uhjiicKil to the manner in v. iiicli the |
cumiuctetl. ibe Lord pour
ed on! fi.ft spirit in r;vlt profusion , there
fore 1 dunk that those who oppose them
must do il ignorantly, or because llicir;
judgment ij biased hy ibe prejudice of edu
c.itton. > !
Bro. I. if Greenville is too hasty in ma
king his “jpoicst.” lie prefers promoted
mi’ciitigs lil'i anse they have p -rliaps been
more signally blest in Ids scclion than
camp medium.-. Does bro. A. suppose
iliai God)will bless tliose meetings when
conducted by ministers who arc themselves
prejmlicid against them ? And if he has
not tried it himself whence hath lie ail this
wisdom 4 ami would lie have those meet-!
mgs aliamloued every where be*
(anse lie oi die brethren in Ins section can
not colt (Joel them propel ly and without dis
order 1 And fi-is he tio more contidence in
the <fl,Adrian piety and jmlgriient of Ids
bcethren ata distance, thmi to think they
vvouUl costimie those meetings in disorder,
or when they were calculated to do more
harm ilau good !
Ilhrit A. has made the experiment and
found il to Ini ; that failure may lie ascri
liable t. koine other cause, than the fact of
the mol iugs being a camp meeting. These
meetint I arc held in this form, because of
their ( nu'cnience. Would he have the
Baptisl: i abandon ilti-ir mon .ily* meeting
days lie !jiii*e every day is not equal lo the
day of {ntecost I If Camp Meetings do
not sin teed, I must think it is owing to a
lack ul Ustiiral training, so far a* good or
der is c iicurned. Therefore bro. A. liad
lieitei nit expose tliu morals of bis neigh
bors so Htbhily; and loi conscience’ sake
let othcM.do as seetnetb ihem good.
11 ili.lf the Lord i* p’eased to bless ibose
ineefinglj I must beg leave to appryve of
ihem; afi'i to ask their opposers, in the
spirit ol jhotherty* kindness to say no more
on the * (Eject, until they have given them
a iliornujii trial, lest haply th y should be
I'lUinl ligtiiiiig against God.
W’lwra are the brethren Hawkins, Webb,
ami Guidon ul the Clurokee country? Can
not i.vy ”u;:l wlmt gre.-,t tilings the Lord
iiaib done for them in Camp .Heelings !
1 should be glad liar this io be published
.1 you (•'■ii spare a corner fin it, as 1 believe
th • c-.itise to be a good one, and one that is
suffeiiug serious tojurv.
jo-n& in lififids,
A. T. N. V.iNB.ViiRS.
Feb. 24 1345. - i
rrert the Fciigious” II:, att.
inf. ... ..tore - ! ...; die is cast. Ino
t-oard c; In- General GCnvemiou have
.. ‘.-sod - .a liion, t!:::t a slavedold, i si;;dl ,
not i:i.i inited a missionary. I* not i.'us
Viituan. - w In? thill the 14 t,oist denonima-;
ton ol ,n- limit'd *4'a., siii.ll no luugct ,
i.'OuC 1 ’ i I.al II I.*, may bo r.a.ldy tliic-r
il l trill 1 c laid, limt what the Board have
done, ibcv have nut done r.r-nly. They
nave wcig u'd (heir posiiion well; They
itave lelt l a pulse ol die people here, and
they know lull w ell the sentiment* of the
brethren at the South. They knew that the
churches hero were prepared to go with
ihem, and.ilmv know full w II that the
churches at the South were not din* pre
pared. Is not this act of theirs then, a
viriusl derision, that our Convention is no
longer to he one ? But could they have
done otherwise ? yea, rather let me a*k
wliqt light had they to do as they did?—
The Society at its last meeting gave them
no snub authority, hut rather an indication
ihat they should not do such a deed; and
the Constitution is against them. Where
; * Hm* Liw in the Constitution which gives
ihnm sttr’t a power ? And we ara not tin*
on!r o*jn who believe title tint hf th’c Board
■uiicoiisiitulioual. i in-re a;e many la-r” who I
heiieve ii, and who regret iii.it the IJoHtti
have taken this step. Bel white 1 *uv tin*. 1
lliere are very few here who arc mu lull. 1
prepared to go with die Board, w bhbc.K.u v- j
i t they may lead. Tllcv wind ipu hr not J
doing It. hut'they’ will folln iv u.e major-1
i*y, mid ii:-* majority will go with dm I
Lint wlmt shall we do? Wc v. I o five j
oil the other side ut Mustm nod : ’
Liue ? W c who “d.v’cn m Naz ..,-;h.” .
w ho'-linger on lim plant *ofS ah u
Isay; v:):nt sh.i'i wc do ! Aye, ir. pea
It, vviia: snail we do? Soall v.e conum. :
to ael w ith t ui.*e wiio 111..1K us uuw'or.:r, ‘
to snare w.m ihem the honor iiiid privin gi s j
ol sjireadina the Gosp,al tlirouv. cu.t ii. ■
wot .. t An, mil ,ue. ’ ,ii* - uev r i,*-- (
1 spurn the thought. We can nt-ver do il. J
W e must siiuul on free and equal grounds, j
or we cajinoi .-land at rdi Wc have now!
to act |nr ouiselves tma alone. Thu time 1
.lias fu : !y co t-e when) we must lake a stand !
f*n this suhjvet, when u r must sp I, our
scu!'i eiits, plainly . fully, moldy. Mild deci
dedly. Ur bme liuoiaim and action h
enough. \\ c ltavu ( bccn loibeaig, m: .
|I il hearing is n s:n.- AVe ilavo vi.He ut- ‘
| co-opeiatp with our trcihici, l.#>. th. . j
j not willing, they have cumpe , m t. :
withdraw t *wc l.udt:-,dcr a r:r •e a -ty ’
j vVe must vviiodravv otirscivts i!ut,” them.
I We most picamze auvt act separate r.,a i
! dtsimei li(i,u ucit. And when Isay th...
1 speak advi*ciiiy lVu an ext: nsive obsi-r
----v.tUuti in relation t.j r-, u under current oi
Society lure, in connexion with this ncoo-: |
ol die Board. This people, iam tullv *at
; i.-lied, arc Ixml on n separa::on from i..c
South, or a coniessi jo on (he pmt ol ihe !
South, that they art* not worthy to .- land on J
the same pialb tm with them, which \,m!
know *.c never can (in, cud never v. di do j
I hey utjy talk of me cxpeJi ucv of n > |
appointtng a s.avcholiict ;:■* miv'-i.inarv r
much as tliey please, bill at tl;e uotum. ol
l'. all, is the principle lh.it vet: smtiers, am i I j
might add, ■sinners above all men,” I,r
even Ur. Way laud declares slavery to be
as “great sm as can he conceived* of.”—
This is the tiling at last. Here lies the
whole root ol die matter. Can they fel
; lowslnp these who tliey say are living mas
“great a sin as can be conceived of?” Far
be the thought lioui them. They will not
do it, us tins action ol thu Board plainly de
dates. They are determined to act on ihe
principle, that slavery is a Pin (light or
wfottgj let the brethren ut the South do a*
they ptcase. And that the chtin lux here
will go with the Board, there i* not the
shadow ol doubt. Tliey have restrained
action on this subject, because the Board
and svinte of our prominent men have said,
wait yet abide while longer. But now
that die Board have taken tins stsme!, ihev
will led perfectly ul - and vv.ll act
accordingly, ‘i his act ol ihe* Board is a
signal, a proof positive, linn it is now time
to hi l. Thai such a principle as that just
mentioned, lies hid at the bottom o! the
w nole. you need only lo reler to thu red
gums press to ed ol n. And fi.r
dier, diet! him vjfion ut the l'rii-nuial Con
vention language loj plain to be
misunderstood.-^
But itiis is not all. I have somewhat
furtht-l tu tell dice of. The Board of the
Horne Mission Society wjli not appoint a
slaveholder as a missionary.’ This I have
know n long since, hut r.-lruiocd from
i.,r, t *~:g jtiu, on the ground vt.„t l \t,,,ogl*t
we might possibly. tu .t.r a w hile,settle Hist
ddiiciul qucstmti in some way sati; l.iClorv j
to both sides. 1 did not know but dm !
Giumiiitice t’.ppiTiuttd ~t our last mce:in - j
would jjeviso some plan on vvbii h we cot,id
till unite. But 1 can now icfraiii no long i j
Iroin cominunu atiitgiiiat information w hich j
i* so cssc.iti.il lor you lii know. At the last ,
Boston Anniversaries, it was declared pub- |
lidy by an itultvidual lioat Nevv York citv. j
who had ltd kno \ 1 -dgc ‘of vv t.it In) said,
(Ittt knew posttivelv the seniimeuls el’ the
Boiirdj that that Board would not appoint a 1
slaveholder as a missionary. This is tin- j
derstood hero anti believed. You tint mils j
it down distinctly, dial that Board will nut j
appoint a slaveholder lo he a missiotro v.t :
Ann I saw tinough and through llicir lasi j
act ii relation to dm brother from Geofaia. i
I rue, they’ took the only position they !
could uudet* cxtstitig cucnmstan: cs ; hot I
ilten there vva* at the hack of all dmv did, a!
lull uutleistamiitis, and a positive deteimin- !
•mon oti die ptii'loi l!u: mem i -rs of that I
Board imhcJnalj , that tliey w” :id not ap-i
point :> slavelpeld -r ‘o he a toissiotiarv. — :
1 And Itvo Board in G miou, :i* you now see, I
j arc not on;. w..lt licr.cr. ItGv ic.v of thesi I
lads, 1 leave the good brediten in Vinjinia :
to sav vvuat they will do. The action t.f
tile Board you wti! r( iy;c? m a p-w dav'S,
which you will lay b lore yottr readers lor:
tlietr consideration.
But to show you that 1 am not alone in I
the sent.menl* above expressed in relation
to the propriety of a decided action on the
part of the Smith, 1 will mention that i have
called on some four or five brethren from
the South who are pursuing a Theological
course at Newton, wlm arc decidedly ol!
opinion that they cun no longer remain at j
the place. Besides being in a region where
abolition sentiments are constant!v staffed
down their throats whether they will or
’‘Sep l Tim. vi. 3—5.
1 Otir correspondent, wc prpßiitne. t* in
error. Tin* last mi oilier of the Reflector
states, that tliey have impMub,i slave
holder,-—'Ed.
Pc^Lisnsn—fiEN'J. BRXNTLY.
j will not, they letTa p.ositive(flliictdty since
this action oi’ the 1$ aid they Itud :u l fdt
j be: .ra. This aci of the Board they lorjk
j iiji’in as an index to the sentiments of the
: eunrehes. ‘j’he e,.•..relics l- cn are no*, wili
! mgtn appoint slavehi.ld. r- missio.-.; ,j.
i mid t! t.ot wtliing t.l do lii. , they of course!
are t,ot w d!:.ig to p. t y fort j ‘.•duc.uh.u of
j *O. h. ne cit’.trci t-s, you are aw; re. •p .y
; ’ ir (tit: tuition cl t.’l young m< n v bo < ntcr
’ ‘bat 1 tut:ltitiot), on ii,-- g tu.tu that thsvare
:to 1-e n.t'u-tcr* i, n. tioiiaitesT—•
j .* :• l! e chuictics here (if t..i* net of the
“and be mi futli-x to tin ir view )do not
| v.'Mu’. Go i.h-r* are stii.iabk* p> rso’t’ to
i >!< ! ‘ :.’ S; iiiui JI nol INiss--*itlHtios
|*i *i i;• * ;•:.! :< * isi ’>-j hi ancojisis*.
oadp.oi /il- t !av• in ilifjr
j ! ■ l!} *‘ •’ tne rj-i.+
j ll'/Il •-li.*lV U lii j,. If ; .* r( , r -,„
jl'tii-’ii if they 4 act con: .* ly. And t'ur-
J liter, us l'r. \\. ;, ..md newtuains, ( ; .ur’
J L'r. Wayiand i- a .<idcr.de m,,n) “slav. y
( ;s a* gt. at tt sttt ; s can l e entice,vrd e:,”
then tfavet.olc ts crc iivcuj and .dy j :j \. s
great a sin as can h* roncci .• -d .f, s.-,d „(
course tue ‘ t ijcaii i io •r t!:c }?• ‘
t’o.i e!unich t;:;*y -,rr now tnet’their, winch
t'tk; ;rt' ••gcntti.u* piety” on the pan ct
j'” ‘ i- These ft,-, ren i.-j
H lb? cpiit!-:. 11, hev me
leave the lusLdt tiod tmJ • -c*k one in a
.hern (1 eOi enter in into
t‘.-e ji. is the wav Gov .. .-tiers
*•’ ! “ho art* ht-n- v. I,ere titev •. . uiui It--1,
sml know how thincs statnl. i ran -J,i
nothing to this s it specks i:s own i>mgu;w r( *.
J lie titiiC l>:ts eon.e nut only when v. o
•’’dc.bt to tut, but witcif vve must ad.
Yours truly,
! . ’ i'. C. (4.
j New England, Feb. 27. h, 1845.
t _
| ilip! for ranQiieriiK cn Oppaurcl.
1. A*ail hi* tno'icc.i ami char act r and
tvceji die (tucsiion at issue as (;r out of
s'ght as possible,
•2. Indulge freely in personalities, insults,
and abuse, and your opponent will soon de
clare, if he has any sense ot propriety or
ol sell-respect, that htt will take no further
notice of you.
3. i’ll - moment you get him bound by
his word that he will neither reply to, or
contradict any thing joti may say, then
Ba,!,er8 a,!,er U P ‘he old slanders and fabrica
tions you can get hold 01, and charge them
j upon your opponent. But he careful, here,
it”’, to lay yourself liable to tb'b law; There
i* danger of this unless you are skilled in
libeling your adversaries. Perhaps it would
lie well to submit yyur article to the inspec
tion ol a legal Judge, before .you publish,
il you know what you allege to be a mali
cious slander, still go ahead and publish it,
buthe sure to say t.mt you do not believe
it, eoutradtci it while you are publishing il,
and ofi. rto cmrect ii on the authority of
your opponent it he will direct you so to
do, i his will have the semblance us fair
ness, and will he quite convenient in case
of a prosecution.
il y nur opponent still pcrsi*:.* in hie pur
po-e io lime nothing more to do with you,
and consequently does net contradict your
charges and insinuations, you may succeed
m tarnishing It s rept mon (which is quit-?
important) besides his silence ntav be ta
ken by some as evidence of his guilt, and
of his defeat tu argument. But if, on iho
miter hand, you can proioke Ikik to respond
v. you . Ol mu iudv accuse In;,I of in
cousisienry anu Ijlhgl.o hi, but von will gei
into notice ;ml ihe in:m who will let
| luinself down to you a second time, after
j having known your character and propensi
!*} * vv| b be eHectmiMy u-ed up in the eyes
| ol all competent judges;
! flay if Transgressors. —Wi hina few
j (lays past the papers have wtuo.trued tku
I suicide of several young men, of respecta
b’6 emtnexiofis, and in each ease the dread*
ltdeatasiruphe was traceable to dissipation !
Nodoubi these unhappy young men in the
, indulgence ol thetr ltuenlmus appetites, had
j learn, and lo scull at religion, and to ‘imbibe
i tin:*'; infidel opinions which arc so accord
j IIU wiih bbi I'linism. At tir.at th - v tmagin
| e : that in sen-uality they found the hnppi
t no ' s (Ley were in search of; they took rc
j pcati’d ih alights of the poisoned’ chalice,
‘hey fell no restraint (rom conscience or t!ie
I won! of God, but the day ol reckoning
j came upon them unexpectedly. Their
; pie sure* soon palled on their taste—thev
: ‘-cie satiated but refused the better way
i Hardened by sinning, they wool'! not look
; to itic* cross, and the world , . and deceived
j them. Disgusisuceeeded enjoyment, i!iio.lt
j gloom settled around their hearts, life be
came a burden ; a ,and then, in the madness
ol an impenitent imari, the dreadful alter
native is chosen, and by tltcir own delihe#
| ate act they escape from the partial tnisu
Mies ol this life to awaken amidst the de*
-“pair, the remorse, the never ending and
never curable horrors of—hell * Fearful
transition ! No language can describe it,
no imagination conceive it! Let younc
men liewure of youthful lusts. Their en
joyment will be brief, their reckoning 1 ;-
tilde. I o provoke God is to provoke an
j almighty enemy. Conscience maybe stu-
I ptft ’d, but it has a terrible inherent energy,
anti it will awake sooner or la’or to fix its
poisoned fangs in the soul. There is nn
impunity in sinning; the way of the trans
gressor is hard, and the miserable indul
gence ol Inst is'purchased too dearly by the
eternal ruin ol the soul. Beware, then, of
sensual indulgences. Thirl,- end is death.
—/V. Ha. Pi csbyti rian
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