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JOSEPH S. BAKER—Editor: VOL. XIII. TEIUIS —-PE It ANN I’M. rwi’iiE Christian Index, publish ed- on Friday in each week, (except two ifi the year), will be furnished to each sub scriber at i- 60 cents, i.'t uxcuncc $ or S3 ii not paid wilimi the yp~r. gr;j“ Postal asters, where the Index is Ja|ien, are requested to forward lf'i.man cetfor subscriW at their respective offi ces, aecosilng to a decision ot the Post- Master funeral as to therr right to do so. All palrohs'W agents are requested to no tice, this. ‘ s Every Agent, (and ail Haptict Mimstafs particularly .soUciicil to be<ouic who procure anti pay icr fivt- fdpies of lh index, v shf'll he a six'h, ns ii compensation tor h\s i ieg§sgr.. ptrlil. ... ii * \dvertisements maybe insmfei! on usit* h! Wms, at the discretion of the Editor. ‘ —OWBWMitill* gvu.fc** 111 “I JjJgL’-HlHl'-V 3 3. 1 !? J'or itie Christian Index. * .apostolical succession rout til, tun! Epis copal tend Cornish pretensions pui to jiight, by the liiin.it itself, the faithful and true WnxBSS. Bro. Baker:— It i- a common supposi tion that there are thirteen Aposiies. This like many other common beliefs, wid not t-ar the test of examination, being propa gated'am! fostered by la. iatcipretalions. “Apostolus” means delicate, an i ‘i’rcs beiis” :\\\ ambassador. bodi of which K ims ■re applu tl by the apostles delegates o! Christ, to ihene-f’ve.; hull coui.m that Matthias never vv.is an apostle, and could not be, of necessity ,J rom Inc very nature if i‘n\ . i’his is clearly alluded to by i'aul in bis lei lei to and e Galatians Jsi -a rse, “An apostle, iii>v ol me i ncillior by mini, |,ul by Jesus Christ, and G I the Father.” Dele.g-.iles are persons appoint and. a <1 sent bv another, wnii powers and credentials, to transact hi3 business. • s hits repres iita- 1 live. l\uiv no given number ol delegates • r ambassadors asseiili.led logcllicr, can ap point any oim they please as another am htissa lor, to till a vacancy, without eonsult i ug tin'll prineti or tin; State they represent, it is never done. It could mu rective the •unction ol the G ivcrnmeni, ami l etei s del ol sup ‘rerogaliiiii was navel sanctioned t>y Jesus Christ, lull was sign.diy annuilcu by his personally selecting and delegating P’.ml; who wasseuito die Children ij Is. aft .mil to PvTiigs amt ."Vh!ltrns, Ana -o Ij. So that lie’ eoiiimon larcc ol his be II, a the apostle of the Gentiles or Nations (j ft,/, ends where it began —ill assumption W hen i’eter took on hmis. ll to ad. ha had ant icceivcd the holy Ghost, ami it may b“ compared to die silly question of himsell and olliers, recorder! m ihc same chap. (Ist of Acts.) ‘ Jeird will thou at this time re- Mtort; again the Kingdom to Israel.” Our Cord s grave rebuke is ol no,c.—— ‘•lt is mu for you to know the times and seasons, whirli the father hath pul ill his own power. Bui ye shall receive pov cr. after the holy Gho-lis come upon you, a ,„l ye shad be witnesses unto me, bom in Jerusalem, and in ai- Judea, and in Samaria, mid unto the uUcunosl part of the Earth. This makes it evident that all were apostles io the Gentiles or nations, and you wiii lind it to be so, lor “ethnos” Is the word wsed in the great commission, which lias delivered to the whole eleven, It waj “go teach all nations, (or all gentiles, or all races of men,) ami it is the identical word used always for Gentiles, which lattci, is a cor ruption ol a lutiu word, “gentos, meaning nations of people, or barbarians, as in ia eiius, and however correct a rendering in Latin , we want no latin transfers into our version, but plain English, and as olicn as practicable the same word should he ren dered in the same ‘English, and not varied to suit sectarian purposes or designs- The mystical object of the Almighty, m using certain numbers m scripture, “as a shadow of things to come,” we need not now en quire into, noticing merely the uniformity and exilcteorrespomlenceofone with anoth er; but it is plain, the peculiar and sacred division of Israel and Judah, into 12 tribes, and the 12 patriarchs of the edd dispensa tion. gave, under the new dispensation, or igin to the 12 apostles, or delegates, who were to he the Fathers of 12 new tribes, to be grafted in on the old ones, and they are to “sit on 12 thrones judging the 12 tribes of Israel,” Matt. 19. 28. not on 13 thrones. In Revelations, 4. 4. we have, “And twen ty-four thrones from a circle round the throne, and upon the thrones are silting twenty-four old men clothed in whitedress cs and upon their heads crowns of gold,” meaning thel‘2 Patriarchs and 12 Apostles. There are no Popes there, so that we may safely presume their succession lobe in Satan’s kingdom, to whom doubtless they ate all prime ministers, together with the Arch Bishops who claim a [succession. In the New Jerusalem, there are “12 founda lions, and in Ihem the n ones ol thelwelve, (not thirteen) apostles of the Lamb,” ileb. 21.14. What has become of poor Paul, (not a whit behind the very chiefest of the apostles) if there are 13 apostles and only 12 foundations? i-doubt his throne and his foundation are not there, according to the thoughtless or designing, whd want to Thrust him into the outer court, but it will not do. Paul, the boldest anil noblest ol _ the apostles, in testify iitg before the Kings and the Nations of ihe natth, and the peo ple of Israel. (Arts 9. 16.) cannot thus be thrust out of place. Peter and the other THE-CE HSTIAN INDEX. apostles Were sent as much as he was to the Gtmiles; who were grafted in, and Pe ler’s.fiist'epistle is dated Babylon, and his version of fiie unclean birds and beasts at Joppa, ("s;d his mission to Cornelius, by the express epirmimid of the holy spirit, testi fy it; which, when the apostles and breth ren in. Judea heard his relation, caused them to glnrily*Guid, saying, “Then hath God also to the Gentries grained rcpCrflauee un to life.” Acts ji. 18. ’I his T? ih* lejligence the Brctbrcp Had of the fact, nmi was prior to life of the mim oO i Cypns and Barnabas at Aii'ovh, and sibiv siiß.dtaheons eftili PaulV visit R>ia. J-fwiek was ufteYwards in Britain q>nl j nil the apes'.'".- am! btcti.r :i v.'t re scats through the then known world, Alf Bretli-j ‘mentioned in wl B t Etin^fl l * ir “ i T‘if ’ * •"” |i>^! of’fvpt'iis and Cyrene, Barlifabas, as well as A;>ol!os. Pro cilia ami Aquila, who were) leacl.crs olAj” small note, and yet simply Bntiirenf who addicted themselves to preaching. Ordination, as at present uii di .stood and practiced, was unknown in ike scripture. Ii meiely, at any rate signi ii - appointnu nt, and as to the laying oil ol hands, it was to import the holy Glmsi, which cannot be pretended now even by the greatest bigot or imposter. Stephen, Pliil ip&c* ncitligr preached nor baptized in li eir capacity ol Ueacons. All who were filled with die holy Ghost'were counted (it lo uII „f the things contained in the scrip tutc, and none would have dared lo put a bar to tin: publication of such glad tidings, a* dial a ..i.-ssiah was come. Bui Popes and succcssionisls and scihsh mean men, !d,t !<> limit die mailer to a few, and make money, and gft power by limiting it, w mu (,'iiri-t. who is God says, “Pray ve the Lord of the harvest that he will -eml ii..tli laborers into his harvest.” Matt. !). 38. That whit Ii enlides to a true mem bership in toe church of Christ, entitles to all the offices of die chifrch nfGhtit, viz: the new birth, a sound doctrine, holy walk, die wherever there are gifts. The contra- j ty opinion has helped to leave us a.ii uncoil- j verted world. Alt who'were baptized re-! eeived the holy Ghost by the laying on of j hands. John’s liaptinm is the only hap-j tism yet in the world, so that those win-, depute it have none. God ,svt his seal to John’s baptism, first by the descent of the! holy spirit on our Saviour, second by de ; desceiV. of the holy Gilosi on die apostles.! a:id whomsoever they, or others who had received it fiom them, laid hands on; as i T iOTTn Ephesus, simply hint bis hsnT on 1 those vi horn Apiillos h id baptized with the baptist!! of John, and limy recevied the ho ly Ghost. Now as the a; 0.-. ties could only give whattiiey had received, and they were baptized with’the. baptism of John. All I liaptistn is die same, and all r nil.ruled in ithe wav, but only to Christ during his life, and to the apostles and believers after it : sometimes with the imposition of hands, sometimes without, as Cornelius. Anna nias who laid Ids hands <sn Paid and resid ed his sight, and through which !m receiv ed the holy Ghost, was inci vly a certain disciple dwelling at Damascus. Acts 9. 17. There are drones in all churches, who wish to lord it over God’s heritage, and. will not labor themselves, yo’ who try to hinder the siuceie servants of Ghrist, who are active in his cause. Verily they will have their reward. The Cloth, tlm doth, the accurs ed cloth, does the thing. The momenta man of cunning and little mind, becomes one of the cloth, tie seems to think, “hold otf! lam more holy than thou.” What deplorable weakness —what fatal guilt! Is there none of this in nnrehurrh ? Where are the primitive seivants ol Christ, bought with a price? Arc any of them mistaking themselves for masters, when there is only one master, Christ’ Have a eati; then churchmen! there is but a small slide be tween you and Papacy. “Whosoever will be great among you, let him become your servant (or deacon.) and whosoever will he chief among youjle jiiitn be your slave, even as the Son of man came, not to he waited oft, but lo wait on others,” Matt. 20.27, 28. Our modern Popish Christianity is anxious to forget this, and men magnify’ themselves not their duties. The office of Deacon is waiter on tables, then the Arch deacons of the English church, are Arch waiters, or waiters on waiters! “For they that have honorably set veil as waiters at (the widows) tables, (that is as deacons) putehase to themselves an honorable station and great confidence in their belief in Jesus Clnist.” 1 Tim. 3. 13. Correctly trans lated. This they do for two reasons, Ist. See why deacons were chosen in Acts 0. viz. lo serve the widows tables “in the dai ly ministration,” now to prevent scandal in being amongst women, “serving tables,” i e. handing plates and dishes, in the prim ilive church, “it was needful they be ol good report, &e.” The deaconesses men tioned in Tasso, were devoted to Poveity and serving or ministering to me Brethren who had all things in common. Secondly, as being an act of voluntary humiliation and devoted ness. If the deacons stood these tests honorably, it was well with them, that is nil— notihat they were then entitled “to lord it over God’s heritage.” hut they found confidence in their own belief, which t* a great blessing, it must be confessed. Oh, how few understand the real nature of the office ot a Deacon or waiter J What pride this wantofinlerpr>;- tatinn has engendered ! What insolence of demeanor! Brethren! brethren, pota besom, and sweep out this pride, before God sweeps you out with the besom ofrJe- r<jß -THE .BAPTIST CON YKN'B'JN OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. PEN FIELD, ‘Q.*& APRIL 4, 1845. -j :-v lyuqi. ,j .--iv. - ~ strut’tion. Tims seeing"that Rome selz-jf every office, and,kept the names untransla ted,‘ihnt people’:.) not know or cailr stand ihem, us minister whieU- mentis ■t'anf. presbyter, wliidi means old ~mu% Bishop which uu ans overseer,deacon vvliicjt means waiter, &e„ and which ■ have beo*-’ perpetoaleJ m tlm vnk verf(pm, tifsr fol low &ig questions. will arise” on’ >**''\hi# ; : ; v .tS or ans iiissadjfc , ti by ‘miwgsles ut aipl-as*- .V'ettt any apo'sds so M- 1 Lrtyi MJrtisw er, No! Gltnst pjprerA allc<i the 12. Oiie of these tvlL\L he*/V*;n H'eavm appointed another, ■ o:fev proof M the inspiiation of the apostles c*■*!.’ | disciptes .is that tliev record ‘heir’ owp’). bhmders nt'lbru the spirit came, with (m V : \M ness. |ttd the til f Mfokl pel WS* pVt ii to a vaVe ami siwfcet!. ands, o.ie taken out. Prov. IG. 33. Now as they •, had been forbidden to do anything ’till the holy Ghost came, what business had they to choose Matthias? Let Gal. 1. 1. answer! Who then are the Popes? Self appointed. for, no apostles delegates or ambassadors, were ever\appointed except by God himt self ets I have shown. Who then are you, Innocent, Pins, Sextus, Gregory, Clement. &c. &e., and who are all the succession ists ? Gentlemen who love power and to prevent the spread ol Christ’s kingdom,j except through purchase fiom them. Lov ers of tithes and fat livings. But to return 10 Paul, Christ says to him in Acts 2G. 17. “Delivering thee from the people (lews) null the Gentiles lo wjiom 1 send thee, i. o. both. 20tlt verse, “Whenupon, O King Agtippa, 1 was not disobedient to the x heavenly vision, hut showed first unto them i of Damascus and at Jerusalem and j throughout all the coasts of Judeu, and, then to the Gentiles, that they should re-1 pent and turn to God, and do works meet i lor repentance.’’ Also Gal. 1. 17, “Nei-j ther went lup to Jerusalem to them that I were apostles before me.” Thus after! ! preaching in DamaSeusf ami confounding j -5 the Jews’ which dwelt there, he went into ! Arabia and returning to Damascus abode | there three years and then went to Jerusa | leal, where being persecuted by the Gte man Jews he went to Tarsus and there re ! nufmed till Barnabas went for him to go to ! Antioeli. Thus then we see proved that | j’aai was an apostle in every sense of the word to Jew and Barbatian alike, and tliat ! all epos lies were divinely appointed.— i Those therefore who are not so. had better ! fordum’- 4tr*r commiiot>i.nad perhaps 1 ! they will find them conntefsigned by King : Satan. Defend our dittrch, O Lord, from 11 e grasping power oHike spiiiis, and from i all attempts to tear up an earthly hierarchy, I with high sou ailing and Lying titles leading Ito power, and give irs in thy own good.: ! lime an islcrpreted Bible, to be a lamp io | our path, and a light to our feel! The siinie fondness for mystery remains,—and we find men. not ignorant, men either, in the Baptist church at the present day, lov ing to copy the harlotries and mysteries of Homer anil unite Bishop before their name, helping again to separate widely the laity , or people from their brethren, the teacher* of tlu* word, to commence, by small be ginnings and departures, anew church of Rome,"which can bye and Lye meige into the-old one. They already will not open the Bible by interpretation, lest they should lose their trade, except amongst the hea then, whew, alas, no fal Bishopric exists. I omitted to say that the first message of Christ to die 12, during his lift* time, was, “Go not into the way of the Gentiles, anil into any city of the Samaritans, enter yc not. But go ye rsther to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.” .Matt. 10. 0, 0. J h'j l :st was, to go teach all nations or races <f| men, (ethnee) i. e. Gentiles. Os much j the same character were the instructions j tn p a ,d, —first to go to his own coun'ry men. and next lothe heathen, or Gentile.*, (‘‘clhaesi ”) I again add that you are not responsible lor my view*. Yours in the best of Bonds, R. S. ROBERTS. Abbeville C. 11., S. C., March 1, 184 C. From the Bap. Advocate. Aaitricen Baptist Ilomc Mission, The Committee appointed at the last an nual meeting of the American Baptist Home Mission Society, “to take into con sideration the subject of an amicable disso lution of the Society, or to report such al terations in the Constitution, as will admit of the co-operation of brethren who cher ish conflicting views on the subject of sla very,” are hereby requsted to meet in the Lecture Room of the First Baptist church in Providence, R* I„ on Monday, April 28ih, at four o’clock, I*. M. The following brethren compose die committee, vizßev. Messrs. J. L. Dagg. D. I)., of Ga., W. B. Johnson, D. 1).,0f South Carolina, J. B. Taylor, of Va., H. Malconi. D. D., of Kv., A,. Sher wood, D. D , of 111.. I*. Church, of N. Y., H. Jackson and N. Culver, o f Mass., and J. Gillpatrick, of Me., with the undersign ed. 1L Lincoln, Chnir.’n. rgsr The Editors of Bajilist papers through the Union are respectfully reques ted to insert the above notice. The road ambition travels is too narrow fur friendship; too crooked for love; too rugged for honesty; and too dark for science. v TABLETOF ASSOCIATIONS IN^GEORGIA.-1844. ~~ “ ’ ~ zr^'“o'”? r ’ ij 1 Associations. 2,! ? -> i |” i ? * “|[ moderators. clerks. • rH ± • ; * ; ; * Appelaciieei 10114 6 31 149 118 U 43 J. Hendricks f nsc “ e ’ Bethel. 1, 12’ 40 20 J 328 165 1 2058 James Mathews, Stephen Rowe, Canoochie, (A.) 134 1C 61 30 H>slj Isaac Norris, J G.. W,i Central-. ; li 20 8 153 79 1440 J. 11. Campbell, - T. U. Wilkes, Chattahoochee, (U. B.) 20 12 7 1 56 50 445) John Reeves, lr.or Reeves Columbus, <0)38 17 6 229 222 (3138:, James Perryman, C. 11. Stillwell, LConsa. . 9 1 39 18 7 211 302 I7aij| h. Posey, W.K, Posey, r-Ehencser, * 301.30 10 4 180 54 1832 ; C. A. Tharpe. James VI ilhamson, Pr'sn. (A.) 13 4 3oj 10 49i;| D. bmiih v • ? v ® eSf (A.) 21 8 5 53| 13 920. James Mathews, S. B. Burnett, Hiay,= 3 4” lo!’ 9,5 46 62 482 \\ illiam Kvmzey, iJfeJr ’ -. V. i an’ - 294 185 19651, Joshua S. Calloway, W. Jarrell, “ r :T f, 6i| 31 8 406’ 33L ‘ j 733| B. M. Sanders, ’ * WMKSfrlU*,^ ‘Harmony, (A.) 4 ! 33 8 2 70j 2! 972 Stephen Packer, n; ’ J P EUis Heplrzibair. 22 11 4 395(373 I 2224; J. IJ T. Kilpatrick, JosefUi Po.h.li, Hightower, ! 23j 9 6 287 251, ,1274;, A. ‘ Houston, 114 18 87 80j 625|i J. J. S. Miles. C, H. Higdon. Mitidle. fll 5 16 450': Dame! Edwards, George L. Jackson, Mountain, i 15i 810 50 57 468 ; James C. Jarratd, . Singleton Sisk, Oekloehnee, (A.) 5 j 1.8 29, 9 3 48 1) 893 j! Prior Lewis, Daniel B Douglas, Oviniilgee, (A.) 1 24 4 1 23 9 907: James Henderson; Clarke BiandforJ, OcinuGee, Minor (A.) j 7 2 3 16 8 312 1 T. D. Oxford, MD. Goar, Oconee (A ) I 10 1 6 1 6 18 479 George Lumpkin, D. W. Patman, Piedmont, I 6 4 5 11 181: M. We*,berry, U. F. Horn, Reliobotli, 20 9 239 112 1653 Jacob King, AI. Holmes. Rock Mountain, i0 17 6 157| 123 1265 George Daniel, E ish* Henderson, Salem, (U. B.) 216 9 7 165 99 732; W. Blewitt, Ihos.l. Bowen. Frenis 45 24 7 5 102 31 2373, Philip Mathews, J. W. Johnson, SimbiJty 27 17 8 1 307,214 4939, Josiah S. Law, Wru. H. Mclntosh, Tallapoosa, I 16 5 1 152 205 771 jj Thornton Burk, John B. Word, Towaliga, (A.) 28 11 5 34 10 1148 Meshack Lowrcy. S. M.B. Blood worth, Tugalo, (6) 27 29 7 6 128 105 1228'i John A. Davis, H. F. Chandler. ‘United Baptist, 11 2| 3 9 40 4321 James Cleveland. James T. Ellis, Washington, 19 12! 2 80 37 1448 ‘ Je>?e B. Bitile, Benj. Roberts, Western, ‘ ‘lO 35 18j 291 181 2891; J. W. Cooper, Asbury Daniel. Western Prim. (A.) 20 Gi 118 ‘42 747) Creed Caldwell. Hiram Morgan. ’ Yellow River, (A.) 20 45 141 4 66 |4O 1333 Joel Colley. Kinchen Rambo. ) iBl9 331) 107|490l!3581 (180’5 1514'i . FROM THE MINI'TES FOR IS4J- Churches. Ordained M'nislors. Licentiates. Total. Atlabaha, (A.) 8 ’ Pulaski. (A.) 9 Springfield, Prim. (A.) a *2 1 52 Valley River, (7) 16*9 a 380 30 10 4 990 FROM THE MINUTES FOR 134*). Churches, Ordained Ministers. Licentiates. Toinl. Chcetatee, 18 8 1 41® Suwannee, (A.) g 19 6 “ *Bl Uputoi, (A.) 26 s ® 03 ill 4 2002 , . FROM THE MINUTES FOR liU- Churches, Ordained Minister*. Licentiates, Total. Chattahoochee, (Reg,) 10 0 2 68** X Euhnricy, (A.) 14 J _ 30 10 0 1060 SUMMARY. Churches. Ordained Minister*. Licentiates. Total. In 37 Associations, in 1844, there were 84J -31 10^ o „ Jfao’ „ 03 21 4 2002 • i : is 4 ,!: -.. jo j Etfl Add from Beulah, Ala., a Liberty. E. Ala., 1 1 Tallasschatchy, A!a.. 1 Hiv ‘assee, Churches not represented, 20 10 1005 383 121 00005 Deduct Churches in other Stales, (nee notes,) 42 Jj jj 16 ~ 8 963 372 109 58483 j . NOTES (A “1 Associations thus marked are decidedly opposed to our Missionary organizations. (1 ) In this Association there tire, in Alabama, 2 Churches which repoit 1 ordained minister, J baptized, and JO7 members. (2 j In Alabama, G Churches, 4 ordained ministers, 42 baptized, 336 members. (3.) In Tennessee, 1 Church, 1 licentiate, fcnd 9 members—none baptized. (4.) ill Alabama, 1 Church, 1 baptized, IS members. (5 } In K. Florida, 0 Churches* 3 licentiates, 11 baptizod, 1225 members. , (GJ In 9. Carolina, 14 Churches. 5 ordained ministers, 6 licentiates, 22 baptized, 414 members, (7.) In N. Carolina, 6Churches, 1 ordained minister, 2 licentiates, 117 mem ers. if i r„ k Florida, 6 Churcrj's, with 269 members. . If *Bv dividing the total of w e allow the same average to the rches, whose numbers were not reported in the minutes, we shall have the aggregate here given. ii jjAPtisis) I.n eT - FLURTDAT^iaTT No of Sess. Churches. Ordained Ministers. L. M. Baptized. Gain, Tbtal. Florida Ass., E. F-, 1844, ‘2l 0 2 289 300 973- Oekloehnee,t “18 6 J * 296 Suwannee River,t 1842, 6 X\ 0 2 300 333 1493 ’ The number in three Churches not reported.—Rev. R. J. Mays, Gum Swamp, Madison county, is the Moderator, and Rev. S. C Craft. Monticello, the Clerk of this Association. . r , tThese Associations are located principally in Geotgia, ns will he seen by reference to our I able of Associat.onsfor tins State— In this Table we only report the Churches that are located in Florida. The Spiritual Beggar.— Both his hands and his feet hud been eaten off hy n disease, which ihe natives call kokovi. But ha was industrious, and raised food sufficient to support his family. He walked on his knees; he dug the ground with. an instrument; and then stuping out the enrih with ihe slumps of his arms, he contrived to place the plant in the hole, and to fill in ihe earth. Mr. williumsonce fell in w'nh him as ho was walking along, and found, lo bis astonishment, that the poor cripple possessed a wondertul knowledge oflhe gospel, and n truly Christian spirit. Having never seen him at any place of worship,Mr. Williams asked. “ But where did von obtain your knowledge?”. “ Why,” said he, ”as ihe people return from the services, 1 take my seat bv the way. side, and beg a bit of the word as they pass by ; one gives me one piece, another another piece, and I col ect them together in my heart; and, by thinking on what I thus obtain, and praying to God to make me know, I understand a litile about His u ord. Beg ging the tru'h by peace-meal from tho natives who heard it, this poor cripple obtained a knowledge of the Gospel, that wou.d put thousand, in (hr most favored parts of Christendom to the blush ‘.—Selected. Publisher— BENJ. BRANTLY. INO. 14