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JOSEPH WALKER, Editor. ‘ •
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■ printed t the Georgia Telegraph Office.
mr- wrwinadav. March 4. 1857
JUrino authority for tho prowcution
OP MISSIONS.
Tbt Christianity was designed to be pro
pagated by human agency,is distinctly taught
in the New Testament. The gospel is indeed
a heavenly treasure, though preserved in farth
er TM sels, that its efficacy may be ascribed to
God, and not to the media of its communica
tion. Why my attentive student of the
divine oracles should have Med to perceive
Its s missionary dement, seems strange to all
who regard it as intended to effect the con
version of the world. To bless the nations
with glad tidings of great joy, it must neces
sarily be * grand scheme of progressive evan
gelisation.
While the source of its origin is heaven , the
sphere of its agency is the earth. Asa stream
of the purest love does it flow from the very
bosom of God, to cleanse from sin and purify
our polluted race. All the agents entrusted
with the publication of this divine amnesty—
whether angels or men—-hold their commis
sion from the Father Almighty. The word
tent is the connecting link between the com
missioner and the commissioned. It conjoins
authority on the one hand with duty on the
other; sod in obeying this behest of Jehovah,
shining seraphs and devout prophets and
apostles, have scrupulously avoided arroga
ting merit or praise unto themselves, but with
unaffected humility, uniformly confessecHthat
they were bat servants sent to proclaim the
good news of the kingdom.
When Zacharias the priest, in view of
physical improbabilities, hesitated to confide
in the announcement that he should yet be
UffflsH with a posterity, his doubts were re
lieved by the declaration: “I am Gabriel
that stand in the presence of God; and am
fftnt to speak unto thee and to show thee
these glad tidings.**
In the sixth month, this same glorious mes
senger assured the Virgin Mary that, among
women, she should be the highly favored one,
being destined to bear a son whose name
should be called Jesus.
At the dawn of gospel light, John the Bap
tist appeared as the first missionary to pre
pare the way of the Messiah, concerning
whom John the Evangelist testified: “ There
was a man sent from God, whose name was
.John.** hence it is nwai&sl that the
harbinger did *£ presumptuously assume
this honored office, but was sent by div&e au
thority. Os this fact, he himself bears testi
mony in the Mowing words: “He that sent
me to baptise in water, the same said unto
rmi, upon whom thou shall see the Spirit de
'scending and remaining on him, the same is
h# which baptixeth with the Holy Ghost.”
John’s work, however, was only preparato
ry and his career short. As quickly as gath
ering storms scatter the fragrance of opening
flowers, obscuring the brightness of a sum
mer’s morn, did he sink beneath the dark
shadows of assassination and death. But this
violence, though it ended his toil, did not stay
the progress of missions; for no sooner had
this first of gospel martyrs fallen'by the re
vengeful hand of a jealous tyrant, than Jesus
frtmaoifj the most distinguished of all missiona
ries, began to preach the gospel of salvation.
In a synagogue of his own native town, he
read hia credential aloud: “The Spirit of the
I,ord is upon me, because he hath anointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath
sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach
deliverance to the captives, and recovering of
right to the blind, to set at liberty them that
are braised, to preach the acceptable year of
the Lord.”
Though tent himself as his commission
dearly specifies, the Lord Jesus was fully em
powered to send ont others; and to supply
the urgent demand for laborers, he sent forth
twelve apostles, and subsequently seventy dis
ciples. The commission to the twelve was!
renewed after his resurrection, but so extend
ed as to include not only the whole of Pales
tine, hut prospectively, the entire world. ,
The Lord having the
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and instructed to praeh the gospel on the
Christianity, plainly exhibits the gospel asa
not le&ra from the scriptures the angel
Gabriel, John the Baptist, our Messed Saviour,
net , and that their authority came from
mmm vwv||niippi\i4
As wm fXfocvccij w*e ijucrwood u vamp
soriugs or prevent corarnunicauong on eftner;
tfceir choicest ideas. While the communica-1
tions on both’sides have manifested an admira
ble spirit, they, with but a few exceptions, have
been too lengthy. We cannot devote too much
space to any one subject, and must in future
impose restrictions, which will apply, not on
ly to revision, but to all questions.
We have, therefore, unanimously passed
the following resolution:
, Resolved , That all communications, design
ed for publication in the Index, of unreasonj
able or inconvenient length, shall be cots-j
densed, divided, or laid under the
theie shall be a pressing demand fbrjtlpjn. j
Ibis resolution was passed without adiss£tpj
ing voice, and has all the force off# Medo-1
Persian law. . .sfe>' M*. ,
la the Index a Baptist paper ?
“ I have been takiqg'Ahe Index since 1835
without intermission,'aom© two years before I
I was a Baptist. I never j
much interest maffifti
this time. lam to know j
what I think of it; ifrt|| likely to < ~j;
tist paper. The brethren seem to be’ anxious
ly waiting to see the Index tak#hjgfr ground
—this being done, no doubt the hosts of Israel
will come to the rescue, renew their subscrip
tions and make the Index what it should be
—the pride of the denomination in Georgia. 1 ’
THOS. H. MUKPHEY.
REMARKS. £
Well, brother Murphey, what would we bet
ter do to convince the brethren that the edi
tor of the Index is a Baptist ? If that fact
can be established it will follow as a natural
| consequence that the paper will be Baptist.
Shall we submit a synopsis of our history, or
;in old fashioned Baptist style, relate our ex
perience ? Just say which.
Well, originally—that is to say, not a very
great while ago—we were bom into a Pe do
baptist Society; sprinkled—so we heard —in
infancy; of the stock of the Pedoes; of the
tribe of the Lutherans; concerning zeal, rath
er slow; of Anglo-German descent, though
American bom, and brought up after the
strictest forms of the Lutheran Church. —
Thus endeth the first lesson.
Here beginrieth the second lesson. As years
fled apace, it came to pass that doubts arose
in our mind to the end that we had never
been baptized. That we had been sprinkled
was attested by our sponsors (Taus Zeuge)
and the parish register (Taus Buch) contain
ed a written record of the transaction. ■ Still,
we thought that we ought to have had some
personal of the fact. Soon after
a e the
jjaptism. jAnd walking out one
morning, we came to a certain water (sot n uoup)
—the James River—and went both into the
water (xeu x<xts/3 Tjtfav aiuporsgoi £ig vSup) both
the minister and ourself, and he baptized us,
after which we came up out’ of the water
(ore 6s avsf3r)tfa.v vSa<rg), and we have passed
for a Baptist ever since. Will this suffice ?
“Send me a Receipt.”
This sentence is easily spoken, and almost
as easily written, and if the request were
made for a large sum, it might reasonably be
complied with. But our subscribers —that is,
a few of them —ask it for one or two dollars.
“Come,” then, brethren, “Let us reason to
gether.” These receipts cost us three cents
for each one, and if every subscriber should
ask one, they would cost us S2OO, annually.
Now, it is much less trouble, as well as deci
dedly cheaper, to receipt in the paper. But,
say some, we cannot understand the num
bers. Well, the numbers begin with Janua
ry. No. 5—57 —would be Ist Feb. 1857, and
so on up to fifty. By this rule any one can
tell within a few days to what time he has
paid. But hereafter we will send written re
ceipts to all who shall require them, provided*
however, that they send us a postage stamp
for the return letter.
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Associations! Excerpts.
The Minutes of the Appalachee Bapfist As
sociation came to hand this week from which
we extract a few of the most important items.
The body convened with the Cedar Creek
Church, Sept. 20th,
mon by Elder
cussion: V |||'l|gy
we'lookedl Ultle te it.™ ° 1
Tke Wei Florida Baptist Anocfl -Bln
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THE CHRISTIAN I IS” 3D EX.
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Steam Faotory.
This is the name of a Post Office in the
neighborhood of Columbus. On turning to
it the other day for the purpose of making
out the duns, our book-keeper exclaimed:
“ Why—every one has paid up here !” And,
reader, this is a bona fide fact. And now,
we shal| ventufp to affirm, that our subscri-
at the Steam’ Factory are good for any
liabilities they may assume. The man who
keeps even with Itjaypaper, may always be
I thisted* ffiSk.* -•: f \ w•’ %
Important if True.
“Tis said,” bn'fim"rateauthority, “ that the
merchants in frar cities are in the habit
<>f sbtMtgj& tfle* privilege of examining the
j priater’&ljfobks Ub see who has and who lias
for his*paper.” The man who does
a papeiy jly if he does, does not pay
for tb get credit. But
tis ne is fonq#,tfftake a religious paper, and
! jgipi spn with ijy*. o®pr, his chances for
largafegHpease.
* Schools and Colleges.
We thank bur young*'friend Reeves for a
Catalogue of the Rochester Theological Sem
inary. Remember, Schools are only helps.
Study makes the man.
Some unknown friend has sent us a Cata
logue of the Yalobusha Baptist Female insti
tute at Gx-anada, Miss. The School has a fine
patronage. The thing to be feared in regard
to so many female schools is, that the women
may in time outshine the men.
BSP 3 A brother has sent us SI,OO for the
second volume of Theodosia. If Theodosia
the 11. has made her debut to the public, her
ladyship has not yet appeared at this office. If
she should not be too modest to make known
to us her where-a-abouts, we will comply with
our brother’s request.
B3P A long list of receipts has been defer
red but it will appear shortly.
Rehoboth Baptist Association.
Brethren :—Brother Thomas A. Reed, your
accepted Missionary to Central Africa is in
your midst and proposes, at once, to com
mence visiting the churches composing your
body. He can give three months to this
work —one to each District. Brother Tharp
of Perry, will please arrange for his visits in
the 3rd District during the month of March.
Brethren Powell, Barron, and Smith, for
April in the 2d District; and brother King
in the Ist District for the month of May.
Brother Reed will expect to preach, and
receive contributions for the African Mission
next session**
The Board at Richmond tjiink b Ud
sail for Africa between the Ist of June. Sne.
the Ist of August.
Brother Reed has no conveyance and must
depend upon brethreh to reach his appoint
ments. It is proposed that he be ordained
at Fort Valley; but the time has not yet been
fixed. S. LANDRUM,
Chairman of R. F. M. C.
t-W* In the multitude of counsel there is
safety. The Executive Committee of the
Columbus Association is requested to iheet
at Mount Zion Church, Talbot County, on
Saturday before the sth Lord’s-day in May.
S. W. DURHAM,
Chairman Ex. Com.
Appointments.
Eatonton, January 19th, 1857.
Brother Walker: I have undertaken the
work of Missionary and Colporteur for the
Central Association the present year, and
wish, if you please, the following appointments
made through the Index:
Tuesday and Wednesday after the 2d Sunday
• in February, at llamoth, Putnam County.
Thursday and Friday after the 2d Sunday iu
Blountsville, Jones County.
Saturday and Sunday, (3d) Clinton, Jones’
li-County.:. >■*
Tuesday and Wednesday after 3d, Liberty,
Jones County.
Thursday and Friday after the 3d, Salem,
Jones County. ,
4th Sunday in Eatonton.
Tuesday and Wednesday after the 4th, Har
mony, Butts County.
Thursday and Friday after 4th, at Mt. Pleas
i- ■
Saturday.night in March,
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j Tor tho Index.
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I* I i it is mgniy important tiiat tne Misutcs f 1
J the Georgia Baptist Convention should givf
I the Clerk to have file ofthe"]; ii-
Jbave not yet been received, viz: - “
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ry, Tallapoosa, Washington, Western, Flori
da,
To this list may be added all the Anti-Mis
sion Associations, not connected with the Con
vention;
Brethren who are in possession of any of
the above minutes, will confer a favor by
sending a copy to me at this place, without
delay. ,4 J. F. DAGG, Clerk
j Ga. Baptist Convention.
Cuthbertj Ga., March 4, 1857.
,"I—!1L. l".i J.l J !—"ILL.! J. l.„ J” . J_lillli-U—L
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,j For the Index.
Georgia Baptist S. S. Convention.
Brother Walker :—As the season of the
year is ajljrhand for general action in the work
of Sabbath Schools, I wish, as Agent of the
S. S. Convention, to say a word through the
Index, to all the friends of Sabbath Schools in
the Stale.. One of the special objects ofmy
agency is, to visit as many of the Chtriffi&s,
and other more destitute places, as possible;
with a view of exciting interest in the work; to
give information xvhen necessary, to aid in or
ganizing Schools, and to preach the Gospel,
as a missionary to the destitute. And anoth
er important object contemplated by this Con
vention, which is to be observed by the Ag’t.,
is, td devise some means of Bible instruction
to tlije colored people, and urge it upon our
brethren.
Thie Convention has proposed, for Church
es in the country, a Sabbath School Term, to
begin the 2d Sabbath in March and close 2nd
Sablath in October. I wish therefore to re
mind our brethren and sisters and all the
children, that the time is at hand for them to
resune their Schools, and to organize new
ones Come brethren and sisters, the winter
is at out past, Spring is coming, the birds be
gin to sing. \ou have already begun to
wor]; your gardens and cultivate your flow
ers. Will you not also begin to set in order
this mrsery of the Church; the S. School?—
And will you not see to it that your children,
and ill in your community shall bo.collected
toge her on the holy Sabbath day, and set
out (n it ?—w(here they may be nursed and
cultivated by the blessed means of God’s ho-
ly word and prayer. And stop not with
yourj own churches, go out into destitute
neighborhoods, where there ara thousands of
poor children which know nothing of the Bi
ble. Any brother or sister who will try it
this year, will say in the close, it was the hap
piest year of their life. You may obtain any
kind and quantity -of S. S. Books you want at
wrr -SMtmy School Book Depository, in Atlanta.
Write toD| J. F. Woodbury, who is our De
pository AM alt. By BehclingHun ffiSr&iOnCy,
and namcme kind and quantity of books you
want, he wifi take great pleasure in sending
them to you. He is a great friend of the cause
and loves to work for it. Be sure to give
him your county and Post Office.
I design making my next tour in the East
ern part of our State, embracing the counties
of Washington, Jefferson, Burk, Scriven,
Richmond, &c., until the Convention meets in
Augusta, on Thursday before the 4th Sabbath
in April, which will be in connection with the
State Convention.
Brethren may look out for me. I will pub
lish appointments as soon as I can get them
made oit.
But brethren, I cant visit all the churches
in the > tate in one Spring or one year. I sin
cerely lope you will be Agents for your own
Churcl 3s, at least, and let every Missionary
Baptisl Church in Georgia have a Sabbath
School) J. E. SPARPE,
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For the Index.
The Future of Christ’s Kingdom.
The Dross of Christ has been the glory of
the pa!, and will be the glory of the future.—
The b< vof promise becomes plainer still as
we be bid it expanding in the heavens.—
Prophi :ies are more glories as they tend to
their f filment, and the Kingdom of Christ
becomb more glorious as it enlarges its em
pire at. approximates more closely to its fi- ■
nal trii uph. The Gospel is extending among
the na ms of the earth, and the heathen are
casting their idols to the moles and the bats,
and lo king to the Son of God as their only
hope c salvation. The brightness of the Sa-
splendor in the last day. Roll on, thou Mil
lliaal day of glory, Avhen all nations shall be
subdued to the reign of Immanuef, and when
hearts shall be united in love, and all shall
[Mil# together for the glorifying of the name
God f
Mat beyond an earthly Millenium a bright-
Nfil&ry awaits the Cross of Christ and the
pHHgbied of the Lord. The New Jerusalem
I willtle fitted up by the Redeemer for the en
[ tertahmieut of his elect; and through the Re
demption of His blood, they shall be welcom
ed into that holy city, and shall unite in an
eternal chorus of praise to God and the Lamb.
How glorious then will the Cross of Christ
jtfgjgirl It will then be seen that the cruci
of Christ was a measure of infinite im
wßlfcheft to mankind, and the chief glory of
the Ri vine government. Let us then adopt
BHPp}guage of the Apostle as our own: —
p%od forbid that I should glory, save in the
||gp|Spf our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the
Ijajjwm is crucified unto me, and I unto the
mh ; Gal. vi., 14.”, „• J. M. W.
; |jj|mjp6ry 8, 185 7.
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£ A. For the Index.
I Walker ; —Our Church and com-
HBfthave been sorely afflicted by the loss
jjjflfo of our best female members. Sister
Emily Berry, wife of Brother Andrew
J. Berry, died at her residence on the night
of the 16th of February, 1857.
From the first of her illness, which contin
ued only one week, she entertained a firm
conviction that her time of death was at
hand, and spoke of it frequently, but always
with calmness. She regretted that she had
lived, as a Christian, so far beneath her privi
leges, and that she found, upon a review of
her life, so many things to condemn her—but
had strong hope in the Saviour. Retaining
her mind to the last, she gave kind words to
her husband, sons, sei’vants and friends —of
warning and comfort—until her strength
failed, and she sank sweetly to sleep in the
arms of the Saviour.
She left a doting husband, three interesting
sons, with many relations and friends to mourn
their loss —but we trust that our loss is her
gain. Yours, fraternally,
PASTOR.
Newnan, Ga.
v For the Index, t
. Rev. A. Sherwood, IX D., and
“ REVISION.”
My Dear Brother Walker; —With your
pennission, I wish to make a few remarks rel
ative to Brother Sherwood’s letter, on the
Revision question.
I would, however, first remark, that in
days long since gone by, brother Sherwood
and I, were verjrintimate ; I loved him then, I
love him now ; but I would most respectfully
ask my good brother, why this effort to preju
dice the public mind against the Revision en
terprise ? You say you have no “ sympathy
for either the Bible Union, or its auxiliary,
the Revision Association of the W est.” Thus
you set your seal of disapprobation, in lan
guage the most strange —“no sympathyfor”—
and in the very next breath, say, “ I make no
public objections to them.” Do you see no
discrepancy here, my dear brother ? Is not
the Christian Index a widely circulated paper,
and will make “public,” throughout the
length and breadth of our land, pretty much,
whatever is committed to its pages ? More
over, in addition to your strongly expressed
disapprobation of “no sympathy,” you have
actually gone on to make several “objections”
here, in the Index! If this is not making
“public objections,” it is certainly making
objections “ public,” and where is the differ
ence ?
1. You bring up the case of Dr. Judd hav
ing received’ “ $3,000 for revising three chap
ters of John,” (Matthew, I think it was,) and
thus .leave .the matter. My dear brother, is
this fair, is it just, th„us to leave those who
are not “posted up,” on this subject, to infer,
that thislavish expenditure, was approved of,
by the “ Bible Union,” and all those whom it
concerned? When you certainty’krtfivv’’that’
Dr. Judd was greatly censured, and dismissed
from the revision service.
The truth is, Dr. Judd’s case was, what we
call, a “take in,” they were disappointed in
the man.
2. Brother Sherwood next finds out, that
Dr. Cape had “no bump of economy on his
wise hted.” What has this to do with the
merits o(‘ the Revision question, whether Dr.
Cone htyl “ no bump of economy on his wise
head, or Whether he had a bump of economy
as large as the Stone Mountain?’’ Neither
has this, ior Dr. Judd’s case, anything to do
with the merits and principles of the Revi
sion movement.
3. Brother S. has also Understood that Dr.
Cone had made some vWry bad bargains,
when connected with the American and For
eign Bible Society. Then, brother S., to be
consistent with, himself, ought to repudiate
that Society j,
4. S. acknowledges there are ver
bal errors in the present translation, but that
no one pretends “ they are sufficient to effect,
fundamentally , bur faith, or Ip jure the salva
tion of the soxd.” I think tty good brother
has here asserted, what woitjd be hard to
prove. Is not a belief in the Divinity of Je
sus Christ—that he was, or is, the Incarnate
God—very God and very mai, is not this a
fundamental doctrine ? Do all who call them
selves Christians believe rt ? By no means.
Will not a want cf faith in tty Divinity of
Christ “ injure the salvation of the soul ?”
The thousands of Unitarians that are in our
land, say they stand on Scriptural ground. —
the 20fh chapter and
Matthew. I beSevViJiaf the latter .clause of
this verse has made scores and lnifa< reds—
perhaps, thousands of Unitarians, ■ hie of
their ablest ministers, in the City ofKharles
ton, pointed me to this verse, as tlfe ground
and pillar of his faith. And what is G nitari
anism, but Deism, a little refined ? fc this
verse King James’ translators, by a fricked
and daring interpolation, or supply have
wholly destroyed the original meaning:—have
made the Saviour say what lie nevenjpm say;
and virtually deny his own Divinity, Power
and Godhead! Is not this calculitykl to in
jure, (or jeopardize) “ the salvati# of the
soul ?” I could point out many otMr instan
ces of a kindred character, if tty time would
permit.
6. Brother S. says, I will Jefifi my influ
ence to such Institutions as engaged the hands
and hearts of the Mercers, the Kpeveses, the
the Sanders, Roberts, Lurapkua &c.,, &c.—
All right my brother: we will jo*you in this
sentiment; but so far it rel:#s to the Re
vision question, there is neitlij? pertinancy,
nor propriety in the remark, fWho knows
whether those worthy and helped brethren,
if they were Aere, would be for,hr against Re
vision ? But does not brothci Sherwood, sly
ly insinuate here, that those hf favor of Revi
sion, would not, and do not five their influ
ence to those “ Institution* Jjtyt engaged
the hands and hearts of the Mercers, the
Reeveses,’’ &c.” If he does, is it not un
kind —unjust ?
6. Brother S. says “the present verson fur
nishes the ground of my hope in a precious
Saviour, and all the brotherhood in Georgia.”
I can join brothers, in this and sav, the ground
of my hope is to be found in the “present ver
sion.” But does this prove there are no errors,
yea, fundamental errors, in the present ver
sion ? By no means. If the brother would
argue from this, that the present version
ought not to be disturbed, he will find his ar
gument will go much further, and prove it
ought never to have been made! How!
why ? Because, every truly pious man who
lived long before King James’ time, could
say what brother Sherwood says, in reference
to the versions used in their day and time;
therefore, those versions ought not to have
been disturbed; and King James’ version
made and adopted in their stead; and the
more so, as some of those versions, were much
better, and purer, than the present version.
7. Brother S. says, “ the great body of the
denomination repudiate the present revision
movement.” This proves just nothing, at ally
against the “ present revision movement,” but
is rather in its favor, which I could show in a
thousand instances, but two or three must suf
fice. Did not the great body of the Jews
repudiate our blessed Saviour and his Gospel?
Did not the great body of Jews and Gentiles,
repudiate and oppose the introduction of
Christianity? Did not the great body of
professed Christians oppose, in its first com
mencement, both in England and America,
the present missionary movement? Let his
tory answer.
8. Brother Shearwood admits that “ some
excellent brethten” are engaged in the revi
sion movement. And so it was in the history
of the Missionary cause in Georgia; some ex
cellent brethren were engaged in it, and
brother Sherwood amongst the foremost.—
Well, by the blessing of God, the Missionary
cause was triumphant, and such I feel very
confident, will be the history of the Revision
cause.
I said then (in the missionary struggle) the
people want LIGHT, and time for reflection;
and so I say now. When I first settled in the (
limits of the Hephzibah Association, k wal
wholly a missionary body. ’
9. “Revision,” says .Brother SherjVooL
“has been the occasion of tearing asunder
Churches and Associations, and has separated
* very friends.’ ” ‘ These are the very same fox
guraents, or charges which have long since
grown grey-headed in the service and drudg
ery of our anti-missionary brethren. If these
arguments prove any thing, they will prove
Jj/gr-it uanivpi IwJojoJ, tcuo
sionary cause has been the occasion of the
very kind of divisions specified here, i. e.
“ tearing asunder Churches and Associations,
and separating very friends.” This is the true
and literal history of many Churches and As
sociations in Georgia; and I have known the
anti-missionary husband, refuse to commune
with the missionary wife! The same objec
tions may be urged, times out of number,
against the Christian Religion. But I ask, is
the missionary enterprise—is the Christian re
ligion justly chargeable with all those divisions
and separations of “ very friends,” and perse
cutions, cruelty and bloodshed, that lfove
been laid to their charge ? Are they the
guilty cause, or occasion of all this? I em
phatically answer no!—but the opposition to
these, is, and has been, the guilty cause. I
leave my dear brother Sherwood, to make the
application. J. H. T. KILPATRICK.
P. S.—l think brother Sherwood’s “Notes
on the New Testament,” will prove a valuable
auxiliary to the revision cause. How strange!
Brother Edmunds himself, could- hardly be
more severe on the present translation, than is
brother Sherwood. K.
For the Index.
A Revisionist Confirmed.,
I was quite surprised to learn, from Broth
er Campbell’s letter, published in the Index,
that Dr. Sherwood had been claimed as a Re
visionist. I never heard a suggestion of the
kind, and cannot think that the opinion-had
much circulation.
Knowing the Dr. as I do, I was quite* pre
pared for his disclaimer; but what was my
• *r fjhn tvt-* Thor. ~f tVn -
Index, 1 found the’DiV a bold, pracSsSlkKevi
sionist.
Having a very high opinion of the Dr’s.
judgment, and struck with the beauty and
truthfulness of some of bis revisions, I resolv
ed to compare the Dr’s v edition of the New
Testament with the incomplete work of the
Bible Union, when, to my astonishment, I
found that nothwithstanding the discredit he
heaps on the Union, he has oner his own
name, published in the form of a book—a book
for circulation—a book for Baptists—a book,
which is, to the extent of the Dr’s, influence
and emendations, to supersede if not sup
plant the received English version, many of
the very revisions of the Bible Union. If this
book is circulated, may not Brother Camp
bell have*real occasion to fear that “our plain
brethren shall say,” “I do not know whether
I have the word of God or no.” And will he
“remain silent while such havoc is being
made of the word of God ?” Surely consis
tency is a jewel! My astonishment at the
‘Dr’s, apparent inconsistency was a little mod
ified, however, when I reviewed his letter to
Brothfer C. The Dr. does not say that revi
sion is unnecessary, that would condemn his
own book. Nor does he say that it is not
called foj; by the present condition of the
Christian world ; that would subject him to
the suspicion of using the New Testament
Hi 04 . ■
MARCH, 1857.