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POETRY.
For the Index.
Good Temper.
SELECTED by m. E. 11.
1.
There’s not a cheaper thing on earth,
Nor yet, one half so dear;
’Tis worth more than distinguished birth,
Or, thousands gained a year.
2.
It lends the day anew delight,
’Tis virtue’s firmest shield ;
•’ • jute ... I” ■** ’
Than all the stars may ylsld.
3.
It maketli poverty content,
To sorrow whispers Peace ;
It is a gilt from Heaven sent,
For,mortals to increase.
-4.
It meets you with a smile at morn,
It lulls you to repose ;
A flower, for peer and peasant born :
An everlasting rose.
3.
A charm to banish grief away,
To free the brow from care ;
Turns tears to smiles, makes dullness gay,
Spreads gladness everywhere.
6.
And yet ’tis cheap as summer dew.
That gems the lilly’s breast;
A talisman for love as true
As ever man possessed.
7.
As smiles the Rainbow thro’ the cloud,
When threatening storm begins ;
As music with the tempest loud,
That still its sweet way wins;
6.
as springs an arch across the tide,
When waves conflicting foam ;
So comes this seraphon our side ;
This Angel to our home.
9.
W hat may this wandering spirit be,
With power unheard before —
This charm, this bright Divinity ?
Good nature —nothing more !
10.
Good temper—’tis the choicest gift,
That woman homeward brings ;
And can the poorest peasant lift,
To bliss unknown to kings.
Charleston, April 13, 1858.
From Arthur's Home Magazine.
Mother.
Thou art gone, our precious mother,
But thy children love thee still;
Never in our hearts another
• Thy beloved place can fill.
Every path thy foot hath trodden,
To all thy children’s hallowed ground ;
And we feel our spirits sadden,
As each new memento’s found.
Every friend thy warm heart cherished,
Prized by us a hundred fold,
Till they too, like thee, have perished,
Or our hearts are still and cold.
Every view thine eye glanced over,
Every page that thou hast read,
Seems to us as friend or lover,
Now that thou art with the dead.
E’en the Book of books is dearer,
And the place and hour of prayer;
Heaven itself to us seems nearer,
Now*, dear mother, thou art there.
Oh that we again may meet thee
In that brighter world above!
May our joyful spirits greet thee
Iq the home of light and love!
Home of love! where Jesus reigneth—
Light of the Eternal Day;
There will vanish all that paineth,
God shall wipe our tears away.
S. A. J.
One hundred and fifty-four newspa
pers, and one hundred and fourteen
magazines, are published in New York
city.
The London Times ascribes the com
mercial crash in England to the exist
ence of commercial frauds, and the
prevalence of fictitious paper.
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX.
COMMUNICATIONS.
For the Index.
Letter from W. L. Geiger to the
brethren composing the Baptist Union
Association.
Dear brethren —No doubt you have
been expecting a letter from me for
some time. I would have written pri
or to this, but had not the opportunity.
I have been itinerating in your asso
ciation for the last six months —I have
traveled almost constantly, and have
visited all the churches in your bounds.
I feel under many obligations to some
of ray good brethren and friends, for
the kind and hospitable mauner in
which they have treated me during
this travel among them. God reward
them for it.
But while I have been kindly re
ceived and treated by some, I have
been rejected, stigmatized and abused
by others—l will not complain but
pray “Father forgive them, they know
not what they do.” You are all well
aware of the Anti-mission Spirit in our
midst. While some are doing all in
their power, to advance the cause and
promote the Kingdom of Christ, oth
ers are exerting their abilities in op
position to this glorious work. But
when the Anti-mission spirit close the
doors against me, I willingly go in the
woods to preach, and complain not. I
remember Jesus who itinerated and
had “not where to lay his head.” Paul
and Silas who were beaten and chain
ed in prison. And more, I remember
in the latter times, in our own bounds,
a Miller, a Cowart, a Prinson and oth
ers, whose names are familiar to many
of you, against whom the doors have
been closed, and while preaching un
der the roof nature wove with the
branches of the oak and pine, many of
their opposers have been stricken
down by the influences of the Holy
spirit and made to inquire, “sirs, what
must Ido to be saved.” A thought
of these things inspires my mind—re
membering that Jesus has said, “I will
be with you always even until the end
of the world.” *
But, dear brethren, this work can’t
£ou* asßistaucfe. Your
minister must j}e brought on bis way
by the churches. (Acts 15:3). Do
you inquire how the churches must
bring him on his way ? I answer—as
Paul directs.
Ist. By their prayers. The Apostle
requested tho prayers of the church for
himself and his brethren in the minis
try, that the word of the Lord might
have free course and be glorified. 2
Tliess. 3:1, and when any of the Apos
tles were in iminent danger, the church
prayed for them without censing.—
Acts 12:5. And if we would pray for
our missionaries it would be a blessing
both to them and to us.
2d. By pecuniary aid. See 1 Cor.
9:1-15, 2 Cor. 11:9, Acts 28:10, &c.
For the benefit of those who wish to
see it, I will give an account of what I
have done.
Days in your service 181—miles
traveled 1,575 —sermons delivered 111
—exhortations 33—baptized 17—fam
ilies visited 100—assisted in constitut
ing 2 churches, ordaining 2 deacons
and 2 ministers.
Though my work is laborious and in
jurious to my general health, yet I am
pleased with it, and anxious to contin
ue. If I am an acknowledge servant
of my Saviour, I am willing to obey
His commandments to the best of my
ability,
I find many persons who never heard
“ the word” till they heard it from the
lips of an itinerant preacher. I find
others who never heard any other
kind of preaching but Armenian, and
know nothing of the true doctrines of
the Bible. While many others haife
heard Methodist and Hardshell preach
ing, hut are ignorant in regard to Mis
sionary operations, and think if they
go to heaven they call a Missionary,
that he lias “some way of compelling
them to pay five or ten dollars for the
sermon.”
After taking a view of all these things,
and seeing that Satan’s kingdom is
rearing its top higher and higher,
spreading itself farther and farther
through our country—amid the many
admonitions of my friends to desist
preaching for fear of impairing my
health—l at once say unstop my mouth
—loose my tongue —permit me to go
—yes let me fly to contend for the
faith of the saints —to sound my warn
ing trumpet —to exhibit Jesus as the
Saviour of the world—and to point
sinners to the lamb of God that taketh
away their sins. lam willing, if God
is, to die the death of a soldier ot the
cross, and I have thought that I would
be anxious, if it was God’s will, to die
in the pulpit.
Brethren,’ let us go on in this work,
for it is encouraging—yes, encouraging
to see and hear of poor sinners coming
OR-AJfST OF T3ECE BAPTIST OP TJjißFi STATE OP QEORGUA.
to Christ. There is something for you
to do—there is something for all to do.
I care not how high or low, how rich
or poor, Jesus has said, “preach my
Gospel,” and it is j ust as much your
duty to preach it, as it is mine; as
much the little Christian’s duty as the
big ones, as much the lay-member’s
duty as the ministers. Ah, say you,
how so? I can’t preach. Stop my
good brother, don’t be so fast.
If you can’t preach it directly you
can indirectly. If you can’t get in the
stand and proclaim it ably, you can
support your minister and his family
while be is preaching. Can’t you ? I
think you can if you’ll all unite your
eflbrts, and then you will be preaching
through him—preaching indirectly.—
Let us then unite our efforts in this
glorious work and the time will speed
ily come, when in spite of the combin
ed efforts of earth and hell, the clouds
of darkness that now overshadow us
shall be removed and the Son of right
eousness shall appear clearer and brigh
ter in our midst than ever before—
when our Christian sky shall be illu
minated to the joy of all the saints —
when disciples shall agree and walk
hand in hand with their hearts united
in their pilgrimage to the promised
Canaan land. Then anew era shall
commence which shall bring peace
comfort and union among us.
May God bless us and by grace Di
vine enable us to discharge all our
Christian duties, is the prayer of yQiir
unworthy servant,
W. L. Geiger.
Long Branch, April 7, 1858.
For the Index.
Who then shall be Saved?
On one occasion our Saviour showed
how difficult it is for those who have
riches to enter into the kingdom of
heaven ; and when lie had done so, his
disciples were exceedingly amazed,
and 6aid : “Who then can be saved ?”
Hence we may, with propriety so far
accord with those disciples in interest
and inquisitiveness as to say, in view
of all the difficulties of being saved,
Who then shall be saved ? Salvation is
brought to yieyr as
ers in one sense, that is, in that tUf 1 ’
are already delivered from the curse
of a violated law, and are brought into
the realization and enjoyment of God’s
favor through the mediation of Jesus
who bore their sins in his own body
on the tree ; also it is brought to view
as something to he realised in the fu- j
ture, because in the end their bodies j
and spirits are to be perfectly emanci- i
pated from all the bondage and cor
ruption of sin. Who of us, therefore,
as intimated ahoye shall be eomplete
and eternally saved ? This is a great
question, when we take into consider
ation that the future interests of the
whole soul and body are involved.—
Fear not them that have power to kill
the body merely, but fear Him that
has power to destroy hath soul and
body in hell. This is the fear which
Jesus enjoined. Who can endure the
thought of having his body and soul
turned away, into everlasting punish
ment —into everlasting fire, where the
worm dieth not? O who -would not
prefer to have his soul and body sayed
from such a doom ; and not only so,
but even carried away into the enjoy
ment of everlasting life and eternal
salvation ! Well, who of rs and of all
the people shall he saved ? Not every
one that shall say to Christ, Lord,
Lord; but those who do the will of
his Father who is in heaven. Not
every one that hears the sayings of
Christ and does them not, for such a
one is likened to a foolish man who
built his house on the sand, and whose
house, when the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon it, fell, and
the fall of which was great. But eve
ry one who hears the sayings of Christ,
and does them; and who is likened to
a wise man who built his house upon
a rock, and whose house, when the
rain descended and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upon it,
fell not, because it was founded upon
a rock. Obedient souls then, that is,
those who hear the word of the Lord
and keep it or obey it, shall be saved.
This is a point unchangeably settled.
Unto them who, by patient continu
ance in well doing, seek for glory, hon
or and immortality, God shall most
assuredly render eternal life. While
to them who are contentious, disobe
dient and evil-workers, he shall most
assuredly appoint indignation and
wrath. So that, if when God calls we
lefuse to obey, if when all day long he
stretches out his arms, we continue to
be a disobedient and gainsaying peo
ple, He, in the end will laugh at our
calamity when it shall have come, and
he shall mock when our fear shall have
come upon us. Having hoard the
word of the Lord, therefore, let us
obey it. Yes, having heard that God
so loved the world, that he gave his
MACON, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1858.
only begotten Son, that whosoever be
lieves in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life, let us believe,
and be saved. Having heard that
whosoever calls on the name of the
Lord, whether Jew or Gentile, shall he
saved; let us call on his name dili
gently and be saved. Having heard
how Jesus loved us, died for the un
godly, was buried and rose again ; and
ascended up into the holy of holies,
where he ever lives, makes interces
sion, and is able to save to the utter
most all that come to God by him, let
us go to God immediately by him and
be saved. Say not to-morrow will do,
as the time for attending to these du
ties, for you know not what a day may
bring forth ; and it is written, Behold
now is the day of Salvation. To-day
if you will hear hisfvoice, harden not
your hearts.
Shall we be saved ? Let us not be
satisfied with saying, who then sh. 11
or can be saved ? Kut let us strive to
enter into the kingdom of heaven. For
straight is the gate and narrow is the
way that leads to life, and few there
be that find it. But broad is the way
and wide is the gate that leads to death,
and many there be who go in thereat.
But someone will say, if I am of the
number elected I shall be saved. But,
my friend, if you are of this number,
yet you cannot besaved without obey
ing the gospel. No man merely on
account of his election can be saved—
is so far elected as to be saved without
this obedience. And, on the other
hand, no one is so far reprobated, but
what even he, by repentance towards
God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ,
can and shall be saved. Those lost,
then, are lost because they obey not
the gospel, and not because they are
not ordained to eternal life. will
not come to me that ye might have
life, said Christ. Not election and pre
destination, but prejudice, all manner
of sins, the world, the flesh and the de
vil are obstacles in the way of our be
ing saved. If any man, then, will come
after Christ, let him deny himself, take
up his cross and follow him. If any
wish to be saved, .let thfero heax- not
Hie rmce of sin, of Satan
or of the world, but the voice of the
only one given under heaven and
amongst men whereby we must be
saved, if ever saved at all. He says,
“ look unto me all ye ends of the earth
and be ye saved.” Those who hear,
stop, tarn and look to Christ crucified
shall be saved. These, rich and poor,
bond and free, male a,nd female, shall
all be saved from the wrath to come,
and that forever and ever,
I. H. G.
For the Index.
Union.
“ They (Christians) are united in
Christ,” said a wandering Baptist the
other day, and after a pause of about
four seconds said, 4 “ar should be.” I
thought that the conjunction “ or,”
could not have been at better business
than connecting the “should be” to the
preceding sentence. Some say they
are one; but if they are one as the
Father and Son are, for which the Sa
viour prayed so earnestly, why is it
that I see old Class Leaders get mad
with young Baptists for quoting the
scriptures :“ * * * Th§y shall
never perish.” “ * * * and was bap
tized of him in Jordan confessing their
sins,” “ * * * having our bodies
washed with pure water,” &c. Why
is it that good old Christians, Baptists
and Methodists can’t sit together and
talk of the goodness of God without
running into controversy, and trying
to catch something out of each other’s
mouths that they may accuse them, if
they are one ? They are not one as the
Father and Son, but “should be,” and
I believe will be. God hasten the hap
py time. T. M. Christian.
For the Index.
The Methodists
Must take heed to their doctrine,
their experience, their practice and
discipline, to keep Methodism alive.
If they attend to their doctrine only,
they will make the people Antinomi
ans. If to the practical part of their
religion only, they will make them
Pharisees. If to the experimental part
only, they will make them Enthusi
asts, (see Southern Christian Advocate
March 4,1858). They will make them
Baptists if they attend only to the
Holy Bible. Will they not, bro. Edi
tor?
Two couples were married in New
Baltimore, Michigan, last week, under
peculiar circumstances. Twin sisters
married twin brothers and the parties
were each fourteen years old, and the
wedding day was the anniversary of
the birth day of the brides.
It is stated that eighty languages are
used in business and social intercourse
among the inhabitants of New York
city.
For the Christian Index.
Another Chapter on “ Landmark -
ISM”—ITS FALLACY SHOWN.
Let it be remembered, that in my
previous article, the argument was de
signed to show merely, that certain
Pedobaptist societies may be called, in
the broad sense of the term, Churches
of Christ—not regular or scriptural
churches. Take an illustration. A.
person may be called a human being,
who has all the essential characteris
tics of a human being, though the feet,
or heels, or eyes be wanting ; in short,
though the body be horribly deformed
or mutilated. Thus, while Pedobap
tist societies, as churches, hold and
practice the fundamental doctrines of
Jesus* Christ, they have mutilated
some of the requirements of the Gos
pel, by the admixture of error, and
have stripped them, in a measure, of
their beauty and strength. What ad
vantage, then, it may be asked, have
we above them, as a consequence of
all our strictures and regularity, if Pe
dobaptist societies, notwithstanding
their errors and deficiencies, are like
wise chnrches of Christ ? My reply is,
much every way; but more especial
ly, in the reward we shall receive in
the great day of final accounts. Says
Paul, “Now if any man build upon
this foundation (referring to Jesus
Christ, the foundation of the Corin
thian ehurch,) gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, stubble, the fire
shall try every man’s work, of what
sort it is.” “If any man’s work abide,
he shall receive a reward.” “If any
man’s wo/k shall be burned, lie shail
suffer loss; but he himself shall he
saved, yet so as by fire.” The conse
quence of those errors which, though
serious, are not fatal, shall attend their
possessors and advocates even into
their heavenly abode, producing there,
not misery iudeed, hut the conscious
ness that superior heights of glory and
excellence might have been attained.
Their consequences, also, upon suc
ceeding generations, when uncontroll
ed by divine influences, are exceeding
ly deplorable; for errors naturally re-
multiply themselves, a r>ft’
overshadowing and hiding
the truths of the Gospel, they pre
vent their taking root and spreading
abroad, as they were designed by a
merciful Providence. If Pedobaptist
societies are churches of Christ, should
we not commune with them, and re
ceive their members as regular mem
bers of our churches ? By no means.
This would be to sanction and endorse
the errors of Pedobaptism, and thus
to tarnish the pure doctrines and ordi
nances of the Saviour, which have
been peculiarly entrusted to us as a de
nomination. While we may love
them, and encourage them as far as
they follow Christ, we should convince
them that wherein they diverge, in
important particulars, from the mod
els of the New Testament, a barrier is
raised to our church fellowship, which
can only be removed by their return
ing to the “ old paths,”
Let us now notice, hastily, the in
ferences to he drawn from the forego
ing premises. If Pedobaptist socie
ties, in any instances, are churches of
Christ, it eertainly follows, that their
ministers are His ministers, or minis
ters of the Gospel. We find as great,
a diversity of gifts and talents among
them, as in our own chnrches. If ma
ny of their members have been called
ed and converted by the Spirit of
God, it is because He has a work
for them to do, and each has his ap
propriate office to perform, according
to the gifts and graces conferred.—
Some are discovered to possess ministe
rial talents, accompanied with a glow
ing zeal for the cause of Christ, and a
fervent love for the souls of men. —
Their services are solicited, and with
their consent, they are solemnly set
apart for ministering in holy tilings,
according to the usages of their re
spective churches. Now while their
ordination is doubtless irregular in im
portant particulars, they are neverthe
less essentially ministers of the Gos
pel. We find, likewise, that God’s
Spirit accompanies their efforts, and
blesses their labors to the conversion
of souls; thus setting, as it were, His
own seal upon their credentials. We
are not to infer from this, however,
that a striot compliance with Scripture
models is not important —to this let
the dark ages of apostacy in the His
tory of the Christian churches testify.
It appears to me, that one of the de
signs of Providence in this matter, is
to show us that His religion does not
consist so much in form as in spirit,
that the excellency of the power may
be of God and not of man. We should
glorify God, therefore, in their behalf,
and draw encouragement from the ev
idences of God’s presence with them.
For if our Father thus blesses the la
bors of those who are slack in theper-
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formauce of some of His requirements,
will He not more abundantly bless our
labors, who are so jealous for the hon
or of God? if, indeed, we have not
mistaken our spirit in this matter.
Now, if they be ministers of the
Gospel—though they have become
such through many irregularities—and
though in connection witli the funda
mental truths of Christianity they
maintain some errors, is it wrong to
recognize them as such whenever it
can be aone without sanctioning their
errors ? Surely not. What admiss
ion, then, is made when we invite
them into our pulpits? Is it the va
lidity ot their baptism? Certainly
not. We have shown, that while val
id baptism is necessary to a regular
church organization, it is not essential
to church organization in general, any
more than it is essential to salvation. If
not essential to church organization,
neither is it to the exercise of ministerial
functions, or at least some of them. Is,
then, the regularity of their ordinations
admitted? Certainly not. We repu
diate their immersions on this very ac
count. What, then, is admitted by
this act of Christian courtesy? Sim
ply this : that they are friends of our
common Saviour, and that they are la
borers likewise in the vineyard of the
Lord. Ministers of the Gospel, irreg
ularly installed, it is true, and holding
important errors in doctrine and prac
tice, it is believed by some to be incon
sistent to invite into our pulpits and
not to our communion.
Tirade is no more inconsistency in
this than there is in acknowledcrinsr
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their Christianity, and yet rejecting
them from our communion. In this
particular we have steadily maintained
our consistency, in defiance of the as
saults of all the Pedobaptist allies.—
It may be asked, why repudiate their
baptisms, and forbid their communing
with us, and yet encourage them to
preach, by inviting them into our pul
pits? Do you not encourage their
preaching, my brethren, by hearing
them yourselves, or suffering those
under your control to hear them, at
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any difference, so far as
is concerned, it consists in quantity and
degree, and not. in quality. Do you
ever refuse to receive as members, up
on their application, persons who have
been converted under their ministry ?
This is certainly encouragement to
them, by the recognition on your part,
that their labors have not been in vain
in the Lord. Besides this, is there not
a wide distinction between encoura
ging them to preach, and in receiving
their ordinances as regular and valid ?
They maintain with us the fundamen
tal truths of the Bible; the truths
they teach do predominate greatly over
the errors they inculcate; in merely
hearing, likewise, we have the liberty
of discriminating between truth and
error, that we may receive the one
and reject the other. But when we
receive their baptisms, and open to
them the door of our communion, we
receive with their fellowship, their er
rors and irregularities also; and thus
we become the unintentional approvers
and propagators of error. It is con
tended by our Landmark brethren,
that the right to preach implies the
right to baptize—that in the commiss
ion of the Saviour—“ Go teach all na
tions, baptizing them and preaching”
-—is coupled w r ith baptizing, and there
fore, that a recognition of Pedobap
tist ministers as ministers of the Gos
pel, involves the admission of their
right to administer their spurious bap
tisms. My reply is, that this inference
is unwarranted by the premises. For
when we-recognize their right to ex
ercise the functions of a minister of
the Gospel, we acknowledge only their
right to be servants of the Gospel (for
minister means servant) not masters of
the Gospel. We do not allow them
the right to change the Gospel or its
ordinances. So far as they obey the
Gospel —so far as they proclaim its
truths and observe its requirements,
we bid them God speed; but when
they substitute their ordinance for the
ordinance of the Saviour—however
conscientiously it may be done—we
repudiate their action. When they
preach the truth, we receive it thank
fully, not as from them, but from the
Lord; and when they publish error,
we’reject the error as coming from
them, and not from the Lord.
The subject might be examined in
other features, but as the task I have
assumed is an invidious one, I forbear.
This task would not have been thought
necessary, were it not for the strenu
ous efforts that have been made, to en
graft “Landmark” sentiments upon the
denomination—sentiments which, I be
lieve, tend to bigotry and “high church
ism.” It is a subject of regret to me
and dishonoring to our great Master,
that there is such an unpleasant state
of feeling, in many quarters, between
Baptists and Pedobaptists.* It may
result, in part, from jealousy towards
a denomination that is making such
rapid strides in the world, with pecu
liar doctrines and principles. But may
, it not be occasioned, in part, by an ex
hibition on our side, of a spirit of pride
and exaltation at the future success
which seems to be indicated by the
signs ot the times. Lot us see to it,
brethren, that every bad spirit in us
is removed. Let ns evince all charity
and meekness towards those who dif
fer from us in some of their religious
sentiments t and tinaliy, let us strive
not only to keep clear of tli%_dogmas
which Popery has engrafted on the
world, but to outstrip all others in la
bors of piety and love.
Columbus, Ga. A. L. Bon dicks.
For the Index.
New Book Announcements.
The following new books are in
press, and will be ready for delivery in
a few days. Orders for these should
now be sent forward to the Deposito
ry Agents of the Southern Baptist
Publication Society, Charleston.
Baptist Sunday School Question
Book. NOTES AND QUESTIONS
upon the Doctrines and Duties of Re
ligion, with appropriate Texts—also,
an appendix of Proof Texts upon each
lesson. By Rev. E. T. Winkler. Price
15 cents.
A Sketch of the Life and Character
of Henry T. Wimberly. By Uncle
Charles. ISmo. 41 pp.
A Sunday School in every Baptist
church. By Rev. B. Manly, Jr.—
18mo.
Responsibility for our Belief. By
Rev. J. R. Kendrick.
The Little Preacher, or Five Short
Sermons for children. By Uncle
Charles, author of “The Advantages
of Sunday School Instruction,” “Sim
ple Rhymes,” “Social visits,”“Sancti
fication,” “Memoir of B. F. Sanders.”
“ Life of H. T. Wimberly.” 18 mo.
trpP Other announcements of forth
coming issues will he made soon, by
the Southern Baptist Publication Soci
ety.
A SUCCESSFUL CAUL.
As the result of the recent call up
on Southern writers, by the Commit
tee on Publicatjpji of jJje Southern
TlapfihfPhhTTcaHLn
uscripts, with reference to the wants
of Baptist Sunday Schools of the
South and South-West, a greater iium
her, by far, have been received, than’
at any former period, many of which
have been approved, and are now in
course of publication. ‘Others are un
der examination, and will be acted up
on at the early meetings of the Board.
A SECOND CAUL,
Based upon the above facts, is now
made. Though of a different charac
ter, it is confidently hoped—as it is es
pecially desirable—-it will he equally
successful.
“ King Endowment” subscribers t
This call is addressed to you. Annual
contributors! You are included, al
so. To those who have kindly given
bonds, calling for annual payments—
those who have generously subscribed
-without giving bonds—to all who feel
an interest in the progress and pros
perity of this great denominational
work, is this calfae\ dressed.
GKOEGIA S CBSCEI BEKS
Are earnestly requested not to omit
including with their contributions, to
be sent up to the next Convention, for
other important objects, the means to
redeem former pledges to aid in this
enterprise.
The work is now going forward, and
will nqt all lovers of the cause of Christ
lend a helping hand 2
Efficiency may he given it at once
by a united, liberal and vigorous ef
fort.
The undersigned expects to be pres
ent at the approaching session of the
Georgia Baptist Convention, and will
he prepared and pleased to receive
payments upon subscriptions to the
“ King Endowment,” or for the gene
ral purposes of the Southern Baptist
Publication Society.
J. J. Toon, F. S.,
S. B. P. S.
mcgTßemittances by mail, addressed
to J. J. Toon, F. S., Charleston, S. C.
A Methodist Theory.
The literary critic of the Christian
Advocate and Journal, in noticing the
new book, “ Techne-Baptist,” states
the Methodist doctrine of Infant Bap
tism as follows:
Infants, by virtue of the general
atonement of Christ, we believe, are
unconditionally placed in a state of jus
tification before God, and are, prior to
actual sin, ipso facto members of the
invisible church; so that no man has
a right to forbid water in baptism to
them, as a sign of their admission into
the visible membership of Christ.
Avery pleasing discovery, indeed,
which will be accepted with joy by the
Christian world, if our neighbor’ will
but repair a'slight inadvertency, and
favor us in its next issue with the chap
ter and verse.— Ex.
Number IT.