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Written for the Christian Index.
Rev. Jesse Mercer and his Ec
* clesiastical Court.
A SKETCH.
BY JUDGE G. E. THOMAS.
Rev. S. Dear Sir.—Ac
cording to nay promise, made to you, upon
your request, I here enclose to you a Sketch
(imperfect as it is) of “the Rev. Jesse Mer
cer and his Times ” You expressed your
self highly gratified in the perusal of a me
moir of the Rev. James Russell, which I
had the honor to furnish for thff Southern
Christian Advocate. of this
narrative was, in many respects, the opposite
of that original and extraordinary man, yet
both of these eminent “ pioneer preachers ”
were great, distinguished representative men
of their respective sects, and of their own
primes.
This diversity of gifts in the ministry is
not only a great blessing but imparts moral
beauty to the whole system —wisely adapting
it to khe different grades of intellect and to
the diversified tastes of mankind. In the
Apostolic dispensation, some were for Paul,
some for Appollos and some for Cephas. It
is a wise economy, and is “for the perfecting
of the saints for the work of the ministry
and for.the edifying of the body of Christ.”
“This body is not one member, ‘ but many.”
In this sense, “one star differeth from another
star in glory.” Here, we discover, the same
pleasing variety which exists in other things
around us. The Logician cannot say to the
Rhetorician, nor the Evangelist to the The
ologian, “/ have no need oj thee/’ While to
one, is given the peculiar gift of enlighten
ing the understanding, to another is allotted
the delightful task of awakening all the sym
pathies of the soul to the sublime mysteries
of the Cross.
The same infinite wisdom is manifest, in
Christ permitting his followers, in matters
merely formal , to he separated and arrayed
into various denominations—provoking there
by a jealous emulation and rivalry, and yet
maintaining “the unity of the faith and of
the spirit” in all essential points of doctrine
and practice. In the early history of Chris
tianity in the South, some of us retain a
vivid recollection of the closely contested
race and its triumphs, especially of that ax
dent struggle carried on between the two
strong rival denominations, the Baptists and
Methodists. This warfare was conducted
with such activity and zeal that whenever
(Jtte of these growing and increasing seeks
established church in
other never rested satisfied until it had also
planted one or more in the same locality.—
And it was no uncommon occurrence in those
holy wars for “a pitched battle” to follow, be
fore the public mind acquiesced iu the di
vision of the spoils. They were generally
characterized by a spirit of stern, conscien
tious. uncompromising opposition. And
their ablest and most renowned champions
were put in competition against each other
in the fight. Both parties uniformly claim
ed the victory. Nor has either party ever
yielded the field to the other, and perhaps,
for wise purposes, uever will.’ This spirit of
emulation being kept within proper limits
has been the source of mutual prosperity to
both denominations. The discord has been
harmony not understood.
<The Rev. Jesse Mercer waswne of the
great champions of the Baptist church, and
well might his antagonist dread the keen
edge of his ponderous blade. He was born
on the lGth day of Dee.,. 1769, in Halifax
county, N. C. He was the eldest son of the
Rev, Silas Mercer, so favorably known in the
early history of the Baptist church in Geor
gia, as a faithful and able minister. In stat
ure, he was above medium height, and well ■
formed. His complexion was swarthy, his
eyes a dark hazel, his nose of good length
and somewhat blunt; his arms long, his
hands small and tapering, his chest full and
broad, his hair black and fringed in graceful
folds; a retreating, smooth, bald forehead.
In his gait, he was slow and grave, and mov
ed with a hesitating, swaggering step, his
head generally inclined downwards, appa
rently in deep study—tossing it up occasion
ally with a devout air, showing that “all his
serious thoughts had rest in heaven.” In
his dress lie was plain and neat, wearing, for
many years of his life, the short pantaloon,
long stocking and kncc-buckle. It is diffi
cult to decide whether he most resembled, in
appearance, the nice English gentleman, or
the quaint, trim Quaker. In his gesticula
tion he was stiff and formal, and sometimes
awkward, giving, when under excitement, a
hard slap of the hand upon the top, and a
loud stamp of the foot upon the floor, of the
pulpit, not unfrequenriy followed by an en
tire swinging around of his whole person
from front to rear. In ordinary tone his
voice was full and sonorous, hut when pitch
ed to a high key it was sharp and shrill and
somewhat dissonant. Ilis style was a good
model of pure English— terse and senten
tious. His whole appearance and manner
were striking and impressive; and some
times when the occasion favored, awfully sol
emn and deeply stirring. At times he was
eloquent above all others, outbursting and
startling as the thunderbolt, and overwhelm
ing as the resistless torrent. He was-a great
and wonderful man—the true representative
of his sect and of his times. No one min
ister of Christ had so much of the confidence
and respect of all classes, as he. Never ar
rogant and overhearing, he seemed to be, in
the estimation of himself, the least of all
preachers. lie led, while he professed to
follow. The whole secret of liis moral and
social position lay in the force and power of
a long, consistent and unblemished clerical
life. His was not only without fault, but
above suspicion. He was always sally sen
sible of the value of this great pearl, a spot
less reputation, to a minister of the gospel.
Hence he ever guarded it with a jealous
care and preserved it as his own life. It is,
indeed, the preacher’s “coat of mail”—his
great lever power—his tower of sirengtli.
“One false step forever blasts his fame,
And dooms his name to everlasting shame.”
His administrative qualities were admitted
by all who knew him to be great; and whe
ther officiating in the pulpit, at the Eucha
rist, at the washing of feet, or in the judica
tory, he was “supereminent omnes’—far
above all others. One of the church trials
in which he presided, arid of which your
correspondent was an eye-witness, is too full
of interest to be passed over in silence in
this narrative. And although the length of
time is so great that many of the incidents
connected with the trial have.faded from
memory, yet enough remains to invest it with
no small interest.
A good brother of the Powelton church,
by the name of L -, had, by permitting
the young people to dance at his house on
the night of the ffiarriage of his daughter,
rendered hiipself obnoxious to discipline.—
And as this brother had hitherto maintain
ed a good report for orderly and upright
conduct, and as the Baptist, as well
as alFotlier churches, was more divided at
that time than at the present, upon the sub
ject of its being wrong, the trial became one
of exciting interest and of doubtful result.
The concourse which attended was large, and
some were for and some against the accused.
The offence was, “for permitting the young
people assembled at Ins house on the night
of his daughter’s marriage, to have the priv
ilege of fiddling and dancing in an outhouse
in his yard.” Os course, such an. issue had
warm and decided partisans on both sides.
. After singing and prayer, the ecclesiasti
cal court was opened*, the Rev. Jesse Mer
cer, the pastor of said presiding- as
moderator. In a very impressive and happy
manner the moderator arose and introduced
ciples and rules by which the judicatory
should be controlled in so delicate and im
portant an investigation-r-giving Ins own
views in brief, as founded on the wdhl of
God, against the allowance of “fiddlirigand
dancing” on such or. on any other occasion
whatever, in a brother’s house or out house,
lie said he was glad of the .opportunity of
entering his'solemn protest against counte
nancing any and all such worldly and giddy
amusements. He found no sanction for them
in the Bible.. He was conscientiously con
vinced both from the Scriptures and from
observation, that they had an immoral and
licentious, tendency, and would lower the
tone of true piety and godliness if count*-,
nanced by the church. We read, he said,
of David, that “when they brought in‘the
ark’ out of the house of Aininidub, that he
and all the house of Israel played before the
Lord on all manner of instrument but
this was the manifestation of holy, ecstatic
joy, a religious rile t a thing wholly separate
and distinct in its nature and design, from,
the lascivious hop-skip-apd-tip of “the. light
fantastic toe” of the modern dtfriee. We al
so find on record in the Bible, “that Miriam,
the prophetess, took a timbrel in her hand,
and all the women went out after her, with
timbrels, and with dance; and Miriam an
swered them, saying—Sing ye to the Lord,
for he hath triumphed gloriously in bringing
Israel from the Red Sea.” This was, also,
he said, a religious festival , not a sensual in
dulgence of the dance. The true test in
tlii3 and all such occasions, to his mind, was
this, to engage in mrwork, or amusement, if
you wish to so call it, upon which it would
not be proper and appropriate to invoke the
blessing of God by prayer. If this test
were strictly and truly observed, then they
would lose their carnal taint and world ly
mindedness, and of course assume a differ
ent position both in design and tendency.—
Was dancing a Christian institution? .He
thought clearly not. It is of the world, and
sensual. Yet, as the case was one involving
a contrariety of opinion and practice in dif
ferent branches ol the Christian church, and
had its advocates in some professors of reli
gion eminent for their learning, if not lor
their piety, who -maintained that it was no
where expressly inhibited by the word of
God, or the example or precept of Christ,
and that it is an innocent amusenent, tend
ing to promote the health and cheerfulness
of its votaries arid to soften and refine the
maimers, i r . was incumbent upon them as “a
judicatory,” to give the subject a. free, full
and impartial consideration, and tp *sc-ltle
this ‘vexed question” upon correet-prirfei
ples,-after mature reflection, and. flat it to
rest iu -the Powelton church now
discarding in their remarks all acrimony
and unkind censures. And as no one is to
be Condemned unheard, -he now-opened the
door to the accused, to be heard before the
court, if he had anything to urge, in his de
fence. * “ *
Whereupbn,.Rro. L——, willy,prnnc tre
pidation, arose and said, Brethren, I admit
the truth of the accusation, hut never until
now have I been prepared to confess its
guilt. Thelearncd and lucid address of the
moderator has enabled me to come to this
conclusion, fbelievel am now capable of
properly discriminating between the religi
ous ceremony of dancing. for joy unto the
Lord, and of daneing merely for pastime
and worldly amusement. But I have some-,
wliat to plead in extenuation of my fault. —
The young folks assembled at our house on
the night of the wedding, went first to my
w ife, to obtain her approbation ; and she re
plied, that she had no objection, would,
give my consent. Wkerenptm, drey raSroe
upon me cn masse, and laid tlieir request be
fore me in a most earnest and respectful
manner, and urged- it with an importunity
which would take no denial—promising that,
if I gave them permission, they would hold
their dance in the “outhouse,” so as to avoid
hurting the feelings of any who had religi
ous scruples against it, and that they would
■behave with the utmost decorum, rind nut
continue beyond the hour of .midnight.—
Finding their hearts very much set upon
yie dance, and believing it to be a more in
nocent way of spending their tiriie, on that
occasion, than the indulgence in such games
and plays as my refusal would probably make
them resort to, for amusement, such m “Sell
the Thimble,” “Blind man’s buff, ” and the
like, I granted their request. The whole
“affair went off’pleasantly, and they dispersed
in good time. It was a -joyful occasion at
Our house that night, lassure yotm Our be
loved daughter had married the v£ry man
of her choice and with our entire approba
tion. - 1
But, it seems this “fiddling and dancing/’
as little as we thought of it, has turned out
to be a- matter of much affliction to a portion
of the members of this church. 1 lad|fe%re
seen any such disturbance in the
privilege would never have been gvfflplpy
life. Ami if it lias brought a b:!gl4‘.*pm
my character, or a reproach upon thJPinsc
of Christ, I sincerely regret it.. Os one
.thing I am certain, that while the world sym
pathizes with me, in this trial, and would
not openly condemn me, those wlm do not
make a profession of Christianity think less
ui -fcirg TtwccTTEy xn roj- pi tw. u btu n in
tian, and that my influence and reputation
have received a serious shock from which
they can only he recovered, by a
and correct course of conduct in the future.
The world loves consistency in a Christian
profession. We are Hot of the world hut of
Christ, therefore, we should not follow after
the world, but after Christ. But, if the “axe
is to be laid at the roof,” and this church ,
is going to purify and elevate its stand
ards, fiddling and dancing are not all that
is. wrong. If it were proper for me so to do,
I could specify many cases of palpable de
linquency, if not of .open violation of the
good order and rules of this church by oth
er members, some of whom I -ow find lobe
my loudest and fiercest accusers. Bat Ido
not wish to assume, ipe oflice of an informer;
my only desire, in commenting upon the er
rors of others is not in - the least to-exculpate
myself from thejaSt censures of this church,
if I deseive them, hut only to show that
some other tilings are dorie by some of its
members which are as well calculated, in my
judgment, to injure- the character of the
Christian professor and to lower the standard
of piety, as the “fiddling and dancing” at my
house on the uight of the wedding. 1 could
say more, but I presume I have said enough,,
and i might-give offence where none is in
tended.” _ S
Whereupon the moderator again rose and
said, that although not strictly in order, he
honed the brother will be heard, iis it seem
ed to him to be a good time to settle up old
scores and to rectify all mistakes in practice,
and therefore insisted tliat tho broker _pßo
ceed ift a proper spirit of Christian affection,
and bring to public notice any want of con
formity to the discipline, or any palpable de
parture from the rules of the church govern
ment, within his knowledge. “Ljjjt us have
a thorough winnowing of the wheat and get
rid of the chaff. Let us hear and amend
our ways.” / •
A general response instantly came up from
all the congregation—Let him goon! Let
him go on! . * . £
(CONCLUDED NEXT WEBK.)
JJ@“Sheridan, said, beautifully: “Wo
men govern us; let us render them perfect.
The more they are eidiglitenej, so much the
more shall we be. t)n*the cultivarioitof the
mind of women depends the wisdom of-Jnen
It is by women that nature‘writes on the
hearts of men.
Do you always bear in mind your final ac
count? • Mm§
Sands of Gold. |
—Tntejrcst is the spur of the people, but
glory, that of great souls.—[J. J. I ousseau.
—Tice re are certain eyes, which, seeing
objects at a distance take snow for sunshine.
—[Landor. ‘• # ‘
—Let your will lead whither necessity
would drive, and you will always preserve
your liberty.—(Locke.
—All other love is extinguished by self
love ; beneficence, humanity, justice, philos
ophy, sink under it.—(Epicurus.
—When men are sorely urged and pressed,
they find in themselves a power which they
thought they had not.—(Tillotson.
—The reason why so few marriages are hap
py, is because young ladies spend their time
in making nets, notin making cages.-(Swilt
—There is an authority due to distress,
and as none of the human race is above the
reach of sorrow, none should he above hear
ing the voice of it.—(Addison.
—When a true genius appeareth in the
world, you may know him by an infallible
sign, that dunces are all in confederacy
against him.—(Swift.
—The monument of the greatest man should
be only a bpst and a name. If the name
alone is sufficient to illustrate the bust, let
theiß both perish.—(Landor.
—Such as are still observing upon others,
are like those who are always abroad at oth
er men’s houses, reforming everywhere,
while their own runs to ruin.—(Pope.
—Prejudices are notions or opinions
which the mind entertains without knowing
the ground and reasons of them, and which
are assented to without examination.—(Bish
op Berkeley.
A Christian Exami 10.
The Rev. Mr. W., a missionary from one of
the West India Islands, had come to Phila
delphia to place himself under the care-of
Dr, Rush for an affection of the chest, at
tended with obstinate hoarseness. For his
relief, the doctor had put him upon the use
of garlic. The Rev. Mr. W! was one day on
a visit to my house, and the doctor coming
in, asked his patient how he was. He re
plied that lie was better. ‘But,’ said he,
‘doctor, I wish you wouldpermit me to steep
the garlic in a little Geneva.’ ‘No, sir,’ said
mkl cannot. No man shall ever look me
|ri the face in the day of judgment, and tell
the Almighty that Dr. Rush made him a
drunkard.” : P* .
— . i i—i.
A man strikes me with a sword, and
inflicts a wound. Suppose, instead^ of bind
ing up the wound, l am showingitto j . levcry
bod.v : and after it,has been Lauad, up.l am
taking on the bandage corftirnjally and ex
amining the depth .of the .woUnd.and caus
ing it to fester, till my liinb becomes greatly
inflamed, and my general health ig material
ly affected; is there a person in the -world
that would not calhne a fool ? Now such a
m
fool is he, who, by.dwellingupon little inju
ries, or insults, or provocations, causes them
to agitate sind inflame his mind. How much
bettor were it to put a bandage over the
wound and never look at it again !
JE®“Tt may seem strange, *but it is fact,
tliat men generally are much more afraid of
women than women are of men ; and fearing
to “break the ice” is a fruitful cause of old
bachelorism.
Do you visit and pray with the sick, the
poor, and the destitute?
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Edgefield Female Institute
At PUBLIC SALE.
BY an order from the Ordinary, I shall.pro
ceed to sell, at the premises, on Tuesday,
the 7th of July next, commencing at Eleven
o’clock, A. XL, the above-named property, be
longing to the estate of John R. Gwaltney,
deceased.
The property embraces a lot of four acres,
with a separate lot of one acre adjoining. The
MAIN BUILDING was constructed for the ac
commodation of boarders, with ample school
rooms, and all necessary out-houses. All the
buildings arc new. I will sell at the same
time, the
SCHOOL ROOM AND HOUSEHOLD FUR
NITURE, PIANOS, STOVES, &c.
The building is well located, and well situ
ated lor a Boarding Selmol.
The past history of this School, its present
patronage, and the necessities of a large com
munity, give assurance that competent teach
ers will have an opportunity to make a safe
and profitable investment.
For further information, address
Dr. A. G. TEAGUE,
Edgefield C. H., S. C.
June B—4t.