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. - > BY SAMUEL BOYKIN. YOL. XLII.-Nd 45 THE CHRISTIAN INDEX. A TAXILY fIELIOIOFS PAPKB PTBLIVHSD I VEST tDAT A* MACOK, OA. BAMUEIj BOYKIN, TERMS. t t - $5 AO Six mon*hs, •’ S'-OQ* ■•* Three months, - * 1 50 ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. All Baptist Ministers are agents; and Post masters are aiborised to remit money. Orders forehange of direction must gire tbePost Office, county and State to which the paper has been, and is to be sent. Money due the office mar be sent b j mail at the risk of the paper. Notice.—To send money with safety, seal the letter carefully, and mail it yourself, saying nothing to any one about the money, not even the Postmas ter. Address “OHI3TIAN INDEX,” Macon, Ca. KATES OP ADVERTISING. For advertising our terms are $2,00 for each square of ten lines for each and every inter- Horn. MACON, GEO., NOV. 20, 1863. Minutes. • Vic urgently request of all the Clerks of the Associations to send us a copy of their min utes, without fail. We desire to obtain them for the purpose of securing correet statistical information of our denomination in the State. 44—31 Rags! Rags! We desire to purohase rags for making pa per for the Index, and Are earnestly request all who have them to sell to send them to S. Hoykin, Macon, (la., by Express. We will gire 10 cents per pound. Ministers might purchase for us and we will remit the meney to them promptly, and allow a commission be ™ sides. Let each lady reader of the Index preserve and send us rags. Army Correspondence. We regret to anuounco that I. R. Branham, who has been so ably contributing the headed Note* on hie Times to the In dex, for the ytars, will be prevented from doing so in thPfciture, by his entrance .H*-m Actiyetin ili tn rv du'Jg, in North Ga. He will, however, as army correspondent of the In dex, furnish a scries of reliable letters that we know will he read with interest. Central African Mission. We learn from the Religious Herald that the Board of Foreign Missions of the Southern Baptist Convention, Richmond, is in receipt of a letter, written from Abeokuta, July sth, by Missionary A. D. Phillips. We learn from it that he lias enjoyed almost uninterrupted health, since his return from England last year. Partly by loan from the treasurer of the Church Missionary Society, and partly by re mittances from New York, he has secured $437,50. This sum, together with ‘the little he can do in the way of farming,’ will suffice for the expenses of the mission until nearly the close of the ytar; before which time, we hope, his proportion of the funds realized from the cotton transmitted through the blockade, will have reached him. He has not yet receiv ed tidings from brother Reid, but has sent him what may enure to his financial relief, by a party which the hostile powers have allow ed to pass through their lines, to Awyaw and Ibadan. As to the present aspect of his mis sionary labors, brother Phillips says: “Our prospects among the people here are encoura ging. and our Sabbath services are well atten ded. I now have forty-five children in the mis sion school, of whom nearly all can read their own language well, and nearly twenty are reading English. Since I returned from Eng land, we have baptized four, restored two, ex cluded two, lost ene by death, and one is now in disorder. Others among the congregation are hopeful. Most of the converts show a de cided disposition to advance in the divine life. In our weekly prayer meeting, they have all learned to say, ‘Have mercy upon America, and send peace!’ ” “The Battle is God’s.” This is the title of a capital sermon preach ed te Wilcox’s Brigade on Fast Day, 21st Aug. ’ 1863, near Orange C. H., Va- It was printed and circulated by the Ya. S. S. and Pnb. So ciety at the instance and upon the patriotic liberality of those who beard it. It is one of those productions whose circulation cannot but be productive of good ; and we wish every man in the whole company could read it It is too lang for even a synopsis in our columns, but there breathes throughout it such a spirit of intelligence, patriotism and devotion, tinc tured with hope and cheer, occasionally rising into manly eloquence, that the heart is insen sibly elevated by its perusal. Tbe text is ta ken from 2 Chron. 2: 3, 14,15. “And Jeboehaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a Fast thro ughout all Jud&h. * * * Then upon Ja haziel * * * came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation ; and he said ; * * * Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be. not afraid uor dismayed by reason of his great multitude: for the battle is not yonrs, but God’s.” And its evolution reflects infinite credit up on the author and was ealeulatei to arouse the courage and hopes of the listening soldiery. YTe hope that it will be extensively circulated. ““He maketh Wars to Cease.” No truth morejsjpongly claims universal credence than this— That God reigns iji the earth. The lilies that grow in beauty, array ed in splendor superior to that of Solomon on the must occasions ; the grass which, by the bounteous band of providence, is clotli ’ e<l isl i erd&ut by the artist’s skill; the fowls whicnare fed, tho’ (hey sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; the sparrow which falls not save by Divine ap pointment ; and the cry of the young ravens, heard and heeded in the court of the King of kings and Lord of lords, all sustain this truth. It is also sustained by the minuteness with which divine prophecy has been fulfilled ; by the pledge God has given his Son that the heathen shall be bis inheritance and the ut termost part of the earth his possession ; and by His own doolaration, “Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolation he hath made in the earth !” indicating that the eye of and the arm of the Almighty are over all fflh earth. The great swelling waves of sinful pride and passion, that form the mighty achievements of men, He creates; and upon these he floats Ilis great Ark of Mercy to that lofty Ararat of grace and providence, around which he shall spread anew world wherein shall dwell righteousness. And tho’ Ilis ways may seem inscrutable, yet, as he lives will his grand purposes be fulfilled and His mighty designs all be accomplished. Forward along the track of ages, over the ruins of em pires, steadily through scenes of revolution and blood, triumphing over the wickedness of men, and “making the wrath of man to praise Him,” move the grand designs of Jehovah to their glorious consummation—that consummation which shall give eternal peace and freedom to a regenerated world. Besides punishment for our delinquences, God, in those mysterious providences which inaugurate and finally consummate those grand revolutions which produce so much mis ery and suffering, intends a development of national character and resources for those whom he thus afflicts, in order that ttey may be, by the stern lessons of experience, quali fied for th.e lofty mission he pre-determines for theiu, and be enabled to accomplish the migh ty designfWhe aims to achieve through tfeeir agency. Abus, through humiliation did he bring Joseph to honor and distinction, that by his agency He might rescue Israel in the hour of calamity; thus, through dark and dreary days of suffering and sorrow, did Hs prepare David for regal state and power ; thus did He who was the “man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,” “tread alone the wine-press of God’s anger,” that he might work out a glori ous deliverance for his people ; and thus, as suredly, is God leading us through dark and gloomy paths—where the trees drop sadness and moans fill the valleys—to the accomplish ment of high and holy purposes. What those purposes are we know not. But, of a verity, they must, in some wise be connected with the dark sons of Ham, whose lot has been ap parently so providentially cast amongst us, and whose presence, in a servile condition, aroused at the North, that insane fanaticism, whose infidel ravings and iniquitous workings brought about this unholy war. In regard to these slaves of ours, however, we can firmly plant ourselves upon the word of divine truth, and upon the enactments of God himself con cerning them, and “smile at Satan's rage and face a f.owning world,” provided we leave not undone the duties assigned by Him who pla-- ced them here. That slavery is sanctioned by the Bible seems scarcely to admit of a doubt. Founded on the divine decree that “Canaan should be a servant of servants unto his brethren ;” ex isting in the days of the patriarchs; twice spo ken of in the ten commandments; with laws written in the New Testament for its regula tion, it stands as an institution of God himself. And when men “whose minds are corrupted, and who are destitute of the truth; and who, blinded with pride understand nothing,”* fly in the face of the God of Providence and en deavor to thwart his mighty plans by abolition ary schemes, it is but simple faith in the good ness, wisdom and power of God to believe that He will vindicate the honor of His word, the rectitude of Ilis institution and the wisdom of His providence, by overwhelming these impi ous attempts to destroy what He has estab lished, and will confound those men who seek to be more wise and more righteous than their Maker. For thisffeurpose He has cut us off from all political association with them, and held us back from All entangling alliances with ether nations, so that guided by His hand we may rise up to future greatness, and show to the world in all coming time that God was right when He instituted slavery among men ; that it is the best form of human society; that it consists with the true happiness es both mas ter and servant; that in it He has solved the great problem which had baffled the wisdom of man, reconciled the long conflict of capital and labor, thus giving social order and peace to the world, never again te be disturbed by the insane fanaticism of man. For such amis sion God is preparing us. This preparation requires purity among eur people; a proper understanding and regard for the rights of THE PASTOR’S AID: THE CHRISTIAN’S &UIDE: THE SINNER'S FRIEND. MACON, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 20,- 1863. both master and servant; confidence in Him as our God; and. above all, a deqjre not so much for national glory as for the honor of God and the good of our race. These things being so, we should humble ourselves, in the sight of God, repent us of our covetousness, of our proud and boastful self re liance and of our want of faithfulness to the race, upon us, that God has in our midst. * M Our covetousness has consisted not altogeth er in that selfish, grasping disposition which speculates upon the wants of society, and feeds and fattens upon Hie tears and groans of wid ows, and orphans ; but also in that ungen erous, unchristian and unpatriotic spirit which withholds acquired possessions from the nee dy poor and gospel claims, and centres upon self every emolument and gratification. Our self-reliance has consisted in.ignoring the God of Providence and not turuiag to Him, in our distress, with penitential prayer and reformed lives, and clinging to Him as One with whom it is a very small thing to help whether there be many or with them that have no power. And our neglect of the moral culture of our slaves, our subjecting tbe marriage tie among them tos much to the will of man, our with holding too much from them the light of God’s word—in short, our using them for our own aggrandizement rather than for carrying out the purposes of Jehovah, constitute sins for which it becomes us to grieve, and by re formatory action in the future, make such amends as will procure the forgiveness of God and secure his favor. ‘He maketh wars to cease; He breaketh the bow and cutteth the spear in sunder: He burneth the chariot in fire but not till the purposes he designs to accomplish are affected: not till the people are purified and prepared for liis blessings : not till they are fitted to receive the honors with which he intends to endow them. How long, oh Lord, how long shall we wait for thy ends to be ac complished ? How long shall the peoplo neg lect thy will and dishonor thy law ? O, thou God of our fathers, turn the hearts ofthis peo ple to thee and make them to cease from ini quity ! Then shalt thou bless us, and we shall be blessed ! Then shall thy wondrous plans, in regard to our nation, be accomplish ed be mahi fested to the nations ! Then shall this griiyf ous strife cease to afflict us ! And then shall it, be seen that it is thou, even thou, the Lord God Almighty, who maketh wars to cease un to the ends of the earth! * 1 Tim. 6 : 4, 5. { Most of the thoughts and some of the phrases in the above, are taken from “A Fast Day Sermon, by Rev. I. T. Tichenor, pastor of the First Baptist, church of Montgomery, Ala., de livered before the General Assembly of the State of Alabama, on Friday, Aug. 21st, 1803, and published by Resolution of that Body.” Editob.] A Great Proclamation. Listen, dear soldier ! I have a message for you, not from your chief magistrate, nor from your general, but a great proclamation from, the King of kings, a gracious and tender invi tation which comes to you from God the Fath er, from his Son Jesus Christ, and from the Holy Spirit, echoed back and urgently enfor ced by tbe pleadings of pious friends, perhaps of a Christian mother. “Let the wicked for sake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and Ist him return unto the Lord, and He will have mercy upon Him ; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.” “And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let him that lieareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of lif efreely.” There can be no mistake ; these words are for you, if you are a sinner and need a Saviour. God invites ; stay not, therefore, to enquire if you feel your 1 need of salvation sufficiently. That feeling is only sufficient when*it leads you toeome; lin ger not in the vain attempt to find something to give in exchange for, or to merit, this salva tion. The price is already paid, even the pre cious blood of Christ. His righteousness only can avail. Like the seaman in-a storm on the coast, delay not{ when a pilot is Offered ~5&u7 to say, Do I feel my need of him sufficiently ? Can I not do something to save myself? If you linger, your-doom will be sealed. Hasten, then, to take the Lord Jesus Christ as your Pi lot, your Guide, your All , remembering that this salvation is all of grace—the sinner is nothing and can do nothing. All is done, and Christ must he all in all ! “Come, ye weary heavy laden, Lost and ruined by the fall: If you tarry till you better, You will never come at all.” A Profitable Study. At the late annual convocation of the Re formers, Elder J. W. Goss, of Alhermarle, while replying to a brother who had given a very gloomy account of the condition. and prospects of the reformation, said that he would “recommend his brethren to read Sem ple’s History of the Baptists, and to see how tbe men who laid the foundation of the Bap tist cause in Virginia, labored and prbAohed. The reading of that book would do good. The Baptists in Vwginia are by far the most pow erful and influential denomination in the State. Their influence it everywhere felt and acknowledged.” Baptism. JjJw apostles, when they baptised, always im- ! Eigrsed, and we must do as they did. is a sound premise ; because in doing Ijj|the apostles obeyed a positive injunction, 0 which specif c directions were given.— Keithor in abstaining altogether from this j ate, nor in altering its prescribed form was jftere any room left for choice with the apos m- ‘!>;• command was explicit —“Go ye therefore and lekell them in tbe name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost—teaching them to ebserve all things whatsoever I have commanded you.” And this Peter was the first to do in the man ner specified, when to the agonized cry of the penitents, on the day of Pentecost, “men and brethron, what must we do ?” he replied,— “Repent and be immersed every one of you, for the remission of sins.” Christ said, “Ifyo love me, keep my commandments.” love to Christ, then, should prompt us to keep his commandments in every particular; and when baptism is concerned, love should prompt us to obey in that ordinance, as did the apostles. But did they ? Let ns see if we cannot so gath er from their words^ and acts : if we can, our premise stands irrefragible. Paul says in Ro mans 6 : 3,4, ‘‘know ye not that s® many of us as were baptized into Jesus were -baptized into his death. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death ; that like ns Christ was raised itp from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we a’so should walk in newness of life.” And also in Colossians 2: 12 “ Buried with him in baptism wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.” If there is any signiflcancy in language, the above quotations represent bap tism as a burial in water—an immersion. “Now, let us hear what Peter says, “The like figure whereuntd even baptism doth also now save us, (not the putting away the faith of the flesh, but the answer of a good consci ence toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ”—plainly re-appearing of a baptized convert from his water-bnrial in baptism. We desire no more intelligentwitnesses con cerning the meaning to be attached to our Sa ■viaurls gourmand, than Paul and Peter: theie both admit that, sjT&toJuefed W a burial and a resurrection, it was immersion. Let us now observe tho practice of the apos tles ; and this may be gathered from that of Philip, the Evangelist, who, iteannot be doubt ed, imitated tl.e examples set him by the apos tles themselves, even if he did not with the rest of the five hundred disciples receive the last instructions of Christ on the mount of as cension. In the account of his baptism of the Eunuch, it is expressly stated that “they went down into the water” and “they came up out of thp water.” (See Acts chapter eight.) Language cannot be plainer: it manifestly implies immersion. Else why go into the wa ter f ~ This is a “star battery” which the adversa ries of immersion never attempt to storm, but seek to undermine and blow up, by denying the correctness of the translation, averring that it should read “they went downfo tho water” and “they came up from, the water.” The reply to this involves a lew words on the correct translation of the two Greek pre positions eis and ek. Dr. Robinson in his Lex icon ofthe New Testament says, “eis, a pre position governing only the accusative, with the primary idea of motion into any place or thing.” And also, “The antithesis is expres sed by ek, out of.” “Eis is strictly opposed to ek,” says Liddell and Scott’s Greek Lexicon, which gives as the meaning of ek in passages signifying motion, out of, forth, from forth or from out. Rob inson gives its primary signification out of, from, of, and adds, “It is the dirset antithesis of eis.” He says “ek (is) spoken of such objects as before were in another, but are now separ ated from it,” and speaking of apo, observes, “Apo is used of such objects as before were on, by or with another, but arc now separated from it (not in it , for to this ek corresponds.”) If any thing is clear, then, sis signifies into and ek out of, in this case. Bloomfield, an Episcopalian and an opposer of immersion, in his note on this text, says “both having des cended into the water,” and speaking of the meaning of eis in Mark 1:9, where the bap tism of Jesus is narrated, he observes, “The sense is was dipped or plunged into .... the sense here may be He underwent the rite of bap tism (by being plunged) into the water.” The translation, then, of our common version is correct, and Philip and the Eunuch mast both have beentn the water when the ordinance was performed. The words and acts of the apostles, then, prove that immersion is baptism; and, in imi tating them, we but obey the express com mands of ‘Christ himself, which our love to Him should prompt us to do unhesitatingly. From the increase of $65,671, in twenty-two conferences, the ‘ Western Christian Advocate,’ Cincinnati, argues that the excess over last year, in the whole connection, will be at least SIOO,OO0 —carrying the total of contributions to missions in the Northern Methodist Epis copal church, up toward $400,000. [ “One Future, one Destiny, one Hope-”—GEN. TOOMBS. [- Our people must not. grow weary of this | war. It is the life-time task of this genera tion, if the work be not sooner accomplished, ‘to establish the independence of our Confeder acy, and to thwart the fiendish designs of our would be subjugators. Every thought, every energy, every purpose of every man and wo man should be bent to that one great object— the successful ending of this war. Upon that success hangs ail that makes life,desirable for a gallant and free people; and blood and war fare, arms and ammunition, sacrifice and self denial, marching and counter-marching, tri als and suffering must be our delight, we have shaken off forever the despot’s hand that would throttle the life out ofour Confederacy. Murmurings must be hushed: complaints mustceaso: unanimity must reign ; and one universal determination never to give up must animate our entire population. The goal of our hopes and exertions is too glittering, too glorious not to be won ; and our fate, if we fail, is too woful eveu for contemplation. As we cannot afford to fail, so must we not fail to succeed. Up, then, Southrons! Buckle on yor armour anow, and take a fresh lease of hope and courage. Away, with doubt, des pondency and weariness! The flag of our country is yet destined to wave in the glory flood of a victorious sunshine; and the gallant dead are yet to behold from the spirit-land the inestimable boon of liberty, purchased for us with their hearts’ blood. Let us prove our selves worthy compatriots of such glorious he roes ! And with “one future, one destint, one hope,” for our motto, let us join hands in the all-hallowed purpose of repelling the vile invaders, and working out for ourselves, atevery cost of blood and treasure,a deliverance from the shackles our enemies would forgo for us and our descendants ! Let us cease stri ving to amass wealth, and give more hood to the calls of patriotism ; and if that call sylla bles the fatal word blood, let us remember that “Liberty in its last analysis is but tbe blood of the brave.” ’ Ministers’ Salaries. A friend sends us a long article on the ne cessity pf{increasing the salaries of our Pas tors ; but every church member is already con vinced of that. They already &nqt<Ptl)at, un less the income of the preachers is decidedly increased, they must vae&te their pulpits and resort to some secular business for a support. Less than $5,000 will not suffice for any city Pastor; and those churches that are giving less than this sum must amend at once, or be hold the pitiable spectacle of a trading Parson, for he must procure a living ; and if they on ly bestow half, why he must needs eke out the balance by some umnimsterial but lawful oc cupation. Wc once more submit it to the churches, if it is not their duty, in these times of high pri ces, at once to treble the salary of their pas tors, which can be easily done in city church es ; and in country or village churches it can be achieved by adopting the suggestion of a late worthy correspondent—namely, by sup plying produce, or provisions. We tell you, Christians, there is danger of the altar-minis trations ceasing almost altogether ; and if such occars the blame will be yours. For the la borer is worthy of his hire ; it is ordained that they that preach the gospel shall live of the gospel. You know vour duty, now let it be seen that you intend to perform it. Grace in tne Army. Among the missionaries of the Baptist Do mestic Mission Board, Marion, Ala., Rev. J. B. Lee, Western Yirginia, has recently bap tized 28 soldiers, and reports the conversion of 150; itev. Wm. lloward, Miss., has baptized 26, and reports the conversion of30; Rev. T. G. Teaedale, Tenn., has baptized 34, and re ports the conversion of 150 ; and R<DK W- H. Carroll, Ya., has baptized 27. Among the missionaries and colporters of the Ya. S. S. and Pub. Board, at Richmond, Rev. G. F. Ragby has baptized 9 soldiers, Rev j L. J. Haley 13, Rev. P. H. Fortson 8, and says i “4o send me reading matter to this place— Kinston, N. C.” Rev. S. Landrum writes—“ Your eolporter here (Savannah, Ga.,) is a good and industri ous mart. He keeps a horse, and visits tba camps along the coast, supplies them with re ligious reading, and holds meetings with the soldiers. I have recently baptized three con verts connected with the army—two very promising young men, and the other an old naval officer years old. God is doing great things in the field of your operations.” Brethren T. Hume, Sr., J. D. Chambers, H. C. Hornady and others, have sent in cheering reports. A great work is being accomplished among our soldiers, but we need more men and more money. Let every minister who can enter this field, send ns bis name, and let the friends at home give according as the Lord has prospered them. - At two meetings held by the Bishop of Lon don, in his palace, £1,000,000 were pledged •by persons of distinction, for the erection of eh&pele and other evangelical purposes. TfcRMS, $5.00 IN ADVANCE 50 NOS. IN A VOL. Personal- Rev. E. B. Teague has resigned the charge of the LaGrange church, and will probably retire to a farm. Rev. T. B. Skinner, of Raleigh, N. C., has gone to Europe on business of a private and personal nature. Judge A. B. Longstreet, now a refugee from Mississippi, preached in Macon, lately. He is looking very old, but is a cheerful and pleas ant as ever. Rev. E. W. Warren 4 continue* ‘Co~*n.p tp his house by a severe attack of dysentery, and is very feeble; but we hope he will now soon be well enough to return to his pastoral la bors. Rev. F. M. Haygood has likewise been con fined a week by an attack of erysipelas. He is, however, recovering. Rev. D. W. Gwin preached very acceptably in the Macon pulpit on Sabbath last. Ho is on a trip to South-west Georgia to hunt up a new home. Br. S. G. Hillyer is on the same errand— seeking a farm whero he may place his ne groes and make support. Rev. D. B. Hamilton, on a visit to Macon, is unwell, and confined to his bed. Perspnal Items. Rev. Harvey Newcomb, known as a contrib utor to the religious press, and as a writer of books for the youngs died at Brookly, N. Y., on the 30th ult. 116 was the author of the valuable “Clyclopedia of Missions.” Rev. J. L. Douglas, Northern Baptist mis sionary, has sailed on his return voyage to Bassein. Burmah. Three other missionaries, Messrs. Smith, Colburn and Haws, with their wives, were expected to follow him, within n feouth, for Human fields of labor. The veteran American Missionary to Tur key, the Rev. Dr. Goodell, has just completed the translation of the Scriptures into Armeno- Turkish, which have been thoroughly revised, is now ready for publication. . Rev. R Q. Mallard was, on Sabbath 15th, * installed Pastor of the Central Presbyterian church at Atlanta. He removed from Wal thourville, and is a young man of decided abil ity, and a graduate of Franklin College. Items. Baptists in Germany—During the last three years, 4,658 persons were baptized ; the churches gained 3,270 in membership, making the present number 11,275 ; nine new church es were formed; and 327 stations for preach ing the gospel established. In England, the crime of infanticide has in creased so greatly, that a Society is in course of organization for its repression. A nation, which through Lord John Russell, pronoun ces “slavery one of the most horrible e.-imes that yet disgraces humanity,” and looks at the So.uth with Pharisaic pity and malignity, ought to set us a better example. Sunday schools are finding a door of en trance into France. At present they consist chiefly of the children of the poor, and those connected with each church form only one class, under the care of the pastor or his assis tant. In the eity of Naples there are four evan gelical schools, with 200 pupils, and public schools are rapidly increasing. In the coun try, 2,500 day and 234 night schools had bpen established before the first of .January last, with 100,621 jyipils. Through the efforts of the missionaries of the London Missionary Society, Christian churches now cover the numerous islands com posing the Society, Georgian, Hervey, Samoan and Loyalty groups in the Pacific, and idola try is banished from nearly all of them. For the year ending July 1, the Irish Meth odists contributed -to missions an average of 4s. Bd. (or $1,12) per member, and, with one ’ minister for every 170 members, gave an av erage of £9O (equal to $450) for marj-ied pos- * tors. % • , Chaplains. For the government to tax the entire com munity to support a religious establishment that may be in opposition to the views of a por tion of that community, is a contravention of the -true principles of religious liberty, and should receive the protestof dissentient minds. For the government to establish and maintain a religious establishment is a union of church and State much to be reprehended ; for Christ’s kingdom is separate from and must not be mdd£ dependent upon the kingdoms of this wopra. In principle, therefore, government chaplaincies are wrong ; but while protesting against them we roust admit that in the pres ent state of.our army they are exceedingly use ful. , Obetus pTofwSR me one be kind enough to tall us where the above office is situated ? Ar- ‘ ‘r