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#ur f For the Index and Baptist RESISTING SIN AND TEMPTATION. A SER.TION, By Rev. A. D. Newman, Roehester, N. T. O, wretched man that I am!—Romans vii, 24. Who utters these words of profound est despair? Is it the thief on the cross expiating his career of crime ? No. Is it the worm-devoured Herod; his spirit devoured by worse than worms, and about to depart to the re gions of darkness ? No, it is not Herod. Is it Saul, the persecutor, struck down by the power of God, on his errand of mistaken and cruel zeal- ? No, not Saul, the persecutor. It is Paul, the apostle. Paul, the apostle, then, probably, when he was reviled and persecuted, or when he was ship wrecked, or when he was beaten with forty stripes save one, or when having been stoned, he was draged out as dead, or when he was forced to fight with wild beasts at Ephesus? But, no ; there may have been, on these oc casions, temptation to such utterances of despair, but Paul would have been the very last man to suffer himself to make them. Nay, he conld rather glory in being thought worthy to suf fer or to die for Christ. Still, this same apostle it was, who uttered these woeful words. But he uttered them at a time when, as far as we know, worldly matters —yes, and the great work of his life, the evangelization of the heathen—were going on prosperous ly. Paul wrote these words after he had, for a long time, been a most zeal ous follower of Christ, and preacher of the Gospel. What could have been the condition of Paul’s soul, when he felt constrained to exclaim, “0, wretch ed man that I um!” We know very well what his condi tion was not. We know that Paul was not, at this time, in any sense, an un regenerate man. We know that he had accepted Christ as his Saviour and Master; that he had a faith in Christ, a loyalty to Christ, that wavered not. We know that his life was fully con formed to his faith, and to his lovalty. He labored more abundantly than did all the other apostles. Paul certainly, then, could not have Uttered the words of the text, in the sense in which a man first convicted of sin, and as yet without hope of salvation, would utter them. He could not have made the despairing exclamation in the spirit of one who, having made a profession of faith in Christ, should afterwards com mit some enormous sin—a sin which placed him as if in the very focus of the Divine wrath ; a sin which he could not hope would be pardoned; which would, he felt, damn him eternally. There was agony in the utterance, but it was not the agony of a convic+ed, unregenerate sinner, or of one wbo had fallen from a state of acceptance with God. In a word, what Paul ejacula ted on this occasion, was not, in any way, inspired by the peculiar character, or by the peculiar circumstances, of Paul as an individual man. “It was the cry of universal human nature, fallen but redeemed, redeemed but not yet sanctified.” It was an exclamation which any of us could—must make —if we only had as clear a perception as Paul had of the corruption of the hu man heart. It was an exclamation, the spirit of which can be participated in only by those that have made great progress in the Christian life. Such men as Paul and Augustine, as John Buuyan and Jonathan Edwards could participate in it; only such men, for only such men, holiest of earth’s holy, can fully appreciate the exceeding sin fulness ”of sin; can feel in the very depths of their hearts that they are the vilest of sinners. What I would especially impress upon you now, my brethren, are these two facts which are implied in the text and the context. 1. That sin, even in the regenerate, is persistently and desperately struggling for the mastery, and 2. That it is to be kept under re straint, and, finally overcome only by un ceasing, uncompromising counter-striving. We are all of us conscious the more deeply spiritual we are, the more vividly are we conscious, that, even after we have yielded ourselves to Christ, there are still two antagonistic principles at work within us. We know that we liaVe still to contend against a sinful nature, which Christ, working in us, does not destroy at once. How we came by this evil nature, we need not now inquire. The fact itself, without the reason of the fact, is enough. Apart from Christ our whole nature is cor rupt. We know that we are corrupt, but we do not wish to be otherwise; we rather rejoice and glory in our deprav ity. We know that we are not as we should be—conscience tells us that, but we have no will to rid ourselves of our evil nature. We bear the yoke of sin, a grievous yoke, but we bear it willingly. This is the state of nature with every man. When, however, the influence of the Holy Spirit is brought to bear upon our souls, when we are aroused from the death-sleep into which sin has pros trated us, when we are made to see clearly the nature, the import, the con sequences of sin, then we bewail our sinfulness; then we long, oh, how eagerly ! to be free from its bondage. Does not Christ deliver us from sin ? Is He not faithful and just, alike to forgive our past sins, and to take away tendency to sin ? Yes, truly, but in THE CHRISTIAN INDEX AND SOUTH-AYE STERN BAPTIST. His own way; not as we, in ignorance, could desire. Has Christ taken away from you all tendency to sin ? Has He done this for anyone that you ever knew ? Is there, indeed, in all the world, a just man that doeth good and sinneth not ? Christ forgives us our sins, helps us—helps us wonderfully in our struggle against sin ; but He does not immediately bring the struggle to an end in our favor. The fact is, I re peat, that even after conversion, there remains in us a sinful principle that is striving continually to draw us down to the dust. We will what is good ; we will to be absolutely obedient unto God, to glorify Christ; to make Christ the center of our existence, the object of supreme regard; we desire in our inmost souls to be like dirist; but do we, therefore, do all things to Christ’s glory ; do we put away selfishness ; do we become, at once and completely, like Christ? Alas! no. We will to do right, but we do it not. We have, as it were, two selves. Our inmost, Christ-begotten self strives after the good; our carnal self tends mightily to evil. The stronger the tendency of our souls to the right the more unswerving our purpose of keep ing evil out of our acts, and out of our thoughts; the more clearly do we behold how corrupt we are. Did you, my friend, ever perform an act abso lutely sinless ? “ When I lift up my soul in prayer to Almighty God, I surely do not sin,” does someone answer ? Well, did you ever offer a prayer in which there was not lurking some element of selfish ness, some element of doubt, some ele ment of non-acquiescence in the Di vine Will? But all these elements are sinful, and selfishness is the very essence of sin. Our very prayers, then, are not unmixed with sin. The holiest moments of our earthly life are not allholy. Measured by a human stand ard, though our lives should seem per fect, they are exceedingly imperfect when, by a Divine and absolute stand ard, they are measured. The hideous ness of some insects is unobserved until the microscope reveals it to our imperfect sight. Then they are every whit as uncomely as the veriest mon ster imagination ever pictured. Sin which are insignificant in our eyes, are in God’s eyes almost as monstrous as those which we account the greatest. “If we cannot but sin, why bewail it ?” may be asked. Why should Paul have cried out, “O ! wretched man that I am” on account of that which he could not avoid? It was for this very reason that he cried out. Is sin any the lfcss hateful, is it any the less to be deplored because we cannot free ourselves from its tyranny ? If you had a malignant ulcer on your body, would vou regret it any the less, that you could not be rid of it ? Nay, would not your sorrow be so much the more poignant as you knew that it would gnaw at your vitals till death. It is this that breeds the semblance of de spair in the apostle’s mind. He knew profoundly what sin was, he knew how tenacious it was of its victim. It is this that caused him to exclaim, “0, wretched man that lam !” It is this, my brethren, that should make us more and more watchful over our carnal na ture, more and more subject to the higher, purer law of the Spirit sancti fied by Christ. But evil as is our present plight, there is yet ground for great joy and consolation, consolation and joy to which Paul was no stranger. It was this same apostle who urged his fellow Christians in the most emphatic lan guage to rejoice in the Lord always. Paul was a remarkably joyful man. There was never the slightest danger that tribulations should drive him to despair. True Christians, unless they are diseased in body or in mind, never despair. Hope is one of the essential elements of Christianity. When Paul besought the Lord thrice that his “thorn of the flesh” might be removed, the thorn was not removed, but grace was promised, sufficient grace. The grace of Christ was sufficient to en able Paul, despite trials and tempta tions, to go on with bis arduous, yet glorious work. Though he was not delivered completely from the evil ten dencies of his sensuous nature, he, nevertheless, succeeded gradually in gaining dominion over them. Paul could say with greater joy than if he had never been tempted, “But thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Our supreme glory would not lie in being delivered from sinful tendencies once for all; it lies rather in fighting sin at every step, and in overcoming it at last. A battle gained for the right against the wrong is not simply a present vic tory, it helps to future victories as well. Let us resolve that sin shall not lord it over us. Let it never gain a battle. Resist it, resist it, RESIST IT ALWAYS. “Resist the devil and he will flee from youresist evil in any form and it will flee. It is when we are off our guard that sin does its most destructive work. “Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation !” IVY FOR CHCRCH DECORATION. Frequently this evergreen is used in bunches iu a flowering state, but let me say how effective it is in churches when used in its natural clinging man ner. For some years I have been con nected with a church which has been elaborately, yet tastefully, decorated by willing helpers, who have rivalled each other in their treatment of the several parts of the edifice. All was perfect except the windows, and now these are made so (the congregation being the judges) by the use of ivy alone. The small English variety is used— the sort that clings to stems of trees in woods. Sprays of these tre obtained, their bases placed near the glass and their points at an upward yet irregular angle, are trained inwards on the walled recesses of the windows ; a spray is occasionally taken across the glass and made to climb up aud around the mullions. When tastefully—not for mally—done the effect is perfect, being light, airy, and so natural that it ap pears to be growing in its own wild manner, and has found its way from the outside to the inside of the church. The runners may be glued, tacked, or tied on the walls, as is most suitable and convenient. They are perfectly flat when taken from the stems of trees and will fit anywhere. —Journal of Hor ticulture. patriot listings. For the Index and Baptist.] MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING FOURTH DISTRICT MIDDLE ASSOCIATION. CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE. The hour for preaching having ar rived, business was suspended, and Elder R. L. J. Grant preached an in teresting sermon from I Timothy, 5:24. The business of the meeting was then resumed. The following resolutions were of fered and adopted : Resolved, That the Moderator appoint a committee consisting of one from each church, to inquire into and report to this body Ihe con dition of the Sabbath-schools of this District. Resolved, That the Moderator appoint a committee to nominate a brother to preach the introductory sermon, one to deliver the Sab bath-school address on Saturday, and one to reason upon temper mce at the next General Meeting of this District. On motion, the meeting adjourned till 2 o’clock r.M. Prayer by Elder J. C. Edwards. AFTERNOON SESSION. Meeting was called to order by the Moderator. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee on nominations re ported the following, which was adopted: E'der J. S. Perryclear to nreach the introductory sermon, Elder J. C. Ed wards, alternate ; Elder H. E. Cassidy to deliver the Sabbath-school address, Elder J. H. Ash, alternate; Elder R. L. J. Grant, on temperance, Elder W. W. Lee, alternate. COMMITTEE ON SABBATH-SCHOOLS Reported the following, whichroyl adopted : * We find that all the churches of our divis ion, except one, have a Sabbath-school in a flourishing condition. QUERY AND RESOLUTION. The following query was introduced : How are churches to reach delin quent members who fail to attend their conference meetings ? After much discussion, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we recommend to our sister churches that they deal with delinquent mem bers strictly in accordance with Scripture teachings. NEW PBOVIDENCE CHURCH. Upon application from New Provi dence church, it is unanimously re commended that the Baptist Middle Association hold its session of 1877 with said church. BESOLUTIONS —THE INDEX. The following resolutions were offer ed and adopted : Resolved, That we invite Union Sabbath schools in our district to meet with us by mes sengers at the next General Meeting of this division. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet ing be sent to The Christian Index, with a request that they be published in that valua ble paper. Brethren Dr. R. G. Norton and John M. Spier, made earnest appeals to the messengers for contributions for the support of our Home Missionary. CLOSING SEEVICES. On motion, the meeting adjourned till 10 o’clock a.m. Sunday ; when the congregation assembled in the house, aud spent an hour in singing favorite Sabbath-school pieces. After which Elder R. L J. Grant preached an interesting sermon upon the spread of the Gospel, from Mathew xiii:3l, 32. After an intermission of one hour, the messengers assembled in the house, sang a beautiful hymn, Minutes wre read and adopted, and the parting hand was given. R. L. J. Gbant, Moderator. Henby A. Wadi,ace, Clerk. For the Index ahd Baptist.] MINISTERS AND DEACONS’ MEETING. The Ministers and Deacons’ meeting of the Bethel Association, met with the Baptist church at Georgetown, Ga., on January the 28th 1876. Deacon W. B. McLendon was elected Moderator, Wm. H. Norton Secretary. The meeting passed off pleasantly, but the attendance was not so full as desired, on account of inclement weath er. All the brethren to whom subjects had been assigned, were present and read well written essays, which were discussed generally, to the entertain ment and profit of all present. Brethren Thomas Muse, W. L. Craw ford, L. Culbreth, and E. J. Moore, were appointed a committee to suggest time, place and queries for the next meeting. They submitted the follow ing, which was adopted: Next meeting to he held with New Hope church, Randolph county, Ga., on Friday before the fifth Sunday in April, 1876. Introductory sermon by Elder J. M. Parker. Essays—Proper observance of the Sabbath, by Deacon T. H. Jones. Duties of Deacons, and best plan to raise funds for church purposes, etc., Elder W. L. Crawford. What should be done with members who are able, and yet refuse to con tribute to the support of the Gospel ? J. H. Hatcher. Can the heathen be saved without the Gospel ? J. B. Clay. Sermon at night. Justification by Faith, J. B. Cheves. Saturday—Essays : By what means may the membership of the churches be more effectually developed ? Elder George Cheves. Is it illiberal in Baptists not to com mune with other denominations? L. Culbreth. Should the churches deal with the members for dancing ? J. B. Horsely. Evils and remedy of loose church dis cipline, discussed by Deacon Sylvanus Robertson. Calling of pastors ; bow best, for a limited or unlimited time? Elder T. Muse. Have the churches Scriptural author ity to exclude members for not attend ing Saturday meetings ? B. Burnett. Preaching at night by Elder George Cheves. Subject, Necessity of Regen eration. Sabbath morning, 9 o’clock. —Sab- bath-school mass-meeting. Essay—How to make the Sabbath school a success, by W. H. Norton. Discussed by T. P. Jester and others. Preaching at 11 o’clock by Elder T. Muse, on Missions. It is earnestly desired that all the brethren to whom subjects have been assigned will be present and answer to their names. Shall we not have a full representation from the churches in the persons of their deacons ? All are most cordially invited to attend. The meetings are pleasant and you feel well paid for your trouble. Wm. H. Noeton, Secretary. Forth© Index ami Baptist.] MINUTES OF THE COLUMBIA (FLA.) UNION. The Columbia Union met with the Providence church January 28th, 1876. Introductory sermon preached at 11 a.m. by Rev. G. H. Phillips, Rom. viii: 2, after which the Union was call ed to order by the Moderator, Rev. J. Jj. Taylor. In the absence of the clerk, brother S. R. O’Quinn r vvaeT chosen Secretary, and brother Robert Turner assistant Secretary of the Union. The delegates from the churches composing tne Union were called for, when the following brethren reported: Rev. G. H. Phillips, Lake City ; H. E. Braddock, Mount Pleas ant; A. D. Wilder, Cypress Lake; S. O’Quinn, S. R. O’Quinn and K. D. Edge, Bethlehem. On motion and second, it was resolv ed that visiting brethren connected with churches in f he bounds of the Un ion, be recognized as members of this body. A letter from Bethlehem was read, and in answer to her request, it was resolved that one hour be set apart, Sabbath morning, in special prayer for that church and others com posing the Union. The meeting adjourned until 2 r.M. In the afternoon query No. 1 was taken up: “ Can the hands of all ef ficient ministers be liberated from secular employment, and how ?” The query was discussed at length by brethren Taylor, Phillips, and others, whereupon the following preamble and resolutions were read and adopted by the body: Whereas, We believe that by organ izing some financial system in our churches, by which every member would be made available, we could raise funds not only sufficient to liberate our ministers from secular employ ment, but, also, to extend our mission ary enterprises; therefore Resolved, That we, the Columbia Un ion, recommend to the churches com posing the Union, to organize afinancial system at once by which every member of the church may be made available in proportion “as God has prospered him.” Resolved, That it is the duty of every member of a church of Christ to con tribute something to the Gospel except in cases of inability, in which cases it becomes the duty of the church to con tribute to her indignant members. Query No, 2. “ How can we best pro mote the spirituality of the churches ?” was tabled till to-morrow. Query No. 3. “Is a minister engaged in some se cular employment as efficient as he otherwise would be?” was stricken out. Query No. 4. “ Is it Scriptural for our bishops to be pastors of more than one church at a time?” was tabled till to morrow. On motion the meeting ad journed till Saturday, 9 a.m. January 29th—Minutes of yesterday read and approved. Query No. 4 was taken up and indefinitely postponed. Adjourned for preaching, after which Query No. 2 was taken up, discussed and indefinitely postponed. On motion and second, it was re solved that Friday before the fourth Sabbath in April be set apart as a day i of fasting and humiliation and prayer, in behalf of the churches composing our Union. It was resolved that all the funds in the hands of the Treasurer, together with the collection on to-morrow, be paid over to Rev. J. H. Tomkies. On motion and second, the Columbia Union adjourned to meet with the Bethlehem church on Friday before the sth Sabbath in April, 1876. J. G. Taylor, Moderator. S. R. O’Quinn, Clerk. I Have foe Many Years Past Used in My Own Family, aud recommended to the families of my congregation, as the best remedy I know of for Coughs, Colds, and incipient Consumption, Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant, and also Jayne’s Sana tive Pills as a remedy for Costiveness, Bilious ness and Impurity of the Blood. My confidence in the great value of these medioines increases the longer I use them, aud observe their won dorful health-restoring effects. They have given universal satisfaction in all the families to whom I have recommended thorn.—flee. Dr. Dowling, late Pastor of Hereon Baptist Church, New York. 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