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B^L n a^oß^R ' Brethren
the ci'ty
has in Ifcal y- 5
Bnd must be legion <
WT inTrHMßense. His way is ?
broad, KiTgate is wide, and his <
dupes are u many.’’Theorise of “an- 1
other gospel,” began in the her- i
&£ etical declaration, ye be J
|F circumcised after the manner of
“ Moses, ye cannot be saved.” 1
p * A wron" apprehension of Gospel ’
time -to the present kept up “an-
* other aosnel” in al! withits
1 numerous institutiomTand corres- J
ponding works. Only a few have
-rightly distinguished between the
works of the law and those pf the
Z t Gospel. The “many” have »ot dis- •
| ; cerned the great principle in doing
' form in
I ed only on Gospel principles. The
t* z® pharisees and Saducees thought
J b/uriprofi i l
B able to them, without faith in
and repentance towards
» ; God. Besides, they claimed a
B-f right to Iris ordinance as children
| of Abraham, not discerning any
HR, difference between the children of
BH a the flesh, and the children of protn
Hr institutions besides those
has ordained; that a col-
Bi ufo&y u 0 iniici££uir& Cgcl
gvtne spirnua. poweuoi me i ue
1 ZG&I <114(1 <& 1*3.11* 811 OW lit
•V''."' - aCVOtS tO3h*
cases now in OJ4 Baptistyaiiks. (
So much of (this kinttof preaching
fVrid writing has been done of late
iJ ’> W I?. H’p.■l *-’ * ■ . i -
years until! the v •,. average God
fearing Christians among u», who
V' • ■ ■. ■> • [H7 •./
are more interested in the things
which God would them to do
than they, are the unrevealed
will of God, are becoming sick
and tired' ’of r ’thb3b uncalled-for
dissensions. ’
We heve tried, (and it remains
for readers.to say how well we
Banner in that way that tha sin of
this un profitabift-cbiriroversy might
not fall with ‘it's brushing weight
apoirioftrhead. Wo have suppress
, • ».v >J ... .■ ■ • • . •
ed arid'kept but our columns,,
articles on both ,aides of this ques
tion,, it was a striv
ing about words to no profit.
But Ahe ungarded and imprtv
dent manner in'which others are
han'dlirig the subject is beginning
to excite fear within ue that they
be delighted to precipitate
|he whole Baptist -family into a
bloody war. Only last week we no
ticed in one of our exchanges where
one of its correspondents boldly
asserted that hq had “no use. for
any pj r the senriments that teach
permi^iye.decrees Jf4he, Al iriighy
Ruler.of the Universe”'Tlie'&ame
writer also says that God “orders
•Stiid firings every event that
teyer will or can transpire in time
J lalwc :
opternity.” • - • fi-
-While we dislike to refer to-this
subject and have' tried to obtain
consent of our mind and heart to
pass it by unnoticed, yet., s^.. feel
that we would bo untrue to our
. . > &y.'. : t
Heavenly Master and the house
hold .of faith, ire re we to refuafij- to
2ayri|ataaach a
' ri W for the religion-
dead,
W-Protettairt sprinkling of
infant unconscious of the relig
ious ceremony? As there is no
warrant for either in the word of
God, they both havbbeen institu
ted on human authority. What
does the Romish mass affect to do
for the dead? That' which the
Bible no where suggests. What
does infant sprinkling essay to do?
That about the Bible is cer- 1
tainly silent. What do the Rom
ish levies aim at? The raising of
a larger revenue than the Bible
sanctions. What is the design of
missionary societies? To inaugur
ate a more convenient system of
preaching, and a more certain
anethod of getting pay for it, than
the New-Testament method affords.
What do Pedo-baptist aim at? To
incorporate more members than
the baptism of the Bible will ad
mit of.
The missionary Baptist may
say, thfit infant baptism is a part
of the Catholic system, but the
Pedo baptist may with as much
propriety say that a missionary
system based on htiman authority
is also a part of the ecclesiatical
policy of Catholics.
All these manifest the spirit of
the “higher law” infatuation and
assumed prerogatives based upon
it. Why, forsooth, should the
Protestants deny the right of ex ;
ercising these preogatives to the
Catholic, and then assume them
himself? Thia is truly a danger
ous spirit. It exalted itself “above
all that is called God” among the
papists, and it remains in part to
be seen what it will do among
Protestants. 2 Thess. ii, 4.
Satan seems to have played out
among the Catholics; like some
old gambler who want tb cheat by
cunningly devised methods, which
he had long kent concealed, but
which have ween seen and ex
posed, so that he cannot play off
.shall ,crll themselves FAbsoluift”
or. “Limited”) - predestine or
by any other name by';whio>" tttev
iriay to be ; ’called, but
when the doc|rifie of the Christ
ian’s accountability to God is
brought into question we shall) be
found contending ,ouqh.
heresies With all thb ' ability God
‘may afford.'
Oh,! brethren letlhe adjure you
by . the mercies of God; that you
cease •to ;pry into secrets, and
trample.upon ground upon which
even the 4n*pired writers of the.
Old and New did nplj.
dare to tread. -For meUuhlis>L that
when the summons<of death shall
>.come you wif ISkijr'be indisposed
to question in bouf’' rnffictrahStit
what God h.ior has not predesti-.
vJ • *;s . ; \ ’
nated,' but your.cry will be “Lord,
have I lived hast com-,
manded.”—S. . •. |
$ ‘ r L'he King’s Daughter.”
The king’s daughter is all glorious
within; her Hothi ng is of wrought
gold;.Bhe shall be brought unto, the
king in raiment of needle work.
Psal.ms 45; 12, 13,.< . .
/This beautiful“daughter”ofthe
tlia/ King of »• King’s through
regenerating aml> adopting
grace, being born of God and
married to Christ the King’s. 1 son.
She has been'enabled yi this
satffed marriage to the Son of God
to leave all to go with her hus
band, which is an evidence of an
internal work, wrought by grace
in h&r heart, muring her all
glorious '''.within. The work of
grace is arkinward work im the
hearts of her and purges
J. Ji ri
their conscience dead j.works
to serve.the living There is
nothing)florous in
the .the Spirit is
j° y , peace, long suffering,
gesflhness, goodness, J'aitb, w BM|
I ness bud is JI
—-w^** 1 d wi cTf- - r
for tjie reception of members, but
he little en
trances by means of M*hio® .inany
may climb up without going ip at
the Gospel door. Jbhn X, 1. He
does not tempt th,em to preach
works of superogatioii, but |o j
preach Arminian works and “per- (
section” in this life! Nor does he ,
require them like the papists, to ,
withhold the holy scripture from
the people, but he will them <
to assert that the present transla
tion is faulty, and that it should
be revised, and its errors corrected!
And* that some of its doctrinal
truths sfiould not be preached to
the people!
, These modifications small as
they are in some respects, gtill
partake of the “higher law” pre
rogatives,that of altering the things
of the Gospel. Some of these altera
tions resemble the things ot the
true Gospel so closely, that were
it possible, by means of them, he
would “deceive the very elect.”
Many, I fear, are unlike the
Apostle Paul; he sgid he was not
ignorant of the device* of Satan
Some seem to have an eye to • see
them among Papist, but i|ot among
Protestants; for they are so well
modified and adapted to the tastes
of the latter, that “many” approve
of them, while there are only
a “few” who reject them! There is
only one denomination among
which the minister can go and de
clare “all the counsel of God,” and
the ordinances of the Gospel as
revealed, and repudiate all re
ligious institutions founded on
human prerogatives, without in
curing loss of character, the
charge of folly, and of being be
hind the times. This is a sad but
true commentary on the practical
religion of our day.
—Old Baptist Test.
Rejoice not when thine enemy
falletb, and let not thine heart be
glad when he stumbleth ; lest the
Lord see it, and it displease him,
and ho turn away his .wrath from
him.—Proverbs.
he was adorned
with Ilaiment the ordri
nance of baptism. work
4$ not performed) by, ,tbe Ring’s
.daughter. She did not make her
clothing of wrought gold, for that
was the wovk pf Christ, her loving
(husband; but th.e ,r;riprpnt. ,of nee :
dlpvvorkje of bap
tism,-and all tjje icomniandments
of Christ. J ohn came to make her
ready by baptizing her, she \yas
already prepared.by grace for this
sacred ordinance. John’
her in Jordan, she con
fessed her sius-as an evidence that
sjhe was glo-ious and she
noui.puts mi the be%uti(pl' rai,-
me,nt of baptise . and g<>dly lives
and <; isprepxed i to meet Jesus as
a wise Virgin with Ijer vessel fill
oil<?and o heriamp.ti-imed
and bv.rniitg-manifes|ing outward;
ly thaWhrist dwells riehYy in her.
Christians who feel poor, needy
and homeless, should put pa this '
raiment of needle work of t he com
mandm?iits of.Christ: and 'they
will joyfully meed the Kingin bis '
chambers, and experience a found'
rest iu fellowship of the"
saints. Abiy tho Lord'enable each
: .5400'-'.
■ poor trimming soul to feel that, he
has. that gibrmiis.work. wro-ignt m
him and command find rest.—il.
• Eider Respesf»>JL>ead. yy,
Ejde'r j. K./ Respess the- senior
editor of the Gospel Messenger has
fallen asleep in Jesus. Hfe passed
away quietly at his home iff But
/ . ■ ? ■ * 11
ler, Ga., on the morning of the
4thinst. A good and great man.
has gone-—a ..man whose gift aid
influence’ ap a writer we ni.igh.yL
well say, was * not exceiled by
any minister in the Old Bkptist
ranks. ministerial
services wilJbe sadly felt' where
jkno-.vn. Truly do we
QP' /Beith his bereaved
■ BivK , m hft hud been. ,a
and* a faith-
hard ft ists barilla retired.lt is
all I can dd to live,and if I
get heJ what will become of injind
my p®pr Jittla children?” To |ll
of which the preacher saidr®W
cannot jhelp you.’*~ The
man tuined her face hom* ard,cry
ing bitterly as she slowly walked
home more desolatd to heri
now than the grave. Two young
men, who were working for the ?
preacher on his farm, were
ses to tLis sad scene, and heard till
that passed the preacher
and ths widowgAs the young men
walked?a way "tine said to the other
in a io> tone of voice, and
with a bitter oath: “If that is the
kind of Iflieart that 1 preacher has
in him I have no more use.for him
and wifi quit him kt once.” Both
agreed that they ’Were afraid of such
a man and would work sos him no
The preacher still remain
ed at the gate, looking'toward the
retreating form of the poordistress
ed widow. At last it was too much
for him, and he called, her back
and her have the money. As
she tMt it she said: r,
“Th4 Lord will for this
he wilLsehd rain, andyoa will
not ev* need the water you bav§
had hauled up, and he will.enable
me to Aay you back.
Heiwords were true. L|te that
evening thunder was heard in the
distance, and in a few hours there
fell atf dance of rain. The
barrels of water were never used.
The widow made a good crop, and
in goo& time went to the preacher
the money to pay him, but
he would not take it, and told her
that h» had been mbre than paid
back already, and the day he let
her h4te tlw money he gave it %>
her, did not tell h§r so*/ that
the LoH heard her cry for help
serit the rain that day A and
had bflissed him with a good crop,
and that he ivas well satisfied.
’tears after that, the preacher
dimmed that he had only three
years more to liye, which was lit
erally tulfilled. At th» epd of
the three years he took *mk and
heart foJ.t,gra.tit l udb A to Qod ‘for “ his
in bringitafg rtheso. Jt precj r
ous Ones home.-w AtiUpper Rott's
Creek I'baptized mjrqift'cibus broth
er Lee Turner and gisfe'r Barati .
Cartie and Mary, 3 which
was a : little bethel on earth-. I
could thank Goa Qnd take coiigagq '
feeling,
for.me,.
I have never had a. swcetCri to'ur
JdiiiLj ' tit ;) *
in myidife than this, I have never
-5S f« • ■-.• • .a !j o
seed the old and the young 90 ,cuk
from the- world and mani
fest such great interest as in "tniit
Bo .uritn*. ' .
■ • ...il- ->i-’ -)»/ f
I have nqver been treated more
met with people I love'
better than..these pretnoufe'ohes.
rl'r?: Vi-
I-am so glad to see the,
tfhe'Ayork bfgrace in the heart® of
sb many of those good young peo-.
rile. May the. Lord bless bo,th the"
qld'and youpg and. euabk-Ahem to
follow th® Savior . itr; obedience,
lhe Spirit 0$ the Lord purely 1 is?
• . )ii *
; working.,M many.nof A .thes<a good
peep]er I had tbe-pjiyqledge of
meeting Elders Stubbs, Strickland,
©HbbsAind Mikel (beentiat
Whom are dear and faithful breth
ren'. Ip the Upper Canbochce I
met our .much esteemed i brethren
Elders. Brown anct Lamb.
'■ • .•.. i .'.vy-. . r> 'i, '.l. ..
i .Bball . ever ip grateful re
membrance my preejpus young
brother Dr. F. R. Brinson - who,.. so,
kindly cared’for his dear
sainted mother, and sister-- Lou
Durdeq and Rfrchel Brown *• who
have chosen* the good
part Brother in'd sister Tiir
per all of w,|roq/jyssi with t me at
the;most of my appointments,, also
u number of precious little kids
beside the shepherd’s tents follow
ed with broken hearts mehrifesting
great interest. to be'
separated I
gri nd with^e IRH
by. But the stMftpU
flowing still; it may be dwindling
but it may yet increase.
“might have been,” no con
know;
m the future is, in
hand of the good God. Let us
*njot weagy ourselvM firing the
, ashes of the dead past ; let us fan
the emblrs of the present, and
light up the flames for the future.
The past may to-day be seen
through some enchanting spell,
ana may be, in fact, a very differ
ent past from what it was a pres
ent reality. The past loss may
not be so irreparable as we think.
We have lost time, but gained ex
perience ; we have lost opportunity
But gained wisdom; we have lost
priveledge; but gained a knowl
edge of our weakness, our frailtyj
foolishness; and to day, schooled
by trial, proved by temptation,
and humbled, by failure, we may
be in a position to do better things
for God and humanity than we
have ever done before. The very
consciousness of our failures; the
knowledge of our great mistakes
of our lives, may make us wise
and cautious in our own course,
and. tender- and compassionate to- f
wards others iu l heir failures' and I
follies.*
The past, is gone: the present is
here; a loving God ieabove us, and
a sorrowing world around us.
Hands are weary, steps are feeble,
hearts are breaking, souls are sad,
eyes are dim with weeping, little
ones are straying unguided and un
taught, and the weary, restless,
troubled multitude, burdened, vex
ed, and tempest tossed, ‘*Who will
show us any good?” Have we found
the best of blessing for our own
souls? Let us then tell it to those who
know it not. Have we discovered
the wellspifing of living waters?
LSt us cry, “Ho? every one that
thirsteth?” have we tasted the
“Bread of God” that cotneth down
from heaven? Let us tell the glad
news to every hungry, starving soul
and let us commence our work to-
very cold here now, the ground W
covered, with snow and sleet, and W
every thing is iced over. The win- R
ter so far has been a very severe 1
one; This leaves myselr and fami- I
ly well, except colds.
” *
" ’ 'Yours in hope
J. G. Gbaht.
’“'Elder'S. Hassell will preach at
Antioch hear Boston Ga., 2nd Sat.
and Sun. in uu.rjh.All are cordially
invited -to attend. Elder Hassel
trill preach at Bethany Wed. Beth
pj. Thursday and Harmony Fri
day before the 2nd Sunday in Mar.
Brethren note the changei i k-H._^ v y--'
The reason the not (
afrap! of hell a«(l is not {K ths
tjipe preaching about hell to
frighten the people is because if he
teakes his bed in hell God ia there
God can make hell 'a heaven to his
psopleA If we have Jesus we do
dot fear .the cunning devices of
£> ataiu Mail’ wi 11 preach the
that influences him, The
people love to preach Jesus arioßN
f abbpt heavop.-cl. ' j
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, ftte a T °l°’ , a ‘Tl n ne
days? I do love the Ba»o. • It
comes to me full of gl«4 tidings;
and while reading it I arn often
made to forget the poverty cf my
poor soul. I would feel at a loss
without it. a
The churches of my care aro all ;
in peace, and I praise the Lord for
it. * I baptized one. at
the first Sunday in Deeembejf Jn® •
at Etoniah on the fourth Sunday
in December, and five at Union
Grove on the second Sunday in
JanuarV. * /
I
Beloved Brother, may God
you and Elder Hanks in
your labors in the publication of , *
the Banner, and may it continue
m edium in God’s hand in comfort
ing the little lambs of God aneb 4
binding up the wounds of the
broken-hearted ir the prayers of
Your Unworthy Brother
Z. H. Bennett.'
Do not look so exclusively on
the dark side of your life. . Doubt- <
less there is enough in your life
that is disagreeable to make you sad |
and discontented. But does it drive
tb ese dark clouds away ormake their |
shadows lighter by counting them J
over and aver, and steadfastly fix
ing your gaze upon them? Try”
the opposite course. Begin to
count up your mercies. Look at the
brighter side of your life. Awake
gratitude iu your heart by a con
templation of the good things
God • gives you. Perhaps by
the timeyouliave thus reckoned up
a part only of your* mercies, ypur ?
heart may overflow with Sungs ot
thankagivimv.<y4Jol; , #