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Newspaper Page TextVol. 2. IRRECONCILIATION. Why am I Lord so restless now; 80 unresigned to thee? Unreconciled to all that is Or, all that e’re can be? Why so impatient,—why am I Dissatisfied so oft? \ What makes me look on earthly things. And not on things aloft? O, unbeleif, thou hateful sin, And thou forgetfulness, B Together with distrust in God, Doth cause my wretchedness. And too, ingratitude doth fill Me with untbankfulness, And hinders me in praising God For all his lovliness. Oh! might it be, that I could see The glory of God’s love, This holy sight would sure indite My heart with thoughts above. Above; where we shall ever see The Savior’s blessed face, And all of those whom God hath chose, To magnify his grace. —Morgan Brown. ONE HUNDRED QUESTIONS 1, If Baptists object to sprink ling for baptism, with what f ro priety cag they approve of the popular modern institutions of men? 2. If the Lord Jesus Christ died to save sinners, could that object have been secured unless he by his death saved those for whom he died? 3 If by his death he only made salvation posible can it be said in truth that he saved #ny by his . 4. If by his death he saved his people from wrath and condemna tion, baring '.heir sins in his own, body on the tree, did he not make j- it more than possible for them to K be .saved? ' assert, the afone^ 1 meat of our Lord made it possible that ail men might be saved, why was it not jiossible for the rich man to cross the gulf and come to the bosom of his father Abraham? 6. If the death of Jesus Christ was for all” men universally and indiscriminately, did he not die for all such as were in hell at the time of his death? f 7. If Jesus died not for all those of the human race who were inliell, how can it Le said that he died for all mankind universally? 8. If the Lord did not repre sent all men universally, whom did He represent? 9. If those who were in hell were not represented in the death ot Christ, how can it be said that he died for the original sins of all mankind? 10. If Jesus died for all origi nal sin and did not atone for act ual sins, how far did the benefits of his death extend? 11. If Jesus died for the origi nal and actual sins of all mankind what more was necessary to secure < the salvation of all mankind? 12. If salvation is made possi ble for all, yet left dependent on the volition of the human will, was Paul’s testimony true when he declared, “It is not of him that willeth?” 13. If salvation depends on the volition of the human will, how can infants be saved? 14. If salvation is based on principles to be comprehended by human reason, and all men are re quired to understand and believe or be damned, how are idiots to be saved? 15. If no more be required of men than what is given them, are not the heathen safe? * jk**' 16. If mankind are excusable L on account of ignorance why send k She Wflrim’e fanner. “THOU HAST GIVEN A BANNER TO THEM THAT FEAR THEE, THAT IT MAY BE DISPLAYED BECAUSE.OF THE TRUTH.”— PbaLMS 60; 4. missionaries to enlighten the heathen?. . 17. If men are not excused on account of ignorance, why are we told that their punishment will be augmented in proportion to the light they have? 18. If souls enlightened by the Holy Spirit can go to hell, why may not unenlightened souls go to heaven in darkness? 19. If enlightened * seals can not go to hell, how can the punish ment of the damned be in propor tion to the amount of light they have? 20. Are sinners condemned for sinning or for neglecting the gos pel? 21. Are the sons of Adam sin ners from choice or neglect? 22. If men are sinners from choice, did any man ever choose not to be a sinner? 23. If none of Adam’s children ever choose not to be sinners, are they not condemned? 24. Does the gospel condemn sinners, or are they condemned by the law, independently of the gos pel? 25.1 f there is no condemnation in the gospel,how can men be con demned by it? 26. Was the law at Mount Sina given to the Jews exclusively or to them in common with the Gen tiles? If Ijp the Jews alone how came the Gentiles under it? 27. Was the same law for man kind to keep, or to detect and re prove sin which was already in ex istence? 28. Was heaven or hell made to depend on the keeping or the transgression of the law? in substance the same as the law given on Mount Sima? If so, how shall we trace the analogy? 30. Was the Sinia law given as a test of obedience, as was the law under which Adam was crea ted? 31. Did the Lord Jesus, on the behalf of his people, fulfill all the requisitions of the law? If sc. what more can divine justice re quire of them? 32. If the people of God were redeemed from under the law, how can they or any of them be con demned by it? 33. Is God the Father of all mankind because he made them? If so, why may the crea tures he has made claim the same relationship on the same grounds? 34 If God, as the God of na ture be the Father of all men, how can they be subjects of adoption? 35 Does the adoption of the sons of God prove that all man kind are not his sons by nature? 36. If the Lord has sent h’s servants to preach the law and the gospel, by which does he intend they shall be saved? 37. If a minister who believes in particular redemption, tell the redeemed while in unregeneracy that the wrath of God is upon them does he tell them the truth? 38. x If addressing those who are not redeemed by the blood of Christ the minister tells them if they will believe they shall be saved does he tell them the truth? 39. It those whr» are not re deemed can be saved by believing, and those who are redeemed can not be saved without believing,did not Christ die in vain? 40. If, as some have argued, the atonement is universal in its efficacy and limited in its appli cation, how can its efficacy extend, •beyond its application? . . 41. If one drop of the Redeem cjt’s blocd was sufficient to redeem DEVOTEDTO THE CAUSE OF CHRIST VALDOSTA, GA., JULY 15, >895. 1 millions of worlds was it just tu« take from him the whole? . , 42. Fullerites believe that the attonoment is general in its nature; Arminians believe that Christ died alike for all mankind. Why are they not Universalists? The Universalists can believe that he died for no more. 43. How can the doctrine of universal attonement and limited salvation be reconciled with the doctrine of predestination? 44. If God has predestinated that all unbelievers shall be dam ned how can any be saved, seeing by nature all are unbelievers? 45. If the love of God to his people in Christ is eternal, when did it begin and when will it ter minate? 46. If God loved his people as he loved his Christ (see John, xvii) is not his love to them of the samd nature, date and duration as that to-Christ? 47. If any of the objects of God’s special love should be lost, would there not be souls in hell whom God loved as he loved his own Son? 48. It God knew who would, and who would not believe, was the creation of those who would not believe from necessity or choice? 49. If the love of God to his people is eternal, can Satan get be tween it and them? If it existed before the world began, was it not before Satan existed? 50. If we are changeable creat ures, and the love of God is un changeable, will not such love maintain a stronger hold on its ob ject than we canon it? ’ “~bl. fs at iDd^nTte’condescension and mercy in the God of all grace to hold poor, helpless worms so fast as to secure their eternal sal vation? 52. If the absolute will of God is the universal cause of all his works, can anything thwart him in the accomplishment of his pur poses? 53. If God’s absolute will be irresistable, must not the purposes of his will be brought to pass? 54. Are not such terms as chance, fortune, and luck calcula ted to reflect on the providence of God in the management of his af fairs? 55. Can that which is the fruit and effect of God’s will be the pro curing cause of such fruits arid effects? 56. Are faith and repentance the cause or effect of God’s love to his people,and must not all causes pre cede their effects? 57. If all who are homed of God should live as they list, would not all live to the glory of God? 58. Was Christ the surety for all for whom he died? If so, if any for whom he died are not salved will not the failure reflect on the suretyship? 59; If the suretyship of Christ was not sufficient to secure the sal vation of all for whom he died, what further surety was necessa ry to secure that object? 60. If by the atonement all men alike were reconciled to God, were not Cain, and Pharroh, and all the hosts of Sodom and Go morroh, who are now suffering the vengence of eternal fire reconciled? 61. If reconciled sinners are in hell, what evidence can we have that any are or shall be in heaven? 62. If reconciliation to God be -only by the blood of Christ, why, SLo men exhort sinners to make; their peace with God? 63. If Christ has done as much , to save those who are m hell as those who are in heaven, why are n<st all in heaven or in hell? 64. Has the blood of Christ more power to save his people than sin has to destroy them? If 00 , how can any for whom that blood was shed be lost? 65. Are the saving benefits of Christ’s death, resurrection, and intercession of equal extent as to the onjects they embrace? 66. If Christ be all in all in the salvation of sinners, must not saved sinners be nothing and less than nothing in effecting that work? 67. Does the doctrine of free agency make man the cause of his own salvation? 68. Does the doctrine of free will place the grace of God in man’s power in subjection to God’s grace? 69. Can things in nature pro duce things supernatural? 70. Must not spiritual fruit Spring from spiritual root? 71. Does not the purposes pf God comprise the end, together with all connecting circumstances? r 72! The Ephesians were chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. Was that choice the of their will? j 73. The Ephesians were pre destinated according to the will of Clod. If it had been according to their own will would it not have been destination instead of pre destination? 74. If the salvation of men de pend on their perseverence to the. is predestination or part des to -their, 75. If souls may be lost for want of money, may not souls be redeemed with such corruptable things as silver and gold? 76. If more missionaries in the field would result in the salvation of a greater number of souls, are not missionaries the saviors of souls? 77. If Missionaries are saviors is it true that beside God there is no Savior? 78. If Missionaries can not save souls, why are we told that the blood of souls will be required of men for not providing for and sustaining a greater number of Missionaries? 79. If theological seminaries williproduce Missionaries and Mis sionaries will produce the salva tion of sinners, which are the most essential to the salvation of a lost world? 80. If there never had been any theological seminaries in ex istence would the number of saved souls be any less? 81. Is God dependent on any thing outside of himself in the ac complishment of his purposes? 82. Does the salvation of sin ners depend on God or on man? 83. If the salvation of sinners depends on God alone, can man add to the number saved or lost? 84. If man neither add to the number saved or lost, in what way are the popular religious institu tions of modern date to convert itye world? 85. If the keys of hell and of death are in the hand of Jesus, will he suffer those doors to be opened to the destruction of his people? * 86 If a portion of those who. claim to be Baptist, have found a new light, can they inform us what it is, and where they found it? 87. Are the popular money begging religious instutions of the present age of God or men? • If of God, in what part of divine rev elation are they authorized? 88. Are the agents of modern religious societies, who go about the country to extort money from the people in the Lord’s name, and without his authority, to be re garded as honest men? 89. If A should forge an order on B in C’s nameyian draw money on that order without authority from O, would not A be a swin dler an/l subject to the penalty of the law? 90. If it be an offense to pro cure money from men under false pretences, is it not still more abominable to forge orders in the Lord’s name? ' 91 Why do not the Arminian Baptist and the Arminian Metho dist unite in one denomination? Is it because they ‘are too near kin to contract lawful marriage? 92. If the popular institutions were invented to'make men see eye to eye in religious matters, have they succeeded? or are there not now a greater number of sects and religious parties than ever be fore?) 93. Is not the gospel of Jesus Christ a sufficient rule of life for all Christians? If not what is lacking? 94. Are we not forbidden to add to or to take from the testimony of the Scriptures? 95. Is it computable with the , ChpstiaiL_Jffiarax^4« ? wise above what is written? 96. It in the Lord’s estimation men are less than nothing and vanity, how much can we reasonably sup pose the Allwise God depends on them to perform in the execution of his purposes? 97. Jesus said to his disciples that without him they Could do nothing, how much, then, can men do without grace? 98. If inspired apostles were in sufficient of themselves to do any thing, how can uninspired and un regenerated men do of themselves? 99. If Paul suffered reproach because he trusted in the living God, can we expect less if we trust in the living God to quicken, justify, and glorify? 100- Finally, would not the re proaches and persecutions of the Old School Baptists pease if they would renounce their confidence in the living God and fall into the ranks of those who worship the works of their own hands, aqd ascribe saving power to human means? —Pimitive Monitor. Dear Readers of the Banner. I wonder if any of you remem ber Emma Co wart, the Missionary? Well now I come to you again. And must tell you that many have been the changes and trials I have passed through since you heard from me last through the Banner. I have had many strugglesand hin derances in getting from among the Missionaries. But finally by the Lord’s help, 1 must say I was enabled to break the chains and move and settle, as I believe, in the dear Zion of God. I was baptized last August, and it was a joyful time with me. For months after I united with the Primitive Baptist I had many hap py seasons in visiting and other meetings, and spent a good portion of my time that way enjoying a rest and peace I had known nothing about before. The brothers and sisters treated me so kindly and tenderly I wae always glad to be there. But this God given privelege did not last long. In January I married a good Chris tian man, but who wae not then a member, and moved here to Sa vannah, where, to all external ap pearances, true and undefiled re ligion is almost intirely unknown; and I am still here, I have spent many -lonely hours because of no one to talk to, or be with, who knew the way through which I had passed except my dear husband, and he has but little time at home. With no preaching at all, my sit uation has been very gloomy and sad at times. I get so hungry for preaching, and long to be in com pany with some one who could talk to me about Jesus and his Kingdom. Though this City is full of man’s religion, it is no com fort to me. But Oh bow sweet is communion with Saints. One can not live alone and grow; we need companionship. My husband was baptized the 2ndSuuday in J uno. This was a glad time with me for I felt thatl wasnot alone. I feel io thank God to-night for he has heard the cries of his people in this City for bread; and has come iu the, person of that faithful and zealous brother, Eld P. G. Mcdonald, to gather the scattered sheep of the house of Is rael in this wicked City. Elder Mcdonald came Friday before the fourth Sunday in June. He spent •the day hunting up the Old Bap tist, and succeeded in getting sev en baptized ones at my that night. Tfeie little meeting the * hearts of all who were present. Up to this time I had not met any of them before. After hearing broth er Mcdonald talk and having the pleasure of entertaining all these dear ones in my own house, I felt lifted up, and rejoiced in my heart. But this was not half that was in store for me. Elder Mcdonald soon found some little lambs who were on the out side who were struggling along under the cum brous load of disobedience. His sympathies were enlisted, and with a burning zeal for the good of the Lord’s people, left us Saturday morning and went to Spring Greve church and got that church to ex tend an arm here, that those who were impressed to do so, might have an opportunity of following Christ in baptism. After preach-* ing an able discourse Sunday morn ing, he announced- the church in readiness to receive members, when two bright young men of this City came forward and related experiences of grace and was re ceived into the fellowship of Spring Grove church. My heart goes out to that church for aid and inter est in us here. I fee] that there is a better day drawing upon us. But the grandest and most beau tiful part of my story was to see the fourteen of God’s little ones gathered afthe water for baptism at the unusual hour of six o’clock Mo nday morning in this City of sixty thousand inhabitants and the old est City in the State, with but fourteen visible Christians I While it wassad to think of thCjindifferen ce of the busy multitudes of people who live here; yet it was a sweet, peculiar specticle to see and know that a few—only cate more for the services of God and the honor of his gieat Name than for the pomp and splender of fassionable life; rand like Moses, who chose rather 'to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the pleas <Ceati«ued on 4th page) No. IS.