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Yearly advertisements, due and payable quarterly. SELECTION'S. SHORT MJIBOXS Xu 1. “And seeing the multitudes he went up into a mountain and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth and taught them say ing; Blessed are the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heavei. Blessed are they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meak ; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger ami thirst after righteousness; for they shall he fill ed, Blessed are the merciful; for they •shall obtain mercy. Blessed tire the pure in heart for they shall see god. Blessed are the peace makers; for they shall be called the children of God.” Matthew. The above is from an “old book” which our mother loved and which has been a favorite book with ('hristians for eighteen I hundred years. \s wo. have no tele graphic nor any other direct Communica tion with Mr. Spurgeon, we propose to give short Sermons from this memo r able work, which we think will be of spiritual service to our readers. Indeed since re ligious, secular, political and “light-litera ture-corrupting” papers have used Mr. Spurgeon’s name as a “clap trap” to catch subscribers and ride into position, we are inclined to be a little mulish and for the present prefer togive prominence to short sermons from the writers of the New Tes tament as they are fully sound upon all questions dear to Baptists. Ed. IBAPTIMT STATISTICS. The foilawing is clipped from the Mis sissippi Baptist, and is a part of a sermon preached by C. D. Mallary of Georgia. For the spreading triutnyhs of our prin- i ciples, we have a right to bless God ; nay, ' it is our duty to do so, yet, we must be careful that tor these things we are not puffed up with a vain and fleshly mind. ■ God has greatly blessed us as a people. Let us dwell for a moment on this topic. We claim the Apostolic churches as our denominational prototypes. Church his tory has made a pretty lair showing that in all ages, even the darkest, there has been a people holding substantially the faith and practice which we profess.— The progress of our sentiments in these , latter days has been remarkable, espe cially in these United States. In the early settlement of the American colonies, there were but a few scattering Baptists. In 1611. two hundred and fifteen years ago, there were but two Baptist churches in America, viz: Providence and New port. In 1750, more than a century la ter, Benedict informs us that there were some 58 churches. In 1761, there were about 60 churches, and .VMM) members. Thus, before our Revolutionary struggle, when strong government patronage was extended to popular sects, the Baptists increased but slowly ; since that auspi cious period, their progress has been rap id. In 1796. the indefatigable John As pland reports 872 churches, including I in Nova Scotia; 1171 ordained and licen tiate preachers, and about 65,000 mem bers. In 1812. probable estimates run up to 2133 churches. 1932 ministers, ami about 160,000 members. In 1832. there are reported 5:123 churches. ;W» 17 minis ters and about 385,000 communicants. The regular, orthodox Baptists m the United States, now number about 12.000 churches, between MMM) and 9000 minis ters, ami 1.000.000 o> communicants. — During the last ten years. (from IMS to 1858,) the increase has been upwards ot 355,000. What may be called the Bap tist population ot our country, may be put down, bv a very moderate estimate, at 5.000.000. In the Stale of Georgia, the progress of Baptist principles has been not a little remarkable. The tirst Baptist church. (Kiskee) was constituted in 1772. 87 years ago. In 1792. (twenty years later,) there were in the State about tit) churches, 78 ministers, and something over 3000 members. In 1833, there were not far from 509 churches, say 255 min isters. and about 38J583 communicants. \t the present time, the Baptists of Geor gia have about 1300 churches. 900 in n ’stere* and 9.00 U communicants; about as manv as the whole number of Baptists .k- United States 60 tears ago. But, in c.-mattn; the e’ ' strength, we must look beyond our mere numerical increase. In promoting the, cause of General education, the Baptists are performing a noble work. They have, on the whole, a pious, able, and efficient ministry. They have a learned and vigorous denominational literature. They have reared up more than 30 col leges, theological schools, and are pub lishing about 50 periodicals. They are taking a leading part in the benevolent operations of the day. “Their missions are planted in Canada, Oregon, Califor nia, New Mexico;” the Indian territory, ; in France, Germany, Denmark, ; in Western and Cen- w . e Assam, tral Africa; ’ ’ Burmah, Siam and China.— of conversions from their colportage G<nd missions last year, exceeded 4<XM). 1 tai number in the mission churches, over 25,000.” Income to the leading benev- • olent societies of the denomination re 18- evidence of the jrjogress of our denomi national influence in our country. There is a strong Baptistic under-current which, with a steady, progressive, resistless pow er, is moving on through other denomi nations, and sweeping away their pedo baptist peculiarities. This they see, ac knowledge, and bemoan. Large num bers of their ministry andprivate members are coming over to the Baptist standard. In many of their churches, infantebaptism is dying out. Some time since, a Boston writer speaks as follows through the col umns of the New York Journal of Com merce: “In our (Mfcngregutional church-; es we fear that there is considerable in difference and neglect in reference to in- j fant baptism. In one of out oldest churches in this State there had not been, a few years since, an instance of infant baptism for the seven proceeding years. ’ Last year there were seventy congrega- , tional churches in New Hampshire that I reported no infant baptism. This year ninety-six churches, or about one-half in the State, report none. If this indiffer ence continues, the ordinance will become ’ extinct in the congregational churches.” To such facts as these, let it be added ; that the number who admit the correct- . ness of our baptism as to the mode, or action, as well as the subjects, is con stantly increasing, and what a common thing it is at the present day for persons to demand immersion an essential con dition of remaining quietly with their pedo-baptist friends. In many foreign lands the Baptist cause is steadily progressing. In translating the Scriptures into the languages of the j East, the Baptists have accomplished more than anv other denomination. Our .American missionaries have given the Scriptures to the Burmans, the Karens, and the Siamese. In India, Carey, Marsh man and Ward, and Yates, with their coadjutors, performed a work in the translation of the Scriptures, unequalled, ; :>i the .whnb» ntisrhiris: ’ and where the translations of our foreign ; missionaries go, the Bible speuks out, in ; a clear voice, the true meaning of the great baptismal word. In Europe, the Baptist cause is prosperous. Wales is a Baptist Beehive. Our brethren there are industrious, firm, ■ fond of the honey of ; primitive truth, and have sent out many a precious swarm to other lands. In England, the Baptist are a strong, intel ligent, pious, progressive band, though less strong than they might be, from the intermixture of open communion clay with the iron of New Testament truth. J Upon the accession of William and Mary to the British throne, there were about 1(M) Bapti st churches in Great Britain and Ireland; now, after a lapse of some thing more than a century and a half, in spite of all the opposition with which they have been compelled to struggle, the ' Baptists have reached the number of 2000 churches, and over lOO.(MM) communi- I cants, and have accomplished a mighty | work in the spread of the gospel amongst ; the heathen. It is said they are nowgrow i ing faster than the other religious body ■in Englund. <>n the European continent. Baptist truth is going forth in strength | to overhaul and finish out the work which 1 Luther left so incomplete. Amongst the I Protestants in France Anti-pedo-haptist ; sentiments are rapidly spreading. In IM I. Ocnken, with six other pious Bap- 1 tists, commenced their apostolic work at Hamburg, and in the short space of 25 ! years, the fruits of this little beginning have extended surprisingly through cen ; tral and northern Europe. In Germany. the Baptists now have about SIM) mission ary stations, some bl) churches, and about 8000 communicants. have been aroused upon the principles of church government and religious liberty, which are shaking to their very founda tions the structures of a carnal, secula rized Christianity. And in Sweden, be hold what the Lord is doing. In the face of bigoted, fierce intolerance. Baptist col i portcure are traversing the land, and in a tew short years, great multitudes have been converted by their instrumentality, and some 3000 probably have openly em braced the . sentiments that distinguish 1 us ns a people. In these things- it is our privilege, our duty, te rejoice. But beloved brethren, let our rejoicing be in the Lord. \\ hen we listen to the rehearsal of our denomi national successes, our carnal pride is perhaps sometimes awakened, and we think to ourselves, what a great people we Ba]rtists are getting to be! All this is wrong; it is grieving to the Spirit of God; it ia making an idol of our denom inational prosperity.— And it may be that God allows many humiliating things to befall us as a people, that our pride may be humbled, and we may learn more pro foundly the great lessen of inspiration— •• Not by might, nor bv power: but by my Spirit, saith the Lord.” "Little chi'l drtn. keep your,wires from idols." “Au I not my own Master?” —When we hear these words coming boastfully from the lipa of a young man just enter ing upon h.s majority, we cannot forbear recalling the reply of a French prince to a stranger whom he encountered in one of the rooms of his palace. “I*ray sir.” said the prince, ••to whom do vou belong!” ••Ta my sell," grutiiv replied the stran ger. “Ah, my dear air,” was the ready retort, "what a nitv it is von havo -och a ROME, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 5, 1859. Infant Baptism Older than Chris o tianlty. ! ; The fact is well established, and pret :ty generally known among intelligent ! Protestatns, that many of the peculiar in j stitutions and ceremonies of Romanism ! are indentical with those of Paganism, and were evidently borrowed or adopted - from it. The monastic system, for ex ample, was not invented by Rome, but borrowed by Rome from Paganism. In the partnership which was formed be tween Christianity and Paganism when the Roman Emperor was converted to Christianity, old Paganism furnished a | large share of the capital, though young 1 Christianity was allowed to give the ’ naiii-og, We are just coming to under- j ' August No. of the American and For- j eign Christian Union, aiming to show t that the adoration of the Virgin Mary and < the doctrine of Baptismal Regeration are < also of Pagan origan. The article is t made up mainly of extracts from a work ] by Alexander Hislop of Edinburg, entit- t led “The Two Babyions.” This author ! brings evidence to show that the “Queen & ( of Heaven was worshiped in Babylon, £ being represented as a virgin with her child, just as the Arirgin Mary is repre- i | sented among the Catholics, and in proof 1 of the indentity of the Pagan and Catho- j ' lie “Queen of Heaven,” he cites the re- ( markable fact that while the complexion ’ ; ; and features of the earliest Roman A/«- i donnas are neither Jewis nor Italian, they ; 1 ! are the same as the pictures of the Baby- ; ; lonisli Queen of Heaven recently discov ; ered among the ruins of Babylon. 1 ] It has been known to the Protestant } 1 : world for some time, that the pretended ; 1 ; statue of the Saint Peter is the statue of I ( ' the heathen Jupiter, which in the days of! t - Catsar, adorned the temple of that god.' t and that the pretended chair of St. Peter ; ' ■ from which the Pope issues his infallible ‘ bulls, encased in brass, is, in fact, in- . 1 stead of the humble stool of the fishermen j !of Galilee, the imperial oi the Ctesars. i Add to this the facts brought forward by ; ' Mr. Hislop, respecting the worship ot' j .Mary and Baptismal regeneration, and it J becomes quite plain that Romanism is ] > but old Paganism under Christian names, i When the author already qfioted, comes 1 I to the doctrine of Baptismal Regenera tion, he proves, as it seems to me, more j than he intended. Baptistswill, at least, ’be apt ToTTlinTc tiini by /p i a ‘i-WK. 4 the Pagan origin of the dogma of Bap- ! j tismal Regeneration, but of the practice ; 1 ■of Infant Baptism itself. Your readers ' : may judge from his words. He says. 1 In the Chaldean mysteries before any in- i i struction could be received, it was requir- j 1 ed, first of all, that the person to be ini- ■ 1 tinted, submit baptism in token of j blind and implicit obedience.” Again I l ‘ Y be says,—“Our own Pagan ancestors, 1 ; the worshipers of Odin, are known to I , have held the same doctrine of Baptism- | al Regeneration, and to have washed ; i away the natural guilt and corruption of I j their new born children by sprinkling I them with water. ..Yes, on the otherside ! of the Atlantic, in Mexico, the same doc- ■ trine of Baptismal Regeneration was i found in full vigor among the natives, | •when Cortez and his warriors landed on their shores. In proof he quotes from ■ Prescott's “Conquest of Mexico,” a min ute description of the method of admin- ' istering the rite, which bears sufficiently . many and striking points of resemblance i to the rite as now practised, to establish , the fact of their common parentage. Is ; ;it possible that our author overlooks the | fact that in proving the Pagan origin of the doctrine, lie. of course, proved the Pagan origin of the practice? If, as Protestants, in the absence of all \ scriptural precept or example, we regard the monastic system, the worship of the virgin, the doctrine of the Baptismal Re- ; generation, and the unnecessary ceremo nies nf the Romish worship, as borrowed ; from Pagan systems, in which we know i they existed; what shall hinder us. as Baptists, in a like silence of Scripture respecting the practice of Infant Baptism, j from deriving this also from a Pagan source? We have been accustomed to charge our Pedobaptist brethren with retaining corruption of Popery in their faith and , practice. Shall we not be compelled to abandon this charge, and in its place make the graver one of practicing in their , churches, a ceremony of heathen origin ? \ • —Zion's ,’ldrocatc. The Miser’s Death-Bed. —You see him lying on that heap of straw, the gray haired old man. whose life has long been j • devoted to that one unhallowed object, the gathering of gold. He is dying. ■ There is not one to stand beside his death- ■ bed. and watch as the spark of life flick- ' ers awav. There is not one to close his . eyes, when his cold heart >haU have still ed its beatings. Alas, there is not even one to weep when he is gone! There , are none to miss him by the tireside— none to whom the world will seem less beautiful when he is laid aside—none to r whom his bent form is an object of love , and reverence—none to whom he- has , inspired other than one feeling, that of • disgust ami fear! < ♦ ♦ ■■ ft-WThere are few who know how to : . be idle and innocent, and the very first i step out of business is usually into vice an ? * ■ • • “HIS BA-ITITEH UTS IS “LOVE.” Progress of Principles. “Pedo,” a con -uftlfnt of the Bun ner of Peace, -Ad under the j heading? 44 Willv3»A.dminister the Or dinance of by Immersion? I Will Not”—pres facts which show a very gratifyings l ’|fc<n of our distinctive views among (Jitrjstdand Presbyterians. Hear him: “It is urged ought to baptize the candidate by for he does not wish to live in - ‘church that holds to close that he has con scientious scrapes* about the mode, and I ought to gragiyj' him. To all such I say, I too have; scruples about it, and therefore eating do it. You ought to j have no conscie|'.« upon this subject, but | baptize in any iaj you are requested. ; I wonder what of being some people would have a to’be? I have a ■a" -isrienr--' glad, too, that it is so as to suit itself to whims and pre- I judices of every one seeking to become a member of our chuich, and that my t conscience keeps aliveupon the tablets 1 of my mind, the solemi vow that I took i when I was licensed topreach, ‘to study 1 the peace, purity and uiity of the church.’ i Now, I would ask what peace or unity < there is in introducing nto the same bod y, elements so contrary in affinities as < an Immersionist and Pelo-baptist ? ‘How 1 can two walk together except they be 1 agreed?’ * “I am told that I oufht . to immerse, < and when they come to understand our t views, they will renountp their former i notions and make good Pedoes. Shal low reasoning:— there ar five who quit 1 our church and join the Baptist, to one < u'ho changes his notions n regard to bap- I tism—while members remtin, live and die • in the church, who never Jiange their opin- I ions, and commit 'the greet sin, by refits- < ing to have their childrenbaptised." 1 There; That will do for once! Our I principles have permeatel the Cumber- 1 land Presbyterian chtircl so generally, that, perhaps net one of their ministers ’ can baptize a child, or sar a word in de fence of its baptism, witiout wounding the feelings of his own inunbers!! And this, too, in spite of the fjet, that, out oi , every six who enter the ihurch Immer- ; sionists, five join the Bapists, thus leav ing the ministers free to hantize infants, 1 and to vindicate their rhmtism, without “let or hindrance!!” Strely “the news is too good to be true.’’“-“Pedo” must have over-colored the picture. But we rejoice that there are a nass of facts suf ficient to force this conviction upon his mind. The truth is mating itself felt beyond the limits of our own communion, and who shall stay its progress? — Relig ious Herald. Discovery of an Angient Blblibal ipt. mi I'rom Te Lien. '"*'" The theological Wuld in Germany is now deeply interest 1 in the remarkable discovery of Prof ssor Tischendorf, well dnown by his critical works upon the New Testament, and who recently made a scientific journey in the East at the expense of the Governments of Sax ony and Russia. The discovery is noth ing less than an elder brother of the fa mous Yatican MS., found in a marvellous state of preservatii n, in an Egyptian convent. M. Tischendorf himself was scarcely able to believe in the reality of his discovery, and decided not to men tion it until he had satisfied himself that it combined all the marks laid down by paleographers as determining the age of an ancient MS. But now there is no longer any doubt; the parchment, the characters, the pun. tuation, the initals, &c., all prove, in th<- clearest way, that we possess an Alexandrine MS. of the fourth century, of the age oi Constan tine and Eusebius of C'esarea, containing the New Testament entire, and which will heneforth be th- first and most au gust witness of the t xt of the New Tes tament. M. Tischendorf has communicated his discovery to the Minister of the King of the King of Saxony, in a letter dated I Cairo, 15th of March, and which the [ scientific supplement, of the Leipzig Gaz ette republished on the 17th of April. The Vatican MSS. has hitherto beeirre : garded us containing the most ancient 1 copy of the Books of the New Testament. Its existence has been known since the ! sixteenth century. Long concealed from I the public by Papal jealousy, it was brought to Paris under the First Empire, where it was examined very cursorily ; by the theologian, Hug, and then return ’ed to its former place after the Restora ’ tion. It had acquired so great a notor -1 iety. that it had become impossible to withdraw Gjmrirehr^gm^wiblia-aariosF ! ty. ’Hie Papaßnithority, however, did ! not permit any examination but on condi ! tions that rendered it almost impossible. The annals of biblical criticism are fill ed with lamentations of unhappy critics, ; who have wished in vain to copy at length this precious MS. In 1828, the Roman Government engaged to prepare an edition, and the learned Cardinal Mai was commissioned to undertake the pub lication. It was proceeded with, howev i er. with to much slowness, that it was i only last year, thirty years after the pro mise, when the Cardinal had been dead ; more than four years, that the expected edition appeared; and it contained so many faults and imperfections, that its value was considereably diminished. From the communications of M. Tis > chendrof we learn that the MS. recently discovered consists of three hundred and forty-six pages of parchment of large size. It must have required, he says a whole gazelle skin to make two of these pages. The writing is divided upon each page into four columes. It is generally verv well preserved. The learned pro fessor believes that it lias received some retouches of a later period, as is custom ary with ancient MS. From the intern al evidence he regards it as certain that the MS. dates from the fourth century and those whb are acquainted with the works of this prince of biblical critics kn w •.kat uwry aefifldi nfcjaa he rrpos ed in his positive statements. Thiscdltr. then, is contemporaneous with the A ati can MS. and with a AIS. of the Old Tes ’ tament at Leipzig, ths two most ‘ ancient specimens of copies of the Holy Scrip tures which exist in Europe. The most ancient MSS. of the New Testament, af ter that at Rcme, are the MS. of the Brit ish Museum, which dates from the mid dle of the fifth century, and the Ephrem MS. at the Imperial Library of Paris, which goes back to the same date. The most ancient after these are of- the sixth century. \ But what- gives the newlj-discoverd MS. a veritable primacy is, that it con tains the Nexv Testament entire. That at Paris contains only fragments of the sacred volume. The London MS. is not complete; almost all the First Gospel and all the second Epistle to the Corin thinans are wanting. The Vatican MS. has lost the Apocalypse, four Epistles of Paul, and the bird part of the Epistle to I the Hebrews. The new codex on the con- I trarv, which contains manv of the books of Psalms, Job, the Book of Sirach, Wisdom ( &c.,) includes all the books of New Tes tament, and it is this which renders the work of inappreciable value. Stillmore, 1 it contains, joined to the Apocalypse, the 1 Epistle attributed to Barnabas, a very ; important document of the end of the first t century or the beginning of the second, and, in fine, the first part of the Shepherd ' of Hennas, which dates from the first 4 half of the second century. This con- 1 firms what the history of the canon has ; already induced us to believe, that in ( Christian antiquity, in many churches, ( these two works were regarded as form ing part of the Sacred Scriptures. I The celebrated critic concludes his 1 letter with these words; “The existence ] of the Vatican MS. xvas known for three < hundred years before it was finally deci- ' ded to comply with the general desire for its publcation. I hope that, instead of three centuries three years will be suffi- 1 cient to enable me to enrich Christain ] literature with one of its most precious ; monuments.” The Temple of Diana of the Ep!:- 1 eslans. 1— Tins temple was built, as Pliny says, ; on a soft foundation, to guard against the shocks of earthquakes. The foundation therefore, was laid in a swamp; wool and charcoal were interposed to absord the wet, and the arches form a subterranean labyrinth, in which water stagnates; all which is so at the present day. The su perstructure-bears all the evidence of a edifice which was destroyed eight timesj and took two hundred and eighty years in building and rebuilding. It now con sists of several walls of immense blocks of marble, the fronts of which are per forated with small cavities, into which were sunk the shanks of the brass and silver plates with which the walls were faced. In several places where the walls I I flu Ik 11 r 2 T" Co r t■ n and mouldings of a former edifice against which the newer walls had been built up. Some of the vast prophyry pillars, which formed the front portico still lie prostrate before it; but others were brought by Constantine to his new city of Constan- • tinople. The heathen temple was dilap idated, to build the Christian church of Santa Sophia, in which these pillars are again become the great support of an an ti-Christian edifice. But the most inter esting circumstance of this building to me is the great illustration it gives to the Acts of the Apostles. Here is the place where St. Paul excited the commotion among the silver and brass-smiths, who worked for the temple; and over the way was the theatre, into which the people rushed, carrying with them Caius and Aristarchus, Paul’s companions. Hence they had a full view of the magnificent front of the temple, which they pointed out as that “which all Asia worshipeth,” and in their enthusiasm they cried out, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!” to whom such a temple belonged.— voter. - Can a Church Member meet his Responsibility Without a Relig ious Newspaper. This inquiry invites reflection. It in volves an element of practical importance, —one that is closely allied to the vital energy of the Church. The member of the Church who allows himself to live without the intelligence given in a good religious paper, must be ignorant of the polity, doctrines, meas ures and doings of the Church to such a degree, as to have very little apprecia tion of his responsibility to the Church, or of the obligations and privileges of a profession of religion. It is unquestionably the duty of every member of the Church, to make himself acquainted with the progress and condi tion of things in that branch of the house . lluld of faith which he is, in fact, a com ponent part. And can it be supposed that any such Church member, male or female, having the heart of a Christian, will or can feel otherwise than profoundly interested in all that pertains to the in terests of the Church and the cause ot the Redeemer? We think every one who takes an intelligent or proper view of the subject, will not only say, let there be a religious newspaper in the hand of every Church member, but place it tn the hannds of the masses, In no way can the pastor or missionary so much enlarge his useful ness as by awakening an interest among the people in the religious newspapers. (St. Louis Observer. Politeness at Home. Always speak with the utmost polite ness and deference to your parents and friends. Some children are polite and civil everywhere else but at home, but ■ there thex’ are coarse and rude enough. 1 Shameful! Nothing sits so gracefully ■ upon children, and nothing makes them j so lovely, as habitual respect and dutiful i deportment towards their parents and I superiors. It makes the plainest face j beautiful, and gives to every common ac tion a nameless but most peculiar charm. ; “Aly son, hear the instruction of thy ( father"and forsake not the law of thy mo , ! ther, for they shall be an ornament of grace .. upon thy head, and chains about thy ~ neck.” I ♦ • j Lonsr words, like longdrcsses, frequent- • I lv hide something wrung about the un : ‘ derslaadins-. > CONTRIBUTIONS. •‘Young Men’s Christian Associ ation.” This Association has been confined, un til recently, to our larger cities, but with in the last year or two, has found its way into towns of less size and importance, and has been engrossing much of the public mind; and the highest commendations have been lavished upon it, by both the secular and religious press, and a very wide sphere of usefulness has been as signed it. It is necessary to watch as ■ well as pray; for it is by no means safe to welcome everything which coircs in the garb of benevolence and sanctity; 4 ; TijTai! UTiY Cl Uu mi doubtless often succeeds in destroying good, by clothing himself in the habili ments of apparent kindness, or what may be primarily designed for religious pur poses. Whenever some other organiza tion, rather than the Church of Christ, is sought, in which men are to display their kindness and beneficence, we should “sus pect some danger nigh,” for it does ap pear that, these (churches) afford ample opportunities, as well as every induce ment, to good deeds, that a heart enlar ged by the love of Christ, could desire; for we are commanded to “do good as we have opportunity.” lam aware that to speak adversely of the Young Men’s Christian Association, will be regarded as heathenish, but this will not deter me from saying in plain terms, what I be lieve to be its foreshadowings. Let us remember then, that much amongst us which is now potent for evil, once had a beginning for good, and have acquired their giant proportions, because they have fed upon tnc credulity of the unsuspect ing, and were not strangled in their birth dr infancy. We should regard every thing which serves to detract from the in terest and life of a church, with a jealous eye, and should oppose it with that Chris tian integrity and firmness, which the ex igency of the case may require. AVe say then, undisguisedly, that we believe this Association to be Me germ of another church, which germ seems to have acquired huge proportions for a bant ling. Its very existence and patronage, is an acknowledgement of the insufficien cy of the churches of Christ, to accom plish the purposes for which they were uioiiiuteil, uud ready 10 concede that the wise Master Builder, failed in His plan to meet the wants of exery age, in the Gospel dispensation ?—in itself the thought is absurd. In the anniversary ’of this Association which was held in Troy, New York, in the early part of the sum mer, and which is said to have been the largest ever convened, there were two sets of resolutions hinting at the objects and character of the work of the Association. The one which declared that the Associ ation was in no sense designed to come in conflict with, or supersede the Chris tian churches, was voted down, almost unanimously, while the one which declar ed that the Association would not shrink from undertaking whatever God in his providence placed before them, was pass ed almost unanimously, which so aggriev ed a gentleman from Philadelphia, whom, I supposed, from the account, to be an Episcopal clergyman, that he arose and said in substance: “1 love the‘Young Men’s Christian Association,’ and the ob jects for which it was organized, but I love my church and my duty better,” and withdrew, thus showing unequivocally what he believed to be the tendency and the nearly avowed object of the Associa tion ! Having lost the resolutions men tioned above, I write from memory, but am not afraid to guaranty that I have giv en the substance of their purport. To my mind, this is a decided indication of the complexion of this organization, and should at once, have been a warning to all who love the infallibility of the word of God, and who feel the necessity laid upon them, of maintaining its doctrines and ordinances, incorruptible, to the end. So far as I know, no notice has been taken of this action, by either the secu lar or religious press ; no note of alarm has been sounded, and thus the first step of invasion, and usurpation passed by un -1 observed, and without an effort to repel. In this organization we see the elements of that “Christian Union” of which we have heard so much, and which is to em brace all the “dear ones” who belong to the various sects of christendom, and “bu ry* the hatchet” of“christian dissention” and “sectarian bigotry,” so deep that, no aspirant for clerical honors, no one “who would be,” or would with ruthless hand, divide the unity of the hrother- I hood, shall ever be able to resurrect it, to scalp the beautiful symmetrical “Christian union,” which men are trying to build, and is fit only to be burned. Ihe object of this Association will be to leave be ' hind everything upon which professed Christians have notagreed,and thus found a church in which there will be no differ- I ences, where peace and harmony will be undisturbed. The failure of this chimera is written upon its first “goings forth, because it is an attempted union, by ig noring—that is a popular xxord certain objectionable things in the word of God, ' about which his people have not agreed, and ac wc are wrier than God. we ■•. ill J TERMS $2. ( Alavays in Advance. have “Christian union,” upon our plan. — I love that union for which Jesus prayed in the 17th of John, “that the world may know that thou hast sent me-” But I despise a union, based upon a compro mise of the truths of the Gospel. Bible truth forms the only basis of Christian union, and every attempt at a union at d the expense of the truth, must and ought to perish. For Christians to unite, they must cease to “teach for doctrines the commandments of men, and make in very deed the word of God, the rule of Faith and Practice, then; and not untilthen, shall we be able to say and realize: “Be hold how good and how pleasant it is, for ■ brethren to dwell together in unity.” To all “young men,” baptists, wo 1 AJTJIIg— * Men’s Christian Association,” and let the ' church of Christ be the field upon which you shall display the deeds of the good Samaritan. G. F. COOPER. The Mission of Baptists. That there is an important work com mitted to Baptists, is evinced as well by the past, as by what is now transpiring. When we take a general survey of the field, which is the world, and see how “the little one has become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation,” we arc ready to exclaim, in the surprise and joy of our hearts, “What hath God wrought!” In Germany and Sweden the peculiar views of Baptists are rapid ly spreading, and God is greatly' honor ing them by owning their efforts to the conversion of thousands. But it is here, in this happy country, where the “star spangled banner waves, o’er the land of the free, and the home of the brave,” that Baptist principles have gained their greatest triumphs, and made the most rapid progress. Here the truth is un shackled, and left free to combat error— here no fines and pillories, no torches and stakes, stare her votaries in the face, but liberty of speech is guaranteed to the humblest citizen, and the press, that mighty engine of truth, is unmuzzled. But the mission of Baptists is not yet fulfilled. The. past furnishes encourage ment, but it is to the present that we should look, and that all our energies should be directed. There is still much land to be possessed, and we are well able to overcome it, in the name and strength of the King Immanuel. Mighty triumplu ..... :r ... ’ . mithiul the truth, amTslioxv ourselves men in all that is lovely and of good report. Thousands of errorists fill the land, strong and dogmatical hierarchies put forth their claims to supremacy, and es say by arts to take the Kingdom, while thousands and thousands of souls in an unconverted state, are rapidly approach ing the Judgment seat of Christ. Here, then, is our work: to overcome an erro neous and unscriptural churchism, and save sinners from death—from eternal death, by preaching to them the gospel in its purity, without any admixture of the traditions of men. But to be more particular upon this point, how is our great work to be done ? Shall we, by* suppressing some truths, hope to gain admission forothers? Shall we accomplish more by compromises, than by taking for our motto, "the truth, the whole truth andnothing but the truth?” To this question, the intelligent and pi ous Baptist can give but one answer, and that is, let there be no compromises with error, but let us dare to proclaim and en tire and unrnutilated gospel, leaving con sequences to the control of the King in Zion. Evangellical alliances, so called, and all things which tend to compromise the truth—to blend it with error, howev er specious, are to be avoided, remember ing tllat itjs not by might nor by power, . but by the Spirit of God that our success is to be secured. The weapons of our war fare are not carnal, but “mighty* through God to the pulling down of strongholds;” and if properly wielded, nothing will be able to withstand them. If we will only go forward in obedience to the com ’ inands of our blessed Lord, and preach the gospel, the crooked will be made ( straight and the rough places made plain —every* valley will be exalted, and ev ery hill be brought down, to procure u highway for the children of God. Our work is before us, the weapons of our warfare in our hands, and let ail come up to the help of the Lord, to the help of ; the Lord against the mighty.” H. - Associations yet to meet in 185», in €<<!.• j OCTOBER. j Georgia—Fri. before 2d. Sabbath, Go- shen, Lincoln. ’ Middle —Sat. before ty. Sabbath, Litt- ■ le Horse Creek, Scriven. > Bowen —Sat. before 2d. Sabbath, Mor- t gan, Calhoun. Piedmont —Sat. before 2d. Sabbath, Union, Wayne. Columbus —Sat. before 2d. Sabbath, Harmony, Chattahoochee. Coosa—Sat. before 2d. Sabbath, Pisgah, Floyd. Ebenezer —Sat. before 3d. Sabbath, i Stone Creek, Twiggs. ' Oostenaula —before 3d. Sabbath,Kings- ( ton, Cass. ' Abacoochee—Sat. before 3d. Sabbath, . Liberty, Calhoun, Ala. NOVEMBER: 1 Bethel—Sat. before Ist Sabbath, Uot- ’ ton Hill, Clay. » Suubui v Sut. before 3d. S iblcith. 1 vannah. A
