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RECEIPT LIST will appear next week. Have we a subscriber at Franklin, Ga., H. M. Mathews byname! We have , Elder U. M. Mathews —are there two named Mathews at that office? Will El der M inform us ? Special Notice. Some lists of subscribers may not have reached us. Some we know of, have not been returned.— Os course, such cannot receive this number in proper time. Mistakes in names and Post Offices have doubtless occurred. Will all those who have assisted in procuring subscribers, also assist in correcting any mistakes that may have been made? Specimen Copies. We have sent a copy of this our first number to a great many persons in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Os course, if you like our principles, like our appearance, and are willing to aid us in sustaining our enterprise, you will at once send in your name and money—otherwise we shall not continue to send them. After you read this No. wiU.vou hand it to a neighbor? Our Prospectus. We have, with this the first No. of the Banner & Baptist, enclosed to a large number of our sub scribers and friends, a prospectus and subscription list, and we have done so, confidently hoping that each one, as soon as he receives it, will make an effort at once, to procure <fne, yea, as many new subscribers as he can, and forward them with the subscription .price enclosed. We haft e adopted the strict cash system, as the only one that will enable us to meet our engagements and give you a paper worthy of your approval. Cash System. We have determined upon the Cash System in all the affairs of the Banner. This we consider best for all parties, and much less trouble to edi tors and book keepers. We are heartily tired of newspaper dunning for arrearages and the pub lishing of names of delinquents, but not more_so than those who have it to do under the credit sys- | tern. We hope oi.r brethren and friends will ap- , prove and work for us accordingly. Those who ' have already subscribed can each send the $2 00. i upon receipt of this number. Advertlftment*. Our paper will be one of the best mediums for ; advertising in Cherokee Georgia, and while we ' solicit advertisements of a proper kind to fdl up the fourth page, we promise our readers to al ways give them twenty-one columns of reading matter—as much, we believe, as any paper in the South gives. We do not intend to suffer adver tisements to encroach beyond seven columns, nor to admit at any price, vulgar advertisements of patent medicines. “C’burcli Independence.” The article on our third page signed "Indepen dent,” is from one of Georgia's most gifted sons, who is in all respects, responsible lor what he j writes, combining position, ability and piety.— ! lie is connected with one of the most important 1 interests in the State,and is much loved by Geor gia Baptists. COOSA ASSOCIATION. This Body of Baptists will meet with the Pidgah church, ten miles west of Rome, on the Nth inst. We hope that churches will he fully represented, and that many Christians will go up with hearts prepared for every good work.— Brethren, do not forget our Missionary | operations, especially our Horne Mission, and Cherokee Indian Mission. Remem ber that Brother Smith is working for the destitute in your own bounds, and that Brother D. M, Foreman is preaching for the Cherokees, west of Arkansas. These ' brethren are in our hearts and confidence, i and we ought to contribute freely for their support. 1'1.01111)4. Our brethren of Florida have informed us that the Baptistsoftheir State have been very much scattered thereby requiring ' much labor on the part of Ministers to get • them united upon denominatiomil enter- > prizes. But our brother Ministers of that State have had heart to work and al i great personal sacrifices, they have trav eled much, and preached the glad tidings ' of salvation to the scattered sheep of the 1 * t House of Israel, and to their children, I and neighbors. The Lord has blessed and continues to bless them. There are able working men in Florida, and we | think a bright day is dawning upon rhe ••land of Flowers.” Will brethren Ev erett, Baker, Mays, Lacy, Smith, Mercer and others write us oftener? It will cheer our hearts to hear from you. Do your > brethren and neighbors want the “Land mark Banner?” Ej>. - ♦ JOEL 11. TERRELL. In our obituary column, is a notice of) the death of Brother Tbrkkll. During his protracted illness, it was our privi lege to visit him, several times, lie bore his sickness with Christian fortitude.— The last visit we made, was to bid him j farewell, until we meet above. He was perfectly rrsignedto the Divine will, and passed away, a few days thereafter. Few ■ men have had a closer hold upon our hearts, and we confess that we can scarce ly realize that he is gone. He was a warm advocate for the work in which we an* engaged, but his death is published in our first No. We are thus forcibly re-, minded, that our brethren and dearest , friends, and ourselves, are soon to pass away. Revis a! New*. Rrn/Acr Wood: As this is the first No. of your paper, it may ante test your readers to see an ac count of a revival meeting, at Friendship church, Floyd county, Ga. We commenced a meeting mt Saturday, before the 3rd Sabbath in September, and continued I-I days* The Lord blessed his people and added to their number 16 pre cious souls, by experience. 14 >4 whom were immersed during the meeting, and 2 are standing over tor baptism. Brother James Mcßride is our Pastor, who was aides! in the meeting by brethren J. R. Chambers and N. K. Smith. To God be *ll the glow. i A. J. Burksdole, Gap-Pond, Ga. Is this correct ? Where is Gap-Pond 1 — AVill Bro. B. inform us? Our Advertising Friends.-—We can on ly say to home subscribers, and others in terestsd in behalf of our advertising friends, that you will no doubt be profi ted, by adding to you.- knowledge of how to save a dime, by carefully readingall the advertisements in this paper; and govern yourselves accordingly. Our Office.—For the present, our pa per is printed at Mason’s Job Office, up stairs, in rear of City Hall; adjoining which we have a private room, where we will be glad to see our friends. Either the Editor or Publisher can always be found there. We hope to have an office of our own in the course of a month. Transgression No. 1, About thirteen years ago, the editor of this paper concluded to take a compan ion for life, and selected one whom he thought above an average, in personal ap- well as in other respects. — The second dayafter vb*-max(iage,on his way to an Association, in company with several others, he was seated in a fine., buggy, driving a fine horse, seated by the side of a looking bride, and just in the rear of a hard favored oldinai^— - This voriiable iS'/ve/t mun, turn- ed and with a loud voice said : “Brother Wood I am so glad you are along with us.” “Thank you sir,” we responded, “why?” “Because,” said he, “I always like to have an uglier man along than myself.” Now, there are two counts in this trans gression. Ist. He got thanks that he did not deserve. 2nd. Though we should care nothing about it, it was a reflection upon the taste of one whom we feel bound \to defend. Transgression No. 2 next ■ week. i ALABAMA DEPARTMENT. I —. ... , To the Ilaptist of upper East Ala. : Dear Brethren 8f Sisters in Christ: I have agreed to act as “corresponding i editor” in East Ala., for the “Landmark Banner & Cherokee Baptist.” 1 have con sented to do this. Ist Because the po sition was offered to me with satisfactory terms. 2d. I believed I had both a legal and a moral right to accept; and after laying the question honestly before God, 1 be lieved it to be my duty to do so. 3d. I believe the paper to be a neces sity, and will do much good ; for if a pa per is worth any thing to benevolent in -1 stitutions, the institutions of the “up country-” in Georgia and Alabama cer tainly demand one. There is no existing paper that can meet the local wants of the largest half of East Alabama. That paper which has the most extensive cir culation among us. and is certain to retain it, is too far removed from us, and has too much to do, to pay special attention tothe I local wants of our section. Rome is near i the line of Georgia and Alabama, and I the mail facilities from that place into all ! parts of East Ala., are very good ; hence, ■ a Baptist paper issuing from that city . must of necessity feel almost an equal , interest in the cause in both States, and j will be equally beneficial to both. 4th. Os course I will not say that 1 utu ; a suitable person for such a work. But I know most of those for whom I propose to write, and you know me, and 1 have believed that I could do a good work in addressing to you occasional thoughts on : questions pertaining to our Master’s ■ cause. Then let me say a word about what I ; shall write. Ist. I shall not write a great deal about i anything. But what I have to say will be about the Churches, Associations, and | the convention of East Alabama. I shall 1 pay special attention to the Missions of ■ the “East Alabama Convention.” 2d. I shall write about the educational i interest of East Ala., the Baptists in our i section have some “high schools,” or I young Colleges, whose interest I shall ad- ■ vocate. 3d. I will try to speak frequently for i the spiritual good of believers, and the cause of practical godliness. I 4th. I shall once in a while speak what j I believe the Bible to teach relative to j I our dcnominationalism. My articles will be signed thus J, J. ' D. R. And now dear brethren will you read j the paper ? Will you work for it ? Will I I you get a list of subscribers ? I shall have the first number sent to those min- ; isters in East Ala., with whom I have la-1 : bored in preaching Christ,—do as you think right in the premises. A? I un derstand Bro. Wood, the columns of the ■ paper will be open to those brethren in ’ East Ala., who may have any inclination to write and work for the enterprize. With Christian salutations. J. J. D. Renfroe. THE EAST AL ARAM A HATTIHT CONVENTION. The Sth artiele in the Constitution of I this body, reads as follows: “The objects of this Convention should ■ be to encourage and promote by all scrip tural means the following causes, viz: Bible distribution. Missions, Foreign : and Domestic ; Ministerial Education— when satisfactory evidence is obtained that indigent Ministers are called of God to this work; Sabbath Schools; Religious Periodicals; and Book and tract distribu tion, and tlie support of worn out, indigent Baptist Ministers. The destitution in the boundaries of this body is very great, and shall be a ‘ cause of constant distress and anxiety to every child of God who knows that the destitution exists- Our associations have often started the noble work of preaching, bv their Missionaries, the Gospe! to those waste places, but while their eHons wen* * i accompanied with some success, they were comparative failures. Their efforts had no permanency or continuance —they last ed but a few months at the time, and in many instances would then be abandoned for two or three years; and when we would try again, our enterprize would terminate as before. The East Alabama Conven tion was brought into being, under the hope that it would combine the in fluence, prayers, monied and intel lectual resources of all the churches and associations in this section of the State, and bring them to bear directly upon the great object of preaching the word of life to the vast destitution, in and around these associations. Already it has done much —far more than its most hopeful friends expected it to do in this time. The Board of Managers of this Convention, during a large portion of the last conventional year, kept some eight to twelve Missionaries in the field, and the Lord blessed their labors abundantly. More than two hundred were baptized by them, and it is believed that upwards of five hundred were converted to Christ, and we now have from 8 to 12 Missionaries actively engaged in preach ing to these moral wastes, and God is still blessing their labors. Many are “being “born again,” and churches are being con stituted, while feeble churches are recei ving sffSQgth from the visits of these Mis '"vjurSoardisTalso trying to procure the services of a Missionary to one of the In dian tribes. We can and will support such a man. IVho will go? More about these things hereafter. J. J. D. R. We see from the above communication, from Bro. Renfroe, that our brethren of East Alabama are working hard to sup ply the poor churches and neighborhoods with preaching, with bibles and other good books. This is a good work and much needed in that part of the State, as well as other sections. They too have determined to sustain a Missionary among the Indians. Th is enterprise, we confess, has a very strong hold upon our heart, and we say to our Alabama readers, go on in the good work, and the God of our fathers will bless you. Those of you who may feel willing to take our “Landmark Banner,” will aid us to stir up our peo ple to every good work. The Lord has been good to us all, and we ought to try and bear good fruit to the glory of God. Ed. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT. The West Florida Association. Its 13th session is to be held the pres ent year, at Orange Hill, commencing Saturday before the Ith Sabbath in Octo ber. This place is accessable by the tri-weekly hacks, from Bellvue, 37 miles, where steamboats run regularly, which ply between Columbus and Apalachico la. It is earnestly desired that brethren ! at a distance visit this small body of Bap . tists, who, in the Providence of God, seem | to have quite a disproportionate amount ! of labor to perform. Remember that “the ' field is the world,” that we all have one ! Master —the work is all His, and “ all ye 1 are brethren,” equals. The “Bounds” of this Association are over one hundred miles square, embracingabout a dozen churches which are usually represented besides three or four which are not. The statistical table of lastjyear shows an aggregate membership of 515, ninety one of whom were baptized last year.— Sent up to the Association 8163,80 —thir- ty cents a piece ! It is hoped that the gain and ratioof contributionswill be lar- I ger this year, as fewer churches will be I unrepresented, whose number is stated blank. Revivals and ingatherings are ' now going on in several places, and spe- I cial efforts have been made to awaken a i greater interest in religious benevolence, i There are nine Ministers and one Licen | tiate residing within the Associational ' limits, six of whom, only, have the care of churches, the others preaching occasion ally as health and other circumstances i permit. Let the reaper pause and reflect, 1 make his own calculations, and ask “Lord ' what wilt thou have me to do?” This large geographical field, extending from the Chattahoochee to Appalachia j Bay, 150 miles; thence westward nearly I ' to Milton; embracing all of Walton and ‘ Holmes counties, and passing the Alaba- ; ma line, in the course back to Woodville, ■ I is dotted all over with settlements “few and far between,” though they may be, I. ' containing precious immortal souls, need- . ing. and in many cases crying for the bread I Jof life. The writer, excited by the great | moral destitution, and impelled by the con- j : straining love of Christ, has worn himself j out, trying to go into all this world, and preach the gospel; everywhere the sound i of ardent longing, desponding calls were , heard. But like Bro. King’s little butter i on a hot cake, in reviewing his work, he can scarcely perceive any effect. Breth- ’ ren will you come and help us? E. We would call special attention to the ! West Florida Association—the time of meeting, the place of meeting,and the hints I in the above communication from Bro. Ev-1 ! erett. In company with twoother up-coun ry brethren, it was our fortune to visit that portion of Florida, last winter, and to see maanvofthe Baptists of that section. We have heard much of the hospitality of Virginians, the honest bearing of Caroli nians. and the Zealand friendship of Geor gians. and if we wereiosay that our Flor ida brethren seemed to combine these qualities, we should have al least two wit nesses in the person of oar travelling com panions. Baptists,free of charge, carried and sent us from place to place, and seem ed anxious to supply and even anti cipate all our wants. God bless them.— Orange Hili, where the Association will meet, is indeed a lovely spot. We have learned while in Florida, that manv hrvtb- A 4 - .... - . ren in the labored hard for the Lord’s people in that sunny land, and had worked night and day for the sal vation of sinners. Are there not brethren in Georgia, who will listen to the cry for help, which is heard from this field, ripe for the har vest. Ed. . ■■ - r— — ELD. S. B AKER. This aged and laborious man of God, is now working for Florida and South Georgia Baptists, under the sanction of the Florida Baptist Convention. In a letter, giving the uss of his name as trav eling correspondent, he writes as follow: “I am every day either traveling through the wilds of Florida, or preaching. I have stopped here, (at Gainesville,) to day, with the view of preaching in the C. H. to-night, tothe citizens of this flour ishing, new town, on the Railroad from Fernandinoto Cedar Keys. Have been as far South as Tampa, where I continu ed, by special request, preaching eight nights, and two Sabbath mornings, to large and highly interested congregations. On Saturday, the: 23rd ult., a Baptist Church was constituted in the town, with sixteen white meibers. On the 24th, their house of wcjship was set apart for the service of llmighty God. We learn ~ has been doing a good work at Thomas ville, Georgia. Florida brethren, will you sustain him, and beer him upon your prayers ? No man more fully deserves your confidence and support. Our read ers may expect, occasionally, a treat from his pen. Ed. [FOR THE “BANNER & BAPTIST.”] Dear Bro. Wood: I have received your Prospectus for the “Landmark Banner&Cherokee Baptist,” and am well pleased with your platform. Indeed I congratulate my r brethren, in “Upper Georgia,” in their noble enter prise. Georgia is my native land, and al though I have wandered far from my .dlma mater', although you breathe the moun tain air, and we the balmy ocean breeze, yet the same spirit that dwells with you in the “hills,” lives with us in the “Land of Flowers.” I trust we are all “Bapti zed into the same spirit.” You say, “It will advocate the ‘Land mark’ principles of the denomination.” Well, just stand to that “mark,” Broth er Wood, and although it may cross the roughest rocks on the ‘Lookout mountain,’ plant your batteryjupon it, and from that “mark,” you may send forth “grape, can ister and hot-shot,” and as long as your “Landmark Banner” floats at your mast head, we pledge you the support of Flor ida Baptists. The principles contained in your platform, are held by a very large majority of the Baptists of this State. “Religion on horse back,” as is usual ly the case, first overran this country, and for some years, our principles were kept hid frorndmj | sons change, and the Baptists now are a “People,” even here in West Florida.— And remembering the “Land from whence they came out,” they have no sympathies for, or affiliation with “Pedoism,” in any of its forms; and less than none for Howellism. And what, let us again ask, are Land marker’s principles? Or, rather, who are Gospel Ministers? What are the neces sary prerequisites to the Ministry. Now, there would seem to be no difficulty in answering this an abstract question.— All must admit, that a Gospel Minister must be one who has obeyed the laws of Jesus Christ, and has thus been united with a church, and invested with authori ty to perform the functions of the Minis terial office. No one is considered even a private member, until he has complied with the law of baptism, (the keystone in the arch of church membership.)— Yet, strange to tell, Pedos, who have nev er become even private members of the church, (having refused to obey its ini tiatory law,) must be regarded as the first officer —the very teachers of its doctrines, and the administrators of its sacraments! That is to say, as the ar gument would run, it takes less to make a preacher, than a private member, or in other words, the minister’s station is not | so important as the private member’s! — I Suppose some one comes to us professing I to be a Baptist, (but known to be want s ing in baptism,) orsupposehe be un“out- I sider,” will he be invited into our pul- ■ pits ? Will any one regard such a per j son as entitled to officiate d! a-Minis- I ter in any way? How ni’Aijhjgftifiit. * I Pedo, who has not only rffibwd to com ) ply with the great fundamental law of ’ the church, but is using all his influence to oppose that law, and propagate error ? ‘ Strange that we must concede to Pedos, Iso much more than we would to Bap- ■ tists! The following to my mind appears self evident, a man must be baptised before ; he becomes a member of the church : he must be a member before he can be an offi cer of the church, ministers are officers of the church; therefore Pedo Baptists are not ministers of the Gospel; and if not ministers they should not be invited into our pulpits as such. There is no use in trying todisguisethe i fact, that whenever we invite a pedo baptist into our pulpit, we by that act in j dorse him as a minister of the Gospel; ; the world so regards it. Pedoes so regard it. We also regare it. It is so. We patronize him (with his errors) just to the extent that we affiliate in matters of religion. Let us however, endeavor to advocate this great principle in the spirit of love, towajd our brethrty who as yet differ with us. Let us not denounce them ns being “no baptistfb- Thev are baptists, many of them sound baptist; and we think it only a question of time for the great baptist mind to adopt the Land mark doctrine as an irresistible conclu ion from cur prem : «es. In tbc means & < time let us cultivate a spirit of forbear ance with one another. Indeed I suspect that much of the pres ent opposition to this great principle has i grown out of personalities, rather than principles. May the Lord enlighten our minds, that we may all “see eye to eye” and speak the same thing. Greenwood, Fla. have been permitted to extract from a letter written by brother Richard • J. Mays, Clifton Florida, the following, which is very much to our liking: “I wish I could see a move for sending a John Baptist Missionary to the cities and polite circles of professors, to see what effect a pure Gospel, that stands not in the wisdom of men, but the power of God, would have in staying the over whelming Hood tliat is crushing out the life-giv ing and soul saving power of the gospel, and sub stituting the white wash of Phariseeism for the glorious gospel of the blessed God. If I could find the man to make the effort I have no doubt of his support—and firstly, the dem agogues of Protestants and liberal minded Baptist would be a field large enough to exhaust the ener , gies of one filled with the spirit of olden time, when they ceased not to warn men with tears, from house to house, and with faith in God’s promise and power, they wielded the sword of the spirit, as his power to salvation. But the poor, say , some, have had the gospel preached to them— ; there isjio hope in them, and so, they turn to rich , men : pride and place, and power are now . the in the distance, and at- ■it. There is I ’ glory in going to Africa, ari!WH?K i n China—but what glory in going through the lanes and by i ways of our crowded cities, that the very dens • of wickedness might have light and life ofiered to • them in the name of the despised Nazarenc?” Lead Us Not into Temptation.—This petition represents the difficulty and painful struggle for mastery, between the life of the divine truth, and the evils of the love of self. From the pain of so severe a combat the natural man recoils, and prays that the Lord will not lead him into temp tation. But this is the prayer of the natural mind only, in which neither spiritual prayers, nor the spiritual sense of the prayer concurs. The ( Lord leads not any one into temptation, in the natural meaning of the words. The resistance which self-love offers to the divine truth, in its descent, is felt as a temptation, into which, of ! himself, he is unwilling to be led. But through ■ these temptations he must pass, that by success , ive victories over his selfish nature, and the evils [ that spring from from it. his regeneration may be made complete.—Arthur. WATER BAPTISM AND COMMU NION; OR, CHRISTIAN BAPTISM,-STRIPPED OF ALL THE TRADITIONS WITH WHICH MEN HAVE ENVELOPED IT SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE THIRD CENTURY. In order to comprehend the following passages of the Holy Scripturesit is nec essary to read with sincerity, avoiding all denominational prejudices of men ; • asking of God the Father, through Jesus Christ, the light of that Holy Spirit which has itself dictated the. Divine Word. Besides, these few pages are addressed only to persons already converted to God, and who have consequently entered into the divine brotherhood by the regenera tion of the Holy Spirit. Let it then be well understood that the author of these notes acts only because he is hitnself con vinced, from the examination of the ■ Word of God, that if the immersion of ■ the body of the believer is not indispen sable to the safety of the soul, it is, nev ertheless, a divine institution, establish ed by Jesus Christ, commended to every believer, and sanctioned by the example of our Lord himself. INSTITUTION OF CHRISTIAN BAP TISM, AND MANNER OF ADMINISTERING IT. Read Matt. ch. 3; Mark 1 : 9-12; Acts j 8 : 38. 39; John 3: 23. Jesus Christ is king and lawgiver of his church. He gives the example, in submitting to the law which he had established, wishing to be immersed by John in the river Jor dan. No one then can be permitted to violate this Irtw of our divine Master and adorable Saviour. THE GREAT COMMISSION. Read Matt. 28: 16-20; Mark 16: 14 —lB. The great commission given to the eleven, as disciples, is perpetual; it ■ must endure to the end of the world, since . Jesus must be perpetually with his church. It is necessary then first to instruct per sons who are willing to listen to the Good News: then, on their request and clear and simple confession of their faith in Je sus Christ, to immerse them in the wa ; ter into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Read Acts 2: 118-42. Church of Jer usalem; that which was first founded’ Read Acts 8: 12. Church of Samar ia; of which men and women were im . mersed. Read Acts 8: 36-39. Belief alone gives the right to immersion. Read’Acts 9: 18. Paul was convert ed first, and then baptised. Read Acts 10: 44-18. Instruction, be lief, then immersion. Read Acts 16: 14, 15, 40. It is not said thaL-Lyxl+a— 4+«4-« husband; much less, had little children. Read Acts 31: 33. The jailer and his ’ family believed, then they were immer , sed. Read Acts 18: 8; 1 Cor. Iff: 15. Cris pus and his family believed, as well as ' Stephanas and his family. As we see, in all these examples, the i Apostles never deviated from the express I i command of their Master; they never I , had even the thought of immersing little, children incapable of receiving evangeli- ' cal instruction. Pedobaptists should do , as the Popish priests, make the mark of r the cross over the little child, anoint him j > ■ with oil. put salt in his mouth and breathe ! . j on him ; for they do all this, and then wa- , ( ; ter him with a few drops es holy water. ' ; M’hy only follow the papal tradition by i j halves? j MEANING OF BAPTISM. Pead 1 Pet. 3: 21; Matt. 3; Mark 1: i 7,8; John 3: 1-21; 1: 29-36; Luke 3: ; ' 16.17. The Baptists of the United States, I and, probably, all their brethren scatter ed over the world, are accused of believ ing that baptism is indispensable to sal vation. This accusation is as unjust as ; it is absurd, since they only baptize be r j lievers. , j Protestants who baptize little children, I you believe either with the Catholic, that • | the pretended baptism (of your few drops of water) effaces original sin ;or with .> j Luther, that baptism in some way se . ) cures faith and salvation; or with Calvin, r that baptism seals salvation to elect in fants; or with other more modem sects, that baptism is a bond ,and pledge of re- • figious education by the church'; other s ' wi«» von woiild no*, be Pcdobapt’-l?. A THE PRIMITIVE CHURCHES WERE COMPOSED ONLY OF BAP TISTS. Compare Church of Jerusalem, Acts 2: 21-42; Church of Samaria, Acts 8: 12; Church of Corinth, Acts 18: 8; 1 Cor. 12: 13; Church of- Rome, Rom. 6:3; Church of Colosse, Col. 2: 12. See, then, here are five Baptist churches foun ded by the Apostles and designated by name in the Word of God. Peter, in his first general epistle (ch. 3; 21), recogniz es only Baptists, since he clearly distin guishes immersion of watQT from that of the Holy Spirit. It is commonly said that Baptism takes the place of circumcision ; but where is this written? Nowhere. Circumcision; which is a national act, was never abol ished even for Jews who became Chris tians. (Acts 21 : 20, 21.) It was never im posed on the Gentiles; this is all. Tim othy, who had been already baptised, was, nevertheless, circumcised by Paul. (Acts 16: 1-3.) Thousands of Christian Jews circumcised their children and did not baptize them. (Acts 21: 20,21.) ON THE HOLY SUPPER. Jesus instituted Baptism at the com mencement of his ministry (M'att. 3: 13 -17); but he instituted the Holy Supper (three years later) the night before his aeath on the cross. The Apostles had also been baptized ; this is so evident that none but a weak or sceptical mind suspect the contrary. (See 1 : 21.) Christ’s first diss-i-frles had been disciples of John 1 chap.) The, Apostles- believers, par toot of their Lord. (Luke 22: all other baptized believers, whether men or women united in holy fellowship, have the same right. (Acts 2: 41, 42; 1 Cor. 11:26-29.) In the Apostolic churches the Lord’s Supper was only given to the members of the flock, consequently to those baptized (immersed) on their own Christian pro fession. Those who have changed the form of Baptism are as guilty as those who have changed the form of the Supper; for who has given them the right? Let us say then from the bottom of our hearts, ‘Lord, speak thou only to my soul; and let no priest, nor other teacher explain to me thy laws; let every crea ture in thy holy presence forbear to speak, and let thy voice be heard.’ Baptism and the Lord’s Supper are two divine institutions; two acts of love and obedience which we must be eager to perform in the order which our Lord lias established, if we love him in sincerity. We have no available excuse to offer. (John 15: 10-14.) (From a Tract. Henry Ward Beecher on Newspapers. —Consider how universal are newspa pers in America. They penetrate every nook and corner of society. No other element of power has such a sphere. The pulpit, the court, the lecture, com pared with the newspaper, touch society in but few places. The Newspaper in America is universal. It reaches within and without, from surface to core; it trav els everywhere, is bought by every body, read by all classes, and is wholly or near ly the only reading of more than half our population. Its service to good mor als and to intelligence among the people is incalculable. All the libaries of Eu rope are not of as much service to the nations of Europe as the newspaper is to the American nation Its power is grow ing! Who would, twenty years ago, have dreamed of such growth and power as has been developed? But the next twenty years will witness a greater. The editor is to be the schoolmaster. The best talent will find its sphere in the ed itorial room. Already that chair is more influential than the bench or the platform. No brain can act upon so many as that which speaks by the printing press of the daily paper. Ink beats like blood in the veins of the nation. — Independent. ♦ Life and Death. —Life and Death, what awful words, yet how lightly they drop from the lips. We utter them as if we had not constantly before us the sol emn warning, “that in the midst of life we are in death.” We wander along the highways of our mortal existence, either heedless or unconscious that we are pursued by a shadow which will go wherever we go. Wrapt up in ourselves we adore the present, regardless of the fact that however glittering it may ap pear to our senses, it is wreathed in mists, that spread disease, and pain, and death on every side of us. “Floating down the current of time to the tomb, We hallow too much the flowers on its side.” + Sunset and Shade.—There is connected with life a season of sunshine, and a sea son of shade. In the spring-time of ex istence, when naught but sunshine and pleasure lies strewed in our pathway, when trouble and sorrow have not yet begun to invade the threshold of our ex istence, when loved ones are hovering near us, breathing sweet accents of joy into Our cheerful hearts, when all is s bright and prosperous around us, then we are enjoying sunshine and partaking of its richest blessing. Soon sadness and disappointments press nearer, and our hearts, yesterday so bu oyant with joy and happiness, to-day are filled with sorrow and darkness. The joys once to us so rich, have now passed away. Such are the shadowy days of our ex istence, reflecting to our minds the days which have passed and gone with their pleasures which shone so brightly over us. We were then cheered by their brilliancy as they glided through our sun ny existence without a sad reflection. Orel. Sweet ire the uses of adversity.— j Adversity is the refiner of mankind.— : How many a proud spirit it has tamed. I A man surrounded by friends, his coffers ; overflowing with wealth, thinks in his j pride, that smiling prosperity will never | leave him, that no cloud will ever dim I the sunniness of her smile, and in his . confidence in human grandeur and iin . mutability, forgets his Creator, the giver j of all his prosperity.—Friends flatter and ' fortune smiles, but the one dark speck in ' the blue sky grows larger and larger, and soon there is not one bright spot to > encourage him to perserrere. Where are the friends that once lavish ed kind words upon him? Ah! they) ■ have gone with prosperity, and in their I ! place stands the dark form of adversity. I For a time he sees only the darkness and i gloominess of her aspect. The strong man bows his head in utter helplessness, i ; but silvertongued Hope whispers soft words of consolation into his ear. He looks again and sees that though the countenance of adversity is sad, yet it is a holy, peaceful sadness. He remembers ! his God and throwing his burden upon i him. and being strengthened by an ap proving consience 4 commences his life > anew, with a happy, more contented heart than he c’-cr before posseueed. History of the Verbena. —This plant which is now the delight ofevery garden, is of comparatively recent introduction,— 'l’he first specimen brought into this coun try, was the variety known as the Verbs na Molindres, a scarlet flower. Mr. Thom as Hogg, a florist in New York, must have the honor of its introduction, in 1832. Five years after, another sort was brought out. Verbena Tweediana, by George Thorburn, of New York, and a nurseryman of Philadelphia', probably Mr. Buist. This had a great popularity, and readily sold at three dollars a plant. In the year 1838, Mr. Eyre brought a pa per of Verbena seed to the United States, from Buenos Ayres,, out of which were raised several new varieties : white, rose, pink, and purple. These were extensive ly propagated from cuttings, and enjoyed a wide sale here and in Eengland. Oth er cities besides Philadelphia were stim ulated to originate new sorts, and soon Boston, New York, and Baltimore produ ced their novelties.— Amer Ag. JX/EA-KKIEID, In Monroe county on the 20th inst., by Rev. Win. C. Wilkes, President of Monroe Female Uni versty, Col. Leonard T. Doyal, of Griffin, (one of the Corresponding Editors of this Paper,) and Mrs. Bettie Battle, of the former place. OBITUARY. art and unto dust shalt thou return.” Joel H. Terrel, died at his residence, in Polk co.. Ga., on the 13th of September, 1859. He was born in Wilks co., Ga., Nov. 23rd, 1822—married the 16th February, 1844—-joined a Bajitist Church in Troup county, Ga. during the same year. Mov ed to Polk county in 1849 and joined the Baptist Church at Cedar Town, which Church he served as Deacon for several years. He passed away as one fully ripe for a better elime. FRIEND. ’ OF THE LANDMARK BANNER AND CHEHOKEE BAPTIST. Published at Rome, Ga. J. M. WOOD, Editor. 11. C. llornady, Americus, Ga., L. T. Doyal, Griffin, Ga., J. J. D. Renfroe, Talladego, Ala., D. P. Everett, Florida, Corresponding Editors. Jos. S. Baker, Travelling Correspondent. TERMS, 82 00 IN ADVANCE. The first number of this weekly religious news paper we issue to day. It will respectfully, yet firmly advocate all the Cardinal doctrines held by the denomination. It will advocate the “Land mark” principles, so that no one can mistake its position; yet it will have no quarrel with breth ren, who dissent from its teachings. The paper will be open to full and fair discus sion of all religious questions, when conducted in a dignified manner aiul with a Christian Spirit, but all discourteous allusions or offensive personal ities will be cigidly suppressed, it will plead fur missions at home and abroad. It will advocate the claims of the Southern Sunday School Union, and insist that Southern Baptists should be supplied with Southern Re ligious Literature. It will be the advocate of Education, and will sustain all other well-defined scriptural enterpri ses. And now brother it remains for you to decide whether it is worthy of your Confidence and Sup port. We have embarked in it, determined to do, all that we have undertaken to do, to the best of our ability, relying upon the prayers as ' well as the approval of our brethren. To enable us to sustain ourselves in this enter prise, we frankly say to you, that our subscrip tion list must he doubled. This can be done, if every one who receives this prospectus, will con sider himself an agent to procure one or more subscribers : will you not do so at once? It is for you and the cause you hold most dear, that we have risked all to engage in it, confidently rely ing upon your active co-aperation. With your active aid and prayers, in our behalf, we must suc ceed j without it, we can fail. J. M. WOOD. Rome, Ga., Oct. sth, 1859. Will the papers of the State and foreign Reli gious papers copy the above Prospectus one or more times, and exchange with us? MARIETTA FEMALE COLLEGE. fpilE FIFTH SESSION of this Institution will 1 be opened on WEDNESDAY', JANUARY 11th, 1800, by Rev. W. 11. Roiieut, formerly Professor of Mathematics in Cherokee Baptist College, assisted by competent instructors in the several departments of Female Education. We have purchased from the Episcopalians the Kenesaw School property erected by Bishop Scott, of Oregon—a beautiful five acre lot in the centre of our city, about two hundred yards from the depot. Our location is HEALTHY and ACCESSIBLE. Our course of study is extensive and thorough—• our society is pleasant and agreeable. The cost of living is more moderate than in any city in Georgia of its size. We have determined to ig nore every thing like extravagance in dress. Pa rents who wish to have their daughters instructed in the FASHIONABLE FOLLIES of the present, day. had better not send them here—we shall al ways teach that cultivated MANNERS, MIND and MORALS, and not Dress, make the lady. BOARD in good private families, at ten dollars per month. Tuition the same as in other first class Female Colleges. Ministers engaged actively in their profes sion allowed the most liberal discount on all tui tion bills. .dll bills due in advance, and if not settled bv the end of the term, ten per cent, added, and in terest from date. Charges always made from date of admission, to close of term. -. Further particulars may be learned by apply ing to W. IL ROBERT, Pres’t. Marietta Fernole College. By permission, we refer to Rev. S. M. Pyles and Col. G. F. Lester. Marietta; Rev. President Rambaiit, Cassville, (w-o; Hev. J. M. Wood, Ed itor of -Banner & Baptist,” and Gen. John H. Rice, Rome, Geo. Marietta, Oct. sth, 1858. SOUTHERN BAPTIST SABBATH SCHOOL IXIOA. Prize Books. The Board of Managers of the Southern Bap tist Sabbath School Union are desirous to procure the best works of the best minds in all the South, designed for the instruction of children and youth in the teachings of the Gospel of Christ as be lieved among us. 8250 is hereby offered for the best work for Sabbath Schools, illustrating, commending and defending the destinctivc peculiarities of our De nomination, to contain not less than 200, or more than 250 pages of foolscap manuscript. The nar rative style will be preferred. • 8150 for the best work to contain from 125 to 175 pages, foolscap, which shall reply to the ob jections commonly urged against the Baptists, as of modern origin, bigotted, illiberal, holding un scriptural terms of communion, &c., &c. SIOO for the work best adapted to lead a child ■ to Christ, t<> contain from 70 to 100 foolscap, pa- I i 'l’he manuscripts must each have a fictitious | signature which should also be enclosed in a scaled envelope with the name and post office of I the author. They must be in the hands of the ; corresponding Secretary on or before the first day ! of March. 1860. Such as do not obtain the prices, will, if thought worthy of publication, be retained by the Board i with the author s consent and the usual cornpen s sajion be paid for them. Papers friendly to the objects we have in view, will, we trust, do us kindness to give the al/ttve one or more insertion. octs*f A C DAYTQN Co: 5.... s