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I.nidiii.nji Banni't | tftetnfet Gaptist. JESSE M. WOOD, I Editor. ' If. C. IIORNADY, Americus, Ga. J.* J. IK°RIfiNFROE, Taiiadega, Ala. ( Corresponding kditors. D. P. EVERETT, Florida. JOS. S. BAKER, Fla. Traveling Correspondent. BAXNBR & BAPTIST. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. . Weekly, (fifty Nos.,) per annum, in variably In SdAance, $2.00 All communications pertaining to the Paper and Office, should be directed to the “ Banner A Baptist,” Rome. Geo.; all private correspon dence directed to JESSE 31. WOOD. Those forwarding names of subscribers or re mittances, should always write the name of Post Office, County, and State, in full. Money due the Office, may be sent by mail at our risk—always mail it in presence of a friend, (other than the P. M.,) or procure a friend to mail it for you—never register. Contributors should write only on one side of each leaf, and number the pages, 1. 2. 3, Ac. 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School A dveiitisements. —Our charges for School advertisements will be the same as for others, when not paid in advance. When paid in advance we will deduct Twenty-five < ent in- the Dollar from our regular charges. Gash for Advertisements considered due, and collectable, at one half the time contracted for insertion, Yearly advert! ms, due ami pay able quarterly. JESSE M. WOOD, JOHN 11. RU E. Proprietors. SHORT SERMON—No. 29. Ho, every one that thirsteth, conic yc to the waters, and he that hath no money ; come ye, buy, ami eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which satisfieth not! Hearken dili gently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fat ness. Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given hinrfor a witness to the people. h leader and commander to the people, .(’ehold, thou shaft call a natjoii that thou kn >west not, and nations ti'at jyjguw . thee shall run unto th<<-. ’ -• • •«* tii-. ; Lord thy God, ami for the Holy One of Israel; for bo hath glorified the". Seek ye [ the Lord while he may be found, call ye | upon him while he is near: Let the wicked I forsake his way, and the unrighteous mail his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, ami he will have mercy upi n him : and to our God, for hy will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are md your th \u jit«, neither arc your ways my wavs, -aith the Lord. For «.<the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my wavs higher than your ways, ami my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, ami the snow from heaven, and retumeth not thither, but watereth the earth, and inakcth it bring forth ami bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater : so shall my word be that goeth forth or.t of my mouth: it shall not return unto nw \ id, but it M dl accomplish that which I pleas", and it shall prosper (a the thing xx hereunto I sent it. - For ye shall go out with joy. and be led forth with peace : the mountains a,; 1 th hills shall break forth before you into sing ing. ami all th? trees of the fi Id shall clap their hands. Instead of the tliorn shall come up the fir tree, ami instead of the brier shall cmno up the myrtle-tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an .everlasting sign that shall not be cat oil’. ISAIAH. fOOUII’ITKHS. For the Banner A Bapti-t. BOARD QUESTION. No. I. 2. This w ant of interest is "c.d. I’l. churches bx employing a foreign a id—- not as a fmuneitil agent—to «■,/'<■/> ,rcr their missionaries in every respect that the pres cut sin’ >.f opinion will allow. Lot only lose their identity of iulcrest with the Io; rigu l.ilwircr, but these laborers thvmsch.es Mi prop..rtion to the -»rnp.it hv. faithfulness nnd cordial finding of the B.ird, lose ttieir bold upon the churches, and recognise in that Board not only all th ir obligations «lue, Lut an organization, which, fix \i;t; «'f Its peculiar relations'.ip i> t . them faithful, if you please, and more en.le:t:x.!. Thus by the eXi rvi-< ~f e. Gain .pt..| ■ . f our nature, fidelity and confidence, And diocese become diiwlly lorrelative. The Mi'-sionary is soon inclined to look : the B >ard and no one else, while, imper ceptibly, without h\ knowledge, hi> vci'. act and coinniuntialien go to prove the latent <xunieu.>u in I.is own mind that he is s .1, bound hand and ! a. " th se.'.n e the invlniati 'n or t'.c •' wer t«> ix a.;- him- Sk If. If he o t .• s . l sc vV : , y. tri''': by that - nie iumn.."h iux'.itutioa. •Against kas G.. p cl ; ;v > . must pl ad to set hl asdf right in the x. > of its v*st constitue: cv, a I if’.u ’. ■. «-■<> /. he has but a single c ~ than * eooseienco—!:;> g.d’... w < b e . cunes Lke 11 xm xv'«. and his t.anio like that of x*iß *r. s.’ 1 hear it x. • cat:, t Ik* utberw .so; obligations ; . ~w U-mtits conform'd, I atn *w*re of tt.e so.-t fcOe t'w forxs- » principle—hax < 7 .. and deplored the evil, affecting both church es and missionaries in the independency 7 oi ; their characters—one to be removed only : by a radical change in our operations. j ' This evil affects even the free, indepen r dent course of the foreign laborer. Under t no obligations to his Church as such, his . only fears are that he may do something .' wounding to his supporters, the Board, and r is therefore more straitened in his actions, , : lest a collision be the result of a free, man , lg bearing. I iider such circumstances, con ’ tinually watched and circumspected —a ~' proof itself of want of confidence— he must : be rather more than ;:ji ordinary man. xvho. ' , putting the trammels under, his feet, nn<4 looking l>. ymd hi> s:.perx'.s. .C, dir-<-ls his ' attention,'’m Ins independent career, only to the mandates of the one Lawgiver of j the Church. U “Like priest, like people;” the cast ot > the Missionaiw will make its impress upon ) ; heathen generations yet unborn. Let him ’ imbibe that spirit of crouching servility, to • ; ‘-venerate the venerable,’ and acknow ledge more masters than one; it is a game pkiy- ■ ed most surely into the hands of Episcopal government. Tell me such is not an evil in 1 the foreign field? Reduce your Mission- 1 aries, by virtue of their unavoidable com . \ pact, to the subserviency of a chartered in- \ stilulion here whose power is centralized— ’' during the davs of its torniditv—in the I;O • • 1 I hands of a Board, supervisory, and the im- ■ press of that monopoly will be stampo I on I every Church in Yoruba. Let the doctrine < of Bishop and Diocese be riveted on the I mind there, where Afonarchy sits a gneen, ■' and you will rue the day th ■ current wa< over put in motion. 1 am perfectly aware, it may be answer ed, the whole of my argument ('.ills to the J ground, because, the Board cjrercises no 1 power. Good friend, are you in tarnest; or I arc you blind to facts tor the sake of vic tory ; or do you take the position of a host ; of authorized Baptists, that the exercise of I a little wholesome restraint over the Mis sionaries is necessary ! No— hold. I have i pinneil you livre, and here you must abide the settlement ot’ this point. In tin- first : place you are al variance among yourselves. One says the Board has no power, show ' ing how greatly his vision has been dimmed ;by smoke of some kind; another contends ma:.fully such power is right and necessary, I wh.Orf -O-.. ;,(••■>. v:.._o, O. heady . ; or sometliing else-—the last always after' I they have been tried. In answer, it. may be replied, the very existence ofa Board i . yrinia fa< if c\ idence of poxver. It was created to supply asnp : posed desideratum— a superiutendciicy i<>r evangelizing the world—which, we opine. never will be supplied but by the agencies directly appointed from hc'ren. But to create or appoint superintendents xxithout : power xv.,u! I an act of imli.x'.lity of I which our dcnomimitiou, especially in its assembled wisdom, is mA usually guilty. But to the second objector I would say I there is a difference of opinion between us well worth considering. To admit the ne cessity for a B >a’d. otL r than a mere financial agency, is to give up, a- Baptists, <>ne of ear most cherished principles, with ■out which we are sure sooner or later to drift into the whirlpool of FpiscojKi.-x : for it xvotild be to admit the inellieiencx of the ' Ministry vs ( In Ist for the propagation <i(' a pure Christianity. 1 ullirm it without the (ear of sueecsstul contradiction that this ne- 1 ce sity, in the minds of its advocate-, is based, in a great degree, on a want ofc 'n fidetlie in our M;s-i.mary propagau-.’i-ts. — ‘ 11 .\v oft ndo xve h ar it sai 1, our wai.t arii.< ar ■ m«<.f in.’ i ior talent, inexper ience, ] artially educated —to say no mor.— .>■ .1 on such statements li-.aT appeals t<. vitx pastors and •■tlier-. to vacate their ch.uges and g.> t • th. In .it’.i. 11. \Yhx wa it, if this conjecture be 11 t true, that th ■ ret .; t came from Burin ih, during the re cent struggle- in that. Mi—ion, lii ue were r none as hoary, as c.\p. rieii ed and a- -kil led in B.'.dical learning, even amid the and in the jungles of tli.it heat!.en land, a- ?!■> rtf*-•’•!*»...... _ 1 This wa it of <x>i:fi loiice gix .s r’ -r ' s siieh thought- follow-: It xvil! never d to -end forth tlle-e •/ .1 ig . . k. . • ! rd . 'id idiierute, with no vicar noli. 3- < d trine, to the heathen, on their own r. • . -p..;:-T.i;.iy. k i- ti :,. Tri .rur. mi ler tin- in-tru. t >1 < f-::ch a nun as l’ v:. wa -■ ' . th .: an ear!;, ag >. 1 r tin I 1 i p. e. < «(• i I.f Fir s', xiithout '•.</ ..<• fo’.:- > ii.-e <-c." but Timothy was.m , x.traordi;iary . x out'-, a. .1 Fail an uncommon teacher: ■ ■ c.iniwt w/'i pm sc.. t’;.i: <■•■::-• 1 . S..me of ..ur t lder b-etkren must cx.im’u:? these -. . ■ . - |ft i ■ • , die O-'.v ; ,■ , ■ . - r ■ charge 'oefore leaving their oxv;: lu; ’. .ml Th.-y imt-: be bouod up by ccr ' tain regmatior.s and rules; take every little . advice givcu a- from xvi-e fathers, . r stait with the mitiivorablo prestige of h a !;■. f ! t: d ' ass-d. I- ■ goo.’, -will come ..f him. . r ■ be HgatJtai m mto. The lae: WKh pre v- •••..• tends make a r p p_:>ct 1; .1 - : o> 1 xal’ aB. ari ex <r. in cy-’s. >•»' E' . -t. . .. - : ow n es'.i.s .1 ! d.r . v in the me. i- 01 ;1.. s,' who < ..t:x»l al .1. — ~~ - ’ ' - < r»N 1v s’ /*. - t? ’ -ir * ?* nre>* * ROME, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2(5, 18(50. 1- the feeling of his minority ; equally so for >f the Board not to feel its superiority and v controling power, hoxvever their .subjects may be tantalized with the tame aeknowl ’- edgement, Mou are our peers, when the r chains clankle in their ears. s I take the other view of the high and g noble calling of the Evangelist. If there be cl those pre-eminently Christ’s freemen, they h are the Missionary heralds of the Cross, to - xvhom greater freedom and wider scope, be -- cause of peculiar circumstances, are given :l than to any others of this class. They are t to impress nations and kingdoms, let them >• do it with th" I'.ubb '.. ring jul’ the King’s 1 bgmJivj’t—of an auil-UAulor lixmi the cOtirt 8 *of Heaven—with the Spirit of the great f ■ Apostle: know ing no master but Gon, and i | owing allegiance to 110 King but Christ.— 1 Supply them xvith the necessaries of life, f [ without subjecting them to you by so doing, 1 ! deal xvith them as men—not children—give 1 I them the fullest measure of your confidence, > 1 as really your peers, and you may, with ? the blessing of Gon, expect results such as - in the literary, scientific and political 1 spheres attract the admiration of the great 1 an<l good, and like those of Caret and Jud . son, bless untold generations. AV. Il CLARKE. (to be continued.) R. P. EV ATT. Our dear brother, Evatt, died at 31 ur ) I freesboro, Tenn., on AVeduesday. the 21st . <>f Marell. IL' had furnished several arti- > cles for the. Banner, among which was the series headed “Things Concerning Jesus of Nazareth.’’ T hree of these ha 1 reached u and have been published. They were xvell written, and clearly indicate that he xvas ripening for heaven. The last of his arti- ( cles sent us is upon the subject of death and • the Christian's triumph over death; and xve, • with most solemn feelings, give it a place; ! in our columns. ,• Brother E. went from AA’alker county to i Murfreesboro, to prepare for future xvork ; but the Lord has seen lit. to call him home. It xvas never our plca-iirv t > see him, al though we ’nave received many letters from him. The brethren at Cedar Town, and in oth , er parts of Coosa, have done something to xvards sustaining him at schooland, we: believe, they, like himself, have felt amply r -xuwmJkJ. lu ax.i.iuvaj.4.l ;_>£ trvTTi" to ’pjoou. r r t;.J<en at an imexpcctcd hour; and so, many • -snore, <>ve.n.tliis year, will be called away I to the land of spirits. Let us all try tol>e ! prepared. Farcxvell, brother. Peace, to thv memory! By the grace of God we will try Io meet you in heaven. Ed. For the Banner & Baptist. . “HE WILL SAVALLOAV UP DEATH IN VICTORY.”—Isaiah, xxv.: 8. Precious promise! Death! How solemn! I' Death! ma(fs great enemy ! the universal ; tvrant; the ftnivcr-.ilcuiiqm rer. th.' kin;; el terrors. It will be swallowed uj.» in x; lory. Xotxvith-tanding ho ha-reigne l wi>a imdis ; putedsway, his days are numbered. A\ ho does not lox e to think that the monster w ill . vet be conquered .’ It i-a glorious thought to the chri-tian, to th: ik he will \ <■!. conquer ' the la-t e:i my. But, in order to g. : a more ,! correct view of thi - siil/eeg let us read a r tew verses ia this connection. Anil in th'- i.ioiii;' li'.i -I’.all tie- i. >rd ot' 1 I hosts make unto all people a fe.i-t of fat things, a feast ot’ wine- on the 1 . -. <>t tat , things full of marrow , of xxines on the lees ’ | well refine I. \:..l he will dc-tt >y in thi s I mountain th • face ot’ the 1 -ox ering east over • i all .p-. epic, and th- \ eil that is rad o»er . I all nations. He will -w ailow up death in victor; ; and the Lord Go.l will w ipeawav ’ ! tears from offull fai - ; and the rebuke of ’! his people -I:.. 1 ! !:.• take aw;>\ fr 111 all the - earth: t r th? Lori hath -ho\ ti it."— • 1..... h 25. Thu’ t'a :e i- a tim •<o ..: : whe:i pea • ■" ami rigli’i-ou-ic—sb.ill reign, without op position. i- a fact - > clearly taught it: (ion - ■ word, that none, it seem- t<> m•. eandonbt f.rai . -: AVh.itc'.- can the proph- t m-. an in the pa- ag - ju-t q iote-1? \\ hat ■■ el- - can lie mean by the fva-t of fat thine-. 1 full of marrow AA 1; it else can !:■■ me;: . a’l people ! AA hat else lo ■- he incur • l>v rvmox i. g the veil spread over <4.7 na •- tious.’ AVI: it else ea:. lie mean by wiping 'f tears from ail face-, and taking tile ix 'o'.ike of hi- people from off th-face of tin'earth? r Ah! he to the tin h-ci a,d ; ra.x - - ed for l.y th ». a . xxh: n t;-.,th -lull tri -7 umph, when -in and xvicke.'i:e<s -hall l>e ■ ’.ik a fi-.:.: tii.? f'.i. ■ f whole eartii ; v xx hen the heathen -hall be given to Christ : f r his i;.h -ritar.ee. a:; i the uttermost parts ! of the t' r hb ; se "i x-.hen the • glorv of the Lord .-hall cover the earth as , the waters cover the deep. As God's word I', i-tith - thing-a; ■ .« • •■r. ; i«l : ..-hvL 1 • \ •■ . . 1.- ’ ysf .1- lith G-m.-thar th.- .tai:: t the L r !'s e . house s'.iail be < stablislivd in the top of the mount..’nt-, and shall be exalted shove the e hill-; as; I al:, xag :t: -w rn.to it; t ar.-.l rnaiiv p - .... _ in 1 -ix, • C ie . xe. . ...;.l let go up t tn • m immin of the r 1. -rd. t« the 1: ;>e of the God of Jacob ; >- ;;;. I he xxf.i f his xv.ix s. and w < a will walk in ).;s path-: forotitGf Zion shall .. g • -orth the iaw.n-.J ti;j word ■ f the Lord - <e'a <\rr-.c:ti ; a:. .i: ? ..dg .me-ng “IIIH BAN NKR IS “LOVK • neither shall they learn any more.’” I Isaiah ii: 2—l. M ; This is spoken of all na)y»s. It contains - promises precious to all truth and ■ righteousness. “Nation not lift up ' sword against nation, shall they I learn war any more.” TX. -l yet to take ■ place. God will accompli- b these things • at his appointed time ; buT «v will not be > fulfilled till death is sxvallup in vieto- - ry. They xvill all be fuliit pi i connection. 1 .So Isaiah and Hosea unc » God it, for iii ■ speaking of this time ofHS-'ersal peace, 1 they say death shall Legup in ; victonv -B I. i. Cf.g. „t “uT: • TiTljtr : brought’ahbut Lv missionarx' i terations is I . 0 , ', ‘ r : simply absurd. Christ has nexpr promised I that it should, lie has said tint the glory -of the Lord should fill the while earth.— . He has promised a time of uniicrsal peace. . and happiness, when all should Itnoxv him, ■[from the least to the greatest. He has promised that the rebuke of his people 'should be taken from the earth. He has ■ ; said they should beat their swords into ploughshare-, and their -pears into pruning hooks, and that the nations sho'Jd learn war no more. IL- 7i«s- promise ! to make a feast ■ of fat tilings, full of marrow, in the top of ; his holy mountain. Ile7iak profnised to re move the covering cast over all people, and the veil spread overall nations.. All these things lias he promised, and all of them will he iuli’ill. But how will hedo it! Bx organizing conventions and boat ds. and -eiiiling out a lew missionaries ocdiisionallv? He has no where said so; but he will ac complish xvhat he ha- said. Ido nqt wish to be understood' as opposing missions— when (•■inducted according to the New Tes tament —but I do xvi.-h to be undepsf /id as opposing the arguments used bv mniix - to get money.- Christ lias commanded i.s to go. T Ins ought to be argument nougti for : those xvho love him, w ithout having to be [ told that Christ is going to convert the world without delay through, their niotiov. or labor, or sonic oljier human instrumen tality. ( iihi-t s cainit' can he promoted without money procured in this wav. A\ e should labor, and labor earnestly, for the promotion of his cause, but for his name sake, let us not use deceptive arguments to get the aid ol others. 11 the truth will ii.>f gain their co-operation, let them alone; thev are joined to their idols. Christ has never : up. Neither has he authwizecFany one to use arguments not sound in themselves. I xvill now proceed to inquire when this promise will be fulfilled. L t Pai l an swer : “ For this corruptible ; ’mH put on incorruption, and thi- mortal muitjput on immortality. So when this corruptible -hall have put on ineorruption, ml this mortal shall have put on imm >rtality. then shall be brought to pass the saving that is written, .1 tenth is swallowed up in victory. ’’ ; • (I ( >r. \v; 53.5!.) Her •. then, We liave 1 the answers. It will be when CniiLSTComos I it.rsonally—fi>r he is here spiritually now i —1 ■ raise his dead saints, and reign xvith them a thousand years. Then, w hen death is swallowed tq> in victory, will his knowl edge cover the eartlias the xvaters e Wer the deep; tin n will t hey nil kin >w him frflni the lea-tto the g;eate-l ; then xvill he g‘|e th" promised fast of fat things; it will then . when righteousness an I peace shall f|'.v as ( a river; in that day, the rebuke of h» pco-; pie -hall b taken away: then xvill 118 pe"- 1 pie r '/n w ith him in person upon thcfttrlh. ■ and all nations will Imw to his s. iq trt, and -;u :.,[: hi- will. He will then belli in 1 all. i iii : e will be no tears then: xvjping ■ ■ id mourning w ill not b? xvith hi- pC'plc. : for tears- hall be xviped from off al! b-.-s. ' l h ■ ransomed of the Lord will returand 1 ciiiiie t ■ Zein, xvith si.mgs i.f everla-tig >y upon th-. ir hea Is, and sorrow and -iftmg will i’i i away. Gl..rious tinn. that wl !> ■ to th • people of Gon! X'> death, thet for it xvill tie sxvallowed up in victory. No p. in nor -Trow, no s’u-knor alliicts is. Many <>f us ar? c1 li. ;- • to endure i k nes-..::d alii -tions. X- •- > then. 0 m>. ' no, 1: •! lee great physician will bt w>'fo —— . munv will reign. We will si ■ ('■ -Wfi'-he : 1 ' is. ni t as he was. lev. ry < hristi.m should pray for h;s - in-! : ing. Ex 11 > •. Lord Jesus, Am n. C- me. O. Savior! come quikly. d- ... an,l freedoin tothy j “'■ vn 1 f ■:: ■! -ax not. hut hasten th' ' ing. OL-r.l! ’ ' t ‘ II . I. .rd. tliy prxmis. J hour; Corue in gl >;-y and in power; >-.■ll thy are unsub Lied, " Ihas nearly reached it- sura; All thing-, xvi’h thy bride, sqy ‘ Com? " J- xvi.om all xvorlcls adore, B: • AV. -D. ;•! p ;i :-. : ,. :it!l eTen2ti l ofo ' ' ' ' •! R. P. EV ATI. Mvrfrdks: r- (Tet.ii.), Feb. GO. \ ■* H ■ xx.. ■ ; r- . ■ . ; ; • : [ h? xv ti > catn-.t i- as. 1: he xvb , dares :. t is a slave. —*■ • f 1 ?ve dr ■ !'-■:; : the efoiE; xx i; fisa oa • Christ crucified.’ '-rT'-H-n- V I A--. . 4 * For the Banner & Baptist. In looking over the Banner & Baptist, of March 22,1860,1 see a communication from the pen of Bro. P. 11. Mell, on Corrective Church Discipline. 1 have ever read with pleasure, articles signed P. 11. Mell. 1 am personally acquainted with said brother; and 1 believe him to be a gospel minister. S >mc years ago 1 kept up a correspondence with him, for some time, in reference to de nominational differences, which letters I now have on tile; but with all clirg‘'.an courtesy to him. and all concerned, I am constrained to say. that 1 differ xvith him in soiwe tliijjgs,. | TfefieVing? as 1 do, that’Cnristiaffs onght to do all the good they can. and as little harm. 1 have also read with the same degree of pleasure, a review of Eld. P. 11. Mell’s letters on Corrective Church Discipline, by Eld. A. S. AVorrell, and I am constrained to say, that Eld. AVorrell has trailed Eld. P. 11. Mell with great Christian courtesy. 1 have ever denied myself the right of pre judging my brethren; hence, I will not do it. Aly motto has ever been, “to prove all things, and hold fast that which is good.’’ I have but a few more days to spend on earth,and I xvotild truly be glad, that I could spend them in love to God and man; and in the last of earth, for my poor, xvearied spirit to find a home in heaven, with the brethren that came through great tribula tion, and washed their robes,and made them xvhite in the blood of the Lamb. 1 noxx' turn to Bro. Mell’s communica tion, as mentioned, in order to say a few things for his consideration. Bro. Meli. holds in .-aid communication, that the church's decision is final, and from which there is no appeal. It is true, that 1 believe in church sovereignty, yet the church is bound to be governed by the laxvs of her King, and teach all things whatsoever he has commanded her; nothing more nor less. Eld. Mell holds, if I understand him, that whatever a church does, must lie respected by all Baptists, until the church becomes Campbellite, Methodist or Universalist; and that it matters not hoxx - much she may have deviated from the laws of her King, in her practice. In this 1 differ with Eld. Mell. Suppose the Baird’s church, in Geor gia— Bnpti-tie in its constitution and gox ermnent —having solemnly agreed to be governed by the laxvs of Christ,departs so laid down by him in the government of its members. Siqxpose that Eld. Me- l, in Baird’s church, preaches the doctrine of ne cessity, as taught by Eld. Dago, in his Manual of Theology, which I believe with all my heart, and which doctrine has ever characterized the great Baptist family from th- days of the Ajmstles to the present time. Now, if there is found in the church a ■ -mall majority, xvlii<-h secretly whisper.-; in j each other's cars that Ehl. Mell is a pest ■ to the clmreh, for preaching -aid doctrine ; ; and that they believe thi' doctrine of neces sity, but net a- Eld. Mell preached it. and arraigned him before the church, for trial, contrary to the l>th of Matthew, and in the face ol' remonstrance, expel him from the church, and a strong minority with him for contending that the majority had not I proceeded according to the laws of Zion.— EM. M<ll .-ay-, in this ea-e, that he must 1 bi' content, an 1 so must sister churches, [ : from the fact that her decision from which ! ■ there is no appeal; and that Eld. Mell and ; th" intelligent -minority must be shut out : from th? immunities of Christ's church for- ! I ev ■•!•, t’»r no other cause than for preaahing I the gospel <>f Christ. Great God! what a i dogma!! Eld. Mell also says that he who 1 is thus treated must l>c content, and wait : !;T the provid "Hr ■ - ol' God overrules the ' action f>r good. Thi- is preaching with a vengeance, t > do evil that good may come.— (’ii.'iist ha- taught th" clmreh, through hi apo-tl- -. "\\ hen they porseeiite you in : one city, 11-" you into imothcr, and ten'-b all ; things whatsoever 1 ha.-'' commanded. you.— 1 ho! 1 tint Baird -■ < hui*ch is a sovereign <-!;urc?. and i -as independent as if no other . . b.ureh cxi-ted. Act she is bound by the z U) n o, teach all thuigs xvhafooevcr ' ('ii.RirT ha- commanded ; and that a church ' i an ase i-il\' unchurch herself in a departure . from gospel discipline, as in doctrine: and j El-l. Mell admits that they can in doctrine. \ Tin Xew Testament -peaks oi churches in :ii? :■ nai: al-• oi'in a unit. Ihence I hold tliat Baptist churches, in localities, are - i.ftiie w!i. or u.-;:t. Tin.- Xew Testament speaks of then-ic birth— a fore taste of heaven—as an earnest ot the Chris tian'- inh riti-.n. e, 1 ing a part of the whole legacy, or of that xvhich they xvill receive in the end: and I am -are that Eid. Mell bc'ii vis t:;', ft..< as strong as th? hum- j Me xx ritcr. There is ■ ■ "-■ more ea-e, xvhich I xvill nar- ' re■ xx a > ' . a:.4 xv ?. h wna h lam x-.i 11 a- _ md, which I present in point, viz.: A Baptist of ac -i tain church, i■' a r.i' i- member, join d the 1 ree and Accepted M.x-=:;s. Th-'- said Lr-th. r son > tii it si-m-.- ‘>l tfee bn-thre-n to?k an-- . the same, and in conference the said br-. ther be .aii.e his own accuser, and stated t! .’ !.■ ■•" i'< t .he ...-fo,-. •> from the lodge, and t! «- -o) ’-.a- tnat his conduct had v. : f f-.vi. Ti.e clinr-.h voted his i-.i'gix'G.---. xvith the exception of iG-.r :. w.. . kept their -eats, but ac- -■Kdgi-i their riilingness to go with the wards, after electioneering and counting ■ noses, they brought up the same case, and filed a charge against him for that which they had acquitted him, and expelled him : and a large minority, xvhich protested against the premature actions of the church. The minority (plead with the church in Christian courtesy, for the help of sister churches; but the minority’s request xvas rejected.— Sister churches took the matter in hand, but they were refused an investigation.— The ease xveut up to the .Association, for an investigation, from the fact that a sister e!iui'ciniad.j.akcii under unpreci'iiented expulsion or the minority church. The Association was refused a ■ hearing by the church. The church xvas dropped by the for standing in open rebellion to the laxvs of Christ. Yet Eld. Mell says, if I understand him, that it xvas wrong for those brethren to have been received as the true church by sister church es, etc. I have written the above in love, and do not believe that any exceptions will be taken by any person. Truth is my motto. A’ours, in love, EDMUND DI MAS. Monroe Co.. Ga., March 30. 1860. A PRAYER. Give ear, 0 shepherd of Israel, help us, 0 God of our Salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name sake.. AA c thank thee. O our Father, Lord ofheaven and earth because thou hast given a banner to them that fear thy name, that it may be displayed because of the truth. O Lord, how long xvill thou be angry against the prayer of thy people ? Thou feedest them with the bread of tears: and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors; and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, 0 Lord, and cause thy face to shine, and xve shall be saved. Purge us, ami xve shall be clean ; wash us, ami xve shall be whiter than snow. Create in us clean hearts, O Lord ; and renew right spir its within us. Cast us not away from thy presence; ami take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Restore unto us the joy of thy Salvation, and uphold us xvith thy free spir it ; Then xvill we (each transgressors thy God, thou God of our Salvation ; jafflr''6ur tongues shall sing aloud of thy righteous ness. Open thou our lips; and we will show forth thy praise . Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion. Hear us. O Lord, ami answer us for thy Sons sake. Amen. From the Chri-tian Index. ORDINATION. SOMETHING AFFECTING AND WORTHY OF IMITATION. Bro. Boykin: ?A meeting of much interest, unusually so iii some respects, came off at the, Baptist Clmreh in Thomasville, Ga., yesterday af ternoon, (Sunday, March 18th, I 860,) some items of which would interest all true South ern readers, besides being calculated to cor rect some false impressions. The day had been fixed upon for the or daining ot some members, in the usual way, to the office of Deacon. The church previ ously •had made choice of two white, mem bers, and three colored, in addition to two already in that office. The presbytery euiixeiied for the pur]>ose of ordination, was composed of the pastor, W. X . Chau doin, Eld. J. M. Gray, and Eld. Janies Page, a colored minister, in charge of a , large congregation of blacks, at Tallahassee, Fla. In the presence ofa large audience, (densely packed house) composed of white and colored, the services were conducted in the following order. 1. Preaching by the Rev. James Page, 2. Scripture qualifications of Deacons read by the Pastor, and upon inquiring of the church if she had those considered by her qualified, four candidates were pre sented, (one being absent,) one xvhite, three colored, namely : Judge S. Alexan-I iler Smith, and Spencer, Jim and Georg". They xvere examined by the pastor in be half of the Presbytery, in their Christian doctrines. 3. Ordination Prayer, by Rex. J. M. by imprssliion or Bands” id’ Presbytery. 4. Charge to the Deacons, by Rex-. J. 1 Page. 5. Hand of fellowship bx the Prcsbyte-' rv, folloxved by the church, white and col- I ored, to tl*c newly ordained officers. 1 have b en thus particular in things, be- ; cause to the xvriter, there were some fea tures, nexv, intcre-i ing. and truly impres sive, and which, at the risk of being leugth v. 1 will call spcci 4 attention to 1. It xvas new- and impressive to see mas ter and slave, under the hands of the same Presbytery, at the same time. 2. It was sublime, impressive, and sug. : gestive too, to see that Master, that large \ s'nv‘holder, Bro. Smith, than whom, a gen- ; th man more magnanimous or high-toned, I live- not, rising simultaneously xvith his black brethren at his -ide, though slaves, lo receive xvith them xvords of advice. 3. Then it was impressive beyond the power of those who saw it to express, or fit’the riader to conceive, to see that ven er.i'.J.e inmi, Pag", Lis head white with age, and fore expressive of manly dignity, and \ ••hristian humility, and in tears, giving ad- x ;ee to his brethrt n. Y: s brethren, and that nut in name, but in reality and feeling, though one of them the oxvner, perhaps, of a hundred slaves. AA'. N. C. xvill hazard the assertion that no man ever did or ever will become truly el c jur-nt without being a constant reader of the Bible, and an admirer of the purity and i TERMS 82. j ALWAYS IN ADVANCE. (IIILDREN’S & S. S. LOHMA. For the Banner & Baptist. Tired of Going to Church. —o— “ How far this little candle throws his beams, So shines a good deed in a naughty world.” “Father, 1 am so tired of going to Church ! Please let me stay at home to day ; I will stay in the house and read my Bible, and that will Jo me just as much good.” “Tired of going to Church, Jamfs? A r do you not wish_to go?” Oh; rather, 1 have been every Sunday since I could remember, when it xvas pleas ant enough to go out at all, and I thought if I staid away one Sunday, it could not hurt me, and nobody would miss me.” “Suppose. I, and your mother, and sis ters xvere to come to the same conclusion, and all of us were to stay at home; and, suppose every other person, who usually attends our Church, xvere to stay at home to-day, just because they don’t feel like going to Church. AA'ho xvould the preacher have to preach to ?” “But, father, I am such a little boy; the preacher don’t preach to me, and nobody but you and mother cares w hether I go to Church or not.” “My son, do you remember seeing poor AA’atkins lying in the street, cursing and swearing, last Sabbath as xve passed along to Church? He was not there as xve came back; the xvatchmcn had taken him to the guard-house. He remained locked up all day Sunday, and Monday morning, when they turned him out, instead of going home to his family, he xvent straight to the gro cery and got drunk again. One of his neigh bors prevailed upon him to go home Mon day night, but he xvas very ill and had a high fever. Ho raved continually about dying, and his family sent for me Tuesday, as he expressed a wish to see mo. AA r hen I went in lie said: ‘I am glad you have conic, liObert. 1 want to talk to you about Henry. You sec, 1 am dying, and I don’t want my boy to feel as I do. I saxv you la-t Sunday, as you passed along to Church with yourxvife and children. I noticed your little boy, and thought of the time xvhen my poor moth.r took me by the hand every Sabbath morning and led me to Clmxuh,~l>ut- -*lwv died and. I got tired of Jff'KMftiiifrT 1 -' ■< ■ >■ l I'll srnv 1 At Homo and md my Bible or some other good book-. I took nix scat near, the window with my Bible in my hand, but had not read far before Giles Smith come along and asked me to take a w alk xvith him. 1 could not refuse and from that day 1 have xvalked'iu the broad road. I xvant you to promise to get my boy- a good j dace, where they will teach him to go to Church and Sunday School. Oh! what would I give to have my time over again.’ I tried to tell him of a merciful Savior, but he. kept saying, 1 learned it all long ago, when we were Sunday Schoo! scholars together, but it is too late now to do me any good. “1 promised to take Henry in my store, and hope you will set him a good example. Poor AA’atkins died Friday, and xvill lie buried to-day ; and J have no doubt if he had gone, regularly to Church when he was a boy, he xvould now be a living, happy, useful man.” “Oh ! Father, I will never say I don’t w ant to go to Church, again.” “J hope not, my son. I have heard grown people reason about it just as you did. They say they have no influence and there fore it can hurt no one for them to stay at home, but God has commanded us all to go to Church, and it is our Buty to gc, whether we foel like it or not. He tells us to let our light shine, and no matter if it is nothing but a feeble taper, xve should do all the good xve can with it. You know Imw wc xvould prize even a small talloxv candle on a dark, stormy night, if we had no other light and though wc may not be radiant suns, or brilliant lamps, we must let our lights shine. “When your .sister Al.xuv was u little gMj'sfic'very often asked your mother to read her a pretty lesson from the Bible.— * *nc day she read her this passage about : letting our lights shine. Little Mary sat i awhile in silence and then asked Mother— : ‘How can xve let our lights shine ? AA’here must we get a light from?’ Mother told j her this meant we must do all the good we could, and let others see that we tried to do i. ir duty. Then she wished to know liow a little girl like her could do good ? :-nd mother replied, by loving the kind : Savior who died for us, and trying to get ' others to love him. Then she asked mother, ■ ’Must I try to get Sarah Jones to love him ? She pushed me yesterday at School, and called me ugly names, and said if I told Miss AVilliams she would beat me. Do you think I ought-to try to get her to love him?’ ‘Yes, my dear! You must not get angry xvith Sarah, but try to treat her kindly just as you think the great Savior would treat her.’—‘Mother, may I give her my large red apple?’ ‘Yes, my dear, if you wish.’ The next morning little ‘Mary went to school with her sachet and lunch-basket, xvhich contained a biscuit and a nice red ■ apple, xvhich uncle AVilliam had brought her from his farm. She gave the apple to . Sarah at recess and told her she brought it to show her that she was not x-exed xvith '■ her for treating her so badly the day be fore. Ever after that Sarah "'as careful to treat little Mary kindly, and from being a rude, noisy, careless girl, she became thoughtful and quiet. She is grown up now, but says that Mary’s red apple made her the industrious, sober, careful woman she - weo fo-beinff. L. O. G, ( VOL. 1. I NO. 29.