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P 0 ETRY. For the Banner & Baptist. THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. by MRS. 8. W. T. Thou Maker of the earth and sea, And all this mighty realm; OI fix our wandering hearts on the Bright Star of Bethlehem. No precious treasures can we give, No coffers golden gem, But let us look on Thee 1 and live, Blest Star of Bethlehem. When evil doubts and fears arise. That would our souls condemn; O ! wouldst thou guide our languid eyes, Bright Star of Bethlehem. When darkness fills our troubled breast, And sorrows overwhelm; In thy dear arms we fain would rest, Bright Star of Bethlehem. While passing through this wilderness, And mortal foes contemn; Be thou our stay and wc will bless The Star of Bethlehem. And when our days on earth are past, And Jordan’s waves we stem ; O I guide us safe to Heaven at last, Bright Star of Bethlehem. mm m ina REMITTANCES. Money the Office, may he sent by mail at VUr risk—always mail it in. presence of a f riend, tolhecr than the P. M.,) or procure a friend to mail it for you—never register. LETTERS On business pertaining to this Paper or Office—aho all Communications intended for publication, should be directed to the Banner cG Baptist- Brethren making remittances should write their Post Office, County, State and their names plainly and. dis tinctly. Only private letters should be di rected to J. M. Wood, Rome, (ia. AGENTS. Dr. J. F. Wojjdbury, of Atlanta, and Eld. J. 11. B. Shackelfohd, of Gordon, are authorized Agents, for the Banner, to re ceive and receipt for subscriptions. CHEROKEE BAPTIST COLLEGE. Eld. A. W. BuFonnandJ. 11. B. Shack elford are the authorized general Agents of this College to collect dues, secure scholar ships, receive donations, Ac. Im. TO PRINTERS. We offer for sale a No. 5, ashington Press (Hoe’s manufacture) with Hoe's improved Inking Apparatus,—four Roller stocks and iron Roller mould. The Press and fixtures all new and sound.* and work admirably. Have been in use only about four months. A bargain can be had. ts. a J imkh B. Tartan, Cor. • Foreign mission Board Kiehmand A a. will > preach at the Baptist church of this city on this (Thursday) night, 17th inst. i» zq We have received a communication without a signature, and no private note mvontjwm itig to designate the author. It is best for const ribuTnrs to sign their-own names. At any rate to secure attention tin* name must be furnished the editor.— Whenever it is properly demanded it shall be properly furnished to the puldie. Whoever has not the nerve to abide this rule ought not to write fbr the press, ; have tried to attend to the re quests of brethren regarding new subscri bers, as well as old ones. \\ hen mistakes occur, brethren will phase inform ns and they shall be promptly corrected. If am do not receive the paper who have paid for it, we desire them to inform ns immediate ly. CHEROKEE < ONV ENTION. To morrow according to appointment this body will assemble in Marietta. We hope and pray t|»at the Lord mas be with his peop c, ami cause ti e r gathering to gether to be a blessing to them, and espe cially to be promotive of his own glorv. ——* » e # ■ FLORIDA CONVENTION. w ill meet in Jacksonville Fla. on Friday before 4th Sablmth in this month. We hope the brethren will con- j summate the arrangements with brother Bakkr to preach during the x ear. whereev- 1 er his heart may incline him and the provi dence of God may indicate. Remember brethren that Georgia will do her part. Some of the funds already in hand. ♦ «♦> ♦ 111 III.F. REV IMON IXMH 1 VTION. The minutes of the Sth annual meeting of this bodv are upon our table. lhe cash receipt during the last x car were $20,078. which is $2. 475 mere than last year. The Rex ision enterprise appears to be progress ing xx ell and is gaining friends c< nstantly. Great harmony prevailed in the meeting of April sth. FBI s. N. 'll < R IVI FORD. The address, of \ M, Ck awf >rd betvre the Keision Association, to be found on our first page, xx.ss clipped from the \\ es tern Recorder, which paper had clipped: from the Christian Union. Our printers having it in print from these respectable ; sources folioxnd copy closely. But the copy contained x>ne very awkward clause, towards th>- cl—e of the Ist division of the address. It should K* as follows; •’These prim pies have been abundantlv illustrated m the warfare of opinion which has attacked the m st firmly fixed fallacies in government, ami they are especially ap ?*“■■■ -■ er. rsulmhtu. admitted t»» exist the English vert S turvs. Hie very ex vllenee of the version '' ■ ' ' ; •» uperfectior.s. and the Xcli.’at. I; . parts a <jss . s of sat. • ty even to its inac vsiracsx s and faults SHELDON & CO. From a private note from this Firm, and from extracts sent us with their indorse ment, we now understand distinctly that their house claims to be strictly national— neutral on the slavery question. “They know no North, no South.” This being their true position it is exactly right, man ly for them to say so, which they have now done, and we respect them for it. But does it not follow that a portion, of the Southern press, places them in an awk ward position, when it is claimed that they have published such good and sound south ern works upon this very question. It ap pears to us that the works themselves must be regarded neutral or the firm has commit ted a “faux pas.” Does it not also follow that Southern works, which teach the whole Bible doctrine upon this question, as Southerners understand it, must issue from Southern houses? STRAWBERRIES. We have the pleasure of acknowledgemg the receipt of a saucer of Strawberries from our friend John R. Freeman. To say that they were fine is but a faint ex pression. Mr. Freeman, can boast of the best ar ranged bed and finer berries than can be produced by any other person in Floyd County. We must be excused for thus speaking, for wc planted tlie bed ourselves and have seen and eaten of the berries.— If any one thinks they can excel, let them ; produce the finest and we will acknowledge our error. R JSgT'Yes indeed they wore very nice, as we can testify, especially as you arranged ’ the bed yourself, but we, received a dish : equally nice, with the additional .advantage , of being well sugared, of Mrs. L. P. Thom as, who knows exactly how to fix “em" up. Ed. r J WASHINGTON HALL This Hotel, in Atlanta, Ga., and kept by Mr. E. R. Sasseen, is advertised in our columns. We gave it no puff for the simple reason that wc had personally tried its mer its for public favor. Wc determined at the outset to puff nothing and only to speak complimentary of men or things as thev merited. From that rule we do not intend to depart. We have put to the test “Wash ington Hail’’ and pronounce it a good Ho tel. The fare is excellent—servants atten tive and every thing is done by the propri etor and his assistants to render the travel , er comfortable. Mr. Sassken, the propri etor, we have known long, peisonallv, and we have known him to be a poor but hon est mau striving hard for an honest living ami such always have our sympathy—nay, more, it docs us good to aid such in any way wc can. -Mr Sas.seen, is now enjoying a very largo share of the public patronage and we, know of no man or Hotel in Georgia more worthy of it, and most cheerfully and dis -ntercstedly bespeak for its continu ance. 1 1 (JUSIAN AULA ASSUUIAIIUA. The Executive Committee, appointed by the Oostanii’ila Association, at its l ist sit ting, met in Runic. Ga., on the Ist of May, | 1800, and after taking into consideration the condition of our association, decided , that, Inasmuch as we think there is little or iiodestitiitioniu our bounds, that it would not be best to appoint a missionary to look out destitution,; but employed bro. 11. Al len Smith, whose duty it will be to labor with the churches in their effort or revival meetings, when notified or invited to do so, and to preach to such destitute places in our bounds, as may he brought to his notice, as ho may think advisable. R. W. B. MERRITT, Ch'm'n. R. F. Gaines, L. I>. Wooten. R. S.—We think it would be well for the churches to confer with each other, ami ar range their meetings so that they may not conflict, when bro. Smi i n s services mavbe i desired. 5m i ii.iimii DEi’iirniENT. I THE HOLY SPIRIT. No. S. In the last piece something was said of the Holy Spirit as one vv ho maketh inter cession for us.’’ 1 shall novx sja-ak of the nccessitv of this Divine agency in nil our I | private life mi 1 public worship, in order to i happiness and success. Ist. In our private life and secret rned : itatioiis, let us remember that it is our i privilege to commune with and possess the lloi v Si-mu in a measure prop.irtioiial to the longings of our smiTs ; forget not that the' Spirit is the Comforter sent from heav en always present with the saints on the earth. W e arc not to expect him to speak | to us with an audible voice or a whisper, when either asleep or awake, informing us that we are the children of Gon, or in any , other xvay than by enabling us to exercise , repentance, faith, obedience, and love to God and love to men. There is no better . evidence that we have the Spirit of t»on than that w e ea i front the deep of our souls repent of our sins against a holy God. and that we can trust him at any time, and love him with a full, s- ul. • The fruit of the Spirit is love." I'he Spirit moves upon our hearts in a mysterious way. and yet the Christian un derstands it to his sat istaction —understands it better than he can tell it. "The wind bloweth where it listeth. and thou hearcs’ thi' sound thensif. but canst not tell whence it ismieth. and w hither it g«»eth : so is ev ery one that is barn of the Spirit." John 3: S. The Spirit t giv t how fallible and sinful we are ; and shows i s our dependence upon h s divine power and boundless mercy for lite ar.l sal vat i- r. N ' the Spirit o’vcn to us that we m ix ■_’ ’ - s'.otf.s, hut rather to guide us into .ul’ truth, ’T'. g. as a. tivity, ar. I Christian duty. The wind blows upon the f .ure of the forest. and we see the moving of the leaf, hear the I sound thereof, and feel the power of the • breeze, but we know not whence it origi- ■ nated and whither it goetli, So the believ- ■ er feels the approbation of the Holy Spirit in his s ;ul; there are some things about it 1 he cannot so well explain, and yet he knows • it is all supernatural—he knows that flesh and blood hath not revealed these things unto him—he knows that the Spirit which f searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of • God, hath moved upon his soul, and made ' him to drink of that which “satisfieth the ■ | longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul • ! with-gladness.” b ' And my brother or sister, you do not - have to be in the public assembly, in the ' . house of God, under a sermon, exhortation, 2 1 or public prayer, in order to enjoy the ’ ; communion of the Holy Comforter ; but 1 ' alone in your meditations, solitude and se cret sorrows, at noonday or midnight,— “At home and abroad, On the land, on the sea,” ’ i and where no eye can behold you but his 9 : eve of love, there you may commune with > | this Great Spirit, and receive his sweet comfort and peace. Whatever may be our : place or condition the Holy Spirit knows ' i our needs, and to meet our spiritual wants, ’! “He receives the things of Christ and i shows them unto us.” SI„ . . i “The things oi Christ the Spirit takes, And to our hearts reveals; Our bodies he his temple makes, 1 : And our redemption seals.” i Thousands of poor broken hearts have been healed with this holy seal. Myriads ’ of poor macerated bodies have, been over- I whelmed with the fullness of God in that 1 thev were temples of the Holy Spirit.— -‘ Millions in gloom have bee® rendered cc- ■ static and filled with light by the revela tions of this comforter. O! ehristiaus, try to hold intercourse with the Holy Spirit. ■ Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable i gift! This paper is long enough, so 1 shall have to postpone my remarks on the Spirit s presence in our public worship until my next. J- J- D. R. FLORID 1 IIEI’ IRTMENT. I FOB THE BANNER * BAPTIST. APALACHICOLA. FLA.-ITS COMMER CIAL AND RELIGIOUS PROSPECTS. Apalachicola. Fla., / May 23, 1860. ( The town of Apalachicola is situated on I the western bank of the river bearing the same name with the town, and at the point : when' its xxuters mingle with those of the 'i . ° ; bay of the same name. It does not present : im imposing prospect as you approach it, but xi hen alongside ofit, the blocks of brick buildings erected opposite the wharves for i tin- storage of' merchandize and the use of commission merchants, cannot fail to im- I press the stranger with a conviction that it i is a town of v. ry considerable importance. The eonvictioi;, even at this season of the , i year, xvill be deepened by the array of cot- I luu Willi xvliicli tfiv. wliai I cs>, lioill one I I end of the town to the other, and ail the j I streets in the business part of the town, are , , blocked up. The condition of the cotton i ' bags, hoxvever, which meet your eye on cv ! erv hand, is well ealoulated to produce a I surprise very different from that excited by theia number. I never saw, in any of the Atlantic ports, cotton in such a condition; > the bagging rent to shreds, and flitting in ■ the sea breeze, ropes bursted, bales expan- j ded to nearly txviee their ordinary size, and xvaste cotton strewed over the streets and | vacant squares, and lying in piles, in some i places, two or three feet deep! Masses of I cotton ar ? also seen drifting about the river and bay, and for miles out at sea, and mak ing deposites on every marsh, island, and : sand-bank. Who is to bo blamed for all 1 this xvaste lam not prepared to say. It I may be ascribable to the manufacturers of bagging and rope,or to the manner of pack- ■ I ing, or to the rough handling received in ; i loading and unloading, or to the rotting of i rape and bagging while exposed to xvind j : and xvoather, waiting for a purchaser. Be i the cause what it may, 1 have reason to : know that the state of the cotton here does ! the citx no good, I heard a large planter on the Flint river, xxlio passed through here : on his xvax to Texas, remark, as he stood in the midst of this xvaste of cotton, “I ’ xvoiild not like to send a cr >p of mine ■ here." 1 have .>•■< n piles of sacks of salt lx iitu on i tin’ xvh.irve- in a like state of i xposure, and in a similarc'”i lit? n. S >m<> xviththe s i k torn off. and the salt, whiea had l.e n con solidated by the action ot the dexvs. rain and 1 sunshine, broken into fr iizments. lam in formed, whether corroetly <>r i r t I cannot say. that storage is charge 1 <>n the cotton and salt that is let! in this state, with no other canopy than that of heaven to protect it! (hie thing is certain; ashrexed Yankee j might make from the xvaste cotton here more, in one season, than many of our , planters do front their extensive fields after a year of hard labor. He might thus pock et the profits of slave labor without sub ’jei ting himself to the odium of being a slaveholder; and it is very questionable •’ . ’ . lits : - tained. would produce, in him. any qualms of conscience. Th»' buildings al.mg Water street, and for a square in depth, arc of brick, and. for the most part, three stories high. I'hc dwelling houses arc all ot xvo»hl. s ime ot them spacious and neat; hut there is not that displax of either taste or affluence that is seen in many smaller towns. The great er portion of th. m arc inst rior s nne of them tend rather disfigure than adorn the town. Apalachicola is a tail larger t >xvn. and much more >f a b isiness city than I ha 1 s ipp sed it t ■ be. It co-stains ab u;t 2,500 • is to the loss of txvoof them very recent ly) coming and going every day. There is a regular line of steamers between this .. i N- ' ( hrl< um, ' : . . and New = steamers als-s toy. h •* this port. Steamers run regularly to Bain bridgeand Colutnbusandintervening towns, and in the xvinters to Albany. Ships of large burden cannot come up to the toxvn. — I have counted seven or eight lying oil in sight, in the bay, and others of still greater , i burden anchor about 25 miles from the town, but- are hid from view by a point of i land projecting into the bay. 1 have count i ed as many as thirty sail of smaller vessels, S’ sloops, schooners, &c.. alongside the wharves ■ loading and unloading freightreceived from ■ or to be borne to the ships at their ancnor age: and this, be it remembered, after the business season has nearly closed. A company from Tallahasse was here last i , week, inspecting the different harbors along the bay, with a view to locate a terminus ’ of a railroad from that city. Vessels of the largest size may enter the bay. A better - bay or harbor cannot probably be found on the gulf coast than can be found here ; that is, in this bay. I see four ships advertised as about to sail for European ports, two for i New York, and two for Boston. A steam ! er left here last week for Columbus, with over 400 packages of merchandize, and some • of them quite large ones, 1 assure you. 1 ■ s cannot certify as to their weight. From. the foregoing you may justly infer that the | ! business transactions of this town is very considerable. It merits tue attention of the < religious world as well as thej.P.ercautile. j The "Episcopalians. Methodists, Catholics and Baptists, have houses of xvorship, all ; large but that of the Baptists. There are | ■ also two houses of worship for the colored j i people—one for Baptists and one for Meth- ■ o lists. The Baptist church is small, and is : c imposed wholly of the poorer classes of ■ the community. Baptists, and personspro- ■ fessing to be Baptists in sentiment, have ■ located hero, but finding the Baptists for a long time without a convenient house of ■ worship, and latterly without a pastor,have | • i gone off to some Other church, and are prob- ! ably forever lost to us. / feel for such.— • j They know not what they do. They arc > evidently like Judas, bartering away the 1 Lord of glory, if not for gold and silver, for ; worldly ajiplanse; and like certain others, ’ I erving atoud by their acts, “Not this man but Baralbas.” God grant that they may | be permitted to find what was denied to ! J upas— space for repentance. They arefol ’ lowing not the Saviour, but men—worldly I mpn —the multitude that throng the evil ■ " a y. i I would invite the attention of our Board j of Domestic Missions, and that of those brethren and churches that may desire to ; conduct missions independentof a board, to I this field of labor. The brethren here arc i poor, but exceedingly liberal, considering their circumstances. They are all mechan ics, or day laborers, or colored persons.— Thev are able and willing to raise about S3OO 00. The community would contrib l life to a discreet and acceptable preacher, one or two hundred more. If brethren | abroad, or the S. D. Al. Board xvould eon- I tribute as much more, say S4OO or SSOO, i a minister xvith a small family «i(?ht, xx ith i•< ’ohoih >. x v voiui 1 u i.i m x ; i have lit | tie doubt hut that a self-snstainhig interest ■ might be built up here within one or two I years. The place is an important one.— Catholics arc very numerous; and in other societies I fear there is more of the garni of j godliness than of the spirit of it, and not verv much even of the form of it except on j Sabbaths, new moons, etc., etc. The peo pic are courteous, and as moral as you will j find them in tiny other toxvn of a similar 1 arrived here xvith our excellent brother, : AV. B. Lacy, of Greenwood, —at xvhoseso i licitation 1 came—on AA ednesday, the 18th April. He left on Friday. (I think.) 27th. I expected to leave on the ste liner Calhoun on Alond.iy, the 30th, but she was blown up and burnt, as you have doubtless learned • from the papers, the day before, that is, on Sabbath morning, the 2!)th. M e had preach ing three times on the Sabbaths, and nearly | every night through the week. Congrega- ■ t ons goncrallv respectable in -iiumbei s, at tentive and solemn. (Inly txvo xvhites hax e been baptized, and one colored person re ceived for baptism. I cannot give the de tails. I expect to leave for Jacksoville in the course of an hour or txvo, consequently I have to write in haste. I wrote when 1 had more leisure, last xveek, but my communi ' cation, xvith sundry pa]>ers mailed to difler ent brethren, were consumed with the mail on board the Calhoun. 1 attended at all the places at xxhieh brethren Everett and L xcy ni ide appoint ments for m ■. except txvo over the Alabama line. My meeting ' xver ? generally xvell at-, tended, and some of them xx re highlx in t< :. iu.l I e.imiot report paj'tiell- ' lars. There xvere three public processions in toxvn on yesterday afternoon. The first xvas to the water side, where 1 buried one of o ir young converts, a young lady, in her Saviour's liquid grave. The seeon 1 xvas a proe, ssion of colored persons, accompany ing the lifeless rem lins of one <>f the boat men, blown up in the steamer, to their lonely resting place. The third was a fu neral procession also. The of the Calhoun xvas interred with every possible manifestation of respect and sympathy.— The flags were flving a!! dax- at half mast. J. S. B. 11111111 \ll IT HI NS. For the Banner <fr Baptist. DIVISION. In the So ' l .- TJrDfit.'of the 26th jnst. is a letter fr 'in "Our Georgia Cor respondent : AI., says the Junior Editor. The same Editor says. “It is a remarkable coincidence that we are almost daily rc g st s rethrea of the same character ar. 1 frem different quar ters of the South." But what <>f the letter i'.-o:n “Al." ? Th« following arc extracts: “Si fleet’ d much on the p's'. ire ■ ' afl.nrs am- r.g th- in • - ‘fii.i and n ’h- r ern States, and I am not only confirmed in the opinion that we ought to make no com promise wit h the followers of J. R. Graves, but that principle and policy both require a total separation from them.” Now notice the “principle' I '' which requires : this ! 1. “Their errors are fundamental, and, j it they should unfortunately prevail, xvill subvert the long established polity of the Baptist Churches.” Following this is the bold sentiment— “F or one, my voice is for resistance to the last extremity.” 2. “As long as the union continues, we will be justly chargeable with holding them I out to the world as orthodox Baptists— our very Union recognizes them as such. And are they orthodox? Will the revised edition of the ‘lron Wheel,’ which is soon to appear, contain orthodox Baptist doc trine on Church government ? We have been notified, in advance of its publication, what it xvill contain—that, I presume, is intended to prepare the way for the con templated change in Church polity. Are. : Baptists prepared to sanction the change ?” 3. “To denounce bis (Graves’) errors, and refuse to recognize him as an orthodox Baptist, and yet recognize those who con cur with him in doctrine, would be a gross inconsistency.” 2. “Policy” requires the separation. Under this head, he refers to the impor i tauce of giving the enemy no advantage. Then he says, “Let the line of demarca- I lion be drawn—let the separation take : place at once, for come it must —as well 1 attempt to unite the adherents of the old j I and the new system of Church polity.” ■ This is a remarkable letter, and seems j to be another part of the programme, which though it may not have been perfected, xvas, in all probability, concocted about six months ago. Ido not say that such is the fact, but it looks that way, and many will I believe it. There xvas an end to be accomplished. For : | the attainment of this end it was thought I expedient— J Ist. For Professor Alell to’write out a treatise on “Corrective Church Discipline.” That this discipline might be received as favorably as possible, it was deemed pru- I dent to obtain, if possible, the exclusive use ’ of the press until his scries might make their | full impression. 2nd. This d one, a separation must take j place at once. Other developments go to | establish the probability of the existence j of the above programme. 1 suppose the xvriter of this memorable I letter is either Professor Alell, or Elder | Mallary or some one who indorses “Cor rective Discipline,” and xvhether a division ■ takes place or not, this writer, of course, will have to separate. He cannot longer, xvith the slightest show of consistency, have any thing more to do xvith this parly whose errors are fundamental. I suppose the Jun ior Editor of the N.- IF. Baptist, and the writers of those “almost daily letters,” may be classed in the same category. They have i no toleration for the errors of Graves, nor ; i can they have any for his sympathizers, j I Well, of course, if they cannot tolerate our i errors, wc will not grmnlile at their pre- ; fercnce, hoxvever much we may regret the t But h t us notice the grounds on xx hieh it is proposed that this “.separation should j take place at once.” The reason, divested of all unnecessary . verbage. is this, “Their notions of Church ■ ! polity— j. o. of Church Discipline, as I sup- I ■ pose — arc fundamentally wrong ; therefore | ; we Cannot longer hold ourselves respon- I sible for them — there must be. a separation ' o' once." Now, whether this is a justifiable ground fi>r the separation or not, one thing must be apparent to every one who has read "Corrective Church Discipline”—viz: that th" advocates of Prof. Mell’s “Dis cipline” cannot, without stultifying them selves. urge this plea. The “Discipline” says, “No error in dis cipline can annihilate a Church.” If this be true, then it is evident that the exercise of \of erroneous discipline cannot affect the membership of a Church -for what is not \ destructive to the whole, cannot be destructive \ to the parts of which lhe whole is made.— 1 Again ; if the exercise of erroneous disc.ip- ! line cannot annihilate a Church, nor affect I the membership of the Church, now can an \ erroneous OPINION affect membership, or \ fellowship ? Prof. Mell’s logic, and that of'! his coadjutor’s, amounts to this; "No error in discipline can annihilate a Church, pro : vidcd always, that the error is made by j those xv ho are striving to accomplish an f end which I (he) xvish to see acsomplished; | hut be sure that if the error be made by I those xx ho differ from me (him) in act, or j even in opinion, the result is quite the re- : ' 1 • I verse—they are no longer orthodox —their . error is fundamental—a separation must , take place at once” !!! Now, if this is the I ground xvhich von occupy, von see that I '. . . ‘ ‘ ’ If vonr present p >sition is precisely the oppo- ’ site of that xvhich has been assumed in I the discipline. Proscription is at the hot- ' 1 tom of the xvhole matter. But let ns notice the second reason, or exhortation to separate — j "As long as the union continues, we xvill j be justly chargeable with holding them out L to the xvorld as orthodox,” tec. Tiiis is logical. If the folio vers* of J. R. Graves are in radical error, so long as you remain in the union you endorse the error. '' i.< self-evident. But, Sir, if they arc in error, respect to your intellect as well as to your heart, requires you to establish it on different grounds from that stated above. Do you base your bull on what the “Iron Wheel" will probably contain ? Why not wait till it comes out, and then demol ish it by reaf noiy t Now, admitting. Sir, that the announcement of xvhat the “Iron Wh.-<1" xvill contain, is sufficient to justify y > •< in dis. ... ding the writer and those who have end'.rsed it ; is it politic, is it just, to cast aside all who sympathize with him in other matters, ou the supposition that they will all endorse it? Dont be too hastx-. AVait till you see what they do, and then *"M" strives to e.i-t reproach upon those who srmpathiz*. with El ler Graves by calling them Am -follin-rrs." If "M" knew this class ot Baptists, he would know that it is not because Eld. Graves, nr any other man is involved in the present strife, that they maintain the principles which they do: but because dearer to them than life itself, 'ini- the "-hole aff'.ir Thcycal! romtn master. let their action, be the ground of their con demnation, and not what you suppose they will do. A v'ise father never chastises his children for what he supposes they trill do, but for what they do! AVait, and see i whether they adopt the “Iron Wheel” as their discipline; and when they do it, it will be time enough to inflict the punish ment. For one, I never expect to subscribe to the Discipline of any man, save that given by Jesus. And as to having the lion AX heel, or Alell s Discipline, as the standard by which Baptists will be govern | ed, you need have no apprehension. The Bible is sufficiently plain. Even the friends of the man for whose errors you have no toleration, care comparatively little what the Iron XX heel, or your Discipline either xvill contain. They think the Bible, without note or comment, is sufficiently plain.— XX ould you cast off several hundred thou sands of your brethren, because they do not believe that Alat. 18th has refer ence to such acts as violate neither relig ion, nor morality ? XX ill you cast yourself aloof from them, because they cannot be lieve that every act of resistance against the destructive designs of a majority, is sinful? XX’ill you drive them from you, because they cannot believe, as you do, that the same act is not sinful, and sinful at the same time ? They will, however highly they may appreciate you, prefer, that you should disclaim them, rather than that they should be forced to swallow such a draught 1 Posterity will ridicule the ground on which it is proposed that this separation be made. The reflecting mind can never appreciate your present position. Now, if a separation must take place, justice re quires that the real cause be made known. What is this cause? XVill you pardon me for suggesting it? Il is to be found in the answer to the following question : Why is the destruction of Graves, Pendleton and Dayton so much desired by many in our denomination? Is it not because of the prin ciples xvhich these men advocate— especially the doctrines of the Landmark.? Is not this the thing so much hated, and xvhich renders these men, and many others, so odious in your- view ? Is not this the foundation of the whole complaint? Be candid now, and if this is the cause, let them and the world know that it is because they arc Landmark Baptists that you separate from them. I vrrily believe this to Viethe cause; and that justice to all parties requires that this should be -the basis of the separation—if, indeed a separation must take place. Noxv, I ask every one, called by the name of Baptist, if he knows xvhat are the doctrines contained in the Landmark? If he does not, let him first inform himself— he is not competent to act till he does. — XVhat is the Landmark ?. Is it some new doctrine? It is as ancient as the Church of • 'iiitisr— has its origin, in the fuiiaamental ! structure of Christ's Church—is necessary ■ to its sensible, consistent existence. Arc you . willing to cast off' thousands of Baptists, ' Locavisc they heliovo - 1. That immersion alone is baptism ? (Do you not believe this?) 2. That baptism is essential to Church membership? (Do you not believe this?) 3. That none but members of the Church ought to be regarded as belonging to the Church ? (Do you not believe this ?) If you believe these things, you lack but one thing of being a Landmark Baptist, and that is, to act according to yowr belief. ; If these are the fundamental errors for xvhich we are to be disfellowshi pped, say so, and let us bear the odium consequent upon our belief. A'ou can bring yourselves into high repute among errorists of all grades, by informing the xvorld that you discard us for this reason. Even the Church of Rome might recognize the compliment ' indirectly paid her by passing this censure. But Ixx ill not enlarge. ?! the separat on must be made, dont, for reason’s sake, base it upon our erroneous views of discipline, xvhen you affirm that “No error in discip line can annihilate a Church .' 11 Dont base your separation on the supposition that Landmark Baptist will ad'ipt the dis cipline of any man, xvhile they have the Nexv Testament—wait till they do, before you punish them for it! But if separation must conic, base it upon the Landmark question: — publicly avoxx that you do believe that Pedo-Baptist or ganizations are true churches, and their ministers true, official ministers; in this case, the separation will divide, as I think, between nominal and real Baptists. Let Baptists consider xvell xvhat thex’ do before they take this step ; and if any re gard the above as radical errors, let them not perpetuate “the union” —let them leave us: and, hoxvever much wo may deplore the loss of their fellowship, wc will try to console ourselves with the reflection that “All things work together for good.” I re joice that God rules, and that His cans? will ultimately triumph. A. S. XVORRELL. Talladega, Ala. S i: ( U L A R. = The Constitutional Union Convention at Baltimore nominated, on the 10th inst., Hon John Bell, of Tennessee, for President, on the second ballot The Hon. Edward Everett xva> declared rhe nominee for X'ice-President. Congressional. Washington, May 10. The Senate passed, by 41 to 8. the Homestead bill, so as to sell to the actual occupants of land for 'wo years, at a quarter of a dollar per acre. The House passed, by 7 majority, a bill de claring null and void the laws of New Mexico, in relation to slavery and peonage. The protective tariff bill was passed. The Japanese Embassy. The U. S. steam frigate Doanoke, with the Japanese Embassy on board, arrived at New York on the 9th inst, and re-sailed for Nor folk the next day. The Japanese Embasw '’•ns in th* insh. The Anniversary of the Birth-Day of the illustrious German Reformer, Melakc thon, was celebrated with great spirit and pomp at Wittenberg (Germany,) on the 19th of April. M K. lEziST - On the 10th inst., at the residence of the bride's mother, by Elder H, C, Hornady, Dr. J. L. D. Perryman to Miss Gertrude, daughter of the late Dr. L. B. Mercer, both of Terrell County, Ga. OBITUARY. John S. Manning. Death, the common enemy of our race, has again nerved his strong arm and has taken from our midst our beloved Brother John 8. Manning. But a few days ago he was xvith us, and though labor ing under the influence of a deceitful disease, which must sooner or later terminate his earthly career, his prospects for long life and usefulness were as good as those of many, who, similarly afflicted have gone down to a ripe old age. He was a young man of many noble endowments of mind' and soul, which very much endeared him to his associates; and those who knexv him best, loved him most. — From his earliest boyhood he lived a life of un wearied application to study, and of the strictest morality. For several years lie was a consistent and beloved member of the Shiloh Baptist Church, and an ornament to society. He was beginning to exer cise in the ministry ; and his friends had abundant reason to hope that his life would be one of great usefulness: but He, whose “thoughts are not as our thougths,” has seen proper to remove him from time. After a short illness, Bro. Manning died of Hemorrhage of the Lungs, April 13th 1860, in the 29th year of his age. During the whole time of his confinement lie had a presentiment that his sickness Was unto death; and seemed to be wholly resigned to the Divine will. Though our brother’s voice is hushed in death, from the tomb his example speaks in the soft and warning accents of love, and bids us “pre pare to meet our God,” for that we too must die. As we have abundant reason to hope that our loss has been his eternal gain— Resolved, That we submit calmly and with re- ■ aignntion to this dispensation of Divine Providence. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved friends and relatives of the deceased, and would mingle witli their’s our sorrowing tears. Resolved, That a copy of this preamble and these resolutions be forxvarded to the parents of tlie deceased, and to the Banner & Baptist for publi cation, xvith a request that the Tennessee Baptist eopy; and that they be recorded in the Church Book. JOHN Y. WOOD, ) SPENCER BOMAR, ) Com. SAMUEL SAXON, I By order of the Shiloh Church, in Conference May sth 18G0. CONSTANTINE WOOD, Clerk. SPECIAL NOTICES. I>issohition. FTiHE firm of Black, Blount & Cameron is this JL daj’ dissolved by mutual consent. Our office will be found in the Etowah Hotel building, first door below the entrance to the Hotel. Those In debted to the firm xvill please come forxvard and pay; and those xvho have accounts not due until the twenty-fifth of December, xvill please settle by note. ‘ BLACK, BLOUNT & CAMERON. Rome, May 8,1860. BANK OF THE EMPIRE STATE. Rome, Ga., April 17th 1860. At a Meeting of the Board of Directors of this Bank, the following resolution was intro duced by Col. XVade S. Cothran, President, and passed; viz: Whereas the location of this Bank makes it desirable that the citizens generally, of the county of Floyd, and the adjoining counties, botli in Georgia and Alabama, should be in terested, and become Stockholders, by putting in their surplus means, and make it an institu tion creditable to the State. Therefore, be it re solved by the President and Directors, that the Books be opened at the Bank, in the city of Rome, for thirty days, from this date, for the 1 subscription of additional Stock, to the amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and that, on subscribing, each stockholder pay in cash, the sum often per cent on the amount so subscribed, and the balance at such time as the Directors may see tit to call for it. Which ’ resolut ion xvas unanimously passed and ordered , to be published in the city papers. \X r . 8. Cothran, President . C. 11. Smith, Secretary. [April 24th, ’6o—n2‘J-4t. • i 11 ’ Law Books for Sale. Having determined to retire (as I hope for ’ all time) from the practice of the Law, I offer for sale the following Books. The most of them xvere jMirchascd within the last four years, and’ ■ are as good, as new. Terms: CASH. ‘ Exchequer Reports, - - - 81 Vols. Index to Eng. Com. Law Rep’ts, 2 “ East’s Reports, 16 “ Salkeld's Reports, - - - - 3 “ W. Blackstone’s Reports, - - 2 “ ' 11. Blackstone’s “ - - 2 “ ■ Richardson's “ (S. C.) 9 “ Strobhart’s “ “ “ 5 “ Paige's Chancery “ (N.Y.) 11 “ Comstock’s “ “ “ 4 United States Digest, - - - 14 “ Daniel’s Chancery Plead & Pr., 3 “ Kent's Commentaries, - - - 4 “ Russell on Crimes, - - - - 2 “ Williams on Executors, - - - 2 “ Eddon on Injunctions, - - - 2 “ Hilllard on Mortgages, - - - 2 “ Hill on Trustees, ----1 VOl. Story’s, Angel’s, & Greenleaf's Works: besides some 30 odd more volumes of Elemen tary Works. I xvill sell them at a fair reduction from the original Cost For price address me by letter, or call at the “Banner & Baptist” Office in person. John H. litre. Rome, Ga., April 24, 1860.—ts. NOTICE. I FOREWARN any person from trading for a note in favor of Hezekiah Thompson, dated some time in August, 1849, and due tlie 25th of De cember, thereafter, for Fifty Dollars. Witnessed by John H. Clute, and signed by T. C. DnvalL Said note having been placed in tny hands to collect, and the same was lost or mislaid by me; and the same being paid by said Duvall. JOSEPH H. HARVEY. April 9th, 1860—28 4t. CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES. W. W. Woodruff, of Atlanta, Ga., have a very large and xvell selected stock of Carriages and Buggies of every variety, from the fine Coach down to the iron axle Plantation Wagon. Their Buggies are superior to almost any made in America. If yon want a good Buggie, or any kind of vehicle, be certain to call and see their stock or send your orders. 25 ly. ftl 1 IE RS' 4 Bl I HSUS' WARE HOUSE, 29 & 31 GOLD STREET, NEW Y O K . [On Broome, Sheriff & Columbia ~ , . ' streets, New York. Manufs ton ~ . on y oun( ] r y B t r ee.t, Boston, ( Massachusetts. THE subscribers manufacture single and double Cylinder and Type-Revolving PRINTING MACHINES, BED AND PLATEN BOOK AND JOB printing presses, (ADAM'S PATENT.) Hand and Card Presses, Hydraulic Presses with wrought iron cylinders, Standing Presses of various kinds. Chases, Furniture, Cases. Stands, Brass Rule, ! Composing Sticks, and every article connected with I the arts or Letter-press, Copper-plate and Litho graphic Printing, Book Binding, Stereotyping ana Electrotyping, always on hand, or furnished at short notice.' i A new Catalogue, containing cuts and aesenj - ■ tions of many new machines not before slioxvn in their book, xvith directions for putting up. work ing. &c., and other useful information, Is now tn press, and when completed will be sent to aux o. the craft xvho will furnish their address R. HOE, & Co., A T <nc York, and Boston, Mum. of newspapers are atliberty to ins’enthis advertisement three times m *e.r week ly paper, with this note, at an, ..me during the rie« six months, but not later, provided they pur ?ha=e tvpe ot- material of our manufacture fur ton times th ; amount of their bill, which will beadow eel in settlement of out= on receipt of a of their paper containing th'- adwTrlament. Api il 6. 1--60--28 3t.
