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POETRY.
For the Banner & Baptist.
IMMORTALITY.
B Y L. T. DOTAL.
What rebel worm whom Jesus came to bless,
Can And out God, or his bright glory scan;
How feebly can the faltering tongue express,
Immortal life, the gift of God to man ?
The forest trees that bristle o’er the main,
Whith leaves unnumbered pointing to the skies;
The moonless heavens, the glittering starry plain—
The sparkling gems that light the realms on high.
The golden sands that girt the murmuring sea—
The dust that float amid the moaning spheres—
When multiplied ten thousand times shall be
A moment, when compared with endless years.
And when the soul redeemed with Jesus blood,
Shall tremble on the crumbling sands of time —
Cross safely o’er death’s dark and rolling flood,
And enter heaven on wings of love sublime.
The Jasper walls and glittering golden spires,
Illumed with glory and with dazzling light,
Shall fill the soul with sweat seraphic fires,
And thrill the heavens with songs of pure delight.
Let kingdoms fall, and enless ages roll,
Afld sun and stars be blotted from the skies,
Yet heaven shall still its sweetest joys unfold,
In brilliant splendor to our wondering eyes.
No parting words the broken heart shall thrill,
No mourners weep for the beloved dead;
But love immortal shall each bosom fill,
And crowns eternal circle every head.
Griffin, Ga., May 14th, 18G0.
EDITfIaiAL StMfS MB KOIKES.
REMITTANCES.
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elford arc the authorized general Agents of
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ships, receive donations, Ac. Im.
TO PRINTERS.
We offer for sale a No. 5, Washington
[Press (Hoe’s manufacture) with Hoc'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 njeijths. A bargain can be had. ts.
tL*. T. J. FISHER,
V'lill, tPWMidence permitting, preach in the
Baptist alimvdh of this city on Friday night,
next, 25th inst. Bro. Fisher proposes to
remain with the church for several days,
aud we .Mik for him large congregations.
< lOItItES PO M I) ENTS*
Pfirr -absence while attending the C’oii
vcßtion, will account for want of prompt
tteea, answer our correspondents.
•OPERATOR."
We have reason to know that the article
signed 4 ‘Operator,” which appeared a short
time since, has been attributed to us, or to
some of the corresponding editors of the
Banner. This is a mistake. The writer is
n responsible Middle Georgian, and will bo
glad to eorrect any wrong impression which
his article may make.
♦ ♦
I. ]. RakerU, Missionary Ad China.
Without knowing the particular* «M the
history of this brother, as he octtNfKK--
ted with the Boards, we call special inten
tion to his appeal to those who agreed to
help sustain him. These pledges ought to
be promptly and faithfully redeemed, if for
no other reason than the sacred obligation
to act in |*u>od faith to all men.
005TANABLA ASSOCIATION.
The Executive -Committee, appointed by
tb«* Association, at its last sit
t iTg, auiet in Rome, Ga., on the Ist of May,
18«*. ai’.d after taking into consideration
the -oenJitaen of our association, decided
that, Inaannxih as we think there is little
<v amdeetitution in our bounds,that it would
not be best to appoint a missionary -to look
out destitution,; butemployedbro.il. Al
ien Smith, whoso duty it will be to labor
with the churches in their cff.irt or revival
oneetings, when notified or invifed to do so,
and to preach to sneh destitute places in our
bounds, as may be brought so his notice, as
ho may think advisable.
B. W. B. MERRITT. Ch'm'n.
R F. Gum,
L. D. WoOTKK.
P. S.—We Lliink it would be well for the
■churches to o««fer with each other, and ar
range their meetings so that they may not
■conflict. when bro, Smith’s services tnav be
desired. s ln
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For the Banner A Baptist.
INFIDEL S DAUGHTER.
Have you procured a copy of thia work
by Elder A. C. Dayton* If you have not,
go immediately to the Book Stereos Bre.
H. A. Smith, and purchase a copy. It is a
book for the times—a book that every
Christian can read with profit, and which
parent should place in the hands ol
hj» children.
Bro. Dattoj*, by the most unanswerable
arguments, shows how entirely without
are the theories of the Infidel
end l*nixers*list
No lover of the trwth can read thiawnri
without being pleased and instructed,’ and
. if you are tinged, in the slightest degree,
with skeptical views, read this treatise with
out prejudice, and you will have them re
moved.
Again, I say, go to Brother Smith, and
get the book. G. B. MOORE.
OULJUJIOS.
revival at Carrollton, Ky., result
; ed in 58 conversions, 35 additions to the
Baptist church.
An Admission.
One of the speakers at the late American
Unitarian Convention at Boston, said:—
“The Bible, unquestioned and unexplained
in the Sabbath Schools, would render them
little better than nurseries of orthodoxy.”
Denominational Schools.
The Nashville Christian Advocate, in refer
ence to denominational colleges, male and
'• female, gives advice as follows: “Let us
do this—infuse a decided, positive, out-and
-out, in-and-in religious, aye, Methodistic
character into them.”
Our Colored Population.
A writer in the 7’ezas Baptist states that
Morgan L. Smith, of Brazoria county, has
built a church-house for his blacks, that
■ would cost nearly 53,000, with this sign
over the front door—“ The African Baptist
Church.” He collects his servants in this
house each Sabbath morning, reads and
, t expounds the Scriptures, joines with them
i in prayer, and calls on the- pious of them
•I to join with him. His wife also teaches
the children the catechism prepared for
their benefit.
English Martyrs.
The first and last of the English martyrs
' who died at the stake for the cause of
? Christ, were Baptists. William Sawty, in
■ 1420, was the first who led the way into
r the fire which was to consume the bodies
and purify the spirits of so many Christians,
and which was kept burning for nearly
two centuries. Edward Wightman, in
1612, being the last of the brave and glo
rious army in England, who perished in
the flames.
Ugly Men.
In the eastern parts of Ohio there resides
a man named Brown, now a Justice of
Peace and a very sensible man but, by
common consent, the ugliest individual in
the west, being long, gaunt, sallow, and
awry with a gait like a kangaroo. One
day he was hunting, and on one of the
mountain roads he met a man on foot and
• alone, who was longer, gaunter, by all odds
than himself. He could give the squire
fifty and beat him. Without saying a
word, Brown raised his gun, and deliberate
ly levelled it at the stranger. “For God’s
sake, don’t shoot,” shouted the man in a
larrn. “Stranger,” replied Brown, “I swore
ten years ago that if I ever met a man ug
lier than I was, I’d shoot him, and you are
the first one I’ve seen.” The stranger as-
i ter taking a careful survey of his rival, re
plied: “Well, caqtain, if 1 look any worse
than you do, shoot. 1 don't want to live
any longer!”
Look out Potato creek! Ed.
Changes To Baptist View*.
We observe in the Texas Baptist the fol-
> lowing list of twelve Pedo-baptist minis-
> ters who lately united with Baptist church
( es:
“Rev. J. W. Bullock, Presbyterian;
Rev. Mr. Williams, Methodist; Rev. W.
Bevins, Methodist; Rev. .1. A. Doll, Meth
odist; Rev. Dr. P. McMenmic, Presbyte-
■ rian; Rev. Mr. Smith. Presbyterian; Rev.
J. D. Hemo. Presbyterian; Rev. C. C.
Showers, Methodist; Rev. David Gostelow,
Methodist; Rev. J. W. Cora, a Catholic
priest.
The importance which is attached to this
number twelve, is very ancient English
history. And old writer thus explains it:
“Like as the prophets Mere twelve to forc
' tell the truth, as the Apostles were twelve
| to preach the truth, the dimwerers twelve
■ : s nt into Canaan to seek and report the
- I truth, and the stones twelve that the Heav
i enly Jerusalani is built and as the an
; cient judge were twelve, to try and determ
inc matters of law, so should the jurors be
' twelve.” To this explanation Coke, in his
]<day, was accustomed to add the reason that
, tire tribes ol Israel were twelve, the months
' in the year twelve. and the Roman Civsars
were twelve. The number has long been
a favorite, and almost a charmed number
» iiu the world’s history, and the institutions
> .of modern society appear fully to reeog
. -nize it.— Tenn. Bap.
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I LORIIII DEI'IIITIIIAT.
For the Banner A Baptist.
■ Thomasville, Ga., May 8, '6O.
Dzie Brother Wood:
, i lam onec more in this town, on my rc
n ! turn from my Western tour. 1 had fully
■1 purposed that 1 would not return by the
e way that I went, but the Lord brought me
Jj Ko a dead halt, about 22 miles from this
k ' place, baffled my purpose, and compelled
' mo to come here, nolens rolens, to have my
r land craft re-fitted.
I I made an effort to preach yesterday
morning, but labored under great depres
r sion, from the contrast between the present
s state of things and that which existed here
some six months ago. Then all seemed to
be of one mind, spoke the same things, and
’ worked harmoniously together: now the
, foul fiend of discord has entered the camp
c j of Israel, and, I tear, has succeeded, to some
- extent, in dividing the affections of those
t who love one common Lord and Savior.—
f Then sounds of rejoicing saluted our ear
wherever we went; now we hear lamenta
tion and mourning at every corner of the
streets. If notes of exultation are heard,
they flow from the lips of our cernmon
k enemies. I fear that a division of the church,
and the organization of a second interest
>. is unavoidable; and that the community is
a not sufficiently large to sustain adequately
r two Baptist The division is the
h more to be regretted as it docs not pro
>f ceed from any radical differences of opinion
relative tQ important gospel principles,
e but, (so it appears to me.) from misappre
it henssons of each others positions and in
ti tentions. May the God of peace restore
peace to our distracted Zion.
« I attended with our Bro. CwamotN- th*
I meeting of the colored people in the after
, noon, and the monthly concert of prayer at
* night. The collection at the latter amount-
■ ed to sl3, or more. Bro. C,, as you well
know, is a very acceptable preacher, and
I very agreeable in the social circle. He was
fast gaining ground in the affections of inem-
■ bers of th Church, and members of the
community generally. What effect the
recent division in the Church will have on
■ him, and on his future labors, it remains
> for time to develope. God grant that the
cloud overshadowing the Church may prove
to be a cloud of mercy.
On our way- up the Apalachicola, on
1 Thursday last, (May 3,) in the steamer
’ Munnerlyn we recovered and interred, on
the banks of the river, the bodies of four of
' the persons killed by the late explosion on
board the ill-fated Mail-Steamer John C.
Calhoun, wiigh occured April 29th. The
buzzards had plucked out the eyes of one,
I and were about to do the same on another,
when it was rescued by our boatmen. —
[ The following lines were written to com
memorate these events while steaming up
the river—
We gathered the dead from their watery bed,
And graves on the river’s bank made them,
. And away from the crowd, in a tarpulin shroud,
To repose there in solitude, laid them.
!
The tall Cyprecs waves by tlie side of their graves,
And Magnolias bloom sweetly around them,
1 The Jessamine twines with the wild r#se its vines,
And bowers mcllUueut surround.Uieiu-
1 No vulture, or kite, or fishes shall bite,
Or again at their dead bodies nibble,
As it passes the surge, in bass rolls a dirge,
And forest birds join in the treble.
Bnt anon the abode of the dead shall explode,
And the world at its bursting expire,
And the dwellers therein, that revel in sin,
Shall be sunk in unquenchable tire.
A copy of these verses was furnished
for publication in the Quincy Republic, by
special request.
Yours as ever,
J. S. B.
ALABAMA DEPARTMENT.
FOR THE BANNER & BAPTIST.
To the Friends of the East Alabama Bap
tist Convention.
Dear Brethren:
The time for our Convention to meet is
drawing near—Friday before thethirdSab
bath in July. There are reasons why this
may be expected to be a more important
meeting than any previous session of this
body. But I will now mention but one
reason.
I have just received a private letter from
one who writes as if he knew what he was
talking about; and in this letter he says:
“ You ought to urge every church in East
Alabama, who are true friends to this Con
vention, to appoint delegates to go to Co
lumbiana, for I can assure you that some
who have never proved themselves its
friends, are going to make an effort to sub
jugate that body to the will of the same
party that now rules the State Convention.”
This brother says many other things in that
direction. I hope he is mistaken. Ido not
wish to see the East Alabama Convention
“subjugated” to any party. It was not
brought into being for the accomplishing of
partizan ends. It has thus far served no
party. It has done a great work. I hope
that the churches will all send messengers
to the approaching meeting, not, however,
to sustain a party, but to carry out the de
signs had in view at its origination. Will
not the pastors in the boundaries of this
body; bring this question before their
churches as early as possible, and urge
them to appoint messengers, such as will
go ?
And in appointing delegates, brethren,
do not forget that this Convention needs
money. We must have money to support
our brethren who have gone to the red
men ; and there is yet a great amount of
destitution in East Alabama. Give the
convention, at its next meeting, an earnest
of your liberality.
But, perhaps, you want to hear more
about that “subjugation.’’ All I have to
say now, is this:—A fragment of the Con
vention may be thus sold out, but the true
friends of the body, never! never!! And,.
! for myself, I will no more submit to such a
rule than I will to the rule of the pope. 1
would about as willingly be sold, or see the
Convention rented out to the “ Alabama :
: Conference,” as to .
The fact is, I am opposed to th s ho ly’s
attempting to sustain any »tan or party as ■
' such; for the man, or organization, or par.
i ty, that cannot stand without appeals to for- :
1 cign organizations, eannot, in justice, stand
'at all. But. brethren, let us go to the Con ,
' vention, and sustain the original plans and
, ' design* of the Convention, and continue the
, ’ great and glorious work of preaching the
. gospel to the poor in this part ot’Our State.
J. J. D. R.
(Oil 111 Ms IT 101.
FOR TUE BANNER A BAPTIST.
NOT THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER.
“Wilt thou that we command fire to come
* down t¥om heaven, and consume them even
1 as Elias did?" Luke, ix: 54.
' No doubt those two disciples of Jesus
' felt that they had just cause of righteous in
? dignation towards the inhospitable Samari
' tans.
The terms they »mployed to express that
r feeling are still of intense and varied s’gnif.
- icancv, and breathed a spirit perfectly In
t telligihle to Him who knew what was in
. man. Every word in the sentence has a
i peculiar meaning, and force, which must be
, properly weighed before the whole strength
t of the proposition can be understood. “Out
s of the abundance of the heart, the mouth
■ speaketh.” and gives Involuntary utterance
e to a spirit which the Christian frequently
- finds stirring within him> under the press
a ure of some sudden temptation; a spirit,
the source and character of which he is lia-
> ble to misapprehend, as the two disciples in
>- question. To their pivine Master the state
e of their feelings was perfectly intelligible,
though not U> themselves; and he modified
* h’s rehnkr with chartsblc allowance—" T«
know not what manner of spirit ye are-of ’
Os all the spirits we are recommended to
try by the standard of the gospel, the one
under consideration deserves the most un
sparing examination ; for 'thcr® 1 is no one
that can more seriously effect oiif comhiu- '
nication and communion with God, and our
conduct to our fellow-men.
Let us briefly advert to the circumstan
ces under which James and John were
tempted to give utterance to a sentiment
which met such tender and earnest rebuke,
and endeavor to ascertain “what manner of
spirit they were of,” which our blessed Sav
iour merely suggests in comparing it with
his own.
These two disciples had always been dis
tinguished among the twelve by their Lord.
They had been chosen, ith Peter, as his
select companions, to attend at moments of
sublime revelation, when the Eternal Fath
er communed with his Incarnate Son, and
the opening heavens attested his power and
God-head. Standing at the head of his lit
tle band of followers, they were intrusted
with the most important commissions, and
received such special tokens of favor and
confidence as to excite in their brethren, a
feeling of uneasy emulation, until the ques
tion was sometimes indulged by the way,
“which should be the greatest."
They had just returned from i missiona
ry tour through Judea, during which they
had preacljed the HOspel,
mighty works by the power and authority
of their Master. Their mission had been
one of mercy. They had stood at the bed
side of the sick and dying, and, ip answer
to their prayers, life, and health, and joy
had returned to the fainting, sorrowing
heart. Every where the poor and grateful
populace had crowded around them, and
“the blessing of him that was ready to per
ish” had followed them. The dumb had
employed the first accents of returning
speech to bless them and their God. The
eyes of the blind they had seen swimming
with tears of joy, as they opened to the
sight of day, the faces of friends, and the
bright world around. The lunatic, as the
first rays of learning reason broke in upon
his distempered mind, had followed them to
tell the joy and gratitude that swelled his
bosom at his sudden deliverance from the
demons that had bound him. They went
forth upon their mission filled with the Spir
it of their Master, of love for their fellow
beings, and the spirit of prayer. And they
had returned to him, overjoyed at the suc
cess of their ministry, and recounted all the
wonderful works they had done in his
name.
But, among all the miracles they had
wrought, they had never invoked a mani
festation of the divine power to injure a
single being. That power came not by
prayer, or fasting, when coveted fur such a
purpose. It was accessible to heal, but not
to kill; to carry life, and hope, and joy into
the house of mourning and the bereaved
heart, but not to accompany a malediction,
gratify resentment, or avenge »n injury.—
They were put in communication with the
throne and omnipotence ol' God, only by
the Spirit ot their Divine 'UJtyi, the only
Spirit that can carry a prayer to the mercy
scat, or bring back an answer of peace. On
an occasion that rendered the lesson more
impi e isive, they were taught this important
truth. Journeying on toward Jerusalem,
to finish the great work of redemption, the
Saviour had sent messengers to prepare for
his reception in a Samaritan village. But
such was the state of feeling existing be
tween the Samaritans and Jews, that all
friendly intercourse had been interdicted.
The deep-seated rancor of religious hatred
had made them more than common ene
mies. The inhabitants of this village, there
fore. refused to entertain Jesus and his fol
lowers, “because his face was as though he
would go to Jerusalem.”
A feeling deeper and strongerthan indig
nation was immediately aroused in the bo
soms of James and John, who were some
what charotorizcd by their impituous zeal.
On the first impulse of their resentment,
they conceived that the supernatural power
\v hich had been conferred upon them during
. their late mission, was still at their corn
maud, and they longed to exert it upon the
h ‘ads of the Samaritans in a judgment that
would consume them.
j Eager to resent the indignity <jffered their
■ Master, “who, when he was reviled, '\ i ilfd
not again." They said. “ L'>rd, wilt thou,
that we, command fire to come "damn from
heaven, and consume them, as Elias did!" .
The sentiments condensed into this im
petuous question are strongly. marked and
I distinct. In the first place, they knew that
their Lord would neither rebuke nor resent '
this act of Inhospitality, and unkindness on
the part of the Samaritans, and they desir
ed to interfere themselves to prevent their i
escape. “Wilt thou that u>e command n’re. ? ”
they asked, as if he would sanction in a dis
' clple what he would not do himself. What, '
authorize a revenge ? And they BWuld com
s mand the devouring element to descend I
Had they been about to invoke the inter
position of God in behalf of some dying I
fellow-being, they would have employed a
term more expressive of prayer. They
spoke as though the thunder-bolt was al
ready poising in their hands, ready to be
hurled upon the heads of the odious Sama
ritans.
As their incensed eyes met the eye of the
meek and lowly Jesus—which, even on the
cross, beamed with love on his enemies—
we can conceive that they added, “Ar Elias
did." appealing to the exatnpleof the ancient
man of God to sanction the sentiment they
had uttered.
But a greater than Eli as was there ; one
with whom such a precedent could not plead
in justification of a feeling of revenge; one
behind whose example the Christian might
never go for precedents to sanction the in
. dulger.ee of hatred or anger toward a fel
low-being. “Ye knew not what manner of
. spirit ye are of." was the mild reply of Je-
■ sus, not only to them, but to ail his disci
. plea, in every age, who should be tempted
I tu indulge the feelings that w ere aroused in,
Jamts and John- a’ t/H
ment received by.their “ natural enemies."
Although, like the two disciples, we may
not know precisely, what manner of spirit
was moving on in their hearts, we are as
sured, by-him who knew every lineament
of its character and .origin, that.it akus not
the Spirit of Christ, without which-, we can
not-be his, nor have any medium of .com
munion with God. It was not the Spirit
of prayer, though they conceived it was
that of Elias. It was a spirit that never
gained an admission intoheaven, or breathed
on the throne of grace. It was a fallen and
falling spirit, with which the Spirit of God
could have no communion. It was a burn
ing exhalation of anger which, in speeding
to its source, could not soar upward.
THOUGHTFUL.
Coosa River.
(to be continued,) .
THE REPUTED ANABAPTISTS OF
GERMANY.
BY HERCULES COLLINS, A. dI 1691.
The matter of fact which hath caused
such a noise in the world about the afore
said persons in the year 1520, is as fol
lows : There was a conspiracy of husj
bandmen against the bishop and canons!
which began from two rusticks, hence callee!
ITZte Clowns and Rustick IJ «r. The prin
ciple article was, That they should shakd
off every yoke, for their exactions and op[
pressions were very great ; some did puM
m6re rent yearly to them lords than wWM
farms were worth. And albeit the boors
pleaded first for their civil liberties, yet
after cried up for gospel liberty, as appears
from Luther’s admonition and reprehension
of them for using the sword to obtain it.
It may be supposed many of them kneui
very little of the gospel, though others
might; but both Papists and Protestants
conspired against the cruelty of their lords
Hence you have John of Leyden’s words
“Some arc called princes, but are indeed ty
rants ; they care not for you ; they take
your goods and spend them wickedly in
pride and riot; and for light causes make
wars, which destroy all the poor have left.
In the place of widows and orphans, they
maintain the bishop of Rome’s authority,
and wickedness of the clergy. Where youth
should be brought up in learning and the
poor relieved, they establish the merchan
dize of massing and other abominations.—
Think you God will suffer these any longer!
We ought rather to die than to allow their
wickedness and suffer the doctrine of the
gospel to be taken from us.”
Luther confessed much of this to be
true, and largely admonished magistrate.?
to tneir duty, though he reproved then]
who made the insurrection. ■
Phillip, Landgrave of Hesse, did confess
the things they were accused of were true]
and many things that ought to be amend]
ed ; yet said it was not lawful to risii
against their prince, unto whom God has
given the sword. But we know, oppres
sion, as Solomon says, makes a wise man
mad, especially when civil and spiritual
liberties are invaded.
How few good people condemned the
undertaking of the Duke of Monmouth
when he came to deliver us from popery
and slavery !
\ cry few good people but rejoice in our
present condition, though won by the sword.
The Switzers, their neighbors, had done the
like before and succeeded ; and had Geneva
miscarried, or any of the famous men
among the cantons, they and their religion
might have fallen under as muefi obloquy,.
And had the church of England miscarried
in the bringing in our present king, whom
God cause long to reign, no people would
have been under greater reproach in the
world, by some sort of men, though done
to preserve their civil and ecclesiastical lib
erties out of the hands of Papists. The
things the Munsterians demanded were, —
1. To have liberty to choose such preach
ers as might preach God’s word without
mixture of men’s traditions.
2. Pay no tithes but of corn only, and
the same to be distributed according to the
discretion of good men.
3. They refuse not to obey a magistrate,
knowing that he is ordained of God, but i
cannot endure to be kept in bonds unless
it be showed reasonable in scripture.
4. Eased of these oppressions, because
some did pay more yearly rent unto their
lords than their farms were worth.
5. That those things which were not a
particular man’s property might be free for
building, fishing, hunting, firing, &c.
The Papists, to this day, do reflect upon
the whole reformation of Calvin, Luther,
Zuinglius, &c., upon as good grounds as the
Protestants have since reflected on the Bap
lists because several of their persuasion
were concerned in that attempt for free
dom ; as it is well known many good men
of most persuasions, of the church of Eng
land, Pn-sbyt.-rians, Independents. Baptises,
were zealously concerned in the Duke of
Monmouth’s time, and many fell, as thou
sands of those did in Westphalia. But
know, victory is no argument of the best
cause, nor 1 ■-t men : nor a defeat an :tr
gument of a bad ca is<-, and bad men ; for
i God’s own church and people have tfed <!>f
! ten before the heathens and infidels. Loyc
* nor hatred is known by external providen
ces, Eeel. ix. Many times it fares with the
j wicked as the godly, and with the godly as
I the wicked, in outward things, as divine
wisdom pleases. No better men :n the
1 world than some which fell in the Duke’s ‘
, cause in the west, yet by the hands of on?"
I of the most debauched armies that ever
, was in the world ; and if we think to know
I these things, they are too wonderful for us,
as they were for David. Psalm Ixxii. 16.
And as to those horrible things which :
are said to have been in the city of Mun
ster in Westphalia, from the year 1532 to
1536, by John of Leyden in Holland, and
| Mathias Gnipperdoling, it is manifest, from
several authors, that the first stir in that
city was about the Protestant reformation,
the Synod siding with Mr. Ra|omon and
■ others of the ministers who were for the
reformation, against the Papists and their
bishops an dtheir canpns. John of Ley
den, John Matthias, and John Belcode,
came after this insurrection began.
John of Leyden by arguments had made
Mr. Rotomiw, who was for Pedobaptism,
a proselyte for believer’s baptism, and died
in that cause in Muster, He, by preach
ing, brought over a great party of the city
to own this principle. He sent letters to
the landgrjvp, and a book of his doctrine,
which Luther opposed; and he opposed
Luther as he did the Bishop of Rome ; and
it was n > wonder Luther opposed him, who
■ died in the practise of Pedobaptism.
And whereas "tis reported, that mon
strous wickedness was committed in the
latter part of the siege, before they were
’ over-come, we have good ground to ques
f tiop the truth thereof; first, because Sltiden
. in his comments, who represents the mat
ter as unhandsome as he could, doth con
, fr-ss Mr. Munzer did preach against open
* prying sins, and murder, adultery, blas
t: pheming God’s name; (teaching his bear-
lean with fasting, simple apparel, counte
nance grave; speak seldom, get-much out
of company, think of God, what he is,
what care he has over his, whether Christ
died for our sins, whether our religion be
better than Turks. Moreover, to ask
of God a sign whereby he may testify his
care jor ps, and that we be in the true re
ligion ; and though he show no token for
good quickly, yet must we nevertheless
proceed in prayer, yea, expostulate with
God, seeing the scripture promiseth he will
grant what we ask. These good things may
make us doubt whether some other princi
ples and practices he writes of, which are
contrary to those things, were true.
Moreover, we have good reason to ques
tion these reports, if we consider further
that those things were, either written by
malicious Papists, who said as bad of
Luther and Calvin representing them no
less monsters; who asserted that Luther
and his followers taught, that Mary,- the.
mother of Christ,.had and that,
the youngest, James, an apostle, died for
us, and not Christ himself. Or these things
were written by some disaffected ’ Protes
tants, who were willing to take up and im
prove such reports, to blast, not only the
party’s reputation, but their principles.also.
And one thing which caused this people,
called Anabaptists, to be misrepresented,
was their community of goods which they
always had at Munster, which was no oth
er than the old Waldenses did, and their
disciples do to this day, in Poland, Hun
gary, Transylvania, and many parts of
Germany, living in colleges, casting all in
to one common stock, done by them, both
from conveniency and having respect unto
• of the apostles and primitive
■irtstHUis, as it is wxi.tten in th; Acts IV :
32, 34, 35. And though we do noUlielieve
Christians are now under that obligation,
yet I cannot have a hard thought of any
that should so do, acting from the same
primitive spirit: and it would be very un
christian to conclude that such allow a
community of women, because they had
their stock and goods in common, as I fear
some have uncharitably asserted, from this
innocent apostolical primitive practice.
To conclude, suppose it should be grant
ed there were some foolish virgins in Ger
many, under this denomination of Anabap
tists, it is no more than what Christ hath
told us will be. Have not the churches in
all ages had their Acbans, Korahs, Dathans,
Abirams, their Diotrephes ? But is it good
logic to say, Judas had a devil, therefore
all the apostles had devils? Hath there
not been always some bad in the most pure
churches of Christ ? For any to say that
there are no good men nor good principles
in the communion of the church of Eng
land because some of that communion are
executed almost every session, as they con
fess themselves to be at Tyburn, this would
be unjust and uncharitable: and it argueth
weakness for any to run upon extremes,
because of others’ errors. As some of the
ministers in Holland, the followers of
Menno Symonis and Theodoricus, upon
tha Munster report, have refused the bear
ing of arms, offensive or defensive, or tak
ing any oaths, or bearing any rule, office,
or government in the commonwealth, lest
they should seem to abet such principles:
it is good to keep the golden mean between
both extremes.
Now let us all labor to put on charity,
the bond of perfection, think no evil, nor
speak evil of no man : judge not, that ye
be not judged ; why dost thou judge thy
brother, or set at naught thy brother? We
shall all stand before the judgment seat of
Christ. Let that great instance of despair
in John Child never be forgotten; that
which lay with the most weight upon his
conscience before he hanged himself, was,
the sin of his Writ ing a:.d speaking against
this very people, as may be seen in that
book of his despair. And those Scriptures
were of great weight upon his soul—“lie
that offends one of these little ones, which
believe in me, it were better a mill stone
were hanged about his neck, and he cast
into the midst of the sea.” “O,” said he,
“I have touched the apple of God’s eye;
and,” says he, “this deserves a tearing in
pieces, to sit and speak against thy brother,
and slander thy mother's son.” Psalm 1.
Let ail the people of God have such
thoughts, speak such words, use such car
| riages one towards another, and one of an
other, as we may have no occasion to re
i pent of when every secret thing shall be
brought into judgment.
only pursue the proper end
of philosophy who “look through nature
up to nature’s God.”
Lord Bacon beautifully said : “If
a man is gracious to strangers, it shows he
is a citizen of the world, and that his heart
is no island cut off from other lands, but a
continent that joins them.”
■’ 'O' ff you would lav up a treasure of
glory in heaven, lay up a treasure of grace
in your hearts,
virtue; the more active your life, the less
opportunity have the passions to corrupt
you.
— —«. -* —.—
that harbors revenge keeps his
wounds open, which otherwise would close
of themselves.
S E C U L A R.
Isaac V. Fowler,
The Postmaster of New York, is a defaulter to
the amount of nearly $200,000. He left the city
i on Saturday last, and has not since Deen heard
of. Mr. G. A. Conner and George Law are his
bondsmen in the amount of $75,000 —about
one third of the amount of bis defalcation.
The Chicago Nominations.
Chicago, May 18. p. m.
The Black Republicans nominated the Hon.
I Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, to-day, on the
third ballot, as their candidate for the Presi
dency, by a majority of two. The nomination
was afterwards declared unanimous.
Chicago, May 18, 10,45 p. m.
The Hon. Hanibal Hamlin, of Maine, was
this afternoon nominated as the Black Repub
lican candidate for the Vice-Presidency.
Congressional.
Washington, May 17.
In the Senate to-day. Judge Douglas con
. eluded his speech on the Popular Sovereignty
question. Senator Davis, of Mississippi, also
■ spoke on his Territorial resolutions.
. The Postal Deficiency Bill has been adopted.
The bill appropriates $10,000,000 for the Postal
I service. Os this amount only $3,000,000 will be
> taken from the Treasury, the balance (seven
millions) being derived from the postage re-
• ceipts.
■. Washington, May 18.
Mr. Mazon. ofVa., made a speech, favoring
1 the resolutions of Mr. Davis.
Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, has the floor for
- Monday.
1 ’ of Representatives.— The bill providing
- greater security to passengers on steamboats
was passed. One of its main features is a sys-
Death of “Peter Parley.”
Mr. Goodbxch, the celebrated author of ju
venile works, who has become famons as “Pe
ter Parley,” died in New York on Wednesday,
the 9th inst.
Postmaster of New York.
Washington, May 17.
John A. Dix has been confirmed to-day as
Postmaster of New York.
The Boykin’s Mill Catastrophe.
terrible accident I
On Saturday morning, the Sth inst, a most
happy company, composed of young ladies and
gentlemen, children and parents, left their
homes in Camden, Kershaw District 8. C., for
a day of recreative pleasure and amusement
at Boykin’s Mill Pond, about ten miles this
side of that place, and upon the line of the
Rail Road. These were joined by others from
the neighborhood, forming a party of consider
able size.
The fore-part of the day (the distressing ac
cident occured late in the afternoon) was spent
most happily and pleasantly by the excursion
ists. The picnic and fishing excursion, for such
it was, had fully met ’ thus far, the buoyant an
ticipations of those concerned. But what a
finale! The heart droops and is weighed down
by the most pungent sorrow at its recital.
A flat-boat of considerable size had, a short
time previous, been built and placed upon the
pond for purposes of pleasure. A goodly num
ber (probably 30 or more) of the company em
barked upon this boat, intending to pass over
and around the pond. These consisted chiefly
of young ladies, there being but a sufficient
number of gentlemen, as was supposed, to man
age the boat and afford company and protec
tion for the ladies.
They had been out some time, and wete near
the centre of the pond, when the boat ran on a
snag. Soon it was perceived that the great pres
sure of the boat upon the snag (in consequence
of the number it contained) was punctuiing its
bottom and that the water was making its way
inside. Now the excitement began. Now fear
began to picture its sad traces upon those just
now happy countenances. Momentarily the
danger became greater, and momentarily the
excitement of those on board, as well as those
on shore, became more intense. Soon, in a few
moments, she began to sink 1 The wildest ex
citement and fear seemed to seize every heart,
and but few were sufficiently collected, to en
able them to employ their efforts for rescue ad
vantageously. In a few moments, now, she sank,
when the scene may be better imagined than
described.
Piercing cries and shrieks, and calls for help,
both from those on shore and those on the un
unfortunate boat filled the air. Sisters and
brothers, parents and children, relatives and
friends, whose hearts were bound together by
the nearest and dearest of earthly ties, and an
imated by the wannest and most tender affec
tion, were there—some on the sinking boat and
some on the shore. Oh, how rudely were thoso
confiding hearts toro asunder and ravished with
wild and aching grief!
What a sad and calamitous termination of a
festive occasion !
The Camden Journal has the following, as a
correct list of those who were drowned, and
whose bodies have all been recovered:
Miss Sarah Howell, Miss Salina Crosby, Miss
Mary Hinson, Miss Louisa 8. Nettles, Miss
Elizabeth McKagen, Miss Margaret McKown,
Miss Amelia A. Alexander, Miss Alice Robin
son, Camden; Miss Jane Kelly, Boykin’sT. O.;
two daughters and one son of Mr. Samuel H.
Young, near Boykin’s T. O.; Miss Jenkins,
daughter of Mr. M. D. Jenkins, Clarkson’s T. O.;
Mr. Jeremiah R. McLeod, Mr. R. Huggins, Mr.
T. 8. 8. Richburg, Sumter District; Mr. Lucius
R. LeGrand, Win. C. LeGrand, John A. Oaks,
Master William McKagen, Camden; Mr. Fran
cis Hocott, near Camden, and two negros—
making twenty-four persons in all.
Camden is shrouded in gloom, and there is
not a single heart which, we are sure, does not
feel painfully impressed with this sad and over
whelming calamity.
But, He who does all things well, is too wise
to err, and too good to be unkind.
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Dissolution.
upHE firm of Black, Blount & Cameron is this
I day dissolved by mutual consent. Our office
will tie found in the Etowah Hotel building, first
door below the entrance to the Hotel. Those in
debted to the firm will please come forward and
pay; and those who have accounts not due until
the twenty-fifth of December, will 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. Wade S, Cothran, President, and
passed; viz: Whereas the location of this Bank
makes it desirable that, the citizens generally, of
the countv of Floyd, and the adjoining counties,
both 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
subscription of additional Stock, to the amount
not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars,
and that, on subscribing, each stockholder pay
in cash, the sum of ten per cent on the amount
so subscribed, and the balance at such time as
the Directors may see fit to call for it. Which
resolution was unanimously passed and ordered
to be published in the city papers.
W. 8. Cothran, President. .
C H. Smith, Secretary.
[April 24th, ’6o—n29-4t.
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
were purchased within the last, four years, and $
are as good as new. Terms: CASH.
Exchequer Reports. - - - - 31 Vols.
Index to Eng. Com. Law Rep ts, 2 “
East’s Reports, 16 “
Salkeld’s Reports. - - - - 3
W. Blackstone’s Reports, - - 2 “
H. Blackstone’s “ - - 2 “
Richardson’s “ (8. C.) 9
Strobhart’s “ “ “ 5 “
Paige’s Chancery “ (NY.) 11 “
v 44 44 44 A 44
Comstock s 4
United States Digest, - - - 14 “
Daniel’s Chancery Plead & Pt., 3 “
Kent’s Commentaries, - - - 4 “
Russ&LL on Crimes, .... 2 “
William* on Executors, - - - 2 “
Eddon on Injunctions, ... 2 “
Hilliard on Mortgages, - - - z “
Hili, on Trustees, 1 Vol.
1 Story’s, ANGFL's, & Greenleaf's Works
besides some 30 odd more volumes of Elemen
tary Works.
I will 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 n. Rice.
Rome, Ga.. April 24, IB6o.—tf.
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