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“Holy Bible.—Book Divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine.”
JESSE M. WOOD, Editor.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA:
Thursday, JulyJ2, 1860.
Our terms of Subscription, $2 00
■per Annum, always in advance.
For our terms for advertising, see Ist
column of Ist page.
A WORD TO FRIENDS.
The Editor of the Banner, and the book
keeper, who attends to the business affairs
of the office, are two persons. Will our
friends, in writing us, remember this and
address all business letters to the “Banner
& Baptist”? AriffTTyTOf tfßlSpeF
a private word in borother Wood’s ear, at
the same time, just write two letters : the
business letter direct as above stated, the
other direct to Elder J. M. Wood. Now,
friends, don’t forget this, and you will save
us a great deal of trouble and some con
fusion. R.
4t.
THE MASS MEETING AT ROME.
It is hoped that the friends of the South
ern Baptist Sabbath School Union will
make their arrangements in time to attend
the meeting in Rome, commencing on Fri
day before the sth Sabbath in this month.
The brethren in Rome are prepared to give
them a most hearty welcome, and from all
the indications, it will be a good and profit
able meeting. Among other things to be
accomplished, cannot many of the brethren
bring up a good list of subscribers for the
Banner? Who will try?
PASTORAL TALK—No. 39.
Almost any one is willing to have the
honors of a soldier, and to wear the con
queror’s laurels. But only the few are wil
ling to undergo the soldier’s hardships, and
to do h\s fighting. The gold of the miner is
acceptable to all; yet not many are wil
ling, with pick and spade, to dig it from the
bowels of the earth. The immunities of
religion, its joys and expectations, arc
charming enough to the multitude; but the
persecutions, sufferings, responsibilities, and
personal sacrifices, are borne by the. few.
“When religion wears her silver slippers,”
and all is joy and brightness within and
around Zion’s walls, crowds become her
yotaries *. but. when difficulties eorne.
and Hiuill I'llllg WIJ?H 111 AlM''
then in the language~T>f another, there is a
great falling away —a shower of meteors,
while the few stars remain steady in their
orbs. Some Christians are great soldiers,
great talkers out in the world ; but in con
ference, when responsibilities are to be
borne, and Christ’s work is to be done,
they are as silent as the grave, anil the sol
dier turns to the coward, if you wish to
find out how many, in a given community,
are delicately situated, just let an important
case of discipline occur in the church.—
Some are tied up by families, some by
merchandise, some by polities, some by
personal friendships, some by past estrange
ments, (See., Ac. All such should remember
that there is another delicate position in
which they will certainly be placed. They
are to stand before tho Judgment Bar of
God to be tried according to the deeds
done in the body, when it will be declared
who have been the faithful friends of Christ.
Why should we fear, poor frail man,
whose body will soon be eaten by worms,
and upon whose soul tho worm which
never dies will soon feast ? Could Baptists
realize their high calling, and solemn res
ponsibilities, our loved Zion would put on
her beautiful garments, and become “a
praise’’ in the whole earth. Remember,
christians, that you have but a tew days to
spend upon earth; but a little while to
glorify Christ, and to be useful to the
world. Let us, therefore, live as those who
must soon die, and give an account of our
selves to God, our adorable Father. Be
fore our next talk where shall we all be I
Shall we still remain “to earth inclined,"
or shall we from earth to heaven ascend ?
THE FAMOVS POSTULATED.—XV M.
CAREY CRANE.
Some time ago there were four “Postul
ates" going the rounds of the papers, which
were put out by Bro. Crane, with charac
teristic confidence, as unanswerable argu
ments in favor of our present Board system.
Because these “postulates" appeared to be
indorsed by some persons, in Georgia, we
published them entire, and accompanied
them with some remarks.
Supposing that Bro. Crane would have
enough to do at Mt, lejbanon. to answer
another writer in the Mississippi Baptist.
and to look after the policy of the Louisi
ana Baptist, and the interest of the School,
with which he is connected, we expected
that some of his Georgia indorsers would
take this labor off his hands, or at least, if
be replied, that he would do so through the
&u*aer, where our readers would see both
sides. But he chose to reply through the
/nd**, without giving what we said of his
"postulates" As this must appear after the
order of to the readers of the 7a-
dtJt, we must respectfully decline a discus
sion, unless he will transfer it to the Banner
or arrange to secure what we have to say
a place in the Luder, especially as (judging
from the specimen before mci he is capable
of gi'ing such unfair representations of
what we write. But in closing up this ar-.
tide, we will remind brother Crane of a <
few things. <
Ist He comes in contact with the conces- 1
sions made by brethren Dawson, Mell, t
Campbell and Sherwood, regarding the
Southern Baptist Convention. They have <
granted that it had no connection with 1
churches, while brother C. claims the cor.- ]
trary. But then he is farther West than ■>
they. i
2nd v The borrowed argument was not
taken from Bro. Wood 23 years ago, for
he was not then a Baptist. But prior to ]
your writing the “postulates,” bro. Camp- ]
bell had employed it in the Banner, and ;
bro. D. in the South Western Baptist, and i
we know not how many others. <
3d Our answer to the postulates remains -
unanswered, and will likely so remain, rnak- ]
ing it necessary only to reproduce it when j
occasion requires. i
4th We repeat that the 4th postulate i
contains precisely, and emphatically the <
argument to sustain Methodism. If Bhp- i
tists must be thrown into just such a posi
tion as that postulate claims, before they ;
can carry out the will of Christ, then we <
should be for undoing the whole Baptist i
economy, and adopting Methodism; and i
we will say, that the mind that can approve i
so monstrous a pdjritioii, far tow- ]
ards becoming ready to abandon the sim
plicity of separate organizations. Takqcartn
"THTiffiren, takifearc. FrnTwo VvTtT close “Ky
inserting it—
“Pos. 4. If in union there is strength, is
not that union greatly strengthened by the <
multitude of members enclosed in it? The
more rods there arc in a bundle the harder ’
is it to break. Frgo : The union of all the j
Baptists of the South in one general organ- j
ization for the propagation of Christianity, (
will be far more useful than the individual ,
and separated unions of small bands of *
christians in separate and distinct localities, •
operating upon remote and far distant <
heathen lands.”— Wm. Carey Crane. ,
j
PROSCRIPTION. ,
The following article appeared in the ,
South Western Baptist, a short time since. ,
It is characteristic, and illustrates the beauty .
of the Board system, and clearly indicates ,
how far men arc considered freemen, who l
are in the employment of the Board. Any .
body, with half sense, can see that if the ,
system were carried out to its legitimate ,
results, that all our destitute places, at t
home and abroad, would be filled with em- ,
ployees of the boards. This would require ]
many men, who whould constitute the
strength of the denomination, and yet all j
subject tocensure —proscription, unless they (
walked according to rule. Our people will .
wake up after awhile, or the Lord will
spew them out of his mouth. <
“Vera Pro GRATIN.”
We are informed that on a recent occa
sion, one of the missionaries under the pa- (
tronage of the. Board made a
flaming speech, in tavffl|fef certain news- 1
papers, in which he took occasion to say, !
that the Baptists of Alabama had no “or
gan” and could not be heard. This brother' 1
is located a little South of Marion; we have
also heard of similar statements by other
of the. Beard )«i the Northern,
» «.■•*•*■■ **•*■ RtMUte. -mMI . *Ahaa«»~ Uau . X
western Baptist is the beneficiary of these ;
allusions. Now, is it not a strange state of
things, that the missionaries of the Domes
tic Board should feel themselves employed
to put down the only Baptist paper in the
State, or that is much circulated in it, that
is even friendly to the Southern Conven
tion and its boards, and that they should
make themselves agents to circulate the
very papers most hostile to our system of
missions, and most unfriendly to the Board?
We concede to every man the right of ;
opinion, but when one consents to enter
the service of the Board and receive his
support from the common treasury, he
ought to avoid vexatious questions, and
devote himself to his legitimate work. We 1
do not blame the Board for what has tran
spired, but we shall blame it if, with a ,
knowledge of the facts, its appropriations
are continued. If we arc to support a class
of men to pull down the Convention and
its boards, even in this indirect way, let us
know it, and we will advise our friends to
be more specific in their contributions.
D. ,
A VISIT TO ROME.
We made a flying visit to the fourteen
hilled city—modern Rome, last week, and
was much gratified in again meeting with
many old friends.
The Superior Court for Floyd County
was in session—Judge Hammond presid
ing—with the usual (large) number of At
torneys in attendance. On Tuesday evening
the Court took a recess until Thursday, to
give the patriots of Floyd an opportunity
to celebrate, in a becoming manner, the 4th
of July, which was ushered in by the boom
ing of the cannon—which was silenced,
however, in a short time, in consequence
j of a valuable negro getting both his hands
i blown off, whilst carelessly loading it.
During the day. we witnessed a very in
teresting military parade of the Floyd
Cavalry, commanded by Col. Wade S.
Cothran,and the Rome Light Infantry Com
■ pany, commanded by Capt. McGruder.—
: The two companies are extremely credit
able to the city and county. They are well
officered, well equipped, and well drilled.
A part of the ceremonies of the day, was
die presentation of a beautiful banner, by
the ladies of Rome to the Floyd Cavalry,
which was presented. iu their behalf, by
’ Hou. A. R. Wright, in an appropriate speech,
< which was eloquently res|»onded to by W.
i S. Cothran, Captain of the Company.
We cannot omit to express our adtnira
tion otthe military enthnsiasm and chival
rous bearinff of one member of the com-1
; pany in partHular. We allude to Colonel
Arm strati Richardson. of Vanns Valley, •
who, we are informed, is about 80 years of ’
age, wlto bss enlisted in said company as a
private. His tail, commanding form—ven- j
erable ag«'. and soldier-like bearing, com- i >
mauded the special admiration of all, and *'
imprrted new life and enthusiasm to the i
vounger members ot the corps.
We did not w itness all the exenwes at |
the City Hall. The speech » f Mr. Robert <
FiXU'lie, which was .tfrtu«<r Smtheru rights >
in its character, received rounds «f ap-t
plan-*. i
The '-itgagements <ff the day were to ma- i I
elude with a supper at the Choice Hotel,
given by the Floyd Cavalry; but as we
had no special invitation to remain, wo
took the ears in the evening for home.
We noticed considerable improvement
going on in Rome, and business usually
brisk. Along the line of the Road, and
particularly between Kingston and Rome,
we observed that corn was suffering im
mensely for rain.
ROME RAIL ROAD.
We cannot close these hastily written
lines, without informing the “world and the
rest of mankind” that the Rome Rail Road
must be a by-word no longer. Under the
management of that prince of business men,
Col. Wade S. Cothran, the road has, in a
very short space of time, been re-laid with
heavy iron—mostly from the Atlanta
Rolling Mill—and is now as smooth a run
ning road, as any in Georgia, and ahead of
the State Road, and perhaps others, in
speed, We made the distance from Rome
to Kingston (19| miles) in one hour and
12 minutes, including three stopages. —
Every attention, that possibly could be, is
shown to passengers; for the road is really
fortunate in having the services of one of
the most polite, gentlemanly conductors in
the person of Cicero A. Smith, that it has
been our fortune to be acquainted with.
K.
** * illV. "
Dear Banner :
On Saturday, 31st ult., your correspond
ent left Americus for this place. On get
ting aboard the cars, he found the atmos
phere composed of the usual amount of
nitrogen and oxygen, with a very large ad
dition of heat and dust. Seated in the rear
of the car, surrounded by the delicious (?)
atmosphere which I have described, was
seen what remained of a Baptist preacher,
who, like the writer, was bound for Cuth
bert to attend the Commencements. A
warm greeting we certainly had, but the
advantage in the hand shaking, your cor
respondent thinks, was rather on his side,
as the aforesaid preacher had travelled all
the way from the classic town of Penfield,
and consequently presented something of
a wilted appearance. But notwithstanding
the heat and dust (for neither abated as we
advanced,) we reached the place of our
destination in due time, and soon had the
satisfaction of witnessing the fall of a de
lightful shower of rain.
Sabbath morning, July Ist, the sun rose
in a clear and cloudless sky, and was cer
tainly warm enough to satisfy the highest
aspirations of an Arab, or a Hottentot.—-
About 10 o’clock, carriages of almost every
description began to roll in with their
freight of human beings who came to hear
the Commencement Sermon of the Baptist
Female College. Bro. Hillyer was very
much debilitated by his long, warm ride
from Penfield, but he preached a very in
structive and moving sermon, from John
15: ft; his theme being “Jesus our lover.”
The house was literally packed, if the pre
sent exjiaiisive fashion will admit of such a
proves, land, although the heat was very
uui Im'uUmm- wm liewU with marked
attention through the whole of his discourse,
the delivery of which occupied about an
hour and a quarter.
At night, the house was again crowded
to its utmost capacity, and the heat was, if
possible, more excessive than in the morn
ing. And now. just imagine, if you can, the
feelings of a man, standing in an atmos
phere which would rival the temperature of
a vapor bath, and under such circumstances
trying to preach a Missionary sermon, and
you may have some idea of the condition
of your correspondent on the aforesaid oc
casion. The text was from Phil. 1: 21—
“Abr to me to live is Christ,” fee., and the
sermon was well. 1 don’t like to give
an opinion just now.
In the judgment of your correspondent
there is yet one desideratum to be supplied
before this beautiful town can attain to
what it ought to be, and as you are a spe
cial confidant of mine. I will just whisper it
to you : The inhabitants of this place ought
all to take our Banner.
Yours trulv.
H. C. H.
fOMMHIHTIOH.
For the Banner & Baptist.
WORK FOR CHEROKEE GEORGIA
BAPTISTS.
XUMKER 11.
Dear Brkthrkk:
Tn our first number we said something
about “maintaining'' the gospel, in which
we tried to show that we must lire the
Gospel—our lives must conform to our
professions of love to Jesus and his cause,
it we would maintain it: and O, could the
brethren but be aroused to their duty in
this regard—to live soberly, righteously and
godly in this world, I am constrained to
believe, that the work of spreading the
gospel, would be one of constant delight,
and the word of the L<»ni would l>e sound
ed out in every place, and our faith spread
abroad: so that none would need to speak
any thing.
Are the Baptists of Cherokee (eewgitt
doing their duty, In the support and spread
of the Gospel? I answer: emphatically no;
but in what I shall say. let it be rememlier
ed that the few churches and brethren who
are working for Christ, are not included.
Much the larger numtier of our churches
are doing and giving nothing, comparative
ly, for the upbuilding the Redeemer's
kingdom ; keeping up no Sabbath N. fowds.
nor weekly prayer meeting*; giving noth
ing for either Home. Domestic or Foreign
Missions, ami paying their preachers a
mere pittance for the labors performed at
their monthly meetings, which are alw>ut
the only manifestation- nf lite, to lx* seen
in them!
Let us see: the churches of the Middle
Cherokee Association, would I presume, be
a fair average; at its last session, there
were 3“ cl«urv-he- represented, setiding up
in round numbers *-*so ftO, which was not
to a church. <*f th-- aggregate, three
churches gave sl3l 00, leaving a balance
of sll9 00 from the 34 remaining church
es ! Indeed about 25 churches sent only
funds enough for Minutes, and some not
enough even for that purpose.
Who, among us, feel proud of the re
cord ? And yet churches, thus living and
acting, are called missionary (! ?) and
would be Insulted not to bear the name.
Wit.lqnj.out territory there are, I believe,
several associations having no connection
with the Convention, and which, I imagine,
are doing less than those that have come
into the union. Where, I ask, is the proof
of the character of those who do
nothing for, ; the conversion of sinners, and
to spread abroad the name of the Savior ?
A doleful account greets one wherever
he goes, of the coldness and lifelessness of
the churches, of which we need not be sur
prised ; the wonder is that such churches
keep any oiganization at all: for the very
work to which they have called, they refuse
to do ; and if any effort be macle, to induce
liberality and provoke them to good works,
the cry is at once raised: “You are after
money ?’’ Such churches ought and will
certainly die out. If the heathen were de
pendent upon them for the Gospel, the last
one of them would perish in his blindness.
A church mat^ does nothing is not., in my
judgment, a scriptural church; certainly it
cannqfcxpgLV enjoy 4fae fixv or and pre
thousands of Baptists arc asleep on this
question, but who dream that they are :
“sound in the faith,” and are marching on
to the “Promised Land.” If such be Chris
tians, they isecd the application of a power
ful battery io arouse them to the alarming
truth that they have mistaken the nature
of the Gospel, for, men are no w'here i
taught in the Scriptures that the Gospel
spreads itself; this requires the means
there pointed out; nor arc they encouraged
to believe, for one moment, that idlers arc
christians. If these are not exactly such
characters as the son, who, when told to
“Go work in my vineyard,” answered and
said: “I go Sir, and went not.” lamat a
loss to determine their whereabouts
Brethre?, all should begin the work of
sclf-examiirition, to see if we be in the
faith ; for faith without works is dead '
Dalton. Via. G. F.
>
For the Banner & Baptist.
Moi'XTAiN Home, Ala., June 15,’f10.
Dear Bro. Wood :
I hope it will be cheering to the brethren
interested in the Mountain Mission to learn
that the Lord is in some measure blessing
it. On Saturday before the 3rd Sabbath in
last month, the writer, with the aid of Bro.
W. W. Fowler, constituted a Church on
Lookout Mountain, near the lino between
Dade and Walker Co., Ga., and about. 8
miles South-West from Sumner Town.—
We organized with I<> brethren and sisters.
The prospect in that place is encouraging.
The church is named High Point—it being
a little West of the highest point on the
mountain; and her Post-Office, High-Point.
Mahan is her Clerk. Her
ini's, 3rd Snhhnth nnM Satur
day Brethren in the ministry art-
invited to notice, and, when convenient,
visit and preach to this little band. Bro.’s
Mcrideth and Hartsfield live near the place
of meeting, and will gladly receive the
calls of ministering brethren.
Our little Ebenezer Church has been
refreshed by four additions to our number,
at our last meeting; two by letter and two
by baptism.
At Sulphur Spring Church, the brethren
have organized a Sabbath School, find seem
to be waking up to a more lively interest
in the Lord’s work. May the Lord bless
and prosper them, nnd the Mountain Mis
sion generally.
Dear brethren and sisters of the Coosa
Association, do you ever think of your
Mountain Mission? Do you pray for your
humble missionary ? 1 know that many of
you do think, feel and pray for him, but
do you all ? There is a great work to be
done in this mission. It will take time,
much labor and prayer to accomplish it.
Brethren, sisters, pray for us. Brethren
in the ministry visit us, as you have an
opportunity, especially at Ebenezer, near
my residence, Sulphur Spring, a mile from
Lookout Station on the Nashville & (’hat
tanooga Rail Road, and High Point, as
above.
Yours in the Isinds of Christian love,
JESSE J. SMITH.
For the Banner & Baptist.
Sodom, Creek Agency, )
Creek Nation, June the Bth, 1860. (
Mr Dear Brother M ood. —Thinking it
might be a sourve cf pleasure to your ma
ny readers, for.gne to give an expression of
’ iny feelings and Opinion of this county and
its inhabitants; and not only this, but in
writing, I shall redeem the promise I made
to many before leaving Alabama. Inas
much as it would require so much time to
write them individually, it will fully meet
their wishes, for me to speak to them
through the Banner A Baptist. It is known
to many, that for many years past, my
health ha< very treble indeed; in fact,
1 have lived much longer than I had any
idea I would have done. And from this
reason. I was at first very much opposed to
moving so far West, and amongst stran
gers to die. as I feared I should not be able
to make the trip. But as strange as it may
seem to an Infidel, I must lielieve God had
a gracious purpose to accomplish in this
thing. And lielieving as I did, it was my
duty to submit to the will of God, and the
desire of my husband. And as dark as
the future appeared, as I advanced in the
path of duty, this imaginary darkness dis
appeared. And though greatly exposed,
eoming as w e did in the coldest blast I ever
felt, the latter part of the trip, neverthe
less. my health was greatly improved.
But here, permit me to introduce my friend
Doctor Bmum,n, who lives near Gadsden,
Alabama, to whom I feel miK-h indebted
tor the mean* nrwler the blessing of God,
in restoring iny health in a good degree.
A- to rhe i-nmtiv. it is a most beauti-
ful country, quite rich indeed; the best
range I have ever seen in my life. As to
the climate, it is at times much colder than
in Alabama. You will remember we are
near the 35th parallel North latitude. It
affords me much pleasure to say to all con
cerned, that the friends of the good cause
gave us a hearty welcome to their country,
their firesides, and I believe their hearts.
I must be allowed to speak of Brethren
Buckner, D. N. Mclntosh and Mensom—
their kind farewells; their kindness 1 shall
never forget; thanks be to God for such
messengers of mercy as these. And as to
the society, it'is much better than very
many' places in the States. I can enjoy my
self in such society. And permit me to
pen this truth : I am confident they are the
most sincere and devotional people I have
ever met in worship. They appear decent,
and have none of that sort of Sunday pride
furnished by the Author of its existence,
merely to keep up appearances, which you
see in all the houses in the States. And as
to their obedience to Christ, none known to
me are more so than the converted Indian.
No brother will refuse to pray when called
on. All attend their regular meetings.—
Each Church meets every Sabbath for
prayer. Please add, as to their benevo
lence, they all contribute for the support of
their Church, and the poor membership of
the Churches. And when 1 sum it all up,
H have eayse, to thank God lam here,
believiiig*WTTn mgs' wto
God. I take great pleasure in stating, that
we have had brother and sister Preston of
Georgia, the late Missionaries to this coun
try, with us for the last ten days; and who
would crave an interest in the prayers of
the friends of the Indian Mission cause.—
Pray, dear brethren and sisters, that God
may make all the Missionaries a blessing
1 to this dear people that I feel so much for.
IWe know we must have your prayers
; while we receive, so much of your kindness
!in our support. We feel confident, unless
; we have your prayers, all our efforts will
prove a perfect failure in the conversion of
the poor Indian. In conclusion, accept
an expression of my thanks to Almighty
God, that I am permitted to thus write, in
reference to the state of affairs in this coun
try. The Banner comes weekly, ladened
with its richness. May God bless you in
l the defence of the truth.
I remain your sister, in the hope of Je
sus. SARAH W. VANDIVER.
For the Banner & Baptist.
Brother Kditor.—l have thought it
would not be out of place, or uninteresting,
for me to give an expression of the views
entertained by many of the Creeks, in re
ference to the question that is now agita
ting the public mind of this country. This
question, as you no doubt know, has grown
out of the fact of the Government propos
ing to Sectionalize the Indians of the dif
ferent tribes. And from what I can learn
of ‘hem, to a man, they are opposed to it,
from the following reasons:
1. From the fact that they so understood
the treaty, when it was concluded, the Land
Wm*. NW
2. That they are a free people, and if
ever they should wish to Sectionize, they
could do this thing without the aid of the
Government.
3. That the very attempt on the part of
tho Government, shows that she does not
wish to keep her covenant inviolate.
4. That it is an indignant act, on the part
of the Government, to seek to interfere
with the private .peace, interest and rights
of the Nation, especially the poor Indians
that have fought, bled and died in the de
fence of sucli a Government, as would at
tempt this thing.
5. That in the event this thing should
take place, that it would be the means of
opening afresh old wounds, that we have
been trying for the last four years to heal
Up.
6. But not only this, we hold that there
would be such an influx of whites, we
should soon lose our identity as a people.
7. We hold that it would result in the
fact of Lands going into the hands of specu
lators.
8. And not only this, but the proposi
tion comes to ns in the deceitful language
that they have learned, that we have de
sired this thing which state most positively
to be false.
ft. And if this state of things should oc
cur, we should be unprotected, in cor.se
quenee ofthe inequality of the thing. And
where should the poor Indian be driven.
10. And when we sum it all up, we are
under the necessity of believing the Gov
ernment could not be seeking our good in
this proposition, but her own interest and
the gratification of political demagogues.
11. We do think, that inasmuch as so
much territory has been furnished by ns to
the Government, that they might let us en
j y the little possessed by us now in peace.
We submit to the Government the forego
ing thoughts.
Will all the papers copy thealxive.
A. E. VANDIVER.
Creek Nation, Creek Agency.
——
For the Banner & Baptist.
Dear Brother Wood :
In a late number of the Banner, 1 see
.that Bro. Mell introduced his last three
witnesses on “Corrective Church Disci
pline," and, on his part, submitted the case
to the jury (without a speech ) But in the
issue of the 21st ult., Bro. J. J. D. R.
seems to insist that Bro. Meli, or somebody
else, shall come to the relief of his “ new- :
fangled discipline,” after that “cruel fellow,
Worrell," has “sawed and split, skinned
and dissected, and drove up” the thing,
and after he says “that the jury in his sec
tion are deciding against Mell,” he seems
to wish to draw, their minds from the tes
timony of the last witnesses, and try to
insinuate against the veracity of the Plain
tiff.
Now. a great many Baptists in Georgia
are sorry to see this state of things, at
this time; and. therefore, have to carry the
case up to the Supreme Court. And as
the Judge i« acquainted with all the points
in the case, as well as the parties and testi
mony, and will decide it in righteousness, ■
we will omit troubling the parties any fur
ther, and shall insist that there be no fur
ther discussion; for if Bro. Mell done
wrong in writing his “Corrective Disci
pline,” or did not regard truth in the in
ward parts when he wrote his last piece
and published it to the world, the J udge
knows it. If Bro. AVorrcll did wrong in
writing his “Review,” (or, as some term
it, his Criticism,) or did it to gratify per
sonal feelings, that also is known. And if
Bro. Renfro has been guilty' of “ evil sur
sing,” or of writing his piece to get up an
unpleasant paper controversy, and thereby
impair that love that ought to exist be
tween brethren, no evidence is necessary,
for “the Lord is our Judge,” and the se
cret motives of all hearts are known unto
him. Then we insist that this case, shall
rest, until the decision is made known.—
And in the. meantime, instead of an excit
ing paper controversy, that will kindle
strife; produce bad feelings between breth
ren, and injure the case, of our blessed
Master, we hope that all those who have
been engaged, or have volunteered their
services in this case, (particularly the Min
isters.) will devote the time necessary' to
carry it on, to walking around Zion, exam
ining her bulwarks, and building up the
waste places in her walks. Let them go
forth and:preach the Gospel of peace, and
Jro. Renfro, I
go from house to house, seek the cotnpxny
of the Holy Spirit; and as you go up to
to the house of God, pray the blessed Spir
it to go with you. And as you stand be
fore the congregation, O, pray that you
may speak the truth of God “in demon
stration of the Spirit and power.” And
then y ou will pray' for Zion, that her peace
may be as a river. And if there are no
waste places in the walls of Zion, in your
section of country, no Ministers who have,
left the work and come down to the enemy,
no deacons who are not worthy of double
honor, no cold-hearted professors, who need
their spiritual strength renewed, no poor,
feeble, afflicted child of God, that is suffer
ing for want of being fed with the sincere
of the Word; no sinners led captive by
the Devil, at his will, then hear the Mace
donian cry, and come over to the bounds
of the Coosa Association, and help us.”
Come, dear brethren, come! “and as
you go preach,” and preach “Christ and
him crucified,” and “let brotherly love
continue.” For be assured that we have a
common enemy, who is going about like a
roaring lion, and whilst our Ministers are
trying to bite and devour each other, our
enemy is gaining ground. Sinners are
stumbling over our errors, and many a
weak and feeble saint is left to grope in
the dark. Then, as there is such a respon
sibility resting upon the Ministry and the
Church, it is time for us all to arise from
our slumbers, and call upon our God; pray
to Him that. Zion may' awake; put on her
beautiful garments, and shine forth “fair
as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible
as an army with banners.” Let us all try
to cultivate peace and brotherly love, for
if Dr. Howell did leave Richmond and
come to Nashville to break down Graves,
or if J. R. Graves did publish things against
Howell that he ought not, or if the Nash
ville Church did get into error in her deal
ings with Graves; to their own Master
they are, all accountable, and all their mo-
' tives are known to Him; and shall not the
Judge of all the eart do right, then let us
! leave, all these matters in His hands, and
instead of quarreling and disputing about
their errors, pray God to show us all, and
them our errors, and give us grace to con
fess and forsake them, and then when he
* shall “bestow unto us the joy of his sal
f ration,” we, too, will be better able to
' judge impartially, in all these things, and
under the influence of the Holy Spirit, we
will he fully prepared to “do unto all men
‘ as we would they should do unto us,” and
* follow after the things that make for peace.
* Then will the light of the Church shine,
and give light to all around; then can all
of us say—
From low pursuits exalt my mind,
From every vice of every kind,
> Nor let my conduct ever tend
To wound the feeling of a friend.
Though golden flowers my pa,th should grace,
And Joys salute me as they pass;
Yet may my generous bosom know
And learn to feel a brother’s woe.
CONSTANTINE WOOD.
I Villanow, Ga., July 4th, 1860.
, Bor the Banner and Baptist.
Buena Vista, July 4th, 1860.
i Bro. Landrum:
| I thank you for conviction—l stand con
victed only in part. It is not surprising for
, me. who needs constantly an additional
, pair of eyes, to make blunders. But, for
. my good brother L., with all his scholas
tic attainments, and his acuteness of per-
. ception, who needs no additional pair of
eyes, to make a blunder, is a little surpris
ing. My brother makes this statement:
“ From 184 ft until now. the Piedmont has
stood upon the Minutes, as a constituent of
the Convention.” “ And never off the list
since.” If you are correct, my brother
will allow me to say, / need a third pair of
eyes to see it. The Constitution declares
declares one to be a conctituent member,
must contribute annually, if I am not mis
taken. Brother L. in the Index, alludes to
the Friendship Association, filling her va
cancy with a member belonging to another
i Association—/Aw is so. There is a resolu
tion on the minutes, authorizing the Dele
gation to fill vacancies, but I believe it is
understood generally, they should belong
to the same body, and to deviate from this
rule, is contrary to the Constitution. But,
| necessity sometimes silences law. I agree j
with brother Boykin, vacancies should be ■
fillet! with those of the same Association.
I hope brother Wood, there is no injury !
done to the cause of Christ by these cor- :
rections. I only desire to see the thing i
health'. &c.
Yours, truly,
JAMES PERRYMAN, i
P. S. —-J hope the Index will copy.
LABIES’DEP ART MEMT.
for the banner a baptist.
WHY SHOULD I BE SAD?
[scrap from a lady’s journal.]
Feeling this morning unusually sad and
low-spirited, without knowing or being able
to tell the exact cause, I sat down and asked
myself the question, “ Why should 1 feel
sad ?” My life- has been one of compara
tive ease. It is true I have never lived in
affluence, nor in poverty —have never been
denied anything that, was positively neces
sary' for my comfort—have common health
and all the attention from a beloved hus
band that a wife could desire. Why, then,
am I sad ? I have one bright eyed joyous
little child, who has many lovely and win
nirig ways, as many can testify—a child of
strong natural affections—and yet this child
is often the cause of my sadness. My faith
is often weak, and I feel sad when I think
of what is to be the future destiny of my
child. 1 feel that I would shield her from
the troubles and ills that are common to all
—that she should never be deceived by
false friends, the worst of all enemies, as
those well know who have been so unfor
tuna cds to have one. I want her to be a
genuine Christian —to spend her life in do
ing good. lam sad when I remember that
my example before this child has not been
such as a Christian mother’s should have
been. Sad when I think,. uiallproba- ■’
bility more than half of my life has al "
■ cady been spent, and yet. have done so lit
tle good—have been of so little use to the
World—done so little to advance the cause
of my Lord and Master. Lord increase
my faith, and make me willing to trust my
child and all that 1 have into thy keeping,
and make me the humble instrument in
thy’ hands ot good in the com
munity where my lot has been east.
SADNESS.
FOR THE BANNER A BAPTIST.
SCRAP—No. 14
TH AT CHILD OF THINK.
Mother, do you love that boy who sits
upon your knee, and calls you that tender
name as none but. one’s own offspring ean
do? O yes. It is almost an insult to in
sinuate that you do not. Since he lay by
your side, the frail infant being, he has been
the almost, worshipped object of your con
stant care. To watch by him in sickness,
to caress him in health, to adore his little
form, to render him happy, to Match his
expanding limbs, and train those silken
locks—these be the employments that have
claimed all your time and attention up to
this hour. The thought of his being taken
from you, has intruded upon your mind in
his sickness, has been sufficient to fill you
with agony. Ah, you do love that boy.
No one for a moment could doubt it.
Mother, what would you have that boy
to become in after years ? Remember that,
should lie live through the regular course
of life, there are two things certainly be
fore him —manhood and death. What sort ' ’ [
of man is it Imped he will become ? What
the death you would have him die?
easy to tell. The good man is the chosen
pattern for your son, the death of the
righteous you would have him die. Then
train him to be good, as you watch over his
health and happiness. Spare neither pains
nor prayers. W. M. D.
. i >
FOR THE BANKER & BAPTIST.
THE CHANGES OF LIFE AND FOR
TUNES.
How various are the changes of life and
fortune; as wavering as yonder Summer’s
breeze that plays upon the ocean’s placid
breast. First one and then the other are
exalted on the false airy wings of fortune.
Like some frail bark, the human family is
tossed on the billows of Fortuno, to be
made wreck of as soon as a cloud of ad
versity may arise. Oh! thou wayward
nymph, why dost thou prove so coquetish
with thy humble trusting servants ? Why
are the flowery paths of life snatched away
from yonder saint-like child? But: the
rough hand of fortune has even now re
versed our sphere of life. No longer spi
cy zephers kiss our burning brow. The
smooth velvet carpet of rural nature,
no longer remains for us to promenade al
evening’s twi-light. But with shivering
forms, we draw our mantles on, and press
on through falling snow and howling blasts
:of wind. And daily are we meeting such
cases, where the the child of Fortune is
cast down from luxury, extravagant luxury,
to the humble door of poverty. And how
can such a one, face the bitter storms of
poverty ? Oh ! but here is st.eni life, who,
with rigid, unrclaxiiig brow, bids yonder
drooping child step upon the plains of ac
tion, and act its drama well. How dread
ful is a storm at sea; the thunders roar,
the lightnings flash, and the water surging,
roar, give sublimity to the scene. But as
awful as is the “ storm at seas there is yet
a “ greater storm''' than this; the changes of
Fortune, and the sure realities of life, is the
storm 1 mean. The thunder’s crash is
greater; the lightning's flash more lurid,
and the howling of the tempestuous wind,
ten fold more beating. God preserve us
from the storms of “ Life and Fortune.
FANNIE W.
Loveliness.
It is not y our dress, ladies, your expen
sive shawl, or golden fingers, that attract
the attention of men <>f sense, they look
beyond those. It is y our character they
study. If you arc trifling and loose in your *
conversation, no matter if you are as beauti
ful as an angel, you have no attraction for
them. It is loveliness, that continues to
: retain the affections of the heart. 4 oung
ladies sadly miss it, who lal»or to improve
: their outward looks, while they bestow not
I a thought on their minds, bools may be
won by gewgaws, and fashionable showy
i dresses* but the wise and substantial are
' never caught by such traps.
Let modesty "be your dress. I sc pleasant
and agreeable language, and though you
mar not La- courted by the fop, the good
and trulv great will love to linger in your
steps.