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Special Notices, fifteen cents per line, for the first insertion; ten cents per line for each subse quent insertion. School Advertisements.—Our charges for School advertisements will be the same as for oth . era, when not paid in advance. When paid in ad vance we will deduct Twenty-five cents in the Dollar from our regular charges. Cash for Advertisements considered due, and collectable, at one half the time contracted for in sertion, except yearly advertisements, due and pay able quarterly. WOOD, HANLEITER,RICE<fcCO., Proprietors. eOMOTICATtOM For the Hanner A Buptint Hcripturnl mid Sneucssfu! Missions. NUMBER 0. To successful missions, mure of the mis alonary spirit is necsssary. And, in order to this, we must consider the influence and con nection of organized churches w ith the success of the work of missions. In a former num ber wo have endeavored to trace the powers of n church, as they regard the work of evan gelization. And so fur as we have proceeded, find them all that is demanded to the success ful prosecution of the work. In this number, we will pursue the same subject. If we find 4*4* fitted, and designed. for the . whole of the work of rite»2bcu no other organizations are neressary ; nor need they be looked tv, nor expected. 1 The great commission says, ‘‘go ye teach all nations, baptizing them, and teaching them to i observe all things whatever I have command ed you” Ac. On this we found our authority, Ist, Tv make disciples to Christ. 2d. To i baptize them. Bd. To teach and discipline them. Under this same commission the Apostles went forth, and preached to the people, made converts, baptized them, added them to the churches, disciplined them, and instructed them bi the duties of their new profes sion. Baptists consider it the first work of the sinner to repent, the second to lie baptized— and then enter upon' of a church rm'inber in covenant with his fellow disci- I plea. While there is no precept in so many words, i which commands every Christian immediately ! on being baptized to join the church, or even ■ after faith to be baptized, yet this is the dear ly defined order of the vorninands, and tv this ' confirms all the approved examples. This, > then, I take fur granted In this discussion. ' Wo are all agreed that it is the duty, clearly | defined In the Word of God, fur every be liever in Christ to come out at once from the ' world, and unite with the people of God in the duties, w hatever they may be, of a church ' member. Again, I take It for grantevl in this discussion, that a church may exercise discip- i line over her members. She may teaeh them i to observe all Christ’s cominands. She may ' ns pi ire them to keep his precepts and if they fail, may cut them otTas unworthy. Authori- | ty fbr this may be found, if demanded, in the | addros.* of Paul tn I Cor. When they 1 are enmmandod to put away from them an I person. nnty farther appear from the aJ.lnss ' of Christ by his servant John, to the seven * churches of Asia, every where. Take but one : example from the church at Thyatira, Rev. 2 : 90, “1 have a few things against thee, be l sea use thou sudbrest that woman, Jezebel, s w ho calleth herself a prophetess, to teaeh and to seduce my son ants to oofantil fornication, I and to eat things sacriUved unto idols.” “AH I the churches shall know that I am Uc who •carcheth the reins and the hearts ” The gmund of cxvmplaint bore was. that the wo- * man J«<ebet taught mor in the church, and they did not prrrext it. The church then was appointed by Christ as ths* pillar and ground ' of the truth, and he held her responsible as > •u<h. After a Threat to her and the>. uniting Ur, hr says, “Ail the chunhes shall know ’ that I am He who scarcheth the reins and hearts." Now remark this was a threat to 1 the rlwrv#, not W the individuals of which it was eaunpoaed, in their sndivMual capaci ‘ ty * for It regards »n em»r whk-h they allow- C edTn heirfttnpmlted capacity, hn.l which in ' that mpm-ity th<y otdy could have removed'. * This Is ta my mind dearly, an example of th, cf the Head »W the ehnrch as to its duty «mI nn power*, msntainmg purity of dweipHim ■ - l-M thia wftice th show the dc«igr, of Christ in the c»»usti uth>u its the chttrvh. so far as the rveeptkm. Jtawplhw*, and extlusHm of mem hers ta ootvorrned. Bat in this o nmNstkrn. ft i« pertinent t«» asdr “for whwt Watt these powers given T” Il may be awswered, “for tbeguod of rndtriftuai cWtatsana.'' I answer •ot altagether. If t» »J had designed only "HIS BANHEH OFEB" .Dg IS "WE." ; their gOod, he could at once, on their conver | i sion, have taken them to Ilwiven. This would i j have been a shorter and surer way to effect j his end. But they are commanded to let 1 heir i light shine over the darkness of this world— I .to “bold forth the word of life.” They are I commanned to be the salt of the earth and i not to lose their savor. , And for what are they to be all this, but ,to illuminate and salt the world ? The de- i sign of Christ in separating each disciple from I the world is, that he may separate another. I The design in bringing him into the church is, i that he may learn to labor successfully for the : cause of God and truth. He is a learner, and i , the church is the school. Wliat he learns is : not for his good only, ending necessarily in I i his sanctification ; but it also prepares him for the higher work which The , ' -'X'-- !S a ed by the great.’Founder in reference to the ■ work of the world’s salvation. Every mem- I ber is by his conversion qualified and liound 1 to membership, and when he joins it, has but i one distinct object before him ; he is to be come, like the order of Catholics, a piopagan dist. As soon as he liecomes a believer he is to come out from the world, learn all he can in the school of Christ, and then labor with all his might for the salvation of the world around him. His union with others in chureh relations, contemplates and prepares for his missionary work. I pon the whole, then, by its power to per petuate itself by proper officers, by rnantain ing discipline, by separating believers from the world, by proper preparations for instruc tion, the church is divinely appointed to effect the work of missions. This should be well considered by all Christians; and especially by those who look to other organizations to effect the very work committed to the chureh. A proper consideration of this is necessary to a revival of the true Mission Spirit. T. !- i- 1 mll -ui For the Bunner & Baptist THE HIBEE.—Vo. ]. The Bible I What a wondetful Book!! How cau we buy such a precious treasure? Did wicked men conspire to give to the world a V'olume which presents such an elevated standard of morality ? Which condemns all the wickedness in the liue» of men ? Nay, which charges that, “The heart in man is de ceitful and deeparately wicked above all thingß. n It- is contrary to the history of our fallen race; it is contrary to the very nature of man, thus to write his own condemnation. Did unin spired good num, feeling the importance of an elevated standard U morality for the good of society, conclude to impose upon the creduli ty of their fellow-mcri ? Did they adopt the motto, “Let us do evil that good may come,” , ami thus forge the Bible, and then sign the ! Deity’s name to their own forgery ? The ve ry attempt would, at once, rob them of all claims to morality. If the Bible is not the pn.duction of wick ed men; nor of uninspired good men, it must be what it professes to be. 1. Il claims to be Diviuely inspired. “All Scripture is given by inspiration of Gori, and h pioiital'lc for d.H trine. for reproof, fay cor rent ion, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly I furnished unto all good works :’f 2 Timothy ■ ft : 18, 17. Here it is affirmed, Ist, That, j "AU Scripture is given bo inspiration of God." i It follows, therefore, that nothing is to be re- I ceived as the word of God, which is not given ! by inspiration. W hen the Israelites murmur- | ed and became disobedient, when they, from ; time to time, relapsed into idolatry, Moses was doubtless directed by the Holy Spirit to make a faithful record of their folly. And that record, thus made, becomes a part of in- I spired kt story. When Moses himself viola ted the command of God, that fact was doubt- > less recanted by inspiration ; or, under the di- i rectiuu of the Holy Spirit. So, when covet ous Baalam was hired to curse the children of Israel; and when he was constrained to bless instead of eursc, the Holy Spirit directed that the fact should be faithfully recorded. And i it thus becomes as much a part of inspired ! truth as the decalogue itself. Also when the Devil conversed with our Saviour, and the disciples spake unadvisedly, I not knowing what manner of spirit they were I of, the Holy Spirit directed the evangelists to ! make a fitithful record of all these things, f And thus they become to us as much a part i of revealed truth as the sermon on the reontift. h So w heu Paul wrote some things to the Cor- ; inthians, by permission and not by command- j menl', or, when he gave Timothy directions ■ eoiKN'ruing the cloak he had left at Troas. These simple facts, ns they may appear to I many, wore recorded by Divine direction, and thus become a part <ft »H.<p(ro? truth, other wise they should have no place in the Holy Record. It is here affirmed, That all Scripture in profitable, cither for doctrine, for reproof, ' or corrrstion, or for instruction in righteous ness. God has revealed to ns ali that is neo '• essary— and no siore than is necessary —for us to know concemfeg Divine things. We ' should, therefore, endeavor to draw useful in- * struelion from every portion of divine truth. We should “search the Scriptures,” in order that we may i-wow our duty, ami then pray for the blessed influences of the holy Spirit to etisble its to do our duty. Agaipil is affirmed. 3rd. That the benevo lent dedgn of the -whole of itsmrej truth is, ••that the man of God may be perfect* thor- : oughly farttMbed nnto all good works." Hear the testimony of another inspired writer t * For the prophecy came n<>t in old ’ lime by the ttUl of man, but holy men of God s/mfre they m-re moved by fir If dy Sni rii 2 Peter 1 : 91. Here the apostle eer- Ufinly hiiemfa to claim for the Scriptures a re»i»»V tisrpimtioa. Not only were the senti- ' meMe ao l ideas :mpre>.wd with unerring cer tainty «|‘<*h the minds of the ancient prophets, but the fory wnrtfc which thev should use were sagSTsted. *for they as they were mov ed by the ll dy Spirit." Hear the testimouv et' Peter again: "Men and brethren, this Scripture must needs have U-.-n i rtfoled, whsh the Uely S } -.rit, bv th, mowth of David spate beft>re ronccmirg Ju ' | das w hich was guide to them that took Jo- j i sus:” Acts K: 16. Here it is claimed that l the Holy Spirit spake this Scripture, on’y i using the mouth of David as the medium of I communication. i Again, let us hear the testimony of David I himself: “Now these be the last words of 1 David. David the son of Jesse, said, and the i man who was raised up on high, the anointed i of the God of Jacob, and the sweet Psalmist I I of Israel, said, "The Spirit of the Lord spake ! i by me, and His word was in my tongue:" 2 I Sain. 23 : 1,2. Here is certainly a verbal in i spiration. The Spirit of the Lord spake by | j the mouth of the anointed of the God of Ja- : cob. And His very words were in the tongue of the sweet psalmist of Israel. “Holy Bible—Book Divine, traftsnrf, flriii art mine,” ■'it- ily instruction. “Abraham saith unto him, they have Moses and the prophets ; let them I hear them. And he said, Nay father Ahra | ham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, if they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead :” Luke 16: 29-31. How prone are men, after having slighted the means afforded, and neglected the opportuni ties given them in great mercy, to complain that God has not done enough for them. If saved at all, they must be saved on their own terms, or, extra of the revealed system of salvation. Here we have, the character of one who had enjoyed a liberal share of the blessings of life. But he had slighted all the goodness of God. He was doubtless familiar —or might have been familiar—with the wri tings of Moses and ths prophets. But he de- ' s iised the heavenly instruction. “He died, and in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in tor ments. ’ He offered a fruitless praver for some mitigation of his own intolerable suffer ings. In the anguish of his soul, he remem bered his five wicked brethren, who, like him self, were despisers of revelation. They were neglecters of the great salvation. He knew ; that the ordinary means of salvation, as re vealed in the holy Scriptures, were ineffectu- ! ul in their case, as they had been in this own. lie vainly hoped that those who could curl their lips in scorn at those v,ho spake as they : were moved by the Holy Spirit, might possi bly be alarmed and aroused from their spirit ual lethargy, if otie thould appear unto them from the Sfriritland. He evidently placed more confidence in human than in divine in- ' strumentalities. Wharf the Holy Spirit, i through Moses and the prophets had faired to , acwmplisb, he. vainly hoped—nay, he was I ( confident, might be accomplished through the I , ghost of some departed fellow-mortal. He I . urged that the experiment should he tried. And he felt confident of its success. He ex- I presses his unwavering confidence in the means of salvation which he had devised, when he says, “If one went unto them from , the dead they will repent.” O, deluded soul And dost thou think that om> already sufier ing the torments of hell cau devise a system of salvation more effectual than that devised I by the Trtiute God in the counsels of heaven ? j Abraham in Iris reply, confers honor upon God's word. He intimates that, the Bible is a perfect treasury of heavenly instruction ; and insists that, “If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rose from the dead.” Enough is revealed in the Bible for the salvation of all who will trust in Christ. What a delightful privilege to turn away from contemplating I the groveling views of the efficacy of Divine I truth entertained by a poor lost sinner, alrea dy suffering the unquenehable fire, to those sublime and sonl-enrapturing views entertain- i dby tiie servants of the Lord. A few ex- j amples from the 119th Psalm, may suffice : “Oh, how I love thy law ! it Is my medita- | lion all the day.” “Thou, through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies.” “1 have refrained my feet from every evil | way, that 1 might keep thy word.” “How sweet are thy words unto my taste, yea, sweeter than honey to niy mouth.” “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” “Thy testimonies have I taken as a berit- i ago forever: for they are the rejoicing of mv he:irt.’’ Bueli are the exalted views of the word of God, entertained by all the good. his a treasury of spiritual wisdom. It re veals the riches of grace in Christ Jesus. It shows iu»w G»>d can be just and the justiticr of . i him who believes in Jesus. And then its promises arc exoeediag greet and precious. Wm. NEWTON. Fw the Itawr A Raplist An Illustration. HOW IT IS WK ARE JUSTIFIED BY SEVEN CAUS- ES, OR INSTRUMENTALITIES. According to an Apostle of Jesus Christ, we are said to be justified : 1. By Faith, —Rom. 5; 1; Gal. 2; 16; 3; 24. 2. By Grace, — Rom. 3: 24; Titus 3: 7. 3. By the Blood of 1 Christ, —Rom. 5 ; 9. 4. We are justified by the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God,— 1 Cor. 6;11, o. We are justified by Christ,—Gal. 2 : 16. •>. Isaiah says we are justified bv kdowl exlge.—lsa. 53: 11. And 7. James says we are justified by works. Now . it may be asked, how it is that seven causes, or instrumentalities are mentioned as being connected with our justification | And how it is that «o many have taken one of these, viz : raith, an.: have given it an undue prom inence in man's justification, teaching that he is justified by ftilh alone, to the neglect of all tl»e other causes as set forth in the Sacred Or acles. It is evident that such do not “search th*' tvTipturrs to ascertain all the onuses of man’s justification. But the illustration: A benewknt and humane father is stand ing on the sea-sh* l and he descries a wreck ed vessel, the crew of which, are dinging to the broken ship, expecting every moment to be washed away by the angry. bilL.ws. The father comiuauds his son to seize a boat and go to their rescue. The son elirerfgfe-tffieys. Manfully lie struggles and plies, tbsfe's until lie reaches the almost commands them to leave' the ins hand, and jump into the bciRS 'wfy. obey. He then commands them to tak^ffiKan■ oar' and to row for the land. and all are saved. ■■ The spectators beholding this> are each differently impressed. Oneßi vs, the. crew were saved by the of tire father. A second says, they, by the son. A third, by the I ■ i< ;rth, by rowing. A fifth, by a favorable &c., tec. But the philosopher regards ;d|t!iese in strumentalities as co-operating iv it deliv erance from a watery grave, and WsgS’Ces each its proper The kjndin w.lio steqaXsM’ 'tbi> .'shaMs-hL aS tne original cause; the son who imperiled his life as the meritorious cause ; the boat, the in strumental cause; the consciousness of their danger and the kind invitation given to the suffering crew, the disposing cause; their con senting, the formal cause; their seizing the boat and springing into it, the immediate cause; and their rowing to the shore, the effectual cause of their salvation. Even so is it in our justification and recon ciliation to God. We are justified by tne grace (favor or love) of God, as the original cause ; by Christ, His Son, and by His blood and sacrifice, as the meritorious cause; by faith and knowledge as instrumental causes ; by conviction of sin as the disposing cause-, and by obedience (works) as the effectual cause. And thus all these causes co-operate in man’s justification and salvation. And thus the faith that justifies the sinner is an active faith, (not faith alone, a dead faith, such as devils have,) which works by love and purifies the soul, —a faith which prompts to the keeping of the commandments of God. “Blessed is he that doeth the Commandments of God, for he shall have right to enter in through the gates into the city.” STRIVE. For the Banner k Baptist Hcavenfa Currency. The currency of heaven is less understood than any other in the universe. The purest coin often appears utterly worthless, while the valueless seems most genuine. It is faith, not appearance, that must be relied on in es timating the coin of heaven. ftTE BEGINNING STREAM. I have watched the rise of a brooklet. The precise point of its origin could not be traced. The ground was first moist, then wet, and just below there was water flowing oil. More wet earth still further down, and a greater flow of water formed ; a rill, which gathered strength «xery rtep till a well-defined stream was ticfore my eyes. Like the rise of such a stream, is the experi ence of some Christians. Where their pre sent feelings, impulses and modes of thought took their rise, they cannot tell, but they know that a change has past upon them some where. They hale now, what they once lav ed ; and love now, what they once cared noth ing for. Their feelings are flowing in an al together new channel. Let not such be con-z eerned about the time of their conversion, so that the thing itself has taken place. W. M. D. For the Banner Z Baptist Baptists who stay axvay from Prayer meetings. Brethren Editors;—Last, week I took it upon me to call Religious Editors to account for their manner of doing some things, and this week 1 intend to say some pretty plain things to another class of Christians. There are a great many Baptists who are sound in the faith—oh ! yes, they would almost become martyrs for the truth—who seldom, if ever, attend the prayer-meetings of their church. They never find any difficulty al»out going to ! places where they expect to be amused—they ! go with great eagerness to witness the antics ; of circus men, and to be edified by the flash- ■ ing wit of a professional clown; but when ; the season for social prayer comes round, they ' find it too wet or too cold, to appear abroad, and so they just hide at home and leave the prayer meeting to take care of itself. Well, brethren Editors, what do ye think of such? Can ye locate them? Have they ; indeed been l>orn again ? Does the love of Jesus burn in their pool, cold, wicked hearts? Are they indeed bound for the Heavenlv Je rusalem ? I know these are tight questions, ! but then ye need not answer them, unless ye just wish to. But I tell you, Hermon has some thoughts alxiut them, wn-fajie is not ashamed to say them right out either. He does not say, now mind ye, that they are not ' Christians. Hermon would not be after say- j ing the like of that, but he dues say, any- ■ where, that if they are, their souls are just aoout as lean as were- Pharaoh's lean kine. ■ And then there is another class of Baptists ' that I have seen about. They go to prayer- i meeting—-they’d scorn to be charged with i neglecting so important * duty, and yet thev are not so perfect after all. Wdl, what of' them? say ye. What is “the head and front of their offending?” It is just this: they will neither kneel nor stand during prayer, ■ but sit bolt upright, and look around to see what is the style of Mrs. Fashionable's bonnet, or Miss Frisk’s new dress. What de ye think of them ? Oh! Eh! Umph! Well, thev ■. are—yes —they should be—Oh ’ yes, thev may be Christians—but ye know —well, no matter, they ought to kneel though, or else stand up during prayer. HERMON. For Iht- Burjr 1 fodst. A x riplural Machinery. Paul, in the sth chapter of Romans, speaks us the peace which the justified enjoy, through our Ixrd Jesus Christ, and of their access bv faith, into the grare wherein they stand, and rejoice in hope of the gluey of God. Then adds, not *»aly «u, but we glory ia tribulation; knowing that tribulation worketh patienee and patience, experience; and experience, hope : and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, which is given unto us. Now, here we hare a perfect sytem of one , ' ® thing working, or moving another, and all [ working for the accomplishment of one grand IpobjecS The engine upon our railroads, if put in motion by the power of steam, being con gfrifected with various wheels, or parts of ma- Hvchinery, all is put in motion by the moving of >• T the first wheel; and the great object of trans- Wportatioh is accomplished. sNow, we will compare tribulation to a great 'iron wheel, which, in its evolutions, worketh, or produces patience. And patience, a brazen m wheel, iri its workings, thov«B the silver wheel ’* of experience, and it, in turn, puts in rapid r motion the golden wheel of hope. “And hope which is'an anchor to the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within : the vail, whither the forerunner is for us en intered.” base, a woritiw process through which Christians are carried. “And all working together for his good.” Dear Christian traveler to the heavenly Ca naan, would you be carried away on flowery beds of ease? No; you must be tried by tribulation, deep and strong. But this will not harm you. It will only work out a glori ous succession of heavenly graces, preparato ry to the New Jerusalem above. C. B. MARTIN. ♦- 11 I) For the Banner & Baptist Very Astonishing. Our Southern Editors, some of them at least, are still recommending Northern peri odicals. They know, or ought to know, that I every Dollar we send North goes into the hands of our enemies, and may be sent back in the form of muskets, or other weapons for our destruction. Is it true that we cannot do without Gody, Harper, Bonner, and a thous and others of equal or less notoriety ? If we cannot, then there is no use in talking about Secession. Unless we can secede from North ern Literature, it is utterly futile to talk about Southern independence. Let it be known that we have already a Southern Literature, such too, as would be highly worthy of respect in any country in the’ world. Then the duty of the Southern people is most manifest—to write and read their own productions, and abandon I forever the prints of our enemies. W. M. D. For the Banner i Baptist. ILLUSTRATION-No. 14. THE lIONIJ OF INION BETWEEN GREEK AND GREEK. “In Greece, the gymnasium was the school of art. Men came to gaze on the manly beau ty of the athletic, the harmony and grace of his movements, his exhibition of heroic strength, or the splendid development of his bodily frame. The people were ull artists by nature, worshipers of beautiful poems. Beauty was their ideal of Goodness, the great attri bute of Deity. Without it, moral worth and intellectual excellence, were as nothing. * ** ****** The love of bealtv was the great bond OF VNIO N BETWEEN GREEK AND GREEK. Alone, it ipis sufficient to unite the independ ent cities and separate races of Hellas.” With hqw much force does this illustrate the great bond of union between Christian and Christian. With them, holiness is beau ty, and the love of holiness is that which binds them together in the strongest and most en during ties. The Christian loves the sinner, but in consequence of the unholiness of his disposition, there can be no union between them. Their natures, their affections, and their aims are all opposite, and it is as impos sible to unite them together in the bonds of a common companionship, as it would be to bring light to commune with darkness. Sin ner and sinner are alike in the complexion and nature of their minds, but between them there can be no bond of permanent union. They may league together for certain purpo ' ses, but w hen those purposes are either de j seated or accomplished, their bond of union is at an end. But it is not so between Christian i and Christian, they have a common love ' of holiness, and from the very nature of their ■ bond of union, they cannot but be perpetually i united. It is said “likes love likes,” but this i can only be true where “likes” are endowed with the attribute of holiness. Oh, that ' Christians would labour for more holiness, j that the bond of union among them may be 1 strengthened. 11. S. M. Ni-mbkr 15. The two parties in Athens. . At one time, during the age of Herodotus, ! the Greek historian, there were two parties in ' Athens—the Old Conservative party headed I by Cimon, and the Young Athens party head ! id by Pericles. Cim-m and the conservatives I were opposed to all reforms, and in favour of ' making the war against Peasia perpetual; but, on the other hand, Pericles and young Athens | were in favor of all progress, and wished to | end the war against Persia al once. Among professing Christians in this ®oun ’ try, there are two distinct and separate par ties. There is. first, the old scriptvral par ty ; and, secondly, the yovkg traditional party. Tiie former is headed by Christ, and the latter by false teachers and apostates from the old faith. Christ and his scripture-abiding , followers, are opposed to all “reforms,” ■ w hether they relate to doctrines, ordinances, or the government of the churches. Thev are in favor of retaining all the landmark’s of i the Gospel, and are for making the war against all human traditions and perversions of the ancient landmarks perpetual. On the other hand, the young traditional party, with their leaders, are in favor of “all progress,” they are for new doctrines, new- ordinances, and new forms of church government. They are ; opposed to all of the ancient landmarks, and are for a speedy cessation of hostilities a gainst reforms, invasions traditions, and the changes dictated by the w isdom of men. Oh, that the truth of our blessed Lord may , be preserved tn all its original purity, and saved from the destructive “reformations” of men. _ _ IT. S. M. If you can say nothing wisely, hold i your peace. 1.. T. DOYAIz, Griffin, Georgia, ) Correspanding D. P. EVERETT, Florida, ) Editors. JOS. S. BAKER, Florida Traveling Correspondent. 1 3 SJQiJbat!iuX<lUXYSp t Baptists and the Bible. In their whole history, Baptists have regard j. ed the Bible as the ultimate standard of appeal in all questions of religious faith and practice; I and in this respect there is a perfect identity i in the teachings and practices of Christ and t j His Apostles, and those of Baptists of the present age. Let us trace the analogy. In ’ the teachings of Christ, we find a'constant ap peal to the Holy Scriptures, as the revealed will of God, and as the only authoritative 1 rule of Faith and Practice. j Thus, for example, in his contest with Satan ] in the wilderness, our Saviour confronted the i adversary at every step with, “Thus it is written/” He even showed the highest pos ' sible regard fob the written word, by placing lidtH personal phligntlona in rtas AilfiH'.' 1 r inerft* lienee' He declares,’••J came not to destroy the Law and the Prophets, but to ful i fill.” He was obedient to the dictates of the Law, though it cost Him His life. He ap pealed to the Jews to search the Scriptures, as the only authoritative source of informa [ tion on the themes of immortality and Eter nal Life. His last communication to man, by the di rect agency of the Holy Spirit, contains a fearful denunciation against those who, in any way mutilate or disguise the teachings of In spiration. (See Rev. 22: 18, 19.) The Apostles, with unwavering fidelity, maintained their loyalty to the teachings of . Revelation. They asserted that all Scripture was given by inspiration of God. They would not receive from men or angels, anything as • authoritative which had not the acknowledged > seal of God upon it. (Gal. 1: 1,9.) No point can be clearer than that the early Christians regarded the Bible as the only au thorized rule of Faith and Practice ; that they ’ rejected human traditions, and the inventions of men, as of no binding authority on the hu man conscience. In this respect there is a perfect identity in ' their views and practices, and those of Bap tists. In proof of this, we simply submit the : first of the Articles of Faith, adopted in sub stance with slight verbal alterations, by the one million of Baptists communicants in the United States, all of the Baptists in Europe, Asia, and Africa, together with the noble line of Baptist martyrs and reformers existing from the days of Christ till the vear of our Lord, 1861. We believe that the Holy jScriptures were given by men Divinely inspired, and that they are a perfect treasure of Heavenly instsuc tion. That they have God for their author, salvation for their end, and truth without any mixture of error, for their matter. Thatthey reveal the principles upon which God will judge us, and therefore are, and shall remain to the end of time, the true center of Chris tian union—and the true standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and opinions should be tried.— Evangel. The Works of the Wicked follow Them. The thought that our works follow us, a thought so full of joy to the children of God, is one of terror to the godless. Their works also follow them. The mischief they ha -e done remains. The curse they put upon their families and on society abides there. The evil they originate enlarges in its influence, and the godless man who is among the dead, still works in making the living godless.' Their works follow them also in the eternal misery they bring to those who wrought them. “They shall never see light; their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched.” Memo ry cannot die, and conscience lives by the life of memory. The godless man, in striving to escape the lashes of conscience, can destroy himself, but he cannot destroy his memory. He can tear his soul from his body, but he cannot tear remorse from his soul. He can not save himself from a single stroke of aveng ing memory. It leaps over the gulf with him, and scourges him forever. Tears and blood follow every stroke, but the spring of the tears and of the blood can never be dried up. He must bleed and weep, and can nev . er die. Judas is destroyed by his own hand, but never can he quiet the agonizind remem brance that he sold his Lord, and betrayed in nocent blood. Men go from the deeds of sin and think all will be forgotten. The ghost of their evil works does not rise in the broad glare of the day of occupation, but there draws near a night when it shall come forth, and no power can lay it. The busy drama of life shall be played out, and from the light and glitter of this gay theatre of time the specta tor shall go to his cheerless abode to lie down upon a couch to which no rest comes through the dismal night—and that night is eternity. The cataract of turbulent and noisy pleasures shall roar in his ears no more, to drown the voices that would have warned him; those voices have ceased to be voices of warning; they utter nothing but reproaches; and to their fearful sounds he is shut up forever. For the living there is still hope. Let them listen to that voice which comes from heaven, and is sighed back from earth, and dies away in hollow murmurs in hell, “Their works do fol low them.” Our works follow us.— Lutheran. The lunderground Population. Nowhere but in cities does the phenomenon ■ occur, of scores, hundreds, thousands and tens I of thousands who seem to be totally unrecog j nized out of their narrow circle, who live as j they list, and who sink with every successive ' year into a more malignant corruption; In • | Lincoln, for example, the recent labors of Mr. ] j Mayhew have revealed what may be called I j an underground population, numbering its i [ hundreds of thousrnds, of whom multitudes i know no marriage tie; and of whom the . i great majority attend no place of worship. ! ■ There would seem to be a nation growing up ■ in the heart of Christendom, within daily . I sound of its church-bells, utterly destitute of ' the first rudiments of Christian instruction. | I And of these a large number, already mature i and inveterate in evil, find their way to our ! i shores, and to our very threshholds.' It is truly wonderful how many comforts- | ble and well-doing persons live and die with , scarcely any knowledge of these things. They , sit in their drawing-rooms, or roll in their i coaches, with scarcely a thought of the masses ; j of ignorance, misery, and vice which are al- ' most touch them. Amidst purple, fine linen, and daily sumptuous fare, we forget the Laza- ; I rus at our gate, who is chiefly recognized by the dogs that lick his sores. These things are . in all populous cities, but men of comfort see it not, or see it with a vacant abstracted gaze. To learn the details of this frightful reality, citizens must begin to observe and [ enumerate the squalid creatures that cross their path ; must diverge into shaded and ob structed streets and alleys; must follow the mendicant and the chiffonnier to his attic or his hovel, and comprehend the nights of those who lurk about our thoroughfares by day. There is not a great city in Christendom in which it is not true that a large proportion of these classes is absolutely uneared for, in re gard t« true religion. And it adds to our a iarm, that we need not go so far down in the scale of society, to find hundreds who are heathenish in their repudiation of all Clyris ’ tian observances, op Sabbaths or other days. All that has thus been said of cities in gener al, applies with full forcetothe city of our abode ; while there are other considerations, somewhat peculiar to ourselves, which point us out as beyond question a ripe and suffering ) harvest-field.— Dr. Alexander. . HL’JJ—! 1 , mmm t For the Banner k Baptiat. BIBLE STORIES. I for children. “Behold the Lamb of Qod that taketh away the ain of the world.” We can gather nothing from the Bible in regard to the life of our dear Savior, from twelve years of age until the time He began Hls.puWic ministry. All we know is,, that , ms -mind was elilargeu proportion to the growth of His body, insomuch that He ar rived at the very perfection of heavenly wis dom. When He was about thirty years old, He made His appearance on the banks of the river Jordan, where John the Baptist was baptizing the people, and demanded baptism of Him. He was accordingly baptized by John in the river Jordan, in the presence of a number of people. Now, dear children if you live to be men and women, you will doubtless meet with a great many people who will tell you much about baptism. We Baptists have our pecu liar notions about it. It is not my intention to discuss the subject now, as it has been so ably done by others, but I want you, yes, each one of the little readers «f the Barner, to prepare your minds for these who may op pose you: and to do this you must take up a careful study of the New Testament, for this is the only book to which we must go for in formation. Search it for yonrselves, and when you have formed your conclusions, let us hear from you. Now in the sweet season of youth, you should prepare yourselves for the future ; your minds are fresh and tender, and should be filled with useful knowledge. You will never regret it, but in after life will look back with joy upon a childhood so pleas antly spent. Now who will do it ? This will be a pleas ant way of spending your evenings, instead of bending over a trashy novel, and destroy ing your taste for anything that is real or solid. Then will you study and search the Bible ? Oh, yes, I believe you will. And that our Heavenly Father may guide you in this at tempt, as well as your effort to do good, is the sincere prayer of your friend, MAMIE. BOTHER. O, word of undying beauty ! Thiae echoes sound along the walla us time until they crumble at the breath of the Eternal. Id all the world there is not an inhabitable tpot where the music of that holiest word is not sounded. Ay, by the ffower of the river, by the chrystial margin of the forest tree, in the hut built of bamboo cane, in the mud and thatched cottage, by the peaks of the kisiiing mountains, in the wide-spread valley, on the blue ocean, in the changeless desert, where the angel came down to give the parched lips the svzeet waters of the wildernes, under the white tent of the Arab, and in the bark cov ered wigwam of the Indian hunter; where ver the pulses of the human heart beats quick and warm, or float feebly along the current of failing life, there is thtt sweet word spoken, like universal prayer—“ Mother.” A Lesson for School Boys and Girls. Not long since, in a certain neighborhood, a man was wandering in search of employ ment. He called at a respectable farmer’s house and told his errand. “What is your name?” asked the man. “Jonathan Gilman,” was the reply. “Jonathan Gilman I the same one who lived near here when a boy?” “The same, sir.” “I will not employ you then.” Poor Jonathan, surprised at such a reply, pass ed on to the next farmer’s ; but the same re ply was given. He soon came in sight of an old school house. “Ah,” sajd he, “I under stand it now ; I was a school boy there once, but what kind of a school boy ! Lazy and disobedient. And although lam now in a measure reformed, they all think me to beuhe kind of a man as I was a boy. Oh ! that I had done my duty when at school; then again could I dwell pleasantly in the land of my birth.” School boys and girls, please remember that your schoolmates will be likely to look upon you in manhood or vro manhood, as they did in youth. Then in your school days prepare for noble men and women. Two Kinds of Revenge. The one is returning evil for evil; the oth er is overcoming evil with good. Judge which is the most honorable. Two men, Jiving in the southern part of Af rica, had a quarrel, and became bitter enemies to each other. After a while one of them found a little girl belonging to his enemy in the woods, at some distance from her father’s ! house. He seized her and cut off both her . hands; and as he sent her home screaming i with her bleeding wrist, he said to her, “I I have had my revenge.” Years passed away. The little girl had : grown up to be almost a young woman. One . day there came to her father’s door a pocr, | worn-out, grey-headed old man, who asked j for something to eat. She knew him at onse as the cruel man who had cut off her hands. i She went into the hut, and ordered the ser : vant to take him bread and milk, as much as he could eat, and sat down and watched him i eat. When he had finished, dropping the cover ing that hid her handless wrists from view, and holding them up before him, she exclaim ed, “I have had my revenge!” repeating the sentence he had uttered when he so cruelly maimed her. The man was overwhelmed with surprise and humiliation. The sjeret of it was that in the meantime the girl had be come a Christian ; and had learned the mean ing of the verse: “If thine enemy hunger feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his bead.” How beautiful the conduct of this in jured Christian girl appears, in contrast with that of her heathen enemy ! In the courts of earthly kings it is always esteemed honorable to do as the king doen. Jesus is king. He conquers by kindnesi. When we “overcome evil with good,” are we not like Jesus? And is there any honor in the world like this? A sentence has formed a character and a character has subdued a kingdom. hal should I do but for Christ I Another question completes the character of the Christian: What shall Ido for Christ 1