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©Ur 3xaiff “Holy Bible, —Book Divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.” H. C. HORNADY and JAMES N. ELLS, EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS. J. M. WOOD, ) „ . J S. BAKER, V Associate Editors. D. P. E VERETT, ) ATLANTA, GEOROTA: Saturday, OctolSrr 23, i 802- The War. The defeat of the Confederates at Corinth was not so serious as was, at first, feared. The losses on both sides were probably about equal, but the Federal army largely outnumbered ours. The fight at Perryville, in Kentucky, re sulted, as previously stated, in a victory to our arms. The disparity in numbers was very great, but the Confederates fought with a courage perfectly irresistible, and drove the enemy from all his positions. — The army under Gen. Bragg is falling back in the direction of Cumberland Ford, and and it is said that Buell is in pursuit. If this be true, there may be another battle any day. Accounts from Europe state that the Confederate steamer “290” is busy in de stroying the shipping of the enemy, having sunk not less than ten vessels up to last accounts. The enemy are taking soundings about the fortifications near Charleston, it is thought, with the design of attacking-that city. The campaign this winter will be, in our judgment, the hardest which we have yet experienced, and it becomes our people to prepare for it. A people who can not sus tain reverses are not Romans, by any means. That is not loyalty which leads one to croak at every little reverse with which we may chance to meet ; and they who are not willing to peril all in this struggle, do not, in our judgment, take a correct view of its importance. Shall our brave soldiers face the. scorn) of battle, and lay down their lives as a sacrifice for their country, and we who remain at home trem ble at reverses, because our property is in danger? What is money as compared with liberty and honor ? He who has no higher aim than to get gain in this war, and to fatten upon his country’s misfortunes, does not deserve a country, and will, no doubt, meet the reward of his deeds. Let every man, who loves his country, go to work to correct disorder at home. — Let the farmers hold meetings in the vari ous counties, and fix uniform prices upon the necessaries of life, and put them within the reach of the poor. If they are afraid of speculation,*let them have agents at the different markets, to whom they can con sign the products of their farms, and who can sell them to consumers, discriminating in favor of the families of soldiers. A farm er was in our office the other day, who said he was trying to keep down war-prices ; but we thought then, and still think, he was in a hopeless minority. Potatoes at $4.00 per bushel, corn at SI.OO per bushel, and everything else in proportion, would seem to indicate that even planters have caught the spirit of speculation. There is one xdass of men who ought to look after the disorders of the times, even if every other fails. We mean, Christians. They should throw" the whole weight of their influence in favor of right and justice, and not neglect the claims of mercy. Now is the time to let their light shine, to make their influence felt for good. Let selfishness be trampled under foot, and let others share our sympathy and attention. The war will end one of these days, and then the coun try will require every man to give an ac count of his stewardship, and woe be to him who has lived for himself alone! The execrations of an injured people will follow him while living, and roll hissing over his grave when dead. If every man will only regard himself, and all he has, as being for his country, we shall hear no more com plaining—no more croaking about reverses. 4he Shv iour has laid down a principle which we all might study with profit at this time: * He that will save his life shall lose it, but he that will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.’ He who is over anxious to take care of seif during these times of trial, will be sure to go under.— God governs this world, and He has never suspended His laws Let selfishness be ware. §tonc-wall Jackson administering the Communion. Our friend Turner, of The Countryman, has repeated the story that Stonewall Jack son administered the communion to his re ligious soldiers, on Sabbath befote tit battle at Harper’s Ferry ; and states that a Baptist was also induced to partake of it, &c., &c. fie, the Countryman, also thinks this ‘another case for brother Wood of The Banner and Baptist.’ This whole story, we are inclined to thin , has been manufactured out of whole cloth, and was probably gotten up for the purpose of wringing in the ‘ close communion Bap tists, ’-that sect which has always been so troublesome to those who think ‘any mode of baptism will do.’ Brother Lee was reported to the Index as baptizing a dying man (or, rather, in strict phraseology, as rantizing him), and for this act brother Wood gave him a no tice in The Banner. Brother Ivie, perhaps seeing and admiring the sympathizing na ture of brother Lee, concluded to follow his example, and in due time he also rantized a dying mail. Of the antecedents of brother Lee we know nothing; but brother Ivie had been a Methodist preacher who, seeing the error of his way, united with the Baptists, but had failed to get entirely into the light on the subject of ministerial duty. The same is true of the brethren Clonts, who were published in this paper a fortnight since, as having been excluded for heresy. The Countryman is an excellent miscel laneous paper, and friend Turner writes well upon most subjects ; but when he turns his attention to theology, it is evident that he is not yet sufficiently advanced for the ‘Hard-shell Baptist ministry,’ for which he has announced himself as preparing. He may tarry at Jericho for a while at least, without the Hardshell Baptists suf fering seriously from his delay. At any rate, he need not be in a hurry to exercise his gifts in enlightening the Baptists upon the vexed question of Churchism —that is, if his remarks in the Countryman are a fair sample of his pointings upon the subject. — Stick' to your Bible readings, friend Turner, and do not be too sanguine of converting the whole Baptist fraternity upon the sub ject of the Communion even before you are ‘set apart to your Work.’ You may see your way more clearly some of these days, for seen even as unpromising be ginnings as yours make good endings. Rum’s Doings. A soldier was brutally murdered in Ma rietta on Tuesday evening, and tw i or three citizens fearfully wounded at the same time and place, by half a dozen drunken desert ers from the Provost Guard of this city.— As most of our readers are aware, all grog shops have been 1 closed in this viciuily, for which the right-minded portion of the com munity are thankful. It is not so in Mari etta; and the deserters ?eft*rred to, lead by one Crawford, went up to that locality to indulge in a spree. The result was, as sta ted, the murder of an unoffending soldier, and, it is thought, the mortally wounding of two citizens. Five of the deserters are in confinement—Crawford is still at.large. When will the Georgia Legislature seal up groggeries—these ‘ little depots on the railway to hell ’ ? * misplaced. We have received a letter from’Elder McNutt, which his been mislaid, making a correction in his Letter recently publish ed. Will brother McNutt be kind enough to favor us again with the ‘correction’? We are also indebted to him’ for four more new subscribers. Banner for the Soldiers The religious paper furnishes a cheap and available means of reaching them; and our brethren and sisters should come to the rescue before it is too late. What say our readers ? Shall the sick and wounded soldiers have The Banner ? Terms to Soldier;—s2,so per year. “ Lay hands suddenly on no man.’’ [1 Timothy, v., 22. Iff mistake not, the instruction given by Paul to Timothy, in the above quotation, is this: In the exercise of your ministerial functions:, set apart no one to a sacred office without due care and proper examination. Be not hasty in a matter so solemn and important. Now, Paul was directed by the Holy Spirit to write this; and whatever instruc tion was necessary to the guidance of Tim othy in the discharge of his duties as a faithful minister of Christ, is necessary and important to those who, like him, have been called of God to preach the Gospel. No injunction of the Scriptures may be lightly esteemed, much less disregarded; and nol command is unheeded by us which is not attended w ith evil consequences. * j When we lightly esteem the Word of God, or do not discharge the duties which it enjoins, we dispa'age the wisdom of God we virtually say that Ave are wiser than God. It would never have been written, “ Lay hands suddenly on no man,” if that advice were not important. Its observance was necessary in order to keep the Church free from unworthy persons, who, self-imposed upon, or actuated by improper motives, might seek to enter the sacred office of the Ministry. If it was necessary that Timothy should be cautious in the ‘imposition of hands,’ lest the cause of the Redeemer should suffer from its professed friends, how important is it that Ministers of the Gospel, in the ex ercise of that function, should be doubly cautious now. A want of attention to this very injunc tion has been, I doubt not, and is now a fruitful source of evil amongst us. Why is thera so much division—so many forms of doctrine 1 ? Because all do not teach the same things. There has been, I fear, on the part of brethren, too great a desire to please the churches, too great a desire to make preach ers —even faster than God has called them. The consequence is, the seeds of error have been planted amongst us, which, ever and anon, spring up, and, though in a measure kept down, produce evil fruit. How many candidates for ordination are ever rejected ? Are they carefully exam ined as to their Christian experience, call to the Ministry, and doctrine ? Has the church calling to ordination duly considered the walk and conversation of her member, and his special gifts for the work before him 1 These are important questions and should be seriously considered, but we fear they do not always receive the consideration which they deserve. Too many are or dained who are not sound in doctrine. —r ‘ True,’ says the presbytery, ‘ they are not as sound as we would like, but we can pass them, and they will become sound after preaching awhile.’ But here comes a Methodist. (We differ considerably as to doctrine and church gov ernment.) He has seen the error of his way (in reference to baptism), and seeks true baptism. He is immersed, of course [that is right], and there is more rejoicing over him than over ninety-and-nine sinners who have been converted. [That is wrong.] But he was a preaeher among them—what must be done with him ? Ordain him, quick—set him to preaching in Baptist pul pits—get him a call to some Baptist church. (There is a great deal in striking while the iron is hot.) He will be a great accession to our-cause. ‘ But,’ says an old Baptist, ‘ he was a strong Methodist, deeply imbued with Arminianism ; and moreover, he stren uously contended for their form of govern ment. Has he renounced all in renouncing his former baptism ? ’ ‘ Hush, brother ! you are rather antiquated in your notions, any way. We can’t afford to lose so fine a preacher. We’ll ordain him on trial, and see if he won’t preach himself sound.’ — In this way the apostolic injunction is dis regarded, and what is the consequence? We have baptized Methodist preachers in our pulpits and in our fellowship, and such a mixture of errors as won’t mix. Brother W. calls our attention to Baptist ministers who substitute pouring for bap tism. lam unacquainted with the antece dents of these misguided brethren, but 1 will almost venture the assertion that at some time they have been under t'he influ ence of Pedoism—from which they were never soundly converted. I know of a Minister who says that he was just as much baptized before he re- I eeived the ordinance at the hands of a reg | uiar Baptist minister, as afterwards —for he was previously immersed by a Metho dist. lie ridicules the idea of a regular ■ succession of Baptists from the days of the j Apostles. Why this individualeame among ; us 1 kuow not—perhaps he does. I hear ol another Minister who rails against one of the doctrines which, as a ' denomination, we have ever clung to, and, ! in Methodistic style, says that it ‘has paved miles ol hell with lost souls ’ One such preacher in our churches will do more harm —do more to distract and divide us—than ten outside. Say what you please, brethren, I had rather have my pnlpit occupied by a regu lar pedo- baptist—one that 1 know, pious and prudent—than by one baptized into our fellowship and radically unsound. For the ! former, from courtesy, would not present I doctrines about which we differed; whilst the latter would feel that he had a license |to preach what he pleased. And again : the former acts more in the capacity of a ; visitor or stranger, and we would be more guarded as to what we received ; whilst the latter, being of our own household aod hav ing the confidence of the floek, the more readily and imperceptibly instils into their minds his own errors. But I have written more than I intended. My object was simply to call the attention of to this subject. 1 trust that j abler pens will discuss it. Baptist. I WHEN “Shall wc Permit our Slaves to Read the Scripture* ?” Judge Wellborn’s forcible and Scriptural arguments on this subject, show most con clusively that we are acting contrary to the plain word of God in withholding from our slaves the privilege of reading the Scrip tures. This, of course, settles the question in the minds of all true Christians; but they are not all agreed as to the time when a reformation in this matter should com mence. Some Christians, even of intelli gence, maintain that the present is not the time; that it would be premature to bring it before the Legislature just now, and would consequently do the cause more harm than good. This is reasoning as a politician, but not as a Christian. If there is a sentence in the Bible allowing us to put off doing right till ‘a more convenient season,’ l have nev er seen it; consequently, if it ever will be right to repeal the objectionable laws on this subject, it is right now ; and the longer we put it off, the greater will be our con demnation. If the Legislature has no right, according to God’s word, to enact laws to prevent human beings from reading the Scriptures, then its having done so is as much a national sin as the law sustaining the desecration of the Sabbath, and is, therefore, one of the causes of our national sufferings. To put off repealing such lawstill the war is over and we shall have attained our national independence, is to wait for a time that may never come —it is waiting, in fact, for an effect to cease before the cause is removed. By delaying to act in this matter from political considerations, be they ever so weighty, we are doing evil that good may come of it. We are also showing to the world that our minds are tinctured with in fidelity —that we are afraid to do right, lest God will not sustain us in it. We have brought ourselves into difficulties by diso bedience to God’s word, and are now refu sing to repent and undo the evil we have done, for fear it will plunge us into greater difficulties. Wonderful reasoning! If there is one single Scriptural reason for delaying to act in the matter, 1 would like to see its but if there is not , let Chris tians reason like men who believe God’s word, and not like infidels. The great dan ger, should it be brought before the Legis lature, is, that it would be argued more as a matter of expediency than of right, and be carried by men who forget that ‘ God rules in the nations of the earth,’ and who vainly imagine that the wisdom and prow ess of man, rather than the power of God, is to achieve our peace and independence. In view of this danger, together with the clouds that lower above us, as a nation, we should take care to have our next Legisla tvre composed of Cristian gentlemen, whom we hope will be governed in their decisions by God’s holy word, rather than by the so phistries of politicians, and ‘ the wise and prudent ’ in a worldly sense. Mary A. McCrimmon. Judson Association. Dear Banner: I am just from the Judson Association, which convened at Abbeville, Ala., at the regular time, embracing the first Sabbath in September—brother Edmund Cody, moderator, brother John B. Taylor, clerk. Nearly all the churches (32) were repre sented, and the very large congregations in attendance agreeably disappointed every body. Two (or three) new churches were received, and 181 baptisms reported. The preaching was earnest and attentively lis tened to by surprisingly large congrega tions. The business was passed through with great despatch and perfect harmony, and 1 felt well paid for my long and lonely ride there and back, but did not get the ten subscribers to The Banner I pleaded for. A resolution was unanimously adopted inviting brother Graves to attend the next Association, and a committee appointed to correspond with him on the subject. The resolutions below, in relation to the condition of our country, I considered too good not to have more than a passing no tice. I therefore requested a copy of them, which the body kindly granted, and desired that a copy should be sent, through their representatives in Congress, to President Davis. Will you publish these for the study and practice of the people? D. P. E. Whereas, We believe that all good must spring from God as the source—and whereas, we have long been in great distress in conse quence of the ruinous war now upon us, and believing that God is ever able and willing, when His people approach Him properly, to hear their prayers and relieve their distresses: therefore. Resolved, That we urge our churches, and Christians individually, by public prayer meet-! mgs and private devotion, to prav God most earnestly to bring us out of our troubles, and ! restore to us peace, with the blessings of a good government Revolted, That the condition of our country is still to us a subject of anxious consideration •! that the manife-tations of the special favor and ; protection of Almighty God, so graciously vouch- i safed and continued, are to us an assurance and witness of our ultimate triumph and success; that our cause is founded in righteousness, and we have the assurance ot a God of righteous ness that it that no defeat or dis aster to our arnWill make us doubt the con tinuance of His favor; and in such success we will own His mighty hand. Resolved , That the appointment, by-our be loved President, of days of fasting and piayer of thanksgiving and praise, meets our wannest approval as marking a nation 1 whose God is tne Lord.” Resolved , That we rejoice m the assurance that they to whose wisdom, courage and forti tude, in council and in arms, we especially loo* 4 for the guidance of our country in the family of nations, are men of devotion and prayer, whose trust is in the Lord, and that we will sus tain and uphold them with our efforts and prayei-s. . , Resolved , That in view of the recent signal successes of our arms, although achieved at the expense of much valued life and precious blood, we owe special gratitude to Him “who rules and reigns,” and that we will now unite m spe cial thanksgiving to Him lor these great mercies, and in prayer that He will still guide and lead us through all trials, dangers and difficulties, to ultimate deliverance. Resolved , That in view of the high prices oi all the necessaries of life, bearing with peculiar hardship upon the poor, we affectionately and earnestly entreat 3ur fellow-citizens, and espe cially our brethren, to consider them in the spirit of the Gospel, to rebuke, with all love and meekness, all forestalling and extortion ; and by systematic and organized benevolence and ef forts, to relieve distress and anticipate want in their neighborhoods, and especially “among them that are of the household of faith.” Resolved, That we will not, in our public, so cial or private devotious, forget to present to God the cause of the poor—of our brethren im prisoned for conscience's sake—or that of the wounded and sick soldier, our armies, and the interests of our beloved land. Resolved , That in view of the destitution of the families of many of our soldiers, and the inefficiency of the present Legislative plan of relief, we would respectfully urge upon our im mediate representatives, and, through them, upon our Legislature and State Executive, the importance of s me fixed, imperative and effi cient system for| their relief; hereby declaring that we desire no interference with affairs of State, except so far as it becomes us, as an as sociated body of Christians, to recommend, leaving it to the wisdom of our Legislature and Executive to devise and execute ; and we will pray that to this e.td the Most High may direct and guide them. Death of Rev. Willoughby Hu dgins. The committee appointed by the Apala lachee Association, respectfully present the following: Died, at his residence near Monroe, Wal ton county, Ga., on 27th of August, 1802, Rev. Willoughby Hudgins. He was born in Orange county, North Carolina, on the Bth March, 1799; was baptized into the fellowship of Eno Church, in December, 1823; was married to Miss Sallie Guess in June, 1824, and was ordained to preach the Gospel during the same year. He was an able, energetic and successful Minister, devoting his time and talents to the service of his Lord and Master. He was instrumental in establishing and build ing up several large and flourishing chruch es in North Carolina. He travelled as many miles, preached as many sermons, and baptized as many happy converts, per haps, as any other man of his age. lie was the intimate and steadfast friend of the Hon. Nathaniel Macon, whose confidence and friendship he retained during life, and whose funeral he preached. He removed to Walton county, Ga., in November, 1852, and commenced again those active duties and labors of preaching the Gospel, which had been so much bless ed before his removal to Georgia. No minister was more attached to the churches of his charges, or had more unreservedly the confidence and friendship of his breth ren. In* this sad dispensation of Provi dence, which has deprived them of the pas toral services of this great and good man, they feel that, however fortunate they may be in the future selection of their pastors, they will never see his like again. It may be truly said of him, ‘ they loved him most who knew him best.’ He was a man who thought for himself, and made up his opin ions upon every subject without regard to the say-so of others. When his mind was made up, no opposition, however formida ble, could make him swerve from his con victions of right. He was a man of great mental powers. His comprehensive mind grasped all the pronfinent points of a sub ject to be discussed, and he presented his thoughts with a clearness and precision rarely excelled. In the social relations of husband and master, his virtues as a man arid Christian shone forth preeminently. lie was an af fectionate husband, greatly beloved by his family. No man was more careful of their wants or happiness. He was a kind mas ter. His servants loved him, and, during his sickness, waited upon and nursed him with the fidelity arid faithfulness of children. He was impressed, some months before his death, that his work on earth was near ly done, and contemplated his departure hence with the same composure as if he were going to take a short journey. He was attacked very violently with a disease of the heart, fie suffered very much with a difficulty of breathing, which prevented him from talking a great deal. He retain ed his mind to the last. Being fully pre pared to meet his Maker in peace, when the time of his departure drew nigh, lie had nothing to do but to give some simple di rections as to the place and manner of his burial, to fold his arms, and gently fall asleep in Jesus. “Blessed are the dead who die in the I ord ; they rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.” Resolved, That in the death of Rev. Wil loughby Hudgins, the Apalachee Associa tion, of which he was the able and beloved Moderator for several years, have suffered an irreparable loss; that we deeply sym pathize with the churches of this Associa tion, who, by this sad dispensation, have been deprived of the pastoral services of this great and good man. Resolved , That we tender our heartfelt condolence to sister Hudgins in this sad bereavement, which has left her without an