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llha dL'taik ni paTTii:nilm» hiit. I on now only L Chic brief extract. My Dyapcjaia-has affrcT*-trJ: khe Ubt-omatism unca. in n. wiiila Tuits me,

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IfaKmliu atEUuIy Itomlerful. Her. Dr. . « diitjasuiiheil Baptist Clergyinan. in Jamrn SCITR, OK̂ D Dr. CHHUTH'I GOLROTU: Lj»!irftn« of cnrin* a Nerrooa Hpasmodic At-of rh« bmiilt̂ nnd tirms." , ha Gnivanic aniciea am he ipeedily and

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A^^PAMILY MWSPAPEH D E V O i m T O IIELIGION, SCIENCE, LITERATUllE, COMMEECIAL AND GENEEAL IHTELLIGENCi!..

i 3. R. GRAVES, Editor. ••nrfK Lnnn, ONE FAITH, OSE flA/'r/sflf."

VOL. Y. M S H V n i J , THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 18/19. a Si

TKBMHorTIIH TENNE8SKE DAPTIBT.

Tkt Unuifl Biiflltllt pHilhktil ttrrn utekoit a Liir^t DaMt SKf't-

TBllMil—H llUpciriin»iimit,lnii/»imc«, »f|!l SO itiha^niJ of "" f"""' itkru far 1BII4 llwi' tlio" "w "» I'"!"' oiialthuitil till «// arfttraftt den poU, M III, runtrary, nri uiiinldurml M wUliln* W oimilmiB

itiuir tiibitiriiuiiinai 9, If Subiorihorl orijar llm illtanntlnunnoa nfihalr

parlodiaali, tha publliihar may •and iham »lll all «r-muntM ara paid, ami MbMrib»r« »f« rmpuniibl* for all llw number) tanl.

U. If HuliwrlbBr* nagliiot or lafiiia to taka their parloilinala from iha olllca to whiob they arfr dlr>'»f e4, (buy ara held rsipunaibla lill ibey liava •sitlnd llwlr bilit, and urdarod tlialr parluJicaU dinoaniln' uad,—Somlln* numbari buok.or lonvlog tham Intbo olfics, l< iiu( lueb nuilca of dUsaniinuiines R< llia law raqolrea.

ir aubieribera romova w other placet without inlhrralnjtha publliheri, and tlielr periodical U lent to the farmer direction tbey are held reaponiible.

5, Tha coiirta have deeijed thai refoilnj to take a nawipaper or periodical from tho olRee, or remoring and laavinc it uncalled for, iinlil all amanget art paii, it prima faeit eTideoes of Inuntional fmnd.

Communications.

For tha Tinnessee Bapiirt. TO T H E B A P T I S T C H U R C H E S

OF ARKANSAS. D B A S BSBTHBSN:

The time for the annual mMting of your Convention is again near at hand, and your Executive Committee feel it to be their duty to say a few words to you, in the way of explanation, encour-agemAnX nrul pThartattnn. —

Dnavoidable circnmstancesTiave pre-vented the board from being as efficient in its action as under other circumstan-ces, it might haye been. Our aged and beloved brother. Elder Perkins, who was appointed by the last Convention as ii general agent was prevented by Iii^^private afiairs from entering the field asfuch. The Boanl then appointed Elder W . H. Bayliss, who consented to fender what services he could in tlpt capacity. But owing to severe afflic-tioqa in his family, he has only been able to give a small part of his time, as yet, to the duties of the agency. Con-sequently your Board have been in a g r e ^ measure deprived of this impor-tant auxiliary. On account also of the Bctmaty of laborers (for truly the har-vest Is great and the laborers are few,) to go into the Missionary field, but a snmll portion of the destitute parts of our St&te have been supplied with the

. pfeitchSig of the Gospel. In this mat-te^too, your Board nave endeavored

Toact with some caution, being desirous not to incur debu," without a certain

" ptwpectof the ability to meet ^em; aoid thus embarrass the fiiture action of the Convention. Too have, however, two Missionaries in the field. Elders Lindsey and Grimmett, who are all their time actively and zealously labor-ing for God and the'good of souls.— Tour Board have also lately obtained the services of Elder 8 . Stevenson, as an assistant agent, and entertain the hope that the agent or assistant will be able to ^ityourchurches between this and the next annual meeting of the Convention.

And now dear breUiren, although but little is yet done, compared with what is to do. should we not take cour-age, and press onward, with renewed energy and zeal in the great work which lies before us. Remember that this work lias only just commenced; not one year has yet expired, since a few devoted brethren met together and organized the Baptist Stale Conven-tion, of Arkansas; remember also that our denomination ia the Stale is few and feeble, and then let us ask our-selves, if the Lord has not done great things for us. No Convention in -any other State in the Union has'done more in the first year ol its exigence, or had fairer prospects for future usefulness.

May not jroor Ejecutive Committee, then, express their sanguineliope, that every church, Minister, and e v e ^ member, will feel a deep interest in the success of this glorious enterprise; that they will evince their zeal, increaw

' their exertions^ and that the next annaal meeting, at Eldordo;^ Union county, will be a full and hearty one.

Dear treihren, behold with what praiseworthy zeal and -active ene other denominations are laboring in

(hat mil!

vast field nroiind us, nnd shnll wo bo luiierers, whilo others tim gntlioritig lilt) shenvcs Ibr eierntiyf (jlinll wo permit lliQ taleiit« wliiuli ilic Lord hnit dciioillcd Willi Ui to lid lilld, while uihors ufo duuliliiig tliairf.' liiii nl-Ion boon mid, lliiU'Ulio Uupllst nretliti innii indolent denoininttlion nmnnalho Lord'* people." Let ic not lie mild no ol" Hi, htifo ill Arliunmii, lint let us lie nctivei nnd redoubio our illligonco, in ilio vineynrd uf the Lord, no liiiii when lie ihiill como t» iloumnil hU ttwn Willi iiuury, we iiuty lienr llio welt'oint) pliiudil, "well doiit) (jiond uiii] luillilul norvnnl*."

In order tosiieceaii in the grent work wliltili lio4 before na, it ii ntH'e8«i\ry

we huve congoninlily of feeling union of iiuiion. To ellect ihiii

ihu Stale Convenlion, or llio Gencnil Aniouialion (give it whiuh iiania you riloaao,) wo cnn»ider ilia bo»i meunii.— Your Executive Boiird would then re«-ppcllully urge upon the putiora and miniiieri, and through them, upon liio churchei, tho importance of appoint-ing iheir delegates in time, and a suf-ficiency of n ternaiei, to insure r full delegation; aUo, tim im|rarlance of lib-eralitv in the amount of donations, so that ino Convention may be enabled to do ihe next year, at least double the the labor of this. They would also re-mind those who have made five years annual subscriptions, of the great ne-cessity of sending-up punctually, their first payment to the Convention, to meet at Eldordo, on Thursday, be-fore the 3d Sabbath in October, 1849. This can be done by payment to the agent as he passes along, or forwarded b y the delegates who will , attend the Convention.

"Finally brethren, farewell, be per-fect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace, and the God of Love and Peace shall be with you."

ASHBURY DANIEL, Pra. Executive Board. Far the Tennessee Baptist.

TO QUIS QUIS. The truth must be defended against

all errors, wherever they are found; whether in Baptists or Pedo-baptists. If baptists wish to overcome pedo-bap-tist errors, in doctrine and practice, they must be purged from errors in these things themselves, before they can expect to influence others to see and forsake their wrongs.

I see in the Tennessee Baptist a com-munication, in which a complaint is raised against you for publishing cer-tain articles in your paper. While I am for exposing all the errors of pedo-ism, at the same time, if Baptists de-part from the truth, they snould be exposed as well as pedobaptists. One of the articles complained of, is bro. D's., respecting the preacher's wife and the traveller.

Now, does this bro. undertake to justify the course persued by this preacher and his wife in selling "toe waterf" If he does, we join issue, and if he dijes not, who can tell what be intends by his communication? un-less he is the preacher, and wishes to deter the brethren from writing, or you from publishing such arlicles, so thai he and his wife can escape publick censure. It is certainly a shame for a baptist preacher to oppose the pub-lishing of such communications, and thereby cover the sins of preachers and their wives. Another one is the "hog-driving, Sabbath-breaking" arti-cle. Wonder .what kind of a crea-ture this writer can be? Is he amphe-bious or not? Can he live in two ele-ments at the same time? "Sabbath-breaking" is certainly a sin. "How shall we that are dead to sin live any longer therein?" Or does he justify the Sabbath-breaker and not commit the crime himself? "He that justifi-eth the wicked, and he that condem-

• neth the just, even they both are abom-ination to the Lord." "A prudent man foreseeeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished." It is very strange in-deed, that men willjexpose themselves by showing to the world, who and what they are. This bro. has told us that he was guiliy of one, or both the crimes a l l u d ^ to, for a preacher not gniliy, does not feel himself hurt. A maxim in the coontry, is, a wounded pigeon is known by its flutter, so ihis man is wounded or he would not flut-ter.

Again, this brother's 'Vn/e w, that it Is a vile bird, that defiles its ow» Mst" I am truly afraid that this bro. is an Anti, for it does look like the language of A n t ^ Or he may have just esca-ped, ih part, the pollutions of anti-mis-sioaism. According to this brother's

•Vtf/d" Pnul wns n "tuVfl /'in/," for ho wilhitood Peter to llm I'uor, wlian Pe> ler was to hittmo. Were limy nol of llio stinio family? Agnin, I'uul (rf," for ho speiiks of soma bap* ti^ti will) leave their own pliiuo of svor-«iiip nnil go among llie pedobupliau. Ila (houliTnol expoie tha brethren so, forheiind ihey are of one grant family. Unt I mny be mistiikan in tlia olijoct of tho brother, ho may imva ulijiioied because of llie weakness of lliciia arli-cles. If so, I woi4ld sny to ilitj broiii-er na ho likes "ugitnUun," k l these wenk brethren, "agiinic" "ine wnier" selling nnd "Sabbath-breaking," while ho and other great spirits "ngiiate" baptism and communion, wiili oiher great nuestions. By this, wa wi II have ull agitated at tha same tiino, and these weak brethren will learn to write that when oil the great spirits like bro. "(iuift CJuis" are dead, they may be able 10 defend ihe cause of truili.

In conclusion, whodefiles the church? The man whose wife sells alcohol lo travellers and makes them drunk, or he who publishes it? Again, the man who drives hogs on Sunday, or he who makes it known? I think any candid parson can give the answer.

ALPHA. E. TN.V.V., July 24,1349.

For Die Tennessee BaplisL REPLY TO MR. F.

DEAR S i a : I received your letter without date

reneruiy, auti lhat- p»rha.fitt yrui are right, that it would be unjust in God to punish in the future slaie for ihc acts of this life. Well, now if we conclude that this is the case, why of course it is so. Well, what of the trans-gression in the garden, and the vast amount of suffering incurred thereby? Surely God has acted very unjustly upon that subject—put that pitiful lit-tle faulty apple in one scale, and the momentous amountof suffering brought upon the world by it in the other, and surely the justice of God will make a poor show. Is it not true that the first time old Adam sluck a thorn in his heel, that he more than paid the debt by eating that one liille ap-ple? for the punishment inflicted, over-balanced the pleasure derived from eating the apple. Again, the case of poor old Job must satisfy every one that God is most cruelly unjust, for while he himself represents Job as a

just man, a man of ihe first order of moral worth, his suflerings in this life are great in the extreme. The pun-ishment of the Antedeluvian world in the flood establishes the same fact, viz: that God is unjust. For ihe vast number of innocent infants suffered the some punishment that the wicked aduUs did for whose crimes the Deluge was brought upon the earth. They all together perished in the flood, and were alike kindly taken to heaven; while ^ o r old Noah was miserably slighted and doomed to remain in this world of toils and cares, privations and distress, and finally had to' suffer the same that the wicked Antedeluvians did, namely death. Paul, after he was converted, was the most wretch-ed scoundrel in creation, except his master, for he suffered much more af-ter his conversion than he did before. And it is evident that his crimes con-sisted in preaching the gospel. It be-ing plainly stated that-it was for thai which he suffered, and according to your theory there can be no misappli cation of punishment to crimes in this life. But above all, it is most certain that Jesus Christ was a vile imposier, and the most wicked personage that ever disgraced this green earih, be-cause his sufferings infinitely exceed-ed the suflerings of any other man, (the rocks burst asunder, the earth quaked, the sun refused to shine and he sweat as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground,) and it is abundantly clear that he'suffered for his own mighty sins because every man suflers commensurately with his own crimes in this world, and thereby pays his own debts to divine justice. And lastly, what purports to be the revelations of God to man, is nothing more than the work of Priestcraft.— The whole affair ia flagrantly false'and extremely ridicuteus, for do we not

know that nil iho terms rolitlive to ilie Imp )lne«s of ilio rifjliteous are elreiim-»ori led to tho Htlhirs of ihis llio, nnd nro wo nut necf>i8tirlly driven to iho uoneluiilon t,lmi ull ihu«e terms unad in lelnlinn lotlie punishmont of tho wielt* ed, tennlnfilo iiUo wilh tlili mode of oxisloneef Therefore, llm whole nr-rnnaement la (\ rldlouloiii furen. Not-wit lUundlng It tliited Jii thl« bonk, "llmi It Ii iippninted unto mun oneo to die. nnd nller tliU tho iudpinniit," iind mill iiUn, ilmt "iliou Cnperniium wliluli nn exalted to liPiivan iilittll be brongiii down In belli for if the mighty work« which Imvn been dona in thee, hud been done in (jodom it would have re-miiinetl until tliii duyi Rut I say unto you limt It shall ho mnro tolerable in the day of judgement Ibr the land of fiodoiii ihnn forlhoe." Now we know that ihis ia lUUe, fop lha luflerinHs of purties are repreaented aa future, wiiila tho inhobiiunia of Sodom Imd been consumed nnd sunk with lliia devoted city in the depths of the Dead gea for nonr two thousand yenri before Chriat. Then, how can these declar-alions bo true, secingilmi Judgement ia going on all the while—a'noihor clear evidence of its faUily is seen in the case of the rich man lifting up his eyes in hell being in torment. Now this must bo nothing but foolishness-He had only gotten drunk out of his good wine, (for he fared sumptuously every way) and staggered into a late-ly burnt brush-heap and burnt his gon-ly toe, and then cried out for his old servant Abraham to send him some waier to wash off the ashes.

Your concluding request which is in this language, viz: "please lo crack ihe foregoing nuts with the hammer of God's word to my satisfaction, nnd make ihem consistent with endless mis-ery, and I assure you that I will be the first to mount an anxious seat in the shape of a mourner, or in the lan-Buace of another, to drop Jik£,a rine peach at tbe foot of the croes," is mast unreasonable. While you have shown in your whole communication, that your soul is obstinately set against fu-ture punishment, you ask me to sus-tain the Doctrine of future punishment and that'to suit you. Why, bless you man, when you ask, let your requests have some show of reason. You say, if I will convince you, See., that you will be the first to mount the mourn-ers bench. No friend F. J. I shall never see you at the mourner's bench. You have, I awfully fear, made the fixed resolve in your mind never to bow to God.

Friend F., now when your locks are blooming for tbe grave, just quit trying to perplex preachers and attend to your own awful case &c.

Very Respectfully, J. M. H.

July 29th, 1849.

For the Tennessee Baptist. Proceedings of the "Ministers and Pea-

cons Association of Nolachuciy," held at New Prospect Church, Grainger co., East Tennessee, July, 14«/j and I5lh, 1849. The Association met according lo

adjournment. The brethren who were appointed

to address the Association at this time and place, not being present; Rev. G. G. Taylor was solicited, and delivered a sermon, on tbe oSice work of the Spirit of God.

The Association was th^n callcd to order by the chairman.

Our Secretary being absent; chose J. R. Lacey, Secretary protem. After which the Association proceeded to the

yloiVi,a:

investigation of the^rmon . And af^ ter a considerable d i s ^ s i o n (inw^— Elders H. W. Taylor, G. G. fSyloT^ J. Greenlee, and J. Lacey, participa-ted) adjourned till night.

NIGHT SESSION. The Association met pursuant to ad-

journ ment-Lislened to a discourse by Elder

James Greenlee, on Church Govern-ment.

The Association being called to or-der, proceeded lo criticise and e-xamine tbe discourse.

Appointed J.. Greenlee and G. G. Tay or, a committee, to appoint breth-ren, and assign them subjects, upon which they are lo speak and write, for examination at our next meeting.

Adjourned till 11 o'clock, A. M. to-morrow.

SABBATH. Met according to adjournment. Sermon deliverod by C. C. Tipton

on covetousness. Afiei a respite of twenty minutes.

wns enllcd In order, tiiid look up the sermon for inveillgiitloii.

Culled upon the uommllten lo report) wheroiipoii ih«y mudo llio I'ollewlngi On Hiiiurdity night nn nddrtus bvTho*. Ji Liinoi

T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T . * BAPTIST

N A S a V f L L E , T E N N ,

"TTAR KCIODOSI c o j ^ E . "

' T U n r s d a r , A u g u s t 9 3 , 1 S 1 9 .

I S " CominnnicMians intended far pablica-tion, must not be written upon the same sheet Witi business nnster?.

i O U R N E X T V O L U M E . O n e m o r e pSpe r wi l l c lose ihc p res -

iBDl vo lume . M a n y a r e d o u b t l e s s d e -c i d i n g w h e t h e r t h e y wil l c o n l i n u e s u b -sc r ibe r s a n e i b e r y e a r . T h e f e w w e e k s a b o u t t he c lose ol" a y e a r a r e ful l o f anx ie ty l a t h e ed i t o r of a pub l i c j o u r -nfd . HQW m a n y of h i s p a t r o n s will d i scont inue? i s t i ie g r e a t t^ueslion wh ich e a c h m a i l t e t p s l o d e c i d e . W e a r e h a p p y in see ing b u t ivro or th ree d i s -c o a t i u u a u e e s u p t o t h i s d i t e , a n d in e n t e r i n g the n a m e s n e w s u b s c r i b e r s . "While w e CAhort e v e r y B a p t i s t t h a t l oves the t r i i th a u d h a l e s e r ro r , e v e r y tohlurr of the Cros s , to con t inue the i r suppor t , w e beg no one . W e a r e wil l ing for t he fa in t -hear ted , a n d m u r -m u r i n g to w i t h d r a w , a n d w c wi l l go u p aga ins t Ph i l i s t i a if w e h a v e on ly 300 Uue a n d fai thful o n e s l e f t .

N o w bre th ren once more , one a n d a l l , w h o a i e f r i ends to t he T e n u e s s e e Bap t i s t , will not e a c h of you a d d f rom one to five n e w n a m e s to " u r list w i th wh ich to begin a n e w vo lume? W e h a v e still f u r t h e r a n d desirable i m -p r o v e m e n t s to m a k e , so soon a s the in-c r e a s e of o u r subscr ip t ion list will a l -l o w . T h i s , a n d the c o m i n g w e e k s a r e t he mos t f avorab le t ime in the w h o l e y e a r in w h i c h to ob ta in n e w p a t r o n . L e t e a c h one m a k e s o m e e x e r t i o n . — Wil l no t o u r n i f t T j do someth ing? Try it, sislcn. "

L e t t h o s e w h o disconiinuc, remecnhcr

t n p n y vp all arrcargcs. I t i s b u t Just

ihiit tlipy ahnuUl do so, and n o p u j ^ r t c i M be sCoj)[ied, where ihe subscriber is able to

jiaij, until all arrcarges are i^aid. T h i s

is t h e l a w of all n e w s p a p e r s . Venj h o w e v e r , of our pa t rons , w e b e -

l ieve , wil l s top wi th th is v o l u m e , a n d w e a r e conf ident ' t h a t no p rev ious vol-u m e o f t he T e n n e s s e e Bnp t i s l e v e r

been , a n d fwr l iaps n o f u t u r e o n e dver wil l be , inves ted with ihe in teres t ol" t he c n a which w e a r c a b o u t to cora-ifcence. S h a l l w e not c n m m e n c e it * i l h 3 0 0 0 snbscr ibcrs? L e t e a c h d o V.hnthi : c a n , a n d do it this week, a u d w c wi l l be a b l e to do h . F o r

i r icis a gond ilpeil whpi it i j dour. Then 'tis well that it be done quickly.

I will not s'njt mij pnjwr,

1. B e c a u s e it i s m y d u t y , a s a C h r i s -t ian, to suppo r t c n ^ denomina t i ona l nn -pe r .

2. B c c a u s e I r r jn ice to h e a r abou t ihe K i n g d o m of Chr i s t a n d i ts a d -va t i ce iac i i t .

a . Bcu-ause 'I a m prof i le^ by the d is -cuss ions of the g r ea t p r inc ip les a n d doc i r incs o f i h e Uuspc l .

4 . D e c a u s e l should not k n o w wi th -ou t a rel igious p a i ) r r w h a t i he l imes ri^piirc of m e , h o w I should labor , g ive o r p r a j .

5 . B e c a u s e I w a n t m y ch i ld ren to b e intel l igent , a n d h a v e cu lu rged a n d l i be r a l v iews .

G. B c c a u s e b y m e a n s of m y p a p e r , 1 c a n br ing the t r u th to b e a r upon m y neig l ibars a n d f r i ends , a n d of ten br ing t h e m to e m b r a c e it . I can't s top m>j j i a p e r - -

A n o t h e r beau t i fu l effusioji f rom o u r « w e e t pef r j . Als». Flo»r Oil CI ih, fitun 3 lo S« fert wide, and any lenjth.

Aug. ia . W. UKLENKIELD.

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W e do no t oppose a nev w r d e e m the p resen t one fa e v e r r epa rded the pre-^ei transituwu, an I ' p i scopa l ianJ all t h a t could he done wi t lowed i h e m to f i v o r the h a s been done hy no t t r a n s l a t i n g , a n d by supfih-i of these a r e slarins, a s "sp "astoTU.-rh" in Isa. 15, b y the Eng l i sh r t a d e r . No t a k e a pcd'iliaplLiI version J t h a t is considered s tanda they h a v e done all t h a t cou vor prHnism. and still cstahL of bel ievers a.« the only fid beyond the p o w e r of sue t ion, w h a t more do w e wo t i o n . imprrhrt nnd vn fnilhfu d a n l l y ab le to prove it to or igi i ia l t ex t a n d o ther ]>Pf t i o n s s u c h a s C a m p b e l l , L o ' leyJMcKnij rht , Noyea and^^ t o o n u m e r o u s to m e n t i o n , i only baptist cnntiitualh/ i n verse , and so p la in t h a t t h o u g h a fooll. it honest an er r the re in . W e are / r f / / | retranslation.«/j i /- , wc nuti/ t e n , o r even_/?/r y e a r s f r o j a r e n o w looking back upor on the p r e s e n t a n d forw: in c o n s i d e r i n g this questioij v inced t h a t the p re sen t irf| "Aot/r Is not i/rt atine."

L o o k i n g back upon the . w e sec t h a t only f i f teen or pedobapt isLs in every S ta t d a n c y , the i r inf luence a u d t h e y almiisl univcvsa w a r r a n t for immersion—^thfl a christi.T.n b a p t i s m , d e n g f a v o r e d sucn a px-at:act; a r ^ c o n t u m e l y .and r e p r o a c h t h e a d v o c a t e s a n d sub jec t ccnl. shameful prarlux.''' s t a l e of t h ings in all par la score of y e a r s s incc . Nc p r e s e n t s t a t e of the cou t ro c h a n g e ! E v e r y p e d o h a p rece ives or p rac t i ces i t for Me thod i s t s a r c compel led t u d e s of the i r conver t s or I

It is supposed t h a t one i of the C. P re sby t e r i an chn m e r s e d , a n d they a r e c o m | a b o u t t he s a m e propor t ion Old a n d . \ e w Schoo l P r it less, bu t in no ciisc oh christian baptism. T h e rap id ly a p p r o x i m a t i n g to 1 t i n g it lo the exclusion o j P r o m i n e n t in the a n n u a l i O tey of T e n n e s s e t ^ s t a n d a j

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It shows , a t leas t , t h a t 1 ops of T e n n e s s e e h a s no f i t ies of those f e w Pedoist" a f fec t to deny the apostol] B i shop Smi th of t he Episo in a se rmon a f e w ye.ard siim of his own cJiild, b o l d l y |

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T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T .

DO BAPTISTS WA:>{T A- N E W V E R -S I O N O F T H E N E W T E S T A . M E N T ?

W e .';ee from our Eaatera Exchanges, that some uneasy spirits a re agitating the ques-tioa of a new version of the New Testament , and that the meaaure haa some fiiemls in the Board of the A. and F.Bible Society; indeed, that it haa taken incipient steps in the mat-ter. Upon this question we shall deliver our opinion w t h o u t reservation. W e say no! we are, and ever shall be its uncomprom-ising bpposer. W e would sooner advocate the' policy of establishing missions in the moon, or a resolution for the Board to increase the present size of the Tes tament by adding a few chapters to the gospels and the shorter epistles!! The wisdom of the three move-ments would be about equal!!

We do not oppose a new version because we deem the present one faultless. W e have ever regarded the present as a Seclarian trrmslalion, an Episcopalian version, in which all that could be done within the linuts al-lowed them to favor the pedobaptiat theory, has been done by not translating, by ^mis-translating, and by supplying words. Some of these are sktriiis, aa "spri^le" inserted for "astmiishr in^Iaa. 52; 15, which can be seen by the English reader. Now, if Baptists can take a pedobaptist version of the Bible, one that is considered standard by all, in which they have done all that could be done to fa-vor/rrfoisOT, and still esta'olish the immersion of believers as the only scriptural baptism, beyond the power of successful contradic-tion, wha t more do we want? The transla-tion, impcTfect and inifaithful as we are abun-dantly able to prove it to- be both from the original text and ether pedobaptists transla-tions such as Campbell, Lowth, Barnes, Wes-ley ,McKnight, Noyes and WTiitney and others, too numerous to mention, is still baptist, and only baptist continwalb; in every chapter and verse, and so plain that a wayfaring man, though a fool 1. if Aonesi CTuf siiwcre, need not err therein. W e are tcctotalbj opposed to a retran3lation,7iou:, we may be in favor of it in ten, or even Jive years from this date. W e are now looking back upon the past, forth up-on the present and forward to the the future, in considering this question, and we are con-vinced that the present is not the time, its "hour is not yet come."

Looking back npon the history of the past, we see that only fifteen or twenty years since pedobaptists in every State had the ascen-dancy, their influence greatly predominaled, and they almost universalli/ denied a divine warran t for immersion—^they repudiated itfor a christian baptism, denying tha t the Bible t ivored sucn. a practtce anaxue uioiosi ocura, contumely and reproach were heaped u p o n the advocates and subjects of such an '-inde-ceni, shameful practice." W e say tMs was the state of things in all parts of our country, a score of years since. Now look upon the present state of the controversy, and w h a t a change! Every pedobaptiat denommation receives or practices it for christian baptism. Methodists a re compelled to immerse multi-tudes of their converts or lose them.

It is supposed tha t one half of the ministry of the C. ftesbyterian church have been im-mersed, and they are compelled to immerse about the same proportion of their converts, Old and New School Presbyterians pracUce it less, but in no case o^erf to receive it for christian baptism. The Episcopalians are rapidly approximating to the point of adop-ting it to the exclusion of all other modes. Prominent in the annual address of Bishop Otey of Tennessee, stands thia entry.

'•Saturday, Sept. 23.—Thia morning ac-companied l5y Rev. Mr. Jansen and several others, I went to the Hatchie riyer and ad-ministered baptism to two persons, by im-mersion."

I t shows, a t least, that the Episcopal Bish-ops of Tennessee haa no faith in the absurd-ities of those fewPedoiat ic writers who stiU afi'ect to deny the apostolicy of immersion. Bishop Smith of the Episcopal church, Ky., in a sermon a few years since a t the immer-sion of his own child, boldly asserted:

t 'We have only to go back 600 or 800 years and immersion was the only mode except in the case of the dying. And with regard to such cases, it disqualified for holy orders." Immersion waa not only universal 600 or 800 years ago, but i t was FKuimvE and apostolic, no case of baptism standing on record by any other mode for the first 300 years except the few cases baptized dinically, L e. lying in bed. T h e bold and ^rinkiing are strictly Genevian [Presbyterian] in their origin, and introdu-ced by Calvin." Such are the admissions

- and practices of pedobaptists noto. They have yielded mvck, and important ground—all their outer works have been carried!! They all admit immersion to be valid, christian apos-tolic baptism!! Baptists have gained all this ground, inch by.iBch, with a pedohaptist ver-sion in their hands, a version that pedos were bound to acknowledge, though when hard pressed they will even reject it! W e say that baptists/iow^rcerf them into the admis-sion and practice of i t hy a pcdobaplist transla-tion of die Testameat! Now, do we not see that this victory never could have been gain-ed had i t been a baptis t version? Pedobap-tists never would have admitted its authori-ty in the discussion! But baptists have not only gained ground upon thia question, but equally as decided progress has been made upon the suljeds of baptism!

Whereas, 20 years since, infant sprinkling and infant salvation were regsirded as equal-ly desirable, and the one no more n ^ l e c t e d than the other desired, now a large and /as/ iHcreasing proportion of parents in each of these sects, not only totally neglect but utter-l y disbelieve in a divine warrant for infant baptism, aad will on no account, snflfer their cMdren to ^ "fBxppcd' in the name of Gosilivc drawback and iujury to our cause? We know that Pedos would never submit to it^ authority, but would use it to arouse all the prejudices of the world and wicked men against us. This they already attempted to do, by essaying to foist the odium of A. Campbell's and a Phila-delphia version upon us. They are said, "these baptists knowing that they cannot prove immersion of the Bible and determining to have it—have madc^ a bible nf their own in which they put immersion just where they icant it!" such is a brief history and prngrrss of the discussion with pedobaptists for years past, which shows that we need no new, or baptist version to refute Pedoisia and establish bap-tist views and practices.

2. The present olTers no possible reason why we should resort to a liew version.— Our principles wheeever they are promulged, are spreading with the rapidity of light.— The ranks of our ministry are being rapidly recruited by ministers from every pedobap-tist sect, who have renounced the traditions of pedoism, and still they come, while our membership is being swelled with large and yearly increasing accessions from Catholics, Episcopalians, Campbellites, Presbyterians and Methodists. And the people also, are fast winning familiarity with our principles, and 33 they compare them by even this scc-tarian version they detect the coloring, and scorn their former prejudices andreceive the truth glaxlly. Why, then, do we wish to im-pede the triumph and progress of our cause by making a new translation, which would be repudiated by all except ourselves, and ar-ray all the ignorance, prejudices and super-stition of our opposcrs, and the world against us? It would, in our opinion be a most destructive policy. But another la.-st reason, a distructive fdly! Baptists would not nowimite in such a work, and thus it would be an apple of discord—and the A. and For-eign Bible Society would be sacrificed in the midst!

It would turn our attention and forces from the war we are at present waging so success-fullj ' against the traditions and uHScriptural practices of the day, and we should exhaust our strength in ^vrangllng. about the recep-tionor non-reception of the new version. Eve-ry knight of the quill, with lance in rest, would tilt in an endless tournament of criticism, and while our warriors were successfully cut-ting up ecich other, our enemies would he left to fortify their camp and reinforce their ranks! Such are the impressions made upon us by the consideration of our history, past and present.

3. The Fature. "Wo believe the day is drawing on apace, and all " the signs of the times" point forward to a period not far in the fature, when the present version will be re-vised and corrected so as to give the full and per fec t s ense of the or ig ina l tex t .

ti>c»t> b o o T g u o J evpo I m p o r -tan t and weighty.

1. The same law should govern in refer-ence to (ransleUion and distribution. If we are to give the word of God to all, we should give the same word to all, and one that gives the best sense of the original. If wc are to give a full translation, such a translation wc should ckculate a t home as well as abroad.

2. The pjesent version is not as perfect a translation as we now have the facilities of making. It does not give the full meaning of the original.

3. T h e present field of controversy will soon be transferred to heathen lands, and then pedobaptists might take advantiige of us with the Heathen, they might argue with the credulous heathen thus. "I t ia evident that these baptists wish to deceive you.— They do not give you the bible they use at home, but another one which they have made for you, while we give, and teach you from a bible tha t we use in our own land.— They give you a bible that is not received by christians in any country, not even by them-selves in their own land, while we offer you one that is used by cdl Christendom, and by these va-y baptists Utemselvesl Our missiona-aries will be immeasurably embarassed when thus confironted before their heathen coii-verts!

This oughtnot so to be, one WORD—and one version of that W"OED should, and we predict wiU be used by all nations.

When should that translation be mailed Let the present contest go on, let the light

of truth be evolved by the clash of fiercely op posing intellects and conflicting minds, and the progress of truth go forward and addition-al ground be gained,year after year.aa in years past, untU the immersion of believers in the name of the Trinity shaB. be admitted, and at last ac-knoidcdge to begone baptism nf the Bible, and then, and not tUl then, let a correct translation be made.

Or, if this time seems too far removed, wai t until the majority of all these sects shall practice believers baptism by immersion! and then it will be our privilege to use the advan-tage of the argument, and appeal to their practice for the correctness of our version.

Let every baptist edilor,minister and member but do hia duty, be faithful in the rebuke and exposure of error, carry on a vigorous and aggressive warfare upon these isms, and the day is at hand!

But our enemies would triumph immea.«u-rably our folly and shortsightedness, should we now pause to bring out a new version, for by no one acteould we now do them a greater favor, or ourselves on the cause of truth a prater injury. The question is not one of right or wrong, but oTexpediency. W e believe tha t we speak the mind of every minister, as we do of every baptist editor in Tenn. ,when we say that it is highly inex-pedient for.the Baptist denomination to make a nevh'crsion of the New Testament , at the present time.

T h e West Tennessee Baptist Conveniion, will meet at Hopewell church, Hendersonco., Tennessee, on Friday before the 2n4 Lord's day i n ^ p i e m b e r n e x t . Brethren make up, and be ready witli, your means and measures to accomplish grra t things for t l icLorJ. What say the churches.' J. H. BORUM, R. See.

For Ihe Tennessee Baptist.

G R E N A D A Miss., Au'justTth, ISIO. BRO. G R A V E S :

The writer had the pleasure of attending a protracied mectiiig of deep interest held wiih the Ml. Moriah church, 'Chickasaw co., the meeting commenced on the 3J Sabbath in July and Luted seven days, the Lord made bare liis might}' arm in ihe conversion if many prccioiis souls. The meeting was

conductcd by Elder Z. McMnth, assisted by the writer and Elder S. Harris; the word was preached failhfuliy, n n j it was by the power of God sent home lo the liearts of impenitent sinners. Convictions were pungent, and con-versions d e a r and satisfjctory. The meet-ing closed with liie addition of forty-four to the church, of this number tliirtj'-li>ur were buried with Christ by Baptism. Eternity can only tell the amounl ol'good which will result from this meeting. Many anxious souls were crying for mercy when the meeting closed, may God help them to find tiie pearl of great pricc, and may lie carry on ihe good begun work. Oh thai it may go on and in-crease and spread ihroughout the vast inhab-itetl world, and the time he h-ntencd on when the Banner of King Jesus shall wave it) proud triumpii overeve iv heathen land, when none shall say know ye the Lord, but all shall know Him from the least to the grea-test. May God ai.l, assist and strengthen you in your noljle design of holding up the Broad Banner of truth iiefore the world and contending for pure spiritual principles and for the faith once delivered unto the saints.

Yours, in Hope of a Blest Iniinortality.

H . J . SMITFL

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as small as are the dimensions of his U> liavs Uâ l much 'pace for what ho eoa snperlluiius matier. Ho tells us, for ex-

ample, that the baptism or our Saviour proves noth-ing whatever fnr his cause—-that he -n-as not bapti-zed to set his followers an example," p. 43; and yet he toils through several heavy jiages, to prove that he was baptized just as Mr. E. ba'ptizcs! On the next page, he affirms very emphatically of John's baptism; that "the mcŵ ^ of of its aiimioistration will not decide that of Christian baptism;" and then proceeds forth-with to prove, with painful earnestness, that the modes are the samel! But let us see how he makes goof Julin in Jordan, confessing their sins; and then that these same individuals, and more titan Otese, vrcre again made disciples and bap-tized under the personal ministry of Jesus: and yet af-ter all, it seems, the great mass of them fell from grace, became despisers an.1 revilers of the Saviour, and de-manded and obtained his crucifixion!! Serinnsly, we think that Mr. E. should enroll himselt as a scholar in a class of his Sabbaih school, that he might learn to handle the word ofG.Nl more skillfully. It is a shame Aiut one so iguorantof the plainest narratives of Scrip-ture shoulil assume to be an instructor of the people.

3. Mr. E., in the next place, remarks—"John did not administer his bajitism by immersion, for he bap-tized iniA water." p. 47. Here he assumes that the common English o! the scriptures is to be implicitly followed—a deference which, with him, is very short-lived. He probably did not know, that all the ver-sions in our longuage, from WicklitTs to King James' , translated ••m water." And we presume he did not know that it was so rendernl, as Dr. Camp-bell tells us, in the Peshito Syriar, the Vulgate, and all the a .ncient versions; and that the same distinguish-ed Presbyterian doctor of divinity and other eminent Tedobapiist scholars affii Bhould be s 1 rendereil in our versioi

call them to dying be.ls, and then if they possessed the religion which aniinaled and cherished our departed friend in her dyinj;

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Memphis SiwMuel Dennis, Maj. Wsf . H. 'M f i t c . n., Tenn., to .Miss FAR.^IE, R. Brown, of ibat place.

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For the T.'nncsscc Baptist. TilC triumphant death of one, who in life,

fias given evidence of genuine piety, affords in illustration of the power ai d e.'iccllency j

of the chri.stian religion which ought not to " be lost lo the world. Such an illustration is furnished in the life and death of our belov-ed brother JoitN J . J C R D . I N , he was born in South Carolina, on the IGlh day of June 1792, but removed to this State at an early age.— He remained in this State but a short lime, after which, he returned to his native home, and was married on the 9th day of August 1817, to Elizabeth Mison, with whom he liv ed in peace and harmony until death.

In the year 1832 having removed lo Geor gia, he professed faith in Christ and unitei' with the Baptist chnrch. He spent severa' years in Georgia and then removed again tn Tennessee, Rutherford county and uniter wiih the church at Bradley's creek, witi which he lived in full fellowship until he war called from this word of troubles to spend ai endless day of happiness with God in heaven He was in the habit of conversing much wit! his friends on the scbject of religion, and a the hour of dcparlyre drew nigh, his fail!

m haticall that it Stronger and no doud of darkness in ^on!^ B ît̂ let â"] this ' tervcned to interrupt his view of the heaven

ither I ly home lo which he was hasling. He e.\ •nent perienceil the blessed fulfilment of the Sa

viours promise to his faithful disciple. "Lo [ am with you always, even iinto the end.' He wasattaced with cholera and expired o-the 14ih of May, 1849, in the triumphs C" faith with full assurance of a blessed iramor

^ ^ taliiy, leaving behind a wife and children t d in the parallel passages Mat. iii.'ll, and Mark | mourn the irreparable loss of a beloved hus-

and every tyro knows that even the text quoted . [jand and father. D . W I D JORDAN.

ele jiass. The translators, as their rendering places proves, simply designed to express th used in John's baptism—it was not jire, nor spirit but water: an.l to this day the Baptists fnll.iw the ex ample of John, an.l never baptize irithout w a t e r -But our author, afier quoting Acts i. ,'>—"Joh; truly baptized uUh. water, but ve shall be baptize. iriiA Ihe Holy Gh.)5t," says; - T h i s text cannot b. translated in water, for therc is no preposi i.jn nse.l ti justify such a tranclatinn." Rut the preposition en is ' ' • 1. o; ana every tyro Knows that even the text by him is as decisive without the preposiiion as with it. T h e following passage in Heraclides Pcmticus is also without the preposition: "When a piece of iron is taken red hot from the lire, and baptized i s water (baptizalai udati.) the heat, being quenched by the peculiar nature of the water, ceases.'' Prof. .Stuart translates the passage, "plunged L.ITO water." But •we supiRise .Mr. E. would confront the great Andover professor, and tell him, ••This passage cannot be translated in tcatcr, lor there is no preposition used to just i fy Buch a translation!" Without making other similar quotations, we will leave .Mr. E . to the lender mercies of his brother Stuart.

The book before us is one of blunders. Its author escapes from one blunder by making another still more ridiculous. He attempts to sustain the above absurd and puerile criticism, by the following unsus-tained assertion: "John's baptism, and all the baptisms observed by the Jews, were parillcation ordinances, and of an emblematic character; and these were all practised by sprinkling or pouring the water, or tha Dlooo, ^a8 tne case migSt be,l on the subject. Le t the leader fhat iloubts the trath of tbi'« consult

ritual. ' [ip. 4a, 49. W e notonty -aoutjf the truth, but for all tho purposes of the baptismal controversy, we pronounce the "remark" destitute of the shadow of a foundation' The .Mosaic ritual makes no allusion to John's baptism, and contains nothing in the slightest degree analogous to it. The Scriptures n o w h e r e represent it, whether in tho Mosaic ntual or

ition ordinance." T h e y are as It as upon the purification fiies s an Eagletonia, and not a sen-

It is from Murfreesboro'—the emanation of a pen guided by Presbyterian predilec-tions; and not from above—the production of one who xvrote as he was moved by the Holy Ghost. Nor do •we find that, by the .^Iosalc ritual, water was to be sprinkled on any any one! This, too, is an Eagleto-nia! Our author has drawn upon his fancy for his facts. In a word, this "remark," so gravely put forth as a divine truth, betrays a most lamentable and cul-pable ignorance of the Scriptures.

Our author's pertness in repudiating the common English Bible in relation to the subject in hand, sundry of his curious and anii|ue criticisms, and other mat-ters which he has put forth in this budget of wonders and of blunders, may receive ottention hereafter. W e cannot, however, spare more room at present.

T I I E T E . l i N E S S E E B . \ P T I S T F O R 1 8 5 0 : l t ^ S P E C I A L I A ' Cumminded to the notice of Evutr

BAPTIST, friendly rnlhc nncompromising'ndvuraLy of Bjplist principles, ond opposed loerror: who love tho pure Republican principles .'f ihe Gospel and prmiitivn Christianity, and arc opposed lo despotic hierarduet and human traditions!!

T H E T E : \ : « I - S S E E B A P T I S T . REV. J. K. UR.-ITES, Ediiot.

Is published weekly on a Large Doable .Medium Sheet, at the low price of 00 in advance n.- .iii at the close of the year. It is the oldest and thceheape^'t pa-per in the whole Soulh , or South West! It haa already attained thi- largest subscription list rf any bapti;.! pa-per in the whole S.;uth, having added nearly luOUuew subscribers yearly for the past t«-o or three years, and i ts l i s t issuHswrUing with a rapi.litv uneiamp'ird iu the history of Baptist Papers North or South. This is owing to its open and undaunted advocacy of baptist princijiles, and its uncoiirpromising opposition to error, human t.'-a-ditions, and ecclesiastical usurpati.m ond despoti.sm. In this crisis in the history of the Baptist Denomiuuti.m South, the untiring efiorts of isvis to ojipose the trium-phant progress of truth, the Editor will nse every elfort t o m a k e " T h e B a p t i - t " A P A F E R F O R T H E T I M T S , A S H E K T P O R T H E P E O P L E , A . t n P A E £ M I . N E ! < T L . T

T H E G R E A T B A P T I S T C A H F A I C S D O C C M E . " ! T for the Denomination in ihe South West . Its mottois .Or-POSITIOM TO A^TI-CHRIST! in whotever form disguised whether in papacy or i-n-lacy. in Prntestanijm, Pu^evtsni or Pedotam. and opposed to ail spiritual despotisms'and antiscriptural church governments, whether Monarchical,

rcbicaliK Hierarchical, and all spiritual wiekeduess, ;h entrenched in high places. is devoted to the fearless ilrfence of that form of .IIH;-once delivered to the saints, and Do the Republiuin pies of the Gospel and ihe churches of Christ and

!r the favor zinrdrlractions (which have bccu w, un-igly lavished opon him) of the supporters „f false

ami false principles, or papal traditions, will Eilitor to swerve one "jot o

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It ; trine . princi neith. spari. _ _ doctrines, cause the

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For Ihe Tennessee Baptist. D I E D , al his residence m Mason, Fayettit

CO., Tenn., June 27lh, after a lingering ill ness of several weeks, brother J A M E S MEENE-I in the 2Sth year of his age.

Brother M. was born in Davidson county, Middle Tennessee, July 22d, 1791, and was "born again" about the year 1832 and united with the Rock Spring church, Rutherford county. From that lime till the day of his death his life appears to have been that of a christian. He professed not exemption from the faults and foibles common to all men—IK did not lay claim lo christian perfeciion, bu' wnsniiuiug in an hum+ile way. lo discharge his obligations to his God, his fafnily and hi-c o a n l r ^ . T h i n k i n g it viroaltl feo p e o m o t i v e o

out of it, as a "parilic silent upon such a poii of Purgatory. This ii timent of the Bible.

E K K O R S , A N D T Y R A N . N I E S '

•ns-ions may tie [•vulvod, but they wUl be di^.us-6i.in» uipri-nriples, not personalities, except wbi rc atni. ks arc maJi- upon the E.huir's private character, when he will claim the right ot a dcfencc.

During the year the foUnw'tng series of orimnal articles will appear, cither of which, we are conhJcnt, will repay the subscription price for one year.

1st Series. THE CI.A!I»S OF Kiti-riSG CHUitrnrs EX-AM I > E I J TAMF.>-T .

•2 1 S m e s . Ti 44.) When set tiun—laws and <

3d Scries. W Whom-did Pag!

THE MotJEl. CNL'HCUES THE KEW TES

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E K i . v r . D 0 M o r C H R I S T , ( s e e I/).' Of whom rnmposedl Its •dinanres? Its History. LOM HAS T H E W O R L D P K R S E t :i—Papal —Pro'eslnnt Rome p

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Presbyterians, Ej d? What is christian pirs utc now? (This wiU contai.

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For the Tainesset Baptist.

DAVIDSOX C O . Tenn., August IS, 1849. B E O T H E H G R A V E S :

The church at McCrorg's Creek has re-cently enjoyed a refreshing season. We commenced a protracted meciingon the 2Sih of the past month, (July) which continued nine days, during which time eleven were added lo the church by a profession of faith and baptism, and prospects favorable that others will soon follow.

God be praised for his mercy. P E T E R FUQUA.

P I E D , i n TeuntJssee,

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6. gli4i

Obituar)- Noticcs.

For the Tennessee Baptist Wilson county, near Commerce on the Is l of June 1349 of con-

sumption, in the 22d year of her age. Miss J A N E M A R K S , daughter of John and Mary Marks. How solemn it is to read the death of one that was so much beloved and admi-red. She possessed noble and generous qualities. She was modest and mild in her ways, and possessed a lovely temper. But alas! that beautiful girl has faded away; she is gone and left a host of friends to mourn her loss, but I say to them weep not, for their loss is her gain. She embraced religion a few days before her death, and from that lime until she died her faith was strong. She was sensible the Divine hand sustained her in her afdictions, ami the assurance of heav-en was her a t t end j | ^ to the last. She ex-pressed great willingness lo depart this life and to be with her God. Oh! that the praj '-er of ihc departed J A S E m a y b e answeretl, and all her friends s.ived in Heaven, is the wish of the writer. Thus rlied our much be-loved friend, leaving a bright evidence that she is gone to live with bright angels in hea-ven. Yes, the voice I loved to hear isstilled in death! The grave has closed overherremains, and we will see her uo more on earth. Hap-py spirit! thy toils, sufferiogs and trials are ed his lips, not a sigh heaved his bosom, nor tear ot regrei bedewed his cheeks. He wished for no crowd about his dying couch, but merely the presence of his family. All was quiet with-in that room where "the good man mef^ his fate," and brings lo recollection the beautiful lines of Young, descriptive of a death-bed:

"The chambers where the good man meets his fate, Is privileged beyond the common walk Of virtuous life, quite in the verge of Heaven ." Never, perhaps, was his mind more calm,

collected and thoughtful, all his temporal af-fairs were disposed of with great propriety, and with his usual good sense and sound judgment. Nothing ol this sort harrassed his mind iu the least. He expressed himself ready lo depart, aud be wiih Christ. He was wil-; ling to live, but ready to die—willing to live Ifir the sake of his family—nor was there fn this willingness, anything unnatural—what father or husband is tliere but fd would take care of the "purchase of his Son's blood—would be a father to ihe fatherless, and a h u ^ a n d to; the widow. This was his comfort in regard ; lo those matters. May all the members o f ' his kind family be gathered into the ark ol eternal safely. '. Difficult as it may be, we hope the Great

Head of ihc Church will soon supply his now I vacant seal in ihe house of God, where one has fallen, may many rise up lo fill the Va-cancy.

Bro. Meenes lefi an affection companion, the wife of his youUi, ami partner of his care.s and toils, and eight chiUlren, ID mourn his loss. Here al least, his memory is einbahned and his many virtues remembered.

Physicians diflered widely in regard lo his disease. If not Dii ipepsia Usell, it was nctir akin lo it. i , . H . M.

W h o m h and Puritans pt tion now? Wh. history of pcrsettrtkins recrivi-d from the hand baptists in all Bges, aud will be a treasure of E. cal history.)

4 . T H E " I S K " cvr P E W J B A B T I S H . c o n t i n u e d . 5. The Discussion between Hart and Burrow

fen-cc of baptist principles and procticcs, from the cb of pedobaptists) wilf probably be continued during i halfof the year.

G. K E V I E V T n f METH-AOIFRU. (Itff "Junius ) a s e r of letters addressed lo Bishop Soiile, of the Chui South, (a rare series.]

7. PRopirECT Â VII llrsTOfiT cnjirAREn. f irT: , .V, This scries will eslubUsh l1»« ouilienticuv ot ch:.->.,

ty by the literal fidfilment of propbenes, re'ativi Chnst , the Jews, the disrruciion of Eastern Cities. Ji-sidem, Babylon, Ninevah and the nations of cnuunci, Eurnpe-(This series wiR be replete wiiii treasujcs oi l. t.iry.)

8. BAEEi..nr Pedobaplist Authors on mode and sul-.j-lif baptism cnntrasteii. Bcsitlesthese series, the gr an.l engrossing topics ol ihe day, rbe scnptDrnl eal)ie an.l mode of christian baptjerc^—che terms of the L i .Su|iper, and primitive church gnvernment. will I,,- r.ni-stantly "i-'-pt b'forc Ac people." There are i.ther lea-tnres worthy nf notice-

I- The Pul[Ht wUl cotitaia £.,ng and the iing the

. . ITct tr> ith West who loves to sustam

ences ondre Istnf Sr[iiem-subscribe, can either corn-new vol., (which woul.l be

commence with the first

every baptist in the So an.l circulate the Truth

N- B. The Oib Vol. CTTO ber, but those wishing to i mcnce with the 1 t̂ No. of the best:) .ir order their paper t. No. of any one of the serirs.

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one year, or becoming rcsponsiUefcir 5 subscribers, shall receive one copy gratis, or one copy of Carson's cnm-plete Works, in one octavo volume li" .502 pages, price

thini tliat the snTcmn immersitm of • is not baptism, answer if they ran,

evasion, the learned, cantii.l anu' ck-ci-Carson."—Rev. B. H . Draper, L .

one Works

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lielievers in wat. .1 without I

ive works of All L . D .

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• ' y brother semliag 2 0 new subacribers, shall rc-4. An se&ilii ive tne entire sett of F'allci's W.,rk^ price SO; shcc,.;

For the Tennessee BaplisL BKO. G B A V B S :

You will publish the (bllowing P R O T R A C T E D MEETING.

There will be a Protracied Meeting held

which contains within iiself a Thcolosicnl Library.— Every mimster shouM have

Re«d thr following notice from Dr. Campbell in th» London Christian -Wi incs j : "FaUer's W o l k s might, without ony very remarkable impropriety, be designaierl an Encyck)pedi» of Polemic, Doctrinal and PracticaJ Thcol. igy. With giant sfejw he traverses the whole empire ^ revelation ami of rreson n its haD3maid. H o is the Bacon of Script are. U is o Library in itself: 'JTie BibU^ and these tcorkswilltiiffice to make any man a

first rate 'fheologijin!" Every Bapti«t ministe/ in T e x a s and Arkensaa, or

MIS51 SSI M ^ can secure Uiese wiirk» within tbe vea i 18-30;! W h o will try? ^

^ N . B . — 1 . All money, Jbtwlucl i fhe postmasler'a r e c ^ IS taken, can be seat at tbe rUkof the ptibfishers.

Id? 2. Those wbo wish to secure the preiniuma mast say so. that the proper entry may be nude i i t l b e Uoriis.

C?" The friend who s n t d t n s the largew number of new 6nb«:n]ber» before the 25th of October shall receire. CF'in addinna to the p r e n i i n m s u a ' e r e d t b e large and magniBeent iiortrait of Dr. Jo

T H E T E N N E S S E E B A P T I S T P o e t r y .

for l i s Tbaam Baptid. T H E S O N G S H E S A N G — I H E A K I T

STILL.

B I IT, r K S L L I A CaOXTO^f.

_ T w o e v e i m g in Angnjt , no fimcieii tima T o thrill the young hemrti into raptnroiu

~ i h y m e . ' F o r e«ch flower began to reeSno its sick h e l d . On the breait where i u beaaty aod perfama

tn» i h c d . «

B s t J i i l t ' t w M t a hour, too raptnroni fcr ieep.

t

And m y Knil Eka a billow, coaM heaTenward l e i p ,

T>n^ ita waters would bH, on the light i t a n aboTe,

Itika words on tha heart, from the lipa that w s love.

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' T w a s a bright mooned eve . O, I'll neTer forget!

For i t Menu that I hear those angelic words •yet.

A s they fell from her lipa, like an extract of love.

L e t &11 on the breeze, from the sainted above.

Her tressw wera carcIessIy thrown from her &ce,

And her niituraing orfaa, tha sweet mrdels of grace.

An beaming with love, lock'd to haaren'a abode;

As she bsder , and sweeter, sang, "Glory to God."

Never sang fell so sweetly as hers on my ear— Uethoagbt all tha angels had stoopni down to

hear, 'Xwaano song of pretence, fiir it guah'd from

jher soul. Like a fuuncain pent in, till it bnrsted control.

And it spread like a roses' perfume on the air. Till its balmy influence made heaven more

feir. For n y heart caught nt w joys, and my soul

caught new light, That mode all on earth, and in heaven, mora

bright.

•Twas a song that the sainted are singing above.

Of redemption from sin; of glory and love! What ihema so exalted! It bore me on high. And 4ll'd me with raptures, that never can die . .

1 feellita snft influence, upholding my soul, 'Hid i h e darkest of sorrows, that round ma

can roll. And with heart still 'elate, U s s the chastening

rod. And ^oin the blestanlUcm,of "Glory to God."

'Tis i solace that never forsakes me in grief, Fnr the deepest^of iiorniws, a balmy reKff. A hope that still brighten*, as time steel along, 0 l u i h was the charms of that heavenly song.

I 1 knijw not what fate the sweet songster has

i !bni{'

get. ^ And if ever I'm winged to a sainted abode. M y first long immortal, shall be "Glory to

God."

i met, I bn« know while lifh lasts me, I'll nerer lor-

C H B 1 3 T I A N S O N G S A N D R E V I V A L M E L O D I E S .

nuMREa 17.

i L O N G T O G O T O H E A V E N . 0 cume, my loving neijjhbors, will you go to

glory wi th me? 1 long to gti to heaven, to m y long-songht res t . 0 come, poor monining sinners, will you go t o

glory with me? 1 long to go to heaven, to m y long-sought rest .

Sar tha judgment dag u nUing round, Makt Ttady, Idu* go!

0 coma, m y Invtng brelhreo, will you go to glnry with me l

1 long to go to heaven, to my long-sought res t . 0 cums, my laving sisters, will you go to glory

wi th meT 1 long i a go tn haavrn , In m y long sought rest .

Far the judgment day,

Methinks I hea r young coiiTertt say, they ' l l go to glory with me;

I long to go to heaven, tu my long-sought raat. N e t h i n k s I hear old pilgrims l a y , t h e y l l gp to

I glnry with mo; I lun^ to gn to haaven. to m y long suaght rest ,

i For A* judgmnt duy, i(c.

Kins J t s u i is ray C a p u i n ; will you go to glory with mef

I long to go to heaven, lo m y Itmg songh t ra s t . I ' m a stranger here and pilgrim; will you go to

glory » i t h mol I long ta go to baaven, to m y long sought rest.

roT the judgment day, f(r.

B y faith I sea the city; will you go to glory w i t h m a l

I long to go to heaven, tn m y king-sought rest . Meth inks I bea r ihem singing; wi l l you go to

glury wi th ma? O may wa all go with them ta our long-sought

tes t ! For the judfumenl day,

BOilPSHS.—There wiU ba a toul w l i f w of ih« • m elir«> of iha iwy^ M tha Sad at Bapmbor, Uitb vitibla ia the Uaitnl t i aun .

IMPORTAMT mVBNTION.—Miu Wslhee, a t L m d n . bss rrcarn); d i K o n n d • nniHa af fiUliif •lat nlariiic d a itiHrior of u*m of (lasa, wWeii, • b r a aa |napw«d. fcnn a nuat nafnifioanc be>dia( far IIM rriment.

I have recommended tho B E L T and F L U I D to many who have been U k e v i s . iuffering from neural-gic ufTections. T l ^ h a v . tried them, with bapp; rvsulu, I believe, in evei;y case.

I am, dear sir, very respectfully vuurm, BOBEUt W. LANDIS.

f ifervons Spasm*. IT. DR. HXKTWILL, or ALSNTNA.—The fol-

lowing is an extract from a letter just received frmm Messrs . Mosaly & Tnckcr, well k n o w n D m c t U u , Mobile, Alabama:

••The Galvanic ar t ic les cont inue to sell largely and the i r benef i ts a r e tn t ly wonde r fu l . Rev. Dr . FLLET-wxLL, a d i s t ingu ished B a p t i s t Clergvoian, i a Marian in tliis S ta t e , u M d Dr . CHUSTU'S Galvanic artielM for t h e porpose of c u r i n g a Nervous Spasmodic faction of t h e hands a n d a r r a s . "

H T T h o Galvacic artKlnt can bo sneBiiily and safely sent to any part of the coiiotry, ana panied by full and plain directions

P B I 0 B 8 O F Dr. ChrUUe'a Oalvmnie CnimUrM. Tbe Galvanic Belt Thi«« DoUan. T h e Galvanic Necklace T w o Dollaii . T h e Galvaaie Bracelets One Dollar T h . Marnecic F lu id O n . OoUar.

CF" Partieatar Caution.—Btwnn of Oo«JU« ft^its and Wurthloss I tn iut ions .

F o r s a l . in Nashvi t l . , by tli« . m h o r i z o d A j « i t . H . G . 6 C O V E L , D N ^ I -

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Biili.rnrJ ofthr yrnr. N" sill-: nptlo raUel into contempt, cnuscd lliJ lies of Chrisi to be "every w h e j ken agaiiisl" calumny was liiilowed by pcr.iccution; anC who professed the Lord had and acted like Eotne of ihos iiiflde use of his name, il wouli I hat persecution was never mar fiabic.

I n n u m e r a b l e s e c t s a r o s e in i o l A s i a a n d E u r o p e , w h o , b y tha i i o s s o f i h r i r d n g m a s , m i d h o r r i l l u r e o f i h e i r a c t s , m a d e c l u i s t i i t o r m n f r r n r o a c h n n i n n g s l l l m i w e r e u n a b l e lo d i s c r i i i i i i i a l c bd t h e b e a u t i f u l a n d I r u i l f u l brnli«| g r r w out of Jesse , and the c o n t a m i n a t e d shiwils l h a l had p r a f i c d o n t h e r a p i d l y g t o w i d w i d e l y s p r e a d i n g t r e e s . W ' l w e r e i h e s h a d e s of d i f l e r c n c e b j t h e s e s f c l s w e r e d i s l i i i g u i s l r a c h n i l i e i , a s l . i i iglil b y a p i li a d c r , u p o n o n e po in t l l i cy cil 1(1 i i n r c e — i l i e y c o n s i d e r e d s i m p l i c i t y a n d w e a k n e s s lu t h e j j c r i p t u r e s a iTcord ing to U a u d a b v i o u s s e n s e ; a n d n f l i c l iy i h e m s e l v e s a l o n e t h e i r H u e I c i iu l i l b e d i s c o v c r c t l . " l l e n d i l e n o m i i i a t e d t h e u i s e l v c s n x c j ptiasiiL-.^, a s b e i n g ll ie o n l y w h o h a d a t l a i n e d lo I r u e k u o v T l i f l r i n i i T p r f l n l i o i i s t i f S c r i p l u p f n r r a l l y f o u n d e d o n i h e o f ' J ' l a t o a n d T y l b B g o r a s , d i s t u l l p y p i a t i s a n d A s i a t i a c lUnt-iei . f i l t e r i n g i n t o t h e s u b j e c t , >l Well l o s t a l e a fe w o f lUeil fcccis, t h e s e c x c r e s c e i i c i c s o | t r e e u f f h r i s l i a t i i i y w e r e d iMlq

T h e first of the impostors ' we may refer, was lliul man whom ibe oposltcs said, " ih^ I)ensh with ibcc." When he gold lo be cnduod like ihcm, jrawer of confrr r ing the H o l j

H e laughl in Samar ia , the father in J a d e a , lhal son, and among the Gcnti lesl

ihe Holy Ghosi . The-

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