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T H E BAPTIST. J . Pr«pri«t»r. (> J. KIEP, AdT«tl«ta*D<?P«t«itn8 u<l Book-Ketper. J. a. GKAV*S. *r, t : ^J^l" " = * Ctitin.

K*ltmrtMlC9nmt Cd. M. P. LOTOST. Rim«y.,atiM. Eid. 6S0. W. eaiFTI^. Ganatic. Teaa. EW. J. U. WOnn. Bmmowill*. dm. C. S. HESDRICEiMX, Jackson, Tenn. . C«BCrlbKtara:. ZM. T. T. EATOB. Kwt TeBiuwe. EM. a. tr. JOHKMS. TmanM. Bd. J. V. C e u ^ . SmtlM. ~ X STOSX. Alabu Ed-L-X. EiO. J. 1. D. UVnOB. AUbuns. Sd. X. tMSuaXi AUhmmM.

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H- DBJPT, -PEKHS. •I'SO. A. Roca: J. W roCBlS JOBS ZHDnT^ 0 HtlSEB.

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Iffi l-xl- \ KLna iD iUt Li . FOn k.B, I1.1L.L.. -.praaOt I W-ra a^A^v citrag ir& iL u( au srskte nai I.liir« ta TiiitiTr* tn ihr Ixpiaitin.

ED- SLRKK PlCEJJSXr. •rniUKrinl Ejp <»*K''n, M-tapM*. T,>na.

A FORK o r S01J3B WOBBS. Tb« Bertptws*

L The Old and 2TeiT TcBtamenta were writ-isa by men dhrinelr inspired, and contain tiie foil and fn*I rerelation of Ood's will to

To 9e«k th rong " spirits" to pry into yie Bcrevealed things ia in the sight of God fts Ihp e"-a of rebeliioa and witchcraft The Sew Testaaientis the perfect ixle of faith tnd practice Tar Qiristiani

i T£o. ULIS- : Pet. L SI; UL IS. Lais xziT.41. --tzxiT.as. I».T1U.20.

Tlia G<Mlb*aJl> 2. There is oa i j one Qod. s^-existent, in-

Siiite in erery natoral and moral excellence. He has rerealed himself aa the Father, and the Soa (or the Word), and the Holy Ghoat, the sane in respect to DiTine essence, what-

distisetion &ere may be in some reipccta i».*lT.Il, a . Jer. X. W. Ix. HI. I t T>-nt. t!. 4;

ixxii. t Pi- "iTi. 5. J«lim t. 1. i r Boai. U. S. 1 f5ja.iB.IS. B«».f. S. idli« iiT.3B;iT.tS. ActlT. 3, t l&t-Ei-lS; X2.U. SAtt. zzriH. 13.

W^mWma. 1 y<n w%a created holy; bui, by wilful

diiobe£esee, fd l £nna that state; became morally defiled, and begat all his children ra his likenea; hence, by nature, there is in as no holiness; bat we are all inclined te sril; and,"all are children of wraiJi, justly az^csad te death, £nd other miseries, tempo-ral, spiritaal and etemaL

G*a. L S, a ; 0. M, IT; HL 1, a. EccI, tU. S. Soa-T.li li-t XTiil. 1». S>. Bern. Tii. U. Jat.XTii.a,ia. IJoiimLL Eom-Ti-SS.

Sslvatloa. 4. Tae only way of deliTeranee from this

iiiata of guiit and condemnation, is through rcarioua snfFering of Christ, the Diyine Son of God, who miraculously took upon him cur Sesh, and whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation fhroogh faith in his blood; IttTing " so lored the world that he gave his

aonly begotten San, that whosoever beliereth him should not p»iah, bat hava ererlast-g life."

OF i£i;3£?HIi I JotoLM. L1I»»L3«.SS- Actitr. l i Kmi. CI. 20, Joks a . IS. TIWKlCCtlSB.

5. All who truly beliere and obey the pjspel were chosen in Christ "before the 'oondation of the w t ^ d " by him who sees the end &am the beginning; and in conse-ijuaice, not of t h s r own merit, bat of God's gwn purpoee and grace, they are r^enerated by the Holy Spirit, withoat whose influence Bone wonld erer be inioenced to repeat usd beliera Ifii. L 4. Is. xlH. 10- J«ka m. «, 8; L 12, II. 1.

r«S.L2. JuncaLU Johazri.}. Sph.U. 10. TIu Prai CT-ratIra af Saints.

6. Nothing can sepamte true belierers Eram the lore of God; bat they will be "kept

the powa of God through &ith unto fclTatjon," the sure and Enal proof, of t h ^ ong trae beLerers cozssisting in thecon-inoanee of their attachment and obedience Is Christ tin the cloae of l i f t X F ^ t. T. Jnba x. 9 ; fffi. 31. CoL I. n,

Bak.t9.U. 3btl.xztr.I3. IJohaiLU. TkaClnrek .

7. A Chnreh of Chrirt is an organized laocation of persons renewed by the Holy Spirit, baptiaed iqxm. a confession of miion *ith Chtkt, ami eoraianting to witness the aiih and kaep the commandments of their DiTine Head. Tc hia church alone Ghrist haa MBnitted tl<e preserrati<Hi of hia ib IB parity, and the promulgation of it to all

Vrj \jmin. jfca^ i rsj_=t?wirt- by ministers bearing its comTjiasion. IP^B-t. Aet»H.fr; THI-H. Iph.I.tS.

Tka OrdlBaaeea. 8. The ordinances of a Christian church

Baptism and the Lord's Sapper. Baptism t ie immeraiaa of professed belierers in

not m order to the resoissioa of sins, n t to declare their death to an d &ee<^3m from in; and a a prereqoisite to the preachimg Bf the gospel, chmrch membership and com-imtion ai the Lord's table. These ordi-

naaces bdimg to the church, and should ady beadminjstoed by her oiScersto those

^ ^ deems qoi^iSed to r e c w e them.

" A l ) Y E R T t o f i E i t i S ;

cad eai^

S t a n d y e in t h e w a y s , a n d eee a n d a s k for t h e old pa ths , wMoU a r e t h e »oort w a y a . e a d w a l k there in , a n d y e shaU find r e s t f b r y o n r 0aalB.-J€rmia3L

.. ,1- or mar Baptto «

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Old S e r i e s — V o l . X X X I . MEMPHIS, TENN., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 6 , 1 8 7 3 .

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Kew S e r i e s — V o L V I L , No. 14.

Historical. WHO ARETHS PKia iTIVE B.t.PTISTS—

THE HUSiOSAST OB AXTI-XISSIOXABT?

AP?£5D:S TO KSGLtSn BxmSTS—DR. GlIL AXD THB CHcarn IT HOBSELTPOWX.

T ^ E h a i thought of giving only a general » f account cf the Eaglish Baptists, when we

begun to write aboat them, but we are un-willing to pass this subject by; without giving the history o! seveial spec-al cases.

"We hare seen that the English Particular Baptists, altheugh claimed by the Antimls-tiooary Baptists as their predecessor, are really the fathers of the American Missionary Baptists. Now thLt the Missionary character of the Particular Baptists of Eaglacil has been made so manifest, when considered as ft whole, the .Antimissionaries tell us that cTie icin^ of that people opposed missions; that Dr. John l i l l and his church in Horse-lydown were the leaders of that wing, a::d that from these people they descended. We shall see whether this claim is a just one. For ear part we feel satisfied that, as a people, the Antimissionary, or, so called Old School Baptists, origiaated in the United States about the year 1S32, and are, therefore, only forty^)ne years old. Their cla'jns to 'an-tiquity are indeed shalloTf

A few items in regird t.' Dr. Gill and h^s church in Horselydown. and their cvangeli cal piinciples, must sufTice.

JoHS Gill, D. D , was torn of Baptist

t:an For The Baptlit.] Letter from Xew York,

ET DR. HISCOI. Tbc .4.IIlance Conference.

Th e great Alliance Conference, so lately held among us, has passed not like a

dream, 1 trust; and yet it seems almost a dream that a meeting of such proportions w&s so lately among us, commanding the attention cf the entire community. Sever-al things in connection with this great gathering of Christian scholars are worthy of note.

The attendance of d(.-legat:on from Europe waf. no failure of the p'rogramme, as such occasions are likely to be. .^onie of the dis-tinsuished men expected did not indeed appear; but, for the most part, they were present. The representatives of Protestant Christianity in Europe were such as neither Piotestsntism nor Europe need be asb;imed of. Nearly all the names announced in our own country were present.

As to the attendance on the meetings it was simply grand—increasing daily from the opening to th« close. At first the Con-ference met in one congregation, then in two, then in three, then in four, until the last evening five of, the largest meeting places in the city were crowded to their utmost capacity, with an aggregate attend anco of rot less than twenty thousand per sons. No religious subject has ever called | it, no doubt, people together in this city after this sort, except in the great rerival of l?o7-S

The spirit of personal experimental reli

nnity, found a way to bring in and "Babylon the Great," tried her powers for defend open communion, was in bad taste, thirteen hundred years. Then came her Tnat Dr. Mnklenberg took the liberty to dt,aghters, the combined power of all Pro-c h a n p the subject of "Hospitals," assigned lestant churches, so caUed. with the arowed him by the committee, and read an essay on intention, if I understand Mr. Cuyler s hm-thedutyofChristianstocommnnetngether. guage, of destroying by amalgamation the was in still worse taste. That Dr. Crook, a i institution believed by all iatelligent Bap-

tists to be the church of Christ. This AUi-

JOHS UILi, iJ. jJ , vraj t j r u iiijpiisi., . -r 1 » t i J. , , , 5 " ^ _ _ . Igion manifested by most of the leader-, and parents at Kettersing, November luOi . , , . , . ^ , V J . .. V OQ mo3t of the oc.:as:on durinc the met tinz, .4t an early age he .ho^red u strong attach- ___ ^

l^'CO.^L^TO FASLOS 0B6AJS art tht most beanXlAd a« •tyle and perfect m taaa r m - made. IV COS* • ( t ElBTO STOP u a» r-*er piacad in mmf

' On^an. B it praiaead % a Uard Mi tf ntdx pee*-

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THE BEST

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|OP U r E . Far 5«bb«ti-<»JBiol»-r, otiier cmpora penecBting nations.

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F . B U R N H A M V S SBW T B U m .

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Partidpatitm !n the Lord's supper shoold I connned to the membership of each local

:Inir«h, or to those members of other rnr-, I » lurches spedfically invited by it—their ^ t h

Hid walk being avouched as correc. The supper, no mere than baptism, may

b« administered by ministers ta those whom tl»,*eem qualified,

•att. Bi. i; 13; zz«fiL 19, 30; xxrl. «•, » . 1 Car. tf-KH. A«t»T{a.l3,Sr. Bow-Tl.l,Ti CmLILlS.. l».m.SL AcaB.3T.42.

Tka Iiord^s Day. 5- "The first day of the weekis te oboerved

• the Lord's day, or Christian S^bath. Mbzz.1S.:|. lCar.rT{.l,S. Aetazz.7. Ser. u IB.

*ka Barametlom. «r tk* Bls^taama. H. There wiH be a resurrectien of the

f^^MBs dead prior to the advent of Christ, no, with the living wrinta, wiH te changed

a momait, and c a i ^ t n^ to meet the IB the to with him at hia

ig and judgment a ^ puniahment of

ftatnxsa. 3. 1 It. 13, la. bdi. xiT. i. 1 t>l,ia. iadaziT.S. 1 Oor.kt. 51, 5S. Tka MUIamlaa .

IL At the coBing of Christ he will judge totrt^ the naiinna tiiat have perseco-ha p e c ^ take to h i m s ^ aS Hnwi^iifm mlk and, mttiiw upon the throne of bis er, David, in Janadexi « TT ng and

win role with his' suata over all &r one tboQsand

• H. 44. Katt. XXT.^ Mgr. U fc-lxT. i . is : Iz ia^ T . . a . LakauS.

• v.!.. Pi zzzTB.s.n.a(^aL &.ix.ai.ibtt. w PI.ZZT.UL ^ ;

V M Ba«T«m or C h a l U t a ^ J * After thii Mrth shall'iiETe *een p ^

" a i the t w r K a T e u a n d amw ;>Biu h n e been f u f i m e d ' a n d pfp-

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ment to books. He made rapid advances in clasiical learning at a grammar school in which he was placed when quite young. On account of the Bigotry of the sc'aoolmsster, "who required all his pupils to attend the es j ^^^ tablished church, and learn the church catechism, youag Gill was taken from the school, and for some years was left to his! own unrestricted energies. Xotwithstand- I ing all this, however, he made very consider-able progress in Latin and Greek.

Mr. Gill bicame a profound thinker, and on eminent author. In 1745 he published "A Commentary on the New Testament," in three large folio which this displayed induced the University of Aberdeen to send him a diploma, titling him " Doctor of Divinity." At the age of 19 years he made a public profession of religion and was baptized into the fellowship of the Baptist church in his native town, by which he was soon after called to the exer-cise of his ministerial gifts. Subsequently

was most teautiful and u:ost laaprfsgive. There were wide divergencies of doc trinal belief, and very great differ-ences of opinion and many questions Bat these seldom appeared, ilen of name

of fame, foremost scholars and leaders

Methodist editor of this city, unhappily selected by the committee to preside at that occasion, insulted Dr. Curry while reading his excellent paper on Church and State, should not be laid at the door of the Alli-ance. It was the sin of the editor alone. He is, no doubt, a very good Christian, but! not gentleman enough for the position he ' occupies. That the Conference did not make ' the condition of snffering Baptists in Russia, now subjected to fines and imprisonment for conscience's sake, a special subject of con-sideration, was a wonder to many, especially since to ameliorate the hardships of all such, and to secure universal religious freedom is the foremost object of the Alliance. Per-haps that failure should be charged to Bap-tists who were on the committees of arrange-ment I do not know.

WHAT mLL BE THE RESULT ? I do not know. Probably no marked and sensible change in the religious world. Christians will feel more interest in each other, and in their common Christianity for

I do not look for the millen-turn any the sooner. Xor will denomina-tional lines and landmarks disappear. The time has not come that will realize the dream of religious sentimentalists, when all faiths and all forms shall be conglomerated into one mass, called " the church universal." Doubtless the currents of Christian thought

ance has failed and ever will fail, but let BapUsts be watchful, prayerful and confi-dent that God vriU bless his faithful children

j with a camplete victory at last W. M HOITELI.

of Zicn- Tee church then numbered only nineteen memWrs. Most of the time they have had no p^^for. r t the church has con-fcnued to increase steadil.r cntD now it ncm-ters seventy-oae Fom shares hare teen taken in the PabUcaiion Society. Public seatlment has been strong against BaptLit principles in this commsiaity for a long time, but now our doctrines and prac-tices w:e!.i a strong icflu.-ace.

- aere is 20: e. Baptist preacher in tiiia county, and the lack of preaching has been quite a b:ndrai:ce to our cause We, bo* -ever, this year Lave enjoyed the pastoral care of Eid Samuel M. ^leenson, of Soath

J . Florence, Al^ He has labored faitofuHy About one hundred ladies m \ irgmia will a m o - us, and we f^d that good has resulted

from hss labors. Assisted by Elds. R. J .

letter from Big Crect. SScTHKHS THEOLOGICAL SEStZSART.

give each $100, to te paid $20 a year for five years. Let one hundred ladies in Kentucky do the same. 0.ie lady in North Carolin a laised in three weeks $S3 by her turkeys, chickens, butter and eggs. Another lady in Tennessee raises ateut $5 per week by her butter, chickens, turkeys, eggs, etc. In 1S71 Nashville shipped eggs to the amount of $143,000. If five hundred men will give each $300 they will not miss it in ten years. The pulpit must be r a i ^ above the benches.

SODTBERS BAPTIST FCBUCATIOS SOCIKTT. This is another absolute want If the

Methodists in the Sonth can raise a million for books, surely we, who equal them in number, can raise one-tenth of that sum. We are ten times more numerous than the Cumterland Presbyterians, yet they can have a publication socitty in the South. But, says one, it will fail Says th% farmer, I shall not pitch ray crop in January, for I

. . . . .,, a I. shall fail. He stop? and perishes. In the and Christian activity will flow on much as » u f T , month of June, says another, we have had before. The Alliance was a erai:d achieve , . . . v . . 1 .1

of the people, seemed as sincere and simple hearted and unpretentious in their p'uty as children. Here appeared the t;ue Christian purity; a oneness of the experience of godliness in the soul. The tone and spirit of the meetings, to a great extent, was that of a true and simple devotion; such as would have rfone honor to any prayer-meetings

grar ment But the kingdom of God c^meth not by observation, and Christian men must still work out their salvation with fear and trembling.

New York, November 23, IsTo.

volumea The learning I

The Evangelical Alliancc. Bao. Graves:—Will you allow me to ex-

press the honest convictions of my heart about this gigi.ntic delusion? I hope I have no disposition of intolerance in me, and

The papers presented to the Conference ; p ^ ^ to to be d«Jivered from anything ^^_,were, for the most part, worthy of their | ^^^ a low suspicious spirit Ye^ I would

! authors, and of the occasion which ^^^chful of the interesU of the Master's caUed them out A few, apparently, ^^^^^ f^, ji^^t

I were hastily thrown together at ibe ^^ yf ^ I have never wit-last moment, poorly conceived and loosely nessed the meetings of this body of people. expressed-justassome men always will treat and know nothing ef it except what I get important trusts committed to them ; many

„ J J . - 4 , of them were an honor to the scholarship of he was called and tecame the minister of . - ^ , the Baptist church in Horselydown, Lon-don. Further allusion to Dr. Gill will be

the age The paper which perhaps command^ ed more attention than any other single pro

made in connection with the sketch of the duction, was thatof Prof. Chr'^tlieb, of Bonn, nn inch n«.at math/iH ^f maAttnn aforesaid church.

Bi?TI3T CHURCH IS HORSELTDOWS, LOSDOS. The first allusion we find to this church

is in connection with £ev. WUliam Kider, the predecessor of Kev. Benjamin Xeach, who was ordained pastor in 15-8^ "Mr Keach labored in Goat street, Horselydown,

Germany, on the beat method of meeting modera infidelity. As spoken addresses, those of Henry Ward Beecher and Joseph Parker D. D., of London,on the pulpit of the age,ware heard with the mi^t interest, probably bccause of the popular reputation of the two men as pulpit orators. Both men were heard with almost teundless admiration.

whfle Mr. Rider was the pastor, some twenty g^jj^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ years tefore he was ordained pastor. ( I r - ' ving's History, voL 3, p. 409 ) The church was greatly prospered under the ministry of Mr. Keach, and soon became a strong tedy. Such was their rapid increase that they had frequent occasion to enlarge their place of worship. This is said to have been the first church among the Baptists that introduced singing into public worship. The books which Mr. Keach published were no less than forty-three in numter. After a useful ministry of some forty years, he died on the ISth of July, 1704, and was succeeded by Benjamin Stinton, his son in law. Of Mr. Stinton, Mr. Irring says:

" H e was a consistent Calvanist; steering dear of Arminianism on the one liand, and Antinomianian on the other." After a few years connectioa with the church, he died very audd«ily, and onezpectedly to his friends. He was taken ill in tiie evening, .and dtning the night was in great pain, bat was somewhat r ^ e r e d in the momini^ Bat to the ere&t Enrprise of bU wife, be lay down iqton hispilloir and said, " I am going," and died immediately, iebruary II, 171S. (Ir-ving, voL 3, p. 413.)

" At the death of Mr. Stinton the charch m Goat street,. Horselydown, divided in choosing a saccesKr." The minoritj chose Mr: John 6iU for pastor, and oltimately i>ettled down !n Garter lana The a^'ority elected Hr . WUliam Arnold'to the saime office, remained awhQe in Goat street, mod finally settled don m Unioom yard.

That p u t at the d n m h in Horadydown which choce Mr. GiU for pastor, met in Mr. Thomas Crosby's •chool-room ontE the ex-p i r ^ o a of the lease on the old place of worship, w l w i i i i m t k r e i t e d l ^ t h e minority and was takatt -pqeee^iim of b j Mr. Gill's charch, and J i f -tb«m:inB occupied for a nnmber of Tca^ i f i i r i ag aO of irideh time Dr. GiHeaBttiiiedto miniMt mit» t k m . They b a ^ a a s i P f l M e of w m l S p in Cu te r lan«, aad fliov«a hiUier i s 179fi alter whieh t h ^ w«T« a f i M bf tttfl^i^ 601 cao|inaiBd4b ^ M t ^ f e ^ tSlribfaiPdi'initil bet WW r e n o f C l ' ^ A m ^ ^ OOobe^ ITTL Be^ Joba Sqipak wtA d i o b ^ ia ^ n w -oeMDT o T ^ B H a Gnler aiB^ ^

m ^ B t a y u k a l a a d e*Bac^e«l m ^

fei fi. ^ J t o w t

^ iviTisa TiLa-itl ti--t ^ '--'a sia

power over the masses of the people, while they differ veiy widely from each other.

The weather during the meetings was superb. The weather bureau put itself on its beit tehavior, since the reputation of our climate was at stake, in the estimation of cnr frien is from abroad. Those from Italy and the South of France seemed quite at home, whileour friends from tl»e British Isles, who carried their ambrellas constantly with them, seemed very much surprised to find such skies and sanshine m the "States." And the hospitalitr called forth their praises even more than the climate. Of the six general conferences of the Alliance, no one, they declared, had ever been entertained with the princely hoepitality of this.

WHAT OP BIPTISTS ASB THE AIXIASCB T Well, Baptists hare never been very mnch

in favor of alliances, and have never teen moch profited by them. They wish them all ^well, in doing well; bat generally prefer to s t u d and work by themselfes rather than risk the entanglements which alliances often b ^ e t . B^[>tist8 had a very honorable posi-tion on the programme, and were not slighted in the arrangements for the ccsa-son. Bat it is always easy to see that our Fedobi^ttiat brethren esteem those Baptists most higUy who are least Baptist; that isi the open-eommnnkn, firee-and-eai^ sort

As to the denominational make-np of the Cenferenoe, i t was Congr^ t iona l and Pres-byterian mostiy, Methodist a consideralde, B^ t i s t feomewhat, and Episcopal, a littla One Episcopal ( a n ^ a n t ) b ^ o p took setiTe part ill the Allianee and in the raized com moaion awriea in Db Adasis' dinrdi, and has jost Mceded Aom his da>eeM and his denowinatiiMi, a t the readt of lui conpio-t ^ and the diaeoaioa that Mkmed. Bap tiata are nsoally centared if t h ^ do not a l t e r ^heartilyi into- aU aaion Oiristian ^ ( p t a a s Ingeted, exdusiTe and an bB>th«lr- I f t h i ^ 4 o e B l w iato ndh^aad

from the papers. From this source of in-formation 1 am satisfied that Baptisu should stand just as far off irc-m the "Evangelical .Alliance " aa possible. Here are my reasons for saying so:

1. One paper (the New York Post) says, " Close communion Baptists cannot logically have anything to do with the Evangelical .Alliance." This is plain talk, not from a Baptist, but from an intelligent man who understands the Bipiist position and the means of maintaining their principles. Bap-tists believe there yet remains a truly evan-gelical, that is, gospel church, whose duty it

to m.\intain wholly and undiluted the truths of the gospel To do this effectually they must hold themselves untrammeled from any and all systems of error. The Sew York Post undetstaids this, hence the lan-guage above quoted is true to the spirit of a true and faith Baptist Church. But the Post says, " Close com;nunion Baptists can-not logically " do this. What they cannot do "logicilly" they Lad better not do at all This would seem to te a sufficient reason for having nothing to do with the Alliance. But the "Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler, D. D.," gives us another reason in the following language:

2. " What does the whole Alliance signify but the free and open communion of all the faithful in Christ Jesus?" (His italics.)

«b«lB iearo them tc f^Ioi^their eoQvietioii% ^ j m m O i ^ Mewi^Beee (aa oflea they

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H m i ^ i ^ d i ^ aanoaaoedAin lw cam-fllOicta W U i f ^ hia Gtarch fioca the J f f i ^ ' not in the oa ofUho' -jinUuitooft cffiBot' to' I v ^ ^ a p l k t i and j y e o | * i i e i » , - t h o o ^

dry weather, and the crop is drying up. I will stop and perish. Another says, I sent a child to school and educated him very well, and he died. I will never educate another child. Of the 763 convicts in the peniten-tiary in Nashville in 1S72, one hundred only were educated. The expense w « nearly $300,000. One of the bureaus at Washington says $600,000,000 are spent yearly for liquor in America. One State would drink up 5100.0tX> in a week Why give so much to Beelzebub and so little to wisdom. This Publication Society wotdd lessen the criminals in the South perhaps $lu,000 in a single year. We may be penny wise and pound foolish—for every penny th \ t we withhold we may lose a pcunA Nehemiah's men had a mind to work. If all wno have subscribed will te like Nehe-miah's men, the money will be paid and the work finished The success of this will be the success of Foreign, Domestic anA Indian Missions, of our Southern Theological Sem-inary, and of Sunday-schools. They are always of the same great wheel When I speak against one I injure all the others, therefore I speak against none, but am the friend of all, not only in word, but in deed.

StnfDAT-SCHeOL BOIRD. This should t>e sustained in the Soath, and

never moved North. If we more one there we may as well move all Bro. Boykin last year sent out 115,000 ICind fforJs every month. This deserves all praisa We can interchange our Sunday-schocl papers with the North, and tenefit teth sections. Who can estimate the great tenefit of a Sunday-school ? E. Dopsox

Jennings an i J. L Stockton, of Maple Shoals Association, our pastor commrnced a series of meetings on Saturday before the fifst Sunday in J%u5t, which continued twelie days. The gosj.-el was preached in puiily and earnestness, and its delivery was acaom-panisd by the power of the Spirit, and as a result, sinners were coav'icted and made 16 cry for mercy: quite a namter professed conversion to Christ Twelve were added to the church—nine upon a profession of faith, and three by restoration. The.churck »ras greaUy revived and edified, aad'a new impetus given to the work It was a beau-tifully solemn and impressive scene when Eld. Steeason le i the willing converts down into the clear bipiistery, within a few yards of the church house in a bsrautifai grove, and aJminiitered the ordinance ia the presence of a large assembly. We hope that the good e2ect of the meeting will long te felt in the commiuuty, and that the nam» of-JesGs will be gioiified W. C. Shields.

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Who are " the faithful in Christ Jesus," in his esteem ? Evidently, all denominations b e l o a ^ g to the Alliance. Thiasimply means that the object of the Alliance waa directly and mvnly, if I understand the language, to break down close commanion. And I verily telieve that, although the ostensible object was to promote Christianity on a broad basis, the real object waa to crash oat dose commanion, so caJled. Here the stan-dard of f iai thfaln^ is act a d j u s t ^ by the perpendicalar line of God's word, bat to a "free and open commanioD," whether that word reqoires s o ^ a commanion or no t Let ufl divest Mr. Cajler's language of its interrogatipe form, and we shall have iiis definition of the'Alliance thus:

" The vhole Alliance s'^nifi^ but the free and open commanion of all the £uthf(d in Chnst Jcsas." Coald any BapHst^ &ithfni to lus* praciple^ fiuthfal to Christ, know-in^y Booh;a combination? Bat the tree lagraira . I t has borne its btuts. Spor-geon is soormd in London, ' u d Carry in New Yot^k, ^ ^ ^ 'ZtcKua they were true to^ the^teaching of God's word and the c o n t i d ^ ^ tf their oira minds. I know not «he history of this affiv^ b b t l d o k n o w laMl^^C^t has e a t a l A ^ ^ bn i i s r thwha the i i ^ r i t a^ toea l lhad ia reh , aad asys the gates of Iwll iQiall not .nnffkil «Ciinat it, and i ^ i t h ^ - U e l ^ ^ o r W ' '

to i n : ^ ' ^ t k i A ^ ^ f ag i f l - i awk^- the dmre fa . ^ ObiiE IMfpikh I f ink h the da|l«fc tie tiiil Bodk,

Letter from Unmboldt. This reached us after the suspension, but

will be read with interest It should have appeared in first issue, bat all could nc t -Bo .

Dear Bro Grates T—Our series of meet-ings with Humboldt Chnreh has closed. Your associate, Eid. G. W. Griffin, preached with great acceptance to our people for eight days. His preaching was clear, logical, sound, earnest and practical Our poor hearts were greatly rerived. There were added to our numter nineteen by baptism, and fifteen by letter.

In reporting special'works of grace, Paul was pleased to note sach remarkable tokens of the divine fapor as the conversion of hooseholds to the &ith of the gospel And we are gratified to anaonnce the conyersion and bapUsci, daring the meeting, of the last member of three hooseholds. We hare in oar charch now .all the members of six £am ilies.

Bra Griffin was quite feeble in body while with us, but so supported by the God of all grace as to te able to preach with great power. He carries with him to his Milan home the tenedictions of a host of friends in Hombcddt. - r

You will te g n ^ e d to learn that ear pastor, Eld. G. W. Johmton, k bdog pros-, pered in hissdudastk duties. - H b C o U ^ o p e n d this week with 116 p i^ l a . With Bueh an educator for oar daa^ ta ta , earnest and afifectiiHiate in the diapel, and kifiifiil ui expounding the word of truth, we to thank God and take QP|ii«e» Yoon ia ChriU tlM L t ^ ;; , W. T. Boarart b

Troy Charch. Dear E.- . Graves —Bra Benneli said a

word or t^o in rcfcrciic© to Xroy O^urcli in an article publbhed in The Bafhst o1 Jane 2Sth, and 1 wish to say something more. Bro B. said that it was a weak church, but he had reference to the pecuniary ability of tae brethren not to tbeir faith, for they are strong in th;? faith. They are mostly readers of Tee Exm^r, and w'aa: could yon expect bat strictest lindmarkism 7 The brethrja at Troy are attempting to balld them a house to worship m. The churcL his tesn csgaaized f t r several years but has never ha-l a house of their own, and lait spring they agreed to baild them a nice frame house, and weni to work for that purpose. <:>ae of the brethren gave ihe logs from widch to procure the l amW. Tney were hauled to the mill, bat the miller would not s-iw tiiera, and oar logs are now rottening attiie mill Why he «oaldnot saw tbem for as we would not say, bat it is enough to know that he is a secadar, and is bitterly opposed to Baptists. Havmg been -so badly disappainted at4he commencement of a frame work, aa J there being no other saw mill near, we were obliged to baild a brick house, or abandon the project entirely. The latter we didn't want to do, and t t e former we bave aa attempt to d a

We have the brick work done, and the rcof wiil soon be oa. at a total cost of S60C', which all w," 1 agr^a is very reasonable for a brick bu'Hia,; We aow need about 5400 to compl?:? the w:rk, aad this amount we

^ k of ourjirelaren. We had hoped that it wooll aot ba aecsssary to call for assistance, but very recently oar abl-ist brother, and one to wbcm we looked for the completion of otJr house, had his bouse destroyed fcj fire, and is now able to do no more. Thus, we have beea o'oliged,to call for help; bat if each one who reads this would icclose fifty cents ia a letter and ssnd it to P. H. Marberry, Troy, Obion coaaty, Tenn., lha entire sum would ba ejsily supplied, and t a r -poor hearts b j rejoiced. Breth'^n, sisteza, we have much oj^position by Pedoes at thia-place, and we pray you to send ossoae th ia^ if it b9 but little. Remembsr that maay" littles wdl make the reqcired amount. Reader, will not yoa send fiffy cents or a dollar? If there ba those that wiU send their tensor twenties so muoh the more will it help. For large aaioants register your letter or send post offiie]order. Yours in -Christian 'ooads, J. NL Hai.l-

P. S —The total cost of the house will not . exceed 8I0?>0 or 51200, and our breOiren cannot say we are extravagant, for we con-sider th'is very chiap for a nice brick . ing, S5x-W fset, with a nica brick beilfry.

Hickman, Ky. J . N. H. Rdiarxs.—^Will not every family in hia

Assoc'ation make up ioclose fifty e e i t i one dollar to Bro. BaH 1 How^easy if all

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1. ptyw sothifig bxieresTiiiaattbaat^etMi Okim Umeh man effectul^ by example titan l y preeept—therefore, to long a> we spprspri-•te me pslpta for the oSeUl preasUsg of Uie (••pel I17 Otose wlicm we eonaider dnlj bsptlied H i ordxiaed to the miiuaterial office, it ie equal-I7 trident thst it improper for ua io inTite IkMt taaoben to oesopy them whea ws know ikqr are aeither baptised nor crdalned, asd Mpadally Biase tbej elikia to be acd coBstme {fct KtioB oa on? part into a reeogBitisB of their

u d thoB ecB&n their fcUowsrt In

JfW-ft. Hothiag eaa be mere inea&siste&.t ihan to

t d ^ t thoM preachers i&to o&r polpita wha hold teach doetriaea QB acccoat of which we

WOBld tzoIaJ* both from onr pnlpiti and shnrehea t a j minister of oar owa denoniaalioa. ThiS; Wt olaia, !i one of the old laadnarka of the B^tiit Chazeh.

&. That m body of inaeiaed belioTera ia the UgheM eooleaiaatical authority in the world, tsd the only tribunal for the trial oAasea ef CaeipUne; that the acta of a ehnrch are of siipe-«ior binding foree over Ihoae of an Association

aamtioa, ConsoU, or SreebTtaj—andao Aa-•oeia&ia oz Conrention oan impoas a moral ob-ligation span the oonatitseat parta compoEing

Louisiana Department. Benckrxf, Hat we at PRUMTT acccpt TH« BAPTIST aa tmr

:itm:e ^r^ic oa the foIIciriES ccniiitiias Tiz.: 1. A pcrtioa cf th» »»F«r abaU be allowKj

to rcprucst ocr Isc>] tatcrests. 3. i ^ t the Hisi«T«n UB<! otber BaptiiU «f ihe

t« isittad to «iit* fci MU paper. Se—hed, thuefcve, <lut « • ia pMgt OUHITM U ez-

taad ths circol^oa of tlw orgma the* iclecM. SavM, fiutlienaon. Oat th» abOiti with which Tai

a u n n hM h««tot»re been eondocted—Iti nseoBiirciias-ing dafnue of n«ad rape! prtaciplca u d UteniJ orriu— csnsusd i t to the decom'aatlBa M Oiw ef the b*«t Unag ezpcaest* ct lUftlit leiwiitiia Sale Cbxnurioa.

K Tboogiits in the Safldle.—!(o. G.

IDIXG alone not long ainc? ray thoughta dwelt npon the promises and assurances

which cur Father in heaven has giren to his children.

The promises of God are great and pre-cions, end the assurances of salraticn just such as are suited to cur condition. If indeed we are Christ's, then we have been born from above—born of the Spirit "We

' I. Bftf tinae each (Aaroh of Chriat ia an in-itptadini body, no oae ehoreh can expect any tftnr to isdorae ila aeia, only ao far aa they are ! • itiiat Mcordanee with the lawa of Chriat. If ika exolndea a membn osjutly, any other •honh eaa restore him if it aeea fit.

T. Whenever any ehnrdi acta in viclaticn of Ika direetioaa of her only Lawgiver, aa fcssd la the Haw Taatameat, she beeomea rebellicoa —her acta atiU aad veid; aad all other oharehea, •ltd Aaeeiationa of oharehea, and C^aventiona, •honld withdraw their fellowship from her an til •hi npenta and reotiflea her order, or they be-•oae the ^riakera of her sine.

& n a t ao Aaao^tion, or Convention, or On.Bofl, ia » "Coart of Appeal," er haa any Hthoiity over the oharehea, bat ia aimply aa ftdviaory eoaacO; therefore, it haa ao right te dietata to tha ehareheai or to demaad aapport itr lay prqjeot or aehema which it may origia-tia^ bat aiay oaly reoommead, adviae and arge to perfimnnce of dnty ia anbeervieace to the gns t C%riatiaa volcatary principle.

9. Wham aay eharsh departs from the faith, a vioiataa the order, of tha gospel, ia the jadg-• • a t ef ths Aaaooiatioa, it eaa aad ahoold with-dzaw its Allowahip from her aad leave her to Iwnslf antil she repeats. This is ao inter-fmaoo with her intonal regalation.

l a Baptists are not Frotestaata. Sinoe they MTor had any eeelesisatical connection with tha Papaey, they are now, and have beea, the npodiatm «f the priaeiples aad practices of fapaoy, whathn foimd ia Bome or ia the Prot-• taa t sseta that eame oat of her.

Ill Ws regard Protaataatiam, aa well aa the Batematiaa of1837, aa baaed oa the aaaamptioa that tha propheeiea aad deelaratioas of Christ to«aUa( his ehnzA art bias, thsa n&kiag Qkiiat aa imposto, aad tha reformera, aad aot Ctoiit, iho saviors aad preservers of the chorch.

A2I0BI& 1. n a BBinuaersed bodies of Chriatiaaa are

oknzehea, aer are any privSeged eompaniea if tham ths chorch; hence all Pedobaptiat tnoBiaaiiflaa are oaly religioas societies.

X H a t baptism aad an offioial relatioa to a atefsh are prereq^dsite toaregalargoapelmia-Ittty; h a e s an srdinanees adadaiatered by aa lebeptised aad anordained, althongh immersed •iaiatiy, are aall aad void.

L So dmzeh haa a right to hear a oar e Drought tatea it ia violation of ths law of Christ. The tpsoMoatiea ef the order to be observed U the fwhfliWstt of any other order.

i . JElo anmber ahoald anbmit to aa azraiga-• n t or tdal brsnght aad coadactad ia viola-Moa of tha laws ef Ghriai Xach oae ia iadi-HdaalljF nspoasible to Chriat for the&ithfal Otamaoo of hia laws.

S. Oaaa right aaly, not sight, ia right, a ooa-ilttatiniwl miaority ia ia all easea the Bczipta-n l t k n a k .

i . Aa. oooasiitaUeaal or disorderly msjority e a a e t aariada a aeatbar of aa aohaowledged walTliilIiiasl chazeh.

7. 9» efcoreh should rseeive the lattera of, or tfca •taBhezi baptiied hy, a disorderly chazeh. Sat akmli U admit t» ita oomaanion the mem m of aooh a ohazeh, er ia any way oeante-

I sz ai^old Ua disorder; it shoald keep ao ' ipUh tt tint it auy bt aahaaed.

BAFZIbl POLICT. 1. Tk be ia all things ooaaisteat with oaz

pOmalpim, wiaAtr w« laia oz lose aambezs or t m b i ^ '

% ftflilflnoazpocaliazmisska, whiohis,to M a * v i t a m a of ChiiafB tnth agaiaatevei7

of arm, and theao who origiaata or thca; aad above al^ by ao act te

neogaisa, ^ oz alMt thoaa who eBoz^-ar to ooafza thaaa who azo ia

are not in the fiesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in us. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he he is none of his. But does the Spirit of God dwell in us 7 Have we the Spirit of Christ? Let ng see. "The fmit of the Spirit ia love, joy, peac?, long suffering, gen-tleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temper-ance." If the Spirit is working in us tnese fiuits are produced. Take the first one— love. " 97e know that we have passed from death unto life, becanse we love the breth ren." " Every one that loveth, ia bom of God and knoweth God." "God is love: and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, a n d U o d i n him." "By this," says Jesus, "shall all men know that ya are my dis-ciples, if ye have love one for another." Do weloveGoi? Da we love Jesus ? Do we love the gcspel of Christ aad the people of God?

Take the next two items—joy, peace. Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God. Is there peace in the heart with God ? L-i whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy un-speakable. Oh, has the heart ever been so fall of love, joy and peace, sweet peace, that the eyes wept tears of joy ? So full that heaven seemed to come near the soul, and there was reat and peace in Jesus ? Nothing has than the Holy Spirit can work such emotions. "Bu t if the Spuit of him that raised up Jesos from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." Is not here an assnrance of a part in the rtsurrection of the just ? An asaurancj of glory, honor, im mortality and eternal life 7

Those who are born of the Spirit ought to be baptized. To the believer, what is bap-tism 7 Not the washing away of (he filth of the flesh, ba t the answer of a good conscience toward God. The day I was baptized was one of the happiest of my life. Others have the same ezperi°nc& It is the aziswer of a good conscience. The path of obedience is a happy one. But is this all 7 Let the word of God answer; "'Jheiefore we are buried with him by b/iptism into death; that like as Christ was raised op from the dead by the glory cf the Father, even we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resur-

Another cause of failure hitherto has been that the Convention has u n d ^ a k e n

son, LSL, to witness the baptism of eome | BcTlva}. four or five believers in Christ Among the j En BAPT.-'ST — We closed on yesterday, a

much. Hence, had the Conventiw conf ined i^ r tons to be baptized were three ladies, meeting tf nine d-iys w'll< Saline Church, its efforts to the Mission and Sonday-Echool one a Fieabyterian, one from the world and Bienville pirish. La. T^ie church iiaa been

one a Methodlat. The last was .n,_joung greatly revived. Twenty weie added to ^er lady of unusual size whose weight "would not membership; fi;teen by experience of grace fall far short of 350 pounds. .Some of the U ^ d baptism, three by letter and two re-brethren not being able to realise that a : siored. The influence of evil is greatly heavy pergon is as easily baptized as a light I chpcked in our community ar.d the influ-one because of the buoyant power of i t e ; ence of Christ and the gospel on the gaining water, were much alarmefl, and actually hand. The seed of the woman is bruising "forbid water" that this sister should be the hesd cf the serpent here. All praise to baptized. But the pious woman aflirmed I LAE Lord. Bro. William II. Ch'tndler, a th&t she had received the Holy Ghost as well j j-oung minister, was with us every day, ex-as they, and declared that she was no. j cept one; he did more of the preaching afraid to undertake what the Savior j iad so j ^ny other younf; minister. Bro. B. S. manifestly enjoined upon h i j children, but [Sweat was with us most of the time and the brethren could not see it. .Some said, | pre.ached for us two days We felt that we however, that Jesus was K;?ig in Z:on, and l eer, greatly blessed cf the Lord, for this was his .special order. So there was a j „bich ^re ere glad. J A. IIsrksu.

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work, it would doubUess have succeeded, but the energies of the body have, until a late day, been mainly directed to educa-tional movements, hence the failure of the missionary eHbrts Suppose the eQorts cf the agent in behalf of Mount Lebanon Uni-versity hf.d been given under the direction of the Convention to Dojaestic Missions, does any one doubt the eminent success of the effort 7

I will not disguise the fact that another cause .of failure has been an unfraternal rivalry between difierent sections cf the State. The east and the west, the north and the south i w e had their pet schemes to promote, and their pet institutions to foster. In the melee the great cau^e of missions has been neglected. Now, would it not be beat for the denomination in the State to put the stamp of condemnation upon all such child's-play by uniting upon the one great object of sending the gospel to every (Restitute section of the State? Bat what will District Associations do in this great wcrk? There are four or five As-sociations in the State, perhaps more, that will feel able to employ a missionary. While there is doubtless destitution in the bounds of these .Associations, yet the very fact that they are able and willing to employ a mis-sionary, shows that their boundaries em brace the least destitute portions of the State. Now wht.t do we see? Why, the mos'. religous and beat instructed portions of the State have mission] ries among them, and the dark abodes of Popery and infidel ity are destitute of the gospel.

I might, ai'.d perhaps will, at » future day enlarge upon this subject, but for the pres-ent I wait for something on the other side of-the question. .VII that is necessary for a p-oper understanding and fiaal settlement of this question is for brethren to come i s fore the Baptist public with their views, maintaining the Christian spirit which I da not question they possess. F. CecBTSET.

Mount Lebanon, La., Oct 1, 1S73.

a. Xtoasplayaa tha aaaisiaa of tha teoai-jtaOaK flB tha ooa-voaiaa af aiaaan aai tha O M U i a c af Oakt^a kSagkm, tizmgh tha • M l aftaetaal maaa aaiacaaciaa aotiaoiaa.

afiUa vtth. tha Wort of Qod. i . To oaoqy trmj viQac* aad aUj ia tha

a a a J t a ^ taalifo^ MthfU, taezw

ta araxjr akanh, aai tearaiTtatitaton.

a t e the viala

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H f C i l i f v v M iUf r ^ i k k

rectlon." Is not our baptism an assurance of a glorious resurrection 7 Oh, to be in the likeness of his resurrection. " Sown in cor-ruption, raised in incorruption; sown in dis-honor, raised in glsry; sown in weakness, raised in power."

Think of one more assurance. Where is the eye that h ^ not wept, the head that has not hawed, the heart that has not bled 7 A land of darkness and of death. How hard to bury our dead oat of our sight and go back to a desolate home. Yet in aiHic tion A a r the voice of God: " As many aa I love I rebuke and chasten." " Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth." For the present it is not joyous; nevertheless, after ward it j ieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby. Exercised thereby. Seeing and feeUng Goil's heart, going closer to God, crying thioagh blinding tears,

" Nearer, my God, to thee. Nearer to theel

E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me." T. L.

Letter from Colambia. D E A R BRO. GRAVES :—I h w e just re turn 'd

from the thirtieth annual sessidn of the Ouachita Baptist Association, held with the Pine Eill Church, commencing on Friday before the third Sabbath in October. As newspapers are mediums through which re porta from church bodies can bo made pub lie for general food to a large number of the brotherhood, I propose placing before the readers of T H E B A I T I S T a synopsis of the business transacted at said Association.

The Introductory sermon was preacher by Eld. M W. Lilly, to one of the largest congregations, on Friday, that it has been our pleasure to see for several years, which was appropriate, acd attentively listened to. After a short intermission the delegates convened at the house designed for the business of the Association. The reading clerks proceeded to read letters from the several churches com)>osing the body, sent up in the hands of their delegates, of which there was quite a number, aad the informa-tion disclosed was of a cheering cliaracter, as the churches were much revised, as general thing, through the assoc'ational year just closed. Some three hundred added to

Coareattai or Xo CoBTeotion!

T HE above quest ion-a npon ns, and we had better canTasa and settle it through

onz depairtment off Tax BAirur, than hare two seta of agendea at wcrk for the accom pUahment of tlie same abjeet, both rendered nogatory by dividing our energies.

Why meet ansaaUy in » Stote Convention to promote the canae of dmneatie missions, if that object d m be b e t t » aectnnplished throBgh Diairiei Aaaoeiations? If, on the oflier hand, more eaa be done by united effort in a State ConTention, why shall Dis-trict Aaaodatioaa take t hk work oat of the handa of the ConTentkmT I haye liiTored flteConTOatlonplan. Wiser brethren seem to&TortheAsaodattonplan. Let ns com-puenotfBBiBs&Bteaa)

I h e ffea-and taking argnment against tte ^ i^OM i j ^

TlAi i f r ank ly

^ ^ t a t ^ ^ q„e,Uon arisSS, why

i i o r ^ r tooperafed

^ t i t l W * fi« ttai ibia m r i a t ^ t T S

for

Of a n i p . t t „ a d eflbrt paralyaea a chorch.

our nuniber. The .Association was organized by electing

the writer Moderator, Eld. K. L Brooks Clerk, and Deacon C. P. Kecs, Treasurer. The usual cemmittees were appointed, which ccncluded the business of Friday.

On Saturday the rain prevented tha con gregation from attending, consequently there was no preaching, but the delegates came in at an early hour and the business of the Association was pushed on. The usual busi ness of such bodies was attended to in the best of spirit, and the reports of committees ahowi^d an improvement in the several de partments of work, which was by them ex-amined.

The publications recommended were TBE BAPTIST, Home and Foreign Journal and Kind Words, and the only publication society, the Southern, located at Memphis

A Sunday-school convention was called by a resolution unanimously carried, to meet at Salem Church, Catahoula parish. La, commencing on Friday before the fourth Sabbath in December next, of the churches composing the Association.

There was also a resolution adopted recom-mending the maR members of each church in oar bounds to plant one acre of cotton and cultivate it, the proceeds of which is to be placed in the hands of the chorch treas-urer or deacons, to be used aa tbe church may direct aa will beat promote the interest of the came of onr bleaaed Bedeedtw.

The next aesaion of this At soclation will be held with M t Nebo Church, Catahoula parish La , commencing on Friday before the third Sabb&tb in October, 1871.

The IGssionary sermon waa preached a t 11 o'clock A. K. on Sabbath, by the writer, before a very large and p ^ e n t audience, and from the inteieat manifeated, mucb good waa done In the vicinity of K n e Hill Chnroh. •

I n concluaion, I am happy to say tha i I beOere^a new era ia about to dawn npon aa many of the leading dtizena arenow ing attention to the mbject of i ^ ^ n that in former days turned 'a deaf e^r, to the ealla of tbe gospel I C a y t b e t i m e j p ^ i ^ e

the wertb of aoula may n » r Hied, la my prayer.

Columbia, Xa., Octot-er 22,187^

K e w i h i ^ C o r x w p o ^ ^ ' ' ^ En. B A P i n t ^ MTe^abwdy' taacBd tk« ttMiM of }oiir zeadara with the BotioM of

e u m o t fcrego tha

On ^ taattt October

eoofloorae of people g a t h a M in t k e k a a d -awae edifiae of th® Baptiat OiBidi »t J»ek-

division. It was not a qaestion of con science, for all were agreed in that, but would it &o to trust to cocEciecce in such a

case It was a question rrkther of being or not being obedient to Christ's command. Was it expedient to obey or not? Some Baid with Pope Stephen 11 , "In euch a ciise it is better to disobey. It was ihcugu: ai one time that the whole matter would have to be referred to the JlethcJist brethren, a large multitude of whom vr&i {jre-c-ut, espec ally so .is they had until Ler btpUsm jurisdiction over her. It is conEdenily be-lieved that they would have been a unit for the command. Matters did not come to this, however. The opposition resolved to get near the door while the ordinance was adaiinistercd, and if .irowaioj; or other dis aster ensued, lea;e the respocsibilily with Christ and the msjority. . \ud they both went down into the water, both the preacher and the sister, and he l»aptiz«d her, and when they wf ro came up out of the water," the brethren who had taken up their sta-tion near tha door cime forward, fhakiug hands with the brethren whom they met in tbe aisles, while the gcod tiiter went on her way rejaicinj;. Now I have reported these facts to show:

1. That the boasted unity of Baptists on all essential points is not founded in fact.

2. That the Christian, be he Ei^tist or Pedobaptist, does cot disobey Christ be cause he does so t love him, but because he honestly thinks th i t in certain cases he had better not obey.

3. That in dealing with all error in Chris-tiana, great patience should be shown by those who would lead them right.

•1. Thar" i f any m.-in will do tlie will of God he shall know of the doctrine," obedi ence being the organ of spiritual knowledge

Truly and fraternally. S. A. H. New Orleans, Nov. -1, 1S7 5

.Saline, La , Sept. S, 1S7

Ordination. Bro Thos J. Roan, the vTung Methodist

preachcr who was baptized at Jackson, La., in .'Vpril last, was, on the second Sabbath in October, set apart to the full work of the gospel ministry by prayer and the imposi-tion of bands. Bro. Roan has been preach-ing tc ihe Jackson CiiUich since his baptism with great acceptance, and there bieng a goodly number deiiring baptism the church unanimously called him to ordination, al-though he is still under twenty j ears of age. It ia the intention cf the church to retain his services as pastor, if practicable, but Bro. Uoan, whose education is unfinished, will enter college after (.'bristmas and continue till he graduates. This young brother is full of z-.-al, end although gifted in mind and preaching talent, is meek, as a Christian miniater sho-ald he, following the wLse man's injuEclion, "Let another praise thee, and not iLine own self S. A. H.

New • irleacB, « •ctober 1 Cj.

• JoDtkem Bapt i s t Pabl icat ionSoc ie ty .

0lTB~IiE5Ti Vie hsTe engnged this colomn to act as atai

for us this year. We want to CMnpltte tl, endowment this year. We cannot visit yon^ persoESilv, and we offer you tiis opportttej^ to enroll your name among the fonndera of tiZ ^ society, that your children"may have a vaS in its direction after yon are no more. are not called npon to ^ve, bat to inreit u yoa would ia any other jcint stock sbm^y Any of you can sell or tratafer your stoeK^-' ^ cTjild as yon can any otier atock. It i | peeled that, when once in full operation tii society will declare a dividend of twcaty to •Jiirly per cenL annually. Thia yon wiHtejjj^ annually, cr twico a year, ia the pubUeati®« of the society. These you can use, gire airi* sell, or order sold far yon by the depositg,!' and receive interest in cash. The graajM feature of this society is, that it makes everv stockholder a distributor to the extent of S diridenS.

R E A D THE TERMS.—Whenever a snbecjftt, F: pays up in full he will receive tenperctnti- t ftcm the first day of the quarter followiEg (ij" ' if he p»ys 10th of March, his certificate w5 date from the 1st of April), ia the pnhlj. cations of the society; and when the Eoeiet; goes into operation he will receive the anoBU dividends in ita publications, to be selected bv himself. These he can sell if he does not wiak to use.

CONSTITUTION. NAHK.

AKT. 1. The name of ihia Society altall be tii ••BormEKX BAPTIST PUBWCARIOA BOCIKTT."

OBJECT. Aar. 2. The object ef this Society shall b*

to promote evangelical religion by meaai ct the Printing Press and ColporUge.

USttHKSSHIF. Aar. 3. The snm of $60, sabseribed and ptU

in, will constitnte one a member or stoekholio in this Society, and entitle him to a certifieai* of atock and a vote, personally or by proxy, ia the election of all the officera of the Soci^. It ia specially provided that no one shall b« allowed to represent by ballot more than SIOOQ, er to hold more than $:2&0Q, except by permiasion of the Board of Managers. It ii also proridti^ That each stockholder ahall bi promptly paid the dividend npon his stock ds olared at the annnal meetings of the Boeietv.

L:- V .l..!! 1 #

Letter From Cheneyvillc. D S A R BAMST:—More than a month ago 1

sent an account of the good work on the .\tchafala;a river, and at Williamsport

In April last Bro. T. E Muse commenced preaching monthly at ChafHo's schocl-heuse on tho Atchafalaya. In August he held a meeting of days there, assisted by Eld. A. J . Terry and the writer. The meeting con-tinued ten days, a church of sixteen mem-bers was constituted, and eight baptized. From the school bouse we went down, four-teen miles, to Williamsport. The meeting there continued six days, and eight were baptized.

On the Eecond Lord s d-iy in the present month Eld. Muse filled his regular appoint-ment at the school house. Three were r e -ceived for baptism, two baptized and one received by letter. On the third Lord's day I went down to Williamsport. Three were received and baptized. To the present time the church (Fairview) has grown front sixteen to thirty one. Two have been re-ceived for haptism, but not yet baptized There are some ten or twelve in the two neighborhoods to come in by letter. Others are thinking seriously on the subject, and will, ere long, obey Jesus.

Another church will be constituted at Williamsport The two cfauiches will be self-sustaining and settle & pastor amonc them. Tbe design is to build two houses of worship and a house for their pastor.

The section of country between the Mis-sissippi river and Atchafa'aya, including Bayous Moro, Letsworth and Latinach, also a part of Old Eiver and Eaconcee island, u. a desirable one. With cur two churches and Sunday-^ools , fourteen milea apart, and a aoinister to live in the field and d e -Tote his whole time to the two places, one objection heretofore e x i a ^ g will bo r e -mored. The whole sectioa la protected from overflow by good leveea. j They hare had no high water for four yeara, and do not fear for the futurft The a t ^ ia goo^

Obituary. Licicvs .\N; r.rw S. ITT.—The eubjecl of this

notice was born in MeckUnf urg county, North Caro'in.-i, .^pri! 1800. He r emcv t J with his f i t hc r to .Alabama ia 1?I®. Here he grew to c a n h o o i and married Matilda Joaes , w l o

very good, and yields an abundant, reward for the labor ^ t o w e d npon ifc' The ranga for catUe ia good, and milk, butter and beef abundant In regard to the important item of health thia may be aaid; For a awamp secUon, it la healthy. I know of plaoea in uua SUte and Arkansas not half aa h«altby M m here raise ffmHiea, p o w , old and pla^ with their g r a n ^ d r e n aa in other plaoea. Baptlata deairing to leave th« older Slatea

I li»Te«peat *boat fifteen daya there and am ao W l l e ^ that I haye determined to more and make it my hornet ^ j j^

Cheneyrill^ La., September 25, K T i .

- iQfomttteB i r w t e d c ^^: i Of tke.whstMboute of Mra Ann U u i A Thompaoi^' or. Jamea/H. Th<ffi9aon,^w •eeoBd hnitead. Thcdr poatcffica i a iaS9 waa lyier, Sa i th county,, Tezaa; alao ot B i ^ H f e k e y . If any one know.

o t the above named panona l ir^ t i m m bdotm ^ J u t a H t a i r ,

Bernardino a a m ^ ' i f ^

W w e l p i i l t o g tri l Uttof muH- n ^ k i t t m e ? Seoond, ia it k i n d ? Third, ia U ntcmtrjl

K-as borr. in Edgefield district . South Carolina, in iM>l. and had remoTed with her p i re t i t s to Alabama about the same t i c e . Hi? proved a happy union, and contin-joJ nnt i l they were both ripe ia year«. In !.«47 the ferti le l ands in Northwest Louisiana a t t r a c t e l them to Caddo parish, and they settled, with a number of otber -Ala^amians, in the npighborhood of Sammer GroTc. .A.t tha t t i a e tbe r eae rab le •John Brycc lesided ia Shreveport, and preachcd bccasionally at Summer Grote. where in 1840 a church wag const i tu t td . In 1^47 Bro. Bryce was joined in his labors by Eld. Jesse Lee, and by their jo in t labors a fiourishing church soon grew up, of wiiich EJd. Lee becaiae pas tor in 1851, and continued till his death in 1872. Under the lealoui labors of this eminen t man of God, in ISj.j, there was a gracious revival in the c'liurcL, dur ing whicii Bro. Scott, h is wife and a'.l his children united with the church, and were bapt i ied by Eld. Lee on the same day. thus a f o r d i n g an i l lustrat ion cf a scriptural hous?iioM baptism.

Bro. Scott and his excellent wife at once took a prominent position in the church, and became two cf its most efficienl members. This directed a;tentiori to Bro. S. as a suitable person to £11 the office of deacon, which was then vacant , and he was accordingly chosen and ordained to that office Tery soon a f t e r he becaoie a member. Uis wife was a worthy helpmeet for a deacon. An infidel who lived in the neighborhood was accustomed to say that if there was any t ru th in Chr is t ian i ty , Mrs. Scott was one or" the few whom ho had seen who offered a l iving proof of i t . Bro. Scott continued to reside where he settled, liberally dispensing the large property witli which God blessed hins, up u the time of his death, enjoying the confidence and esteem of his brethren and neighbors.

On the 19th of April, 1870, he lost his excel-lent companion, who had been the joy of his youth and tbe comfort of his old age. TJug was a severe blow, but he stiil had his beloved pastor upon whom he leaned. Last year EM! Lee passed to his reward. Last wi.iter during the prevalence of the epizooUc among ths horses, Bro. Scott contracted a cough, as he supposed, from his horses, which grew into coa sumption, of which he died September 10,1873. As he lived so he died with onshaken trist in the Savior. Rip, in years, snrronnded by his children and grandchildren, respected by the old and venerated by the young, he fell asleep

V,'. E. PAXTOS. ^

Has. EAEAH E. Kacoa—On the 19th of Augast Ust, the " dust» of thia estimable ladv retnmed " to the earth as it was, and thespirit nato Qod who gave it," at the residence of hor hnsband. Deacon B. C. Ragon, who still aur-vivea her, in Harrison county, Texar, in her ^ e t h year. Mrs. Ragen, the daughter of Deacon Higtower Davis and his vrife Matilda, was bom ia GreenviUe district, South Caro-lina, Angnst 29, 1838, but was brought in childhood to Itawamba eonaty, Mississippi. Where in her twelfth ytar, she haviag found "the peart of great price," was baptiied by

0' lif® ahiaing Ught," ex-

•mpllfyiag the grace of loveliaw, -parity, meekness and faith." Her end was o S ^ 8ha" fell asleep in Jesna." September 10,187>. A fiaernaa.

DxAcea HiOBTOwxa DATIS.—There ia aame-thiag a ^ i a recording the death of y«oth and beauty,, but when the agad <&iiatiu haa waitedoaU the daya of kia appeiatad 4iae," through "three aeore yaars aad tea," eh, t ia • w ^ t l o raatftom hh|, labors. Deae«L Bavia wsa b e n i a Qreaavjllt diatriet, Bostk-Gai«> liaai J t t B ^ l , l 80 i , «b frn again" aad bap-tiaad Atigoat l860, b y B d . W. O. Xheaaa ia te H w M k M ^ of Bogaal)^43|arak» Itcw«aba MTiPOa i i aa ipp i , ^ ^ a t the natdeaa* a t Mi ion4BJaw» W. W. l a H a p s ^

S^teobar H^ 1874 < * a i » t

0||9S or deaeoB wdl, poekaaad ta biaaalfr gead jnd g n a t boldaaaa U t h a ^ l ^ " HU

and that hia atock shall be transferable ttpsa the booka of the Society aa the atock in any other company.

OFFICBBS. Aar. 4. The Officers of this Eocicty ahaU l«

a President, 14 Vice-Presidents, Correspondiai Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer, aid twesty-five Managers, who shall be rleotcii as-aually by ballot, and who together abnTi consti-tute a Beard «f Managers.

ROARD OF UANAGEKS. A ST. S. The Board of Managers shall ,1STI

power te appoint its own meetings; eleH ita awn Chwrman and Secretary; appoint an ^ lor of ita papera and publications; Btandiag ssi Special Committees; also, its Agents and Col-porteura; fill any vacancy whicIi may oeeor a Its own body, or ia the office of Correapandixg Secretary or Treasurer; enact ita own By-Lawi; {Provided alaayt. They conform to this Conatita-tion); aasiga the dntiea of the Correapondiag Secretary: anperintend all publicatiosa of tha Society; eaUbUah Depositoriea; and ia general to watch over the interesta and tranaaci the buaineaa of the Society. Seven members shall oonstitate a quorum, who ahall receive a Ubetai oompensaticn for the time given to the Sooiaty't business.

TEEASUEEE. A^r. 6. The Treasurer ahall give bonds to

anch an amount aa the Board Kay appoint; ahall be under the direcUon of the Board ; and shall make an Annual Report to the Society.

U E B T N R G S . Aar. 7. The Society ahall meet aannally, at

anch time and place aa the Board of Kanager* may appoint. Speeial meeUnga of the Society may be called by the Preaident ar Correspond-ing Secreury, npon application of the Board of Managers. KLiGiEiLrrr T O M E M B E E S H I ? AJTD O F F I C I .

AKT. 8. No Officer, Manager, Agent or Cd< porteur of the Society ahall be eKpble to office, or to a vote in the election of the Board of Managera, except he be a member in good standing in aome regular Baptist Churtjh, tadutt lueh a privilege be apecially granted, and annnal-ly, by a two-thirda vote of the Board of Managera.

A L T E B A T I O X S O P T H E C O X S T I T U T I O S . Aai. 9. Alterations of this Constitution pro-

posed at a previons Annual Meeting, or recom-mended by two-thirds of the Beard of Managen, may be made at the Annual Meeting fay a vcta of two-thirds of the members present.

OFFICKBS FOE 1873. J. R. GSAVKS, PrttidaiL

Vict-PruidetiU : O. W. Griffin, Tenn. J. F. Cook. Mo. J. H. MDls, N. C. J. L Reynolds, a C. ^ w ^alroe, Ala. ^ B . Link, Texas. J. M. Wood, Ga. IVfamrer.—R. O. Craig. ^apxmdii^ Secrrtarar.—M. W. Philips, Bean-ding Seeretcay.-W. W. Keep.

BOAKB or ItASAGKSa. C. B. Jonng, Miaa., .Toa. H. Borum, Tean, J. B. Eearcy, Ark., Dr. P. Coartney, La., O. A. Lofton Tenn., Dr. Rebert Kella, Misa., T h^ Tenn., 3. F. B. Mayea, Tenn., J. W. Dillard, Tenn., John Glass, Tenn., E. M. Parks, Tenn, 5 . Flood, Mo, W. P. Bond, Tean, E. P. Lacado, Tenn., J. B. Canada, Tenn, W. C. Crane, Texas, « o ^"iMon-Tex, W. D.Mayfield, Ark. M. 8. Buckley, Ark. W. E. Penn, Texas.

BcsiHias CMwrrriE: „ ^ . . «»• B. Graves, Presideat, W, D. Mayfield, ^ j . i f . ciHard.

E.G. Craig Treaanrer. « t UmMt, a a d

** e " t dnrlM ta* a u r c a u » bowse to work in.

Baptist Doctrines, Principlij HtroaTAST »fi

I. One Lcrd, one Faith, one T. 5. That an immersion li ' that or.f faith in the tmiat aij that est Lord. Sea Rom. vi: 1 Cer. xv: 29; 1 Peter ill: 21.

1. The Grace cf God, the onl^ Hope and Faith in Christ, tSe 1 Justi£»ati5n.

8. The Word of Qod the loat Spirit of GoJ the Ayent in the | adults.

4. Each vUible Church of Ciir of acripttirally immersed believJ believers and their uueonvtrud e^ tri on probation,) associated by 1 aant to obey and execute all cotj Christ, hav ing the aame orgini: officcrE, and ordlntncea of the calem. aad independent cf all ol edging ns lawgiver in Zian but mltting to no law ho has no$ Rem. i : 7; 1 Cor. i : 2; Epfli i ; Acts ii: 41. 42.

5. The "Lord's Supper" is eommemerative crdinance to be I by a Cccrsh of Christ at tuei (thi capacity), not as a teat of Cfa^tfl

J personal feeling of cne commu another, as Pedobaptiata erroneoj only to ehow forth Christ's Jcal again; aad being a Chorch act, i | dentally, a ernVol of Cknrch re. «e.~;aenay, only those churches 1 in thia ordiuince tha . afree in tice. The mcs'btr of one ebt; the same faith and order) con cd muaion of another oaly by an al and not by rvi.', for each chsirchl being made the g;?ariian of thtl

^ eacreJ fe.is'., is iavesieJ with tha discipline (hose wbrse rclsf!en9| gives the right.

6. Christian Baptiin ia teliever in w»t!;r by a qaalinod la the name cf the Trinity, in the barial aa i resarectioa of I fession of a deM.h to sin, Quii.>n 1 consecration to his BervibS. therefor*, can answer this deBigi| {ession of baptism cannot be ma except " the eHTd-ffl of Qui hy 16 and xivlli: 17; Mark xr:; IGj Acta viii: to the slcse; E im. vi: QaU. u i . 26. 27

Burying in water rf one dead only action; ainee the bnrial of the cnly "likeness" or rE^re3en| In t ie world, for it ia callei ffctlil

utroRTAKT raisca-1.1 1. The Bi},lc, and the BibU alJ

with hunaa devicia or tradi haa been, the religion of Baptist

2. Per five laws (as baptism aa of baptism, etc.) are not left to I In all eatei require poMium and pi er tsmvUt.

8. To divide ths poeitive re Chriat into mentiaU and Roa-u«A bow ftx Ciiriat ia to be obeyed, | points we may safely disobey fiise to obey one ef the leaat of 1 qairementa or to teaeh others BO,| in the guilt of violating alL

4. Every peaitive law, 1 in the chnrch, Kot esjynttls 1 pled, ia pt^vel^ farUdden, tine4

' tif oni Ounff u thx prohibition qf e all human Lnventiana and 1

.ast baptism, spr ln^ng , ponrf practiced for religious rites, for ' tnral warraui can be fotyid, aad | ainfnl

6. Christ gave na men, socie'.j authority to troi^e with the or isatioa of his Church or Kingdod or change his laws, and stibstitaij another. To surrender what he 1 is tre^ktry—io change them, trt

^ 6. Priaeiples eaa neither Cfiafrni-iuei.

laroETAxr rAcw. | 1. AU tcholan, eritia and i

Bote, toumiraiMurj/ declare that tltJ is, ftrst) and Leadmg aignifieatioa [ is ta dip or tmnmt, while some al scholars of any age, affirm that i t | WMBJii .—{laidell and 8oott,Ca

Ik Standard historians 1 priaittee and apatUiUk baptism < by. the inmertion ^f htUaen name of the Trinity.—rstewart,; WaU.

8. Ktarlj/ ail ttasAari Ptiah Cots admit that tha Bible does 1 Piaw eonmsMd for, or ataKftlc u d there is thentmost disa| dfctioii Bmong them on what what purpeae it is to be 1

L AD standard histsria>as 1 that the ^ownmeni of the ap was pvrt]^ ieaueraUt, (that ^ p l e or membership,) and

S . rgjBiaet. AU rdigiona hfulaSpe powen, and dtrital gevemmanta, (tiat is, in the]

" M a f e w a a a aeaaion,) aia ^ MfHFqvaigea tyraaniaa wUc^j

lawfully oonatenaaee, adr j ha, in aay^wa^ raoogaiaad:; •^uthea, er thsir pmduHii "fthageapel.

6- Ko society, organised i^aaj gfromthoaeofthe

, £irst Mim

T H E B A P T I B T - M E M F H I S , D E C E M B E R G . 1 8 7 3 .

st FnblicationjSod^.

-"S-I tiU Golntan to act ma artat We waat to eaaplete thm

sr. W« e»na«t ilait yoa ^ s offer j m tkia oppottm.{j«

axnang tha fooadezs of t ]^ :&iliiz«n in»y l»Te » ler Ton »r» na raimi

—J -

— U ^ J m Toicg ler you «r» no man. Y^ m U> fr»«, bnt to faiT«tt atier joint stock •omM-T

J1 oar t ruufer jonr »toek.t/l aay otier tto«k. It

SUM in firii upewtioa, ti® i B iiiTidend of tweat j to uaay. Tiia j a a will n ^ i t t t

- - • rear, ia the publicatiau These TOO can TISE, gi^e airJI^ f«r yoa by the depoai t^ '

m fTMuIeS ly that !l make* eTerr

itriijuior ta the exteal of

ws—Wiener t r a sabBcra«» he wiU receire tenpereeat t ^fthftqaarterfullawing fl.g"

larch, hia certifio»te w S of April}, ia t ig ptibli.

. ^ e t j ; «iid when the societT Uon ha will reeeiTs the w m a ^ T pubaaUons, to be selected W •"I can sell if iie Joes not with

'ITOTIQBT. lAXt.

.d «f this Society giali be tki f rvrr PtraucAiias SOCIHTT."

mzcT. .t of thia Hadety Biall

kgelleol religion by meaaa fc^ Md Colportige.

^ of ISO, snbicriisii tad paid i one • member or itockholdar ~Bi entiile him to k eertiiieste s, p«»ni«lly or by pnwy, la

the officeia of tha fccieiy. rided that no oae shstl be Bt by bmllot mare tisaa SlOOn ui £2500, except by i p e ^

Baarf of Bfaaageia. It ig St aaoii stsckholiez ihall I diridend npaa hia stock ia. -i»l meetings of the Society,

thall be transferable npoa iciety u tiie Kock ia »ay

yFICKBS. .:sr9 of thia Society aiutll

ice-?Tcaidenta, Carrespondiuf f Searetary, TreMnwr, tad :m wiio ih«II be eketea sa-

j tad who togethez aaail coatti. I Miumcera.

I OF iLKSAGSSa. of Maaagexs shall

ita owa meeting; elort ita pd Secretary; appoint aa Edlioz ^ piihlir«Kmi»; 'HtanJiffg ^ ^

»; also, ita Agenta aad Col-^ racaaoy wiiieli may oeaar la Fia the oSoe of Carrespaadiag Wrer; eaadiu awaBy-Lam; , Ihsy canform to thia CoaBtita.

datiea of the Corrupondiaf ataad all publics tiona of tha L Depaaitarieai aa l ia geaenj - intareata and traaaaet tie deiy. Seres membeta aita3 , who aiiail reeei-re a Hbcal

: the tima fireata tha Sooiaty's

J TSBABXTSEE. •Treasurer ahall fiTe tonda to

•a tiia Boai^ may appeiat; I (tireetioa of the Board; aai Boat Beport to the Boeistj. m s m i s a .

ghall meet aaaoally, at I aa the B«rd of Haaagea

^ eial meetiaga of the Society ' tha Pterideat er Correspaad-

I applieadoa of t!:a Beaid of

HUMBKuxuig AXD orrtcw, ' tr, Maaager, Ageat v Caii

ny ahall ba eligible to ofica, tha eianisa af tta Boaid of , ha be a member ia good I regular Baptist Chnreh, MoUga B^BiallygruKMi, aadaaasal-i Toi« of t u Board tf Maasgeia.

OF TUB c o j r s n n m a j r . I of thia Canatitstiaa pn-

I Aaasal Meetiafc ar rsoom-da of tha Beaid of Miutagen,

1 tha Ananal Maetiag fay a Tota [tha laasibeza piaaaat.

I R O B 1 1 7 3 . [ PraidmL . \rfa-F.-gtidtniM:

J- F. Cook, Itx J . L Beyaolda, 8. C. J- J. D. iUmfitte, Alft. W.lLLaa,Ark. J. M. Wood, Sa.

• a. Craig. " ^ary.—H. W. PMlipa,

f.-ir. W. Keep; or MAMAttOM. . J « . H . BOT&SI, Teaa,

Ik., Dr. ¥. Ccnntaey, La., . Br. Babart SaHa, Miaa^

Faaa^ J . f . B . Mayea, T U U L , ^eaa., Joka Qlaaa, Tena., faaa , ff. Flood, Mo,

a. F. Luado, Tena., , W.C, Qaaa, Texae,

• Ark. W. E. Peas, Texas. paaa c a M i r m T ^ttravea, Pnaideai,

Iraaranr. J V a ^ h m U mt laiut , a a *

dnrtmm rr iaT«, la Mcnz* • m a t "I t« w«ck ia . '

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Baptist DectriMB, Principles and Facts. KFoaxAXT aoczxms .

1. One Lord, ene Faiti, one launenian, Eph. T. 5. that aa immeraioa ia tka professisa of that mt Caitk_ ia the hmial aad resarrnltcn of that aa* Lord. Saa Bom. Yi: CoL li: 12 1 COT- x-r: 29; 1 Peter iii: 21.

L The Grace «f God, the oaly fsuaJatioB of Hope aai Faith £n' Christ, the oaly mediaai of Isstiiiaatisa.

а. The Word of Qod the lastrament, aad the Bpirit of Qol tie Agent in tha regeneration of adalts.

4. Each Tisible Chorch of Christ ia a compaay «f Bcriptarally immersed belierera oaly, (not of belieTera and their taumtserUd eiUdrta and tetl-tn on probation,) araociated hy Tolantary cote-aaat to obey and execute all commanlments of Christ, haxing the same organiiatian, doetrines, afficers, aai ordinances of the Chcrch at Jeru-salem. i a i independent of all others, aiknowl-edgiBg no lawgirer ia Zioa bat Christ, aad aub-mittiag to no law ha has not enacted. Bead B a m . i : T; 1 Cor. i : 2 ; E^h. i r l ; Col. i : l -5: Acts ii: 41, 42.

б. The "Lord's Sapper" is a pasitiTe a a i eammeaorstiTe ordiaaace to be obserrsd only by a Dmrch of Ciiriat aa taek (thai is, ia chnrch eapaeiiy), not as a teat of Ciruiim fdlovthip or personal feeliag of oae caismanicant toward lasiher, aa Pedobaptista eironeoasly teach, bat oaly to show forth Christ's death tni he comes again; aad being a Chttrch act, it becomes, inci-Isatally, a sriaiol of CSwcA rtiaUomkip; con-aeqoeatly, only those chnrches can partisipate in this ordiaanse that agree ia faith and prac-iics. The *ie=.T:er of one chnrih (though of tha same EiTth a a i order) can come to the cJa-moiion of another oaly by aa act of courtesy, and not by rv4i,far eacheharsh is iadependeat bsiaj aoia the gaariiaa of the puriiy of the sasreJ feast, ia isTOsieJ tfith the actharity to diseiplina those wbcse relstienshij tjrdinorily gires the right.

6. Chiistiaa Baptism ia tie immeraioa of s fcaliaTer ia watsr by a qoaliided admiaisirator, ia the name of the Triaity, ia rfpreier.tatim of the ttirvil a a i resarection af CiriaJ, and pra-fessian of a death to sia, naioa with Christ, aad eonsacratloa ta hia aerrice. Co* mole only, therefbra, caa answer this de«gc. and the pro-fession of baptism cannot be made by cMUrm, eXB«pl "thi eVtdroi of Gsd h-j Fsith:' Matt, ii: 13 and xxTlIi: 17 ; Hark XTI : IS; Jcha iii: 2,3; Acta Tiii: to theslsae; Eam-Ti: 4,-5; CoLii:12; SalL ui . 26. £7.

Borying in water ef oae dead to B:a is the cnly actioa; since the bnrial of a mia Is tie cnly "likeaeaa" or rsjregeatatiaa of death la the world, for it is called tA^Iikess^a of lea.th.

1. Ihe Biile, and the Bible alana, nnallayed with linmi.n daTicea or tr&ditiao. is. aad ever kaa heea, the religioa of Baptists.

a. PoiHisi laws (aa baptism aai the anbjects af baptism, etc.) are not left to be inftrrti, but la afi esR> rs^oire potUiae and plaia commands, mexanpla.

5. T« dlrida the poaitiTe reqnirements of Christ iato attaHaXt and iu»-eaientiaU,la to decide how fax Chriat ia to be obeyed, a a i la what paiats wa may safely diaobey him. Bat to re-fiiae to obey oaa af the toaat of his poaitiTe re-qniremeata ar to teaah othsra ao, iaToWea oae in the guilt ef violatiag alL

4. Erery paaitira law, ordiaaace, or practice ia tha tharch, cot txprtulg eommoKdti or exam-plad, iapa^t'^ foriidiea, Au* ihe tpedfiatHoa »fme iHMg i» iUpraiHiiiou cf evay ititr. Xhoaa

all hamaa iaTeatioaa and tradiuaoa, aa ia-.ant baptiem, spriakliag, posriag, at&, aow piaetieed for religiooa rites, for which ao scrip-taral warrant caa.be fonai, sad are, Aerrfore^ flnfiiL

8, Chriat gare aa mea, society or charch ths ssthority to trajte with the ordiaaace or orgaa-izatioa of hia Charsh or Slavdom, as to make or ehaap his laws, aad sabstStute oae thing fcr mother. To surreadar what hs has established, ia Irtaehery—to change them, fr^an.

6. Piineiples caa neither be eorj-tdtl nor ffAfaprusttsed.

nroKTiar wabts. L AO teAokrt, eriSetimd lesictgr^phert, ofaay

lota, Joumaumtlg declare that the primary (that lay irst) aad Uadi ig aigaifieation of Baptia," ii ta dip or imniem, while some ef tha Tery beat Mholars of any age, affirm that it is* ao otier •MMy.—[LiddeU and Soott,Gai«oa, Aathon,*e.

4 ffiaadard hiatorians wnmineiuly Ofre* tkat rniailM aad apattolii baptiam waaadmiaiatered by tha MBiernaa ^f Itlietert w water, ia tha •laa of the Trinity.—[Stemrt, Babiasoa aad ¥»IL

I. Searig alt simJard IVoi^tut eoaaea t a -taaadndi that tha Bible does fnraiah oaa Piifa ttamimd far, or txan^le ufi^aal [Irpfiii ud there ia the ntsioat diaagreAieat aadcoaAria. <clM aauag thaa oa what grooada-er te

ropaaa i i ia to be admiaiatared. AQ standard histariaas oaaaiBonal J aSzm

^ t h a f o m m a i of tha apoatolie e k n r ^ ^ pvclr iemoen&ey (that ia, Taatad ia tha

or memhezahip,) aad aStSa ehtrthu mi*-f»iiMt npubScM. An rellgiou aomtie* kaTi&f

yowor*, aad aJiriMf or mitioetgti^ ••nmmaata, (that is, ia the haUdi of tha elargy n a f l s w a a a leadaa,) art i i t f - a c r ^ M aad — tyraaaiaa w U A a o C&ziadaaM la«fuiy ooaataoaaea, mar H ia a a y ^ w a j r rapo®^.;^^^ • k n ^ a r I f a a i z p m d m a a a A a i «»W|aapaL / " '.i-

fi. He society, in giiiTiiiiT wpiih jiht^iTii i f f |k iagbanthaaaartha yiMtafc* d h g ^ ka^iag

A r k a n s a s D e p a r t m e n i l ^ s s H i m A r o u n d . Bsc. GRATES:—Taereadeisof your paper

I f chri«uui ibociJ m»ke I.: i bend to hu raU-, rememfcer that, in 1S72,1 inquired after gtoa. »aauiow religion to 'one F. Ml Chnrcbhin throngli the medium

"Then, ii ao midaie groo t»J5»Mn C»tli«a , .ad! of ThS BlPTISr I wish to stala tn rr,^ brmn«hMoroflUioot»6ftk«C*tl»oUco!lTe tree, naa they! that I am DOW in

srcts prMtlclnj iprinkUai ai» 17' , " stat% to at. Of t k . Ctbouc oiiTe tr«, j j ^ - ^ t h r t n erery when; that

u* wi th u p a r a k k n ot its root and i t « « f " ( f . « . . j a - ! possession of all the evidence necessary to d»t»a).-BT. BIT. J . T . T M n a a . Bp . ef gtrartart. ' fully e-Ublish the fact that the aforesaid F. T*.-, n rr, 7t iT""' Ghnichhill should at once be discarded Tbe yatnre and Des.jn of Baptbm, or ^ ^ BaptL-ta . t Ier..t. Churcbbillt

DOW in Hopliin?, Texas. As to what he is

W] tism as a Chnrch OrdiiuEce.

E alluded to thia subject :n a previous article on the meaning of the word

" Baptism." We are at a loss for order and arrangement in this proposed argument Perhaps it would be well to commenie with the revealed idea of man's entire existence. It stretches through three great divisions cr

doing, we are not infcrmed, but suppose he is practicing at least one or more of hia pro fessions. I send you a copy of a letter written by his first wife (tow living near Moaroe, Walton county, Ga.,) for your con-sideration, and if, after reading, you think him (Churchhill) worthy of promotion, ycu

eiras, bounded by as many great and noted will please give Itim room in the detective epochs. The first, the antediluvian; ths li=f. References; ITaryChurchiiili, Hoaroe, aeconti, the postdiluvian; and the third, the postea. The first b«cins with the crea

Waitcn county, Ga.: Jas. P. Wilkerson, Hollyrrood, Clark county. Ark.; W. P^ Kush,

tion; the second, from and after the fl^od: .\mity, Clark county. Ark. Your brother and the third, from and after the combuj tioa. The second is divided by the advent of Chriat and his atonement. This com pletes the fulfillment of the two premises jnade in the garden, in pronoancirg the condemnati an, ' the seed of the woman shall braise the serpent's head," and "cursed is the ground for ihy sake. ' Here a curse is pat upon the ground for man's benefit; be cause, in the plan of salvation, it was neces-sary that the world should be destroyed before Christ should come, for we see that he did not come till, perhaps, about the middle of the new world or second era. The ground that was filled with violence and blood must be washed and purified b j water, and re peopled by that narrow con nectiag lick, caataiaed in the ark. This deslractioa of the world by a deluge of waters shows how great was the crime o! Adam s transgression. But .^dam 3 race not cut off and lost fcy this dt^truction. for the earth was re peopled by hLs ib?re by conneciing them T-.iih Christ and his atocement, through Xoah. The second covenant was n^ade nriiu Noaa immediately after hs emerged from the waters of tb? &ood. This covenant contiined bettf-r and easier terms than the Qi;e with Adim Cat what we design to show is, that the promise first in order for the benefit of m.iti was fulfilled by the flood; and ti^at the =ec ond ia order was iul311ed by Christ in his atonement and resurrectirn. Here the work of salvation was completed. . \nJ tht two crdiaancea of the church are the com memorations of each. Now the order in which the promises wt ie made has nothing to do with the order of their fulfillmect. The ground was first carsed by a destrac tion with water. "Cursed is the ground for thy sake." (Gen i i i 17 ) ' - I will not .igain curse the ground any more for mac 3 sake.' (Gen. viiL2I.) Many persons havi regarde i this promise, for the benefit of fallen man. aa a judgment of vengeance to siH ct man for hia tran^es-sion, because it stands con-nected with the entailment of :oll and Ubor. and the production, of thorns and thistles, that toil and labor and the production of thoma and thistles still coniicue as his earthly inheritance. But when the Sood was taken away, God said that '• I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake." Water has ever since been in some way connected with the blessings of God to man; it has been used as a means of actual purifying or as a token of purification Even Moses, who was o'dained to lead Israel out of bondage and become the tem-poral mediator between God and man, was laid in an ark and placed in the waters of the Nile, to be found and taken up as if born of the water. The Israelites were seat through the Bed sea and came up out of it, as if out of a Sood, which was the mesrs of their deliverance by the overthrow and destruction of their pursuing enemies; by which they were said to be baptized unto Moses. (See 1 Cor. x. 2 ) ?'he Red sea is styled, in many placea in the Scripture, the Seed, and those things that transpired in Egypt .aa beyond the flood. John's preach-ing and baptism was indicative of &nd u n -deratood to be a beginning of a new order of life and eziatance; that, as Noah came out of the eld world and into the new by water, BO moat they come out of the old dispensa-tion of lair and works into the new dispen-sation of grace and truth. Water, then, may be regarded aa a dividing element, not that water can by any meana or use render any one nghteooa. Noah was first fouod righteooa, aad by that he obUined hia tranaportatioa from the old werld into the new, condemning the old world and becom-ing the heir of that lighteouaneea wliich is by faith. The ChriatiaQ is ilrst made right-eoua "by the waahing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ohoat." (Titaa uL 5 ) He ia then entitled to his water or bap-tismal tranalatioa fima the old to the new; from the world to the hingdom ^ heaven; from » atUe of sin to a at»ie of hollneas. Tb6 water h m ia the dividiiqs «l«ment, as' it was a^aratinf' him ftomhieainB. This it ttte idM contained in tte deelantion of Ananiii to fan l , "And now '#¥y tarrieat thoii? A n n and be baptfiMf and wash amqr t k y v u . " A ^ xziL 16) In

in Christ. W . I I KL-SU.

thia Tiew and in titfawittehrt a m iM why the jtixBi&n (atfktktai iwpfiied in-m e d i a t e opon fhtito xmtNiiidn,^ i n d why i t wac tfa>^ Caukt ttf Oaft&'iiitf said,

^ to fulfill i ^ i f i A i i i i f ' bap-p t o M * ^ wshBliioI Ohri»-

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IT R Rush, Fs: . D E A B S I B : — I have received your commu

nicalion It agitated me some, neverihe-less, I need not have been surprised, for the subject of this notice has been my constant sorrow for the last fifteen years. 1 am con-vinced already ths t the man you write of is my youthful and now my lawful husband, and as such, I will proceed, and to the best of my ability, ac-vrer youi questioas es follows:

1. He did leave the wife of his youth ic Hall county, Ga.

2. Ife did preacb and practice physic In Hail county, Ga.

3. He was imprisoneJ, and did p7.ri!y run away for debt.

4. He did leave hl^ -'ife s n J children in Hai: county, Tia , and elope with a - o m a n by the name of AIniarinJa Pike

5. TLo age cf Dr ChurchLiil is about forty five (4"). His hair of his youth w«s dark; dis'ipatioa and exposure have in-c i t e d it a little iiTt.y. Dark eyes; Lea\y lo^k. If anything a iittle dark complexion. About six feel two or three inches high. Tell .snj thing, truui or l e, with t reat em-phasis. W ry talkative. Has a scar on the upper lip. Your ovm description of the man already convinces me of the fact

After he e-oped w^th that wom:iu I had to seek refuge at my fathers house, in Waiton county,'J.V After a fe;T yer-.-s' ab-sence from me he commr-nced writing to me, making fair proposals for reunion, my father opposing, bu: neverthele^-s giving way to woman s w ?akne.^3. I wrote to him to c o m e after m e i ie d.d so. From my lather's house we went to (iilmer county, GA. l ie had been turned out of the church and silenced from preaching, also published ia the ChrUiUin Iridex, a Baptist paper. Our sfjourn in Gilmer coutity was in the latter stage of the war Wiien ^iierman's army advanced iato I'eorgif. Caurchhiir got in the reir a r d took the oath, and ordered my-self and children te meet him pt Nashville, Tenc. I got through and met him in that city. The Yankees gave transportation for us to go North. From Nashville we went to Indiara, and settled down near Mount Vernon, almost in povertv. Churchhill commenced day labor, and from that went to school teaching; and finally joined the Baptist Church again by ba,|)tism. Com-menced preaching and was ordained the second time; also taking up the practice of medicine again with considerable success. Gained the good will and app'ause of many, in fact, alL But alas I he commenced the o i l thicg again of dram drinking and keep-ing company with bad women, squandered what we had, and finally left me and child and eloped with another woman, and from that day till now I have had no tiding of him. That was four years ago last June. Some of the Ma»onic fraternity about heie said he was dead. I t seems to me that Mr. Jas. P. Wilkerson could have told all about him (Churchhill), as he was bom and raised in three miles of my father's.

That man (Churchhill) has caused me many ups and downs, many sore trials and troubles. I w.te left in the remote State of Indiana with only one child, the others gone to. their long home I brared the storm, and almoat alone, made my way back to old Georgia, the scenes of my early childhood. If you could know my history in full it would seem most too intolerable to be borna Bat I trust the kind Proridence that has caused me to live so long, will finally sare my (oul in hia kingdom of nltimiite glory. How sorry I am that wolres wnpped ap in aheep'a clothing ahould disturb the great Baptist family. Churchhill har been bap-tized twice, ordained twice by ore and the same denomination, yet the vrords of eternal truth speak of theae false teachers. Years, truly, r ILiacCBracBEiu.

Monroe^ Walton Co.,Ga., Sept. 4,1873.

BesoUUoBS vf SprlaghUI Chnreh. W H I B U S , in the proridence of God, cur be-

loTcd brother, TJ. A. Nixon has been taken from Bs by reason of dmth; and, whereas, ^Cer f thm an expiMaion of ttia chordi is 'due'to both him and his bereared Tandly; iherefoT^ be i t ^

Bmrivti, That in the death ot Bra Nixon fhia-chnr^ haa lost one of i b e beai and moakeffietent m a n b e r 8 , ^ e tiomnniidty a Tal9ibl»eitisen, hia an cfBet&niOe ^tkaraad oompuion. ^ ^ ^ . ^ ^

That wMte I x A r ' ^ t u ^ t e l y l b t h « h M d « ( ptoridinde in deatii of Btar jn imi i -da -^i^iii h«irttly i i j i i i t H l f n ^ i f c^h ia b e w w e d : flEUBf l n l k i c l f t « r d i r ¥ l d a r « ^ tsMi^-iikA ^A mmH

B e r i r a L EDITOB BAraai :—We closed a meeting on

last night with Union Baptist Chnrch, near Lockesburg, Sevier county, Ark., which lasted a week We began it on Saturday before the third Sal.bath in September. The liord was with us, certainly. The church was greaUy revived. I t had been in a cold and lifeless state for yeais. The brethren became enlisted and proved themfelves fwthful. Nearly all of them exercised pub-licity in singing, prayer and words of exhor-tation. Many were made to cry for mercy before the Lord, and ten out of the number who presented themselves for prayer pro-fessed their peace with God through our Lord Jesus ChriU. Six united with the church by experience and baptism (one of them was one of the daughters of our la-mented Eld. D. M. Cochran), and one by restoration. Others are expected soon.

I am new resting at home today and night (Monday), for I bad no ministerial help, expecting to start in the morning te •issist Bro. J . P. Richardson in a meeting now in progress at one of his churches.

Yours, as ever, Wji. BORCM.

BRO. GRAVES:—Will you do me thek ind -nes. to ask that some of your Arkansas readers, or any person who can do ao, to send me, by mail, a coiJ r of the minutes of the Rsd River Baptist Association for ISol? I especially request that some one interest himself in my behalf and cease not his efforts until a copy of the desired minute is sent to me, if ta be had. Eld. M. L. Langley or B. L. Wright, if liv">ng, and are apprised of this request, will take pleasure in doing me this favor. C W. CHKKK.

New Winchester, llendrick.-. county, lad.

-Tfce Tnrth Omfesaet. We wish every Baptist, and especially

Baptist minister, to read, preserve and use the article following, as it ia a frank confes-sion by an eminent Protestant minister, that all Pedobaptiat societies doi use the ordi-nancts as veritable sacraments or the visible signs of iLviaible g race—the appointed channels through which saving grace ia im-parted to the soul of infant or adult. A few i^U5s s'nce we shoaed by numerous quota tions from their standards thai this was the profeased faith and manifest practice of Protestants, but here it is admitted a n i avowed in the columns of the Indrpendnt, a standard ProtesUnt paper in New York.

A" C O L U M T T O IFFI B N I B J U K K ^ A z i o i i a

AU lelt^oas ordinaaees are acta ef a Tiere caa be aw obadiean where there is w I w Kt o^edieacB where the law is aot btew%.

1. No abedience tLa'. is aot^Maai. There ia ao obedienca that is not wZaRXary.

S There ia so obedieuee that is not ptoaptsd by ie**. aad acoompaaied by faith.

T Every act of oVedience ia, like baptiam •kt irjse- ^f a good coiuaeaet toward God.

From tha above all caa aee that iafkat bap-df m ia not a reUgiemi act, because it is not aad laa ia no sense be eoasidered aa ae(o/«M^ axe. There ia ao law for it; and if ao, the law loald net be kaowa by them; nor oaa iafkata

Read and use it. How can we regard as vaUtiaa, love or faith; aer have they churches, or as Christian ministers, those i * conssieaca to be answered by baptism. who hold a faith so opposed to and destruc

E d L. H. Coleman, son of our Bro. R. H Coleman, of Austin, Ark , has been called and accepted the charge of the church in Camden, Ark. We congratulate the church upon her selection, and we pray God that ho will grant success. It is worth the life-labor of one man to establish a good cht'rch in Camden, asd we hope Bro. Coleman will be able to do it by God's blessing. I t is a missionary point of great importance, and the Board should give all possible aid until Can den Church can stand alone, and then she will p. y it back in helping other points.

Another Has Fallen Ditid, at his residence, in Conway county,

Ark., March 21, 1S73, Uriah A. Nixon. Bro. Nixou was the son of Burreil and Elizabeth F Nixon, was born in Greenville district, > C., April U, lj,32. He embraced religion and was baptized into the Baptist church by Bro. J J. D Recfroc, in Cherokee county, Ala., at about the age of 19 years; was marrie-l to Miss Hesterann, August 14,13o5; moved to Conway county. Ark., in the fall of IS JT, where he remained up t<. his death. He was for many years an active deacon of Springhill church (formerly Pleasant TtroTe), and in his death a vacancy has been created that cannot be easily filled, l ie leaves an amiable family to mourn his loss. May God bless and sustain them in their trouble. W. T. Bo.\.

Ordination. .SantaDii. Baptist Church of Christ met in

conference Saturda> before the second Lord's day in May, 1S73. By motion and second the church agreed to take into con-sideration the ordination of Bro. Thomas J . Ellis to the work of »he gospel ministry, and 9gre<>d to attend to the some at our July meeting, and the clerk was ordered to write to ministers to attend for the above occasion. Breth. Etds. 1. Fuqua and I. C. Curtis met with the church on Saturday, July 12, 1S73. After preaching by Eld. Fuqua, the church and presbytery met in council by appointing Eld. I. Hickey to pre-side over the council. They then proceeded to examine the candidate on hia Christian experience and call to the gospel ministry, which was entirely satisfactory. After which the council proceeded to examine the candi-date on some of the principal Bible doctrines of Christ First, the moving cause of salva-tion; second, the necessity of a converted membership, together with all the qualifi cations necessary to compose a gospel charch. The examination was conducted in theprea-ence of a Methodist preacher, which made it more interesting to the charch aud pres-bytery. I have never seen a candidate more prompt in his answers. It excelled a sex*, mon, for the church ras Tally and scrip-tarally indoctrinated in the examination. .A.fter the examination the church resolved te attend to the ordination on Sabbath, the 13th, the ordination sermon to be preached by Bra Eld. L C. Curtis, the laying on'^of hands by the presbytery, prayer by Md. L Fuqua and the charce and p r e e e n t ^ n of the Bible by Eld. I. mckey, whkhwas done, e x c ^ t t h e charge and presenti^tlon of the Bible, whidi, \ j liquest of the pMtor, was a ^ n d e d to by £l*L L a Curtis; aftw which the hand of chateh fellowship was extended to the candidate by the'presbytery and

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Kotlee. i cn i-. -. Mr. E.H:'Scott was ordahwd a oUniSter W ttb gospel at Zion ffiUf lb{>tlst Charch iipcK^faM ^ t spru^ oc ji^inMa^; H e , i ^ battk^t i ^ U 4|K£triiing with him ' f i ^

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tive of Christianity ? How can we take the ministers of such a creed into our pulpiU ? How can we receive their baptiams r.dmin-istered for the purpose of securing salva-tion? How can we commune with the pro-f issora of such a doctrine 7 .

RItnaUam and the Sacramenis. BT THS KKT. JOHX BSCS..

What is a sacrament 7 .Ml the Protestant theologies and ccnfessions of the period of the Reformatioa, and evea of the age imme diately following, agree in teaching that three things are necissary to elevate a re-ligious rite or ceremony into a sacrament These three things are: a visible sign, in-visible grace and a divine command. At the time of the Reformation seven sacra-ments were found existing in the Roman Catholic Church. The Reformers applied these signs or tests of a sacrament to them, and rejected five of them as defective in one sign or more, and only retained two—bap. tism and the Lord's supper—aa being true and full sacraments.

The Piotestant Church ef today, in all its orthodox branches, accepts this decision, and observes only these two sacraments as being of binding force and spiritual signifi-cance. But, if they have this force and significance now, it must be for the original reason—viz, that they are divinely ap-pointed visible signs of invisible grace. To] Ji t! j jy apoasorsla baptism; whereia I was take away from the sacraments one or moi e of their constituent parts—either the sign, the invisible grate, or the divine command— is to destroy their character in whole or in part Take away from them, for instance, the invisil'Ie grace which the outward signs signify and represent, and you put asunder what is jomed together by divine command, and the thing signified evaporates into a fiction of the imagination, ^ d the s'gns be-come mere empty, fii.'eless forms, the ob-servance of which is formalism of the coldest and deadest order.

Some Protestant denominations of the present day avoid this formalism, which is one of the worst forms of Ritualism, by hold-ing fast to the teachings of the original Protestant confessioas on Uiis subject With a firmness that neither ridicule nor slander can shake' they profesa and believe that both the sacraments are, in a high and true sense, real means of grace, channels through and by which divine, supernatural, saving virtue is not only signified, but actually communicated to all who worthily receive them.

In regard to baptism, to be somewhat more specific, though they may variousljr deSne the character or quality of the grace communicated by it—whether it is regener ation, the new birth, the being washed by the blood and spirit of Christ, incorporated into the mystical body of Christ, etc.; never-theless, they all agree that it is of a nature sufficient to work a radical change, not only in the outward state and condition of the subject of it, but in hia spiritual nature, in the soul—that it is, in few words, the im-plantation of the germ or principle of a new and spiritnal life from Christ by the opera tion of the Holy Ghost, brought to pass la connection with the proper use of the out-ward sign.

The Lord's supper is also regarded as be-ing of like character; as being a medium of divine grace of a special order, so that t^e worthy communicant not only eats and drinks bread and wine, the «utward sign", bat also really and truly partakes of tbe crucified body and shed blood of Christ, thereby obtaining apiritual food, by which the divine life implanted in baptiim is nour-ished and strengthened, to make possible and aetual a holy and blameless life In this world and eternal life in the world to come.

Accordingly, both the sacraments are re-garded as comprehending the presence, ob-jectively, of saving grace, the holy supper particularly being the aacrament of the real pretence of Chriat in all the follnesa'of his divine h'bman life. His preaenoe, however, is not tiiought of as b ^ g physical and car-nal; but as being of the same high order as that in which Chriat now exists—^viz. a tpwibud real presenoe, a' presence brought to pass and meditated t y the Ifoly Ohoat Thi^ nnqaestionably, is a great mystery; but) properly viewed, no greater Aiith is re-q a i r ^ to b ^ e v e in it than is required to believe in the presence oTCIhiist within ttMlbur walla of aehttrdi l>«ilding''0r of a pnyer hall, aceordingto his own pT0IDt96f "Where two w t h n e are gathered t(«ether in my n^a*- t h m I ant ia -4h*,nildst 6f them " Neither i r i t «ae whii xaoi« super-•titiOii% apmqptonl, ritnali^ i n d Itoman-ismg to b ^ e v e in his presence in the-holy Mpramuit than to bei ienri inhfir preeence m ihe holy « " " "

Asalreidy . _ duifeateiu and wtacolBafinci titem tte'Westdl^ttarOQaftniOti^x&oai

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infaat baptism thaa la net oaly destraotive ef M foaiameata pnaciple of Chriatiaaity—

tieiiffice—bat it effectnally pats U ont of the pawer of the one spriakled ia unbelief to obey Chriat'a eommaad to be immersed, aad it ia-tndncea the aaregeaerate aad aan-balievers iate the chnreh—If these sooieUea that apriakla Infants ooald fce regarded aa churchea—work-ing rala to their souls if they believe they were regeaarated by i t

d i l emma. 1. Is Christiaa baptism apar«Ualdaty—L e.,

ajained upon parents, as was eireaaeigoa, or 0 b«administered to their ohildrea?

Z. Is Qiristian baptism the jiertoMi dnty of a peaiteat believer t

If a pareatal dnty, like elreumcisioB, it caa aevarbe the doty of tha child, though ita par-tnta wera derelict ia theirs—and inbat bap* usm thcs effectoally destroys belieTeia* baptiam from the aarth. Bat if it is the persoaal dnty of a penitent believer, then it ia not a parental dnty.

SIMILAB CBEEDS. CA-Taotia.—«If any man ahaU aay that bap-

dsm is not essential to salvation, let hiat be ao-sarsed. Ia baptism, act oaly are our sias re-mitted, bnt also the pnaishmeat of sias is gra-:ionsly pardoaed of Qod. Baptism opens to iveiy oae of tu the gate of heavea, which be-fore, thit)agh sia, waaahat"—Oww-fl^iVw^ k^hett axtkarits.

Briacorax^—Every person ocafirmed is re-luired to answer these qaMtloas:

^ "What is your nameT" A. "K.orM." (J. " Who gave y«a thia namet"

made a member of Chript, the child of God, and aa inheritor of the ki^dom of heavea."— Prager Book Caieehun.

UTTHSDISX.—are the benefits we receive ;y baptiam?

•'And the ftrat of theae is the waaliing away ;he guilt of original ^ by the app'dcation of ChzistB death."

• By baptiam we are admitted into the chur^, »nd eanseqnently are made membera of Chiist, its head."

" la all ages the outward baptism ia a means jf the inward."

« By water, then, as a meana, we are regea-srited or bora again."

" If iafuts are guilty of original sia, then ihey are proper subjeou of baptiam; aeemg in the ordinary way they cannot be aaved tmleaa tkiabewaahed away by baptiam."—i>miriasJ T^U, Fp. 247, 248, 249, 250, 2SL

PaasBrrxaiaHS.—53ee Confessions of Faith, p. 893—" Whit it a Baerammt: "

"A aacrameatis a holy ordiaaace iaatitu-lei by Chriat; whereia, by aeasible aigaa, Cbfist, aad the benefits of the new coveaant »re represented, and applied to belivers."

Or BJLPnsv—p. 144.—Baptism ia a aacra-ment of the New Testament, ord^ed by Jeans Christ, not oaly for the solemn admisaiaa of the party baptised into the vissible chnrch, bat also to be unto hivx, a sign and teal of the cove-aant of grace; of hia mgrafting into CSntt; of nattUTaSi»; af rnumon; of Jim." • • • "Wldeh sacrament is, by Christ's owa appoint-ateat, to be coatiaued aatil the end of time."

•• The tfieaey of baptism, (p. 148) is not tied to that moment of time wherein it ia adminis-tered ; yet, notwiihsUnding, by the right oae a thia ordinance, the grace proaaed, ia aot oaly iffered, bnt rea% (xAibtW and eoiv crred by the ioly ghoat; to aach (whether of age or infanta,) M that grace belongeth ants, according to the jonncil of God's own will, in itia appointed ttms."

• The FinMe Chnreh, which is also Calkotte, ooasists of all those that profess the true re-tigion, tofftther vilk their children; and is the Uugdomot the Lord Jescs Christ, the house aad family of God, out of vhieh there ia no anfinory foteibiii^ of lalcation F'

CaitrBXUiTB.— The belief ot one faot, [i e., that Jeaas is the Hessiah,] is all that ia teqni-rite, as far as faith goes, to aalratJoa. The belief cf thia oae &ct aad subatissioa to »ne institotiaa [immersion iato the name of the Trinity,] expressive of ia all that ia reqoired of Heavea to admission iato the thnich.

Every aach peraon ia a diaciple pardoned re-generated in the faUeat sense of the word, the noment he has believed this oae buet, sad has sulmitiad to the above mentioned iasti-tutioa.'[—AZ<s:. O^belL

If ISaptist Churches are aot ohnrchea at jhriat, then all Caapballite miaiateia a n on-Mptiaed aad withoat anthority to baptise.

fi ow, Campbellite laiaistara deny that B^Ust Oksrohes are the true eaurches of Christ vidUe^ •r that the design of their baptism is SoriptnraL Htey are, thereforek.alI uabaptised aad nne^ taiaed- But suppose they graat that BsptiBt •horohes are the true ohnrohes of Christ; .aaipbellitas thea maaifestly are sohismatioa, lanag beea exoomauaicated aa heretlos aad lehisaiaties.

i l l caa see if Baptists should receive the iBsersions of the above socieUes, they would iadorae a vital error. B^tumal Sal aAo* tocieties, holding and teaching sach a doctria^ aaanot be considered goapti ^or ckrisUaa chnrAsa. The late ^ t i a g u ^ e d Dr. A. IL Poiadexter, of 'VirgtaJa, deelaed with ref-«eace to all anch:

K«w, t! tha bodiea to whioh refereaee has Mesakdears not Beriptnral eharehes, their B ia^en eaanot be Bcriptarally ordala^ Bin-Man. Tbe etdinatioB can have nir fbree or Talidity beysad that which is ii^tarted by the 9ody wh«»aBtUia;aadif thatbedyia not V ^dei^rtaraldtairoh^et eoarsa ita ordinatioa can-SotwafacSet^taralaBihociiy. - •

l a - n n of these ooadderatioas, it fUIowfl thatBet^tnalehnzehea ahaold not leeegalaa^ in aay vay» JklM naaeciptanl otguiaatieaB w SofatarajbHiither by wBidaraefiaa,aa4e-the befiei thmelrea or the» cfisea. O a ahmhas tf ( ^ ^ a n to oppeae aU deaaiiai*

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THAT our readera nmy see liiat we sre not alone in feeling the financial preta-

ore oceaaio&ed by the fever &nd panic, we oopy t h e ca l l t h e e d i t o r of t h e Taos Bapiisi &Ta!d makes npon hia friends:

X wo«D TO orra. FRIESDS. The yellow ferer panic h t s brought busi-

B M in thii city and Galveston to nearly a •tend itilL Honey vsa very icarce anyhow, and i t ia d o r e diMcoJt to get now. This very materially interf»'e3 with car finaacea. We pay for paper momhs in a i ranee, and the work done npon ever> iisne, except a mere trifle, is paid for before the paper is dry from the pfeaa. I t would be generally aseriooa inconvenience to cur printers t3 pot them off even far a day. To tseet tliese aemanda takes cash, and a good deal of i t What we wanted to say is this, that if our friends can make tip clnbs or get ns single •abocribeis and send on the names, and for-ward the money by the earliest safe oppor-tonlty it win serve as a good tarn jnst now. If onr friends and agents will take names of penoni they know to be responsible, who wiU pay as poon as cotton is sold, and send them on, we will send the paper, and the money can be here still in time to render a seeded cervice.

B r a l i n k is, perhaps, the best financier bdoni ing to the editorial corps of the ITnion, and if ha ia so severely precsed in Hooston, where the fever was so light that i t was not necessary to suspend hia paper, which nata-n l l j snapends its receipts, how much sorer ( n r necessities. If we were not in sore need T»e wonld not urge our friends to inconven-iciiw themselvta in the least to help ua nour. We ask again, will not every friend to the paper who can renew tuna, do so, and if you cannot spare ba t a half year's snbscriptloD, send it to as, and yoor act will be apprecia-ted. (See the pablished list.) I t is graUfy-inf to as that flie first response comes from a dear sister and member of oar own chorch. Let OS record a thaasand names this month. Look at yoor figures—6 50 means that yoor time was out last September, voL 6, N a 5y.

Is there a living Baptist cordially holding Baptist principles, who can indone Ueth-odism, whether English or American, as evangelical, when the primitiTe and present terms of membership ate "A l l who wish t9 flee the wraBi to come" and its doc tnnal foundation purely Armimem—not merely p«nicious, bu t destructive of the very foundation of airistianity?

Can we, any more than did oar ancestors, in the dayi of Calvin, indorse Genevan, Scotch or American Presbyterir nirm, with

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its doctrine of " federal holiness " and "seal-ing ordinances" and Jndiastic teachings.

The •< ETBBgfUMl»(1) AUianee. "KTO raligious convocation apon this conti-JL^ nent ever attracted more attention or has made a ivider or deeper impression than th« body that met m New York on the 4th a l t , called the Eoa*gt&eal Alliance. I t was compared of several bandred delegates from the nligloTis societies of the various coon-tsici^ the principal ol^ect of which, judging from the reports of its transactions, to pro-noance, in the &C8 of the world, the varied and antagonistic societies, each and all, t rae •criptnral and evangelical chnrches of Jesas Oiriat, and the mutual recognition of each by each other aa such.

We know of but one other convocation th>t was a t aU compuaUe with it, and that was the so-called Ecumenical Council that aaembled in the Yat'can at Some, in 1870, to pronosnce and sezare the recognition of Fio Xonb as the in&llible head of the visible church. I n this latter meeting a company of faUMe priests prontranced one of Uieir own namb?r in&llible^ In the New York Alliance, the representatives of nn-tcziptiiral, and therefore nnevangelical, sooietieB pronounce said societies emageUeal ekmrekes. The Vatican Council declared all who refused ta indorse its decision to be heretics, and anathematized them. The New York Alliance virtually declared all religious o^anhat ions not represented in it anevangebcal in character and unchristian In spirit I Thns far the likeness between t i u Vatican and this Protestant Council is poanbly the foreshadowed "Image of the BcMi," , ( t e Bev^ t ion .}

What esfcciaQy mortifies and g r i evs as was tc see the names of several piomirent American Baptist ministers in that body whkh is only aUeviatad by the fact that

were not sent there by any Baptist Cbxceh; thai is, that they only represented thonaelves, and misrefresented their pr in-cipieB a i B a t i s t a i

la . another article we propose to notice the otrBHu of the Alliance and tome of tite •BBtimenta ezpreoed by the prsminent speolnra, q ^ v e d by the entire body at large, while in this we r ^ the dmple q:aeBtaon: " C i s a BATTIST BECOMX a i c s x s s s or XBAT AUUXCK WITHORR AIRROIATDTC ^HB r m o a x z s x u , ranrcr rLas OF ALL BAPTIST CHTaCHM?"

We consider thfs a queatien of supreme is^or tance to the very existence of our >lencimMislTi)ii, Ita determination decides the question doubted by our enemies— l A e O e r t h e r e is m neeutify for the txittaet ef lit pmpU caBed B a ^ t o ; w h e t h e r w e h a v e t h e m o n l to esdst aa ohurchM, for if there i i no a^emitf tax our eziatence, we cei toi^ l y l u T e n o n ^ t t o e z i a t I t is s e l f ^ n d n i that if B a p ^ chuTchaa are net traly acnp. tozal d m d u s y t h ^ have no l i ^ t to aziai a i i d p f l B B * b ^ th«maalTCi a i n c h , f o r t h 9 w m ^ .he ao th i i ^e lae tihaa.,«gania»tioDe weAjsj^ b i ^ m t i o n to the flkotius of

I i a nbtSScn i g u B i l h i n a k h e r i ^ . refigioaa iwapainU

as the true Chnreh of Christ ? Then all Protestant Societies represented

in the Alliance equally hold and teach the doctrine of baptismal regeneration, and are all involved in gross ritualism, as illnstrate^l in the practice of infant baptism with its buggy, proxy's faith, sponsorial obedience, god faifc-ers and god-bothers.

Do not all these, with the Casapbellites, pervert and corrupt the design of tne Chris-tian Cburch, by holding that it " is a society divinely, constituted the channel of God s grace to sinners, and that men come within its pale in order to be saved, "in direct opposition to the'scriptaral teaching that the saved alone ara addc-d to the church, for the sake of personal training and work, as well as to perpetuate the true spiritual character of the Chuich of Christ, and witness its once given faith, and keep its ordinances as they were originally and divinely delivered? "

Those religions societies, whosj represent-atives constituted that Alliance, were not only not evangelica'^ but grossly non evan-gelical, and directly antagonistic to the Church of Christ, fo? any one of them be-coming UDi^crsal in any cotintry, would blot out the last vestige of tlie Church of Christ, ruid obliterate the gospel ef man's salvation in a single generation.

No Baptist ran then, by word or act, in-dorse them as evangelical without the betrayal of his own faith.

No Baptist, therefore, should afiSIiate with that Alliance, or cooperate in any union with the ministers, teachers and propagators of those errors.

If i iore need be said to establish the non evangelical character of Protestant Pedo-baptist Societies, this may be alleged:

No Baptist on earth believes that any act is Christiac baptisL^. but the immersion in water, in the Triune name, of a believer in Christ, by an ofBcer of a true church.

No Baptist believes tha t there can be a Coristian church without a tru'y baptized membership.

Now, not one of the societies represented in that Alliance have a truFy baptized mem-bership, or can administer Christian bap-t i s e

Therefore not one of them is, or can be considered, an evangelical, which means a scriptural church, and the Baptist, who, by word or act, indorses them as evangelical, does gross violence to divine truth, as well as his own principles.

Br. Nathan Bice, the enuneat Presbyte-rian anthor, frankly states the Case in his ^Torkon baptism:

WAT SOTBS< (COHUBKJ froa lut week.)

THS 50aiHWBST*BS DISTMCT ASSOCIATIOX.

E left our base of operations (Jackson^ Tenn.,) for the Ocoee Association, that

met on the first Sabbath with the church in Chattanooija, Tenn., as advised by a telegram from Bra Eaton; but while waiting at Mc Kenaie for the cars, Bro. "Wood informed us that the Western Association would convene at the Concord Church, six miles distant, and that our presence was greatly desired. We resolved at once to remair., and took lodgings at the hotel (which, by the way, we found io be a well kept house, «i th a good tabl^ good rooms, clcan sheets and clean table, worthy of the growing patronage it is en-joying), and the next E i o r n i n g y o u n g Bro. Hillsman volunteered to carry us out in his

N O T t b e tha i affiliated m t h s j i ^ i a i ae t i l — n h W i each aad all, to SiBeali m i a . M r i p t m C h n ^ I t n f t M d t o n e m

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" If immersion only is scriptural baptism, then Baptists ^ o n e are baptized, and are the only Christian churches extant, and their ministers the only scriptural minis-ters."

We could say even more. If these socie-ties are indeed Evangelical Churches, then we do affirm what no one can successfully deny that it is not wrong or inconsbtent to aommane with them leAai inviied. Convince us that they are evangelical, and we are pre-pared to pronounce for open communion. The members of all Evangelical Churches may Inter commune as logically and scrip* turally as the members of one Baptist Church may commune irith another Baptist Church, fcr Baptist Churches are cnly evan-gelicaL

^therefore, no Baptist can affiliate with the alliance without the sacrifice of bis prin-ciples, and-giving the broadest encourage-ment to open commnnion, saving the very act itsel£ Onr positions are axiomatic and conclusions incontrovertible. We condnde this article in the langnace of the New York P ^ an ^ l e politicaljairaa], and let those few distlngtushed Baptibtv w ^ did 'affiliate, and were openly and repeatedly insulted during its seBsion, mark .well its language, for it is th? dedsitHi of t h o u without :

' Close commnniofi Baptista can no t cally have anything to do with the Evang^-ical AUiaiiee:'*

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We foun3 a good delegation in at tend-ance. The Introductory was preached by Eld. Cox, 01 Paris, and a capital sermon it was, upon the duty of churches to support the gospel at home and abroad. Would that all our churches could have heard it; and we urged him to prepare it for publica-tion. He was re-elected Moderator, and made an efficient officer. We learned from his discourae that this is the oldest Associa-tion west of the Cumberland river, and the mother of the Southwestern District and of the Central It has been greatly weakened by this process both in numbers in ministers, and greatly needs re'nvigoration and bring ing up to ita pristine standard of Christian activity. Its ministry is but poorly sup-ported, »nd the Ciiuse of missions and of Sunday-schools is at a low ebb. I t is less strictly denominational than the Cen-tral, the Beulah or the Big llatchie. We mean that more of her ministers are favor-able to pulpit affilation and mixed Sunday-schools than those c f the above Associations, and consequently fewer copies of the THE BAPTIST are taken in the body, and less interest felt in the eaterprises of the day. We preached on Saturday at 11 o'clock, the Assoc'atlon adjourning, and again on ibe Sabbath to an immense crowd for hours, and were listened to with profound attention. We believe that lasting impressions for good were made .As is our wont, we presented the cliums of the Southern Baptist Publication Society, and notwithstanding but little was known of the enterprise by the masses, we received $750 from the following brethren : A J . White, $50; A. J . Winn, 50; C. Morris, 50; O. C. McDtsrmon, 50; C. G. Connor, 501 H. B. Butler, 50; H. Valentine, 50; J. A. Fletcher, 50; Wm. Rogers, 100; L. D. AUen, 50; A. Bowden, 50; J. R Harding, 50; L. M. Walton, 50; J. W. Gray, 50.

Quite a number promised to subscribe provided we would visit their churches and give them a sermon, which we promised to do at the earliest day possible. For the good and much needed influence the publi-cations will exert in this body, two or three thousand dollars should be taken up in its bounds. Bro. J . Fulgrum was the efficient misstenary of its Board in Paris ind Dres-den and Henry Station, and he reported satisfactory progress. Bro. Bell was the financial agent to raise the means for his support and to assist in building a housa of worship at Dresden, where we have never had one. He reported nearly $2000 sub-scribed, and no all of which had been paid.

We were entertained by our old friend and brother, J . White, now well nigh worn out by hard work and hard preaching, and laid aside from the pulpit by a partially paralyzed voica His praise is in all the churches a faithful and true witness for Jesus and a pure life. We were refreshed at the bouse of Bro. Bowden oa our way to the depot, with whom, and a number of ministers and friends, we spent some pleas-ant hours, and then, through a heavy rain reached McKenzie just in time to step on board the train for Chattanooga, where we arrived after a night and a day's ride, in time to spend a few hours in the Ocoee Association, and to preach the closing ser-mon at night, in the James Hall, the largest andience room in the city. Of the work done and progress made by the body we shall notice hereafter, and the growing im portance of Chattanooga as a denominational center. In addition to the church, a mis-sion should be sustained by the General Assoet&tion. Oar disconrse at s ight w u listened to by a very large and appreciative uidienee^ and onr readers will excuse us for c t ^ D g the appreciating notice taken of it b y tte e d i t o r of t h e Daily Timet of t h a t c i ty:

AX IBTKSESNXG SEBHOK.

' no proscriptive laws were ever passed in this found in their favorite second c h a p t e r of j country against the Jews. AcU t ^ t deals a death blow to theirsystem I In »753, one hundred and twenty years astonished them, and yet A Campbell, in ago, the first legal act, for many centuries, his review, renders it, "And the Lord daily was passed in favor of the Jews, making added the saved to the congregation." A ! thera actual citizens, thus showing that the state of salvation, then, is an absolutely e s - ' national or race tribulation was near its fential prerequisite for baptism, by which ' end. How literally have all the predictions we enter the church. At the earnest request of evil been fulfilled; the destruction of of the brethren, we remained and preached Jerusalem was literal, the Roman invasion on Tuesday night in the same hall to a large | was literal, the slaughter, the captivity, the and attentive crowd, »fter which we were , degradation, the ostracism, the want and introduced to the members present, only j starvation of millions through centuries of one or two remaining of those we knew , woe, were all literaL There WM nothing when we last preached to the little band, figurative in this unparalleled tribulation, it Bro. Vaughn was there, the old and ever , was real, frightfully reaL Why then should true witness, who has been the support c f . we take the predictions of good and say the that cburch from ita organization until no;*, good is not real, that it does not belong to Bra Eaton's labois have been blessed. From eighty-six its numbers have increased to two hundred and eleven, and the material is fine—a nobio band of young men and youag ladies It is un

the Jews, that the Jew is the type of the

misfion the same. So we must regiir^ ij • we come to the Scripture slandard how few realize toe grand work Whej consider plans, we propose to Enggej^ U one at this writing, that is the eaih 14 Our Boards, our Stste a n d Associatitfc Executive comiailtees would do »ell ^^ to make appo5ntmej»ts and promise beyond their ability to meet to the i i ^ i ^ ciiely as a business man wonld mett a note.

It is not wis'» nor safe to yieid 'oprm^j^^ i of any kind and assign men to work njnj I a vague hope that money will comeia iocs ' how. More injury has accrued to ttiiejo^ as regard? missionaries themselves, anj^j regards those who are expected to ^ -from a mistake upon this point than fro. any other cause known to the writer. o»

Christian, and that all the good predicted Foreign MiEsion Board ht-s tometiajes this mistake. Oar Domfstic aad Sund»j. School B^&rd has always made u, many of our State and Associatiocal Bctrj

belongs to the church amocg the Gentiles? ' Away with such a pernicious rule of inter-, pretation.

necessary to say the Sunday-ecbool is flour- We have seen that the calamities of the ishing. We predict for Chattanooga a , Jews have been prolonged through many bright future—the Pittsburg of Tennessee; cenlurlei, and that they will not be entirely and ere long there will be organized a Sec 1 removed " until the times of the Gentiles be ond Baptist Church, and it is needed. This . fulfilled." Great changes have taken place infant church, weak as it is, took f l 50 of stock within the last century, surprising, wonder-in the Society. Here is where Baptist bco'is , ful changes, bat the Gentile powers still and tracts are needed, and should be circu- ^ tread down Jerusalem," the city of the Great lated with a liberal hand among t h t working King." But the redemption of the land is classes gathered here by the various milla only a mat'.er of time and policy. "The

'''HB MART SHAEPK.—We rode over and . kingdom of Israel" in Palestine has already spent a few hours at this college, the pride , b«en before the British Parliament The of the whole South. The President informed | late Nipoleon was favorable to the re-estab-us that the number of regular students in the college cl&fses was larger than at any time since the war. A new la'/ratory build-ing has been added. la a word, thisicollege IS a splendid succe^.

THE D E S T I S T OF I S R A E L .

so. n.

NOT only were the people of Israel sub-jected to great political, social, religious

and physical calamities, but these calamities were to continue many ages, even down to the last days of this dispensation. The prophet says, "Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an ima<;e, and without an ephod, and without tera

iii.

I lishment of the Jewifh kingdom, and other European powers look with favor upon the project. ' The times of Gentile" domina-tion, as signified by the metal image, and realiz.?d by the Roman power in the political government of Europe are nearly xnded.

, The image is being pulverised, the Roman beast, in ita last farm of the French Emper-orship, has gone into perdition. Even the mother of harlots has been throKn from her old Roman ber.Et. There is no political beast in Europe, not even Austria or Spain, that will permit her to ride another step. God's great clock has struck the doom of absolutism—the times of despotij rule are up, and the long, long night of Israel's woe is ended. God e word never faila Spoken

phim; ' (Hosea, iii 4 ) that i?, without a ago, disbelieved and for-government and without their temple wor- ^y tempted during ship. This long period of calamity has no ^Bea of sorrow, it reappears at the time ap parallel in human history. Oar Lord says, " there shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor ever shall be." (Matt xxiv. 21.)

It ia quite common to limit the "great tribulation" to the seige and destruction of Jerusalem, and io bol l that the darkening of the heavenly luminaries occurred at that time; or rather that this darkening was a figurative obscuration of something repre-sented by the sun, moon and stars. This interpretation we reject The tribulation was not exhausted in the destruction of J e rusaleni; far from iL That was but " the beginning of sorrwa" The great tribula-tion, culminating in the destruction of city and temple, and the slaughter of multitudes ! and the banishment of millions, continued for more than seventeen hundred years, with scarcely any mitigation whatever. The Jews were outlawed by all nations. They were pursued by mebs, and butchered in cold blood. They were cursed by the Catholics and trodden under foot by the State. Oar ' limits will not permit us to give, even in | outline, the horrors of Israel's oppression. We can give only a short paragraph or two from Milman's history of the Jews. Says the historian, " Up to the commencement of t h e eighteemh ccnlury the world scarcely aforded them a refuge. F o r s e v e n t e e n c e n t u r i e s e v

pointed, and is fulfilled to the letter. The preservation of this people through

ages of tribulation, "without a king and without a sacrifice, ' signifies something. What thai something Is we shall see as we study God's word respecting his )»eople, Israel, " who are beloved for their fathers' sakes. c. a E.

^ ibat . i l E a a c ^ l

' ir«w y « k 8 l t i * d m i e g tt* p w t .

Ber. J . B. Gravet, of Memphis, preaehed l a s t ' n l ^ t m James' Hall, to a very large u d i e i i ^ from Acts iL 47: "Asd the L o n added daflvJto the d u m h nieh a ishoald be • a v ^ " The tennon was ono of the most able u i d forcible illqstratioiu of the peculiar doctrines'of 'Che Baptist denomination we ha re ever listened t a The speaker said tha t the orsinal 9reek was lout n s m a u n a :

Oidy those who were s a v ^ eoald b^ admi t tM to the tdioroh. The ehnroh Was not a hospital for sinners, i t w not a means of grace. Baptism was not _ means of grace, nor the Lora's sapper. Sin-ners had no place i f t ' t h e church. The ( A t o t ^ l s n o t a « | r k d i o p i n wbi sh tbemogh rtoneudtimbev a r » l>roti^t to be h e f m

- Otdy those who hare been p a t leeadteratod a n d ' adoc ~ to tbt^ehorrik* » I s

Jb th flam&ig si^itdb to iceep nttoeta fhim rnteiftitm^ a t t a s M i i h o a k t ' ^ I 6 d k « ^ danMl^Tnor . to K t^ bibtbiiL

that seemed not t-> guide their footsteps, but to bewilder them ia the way. said, "Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles anti l the times of the Gentiles be falfilled." The tribulation of Israel is coeval with the domination of the Gentiles, or the despotisms of Daniel's gold-en headed image. Such is the prophecy; and for eighteen h tudred years the history of Israel has been the literal folfi l lmeit of the prophecy. Bat terrible as has been the tribolatien for long centuries, it i j not for-ever. I t has its limitation. God teys, " Though I n}ake a fall end of all nations, I will not make a foil end of thee;" The long l o ^ t o f sorrow wOl give place to a b r i ^ t a n d h ^ t p y d a y . Already the dawn appears, the day is brteking. Says IClmitf, in flio eighteenth cen t a r j , " the condition of the J e w s began , eeerywhtre to improve. Dta^^ the reign bf Qaeen Anne the Jews b ^ a n to b e v i e w e d a s HUIIA» BMHOS i n E n g l a n d , a n d to act waa passed: to fitdlitato eonrerdoBS from JadiOsm. I n )753, in the s ^ g s of 6 e ^ I I , « b i U i ^ j « s 8 e d X o r thena t i ind . featipa. of the Jews. This was the firskstop e r a taken toward the aiodioratioa of (hair wretofaed oo9dMi»; and this was violently o p p c ^ by many people of England. . I n U i e y w 1 7 ^ J o s ^ k n ascended t h e U m n a of A s m s U M - f i r t i m e a n m of h i a

^ W M . m J o r l ^ e beaeSt of tb&^ewfc

* h i c h he opened to the: Jawa t h e aehoolB ^ s a i m v i t i a B ^ the t t t p i n , I h m of toklag d e g n e a a a ^ o e .

friends m r e wo«Bd«d va to death, a a d Bu4f

Complete in Him. " Beware lest any man spoil you through

philosophy and vain deceit^ after the tradi-tion of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And y9 are complete in him, who is the head of all princit^lity and power.'" (CoL iL S, 0 ,10)

In all the works of God, whether in creation or in grace, there is absolute com-pletene£P- In the one 01 the other no man nor angel can improve them. We cannot approach a decided imitation even with material furnished to oar hand. The Chris-tian is absolutely complete ia Jesus.

" Ye are his loorkmanship, created ia Christ Jesus unto good works, wluch God hath before ordained that we should walk in them."

Christ was exalteiJ a Prince and a Savior to give repentance nato Israel and remis-sien of sins. Christ M the author (the be-ginner) and finisher of our faith. He is our wisdom, our righteousness, onr sanctifica-

ery man's hand seemed ta be against them i redemption. God made him Afflicted, persecuted, despised and vilSified ^ knew no sin, that we in every land, they fled from place to p?ace n^'gli'' be mrde the rlghteonaness of God in A general gloom overspread their afifairs, o o ' life » hid in with only here and there a gleam of light «> wben Christ, who is

our life, shall appear, we also shall appear Our iK)rd i® S^ory- He is oar all and in aD.

The whole church, the whole family shall finally appear without spot or wrinkle, er any such thing. If Christians are comj'lete there can be nothing wanting in the follow-ing particulars aboat which men a t t m p t to' spoil as through philosophy and vain deceit:

1. In t rae organized covenant relation. The terms and relations are complete and are found in the New Testament, and not in the works of modern charch-bnildera.

2. The laws for his people are c o m p l e t e -laws for their individual, personal g^yem-ment; laws for famfly and dt isen relations-laws for discipline, as between one and an-other, and all laws necesswy for complete government . 3. Ordinances complete in eharaeUr, per ee, u d complete in det^nf 'itM reminding as of Christ wad one allegianoe to him.

4. Complete instnunentalities for the edi-fication of one another ontQ we all come in the fallness of Christ, including prophets, pastors, te^ch^n, «xlK»ter^ deacons, etc. While the w l d rans wQd for new tluags

^ are diatraeted i a hunt ing ways which l e a d t o dirision^ (he plain instmctionB to n n i ^ a r e a a old . h ^ . w r

I n h e a f e a t h e ^ i « i a , h « a o discord. T h e C h r u ^ V i : ^ s h o a I d p z a y f i > r ' a a i ^ h n e

n n i ^ . i a _ ^ ^ t n t h « u » i s i n . J e s a B . i w. L J - • oi .

to tt^ Qaqnhttqaic ) n , H « V 4 i i e - a M i a

J P p l w i i - C M i r a j a j t i e . . The good <wd M

^ pnaeh&>g4>r ttw

have occasionally made it, and eo bare t j Educational Boards. Every sach has been attended with dissppointo^f and heart burnings. In many cases dotj. right icjustlce and injury have been diss A long list of these could be given lo public, but for the sake of a good and e ^ mon cause we forbear to give t ^ Alas! how many poor missionaries hap suffered for years from this mistake; many would be glad to get half or evenoa. fourth after waiting for years for the pn promised then:. We do not know bat ft churches ought to withhold their connet. tion from every board which doei « arrange to pay erery cent it promisef, the very day i t i s d u e I t i s a burning shie to jeopardize so good a cause by the est duct of visionary men. We speak stroj^ because we believe that we are intend right, and because the m-ssion w o r k i i w dear to us.

S o n t h e r n B a p t i s t P a b l i c a t i o n S e c i ^ ^

The a n n n s l meeting of the Stf>cUi»Ideh of tbe SoatliernBaptfitPvbilcatloaSaelB; -n-iU be Held In tlUs citjr OB tke first Vt i neaday In Janamry, 1874, at 10 o 'claAl SI. Half fare n-lU be sbtatncd em aU Ik rsad* If poiilble. Let cT-cry StockhaUe i^bo can, make bts calculation to TIIU TK citjr at tfaat time and give BS bia prcieatt hia counsel, and blB vote In tbe electlOB « officers for 1674.

J . R. GRAVKS, Pretldenu PROXIES.—Those stockholders not able k

be pnisent at tbe stockholders' meeting, or authorize any brother living in this caty, e wlio will attend the meeting, tn cast tite vote, or they can send a ballot by letter t any member of the Business Committe\ .

TESEE TSOCEASD BOU^ARS a r e wan ted V the Society immediately to enable it to am mence work without loss of time. Maoji those whose notes fall due in part or i whole on the first of January next, can je now as well as then, and we hope that ^ whose notes matured last January will k ward this month, by draft on their as chant, by express or postoffice order.

MICHAKL BOZOLIS, A r k a n s a s , — Y e a c s transfer the certificate to Bro. Headen fi wards aitd the stock can be transferred c our stock books, or yon caii return the ee tifisate to the President, and he will isa one to Headen Edwards.

A G. RAIKKS, Alabama.—Glad to hear LA say that you can get up two or three shin this month. Hundreds of shares a mocfi could be thus secured for tbe Society.

M. ixABB.—Your note without ditt postoffice or State is before me. When fi you send the draflt and on what h o n » 1 TTt can find no note of i t Write as.

Eu>. D. H . Bt-ET, L o u i s i a n a . — Y o o n r t coived; book sent; names entered. ¥1 trust your hopes for the Sonthern B ^ i l Publication Society will be realized. Ih brethren will not, we trust, make the psu an excuse to withhold payment of the slock. They want the Society to go on, iri they must not pull back.

A PBOPOSmOS. iKT MisisTEB in the South, or Xoffl^

either, who will procure for us ten goii shares, shall receive a paid ap certificate ei s t o c k . Or, any brother owing for hit ti*t shall receive a receipt in full and ccrtifieate if k wiUtend tu ten shires taken by respomible f f sons.

XEW SOTES.

M. P. UUler, Arkansas, $oO; A. J . Bidt mend, Texas, 50; E. S. Morelly, Texss, Sf; J . K Kelly, Mississippi, 50; F. W. Webrfr, Tennessee, 50; W. 0. Brown, ITiieisBH^ 50; James Hall, Texas, 50; G. D. Ba r tb* mow, Tex.%s, 50; L. W. Simmons, TO!D» see, 50. Total, $450.

SKVKBAL certificatea sent out months, tf i have been rett imed &om the d u d le t f office, among them J . T. Brown's, sent <• Princetown, Ark. We have sent duplicsW to Eld. A. Yates, T. H. Bowen, ShennUfi Tex t s ; J . H. Slade, Eldorado, A r k ; W. Neal, Crockett, Texas; & E. & D. H. TT hite, Hockport, M a ; H. C. Byan, Shenss% Texas, twice s en t ~ The parties may h m r e m o ? ^ since they subsc ribed. We bV* ^ this win meet the eye of those brelhres.

TsniVc cation tiastiTely a Nor thwn Society.' T1 oeaMfan te tolts1l»ds,cirenlaiesitB p n v ^ ca>ioas» a a d M e p e t a t o s i a its Sonday-iehW v work." Thi9is ,at least ,s l ighUyroee«akinA| i ^ t t JZseanfcr. 4 4 i

iWui thq^sliiwfff JSgKitf toU ns in ttw^opthco^enteswilhthaJrvih^l

Soatoa pid>lishfl(M^: l ^ w M n a ^ S k e e e s h o ^ i ^

fUM iinpceidoQS po t forth. The

Mississippi^ej

• V au tMHiiasziica^ou irtirsad | Iboald tw aadnwd to tin Kdiior mt 1

m r Honci.—AU jDom y fcr t u t to Bro. Ormrn, at Ueirr&ii. 11 toraosar br the paper sstU U ctasa •BI tK raapoaaible for all ilutlns*^*

iiammary. O r a HERATTIITS.T of tbe 2 2 i j

with matter—except the tir«l| mary," which referred to was forwarded for public knew that tbe paper wonld | Hence, there were some should be done :n A^socia which were inaprapuS. T have been published the 27 if the yellow fever t a d net licaiion of the j-aper.

Oal'iKATlOS. 1'.'. Ii Ii- ^ of Academy Cburch, 1 ij.pah the church of which we are ordained to the fuU work of l tho first Lord s day in White was well known a i l dar ing tbe la'.e war. He regiment of cavalry, a u i tation as a soldier. Bu th t as much for h:s wickcdnees lartry. After the close of bellious heart was snbdued ing gracc," and OB his twM;t we had the pleas'are of b Christ by baptism Like, who was the chief of sinn and earnest soul turned fn; of BIN who had called, him into his marvelous light, ai earnest preacher of tbe turned away from the a profession in which he ning lanreU. and which handsome fortune, to devol to preaching the gospei. from the church at Friar's that place, and has been of the church there. The will soon enter upon bis fi cur prayers will follow -the gospel. Nature has bestowment of her gifu u believe grace hasfsanctifie i expect much of him.

BEO. C W Sjirrn was on work of the ministry at Union county, rn the B-October. Scrmoa and Pritchard; prayer and by Eld. B. B Smith.

ELD N, PB: tan, of writes: " I heia a series Bethel Church ia^August, tiate C. W. Smith. The ch revived. Six were added b; faith .md baptism, and Many other sinners were feel their condition."

ELD. D. E SPESCEB, w h o s e ported in another colams | wrote us on the 23d of Sei lows : " I write to give you ten days' meeting at Pro' Grenada county, conimcncin] closing the 221 insL Fiftsei by baptism, one a Campbel Methodist. Three o the» ordinance^ one of whom is a w&s received by letter, an Eld. J. P. Thompson assis part of the time. '

ELD. W. C. THOUAE wr i t e s a? follows: I propose to ] ous readers of TBE BAI' ment of the result of sererall in the eastern portion cf th ci&ticn Friendship received hjf baj Shilob Unity Center Eiil Richmond Bogcefala Liberty Eopewell

Total ELD. G. L. JEKKI!<GS h a s :

of M t Pleasant Church, Chi to remove to Texas. Bro J.i community of that rhurch preached his first eermSn years ago. His brethren^exp in a series of resolutions as |

him They recdmmenil { dt 'zen, neighbor and Cfc s.hle and faithful nunii We know Bra J e n n i n p can indorse all his charc They will miss him, and give him ap from our Stat I'ttended oar State Gonreo l>eloved by all who know

EU). J . W . STIM, of xooves to south western church—Center HUl—of i pastor four years, ado]>ted i mending him most heartily I where he goes. His chnrdi l is a oeniistent, cpright I a faithfia], snaloosand i in the fkith. They say oaased by his removal irill and that their earnest wishes iellew him. We and know him to "be all i these xescdntionB d e d a n 1 co t only a a able preacher,1 Bis exsellent ar t ides iwpe^ omns in daiya past, a n d i we i t t B s t ^ ^ l d m « Kqoesied to ecsy the

wank af space, •«betance only, COpj. .

^iMrmtf tha i

d n i r i a g toadoaabeiaia the Stotes, aad, thenfoN^

Ill

(same So we moat regard it » tiie Scrfptare standard ^ ^

toe grand work. When ^ we propose to sogg^^ i

wrltinfe that ia the ea*A ^ oar State and is r : i te« wcnld d o T w e l l ^ ^

Ipointaaenta and pramiBe la l jv^ • ability to meet to the i q ^ ^ f

man would nse«t a ba^k

T H E D E C E M ^ f e R 6 , im

rfe ' noi safe to yield to pre««®^ I and ssiign men to w a i t mj-, -le that maney wiH come in £ . . . , - wjiue 5, • mjnry ha j actaTied to ansfOTaries tbsmsehm/^^

who mre expected to ^ > apon ihia paint thaa

sus« known to tiia wtiter. Q^ al-'c Board hju sometiinea a a ^

Oar Djnieatic and Sand , , has always made it,

r Stare and A^sociatiiinal B o t t i bnalJy made i t and so haTe ^ \ Boards Every luch Atendfd with d i aappq in ln i^

lin-nings. In iBany cases dow». tee and iBj'nry have been dom lof these could be giyen to ft, [&r the n k e of a good and ea«.

we forbear to giTe tbatg. many poor miaiionuiea harg

Ueaira from thia miatake; t ^ 1 be ^ a d to get half or even ooj.

waiting for years for the p i j li«n:. We do not know boi %

i t to withhold their conoec-lerery board which does ^ Ipa ; erory cent it promiaef, u j riti3da& Itia& boming ahiBM

w good a cause by the«a-iry men. We apeak stroB^, helieTe that we are intemdy

€canse the mtaaian work ts nty

«

i p p t P o h l i e a t i o a S t c i t ^

1 iQe«Uii| at tjha Staeklialdcn m Baptist rwbUestlaB Soetttj la t U s a t t r tk* «rs t Wa*.

' • a u r r , IBT4, at lO o'eIs«k JU wUl b« abtKlnad sU tk* Ue. Let eYsry StnckJtaMn

iiU calealatiaB ta r t s l t tk* tlsaa aad ma U a pracae*,

t U s j a t a t a clcett«a«f

J . a . GH^TSa, President. -Tho^ atcckholdera not able to

at the atockholdera' meeting, e u brother IiTing in thia city, a d the meeting, tn cast thait

can aend a ballot by l e t t s tt oi the Boaineaa Cammitte& st caASD DoLi-uia are wanted If

immediately to enable i t to cam-without loss of time. Many d notes &11 dne in part or -It first of January next, can p^

aa then, and we hope that l i matured last JaQaary will f »

month, by draft on their mB-presa or poitoffice order. BOZSXAS , Arkanaao.—^Tea cm certiScate to Bro. Headea S i

the stock can be truiaferred oa at you can return the e »

the Freaidsnt, and he will iant Edwsrda.

, Glad to h « r ym C2UI get up tero or three shaia Hondredaof shares a m o o a w u r e d for the Society. —Your note without datiii

State ia before m& When ^ draft and on what f

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Sammary. Ora DEPARRATEXT of the 22J tilt was filled

with matter—except the Srst part of • Sum-mary," which referred to sufpenaion—that was f o r w a r d e d for pabltmtion before we knew that the paper would be suspended. Hence, there were some alluEiona to what: shotild be done in Atsociationa yet to meet, which were inaprop^ Those articles would hare been published the 2Tth of Septcmbex if the yellow ferer had net stopped the pab llcatfon of the paper.

O&DiSATiox.—Dr. R R- Whit* a member of Academy Church, Tippah county Miss.— the church of which we are a member—was ordained to the full work of the ministry on th<* first Lord 3 day in last month. Sr. White was well known as Col. Raleigh White, daring the la 'e war. He ccmmanded a regiment of cavalry, and made a fine repn-ta^on as a soldier. But ha waa noted almost as much for h:a wickcdness aa for his gal-lartry. After the close of the war his r e -bellious heart was subdued by all-conquer-ing grace," and on his twenty ninth birthday we had the pleastire of burying him with Christ by baptism. Like Saul of Tarsw, who was the chief of linnera, his strong will and earnest soul turned fully to the senrlee of HIM who had called him out of datkneis into his marrelons light, and he ia now an earnest preacher of the gospel. He has tamed away from the practice of medicine, a jwofession in which he was rapidly win-ning laurels, and which promised him ia handsome fortune, to devote hia whole life to preaching the gospeL By an Invitation from the church at Friar's Point, he visited that place, and has been called to the care of the church ther& The Lord willing, he will soon enter upon his first pastorate, and cur prayers will follow oar beloved son iix the gospeL Nattire has made a botmtiful beatowment of her gifia upon him, and wb

- believe grace has'sanctifiesl them, hence, tre expect m>2ch of him. ^

B«a C- W. SsriH was ordained to the full work of the min.'atry at Bethel Church, Union county, cn the second Sabbath in C>ctober. Sermoa and charge by Eld. H. Fritchard; prayer and presentation of Bible by Eld. B. R Smith.

ELD. H. PBI • iuu>, of Union cotintyi writes: ' ' I held a series of meetings a t Bethel Church in'Augtat, assisted by licen-tiate C. W. Smith. The church waa greatly revived. Six were added by a profession o^ faith jmd baptism, and several by letter. Many other sinners were made to see and feel their condition.'

ELD . D . E SPESCKB , whose sad fate ia re-ported in another column of this paper, wrote us on the 23d of September, as fol-lows : " I write to give you the result of a ten days' meeting at Providence Church, Grenada county, commencing the 13 th and closing the 22d inst Fifteen were received by baptism, one a Campbellite, and one a Methodist. Three othess are awaiting the ordinance, one of whom is a Methodist One was received by letter, and one restored. Eld. J . P. Thompson assisted the writer a part of the time.

ELDS W . C. THOMAS writes to Bra Graves aa follows: I propose to give to the numer oos readers of THE BxmsT a brief 8tate> gent ef the result of several meetings held in the eastern portion of the Jndwn Assc-riaticn: Friendship received by baptism .g innh » « Unity ' " -Center HiU " Richmond " ' E < ^ f a l a Liberty Hopewell "

Total : : : : : : 120 ELO . G. L . JESXECGS has resigned the care

of ML Pleasant Church, Chickasaw county, to remove to Texas. Bra J . haa lived in the connnnnity of that church »ince 1844, and preached his first sermon there eighteen years ago. Hia brethren express themselves in a series of resolutiona as greatly endeared

^ him. They recommend him aa a good

Wilson, pastor. This meeting commenced on Sattirday, 30th of Angnrt, and continued five days. The c ro t ch , bad been in a r e -vived state for some two monttu or more The interest was good from the beginning, and contii ned to its close on Wednesday following. I have never witnessed a better meeting for the time it lasted. The whole church seemed alive to the interest of the cause. Bro. Booth was with us a part of the time. Twenty one were baptized daring the meeting and two received by letter. The next meeting i shall noti<;e was held vrith the Berea Church; Bro. Wilson ia pastor of thia church also. Oar meeting here com-menced on Saturday, Cih of September. Bro. Ddbbs was with ns a part of the time. I was taken sick and left on Tuesday evening. The meeting ho^rever, continued two days af tcr I left, and resulted in the baptism of twenty converts and one restoration. The last 1 shall particularly mention was held with the Concord Church, Winston county, Bro. H. J . D. Headricks, pastor. A mooting was commenced at a school-hoase, some four mLes of this church, on Saturday, 20lh of September, by Bro. Hendricks, assisted by Bro. A. J. T. Owens, which continued seven days, and was then moved to Concord, and theie continued nine days longer, making sixteen days and nights. Here Breth. Otrens and Adams did good service Oar labsrs were blessed; many were made to rejoice; twenty-t wo were added to the church by baptism; the ages of those baptized ranged from 14 to 60 years. Here the writer's tenth and last child, a daughter, in her fi/teenih year, waa brought into the fold Thus all my children have professed faith, and have put on Christ by baptism. This looks like a household baptism. At all of those meet ing men-tioned above, from twenty to fifty were left anxiously inquiring the way of salvation. At the varioua meetings I have had the happiness to attend this season, aboat eighty have been baptized. To Oo<l be all the glory."

exclaimed, " B a t Oec. Hoed has but one more iaipreiised upon my mind recently in leg!" "Very well," replied Gtn. Hardee, | consequence of being nnder^the necessity of " b u t the missing leg was lost in our cause" j calling the attention of s(mte of my brethren This showed the spirit of the troe soldier, to the Soripiares tonchin^ thia sabjec^lldso Gen Hardee is-as a member of the Episcopal Church, snd so fa; as we ever obieived his conduct, it was that of a Christian. V*e preschtd often in the arinj , and <'ien. Har-dee frequently fivored us svith his prestcce and earnest attention. i ia died in the fifty fifth jear o£ hia age, - n i now rests from the e.rife rjid toil oi this mortal life. How soon the thoue«>rds who followed his banner in the cause of equal rights shall follow him to the grave A true man has fallen, but his name lives on.

Delay.

by some articles I have'tead in diffiri&t re-ligious papers, and by listening to tiro ser-mons preiiched by a Methodist minister upon infant baptism, and the modes of bap-tism, 1 v.'a5 forced to the conclusion that either the fa;d iletbcdist preacher was a fa.lse teacher—a teacher of false doctrine —a psrverter of the v7ord of Gad—the gospel of Christ—or 1 was. And the more I think about the matter, the more firmly am I con vinced that my conclusion wasacorrt^ctone, that if he has the gfspel of Christ and teaches it, that 1 am radically wrong, and if 1 hold and te.".ch tha gospi-1 of Christ he is mcst certainly radically wrong. It is im-

We ciacb regret tha delay of many arti-cles we have on file, but the suspension of pos.>ible to make two contradictory proposi-the paper ha^ made it necessary. We have withheld our own " leader " which we intend ed for this number, and have condensed resolutions and general news articles th.at we might do the best .for our own corre-spondents that could be dene. Wo hope they will wait patiently, and that they will not let their pfcs be idle Leca ise of the de lay. We will be glad indeed to always have many such valuable articks un hand as now lie on our desk. They will appear in their turn, and tuch articI«>o never get old Many good things are in tiore ior the readers of our department.

Hasty OniinatioB.

P.\Uli says, lay hands euddfcly ^or has-tily) on no mfin. neither 'oe jmrtakers of

other men's sins: keep thyself pure. Is not this sc-iptura! injunction much neg-lected? By his y ordination do we not become a partaker of the sins of the church and injure the cause of Christ by putting unqualified men into the ministry ? Da we keep ourselves pur? n this matter, by di i-cotiraciag the church and applicants from hasty ordinatiois? That the church, the

Onr Paper. applicant, or the fretbytery or all, are to

ALL men have their days of trial, andifciame for the nu nbei o''tui-siste-'ial drones | our paper ha< had days of trial, too. !in the church, who are too lazy or too much

The yellow fever in Memphis destroyed the ! devoted to the wt rid to preach. IB almost lives of many people, and rained the fortunes ' e\ery country \/e can find one or more who of many more; and it has severely tried the j ha^e abandoned the minUiry for secular strength of this paper. I t is in sore trials j pursuits, and whose iniluence is deleterious that men find out th.-ir true friends, shfcll j to the cause of Christ. -John and our Savior our paper find out its true friends now ?! ^gre of mature age when tbey entered up-Many good brethren and sisters have spoken on their ministry Now some are ordained of the absence of our paper as a great priva- teens or while at school, and others tion. We are glad they so regard it, but go h a s U l y that there has not been time fully to what waa their loss compared with the loss develop and mature the Christian character.

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dtlzen, neighbor and Christian, and aa an lUe and faithful minister of the gospeL We know Bra Jennings peisonally, and earn indorse all his chnrch says for bim They will miss him, and we are sorry to ^ e him op horn oiir Stata He Jias often tttended oar State ConTention, and is mach bdoved by all who k n o v him welL

Eut. J . W. Sxicr, of DeSoto cwnty , r e -BOTas to saathwestein Ifisaoori, and his choieh—Center Hill—of which he has been PMtor fear jeazM, adopted resolations com-meading him most heartily to the biethren ^ e r e h e g o e s . H k chnrth tettifies that he u a oannstoat, apright Cliriitia& gentleman, a Uth&J, nslooaand eazneat mimater, sonnd in the ftith. They l a j thiU the racasey caosed IM remoTii will be hard to fill, and that their earnest p n ^ n a and good viAes fbllew him. We know & & Stein, iBd k a o r h i n to idl that fanthrco i n ttMnnlatioaadedanUmto be. Ha k Bot «al7 aa aU« iMrewher, ba t a good writer. Bit e n e l k n t a r t i i t e h i m eondiad oar eot-vnaa !a pM^ a e d we i m i ^ n p v k Oafc

w i t U i ^ onIr> wkkMmt

sustained by the proprietor of the paper? Will they show their appreciauon now by

j helping him in his time of need ? We can I draw near to oar brethren in Miasiasippi and talk to them with confidence, and we ask every one to lift a little juet now. Can-not eveiy subscriber in thia State, whose • Jn time will be out within a few months, re ' new at once? And will not every one try to get a club, or at least one new subscriber? Brethren, let us hear from you. We know times are hard, but it is so much the worse for all who publiah papers, and especially religious pa^ r s . Bad aa the policy is, many in curtailin$c expenses will lop off their religious paper about the first thing. Indeed, tkia ought to be about the last thing given up. I t is a sad thing to find so many Bap-tist .'amilies without a religioaa paper. ShaM the hard times increase the number of such families? Let the number rather be re duced. To each one we say, come, dear brother, do a good thing 'or yourself and for yoar paper, and do it now.

Geu. W. J. Hardee.

THIS eminent soldier, whom we greatly loved, and regarded as a Christian gen-

tleman, is gone to the grave, and we trust hia.soul rests with Jestis. Bat many emi-nent soldiers have died, and the death of thia one, as well as that of Gen. Hood, has been recently noticed in thia paper. Why then should we make special reference to the death of Gen. Hardee? Becanse he was, in the time of our country's great etrug gle, our personal friend, and because we ad-mired and loved him more than any other general officer we ever knew save Joseph E. Johnston and P. R. Cleburne. He waa a native of our own " Sunny South," was bom in Savannah, Ga., and graduated at West Point in 1S33. Few men were better versed in the science of war. He was the author of the military tactics in common izse during the late war, and was skilled in all the drill and disctprne necessary to a well o r g a n i s t army. He wss affitble and conrteoas to his equals and soperiors in rank, and gentle and forbearing with his inferiors. With: all hia excellent endowments snd skill as a soldier, h e had h o q i ^ riewi of himaelf, amd had no dispositieD t o n a h an army into des-truction to gain l a n r ^ At Palton, 6a., in t t e winter of 1863-4, he o f f e r ^ com-mand of the Army of Tennessee, and de-clined it, pceferriag to f(dIo\7 the lead of that great and good loldia', Gen. Joseph S. Johnston. But when, in July of 1864, Gen. Johnston was reliered from the command of the army, and Gen. Hood was p a t in hia plaee, Gen. Hardee preferred not to awre ander a man who bad erer been hia inferior Ifi rank a n i in skin, so he was soon sepa-rated firom hia old e o ^ ^ ^ t tored h i a with a derofioa next to' idolatry. We well remember onr l a s t j m i t o h n t e n t Whnewe cmTersed nneny eoseonrng the leare he

l i ^ t we had of h i a is as firesh in onr m e a -<B7M >< it n m HiWH f W i H ^ . T f W e left Ihte redia iag n o n his ooaeh weeping. He ^ W f e f ^ y W ' ^ for ^ M - ' t t o

h a c n i f fuDaeed M a r c a ao many fldA. B e w M

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B M d l» e s B B a a d tlM a m y : LSeal Gea. Hardee to leave his corps.

WkOe we fpake lome tboaghtleH Nldier

aad show whether or not they are called of God. The church and presbytery think, and perhaps say, the applicant " is a good mar, and if he does no good, he will do no harm " This is a fallicy. If he does no goo? he will do harm , fer, like the barren stalk

your field, he occupies the place that shou'd be filled by a fruitful one. Besides, when he sees himself thrust aside for other ministers, his feelings are soured, and he beconies a thorn in the Bidi» of his p.astor or a dissaifecter and contentious church mem-ber. I have heard pastors say they always dreaded the iLflnence of such preachers. Good deacons, good exhorters and active church members are ruined, when the church and not God has put them into the ministry, and the presbytery too often becomes a partaker of this sin by hasty or sad len, and often improper ordination. God does not call a man to preach unless he haa a work for him to do, and qualifications for that work, which, if he ia faittful, will make him useful. How often do you see churches supplied by ministers that can do no gocd, and the cnurchea dying out for want of an efficient ministry. Histy ordination i.-jure3 the church and the individual. 5Ii»ny years ago, at the earnest solicitation of charches, the church of which he was a "Kember con-sented to the ordination of a young preacher, and he was, I think, reluctantly ordained by the presbytery. In the meantime an-other mihisler, who wa? a better preacher, moved to the vicinity, and this young min-ister was thrust aside by tb< very churches that pressei again and again f->r his ordina-tion. The result waa so discouraging to him that he had no heart to attempt to preach. He had been an active and uaefal church member before ordination; after this he was neither useful as a church member or a preacher. Now, in this case, was not the pr^bytory, by consenting to the hasty ordi-nat&n, a partaker of the una of the church, for, by o r ^ a t i o n , they bid him God speed? How many ministers ^ v e speaking talents that for the want of the necessnry moral qnalifications and spiritual graces, prove themselves destitute of tcriptnral qualific.!-tionsL They are not of "good behavior," no i " p a t o i t , " ba t a brawler, covetous and greedy .of filthy lacre or high tempered. T h ^ are novices; they are not tried and proved, and the church and presbytery know not what manner of spirit they are o£ Time proves them not to -be called of God, b a t men made p r e a d i m through theeborcb and presbytery. ' "Zay hands nddenfy m na man." H .

tions agree. Pcvul, in 'fitus ii;. 10, com-mands A man that ia an heretic, after the first and second admoniticn, reject." Web-ster defiues a heretic to be ' \ person who holds and avows leligioua i-i'inioDs contrary to the doctrines of Scripture." Every Bap-ti.«t, be ha minister or l.ij man, who is worthy of the nitme, believes veiily that the min ieters of Jie various Atitibaptist sects "hold and avow rel gious opinions contrary to the doctrines of Scripture,' in short, that they hold to and teach heresies, and are, there-fore, h jretics, and cocse juently it is the duty of Baptists, aa thoy wish to obey the com-mands of Gods word, to reject them, lo utterly discard them as religious teachers Again, in Kom xvL 17, the same apostle says, " Now 1 beseech you, brethren, taark there which cause divisions a id otTenses, contrary to the doctrine which ye hxve learned, and avoid them, for they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly ; fcnd by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the sijaple." This may be re g.v ded as very Larsh and txncharitable by the liberals of inc present day, but Paul had the Spirit of God in this matter, and, there fora, we are not w cavil at, or disregard his exhortation—" mark them that cause divis-ion." If the ministe'-s o? the sects of the present age are not those who (»use divis-ions, contrbry to the gospel of Christ, tbey are those who perpetuate those divisions which their predecessors in heretical teach ings did cause, consequently they are to be i marked aad avoided. How then can Bap-tist minis ers affiliate in the puipit relation ships with those who "by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple 7" Some may think that I am going too fa) in these remarks, but I feel that 1 am going so further than I ULU fully authorized to go by maDj puisagf s o: God's word, if 1 am wrong, show me my error, and be sure you kno.v me to be condemned by God's word in this matter beiore jou condemn me. I wish it to be clearly underbtood by

h a n it repablished without due considera-tion of tho meaning and force of every sen-teuoe emhraced.thsreiiv and aiier the lapse of som^ t w d ^ 'aiQhths since its tiis i writ-i b^ 1 find m ^ ^ / w ^ far fro a: desi icg to recall anything ewtiiiaed tiierein, moie ready to ^ r m and defend, if possible, than previously. Things that have occurred since its pablie\tion3 have only stiengthened ana confirm»-d me in the conviction of the truth-fulness of the sentiments therein expressed. I w:<b to call attention to the fact that the article had referen<» onlj/ to false Uachcrs. There was not a sentence in it that was in-tended to refer to any except teachcrt. 1 hare learned to discriminate between those who dcedvc and those who &ie dcceivcd; between the L-jiJer snd the ltd; the faU^ teuchir and A"j victim. 1 think the latter are as often to be j itied as kl&med perhaps. To settle the point with Baptists—for the article in yjes-tion was written from a Bap-tists standpoint and for Baptists—as to whether micioters of the various Artihaptist sects ebouUl l e regarded and treated by Bapti-ts b^rtt 'c\l tea?ber|, I would

{•r i oiin J a !t •ioe9:ioL.- : 1. i) . BapiibU cousiilfr the leaobinjr and

practices of spiiakling and pouring for Christian baptism siriptural or.heretical ?

2 Do Baptists consider the teaching a rd practice of ir.fant baptism, so called, scrip-tural or 1 eretical?

3. Do BaptLats receive the doctrine of apo.-^tacj as scriptural, or do they regard it E,e heretical 7

4. Do Baptists receive many other doc-trines and practices (of Antibaptist sects) thai might be mentioned aa scriptural, or do they regard them as heretical ?

5. Suppose 1, or any ether Baptist minis ter, wtre toiteach and practice in accordance with the doctrines, or heresies, above men. tioned, what would my church, or any other Baj tist chnrch, do with such an one?

0. Would any Baptist minister, who should teach and practice as above referred to, be permitted, as a BiptUt minister, to occupy a Baplls' pulpit 7

7 Would not all true Baptist churches regard such a Baptist preacher as a heretic, and in accordanre w:th the teachings ef G id's f<ord, reject, exclude and close their pulpits against such an one 7

I ^ .Suppose such an excluded Iljptiii min-ister should go and join an .^ntibaptist Society, and be set apart by said society to preach, and, leturning to the chsj ch frt>m which he had been excluded, desire to preach for them, what course wruld be pr3{>er fc r the said churc'i to pursue ?

y Would it be right and consistent to exclude a lijptis: minister who taught and practiced as above supposed—as a heretic and for heresy, and then invite or allow some other maT who taught and practiced the same, because he belonged to some ether

the orphans. - And||I look up to hearen by faith and see oar Father smOe upon each donor. Truly, " it ia more blessed to give than to receive." And then, to contemplate those busy and happy girls, with their scis-Mrs, thimbles, tlire&d, needles, cloth and machines, working for their own support. I hope to wear the first suit of gentlemen's clothing made at ^ e Home to the Baptist State Convention next Jane, for I f ed that th=s will succeed a t once. More anoii.

W. W. Fm. r r . LaFayettee Spring^ Miss., Sept 24, lS7i.

the world "and the rest of mankind' that denomination, to fill his place in the pulpit? 10. Would not that which was heresy in

a Bvptisi (reacher, and which would consti-tute Asm a heretic, be also heresy in a minis-ter of any other denomination, and consti-tute Aim a heretic ?

Consistency is said to be a jewel." Will some good brother who differs from

me in this matter, have the kindness to throw a little light into my darkness by answering the above qusstions ?

Paul said to Timothy, "The time will come when they will not endure the sound teaching, but according to their own desires will to themaelv^ heap up teachers, having itching ears ; and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn aside te fables." If this time is not now apen us, I huml ly trust that it may not be my lot to

I k e h u S a a A - A M Adt t t lo iu l Base. k a H i w x j t n :

TH E b an t apoB wbieb the laadmRrk-doctrine haa been horetofore s u s t a i n ^

t^itar aavoeatw^ai^ ^-im mfkMmMgihM extended, has bee^ that t h e preaflhiag of the gospel _ _

t h e C h o ^ is wmgr f i^^ I B w i i f b tt aay way to reobgoise Of j & e i M i r i & i t p f i i ^ of W l ^

a n f i t e d m U M m of «h« GMNar ^ ^ C h r k t . Ih«T«no t IdaAtonya0d twt tb l a p d ^ l ^ t be i m h s S l ^ B t n p b m , a a d thak^U fajbott i m ^ t a n l

tollL ^fiflf^k'fiil

of the Ser ip tara in refleraioe to fldae teaeb-ere—teadien of mat aad penrerters of the geipel of Christ. TUs thought baa b e m

in the war between the Church of Christ and the sects I have drawn the sword and thrown away the scabbard, and forever dis dain to ask any quarter at the hands of pro-fessed friends or avowed enemiej. Again, GaL I S, 9, Though we, or an angel .'rom heaven, preach a.iy other gospel uuto you than that which ve have preached anto you, let him be accursed." The apostle would here have the Oalaiians to understand that it mattered not who nor what may have been th( Ir former teachings or standing, whethtr it were hitrself or an angel from heaven even, that taugkt another gospel, they were to be accursel In verse 7, he tells them what he mean: by another gospsL l ie sajB, '-Which is not another, but there be some that trouble jou, and would pervert the gospel of Christ" Here he calls the be upon this earth when it does come, pervefrsion of the gospel of Christ another gospeL Those then who perverted the gospel of Chrbt were to be accurse.l To pervert is to "distort, corrupt, misinterpret, misemploy." If those who teach a ritual-istic salvation, as nuny Protestant ministers do, baptismal regeneration and infant mem bership in the Church of Christ, etc., are not perverters, dLstorters, corrupters, misinter-preters, e tc , of the gospel of Christ, then I confess that I have net yet learned the A B C of the Christian religion. If they are not perverters, the Baptists are. How, then, can the two affiliate together ?

The apostle John, the beloved and loving disciple, says, in 2 John x. 11: " I f t h e r e come any unto you and bring not this doc-trine (of Christ); receive not into your house, neither^T)id him God rpeed; for he that biddeth him God tp«ed ,is partaker of his evil dced.^ T h u ep'stle being a d d r r a e d to s sister ami her family, it would seem that the house mentioned mtut have been her private residence; and, therefore, if Chriih t iaju are" not at liberty to" receive false teachers iiito their own houses, tliat it is

Obitnary. ROD 'A AKX H A R M S died at her residence

in Lee county, Miss., September, 1S73. Rodia Ann Harris VTM fifty odd years of ege. Sis-ter Harris had been a consistent member of the Baptist church more than twenty yeajx She was a faithful soldier of the cross. Thus she stood upon the shores of time baltlic,7 against the powers of darkness until the messenger approached, when she calmly re-signed to the will of the Lord, who doeth all things well She died in the full sssur-acce of an immortal crown of glory. The community has lost a good neighbor sad Christian soldirr, bnt otir Ion is her gain.

ELIZA MOOEE.

Sesolatlons. W B U C A S , it has pleased God to take from

us our dear companion nnd fel'ow-student. E ld D. E. Spenser, be it

Raohed, That we, the members of the Hermenian Society, of which he was an active and a useful member, express our deep sorrow for this painful dispensation of Protidence, and, we b}w in hnmUe sub-mission to him who works all things,well, and whose ways are past finding ou t

JUtoked, That our Alma Matsr has lost a f iu thM and a zealous SOD, and we a nob'e and beloved companion.

JRetohed, That we deeply Eymfathisewith his bereaved famil} and friends; but while we mingle our tears with theirs, we have one blessed assnrance—our loss is his eternal gain.

Buohtd, That a copy of these resolutiom l-e sent to T H E B A R I S T , the Grenada ScKtbuL, and the sorrow-stricken family of the de-ceased

Raohtd, That we, as a society, wear otir usual badge of mourning thirty days—em-blem of the love every true Hermenlac bears for his departed brother.

Done by unanimous vote of Hermenian Society, this, 20ih day ofOctober, A. D. 137S.

C. B . FREKMAS , ") E. E Kiso, V Com W. L. Sei55EB,1

moch less their prii^oge io.neeire them as religions teachers into God's house,* and fioist them upon ' the people*as preaehen of the gispel df Chr i s t ^ We learn here that it is not 'oar privilege t6 wcoarage in any. way Uie perverters of the gospel of Chris\ lest w^'become partakers of their evil deeds.^ I t may be dQiabted that , t h a e Scriptmei are i ^ p l i e a ! ^ , to the''"perlraitB ia qaestion. I woald n p i y I do iwt see how it is posdble'for ao;^ wbo is i n f o r m ^ in reference to^^polw^beredes^^^^^ day, to^^tiiwxt^t a p 6 a ; | ^ s o b j ^ ' V for afcieiat ttu^e a f o r t i o a ^ I b o w mnisfeta

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b t e d M i i i l l t m n i w i r t r f W of the B^ptiati wUhia the booada of my field of labor, I b r r e beea reqaeated by brethren to ha re it repabUsbed. I did not

Orphans' Home. DEAR BRO . LOWBET ;—I hope you will give

me space in T H E BAPTIST to talk a little to its many readers in Mississippi and else-where. What I want is this: I want to raise $2000 as a permanent fund to furnish the girls in that institution with the means of self-support Th*) Superintendent, B ra Tjimble, says it will go very far toward accomplishing that object This $2000 is to be laid out for the purchase of cloth and sewing machines to make op ready-made clothing for the marke t The profits ef making up this dething will go to support these girls, while the orig'nal fimd will go to purchase the material for work, and so on, perpetually.

HOW TO RAISE THE MOXIT. Let every friend of the helpless orplians

^ v e f 1 to this object The money girea will be placed in the bank afc^iferidian, to remain until the $2000 is secured, then it will be put into operation*. The writer started this enterprise at the Chickasaw Association tlie other day, and there waa qmte an amount made up and pa t in the hands of Bro. Trimble, to be put in bank for the above o b j ^ t ' ^ ^

raEACBEaS,''0IAC05S,. ^ ' ^ ^ d e s p ^ a l l y our s i s t e n ^ n d lady friends, ai« i n v i t ^ to help in b ^ e f ^ lent, e n t e ^ ^ l i Bej^iel'^it is good'ecw-xmiy. * I f en aiid women olTT^ht^l, help I and b^P ' l tbw! ' W e ' i w t t o ' a o & i ^ p ^ this object by (h¥ first of j s d ^ y ! ^ e wM not o^e^^ to 4ny*one giring t l O O ; o ? ^ V $ 2 5 , o r ' f o r ' ^ , if they'Wish, ba t we kaMf' t b m a i« t i r a U m n a m f S a i i ^ a h d ' ^ ' ^ i i f i ^ds ia l C l ^ l r i n i r t h a t e a l T i ^ I I a o t m i a i i ^ ** '

L ^ b r e f h i ^ • r U ^ H f ^ odd . p ^ , helplen orpSki 'tib^ A

m yoa lore yoar d i i l cba^ b o i ^ i lito powWesal i l i ^ t b i f r

ajnr. These ^ I s torn a m v , ^ . . ^

Beathof Eld. Daniel E. Spenser. The particalars of Bro. Spenser's death, ro

far as we can leam, are about as follows: On Friday evening, October 10, he took

the train at Clinton, Miss, where he was attending school, en route for Elliot Station, on the Hississippi Central Eoad, where he waa to fill his monthly appointment He changed cars a t Jackson about six o'clock, and requested the conductor to wako him time enough to get oS* at the above named station. When the train w&s within two or three miles of the station the conductor aroused him and informed him that the next Elation was Elliott, where Lo was te get oi l I t is supposed that he was not sufficiently aroBfed to be eonscioti.',, as he wa'ked deliberately out of the doo: and olF the train whils it was ruuiilnr ai. the rate of twenty five miles i er hour. This hap-pened about eleven o clock Fdday night, and he was not found until eleven S&tarday m(Rn1ng, having laid on the t ide 'of the track with a broken thigh and his head so badly braised as* to render him entirely unconscious. He was carried to the hotise of Bra G. W. Williamson, and medical sid immediatdy summoned, but all to no effect After lingeting fotir days in this onconsclocr state he qaietly fell asleep in Jesua.

"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep. From which none ever wake to weep."

C. B F.

Toioei come n l B a g i a mwa Bra A. D. Tria* ble, a t laaderdale Spriags, wyiag yes! here it my 11 and my blnidng, toa " God bleas

Meetings of the Lonlsville and Choctaw Assotiatlons.

I have just rettimed from attending the two above named meetings as a correspond-ing messenger. Tke former met vrith the Proridenee Charch, Winston coimty, oa Saturday before the second Sunday in Octo-ber. Tbe dele^t ion was about csuaUy largei Nearly all the old charches were represented, and tliree newIy constitnte& ones were reported and reoeivEd E l d 2>. H. Dobba the former Moderator, b«ng absent, S i d J . B. Foteet was elected to that office, and Bra M. A. Metts was re elected Clerk and Tressnrer. A number of the chorehes reported excellent rerivals, whil» o O i ^ seemed odd. Two or three chnrehei not leiaeieated. There were one hnndre<

re[<urted Elds. Dobbs, Korri^ sereral other ministers w m

iAiaent,'. «Bd,of eoane, were sadly miaied Yet IWM rnadi gratified in meeting many tdd IHendifi^and true and tried b r e t h i ^ this being the 'f irst AsMxaation of whieh X

ever a member, and havirg remiuned in I t f o r i # f ^ y a « - I t is a large and old Associafuo, was oiianizad thirty-fcHir yeaia c j ^ has thirty three charches, containinE aboat fifkeen hundred members, and covers m ita toititory «B of Winston, and a porCoc c ^ . l M I ^ ' m E y a , Choctaw, i u ^ Okt ibkha

.^ ia inH Associatwahaafnrniahed m a ^ o t ditf best miaistm, 'aow

i&;««b* piHttofthe^Siste Brellu«a Heiri, a ad fioxeaw a » all h » childrea,

M thelpBeirted Haynet, who ww efleceledat CaatoB, atad died a cblf laia

-" ^Ae had no joissionary ia^ _ t i a past year, bat oaar

tilOO fiirfbnfri tUmiotm, a t f i r

i a o M f e « M ~ i a ezistenee. 'Thenwweoaly three asnnraa preached dnriag the meetiag. Bro. H. J . ]>. Headricks, the appmte«b

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are Braces will b« seat to m-nisters >t or 10* Dew >QMerii)«^. AU orders

bcf i te t i a IQUi of J a n e wili be 5ileJ. I S Bt ices wi^ seat to t i c it not miBisters

casea a. csrtiScafs w f l be required sftar tXr ty iltsys' ase, or t i e ::!a»l price wiii

TTriteJust what j o a thiak of it. t i e only Sciealiflc Slmulder Brkoe

J t i - ia the only Scientific L a n ; Braoe; a—sappcTts a e Back ; a—enpporis the Abdomen; I—sjqiporl? l i e Stamaeh; II—fnpp^jTti '.he l o E f s ; iW-j r jTcnta Laasisade; 2k—5»OT«iii3 HwrMBflsa; J—jTST¥n*3 Pile?; U—;re7cnt3 S» tn i a ; ^ j ieTtnta CoQsumpiiiiB. U—iacreasea t i e Brs i ih i ag :*—giTea S t r eag t i la t i « E o i j ; Ji—insreaaea t i a Vital Bowers; I I — r s p a a i j and ealar jca t i e Langs;

reaasw Breathing free and' e s s j ; jt—ia used by Lawyers; 3—is tiael by c i a ^ e r ; ;

used by Miaia-ers; B—k tMed by L-iborers;

wlierea when aU other a e i n a Ikil, will last, a Ufetizie.

I*.—ieaefits la CTary cage. T ^ c r r e r does ni t , erery minister ihoald ss t

Meaaare two iccaea below the t ip of hips a a J araond the abdamon, over the drawen, and « J meaaare ia inches. Price to ministerr, 515; to others, SI,?. Sea t ci-jaey, with ordei a»d instmrtio=3 how to send, to J . R. OBAVES, iSfea:. ST'.) Main Street, H e m j iiia, Tacn

RECEXT T E 3 T I M 0 X I A L S . [No. 6.]

3xs CrE-vv:s:—This is to cert i fy t h a t I re-cTired " BaLcn::ig'3 L a n s a n d Body Brace " ; u e c t iwo marjil ia ano, b a t oaring to t h e s ta te rf 3 T ierTtE. coaS-ie-l to niy bed the •p^UtT p a r t of t h a t i a e , F h i r e n o t had t h e

to test its merr ts tborougfaly, lmtc . in m g tkiB mnch , t h a i I voudd n o t b e wttaout

M i r for &<e tlxue^ tLa-prlca of it, a s when T c i a b e ttp i t iloea rde aiorc

I h a r e e r e r t n s d . I carf wa lk abont an ' i feei a gTr .-it'iieal s t ronze r when

aaecnag it, tlinn wziea wLtboat i t ; i s fac t 11 ^o l l hoo l ii^ my ease being I

m dLsejire of l ong s tanding , i l y pby-licias also thT-cko i t w-Il J o m e poo.1 I

MBS. L. 51. RAKxira. ! ^ l u n . Ark., J a n e 23,1373. !

GaATE.5:—The Brace came safe to ± m * l I h a r e b e ^ t i i ^ i t wi th satisfac i io i . x e i a g a-" i s i i i s ia l i s , I can speak sixty j .ci-rctarT aa m u c i ?a?e m I c o u l i thir ty ' s i

1 L i r e H e d ^ . It is a th ing of beauty , and of the g res t e i t utility. Ii CJin be made to t u r n any stock in

t h ree years, t a d forr^er. I t costs only hulf as m u c h a rail fence, which rots down •n ten years. A farm inclosed wi th t h e evergreen Pyraca i i tbs is wcr ih twice as m u c h as o r e inclosed with rails, a n d wili sei.' for one th i rd taoie .

T h e P j r a c a n t h s coats b u t twenty one c e n t i per roo. a i d wh<n in bloom or berry , is most beaa t i fu l to fceliold. Th<j m a n wLo is lirsi to i u t r o J u c a it in to his ne ighbarhood can, a.'Ter big fences ere wt i l get, soli cut t ings enough to his ne ighbors to pay for his whole i n v e s t m e n t See t h e card of Poc iena Nurse i i cs in a n o t h e r cc lumn, and secure a few thousand a n d p lan t before Christmas, if pojfcible, a n d save a year.

had s i i d to hie-- P resen t ly , however, h e I canjo runn in / ; Lack.

• •P . ip j . ' lie asked , "who gives you t h e money t h a t you give away ? '

" I ea rn it by hard labor, my son But who gives you the s t r eng th to !ab.3r

with, pa ' a i k s d the l i t t ' e fellow. "Go- i givos us oar Btrength/ said his

The L i t t l e Onc=>. Three little ehicltens, brtmfal of play,

Scaring'the mother almost to death ; They chasing butterfiea all through the day.

While she clacks at thsai till al! < ut of ft-oa;h.

Three little kitten.* hav ias i g u t , Waki&g their mamma oat cf » nap :

How the}' jump on her back a n i twi^t un Uer ' f a the r . . I " A n d . pa, haven t you of ten '.old i s e tha t

Xo woaJer she gives th<rir ears a good slap. ' ^-'Od gives us e v e r y t h i a s ? • , . , . . , . . I " Y e t . every goc4 th ing wo have God

Three lut le b i r i ics a. ' in one r.est. j ^ ^ T ie i r parents dcn't know which one thcr like , , . .

j j^ j j . t V^e'i. pa, I love to t,;ve away the money

B . t if oae of the three shoa'.l die some dar . [ ' you love to give iway That would be the one hest ioveJ, 1 J a r j sav. I '

T h e f a t h e r hugged t h e l i t t l e p r a t t l e r in his a rms a n d kissed him, gave h im what h e wanted , a n d ' e : h i m go. .And then tha t f a the r sat down to t h i n k over t h e quest ion

w;tl!tr.:t it. T feel s^.fe in r eco i smend ing its ! i t i i icy far a i my exper ience extend*. 1

Three l i t t le children running abou', What a dust they do stir up is- loors anJ

oa t ; Bat oh I how onr hearts would be sad and s o r e , ! " * ' ? "

Tf V. 1 _ ' '»bicb b!« dear c b u d had a sked h'.m. L i t e i t eittier 8iion!a go to cooie back no siore. . a great m a n y o t h e r people, h e h a d forgot ten

For dearer than chickens, or kittens, or bird?, ' t ba t t h e m^ney which he h a d was no t his Are these litt le ones wham God has given : i own. but God'?. . \ n the money in the wcrld

Vou doubt not our love when told 'twould be ' belon^^ to God. In on-3 place ta t h e Bible Iiar'i ' Go<l say?. " T h e silver is mine, a n d the gold

To let them go,back to their Goi in heaven, is mice ." (Hag. ii. S ) God doesn' t give us money to kpep : he only l ends it to us to

TVhat Sha l l We Do Wi th Onr Daa^ l i l e r s : use for him, a a d to do good with. And Br i sg t h e a i o p in t h e way they should go. " b e n we die h» Till call us to give h i m a r Give them, a good, s aba t in t i a ' , comaiOD acc^sunt of the use we have m a d e of it. God

3.:hool educat ion. loves to give, and h e loves to have his people Tedch t b e m how to cook a good m e a l of give .•^nd when we learn to give, and love

11 t h i n k sxy ^ b U c speaker should t>e { HKthout i t E i v . J . D. W n j o s .

i Tictnals. I to give, we bejora- ' l ike God ia th i s resovct Teach t h e m how to wash a n d i ron clothes. — ' • < • • < ' • '

Talbot ten, Talbot Co., Ga., .Tans IS, 1ST3 j Teach i h e m how to d a r n s tockings a n d I?"-®-] I sew s n but tons . ' A B r a v e end Xoble B o j .

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ . A New York p a , er gi ,-e. a brief chap te r of g r t a t value to a e , not only i a preaching, I ' " H e r o i s m of H u m b l e L i f e , ' a n d ap i a i every day wear, i l a n y ministers, to, Teach t h e m to m a k e shirts. * r e a d s rhe following touching i l lust ra t ion •jfiava hoarseness or " goneness," when their '

a re aafeehled by severe or protracted axsTcise l a preaching, take Cherry Pectoral, I n soma lither patsnte.l poison, thereby inflam-a v th» membranes of the stomach and weaken-

Teach t h e m to m a k e bread. Teach t h e m al l t h e "nysteries

" P e r h s p s •he finest of these m o d e r n in of t h e ' ptacces occurred two weeks ago on board an

k i t chen , t h e dining-room a n d parlor. En.:lish s teamer. A l i t t le ragged boy, aged - A- u- iv • Teach t h e m t h a t a dol lar is only one about n i c e rears , was discovered on t h e . ^ j t i a - d i g e s u v e o r j a n s , m a t i n g theminvahda h j r d r p d i .u j "r ... ^"vereu oo m e

Ufa, when, if they w t S d get a Brace ^ the ou tward voyage f rom i = a w » r h , i t would, in my opinion, be worth j Teach t h e m t h a t t a e m o r e they l-ve Liverpool to New York , and carr ied before i«2rs-:a thc2i than all the V8i8« aadicines that 1 wi th in theix income, t h e more t h e v will t he first m a t e who=e dutv it was to dp«l J39 known t o ' i e meiieal theory. I hope t o ' i^^.ti, ' j "

subscribers soon on my i"®]!®- ^ . . v W h e n ques t ioned as to the ix-w Btice, which I t o t from yon when I was 1 f u r t n e r they Lve ooject of his being s towed away, a n d who i a f i e m - l u ! , a short t ine aga. J L W . B e a o a s . j beyond the i r i rcoa ie , t h e nea re r t hey ge t t o brought h im on board, t he boy who had a

^ e i t Point, . f T1878. ; t h e poor h o u s a beaut i ful . u n n y face and eyes 'that looked -J i Teach t h e m to wear ci l ico dresses, a n d do l ike the very mir rors of t r u t h , repl ied t ha t

bis s t ep- f i the r did it because h e could no t Teach t h e m t h a t r good, r ound , rosy afford to keep hi.m, nor to pay bis passage

romp is wor th fifty del icate consumptives . ou t to Halifax, where he has an a u n t who is Teach t h e m to wear th ick , w a r m shoes, j well off, a n d to whose house h e was g o i n g Teach t h e m to d o t h e m a r k e t i n g for t h e T h e ma te did not believe the story, in spi te

family- of t he wir ning fase an t ru th fu" accents of Teach t h e m to foot n p s to re bills. U h e boy. ' I have seen too much of stow Teach t h e m t h a t God m a d e t h e m i a his aways te be easily deceived by them, ' h e

own image, a n d t h a t n o a W u n t of t ight sa^d; and it was hi.' 6 r m convict ion t h a t t he lacing will improve t h e model . boy bad been b rough t on board a n d provided

[S^o. 10 ] Teach t h e m every day hard , pract ical wflh food by th-? -?ailor=. T h e l i t t le fellow received my brace some tommbn £feas». was very rouehly h . iadled i.i consequence

me ^ ^ k T v t ^ S S ! Teach t h e m ^^If re l iance | Day by d..y b"e was ques t ioned , b u t always * c h in year? past with pUes, I find myself i Teach t h e m t h a t a good, s teady, greasy with t n e s i m e r e s u l t H e d id not know a j r r i t ! y r e I l eye ' l , i ndhaTeh<y :e3o fenUr«^oy- mechanic , wi thout a cent , is wor fa a dozen ! sailor on board a n d his f a the r a lone had

oil pa t ed loafers in-broadcloth. ; secreted h i m c a d given h i m t h e food which Teach t h e m to have n o t h i n g to wi th in ' he ale.

D R . M ' L A N E ' S Celebrated American

W o r m S p e c i f i c ,

V E R M I F U G E . SYMPTOMS OF WORMS.

Th e countcnance is pale and leadsn-colored, wi th occasional flushes, or a

circumscribed spot on one or both cheeks ; t h e eyes bccome d u l l ; t he pupils d i la te ; an •zurc semicircle runs along the lower eye-lid ; the nose is i rr i tated, swells, and some-times b leeds ; a.svvclling of the upper l i p ; occasional headache, with humming or th robbing of the cars ; an unusual sccrction o f saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath very foul, particularly in the morn ing ; appet i te variable, sometimes voracious, w i t h a gna\ving sensation of the s tomach, at others , entirely g o n e ; fleeting pains in the s tomach; occasional nausea and vomit-i n g ; violciir pains throughout the abdo-men ; bowels i rregular , at times cost ivc; stools s l imy; not unfrequently tinged wi th b l o o d ; belly swollen and hard ; urine tur-bid ; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by h i ccough ; cough some-times dry and convulsive; uneasy and dis-turbed s eep, wi th grinding of the t e e t h ; t:.Tiper variable, but generally irri table,&c.

Wheneve r the above symptoms are found to c.xi5t,

D R . M ' L A N E ' S V E R M I F U G E W i l l ce r t a in ly e f f ec t a c u r e .

T h e universal success wh ich has at-tended the administration of this prepa-ration has been such as to warrant us in pledging ourselves to the public to

R E T U R N T H E M O N E Y in every instance w h e r e it should prove inefFectual: " providing the symptoms at-tending the sickness of the child or adult should warrant the supposition of worms being the causc ." In all cases the Medi -cine 10 be given ik s t r i c t accorda .vce WITH THE DIRECTIONS.

W e pledge ourselves to the public, that

D r . M ' L a n e ' s V ^ e r m i f u g e

D O E S N O T C O N T A I N M E R C U R Y in any f o r m ; and that it is an innocent preparat ion, rst capabli s f doing t k : slight,

es: i v j u r - j to t h : r-.ist tende. ^ a r . : .

Address all orders to

F L E M I N G B R O S . , P i t t s b c r c h , Pa . P S. Dealer*; ar>d Physicians orderin? frern oth«rs

than Flemir ; Bros., wiil do m-cU to write their onien dis-tinctly, and tixhe none hut Dr. Lam's, t^efared hy

COLUMBIA CANCER CURE

A KSW sBd cfTtkla can for Cacc«r« sa4 millgnma I lore*. OtrcaUri ient to kll wbo c»a tat them. • Addn-»

D R . T . C. G A Y L B * CO., « 8 4 n & i n S t ree t , McmpHls, Te&n

Eld. K. p. Jobssto*, T. C. G*Ti.r, Diicowrer. Ewicidct 8ors»oa.

M a r y S h a r p C o l l e g e " M T A B U B B E D I B I g s i . ^

Thifcli sad cel*b»UJ k2>oo1 for girli l»dle« ia Kltsktad at VlaobMUr, Tobd., ob » th« Cambntond mcniatiins. wlth!» lomc tke Sonlh«rn tJulTMrity. The •dranUtw of t J r i i «»lnbrioiu climate, pure »lr, exct-ll^nt w,t«r. S!*! n-rlPCt in 5t« T.lan. eaiptrtntliut f»r Horn all epidf-mi; ^ E.lWir» -BC p - n r r - lu i . j mu. verbtal; and it ta eai; of acceu from »a potni S

COXSTITI TION o r B A F H S U

T i e chnrch of Christ i 'h i? k i u | t t i i n ' i c a is diTine, sacred i n

DK. 0.4TI.E oSbri kU profcisional aerTi.-M t& tkf I secers It^ractlce of mvdictn* and rarserr OB tame termi I m* in thf« ' 'ut twnnty-M^Ten ycari. ri-h tf

D K . T . P . T l ' R X J E R ,

D E N T I S T ,

Xo. 335 ?ralii S t r e e t , C o r n e r of Cnloa , r i t f MEMPHI.s. 'TENS.

DO€TOR JAiVliARY, Formerly of T<.nue»««-e, hM rcresTpd lo St. LobU, Mo.. o» accoanl cf h« Bre»tiy incrrtsed patrona«<>, «ad le vU-w of tbf Bo'ie.-ior MjTiat»g»8 bad h<Te f,>r commoni cation with tiie cooatrr, and fvMh* car? of patinntt An J from aid

P r e - e m i n e a t l y S u c c e s s f a l P r a c t i c e

In coapaiij with hi« f«th<T, Dr. R- W. jAounry. Ci*OtittQ<'a and iccr-ai^-J inUvaa^-, Lc u ju*t;tlc<l aa<

I w»rr&nt«d q that

C a n c e r c a n b e C u r e d i That the re-^tstlc kSug'lora IcratAii-s tikf Ao-i tp«c{fici for the c Ttair. rnr« ?hi» Jre-aJ dt^c."*. My

EXTERNAL APPLIlUTiOXS ia canjunction with a j ISIEUSAL KEHEDIKS, erad

J icito e^erj tcsii ** cf tiif canirrrL-ys uaturt? from tb» •jatem. I aUo treat icKMiinUv. Mallfipiant and Chronic

' Skin Diseases Scrofula, Piles,

F i s t u l a , a n d Diseases peculiar

to Females My ehirit"« TArj a'—tirjlnj to the ekaracter of thi

dlwafe, but in all ca«4 reasonable, circular* an.i to<t) I m • niald furalda,.d oi> ap^Lc^tioa. A J JrL.93 ia c inSJenoe

J . O . J A N U A R Y , M . D . . TOT Olire Lrs:,, Mo.

K T }. R Grnxeo Dr. Norll«-t Dr. McCaiIoai?li

M-ciphU, Tens P< rt Rnyil, T'lin

— Trtaica, lean K-iTa, K.'ntiiciry

M»}jr Ill • < t-ir.-fi.., m

Dr. J. K. MclKim-. 1! I>r. Dllllird Hon Jn!i:i 'i. I>r, l>.|hard WIT. M S-DI. t St. = , .M.IMLCII F. .H. Mati:«on .«[. LoTiis, .Hi«»onrl [>r. .-iAilrs 1 iliwuarl I>r. O Smith I-aO-'an-., T-xm Hon, iimy.. .^ Ui>>>i«iippi Rhi. lohnV Hamble

T<.2T-Tii-3» LouisiAsa

thrT?c-cer.t poiUgr stair.ps, or one vial of Vermifuge fur founeen thrre.cent ^tiiups All oniers from Carjda must bt Accompjai«d ij>' twenty ccau extra.

«»-For si^r by D.-jsiiti, aaj generally. Coui:trj- Storekeepen

J s a . UkATSH:—I reeeired my hraee about j . y t e a oneen Ist of J a i r , and have « o m i t moat of the ® ^ queen .

t i M sinie, and find it to be the thing. I find i t » a b l e s me to speak with mneh more ease, M d gives elasticity of astiaa. to all parta of the

I t ia worth its pric« each year , if only T ^ n i w i e n preaciiing, but I find i t an effi ient * < 9 t a n t when r i J - a s horseback, walking or any k i s i of labor, i can and do cordially

i t to ai l Invalids, and especially to "krashir miniatera of the gospsL Respect-

J . J . S a w t i e . Earr isoa 's Siatini!. Hiss., 1?73.

I e i a do f a r more labor «& my feet in the JBSoI-rocm and in the garden with U than l iLaeat i t . Truly, e tc , / . O. DnrasB,

. Priacipal of Ycrona Collegiate Insti tute, t empera te a n d dissolute y o a n g men . ^ c a a , Miss., An-nat 7,187S. : ^ e a c h f i e t i t o c l imb app le t ree . , go fiih-

I ing, ca l t i va t e a garden, d r ive a road team or uaAVEs:—I received a y braca i a good ! _ _ . . „ „

j c e , an 1 have worn U sines, but h « a g aick a ! i p K of my time aiase, I have no t had the j Teach t h e accomplishments—masse , draw-

h a v e t h e t i m e a n d ^aaa^re f:ill7 ts teit it, ba t I am latisfied tha t I : ing, paint ing—if y o a I -maid not be withoat it, and deprived of the m o n p v t o d o l t wi th .

- t getting MOt!:«r for the price of sev- ^ . 7 -' pnce rociay t n s ^ , H. OAXXXZT.

,'aas3:arocgh, ilUe., Aaguat 27, 1873. [Xo. l i ]

Stz^z Bao. Gsj-vsa:—I received my brace yes, a n d at ick t o i t ZM. JMy. I t is an exact fit. I have worn f«

. i «m*l<»ur week., and take pleasure in rtwom- ^ ^ ^ ^ ** MS^Uag i t to others aa b J s g a brace i a d u d to

koaiaa frasis in. p e r f u m i a g a n y k ind of «sa:ral labor, in wali ing, riding horseback or ^*n«k ia f . From my little experienci i a wear-^atpjt, I think i t is mtl i t elaims to be. I a my i idgmeat no pabiic speaker should b« v i thao t

I i must be worn to be properly appze^ •^Utti. Try it, brethren in the min is t ry , you w m se t r c f n t i t- • J . 8 . Csox tc s . -

BtaaaaL Hill, a a , Aogidt SOti, 1878.

X. B . GXAVXS—Dear Sr and But.Hst-Ttseived through yoa this aoBimer o u at

l a a g aad body bracea liar my wi lk

' T k e Ckeer f id G i r e r . I WIS la te ly reaiUng (rf a l i tUe boy who

t r j i n f t o Iw l i ke Qod, b y W n g a giTer. H e loTed t o gjTB. H e woold go to his f a t h e r

^ S i e t S S r ^ j S T f r ^ l S S J ^ i y r i r ^ l u l f . d o , e n t i » e . in a d a , wi th » a I ^ l ^ r b r i f h t ATM S M r k l i n * J l t y^ saOeed for many y e w from yalu ia

~ Ma, she has fmisd great nlief, ' I badt, aad her at ta^af ...

\ IsBs £[^iieaLthaa osul; la ftpt ioe* s o t know how ah« ^ . f ^ i-xt the brace. l a m s a t b f i e d t k d n k e t x M

u m a B T V t t n .

Teach them not to paint and poirder. Teach them not to wear falie hair. Teseh them to say no, and mean it; or

it regr rd the morals, not the

money of the beanx Teach them the easeotials of life—troth,

honesty, aprightnees—then, i t a suitable time, let tha-n marry.

S d y apon it, that upon your teaching depends, in feat mcMure, the weal or woe of their'£ft^ lif&

tJUtt E n . Ga^na :—IKl^ i V ihs rches ( J e

r^xiiier T o y ' I

B i fc i j e f theehKrek^i

• t i i f c r i m a o{ ,t ^e b w t t & a a t t a a t i i m a f h is i

I t M i

K ^ n t h m for

m

. a I TT

bis bright eyes sparkling, aad his Rxmd Ciee all in » glow, and sft^:

I w a n t a j ^ m j t o g i r e a poor b < « { w rtttedoor," o r **tb t h e organ. 'gr inder ," o r " to ^ l i t ^ e t l i ^ w a n t s cold TietoalsL" . A a d tihe^ o n l^oaday a t o m i n i K h « w o o l d

oomo m u i a ^ W a o i a f l t l u a g for t h « S o n ^ ^ -^ciboql M U o n a i r Bode iy . a n d tat n u u r

" ' Vt^tgL H i s f a t h e r w w t e d h i m t a

H | i»T« What h e

"At last t he raalo, wearied oy the boy 's persis tence in the =8me story, a n d p e r h a p s a l i t t le asx ioua to incu lpa te t h e sailois, £eized h i m one day by t h e collar, a n d dragging h im to t h e .'"orpcastle, told h i m t h a t unlesp he confessed the t r u t h in ten m i m t e s f rom t h a t t i m e h e would h a n g h i m on t i e , yard arm. He t h e n mr de h i m sit down imde r it on the dick. All around him were the passengers and sailorK of the mid-day watch, and in front of him stood the inezorab?n mate with his chronometer in hia hand, and the other office) s of t h e sh ip by his side. I t was the finest sight," says our informant, ' that we eyer beheld, iosee the pale, prond, sorrowful face of the noble boy—his head erect, his beau t i fu l eyes bright through the tears that sufiosed them. When eight minutes hai fled the mate told him that he bad bat two minutes tn live, and advised h=m to speak Iha truth and save bis life; but he repUad, with the utmost simplicity and sincerity, by asking the mate if he might pray.

,"The mate eaid nothing, but nodded his head and turned as pale as a ghost, i^d shook with trembUng like a reed with the wind. And there ' all eyes turned on him, this brave and noble little fellow, this poor . waSTwhpm socie'i/ own^ not, and whose own step-father could not care for him, there ^ Imelt, with clasped hands and eyes up

w j j ^ W iBdib ly t h « W s P r a y e r , a n d p t a i ^ t h e d e a r I r f X T d J e t e u t o t a k e h i m t o h ^ ^ "

^ O ^ . i n f o r m a n t O a t S

i h o f M ^ M B A ^ h i ^ (o h k

a ( ^ e a i i

D r . S . V A X M E T E R & C O . ' S SIEDICAL, IXFIR.-t tARY, C b a r l r s t o s , 111

U I.till op« a t-th^ nrtliei. J of evrrr fi.rta. Over SjfK (-««.•• tr»atM in I«73 S.a.lf;r . i:- j , iJcuUh.

n. iid what th<",-minisi-rj M.IV.. t . s; t Br i3 - per jonally acqnainted with Dr S. Vai .M..i.-r i Co , th»' l>eiDs nemUra of th." cLarch o! (."aritl, aoJ in nsitinf th** Infirmary noting their practicp ac-I ^nc-

:n the healirc art, wt. heartily laJoTde aaJ r^coni-mrn^ them lothf f rotberbccl aa j pablic [..Hj, Le iit viog tbeT can do jest what they claim.

R-V. PaCiJ Walk, il-mphis, T« a. Ker. B. B, Tyler, Fr»ntrort, Ky. KeT ThoTim Mnnne.l, <-.rr.-jp-i.a.ag ^.-crttary .4m?

ri.-*n Christian MI<«ioaary So.-ii. ty, cLio. B V. Jcbn K. Du ' t t , uiiiraii^, h». K'v.Ssmr. I r.cw . . Emini r..- , iA

J. D. '.'ass.aay. Cassail) j <v>r::-r.. Iowa. Rct Wn. i.owec. EJT Kee J. Atkirs, CleTpInnd. Tenn. lier R. B. Clioph l, ilia:.l, ill. In * ntinjr plea«e jta'i- :a what !i;or v-- Pair th

abore^ 7 12 eow

COlSrSUMPTION AND ITS CURE.

IA MAN OF A THOUSAND! A CONSTIMPTIVE OUEED! When death w a j honrly eiperted from C o n a a m p .

l i o n , a l l remeJir« h a r m g laiU-J, accident led t o a du [ coTery whereby Dr. H. Jam»» cnr-d hi? on ly child, wit! A pr.9paration o f Caimaiu laj^a. Be now girt^ this r>.-cipf

I free on receipt of two ttamps to pay eipen»»s. There is avt a single symptam of coassmption t h a t it does sol dissipate. Sisht Sweats, I r r i t a t i o n of the Serree, ©ifS cnlt Expectorat ion. S h a r p Pa is i in the Lnn^n, Nansea at the iitomach. Inact ion »f the Bowels, and Wasting o! the Mcsclea. Address CHADDOOK i CO., 1032 Ear* St., I'hiUdrlpbia. Fa., givlag name of the Memphis Baptist'. .\-vi-4C-Tii-8

%iCtjm'rol tiiii a» fi.; Ju-ase ar,- ftunJineTert neigh-borhooi. in alm.• «t »T-ry hoo«.. For th.-m and for their I friend.- we have tiJinK- of ga..,d ct<rvr and hope—the an-nonnoem^nt efa niiii niportant Jidcov^-ry, f .mly bawd apon common senav atiJ rea.on, by which the terrible mala.iy IS pMitiT.Iv Cuatrol;.!, a-j 1 its t:rtim? are re-" stored to health.

WiHsou's Carbolated Cod-Liver Oil ij cot a secret empirical no-trnm. It is a happv com-. bination of twn rt.medi.M known to physiclann'(T,-rT-whcre as the best means of combating contamption This combiDati >n i» Mr. W-I's.jn', discoii-ry and it fooade.! npoB th.- following

S O U N D R E A S O N I N G . Coajcmption is d'ciy. Soothing, eiptc orant r.-me-I

dies are only osefUl u palliatives j they do aot reach the canse—they do not stop the decay. Toulc medicines strensthcB the lite forces and pralonK the battle, tut the decay goes steadily on, and sooner or later the TicUm msst yield. Cllmitir chancea aie sometimes goad, bot they seldom »hullj c >r . In s'. art, the Tery flrat tking to be done is to ntop ih- J«ay ; then apply tie restora-tive, tonic, and atret j th giring treataeot. TbiDk a moment. Tlie Hnr« a - J-c lyiag, tabeie;e«, alcsrations, , cavities, and depo<' .< of poisonoos matter (pus) ars forming. Tiie c; ^u! ,tioa carries this puiMa all oTer the 1 bodT. W»i!!n_-. 1 ns of api>etite, enerratlon. Bight swiati, asd alt the terrib;a symptoms appear; is it worth whils to doctor the symftofaf, wh;ch are mt rely the re-sults, while the dtcay, which is the caoitr. Is eatiaz op thelifs.springsf Th^te two things are well known by the best phystriajui: * .j '

1. Ca-bolic Acid positively arrests decay. It U the I most powerftal antiseptis Is the known w»rlj. Eren dead bodita are ptesenred by it. Knteriag into the cir-colation, it at once grapples with cormpsion, and decay ceem. It pnrill«s thie soarcw of diaeaw.

2. Cod-LfrerOn IS Nature's Ijest assistant in resisting CoDsnaaptiaB. It Is at once a fiKXi, a tonic, a panSer, aad a h>aler. It brace* np and supplies the »it«i foroM, feeds the waited system, and enables nature to regain

Willson's Carbolated Cod-Liver Oii,| ai dcMribed fully io the intrentorV cireu'ar, wWch wili he a ^ e d apen apt lication t* any addrem.

we cannot afford spaca to i eU the whole story here, or , to (lT« the haMonm eertlficMn firom eniseBt phTtf. o i ^ aad well-knewa citiions, tsstifyiac u the abao-latelrweBaarfBlnialtaSowiagflromthiscmtdiKaTer*.' Siiace it ta lay. It is cnriuc thauMUtds who supposed a«m*elTe* to betCKlrath'a door.

I M I i s c e 1 1 a n e o U S .

FALL TRADE n M . L>TABLISniB 1S41

W M . C . B Y R D ,

lmpori.^r aiiJ I>t-»'.er ia

Watches , Diamonds, Jewelry.

STERLING SILVER TA3LEWAEE,

F B E S C H A S D A M E R I C A S C L O C K S

OD

ffl O

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F.^NCT GOODS, &C.

i

I

m m ,

S^"" ^

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liui it is more—it i^ ^ in tcr f t re wi-h bis

salubrious cllmat< I n

i n j u r t I t ; KiUU«h«d TW**TV TW& ya^rt anS^iJm 2 j i t -wiadom t ^ .

wife a . Matron ofihsinstitntloB. It is c i ^ S ^ ^ assumed new powrrs; n e w n t e s w r -

Louts of fri«t.d«,inclndjnc mors than one h u n ^ T * s e w rtiles laid duwn ; tkt uureB

'°»i-The T a r e n t y - l f c l r d Collegiate T-ar Of » exallei, God S wiU^ onewetks. iaclnJing rtc«s week at Vbristma/*^ Change followrd cbsD^e, ccrrui'tk.l mences the Brst Monday in September, IRTT. . . -- . Juuell , ISTl. •• »M tli , f tno F a c i U t r . f t n — - „

7. c.GBAVKs. LL. U. I'tesideni 5 a n = v . l - 1 3 : 2 TbeEsaloniana il. 3, j r.;orr.yorofaientMand M^^ 17,15: ncvelat^onii s i i i . 3-17.

A. i>lX. A« ll*« (v^^K aud Lauii. r . im .f i A. T BAhKETT, A. M.. Prot Mathematics The quesUon, tbercforf. is of I K. T. «T£1 NU AGES, Prof. French aad Gerr'n,,, jEr^jr laace: What eoKAtUubun A. e GKVVKS, A. M., Prof. English Littrm^^ " j hU churchri-? It is io eon.«rque| M.^M K. JIARCU. A.M..Prine!ra!Pr»p. iv^ ' .nhiect that Bir.t J l i s E b.J . iSAECH.Primary entjject tnai u i p i

P a c n l f T of a n a l r . E T. STEIKIUGEN, President, with a ftiH tm-

T n t t l o n . ; C.>1Ieiiate trasses Prepar.'itcry Primary " ~ -

differ in their conrtitution fru cfcurckcs. T t e points on which iL

ai;J their reasons for so difl t l lows:

L T te Baptis churches repird i l Till liial all church E'.tnibers shs r r t f i yeT.-m. When Saul " c s ' a l !in!Fe!f i • the disciplcs" t t Jct^ ircUnrd to receive him, becaatie sot Lhai hi! waf adii^iple." l i wa msrertained thi^, f r tm hearing

„i.aac-. theoth-r half t-h^Ts.'t'f ^^^ i n t h e w a v . - and ha^ I, tea per cent. wUl be addtd bcMly ai

ICVSI., « n a IM or ixsTarMiari. P i ano aad Organ...... Gui ta r ^^ Pa i n t i ng , Paatel , Water Calon and 0:1 eacli Drav ing, per Scholastic year ~ French tABgaage .JT* ^

ns.s«« Cat.aJogce lor CoarK •f Stn,iy. iQiiinn mnst b» paid one ha l f the

— »» Hl i

pnTEi>tits 5 e d^Iay t d, lea per cent, will be addti Boa rd ln i f .

no b lariilDg .lepartment ccnn«t»d Then-Coli-ir- I TiiHing: th-t u a Urse thr.-e story brt k l ^ rtilii cxiei.si.e wings, and is need fi,r tsachiajt Dmii jnly ; hat riose by are exteasire bosrd!tiF-liott»Br w •spttial.'r for the CoUi r , s t t jenu, whisb are -,.le» i.nil d'ecipline ul th-Colleg-. It i, belt

arrastcement eff-rs rasey adrsntag.* orsr tt^ leaciiiaa auo Woariiinj uutler the tame r»«f, u

dly ai yamflscns," that they tc te "with them, coming in and Jerusn-lem."—Acts ix. AI fcers, al a, of the first clinrch are jd'nu.—Itomansi. 7; 1 ConnthIans| l iMS i. 1 . B::t in Pedobapiist churches

. ^ - — - >ie meinhcrs who are not received I ^ the F.ri.copal and ^esbyter ia ,

K-geth-r :r tfc." i im, uTre eome of the bodies ft ® nj jo have eeoeded from them,

BnardfroB$lto8 .Si per week. Tiiis iaiJai, fc, received 10 full CDmmt.-n:on KitLcutl itrhts and washing—on." doxen per w«tk : f.ir a m - S f. . ' .u I -.Ub-extra charges at n-jalar vnce.. "ETer- ion : and ihoufra the | .am'a.! tnition ticE.al PcdobEptii-ts requt.-r f roof cf

R«.Send for Catalogue. before receivinp persons to the L.'rdl . . C. S. W A L M S t E y , Trcaawar . tC fiiU mcmbereliip, i h e j cjuslly^-igj • * : Tbs m i unconTsrted persi;L«. -R l 'm

Bf nibers of inferior degree. The " " " " " ~ " l i ,*fhi ih speaks (

manv Concrci C E N T R A L F E M A L E m i m m . ^ n t ^ . n . T T S ^ : :

Ol-nto^, Hinds Ob., Miss,, ' W y t r r i r ^ n . . , and o n Hav. W A X T K K H l L i M A J S , ^ i , * snl.ject, Eajs that tkr cL-^.r^i

.y-first Academic year on Tn-sday, the 21 l ^ p ^ S E iDdcr^ cdents differ frnm t h d

CUnton, Miss, July 23. IgTl

The President having rer:gned tie PreirtdencT of ®s. Wardlaw and Dr. CamDbelL) .^ssippi^Uei^ whiah he h.« juinMy Uid fsJ t toS } Bspt i f t churches, on the 'cont rarv l .IX }e«r", will hereafter pi.e his nadirided atsmfi-TT. / } , r. - I ' J I -he In.tftnte. By eotcentratrng thus hU e a t ^ i S r credibl cce acd tnergiea, he will doaatles:. be able tssts^'tif their conrersion ; they do not aif

»"<'« what It i t h e r infants or the nncon vened as | •"for other Inform»ti.p. addreati, ' Prtaid.nlofihe raculty. EOBKUr EELL?, A c t S l l . ' i i ; 1 Ccr. Ul. 16, 1

Prudent of i i o a r J o f T r n ^ II . Baplirt chnrchos (Blricllv — ^ r e g a r d it as Christ's will that

-Mississippi College, Clinton, fc S r l w'Te telf ^ ^ ^

he old carriculam of stniies has been abaadj i inw 0® Bebapt l ie h-CniTersity system adopted. rf vpn," tiiey "were bspiited.1

for^-etisuing year . i l sohoois hays b-ea orsaatad, 88-41 ; see tis-j. i . So that 1 o T i t S r r a i c s ^ s ?

Jt SaturaJ Sciences; Scliooi of Eaglish j andaPnaatsI thcrrbes of God. a.* first fo!ind*d| t.,ry Department. bis apostles.— ! The=f. i l 14.

Arranstments are in progress f.n a fn'.l and thorinai „ . ^ . ,, , 'oTnm'Knal Cotirse, and also fo: a eoarsr ia Frrad: siJ a)Ut in COing 60 tfcey axffer in i te rches ; from th? Quakers, wbo

B - l a pri.at-families S i t.. jie r> r anc i i e r rile for t siaergjon cf ;v,atajc™ aff-.rd«! by <,nr be-t --. ,.• i "Wali f m a all open coitii. jnioaista, whet

adn.it p ^ d It Uev. w. s. Wel.b. dinton. sfiw. l)«ng baptized a l al l ; insfteutd of

. w. T. SATLiPr, (he aposUes and £rel chKrchf! Pre«^dent B..ari.,! lYn-;-.,, fcelieTera shruld l e hapiii- d bed

DD FELLrnVS- FEMALE COLLiei.STr"'—.pa.dcotnm^n^ H I M B O L D T , T E S A .

UiU'^ OF TEACHEES;

-J-: t.! sn-! V K-i!

g i ren to his churches no dnjientii ^ Wt Kfiide Lis laws, no Uginlaiivt pos

aew one?; but was enjoined on thtm I t r r <• R- j o H \ > o \ A 31 LI - -> tZZ triii;jo«!T" he bjiB commaaJ

caent L«cn.gv.at:l SatcraiandH-;r i lPU'MlpVT^««" '"^'i. ^^ tempted [ C, L. JmSE, M. A , Modern Lanjnrcei s i ^ "

Jlatii-aiatiot. l e t s v : ftu.<. L A. s n n s f n y , Aratemic T> partem;. I I I . Biptist churches regard it

Cauf?' PrepsiSstory De,. ,r .m-!;:t» ' .^ l i a t all churoh memiierafchouldl wmhn-s; thai none thjinld be madsl

p.rtm-.t. ^ j y Bgainn their will, or » laswiedge. GoJ is the Spirit, at

TILWIL'.. Ai^i.-.^- ia i3-ti> TOship him Dust do BO in Ternsa . i i "Jdm IT. 24 j ; their Service must

F.I! 5i«ion open*.s.ptea,brr »:t., spiaisS^ ow, fai ih and ebedience.—1 Ccr. x i l They n.u«t -J

Churir* p. r .ension of twenty weetf, oci-half ina i " tboBe who t r e aiill ranee aod i .^nc-due at mi.!d]e o'seoion. . Isad. '—Rom. vi. 13. In fverv pa

^ S ^ t y EUSI have " first a yrUi| l-acpriafes, each ^J.ZZTlil | (( —3 Cor. viii. —Ejusl firs! gire the Instrumental Mu.ic — — jn » i e Lord, and then to the cha.-ch, bv I

ocai Music ^ s m l o d . - 2 Ccr. viii 5. ' 15 w ^

5 W But this voluT.tary mmbrrsKip is ( ruUiGH used by many national i

Vi • •ri :

If/^ fL- .. Kc-ic

7 < . r t r/..T?. Prim, r i ' IVF< In-r a - j L i i i : A.

'•>msm-ntal Braaehas. each «J»listbenics.««._..

2tf

WACO UNIVERSITY, TEX18. e" OI"" « a* t'is equally oppcscd to the initiaii

mantis:.; and tc

lad to the fines, imprisonment, or ies, by which aembership has be ra l

initiauoi comm«lious Wrdiar hall, tiie t ihtsnrL. ,

doaatej by the Buatea and N e w York merchaats, ti> T Birth. Philueophical A p p a r a i n * , Micrtwrop.. aad Teieseopd TV P„-t:,, , procured by aerfpends in LoutsTille! Ky.. will be ' v chnrcics niElEtaan fores.', 0>.r facclty is full aad adapted to eTety deptt- holy afUvitg la ttery mcTilt m«t r.f. Jucatma. ' • f c b c r s are spoken of ia Scripture Boi.-d, inclnding ererTttine. Ils.no a month AS " r - . r . • • MIU parable enetJrm inidrsDM. f o r o i a g piLTt cf - a FPiriL

RPJCSS'. BCRLE50S, D. D.,Prsst. fmeh is devoted to Gol.—l Peter a-T'-aAXD B. EURLESOS. A. M r Vic^Preet. xiA-O 'OBne are to fee instTUEted, ( ^ C O r T O E R . V B A P T I S T T H E O - S U t T h l U ^ ^ a ' ^ i ^ . ' d , ' "

L O G I C A L S E M I X A R Y . S ; those who rejoice, rejoiced G r e r u v l U e . - - S o a t b Ca roUu . M weep, i^mpath i ieJ with; t!

p. b-itci. D. D . LL. P., P o?e.s!)r of Eccla^ Breaved, Visited.—James L 27.

pretation of the Sew T-«tameBt, and ^nmileti<». l lonians I. b l ; and good done to C. H. Tot, P. t)., Prt t r ter cf lu^rprctatioa of tit ialatians vL I t . " In some part of L

II the members of Baptist i^iirelieK Ml the dtid mtaherM af woridly lanot , nor can the infant nemlen i

iWls t chorcbra. Iluiy can h a v e n s ] fcthe matter . ^

WUboa'a Carkolated OU ia aetaaliflcaiiy prepared with the phnat Carbolic .\cld, to cumbia^d as ta be entirely harakw/with '

Sweet Norwegian Cod-Liver Oil, fro« ^ t e b b r a t i d u»mu» *t Aa:ei«Dd (Norway). jro-lxOOKBTa, *€..

ftj-^^th. usual diaacr-ahU .h—ctertstlcs of Cod- | ^ i . ^ ^^We « .a l ly kipt

T b e JSMt Ceaap le te B e s t 8« lee ted As^ • • r t a t m t oC A m n d

lia t h e c i t y .

H E W 8 T 0 0 K . L A T E S T S T T L E S . BKAOLITS. m r x SCtSSOSS and RAZORS, OPKKk CHAIBS, 8UPMI0B POOKXT KSIVtS,

m n l A B l S dtTTLERT, tPECTXCLBS,

ETE QLaaSES.

. . . . V..U , . . . . . I . . —, . i» a flrst<1aaf of the greateet Tala-, , I H w worfcmade to order. 7 1 tf

latenialT^nli t tarioa of Carbolic Acid, j l u n t vuBxarr. r. J. KiaLir. }. J. IttLITiS.

e S M ' c ^ U v e r Olf n ^ P K M r . MABIEY S SCUlTiS, F i n f E B A t ' - ^ -

r - a J ^ f T . . _ » . — i S f M i i i i ^ a l o sfesssod tt£i i r J J i t r s l a t l ^ "So

14

i -vEfiN-' l i a Ci --fti d jssl.i 50 fe-s ' m t x j f m w m a v K M x m t t t

.««sJ l a j s f ra ld ' t a r b ib I WMlrfr . - . • H j-r^d ot i i i ^ t »"iT

Old T--atament. W. H. U'HiT.-irt, Piofeseor . f lUtlical Introdactin

aad Polttmic , and As^istaat Pr>. ies»or o: the Sew Te«»» meat Greek.

WM.WiiiiAitii, D. p., Prof.ssor of Sj etemitic ! lory. Tl.e next s««icnieigbt moatU) opens Monday, « „ , . . .

Ist, IPTS. It U, on many accounts, impoitant fur stl»,. W. ftiptlst ohtirchtt beUeVS i t l* 1 denu to bt- present on the first dty. ihat what is spes-l i n t i l

SO R£M0TAi. AT PR^gRST. t f i r e n vitk rtadg and tha t TheaslUtioncoBcerniBBtheremoTaleftlit&minW. iifcer, who Is aU&-sbra ld ' thnB

e o l l e c ^ V SreniTiUe It Bow, ky the Clsrlotte and Atlas :a a S the apOStle Says ; " As I have^

. Richmood, Atlanta, aat aB i . f t e chnrches of Gidatia. evsm soi

THR STUnlM V ffi," ^ ^ »r» exelBslT^ thsaJogleal. The Seminary doss not ^ ^ ^

injunction shows that i l l s i lag literary instruetioa. Those who seed that mat m^^ - v i Z u v . l j •eek it where It is appr<q.nate. But la par«lBf 1 2 ? chnreh aember to c o n t n b n j exteasire coarse included atrietly nnder Tieok>o,J»" • • y ™ him. And the ApOStle SSJ strmctioa la strea adapted io different gradsc of piefan* S f r s t a wiUhu m i n i i tioa, so that ti>e best coUere gradaatel a»d 1 . v ^ T l , -hare only, good K a g l i s h r f a S ^ M ^ t o t h ^ reck ' ba th ; " showing U

-fc. ™ M aeedfnl to make sneh aid I • i . Cbnrch members are U

- _ „ edncatlcB, may I coarse aa they reapacUT-ly need.

s z L i c n o s or s t u d i e s . _ „ _ _ " " are eleetlT., ao aato proride <br IfciW O t e " of rich ^ " u b e r a l BViae i

different Wads ofatodeBti: U Thoee widdaf ! C h r i s L — t coarse. Sad oaaof naasaal eztaat aad tfaoraagbM«.i*- - «

three er eraa faor j t m fbr it* nwHetuw. * " m s giTc; a sd payments by eob Ta.»e dealrlBs «<» »tte«d oaly oae or two jmi t , t a k ^ t » BUte churches, are not a " «f t" i Uatiag OBly aaEnsUsh edacatioB may atady the Sotr* ^ tans iB£a«lIA (as other atadaata BlM) do), aad aarr t ^ Baptist chnroitfla M a r d {I ^ of the other «itiieKi of the coarse, . i thSr • a r ^ . ' IB that S h i / ^ ^ e ^ AU the etulM. iBdadlBr Belnrew, Qrttk oi £ a ^ art ^ i W a u MS tlUMkes Shsnld be I fceqmtl/oaiBpietedlatworasn. ^ ^ firom t i t morU tmd ernrittM. >>

RIPRBSKS. world."—John x r . IB. M a _3h***ar«ao^i«as*rtBlt ioB. ser of ear klaib". Me only who have been baitUaadi

•adBshifc i t i i i i i .n m .. .. t r iiiuar-r" — betweea the t expasM* orUie aaeaiaB, {fcIotUab traeafaa aadpeciMal aO/ iSk

. . . ' AID TO STfWKp vke aaad (Bck asdrtaase liaa|»lkNl,«e (kr at f m M M r i adBtt, OT^ttK^acBtet te .coOaetloa and. BsaaatetBsat of whkh has

s v s i ^ K ^ s H ^ | T 5 T « fr^ fesaeirae b m B

batinflkntmeml , - i C v " ^ tbs L

r h e baptism of inhta ia i ^ i e a u k e e t s t h o m e m b m s f

• Who a r e stall menbs r s of tha i k f c S i * " ^ - " ^ h a t e e m a n ^ l ^ r ' w s i s s u r s , '

•aor is ^

11 lis"A '

i i d T i c a t i o n a l .

S h a r p C o l l e g j . -ABI ISHSai IS 1851. ^ I»iint£i K&aol for gjrb uil It Wlwbntair. T sn., oa « ninmtxis*. wittdm kuds ten para •Lit, .xo-IWnt 2* lioBS aH •pid/'isic illaeuM is rwrf tram alt p«iat* ^

-jm TWii jmam atfn. .mj J* <»a. »d aoJjr PnAtonS, Z. C.

.cUmUb* naira tiMa BOS hon^^^ >« Han,, tiuit tte Marr itr-UUmi &illo)p.ite T-W „f _ -UM iTtM* wrrk « tKimOax in fptiimbcr, Esn, •ti'e^i^

racalty^. tlTSsl. LL. U , Prealilant, t»l and XxrmI FhilMNiphr ai-4 r erof. UfMk cuii Utii. 4 S.. ProC aatiij-jnatici. 3, Prat rmth and Sarmaa. 4. H.. Prot Ea*li.it H. A. «.. Prtn ifalPr . r ^ S ^ .CH Eriaun Dtpartaumt. ^ ^

Fxenltr or aaair. Pta«M?at, with k fen caw

«»H - an -SB 18

T H E B ^ V l ^ T I S T ^ f T C I N l F t l l S . D E C E I M B E R 6 . 1 8 7 3 .

COySTITl TIOS OF BAFHST CHCBCHE8. Tie ehBTvh af Chrilt is Wf kin^o® j its ccn-

ftitBfina fe dirine, tacred in itJ autltority, illwis" sad psrfwt in ifs plan. To alter is id •njnre it; tai it is mace—it is to sligii Godi adom to interfsre with his reign. Tics

Popery begaa. Ctarek officers, bj iiegr«€«, issumedneir pewirs; aswrites were introdiicci, sfW rules laid do-jra; tia cnc«nTeited were receixed, the ungodly irere ordained; man's "will waa exalted, God s will left undone. Change foHqwcd change, cormpticn triumphed. Msd lengti the Man of Sin was Snnly seated aiIiistiirotie.—Galauani IT. 10-20; 1 Corinth-

I Stn-ST-I-n; 2Thessalonian5ii.3,4; 2 Timotfcj :i 17, IS; ReTelawona liii. 3-lT.

The question, therefore, is of the peaiest jsportaace : What eamHtu&iit hat Chritt ginn t3 h:j rharchen? It is in con.«equence of their Tiews on this iubject that Btptist churches iiffer in their constitotion from all other rrurcfces. The points on which they differ from •ieo. and their reasons for so differing, are as

T H E

L I T T L E S E I l A I > i l ,

. f f r r . v cjr.iT-.^cTEii XOT£S.

Kiraiitaur iMT«n»Qra. > tttar C.iloni aoil Oil, cacb. iioUttic "

Ths editor of Kind Word , wto sees ail the Saaiiay gcHaol EHiie books, and is supposed to be a !;oia jaJje, has ei jrsincd the LU:!e Seraph, and ihus peaka of it:

The Liitk- Seraph, a a' w sjng mid tune book, in seven character notes, for churches and Sunday-schools. j J R. C'.raves, editor of Tue Captht. lUis escelleat selection sf tunes is , just oat. Single Cf py, in cloth, 50 cents; in! boards, by the doica. SO cents. We hare seen | a copy, acJ comiaeni ii highly. Pt has abcut ' S'Xt choice tun.es in i i, ucd not a single one that j

Pass Bie not. 6 gentle SaTJor. , Pi!g iiB, tejc!ce, far the mantle^ofsin. Pleasantis the S;\'b>>«fh be!'. Praise Oid from wbcra all ' iessinga fSow. Retawfcr-0-Waiid»r«- :o <hy home. Rocied ia the cradle of tUo deep. Rock t f age clift fir n -. Saft-ly through an-.th r vre' k. Salvation, oh the joyit souc 1. Savior, like a shepherJ lead if. S.Tv. brothers. wiU you meet us. Shall we gather at the river. Shall we sing in heaven forever. Sheut again the gl. d hoi&nna. Shout the tidings of Silvatioa. Sing to the Lord a new cia !e icng. Soft!y fades the twilight rav. Sow in the nigra thy sevJ.

PUBLIOATIOHS. Pmi0ATI05S. INSUBAKOE.

Tublll ed

Baptist PeblLsliiag Bouse, GOOBWY.V & ROGER.S, i

SftsrHTS. : : : : : : : TINXMJE*. i Any c.f the publications cf the late Sosith-

western Publishing Company, or the Bibl« and Coav^^a. Publication Society, or of any Baptist Pub- • es-. Aa/.mm-m, i, iM^Mr lishers in the Unite ! State?, fariii.5ht.d on favar- j, able tersis. Send for descriptive catalogue.

SOUTHERN PSALMIST, A new edition ia r"s3, ia wb-ch will be > o n .rpliratiM to

found, in place of the old index, one of large, S- opY^jr, Editor, Sacon, Ga. 1 bclJ type, and also tnany new and favorite „!!;. , '"nt. tc. ii.NrJ »nd caifKS tut the i.aKr i U. iiymns, taking the place cf others which were Jf-cted !,. tR^ t. si-ilSER, M.rien, ai«.

I wanting in merit. Ii coataiiij a colieciion, in

, Southern Life Insm-ance Ca. j 2S9IAOSmEI,iaiMIS,TllX.

! $1,534,483.97. Annual Incwc,

C "trfiai I«it«r mor», each M.MI- rlON . il^v^ll^copy. often or'mcrr, carj-

o^a or more,

M. I LU I ro ' IS J-

lUows: L The B-iptis churches regard it as Christ e

rill iiat all church members should be con- i would be called trash', tut all of which may be rrfi ffrs'-iu. When Siul "essayed to join ! sung bv a church or Saisdav-school. The book Jerusalem thnir I .... '

Sweet hour of prayer, swiet t:ur of pxjyer. , the way of a supflement, of choice Sunday-school songs. In this new editioE, the arrange-n.cnt and aumlienng hsve not been iuUrr jp'.cd

>p il~(n>r hitir tlu, f .r hail ta. ttx« „f ftaj .l. m ptrf cent. wUi b. a<ded. Boardln;;,

^iio. «.J {» mmi fcr pSSSl I T.ra fxtrnsirf bmu-ilng-baJL'^ •taJHtta. witiah tS^ValUfP. It u Iwfc^Jir ffT» nunv aarantiissa over tt,«f!i X'lini aaa»r tJi. tuar, muf, „

uw canmlnlf imnrw mMt frwfr pf-naoa li»iajr l-ai.' ham-r, arra it Wm liaJaHy^ ItBi .Sspor wiftik. TiiU i!.eJaJe» Ta£. Itb—.u- iiiiMi p»r : fnr ai»» » at -f iTiljir pricsa.

Mr i t a s iKT, * W!».T,WT«a. To,.

FEMALE INSTIT™ I'toa, Hindfl Ob„ SEas.,

t HliaJBAa, D^ Praa^ iad»M« PaenltT,wui bMiaiiat-—. : T' r on -nies.-laf, to" III o^pti-aiW a oaa »wiirntJr pr.aper!ia«. Own »p>l« fttiirrwl t:.»3 war. <a atuaitsan •r.'sc.t a iMicr amnliM- thaa Saitea iny n*;jcn»d tS- Pr^anter af *!i-I -- •h h-w JiJmiy Inld te-tteter »r:-r )fi»« hU unJiriiiml au«iao» a Bi B5iii.»Bti»iji)t t!nn fcsa tatSn azan-> w, Iw «iu IH> aU« ta tlnak IiuUtat:nB, wraa Btars wh»l ft h.M

«r othpr lnlS>rai*f£-m. ultrcit ti» [PatBitr- E(ja«RE I'tMiileat of iia»niijf Tnat*«. irj^JH: Caflege, Clinton, Miss.

" •• i itt <}t tltia liutimUaa will ape Bi> ari<>ref til!'Boori of TmRm r stzzimm kmm taapn ahaatUaed, a^ n adi'ptvd. ar tiv MDoDla h.iva Imd arjatind. Hrrfmi an4 Sloral iSciwot af rWu: SdUM'l of Mathnnatics: Bakoci ikiiaal ol EugUahj aaii aPn^ara. ^ ^ IB . an. ptiJiiMs for a fttll xad t&onrajb ,J slw fi.f a mur»- to Fr-adi aii

aaj mf .>f ti« aijiir ^pi'm« ti.r tJj» . i-la nilJM Sii ta 41a j>tr3i:«:a. JUt

dmseli ti> the disciples'' at Jerusalem, Lh.?y | i-clined ta receive him, because they "beUer^ ' tot ihat he was a disciple." It was not till they sscertain&l thi , fr«m hearing that he had teen the Lord in tie and had "preached xldly Pamascns," that they permitted him la be "with them, eoiaing in and going out, at jerualeBi. "—-A-eta Ix. '2(i-2S. All the mem-bers, also, of the first church are addressed as (iBa:;!.—RamansL 7; 1 Corinthimns L 2; Ephe-jians i. 1- -

But in Fedobaptist ehnrdies many person? »re aiembers who are not receired as converted. Ia the Episcopal and Presbyterian estailish-seata, and some of the bodies formed by those who have sesedad from them, persona are Tsceived to /all cammumon without evidence of their conversion; and though the Congrega-licEsl Pedflbapiiats require proof of conversion refnre receiving persons to the Lord's table, and ta full membersiip, they laostly regard infanta snJ unconverted persons, when baptised, as members of inferior degree. The "Westminster fenfeanon of Faith, which speaks the views of Presbyterians, and of many Congregationalisls B tHi* subject, says that the chiUrca cf m^-eri rt tkeeuslm mnniert, iom triAin tie eltireh. i£me Independents differ from this view, but try many of them regard both infants and the ^ convened, when baptiied, as cccnecteJ, in ••jne iegree, with the church of Christ (See t r Wardlaw and Dr. Campbell.)

Bapiisi chtirches, on the contrary, receive u xembers those only who give credible evidence tf their conversion; they do not acknowledge either infants or tie unconverted as having any •Isible connection with the church of Christ.— eta iL 47 ; 1 Cor. iiL 16, 17. n. Baptist churches (strictly so called) gard it as Christ's will that" all believers ieived to membership should be^it baptix .

~u New Testament chtirches consisted wholly f taptiied believsrs. Peter said to believei a liie diy of Pentecest, "Be baptiied every o» f you," and they " were baptixed.*'—Acts ii. 8.41; see a;a<»,'i. 4S. So that the Baptist inrches are, in this respect, "followers »f the ihiirches cf as first founded by Christ I mifaisapoailea.—I Thess. ii 14. j But ia doing so they differ from all other j

isrthes; firom ths Quakers, who reject bap-; ism; from the I' iobaptists, who substitute | ieihijr rite for t. .amersion cf believers, and •

wiii have a neat and handsome aprcarance. That the lovers of the Streetest Carols ever

sang" may see what can be faand in this ccl-leotion, we present tie

IXDEX OP FIRST UNES.

uf r-in^oi ^ u s all opea comuiunionist whet^r Baptists Er FedobapUsts, who admit perscms without lia Bl»-iii4iiipi ^ Ifiuanil -a. l •"«». W.a. imnton. s»ta>. W. T. B.iTLi.Fr,

LOWS' FEMALE COLLEfii, It WBOLDT, XUE-Ua'

4. H. LL. r< am Sitnrril Biixal PKjjMapfcr-JSSisiE, a. it., 3Cj>lna. Laacn^ ad I'l/T^'^'iS^ ar«i»«ic Pipu-tsMo;-

tlt t, Prrpantarr Orj'U-.m^at nj. f-triT?, Priai^rr .irtm-nt. ie J. .^r/iur/r:, A».i,tMf s la ta».

Tcima. - - X.-! I aihf aptia a i !l -.1 ffci-A!taifcUS..«i!an, aoi cTlhif !it in Juaa. Un mm of r»-a!r ""wb. aa.-lialf ai-• JoL- St aii-Ub »' Msatera. BrsL. r«p«ti™ij ill), e 5, Jill, ta, M • c*

yw _ sm c-. , 13 oe safr

JSlVERSmr, TEXAS. of tbia iMtltnttoB will opra oa tb* ' In ileptamber, I WrtUsf luUI. tte Irtnwr IB(i*t4.a -tui Turk ffl-^rchaattr ti^ Vpam n.. aicTMr«p.j and Teleacopet Wptai m LimlaTin.,. K j., will b» nmtt pl'l UJttli *ad aoaprtj to ctmj dspan-B? rrrttTthin ftS.M a maoth. .10. •fwm ia atlraaco.

BCSLESUir. D. D., Praat. A. a r viJ-tt | b . * BAPTIST x n E o -IC.4L SEHISABT.

Soatit C&roUaa. V. n D , LL» t of<-«ir of Erdw.*-arcJ» Utivaraasstaoa F*itoraJ Ooiim- P. P.. Lt. D., PrnftMor of rat»r» r TntaBHtat, Kad ?.naUrtie<. FiT<t«ak.r IttierptiLtatiaa of tii*.

P . f Biiia.-al latrodiwttBS I Pri'frMr af tii» Sew Tm»-V, D.- Pnir»i«aor of 3j u-jmtii:

k , aicht aibstLa) opana S'gt' •-« orasr acMaoia, imcortjuit lUr "ta"— t<n»tbsfin«dir> iioTAL i t FaaaajfT. BnmiBS th? mmrrai of dw • ri^aunataaet tbrn .w n wrtalaly ba iaOiT«ivill« a.&. I br Hh Otarivtts aad AiluiB Air Uas

murr ta kkhaoad, Atlaaea, aad ail I teasTlv, and tha-cm of tMcUaJ U ; . -ftp THa STTBCU : "Ttteal. Tli» inalaarr BOl W -taeaUMargrmar aidH>>ii,lBg»- ' :] oetWR. Tluiaa wiw ami that mnat f U appropzsate. Bat is pnmiar •••• i bdodnl atnalij oadm Tli«ik>nr. ia- : 1 arfaptad ta dUbnat grada of prapua-I caUafo pwluaa. nd wk« ~ b *dgcat«na, our &atii9aii isch , Irnaad. ^ loa OP snrDncs. , .

aaiatopnrrida {br tkis* Eitadasta: U Hum wiahiac aftU fMommat ntrat aad ttooagtut. re-~— Mca tor tta aai{dMiaa> jnaaor tv«Taan,f „ wttk advtaa, it daatzad.

eing baptixed at all; instead of requiring, a? ; fcg aposties and first' churches dii that all j elievers should be baptiied before being! Keived to membership and communion. Christ aa given to his churches no dispauin power to Et aside his laws; no Itgitlalive power to make ; ew ones; but was enjoined oa them to "observe ; ^ ihingM KhaitotTitr'' he has commanded (Matt. I XTiii: 20); and, if ever tempted to neglect is laws, " to obey Gcd rather than men."— lU T: -20. HL Baptist churches regard it as Christ's in that an churoi members should be Bfluniary mbm; that none should be made members, ither against their will, or wkhont their aswledge. God is the Spirit, and those who onhip him must do so in spirit, ia troth— r«ia iv. 24); their service must be that of [ve, faith and obedience.—I Cor. xiii. I. Rom. iv. 23; Eom. xvt 26. They must -'yield L&m-" ' unto God. as those who are alive from the

.''—Eom. vi- 1-1. In every part of their ice, they must have first a willing mind "

•S C<ir. viii. 12—must first give themselves to Lard, and then to the church, by the will cf ' .-2 Cor. Tiii 3.

Bat this veUatary memherskip is apposed to tie ttZiunnsed by many national establisimenta, ts tJM fines, imprisonment, or worse penal-by which membership has been enforced;

is equally opposed to the initiation of ujtcoc-pw inliuita by baptism; aad to' membership birti.

•• Sist d^tft^M wMk let atnrmu-^yem^Y l ^ i a a t o ^ M God h»th proipcretL Ub." |1 CSE. xvt. 1 «

ntacatloa maj ataij tka textf r aMdnta aiao «aK maimmr " at tbmjema»,mtiiiwaua aJ* . Haknw, Oriak or fmSm, an

r lattieB, BR-IN* of ant a »n»t>. HwIbObk a o d . -Ipmrttei

I amnuDraa-rft!®—'-^

mlt T'JtSS^/t^''*

[IV. Baptist churches maintain that Christ qmres haly activity ia trety aemter. Church nhers are spoken af La Scripture as "Kvely les," farming part of "a spiritual house,'

hieh is devoted to God.—1 Peter iL 5. The iig are to be instructed, (^esians tL 4) ;

s camly warned, the feeble-minded eom-rted, the weak (appotted Thestalaoiana t. b; those who rejoice, rejoiced witi; those ha weep, sympathised with; Umb« who are Ireaved, visited.—James L 27. To the na-•dly the gospd la to he made known, (1 XIte»> llaniana L 8j; aad good done to all men.— klatians ti. it. In some part of these labon 1 the members of Baptist chareheseas engage

I the duuLmmbtr* af voridly eauklisJuaeaU mat, nor eu tie iq/ta wumben of any Pedo-

kptiat chnnitea. XbejeaniawnofartBorki Itks m a t t e r . ' jr-|T. IspUflt ehnrelieikb^eTe U to te OiriaCi

. tku wtatia ntot JB i k nrvin miO^ ' fim mil Bad tist SMT faoT^

r,wimia BbJ ^Oeaad ttaa - Wkea H a edleetitt ftr tte prnwiata at Jen-ithsuo^ia^ixABllBTegiTeBacdie

eraMdsre; I fast d^eftSa we^et i

iaj«aet£m sIiotc iiat it is tie doty of einrei nesiber to eoatrQ>nte aa Sod

aUm. Andtie AMtle nys, "If there J ^ a s i f i ^ miad, itisseeepted aeoordtag Pw a Btaa iati;" ihffwiag tiat a willing

isBsedfkil to make raei aid aceepUble to Gtarch mcBibera are to '^beasd ia tiis

^ .o f zieb and liberal giTiag to tie eanse L C«- •nn. 1-16. Bat iafaata can-Ib. pBjmeata by oomimlaioa, as I at^ eiarciet, are not m "gilt" at alL—2 P- Tm. 4. 1 e ^ f " * * Kg»td it a> Ciriit't ^ a f l to e i ^ M riKwld be Mtpm^mi

"Tomaotof W(aU.»_Joia XT. 19. l i t Mwtim of

- ealy vio i»Te boa ta^isodiUttoowB , >• « a pnfeaBiea of tibW a rmmx hi^io«itiaotioa botweca (1m eIniA aai

katia&Bti8sm])enkia:bTtom ^^^nIa,bIeBdo tiodnnkBadtK^

nm baptism of ia&ais aad tko _ (ariBtwiik ^ aa itai Bobon of tta wrid. f t n i 'What newniiiBraB iBrtltlltl

^ ^ f * ^ mm* mi turn Witt ItaTkB

Im . Mi.

Alas, and did my Savior bleed. All hail ths power of Jesus' name. .i.11 the week we spend.' Amiiing grace, how eweet the sstaid Am I called? and caa it be. And canst thou, sinner, slight. .Vsk ye what gmt thins'" 1 'snow. Asleep in Jesas, blesse I s".-ep. As on the cross the Savi.r hanj. .\waked by Sinai's rTrf':! 5cu:> 1 .\wake, my soul. :o joyfil liys. Behold a Stranger at the door. Beyond th:r life ef hopes ind feir«. Blow ye the trumpet. Wow. Broad is the roid that leais to death. Brothers, clasp han ls. the tsotnents are Syinz Burst ye enien;U gates lai 'sricg. Can yon stand for God ? Children of tne heavenly King. Come, children, let us sweetly sing. Come, let usaaew, our joHrne; pursue. Come, let us lift our joyful eyes. Come, let us sing of Jesus. Come, schoolmates, do not 'veary. Come thou fount cf every b'.essicg. Come thou losg expectii Jestis. Come to Jesus. Cnme, ye sianera, -si ivretcheJ. Dare to do right. Depth of mercy, caa there be. Did Christ o'er sinn<'r3 weep. Early my God without ae'.ay. Fade, fade, each earthly joy. Fading, still fadinc, the last Voam shin'.cc. F.irewell fa.-eweli to all below. Father, I stretch my han-s to thee. Fat'ner. whate'er of earthiy bliss. From every stormy wind that b'ows. From Greenland's icy mountains. From whence dcth this uaien arise. Give, give, cheerfully give. Glory to thee, my God. God is the refuge of his saiats. God moves ia a mysterious way. Grace,'tis a charming scund. Great God of nations, now to thee. Ilalelujah I who shall part. HirV, my setil, it ia the Lord. Hark, ten thottsanl harps anj voices. Hark, the gospsl news is eouading. Hark, ths voice of love aad mercy. Haste we aow with eager feet. Have yea pain, cr care, or sorrow. Heavealy home, heavenly home. Here at thy cross, iacaraate Gad. How of:, alas, this wretched heart. How sweet the aame of Jesus sounds. How tedious and tasteless the hours. Hear ths blessed Savior say. I am ccmiag to the cross. I am waiting by the river. I lay my sins oa Jesas. I love the volume of thy w»rd, 1 love to hear the story. I love to steal awhile away. I love to teli the story. I love to think of heaven. I'm a pilgrim, and I'm a stranger, In the Christian's heme in glcry. In the rifted rock I am resting. I think when I read that sweet story cf old. It is finish d, finish'd cow. It is Eot death to die. I want to be like Jesus. Irwas a wandering sheep. I would not live alway. Jesas came, Jesas came. Jesus I come, I come to-night. Jesus, I love thy charming name. Jesus, keep me near the cross Jesus loves me, t i i s I know. Jesus, SaTior, pilot me.

'Jons tie water of life wai ^t®. : Joy to tie world, tie Lord is come.

Know eadi oQier blessed comfort. ' Ifflig ago, when litUe ciildren.

Laid God, tie Holy Giost. Lord, I iear of siowers of blessing. Lord, I perisi, sav^ I eried. Majestic sweetaess sits enthroned. Mary to tie Savior's tomb. Merey, 0 tioa Son of David. Miae tie cross aad tiiae tie giory. Host Jesns bear tie cross aloae. My eoantry, 'tis of thee. My ieavealy home is bright aad fair. My iope is boilt oa aotiing less. My sodI be oa tiy guard. My sool complete in Jesus stands. Koarer, my God, to tiee. Nrrer be a£raid to speak for JesBS. Klgit comes oa, ue sun is gone. Koiiiag bat leaves, fiotiiag either great or small. -O happy day tliat txtd sy choioh -O h , w e s p e ^ t h o auUddwwttth. Oh, for a eloser walk wiUi 'Qed. C6, hwr l lore thy holy law. ^ ^

'vMl Btaad ap ftr J aoB. Ollmtothiakof Jwaa. ; . .. ^ M ^ s e n l t h a zidasdiiy. Oae n m J y m vtVaiaK Uptirting.

Oalyjoat f^Oiiac**

0 tkm, tta eoitrite riaan'i feUad. Car fattar, thmch tta ooaiag yew. Oar Mala by lore together kaiC Over the rirer, oh, what is ttar(,

. weet land sf rest for ihec I S'gh. Swcc: mus: it Ve to dwell secure. Tell me the cM, o!:l stcry. Tiic uhariotcl r.;orcy is speeding its way. Tiff crcfs. th»crf>» , tbe >-'7:'--tajcrc's. Tbe Joy i" r"."! an 1 gon The laroL- o""'hp ui-r.T fj'!. Tbe Eoruing li bi is Thcri- ? a ;ai:J t/iat fa-.rcr linn y There is a foiintuin n'.;o-I with Thi-re is a stream r- oee .x. There is a lir-.e we 't.now not when. There islifi; for loo'i st -.h*- crucified One. There t« co swp»t on csnh. T'cus far the Lurd has U-J nie ca Thy church, ch God, sh;iU r"-?! secure. Tis religion t' .it cnn give. To-J.iy the Savior cnll-. To do t- othorr as 1 wc-u' i To us « child of Hop.- is horn. Triunif h.iut Zicn lift iliy I—i !. W.-iiclniin. us of hc ni l • Wo arc c.-a.inf blts-ej Sivi .-.

arc T>.;i!u;g ly t!.e river Weeping n;'.! not sit- ;uo V."e go the way thst !ea<ls to (icd We have coice rejoicing on lh:s hspry Jay. W.-Kome, delighlftl luorn. Wc ;i try t» be like Jesus. We're triiveling home ;e Li-svcn What is this that stea'.s upon :uy frimf ? Wiiat means thif • ai-i.ous :hrt ng ? Waea he cctieth. r, Lt n he corceih. When 1 ntrTfy tlf wou-lraus cri.<o When ssiats p-itLer aroun 1 tbe- - ar ?avic-r. When s'uail wc meet acain. When striving with th-- hr«T rf si-,

^hea we h?.ir the music ntig-nr. Who shall sing if not the cLilJre" Why are we all so '.ipry. Why do we mcurn iepanii;; f-ier I' Will you battlp for the right. With the eyes <,:' faith on the L..'. vi the Lord. Work for the night is . niing Ye valiant solJicr? cf tbe crosi». Zicn stands with Ltlls surrcundeJ.

j 172 pages. Price, by mail, rrefaiJ. "0 cents; ,S4..!;0 per doien. Liberal commission to can-vassers. Aa agent wanted in every .Associa-tion in the South for t'ais auJ the Hyiun Book, and Hymn and Tune Dock.

AGENTS V..V.NTK1>.

.f t a k e s©ticei sp?'1»1 leniSl cf f-aadiy-fcbe-Is, tt-. ! otiL" Uanoa la'WiTeD, ani Kifdsi-Sr.i.!Es c r CvirSna aHoplrd h I." t>i.;<»j-srhcuU aM Sac(iay-Sct»«l feri-b. c Dit-f. KIND*-

$1,000,000. The Leading Life Company of the Scr& EOAKD or DIKECTORS, MEMPHIS. TESt

T. A. SaUct, A. J. Whit?, Jacob Waller, . Woodraf, H. A. Part«. Mav, e. W. Fraaer, p. g. W. H. Cnerrj. eiaa. Kcrtr«tt W. C. Iralatd. J,Ua»J. P., r. C. Erinkl.y G«a. J. B. Gordon, Aaavti. Ga. T. M. Whit ,

D. H. ToTnaFod.

SUBSCRIPTION SIBLES. We have gotten up and offer one of 'he finest

Quarto Family Bibles ever i5jred for sale in the S»uth. This Bible is bmn'J t j l put np in eight different s'-vieg, t;i.i.\ii:icg a short IlUtstrated History of the iliffer-

. . . - J *OItPS thti. t«ci:»et > eq to .H .. hr..'T, a TMia.-jict. a (i r.ticn-Bcok, i tui a ' ••cim- ntarj ihc <ju tioc9 and ' «r.- adaj tM 10 itildrAtf all ajr-a. Ibe | fipcrtlui. Wr- c-f sr ai a,iv3QU«!« to tchooU. there-rll)f for It and tisie th^ Leatoua. »iirJ». or thr-rciara {i.r ibr pap>r. ' "f> : .' --- vr Tbe B..j.Ual. S-a.. ihu-y <..r

orFicEr.=. T. A. SBLSO.N ...PrBTlfae. AM08W00DBDFF Viw PrraliaK. BKH. MAI CHAS. T. PATZRSOS A, t r. S. DAVIS.. TrBa»«rtt.

AUI yrs WAXTTO

H O M E ATLANTA DEPARTKENT, ATLANTA, Gl Gen. JOHN B. GOBDOK "naWit A. H. COLQUITT Vi« is J. A. MOBHIS. Act.

Ta?f ACrXTS WAKTTO F«R .

~ L I F E IS TBB B I B L E

:t-aL-l.r« how men IiTiU in BiLir Umta and out &OO/.;j0f the Cif.le : also tn niusfrtUcd k. w t-. liv- ,n a!! tin:-.. "It plea, ,, prafit. payt • ' Pronotmcing UicUonary Con- J^^IAT .p^ " f ; , • cordance, together with all the valuable •As*"!" '•'•l tiie anttior's farmer worka, I partrecnt, wh-moawa wm ucainuited aad p„, .ii„ r ,- V , ,. . • F.-c,rs. .c! - t V2 riTDta'!. U iM,- neariv AttESTS WASTTO.—ActiTi., .-ffirient and tables USUiiily found in the best editions. We '•'••'•Oi'.-opiej. a-!,. Tb-y M.cnld caava., thtiam; Af«ta and .«clicitora wanted. Add; ii - '

A. AUSTELL, E. vr. aoLLASP Fis. CJI Its Suicess AssTired. Its Econoicy TJnsst

passed. Its Security UiiquestioEec. :a cf fT>ry dwcrlptioa imn d 1,T the Atlaaia Bt-t, wh-r? loawa *ill bcadjuited aad paid.

want an agent in every county in ,Le .-cnth to eel! these Bibles, and cuarantee them to eive t lerp> mn»-v.ry coaty. s- nd for cir . . . . ® •"I'"'ar.'l Kcurr Lr t ..Ljic. f! te i.-orr. ZIEGL.KB. entire satisfactjom in every particular. Our 1X72 15 J terms will be as liberal as any other house, ' .\orth or South. Send for circuUr and terms. ! iS-Til-.'il GOODWTS i ROGKRA

BE5. llAY.Sec'y. Slt-mri'i', Ttnn. T-2-tf Gea.A H.COLQTTITT. V. Prcs't, Atlanta, Gt.

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Great Reduction!

Book Agents WAXTED TO SILL

The light

in the East. A ccmprt !i»n»iTe Krlicioaa Work, vitli aoo alecaat Et Kravin a, .mbracing T H E I . I F E O F C H R I S T , The LiTracf bin Apcatlixi aad Eranp-liet-. togrther with the Lirea of Ike I'atriirrkn uo l i'r.,pUets, and of liic most eminent Cbriattan M.rtTr*. Father, and Eef.ir:n-er». To wliich 11 auJed Ih.. llnttry of th« Il.lisii.nf Deaomicatk na of tbe \Vi,rid, »Lcii nt and niwSera, with nir.ch other valuible ni»tt.-r, makinjc It the most cilEprebentiT- Rcligioii, work < yvr pobl jhfd. Smd ftir I'irculart, with Io!l dt.eripiion anJ terms to Aevnta Addreaa, hATlOSAL iaBLlSUl>G C-.i., M.mDhia,

GEO. E . S T E V E N S & CO., Rao^scllprs. :?9 Wc.vj Fourth St., Cmi-innati, Ohio, k- 'p on hand and supply kinds of deiiiiilla Bix ks. We tell a-tastcrn prieo.s untl save purehas trs I ost of freiKbr. AVe rart the address

NEW CLOTHING!!

prices.

Great Fortnces, aad How They Were Made.

J. D. WILLIAMS, Wtelesale and Betail Dealer Ia

MEN'S, BOYS' & CHILDREH'S luey >Yere Jiaae., n i 1 1 • 71 * i*

• .-a: . N..'liTe-lEitu: r..,niri<i. I)i. joa mean b'iti- / ' \—-!-fn *en J acii t;et onr extra terns*. ' ^^^^ ^^^^ I i;et K. H aS.NaFoKD a < o . Pnfcl»»hera, _ _ vw t Frnrth St., '''nciDrtati. C It r i .s t l i i M .s

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V ( ; h r i .S t l i i M .s G i f t ' Trnnks, Valises, Trareling Ba^s, k d k FOR EVERY GOOD AGENT, i cLbrdl^f^^^^^^^

Book Agents i:} ^ WLLt tfc. .ti- . r,..r ratav Tie

Ptjr.i.T . p-nti" Gooo. la ihi-ccnntrj. tc K.nPIIlE PUBLISHIXG HOCSE,

^ " Cbicaio cr Cincinnati.

' tb. M<« i^o. aay aijviis' s x . , axEM-rmis. I A Liberal DiscoBEt Bade to SiaiiUrssf tie Gasprt.

WA.\TED FQE PROFESSOR PABSOXS' SCHOOLDAY MAGAZINE.

Z d a w s o f

B u s i n e s s . With f Ii directlana and form, for «!I transictinna la every tate of the tjfton. By THKOPAILUS PAR-SONS. LL. r. A correct, econoir.ieal. acd aaf« Conn-eeh.r and Adriser. Po plain, full, acrnrate, and com plet.-. that rn perxiu can nflord to be without it. S«nl fV-r clrcnlar» with term., etc. Addrew KATIOSAL PCULlHINQ CO., M-mpM". Tenn. Ti-W-tf

E Ehte»nihyear. TheCTieapeMand iM t Yomc Folks* .»--rubli hed. A fLnfl K3 I terBvins rREE to every Eubecriber. «0«3 I Air to Aitenta. Send a thjw-wnt eUmp forS(<ecimeQ acd '*toola" to Work with. Addrew the Pabliahers, J. TV. DArOHADAT & CO., 43« •Walimt St.. Philadtlphit, Pa. V Tii 12 1,1

Live Hedge Fence, "e «h»U hare ready for the market, on the £r»t OetAf-next, One-Qaarter Million PjracaHfts.

SOAP: SOAP! SOAP!

DRY GOODS!

•• A

AT A SACRIFICE

-ti AT

B.Lowengtein&Brog.

Wiahiag to redsce, aa aach aa otiiMe, onr ImmeBW ttock of

STiFLE AND FANC¥

DRY GOODS!!

W« h4T»M&cI«ded t« ofler extrMnUftftry iadwMMsU to p«rcbM€rt tfuiac nmmtr smmil Oar .entlr« •took baa been Lrka«4a«a.

art i i

Ceraa of JtSiraOB,

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W.4XTED,

2 0 , 0 0 0 A G E N T S To itake np ctul ? fur th"

CINCINNATI WEEKLY & SEMI-WEEKLY

G .4. Z E T T E .

SOAP AT A HALF CKXT PEH POC!»DI a*" .UHV T. ii : f aiilits is :he time when the women

ar" tr 1. J < !:t • ' K • i-:.!:-'.'-". Bnttrnj break clothea are i » - • — -- - — , ,, , . 1 l>n«.lon»."=» and two yeara old, well rooted at tore, .c-' th- rrb, rub pf knncklea on tkonaand. »1? we linT.*/.,! • tb. I'.»rJ wn 9 , r.t the pror t. mper of the best of peTip:", I bure d-9roveretl a new proce."8 of making a loap t. a: r<»:iy make the waab-d.Ay a holiday is conip-insoe th" tprril.!f tin:d?ing and lab -raccnrtomed to In- :i r.-::ph. 1 wiil forfeit one thct 'and dcllan

liif .'*«oniktalii Deir SoAp ails in one of the fv . ^ M: til : r.- Ir cyi.'t V.r les. The Caiette la the leadinj RopnMicaa KeT«pap<=r of - p .u;.. the \Ve.t, and ha* the lar0cata^f;regate clrcnla* . tion of ary paper veat oi New York It the paper ^ for the Furtisr, Mi'cbaxilc. Coontin Konitt-, aud Fantily ' Circle. Send for terms t* ageuta.

-half ceTi: pe*

A T 3 U risciNNATi '.AZHTrr (.'MPant. AGENTS WASTED

For. SCKCAT EALF-IIOCES WITH IQE Great Preachers. The hc»t aermoca cf the grentesf Krinfr and dead Preacher! of the world and of all denaminatioBa. 8ft6 large pagea, beantifnlly bocpd, and illtutratml withateel enKraiinn. Very Icw-priccd. Sold only by rabecription aad Bo other boak at all like it. Kvirj family mot* a copy and asenu are doing aplendldly. For dncriptive clrcnhira and moat liberal temif to aeenta, addreea, r. A. nvTcni.NsoN jc a>., T-l7-TiU.3 St.fLonia, M».

• . I - tfB m'rfUt'-B ready fcr cse. :t vt.I r t . »T . r rr t the finest fabric. « thini tb'

caij I.- '. u - other soap ia the markf t. 1 One pc.cn i wii; fcrther than two and a hi

111 aoy t er eojip. 6- 'h-tvl sii yeaT-9 old Can mak- it without ai

a iatunce. ti, O:.-- [" rnl V .V » n rr" washing :haL tbree p:nnf

ot ord:r.Ary eeap. 7 A lerfcct ilci< .-;. nt, and li jea awaj with tr.e Lecea

aity ox" » a anLbotr. , the clcthing re*;a:ring srarceiy an) njSthiae.

One aad two yeara old, well roofed, which w« will r*i rant to fce delirered in (rooj erder to any part •rasn Cnioa. Thia ia pronoonced th- only lirj hed pla« i. thia conntry that will make a fcnca that wUl turn as wall aa mnlea, in-three rear.. All who hare tri<< U are delighted with Jt. W» can refer to the sdilor« erery aericaltnral paper in tbe Socth. I Prices Per Tlioitauict. Ve 101 acd deliver to the railroad at Magnolia, If«

I 1 year old rooti, at„ Jj i year old roota, at aa VISES AXD XaEES. We tan fartUh, Jn any qnantitiea. the celebrsA. I White Ssnppamonit, tbe Concord, Hartford. Iw Aeed ling, lona, oa» and two yeara old, well rooted tkotaand, $1S per hoadred, 82.50 per doren. WILD GOOSE PLCM, The acilowIeUjtd Kiaj of Plume, at iO ccata siasla S4 per docen. Hnch O'Brien is onr anthoriaed ac-nt fa-and Wtetern Texas. Addresi all ordora to

CEO. .I0HKS05. Agent P.-!n;in< Nnraert-., Mag»olia.

LamVs K N I T T ^ 1. lia oaly KaclJsa tkat kalu nsaleo BiaierT. GIsrat in* Xintn .fcTCr; alai. wiiliiilin uim ta iha s ktBTvtt baai-naijkiat: that bdlTkateil. Doelto, aM Puicj nijc^^ aadaanawaaadwUBaallkhiisofwert It taS^rrK^si?" SSiiiT?' taiiyd ytkk ta «ie. ona loo p m ^ . PtORTta aaaaiaeartac kali iovmIl Tb " -<f W5.iai CTntlM U ta>u> kalt ,

'Tie"(i^ trtbfcTte sEfcisa s T i ^ ^ ' ^ s r ; ^ A Tli 13 15

$15 Shot-&iin] .. can be r-rrnmed and aold at a very large proM tc | ^A^J^'r

Agents Wanted—-Act at Once.

the a. Hit, and ia dcatini d t« diiye every other soap otit j Shot Pouch and Wad-cntter, acnt to a^ aldiraa, I of the market. I Nearly every acap tliat i« made ccntaica acida oi

gvuaa Iiniii«.u » «» vui^r. i ehemieals. Thit noantaln Dew So«p contalia The people everywhere are eager to bny the only an- i neither, and is free from everything UJariona.

thentH and complete histery of | Econgh ai-ap caa be made In ten minotea tolast» Urga 1" T "YT T "lyr i*^ QJ |T| T ^ I family an entire year, both for t«let acd kitchen par-I I X V X JAi VJT id X vy JM JCJ y ' i'o^ Ita maoufactcre will prove a real pattiiaa to tbe

nia wonderftal dlacoverie. and tbrilllng adventirroa dor- j " """ "»> ^ withoat Ing a jearajn_ the wi_lda_of Afri«, and resurrection by it. The ingredienta can be had at any conntry stora, aad are in reach of every one.

I a< II the recipe only, which can be had for ahSMt the daring STANLEY. Over 000 pp . l-aotimily illua-trated, only 94.50. Sellla^ like vrlldOre I Write for extra terms; or, if yon with to begin at ance, s.nd " ~ LLET rUBHSUINl ft for ontBt. V-6-4T-7-18 VALLET rUBHSUINO CO., St. Louis. Mo.

n VnTT ta read a book that will drllcbt snl U< XWU lastmetyaat tkat wiU kol4 jtm kmu »OCilDrrMatealaalam«iiilt B» — Koc anaMcc, Awiacft rfn*

AUBNTS I Bead br sirealara. wtlh » saaDU tllas., ralTiiuile. tllas.. raii ii Ie. It aaeoaat oT kia raUtCiacianatl. A-vMl-vii-SO

AOEXTS WA!(TED. CAFTAm JACZ,

ICOSOO ' WAa A<«7I«

For a tma Uatorr of al] the ta-caMora aad trial of Uaptaih Jaca and Meaoa. A popular aad

THE TEMPLK HARP. The Kienre ofmaale no lonfcer a myaterv. Thia moale bcok aboald ban btwn piiblUh«d a hxadr«l yeara aco-IT coniaina beaatlfal mnaic. and the elementary depart, meat aleae la worth more than ten llraea tl • amonnt aaked fcr tbs boak. PobUabtd by 8. C. COIOdSS. No. 705 Jayn* Street, Philadelphia, Pa . acd for aale by Bookaellera generally. Ratail prica (1.2S. To tba trade —aama aa CBS otbw mwie books. XJtttt

TO ALL SOUTHEBN BAPTISTS. Tonr iMistaBee la latredadag KIHD V0BD6 into all the WupOat Saaday Sekoeb of the Soatb li moat heartily tolMted. .UiaiMaTeeadBaaday-ScheolSaperiataadeate requeted to aid ma In tbla by tecorliic «Mdall7>are re.. MiWrlpUm aad reeoraaMrDdiag the paper. PbaM M^Mtke MdtM ef aar iatikiA Kias WemPB ii act ukea, that I may aead it Mm* •petlaen

FOSD,PO -II-,-, • -W ^ h o l e s a l e - G l - r o o e r s ,

COnOV'MCTfNRS,- 'S-'t

C 0 M M 16 SI 0 If IC V B C H ANT 8,

a*. 39 Vmtam MU, ••aayUa, Tawa.

Agesti for the cetebratrd Cheek Cotton Prcei. 7 lit

nothing. Cneloae len cmt> ettrrmct/ to my addn«, an 1 1 will forward circular by retnn mail. The kickett relcrenc") f;<>ai tbuo who will oa* bo other aoap will be fomnd therein, tot ther with recommendattona from scientific men, aa to tba valne »t tbe diicoveijl

Addroaa, WILLABD A. BKOWN,

iMfu' — r — ^ — — — ^

privilece to ezatsina before Uking, C. O. P.. flS.K. Sead itaap fer clrcnlar. Addreaa P. POWELLX kUt. Gnn Dealera, 938 Main Street, QncInBatl, O. A 6 « 7 SO t7 Ij M O N E Y F O R A L L ' Old, Tostig. Male and female, all can mak-m'Bay {uC la tbe beat paying bndneca ever offered agents. BeaKti-rm Pictnres etwen avray. Paj-ticnlars (tm. A<

WK dreea. J.8. CEOWKLL. LooiavUle, Ky. Avi-Stvii-M D. W. I i rGIIES,

PEALXE IS W A T C H E S , C L O C K S , J E W E L E l ,

S I L V E R A N D P L A T E D 'WARE, I So. 1 TonUlm'a Block,

Northeast Comer ef Main and Shannon St:« JACKSOS, TK•K.

TROY BELLS. Old EitablUlicd Troy B«U F0UUI17. Continue to raanDfaetnre tboe* P. E LLS (which have made Troy celebrated throBghcut th«awTld, and which hava iHBiriiKthe pant twenty T I'ells, annually, than been made at tbia e8tablii>hm<-n yeara) and are now tnakiag more any other foundry In th>-country, for • hnrcbe..~Aea<le-lBiea, Plantations, etc., ia.J<- vf gvnauie Bell Metal (Cop r and Tin), Rotary Munstiag*, tbe t est In nse. AU Bells warranted aatisfacta< y. Larn ITtoatrated Cetalogne sent free on epplicaiios to JOSE? A CO., Troy, New Tork

CaCTION.—Beware of parties cUImlsg to mannfao-ttire OenalBe Troy Church Bella, whose Fonndery ia net, and never baa been located In Troy, Saw Tork, nid cUlms are Intended to dsceire tbe pablie. A-vi-at-vii-SS BUGKEYK .BKLL FOJUHORiY.

•^Tatcbes, Cocks and Jewelry carefclly repairsi. CaU and tee me, and try my work. 1 warrant It» give catiafaetion. 6«ltr J. W. gll IMiX.

HULOIAN & MALABO,

GE.fBSAL C0HMIS3I0X MEnCHAyTfi fil Poydrme Streets

xmr oxLXAn, SS. Special attestim paid to consIenmraU of r-aik:. Fotatoae, OaioBe, etc.

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•ap dietrtbated. AMna, wHh stamp fiir aanrar, •OCTOH ADTKRTDES 00MPA»T. II7 UIC as Ooart street, Bcttoa, Haas October, im 712 2« GAIKKS COZ.K8 * CO.

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T H E B ^ P T I B T - M E M F H I S , D E C E M B E K 6 . 1 8 7 5 .

(Coscladpd ft^Q Sftli P«g«»-) aiesched the introdocUry 8«raioa oa Satur-d»7, mod, in the absence of Bra D. H. Bobba, the s^ j ^ im^ mod b j leqaest cf his altern-at2, Bca Wm. M. Firrar, the *riler preached on Sunday morning, and Bro. T. W. Sims in the erenixH to an isunense eoaasurae, aud, judging from the marked attention glvea, ve hope that good wu accomplished. The meeting closed on Konday eye sing after a plewrnt acdtarinocicasMHsion The cext meeting of thia body is to be held with Con-card Ctnrsh, ten miles northwest of Louis TiUe:

The Choctaw Asaocialion met with Sbu-qulak Church on Saturday before liie third Sunday la October. The delegation was tolerably fall, though several charches were net represented; no new churches receired. Sro. J. H. Buck was re elected Moderator, and Hd. L. C. Ktllia was re-elected Clerk and Treasurer. From the lei ters it appeared that there had been comparatirely few addi-tions dming the year. Xn Sunday achooh were reported, tfaoash several are in exist-ence. They hare usually emgloyed a mis-iionary in their bounds, though they had non» this year. There was seme money raised for "nission , aaJ some for Orphan's iloEE^dnring the aesiion. Elds. J. B. llam' beriin, of Meridian, and J. C. Foster, iormer-ly of Alabama, and Bro. Joel Toners, from Orphan's Home, ware preseBi and contrib-u t e mucli to the inierest of ihe meeting. 2y appointment of last year (while the irriter was of that body) we preached the Intriidactory sermon on Saimday to an iatereatiag and attentiTe aultecce. On Sunday morning, by special request of Bro. H. D. White, the appointee of last year, Bro. Him beriin preached to a large and attentive audience on the subject of baptism, which he gaTS a master treatment Bro. J. C Fester preached in the afternoon, and Sro. J. E. White at night, and Bro. Hamberlin azain on Monday nighl His themn was " The Origin and History of the Baptists." This ;va{ another master eilbrt, clear and convin-jiag, with Imdnesa to all (Efferinj in opin-ion from the speaker. Bra H. is one of our rery test preachars, combining'do:p piety wititipe Scholarship. He gradoaied with Lae firsi honors at Clinton, Miss., in the literary school, and then graduated in the XiieoIagTeal Seminary at Eocheaterj X. Y., with the Srst honora. After a pleasant ses-ilan zbe Association closed on Monday to meet with the Center EI dge Church, in Kemper county, on Saturday before the third Sunday in October next

H. S. VjtXTOSDnfGHAlt. West Point Mia .. October 23. IST v

Ths So-ruER-v Fakxbr for December is promptly up to time, and is a good numter. We commend it to ail dnr patrons, and will send it with this ps?«r one year for

The senior editor and veteran planter and farm*, is Professor of Agriculture at Mississippi Unirersity, aid he •will from time fo time enrich the colnmna of the Eirmar with his recent experimMita iwmi's, manuresj c. He dpsetves encouragtSwnt. Price of F(rm!T $2 per mcuu. The pub -lishers oiler the Fitrp.er ami a hfariiiful | cbrono for twj new subb3rib. i» "vna f4 j

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

To AdTerti«er«. Enht Lines Sonp«i*B, or twt>-tl)!rd3 of »n inch. Bi»ke

oneiqasn.. LARGE CfTS «d HEATt tKirEr-rSO. or next to IomI or. reaiioa matter coining. DOUBLE PEICE. _ AU chuinMt ofwnex tt»a q«»rt«rI.T wUI b« Cliarsrd at offlce ntes.

All tnuuient adTertiscroeOs mcst be p«l'! in adrance; resnlar »d»erth»ers qnarfr'T. lcc»I«. trinslent, 30 cti. p-ir Une; by h»lf year. 16 cts.; by Ito year, 10 cU. Where rsyment.- ar» delayed. 1" pfr cent w!'l be

M A R R I E D . SMITH—HEATHMAN—By the Ilev. G.

A. Lofton, at ihe First Baptist Church, on the third day of September, Mi. Geo D. Smitu, of Sunflower, Miss, to Miss AdicsTi. A. Heatbmas. of Mpmt>his-

T b e Grea t e s t PalH K e l l c r e r in tie world is Dr. Tobias' Venetian Liniment, establishea oTer 26 years. Erery botiie soM has been warranted to gire satiafactioaj and not one returned, so the term humlaj cannot be applied to it. It is perfectly innoccat to take internally, (see oath on the pamphlet) it is wrarrantpd to .cure wlsea firit taken, Choltra Diarrhea, Dysentery, Croup, Colii, and Sea Sicineas, snl externally, Chronic ULeumatism, Sore T-;roat, Mumps, Olvl Sjres, Sfrains, Braise?,' etc. Depot, 10 Park PUea, Nexv York. 0-4S-M

K E E P W . i R M Bv s-Tai Broivn'* DlajROiitl Kiifl, fod ro.il, t> ri'-r ilian waorf. tku l eo»rs 'hf.?*' Cfnt* pf-r bugh !. C«a JBaa- wail I) .t cUil 1. perfi t •ub»titu:c for co«I in <'t.„ na iwm-nac- iarins. Ini[r«i;.'i.tsii'an>l aBT-*Q»r.- aacl f»- rywHtre. S»th a family from i. n two iinu-irr I J J lir. p r yeir , accord-ijijc to the amount cotiaomt-J. Enough cao bt- ma«ie in an b cr t . > a n orJia»; T fani 'T * ta- ath Tn*- fim piM-itT sTiJ Mi of III laian-actiifs. it> WonderlHl Cheapness, iHintir- «tili;.» to rio the work re-o iI.•ll. r. iiilcr» it the ni )»l T»la»> 1 •, «•• it i» th moat Uitfo!, articU of .! .Bi>-iUc ii«». It la ti '.oaai r Uiaa raal, thr..w» oat tuor -hrat, aal • .11 Eivc gr-it •itliractlon. :u It alwajw ttheri-v.r It te usr.i Sol an a tide in It. tonipmitio* l>nt that can b» (r. ttea almint for its ai-liiLg. It ij tSf srt-aSeat, anl bf-t Jl.cOTery of ta." erntiiry For fj!! partkuUri tea 1 f.T. ar.v ceat» aa-1 staiap to

WILl-ARD A. BROWS, 7 U -i'. F..nrth an.i W ina! Sts.. Pki;aJfll.hia. Pa. Book .\grnts Kejolcc: Hard Tlin«a no More :

MARK TW.KIN'S SVw Co..k, tli. GIL.DKU .VGK, now rfaiy. S.-curf Ttrritorv l>*"'>r<»ll is t.'o latf. Oacv&s-'.ar ..iitfit For t.ron aJUrrs- ,

Caiitinrnlal Ptibllahlng Compar.j , .•J T U S !:! N>* OrI»aai or tit. l.oaii.

ISolhers . Mothers , Mothers, dont fail to pToe::rc MRS WIXSLOWS SOOTHING SIRCP for all diseases inciieat to the period of teething in children. It relieves the child from pain, cures wind colic, regulates the bow-els, and by gir-nj relief aul health to the child, giTes rest to the mother. Be sure and cat! for "MBS. WIXSLOW S SOOTUISG SIRUP. For sale by all druggists. MG 40 7 41 Isi wenj

Don ' t let your children spend aoney for trash, bat let them get a game of AviliiJe. If the pictures and descriptions comprising this game were in book form tiiey would cost many times the price cf the game. Sent post-paid, on receipt of sevenfy-fire cent.-, by West & Leo, Worc£s:er, Mass.

"Must have a large sale, an 1 deserves it, loor—Harj-er's UVrA y. G 0 T 10 rT 7 14)

Bes t a n d Oldest Fani i l j - Mcdl-cnre.—Sanfoni's Liver InTigorator—a pure'y Tegetable cathartic and tonic—for dysp?p?ia, constipation, debility, sick headache, bilious attacks, and all derangements of lircr, stomach and bowels. Ask your druggist far it. Beware of imiUtions. eow-vii-'JO

R t V lata. W.

Appoiatments in Mississippi. I wJl preach at the following places on

Jie following tiays, ProTidence permitting: Winona, Tnesday, December 16. v'aiden, Wedne^ay, December 17. Sreneda, night, December IS. tfamer's Station, Friday, 104 o'clock a. ji.,.

December 19. ^ Hardy, Saturday, 10J o'clock J. m., De-cember 2flL

Ashland, Tallehatchie coumty, Sabbath, De^emher 2L

. ChariwUm, Monday, December 22. Spring EGD, Toosday, December 23 Clinton College, Sabbath, December 11 We should be pleased to meet with the

brethren of the churches in the Tidnity ef these points. We cannot risit eyery church, hat wish to see as many gf the brethren as Tjo£3-ble. Ed. Baptist.

Z 5 . — t h a n k the rhnrch at Harrison fat its kind inritatitKi, but the brother who mace oat our rea<e thought that most of the brt-'thren wotild meet us at Ashland— % central point for sereral churches.

H. Talettiss—no State, no postoffica;— Where do you Utc? Quilting machine coats $5. When you write lell the cletk.to sredlt yoa $2.

A. EoirrH, Edfit Tennessee.—^Yoar list of are nam^ and ca»h received. Fire more names and you shall hare a brace. -Send your measure.

A GBADriTE of the ilary Siiarpe will teach either at principal or assistant Car a reason able salary. No higher rsccsnniendation can be giren for scholarahip._ Address Alice D- Bichey, Pickensrille, Ala.

B. F. Miles, Lonuiana.—Thanks for ten aew naFjes. Among them that of an eld acqoaintacce, and we hope now a brother —5. Barbre. We vuifc one handred more m T.rni '" "* to do likewise. Subscribers can lie obtained with & little workmg wiQ. G. R Hatchis, Eatt jTeanessee.—We

hara sent oat t ^ laat one of every sort of kooks, and hare ordered new editions to press at the i^artii. It is against the Sortlir

bymn-l)6ok to lei p have them, apd in m j be delayed. » ^ 1 1

^ Baa Tisssf Oayka.--We seeept^^^C^ ao appointme^ for Gl^ataas wpy ^E. M. Gaxucjz, Chester, Pa.-We pro-ffsa to send ths paper b all tmologjcml BtndentB for 50 eente for Che warinn, or cme. asw Bubccriber ojikamei^dimog^ha.ye«r. ^

Ssa. D. Bath, Benfbri. 2?. a—We •hdll, are long.

WnjUAJB, We sre in receipt oC u i eq^iese pad|a«a pnr-porting to eontaM fS, fa^ so .awcjf kidoeed. We (^e i^^ i i inihe ~ t. Tdiahla witaeak- ' ^ ' f ika l t keen the ezpreai

tost yoar pqpen iiii^iSi'attKiSi ^ eSee. T1 Bsil to CtS^ 'Ma^ M ^ w d cue ira o o m o l ' t a ^ ^ r ^

rakit , KaAwmMfbatm all m t o B g i ^ ^ '

Colgate Co.'s new perfume for the handkerchief. " Cashmske Boi-^cet " will be appreciated by all who have erjored the deli-cate and peculiar fragrance of their toilet soap ef the same name, which is so universally pep-alar. D-vi-41-Tii-50

A JHAKrAL OF HKALTH. An ».litioaofbet»«eB niae aad tfo millions of c 'piM

of a verj tisefal vork is no* reidy tor grAtuitotu dUtri-balion, and can t>e had for the asking at any drag stcre la the Unlttf-l States, the BritUh Colonies, Spanish Amer-ica or Braiil, The work ref.jrred to is Hostetter's Alma-nac for 13TI. Tha meiioil portion of it trt»-j of th*? rariotn aUnients to trhich th-hamia iT teai is sn'j-. t, and sets forth th» piCoUar propertiea of UoJtttter s Stomach B'tters—'he purest at:d b-st t-jai? .it prriwr.t knovn—a? a preserratiTi* of health and strtBji th. ant as a remedy for debility and disease. Tbe Almanac ie printed in all principal of th cuiiz^d wurld, and reaches a larger anmbtr of faMilief an l inli-Tidaala th»» any ether m--dical tr.;atiie tkat iver i sni d from tie prm. Ko man or woiai.a who has adu- r- .:ard for that choiceat of heavan a l»1rtsic;<, todii.v ms'.t, ahoold faU to read the plain, s.mple and c0ai;iic.ng arti-claa which tUa truly prastical cuat-iiaj. The miacellaneons ttatter is varied, instructive and umasiog. and the calendar department copion aid i >mpr-hin-aive. Hoatetter'i Almanac is, in shirt, n hoa«tho;d con-TOBleace, adapted to the me of all cli-in.. aiid calhcss. The farmer, the planter, ths miner, tie merchant, the

rhanic, the lalar r, the profaesi )na'; tnaB, a!I n-ed It; and to invalids of both stxes it is l;t -rally an article of prime necessity. Tke m alical technicalitiss which ren-der so many medical treatise iat-nded for pspuUr use nnin'tlligible to the genera! read-?r, have t eea carefully avoHei in this pamphl»t. A:1 I- c>ar. i xpUoit, forcible mirecoBciUblo with reas.in ani cjmmoa sense.

The proprietors, Messrs. Hoetett-r i Smr b. Pittsburg, Pa . oa receipt of a two c-nt stimp, wUi fortrard a ccfj bymailtoaay person wtj caan jt precnte c.aj in lis nssghborbood. I 7 1117

ERSE YOUR PLAN! Leavs off purgatives ani violent medicines that proetrate the vital powers, and fcr a BU)OD ParUer. try

K Bachu & Dandelion which kcu cn the KUacTS. Uver u i Baveis. and re-move* tha imptlritiM of the system, by openlnir its out-— c. HamUton * Co^ CliacliuaatI, O.

Tor an Tonas of Chnis & Fever, iBtervittant and Remittent Tever, srsfoBBdinBlreu VsTcr TOBIc. It coQtalna bo p«!s0n0BS lagrc-t u i raiM Agns by omedtaj the Agaa Pcuom in tbe BLiOOD, aalejectisgit fh>m the system. Box of FU!i fr«e with each bottle. eUBES OTAaAXniB by

W. O. HamUtea A Clmetmiuitl, O.

SURE!

P

ILES pr^otsMlfsattoa of tha 0>od by iti laflaencs on thaatnmUcfc. Itiraaota* ttaliealtliTaetioa ottbe Kidaaya. It (Mnsi activity of tk* Liver, aad _ r«r>laii tf tka B«we!a, as-l rams-i coBstlpa-tion. wmohiatiesaassaf Piles. Try It! W. C. BCamUtwa * C«., ClacUmaU, O. s MALL

DOSES! CICK

CURES!

Tea-spoealU doee* ef IKSS FEES TQUC taken"u iinctadoa Uiewnyper wttheachbeula. at« warraated

K j e s s f e v e r T o n i c tail —•hilt the Vanaat—B«x et Piito rSBX. W. C. C i, CtMlBaaU,0.

Botl. of theee'Vi&aiiltik&eee.^ to^it - J

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WSi.Vr so fin- and «ppr.<;Tiat< for thrtstmas or New Yiai"' pri-se..t KT thiTliili.-en as that nest Ani spU ndid r.ir! Kim- .f .\T:'i;de ..r Cam- i f B rii-. with (f« ihirty-two tH-aatituI pictures t,f l>;raj and thirtj-l»,j Ct- crip tii.ns. l"u«ja«l.-1 ai a p.im.- C"iHiiiu> 1 fonrc.. of enj yra nt and instructiuu. Sol i t r al! .lealirs, i-r tfat i><.Tit'pai'(, on recfipt i f T-n ««' t-noj, t-v A 7 U 15 W1>T* l.f.E. W.T -r t-r.

sot; Pntes, 6 0 Engravicrs and Colored Plate. P«b-lished (tnarterly at Cent* a Year. First nnmtwr tor KSTt jnst A tierman edition same price. Address. JAMK3 TICK. M 7 13 Iti Bocheater. N. T.

Prof.R.H.KLINE,M.D, 931 Arch SU, Phllna'a Pa., and

M . E . B R A M H A I L , M D -42 Xorth Coarl St., ncmpbin, Tenn. AST05isnn« cTRESftfUi r\>frBs,TrioRs, k ruTRs. Tvmni Ituable •aU N* Ubwd. I*roUnU«u UtTi® P»la. LIVES SAVED DAILY. Tn wriat Srtr«tl«e. rwtin UMiwbUUf. bcadlvfkrUjiaM. fillet*

j!lpf>«ftrtne« of a Cue^ ar-i i*-? r*»oU. wttgJiinc ne»rly two pmods. from the brei lct b LaJ/witlioot tt Kqii'o, C&ostio Mmlinne*. the luss of bl.H~] fif litftilitV of tbe eastern aai with Ual« naiiv A. ths Kippl-.—n, C. D fi«( flacs ea of tii« Breast where the Caaeer hid a to on* of tho rib«. aai vuurt urtnl Pi^f of iHa rib rama cut. £. F, G, i^i frovn i to 3 icclxe* ia Iws t iTi'Mt CoJ d.

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Cross and Crown Ihd spirit and of th<- r<-!if:too of Jt as Chrifit xn ilio.-tr te<l in th* snff'-rins-» and tnomphs of bid follow-A nohler, »we-t»»r ac-1 mo p !H«>ry t-i not to bs fotxad :a aU tbe mm:- of butory. Macaiflcently illns-trat«l on st«»«-l, bj Sartain ani Ilim»n. By far the most b> ntifnl aad attractiTr to of ttjf yt'ar. od far czrcnl&rt with full d«fleripti»n and tiTm« to NATIONAL UaLtSHlNO CO., Memphis, 7'an. <i (7 14)

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LADIES, LOOK!

Kodem cojiet J Is made np of £uch a Lttrogenootis col-

lection of follies that it is ntterly iapoasille to escape

the peaalt es attendant upon a violation of natural-laws.

Mach KientiSc research aad induhitabte evidesce have

proves that the IdloUe, tlie weaX-mladeJ. the feolliti,

tha dwarf, tiie constitntloaallT dUeu^ and

ud woithUas men. woa-Hi-aad childreD ofoar land. Is

to a great utent caused b/ aothen who are gsfferlng - . • ' • ' bofi toma ana of chroa'e* foMle complaiat. WU

> ia a aotbet'* tiosom, il o Bwi {geliass thi* skoold <

haa aieklr and almost worthless daughters. I Coaptod with thi«. anatlier important fkct b rapidly

galaicg gronad, and ia veil worthy of notice: that Kn-j a

l^h Temala Bttera It now the only known remedy tkat

positively cttre these chronic female affectiou,

ch trotthle* ttt'arl^ aO lalW." ltdthetv, btf ttlJ i •«=}r- t . " : - -!..' ffj I I'JHe;-- « J . . - a-.-3 naedy and it. Tear bealth demaada .a* . : daolkmMidaoMMnsd it^ T'bS.'ii'r - A.*.* Susea '

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To Clerks of Assoeiatioos.

TBi; ss^rriiKE:, m m ? ! rrBLicATies SOCIETY

to lUt up tbe

MI.MTES OF ASSOCI.iTIOXS

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E E S • > A P ; . Y N I> P U O M P T L T . St'ud iu.ina«cr;;): Ly mail or ripr w and Minut«.s will b»' r*'turn'" . fr-e t;t to any ciprt-ss »..lBce in the South. Addri a Soutbern Baptist PabUcation Soclet}-, c 4" tf 3G1 Main St.. Memphis. T»nn.

To n:ee: the urjjtot .ii-ainii'l of iLo timca the FI.On.£KCB SEWINC H A C n I X B CO.

!li\K DCTEaMlNED TO REDUCE PRICES.

And will hercaft. r sell their S70 Machine for $50, and other stjli-s In proportion. T H E F J L O R E l s ^ C E

Is Ihe O K I j Y Seving Machine tkat feeds tbe work backward and forward, or to riKht and left, as the pur-chaser may prefer. It lias l»e«-n creatly Improved and SImpllfleU, and is f»r bftter thiin any other ma-chine in tae matket. I T IS X O W T H E CHEAPEST I Ftort>nc«. Mass.. Kov. 1, '73 Agents Wanttd. M 7 12 IS

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a E T T H E B E S T . Tke Beit Piano Instructor: Fwer's Eclectic, Price, f3 25 The Bert Seed Orgaa Iwtractor: i Slnkel's Sew Ketiod.:..:. ^ The Bett lastmetor far the Toice: LMdea'e School for the Voice Yke Beet ttaltar Inetractor:

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A. G. DENNIS, ^ BOOTS and SHOESlf

OF THE BEST QUALITY OXLY KEPT AT THIS HOUSE, 3 0 3 M a i n S t r o o t , M a i - l > l e B l o c k .

1873 E M B E I S 1873

SE€Oi\D GRAND, INDISTRIAL EXPOSITIOS;

THE BAPTIST. . a . GRAVES, Kdltor and| J. KKEP, Advertiaics DirarOaent

. B- SBAVES, 3T„ 1 : : : - t ;: : : Editorial Carpai

Kd. M. P. LOWRET. Rlp!«f, ' Kid. GEO. V. GniFFIS, Galia IviH. J. M. TClKtn. BamiMvlllA. i C. R- HE>-DaiCK^»-, Jat t Contrlbnlnr*: Eld. T. T. E4T0S. EMt leaoea , E!d. G. J0HS50S. TeanesiwJ »d. J. W.COKLET. Ueotjfta. Bd. L. M. STOXK. . UbasBi. Etd. .1. J. v. EEKFkOE, Alal'i E d. W. J. PARKEU. AlatAlca. W-8BtiBi« oare; 579 Mafc BtTMt.

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B04RD OF DIRECTORS: T". TTfiOK. r .T. I.LOS, w. p. r.RrcK, W. .1. .M.VN'-roSD. M BiT.KIt. Virvt V : LlUfct PKILEIT, S-C'-tarj-:

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'l\. Board of Dir.-ctcr. tote J-Va'arc iti a r ^ — j — j t tb- S'-t Tii GrasJ liduitr!. Eip i-f Gee L r . SI; U. 16, 17;

.\RTS. M.\XrF.\CTURES, INVENTIONS AND PRODUCTS/iCTi ^Vi ^ ^ ^ will l>e brio from

Z S T o v e n i b o i - I H t l i t o I 3 e < - e m b o r l O t l i . 1 8 7 3 .

lb- Magnifl»at Tu Idii; c'• : f. r tf ; rr;-

ON JEFFEESON, FOUSTH AND CO¥£T STEEETS, Ii: THS CITY OF !Ii:3iPia.

Kxte-n'iv* atl.Uri«>i2« ha ^ n to 'h- EtpAsit: ,-. E a.! iis?.-Brltich indclr » FLOHAI- HALL»tkatV will pf-rmit .1 sr»n<4 f isi-ldv ' I tn - »D<i * ef eT<T\ aasi a lurjr- HOV(?KR, HALtt* MpfdalHi for th*' ••xhibiu*-!! i»f .Mifcchm»*rT in motii.n. Arr*iigi'tu-ut.- have htca mftde for ciaesp tr&&tit of bli &rtid« tu t-xhibitt i. ai'I no charge t** znadf to t'xbihitors f<>r Reduced Rate* of Kalr on all Railroad a.nd Steamboat Lines lr> vUitors to the Expoilties. For furtbt-r pitrticuUni, ii.4Jrfsa KD. Bi-RKIK PICICETT, t rctary >Itiiipk:« laduatrial ExpoilCon, ileaipLii, Tena.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMiNT AND SEED DEALERS

R. G. CRAIG & CO., 3 7 7 3 7 9 J I a L i S t r e e t ,

- O F F E R F O a CASH-

GRASS SEED; Red Clover .. Herds Gra!«.<i . Bine Graaa OrcUard Gra.«s ... Ttsiothy .

A rOBM OF S0U3»D W The Scrlpnu-««.

1. The C'ldandNfrwTeBtamenJ en by men divmely inspirei

ths full sJid final reveUuan of ' 'ia%n. To seek through sptric rtfaa unrevealed thinas ia in t ie!

the iia of rebellion ani wit Hsw Testament is the peifect

practice for Ghrlstians. t Tim. Hi- 26. S Put. 1. £1; Isl IB.

• jaba ie. la. viU. Tltc CodJicad. 2. There is only one God, ite in every natural and n^ e has rere&led himself as the

Son (or the Word), and the j e Esne in respect to K r a e

Tcr disiicctioa there may he in i la. rlr. SI. — Jer. i . IC. Ei. 13.

:i. i- Iiivi. B. Jeha L 1, 11 •la. li- 1 Uev. I.«. J-ia ilv. 2ii;*T|

1 ( t r 18 i xU . 1!- H a t t . x i r i a . 1 Tha FaU.

3. Man was creatri h&ij; bi] P^lisofcediecoe, fell fiom that et

defiled, and begit all ia his iikencsB; h«>nce, by natu ^ n o hoiine.«; b::t we are

P leril; and. all tre children of ^exposed to death, and other mis

spiritual and etemaL L r . SI; U. 16, 17; ill. t, ft-

xr ii. 11,1 B. Eom. 1

•aj •• Balvatloa. - 'ite 4. The only way of delivir

of £U:lt and condeamationl " *^«rioiis sufiFering of Christ, ihi

God. who miractilonsly t flesh, aad whom Ood hat

a prop itiation through faith i kTing " £0 IsTfed the world ly becotten Son, that whosoe him should not perish, but'

life" foils i. It. Luke.1. M, SI. Acta iv.

^ ^ Jobs m xfi. Tha Elacllan. 5. All who truly btliere

were chosen i t Christ | idation of the world" by

le end from the begiiLiiing, lence. not of their own merit

puTTvose and grace, theyj the Holy Spirit, without t le would eyer be inSuen

id believe «jh. 1. 4. 3». xlvL 10. n. 1. i. Jsm-* I. U John xvt. ».

The Praict-ratiaa of I 5 Noihing can separate

' ^ m the love of God; but they I

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White Clover. ' Lncrrn Clover. J Alalkc Clover.... f;Te c.»als per b:i5bcl excr.i to ib'V

S7.50 Prr Baahtl 1.50 -

1. . . " d'i's V. the power of God throng| "..•.• "rz *75c. Per t^iTation,' ihe sure and final

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Brinly Plows,

DuBois' Cotton Gins. Cbampion Reajiers and

Champion MoweM^ Onr Slock Costs CasU, aud we will obIj Sill for or Its KqnlvaJcut.

R . G . C R A . i a & C O . ,

377 & 3 7 9 : M a i i i S t . , : M e m p l i i s , T e r L n . 714 tf

Price, 3 50 Price. 1 60

L^^CijPrie., ^50

_alek'i CoBpleto Ketliod- Priea, I 60 < ^ ^eA^ by

' J , V E t e S B S ;

A vl 40 M® Br»«<w«y,

6 5 Mamsos ^ J f m n s j ' l t o f : r

Daring the Exposition, DRY

ClOODS Ctin be purchased

kwj at coil's, 273 Main

Street, Mempj^, Tennessee.

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aad at HOITOKX.

e a f l t a S T H A S Oatwi-aMDti, «jdT12

eiag true beLcvers cansis nance of their attachment Christ till the dose of life.

1 ?9t. L V JobB X. 27. 89; vUi. IIS. U. SUtt. xxiv. IS. 1 Jshn U

Tha Chnrch. 7. A Cnorch of Christ is

.^Bodation of persons renewed! S^ ' r i t baptiaed upon a coiife«s| Srith Christ, and covenanting

. irSKith and keep the commandm| •jj tDirine Kead. Tc his church i

!tti!>d tbe preservation ^ parity, and the promul£aGoi|

en by ministers he&iing its 1 Pat. U. V. Acu U. r : ViU. 12.

Tha Ordtnaae The ordinances of a

Baptism and the Lord's Snj the immersion of profeasc

not in order to the rei lUttodedare their death toi

and is a prerequisite to ^ the goq>el, church m ^ b

?:imuuoa s i the Lord's table.

WATERS' COSCEBTO PAEL08 OBfiiJiS ert tht moat besatUU ia •tyle and pottoct ta taa* ever made. r&cCOS* \ t C£BTO STOP U fkt best

o^m^^^iffJSdeS^ f ' ^BUicea Bdo&g to the ch; a t t e ^ t g g g j ^ . be adnunistered by her

iw^OTra'eSmS Li' *^^®®™* qualified to receive 'ItmG, hiU ill 1M- .fg; lTATioa^a< H0« WAS VOICE USB' fEBB.

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C A T A Z O G U M S MJJLXD/aruunUtmm.- A. , CMat to Uixaten, ClatnJut, Siadag-SehMU, f sace aadetiit, Lodaa. ita A b E S T S W A 5 T E » "

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CHOICE TRIOS. For Hiih S:hoeli aad E*^ nariea. Ej W.S. TUdan. Jiatont- f* R i v s a o r U r E . For 8abbatb.nlioaU.~ i r Pedcini, BeBti«7, aad O otber caapaMn_ CHKK&PUI. VOtCKS. 0«Din*a Sc!^ B7 L. 0. I -.L I - -HovR or soraosol Xmeraoa aad TiUm . •

Particpaiioii in the Lord'i i confined to the;

nrch, or to those nrchea spedficdlj urrited 1 d walk bcBOg STonched u i The Eupper, no more than | adminiitered hjr sunuten 1 ey deem qsaltfied.

Hi. t, se;zz<l{L U,*; : iv.C,St. Activffi.B,K. tarn tLl p«t.iH.si. AEtin.sr.il.

TkalHMrt'a] 9. The first dbjoT the 1 the Lord's day, or <

Ii>hazz.».U. ICer.zvLX,!.. Tha SLmmmrtrntHmk. cT thai

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a Bnacent, aaa ^ in the Ib lfpeBr k

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