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T h e Rev . gent leman, whose essays on baptism now lie before us in a pam-phlet, the very small diminsion of which a re more than adequate for the ample and comfortable accommodation of its contents, gives, as his reason for their publication, that he believes they "elucidate and sustain important prin-ciples of revealed t ru th ." H e must have been the victim of some such gross delusion, or he never would have ioBicted such a production upon an outraged and suffering communily. T h e most indulgent charity is insuffi-cient to beget the hope, that one under the dominion of common sense and in the full fruition of his mental faculties, could put forth such a pamphlet , and "commend it to the blessing of God, and the serious and prayerful consider-

of the Christian public.

w h a i i s ' i n Mr. Eagle ton 's book has ap-jearsd in oihers,and has been so often lelil' up to ridicule on account of its ab-

surdity, that any further exposure would be as stale as unnecessary. W e shall only note such passages and po-sitions as may serve to show our au-thor's ignorance of his subject, as well as to exhibit how one part of his sys-tem demolishes the other; and how, at one time, he gravely maintains for lruth wh^t , at another, he solemnly proves to be a monstrous falsehood! In a woi'd, we think it will appear beyond all question, that Pfdo-bapt i sm feels itself involved in great straits, when even the most feeble of its defenders is forced to resort to the miserable sub-terfuges which constitute the pamphlet undei consideration.

Mr. Eagleton, like all other minor charhpions of infant-sprinkling, at-tempts to excite the prejudice of his readers against the Baptists by the charge, that we ascribe a saving effica-cy tp the baptismal waters. H e not only a t t empts to identify us, respect-ing the design of baptism, with Alex-ander Campbel l and his adherents; but he labprs, in five Essays , to make it a p p k i - that the Presbyter ians and oth-Pedo-bapt is ts are the mortal enemies of baptismal regeneration and remis-sion. H e affirms, with a coolness perfectly startling, that " all classes of immersionists a t tach vast importance to water baptism, and not to ordinance alone, but also to the mode of its ad-ministration," p. 1 2 — " who even at-tempts to make the impression, that those who refuse a watery grave, shall find a grave of fire!!" p. 18. In chari-

W A S H Y I I J . E . ^ U & U S T 2 i M S .

of Faith. H e believes the doctrines of that Confession, and therefore does not believe what he assumed to maintain in his first five Essays . W e appeal then to the Constitution of his church; by that he must stand as its sworn minister. T h a t says:

"Although it be a great sin to con-temn or neglect this ordinance, yet grace aud salvation are not so inseper-ably annexed unto it, as that no per-son can be regenerated and saved with-out it, or that all that are baptized are undoubtedly regenerated. T h e effica-cy of baptism is not tied to that mo-ment of time wherein it is administer-ed; yet notwithstanding, by the right use this ordinance, the grace promised is not only offered, but really e.xhibited and conferred by the Holy Ghost, to such (wheiherof ago or infants) as that grace belongeth unto, according to the counsel of God's own will, in his ap-pointed t ime ."—C/iap . XXVIII, Sec-tions 5,6.

This is Mr. Eagleton's doctrine ! Grace and salvation, in ordinary cases are inseparably annexed unto baptism!

ation ot the Christian public." Our author, with all gravity, writes and | ty, we"must impute these statements prmts, as truths, falsehoods long de- i to the ignorance of the Rev. author. If Hounced by all the well informed of . he knew whereof he affirmed, surely h i3ownbre ih r eu ;hecon3 ide r sa s sound his pen would have started from his logic, sophisms palpable even to chil- fingers and hindred the perpetration of d ren : asserts ns ..nrr^nf principles, j such monstrous slanders! T h e Bap-

There is an efficacy in baptism not tied to the moment of but in the right

apt i d n

use Its admmistration;

of the ordinance. the grace promised is not only offered, but really exhibited and conferred by

things that have long since been aban- ' t is ts have ever maintained the very doned as gross absurdities; and magni- opposite of the doctrine here imputed fies the most triflmg incidents into mat- to them. This is evident not only from te r so t s tar thng consequence and im-: the v^/ritings ofall their authors, the ser-p o r t a n ^ . H e is wholly behind the ' mons'of all their ministers, but from all age. H e is lamentably ignorant of the their creeds and confessions of faith, present state of the controversy in many of them put forth, too, when they which he is ambit ioas lo a p p e a r as a , knew that the denial of salvation by charnpioa. H a u n d o r i a W - t o d e f e n t l baptisrri woufd subject them to the re-positions that all weir-skilted conrro- j l ennyss persecnilon ofxtie-remi*t»3prt8t versailists, on his OWQ side of the q o e a - ' w o r l d . But these charges fall in hor-tion, have abandoned in despair ; and rid mockery from the lips of an advo-he sagely utters criticisms which all cate of infant sprinkling. T h e first re-critics of any note hold in the utmost cord of the baptism of an infant in the derision and contempt. In a word, annals of history, tells us, that the rite this little book would bring discredit was administered in consequence of even upon a novice—small as it is in the prevailing'sentinaent, that infants appearance and in fact, ye t so leaden woti d be tormented in hell unless res-is u s nature, that it will weigh -as a cued by the salutary influences of the mill-stone about the neckof its author. ^ baptisnial waters . F o r no other lea-

W e cannot help indulging specula- ' son was any infant ever baptized, from lion a s to the true cause inducing the the third to the sixteenth century. And publication of this precious production, even at this day , the overwhelming W e imagine ihat the Rev . author had mass of Pedo-bapt is ts—Papis ts and endured the excruciat ing pain-of wit- Protestants—hold and teach, that with-nessing sundry of his flock leaving the out baptism, infants must belosj . This fold under his pastoral supervision, is the main pillar of the system. For where perhaps there was not wa te r denying it, the Baptists have been, in sufficient for their comfort, and enter- all pas t time, severely persecuted; and inginto the Baptist fold, where "much even now, for this cause, in Germany wa te r" abounds.. H e n c e he was led, and Denmark , they are suffering most in the first place, to inflict these essays , violent persecutions from Protestant in the shape of sermons, upon his con- hands! Perhaps Mr. Eagleton did not gregation; which had the unhappy ef- , know these th ings ; and it is strange, feet to make others take lo the water ; too, that a gentleman surrounded with or, in plain English,unite-with the Bap- the advantages of information which tists! Per fec t ly astounded at their stu-1 he enjoys, and withal a Presbyter ian pidity, and to convince the world that i c lergyman, should be enveloped in such conduct was not owing to his such ignorance. Nor need we pause jreaching, as perhaps the malicious he re :—The first case of affusion was lad intimated, he, in the next p lace , ' administered lo a man in danger of im-

modeled his sermons into newspaper mediate death. This depar ture from articles. ( t tT 'And , by the way, he | apostolic practice was justified by Cy-tells us in his preface, that they were ! prian, an ancient Pedo-baptist of Afri-published originally in the "Chris t ian ^ ca ,ontbe ground that in cases of neces-Observer .") ' Still there were Presby- j sity, where the soul was in danger of terians about Murfreesboro' who wish-1 being lost without baptism, the shortest ed to become Baptists , and still, per- ^ ways-of transacting divine matters, by haps, the ungenerous suspicion was in- j God 's gracious dispensation and the dusirionsly whispered, that the Rev . full faith o f t h e giver and receiver, con-Will iam Eagleton had inflicted a sen - | ferred the whole benefit! And all his-ous injury upon the cause he assumed torians bf any respectability assure us.

to defend; when, finally, to put that baneful rumor to everlasting repose and silence, and effectually to vindicate himself from a supposition that reflect-ed so injuriously upon his powers of argumentation, he came to the solemn

' resolution of perpetrat ing the little book now on our table! Of course, this is all sheer conjecture. Nor ,do we pre-tend to a n y proficiency in the science of gTiessing. And if wrong in the mat-tt;r, w e hold ourselves bound to make the necessary correction, whenever called upon by one duly informed in

j h e premises. W e intend no review in detail of the

book before us. T o do so, would jus t -ly expose us to the charge of unfair-ness and illiberality on the part of all well-informed Presbyter ians—for as-sailing their senliments by means of principles and arguments which 4hey wholly repudiate. Besides, much of

• E a s a y s on B a p t i s m , ' le ton. P a s t o r

I flTarfreesboro', T e n n e s s e e . ' P h i l a d e l p l i i a , — Pub l i shed b y H e n r y P e r k i n s . 1847.

By Rev. Wm. Ea-of the Presbyterian Church,

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that for. thirteen hundred years , b a p tism w^s administered by immersion, except jri cases of necessity; when the Pedo-baptists, in tender regard for the salvation of sonls, decreed that in dan-ger of (ka th , that none might be d a m n -ed, sprinkling or pouring would suf-fice! And this dogma is supported by the strong arm of law in all the coun-tries o f t h e civilized world where Pedo-baptists have the ascendancy. They have defended it with fire and sword. T h e y have cherished it as the apple of their eye.

A n d Mr . Eagleton believes it, not-withstanding he affects to look upon it as of monstrous import. H e certainly baptizes infants for some purpose. H e does not consider that ceremony as the me^e solemn flipping of a few drops of water in the faces of babes and suck-lings. No; he tells us in his book, p. 124, that it takes them into " the cove-nant of grace itself." Besides, Mr. " ;leton is a Presbyter ian minister,

has publicly and solemnly E a

sub-

the Holy Ghost to adults and infants!! And the exceptions alluded to are read-ily enough ascertained by reference to other parts of Mr. Eagleton's bonk of faith. W e are thus taught for example, in another place:

" B y the decree of God, for the man-ifestation of his glory, some men and angels are predestinated untoeverlast ing life,and others foreordained to ever-lastingdeath. These angels and men, thus predestinated and foreordained, are particularly and unchangeably de« signed; and their number is so certain and definite that it cannot be either in-creased or diminished. Those of man-kind that are predestinaliHl unto life, God, before the fijunJtilion o f the world was laid, according to his eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of his will, hath chosen in Christ, unto everlasting jlory, out of his mure free grace and ove, without any Ibresight of faith or

. gnoct-worss, or perievoraocff m 'eiiner of them, or any other thing in the crea-ture, as conditions or causes moving him thereunto; and all to the praise of his glorious grace. • • • rest of mankind, God was pleased ac-cording to the unsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or withholdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by, and to ordain them to dishonor and wraih for their sin, to the praise of his glorious j u s t i c e . " — C h i p . Ill, Sections 3, 4, 5 ,7 .

Now "put that and that together," and the whole matter is as clear as a sunbeam. I f , for example, one of those whom God has predestinated unto everlasting life, before ihe foundation o f the world was laid, should by some mischance fail of baptism, why then "grace and salvation are not so insep-arably annexed" unto the ordinance as that said individual would be lost; for we are assured that the Almighty, 'according to his eternal and immuta-ble purpose, and the secret counsel and gOTd pleasure of his will, hath chosen him in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of his mere free grace and love, withbut any foi^sight of faith or good works, or perseverance in either of them, or any other thing in the crea-ture, as conditions or causes moving him thereunto, and all to the praise of his glorious grace! ' On the other hand, however, if an inl ividual " foreordain-ed to everlasting dea th" should receive through the imperfection of purblind humanity, the "sign and seal of. the covenant of grace ," it would not fol-low that he was "undoubtedly regene-ra ted," because the grace p r o n ^ d in

s u W ,

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scribed to the Presbyterian Confession 1 dark ages! But is it not enough to

baptism belongeth not unto sucn, ac-cording to the counsel of God 's own will, for H e was pleased, "according to the onsearchable counsel of his own will, whereby he extendeth or with-holdeth mercy as he pleaseth, for the glory of his sovereign power over his creatures, to pass by and ordain him to dishonor and wrath for his sin, to the praise of his glorious justice"!! But to "elect infants" and to all "predest ina-ted to everlasting life," grace and sal-vation are so annexed in baptism as that they are undoubtedly regenerated and saved by means of it; to such, by the right «se of the ordinance, the grace iromised is not only offered, but real-y exhibited and conferred by the Holy

Ghost , because that grace belongeth unto such according to the counsel of God 's own will!!! So teaches the Presbyter ian Confession of Faith! So Rev. Will iam Eagleton, Pas to r of the Presbyterian church, Murfreesboro' , Tenn . , believes! It is a doctrine of the dark ages, and "worthy only of the

inake angels weep and devils laugh, to '5ee an advocate of such sentiments,the consecrated minister ofdogmas so mon-strous, imprudently stand forth, and, jWith marble countenance, charge the 'paptists with attaching an unscriptu-ral and dangerous importance to water qaptismi" If he had first cast the beam dut of bis own eye, he might have more cjearly seen how to cast the motes out o fou r eyes.

Before noticing particularly the con-tents of this book, there is another mat-ter which we wish to put to rest. It is common for a certain class of our op-p(>nents, and Mr. Eagleton seems lo fl»wet to be of that number, to represent us as contending f)r tho mere mode of the ordinance. W e doubt not that the Rev. gentleman is very honest in sup-posing this to be the case;—for no one can read his pamphlet without being fully impressed with the belief, that his siacerity is almost as conspicuous as his ignorance. H e believes, and there-fore he has written. If he had known betier, he could not have said, " that immersionists of every school do attach vast importance to the ordinance un-der consideration, and not lo the ordi-nance only, but particularly to the mode o f i t s administration." p. 13.— Mr. E. ought to have knowtj that this was untrue. H e could have learned betier, had he inquired of any Baptist neighbor. T h e most illiterate African among us could have informed him that we do not consider sprinkling and pouring baptism at all, much less modes of baptism. H e never saw an immersiotiisi, o f a n y school, who main-tained that any thing e.xcept immersion was Christian baptism. And really, our author seems lo have been aware of this: for he tells us, that " immer-sionists contend that baptism means immersion, and thai the word ought lo be thus translated wherever it occurs," p. 73; and yet, wiih a stupidity truly astounding, ne believes that in holding nothing to be baptism but immersion, we teach sprinkling and pouring lo be modes of baptism!!! T h e legs o f t h e lame are note(jual; and so is an argu-ment in lha mouih of a controversialist who does not understand his subject!

W e come now to consider the Ea-gicioniauf tills [jtnupmri. T n e ^ e v . author has, very satisfactory to him-self, demonslraied the moral problem which was so dilfi ;uUof solulion to the Jewish ruler ot old. He has found out the mode o f t h e Spirit 's operation in the work of regeneration! He seems to know from whence ihe wind cometh and whither it goeth, and also, how every one is born of the Spirit! This is certainly a rare achievement in the-ology, and no doubt our readers are anxious to understand the particulars. We will no longer restrain their curi-osity. Mr. E . says :—"Is it not un-questionable that the work of tiie Holy Spirit is called his baptism.'' Is it not also unquestionable that this baptism is performed by the falling—the sprin-khng—the pouring out—the shedding forth—or the coming of his influence upon the soul.?" p. 82. Hence you plainly perceive how a man is born again;—it is by the sprinkling or the

proposes mainly to adjust and settle the mode of baptism. " W e have mul-tiplied and explicit e v i d e n c e , " says ne, p. 9, "not ouly that water is the ap-jwinted syoabol o f t h e Spirit, but also, that water baptism is ih(

Ladies' Department P O R T R A I T O F A S E L F I S H W O -

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baptism of the Spirit. And this one fact should have the weight'of a thou- ' sand arguments to settle the mode of water baptism." But how can that fact settle " the mode of water bap-t ism," when Mr. E . has told us, that the mode of the baptism of the Spirit is unsettledi"—that it is by shedding forth, i or falling upon, or sprinkling, or pour- ' ing, or burying.? But is the Pastor, of tb= Prestjytenaii ctiuictrtn Murftccs-i J«H:a^rgenerat^m'it 'atioh. boro so unskilful in the scriptures as i she has some not to know that the work o f t h e spirit

pouring out of the Holy Spirit upon him, in the same manner that ihe Kev. • pastor of the Presbyterian church in Murfreesboro', Tenn. , sprinkles or pours the baptismal water upon the face of an infant! This is all very clear, and adapted to the comprehension o f , minds much less gifted than that of i Nicodemus; or rather, we should say, that it might have been clear and pal-pable enough, had Mr. E . not chosen af terwards to envelope it in ihe dark clouds of mystification. As a matter of course, he found it necessary to dis-pose in some way of those two pas-sages, Romans vi. 3—6, and Colossians ii, 11 ,12 , so troublesome to our Pedo-baptist friends, where believers are said to be 'buried with Christ in bap-tism.' Mr. E . saw it would 'be fatal to

in conversion and sanclificaiion, and the baptism of the Spirit are distinct and diverse operations.? It seems he does not. Throughout this pamphlet bespeaks o f t h e m as the same. This position involves the most absurd and monstrous conclusions. No one was ever baptized in the Holy Spirit until the day of Pentecost. John the Bap-tist foretold that Messiah should bap-tize with the Spirit. Jesus, before his ascension, promised that his disciples should be baptized with the Holy Ghost before many days. They were waiting for this promise in Jerusalem, when the Spirit descended, according to the prediction of Joel, which, until lhat day, was never fulfilled. If the baptism of ihe Spirit be synonymous with conversion, then no one of ihe pa-triarchs, or prophets, or holy men of old, nor John the Bapiisi, nor the vast number of disciples who believed in Jesus before Pentecost, were convert-ed! Does Mr. E. believe this.? A-gain: those baptized with the Spirit on that day, spake with tongues, and throughout the New Testament , where the effects of the baptism o f t h e Spirit are specifically staled, ii is always said lhat its recipients spake with tongues. Does the Spirit enable any lo speak with tongues now.? Does this gift lie-lotig to all who are converted.? Or does our Rev. author mainiain lhat the cause now continues without its effects.? Besides, we learn thai generally, in ihe primitive times, ibia gift was con-Terred by the imposition of the Apos-tles' hands. T h e people of Samaria believed and were baptized, but it was not until the two Apostles were sent down and laid their hands upon ihein, lhat they received the Holy Ghost. Now Mr. E . understands, that these people first received the sign and af-terwards the thing signifled!—that they believed and were baptized without conversion, and were af terwards verted by the imposition of the Apos-t les 'hands!!

But we will not detain longer at pre-sent in exposing such absurdities. Hereafter , if we have leisure and room, we may recur to this pamphlet again, and show that its author does not believe that "water baptism is a symbol o f l h e b a p t i sm ot the Spirit ." This and other Eagleionia may serve perhaps lo amuse our readers with the ridiculous exlremilies to which the ad-vocates of infant sprinkling are reduced.

J . L. W A L L E R .

the cause of sprinkling to admit , as all the best eommentators do admit, that the baptism here alluded to was water baptism. Hence , he tells us, " tha t the baptism here spoken of is not water baptism, but the baptism of the Spir-it"! p. 64. " H e r e the burial into death and walking in newness of life are con-sentaneous and commensurate. This, then, is a mysterious, and a powerful baptism, not only in its inception, but also in its progress." p. 66.

So this baptism of the Spirit, after all, is a burial! By it we are buried with Christ, and arise to walk in new-ness of lifel T h e mode, then, of the Spirit 's operation, by our author 's own showing, is as mysterious as the dwell-ing place of the winds—it is jus t such a burial and resurrection as Mr. E.^'s congregation see exhibited whenever he administers wha t he is pleased to burlesque by the name of bapt ism! Still the legs of the lame are not equal!

And it is by the mode o f t h e Spirit 's operation, that the Rev. gentleman

BE COURTEOUS. Dr. Humphrey was once seeted in a

stage coach, when a gentleman and lady, on their bridal tour, wished to be accommodated with seats inside.— There being but one vaaant seat, the newly married pair were subjected to a separation, unless some passenger re-linquished his place. This no one ap-peared disposed lo do, when the Doc-tor mountingthe outside, insisted upon the gentleman occupying his seat with his bride. Subsequently the Doctor was collecting funds for the college over which he presided, and was pre-sented with a handsome donation from the stranger he had met in the stage-coach, with the remark that he knew nolhidgofDr. Humphrey, or Amherst College, save that its President was a gentleman.

A MONKEY'S PUN. A monkey tied to a stake was rob-

bed by the Johnny Crows (in the West Indies,) of his food, and he conceived the following plan of punishing the thieves. H e feigned death, and lay perfectly motionless on the ground near to his stake. The birds approach-ed by degrees, and got near enough to steal his food, which he allowed them to do. This he repeated several times, till they became so bold as to coirie within reach of his claws. He calcu-lated his distant e, and laid hold of one ofthem. Death was not his plan of }unisbment. H e was more refined in lis cruelty. He plucked every feather

out of the bird, and then let him go and show himself to bis companions. He made a man of bim according to the ancient definition of a biped, with-out feathers.'—Illiistration of Instincts.

BY F K E E M A N . A young woman, in a slate of pros-

perity. is not yet much corrupted by the world, and has not entirely lost the simplicity and innocence of her early years. She has passed her childhood diligently and laudably, in the acquisi-tion of those elegant accomphshments, which are so highly ornamental to the daughters o f t h e rich; and she is now the pride of her parents, and the ob-

o r reiigiou appearance, for she not

only goes to church, but she attends there frequendy and with pleasure. In truth, nothing, e.xcept a well-acted play or interesting novel, affords her so much delight, as a discourse, which is ele-gantly composed, and eloquently de-l i v e r ^ , and which sparkles with bril-liant metaphors and original similes.

She is, in particular, charmed with sweet-loned, pathetic sermons, which fill her ryes with tears, and her bosom with soft emotions; but for those plain discourses, which probe the human heart, which point out the danger of prosperity, and inculcate the necessity of self-denial aud humility, she has ve-ry little relish. Humility, in particu-lar, that grace wnich is so essential in the character of a true Christian, is a virtue to which she is a stranger. She entertains an exalted idea of her own dignity, and esteems noihing in this world so important, so sublime, so ce-lestial, as a beautiful and accomplish-ed young woman. Bui though she is not humble, yet she has somewhat of the appearance of humility; for she is modest iu her thoughts, and delicate in her manners.

Reiigiou with her is a matter of taste, but not of action. She mak.:sjudicious observations on the sermons which she hears, and on the prayers, as far as they are the subjects of criticism; but she neither prays with her heart, nor does she receive with meekness into her heart the engrailed word. Of god-liness she has not yet made a profes-sion; for this is a business which be-longs to the old and the wretched, and not to the young and cheerful. Her behavior in her family and in society, however, may in general be said to be without reproach. As she receives the homage of every one who approaches her, she is careful to return respect; and there is no want in her of that con-descension, which is consistent with a high degree of self-complacence.

Of candor she possesses, ifnoi a lib-eral, yet not an unusual portion. She never calumniates any one; and if she sometimes makes herself merry with the foibles of her absent friendsr her wit is without malice, and is designed only to excite the mirth of the present company. In effect she loves, or at least thinks she loves, her friends with uncomman aidor; and her private let-ters lothem are replete with the warm-est expressions of affection, with the most generous and disinterested senti-ments.

For charity she entertains a fond re-gard. Charity, that divine nymph, which descends from the skies, with an eye beaming with benignity, a cheek glowing with compassion, a foot light as a zephyr silently stepping near the couch of anguish, and a soft hand gent-ly opened for the solace of the daugh-ters of wo; charily, which she cannot figuratively describe, without literally describing the loveliness of her own face, and the graces of her own person; charity is so charminga form, that no mind, she thinks, can contemplate her without delightful emotions. Her re-fined taste in benevolence, and the books which she has read, teach her highly to value thisgodlike virtue; and she impatiently longs for an opportuni-ty of displaying her liberality in such a magnificent style, as to overwhe lm-with gratitude the object of her bounty.

But the sufferer, whom she has im-aged in her mind, is as elegant as her-self; and though poor, yet vcithout any of the mean concomitants of p o v e r t y . For the real poor, who daily pass be-fore her eyes, who are gross and vul-gar, rude in their speech, base in their sentiments, and squalid in their gar-ments, she has little sympathy. Far-things would comfort them, but she gives them nothing; for her ambiu'on is to pour handfuls of guineas into the lap of poor Maria, a lovely and unfortunate giri, who would thank her in pathetic and polished language. Thus she passes her youth, praising and affect-ing benevolence, bat without the actual performance of good works j and, should not her heart in season be touch-ed with piety and Christian charity, when she entecs the conjugal stale, she sinks into the cold and s^fish matronr

Be just and fear not.

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tEteSSEE BAfipi . m e , Awgnst 94 , 1848 .

AN APOLOCnr. , ' s an apology^to Rev. Mr."

Gfll®^ie,?of Denmark, in what we said a S a ^ jJieileller was sent to the '

Bapi^ist," gned by 17 Pedobapiists to es3c|4p! ite Mr. G. from the charge of bavijijp pi rsued an improper course to-•wanjsl DTW Slack. W e remarked that, in all iprc^ability, Mr. Gillespie both inditSe^ aad spelled that siftgular arti-

W e are now belter informed; the macj' trhol managed the wires behind the iciirtEpn has been revealed. Mr.

thelclose of the late debate at Deriaarli, excused himself, and de-clared th^t Dr. John Ingraham an el-der jii. his church prepared ithat docu-mentji Yery well, Mr. G. is excused. But|t|erei is something rather singular in tho coirseofthis Dr.I . Look over the iii^aiures of that letter, brethren. Ton aQ_4nt tLo mo^g the subscribers! Why is this? Ifheibel iped what he wrote, why did he pat hU name to it? If it was not irue,!whj did he prepare it? W e hope our l^relHren will think over the matter. Perbapsjthe Dr. remembered that he •wasjii •^lyncian, and discretion was his iiptter part to play in ibis case. While riur brethren remember the "i7iW|j behind the curtains" ihey will re-mei^berahe man who stood before, thet^, D I W . L . Slack.

W^TSIjDE SKETCHES—NO. III. j - Western District.

O^r readers may picture lo them-selves a jarge new "double Ing house," surriiunded on every side by tall forest

ringing loud with wood birds and'kat^dids; while rich and exten-siv^ fields of com and tobacco spread oat fromkhe cabin to the woods iu the W e ^ atd South, promising to the thrifty settler an abundant reward for his toil; took into the yard, full with a noisjy brvod ofchickens and ducks, and bei^athithe tall and shady oaks ynu wil^see one seated at a table piled high •witji banks and papers, busily em-ploii^d with the pen, ever and anon, looijug jarounil upon the moral and picj'jiresque scene in the wild lands of "W'calily county. Well, that is your Ed5lor'4 sanctum for this we ek—the h jijpiia^le and comfortable home of b|a. J. Hull, for IS years a respected ajil useful minister of onr denomina-tibn. B e has lately settled his family upen oqe square mile of us rich land as theWefttcan boast,and is rapidly con-veaiingthe forest into cultivated fields

anrf mdkin" the wilderness blossom I r ;

li i n rose. iatohj Flaisant Sirring Church. ro. Bull formerly resided in Car-

rbll county and prcached to a church U]jOn the Obion river, 30 miles distant. ijntvisit^ghis church he passed through this setjlement where hischurch is now Ijiuatedj and was requested by brother Wagge,ner, a member of tn anti-mis-si^n cHurth, to heave an appointment alibis bioase. E e did so and preached t te firjt Missionary Baptist Sermon ever pijeacheii in Weakly county, in &pleiiiber, 1S37, from John 19-4.

jThelirst fruits of his wayside labors were gathered in the following March, wjhen Mrs. Waggener gave in her con-f^sioniof Christ, dating her conviction

thia Bermon. In June bro. H. con-fi^tutei} a little church of 17 members, fiive males; eleven of this little number, h^ bafjtized, as seals of his ministry here." j About this Ume bra; Waggener \ijaa eiicluded from the Macedonia'Ant t&Mis^on Baptist Gbtircb, for suffering a|mi8slniiary ^to 'prra A id' his house! l i e detaanded^rfie*cbirge i signed by

- the 'c ' " " erk and ^moderator,, and this cimrge he presented to the little church inateajLofa letter,^and was received on^e i same! ! While the. Macedonia charclf b verging lo aniiiBilation, this litile ifnjsaionaiy body l o o m i n g , a large ^od vigorous, vine, bearing much froit. I Will not oar anti-effort brethren see in ihis history an indication of the plewi^e of God? Present number of P l i e ^ n t Spring jchlarch Is 99." Since ila'c^slilutiotr^ iff have beea dismiss-ed byteUe* lo conadiaie other cboTch-esj6feaw died, and what is' more sin-galai*^^ d^Iy 1 ^ i t e niesfflber 1 b l a c k ! e ^ i i d ^ I A singu-lar a j w a o ^ L a ^ m the hisloiy^pf any c h p ^ . . JKbw : " o ^ n ten yeaK h a i '

beett^eoabted aD<lef:(^.tQ batlrf|npia dfann® in lire vHltf^ ^ it W!BB) iri^^'^^m^^

i^nbw about 50, tole'^^iqtast, promising a ToBg term ' c f s e w i c e , though not ^ u c a t ^ in the^ scieiiites of the schools, be is a scholar in the word of God, a krong doctrinal preacher, and a bitter foe to human traditions, and every species of spiri-tual wickedness in high places. We did not preach to this people, owing lo a-heavy rain that fell the night before the appointment and raised the creek so as to cut us off from the church, be-ing, at this time, at the residence of bro. Clements, who owns a large plan-tation 6 miles from the church, on one of which flows a river filled with fine salmon, cat and buffalo, and upon the other with a large deer park of thou-sands of acres, an unfenced domain. A brother calling on bro. C. at any time will find a plenty of venison, or fish, and better than either, the company of an estimable brother s f the old Caroli-na stock. This church will make the effort to purchase a large library of $60. - McLemoresvUle.

On the 1st Saturday in July we vis-ited and preached to thischutch again, and r a i s ^ their subscription to $10, for a church library, and the Publica-tion Society. The Sabbath following we preached atj the Bethel Camp Ground near by, and answered an at-tack made upon our first sermon at McLemoresville by a Rev. Mr. Brad-ley, C. P. He had heaped upon us in his discourse, the most violent personal abuse, and attacked our character both .christian and moral. He promised much to his people, he had drawn the sword and thrown away the scabbard, and was going to pursue Graves thro' the District, ifhe fell.his brethren must bury him without a tear, &c. Fearing lest the young man might hurt himself, and wishing to save him the trouble of following us, we sent him a polite note of invitation to make good his charges and vindicate, i fhe could his doctrines and practices. This was handed him just as he finished his sermon of5 hours. He declined, before that large congre-gation, to defend his cause, and set down in confusion. Thus expired this redoubtable champion. On the next Sabbath we paid o- .proper tnfnite to his memory, and preached on the mode and subjects of christian baptism, at the same stand, lo a very large audience.

About three weeks after, Mr. Bur-author of a celebrated little work

on povrivg, came to retrieve the lost fortunes of the day here. In his open-ing speech he staled that he had chal-lenged J. M. Hurt to debate here with him, but it seemed that Hurt was miss-ing—he should have nothing to do with any one except J. M. Hurt. We showed the congregation at the close of his speech that Mr. B. had not chal-lenged bro. Hurt, except conditionally, and what do you think those conditions were? Why, that be would drop the discussion in the papers and dispose of the matter at a Presbyterian Camp Ground! On this condition bro. Hurt declined to meet him; but if Mr. B. would continue the discussion of the subjects in the public prints, he was willing to meet him here or at any oth-er lime or place, after an expression of great reluctance Mr. B. consented for his friends to take the proper steps for a fair debate, which commenced Sat-urday, July 22, and closed on Wednes-day the 26th. Bro. Hurt handsomely sustained himself and his cause throughout the whole debate but on the subjects of baptism he was more ihai) triumphant. He used the pro-phetic stone in the 2d-Daniel, to the en-tire discomfiture and overthrow of his oppnent. We may notice this here-after. This was the first stand ever m.ade against Pedobaptist influence in McLemoresville, and it resulted with every advantage in favor of the Bap-tist canse. Mr. Burrow gaN-B notice before the debate, that he was going to meet the-Editor of the Baptist in Den-mark, and if the people would go down they should hear a controversy. To secure a regular debate we sent him a formal invitation. EDixoa.

row.

Whether you ~wfll hear or whether you will forbear,! shall not cease to de-monstrate; and when I can do no more to reclaim you, I will sit down at your gate and cry.Murder! Murder! Murder! —Hmatt Humphrey, D; D.

If men • will engage in this destruc-tive traffic, if t t ey will stoop lo degrade their reiasop k ^ ireap the wages of in-iquity, let them no longer have the iav(» book as a pillow, nor quiet conscience by the opjaie of a license.—flba.' Tke-odoK FrdiaghuyuH.

TENNESSEE PtJBLlCAT1 ON

: s o c ^ y - " 1 Dissemination o f jtnowledge is the

spread of religion, even as "knowledge is 4)0wer." The absence or want of knowledge is, always has been, and ever will be a great barrier to the cause ^ f divine truth, and to the social and political well being of man. I will not say that knowledge always brings hap-piness, but I do say that all knowledge, righlly.directed brings wisdom, out of wisdotn growelh religion, and out of religion happiness. The truly wise man is religious, and the truly religious man is happy in a knowledge of God and his holy promises. All knowl-edge tends to good, even that of evil things, for evil admonishes man that sin is in his path, and forewarns him of punishment. I t j s noble and wise for man to resist evil inclinations, so it is sinful and weak to yield lo icnpta-lions. God will hold man accouota-hle for his deeds according to his knowledge of good, and his ability lo perform his (God's) commands. And however much men may desire it, they cannot urge that they know not the difference between good and evil. The knowledge thai evil deeds are sinful in the sight of God, and punishable at his hands, and that good actions are pleasant to his sight, and rewardable by him, finds a place in every heart, where it is indellibly graven. No man, wherever the bible circulates, can offf r as an excuse for sin that he does not vnow. But, with all his knowledge, the world-wise man is often very wick-ed; why? is it because he does not snow the will of God, or that evil is evil, and that good is good'i No; the el-ements of both evil and good, hence a inowledge of both, are components of the human heart. What then is the cause of his'wickedness? His thoughts are not in the right place, and because he yields to temptation evil more than good becomes a part of his nature. But may not good take the place of evil in-clinations? certainly; evil inclinations are ever foremost and uppermost in the mind, but there is an inward moni-tor—a still small voice that admonish-es even betbre wrong is committed, and rewards virtuous resistance of sin. Evil actions are not alone the works of poTTciful tcni jiiuilwii, Dui seir-lndul-geuce and cherished weakness do ve-ry ranch to give sin the guidance of the mind. Man is good or bad accord-ing as he cherishes virtue or sin in his heart. T w o paths are before him, the one is begirt with the thorns of sorrow, the other is strewn with the flowers of peace, and the one is rewardable with happiness, the other punishable hereaf-ter.

I have said thai God will hold man accountable according as he is capa-ble; that some are more capable than others is true, but it is also true that all are more or less capable, and all may become more capable than now. The study of the scriptures, and of other good books which are accumula-ting in the land is calculated, perhaps, as much as any other influence lo in-crease this capability; certainly, the susceptibility of good is materially increas-ed by the study of good.

I have been led into these thoughts by the consideration of a subject which is akin lo religion; I mean the publica-tion and dissemination of religious books and tracts. I can conceive of no higherattainmentfor the man whore abor is cast in the field of souls than

to supply goodly food for the mental and surviving part of his fellow ^ i n g .

It is unnecessary to recapitulate the plan and rules of the "Tennessee Pub-ication Socjety;" all these have been ully and fairly laid before the readers

of this paper, who, it» is believed are aware that the great and leading ob-ect is the extension of the church of God. To this end no one influence is more potent. The mind of man is ever actiye for virtue or vice, for God or the devil. "No man can serve'two mas-ters." Many persons will read when they will not, or cannot go to church hence many hearts will be reached by the written word, that might remain untouched. God's own people, too, need spiritual food, and what better way to give it than in good books.

It is devoutly lo be hoped that Bap^ lists and others in the South and West will give this subject their attention and aid the very important work. The 4)lan3ofthe Society were fully given in the "Baptist" of the 2d and 9th March, 1848. GENIO.

OT^W&feel^ery macb inclined tb adopt tfie rule of our Alabama bix)lher, who expresses himself as follo.ws:

" W e have recently received two or three anonymous communications, which we shall decline to publish, un-less we receive the author's names. We may as well say once'for all, that this matter may.be fully and clearly understood, as being established, that we will under no circumstances, pub-lish any communication without having the signature of the author's name; and hereafter, we shall throw under the ta-ble, any communication we may re-ceive, unaccompanied by ihe proper signature, and pay no attention to it."

Ifan article involves anylhifig of con-sequence, we must have the writer's name; if it involves nothing, then there can be no motive tor withholding it.

Communications.

For the' Tennessee Baptist. SoMMERViLLE, T e n u . , )

Aug. 16, J848. 5 M E S S R S . P U B L I S H E R S :

I have been long and anxiously look-ing for more wayside sketches from the Junior Editor. As 1 have seen none for some time, I will make out one my-self. Perhaps his modesty forbids him to make out such an one as would be the most interesting to his readers, in-asmuch as he has been very prominent in discussions which have produced such overwhelming excitement in the District. But to proceed, on the 22d ofJuly, brother Jas. M. Hurl met ai McLemoresville, in Carroll county, with Rev. R. Burrow, for the purpose of entering into a regular discussion of the subjects of controversy between -Baptists and Pedobapiists. They also agreed lo discuss the subject of person-al difliculiy between ^themselves, but as they are to continue the controver-sy in the Tennessee Baptist, 1 forbear to comment here. Suffice it lo say that the whole discussion, which lasted six days, was conducted in a much belter spirit than was anticipated by many.

At the close of the discussion broth-er Graves triumphantly vindicated himself against certain false charges which had appeared in the Nashville Christian Advocate, from an anonj'-mous correspondent, in the vicinity of McLemoresville.

In the mean time it had been agreed iipon between Mr. Burrow and Bro. Graves that they should meet at Den-mark the next Tuesday, August 1st, and go into a debate. Accordingly tticy meuwiin a fBw orinetr mends on Monday for the purpose of entering in-to the preliminaries for the discussion. They could not agree aboul. the ques-tions that day (for it seems that Mr. B. was unusually guarded in the framing of the questions,) but on the next day aboul 12 o'clock, ii was agreed that Messrs. Jas. Alston, (Presbyterian,) Rev. Thomas Owen, (Baptist,) and John Harbert, (not a member of any church,) should preside as moderators. Mr. Harbert being the chairman. It was further agreed that bro. Graves at-tack the sentiments expressed in Mr. Burrow's book on baptism, where he pleased, and occupy as long a lime as he pleased, and that Mr. B. occupy the same amount oflime in defence of the book.

Bro. G. first attacked the preface of the book, in which Mr. B. represents ihe Baptists as holding the identical sentiments of the Campbellites, (ex-cept in regard to communion) and -both doing the work of death in a wholesale way. That infidelity may boast its thousands vrhile this isin its tens of

lousands slain. 1 did not hear the first speech on either side, but was pre-sent and noted after that to the entl of the fifth day, which brought the dis-cussion to a close.

I will now glean a few items fmm my notes. Mr. Graves rises; Mr. Bur-row says, I came to the Western Dis-trict as a roaring lion, my horns are jushed here and there and m every di-rection. I came not here for contro-versy. Mr. B. says I called him a slanderer. I said the language of his loo.k was a slander on the Baptist de-nomiqa^on. Mr. B. says he was slan-d e r e d ' ^ Mr. Hurl in the statement that he (Burrow) had been immersed. If you considered yourself slandered, how must your brother ministers Brad-ley, Cooper and Bigham feel who have been immersed?

But Mr. B. represents the whole family of immersionists as very soon following in the track of A. Campbell. Who does this include? Many minis-ters among the Pedobapiists, brothers Bradley, Cooper, and Bigham, for in-stance. Mr. Bradley says, ' No, take that back.' No sir, I will not.

I now psk bro. Burrow to bring forth the testimony to-substanliale his charges. Will he doit? . Mr. Burrow rises. I will not retreat from any thing in the preface of my book. Bro. Graves challenged me to d e f ^ d the jsentiments of my book and •I accepted it. I did not write ihe pre-face ot that book without looking over the whole ground. I will stand up to it. I will now read from the Theolog-' ical Almanac for 1848, p. 22, (South-ern Baptist Almanac '48.) I wiQ next

r ^ d from McFariand's painphlet the correspohdenee of A. Campbell and Mr. Jones of England, and prove G^mpbellism on the Baptists. See Mill. Hiirbinger, Vol.- 5, No. 12, and Vol. 6, No. 7.

Mr. Graves rises. Bro. B. has oc-cupied aiiDther three fourths of an hour and still dodges the question; says he does not know where I am. I am in the preface of the book. What' has Campbell and Jones to do with this discussion? But I will read from a lale letter of Mr. Campbell, in which he acknowledges a difference of senti-ments with Mr. Jones, &c.

Mr. Burrow. These Baptists have no creed. You can't gel hold of them. You have to determine what they are from what they say in their sermons, in their bonks and in their deliberative bodies. The Baptist Convention in Philadelphia, in 1837, determined to have a new translation of the bible with immerse in it. 1 will now present the new translation and compare it with A. Campbell's translation of the New Testament. He here presented David Bernard's bible and read sever-al passages from the two versions which agreed in the word immerse, but the latter fell far short of being "a fac simile of A. Campbell's version." If he continued, this is not the bible pro-posed, the Baptists are responsible for it unless they have revoked their reso-lution. 1 am informed that at McLe-moresville bro. Graves said that king James' translators were a bloody set of men,that the blood of souls was up-on them because they had not transla-ted the word baplizo.

Mr. Graves. 1 will first correct a misrepresentation; 1 do not charge bro. Burrow with it, but his authors. I said that the translators had been persecu-tors of the Anabaptists, and therefore, their fingers were dripping with the blood of souls, that such men could not be trusted lo make a fair rendering of the word baplizo, &c. (This may not be the exact wording, but the sub-stance.) As to declarations of failh we have them for uniformity, &c., but we have no ecclesiastical bodies lo bind them on the churches. Here brother Graves read the articles of faith in the EncyclopcEdia of Rel. Knowledge, and some others, and said I challenge bro. Burrow to prove that we hold to the saving efficacy of water baptism, or that we deny the influence of the spirit in conversion.

Bro. Graves then read an article la-ken from the Baptist Record which disclaimed Bernard's bible as a denom-inational work and added that bro. Burrow had shown that this was not the thing, for it was not a fac simile of A - v i « r O M > o ,

Will bro. Burrow show us some spe-cific marks of identity between us and the Campbellites ? On his mode of reasoning lean prove that a black gum is a hickory tree, that a man is a horse or that the Cumberiand Presbyterians are Roman Catholics, &c. Bro. Bur-row is bound to sustain himself by pro-ving his charges to be trueof the whole denomination, but i f h e will show one state convention, one Baptist associa-tion or even a single church which has adopted ihe sentiments of Campbell-ism, as charged upon us, I give up the point.

Mr. Burrow. Bro. Graves reads some cTeeds and systems of divinity after saying they would not submii lo such things, &c. He then calls upon me lo fix the tloclrine upon a single convention, association or church.— Now bro. Graves has made a point. I

For the Tennessee Baptisu

B L U F F C R E E K , Lauderdale CO., Al. August 10, 1S48.

BRO. EDITOR: Seeing your request, in the last Ten-

nessee Baptist, with reference to revi-val iuielligence, and hoping ii tnay gratify some of the brethien, (particu-larly of the Muscle Shoals Association) I will give you an account of two pro-iracted meetings in which I have been engaged. The first was held whhibe BluffCreek church, of which I am a member, commencing Saturday before the l5t Sabbath in July last. Having the promise of assistance which failed, we continued the meeting notwiih-slanding, nine days, during which time sinners cried for mercy, sought and ob-tained pardon, parents, children, old and young, bowed together at the altar of prayer, and were able to testify that Jesus Christ has poweron earth to for-give sins. I think there has beenabom 20 professions since the meeting com-menced; 18 have been baptized into the fellowship of the church, some Methodist ministers came ray assist-ance, but not a minister of our order.

The Union meeting, Isl district of the Muscle Shoal Association com-menced Saturday before the 4lb Sab-bath in July last, with the Cane Creek churcli; several ministers expected, not one attended, except brothei Miller, (who only staid 3 days,) and myself with the pastor Br. Doutbit. We were informed on our way, thai the prospect was very gloomy, which we found to be true. We commenced however, relying upon God, and bless His holy name. He has never disappointed those who trust in Him. The church waked up from her long lethargy, and began to call upon God for themselves, and for the salvation of iheir friends, and before ihe meeting closed, which lasted ten days, I scarcely ever heard such a cry for mercy amongst sinnere. About seventeen professed, lofind par-don of their sins, by faith in Jesus Christ; 12 were baptised into ihe fel-lowship of the church, by their pastor, whose own soul was greatly refreshed, while his family shared richly in the benefits of the meeting; several of tbem professed faith in the Redeemer and were baptised.

Perhaps my letter is sufficiently long, ihough 1 am not half done writing aboul this meeting. Many were left penitent. May the Lord give them peace.

Yours, truly, A. B. GILBERT.

will now make one and fix the matter at once. Here is a circular of brother Gayie which was rejected by the As-sociation, but subscribed lo by the church at Russell's Spring, and set forth by that church. Mr. B. here read a few extracts and supposed he had succeeded most triumphantly. But added I will now fix Campbellism on bro. Hurt and Graves. He seized on bio. Hurt's expression in one of his numbers, 'Make sure work of it. It is for eternity,' &c.

Bro. Graves endorsing Bro. Hurl's sentiments fixed it on him. Besides, bro. Graves had been represented as having preached Campbellism a.t Mc-Lemoresville recently.

Graves. I will smte that I do be-lieve in the influence ofthe Holy Ghosl in the conversion'of the soul. I will now read the certificate of about forty persons who vindicate me from the charge of Campbellisiii.as alledged in my sermon at McLemoresville. As l a bro. Gayle's circular I see no bug bear in it. Really bro. Burrow is hard pressed irJdeed. I wish he bad read the appendix letter C., in which bro. Gayle explains himself. . Bro. Graves here recapitulated and closed this part of the discussion on his part.

Burrow. I have been challenged to show one church that held to Camp-bellism. I have shown one which en-dorses bro. Gayle's circular which de-nies that divine influence is necessary to faith. Bro. Graves is bound to give it up^ And he has now slipped out

For ihe Tenuessee Baptist.' S P R I N G C R E E K , Aug. 11,1848.

BKO. EDIXOIK "Revivals of religion are always

cheering to the hearts of christians and good news to them. Upon this sob ject I have some what to write. I have attended two protracted and one camp meeting this year; the first at Cane Creek, embracing the 3d Lord's day in last month. There were 12 or 14 professions, ten joined the church; the particulars of ihat meeting I s u p p ^ somebody else will inform you of. Tbi second embracing the 5lh Sabbath in last month, near my house, at an Old-side Baptist meeting house called Cool Spring. The meeting was continual five days; there were four professed re-ligion; the first that ever was known to profess al thai place, and I looK upon It under lhe circumstances of great im-portance, and I do hope it is the beg ii ningof better limes here; the anti-spirit only showed itself a little, but be it ever to the praise of one of the member* ' of the Oldside that he seemed to taki' much interest in the meeting and re-quested meeting two nights at his hon^ and appeared to enjoy himself mocb, and the Lord blessed him in the con-* version of one of his daughters, and since another daughter, and I am told also a son, and what still added to ihei interest of the meeting, one oflbefr' preachers came and preached ivo

his Campbellism in endorsing brother '^^^le's sentiments.

bus ended this question lale on Wednesday evening.

If I find leisure lo copy I will send you my notes on the other questions discussed. Dnlil then, I am yours in the gospel. J . J . S M I T H .

ays with us good acceptable val sermons. When religion aboun^^ ars and discord gives way. We'h^. he labors of E. Collins, Moses Greg;

M. Fly, and part ofthe time Johnson, a stodent

versity at . Mnrfreesboro'. - The o ^ ^ v(ras our camp meeting at C o W Srove, which has just closed.' I^^f®*, was at a more pleasant meeting in ife; a more general feeling I never^*| in any congregation in my life. tians revived indeed—18 conviftr^fr; joined the church, several others wU^ have no doubt next meeting; an Jo»:, pression has been made I hope x i ^ the minds of many that the wicjw. one cannot erase. I pray God thai; hC may continue to water the seed on that occasion by his spirit, and much fruit may be pr^uced-that joined was a Cumberland terian, immersed at that, but it ^ ^ not found 4,0 satisfy her con^' Brethren Hurt, Crider, Carter, liams, Selp, Green, Johnsonr F White, all labored faithfully and tibly in the cause oftheir m a s t e ^ ^ ^ God be all the praise. '

For the Tennessee B^ BRO. E D I T O R : V'LF "

It is once more ray high pri*i' communicate to your numerrt ders the pleasing intelligencej>fj cious outpouring of the " ' ' Saturday, the 5th inst., our pi

m e e t i n g c o m m e n c c d al Ant ioc v idson county , Teun- Soon af meet ing c o m m e n c e i l , the ind w e r e c lear that thegofnl spirit v ing on the hearts ot G a l ' s deal ilren. Soon the cry w a s he.irtl, mu5l I l i o i n be s a v e d , " from t! o f t h e penitent mourner, and dur m e e t i n g , which closed on the 3 0 persons matle an npim prnfes faith in J e s u s Chrisi; S i were in bapt ism; 10 mhers wer t ap a s ca i i i l ida ies for Impiism, but dt a t t end ing to the ordin.ince ur S e p t e m b e r meeting. One w a s e d by letter, m:iUi:ig in all 3-5 s ion i to Diir church. Ilui this all . 1 have been in many revivl never w a s I in one where ihe o f the church ajipeared lo be genera l ly rev ived . Nu complal heard of co ldnrss , but each saij good to be here." Some dear ers w e r e crying for mercy al ihJ o f the meet ing . iMay liic Lordj infinite g o o d n e s s lead ihem spirit to the rock that is higlif they . W e w e r e favoied with isterial labors of W . F. Luck W . A . Whitsitt , part of the time^ f e e b l e stale of health w e were ass i s ted by the faithful lahor^ hearty co-operation of ourdeac o f the laity general ly of ourchur o f other churches contiguous, the Lord revive his" work more t lanlly is the praver nf

A.' W . M E A C H I Spring Hil l , August 17, 1S4E

For the Tennessee

D E C A T U R , Morgan Co., AlJ August 14, 1643.)

S O M E T H I N G C H E E R L J

B B O . EDITOR: 1 have just returned home

tour of preach ing within the lil the Muscle Shoals Association der its patronage, and thinl might be gratifying to the read the Baptist lo hear of the ad| ment of Christ's kingdom in No abama, I thought I would drof few hnes relative to that mntterJ out from home July 26lh, in col with our venerable brother Eldf borne Wright; we visited churches and was cordially reJ and preached to large and al congregations, manifesting unui teresl, notwithstanding the excil which prevails among the churcT lalive lo missionary operations, has led me at once to the con that the opposition have beenl underlhe influence andexciten other things more than opposj missionary enterprise itself, were greeted with the smiles] brethren wherever we went, af one of the interesting meelings brethren of Shoal Creek, Mor that I ever witnessed. We pr the meeting 10 days, durin| time 26 professed faith in Chrij in ecslacies of joy proclaimed a | through the blood ofthe Lainbj ty joined the church by exf and 18 were buried with Cfc baptism. At the close of the many through the awakeningd gospel did we leave crying fur May the Lord carry on and cr whole with ihe best of conseq| is the prayer of an humble God's vineyard.

WM. LUl

For the Tennessee j D E N M A R K , A u g . 2 1 ,

The long expected debate Rev. Reuben Burrow and " Graves, al Big Black Camp has just terminated, after a discussion. The most determil laborious efforts were madeF part of Mr. Burrow lo maintain consecutive days the doctrin statemenls contained in his "1 on Baptism," and lo my mindj signally, ulierly failed. Mr.l was strong, clear and concll bis arguments; demolishing by| reeled blows the structure rea| so much toil by his antagonist, baptism is triumphantly overti strong hold demolished—the are fully vindicated and tbejr doctrines and principles in ihi have been fully and fearlessly ed.

A concise view of ihe sevel of the debate in the order of d( will shordy be presented to ll through the colu mus of the Te tisi. A H P '

For Ike Tmnit

PROPOSITION. * Will ihe advocates of translate the following Er tence into good classic Gra

"But when they believeJ preaching ihe things concej kingdom of God, and the HE

ifus Ghrist, they were immer *men and women."

Will you try id" RAMI

" Far the Teancsse CONCORD ASSOCIA^

The minutes of ihe lale the Concord Association bj printed and are now ready ly at the book store of Gmvesl land. H. R. BUCHAI

StI

Far Ihe Tennettee BaptiaL aiv, Luuilerdale Cn., AI. )

i August 10, 1S4.3. ( rar! . . .

jouF rrquesl, in the lasl Ten-jptisi, with reference lo revi-jigenbe, aiitl hnniiig it may Irneof the brelliien, (parlicu-pe M'uscle Shoala Association) Jeynii an accuunl o f i w o pro-[eelfngs in which I have been

Trie first was held with the Church, of which I am a

I conirTifcncing Saturday before jabbiUh in July last. Having irse nf assistance which failed, inuell I he nipeting nol wiih-, ninii days, durio;; which time riedTor mercy, sought and ob-irdoh, parents, children, o l j hg, lnjwed together at the altar fr and were able to testily that irist'ha?-pnwi^roo earth to foy-

I think there has been about aaiarts s. nee the rneetiiig com-IS have been baptized into

|wship of the Church, some St uiinisters came my assist-

| t nof a minister of our order. Tnion meeting, I s t district of | bcle ' Shonl Assnciation com- | [Satiirday before the 4th Sab- : Tuly lasr, with the Cane Creek j Iseve nil ministers .expected, not ^

ided, except brothei Miller, ; lly staid 3 days,) and myself ( fc pasiurBr. Duuii|it. W e w e r e j j d u n our way, that the prospect ?

gliionry, which we found to : \ y e comoieaceil however, ?

lupoij G«d, and bless His holy I H c hali never disappornted i [ho trust in Himil The church ; ip fciim her long lethargyr and •

call upon God tor themselves, 1 the sjiivation ot their friends, =

fore the tneetlng closed, which ; [en days,' I scarcely ever heard | pry for njercy amongst sinners.!

jveiiteeji professed, to find par- \ their s'fcns, by faith in Jeaua 12 wers baptised into the fel-

^ of the church, by their pastor, own soui was greatly refreshed,; lis fimily shared; richly in thei

i of the meetingj several of them ? {iiith' in the Redeemer and"

|apti=ed.T i I [haps m^ letter is sufficiently| Ihough I i'lm not half done writing-I this'meeting. Many were left at. May the Lord give themj

Tours, Jlnily, i A . B . G I L B E R T . ;

Tar the Tenuesaee Bap&tU

^S C H E E K , Aug. 11,1848.

Ival'i of religion are alwayi ng to the hearts of christians a ^ newfj to them. Upon this snl^ haveiMOie what to write. I havS ied two protracted and one camp 3g this j rear ; the first a t Gang ,, em.'faraeing the 3d Lord 's day month. I There were 12 or

laions, teh joined the churcfa; t f e lolars of ' that ineeting I supMse

y elaR wiU inform you of. T f e enibrscing the 5th Sabbath iji

ontb, near my house, at an OI9-aptisttheeting boose called Co^l

[g- The meeting was continoe|J lays; there were four professed rp-; the first that ever was known |o

'88 at thai place, and 1 looK u ^ Q 'e f tbe circumstances of great im-ice, pnd I do hope it is the b e ^ p -f belter times here; the anti-spijit

3ha\5?ed itself a little, but be l i t to the p r a i ^ ofone of the members!

Oldkide that he seemed lo taktf . interest in the meeting" and ^ ^

ited liieeting twonightsat his hods^ ppeared to efgby himself maqfa?"^

be Lord b l e s s^ him in the cdn-ion ot' one of his danghters, ajid'

another daughter, a n d l a m l q l d [a son, ami what still added to tNi fo; "St of the meeting, one of tb^ir heis. came and preached t with u-s good acceptable re| rmods. - When religion abounUS; d discord gives way. W e had rs of E. Collins, Mosea G

ly, and part of the l ime Wm.' •Johnson, a atfldent o f j h e I7|n-j

T h e o4xt: ply at Morfreeahcro', . ^ onri c.imp meeting a t C o i ^ t t '

e, wiiFch has Just closed.^^ J at a (nore pleasant meeting l a more general feeling-1 n e v e r ^ ^ j k y congregation in cny life. C h f i ^ ,

revived indeed—18 convertsi fr. I Ihe church, several others w a i l ^ no dnubt next ipeeling? an ini-

lion has been made I hope af>on

meeting commenced at Antioch, Da-vidson county, Teun. Soon after the meeting commenceJ, the indications were clear that the good spirit was mo-vin<' on the hearts of God's dear .chil-dren. Stxin the cry was heard, "what must I dp to be saved , " from the lips of the penitent mourner, and during the meeting, which closed on the i3th, 30 persons made an open profession of faith in Jesus Christ; 24 were buried in baptism; 10 others wer t approved as candidates fur baptism, but deferred alteiidiiig to the ordinance until omi September meeting. One was receiv-ed by letter, making in all 35 acces-sions tn our church, liut this was not all. 1 have been in many revivals, but never was I in one where the members of the church appeared to be more generally revived. No complaint was heard of coldness, but each said "i t is good to be here." Some dear mourn-ers were crying for mercy at the close of the meeting. May the Lord in his infinite goodness lead them by his spirit lo the rock that is higher than they. We were favored with the min-isterial labors of W . F . Luck and of W. A. Whitsitt, part of the time, in our feeble state of health we were greatly assisted by the faithful labors and hearty co-operation of our deacons and of the laity generally of our church and of other churches contiguous. May the Lord revive his' work more abun-dantly is the praver of

A." W. MEACHAM. Spring Hill, August 17, 1S48.

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Protracted and Camp Meetings'. For the Tennessee Baptisl.

C A M P M E E T I N G S . There will be a camp meeting

Brawley's Fork, Cannon county, com-mencing on Friday before the thi'rd Lord's day in September.

Camp meeting at Sanders' Fprk will commence Saturday before the fourth Sabbath"in September.

Ministering brethren are invited to attend these meetings.

J . M. D. C A T E S . August 16, 1848.

Miscellaneous.

inda of many that i h e - w i c M ^ - jnnot erase. I p n i y G o d thatihe r continue to water the seed j q W . tet occasion by his spirit, ano^^T^ eh frail may be produced. Q ^ j . I joined was a Cumberland an, immersed at that, but it found j o satisfy her ci

thren Hurt, Crider, C a r l ^ ^s, Selp, Green, Jrimaonr lite, all labored failhfuUy and t^in the cause of their master .

. be all the praise. aii%' s s S

R . DAT. isSt

J, , Far the Tinnetste . EmiOK: i- J r . ia once more my high ' imanicate to your nnmerouff ^ s the pleasing intelligence la oaipouring of the; tf

^urday, the 5th i n a t o a r p r o U ^ ^ ,

!

For the Tennessee Baptist. The church at Bradley's Creek,

Hutherford county, Tenn., have ap-pointed a camp meeting 10 commence on Friday before ihe second Lord's day in September. The brethren gen-erally and ministering biethren in par-ticular are affectionately inviied to at-tend. By order of the chu rch.

WM. B. BYRN, A. C. C.

PAY A S YOU GO. Justice forbids that men should pur-

chase that for which they cannot pay; and that rule of justice observed through life will always work out com-petence and comfort. There is but one secret in the successful pursuit of life; whatever be your income—spend less. Whatever be your circumstan-ces—pay when you purchase. One hundred dollars in a community acting upon this principle, will go further, and do more than five hundred in a com-munity where everybody is debtor or creditor, where every sixpence has to be chased till it costs more than it is worth, and the labor of getting exceeds the labor of earning.

S H E MARRIED A FORTUNE. Trus t not to uncertain riches, but

prepare yourself for every emergency Le

For the Tennessee Baptist.

D E C A T U R , Morgan Co., Ala., > August 14,1848. 5

S O M E T H I N G C H E E R I N G .

B B O . E D I T O R : 1 have just returned home from

tour of preaching within the limits of the Muscle Shoals Association and un-der its patronage, and thinking it might be- gratifying to ihe readers of the Baptist to bear of the advatice-ment ofChrisl 's kingdom in North Al-abama, I thought I would drop you few lines relative to that matter. I set out from home July 26th, in company with our venerable brother Elder Clai-borne Wright ; we visited several churches and was cordially received, and preached to large and att«!nlive congregations, manifesting unusual in-terest, notwithstanding the excitement which prevails among the churches re-lative to missionary operations, which has led me at once to the conclusion that the opposition have been acting under the influence and excitement of other things more than opposition to missionary enterprise itself, for. we were greeted with the smiles of our brethren wherever we went, and held one of the interesting meetings with the brethren of Shoal Creek, Morgan co., that I ever witnessed. W e protracted the meeting 10 days, during which time 26 professed faith in Christ, and in ecstacies o f joy proclaimed a victory througb the blood of the Lamb: twen-ty joined the church by experience and 18 were buried with Christ by baptism. At the close of the meeting many through the awakenings of the gospel did we leave crying for mercy May the Lord carry on and crown the whole with the best of consequences is the prayer of an humble laborer in God's vineyard.

WM. LUCAS.

For the Tennessee Baptisl

D E N M A R K , A u g . 2 1 , 1 8 4 8 .

The long expected debate between Rev. Reuben Burrow and Rev. J . R. Graves, at Big Black Camp Ground has jus t terminated, alter a five days discussion. The mostdelermined ant laborious efforts were made on the part of Mr. Bnrrow to maintain for five consecutive days the doctrines ant statements contained in his "Treat ise on Baptism," and lo my mind he has signally, utterly failed. Mr. Graves was Strong, clear and conclusive in his arguments; demolishing by welldi reeled blows ibe structure reared with so much toil by his antagonist. Pedo-baplism is triamphantly overturned; its stronghold demolished^—the Baptists are fuUy vindicated and their glorious doctrines and principles in this debate have been fully and fearlessly present-ed.

A concise view of the several parts of the debate in the order of discussion will shortly be presented to the public through the columns of the Tenn. Bap-

* list. A H E A R E R .

Fort^ TenMteeBaplUt.

P R O P O S I T I O N . * Will the advocates of sprinklin

translate the following Eng ish sen tence into good classic Greek?

"But when they believed Philip preaching the tbiiigs concerning the kingdom of God, and the name o f J e -

^ u s Christ, they were immersed, both ®men and women."

Will you try it? RAMBLER-

* For the Tennessee BaptisL

CONCORD ASSOCIATION. T h e minutes of the late session

the Concord Association have .been printed and are now ready, for delive-ry at the book store of Graves & Shank-land. H . R. BUCHANAN,

S e c ' y

For the Tennessee Baptist. There will be a protracted meeting

held at Barnes' Meeting House, Slew-art county, embracing the 2(1 Lord's day in September.

There will be a protracted meeting leld with the church at Chapel Hill, " u m p h r e y s county, embracing ihe 3d

ord's day in September. There will be a protracted meeting

leld on Pumpkin creek, Humphreys county, embracing ihe 3d Lord's day in October.

There will be a protracted meejjng leld at Mount Union Meeting House

Humphreys county, commencing Saturday before the fifth Lord 's day in October.

These meetings are all of them in destitute places of Baptist preaching and my field of labor, I therefore earn-

stly request my brethren in the minis-try lo come to those respective places

meeting. Brethren come if you jave to leave other meetings, from the 'act that this is a very destitute place. Will bro. W. F . Luck and others come?

ry brethren. ' J . P . ARNOLD. August 17, 1848.

For the Tennessee Baptist. There will be a Camp,Meerihg held

with the United Baptist C hu rch at Si-oam, Macon county,-Tenn., commen-

cing Friday before the first Sabbath in September next. Ministering breth-ren and friends of Zion are requested to attend. T H O M A S MEADOR.

July 15 th, 1848.

A Protracted Meeting will be held with the Baptisl church at Rullands, commencing on Saturday before tlic third Sabbath in September next. Min-istering brethren are invited to attend.

WM. F . L U C K . Ju ly 13, 1848.

There will be a Protracted Meeting leld with the Beaver Dam Church,

commencing on Friday before the 4ih Lord's day in September, (22d.) Min-iste'ring brethren in this section are earnes t l^ invi led to " come up to the lelp of the'Lord, to the help of the Lord

against the mighty," and aid us by their jrayers an<l preaching lo build up the walls of Zion in this region. Notice is thus early given to enable the church-es lo know bow to arrange the time of lolding their protracted meetings, and the ministering brethren can be with each other at Uie different meetings.

J . P . ARNOLD. June 3 ,1848.

E d w a r d S . Pegram, E s q . , w h o had been s w e p t b y the current into the channel, and w a s seen krugg l ing a s in the act of drowning. A t the moment of the alarm/ master T h o m a s B . W a r d , only ten y e a r s of age, son of Captain W m . W a r d , w h o had put on part o f his c lothes , sprang froni the boat as he w a s , and s w a m to the ass is tance of his y o u n g friend, (about his own age) and succeeded in sustain-ing him above water till they were both taken up b y the boat from the schr. James Norcum, Captain L a w r e n c e , anchored a short distance ofT. But the generous act of this noble hearted boy had nearly cost h im his life; for when C a p t . L a w r e n c e came to the spot , h e only^ s a w one boy, master P . , w h o w a s uppermost , and having taken him into the boat, suppos ing there w a s no other, h e w a s about to l eave the place, when the fact w a s made k n o w n to him by the other boys , and Capt . L . succeeded in plucking young W a r d from a w a t e r y grave, though in a state of utter insensibihty, from which he w a s not entirely recovered until the next morning. W h e n questioned about his temerity in rushing into such imminent danger, he said—"I conld not bear to see h im drown, and I forgot all about m y s e l f . "

in life. L earn lo work, and not to be dependent upon servants; to make your bed, sweep your floors, and darn your t>wn stockings. Above all things, do not esteem loo lightly those honorable young men who sustain themselves and their aged parents b^' the work of their own hands, while you care for and re-ceive those lazy, idle popinjays, who never lift a finger to help themselves, as long as they can keep body and poul together, and get sufficient to live in fashion. If you are wise, you will look at the subject as we do; and when yon are old enough to become wives, you will prefer the honest mechanic, with not a penny to commence life, to the fashionable dandy with a capital of 520,000. Whenever we hear it re-marked, "Such a young lady has mar-ried a fortune," we always tremble for lier future prosperity. Riches lefl to children by wealthy parents often be-come a curse instead of a blessing. Young women, remember this; and in-stead of sounding the purses of your lovers, and examining tlie cut of "their coats, look into their habits and their hearts.' Mark if they are sensible, pru-dent, men of business, and can depend upen themselves; see if they have minds which will lead them to look above a butterfly existence. Talk qot of the beautiful white skin, and the soft delicate band, the splendid form, and the fine appearance of the young geh-ileman. Let not these foolish consid-erations engross your thoughts

A Certain, Sovereign and Speedy CDKE OK T H E KEVEB AND AGUE,

Will be found in WrigM't Indian Vegetable PilU. READ THIS!

Cure of Fever and Ague. BU«9ELLTILLE, Putnam CO., Ind., July 17,1847.

DE. WEIGHT—Some time since your agent left me a supply of your Indian Vugetable Pills. I

have found said Pills to bo in great demand lately, fur the Cure of fever and Ague. Mr. Jamos Boyd has a son wbo has been laid up with the Fever and Ague, and bad tried various other remedies, all of whicli proved of no avail. He dcterminul to trj- your Indian Vegetable Pills, and by using one box, be is now sound and well. Mr. T. Speni;er bad a daugli* ter, Mr. Hugh Groves a son, and Mr. Charles Nich-ols and three of his family were all down at the same time, with Fever and Ague, and had also tried the various other remedies without eS°ect. Your Indian Vegetable Pills soon restored them all to perfect health. I can assure you, from what I have seen, your Indian Vegetable Pills miiy be relied on, for a permonent cure of Fever aud Ague.

Yours, respeclfullv, JACOB DURHAM. P. M.

Also, an acting Justice of the Peace. This to certify, that I was entirely cured of the

Chills and Fever, of several months standing, by the use ot four doses, of four PilU each, of Wright 's In-dian Vegetable PilU and after taking medicino from a regular physician for some time, and have had no symptoms of it since, which has been about one vear ago. J. W. S P E N O E B

Texas, Champaign Co., Ohio. This is to certify that I was cured of the Chills and

Fever, by the use of Wright 's Indian Vegetable Pills after having had three attacks ofi t .

DAVID BUEY. Sugar Grove, Fairfield Co.. O., Nov. 19. 1846. The genuine is for sale at wholesale and retail by

GRAVES & SHANKLAND, Sole agents for Nashville.

Offices devoted exclusively to the sale of Wright's Indian Vegetable PiiU, wholesale and retail. 169 Eace streei, Philadelphia; 283 Gi-oenwich street, N. York,and 198 Tremont street, Boston.

June 22.

Sabsc r ibe r s t o t h e Cbr i s t i an B e -R v l e w .

i s n o w five "years since ohr conoiecQon with the Christian R e v i e w ceased; ondnot-

wi ths tMding w e h a v e repeatedly written a n d sent Circaiars to delinquent subscribers appri-s ing them of the fact, accompanied with a bill of the amount dae , and a reqriest for immediate payment , there i s still a considerable amount dae from iodividaals in diSerent parts of the Union , and from whom no response to our re-peated calls has ever beeoc made. Some of these m a y have died. S o m e have changed their residence, and consequently our commu-nications have failed to reach them. S o m e m a y suppose they have p u d us; and others, again, m a y have paid some unauthorized per-son, w h o has failed to pay over the amount, or report the same as received, and f j r the-feilure of w U c h , the publishers are in no wi se res-ponsible.

T h e amounts due from individuals though small in themselves , amount in the aggregate to a large sura, and this is much needed to re-fund cash actually expended for the publi-cation of the work.

Presuming that no one w h o has had the work and is conscious of not having paid for the same, would wish to shield himself from the payment of a debt of this nature, but for reasons above stated, and other causes , it has been overlooked or neg lec ted ,—we, therefore, intend to publish the names, of those from whom w e do not hear previous to the first of J u l y next, in the various Baptist publications, w i th the amounts due ; trusting that in this w a y the notice will meet the e y e of the individ-uals interested, or some friend who will inform them.

P r o m p t attentioQ to the above will save all further trouble and expense .

^ G. K. & L . , were the publishers of the first eight volumes of the R e v i e w , from 1836 to 1843, inclusive. S ince which they have had no connection with or interest in the work.

EF" Money , current where subscribers re-side, m a y be enclosed in a letter addressed to us and forwarded per mail at our risk.

G O U L D , K E N D A L L & L I N C O L N , 59 Washington street .

Boston, M a y 20, 1848.

Extk-a t.'iieap Carpetings.

W. GREENFIELD

BEING determined to sell his stock of Carpe: ing«, which is large and well assorted, good ba'

gains can be bad for cash.

C O T T O N P L A N T , Miss., June 10, 1848.

The Chickasaw Baptisl Association will hold its next session with the A-cademy Church, nine miles south of Ripley, Tippah county. Miss., com-mencing Friday before the third Sab-bath in September next.

There will be a Camp Meeting held at the same time and place, and minis-tering brethren who can make it con-venient to do so, are earnestly solicited to be with us upon thatoccasion. Done by order of the Church-

W . J . R I D D L E , Clerk.

The church at Enon, Rutherford county, has appointed a protracted meeting, to commence dti Friday be-fore the third Lord's day in September The brethren, and especially the min-istering brethren, are affectionately anc earneaily solicited to be with us at that litne. " T H E C H U R C H .

A protracted meeting will commence at McCrory Creek Baptist church.-Da-vidson county, on Saturday before the 2d Lord's day in September. Minis-tering brethren are respectfully inviied

T H E C H U R C H .

Providence permitting there will be a protracted meeting at a school house near the Iron Works, on the road lead-ing from this place to Livingston, fif-t ^ n miles from here, commencing on Friday nigh^ before the fourth Sab-bath in August.

A series of meetings will commence in Sparla on Friday night before the first Sabbath in September.

Brethren in the ministry are affec-tionately solicited to be with us in these meetings. S . L . SUMMAR,

H . M I L L E R . Sparta, Ju ly 29 ,1848 .

OPINIONS OF G R E A T MEN. The men who traffic in ardent spirit,

and sell to all who will buy, are pois-oners general; they murder his majes-ty's subjects by wholesale; neither does their eye pity nor spare. And what is their gain? Is it not the blood of these men.^ Who will envy their large es-tates and sumptuous palaces.? A curse is in the midst of them. The curse of God is on their gardens, their walks, their groves; a 6re that burns to the ne-thermost hell. Blood, blood is there: the foundation, the floor, the walls, the roof, are stained with blood.—John Wesley.

It is a principle in law, that the perpetrator of d ime , and the accessa-ry to it, are both guilty, and deserving of punishment. Men have been hang-ed for the violation of this principle. It applies to the law of God. And as the drunkard cannot go lo heaven, can drunkard makers? Are they not, when tried by the principles of the Bible, in view of the deve"

S.^LEAATUS by the Box, for sale by EGGLESTON & HYDE.

Jan. 20—tf.

DB. JOHN W. KING. HAVING located in Nashville, respectfully ten-

ders his^Professional Services to the citizens o." town and vicinity. Residence—Gity Hotel. Office, on Cherry street, recently occupied by Drs. Ford & Winston. Feb. 24, 1848.

Great Bargains Can be had in Furniture, &(c.,far Cash at

W. aREENFISI.I)'S, WH E R E you can find some of the finest Rose-

wood and Mohogany Parlor and Gbamber sets ever in ibis market. ALSO, plain Parlor, Cham ber and Dining-room Furniture; Looking Glasses, do. Plaies, Lamps, Gnundoles, Bouquet holders Clocks, Window Cornices, do. Venecian Blinds, Tra parent Shades, Floor Oil Cloths, Mailings, Mattraa-ses, &c., &c. Please call and see.

Maslcal Instruments. I HAVE a good stock of Guitais, Violins, Accor-

dians. Flutes, Clarionets, Brass taslruments, &c, &c. Also, 3 or 4 good Pianos, all of which will be sold low for cash. Pianos tuned in the best manner.

July 24, 1848. W . G R E E N F I E L D .

opinents of Provi-dence, manifestly immoral men.''—men who, for the sake of money, vyill know-ingly be instrumental in corri^pting the character, increasing the diseases, anc destroying the lives of their fellow men. • • • Not only murderers, but those who excite others to commit mur-der, and furnish the known cause of their evil deeds, will, if they under-stand what they do, and continue to rebel against God, be shut out of hea-v e n . — J u s t i n Edvoards, D. D.

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You create paupers, and lodge them in your alms house—orphans, and give them a residence in your asylum-r-convicts, and send them lo your peni-tentiary. You seduce men to crime, and then arraign them at the bar of justice—immure them in prison. With one hand you thrust the dagger to the heart—with the other attempt to as-suage the pain it causes.—-Dr. Thomas Sewall.

You are filling youralms houses and jails and penitentiaries, with victims loathsome and burthensome to the community. You are engaged in a bu-siness which is compelling your fellow citizens to pay taxes to supp>rt the vic-tims of your employment. You are filling up these abodes of wretched-ness and guilt, and then asking your fellow citizens lo pay enormous taxes indirectly to support it.—JSCT. 'Mbert Barnes.

A Card.

HA N I N G recently learned that an impres-sion prevails ex tens ive ly in North A la -

bama and perhaps in other sect ions, that w e are not keeping Benedict's History of the Bap-tists for sale, w e take this method to inform all w h o wi sh to purchase this valuable work, that w e h a v e for more than three months past been keeping the work on hand, and have still supply equal to any demand. T h i s great work which has cost the venerable author near twenty five years of toil to prepare, comprises nearly one thousand pages and is substantially bound in leather for library use .

T h e price of the book is $ 4 . A n y person remitting four dollars by mail

specirying the place and the person's care to whom t h e y w i s h to have it sent , shall have thwr wishes promptly complied with.

G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D . A u g u s t 10, 1 ^ 8 . _

Please to Bead Tbis. A Good Chance to Clear from § 5 0 0 to SlOOO a

year.

AG E N T S W A N T E D , in every town and

county , throughout the Union,to procure subscribers to ^'Sears' Pictorial Family Bible; and Monthly Magazine;" and also to sell Sears' New and Popular Pictoral Works, uni-vers.ally acknowledged to be the best and cheapest ever published, as t h e y are certain'.y the most saleable. A n y act ive agent m a y clear SoOO or $ 1 0 0 0 a year . A cash capital of 2 5 or $ 5 0 wi l l be necessary . Fu l l particulars of the principles and profits of the A g e n c y wi l l be g iven on application, either personally or b y letter. T h e jiostage must in all cases be paid, or the letters will not be taken from the otfice. P l e a s e address to

R O B E R T S E A R S , Publ i sher , N o . 128 N a s s a u street, N e w York .

A u g u s t 10, 1848.

A Child's Nolle Condttel.—'Vh^ Norfolk - Argus g ives account of a noble impulse o f h n

manity ia a mere child, wh ich i s ex tremely in -teresting. O n T u e s d a y afternoon several boys from the age o f 10 to 15 were swimnui ig m the river at the old site of Col ley'a bridge; and the better to enjoy their aquaric sport had gone out to deep water ( some distance from the shore) in a boat which t h e y s e c a r ^ to a pole . T h e y had been in the water some rime, and aU e x c e p t one or t w o had returned to the boat, and w e r e about to put on their c lothes , w h e n their attention w a s called to the perilous situation of master W m . M . P e g r a m , son of

SOnETHING NEW ON BR()\AD S T R E E T .

THE undersigned has just returned from the East-ern cities with a large stock of FANCV AND S T A P L E DRY GOODS,

which he is now opening at his old stand on Broad street, betweeu Cherry and Summer. He flatters himself from long experience in the trade of this city, he can furnish every article usually called for in the line of Dry Goods, &c., &c. Particular attention is solicited to his stock of LADIES, GENTS. 4- CHILDREN'S IVEAR, and it is confidently believed that no person need go away without being pleased with styles, prices and quality. Many of the styles for Lailies Dresses can challenge comparison with the finest ever intro-duced in this market.

Milliners and Dress Makers are invited to an ex-aminatiim uf the Slock of BoniieU, Eibbons and Dress Trimmings. SILKS OF EVEBY VARIETY, FOE BONNETS

AND DRESSES. Ladies, Gentlemen's and Children's Shoes, Genu. Fine Calf Boots, Queenswane, of every description.

At Extremely £,ow Prices. The department for Fancy Goods is kept up stairs,

over the store, where a lady every way competent and attentive, takes pleasure in exhibiting the articles to persons that call to examine. Although the loca-tion is remote from the Public Square, yet the ex-pense of store rent, thereby being saved, it is believed that but few establishments in the South Western States, can offer greater inducements to close pur-chasers. a S M I T H .

May 25, 1843.

CITY HOTEL, EAST SIDE OF T H E PUBLIC SQUARE,

Nashville, Tennessee. M A R S H A L L K. S C O T T .

P r o p r i e t o r s . May 1.5, 1847.

IVEW ESTABLISmVENT. EGGLESTON & H Y I ' E . beg leave to inform tl.e

citizi-ns of Nashville and vicinity, that they have ojiened a VVei»tem Reserve Butter and Cheese Depot and General Grocery Store, on Market Street, be-tween Broad and Spring, where at all times a choice article of Butter and Chec.ie, and most kinds of fiirai-ly Gnweries and provisions may be found.

CRACKEES—A few bbls. may be found on Mar-ket Street, for sale by

Jan. 20,—tf. "EGGLESTON & H Y D E .

THE COMPANION; L NKW COI.LECTIOS OT

H Y M N S A N D S P I R I T U A L S O N G S , Adapted to

DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES, BT RKT. J. M. D. CATKS.

SECOND EDITION—Revised and enlarged.— Published by Graves & Shaokland, Arcade

Buildings, Union street, Nashville, Tenii. This new and elegant edition of 10,000 copies is

jiut from the press, and for sale at the following Retail prices:

Plain Binding, single copy. Extra, gilt. Extra Morocco,

IVhoUtaU Prices: Plain Binding, per dozen. Extra, gilt. Extra, Morocco, gilt.

As the publicatioa of the Companion is a partner ship affair with the compiler and ourselves,'none of tliem can befuraisbed to persons to sell on commis-sion.

Orders for the Companion must in all cases be ac-companied either with tire money, or a note ^t four months, with approved secnrity.

June 22. GRAVES & SHANKLAND.

30 cents. 50 " 65 "

$3 00 ' 4 50 6 00

STEW B O O K S , FOR SAl,B BY GRAVES & SHANKLAND,

i e Tennessee^ B- 2>. Society.

Sacr i f ice a n d At<|aeme]it. BT'SAMDEI. W. LTSD, P. D.

THIS WOA contain* fifteen Chapters; 1. The Origin of Sacrifice. 2. The Typical Character

ofSacrifice. 3. The Tabernacle- 4 The Temple. 5, The Priesthood. 6. The Typical Design of the Priesthood. 7 . The Levites. 8. General Topics connected with the system ofSacrifice.» 9 . Sacrifices in General. 10. The Annual Feasts. 11.^ The An-nual Atonement. 12. Specific Sacrifice*. 13. Tha Vicarious Import of Levitical Sacrifice*. 14. The Atonement of Christ. 1-5. Concluding Remark». 231 pages, 12mo. Price in cloth or leather; 75 c u .

June 1, 1848.

J . L.. A W . H . COI^UNS, DEADERICK ST., ONE DOOR FRO* THB S«OAEI,

In the house lately occupied by F. JSyreneMs Tailor.

JOHN L. COLLINS, takes thi« method of inform ing his friends and the public in general, that h*

has taken into partnership his brother, W. H. Col-lins, Ute of Baltimore, whose long practice in the cut-ting of garments, will enable them to give entire sai-isfaction to all who may favor them with their cimom. Their work shall be of the Latest Fashion, fid done in the best style. They » a i raoeivo iTie Foshioat regularly; they hope their friends and the public in general will give them a share of their patronage. Work done at the shortest notice. Catdng done and warranted to fit.

J. L. & W. H. COLLINS. Feb, 10—12m. . T h e Christlan*i»l>aay T r e a s n r r ,

ABeligious Enrcise for every day in the year, by Ebenezer Temple. Rochford, Essex.

"The (>eople shall go out and gather a certain rate every day."

"Give attendance to reading, to exhortatioa, to doctrine."

From the Second Revised London Edition, 407 pages 12 mo. Cloth, Price $1. For sale by

GRAVES & SHANKLAND.

APPLES—Apples by the b W ^ ^ sale by EC SGGLESTON & HYDE.

Jan.20—tf.

PRUS. BLUB, Ultra Marine Blue, Antwerp Blue, Chrome Green, Paris Green, Chrome Bed,

Bed, Spanish Brown, &c-H. G. SCOVEL.

Tellow Ochre, Venitian &C., forwile by

BBLS. LARD OIL, a soperior article, just received and for sale by

H. G. SCOVEL, May 29. North tide of Public Square.

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T b e Blb le - lSan i ia l ,

COMPRISING,SelecUoM of Scriptore, arranged for occasions of private and public warship, both

Special and ordinary, together with Scripture Ex-pressions of P r « ^ , Abrii^ned from Mathew Heniy, with on Appendix, consisting of a copiotu classifiea-tion of Scripture Text, presenting, a systemsttc view of the doctrines and daties revelation, by W. W Ev-arts, Pa-Itor of Laight Street Cbnr^, New York, Second Edition, 439 pages. 13mo. Cloth, pne« $150. For sale by GRAVES & SHANKLAND.

Joly 13, 1848.

. A ^ a m i l i a r D l a l o ^ e , BE T W E E i r Peter and Benjamin, oa the subject

of Close. Communion, by Ga^tarus F . Davis, late Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hartford. Conneaicot. Price $1 per 100. A W liimdred on band and for salo liy

June 23. GRAVES & SHANKLAND. I ^ O R T WINE, of a superior quaUtf) for tfaeaidt J T and conralescent, for sale %

May 22 H. G. SCOVBL.

H a l t ' s Tef fe taMe E x t r a c t It tlie only remedy that can be relied on for the per-

muent cars of Spinal Complunts, Spasmodic P tractions. Irritation of the Nenrea, Nerroos or Si- -i Headache, Nervous Tremors, Neutmlgic Afiections, Apoplexy, Paralysis. Generol Debility, Deficieni^ of Nervous and Physical Energy, and all Ncrrons Disor-ders, including the most dreadful of all diseases that ever affect the human race—

EPILEPSY, OK FALLING SICKNESS. Hysterical Fit^ Conmlsions, Spatn», &c.

This disease consists in a sudden deprivaiion of tha senses, accompanied with a %-iolent eonTsIsive motion of the whole body. It attacks by fits, and after a certain doration goes off, leaving the soSerer in a stu-por, attended with great weakness Bad extiousdon of the body.

Diictor Hart would itcpress it roon the minds o the afflicte<f, that the Vegetable Extract ia the only remedy ever discovered that can be relied on for the permanent cure of this most dreadful of all diseases. As its tendency is to insanity, madness and death, the most SKILLFUL PHYSICIANS of Europe, a . well as those of our own country, have pronounced Epilepsy incurable. And it has been so considered by many, until this most important of all discoveries was made by Doctor S. H a n , nearly six-teen vears since, daring which time h has been per^ forming some of the most REMARKABLE CU£tES upon record, and has acquired a reputation whirh time alone can ciTuce. Physicians of undoubted skill and experience. Ministers of vwiocs .ienonnnations, as well as hundreds of oor etmnent citizens all unite in recommending the use of this truly valuable medicine to their patients, charge, and' friends who are thus afflicted, as the only remedy.

Epileptic Fits, of twenty-seven years and six months, cured by the use of this Truly Wonderful Medicine.

Read the following r emark^ le case of the son of Wm. Secore, Esq;, of Philadslphia, afflicted with Epileptic Fits twenty-seven-years and six months.— After travelling through Bnglondv Scotland,.Germany, and France, consulting the rat>st eminent physicians, and expending for medicine, medical treatment and advice, three thousand dollars, reuirned with his sun to this country, in November lasl, without receiving any benefit whatever, and was c u r ^ by using

HART'S VEGETABLE EXTRACT. Mr. Wra; Secore's Letter to Doctor Hare— I have spent over three thousand dollars for medi-

cine and medical attendance. I was advised to take a tour to Europe with him, which I did. I firKt visi-ted England. Iconsultedtbemosteminent physicians there in respect to his case; they examinod him and prescribed accordingly. 1 remained there three months without perceiving any change for the belter, which cost mc about two hundred and fifty dollars, pocketed by the physicians, and the most thot I re-ceived was their opinion that my son's case was hopeless, and POSITIVELY INCDEUIBLE. I accordingly left England, travelled througb Scot-land, Germany and France, and returned home in the month of November lasl, with my son as far h-om being cured as when I l e f t ' - I saw your ad^'ertisement in one of the New York papers, and concluded to iry Hart's Vegetable Extract, seeing your scatemontK and certificates of so many cures, some of twenty and thirty yeara standing, aud I can assure you 1 otn not sorry 1 did so, as by the use of Hart 's Vegetable Ex-tract alone he was restored tt> P E R F E C T H E A L T H . His reason, which n*as so far gone as to unfit him for business, is entirely restored, with the prospect now before him of life, health and usefulness. He is now 28-years of age, and 27 years 6 months of tbis time has been afflicted with this most dreadful of disease-s, but thank God is now enjoying good bsallh.

Now, sir, faith without works 1 don't bel-eve in. To say I shall be ever grateful to you is one thing, and as I here-enclose you one hundred dollars, I have no doubt but you will think tbis another and quite a different thing. The debt of gmtuude I still owe you, but please accept this amount as interest on tht3 debt in advance. Yours, vi-ry respectfully.

(Sifined) WILLIAM SECURE. Another remarkable cure performed by the use of

Hart's Vegetable Extract. Doctor Hare It is with no small degree of gratifi-

cation that I am enabled ti' announce to you the com-plete'restomtion to health of my daughter, by the tisa of your Vegetable Extract. At the age of six years, (her age at present is sixteen,) she wiis first attacked wiib this dmadfol malady called Epileptic Fit.<; and until she commenced taking tlie Extract, she suSered with attacks of fits, almost incessantly, and so se-verely as lo threaten to drive reason from its throne, and render her insane—IDIOTIC.

Physi,:ians pronounced her incurable, and could do nothing more for her. We had itlmnst despaired of a cure, when bearing of the remarkable cun^ per-formed by the Vegstablu Extract, wo determined to give it a trial. The result has exceeded our most stingitine expectation, as by its use she is freed from a most dreadful malady.and restored to perfect Lea'tli.

Should any one feel d.»iroos of seeing her, and of ascertaining the particulars of ihe case, such wish may be gratifieil by calling on or addressing a letter to me, post-paid, at my residence, two miles from the village of Yonkers, Westchester, New York.

O. C. DSNSLOW, Yonkers, N. Y-TESTI.\10NY UPON TESTIMONY.

In reference to the almost miraculous efficacy of this truly wonderful medicire. Read the following letter fiTjm Doctor W. L. Monroe, ol Guilford, Ohio, one of the most eminent physicians in that place:

GCILFORD, Ohio, August 17th. 1846. Brothor Laborer in the cause of H amanitj;

Dear Sir: It is with no small degree of pleastKo tliHi I am enableil to aaniiurcc to yi.u tha complein tfiumpli or" yonr invalu iMc meilicinc in ca.ics of E|»i-lep^y. 1 lian- |iirtscribe<l it in fo j r inatances in this viciuiiy, and it Uas'bijeu liighly succe^ssful in all. Three of llip patients, I trust, have been radically cured.— Tl e fourth one is rapidly improving, and will, I think, u ilhout doubt, recover. I am not in the habit of pre-scribing or recommending Patent Medi'-ines, bat when I see an article which promisesso much for tlm relief of suffering humanity, 1 feel it ray duty to re-commend it; and 1 have s o hesitation in saying, that as' soon as the Facirity are fully at^uainted with the real merit of your medicine, tbey will close tbrir eyes against prejudice, and lend you a.helptng hand.

I subscribe myself, your", sincrrely, ( igned) W. L. MONROE, M. D.

To Dr. 8. Hart, New Yorij. From the Watchman of the VallCT, the leading

Presbyterian paper of the west, p n h l i s ^ in Cincin-nati. Ohio— CURB FOB FITS.

Advertisements of patent medicines, our readers are aware, have been excluded from oor columns far several years past Our objections to t iem are:

1. We are not in favor of keeping secret eitker moral or physical remedies for "the ills that flesh is heir to."

2. -Xhe grossest imposhisn are often practised on thscommnmty by iho vandurs of such m^icine.

3. Patiehti are often induced, by the flattering re-cumnmndatinns of them to dhig -Ehemselves withput disccnioB, and much to their iajary, many times; an evil, by the way, which is common to tha cue ^ all active mediciim, without j^ess ional adrica.'^

On the other lund we baveno d ^ b t there are patent medicines, whatever m ^ be <^ecd<ins to the prin-ciple of pateating. (hem, "tfaiu ara valuable remedie* for cettain specific iwases, tbo paWicBtion of which is an act of benerolenoe.- BeTimig the article ad-vortised in another column tu be nC that class—s be-lief for wWcl^WBHATE HIGH MEDICAL AO-T HORITY—wa imvo iasert^ it.. A aire fiir epileptic and o t M fits,.whicfa oftd» baffie the skill of the best pbysiciaos, would bring joy into many an afflicted family. In making r e t s x o r s s T t s n u s T an excep-tion to oor general osdosioB df. pateat medidnes, we tiave followed the example of o t ^ o i i g i o a s joornaU that have adopted the same genenl rule.

The time u not brdistant wbra diousands who are now trembling onder the hand of ifaisdreadfaldi 8iid fearing i£at every at permanent relief u d IM this celebrat^ medunne.

Orerone thousam! c e r t i f i c ^ have been reoeiTcd in testimony of the twaefic^ resnlu pradooed l y tba use, of Dr. Hart's Vegntable Extract.

Prepartsd by S. H ^ M - D . Kew Yotk. Price—One package,. , . ; 00

FOOT " . ; „ 00 Bight " 90 00

It is carefnlly packed up im b o M for traiw|ionatkm, and sentto any part of tbs Uniti^ Slates,TexasJhIss-ico and West Indies. TtlOMAS & MiLES, 147 Main street, between 3d aad-1th screeu, ClDcia

nnti. Ohio. General Agents for the United States. Gad Chapin, comer of 8th aa l Maricet streets, A-

.entfor Louisville, Ky. ' All commanications in FBICCBAOS ID Doctor Hait'.A

•'^etablB Bstmci, mnttbe •ddreoad, post paid, to . f TIKUIAS& MILES,

147 Mais stceet, OiBdnnati, Obio. JOHN H. EWEN,Calk£e street,

i : ! , s 't ^Qplysgentfor Nashville. An who (eel interested will caU at tile ageats and

get one of Doctor Hait^ Medial Recorders witfanot charge. ApiilST—

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' ^ a j T c b m e w b a n d i e ranwt" ] • b r igh t on t h e m o o n t u n ;

T h e y cume w h e n t h e m o o n b g h t Ja c l e u OB t h e fimstsin;

^ m o m a n d at e v e n , ipy m i n o t e * s n d h o a r s ,

T h « y coma B a m t h e forests. F r o m bi rds and finm flowers.

T l i e y come w h e n Msne t o k e n ^ f pas t d a y s w i n r i se ,

Aai a l ink t o t h e presen t . A n d t hen t h e y b r ing sighs;

T h e y come w h e n some v i a o n O f h o p e s and of fears.

R a s h e s on to t h e f n t n r e , t hen t h e y br ing t e a r s .

T h e y come w h e n t h e s e a n u s t - O ' e r t h e ocean i s rife,

An'd t h e y t e l l of t h e s h a d o w ' i l i a t h a n g s OTer life;

T K e y come w h e n t h e t empes t , Us thander and gloom.

Spreads around, and they apeak Of the earth and the tomb.

Then come when the ripple la low on the lake.

Arid the plover is nestling 43y fountain and break,—

Arid the twilight looks ont. With gems on his breast.

And the whisper that all. Save themselves, are at rest.

They come when the light wind Is tanning the leaves;

They come when the flower cap Tho dew drop receives—

B^ night's noon-tide silence. By day's noon-dde hnm,

Ac all times, O! deeply And darkly they come.

i Tontli's Department. N I N E T E E N T H aiTNDAY E V E ^ I ^ ' G •

I S R A E L F E D FROM HEAVEN. M.' Soon, loo soon, Edward, were

the v^onders of the Red ^ a forgotten fay the ungrateful laraelites. W e read in the Bible, that after they had cross-ed tbe Red Sea, they canie into the wilderness of Shar, a great sandy de-sert, "phich divides Egypt from Pales-tine, and reaches from the Mediterra-nean lo the Red Sea. And here, it be-ing a desert place, tlie Israelites travel-led tliree days wilhouCfindingany wa-ter; and when at length they came to Marah, where there were springs, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Fainting with heat, I fatigue^ and thirst, this disap-pointment must have been very great; hut wre are grieved when^we read that ibe people in their misery spoke against Mijse^ What I could a few hour's

' ihirsL make them forget all God's mer-cies? ' Can those lips lately so full of praises be moving now in murmurs? Moved at the sight of their sufferings, and at the sound of their complaints, "Mosea-cried unto the Lord: and the Lord] showed him a tree, which, when be cast it into the waters, the waters were made sweet." Thus God heed-ed the waters for his ^ ungrateful people, and gave thern another proof of hfe goodness, his patience, and his power.^ Soon afier this, we find thens arriving at. a place called Elim: where they.lbuud twelve wells sur-rounded with palm trees"; and there theyi pitched their tents, by the side of cool jtvaters, and under the shade of plraiant trees. The sight of these trees', Edward, must- have -gladdened the hearts of the Israelites; for in those desen places trees are veity scarce^ Travellers have told us lat&ly, that those very wells^ and palm-trees are still the spot where the

Israehtte^jflched their tents so many years ago." We know also that the beaqtiful palm-lree loves' water; an old writer tells us, that, " I t loves to drink all the.-yeai; .^Riogh-"" Tlus-. ireeigrows, 1 6eiieve,in mostliot coun-tries. -iiu Did the children of Israel stay

long in that p lea^n t plac^, mother? ^ They seem lo. have st^id there

some dnie, glad, no^oalrt, bf > t h e y ^ -ICT ajncT i ^ shade Uiey fouud t f i ^ ; " tbea iheyvWeiU. on through the wilder-u r n o f Sto^i t i i ^ r d s M b i i j ^ t H o r e b y E a ^

^ d i f t i b r i m b r f i t e g ^ ^ with bread; and^j^^ shall know 'that I am the Lord your God. And it came Ig^asa , ihat at the even the ground on every side was covered withqijiails; and • in the morning, after the dew-that lay on tbe ground was cone up, behold, on the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost, on the ground. And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one lo another, It is manna. And Moses said untotbem, This is the bread which* tbe Lord hath given you to eat ."

E.' And did God really send this bread from heaven?

M. I t is likely that tbe manna did not then fall for the first licce, but that it might always have been found in t be country where they thea were; for we are told that it slill falls iu several parts of the world,—in Arabia, in Poland, in Calabria, ;in Mount Lebanon, and in othei places. The miracle then that God worked was not so much the form-ing o f a new food for his people, but the sending of it daily, and constantly and in such large quantities as to feed so great a numb^er of persons- In this wonderful manner it never seems to have fallen, either before that time or since. The most famous and common manna is found in Arabia; and it is said to be exactly of the same shape as that which fell for the Israelites,—to look at, like a drop of dew frozen on the ground, very small, and white in color. And the children of Israel were fed with manna from heaven for Ibrty years even all the time they were in the wil-derness, until ihey came to the prom-ised land, and this by one continued miracle. There are several things which make us feel quite sure that this falling of the manna was one of God's wonderful miracles.

Firstly, It fell only six days in the week.

Secondly, It fell in such large quan-lities that almost three qjiilions of peo-ple fed on it continually.

Thirdly, There fell twice as much every sixth day, that there might be enough for the Sabbath.

Fourthly, What was gathered on the first five days was spoiled if were kept longer than one day; but what fell on the sixth day kept sweet for two days.

Lastly of all. The manna fell all the--lime the Israelites were in the wilder-ness; but as soon as they got to Canaan, when they could buy corn, the manna fell no more.

E . But, mother, God gave them quails too; how did he bring them?

M. These birds, Edward, are known to pass, every spring, from Asia to Eu-rope; and at this time of year they are found in great quantities on the coast o f the Red Sea. Now God brought these quails, by a great wind, all round the camp of the children of Israel, at the very moment that they were want-ed. H e brought them, and in such great quantities that all the people fed on them for more than a month. Two or three millions of people there weie that weie fed in this wonderful man-ner. I dare say, Edward, you will like to know, that the quail of the de-sert is said to be very like the red par-tridge, but not larger than the turtle-dove.

P' k

t h i a i "iheip -'att&reti from huoger> i A ^ ^ t f t ^ i ^ - a^ig'lagamst

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bmcl of ih« L<M in tfe knct^^fEj^pt! w B ^ b W ^ d u t rat l i f ^ u l ' t o ye have broajprt 08 forth inlo-iUbw wil-, ^erwas tp km as aU wiiKJ^aDger."

El. Ob!: why did ih^Dol remember howl 'God baid g verr" ihem^water» so" sfcrt a lime belbre, atMoiab? ' -

IIL 'Tbey could not have forgotten"^

W fni^ litt: God ao give ihein wbtt t i ^ oeetl^/al^^gfa tli^. had flo iiianwcoo& of '^^mighty power and f e i ^ ' c a r e . Bbt agmn God heacd Cbeii tbem;bread fitn4 h e a y ^ to Mfc?* ? -

£ l Seat breads ihwn heaven.

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t i y S j f o s e S i ^ & l firood bc^i^r sfaaligo aafe^im^ e v e i i y c b y r ^ ^

I; ihe Lord said ui^ f m a . breaid i;. and Ae people

a certain rate jn shall eat, fiesb,

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Thus the Almighty was pleased to feed his murmuring and ungrateful people. Day by day their food was sent to teach them, no doubt, to look to God for their daily bread; to teach both them and us that we depend upon God every day of our life. He could as eas-ily have rained, at one time, enough for a month or a yeai, as for one day; but he is pleased that his creatures should look up to him eveiy day, that-every day he may receive from them fresh proofs of faith and thankfulness.

But in the falling ofjihe manna from heaven there is one thing which we must particularly notice. Six days in the week this manna fell, but on the seventlf dayl i t je l t f lo t at all. .On the sixth dajt of the week, the Israelites were dn-^ted to gather enough for that day and'the seventh also. The rest , of the week they were forbidden lo ga-ther more than enough for oue d a y ; a ^ if they^tlid gather more than they could'eat, it was always spoiled: but oi> the- sixth-Tfay-,whiit--fclh remained sweet until the Sabbath was over. For the seventh-day was "the rest of the holy Sabbath unto the Lord;" a day which it pleased,(^ ' th"us lo mark ont, eve'h by a m i r s ^ ^ l p ^ all the others, iliat his people- rnighi "^reniember'^^the Sabbath lo'kisep it holy," and rest that day from all the work they did, onr other days. • E . Was this the first time that God had taught his people to keep the Sab-bath day holy? -^ AL No, Edwjird. The rest of the Sabbath began^ with the creation of the world. In^.sujdayir^Gpd'inade the hea-vens, and ihe earth, and all' the thines .L— ^ j .1 -

first tioie tliat God had taught his peo-)le to keep the Sabbath day holy; but le here reminds tbem of it. There is

no doubt lhat such holy men as Noah and Abraham, as'Isaac, Jacob, and Jo-seph, must have set apart this day as holy to the Lord; but the greater part of the world had early become very wick-ed: and we are told, in the book of Joshua ( x x i v . 14,) that even the Israel-ites bad, in Egypt, leftthe service of the true God, and followed the example of the Egyptians in worshipping idols. The rest of the Sabbath was likely, therefore, to have been forgotten among them: and God thus reminds them of it, and commands ihem again to keep it holy. "And the Lord said unto Mo-ses, The Lord hath given you the Sab-bath;" by which words we can see ve-ry clearly that the Lord meant this day to be a blessing to his people, and that he granted it to them as a gracious gift.

But we must go on with their jour-ney through the wilderness. At Re-

hidim, which lay in their way to rlount Horeb, God had commanded

them to pitch their tents. Here, there-fore, they stopped; and here they thirs-ted for water, and again murmured against Moses. Moses was tired of their complaints and discontent, and he cried unto the Lord, for he well knew he could do nothing better in trouble—he felt that he himself could do nothing with tbe people under his care; but he knew that the Lord could either quench their thirst, or put a stop to their rage. Nor did he cry in vain: " T h e Lord said unto Moses, Go on he-fore the people: and take with thee the elders of Israel: and thy rod, where-with thou smotest the river, take in thine hand. Behold I will stand be-fore thee upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the peo-ple may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel; and when he smote the rock, the waters flowed out."

Thus did God open streams in the desert: " H e clave the hard rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink there-of, as it had been out of the great depth. H e brought waters out of the stony rock, so that it gushed out like rivers:" and this ha did although his people "had sinned against him, and provoked the Most High in the wilder-ness."

They were now, as you see, Ed-ward, come to the mountain of Horeb, that same mountain from which God had appeared to Moses in the burning bush, when he first sent him before Pharaoh. I dare say you remember how God then told Moses, that when he bad brought forth the people out of E ^ p t , they should serve God upon this mountain. And now that we find them encamped around Mount Horeb, we see how God's word came to pass.

E . I should like to look at Mount Horeb on the map.

M. That you shall do, Edward; and while you are looking at it, I must tell you, that this famous mountain is some-times called Horeb in Scripture, and sometimes Sinai. Horeb, which means a desert, seems to have been the name of the whole mountain; and Sinai, of the highest top of Mount Horeb. You will hear a good deal more of it another time; but here we must leave off for to-night.

H. Ct« Scovel.

NORTH SIOE o r THE POBUC S<IDARE, » Three doort loett of NatkviUe Inn,

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SODA WATER, &c. Brushes.

HAIR, Clothe8,Scourinj,white-Wash.Sweej.ing, Marking ( o f a superior quality,) Dairy, Horse,

Teeth, Tanners' Scouring and Blacking, Nail anil Shoe Brushes—for sale by

June 12, 1847. H . G. SCOVEL.

Printer's Ini£. I Ink,

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MO T H E R ' S R E L I E F , for tbe prevention and cure of many of thode painful affections to

which fpmales, in varied conditions, are subject, can be had with the accompanying explanatory pam]>li-lets, at H . G. SCOVEL^S,

North side of the Public Square, three doors tceil of the NashviUe Inn. June 12, 1847.

Refined Tanner*s Oil. A GALLONS refined Tanner's Oil—just re-

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V T the cuieof Coughs, Colds, and all affections of tho Lungs, (which has been used with sucb decided and benoficial resulu,) can be had genuine at

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OLD WINDSOR SOAP, for which the Barbers (for shaving) have a decided preference—for

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IOG WOOD, (Campeachy,) for sale by J May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

SPANISH FLOAT INDIGO, for sale by May 22 ^H. G. SCOVEL.

fADDER, for sale Mav22 M May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

PURE and No. 1 W H I T E LEADTIN 0 IL7~

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day be'rested from his worjs: therefore he blessed the seventh day, and sanc-t i fed it,—that is, made it holy' unto himself. Offset it apart to bis own ser-vice. Yon ' m o s t never forget, there-fore; that made the Sabbath as

,sooD as he made the world. «fThis is-the day which'' the Lord hath-made:? ' let U8,ilw his grace, rejoice and be'glad in i t . ; ia i he^ay which ihe 'Lord hath b l e s a ^ : let us try to lise it so as to fiud it a b l e ^ n g ' t o ourselves.

Yoorseci then, that ibis was not the

LOVE T O T H E SAVIOUR. A poor Scottish widow one day came

to her parish minister to be examined for admission to the Lonl 's supper-He questioned her respecting the ortho-doxy and spirituality of her views, and being dissatisfied with her statements, dismissed her from the communion on that occasion; but requested that she would wait on him before the next, when probably her examination rnight prove more satisfactory. He saw that the aged female wept as she retired; and the big tear that trickled down her furrowed cheek revealed a depth of feeling which her conversation had not made manifest. Her pas.tor called her back and asked her why she wept. Her reply was eloquent, because from the heart; sublime, because it was sim-ple: "Sir, I cannot ^peak a word for Christ," said she, "bul I could die., for Christ, so truly do I love him."

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PETEB: COOPER'S R E F I N E D AMERICAN ISINGLASS, for making Table Jellies, Blanc

Mange, and tif great service in diseases where deli cate animal food is required, for sale by

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T > A R I S GREEN, a beautiful article of Paris - IT Green, in Oil, can be had at

May 22 H. G. SCOVEL.

COACH, Furniture, Japan and black VARNISH, for sale by

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MI L L E T SEED, for sale at the lowest markei price, by H. G. SCOVEL.

8X 10, 10 X 12, 10 X 14, 12 X 16, 12 X 18, 14X 20, 1 6 X 2 4 , 2 4 X 30, and24X 36 WIN-

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TO dealer* in Dnig» Medicines, Paints, Oils, Dyo Stuffs, Varnishes, Brushes, Perfumer, Fancy

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Druggist and Apothecary, North, side of the Public Square, 3 doors tclstof

May 22. the NashviUe In*-Fish Hooks.

GENUINE LIMERICK HOOKS, of aii sizes.

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SODA OR MINERAL WATER, superior to whicli

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For the Sick. CALL and ^ t a very superior article of TAPIOCA

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May 22. Nashville Inn

PEARL SAGO, another nutritions article of die easy of digestion, and very serviceable in febril

MEEN^ F U N . - T h e celebrated Chinese Skin Powder, can be found at SCOVEL'S. Ladies

wishing to avail themselves of this admirable prepa-ration, so much sought after in the eastern cities, would do well to supply themselves soon.

Novembers, 1848.

C H E W I N G T O B A C C O . H. O. Scovel,

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Has a very choice article of Gold Lraf and James River Chewing Tobacco.

Q O f i PO'^NDS of Kentucky Tobacco, said t.i be decidedly the finest ever brought to

his market; and about 3,000 pounds of very fa i r -Kentucky Tobacco, which the subscriber will sel low for cash. H.-G. SCOVEL.

ORANGE GOM SHELLAC, for sale by May 22 H. G. SCO SCOVEL.

Ancient I<andmarks. that are in them; and on the seventh

in the form of notes, extracts from the Confessions of Churches and Associations, ^ d from the writings of indiTidoals of the same faith and order; to which is also p r e f i ^ a feief historical in t roduct ion,^ Albert Moore. Pnces in plain binding 25 cents per copv. Extra binamg 35 cenu. • "

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' ' NOTICE. THS above work I will send by mail at my own rijk and cost, to. a n j ^ ' •

Oriere ror books bf mah i ^ t c 'on4i"the money " f addressed to Albert Moore, Lyni^ Ttlle, Giles county, Tenn. '

Jaoe 1,1848.

SUPERIOR KENTUCK-Y MUSTARD, warrant«l best qnaliqr, in" cans, bottles, or bulks, for sale

- H . G . SOOVBL. lUslory ofthe Baptists of America,

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B r I>.AT1I> B I N E D I C T .

THIS work, the result of twanty-fivo years' labor on Uie part of the author, is tho only complete

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B APTISM. Under this division is given the names of those m all umes and countries who have wriiten

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It c o n ^ M about 1000 royal tetavo pages of dose-^ printed matter, and embellished with fine Steol Engraving*.

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T h ^ who are subscribers to the work may rely upon being supplied as soon as possible.

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Jnly 13,

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BP*Gr«ut inducements will be offered to Cash Dealirs in all tbe above articles. The special atten-tion of the LADIES, as well as all house-keepers, is i-wjuesteil to his stock of fine and common Dinner. Tea, Coffee, Dessert, Chamber and Toilett Setts, aa P - I B T I C O L A R attention has been given to tho selection of those articles. In Daily Expectation, l O O CRATES of Common Ware furcountry retail ilealers. No charge for showing and pricinp.

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Banyan's Piigrrims Frogrress. [ LLUSTRATED edition with Scott's notes. Price

$1 50 per copv. For sale by GRAVES & SHANKLAND,

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s o i T T H E R N i i A B i n o i r r . New and Splendid Edition.

THE great popularity and very liberal patronage given the various Editions of the Southern Har-

mony, has enabled the Author to enlarge it by adding a number of choice tunes for church use, togrther with many excellent new pieces never before publish-ed; also several valuable hymns and songs, which has enlarged the work to upwards of three hundred •>ages, and is offered at the same price as the previous Editions; it is now one of the cheapest and largest books of the kind in the United Stales. The Author hopes this improvement will be duly appreciated by a generous and enlightened public. '

EF^ For sale in nearly all the large cities in the IJunited States, and most of towns and country vil-lages throughout all the Southern, Western and Mid-dle States, where all who wish, can be supplied, cheap for cask.

» WM. WALKER, Author S. H i ^ u y . Spartenburg C. H., S. C. ,Jan. 22, 1848.

THE DEACONSHIP. UT K . B . C . H O W E L L , D . D .

AN original and Scriptural work on the OflBce and Qualifications of Deacons.

Just published by the Society, and for sale at the Depository, , Price 40 cts.

June 1, ^848.

VINEOAR! TEKEGAR!! JURE CIDER VINEGAR, by the bbl, for sale by

EGGLESTON & HYDE.

o HIO FLOUR, for sole by EGGLESTON & HYDE.

w H I T E FISH, for sale by

EGGLESTON & HTDB. X i ^ I N E ground table Salt, for sale by J : EGGLESTON & HYDE.

CLOVER SEED, for sale by EGGLESTON & HYDE.

Jan. 20—tf. Je«Be J. Smith,

BOOKSELLEB.^AND GENERAL AGENT FO PERIODICALS AND BENEDICT'S HIS-

TORY OF T H E BAPTISTS, S O M M E R T I L L E , T E N N .

Jan. 20, 1848.—tf.

TH E subscriber has just received a fresh supply of Drugs, Medicines and Cliemicals, together

with an assortment of Fancy Articles, some of which are almost indispensably requisite to the ladies toilet.

Nov. 3. H. G. SCOVEL.

SOUTHERN AUHAWAC AJVO BAPTIST REGISTER FOR 1849.

(^Enlarged Edition.) EIGHT DOLLARS p e r h u n d r e d cop ies . ONE DOLLAR p e r dozen . TEN CENTS per single copy.

T A B L E OP CONTE.NTS P A R T I . A complete Almanac for 1849, with tbe most ap-

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Baptist Register, containing the complete statistics of the Baptist Denomination in the United States, North America, Europe, Asia, M i s s i o n ^ Stations in the whole world, and general statistics of all De-nominations. 4

P A R T I U — E S S A T S . Some thirty pages will be devoted to armies opon

various doctrinal questions, that at p r ^ s ^ t agitate the religious world. Infant Sprinkling. Adult Sprink-ling—Terms of the Lord's Supper, Re-immersion, and various other subjects.

The Register can be sent by mail to any Post Office in the Sonih or West. Will not each church that may see this notice, order 100 copies? It can thus secure twenty copies for gratuitous distribution.

t®'" SPECIAL NOTICE TO CLEBKs! We do most earnestly reqtiest the Clerks of the

several Associations to send us the statistics so soon as they ascertain them in writing, so that we may I ecei ve them at the earliest date possible! Don't vait until ihe Minutes are ^lished! The follow-ing are the questions we wish answered: What is the age of the AssociationT How many chnrches in it? How many Ordained Ministers? Licentiates? How many baptisms this year? Whole number of members in the Association?. Who the Clerk? And Post Office? Whole gainf Any clerk sending ns the answer to the above immediately after the meeting of the Association, shall receive a copy of the Register free of charge, and confet on us a G R I A T F A V O R . Will eveiy clerk in the Sooth comply with this?

P. S. If friendly, will the Ala. Baptist, Miss. Bap-tist, S. W. Chronicle, Index, Southern Baptist, Reli-gious Record, and Baptist Banner, give the above one or two notices, and cunfei a special favor on the Ten-nessee Baptist?

June 1, 1848.

TEMESSEE BAPTIST DEPOSITORY. G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D . AGENTS,

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