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X n r . Man maymiVa great pMUMlon. to W l S h l O f t t O t t C o r r e i p O l l d « H C C . knowltdga and wUdotn, and y t t eommlt moil — - . . . . igfr»*»t"d wlckedneia. An i i i had lo " r « - ' WA«ttmoto«, D. 0 . , J t n ao, ISSI. provt i h i m i d n e i i of tha praph«t." Biio.> O i A v a i i

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BHI ET BERMOW, NO. XXX.

An odd itrmnn from on odd lexU BALAAM AND H I S ASS.—SOUBSSS x s i i ,

3 1 - 3 4 .

Old Thomas Foller, a quaint, witty, and ex-callent divine of the seventeeiUb century, ex-claima, "How fniitful are the aeeming barren placea nfacripture! Bad ploughmen that make b ilka of such ground. Whereaoever ibe aur-face of God'a word doth not laugh and sing with cam, there the heart thereof within is merry with it; afiording, where not plata mat-ter, hidden rojateriea." ' *

Itappeara that theae remarks were miggest-ed by hia having beard a prtsacher discourae on "Balaam and hia Aas." The old roan saya , " ! wondered what he would makethereof.fearing he would starve his auditora for want of mat-ter ." He then goea on lo give the four obver-vations bereaflerquoted.

Taking up the Bible, af tef taving read this paasige from Fuller, I examined the narrative and began lo deduce from it tbe trutha which it appears to teach; and aa Bunyan aayar

"Stil l as I polled they came; and ao I penned Them dowa; nntil a t laat they came to be For length and breadth, the bigness which you

the Indloillune of hIa providence, n a l i i m did not luepeei danger, even when on the very brink rifdesth,

X V n i . Theenera lee of Qod, In the vrry midat o f tbe l r i l n .mty hive IheIr i t tentlon nr. r iut td, i nd b< compelled to tremble and fear euntihmeBt,

XIX. T h e more elnnere arf checked In their eareer, the more renolulely they eome-time* l e t themie lvee tga ln i l reproof. B a l u m f in t imnte the i i i .probehlv with a imall itleki then itruck It with hie rod of divlnutinni end th tn wUhed for 1 iwurd with which to kill It.*

XX. The enemlee of God, though ftlled with Kg*, are often deatltute of power., B«' laim would have killed the i m , but hcf^ad no aword, nor hid he power to uie one could he hav(> obtained it.

XXI . Tlie oppoiltian of i lnner i to Oud and hollneia urge* them on to auch a i t i t o of bllndneaa. t h i l miraclea may be performed without leading them to relleatiun. Bilasm did not aeem aurpriaed, even by i n lae apeak-Ing. The Jew* wanted I 'eign to indtice them to receive J e i u i i i i heMeHiah ; and when he even roae from the dead they rejected him.

X X I I . IfBalaft'm foH guilty when reproved by an aca.what abill b « t h e atate of the ain-ner'a conacience. when hia alna>ehatl be aet before him by tbe Umniaeient Judge at tbe laat dayi

XXIII . The enemies of God ahall, aooner or later, become acquainted witb hia arrange-m e n u for their nunishment. Balaam's eyes wero opened, ao ibat he aaw and heard tbe an-gel of tbf^ Lord.

XXIV. Thuugh the angels of Jehovah—es-pecially the angel of the covenant, delight in ministering benevolence to man, yet are they ready to co-operate with God in the puniah-ment of bt.* enemies.

XXV. When sinnera are accused of trans-gression by tbe servants of heaven, they are unable to make an excuse' lor it. Balaam con-fessed his CTiine to the angel of tbe Lord, iho' be evidently did not hate it.

XXVI . Covetousnesa Will lead a man into all a j r t s of evil. Balaam was cruel, because alarmed, and proposed to return to bis place; ye t resisted conscience, persevered in his evil course, devised new . temptations to draw Is raol into sin, and at last awfully perished in his goilt; all for " the wages of unrighteous-neas."

XXVII . Sinners easily deceive themselves. When Balaam told the angel of tbe Lord, that he w o u l i ^ back if his journey displeased him.

Une of the moil fyultl^l snurrea of aighi and leari le the remembrince of wanted time.— Timet wild that hath waited the precinui boura of life in the l^illie* of the world hath fuund t reeompenie In the enjoyment of l u pleaaureaf Lei every henrl make anawer to. and for itielf. Man may mingle with the gay lociety of the wnrM, end tH»le of ell the iwef ia that men' call plekidre, there will be tlmea of deep, and anxious, and reatleaa thought) the p u t riiea up but to reprAich him. the preiien^ warna him. and the future la ail untrndden be-fore him. He may drain the flowing bowl of earthly bliaa, but in the end he will be con-•(trained to turn away in very agony and weop whiltl hl« aoul declurea that "all is vanity and vexation of spirit."

Let me not be underatuod as casting a veil of darkneasover all thiaga in earth, fur I do not so mean. The earth teems with beauty, itnd radlanc».ia lla wonted garb. In the ani-mated world there are many true plouaurei and bleasinge, and there are many tliiii;;a worth liv-ing for, but all those tend to eievaip tbe nature of man, and direct his minil to that other ttoie towards which w e a r s all hastening, and which, as tbe fiat giieii,is the end, to hlin, of all things earthly and the beginning of eternal juy ur pain. The things we mcei in li'°o that do not so tend to impruve our sintiil natures and exult our hearts are not worth living for, neither

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I have Juat Itnlshed r t i d i M two tUtle traeta, bearlnfr the title o f B . I teni lHten 'a reaiana for beeoming a Daptlat, and h l n e l b n c e of restrict-ed communion. I am WflkplMied with those iltlla traeti—they aonutn^lntareallng hlstttrl. eal l^eti ,ahnwlng (be b lgo l^ i i nd aleotheper-aseuilof epIritoT lBhali^f | | | ikWi)f. vUfother l iemlogtun provei eoDoluilvely (hat Pedubap-tist are oloee oommunlonlat, and ibai ihey e innol e e i i t to prietleo It without vlulaiiiig their avowed princlplei uf ehuich govarninent and diaalpline.

Dro. ttemlngftun w i i i pinua and devnied mlniater o f th i r gospel m the Methodiet loele ty for the i p t r t of twenty y e a n be'ore he dia. aolved bla ennneetlon tivith aald loeletyi theri ' fore when heapeaks, lieepeahe undtnlanding Ijfl that la. when he ipealia upun the lubjeot ha touiihea upon iheir peouliar tenei i , which he underitanda.

l,«m pressed with the Idea that It would be well If those little trapti were placed In the handa of who feek<to knew the truth) there-lore, I have thought proper to draw ofT some few line* from nnt of them, and aend them tn the Tunnoaaee Saptlai for publication, for the benellt «f all those who may not have thv pleaaure uf readinc themi b ^ l n g also thut Ihuiie few jinesmsy induce ihein to make sumo elTurt to procure,the afureaaid tracts. If breth* run Graves St Hliankinnd have not those tracts, I tuppose they can be procured by addressing

Colby and Company, 133, Nasnau eireet. New Vork. i

Now he that hath ears to hear, let him hear what bro. Remingfton aaith. Bee page 18 on restricted communion.

"rVlien, some seven yeara ago, I was tlie pastor of tbe Stale alreet, Methodist Episco-pal church, Troy, N(;w Vork, a young convert applied to mo lor baptism, when tha follow-ing colloquy took place between us.

Young convert.—"I have called lo see you, Mr. Remington, to toll you what God has re-

would they be worth the attention of the mind I done for my soul; and if you think prop-' er, alter you shall hear my jtory, I want you

at a (iuitttble time to baptize me." Hero she related her christian experience,and ihen said, "Now, sir, if you think me»« proper person to belong to the church, I desire you to immerse me, for I do not believe that either sprinkling or pouring is baptism." . R .—"Wha t ; do you not believe In sprink-ling or pouring for others, if not for yourself? Do you not believe that either mode is »uf5-cienl, if it but answer a good conscience!"

Young convert.—No, sir, the Bible is my ou'^ (juide, and I cannot see any oilier baptism but immersion there. I read in Matt. iii. 15, 'and Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water-,' and Mark i: 9, says that 'Jesus was baptised of John in Jor^ don.' 'And I read, in Acts viii: 38-39, 'And they icenl doun hath into the water, both Philip and tbe Eunuch; and he baptized him. And

Should • i»eniBal of these leasons impress their readers with the importance of medita-ting on the U.W of the Lord, and of deriving; from it spiritual food, their writer will not re- j gretthe temporary indisposition which coo fined ; faim to the boose and drove him to thooght for i the occupation of hia time. . i

On tbo narrative to which we have referr- ' ed, we ask leace to make the following obser-vatibos:— j

I . Good men may have bad descendants.— Neither the Jewish nor Christian commenta-tors are agreed as to the ancestry of Balaam; but it would appear that if be did not descend finra Lot. be did from Sbem> Grace does not run in the blood. I

I I . A man may have eminent gifts and stand high among men, who has no grace, and who cannot, thererore, be acceptable to God. Ba-. laam had great talents, but was very wicked. |

H I . Wicked men tnay accomplish the gra-! eioua designs of God. So Balaam, who was eqoally wicked and fooliafa, blessed the people offsrael .

IV. A man may b e invested with honor.

he probably thought himself secore; but how did bis whole subsequent conduct give the lie to this profession! *

X X V I H . There can be little donbt but that the angel of the Lord who met Balaam was Christ himself. How many olhera-has be met, expostulated with, and threatened; who, with

as sources uf enjoyment, could it be shown that they are inaoccnt.

The Baptist churches in this city are well attended and in a tolerably flourishing condi-tion. Many of tbe most respectable and intel-lectual citizens of this district are members. It is iVell that in the capital of a nation so mighty for weal or woe asours, there is mind to appreciate and heart to love the truly repiibliran principles of the Baptist churches—principles which distinguished the Baptist popuUlion ev-erywhere—the principles upon which our best of Governments is based, and upon tbe main-tainance of which depends not only its future greatness but ila future being. So long as ] those principles find an lodgement in the j hearts of our ^people it is impossible that there can be an union of cburclf'and state.— It were well for mankind and our common country, if the principles which so decidedly characterize the government of Baplist church-es were engrafted upon every uburcb in this union.

Tbe American Colonization Society held i u annual meeting in this city, a few days since. 5Iany hundreds were present. Henry Cl jy , as President, spoke at-length and with power; Rev. Dr. Fuller, of Baltimore, a brother witb whom Baptists are well acquninted, addressed the meetiog for about two hours, with great force and eloquence. Mr. Strattoii, of our own

In the daya of Baxter, Charmock, Palmer, Haundcra, Lnngly, DoolllUe, Henry, Karl, Ac.

And what shall WB aay of our New England Ptfdobnpilst churchea, who, In 1694, by force of arma, banished Hoger WlUlami from Ba-Icm, Masa,, Ibr being a Daptlati In 1839 lined ih« leading men who fbrmed «little flaptlal In-tereit In Weymouth from liOa lo ao£ eieh (br an doing, and tlireitened them with perpetual banlahmenl If they persiated. Did it look Ilka open eummuBlen In 1044, wltaii (he/ (pedoea) pasted a law U BoetonTkbiBliriil^l^oeiien: ly condemned or opposed Infant bapilami in in ta leven men were tried, eonvleied, eeni damned, lent to prliun, and nut In Irona In Ihe city of Boatoii,flnd In the fulli)wln|{ year were hanliihe'd by order of the general saurl, and for. bidden to-return under penalty of siiflVrIng dealhi ind ill this for the dreadl\il crime of be-ing llapllils, In IA44, a poor man, by the name of Painter, In HIngham, near Rnaton, waa condemned, tied up and whippedland far what I becauae he turned Daplist and refused to have his baby sprinkled. In ISd), three lUp-tlatvclergy^men In I^nn, a few milea eaal oi Boai«n, were arrested while one was preach-ing on I,nrd's day and sent to prison In Ronton, where they lay two week*, and were fined— one 30£, one 90£, and one and sentenced to be publicly whipped If they reftised lo pay-How one got out, history Inlorma na noi, but iif the oiher two we are Informed that the fine of one was paid and Iho other whipped. Two men who wero standing by,sndwitneaalnglhil' bloody scene, showed some signs of sympalhy, which led the Pedobaptists to suspect them as being DapHsis, and they were aciiordlngly ar-rested, and each aenieiiced in pay 40s. and to be publicly whipped.

Th« poor Daptlsis, after enduring the moat cruel perseculion, succeeded In building a church in Boston. But tbo Pedobapiists shut it op:in 1 HSU. and posted the following note upon the door:

"All persons are to take notice, that by or-der of the court, the doors ol this h()UBe are shut up; and they are iohibiled to hold any meeting, or to open the doors thereof, witbaut license from authority, till the general court lake further order, as they will answer the con-trary HI their peril.

"Dated at Boston,8tb March, 1680. "ECWABD RAWSOM, Sec'y."

Between the years 17^7 and 1733, there were twenly-eighl-Baplists, two Quakers, and two Episfiiipalians imprisoned at Bristol, Mass., (now-R. 1.,) for Prethylerian priest lax. In 1770, about four hundred acres of land,belong-ing lo the members of the Baptist church in Ashfield, were sold at auction, to pay Congre-gational priest tax. In 1658; the court of New Haven, Conn., made a law prohibiting all con-versation of the common people, with any of those heretics, such as Quakers, Baptists, &.C., and all persons from giving them any enter-lainment, on the penalty of

It was indeed painiul to refer to such his-torical Tacts; but I Jo it that we may be able to lest the practicable influence of the doc-

aa lha oounella of tht ebureb may dieuta. I n abort, theyoonteod thaieonaelcBealinnpilda In any of theat ihlnfe, oalyai It li tDllahien-ed by the word and iplrlt of Ood. And ill they aik of the the whole PedobaptlM world, l i fer them lo follow their txampli in thia partleulir —be willing to uke Gud'a Holy Word aa U miy be literally Inlerprtled, ind i i the beat lu-thorltlei do eenitrue Ita iiered werdi, ind ihty, are etrain that It would net be leB|befnr«tht whole Kvingflleil ehurrh wetiid iijr, wt h i re ' " o M L n r d i M ^ f i l l h . o n t U i p t i e n . * ' « I

O n i tWng whlrh lewwrtlir V peati i 'noit b« illuwed u«, that In esBilitenoy. W f aei-

'Iher believe in, nor will we give eeuotenance to, Inraniaprinkllngi norillow aprlnkllng or pourlnyf to be chrlatian baptism) nor will we ad-mit that any unbaptiaed person haa i right to eommune. Here we itind unflinchingly, ind ire determined not to move oriwervt i hi lr ' i breidth. If we ahoald, we might be Inconala-lent. I might i iy , if w i ihould depart f^m any of these land-marka we would ceist to be Haptlsts. If ihe aame conaiatency marked the Pedebnptiits with regard to the ordlnancei of Christ, there would be hope of ultimately end Ing this controversy

"Tfsih In all Ti i iB|s-Hi | iM tapr .«««•!,I, ob ,l"H!i—Bilueaiina uf *¥««»«, Meana,"

1 1 4 7 .

UR M«l. 1. A, SBAVU.

'Twaa on i eoU I>teembtr nlgbl. The wind IB Hitul «MtinMBfd«aa«|irraaBdiBy diwi4l< ln|. Tht wood wai htiped opoB tht b l u f Ing fire and our little eircle drew nearer to tht ffluwlng earthi when, mInBling with the ilch-ing of the wintry blait I htard the volet is of a human being In distreia. I haaientdte the iput from whence tbe lound pruceeded, ind there upon tht chill and froien Earth IB old man lay. Hit fbrm waa beat wiib age, ytt I could perceive thit he onot peiieiitd t pe«> erful and athletic frame. Hia withered fin-gen grasped his staff convulsively) bit high, txpanded brow wia fbrrowed, whilt hia thia

1*4 wlilte locks floated to the wind. Hit eye wia

It i s , fsctwhlcfiaU our^dobapiiai m l B l J J S S ters and many of the people know, that In Iheir churches their are muliitudea who, but for cer-tiain manvuverlnga on their part, woald have been Baptists. And even now, a very little thing would so far wake op thia subject in their minds, as to make them f^el very uncomforta-ble in their counection with Pedobapiist churches-

Let the Pepobaptist churches enforce their reapeciive disciplines, and require their mem-bers to invariably sanction infiot baptism, and •here would be such a fire kindled among them that nothing but Immersion would quench it. They would drive their members ofi" lo Bap-tist churches by hundreds if not by thousands. They dure not do this thing; but I u k , are they conuisteut for nut doing it.

D. W . A N D R E W S . Monroe co., Miss., Jan . 2, 1851.

when they were come dp out of the water, the Tine which we are defending. W e are charg-

a spfrit and with mot ive resembling those of | addressed the meeting, Balaam, persevered in their sins, till they went proposed that the general govern-down to eternal destruction!

XXIX. The purposes of the wicked against the people gT God must fail. Balaam desired tn curse Israel, but he waa compelled to bless them.

X X X . Sinners are free agents in their own

ment make an annual appropriation for the purpose of carrying free negroes to Africa.— Whether the line of steamers to Africa, or

I any. other stimulus to the colonization move-! ment wilt be given by the goveMlment remains

to be seen, though it is highly probable that destruction. Balaam waa admonished, warn- ^^e Efjony Line will succeed next session, ed, and threatened; yet he voluntarily and of : choice went on in sin till ruin overtookhim.— i Of sinners Solomoo has well said, "Madness hath filled their heart ."

X X X I . When we are tempted to think that we are too fee'ble to do good,let os4>e encour-aged to try, ^ the recollection that even an ass,-acting nnder divine direi:tion, performed tbe will of God. And— 7

T h e census of the Slates is coming in very • fast, and shows a very large increase of popu-I lation, and the manufacturing, planting, mer-; cantile and other interests, in nearly all sec-. t ionsof the union. The schedules (number-ing six) arranged by the able superintendent for this Decade are entirely different from those

I heretofore adopted in this or any other coun

and live in ease th-oogh God he a g l ^ t h im. , ^ ^ ^ ^ ' ^ - p " e " o p r ^ o ? t S t ^ n S " r l ^ r k Bal^tm rode on his ass, attended by his se , - I ^^^^^^^^ a o d L J e s u l t s , some opinion f y be formed

wilhimt God, and when he works with them, ihat there are atout four thca-. s i l l y » » . n . t a n e l o q . i M t aposUe are eqoally ^ ^ ^ " g a g e d in taking the census, p r e -^ paring tables, etc. e tc . , and altogether such a

cjen - t \ ^ ^ ^ ^j. jjjimg information, useful alike to the

vants, when bis life waa in danger forrebellioa against Jehovah.

V . T h e power o f ^ o d is boondleas. H e can compel an aas to speak and make sinnera nuer truths which he-lhoitiughly hates. n- - j citizen and his government, as this Decade

VI . T h e meanest creatures may accomplish 'e otten amosiog t o reao tne anecootes Will orhihit. tiri tintwtn ovop hofnPA Arl the divine purposes An asareproVed a proph- connected with the exhibition of P o p i ^ relics, et. and conveyed lessons to mankind to the I have somewhere read of a priest exhibiting,! very end of t i t h e . - among other ^things equally valoable, a sword, j

T I L "The worst men may have a good t i t le! whibh he declared to be t ^ one with which : ' Balaam strnck the ass. T h e spectator, how- ^

. will exhibit, no nation ever before collected. Truly yours,

L « V

to their own goods. Balsam waa a sorcerer, yet the ass coofesseth be was Ait."

V m . - T h e silliest and simplest, being wronged, may Joatly apeak in their own de-fence." •

IX . T h e reproofof sin often comes front an-expected qoarters. Balaam did not expect a lectnre from his ass.

X . God is oospeabbly kind in his dealings with sinners. Rather than man shall go unob-atmcted to rain, h e will work a miracle.

X I . " W h e n the creatures formierly officious to serve as, start from their wanted ^ed ' ience , (as the earth to become harreniand the air. pes. tilential,} man ought t a reflect on hia oWn sin, as the sole eanae' thereoC"

XI I . " T h e y who haeiiiiane n u n y §|lad offi-ces, and ikil lA ooey are not only imreMlded for former servicer, W r p n i u a h ^ ^ r o r tha t one o&nce ." B a S s ^ h i d long r i ^ ' h i i KM, who had never hefiire ofiended him, bot tiow angty waa hewitb^that poor aa iml^apw!

XI I J . Whei i we jaM wiA an olMtmction whib^wc ara doin^ w n i n ^ waiooght toj>aiAe a n i ^ ^ c a U i O T t h u o l i ^ a t e l y tio-fecae-vere. Had Balaam done t h i ^ ha re escaped the reproof he met with. ^

SEBMOX READISG.—[From the Statute Book w f , * h 8 p p e n e d to be wiser than the spiritual , , , , . , ^ - j r, , . , showmao; and reminded him that Balaam did of University of Cambridge, England.] s o t possess a sword, but on ly teuAoi /o r one. I . <'Vic£ CHA.BCEI.I:,OR ASD GESTLEIAES:— T b e priest, nothing abashed, retorted, "You Whereas his majesty is informed that the prac-are right; and that is the very sword he wished tice of reading sermons is generally u k e n up for ." by the preachers before the University, and

, therefore continues even before himself; his Majesty ha.-' commanded me to signify to you

A CAIXTO THE MIHISTKY—Three things ^is pleasure, that the said practice, which took are requisite to constitute a clear call to the j[g beginning from the disorders of the late Christian ministry: timea, be wholly laid aside; and that the said

Firjt, an earnest desire to be employed in preachers deliver their sermons, both in Latio the work. I t is desirable to ascertain the na- and English, by memory, without book; as be-ta reof th i s desire both in lively frames of nilad, ing a way of preaching which his Majesty and when tbe sool lies lowest in the ttast before judgeth most agreeable to Oe eiutom of the V-God, If wo lov» to preach to others, and have iereto/ore, and to the oatore of that

-few agir i t^alde^rasfor g i s c e i o oar own souls, holy exercise. And that his majesty's coa;c U is to be feared that we are governed by prio- mands in these premises may be duly regarded

of J . , , and observed, his further pleasure that the &cond, eonpetent raffieiene^M to g i f i a , ^ names of all such Ecclesiastical peraCas who

qairements.an(I ready I t e r a n c e , called b y ti^e shall continue the^present iupitu atd ^ t f u l 'apoitle "aptness d teacB." ' • ^ i^oy o/yrescAtniy, oe'from time to time'sfgnifi-^ 'flfSirii, corres^^D'g '0 |>en!nga1tt the p rb^ - ed to me by the V i ^ Chancellor for the t ime &Dce ofGod. Wch^BtstaDCM pomtSij^ootthe being, on ^ n o fh i eHa je s ty ' e displeasure, -means, ianie;airf p«iee«fac6ial1y«hHBii ' ? n • « j i O N M O U T H . " the work. October 8,1674.

spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, and the Eonucb saw him no more; and be went on his way rejoicing.' I alsoiead in Col. ii: 12,'bu-ried with him fty haptian into death; that like as Christ was raised from the dead by the glo-ry of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.' Here I have the example of Christ—that example^copied by Philip and the Eunuch—and the testimony of Paul; for Paul must be speaking of immersion; for who ever beard ofany person being buried in a few drops of water. I can't read any thing about sprinkling or pouring for baptism in the New Testament; and I therefore must believe that immersion is tbe only true christian baptisnu"

R.t- '<Well, madam, if this is your opinion I cannot baptize you, because you are not a Methodist but a BAPTIST."

Young convert.—"I thought I was a Meth-odist, I was converted amnnir then , and I love them; but I begin to think that you are r i g h t -that I ant ft Baptist."

"Let me explain^ my-yomig friend, so that you may see that it 'is consistency at which I am aiming both for yourself and" myself. You must already perceive, the inconsistency of your being.immersed in our church with your views. W e believe that baptism is a prere-quisite to tbe Lord's supper."

But according to your views of baptism I myself have never been baptized, for I have only been sprinkled, and that is also the fact with the majority of my church. How could you commone with an uabaptited minister arid church?'

Young convert.—"But don't you sometimes immerse.'"

R—Cer ta in ly I do; but it is only io such ca-ses where the candidates prefer it for them-selves, but believe other modes equally valid to such as choose them."

Young convert."—Then I perceive that I am not a Methodist. I wilt take your advice and go to the Baptists."

Io surveying this entire question, aa it lies between Baptist and Pedobaptist,-1 oblig-ed to come to the conclusion, that the principal difi^erence between them in this matter is, that the Baptist adhere to the Bible and their creed, while tbe Pedobaptist discard both lor the sake of open communion. '

I aclyiowledgc thst-tbw assertion seems se-vere, But only a glance a t tbe grounds upon which it is founded will show that such a con-clusiCn is drawn from facts as they appear in the premises. - A piooe Scotchman; a few years ago, after enumerating all the difibrent secU in Scot-pod, m a r k e , « £ a e h of these sects ia close communion in every sense o f t b e word, .: They never partake of the.Lord's Supper together; they all say, if we have reason to divide into differeiil' w e t s we cC>ino| nnite in the Lord's 8upj>er,^which' is t N niwst essential act of church fellowship.**

T h e same may be aaid of tbe chtirebea of England in the early p a n of tbe 17th century,

ORIGIN OF THE ANXIOUS SEAT. Wbut is now called tbe anxious seat, that ia

a pew or se its which are usually kept empty till tbe sermon is done, when the preacher in-vites those who are anxious to enjoy the bless-ings of salvation to come forward and occupy the anxious seat for prayer and counsel, had its origin, quite undesignedly, from the conduct of a venerable Baptist minister in the South. j

The Rev. Jeremiah Vardemnn, of Kentucky, was a very pious, able, and successfol minis-; ter. His holy soul overflowed with zeal for the conversion of ainners, and his "many tears" deeply affected bis hearere. When he had closed his sermons, be would ofteo descend to ;

tolulion. Alts) tlghed the poor old mun, y m behold before you • wretched, pitiable, objeei, left to die of neglect,—but 'twas nnt alwtya thua witb me. 'When I fint entered npon the atage of life, oil hailed my appreieh with joy. My name was echoed by ^ thauaatd tongues, and every heart bnde me a welconte. All greeted me with pleasure, for to all I gave Urge promlw of much happiness and great gain. Time (ttased jrin and men rejoiced In the fulfillmentof my prosi1aes,nnd the realixsiion of Iheir hopes. In their abundant harvesU and increasing wealth. Solongaa leooldeontrib-uie to their happintas, or add to their i cennu-lated riches, I was kiadly cherished, bot when I bad notliing more to give, they cast me oat upon a cold and beartlesa world, unmindful of past benefits and favors. The vigor of my youth ia waated, tbe dignity of manhood gone, and groaning under the imbecilities of age I'm left to die uncared for und alone. Another soon will fill my place, be greeted with the same -joy with which they hailed my first ap-proach, and who of all that once cared for me will bless the memory of my namel I go down into utter oblivion and another comes tu enjoy my praises, but in bis turn (and a ghastly smile lit up tbe withered festures of tbe dying) will find an end aa ^ . o o d desolate as mine. Tbese were the last words of t h e ' departing year— 1847—and as his last sigh died away upon tbe winter's wind I heard the shouu of a thousand voices, with joyous welcome hailing a ktippy

Nob Year. • •* • * • •

Reader so it will be with us. 'Tis meet that

ed with being bigoted and narrow, and con-fined in our Christian charities, and that all this grows out of o r e cto.ie communion. But what are facts! What do the facts, which 1 have just noted, say in behalf of the Pedobap-tist of America, iu the 17lh, and, 1 might have added, the l«tb century also. Are we nolun-der the painful necessity of charging them with bigotry, but, in too many instances, of in-tolerance. Religious intolerance never exists without bigotry, and bigotry never exists with-out fostering a spirit which would lead to the same unhappy results. Any system of relig-ion, therefore, which in its practical influence would lead us to persecute those who are of a different opinion with ourselves, or'jwuld pre-clude Christian fellowship with those who are right in the fundamenuls of religion, and have passed from death unto life, and become the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ, just because they differ from us in some things not absolutely necessary to salvation, must be vTong, radically xerong. Such is the connec-tion between cause and effect, that we may al-ways look for the latter to follow the former so far as the cause is permitted to operate unob-structed by different circumstances. If res-tricted communion has a tendency to make us bigoted and uncharitable towards cbristisns who differ from us in opinion, then we might look for religious intolerance and persecution in some form, either in spirit or practice, to mark the history of the Baptist denomination

But you may trace the history of the denom ination from the daya of John the Baptist to the present time, and you will find that all tbe blood that has ever been shed on account of Baptisu, has been shed by the cruelty of their perseculors, and flowed from tbe veins of Bap ist themselves. Whatever imperfections have

marked their history—whatever zeal, uniem-pered by knowledge, they may have bad, cr whatever enthusiasm may have marked any period of their history, they caanot be charged by their most virulent enemies with ever hav-ing been a perseaUing people. I t is true, great moral tenacity has marked their history; which while it has also marked their integrity, has nevertheless brought down upon them severe, and at times, unmitigated persecutions from other christian denominatioos. Bot this ten-acity by which they have been distinguished, and (or which they have suffered so much cal-umny and violent persecotion, has been for the Bible—tbe pure and unaltered word of God in all it communicates for the faith and practice of mankind; and that too, irrespecUve of popu-lar opinion and influences. They contend for that liberty which allows every man to read, think, aod decide for himself as to t he duties and privileges set forth io God'a revelation to tbe world. ITiey contend that we shoold both do and teach the Ammaudments of Christ, as Christ himself hath said, and not as man says. They contend that the duties and onfinances of the gospel are to be observed u Christ, the

the platform, and with wet cheeks and trem' bling hands, the noble, powerful looking man | we should know society .and bow its component would survey bis congregation as so many lost parts are held together; that we shoold realize, children, and wnuld say—and every body felt j bis simple sincerity—"Now.poorsinners, I am ; going to pray that God, and Master, will show , you his mercy; if any poor soul feels his lost condition, let him come and stand by me, that so my own heart, aod tbe hearts of Cbriatians | may be suitably affected while entreating the

that selfishness, is tbe ruling passion of the hu-man breast, the chord of triple power—the strongest tie that links tbe heart of man to man. When yooth and beauty are ours, we are bless-ed with the privileges of friendship; the meed of praise and the tribute of love, are willingly accorded us; bot when age creeps on with its

Lord on your behalf." Frequently a n u m ^ r of bUgtiling power,—wheL beauty fades and Con-persons would leave their seats and thus be found standing before the pulpit. In his bands the plan succeeded, but in very many instances imitators have done much mischief. B.

• T H E P A S T O R ' S LEAP. PULPIT ELOQCEHCE.—

While mid yon Temple's hallowed courts I strayed,

And, musing, cried, " W h a t stamps tbe preacher's ar t /"

Echo, in solemn mood, tbe call obeyed, And through the vaulted aisles deep answer-

ed—"heart!"

A PASTOR'S EPITAPH.— Written by himsdf.

In yonder sacred house, I spent my breath. Now silent, senseless here, I lie io death; These lips again shall wake, sod then declare A dread AMES to troths I published there.

PUUIT COMPOSITIOS.,—When I compose a sermon, says Massillon, I imagine myself con-salted on some doubtful piece of bosinew. I give my whole labor to persuade the person to act tbe good and proper part. I exhort him, I orge bim, and I leave him aot t iUhe baa yield-ed to my persuasions.

PcLPiT OsTEStATios.—How little, says the eloquent Dr. Chalmers, most the word of God be felt in that place, where the high functions j of the pulpit are degraded into a stipolated ex- | change of entertainment on one side, end of | admiration on the other; and sorely it were a sight to make angels weep, when a weak and vaporing mortal, surrounded by his fellow sin-ners, and basteniug to tbe grave end to tbe judgment along with them, finds it a dearer! object to bis bosom, to regale bis hearers b'y tbe exhibition of himself, than to do in plain earnest the work of his Master, and urge tbe busioess of repentance, and faith, by tbe im« i pressive simplicities of tbe Goepel.

versatioo becomes less brilliant, the circle of friendship coDtracu and love, tbe vainest fan-tasy of all, perishes for the want of aliment on which U subsist. Could but the mask which veils the boman heart be torn aside, what pet-ty avarice; what mean ambition; what debas-ing love; wbatuiimingled selfishness would be exposed! Alaal How evanescent are hnmsn affections! How vain are earthly protestations! How unsuble is Friendship! How inconstant is Love! Fame—honor—wealth, how tran-scient in tlieir duration, bow uiuatisfying in their nature! What else have we to expect, when the glory of our youth is gone, the veins chilled, the frame bowed, the heart gnawed with corroding cares,the nerves unstrung as a loosened bow, and we have no longer the means of enriihing tht store of others, or the power of contributing to the happiness of those assoeia> ted with us, than we have like the dying year, shall be neglected and forgotten! Each revol-ving sun serves more effectually to dissolve the shsidy aod sweet anticipations with which our youthful fancies were wont to clothe the myste-rious future, and to discover to us more and more the folly of looking to earthly resooreea and frieodshipaSir permanent aod rst iooaian-joy ment. Alas!

" W e r e this vain world oor only rest Living or dying none were blessed."

Bot in the midnight hours of cur lives, when the h e a V e ^ shed down opon os no light, and tbe earth retnma to the yearning aool oought but the blacknes* ot diaappoimmeilt, Faith whispers to the sinking euul

"Beyond tbe flight of time, Beyond the Vale of death. There sorely ia a o o e Messed clime. Where life is not a tireath Nor life's affection'a tranaieat fire,

. i Whoee aparks fly upward and expire."

W h y , then, ahooU we treasorethe affectkrae l a t e earthly gamers? Why shooH we bniM oor hopes benerth the eon! Why make «ar idoiaof elay! This point of time that is mea-sored by the pendolom of year*. U mot oitr Ufh but «iUy a pteUide—the fay note to the ceaae-lea» i»s«ure of E l e n j l ^ - ^ Le t n(« tten the

noblest amlraijbiis be circomscribi»l

And tamper all, ' thba World-revlTiiifsiiB, great Head of the church has directed, and not i into the perfect year!*'

THE PBEACHEm'aPBATER.—Tbe jiiooaBlabi op H o r n e t d l s t t t , that often, havhigcom^oeeaj aoidfs n ^ . . „ „

lowing prayer from Thompson s Seasons.— | ^ i t , blUafol sphere, a eomparton W e hardly know any thing more suitable for | ^ | „ bright and M t e r apirita;' Witk a firm

i t i e occasion: , tois t U »he promisee irf the Gos |» l , "Be eracious. Heaven! for now laboriooa man the soal can look earh dos tngyear , with Haa done his part. Ye fostering breexea,^

blow! . f w 4 i r i w w e l e r . m a r l « each mite a t M e ^

Ve «,rt^mng dewis ye tender ahoweii , de- t ^ l i m . U U ^ • - icend! i f o f T w m e ; and tbe l h e n & from whom to

* " heeii & > r a t e d by a j b y ' e a ^ ^ NashvUle, Tenn. , Dec. , 1847.

T E M E S S E E B A P T m M A S H V I L L E , T E ^ , ^

. s ^ ^ W r B E F O R E TfiEE P E O P t E T T h e i K t a i ^ n d t n o o a o f l e a r u d men, ^

• D j nota. anif leai&ng n g n f i a t i o a ^ o f "Baptizo*'. ia to im-

T h a t rittti^Ji^iw and Divines of any i ^ , i d i ^ l d t a t A e m l i n ^ i i u e x p t e s s f r K g i t .

^ viieieampU of in&nt baptism in the Bible. ' 3 .T toa ] I}ua tn i{a ] iBa fan7na t« . a r e agreed

tSikc primitiTe baptiam waa the immenion of beBeren in water , and that the govenunent of lha prinntive rhn i rh ra , w u l e p u b & a n , and^

' l^nrt&ea independant repuhlia. W e challenge anV responaible man to deny ?

t h e m - ' ^ , V ' __

^ ' C a m m n n i c a t i a u ^ i n t e n d e d {brpnbSca.-rion, mus t not be w r ^ n npon the same sheet wi th bnifoeaa matters .

S a t m r d a r , F e b n i a r y I S , 1 8 3 1 .

S P E C I A L A D D R E S S E S . ° T o the Baptist Mhr i s t r j and membership in

T a n o n a e * a a ^ ^ S o a t h - w e s ^ ^ _ ••I am w u c u m b m a u l peaeem^ibe e a n h ,

falfr 1 KDEIH^*, "T am come to send Jire on the earth and

wha t win I if i t be ab-tady MndUdl"—Jesut dtruL B u T H U H . ir,.' -0 •

W e hava lately entered npon a new year.— I W e are farevet done with all the daries and

toila. lafaora and saenfices. tpars and afflictions, of the past In the book of God,a memory are an oar actions filed as witnesses flir or against s s , to appear in the order they will testify a t A e '^'udgmant of the Grra t D a y . % H a p p j * t h i t aerrant who f eds . conaeioas in h is own

that he has dane mA basne afi thinj^i .welL W ^ Anmger eooirage and emfideoce e n h e enter npon the duties of the present.

HnweTer w e may haTc^spent the past, i t toenmaa each of QB now to make the solemn •aqni ry , •^Iiord what wilt thoa h a r e m e ' t o d o l " - ~ *

b i a ray purpose at t h e present &ne to c ^ especial attention to t&fcwork befijre ns—a work that each of a s . as a christian, is "called i ^ e r t a U d m Christ J e s n s " to do; and the torn, ohatades, and opposidon which each sol-dier n caHed npon to fiuSs. W e h a r e neTer fivad in a^ieriod when the ean<e of Christ ap-pealed t o OS to be'^mcre vigilant, zealoas, devoted m heart , and to stand in fiill armor and to contend earnestly /or the faith.

The re never waa a time in the history of oor dennminatian i a Tennessee, w e sappose, wheii an the Pediibaptist s e c u were more ani-

. ted in detemdned and powerfbl assanlu npon ca r faith and doctrines and d ie c lnrac-tars of o a r ministers. A eonfi ic t is to be fonght here ia onr own State, which for fierceness and momentcms results wiU stand forth with-ont a parallel.

W e are no a l a r m i K — i s no prophecy— w e are even now entering the field and the war t ha t win most inevitably decide whether the doctrines, and ordinancea, and oreanizationB of the canse of Christ , as held by Baptists or by Fedobaimats, m a s t generally predominate and wnvsTsaUy prevail in this S u t e , hat begun •*Eadrbr«eze that cmnes from the east or the west b d s j s to our ears th* d a s h of resounding • i m s . "

T h i i i s as i t should be, while error is in the land—as it was in the days of Christ aiid his apostles—as in the days c^ the reformation, as w e beBeva i t is God's wSI it shan be until an vnivarsal peace has been cocqaered, and Z i -on's watchmen see eye to e y e and Hit u p dieir Tcdess together, and the world's long delayed Sabbath dawn. . I t is to bring about this end that he is now sending farth the fire and tword amsing professing christians—which must and win slay and d e s t n ^ , until *'eveiy plant which hia fioher h ^ not jdanted is rooted u p . "

LtLMt look to our duty—the character of the %earfan—mx opponetUa—ibea poaliom and amdrfenee.

T h e duty w e awe ourselves and our Saviour ia to Eve near the cross. " T h e weapons of our warfare are not carnal ." There will be no reward to him who enters the contest with an unrenewed heart , or with improper mo-tives, or a. wrong spirit. L e t as each examine k i t own heart befiitB God. L e t n i be certain tha t we hava on the Gospel armor and Jemaa-iem blade. Then with b v e to Christ and to Usdespised and peneeuted cauM let nsenter the Bsu, and standing fast by the cross deter-mine to peril, if needs be, aU for its t r iumph.

O a r eneones t ra sin and spiritual wicked-nass—or SI the apostle says, prindpalitlea and powara—the rulers of the darhuu of Utit varfd, and ipiritual vtidetdntu m high pla-

By onr coniistant l ivai, and godly convana-tion, united with. sU the means of the gospel u d oor own eSbrt. we m a i t labor, p n a c h , aad pray lo'win lost sinners to the iiild of Christ.

WhetiMi this win be k y a o r at tavival j , a i tha past thres hava b«ea. ia for a s to dedde.— T h e oaans are in our owm hands, and God'a blessing vouehsa&d. I f wa Mltla down ia eoUaesi. u d neglect of du ty , aad the means of grace, Uod wiU not bless as; or, if ia eontestiag with lha rulara of tha darkness of this world, and spiritual «r acelastasticti n -I»n.«Btfan»ad l a high places, we naglact tha c ^ s a t i o a of anr own heanrand^battle wi th a « a n r f ( W | » i t i n n spirit, Cbd wai o d t U m t h n ' -oa « r o a r e a a a « . Shall thia b * a yea r af iwrivria? Oh , l i t ««. « K k oiMttask th« u -s w t r to tlUs m t u ^ u ^ -Armw of g r i ee .— C « i n c h ehtneh ask difa q t ^ o n ia h a eoa-ftnmett aiiif pray v n i a . ^ uQh , Lord . thou not ranT* u agnii,^ that thy pMpIa may t y M w m . t h w I . ' ! , '

f iTUa ia:lila h a p e n d v a d a ^ V o oiira a n . a ^ v M , aov Sa r ioa r , h k c a a w i a a d d y i o f iia> nefai- W i Q w e d i a d i a r | * t t / -^l^^e^araettrifgmriemfart, amtturip^

T&a Vii&r* of A s ^ r j b t e s t of A i a m i l S ' p a w a r a l n e n i i i d t o k M p

world fn m m ! a ^ aidr&f al dariuM«a--«rwt^ - ' • - • r tSJ ••

era^ tjranlt, and t h e appr^uan of the liberties, d v i f o r re f ig io t^ of tha na&ns—ara opposed to tfaEnlig^on'of Jeaus Chris t , beeaase it is demoettttie—it denies to them the right to op-prets; a o f ^ e p c ^ d p l u of religion tend to sul)-vert their throMS and revolutionize their gov-w i m y p t s - ^ ^ g r a over tam them until

J ^ g l o a s a b d ' y y i l l ib tBj fAivl universal free-, dom shall be enthroned in every nation and a-mong every people of the world. These are against us, oar cause, and oar missions. S e e the persecutions our missionaries are now suf-' fering i s Europe. But thoM are *'ru2<r« of darkness," who labor to keep their subjects, or those under their injluenee, from the light of t ruth, who oppose free inquiry and discussion, and seek to blind and mislead them from the •tBwrhiag of God's word, and their duty and obe-dience to him. W h o are these? T h e y are a gainst US, and we a g v n s t them, and the natore of the eonffict admits of no compromise.'

"And the rulers of spirittud wickedness in high places," who are ' they? but ihose who have converted the church of God into a do-rainims, a spiritual or clerical ariscocracy in which they have made place and rank to ex-erdse spiritual rule, authority. domination, in opposi&ia to the will and authority of Christ. Zioa 's o ^ y rightful ruler, king and lawgiver! —aQ these a re tipposed to ns on aeciiaot of our lirindples; our organizatirai. aad- because up posed'to, and subversive of an this spiritual BiTor and wickedness, and teaches Christ 's fol-lowers to say to these charcb usurpers and ru-lers. "who made ye rulers over us? One is our master ." Against all these rulers and all this domination and spiritual error, tee are ncit only to oppose our example, bat to contend, not only to contend but to fight, and more to wrestle— set ourselves with all ou r powers and ener-gies,—to put forth every proper mesns—and all the time—our weapon being " the sword of the spirit which is the almightiness of t ra ih— the Woan o r GOD. Error is aggressive, al was and every where. T r u t h sbuold not be sads&ed with the dtfensive—it should be, it was designed to be aggressize also. In the chariot of U^bt, with the radient crpss beam-

1 iag resplendantly befure her she is tn enter the dark and deadly <lominion of rebfllion, error and spiritual wictunlness, and set the battle in array. Her commission is like that of Sanl 's when he went up against the Amalekites, - G o and utterly destroy them and fight against them until they be consamed"—ia other words —the stnne cut out of the muuntaiu must roll upon the Image if it would ^rind it to pow-der.

W e wish to be distinctly anderstuod. We intend no war upon christian or individaal e'.iaracter—never, unless whited sepalchers in priestly or religious garb, seek, by faUehood and deception, to destroy onr own. When such refase to discass principles and gospel truths, seek to blight our character, with the corroding tooth of slander and detraction—and like moral Harpies "make helTish tneaU of good men's names." we owe it to ourselves, to cnristians and to the world to nnmask them, and let the world know what a dire moral dis ease i t i s that so depraves their appetites, as Pau l did Cemet r ias and the Coppersmith.— When we atUck seels or creeds, we aim at the unscriptural practices of those sects, and the errors of those creeds, not at those profess-ing them. W e regard such in error, anil chris-tian charity commands ns to convert therii. a« brethren, from it, for we are "uot to snSers in ap<in a brother or a neighbor, but iu any wise rebuke i t . "

W e have, in the eyes of some who have misanderatood us , rebuked severely, and have been judged harshly. Those who have so jadged have not looked at things tbrongb the proper medinm. They have not been fol-ly acquainted with the severe, bitter, and slan-derous assaults whichhave been made upon our personsl and private character, fur no other cause than our nncompromising defence of gospel and primitive truth, in opposition to the rulers of this world's darkness, and the spiri tual wickedness that is blighting the influence of the religion of Jesus Christ; and not our character only, bat that of every minister ur brother of onr denomination who dares to de-fisnd God's t ruth, and protest against Proles-tant errors. It is against the leaders of the sects, the rulers of clerical aristocracies and re-ligious societies that we lay the charge of mis leading, misgniding and misinforming their fol lowers, and their only plea, if mi gniit is fonnd upon them, must be—that "they know not what they do." There is nothing ao potent as

puwerand authority, whether apiritaalur civ-il, to bHnd the eyes of their posseisnrs to the truth, especially if that truth be against them. Of what have not kingly and p: iestly rule been guilty?

Kings, and their courtiers, the leaders of schools, and spiritual rulers, (I. e . those who hava assumed rank, authority and domination in the charcb,) have ever been the instrumenu ofsapreme selfishness, and the chief destroy-ers of popular rights. T h e y have always persecuted and oppressed hamaai ty , and those who plead for the rights of man. as, under the fidtie and lying protection of hypocritical sove rt ignty, they betrayed Chriat to Pilate, crown-ed him with a diadem of thorns, and, after hav-ing rendered his sacred head gory with their blowa, knelt before him, exclaiming " W e sa-lute thee king of the J e w s . "

On the contrary, who pressed about Jesas Christ on the mouatain, by sea, and in the de-sert placea to listen with prpibund respect to hia iostrnctions? T h e people. Who wished tu chooea him for their ruler, and in the greatest t aoapor ta of popular admiration crying >'Ho-sanna, blessed ia he that cometh in^the name of the L o r d / " T h e people. And who was it t ha t pmiMaed to be acaitdaliaed because he h a a M the i k k on Sabbath days, and sooghi to aa t rap him with their laalica and destroy ^ Bil l /^ .Scribes and Pharisees w l u bad ^ r o s t themselTes into Moses seat , t . a . had assumed the power to legislate, to make, and to change lawa for God's people—the tools bi power aad the paragons of bigotry. T & i f

cunning h y p o e n e y d e c ^ v ^ ^ e " ' moment of p i ^ t ^ r cap-

i M y r ^ l e d them to demand the d ^ h of Him who ^ d , B p i i r i . k e d them ia the deseHwi th

seven loaves, who gave beahh to their sick, sigte to their blfnd, and Kfe to theic dead. B a t seeing how«4he -heartless wfetocracies of a churchiiBi had deceived the people, Jesns prayed. " F a t h e r forgive them they know not what they do ."

Power , spiritual^Authority aind a r i s l ^ r a t i ^ churchiam have the same power now as ever over man, and have a fearful tendency to cor-rupt the best of christians, and fiirtWs r w ' o h shoald be repudiated. # - ' • C a r object in this article is to meet the ob-

jections of some in onr own churches who are naturally pacific, and, conseqnenily. are of-, fended^at anything that aavore of koslility or controversy among christians. T h e y have wrung views of christian charity and christian d o t y . T h e y thiiA; and practice npon the prin-ciple that it is an awful thing to offend or in-j u r e the feelings of on.; of Christ 's professed children, even though it were to correct a f«nlt in them, and if you feel constrained to Jo it, do it but once; and reprove so mildly that the of-fender would hardly be convinced that he was ci.mmitting sin. Is this like Christ or his primitive ministers?

But there are hundreds if not thousands of our brethren, and,some of them ministers, who think tbat Baptiij^ have nothing to do but to be Baptists, bold their own opinions, and say and do as they please—that it is nothing to them what othervbelieve, or how they explain the scriptures, and teach others what tbey practice for the commands of God. But Gud says " thoa shalt not suffer sin ajmn thy neigh-bor, but iu any wise rebuke him, and he that converteth a sinner," 6cc.

There are thousands of others who do not trouble themselves to read much, that cannot believe that Ba|>tists have been, or are so mis-represented as they complain of being. T h e y judge of the regard of other sects for us, from the declarations of those sects wben inviting us lo their communion tables, and hence they Jo not appreciate the demand for a paper like ours—a publication society, books, tracts, de-

'tences, replies and vindications, that are now issuing from our press.

It is to this class we particularly edHre^s 'this paper. You, brethren, believe and act npon the principle, that all this is wrong —that we have no good reason for all this prepara-tion for defeni-e. You believe the charges of our enemies—who seek to impress the world with the belief that every attempt of Baptisu to vindicate themselves f:um the charges of bigotry, Uliberality and inconsislenry which they press upon them, is destroying the peace of churches, chrislians and socicty! You are deceived.

Pedobaptists have never, since their exis-tence, shown themselves frienilly to Baptists. Did not the Reformers, Calvin end La the r , unite even with Rome to exterminate the Ana-baptists in Europe? Have they not pursu-ed as by the civil arm—with lash, prisons and death, in this country, until the lash, and chains, and prison keys were wrenched out nf their hands? Do they reaard us as christians o r e s christian churches now? Do they regard our doctrines as evangelical, or the onlinances administered by us as scriptural or valid? Do they not nnite to denounce Baptist doctrines as dangerous to the worlJ, and Baptist ministers as nnworthy and unchristian men, whose statements and writings are not to be credited? Are they not now s.> preaching, and so pub-li>hing ns in their pnlpits psper j , books anil tracts all over the land? Let facts convince a candid wiirM.

W e charge thi< upon the rulers of those so-cieties—Mpon their Scribes and Phaiisees— that they have, and are now, knowinglv ami willtully publishing from pulpit and pre.is. mis-representation, falsehood and sUiider U|>on all Baptists in order to deceix-e their f.illowers and cause the world to distrust, hale and despise us and it ia high time f«r Baptists, in the name of Christ and truth, to rise up as one man and seal the defamation upon the foreheads of their accusers.

These are weighty charges, and now we address oarself to their proof. W e propose to show first H O W P R E S B Y T E R I A N S R E G A R D

B A P T I S T S . W e shall consider the sentiments of any

book, or tract, or sermon, published or preach-ed by a leading minister of the Pedobaptist sects, and circulated care'ully among the mem-bership, lauded and recommended by their press, and sanctioned by their Soi ieties. Pres-byttries, or Conferences—oi the sentiments of the sect, and the leaders of the sect. W e shall confine oar notice of books to those published in this state.

Do O. S . Presbyterians r e j a r l our baptism as valid? Witness their position.

W e have before us a sermon of 24 pp. by A. A. Campbell, late of Jackson, Tenn. , which he preached bcfirc the Presbytery of the Wes-tern District, an>i at the s<ilicttatiun of the mem-bers he enlarged that sermon into a b<iok of 208 pages. Th i s serinoa and book have been extensively circulated among them in this State. This is, thcrefi>re. standard.

See Sermon, p . 1. "Although John Bap-, tist'a baptism was not christian baptism, yet it was performed according to the law and the prophets, to make straight the way of the Lord; and if it was done in any other manner than by sprinkling which the law and the prophetsj>ointed out, he would not have made the way straight—nor could our Saviour hate been baptized by liim in any other way. fur then he would neither have fulfilled tha law, nor have been a priest according to the law, which it was necessary for him to be, thoagh of the o r d e r o f M e l c h i s e d e k , A.TD RK WODI.D IIAVA 8POKK:< i . tcoKaxcTLr, when he said " i t t h a t becometh u'l to fulfill all righteousness. If ho was immersed the righteousness of the law woold nut have been fulfilled," &c.

Again, page 7 . " T h u s , from the way and manner these prepositions [en, eis.] are used, the fact is etearly end unequtveeally settled, that I M M E R S I O N ia N O P A R T O F C H R I S T I A N B A P T I S M } otherwise T H E A P O S T L E S W E R E B A D a i E N and nut entitled to onr confidence!!!"

R o w are we then considered by O. S . P res -byterians/ as not ooly teaching a / a ^ . w a y .

not o d y aa a a l ^ i t j e i ^ b a t as-><K|i»oi.'i5i B u t this is no random ex presmon" " , ,

See page l l . "Theae cwemonial sprinklings or cleasings typified the sprinkling of the blood of Christ; and not only shewed them christian baptism w a s ! ^ be performed by' sprinkling,^ B3DT I N : N O O T H E R W A X ! " Then pouring itii as immers i iw is n o par t of christian baptism! ^

Again, page 12, n ^ " J o h n , therefore, could not baptize in a n y o t h e r w a y . t h a n i ^ ^prink-; ling, withobt violating^he law, or making a crooked plaije; and if Christ was baptized by John in any other w a y , he.coulil neiUier have fulfilled the laWj nor have Hrtsen !c«teraomally clean; and the J E W S C O U L D W I T H P E R -F E C T P R O P R I E T Y H A V E R E J E C T -E D H I M ; A i J D B E E N P R A I S E W O R -T H i T IN S O D O I N G ! "

Page 13. " I t is clear that christian bap-tism could not he performed in any other way titan by sprinkling"

Page 19. " F o r then (the apostles) to use any other mode of baptism, than sprinkling, would not only be transgressing in the face of all this testimony and authority, bu t in viola-tion of all their pre-possession and prejudices as J e w s , " &M. I . ,

Now. hovi' d « ^ h e Old Presbytei ians teach the world to regard Baptist ministers? See page 20, 21. "And for a christian mSnister to practice immersion, is to hedge up the way, and to prevent the fulfillment of the prophecy in the return of the Jews; they are, therefore," clearly in opposition, iu this particular, to the plan of God; and also, so far as their influence goes, will prevent the coming of tbat blessed day which Christ has taught ns to pray for."

" W e are now prepared to see how Paul was baptized without resorting to thf C R I M -I N A L and DREAorci. shift of adding to the scriptures, in 8up|K>sing that he arose' and went to a creek or river, o^^some other place, or that there was a bapfistry in the house." Are not these serious charges breth-ren.' And you think tbat i t i s not our dnty to repel them.' Bat this is not all. S t « p a g e 2 1 , ^•Christian baptism by IMMERSIO:«. and baptis-tries, are the traditions of men, and are nut

Q D E R I L L A W A R F A R E . Mr. Graves seems to' be i n ^ b ^ opposed tn

! « n s h skirmSihing" or "gnerril l ifwarfiir»," as he calls i t . Then he onght to quit dodging among the bushes. So long a s j i e continues , this mode of fighting, he must not complain ~ when fired at . Return to camp. Mr. Graves, ' • n + a t ^ t l i j p the appropriate business of a re r f ligIotM%ditor, and welwill not interupt y o n . . .

Right, we are opposed to it . I t bespeaks one of two things. T h e want of civilization | n . a nation, good breeding in individaals or coTisdous weakness.

Have tee dodged, a i r j^ W e have challenge ed yuu again and again, to a f n r and candid discussion,—and yim have virtuany confessed to the world that you dare not look or let your readers look trulh in the lace.

Mr. Chadick and LowT^will''alway'8 find us ' a t home in camp, and.at our post—and never with O U R B ACK to the foe!

" I N F A N T B A P T I S H .V P A R T A K D ' P I I . I , A R o r THE MAN OF S i . t . "—So says Mr. Graves Then according to bis notions o f history. Bap-tists laid the "p i l la r" of thdK "man of s in ."— He says, " that all e f tnsf iaw in the first and second centuries were Baptis ts ." Infant bap-tism certainly existed in the c h u r ^ in the sec-otjd century: for TortuUian speaks of i t . and Mr . Hinton classes him with the fathers of che ' second century, and Dr . Howell recogniaes him as a Baptist. It tnrns out then, that our Baptist brethren, according to theirown show-ing, entailed the mibbry evil—as ihey call it— of infant baptism On the world.

W e meet with an nnqualified.denial: 1. Tha t Baptists laid the pillar of the Man

uf Sin. 2. T h a t Messrs Chadick and L o w r y can

find an example of infant* baptism not only in the Bitile, but in the first or second centa-ries—in a Ctrjsf ian church. Pagans sprink-led thoir children when they named them, and infant chrisjtening has no |^igher or better au-

' thority Do the guerrilla editors ofsthe Ban-ner of Peace dare to deny—and allow ns to prove the above to "the satisfaction of their readers?

* We mean unrnn-ciou, infantii, or too young lobe shie tii'ask fotbapiiim.

" I N F A N T B A P T I S M A V I O L A T I O N O F G O D ' S , , , . , , REVEALKD W o n p . " — S o savs Mr. Graves the command of God, and are cnmparatively i . . , , . , "J"' »^ • " ' »vc» .

. ™ , , 1 ^ " " I""" ' 'he chapter and verse viola-of modern invention. T h e Bible no where , ted in infant baptism? Hecan ldoil. tells of them: immersion is^no whe:e found in | ^^e will. Please read Matt. 3: 8-11. An

infant cannot bring firrOi the fruils of repen-the'Sible, and so thi as I kn^iw, there is no word in the Greek.Ui|igoage nniformily used to express immersion, and itia clearly NOT CBRIS-TIA. I B A P T I S M A T A I L , • • • c o n s e -

ji)iiently, persons who i have been immers-ed shoald be baptized legally, according

tance. Von date your "claim of r ight" for infants,

away back under the old Abrahamic Covenant —becaa-<e r.if their relation to Abraham. This claim is 2000 years too old, and John cuts

to tjie law and the P'Ophets, and the command with this axe he lays to the r r i • r. - ' root of yonr tree. But read again—the com-ijf Chris t ." [i. e. s p i n k M . ]

W e might almost excuse this writer on the plea of ignorance, but he must add scurrility and abase. Page 21-22, " T h e r e are. als'> many situations in which it could not be done, without violating anutber command, by killing

mission by Matt. 28:" 19, "Go teach alt nations (•'la eUtitee," neuter gender,^ baptizing them," (not aula, to relate to the nations bur"a«/o! /s" masculine to agree with the disciples made, understood.) l y i ^ e c y i c commands Jrnrbid the

anil to say the least of this mode, jjuing of anything not commanded. Christ it is very tmmorfesi and well calculated to pot the blu-ib any virtuous man nr woman, ami to

I excite libidinons ideas in the licentious. ••Un<ler these circumstances, it would be a

very burdensome rite, and it is contrary to all our ideas of God's justice and goodness to re-<|i i i re a n o r d i n a n c e a n d O B E D I E N C E TO W H I C H ,

UNDER ANT CIRCUMSTANCES. W OULD C O M P E L

OS TO V I O L A T E H I S M O R A L L A W . " Our space will not allow ns tn get throuoh

with Mr. Campbell or Presbyterians this week. Bat let our readers remember

1. Tha t this author's works are standard ones with his church—and are circulated by

I them—and this sermon and these sentiments . preached before a Presbytery of ministers— : and we hear no objection raised to it or them. ! but it is published at their request! Is not the

Presbyterian church responsible for this.' i 2. Tha t Mr. C. declares John. Christ, and the Apostles impo.stiirs if they baptized by immersion.

3, That immersion is no part of christian baptism—and those immersed ought to be sprinkled.

QCERT. If so, why do they complain of our illiberality and bigotry, because we reijuire those whom they have rantized to be immers-ed or baptized/ . 4. Tha t immersion is a human tradition. '

5. That it is in violation of the Scriptures to immerse.

6. That to immerse, under any circumstan-ces. is to violate the moral law.

7. That it is a very immodest act, and its in-fiucnce Is licentious.

8. Tha t those who practice it, hedge up the progress of religion, and so far aa tbey can prevent the coming of the Millennium.

A P P L I C A T I O N o r A L L T U I S .

How can Presbyterians consistently admit that Baptists are christians, ur their churches the churches of, or branches of the church uf Christ?

How does it krik -in them to talk, preach, publish and circulate, such things as these, aicainst us, and then at their communion ra> bles, invite us to come forward and eat with them in token that they regard us baptized christians? Do they tell the t ruth in their books, or when they so invite us, and abuse as If we do nut eat with them.

T h a t t h e abuse, slander, and ridicule heap-ed upon Baptists by the "Old Man , " and en-dorsed by Methodists in this city and State, is nothioji new, and his position is tutt a new po-siiiim. he cannot claim even the merit of origi-aaliry io valgarity or ridicole, Presbyterians having gone before him.

Bro. Baker'a Second number was not banded in in time for this week 's issue.

• Read the Speda l Address this week .

W e learn from a letter received from bro. C . Bragg, the death nf bro. Juha Brigan« dine, an exemplary member of onr ehurch for the paat twonty years . H e died in tha full t r iumphs of faith! t

EaraaATion To TSXAI-^en. H«i>toii reomtly stated in a public lectara tbst 30,000 n ta i^bt* en-tered the Staie of Texas, across tbs Sobine, in the c.Hirss ufUti jre*r,snH that daring tb« present yvar lh« nuinlwrt urill be di>uhl«d.—/.««. .JSpnr.

^ r h felUnethip without^p&mfl " Btat can ^ n ; n o t entertain ery 'one of them that giirili"tiridenc^of^ti new birth—can you not' If Baptists are" inconsis-tent towards Pedobaptists, t h a n - a r e yoo tn-warSa your young Mnverts.-- W e have cArii-tian'feUowskip for every miewhetherbept ized

Asr shonlders—for so small a man as the edi-'"^ the Banner, and it wiU yet prove ih , '

most nnwise and unpopular thing that evertha Cumberiand Presbyterians of Lebanon da^^ Time will m ^ e its own devetopments. • ?

V ^ T k e M o w i n g sjiecimen of reasoning,

not f u r t h o s e ^ o d o n o r , whether Pedobap- mental ca ibre, of Mr. Chadick.

command believers to be baptized, this res-tricts baptism to believers only, and Mr. Chad-ick violates thiscominissiim to baptize infants, as he would b Us and asses, as Catholics do. He even dare not discuss this question with us.

B A P T I S T S S P E A K I N G O C T . — I n a r e c e n t d e -hare,on the subject ot baptism, between .Messrs Baker and Chapman—the former a Baptist, and the latter a Meth idist—Mr. C. qutited a statement of Dr. Howell that intant baptism, in the days of the Apustles, would have been a damning sin, and asked any Baptist in the congregation^ that endorsed t h i t sentiment, to raise his right hand. Mr. Graves immediate-ly gave the signal. '

The^ inquiry at once arose in our mind whether, it infant baptism were a damning sin in the days of the Ap-wtles, it had lost any "f its turpituile sini e! True , t h e Apo-tles do not now live, l>ut their words represent them.— Mr. Graves, perhaps, can enlighten us on this suliject.

No, sir, it has not. I t is a human tradition, a palpable violation of God's Word, and has, wherever its baneful influence has not been restraineil by Baptist influence, proved itself to be a damning sm, to religion, the church, and the world. W e would be fiappy to dis-cuss this subject also.

HARD TO PROVE.—"There is nota Rnbric, Ciinfession or Discipline, that enjoins infant baptism, but that also teache-that a new birth or regenerati'iit of heart, is cu neeted with, or ellected bv. the act. Wochttlleiige contradic-t ion ."—Mr. Graves.

W e contradict you Mr. Graves. T h e doc-trine is not in our Confession of Fai th.

W e pledge nurself to prove our declaration, if the Editor of the Banner of Peace will al-low our article to appear. If he dare let his readers see ihe proof, let him answer. IVe challenge him lo do il.

" C H R I S T I A N AND C H U R C H F E L L O W S H I P . " — Mr. Graves soys he can hold christian, but not church fellowship with us. Now what would you think of the man who would tell you, he loved you and the rest of tho mem bers composing your family, hut still he would have nothinc to do wilh the family. Love the parts, but hate the whole, 'com[)»ied of the parts. Wha t eaya cimmun sense, to such a distinction!

Did ever you read of the Apo.4tles preach-ing and praying with a people, and then refus-ing o comtiiunc wilh them at the Lord 's table! Do you think Paul would have invited a preacher to aid him in holding a meeting, and then order him not to approach theSacrameut uf the Supper—unite with him in the perfur-inanue of one of the most solemn and ttnpor-mnt duties known tn the CHUKCH—recogniru him as a called Ministrr oj Jesus Omst, and then when the sacred elements are presented, to refase tocominanc with him! Nu, no: Pau l never could have done that.

There must be.something wrong in the poli-cy of our Baptist brethren They ere euher wrong in hoi ling "christian fellowship with us, as they call it, or in withholding "church fellowship."

None so blind as ' those who wont see, except ouils, that are blind in proportion 10 the light. W e have explained the dilference be-tween christian and church fellowship, so thi.t w a y f a r i n g man, thu' a tool, need not err there-in, (See'.Regisier for 1851.)

T h e r ^ a r e in the Presbyterian church say fifty yoong converts all rejoicing \n the i r%ir -gin love. T h e y have never been baptized in any way . Now we ask Mr.Chadi&k, can y o a invite them tu the Lord't Supptr prior to baptism. Can yon! Can you admit them to

Pedobap-tists or not, whether ministiiVs^or members— but not chnrch fellowship, and we alone in this are consistent.

H o w S B A L I . W B U N D E R S T A N D T B E « ! — M r . Graves says " tha t Christ and hia disciples were a church" on r,he night before his crucifix-ion. when the Supper was instituted. And ye t Dr . Howell affirms, that " the first, gospel chnrch was "formed" on the day of Pente-cost.

Can a thing be, and not be, at the same time!

Dr . Howell does not affirm that the kingdom or church of Christ was not set up prior to his death, and he who denies it . haa either not the intel lecrto anderstand, or the honesty to state his writings. W e charge the Editors of the Banner with a prosa attempt to deceive their readers in the above.

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CauacH GoVEKN3uutT—Mr. Grav«a, ' iays " the government of the Pedobaptist Sodeties is legislative as well as executive, and vested in the clergy; and is Anti-Democratic, Anti-Republican, and oppressive, since it denies the exercise of the elective and executive fran-chise to the la i ty ."

H a v e Baptists no rulesfortheir government, only what they find literally presented in the Bitile! If th^y have, then they, like Pedobap tists, have legislated.

Does .Mr. Gravesinclude Cumberland P r e s hyterians. when he says legislative and execa« tive power of Peilobaptists " i s vpstecl in -the clergy." Surt-ly, be knows better. Is it es-sential to a repu'bliean eovemmint , that the WHOLE PEOPLK be d i rec t ly e m p l o y e d , e i t h e r i p enacting or in execu ing the laws! What aay you Mr . Graves!

Baptists have no other Rnbric, Confession of Faith, or Discipline, than the Bible.— Their churcfaes acknowledge no law not clear-ly wyran t ed in the New Tei^tament. T h e y deny that any church, society, or association, sessiiin. presbytery, conference, or assembly, has the (lower to enact a line of law binding npun them or the consciences of Christ 's fol-lowers.

Christ is alone King of Zion—and it ia high treason for any man as the pope, or set of men as sessions, synods, presbyteries or assemblies to attempt to wrest the sceptre from his|hand, and legislate for his fol . lowe^.*

W e know that the. legislative and executive power <if Qumbe^and Presbyterian societies is vested in the eldership, (who assume to ex-ist and rule jure devino, an imperial body. dependent of the membership, ruling for life^ and giHid behavior.) and ministry^ an anli-scriplural, anti-republican, hydra-headed ar istocralical jurisdiction—opposed to the spirit of Christ and of the age.

In a republican government the people reserved to themselves their unalienable right of deciding upon the laws they will en-act, and of electing those whom they deem fit ti> enact them—they, and they alone, are the only sovereigns—their legislators being an-swerable to Oiem. *

Have the Editors of the Banner the pre-sumption to assert that Calvin^wbo was bit-terly opposed to a '^opular or democratic gov-ernment, gave to the society he organized, a republican government, and that too when be lived and organized his society under a mon-archical government! WiU they pretend, in the face of t h e intelligence of this age, that the government of the Cumberland Presbyterian Society, is Republican!

A C A N D I D C O N F E S S I O N — T h e m e a g e r n e s s

of the ediMrials of the Banner of Peace, and the shallowness, partly, tbat characterizes those that do appear, is a matter of remark, both here and in Lebanon. .Mr. Chadick gives the following sensible soluiiun: '•Small men with small means, could ntit be expected to show a liberal capital, nor a sumptuous lit-erary feast for his friends."

The most sen-^ible remark we ever saw from his pen. I t is time fur him to feel small and mean Mo, if he is possessed of common sensi-bilities, after being charged publicly with the grossest ignorance and willul falsehofid by Mr. Fanning, ibeoijby Mr. Meacham, and by Mr . Baker. Poor feasts indeed does Tioi ve np for bis friends, nod we opire that the ! more sensible are getting rather sick at the , „ , „ „ i . , , , , stomach! J elegant dress, and too true, alas! of

" • I Others ihau hid own nee.—Christian Uetald. The GdibSr of the Banner of Peace ' »

attempts to excuse himself fur refusing to l e t ' Clapp, of Rbnds his readers see.onT proof of the propositions " " • member «jf bis charcb, at the head of our columns, the t rulh of which. • ' 'e thought it right to engage in daa-he denies, because forsooth, we some years ' ^ ' reply was. - I should think thit since closed this paper against D r . Cossitt!— ' • ' "" ' ' ' I " -Fine d.Klging that, for a young and firery war- ! ^ Christ will rior. W h a t h a s M r . C h a d i e k t o d o with Dr Cossitt. If the D r . hae any cumplaint against

editor of the Banner of Peace.- H e is a tal Liliputian. Hea r him:

" 2 . But secondly, ylra tell us, that we iaa» prove that Lydia "bod a husbacd lately.^.^ How " la te ly ." Mr. G/ Give us somethin. definite, j u s t - here. But enough • on tSS point. .

You say " the A postles would have violwe^ the Commission and common sense to h»« Uptizt^'J^infants in Lydia s family. Afe is . fisnts named in the commission? Do liot yunr standard writers tell as , that the gospel, fas. nothingto !dii with intanln? How then csa their baptism violate the commission, whicb refers, according to your own ebowing, alone > to adults?

But in what school have you leariied "com. mon sense,*' and what principle of "comoioii sense" is violated in infant baptism.' Remeo. . ' ber, assertion is not proof." ^

Well, Mr. C . she should have had a hai-band, at leas^ six or ten years previoos. at.tiM lowest calculation, i t strikes us, though she might unce have had a husband, had he da<| some ten or twelve years previous to her bap-tism, she would have had no infant childreD,-^. Is this plain to yonr dull conceptions?

But the Commission—because infanu ate not nanstid in it, you cannot see how baptiziii| them violates it! If you have not the ability to see that, we admit yun are not an accuos-table agent, and it is no sin in you to baptize infants, or do anything else Those whu nn-derstaod the nature of positive laws. Mr. C. reason thus.

Positive laws are right, and to be observed, because they are commanded. Positive laws must , therefore, be plain and specific. 'TII lor this reason we have a right to call fur a plain and s p e c ^ c command, when called to obey a positive law. T o do more or less t h u is specified in a positive law ia to violate it.

T h e Commission embraces two positive laws.

1. T o go and preach the gospel to everv creature.

2. To baptize those that believe, or those discipled, i. e . taught .

Th i s positive law, spec i^ ing as it does the distinct character to be baptized, L e. the be-liever, iloes most clearly exclu le every other character. Now Ped.ibaptiatsnay. sinceitdoes not in so many words say. infsnU must not be baptized, we can baptize our children with im-punity; with the same propriety I might say, since it does not forbid the baptism of infidels, therefore I may baptize infidels. The Com-mission having nothing to do wiih infanta re-ferring alone to adults—is the very reason why infants cannot be baptized under it, withuat a manifest violation of it.

W e shall not meddle with Mr. C. 's share of common sense.

W e ^ a , e allowed our readers to see all your qaericR,—are you willing—h^ve yoa the mag-nani/nily, gentleman, to allow yours to see our answers! W e w u t to see.

n«, or wishes to discuss the old. or the present subject, the spear is in rest. But Dr . Cossitt has no just gmandsof complaint against us, and tho' we believed he did u« wrong. Still, there i* not a Pedobaptist living for whom we entertain a ranre favorable regard—or for whom we have kinder feelings. Nor do we think it consistent with his fiielings for you to bandy his name, a s a hide behind.

Mr. Burrow's namber shall appear i n \ h t « paper.

- W i l l Mr. Chadick give us that acrip-tare that conuins a plain example of, or pre-cept for, the practice of Infant Baprism, which Pedobaptists call a christian practice? I t is time it was forthcoming.

• The Banner^of Peace gives snoiher reason for refasing to allow his readera tu see oa rde fence . W e condemned Mr. Chapman , and did nut copy Mr. C . ' a reply into onr pa-per! Did the Advocate copy our articles? If it will, we will admit twice as much ID retura, ' but the copyingoaght not, aa it to be all on oar side. B u t how dues this excute the Baa-Serf W h a t ^ a s it to do with him?

' T h e fact is, Mr . Chadic^ 'having endorsed M i ^ C h a p m a a fal ly. he is extremely jea)pas of his honor. Carrying Mr . Chapman, will, we opine, prove a serioos affair ye t , for so si en-

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P R E A C H I N G T O T H E P O I N T . Passing along one Wednesday night—for

(evening at the South is our afternoon)—in M.mtgomery, ^Alabama. I stepped into lb» Presbytenan lecture ruum, where a slate VH preaching:

My bredren," said he. "God bress your souls, 'ligion is like de; Alabama river. In spring comes fresh, an' bring in all de ole Itigt, slabs' an' stick dat bad been layin' un de bi.Dk, an' carrying dem down in de current. Bime-b y d e water go down—den a log catch hereon dis island, den a slab gits cotcbed on de shore, and de sticks on de bushes—and dare day lie, with'rin' an ' dryin" till comes 'nother fresh.— J«s ' so dare come 'vival of 'ligion—dis ole sin-ner bro't in, dat ole backslider bro't btck, an* all de folk seem comin', an' mighty ga<«i times. But, bredren, God bress youcsouU; bymeby "vival's gone—den dis ole sinner is stuck on his ole sin. den dat ole backslider is cotcbed where he was afore on juii* such a rock; den one arter •nuther uat had got 'ligion hes all along de

i shore, an" dare dey lie t i l l ' no ther 'v iva l . Be-! loved bredren! Gud bress your aouls, keep in

" :de current.'" I thought bis illustrations beautiful enough

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N . Y . C H R O N I C L E — W e have this wesk seen the first No. of this paper, thongh^ws have sent our "Bap t i s t " for aa exchBii|t/fcr months. W e admire the tppearanea andijit* it of this number, and especially Dea, Cd* gate 's speech—and we would take it a t s f tremely kind (as well as j as i ) in yon, bmibii J add , to send os the back numbers f ron Jans* ary 25th. as we wish to file, as well U reed it. I t is a.real Baptist pa|»er,*i/<jr.

DAY-LIGHT THKOUGH THE MOUNTAINS. On Wrdn-'idsy moinin/t jut tfae usee lefk tb)i .

ciiy e owil*.! with psMrnjer. for Cbsiunowja Mc.Minnvill... Th i . i t o-iuinlv a nrw er* in tbs histnry of the naiifet hrynml .Vlo.VlinDvilie, miny of whum. We pmnmr, never lief-irw u w ih* "elephsRt" ill Ibssbspaof s "cuseli and f.iur."—J<ar/rfe»4sr» Tel. _

Q ^ T h e (..nndon N«w«, rrfr-rrlng to the ronhunm' ; inc OaiMui tiriha Ui.iiad Stales, t«yC *'8tartlinf al Ihe -esulu h«v« bemtoturfi been, tbey are dnain^ «a be oati eomplelcly iniu lha ibada by thuw sboat u budisrioaed by ibn pi'sent crnaui which will si ' ; Iribit sntKttiinea ofmsteirlBl Slid induitrisl dwsliip BaotHlapsiallelad in itw annals uf aaiiaas.'* ^

ARTCSIAS WIEILS — J > r w r » l f n a n u i m beamy exist at Fond du Lac, in'* WiieansiB, ( M ; •hieb excels any otbnr in the place, lias reemtly bat eumpleied. It dissbaiges, with almoii irmiaiUi fjrca, forty-five lallons uf tb« purest waiar p« •is-UM,^ It was formed by boring to lbs depth gf ^ ^ ii9et.^iehtT-twa leei ihroa{h city, and ei{btlt>niv,~ •uM t K-k—anil sinking a pipe liiariacfaesia *' tar. in t te aiwrtora thus niada. i L.--'.

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T H E AIM—Mary lo

To the rriMS where J Where mv Lord 1

W h e r e afSictiiw veil Swimming in the I

Thither bringing all i F r o m avenging

T o the blood uf sprii Spilt to set the sn

•"Mid convulsive 1 __ Peace his quiveriDj

Panl.in seali-d by br« Issuing from a bur

Le t me feel this hejl | Le t this hardened

Melt lieneatb the | From tliis body 1

On those temples, 1 SnfTering majesty 1

Love that dy ng laci Stsined with bloiM

Pierre the shadows 11I With the beaming]

Smiles of Peace to 1 L e t me feel, or 11

-See a letter frn first page. He gives 1 teresting meeting, a n d | chnrch. a goxlly CUE byterikns and Metbn scarcely a revival is enjq in the last few years, i more ur less PedobaptiJ we not aee in the«e, the | and tracts, and uf tbn declare the whole connJ error as well as teac l want more papers and mors preachers uf this 1 coming nnpnjiniar with apologists in Baptist chtl

- T h e Mother 's , itant. has again retume —the Baptists—and i s i ability, by Mrs. Mary i

It is jns i each a M a g i ought to read In thisl sustained by every onel year. Terms Si .00 pe r l H . Fletcher. 141 N s s s a l

- T h e Cillnwing lish for its sentiment, tist will commit il to m e ]

T H E B A B R I Lnke J.^

Ciime now my brethren.! Boib rich and poor, biitbl Just K-nd an ear and lisll To what I 'm now abou i |

Wben church day come There are but tew that J Atid now to me it doth ap Those absent brethren dq

What is t'-e cause I dot W h y they Ui cinfrreiic Ah! scarce on Sunday And then find fault wit

Now if the chnrch pro Wnat we may think i» j i And make b call ui pay 1 Tbey give not dullars, d l

Now to begin risht a t t h | Till- tree i- known but by Now here are some, wbll That may be called bnt

Now we are toupht, in I T h a t in the vineyard uf I A little spot of chosen grJ Tha t there a barr-jn t ree]

Jnst listen to the L o r d ' s | " T h i s tree Bpon my gnr A barren tree shall iieve^ Upon my garden spot I

Now, brethren dear, tMil Think of the burden y o u | Think what the Lnrt11 And what he asks ufyod

If you cnuld know the ga T h e many prayers and 1 T h a t ' s flowinc from yoil You'd leave the church 1'

The following cril upon the Lecture of Dr.a file some weeks, and ove sustains in this city a lu|l acbolar, a scientific p h y l strong writer, (to the lafT ders uf this papei wtUi every other characteristis h sppy to add, i n UDcuni|]

Da . JoNRs' L a c T u a i to see the sntained inter citizens in regard tn the turt-a now bring delivere-Orphans. Notwithatanl mu-.ements calculated to I ticularly at the present t i l ibe miifst uf our bolidayl gratified Ui see from the if aodience in attrndance D| tnre, on Thursday nicht.l Irlleciual en joymrnt , ind l nevolent object thus des i j cuntinaesunabstcd in oa^

W e have aeldom listti^ to a lecture than tn the u sulijrut wa- particularly it was handled with « niiility. To i.how forth L <if our Creator in the w i i nua sdapiatiun nf Hisiii ie] to the sphere in which h i out the indii atiiins nf c. Guodnens aa evinced in nd ly and mentally, to t h e ! w hirh wm the olji-cl nf t | not only comprehensiv view* but higb and devj/, hesf t ; and that the siiea qtiahtiea in an eminent ilc will deny who followed h lion which the nstare uf , He first tiKik up man t nea tu re—ar an asiiualr and marvelcias coni>trttcti| his physical urcans tujUL —ti< matter and ihe ploJ the aense of touch to tan ea r to sound—and of ^ dt licste. and yet sn iuiuU almost the master piece 1 roanship—to lijtht. au saL yet Sb msrveloosly heaal t hat it would appear tu^ tion almost as an emani

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r H i n n a l l • m s n a s t i o - e i t i 3 f"*®^ wiU -jiet pravK ^ $ I " " p o p o f a r t h i t t j t h a t CTer tfam 4 f^yter iana of Lebanon fiitls

i a w n i feTe lapmaDta .

"ting spearaen of reaannar^ •era the exact meaaare of thg l a l calibre, of iVIr. Chadicli,

ner of P ™ e . - H e ia a m a l -lear hfini .

ft J yrni tell tt». that we m o * 3

K " I J ^ a haibanii laUly^^f^ I • n G f t i i ve_ a s •uinec&li^^ IOT- But euoagb on i S j - v

kpostlea woulrt hare TiolBetl [ M d cammim sense In Gave I in Ljidian family, A f s i - i Ee oiinmiMiim! Do not y u ^ n ^ ua, Jhat the gimpeL haa l i t mianuT Bnw then can ^ e the coniiniwiian, whith "1 j uu rown Mhuwing. ^

Ihave yutt learned 'nami. »hat principle of '•cnminaa I m mfaiit baptism/ Remem- -ot prauf."

I ahe ahuuld have bad a kju.. ' t or ten y eara previuaa, at tha

It atrikes OS, tfauagh the j had a faaaband. bad he died IvB year* pniviuaa tu berliap.

«»e had no infimt childrBit,—. r daJI enncepuoiM? laiiia—because infanta are *

yij» cannut nee how b a p i i ^ ^ If yoa have not the ability lit yua are nut an accuun-

IU ii »a tin in, you tu baptize ^ihin^ elic Tbtwe whu un-

I uf pudiive lawa. Mr. C .

righr, aod to be obacrved, ; eammanded. PuaitiTe lawa

I he plain and specific. 'Tia haife a right to call fiir a

Iscnnnnand. when called to Tuda jijOT-e ur l a s than

3VB law ia to violate it. un embracea two piiaitive »-

Ipreach the grMpel to every

I t h m e t h a t be l i eve , o r t huae l ^ h u I law, apecifyin? ia ft ijjg

r tu be bapiizf^d, u e. the be-i dearly exdtt le every other

PB!l i .bapl is ts i iay. a i n c e i t d u e a Kurilt iay» infanta must not be B b a j ^ e iiur children with im-f aame pnipriety f might aay, ICirbid the baptism ciftnfideis, j luiptize hifiileia. The Cum-liuihnig to do wiih infanta—re-ilalts—i. the very rea5un why ! baptized ouder it, withuut a

(if it. addle with Mr. C.'a ahareof

ved our readers tu see all your ; ioii/ii»g-—have yon the laag-

, 10 alluw yours to aee our t to aes.

Hev. a i r . Clapp. of Rhnda I hy a member uf bis chorcfe.

|ghc it right tn engage in dan-waa, "I ahunia think that

of Christ should have no |id thuse whu are in Chria^will r t odo . " r

n c u . — W e have this weak •(». of tlna paper, thqngh^w* Daptist'" for an excheugo ifo* lire the appearance amlapir ' J, and especially S e a . Cii-

^ d we wuiuJ take it aa e i -iwell aa jost) in yon. brother | t h s back muuhtn from Jana-

Ltii file, OS well aa read'it^ r p a j r e r . j D ^ i

I S h w ^ reff-rring^to lha (arthcnni bnrf RTUUES, BIVJI -Slartliny t*

s bptra, l i ^ are destined CB an tba iliade bf tbust mboni m

I prrsant CFrtsa* which »iU «»• fantetlid w-d iiidunrinl dB»«lup

Ltha •itmJ* uf axtiom."

T H i S S E E ? B A P t i S T

l-Vd TO T H E P O I N T . one Wednejiday night^—for Smith is unr afternutm)—ia

aina. I aleppe!! into the ira ruuin. where a ilaTC waa

I " said he. "Gtid hresa yoar t like da Alabama river. In sh, an' bring in all de ole li>g»,

t had been layin' un de bnnk, t di.wn in de current. Bime-

duwn—den a lugetich here an I slab gita cniched on de ahnre, I de boaiua—and dare day lie,

n' till comej 'nnther freah.— t'vival of'ligion—diaulesin-

If ode bwrkalider bro't back, an' amin'.an' mighty joikI times.

! brew* yaur^sonU; bymehj^ I dis ale sinner is stack on hia t bacJulideria cutched where a* such a ruck; den one mner

L got 'ligiun ilea all aluag ds r lie tiU 'Hijiher 'rival. Be-

ud breaa your anuls, ixsp ia

liHiutratiiin^ heantifnl enohgh nt dress, and ton true, alaa! of liwn rsiCB.—C'trutian Haald.

I:—Snseial fnantaina uC M t t L & , ra" WiKinu in . ^ - in ihB piacs, has recently b ^ B»rsi j n a t ainmsi

t cif iJm puraai water per niiB" r i i f bonng to (be depth uf ouatf

l.lhran5h cisy, and e i g h t t h n a i j " - * Jng-a pipa l i a r tBchBS

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aCCttt T U B M O C N T A I N 9 . Immiiin^ last the aia^e left this . [pBMrn^nv Tor Cbutanaui^a BM i-ia rariafnlj • ni-w Bm in tba

_ hpjimJ Mc.Vlinnville. in«nT of L never lmf-.rn •»<• lh« "iHepfntnt"

t onit Ejor ."—J*«r / r»oi4«r»

Tathi cmi where Jeaaa dies, > When- my Lord re-iena.ius breatb;.

Where aSictiim veilahSa^yea* -sCfe s SwimmiBgin ihe teaw ofdemth: S Q i

Thither bringing all my gailt, W r s i j From avenging wrath I flee.

To the bloud uf sprinkling spilt— . - • Spilt to set the amnerfree.

••Mid convnlave agoniea, Peaea hiaqniveringli|»aijiipaTtf - -i "

-Pard.ra aeali-d by broken sigha.'^-T? Inning from a bnrsting heart.

Let roe feel this healing power, f- -Le t this faardeneifheart of atone, '

Melt lieneoth the pnrple ahower. From tkia body iricklbj| '

On^thoM tmpTea, crowned widi tiKtrn*, Snflering majesty ap^ieara; »„ " '

Love that dy ng iara ^inrns. Stained with bhxid and toiled with taars,.

Pierce the shaduwa of my heart. With the beaming of thine eye;

Smiles of Peace to me i m p a ^ , ' L e t ^ Q ^ d i ^

See a letter from brother Bragg, on onr first page. He givea an account of a most in-teresting meeting, and 4Q accessions to die ehnrch. a goixlly number of whom were Prea byterisns and Methiidista. Why is i t that scarcely a revival is enjoyed at any point with-in the last few yeara, m oarcharches but that more or less Ped'ibaptista unite with us? Do we not see in these, the influence of oiu paper, and tracts, and uf those minnters who buUly declare the whole counsels of OIK), attacking error as well aa leaching the truth? We want more papers and tracts circulated, and mora preachers uf thia stamp—not afraid uf be-coming impopular with Pedobaptiata aad their apulogists in Bapdst churches.

^The Mother's Journal and Family Vis-itont. has agaiaretumed to its rightfnl owners —the Baptists—and is now edited, with great ability, by Mrs. Mary G. Clark.

It is just such a Magazine as every mother ouiiht ti> read In this opinion we shall be aastuned by every one who will read it »>ne year. Terms Sl.OO per annum. Address Ed. H. Fletcher. 141 iNassau street. N . Turk.

The Allowing original poetry we pub-lish for its sentiment. We hope every Bap-tist will commit it to memory.

T H E BARREN T R E E . Lnke J3: 6-9.

Come BOW my brethren, one and all. Both r%h and punr, both great and small. Just lend an ear and listen well. To what I 'm now about to tt 11.

When church day comes, and we should meet. There are bot few that fill their seat. And now tiimeitduth appear Thuse absent brethren du not care.

What is t5>e cause I do not know. Why they to conference du^ot go; Ah! scarce on Sunday they will come. And then find fault with what was done.

aem-intenactnal &et i% o f ,pe rc«p i : ^ d e ^ of vEGm in t h e b e n e v o l e n t

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n4^'firtfae|Mvi«nar»ta>1es of b k W i w a . m , beon h e w i l d e r e i f l n t q s c e p t i c i s m b y t h e J L a M 4 ^ m a z e s » f t c i e w hut t h i t K h ^ proved tn htm. aa methinka^ might tii all. a clear and * e ^ n ligl«snablinii the more iwelligibly to wace th<> finger of; Pro vaence. . i ilrpjB (jt^omudefatHin of physical man. Dr. Ji. ptoceef^.}o apeak of theintelfcctnal adap-taunn of to the world; and in a national point of view of Ks tdaptatvu. to fcrroa of gov. ennnent, particularly, tu a] republican fiirm of government; and t h i j I e l ' ^ a o a B e remarks in regard to t t e twinatJiial iS^ fteTAniSrican re-pabHc, and to the cb^nstrletinn and adoption of tha federaLconstitatian, which, cuuaidering TH* I^IANLA^M ^ . . . J COH

perpetuity ~ Of many States destined to wieM tn iacaleatabieinflnencenpon the v h o b w n ^ 4 ms i l t Wl^iM viewed by one wfai^felieTea iai a aaperjntei^ing Providence over the aSaiisaf natiflaa,iu^' originating and even filmed tbroQg^ IMlnijMpiral ioa. The importance of chensfaiogwh. a CCm^tatiim and the Union based o ^ lt^ « a s urged, and theaacrilegujasehowa^^^ who would out the one a n l j ^ t o M l ^ m j ^ t h e eUier . ^ e

The D<'>ctor closed his lectnre by referring M the benevolencs of Design as exhibited in maii'a social adaptation to his fellow man,—to the praiciple of warm disiniereste'I friend ship and the pare andVxalted affections of the heart which bind us in harmoiiions kindredship of feeling to onr fellow-creatures in the sociai and ilomestic circle. In this part of the sub ject we thought the Doctor peculiarly ..felicit-ous, and indeed, hei* his attentive audience, though tba lecture hail already been quite lengrbjr. seemed catchingrenewed interest, and they huna wirH alm"«t breathless attention up-on the rich fliiw of ideas, the chaste and beau-tiful senriments and elegantly harmonious Ian gusge of the gifted speaker."

We feel confi.lent that with those who Heard him lecture on Thursday night, Dr. Jones has more than sustained his high repuration as a scientific scbilar. an uriginal and phil.wophical thinker, and a chaste, flowing and effective writer. Tho^e. however, who expected a tr*-at of glowing declamation and oratorial display were with mt doubt disappointed. The Doc-tor pursued his lecture throughnnt in a plain and unaffected conversational style, which though sufficiently distinct to Le heard, was hardly loud and Gireible enough to do justice ti> his subject. He was evidently conscious that his vocal powers would not be sufficient to sustain a Iond<*r and more forcible enuncia-rion. Had the nature ot his subject admitted of a more^brief exposition, so that a full and and emphatic tone of voice could have been sustained throughout by the speaker, his lec-ture would doubtless have been still more ini-Pressive. - A H E A R E R

S ^ n i T w e ^ d n b t i i i ^ A i n ^ i ; ^ t h i i i g tinl . TjvS'-iftl^ / . J

sBot it ia aaidi that the letter to l i r . Panning waa aigned by oolj^^threeiilaiitiata. " I f d ^ b * hft^^SsslHr^ three Bap-^•"^ff-^rois Wfl fm^ae^ the most re«p«rttble iiid teiiponaible men of your ^ u r c h . And will you attempt to urge, that they aigned that letter without the knowledge and conaent of, at leaatithe other leading mem-hers of the Baptist church JB Lebonoti! 1{ they did so act, their conduct was unwarrant-able. W e hmd.iia right to think they would to a c t " - . ' Now,"Mr. Chadick, l appeal to you M aa hbnetf man, triMld not any man with a thim-ble foil of b n i u , , after reading the above, be impreaaed with the thought that you wished your readera to believe, that Mr. Fanning waa the aelected champion of the Baptist church in LebanonV If this waa your intentien.theD yon are guilty of falsehood and alander. If this waa not your object, of course this remark doea not apply to you. But how do you make good your chargesi Let oa see..

I . You tell ut that "A letler jvaa addressed to Mr. Fanning, by ceruin gestlemen of Leb-aiioB,<Aree of uhom were BaptisU." Thia ia very true, bro. Chadick.

l i t tettS* the original writer of the , I letter addressed to Mr. Fanning 'clainw 00

identity with any church. Thia is true. The letter was written by a gentleman who is a member of no church.

III. You tell us that this letter waa trans-cribed by a prominent member of the Baptist church in Lebanon, and signed by himself and two other respecuble Baptists. This letter waa, by' the request of the original writer, transcribed by bro and signed by him-

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they aU auaUin your tnimpreaenu^ne;- ' Well I do not wonder at thia; ft.«> a man whuae hearing ieao aente, that he heani BmtUtt ftrptt^iwy.what he eijw^hFiiever did aay.

Agiih: Mr. nhtdlek t M , -But it it said Oat the letter to Mr. FaMu^'as s i ^ Woii' Is three BaftuU. *Ifo am.—These three B<^istt,-you i^ig ^ —are among the ««rf 're^fcldife a^ Tenon-s'nun ^ ymir cfainei.''; Yea, Mr. Chadidt, these brethren «re eqitiirf u respectable and reaponaible M the edUora of the Banner of Peace or Mjr other rw{teetkble ofen of Leb-anoD. '' jf ' ' '

-^Agaln: Mir. Chadick 8 a y f , " m s yon attempt tovrge, that tluy signed tiya letter without the tnotdedge and consent of, atleast, the other lead-inffmemha^ of the Baptut'churcK in LAanon, if they did so their conduct teas unisarrantable." Now, Mr. Chadick, tbia ii the veiy thing we urge, that these three brethren aigned the let-ter upon their own isHiwdiuJ rolition, without the knowledge or consent of the other leading members of the church is Lebanon. This is true, and we challenge you to deny it.

But yon think, 10, tteir conduct was unvammtabU." W d l , Mr. Chadick, we are not exactly willing toexcuae you here, up-on the ground of igno|anee, for if yon did not, you ought to have kao#it;|hat the members of the Baptiet church,-we no; a priest-ridden set, afraid to exercise the priviieges of freemen, without obtaining the consent of the other leading members of the church. What did these brethren do that was "uniparrantable?" Why.fortooth, a letter wag drawn up by a gen-tleman indentified with no church, invitioT Mr. F. to meet Mr. Chapman in debate, these brethren were invited to sign it, they did so of their own volition, only exercising tbe privilege of freemen; and in doing this without first obuining the consent of the church, Mr. Chadick thinks their conduct waa •^mwarrantiMe,-" consequently they must have acted as sponsors for the Baptists generally, therefore the Baptist church in Lebanon must have held a council, and selected as a cham-pion to defend their cause, President Fanning. This is the logic of the Warned editor of the Banner of . Well, a drowning man will cstch a t a straw. Mr. Chadick has stiil another argument to offer, to prove that Mr. P. was the selected champion of the Baptisu in Lebanon to sustain their cause. Here it is:

"3d. When Mr. Panning arrived, he was,

evidently, most cordially received by our Bap-tist brethren. He waa taken from the Hotel and conducted to the residence of an influen-tial member of the Baptist church. He was called brother Fanning; and so far aa any one could see, caressed by the whole Baptist church in Lebanon."

Is not this conclusive, bro. Chadick? Shall we give up the issue? But hold just one mo-ment Mr. (Jbadick. During the stay of Mr. Chapman in Lebanon, he was invited to, and spent part of bis lime, at least, at the lesi-dence of Col. Stokes, an influential member of the Cumberiand Presbyterian church in Lebanon. Does that prove that Mr. Chap-man was the champion selected to bv tbe Cum-berland Presbyterian church in Lebanon, to sustain their cause! Come, Mr. Cbadick, speak out as a candid man ought. I will say in conclusion, Mr. Chadick, if you will positive-ly affirm, that you did not intend to make the impression upon the minds of your readrrs, that Mr. Fanning was selected by the Baptist church in Lebanon, to sustain their cause, and that because they had no one able to contend with Mr. Chapman, without going to another denomination, then may you call for retrac-tion; but sir, at present, you stand guilty of a desecration of the ninth commandment. I have no retraction to make. It" any man mav choose to say that Mr. F. was selected by the Baptist church in Lebanon, to sustain their cause, or that more than three individual mem-bers, (snd they upon their own individual res-ponsibility,) had any agency in getting Mr. Fanning to meet Mr. Chapman, that man is guilty of falsehood, and 1 am responsible for what I say; this is plain Ulk. I wished to avoid it by silence; I had, until you called upon me, intended to attribute your conduct to your strong prejudices against the Baptists; I was willing to impute it to your head and not your heart. But as you teem anxious to keep up tbe controversy, and have called upon me, to speak out upon this subject, I presume you will do me the justice to publish the whole or none of this article; and when in future you may feel anxious to hear fiom me, just call, and I will attend to you. I again call upon you to make good, retract, or explain yourselt about what you have said, in connection with this subject. Idontwant your opinion, nor what you think public opinion is, (for you think wrong in many things.) " / want facts."

A. W. MEACHAM. Lebanon, Jan. 31,185J.

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Now if the church proceeds to do Wnst we may think is just and true. And make a call tn pay expense. They p v e nut dollars, dimes ur cents.

Now tn begin right t t the root. The treeiK known but by ir-t fruit. Now here are some, wliich all may see. That may be called but barren treea.

Now we are taught, in God's good word. That in the vineyard of the Lord, A linle spot of chosen ground. That there a barren tree was tound;

'Ja«t listen to the Lord'scommand— "This tree np<in my ground can't suind," A barren tree shall never grow Upon my garden sput below.

Now, brethren dear, think where you are. Think uf the burden yon shouLl bear. Think what the Lonl haa done for you. And what be asks of you to do. ^

If you coold know the groans and cries. The many prayers and monrnfal sighs That's flowing from your pasbir's heart. You'd leave the ckurck or do your fart.

The fijtluwing critique from the Union, upon the Lectnte of Dr . Jones, has been on file some weeks, and overlooked. Dr. Jones tuitaina in this d t y a high reputation u a fine scholar, a scientific physician, a chaste and strung writer, (to the latter of which the rea-dera of thia paper will testify.) and above every other characteristic, we are proud and happy to add, an uncompromising Baptist:

Da. JOITBA' L X C T U B E . — W e are truly glad to see the sntained interest on the part of our dtaena in regard to the series of popular lec-turet now being delivered for the benefit of the Orphans. Nutwithstanding the various a-tnunements calculated to divert attendon, par-ticulariy at the present time, when we are in the midst uf our holiday * jubilee." we were granfied to see from the large and respectable agdience in attendance upon Dr . Jones' Lec-tare,on Thursday night, thatihe taste for in-tcQectual enjoyment, and the interest in the be-nevolent object thus designed to be promoted, continnea unabated in our city.

We have seldom listened with more interest to ajecture than to the one spoken of. Tbe subjrct wa» particularly attractive to us, and it waa handled with no ordinary degree of ability. To show &nh tbe benevolent dragn nf our Creator in the wimderfnl and harmoiii-ous ailaptation of Hisintelligentcreature. Man, to the sphere in which he is pieced to point out the imficanuns of creative Wisdom and Goudnesa a* evinced in our relationa, physical-Ty Md mentally, to the worid we inhabit which was the object of the lecturer—requires nw only, comprehensive and philosophical ^ews but high and devotional emoriims of the heart: and that the speaker possesses these qualitiea in an eminent degree we think no c»e will deny who followed him with that atten-tion which the nature of hia subject darned. He first took up man merely as a {Aysical creamre—a» an animai—and by the beaatiful and marvelona construction and adaptadoo of hit physical organs to^he anrroanding world --tii matter and the ptapertiea of matter^ of the sense of touch to tangible object*, of !the earto soond—and of the eye—so exqaiaitolv •fclicate, and yet ao initably 'perfect as to aeem almoat the master piece of the Creator's woifc-naMhip—to Eght, so subtlain its essence and y n MaDirreluoaly bFaati[al ia i u properties thatttwould appear tacontemplative obaerra-H"n almost as an emanation from Deity,—and

For the Tennessee Baptist. REV. MR. CHADICK AND THE BAN-

NER OF PEACE. B s o . " G&ATES:

The truth-loving lamb-like editor of the Banner of Peace, in hia issue of this morning, presumptuously calls upon me for a retraction of my charge preferred against him in the Tennessee Baptist! Having once exposed the unblushing misrepresentations of this gentle-man, and supposing that he would have the last woid, I had made up my mind to attribute his reckless conduct to his sectarian bigotry, and hoped that his was a disease of the head and n. t of the heart. But my silence seems to have nrfSed the surface of hia placid mind, and lelt him in a very bad mental condition—bot we will pardon the ill nature, bad manners and coarse language of one who ia usually so mild and kid-like. But we must plainly tell you, Mr. Chadick, that we have no retraction to make. What waa our charge! That yon had borne false witness against your neighbors, and for what purp.«e! Ah, for what? Let us examine the grounds upon which we based our remarks. In your issue of Dec. 13th, 1850, the following was published to your readers:

"But Mr. C. closed his lectures at Nashville, without being able to provoke Mr. G. or any one there to a fair discussion. He next visi-ted Lebanon, and commenced a similar course of lectures, and made similar challenges. Our Baptist brethren here, finally accepted the pro-posiUons, saying that. If M.-. C. could remain a few days, he would be met. The reader may guesa the astonishment—to say nothing of the amusement—of the community of Lebanon, when they learned that Ma. Fxas iaa , of Franklin College, A CASH-BELLITE, was the champion selected by OUR B A P T I S T B K E T H K E S , tosnstain their cause."

Did you not wish by the above publication, Mr. Chadick, to make the impression that Mr. Fanning waa selected by the Baptist church In Lebanon, that they had no man able to meet Mr. Chapman, without going to another de-nomination! If this was not your Intention, adverUse ua of the fact,and then you may talk of retraction. But, air, when I called in ques-tion the truth of your statement, I verily be-lieved that you wished to make a false impres-tion upon the minds of your readera; I believe it yet. Will you deny it! In your fiTiitless attempt to vindicate yourself; you say:

"1st. A letter was addressed to Mr. Fanning, by certain genUemen of Lebanon, three of whmo were Baptists.

"This letter was originally wri t ten,-Mr. Graves says, by a Campbellite—but this ia not true. The writer of the original letter claims no identity with any church. But thia letter, afler it had been written by thia gentleman, was taken and transcribed, and io some parts, altered, by a prominait member of the Baptist cAurcA Ml XAowa, and aigned bj himself and two other respectaHe Baptists,—one of them, among the most important members they have here.

"ad. A few nights after thia letter waa des-patched,—evidently, after an answer had been received—tame prominent manber of the Baptist church, who transcribed and altered the letter, anne at the close of Mr. Chapman's ser-mon, and in the presence of a large audience, Mnounced to Mr C., U i a f i f be could remaiii till Monday or Tuesday, he would be m e t ; " -a d d i ^ a t the same time, "all «« want ia a fair h e i ^ g , " & c . r. - W e will remark here^'that t h ^ wai Lot, probably, a single member of the pnmi«»oiw audience then present, who did not beliere at the time, and who doea not believe yet, that Mr. Chapman's chaUenge was accepted by thia leading member of the Baptist'chnrch, hy and with the knowledge and consent of hia Baptist brethren in Lebanon. So we thought.

self and two other Baptists, with a number of gentlemen, who were membera of no church, and carried to Mr. Fanning by Euquire W., a member of hia own church.

IV. You tell us that a few nights after this letter had been de'apatched, "that this promt' nent memlier of the Baptist church, arose at the close Mr. Chapman's sermon, and in the presence of a large audience, announced to Mr. Chapman, that 'if he could remain till Monday or Tuesday, he would be met;'—adding at the same time,'ALL W E W A H T IS A F A I R H E A E I H G . ' " I emphasise these last words, because "that same prominent member of the Baptist church" alluded to, affirms that he used no such words, and he is as well known, and has fully as much character for veracity in I^banon «nd else-where, as Mr. Chadick has.

. Here, Mr. Chadick, following tbe exatnple of your bro. Chapman and others,you have at-tempted to put words in the mouth of a worthy member of the Baptist church, which he never used. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. If you are not, I heard one of your most res-pectable and intelligent members say.thstshe was. But why did you put words in the mouth of that same prominent member of the Baptist church! Ah, you thought by making him say, "AU WE leant is a fair hearing," words that never fell from his lips, were here supplied bi) yourself, to make the impression, if possible, that this brother acted as the representative of the Baptist church in Lebsnon, and that the church had called on Mr. Fanning to defend her cause. Dare you aay this waa not your design?

But you proceeded, " We will here remark, that there was not, probably, a single member of the promiscuous audience then present, who did not believe at the time, and who does not yet be-lieve, that Mr. Chapman's chaUenge was accepted by this leading member of the Baptist church, by and wiih the kiiowledge, and consent of his Bap-tist brethren in Lebanon. We so thought because we had no right to think any thing else."

Now, what shall we think of tbe veracity of a man, capable of recording and publishing to the world such statements as the above, "HC affirms that tbe whole audience did at the time, and does yet, believe that this leading member of the Baptist church, did accept Mr. Chap-man's challenge by and with the knowledge and consent of THE Baptist brethren in Leb-anon, constitute the Baptist church in said town. Thie church numbers three hun-dred and twenty—two hundred and seventy of whom are white members. I called upon the church in regular conference meet-ing to know of the facts connected with this controversy. I have conversed with moat of them personally upon the subject, and the truth is the church knew nothing about, nor had nothing to do with accepting Mr. C.'s chal-lenge. Now, gentle reader, juat think.

Did not Mr. Fanning publicly avow in his opening speech, in the debate, that he was not the advocate of the Baptist church! Yea, verily he did.

Have not the three Baptist brethren who signed the letter addressed to Mr. P., openly avowed that Ihey signed that letter upon their own individual volition, without consulting any other member df the Baptist church, or" any body else! Yea ihey have;aTid Mr. C. dare not deny it..

Has not the Baptist church in Lebanon composed of more than three hundred mem hers,unanimously declared in open conference, that Mr. Fanning was not the selected cham-pion to advocate their cause! It has even done this.

Waa not a large number of the membera of the Baptist church present at the time aHuded to by Mr. Chadick! They certainly were.

Have they not, since that time, said in con-ference, that they had not been consulted, nei-ther did they regard Mr. Fanning the "selec-ted champion of the Baptist brethren, to sus-tain their cause'*! They certainly have.

And now, in the face of all these facta, Mr. Cbadick boldly says," There was not,probably,a single member of the promiscuous audience then present, wh.-> did not bdieve at the time, and who does not believe yet, that Mr. Chapmrn's chal-, lenge was accepted by this leading member of the Baptist, by and with the knowledge arid conteni of his Baptist brethren in L^non." Aod when I charge the editor with having misrepresent-ed the Baptista of Lebanon, he arogantly char-ges me with slander, and peremptorily calls upon me to retract, or abide theconsequcnces. Tbis ia the editor of tbe Peaceful Banner, or rather as an intelligent Cumberland justly re-marked thie evening, the "Banner uf war and slander." How the character of this hebdoma-dal has fallen since it went out of the hands of Dr. C., whogave it what character it has. But Mr. Chadick, are yon really in earnest tfrhenyon talk tome about retracting! You •re jesting, are you not? If yoa are really ae-rioas, in calling upon me for retractions, I hope you will keep cool when I tell you I have none to make..;; I am willing to abide the con-seqoencea in Lebanon, or any where else.— Prom your vmion of this matter, one would suppose that yon heard every person about Lebanon, speak out upon the subject, and that

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t>.-..rs.». alier «,„.ndinK nearly fourteen million, ... Jollur. „ « ricA a , e hen ,he c«.m.„e„ced i«r noble enterpn.e —Maton Me„nger

Cek..;, or Ki:»TDCK,-\Ve hnve already e„e„ t he f i eeand slave population of each mumv in the i^la-e. togeiher wr;h (be n u m W of d -a th i , far-n. .iv.e,|,ng., and in,lu.i,i,l e.tnl.li.hment.. We are ...deh.ed tu Mr Si^ed, the V. S m-,r.l«l for .he f..|. low.n,! niffreeate Mr. S. we bei.ev,. ha , „„„ t r ip p.'d all other n,ar,hal« in compl..t„.g hi, return, and in gelling them u|.:.

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cent in the free p..pu al.on, nearly |"J i^r 'ceni in the -lave p.,p..la i „„ .h- a^gre^^te popukti.,n an IncreaMol ovei 27 pcrc-nl . in ihe ia. t ten year i

BRAZ.LUS SLATE Tiiioi —Fmm official doco-nienta .. appear., that ..f the ve.«eU eneaeed io .hi. Iratfic, 19 were from Ma«iacl.u,ettii. 12 fr.,m New > ..rl. 3 from l'enn.yl,ania. 3 lr..m Maine. 2 from Khode Uland, and I from Conneciicut.

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. y , For the Tennessee Baptist.

B R O . G R A V E S :

The day of religious interest is beginning to dawn 'Fcx&s. "Phe Baptist c&uso is &ssum-ing an upward mirch here. Many of the breth-ren and sistera, who have held their letters in their pocketa for some four or five years, are uniting with the church; giying new pledges to serve their Lord and Master, and to work for the advancement of his kingdom. We have had seTeral happy revivaU tbis fall: and several churches have been constituted within tbe bounds of my acquaintance.

On the second Sabbath Id November, breth-ren J . M. Perry and R. Michell, were with us, at this place, (Ash Spring,) and constituted a church with eight members—four additions since—and we eipect ten or fifuen more at our next meeting. May the Lord prosper us, and send us more laborers in this part of his moral vineyard. For which we ask your prayers. Yours, j

W . A. SMITH. J

KeruBi.ICAK RANNEE O r r . c s , Nashville. Saturday Bvenine. Feb 8.

R E V I E W O F T H E . V A K K E T The «.-aliler t..r the la.,i week ha . been very mild

and plea.ant. Uuaine., h • beea bri.k .n kll de-J^ianment., «iiti„ui any matenal change m price-from oi:i In.i weekly leporl.

The river i. now navigable for boats of every c !a« , •here Im-i »b..ut 6 feel water on the Shoal., and rising .il .hi . p.iint slowly.

COTTO.N.t—Ttie market during the entiie week ha . pre.«!nie,l b..l liiile anima.ion It will be ,een rnnt ihi. ai.icl,! i . ,nll d-pre.—d m all ihe pri„cij,a; port.. Sale, have been effected at 9 lo 1OJ.-. an.) la .ome instance, a-, hish a . I Ic ha. I.e..n |...id for an extra arli.:le. and ihere »eeni« to be bet little d i . l»wition on the |.Hrt nf purcha«-r» t.. operale lo any ifreat .-stent at the latter quotation.

The rec.-ipt.of the werk a t ihe warehounea nf John Mn & Smi.h, J..hn«..n i Weaver, J ame . A. .Mc. \ l i . l e r &. 'Jo . H T. Veaiman. and A. Hamilton, a-m.i.lnt to 1472 b-.le. again.l 1899 bale. Ia.t week, a. d rnial ..-ceipt. »ince l . t S. pt 2S,593 bale., agam.i 26..409 hale- at the .iime time la.i year.

COTTU.N YAB.NS-700 a n d a u i ) 8 c per doien 600 9 5U0 10

Lebanon 4 4 Sheering., O.tiahurg., Tent Cloth. (3 yd Tarpaulin Cloth, Twilled Bagging. Mat iner. 'IStripea, Uenims, Heavy Woolen Jeans, Plain, or LiQ.ey«, Seamle.s Ba:;., Patent Machine, sewed.

84.: per yard 124

•ide,) 40 60a80

12}.14 14aIG I.>..2.i 4l)a43 30i.:i5 $1 80 per doien

40

Tk.DE or THK UiKts .—The Bnfal.i Courier puhli .he. an elat.orate article on the co nmerce of the L ikes, concentrating at Bufl^ln, for tbe year 1850. prepared hy James L. Barton, B.«)., from the mani-t.'.ts exhibited at the Cu.tom House in that city. He sli.iws that there was imported into Buffalo, from the We.terti State., (very little from Canada includ ed.) merehandiiHS In the valoe of $-2-2.5-25.781, and thai tbevaliie of eaportsdariDctbe year amounted to $44,501,737. Tola! vaJuaiion. #67.027,518 T o • hi . mi.y In added the commerce of Black Btuck and Tona vanda, ports at the lower end of Lake Brie, visited by vessels, in order to'sbow the total com-merco of the a,.per Lakes which concentrates s t BuSiila aod tba lower end of Lake Erie—e<)ual 10 $3.153.287—lbs wbols formiog an aeereaato of $70,180,705.

DIKGIBOOS ACCIDK..!.—While a party were "coast ing" down'bin on sleds in the streets of Port-land. on che25ibtiliimD. by « eoncossion of two sleds « Mrs. i i «u was t h r a v o -ihnraKh the raiUog of tba brid«e, down twemy^iigbt fret into the river. Sev-eral yonnc men threw tbeoMelve* over, and other mBsns were mloptsd for ber rescue, su tha t she was «a^'ed.

TOBACCO. There ha . be.-n but little annimitinn in thi . article in the past week, owinr to light re-.-eipt.. Sale, have been made at trom $6 to J s 2o

SUGAR. The stocks are becoming maieriil '^ reduced, orca.ioned by the receipts not beins ade q'late for the tiemand. Prices contirue firm at our tormer q<i..lHti..na G^.fi^c for fair, 7 ia74c for prime.

CO}. 1* BB The Colfee market continues uiichan^-•d, t lwdemind continuing good, with a very sf^nt

Isupply on hand, and wi.h.iut a decline in the Nev. Urb-an. market we anticipate an advance upon pie .eni rates. Wo quote for inferior tn prime l^al ' i^c-

M ' tLASSES . The supply is very light, with a fair detn ind. No alteration since our last. .New OHeans SS'SlSOc.

FLOUR C.iniinaes in good demand, with • good supply in market. We q.iute fur Tennessee an.l*Oh:o brand. $ t 5 0 ® i , 81. Louis i-ity mills $5 5 0 ® $ !

SALT. No change in prices within the pa«t week—demiind fair for all descriptions. Curient rates for bbl -25^300, fine .acli $1 80, coarse do $1 60.

C A N D L E S . Thedemand for the vario-js de.crip tio;.a i . good with a ctirrespooding supply. W e q.iote f i r tallow 10c. star 23c, .[lerm 45c.

WHISKY. The demand keeps para with the supply wnirh i . g .od. Current rate for common rectifi«i ao-ffiiJ.Jc.

B A n O \ still continues active, the stock on b^ind being light. We q iote Hams at e i ' S ' e ; clear sides

ribbed Gc, shoulders S & i i c . UKIKD F R U i r . A) p.e.5U®6ilc; Peaches, un-

peeled 9Uc®$l: Peeled $1 SWSS per l.usliel S W B B T POTATOES in bulk, 60®70c per bush GROUND NUTS, $ t 05 per bu.hel. L.ARD. In good shipping order 64®7e and in

damand. K B A T H E R 8 , 2 7 ® 2 8 c . B E E S W A X . I8®-20C. GINSENG. 25®29c; in demand. CORN MSAL.50®65c |wrbus l i e l . C O R N , $2 50 per bbl. OATS 40c per busheL L E A D pig Sc. bar 5.ic. S H u T . hag $ i 50. GUNPOWDER. Fine | 6 ® 6 50, common $6

b ia . t i»g$i 50. BAGli lNG & BOPB. Tenne«»e Bagging 17a

20c: Kentucky Bagging 15c-. Rope 9a Ilk-. EXOHANGB—On New U.leans l ® 1 4 c ; 00 ibe

Bast on Cincinnati ^c.

N A S H V I L L E R B T A f L & F A M I L Y MABKBT, • F iaaoAHT 8, 1851.

Supplies are qoite limited. Bseon hams Sc. sides 7; Beef, cluiioe cot* SaSe. Pork, .Muaon, and 7es l 5c. T.<irkeys 4a.75c-, Uh'tckena 35.30c pair; Dock. 30c psi ; Babbits aad Squirrels 5*8.-; Pa ru idgm 6B He: E j g s 15c; Butter I5a25e. Poutoes—Sweet and Iri.b—20a30e peck: Apple . U.<30e peck; Cmbb»g>-10c hesS, and s c a r c ^ AU cdib kel bring high {IrioH.

AU pdib ic« broogbl tu mar-

I s E T - T E B S ^ B B C ^ I T E D . ' A n d E d i t o r i a l C o m s p o n d e i c e .

A—li. F. Adams ^ remittance. B - W . A B r o w i r *

T . G. Brooks. J . H. Bonim and remittance; tlianka for

yonr kind expreaatona of sympathy. C. V.Basa. J . W . Bowen.

C—L. J . Crutcher and remittance. E . Gates. S. P . Clark and remittance. J . P . CnDins and remittance. W . p . Cook. J . B. Clifton; names entered. W . J . Cannon and remittance; at wBa'

port oiBce has Mrs. D. been xeceiTing her (taper.

D—J. S. Davis and remittance. J . H. Danforth. P . W . Dodson. M. H. Diion. J . W. Dawson. J . N. DavU. J . Domas and remittance; we have n -

' tered Mr. A.'s name in tbe list at f^aris plaaae

inf<inn~n»~ " " *" ^" " E—J. W. Evans.

G. P. Eggleston. F—H. B. Faulkner.

W. M. Farrar and reminsnce. ^ \V. D. Farris.

B. \V. Foster. J . W. F..rt. J. B. Fiser and remittance.

G—O. Ganchy and remiiunce. T. C. Gayle. A. L. Uatlio do.

H—J. H. Hall do. J .M. Hooper. W. Hickie 2 anil remittance in each. C. F . Hatchett. B. M. Hatcber. J R. Hayes. Hsrrolil & Morray. H. C. Hiilti.an snd remittance. W. S. Harris do. . ;

J—J. J.illiH nnd remittance. J. M. Johnson do.

L—J. H. Laiicai-Cer do. J . I. Lewis. J . C. Luttrell. T . J . Lane; tbe circnmstances were not

known to tbe clerk; all right. M—L. D. Ma.ssengale and remittance; new

subscriber's names entered. L . H. .Milliken. J . W. Mansfield ar.d remittance; Regis-

ters forwarded. A. J . iMcNabb Miiore 6c MazwelL W. H. Moore & Co. ^ W . A. May and remittance. R. J. Mays and remittance; package of

Re.gisters forwarded. P—C. Powell 2; receipt forwarded to Mr. D.

G. Parks & Co. W. H. Pendleton and remittance. Post Master, Salem, Miss.t and remit-

tance. T . C. Patterson. L. Partce. R . T. Pollard; Mr. R.'s name was enter-

ed. R—W. Rassell and remittatnx.

H. T. Rucks. S—T. M. Smith and remittance.

BiiMBT o . c u n - a a . •EoKGx a.

C U F T O I f * A B B 0 3 ' T . - ' CeJurS/rrci, near tkt Post HmskviUi. ft9. D e a l e r s I n G e a t f e m ^ T S A M U V I

Ha n d F n W i i l n y O o o « U .

AVING rwwitly •atabiiafaad a "Ion for t i a •ale of the above aitinlMi, will knrp coRataa»

IT OB hand a . assortment of Gentlemen's aad Boy'. Clothing of ag.desnupt ionis

coinpri.irjr tba fintst quality of Goddl, wiiich win be reneOTd eve-ry week from tb f i r BUnufaetorv in Piiiladolpbia, which is nnder tbe inreedtate'OTnervjsioo of tfaa senior partner. (B . D. Clifton ) who p o n t e s iba mamnals uf tbe imponem. and p iy t s tnet attentiim to the latest faabi^m,. ^ dutmbility of work. n . . « h i p P e ^ o s not jodges of goods, can depend on being sopphed witbour fear of imposition or d . -c ^ i i o n ^ f any kind, as th« go id . . r e warnn tad ta give sstisia.:;ion. and they b« f« ana asublished prica, Whuih they strictly adhere tn, except with Whol®. sale Dealers, to whom . Kbend di.coani will be mada. All persons are resp«Tf«lJy invited ta mil and ax. amine our good., and bear our pricey whiuh a n ^ a i e r indncemrnu for porrhaw-ta. ibaa liaa a n r been oflered before ia this city

Jan. II—if. - • C e n t r a l F e i At McMifinraie, Bale I n s U t n t e .

, , " iVttrren cauniy, Tenn. Y ^ I L L be opened on the firat Monday of * » Jaunary, 1851. '

The Faculty, for the pre.aent, willconsiato Rev. JoHa P o w n x , Prindpal,

« e 0 0 10 GO 12 00 1.5 00 16 00

R. Snead do. Mrs. L. Smith do. W. A. S e t t . S. G. Shepard. A . J . Sale. P . H. Smith and remittance.

T—G. F. Taylor do. J . Tayl.ir and remittance; Registers for-

wanled as requested. W, Taliaferro. A. F. Thompson and remittance. W. Traelove. W . G. Turner and remittance.

U—J. Ussery.-W — A . W'oolvertOQ.

A. R. Wright.

S p e c i a l N o t i c e s .

TO SUBSCIBERS. Mr. John J . Hooper is authorized to collect

and receipt for all accounts presented by him to the subscribers of the Baptist. Those np-on whom he calls may be assured that all pay-ments made to him will be strictly accounted for and duly accounted for npon the books of the office.

G K A T K S 6C S B A 9 K I . A ! R O .

EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE GENER. AL ASSOCIATION.

The following hrefhren, membera of Ae Executive Board, are retpieated to meet at the Store of Messrs Graves Shaokland, on Sat-urday, tbe 1st of March: C. K. Winston, Rer . S. Baker, H. R. Buchanan, Wm. P. Jonea,T. A. McCreery.S. M. Scott, H. G. Scorel, W . F. Bang. A. Nelson, N. H. McFadden. Gen. P. Anderson, J . B. Rntland, G. L. Sandidge, L. H. Bethel, A. W . Meacham, O. J . Fiak. W . A Whitsitt, N. Lowe, B. Winaton, A. B. Shankland, E. B. Haynie, Chealey Williama.

An accnmulation of important hoatneaa de-mands yoar attenUoB.

WM. P . JONES, Cor. Secretary.

Our brother, Robert Ware, of Ringfold, Georgia, ia an authorized agent for the Ten-nessee Baptist.

Our esteemed brother, B. J . T e n r , of Gil-OCT, T e n s , ia antbi^ized to forward the names of new aabscribera, and to receive fnada payment for tbe Tenneaaee Baptist.

A L-- .1 n r

Mr. Powell is too ioBinatply and extensively known throughbot onr Su te and the S.mth'-weat, as an accumpBahed scholar and jrentle-man, to rcqmre even a remark in way of cam-mendation on the pan of the Trnateca.

Hia moral deportment and literary acnnire-menls eminently qualilyhim forthe hiphlv re-sponsiole nation which we have intrasied to bia ca re. Other T eacher!. will be added as the wants of the Institution require.

The Trustees and Tt^schers will spare no lahtir nor expense in furnishing every possible facility for imparting to each Pupil a thorough literary and oraamenral rfucation. embracing all that IS necessary to prepare a lady fiir the responsible station which she fill, in aociety

Every PupU will be thoroughly instructed in Si>elling. Reading, Wnting. Arithmetic, G|wn-mar. Geography, icc., befnrr advancing to'the higher and more ornamenral branches.

Every possible elE.rt will be matle to place the aJvanlsges of edncation within the reach 01 every claia ofsnciety.

T E R M S OF TUITION. Pnmary Department, Spelling, &c. Freshman Class, Sophomoie " Junior •• .Senior " 10 uu

Moilcm langnages, Mn-ic. Psinting. NeetSle work, and other omameatal brauches at the usual rates.

The Ac^emic year will be divided into two sessions. Tlie first to commence with Jan-uary. anil end with May. Tbe second to com-mence with July, and end with November.

At tbe close of each seasion, the Pupils will be exsmined publicly, upon the branches which th^- have been stntlying.

Tbe Edmonson Female Academv will be fitted upfortheaccommodatinn of tbe students, until the Edifice of the Institute is completed.

B..ard. with washing, lodging, light and ftiel, can be had tn the best families, at from S30 to 835 per session.

The first session of the Instimte will open at 10 o'clock, on the first Monday of Jan. 1851, at the Baptist Church, when public addregsea vriU be dehvered by ihe Principal. President of the Biiard of Trostees, and others.

For further informntian address any of the Tmstees.

G. J . S T D B L E F I E L D , Pres. W . B E I T T O B . See'y.

W'-fcer, S. J . Mitchell, W. .M. French. Joel Hall. S. D. Rowan. R. B. Cain. Jesse Barnes. D. G. Medear », Mo-.Minnville; C. K. WinsKin, A. B. Shankland, T. A. McCreery. Rev. J . R. Graves. Nasb-viUe; W. P . Martin. P . Anderson, Leban.®; Rev. J. M. D. Cates. J . B. Taylor. Ready-ville; John Warren. Sparta; J . G. Barksdato. Sbelbyrille.

Dec. 21. 1850—tf

m A R I O H r A C A D E 9 E T . iAMES A. DELKK, WOODLIEF THOMAS, Taaabaa.

THIS institution i . sitnated in tbe western part of Cannon county, three miles southeast of Bendy-

vilie. nea. tlie main stage line leading from Mta» tree«b.iro' to McMinnville, and immediately on tba main r.i«d lead.ng from Lebanon to Mancbestar.

This Institution bht been in operuion only two se..i...... and has met with irreat success. The tiurd ««..mn opens P tije 15tb of January, 1B51.

-Mr. Delke is a rrgnlar graduate of ihe Cniversity nf N. Carolina, and ha- been engaged in leaching 8 nr 9 year, in Virginia and N. Carolina. Tba Trus-tee. do not he.it«le to My that be is amonc tbe finest scholar., po.M.sing all ibe reqQaite qualifications of an in.tructnr.

Tbe Trustees have secured the serviess of Wood-lief Thoma. , late of Georgetown College, who has b-en engaged in taacbiug in Union Academy, West Tenne.see. alid tbe latter p a n of the la-t session IB tbi. institution and eave entire satisfaclioa.

RATES OF TUITION First Cii j i—Spelling, Beading ar j j Writing.

per arasion of five months, $6 DO Secnd CLajs—Grammar. Geognphy atul A-

rithiretie, . . 8 00 Tkird Claa—Highei English blanches, - 10 00 FoDr^i C/oss—Latin. Greek and Freni-h, - 15 00

No .tude.it will be taken for less Ihsn half a sos-sion: and no deducti in made for absence, except ia case of protracted sicknevg.

Board, including washing and ligbta, can be nb-taii.ed near the Inttiiniian fiv $20 per session, niak. ing tbe whole eapense of board and tnitioa io tiw highest class only $35 per session.

Tbe bealil y siination of this Institution, tba cheap-ness uf board, and tbe strict attention paid 10 tba mom!, as well as intellectual min ing of the aiodents, are inducementt worthy the consideration of all tbow who wish to educate their c h i U m .

The Tinsiees feel proud to reconmend auefa na Institution as ibis to a generous public. and«nM(nal-ly to the members of Balna Aisodatioa, wbo ao promptly took tbis school under their fostaring c a n , and promised it their uSusBca and pat tnnara.

3 M. D. C A T E S . Tresident of ibe Board of Trosl iM.

J . B. TiTLoa, Secretaty. Jan. 2 , 1851. - i

in

Our brother, Wm. H Ray. of Tjrler, Tezaa, ia likewise authorized to act aa u agent for thia P«P«'' ~ a i

GRATES & SHANKLAND, , ... - Pvhlither*.

i n n n l - B S ; E P S O M S A L T S , j s a t n 1 . U U U c e i v e d a n d fiir s a l e b v

H . G : S C O V E T .

W . I C C O U B T M E T . ATTORNEY AT LAW,

L E X I K T O X , T M . ^ V I L L attend the Conru of Beaderaon, » » McNairy, Hardin, Perry, Decatnr, Car.

roll and Madison. [Ang 24.1S50 l y

I I N S E E D OIL, Starch and Alcobcrf. i n n received by H. G. S C O V E L .

J n s t B e e e t v e A . * N E W aupply of A e Paalmitt in variona

* * atyles of binding, embracine the Pocket, Pew and Pulpit Edinons.

G R A V E S ae S H 4 W K L A N D .

r y ^ B S J E R ' S Q U A R T O D I C T I O N A RY, (onabtidged,) new supply j«at re

eeiredby G R A V E S ec SHANKLAND. •

1 / i n n P O U N D S Printer's Newa and • i - a w Book Ink, from one of tbe beat manufactories ia tbe United States, on bead and for sale by - - H . G. SCO V E L .

SEGARS.—Gold Linn. Mpd Celeb n e a

—I, teceirad ICOVEL.

0 1 A A A SEGARS.—Gold Lit £ I , U U U Konerpa, Cathedral, C Plantation and Waainngtan Segara, •adforaaleby H. G. SCO

' f H f ^ ^ T E I N 1 s ^ m H i f i - ^ ^ f l S T , . ; * . • .-5- . * ^ • • ' I

« 2 ^ T A T I L I J N T Q H S . J J

r M T " t'-fr-Jt- I--.;

r fiMottfol M »Jroopja? Sower,

, C a w i n g her fmce with IriMei w i r m . A t if v^ry touch wtmid Sirce,"

^ " T a mare WBa speak the clajrcpia corae. T h r a k a d t hnn by tho nwch laved de«d. W i t h whom hwearly hopes were Bed^

TKhiit. r n n n h i cioivering D p» there feU, » M T F « r i i « r A i e d t « l things wen ."

Be&re mn open windqw l a j T h a t jtricken^chad at op'ning day,

- Thfr Spring hlrda sang their song of love, - W i i t e a t h e shdtering trees above, W U I b d B « e r i n g Umisoma shed perihma" Amond th« yoBlhfal s o f f e r ^ s tnom.

W h o B P ^ ' ^ e ^ F o r (aii|.last i«wk. thealaiiuly said.

W e e p not fijr me. I 'm guing hume. M y iSCother beckons me W come;

She left ma hero an orphan boy . B a t bids me now to share her joy ,

Forevermnre irith her to dweD, Bejirice, " H e doelh all thmgs weU. -

T h e hnsband stood with streaming eyes . And breart that fieaved with smoUier'd ughs ,

TheuUfted np hia heart to God, •.Spare me. Ot spare thy chastening rod;

Yetnut m y will, bat thine be done, I 'd not wiihhold what U thy own."

T h e Dying raifcd her e j e a to hi«. "Take this sweet pledge ot wedded bliss.

O a r first-born thiM—H« g i ' M to thee, ^ a train i t Ibr Eiermity.

j f I wiiuW have l ived for thee and it , v Bat grieve nut, De«re«t, w e shall meet.

And ases shall the stnry tell, "Our Father dueth all things wel l ."

A hnaiy saint lay do w o to die. Earth <ast reewled from his eye .

Life's trials he hail meekly borne,. Thi>' oft his heart had caase to mourn

T h e vices of his feUow-roen; Y « t patiently he s n o v e to gain

Stime jewels fur his Master's crown, And trustingly he laid him down.

In hope uf joys beyond the grave, Thro* faith in him who died to save.

H e had no fear, his daty done. Thp Christian race he'd nobly ran.

And eager looks and kindling eye , Seemetl Heavenly glori-ma to descry.

While joyfolly his tongue could tell, " M y Father dueth all things well ."

Mjtv Sharp CollegiaU InatUuU, T mnehetler, Tenn.

From Oe Aberdiair " " B u w i i ^ & i t ^ J a n r a ,

HK. EDITOB: K ^ - ^ h j e c t of this c o m m u n i ^ o n is to place

ytii a n f jour numeroiw readers, in possession

I ^

For llu Tenneuee BapluL T H O U G H T S

BuggaUdly the foOowmf Uxl of Seriplure. "Furonrl ighnJaict iDn which is bat fur t

in.tmrnt, shall wi)rk out fiir us a far mora ex-eeeding and etemsl weight of glory."

Oar alBiclions are light. W h e n sustained by thy might.

Almighty anir merdful King; • II.iw shortis his stay, ~ Ere the saint i» away

On high thy praises to sing.

Lord while wa sre here. May we live in thy fesr.

Ruirmg eares s'nd burthens on thee: Tl»o Saviour was slain T h e saint* 10 snstain,

Huwe'er&int and feeble ha be.

T h y grace ever mora O Lord we adnre,

And bow to ihy righteous behest. Though lowly our cot Though adverse our lot

the beat." .

Most merciful Lord, . ' T i a s i u d i n t h y word,

T h a n (fart chasten thy children in love: T o save them from crime. And induce them in ti iM,

c T o lay up a treasure above.

T o all thy word saith. ' j - Be ya finthful to death.

And to such a crown shall be given: Not a perishi • g crown, Of earthly renown.

B u t a cn/wn and kingdom m heav'n.

A E aSicdona are'Gji^t, W h e n sustained b y God's nnght,

T h o u g h yorag , ot with aj^ we arc hoary: For a ^ there ta test.

• Id the home of the blest, A d i k W E I G H T of h«*v'nly glory.

•J.iSi-.- - - - - S .

O b t s t f o j u w LtJia —ltja estimated that there are now S0,000 nominal ChdsRans among lha walite poMlaaim of-India, rf whum about

with the population of i j ^ ^ a w n y j t a l K i w s coaclanvply t h a i ' A i i -n n f y l a f a o j t i w r e b a a ' n t b M a f i i vain. M - : B;^T<WI»^GIHTE TEANLT R G ^ A i d ^ ' l l a r a i K thafeeSoss^of t h a v l ^ bodgr

e f i i i y .—Tie 'NeJw TartBsronrder .make* oat fc.eMipaBaoa j f Bapiiat^^iisrieii fhr N e w -Vdrk-imj V w i t y in ISiO and 50 .~ r h e c o m -^ t i r a ^ i m a p l e a s i s g ^ r e a s s t f chnn:bet 'UbI ^ A e aggregate ^ fiiar m e m b e t d a e . ,Ia -i a4 f f^ jep< ir t i t« i id» thas td ta tcbes 'a3 . paa-ima IT. uignrfiBTrg272. ^ " ^ f f i ^ i i t toUJ "of e&w:1>u-Js o T p a a W ^ 42 . 'ar ' i n o i n n

"lOtSTS 's- fcfc-a^ iHSJ '- - -SSiiSrSi-aiijf

of theacUon of the joint Committw^ of the Aberdeen and Chickasaw BapUat Asswiisi ions in js lat ion to the eaublishment of a Female CdBege, i n Bdtn« central twaition between their bodies. They commenced their recent session in the town o f Poatotoe , on the 37th of December last, a n d a f l e r the meeting waa called to order by the undersigned and vacan-cies filled, b r o . T . C, Greenwood delivered an MidreaB on | :e in»le Education, the most inter-est ing I e i e r h id thejiieaaure of hearing. It reflected ^ ' a t honor on" the a p e ^ r , as he treated the subject in so new and mlererting a manner, t h a r h e ' e n c h a l n ^ = the andience, for more than an hotir in its delivery.

There was a resolntion adopted reqMsting its publication in yonr paper, the T e n n e s s e e Baptist. Ch'istian Index, and the secalar pa-p e r s in North-Miasissippi. T h e question of Jocation then came np, which elicited much distussioD, aa four places were put in nomina-tion, offering all good terms. HoostDn.inthia county, offered the highest in money," to-wit ten thousand dollars. Hulkey, a country loca Uon, offered s U thousand dollars, and eighty

acres of land on the Pontotoc Ridge, a com-manding position,nearly central between Hous-ton and Pontoti5c. Cherry Creek, eight miles north of Pontotoc, offered five thousand doltars and one hundred acres of Isnd. Pontotoc of-fered two thousand dollars, and different poai-Uons of location on which were improvemenU After much discussion and several ballotings. Cherry Creek obtained a majority of the whole and was declared duly elected.

Thus matters rested until late Monday, and the committee were making progress in the furtherbuainess, when a motion for reconsid-eration was made bv one of the committe who voted for Cherry Creek, seconded by another who voted for tne same point, and all the pla-ces came gp again, (as.that motion prevailed,) and after considering the subject, the location was changed from Cherry Creek to Pontotoc Village. . • „

Great love and moderation characterized all the committee, in discussing these various points oflocation, and all seem to have but one aim, the good of the Institution. It is now finally determined and I trust all will acqui-esce in the location as it is the moat central.— I did not favor Pontotoc as my first, second or third choice, believing all the while it waa the most central; but did not consider her proposi-tion equal to the others. But as the friends in Pontotoc came forward at last with a very lib-eral offer, I am now content that it has pone there. The cit i iens of Pontotoc finally have donated to the Institution seventv-five acres of land, one half mile from town, the most com-manding position in North Mississippi, for a College, and on this land is a beautiiul family residence which cost six thousand dollars, and other valuable improvements. This place be-longed to Capt. Orne, and the friends of Pon-totoc on the committee, purchased of } aptain Orne, one hundred acres more of land—the owner deducting four hundred dollars from the purchase money, as a donation to the Institu-tion. Mr.Henry Orne let the undersigned have hia lot adjoining the former, which I hold subject to tho Institutiorf- The whole proper-ty now cannot be worth less than twenty thou-sand dollars, and they promise in addition to subscribe liberally to the building, an endow-ment fund. This place is not only central be-tween the two Aaaociations, but is 0 beautiful,

orderly and religious village, not a grocery or retail shop in town. It isjilso a place of some notoriety, as the U. S . Court sits there. A Te l -egraphic office on the main line from N e w Or-leans, and there is but little doubt that the Mobile and Ohio Railroad will pass through the town. I know that the friends of tho other places may claim that they made more liberal offers at firat, than Pontotoc did, and were upon these grounds clearly entitled to it. Yet now that Pontotoc has done nobly, and will be admitted by all, to be the moat central position which was in nomination. For my part, 1 cheerfully go with the majority of tbe committee and advise, that there be but one voire and that be, the good of the Institution at i u present location. A committee of three was appointed to prepare an address and lay it before our brethren, setting forth the motives of the Aiwetat ion and the reasons which have urged and impelled them in their efforts to cs-tablUh this Institution. A building committee was also appointed, who are to meet on the 4th ol February at the place of location, and all the incipient committees were appointed for proeress. Four agents were appointed, to-wit: Eld. Mallet, for the Aberdeen; Eld. Booth for the Chickasaw; Eld. Roberta, for the Zion and Yallahosha Associations and the undersigned for the Cohimbua and Choctaw.

Thus yoo see our brethren are up and doing, and I do trust that we shall be able in North Mississippi to build up an Institution that will live a n d continue to reflect lasting honor on Ihe denomlMtion. Now is the time for action in reference to the Female College. Let us unite. Let our brethren of other and surroun-ding'Associations come np to our help, and w e -will boiU np sn Institution that the fair maid-ens of M'isrisaippi and other States will rise op and call us blessed. W e should ever feel a lively interest ia the general progress of Edu-cation. The getting up of high Schools and Academies in all the counties, by all the de-nemimtions and our fellow-citizens generally, ahoaU be encouraged; yet i t ia imporUnt for .eachlhal they build up:in some central or suil-»hle place, Seminwies of Warning of ahigher order^where all may complete in a thorough

'mtfifferVatt Edncatloif b^goa in the former.

T h i s i s the Knd of institution w e propose to esubl i sh at P o n t o t ^ 1 have regretted much thatthbaet ieawlach-hind me to my Georgia bt«djreB hav« been to some e.ttent severed by my separation from them; but if tbe good Lord # inSpare my l i fe hbtil I can see a F e m a l e and "Mile College built up th Missisaippi. equal to the Howard and Mercer, then that I feel I have aided and co-operated in a work which will be V b e i c o n I f ^ t intherel igioua hortani before whtcil scepticism, infidelitv.deism and atheism will r e c ^ as darkness disappeara at tbe ap-praadi^f momi i j f m n .

J A M E S DAVra.^'J , gy» .nr - . » - r t a.•»

- CHBisTi j* -Ei^£ i txTT;^Ti iBre are osftain great principles laid dpwn <«» SwipWre in rela-tion t r g i T i a ^ a m b e uae o f .J&dp^y gener-a l l y , respecting which thare ia much practical skepticism. T h e y are a a followa:

1. T h a t whfc^ wehave , w e hold M stewards

'" S. T h e way to incteaae, u to diatnbute.— Some are rick becavue liberal. » 3. That which ia p v e n to the poor is loaned

^ ^ m f w h i c h i» done to Christ's little ones ia done to himself. [O^-

W h a t unlhankfulnesB i l i s to forget onr con-solations. and to look only upon mattera of grievance; t o think so much upon two or threa cros'ses as to forget S hundipd ble88ing8.-rP8. ciii. 2 . — D r .

lariDBL A R G C H E » « . - D r . Darwin powes-ses , perhaps, m greater range of knowledge than any other man in Europe, and is the most i n v e n t i v e o f philosophfcal m e n . R e t h i n k s in a n e w t r a i n o n a l l s u b i e c U but religion. H e bantered me on the o b j e c t of religion. 1 heard all his arguments, and told him it was infinitely consoling to me—to find that the ar-. eumenU of so great a man, adduced against the existence of a God and the evidences of revealed religion, were such as had startled me at fifteen, but had become the objects of my smiles at twenty. Not one new objection. Not even an ingenious one.—Coleridge-

T o p u t o n t h e name of Christ, and not to walk in the ways of Christ, what is it else than to prevaricate with the divine name.—Titus i. 16 .—Cyfr ian .

True opulence consists in the fewness of our w a n u . An old philosopher ^used to say, "He who wants least, is moat like the gods who want nothing." ^

HELL.-^"! have had more than a glimpse of what is meant by death and outer darkness, and the worm thatdicth n o t - a n d that nil the hell of the reprobate is no more inconsistent with the love of God, than the blindness of one who has occasioned loathsome and guilty disease toeat out his eyes, is inconsistent with the light of the sun."—Co/ertd^e.

For Os Tennessee Baptist. ; ^ B B ^ g w t m :

' I h V ^ M a m i t i ^ y o o r ' A l m a n a c fpr I n l -and its cpntenft with s r e a t pleasure—and be-lieve it Ts the veryrt ing that is wanting.among us. 1st. I t U a small work, which mauy would i«ad,who m i ^ t not read a larger one. 3d. T h e trothHs »et forth in such a clear light, '^itS such plain and s t r i k i n g comparisons, that anj person may aee,that the Baptists are a con-sistent people, relative to N e w T e s U m e n i au-thority, fbrl their 'views of coromuniop, w d what i s scripturally connected therewith.— Therefore I hope every Baptist, or any other person, who wishes to know why it i s that the Baptisu are such great sticklerafor NewTes ta -ment authority, for their views of communion, would put themselves to some trouble to get one of the Almanacs.

You may expect that I will do all I can in TexasYor the Tennessee Baptist, as 1 believe it t obe jus t sucha paperas iheBaptisU need all ove? the world. ^May God grant il and itseditoTj great success in the cause of truth, w m y pray-er, for Christ's sake.

Yours, in Christ, O B A D I A H D O D S O N .

P . S. Please correct in your paper of Ocu aSth. which abould read: when I went to T e x -as, I found but one Baptist church in Ruak county, known aa nLksionary, instead of Eas-tern Texas . O- D .

December 22, 18^0.

T h e H o w e i t I n s U t u t c , l , c x i n | ^ n .

An irregular Session of this Institutnw coromencpd on the 6 ih inst. , and i t swill

close the last of July . ' K A C O L T V : t.- - >

R e v . J. V. E . COVET. President, Mrs. LODIM COTET, Preceptress,

C o m n n i n i f u t i o n s .

for Ihe Tenncssre Bti/'tiM. PoisT PLEASANT, Cocke co . T e n

January 18, 1851.

BBO. GRAVES: As 1 know it will be a matter of interest to

vou and all the Christian readers of your paper to hear good tidings from any and every part of God's vineyard, I have concluded, wilh your permis.-<ion, to let God's people hear through your columns, what He has done lor us in this part of his moral vineyard. On the -Uh Sat-urday of November last, we had a protractcd meeting,attended only in the commencement by brother J. J. Sparks, who acquitted himself with such ability, aided by the divine power, as to produce quite a revolution among those who needed something done in the way of a remedy for thcirdyingsouls. Christianity ap-peared rather in u cold and languishing condi-tion previously, but b>-rore long, they became aroused, and gave evidence of renewed energy and strength under the voice and eloquent speaking of bro. Sparks. God's power was certainly exhibited on this occasion, as we had a large accession to the church in a short time, dete'miniiig in future to war no more aguinst their God, but against the prince of darkness. The meeting continued nine days, and in that time was added to the church forty members, thirty-five by experience, and five by rett ra-tion. On Friday night our preacher became so much worn out, that we sent for bro. Moore. He preached on Saturday and Sunday, but was not able to influence any more to take up the cross and follow their Lord Jesus. The ordi-nance of baptism was sdministered on Sab-bath—bro Moore officiating. In Neeley'screek we bad a place'prepared for the bapvism of those who had professed to find peace" with their Creator, and on Sunday, those who join-ed us, some being Presbyterians and Metho-dists, preferred being baptized in Chucky river, as il appeared to them more like Jordan than the little creek—so in thai particular they were gratified—and on Sunday thirty-two were baptized, which I consider doing very well in ihe accession of members to our church. Bro. Moore afterwards delivered a very appropriate sermon, giving a lecture upon the duties to be performed, and the life to lead now they had made a profession of religion. May God in his infinite mercy continue with them, and prosper them through life, and finally crown them his in eternity, prays your humble and devoted brother in Christ.

C A L . \ W A Y B R A G G .

For the Tennessee Baptxsl. H O W M E T H O D I S T S V I E W I N F A N T

S P R I N K L I N G .

BBO. GRAVES: T h e following circumstsnce will serve to

show what stress and importance Methodists lay upon infant sprinkling:

Sometime in September las t .duringacamp-meeung in Bedford county, the litt'e rhild of a Methodist prcacber named Dennis , (about one year old,) was about to die. and the father went in great haste to the camp-ground, some mile distant, to get the Presiding Elder, W m J ^ n -son, to spinkle it before il left ihe world. T h e Elder obeyed the summons, in hot haste, as though he had heen a physician, and the life of the child depended upon his speed, and sprinkled ibe water upon the dying child just before it breathed its last! And yet in the lace of this, Baptisls are charged by this same people, and doubtlesa too by Hum very preach-ers themselcts, with laying loo much stress up-on baptism! Consistency is a jewel!

T R U T H .

RATES OF TUITION. Preparatory Department 8 7 00 Freshman Class ® Sophomore " - " ' Junior " 12 M Senior - ^ 1 5 . 0 0 ^

Music on the Piano, Painting, Drawing and Ornamental Needle Work, at the usual rates.

'The 'above rates are intended to embrace the usual Session o f ' f i v e Mon'hs aud a propor-tionate charge will be mad for the two ad-ditiimal months.

T h o Trustees in makma this annonrcement. are c o n s e n t in tlie ability of the Faculty to p v e entire satisfaction, founded upon an ac-tual knowledge of their success in teaching daring the past two years. T h e ejigibiliiy of Lexington as a loraiinn for an institution i.f learning is not surpassed by any in W e s t Ten-nessee. being eminently healthy, and bur rounded bv an agricultural comnnanity capable of supplying any demand created by the School, anil bringing board within the reach ot ordinary pecuniary means. Th i s a d v a n t a p tozeiher wiih the sckoowledged ability of the Facu l ty—who will be aided by competent as-sistants as the wants of the School require— will make it an insliturion eminently worthy of imlilic iiatninage. . . . . •

Board, including lights, fuel and washitiE. can be obtained in resiiectable families at 5G per month. ,. , ,

Further information will be supplied by ap-ulvine to anvof iheTrus ipp" . ^ ^ ^ WW. A. M U R C H I S O N , Pre,.

Joa.N WEST, Scc'y.

E x t r a F l n « C a r | » e t l n i r ,

W' G R E E N F I E L D is just receiving the • best s t o c k - o f Enshxh and Amencaa

Manufactured CARPTING, ever offered in thin market, via:

Ve lve t , Fine Ingram,. Tapistry, Mixed do. B'ms^elli.,-' Tapistijr, Venetian. Imperial. Three P l y . Fine^"^ S u ^ Ingrain, ^ 4 , 6 - 3 & 10-4 Drug^

Chenine and Wi l ton R U G S , some very splendid, all of which will be sold as low for cash a s can lie bought East and b r o ^ h t here; and will be regiUarlv snppKed directly from the Importers ami ManoTacturers . -P lease call and see . - •

S o n t b e r n B a p t i s t A l m a n a c

ASNUAB REGISTER F O R 1851!:' 2 0 , 0 0 0 C OVl E S .

Sola ready for Dittribuban. Price—10 cents per single copy.

S i per dozen. 8 " hundred.

r > U L L suppli.-s of the Register can he ob-r tained frt ihe following in.livijinals. viz: Rev . Jonathan Wiseman, Sumner co. Tenn. D . Carr, E.sq. Lebanon. RKV. R . W . Jsnnary, Murfreesboro, Rev . J . J . Smith. Snmmerville. " Rev. Jas. M. Hurt. .McLemoresville, Rev. J. P . Arnold. Camden. Thos . C. Webb. Br.iwrisville, R e v . Jas. Carson. Cleaveland. " W. T & J K Cartwrifiht. Cherry Valley " liifv D . Wagster. Rowesvi l le . Bedford co. »• W m . B. Bnrditr, Austin, Texas . Rev O O.Klson. Walling's Ferry . " Thos. J. Huphes, Clarksville. Geo. R e v . J. W . Alvix. Buchanan. L e w i s co . -Va .

G R A V E S & S H A N K L A N D . Nov . 30.

GRAY'S botanica: l t e x t book (last revised edition.)

Ewbanks' Hydraulics and Mechanics; Knapp's Chemical Technologj-; Espy's Philosophy of Storms: Muller's P h y s i c s and Metori ' lnj^ Weisbach's Mechanics and Engineering; Lardner's Lectureson Science and Art.

F o r s a l e l o w a t G R A V E S a c S H A N K L A N D ' S .

T R U S T E E S J..hn D . Smith. R.-V. K. Collin-, \V. W . Gordon, (Si^orge J. Hunt, John H . Thompson, J. V. E. Covey . William B f c m n . James \V. Olans. John S . Huhlianl. Rtiliert Denison. Hen

Jprson County, A. Sanniler*,

W . J. J. Morrow, Mc Nairy County.

Georne W . Day ,

Jacob H.n . James Vann. F . N . W . Barton, Jeremiah Haugbton,

Mailiton County, Solomon Shaw». R. P. Raines, Gibson

County. WilliamJordiin, „

. Legrnnt M. Jones.Car-fi.ll C'liinty,

Beijumin Graves. - William Henry, De-

catur County.

V u l n : i b l e D e n u i n l n n t l o n a l B o o k s .

CH U K O H l ' ( J l , ^ r ^ : - r th." KTi.a'""« ••f O i i r , - .

ill ill inieniii! unfl exiernn! ilpvHl.ipemci.in Uy I S . B-vmi!il-. I'li-.Mi-m 01 Grnrgei i iwo College, Kv.. Pii2 IO, lllm i rlcili,

,\otirrii nf Ihe Prrt) "It IK "t i.n.:e li-urn. H nn.l [iIupi. c..n.-i-e but cii-sr >'•.) r . . ,mprehen. i»e ."—f;*r i« / l . i l l M r X "Tlii. ••1,'k •hii'ilci he in tin- liamti of nil "Im

lu U.iiiw »lmt ih" Scn|.lui,!» lenoh j.n.i ••— IJ.ifttiitt (^kronirU

••Tlu« 11" nl'le In-i l ine " " 'i s'llij r l wliicl. o m h l ),. b»t> lter iiiirt-r-Iiiiid "—CkriMlinn Seerrlnry.

" I t i i l l i e liB-l wi.rk oil llie .u l -J i r . l . "—Wr. Hon-••Thi« l.<>i>U i. llie mn»i vnliliit'lo whicli I «• l)»>-n

|,ul,li«li.Ml ..n BMH ...ilure "I Itil-'i-l tnrm i^huich I'..lily "—Saiik llViffrn H.iplttI

' " ' B r m s . M A.NI1 TERMS OK COMMUNKlN; A n A i g u m e n i b j Uiclio .d bulicr . pp i l U , l i roo .

•^lo wlio »illlie« in* "ee Ih" mi I.-C nf Hnpiiim filly sihI in n li.n- im «pirll ti,-iil. il. •liiiuld rend

vn,k."—Sv»lH'T» Bnplist -N" j.iry roii.'l rini.i Ihf eviiiiTre it nilduoe«—H

t, danci'ifi-.l t.v 111- lioe. "i"i whllh heroine, ihe Chii.lian n . i i i i . i e r . " — Y f r l t Rc-cor'irr.

• There i> n.ilhinr in the Rnjli'h lungiinff eqnil to it. uii.l ii.illiiiis wlierr ii ii rnielui y r-^cl. "ill give l>,.,l,il.ni. i«m 11 more .-fl'. ctuill pro.lta i..n ' —.Veif y„rlc Pt/'lhl n- frit r'-.

SCHIKTIIHB OAI EOHISVt. SnimWe f,.r the nom».iu- In.l.urli. n „f Chilriren .m) SewM.t. i" I.ri-iile lamilie., ni.a al.nl Uihle Gl.-.e. i" ^un<l»v Si-h....!-. livH-v Ro ll.Un.l, I"re..il.-I.t ol Kich moi'd Co l-ae. HP.I I'a.ti.r of Ut Hapii«t Cliureh.— 1415 np . IBm i IK"- ^ ,,

Ki-e. /Int/rfw Broa,ld«t in rreommrn'fliiir KOrk t'ts-l -I l i- 111 my e.iim..lioii. « lrr»..iie of Hihliral iniih. a.l-.plr.l in n hnppy inam.Br l.i ili.-„l,j-rl I..1 »hi.-h il »•«. l il_i« w l l -. .nil the IMTII-H' ot 'inv iii«i(l.*til ol the llible "

» J B.J- irr "The phin "f lh« worli 1

- • : B r e s k i i « j r i r | i « w t o r e M ^ ^

j i i i i i i i lTiMii i iW B e i i d e BO n a o ' r MISFIT t a H « ' d i i e r e ^ a e e t n to be aome ems i i .

Ibrward but friendly and eourteooa; r o m i B M i • r f « a d b » » > t

^ n s i r e w h e n i t i a time to eoffrerse.j f I ^ t i ^ nor. from others^ bot neither te ex-

cessive i a c C T D e n S n g .

For Ote Tennessee Baptist. REMOV.AL.

Bno. GBATES: I d e s i g n removing my residence from Oxford

t o Chulahoma, Marshall county, Miss. My correspondents will, therefore, direct their communications accordingly.

My objecl in changing my residence, is wilh a view to more convenience and usefulness.— I shall occupy the same field of labor that I tave been occupying this year. I shall, how-ever, labor in Chulahoma half my lime, and in Oxford but one-fourth; continuing one-fourth my time with the Lebanon church, which is more convenient to Chulahoma than Oxford. I believe the hand of Providence is in this ar-rangement, and 1 hope God will sanctify it to Ihe good of all concerned. My churches are all in peace and tolerably good spiritual health, though not increasing in numbers at present. T b e church in Oxford has increased from fif-teen to forty-five members this year, but has dismissed some lately, leaving her number about forty. T h e Lebanon church and tbe church in Chnlahoma, numbers each about one hundred members. May the Lord add to their numbers such as shall be saved.

I was much pleased with an article in the Baptist of the 14th inst., on the imporunce of Baptists supporting their own s hools; and hope thai Baptists will aUend to their own in-terests, i a that respect, in future, more than they have done heretofore. And aa a Baptist Female Seminary of high order, will commence operations in Chulahoma, Miss . , on the first Monday in February next, (1851.) I hope that Baptists vnll manifest their interest by sending

'a good nnmher o f pupils to that institaUra. ^ J A S - J . S L E D G E .

Oxford. Miss., Dec? 2 4 , 1 8 5 0 , *

Fur the Tenneisee Baijlisl. R E P O R T

Of REV. JAS. M. GBIFFIH, TO<A« Union Meet-ing of the Fir^t District of tla Soda Lake Baptist Association. My employment as your Missionary com-

menced al the last annual meeting of the As-sociation, since which time I have yisited the vurious churches and districts in llie field of la-bor assigned me One portion of my time h<s been occupied in my agcncy, and the balance

j in attending the destitute pnrts of the country. I have conRtitnted one church since my last re-port, and baptized three persons. On my way home from oiir.A asocial ion, I passed through the town of Tyler, where 1 met wilh a number of kind brethren and gentlemen, who gave mo much encouragement and good feelin"; thcnce twelve miles north-east, to Elder Ray's church,

' where I met wilh like reception, and had a ] good meeting—some twenty were baptized I there. 1 1 have invariably met with much encourage-

menl, and lively and high expectations seem I everywhere exhibited for the progress and ad-I VHncenienl of our blessed scheme. S ince the I Assoriation met 1 have collected on the sub-I s c n p t i u n s of 1850 . 8 1 7 8 3 , Slid on the sub-! scriplion of 1851 have obtained §346 20, of

which I have collected 830 95. This my re- , j j. „r , o,- ^ -

ty of the Redeemer's kingdom. ' J A S . M. G R I F F I N .

December 27 ,1850 .

For the Tennessee Baptist. I BKOTHEK GRAVES: ea, nn u«p"»iiinn -

I n . h p last number of the Bapt is t , 1 saw an ,...re.l hv l he celebrated Hei.j.mm B.Hidome In the last numoer OI UIO " H • . i, , .„„.t,r<l aennniinan..i.a. wnr ' obituary notice of your wife. This is certijin-! ly a sad calamity that has fallen to your lot; 1 and none but those who hsve lost near and ' dear relations, can tell what you have sufiered

by this dispensation of an All-wise Providence. Truly do I sympathise w i t h y b u . m y dear bro-ther. and my prayer Ho God is that he may give you grace to bearup under your trials, in this your time of affliclion, and may heenable you to look forward wilh faith to the time when you will meet the sprrit of the one who is lost to you now .in a happier clime than this, where there will be no tears shed, but where all will be happy, and sing songs of praise to him that died that we might live.

Yours truly, I J. P . C

i Jackion. Tenn. , Jan 8 5 , 1 8 5 L

I N U C J A U T B O T T L E S . F . r P . r i r r i a x -be and r . r Ihe C»Fe

of deriifula, Slcrrurial lliseaict. Khettma-tiMm. Cutanraut Ertiplinnt. S'u'born Ui-

etTl Liver Complaint DfrT""' llronchilit. Salt /ikriim C. »-

tumplian Frrtr Soret. Fe-male Complainlt. Erg- .

sipel It, iota ol A/f peli e. I'impUi,

Dilf. f-'f en/ D.bilils Src

Thu preparation h t i now b iriic the t-nt nf over 14ve»ri experience, .ince it. fi 51 i.ir...li.rtion to iiilhlic favor, rlpring which tim,- i u nerou. •mitulloni have .priing into exi-tanee. fouoHin- th-ir rlnim. to iheeonli.ience of the community ..ii th- rurative p"<»-

conlHlncI in S.r-p.r^lla K - t the cn-at reputa tion «n<t e.t.>n<lrd us, of wl.irh h „ b-en at-„il.Uli.bl»tu Ihe man, «„i,d,-,ful cure, efr-r.e,l by th.5 u-e of thi. preparation. W :..ie S«rsa|.arilU n . . i f . r m - a n impo.t.oi' p«n-f 10 cmhinimo", a ,. „i the ...m- time. con,p..un,l-d »i.h other vepeta-b'.e remeilie. of gii-Ki p .w-r. ..n.l o i- in the p.-.-ul.a. .oiriMnii-i .n an,) r - f 1- l-P';^^'"'"" ihal in remnrKa' !- aurce-. It. the cu.e ot dt-eaw H-pen.U Oth r i.r-p«r..lion, ininaf It inttiD.T>1e of piitlii.J "P. T-EA""!.' 'I'O "F .nEied.e«.-.u.iH h^ie .-...l- th-ir le-eml.Uince^ l» It

i-rne,lv nod purilii-r ih l - . a t j rpn.,-.l.-.l to noie this d.ir-rr,.<v exi.U, and in maUi..g.-ho.reof»h.it ihey «,ll u.e. n.« ' • "We „iv oth. rl.ut lhi.1 nneei„ili-d to t ,elr coiifi.lmre. Iron the li-l of r.iie. it ha. etf-ced on l.vmi

trMiiiion "l« "i"! r. aideiirei l.av-tieei, „ol.li.h.~l. and ..10 a e .till l.e-rii.g d.iiK-e-timony l„ it. «.,rlh. The vrhole h;.l.irv ot med.cin" ha. ,r«rc..|v a p.iallel lo the ourneiou. and re-,„..,l,al.le<-.ir.-. . f f -c- . ' .n .y it . U.O. and whai U 1 a. ..fl-.-ried unra- il e n . ff-. t "S"'";,^,.,.

KRdVI K B N T U C K Y i luOnm.-iiarT B h r n m n t U m I HAun«To\v.x. Ky . July IU ">•1® ' MT..R. SASD.—Oenth-M-n: it i. MY ,lui, ioeom_

m..n,.-.le lacl. 11. t e u t on 10 ,he h. n ,n . .a l etrecu f f vour ai-ap iiiha My - if. wa- uiri.r.l. d wi'h ml

i n„n,.lion and •o.enert of the .Inmach oftlle»»or.. l,.h,r..rt.i:h,.r lim'.. and rhe.t w. re tnttch .wolen;

.h.- h»l coiLiant h-adiiche. and la.t .pll«e «»»; «>• .evntely with ii.fl.maiory rh.-umiiti.m I e

b».t medienl -id r..ul.l ..l.tai" .ff.oded only mo m.-ntnry reli.-f: and while in t h i . of the many remarkahle ruie. eff-eieil i.y the use ot San.U, SHr.apaiiiia. and cmmenc d a. u.e. which prixloced in-l .til leliel.aoH l e - il'-n - x hoitle. en ,i,.,.|v rem.>«rd all th,- d op.,cal .welimg aud ..very other iiolainnt-iy .yn.plom. re-ored her to p-ile.-l heiilth. 1 -end ilii" "i" "n""" of ju-tt^. t.e-liovine il 10 he mv ditlv to enc.uraie lha lufferinc I portion of thBhoiiiai. family to . f e Sand.'SariuipariUa. wl.ich I I.elievp paiBllel in the CaUi oeue ol •nedicino. Wi ih re. lini.'. of la- l ing g ia t i O'l®. ' |

main yonr f n e n d . s ^ ^ u g L . P . H A H G E E . '

Th e attention of Circuit ami County Court Clerk!*, Masters in Cbuncepy. Regi.-^rs,

MaiHstrates," Attorneys. Accotimauts. For-warding and Commission MercliatDts « feS" neclfully Sijicited toour stock of Fine Steel Pen Leucr Paper, Bill. Counting House Can,Bank Parchment and Bank Envelope 1 a-, .e^, Blue and White Flat Cap. suitable for D«?d« and other imjK.rtBnt Documetits; Bank-ers Cases. Portfolios. Ink Stands. Black, l^ue and Red Inks. Gorman Oil Quills. F ine Pen Knives, Bre.vet Port Monies. Acr.ountanl and Commercial Steel Pens , imported expressly per onler. ,

For all of the above articles, we arc preimr-i ed to otler uncommon inducements lb purcha-

G R A V E S & S H . X N K I I A N D .

CO D L I V E R O I L . — T h i s artirle in its

pore nntl unadaltersted state.bas juxt lieen received from Messre. Rusbton & ClarW. ot New York, with testim.miuls of high charoc-ter.from the Lomlon J.iurnol of M e d i n n e . - -Merliro Chirurcical Rev iew. Dr. Copland (Dii-tioniirv of Meilifine.) &<:.. Aci;.. setting forth ihti, 8rtii;le. a remedy for Gnui. Rbeunia-tism. Si:r.ifula. Lubercuiar iiHei iions, »i.d till Qnertiiini. of the Luni:-. Neumlf-iain sever-al form. Rickets, Caries, Cutaneousaflections, tScc.. Arc.

The artirleia s beaotifol one. easy ro take, and ailendi-tl with astuni^hlllC rlficut T. Ktw

laa lebv H. U. S C O V K L .

l,uv.. -eHi,; u'.d nolii.nf i- nerdud hot a kn..wl.'diJ it. » lv.in'»a"« lo hiins it i"f> i:eroTal riil-olail-n

The KWnr if Ike rtnpHU fjn'jrdian. .a}., in •roncln-ion ..I a v,-rj fuvoinMe notice, - U . - . i d e . Jiill.-^ • r v i n j Ihf porp.,«e for whi. h il wa« d i - . i j ned we hope t-. f ee It inlr . 'dur. d into Sunday S d i o o l . . W e know of noiBXt hook on ' h c loCy we can . o cuufi dentlv recomm.-nrl for t ii. pnrp.-\*e.

T U B B A P T I S T C A T E O H I S M Jii»t PuMi.b-ed. An Eapo . i t inn <if the Bnpi i i t Oaiechiam. p ie

• celebrated Hei . j .min Bts idome. T h e Catecl i i .m i . a atandard denominaiionai work, pre-pared wilh Kn?Bl care. «nd .nn . tioned hv a long M-lahl i .h d i l « | t e . I. conlaina 270 pp , 18mo . fine pape r , neatly printed and hntind 50c T h i . work liiia the cordial r. Tommendat hn ..f many of the mo»l eminent B a p t i . l c le igvmen of America

T o tin vp -r.oB foi w a r d m s SO c e n t , enc 'o . ed in • letter, we will m-nd a ropy, f r e e of jMLlage. ur l l l tee oopiea of Byland'a Ca t e rh i am. . , „ „ „ . „

' H A K H O L D & M n B B A Y . Kirkmnnii, Va.

For .a le hv O n A V E S & S U A N K L A N n , J a n 1 8 - 3 m ' S a t k m l l '

( D | ) i t u Q r i ? s .

R(>nd the followli.c from N. W OKLUN., Nov. 12. 1349. I

M t s - n s - ( i en t l . 'men .—[ tak^ t h - l ihi- ty ot .endi i i f ••'0 a l i ' f e r which may be of in .po, tance j lo ih"»e w i i o a r e <uir.-nn2 a . 1 have done. 1 lecel | ved gi-nt hen.-fu from y u r San-nparilln. liavlnB l>een ^ . .u . fd of a mala.U afl.-r . u f f c i n e . i« y e a ' . 1 h.tt^--hvcheerfi i l lv ce. i f \ to tlie jood .-ff—i of vo.ir medi^ cin... and 1 hope Hod will reward v.m for all theeo .» i yon have done. A chronic r . u i h had l o r m e m r d rne day «•.<! niiihi. and repeat d , . . i . , rk. of I. v,.r toducwl me lo hr l t rve ih i t I . r ou ld d . - w i t h c.O"-umpll.m. One d'lv. while ...ff- r i - s a vinl..„t aitacU ol horning f p v r r . n fri- nd p.M..i.,drd me t o i . y yoor i rcomparahl , -me.iicinB • "I to tell tl.e t ruth I had no confidi-nce In it I fiiial'v pur rha i i d n boii le. and by t i . o»e and

i tlie h.-lp of God. 1 w a . restored 11 better heal th than ' I had en joyed fot . i i y - a r . 1 cannot but b l e s . tbe ' au thor ol I Ilia admiriiliie medicine.

W i l h g r e a l r e - p « l . I a m . t e n t l e m e a . Y.mr olM-di. nt s r rvnn!

FESMIN GEOUPAZ.

t h e mecuaivh -8 t e x t b o o k , 4 N D E W O I N E E U ' S

PO« K E T GUIDE, CON'rAl.N'I.Nii a Concise Trratme on the

Natnrc and .\ii|ilicBtion of Mechanical F o r e - ; Afii.in nf Gravity: ihe Elements of Machinerv: Rnles anil Tables for calrn-luiiiio the Wi.rkihs effeets of .Machinerv; ot the Strencth. Re. i t tance unti Preesnre "f Ma-teriuK: with Tiibles ot the W.-ipht and Cohe-sive Strenoth ..f Iron nnri other MetaN

C O M P I L K D A N D A R R A N G E D

THOMAS KKLT, ;;;„•;;:.;•: . h e ' h e a rd . . f t h e . . n i - . u r e s t e r C i i y C n m p a n v , -

. . . T J -p , , w h i c h IS a i l i l ed , HI N'^S to the voiinp Mfi-hanir on the Choice ,.1 a Protea^iiin;" Misilirection of Indnstry, In tel leriual CtiltivBtioa. anil the Studies aud .MoruU uf the Mechanic, etc., etc., etc..

BT JOHN FROST. L L . D H mnil in K.rnhosced Mnslin, and containing 403 puscso Price SI 30 per n p y . Foraale,

( J R . W E S Ac S H A N K L A N D . nn. .11, IB-li'-

T o F r l n i c r s u n r t F u b l l s l i e r s -' 2 Q R K A M S Straw Colored Paper. 20 by

4 33 imhes;

• A s s o r t e d c l o r s .

For the Tennessee BapM. Departed this life on the 25lh of December,

1850, after a protracted illness of neariy nine weeks. Sister ELIZABETH A«a YOUSGBLOOB, in the 38ih year of her age.

SisterYoungblood was tbe daughter of Elijah and Mary Nicholson, and was married to bro. John F . Youngblood, in Alabama, in 1839.— Sh.' professed religion in thfrHlb year of her age, and soon after joined the Baptist church, where she remained until her deiilh, a pious and consistent,member. Sister Youngblood suffered long and much,yet her sufferings were borne wilh christian fortitude, and her friends have consoling reflections of knowing her snf-ferings, which were but for a time, worked for her a far more exceeding weight of glory.— Sister Youngblood was beloved by all who knew her, and her loss is deeply felt by the church, and particularly by her own family, where she showed forth the beauties of the christian mother, wife, and friend. She left an affectionate huaband and fiye children, with nnmerons friends to mourn her loss, but thank God they mourn not a*^ those that have no hope, Uieir loss is her eternal gain.

B. J . T .

O r . i y ' s t n i - n l u a b l e O i n t m e n t . A Posiliue Cure for all Exlrrnal Diseases.

' P U E T E S T I M O N Y of all who have ever ' used this celebcateil OiDtment. places it

almve all other Ointment, a* a reme'ly for Ul-cers, WoaniU. White Swelling, Sores. T a -inors. Boils. Felons. Chilblains, Barns. Scalds, T«tter, Ringworm. ScalilheaU, Swelling of the Joinrsor GlamU. ami every 8i>ecie8 of dis-char^ng sorea or inflamation. whether pro-ceed! .g from debility or too full habit of body-In all those cases, at all lieasons. in all cli-mates. and under every conditiou of the sys-tem,

GBAY'S INVALUABI.B OINTNBNT. will be found the most efTective external appli cation which Medical Science has yet invent ed. Often have the cares perfirmetl by this Medicine been the subject of editorial com-ijient in various newspapers and jotirnala: ami it may with truth he asserted, that no Medi-cine of the kind, baa ever reoeive-l such testi-monials of greater value than are attached to this. Every family shtmld be provided with this Ointment to use in eases of accidental in-

-TBDTH IS s t r a n g e r THAN FICTION." Nlw DnKBASt. N J. lone 30. 1849

Me5«R!<8»ND5—Gent|.-mei>: My «ife.uff red with n di.trr... ««d hiirninK in i.er che.l for tnany year, and my dausiwer wal "(Hieietl from her birth with a humor in he hl.aid WV con-ulte.l vorioa.pby.iclna, and tried nuineroun remediea, without much benefit until we heart. f..ro,ii;h R-v Tl.oma. Dav.., ofthe ereat medicinal valno of SaniJs' Sar.nparilU. On hia recomroendati.in my w.fr and damhler dectd^

tryine it. 'oo" experienced ,«Tmaa«nl boneSt. Vy daUBbler'« akin a.«umed a new appearance en-toelvtfromiwing .ou:!h. linrd, and wjily. tl became .mnilb anl ioft. Mv wift-'i .Hflerinffa are almivt enne. and it. use a short time longer, it it my firti) belief, will produce a perfect cure.

Youra, wilh r e spec t . G. 8 HBNDRICKSON.

Partornftbe BaptUtChurch.at the Bn|;li<h Neiebof+iood

Prepared and aold. wholeaaleandreiBiUI^ A.B.&. D SANDS. Droggiaia and Chenii»t». 100 Folton »i . corner of William. New Yoik. Sold al.o by Drug gist, eenemltv tbrotighnat the United State, and Canada. Price $ l per b.ittl«; bottle, for $5.

For .ale bv W. W BERRY.

Dec 14. 1850 Naahfille

No. 2. 20 by 25 inches. •• 3. 18 by 24 "

Yel low 24 by 28 Platiirr & Smith's Fine \Vhile, plain. Letter Pupcr. Blue Plain do No. 2, Blue Plain, do Super tlo ilo tlo

do do tlo do do IJlue plain commercial paper-do do do thin do do

No . 2 , Plain Blue Cap do DnioniMills Plain White Cap do Plainer & Smith's Plain Blue do Jessupi Plain While do Plainer & Smith's Blue Flat cap do

do do Whi te do do do 13.5 doz. Packs. Plain and Pcari surface Cards,

of all sizes. 30 diiz Packs, Fine French Ivtjry surface do of

all sizes. For sale bv G R A V E S & S H A K K L A N D .

Aug. 31. T H E COiTIPAKIOlf;

A NtW COLUtCTIOS Or H Y M N S \ N I ) S P I K I T U A L S O N G S ,

A.lal'lml lo DEVOTIONAI. EXERCISES.

8T RET. J. M. D. CATES. g E C O N D EDITION—Revised ^ d enlaiyed.—

6 21) 10 20 20 l o 13 2il 20 20 20 20 i 20 16 16

Areate

jury. C ^ B e w a r e of Counterfeits. No Ointment

is genuine without it bears the written sijna-tnre of W . W . or W . F . Gray on the oatsi.Ie label of the box. T o get tbe genuine article, all orders or applicaiion« for Aeencioa. must be sent to W . F . G R A Y ,

Nashville. Tennessee. Office at McMurry & Mcintosh's Drug

Store. For sale by all the Druggists in Nashville.

Auz- 3 l ^ f i n i .

C a b i n e t F u r u l t n r e .

1. \ M now receiving the best 8toc:k of FUR-NITURE I ever had, and will sell it low-

er for CuiJi. W . G R E E N F I E L D ,

SU L P H U R I C E T H E R . Sa l s Tartar. Bot-tle Corks, assorted, India Berries, Balsem

Tola , Oil Berpsm )tte. Prus . Blue. No 1. Cas-tile Soap. Castor Oil Bottles, Glass and Glass-ware, sssortlft.'Flor. Sulphur, inip'ted Wind-sor Soap. McNair's Accoustic Oil for deaf-ness. Nutmegs Oli Almonds, Oil Winter-<T een, Carmine, Oil Jesamine. Denrists T m Foil. Mrs. Mil ler ' s Scotch Snuff . Su lph . Zinc. Merc. Ointment. Black Drop, Salicine Oxalic .Acid. Iodine resublimed. Benzoic Acid, Calo-mel. Su'phate and Acetate Mtirphia. Tartaric Acid. Aq. Ammonia, Spts . Nitri« Ether, Steel Sounds, Specolums, &c. . Stc.. received and for sale by H . G. S C O V E L .

' North side Public Stjuare, 3 dor^rs Ani»3 w e s t o f Narfiville Inn.

V l l L L E T S E E D — A . q n a n t i i y o f the very scarce article, j u s t receWeil anil for sale

Publ i shed by Graves & ShanVland . Building.. Uuion IitrEot, NasbvilJe. Tenn

Tliia new and e leg tmi ed i t i .m of 10,000 cop ies »s ju» l f rom tbe p r e s s , and fu r aalc a t t h e fu l lowiug

Retail Prir.es: Pla in B ind ing , single c o p y . SOcent* . ^ E x t r a , g i l l , Extra Mort<;cn, 65

Wluiletay Prices: Plain Binding, per do ien , $ 3 00 E i w u r i l t , " Extra , Momcco, gilt, 6 00

A s t h e p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e Cotnp iu i loo w a p « t » » - l i ip aSiur wi th thn compi l e r a n d onraelvei^ BOW • l i tem can be f a m i s h e d u> p e r s o o a t o »ell on eammu

" O r d e r , for t h e C o m p a n i o n mus t in all cMe»b« eompntiied .-itlier w i l b the tnotrf^ , o r a note s t f ® " m o n t h ' , wi th appnr-ed w c o r i t y .

JmieW G R A V E S i S H A N K L A J J O -

1 t ' i « o r O i l «;s«Ma*»i -1 f O S T received • large sftKk, &Dm8 t o 3 0

v feet v i d e , and from 75 c e n u to $ 1 7 5 per yard.

C I T T H O T E L , BAST SIDE OF T H E PODI.IC SQUABS,

Naskcille, Tesnessee. S A M U E L M. S C O T T ,

F r * p * i c i « r . Jan. 1. J8.S1.

H . G . S C O V E L .

BL A K E ' S celebrated Fire and Water Prool Painurfbr ia le by the barrel or •mall

rinanttty.by H . G. S C O V E L .

^ H E S T E X P A N D E R S , well adapted for ^ persons troubled with weak breasts, and a constant leeling of debility, aris iM from want of exercise, atid the inervating effects of the warm weather. Cost

r p H E A M E R I C A N F R U I T C U L T U -R I S T , containing directions for the pr^

pagarion and culture of Fruii Trees, m u e Nursery, Orchard and Garden; with ^ s c i i p -t i onso f the principal American and F o r e i p v a r i e t i e s cultivated in the United States, by John I . Thomas . Illustrated with 300 acctt-rate figures. Price S i 50.

" • " " g r W e S & S H A N K L A N D . April

" m s i i l l a n l e s o f J . T . H e a d l e y . •• AuVtorised Edthon. ..

Ct O N T E N T S . — S p l e n d i d Engraved Like

' nes s of the author. AKson's History ot Europe. Alfieri. OTiver CromwelL T h e Crusades.

• ' T h e French E e v d o t i o n . I'oA®'^- „„„ ,1— T h e "Prose Writers of America. 208

G R A V E S •& S H A N K L A N D . Arcade Btjildings. Union S t r ^ ^ r ,

2 doors from the Bank of M a v 9.

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J . R . G R A V E S ,

V O L .

T F A ' N K r ^ S K K PuaUl'i'l erer, mreU •>» nj

' u m Tft r er TRH'" ' 1" per nnniitnl

'A' N'' ta^rnfor | . - . l imr tl,:.n - n e j .

of 111-r - ^ . \ J v i T l i - e m f n t i i t t taet j

r n e « I „ , „ . r . on l . o - l r e . a i

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t, .1, ..I" T . nn| .. I.

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-IH rt..- ,,i.i;.t(or mill , , -ri .-il al

... nr.- pu. 1. n> il lip It... numlt.-r- - en t .

n If i i r - l .T t -f iom till' onir,. t o l

, I. tl,»% nrr b.-l.i ,1,..,. I„l:. NH 1 .-.ri.-r,..! HieiJ , . , . .1—S.- : i lo f i r fnU. - i - .nekJ

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'E-iitrr V' i'i <'" p ile, and i'rrr,:! •> the wall I 't,on. and wnr.u Uvrrix ifAj

vhicli O.tMlruiil" hl'.nild\ ii ••—Miiil 13. Il-

The f f nilrnii."i I" 11 conrerti o f l niPiil- Rl''"! iii'I'im'a'f iif stBiemrms. vitire youl tn be titilruenr uniiiipnrtaj Whutfvfr is your or ileepniiil utiuv.iitlable inlcl It ri'hi'.-s t.i M presenl lile. anil the iioo| lu thetti.

Thi-r.r ruds ore ns fur | nll.i r 11!' /ifiJi-' ri iinil li-ll: lu,ppitios». "oJ one <il e l

/ r - / 1- sp..iii-n ol in tbp f iiu i l inf lit -criplii.iis. Il

43 ) inline.^ of j V al mure: i Ps. I'i. 1 IJ " "<1

will, Il l\v lioili II"'1 mrr li.-iiii f t i icn d '.nto ihel

et Is 111 tlii^ lile. "lint. (1^ rosy. (Rev. 21: » J "Pi* sirkness, (Is B3: 'Ji ) n )(!eH"h, i l l f v . 21: 4 . ) j Such are only n few ol of heuvcn which ore to lures.

The s-rotid rnd is ilcpid ful unil ularniiiig terms, fire anil hrinistoiic; (Rev dieth nut, oiiil ^ fit^® ''I (Murk, 0: -IH.) c ilnmi; t»| lor 1.1 r.iiil till' loiigtie: (I /u-.lin , (Irstruriii.ti fmni I L.rtl: [2 Tbcrs 1: wePjjiriL'. anil wuiiiti?, al [Matt, ti: 1:;; 13: SO ]

.'intl ran you, reader, tirni, I hat lo one ol tlieSe Can you leel itiiiifTereiit | d.>»iroii5 of knowing to« nmv proceeJinp! Vou sidering tlie tin) irny' (iurl It. thcend^ uliirh b^

Tlip frrst. whirh is tbt den by a comtmrativi-ly i called B narrow war. onj cullies enrouniercil I'V Mall. 7: 13. 1». Wtmli begin wiih subniittintf UiingH to those "-ontoincl that book snys of your ^ 3; 9,'33 ] under Uie wral] of your iransoTC&sioiis," believed s t the very outj pare your thoughts ant! of the ten Ciimmandniei i n i n j in the scriptiiriis i ed. T h e declariitioiis lating to God'e merry, i all who come tn him crucified for sinners, ceive. Rom. 3: 24, 3ti phaticallv "the way," i the lire."' [John 14: 6. way." Hcb. 10: l"J,at' Bion of your Elate as reception of gratuito crtii-s of Christ, ynui ry to the pride and 4 heart. Rom. lU: a. sicn lo this way is, ness,£Isa 3 5 : 8 . ] rep prayer, [1 Thess . 5 : edness, [Col. 3: 1 , 2 . ] ] 34. A nd such is the 1 thai you w ill n o t Way, until your aol operation of the H o 1 y |

new and heavenly Johi i35: 5. Tlien your delighl. Gt d strength, and the v i c i i