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IN ADVANCE.
original ;14 ottrg.
ew Metrical. Version.
ruing V. •
MVO ear unto me when I call,
God of my righteousness,
Thou who bast so enlarg'd my soul,
In days of past distress.
Ye eons of men, how long will ye
My glory turn to shame ?
How long will ye love vanity,
And seek a lie to frame ?
Know ye Jehovah, for .hitnselt,
The righteons.one loth 'choose;`
Jehovah, when I call on•hinii.
Will heav, , and not ranee,
Itage.and ain not.—say in your,heart,
Upon your bed, « be WII"
And off'rings make of righteousnew3,
And trust Jehoraies
Oh ! who will show, us any, gooilt
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Many there be that.say
But, Lord, the light of thy dear face
Lift thou on us, we pray.
Within my heart, bestowed by thee,
More gladness I have found,
Than they, when e'en their corn and wine„
Most greatly did abound.
I will both lay me down in peace,
And sleep, and rest me well ;
For thou, Jehovah, only 'thou,
Securely mak'at me dwell.
For th• Presbyt•rianSanner and 'Advocate:
Baptism.--No. S.
CASE OF THE ETHIOPIAN EIINITOH.
interesting baptism As recorded in
xxvi: 40. In versenBB, 89, our Eng.'
version has the following :
And they went down both into the , wa
both Philip and . the Eunuch, and he
311 him. And when . they were icome.
at of the water, the Bpiit of the Lord
away &e.
is is the sheet anshoroflmmersionisis.
dwell upon it, on DIU occasions r as
igh it were proof-positive in favor of dip.
U Why/ say they, "is it so careful
'eoorded that -the parties went into: ,the
vr, and then that they came .out of. the
unless to show us that there was an
Rion in the case?" . Says Dr.i Carson,
I I no , more ooncienite than Satan
I could not as a scholar, attempt to,
immersion from thisuccount;" p. 128 .,
hope shall not incur the harsh Impu
n implied in this language, if.,Anstead
ring to "expel Immerslowo' from the
live, I shall shotv.that there ; is
i
ton n it.
all.disputes about a Scripture word, or
thelnaloappesl is: to the inspired
le Let us, then, inquirei_with.,:ali
a. and sincerity, whether the„latiguage
ie original implies that the . parties went,
and came out of the water.:: ,
a prosecuting this inquiry ) , we must claim
indulgence of the, reader,' if we • intro
se a number of , Greek•terms 'and,phrases,
lie cannot well:be avoided. At the same :
we hopelso to manage, the discussion
enable, even the unlearned to judget of
vceUnd value of the argument.
"TNT° THE WATER."
very writes hu somkpeculiarities of style.
shall, therefore, confine .our references
43 Acts of the Apostles; and, here , ronr
shall be, In what sense does the
the Book commonly use tlie r same,
, he employs,in describing the baptism,
Le Eunuch 2, Our translators make him
that the parties went into the water
, does he really say so? We think not.,
Greek word, eis, translated into, occurs,
eleven times in the very same elapter.
it is traslated into but once• put of the
m ; and that once is where it is swa
y both went down into the water."
is an astounding fad! In verse ad,
sad, " committed them (eis)to prison;"
irse 25, returned ( cis) to Jerusalem;"
in verse' 40, "came (eis) to Oesarea;"
so in other places. Our translators ap
to have leaned so, strongly to , immersion,
'.ll the ease of the _Eunuch, therde
, widely, from their customary render
words.
re is another fact of much importance
Ls connexion. When the Greek wri
wished to express definitely the idea of
into, they usually doubled the prepon
eis. That is, they placed itlefore the
and also prefixed it to the verb., In
Acts of the Apostles there Are thirty
instances of this kind. Here are some .
Iles
2—" them that entered into, the
le :" eisporeuomenon eis to hieron..
: 6—" arise .and go into the city :"
le eis ten polio.
8—" brought him into Damascus
, on eis Damaskon.
II : 1.9—" entered into the syna.
eiselthou eis ten sunagogen..
2 8---" brought Greeks into the
: eiaegagen eis to hieron. '
LI 37—" to be led into the "castle:"
asthai eis ten perembolen.
the account of the Eunuchfs baptism,
a single eis is used, The wordcare,
:6esan, eis. to hudor. ' this, clearly
As that if the sacred writer had intend
to say, into the water, he would have em
,yed his usual'language to convey that idea.
But there is another fact still more desi
re, in the case.. The ,word eis occurs sin ,
in the Acts of the Apostles two hun
d and sixty times, if i,have counted °or
ay. Of these it is translated into on l y f it
tine times. And then, of these fifty-Mo e
Is, there are full twenty-six in which the
d might very properly be lendered to,
toward. Indeed, Mr. A. Can9hell ) in
version of the New Testament, nia Rum
:
of instances translates it to, where out
felon has it into. On the whole,.the evi-
Ice from this source alone is as eight to
thaCthe inspired writer did not .intend
say ,that Philip and the Eunuch went in
tim water.
_ _
Still, if may be said that in the Words, kate-,
san eis ' to hudor, the preposition . kata,L
atbred to-the-verb, gives to eis the force of
, . . .
10. Let us try it, by a reference to similar
;pressions:
4._
Acts XXVI.:,I , "were all fallen ~ to
the, earth:" kah4snwton eis ten geo. . i
XXVII: 40—" and made toward the
shore :" kateichon eis aighdon. .
To fall into the earth, and to sail into the .
Acme, may suit zealous immersionists, , but
nobody else.
It may, also, in urged that there is some
thing in , the word, katebesan, combined with
eis, which takes Philip and the Eunuch in
to the water. Then let us try some palm-,
ges where the very same combination occurs:.
Acts VIII: 12—" that goeth down from
Jeresalem unto Clamp katabainousan—eis
Gazan.
XVI.: 8—" came down to Trcias:" kate7
besen eis Treads.
XVIII: went down to Antioch :"
katebe eis Antiocheian.
XXV 6- 7 " went Alown Lo besareck: ka
tabis ,Ris
No onei wiko WideirtalOs lanpage would
talk-of traveling out of Uniontown .i:nto
Pittsburgh; and, as theAase now stands, we
'verily believe that the evidence lane twenty to
one against the inanersionists. `
"OUT OF THE WATER."
But, say our.Baptiitariendsf "the parties
came :,up out , of the .water, o .and, , therefore ;
must have-been in the- water." Rai does .
the inspired original ;say- so'?
The word; translated out, of is ek : and it
is is known fact,. that •the.: Greek writers,
when they wished, :by.the,force•of the words,
to express the idea of going one of usually
doubled the preposition. ek,. placing it before
the noun ; and. also prefixing itto ; the verb.
The Acts of the Apostles aftords us twenty
examples,of the kind, ameng.which are the
following : .
VII : 3---" Get thee out, of thy country:"
ekselthe ek tes ges sou.
XII : 42--" gone out of the synagogue:"
eksionton ek tes, sunagoges! • •
XIX—" fled out of that honse ekphtt- ;
gein ek tou °ikon.
XXVII : se--. , east. anchors. out of -the
foreship :" ek proras—ektenein.
In aimount,of the Bunuch's baptism,.
the words are, anebesem, ek tau, hudatos,
But ,a single ek occurs.. •Now, if ,the, awed.
writer meant to say " out.of the,water,"
is quite unaccountable ,that he should fail to
express himself . in -the defmite.manner ems
ternary, -
toary with him, in sucli mums.. •
On this point, .we have still stronger .proof.
The word occurs siwg/e in, the Acts of the.
Apostles, ,sixty-four times. Of these,. we
are astonished to find .that it is translated. . 1
out of, only fi.ve
.times ; and one of the five r
is when it is said ofXhilit, and the Eunuch, •
that .they, " came -.up out of the wnter,"
And u can that.he the precise idea which,
judging, frow •his language, the sacred writer
intended. to:-convey..,..The evidence to the• ,
contrary, is ov,erpowethig , ,
Here are some .examples, of ek
Acts II: 2-" there came a sound from
.Heaven::" egeneto,ek tou ouranou..
XI V : a cripple from his mother's .
womb :" choloselthoilias metso:i.
XVIII.: 2---‘‘ all Jews to dersirt front
,Rome :" ehorizesthai elr, teslionies.„,,
84—"a,hairfall fromthe irexid:"
ek tea kepludes-pescitai.
XIII : 34—" raised , him l up from, the
dead." anestesen. auton ek nekton—
Thus we see • that our translators, in rend
ming ek tout. hudatos ,"out,of., the water,"
give quite ,an unusual sense;to the words.
We nmyalso re:nark,. in Olio place, that
they.have given rather.uncommon signifi
eation. to the word apo ,in Matt. -ii,i : 16.
They render. it out of ;. and,. thus , make
Matthew saythat the ; Baviour. ".came up out
of ,the water. And yet, :in Matthew alone,
they have translated it no less than sixty
nine times from, and only.ninetimes out oft !
But, why, after all, did.l"hilip and the,
Ethiopian ,go down, to the water, if there was
.no : immersion in the.ase.r. ~: I answer,. it was
no very tedious journey.; Very likely they
had - not five steps to take; and it was quite
natural that :they ,should: go down .from the;
chariot to the edge• of, the water,• so that
.the baptizer might take •up some in his
hands, and apply it to the:. wubjeet, who
probably assumed a kneeling posture on the : ;
shore.
A CASTLE IN THE CLOUDS.
Dr. Carson thinks that John managed.to
dip the Jew without wetting. himself : ;:. but
that. " the place •of baptizing. the „Eunuch,
did not, admit this, most .providentially;"
and hence, it issaid r that they a bp& went
down into the water." He imida r that with
"an apparent redundancy of expression,"
the ward both is twice repeated, ," to teach
something thatthe Spirit of inspiration, fore-:
saw, would be denied ;" p. 131,, , It seems
a ,pity to disturb so , pleasant .a ifream ; ; but
the stubboni reality is, that the •," apparent.
redundancy" exists .not' in the original.,
The word • amphoteroi, BOTH, occurs, but
once.; nor is them: any other. word , the;
sentence, which 'has that signification: ,
The sacred historian. adds, thatthe Ethio
pian " went on his way rv'oicing." • And in
what ?r Not, as alleged by immersionisti!, in
his baptism, for in that, Simon Magus might,
have rejoiced, too. But he had nowlound,
"Him, of whom Mosee s ,in the law and,the.
Prophets, did is, oevendrau,.
equate, very ;improbable .that.the-Ethiopiart
was plunged. , , Philip fell *. his company on
that 'part of ; the route, /from Jerusalem to
Giza, which is desert;" verse 26. There„
surrounded 'by arid wastes and scorching ;
sands, , .he :'explained to him a remarkable,
prophecy respecting Christ. That prophecy,
commencing,near the .olose of the 52d chap
ter of Isaiah, .and continued through the
53d, .1 among % ether -things,. foretold. • that
Christ should "sprinkle. many nations."
This prediction,,,doubtless r gave occasion .to
Philip..to,.spealr. of Christis puting com
mand,. " teach , wa_ dew, ,baptizing
them ni the name of the Father and.of the
Son, and of the. Holy Ghost." , • As they, con
tinued their, journey, they , unexpeotediy
came:npon "a certain : water , " ; and the new,
convert, requested, and received ;; baptism.
This could hardly have taken , place at a river,
or even at a. small stream; for neither:the
term potamos, denoting ~ the former,. .nor
clteintarrhos, denoting the latter, is used by
the sacred writer. He. says " they name
unto "ti hudor," literally some water.
Neither Jerome nor Sandys, could find any,
considerable stream, or body otwatei r in all
that xegion; though they ,discovered. ; a
fountain issuing from the foot of ~a hill, the
wa ters of which were lost in , the sande.
Hiergn. de Loc. Ileb. and Bamty's,Travets.
liere i , or .at a pool formed in the desert by a
sudden-.rain.,.;the baptism may have taken ;
place. , •
I beg pexdow,of • the reader for detaining .
him solongArint e esert, ut it seemed:}
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FOR THE WEEK ENDING Sr
necessary, in order to overthrow a main
pillar of that mischievous system, which
makes a mere, form of more importance
than.faith or holiness, and ,easts out, among
heathens and publicans, nine-tenths of the
members of Christ's mystical body. May ,
the time soon come when that system,
satitrated,, as it is, with , exCiusiveness and
bigot:l3r, shall be
,IMMERSED, like lead, in
the mighty waters, to rise no,more , forever !
L.
For ,tho.PreebyterUrk Deaner and Advocate
Reifion.' s
OR; Limns ' A THIENE ON THE TIOCTIHNES:AND
• DUTIES ',Or 11U .
Letter. TL—Sin and Salluition,
For sinis the transgression of the
iii: ' 4. <• -
MT DLitt-Thum) hay - . former let
ters 4 hive directedi Your attention te GOD
AND min LAnc . God is
.; he exists he riles
over all ; and-he Ban given us . a law; ivhich
is 'holy, just, - and; vii : 12..
This ' , law •we sm. - bound to obey but lve
have:broken it, and hence -are guilty and
coudeinnedOvitit.;ban'iWde'v
tidn . Ooncerns yeti; and yotitead theist-lines,
not - to be pleased' with, the ektquence of
words, but to inquire about your salvation,
and.rleam the way of life. Personally in 4
tweeted in this matter, you inquire -what
you must do to . be -saved ; and hence the
subject on which you desire to. be -addressed
is the One 'I have chosen, SIN AND SALVA
TION.. ,You will allow me, then, to devote
two or three letters to this subject; and if
I say'anything that is not suited to your
case; ;as very likely I may, you can, of course,
giVetit only that consideration whieh it may
seem to deserve. I shall-speak plainly, but
kindly; and I hope what I say may, be of
some service to you. It may serve to give.
you clearer! views of your and of the
way Of salvation through Jesus Christ
Sin and Salvation. These are inthuately
connected; for salvation is deliverance trete
sin and hence; if there *ere no sin, -there
could, be no saivation. • 'Jesus came not to I
eoliths Yighteous but sinners to repentance. •
—Matt ix : 18. Salvation has no relation
to unfallen beings. The" sinless angels are
not saved ~...they 'Lever fell'; they have al
ways been' hely and .happy. Salvation has
no reference to'them . , though they are deep- -
Iy interested in 'the scheme of. redeteption;
and earnestly desire to look :into these things:
—l. Pet i: 12. • For the fallen angels, no
salvation is provided. Christ takes notbeld
of'them to save •them; hence :he took not
on hitn their nature.—llebt 14-18.
The,y are reserved. in chaine, hopeless:and
deSpairing, unto-the judgment of the great
day.-.-Jude But for sinful man, there
is salvation—not in himself,- not in his:own
strength, aor by his own works, but in God,
through Jesus Christ; for God so loved the
worldthat he gave'-his . only begotten Sony.
that whosoever belkiieth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.—John
16."' The-world had sinned; God - 'gave'his
Sen. to"save it;'and whosoever•belieyeth•
shill beF eaved: and-t• Salvation, then,
are closely connected ; - they have-a relation
te each other ; or, rather, salvationlat
tion to sin 'and to sinners; 4 Were there. , no
sin, there. could be no '.salvation.; there
would 'be no necessity for it, no room for it;
for salvation% deliverance from . sin and,
henie, the blessed Blideenier is.ealled jeans,
Saviour; because he saves- his4eople from
their sins.—Matt. : 2L This is the sub
ject about' Stich, now in your feebleness,
you wish to read=-salvation from sin., and,
in coreparison with this; there- is no other
subject worthy' of your attention: - This is
the one thing needful j• this fills. your head
with anxious solicitude ;.• Sin -and Sitivation
- -salvation from sin,. „deliverance from sin
and misery; grace here, and glory hereafter,
for the Lord gives grace and glory Grace
is glory la the 'bild,-and glory-lit:mein the
&warp's. its ,fullness perfectiett.—Ps.
lxxxiv : 12: ,
SIN Itwritten For sin the trans
gression of the 1aw.41, John iii :4. The.
law is Ged's.law, ,the of the great law- ,
giver and ,judge,..., the law-of which.l have ,
already speken; , and it is here declared that
sin is the. transgression, of, this Come,
now, my di3ar child,:and let , us ;look at this
matter,. It concerns you. ' As the law has
claims upon you, so sin; hass,Telation to you,
and you toit ; and. as one .that -is wise; it
becomes you .to °enabler-it well. It may.
make ,you,wisei; possibly; it may,make you
better you. consider...it wisely and pray
erfully.,l as you, ought, -andliee to Christ, as.
I hope low .will,make you safer and,
happier, , helier And, mere useful:while you
live y , . then .it. wilt lead yon•te 'blessed
ness eternal:when , you , die...
! How. do we knew there is sin.?.
How do we.,know there any, difference
between right and wrong, virtue. and vice,,
sin and holiness:? -.How- do we knew. there
is any , such thing, as moral , evil ? . Any such
thing as sin How de.we_know it.? How.
• doyen knew:it:lP,- You believe but why?
Hew do you-knewit ?- • .
,Ktievoit.? - Why your :own heart asserts,
it;-. it condemns yen as a sinner I ~ .littowit.7i,
Why ,God's.-Bitokadeclaresit I . Open; your
,Bible and read...,. To, , the law land !to the Us
tintony.,--Issoiriii :1.20. ' By the law is the
knowledge -,ef,tsin.—Rom. ..
20 ;•. vii : 7.
Is there at, distinction. made here between
right and.wrong F,41 Ne distinction between
sin. and holinessl, Is there- no difference,
between:, obedience and ;disobedience::?.ls
there- no distinction...made in the Biblelle
*owl thebelyvind , the unholy, betweenthe
righteous ,stid.. the:;. wicked, between them
that .servn :Godysand. , :them _ that serve him.
18.: , No,diatinetion.between
vice and virtue;. ,sin And , holiness, right and ,
wrong?' Why 'yeti' might as well say .that,
every; line is.straight, no matterhow crooked,
it is; or that: every fig,ureis.reund ; no =mat-:
ter what its.shape • Yes, , there is a distinc
tion, heaven-widey betweeteright and wrong I;
In their very.nature, • they.Lare: opposites 4
and Ged/Spea,ks of sin as sin; and he ,eon.. ,
demos it in no measured_ or ambiguous
terms. He ,who commits sin is the ser
vant of sin,. its slave; and it is a per
feet contradiction= to • speak- of a servant
of sin -as, A.:servant ofrighteousness '
to speak of a sinner w -s a- saint, of au
evil-doer ateof one who . deesmell. Heneey
sin, as.it-is.a ,transgrestion.:of his law,. and.
repugnant to his iholY nature, is anmbentina
tion,to,God„ • and sinners are loathsome in
his sight:. ,Let nOt fain, therefortvreignin
your.; mortal body; that you should obey it
m the lusts,lthereofP. Neither yield .your_.your_,
members. lie imitramente Ofluntight4OMMOßl
'TURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1857.
unto sin. For t
i wages of sin is 4eat,h.—.—
Rom. vi :
SIN I HoW I ' , 4 'we know there is ;sin ?
Why, read Elod!ailbook of providence, ands;
see the proof of; here. In the.: morning.
of ..ereatton, God, ronmineed-alWhipsverr
good; how are t
_pow ? . ..?! ry,g 5 ?, .
Is pain ' good ? `Ctitekneias , AndAefi 11; J,'
are -they . good'? ica. watattiellienit4lo9
I
and famine; artr by 0 0$ 01.5 914 43b l ightein
hopes,, and Make ' "heaitSpriltd Alined: Owl ~
Fleets, and angli . of body`:mid:AiittStaes:-= 1
of spirit, good ? o°,9,,,tha t . , l4e, r apaa t) h ays ,
his only son in t crave; bee that Ett'' er,
as she sheds the 't , tear °poi th r °old '
1 3
cheek - , of her de` „ hut% &Wing 'diuiliterf 41
and—aek them
good ? They ma
&bilge ,-.1)70111, WM; 404' k
will of heaven
things well
ips, quivering
depths of their
'say, " Sin has
sin has brough
"our 'woe ; auct
a'n "
es, tai
eyes with tears, /and so many hearts with
woe; the , pain, iihdr: , sickness, and 'death
which make so nry'houses desolate; and
so• many families sad ; war, pestilence,
and famine, all speak of sin, and de,
dare man a sin r=esin an infinite 'evil,
and man a sinne#l, , , .
And ,God hat i plaped his own witness of
this truth 'in eyery -man'a heart. Yea, my
'dear friend," yon''' ',have within you a con
sciousness of 'guilt;` you feel yourself a sin
ner ; you knowlftareis such a thing as sin,
and you feel are guilty of it. Sin
is something which; pertains to yourself I
You ai e a sinner e ;'von know it ; you feel it';
'and`,you readily caress it. This is the tea-'
timony of youerbenscience ; and ,
conscious
of your sinfalncii, you have been led to.
pray to . God foramerey and- pardon.i,.. Yee,
my, friend, you ea with:you, in your
own bosom a, 89 , of right and wrong;
you-hive - a ponsql nee; you know there is a
difference betNiee .:'-virtue` and vice, right
and miong ; and you feePthat you have not
always done aight; ,yort , :fiel andlnow that
you have often, dene . wrong;.you .feel and -
know that you area sinner. And not only
does your conscience condemn You, but God's
'
Spirit - is also convincing you of sin, and '
'causing you to: feel that 110 ' ordinaryi*uilt•
'rests upon you!. ,You• feelflthat--'you are, a.
great sinner, a very: great, : sinner, even ,t4e .
chief of sinners;, ; and hence your prayers
for mercy: Like'Paul, you ery, Q wretch
that 'lam 1-11,orn. vii': '24.: Bat it maybe`
your 'views otain are:yet very :inadequate';
and it;may even ':be they are . yet, quite:in- •
definite.
It is very, important to hive correct views
of sin, `and of yoersell as a sinner. Onn
great reason - whYql.o many' take up with'i
`false and delusive - liOpe, and prove to Wordy
stony-ground.. hearers, is because they have'.
such superficial views of sin. For your own
safety, , you', shourd„aim to have clear views',
puthis 'point ant' to 'help you in 'this, I
have thus , writtenk%,Coniparelnatai3le with
the law of ••Godpand.l , will, in.my nextlet
ter, say: something. further - about sin, and
try to tell you what it is. •And may . your
knowledge of sin, and your sense of guilt,
lead you to commit yourself unreservedly to
Jesus , Christ for salvation, for he'is the only
Saviour, the;sinnees friend:. Tinsttin him,
and. he will, be your. friend and Saviour.
Read Rom-vi. and vii. chapters ; and con-.
tinue to plead for Mercy; look constantly to
the Saviour of sinners, and trust in hint.
He offers , himself tolort;- if you want him, I ,
take, him,. reeeive him - landle mill be yours
forever Look, to and live 1- 7 lsa„
22. Youus, TRULY..
For the Preehyterian .Ihlnner and Adepeats
A Definite Atextenleittand "thelTnitiersal
Offer: -
Many find great practical diffictilties in
reconciling= the. Doctrine of a Definite, 'or
Particular Atonement, with the •Universal..
Offer. of the Gospel.. How, say they, can
God consistently offer to all men the „bene
fits of Christ's death ; or how can we preach
to-all men the 'free Offer of salvation if the
Atonement' was not made .zequally for all: •
What is the meaning,of the word " Atone
ment," in the Scripture 7 It is defined in •
the whole Old Testament Economy, end.pie-
Aerially illustrated 'in' all the ancient sacri
fices. It•is reconciliation- between God and-
the sinner, effected by a vicarious sacrifice.
If the:sacrificer, in: its very. nature; be vica
,rious—it is, instead of some one—it is
.offered in his roma,. This was its nature of
old; and this "is 'the nature of Christ's"
sacrifice. "He-was wounded for onr trani•
gressioris, and .by his:stripes we are healed."
But-if •Christl.s. eacrifice was in the stead
of those who are atoned for, it was an atone
' ment for all Ten, or for some only. If he
stood as a sacrificial victim, bearing the Pen- ,
-ally, in the .room and = stead of nil men alike,
lot "'Judas,as. much,as John," then all men..
must be - released from the penalty,: by, !
his substitutionary.sacrifiee. Thismould be
the doctrine 'of Miversal Salvation: But
this doctrine is every where denied in the
'Scripture: He ''pie ;• the Shepherd of the
..sheeprrthe Head: of-the !body, the Church—
'Judas went " to his own place.". ..The.:.
Atonement, if a vicarious transaction, must •
'be part/Cu/at, just' as the' sacrifices of old
were in their'-very nature lenticular and per:
soma, • If, as Some contend, it was •only a
• gevernmental t traniaction; to make a.general ••
••satisfaction to public justice,; and a, general•
•exhibition of God's' , hatred w to sin, with
• nothing particular, in. it, then, indeed r it is
nothing partienlar, and it amounts to nothing
in, particular; ' 4 But every'befidier wants to
• feel' that itns something ;particular :and' per
tsonal to himself..- Nothing less will satisfy •
him.,,,,His conscience ; ca n• never be soothed
,until he see the very stroke of justice which
he merited, fall on the head of his adorable,
r and all-slithirient, in& accepted substitute. ,
But if• the salvatiOn '-of 'only a portion, of
the race he designedund actually secured by
this Atonement, , ltbro can we o f fer the Gospel
benefits freelyto all .
Let us say, then, that, plainly, there is a
; Divine side, and a known aide, to this great
subject, as it is-presented in the Scripture.
As regards the •Divine side,' God's' ways are
higher than our ways. He has his eternal
counsels; -• Who, could''imppose , thet he had
made such costly provision for sinners, with
no plan • and ?no certainty AS to the Saving
results any ease ? Suppose he 'has only '
•made an ample-provision' for all, and freely
•
.invited 411 not securing' the aiceptance of ;°.
Many. Theri;lati important-Ort 'of• the
provision is wanting, :yid . nothing 'savinris
actually ; secured: The 4pirit's work is an. ;
essential :part of ~ the prptijsinn ; for this is i
the Morkwork of conviction,_ regeneration; Ilia'
a iiafisiitiaio l fid,:•Witkout. which; Oliriit'e.:.
Acath kitonkltulititterry inmainyand.thisiirmi.
. 8,
i#1 8 . 3 bk.t4 l bigode,l4 c lll i§t) tat iitdisitenTri
*Oil t.lit4,,,ft i Ontlefttp, ,of ,§C4eafh.,
or, ris^4tent bit At '6NE iuiNT ?
Mri id i iiiho 'ire' ' atailia . fait kThavaiiiiva:Strie :
Ininikhti it ON t.'W • - Vie esiWt de.blatie4etni
4412 es ttle,i..wofk, unit ireveAr gthe meoessaltiy.
itegtriat,, , .*ll which ; can.' be 4ve12(0444314,4
6',' b at he ' I LIS' 'lf
,P r it , ,t1 ; 11.9 .1 ax`l ' - 9 Vt....jWk , oliftPh
pu t s.) 4, at iii thle,;;graild . 'lila ertsAlw a ape,.
GoirtitignBiiiii?i*lfiiiiCeitaiiiif f 6fini , ciaa
, i cichimilirPio4iiiia kkifti
n;qttiiiiiidtkv
. . . . , .
Now, though
,on the Divine side; the Atone
ment must heeds be, definite and particular,
yet—
1. For all practical, purpose's, at tis ,gen
eral and universal. lam instructed to
offer its benefits freely to all men. , This is
my - commission, Preach" the Gospel to
every creature: He thatlbelievetli shall 'be
saved. Ile •• that ..telieveth not -shall •be
damned." The hearer cannot , claim .to
know the secret -purpose of God regarding
hiniself, any farther thiCh ,this If he re
quires God toti forego 'lde • foie
ordination' and; electiou; and;. even lislore
knowledgei before. he can,. accept the,free
offer he must hug hismnreasonable delusion
and periih... •
There must be the DiVine aide; " All that .
the Fattier giveth 'shall' Come to ma,'"
, but :in the same senteacq , and: with the
'same, breath, the human aide,is given,. ".Ind
him that cometh to me - ;1 will in no wise
cast out." Who shall require anything
; more ? We cannot - 0 - e,ty farther. God
has not .inftikacred. , ..:tai; of: - thaineu who
chosen, .exeept so. far as they show this, by
1- theii,conduct. But— •
2: Eqery man may make his calling
and election. :(Or his Zon-election) gURE:
We are •,• exhorted to • give' diligence to
Make out ,electiot, sure = sure ~ , to our
selves and to others. This ..our., proper
business.. Here is our , legitimate clue
• to•the secret.purposes of Gbd. " The'sWeret
:Of the ILO& is with'theme that' fear MM . ;
amt -show tbem , his Ocivenant.": , In
other respects, the:secret things belong
unto . God, but the thlngs,that are revealed
belong unto us, and to our children." J.
Arortlaki*bytarian Banner and Advocate
Another Th'eological Seminary,
It has been published that a;new,Theolog.
ibil+minariy- is, about- to he -established in
the: North u -West, prof ablrin 'the neighbel
heod of Chicago. Some thoughts and que
ries have arisen, in my , mind, upon' this
matters;which- I beg, leave to submit to all
concerned. .
I. Our Church has, no doubt, defined her
policy in 'reference to,Theological Education.
She deerees and preVides, for' her MinistrY,
extended professional 'training. She
commends Iheological Seminaries as afford
ingrin the main,: the , best - facilities, to, those .
who are preparing' fot th e, sacred office.
Arid Whatever may be our , 'Private estimate
of such Inatitritions; they certainly form, at
this day; apart of , the Chnich's machinery. \-
2. Our :General :Assembly
_has. founded;
first; Princeton, then Allegheny,'then; Dan- :
Ville. Synodical enterprise has, added, 'Un
ion, Columbia, and New Albany. The
tory 'Of ' these successive foundations, the
causes brought them about,:and their
positiveior. comparative Usefulness,. I need
not stay , to recount nor discuss. . I only note;
herein,' a determination to' enjoy more thin
one .wentre of adneational influence. There ,
is that in our people which centrali
zation—consolidation—whether in :Church
or State , . Every' six or eight 'Synods,' or
every natural division of 'our territory that
promises to. compride so - many; olaims,‘ for it
self,; a Theological Seminary. . .. This. seems
to be, already, past orpiment or regret. It
is' " a fixed"' fact''' . It is the Order of the
flay, and'it 'May be expected 'Co so on, for
yearn , to , conic.: Three Seminaries': for the
Pacific our ,-country, with, at leasif
two more between ;the Mississippi and the
Reeky Ikleuntains . will; their turn, be pro
jected, Make theft aPpeals, and achieve Ash.
position. It wo uld
. be foreign to - thy'
pur
pose, here, to - consider - -the - possible operk
tion of
A llif.,yrinoiplu r in tke,Joestipp : of. our
BPardSpor in the foundation- of future Syn
odical beg Pardon of Jefferson
and Princeton, " whom' I` love in the truth," '
but Synddical Colleges • and Presbyterialk
Academies are normal. in the Chnrchyand to.
the West; at 4 eeety ,tbeY are neeeeserYi
3. There ;is and:
a thing as pushing .this
work too' /and too far. There is a pro,
dericieWiiieli - Shorild be ifeCiallyexercited in
the - founding of •• Theolegioal 'Sethi naries:
Theseinstitutions'are Costly, , both of men
and of means. , They. may be set, on loot
prematurely. They may be, too-numerous. ,
They may be unwisely distributed, /In fact,
the questions of tune and plaCe; in commene
ing one ofthese'` great'`' enterpri ses, • are of
decided importance `and .difficulty: I will
venture ari oPijU'Un upon some tbe , Peinte ,
they involve, -having,-reference, to, motives •
and:pleaawhich have actually, beemaddress--
e& to the. churehesi ' ' '
(1) I think that the founding of alhe
ologteal...Seminary,-,in any given district,Phonl4intthe order•of time and , ol,proprie ,
ty, come after the founding of those livid
tutions which areqo be:their feeders.
(2.) think that - no.proposition to endow i
a Theological 'Seminary should be presented,
or. urged, so aa,in anywise tO,prevent or to
lessen contributions to Our Mai&
(3 _.) I 'think s/ Theological Seralpary is
called for when it' is found' that there are -
theological - students .who cannot be acconi-:,
rasdated.and.traine&at any ..of our existing
Institutions. But ,it , strikes. ,roe with, slur,
prise to hear it argued thatu new Seminary'
Is needed; because of the - fatness Of theo
logioal.students and Candidate& for the
istry.— The , blessing- ktod upon:
roma and. , Colleges- 7 a revival teligionyr,
any. here -„„ may soctlinerfr?W the number of
candidatesfor the' ministry,but I perCeive
. •
l 'nq rename why , new, Theological •Seminary,
in this or that, region, will tbring,it 4 gtiont.o
SuchSeitinitriespre,suppose revived religitr i
and consecrated taknt,'See)ritig training alid
direction: The'qffriwinent i f •Ibe .- -SyriedV
cal...Collegesi of tli*siouri;•• lowa, Illinois ;and,
Indiana might, huMnnly. epeaki g i APPILAI: 43. I2'
iate a demand for a Theological Seviliriary.An
i ttr gAby t y r ow e gua ,
, 4t3 1 do not belisAlilrat '
,need nfrtheltirenosedlSOMinikrl +OI2IteIIUTOM
. ;/ B P9t. -- ,YiltiOri#4 , gvin M t e;iiiBtri.utitig which ALE
-/1tr1P1T3,ke0740450.• Co l leges are yet . Tit
I ,KittletAiiftiiiiidiii&N!iiittliePigi;a u stii 2 `
iethie Clrnrohaiiilurste,lictlitaide eirdady.inere
ke,PlogkaitSefrillitiriekt.thiim)wqq.riair rnan.,
s'i,t4, , forPfifisi.PPAßY 4 ',37ltkimcaligi or ll kith .
btaidents and there qf iine'riurid
#titholowthiektiiteitiliqq*Aii
.4..,:-;`•• 2 t,` • •
Meet",
_AlLbgel . . t= . .akaliktittil,
tion, it must he confessed, has .itict,,tiecured
the cOliftaeriee, nor fulfillathe exneetations
of the ehurcheein theliViet.' 'Aid besides ,
since the establishment, by the General As
sembly, of the School at Danville; operationi
at New. Albany wear, somewhat, the appear
ance of factiousness, and.,have been the oc
casion of unbrotherly and unbecoming feel
ing on'both sides. I , prepared to. say
that New ' Albany should be-giVen up, and
if the 'condition • be `a hew,- " first class,"
Seminary, in and - fdr the North-West, I, for
one r accept it, and shall co-operate as I. may
have opportunity. ,
5: The foUnding•of such' an'lnstittition,
is - a = matter of general •interest.•in :the
churehes. . Every section.of territory;•• 'every
member of the,Church. has a,right,to know
alt about it. Here ...eminently we should
"Provide things• honest in the sight ,ot all
men." No supposed rivalries', or 'antage
nismsoioloetil,Nor personal interests;••should
suppressnuTpartieularst • •
Presuming, then, that- I
. shall f ilet be
deetned impertinent, as there :are. some .
points upon which I am riot fully imformed,
I beg leave.to append the following qUeries:
.
1. is the a proposed 'Seminary mew In
stitution; or .only-the New Albany Seminary
transferred to,Chicago 7 : . •
2.. Is it ominous, of , anything, that the
Synod of Missouri, the next neighbor to
Chicago; and the 'NoitheWest, is 'not 'invited
to share in. the .enterprizel ' •'
3.. Is it significant of anything in the
future
its
of the proposed !Seminary,
that its first two, and as yet, only Professors,,
do not suitain bur General AssemblY in the
Eitseinding,Aets 7 - Are we to have from `the'
NorthMest; a stream of cool .11ioderatiam to
permeate oar -Churches ?
4. Why pp prompt to elect Professors tor
this institution ? Were there funds, secured
for their support'?' Had Ohne 'opinion
matured, arid exprested' itself ? Did' the
King's business, indeedj-require this haste'?
5... May we:. see, in.; print, the:llasia,the
Constitution, ; ,and the Charter, Of • any- as
yet been neared) for this Institution ? We
wcTird - fain .iiiiUn't3W
Church has that here; . ` elseirhere, - : her
doctrine, polity and policy shall be illustrated.
and. defended. . .
6. Why not place the Institution:under
the care of the GenemLAssembly ? ,
,Wonla
not' Mini `'anxieties it once 'find "relief?
Would -not n wideefteld open to the Setni-'
nary,- andia more generousy and general ann.
Nonce, sustain ' it? • So, at .least,,; believe
Some of us OUT WEST.
For the Presbyterian Bantu* and Advocate.
Something about Katmai.
_
L R. O,nI . I SA NII I:_C, K.
si
P., Jan 20,1857
, 2 z._A
0,1857
3letter
froiii tvliansis • missionary' may not he 'alt.'
uninteresting- to your readers: .• I wish , ' to
call the. attention ..of Presbyterians to our
position :here. For, although ,we are sent
out, as . Foreign missionaries,
„we: de, not coif
fine , our, labors to the ' heathen exclusively.
Our miseion is among the Hickapiicariditina, '
located about forty miles West of St. gesepb;
and about twenty-two • North-west-of
Atchison about twenty-four West of Doni
phan, twenty-five South of lowa Point; and.
about' fifty North:west of Leavenworth City:
We Came out (fiire in ecompany,) l list June,
and have • lately begun , our mission 'school.
We have about twenty scholara ff and might
have many more if me had.accommodations
to justify it.
This - tribe is quite - nu interesting people,
and are 'fully half civilized. They are is'
upright us the general: cless•of •whites, and
haveudopted many of• our customs.— There
are about, five hundred, on theanserve a pari
of whomure Potowatomies. There are Many
of IheM who sewn to have a considerable
amnia" of 'religioue knOwledge: Soule •of
them mere once connected . with the' Methoz ,
dist .Churchl and- one. of their chiefs,was . a
class-leader. We have • great faith in the
piety of some few of them. The greater
part of them, e loWever, adhete to' the -viiltr
`Yagaries and Mixed • up faith - of their 'de
ceased prophet, Kenekuk: : He • was .triverY‘
*remarkable. man, ~und was once, a•kind- of
preacher' for the Methodist, mission He
died of small-pox, And • nearly oncwifauitliVf
the nation died "witiChini Hewent is'be
cametn, mighty ;chief. Rini:prophet; attended,:
by ;the spirits of nearly half his followers,
We will organize, our. Church here- early
next Spring, in Lodiani City, a neivly raid
Out town, - within' a Mile' Of We -will
soon 'collecting, funds:for. a Presbyte
rian College in this ;. We ~hope,, to be
able to make this a point of attraction to
our Preabyteriiiii friends; - ati,We will haye"
finenohOol, in& elittroh.'hereneit year;'•if •
not. thinv Stimmer2i , We •"-have: aimed rich'
an ti beautifulcomitry; • and; as, before:stated,'
it la apost suitable .lecation for a tpwn. We
haye never had the least political excitement
here. • Wanre on the heads of Graisliapper
river. welcome all; Presbyterians
espeeially,rto our country; and mission, and
city: Yours, truly, .:
. W. H. HoNNELL.
P. 8.-=-The ' best place of landing for
those coming by water' for our place, is
AtelliSC24•lK. T.,'as the !Goya - hunk& tßoad
passes from there right :through; our country
and ,city.;..,' Any who ‘virifilk, Ao*,,correspsnd
with- me, can do, so by , iwritng i to me, at ,
Atchison.. Address, `Rev :W. IL Honnell,'
AtchisOn,'lC:V.
WHEN •thti7 airevEf 'iirsibi , ilkthe- matter- of
trust,Jetttheigreater:ipart,of :men:stand nify
and presume not to meddle in the 'mighty,
work.-7--ChrysostpT.
Philadelphia, 27 Sold., Tenthßita', bete* 0040
By , for at the °Mee; 101:50 , per , Yearai l i rd o m p h i,
Delivered in the City 175 "- ( - 41 .5'a""1" -e•
, t, ~, 7 . e.“ -, f , i ;:.11'•,,, ,',.. ' ' ' ,
,Firr V4B . gt4zult", Banner and 44wilao, ,
, -,, ,Big4val , ,ittoGittinineellb
'lVl*Prnittizificiliollhtlit itli . of illtiN e rele
Year" I left our lii,Cit t y t *OAT, "..040
thiit'thn lithi'lficraiMjiteoflloffmit ' *MY.
desired liiiiiit:Atofilh i•Mh bbilltdiV, 2 4 1 1 1iM .11: 7
e y
, RN's.' `- riligdoie)eed Wit OttliryilirafiALlhiVi
was,Sonfewhat•colder here tkalirip ,ohyth
~iivt
i ittrtialletin9o4.:rhlgih 4Y, .24 1 4 i g '
I feltakeigAibra "Sild iinialglitablltt • Wed
;'i considerably_ wanner, for at once IRAs thrsifin
) i liiteii - pritraottemeeting:in Grativille; - Tnitttn
°Gall. ::This witsa-Union.-ineethiroftlitio.#ap
• I tint, 1 4 4 .School, aRti:.Pl4 80100.ghurehms, 9E91,1
dtintett bylliiteclld' fa i thful fitter; Di:ttlaitli, of
1 Elprinifteld, 111, and paitioipatizt*hrtlii) MIL,
' i hearted • pastorarown4BaptM9 c and by the ha
t ' Iteltukfq 40 0 k$ 0 9414 1 tilliestir....elfffit hPlESTasisim
', bl i eUNakw , ,tS(M9o.l). , Ve,ii;4o , 4l l Wiplil sessiliA
• i liiVeeinlifootiiingt I ll dtiordfoseatin'limitioleilidlie
x l in "Jesus of Nazareth . -;" two Of7thisimitablei
:", have, More than.......24.4.thstr.....three!sedre years
' 'KA*. MtPtttatf- ,N4 3 ?amstax,a.Tppsekriols,
i but the majority ire , Cmisit' stp,MAtking !naP
yitinf.':, 40 0t141 , 10 , 4 - fb - Y c woVk., : e iiiidiiii?
larit-"P it. 4 V l'''' o ;'4; /b..40121P.31 tYit
ti
/ 11 '' t
ads all A-- tilittllgS.
ME EIEI=I
..‘!
To BE 'useful is to be happy; 'to be loved
- of God is to be blessed.
NATURE designed the heart to be always
warm, and the hand - to be often open.
THE SAINTED DEAD.—These are our
treasures, changeless and shining treasures..
Let us look hopefully. Not lost, but gone
before. Lost only like stars of the morning,
that have fade'(Finto *alight of a brighter
heairenv Lostto the earth, but not to us.
• KINDNESS.
As stars upon the,tranquil sea,
In inimie glary , shine;
So words "uf-kindoess in the heaft
Reflect the source Divine ;
0 then,be kind, who e'er thou , art,
That bthathest mortal breath,
And it shan brighten all life,'
And-sweeten 'even death.
, avoiding anarchy on the
one hand, andydespotiisin .on,the-...other, sets
the race one path of unlitnitetadvancement.
It pronounces all then equal. In 'express
tertns; the.Christiant revelatien declares all
intim:id of the earth do be of one bloodj it
pronounces all men , equally - the. subjects. of
one King.
Taxamare five Episobpalphterohei in the
city of 4 WagkingtonifouT ,Presbyterian, one..
Congregational, three Catholie,4wo g•aptist,
ten - Methodist, (three of these have Colored
pteacliers,) one Lutheran, one Unitarian,
and :a Society of :Friends. Chapel exerbifts"•
are held at the :Capitokwhile-Congress,is in
session.,
~A TRAVELER', after a. ion gjourney, when
he is weary and-faint, and- sits down, if he
sees the towribefoire , hiini! it putslife into
him, andle plucks np his' feet and . ..resolves
not to:be-weary ilhe be .at his -journey's
end. , 0h,,100k at, the crown and white robe, ,
sekbefornyou,indfaintityeitian,-zetnnth
t op . Of Mount Nebo'," look on the land "or
Promise—those toodihin g slet before-yeni;
taste the= grapes of Canaarrbefore you' come
to Canaan.
Tin THREE •PHlrsicrAtHs.—z-The celebra,
ted Trench Physician ?: pumonlin, -on his,
death-bed, when , surrounded , by the most
distinguished citizens of Paris, who regret
ted the loes Whioh the profession Would sus
tain- in hie' death said':-My friends liaave
behind me three -phyaicians much greater
than myself." Beingpressa4 tp namathem,-
each of the doctors supposing.himself to be
oncia3f..ttui:three4l,ll6 l'aninvetedy "Watar,
Exereise, , and !=
ELOQUENCE.—Whett the Moon ihinas •
brightly, we - arnapt . to say, " How beautiftd:
is this : moontightP! but in the daytime,:
:" How beautiful are they trees, the fields, ,
the mountains r and, in short, all objects
thai are illiminited; we never _speak of the
sun' that makesthatawk JudAM,the - really -
greatest - lorator rshines-like the . sun, 'making'
you think much of the things he is; speak.,
of; the. seeckimL best shines like the
moon, making you think much of him and
his eloOtence:-=-National Magazine.,
CONSCIENTOIIS DISCHARGE -OF DUTY.
Yet nerie , tlirerpiritto the innof, - ;:,
And-4blenak•itot-at thy; chosen :lot;-
'The timid goodmay,statl aloof
The sagemay, frown-sei t Taint thou not,
- Nail:lead the shaft too surelfeast,
The foul and hissing bolt of scorn;'
For . by thy side'shall dwell at-last,
The victory, of 'endurance bern.
Trithernehed to earth, shall rise, again;
: eternal years of God are her's;
But Enror, 'wounded, , writhei; with pain,
. And dies among her worshippers.
[Bryant.
Tnn.PitnsENCE•or Gon.—lf God's earth
presence is so goodirwhat , is bis• heavenly
presenee ? , .
There is joy in God's. gracious, presence,
but inshis glonSns presence `there is fullness
of joyc~
" • •
There are pleasures in apprOselaingto God
here, but at his'rjghrhaud - tberc are. pleas
:urea for
""The presence of God's 'glory is in heiven;
the tpresen*of his power 'on , carth, the pret.
ence of kis-justice in hell, und,the presence
of his gisce with- hiA 4opl e. If he deny
us his powerful presence, / we fall, into
ng; if he deny ,us his vicious presence,
we fall'intO.Sin; if he duny us;his meiciful
presence, we fall into hell. - -Rev. J. 'Mason.
, • .
PIW,AO4.POINTEDLY.—f g In, one of the
battleo Macedon,-
row snuck his eye and put•it out. We:pick
ed it - tawl: found it inseribed with the
words, 4To, Pip:L . .o's zit.' An ' archer
Whose nil:nisi sure that he could mark
.
his: arrows with , heir destination , with a cer ,
tainty that they-wonld reschit„ had aimed
at- then eye of the :king, and the arrow reach
,point„l, Such ',should- be the. certain
aim of the ministers' of anist. Theis, are
arrows in the quiver Of the AlmightYs for'
every`ohnorlef oil. race. The miniatei-•
the Gospel shoulibsclebt. and send •them - to
theirdestination with the preoision of the ,
archer the king's eye. Wlaell,t.ll,e,.,bpid
bliapjjoinei ptritr!ithe house Of 0.64; - apont.
- reachditit- 'the
spiiiiint -rebuke t• froin the±Altniglity. ll So,
when the hunible.penitententere ',the liana.
tuam arrow • should be
ready, prep.-Ivd brg'osl',*leroy,, l apt- tlx
the blood
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