A PENSYLVANIAN.

FOR THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

BROTHER BEEBE:—It is with pleasure that many of the friends of sound doctrine among the Baptists of Pennsylvania, have received their old visitor the “Signs of the Times,” after this suspension of a short period, resuscitation was truly gratifying; the sound views it exhibits of Gospel truth, renders its pages always welcome, to Old Fashioned Baptists who have obtained what little knowledge they possess of divine truth, not from modern schools and human theories, but from the infallible fountain of divine knowledge (THE WORD OF GOD,) and so long as your paper (the Signs) appeals to the same Law and Testimony, and is conducted with a christian spirit, so long it will be endeared to the old School Baptist in Pennsylvania, and we are happy to find from perusing the Signs, and from other sources of information, that in most if not all our sister States, there are many precious Brethren who are not ashamed of old Gospel truth. We bless God there are still a noble Phalanx who are not terrified by the frowns and persecutions of modern Anti-Christ, but are disposed at all hazards to contend earnestly for the faith, once delivered to the Saints.

I can assure you that while the Signs of the Times are hated and dreaded by many, they are sought after and read with peculiar pleasure and interest by many; and many of their best opposers are not easy until they can obtain a perusal of them.

The truth must and will prevail, Gospel light will shine more and more until the perfect day, notwithstanding all the yells and barkings of modern sciolists in Theology who seem better versed in jesuitical casuistry and sophisticated errors than in the plain dictates of Holy Writ.

Many would be glad, as you have the means of information, that you would commence the statistical account of the Old School Baptist throughout America, with the names of ministers &c. It would bring Zion’s friends to a knowledge of each other, and prove both encouraging and useful, should you think well of the proposal, and will commence it, we shall be highly gratified and most heartily bid you Godspeed.

The friends of divine truth have observed the progress of error in Pennsylvania with no small concern; it has been painful to observe the strides which the man of sin has made amongst us, but from the discordant materials which were seen in the Image of the Beast, it was fondly believed that no solid and permanent union could take place,—this has lately been verified, and it has been found impracticable to amalgamate the friends of the general, with those of a particular atonement.

A few Baptist ministers who are attached to the good old way, and feel it a duty to contend earnestly for the faith once delivered to the Saints, residing in Philadelphia, and the parts adjacent, have associated together under the name of “The Particular Baptist Conference of Philadelphia and the parts adjacent.”

The leading features of their association is to admit no unsound persons into this conference; the doctrines of Sovereign Grace, as held by what are called the old school Baptists, and as held forth, in the Philadelphia Confession of faith, is the standard of their sentiments, and their practice is to meet together quarterly for the preaching of “The Word” and conference on the important concerns of our Redeemer’s Kingdom, and they fondly hope that through the divine blessing, the most favorable results may ensue; the members of this conference are all opposed to the modern abuses and errors which have crept in among the Baptist, and which they believe are doing much injury in our churches.

All Baptist Ministers of the same views and sentiments will be cordially received into conference, and we hail the time when all the true friends of Zion throughout the United States will zealously rally around the same standard.

The third quarterly meeting of this conference will be held by divine permission, on the first Tuesday in September next, divine worship to commence at 11 o’clock A. M. at the Meeting-house of the North Seventh Street Baptist Church, in the city of Philadelphia.