“SERIOUS CHARGE BY THEM 1841 Signs

“SERIOUS CHARGE BY THEM.

—A writer in the Utica Observer over the signature of “A Baptist,” charges both the students and professors of the Hamilton Institute with legal perjury at the recent election. For the character of this valuable seminary of learning and the cause of Christ, we ardently hope there may be no reality in this assertion. We are loath to believe that our brethren at Hamilton would engage in the political conflict with which our country has of late been agitated, and leave their higher and holier duties as ambassadors of Christ. It is impossible. Surely our Hamilton friends will not remain silent under so calumnious a report!”—Baptist Record.

REMARKS.—Perhaps not; but why have the professors and students of that institution, and all their friends, thus far let this matter rest? With the circumstances upon which this charge is based, we are uninformed; but of this one thing we feel quite confident, none can be more deeply interested in the election of the rulers of our states and nation, nor from any do we look for more corruption in these matters than from those who are now courting and are destined eventually to be married to the civil powers of the earth. With the editor of the Record we call on Dr. Kendrick and all his apprentices to come out and clear themselves from the charge. ☞ IF THEY CAN! ☜

“PREDESTINARIAN BAPTIST CONVENTION, for the purpose of a new Association, begun and held at Salem Meeting-house, Boone County, Ky., on the 27th, 28th and 29th of Nov., 1840.” A friend has furnished us with a document with the above title; and we regret that we cannot say anything in commendation of the proceedings of this body, or of the spirit by which it is actuated. It is composed of eight fractions of churches, which have rent themselves from the North Bend Association, on account of the missionary spirit prevailing in that Association. They claim to represent 245 members; but as the bible assures us that no man ever yet resisted God and prospered, we are sure that all who oppose the spread of the gospel will be defeated; and those with the rest. We cannot forbear an expression of our unfeigned sorrow, in view of the direful effects of that fell spirit of discord and anti-christianity, which is manifested on the part of these misguided brethren who set themselves in array against the spread of the word of life; and in all sincerity we say, ‘Lord forgive them, they know not what they do.’”—Banner & Pioneer.

The editors of the Banner & Pioneer seem to regret that they cannot speak well of these predestinarian Baptists, of Boone Co., Ky.; but we entreat them to spare their grief; for if they had studied to frame a eulogy for these brethren they could not have better succeeded than by the insertion of the article above copied. It is as natural for the popular Arminian Baptists to hate Sarah’s children as it is for war to exist between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman. Old Ahab could speak in terms of strong commendation, to Jehosaphat, of all his prophets; but, in speaking of the Lord’s prophet, “There is” (said he) “one man Micaiah by whom we may inquire of the Lord: but I hate him, for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” 1 Kings xxii. 8, 9. Ahab’s commendation and partiality to his four hundred prophets were strong presumptive evidence to Jehosaphat that they were false prophets, while his hatred to Micaiah was good evidence that he was a prophet of the Lord. In the same light we hold the testimony of the Banner.

In venting its spleen against this little band of Predestinarian Baptists, the Banner places anti-christ precisely where Paul said he should be revealed, viz: So that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God: for Mr. W. charges their opposition to the N. S. party as opposition to God, and says, These must be defeated with all that oppose the spread of the gospel and resist God! In what particular do they resist God, or are they opposed to the spread of the gospel? Is it in that they believe in the universal government of God over all events, as expressed in the doctrine of predestination? Does this constitute their resistance of God? If so, then to believe the opposite sentiment (Arminianism) with the New School would be consonant with the Divine will. Or is their opposition to the abominable deception and vile trickery practised under the modern missionary cover at this day, justly called opposition to the spread of the gospel? So these men would have us believe: but such is not the truth. The very reason why the Predestinarian Baptists have withdrawn their fellowship from the modern New School order, is that the latter have departed widely from both the doctrine and practice of the gospel of Christ; and for that reason they are commanded of God: to withdraw from them: their withdrawal therefore instead of resistance of God is obedience to his divine precepts.

The Predestinarian Baptists are the only people on the earth that love the gospel of Christ, and these are the only people under heaven that will publish the gospel from a sincere love of it. “Take away the salary of your modern missionaries, and see how many will remain in your field! But we challenge the New School to point out an instance, where any Predestinarian Baptist preacher, who trusted in the Lord, was ever driven from the field where the Lord had stationed him, for want of funds. But the spirit that will disclaim, and retire from their God dishonouring craft, and that leads the servants of the Most High, to repose all confidence in him, is by the Banner denounced as a fell spirit! (meaning a devil!) of anti-christianity; and those brethren who are led by the influence of the spirit of truth, are denominated misguided brethren,—because they are not guided by the secret conclaves of dignitaries, who work the wires of the New School machinery, are not guided by the Board of Foreign or Domestic missions—therefore these profane wretches dare to take the name of the Lord in vain, assaying to inform the Lord that his preachers and people “Know not what they do!”—

MOUNT TABOR CHURCH.—We understand the upper part of the Meeting house belonging to the above-named, professedly old school church, was dedicated in due form on the last Sunday of Dec. by D. Dodge and others of the N. S. order!!!