Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1803-05-31 00:00:00, page 4

For the Ledgers
To “ PLAIN TRUTH."
SIR,
AS 1 have frequently seen pieces in the Gazette,
refp^cting the made of Bap^fin, it has railed an 1
inquiry in my mind, about the truth of this mode;
thebe are many scruples to be removed, and many
objeatoraw beaniwered ; and feeing a piece in
the last and preceding Gazette signed by yott, it
induced me to adders these inquiries and objec
tions to you, ttiibking you might be a proper per-,
ion to answer them, knowing that the priefl's tips
Jhonld preserve, knowledge, and the people should
seek the law at their mouth.
As you fay it, is vain for any person to fay that
walking is not dipping, becanfe the scriptures fay
it is; J would ask whether there is no other mode
of walking I and may not a person wash and not
dip? I think there are many texts of scripture
winch appear as if they could—l shall instance a
few of them—" And Aaronand his sons thou shalt
bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congre
gation & shalt wash them with water'' Exod.xxix.q:
hkewife xxx, 19, " And Aaron and his sons shall
wash their hands and their feet thereat"—Again,
in Luke vii, 38, "And (Mary) flood at his feet be
hind him and began to wash his feet With tears,
and did wipe them wirli the hairs of her hea^."
Did she dip them in tears—or did she wash them
by the gentle effilfion of tears from her eyes?
When Christ poured water into a bafon and began
to wash his disciples feet and to wipe them with
the to vel wherewith he was girded, did he dip
their feet in the bafon ? And when Peter said to
our Lord, “ not my feet only, but my hands nd
my head," did he want his head dipped in a bafon ?
It it means dipping, how will our Lord's words
to Peter agree with the practice of baptifls, when
he said " be that is washed or dipped need not to
save to wadi or dip his fret, but is clean every
whit." And Mat. xxvii, 24, “ whn Pilate
saw he could prevail nothing, but rather that a
tumult was made, he took water and walked his
hands before the multitude, faying 1 am innocent
of the blood of this just person; fee ye to it."
Luke xi. 38, " And when the Pharisee saw it, he
marvelled that he had not firft washed before din
ner." Again, Afts xvi, 33, " and he took them
the fame hour of the night & „ allied their flripes,
and was baptifed, he and all his, straightway." —
Did the jailor dip the flripes of Paul and Silas, or
did he wafli them by applying the liquid to them.
And could not Paul baptife,he jailor and family
at th^ fame time and place, & by the fame mode ?
And was not walking practiced in then boufes?
Can you prove that Paul and Silas went out of
the prifod to a river, after midnight, and baptifed
this family (when the jailor was charged to keep
them so fate) and return again, and be again put
in prion before it was day ? Or did Peter go to a
river when be baptifed Cornelius, when he said
“ can any forbid water, that these fhotild not be
baptifed that have received the holy ghost is well
as we" ? or was the river the property of any
man, that they should forbid the water. Again,
Afts ix, 17, 18, "And Annanias went his way
and entered into the house ; and putting his hand
on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus,
that appeared unto thee in the way as thou com
est, hath sent me unto thee that thou mightefl re
ceive thy fight, and be filled with the holy ghost ;
arid immediately there fell from his eyes as it had
been (cales, and he received fight forthwith, and
arose and was baptifed." Did the Apoflie Paul go
out of the house to receive baptism, and does a
person receive dipping landing ? for it fays -he
arose and was baptifed ; or do we read of our
Lord or his disciples ever going to a river, or from
the place where the, were before baptism was ad
minikered. Tho' we read of John baptising in
Jordan, do we know that the person that he bap
tifed went any more into the water or under the
water than he did himfelf. Mark has it chap.i. 4,
" John did baptjfe in the wilderness ;" Again,
John i. 28, " These things were done in Bethabara,
beyond Jordan where John was Baptising ;" was
Bethabara 'a river, or a towh ?—So John iii. 22,
" after these things came Jesus, and his disciples
went into the land of Judea, and there he tarried
with them and baptifed ;" does land here mean
water, or did he dip them in land? Further, when
John himfelf or his apostles speaks of baptism, they
always fay baptife with water, it is proper to fay
•wash with water, but is it proper to fay John did
truly dip you with water ? and would it not be
molt natural lor a person to fay baptife you in
water, if dipping was the mode ? I would further
alk, when Paul fays, 1 Corinthians, xii, 13, " for
by one spirit arc we all baptifed into one body ;"
does he mean water baptism ? Again,chap. xv. 29,
“ Else what shall they do that are baptifed for the
dead, it the dead rife not at all,why are they then
baptifed for the dead,', 'is this alto water baptism ?
Again, Gallations iii, 27, " For as many of you as
have been baptifed into Qhritt have put on Christ ;"
does Christ here mean water, or is it to be nnder
ftood as Rev. i. 5, " Onto him that hath love 4 and
washed us?" would it be proper 'to fay dipped
us from our fins in his own blood ? Again, Romans
vi. 3,4, " Know ye not that as many ot ns as
^re baptifed into Christ, were baptifed into his
death • ^refore we are buried with him by.bap
tifin into death ?" does this mean .water, baptism,
or does Christ here ^ean water, baptifed into
Tefus Christ ? or does dapt^r into death mean into
water ? Again, Colof. ii. 12, “ Juried with him in
baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him thru'
the faith of the operation of,God.?
Thus you fee; fir, 1 have quoted the-whole of these
two faftt^xh though ) on do not—becanfe I think
you did not quote them justly nor fairly ; for that,
part you left out has a connection with the other,
is that a fairway of quoting ferrpture, to qu%e
thatpart of a text that feeins to foit your own
tenets, and, leave 09 part ,which seems to cross
them a little fSdppofe for iafUnce.l was to quote
one text where it fays “ Judas repented and went
Zemple of ffle ^ufes,
4,>--«g^fry>. -<❖
The following proverb though denominated Chinese,
may be aduptedwith equal advantage, by any other
nation—it has at leaf, the peculiar merit ofedn
* tailing a great dealin aJmall compajs.
>CHINESE PROVERB.
WHEN twords are rally, spades are bright,
fWheu prison doors admit the light,
'SVheii granaries are full of corn,
Tiie temple's threshold foil'd and worn,
Grass growing where the lawyers talk,
When butchers ride and,doctors walk,
Then are there many, young and old,
And Itatefmen well the slate uphoro;
and hanged himfelf ;" and another after it, which
fays "Go thou and do likbwile , Is that a fair
way of quoting fcriptnre ? We might make the
Bible fay any tK'ng ht that rate.. But to return,,
does tl\is baptifin mean water ? will water baptism:
raise any person with him through the faith of the*
operation ot God? Is it Obt what Paul fall, the
walking of, regeneration ? But if you will have it to
mean water,fuppofe I should fay th^ burying
does not mean a covering, and fetch one text of
scripture to prose it does not : Jerero, xxii. 19,
" lie shall be buried with the burial of an ats,
drawn and call forth beyond the gates of J,%M f f
lem ;'' but then words mutt be't^k^ in their,
" liberal, molt proper, obvious, & common hgiii
fication." Well, but what is the common lignifica
tion of tlie word wffl / Is it dip? Is-it not cleans
ing ? 1-et me afkJiow you wafli your face, do you
dip it, or do frou'apply the water to your face
with your hands % And how does a person wash?
a table, a floor, or a' window, do tltey dip them at
all, but they are (till waded?
:Again, fuppofeany<f them that use fpriukling,
should fay that fprihkllng is cleaning ; and ue
know that washing is cleansing, & bring fcriptnre
to prove it NOmb, xix. 13, " Whosoever toucheth
the dead body of any man (h^t is dead and purifi
eth not himfelf,defifeth the tabernacle of the Lord ;
and that foul shall be cut off from Israel ;" because!
,the water erf reparation was not Jprinkled upon
him he shall be unclean; his uncleaimefs is yet upon
him. So Ezek. xxxvi. 25, " Then will \Jprinkle
clean water upon you, and you shall be clean troin
all your filtbipefs, apd from all } opr idols will fa
cleanse you, &cf Again, He 6. ix. I'3, " For if
the blood of bulls and goats, and the aibes of an
heiffer, sprinkling the unclean falsified to the|
purifying of the flefii, &c." but you w ill fay that;
blood here was what cleansed them ; well but was
not sprinkling the mode ?—I shall conclude by
wiring an answer of truth, as 1 wish to be led in
rhe way ottruth ; but not in the way of "Plain
Truth," unless he can convince me he is riuht.
An ENQUIRER.
Stephen Hardy
Informs bis friends that he has taken a Shop in
Buck-freet, oppfoe to Dr. John fackjon s,
where, he carries on the
Gold & Silver Smith's business
in its various branches.
HE HAS FOR SALE
COLD Hoop Ear Rings; Knob
' do. ; plain Gold Rings, with teals ;
Garnuido. ; Seal Rings, with and without
Devices ; gold Shirt Pins ; a variety of gilt
10. ; silver Tea Spoons ; lilver, pearl, plated
and bone Salt Spoons; plated and painted
Sugar Tongs; plated and silver Sciffer
Chains ; patent Shoe Buckles ; plated Scif
fer Cases ; do. Shoe Clasps ; silver and sil
ver plated Thimbles ; brass do. silver and
ivory Bodkins ; a variety ofgilt Lockets ;
silver and common Sleeve Buttons ; Sciffers ;
enamelled Snuffßoxes ; black & white Bug
les ; Garnet Beads; a great variety of cut
glass and gilt Necklaces ; coral, and gold
and coral Necklaeec • Nook Chains ; fill'd
brass Rings; Cadie Shells ; blocktin and
iron Tea and Table Spoons ; Tooth Brush
es ; pound Pins ; common Shoe Clasps ;
small Files ; Gravers, &c. &c.
Portsmouth March I, 2803.
NEW_GOODS.
James Rundlet
HAS imported in the Galen and Minerva
from London, a large affonment of
Staple and Fancy Goods,
which are now opening and will he fold at
small advance by wholefile and retail.
About 300 Rolls Paper Hangings
to be fold at prime cost,
Portsmouth, 17th May.
FOR SALE
B, Samuel Ham,
A few tons of CORDAGE.
Alfo —A few hogsheads good flavoured
Weft-India RUM.
Portsmouth, 23d May.
NEWGOODST
jfufl Received aid to be Sold by
William R. Hardy,
, TAILOR,"
At his Shop in High-Afreet,
An affortnient of
Superfine Broad Cioths,
Caffimeres, Vestings, &c.
Portsmouth, 17th May
New Spring Goods.
B. BRIERLEY
Acquaints his friends and the pub
lic, that he has just received by
the late arrivals from England,
A very large and extenfae affatment of
Fashionable, Fancy, and Staple
GOODS,
Which are now opening for sale at
Ihis Store in Bro«d§reei.
' May 2, 1803.
Notice to Debtors,
fTHOSE Persons who still re-
[ A- main indebted to the estate of Martin
'Parry, late of Portsmouth, merchant, de-
Eafec/are hereby informed, that the fub
ribers, adminiftraiors on said estate, being
liged to fettle their accents of Admihift
ration with the-Jtylgb ot Probate within a
Ihort time, have determined to place the ac
counts of all delinquent debtors in the hands
of an Attorney for colle&ion, unless prevent
ed by an immediate fettfement.
Mark Simes,
'Samuel Sparhawk.
•, Portsmouth, May n;,3o§„
Notice to Creditors.
THE Commiffibhers oppointed to receive
and adjust the, claims against the estate
ot Martin Parry, late of Portsmouth,
merchant, decedfed; give notice that four
months longer ftpm'the 20th April Ijff, the
expiration of their commission to receive and
;adjuf tfaid claims,- being allowed by the
Judge of Probate for that ptirpofe, they will
attend that business at the office ofj EREMI
AH. LIBBEY, max Spring-Hill, on the ift
Monday of June, July, and August next en
suing, at to o'clock, A. M.
Jeremiah Libbey,
;Edward Sargent,
Daniel Humphreys.
Portsmouth, May 21.
NEW GOODS.
Oliver Briard
Respectfully informs his friends
and the public, in general, that he has
just received a frefh fuuplv pf
NEW GOoDS,
adapted tc the present and approaching sea
son, which he is felling at the lowest cash
prices, at his store in Congress street, adjoin
ing the Bell Tavern, and a few rods from
the State-House.
Portsmouth, 1 7th May.
Removed.
N.S.&W.'PEIRCE
Printers, Booksellers & Stationers.
INFORM the public they have taken the
store lately occupied bv Messrs Dcs»&
C Fenhallow, opposite the North-weft cor
ner of the State-House, Congress Street,
where they have received a complete assort
ment of
Books & Stationary,
which are now ready for sale, at the lowed
cash prices.
also
a handsome assortment of
Dressing Glasses,
7 Portsmouth, May 24.
New Englijb Goods Store.
The fubferibers have.formed a connexion
in business under the Firm of
Garland & Blake,
and are now opening at their Store in Broad
ftreet, it being a part of Colonel Wood
ward's house, and lately occupied by Mr.
Peter Coffin,
a general assortment of
Spring and Summer
GOODS,
all of which being of the latef importations,
will befold at such prices as to make them
Worthy the attention of parchafers, who are
invited to call and fee.
William Garland,
Joshua Blake.
23d May, 1803.
COFFEE HOUSE.
A NY Gentlemen Milhitig to relrefh themselves
A with the belt Spirits and other refreshments,
and reading the News of the principal cities in the
United States,,will please tp call, at the fubferibers
COFFEE HOUSE, in Buck-Street.
Stephen Dclande.
Portsmouth,:l7th May.
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A Woman is wanted in a
small Family who understands House w9lk,
for which good wages will be given.
9gd May. I, quire of the printer,
i _ol=——=--———-—-——--=-- —-----------—
A Youngster is Wanted,
about thirteen or fourteen yeais of age, to
attend a Weft-India and Grocery Store, the
person who gan be well recommended, by
applying to the. printer of this paper, will
tn^et with good encouragement. One from
the country Would be prefeiied.
Portsmouth, 23d Mdy.
New Spring and Summer Goods.
N. DEAN
ACQUAINTS his friends and the pub
lic, he has just received a large alibrt
meot of
English and India Goods,
which are ready for sale at his Store in
Congress- street, nearly opposite the Bell
Tavern. Portsmouth, 1 7th May.
FOR SALE,
One foare in the Portfmoutb Li
brary. Inquire of the Printer.
Charles Peirce
HAS just received by the recent arrivals from
Europe, as complete an assortment of
BIBLES . .
as was ever imported at one nine, into this
town. They are from a veiy small Pocket
size, to large Pulpit Folios ; from I to 1$
dollars each. Those arc now open and ready
for file. He has also received
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF
Books and Stationary,
Some New Works, ^ll of which
will be fold at a small advance.
Portsmouth, 17th May.
Several Lots of LAND,
PLEASANTLY fittiated for Dwelling Houses,
on middle road, between J mes Marden's
land and land of John S. Sherburne, Esq. Each
lot fronts westerly on said road fifty feet, and
carries that width back two hundred feet. Terms
and further particulars may be known by apply
ing to WOODBURY LANGDON-
Portsmouth, April 4.
LOST, on Saturday Evening sass,
A Store Key,
any person who may have found the fame
and will leave it with the Printer hereof,
shall be rewarded for tneif uC'^lft
24th May, 1803. f
LOST, on Saturday last, a
piece of .PATENT LACK, containing
about ten yards. The finder shall be re
warded, and receive the thanks of the owner,
by leaving it at this office.
17th MAY.
NEW^OODS.
Swett & Weeks v
Hate 111 ft received a gffieral a!brtnrent of
F@iona6/e, Vantv and Staple" '
oGQODS,
hich they ofter f6r sale at a
imall advance for Cash, at their Siote
1n Buck-street, Portsmouth.
23d May, 1803.
Morning-school
Thomas Jackfen
BEGS leave to acquaint the inhabitants
ot this town, that he proposes to open:
a Morning School for Misses and Young
Masters, at the building formerly occu
pied by Messrs. Leigh and Bowles where
will be taught Reading, Writing, and Aritb*'
mafic.
Times of attendance for three months,
from the firft of June next to September
as follows: From 6 to 8 o'clock in. the
morning ; Price, 9 tbiltngs per quarter .
they shall also be attended to Saturday after
noons gratis. He-foticits etc u agement,
and assures that the best of his abi'itits shall
be made use of to inftru& those who are en
trusted to his care.i
N. B. Only twenty is to be admitted,
that they may be well attended to ; p&n&uai
attendance is required.
Portsmouth, 23d May:
Josiah Blake
triples to inform his friends that he continues to
carry on the
1)OOT and SHOE making, at
the head of Buck street,
AND HAS FOR RACE
Women's Morocco and Leather
SHOES, and Children's do, of all
kinds.
He has also For Sale
Weft-India Goods,
Rum, Brandy, Gin, Molasses, Su^
gar, Tea, Coffee, Chocolate, &c.
Said Blake wants to purchase
thick Sale Shoes, they miift be of a tar_e
size, from 10 to 12 inches long ; any of the
above articles will be given in exchange for
said shoes.
Wanted a good Journey man Sloe
Maker, to whom good wages will be given.
Jfr+facCTe^, April 25, 1803.