Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-05-17

"THE BAPTIST BIBLE AeAIN."-Under
this head, the last Zion's Watchman, COM
ments upon our remarks in No. 80 of the
Telegraph. The following is an extract
from the Waterman:
ave deny that God ever gave any ex
plicit command, as to how the different
parts of the Bible should be arranged, or
precisely how the words should be trans
lated. And still more do we deny, that he
has lately issued commission to some Of
our Baptist brethren to alter W hat We adj
NIT NAV be compared to building finish
ed, with few imperfections.
The imperfections, however, which are
acknowled ged to exist in our common YER
sion, are not such in our Judgment as au-
thorize, the alterations proposed in this
/" new edition" ofthe Bible by few orthe
Baptist denomination. We believe, there
fore, that the changes proposed, and de-
Tended by our brother of the Tele9 graph,
will be just as really "a violationsof the
truth" as would be the rendering Of d0u-
los slave, and dcspoes, Shareholder; nor
do We see how any one can we'll deny it. "
There is no desire, on the part Of the Tel
egraPh, TO protract a controversy with the
Waterman. For the purpose, therefore, of
cutting a long matter short, we propose a
direct question to the Watchman:
Will brother Sunderland aver that TO rem
der baptize, immerse, and baptism, i'm
merslon would be "violaton of the truth?"
Two weeks ago, we copied from the
Biblical Recorder, printed at Newbern, N.
c., the announcement of the death Of brother
Merriam, formerly of this town. For the
consolation of relatives and friends, we now
give the following additional notice, from
the same paper.
Died, at Wake Forest Institute, on
Sunday night, the 9th ult, in the thirtieth
year Of his age, Charles RoIin Merriam,
a native of Brandon, VT, but for several
years a resident of this county.
For many months he labored under a
painful disease, but never did he utter a
murmuring word, or on any occasion be-
tray a feeling of impotence. In early
life he embraced the religion Of The Cos
pei, and united himself with the Baptist
church, where his walk and conversation
were such, as to adorn the profession he
had made-for of him it might be truly
said, that lone day answered to another
so calm and steady was his progress III
the christian course"
About three weeks previous to hi!
death, he became fully convinced that all
| nopesi Of recovery must be relinquished
But to him the grave had lost its terrors
and with his eye steadily fixed on eternity,
he disposed of all his earthly possessions.
(bequeathing a fifth to the Burman Mis-
sion,) and prepared to resign all earthly
cares, and objects of affection. 1t was
then that the power of religion, began to
shine forth with all its cheering ;infucnce
With perfect composure. be watched
the gradual decay of his earthly taberna.
Gle; and felt as the hour of his dissolution
drew nearer, his hope Of bliss, and faith
IN risen Redcemer, becoming clearer
stronger, and richer. A few hours be-
fore his death, he called to his bedside a
beloved niece, and with a soIemnitv anC
pathos. which cannot be described, de-
c!ared the value ofreIigion, exhorted he1
to an earl attention to its momentous in
terests, expressed the most ardent desire
for the conversion Of heather idolaters
and described the rich blessings to flow
from missionary effort, with the zeal O
one who had by faith taken view of the
anImatlng scene. And when the las
conflict approached with all its dread so
Iemnites, with his reason unimpaired, hi
mind composed, and his faith mistaken
. he resigned his breath without a SIGH O
groan. There is a moral sublinitv r
The death of christian, for which we ma,
seek in vain among the living. 1t i
when viewing scenes like that, that time
and the things of time, appear like dus
IN the ba! ance,' and eternity with all it
vast concerns rush with irresistible tore,
upon the mind-on all earthly ambitio,
hope and desire, are swallowed up II
the aspiration Of soul. Let me die the
death of the righteous-and let nv las
end be like his" n