The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-01-05

NJ Of Inspiration. AZ I have already quoted, i
sayE. "warreiore that We are JUSTIFIED BIZ faill
oH-h is a most wholesome doctrine, and VERY
fall Of oomiori." Acts vili, 10, Then simoh
himselfalso believed" now IS Luke says ahe
believed" that he hrd faith, we are compelled
to believeit, and az Mr. MeF's discipline.says
we are justified BY faith only" then bis creed
being true, Simon was a justified and par.
doned man.
Again Mr.. MeF. told % very affecting and
lameniable tale about certain Lady in Nash.
vile, who had been deceived and baptized By
there adisciples" and who said that she failed
to GET pardon, or remission Of sins We'll Il
this be trne which win not now contradict,
the lady evidently deserves the sympathy Of her
friends. Iishe could not ropo8e confidence en-.
ough in TIVE word Of the Lord 10 believe The
promise, q at che that believeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved, but chose rather 70 take
her own feelings as higher evidence, she has
certainy,in joining the Methodist church,made
choice Of the place which suits her best, and
which is more congeDial with the evidence she
now has Of pardon and acceptance to God.
believe this is the third person Of whom I have
ever heard.th left the church Of Christ to Join
the Methods, church. Mr.. McF. did not tel
Us Of the vast number Of individuals who are
daily leaving be Methodist church in the IVES
tern States, particularly Kentucky unite with
the disciples Of Christ, this news would not
have been greeted with those smiles Of appro-
baton andghanks to the Lord'wh.ch were maa-
Tested by bis brethren when he told the dole
fol and piteous tale about this unfortunate lady.
Mr.. McF. also gave US quite an eloquent and
pathetic history ofhis conversion to God. lie
said while he was praying, mouroing and ag-
onizing, thadihe spirit Of God spoke peace to
his troubled and benighled soul, and this, he
knew by the happy feelings and extalic joys
which burst upon his troubled aud responding
heart. Tulr,thaught many Of his hearers, "this
was a "bright conversions" would 10 God that
We could have had such areaL genuine, and glo-
rious manifestation" Now for the sbeu-
eft Of Mr. McF. aud all those who have "got
religion" like him, viii say that if he or you
were pardoned as Mr.. McF. said, by a special
Influence Of Gods spirit, then your conversion
Is without parallel in the Acts ofthe Apes
lies, and hence should fear that there was
much dubiety as 10 It's genuineness and
would dislike to jeopardize my hopes ofbeaven
and eternal felicity upon something so preca-
rious and uncertain.
Our Saviour said to his disciples "Now ye
are clean through The cord which have spo-
ken unto you" again he prays "Sanciify them
through Thy truth, niy rord IS truth" "Nei-
ther pray for them alone, but for them also
which shall believe on me through their tDord. y
Now as Mr.. McF. did not belisve, or get faith
through the Apostles word, but by a mysteli.
Gus aud Undesirable process, then he is Of
course no, iloluded among those for whom The
Messiah prayed,as we learn he only prayed fol
those who should believe on him athrougl
their word" Bot Mr.. McF. said, his ieeling.
were incontestible evidence Of his conversion
and acceptance to God We'll. il good feeling
be conclusive evidence to him, the same test
mony must be equally certain to Others ant
admitting this By pothesis to be true then eve
ry rehgionist, in every age from the creation o
Adam 10 the present time has been right. Ha
not every religion had its martyrsl Does no
} the Indian woman who throws her child int
the Gauges, and submits her body, 10 The 70
neral pile other husband, feel that she is righr
and doing service Acceptable 10 her iod. DIX
not the Jews feel that they were doing aecep
table service TO Jehovah, when they crueife
the Lord Of glory Did not the Apostle Pau
feel that he was doing service to his God an
his country when be prosecuted the christians
and when he held The clothes Of the murderer
Of The martyred Stephen. Does not the Ma
Z homedan feel that he is serving his God whei
he meditates upon, and keeps the laws Of tb
Koran, Do not TIE Mormans feel that they
are serving Their God, when they pay hone
and homage 10 the wicked ana depraved 10
Smith, task a Mormon how he kuows his sir
are pardoned, he responds."l feel so, have Ii
: witness within me, that tells me al is right"
really hope and trust that viii never agai
. hear It proclaimed from the pulpit that a ma
IS pardoned merely because lie fseis or hops
j, So Bot let lhe individual say that he ''hi
obeyed from the heart that form Of dociru
which Jesus and his Apostles delivered hi
being then made free from sin,he became Il
. servant righteousness" he then has tn
! saith the Lord for bis hope, bis faith stands u
on a rock, bulls upon The promise o. the Me
siah he cannot be moved, nor made to doubt b
hope Of eieual life ITO an Inheritance, inco
ruptible uudefiled and that fadeth not away.
4. Mr. McF made the inquiry aWhy these d
i ciples did not rebaptize for sins committed a
! ter BAPTISM" The reason is very obvious
! is this fhe Mcssiahnor his Apostles have ne
er commanded it. We believe there is but sol
!. faith, one Lord, one BAPTISM" and Paul say
4 aas many Of you as have been baptized in
!. Christ have put on Christ" and ''lf any M
y be in Christ he is a new creature, and Jol
,, saws thatswo fChristiansJ have an Advoca
with the Father, Jesus Christ the nghteol
l' and that If we confess our sins, he is laithi
as and Just to forgive us.
he Mr. McF brought up one objection to i