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


would manifest some feeling at the exposition
of the tergiversations ofMr. McF. the cham
Dion of Methodism in the West, but was mo-
prepared to witness so''much bitterness and OPP
position 10 the truth, in the midst Of their ex
element. lave Witnessed their ebullitions
with pity and regret; with regret, because their
intellectual and moral vision is blinded by the
dark and unhallowed ven Of Sectarianism ofthe
deepest hue, 7 pity them because their system
generates in their bosOms, principles that
seem to urge them on with slmost irresistible
force to hide the deformities of the most de-
PRAYED advocates of their rickety system. Ibe-
eve that they love tie Lord and. desire to walk
in his statutes, that ''they have zeal for God,
but not according to knowledge" and / here
take occasion to beseech them as the professed
followers of the meek and lowly Jesus,notto be
offended with me, for exposing the sophisms, err
rors and perversions of Mr.. McF. and showing
him off in his true colors.
1t is not heavens holy ioracles that oppose,
but their perversion and subversion, which !
so frequently hear fromipulpits consecrated to
the advocacy and perpetuity of partyism.
But to proceed: One of the positions as
tive are justified by faith without obedience,
and SO testifies his confession of faith, which
says, page IL Wherefore that we are justified
By faith only, is most wholesome doctrine
and very full of comfort" The apostle, James
says, CHI. ii, "a ssYe see then how that by soorks
man is justified and not by. faith only." Here
we see Mr.. McF. and his confession of Faith
say, "by faith only" and the Apostle says,"not
By faith only" This needs no comment, the
reader can choose which he will believe, Mr.
McF. aud his creed, or the Apostle, for they
certainly form issue on this subject.
MIR. McF. asked in a very exultlng and con-
fdent manner "ifthere be so much virtue in
water why was not David immersed at this
interrogatory felt much surprised, and pitied
the ignorance OF the mind that conceived il. Is
there m the town of Columbus a Sunday
School boy ten years old who could not have
told him that David lived many centuries be-
fore Heaven instituted this ordinance, and
that he was justified by obedience to the
law under which he lived, for he says .sTbe
law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul !;
| tie testimony ofthe Lord is, sure making wise
the simple" as we are here told that the testi-
cordially recommend to Mr.. McF. to mediate
upon il, that it may have its proper effect upon
him, so that he VIII be able to teach the way
the Lord more perfectly.
| Again Mr.. McF said that these disciples
have invented a "modern and easy way to get
to heaven, and then quoted the ''Pilgrm's Pro-
gress'' to show how hard and difficult it is
to be Christian. This production of Bunyar
| was with him evidently of higher authority
than the words of our Saviour who said "my
| yoke is easy and my burden is light" / am
| well aware that it is very difficult to become a
christian BY human and Methodistic process
when the pen. tent sinner is told to come tctht
mourners bench and cry, toll and sweat ant
beg God to do that which he is ever ready am
willing to do, whenhe is approached in obedi
ence to his commandments, and when the sin
ner gets through this straw process,he is on
a convert to Methedism and has no positive
and scriptural evidence of pardon and accep
lance to God, he can only rely upon his feel
ipgs, aad has not 'sthus saith the Lord t
give as a reason for the hops he has III Chris
! Jesus. But if We tell these mourning, sin
I sickened sinneFs,what the Apostle did at Pen
ticost to "repent and be baptized every one {
you in the name ofJesus Christ for rfmissio
of sins, 2 or as Ananias said to Pual "Anse an
4 be baptized and rash ascay yoaer sins calling Q
the nan O of the Lord, % we are told that this
.modern aud easy way that it is baptized II
fidelity, Campo ellism' and not to be truste,
when viii the day come that men viii cease
peryert the ways of the good and learn NJ
I TO teach for doctrines, the commandments
men.
The case of Simon Magus was brought befol
lie audience by Mr.. McF. 10 show hdta m
might believe and be baptized and not be parl
oned,itwas then asserted that Simon was not
a pardoned and saved state, that. the reverse
taisls true, we have conclusive and unequpoc
3 testimony, ifhe was not saved from his sins
: his baptism, then the word Of the Lord tau
r We find Acts vii, l3. ssThen Simon hlms'
J. | believed also and when he was baptized
e continued with Philip here the Inspired b
: foriaTl Luke says, ssae belieUed and was oa
I lstized,. and our Saviour told his appetite, Ma
e xvi; I6,, s.I4e that believeth and is baptiz
= shall be saved now if he was not
ved. The promise of the Messiah has
al led. but Mr.. McF. saida.slle had no part =
81 LAT IN the nlatter,'' we will quote the testln
!. nv which viii tell us in what slnatter ne b
d no part mn Ios." Acts vii, ls-SS, "a
- when simon saw that through laying onoi
:. Apostles hands the Holy Ghost was glven'
j. offered them money. saying, give me also =
a power that on whou1soever lay nahu %.
= m II receive the, Holy Ghost but pe.er ?
s. unto him. thy money perish with thee, osca
j, thou hast thought that The gift OF God may
81 l.ourchaseI with money, thou hast neither 2
nor In II, This matter, for thy heart IS not III