Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-05-07

set ia order and Elders ordained in every
church." But when all this was done.
the necessity of their united presence and
labors ceased. Therefore. when second
visit was 10 be made. the improper con-
dnct Of one Of their companions. in the
first tour, was permiued 10 separate them,
by which means. Two lines of service were
opened for The benefit of the Churches
Such, trust, will be The result of the sep
aralion between the Bap:ists. Of these
United States in their general benevolent
Institutions. When we embarked in the
cause of Foreign Missions, the union Of
the whole Denomination was necessary,
for il was then mparatively small. But
now. such union may not be required, and
God may have permitted The present state
Of things, that we may depart asunder
and open Two lines of service to The heath
,en aud the destitute, instead OF one only.
And the vast increase in our numbers, a1d
the wide extent of territory, over which
we are spread, seem TO indicate our d.
vision into two bands. | Indulge the hope,
that our separation will be attended with
no sharpness of contention, with no bitter
ness of spirit. We are all the servants OF
the same master. s'-deslrous Of doing the
will of God from the heart" Let us,
then, in generous rivalry, "provoke each
other to love aud good works"
Many OF our Northern brethren, iand
The number is growing) plainly shew, that
they could not "teach and exhort-as
many servants as are under The yoke" 10
"counl their own masters worthy Of all
honor, that the name Of God and his doc,
,riue be no, blasphened. And they that
have believing masters not 40 despise
them, because they are brethren; but
rather do them service, because they are
faithful and Behaved, par,akers of the ben:
e6,." And now the "AcIing Board" of
Foreign Missions, seems 10 be giving in
its adhesion 10 the opinion Of The author
Of the moral science, that '.StaUery IS an
appalling SIM" Is it difficnt. then, for US
10 understand, that we should 10 longer
continue our connexion with brethren, who
are at such variance with divine teaching,
when that same divine teaching COM
mands;" From such withdraw myself"
My own opinion is, that The time has ar
rived for such wihdrawment. And in ef-
fecluating it, would impress upon your
minds the grea; principle, which Joseph
lays down when he discovers himself to his
brethren, in relation to his elevation 10
Egypt: "And Joseph saidl his brethren,
| am Joseph; doth my Father yei live =
And his brethren could not answer him, for
they were troubled at his presence. And
Joseph said unto his brethren, Now. there
fore, be no: grieved. nor angry with your.
selves, thai ye sold me hither for God did
send me before you TO preserve life: So
now il was not you that sent me hllher,
but God" Lei US, then, in our separa-
lion from our Northern brethren, not in
dulse hard thoughts Of them, nor speak
harshly of, or 10, them. However wrong
they may have acted in the present mat
ter, let us remember that Gods hand is
in it. He has done it 10 preserve lile."
Lei us, then, my brethren, yield 10 HE will
of God in thisndispensation. painful as it
is, and seek the especial guidance of bis
word and spirit, that we may be preserved
from indiscrelion, aud the influence Of an
angry revengelul spirit. Lei US remember
that. i" the wrath of man worketh not the
righteousness of Cod"
In view Of q new organization for be-
nevolenl objects for the Denomination in
the Southern and South western portions
of the Uuiled States. invite your alton
lion to the consideration of two plans.-
The one is, that. which has heen adopted
for years past, viz: Separate and indie
pendent bodies for he prosecution Of each
object. Your familiarity with this plan,
renders any remark upon it unnecessary.
The other proposes one Convention, em
bodying the whole Denomination together
with separate and distinct Boards. for
each object Of benevolent enterprise, loca-
led at different places, and all amcnable
10 the Convention.
Judicious concentration is of The first
moment in all combinations OF meu for
important enterprises. The plan, just sus-
ges,ed, proposes such combination. In its
successful operation, the whole Denoni-
nation will be united in one body lur .lhe
purpose of welI-doing, with perfect liberty
secured to each contributor of specifying
The object, or objects, to which his amount
shall be applied, as he may please, whilst
he or his Delegate may share in the delib-
erations and control Of all the objects. pro-
NOTED by The Convention. The Minutes
of The Convention will contain, no, only a
statement of its own doings, bul also a
statement of the doinss Of each Board
Such document would comprize body
of valuable Information, and form vol
ume of respectable size, worthy Of being
bound and carefully preserved. Such a
volume nigh, be sold al small advance
upon the cost, and thus contribute 10 the
funds of the body, whilst it diffiuacd
abroad interesting Intelligence Of al! the
Missionary and other benevolent efforts of
the wirole Denomination. Thatm views
may be beIler understood. | have pre-
pared the draught Of Constitution, in
which the plan is more minutely deliuea
ted, and which shall now read.
CONSTITUTION.
A,r Til, Rndv shall Ina stylpI tho Com