Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-13

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sss.ssssa have prevented my doing - aa, .hi. .ins-
what shan sey NIL b very Brief Tor small space will
snes the substances. q these suie,ures be
shosd fosgcs H. thai th. "Msmber Of the Synod Of Va
n0sk pssaAias vssss. snd unisss my be
Usth he greet Cosypsess OF the opposition himself,
shall eosn4oo eli coajeerurs who the gentlem
Who attempting away like the Bird u yovs, clcav
Ing ths bright Empyrsan blue. only hops twering IRON
sossh 10 boash like snysuay wren eockspsro~; Who
sasctiug argue, attempts WELD the cleaning battle
BAT hnds himself perpetrstng succession OF bodkin
thrus upon chat he dasrs himself 10 fallen oc Whose
promised thunder dwndss into Insignificant enough
esnnonsds Of popcrackers that In his fights nothing
bsi TIE dust which he founder: his w.t. nothing
laugh q, bu, himsel and in Argument he proves
-nssking but his own absurdiy.
He h.si remark Of any the least note Is in substance
hAt tho existence OF the Baptist General Association is
prod Of united ecclcsia.iicsi oreanira,on" Now
Rsadsusn Of such general information, cay nothing of
eraditon ought to have known that the General Assocn
non merely voluntary body, possessing power
hosys contro d,cstioa influence. (save morally
de Churches vt Virginia Il doe. keep OF
fupdsn does not control their faih- has nothing do
with iheir dsciPne-t purely voluntary missionary
ciev; And yet "A Member o. the Synod Of Virginia"
proves, from The existence o this Society ga united
organization" OF the Baptist churches in Virsnis
What marvellous writer Now in point Ut fact. while
shsss Bapists in Virginia and Baptist Churches,
there 10 such thing Baptist Church in the enlarged
ssnss teccesia) Vt that They opposed in prnci
the Synod charges hom with sclfaudsoo because they
say there IL danger Of his mourning Justly the
charge. for his vety signature, Member OF the Syaod,
proves the contrary. Ver5um sat.
But Member of the Synod says 1t is not true that "One
denomination resbyierian) ENJOYING oil the that
(Bapts) ask your hands, WE'LL how does gen.
deman Of logic prove ihsf Why by saying they hc
Presbytcans) have only $4,000 year secured them:
an assertion untrue in itself, but if ue utterly Insufficient
u dsprove the declaration OF the Memorial How does
he know that $4,000 a year would not satisfy the Bap.
tsnf affirm that IL willard is therefore true that the
Presbyterian Church (od SCHOOL, enjoying all that
ssk the hands Of the General Assembly. The
poant item Of these striciures however. is that in
which he charges the Memoriaists with leaving
portion OF the charter granted in 1893 by the Penn
sjlvana Legislature, VIZ the limitation TO $4,000 OF
annual income. In reply that there attempt
made quote that simply referred cited and
title and page given with the incorporating clause in which
there limitation whatever. sm free also
floss for the Menonnlisis, that thew observed the
imitation (which efectual limitation shall show
because they expected find this limitation where lcgis
aton generally places limitation, in the bdy ut the
aud not in the EXTREMIST end Of it. The Member ii the
Synod charges the Memoriaists with leaving out this mi
tauon. heir is, tina; from the
porsng clause that they did observe IT,
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, becoming alarmed them
selves NJ the immense grant OF at the last moment
t-cked this attempt limitation. But what will "A
Memberof the Synod i'll charge him with deliberately
garting this Ours grew ct inadverence-he can
m Ike such pes for he has called this 10th
section. and he quotes it thus lteraum punctua,m)
The Trustees may take. receive, &c real and personal
estate 81 any amount NOT ExckKDSs $4,000 YEAR IS
LUZ"
-als put in juxta position the section itself:
Sec. 10 And be IL further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That the said Corporation may take, receive
purchase and houses lands
nients rents annutes other and per-
sonal estate VI exceeding 0housand dollars
value. bu; the said 10 be considered
o. ineisding the annual eoetions and voluntary crnt
buttons made the Chsrehes under the the General
AssemLiy.
Here then is precious specimen of suppressio leav-
sing the inference irresistible that the Member Of the Synod
found convenient leave off all latter clause Of the
secton for 1t gives in the most ample beside the
4l0.OO0 OF liked property, amount, million
pieces, Of floating Property. He they, the Presbye
sEians have not all the power ask. All that
asked far less than the power which 1.-The Member OF
Synod" seems little regard that he does allow II
10 come before the public The whole application Of
the Bapnsts had reference this annual collection and
voluntary contribution" feature, and to nothing else. And
il 10 about this and this only that great camor has been
rsised bv "The Member OF Synod" and his allies How
fair. how equal, how just, how candid he is
The last point which shall notice is this. viz:-ihat
our General Convention get from Pennsylvania the
same power they have. The is, FIRST that the Zap
sst General Convention OF the u. S. purely voluntary
Missionary body. The contributions Of churches
not Except par tributary and would be divertng
lhe donations from their intended compel them
into tins channe:-and I'd, IL Is much be doubted
whether !, could be fortunate receive soimmense
power the Member and his friends have received and
the very hrst oppose would be Judging from the display
sire such power ask something less and something
very different and prefer TO ask fairly. openly OF
naive State upon principle and upon right and
have thanks offer Member for his friendly sugges-
fon But for the present. enough.
OsE MEsoRALisTs.