The New York herald., 1845-12-12
PIrTsBURG, DEC. l, lS45.
The Progress Of Elder Knapp-Reiigious Afaars-
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PlrTsBURG, DEC. /, lS45.
The Progress Of Elder Rnapp-Reigious Afavs--
Business-Snop Storm, &c. &c.
As your journal really the only correct source
OF general lnformation-in evidence of the fact,
find you are quoted every where, to the exclusion Of
all others, the Wall press OF your city
therefore, IN communicating Intelligence, seem
to be compelled to ask place in the Herald, to give
1t value and circulation. The above facts being no.
torlous, 1t may seem superluous in me- as preface;
but hold that valuable truth cannot be too often
repeated.
| In commencing my epise, would inform you
that Elder Knapp, the great apostle of the Baptist
| Church, has been with us about three weeks and,
although political and other questions of an exciting
| character always to some extent exist the Elder
has, however, like sudden variation of the wind,
with increased force, blown down the rough sea of
all other excltements and taken place by storm;
overwh helming the. whole Baptist Church with the
necessity OF radical and thorough regeneration.
Old backsliders in and out Of the church, have been
| made to shout "Hosannah to the King of Kings. !"
The young have caught the electric fire, and that
magnetic sympathy, so prevalent on such occasions,
| is visible to large extent-bringing the masses
ndscrlmlnatey to the altar OF Elder Knapp. asking
| What they shall do to be saved Z" The Elders
great powers IN portraylng the horrors OF the dark
regions, and the beauty and joys OF heaven, do
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give battle TO Satan's Kingdom. AS you remarked
1 in truth some two years SINCE in invitng him to
dence you said "when he Devlhe said Devil;
when he meant Satanic said Satan" In view of his
bold and incorporating method many of the other
Protestant churches much alarmed The Presbyte.
rans for instance cool calculatnglsect do their bu
siness rather scientifically something the shape that
John Knox laid down truly orthodox The Elder is he
retca to them they have already posted their sentnes
and strong guard it is too) that the Elders thunder
and lightning shall not scatter their focks The Metho
dist at this day, that if
pan tcular it necessary to designate; in this in.
Mason & Dickon's line. They are asonished and para
yzed may well say alarmed oo in view of their focks
! they have from their commencement a sect, con.
ceved themselves the only true revvasts in chrten-
dom But 10 in these latter days, Baptist clergyman
comes among them with all his odous of ex.
elusive baptism by immersion and close communion,
sweeping and cleansing the impurities of his church
from all and corrupton-and he declares he will stop
here until he cleanses all the churches and brings
all OF one mind would remark that the Elder has truly
great field for his labors in this places dead for
nalty in all the churches never has been known, with.
out the least apparent spark of vitality may be pro-
per to say word of the Epscopalian church; have
species OF the old and also school in this place
conceive they differ very slightly, if any; they
spectacle whole This wildfre logic of the Elder
many other Protestant secs few in memberships not
much loss or gain in any event think the Elder will
not conceive an object to use his batteripg
against the strong holds of these people must not for
get the Catholic churchthey at perfect ease these
outbreaking revivals rarely proselyte member from
trem; but In care otherwise the large mporations OF
that creed and the growing up Of families to which all
without scarcely an exception adhere to the faith OF
their ancient fathers therefore their strength
KEEP, good, and more than good In closing the above
sublect do really wish the Elder may do great good
srad susnca when may DC consi
comes light, and the grespng, selfish, money making
principles TO some extent shut up there is doubt that
the rejecting mind has peculiar advantages in retro
spect view OF its past conduct espe tally the business
man. whether he has done unto others he would be
done by"
Our city, in business point of view, this season. has
IN all ITS anches and interests been satisfactory But
and the enjoyment of good sleighing, through our
Christmas and New Year, is prospective Our editors
the great poea %oss ploen nrn
cipay, to give demand for their papers Our profess
siona gentry are more or less rather hard for bust
ness especially our three four hundred lawyers
The main reasons are, people becoming more
temperate and intelligent and of course less quarrel
some and contentious while formerly the most trivial
misunder standing resulted in long tedious law suit The
clergy are doing better-some getting large salaries,
and have nothing to trouble themothers preach with
out salary, but depend the charity of the public.
Ihey seem to give their services for the pleasure
Of being looked up to as teachers than for the small pit
lance drawn from the public by contribution Our ply.
sicans, very important class do light business,
whole Some OF them men Of the highest integrity,
ana well read IN their profession They have fair prac
tcc The balance of every species Of character,
except Of being competent for the profession How they
region to give quackery much practice.
In my next iwiil inform you whether Elder Knapp
argument made all our Christian community Baptists
| with the dftaehe of close communion
r. 5 Permit me to prompt you continue your valua
ble aid 10 Mr. Pok In his just conclusions (as pre-
sume OF our induo able right to the whole Oregon ter
roryno with the limited view to that territory alone
but that one republican government shall extend
throughout the continent OF America her salutary in
luence, to the exclusion Of all European monarches.
This morning the snow is ten inches upon level, and
showing tremendously, with every appearance of an
old fashioned" Yankee Storm
| LEHleH NAVIGATION AND Coal REeIoN.-We are
pleased to learn from correspondent of the rapidly
increasing prosperity Of the Lebgh coal region Il ap
alone will reach the Philadelphia and New York mar
kets through this navigation to this amount OF tonnage
be added large of nd thera art