The Arkansas banner., 1849-08-21
renne.see napti.. and chrislian Advecnte.

Tennessee Baptist and Christian Advocate.
 Ne nnhiishea saias shati tune since q letter ef correspondent oi the New York Heralt, pnfpofiing to give account ot the manner of the conversion and baptism ot the late President few days before his death. Oar attenlioR has been directed to different statement made by the Rev. Drs. McFerIia and Edgar. both O. whom present on lie eeea- sion alluded to- They correct the of the cof- respondent of the Herald, and show tha; Mr. Polk died " truly genuine Christian " and a partaker by faith of lhe benefits ol the great atonement of our Lord Jesus Christ" There was perfect unani- mty between himself and his family with regard to the mode of his embracing Christianity.
 In reference to his preparedness, Mir. McFerrin, speaking oi one interview with him, says: Mf. Polk in the presence of his excellent and ploas wife, slated to him, that he had fully made up his mind years since 10 what church he preferred -thai though he did not regard II essential To what branch of the christian church man should attach himself, yet he had deliberately and itom solemn convection determined 10 unite with the Methodist Church, and desired 10 receive the sacranents~ of baptism aud the Lot's Supper, ant wished the under signed to administer these ordinances; ad n this he said, {" there was perfect harmony between himself and his pioos wife, though she belonged to anoheI church''
 l Mir Polk himself professed 10 have obtained par don for aii his sins, asd the pufication o has heart through the blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and { from the time that he realized this great blessing attached himself 10 the church and received tie sacrahents, he expressed the slightest doubt, but win msekRess and humility praised the Lord i Tor his sbuBdant mercy, and with anwaseEing con
 fideaes reposed upon the Savior, and died in full assurance of glorious immortality. The object of ,hess publications, by the Me,ho- dist Minister. who admiRisteredt the sacrament, and
 the Presbyterian Minister who was present and par took at the time of the efnbieIas of humiliation aaa specification, seems to have been not only to correct the misstatements of the core sPcBden ofhe ! Herald, but also to silence somt comments of the Tennessee Baptist upon the subject. This paper remarks:
 i Why did Mr. Polk join the Methodist Society, We think solution oi this oft repealed question, can be found m the tact that the Methodist Society l Will receive nembers into her communon and fellow shsp without TeqaiuHg change ol heart, but only desire to lse the wrath to come and to be saved ttom their sias.
 We have no ihteatioR whatever. 10 interfere in any religious controversy, but locking at the facts detailed by the Ministers who were in attendance we eao see nothing whatever to support the insinua- ton conveyed ia the above paragraph
 1 The Baptst" here makes sweeping charge i ag4inst religious association among whose mem bers, we have often found very uAay tray pioas and eoHsisten, chrssiauswe will leave the doctois themselves to eompouad tbs difficulty. but we mus;
 most earnestly depiecae The oiIhe Tennessee Baptist in making the gasoied statement oT sn rrs- sponsitle letter writer, ,he foundation for charges os 90 much Importance to large portion of the ecsa- ! mualy. We sincerely hope that the diSpatanss will seek other grounds and arguments upon which to base their controversy, and wbile the ashes ol al grsa, and good. aBsseli beloved fellow citizen are yet scarcely cold they viii leave his memory undis
 uTbed, and noi endeayor 10 make stain upon his hithesto spotiess repatatoa in ordes to maintain dispute about dectinss.