Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-04-29
i hope what has been said in this

written on this part Of the subject
will forever seal The lips of Observer
together with all his coadutors, rela'
tive to tricks and .fraa.ts. l Wi
now notice his admission in tie lat
ter clause Of the first sentence of tx
col munication now under considera-
ton. Divided the Baptists that
both sides of this division are Bap-
fists, but which is the old Baptist?'
In an article published in your pa
per, | gave the facts, too stubborn
to yield to the bubbles of Fountain
CREEK in her reply, to aid your read
ers to N make out a decision and then
called on this enlightened communi-
ty to determine Fountain Creek,
however, complained Of the tribunal
to which the question was REFEREED
Now, if the reference is erroneous.
to whom should it be given? If to
Fountain Creek and her special
friends, the decision will doubtless be
against US. But if left to public in
telligence, (Which | still contend is
the rightful judge in disputes of this
kind,) Fountain Creek may well
shrink from the decision. In the
next place Observer states that as
good authority as any in Richland
has said that Fountain Creek in hen
separation from Richland, acted I'll
conformity to common order" Nay
not only 50, but in honor to them
selves and the name by which they
are. called. / have not seen tho com
position from which he quote the
above, but from the manner in whicl
he has represented other subjects
particularly the case Of the l6 above
named, | d aess q will not say Tsup
Ipose'') the whole piece together vii
/ bear no such construction as he ha
put upon it, Fountain Greek IL,
violate her constitution in her depart
ure and 70 rmaion, and if that b,
:. toumou or Ter" there is nobody il
/ il but herself; and if her course 0
conduct merit any ':honor' all tn
world should be mute, and let he
enjoy the dignified station to whiel
she has 50 L udably aspired.
Observer speaks Of questions ant
doc trines hdld by some ''at variance
with those generally received as or
thodox by all protestant christen
dong" the cause of division amons
the Baptists+ He says no light ha
been shed upon the main subjects
particularly upon the resurrection
What light does he want? He, Will
others, has charged us with denying
the resurrect lion. We have invaria
bly, and at every opportunity denie(
the charge. ask again, what light
does he want? Does he want us t.
believe all the nonsense that prot
esta mt Christendom' ever believed
on that all absorbing subject? l
that be the light lie wishes, it /:
probahIe tbht If never will be she'd bI
ReAlmG For the benefit of .ou
readers, I will say that Richl;.nd be.
lievds all the scriptures teach onethat
subject. : Is that enough? Yes, that
viii satisfy every body but Observer
and Fountain Greek What would
satisfy them? Why, in opposition
to Il lie scriptures, to say We believe
what the qdtent hn7mm'ks teach.
What is the difd renee in the
aching? Why the Bible says ''thou
soweBt not That body that shall be. .
The zqadmFrks say Tthe selfesame
body and none other The Bible
says IF this earthly house of our
tabelt nacle were dissolved, we have a
building of Col eternal and in the
heaye ems Thp lanqMmks say dis
solve this building aRd we have
house till tile resurrection day, and
then one will come out Of the
grou4 Id, unite with our souls and 90
to II aysa. | will mention one more
guest lion to which Observer alluded
tho origin Of evil. What light
can b She'd on that subject? Now,
the dFe1is the source Of all eyil-a
propo sition eadily conceded'by all
Where did lie come from? | know
not. Is this dne of the questions
that divided the Baptists in this
country? Yes. Mr.. Editor viii not
your readers thi PIX it passing strange,
that a whole determination of christ
ans would divide about such friyo-
Gus questions? Will they not say
was a strife about words to no
orofit3 And vi they not enquire
yho is engaged in it? And in the
equel of the Investigation, will they
lot fnh Observer and his friends up
o their hat bands in trouble which
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