Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-29

oil which had become dry and wilhered branches
Of the olive tree the Church Of God, and in
'is place. the Gen',Ies were grated in. They
nov became united parts Of the same whole
aud must .cverAly rest upon faith to hold their
positions. Paul said (, the Geniiles, God i.
able to cut you off and able To graft them in
again The great covenant of The Chuioh run.
from Abraham to the last po.,eri,y. "For If
thon vert cut out If the olive tree. which is
wild toy nature, and vert grsred contrary To-
nature, into a good olive tree, how much more
.hll these (Jew>) which be the natural
branches, be rrotf,d into their oun olire free 2"
/ What olive Tree we're :he Gertllrs graffed into.
but the ol! church ? The same mighty promise
upon which the supprirmc'urc was reared. runs
/ through all time, and Christ is the Corner Stone
Here is the same Church. singing Gods
praises, from Abraham down to our time we
\ have succeeded ~ tracing it through all those
long age; and We have found the living prutnis.
upon whrch !, is built, hailed through the whole
ramgr Of prophets, we'll Us apostles. Chill
dr-u. according 10 this cnvrran', were put hy
God INTO the church. When Christ riyh,pd M
the churc'. did he throw ildren out of Il /?
We are MT at liberty to suppose this great
change N the law, unleU we can find the ex-
pres. statute which turns them cut. The gen
tlemin turns ont one-,hirh of the whole visible
church, Bat in spite OF him, the roots am
branches ulivc. and the ,r,r is still there
There are some other passage. that .houli
like To refer To, if had time. Paul, in hi.
Epihle to the Hebrew', suliri,btly explained
the old covenant. We need 90 no further back
than Moses, 43O years after thn covenant wa.
made, To show that i, cnnlh not be annulcl
! Snrerng at the "litle work " o. 5,p,izinr
! "lii,lc children" is ia contrast with Christ.
; views, who took up little children in hi,
: arms, and blessed them He said - "Suif.r
little children 10 come unto me for Of such Ia
f the Kingdom Of Heaven My friend charge,
my master. not me, with triflng.
: DE-. HOPSON. a new question begin, to.
, day. la the two previous di.cu>sions, Mr.. C.
, amt | have been extensive travellers: now
floating IN icy seas; now in the wilderness.
I with the curious multitude gnzirg on john,
strange baptism; then, on Cavary's bloody
brow, we st,ni by the Cross, and witness the
, Cruclxion and again changing our position
we minglc with the vast assemblagrs that uathsr
, 10 hear the Apostles teachings. From the mo
, men,"u. subject. on which we have been en-
p gagged, we suddenly descend to the little ques-
non of spri"kl'ng a lutte water on the lt,l.
+ forehead, Of little bahie.
DR. IIop,on thought tn. Fall Of man had no
I thing 10 Il" with the subject under discussion
= that the argument on the other side was about
: tlh.:-' Adam sinned IN Eden !epravny, uni
i vrtsal and extending Through all tIm- lolnwrd
re- therefore. inl,tts are TO be bapnzrd. tie did
not deny til. facts, but disputed the conclusion.
Aim.,lon into the Church should he >olnn-
,ar,. The Apostle, exhorIrd men 10 "rsc,pr,"
To : hsl,e,e,' t, repent Sc but sc d, MT
p read that person. wrre ever hrought int, the
I church contrary 10 their own will.
! Tnrrr can be no dnnbt that it Is the duty Of
, every pArcnt, IN the early life OF the child, to
{ wIe deeply and indelbly on its heart, the
name If Col. Bat there is no passage in tho
, New Testament, where it Is made a p,ren,al
t duty To h,p,zs children. To teach children as
. soon as lh.y able to understand the Word
Il pi God, Is duty never to be neglected.
The gentleman appeals to the Commission.
u la what portion Of tnat dues he iind authority
: To bA,AIze clnldren2 In Mars? II Is true, II
there reads. Preach the Guspelto every crea-
u lurr;" tut "c,ery creature" to DO blptzeI,
, anu, be unc who cinli believe; and believer
n musi be oue whn could understand and obey.
WIN he fad hi. authority III the Commission as
l gwen ty Matthew ? How does 1t read? "CI
u ,e, nnd teach all nations, bap'z,ng them" See
! nu~ nicely baptism follows teaching! Now,
>. teaching /. important to baptism. Inc subject
u must have been taught something about Christ
l. lie should know the meaning oi disobedlence.
e When dld God ever command infants to 80 apy
u tninsi How can there bs any teaching ui those
VINO cauuu. undrr.landP ? Where " III you find
II lhe command to infants to be baplIzed? III
II Luke9 Would sou preach repentance and re-
l. MISSION OF .Ins to infants Then the CoInnis
. Sion according 10 Matthew, Mark aud Luxe,
taken separately or together, Is directed to SIN
II ners; to persons having SINS to 10 forgiven.
e The same may be- SAID Of the portion oi the
II Cunmi. sion vs. recorded by john, xx, 20.
u There are divers reasons why Ilfauls should
u no. be supposed included in Tie command t.
baptize.
y The blessings promised to Abraham aud his
: seed, alluded 10 by the gentleman, were spir-
:, iual, not temporal blessings. "lh thee and
% IVY seed shall all nation. be blessed" What
= seed? Christ, The Apostle says 80. These
blessings were to descend upon jew, Ga''Ilt
II AMI Samaritan, Through Christ. The PROMISE
:, quoted from The Old Testament dispsnsaI!on
!. had reference To grown UP children. Inia con-
:. trover.I concerns infants merely.
+, Heb, Wi. There are two covenants NEIL
= toned prominently in the Bible: the OId 1nl
i. New. The old grew up at SINAI The ne"
:. was all act Of promise, conveying spIrtua
n. blessings. Jer.. XXI 81 81 Now should
/ like to know, If children came INTO the new
!. Covenant how it could be true that The laws o
n God were written upon their minds? "Al
"a should know the Lord, from the least to the
q greatest" All. from the youngest member
IN according to tho gentleman, should know God
q ,Eould have Iii. law written on their heart.
n and were not afterwards to be taught. LIE
u. would have God saying to infants - ou'
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