Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-10-13
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10 tnclf' lcGltlmate use; Il ARCHEK.
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MEssRs. EDITORS "A. friend has called my attcn-
tention to a communication from the Rev. Mr. AR
THUR, in recent number of your paper, in which
he aAudes to myself MIR. a. is explaining the ORR
gin Of controversy alleged to exist in Grcenrile,
and holds the following language: "Ths contro-
rersy did not grow out of the Immersion Of 6 a
Presbyterian lady,, but directly in consequence of
violent attack made ION Infant Baptism by the minis
ter in charge of the Baptist congregation before this
lady uas immersed. lin defence of the fundamental
doctrine of Infant Baptism, delivered two sermons
in which there was not the most distant pei lsonal
allusion. The defence then of the principles of
spiritual religion, according to the facts which are
we'll known in this community, came from me and
the able clcrgymen who acted with mt, having been
assaulted BY the Baptist minister. We felt the ob-
legation Of applying the emphatic language of the
blessed Apostle: But though we or an angel from
heaven preach any other Gospel unto you, than that
which we have preached unto you, let him be ac-
cursed. As we said before, so say again, # any
preach any other Gospel unto you than that which
We have preached let him BE aecursed.'n
waive remarks upon several points which this
paragraph presents, ana particularly upon the am
biguy of the last sentence but ono, rs arising from
its imperfect construction, and not from the design
Of tire writer and proceed to say, tia, Mr.. Asrnun
has failed himself to exercise the charity which he
has inculcated upon you and yet more, that he has
done injustice to me in the statement which he has
given to the world.
The simple facts in the case arc these On the
the first occasion Of administering the ordinance Of
Baptism, after my connection with the Baptist
Church in Greenville, | delivered from my oun pull
pit, before my 0on people, and quite in the ordinary
way, a discourse on the subject. |. beloved me to
show from the word Of God what the act Of Bap-
tisni is, and who are the proper subjects of it. With
solemn conviction that believers only are the SUBJ
jccts of this sacred rite, taught accordingly, con-
scicntously eschewing mere asscrtion and sustain
ing my positions, us sincerely believe, BY the word
Of God, fairly quoted, and soundly interpreted.
This is the sum of my offending. On the next
Lords Day preached another sermon on the great
moral considerations which enforce upon believers
compliance with this command of the Divine Re-
deemer.
On these occasions meant to speak, and be-
lievc | did speak with unaffected respect and
kindness towards those from whom differed.
made personal allusion to worthy .Petlo- Baptist
minister, with whom once had long conversation
on this controverted subject, and am sure refer
red to him in terms, as Ifelt the septimen, of sin
ccrc brotherly kindness Is any opprobrious cpithcs
escaped my lips, if any Must OF even unchari.ab,o
charges fell from me, stand ready to be Judged
according to the evidence. Tho witnesses arc nu-
merous, though Mr.. ARTHUR is not one Of them,
for he was not present.
With this bare statement dismiss the matter. ]
would not have said even this much, were it not
that among your readers are many persons to whom
I sustain relation which renders it important that
nv conduct should not be Inexperienced by them.
They, am sure, like myself, viii not be agitatcd by
any uninspired curse. Such anathcmus have been
too long the lot of Bapdss to allow them to disturb
their peace Still moresuntil EVIDENCE to The con-
trary is furnished, shall please myself With the
thought that all the Pedo-Bapt;st clergmen in
Greenve are not prepared for this solemn fulmina-
ton that it is more Mr., ,ARrHuR'H own than he has
allowed himself to think. Yes, I will 60 further
and hope that Mr.. A. himself will, upon asober
second thought" preferto regard this heavy ,nalc4
dicton a, rhetorical flourish, rather than the ut
terascs Of the feelings Of his heart. i