The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-14

THE CHRISTIAN AssoCIATION.-Mr. EDI-
TOR: am one of the few who never had any faith
in the stability Of the Young Mems Christian Asso
ciation," and ! have been greatly surprised to
how this Christian community has been carried
away by the plea of Charity, Liberaty Anti-secta-
of ali ch lem to erect solid Christian structure on
the basis of Generalized or Dismembered Chris
tisnity, have been strengthened BY recent compa-
rison of the Lecture delivered in st. James Church
protestant Epscopal,) By the REV. Da HOWELL
"a Baptist minister; with the volume entitled ..Tde
world By the same suthor under the auspices Of the
Southern Baptist Publication Society, and the Viz
ginia Baptist s. S. Publication Society
ished in the Daily Dispstch of March 5th, DR. How.
ell said that the Association presented an ex
ample of the CONSERVATIVES of Christianity" Zone
aspect of this system developed in your Associa
ton, and TO which would invite your attention il
the love with which 1t binds all of all denominations
is Love- and he that abdeth in love, abideth in Him
True religion is not confined to any sectn s.Ths
truly enlightened Christian loves all bis fellow
Christians and loves them the more the more he
associates with them. If called to defend his pecu-
liar doctrines the law of kindness is still on his lips
and he to his purpose by any violation
of the pure and gentle precspts Of the common
Creed You also say, CONTINUED the Lecturer) The
loving nature of the Christian sometimes feels an i'm
pulse to pass the boundary of his denomination
and to gle with congenial spirits in other folds
Shall we Eot atcays feel such an impulse? rejoice
in this medium in our midst through which We,
may exercise this Loving nature Here we all
stand on the same ground; differences are dis
cussed. No mans opinions are decrie6 or appauded
AH meet on the broad pId torn Of Cyistanitg" For
my own part sick of all that is called religion
except that which is Love, supreme Lsve to God
universal Love to man "
The following are extracts from Dr. HowELI,s
Evils of Infant Baptism" psges285-'7 "Christian
Union embraces all Christians throughout the whole
universe All who are one with Christ, and governed
by his Word, are Inevitably with each OF herr
Christian Union, have said is imperative upon us
ali. Our Saviour himself commands it. as on object
TO be sought, with unremitted esrnestness. He
deemed it also of such importance as to receive
place in that memorable last PRAYER offered by him
[St John CHI. xviii in be half of his ministers and
people "But Christian Union is to be governed
be. Like every other duty, it must be guided by
fixed principles. And what ara these principles?
1t may be sufficient to say, without descending to
particulars that they are all plainly and fully laid
principles would not be Christian union, but com
sprdcy against true religion, offensive to God and in
furious his people. Such Is Christian union in its
naturets obligations and its pnciples;it is ed
In the renewed heart by the HOLY Spiritn &c But
infant baptism nterposes and destroys ii cholp in.
deed ders 1t impossible" "Thus lovers of Christ
are thrown hopeessiy asunder While the barrier re-
mains the separation must continue Infant baptism
against the peace and harmony of his people; Of
fence against the souls of men," I'VE solemnly de.
clare ourselves innocent of its enormities We
never can approve it We never can believe in the
therefore, to unite for the sake of union from any
other motive, with Pedo- Baptsts IL toouid not be
Christian union. 1t scould be sin against God 1t
could be combination against the truth and purity
Of religion While infant baptism continues, Christian
Union is utterly inipracticdbLe"
have only to add, in the language of late Ens.
lish Bi.hop that Pantheism Is but another name
for Atheism Christianity when generalized is no
Very respectfully, yours, PRESENTER.
Richmond, March II, 1885. NH IA