Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-22

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perhaps. many wells, where no doubt, sufficient
water could I've obtained for any of these purposes
short of thorough head and ears immersion.
90" " next gives little extract from speech of
not sufficiently defective except in relation to Bap
tism and Church Order, to he iistrusted as guide
to truth and duty" think this distrust exists
nowhere except in the mind of the Rev. Mr.. c.,
for the Revisionists acknowledge it to be "the
peoples standard of revealed truth" GA noble
work; taken altogether, it is unequalcd" If this
he distrust then We have no co.. ception of trust.
For Il further evidence" of the "leading object
Of Revisionsts," the writer refers to difference
which sprung up between the members of two
Bible Societies. in regard to this word Baptize.
Because set Of men cant agree upon any given
point it is not just to accuse either party simply
upon the ground of difference in opinion. We
read of a separation which took place between
Paul and Barnabas, two humble servants of the
blessed Saviour, on account of difference in
opinion with regard to the nephew of the latter /;
yet no one doubts the motive Of either of these
holy men, being to perform, to the best of their
ability, the work Of their Divine Master.
~ =" next seoms to hint, that the real purpose
Of the Revisionist is hid behind something appa-
rent, and cites for example, that they dwell upon
passages of Scripture which appear to contradict
one another. We admit they do little more than
this; they point out real contradictions, which
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"2d Kings, 8: 26, states that Ahaziuh was two
and twenty years old when he began to reign; I'd
Chron. %: 2, says, he was forty and two years
old when he began to reign" making difference
of twenty years. Cd Sam. 8: 4, and David took
from him thousand chariots and seven hundred
horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen," &c. In
the account of the same fact, in 1st Chron. 49, 4,
We read, "and David took from him thousand
chariots and seven thousand horsemen, and twen-
ty thousand footmen," &c. In the one passage,
David is said to have taken sepcn hundred horse
men from Hadadczer, in the other seven thousand
Both statements cannot be true, for both refer to
the same fact.
The writer states that {" the impression is being
made upon the public, that other denominations
beside the Baptist, are engaged in the work Of Re-
vision" For a list of these, refer him to Mr.
Jas. Edmunds, in Louisville, KY, from whom,
think he will learn that there are seven other de-
nominations beside the Baptist But suppose the
Baptist is the only denomination engaged in it, are
they incapable of performing good work Or
because they are few, must their labors be rejec-
ted If YOU will call to mind the history of
Christ, You will see there was time when our
blessed Redcemer had but few followers, and the
new religion called a dangerous doctrine -
far worse than the Revision.
AZ" next objects to "the snug salaries" Now,
Mr.. EDITOR, I ask you'll ask this people for
whom he writes, if this be any objection to The
work! Salaries are generally not "snug" enough.
l believe he is the first man that ever objected to
snug salary in this fast age" at least But Sc
riously, do we not sometimes pay our Ministers
snug salaries for their labors in preaching the
Gospel, without obccting to the work? Is not
{" the laborer worthy of his hre?"
The fact of some of the most prominent Bap-
lists themselves being opposed to the movement"
does not prove that il is sectarian but on tho other
hand, shows that it is not sectarian, for then it
seems the whole denomination would engage in it,
After having once passed over it, the writer objects
to the new rendering of the word Baptize, and in
support of his argument, adduces the objections
of DR.. Bowling, &C.. &C., all of which in the eyes
of scrutinizing public, must amount to very lit
tie. He next gives US Dr.. Hague's ideas not of
Revision itself, but Of the insurmountabe objec-
ton in the word Baptize, as if the whole impor-
tance Of the work rested on that single word
Next he brings up DR.. Bowling again to say, If
you cxpel this word from your Bible, you must
give up the name of your sect, you must call your
selves Immerscrs," &c. Well suppose the Baptsts
do give up the name Baptist for one or all the
names no mentions, must it therefore cause them
to give up their belief! or does it go to confirm
them more fully in the very manner in which one
of their most sacred ordinances is performed II
we know anything Of Baptist belief, they do not
expect to reach the mansions of the blest, upon
the mere recommendation of being called BaptiS,S.
This objection Of Or. D's is no argument, q con-
ceve) against the importance OF Revision.
In reviewing this article, have purposely avoid
ed making remarks upon the quotation from the
revise version Of the Bible, because it is not con-
sidered fair specimen Of the work, and is no cri-
terian by which to judge it. would only ask
the curious on this subject, to refer to the very
book from which ~" gets his verse where they
can more fully satisfy themselves as to the merit
or dcmerit of Bible Revision JUSTICE
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