Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-05-08

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aptis Chunch IS syssl
This rsmar kabe youth is but an old and
wss born Scotland His mnthef Is isihg and re-
siding in Canada During the past two years hs.f
hiss lived 10 this city, and has been clerk ii tho
house Of Aiken = Miller, Broad sis mis-
take, as was published by the New York corres
>pondent of the Boston Journal thst he oonye.,
Of the late REVIVAL He says that he re-.
fgion when he wss eight years old, but during the
past winter he was brought out in the religious
awakening then in progress in Mr.. Adams Church
with more distinct developments of the working q
divine grace. Neither has he been licensed to
preach. as was stated by the same correspondent
Nor does he preach every night He has preached
but twice before the occasion now noticed. About
the first Of January last he states that he experience
ed more wildly than at his original conversion the
transforming efficiency of the Spirit, and then be-
came member Of Mr.. Adams Church. His nara
tive of his religious experience was remarkable be-
yond precedent, and no less remarkable his first
effort at public prayer. The singular individuality
distinguishing both the evidences of his piety and
the maturity of his intellect at once attracted to-
wards him general attention. He has never had
regular education having enjoyed but ordinary OPP
portunities in this respect. Since his residence in
this city he has attended evening schools. Very
lately he has commenced the study of Greek and
mathematics. and it is said, manests powers of &C.
QUESTION truly astonishing He acquires with great
any one branch of learning; it is equally manifest
in everything he attempts Though he never stud
led at any school OF theology, he has already stud
led and mastered great deal in this department e.
ecclesiastical learning. Since he first attracted the
attention of the church at which he worshipped in
January last, his immediate friends in the city have
been anxious to avoid any special publicity or noto
riety of his name, and surprise is expressed by
them that the correspondent of the Journal above
referred to should have collected the facts he did
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shrinks from anything like blazoning notoriety.
As he rises before the audience to preach, his ap.
pearakce, voice and manner indicate him to be the
mere boy that he is. His face wears the smooth,
unfurrowed expression of extreme youth, and his
intonations are correspondingly childlke. Yet he
says what he has to say with the cool sepossessOn
Of mature years. There is no hurry in his utter
ance He is perfectly deliberate, calm and sedate.
His thoughts are remarkably we'll Defined and cloth
ed with singular precision of language. Not less
remarkable is the orderly arrangement that distin-
cuisines his discourses Few men in middle life ex-
hibit a ripper method in their public efforts He
manfests no ambition for mere effect, and exhibits
special talent for rhetorical embellishments or
flights of eloqLence; yet his language is all sensi-
BILE and strikingly appropriate. The most obvious
feature of his mind is ability for we'll connected ar
gumentation intermingled with earnest and impress
sive exhortation. Yet with all the undisturbed con-
idence he manfests before audience, not less APP
parent is his unaffected modesty and humility.
On Sunday night the congregation began throng-
ing in at an early hour; though the hour for COM
mencing was halfpast seven. as early as half past
six the galleries and nearly the whole body of the
long before the time arrived for opening the services
every available spot for either standing or sitting
was appropriated, SO that numbers were compelled
to leave from inability to gain admittance.
At the appointed time the services were commence
ed with the usual singing, prayer and reading of the
>ffo hSrh fhou oh
and announced his text for the evening, as contain
ed in the 10th chapter of the Gospel of Mark, and
the 18th verse, which he read as follows:
He that belieyeth and is baptized shall be saved"
lie tue" r.vssedsd to discourse upon the text
about three quarters of an hour, wholly extempo-
raneously.
After a few general remarks respecting the cir
cumstances under which Christ uttered the words
Of the text he asked, in the first place, What is
the qualification by which the promise contained in
This he answered with the word, Faith. Faith was
the condition, and the first and chief condition At
ter enarging upon this division of the subject he
spoke at some length to believers. He then 40.
dressed himself to unbelievers, closing this part of
his sermon by uttering with much solemnity and
impressiveness, 8" He that believeth not shall be
damned"
He then proceeded to ask what it was to be bap-
tiled, and concluded with brief argument in favor
of baptism by immersion. Baptism, he held, ought
to be administered to those who believed. The de-
sign of Baptism to maintain the visibility of
Chrst's Kingdom. To be saved was not merely to
escape punishment but to obtain everlasting haPp-
ness in Heaven. In conclusion, he addressed him
self with increased earnestness, in remarks made up
of general deductions from the positions he had pre-
viousy maintained, to both believers and unbeliev-
ers.
After prayer and the singing of another hymn. the
ordinance Of Baptism by'immersion was administer
ed in the baptistry of the church by the Rev. Mr.
Adams to one male and five females, at the close OF
which the officiating clergyman pronounced the ben
edction and the immense congregation slowly dis
persed
IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE VIRGINIA CoURr OF
APPEALS REGULATING SLAvERY.-The Virginia Law
journal, for April, contains important case deci-
ded recently by the Court of Appeals of that State.
1t appears that John l.. Poindexter, decd, left
will providing that his slaves should be allowed to