The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22

BAPTIST.
First Baptist Church, Marble Hail
Geo. F. Pentecost, Pastor Preaching
at 103 A. NJ. and 8 P. NJ. Children's
Meeting at 3 F. NJ, and preaching in
sBlackford's Grove at Al pm. Sunday
School at ga. M. 600 '
New YoRK.-The Baptist Church,
Norwich. (R. A. Paterson S. has en-
joyed another precious season of re-
iigious interest this Winter and
Spring. AS the result of meeting in
neigh boring schoolhouse, over one
hundred and fifteen have been hope
fully converted, besides number in
the village, some Of them leading men,
and of great promise to the Church.
A short time since seventeen were
baptized, and the hand of fellowship
given to thirty three, making about
eighty in all. Upwards of SC, 900 have
been subscribed For Church repair.
most of which has been raised by the
jealous efforts OF one of the recent
converts. A new work of grace has
also commenced in another neighbor-
ing schoolhouse, where seventy addi-
tional names, it is hoped, have been
added to the Book of Life.
KENTUcKY.-Recently. in Licking
ton, little band of brethren and Sis
tiers. eight of each, who hae previous
ly entered into convent relations as
one body in Christ, were publicly
recognized as the Second Baptist
Church of Lexington. Ky. All these
persons had been members of the
First Church. Four of them were
dismissed from the fellowship of that
Church some months ago. without any
purpose at that time of forming an
other Church. The others received
letters for this purpose from that
Church, at recent Church meeting.
Among these last were the Rev. VIM.
NJ. Pratt, d. D., who was for seventeen
years the pastor of the First Church. 4
The motives which led to the forma-
ton Of a new church may be learned
from the preamble to their covenant,
found in an article below. written by
Rev. Mr.. Pratt, in answer to a newspa-
per attack which appeared In the Ken
tacky Gazette, Ia paper published in
this city, Of all the Baptist minis
tiers in this region only two could be
found having sufficient courage to be
present and recognize this new or
One was the venerable |
DR.. Ryland T. billiard, father in-law
of DIR. Pratt, the other Rev. George
pastor of the Baptist Church |
&C Paris, Kentucky, who brought |
one Of his members with him.
We give only the conclusion of DR.. |
Pratt's letter to the Gazette, setting |
forth the practical foundation on |
which the new church rests:
As you express an anxiety to know I
The reasons of this movement, we give |
you the preamble of the Constitution
we have adopted.
Being DESTROYS of possessing mem
bership in a church that shall con-
'orm in spirit and letter with the de-
sigh of its Divine Founder;
That shall possess officers and
promotive of the spiritual
Welfare of all in its communion;
That shall exercise due caution
n the reception of. and wholesome
discipline over all its members;
THAT shall possess a Christian fell
owship which rises superior to all /
sectional prejudice or any political
md social Fellowship;
That shall endeavorc to5unite and
the great Baptist family of
ike evangelical faith and practice in
'ur common country;
That shall develop the talents and
'apa bilities of all its members, COM
,ining their energies for the glory off
rod, and in works of usefulness, and
constantly exercising activity in the.E
discharge of every duty; Il
" We, whose names are hereunto
hare entered into an or
denominated the Second
Baptist Church of Lexington, KY, +
olding the religious views herewith
ct forth, and entering into the cove
ant annexed thereunto."
Only wishing the truth to be made
lanifest, and fearing not what men
lay say or do, have endeavored to
omply with your request to exhibit
ne facts and reasons of this move
tent.