The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-06

dark despair The utmost that ancient philosopher
could Say htss life Sf deep thought was Il believe that
me second witness is the water. BY which noder
candidate going down into and coming again frOn the
Thus By the ordinance the death and resurrection
c SS 'sd DO 0s With i @
thus . he holy supper T s Of he Lord
tSe yGaous onaFscter rae & o. abbsh &
ascension of Lord but that body Of Christians
By the bFeaSins Of bread What srsSteT proof You
n ca eVey % beeVers You are built
upon the firm foundation of Christ aud the Apostles
There is no other name known among men whereby we
At the conclusion Of the sermon Mr. William Buck
nell asked the association to print ten thousand
copies Of the sermon at his expense for gratuitous
distribution. Motions were passed to that effect;
motion was made by DIR. Macom, asking that
unworthy books he excluded from Sunday-school
libraries. Adopted
The report OF the Committee on Corresponding
Bodies was presented, read, received, and adopted
The committee appointed to visit the Bethesda
n report IT. Which thn was adSPed %rd ,sros
made report. The report states that they find no
directions in the New Testament on the subjects
embraced in the inquiries and that action in such
matters be left TO the discretion Of the different
churches. The inquiries were presented in 1s6s,
and the principal one Is whetpar candidates for
baptism should be examined before the church
alone. Some discussion took place on the subject,
some holding that as advice had been asked. 1t
should be given as recommendation according to
the best experience.
II.
as to read In the presence OF the Church alone and
such Others the candidate may choose to have
with him." This motion was not agreed to, and the
whole subject was then indefinitely postponed
The Committee on Devotional Exercises reported
and recommended that Rev. Mr.. Hendrckson, of
San Francisco, be invited to preach this afternoon
at O'Clock The report was received and adopted
Rev. j. Wheaton Smith offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
Whereas the sprinking of infants under guise of
Christian baptism practice unknown to the scriptures
as now conceded by the ables scholarship of its friends
Therefore,
Reored That this practice longer defensble at the
bar of the Protestant principle expressed by Oh
ngworth The Bible and the Bible only is the religion
of and that in the order of toe Masters
teaching belief and baptism indssoubly joined, that
in the preceps and practice of apostolic times find
nothing nterPolated between, do not Baptsts,
pre to charity which the charity of inspiration
name before inviting them to participate at the table of
the ord.
The appropriate committees reported that at the
next meeting the Introductory sermon be preached
by Rev. Mr.. Marsh of Wilmington, Del altern ate,
Rev. Mr.. Shanafelt that Rev. w. E. Cornwell write
the circular letter; and Rev. II. CT. Weston preach
the doctrina sermon on the theme Of "The Inde
pendent form Of Church Government"
The committee reported that no place could be
fixed for the next meeting, as no invitations had yet
been received. The report was received.
The committee to whom the letters and protest
from the colored church of Washington had been
referred, reported that the letters be read. The
report was adopted
The association then adjourned until half-past