The Russellville Democrat., 1883-06-21

he AueIiCdu DIplc coSlCty nao
no claims upon the Baptists Of the
United States. 1t has proven itself
purely and bitterly sectarian, in spite
Of its professions to the contrary.
More than once it has refused to APP
propriate anything for the publica-
ton of the Bible for heather simply
and only because it happened to be
a translation made by Baptist
Evangel.
The American Bible Society, as it
works for the advancement of the
Redeemers Kingdom, has direct
and indisputable claim on every
Christian, and every Christian or
ganization in theland. If the Bap-
lists are Christians and are enlisted
for the spread Of the gospel
and the salvation of men,
the American Bible Society has
claim upon them, with which every
idea of goodness of heart and love
to God, urge compliance. To charge
the Bible society with little sectari-
anism, is simply to say that the
King James translation of the New
Testament, is sectarian book, and
that the English version of the whole
Bible is sectarian, for the American
Bible Society publishes nothing else.
That Society never did publish and
circulate anything in the way of the
Bible except the King james trans
lation, without "note or comment"
If that is sectarianism the Baptists
had better burn up the Bible they
now use, and not allow it in their
churches. The facts concerning the
Judson translation of the New Tes-
lament into the Burmese language
which alienated the Baptists against
the American Bible Society, are as
follows viz: "The Baptists asked the
Society to donate something to as
sist the publication of Judson's BIZ
bic. The Society donated $4,000,
provided thst Bible should conform
to the English version of the Scrip
lures 1t did not do it, and the
money was not used. That is the
whole Of it, and the Evangel calls it
sectarianism, when it is exactly the
opposite.
But the Baptists Of the United
have already made arrangements for
Bible work and will no longer be
subject to Pedo-baptist rule as to
what they will co in the premises.
The Bible Convention held few
weeks ago by the Baptists in Sarato-
ga N. r., decided by a vote of 3S7
against 80 that it is not expedient to
continue separate Bible work with
separate Bible Societies. Yet the
Evangel says "wc have made ar
rangements for Bible work and will
no longer be subject to Pedo-baptist
rule In the last words of this
statement is encouched an explana-
nation of the whole trouble-they do
not want TO cooperate with Pedo-
baptist. A large percentage of the
members of the Baptist church have
been converted at baptist meet
ings and under Pedo- baptist inhu-
Fences. Many of them have been
baptized by Pedo-baptists, and the
only change that is made in their
character or in their relationship to
Christ and the church, is that they
are plunged. Does that make them
any better? The Bible work will go
on in this country. Many Baptist
families viii be supplied, have the
Bible given to them by Pedo-bap-
lists money. fit were not for the
Pedo-baptist, the Baptist church
would not live hundred years. Go
on with your opposition to the spread
Of the gospel, and when you and
your little paper are heard of no
more, the gospel will still be spread
through the influences OF Pedo- bap-
tist PHILo.
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