The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-21

AID full statement Of the facts concerning their
relations to the late meetings conducted there
BY Messrs. Jones and Small, and the recently
published charges made against them by these
svangelists. Rev. DR.. T. c. Teasdale offered
the following preamble and resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted by standing vote,
viz:
Whereas In q letter of Rev. Sam Jones, which was
read publicly by Rev Sam Small In their meeting In
Indianapolis, Ind, on Monday the 9th instant, MI
Jones admits that he said in his meeting in this CITY,
that all who said that immersion is the only and ex
eiusive form OF baptism. are lars" and,
Whereas, In his for using this offensive Ian
susse to the Baptsts in this city, and to the millions
OF inmersonists throughout this country no alleges
Mat the Baptists were engaged in open and az
gressive system of proselytism especially among the
younger people and that they went SO tar as 20 con-
converts, and to imperil their newborn
Bath. In some instances the children OF
parents of other than the Baptist faith were urged
while thus absent from their homes and fiends, to
Join the Baptist Church, upon the positive statement
that its mode OF baptism alone could De to them the
zeal and witness of their soul salvation. Others
we're led to understand that they would be damned If
they not immersed. They thus led to doubt
the reality of the religion OF their fathers mothers
and families from time immemorial and in this di-
emma to draw back from their profession of Christ.
In this emergency of danger to many souls. pro-
auced by spirit iesuitcaly at variance with the
hnion work of evangelism in which we were engaged,
snd which God favoring so nightly Indignantly
protested against this species of proseytism" Now,
Resolved, That church and people we do SOL
smnly declare that no such system of proselytism as
s here charged against us was adopted. or pursued
Or countenanced by us. in any way during the meet
5ngs of Jones and Small in city, and we challenge
Mr. Jones to give his authority for grave and
fust charge against the Baptists of this community
Resolved, That no Baptist minister or Intelligent
Iayman in Columbus taught that our mode of
baptism alone could be to the converts the seal and
witness of their souls salvation and the man or
cannot be found n church who taupht
Or believed that the converts would be damned If
they were not immersed In the first place do
not believe that either baptism the Lords supper
Is seal of salvation. We hold as we think the New
Testament most clearly teaches, that the blood of
Christ alone is the seal of the sinners salvation And
Ia the second place we totally repudiate the doctrine
of baptismal regeneration. We believe that man
might be immersed seventy times in the Jordan and
# he had moi. true, heart faith in the Lord Jesus
Fundamental principle of faith, that man must
be saved before he be properly admitted TO the
sacred rite Of baptism 1t is said, Acts Ii Az And
the Lord added to the church daily the saved; and
we adopt that principle most heartily.
Resolved, That il Is due to as, church. and to
the large and respectable denomination to which we
Belong that Mr.. Jones should retract the allegations
which he has made against the Baptist Church of Co.
lumbus. is possible that he was msinformed in re-
lation to the things whereof he afrms positively
# So he should give us the names of the parties by
whom he was so grossly imposed upon. We challenge
him to produce single example of proselytism. on
part either in the Schools in the city gener-
ally, during TIE progress of his meetings In our
midst. We quite that no such case occurred.
Resolved, That it is undeniable fact, that the
Baptsts generally cooperated heartily with Jones and
Small in their meetings here. They assisted ush-
srs. collectors and contributors anG Mr.. Maxwell
their musical leader, knows, they rendered important
assistance in conducting the music the occasion.
Our minister's and members cooperated in prayer and
IN the inquiry and did what they could to make
the meetings successi and respectfully submit to
all who love candor and fair play that deserved de-
ededly more honorable treatment than that accorded
as by Mr.. Jones.
Resolved That copy Of these resolutions be sent
10 Mr.. Jones' and that the city press and Baptist pa
Pers throughout the country be requested to publish
them.
In behalf and by order of the church, June IL,
1886 c. e. w. DoBBs, Moderator.
w. l.. JoBE, Clerk.