Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-12-15
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Please allow me space in your
paper to reply to an article written
by Elder Clover, of the Methodist
church. in the CHRONICLE of the
18th inst. The first thing that seems
to insult the old mans dignity, was
the white robe that ] usually wear
on such occasions. He said that l
looked like spirit; | am i'll great
sympathy with the elder, for OLD
negroes have always been looking
for, and are frightened at spirits
The next charge, he said that | then
began in a speech to Islander the peo-
ple. both white and black. This is
so untrue that / have but to submit
his statement to those who were
present. :,
He said that | said that Christ and
John the Baptist organized the Bap-
, fist church, which 1 did not say on
= that occasion. But said if they did
not I wanted some divine to tell me
who did organize the Baptist church
) Now the elder says, in his article
' that John baptized Christ, but John
t was not a Baptist, hence the baptism
r of Christ was unlawful. In this
: statement the elder does not only put
himself on record against baptism,
l., but against God, and the Holy Ghost
u For we read in Matt. 3: IT,, where
l. the father acknowledged the son in
the Jordan, and said he was well
pleased /; so that while the elder is MOI
satisfied with the rights Of John the
IS Baptist, to baptize God and the Holy
le Ghost were well pleased. But he
D. said that John was not a Baptist
D. and therefore his baptism was unlaw
IS ful. In this he differs with bott
Is the apostles and Jesus Christ, for II
OIL Luke 1928 Christ said, "For l sa!
H. INTO We, among those that are borl
re Of woman there is not create
te prophet than John the Baptist.
IN But the elder differs with Jesu
Christ, and says he was not tru
Baptist. The apostles knew him a
through their writings as John tn
ed BAPTIST. But the elder begs to difte
, a with Christ and the apostles, and
the elder differs with God and the il
mt spired, he will certainly find grounc
SEES 70 differ with the uninspired.
ast The elder said that since he n
rarded John as an unlawful Baptis
MT the church that Christ and John o
:" ganized could not be the Bapti
18th church. One thing ] think the eld
ost is sure about, and that is this,
was not the Methodist church, #
18th it sprang up under the leadersh
nd of Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Wisbery,
Oxford, in the year 1929, so tn
the when that church sprang up, Chri
me and John the Baptist had been
on heaven, at least fifteen hundr
wears. With regard to the collects
art at the river, l will simply reply tn
eel Judas grumbled after the kindn'
les. done to Christ while on earth.
ises will say no more. feel, dc
1870 brother that / have done II
duty, and preached the trut
~ and | have but to regret that a min
mn. ter would attempt to shadow t
hon very thought that God wants him
afl encourage. Paul said II any III
OF have not the spirit of Christ he
mono of His.p and Christ had
shirt to be baptized and so shot
old, the elder. / shall reply to no m
lice of your letters, but would gladly
into a discussion with any one "
is able to do justice to his chur
near / am yours for the upper world
a. ), SIokIS