The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-08-29
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concerning the Woodstock Church and
Nj. 1. Martin, makes it necessary that
some explanation in reference to that
matter be made.
With Delegate we admit that the re-
ceiving of Bro Martin, and giving him
license to preach on Thursday night be-
fore the Association met on Friday, does
appear to be hasty: but the haste is Only
in appearance. If the Association had
been year off the same thing would have
been done. But did we act unadvisedly
and hasty? We had heard him preach
tor many days heard perhaps fifty sermons,
great number of persons had been led
by his preaching to accept Christ. Among
that number were % of our doubtful dis
trusttul church members, and whether it
was a first conversion, or the obtaining or
attaining the assurance of faith, may be
question, but one thing appears to be
certain, they have something now that they
did Lot possess before, peace with God
through the Lord Jesus Christ--resting
and feeling and sweetly singing ut is we'll
with my soul, it is we'll with my SOUL" Of
this we were witnesses. We had seen the
Texas papers-we knew the charges we
knew of the trial-we knew he had been
deposed by the Waco church: yet he
brought letter from the Waco church
the church that deposed him, signed by
order OF the church, stating that he was in
good standing, and full fellowship The
church that deposed him, the church at
Waco being judge, could not have thought
his "Heresy' of a very serious character,
or they would have excluded him, rather
than give him such a letter Knowing
that the charges there, are the same as the
charges here; except they say nothing
about rebaptism in that trial, we did
license Bro. Martin to preach, and heliev-
ed then, and believe now. that we acted
advisedly. We knew that he could preach
and with an JUNCTION, force and a power,
that few possess. In fact in telling the
rag Of Satcdtion through Christ hardly
know his equal and if that old Prince of
theologians H. H. Tucker in the old
Theology restated' tells the truth as it is
in Christ, then does Martin preach the
gospel the old. old story Of Jesus and
His love. Nicodemus said in defence of
our Christ Doth our law condemn man
before it hear him. and shall he be more
just then we"
AS to the lady baptized being member
of Carmel church demands more than
passing notice. She attended our meet
ing and under the close and incisive
preaching she said she saw herself lost
sinner. During the meeting she protested
regeneration; and when the door of the
church was opened she among others pre-
sented herself and related her christian
experience stating that she was member
OF Carmel church. The preacher told her
to 90 to her own church and tell them
how great things the Lord had done for
her, and request baptism as believer in
Christ and they would not baptize her,
come back (bringing letter of course)
and he would baptize hei. On Sunday of
Carmel meeting, her husband told the pas
tor of her request, who replied that she
must wait until regular conference, or else
60 back and be baptized where she got her
religion.
Among the 40 or so candidates baptized
that morning, She among others, came
out of the ladies dressing room into the
water and was baptized without the con-
sent, or knowledge of the church until af-
ter it was done. As soon as it was known
the church called a conference and ap-
pointed committee to go to Carmel
church and make the explanation, which
the Carmel church received as satisfactory.
While think "A Delegate" tried to hold
the scales even balance, his communica.
ton shows how hard, how almost impossi-
BILE, for he or me to keep from insensibly
fnclining to our own side. While / would
not justify a. B. Vaughan in anything
wrong, especially for harsh and cruel
words; yet is it quite fair to single him
out as the only transgressor on that occa
sion?
Did "A Delegate" forget the sermon on
Saturday night in which men and churches
were held up to ridicule before the gaze
of all present 2 Did he forget those undig.
ni6ed words "SwUNK UP MIrELy," which
brought down the house in laughter, with
clapping of hands, and stamping of feet?
Exceptions might justly be taken to many
other things but enough, enough, Ny heart
grows sick while think of these things in
Zion.
% wed soma power the giftie gle us
To see ourselves as others see US
1t would from many blunder free us.
1t after years when these scenes shall
have grown dim in memories and many
of our brethren dead, the ripping waters