The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-09-03

baptism and the Lords Supper as the
molds of doctrine, Baptists have kept
before the eyes of the world the great
fundamental facts of the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. They
believe that the Lords Supper me-
morializes the death of Christ, while
baptism symbolizes his burial and
resurrection.
Baptists have always exalted the
blood Of Christ as the only power for
cleansing the soul, alleging that there
is no cleansing power in baptism.
The principle Of strict obedience to
every command of Christ has made
Baptists for the most part enthusias-
tic missionaries, though a misinter-
probation Of the sovereignty OF, God
caused ONE churches to stand aloof
from the modern missionary move
ment. When young William Carey
stood before a ministers meeting in
London and asked them whether
Christians were under obligation to
take the Gospel to the heather, DR..
John Ryland, a learned minister said:
Young man, sit down. When God
wants to convert the heather, he will
do it without your help or NINE" But
the young man could not be sup
pressed, because the spirit of obedi-
ence to Christ's command had taken
possession of his soul.
The heroism of Adoniram .Judson in,
preaching the Gospel to- the Burmese,
translating the Scriptures and suffer-
ing unutterable agonies in prison at
Oungpenla is equaled only by the
greater heroism of his wife, Ann Has
seltine Judson, who, with her infant
child, followed him and ministered
to him in prison by supplying him
with food and cheering him with
words of hope.
The Lone STAR mission in the
Telegu field reads like a romance.
During the great famine. Dr. John
Clough, who had some knowledge of
engineering, took a contract from the
government for building a canal, that
he might give the natives work and
keep them from starving. And while
he fed their bodies he also fed their
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and when the year closed 10000 con.
verts had been received into his
church.
The literature of the world has
been enriched by the Baptist writer's.
John Bunyan, the immortal dreamer,
whose Pilgrims Progress" stands
next to the Bible in the extent of its
circulation, was a Baptist, though he
was pastor of a church which, like
the Moody church, left each member
free to follow his own convictions in
the matter of baptism.
There is a long list of Baptist
hymn writer's, from Felix Mantz, who
in 1927 gave his life for his faith, tc
S. F. Smith, who wrote our national
hymn, my Country, Ills of Thee
Among them Benjamin Beddome, who
wrote did Christ Der Sinners
Weep" Samuel Stennett, who wrote
Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
Upon the Saviour's Brow" Samue
Medley, who wrot sOh. Could
Speak the. Matchless Worth" ano
Awake, My Soul, in Joyful Lays
JOQn FaWCeLC, WHO WIOLo sn
BEST be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love.
Edward Mote, who wrote "On Chris
the Solid Rock / Stand" Oliver Hol
den. the author of, Coronation"
Among the Baptist preachers whose
ministry has blessed the. world Ii
Christmas Evans of Wales, whose i'm
,passioned %eloquence swayed the; mul
titudes and won thousands to Christ
of whom Robert Hall said: His on
eye was so brilliant. that it would ligh
an army through a forest or a darl
might" His last words, as he passet
from earth, were: II have labored II
the sanctuary SO years, and this j
nv comfort, that I have never labore'
without the blood in the BASIN"
Charles H. Sturgeon, whose preach
ing stirred London and in printed SCI
mons went to the uttermost parts Q
the earth, and Alexander Maclarel
of Manchester, famous as the great
est biblical, sermonizer of the Ger
fury. F. B. Meyer, whose preachin
and writing have circled the globe
and A. j. Gordon of Boston, whor
Mr.. Spurgeon called a titantic e'
FOUNDER of Gods word.
I close with a quotation from tn
Hast words Of Sir Henry Havelock, tn
hero. Of Lucknow, who: was not onl
a Baptist, but SO spiritual and aggre'
siye in his religion as to win to Chris
many of his soldiers. who were know
as "Havelock's Saints" and were /
the habit of going from a praye
meeting to battle. AS he lay dyinl
November %, 1885, he said to s.
James Outram at his side: For nor
than 40 yearsII have so ruled my lii
that when death came 1 might face
without fear. / am not the lea'
afraid; to die is. gain. l die hapI
and contented." Then turning to h
son. he said in a tender voice: Com
nv son and see how a Christian ca
die" He had shown how a Christie
could live. and now it was an eas
matter to show how a Christian cou
die. The Christ who died for hi1
was buried and rose again, in who
he trusted. had helped him SO to liz
that death was the consummation
a noble fife. ON earth and the begi
ming Of a noble life in heaven. Al
Ef the Lord tarries, thus may We ID
! He who lives thus shall never die.