Minutes of the Warwick Old School Baptist Association

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, 1. At half pa~t t,.n o'clock A. M. Brother Bun preached the In-

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troductory Sermon, from Jeremiah L. 14; "Put yourselves in array

Itqrunst Babylon rollnd about: all ye that bend the how, shoot at her, IIparc no arrows: Cor she bath sinned against the Lord." Prayu by Broth .. r LATHROP.

2. Al\pr a r(>ee.~ of h'''ntv-five min\ll~, Brother BALL called

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A.socialion In order. prwed 'antl proc"eded to bUMiness.

:1. Apl'oint"d Brother' tiK'"'UI.L, Moderator, a/llI Brotber COllI[ ..

LlII, A qsiAtant {;\erk.

4. Minis lei'" 11n.1 oth!'r M"s~enll;ers from sister Associations were im'ited to ~it wilh U<, and unite in our deliberations.

5. Letters Were lhen read Ii'ODl

the

Churcbet composing this body, ant! the foll()\\in~ record taken.

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The Mmes of ordained Minister. are in QU1.L C:"lT~

IIId of L~nl.utei ill i:alic ••

CnURCHES.

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Liberty.

Lattingtoum.

Thompson.

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Orange,

erIN/orr!, GrU7Jfrille, Zion Ch>mh,

Cor:mtUl.

HardiotOll,

v~ Smithfield, -Pike Co.

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No informati()n.

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j"h Woo"'~y, ilJi..m, Mitch .. l, Jr. ¹

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ZELOTes GailfEL(.,fh,,-' i.,. Loin.,. C.I~~ Ta.,- lor. Mo .. ~ J~nnini', In"rp,,"~e Martllcr, ~, No ini'H'mati,·n.

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James ~ In"h.

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Noah Hammon,1 Geo./

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6. Lettl'N from (;nl1'~rwmcling As~ori~ti~n~ wpre ""lit!.

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l1u,;,.)n Rh·er. 1829. MURPHY. ISS 24;)0

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i. Hr. \V .... R£:< ~l'r''';\'''''1 'c< a \II1'~.rn:(.'r froll, the LI'x~on As- Roc'ialioll, presente,1 Mlilult <, .. IItI n'luhle,1 ^Ii COITl:sl'0oJeoc" witb

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1<, IIr .. ll.rell B, 1.1 .. BROO"" an.1 \1U:R£, ",rrf' appninte<l a Commit- t.'r 10 "X"ItIl:H: 11.., Mil,lIl,', of Corr"loOuJing A5~()('ialiolls aud re- ) n,t: on tLe ^1"'qQI'\01 or Br. 'r,\I!.I!t:~, .

!l. Tilt, l'ir:'uJu' a",1 Car"""pon.lin;; r.ettl'~ were called for. and l!r.,th.",. !\lo.' ... ^~n;., \\' .\~."£,,, MIJIlJ'HY a",1 HAI:J)lNG, were ap- JIIJultett to t''\.'t.I,'ln'~ ltl~m.

Ii., The Con""i:i ... • "1'1 ",intp,1 last y.ar I" ,Iraw "I' n ~pI

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for t.hf' rf"~1I1at!"1I 01 tile A~:-o()(:iati{tn, awl a ~ul1lnlary of Our ,·ir.wf' of (;',sl'd lrulII, 10 he prinkd "nnually on tl ... eOn'r nJ' 0111' Minu''''",I're- I .... nkd a ..,('t of tulf'Jo', and sUHlmaryof faid., wl.ieh were adopted.

I J. A.:jollrn~d till ." o't!O<'k to-n.orrow morning. I'r;oy.,r, by

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'('1,uN.lay, JI.Hle II.-l\Ie( :lCcortlillf( 10 a.ljoumment. Prayer, Ly Br. \\' .• """'{.

I:.!, The Commif! .... on !hR r,llery relative to the o .... lioation of Dell-

~.O'l", r('JH:trif'(l~ :1Il:l the l"f'pm°i. was aCl'f'ptt'fl. ...

1.1, 'fhl'« : .. nll"il!rr to ... holH "',,' relerred the query in rela'ion to t.h. oilic'"

of

Elder, 1'<'1'.,,1/,,1. and the report ,,'as accfj,telL :See Cir- ('uhf r,"'''·r.

1·1. The ComHiitte~ to whom wns referred the examination of (he Mil",:" .• of GOI'I't'>l'olllli,,; As,m'uliolls, r~l'ortcd.lh"t tMy find notfl- int in thp l'illlufe ... of t:r/rn'~I'ondin.g ;\s~ociations WOl·tlIY of rBrticu"

I.r noli,'f', e"'f'l'lin~ the .,lIh art ide, in the Minutt'sof the Union As-

~m'i" ion: where\1f'nn, il was resol\'Cu. that the article referred to be )luhli_I",,1 in OUI' :'lilllllrs:

U.",,/t·rd, That "hen"",'r a mi:>i,tH nf thi~ A~~{)('i:ttion .h,,11

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vid,·,,;hllv hr pr., .. nl at the S(' ' 'IOIl of" ,i"lel' A:>sociation, to which n'o ill.!i,·i.iual has a sl""'i,,1 "l'pr;i:l:llIcnt flU!:' !hi, hOlly, such minish'r, r"'''f'n'in~:t cO!,Y of nur latest MlIlut"" cOllt"illin~ hIS name. ,1",11 be cOllsiJerf'c1 Qur ' ... -sot'n£;er to said _-\ ssori .. , i'JlI:' IV ... .tjieftl.Uilll''''.

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^TI,I' COII11l~~.I0 wholll W;lS r"ferred the request of \he Lex- in!!;lnn ASSo"jo,tlOn, rpco""""",1 the .'hsol'ialion to OIJen 3 COJi-elllOn- Ilenec with t1wm. The report "",s a,'eepled. .

16. The slime ('omllliUee recommend the io!!ertil)n in our Jl.JinutMi of a nouce rcCCiV!

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Church, w!.i.:h i~ Ita iOUows:-

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"\Vr l'aulion our

;.i'~.r

Chlll·(·I.p,

,,~"i,·.,-t ~ 1H ~n h~'

^{th., l1.mll'} of .\hf'!

1Io.t~e, who wa" t~xe-llld~J ti'orn tlli ... l:i'l;:Th,!~·('~ ~lt' \'f:nhHUf'''' to g-"

:lhc:ut , railing out a.~ain:")t tire Cllllrl'il (llId fit:' lOl'h"'~ to 1't'f'iH-h, kll.l

8lhandf»{ f"l'rmWOlis uoetriaes. ~:t,d 11(IlL'\, t:-o:. !I!lrk ..,;,('t, d:uk rn1H- plt'Aion, rising tifty ye. ars,of age. l)(lW'

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Clll1fch. 1.1·:\"1 (;.\ ·I'~"'. (·/111 ... ·" ('i,rli.

17. Brothrr Murjlh~' rrad a ldtrr from th~ . lttll .. · ... ·.,·_" .... t·t ,·I.U;·c!I,

?\"ew-Yorl,.;_ to the A~~tl("i~lli .. lI. in 1'f'I~'rcn:'r: to ,lufl;;j!I;'I' n,.nl,1td .... hIs

~'ife aod daughtcr. e~t('.htdf'd froru the '1'lIol1:i ~0U (.i,lud. ;, .. t:.i . .; ..:\~ ..

soehtirn: wjj,(~rt'\!l'0n. i~ wns ^I

r Rcsr.hcd, 'J'hat tLi .. A"'!'Oori:ltirm rf·(·()'!lJl:./u:i to tI,e Church nt

.~rh(llOp~on to ~~all;. CoulI"il, to tillie init) ('ow i/:"l'di:li1 diP .rl'1lrr.lf'tl.~r

lIIll'TOI'I'lt'ty 01 t1.4t~ t'.,<dU:"ltIIJ of D(' .... ~utl .. hm;t i.a!) .t"JIIOld~, bl~ \\ 110

and dall;.'btcr. ^{I '}

1~. A If'tter ,ViiS; rt'rl'i"'2,l from .Jo,·1 \llf.r~'t'Hl ('xe1u') .. d mflHhn' f i f

the Chur('h at 'S~\\"('ltndlillld. ~t'l:jT"[ fnt":h . I'") ~"ll'f alh.! ~.)l'r.:)\\.: itt

the ~.ondul'l of the r'lllrrh: wl"·r"\ll',,n. il ".'

Rexn/;"(;d, 'rJ~t thi..' ..-\;oi;"'!u(iation ,·t.:t·Ol1lH,,'lld to !":tid dlU:'('h to call ^il

council. .

19. The Commi:t~~ to whom \\",," r~f"l rd

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"('f1<il""'!;)n nf Ihe CirLular Letter, ""I,,", .. ,I, that tl .. Croll,·· .. ";lI'oi"'(',1 In \\ ... ,10' 1l..·Cir- cular letlcr~ harin;..: J;li!,·,t tf) Iwrfonn ttlt" !;'I~k; Y',nr Cf'olH1lIitlt,t" r(>("Oill- nlend lhe st'Yeral ffpnrt., in n.n"':Wt'r to thr qu,·ri,· ... fr(1I1! t!,f' 1.:lttla'~­

towftChul'."h, tn be ,uh~'i'u!p,1 in tl.e 1,1'1,'. tl'~I"'nL wil\r '\Iilahl,'

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filtorY and ('ondndin.7 rf·n!Hrk~. hy tIlt' l'l'in in~ COIllH·iP('t'. All o~

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21. He,o!ved, thai we so!i:i! a con'~'I,,, .. d('nce "'ith tIle C:etl:r~l, ~.

J. '\o;so('i:ttion.

~2. Ro,olrrr!, that the A"w·iation f, d ,t"'Tly atft'ct~" at lh .. ,I.,,,[b of (l0H I,plon" I.)"(;il;.'r, ~:lol(T TII<O>I\' I',

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stJ. H,'soln,l, Ih"IIIIII' nr,t .\,,,o"i,,lirm h"I .. ·lol wilh the Ch",,'" at ThoinJlSon: t!.a' Plot tlfr II:\ R 1'1 ~(; .l'r(':H'~: tlt{~ 'nf r041uetory !'Of"rlll.,u,

~~~ O'''PEIl hi" "It.-rna!r: that Bro,h"r (iN";':!.I, wrilc thc <';U'- c: ... Letter, anll JS,Oll;cl" !:;;LV;; th~ l'om"'l'0nJiuji.

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'!1. Rr,;o\n'ci, thaI II)" A'''l'eiati,m Illlly "T'prcrialc an,l arknow!- t',d"" tlot, h"'1>il<4lii,Y llIa.ullsled by the inhaLitunts of GreclIl'ille auJ il.;; \-j •. :imtl. I .

. ~.:;. I:(:'~l\'l°ll. I!",t tl.~ CI~rk !upedntcnd thr prinling an'\ di.tribu-

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^{of tI,,·} ;\1;"11'<;. A.I.!'lIIrn .. tI. Prayer hy the !\lodcr:uor . . !.;. T/rp Ccr.lllJittre I,. wilom wa~ rei':l'red tlle qUPlie. r~ct'i\'ed from 1\r.o I.atlin,town-,·hul'\"ir la"t Y"ar, JtI",rntctl the lollo\\'in~ report:

.. UHrin;;: the ,ime. an.l ar~fr our delih~rati(Jn~, the large concoun;e ,.f 1"'('plell.at "Tre a"<'lll~)led wpre I'lller,ainrd by the l'rt,"rLin~' of 1;1';,,,,""n Trmt. ~i)l1, U"!I~anyc and ;\Iur"hy:-til<> 1'''01'1'' I'ajol :!ovJ ::.lIuo,ioll to 1'I'ea~iung, allJ Il.any Were Ill'pal'ellLly deel,ly aJlcct.;d."

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CIUCULA R LETTER.

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the IVtmrick BnDt~.1 ,1.'.,oc;'Ilirm. la the Cllllrche.

'"' VII~.' H'rr'f''it'nl, s,-'nd i.'hl'~'t.~!il sfiJu!alifJi".

I)l'nr Bl"dhrdl.-lIa\lJl.h bf'rn ui~:,pp()interl in H':_~ai"tJ to a Circular

) .dtel', awl h(t\"in~ rf'r~"hed snch ah1e-ri"rur!''; rlllO tile Comnlilte,. to

\\ hr,1l) \\"a!'ot rf"ft~!'fe·J ('(,11i1in qu('ri('~, we ;uI:),.t tht"lIl as ou.-l:u·t,;ulal", awd

SUi'"1~' tlwlH 1~lr J"Uf serious cOllsiti('rKthn.

](."l'ly 10 7",j·ie.' ./i-0I1l the Lot/ill.dor,,, C/lllrrh, in 18Z1l.

On th .. q:J~r~' Ir"m the ""ovenall.,,.! (.'llllrd., r~htivc to tilt office of EI.I .. r. your Con,mittec bq; Irave to rel,olt:

1. The term };t

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1st. It is ll-t·d \\i:ll ,·t·ft'J"(,I~r"I') n!f;": (tIlIUIt'"n('~ l·t~r!'Onns faraclvaJf:~.1 1n )-t>ars al*f' • .1en')Il.:na!CIJ Elu'rj'j. See I Till). \', J, -1; h,.Kehuk~ no! an (';!,kr, llut. in: 1«:' at lijHJ?S 11 f:.t!liPf, and the ~"(l\Hl~Yr mPIl ;18 brc-thrf:n;

tlie' Fldn° WtJIH:..~q 'is mollu·n.:, and tl,P .,r'111l.'.!I:r CIS si,tc",o" Herp it 11I,ist he o',l'iou,;t!bt tl.e ''''''pari;oll ",ad.· by tILe lipostle rtsl.ects

tt~'~', .. :cc-lu:-.iv(oly, a'n\! not oi~4.!('.

2". 'file t(>f"'ll is ahnl1Sf'd in tLC' ~:c·\\'-7~-'stcunrut SrripturPs, with

l'('Ii.·I"("IH·e tn '!lIrfl~; nilt! \\";.f-II u..;e.j thu .... wp liN' f1l1i~f' c,-'r:,iun (\",hatev- .. r other .ellse )1I~y be

rh.d,

cl for) ti.nt the n';ni"el'S of Jesus Christ.

:I!"(' di'nolliinatc'cl rid. rtc i and 1h:lt, on a(~('nl1nl' .. xc!u~in:ly of tile (:!1a.ce 111(oy liu~ta~n: in {,\'j,I('nl'c of:\\,Lil·ll the fnllon-in:! Fa.s~~t·s are addu ...

crd. ,zd l~i,i'II(' of Jolm, 1st V€I'''''; '·Ti.e do!..'" m.to the deet 11U1, And her ~d.ildl"'" :" ,.nd .,,1 ";l'i~t1e. n~~ 1st," Tt.e eM.a Ullto llie

",·lI-bdhwd (i,lil"-" In e.ch of 111<'''' I',"sa;!t's, tl'e Apostle John

~p("ak!'t of Lims.,lf a~ an ddt'r in ~tnl:{". SO-al~o tht' Apostle Pt:ter calls 11Im.elf iln e/dpr wit h r"'I'eet to ':/!i'"'' nnd .lpnon.ina(es I.is bN'(hn'n in Ihe nlini,trv (h., ~an·,'. ~"p 1"1. I'd •• , v, !st t." ·ltl,. "The dd.,!"!!

"-Jlieh liff' am~m_:r you I f'xllort, who iHU also an et..K·r, &.c. '" .fc'et'tllhe Ilo,·k of God ",I.itld, a ilionI!,' Y(Ju." ,

1',,,11, (o~. ad,lrl's,p, !tis mini'ledn:! hr' 'Lrfn ofth .. church at F.phe-

.su~. a~ t·ld.:,.,,,; !'if"f' Ad!'; xx, 17 alltl !.~ ('(:OBlt·inCt!.

H .. nr·" w", arc able

to

.how thill l'rcaciJ('r-! of l!:c G"~I'd RIIII plUl- :0I"l of church", are on ac"ounl of qtJio" denumim,tcd rlda., : bill wl.o C:~ I'I'ove tl.tc.llhe t~nu ddcr ii:I used in the Ntw-T~stawl:llt as ClCpre»oo

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Ki\'e or ftny oth~r otriee? We knnw H j~ urgf'd fly mftny, tlmtthe S~ril'ture8 require certain oflicel'll in t:1C dllll'chc~, \V;;ici. lin" n"id,er Jlre,,~llers or deaconi, hut ruiing ehler. ,: but we tl,ink the I'CMlOUS

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advocate tbi"s view of the suhje":lntist.aken, apd lor ilie liJl!owing ''''''-

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1. Becau.e tl .. ~y have no Scripture

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sappor! the opinion.

The passage from Uomans },ii. 2, so li'cquently re1crred 10.; "He that ruleth with dil~en""," prMcs no!l:ing re~I'''clill''' ruiill.I( eU .... '·, but apI.lies with the UlDlo"t l,rol'l'icty t.o pastors of "I!Ilrcl,e~. TIlt!

pu~age alI;o from 1 Tim. v, 17, may be applied withoul lilly i"'j,ro- I,riety to tbe church olficers Ii!'>'t named, tl,e milli.,ln ,'M,ra, an.

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I'''..:hlly as they /U'e in other ~cril'turcs sai,ltor"I,--" ;':.!,et·i.dl~' 1:,('/

tb~lt labor in wort! and doclrine/' Here 1.hl" dl ... iinf~.i()n do('~ nu\.. h.· ).1

lhe

different O/·der of I)tliccl's in the cLurdl, huilll th~ .iii/atill J,,'d;ft"

of tlilIgtllu exercised by I,er l'rracilcr.; amlpastol'''.

'.2. Tl.e chfJ1'tJcttf' of the rllHI1!( do<'l'. ulICkr l'Onci,lftali,lII, j. 0"

,,·here uescribed in the SCl\'-'festamt.'nt, as is

nw

{'harat'ter or iI l:i"h ...

01' anti a Deacon, ano hence we inler that the ,.ilire w, ... nullill(," II to the ;\ !,ostolic (;lIlIr',',"" ••

:l. Th" Scriptulh ha,-e Qot assi:,'1.e.1 nny ~fIlrr-lrork wl'al~"rr to this ruling eiller, ",. ["''; llave to the Hi .. " .. !'s and !Je-Iron" (./ til"

c;lUrchl'i: hence, we r~j,·ct '" an iOlIl()\':l!IOIl c"rry klJld of ollil'ial eH~rship, excepting lhat whirl .• is i .. dud,·din the oti,:::" of" 1>,,1'01"

to I!Ifllly.-We al'" ask"d ,n tile query Ut'lore '" -11 l'l·earl.,·" 0' Ih~

G(J~I'd. and tl. .. y nnl,V, Are ti", ~Mcl'6 01' lhe Clulrt,;,,,,, ill wl,at Sin, ..

or )o{enses are thcy to rule? Not as l.ord's o\"cr (.nir~ ht'ritil~"'. I iJ~_

ter~ v .. J. t'ot hyusuq;in~ aUlllttri'y I}\"'j" the rig-ilL ... anJ cull::-t:lt'ill'CS

of

m1nl:iOtI; IHllth"y lIIay he ,aid to /,111."

1. By lheil'liJ~ an, 1 ,·ollo .... otil,II, ill w!.i .. h ':wy ~rc ~dllloni,,',,'d to be rX'Implt's to II· .. Ilock, I P~t(:r, \', ^;j: lI.us t;xt"in;; a sillut",y ill:lu- enl~i': on·"the 1W!('pl~ nt' their cLaJ'~~~" '--'

2, Ina.;mu::!~:l..i th{:y are set :.l.part to adUJilli~~~ the wortl :tn,l "_,,di- na;I.Y; of the Gospel, and thus t.o take toe le ... 1 ill d." \\., :'sl.ip of 110"

ehurchc~.

3. Al~o,tl",y rldp, hy tea~hin!!'. m:orC'inz And oom;nj'/rr;II.t; tlIP [""'s an,l di",.il'li", of tl.(' "h"reh 1)1' (;001. ;., rt've,ue,1 in hi, '\0 ... 1.

In aJ .. ",·r In the 'per;, .. elathe to) the oraifUJlit111 01 Deacons, YCOJr comolitlN~ would al~'o I'l'j'ort:

Illa,~Dltlr,h ". til .. '1"e'} indllk.J in thr (;11, ilpm of tt ... last ye.~r's 1\lilil~tt:'I'l, tlO<'s UDt i:I\'qL"(' l~JC ,';, ~,.: ·trr or clh~'(~"'\\">rk of 3. lJea~~on.

but rc::ardlJ tile :o:u'lje"t ·,r nr;:i:Lclon Oldy. \\P ~ltaU 1hrrf"fr)l'e I'ta\c '"t·ry hriefly ntH' 0iH.ion on t:,j., ,,:uIIJ(·d.. 'f'lla! qldl iW o!lice ~till t'X- j",!" in the CltUcdl of ,jt·"tt ~ ':"l~li ... t. nf) Il()uiJL 1\~I)I.lin"i on our rnindllll, Lt'cal.~e tlwi:' tJ'!;J:ilic·;t.ij,JHS art-' a,.-; ,·k.lrl,'-d(.'~i.pHtf"d h,\' 1:1t' '\po~tle Paul ill his I:l'j-i:le to TIIllot!ty, ^;1:'0 jlla~ oftb: dth·r Hr l;i~h0l'. allll tLat :1 til:H~ or s··!'\'j 'i' i ... IH"'('~S-lr\' }" fllre J.j. :~,

n

ilnc .. l~ht;·f~ into }Ij~

Offjl~t"'. "Lel !!i1l1 lil'~t !It' i,r,)\'ed ;." but how, a:.:t.I hy wl~at frOcctiul'e, i" tile ~~rpal (Ihjf·rt in til,. ljUI'~lj,m.

Not ~r" f!)ur Co:nmi" .... ,iill ' ... 1 in ~lalinn to tl ... iml'(>~i;ion ni ll"ndl' on~tho~e ~;d!'ct.t·,l ill 1;-,' c'i,u:-ch at .Jt'''H~alt·'u; their ordination iIIl'laill ilelvrt·u~: LUi whc~"Ct' lI .. y were JJcaLou~; ami KO trow lLis

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eJftmr!e we ean act COI1'1'ed!, in setting them :tr!rt to tbe ,work.

Your committee are of OI inion, tha~ to deny, on the one han.J. is more irrational thaJito Il~~ert tbe fReI, that tho!y were-becau~e the choice of them wail 10 relievE' tho! minr.try of the word, by committing ... them other !!er"ice; w!.ieh bdng di,tinct from thf' office or an "~lder.

P'L~lor or Bishop, the Ik~ignlll iori of diem by a plain anel 8cript urttl nam ... Di:At'ol\'~. cannot do injury to the CrlU'tC of God and truth, or be in /tny way deroglltory 10 th"ir IHlnor a.~ men of God, and acting for him. Besi,les as thf're are hut. two special oflkers in the church, and these seven ,vere set apart

h,.

t.he i:npo.i'i()n of hands to a work dis- tind from that. of preRchinv; the word. no harm can follow from the Church in e"ery age setting her officers apart 10 l)ioWi service, in the s"m", manner anti form.

Y our committee do .. "ncdve th'll the office of a Dea~on i, more es- sential to the organization ItO.1 vi.ihility of the church of Christ tbaa that of a Bi~hol'. because she can, and does ollen, co""t, wiUJOut the

!:'lIer; whereas the lbrmer, or Deacon, is inseparable {rom ber vili!lil- lIy.

Thi~ qUl'stion hllving heen !IO f'M considered, as to give pnlllkity to a Circular Letter to the Churehes ofthis AsliOCiation, in the year 1799,- we woul<l ,.,fer you to the ~Ilme. '

F'inaIlY't each Church i~ an independent body, ~be mlly OM,u" by hl1in~ np r "oi,'e or han", orin

an,.

^{ml'thod ~o} thlll the officer 01'

Deac'lD

i.; uhlicly known an,1 .eknowlell)red 8.~ such.

ZELO rUS GRIN ELL, Moderator.

LEONARD FLETCHER,

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=

CORREsPqNDI.YG LETTER.

The

W 4I'tIlick D:rp(Ut .8,slIcWio'll, 10 1M ,~ .8uoeiatiolt.

",ma

trllmn IDe etwrupond.

Deiif' Brethrm.-Thro\l~h the abundant merey of our God, we hllve

~D p"mlilted to enjo.v an.ltiJer Ilnnive",!!r, imerview, and we witb pleasure f'mhrftce nnother opportunity of rene .... ing our intereou"e

"'ith you; bdievinz it "ill b" ~on'lltdve, thnIu;;b Divine grace, to hrotherly'love anel Chri,;,hn frl!owship.

We should ,.,joke .... i~h you, an.i with all who tmly love our I.ord J~~II~ Clui,t, cr.uld we inform you that 1., .. (' IIdtlition~ loa"'" I><>lIn marie toollr chnrehes, but 1hi. is notour priviTet,e. It hall ~en a time of ::reat coldness il] the most .,r O'Ir clmrehu, lind but frw bave rut on (~I,ri~t hy a .. isihle rrofe~"ivll of rclbjon; ytt we eame~tly desire and fen·.ntl.1" pray thlll the Lord WJuid re"ive loi. work in O'lr h .. vt., and

"'joice th~t

the

foundation of GOII standeth sure, haYing this seal,- .. tlop L< ... I knowt·th tj,cm that Are his."

It j. an t1n~rl'Rkable blelllling. IItM th~ ~.~I of gn~f' j, in the hand of an Almi!hty S~vioqr. who I<'al~ rtf"C\Ull1:; in time aU that be Core- Ln,'w, "nIl ".\,); '1o,d in etrrni'Y "" ',j~ ehil.l,.~n; ROO while thp Lord im- rrrSS~8 hi> im.t~e.on the 1001; of I.i& JJeople, they lU'e sccured by

at

8DtiI the day 0" reut:lll}ltka

W r. live in II dlly of dl'lusion and fOlTOr, in which mllny

or

^el'~

c1as~ rro:c~s to be CI"i.lians, and at the fiame time deny Christ; ill ,,'I,icll many prof,,", to be preachers, b~t at thO' saml' time do ,",'orse than rrrach another GOFl'el, by ~rve~lRg tI,l" Gospel of Clulst.

It becoml"s us tlH'refore, as ChrlstJ~nlO, to take heed how and wh() we hear, ron!1 ~ mini~te"" how and what "'r rre;ach. TIM'" are ~~i.l to bal'e itd,in~ e:\N, who cannot (,ndure ~ound dortrine; an.i to prea,,"

wi;:J enticing word, of man ~~ wisdom, is to preach without the rower anel d"lHon~tr,,!ioD of the ~PMt •

.As an ag~oti,tion, we 1~lu,ti!y (je.,irl' to j!'1"rify God, anrll'(Jity (lur b~tljren hy evrry rue aM wl,kh the word of God wiil ju.tifv ; ami aJ 'V ha"(' opportunity. we wish 10 do !rood to all me.i, eSIJ~cially unt~"

It.(·."

that are of the hou'I'h"ld of !:,itl,. '

\\'c rl('.i!'c th,. th" ~;o'l'd 'lIay be srrp~'1 in it. ~llri'~'. ,Rn,1 hnJ;e that the Lorrl w.!l. :n III" own time and w~y. ,,,,II and qu',h:y Il sulh- ri{'nt nUlllher of faithful wr.nrs,r~ to ~i\~ "",timony to

ttw

wor,1 of I,is g-racc in eve!7land. .Oh! when "IiI the day app{'ar, wl",n tlte mini,tel'S of our God willlle stripped of ~dfi'!Ill('''' :Inri ,-"nity, \"'IPII

\\ il1t~je sl,irit of the Gospd loen'a,lr. OI,e churd:r~ of ,If""? Oil, that we may be more tellsib!y II\Vl\krM'! to our lrur intt'rest. ~n-:\ the

£Iory of t!ltl ReJ~elTlcr! We have too muei. reaiVll to cOllll'l.uu, in t:.e lM:,;"Ul\tc oC the poet,

How IOI\" ou~ 'o:"'~ of ,ioy:; abc\"e, How frw t,fi"cti'JllM (here.

Le~ n~ ~ird on the Go.,pt'l "rmour, he OI.th-e in the WRY of clIr GU- ty. an,llpw;;:-th~ j"C~t wi!h Gn-"I. Let u' 11f' jnf~u{"r~!, t~·~· ",.. . .-t'ry i,,-'!v ...

(nl~· (',0;}'i Jer,\ti·\I'l-hy It:~ ,,:,r)rⁱ n·· .. '" ,,; on.· ti'ue--t!h' ~.; jc J in.~r (\1 '~")­

jI!,ti':'.n t.o C''.f t·I·01~.·s: .. i(\n an.1 t,\(, IH :'1) 1';:-;· ':',::i' \}ur r,ri)~: ;·~!.~n. :'1 ~r·n~

~l:~fr it LiJ~ til1t~ to av.'ak..- out. cf ~~l';('r, 10r lI(,\\, is CUi' !:Jalra;iQi\

n,~a:rr th~'l ,\ Lt.fI \""e' hrlii· ... ed.

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^c !I;~'·i~ ~,::\~ n \':-':'~J h;'rn1'lnk.l1~ inr"~i:'!:::, 1nc\ w;IH" tb~ n~ln~h(,i

0r

l\t(,1t;;~n:.~e!'~ fror..1 ... i.;:~('l' A""!:;'!/·!·:jj'm~ W;,,, n.)t as hr":e i'\'3 fL.:·-.;i:·~LL.

yt:t the (l)flli.,; (',i 3. ff'w' hl'Ct;,!'rn. h~~ bc··n 1!i)IHto~':in: an·l !';'rr:·~:.ir;:~.

,Yo "!in;··,·~'~1y !o:~olkit a ron!!r..l11!,\'~t; of y.,nr (".9i'ft-foif. ;'~:!"'J~~, an-J

5nb~.::..·iJ\! "a.;Jeh:~s, yO\lr bl'et~'~"I~ j:, ti,e flflU'l<.; nf V:e Co ~;rl, zr.L~}'rl::::; Gl~j;\1::LL, ,;\~<Xit;,-.tQl',

LEONARD FLETCH!::!" /.iierli.