and he appears before the crowded audience and speaks with an eloquence to melt the heart and carry life beneath the ribs of death, but all falls quiet upon them, for they look more to the mitre than to the man and the heart. (Cheers."

THE BAPTISTS AND THE SPIRIT.

The Baptist Churches like some others seem quite willing to shift their sins upon God, and to hint that the inert condition in which they are found arises from the Holy Spirit not being poured out. This does not surprise us, we are prepared for all this, but one thing we did not expect, viz. to find such an intimation signed by J. H. Hinton. We had concluded that he knew better long since, but this we leave. From the Manual for 1848 we learn ::

"That the Union consequently deem it urgently incumbent on themselves, and on all their brethren, to humble themselves before God on account of the languishing state of his cause among them, and to search out and confess the iniquities to which it may be ascribed; as also to be instant in season and out of season in the work of the Lord, and fervent in prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit."

By the same pages we are informed that little is expected by way of improvement.

"We confess that we do not see the general prevalence of any encouraging indications If the churches were evidently penetrated with deep humility and searchings of heart; if they were manifestly characterized by eminent spirituality and deadness to the world; if on every hand there were crowded meetings for prayer, and a spirit of wrestling suppli ation; if the churches universally, walking in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were edified, although not multiplied, our anxieties might be greatly relieved. But such a state of things, we are sorry to say, is neither known by us, nor reported to On the contrary, we find much reason to deplore a general inefficiency of the Gospel ministry among us, and a wide spreading languor of individual piety."

us.

The whole head is sick, People and Ministers prayerless, spiritless and inefficient. And these are to be instant in prayer for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and are made to believe that they are more willing to have than God is to bestow it. Again they say

"We know, indeed, that while graciously encouraged to expect, we cannot command the outpourings of the Spirit from on high. That glorious God, who keeps in his own hands 'the times and the seasons,' retains there no less 'the residue of the Spirit. He has taught us that we occupy a place and a time, although but a point and a moment, in a system of vast extent and of long duration. On a large scale, and for inscrutable purposes, there have been, and there are to be in his ways, sometimes more copious and restricted communications of his grace. It is possible-we say it without any pretensions to prophetic sagacity-that we may live in an age which is destined to be a time of spiritual barrenness in England."

And much more quite as insulting to the Majesty on high. We beg to inform the Baptist Union and to remind J. H. Hinton that the Holy Spirit was given to us through the Apostles-that the whole of the promised gift has been received

that God now works through his word-and, that instead of praying for the Spirit they must obey the spirit, and east out their mammonism, with every remaining dreg of Romanism-reform as individuals and churches. We say with T. Binney, that the existing denominations have done their work, are growing old and will not suit the age. We never expect them to regain their lost ground. The original order of the church will be restored upon their ruins.

The word is quick and powerful, and will

Here a word of caution may be well.

clude that the " Baptist Union" statistics

effect this,

Some will con

will give a fair

conception of the progress of scriptural baptism over the When we meet with the statistics of

infant sprinkling.

THE "British Baptist Association," and of THE "Baptist Denomination," it seems to give the impression that very little is doing in the immersion of believers beyond their influence. But during the last year, numbers have been added to the saved by those who plead for a restoration of the primitive order of the church, and who have no connexion with either the Baptist or any other denomination, excepting so far as their members please to commune with us at the Lord's Table, around which the institutions as at first delivered are observed. Various other bodies returning to a more primitive order exist, and have been busy, and their activity and success account for the small progress of the Baptist Union. Thus God is not witholding his blessing but his own word is teaching a more scriptural order of things, while the present institutions, in so far as they have no divine authority, are ready to vanish away, leaving only the things that cannot be shaken. ED.

IT'S ALL FOUND OUT.

Often has the question been presented, "What are you"? and as often have we answered, "Christians." The most frequent response has been, yes! yes! but what denomination ? Of no denomination: we bear no name but that of Christ, and are one with all who love and obey him. To take the name of Wesley, Calvin, or to adopt any other divisional mark would be, if Paul may judge, carnal. Some people say "the truth will out," and Mr. Nunn, minister of Beulah Chapel, Somers'-town, has undertaken to inform the world of our real character. We are Jesuits, verily Jesuits -the ministers of satan transformed into angels of light.

It seems that some person gave two or three hand-bills upon the design of baptism, which we published some time since, to some of the members of Beulah, which Mr. Nuna thus refers to in a pamphlet recently printed :—

"I shall close this part with a few remarks upon a handbill circulated amongst the congregation of Beulah Chapel, one Lord's Day in March. Jesuitism is in full play in the land in which we dwell; and I am persuaded that they (the Jesuits) will transform themselves, like their father, into angels of light, if they can but work their dark deeds more effectually. These men declare "

Then follows our jesuitical tract, with some excedingly vague remarks thereon. Thinking it well to attend to this matter we determined upon an interview with Mr. Nunn, and accordingly waited upon him at his residence. After intimating that we came in love we requested to be informed whether he knew the author or publisher of the paper referred to in his pamphlet. The answer was that he knew not who or what they were. It then remained for us to inquire how he could designate us Jesuits without knowing who or what we were. After some considerable conversation, Mr. N. gave it as his opinion that the printer had made the passage stronger than he designed it to be, he only having intended to convey the idea that the style of the tract was jesuitical or subtle. We then informed Mr. N. that his statement having gone forth branding us as being jesuitical in our manner of teaching, it was due to ourselves and cause, that some public demonstration of our freedom and openness should be given, and in order thus to shew that we courted honorable enquiry, we should call upon him to meet us for a public investigation in our meeting place, Elstree Street, St. Pancras Road, where the persons whom we teach will be present to hear his exposition of the Design of Baptism. Mr. Nunn, in answer stated, that he did not much admire such public enquiries, and besides which he might not be prepared to meet our arguments as they would be presented to receive immediate answers. We reminded him that we stood in the same position with regard to his own. But, as we desired not conquest but truth, we would undertake to place in his possession the line of argumentation we intended to pursue, at least a week previous to the meeting, and to hold ourselves ready to meet whatever he might plead without the same advantage. As Mr. Nunn preferred time to eonsider, we cannot announce the result.

THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH A VAST BENEFIT ASSOCIATION; RENDERING UNNECESSARY ALL HUMAN CONTRIVANCES FOR SUPPORTING THE SICK AND AGED.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? 2 Cor. vi, 14.

As the body (of a man) is one, although it have niany members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ's body (church) one. 1 Cor xii, 12.

For I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened: but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want that there may be equality. 2 Cor. viii, 13, 14.

The first of the above citations presents one of the most distinct traits, if not the most peculiar item, of Christian character: but unhappily for us, like unto the Israelites of old, the professed people of God have forgotten the sanctity of their calling and played the harlot with the world. In marriage, in trade, and in every variety of relationship, even the best and purest in doctrine and order seem to have thrown down the wall of separation. It is our intention to shew, that every congregation assembled by the authority of Jesus, must contain within itself, a perfect provision for the