"Next day she called upon me in the same temper as when she left the
chapel, and required to know, why I aimed to wound the feelings of those
spectators who differed from myself upon the ordinance of baptism? I
replied that I did not intend to wound the feelings of any one; I only
aimed at the defence of the truth. After further conversation, I
requested her candid perusal of the pamphlet above mentioned, with a
copy of which I furnished her. She readily promised to comply with my
request, and we parted. The result was, the ensuing month I again
baptized twelve persons, _and this young lady was one of that number_!
"Yes, Sir; by the blessing of God, accompanying the perusal of that
pamphlet, she clearly saw the path that Jesus had opened before his
disciples--the path in which the apostles and primitive Christians
followed their Lord--the path in which she promptly resolved to walk,
without reluctance, fear, or shame. 'I do not,' said she, 'leave my
former connexion because they are not Christians, for as such I esteem
and love them; but the pattern and authority of Christ is more to me
than all the world. It is HIS to lead and command, and it is MINE to
follow and obey.' Truth, indeed, is mighty, and will prevail.
"May all the faithful defenders of the truth as it is in Jesus, be thus
abundantly owned and blessed of God, in every work of faith and labour
of love; and to His name be all the glory!"
DOMESTIC.
BAPTIST BUILDING FUND.
At a special meeting of the Board of Baptist Ministers, held at Fen
Court, Feb. 17th, to take into consideration a communication from the
Committee of the above Institution,
The Rev. W. H. MURCH in the chair,
It was resolved:
That the members who compose this Board, feeling the evils that attend
the system of making personal application for liquidating the debts on
country chapels, and the superior efficiency of the plan adopted in the
Building Fund, resolve to sign no more cases, but to recommend them all
in future to that Society.
That, in compliance with the request of the Committee of the London
Baptist Building Fund, the members of this Board do meet them at their
Rooms, No. 5, Paternoster Row, on Friday evening, the 6th of March, at
six o'clock precisely, to devise measures for increasing the efficiency
of their fund, and rendering it still more extensively beneficial to the
denomination.
J. B. SHENSTON, SECRETARY.
DEPUTATION TO AMERICA.
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