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Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la dernidre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols -*> signifie "A SUIVRE " le symbole V signifie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre tiimds d des taux de reduction diffdrents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clichd, il est filmd d partir de I angle supdrieur gauche, Je gauche u droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images ndcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 D 32 X 6 \ CORRESPONDENCE, BY E . H . SWEET, COXCERNIXG |ecioaI^. |mon ittM^ lOHses, kH. IN COXXECTION' WITH THE PINE GKOVE BAPllST CHURCH, f MIDDLETON, N. S. V Saltfai, N. Si.: G. W. Baillie, Prixter, 1885. fi \ \ i CORRESPONDENCE COXCERXIXCr REVIVALS, UNION MEETmG-HOUSES,&c. '[To the Christian Messenyor, IlaUfaj;, N. S.] r, ,^ MiDDLETON, AnnaPOLIS CoU\TY. » paste,. I„ the month o°f May irZarb™ Dr "plu Tl '''"i?"'. under the unanimous protest of the brethren. °Zl so"u . I '^ able to predict what the foelin^ of tho Deoole will L^ t ™ to leave the,n, I will be no ex^eptbnTo I'i "ItaTnUe' ^Th: field has been under the mnsf fil/lif,,! « ,u- :■ o«"«rai ruie. ihe .and when the reapiL timHfmef th Chn .r ^'^ ^°' T""^ ^'''''' ingathering of prLi.Vs souls Frn ^^ SSn.' >"r"°'^ the Sun of righteousness through the rent is shinin- uion ?>,. npening, golden grain. Yours, very hopefully' ° ^ ^^"^ October 4th, 1884. ^" ^- '^^^eet. [To the Editor of the Christian Messenr/er.] Q. , ^ MiDDLETON, N. S. bmcomylast communication to the Me^-sfim^,- th. p t «r October 28th, 1884. "" ^^^et. 9^%iZ [Tu the EdUor of the Mcs,^>'}»j,'r and Vts!tor, St. John, N. B,] MiDDLETON, N. S. The Pino Grove Church begins the New Year witli encouraging prospects. The united labors of Pastor Sweet and Evangelist Young have resulted in a great ingathering of precious souls. At Jirooklyn— where Christian baptism was never witnessed before— 13 were ''buried with Christ in baptism;" at Gates' Mountain, 1 6 • and at Mount Hanly, 24 ; making in all 53 baptized since the work began. To God be all the praise. More anon, E. H 3. iv, ^' ^— W'^v'Dg ^^en eflectually shut out of the Union House, the J.aptists oi Port George have decided, as thev should have done long ago, to arise and build a house of worship fo"r themselves. * S. [To thi' Editor of the Mvsscwji'r and Visitor.] MiDDLETON. Notwithstauding the inclemency of the weather, the work of grace 18 gloriously progressing. On Lord's Day, Feb. 8th. 7 more were buried with Christ in bapti.sm, making 78 added to the Pine Grovo Uaptist Church since the gracious revival be^^an And the end is not yet E. H. Sweet. February 9ih, 188"). ism. [To the Editor of thr Messemjur and Visitor.] MiDDLETON. On Lord's Day Feb 22ud, 20 more followed Christ in bapti^iu making 91 baptized and 98 welcomed to our fellowship since the revival began. In all 10;J have been added to the Pino Grove l>aptist Church during the present pastorate. E. H. Sweet. \l'o the Editor of the Mes,^enfjer and Vii^itor.] MiDDLETON. Wo gratefully acknowledge the Lord's doings in our midst. The cloud of mercy no bigger than a man's hand, observable on Mount Hanly some months ago, has spread over all this field of laboi\ It was a fatting place last autumn to begin special meetings which have been carried on without cessation until the present time Ihe progress of Baptist principles in this section of the Pine Grove Church deserves more than a passing notice. In the " Historv of the Baptists" Dr Bill speaks of "the fathers" worshipping at Mount Hanly, Wilmot,in '-a Union Chapel occupied alternately by Baptist^ and Methodists," or " a free place of worship for all evangelical deuominations,-but which had, by some means, fallen nto the hands Of the Methodist brethren, by deed to the Confei- T I ^ ! h !?v« "M> 1 *^' autobu,g)-aph,callv. the sa,ne vc-aemble author iTiC ^"'l^'''''"^ "!• ,'h'« [revival] n.oetin- with two or threo more nnxvi ''7.'^''^"f J '^"^ ^1>« b'ood work Went forward with deepening thTnn^ . '^''^^^'''''^'\'°'"'"''^'^'»"°^ the Circuit informed me, illnwlJ r '"S"^'^ ,'"■"'" ^^'^'-^'^V-in doctrine, I wouhl not be fn Tfl . ^r?'i^ '"/''""■ "-'^^"J^^'' ••^''>' '"^^«- As I was not disposed nesland 1 t "''V 'V^^' ^"'•^' ^^'"'^'^'"^ to^ncreaie the earnest- nes. and .leternuuatiou of the p.-ople. Private houses were thrown S?o i''S I'and, or preaching; and preparations were at once made to build a liaptist n.eeting-hou.o. This was soon accon)- plished.andalargepartof the coininuuity became attached to the Laptist ia.th." (See " History of the IJaptist.," pp. 7\ 74, 249 ) From that time the Christian cause at Mount Hanly has been Po;tr^p'*l*'"'''''^^^^^^^ '^'' successive pastorates of ]>.ros. Porter, Parker and Kobbins muy won, brouglit into gospel li-ht • and during the present revival .ome thirtv imve made the " "ood confession," and united with the Church of Christ. Thus truth amid opposition lias triumphed gloriously : and in the commodious Baptist meetinghouse, built after the union rup- tuie the gospel IS regularly preached to a largo con-ro'^Uion • the indei the able superintendence of Firo. Charles A. Elliott, meets during the grea er part of the year. The singing, attuned to the new mutation pipeorgan, will bear favonble co:i.parison with the music in many ot onr larger City Churches. Thehistoryof the "rnionChap-d." first » occupied alte. J ^y by Baptists and Methodists," latterly deeded to the Metho list A^?th wn^/' Tf ^'"'"^' '^''l^'^S^^r^ the Baptists, has been repeated W 7^^'^^f"»;'^«f;""-^«.V ;'t Port George. Following the example of their brethren at Mount Hanly, the Baptists of Port George under similar circumstances have decided to build a place of worship for themselves They have secured a beautiful building spot in the central part of the village. "The hewers of wood" a?e on the ^^T T^ ? '"•''"' "'■^Spmg up, for the people liave a mind to work. Those who may wish to aid their injured brethren at the C^' J V V" !? ''°'l '^''' '^'^^'''' ^^ ^'^Pt- 'T. F. Slocomb, Port S,Tf>r« ^ ?■' V\^ ^^•^tov,md their praijers to the Great Throne; and the least contribution will be duly acknowledged in the proper place and time. ° ^ *^ At Port George and Gates' Mountain many have recently pro- fessed conversion but as yet 17 only have been baptized, ofher disciples will doubtless follow their Master's example in the neaJ tuture. At Brooklyn, a valley section of the Pine Grove Chnrch iewness of'liTe"''"^ ^^''''' ^^ ^'^'^'"^ '""'^ '''''^' '' "'''^ ^^ 6 ;'WiucKsor«nclAm,apo '-and Mo^^^^^ \^° '"^^^'"^ «f tho lantic" Railways an i hn "? . , ^^'T'''^^ "Nictaux and At largest tow«s ia\vXn^^^^^^^^ to becomo one of the thiH large fiel.l of ]al o U^ltothlTV'' P""'^'!'''^! ^'^ction of people. The large Si mla v . ,1.?' the Lord has greatly bIe«8edHis been brought lo Christ Tho 1 , °',' '"""^ ^^ t'»« P"/''J'^ have i".prove„.ent of all our ,, Jchin./ s'^ 1 •'' ^''^"'^^^'' '""^'^ ^^ ^he spa's,S^;::^c^ji[S.:r:^i.;i:,^/"" "«" ----vedto constiuctwl into n on™,,., r "ilmot Miaural Spr ngs," and re- has followed t^ceia ■ r-"""-'tl''''''''''r"'':. '^ ""S'>'3' -v ™1 as tho .Sprin-., inni.v ,™ 1 p T '■"''■, ^' Victoria Valo as well tI.o mild 8C6p,,"„f' CiS ""''™ ''"'° '""■'' ''™»Sl" 'o l,orto wovi7f"gJ,;ttra„^!!°,i'^t'l'° ';•" "°°/'™™ CI»"ch duo, tho a«on. A°nd ,horf„"'o nZIo fSw" To a'odV""n- ^f' '■'''"- luiiuw. 10 (jod be all the praise. P S~i» V > "^^ ^^' Sweet. [To the Editor of fj,, j/;^,,,^,,. ^,,,^ , .^ .^^^^.^ OnlordaDav Anrilion. n , Middleton. Springs, nmking nine "ddod t'n /^ i^-'"' >P'^"'^^^ ^^^ ^ilmot Spa last conimunieation to the jl. '/^° Pine Grove Church since my and thirty-two «iLo L iw 7^^^ ^ '^-'Vo,.. and one hundred --^ng at the Springs, ^^r^^JZ^J;^^:!:!^^ April 20th. E. H. Sweet. ' tr [^''^/..^>W.,../^/.. J/..>,..,,c. «..? Visitor.] The Pine Grovn Ph,,. l i • -^flDDLETON. Perity. SiroolSj„?e":,r; ZS",''H'r'°f »—' ■"•OS- to-day all the vaiiom sect ™i f ,1 ,. ,'^,'''"' 'o our number/and together for tho f^h of t^^', . T'*"s ^,7^°"°''-' "^«"»8 Theological Seminary, the m^fo, 'hi; ,ii ^"f-™"^ 'o ""sad a take etlect the «rst of SepteSj "^^^'^^ ^^ISi^^ can bo secured to tako the pastoral care. Tlii^ rosi-uatiou, thou-h Eot a8 yo uocoptcd, i. final. £ ^ j,;^^^. ° Mny 1 1th. [To tlu! mitor of thi' W^'ckhj Monitor, Jin\l,j,;toirn, i\'. S.] sigua- Mn EuiTon,-In the Monifor of tlio 22ud inst., over the ..yua luro ot U. 1. Johnson, there appears an article in whicli your cor- respondent makes) sonio personal references to ;he writer The language he eniploys is so unl-/,i<( that sonic of your readers have m'Ik r;^r•'^• F'/ol^^so^" i« tlio signature of the resident Methodist Minister of Aliddleton. J5ut I an. sorry to know that tne signature over which this correspondence is conducted answers to the name of my neighbor in the Methodist ministry. Mr.^ Johnson calls your attention to a short note written by " E n. b., and published in the Mem'),;/er and Visitor oi Jan. 7th, i&«0. In this note he takes exception to the following :_" At Jirookiyn— whore Christian baptism was never witnessed before— IJ Avere 'buried with Christ in baptism.'" He says that "the sacrament of Christian baptism was administered by immersion in the community over forty years ago," and then refers to "an Honored D. I), of the Baptist denomination." The reference is probably to Dr. I. E. Biil-who, I know, labored and baptized at Mount Hanly_an adjacent community. The Dr. himself speaks of the fathers worshipping at Mount Hanly, AVilmot, in "a union t-hapel occupied alternately by Baptists and Methodists," or " a tree place of worship for all evangelical denominations,-but which had, by some means, fallen into the hands of the Methodist brethren by deed to the Conference." Autobiographically writing the same venerable author says :-" the presiding minister of the Circuit in- tormed me that unless I would p r .h Wesleyan doctrine, I would not bo allowed to preach in their chapel any more. As I was not disp^osed to^do^that, I had only to retire with the best grace possible. f« +1, T. .- . s> \ large part of the community became attached * 1 oio ^''^ ^^ *^"'*^' ^®^° " "*'*°''y °^ the Baptists," pp. 73, I ani not aware that Dr. Bill has written anything respecting his early labors in Brooklyn. But this note on the early history ot the Baptists at Brooklyn, furnished by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, is not less interesting to me than a quotation from the Baptist historian. f^^^V- ww'T'°'^''''''i'' ^,*^°'' ""'^^'" ^ ^^^o^S impression. He seems to think that I penned the above purposely to deny the validity of certain baptismal services where "Christian baptism was adminis- tei-ed by immersion," and to arrogate to myself the exclusive authority to baptize. On the contrary, I perfectly agree with Mr Johnson on the validity of any instances he may name, where Christian baptism was administered by immersion:' And had I been as well informed on the early history of the Baptists in 6 roportecl tho case of hSL. '''.'^''^^ '^ ^^" Afoufur, I would havo B.UhorJoloThi?nsoteot1^1^''''r'^^'- •^'^'^'^ver. should W>ti«n., I will he?obv Z n,!« ^,f '^;\t»'«,«-^'^'np'e of Christ iu l?rooklyn nex Lord's T).v^n? ^Y\ ^ '"'" ^^"'' "Po° ''*"' at some offer admni^tmtoilo;[ ' °" '^ l'". ^'■'*?!' ^^"^ ^^'" ««"d ^or immediately Svart^^^^^^^^ And I will foIlow8:--.^At i;VkW^^^ to the J/.....,„, a,ul Visitor, as ti/ed last wX the Kov r-'irTT' '''^^ ^^^^'^ 1'^ "'ore bap- Middletou, was Imr ed w?f h n ^..Tohn.son, Methodist Minister if u, ounecl with Christ in baptism on May 3rd, I8H0 " rofo^';:^'^!^^ liiSir^/'^H^^""'^ '''' ^^« "^"*«--* ever wronged the i.eonlo i n " H u " ^- ?°"?'""nity-" If I I>ave pi.^ t^an they S3^i^^2ti::;'-&; T^iJtz^ ''-' Johnson slys'-^^VC t^''''?''' *'"1 <^l>.i-^ionable note. Mr. of a buildin/ever h V n. ZVk'^'"''' either written or traditional «3 a 'f/«/.i llous^ " I #o?rr ^^Sun carried forward or completed pare this senCe ^^^^:iJ^^'S:'Zi^!!t'''T- (ieorge Meeting house-Xn«ri^^'^'rr'^ '^'' '^''^''^'^ understood to L a UnTon Hn "^ ^^ dedicated -was generally Protestant denominations " r?'^.°u^^^^^^^ ^'^'''' ^^ ''^''^^P for ail as I wish toS tt in Iduc r.n o?^"* '^'' '"^'''''^''' ^''^ "^^^d, controversy. ]]u ^1^* tufn °^ ?'^^ "^^'"°« ^"to « newspaper of writing^n the form of thn i ''''/? "'^ possession a document persons subL be ZchuHn" it '*'^*t™««t ^o which over thirty or six pew owW of the^?^ Ship-masters, and some five maintain' thorutrcan ^odT: Vust of t°^^ ""''''''''' '^ sumptive evidence th^fthr^^,? ? ,- ''^^"" "''*'"«''• As pre- Union Housfor fre« i^.^^^^^^^ as "a facts :-7nThrpfws of th'^ ^^orship," we note two significant widely di tribut^d '' aix^on. Jhfdi^^^ '^^, '''^^^°^^' ^™ ™°^« community" than is ^eSlv fh/fr^^'^'^T'^^^^^^^ ^^ *h« exclusively^oonrdenSl^l^n %rThJ'^''r\''' ^"^'? ^''^^^^^ both had the free use of Thi L <%^^e ^^apt^^ts and Methodists presumptive evidence that thn nl ' /"' ™l°^ y^'^^' '^^^'^ i« («) and (i) proof DoshTvefb,. ^ '?-°^ ""T^'^ ^'« * ^^ion House ^nn^r^otS: ^^:i^^ ?" -t rof r^nS-i Iha.eWnoreZi;:!rI:^^--,-;;^^^ ♦ liov .1. II. KulibicH and the Daptist coii'-rcMtion thnf n.^'f,.,! ^« i • oar,l b„iufc, t ,„t they l,.v„ „dvi,„,l ,„„ ,„ „ „„ ,'.,,', .'i™;,' >"'ll,-«., Ilolunk. that 1 hav» not learned tho art of , uoUn^ »cn|.t,.R., hut do™ nut point out th,. inrtanco of mi uota on i? ev«, s,,,g..«t a ndo of liho.oric fo,- ,„y general iuM. rl, ^i t "' "' il/--l"« ■• iw^Jv"; ''"."'""""" ''""','"•*■ "''.i™'*"""!'!,. note in the .0 a Moihodist chn;.ci.-'„"'."'ra!.a o^ T ;:;;::7 "?i„rz: rocc«,n;...d „,,,,//„•„, in the spirit and tone of that note Sch calls ^ubiolVrf^liowV:.-"-" '■"'""■" ""■' -^"•'-'■'■"- " f-' »'■ "Hic'l .-,:.2:'.;;;"J. e;^:';,,;;::,^ i^rT""^r ;i=hir'! r-^ seeing /„■».,,„„•»/• of .the'' 1 3 ■'reputedly not°c n fl 'dilten o«, ill'lh.kil.,: ,Hma.ixcrli,„us at conmhmhh dUa,„,it it J „n SA., his hold upon the public conndence, as a coiTesDo>„l,.nt would be wonderfully stveng.hed ,/ /,„ .„„« oom,M°u7a^ttl art of n i.nT)nn n ,,//..o«,,^ , / •, j n <, ■. . .. . < •' ""'■''t-' t//fhln>/ else that bears the semblance o^ a mistake, he seeks refuge behind a capital " U," and charges me with "garbling, forging and re-arranging of historic statements, and with " marshalling of miscellaneous and fra^'men- tary statements under the pretence of appeal to history and palming them oft as the distinctive utterance of a Church historian of recognized authority. ' After all these rhetorical flourishes, he does not find cne-ah'ohifely on«— instance of misquotation. Permit me here to reproduce these three troublesome quotations relating to the Chapel at m. Hanly. The first and second form a description of the meot- '^°^-^^li'T^'^\,y "iiiou Chapel occupied alternately bv Baptists and Methodists.." further described as (2) "a free place of worship lor all evangelical denominations, -but which had, by some means, fallen into the hands of the Methodist brethren, bv deed to the Oonterenco. The third quotation gives a part of Dr. Bill's own experience during a revival of religion there. It rf,ads as follows : — ^^; • i followed up this meeting with two or three more in the same house ; and the good work went forward with deepening power. But as the converts wished to be baptized, and join the Baptist l^hurch the presiding minister of the Circuit informed me that unless I would preach Wesleyan doctrine, I would not bo allowed to preach in their chapel any more. As I was not disposed to do that, 1 had only to retire with the best grace possible. But this oostacle thrown m the way only tended to increase the earnestness and determination of the people. Private houses were thrown open on every hand, for preaching ; and preparations were at once made to build a Baptist meetinghouse. This was soon accomplished, and a large part of the conmiunity became attached to the Baptist faith." Ihe man who will deny the above quotations from Dr. Bill's History of the Baptists" (pp. 73, 74, 249), will deny anvthing. But Mr. Johnson discovers that a Methodist invited the Dr. "to preach in the Methodist Chapel." The sentence from which he gathers this information begins with line 24 and page 73 of the - History of the Baptists," by Eev. I. E. Bill, D. D., and reads as follows :— Among the rest, a special call from Mount Hanly came from the local leader of the Circuit, for me to preach in the Metho- dist Chapel, originally built as a free place of worship for all evan- gelical denominations,-but which had, by some means, fallen into the hands of the Methodist brethren, by deed to the Conference." Ihat our Methodist neighbor should quote to the third comma only and ^'stnkingh/ omit" the latter part of the sentence, is -to use his own expression-- strikingly suggestive." After the revival broJte out, " the presiding minister of the Circuit" forgot (?) his specia invitation, and informed the Dr. that unless he would preach Wesleyan doctrine" he would not be allowed to preach in that house any more..-" free place of worship for all evangelical de- S^lw^Jr'^.f 'J^^*^* ^'^y'''^ ^^^' ^y '°"'« ^"«^"«' f^"^^ '«to the hands ot the Methodist brethren, by deed to the Conference." That speaks 11 lou.lly against the " presiding minister," and expLiins Mr. John- son's " Union rupture." The manner in which oui- good neighbor labors to vindicate "the local loader," and tj show by the aid of choice slang and opprobrious epithets that I misquote Dr. Bill reminds me of the sign a mechanic once placed over his shop door, — ''all kinds of tnrninf/ and twlstlnlaco of worship a Union House. (3) Either at the dedication services or at ?he ale ofUnior'%)r'/r"''' ^^^-^^^^^ which look in the direction 01 Union One ol these promises has survived the attrition of tho years, and is confirmed by many " living witnesses." It even found Us way mto print about the year 1880, as follows :_" When ^le Baptists put their money into tho house [at Port Georgel, a verbal pledge was given that the house should be /... forh nseof aU TZnhi a? T '"w ' ^^^"^°' was given I have not a shadow ot doubt. (4) In a lato communication to the Monitor, I crave some presuniptive evidence which supports the idea of Union. As Mr. Johnson has taken no notice of that part of my letter, permit me call your attention to it again, (a) Vhe pews of the house after they were sold, were more widely distributed among "the dif- ferent denominations of the community " than is generally the case where the l;K)use is known to belong exclusively ?o one denom na- tion, {h) The Baptists and Methodists both had tho free use of the house tor many yeiu-s. This is j.mv».^.^u.. evidence that the place of worship was held as a Union House, and 2>roof posit Ire that two religious bodies at least occupied it as a free'placVof wo\^h?; &c n.l.?T r i" "^"1°^^^^ 3'our attention to the following state- ment to Avhich over thirty names are subscribed :-" We the under signed residents of Port George and vicinity, beg leave to state ht the Porf George Meeting-house^-when finished and dedicated- w.s generally understood to be a Union House, or free place of wor. lip lor all Protestant denominations." ^ This is traditional evidence overwhelming. Yet Mi. Johnson says ihero is no evidence, either written or traditional of a build- ing ever having been begun, carried forward or completed as a 6;,.o;i House at the Port. Do not bring up his favoliie cho^'es now, ''garbling," '^ fal.ifyi,. •< ,^d '• forging!" But as 1 promiW "to shed some light on a matter which is largely of local impor- tance," vye will wait for a stray beam to fall on Uiis sentence. ^ Lut trad, >onal evidence must vanish before the searching light vL/.Ml r ?.'^ ' •documentary evidence." Mr. Johnson^resur- •ects the Deed of the land on which tho house was built ; and lo e mysterious "document" thus called to account, sweeps every- 13 thirig before it-Deacons, pew-ou-ners, A'c. (tl.iitv-tl.vfo men uU told) bes desfair promises and pnblic pledges-like tl,., wiihorin^ breath tii d\Cr/°-*'^? ^""^ '^^:^- ^''' ^"°*« ' specimen clauVZ it caitnllv ."• '"7";?"^ f " ^^• nJ' f « i^^ormed by Mr. Johnson that - tlie deed of the land, on which tl-.ese doctrines contained in "four volumes-' ;Vc., should be taught. '« was legally executed and recorded 1% than one ,jear before the Cliurch was finished and dedicated.'' The '.nL?, ^^^^ ^ •^'''^'' was most fitting (?), especially as the Union ;eneS?n'.?r^' T f' '^'•^'''"^' '••"^'' '"^"^^ ''^'' P^'°"''«^« ^^''^^'^ l>«ing Sr?" Th .u^''" ••''•'' °/ ^^orshipfor all Protestant denomina- thpL.1 ^^^''*!''; meoting-houso is ready for public services; but d^^ededaWwI'i'? ^ '' ""'' '^'°'^'^' ''''^''' "''^"^''^ ^^^''^''^ '^'^^ been hThp/ ?n ? *; '-'•^'^^^'^^^^ P"»Tose of teaching " the doctrines con- lained in four volumes of sermons and certain notes on the New Icstaraen published by the Rev. John AVesley." This legally neans-'Mn..s%«..?.c7./..'' and nofhln, oho iL. And y'f on that very spot (the D. ed to the contrary notwithstanding) a verbal pledge was publicly given that "the house should h. foe flTt'e doVffnfrr'^n ''''*■'■' ^^'^ ^^^^^^ ^ 1^''^^« °f gigantic impost' tion ! Li t high ho resurrected Deed and Mr Johnson's query ^ 1- v!l,^ , V^^ ' y«« • ^ fhomand thnes, yex ! " Honesty " and " light " and justice too ! ! nonesiy in fnm.^^'i' '^' "i.^f^bb^Qf/i^l not consult - the doctrines contained m^Htlf i'"'''' ?'• "' ^^^■'^^"■'^^ the Bible. What a grand S Prllf /' r' '^-"^ ''''^ °^ *' ^so-called) free place of worship for ail 1 rotestsnt denominations at Port George. The Rev. I. E Bill ionta'i'JfirV P'''^'^''^°S ?,* ?r°"°t Hanly,_not "the doctrines Sc ; t^^^ ir ^^^^ volumes." &c., but the truth a. revealed in the T n 1 1 1^" 1 • "^.'^^aken course resulted in a " Union rupture." Lottie Dr himself describe the situation ._" I followed un this ZTLlfV'"''\ ''^T J"°" '"^ '''' «-- house : and tZgood whtd tn 1 T'f-'^ r'^' deepening power. But as the Qonverts n St, of H 'r'^'^V'^'l ^''V^''^ ^'^^"^ Churcli. the piesiding minister of the Circuit informed me that unless [ would preach anrmore"" Th"'' ^ Tn ^^^ °°' ", ^'""'^ '' ^'''''^ ^^ '^^'^^' chapel any moie. The good Dr. nevertheless describes this house from 14 mo wth " Karblin-' " nn.l '"''^'' of -<^^'i^^^l^:^r:^^!:X *° rv^^^^- ^°^-- -fers, published very widely^ 'SlZ 'i ' ''°* *.? ^1«^^*^"^ «'»"'«hes and representing Ne/Smen W' ^ \" *\' ^'*^'«^^°^ f°""«." ^^c., -not a " sJrinkHm'" ora .• cl !rA"'''^''.'^' '^"^^'^ ^^ '^^ ^^'"•'«^" services at Brool lyu mv onnan« ,^ .{° f '^\l^ ^^ ^'^'"^^^^'^ baptismal was administered b"/imLME 'Hht n'f '^1 ',' ^''"'^^^*'^° ^'^''^'^ flan baptism " is idi^n Ju w ?h ' .<^ ''acknowledging that '• Chris- of a New Testament blnT. ^"""^^'I'^'i-" But his description repulsive and vr-^on^mnL?'''' '' r'"" ^° l'^"?^^age most neck and phmgin. him under tl!°°. '"°''\^^" ^"^'^^^ ««''""" ^^ 1^'« be the cauL th'^t dem nds til tl Z - P'^^^^^^^^ indeed must nance of the Gospel ' °^ '"'^' '^'"^^^ respecting an ordi- that^ioS'ed'"t^oTed'^ ''^'fr'^^^'' ^^e Monitor by statin, local impor 4nce " n '°"^°, 'J^^t on a matter which is iLely of light" harbetn "sheer' onVe"'. '""'? ?'J^" ^^^^^^^^ ''-'- medicine notices 'the -^vJn? r " V^ ^'' ""«^^*'" ^'^^ " P'^^tent pressions; bu Ty' f^. the s/'Zf ?r\^\^''f "^" ^"^^ ^^""l'^^ «^- Meetinghouses. Utih have h? ^^^* ^'' ^''" '^''^ °" ^^e Union of th3 Methodi.t b ethr«n i '^f "'"u"^'' ^^"^'^ ^^^^ the hands ^'I'Sht-socopiotly''^^^^^^ t ^T^^r^^^^^^-" In this able to trace the " decl ne and fal '' nf7u t?' ^°?^ ^^'''P^^ ^''^ "°^^ nectiou with ^he Pinp rln^^ t> f ^^,*'' ° ^^"'^^ houses in connec- and ^/.. J^atport G^o.:: '"'"' Church-o.. at Mount Manly Mt/iSytfLuinecwhr T/ -f^^^: °^ the Union house at Dr. Bill/^' Hiltory'of L Baptltf "'"^ three quotations from decription of the house of iTX \ ^I^^ *"^ '^«ond form a union Chanel orP,S u ^""'^^'^'l ^^^ read as follows :_(1) -a m '• a iS plal Jwo^ hi^f ''^''n'^ ^'^'^^' ^"^ Methodists" and which had. CiomlT^:]^l^ t^ ''^^ •^^'^S^^if ^ denominations -but brethren, bydeJ^r?^nit^e:"^°^lSi;^^^^^ 17 nh^n ^f^''^'^^'''^,""^ ^^ '^'' ^''' «^P"l^ion from this "free place of Avorsliip for all evangelical denominaUons.-' (3) " I followed up bs .neeting," the Dr. writes, ''with two or three n/oro in'he power E^?^''''?.'^' '^''^ ^^^rk went forward with deepening KoVr^ as the converts wished to be baptized, and join thS Baptist Church, the presiding minister of the Circui informed me pr cT n th^ ^"'t'^. ^'^''^''''' ^°^'"^«' ^ '^''^^'^ "^t be allowed o preach in their chapel any luore. As I was not disposed to do that I had only to retire with the best grace possible." Utterly unable vith''ol.n r 1".? ^V^'^'^^.i^ ^"y other way, my opponent cha^-g^d me tkl .ftfri^ "V n/^'"?' '°^ " P'^'^"^"^ ^''^"^ 0"' •'^« the distinc- Ihil r. ^^- ' ''t '' ^^'"''^ ^"'*°'^^" of recognized authority." To his accusation I gave, m my last letter published in the Mouifor the following c/6.v./a' reply :-" If I cainot find every word above r.uL'T ^[y''"."" ^'"-'' ''' ^' «^^^ -49 of the ' ^sto ly of the fo"h m /SIOO om "'^7 ^Th ^f '•• '^°^"^^°" '^'' I ^^"» «o"tribute to him ($100 00) one hundred dollar, for the purpose of building on Ihe history of " a free place of worship for all evangelical de- nominations" at Mt. Hanlv has been repeated witl^ wonderful 1 --- — „ "^^^„Du lu uiu iiieeiing-nouse at roi up the sympathy and support of all denominations. As evidence tha the euphonious word produced a very popular impression upon an unsuspecting Bapt.st community, wo summarize from the Monitor he fo lowing :-(!) Some of the projectois of the house canvassed 'the region round about " for aid to build a Union >ieeting-house twifViff'^'M ^^ff^^-^^t Pl«ce« responded to this solicitation! ^otw.t^stand^ng Mr. Johnson's statement that "the records do not show that a cash contribution of e ^en one dollar was ever made towards nffi i i°.? "°^' ^^ * ^'»^tist," there are Baptists who positively affiim that they gave more than one dollar for-what was pimised to be_a Union Meeting-house at Port George. Mr. Johison's " rl cods must be lamentably defective. (2) There is •' evidence either written or traditional," of a Union Circle, a Union Teal Meeting, &c, in connection with the building of a meeting house at Port George. Ihe Tea-meeting labelled "Union" called together the Lap isis as well^ as the Methodists from far and near. (3) iiither at the dedication services or at the sale of the pews, some promises were made which completely annihilated every objection to a Union Meeting-house. One of these promises has survived the attrition of year.., and is confirmed by many «' living witnesses." It ZZ u wi' '''I '""l? P"''* ^^^"^ ^^' y^'^' 1«80 in the following Pn,^7 r *^' ?^P^'*', P"* ^^'''' money into the House [at Poit George], a verbal pledge was given that the house should be free for the me of all denonunations excej^t the Roman 18 ";id^^;;SirS tf ;; ^''^'"''^^-'; The natural e«ect own laW%-'' he dSnr.l^ Mr. Johnson's have secuvod pews rndoLZ them '^'°t''°?' ^" *^' community published several vears a^o^ .V'^'that ^V^ r T' '^^^ ' ^^'^^^"^«»* third of the pews ''^intLpn/VVr^'''^'*''*^ °'^° •'^^«"t one- fair promises\and public pi d^s^S f'*'?^''!^^^ ^'^ These little Joubtinthe/nindsof thet OP oasto7h« ^?' ^""^ ■' ''^'^'^ ^'^' racter of the house. To shorth v? nnhi;! • "ndonominational cha- point, I submit the fol?o W sta emon tn^^v' k^ '''' ''^'^'^ ^" ^^is date over thirty men affix th^^ Si ature J '' '^^ '^^•'^^^"^ residents of Port George and vicinTtv W V~ )^ ^' *^^ undersigned George Meeting-l,ouse~w?^en fiSed .i '^T^^'^f ' ^^''^ ^^^ P^^^ understood to be a vJoTLT.l n^^^ Protestant denominations '' ' '' ^^''' °^ ''^^''^n^ ^or all Port. Indeed SL'reviden.^''''^ ?• ''^ ' ^"'''' II«"««' " ^t the scarcely be "u.ro a.^Vjit^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^"- ««- -uld amount J^^LtS^-lfd'^f;^ ^"^T^ ^o ^-icl a vast show that -the Church rif /"^^ ''''^'°''^''' *°d labors to ^<>c/.ify /,. the .aid localltu of Port k ^^'H'?,'K, ^'"''''^^' or ^lau^e from » the deed of n,„ i i ""■^'- ^^« quotes « stands" (which clause ega?lv th b?ts Tn ^Y''\ '\' ^^""'^^ from occupying the house i^r? fV . ^ ^""^^ '^« Methodists the deed was ''legally exocu J If r^ ^^^P^^^^ly boasts that before the Church -as'^nLheTand ded^::?et'' T' ''T "" ''^''-'' ^hed on «' a matter which is hr^plvnf i • ^^'"' ^^^ " ^'S'^t/' world of hidden dishonesty Loo f at th^n ^ P"''^"^«'" ^'^^^^'^ ^ region round about," pusl L the cant «f ^'""^T'- ®'""«' "^ " ^he at home, labelling the'cS, 1^^^ ^^^^^^^ House ; others, sounding word '-Union •" and ftfii :.fi; ^^^®?"°p' &«•, with the fair- Office, recording a Deed V£ ' I f :jf;fc^ 't ^'^^^^ ^^--^ers denominations but the Methodil s ^ si ./ 1^°"^'° ''^^'''''^ «'^" of this carefully worded claus whfch Mr t^r'*"^*^^" ^^ the light Deed as follows :-" in furtW tin.MhnV ^f^'f?'^ quotes from the in the said buildings or l^J^^st the sail S^ '-^ *^"»h^ trary to the doctrines contained ^rfourvnb, """"I. P''^^^'^ «°"- <3ertain notes on the Xew Te^amenf ^^J-}T^ ""^ '«^"^o°« '^^^ Wesley formerly of LincolnUXre'oSd^ ^''\ '^^^n interpretation that can be given to Sirh n .i" ^°*® *^^ °°^^ '^S^l trm<^' and no other doetriuHn thi Lr. '^"««-" We.Ie!/an clor- (the Deed to the contra^; notwi t Vvt^ t^ t''' ??• *^« ^'''^^ '^P^^t, • when the pews were read Aor . ! ,?;^'"^l*?.' P"^^^« Pledge given ready for sale, vi.-«:Se^:;;::i;::K //'6'« 19 for the uso. of all ih'uo)ii!naf ions'* &c. Boholcl in its true light the gigantic imposition ! MIrahlJc lUetu, uumhlle lUcta ! ! Mr. Johnson informs the readers of the Muni for that " the Board of Trustees have always accorded to ministers of the different denominations a cordial welcome to the pulpit;" — a eorcUal vehomc accorded to ministers who would subscribe to the "doctrines contained in four volumes," kc, but u clonrj houfr accorded to others. The latter was accorded to the Kev. J. H. Robbius as the following published report clearly shows : — " Our meetings [at the Port] were held in a meeting-house in which Baptists own a large number of pews, but the Deed of which is held by the Methodist Conference. As soon as God gave us converts and we baptized them in the right way, we wore shut out." (See Christian Mcsi^emicr, Jan. 7th, 1880.) Having thus violated— as he was told— '7Ar' ([ualifijinij clause of the Deed" my esteemed predecessor went to his " next appointment, after the second Baptism, and found no admittance" to " a free place of worship for all Protestant denominations." The clause of the deed resurrected by ^Ir. Johnson satisfactorily manner : — " as the converts wished to bo baptized, and join the Bap- tist Church, the local leader of the Circuit informed me [Dr. B.jthat unless I would preach AVosleyan doctrine, I would not be allowed to preach in their chapel any more. As I was not disposed to do that, I had only to retire with the best grace possible." The doc- trines contsined in the " four volume.-*," are very probably indentical with " Wcsleyau doctrine.'' " The qxalifi/in'j clause " of this resur- rected document also affords an explanation of the "Union rupture" at Maitland. The Rev. J. E. P>lakeney,' in the Messenger and Visitor of the 10th iust., writes, — " we baptized 9 willing converts, 8 of these were from Maitland." That was sufficient. The Methodist brethren Knew that these candidates were consulting the New Testament more than the " four volumes," and that the Maitland Meeting-house — though built by the aid of the Bai»tists— had not been deeded to the Methodist Conference to afford such liberty with the Scriptures. Hence Bro. Blakeney further wiites :— "we were told that we could have con- ference meeting and preach once a month, provided wo would not preach Baptist sentiments. Up to that time we had not said a word on the subject of baptism, although our Methodist brethren had discussed the subject two evenings. So faithfulness to God and His Word compelled us to withdraw from this house, seeing wo wore denied liberty of conscience and free speech." " Baptist s'uti- ments," we discover, arc " contrary to the doctrines contained in four volumes," itc Thus history at Mt. Hanly is i ited at Port C"orge, history at Port George is repeated at Maitland, and history at Maitland is repeated in many other places throughout these Provinces. Lot us so ?Zpa"'° fo»»c»"«on of tho whole inattov-8ub»cribe 'to the doo. n.hnr'*'"f^i°/''' /?"' ^'°^""'««'" or^*^'^'^ the Union Me^ S!;hnHl7',''lT'' 'T'. ^r '°T '"«»"«• ^^"^'^ '» the hands of the Methodist brethren, by deed to the Conference." A CAUTION. To conclude the discussion of the subject of T^uion Meotin'^. Houses, permit me to quote a few sentences from ^ timely article on airo^n thn^?>r" '"'^^li'""'^"" '' ^'^''''''' I'^^>'«J>«d ««voral years ago in the a,v^^|«^, M,-s8mi/cr.— ** In some places it maybe thou'^ht necessary obui da 'Union House'- about which, however there ToXlnL • K ^ ^''''- ^*'** ""^y ^« *°''i t^«t the Methodist Codferenco 18 a body crrporate, and thus in a position to hold oro- perty. and that it is safer for the property to be deeded to some iich arrant ^'IrnnVd" ^' ^'^''^l' '°? "'' '"'^''^ '^ ^^-« i* thus . mu^f. T °°' ^^^^^^'^d by such sophistry. If you think vou ■must have a Union house, c&Ltend-if need be_for a Board of Jrll'^ J^n^POfcJ of reprcontrvtives of the denominations concern- u«n n? th ,'^'° P -"P!"^' ^'"?,"^ *° «"°'^ ^°«'*d o* trustees for the o. V wv> denominations. (Pprhaps it would be well if some of '?vo u, Z'."'*^""''*''^ ''''^' '**» ^^"^''y °^ '^^'^ '"Otters, wou?d pvo us the proper course to pursue in such cases. The above 18 simply my opinion from a knowledge of several such cases ) The nZT- °^ '"' ^J°'^'/" ,^' ^'^^'^ ^«°'S« »« the same as th Jt of ou? brethren in a number of other places in the Province ■" ^J" .^A?^° *^° Canfhn the unsuspecting wili avoid - dis- on. and tlius preserve " tl)<. unity of the Sp.rit in the bond of union,' peace.' Middleton, June 20th, 1885. E. H. Saveet. L. :i:i