Your Remarks on Missionaries I also approve of; but wish my mind to be satisfied about what I have stated. Your works are read by a good many in the north of Ireland. Would to God they were generally diffused, that the community might be no longer duped by

race of creatures calling theinselves ambassadors of Christ. We see the dawn of that day when the inhabitants of Ireland shall be emancipated from religious slavery and surrender themselves to the guidance of the great and mighty Lord. Oh! that all the samts would exert themselves in their Master's cause. There is scarcely an individual in Ireland to proclaim the ancient gospel, save those who have received a college education. And I verily believe that the gospel preached by the generality of such characters is not more ancient than John Calvin or John Wesley.

"Since I wrote my last to you, a church of Christ, near Dungannon, ordained two of their brethren to the office of overseers. These are unlettered men, but possess the qualifications mentioned in Timothy and Titus. The Baptist churches in Ireland are increasing a little. In America you a century before us. All the churches with which I am acquainted request me to present their Christian salutation to you. They also send their love to all those congregations in the New World who worship Christ as the God of the Universe, regard his sacrifice as the sole basis of a sinner's hope, and walk in all the ordinances and commandments of the Lord blameless. Praying that your body, soul, and spirit may be preserved blameless until the King Eternal calls you home; and having no reason either for publishing or concealing my name, I remain, with much affection, your brother in the hope of glory,

W. T.

"P. S.--I am well pleased with your New Testament, and generally with your Breface and Appendix. We are very anxious to see your Debate with Mr. Owen. He has got a great hackling in the Irish prints. All parties in Ireland rejoice in your triumph over him, and that the Emerald Isle produced a Sampson to combat the great Goliath of Deism and Atheism. Truly, you are an honor to the country which gave you birth. Your fame has spread overall Ireland, and I hope your Debate with Mr. Owen will be the means of extending the circulation of your other works here.

The editor of the Northern Whig of Belfast, says concerning the Christian Baptist, 'It might do good, provided it were written with less bitterness. It is a mixture of pepper, sait, and vinegar, served up with a dish of genuine Irish wit-but a great deal of instruction.' "W. T."

Extract of a letter to the Editor, dated "Hamilton county, Ohio,
December 14, 1829.".

"DEAR BROTHER CAMPBELL,

"FOR some years past I have occasionally heard Campbellism spoken of as a very heterodox and dangerous thing; but feeling myself tolerably well established in the orthodox creed, I did not trouble myself much about it until within a short time past. A few months since there were many in these parts who manifested an increasing desire to investigate the New Testament on the subject of religion,

and endeavor, if possible, to understand what was meant by what is called the "Ancient Gospel." My wife was one who soon became entangled with "Campbellism (as the good brethren called it,) and much engaged in what she conceived to be the ancient order; and tried to teach myself and others, almost night and day, the way of the Lord more perfectly. This ancient order I could not understand, believing that the Baptist order was the most ancient, as they were in the habit of baptizing, (not rantizing.) I concluded, however, to pay some attention to the subject, although I had been a professed Baptist for about thirteen years. So soon as I began to reflect and examine whether there was a "more excellent way," I found a mountain of prejudices in my mind which must be broken down and levelled to the earth. I found, too, all of my opinions; and, in addition to these, there were the "Articles of Faith and Practice" to be laid aside, which you know the Baptists look upon as almost or quite sound. Horrible thing! With these conflicting sentiments, I at length concluded to lay aside all-Campbellism, Calvinism, and all other isms, and take the New Testament as my creed, rule of faith and practice. I read it, however, in some degree as you say it should be read. Light soon began to break into my mind, and I soon found that we need not look for the operation of any other spirit than that which I found to be nigh me, even in my mouth and in my heart, that is the word of faith which the Apostles preached;* and that what the people called heresy, was just what Christ and his Apostles taught; and that I had been wedded to creeds for years, and now wished to be divorced from them.

"The word of the Great King appears to be simple and plain, and that he meant just what he told the people-so plain, that "the wayfaring man, though a fool, need not err therein." The simplicity of the gospel is the glory of it; and I think that thousands would have embraced it, who are now infidels, had not our clergy shrouded it in suoh dark mysticism that they themselves cannot understand it.— Now is it possible that the great God, in making his last revelation to man, on the reception or rejection of which depends his salvation or condemnation, should make it in unintelligible language which they could not understand, or have any just conception of? I think not. The world appears to be in an awful state. Darkness covers the the earth, and gross darkness the minds of the people. Prejudice and bigotry seem to pervade the minds of the christian world." Professors are wedded to their creeds, and preconceived opinions; and it is like taking off a right arm, or plucking out a right eye, for them to lay them all aside as they would an old worn out garment, which had become entirely useless, and embrace the truth as it is in Jesus.

*The writer of this rightly considers the word of faith-the gospel, to be the operation of the Spirit; for the Apostles spoke not of them. selves, it was the Spirit of the Father, that spoke by them; and it was the divine operation, through this word, upon the understanding and heart, that produced all the blissful and happy consequences. See James i. 18. Of his own will, or having willed it, he hath begotten us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his

creatures.

"I have said much more than I at first intended, but I will observe further, that I have come to this conclusion, that the gospel is plain and simple, and is yet the power of God and wisdom of God, to every one that believes it; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. That our brethren are in darkness as it respects the simplicity of the gospel, and of its superiority over the inventions of men, and yet they know it not. That it is high time for à general reformation, and that it ought to begin among the professed followers of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. But while I deplore the present state of things, I rejoice that a glorious reformation has commenced, and that there are meny who dare to be singular, and preach the ancient gospel; that its light is spreading like fire in a dry stubble; and although it will meet with opposition and persecution, I am confident that it will prevail and spread until all shall believe in one Lord, one faith, one baptism; that opposers might as well attempt to stop the sun in its course, or pluck the moon from its orbit, as to stop the spreading of this glorious light, emanating, rs it does, from the gospel of the blessed God. And while I feel thus confident of the present and ultimate success of the truth, I feel to groan and lament over the prejudices of our dear brethren who cannot (at present) enter with enraptured delight into these views. They cannot, I say, because they will not seriously and impartially investigate the subject. soon as they consent to do this, they will, they must embrace them. I would say then, Go on, combat every opposition by the word of eternal truth! and while you have opposers on every hand, there are here and there one who feels disposed to encourage your heart and strengthen your hands in the good work As such I would, for this time, subscribe myself AN INQUIRER FOR TRUTH.

So

From the Quarterly Register.

POPULATION OF THE Globe.

IN a late number of the London Missionary Register there are some interesting calculations in regard to the population of the globe, which we transfer, with some modifications, to our pages. A part of these statistics is from a work of M. Adrien Balbi, in which he has been engaged for a long time.

Another calculation, making the number of Pagans much less.

It thus appears that more than half the population of the globe has been brought under governments professedly Christian. This state of things is very different from what existed a century since. Then Great Britain and all her colonies could not number more than Russia,

And all Christian Governments, not more than

20,000,000

30,000,000

200,000,000

The Grand Signior, the Sophy, and the Great Mogul were the most potent arbiters of the destinies of man. Nearly all India and Asia were under Pagan or Mahometan sway. All the religious missions in existence were in connexion with the Romish Church. The only religion that was not disseminating itself, that was not gaining ground, was the Protestant.

During the last 20 years, the only states which have materially added to their numbers are Great Britain, Russia, and America. This providential government of God enforces on all Christians, with evidence rapidly augmenting, the duty of laboring for the conversion of the world.

ERRATUM.-In the October No, of the "Christian Baptist," it was stated that an article had appeared in the "Richmond Herald," contradicting what had been said in the former concerning Mr. Straith as a Presbyterian Doctor; and the writer was desired to "retract his insinuations through the same columns which presented his calumny to the public." It was not the "Richmond Herald," but the "Visiter and Telegraph," a Presbyterian paper, published in the same city, in which the article appeared, under the signature “An Observer," and which was replied to in the "Richmond Herald" in July last.

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