Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-12-07

|. 1t contained some gross misrepre
sensations of the sentiments and motive:
of some present, who had ever treated hin
with christian kindness. He represented
them as contending about mode Of bap
tism, as though they admitted plurality
of modes, and yet were so partial to one
of them as 10 contend for it; even at the
hazard of running souls. This was pal
PabIe misrepresentation of the sentiment:
Of those to whom he alluded, and mos
unjust, and unkind insinuation in regard
to their conduct as christians. Had he
candid v stated the case as it is,-had he
told his hearers, "There are some who
believe that christian baptism is the i'm.
mersion of believer in water, in the name
of the Trinity that immersion is The
thing achich Christ Instituted and en;oined
upon his followers; and that, in their es.
timation, to give up immersion would be
to give up the ordinance ITSELF and then
candid v and kindly stated his reasons for
believing otherwise, no one would have
complained o. his coulse, and it is beIiev-
ed, far less injury had been done to the
CAT So Of pictv. But no a: the bare state
ment as it is, would carry with it con-
vlclIon Of It's truth, which it would be diff
cult for the most ingenious sophistry TO
dIspIace. Hence Misrepresentation and
bitter invecti"e must be resorted to, to
check, if possible, its progress. But this
course cannot long be successful. The
community are getting to understand this
subject too we'll to be thus abused.
2. could not but think while listening
TO Mr.. c., Of the striking contrast be-
tween his language, and that Of the holy
scriptures. Mode Of baptism, modes of
ba2''Sm,-no matter about the quantity of
water &c. &C., were phrases which fell
thick and fast from his lips, as though the
use Of them gave peculiar reiefto his la
boring mind. But where, thought l, in
all the teachings Of our Lord, in the in
sPired history Of the apostolic church, or
the writings Of the inspired apostles, is
any thing said about modes Of baptism o.
such phrase is not there to BE- found. 1t
is a phrase peculiar TO those who have
left the simpl lie and significant rite which
Chr'St gave to his church, and substituted
sPr'nkI'ng' pouring, &c. in its place. tis
phrase, moreover, which those who hold,
" One Lord, che faith. one BAPTISM" have
no occasion to use. We read Of baptism
IN the scriptures, and had there been, as
some maintain, several different modes Of
it, doubtless they would
nave been mentioned. BAPTISM, in the
apostolic church, was the solemn buryinq,
and raising again ola true Ieniteni, and
believer liz Christ in wafer, in the avcnl !
md low ely name of the Father, and of the
Son, and Of the Holy Ghost. In il. the
protested his death to sin, tbro'
aith IN him who was one deal, and
whose body was enclosed in the tomb for
he SINS OF men, and his resurrection to
lew and spiritual life BY faith in him who
vas raised from the dead for our justifca-
ion. Baptism was then, beautiful and
trlhlng emblem Of the working of regen-
ration and renewing of the Holv Ghost
which the death and resurrection spok-
n Of takes place, through the instruu.en
lily of those gr1nl truths, the death and
esurrectlon Of our Lord Jesus Christ,
This view ofthe subject is in rerfec,
ccordance with what the apostle saws Of
IN Rom. vi: ID, What shall We
oy then ? shall We continue in sin. tina, ,
race may abound? God forbid how S
hall We that are dead to sin live any lonc- S
therein? Know ye not, that so MANY d
US as were baptized into Jesus Chris, :
ere baptized into his death? Therefore t
e are buried ninth him by BAPTISM, into
7ath, that like as Christ was raised nm l.
ON the dead by the glory of the Father. -
ven 50 we also should walk ia newness y
il!e.' See also Cot ii: l2-13. In b
'"clus'2n upon this point, only remark q
ere all our brethren as silent abor, "
0|es OF baptism as are the scriptures Z
DIV much less "precious time" Womb 7
; worse than wasted! 4
How well what was said to show thu, =
lie water was aS mod nA .-a.I .