Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-03-29
THE TELEGRAPH.
BRANDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH %.

HBAPrsT VERSION OF THE New TESLA
MENT.n-Remdrks Continued.
Before proceeding in the examination Of
the article in the Review, it is proper to cor
rect an error into which we fell, as to its
authorship. We stated il to be an editorial
article, judging Of this matter somewhat
from the same rules that would govern in
The case, if it had appeared in common
newspaper. BUTT has since occurred to US
. that the Editor Of the Review practices at
taching his signature to his own articles
Thus il appears that no other responsibility
IS taken by the Editor, or by the Review,
than that which is incurred by giving an
anonymous, original article, without note or
comment. The correction is made, as glad
ly, as promptly.
To resume the subject for few moments
beginning where it was left: We ask,
whence the present wide and widening, I'M
happy division, between Baptists and Pedo-
baptists, as 70 the legitimate construction to
be put upon the terms in controversy If,
as the writer in the Review has shown from
church history, the time ras when Pedo-
baptists understood and acknowledged the
primitive practice to have been immersion,
Of course, at that time, they understood
and acknowledged the primitive and pri-
mary mesning Of bdptize to be, i'm
merse. II appears plain 10 Us then, that
IL the former term had been translated
aud rendered by the use Of the latter, much
strife and contention which has grown into
the present wide difference Of views and
constructions, would have been prevented
We believe Il TO have been in the power Of
= King James translators to prevent the
present unhappy state of things. We dc
not accuse them Of intended dishonesty, bu
think they committed great error. This
error, in our view, originated in their adopt
ing erpedieRcy as their rule Of conduct, in
lieu Of the example Of Christ and bis Apps
ties, aud the plain teachings of the writer
Gospels.
Pedobaptism, doubtless, had its origin
chiefly in the placing too much stress on tn,
indispensableness Of the ordinance to sal
vation-eontrary to the present views o
, many Of our Pedobaptist brethren, that thi.
rather was the origin & is the present grount
Of distinctive Baptist sentiments. From tn,
the fear that the omission Of this ordinanc,
would endanger the salvation Of those VIII,
were in other respects ready TO be received
into paradise, arose the practice Of admins
fering il to the sick, who were considere,
past recovery, in which instances it cam
20 be deemed ordinarily inerpedient t
practice immersion--as also in regard t
Infants Well, when custom had establish
ed the esPediency Of dispensing with i'm
mersion for the sick, the mex; step was-an
what was most natural after adopting mer
expediency as rule Of action in the case
20 consult the convenience, Of all. On thi
ground, il is NOT 10 be disputed, stood tn
majority Of King James tsanslators. The
did not consider immersion 70 be essentis
10 the essence Of the ordinance yet W
may suppose that they would not have de
MED immersion 70 have been the primitiv
practice. Accordingly they ang.icised, G
+ transferred, instead Of translating the term
relating 70 the ordinance, which act, in on
view, confirmed and perpetuated the unhaT
py division which still exists. Had the
translated, and used plain, definite Englisl
there ismuchfeason to believe that the prIu
tive practice would now have been, IN
much greater measure, restored.
But Sour predecessor, so Ear as we know
made 40 objections, but began to preael
and quote, and expound the kings version;
and their followers have trodden in the
cracks. This, after all, does not render Ii
adoption and support OF their errors bindin
on NJ. II must take very long journey
the path OF error 10 arrive atthe point oftruil
- Alge. ITobs Continued.l go IA.