Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-03
For the Telegraph.
ACTS xix |! l--6.
P.terboro', n. r., May TO, Io4U"

A., ~ reply 10 NY Ie"'"t no =" -" iS "oo'S ! T
passages, until this afternoon. / have !.
thought it was my duty to offer few ;
words in answer TO that article. y -. Il :
The point nj issue between us, is, acre
The disciples mentioned IN rsrse Isl re,
baptized? HtE
Ia answering this question, shall in
quire,
|. Is there any reason to believe that they
oggttto have been re-baptzed? In reply l
say, l. That these disciples,were belicrers,
aud doubtless were fit subjects of baptism
at the Time they were baptized into Johns
blptism. This idea is sustained by the
additional fact, that John baptized only I
believsrs, Matt. 3: 6, Acts 10 4. "A.
A. does not pretend 10 deny that these
disciples were christians. As he ad-
mus this point, he may explain the an
swer made to Panl in verse Cd as he
please, bncause it matters not, so far as
the main point Of discussion is concerned,
whether his view or mine is correct on
that passage, If IL be Gllowed that these
disciples acre christians A. A. ID
his structures on my exposition of the I'd
verse, was very unsuccessful, if be en-
8 deavored 10 seize on the main point at is
sue. He merely remarks upon the par
ticles, Dude and e. which are by 10 means
the words that demand chief attention.
The question for criticism and DISCUSSION
10 decih, is whether didomeAoh or lam
banomenon, must be supplied at esii. This
was the main point at which aimed IN
nv former communication, because on
this point, an important turning OF the
question, in my mind, depended. refer
Ted to John z: 80, where didomenon was
Sed to express the true meaning Had
he trlnsaiors adopted A. AS rule. then
John 7 !: 50, would read thus, For the
1 Holy Ghost was not yet This would
d leach doctrine. which would trouble A
A. 10 reconcile, on ancient or modeg
4 principles of preaching, with the fact tina
conviction OF sin is carried 10 the heart
and the sinner is made TO feel his guilt AM
dlnger. The whole construction divers
y 3D. goes to show hat paItclple is IN
re derslood Bloomfield says, that. 'Grc
=, lius, Bp Pcarce, and others hare prorec
i that didomenon, or LamjaaOmenon rmn
be supplied at est; meaning that the
So had not heard whether the Holy Spin
wa was impaired q,
nj III 2 These disciples had been, baptl
alti ed into Johns baptism. Why, then chou
: j they be baptized agan2 Ifthey we're
e 4 subjects Of baptism, when they were ba
err Iz-d into Johns baptism, as "A. A.. do
Ioq not deny, why should they be re-baptize
Certainly, they ought MOTTO have been
Nv, wa baptized, unless Johns b ptism was ms
lncs hclenl. It is plain from his commune
nm lion, that, "A. A does consider job
tore Baptism not oalid and here he prInciI
.on,l y grounds his reasoning to show
{ tina these disciples should be re-baptized
, ani Bat why was Johns baptism delecttve
NOR mo he required repentance aud taHh on
10. iuI part ofihose whom he btptzed he do
sn Y less immcrs,d the candidates whom
baptized; he WAS proper person to
llGaI TIE; Qohh l. 33) and why then
less not bis baptism entirely sufficient? n
s. .s, "A. A thinks that the form ofScO
use. which John employed was not the pr
nurifct lorm to render his baptism valid. Blu
in 'h' he told Us what that form WASP B
medi means. And why has he not2 Be
'oY = be did MOI know What that form WAS.
Is who says, 1t is true. If we may credit
!. thew end Paul. it could not rarg
groad 4 ON the following: Upon the COME
oiyour sins, MAT. 8: 81 Limmerse =,
iiate At al immersion Designed only for PEN
..or ll9:4l enJoming you TO believe on tn
. W. ~ dc- appearing ano.nted Savior But il
4 again. eeedIngly plain, from the very pas
also be that A. A has here referred to. tha
! every yer. thew and Paul did not preend TO q
ne Bit form Of words used by John OF HI
Mraats Mm. He has referred 10 two passs
OF bF Matt g.; 6, aud Acts 10: 4. In NJ
5, 6, we find the following: 'TheI
pH Out 10 him Jerusalem, and all Jude
81 VT all the region round about Jordan
. direct we're baptized Of him in jordan. G
: Ing their sins Where is any thir
here that AUTHORIZES A. A. to
Z, US form of words from the lang