Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-08

over the earth. Fire was iiily compared to
their sufarings. Still further on in the future .
it pointed to the suiferings of the condemned IN
He'll fire. II these sniftrings, can be iitly rep
resented by spr,nkling, 1t i, mos. comfortable
doctrine Tor tho wicked
/ Net single passage he says have quoted to
prove immersion. Why then, does he practice
it? With regard to the baptism Of the llol,
Ghost on the day Of Pentec,.,, the pouring III,
ot water falls far short OF expressing the dc
gree to which'he disciples were under its in
iluence. presume the gentleman meant 10
TO prove by reference to the pouring on, Of the
Holy spirit, ON lhu, occasion, that pouring or
sprinkling is right, mos, truly representing
the action of .he spirit when it visits or exerts
IFS iuilacnce upon men, that il is right also, as
best concentrating the suiferngs and death of
our Savior, wheu his blood was shed or poured
out an Calvary and that il is right, because 1t is
in obediencc tn the command cont lined in the
"Cuninissiou." Thcn does not the gentleman
involve himself in an inconsistency, when he
6apiiZes by immersion? By what authority
does he administer an ordinance which he has
stripped of AIM ani meaning? nr is It not tacit
.dmI,siou that all those things for which lave
been aon,endinr, may, after all, be nirr.ea Of
lmiuer>irn.
II the tMo preceding speeches the gentle
man has favored II, With twu new IDEAS OF
thpir uran new! Tie tell. us tho blond bears
wltnrsS, hy heins sprinklsi III "nr hearts; the
N,lcri> poured ont Is wi'uc'S o the h'o"i
ami uI the spirit; aud the ,plrit t"siiics in our
heart, Of Christ aIn glad he ha, introduced
these rec witne<sc,: the water, the blood aud
the spirit II i, the frs, time have ever heard
# The independent testimony Of the spirit. that
Christ is the san of Cod. rne ,pir:t !r,'iiies
L., ia. "A, ,, ,,h
the Apostles aud testified and demonstrated
that something tangible ,est,iies as a witness,
by facts aud proofs and arguments. He the
comforter shall testify ot mc;" tina, is, convince
the wurd that Chris, IS the Son of God. His
blood tesiies by the Lord, Supper. Wien all
gather round the table, litte ch,ldren, looking
I upon the scene, might ak Mother, why do
= this? The answer looking back to CavNry's
5 bloody brow, and to that sacred hour, when
. the Savior and the apostles broke bread and
: drank wine, would bc-"My child, tn" is in
| commemorative Of the blood and body oil our
;. Saviur." How does water testify? 1t tesliiies
, oithe death, burial and resurrection. The sinner
, I, dead in SIM as Christ vas dead 10y losing his
y life, AMI is ouried in the water, as Christ
was buried in the tomb of Joseph VI Arima-
= shea; and raised ont Of wat"ry grave, as
y Christ was raised at the resurrection. Ila',
}. YOU ever seen one immersed without thinking
h Of Calvaryp never have. The sinners death
e burial aud resurrection is like that Of Christ.
n Mr.. CAPLES. My friend is right, so far
{, rs the object If the three witnesses to testify
, II, concerned. II was in r.irrrnce,o o the man
.. ner lha, he erred. Surely the witness of water
better represents Chri,l's teachings, the shed
ding Of hi, blood; and the pouring OH, Of the ll"-
iy Ghnst when administered after the M, n,
y h -prinkliug or pouring.
- lie asks the reason why iminerse, "hen
=. find 1t no, in the Bible? Blp,l,m Is an "rdi-
'l nance Of Christ! When by a pr"p"rl. an'hor'
II Hei adm inistratOr, Oh proper subject and II
N the name of the Father, Son and Holy Gho,, il
l. is Christian Baptism. II believed there "as
" specific mode, dave moi, for my right hand I'm
~ merse 81 that these four things constituting
:. the ordinance Of baptism, am ready To baptist
-, him or You in the great river that flows 10y on,
=, city, # you please. He ask. why We ba?'i.'
I the head? lie only bapusrs one half The
d. head reprc,enls the man. "The Servants Of go'
o' we're sealed in ;heir f,rehcads' Hence ,h'
III servant nf God is now baptized in the Ioreh"n'
IN instead oithu toe. lie can Innrrse nn dry ground
nj whore there is not any water, as he ""nl'
le haze the Chil lr,n of Israel. couli imrgh
H. an instance, where a man was shut up /, II box
al say there could be na baptism where the wa
H.
Il. baptism that hrd M water connected With II
nj ii has failed 10 convince me, when he conclude
=, III / Il, i. specific, and yet make. it r"prrsen
wash Bat i,r the fact that he now and 'h"
, sprak> burial, | shnald conclude 'ht he j
already q Prdn-B,p'iI!
trnk th, position IN the first lace: Wa,r
ar app!l"i Ivy property anllo izrd adm"i'tr t"'
IN N tn- uam- 81 the Fthrr. son and ii \, Th"'
~ rnu,iruc Christian Bspi,n; that the 10, IN If n
in krrg 'ne Lords Supper is not specified, 'aous
rlc II, importance is not less than that "l B'Pi''u
nu uh,t Chri,t would NJ, have pu' int" the cnnmi'
We ,ion given the Apostles, Go teach at! n'''nr
he n,p,,siug th,in," corvmand Impossible t" L
49,, 'uleyrd IN some countries. We men'ione! q
- instance, even in this country where we cnnl
irh get water enough without difficulty. WIN
IAN q .licuics must attend immersion IN parche
re- ai dry countries, or the icy regions OF the ex
!" trrrne North! The Gospel has been carried
ty Greenland; ministers are there; but can wesuI
TO puse Christ would give command which shou
= req lire imposSib.lites that we should be cal
NJ ed upon to mmrrse in all eases when he W
h able to anticipate the difficulties surrounding Il
ry observance Of this modeP Can it he suppose
Ito that Christ would give command which cnu
bn NOT be obeyed by every man? Il 1t not mo
the probable that he would leave irso that the mini
hn: ter might use his mind to determine the mo
led by circurnstauces? According 70 my moo
the man on the sick bed, prostrated by disea
or but repentant, and looking with anxiety to a
of proachng dissolution, may still be baps'z'
de- hut adherence to immersion would cut him
, or from whatever benefit, baptism might conf
IAN In every instance in the Old Te'tNmen,, wh'
said mode is specified sprinkling is that mode.
'uly The gentleman ned TO the Greek, and find