Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-15
Idition of pardon, should bring about my own


| should like to quote more from the Bible
upon this point. The pardon of ,ins i, very
important subject, und We must not b. in
hurry. The Commission, $50 ye iato all the
world, and preach the gospel TO every creature:
he tha, 6eleveth and is baptized, shall be saved"
is the gospe,in miniature. Beliefs faith in the
operations of Gods word; baptism is the obi
CATION to keep hi. commandments. Chris, new.
er said he ihat is not baptized shall no, be
saved lie does not burden his gospel with u
single injunction to keep this ordinance. In
the Commission according TO St Luke it is not
even mentioned. That he gives the Commis-
sion without mentioning baptism, is very
strange, it it is essential to salvation.
That JaiIor is troubl.ome case with my
friend! He says the jailor was an uubeiiever
surely, If he was an niidel his first cxcama.
ton showed him TO be docle at lcas, -"sirs,
what must do to be saved?" lie was alarm.
ed by temporal fears, at first; but being rcassu.
red by PauFs voice, he Immediately sprang in
to the cell, and falling down before Pau. and
Slas, said "what must | do to be saved?"-
He at once inquired the way to salva,ion-as
if he had said-"l am a believer; bu, | thrust
you INTO the inner prison, because had been
charged to keep you safely (Acts xvi. %, ~. J,
generosity of those whom he had treated with
so much severity, he felt it most acutely: and
now, con,rie, he ciics-"sir., what must do?"
II believe,-how can be saved?" Was the
answer "Go and DO baptized? ?" No St
Paul said --"Beieve on the Lord Jesus Christ,
and thun shalt be saved"
We are told By Paul that Jesus sent him to
the Geitiles, "to open their eyes, and to turn
them from darkness TO g' t, and from the pow
er of Satan unto God, that they may receive for
giveness Of sins, and Inheritance among them
which are sanotlied by faith that is in me-
But was he to effect this work by baptism p
No; for Paul says Christ did not send him TO
baptize, but TO preach. Yet the gentleman says
that lhe Commission obliged him to preach bap-
tsn:, for the remission Ct sins. Recolect, ,hnt
Paul said he was not sent to bap,ize, but TO
preach, for what purpose? that the Geniiles
might receive forgiveness Of sins, and in
heritsnco among them which arc sanc,llied by
faith in me-" said the Savior. hope the
gcftcman will not try 70 palm on Paul, here,
a long sermon on Saptism Ii Paul sometimes
baptized, he did more than he was commanded
TO do /; and he never taught that there was no
saving without baptism
In the case OF Cornelius, Peter goes to u
Gentle, 10 preach to him. 1t belong, TO us
behtiles, to take that sermon, as tho first ever
preached 10 the Gentiles under the Commmis-
sion. Mr.. C., here read Acts y, l-4I1
DT. iioPSON. III were not agreed to discuss this
question further, should consider closed by the gen
i'cman's acknowledgement OF all claim. lie defined
baptism to be no more than means of grace. We
employ menns ol grace "a agency to reach pardon,
rs end. What is the difference between the means by
which an object is 10 be attained and the object itself?
What /, mean,? That which iutcrycncs between the
commencement and accOnpli i.hmcn, of anything 49,
What Is grace? II is the favor Of God. Why didn't
he say that calling OH the of the Lord jesus Christ
IS oEiya means ofgrace? | would tell the sinner To
repent, believe and be bapti2cd and you shall be saved
You are to be saved by faith, saved by repentance,
saved by calling on the name of the Lord saved by
baptism.
he gentleman is fearful that some man. after he be-
evc, ,repenr, and j. baptized may not be Mrci-par-
don@ II So il viii be Ghrist' fault. Chris, says il
you believe and repent, and be baptized you shrH be
paidoned The gentleman says we do not read in the
Bible that men sill be damned il they not baptized
Tie remark is irrelevant 10 The discussion. The qucs-
ton l. who is 10 be saved? ''Dlmncl" is not in the
proposition. II man does not receive baptism. he
r,jcci, command OF God. We are told haiwlile
many OF He Jews received Johns baptism, the Phar
sees said: ''Wc have Abraham to our Father" and
rejected the counsel of God. What is 10 become Of rl
If we reject baptism? for the baptism Of Chris, is %
les, important than Johns
On the day OF Pentccos VIXEN Peter preached 10 th,
people, aad charged upon them their wickcduc,s ia
crcilylng the SAVIOR 'lhcy were prckca IN their hc.'
ana said 'mcn and brethren, what shall we do?' II
exclamation showed that they believed the wods p.
ter had spoken and II said they priclcL IN IL .
heart. e.. convicted OF sin. snow repent and be-
p'lAed every one oiyon in the orJcsus Chr
Tor The remission OF SINS Peter. When YOU have
thus bcilcvcd been convicted of siu and nguel what
you should do;Thavc you ever heard my friend tell you
NOW repent aud be baptized in the of Jesus CHS
for the remission OF sns?' II he does prcacl
have been misnorGed, and am ready 10 give him the
right hand Of fellowship
The jailora'kcd wha must do to be sayef? Pa al
in answer to This question: preached 10 him the word Of
the Lord; and in the next sentence 10 the one which
states this wc are told that the allor took them and
washed Their stripes, and was then baptized. We ln-
Ter, then, that III answer 10 the question what shall do
To be saved| Paul preached ba ptsm. The fact of bis
bapihlng them proved that when il is said he preached
the "word of tho Lord" he preached the
Commission; for where do you get bap,i-
zing, except in the Commission.
Paul says he was not sent to baptizc, but
to preach. The gentleman says if Paul
baptized, he did that which he was not AT
thorlztd To do. 1t was the prominent ub
jcct of PauI's mission to preach; but iiho
chose sometimes to baptize, it would be
hard to prove the act invalid; and as Paul
never Travelled alone, bat was always ac.
'companied by some Of the Disciples, it is
not fairly inferred that under Paui's preach.
ing, there We're not baptismS; or that any
were ever admitted into the church, or had
assurances given them of being saved with
out baptism.
Peter wa5 sen, TO Cornelius TO tell him what to do
Wha, did he tell him TO do? He commanded hin t,
be baptized.
So much for 'saycd.'
My next argument is, that baptism is to fulfil
righc, u'ncss. FAITH not in the Bible called righ,
eousnoSs The door of faith has been opened TO eve
ry nations but it can only be entered by works --