Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-15
DEBATE
BETWEEN REV. MIR. CAPLES AND
REV. DIR. HOPSON.
Forenoon Session.
WEDNESDAY April 90, A. NJ.
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WrDNrsDAv April 90, A. NJ.
Prayer by Rev. J. l.. Bennett.
Before commencing the debate on the second
prop ositon, it was agreed to spend but one
day IN each Of the three propositions remaining
TO be discussed.
The President Moderator then read the fol-
lowing propositon:-
SECOND PRorosIrIoS. To the Penten, Believer,
Baptism is for the Remission OF Sins.
DR. HopsoN aiirms-Mk. CArLEs denies.
DR.. HOPSON.--Th proposition now to be
discussed is-To the Penitent Believer, Bap-
tism is for the Rems sion of Sins"not whether
the subject shall have faith or repentance, or
change of heart for these are included; bnt To the
truly "Penitent Believer, baptism is for the re-
mission of sins Infants, idiots, and insane per
sons are not included, because wherever the
Gospel is preached, faith and repentance, as well
asbaptsm are necessary. The Commission ac-
cording to Mark, is :-"Go ye into all the world
and preach the Gospel to every Creature; he
that bclicreih and is baptised, shall be saved;'
according to Luke :-"Thus it is written; tha,
repentance and remission Of sins should be
preached in his name among all nations, begin
ming al Jerusalemi" according to Mathew
"Go and leach all nations, Joptising them" The
word saved, means shall have remission of sins:
i.c., shall he pardoned. The three Evangclists
present three conli,ions Of pordon; Faith, Re
pentance and H,n,ism. There are some word,
in the Commission az Given Inv one. which are
not in ano,bor. Tim. ;r Marx we bavo "Be
iiepino, and 6 uBoni;c;na". in Inke. there is Re.
peutonce :" in Mathew g uBoptising.n To hov.
the Corr mis- sim con rIe,e wa must take words
fro,n each Wben Chr.. sont. b;s ,,o,,los he
told them to go and preach to every individual;
that those who heard. and Believed and Repen
ted .hould bs ban,;ysd All these things bs
iny dane tbcir Gins ,yould Le f,rpiven VIVA,
il is said in ,Ls R,lIs a man ;s ssved bv h. is
saved bv-whnt the B,l,ln saws is righteous is
riob..ons Vhep ,hn Rihls mako. - o,l;,m,,iou
of one ,bing ,bn, if saves: we understand
Motto he re thiu,, ,vh;ch s,vss # said in
ibc Rble that Cad sove,: Christ saves; the Snir
Il sayss. ,bo ,,os,,os ,.lis -, ,h., ye ,,ys ons
orn,Lor. ~. .a,., onrs.In.s. in = oor,,;o sons.
.. .;I,, La sa,.oI ~, Gr,oo RI, Cnrc,s
sion Lv ,Le Gns,eI and tbn, ,ya ore .oyeI hr
tho h,n9d of Chr;I,. ,h,, ,,s ,rs s,yedhv F,i,L.
anJ ,ho .a,n., NH, ,ha, sa,s ,h,, hoss ,hinas
s,v. ~ .a,s R,n,;sn s,vss us / I,dbcre 7o
,ha mi. ,,or opnnn, ,au or or ;,.,,nco ,,hon
anJ h,, r. ~ ,",Ja hi, L. ~. 40, ,wo hoi.,a ~
,ho sII;c,cy or ,he hn,1 If Cbr;,, nc ,he Sols
nroour;na uaamr, or nar1or rsro,t -
bel;.v., IN tho eiI;o,o, or ,Le h,ooi If Christ 90
III. sole nroorr;rr nahum If r,rdop
|. Peter iii 90 2I saws what is eouiyoler,
to a nrom;se rha, wa shall bo saved bv bon,ism
W. aro tn b., .avsd h., r;,h onJ h,, te,,on,anco
n, nre-reon;,i,c, to banii,m, which savoq The
,innor The Sinner beino n penitent Relever
by BAPTISM il saved. Peter saws baptism saves
us.
The i.ilor fell down trembling before Paul
and Sila.. He had punished them severely; but
when he heard them sinpinp and prayinp, he
cried out-nSirs. what ,h,ll do TO be saved 2"
"Aud thew said, believe Oh the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be- saved" The next
sentence says:-"And they snake unto him the
word of ,be Lord and TO ali that we're in his
house" That is, ,he word of the Lord, OH the
subiect of the enoury of the Julor, On the
question asked, ,hey preached the word of the