Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-01

You must have often wished the subject dis
missed; but siuoo tho gentleman has seen fit
20 recur 10 it again in his last speech, l must
needs reply, though briefly. still contend that
Nebuchadnezzar was 40 wet as IL he had been
dipped, and the effect is here alluded to- and not
the action. In the case Of Moses and the chill
dren Of Israel, l. proved something bearing
relation 20 bur al They were in tho midst Of
the sea, q wall of water on each side, and the
cloui above and behind them. l 60 to your
cave down yonder and enter il; | am enclosed
on all sides except one; ! may not be over
hundred yards from the mouth; the light Of day
may stream in upon me; yet you would lind no
fault with the expression, II l were to say,
was buried under the earth. We are buried
il. anything, SO that all around us is enclosed.
We are buried in this house; here are the walls
ar und us and the roof overhead, aud we are
buried; jus, as the Israel,tes were, barred Wy
being enclosed between two walls OF water
with an overhangi6g cloud. So we say buried
in the grave; because the earth 10 around aud
over the body. In reference to the three thou
sand; there was plenty Of time to immerse
them.
Except the time occupied in going into, aud
coming out Of the water. "a many can be I'm
mer.ed in given time, as can 10 sprnkled.-
The gentleman seems to suppose that SPUR!
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used to sprinkle oil the people at once; bu: that
would not answer; it 10 necessary that the or
dinance be administered to each one separately.
The word, used in administering the ordi-
nance are the same ~ immersion and IN sprinK
ling. IL baptze J gu in the name OF the Faith.
er aud OF the Son aud Of the Holy Ghost.-
This being said, can bury the person Under
the water, aud raise HIM up IN as little time, a'
he would consume in sprnkling HIM IN the fore
head. We ordinarily take great deal oi time,
IN going 10 the water, aud returning VITA each
one, accompanied with singing aud prayer, when
tnc:e nre out three or Ionr, but that Is mol nec-
esssry: when there IL a large lumber, one usu'
ally takes his place in the water. and bapt,Zes
as fast M they are brought to HIM. Ont day
of pentecost, when Peter pr ached, there were
one hundred and twenty disciples present; Tor
we are told that "lhey were all with one accord IN
. one place" Admit Tor the sake Ul argument,
tina, there were only half Of them present; one
can baptize one hundred IN an hour, 50 that
three thousand could be baptized by sixty in
halt an hour. With the the greatest eese they
, could be baptized in two or three hours. Ca
sea HAYS occurred since the days OF the apostles
to prove that ii was not imprActiclble 10 bap
TIE 50 many.
lie ask. where read that they went to wa
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nation that water was ever brought to them 2
!, In every instance, however, OF which We have
r any account John and the apostles and disciples
baptised in streams of water.
Born Of water" ''huried with Christ IL
baptism" "born ol the grave;" "pl'hted III the
, likeness of his death; arc all iiguralive ex-
press,on, having reference to our Savior.
death. Born Of sprnkling; would that do Ia
to represent our Lords resurrection?-(R Rom
D VII 3-5 } We do not Of course mean to say
that our Savior il, literally under the influence q
t water but We are buried under water as he
, was buried under earth.
The disciples received the gift Of the Holy
I Ghost, on the day o: Penleco.t, accompanied
with the gilt of tongues. This was something
, miraculous. Whenever tho gif: of the Holy
Ghost is spoken Of AS baptism ii is always ac
conpanied by miracle; on the day OF Penle.
cost when it enabled them TO speak with tongues
, aud to work miracles. They were rs com
rlelcIy buried under ita influence, as in hap.
tism, we are buried under water.