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

nei'hcr the sea, nor the trees, TIL we have
sealed the servants of our God in cir fore
heads" Rev. vli,3. | demnr ro the zen.
tlc,nan'S Interpretation of this text. 1t re.
a,es 10 future sealing. Baptism is the
seal ol what ! | read OF a sealing in the fore
head, which is the malk of the beast; and
never want anyth ny, which represents
such sealing, To he substituted for Daptism
in the church to which belong. That we
are sealed with the Holy Ghost, | do no,
deny; but affirm that there is not any pro.
mise ol seal in the forehead tn Christians;
and want him To prove it before lecturng
me again upon tudying my Bible.
With regard to my remarks on active
transitive verbs: yesterday the gentleman
said he could not understand my criticisms.
| am glad to see he has frightened up; he
seems to have got quite sharp, after having
slept on the matter, and lviScd with hi,
friends, and has come to the sage concu.
sion, that the reason the man could not eat
the rock, was not the fault OF the rock, but
Of the fellow that couldn't eat it!
"Go teach all nations bap,izing thcm;"
we can understand; but "go teach all ma
lions, sprnkling thcn," would he to require
OF the apostles what they could not do.
The objects they were directed to sprin-
klc were not capable of receiving the action
To substitute the word sprinkle. therefore,
would no, make sense. The gentleman
brings up in the Old and New Testament,
such expressions as sprinkle the vessels oi
the sanctuary, sprinkle the people &c, to
show that my criticism will not hold good,
bat tins does not in the a,t affect my ar.
gument. These are instances of the abbrr.
Walton # language, rs in the illustration of
spIinkliug clothes. Anow it is customary
to use such phrases a> 1--WE sprinkle clothe>;"
but every one knows that we have Il habit
OF abrcvialing language. The idea i, un
de;>iood To be that water l. >prinklcd upon
them. elias the kettle boied!' is "A shor,
way nj saying "ha' the water in the kettle
boiled!"
Baptism is either immersion or sprink-
ling. 1t i, not sprinkling, because it YOU
substitute that word Tor baptize, and >av
JOAN >prinkcd the people in Jordan, i, viii!
NOT make scn,e.
the gentleman says in relation Ia what
he had said oi my theological learning, that
he meant that my theological learning was
mad Now that's something newt Whu
ever heard oi II man, learning getting into
a bad humor!
The gentleman says have failed to find
dip in bap. | have found bapio translated
twenty two times in the Bblr, and with
but one exception it was translated di,, ev-
cry time, ana in that one exception it is ev
iIcnl'y used in Il tigurative sense, 10 indicate
II wetlng equal Ia immersion. In the case
OF Naanan, : King, V, ! desire you i,
take notice, Is the only place where wa,l
is positively defined. There can be n,
dodbl about ,hi, definition. La 70 means lo
wash the whole hody. Wha, word express
'es obedience to this c"mmand! Go wash
VJuo) "Sevcn times in Jordan" How did
he obeyl lie went and dipped (apo) sever
times in Jordan. Yet he say, have lnile'
, to show an instance where dipping an,
washing are the same. Thi, ca>cis evident
, " an exception. and not To be con ,idcred Il.
coming under the Jewish law for cleans
, ing leperS, at all.
The sprinkling referred to by Ezekiel ha
reference to the restoration of the Jews
who were then in bondage. 1t is a prom
se of purifica ion according to the Levitt
,, cal law, when the restoration should tax,
place. II, according to Mr.. Caples, tn,
. of the Jews, thSn say the time has not ye
, arrived Tor the tuIIilIment of tina. prophecy
: With regard to baptism, viewed as
= commemora,ion of the suiltrings oi ou
; Savior: 81 have baptism to be baptized
. With" says the Savior, sand how am pain
ed until il pass" Again "Are you allie tc
n be baptized with this baptism" What i
! the proprie,y of rhi, question il it relate
= only to the pouring out of blood! lie de
sired IN assurance on their part whethe
the, ie, equal to the suffering he wa
shortly to endure. The apostles We're al
. made martyrs. In this view we see Tin
;, strength of the EXPIRE e'Sion: have an nm ,
4 sioa of sullerin. Ia he immersed with; yo
. too shall be buried under, shall he imnrr>
/; ed in ,uiierinI; YOU shall nave sui ling
. pan and death for your portion.
In the next place., shall in'r"duce Al
;, argument drawn from the piaces wher
" b,p'i IN was administered. For in tanr,
!. - ,hn baptized ar Enan, bcc"usc there ",
II mura water til re- The EupraeS, Tib,r
V AMI orier large streams are de gnatrd b.
y the term mach water. 1t isa p.-ruliarit.
> Of the sacred wriier~, Mt To multiply rea
i, son and when the Bible says "Jnhn bap
II liz d in Enan, BIC usc there wa, much wa
Il ter there" take it Tor granted that was M
! reason. What was the sin against the llo
: ~ Ghost! To ascrihe Chri,t's power {
. working miracles to Bcelzrbub Vast a
II wa, this sin in its magnitude and conSe
) quences, but one simple reason is given, I"
!. making / unpardonable. So when 1t