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

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try round about Jordan, IN he town Of Enan. When
the priests conveyed the ark through the passage OPEN
ell III jordan, we learn that they stood still on The bed
OF the river until their ier became moist. Was Mi,
baptism IN Jordan? II said that John baptized IN the
wilderness. Where did he find water enough to i'm
merse in the wilderness? rhe gentleman admits that
with IS proper translation Of en-, Then John the
Ba; =. oap1cd ~ the wilderness, uih water He bap.
t,lrd in Enan, because there much water there
why leave jordan, which the biggest river in the
county, 10 70 TO aplace where there much wacr?
Wh, baptnc in Enan or in the wilderness? John de-
cla,'d that he baptized wih water. So Mr.. Harrison
baptized in the Missouri with water Not long snce
yonr mbe servant took several persons into salt w
cr and bap, zed them in the river according 10 the
scripture too but did not dip them When John says
i b,pt re ,riih water we understand him.
/ Dr.. IlOPSON. | will! notice in the first
place, Gentlemen Moderators. what the
gentleman had to say concerning the case
OF Naaman. Elisha commanded Mann n To
wash sc"en times; but so ignorant was Naa
man of the meaning of the word wash, that
he actually wen, and dipped himself The
law for cleansing of leprosy, directs that
the leper shall he sprinkled seven times with
blood, and afterwards "shall wash his
clothes, and shave off all his hair. and wash
himself ia the water, that he may be can
| would ask the gentleman, was there ever
u lcper cieansed who didn't have to he
wa '''tu u'iS' VV'hS SI'''iIN'Ct SCNcu lltIItS
The gentleman is sore about my Greek
criticisms. lie alluies to Campbell aud
Rce's debate, and endeavors To create the
impression TIM, am retailing Mr.. Camp.
bells arguments, and refers you to that
discussion Tor reply to my Arguments
Nov, what have Campbell anl Rice TO do
with this debatei You have all sense
enough to un srsianl both of us, without
the any such reference. You can Judge of
value o! my arguments and so can The gen
tleman; and this reference. TO Campbell and
Rice's debate for reply to my arguments,
is tacit ad mission on his part, ,ha, he can
not answer them himself. 1t is Just as it he
had said | cannot answer his arguments,
but If you will refer to Mr.. Rice, he will an.
!, swer them ably. lie says affirm that
there is tho action of dipping, wherever
bdp!o and bdpiids, occur, and that they mean
either literal burial or Il iigura,ve one
, fln says to make out an immersion in the case
, of Nebuchadnezz, | must have dew coming
. up. Who else ever thought of dew descending,
3 VIXEN every body knows that it rise. out of the
; ground. Ii shows the gentlemans ignorance
: OF natural PHILOSOPHY. The gentleman say,
. that live bird and hnrch of hy.."r. ..o..,i
bs dipped IN the blood Of slain bird. | would
ask II there was any sprinklng in the easel
: Just much of the bird as was buried in the
. blood was dipped; care not il i. was only toe
the action expresses the idea Of dipping. Our
r Savior says: "are you able TO drink of the
cup" Nc. NV would ask what likeness
l., hA. the ao. Of drinking to that Of baptism2 =
: Our Savior did not speak VI drinking the cup,
as part OF his baptism. Said he, are you able
to drunk Of tho cup hat shall drink Of and
(,lso) TO be baptized with the baptism ,ha,
an baptized wtn?' The apostle speak, OF
> divers wa.hinSs, and mention. sprinking OF
blood mingled with ashes, three times but ia
!, every case, the word sprinkle is rantid.o in the
; original the word here rendered washing in
the original, ha' reference TO washing ,he
body. Are not my arguments sustained was
not that washing?
{ Immersion into Mosc,! How cha,tc
e how lovely, how beautiful SO respectful
To all this assembly oIladics and gentlemen
, So piou, too, lo make light of a solemn or.
> dinancc; and when the Bible SC often speak
, OF btp,ism into Christ, he would turn on
1 blessed Savior into rilcule. Truly, he
!. muSl 10 hard run for arguments. This i,
: accorGing to King James tlan.lation, no,
| Campbcll>, and ii il is ridiculous am no
= accountable for it. The gentleman ha
y ground, not freeze water. So according I,
" hi, definition, the ground became congealed
y instead of the waters fixed, that the Israel
) ties nigh, cross the sea. lie saws the clou,
y. was behind them, and nothing over them
II The apostle says: "know We not that ou
c fathers were unier the cloud, and all pass
. ed through the seal" Now how could the,
y be under that which was not over theml
a affirm tina, the cloud was both over and be
> hind them. The gentleman says | hav,
c thrown the light out in front to iih up tn
:, gap; | did no such thing. said the lgl,
!. was thrown ont IN front to illuminate TN
. dark passage, that they might see their wa,
!, out. ! contend that the opening being &c.
;, in front did not prevent its being an INNER
IS sion.
: We are all burisl imm -rssd in this house, an
: the door, are shut; bu, suppn.s the doors wer
!, thrown open; would we not be as completed
= buried, immersed in the house n. we are wit,
$, tho doors shut9 But what is the gentleman !
II argnrnenrp that there was literal babism will
n water. Now | insist that it was not n literal
: but iyuratve baptism, They wero no, llteroll,
:, immersed in water, but their condition reaem
=, blsd III At of complete bnri,ln water, & we hav,
y a literal burying in water, which that prefgured
II c,ncnr with the gentleman that the whole wa
q IN racnou.; neither would il be any less miracle
i Tor the walls to be converted into ice than fo
5, them to stand up in their natural .tae II,
y says the clouds poured ont water, and refers I,
1t 1t II Psalms Ii. II, le. The allnsion here !. I,
/. the punishment which overlook the e., ptians
il, They sd to pass through after the ehilirsr