Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-05-08

of the streams or ponds o wafer that may be a.
round the city is to use the word IN sdnse
very different from ITS literal mea'lng' ask
my friend II when he burte' another IN 'n;ner.
sion, tho person 50 bnried IL alive I" ohri'' ana
dead to sin! Then he bur'es him aive to all
intents and purposes. Many such diiiicnltes
arise from literal con'tructions. Co'os'lahs H.
IL. Surely none brt spiritual inpor' can De
found IN this passage Is II n'e,a onr'h''
Is rot the subject raised from nnfia' oy '"e
power OF God? That we are ra'sed ana sup
ported by faith IN Gnd, Is par' n' the Hnu
iul teachings OF The apostles through all ' "h'eh
runs All enlivening spir'tuhNity.
DR.. HOPSoN. Inc gentie'na" a''"'''" t.
Moses bap'izlng 3ooo ooo o' people IN single
night in the Red Sea, Viii not apply 'oihe NUN
bers who came - JoAha baptism WIN all
his inirrences. he has not proved th't ter
sprinkled on the t'reh"od !. baptism t'R"
vii 30 Thi. prove ih'' IN" arse "e'sn'
h1.'z they wera excluded 1lr' u't. "a'
boa a'rrN ma' ror'i'" ~ 'N" y" 'p'" VI J't''
that Nrrr h'p'z =; '.rg " ruv '.-. j"
ted pu' ruiN 10y ihrl.t "H''E l''n H. Ft .','.
!tr ..pl'.u.n .av> 't" .u'n'"t l.'r h.H..,,'.
N,, .E-r 3 ulp GOO 1870 'n' III 'o'k HH t'r
months Supp,,oi say sp',nuy n' @}'Nug
thr propc h"re -'s bBl tied no " vNets or doc
nr,;' YOU would understand tuat dii not hap
tlze 4 s,nglt lawyer or doctor, or AZ most but
two nr three. When The Saviour and disciples.
then, tell II. that all the people round about Jor
dan, came To Johns baptism, but that ihe Phbr-
isees were rejected YOU undrrstan tha, not u
single Phari.ee was baptized, or al most but
very few, and as have already said, the Phar
isee, constituted majority of the Jewish ta,ion.
When,t is said that all the .nhabt'.ts of those
countries were baptized, we cannot suppose
that every individual is meant, bnt only the ma
jorty, the mass of the people: exclude he
Phari,ees. and this have been comparative
t, ly very small number. But TAX" the gentle
mans estimate; and say that one hall -: all the
people, were baptized by John: then there must
, have beer very small portion baptized ny
Christ and his disciples, If we consider that a
:, .arge number were baptized after "ur Sa'ionr's
ascension. But read John ", |, and yon viii
find that Jesus made and bap'ised more D!'c'-
pies than john
lie atiirIns now tha; Johns baptisng in the
wilderness, is not necessarily connected with
the Jordan. BY a reference to Mark %, it will
/. be seen that John baptized in the r'rcr Of Jor
= dan. Luke iii, 8. Hero We see that John is
. travelling up and down the river preaching thu
4, baptism of repentance for the remission OF 'lns
. In Mat iii, D. 1t is said concerning the Inhabi'
: ants Of all that country, that they went ont T.
= him, where he was preaching. The gentleman
. tells Us that Jesus went beyond Jordan, whrr'
John was baptizing. Suppose gentleman iron
: Quincy should pay us visit and should in'
DR.. Morton bapIising. On his return he wonl'
say, wen, beyond the Mississippi, 10 hann'
e bal, where DR.. Morton was balt''iog. II" sen
= into the wilderness beyon Jordan, where j'hr
c at first baptized"
:, contend that there wa. no water IL the clnn
y ,L, ,s LL;,l and oy.r ,h I,,.Ii,.. ain .,