Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-18
SUNDAY READING.

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H.. pxssenA,s- -Ysss ,.ller lssu Abc o.
the ob,ec, Of baptism. The design Of this
ma isrtjes. like ~ neds end sabjecl ass
contacted questions, hencs, the eeatfeseeeg.
ff the popular fsligiess mind had bot be5s
scduced from the simplicity Of the 0espe1.
thisn bvee ceHl1 Aase besa contsseeo 80.
lea. II never sheell hass bssa, ~ ssssy-
thing 10 rsgssd y 4 = - pleiall writes |
tbereioss nssdfsl, d 6cb8Ssss IN 10 thS1
accumulated, scholastic ns~ssnss Of long
ysbs, AoAroeGsuo ~ iopllG1g. sns.. Z. /.
Ones more in regard 70 ths mode. IL y
. significant fact, tilat God never command
ID the sprinkling with water-mere scafer
for any puvpoie aHsessial ss,reGsises =
Will our friends on the other side Of the
house give " the chapter apd verse untti
they can, they. 10 every administration, say
In the name Of the Lord. what 10 not strict,
TO believers, bspGss. shsss .svw was
On objector. On this We are Catholic.
lst. In regard 10 the meaning Of this or.
has it any specific design; and
81. Via. 10 III .sst, il il has a. cell
defined object, then 10 It N unmsaning CT.
emony, shesr .tormdIism, and Jesus Cbrst
requires 10 70 do something for nothing
All sAeotsn1oo sdmits desigD, but differs
In regard ts what that design 10. The dis
OK, eemsnt may b. expressed in the words
following, sign. seal, sassalsiag, soaesxAN
tjoNs usoe9oiou Of ht9k deof ioto the
church. etc. This, disagssensat xenld
suggsst that baptism hasN0 object. when
The dostors have many remedies Sos one
spseiiic disease, il only proves that they
have no cure. So in this case. Baptism
hes no well ds6nsl object, o. the Doctors Of
Divinity have failed - ~. ,vhak Il a fass
net one Of The abevs otjsttS haze hny Dibae
authority. The religious literature shows
that there 10 . strange bewildsrmsnt on this
subject. Ifsllthat Il taught and command.
ID, affirmed, and dcnied 10 The cresds, on
the design Of baptism 10 true, Men, 10 the
Law 81 baptism the most crooked Legislation,
and uniform faith and practice are clearly
impossible. Every law hes one spscidc OBJ
iect. That object will accompany the orig.
inal promuleaiion. 1t may have many SUBJ
ordinate objects. len u fdeuFe incideneal Dc.
velopneut So IN regard 70 the subject In
hand. /.
The design Of baptism 10 6rst oppressed
In q fkuAi um0isof64 ~0o ~ iaeo ~ tbe
world, and pee1SA ths 0oepsl 10 svssy
creature. He that bslisvsth snd b baPtis-
cd shall b saved but be that bslieveth not
shsn b. 6anuud." Mask. - Is 10.
Ii btisf anslvsis of this com1iseion, let
sne say there ore 10 Il two anteeedsnts and
one consequepk Esoech0g ~ QDpsa''
Il the antecedsnt 70 .'bslisvelh and = bap-
tised," and 'sshall b saved" 10 connected -
/ gsGAaM ~ - esnS
pesative. but dsclasative, The dsclarative Dc.
sioss sfs 49, thsDs Dsesediag i0Psessissa
pssashiaG. hsliesisss - baStisiao-. So -!
unsophistieatsd rsadsr would understand
the text. who might examine It, either
from motives Of interest, o. curiosity. The
dcs, IN Of baptism 10 salvation, unlsQ y -
be ahown that Jssus Christ, before his o.
css'tion, q sisse, sounessuaaded this ssn
me ssiy thing y b. snquifsd inas new
Il the vssd ''saved." Tbs wesd savsd Z
used in two senses. In The sense Of there
mission Of sins." this,is present salvation
aud future or eternal salvation.-Hsb.
~, How did The apostles understand tn
, ND ave. 10 their eomnissionf This 10
. rA,saal nd sa1s inouiry. Did thsy pssacI
y the uuepnvsgssd Jews and 0snsiIss nlsa
tieoin ths0suuo OF pas6ou, a. inehs seas
. Of . future eternal salvationy This rsfsrsne
will Iced 10 to- safe sanslusion. We mua
4 then open toAhG1d chapAer Of Acaa II
! preachers Of every order know that 10 thi
chapter 10 have the Apostles dsst pssaohiE
! under this pa,aiseisaA s2nk Aaay - q
!. know this, they n(iea devsD- - 1000
! themselves 1eittie. ~ = <'s *s's z
From THE .ws quote. "Rspent,, and y
!. baptiasd, every oae Of ysu, IN the aAuss I
|. Jesus Christ, fog the rsmission Of .ains.'-
The Apostles theu onossst0o1 The Wos
saved in the commission, 10 The ssnee d r
:. mission Of sins. The design Of baptism 10 %
: | vatiou Il - ssAaa Of lhs rsraiss;on Of Elm
. Baptism has specific object. That obje
. il based upon the supreme authority Of j
!. sus the Christ. h baptized in the name
3 Jesus Christ forths remission OF sins Th
object 10 first expressed in our Lord's ,on
. mission, and second BY the Apostles, whs
!, the object Of baptism is insepsrably cor
!. nectcd with tAs pfseediag imperatives. Vi
|. Repent and b hApeiGed, for the rsmissio
n Of sins. The object was Is much commsn'
4 I'd 10 the Psntecostians, ~ the prerequiei
rencnt, or the acti~u baptized. II the thr
!. thousand had been bsptissd foe "sign" I
: ksaoalvs or'aay otlef object th1e ~ Bp
/. eide ebiect commanded, L would have bee
= equivalent TO not HeiAe hapelhso. Ath0.'
= For b. that .d:hbss1tslI departs fre0 Of
= part IN UaSint ~, ~ 04ilty setAsWasl
! .Tbo thsoo eAooaa4d sDosived "Hie We
!. gladly and wsse tAptizsd." Acts 3, A..
:. Hfaf tsonsiou u sinsr ~ss psft Of th
!. Iord. The terms Of The commission ''sh
be saved" and the Arst practical .
\. plieation Of that conpiepipq .iof tAp rep
4. forever. Aud every subsequent csn1a
and allusion to this ordinance, 10 in b
es With ls's :. =; :p p:ss;ss sS::s
49, dr. g XpesoSlic 1dninlsti
!. don. Nd q o lhis ~ e that Adhini
. rsgenssati0n" s'ssal Il the remission d sin
\. has only he weight Of trsdition. snd
b raising questisa o he supssule aoehs'
% ~ Of Jesus Christ, TO iatsfpslats DE w
Il Of our Lord ''shall b. saved" Of the Ap'
n ties cesaa. - - y2ton 3! -
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u pie, 10 S0t claim Ter Equality" q "sivs
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