Smyrna times., 1869-05-05
THE BAPTIST QUESTION.
CAMDEN, DEL., MAY |, >

CAMDEN Del, May |, 80.
E@HOT Heteckrr:-PIeasci insert the er.clos, clip
P'hg from y. I. Tribune and then add the follow
ing:
To the Editor of Tie Tribune
SIR: From the quiet Solitudes Of the pine and
hehliocR' whence, 1t might be hoped human feel
"ss anu christian bcnevolenceS won flow calm
anu pure aS our unstaImcd IIvulets. look out, tu
%sN Vi you' III simple SINCERITY, if all that's here
uohe by man be OF heaven! There is an active
christian organization here of Baplsts-earupst
honest Iok, sincere IN faith, but v hO like many cx
= t'o ici'SluhlsIs, Imprcgnable in their own belief
IoiIo" II TO The bitter end cold hot Exccpt t,,r
''' poS'tNe cruelty ol some of their sober forms
would say with Beccher, So long as they bpl,evs
grace DC upon them," for intelligent man of the
present day would presume TO dictate In ,,,y o,I,
mortal VINO has sohse enough To worship lLr Eier
al rdtIler on ms Knees, and who sincerely dr>lr,,
80" O"l MS cdItl slams, the manner Of the ab.
T"iu''"" lhouSh confess to IA sGlamn sense ur the
DlFlhe simplicity and beauty of ThorwaId>en,s An
ger hheehhg before the atdr, in that little luthror
church IN Copenhagen, ana holding IN ne .vterdd
HdhdS smell, whence flow out the waters that are
~ oy'"oo'iAG the entrance INTO the church of ChrSt
mere on bitter cold days, with the thcrmouerer 81
A'io' t"c Iough rivers, hid IN thIck zee are barred
"'tn "a anu SPdde,the cOnverts-Otlen, sweet ycupg
9HIs OF lender age-are plunged in As We @ .
''e"l struggling III evident fear and agony shrink
my Foh their watCr-Suakud garments uLlrb fe.,.
"' tAeLi' we can but ask If This be imIlating ti,e
O'eSs'd Master! Instmclivciy we ask had Cbr,s,
preached and bdptiscd in tins climate "a mid b. ,L
Ilealeu the sick have rlskcd the hc of the nod, :,
'r9tZe Out The innocent STAINS of gIrlbo,d7 II =
one ol lhe lheXplicabiC Inconsistencies of u.eak H.,
MUMMY mat followers OF the Divine Lord sbonrd -,
ms name commit cruclIios that unbelieyers v,oud
'"''"" I"hi' II they are not insane Berghs Ia,v
" P"''SH cr"eity ought TO be extended TO this ice
j, region, Is There not limit? Suppose they
skinned and brollcd their converts rosL t,,,,,, y
'"0 ANXIOUS seat, ought not some one in the nu,,
OF humanity, to ask them to STAY their ,lanh,ar -
t"e Ihhoce' Is! Diseases enough children are Le,
TO- "'thnut the ald OF this terrible exp,sure N,, |
'SterS OF The blessed gospel, grace be upto von,,
@ W'ch your Work Is temt cred with humanity trpc
>"ii iS''ahitY' ana common sense. Let vour hgh,
e"'"' t'", they may see your good works" un
staihed by dangerous possibilities have no m
VIII toward any denomination or anv ,nen,her of nv
dehomlnatIon, but | would have this cursed aLn.s
corrected. OUse
adirondack Mountains, March %, 1869.
Allow US TO add that the physical rrui,s of ,,,is
't""e OF Baptism was objected to under I'm. Iui.L
4'SPo"SdtIoh-so Tar as women were concerned
'ecduSe "y reason OF the cold upon the system !,
'"uu'cu "drrehheSs. Dr. LighZ'oot finds his rc,
-" 'o onP'S'lloh To immersion 50 far back as the
lays OF H. JnSlua hen Leri If The .tI;,,. - -;
we're 50 injuries to female constitutions IN
d, "'''H climate, how terrible the con>t0 u,nces ~
l climate so severe as ours. Does no, tb,l ,r,,
account Tor SO many delicate forms and c,,,.,,,.,
I'VE constitutions among those who adhere In IN.
e'eac moae OF administering the ordinance Of Ran.
'S" ne most strenuous advocates of imnersinr .
>" "ol Grain lhat II possesses any soul.ceanSing :
''PeLtCS' we can see real adyatt oe ia h. !
oy iIS continuance except that to accrue IN | :
echer"uS Priesthood. Yours, ARGUS.