Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-11-01
A PUZZLED DUTCHMAN.
A Wisconsin secular paper sends
out the following story:

A Wisconsin secular paper sends
out the following story:
One who does not believe in inn
merslon for baptism, was holding q
protracted meeting, and one night
preached on the subject of baptism.
In the course of his remarks he said
some believe it necessary to go down
,n'oathe water and come up out of it
70 DC baptized. But this he claimed
W DC faiiacy, for the proposition
ihto' OF the Scriptures, should be
rendered differently, as it does not
mean into at all times. ssMoses f" he
said, 1--WE are told, went up into tho
mountain, and the Savior was taken
into high mountain, etc. SO with
going down into the lcater, it means
simply going down close by or near to
the water, and being baptized in the
ordinary way By sprinkling or pour
ing"
He carried out this idea fully, and
in due season and style closed his
discourse, when an invitation was
given for any one so disposed to
arise and express his thoughts.
Quite number of the brethren
arose and said they were glad they
had been present on this occasion,
that they were well pleased with the
sound sermon they had heard, and
felt their souls greatly blessed. Fl
nally corpulent gentleman of Teu-
tonic extraction, stranger to all,
arose and broke a silence that was
almost painful, as follows:
"Mr. PREACHER, ish so glat l ish
here tonight, for has hat explained
to my mint some tink dat | nefer
could belief pevore. Oh, | ish so
glat that into does not mean into al
all, put shust Ply or near to, for now
| can pellet manish thinks vot | could
not pellet pevore. We reat, Mister
PREACHER, dat Taniel was cast into to
ten Of lions, came out alife Now l
nefer could belief dat for de wildt
peasts would shust eat him right off F;
put now it ish ferry clear to my mint.
He vas shust close Ply, or near to,
unit did not 60 into TO ten at all.
Oh, | ish so glat ish here to night.
Again we reat dat to Hebrew chill
dren wash cast into the frish furnace,
and dat air alwish lookt like one
ferry peeg story, too, for they would
have peen purnt up put it ish all
blain to my mint now, for they were
shust cast near py or clost to the
tirish furnace. o., vas 40 glat ish
here tonight
And ten, Mister preacher, it ish
sed dat Jonah vas cast into dc sea
aud take into the whallesh peIly.
Now | meier could pellet dat. 1t al
waysh seemdt TO me to be peeg
story, put it ish all blain to my mint
now. He vas not taken into te
whales pelly at oil, put shust Shumpt
onto his pack mt rote ashore o,
wash SO gIat | ish here tonight!
And, now, Mister PREACHER, il you
vii shust exbain two more passages
of Scriptures shall be, oh, so happy
dat wash here tonight One of
them ish we're it saysh do wicket shall
be cast into lake that purns with
fire and primstone alwaysh. Oh,
Mr.. PREACHER, shall be cast into that
lake if | am wicked or shust close
Ply, or near to, shust near enough TO
pc comfortable? Oh, hopes you
will toll me ! shall be cast only shust
by, soot way of, and / viii be SO
glat vas here tonight The oder
! bassape is that vich savish. pleased
are they who do thees command
ments, that they may have right TO
the tree Of life and enter in through
the gates into tho city. Oh, tell me
| shall get into the city and not close
Ply, or near to, shust near enough to
see vat have lost, and | shall BIO so
glat | vas here tonight ~