Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1870-11-18
A Puzzled DlatcElnnall.

A Wisconsin paper tells the followin
story:
One who does not believe in immersio
for baptism was holding protracted meet
ing, and one night preached on the subjec
of baptism. In the course of his remark
he said, some believe it is necessary to g
down INTO the water and come out of it, t
be baptized. But this he claimed to be
fallacy, for the proposition INTO Of tn
Scriptures should be rendered differently
as it does not mean INTO at all times -
Moses, he said, We arc told. went up 1Nrt
high mountain, &c. New we do no
suppose that he went INTO the mountain,
out upon it. So with going down INTO tn.
water it means simply going down close
to or near by the water, and being baptized
in the ordinary way, by sprinkling
He carried out this ilea fully, and in
due season aid style closed his discourse
when an invitation was giseu to any one
who felt so disposed to rise and express his
thoughts Quite number of the brethren
arose and said that they were glad that they
had been present on this occasion that
they were well pleased with the sound ser
mon they had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally, Compliant ger
tleman, OF Teutont'c extraction, stranger
to all, arose and broke a silence that was
almost painful, as follows:
''Mister PREACHER, ish so glat wash
here tonight, for has had explained to
my mint some things dat l never could
pelieve, pefore. Oh, I ish 50 glad dat INTO
does not meat INTO does not mean INTO at
all, but shust close by or near to, for now /
Can peieve manish tings vot [ could not
understand pefore. We reat, Mr. preacher,
that Taniel wash cast INTO dc ten Of lions,
and came out alife Now I never could
understand dat, for de wild peasts, would
shust eat him up right off; but now it ish
ferry clear to my mint, He wash shust close
py or near to, and It'd not get INTO de ten
1T all. 0, ish SO glat l wash here to-
night.
Again we reat dat de Hebrew children
wash cast INTO de irish furnice. and dat
alwash look't like peeg story too, for I
drinks dey would have been purnt up put
it ish all blaio to my mint now, for dey were
shust cast close py, or near to de frish
furnac, 0, | wash SO glat | wash here to.
night
And den, Mister preacher, it ish said
dat Joaah wash cast INTO de whalesh pelly.
Now I never could understand dat put it
ish all blan to my mint now he wash not
taken INTO de whalesh pelly at all, hut
shust shumpt on his pack and rode ashore.
O, wash so glat wash here tonight
And now, Mister preacher, if you will
shust exblan two more bashages of Scrip
ture, Ishall be, 0, SO happy wash here
to night One Of dem is we're it saish de
wicked shall pc cast INTO lake dat burns
NIT fire and primsthone alwaysh. O, Mis-
ter PREACHER, shall [ be cast INTO Dat lake
if I am wicked, or shust close by, or near
enough to be comfortable ? 0, hopes you
will say shall pc cast shust by, good way
off, I will pc SO glat wash here to night
De oder basbage is dat vich saish p! ssed
are dey who obey desc commandments, dat
dey may have right to de tree OBJ life, ana
enter in through de gates INTO de city -
o, tell me [ shall gets INTO de city, and not
close Ply or near to, shust near enough to
see vat have lost, and | shall pc so glat I
wash here to night J