The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-10-06
A PUZZLED oUrcHmAS.
A Wisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story:


the following good story:
One who does not believe in i'm
mersion for baptism, was holding q
protracted meeting, and ore night
preached on the subject of baptism
In the course of his remarks he said
some believe it necessary to go down
into the water, and come up out of it
to be baptized. But this he claimed
to be fallacy, for the proposition in.
to-" of the Scriptures, should be ren-
dered differently, as it does not mean
into at all times. Noses" he said,
"we are told, went up into the noun
tain, and the Savior was taken into a
high mountain, etc. Now we do
not suppose that either went into the
mountain, and the Savior was taken
into high mountain, etc. Now we
do not suppose that either went into
the mountain, but unto it. So with
going into the aoate,, it means simply
going down close By or near to the
water, and being baptized in the or
dinary way, by sprinkling or pour
ing"
He carried this idea out fully, and
in due season and style closed his dis
course, when an invitation was given
for any one so disposed to arise and
express his thoughts. Quite Il num-
Der 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 just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally corpulent
gentleman of Teutonic extraction, a
stranger to all, arose and broke a ST.
lence, that was almost painful, as fol-
lows:
sMister Breacher, I ish SO glad 1
wash here tonight, for 1 has had ex-
planned to my mint some things dat l
never could pellet pefore. o, ish so
glad't that, into doesen't not mean in
to at all, put shust close py or near to
for now hi can pellet manish tings vot
| could not pellet pefore. We reat,
Mister Breacher, that Taniel vas cast
into the ten of lions, and came out
alife! Now, ncber could pelieve
that, for de wilt peasts would shust
eat him up right off; put now it ish
ferry clear to my mint. He wash
shust close by or near to, and lid not
get a'ato the den at all. O, I ish so
glat l wash here to-nightw
Again we reat dat de Hebrew
children vast cast into de firish fur
mace, and dat air alwish look't like
peeg story too, for they would have
peen purn't up; put it ish all plain to
my mint now, for they were shust
cast near Ply or close to the firish fur
mace, o! wash SO glat I wash here
tonight"
."And den, Mister Breacher, it ish
said dat Jonah was cast into the sea
and taken into the whalesh pelly-
Now | never could pelieve that. 1t
alwaysh seemed to me to be a peeg
feesh story, put it ish all plain to my
mint now. He wash not into the
Whalesh pelly at all, put shust shumpt
onto has back and rode ashore. O, II
wash SO glat I wash here tonight"
And now, Mister Breacher, if you
will shust explain two more bashages
of Scriptures | shall be, Q, so happy
dat wash here tonight! one of them
is we're it saish de wicked shall be cast
snto lake that purns with fire and
primsthone always. OF Mis- er
Breacher shall I pc cast into that lake
il / am wicked! or shust close py or
near to, shust near enough to pc COM
Portable? OF 1 hopes you tell me 1
shall pc cast only shust py good way
Oft, and | will pc SO glad I wash here
The other bassage is that
Vich saish, plessed are they who do
these commandments, that they may
have rightto the tree of life and en-
.er in through the gates into the city.
D, tell me ] shall gets into the city
md not shust close by OF near to,
'hust near enough to see vat I have
ost and | shall Pc SO glad I vas here
o-night!'
He sat down with the impression
eft on many minds present that it
would not do to take IKE Bible for
'nly what it clearly says.
A PATIENT HUSBAND.
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