The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-11-09
A Puzzled Dutchman.

iiltAN 9iO'i AOi Va t'StS'A1 " 10 HO'o
ing a protraeted meeting, and ORC
night preached on the subject OF
baptism. In the course of -hisre-
marks be said, some believe it -
necessary to go down into the
water and come UP out Of it, to BIZ
baptized. But this he claimed to:
be- . fahacy, for the proposition
into" of the Scriptures should be-
rendered differently, as it does
not mean into at all times. Moses,
he said We are told, went up into
y high mountain, &c. Now, we dU
not suppose that he went into the
mountain. but upon it. SO with
going down into the water; ID
means simply going down close by
or near to the water, and being:
baptized in the ordinary way, by
>priukling.
lie carried out this idea; fully,
and in due season and style closed
his discourse, when an invitation
was given to any one who fell se
disposed to rise and express their
thoughts. Quite number OF ~tAe
brethren arose and said that shey
were glad that they had been,prc--
Sent on this occasion that they
were we'll pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard, and
felt their souls greatly blessed.
Finally, corpulcnt gentleman Of
Teutoulc extraction, a stranger to-
all, arose and broke q silence that
was almost painful, as follows -
Mister Brcachcr, 1 ish- so g1at
wash here tonight, for I has had
explained to my mint some tings
dat never could believe before
Oh, I ish SO glat dat into does rot
mean into st all, put shust close
by Or near to, for now I can pehere-
manish tinss vot I could not pe-
licve before. We reat, Mr.. Breach
er. dat Tanicl wash cast into DC
ten Of lions, aud came out alifeE
Now l ncbcr could pellet dat for
le Wild peasts would shust eat him
up right off; put now it ish fery
clear to my mint. Hc wash shust
close py or near to- and It'd mob
get into dc ten at all. @, I ish set
gIat I wash here tonight. -. -
Again we rest dat dc Hebrew
shiidren wash cast into de hfiSh
furnice, and dat alwash look't Ike
! peeg story, too, for dey You'd
have peen purnt(up; put it ish all
5lain tc my mint now. for dey
we're shust cast close py, or near to
de irish furnice; 0, I wash so glst
| wash here to-nightA 49,.
'And den, Mister Breacher; it
ish said dat Jonah wash cast into
de sea and take into dc whalesh
pelly. Now neber could pelief
dat. Il alwash SCENT to me to Pc
peeg feesh story, put it ish all
biain to my mint now; he wash not
taken into dc whalcsh pelly at-aH,
put shust shumpt on: bis pack and
rode ashore. O, wash SO glat !
wash here tonight =
and now, Mister Breacher, if
You will shust exbIain two more
bashages of Scriptures, I shall be,
O, SO happy l wash here tonight
One Of dem is we're it saish de
wicked shall pc cast into a lake
dat purns nit FIRE and primsthone
alwash. 0, Mister Breacher, shall
I be cast into dat lake if I am wick
ed, or shust close by, or near
enough to pc comfortable? 0,
hopes you viii say I shall Pc cast
shust by, a goot vay off, and I viii
pc SO g'at l wash here tonight
De oder basbage ish dat vich saisls
plessed are dey who obey desc
commandments, dat dey may have
a right to dc drse Oh life, and enter
in through de gates into de city.
O, tell me I shall gets into de city,
and not close py or nesr to, shust
near enough to see vat I have lost,
and I shall pc so glat I wash here
to-nightP'
He sat down with the impress
sion made on many minds present
that it would not do to take tho
Bible for only what it clearly says
The more We sink into the in
drmities Of sge, the nearer we arc
to immortal youth. All persons
are young in the other world
That state is an eternal spring
ALA. frash and dnnrishino- NoW.