Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-21
A Puzzled DutchmaxA.

A Wisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story: One who
does not believe in immersion for hap.
tism. VIVA holding protracted meeting
aud one night preached on the subject Of
baptism. In the course of his remarks
he said some believe it necessary to 90
down into the water. and come up out
Of it, to be baptised. But this he
claimed TO be fallacy. for the proposi.
ton 'into, Of the Scripture, should he
rendered differently, for 1t does not mean
into at ali iimes. Noses he said, .we
are told, went up into mountain. and
the Saviour was taken into q mountain,
but unto it. So..wiih going down into
the water; it means simply going down
close by or near to the water. and b,ing
baptissd IN the ordinary way By sprink.
ling or pouring
lie carried this idea out fully, aud in
due season and style closed bis discourse,
when an invitation was given to any Dns
so disposed to arse and express bis
thoughts. Quite = number of The brsth-
sren arose and said they were glad they
had bsen present on this occasion, that
they ware well pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard, and felt
their souls grestly blessed. Finally
corpulent gentle man Of Tsntonic sxtrac-
ton, a stranger to all. arose and broke
silence that Was almost painful, as fol-
lows:
Mister Brescher. ish so glad vaah
here to night, for has bad explained to
my mint some dings dat | meier could
pellet pefors. Oh, l so glad dat into
does not mean into at all. but shust
close py or near, to, for now | can pellet
msnish dings vot | could not pellet Pc
fore. We rsat Mister Brsacher. dat
Taniel vas cast into de den of lious and
came out aIifs Now I nefer coud pellet
dat, for the wilt beasts would shust eat
him right off; put now it ish very clear
TO nv mnt He vas shust close py or
near to. and It'd not get into de ten at
ALL Oh. ish so glst wash here to-
night
Again we reat dat de Hebrew chill
dren vas cast into de irish furnace. and
dat mir aIwish looking like pesg story
too, for dsy would have been purnt
up; put it .ish all plain to my mint now.
for dey were shust cast near Ply or close
TO the irish furnace. o | vas 80 glst
vas here 10 night!
AN den Mister PREACHER. 1t ish sail
DAT Jonah was cast into the sea and TIA
ken into the whaesh' pslly. Now | nsfer
could pellet dat 1t sIwsysh seemed to
me to be peeg feesh story, put it ish
oil plain to my mint uo~ He wash not
into De whaIesh' pelly At all but shust
sbu,udt onto bis back and rode ashore.
o, wash go glat wash here to night!
And nov, Mister preacher. if you
will sbust explain two more passages Of
Scriptures | shall be, ., so happy dat
wash here tonight! one of them is we're
it sayish de wicked shall pc cast into Q
lake that purDs with fire aud primstonu
always O! Mister PREACHER, shsll | pc
cast Iuto that lake if am wicked! or
shust close py or near 10, shust near
enough to pc comfortablei o! hopes
you tell me shall pc cast only shust py
good way off. and will pc SO glad
wash here to nightl The other bsssags
is that vich sash, blessed are they who
do these commandments, that they may
have right to the deed of life ana enter
in through the gates of the city and not
shust close Ply or near to, shust near
enough TO see vat have lost. and shall
pc 50 glat l vas here to night