The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-12-01
A Puzzled Dutchman,

a Wisconsin paper contains the following
good story "One who does not believe il
immersion for baptism, was holding pro-
tracted meeting, and one nigh. preached on
the subieo. of bsl tism. In the course oil
his remarks he said some believe it necessa
~ to go down into the water. and come out
of it to be baptised. But this he claimed to
be fsllscy, for the proposition into of the
Scriptures should be rendered differently
for 1t does no, mean into at all times
Moses, he said, we are told went up into
q high 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 down into the
water il means simply going down close
By or near to the water, and being baptised
Il the ordinary way by sprinkling or pour
ing
"He carried his idea out fully, and in due
season and style ended his discourse, when
an invitation was given for any one 30
disposed to arise and express his thoughts.
Quite nnmb Der Of his brethersn arose and
said they were glad they had been presen, Oh
this occasion. that they were well pleased
with the sound sermon they had heard, and
felt their souls greatly blessed. Finally q
coEpulent gentlemen OF Teutonic extraction
stranger to all present. arose aud broke a
silence that was almost painful, as follows
Mister Beecher. | ish so glad l wash
here to night, for has had explained to my
mint some dings da. nevar could believe
before. Oh, ] is so glad dat into does no,
mean into at all, but shust close by or near
to, for now ! can belief manish dings vot
could not belief before. We reat, Mister
Beecher, dat Taniel was cast into the de ten
of lions and came out alife! Now | never
could belief dat, for de wilt peasts would
shust eat him right off put now it is fiery
clear to my mint. He vast shuss close or
near to, and It'd not get into de ten at all
Oh, ish SO glat wash here to night.
Again, we reat dat de Hebrew children
vas cast into de irish furnace, and dat air
always look like pee story too, for they
would have been purni up; put it ish ali
plain TO my mint now, for they we're shust
cast near by or. close to the irish furnace.
Oh, vas so glad vas here to night
And den, Mister Beecher, it ish said dat
Jonah was east into the sea and taken into
the whsIesh pelly. Now l never could
pelieve that. ltalwaysh seemed to me to
be a peeg feesh story, but ish all plain to
my mat now. He wash not taken into the
wbalesh belly at all, but shust shumpt onto
his pack and rode ashore. o, wash SO
giat | wash here to night.
And now, Mister PREACHER, if you will
shust explain two more passages of Scrip
lures shall be, o, so happy dat l wash
here to night! One of them is we're it sash
de wicked shall De cas-, into a lake that
purns init fire and primshtone always o !!
Mister PREACHER shall pc cast into tina,
lake if | am wicked. or shust close Ply or
near to, shust near enough TO be comforta.
BILE? OF hopes you tell me | shall Pc
cast only shust De good vav of, and | will
pc 80 glad vas here to night! The other
pashege Is that vich seish, blessed are they
who do these commandments, that they NAV
have right to the dree of life aud enter in
through the gates of the city, and not shust
close py or near to, shust near enough to see
va have los.-and I shall! be so eat vas
here to night II