The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-01
New scriptural Readings.

A Wisconsin secular paper contains the
following good story: W.
One who does not believe In immersion
for baptism was holding protracted
meeting, and one night preached on the
subject Of baptism. In the course
OF his remarks he said some believe
it necessary 10 go down into the
water, and come up out Of It to be bap.
tised. But this he claimed tObe tallacyl
for the proposition, ".intO" OF the Scrip
lures should be rendered differently, US il
docs not mean into, ut all times. Moses,
he said, Eve are told, went up into the
mountain, and the Saviour was taken into
u high mountain, etc. Now, We do not
suppose that either went into tho noun
tain, but upon it. So with going down
into the water, it means simply going
down close by or near to the water, and
being baptized in the ordinary way, by
sprinkling." ( AZ. q EyEslTG .
He carried this idea out fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse
when IN invitation WINS given TO any one,
who lelt so disposed, to rise and express
their thoughts. Quite number OF the
brethren arose and said that they were
glad that they had been present on this
occasion, thai they were well pleased with
the sound sermon they had just heard,
and felt their, souls greatly blessed. Finally
q cor6ulent gentleman Of Tentonic OK
fractions stranger to Ill, arose and broke
the silence, that was almost painful, US iol'
lows tlYlH 900. aa, 20. ~ /. (,
sinister preacher, 1 ish so glad l wish
here tonight, for has had explained to
nv mint some tings dat l never could
peleiR pefore. Oh, ish so glad't dat, into
doesn not mean into at all put shust close ny
or:near TO, for now. I can pelieve nianisll
tinGs v0t I couldno pelieve before. We
real, Mister PREACHER, that Taniel vas cast
into the ten Of lions, and came out alive
Now neber could pelleYe that, Tor de
wilt peasts would shust ent him up right
of; put now it ish ferry clear to my mint
&c yash shlst close py or near to, and It'd
not get into dc ten atall. o, ! ISL so glat
l was here tonight Fr -ap se
Again we rcat dat dc Hebrew children
vNs cast into de irish furnace, and dat
air alwtslrlooI2t like. o peeg story too, for
they would have been purntup put it ISL
NIL plain to my mint now, tor they were
shust cast so close py or near to dc tirish
furnace. o! wash so glat l WISH here TO-
night ,,e, .,y,,o.. MI, ,...
dat Jonah vas cast into the sen and take
into dc whaIcsh pelly. Now l neber could
pellet dat. It alwnysh seemed to mo 70
pen ,peeg flesh story, putt ISL gil plain
10 mygmin't now,the wash not taken into
dc WGale'sK 1ellY at'all, put shust slump.
ed onto his pack, and rode ashore. o,
wash so glat l wash here to.ntghtP -
And now, Mister PREACHER, II you will
shust explain two more bashages Of Scrip.
lures, ! shall pc, o, SO happy that l vas
here tonight Ono Of them Is we're 1t
snish dc wicked shall nc cast into a lake
that purns nit FIRE andbrimStlione always.
o, Mister preacher shall l pc cast into
thatlake, il tamGviCked orshpst close py
orjnear % sshust near enoUghto 6e com.
fortableP o, I hopes you tell me | pecast
shust py agood way of, and ] will pc so
glat l vas here tonight! The other BASH
aye isthat which saish, plesscd arc they
who do thees commandments, TINT they
may have right TO the tree Of Lie, and
enter In through, the gates into the city.
o / tellme.T shall gets into tho city, and
not shust close py, or near to, shust near
enough to SEQ vat l have lost, and ] shall
be SO glat WIS here tonight"
lie sat down with the impression made
on many minds present that 1t would do
to take tho Bible for only what 1t clearly