The Van Buren press., 1870-12-06
Badget OF Scissorings.

A PUZZLED DUTcHMAN. "A Wisconsin
secular paper contains the following good
story:
One who does not believe in immersion
for baptism was holding protracted meet
ing, and one 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 out OF the water
baptized. But this he claimed to be sl-
lacy, for the proposition into" OF the
scriptures should bo rendered differently, as
it does not mean into at all times. Moses,
he said, "ws are told. went up into the
mountain, and the Savior was taken into
a high mountain, etc. Now we do not sup
pose that either went into the mountain,
but upon it. So with going down into the
water, it means simply going down to or
near to the water. and being baptized in
the ordinary way by sprinkling.'
He carried this idea out fully, and in due
season and style closed his discourse. when
an Invitation was given to any who felt
disposed to rise and express their thoughts.
Quite number of the brethren arose aud
said that they were glad that they had been
present on this occasion, that they were
well pleased with the sound sermon they
Lad just heard, ana felt their souls greatly
lle>sed. Finally corpulent gentleman OF
1eutonic extraction, stranger to all, arose
and broke silence, that was almos, pain
iul. as follows.
mister Brescher ish SO glad wash
here tonight, for has had explained to
my mint some tings never could pellet
before. We reat, Mr.. preacher, that Tan
ie was cast into ten Of lions. and came out
alife? Now, neber could peieve dat, for
de wilt peasts would shus eat him up right
off now it sh ferry clear to my mint Hs
vast shust close py or near to, and til not
got into de ten a, all. o, wash so glad |
ya.h here to night;
Again we read dat de Hebrew children
vas cast into de firish furnace and dat sir,
alwaish look't like a 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 close py or near to the frish fur
nace. 0, wash so gIat wash here to-
n ght
And den, Mr.. Breacher, il ish said dat
Jonah was cast into the sea and into dc
whalesh pelley. Now, | never could Pc
lief dat ltalwaish seemed to me TO be
pecg ieesh story, put it is all plain to my
mint now, he wash not taken into do
whales pelly at al, but shust shumped on
to his pack and rode ashore. o, vosh SO
glat wash here to night.
And now, Mr.. Bseacher, if you will shust
exblain two more bashages of Scriptures |
shall pc, o. happy that l vas hero to night.
One OF them ish we're it saish de wicked
shall pc east into lake dat purns with fire
and birthstone always o Mister Brcacher.
shall pc cast into that lake il am W ck-
ed, or shust close py or near to, shust near
enough to be comfortable? 0! ! hopes
you tell me shall pc cast shust py good
way of, aud will be SO glat as vas here
o-night. The other bashage ish that which
saish, pessed are they who do these COM
mandments. that they have a right to the
tree OF life aud enter in through the gates
into the city o ! tell me shall gets into
tho city anu not ust close py or near to,
shust near enough to see what have lost,
and shall be SO glad vas here tonight! !!
lie sat lown with the impression made
ON many minds present, that it would do
to take the Bible for only what it clearly
says.