Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-12
APuZzIed DutchEmaH.

A Wisconsin paper contains the follow.
ing good story: Zone who does not be.
live in immersion for baptism was hold.
ing protracted meeting and one night
preached on the subject of baptism. In
the course of his remarks be said some
believe it necessary to 90 down into the
water and come up out of it to be baptized
But this he claimed to be fallscy, for the
proposition into of the Scriptures should
be rendered differently, for 1t does not
mean into at all times. 'Moses,' he eaid,
we are told, went up into the mountain,
and the Savior was taken into a high
mountain etc. Now we do not suppose
that either went into a mountain, bat
unto it. So with going down into the
water; it means simply going down dose
by or near to the water, and being bap
tized in the ordinary way, by sprlnkllng
or pouring"
He carried this idea out fully, and IL
due season and style closed his discourse
when an invitation was given for any 0ua
so disposed to arise and express his
thoughts. Quite a number of his brethren
arose and said they were glad they had
been present on this occasion, that they
were pleased with the sound sermon they
had Just heard, and felt their souls great
ly blessed. Finally corpulent gecte
man of Teutenic extraction, a stranger 10
all, arose and broke a silence that was AZ
most painful, as follows:
"Mister PREACHER, ish go glad ! wash
here tonight, for has had explained 10
nv mint, some dings dat never could
belief before. Oh, / is so glad dat into
does not mean into at all, but shust Close
by or near to, for now | can belief manI-b
dings yot | could not belief before. We
reat. Mister Bre acher, dat Tanlel was
cast into de ten of lions and came out
alife Now l never could belief dat, FL
de wilt peasts would shust eat him rlghi
off put now it is ferry clear to my mint
He was shust close by or near TO- and tia
not get into de ten at all. Oh, lsh F.,
glat I wash here tonight.
"Again, we reat dat de Hebrew chilaTar
vas cast into de firish furnace, and dat All
alwish look like peag story, too, Tor theJ
would have been purnt up; put II ish a.
plain to my mint now, for they were stu-t
cast near by or close to the hrIsh InIna'a
Oh, vas so glad vas here tonight
"And den, Mister preacher, it is said
dat Jonah was cast into the sea and tak11
into the whalesh peIly. now new
could pelieve that. 1t alwaysh seemed Il
me to be peeg feesh story, but lsh al
plain to my mint now. He wash not u
ken into the whalesh pelly at all, In
shust shumpt onto his pack and rod
ashore. Oh, wash go glat wash here 70
night.
"And now, Mister PREACHER, il you VII
shust explain two more passages OF SCRIP
lures I shall be. o, so happy dat l vas
here tonight One of them is we're 1t sais
de wicked shall be cast into lake tn
purns NIT fire and primshtone always. U
Mister preacher, shall 1 Pc cast into TIA
lake if I am wicked, or shust close Py @
near to, ehust near enough to be comfo-'
able OIL hopes you tell me / shall 7
cast only shust py good way OF, and
will pc so glad vas here tonight ] II
other pashage Is dat vich saish, "Blesse
are they who do these commandment
that they may have right TO the dree G
life and enter in through the gates Of th
| city, and not shust close Ply or near :,
| shust near enough to see vat have To-
and shall be so glat vas here tonight