The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-02-01
mo. 33
A PuZZled DutChlnalI.

following good story
| One who docs not believe in i'm.
mcrsion 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 to go down
INTO the water, and come up ont of it.
to be bapti,ed. But this he claimed
TO be fallacy, for the proposition Gin.
TO-" OF the Scripture, should be rem
dered differently, for it does not me an
into at all times. "Nlcses," he said,
'wc arc told, went up into the noun
tam, and the Saviour was taken into
a high mountain, etc. Now we do
not suppose that either went into .
mountain, but unto it. 50 with going
down into the water; it means simply
going down close by or near to the
water, and being baptised in the or.
din,ary way, by sprinklipg or pouring"
lie carried this idea out fully, and
iii due season and style closed his lis.
course, when an invitation was given
for any one SO disposed to 4riso and
express his thoughts Quite mum
Der of his brethren arose and said thew
were glad they had been present on
this occasion, they were we'll pleased
with the sound sermon they had lust
heard, and felt their souls greatly
blessed. Finally, corpulent gontle.
man, OF Teutonic extraction, a stranger
to all, arose and broke n silence that
was almost painful, as follows
Mister Breacher l. ish so glad
wash hero tonight, for l has had ex.
planned to my mint some things dot
never could pellet pcr,re. Oh, | is
so glad dat into does not mean into at
all but shust close by or near to, for
now | can pclicfc many dings vot l
could not pelev epnfore. We reat, Mis-.
ter Breacher, dat Taniel was cast into
the ten of lions and came out alife! Now
| ncfler could perlicf dat, for dc wilt
peasts would shust eat him right off
but now it is fiery clear to nv mint.
lie vas shust close by, or near to, and
It'd not get into dc ten at all. OIL
lsh SO e lad J wash here tonight.
again we reat dat the Hebrew
children vas cast into dc lirish furnace,
and dat air alwish look like pccg
story too, for they would peen burnt
up; put it ioh all plain to my mint
now, for they were shust near w. or
close to the iirish furnace. Oh, I vas
so glad | vas here tonight
"And den, Mister preacher, it ish
said dat Jonah vast cast into the sea
and taken into the whalcsL pclly.
Now mover could pelicvs that. It
alwash seemed to me to pc pece
feesh story, but is all plain to nv
mint now. lie wash not into the
whalesh pelly at all, but shust shumpt
into his pack and rode ashore. Oh, r
wash so glad / wash here tonight!
"And nov, Mister Brcacher. if you
shust explain two moro passage of
Scriptures [ shall be, 9, So happy dat
wash here to night One of them
is we're it saish de wicked shall po
cast into lake that purns NIT fire and
prlmstonc always. Oh Mistcr
Preacher, shall | pc cast into thay
lake if am wicked or shust close by
or near to, shust near to, shust near
enough to be comfortable ? OIL
hopes you tell me shall bo cast only
shust by good way of, and will bo
so glad | vas hero tonight The
other pashagc is that vich saish,
blessed arc they who do these com.
mandments, that they may have right
to the dree Of life and enter in through
tho gates Of the city and not shust
close by or near, shust near enough to
see vat | have lost-and | hall be so
glad l wash here tonight"
y HINr.--Not many miles from
town company of few friends might
have been seen ono evening in tho
parlor of an old couple, spending a
few hours in social chat. limo flew
rapidly to all, save tho "head of tho
house," who, about nine O'Clock rot
very sleepy. He never stayed out of
bed later than that if he could
Eclp it. The company, however,
talked, and talked, and talked to the
old lady, who enjoyed the couvctsa.
tion much, whilst her digger half
dozed and nodded and occasionally
snorcd, just n little. Finally getting
his eyes fully opened, and seeing tho
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