The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1871-03-30
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y Wisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story:
"0ne who does not believe in INNER
sion. for baptism was holding a pro-
tracted meeting, and one night preached
on the subject Of baptism. In the
course of his remarks he said some be-
lieve it necessary to go down into the
water, and come up out Of it to be bap-
tized. But this he claimed to be a
fallacy, for the proposition "into" of
the scriptures should be rendered diff
ferently, as it does not meau into at all
times. "Moses," he said, "we are told
went up into the mountain, aud the
Saviour was taken into high noun
tam, etc. Now we do not suppose that
either went into the mountain, but
upon it. So with going down into the
waters, it meaps simply going down
close by or near to the water, and be-
ing baptized in the ordinary way, by
spriuAling."
lie carried this idea out fully, and
in due season and style closed his dis
course, when an invitation was given to
any oue who felt 50 disposed to rise aud
express their thoughts. Quite num-
Der Of the brethren arose, and said
that they were glad they had been
present on this occasion, that they We're
well pleased with the sound sermon they
had lust heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally a corpulent
gentleman of Teutonic extraction, a
stranger to all, arose and broke the ST.
lence, that was painful, as follows:
"Nlister PREACHER, l ish so glad I
wash here tonight, for | has had ex-
planned to my mint some things that /
never believe pefore. Oh. | ish so
glad dat into, does not mean into at all,
but shust close py or near to, for now |
can pelieve manish tings what l could
not pelieve petore. We, reat, Mr..
Breayher, that Taniel vas cast into the
ten of lyons, and came out alife. Now
| neber could pelievc that, for the wilt
beasts would shust eat him right off;
but now it is ferry clearly to my mint.
lie vas shust close by or near to, aud
did not get into &c ten at all. o, | ish
so glad | vas here tonight.
Again we reat dat de Hebrew chill
dren vas cast into de frish furnace, and
dat air alwish look't like a peeg story
too, for they would havo been purnt up;
put it is all plain to my mint now, for
they were shust cast close py or near to
the firish furnance. 0, l wash so glat
[ wash here tonight.
And den, Mr.. Breacher, it is said
dat Jonah vas cast into de whalesh
pely. Now l never could pellet dat.
1t alwaysh seemed to he TO pc a peeg
feesh story, put it ish all blain to my
mind now; he wash not daken into de
whalish pelly at all, put shuSt shumped
onto his pack and rode ashore. o, L
wash so glat l wash here tonight!
And now Mister Breacher, if you
will shust explain two more bashages of
Scripture, l shall pc, o, so happy dat
vas here tonight! One Of dem is we're
it saish de wicked shall pc cast into a
lake dat purns nit fire and primstone
always. o! Mister Breacher, shall |
pc cast into dat lake if l am wicked? or
shust close py or near to-near enough
to be comfortable? o! hopes SO! tell
me, l will pc so glat 1 vas here to-
night. The other bashage is dat which
saish, pleased are those who do these
that dey may have
right to tie tree o. life, and enter in
the gates into the city. o!
tell me l shall gets into the city, and
not shust close py or near to, shust
near enough to see vat l have
loss, aud | shall pc SO glat l wash here
Io-nighr"
He sat down, with the impression
made on many minds present, that it
would do to take the bible for only
what it clearly says.