Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-01-13
A German ON Baptism.

A German on Baptism.
A friend in central New York recent
ly sent US the following from Western
paper, which, although she is not Bap-
tist, she thinks good enough to appear
in the Watchman:
A minister who does not believe i'm
mersion is baptism, was holding a pro-
tracted meeting, and one night preached
on the subject of baptism. Inthe course
Of bis remarks he said, Some believe i,
necessary to 60 down into the water and
come up out of it to be baptised." Bu,
this he claimed to be faliacy, for the
proposition "into" does not mean into at
all times. Moses" he said, "we are
told went up into the mountain, and the
Saviour was taken into high mountain,
DC. Now we do not suppose that either
went into mountain, but unto it. So
with going down into the water; it
means simply going down close by or
near to the water, and being baptised in
the ordinary way by sprinkling or pour
ing"
He carried this idea out fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse
when an invitation was given for any
one 50 disposed to arise and express his
thoughts. Quite number of the breth-
rem arose and said they were glad they
had been present on this occasion, and
that they were well pleased with the
sound sermon they had just heard. FL
nally corpulent gentleman of Teutonic
extraction, a stranger to all, arose and
broke silence that was almost painful,
as follows:
Mister Breacher, l ish so glad wash
here tonight, for | has had explained to
my mint some dings dat / never could
pelieve pefore. o, ish so glad dat into
does not mean into at all, but shust close
by or near to, for now l can pellet manish
dings vot | could not peliefpefore. We
reat, Mister Breacher. dat Taniel was
cast into de ten Of lions and came out
alife Now | neffer could pellet dat, for
de wilt peasts would shurst eat him right
off; put now it is ferry clear to my mint.
He vas shust close by or near to, and
..lsN. :.
It'd not get into de ten at all. o, ish SO
glat wash here tonight.
:" Again we reat dat de Heprew child
rem vas cast into de frish furnace, and
dat air alwish look like a peeg story, too
for they would have peen purnt up pu,
it ish all plain to my mint now for dey
we're shust cast near by or close to de
firish furnace. OF l wash so glat wash
here tonight!
And den, Mister Breacher, it ish said
dat Jonah was cast into de sea and taken
into de whalesh pelly. Now I never
could pelieve dat. 1t alwaysh seemed to
me to pc peeg feesh story. but ish all
plain to my mint now. He wash not
taken into de whalesh pelly at all, put
shust shumpt onto his pack and rode
ashore. o, I wash SO glat l wash here
tonight!
"And now Mister Breacher, if yon
will just explain two more passages Of
Scriptures shall pc, o, so happy dat
wash here tonight. One Of dem ish
we're ir saish de wicked shall pc cast in.
is lake dat purns nit fire andprim.
stone alwaysh. o! Mister Breacher
lshall ! pc cast into dat lake if am wick.
ed, or shust py or near to, shust neal
enough to pc comfortable? 0, l hopes
you will tell me | shall pc cast shust py
a good way of, and l will pc so glat
wash here tonight. De other pashage
| is dat vich saich, blessed are dey dat do
dose commandment, dat der may have
right to the dree of life and enter in
drough de gates of de city, andnot shust
close py or near to, shust near enough to
see vat have lost-and l shall pc SO
glat wash here tonight Watchman
and Reflector.