The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-01-31
A German on Baptism.

The following, from western paper,is
too good to be lost
A minister who does not believe i'm
.mersion is baptism, was holding protract-
ed 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 out of it, to be baptised." But
this he claimed to be fallacy, for the pre-
position "into" does not mean into, at all
times. "Moses," he said, 1--WE are told,
went up into the mountain, and the Saviour
was taken into a high mountain, etc.
Now we do not suppose that either went
into a mountain, but INTO 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 pouring"
He carried this idea out fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given for anyone
so disposed to arise and express his
thoughts. Quite number ofth brethren
arose and said they were glad they had
been present on this occasion, and that
they were we'll pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard. Finally
corpulent gentleman of Teutonic extrac-
ton, stranger to all, arose and broke a
silence that was almost painful, as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Breacher, ish so glad vosh
here tonight, for has had explained to
my mint some tings dat | never could
pellet pefore. o, | ish so glad dat into
does not mean into at all, but shust close
by or near to, for now can pellet many
tings vot | could not pellet pefore. We
reat, Mr.. Breacher, dat Taniel was cast
into de ten of lions, and came out alfe
Now | neffer could pellet dat, for de wilt
peasts would shust eat him right off /; put
now it is fiery clear to my mint He vas
close by or near to, and It'd not get into
de ten at all. o, ish so glat | wash
here tonight.
Again we reat dat de Heprew children
vas cast into de fiery furnace, and dat air
alwish look like peeg story, too, for dey
would have peen purnt up; put it ish all
plain to my mint now, for dey were shust
cast near by or close to de fiery furnace.
o, | wash so glat | wash here tonight
"And den, Mister Breachcr, it is said
dat Jonah was cast into de sea and taken
into de whalesh pelly. Now | never
could pellet dat. 1t alwaysh seemed to
me to pc peeg fish story, but 1t 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, wash so glat | wash here
tonight!
"And now, Mister Breacher, it you
will shust explain two more passages Of
Scriptures, shall pc, o, so happy dat |
wash here tonight One of dem sh we're
it saysh de wicked shall be cast into lake
dat purns nit fire and primstone alwaysh
o Mister Breacher shall l be cast into
dat lake if am wicked, or shuts py or
near to shust near enough to pc comfort
able o! l hopes you tell me l shall
pc cast only shust py good way off, and
will pc so glat wash here tonight De
odder pashage ish dat vich saysh, plessed
are dey whs do desc commandments, dat
dey may have right to de dree of life and
enter in drough de gates of de city, and
not shust close py or near to, shust near
enough to see vat haf lost-and shall
pc so gat wash here tonight. !"