The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1871-01-19
4 Puzzled Dutchman.

4 Puzzled DufchmaB.
Oic who does not believe in INNER
mersion for baptism was holding pro-
tractod meeting, and one night preach.
ed on the snhjcct of baptism. In the
course of his remarks he said, some
believe it ncce sary to 60 down into
the water, aud come up out Of ii to be
baptized. But this he claimed to bs
n flllacy, for the proposition into" Of
the Scriptures, should be rendered DIFF
fercutly, as i, does not mean into at
all times. Moses" said be. Eve
are told, went up iuto the mountain,
and the Saviour was taken into a high
mountain, etc. Now we do not sup
pose that either went into tue noun.
tair, but upon il. So with going down
into the water, il means simply going
down close by or near to the water
and being baptized iu tie o. dnary
way, by sprinkIing or pouring
lie carried this idea out fully, and
10 due season aud style closed lis dis
course, when an invitation was given
for any Que 10 disposed to rise and ex
press bis thoughts Quite . number
arose and said they were glad they
bad been present on this occasion,
that they we're well pleased with the
sound sermon they had just heard,
aud felt their souls greatly blessed
Finally corpuleut gentleman OF
Teutouic extraction, a stranger to all,
arose and broke a silence that was al
most painful as follows:
Mr.. Brcacher, ish so glad va.b
here tonight, for has had explained
to my mint some tirss dat | never
could pellet pef,re. O. ish so glad
dat into does not mean into at all, but
shust 50 close py, or near to, for now |
can pellet manish tinss vot | could no,
pellet pcforc.
We read, Mr. preacher, that Taucl
wash cast into the ten Of lions and
came out alifc Now could nebcr ps.
liefdat, for dc wilt beasts would shust
eat him right off; put now it is fer
~ clear to my mint. He vas shus.
close ny or near 10, and did not get
into de ten at all. o, isb 30 glad ]
.dsh here 10 night.
Again, we read dat the ITc brew chill.
drcn were cast into the tirlsh furnace,
uld that air always look't like a peeg
story, too, for they would have peep
purt up put it is all plain to my miu,
now, for they were shu,t cast near py
or close to tho frish furnace. o, |
wash so glat wash here to ri, ht
And den Mr.. Brcacher, it ish said
dat Jonah vas cast INTO The sea, aud
taken in the whale'sh pelley. Now |
never could peliefdat ltaIways seem
ed TO me like peec fish story, put i,
ish all plain to my miut now. He
was not taken into the whal'sh pelley
at all put shust hampt onto has pack
and rode ashore. o, | wash so glad
l wash here tonight,
And now, Mr.. Brcacher, ifyou will
shust explain two more bashages OF
Scriptures | will pc, o, so glat dat !
wash here tonight. Won ov dem ish
ware it saish de wicked shall 10 cast
iutoa lake vich purns with fire and
birthstone always. o Mister Breach
or, shall lie cast into dat lake if | am
wicked or shust near eLough TO be
comfortable? o. | hopes you tell me
l will be cast only shust by, q
good way of aud | will be
so elat l wash here tonight :.
The other bashage ish dat vich sash
plessed are they who do these COM
mandmonls, that they may have right
TO the tree OF life and enter tbrou.h
the gates ioto tho city. o, tell me |
shall get into the city, and not shu.t
close py or near to, shust near enough
to see vat | have lost and | shall b.
SO g'at | was here to,pightw
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