Ellsworth American., 1871-03-30
Biblical Criticism.
A Wisconsin, secular paper Contains
the following good story.

a Wisconsin, secular paper Contains
the following good story.
Que who does not believe in INNER
sion for baptism was holding a protract-
ed meeting, aud one night preached on
the subject OF baptism. In the course of
his remarks he said, some believe il nee
essary To go down into the water and
come up out OF it to be baptized But
this he claimed 10 be fallacv, for the
proposition ''into" of the scriptures
should be rendered differently, as il does
not mean into at all times. Nose" :"
he said 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 the
mountain, but upon il. 80 with going
down into the water it means simply 20
ing down close by or near to the water.
and being baptised in the ordinary way
by sprinkine.
lie carried this idea ont fully, and in
due scasonands style closed his discourse.
when an invitation was given to anv
one who felt 80 disposed, 10 rise aud ex-
press their thoughts. Quite Il number
OF the brethcren arose and said thai they
were glad they had been present on
this occasion, that they were all we'll
pleased with the sound sermon thev had
just heard, and felt their soul. greatly
blessed. Finally "A corpulent gentle
man oi Teutonic extraction, IA stranger
10 all, arose and broke the silence that
wa, almost painful, as follows:
Mister PREACHER. | ism so glad wash
here Tonight, tor has had explained TO
ny mint some thugs dat could never
belief pctore. Oh, ish SO gladt dat into
doesn not mean into at all, put shust
close py, or near to, for now | can be-
lleve manish tings yot | could not pe-
hcte petore. We rcat Mister Breacher.
that Tanlel vas ca>tinto the ten of lions.
and came out alive, Now neber could
pelieve that, for de wilt peasts would
shnst eat him up right off; put now il
i>h Terry clear to my mint He wash
>hust close py or near to, and It'd not
get fnto dc den at all. ., ish SO glat
vas here tonight.
Again we reat dat the Heprew family
vas cast into de tiri-h furnace. and dat
air alwish look't like n peeg story. too,
Tor they would have been purnt up: put
II ish all plain to INV min't now, for they
were shu>t cast close pv or near To de
firi.h furnace. o! wash so glat yash
here tonight!
And den. Mister Breacher, it ish said
dat Jonah vas cast into he sea and tuke
into dc whalesh pell. Now ueber could
pellet dat. Ii aiwaysh seemed to me to
pc peeg icesh story. put it ish all plain
To nv mint now, he wash no. taken in
to de whalesh peily At all, put shust
shumped onio his pack and rode ashore.
y, wash so glat wash here tonight,
And now, Mister Breacher, if Won will
shu-t explain two more bashages of
Scriptures shall pc o. so. happy dat |
wash here Tonight. One of them is we're
it saish de wicked shall pc cast lake
that purns With fire and primsthone al
ways o! Mister Breacher, shall De
cast into that lake il l am vickedi or
shust close py or near TO, shust near
enough to pc comfortable? O. hopes
you tell me | shall be cast shust py
good way off, and | will be so glad was
here Tonight. The other bashages is
that which saish, plessed are they who
do thecs commandments, that they NAV
have right to Iree of life and enter in
through the gates into the city. o, tell
me shall gets into the city and not
shust close py or near to, shust near
enough TO see vat have los, and | shall
pc so glat wash mere Tonight"
He sat down with the impression
made, on many minds present, that it
would dc to take the Bible for only what
it clearly says.