The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1872-06-29

BIBLE.-A Wisconsin paper is respOn-
sible for this:
One who does not believe in immersion
for baptism was holding prOtracted
meeting and one night preached on the
| subject of baptism. In the course of his
remarks he said, some believe it neces-
Sary to go INTO the water and come out
of it, to be baptized. But this he claimed
to be fallacy, for the proposition INTO
of the Scriptures should be rendered diff
| ferently, as it does not mean INTO at all
times. Moses, he said, we are told, went
up INTO q high mountain, etc. Now, we
| do not suppose that he went INTO the
mountain, but upon it. So with going
down INTO the water, it means simply
| going down into the water, and being
baptized in the ordinary way, by sprink-
ling.
He carried out this idea fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given to any one
who felt disposed to rise and express his
thoughts. Quite anumber of the brethren
rose and said that they were glad that
they had been present on this occasion
that they were well pleased with the
sermon they had just heard, and felt
their souls greatly blessed. Finally, q
| Gorpulent gentleman, of Teutonic ex-
traction, a stranger to all, arose and
broke silence that was almost painful,
as follows;
"Mr. Breacher, ish so glad wash
here tonight, for has had explained to
my mint some things dat never could
| believe before. Oh, ish SO glad dat
INTO does not mean INTO at all, but
shust close by or near to, for now can
believe manish things vOt | could not
understand before. Wereat, Mr.. Brea-
| cher, dat Daniel was cast INTO de den of
lions, and came out alife! Now never
could understand dat, for de wild peasts
| would eat him up right off; but now it
ish very clear to my mint. He wash
| shust close by or near to, and did not
! get INTO de den at all. 0, ish so glad
vas here. Again we reat dat de Hebrew
children wash cast INTO the frish fur
mace, and dat alvash lO0k't like peeg
story, too, for | dinks dey would have
been purnt up but ish all blain to my
mint now, for dey were shust close by,
or near to the frish furnace; o, / wash
so glat I wash here tonight!
And den, Mr.. BreacheT, it ish said
dat Jonah wash cast INTO the whalesh
! belly. Now [ never could understand
dat but it ish all blain to my mint now !;
| he wash not taken INTO de whalesh pelIey
at all; but shust shump ON his pack and
rode ashore. O, wash so glat / wash
here tonight!
l And now, Mister Breaeher, if you will
shust explain two more pashages OF
Scripture, shall be, o, so happy wash
here tonight One of dem is ware it
4 saish de wicked shall be cast INTO lake
! dat burns NIT fire and birthstone alwash.
i O., Mister. Breacher, shall | be cast
INTO dat lake if / am wicked, or shust
close by, or near enough to be comfort
able7 / hopes you viii say shall be
cast shust by, a good way off and + viii
be so glat / wash here tonight! De oder
passage is dat vich saish plessed are dey
who obey these commandments, dat dey
+ may have right to de tree oh life, and
{ enter in through Ihe gates INTO de city:
| O, tell me shall get INTO de. city, and
! not close py, or near to, shust near
enough to see vat | have lost, and I
shall be so glat I wash here to-nightSn