River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-10-11
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was holding protracted meeting, and
one night preached on the subject Of
baptism. In the course of his remarks,
he said that some believe it necessary
to 60 down into the water, and come up
out of it, to be baptized. But this he
claimed to be fallacy, for the PROPOSE
ton "into" of the Scriptures should be
rendered differently, as it does not mean
into at all times. "Moses," he said,
1--WE ere told, went up into the noun
tain; aud the Savior was taken into
high mountain. &c. Now, we do not
suppose 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
baptized in the ordinary way, by sprink-
ling or pouring" He carried this idea
out fully, and in due season closed his
discourse, when an invitation was given
for any one SO disposed TO rise and ex-
press his thoughts. Quite number
of his brethren arose and said they were
glad they had been present on this oc-
casion, that they were we'll pleased with
the sound sermon they had just heard,
and felt their souls greatly blessed
Finally corpulent gentleman of leu
tonic extraction, stranger to all, arose
and broke the silence that was almost
painful, as follows: sinister PREACHER,
l is so glat l wash here tonight, for I
has had explained to my mint some
dings dat l never could pellet pefore.-
Oh, ish SO glad dat into does not mean
into at all, but shust close Ply or near to,
for now can pelieve many dings vot [
could not pellet before. We reat, MIR.
PREACHER, dat Taniel vos cast into de
ten of lions, and came out alife. Now,
/ neffer could pellet dat, for de wilt
peasts would shust eat him right off /;
but now it is fiery clear to my mint -
He wash shust close by or near to, and
It'd not get into the ten at all Oh, l
ish so glat wash here toni ght. Again
we reat dat de Heprew children wash
cast into de irish furnace, and dat
alwish look like beeg story, too. for
dey would have peen purnt up; but it
ish all blain to my mint now, for dey
wash shust cast Ply or close to de irish
furnace. Oh, | wash so glat | wash here
tonight. And den, Mister preacher,
it ish said dat Jonah wash cast INTO the
sea, and taken into de whalesh pclly.-
Now / never could pelieve dat. 1t al
wish seemed to me to pc a beeg
feesh story, but it ish all blain to my
mint now. He wash not into the
whalesh pelly at all, but shust shumpt
onto his pack and rode ashore. Oh, l
wash so glaC wash here tonight. And
now. Mister PREACHER. if you will shust
exblain two more passages of Scripture,
| shall be, oh, so happy dat | wash here
tonight! One of dem ish we're is SAYS
de wicked shall be cast into lake dat
burns NIT FIRE and pri,ustone alwish.
Oh! Mister preacher, shall l pc cast
into dat lake if am wicked, or shust
close Ply or near 'to-shust near enough
to be comfortable? Oh. l hope you
tell me I shall pc cast only shust by
good ways of, and / will pc SO glat |
wash here tonight. De other passage
is dat vich says blessed are they who do
these commandments, dat dey may have
right to de dree of life, and enter I'M
troo de gates of lie City. and not shust
close Ply or near to--shnst near enough
TO see vat | have lost-and | shall pe 9,
glat | wash here tonight"