Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-08
A DUTCH DouBTER.
How Preacher was Bothered By an
Auditor.


A Wisconsin paper tells the following
story;
One who does not believe IN immersions
fer baptism was holding protacted
meeting, and one night preached on the
subject Of baptism. In the course of his
he said some believed IL to be
necessary to go down into the water, and
come up out of II TO be baptized. But
this he claimed to be a fallaey of the pre-
positions' into" of the scriptures, should be
rendered differently, as it does not mean
into at all times. Moses, he said, we are
told, went up into the mountain, and the
Saviour was taken into a bigh,mountain,
&c. Now we do not suppose that either
went into the mountain, bnt upon it. so
with going do wn into the water-it means
simply going down close by or near the
water and being baptized in the ordinary
way by sprinkling.
lie carried this idea ont fully, and in
due season aud style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given to all who
felt SO disposed, 10 rise and express their
thoughts. Quite a number of the brethren
arose and said they were glad they had
been present on this occasion, that they
were well pleased with the sound sermon
they had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally a corpulent
gentleman, Of Ieutonic extraction,
stranger 10 all, arose and broke the
silence, which was almost painful, as
follows:
Mister preacher. ish so galt ] wash
here tonight, for has bad explained to
my mindt some tiugs dat never could
pellet pefoie. Oh, l ish SO gl.tdt dat,
into, does not mean into at all, put shust
| clOse py, or near 10, for now can peleve
monish tings vat | could not pelicve
pefore.
We read Mister Breacher dat Taniel
vas cast into the ten Of lions. aud come
out life. Now neber could peieve dat,
for de de wildt peasts would shust eat
him up right of; put now IL ish ferry
clear to my mindt. lie vas shust close
py or near to, and It'd not get into dc ten
at all. Oh, ish SO gladt / vas here 10
night !
Again we read dat dc Hebrew children
vas cast onto de iirish furnace aud dai
air alwaish lookt like a peig story, too
for they would have peen purnt up-pul
it ish all PLAN to my mindt now, for theI
were shpst cast close py or near to d,
tlrsh furnace. Ol, l wash SO gladt
wash here to night.
Aud deu Mister Breaeher, il ish sale
dat Jonah vas cast into dc sea and wa
taken into de walesh pelly. Now neve
could pe!icve dat. II always seemed Il
Inc to Pc a pig fish story, put it ish al
plain to my inindt now. lie wash no
taken into de walesh pelly at all, bu
s'ust shumped onto his pack and rod
ashore. Oh, wash So gOdt | Was her
tonight. Aud now, Mister Breaeher,
you will shust explain two more bashagc
of scripture, shall pc oh so happy
wash hero tonight one of them is, vo
i 1t saish, do wicked shall be cast into
lake that purns with fire and primston
\ always. On, Mister Breacher Shall
Z pc cast into that lake if 1 am wicked, {
1 shust close py, or near to, shust nes
n enough TO be comfortable Oh / hOI
yoI ull me | shall pc cast shust py,
. good way oil, and vii pc so glldt va
/ mere tonight. The other hashage is Is
s which sash, plessed are they who d
these commandments, that they may hay
S right to the tree of life aud enter
n through the gates into the city. Oh tc
5 me l shall get into the city and not shu
close py or near to, shusL near enough
l. see vat | have lost, and | shall pc /
q glndt l wash here tonight"
lie sat down with the impression MAJ
o on many minds present, that it would
=; TO take the Bible for only what it clear
/ says.