The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-02-20
ssLiberal'' interpretation of the
7flfr.zrI Bible. :, 4 ig9eJl -

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One who does not believe in inn
mersion for baptism was holding a
protracted meeting and one night
preached a sermon on the subject, OF
baptism, and the observations by a
puzzled Ducthman are considerably
sarcastic. In the conrse of his remarks
he said, some believe tits necessary to
go into the water and come up out OF
il, to be baptized. But this he claim
ed to be fallacy for the proposition
into of the Scriptures should be rem
dered differently, as it does not m can
into at all times. Moses, he said, we
are told, went up into high noun
tain, sc. Now, we do no not suppose
that he went into the mountain, but
upon it. So with going down snto
the water; it means simply. going
down to or near the water, and being
babtised in the ordinary way, by
sprinkling. ~ ises -.if'i ''ii'
He carried out this idea fully, and
in due season and style closed his dis
to any one who felt SO disposed to rise
number of the brethren rose and said
tudG tuCy WOIcl SloA that bACy ASsu
been present on this occasion; that
mon they had just heard, and felt their
souls greatly blessed Finally, COR
pulent gentleman, of Teutonic extrac-,
ton, q stranger to all, arose and broke
a silence that was almost painful, as
follows: - '-''' .
aMr. Breacher, L isR glad I wash
s1-lk ho, h. las-
to my, mint some things dat / never
could believe before. Oh, I lsh SO
glad dat into does not mean into at all,
but shust eiost by or near to, for now
can believe manish things vot I
reat Mr.. Breacher, that Taniel was
cast into de ten of lions, and came out
,aIifei Now I never could understand
dat, for te wild peastsL would eat him
up right off; but NOW il ish very clear
to my mint 7Helyash ashnst close by;
ior near te,and did not get into de, e,dens
at all. OIish SO glad wash here. to-
mig hf.o % Again. we reat dat de Hebrew
chiidreno wash icestI into de irish fur
mace, and adat ialwash looked alikei a
lpeeg story, too, for, ! ,dinksdeyCWouidl
have been ,purnt up; put it, ish all
,bIairio to my inifrit' now, for dey were
shast cast close by oriiieaf to de ffrishi
'furnaee @, ,gLEash so gladBJsyash here
And den, Nj M B preacher each ri it id1 ish said al
dat Jonah wash cast into the Whaleish
peliy. ) o Now Z never could understand
dat ;-.but il ish alla blain to my mint
now; he, wash, not taken into de Iwhal-
'esh, pelfy at all, but shust, shnmp on
his pack and rode ashore. o, / wash
SO glad Ivasli here to-hisht! II AlDe
And now, Mister, Breacher, If you
will shust explain two more passages
of Scripture, shall pc, o, so happy /
vashihere to night! aFsinfoia1 lt32os t'l
One of dem is we're it saish de wick
ed shall be cast into lake dat, burns
NIT fire and primstone always. - II !, !,
( o. Mister Breacher, shall I pc cast
into dat. lake il. / am wicked, or shust
close by, or. near enoughJto be COM
Portable /? hopes you will say i shall
pc cast shust by, a gopt way of, and I
will pc SO glad I wash here lto-nighti
De oder bassage 10 dat vich sayish
pleased are they who obey these COM
mandments, dat dev may have right
to de tree OBJ life, and enter In through
the gates into de city. o, tell me l
shall gets into de city, aud not close
py or near to, shust near enough to
see vat 1 have lost, and 1 shall pc so
glad wash here to night. $50 7aaf