The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-01-11
Agit and 4lamur.
A Puz.led DutoAnan.

A Wisconsin secular paper contains the
following good story"
'.0ne who does not believe in immersion |
for baptism was holding protraeted meet
ing, aud one night preached on the subject
Of baptism In the course Of his remarks
he said some believed ii necessary to go
down into the water and come tout of il,
to be baptised But this he claimed to be
a fallacy, for the proposition 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 Savior was
taken into high mountain, etc. Now We
do not suppose that either went into the
mountain, but upon it, SO with going
down into the waters, it means simply
going down close by or near to the water,
and being baptized in the ordinary way by
sprinkling
He carried this idea ont fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given to any one
who felt so disposed to rise and ex-
press their thoughts Quite number of
the brethren arose, and said that they were
glad that 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 Teutonic extrac-
ton, stranger to all, arose and broke the
silence, that was painful as follows:
, "Mister PREACHER, ish so glad wash here
tonight, for has had explained to my
! mint some things that never belief pc
: fore. Oh / ish so glad dat into does not
; mean into at all, but shust close py or near
to, for now l can pelieye manish thing
what could not before. We reat, Mr..
preacher, that Taniel vas cast into the ten
t of lions and came out alife Now Ineber
: could pelieve that, for the wild beasts
: would shust eat him right off but now it
a is very clearly to my mint. He vas shust
, close by or near TO- and did get into de ten
!. at all, o, | ish so glad | vas here to-
!, night
n Again We reat dat de Hebrew children
: was east into de irish furnace, and dat air
n alwaish lookt like peeg story too, or they
: would have peen purnt up; put it is all
plain to my mint now, for they were shust
; cast close Ply or near to the irish furnace.
l. 0, wash so glad wash here tonight!
L And den, Mr. PREACHER, it is said dat
h Jonah was cast into de whalesh pelly.
g Now | never could pellet dat 1t alwaysh
If seemed to me to pc peeg feesh story, put
h it ish all blain to my mint now he wash
is not daken into de whalesh pelly at all,
II put shust shumped onto his pack and rode
n ashore. O, wash so glad wash here to-
5 night:
e. "And now, Mr.. PREACHER, if you will
d shust explain two more bashages of Scrip
ture, shall pc, o, so happy dat vas
here tonight One of dem is we're it saish
do wicked shall pc cast into lake dat
s. purns NIT fire and primstone always O.
to Mister PREACHER, shall pc cast into dat
h lake if l am wicked ? or shust close py oil
L. near to-near enough TO be comfortable
Ill o, hope so tell me, will pc SO glat
H. vas here to night The other bashage il
dat which saish, ''blessed are those who do
lie these commandments, that dey may have
OF right to the tree of life, and enter in through
ly the gates into the city" o, tell me shall
be get into the city, and not shust close py o.
in near to, shust near enough to see vat
ur have loss, and | shall pc so glad | vasl
ID here tonight
u He sat down, with the impression mad,
a on many minds present, that it would no
er do to take the Bible for only what it clear
y, ly says.