Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-10-22
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the sermon Son baptism preached by
ReY. IS, Mailman at Trinity church
on the LIST Sunday in September, and
the reply by Rov. A. 1 Hartley at
Santee church on the 4th Sunday in
August, I cannot refrain from saying
few words; hut after this I will trou
BILE you no more. AS to the various
ridiculous, unkind, unchristian r,inora
Of every class, color, shade and dise
cription afoat, / am entirely uDcon-
cerned. 1t is matter of small conse
quence what harsh remarks may be
made by prejudicedi persons on either
side against the opposite. The truth
is not, in the slightest degree, affected
by these. Facts are stubborn things,
and are not easily hidden, nor des-
troyed.
Church membership is not baptism.
twill neveT open the gates Of Heaven
to any who do not love the Lord Jesus
Christ, / care not what name he bears.
Exceedingly few persons in this world
are free from prejudice. Iexcept no
denomination whatever. This is meant
for every eye which may fall upon it.
Each is anxious to be regarded. by
his neighbor, as a christian. Each
decidedly opposed to being unchurched
and considered unfit for heaven. Now
mark me, this is not religion. Church
membership by dipping is not religion;
church membership by ,sprinkling is
not religion. I do not undertake to
say who are christians and who are not,
nor do say who will be admitted into
Heaven, or who will not, God is the
judge, each will receivo from him, his
portion, and know God cannot be
deceived. I repeat, whether aware Of
the fact or not; exceedingly few per-
sons in this world, of any denomiia-
ton, are entirely free from prejudice.
Are you Baptist? Mr.. Holman said
immersion was of recent origin, an or
dinance of man, unscriptural, not sub
mitted 10 by Christ, nor practiced by
his apostles or early christians. He
gave in proof of this definitions from
eight or ten Greek lexicons, a list of
propositions from grammar, and said
it'could be abundantly proved, by the
history of the church. Ifso, you have
not obeyed the command, to be bap-
tized. Are you Pedobaptistf Mr..
Hartley said, sprinkling as a baptism
was never known, until one or two hun
dred years after Christ and not gener-
ally permitted for healthy persons
until about the thirteenth century; was
unscriptural; not practiced by Christ
and the Apostles; came from the Pope
of Rome, and an invention ofman. In
proof of this he gave definitions from
eight or ten Greek iexicons, quotations
from such Pedobaptist scholars and
Theologians as, DR.. Adam Clark, j John
Wesley, John Calvin, Baxter, Martin
Luther, Stuart, Anthon, Dodridge.
Barns, Campbell, Mosheim, Meander
and others, and said there were many
others. iIfso, you have not obeyed the
command TO be baptised.
It is not my purpose to say who is
correct. Mr.. Holman says he investi-
gated the subject for himself; let each
likewise examine for himself Mel
ther is my purpose to say whether you
may get to heaven on yonrpresent bap
tism or not, be it immersion or rsprink-
ling. Ionly ask this question. if you
are Baptist, would you cheerfully
submit to beTsprinkled, rather than
not obey your Lordf Ifyou are
Pedohaptist, would you cheerfully 60
under the water, rather than not
obey your Lord2 Ifyou answer no,
l ask you to do yourself this one favor:
Look up in your saviors face and say:
Dear Savior, I love myself best would
rather please myself when you gave
the command, you had no idea, how
hard it would be to make such sac
rifice of ones feelings.
Just as we'll say this, as to feel it.