Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-01
THE LYON COUNTY TIMES
A PUZZLED DUTCHMAN.

A w lScOHSlH SeCtiidi P'Poi nS
out the following story:
One who does not believe in i'm
mersion for baptism was holding a
protracted meeting, and one night
preached on the subject of baptism.
In the course of his remarks he said,
some believe it necessary to go down
in the water, and come out of it, to
be baptised. But this he claimed to
be fallacy, for the prepositlon
d" into " of the Scriptures, should be
rendered differently, as it does not
mean into at all times. 9 Noses
he said. 1--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 tnto the a0d-
ter it means simply going down
close bv or near to the water, and
being baptized in the ordinary way,
by sprinkling or pouring"
He carried out this idea fully, and
in due season and style closed his
discourse, when an invitation was
given for any one so disposed to arise
and express his thoughts. Quite
number of the brethren arose ana
said they were glad they had been
present on this occasion, that they
were pleased with the sound sermon
they had just heard, and felt their
souls greatly blessed. Finally,
corpulent gentleman of Teutonlc
extraction, stranger to all, arose
and broke the silence that was almost
painful, as follows:
uMr. preacher, | ish SO glad |
vosh here tonight, for | has had eX-
planned to my mint some tings dat |
never could belief before. oh, l ish
so glad that into does not mean into
at all, but shust close by or near to,
for now | can belief manish tings
yot / could not belief before. We
reat Mister preacher, dat Taniel was
cast into the ten of lions, came out
alitel Now l meier could belief that,
for de wild beasts would shust eat
him right off; but now it ish ferry
clear to my mint. He wash shust
close by or near to, and It'd not get
into de ten at all. Oh, | ish so glad
l vas here tonight!
" Again we reat dat the Hebrew
children vas cast into de tirish fur
mace, and dat air alwish loOk't like
a pig story too, for they would have
been purnt up; but it ish all plain
to my mint now, for they were shust
cast close by or close to de firish fur
mace. Oh, vas so glad l vas here
tonight.
iiAnd den Mister preacher, it ish
said dat Jonah vas cast into de sea
and taken into the whales pelly.
Now nefer could belief dat, for it
seemed to me beeg story, but ish
all plain to my mint now. He
was not taken into the whales belly
at all, but shust shumpt onto has back
and rode ashore. Oh, I vas so glad
I wash here tonight!
"And now Mister PREACHER, if you
will shust explain two more bashages
of Scriptures l shall be, Oh, so happy
vosh here tonight. One of dem
ish we're it saysh de wicked shall be
cast into lake dat purns with fire
primshtone alwash. Oh, Mister
preacher, shall l be cast into dat lake
if am vicked7 or shust close Ply or
near to, shust near enough to pc
comfortable? oh, hopes you tell
me shall be cast only shust Ply,
good way off, and will be so glad l
vas here tonight! The other bashage
is that vich saysh, blessed are they
who do these commandments, that
they may have right to the tree of
life, and enter in through the gates
into the city. Oh, tell me L shall
get into the city, and not close by,
or near to, shust near enough to see
vat I have lost, and l shall be so glad
] vas here tonight"
A VAGABoND PHILOSOPHER