The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-11-27

a christian. 1 know just as we'll as Esq.
M. knows he got religion" there, that
1.-The profession of having got religion"
made by myself at Lockridge's, was as
genuine as any conversion ever made
there. Nor have | ever turned back
but have Learned the will of the Lord
more perfectly, and have left the dark
ness OF sectariaBism and taken a stand
ION the foundation OF apostles and
prophets, Jesus himself being the chief
cornerstone, l was as honest and felt
as sure that my sins were pardOned, and
my soul gtOTj0ltsty converted to Sod, as
Esq. NJ. had as much consciousness Of
soul" testiiying to it as be-but, thank
the Lord, / saw my error by an unpreiu-
diced study of tho Bible, and now nave
the Spirit bearing witness with my spir
it that l am the child of God. The ESQ,
quotes Paul, Heb. 10: 10, q: Saints
haYe bolduess TO enter into the hottest
by the blood Of Jesus, having their
hearts spriukled from an evil conscience
and their bodies washed with pure Wa~
ter" While he thinks they can enter
having their heads sprinkled and their
bodies not washed at all. How do ESQ.
NJ. and Paul agree? The spirit that
made the Esq feel so good he says came
down from God out Of heaven in answer
to a prayer offered up by Christ" Il
SOOAA1o LAAseO l4lC I'll . loo OIlO tOC@CuiHS
of John IA little confused. The Savior
promised this spirit to his disciples as a
comforter. The Savior says, ''EYen the
Spirit of truth which the world cannot
receive" john I0:l7. Esq. M. received
ms Spirit becoming disciple. Do the
Spirit received by him and the Spirit
promised by the SAVIOR, John IA, agree?
Surely not. But the comforter, which
is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father
III in 10 CHI
you all things and bring all things to
your remembrance whatsoever [ have
said unto yOu."-Jno. II: 26. Did the
spirit which you received teach you any
thing, Esq? If not, surely you did not
receive the spirit promised by Christ in
this chapter. We would advise you to
look again; your spirit certainly came
from some other country. L affirmed
that there is no intimation in the Bible
that either Paul or the TAILOR had water
sprlnkIed or poured Oh his head. Istill
say so. Esq. NJ. says there is far less
lntlmatiOn that they were immersed
linen he trlumphaEtly eXclaims, "Your
own argument drawn upon YOU" Let
the Bible decide which way the argus
ment is drawn. Ananias said to Saul,
And now why Earliest thou? Arise and
be baptized and wash away thy sins,
calling on the name of the Lord. Acts
% 10. In Rom. 8: 2, 3. Paul placing
himself with these disciples, says:
know ye not that SO many of US as
were baptized into Jesus Christ were
baptized into his death? Therefore we
are buried with Him by baptism into
death; that like as Christ was raised up
from the dead by the glory OF the Father
even so we also Slould wake i'll new
ness OF lie. For ii we have been plant
ed together i'll the likeness of His death,
we shall be also in the likeness OF His
resurrection" This is what Paul saws
about his baptism. lie represents it as
d burial planting in the likeness OF
death, resurrection, etc. Is there any
resemblance between this and the act OF
SprlnkIInS or pouring? There seems to
be considerable intinAtiOn of INNER
sion. Ii any one can see any intimation
of sprinkling or pouring, his powers OF
perception are indeed euviabIe. The
only argument offered by the advocates
OF SprlukIDg and pouring in regard to
the Jailor, is, that the baptism took place
in the house. We showed cOnclusively
that this was NOS the case; besides, as
immersion is the Lords plan for receiv-
ing people into His Kingdom, as is
clearly taught bo.h by the Lord and His
associates, the jtilOr was surely i'm
The next point is circumcision. ESQ.
NJ. says: II ignore any covenant made
by God with man" We will examine
tue matttera little, and see who ignores
the covenant. L certainly would not re-
fuse TO cIrcu mCiSB son the eighth day
were L being under the Jewish types
and shadows, nor should l refuse TO
sprinkle him, could l hud such COM
mand IN the last covenant of God to
man. There is a circumcision III the
last covenant. Paul says: But he is
Jew which is one inwardly, and circum-
clolOn Is that o. the heart" etC'-ROm.
:: %. Esq. Nj. says baptism is i'll the
room OF circumcision. LAS by baptism
IN the New SO by circumcision il the
Old" Hence he denies circumcision III
the New Institution, saying that sprink-
ing or pouring mas taken its place.
Vino ignores Jhe covenant? Again: In |
whom also ye are circuncis6d with the
made without hands, in |
putting Oft he body OF the sins of the
flesh by the circumcision OF Christ |
Buried with Him il baptism, wherein |
also ye are risen with Him through the |
faith of the operation OF God, who hath |
raised him from the dead."-COI 2: IL, |
-. The Esq. has no circumcision now,
but sprink'ing or pouring in its stead; |
while circumcision and baptism are |
both taught in the New Testament, Esq. |
N. would have the babies, both male |
'nd female, sprinkled, while males |
alone were circumcised the eighth day; |
still ne says sprinkling or pouring takes
.h7 place of circumcisi IN. Where is the |
The passage quoted by |
he Esq. from Mat. -: -, Ii, forever de-
;lroys his position, and settles the baby |
question beyond dispute. Then were |
here brought unto Him little children
hat He should put His hands on them
and pray, aud the deciples rebuked
hem; but Jesus said, suffer little chill
iren and forbid them not to come unto
ne, for of such is the Kingdom of Heav-
a." These little children were good |
enough for the kingdom of heaven with
out sprinkling. The savior says, "Peo-
Die must become converted and become
IS little children. Mat. Is: 3. Christ
came not to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance"
Respectfully,
j. c., ALEXANDER