Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-01-17
A Puzzled Dutchman.
A Wisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story"

n Wisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story"
"Ono who does not believe in i'm
mersion for baptism was holding pro-
tracted meeting, and one night preach
ed on the subject OF baptism. In the
course of his reGarks he said some be-
lieve it necessary to go down into the
water and come up out Of it, to be
baptised. But this be claimed to be q
fallacy, for the proposition into of the
Scriptures should be rendered differ.
emily, as it does not mean into ut all
times.-"Moses, he said, we are told
went up into the mountain, and the
Savior was taken into a 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
baptised in tie ordinary way by sprink-
ling.
He carried this idea out fully, and
in due season and style closed his dis
course, when an invitation was given
to any one who felt so disposed to rise
and express their thoughts. Quite a
number Of the brethren arose, and said
that they were glad that 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 eorpulent
gentlemen of Teutonic extraction,
stranger to all, arose and broke the
silence, that was painful, as follows
Mister Breacher, ish so glad wash
here tonight, for has had explained
to my mint some things thatI never be-
lief before. Oh! Iish so glad dat into
does not mean into at all, but shust
close py or near to, for now | can pc
lieve manish tings what | could not pc
lieve pefore. We reat, Mr.. Breacher,
that Taniel vas cast into the ten of
lions and came out allfe +! Now, L
never could pelieve dat, for the wild
beasts would shust eat him right off;
but now it is very clearly to my mint.
He vas shust close py or near to, and
did not get into de ten at all. U, |
ish SO glad vas here to-nightl
Again, we reat dat de Hebrew chill
dren vas cast into de frish furnace, and
dat always look like one pig story too,
for dey would have been burnt up; but
it is all blain to my mint now, for they
were shust cast close py or near to the
frish furnace o, wash so glad | vas
here tonight
And den, Mr.. Breacher, it is said
dat Jonah vas east into de whales
pelly. Now l never could pelieve dat
1t always seemed to me to pc big feesh
story, but it ish all blain to my mint
now he wash not daken into de whales
pelly at all, but shust shumped onto
his pack and rode ashore. U, | wash
so glad | vas here to-nightl
And now, Mr.. Breacher, if you will
shust explain two more bashages of
Scripture, shall pc, D, so happy dat
vas here tonight One of dem is
we're it saish de wicked shall pc cast
into lake dat purns nit fire and prim-
stone always. o, Mister Breacher,
shall | pc cast into dat lake if l am
wicked or shust close py or near to
near enough to be comfortable? o,
hope so tell me, | will pc so glad | !
vas here tonight! The other bashage
is dat which saish, blessed are those |
who do these commandments, that they |
may have right to the tree of life. and |
enter in through the gates into the |
city, o, tell me | shall get into the |
city, and not shust close py or near to,
shust near enough to see vat | have
loss, and 1 shall pc so glad | vas here
to-nightl'
He sat down, with the impression
made on many minds present, that it
would not do to take the Bible for only
what it clearly says.