The daily gazette., 1875-10-19
FIRST EDITION
nrfRlsrING CEREMONIES.
vn THE WASHING OF FRET
sArT,snr TlT,TrnEsrINe SERVICES AT THE
ME" fuuRcH OF GOD. 81

xn THE WASHING OF FRET
SFTlssM. nrsrtNG SERVICES AT THE
ME- CHURCH OF GOD.
-. psadipg Eagle gives the follow
1he Iaunt uni of some interesting ser
Ing accG5Ijh were conducted Sunday
vice.; wat at the Church of God, in that
city; .,,it sofa and cover having
lhs s,omTovTed from the baptistry, the
nssn l..,ar stepped down into the water up
pss'tol Toist T,J and candidate was led
y nls osler S him, whom he asked:
dopn.r down a, rou hclieve in the Lo,d Jesu
"Dv ,,n VI to which she replied ~
Cnh "a he immersed her back
do, aru tho water he said My sister,
Ts,r TVsspntise YOU in the name OF the Faith
lp'p,d and Of the Son and OF the Holy
q a' Amen" In this way the other
tlos'' tls were baptised. Two became
ul~ usoy =" and ono had to be carried
'nPT2lb nPT}be water by lifting her off her
on" Retween each baptism the con-
IL. r.,,ion sang 80, how happy are
4. % wbo their Saviour obey!' "Oh,
ag t.g floye Jcsuss" &C. The last one
n" n",d in the singing as she came up
pI,Ss esthe water. Those who had been
eu%, INV water then went out the back
y VI. nto Brother Shollenberger's, two
W.! Ss9rs away, exchanged their wet
o"bipr for dry suits, and came iu the
to,svS hout Way led by the pastor. While
,,.u ss we're out the meeting was address
NY NV Mr. Butz, who urge0 all sinners
w y ~ rsront Immediately. To morrow
,Sav HilI be stretched out In death.
w Nv Esterlinc then extended the
pisht Hand of Christian Fellowship
%6 "sbrqe ladies' and charged them ITO
,o.i holy lives, and be humble follow.
"sof , Iesus, and honor their p:ofes-
.iorn s Rev. Miller read part OF the
1Sb 1Sb' cbal ter of St. John, and Rev.
TsiarliDe made some remarks respect
inr fine spirit in which the ordinances
@ mrkt to be performed.
brother and sister each grit on q
white apron, the brother taking off his
cont and paper cuffs, and two tin tubs
nsiptpd green on tho outside having
beer partly filed with water, began to
wash the Saints feet. Some fifty
iopgd in the "noble, grand and holy,
ordnance" as the pastor called it.
Both feet of each person were put in
tbe mb washed with the hand, and
then taken out and wiped dry with
The apron, thus showing about ono
hundred naked feet, some large and
some small some with corns and 9th
en with bunions. After washing 8
row of feet, other members girt or
the aprons and washed other rows.
The person with water ard apron,
stter washing each set of two feet
kissed the owner thereof, and very
lively time was had. Several got hap
py and required strong men TO hold
them. Rev. Esterline remarked "Tht
observance of the ordinance commem
Grating the humanity of Christ makes
soul and body happy. We will now
observe the ordinance of the Lords
Supper. Taking bread and wine i
popular and washing feet is not. 1t il
much easier to sail down the sea o
popularity than stem the tide of un
popularity Some say feet washing i
ncnsensical and non-essential, bu
which is the simplest, to sip dfop o
vine aud eat a crumb of bread, o
have your feet washeds 1t is evlden
in my mind that feet washing is
divine ordnance to be continued i
The church 10 teach humility" Th
pastor then landed the bread arounl
ona silver plate, and Rev. Miller TIL
wine in glass goblet. After al
Christians who desired, had partakeI
OF the Lords Supper, whether the
were members of the church or mo-
the congregation sang a closing hym
aud were dismissed with a blessing,