The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1875-05-12
"A Puzzled Dutchmafl.

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AWisconsin secular paper contains
the following good story: One who does
not believe in Immersion for baptism,
was holding protracted. meeting, apds
bone night preached offtHesubj bject 0f
tism. In the course offiiis remarks
said, some believe 1t necessary TO g0S
down into the water, and come up out
of 1t, to be baptized. But this he claim
ed to be fallacy, for the proposition
"into" OF the scriptures, should be ren9f
dered differently, for It docs not mean
into at all times. Moses,n he .said,
tive are told, went up into the moun-ss
tain, and the Savior was taken into az
high mountain, etc. Now we do nots
tsuppose that either went into moun.si
tain, but unto.it. So with. going down.
into the water; itmeans simply going
down close by or near to the water, and
being baptized in the ordinary way by 4
sprinkling or pouring" ''.'r
He carried this idea out fully and in due
season and style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given for any.
one 30 disposed to arise and express his
thoughts. Quite amember of the breth-f
rem arose and said they were glad they
had been present on this occasion, and
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sermon they had just heard, and felt
their souls greatly blessed. Finally a.
corpulent gentleman of Teutonic extrac-y
ton, stranger to all, arose aud broke
silence that was almost painful, as fol-
lows: .-.... 5'''
mister Breacher, ish so glad I wash
here tonight, I has had explained to my
mint some dings dat I never could be-
lief before. Oh, is so glad dat into
does not mean into at all, but shust close.
by or near to, for now can belief man
ish dings vot csuld not belief before.
We reat Mister Breacher, dat Taniel vas.
! cast into de ten of lions and came out
alife! Now nefer could belief dat,sfor
de wilt beasts would shust eat him right
on but now it is ferry clear to my mine.
He vas shust close by or near land
did not get into de ten at all, Oh I ish. SO
glat wash here tonight. Again, we
reat dat de Hebrew children vas cast
into de firish furnace, and dat air alwish
looking like poor story too, for dey
would hat been purnt up; but it ish
all plain to my mint now, for dey vert
shust cast close by or near to de irish
furnace. Oh! I vas so glad I vas here
tonight! ..... 81. as
And den, Mister Breacher, it ish said
dat Jonah vas cast into de sea and taken
into de whalesh pelly. Now I nefer
could belief dat. It alwaysh seemed to
me to be peeg feesh story, but 1t ish all
plain to my mint now. He wash not
into de whalesh pelly at all, but shust
shumped onto his pack and rode ashore.
Oh | ish so glad wash here tonight.
"And now Mister Breacher, if you
will shust explain two more passages of
Scripture 1 shall pe-Oh! so happy dat
I wash here to-night!-one of them is
we're it saish de wicked shall be cast into
lake that purns with fireand birthstone
always! Oh! Mister Breacher, shall T
be cast into the lake if I am wicked or
shust close py or near to, shust close
enough to be comfortable? Oh hopes
you tell me I shall pc cast only shust py
good way off, and will be so glad I vas
here tonight! The other bassage is
that vich salt blessed are they who
do these comm 4ndments, that they may
have right to the dree of life and enter
in through the gates Of the city and not
shust close py or near to, shust near
enough to see vat have lost and I shall
pc so glad vas here tonight. >