The New York herald., 1876-02-20
CHRIST OR MooDY-wHICH?
To rHE EpIroR or rnE HEnALp:-

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
In Mr. Moody's efforts OF last evening we have
another evidence Of his reckessness and opposition
the plain teaching Of the Word OF God In speaking OF
Regeneration" aud while considering 1t negatively, he
makes the astounding declaration: 'Nor will being
baptized DO you any good" And, as II this not
sufficient he subsequently exclaims -'You cannot be
baptized into the kingdom OF Cod" Let call 'this
same Jesus" upon the witness stand, whom Mr.. Moody
processes reverence love exceedingly In His
commission to the apostles, Mark xvi, 10, His words
by means ambiguous :-''Hc that believeth and
is baptized shall be saved" In the chapter from which
Mr. Moody took his text-John, ill.,, sis verse
also bearing upon this subject. and which most
tainly should have been read in the connection, but
which Mr. Moody was snguary careful to avoid: -
"Jesus answered. Verify, verify, say unto thee, ex-
cept be born OF water and OF the Spirit he
not enter into The kingdom Of God" But of course
Christ mistaken and Mr.. Moody is correct whom he
says, ''You cannot be baptized into the Kingdom of
God" 1t might DO we'll to summon the apostles IN
the hearing of this and listen TO their testimony
In Romans, vi, 3, 4, find that Paul has thcpudacy
to differ from Mr. Moody who so confidently declares
that ''you cannot be baptized into the kingdom Of
God" Let us hear old fashioned Paul l:--"Know ye
not that many of us baptized in Christ were
baptized into his deathS Therefore, buried
with HIM by baptism into death; that lko as
Should walk in nowness Of ife.n n pauls expression
'buricd with him by baptism, he unQuestonably re-
fers the practice OF tho apostles and tho carly
Christians "getting bucket of water and going up
and down the streets and saving mon that way" When
John baptized Jesus IN the Jordan he made very
grave mistake he should have got "a bucket of water
instead And when John was baptzing in Enon,
near to Sam, because there much water there, -
he subjected himself to great deal OF unnecessary in
convenience; "a bucket of water'' would have quite
suflced When ''they went down. both into the water,
both Philip and the eunuch, and he baptized him, - it
was simply because "buoket OF water"
venent Hr Moody shouts 'sYou cannot be bap-
tlzed into tho kingdom Of Cod Paul writes in
characters which the orthodox clergy
clsce, For as MANY of you as have been baptized
into Christ, have put Christ "-Gah, ill., ~. Mr..
Moody boldly alrms, Nor will baptism do you any
good". Paul. ''being dead, yet spoakcth" differently,
mot by works Of righteousness which VIC have done,
but according TO his mercy ho saved us by the wash
ing of regeneration and renewing OF the Holy Spirit -
intrepid Pctcr:-"The like figure whereunto even bap
doth also save mot the putting away ofthe
1lth OF the flesh, but the answer of good conscience
toward Godl by the resurrection OF Jesus Chrst"-L
Peter iii. 2l Yet this institution divinely appointed;
this ordinance Of the Gospel that stands between the
Church the world bring the world TO the Church;
this solemn rite which the Lord Jesus Christ Him.
self submitted declaring ''for thus il becometh TO
ful1l ali Righteousness this holy baptism for tho
remission OF sins in the OF the Father and of
the ard OF the Holy Spirit in the sancthcd eyes of
tho Rev. Dwight L. Moody, 'wil do you no good. :"
prayerGod forbid that should say anything against
itYn All Christian men must rejoice In whatever good
MI Moody Is out no one VINO reVer-
the Word OF God regard such uttences with
otber than inoxpressible pain and regret
Why does Mr. Moody keep back part OF the truth and
thus 'shun to dessre all the counsel OF GodP' Why
does he not tell The whole story?
When men 10 him with the old inquiry in their
hearts and their lips ''what must
out the old apostolic cry, Repent and be
baptzcd every one Of you in the name OF Jesus
Christ for the remission Of SINS and ye shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spir? True, he gives the
Of Paul and Sas TO the Philippian ailer ''Beeve
the Lord Jesus Christ and hou shalt be saved and thy
house;'' but the circumstances connected with the
jailer's conversion he either thoughtessy pur-
poscly ignores Let him also tell how che took them
the same hour OF the night and washed their stripes
and was baptized, he and all his stralghtway," and
not preach fragmentary Gospel, as he has hitherto
done do not hesitate TO AFFIRM in the light of all
these facts that il Mr. Moody TO preach tho old
Gospel that began at jerusalem and sent back the
answer pentent sinners which Peter on the day
OF Pentccos told them in the language OF Ananias
to saul 'sArsc and be baptized and wash away your
sins calling tho of tho Lord" instead OF
"Arise and be prayed for,n and all occasions, fol-
loving the order Of the apostles in requiring men
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ repent OF their sins
and be baptized In the OF the Lord Jesus tho or
thodox Clergy OF this and other cities would fall away
from him as though he were tainted with the worst
form OF moral leprosy. But though he should stand
alone with not ono OF the thousands who rally
around him a support, yet the proud consciousness
Of having not Stunned TO declare unto men all the
counsel OF God would be worth all the popularity
which he now enjoys Let him "preach the Word"
HENRY 5. LOBINGIER.