The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-02
A PUxxI.KD DurCnmAs.

Ooe who does not believe 10 INNER
sion for baptism, was holding protracl-
ed meeiing, and one night preached on
the subject Of baptism. In the course OF
bis remarks be said, some believe II nee.
easary to 20 down into water aud come
np out Of tho water to be baptised. Hut
this 10 claimed TO be fallacy, for the prep.
osition 'into' OF the scriptures, should DO
rendered differently as II does not mean
into At all times. Moses. he said, we arc
told, went isto the mountain, aud the
Saviour was taken into high mountain,
etc. Now We do not suppose that either
went into ths mountain, but unto 1t. So
with going down into the water, It means
simply going down close by, or
near the water and being baptized
Ia the ordinary way, by sprinkling or
pouring.
lie carried this idea out fully, and In
due season aud style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given for any
one so disposed 10 arise and express his
thoughts. Quite number Of the breth.
eren arose aud said they were glad they
had been present on this occasion, that
they we're pleased with the sound sermon
they had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally corpulent
gentleman Of Teutonic extraction,
stranger to ali, arose and broke silence,
that was almost painful, as follows:
Mister Breacher, ish 80 glad vosh
here tonight, for has had explained 10
my mint some tlngs dat never could
belief before, o, | ish so glad't that Into
does not mean into at all, but shust close
by or near 10, for now hi can pellet
manish tings vot could not pellet be-
fore. We rsst, Mr.. Breacher, that Tanicl
vas cast into the ten of lions, and came
out Alifei Now, never could pellet
that, fer the wilt pcasts would shust eat
him up right of, put now II ia ferry clear
10 my mint. lie wash shust close by or
near TO, and did not get into the ten at
all. 0, | ish so very glad ! vas here to-
night
Again, we reat dat dc HebreH children
vas cast into the irish furnish, aud dat
are alwish looked like pig story too, for
they would have peen purnt up; put II
lab oil plain TO my mint now, for they
were shust cast near py, or close TO the
flrish furnish; 0, wash so glat ! vas here
tonight
And den, Mister preacher; IL is said
dat Jonah vas cast in,o de sea, aud taken
into do whalesh pellow. Now | never
could peiieve dat. II always seemed TO
me to pc peeg ieesh story, pat IL iah all
blain TO my mint now. lie wash not into
de whalesh pelly at ell, put shust slump
cd onto his pack and road ashore. D,
wash 30 awful glat dat wash here To-
night.
And row, Mr.. Breacher, II you will
sbust explain two more bsshages Of
Scriptures | shall be, q, so happy dat
wash here to-nighti One Of tbem Is we're
II ssish dc wicked shall be cast Into lake
that purns with hre aud primstone al.
ways. o, Mister BreAcber, shall pc
cast into that take IL am wicked or
shust close py or near 70, shut sssr
TO, shnst near enough 10 be comfortable.
OF | hopes you tell me shall be cas-,
pnIy shaat py good way off, and viii pc
%. slat l vas here tonight! The other
bAsbAgs IL tha. Vich Aaish, pIesssd arc
they who DO lbsse commandments, that
they may have right 70 the tree Of lite
and enter IN ,brough the gates into The
city. ., tell me shall gets Into the city
aud not shnst close py or near 10, shust
near enough TO see vot have los., and
1 shall pc 30 terribly gIst wash here To-
Blghsl
BE sst down with the impression left
on many minds presept that IL you'd not
do 70 take Ibs Bible except for whst II
clearly says,