Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-09-21

ceived the Holy Ghost an he sail unt o
there be any Holy Ghost and he said unto
them unto whatever We blptiz.,d aud they
said unto John baptism. Then said Paul,
John verify baptize.l nth the baptism OF
repentance sayii5 unto the people that
they should believe on him which should
come after him, that is on christ Jesus.
When they heard this they were baptized
in the name of the lord Jesus. And when
Paul had laid his hands on ttem the Holy
Ghost came OH them III then and they
spake with Tongues and prophesied. And
all the men We're abou, twelve. Now Mr..
L. here we read of twelve disciples that
Paul lf1et at Ephesus, would you believe
that they were equal with Paul OF tn G
other disciples of Jesus OF Nazareth at that
time when Paul met them? | think not,
they were disciples of John The baptist,
and believers OIL his doe triae which he
preached Of repentance and what he said
about Jesus OF Nazareth, which they
believe, still they We're baptized, no did
Paul acknowledge their baptism uffi cient?
We must say no. They had no experience
OF having received the Holy Ghost and
knew nothing of Holy Ghost tlien Paul
explained the baptism of John to them
and they We're baptized in the name OF the
Lord Jesu- and when Paul laid his hand
upon them the Holy Ghost came on them
and they spike with tongues and prophe-
sled. Now Sir. l.. were they baptized with
water by ilnmersion,i when they were
baptized in the name Jesus. We must
believe that they were baptized with by
OF in water by Johns baptism 1t is not
written how, Paul laid his hands upon
them and the Holy Ghost came ON them
and they prophesied.
Now VIVA shall be reformed, ask you
Mr.. Editor and who shall be the teformer?
hope you will By kind and Inform me
little about it when you have time and
space in the Herald t., do so, then | will
give you my opinion ON the subject. |
will have to talk little more to Mr.. l.,
about baptism.h he does not believe IN bap-
tism wish or by the Holy Ghost. said a
little above that spirit be retormer, that
he would clean the room first be fore he
would dwell in it, and when that is done,
he will put his furniture in which he likes
to have in his house, the first artlcls he
puts i'll is love, next joy, peace, longsufer-
ing, gentlcness. goodness. faith. NEE knees
temperance, brotherly kindness, charity,
see this is what said above that this re-
former is not satisfied in Putting away a
bad article, he does not want the room
empty it he takes one article away, he
puts another In its place, so he changes
these articles which 1 mentioned above;
first adultery, last unmerciful, into those
below first love last charity, know not
what you will have to say to this. perhaps
you would not believe shat a person can
have such an experience to know OF such
Il change, if this would be so, it would
show that this spirit or reformer has not
commenced to change or reform you, you
are a carnal man YET. as Christ said that
which is born of flesh is Aes!i, and that
which is born of The spirit is spirit, If you
have no experience of being bonn again
you can not see the kingdom OF God. Now
if you cannot zee what are you called, the
common term is blind. and then by all sp-
>pearance YOU become leader, and think
you have read what Christ says, Every
plant which my heavenly Father hath MOI
planted shall be rooted up, let them alone
they be alii,d leaders OF the blind and
the blind, lead the blind, both will fall into
the ditch. Now Mr.. l.. you hear what
Christ says, see, you can not except you
are born again. you hear that Christ said
Il one blind lead the blind, both sh all tal
into the ditch. Now Mr.. l.. What have
you heard abou. 4 ditch, what sor. of II
place is IL! | think you will say it is a
channel in the earth where water can be
found and where water can travel, here
at the ditch is the end of your journey. for
see you cannot because you are not born
tSaln, tueIcioie YOU are Cdiitu oilI-u
Hear what Christ says, If you love me keep
my commandments and | will pray the
Father anu lie shall give you another COM
forler that he may abide with you for ever
Even The spirit OF truth whom the world
cannot receive because 1t seeth him not
neither knoweth him, but We know him
for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in
you, Mi. L. should Il person not know who
dwells in him? Christ says If man loves
me he will keep my words, and my Father
will love him, and we will come unto him
and make our abode with him, Now Mr.
if the substance of this promise is bestow w
ed to IL believer shall he not know it.
You deny experimental Religion, ]
do not wonder about it, for what is not
in a vessel cannot come out; II liquor is
in vessel liquor can only come out,
if water is in a vessel water will only
come out. This is exactly so between me
and you, your vessel Is filed with water,
mine is filed with liquor, Paul writes,
examine yourselves whether we be in
faith prove your own selves, know ye
not your own selves. how that Jesus
Christ is in you except We be reprobates.
Now we have not received the spirit OF
the world. But the spirit of God that
We might know the things that are
freely given to us of God Now you
hear about experimental religion, If you
have none that you know OF, that does
not prove that l have none
Mr.. L. the only true baptism is, as John
the Baptist said | baptize you with
water but he that cometh after me bap-