The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-12-01

Ia pooA iorm'
FAITH AND PRACTICE.
They believe In the Trinity-that there
are three divine persons or powers in the
Godhead. They accept the entire Old
and New Testameuts as being of divine
inspiration, and strongly contend for a
liberal Interpretation Of the same, as we
would interpret the language Of other
books, so far as it may appear in harmony
with the general tenor of the Bible. They
believe in future rewards and punishments
that the wicked, those who wilfully dis
obey the gospel. "shall 20 away into ever.
lasting punishment; but the righteous into
life eternal" (Matt. 26 /: 26.)
They believe that idiots, all infants, and
persons who die before they arrive at the
years of knowledge-to know good from
eyil-will be saved without obedience, be-
ing sufficiently atoned for by the death of
Christ They are, however, strong op-
posers Of infant baptism, believing like the
Baptists in general, that baptism is in
tended for believers only, and as infants
cannot believe, are not required to do 80,
they are perfectly safe without 1t. IL is
iur'lel peiieseu ~ tnein sna' oaptiSm 10
Sonueo'ioh win lai'h ana repentance Is
~ 'no i1issiOu VI sin tAc.s 2 o9)
-, g ao'uai si"' eonli''su-ano as tne
Oniiuisn . na1e oo.lIi'.eu l.un .t no Aceua, SIN
asainse d ~" Vi "hich tney kho" nothing,
suey aLo n. SUBJECTS ior heaFen Without
DG,us D1P.'Ieu' II usiug iur1ner hain-
1I Sa,uSu s.AS DAP'iSni - tne answer ~, 1i .
go or VOnooien'e an~la S V1"aius Tgu lls' 5ee.
- oaI.os APP'y 70 ouiiuren' US they
T aL"1'co ~" nous " Baptism anu eauno.'
tnr nave ""' O'"SOien'e III 'ne "ia'-
E.;h
s;darnJ assdp,;ai a' ~ aIu 'iAm arc 'ou-
iot sa. e va; " sIU:.i sIIyasol ase ior 'ne
;mnn..;hI, J =. ohs nI" n.jm i'nous u Ia'.n ~ h
iiopo,b ~, - ,t.II LIE ~ IN S"1n ne sGs' oe.
ve ronon. 80 % Lii III nsu, III ,;,.a nAoePs :e y
, dr., IA H. Ls-.;saj e"-oo P'r.ou
in tie NAM of Josps IS On. GU O"' ~ Jou'
/ ,nisa;on g 80. HI. IOi ,ne ~
, Of wa,or and &c .ho Sn;.;t n@n - 1.,ui Doin
into ,he L;naJom ~ &c fnjb ' NnIn S@unoS oHse' x.
cogn;zed "a 1omhsrs nUt;l g. IN h.n.;.. AG 70
! ''"'' - a.'-,'Dois 1D'l @i'0i DAP''''n'
4 ThiNh IMMERSION
3 FIRST In order OF the ordinances is bap-
v tlsm, which IS to be observed Immediately
Z after the exercise OF true repentance, ac-
v corning TO the command, Repent and be
Z baptized. The mode OF baptism is pecu.
e liar, Is called trine immersion, and their
L general service attending 1t is as follows:
: AT the water side they all kneel down
e especially the applicant and the admins
- 'ra'orIanu the administrator then oilers
5 up snort prayer 70 uod. This being
$ over, tney both so down into the water tc
f 2 proper 1epth and the applicant kneeli
Gown. Gown Inc administrator then asks the
e ioiiowing questions, all Of which the appli
G cant answers In the Affirmative :-"Dost
e 'nou peiieVe that Jesus Christ Is the son
II OF uou' ana that ne mas brought from
2 neayen a saving gospel Dost thou will
II llngiy renounce Satan, with all his PERM
8 clouS ways and all the sinful pleasures o.
# TINS world Dost thou covenant will
/. 9od, IN Christ Jesus, to be faithful unit
r, ueath linen ne proceeds Upon this
n lny confession Of iaith, which thou has
n ila1e pe'o,e goa ana these witnesses, thor
d shai.' ior the remission OF sins, be baptized
n ~ 'ne name OF tue pa.ner, (then bend
i 'ne aPPiieAut Forward I'LL ne Is wholly i'm
'e hefseu) ana OF the son, Topping hin
n SIe seconu tilne ana Of the holy Ghost,
II luiPPlhg hlm the Lnird Tune After this
= anu "nne .he applicant Is yet kneeling
/. 'he administrator lays his hands on the
l. aPpican's mead and oters up a sborI
e prayer W uou ln MS pehall. Baptism
l. makes n the recipient member OF the
n .nurcn, ana Is never repeated Tor the same
d inuiViduM' accommodation does moi
is impair the validity OF the baptism, so that
h 'ney eau DC received again on proper re-
IL Pen1ance ana reformation without the re-
au%lnis.la'lon oi the ordinance,
Il lu ueiense OF their practice 1t Is main
g .alneu py them tnat the commission" Bap
o 'lIihg them INTO the name oi the Father
}, anu Oh lne Don, ana OF the holy Ghost,
y S very eihPticai, ana wnen nlied up agree.
y aDiy with the rules OF the English as well
!. az tne ureek language wili read as follows
J. Daptizing .hem INTO the name OF the
e rather, and baptizlng them into the name
It oil the son, and baPtizlng them into the
n name OF t1e holy unost' Ihls is claim
d su - ue 'ne grammaIlcai import Oh inc
:, aInso, aIS = a"P'y sustained py all
n ";,sa snG ane'eus uLeeAs u ah''qui'y VINO nave
n ~ . - | on 'Ie supJecs c - may DC ~
u p'aSe Hi ~ ton,A S sns snas Inry sos'om, .he
n H'os' isuo%neu ,. uiesA sonoiAr oI antlqulty
g auu mno nseu aS anu wIoee IN tne iourtl
f century, says s-'OlflSt delivered TO his
y uHSc,Pies one Dapusm IN tnree immerslon'
VI 'ue Douy, wlien nc salu unto them "go
r 'each ~. nations; oaptislng them IN The
d name OI tne Ta'ner' and OF the Son, and
}, ~ Chr;ssa1 A.. oh, -.as;ss 1sh ~ pO.s.Oi
; directly from the anostles the,SselSosf ftr !,
this day. amid ali their specnlat;ons snS :
ceremonies still retain the pse az tha three
fold immersion which Is nm unanswsrabl, nav
> aroument II 5sfenss &c ,ha snt;n,,;.., \