The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-03-07

guage is very p inted and definite, not
SO profuse of meanings to its words as
some think. Bapto is tho original
word. for dipping, with dyo IS So
condary def'tion. Baptizo is the
word used in the Scriptures for the orr
dinance of baptism. This Is formed
from the original, but leaving Off en-,
tirely the secondary meaning, retain
ing dip only, it carries this idea in all
it's fgurative and poetioal usage
There is u great deal of proof oi this,
from the fact that tho whole world 30
used and taught it up to a compari>I
lively late date. l recommend the
work Of Alexander Carson, a. M, on
baptism, to any who would like to sec
this subject ably and fairly dealt with.
L wish l had space to give a number
of quotations from his work, taken
from the Greek classics, to show how
they used this word. They are taken
from Aristotle, Hippocrates, Aristo>
phancs, Straho, Plutarch, Euschias,
Josephus and, in fact, suppose from
everyNman Of much note among the old
| Greek writers. He refers to many
passages in tho Sepluagint (Greek
copy of the Old Testament)- showing
the learned Jews used the word in
tho same way, i. e., Bapto>to dip bap>
tizo immerse.
Mr.. Carson and othor~ learned men
say that whatever this baptizo means
in reference to the ordinance of .bap-
tism will translate it wherever it oc-
ours, and make good sense, and that
dip and immersc will do this and this
only. Are they not correct. Ranlizo
is the Greek word for sprihlsling, cheo
for pouring. When we use pour it
maat oe followed by tho substance
poured to make sense, pour water,
pour oil, pour wine, etc. Why don't
we hear it from the pulpit that John
and the other Apostles sprinkIod peo-
| pic into the water, or poured them in
tho water. The person must bc
handled in this ordinance, not tho
water. Sclah.
The Reverend gentleman brings up
the baptism Of the children of Israel in
the sea. | know OF great many
such cases they refer TO, in order to
confuse the people us to the meaning
Of bapto and baptizp.
They can certainly get nothing out
of this TO weaken immersion. They
were not poured through nor sprink>
led through, "thcy went through dry
shod." Look 1st Cor. 10, 2, and IIx.
II, %. Would you undertake to
prove by language used, as in this
place, that baplizo means to pour?
You certainly imply as much. Don't
you think, reader, if he had been play
ing at lcXicography he would have
given us y couple or three pours, with
II little sprinkling? It would Take IL
most beautiful stretch of tho imagiua-
ton to make II pouring out Of this
type. There are many beautiful types
used in the Scriptures; this is ono Of
them, [ think it very pretty figure
of immersion: "The mighty wiAls OF
water on eithher side, with the cloud
over them, that had led them through
the day."-He refers to Psalm IS
L don't know what the origina! Greek
words were, used in that verso
never saw copy of the old Greek Tes
tament. It-will not do to use la hgnagc
with the same liberty the poets do to
interpret the civil, much less the Di-
VITO Law.
Now to the Lexicons. Iidcll &
SCOTS (two EpiscopaIians of Lopdon)
is considered the standard. This is
squarcly Tor immorse; so is Doncgan
and some Of the German Lexicons that
l have seen, but can't remember their
names, give no pouring. ScapuIAr,
Spencer, Hederie, Suicerus, Stepbanus,
and Stokins all favor imm elsion as the
primary meaning, and some Of them
| give no other. DR.. J. K. Graves
in his debate with Elder DitEler quotes
| forty LeXiCOns that give inimnrso 40