The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-04-11

AA'1 S"'N'9 V''Sihal PiihCdPai, etc.,
meanings of words, were it other
wise, the human language would be
an enigma. If each had definition
of its own, and one State adopts one,
another a second, and the General
Government third, we would have
virtually another Babel scene,. in
short order.
The Rev. Mr.. Walker gives some
Of James rules to govern the trans
lation. There was no use in wasting
paper with rules, it matters not how
wise or unobjectionable, after the
first one, Which bound them, not to
translate certain ecclesiastical words;
and to follow the Bishops tram station
as far as the original text would al
low; this seems to imply that he
would just as soon vary from the
original as from the Bishops.
The Rev. Mr.. Walker thinks the
translation by the Bible Union shows
"sectarianism, rediculouslness and
bigotry."
This is some of his quotations
from the Bible Union Company. ''Iu
those days came John the immerser."
Let's try this with his word, which is
also his act, i. Q. pour or sprinkle, it
would read thus: In those days came
John the pourer, this would bo de-
lec'able, again he quotes. IL indeedF
lnmcrse you in water unto rcuen,
'a"ce," put in his word again. 4 ing
deed sprinkle you in wa,er VITO IeZ
pen'ance. Christ went into/ be flyer
and gave an illustration orthis ordi-
nance; thisis stranger tlmn language
can make it. Turn through your
lestaments. and substitute sprin-
kle tor bap'ize in every place whese
this wo'd occurs, and yon will drop
the idea Of this making sense. There
ls no doubt in my mind about i'm
nerse being tue proper word. | can
not believe the Dictionaries Of the
Greek language and the church his
torians WHO have recorded their
evidence for nearly fifteen centuries
(ahd some Of them for eighteen) arc
unreliable. |, learn from very good
authority that there were some eight
or nine denominations assisted in the
work of the American Bible Uuions'
Company. Who shows most big
otry, the man who is governed by
the authorities, or the man who de-
hes all authority.
Do you, Sir, presume to brand with
bigotry, Calvin, Luther, Wesley, S.
Clark, Baxter, Whitfield, Coney bear
and Howson, Schaff Spanh6im, A.
Clark and many other great lights,
all in referring to Romans vi and 4th,
say it was most certainly immersion
in water referred to there. These are
all Pedobaptist authors. The great
host of church historians of each and
every denomination, for fifteen Gen.
turies, believed this word meant inns
merse. Wesley came to America an
immersionist. Men have not read
much church history. who say, none
but the conceited Baptist believe this.
Immersion may not be essential to
salvation, but truth is. l respect
good and wise teachers and preach.
ers as much as I ought to, hope; but
advise all to beware of pinning their
faith too tightly to man.
We have known great many to
fall short of what they had long been
rated at, some under excitement
nave ave, donned the cockade, hurried
their ncighbors into revolutions ,
and war;, deserted them at once,
many such things, and even worso
they some times do. In imitation of
Rome SOME of the divines appeal to
the vanity OK mum to influence them
against immersion as established by
Christ, teach the people it is in
decent, thus impeach Christ with