The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-03-07
FOR THE r1oKENs sEEr1NEb.


ence TO the now translation of the
Scriptures. The Reverend gentleman
thinks James the saving copy. None
will doubt that people have been saw
ed during it's use, nor do doubt that
these were not the first people that
went to Heaven. ....
Did the production Of Wickllffe's,
Tyndal's, Covefdale's copys produce
the effects that seoms to be apprehen.
ded7 They were used for years and
then destroyed without causing any
great trouble.
i cannot sec how o new translation,
in which the truth, doubtless, might
be little moro plainly told, would
hinder the salvation of the Christians
who are we'll advanced on the road to
Heaven, nor the millions of sinners
now on earth, nor the tens of millions
That may yet be born. Did not the
Protestant denominations 60 back
from immersion to sprinkling, some
time back7 If any doubt this, let
them read the works of Calvin, Luth~
or, zevingle, Wesley, Neander, Stew
art, etc. Are any afraid another
would destroy them? Is here where
the sore Is? Arc they apprehensive
that IL new translation would drive
them from this position back to the
original ono? cor fcourse it is y little
more difficult moving up than down.)
Why do people reverence James copy
so much? Is it because it gives ~
dim shadow of an excuse for them to
depart from the usage of the Christ
ians, from Christ down to the six
teenth century.
Sprinkling was adopted in England
in 1913. by the Westminster divines,
by vote of "a against and 25 for it,
and tho next year Parliament passed
a law compelling all to have their in
fants spr'nkled, and Massachusetts
passed the Same law 4 years later
q will explain TO those who do not
know mo, that I am not Il member OF
any church. The people most love
are divided among four or five donom-
nations. Don't think l nm partial to
any,
The Reverend gentlemen taunts
me with egottSn, but my conscience ,s
perfectly at ease on that score; SO it
don't. ruf1e in in the least. But
will remind him that l ravc known
folks OF his cloth TO drink deeply of
| that S,0itL, oven to immersion in scottish
drmnkness. He seems to think there
IN nothing much TO divide tho people.
Probably an unprejudiccd cyo sees
things in o different light, in tnct the
people arc less hidden TO us on the
outside, talk MIRO freely to us, are on
thor big P's and Q's in presence of
their preachers. Arc you aware that
many of the professors of religion (and
many OF tho oldest and said to bo the
best onos and just lettering TO tho
grave) havea perfect lothing for each
others ordinances? Many excIaiming:
awe are all pure branches of that one
pure church; but tor Gods sake children
and friends keep away from their
meeting houses, and from the embers,
Tor fear you are poisoned by their
doctrines" Wonder If tho preachers
pamper these notions?
Fhe Reverend gentleman seems to
have great fear OF Rome. 1 believe
her very dangerous, and advise all to
cschew her and all her aristocratical
principles and unscriptural innova~
tions.
"With all our searching, we have
been unable to find in tho New Testa-
ment u single express declaration or
word in favor Of infant baptism. We
justify the rite, therefore, solely On the
g'oqnd of logical inference. and rot
any express word OF Christ or his
Apostles. Hundreds of learned Pedo>
baptist have come TO the snme conclu-
sion" (This is from DR.. A. IT. Bludsoe,
Methodist, formerly Professor of the
University Of Verginia.)
/ have been of the opinion that
there arc other things taught among
the church people as orthodox. that