The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-07-01
The Puzzled Dutehman-A Baptist Story

One who does not believe In INNER
sion for baptism was holding protrac-
ted meeting, and one night preached
on the subject Of baptism In the
course of his remarks he said that
some believe it necessary to 90 down in
the water, and come up out of it to be
baptised. But this he claimed to be
a tallacy, for the proposition ''into" of
the Scriptures should be rendered diff
ferently, as it does not mean into at all
times. "Moses," he said, eve are told,
went up into the mountain: and the
Savior was taken up into high noun
tain, etc. Now we do not suppose
either went into a mountain. but went
unto it. So with going into the water;
it means simply going down close by
or near to the water, and being bap-
tized in the ordinary way, by sprink-
ling or pouring" He carried this idea
out fully, and in due season closed his
discourse, when an invita- ton was Civ
Ell to any one so disposed to rise and
express his thoughts. Quite a num-
her of his brethren arose and said they
were glad they had been present on
| this occasion, that they were well
pleased with the sound sermon they
had Just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally, a cOrpulent
gentleman of Teutonic extraction, a
stranger to all, arose and broke the
silence that was almost painful, as fol-
lows:
''NIister Breaeher, l ish so glad I
wash here tonight. for | has had ex-
planned to my mint some dings dat /
! never could belief before. Oh, is SO
glad dat into does not mean into at all,
but shust close by or near to, for now
| can belief many dings vOU l could
not belief before. We reat, Mr..
Breacher, dat Taniel vos cast into de
ten of lions, and came out alife. Now
neffer could pellet dat, for wilt peasts
woulp shust eat him right off but now
it is very clear to my mint. He wash
shust close py or near to, and It'd not
get into de ten at all. Oh, ish SO
glad | wash here tonight Again we
reat dat de Hebrew children vas cast
into de firish furnace, and dat always
looks like a beeg tory too, for thay
would have been bunrt up; but it ish al
blain to my mint now, for dey was
shust cast py or close to de firish fur.
mace. Oh, l vas so glad [ wash here
tonight. And den, Mr.. Breacher, il
ish said dat Jonah vast cast into dc
sea, and taken into de whales Pelly,
Now neffer could belief dat 1t al
wish seemed to me to be peeg fish
story, but it ish all blain to my mini
now. He wash not into de whale,
pellv at all, but shump onto his pack
; and rode ashore. Oh, wash SO glad
wash here tonight.
"And now, Mister Breachcr, if yor
will shust exblain two more passages
of Scriptures, shall be oh SO happy
dat | wash here tonight One of den
ish we're it saish de wicked shall be casr
into Il lake dat burns NIT fire anC
birthstone alwish. Oh, Mister Breach
er, shall / be cast into dat lake if I an
wicked, or shust close py or near tn
shust near enough 10 be comfortable
Oh, hope you tell me / shall be cas-
only shust Py Il good veys off, and
viii pc so glad / wash here tonight
De oder bassage is dat which saisF
blessed are dey who do these com
mandments, dat dey have right to do
dree of life, and enter in droo de gate,
of de city, and not shnst close py Oh
near to--shust near enough to see val
/ have lost-and [ shall pc so glad
vas here tonight"