The daily gazette., 1880-04-09
A Puzzled putchman.

One VINO does not believe in iIRmer-
sion for baptism was holding a pre-
tracted meeting, and one night preached
on the subject of baptism. In the
coulse OF his remarks he said, 'ssome
believe it necessary to go down into the
water and some up out of it but this
lie claimed to be a fallacy, for the pro-
position into of the Scriptures should be
rendered differently as it does not mean
into at all times. Moses, he said, we
are told went up into the mounta in,
and the Savior was taken into a high
mountain etc. Now we don't suppose
that either, of them went into the
mountain but upon it. So going down
INTO the water, IT means simply going
f'down close by or near the water, and
being baptised in the ordinary way of
sprinkling," He carried this idea ont
FULLY aud in due season and style closed
his discourse, when an invitation was
given TO anyone who felt so disposed as to
rise and express their Thoughts. Quite
number of the brethren arose and said
that they were glad that they had been
present on the 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
stral ger to all, arose and broke the
silence that was painful, as follows ::
sinister Breacher 1'sh gladt wash here
to night, for | has had escpblaned TO
my mindt sum dings dat l never bellei
pefoore. Oh I'sh so gladt dat into
does not mean into at all, schist close py
or near TO, for now can pelieve man
ish dings vat l could not pellet pefore.
We readt MIR. Beecher that Taniel wash
cast into te ten OF lions and came out
alife. Now never could peiief dot, for
the wild beasts must eat him right of :;
but now it is clear to my minpt. H.
vas shnst close by or near to, and did
not get into the ten at all. oh, I'sh so
gladJ vas here to night Again we
readt that the Hebrew children vas cast
into the firish furnace /; and that air
always lookt like pug story too, for
they were shust cast close by or near to
the Irish furnace. Oh vas so gladt l
vas here tonight And den Mr..
Breacher, is said dat Jonah vas cast into
de whales belly. Now l could never
pellet dat. 1t always seems to pc pug
feesh story, but it ish all plan to my
mindt now he vas not taken into the
whalesh's pel!y at all, shust shumpt OH his
pack and rode ashore. O! l vas SO
giadt l vas here tonight And now
Mr.. BIeacher, o you will shis explain
two pasheges Of Scripture shall be, oh,
so happy dat l vas here tonight one
of dem is we're it saish de wicked shall pc
cast into lake dat burns init fire and
primstone always. Oh NJ. Breacher,
shall pc cast into dat lake if | am
wicked ? or shust close py or near to,
near enough TO be comfortable ? Oh
l hope so, tell me, | will pc so glaut l
vas here tonight. The other pashage is
which saish, blessed are dose who do
d Sc commandments, that they may have
right to the tree of life and enter in
through de gates into the city. Oh tel
me shall get into the city aud not close
by or near to, shust near enotgh to see
vat have lose, and l shall be so glad |
vas here tonight !"
He sat down with the impression
made ON many minds present, that it
would not d. to take the Bible for only
what it clearly says.