Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-30
A Dutchman's View of a Sermon.

One who does not believe in INNER
sion for baptism was holding a pro-
tracted meeting, and one night preach
ing on the subject o. baptism. In the
course of his remarks, he said some
believed it necessary to 90 down into
the water and come of it, to be bsp.
tized. But this he claimed to he fall
lacy. for the proposition "into" of the
Scriptures should be rendered differ
emily, as it does not mean into at all
times. "Moses." he said. "was told
to go up into the mountain, and the
Saviour was taken into 8 high
mountain, etc. So with going
down into the water, it means
simply going down close by or
near the water, and being baptized In
the ordinary way, by sprinkling or
pouring"
He carried out his idea fully, and
in due season and style closed his dis
course. when an invitation was given
for any one so disposed to arise and
express his thoughts. Quite number
of the brethren arose and said they
were glad they had been present on
this occasion, and that they were well
pleased with the sound sermon they
had heard, and felt their souls greatly
blessed. Finally corpulent gentle,
man of Teutonlc extraction, stranger
to ALL arouse and broke a silence that
was almost painful. as follows:
"Mr. Breacher, l ish so glat ish
here tonight, for | has hat EXPLAINED
to my mint sometink dat I nefer could
pellet before. o, ! ish so glat that
into does OF mean into..a at all, put shust
by or near to, for now I can pellet
thinks what l could not pellet before.
We reat, Mr. Breacher, dat Taniel
was cast into a ten of lions, and came
out alfe Now | nefer could pellet
dat, for the wildt peasts would eat him
right off; put now it is ferry clear to
my mint. He vas shust close py, or
near to, und did not go into the ten at
all. 0, ish so glat l ish here to-
night
"Again we reat dat the Hebrew
children wash cast into te frish furn-
ace, and dat air alwish look like one
ferry peeg story too, for they would
have been purnt up-put it ish all
blain to my mint now, for they were
shust cast near py or clost to the frish
furnace. Oh, wash so glat ish here
tonight!
"And ten, Mr.. Breacher, it ish sed
dat Jonah was cast into the sea and
take into te whales pelly. Now l
nefer could pellet dat. 1t alwaysh
seemdt to me to be peeg story, but it
ish all blain to my mint now. He
wash not taken into the whales pelly,
put shust thumps onto his pack unit
rote ashore O, I wash so glat l ish
here tonight
"And now. Mr.. Breacher, if you
will shust exblain two more passages
of Scriptures, I shall pc SO happy da ]
wash here to night One of them is
we're it sayish de wicked shall be cast
into a lake that purns nit fire and
birthstone alwaysh, Oh, Mr.. Breach
er shall I be cast into that lake if / am
wicked, or shust close py or near to
shust near enough to be comfortable t?
o I hopes you will tell me l shall be
cast only shust py, good way off, unit
l will be so glat I wash here to night !
The odder passage is that which sayish
blessed are they who do these COM
mandments, that they may have right
to the tree of life, and enter in through
the gates into the city. 0, tell me |
shall get into the city, and not close
py, or near to-shust near enough to
see vat I haf lost, and shall be so
l wash here tonight!