Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-06-04
ACTION OF BAPTISM.


"baptizo," not "rantizo;" both these
words were in current use at that
time. If he had meant sprinkle he
no doubt would have employed
"rantizo," and not 'baptizo.''
Twill ask you, DR.. Gallaher, to
give US the meaning of "rantizo,"
and also "baptizo," and then 1 want
you to tell US how the Lexicons define
them. We want to know the truth,
that is all. Paul says, under the law,
there were ''divers baptisms." Now,
sir, l ask you as scholar and Chris
tian gentleman, will you render it
"divers sprinklings?" Come out
square and fair; tell us what word
the Apostle used; you know and can
translate the word. Will you do it?
We will see. Now, Dr., we know
that under the law water mingled with
blood, also ashes was sprinkled upon
the people but not baptized upon
them. After the sprinkling of the
compound upon them then they
bathed their bodies in water. In
Heb, 10th chap, 22d verse, we have
these words: "Let us draw near in
full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil con-
science and our bodies washed with
pure water" There is no doubt but
that bodies washed with pure water
here has reference to baptism, and
also has reference to the Jewish
ablutions. Now mark, when it is
said our hearts are sprinkled the
"sprinkling' of water is not alluded
to, for it is the blood of Christ that is
sprinkled; and after the sprinkling
the ''bodies were washed in pure
water" were baptized. The DR.. says
something about the Lexicons defn-
ing the word baptizo to mean "wash,
i cleanse, purify" Now, sir, will you
say the Lexicons give as the primary
meaning of the word "baptizo,"
wash, cleanse, purify? if so, name
the Lexicon. We admit, as result,
they give "wash. stain, dye, purify,
cleanse but never as the primary
meaning of the word, and I don't
think you can find Lexicon that
agrees with you. But as you say I
do not quote correctly, 1 have asked
you to give US few quotations from
the Lexicons and We will with pa
tience wait for them; also those rec
ords you promised, and tell, if you
can, how John sprinkled the people
in Jordon or Jordon upon them,
which ever you like best, and how
our Savior was baptized. Did Johr
sprinkle Jordon upon him or sprinkle
the Savior in Jo1don? I suppose
you can tell; we will wait and see.
| The only passages in the Bible, Ole
Testament or New, in which this sub
Iject is mentioned, that I now remem
ber, are Mum. Sth chap, 9TH verse
"Sprinkle water of purifying upor
them;" Numbers 10Th chapter, 18th
18th, 10th and 21st verses. The Law
of the red heifer without spot and thu
preparation of her ashes are detailed
in this chapter. These passages il
the law are the only passages tina
speak of sprinkling water. In th'
New Testament we find the tern
sprinkle only seven times. Heb. 8
10, 21, "Moses sprinkled both th'
book and oil the people with blood.
Heb. 10, %, "Hearts sprinkled from
an evil conscience and our bodie
washed with pure water" In Heb
9th chap. 18th verse, we have an al
lusion to the red heifer: 'SThe ashe
of an heifer sprinkling the unclean.
Heb, 11th chap. 28th verse, afford
another instance. "Moses kept tn
sprinkling of blood" Heb. 12t
chap. oath verse alludes to the bloc
! sprinkling, while Peter, in his Is
Epistle. 1, 2, alludes to the sprinklin
of the blood of Christ. Now, do "
! not see that the sprinkling of unmiz
ed water receives no countenanc
from the New Testament? We fin
no sprinklings of water alone or ur
mixed In the law, but always mil
gled with ashes or blood, but certain
lly divers bathings in water alon'
Please consult Leviticus, 18th chap
verses 5, 8, 10, IL, 13, 16, Is. q
I22, 27. Here are ten bathings
one chapter. The whole flesh is sal
to be bathed in order to cleansing
Also Lev. 16, 26, 28, there are tw
other bathings. In Lev. II, Is, II
and in Numbers 10, chap. z, 8, 1
we have three other bathings in ord'
to cleansing. In all we have sixtee
distinct bathings in order to clean
ling. These bathings are called /
Paul, the Apostle, "divers baptisms.
I will ask the readers of these a
ticles to consult the word of God an
know the truth, if possible. All Il
: Doctors talk about Disciple fin'
ling "a tub, vat, pool or hole in Il
ground built by divine ORDER" is