The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-10-23

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Is Triune Inner sion the Scrlptural
Mode of Baptism9
The above proposition was discuss
ed in the Oakdale School. on Sunday
evening. Oct. II. 1886.
The discussion opened at O'Clock
and closed at 9.
Affirmative. James M, Foley.
Christ's commission, Matt. 1919
was read. Examining its grammat-
ical construction and supplying the
ellipses, it reads as follows: go We,
therefore, and teach all nations, hap.
tizing them in the name Of the Faith.
err, and in the name of the Son, and
in the name of the Holy Ghost"
The repetition of the word name.
required by the construction of the
sentence in connection with the par
ticipie baptizing, indicates three ac-
tions. 1t was shown that the word
bGptize is equivalent to the Greek
word 6dptizo. which means to i'm
n,erse. to plunge, TO su6merge. to dip
repeatedly, and 6dptizo is translated
into Latin by merSlo, that is, when
we dip something into the water and
it closes over it. The German word
for 6aptizo is ta1fen, which means to
dip or submerge.
John baptized multitudes in the
Jordan, and Jesus, when he was bap-
tized, went up straightway out of the
water,
Acts 8 3S 80, Philip and the eu-
mich both vent down into the water.
and Philip baptized him, and they
both came up out of the water. This
is immersion, not sprinkIing,
Negative, Michael McRobie.
Mr.. McRohie THINKS immersion is
not the proper mode of baptism. He
thinks the apostle might have had a
tin cup along and that he baptized by
pouring a little water on his head.
The speaker on the affirmative show.
ed him his mistake by referring to
the Billie in which it states they both
went down into the water and both
came up out of the water The jail
Or's baptism was referred to. Mr..
McRobie insisted that the jailor was
baptized in a house. When the pas
sage was read to him, he stated that
he had his own opinion upon that
text and would not be convinced that
he was wrong.
Affirmative, James M. Foley.
Acts 2: Al as an objection to triune
immersion. was explained. To per.
form the baptismai ceremony by
sprinkling or pouring on 5000 con.
verts, allowing ten minutes for each
ceremony, would o ccupy the twelve
apostles 40 hours and 40 minutes.
The text, however, does not say that
the 5000 were all baptised in one day.
1t was shown from various authori-
ties, ancient and modern, that triune
immersion was generally practiced
from the apostolic age down to the
10th century and has, been and Is
now the mode among the members
of the Greek church, not to mention
the bunker and other denomina-
tons.
Ancient authorities for triune i'm
mersion are, Theodoret, Augustine,
Chrysostom, Ambrose. Basil and
Cyril.
Among modern authorities, may be
mentioned John Wesley. From
Moore's Life Of Wesley, the follow.
ing passage was read:
When Mr.. Wesley baptized adults
protesting faith in Christ, he chose to
do it Ivy trune immersion, ii the per-
son would submit to il, Judging this to
be the apostolic method of baptising.
Mr.. Henry Hardesty, who presid.
ed at the meeting, asked some ques-
tions which were promptly answered
by the speaker on the affirmative. At
the close of the regular discussion,
further remarks were made by Henry
Hardesty, Michael McRobie, James
M. Foley and James Harvey.
The subject will be again discussed.
This report is too concise to be a full
statement of the discussion.
REPORTER.