Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-01-28
CORRESPONDENCE
:; BREEZY REPLY.

FRosTBURG, Mn, Jan. -. 1888.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
My explanation Of the baptism re
frrred to (of a certain young ladv) is
before the public. am quite willing
to rest the matter here. "A. B. c."
declares he understands it; lie be-
lieves in it he accepts it." | have no
knowledge of any other baptism as
commanded in the New Testament.
"A. b. c." does net claim there is.
and has he not confessed to ne on t,r0
orc0Si0ns there is no command in the
New Testament for infant baptism p
And as he studies HIS Bible, revised
version, with many aids as Stewart.
Wilson, &c., | am comforted with Srv-
eral assurances that one sinner has
been" converted from the error of his
way
In regard to my question of where
he had read of being baptized mto
Moses. he answers :the Bible,n and
Immediately seeks shelter the re
vised version" with the aids of Prof.
Stuart. Wilson, and others ION tins
Subject.' What subject? We asked
him simply to tell us where in the
Billie he read these words. Does it
require all these aids To find the place ?
has he no concordance with his other
helps? But has he with all these aids
found the Place? No, and for the best
of reasons II Is not to be found in the
Bible, Old or new. The Scripture. old
or new verSinn, miSquoted. is found in
| Cor. Y, II. Let the readers of the
JOURNAL examine it for themselves.
AT first. in the exercise of that
"chartv which helieveth all things"
concluded A. B. c." had made a mis-
take Bat as he persists IN his course.
let him appear before the public in his
true light. When individuals are Old
ennogh to be taught their A. b. C's.
they should be taught 70 speak the.
trmh. Does "A. B. c." presume the
reuGcrs of the JOURNAL will believe he
speaks the truth when he pretends. yea,
says he does not understand how the
lady referred to was baptized? ? VIII
they think him honest and truthful
when he preteAap not TO understand the
explanation given in my last He
talks of ''pretenderS and presumers. /"
For very shame let him hide his face !.
Who makes large pretenSiOns to eX-
tenSive Bible study with many aids,
&c. WhQ insults the intelligent
readers OF the JOURNAL by presuming
they do not discover his twaddIe and
his weak effort at scheming and de-
ception ? Will "A. b. C."prrsume to
charge the ever Blessed God with being
in league with the devil? @, what
blrsphemy,
In conclusion, "A. b. c." wants TO
know II | am the man who made the
declaration set folth in his last article
respecting sermon | preached at
Midlothian, ! answer frankiy--no,
sir; did not put it that way. Nor
am | the man who at the same place
and but short time previous to the
occasion referred to, miSrepresented
the teachings of the Baptist church,
and when called to answer for it said
Il meant the Campbelites." O, no,
Mr.. "A. B. CO. Nor lid | ever visit
a lady living on Bowery (uninvited)
and sought to persuade her that she
had not been baptized, and when ad-
monished Of the evil of my course de-
MED in plainest language | ever did
anything Of the kind. No, mo-
never went to the young lady at her
place Of business and told her she was
dong ng-cOmmitting q great sin
by having the communion and church
at her mother, and, then, when re-
bukrd by the lady's pastor for such
conduct, said i'll language most EN-
phatlc-''nOt word on that or any