Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-02-15
Communication.

hR EoIroR:-I was more than sui
prIsed. when n ueICiIbor told me thsl
| woGld be taken b task for an arti
'ie that lie bad Just read in the col
umn- # your valuable paper. The
TtIcl" in question, l copied from
"The Gospel Messenger" uf Dee 9th
1857, and was 30 completely in sc
! cor 'sure with nv vi.v. ON Infant
Baptism, that ! couii not reslst ths
/ TEMPTATION TO try and give heartic's
wider circulation, but l was told hy
ssvers! '''ro,Eers" to not waste tim,
IA copying and money 10 m,il the -r
Ic,e. for Won would not dare to pub
( .r-h IT But now al concerned m.y
sec. read and Judge for themselves
50 here Is the remaining portion oi
I tho "mmuuIcatipu that Won publish
ed Jan IS. ISSS:
But al could pu' on Christ mon a
profession Of Their own faith. We
protest and object against proving
infant baptism with supposItIou and
/ inf renCes. We are Informed that
secret things belong o the Lord ard
! that he revealed things 10 rs. but II
/ there we're any infants baptized in
the household OF lydia. the Lord did
not reveal II 10 as. Al the subjects
| for baptism revealed TO us So Tar
b we're believers. consequently infant
/ baptism IN the sixth case Is found
wanting. Tire seventh ease on record
Is that OF the Ph.lIpIan found III Acts
s In this ccse we are informed that
the taller hearl the word Of the Lord.
and all that were in the house We're
there any infants IN the house, We
answer. no; for when he hsd brought
item INTO his house. ue set IIrst be-
I fore them and reIcIrod, believing IL
God with all his house, could iuf,1ts
I rel ice on account Of the blessings
received from an Observance Of the
sacred rite 81 baptIsmf In the uum
: ber Of cases now iuvrs.iCsteI. NOT a
. single iu;Imsti "a or sl.usI0n - fHUul
IN favor of infant baptism The eighth
case We have u that Of the Curin-
thiaus. Acts Is. There W are IN
formed when Paul preached IN Cor
iintn. ..Csspuz. tae rhIr' rular 81 the
synagogue h.lir-,i in t-u Lori viiL
/ oil his house aud many q j4g Gran
I thiau. hesruCl he!Ir,ri e-I v-r,
baptiScd. The hcri. -u.y .,..-.v,.i
and were baptized THIS rauua- Gp
. ply t. infants. therefor Iufaut hap
/ tlsm i4 found wanting among tht
Corinthians Next comes tu>t ~
. the EuGeaj.us. the ninth case. Acts
70 Upon inquiry vheth they had
rrcslv. the Hoy Ghost, the reply
MS that thsv l1d not heard - much
whether there - any Holy Ghost
. These were instructed more accurate
" anil we're baptized IL iEe uarae Of
jesus Christ. NJ oas would pretend
tr say that tl- twelve subject. IN this
case of baptism ~or> twelve infants
So far ve .sye not found > .lnEl-
case pf IufSut h~ ~9tIsm from the us
girrIr z o. Matthew To th- close 81
the Acts 81 the Apostles We shall
now turn OIr attention u the E.G-
ties In R Rn 6, PAM ahirrus that -
m1u- OF Us as have been baptrz-I IN
20 Jysus Christ have been baptized
u.1 - death. therefore We ere bus
Ini with aim 10y bsptIsm into dssrn.
hat like as Christ was rAiEei from
tue dead bv the glory = the Fa'ucr.
even - we snail walk IN u-~Ue-s of
life Who would affirm that shis pHs
ting II the old man Of sin ami put
ing on the new man of rIghte 1us-
ness could apply to infants tuat nov
sr crossed the Inc of AccOuuJahIl t. Z;
and consequently did not commit
actual SIu' TLIS baptism 1. for -Ucu
as know sht from wrong and can
not apply TO infants In Pauls tir<i
letter % the Corinthians We have
frequent -llusipus 20 Nsp;Isn. In
/ Cor l:I3, the questIy n - s-ked
whstIcr they were naFtIzeI INTO th-
name Of Paul | .ss- the candid read
,r. could an unconscious babe answer
such "a question: The Iiet Il Inyul
uuJsry cuurch membership II ulr-.
souabie and contrary 10 the apostolic
order. I CIR lilo. Paul informs u=
TINT lie haptIZed also the household
of S,epIanus. Un!ess w. can ind p
case oi infant niptIsn IN the house
n.ld Of Stephauus. tEere were no IN
iants baptized IN the CHrrInthiau
church. In / Cor l6-I5 Paul informs
no of the huuse of = ept aaus UuEt II
- q g fir~t iIuIts Of AchI- snd that
.L,v nave addicted themselves 20 the
ministry oi tb-- -sInt- CCu.d infants
addict themselves 20 the ministry uf
the s.IrIs' Inf.nt baptism - ssS'u