Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-08-24
A Puzzled DUtClnaIl.
A GOOD STORY, THAT MAY CARRY
A MORAL TO SOME READERS.

A MORAL TO SOME READERS.
Old Paper
Some good stories have been
told in illustration of the absurdi'
ties to which the "liberal construc-
ton" OF Spiritual passages generally
leads, but we have not seen any
thing more sarcastic in this line
than the following observation by
a puzzled Dutchman at a sort OF
service held by a "progresslve"
sect out West. A Wisconsin pa
per is responsible for putting il in.
to print:
One who did not believe in i'm
mersion for baptism was holding
protracted meeting, and one night
preached on the subject of baptism.
In the course of his remarks, he
said: Some believe it necessary
to 20 into the water and come up
out OF 1t, to be baptized. But this
he claimed to be a fallacy, for the
proposition INTO Of the scriptures
should be rendered differently, as
it does not mean INTO at all times.
Moses, he said, we are told, went
up INTO a mountain, &c. Now, we
do not suppose that he went INTO
the mountain, but upon it. So
with going down into the water;
it means simply going down to or
near the water, and beng baptized
in the ordinary way, by sprinkling.
He carried out this idea fully,
and In due season and style closed
his discourse, when an invitation was
given to any one who felt disposed
to rise and express his thoughts.
Quite a number Of the brethren
rose and said they were glad that
they had been present on this oc'
casion, chat they were well pleased
with the sermon they had just heard,
and felt their souls greatly blessed.
Finally a corpuIent gentlemen, OF
Teutonic extraction, stranger to
all, rose and broke a silence that
was almost painful as follows:
"Mr. Breacher, 1 ish so glad
wash here tonight, for l had ex
blamed to my mind someding dat
never could believe before. Oh
ish so glad INTO does not mean INTO
at all, out shust close by or neal
to, for now can believe manish
things vot 1 could not understand
before. We reat Mr.. Breacher
dat Taniel vas cast INTO de ten oi
lions, ind came oud alife Now,
never could understand dot, for d.
wilt peasts would eat him W
right off; but now it lsh very clea
to my mint. He vas shust 'los'
by or near to, and did not get INTO
de den at all. On, l lsh so glad
vas here to.nigh. And we reat do
de Hebrew children vas cast INTO
de firish furnance, and dat alwasl
look't like peeg story, too, for
dinks dey would have been purn
up 4; but ish all blain to my min
now, for dey we're shust cast clos
by or near de furnace. Oh, yasl
30 glat | wash here tonight"
Sand dem Mr. Breacher, it isl
said dat Jonah wash cast into th'
walesh pelley. Now | never coult
understand dat; put ish blaln Il
nv mint now he vosh not takeI
into dc walesh pelley at all, 6u
shust shump on his pack and rod'
ashore. o, wash so glad | wasl
here tonight"
"And now, Mister Breacher, /
YOU will shust explain two NOR
pashsges of Scripture, l shall be
o, so happy l wash here tonight
One of dem is we're it saish de wick
ed shall be, cast into a lake da
burns nit fire and birthstone al
waysh, o, Mister Breacher, | shal
be cast into dat lake if | sm wick
ed, or shust close by, or near enougl
to be comfortable ? 1 hope you vii
say | shall be cast by, good wa,
off, and will pc so glad l vasI
T here tonight! De oder passag
is dot wish saish plessed are de
who obey these commandments
, dat dey may have a right to de tire
of life, and enter in through tn
gates into de city. oh, tell me
shall get into de city, and not clos
py or near enough to see vat | hav
= lost and / shall pc SO gIat vas
! here tonight"