Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-09-26
Wash so Glad 1 Wash Here.

Mr.. Moody, who does not believe
that immersion is absolutely essential
for baptism, was holding a protracted
meeting, and one night preached on the
subject of baptism. In the course OF
his remarks he said that some believe II
necessary to go down into the water,
and come up out Of it, to be baptized.
But this he claimed to be a doubtful
question, for the proposition "into," as
used into the Scriptures, could be rem
dered differently, as 1t does not mean
into at all times. "Moses," he said,
1--WE are told, went up into the noun
tain, and the Savior was taken up into
high mountain, etc. Now we do not
suppose either went into a mountain,
but went unto il. So with going down
into the water; it might mean simply
going down close by or near to the wa
ter, and being baptized in the ordinary
way, by sprinkling or pouring" Mr..
Moody carried this idea out fully, CIV
ing the impression that repentance and
conversion to God were more essential
than the particular form of baptism.
This left the new converts perfect liber-
ty TO join either the Episcopal, Metho-
dist, presbyterian or Baptist church.
After Mr.. Moody had closed his dis
course an invitation was given for any
one so disposed to rise and express his
thoughts. Quite a number of his breth-
rem arose and said they were glad they
had been present on this occasion, that
they were well pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard, and felt
their souls greatly blessed. Finally a
corpulent gentleman of Teutonic ex-
traction, stranger to all, arose and
broke the silence that was almost pain
full, as follows:
'Mister Breacher, l is so glad I wash
here tonight, for has had explained
to my mint some dings dat / nefer
could pellet before. Oh, I is so glad
dot into does not mean into all, but
shust close by or near to. for now can
pellet many dings vot could not pc
lieve before. We reat, Mr.. Breacher, dat
Taniel vosh cast into the ten of lions,
and came out alife. Now neffer could
pellet dat, for wilt peasts would shust
eat him right off; but now it is ferry
clear to my mint. He was shust close
py or near to, and It'd not get into
de ten at all. Oh, l ish so glad I wash
here tonight. Again we reat dat de
Heprew children wash cast into de
firish furnace, and dot always look like
a peeg story too, for they would
have peen purnt up: but it ish all blain
to my mint now, for dey vas shust cast
py or close to de firish furnace.
Oh, l wash so glad I wash here tonight.
And den, Mr.. Breacher, it ish said dot
Jonah wash cast into de sea, and taken
into de whales pelly. Now 1 neffer
could belief dot. 1t alwish seem to me
to be peeg fish story, but it ish all
blain to my mint now. He vas not in
to de whales belly cast at all, but he
shust shump onto his pack and rode
ashore. Oh, vas so glad vas here to-
night.
"And now, Mister Breacher, if you
will shust exblain two more passages
of Scriptures, 1 shall be oh, so happy
dot ] vas here tonight One of dem
ish we're it saish de wicked shall be cast
into lake dat burns NIT fire and prim-
stone alwish. Oh, Mr.. Breacher, shall
I be cast into dat lake if I am wicked,
or shust close py or near to-shust near
enough to be comfortable? Oh, l hope
you tell me I shall be cast only shust
py good veys of, and 1 will be so
glad 1 wash here tonight. De oder
passage is dat vich saish blessed are
they who do these commandments, dat
dey may have right to de dree of life,
and enter in droo de gates of de city,
and not shust close by or near to-shust
near enough to see vat I have lost-and
[ shall pc so glad vas here tonight"
From Eli Perkins "IKH and Hltnaor
?f the Age."