News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-09-01
A Puzzled Dutchman.

A Wisconsin paper contains the
following good story
One who does not believe in
immersion 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 it necessary to go
down into the water, and come up
out of it to be baptized. But this
he claimed to be fallacy, for the prep
ositiOn Into" of the Scriptures
should be rendered differently, as it
does not mean at all times. Moses"
he said, "we are told, went up into
the mountain, and the Saviour was
taken into a high mountain, etc.
Now, we do not suppose either went
into a mountain, but unto it. So
with going down into the water; it
means simply, going down close by
or near to the water, and being bap-
tized in the ordinary way, by sprink-
ling or pouring" He carried this
idea out fully, and in due season
closed his discourse when an invita-
ton was given for any one so dis
posed to express his thoughts. Quite
a number of his brethren arose and
said they were glad they had been
present on this occasion, that they
were well pleased with the sound SER
mon they had just heard, and felt
their souls greatly blessed. Finally,
corpulent gentleman of Teutonic
extraction, a stranger to all, arose
and broke the silence that was al
most painful aR follows -
'Mr. Breacher, | is so glad / wash
here tonight, for has had explained
to my mint some dings dat / never
could pellet pefore. Oh, ish so glad
dat into does not mean into at all,
but shust close py or near to, fornow
| can pelieve many dings vot l could
not pellet pefore. We read, Mr..
Breacher, dat Taniel vos cast into de
ten of lions, and came out alife. Now
| neffer could pellet dat, for de wilt
peasts would shust eat him right off;
but now it is ferry clear to my mint.
He wash shust close Ply or near to,
and It'd not get into de ten at all.
Again we reat dab de Heprew chill
dren wash cast into de firish furnace,
and dat alwish look like a beeg story
too, for dey would have been purnt
up, it ish all blain to my mint now,
for dey wash shust east py or close to
de firish furnace. Oh, | wash so glat
| vas here tonight. And den, Mister
Breacher, it ish said dat Jonah wash
cast into de sea, and taken into de
wnalesh pelly. Now l never could
pelieve dat 1t alwish seemed to me
a peeg story, but it ish all blain to
mint now. He vas not into de
whalesh pelly at all, but shust shumpt
onto his pack and rode ashore. Oh,
| wash so glat | wash here tonight.
"And now, Mister Breacher, if you
will eXblain two more passages of
SCRIPTURE, l shall be, oh, so happy dat
l wash here to night, One of dem isb
we're it saiah de wicked shall be cast
into lake dat burns NIT fire and
primstone alwish. Oil Mr.. Breacher
shall | pc cast into dat lake if | am
wicked, or shust close py or near to
shust near enough to Uncomfortable.
OH | hope you will tell me | shall be
cast only shust py a good vayt of,
and l viii pc so glat | vas here to-
night. De other is dat vich saisd
blessed are they who do these COM
dat dey may have
right to de dree of life, and enter in
troo de gates of de city, and not
close py or near to-shust near
enough to see vat | have lost-and l
shall pc so glat | wash here tonight.