The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-15
"Preach tho WOrd.o
2,i Timotby Az

s'Preach tho Word.''
I'd Timothy 4:2
Paul charged Timothy over eighteen hun
dred years ago TO "Preach the Word" and II
ns1 H ssys Be o1 gyss s his me Xhy
when they (the people, VII not endure n soun:
their ears from the truth. aud shall be turn
ed unto faSles s "a Im a.; :s ,rS Coni dan nn
now than Paul did eighteen hundred year
ago? think not. We have only to open ou
eyes to the truth, and we will see 1t abound
Ing right here in our midst; and that righ
certain prolracted meeting held here some
time back they baptized (or rather rain. tized
n sweet little tabe. still further. the officia
ting minister preached an able (9) so said, dis
course on infant baptism and sprinkIing-
against immersion-and went so far as to say
"Christ was not immersed!' ignoring tht
plain teaching Of the word of God. and tn
scholarship Of his own church. as am able
to prove. I will use no argument OF mine
but will ask those who practice affustor
(sprinkling) to testify against this doctrine
for "out Of thy own mouth will 1 condemn
thee"
will first produce testlmony against infant
baptism. Mind you, these are prominent
Pedo-Baptlsts whose wisdom cannot be de
MED.
DR.. Ware says: Among all the persons
that are recorded as baptized by the Apostles
there Is no express mention OF any Infants y
Bishop Durnet says: There is no express
precepts or rule given In the New Testamen,
for the baptism of infants"
Martin Luther says: ut cannot be proved
that infant baptism was instituted by Christ
or by the first Christians after the Apostles,
to treat Of infants, It was not the custom for
Infants to be baptized"
Limbach says: "The necessity OF infant
baptism was never asserted by any Council
hof thuf n
own that there is no precept, nor undoubted
instance in Scripture Of Infant baptism"
DR.. Knapp says; There Is no decisive
Moses Stuart says: Command or plain and
certain examples relative to 1t In the New
Testament do not tlnd."
DR.. Leonard Woods, says: "The New Testa.
ment Is silent respecting the subject OF infant
John Calvin, founder OF Presbyterlanism
SAYS: "1t Is no where expressed by the Evan
gelists that any one infant was baptized"
DIR. Hanna says: "Scripture knows nothing
OF the baptism Of Infants"
More could be added, but these are suffi-
cient Furthermore, IL Is no use 10 Kay any
thing. further on This subject, US these "eml-
nen" men has denied any such thing In Gods
word as infant baptism. We see II Is all man.
made doctrine. and Jesus says: "In vain
they do worship me, teaching for doctrines
the Commandments OF men," Matt. xy:9.
We will norlce in the second place the use
Of sprinkling instead OF imm mersion. In this
case as In the first, will let the PedO- BIZ p
lists answer for themselves, and condemn
this practice by their own mouths. We will
now hear what they say.
Lunge says. Baptism IN the apostolic age
was q proper baptism-the Immersion OF the
body In wnter." THE plunglng under
the resurrection to new life. ."-Bapt. page l.
Bloomfield on Rom. vi: 4, says, 'There is q
plain alluson to the ancient custom OF bap
tism by Immersion"
words, Buried with him by baptism, allud-
Ing to the ancient manner Of bapttzing by
Dr. Adam Clark. on Rom. vi: 4, says. >.
the whole body being put under water"
mot little on top Of your head)
Neander says. Baptism was originally by
is TO dip, and baptizing is dipping" ~
would have those who are to be baptized to
be altogether dipped into the water . . as
without doubt II was insti by Christ"
date in the primitive church was Immersed"
(mind you, not sprinkledD "in water and
raised out Of 1t again."
Rev. w. A. Mckay, B. A., a Presby terlan
OIL pages % and %: I'VE do not hold that the
,rord 6apttzo signifies 10 pour or sprinkle"
ITO ask US therefore 10 prove that TO baptize
means 70 sprinkle Is asking US TO prove what
is what Baptists are constantly doing, and
then ignorantly exnlting as if they had OBJ
tained u triu mph because we decline TO prove
what we have always dented."
DO not know of any good lexicon which gives
sprinkle as rendering OF Baptizo."
In Vanderbilt University. says: There is no
sprinkle or pour as meanings of Baptizo."
Albert Barnes, scholarly Presbyterian, on
lisa. So: Is, (the great fort or refuge) of those
who practice affusion, says: at furnishes no
argument, for the practice Of sprjnkling In
baptism"
Please turn to PIttman's and Lightfoot's
works. vol. Kill, pages 3O0-1. You will there
find that the Westminster Assembly OF 1854
as baptism instead OF sprinkling. 1 would
like TO quote the entire piece, but space for
bids. Many others could Call up who would
testify to the same, such as Anthon, Olshau-
Ron, knaf, Schaff, Doddridge, Gratius, Tho
luck, Counybare and Howson.
We have heard what man says, now let rs
hear what The Holy Spirit says. We will ark
the questions and let the Holy Spirit answer.
VIII you do this? "But" says some pious
Pedo Baptist, "you will put your interpreta.
tion on II, and Of course sCe will not acceptit."
Wrong again. 1 WiH not put my "turpitu-
tiOn," or use any argumentfor o. againstit-
This is the question: What does INNER
sion require?
1st. Water-Acts will: 3, KAT.
ID. Much water-St. John Ill 3, Heb. x:N
Sd. Going into the water-Acls will 3S.
4th. Coming up out OF the water-Acts Will
80.
5th. Form OF birth-St. John III 5.
9Th. Form OF burial-Rom. vi 4.
7th. Form OF resurrection-Colos. II IL.
Sth. Form of planting-Rom. vi: 5.
1t is also
eth. A form Of doctrine-Rom. vi IT,
How many bapiisms? "There Is one hap
tIsm."-Eph. iv:4 Is this water or "Holy
Spirit" baptism Eight souls was saved by
water. The like figure whereunto even bap.
tism doth also now save us."-l Peter Ill 20
and FL.
We have now seen what immersion requires,
We will also see what sprinkIing requires.
1st Water-Acts will: 8, Al.
I'd. A very little water, and no scripture
for that.
Don't you see, my poor mistak en- friends. the
scholarship OF your own church are against
you; your best ministers are against you,
and the word Of God, the hope Of us all. are
against you.
Now, in conclusion, wish to say, 1 have
been honest with you. have given no argu-
ment or comment OF my own, but have given
you the word OF God, and the plain teaching
Of your great men.
would like to give you few words In re-
gard to the subject and design OF baptism,
but as the action Is all that's In debate, this
will suffice. D. j. Raborn.
Greenwood, s. c., November l, 1893.