Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-10

= and flood TO death.
have been requested to give fine
In Of the Baptists back OF the year
ID A. d.
Existed Before 1881 A. ID.
E.bastlan Frank, who published his
Etory A. u, 1881. says: "The Plcards
Bohemla hold In all things with the
|yhaptist-bap,ize no children, and
net believe in the real presence"
Inns YOU see that the Swiss history
I'M BAPTIST preceded that date. 1881,
n q similar history marks their
I,emnrts In Bohemia.
Pound In the Made Ages.
sddis and Arnold, In their Catholic
ItIonary. say that: Various seets
|udiated infant baptism in the Mid
Ages. 500 to 1900 A. D.. and they
"a, rot only a genetic, but an his
heal connection between these and
Baptists. "-Armitage history, p.
kbaptism. the Real Reformation
Movement.
tr. Ludwig Keller, state archivlst at
knster, the latest. the most thorough
I: least prejudiced OF German in
3,Igalors Of this period, holds that
In origin lies far back of this
te. "a. ID. 152D. He traces a con-
between the Anabaptlsts and
4 MEDIEVAL (0O-ib00 A. D. endeaY-
4 a. reform, a connection not merely
conscious, but interchangeable and
tsonal
&nabaptism is, in Keller's view, the
u reformation movement, from
tieh both Luther and zwingll turned
4ie for political reasons.-Nedder, y.
4eig and Dermout Find Them De-
4 tween 100 aud 1900 A. ID.
5TAe Baptist. long before the time Of
reformation of the church l52O
be existing in the Netherlands. In
kF flight they came thither in the
Ter part OF the twelfth century,
elr manner of life was simple and
kmplary. Their religious teachings
u simple and pure. "-Ypeig and
rmouts History OF the Netherland
nrch, a, p. go
|sheim Finds BnptIsts Dfd In Re-
motc Depths OF antiquity.
lostelm says Of the Dutch Baptists
their true origin 'is hid in the re-
Re depths of antiquity, and is con-
vently extremely difficult to be as
tained. "--Armltage p. 421,
tervin (CnthoticD Finds Them In
111I, A. ID.
81 amongst the Cathari. however, we
n Baptist body At Cologne and
hn Whence they came we are not
Eprmed, but they appeared m iii6. a.
and Evervin gives full account OF
IN In writing to Bernard. OF whom
a seeks aid In their suppression. He
Us that they had recently been dis
*ered. and two Of them had openly
POSED the Catholic clergy and laity
Xiheir assembly. the archblshopa nd
Hes being present. The 'heretics
ed for a day of disputation. when
forced by certain Of their number
~ would maintain their doctrines
p Christ and the apostles. and UNI
they We're properly answered they
rld rather die than give up their
nciples.
Upon this they were seized and
mt to death. They endured the
&c not only with patience, but with
They claimed to be the true
prch, because they followed Christ
Patterned after the apostles. They
not hold the baptism OF infants
Frlng that passage of the gospel
that believeth and Is baptized
8They rejected the intercession OF
nts, and called all observances In
lCatholic) church which Christ hat
established superstitions. Some OF
Pm tell us that they had great num-
II OF their persuasion scattered al
~ everywhere. And us for thos'
We're burned. they, In the defense
y made for themselves. told us tina
heresy had been concealed from
time OF the martyrs. and that !
existed in Greece and other coun
.so-l.
Aerzog SAYS: This sect lived on II
regions along the Rhine, especial!
vologne and Bonn."-A. p PSI.
herland Reformed Church HIS
tory.
peigi late professor OF theology u
University OF Groningen. and Der
~ chaplain to the King OF Holland
together. prepared a history o
Estherland Reformed church 10
government. say;
ne have not seen that the Bap
who In former times were calle'
aoaptlsts. and at a later perio
nnonites. were originally Waldense'
!. In the history Of the church, eve
the most ancient times, hay
tiyed such a well deserved homage
MS account the Baptists may b
hdefed. as OF old. the only re
las community which has continue
NE times Of the apostles. as
lsuan society which has kept pur
eugh all ages the evangelical doc
-ss Of religion"
ne interrupted inward and oul
~ condition OF the Baptist commur
suords proof OF the truth cor
" by the Romish church OF IN
necessity OF reformation
sion. such as that which took plae
snt sixteenth century. and also
|1 -,Auon Of the erroneous notion
~ roman Catholics that their demon
eh Is the most ancient orig
Il 'Aeh Baptlsts, Breda. 1913.
Mosheim Again.
ri esheim. the great Lutheran M
an says.
H.iore the rise OF Luther and ca
~ mere lay concealed In alrnost a
ponntrles OF Europe persons VI
-.ssc tenaciouslV 10 the principl'
| ne Dutch Baptists" Again. =
"a ~. he says. Their origin Is M
the depths Of antiquity
@U "soa. the Presbyterian Hist'
IA rian.
-'olnson. the Presbyterian hist
.Accl Researches). relates IN
il Ais' six years before Luther a