Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-08-22

only begotten Son, tina. whosoevsr be-
liovsth In Him should not perish but
have everlasting liie." This called
out suggestion from the Elders that
proiessed believers In Christ could not
consistently reject the divine Masters
teachings regarding the necessity OF
being "born Of the water and Of the
Spirit" and other pflnciple'' The
vicar, however, did not believe In
/ obeying the command 10 be born OF
the water, though he thought ohil'
dren should be baptized, "a the lailef
aud his house had bsen all baptized.
The Elders pointed out that the
jailer "rel0lced, believing In Goodwill
ali his house," and as infants could
not comprehend aud believe, the Jailvr's
family must have been sufficiently
mature 10 perform that Intellectual feat.
Then the vicar said that anyway
immersion was wrong, ~ the jailet's
family were baptized In hls dwelling,
and IL was not probable that there was
sufficient accommodation for the cere-
mony by immsui0n. 1t was pointed
out that the record declared they were
baptized, aud then the taller "brought
them into his house" aud sci meat be.
fore them; and to suggestion that tue
baptism took place In tho cell OF the
jail, ~ Paul aud 5ilas were there, the
Elders replied by the evidence Of the
record that the aiior drought them
out" and then asked what he should
DO 10 be savsi, ani later received
baptism. Upon the showing made the
vicar had % admit that his views
were attviuanoe with the Scriptures;
anj this was made more pronounced
when the ssfipiutal proof OF tue
organization OF the Church by the
ordination Of Apostles, etc, was
brought forward.
Revarling to the ground OF refusing
petmis.ion 10 Brother Dston's reques,
regarding grave for HE child, the
vicar wa also pressed 10 the admission
that he had acted uniairly. lie said
h. had "nol slept good because Oi those
words"-rvierfing TO his statement that
the Motnons were not Chflstlaus--
ani offered an apology therefor. He,
however, urged tue Elders to "be con.
verified and join the church" Of which
no was a representative, aud TO "no,
belong 70 such sec." a, the Latter.
day Saints.
Here was . man, representative Of
his olrss, claiming to bea Christian aud
teacher OF Cadstlani,y-a mAu
trained and educated ia tho religious
profession, and paid for devoliny his
time and talents thseeto. Hu refuses -
grant permit for burlAloi n child on tile
ground that ils parents are non.Chrls.
tiAns. Thsn whom presented with
tho evidence that the doc,fiLe
those parents bollevs in IL
the same a, taught by Cnrl,, aud His
Apostles, he av0ws hinislf M unbe.
lever therein; ani urges believers In
that doctrine 10 abandon their iait h
and come over TO his position. II his
conscience smoto him 80 that he could
not sleep well because OF his hrH attl-
tude, was hO better able 10 quiet thai
conscience on the second occasion,
whcu he invited to apostasy tho Nor
mons who established taeir claim a,
Christians so firmly that he felt con.
strained to apologize tor his fret 70.
mark Upon his own statement that
Christian Is ga Dsliover In Christ, 1"
who declares that che that beliovsth
on me, the w,rk, that l DO shall he
do ALSO" Of the tw, parties lmmsdl.
ately concerned In the episode related,
which Ia the Christian?