The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-01-02
HIS LAST FALL.
Mr.. Thornquest's Last Touches Up
the Editor.

Mr.. Thornquest's Last Touches Up
the Editor.
To THE EDITOR: Kindly permit me
few words in closing my part of this
,, discussion in your columns. With
Subscriber / agree that mud sling
ing" is very hurtful to the cause of
Jesus Christ, betraying bitterness of
spirit not at all Christ-like. But
"Subscriber" will look in vain for
any mud in my articles. l have not
accused my opponent of doing 50,
either, said, cit would be better not
to practise anything that seemed like
throwing dust" and you, Mr.. Editor,
in the heading Of that article repre-
sented me as making the accusation.
Of course I am not responsible for
your actions.
l have carefully guarded against
"hot" or rash expressions, and if
"Subscriber" will please examine the
scripture texts I cited he will find
that they "apply to US Gentiles.' And
he will do we'll, also, to re-examine
carefully Acts 1O:44, AZ and 4S. Such
investigation will reveal that they
were the first Gentiles admitted into
the kingdom; that this was a special
case in which the witness of the
Spirit was necessary for the convinc-
ing of the Jews, Acts $3.50, and the
same for Jew or GENTLE, If "Sub-
scriber'' has reference to my first
article when he quotes such language
as 'too ignorant to know it, I will
kindly inform him that he has mis-
quoted. In substance I said that many
Christians in the UNCONVENTIONAL
churches have not had their attention
called to the evils of division and SO
are ignorant on that point, but when
Gods word is pointed out to them
they forsake their wrong, and this
statement I re-affirm.
Now for Mr.. Beer. In my last
article | asked you to confine yourself
to nay arguments exactly as [ gave.
I took up those presented by you in
previous paper and showed wherein
they were fallacious, most prominent
among which was your definition OF
baptism. pointed ont what babtism is and
one of it's purposes, adducing scripture
proofs in abundance. You take no notice
whatever OF my argument or proofs, but
come forward again with your old definition
of baptism, and again you fail to adduce one
verse of scripture in proof. Why don't you
bring on some or at least address yourself
to those bring on? Instead, you rush off
onto other questions and try to justify in
FAINT sprinkling. Please give scripturai
proof, giving chapter and verse, OF your
definition of baptism and it's purpose. I de-
mand this. Also show what Rom. 6:3-4:
Col. 2:12; Gal. 1927; Acts 1O:47; Acts 1886
mean if not what I said in my last l insist
on this.
Do you forget Bro. Beer, that Jesus says
one must believe before baptism: Mark 16:
1916. Further, do you forget that none in
this new covenant relation with God will
need to be taught to know him for all are
old enough to know him before they enter it:
This excludes infants. Read Heb. s:6-13.
Christ did not tell his disciples not to receive
| infants into the church because they knew
without being told that infants could not un-
derstand their teaching and consequently
could nof believe it and obey it and so they
did preach to them.
You say there is no.. command against it,
and for the reason 1 have given above.
Neither is there any command against
baptizing murderers or whoremongers and
yet you couldn't do it nnless they were peni-
tent, would you? But it is wrong to baptize
infants because it perverts the ordinance.
Baptism is one of the conditions of remis-
sion of sins, Acts 1885, and children have no
sins to be RENTED. Bapatism is also the
process by which one is brought into Christ
and children are already acceptable with
Him, Mark 10; L. Baptism is to be admins
tered only to penitent believers, Acts 2:38,
and infants are not such.
You say, the apostles themselves baptized
infants, but as usual you omit scripture
proofs But the reason is simple; you can't
find them Remember, we ought to have no
personal motives; all we ought to desire is
the truth wherever it leads.
In conclusion, remain the publics, in the
interest of humanity.
ERNEST THoRNQUEsT.
Redwood Falls, Dec. 26.
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