The morning times., 1897-01-31
IMMERSED By A CAPTAIN!
Prominent Police officials at a
Novel Baptismal Ceremony.
THREE CONVERTS RECEIVED
Iieut HoIIinberger Preached an
Eloquent Sermon to New Members
of the Christadeiphian Church.
Capt. Austin's Daughter and
Naval Officers Wife Baptized.

An unusual baptismal ceremony, winch
was alike interesting and impressive, with
Police Captain Manville A. Austin as I'M
merser, and Inspector Louis IL. Holm
berger, chief of detectives. as preacher, was
solemnizcd Friday evening in the Chris
tadelphian Church, in Eighth street, be-
tween + and G streets northeast.
The baptism had been set for today, but
as one OF the converts tothe eChristadeipiiiaii
faith, had receiveda summons to leave town
Yesterday for the West, it was decided To
immerse the three candidates at once lhey
were Mrs Rosa T. Phillips, Miss Emma u
Austin, daughter of Capt. Austin, and Mrs
Caroline Butts, who left Washington few
hours after her aotism to join her husband
naval attache, a t Los Angeias, Cal
The COSY little church was weli-filled
with Christadelphians and visitors when
the three ladies who were TO become meih-
hers of the Christadelphtal Church appeared
on the platform ready for immersion. lheS
were clad in loose black gowns, ana after
being seated near the pool, the services
were commenced by singing, in which the
congregation joined with the cholr.
After the singing Inspector IIollinberger
delivered an impressive ADDRESS OH the
subject of Baptism which was listened
| 10 attentively by three candidates ana the
Congregatio Capt Austin thch mace ms
! appcarancc clad in Close -flttlng suit oi
| rubber to immcrsc the ladies'. The pooi Is
| at ont six feet iii length and is Tour ieet
| deep The captain descended into the pool
| by means of small stairs.
While the { congregation arose and sang
| the ChrStadelphan baptlSmal hymn capt
| Austin dipped the ladies under the water
| one by one. in manner similar to that
| employed in the Baptist Church. The can
! didates Were then received into the Chris
| taticlphian faith and pl ploEounccd members
| of the church by Inspector Ilollinbcrger.
| After rem owing the black baptlsnlai gov Ms
| the ladies appeared among the members
| of the congregation in their Strcetdress and
were warmly greeted nj an impromptu re
| c6pt on, during which they were the re
| cipirnts of many hearty handshakes. An
| other hyInn and he ceremony wasover.
| In his address to the converts, Inspector
| Hollnbereer said the attention of thinking
| minds is being attracted to the ChriSta-
delphan belief
| added, lis the Bible which they believe
| to Toe divinely inspired, that is. holy men
| of old spakc as they were moved by th'
| Holy Spirit The creation, trial. and
fall OF man is recorded in the second and
third chapters of Genesis, which shows that
| the sentence imposed for transgresson wa
| death, Dust thou art and unto dust
| shalt thou return this sentence consigned
the first man to annihilation, and as th'
| race was yet in his loins When the penalty
was imposed, his condemnation fell upoI
his poStcrity.
THE first promise of deliverer was
made ut the same time that the sentence
of death was imposed and that was, thai
the seed of the woman should bruise thu
serpept's head That seed they in com
mon with all denominations Of Christians
, believe 70 be Christ.
LAS Christ died, was buried. and ros,
again to redeem man from the dominion
of death, it becomes necessary for maj
to syInbolicaliy pass through the deatf
state by being buried in the waters o
baptism When the individual comes vi
out of the water his past offenses have
been obliterated, and he has a clem
record
Inspector Hollinberger Will preach a
the church, Eighth street, between ant
q streets northeast, at $3.50 o'clock, thi
afternoon.