The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
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IITIT2 Pa June 1O-The Rev. NJ F. Bach
man is not II large man nor n strong one. nor
has h" eyer n pired to hold any record. hut un-
Uuostionahly after this weeks performance in
HerscvS Creek he holds the record for any sin
gle hours taptismal work. lie did thirty
cil;ht mmcrsions in forty minutes. 1t was in
this religious district, whore Farmer thlcr.
who could not attain tn" high plan" ~ sanctif-
cation for this memorable bapt SIN. killed his
wife and himselfa few weeks ago. Ihor wanted
to lie In this big baptism. hut whom he realized
he could not feel the exalted religious ruthu-
sasm ana specialization that TIM Brinscrto
sect exacts. he killed. his wife in the cow stable
and then hanged himself. His son Freeman,
however. was one OF thNsn baptized in Mr.
Hachmans record Of thirty eight pcnltents in
forty minutes
The m mister has the Salem charge For four
months he has been carving on a religious re-
viva In Urd"rtr make thu" religious harvest
all the NOR" mIr"sslv" lie decided to have all
his prnit"nts l@r H"d at one time II was tho
topic Of conversation for weeks. Last Sunday
morning WAS tn" time set
such 4 crowd Ol people had nCVer before been
seen at E!stonYll" Tho Jana was terrific when
! h,sr and his wifi" W W" hor"d. but at th%
wagons, H"reey's Creek for n half mile was
dreu, But OF on" OF the thousands put foot or
hand ~ thm watertu max" itinnura. The peo-
PIC iil KUN ana HnrhTHr tnUrrheS, IN dark
habits peculiar to H." plain r"op" Of that dis
" United I!"n Childrcn' We're out in force.
These are the 1SrlusrriteS
When all was ready Mr.. Bachmnn preached a
sermon from Mark xvi, IL; Hiatt hoipvrth
and is baptized, shall hc saved, but he that he
levcth not shall ho damned The discourse
maintaining that u0n-haptSm and non belief
meant eternal damnation and punishment,
The Holy Communion. also I'm the church, fol
lowed. In order to eXp"dit" matters at tho
creek, Mr, Bachmnn then put tn" usual uues-
tiuns Of tho church to each p"nitCnt Instead Of
questioning each Just after he had entered the
water. After all Ind answered hymn was
creek. They were nearly a appropriately ar
rav"d in dark hautiSmal clothing which
could be proximity taken or and their Straot
dress rut on. Two attendants stood on the
bank 1T the creek nc4rth" thirty-eiGht persons
to b" baptized, Mr., Rachman wahcd ont into
| al! was ready tho TWO attendants led he peni-
tent, ono hy ON" into the water, where they
were baptized hy the minister. They had tn
! walk only few steps. PRAYERS and singing
! continued. Not hitch occurred ard the pco-
I pic maintained the best Of order, Then FREQ
/ man Ihlor a handsome, rnSy-chcekcI young
| man, appeared. He was III" son Of the MUIR
! der"r who recently committed such n crime "a
! terrified all the farming community The
/ young man walked d"youtly while the people
! chantci and sang and prayed. His baptism
! WAS UuckIy finished
| when all had been immersed, the pcnitents
went to the nearest two farmhouses and ex-
walked twelve miles without change OF apparel
| and he kept his wet clothes on. Such n record
| OF baptisms was never before known In thu
| region.