West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-16
A Puzzled natehman .

One who does not beileve in in,orr.
sion for 61rtlSo. was holding a or,..
racted meetiuv. and one night n,,..cL- !
ed on tho IA jcct OF baptism. In th,
course of lis remarks he said, some n,,. J
iieve 10 necessary TO go down into the
water, and c@ine up out OF u to be bnr-
uzoi. But this hs claimed to he n
tal'acv for the proposition Unto" of
the Scriptures should be rendered
diherentlN as il does not ,saan "tpto'-
at all times. "Mo,es" he said. .,,,.
are told went up into the mountain.
a1d the Saviour WAS taken into a hjp IA
mountain, etc.--Now we do NOT SIM.
pose that either went into the mann.
tain, but upon IT, So with going dow m
into the water" IT. means simnly
going down close sv or near to the
water, and being baptized in tho or.
d dinarv way
lie carried this idea out fully. aud in
due style closed his discourse, Whom an
invitation was given for any ope 80
disposed 10 arise and express his
thoughts Q0ite a number of the
brethren Utose and said they were
glad they had been presen, ON this as..
casion' FtnalIv "A curpulont genus-
man of Te1tonic extraction, "A stranger
TO all orSse and broke sileace that
was almost pain full as fellows;
"Nister Breacher, ish so glad /
wash here to night, for has had rx4
planned To Hy mint some tings dat
l L.. 1.
glat that into does not mean into nt
all, but jast close Nv or near ta. Tor
now hi can pelieve manish tinps yot /
could not pelieve pcfore. We ront
that Ianiel vas cast into the ten OF
lions, and came out alive. Now. I
never could peliove that, for de wilt
peasts would shust ent him up right
OFT; but now it ish very clear to my
mint. lie was shust close oy or near
TO aud did not get into tho ten at all
! Q, ish so glat ! vas here Tonight.
Again, we reat dat dc Hebrew
childten vas east into de flrsh furnace.
and dat aiwish looked like "A peeg slory
too, tor they would have been purnt
mp; put 1t ish al plaia % .ay mint uow.
for they were shust caste near py OF
close To tine firish furuncv, O, vas se
glat vas to here to-nighti
And den IL ish said dat Jonak vas
cast into the sea and taken into the
winlesh pelly.-Now never coald
pelicys dat. IL alwish seemed like "A
peeg feesh story, but IT. ish pluint to
my miHt now lie wash not taken into
the whale'sh pslly at all, but shust
shuniped onto his pack and rode nshnrc.
O, wash SO gliIit wash here to.nis ht.
And now, Mister PREACHER, il YOU
will shust explain two more bashn ,es
of scriptures / shalI be, o, Sc haup.
dat vas here tonight. One OF them
ith vers IL saish die vicaed sllal a.
cast into II lake thnt purns with fro
aud primstone,' o, shall I be cast into
dat lake II am wicked, or shust close
! by or near 10, shust near enough to be
Comfortable? o hopes you tell me
shall " cast shnst pr poot wa" m
and will be SO gIat was here tonight
/ The other basago is that ono vIch
saish. "PIessed are they who do these
commandments, that they niuy have
! right TO the tree OF life, aud enter in
throSgh the gate into the CITY" @.
toll me ] shall gets into the city, and
not close py or near TO, shust near
enough TO see vat have lost, And
shall be 80 glat vas here tonight -