Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-10
HOW AN ORTHODOX ROCK WAS SPLIT.
How the Dutchman's PerpIexities were Re.
moved by the "Slip.knot" Interpretation of
CompIasant Parson.


moved by the "Slip.knot'' Interpretation Of
CompIaisant Parson.
A Wisconsin paper relates the fol-
lowing: A preacher who does not be-
lieve in immersion for baptism, was
holding q protracted meeting and one
night preached on the subject of bap-
tism. In the course of his remarks he
said that some believed it necessary to
go down into the water and come up
out of it to be baptized. But this he
claimed to be 4 fallacy, for the prepo-
sition into" of the scriptures should
be rendered differently; it does not
mean "into" at all times. "Moses,"
he said, eve are told, went up into the
mountain, and the Savior was taken
into a high mountain. Now, we do
not suppose that he went into noun
tain but on to it. So of going down
into the water; it means simply going
down close by or near to the water and
being baptized in the ordinary way by
sprinkling or pouring" He carried
this idea out fully, and in due season
closed his discourse, when an invita-
ton was given for anyone so disposed
to arise and express his thoughts.
Quit a number OF his brethren arose
and said they were glad that they had
been present on this occasion; that
they were we'll pleased with the sound
sermon they had just heard and felt
their souls greatly blessed. Finally, q
corpulent gentleman of Teutonic ex-
traction, stranger to all, arose and
broke the silence that was almost pain.
full, as follows:
Mister Breacher. Ish so glad vas
here tonight, for has had explained
to my mindt dot l could never pellet
before. 0 / ish so gladt dot into"
does not mean into at all, but shust
close by or near to; for now can pc
lief many dings dot l could not pellet
before. We readt, Mr.. Breacher, dot
Taniel vos CAST into der lions ten und
game out alife. Now never could ex-
octly pellet dot, for der lions would
cad him shust righdt oop; but now it
ist shust as CLEAR as never vas to my
mindt dot he vas shust CLOSE by or near
to, und did not 60 into der ten at all.
o ish so gladt vas here tonight.
Again we readt dot der Hebrew schid-
rens vas CAST into der fresh furnace,
und dot always look like beeg sthory,
for dey would hav peen burndt oop;
but it is blain to my mindt now, for
dey was shnst CAST CLOSE by or near to
der fresh furnace. OF vas so gladt 1
vas here tonight. Und den, Mister
Breacher, it ish said dot Jonah wash
CAST into der sea und taken into der
whales pelly. Now l nefer could Pc
lief dot. 1t always seem to me to be a
beeg wish sthory; but it is all blain 10
my mindt now. He wash not into der
valesh pelly at all, but shust jumped
on his pack and rodet ashore. . vas
so gladt wash here tonight.
Und now Mr.. Breacher, if you will
shust exblain two more passages of der
sghripture l will pc, o so happy dot 1
vas here to night! One of dem ish
ware it saysh der wicked shall pc gast
into q lake dot burns nit fire und
primstone always. o Mister Breacher,
shall I pc cast into dot lake, if am
wicked, or shust near py or close to
shust near enough to be comfortable ?
Oh, hope you dell me dot l shall pc
gast only shust py good ways off, und
l shall pc so gladt wash here tonight.
Der odder bassage is dot vich saysh,
Blessed are dey who do His gom.
mandments, dot dey may haf righdt
to der dree of life, und enter in droo
der gates into der city," und not shust
py or near enough to see vat hav
lost-und 1 will pc gladt I wash here
tonight.