The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-25
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so. He says that the water OF baptism
q is the anti TYPE of the water Of &fiood,
but the salvation8is4 su bstantial he ans
swers of a good conscience. a. consctenc
purified througl$8the blood OF "a Y rIsellSS
SAVIOR testifying ! ts$ owe lin the act of5Sa
X bapt ism, - nave no prod uced seven
texts which seems 10 me to harmunizeB
with the literal construction OF the lan-8
guageE OF Peter on the day of 5Pcntic cost
iS1&might mention others but deem it8un-ys
necessary Il come. Il then.S5 to the concl,l-%
I sion that thesy Newt stamen ts does es.s
!Hthe remission OF MS Sha 81 beca us
4 find in other places promi sesG 81 s vat ION
h made to believers, and because we are
n said to be justified BY faith discard
conclusion nd tw'is I'll q nd co1Nort III bose
scriptures and at last come "a: no ~ liable
Il conclusion as to rSmeaning#5
rather take any Impartial and spnssiaIi:9t
alto view OF the whole mai ter tllefi ;@ttsa
I, shall see that SO far from con ictingsS$
these statements harmonizn# mos 3bet1lt III
fully. and go to make y "a a4 Il <
complete leprese ntation 20 ffthe Kingdom
4of God. Before The coming of Chris ands}
the setting up OF thes Gospel II 4 ingdo m.f9
#slns had been forgty and sye q the for-ss
gveness OF sins Is SPOKEN Of as peculiar
ITO r the gospel dispensati on. Under the
former d.spensation all who came into
). 1t had all The right and privileges 70 t'Y
Jewish, citizenship In the new dispen.s95s
sation ali who submitted toll I were ms
vested with allGthe rights and privileges Il
OF citizens of the Kingdom Of G 3D. OnaS#4
OF these privileges was a sta te 81 pa I'd on.ga
/ The followers 5of Christ are addressed ~
as enjoying In a much higher degree than
did the Old Testament saints pardon and
other spiritual blessings Now ba ptlsma8
introduces the believer nto the Kingdom Id
Of Christ. brings him into this IN eWf rela-sss
3 ton and consequently into the enjoy
dnu rer N fnSt n
the divine favor. IT Is to follow q n,me..sa
{ diately upon faith, While faith changes
tho real condition, bapt ism changes theM
relative condition, and Is indispens Bile u!
to tho enjoyment OF every blessing II pc .$
ouliar to this condition The quo anil
mo-, was tho thing rewarded In thegac-g8
ceptance OF a bel IS sacrifice and the res
tccton or Gains; and thus ills with hap-S{8
tIsm tbs according to the divine cor,-&g
sstitutIon the expression Of It'll. and dun-{5
less this faith EXISTS In the mind Of tho e.
Sbnptized. tits a5nullity,8 Baptism appea rs,%3
them. to be tho means or medium rorS3
E. the full enjoyment Of this blessing, the
forgiveness 'of SINS, Can any one enjoy
the forgiveness Of sins sllnbnpt q n W
what has been said y be true the OBJ
$vious answer Is thatSno unbaptized per-
son can enjoy this blessing as peculiar
to the gospel economy. 5s
VI Empress Eugene hns Just been celebrate
Ing the fftieth anniversary OF her we'd
ding and spentth the day Mt Paris, most OF K
the time gazing out from the window OF
her hotel upon the gardens OF the Tui-&SS
hlerIes--her home for seventeen years. Ono
\ can lima CINE all the memories that must vi
have REQUIRED to her as she sat there and H
gaged, memories both sad and gay memo
rIes in particular of a sovereignty that In 81
one sense Of the word was unique, For
she remains on record as the only queen N
or empress who has, ever been the $nrbi-35
/ ter and acknowledged leader Of feminine
/ fashions Although not = Of royal 3sE birth, rs
her sovereignty In this respect was eui,y "
disputed even by the womenkind OF the "
hltterest foes Of the Napoleonic CLINE! Ri
When she lost her throne she llkewIsa
forfeited her scepter OF feminine elegance
she ceased to be the ruler Of fashion from Il
tho moment she left France after Sednli,s$$
But as an exile and more particularly as
d lonely widow she obtained 6what she Il
had never enjoyed during her occupane,sF
Of the French throne namely the Mar,,, 81
friendship and regard OF her sister ql,eens
ard expresses OF Europe. who had, With
the single exception Of Queen Victo ria de- 4
sltned to look upon her as one OF them-E
selves and as a member OF their caste
until she lost her crown. i5E x s
1t must have proved q COMPENSATION,
especially to a woman of mature years;
and ohe Is sometimes tempted to ask
whether the existence of Eugenle to-day
Is not one Of greater cnntentmant than 4
when she aueened 1t at the Tullerles. ~
any rate ills an existence OF Infinitely
superior dlgElty, for It commands The res
spect ard the sympathy OF al Ivy ing-SsS
ton Times.&t ss s3I5 Il I'm s8slls4l gss8S
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f III MARRIAGE, fs 81 ss ,@}s 5s
10 ATT WHOM III NAY EoScTTN~1