Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03

fhall hey do which are baptized for
their dtad?" Instances where the ar
tIlle is so used nro almost iunumer-
able. For instance, IN the first chapter
OF the Episue 20 the Epheslans drst
verse. we read. "Chndron, obey your
parents" Your ls the definite article
Cols) In the original a few lines be-
low. Servants obey your masters
Your" again stands Tor the definite
article such Instances are numerous
Ana the learned objection that ton
nekion IN { cor i' 20. necessarily
must mean "all me dead" and preclude
the daa of subg,luuve baptism for
particular deuauod persons has no
force whatever lf we read What
shall they do, who are baptized for
their dead| me sense ls complete and
true to the original
But we are further told, in direct CON.
tmdcti5n Of what previously alleged.
that the true meaning Of 'the dead
ln that much discussed passage IS
neither an .ho dead nor some OF them,
butt the resurrection OF the dead
An entirely new word is here brought
in. But that IS not Interpretation 6u1
Interpolation Chryostom' the golden
tongu,d orator VI his age ls referred
to as authority for This violation OF all
rules OF translation The apostolic
Christians It Is argued were baptized
into the faith Of the resurrection OF the
dead ana thereby they were sponsors
in behalf OF the dead, that the dead
shoul rise. Baptism was Itself on
affirmation lu behalf Of the dead, who
were assaulted and condemned TO final
death by the deuiew OF their resur-
rectlou
This is an old. ana somewhat I'M
gcnious. attempt at escape from @ great
and glorious truth, but II Is frustrated
by the little word they IN the text
II the APOSTLE had referred 10 the gen
eraI ordinance Of baptism. as that ar
eunent takes Tor granted. he would
have asked what are YOU doing,
who are bauuicd for I'M. dead?" Not,
"What shall THEY dor or, he might
have asked "What are WE dolng?"
The fact that he puts this question ia
the third person instead OF IN the first
or second indicates that the ordinance
10 which ne referred, was separate
from the initiative ordinance Of the
church I'm which all were partaBers.
suppose for instance. that some here
I'm this cite should deny the doctrine
Of resurrection. and that an Apostle Of
the Lord should be moved upon to
write n letter ON that subject, to the
Saints here. Suppose. further. that he
sbould areue from the substitutye
bantlsm for the dead. IN the way Paul
ala Then he would naturally ask the
readers. rWhst are they doing who are
bor,,zed for their dead?" referring 10
tbosa of them who were performing
that ordinance IN certain sacred places,
lie ,ould NOT ask. what are you do
lne9o II only very few OF those whom
ne addressed attended to the rite That
would be the natural use OF the third
porson
Erom Torulllan. Ambrose. and 9TH
ers yo know that ylcarlous baptism was
nractised IN the early age Of the church.
tiying persons were baptized 70. the
bep,at Of those who had died unbap-
uzed If has been argued that no
proof exists that This ordinance was
/ tnovn In the APOSTOLIC age. although
| a, is lsnowu In have been practlsed very
oaIy Rnt If tho massage under con-
,iderotlor IA nor "A proof positive Of the
AnostoBo sanction Of baptism for the
deoA what IA Il? 10 explain away
! ht, yorso ana thon to say that there
d mo- nroof il IA most extraordinary
,nodo If eveaesis. ~ there any doc
,5,o that cannot he discarded by that
neoosss ~ eumpntiong II II IA said
M, ,ho o,d,n,,ce ia NOT sanctioned
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