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their preachers; some were for same time we have an idéa that a entitled " Baptizein,” by T. J. Con­ as a mode of baptism, nay even
Paul, some for Apollos, some for due regard for the time and place ant, D.D., one of the finest scholars forbidden.” There is not a case of
Cephas, and some for Christ. Hence of expressing some opinions is a in America,' in whieb he has col­ sprinkling or pouring on record
he asked, “ Is Christ divided ? matter of some conseqfuence which lected examples of the use of this before that of Novatian, a Roman
Was Paul crucified for you? Or should not be too lightly passed word from every period of Greek Catholic, in the year 25J after
Were ye baptized ihto the hdine eif OVêt. It would occur to most well- literature in which it occurs, and Christ, and that was not regarded
Paul ?” He was glad that under bred people that a fait degree of these, lie says, with the examples as a valid baptism by his own
these circumstances that he had Christian courtesy and a due res­ added from hte own reading, ex­ Church. So we conclude with the
-baptized no more of . that church pect for the belief of others regard­ hausts the use of the Word in words of Alexander Campbell, writ-
^texu-mora,. tli&n
lest they might claim that they ai hglsacreTtKin^woul^^
had been baptized into his name of standing to refrain from remarks ming the whole matter, he says: which have never been answered to
and should therefore be called like the above oh sueh solemn oc­ “ From the preceding examples it this day, and we believe never can
Paulites. He showed that in order casion^—^specially in the pfeSehce appears, that the ground idea ex be, namely : “ Sprinkling or pour­
bap- ­ of others, some of whom have feel- pressed by this word is, to put into ing mere water on any person or
lb bo PittilittJS they must be bap
tised into the ¿iamb of Paul
t r ; tö be iiigS to respect and others who are or under water (or other penetrable thing for any moral, ceremonial, or
A|>bllositeS they must be baptized " lîkètÿ to te infit lenfled by it. To substance k so as entirely io . ¿Bl- religious use, was never done by
into the name of Apollos; and in say thé very least of it, it is not an merse or submerge; that this act is the authority of God since the
order to be Christians they must infallible evidence of that high de­ always expressed in the literal ap­ world began.”
Though the subject lias scarcely
be baptized into the name of Christ. gree of mental and spiritual culture plication of the word, and is the
Hence, as they had al't'bseTT..b a p­ -.w hi c h. a re-s o highly pr ized by t h e basis of its metophorical uses been introduced, here we are will­
tized into Christ alone and could truly educated and professional This ground idea is expressed in ing Tor the TnatTeFtorest for the
iioi get into him witfibiit bdptlsm, class of men. It is a reckless dis English, in the various connections present.
they should, instead of being di­ regard of the propiiéty df things where the word occurs, by the
Missionary Column.
vided as they were, be simply which we feel it our duty, in self terrris (synonymous in this ground
Christians. The passage asserts defense, to rebuke. -Yet we pen element) to immerse, immerge, sub
MISSIONARY fiOARD.
nothing of his baptizing elsewhere, our protest with no sense of ill merge, to dip, to plunge, to im-
bathe,
to
whelm.
-
These
examples
for it is evident that Paul and feeling towards any one ; they have
Church of Christ In Oregon.
Silas baptized Lydia and her house­ the same opportunity to be heard. are drawn from writers in almost
W. H. Adam», Portland.................... President.
hold, and the jailer and his house­
6ut is immersion a “cruel and- every department o'f literature and Leo. Willis, Salem........... . .........Vice-President.
Mrs. Belle P. Walker, Forest Grove, Rec. Sec.
hold ; and the fact that it was done unnecessary act ?” Such a state­ science; from poets, rhetoricians, I. O. Davidson, Portland........... 7....Treasurer.
immediately shows that they did ment contradicts the experience of philosophers, critics, historians, J. W. Spriggs, Salem................... Cor. Secretary.
All communications relating to the employ­
not regard it as a “ non essential.” * eighteen hundred years, is Con­ geographers; from writers on hus­ ment
of evangelists, protracted meetings, eo­
ration in seouring pastoral work, etc. all
It seems to US if the idea that trary to all enlightened reason and bandry, on medicine, on natural | „pen Iges^
I-»iFinoolrkirtr • . P I of assistance with requests for the
Paul was not sent to baptize at all an insult to the scholarship of the history, on grammar, on theology ; same, and all business properly coming before
the Board will be addressed to the Cor. Sec­
Is tohect, that It Hidfe stroiigly world. Did our Savior submit to from almost every form and style retary All collections, payments of pledges,
t
....
etc., will be addressed to the Treasurer.
favors baptism for the remission of and command an ¿ci of cruelty ! of composition, romances, epistles,
sins- than it mitigates against it; and did the apostles and primitive orations} fables, odes, epigrams, ser­
S alem , O r ., Feb. 16,1884.
mons,
narratives
;
from
writers
of
for in that case we can assign no Christians practice that which was
. Editor Herald:
i-easoh why the ’ apostle would cruel and unnecessary ! If Christ various nations and religions,
Please say to the churches that
violate his charge in baptizing any or his apostles ever Commanded Pagan, Jew and Christian, belong­ are contributing to the State Mis­
one unless he felt that baptism was anything for baptism except im­ ing to piany different countries, and sionary fund, that it is very desir­
so very important that it was peril­ mersion, will some one tell us where through a long succession of ages.” able that we have prompt payment
ous to leave them unbaptized, and to find it ? Will our Prof, sacrifice With these facts bofore him, and on pledges so that we may be able
hence concluded to attend to it any his scholarship on translating the not an intimation of sprinkling and to meet all obligations.
way. It is out opinion that a Greek Word baptizo sprinkle or pouring in the New Testament,
After the State Evangelist ful­
Cause which is driven to such ob­ pour ? Or 'will he tell us of a hew any one can conscientiously fills his six month’s engagement,
jections as this, is a lost one indeed respectable Greek scholar in the say immersion is a “ cruel and un­ which will be about the first of
world who would risk his reputa­ necessary act,” is more than we can April, it is the intention of the
AN UNNECESSARY ACT.
tion -*fc on such a translation ? Or comprehend.
Board after providing for all obli-
John Calvin says; “ The word
recently we had has he examined this question at
gations, to employ our own home
occasion to immerse a young lady all ? Imagine this Prof, or any baptize signifies to imuierse, and preachers to work where it is need­
in the canal in the city of Albany, one else in the State of Oregon or the rite of immersion was practiced ed, to the extent that our income '
Prof.
during the administration of which elsewhere, going to the black­ by the ancient church.”
will justify.
Moses
Stuart,
a
celebrated
Presby
­
board
before
an
intelligent
class
of
a certain Professor of the Pres­
It is thought best to leave the
byterian order who does not live in young gentlemen in the Greek terian critic, says: “ Bapto and
engagement of a State Evangelist
Arizona nor in Philadelphia hap­ language with an original copy of baptizo mean to dip, plunge, or im­ until the State Meeting in June.
Plutarch,
Polybius, merse into any thing liquid. All
pened to be present. As reported Aristotle,
We can then get the direct senti­
Ito us, this Prof, allowed himself to Strabo, Diodorus, Parphyry, The- lexicographers and critics of any ment of the brethren. Let it be
^indulge in the remark, in the mistius, or any other work of noté, note are agreed in this.” Mr. Bran- remembered however that Bro.
resence of a company, some of in his hand and deliberately writ­ ner, a noted Roman Catholic writer, Cl^eetham stops work at the end-of
hich were not church members, ing down sprinkle or pour as a after investigating the original his engagement by his own request.
hat he-regarded that as a “very translation of baptizo ! Let him authorities, and in summing up the
J. W. S priggs , Corf Sec.
uel and unnecessary act.” This commence with the earliest age of whole matter, says: “Thirteen
the opinion of one man, and we Greek literature and trace it down hundred years was baptism gener­
A man should never be ashamed
,nt to every man, however to its close, a period, of about two ally and regularly on immersion of
Gamble, the right to hold and free­ thousand years, and he can not find the person under the water, and to own he has been in the wrong,
which is but saying, in other words,
ly express his opinion on this as an example in which the word is only in extraordinary cases a
Well as on all other questions of in­ used in the sense of sprinkle or sprinkling or pouring with water ; that he is wiser to-day than he was
pour. Wo have before us a book I the latter was, moreover, disputed yesterday.— Pope.