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CHRIST’S BAPTISM—A “PRIEST
LY WASHING.”
“Author” says: “Christ never was
baptised.”
Mark says : “Christ was baptised of
John in Jordan ; and straightway, com
ing up out of the water, &c.”
Matt, says when lie was bap
tised, went up straightway' out of the
water.” Now when Doctors disagree,
are desciples free? I presume not,
when tLe disagreement is between the
uninspired, aji'.f the inspired.
It is not new, nor has it been my
intention to discuss the mode of bap
tism ; but t;:ere is one thing about “Au
thor” that is very noticeable. He with
a studied design, invariably makes use
of the phrase, “at Jordan.” The term
“at” seems to harmonize with his theo
ry ; but lie shuns that little preposition
“in” as he would a stinging scorpion!
Let us read : John baptised Christ “at
Jordan,” and “he went up straightway
out of the water.” Rather an awkward
expression ray brother. Do you not
see clearly, that your little pet term ‘at’
spoils the sentence? Just borrow
Mark’s little phrase, ‘in Jordan’ and
what a beautiful sentence! Just hero
allow me to give you softly a little pieco
of advice, make your theory bend to
the word of God whenver you choose;
but do not warp and twist Divine Rev
elation to make it fit the foundation that
you have laid.
You also say, that baptism is a gene
ric term, embracing mail}' ‘species’ or
different modes of using water. But ‘in
Jordan’ seems to be one of its species,
that doesn’t suit your fancy like it does
Mark’s. A word may by careless use
become generic in process of time that
was not so originally. In using such
words this distinction should be care
fully observed: and the different species
of :i generic term should never be con
founded with each other, or used inter
changeably as synonyms. For exam
pie : the simple (priestly washing’ at the
Tabernacle, should not be confounded
with the immersion of Christ ‘in Jor
dan.’
Again ; ‘Author’ says : ‘The question
discussed, wa.s, did Christ receive the
ordinance of Christian baptism, (no dif
ference how performed), or did iie
receive the priestly* washing which the
law required, in order to his induction
' to his priestly office?’
This question is not in the proper form,
unless it can be demonstrated or made
self-evident that the baptism of Christ
must necessarily be one of the two—
to wit: either ‘Christian baptism’ or a
‘priestly* washing.’ The way that ‘Au
thor’ shapes the question, requires him
to do nothing more than to prove that it
was not ‘Christian baptism,’ and then
his position will be established. But he
ought to know, that there is a third great
party whose mind is as strong and well
stored with knowledge .as his, that takes
the position that the baptism of Christ,
while it is not A 'priestly washing’ in any
sense, cannot be fully classed in all re
spects, umjer the head of ‘Christian bap
tism.’ The shape of his question
excludes this class entirely*, and takes
for gr nted what ought to be proven—
before his question should assume the
form lie has given it—namely*: that this
'baptism must necessarily* be either
‘Christian’ or ‘priestly.’
However, the proposition that he nas
drawn from the question : that the bap
tism of Christ was simply a ‘priestiy
washing,’ is debateable, and I shall con
iine ray*seli' to it in the main.
‘Author’ takes the scriptural position,
that according to the law, no one could
install into the office of priest except
one holding a similar position; and
therefore, endeavors to prove that John
was an ‘officiating priest.’ Unfortu
nately* for him, while John is called a
‘forerunner,’ ‘prefehat,’ —where is lie
called priest in’all the word of God?
‘Author’ is'detennined however, if pos
sible, to supply the deficiency, lie says
that ‘Luke in the first chapter of his
gospel, in order to make it ‘clear’ tlia
John was an‘officiating priest,’ ‘gives us
the genealogical table of John’s family
—to make what clear? Why. that John
sprung from a noble family*—nothing
more. lie doesn’t even hint that John
was a priest, or that he was trying to
prove him one. It were remarkably
strange for an inspired man to try* to
prove something that he didn't even
mention, first nor last. An uninspired
man could have done better than that.
But what is more common than for a
biographer, when he cau do it, to show
that the subject of his notice sprung
from illustrious ancestors?
‘Author’ also tells us, that the leviti
cal law in reference to the priesthood
was ‘exceedingly minute and particular’
and lie might have added, that it is not
God's will that his law be departed from
one hair's breath. This law require I
that the prospective priest should be
simply ‘washed at the tabernacle’ by a
priest, and not immersed ‘in’ a river by*
one who was not a pries’.
Again; says ‘Author :’ ‘He who was
installed in tiie priestly office had to be
thirty years old.’ Not every time, my
brother. The ages required, were
twenty, twenty-five and thirty, according
to the" services that had to be rendered.
When the service of the tabernacle was
such as to icqurc great physical strength
the age was thirty, otherwise, twenty and
twenty-five. Among the Greeks and
Rotnans, the latter then having authori
ty oyer the country ; ‘youth was consid
ered as extending to thirty having
•reached t hat age,a man was then qualified
to enter upon tuiy* great, difficult, ar lu
oil enterprise. So-that Christ, as soon
as he had reached thirty, was then qual
ified-by age to begin the great work of
establishing oil a firm foundation, his
gospel kingdom. Ilis age had nothing
at all to do with priestly installation;
and furthermore, it cannot be proven
that he ever iVas formally installed into
■ any office. * f
‘Author,’ also gives us to understand
that he who centered the priest's office,
‘had to be anointed with a peculiar oil.’
Yes; and the law was ‘exceedingly mi
nute ajyd partly;:! It required a ‘pe
culiar oil,’ not of the spirit
in the
had been used urnPV' the levißoal lavras’
a substitute for the ‘peculiar oil,’ the in
stallation would not have been valid and
legal. But says one, the Maker of the
law had the right to make any change
That suited him—well, admitting that—-
whoever knet?" the Lord to establish a
law and then set the example of violat
ing it? But the truth is,- as ‘Author’
well knows, the practice of ‘anointing’
was used for different purposes 'and
under different circumstances, and sig
nified different tilings. Even Cyrus, the
great Persian general is called the Lord’s
anointed, because he was his chosen in
strument to release the Jews from their
‘Babylonish captivity.’
Under the levitical law, the prospec
tive priest had to desccncHn the line of
Aaron in order to be subject to its re
•quirements in reference to priestly in
stallation. ‘Author’ sufficiently proves
this himself; but Christ was not in that
line, lie descended not from the tribe
of Levi, but sprang from that of Ju
dah; so another very important link i3
wanting in his chain ot argument.
‘Author’ tells us, that both John and
Christ acted under the requirements of
the levitical law; but I have said enough
to show, that if they did, they violated
it in several important particulars—in
order to believe this, I must have proof
as clear as a sun beam.
: Hear ‘Author’ again : ‘The priest of
: the old dispensation was appointed to
, be a striking*type of Christ’—and lie
; might have added, that the installing
ceremony was typical too; and that it
took the whole to make the type com
plete. But if we take the ceremouiai
| symbols that made the*type 'complete,
land apply them in the same
Christ the antetype —what then becomes
of the latter? is not the antetype con
f%ted into a mere type? 'And if so, a
type of wlujj,?
But Paul informs us in language as
clear as light, that Christ was not a
priest after the order of Aaron, but after
, the order of Meichisedec. Every dis
tinct order lias its distinct ceremonial
i installation, if any at all—at least, this
i is a logical inference without proof to
j the contrary. Now, ‘Author’ gives us
j to understand, that this priestly washing
; or ceremony was iir&t appointed by Moses
jat Mt. Sinai. But Meichisedec ilour
jisfed long before, in the days of Abra
| ham ; long before the lovitical law was
I enacted ; and as Christ was after the
j order of Meichisedec, if is a logical
I conclusion, that he-was subject to the
law of that order, and not to the law of
a different order established at a subse
quent period. Paul say3 ‘the i riesthood
being changed, (so far as the levitieal was
! concerned), there is made of necessity
Ia dumge also of the., laic.’ Where then
! U tilt proof, that tins changed law anti
i changed priesthood required Christ to
| submit to the old Critical law of iustal
j lation?
I But I have yet to notice •Author’s’
i strongest argument —here it is : ‘Paul
i and Matt, both say, (Matt, 3:17); (Hob.
l 5 :5) he (Christ) was on that very day,
; (the day that he was baptised), anointed
[as priest.’ What a pity I hadn't seen
! this before ! If Matt, and Paul—both
inspired—give such strong, clear, point
ed testimony in ‘Author’s favor, I might
just as wffil wipe 1113* nib, and write no
further; but we sometimes hear the re
mark, that ‘not even a preacher will do
to trust out of sight—reader turn to
these passages and read them for your
self and j'ou’ll see at a glance, that
neither One even hints that Christ was
; -anointed as pjiast’ on the day that he
| was baptized, or at any other time.
The baptism of Christ, with its
accompanying circumstances, was a
grand affair: an introduction to the
work of the New dispensation. The
types an 1 shadows of the old were rap
idly passsing away, Full-orbe l Chris
tianity in ali *ts symmetry, splendor,
glory and power was about to burst upon
au astonished world, overwhelmed in
darkness. The minds of the people
were full of superstition and unbelief;
nothing but the clearest demo istratioii
could convince them that Christ was the
son of G id, the promised Messiah. The
latter hal now come to finish up and
! complete the great scheme of redeinp
j tion, that had been gradually developed
j through the old dispeusatic n. The
! world’s Redeemer was now ready to
! enter upon Mis great work of
i establishing the gospel kingdom. This
] was the last grand work in the Christum,
j system, and was of course, the
of all righteousness.’ The introduction
j was in harmony with the work to be
, perfonned, grand and sublime! Christ
i was baptised in Jordan—the Holy Spir
it descended upon him—and the voice
of the mighty God of the uni’ erserang
out its amen from Heaven above—"tins
is my beloved Son, in whom 1 ani well
pleased.’ Never before on earth did tin*
great three, God the father, Son, and]
Holy Spirit, give to any event their!
presence and approbation in such!
strong and clear demonstration !
But ‘Author’ with his eyes full of his
pet theory, sees nothing in all this, but an
ordinary ‘priestly washing’ in obedience
to levitical law ! To subserve his pur
pose, the groat nioraf* mountain, so to
j speak, isfritered down to‘a molehill!
Lastly—lt is a remarkable fact, that
while baptism introduced Christ to the
great work of the gospel kingdom, the
same (Srdinance was' established? to in
troduce theb’el elver into this gospel king
dom, and as a consequence, to his appro
prixto work .within it—what beautiful
and consistent harmony!
I have no time to pursue this interest
ingxsnbjeet any further—l now tip my
beaver, and '.-‘Author’ adieu!
—-—iJS.ii n - TO - -
Editors News $ Funner - Oa the
night'of the 7th inst., while you were
perhaps wrapt in balmy sleep, the young
people in the piny woods were having
a grand festival at the residence of Air.
Preston and Emmett Hudson, too fine
looking and clever young batchelors.—
The party was giveft by their sister,
Mss Willie, of Hepzibah, and called
a leap year banquet, which it effectually
proved to pe. By invitation, I attended
of course, being, as you know, delirious
ly foncl of Tier exciting play called “steal
partners.” I could not suffer such an
opportunity to pass, and the fact of its
being a leap year party, (when the
gentlemen had to be stolen), made my
anxiety to attend more intense.
Well, on the evening of the party, 11
spruced up a little mere than usual on
account of tka nature of it, and
a short time after dusk I saddled ,Slo
cum and started for the party. Having
ample time, 1 rode along a. a slow pace
over the hills and across the gurgling
streamlets, watching the shadows of the
tall trees of the deepening forest as they
tremblingly fell across my way, and the
silver moonbeams as they streamed and
struggled through tiic web work of in
terlaced branches above, like great snow
flakes, and literally covering the earth
with their shiineriug whiteness ; and the
radiant stars that genual the upper scroll
of night with glittering grandeur, and
beamed with a beautiful joy through the
hazy distance that seperates earth from
heaven, wondering all the while, as 1
watched the crowding glories of the re
splendent scene above and below, what
fair lady would steal me at the party.
I soon leached Big Creek, that forms
the south west boundary of Air. liai
son's large plantation, and paused for a
moment to let my stee l refresh himself
with the ehrystaliue'watcr that flowed
placidly by and mannered unintelligible,
but, nevertheless, musical'to me as they
fretted over the brigig pebbles.
I started again, and as I reached the
brow of the hill beyond, soft, sweet
music greeted mo, coming to me through
the silence and beauty of a superb night,
like a dream of melody that the mind
awakes to a full consciousness of only
to find tiie reality still more ecstatic.
The welcome that awaited me was!
most hearty and warm and I found the
musician was of the ethiopian order,
playing cutis viril/us, and making more
fuss than the imaculate Louisville Brass
Band.
The play of “steal partners” was fully
under way, but the ladies could not.
steal worth a cent. There was quite a
large crowd present, soma parties from
your pleasant village, and some from
adjacent counties. There was M. U’s
in profusion.
The hall was magnificently adorned,
and brilliant lights gleaming from every
part of it, and giving a general glow to
the apartments, and bringing out m bold
relief the decorations, the wreaths of ever
green and the (lower bespangle 1 festoons
that added much to the beauty of the
room, and made the happy faces of the
tender sex look more radiant and their
forms, as they flitted about more fairy
like. All this wealth of excellent ar
rangement could but convince us that
Miss W. was ala ly of superior taste
and accomplishment.
Hoiu-3 flew by like moments, and the
play grew into a ball, an and thus was the
evening consumed until 12 o’clock,
when the party was very agreably inter
rupted by Miss Willie, and invited into
an adjoining room to partake of a hasty !
repast.. There we found the table laden j
with ujpats of every kind and oysters,
syllabub and Delicacss were also served
and the tables contained everything that!
art and consideration aided by green-1
back3 could suggest. Of course, I had j
the belle of the party by* m3* side, who was
apparently, about twelve summers.
The syllabub was prim? facie evidence
that the guests as weil as the hostess!
where Good Templars, for, as I was in
formed, it was prepared of lemon instead
of wine. We tried to eat a little of j
everything before us, but failed. After ■
a little conversation, confidentially* j
carried on, the party dispersed. The!
sonior hatchelor of this batcholor frater-;
nity, started out to carry a young miss,
sixteen inile3 to her home, of bourse, he!
expected tc return that night. This is
one symptom of his having an idea of
removing into another state. 11a
“means business.”
0.V12 OF THE I’AT!TV.
Why* does a div.-k go under water?
For diver's r 130ns. Why does she go,
on land? For sun-dry roa.o is.
A w'.t once asked a poor man whati
part he performed in the great drama of
life. “I rffifid my own bn- buss,’’ was
the reply.
A young lady had coquetted tpt.il
tho victim was completely % exhaustell.
He rose t*wgo away*. Sh’o Whispered, as
she accompanied him to Hie door, “I
shall be at, home nexi Sun i.iy'cvouiug.”
‘ So shall I,” lie replied.
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[From Our Cfwn Correspondent,!
New Yohk. Jan. 20. 1873.
To the Editors of. the News # Forayr:
j he little cloud of the siie of a mat. ’ i
hand, Which some of the sharper pob
culj-tyjes saw in the horizon n> .niA-v. ,4
begftrr-ir. tJ'S-TmcLr.Yftta ib ofTnl&P
vision.’ The logic of events in Tfie Cu
ban matter brings conviction that some
thing is in the wind, but just what it is,
or whether the gathering storm will burst
or pass us by, none but a few sensation
journalist venture to assert. A private,
or L might almost say secret, latter, sent
out by our Government to feel the pulse
of Europe on tfie subject of intervention
together with the overhauling of the Na
vy and the sending of coal and stores to
Southern ports, can hardly be without
meaning, though the probabilities would
seem to be against Spain's venturing to
take up a third war, and that with a
power like our own. Still it is not im
possible that the crafty Spaniards, feel
ing their inability to subjugate their
distant and determined province, yet
unwilling to acknowledge the fa it, now
seek a more honorable egress fflem their
dilemma, by precipitating a conflict so
manifestly unequal tiiattiiey can grace
iuliy yield to overpowering force.—
Shoal l that programme be carried out
it requires no prophet to forteli the des
tiny of Cuba. A carpet-bag governor,
half a dozen carpet-bag congressmen,
one or two hundred patriotic postmast
ers, a few municipal rings for Havana,
with a good conscientious New York
"Boss to encourage the religious ele
ments in ward primaries, and persunallv
defend the purify of' ballot an 1 bench,
and, presto ! the thing is aceomplishe !;
our glorious republican institutions are
firmly rooted in her priest-ridden, blood
drenched jioil; import duties drop off
our best cigars ; the immoral and degra
dingbull-fights disappears before the re
fining influence of dog and prize-fights,
and the American Eagle stretches hie
protecting wing over the islau 1 go is
ipUy.
it is certainly an enchanting prospect,
but nevertheless let us hope ih.-it it i a
.distant one; that the war talk is all a
scare, and that tiic opening year of our
second century may show no stain of
biood that is not shed in defence of our
rights, our liberty*, or our national exis
tence.
But to return to local affairs—New
1 ork workingmen are like their claws
the world over, more turbulent and
troublesome when they can’t get their
town price .than when they can’t get
.work at SIL There are thousan Is here
utterly* unemploye 1, but we hear far less
from them than from somtrnoisv crowd
ot strikers who could have steady work
and they pleased, but who prefer no loaf
at all to half a one. Just now it is the
ship caulkers, who to the number of
thrift of four hundred, are standing
roun Lwifch their hands in their pockets,
sulking and threatening over the reduc
tion of their wages to 3.50 per day—an
income* t .ml would seem nothifTg less
than princely* to many an honest fellow
who walks tiie cold streets looking vain
ly for an odd job to beat back the wolf
from his door. Such a strike is worse
than foolish. In this case, at least, it
cannot be successful, and meanwhile
work is going to neighboring towns, so
that when these gentlemen are starved
into accepting market rates, some of
their number are sure to find themselves
out in tiie cold.
A large meeting was held in the Coop
er Union a few nights since, to consider
the condition of tiie unemployed labor
ing class, an l discuss plans for improv
ing the same. Mr. Peter Cooper pre
sided, and numerous speeches were
made, but it became evident in tiie
course of procee lings that the ostensible
philantlirophy of the mooting was mainly
a cover lb a Ivooatiug a greenback cur
rency with interconvertible boils, the
adoption of which scheme, so tiie speak
ers urge 1, would end the trials of labor
er an 1 mechanic, by giving them plenty
to do at high wages. Just, what portion
of the jyydience were convinced by that
line of reasoning, is not reported.
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody
good, and even Tweed’s thieving career
is being male'to yield some benefit. —,
The enterprising publisher of the Fami
ly Journal, of this city*, has obtained
what purports to to a sort of autobi
gruphy of the Boss, (luring the years
of t.tm Ring, wrought into-the Coj*yi of a
thrilling romance which iutiodjces all
tiie characters prominently before the
public at tli: t time. This is appearing
m the Family Journal in serial form,
and has ere ita 1 a large and increasing
demand for this favorite periodical.
Ex-Mayor Oakoy Hall proved to be
not a star but a
-sky. After three brief %eeks in strut
ting upon the mimic stage#ho h s bid
den a filial farewell to the footlights and
i-pturne Pto liis briefs a sari-dor gin l wiser
mail. Unexpected as was thm retreat,,
►and inglorious as it it shows
brit.li courage and common sense. Find
in,* by,) actual experience that lie could
iv *be a successful actor, he hai prefer
red retracing the false stop aS* fmne, to
picsist.iri a course efrula ol}v’
in Vitt jv.ness and dteapolnturmb, Tho
press, which i:s a little incline 1 ’.♦s-i illy
to ’ kick a man when he is down." has,
to Mo it justice, t reated Mr. Ha l yery
well, oomiiunuUng his change of purpose
idng
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e']y van 1 ville, g|
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AC'lii ‘ ■!, de 111
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favorite ;
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itatu quo, (a? successful’plays’ hereto-!'
fore mention;’ 1 still holding the board'd!,
and nightly i; hug the different houses.
The next best thing to witnessing
these actual stage performances, is to
behold and admire the elegant and won
derful accurate reproductions of the
principal scenes and oharacters in cur
rent plays, which are always displayed
by Mora, the leading American photo
grapher. The extent to which he has
developed and perfected his art in late
years is marvelous, and his portraits in
po3e aa 1 eh'qgtof light and shade, reveal
an artistic sense which it must be ac
knowledged is far in advance of soma
° ,,r pretentious portrait-painters. A
visit to his elegant gallery on Broadway
bile i with the highest expressions of
sun ompolling art—statesmen, poets,
journalists, musical and dramatic stars,
and the elite ol the city—is one of the
pleasant features of the sight-saor’3
programme. One oi'the most interest
ing objects there exhibte l is a large
album containing- besides numerous ce
lebrities. p ictures of about 150 of the
most prominent personages' in New
\ ork society, taken in tiie costumes
worn at tiie grand fancy* dress bail which
August Belmont gave at Delmonioo's
at an expense of $20,000. For this
album M.*-*ra has refuse l the snug sum
of two thousand dollars. Radix.
1
“PAY U.V DEMAND.”'
Entering a saloon on Larne'i street
west, tha other day, a man laid an old
spavined fifty* cent, sliinplastev on the
bar, and called for beer.
The bar tender surveys 1 the old relic,
‘turned it ;-,nn ic'pued :
••Dot isn't so goat as some prown
baber.”
“Do you go back on the Government,
of the United States?" demanded the
stranger.
“ ‘.'hero is dot government?”
--Right there, sa\ The Government
of tin great United .states of America
issued that shinplaster and agreed to
redeem it.”
“I never heard about dot,” replied
the bar-tender, pushing the money from
him.
“Well, I’ll make you hear of it mighty 1
quick if you don’t hand out the bs.’r
and give me the change.”
"You mean somodings. You start a
row?”
“Yes, I mean Something. I'll have
the United .States Supreme Court in this
bar-roou. in loss’ll half an hour, a i l lie
fore noon 111 have you poking your
nose between iron bars.”
“Ydiat 1 does, eh?”
“ Yotl refuse t > take that money.” .
“But it isii no goot.”.
“What did you issue It for?”
“I didn't, make no inbuilt. ’
“Wasn’t that money made by the
governmen: ?”, demands 1 the su-.uigor.
“Who is the government? Why* the
people of course ; 1 am part of the r*ov
enufient, you are nnoi.ifor.part, and .<
on. lai led to issue that money, and no
did you, and we promised to redeem it
So y*ou rake in that promise to pay, an l
give gne change, or i'll get up the big.
gost law suit you ever heard.of.”
“Who shall take him of me?” inquire 1
the liar-tender.
“ Yny one you offer it to, or he’ll bo
liable to a suit for false pretenses. Go
right up to cite post office with it, de
mand silver, and if they* won’t exclf-inge
you can got a lawyer to shut tTie -aho’-.J
n P-” * „
The man took it ari'l handed** out the
change an 1 theflfeer, and as the strang
er pn ; ed out, he called to his wife an 1
asked: t
“Say, Katrina, what yon tinksnow? - ’
“Soma rn >ra taxes; Hans.”
‘•No more daxes, hut I am some of dor
govern. neat, and you are some of dor
government, an l der baby in dergra l and •
is a lit:!:; pit of der government, and l
shall get some new glozo and vote for
myself to go fo der goiuinon goancil !'•.
Tin first duty on T - Don’t forget to*
cross it.
Charles is mad becnuseAeaause they
have stunk lylamp post on his corner.
S.iys it s none -of the town’?biz what
time hemumes home o' nights.
Detroit poTioffmifli don't to lie
very good marfosialtm. “I n t you
either to hit ma or stop making such a
Manic 1 racket'!'* saM a thief in that city,
at whom a piiUrestitti was shooting.
A'**yo ing geutfSiiaix' gotneatly out o f .
'a fine -sornpa, with his intended. Si,®
taxed him with l.avilig kissed two .youiVg
ladies ! at some pnr|y at which she was
not [re lent. i!e oyvned tip to it. but
said that stueir y .tiled ages ouly made
twenjy-ouh. The siwplc-iuiudcd girf
thought (if ten •it* eleven, so laughed
oif her poiif.tvfieflid not explain that
j one- Wa, id and the other twp
I 3 ears of age. Vs i’Mt artfjij?.