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THE ROW OVER CHILDREN'S DAY
Rev. J. F. Cossey Says Things
Were Said Which Should
Have Been Left Unsaid
To The Newark Journal:
It is my understanding that the
recent Children’s Day services
here were to be a *. nion service.
There were some who got their
feelings hurt over the old Dutch
Baptist ballad on Baptism, sung
by Holland Baptists long before
Methodism had being. There was
a few things said by the Metho
dist preacher which hurt the feel
ings of the Buptists for they un
derstood him to compare them to
dogs and fleas. Now, I do not
think the brother understood it
was a Union Sunday School, but
said what he did because he did
not like the recitation. We should
not let our temper get away with
us so and carry us too far.
lie also compared the Baptists
as a society. Now, the Baptists
say they are not a society but a
church, for John the Baptist pre
pared the material for the church,
lie also said the Baptists were go
ing down for they had the cl il
dren at work for them. This
should not have been said, because
the Baptists at least do not take
children before they can talk.
Atjd if that is any sign of going
down the Methodists have been
going down for some time. The
Baptist church has come up thru
many trials and tribulations, and
she will exist until time shall beno
longer, for Matthew lt> Is says
“The gates of hell shall not pre
vail against it.
Now in regard to the recitation
I endorse it, because 1 believe it is
true and is backed by the Bible.
I^et us notice some of its teaching
compared with the Bible.
In the writing of the Gospel
This ordinance you'll find
And in the third of Matthew
This ordinance enjoined;
"Enjoined on all believers.
Who come and were baptized
By tlie forerunner John.
Now read the third chapter of
Matthew and the ordinance of
baptism you will iind. You can
not object to this for it is in the
Bible. The Bible said this ordi
nance we should obey. Christ
obeyed it, and we should obey it.
Christ was baptized by John
(Matt 313.)
TV At by the river Jordan
Hut in that flowing stream
Stood John the Baptist dipping.
When he baptized the Lamb.
If you would follow Jesus,
As Christians ought to do,
You would come and he immersed,
And be a Baptist, too.
Not by the river, hut baptized
them in the river. “Then went
out to him Jerusalem, and all Ju
dea, and all the region round
al>out Jordan and were baptized
of him in Jordan confessing their
sins." (Matt 3, 5 *5 ) So they
were baptized in the river and not
by the river. Christ was baptiz
ed or buried, a death to the de
mands of the law, as he had no
>in, so man is buried in baptism
■for the same purpose.
Know ye not that so many of
tj.s a< were baptized into Jesus
Christ were baptized into his
death, (Rom ♦>, 3.) Not by or
near his death but into his death.
Therefore we are buried with
him by baptism into death; that
like as Christ was laised up from
the dead by the glory of the Fath
er, even so we also should walk in
new’ness of life. (Rom 0, 4.) W ho
ever heard of any one being bur
ied by sprinkling dirt on them?
We are buried with Christ in Bap
tism. For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his
death, we shall be also in the like
ness of His resurrection. (Rom. *'*,
ij.) Now if you were to plant
| seed would you put them under
1 the earth or would you leave them
out so the fowls of the air could
devour them? No you would not
; but you would put them deep so
the seed would be hid. So we
must be put under or hidden with
Christ in Baptism. Then we are
commanded to follow Jesus in all
ways. We should follow Him in
Baptism, for He has said one Lord,
one faith, one baptism.
Some say that John the Baptist
Was nothing but a Jew,
But the word of (rod has taught me
I He was a Baptist, too.
in the preaching of the Gospel
The Gospel truths impressed;
And then and there informs us
The Savior’s righteousness.
Now there could be no objec
tions to this verse, we know he
was a Baptist. “In those days
came John the Baptist preaching
in the wilderness of .Judea.” How
can any one object?
There were infants brought to Jesus,
They were brought for him to bless:
And all that Jesus blessed
They shall obtain a rest.
Then come ye tenderp arents
And bring your babes along;
Not to be baptized,
For Jesus baptized none.
There could be no objection to
this, for they were brought to
.Jesus for him to bless and not to
be baptized for Jesus baptized
none.
iou have read the third or .Matthew,
Go read it through again;
You’ll find there were none baptized,
Ltut did repentance bring
If you would follow Jesus,
Come, be immersed like him;
So long as you neglect it,
To >011 it is a sin.
He has commanded us to be
baptized and to be baptized like
Him. ]f there had been many
ways of baptising, instead of say
ing in Eph. 4, 5: “One Lord,
one faith, one baptism,” he would
have said “Many Lords, many
faiths, many baptisms. “There
fore to him that knoweth to do
good, and doeth it not, to him it
i is sin.’’
This ordinance of Jesus,
It is so sure and strong,
t here is none can turn a Baptist
Although they've striven so long
For the Bible and the Baptists
Will stand forever, sure:
When all other societies,
Have sunk to rise ho more.
The Baptists have striven from
John and Christ to the present
j and are still standing. We know
| they are sure and strong for they
have come up through great trials
and tribulations. They have been
persecuted and executed, but they
are sure to be standing when all
other societies have sunk to rise
no more.
Now we sometimes do err, not
knowing the scriptures. (Matt 22,
21).) We are commanded to study
the scriptures to prove ourselves
workmen.
Now, 1 want to say that I love
all Christians, 1 don’t care where
they live, or what their occupa
tion may be. I love the Metho
dists who are trying to follow Jes
us, but people who know the truth
and will not follow it are commit
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ting sin. I love the brother
Methodist preacher and have tried
to help him all I could in every
way I could, and after all this, ac
cording to his own statements, I
and the Baptists are going down.
Now I hope hard feelings will not
exist in Newark any longer. I am
willing to help work for the peace
and happiness of Newark. If we
are wise we should be imbued
with knowledge and have our con
versation with meekness of wisdom
and not with bitter envying and
strife in our hearts, only for
truth’s sake. For where envying
and strife is, there is confusion
and evil work. But the tongue
can no man tame; it is an unruly
evl, full of deadly poison, (dames
4, 8.) Behold how great a matter
a little fire kindleth. (), let us
for Christ’s work keep our tongue
only for the truth, and take the
Bible for our guide.
Hoping that we will keep peace
and love. Hope this will find
room in The Newark .Journal and
will through it bring about peace.
Yours for the truth,
Rkv. .1. F. Cosskv.
FARMERS UNION NOTICE
To The Newark .Journal 1
1 desire to announce thru the
columns of The Journal to those
of the Union brethren who are in
terested in fruit trees that the
plan I have been working on
through the Union is about com
plete, or will be made satisfactory
at the next county convention,
June and 30 and 1 take this
method of advising the members
and the county agent, so that if no
arrangement has been made with
any nursery, to wait until the
county meeting.
I have made arrangements with
a reliable nursery to deliver peach
trees in bulk at Batesville for
three cents each, and apples at '
five cents. I have the county on
this plan and am ready to turn it (
over to the county agent, if it
works all right.
Very Respectfully,
D. \V. Hicks.
Road Notice
Notice is hereby given that a
petition will be presented at the
regular term, July, 11*06, of. the
Independence County Court, for
the opening and establishing of a
public road in Independence coun
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Beginning at the quarter section
corner on south boundary of sec.
thirty one (:> 1) township twelve
(12) north, range four (4) west.
Thence west on line between
townships eleven (11) and twelve
(12) about one mile to the quarter
corner on the South boundary of
section thirty-six (3*>) township
twelve north, range (5) west.
This 2*>th day of May, 1600.
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