. Brethren's Family Almanac, The (1893) . ize thee. Then, takingthe candidate by the hand, he led him intothe water. Reaching the sufficient depthhe immersed him three separate times, re-peating the usual formula: In the name ofthe Father, and of the Son, and of the HolyGhost, after which he pronounced the ben-ediction. At the close of the ceremony said: As the ordinance was ob-served under the direction of no particulardenomination of Christians, and no particu-lar church could be responsible for it, I feelit my duty to report what I did to thechurch universal. REMARKS. In describi
. Brethren's Family Almanac, The (1893) . ize thee. Then, takingthe candidate by the hand, he led him intothe water. Reaching the sufficient depthhe immersed him three separate times, re-peating the usual formula: In the name ofthe Father, and of the Son, and of the HolyGhost, after which he pronounced the ben-ediction. At the close of the ceremony said: As the ordinance was ob-served under the direction of no particulardenomination of Christians, and no particu-lar church could be responsible for it, I feelit my duty to report what I did to thechurch universal. REMARKS. In describing this baptism, in some of hisbooks, Mr. Talmage has seen proper toomit the trine immersion part. For whatreason, has never been explained, but thathe baptized Mr. Houston by trine immersion,is here proven beyond a question. J. H. M. ♦ Make the Bible your companion, yourcounsellor; keep it always rn easy and con-venient reach; and learn to be satisfied inits fullness, to find in it a safe guide, a friendin need, and an able (From the Gospel Messenger.) UR wanderings have brought us to asecluded little German village, faraway from the rush and bustle ofthe busy world of travel. It is one of thosequaint, old-fashioned towns that seem quiteout of place in the present. It belongs tothe past and has not yet awakened to theimpulse of the age, which has taken holdupon many parts of Germany. Its peaceand quiet has never been disturbed by thesound of locomotive or cars. For morethan three centuries it has nestled in thebeautiful valley through which, like a threadof silver in a ribbon of green, flows the his-toric river Eder. As we write, we are seated on the ap-proach to the foot-bridge, used by the vil-lagers to cross over the stream. On eitherside of the river stand the quaint-lookingold houses with high gables and steep roofs,covered with straw or red tile, which formthe ancient village of Schwarzenau. Thevillage children, in peculiar dress, stand ata respectful dista
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