Should a man come to our church, and say, I have reason to believe that I have been baptized, though I cannot bring evidence to satisfy you, except so far as you have confidence in me, his case would be parallel with mine.

Such a man we would not exclude.
_Deacon._ Perhaps we shall not agree, if we continue to discuss the point.

I am sorry that our rules operate to your inconvenience.

We wish to see everybody on New Testament ground, and we think that the surest way to bring them there is to stand there ourselves.

By departing from the literal command to immerse, and by baptizing infants, the church of Christ became corrupted with traditions and human inventions.