This living fountain of waters in the mountain, full and overflowing though it be, does not allow of Christian baptism.

Besides, as to suitable apparel, and all the necessary arrangements for comfort, not to say propriety,--you see that baptism, here is out of the question.'" "Do you think," said Mrs.Blair, "that the Head of the church has appointed any such invariable mode of administering baptism,--one that cannot be applied in numerous cases ?" I said to her, "I cannot believe it.

The genius of Christianity seems opposed to it.

Let all who will, use immersion; we love them still, and rejoice in their liberty, but I cannot agree that it was the New Testament method.

Even had it been, I should expect that the rule would be flexible enough to meet cases of necessity." "I was thinking," said Mr.Blair, "that, at least, four fifths of all the people of God have gone to heaven unbaptized, if immersion is the only valid mode of baptism.