Awful! by Dudley Marvin Canright

California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists · Oakland, Cal. · Jan 28, 1875

Awful!

By Dudley Marvin Canright

ONE of the bishops of the Church of England, it has just leaked out, was not christened when he was a babe. He was thought to be dying, and his nurse did something in the peril of the moment which was meant to be a baptism; but just what is not known, nor is it certain that she did it in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

He recovered, and in mature years became an Episcopalian, and has risen to the high office of a bishop. The discovery that he was not baptized for a certainty has created a great stir in Episcopalian circles; for it follows that all his Episcopal acts are virtually null and void. He has ordained a great number of priests, christened many little babes, and confirmed scores of children, who it would seem are none of them really baptized, confirmed, or ordained, according to the requirements of the church.

The above fact we have seen referred to by several papers. The Baptists are greatly amused over this; as well they may be; but the poor Episcopalians, what will they do? All this difficulty would have been avoided had they held to the Bible direction to baptize believers only. Mark 16:16. So much for sprinkling babies! D. M. C.