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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 23, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 28.

3811 — Baptism

By Editor

Years ago I joined the ——* church, and was denied my chosen form of baptism, immersion, the minister substituting pouring instead. This has caused me much worry, yet I feel disposed to blame the minister for the sin. What shall be done? A. A. W.

We would do just what thousands of others are doing — be truly baptized, immersed, buried with your Lord in baptism. If you did not know the difference at that time, and the minister overruled your scruples, he certainly is to blame; yet if you have true convictions as to the Word of God, do not submit those convictions to any man, whoever he may be. The best thing to do now is to be baptized — not baptized again, for you have not been baptized. You have simply been poured upon. See Acts 19:1-5 in the American Revised Version. These brethren had truly been baptized, but they had not seen all the light. They were simply baptized into John's baptism, but when they saw greater light, that which reached unto Christ risen, they were rebaptized. Surely when one had not been baptized at all, it would be well, when the clear conviction came to him, to yield to the Lord's plan, and be immersed.