Word: baptisme
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...Which allow their members to worship exactly as they please. Says Dr. Burkhardt of baptism: "In our church [in Columbus, Ohio] we sprinkle, pour and dunk. You can have whichever treatment you desire. One lady, who had not had much religion, wasn't sure which was best so she asked for all three. So we sprinkled, poured and dunked her. That was her privilege, and I don't think God minded...
Disregarding the snubs and slights, they applauded the announcement of a "New World" translation of the New Testament, prepared by Witness scholars to replace the "infected and corrupted" translations of all other versions. They turned out in force for a high point of every convention-the mass baptism of new members. In a 25-by-75-yard swimming pool rented for the occasion, 34 Witnesses, working in relays, immersed 3,381 bathing-suited converts in four hours...
...given her a Raphaelesque pose, fixed her in a harshly geometrical composition and surrounded her with a Renaissance vocabulary of symbolic images. For example, the egg suspended from the scallop shell over her head was taken from a 15th Century Madonna by Piero della Francesca. The shell symbolized baptism, the egg, Resurrection...
...Morrison's union of churches would "recognize one another's ministries and sacraments" and would be organized on four levels. In the local church, no visible major changes would be necessary. "Each local church would determine its own mode of worship and administer baptism and the Lord's Supper according to its own tradition...
...besides his Catholic followers, Father Feeney's lecture series will also reach an audience of non-Catholics, who, according to St. Benedict's doctrine, can only obtain salvation through conversion and baptism. If these meetings can persuade non-Catholics to enter the Church, then the lecture series will, according to Father Feeney's theology, be saving souls from hell...