"You mean that they were discussing whether it was necessary for the Gentiles to be circumcised, and that it was decided that it was not necessary, and now do you say that nothing in this discussion was said about baptism having taken the place of circumcision?"
"Oh, this may have been said in the discussion, but there is no record of it."
"They would hardly have left it out of the record if there had been any mention of it in the discussion. I notice here in this chapter they give the different reasons for their views; but the word baptism is not mentioned. If baptism had taken the place of circumcision, would it not have been natural for one of the apostles to have said something like this: 'Why, of course it is not necessary to be circumcised, because baptism has taken the place of circumcision.' That would have settled the question."
"I have another point," said Doctor Vincent, "but let's wait a few moments for Miss Dorothy's return."
In a few minutes Dorothy rejoined the party and the Doctor remarked:
"I can show you that the Bible teaches plainly that God will take the faith of the Christian parent for that of the child."
"Do show it to us," said Dorothy, eagerly.
"Paul declares that the faith of a parent makes the child holy and sanctifies the child."
"I don't know what you mean by sanctifying the child, but show us that passage, Doctor."
"Let me see if I understand your point, Doctor Vincent," said Mr. Page. "You assert that the Bible declares that the faith of a parent will make the child holy?"