We single not out baptism and make it essential, nor conversion—as a whole—and make it essential; but we single out what the _Lord requires_, not only in regard to conversion, or making Disciples, but in regard to the life or the practice required of those in Christ, in which they are to continue after they have turned to the Lord; everything in the law of God, and maintain that it is _all essential_. The will of God is essential, and that which is not in the will of God is not essential. The will of God, or what is required in the law of God, must be done. That which is not in the will of God, or is no part of the law of God, is not to be done at all, or not to be introduced as religion, or any part of it, nor is the peace of the church to be interrupted with it. The only way to avoid the trouble about the _unessentials_ is simply to leave them out—to have nothing to do with them. What regard can a man have for the welfare of the Church, the peace of the people of God, and the triumphs of the faith, who will not only have himself what is not required, not essential, and what he admits is not required, but force it upon others? WHAT WE KNOW IS RIGHT. We _know_ it is right to “Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly; and with all wisdom _teach_ and _admonish_ each other by _psalms_ and _hymns_ and _spiritual songs_; _singing_ with gratitude in our hearts to the Lord”—to “be filled with the Spirit; _speaking_ to one another in _psalms_ and _hymns_ and _spiritual songs_; _singing_ and making melody in our hearts to the Lord.” This _can_ be done, and _we know_ it is right; but that a man can make melody in his heart to the Lord “with an organ,” a fiddle, banjo, clarionet, lute, fife or jew’s-harp, we do not know, nor do we believe it. We want to do what is written, and enjoin it on others, to do it. What is not written we do not want to do. When the Lord so minutely describes _how_ we are to do anything, we want to do it in that _way_. The _way_ he prescribes will do the thing commanded; some other _way_ might not do what is commanded at all. INFANT SIN—INFANT SALVATION. In our generation, a vast amount of ink and breath is wasted in writing and preaching about infant sin, infant salvation, idiots, etc. There is one thing certain about it, and that is, that our writing and preaching about infant sin, infant salvation, Christ dying for infants and idiots, never saved an infant, an idiot, or anybody else. We do not, by our writing and preaching about them, make them sinful or righteous. It is simply writing and preaching _about_ them, and not _to them_, and certainly can do them no good. It is purely curious and speculative, pleasant for men and women to talk about, who will not love and obey the Savior themselves.