"I do not set myself up against them, but Dr. Moreland said that each one of us must study our Bible and go where it led us; and besides, Mr. Sterling, I have considered all your arguments for sprinkling and all Dr. Vincent's arguments for infant baptism, and I take for granted that you have brought out the strongest passages on that side, and yet in the face of them it seems to me that none of the passages point to sprinkling and infant baptism, while many passages point clearly to the baptism only of believers and to immersion as the only baptism. I must not put away my judgment and go directly against that to follow the judgment of another, must I? Suppose I should join your church, believing that your church was doing wrong in putting something else in the place of Bible baptism; think how uncomfortable I would feel. I would either have to keep silent about what I believed or else I would be constantly engaged in argument with the members." "Maybe that would be a good thing. You might convert some of us to your way of thinking." "But is that the right basis on which to select a church? Do you choose a church without reference to what they or you believe, or do those who believe other things go together in another denomination?" "You will never find a church where everybody in it believes exactly the same thing about Bible teaching." "Of course not; but I thought you were mentioning the principal doctrines of your church about which all your members are agreed." "You are correct about that." "I cannot get away from the belief that I ought to join that church that seems to come nearest to holding those truths that I hold." "Maybe there is no such church, daughter," said the father. "What other churches are there, Mr. Sterling? I know of a few--the Methodist, the Episcopal, the Catholic--" "I am sorry I must leave this charming circle, but let us take up the other denominations tomorrow evening." "Good," said the father. "We shall expect you, then, tomorrow evening." CHAPTER X. THE DISCIPLE PREACHER. The next morning was spent by Dorothy at the library searching through encyclopedias and making full notes. On the next evening the discussion was resumed. "Well, here we are," said the father, coming into the library a short while after supper. He had heard Mr. Sterling's voice. "Now let us take up the subject of the other churches." Sterling was anxious to get into that subject, for he felt confident that the result would be that Dorothy would find it as easy to decide for the Presbyterians as for any of the others, and probably more so. He began with the remark: "The other denominations--the Methodist, the Episcopal and the Catholic--which you mentioned last night believe just as we do about sprinkling, and infant baptism." "There now," said the father, "you are shut out of four denominations at the start."