The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-09
BOEN IN THE NOLY land.
Oklahoma Preacher.Baptizes a Convert IN
the Jordan.

Oklahoma Preacher. Baptizes Convert In
the Jordan.
The Rev. j. b. Boen is we'll known
20 church workers in oklahoma. He
resided several years in Oklahoma CITY
and often filled Guthrie pulpits Two
years ago Rev. Boen began an Oriental
tour. lie writes home interesting let
tere. His latest is as follows:
The dream OF my life has been real.
lied. / sat by the mauger In Bethle-
hem ia which IL is said our Lord was
born; walked by the river Jordan
where he was baptized stood on the
mount Of Olives where lie wept over
Jerusalem; knelt in Gethsemape where
He prayed during the night In which
lie was betrayed; gazed on the spot In
Golgatha where he was crucified, and
viewed the tomb where it Is said He
was buried. The places have a solemn
aud an holy appearance. People, de-
vout worshippers, from ell parts OF
the world, are here. Their very de-
votedneSs touches ones heart. 10 is
useless for me TO try TO describe the
scenes. Millions of volumes have been
written on this subject. / will only
speak Of one little incident In this
letter.
Yesterday we were driving up the
valley of the river Jordan when a gem
tleman approached me and Lsked me
IL were a minister. told him / was.
He said his name was Thomas J. Edge
and that he lived at Harrisburg, Penn. I;
that he had made arrangements with
priest of the Greek church TO bap.
tize his wife and the priest did not
know how TO baptize her as our Lord
was baptized, and would 1 consent to
baptize her. told him certainly,
though ] was Ill prepared. Several
people had congregated on the banks
Of this historic stream and began to
wonder what would do for baptis-
NAL suit. Mr.. j. L. Corley. one of our
Philippine soldier sboys, was In the
crowd and at once offered me the use
of his poncho. This and my overcoat
furnished the bAptismal suit. The
river Jordan is now as it always is at
this time of year, out of It's banks.
We secured small boat aud rowed
(had the Arabs TO row us) to suitable
place. Brother j. M, Monroe. of El
Reno, read a part of the fourth chap
ter of Acts and offered prayer. We
then sang q song and In the same riv-
er very close to the same place where
our Lerd wRs baptized, / baptized this
consecrRted lady just as the Bible says
Jesus was baptized. Standing on the
bank of the Jordan were Miss Eliza
beth Carr, q Baptist missionary, re-
turning from India; Miss Clara Parish,
the Seventh around the world w. @,
t. U. missionary; Mr.. David Milligan
OF Canaan. New Zealand, end the
English author, III. Rider HagHard, be-
side Bro. Monroe, the young soldier
and the lAdy's husband. 1t CO one
Of the most solemn scenes, the most
touching incident in my entire life.
I knew IL could not be very far from
this spot whore our Lord was baptized
and where God spoke from heaven i'm
Producing him to the world. This
was as they did In Bible times They
heard the gospel. believed the gospel,
obeved the gospel aud went their way
rejoicing. This lady had heard the
gospel, had believed the gospel and
when she obeyed the gospel she went
on her way rejoicing. learned today
that her husband was one of Americas
business men and she was a noble,
good lady. / start tomorrow for a
twelve days ride through the entire
length of the Holy Land.
j. b. BoEN.
Jerusalem, March IS, 1900