Milford chronicle., 1903-10-16

SONS cause. The result was that Sa n
uel Adams spent most of his life in de
veIoping for the cause Of liberty the
young men. 1t was his master hapd
which nodded a Joseph Warren. a
John Adams. John Hancock. Are
we, like Samuel Adams. ready to sink
ourselves in Christ?
A Famous Personality.
But let us inquire little more closely
how John the Baptist submerged his
life in Christ. Jesus was an unknown
man at the time John. the hermit aud
recTlise was making the very pHiaes
walls at Jerusalem shake Up TO thirty
years of age Jesus was an unknown
Gweller in Il country village. The whole
extent of Christs earthly ministry aK-
tended over only short period 0f three
or four years. We read Of Jesus when
he was born. Then he disappears. We
read of him twelve years later. when
as boy. be talks Witt rhe docteEs IN
the temple. Then he again disaBpe9 ps
for eighteen Long years. Up TO thEN
years Of age. Christ was politically s,E8
soslolOgically an unknown factSr n
eastern life
In the meantime who was this John
the Baptist? This second young man.
Of about the same age as Jesus. was
the most famous personality in the
east. He had lived as a hermit. But
the voice be lifted reached not only
echoed throughout the villages. but al
SO throughout the great capital itself
The rich and the poor, the old and the
young, the government officials and the
peasant alike left their homes to sit at
his feet. Great crowds swarmed about
this strange teacher wherever he went.
They pressed EtO his caves as though
they We're temples. As a result John
built up great school OF devotees and
baptized his followers by hundreds and
thousands Many of them We're ready
to bow down and worship him as a
temporal as well as a spiritual king.
Yet when Jesus appeared this illus
triOus man was ready. and gladly
ready. TO surrender all for Christ. Like
John the Baptist. are we willing to lay
our fame. our wealth and our entire
life work at Jesus feet?
Great was John the Baptist! At the
risk of his life he was ready to de- |
nounce and attack the intrenched and /.
the practically inyulnerable sins of I.
that day. He was not one Of those men /
who always stop and ask, Does it /
pay?" before they attempt to do what |
fo 10 To a1,stsQ
duties of men and waged war against
in high places. He declar-
ed against evils as mighty in his day
rs the liquor traffic is in ours and never
condoned crime though the criminal
was a king. He was ready to look the
lideous monster sin squarely in the
face and then hit at that sin, though
his arm might seem to be as helpless
md weak us the hand of a young girl
striking at the wild beast leaping upon
ler in the Roman arena. He called
spade a spade, Il lie a lie, an adultery
IN adultery. blasphemy blasphemy and
hypocrisy wherever they
we're found. He denounced and ex-
Oriated the sins of the Jewish church.
When HerOd. the governor. fell in love
With his own brothers wife and. .mur-
ered Philip that he might marry her.
ohm instantly hurled the divine con-
against the ruler He raised
uch a storm Of popular Indignation
hat HerOd flung him into prison. and
fterward, at the behest of his step
was dancing before him
( Il drunken feast he bPhrRdpd John
nd gave to her the bloody trophy upon
charger. Oh. my brother, dare we.
18th Johns courage. attack intrpnched 4
n wherever ii may be foundf Like I
DIN the Baptist. are we great enough
nd brave enough, no matter what the
rect cost may be. to uphold the great j
'inciples Of gospel truth in the store. a
le home. the factory. the city hall q
re. through the sacred aisles of the Il
lurch itself? Dare we do this even r
ough the earthly powers that be" [
ould unshcathe the gllttprIng sword y
death and wave it over our heads s.
ID the heads Of our loved ones? When e.
aleyn de Muller was led forth to die. Il
said, Were the heavens a pearl and u
@ earth globe of gold. and were | u
Q owner Of all most cheerfully would Il
give them all to live with my wife Il
ID children; yet | dare not aud can Il
t renounce the truth" Would you I
d l. il necessary. rather than re- W
unce the truth be brave enough. like /
Muller. a Huss. a Paul a John the eS
ptist TO have our bleeding bodies IL
d as sacrifice upon truths altar? \
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er
UreuI IN DeuJn.
3gt. though John the Baptist was ST