The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-02-13
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD
person. careless Of the ways Of courts,
and fearless Of the face of man.

person. careless Of the ways Of courts. |
and fearless Of the face of man.
Remote from courts, corruption. !
crime. in that high shepherd |
land.
With God alone, his soul had grown
to stature bold and grand
For many a Wild in many a land,
and many a peak sublime,
Can tell how solitude with God breeds
souls that conquer time.
Taylor.
Something in the depths Of every
normal map's spirit answers TO the
call of such natures as Johns That
is why the city dweller love to go
to the woods for a few weeks Of
camping, putting away the clothes and
customs Of urban society, and getting
as near as he can TO the life of the
savage. Every age needs its John
the Baptist to call men back to the
great simplicities If we lived closer
to the life Of earth. closer to the
usages Of the majority Of the human
race. We should be afflicted less with
doubt, dyspepsia and nervous pros
tratiOn.
Voice or an Echo.
One voice may set many echoes
ringing. Always voices are few and
echoes are many. Let man speak
or write a new, clear, brave word
| Of truth and, sooner or later the
world will lend him it's ears. An
American philosopher has said that
II any man will make a better article
OF any sort than men already possess,
! the world will make a path to his
| door. The wilderness was not too
far for men to penetrate to hear this
rude preacher by the Jordan. In
/ our own day, we find earnest Chris
tians making journeys Of hundreds
Of miles to New York in order to hear
DR.. Jowett.
A minister who han lately come to
| one Of our American cities was in
vited to speak before large gather
! ing of laymen. He f1attered his hear
ers and f1attered the city, to such
a degree that men said to one an
other. we cannot expect anything Of
that man for the city" 1t is seldom
the men-pleaser who is the men
leader. John came With a burning
message of repentance and a com
ing kingdom. He told his hearers
the truth about themselVeS--the deep
dreadful truth OF sin that is common
to all mankind. He had no new
tangled notions about sin being mere
~ an error, or an inherited tendency
to be covered with rose water, like
an unpleasant odor He called fol-
repentance for change Of mind, fol
an immediate amending of conduct
The innate honesty Of mems judg
ment will not permit them to &C.
cept any gospel which overlooks the
fact OF sin; for as they know them
selves, and as they know life the,
realize that sin is present factor II
human conditions.
The Preacher Who Was Not Afraid
John was a forerunner Of tina
splendid company OF preachers, thou
sands Of whom are with us today
who are not afraid to tell the truth
: He dared to speak his own message
!, Eventually he lost his head for hi
Y temerity; but he never lost his crown
6 The head that a Herodian sword sen
: to a dancing girls platter still wor'
its cOrOnet Of fearless integrity. I
: legion Of men since have been heart
t ened in duty-doing. and in brav
t speaking. by the example Of John.
Probably. il John were preaching
or writing now he might be called
: slave Of the interests" because h
: told the common people their sins
8 and babe them be content with thei
/ wages. Likewise, he would be dubbe'
h socialist by the moneyed classe
n for his too-free criticism Of the EN-
: ployers. In truth. he was neither
s any more than are some Of his sue
a cessors. He simply served the truth
: in loyalty to God and without fea
a Of man.
Z The amazing arrogance and concei
|, of the person who expects preach
u er's message to square with the hear
cr'S prejudices and Self-intereSt onl
f shows how far such persons are frOT
q an understanding Of the sacrednes
: Of truth and Of the nature Of tn
h Christian ministry. The preacher VIII
e trims his utterances to suit any man
e pleasure will never be fit company &c
IT John the Baptist.
: The Great Idea.
- Yesterday l talked with a distir
= guished newspa per editor, not men
- Der Of any church. and he dwelt upo
~ the present evidences Of a spiritu;
70 unrest and desire and anticipate