Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-03
The Gospel According to
 ST. LUKE.

4>oN III lHe 1llleeIltn year OI lHe reign of Tilberius Caesar, Pontius PIlate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrach of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of lturaea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene. ?. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias ir the wilderness.
 | 5. And he came into all the coun- try about Jordan, preaching the bap- tism of repentance for the remission of sins;
 4. As it is written in the book ol l. the words of Esaa sthe prophet say ing, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
 3. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
 G.. And all flash shall see the salvation of God.
 (. Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, o generation of vipers who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
 $. Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for l say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 1
 3. And now also the axe is lad unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast in- to the fire
 10. Aad the people asked him, say ing, What shall we do then? III. He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats. let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
 > l2. Then came also publicans to be baptized. and said unto him. Master what shall we do? "a Is. And he Said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.
 14. And the soldiers likewise de. manded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither ac- cuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.
 15. And as the people were in ex- pectation, and all men unused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;
 16. John answered, saying unto them all, 1 indeed kaptize you with water: but one mightier than I someth the latchet of whose shoes l am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
 IF. Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner j; but the 'chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable
 IS. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the peo- ple:e
 19. But Herod, the tetrarch being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
 20. Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
 21. Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened.
 p. And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou are by beloved son i; in theeI am well pleased.
 23. And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph which was the son of Heli,