Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-02-13
Early History
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name only S. S. baltimore, G. H. Mar
tin, W, C. Buck, w. S. Webb and ]. L.
M Curry, of whom baltimore was the
greatest pulpit orator. In substanti-
ton of Lattimore's pre-eminence, |
copy from the Baptist Record of June
30th, 1911, an extract from a commu-
cation by DR., j. B. Gambrell:
81 was a student in the University
of Mississippi inthe early '70s. That
noble old Presbyterian preacher, DR..
J. n Waddell was Chancellor Once
or twice month he preached to a
Presbyterian church east of Oxford
and | to a Baptist church a LITTLE FAR
Their east We often fell in Together,
going and coming. He once told me
of what he regarded as the greatest
sermon he ever heard 1t was preached
by S. S. baltimore. | remember see
ing baltimore once He was a man
of senatorial appearance and of beau
tiful address. The occasion of the SER
mon, and the sermon to which Dr.
Waddell referred were after this or
der: The Baptists were holding an
Association in the town where DR.,
Waddell lived and preached, and theh
Presbyterians made a special request
that S. S. baltimore be sent to preach
for them Sunday. At the appointed
time baltimore read his text: Follow
me as | follow Christ DR.. Waddell
described the sermon thus; The preach
er never spoke above conversational
tone and with but little movement of
hand or body. He impressed every
individual nearer that he wastalking
directly and personally to him. Latti-
more began by discussing in per-
fectly lucid and quiet Way the impor-
lance of leaders, He illustrated by the
great leaders of Old Testament times.
He made it plain from Pauls discus
sion of religious leadership that the
leader must sink everything, self in
Guided in the cause; that time-serving,
religious leaders never get good re-
suits, that the element Of selfshness
is always destructive of religious lead
ership.' DR.. Waddell glowed as he
told how luminous and strong the
preachers made his points and how he
impressed them by adding that great
occasions always bring forth great
leaders, because the times are in Gods
hand and when the necessity arises for
the accomplishment Of great things,
He brings forth the leader equal to the
occasion. From this Dr. Waddell said
the preacher passed on and told how
leaders in religion have leader and
that we are to follow leaders only so
far as they follow Christ, and talked
in the simplest way of the character
istics of Shrist, of his ceaseless care
to do his Fathers will, and of his tedi-
Gus journey on foot, along dusty roads
to the Jordan to be baptized in order
to fulfill all righteousness. With CON
summate art, he went right On and
gave the New Testament history of
Christ's baptism, keeping at every
step the beaten track of Scripture,
and without raising any question or
intimating that question might tie
raised, he described aow Christ went
down into the water and was ouriCd
beneath the waves, end what it all
prefgured. DR.. Waddell said that the
whole congregation had gone down
into the Jordan with Christ and out on
the other side without once thinking
where they were going. 1t was the
deliberate judgment Of DR.. Waddell
that this was the finest type Of preach
ing he had ever heard, and that S. s
baltimore was easily Missssippis
greatest" DR.. Garbrell adds: 81
have often thought of the high tribute
paid by this eminent Presbyterian to
one who had left that denomination to
become a stalwart Baptist. In re-
fleeing on this model sermon as des-
cribed by my venerated Presbyterian
brother, long ago in the glory-world
| cannot but but commend the wisdom
and tact displayed by baltimore in SC
giving his views as not to awaken even
the slightest prejudice in the minds
of his hearers.
Continued next week.