The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-06-28


Hill boys from David to Sergeant
York have had a place in the valley
of service and John is only one of the
long line who has placed the world in
his debt. In that little home where
peace rcigned and Zecharias read the
old scrolls chastened age waited for a
son. We know nothing of his COM
rades but he had the best that the
serene faith could give and he grew
up i'm the consciousness of God.
Trained for the priesthood he proba
bly, grew familiar with Jerusalem and
in revolt against the Journalism of it,
fled TO the wilderness. The faith of his
father and the saintiless of his moth
er, both dead, seemed profaned by
what ne saw in the city. For he was
q kean-mindcd youth who discerned
a sham or 4 reality almost by in
stinct. Surface sight is not a prop
erty of the hills
Take his understanding of the ap-
proach of new day in the world
Lincoln sensed the moral tides of
America long before other mere pol
iticians saw the rising ripples John
was in the wilderness with its sparse
population and lack of political in
1luence, yet he grew confident that
there was q swell of some wonderful
movement touching all Judea and the
world. He saw a star where others
knew only night and rising before
the dawn John startled the browsing
nation with his shout of sunrise.
There were a few men who predicted
war when all the world talked peace
in 1914. Cleveland told Mckinley
that he had left him a war with Spain
but he was not believed. John would
have read Alright the direction Of the
drift had he been here as quickly as
he did in A. d. 80. Take his Judgment
of men. There was ali unknown Car
peuter walking among the throng
that included the great from the cap
ital, and from PARKWAY Rome, yet
this man Of the hills picked Jesus as
the outstanding figure in all the great
throug. And as he saw soul as well
as size, for he read sacrifice therein
and named Him the Lamb Of Coo
rather than the Lion Of Judah. Fa
deeDor and more difficult is the seeing
ones self truly yet here also thi.
strange character was not deceived
He was no prophet, no Elijah, no Mes
siah. He kept bis head in all the
confusion and refused to be shaker
out Of his own sane Judgment by th'
adulation Of the crowd. With all ID
dea thron2ing the Jordan to hear an,
see him, To keep steady thru it al i
proof OF his insight into masses anC
men.
THE MAN OF FIRE
\ man complained OF the difficult.
Of getting 9 corpse up the steps mt
q church auditorium. THAT churci
wasn't built for dead ones was tn
reply. John could never be COUNTIES
among the dead until that day WheI
his disciples carried away the still
form for burial. Convinced Of tn
need and Of his place IN filing 1t, h
threw all his passion and force int
the movement for the btterment o
the world. Wrong was to be SUP
pressed wherever it appeared and
new world OF righteousness made t
take its place. He followed the Irish
mans dictum: wherever you see
head, hit it," 1t might be the chic
member Of the Sanhedl'in, yet he be
longed to a brood OF 'vipers." H
might wear the crown and occupy tn
throne, but ne had no business wit
Brother Philips wife" He might /
a Roman soldier, still he ought ''to d
no violence, neither accuse any falst
". and be content with your wages
Was it Publican, then it was "mal
peopIe paw no more taxes than
right" RELIGION was a tremndous