. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . JERUSALEM FROM MOUNT SCOPUS a baptismal robe. With that garment girdled around me, I led the candidatedown under the trees on the bank, while near by were groups of friends and somestrangers who happened to be there. After a prayer, I read of Christs baptismin the Jordan, and the commission Go teach all nations, baptizing them. Thepeople on the bank joined in singing, to the familiar tune, that soul-stirring song: On Jordans stormy bank I the candidates hand in mine, we waded deep into the Jordan, and I thendeclared, I
. T. DeWitt Talmage : his life and work : biographical edition . JERUSALEM FROM MOUNT SCOPUS a baptismal robe. With that garment girdled around me, I led the candidatedown under the trees on the bank, while near by were groups of friends and somestrangers who happened to be there. After a prayer, I read of Christs baptismin the Jordan, and the commission Go teach all nations, baptizing them. Thepeople on the bank joined in singing, to the familiar tune, that soul-stirring song: On Jordans stormy bank I the candidates hand in mine, we waded deep into the Jordan, and I thendeclared, In this historical river, where Israelites crossed, and Naaman plungedseven times for the cure of his leprosy, and Christ was baptized, and which hasbeen used in all ages as a symbol of the dividing line between earth and heaven,. A BAPTISM J1V DR. IN TIlK JORDAN 147 148 T. DE WITT TALMAGE—HIS LIFE AND WORK I baptize thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost,amen. As the candidate went down under the waves and then rose, I felt asolemnity that no other scene could have inspired. On our way up from Jericho to Jerusalem the sun was very hot. I gotoff and sat under the shadow of the horse. I felt as if I could not ride anotherstep, but the dragoman informed us that a little way off was a cool place. Soonwe halted by a ledge of rocks, the mountain was between us and the sun, andthrew a sombre blanket over us. And three or four of us spontaneously criedout: This is the shadow of a great rock in a weary land! A VISIT TO BETHLEHEM Now we are back again in Jerusalem, and must make an excursion to ourLords birthplace. I was determined to see Bethlehem in the same month in whichJesus arrived. At nine oclock this crisp December morning, for there was a sharpfrost last night, I am afo
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