The Watchtower Society and John and Morton Edgar - A2Z.org

Tllr plan of Cocl opened np to him in all its grandeurand l~tri~gllt con\-iclion of its truth to lris mind. It wtstw glorioits in its manifestations of love and ocisdom zobe of man. It bore unmistakably the impress of the Divine.IIc realiscd, as never before, that the best evidence of thetruth and inspiration of the Bible comcs from within itself.He saw that tlic golclcn thread of Cod's p h of salvationfor mankind runs thro~igh it from Genesis to Revelaticn.From that ctny fc>r\vnrd tlic doctor made rapid progressingrace ant1 Iin~\\.lcclge. Hc manifested keen appreciationof the hixlr calling. and considered it but a small rracriEceto surrc:itlc-r " mere rrrrtlrly things " for the hope of gainingjoint-1reir.iliip \\-it 11 Christ. His xvas a thorough and whole-I~cartcd mnsccration to the Lord.One evening. some months after his journey to theXorth, John, in company with a few ottiers, symbolisedhis sacrifice and baptism into the death of Christ by waterimmersion. We had engaged one of the Glasgotw~ publicbaths, an41 our little hiptismal ceremony. though conductcd \\.it11-great simplicity, wvas most imipressive. Tefelt .as if we were indeed shut in with the Lord so that wemight have impressed upon our minds tbe solemnity ofthe obligation we 11ad entered upon. The lights from thesuspend4 lamps were reflected in the still water, and shoneupon the upturned faces, aglow with the holy resolve tobe true to their covenant of sacrifice. The brief e-xhortation.the prayers, the singing, all came from hearts filledwith tlre redisation of the presence of God.The water burial spoke of humilktion, s~ffering.~~sacrficc. clrnth, but to our dear hrotlrcr thcse men: lightafflictions " comparccl to tllc " eternal weight of glory "rewaled to the cycs of his faith. Tears blnrrccl our vision.but thev wcrc tlle outcomc of joy, not of .sadness. \Yeknew John deeply appreciated tlic great prit4cge of beingaccepter1 as a probationary member of Christ's Body, andthat, though conscious of his own weakness, he rested in