Article May 13, 1916 Issue

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James H. Snowden

[The Christian Register]

There is no reason why in a religion a good deal of risk of being supposed egotistic should not be taken, so long as it is a risk and not a fact. Confidence in something one has from above himself is pretty quickly distinguishable from vain self-exploitation, and a little boldness in exposition may be pardonable in a prophet of the soul, since it is held praiseworthy in those who offer wares of less value. If a man has something he cherishes and adores, and loves to find other people have too,—something it would be a joy to him to make many people share,—then he will unavoidably seem a little presumptuous in saying so; but those who have said so are not put down among the proud and haughty who have been brought low. They have been acclaimed as redeemers and guides of the race, sages and bringers of light, saviors, and messengers of God. If they had remained, as they felt, bashful and tongue-tied, their modesty might have been admired, but it would have been admired apologetically as an excuse, never as a virtue. "The secret of the Lord," it is true, "is with them that fear him." At the same time, the blessing of the Lord—and of men—is with them who proclaim it; and if it is only the Lord they fear, and not what men will say, they will not be afraid of anything else.

[Pacific Christian Advocate]

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