Page 13 - Standing Alone

Listen to this quote:

"The redeemed children of Israel in the

wilderness praised Abraham and persecuted

Moses. The people of God in the days of the

kings praised Moses and persecuted the

prophet. The court of Caiaphas, the high

priest, praised the prophets and persecuted

Jesus, and the church of the popes praised

the Savior and persecuted the saints. And

multitudes now, both in the church and in

the world, applaud the courage and fortitude

of the patriarchs, the prophets and apostles

and martyrs, but condemn as stubbornness

or foolishness the same faithfulness in the

standing for the truth today. How we love to

garnish the tombs of those that are past, and

then when somebody tries to live according

to the principles, we have that tendency to

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