When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. Acts xiii. 24, 25.
For John truly baptised with water; but ye shall be baptised with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Acts I. 5.
How beautifully clear is the description of the three baptisms in the article entitled Pond and Purpose in the August Journal, by the Rev. Mary B. G. Eddy. It seems like a landscape painting by a skilful artist. Each time we look at it we see some feature we had not observed before. In holding the baptism of repentance in contemplation, it seems to cover all human conditions, for indeed are not the higher attributes of human nature "a stricken state of human consciousness wherein mortals gain severe views of themselves?" Pond and Purpose. The Moses thought (moral courage) is expressed by many who are striving to overcome the grosser elements of mankind, and appeal to the Pharaohs of the hour to liberate their thoughts from the Egyptian bondage of the lower to the higher purposes and desires of human nature.
