Richard (R G ) Flexon – birth, Jun 18, 1895

Sin as an act must be forgiven; sin as a principle must be cleansed.

   – R G Flexon, Rudiments of Romans (Indianapolis: Pilgrim Publishing House, 1952), 17.

 

Native timidity is no sign of a lack of grace, and native boldness is not sign of any degree of grace.

    – R G Flexon, Rudiments of Romans (Indianapolis: Pilgrim Publishing House, 1952), 41

               

Actions may be colored by circumstances, early training, mental attitudes or physical ability, while the intentions are perfectly pure.

   – R G Flexon, Rudiments of Romans (Indianapolis: Pilgrim Publishing House, 1952), 42.

 

Conscience, which is largely influenced by education, cannot always be trusted…

   – R G Flexon, Rudiments of Romans (Indianapolis: Pilgrim Publishing House, 1952), 49.

 

Someone may ask, “Did not Daniel resist the powers of his day and disobeyed the king’s decree?”  No.  He chose penalty rather than obedience, because there was a moral issue at stake.

   – R G Flexon, Rudiments of Romans (Indianapolis: Pilgrim Publishing House, 1952), 52.

Richard G. (Gant) Flexon was born this date (6/18/1895).  He was a preacher, writer, and man of prayer, with a wide influence in the Pilgrim Holiness Church of his day.  He passed away 4/19/1982.

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Rutherford B Hayes – death, Jan. 17, 1893

 

 

 “Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.”

 “Conscience is the authentic voice of God to you.”

 

“No person connected with me by blood or marriage will be appointed to office.”

 

1/17 Rutherford B. Hayes died 1893, Fremont, Ohio the 19th president of the United States

He married Lucy Ware Webb Hayes, a devout Methodist, 12/30/1852.  Lucy was the only wife to ban alchol from the White House.  This action won her admiration from the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and also won her the title “Lemonade Lucy.”

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John Knox – death, Nov. 24, 1572

For those who may not know Knox, he was a powerful Presbyterian Minister who opposed Queen Mary and the system she represented.  With that opposition in mind the following prayer is an insight into his soul.

“Illuminate the heart of our Sovereign Lady Queen Mary with pregnant gifts of the Holy Ghost, and influence the hearts of her council with Thy true fear and love.”  – Wm M Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Sons, 1885), 67.

In direct conversation with this same Queen, in response to her question he said, “Yea, madame, to me it appertains no less to forewarn of such things as may hurt it [the commonwealth], if I foresee them, then it doth to any of the nobility; for both my vocation and conscience requires plainness of me.” – Wm M Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Sons, 1885), 171.

Some knew the possible danger he was in to which he replied, “As for the fear of danger that may come to me let no man be solicitious, for my life is in the custody of Him whose glory I seek, and therefore I cannot so fear their boast or tyranny that I cease from doing my duty, when of His mercy He offereth me the occasion.” – Wm M Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Sons, 1885), 124.

On another occastion when some questioned his speaking as he did; he replied, “I am in the place where I am demanded of my consiecne to speak the truth; and therefore the truth I will speak; impugn it who so list.”  – Wm M Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Sons, 1885), 176.

After hearing of the St. Bartholomew Day massacre he had an opportunity to address Le Croc, the French ambassador, “Go tell your master that sentence is pronounced against him; that the Divine vengeance shall never depart from him or from his house, except they repent…”    – Wm M Taylor, John Knox, (NY: A C Armstrong & Sons, 1885), 196.

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