THE FALL-WE BROKE IT (3 OF 4)
Scripture: Matthew 7:13-14
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The Fall-We Broke It (3 of 4)
Series: The BIG Picture
Jordan Easley
Matthew 7:13-14
In the latter part of the 1800's there was a man named Edwin Thomas and he was a master of the stage. He was small man with a massive voice, and in the world of theater and the arts, he was among the best-of-the-best.
Edwin also had two brothers-John and Junius... they were both actors as well. In fact, in 1863, his brother John landed the role of Brutus (the assassin) in Julius Caesar. And the reason that's so interesting is because... that same John, just 2 years later... took to the role of an assassin in real life as well.
What I failed to mention earlier was that Edwin Thomas's full name was Edwin Thomas BOOTH. And his brother John... was John Wilkes Booth... the man who entered the Ford's Theater in April of 1865... snuck into the rear of a private box and fired a bullet into the head of President Abraham Lincoln.
As you can imagine, Edwin Booth was never the same after that happened. Shame from his brother's crime drove him into an early retirement - and he probably would have stayed away if it wasn't for a crazy incident that happened soon after... at a New Jersey train station.
On that day, Edwin was waiting to board a train, when all the sudden a sharp-dressed young man lost his footing and fell onto the tracks. With the train approaching, Edwin reacted without thinking... he jumped onto the track, grabbed the young man, and pulled him to safety.
Once the young man realized he was okay, he looked up to thank Edwin, and when he did... he recognized who he was. Edwin didn't know the young man, but a couple weeks later he received a letter from the office of General Ulysses S. Grant, thanking Edwin Booth for heroically saving the life... of Robert Todd Lincoln... the son of Abraham Lincoln.
He carried that letter in his pocket until the day he died.
To me, that story is pretty amazing and ironic-because you've got one brother that killed the Pr ...
Series: The BIG Picture
Jordan Easley
Matthew 7:13-14
In the latter part of the 1800's there was a man named Edwin Thomas and he was a master of the stage. He was small man with a massive voice, and in the world of theater and the arts, he was among the best-of-the-best.
Edwin also had two brothers-John and Junius... they were both actors as well. In fact, in 1863, his brother John landed the role of Brutus (the assassin) in Julius Caesar. And the reason that's so interesting is because... that same John, just 2 years later... took to the role of an assassin in real life as well.
What I failed to mention earlier was that Edwin Thomas's full name was Edwin Thomas BOOTH. And his brother John... was John Wilkes Booth... the man who entered the Ford's Theater in April of 1865... snuck into the rear of a private box and fired a bullet into the head of President Abraham Lincoln.
As you can imagine, Edwin Booth was never the same after that happened. Shame from his brother's crime drove him into an early retirement - and he probably would have stayed away if it wasn't for a crazy incident that happened soon after... at a New Jersey train station.
On that day, Edwin was waiting to board a train, when all the sudden a sharp-dressed young man lost his footing and fell onto the tracks. With the train approaching, Edwin reacted without thinking... he jumped onto the track, grabbed the young man, and pulled him to safety.
Once the young man realized he was okay, he looked up to thank Edwin, and when he did... he recognized who he was. Edwin didn't know the young man, but a couple weeks later he received a letter from the office of General Ulysses S. Grant, thanking Edwin Booth for heroically saving the life... of Robert Todd Lincoln... the son of Abraham Lincoln.
He carried that letter in his pocket until the day he died.
To me, that story is pretty amazing and ironic-because you've got one brother that killed the Pr ...
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