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Frank W. Boreham
Frank W. Boreham (March 3, 1871 – May 18, 1959) was a British-born preacher, pastor, and author whose ministry within the Baptist tradition spanned over six decades, captivating audiences with narrative sermons and prolific writings. Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, to Francis Boreham, a solicitor’s clerk, and Fanny Usher, he was the eldest of ten children in a devout Anglican family that later attended a non-conformist church. Converted on New Year’s Day 1888 at 16 after hearing Dwight L. Moody in London, he trained at Spurgeon’s Pastors’ College—likely the last student personally admitted by Charles Spurgeon—graduating in 1894 before sailing to New Zealand in 1895. Boreham’s preaching career began at Mosgiel Baptist Church near Dunedin, New Zealand (1895–1906), followed by pastorates at Hobart Baptist Tabernacle in Tasmania (1906–1916) and Armadale and Kew Baptist Churches in Melbourne, Australia (1916–1928). His sermons, blending storytelling with biblical truth, drew crowds and filled newspapers, as he wrote over 3,000 editorials for the Hobart Mercury and Melbourne Age. Author of 55 books, including A Bunch of Everlastings and The Luggage of Life, he preached on “immensities, infinities, and eternities,” influencing figures like Billy Graham, who visited him in 1959. Married to Stella Cottee in 1896, whom he met as a student preacher, they had five children—Stella, Esther, Frank, Rachel, and John. Boreham died at age 88 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Frank W. Boreham emphasizes the significance of meekness, drawing parallels between biblical figures like Moses and Jesus who displayed controlled tempers in moments of righteous anger. He illustrates the importance of having emotions and strengths under complete subjection, likening meekness to a disciplined colt harnessed for service, highlighting that true value is developed through discipline. Boreham portrays meek individuals as not timid, but strong and sensitive, with their powerful forces under magnificent control, akin to lions with eyes of fire.
Righteous Indignation
"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth" (Matt. 5:5). It is absurd to deplore the possession of a fiery temper. The temper of Moses was, to the end of his days, one of the secrets of his strength. Aaron and the idolaters trembled when, in a fit of holy wrath, Moses broke the two tables in pieces at the foot of the mount. And, turning from the Old Testament model to the New, we have a vision of Jesus, the meekest of all, who, in his righteous indignation, overthrew the tables of the money changers and the seats of them that sold doves, and, with a scourge of small cords, drove the cattle from the temple precincts. It is a fine thing to own a dog, provided he does not seize your brother's throat and lick the burglar's hand; it is a good thing to possess a spirited horse, so long as it remains your own prerogative to determine the place and the pace of each journey; it is a good thing to own a gun, so long as it is entirely subject to the cunning of your hand; and, similarly, it is a good thing to possess a temper that feels deeply and acutely and keenly, provided that you have it in complete subjection. The very word "meekness," one authority assures me, is the word used by the Greeks to describe a colt which had been broken in and harnessed. It was once careering wildly over the waste: but now it is disciplined for service. Its strength is not reduced; but its real value has been developed. The souls that, through the ages, have been the deliverers of Israel, have been the meekest of men--calm men, sensitive men, strong men--not doves, but eagles; not timid hares, but lions with eyes of fire and all their mighty forces under magnificent control.
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Frank W. Boreham (March 3, 1871 – May 18, 1959) was a British-born preacher, pastor, and author whose ministry within the Baptist tradition spanned over six decades, captivating audiences with narrative sermons and prolific writings. Born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, to Francis Boreham, a solicitor’s clerk, and Fanny Usher, he was the eldest of ten children in a devout Anglican family that later attended a non-conformist church. Converted on New Year’s Day 1888 at 16 after hearing Dwight L. Moody in London, he trained at Spurgeon’s Pastors’ College—likely the last student personally admitted by Charles Spurgeon—graduating in 1894 before sailing to New Zealand in 1895. Boreham’s preaching career began at Mosgiel Baptist Church near Dunedin, New Zealand (1895–1906), followed by pastorates at Hobart Baptist Tabernacle in Tasmania (1906–1916) and Armadale and Kew Baptist Churches in Melbourne, Australia (1916–1928). His sermons, blending storytelling with biblical truth, drew crowds and filled newspapers, as he wrote over 3,000 editorials for the Hobart Mercury and Melbourne Age. Author of 55 books, including A Bunch of Everlastings and The Luggage of Life, he preached on “immensities, infinities, and eternities,” influencing figures like Billy Graham, who visited him in 1959. Married to Stella Cottee in 1896, whom he met as a student preacher, they had five children—Stella, Esther, Frank, Rachel, and John. Boreham died at age 88 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.