THE MOBBING OKEGONIAN, SIOlsUAX, PEBETTAST 25, 1895. SOME GOOD SERMONS POR-TLAJiD'S PiSTOItS PREACH OX VARIOUS TOPICS. Rcr. X- D. Driver Defends Moie anfi tlie Law and Dr. Grant Talks on Patriotism. la the absence of Dr. C. E. iocke the pulpit of the Taylor-street M- E. church -was filled morning and evening- yesterday by Rev. J. D. Driver, of Eugene. In the morning he spoke upon the theme of "The Fallen Angels Who and Where Are They?" and in the evening his subject was "The X.ife and Works of Moses Were They Real and Inspired?" On the latter topic he said: "The writer of Deuteronomy was neither a materialist nor a foul-sleeper, for the text says, 'Get thee up into the mountain and behold the land of Canaan, and die and be gathered to thy people, which is entirely out of harmony with the belief of these two sects. It is said that the Jews, when they left Egypt, were a revolting Egyptian colony, but collateral testimony Is overwhelming to the contrary: First, every name men tioned in the history of this people but one Is Hebrew, and that one is Moses, who was Hebrew born, but adopted by the Egyptian royal family, and yet the history of this people was written by men who lived at intervals covering a period of at least 1700 years. Moses is charged with perpetrating upon the He brew people a fictitious Passover feast, in honor of their deliverance from Egypt. But what sane man would believe it pos sible to perpetrate such an anniversary festival even to the present day and among every civilized people as this l? Had it, in fact, never occurred, can any one give a single example from history of anything that even approaches it in its universal observation which did not have an actual and tangible origin? "Cut what shall we say of the charac ter of this man Moses, who refused to become the successor to the ruling Pha raoh of the Egyptians on account of his faith In the future of his people, even though Egypt was then one of the great est powers of the earth? And while the successor to this Pharaoh is not known, even to the classical students of this age, et the name of Moses Is on the lips of every schoolboy. He was the greatest writer that ever lived, and yet we must remember that his age was the most un learned of antiquity. An age utterly destitute of everything but a most rudi mentary civilization, possessing not even an alphabet, and yet one single quotation from his writings forms the basis of the greatest principle of modern law, viz: 'If a man shall dig a pit, and an ox or an ass shall fall Into it. he shall make it good. Where did Moses get his 10 precepts re corded In Exodus, Thlch have become the fundamental principles of all modern law, and which have stood as unquestioned precepts and rules of action for thousands of years, under varying1 conditions and en lronments of mankind, while In our day the greatest conclave of wisdom could not enact a system of laws that will last for SO years, but every year they must be modified, qualified and adapted to the progress of civilization? "These 10 precepts also were written in letters. Where, then, did he get them, un less God taught them to him during the 40 days In which he was with him In the mountains? Besides, these 10 precepts contain every letter and sound of the He brew language, except two consonants, which were afterward added, so that when the decalogue was written Moses could write everything in the Pentateuch; and not only that, but every vowel or con sonant sound of every civilized language since that time Is a reproduction of the Hebrew sound. Therefore the decalogue is the beginning and origin of letters for all subsequent civilization. Every article in the constitution of the United States is an exact reproduction of the decalogue, and it would have been reproduced sooner, but the United States constitution was the first ever written by a bible-reading people. These two documents the consti tution of Moses and of the United States are the only two that prohibit a foreigner from ever becoming the chief executive, and they each provide for a representative form of government. "Not only this, but all statutory law of almost every civilized nation on the earth Is drawn largely from the writings of Moses. But where did Moses get these ideas in such an untutored age. unless. It was through divine inspiration? But why was It necessary to decree that Mo ses should get himself up into the moun tain and die? What sin did he commit to merit this apparently harsh decree? Simply because he smote a rock instead of speaking to It, and that rock was Jesus Christ. He smote it as he had done just SS years before, which corresponds exact ly to the age of Christ when crucified, and for this disobedience Moses must die, but not the ignominious death of a traitor, for he esteemed the reproach of God more desirable than to be a ruler of a great nation. And what a trium phant death! "To He In state while angels wait. And God's own hand in a lonely land To lay him in the grave. "Finally, according to Mr. Paine, Moses recorded his own death in the last chap ter of Deuteronomy, but evidently Tom Paine does -not know that the original Hebrew of the Old Testament was not subdivided into either books, chapters or verses, but was written on a continuous parchment and read from right to left, the reader unfolding the parchment as he read, and that these subdivisions into chapters, verses and books was purely the work of translators, who. in hundreds of places, have cut into both chapters and books, thus destroying the sense, so that the last chapter of Deuteronomy is, in fact, the beginning of the next book "of Joshua, and was so regarded by the Jews 600 years before Christ, and it is impossi ble, when they are read consecutively, to tell where the last chapter of Deuter onomy and the first chapter of Joshua begins; and on account of such frequent and foolish statements as this in Mr. Palne's works he is scathingly rebuked by his own followers and his writings de nounced as puerile and silly, especially by the learned Bollngbroke and all other leading infidels with whom I havo debated in the East." WETZELL MEMORIAL SERVICE. Portland Christian Churches Mourn the Death of Their Former Pastor. At the First Christian church yesterday morning, memorial services were held out of reepoet to Rev. David Wetzell. former pastor of this congregation, who died in Oakland, Cal.. on February 16. The Third church, of Albino, which was organised and partially established by the deceased during his stay in Portland, also met with the First church in their special exer cises. The building was entirely filled by the audience, which met to pay tribute to the noble character and Christian graces of the former pastor. The pulpit was etegantly and artistically decorated with choice palms, lilies and suitable flowers. Special muric was rendered by the choir, which consisted of L. T. Gilliland. Mrs. KeUiher, Mit-s Mettle Landess and S. B. Hadrilt. The pastor. Rev. Eugene C Sanderson. read as the opening lesson the 46th Psalm, "God to raj- refuge and strength, a very jtret-ent help in trouble." He also read from Revelations 2L. Rev. B. F. Norrls. pastor of the Third church, who was associated with Rev. David Wetzell in the Portland work for several months, delivered th memorial address. He spoke of bte personal sorrow, and then of the purpose of the morning service that all had mot to talk together of the man who was a dear friend to all. Rev. Wetzell was known to all as a great and good man. He was a copious writer, and glad ly recognised by the entire brotherhood. In this way, the speaker said, he first knew the deceased He knew him as did the whole membership in the United States, but especially in his relation to the Pacific coast field. "This man," he continued, "had a strong arm that wielded well, and for this reason especially we feel lonely. When we can rest confidingly on the strong arm we feel stronger, and so the whole broth erhood mourns. We feel that we have lost a bosom friend and companion, laid away in the cold grave. Death has hid den the beauty of life from us like the cloud before the sun. Why this loneliness? Because we have lost one of our loved ones. This interest for our brother is more than human it is divine; it does not end with the grave. Jesus' teachings were to set people into closer relations, as all oue family; to bind them into a spiritual edifice. When these ties were broken it was God's purpose to re-unite them. We had learned that death was only a change a transformation. Fam ily relations here are translated into the after world. Jesus had warm Interest toward all .men, and he gave it and taught it to the world. All Impressions tell for good or III, and mold the world; and so we become more like the Christ life by doing as he did more l'ke-the Savior. "David Wetzell had a great personality and great power of Impression, and great influence. His was a noble, a true char acter. He was gifted with wisdom, warm heartedness, fearlessness and energy. His knowledge of the Bible and the principles of truth and right, and his conceptions of human nature, were coupled with a warmth of soul that brought the glitter ing gold from the fiery crucible, like the furnace from the rough black quartz. Brother Wetzell was a warm-hearted, a praying man. He had God with him and great earnestness. He also had bravery to, perform what was demanded for the cause of right without fear. Behind all these was great energy to perform. He was constantly vigilant in the direction of his powers. Like the Savior, he was always active. Brother Wetzell is gone, but his influence Is here. The great stream will move on to the ocean, ever widening its pathway of good, and none can estimate. But after a while we shall know ag we are known. Then we shall see the result of David Wetzell's life work. "Brother Wetzell spent nearly four years in Portland, the most important city of the Northwest. He was loved and revered, not only by church members, but others as well. We have lost a strong friend. He is mourned all over the United States. He was all prepared. In God's providence, his death was timely. May we have his nature and be like him, that we may be more like the Master. Mold our lives like Christ's. And then there will be a great re-union. Thank God for that. And so we say, 'Good-by, Brother Wetzell, for a little while tlil we come to meet you. Good-by, Brother Wetzell, good-by.' "David Campbell Wetzell was born In Washington county, Virginia. June 21, 3854. His parents removed in 1S55 to Mount Pleasant, now Farmer City, 111., where he grew up. He married Clara F. Cum mings September 5, 1S75. He leaves seven children, five living, the oldest one IS years of age; the youngest, a daughter bom last November. He joined the Chris tian church in January. 1S77. and began preaching almost at once. He held pas torates at Russell. Kas.; Mound City, Mo.; McPherson, Kan.; Petersburg and Mechanlcsburg, 111.; Portland. Or.; Wood land, Cal.; and Oakland, Cal., which he was about to take up when his death closed his labors. He leaves a father, mother, two brothers, four sisters, wife and five children." Pntriotic Dr. Grant. Dr. Roland D. Grant addressed a very large audience at the First Baptist church last night on the subject of "Our Coun try; Its Glories and Dangers." The church 'was packed, hundreds of members of patriotic societies being present. Dr. Grant's text was from Psalms xlv:7-20 "He hath not dealt so with any nation." After the congregation had united in sing ing "America," Dr. Grant said: "It is impossible to cover all points sug gested by this topic in one sermon; there fore, I shall take it up again at another time, and shall then devote my attention to a thorough survey of a nation's life, how nations live, grow and die. It Is cer tain that God has not dealt with any na tion so well as he has with this. The-real glory of this nation is that it is a Chris tian nation; next to this stands the glory of Its educational system. The educa tional system of the United States has developed a higher class of manhood than is characteristic of any other land. 'The little red schoolhouse' has long been a pet name among its people. Its oppor tunities, beginning with its A B Cs, have raised men like Lincoln and Garfield, and fitted them for the highest honors in the gift of man. American schools and Amer ican homes stand today as the highest development of civilization yet reached. I wish to say to those here who will un derstand me that you shall be exceedingly careful whom you elect to positions of control in our educational system. See to It that none shall exercise authority, in that system who belong to any body or organization known to be in enmity to it. "It is my belief that patriotism's no blest expression is in Christianity, and that the church should ever be an up holder of patriotism. I am tired of the cant and hypocrisy that say the nation and the nation's flag are apart from Christianity and the church. I believe that the church and state should be united Insofar as leads to the perpetua tion and the encouragement of liberty and patriotism. If It must needs be said that I cannot defend the questions of both church and nation, then I have no place in the ministry. Nowadays if a man at tempts to defend Christianity, he is charged with being narrow and creed-ridden. I have this to say: He who ad dresses you absolutely abhors all creeds and demands the right to think for him self. I shall teach no creed to my chil dren. I shall leave them the testament and they shall interpret it according to their own judgment. I preach what I be lieve and you can believe what you please. You may look for anything broader than that in the great outdoors, but you will never find it. "One of the greatest dangers to this nation," continued Dr. Grant, "is that of Ignorance. Even our public schools do not eradicate it. It sticketh closer to a man than a brother. Another great dan ger is the financial question, and It is creat enough to cause any man having the good of his country at heart to tremble. It is a question over which the greatest minds of the world have puzzled and yet it is not solved. Don't you believe that prophets from the lowest, most ignorant classes we have, from men who are not trained to think, can come up and solve the problem olf-hand as they would have you believe. Don't you be fooled by them. Men who are not capable of being leaders have been carried away by a mass of harebrained theories, whose fallacy has been proved a thousand times, thinking they are something new. Money is one of the supreme dangers that is breaking the country up into little coteries and divid ing itself against itself. "Did you ever realize the danger of politics? Have you ever analyzed poli tics? Do you know what it is? Then the Lord pity you, for they who go down into politics never come up clean again. It is the most fascinating of all things. It is a science, simply a science. It Is a river of filth that overflows and blights the fair valley of our nation. No nation can long survive In the awful and noisome mist that arises from that river and thickens over the land. "The last danger Is one affecting Ameri can citizenship, namely the broadening of the franchise. I am coming to the ques tion of 'woman's rights. so-called. I arc not a believer In 'woman's rights' inso far as they touch upon the extension of the franchise. You say that women will purify politics. I say that my wife shall not go into politics until it is purified. The spirit of gallantry under which I was reared does not ask a woman to be come a scavenger. Shall women be thus brought in a position of competition with men There are men who are as noble and pure as women. There are many hoa- orable men who have given up the task of purifying politics. Do they say: 'Send the women down; we give up?' "I pray that the franchise shall not be extended. I pray that you shall narrow it up and sort it out, and that all the rags and tatters and ignorance of the earth shall not come to our land and have as much power to make or unmake its laws as you or I. I have a right to decide who shall come into my home, and the same right governs the question of who shall come into this country." In conclusion, Dr. Grant said that the salvation of this country lay. In some Moses who should come to deliver it from. Itself. Chaplain Simmons. Chaplain Simmons, a veteran war lec turer, delivered his most famous recital, "The Union Spy," at St. Paul's M. E. church Saturday evening to a very ap preciative audience. The recital was in tensely interesting and very fascinating. It being a thrilling account of one of the most successful and daring exploits in the history of the civil war. PORTLAND LETTER LIST. Persons calling for these letters will please state date on which they were ad vertised. February 23, 1S35. They will be charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. WOMEN'S LIST. Avery, Miss Ethel Kyrk. Miss I E Austin. Miss Eva Labble, Miss L. I.osrchamss, Miss F Atwood, Miss A M Arnold, Mrs H G Aaron, Mrs M Bailey, Mrs Baker, Mrs W Bates. Mrs Ruth Bell. Miss Ida Bruneck. Mrs T H Lucas, Miss M K Mahne, Mrs M A Moon, Mrs Morgen, Mrs F B Meyers. Mrs M Olson, Miss M Owens. Mrs N .tsergiund. Miss A Peterson, Miss M Blackburne, Miss B Pelrce, Miss Jessie j""ic, Jim .xeiue .foner, Airs jus Bolton, Mrs Wm Porter, Mrs L Bradley, Miss E Purton, Mrs L Broadnas. Annie Rogers. Mrs C A Brown, Miss Hazel Ross. Mrs E J Burke, Miss Rosa Ryne, Mrs May Burke, Miss Ella Ryan. Mrs S J Cramer, Miss J Clem, Mrs N B Christy, Mrs A Carey. 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This the Imperial government declined to do unless the administration consented to a thorough Investigation of the colony's affairs by a royal commission beforehand. A Freiprht Schooner Ashore. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Feb. 24. A large freight schooner is ashore off Brig- -intine beach. The llfesaving crew has jone to her assistance. VABDEEBORG REPLIES COMPLIMENTS FOR BEEBE, BUT JfOT FOR MITCHELL. Thin He Does in Aswver to the Open Letter of the Colonel of -the First Regiment. SENATE CHAMBER, Feb. 20. (To the Editor.) In reply to an open letter signed by Colonel Charles F. Beebe and addressed to me. I have to state that the printed statement was from notes made by me from remarks advanced in support of a bill relating to state levy of taxeB, the facts of which were derived from ar ticles In The Oregonian, the statistician, reports of the adjutant-general and in formation gained from many different members of the militia. These notes were hastily filled out by a clerk and not re vised. The statement was in a crude form, but certainly not intended to re flect upon the colonel, for I am aware of his merit as an officer and of the fine state of discipline to which he has brought his regiment, and far be it from me to reflect upon his integrity, ability or ear nestness of purpose. It was my belief that the Armory was in charge of some board, beyond the control of the colonel, and, since I did not see his name in the published ac counts of the "circus," I presumed the use of the state cr county property for such purpose did not have his unqualified approval. I must differ from him upon this subject of the militia, and maintain that the cost Is too great, perhaps not too great per capita, but too great In gros3 amount for the taxpayer to eke out, with wheat at SO cerits per bushel, and other products at a correspondingly low figure, and that this state cannot afford to main tain a force three times as great In pro portion to population as that supported by the other states of the Union. The population of the United States is C3.0O0.000. The entire militia maintained by the several states is 110,000; or, one mili tiaman to 573 inhabitants. The population of Oregon is 313,000. The militia force is 1571 one militiaman to 200 inhabitants, or nearly three times the force maintained by all the states, in proportion to the pop ulation, while the necessity for the same is thought to exist In the opposite ratio. I also take issue with the claim that the militia should have a specific and per petual amount allowed in the state levy of taxes, regardless of the financial con dition of the state or the judgment of the ways and means committee and ..the legislature. No other institution but the state university asks it. It looks ridicu lous that those thing3 which are the least essential should be favored with this fixed appropriation at the expense of all others. The colonel states that his regiment received $3180 per year from the state; $9340 should, therefore, maintain the three regiments, and $1000 more the outside organizations. As the principal officers state that 530,000 Is necessary to maintain the force, it is evident that the remain ing $19,000 is necessary to maintain these officers and red. tape, which seems to be out of proportion. There would be less objection to the amount paid for the militia were the payments confined to maintenance of companies. Members of the First regiment tell me that they have the best Armory west of the Mississippi, elegantly fitted up and equipped complete. Colonel Beebe states that he is allowed $25 per month for each of the 10 organizations using the same, or $263 per month; still the regiment was in debt. Outside companies receive only a like $23 per month ahd are required to fur nish their twn armories. It must occur lb' the taxpayer, who Is unable to pay hbj taxes .and upon whose property they coi&tltute a lien, hat with the $35 worth of gas, shower-baths, and over $9 worth of water, besides electric lights, janitor3, etc., that the members of the Portland regiment are fully as com fortably circumstanced as those who are raising wheat, wool or hops at present prices to pay those taxes, and who cannot afford these luxuries. Time limits tne at tention I can pay-to details in this reply, as I must turn now to one W. R. Mitchell, who is either the -adjutant-general tangled up in his own name or some one very like him. This person seems very much afraid that a knowledge of his figures and meth ods will be gained, as evinced by the com mencement of his article In answer to me, and also by his so-called "financial state ment" on page 11, report of the adjutant general for 1S93. The "statement" com mences with a misstatement, to-wit: Ap propriated by the state in two appropria tions of $32,000 each, $64,000. No such appropriation has ever been made. For the maintenance of the mili tia for the year 1S93 the usual levy of one fifth of a mill was made (secretary's re port, page xxxviii). As apportioned, this yielded $32,052 72. In the transcript of apportionment for 1S94, on page xli, secretary's report, I find this entry: "Current expenses of the National Guard, $30,000. No other allowances are made to the National Guard, except the $40,000 for uniforms. This shows the total allowance for maintenance for the bien nial term to have been $62,052 72, and for uniforms $40,000; total, $102,052 72. And not $104,000, as shown In the report of the adjutant-general. This inaccuracy alone is enough to discredit his books, which by the way, show a balance of $SS57 49 re maining to the credit of the militia, but the members of the military ooara under stand there Is less than $1000 remaining in said fund. He attempts to explain that a discrep ancy must exist for the reason that "war rants to the amount of between $4000 and $6000 were drawn covering accounts belong ing to the last quarter of 1S92." If the man would make his own report, and not try to make also part of that of the secretary of state and state treas urer, his accounts might be correctly bal anced. It Is evident he don't know how much money has been credited to the mili tia. It is a pity some one had not "juggled with his figures." The committee to in vestigate this office last session report the same state of affairs and recommend that books be kept. (See Senate Journal, 1S93). The reports of other institutions give the names of persons to whom war rants have bean drawn, the amount, and what for. which gives the legislature and the public a knowledge of the details. This is not done In the report of the adjutant-general. Relating to section 13 of the military law, per diem of the military board is limited to $150 per year, and mileage to 5 cents per mile. The report gives the ex pense for the two years as $1433 53; deduct $300 the legal per diem, we have $lloo 55 which must have been expended in mileage, as they are authorized to draw pay for no other purpose. My statement was that this would pay for 23.111 miles, or nearly around the earth. I am glad to know from W. R. M. that this board saved a large amount of mileage, for otherwise there is no knowing how many times around the earth they might have trav eled. Adjutant-General Shofner drew but $31 more than his legal salary in 1SS3-90, while during 1S93-4, $2512 more than the lawful salary was drawn, by the adjutant-general. The explanation "that part of this was paid to contractors, is very weak. People will not believe that he would charge to the expenses of bis office such amounts. The secretary's report shows that the adjutant-general has drawn $5559 40. not Including amounts allowed at the January meeting for expenses Incurred, &c, during the last quarter of 1S94. Printing cost $4211; of course it Is gratify ing to know that 52 blanks besides books innumerable are kept. This printing is en tirely under the orders and supervision of the adjutant-generaL It consists princi pally of blanks containing a brief heading at the top. a large number of intervening blank lines and the words "Captain Com- mandlng.' at the bottom, entitling the printer to pay for the blank, as if solidly printed, and this to save an officer writing those words, perhaps once a quarter. This is the reason of the size of the printing bill. These blanks are a humbug in our small force. The old ones, of which there were a large number on hand, would have answered every purpose, and this immense printing bill saved to the state by their use, had there been any Inclination to exercise economy. From the explanation given of the en tries "general expense" and "general fund," it is evident that the adjutant-general don't know what they mean himself. I can say with Huckleberry Finn's Nigger Jim, if he meant "uniforms on hand" why didn't he say so. The explanation given may be "perfectly satisfactory to an officer claiming some common sense" of the kind possessed by the adjutant general, but they are very poor reasons to account to the people for the expendi ture of $23,000. The remarks relative to the cost of the militia are answered above. The fact is that $3S3,76S has been paid for the support of the militia since 1SSS, by the state and counties. A large portion of these excessive and augmented costs have beeen created since the Incumbency of the adjutant-general and members of the military board now In office, and have been aided and abetted by the new regulations compiled by said board. The law authorizes the board to "make rules and regulations, not in conflict with the laws of this state." These regula tions are in direct conflict with the laws of this state in every instance where the payment of money is allowed, in mileage and per diem, for services performed by officers other than at encampment or mus ter. The law expressly states (section 21, article vll, militia law): "Section 21. No officer, noncommis sioned officer, musician or private, shall receive any compensation from the state during time of peace, except as in this act provided: "First The adjutant-general shall re ceive an annual salary of $1200, which shall be in full for all duties performed under this act. "Second When In attendance at annual muster, or camp of instruction, the Ore gon National Guard shall receive the fol lowing compensation per diem," etc. Under the "new regulations" payment of mileage and per diem is provided for every service, and an additional allow ance for services performed in the adjutant-general's office. Again article vi: "Section 17 When any company shall be fully organized under the provislon(s) of this act, having not less than the min imum number of uniformed numbers (members), the state will pay annually the sum of $300." Bands of 20 members and an engineer corps are allowed the full amount, here limited to companies with not less than the minimum numbers, which the law places at 40 members. Other Illegal allowances are made, too numerous to mention, all In conflict with the original militia law, which provided safeguards in this respect, overridden by those "rules and regulations" in every in stance. In closing, T desire to say to the adjutant-general, who appears a little testy under criticism, that, as a public officer, he is subject to criticism. His brothers in arms accuse him of being especially given to criticising their acts, and magnifying his own competency, but it is the belief of the undersigned that if he had 52 more blanks and double the number of books and regulations, he would not be able to present a more unintelligible "financial report" then that presented to this as sembly. W. S. VANDERBURG. airs. Peake, Evangelist. Mrs. Peake, evangelist, began a series of meetings at the First United Presby terian -church yesterday morning. Her morning sermon was listened to by a large audience. She held the closest at- tention of every one present. There is a charm and grace about her manners and an ease in her oratory which makes it a jAll . U.- THE: Orily a, Few N03n IS THE $25.00 WORTH FOR - See Coupon in another-part of this paper. rare treat to hear her preach. Her morn ing sermon was based upon the words, "So built they the wall.- It was a plain exposition of the conditions, needs, helps, and hopes which inspire those who are at work in establishing the cause of Christ in any place. Mrs. Peake said: "This work which we are expected to do is a great work. One cannot contemplate Its purpose without understanding its greatness. When we think of it as the work which looks to the proclamation of the grace of God to the world, we see the force in this thought. It is a hard work because of its magnitude; a discouraging work because of the unwillingness of souls to be saved. But, withal, it is a work commanded of God, a work which He has promised to bless, and a work which must in the end result in success. "In this work referred to In our text there was a magnificent leader to en thuse the workmen, to strengthen their failing arms. Nehemlah stands out as the model for all times, in all things, and especially In the one thing which lies near to our heart. He Is eminently a 'man of prayer.' When the news came of the con dition of things in the sacred city, he prayed; when he went before the king. he 'made his prayer unto the God of heaven'; when the enemies ridiculed his work, he prayed, 'Hear us, O God! for we are despised'; when his enemies threat ened his life, he prayed, 'Think upon me. O God!' He was also a man of faith. When all others drew back, he was ready to go on. When the people were afraid, he was bold and confident. His trust was In the God who would fight for him. Perhaps the thing to be most adirilred in him was, he was also a faithful man. Many people have faith, but are not faithful. After his long journey of about three months, from Shushan to Jerusa lem, he rested but three days, then rode about the walls of the city, viewed the situation, mastered it, and set to work. Likewise he was uncompromising. No one could cajole him, or deceive him, or frighten him. When the enemies wanted him to go down into the valley and talk with them, he gave them to understand he had enough work to do in the building of the walls. When it was reported to him there was a conspiracy on foot, he told them it was of his own heart. When he was ad vised to flee for his life, he answered magnificently, 'Why should such a man as I flee?' 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