Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-06-28

| ceeds on no principle and makes that
Government hybrid; and yet the false
Prophets shall ingeniously defend their
| work; and when, after more or less
years, the experiment fails, the Infinite
Wisdom refusing to repeal its laws; and
the congenital disease, rapidly devel-
oped in ruinous consequences, ends the
national life in agOnies and commissions,
still the false Prophets shall continue to
| be reverenced and canOnized.
Yet the True Man, in the Ancient
times, prevailed over the Prophets Of
Fslsehood and the Apostles Of Delusion /;
for he possessed that noble self-conti.
dence, and that confidence in God,
which communicate themselves eleetri-
cally to others, and make a people or an
army heroic. He had not those
rooted and invincible prejudices, which
are despots over acute but not broad in
tellects. "Be not afraid OF them ~ he
said, -" Remember the Lord, Great and
Terrible and fight for your Brethren,
your Sons and your Daughters, your
Wives and your Homes" Men trusted
more to God, and less TO them.
selves, in these days than in ours. Il
was to the Peoples disobedience to Gods
laws, that the true Prophets ascribed the
misfortunes of Israel. OF errors in
policy, and mistakes as to principles OF
Government, they say nothing. Our
faith in God and Providence, our belief
that there is, above the nations, as above
individuals, an Infinite Justice, as well
as sn Infinite Wisdom; and that the
Trepealsble law Of cause and consequence,
which is the Utterance OF this Justice, sp-
plies to nations as well rs men, is Faith
without Works, and dead. 1t has little
or no influence on the conduct of Ma.
tional Affairs for the policy of States
and Empires is not governed by consid-
erations of justice, generosity, or simple
manly frankness and honesty; but by
those Of material advantage, OF cemmer-
cial interest, of rivalry and ambition
and crooked cunning and dUphcigy
are termed atesmsnship. The For
eign Relations of Nehemiah's Wee
Royalty do not seem 10 have given en-
ployment to many diplomats, or to have
required much lying; nor cunning,
treacbery aAd cIOJkedness 70 have
had much share in his counsels.
His diplomacy was short, trenchsnt and
decisive, frank and direct to the point.
After the wall was bulided, but before
the doors were Sci up upon The gates,
SaubaiiSt and Gasam desired a confer
enCe with him at some village ON the
plain of AvanO; but he answered, Z" l |
am doing great work, SO that cannot
come down why should the work cease, |
while leave it, to come down to you ?' !
-Four times they proposed the confer
ence, and four times he made the same |
reply; and then they charged him with |
Prophets to preach Of him,
saying "Ihere is King in Judah -
and threatened to report this to the Per-
sian monarch. His answer was: "It Is |
a lie, sheer invention OF your malice :"
and so the correspondence ceased. 1t
does rot appear that, after giving them |
thel lie, he requested them to accept assu-
RANGES Of Sis distinguished consideration.
Nor was he without those to tTouble
him within the city. Many of the nCbles
with Tobaiah; for be had
many friends in Yehudah, because he
was the son-in-lsw of Sacamsyah Ben
Arakh, and his son YehothnRn hsd mar
ried the daughter of Masolam Ben
The same influences OPP
Grated on men, then, as operate
now. Marriage and relationships
were stronger bonds than love
Of country, and alliances by marriage
with aliens and idolaters were regarded
rs eligible matches. Even AIi-saib, the
grandson Of Yeshus, having the charge
Of the Temple, gave this alien cham
Der to occupy, ia the Holy House of God.
TDe Mobiles and Priests were sadly de-
moral zsd, when an act like this was
nsS with noindignRtion circumstance.
It was almost as great PROCLAMATION as
t would be to make the Church a place
wherein to provide for needy and profit
gate younger sons and clamOrous rela-
ives, as Rectors, Deans and Preben-
iaries: and it is fit symbol, since the
Temple represents G free State, Of the
'normity of entrusting its chambers, the
'ffices Of the country, to ignorant politi-
al adventures, and men who have less
han an ALIENS love for the Constitution
II their country and the principles Of
ational liberty.
Woman was no more without her In
iuence in that land and in those days,
han she lie now aud among ourselves.
Miriam and Dasorah we're Prophetessesi
Ind the latter judged Isrsel. rpder q
'alm-iree, between Ramah and Beth-al. ,
There were Prophetesses in the times OF |
saiah and jeremiah and Hoesyah, q
slse Pfophetess, aided Shemsyah, to
ielude and discourage the People,
nd prevent the rebuilding OF the .
vail. But that the daughters
f Israel encouraged their husbands, {
rothers and sons to work, is certain
Or else the unsnimity of the common c
eople would be incredible. If their {
Mothers, wives and sisters had been op.
osed 70 the work that was to make safe
heir homes, tse arms .. the meH would
bon have been wearied Of the toll, and )
heir hearts have failed them. Grateful !
miles and tears repaid then for their
sbor;-these, and the consciousness that s
ley were making their loved ones safe
or there were warm family and home h
i ths world then, and all the I
ldearmenfs Of love, itq unselfshness
nd devotion, as there are Dow. Those :,
ere human hearts in Jerusalem, and 6