The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-02-10
THE COURAGE OF DANIEL.
We Want More Men Like This Great
4, Statesman ana Prophet.

outside should have admittance. In ,
struction was given that the windows
in the inquiry room be taken downIt
and tho mon seated there. This was
done. and by 7.50 O'Clock 1t was filled
to overflow ng, there being some 4SOoIi
men present.
The song service consisted OF the
singing of the hymns Rock OF Ages.
AT the Cross" God TO With You, vi
and "Dare to be Daniel GO Gather
Them In" Windows Open Toward
Jerusalem" and Ninety and Nine. VI
Revs. John y. Dobbins, william p
Swartz and II. B.Cook offered prayers.
"Stand up for Jesus" was sung and
Mr. Moody took up his subject. He
said III part;
Daniel is one of the few Bible charac-
tiers who hasn't something recorded
against him. With all the Bible char.
acters like Daniel, Joseph and John
the Baptist, 1t would TO very dlscour-I
aging to common people like you and
l. Daniel began to shine In Babylon
early in life, and kept shining as long
as he lived. He WAS true 10 God at
all times lie was true to him in the
palaces at Jerusalem and In the palaces
at Shushar. His religion bore trans :
portatioil. ii was just us much to him
before Nebuchadnezzar as it was In
| Jerusalem.
| When Daniel first entered the city,
| he took his stand for God. Many
| young men pre lost because they have
not the moral courage to stand for
God on entering the city. Now the
king had given Instructions that some
OF the fairest men In the land should
DO selected and taught the tongue OF
Chaldeans, that they. might appear be-
fore the king. These men We're TO be
fed upon the meat of the king and the
wine which had been offered to idols.
or these Daniel and his three friends
could not partake. They asked that
they DO fed on pulse and water and Mt
the expiration OF ten days they were
the faircst men In the Kingdom. When
they told the officers they would not
drink the wine they were astounded.
Daniel overcame The iirSt sin and il
was easier Tor HIM to overcome the
second ono.
Nebuchadnezzar had dream which
had passed from his mind. lie offered
large amounts to those who would
tell IL and ext lain 1t to him. After try.
ing all the maglcians and soOth.sayert
In his kingdom, he made decree that
all of them be put to sdeaJh; among
these were Daniel and his friends.
can see. Da mel as he Is being led away
and asks what does this mOall?' Att
having tho cause explained to him lit
replies The king is very hasty, give
me time and l will interpret the
dream"
The officer led Daniel and his friend:
back to the prison and informed tn,
king that he knew of man who coult
interpret tho dream. That night.
believe, Daniel held a prayer meeting
in that dungeon and God revealed TIN
vision TO him. When he appeared he
fore the king, l suppose it was tho frs
time he had done SO, but you will 10
tice that first he gave God tho glory
saying, there Is a God In Heaven tina
revealeth saclrts," and not himself,
tie tells the King that His kingdom
J WIS tottnling in ruins and that Baby
Ion shall be ground to the dust OF
summer tbreshing floor. He foresav
, the coming OF the Kingdom OF Go,
, and declnred IL unto the King. Ma
: of courage look up Christians loo
up! The son OF God is coming /
3 reign Oh this Garth some day.
The Old kingdoms are crumbling In
) to dust but the new kingdom Il beln
prepared, against W hirh evil will nOve
, prevail. Lift up your heads and he
the day!
Daniel was then put into office bi
9 he did not forget his three friends
Then came Daniels second temptation
+, NebuchadnezZlr had ordered tina
every ono should bow down and woi
ship an Image he set up in the plail
L OF Dura. ......
When the instruments wore sounde,
for everyone to bow down, Daniel an
G his three friends would not do SO. n
= man ever stood for God that h
ha INT enemies. So some of the jew
hurried Off to the king and informe
), him that these men would not obe
@ his decroe. Shadrach. Meshack al
o Abednego were then told that anott
er chance would be given them, and
they would not bow down to the In
f. age, they would DO cast into the flor
. furnace, which was to 10 heated saYc
s. times as hot as it had ever been.
II suppose it was Shadrach who sale
:, 20 king, we arc not careful to all
ii swer thee i'll this matter
I If il DO SO, our God whom we scr,
l. is able to deliver us from the burnin
a fiery furnace, and lie will deliver
out Of thine hand, but II not, be
known unto thee, O King, that we W
! not servo thy gods moi worship I
X golden image which thou hast S
o up.
D The king was very indignant oy
such conduct. lie had not been us
to such talk from his servants, III
second opportunity was given Il
men but theY refused to worship t
Image.
j. Then wero they bound and cast In
tho furnace but as soon ns the Pale
tine Shepherd saw that his sheep we
Ia in danger he bounded from his thro
into the midst of the furnace. II
fire had oni,' power to burn the ban
for God was with them. AZ tho #
naee door was opened the ilInes lta
ed out and burned to death the W;
riOrs who had bound tho servants
- God. Suddenly the king sees [
III figure OF Il fourth man in the furnu
II it is tine Son OF God.
" Then tho King began to be troubl
md ordered the men taken from I
furnaces and not the smell of fire pa
ed ON tEeir bodies. Then the III
made u decree that II any man was
ray anything against the God of Shi
rack, Alehnck and Abednego til
would be destroyed. How this mi
have spread through the earth 1hs
a-a the kind Of men We want to-day tin,
- who Will stem the current of iniqui
Any man cun 80 with Il Gro
but we want men who Will sta
I'M alone, Have u purpose and dare
m make it known. Talk about PEG
condeming you. Didn't they condcn
Daniel but his light has been SHIN
for the past $500 years.
NJ Dunipl appears again. The king |
ose another dream in Which he seas Il Il
of tho height OF which was great III
fur tho Heavens; tho leaves fair and I
OF fruit much. 1t afterward WAS he
WE down After trying all the wise II
ON Of tho Kingdom again hc sends
SEE Daniel whoi iuterptots the vision,
i. first Danlel did not want to tell
10 king tine interpretation, but the k
Insisted That he should. 1t RoretolG
AN. the kingdom being taken from Ii
in and in u short time Nehucfadue2
for had fallen and WIS in tho fields as
Tor animal Tor seven years.
ng, After the seven years had expi
q Nebuchalnezzar sends out HEot
proclamation. The king must Ii
ma. beed born Of God, for vino could s
IL H., out such proclamation without
H. ing Son OF God, and believe thai
,rth is with Daniel to night In the kingd
l-2tt of God. Tho young prince Da
had won TINT mighty man to G
r. s, Now for fifteen Years Daniel drops
ant OF sight.
j-st' Beshazlar takes tho throne.
- wouldn't take him long to tear dt
np- the great kingdom which Nsbuci
10 nezZar had built. SO one night he
omH Il felst and drank vino from the
ith. vessels, which hid been brought Fl
Jerusalem. They drank to their <
II. Of silver and gold While Cyrus,
- uTaat parSidn chief WIS bnsiegium