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The Patriotism We Need.

LII tneSe gay OF mdCerldIlSW anu SeluSQ~
ness a Nehemiah is a rare bird" A mod
this: II I'm a cupbearer to the king; this
IS quite a dignifed and desirable position.
[ am a c%onfdant, live an a palace and be-
ing such an honor to my race. / Am sorry
about Jerusalem and it ought to be re-
stored. ! feel the Lord wants it's walls re-
built, but I should be foolish to think of
going there. I will give $4,000 or build a.
library or a college there. l am willing to-
DO something substantial, but l am not
sure but this Is a spasm OF patriotism, but
[ will do something" The wise head Of
the day would be ready to praise Nehe-
miah and think he had done enough, but
not 80 with the patriot: Position, ease
and all else were subordinate to Jerusa-
lem's need. Other men sought to, bleed
and extort and, like birds of prey, live at;
the expense and life OF others. Nehemiah
for twelve years refused the salary right.
fully his as governor and fed $50 Jews be-
5ide others at his own expense. If the
men chosen OF high heaven to manage coal
mines, corner cotton and oil, water stock,
rob the poor of savings and play politics
for plumber had a su%bcutaneous infusion
IF the patriotic spirit of Nehemiah or a
TRANSMISSION of blood from his veins they
would rally the nation to duty and deeds
Of might and stop their forms Of crime.
The story of Nehemiah comes near to tell
ing US that no mar can be a patriot who
is not a man of God, but what stands-o out
apart from that is the utter unselfishness
Of the man in his giving Of himself as well
as his time and money for the building up
Of a broken down city. He did such manly,
poor and compelled the rich to cease their
aXactions. History repeats itself. One
nan in every town and city of Nehemiah's
FIBER and love of country would drive. pes.
simism to its den, and crime would rapidly
lessen. There has never been a time when
men have failed to respond to a splendid
dare to the heroic. There are thousands
Of men who are now self-lovers and living
in luxury who, if they would brood over
this country's need and pray for this ma
TONS veal, would find an undying passion.
yelling up in their souls, so that a BROTH
erhood of Nehemiah would be formed, and
why not such an organization for the good
of home, country and God? Something
must be done; men are doing wrong; men
can do the right. What shall be done?
Coercion is inadequate; promiscuous char
ity is adding fuel to fire; only the expul-
give power Of a new affection is sufficient
to- bring the golden DAYS of God.-From .
Sermon by the Rev. John II. Davis, A. M
If Georgetown, Mass.
Things Done and Things Left Undone.
You can get people to go down to the
settlements, to work among the tene-
nents, and there to do real Christ-ike
.. who would laugh at you If you
asked them to take a class in an uptown
Sunday-school, because they wish to 60
where they are needed; they are needed
below that dead-line, but they perceive no
need of self-denying Christian work in q
class of well dressed boys and girls in the
uptown school. You can get people to
give and to give largely for this work at
the bottom Of the slide who decline to do
much OF anything for uptown work. These
things they do and leave the other undone.
Now certainly the vision OF the multitude
thus at the bottom Of we moral scale 8
sufficiently impressive to arouse the SYM
pathy and saving passion of every Chris.
precipice and see the mangled souls OF
men without pity and desire to help. No
one can think of those young men who
have swiftly scorched their way to the
depths of moral degradation, without wish.
ing to call every possible agency to come
to their rescue. 1t is q sight that moved
the Saviour to tears and to miracles OF
saving. 1t ia q sight that always moved
the church to pity and to activity, it is q
sphere which the church never has and
never will neglect. 1t becomes US as a
church and as individuals, to ask if we
are doing our full share of that work.
"These things ought We to have DONE
From Sermon by the Rev. DR.. Robert
Mackenzie, in Rutgers Riverside Presby-
terrain Church. :