The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-23
Reiieious Nesos of Montgomery
SERMON FOR TODAY
prv q. A. DUNN AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
xxysu pre.cb On Nehemiah--Young Re- ysvaIist Attracts Throngs To~
 Hear Him Every f4E Might.

Rev. e. A. Dunn. of Memphis, who has been conducting series of reviv- als at the Christian Church. will preach today on "A Great Man and Great work. the subject drawn from the text embodied in Nehemiah vi; 8: T am do- ing a great work" Mr. Dunn, q young man. has already proven his force and power. and night iy the services at the Christian Church draw throngs of people. who come not out of curiosity. but because of de- The sermon of today, synopsis of which Is printed below, treats of the prophet Nehemiah. and the great work which he accomplished among the chosen children. at the time or tneir oppression by the Gentiles.
 The sermon, in part, is. q am doing great work" Neh. VI. g. The book Of Nehemiah has thirteen chapters in which is told the great work of great man.
 All great works must be lead py great men in order to succeed. If they are not great per self they must be great in faith towards God
 Nehemiah was a great man. In com pany with others he was carried on Into sEgyptian bondage.
 The Jewish nation. on account of It's sins, was taken captive into Egypt. Their capital city, Jerusalem, was torn down and their beautiful temple de- stroyed, the walls broken down and the gates burned with fire.
 only a few of the poorest people were left in the land and they were in great distress.
 It had been seventy years since their captivity. Nehemiah had heard but little of the condition of his people. But when fcertain brethren" came to Shushan. the palace, where he, las a prisoner, labored, he asked them oon- corning his people and their lana. On being told of their terrible distress, he was made exceedingly sad.
 The King. before whom he stood. saw 1t and demanded the cause. Nehemiah told the story, and in this King found a friend.
 At the request of Nehemiah, the building the city. bringing the Jews back home. and re-estabiishing their worship.
 The Jews were very few and poor. But with faith in God. the work began with people that had q mind to work"
 Nations Around.
 The Geutile Kings in that country hated the Jews and did not want this
  First by scorn and contempt. In this they failed. Next they contrived to fight the Jews. but Nehemiah armed his men, half working and half hold ing weapons, and defeated this plot.
 Their next plan to stop the work was a pretended compromise in the 'plains of ono." This failed. Then they hired traitor. a Jew, to try to get Nehemiah to go into the tenn pie. where they hoped to assassiiate him. This failed. All the efforts of the enemy failed to discourage him or stop the work.
 internal TEoubIea.
 But there were internal troubles The work had but begun when Juda, the burden bearers. came to Nehemiah and told him their strength was gone and yet there was very much to bs done,
 Poverty then cried against the work The Jews were without food. Many had sold not only their vineyards and farms, but their children. also. for food. Now they have no more to sell and yet are without food.
 Nehemiah overcame this by appeal