The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-12-01
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Nehemiah Builds lie
Wall Of Jerusalem
L I! TExT-Nehemlah I.

| TlAE-Nehemiah heard the had pevs
rom Jerusalem early In December. n. G
Fur four months he prayed. ,housns
rhs following April UtO he obts,osn
permission to 60 TO Jerusalem.
Tho journey occupied four months auA
ne asrived At Jerusalem In the nrs, DAP
OF the hfth month. Alb July Aug ,ts
1911 the arN day Of Ab wss August q: n.
1sN u Will be July ~
pLACE-shushan and Jerusalem
RULERS Aria Serses, Emperor " Per-
sian Empire; Nehemiah. governor %
Judea. Esra. the scrihe III. rel,~,ovs
leader OF the people In Babylon
When the right time cana, and Ne
hem'ahs heart was burning with sor-
row and desire. he found "opportuui.
ties concealed In apparent hindrsnces."
II was dangerous to show sorrow IL
tna presence Of the king. Even q mod.
ern autocrat like Louis XIV. expected
sverybody's face to shine II he did but
appear. and how much more an Artas.
erxes' What. wear Q sorrowfui face
~hen ne was presiding over Joy and
gSyety. gliding them with his pres
sncs' II he had ordered this meian-
cho,y visage away to prison or death.
u would have been justified by precs-
dent. A gloomy face might mean dis
affection against the king The light
or his favor ought to DO enough to
drive all sadness away.
Nehemiah had hitherto been able
to keep a smiling face when before
the king; but one day at superb
banquet. when the queen was din.
ing with her husband. amid gold plate,
gorgeous silk dresses ~ every hue,
marble pillars. fountains. music, lights.
su'tanns. cour'icrs resplendent as tho
sun. and all worshiping their sun Ar.
taNerxes, smiling when he smiled, his
sorrow shone through hs face In /,
spite Of himself. so that the king no.
iiced II and said:
.Why Is Thy countcnnncc sad see.
ing thou art not sick? this 'r nothing
else but sorrow Of heart" Then he
WAS very sor" afraid. aud said unto tho
King, Let The king live for ever: why
should not my couutenance he sad, i,
when che city. the place OF my IN.
theirs scpulchres. licth waste. and tho :.
gates thereof are consumed Of Are?
" 1t pleas" the king. and II thy scrv.
~, ""' ,'"'" '''o' III my ssh'' mat
~" H'"" me unto juan. 2
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'"a. "", o"''" "
Tho kind WAS pleased 10 grant hin
request. made him the Tirshatha, or
governor 81 Judea. royal agent" "
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p","'s W give MN Whatever No
"N W. "'' "''H'
"e"'." wa" very WISE tie lay
9"e' 'or 'hree days. DONG nO'hing. but
i'"r"'nk ''ery'h'hH lie showed no
o'saeh''"'S' ne proposed no plans. he
.o'. no one VIVA. ne hoped 10 DO Ills
a, business was 10 learn the whole
s',""'io"' 'ne 'ee''hss OF me people.
""o ~ou'u oppose ana VINO would
".h w" "o'e 'ne people were. what
'o"'"''eS must pe overcome
e"e"'''" nv 'n' rulers MOBILES.
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se"se !" re"s'oh' Walis were neces'
n"' W "e S"'e'y o' me city They
W." s'so "eccssar! 10 true reiSioh.
'ne "'''s'on " 'Hpor' me noble com
pe'''oh' me interest IN their work that
kep' mem rom taxing time 10 even
p"' u" '"e'r Cio'nes, inc giving each