The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

When Nehemiah had investigated
the state of things at Jerusalem he
found conditions dcplorable. The
workers on the wall had become dis
couraged and were not interested IN
pushing the rebuilding. jealous
neighbors had also raised an opposi-
ton to defeat the work, figuring tnat
Jerusalem defended would constitute
"A too powerful element in the con-
duct of Palestine. At the best the
undertaking of restoring the city TO
its previous power and pcrmanency
was big job, even had there been
no impCdiments. But Nehemiah had
the utmost faith in God, and besides
had been commissioned by the KING
to do this work and felt himself re-
sponsibie to that monarch for the
faithful carrying out of his orders.
( Nchemiah's capability as a leader
and his determination to do what he
had set out to do prevailed, and the
| people or most of them, were won
| over to his plans and worked with Il
common zeal to the pace set by this
cCnsecrated man. II was a victory
/ for the leader, for his faith. and for
I the principle Of cooperation.
Had Mind To Work.
Two things won the triumph over
| foes from without and fiCkleness
within. First was the matter of good
| leadership Here was a man who
believed in God and was confident OF
/ his promises His faith was of that
| practical sort that gave assurance
that God would furnish him al! the
/ help that he needed and that he wds
confident of his ability and commits
/ son to get the work done in spite of
N hal AZ I 1,f "a al 4 at
each one 'of the common people
count is a, powerful factor, Then
| Nehemiah secured cooperation.
| The people had a mind TO work"
/ People can make or break a leader
! by their enthusiasm or their indif-
! ference. Full OF determination as
was Nehemiah. If all the people had
been like the "nOhes' of Tekoa, he
| would have failed sooner or later.
| But the people OF Jerusalem and sur
rounding towns did cooperate, even
/ AT the risk OF their lives, half of
| them standing armed guard while
the other half labored at the task.
! The opposition melted away, and the
completion OF the gigantic task
welded them into a vital unity. And
/ this triumph included more than the
finished walls. kcar of attack had
D
/ had taught each citizen to lie alert
to defend his brother,
Qualifications of Leadership.
The first essential to effective
Membership is that there be a real man
or woman with whom 10 start Then
this man or woman needs personally
to know the secret of Jesus life; how
| he met temptations, opposition,
blame, sclfishness and how he sub
ordinated all and gained complete
mastery. Further IL seems to be
worth while To he thoroughly human
to have real interest in people.
| People can be led TO many things.
but compelled to few, and confidence
in the leader is an essential TO tri-
umph. Personally that comb!na.
tion Of qualities which spells initia.
tive. leadership and ability 10 secure
the confidence OF others is decidedly
important, A love for hard work. n
JOY in meeting and mastering diff
culties, and, above all, devotion TO
the truth that will lead, us eladlv
into any necessary sacrifice nra
greatly 10 he desired. Nehemiah IN
his day. had many rare aAltiest III.