...E. TIIURSTON, PASTOB OF THE SOUTH CHURCII IN HALLOWELL, ME. THE MAGMTCDE OF THE MINISTERIAL WORK. " I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down." — NEH. vi 3. NEHEMIAH had undertaken to rebuild Jerusalem. He found its walls broken down, and its...

...OF THE SOUTH CHUBCH IN HALLOWELlJ, ME. ' '"-' » <- « -LIBRARY. THE MAGMTIDE OF THE MINISTERIAL " I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down." — N" i. : i. vi 3. NEHEMIAH had undertaken to rebuild Jerusalem. He found its walls broken down,...

...sedulous and unwearied — furnished with one ready answer to all who would divert him from it. ' 1 am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down ; why should the work cease while T leave it, and come down to you? ' But, like his Saviour, it is the work his God hath given...

...the plain of Ono.c But they (2 thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, find come down to you / 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; nude 1 answered them after...

...plain of d Ono. But they • thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, while I leave it, and come down to you 1 4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I...

...remarks. But he finally concluded to take no notice of the reviews, saying : " My course is onward. I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down ; neither have I time for criticisms, witticisms, playfulisms, or sarcasms." While this discussion...

...that of Nehemiah, when enticed to leave the rebuilding of the wall of Jerusalem and hold parley :—" I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down, why should the work cease whilst I leave it." Paul felt the greatness of his work—he felt it was one which could not stand still. He felt it was...

...rillages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down : why should the work cease, whilst I leare it, and come down to you? Yet they sent nnto me four times after this sort; and I answered them...

...would call you from the post of duty ; in all the calm dignity of fixedness of purpose reply, J«To, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down." I must not be hindered. " Doing a great work !" Infinitely better than only talking ibout it. A man...

...considerations presented to interrupt us, ' we have eacli said, like Nehemiuh to Sanballat andGeshem, "I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease, while I leave it and come down to you." When Allopathic prejudice has accounted us small as the dust,...