Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original sheet music illustration and an accompanying audio file of the music. See 40527-h.htm or 40527-h.zip: (https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/40527/pg40527-images.html) or (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40527/40527-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See http://archive.org/details/inleaguewithisra00johniala IN LEAGUE WITH ISRAEL A Tale of the Chattanooga Conference by ANNIE FELLOWS JOHNSTON Author of "Joel: A Boy of Galilee;" "The Story of the Resurrection;" "Big Brother;" "The Little Colonel." [Illustration] Cincinnati: Curts & Jennings New York: Eaton & Mains 1896 Copyright By Curts & Jennings, 1896. TO THE EPWORTH LEAGUE. What Paul was to the Gentiles, may you, the Young Apostle of our Church, become to the Jews. Surely, not as the priest or the Levite have you so long passed them by "on the other side." Haply, being a messenger on the King's business, which requires haste, you have never noticed their need. But the world sees, and, re-reading an old parable, cries out: "Who is thy neighbor? Is it not even Israel also, in thy midst?" Nor knowest thou what argument Thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. --EMERSON. CONTENTS. PAGE. CHAPTER I. THE RABBI'S PROTÉGÉ, 7 CHAPTER II. ON TO CHATTANOOGA, 23 CHAPTER III. THE SUNRISE SERVICE ON "LOOKOUT," 43 CHAPTER IV. AN EPWORTH JEW, 65 CHAPTER V. "TRUST," 86 CHAPTER VI. TWO TURNINGS IN BETHANY'S LANE, 105 CHAPTER VII. JUDGE HALLAM'S DAUGHTER, STENOGRAPHER, 115 CHAPTER VIII. A KINDLING INTEREST, 130 CHAPTER IX. A JUNIOR TAKES IT IN HAND, 145 CHAPTER X. THE DEACONESS'S STORY, 163 CHAPTER XI. "YOM KIPPUR," 186 CHAPTER XII. DR. TRENT, 189 CHAPTER XIII. A LITTLE PRODIGAL, 220 CHAPTER XIV. HERZENRUHE, 241 CHAPTER XV. ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 261 CHAPTER XVI. A "WATCH-NIGHT" CONSECRATION, 275 * * * * * SILENT KEYS, 297 IN LEAGUE WITH ISRAEL. CHAPTER I. THE RABBI'S PROTÉGÉ. IT was growing dark in the library, but the old rabbi took no notice of the fact. As the June twilight deepened, he unconsciously bent nearer the great volume on the table before him, till his white beard lay on the open page.