masters to the responsive stately God of Lazarus; to the stately responsive God of the man with the impotent arm; to the stately responsive God of the mountain; to the obedient responsive of the sycamine tree. After this manner speak ye: "Thy kingdom come! Thine is the Kingdom forever! Stretch forth thine hand! Make straight the path!" His God did not over-discipline man. His God awaited man's bold insistence, "Make straight my path!"

This is the rise of the Hidden Man of Job, of Joshua, of Jacob -- the great triumvirate of J's on the commanding heights of courage to command the Willing Omnipotence ever whispering to all mankind, "Concerning the work of my hands, command ye me!"

Did not Job hear the Supreme Authority in heaven and earth speaking with sternness, "I will demand of thee and answer thou Me" -- over and over, till the intone of it smote his root of divinity, and he turned with the same address, "I will demand of Thee, and answer Thou me!" And is it not recorded that the Lord was pleased with Job?

Was it not to the Lord fronting him through the sun and moon that Joshua spoke with bold commanding, "Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon, and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon! ... So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. And there was no day like that before it or after it . . ." when Joshua spake unto the Lord. With the rise of his inborn root of authority spake he to the Willing Obedience facing him as the Omnipotent One!

And did not Jacob wrestle to give his hidden boldness dominion? "I will not let thee go except thou bless me!" And the yielding Angel of Victory did vouchsafe the