Yet he forced himself to leave his bed before it was yet daylight, and go from street to street, all over Polotzk, calling on the people to wake and go to prayer.

Many a Sabbath morning I awoke when David called, and lay listening to his voice as it passed and died out; and it was so sad that it hurt, as beautiful music hurts.

I was glad to feel my sister lying beside me, for it was lonely in the gray dawn, with only David and me awake, and God waiting for the people's prayers.
The Gentiles used to wonder at us because we cared so much about religious things,--about food, and Sabbath, and teaching the children Hebrew.

They were angry with us for our obstinacy, as they called it, and mocked us and ridiculed the most sacred things.

There were wise Gentiles who understood.