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144 LIFE OF PAUL . preythatthepeoplesought;no seriousharm to them was apprehended. But shouldtheapostle's pale,care-worn facebe seen,it would arouseat once the worst passionsof the mob , and there would notbe theleasthuman possibilityof saving his life. Paul was stilleagertodefendthetruthbefore themultitude; but he was at lastdeterredby a messageof warning from the theater. Several of themost honorableand influentialamong the magistratessent him an earnestrequestnot to ventureintoa situationof so greatperil. This proofof the regardinwhich Paul was heldby the leadingmen of Asia was no mean tributeto the sterlingintegrityof hischaracter. The tumult at the theaterwas continually increasing. " Some criedone thing, and some another; and themore part knew not wherefore they had come together." From the factthat Paul and some of hiscompanions were of Hebrew extraction, the Jews felt that odium was cast upon them,and thattheirown safetymight be endangered. Wishing it to be understood that theyhad no sympathy with theChristians,they thrust forward one of their own number to set thematterbeforethepeople. The speakerchosen was Alexander, one of the craftsmen,a coppersmith, to whom Paul afterward referredas havingdone him much evil. Alexanderwas a man of considerableability,and he bentallhis energiesto directthe wrath of thepeopleexclusivelyagainstPaulandhiscompanions. But the crowd were in no mood to make nice distinctions. Seeingthat Alexanderwas a Jew , they thrusthim aside,theuproarcontinuallyincreasingas allwith one voicecriedout, "Greatis