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When he arrived on the ground he found his friends unterrified ; they were standing firmly by him and were full of courage . Noble was working hard , too , but matters were against him , he was not making much progress . Mr. Dilworthy took an early opportunity to send for Mr. Noble ; he had a midnight interview with him , and urged him to forsake his evil ways ; he begged him to come again and again , which he did . He finally sent the man away at 3 o'clock one morning ; and when he was gone , Mr. Dilworthy said to himself , `` I feel a good deal relieved , now , a great deal relieved . '' The Senator now turned his attention to matters touching the souls of his people . He appeared in church ; he took a leading part in prayer meetings ; he met and encouraged the temperance societies ; he graced the sewing circles of the ladies with his presence , and even took a needle now and then and made a stitch or two upon a calico shirt for some poor Bibleless pagan of the South Seas , and this act enchanted the ladies , who regarded the garments thus honored as in a manner sanctified . The Senator wrought in Bible classes , and nothing could keep him away from the Sunday Schools -- neither sickness nor storms nor weariness .