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"I have heard of that country -- It is like hell. All it lacks is water and good society."
So exclaimed Senator Wade of Ohio in entering the debate during the Civil War on whether the desolate land of Arizona should be made a territory of the United States. With President Lincoln's encouragement Arizona did become a territory, but it was not till much later in 1912 that Arizona finally became a state.
The most precious commodity for Arizona has always been water. It is the number one priority. Water must be preserved and guarded at all costs. Looking down from the sky it is quite evident that the state is a dry, wrinkled old land that depends upon external supplies of water. There is very little rain. The riverbeds are usually dry.
Water is at the heart of much ancient Native American worship. Today in the Indian culture there is a keen sensitivity to living in harmony with the environment. Modern engineers who supply artificial means of water to this dry and thirsty land with dams, canals and underground sources can learn much from the Native American's views of the sacredness of water.
Likewise, the apostle Paul wrote of the top priority for the church and reminded Timothy of his solemn responsibility as a young pastor "to guard the truth" of the gospel at all costs.
So exclaimed Senator Wade of Ohio in entering the debate during the Civil War on whether the desolate land of Arizona should be made a territory of the United States. With President Lincoln's encouragement Arizona did become a territory, but it was not till much later in 1912 that Arizona finally became a state.
The most precious commodity for Arizona has always been water. It is the number one priority. Water must be preserved and guarded at all costs. Looking down from the sky it is quite evident that the state is a dry, wrinkled old land that depends upon external supplies of water. There is very little rain. The riverbeds are usually dry.
Water is at the heart of much ancient Native American worship. Today in the Indian culture there is a keen sensitivity to living in harmony with the environment. Modern engineers who supply artificial means of water to this dry and thirsty land with dams, canals and underground sources can learn much from the Native American's views of the sacredness of water.
Likewise, the apostle Paul wrote of the top priority for the church and reminded Timothy of his solemn responsibility as a young pastor "to guard the truth" of the gospel at all costs.
