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-employra-ent of trying to stop up the little leaks of life, and 

 leaving open the great bung-holes of eternity ; and in summing 

 Tip the whole, there is very little difference between the worlds 

 wise man, and its fool, and that the history of both may be 

 summed up into blunders, one half misdeeds, and the other 

 half mistakes; and I have even thought it possible that more 

 of the world's fools may l»e saved in the end than its wise. 



The successful man of the world is, by common consent, con- 

 sidered the wise man, and upon him are the honors and the 

 adorations of the world heaped. Although the very program, 

 in a special sense, is in direct defiance of the written laws of 

 'God. 



On the other hand, the same law condemns the sluggard, but 

 the true wisdom is clearly given — given too plainly for mis- 

 takes — and is contained in the little text, "Seek first the king- 

 dom of God." 



How plain; who can mistake its meaning; and shall not all 

 men be held responsible for its infringement. It clearly 

 applies to all — the wise and the foolish, the rich and the poor, 

 hio^h or low. We are all amendable to this commandment; 

 and why cannot all sane men recognize the unalterable fact, 

 that the greatest of all wisdom, is to seek the greatest amount 

 of good, and that good that will endure for the greatest period 

 of time; which can alone be found within the pale of the per- 

 manent plan of salvation, as promised in the written word of 

 the allwise Creator, the maker of the heavens and the earth. 



Then as we are all in a common trouble, and the difference 

 in our temporal condition is of such small moment, why should 

 not we all seek to help one another ; as all shall need mercy, 

 ■why not be merciful ; as all shall need friends, why not be 

 friendly; why should the humble hate the proud and self con- 



