244 THE FOGY DAYS AND NOW ; 



accountable for his stewardship, and for the disposition which? 

 he makes of liis means. What I mean to say, is, that every 

 human being, whether in wealth or poverty, fame orobscurity^ 

 power or imbecility, must subsequently subserve to the will of 

 a patient and omnijjotent Creator ; that he surely will be 

 magnified in the sequel, and that every soul failing to recog- 

 nize this incontrovertible truth, will have committed the 

 unpardonable sin and inexcusable folly of the lost ; and that 

 when the greatest of all days shall come, there will be an host 

 who will be appalled at their o^vn neglect and worse than folly 

 when the decided facts shall olare upon them that they chose 

 the chaff in the world, and spurned the wheat. 



Money sl.iould be regarded only as money, not simply for 

 self-glory, but for God's glory, to honor him with; and in hon-^ 

 oring God, man is but honoring himself in every true sense. 

 Wealth should aid in advertising the great plan of a world's- 

 salvation. To worship the stuff, or its puichase, is woise 

 to-day than the calf worship of the Israelites, and to use it to 

 crush out God's poor is certain damnation to the oppressor. 



To make money honestly, is right, but to be poor is not 

 necessarily a crime, for the angels of heaven keep company 

 with the righteous poor, and the legitimate heir of heaven 

 watches over them in deepest spmpathy as they pass through 

 the valley of the shadow of death, as he once did himself, for 

 he is acquainted with their griefs and has tasted of their sor- 

 rows. 



I earnestly believe that poverty, afflictions and trials, have 

 been to me a priceless boon, and that they have been sent in 

 love; and I am trying to submit, and even to learn to kiss the 

 chastening rod, and still be happy. I know that he who holds- 

 my destiny is good, wise and merciful ; all nature tells me thi* 



