MEASURE AND TEST OF LOVE. 
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in every respect, are of such a character 
*that if improved by us, we may under God 
accomplish an important work, in the great 
enterprise of evangelization. We have the 
means, and men, if consecrated, to spread 
the Gospel wide and far; and if we fail to im- 
prove, our talents will be taken from us. 
The history of the church in every age of 
the world is evidence to the point. Take as 
an example the Jewish church. The Jews 
were prospered only so long as they were 
faithful to the charge entrusted to them, but 
when they became penurious, and offered 
blemished sacrifices to God, instead of the 
best of their flocks, as they were command- 
ed to do, their glory departed from them, 
and they became poor, — and especially poor 
in religious enjoyment, just like a close-fisted 
professor of religion. He that soweth spar- 
ingly, shall also reap sparingly, but he that 
soweth bountifully, shall also reap bountiful- 
ly. God can cause a certain spot of ground 
to yield a hundred dollars worth of grain; 
which if given to Him, will secure the 
donor at least one thousand dollars worth 
of happiness ; but if withheld from him, He 
