(43) 
For if a man happens to possess riches, but does not fix his heart 
upon them, and consequently does not use them for purposes which are at 
variance with the permission or command of God, he need not be filled 
with apprehension; for he has not his consolation in them; he possesses 
riches, but is not possessed by them. 
But, “who is he, and ive will praise him?” 
“Go0 and silver, like the snow, 
Quickly pass away; 
Like the curtained clouds of summer, 
Enduring not a day; 
Like the early dew of morning, 
Drunken by the sun; 
Or the maddened hill-side torrent, 
Whose course is quickly run. 
But the grace of Christ, our Savior, 
Bringeth riches more 
Than the tongue of man can utter. 
And of wealth a store 
Like the river, failing, never, 
Flowing evermore.” 
— Chas. B. Manly. 
Evergreen under-shrubs of tropical America, remarkably fine in 
Mexico. The plants are globular, or columnar, or jointed, succulent, per¬ 
manent, generally without leaves or branches, and bearing flowers often 
of great beauty and sweetness. 
“And Cactuses a queen might don, 
If weary of a golden crown, 
And still appear as royal.” 
— E. B. Browning. 
