With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . at they oftenlong for death, and dig for it, more than for hid treasures. (JobHi: 21.) It is altogether right for you to economize and save yourpennies. I hope every boy and girl will have a little bank, butwhile you are learning to save, you should also learn to give toevery good cause, to give in Sunday-school and to give for thesupport of the Church, for missions, and to give to assist the agedand the poor, and to contribute something for those who are in pov-erty and in distress. If you simply learn
With the children on Sundays, through eye-gate, and ear-gate into the city of child-soul . at they oftenlong for death, and dig for it, more than for hid treasures. (JobHi: 21.) It is altogether right for you to economize and save yourpennies. I hope every boy and girl will have a little bank, butwhile you are learning to save, you should also learn to give toevery good cause, to give in Sunday-school and to give for thesupport of the Church, for missions, and to give to assist the agedand the poor, and to contribute something for those who are in pov-erty and in distress. If you simply learn to save, or hoard upmoney, and do not learn at the same time to give, you will becomewhat people call a miser, and that word means are always miserable, not because they do not already havesufficient, but because there is so much more that they desire. Theyalways wish for more. But while you are learning to save money and to gather treas-ures here upon the earth, you must not forget that the Bible says,that we are to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven, where moth. Hiding Treasures in the Earth. 53 54 BANKS. and rust do not corrupt, and where thieves do not break throughnor steal. It says, Seek ye first the kingdom of God and Hisrighteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Godmeans that first of all you and I shall give our hearts to Him, andthen afterward, in all our getting, we should constantly rememberthat we are only stewards of God—that is, that all the money andeverything else we possess in this world belongs to God. He sim-ply permits us to have it and to use it in His name, and we musthonor and reverence Him by giving to help on every good work. Now, after we have given our hearts to God, and havebecome followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are to lay up ourtreasures in heaven by living right, by seeking to be good, and bydoing good to others. We are to lose no opportunity to do thatwhich will be a blessing to those about us. On
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