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Our Views of Mission WorTc. 63for the kingdom of Christ; let your employment clear your title in the courts of earth. And hebe a sinew of war, to win for him the world. Pill generously cancels the debt; he counts ii no moreup some space in the treasury, as well as in the against you ; and he comes to you, not a collector,pew. Let your name be on the receipt page of but as a borrower. 0, the condescension of him,the church, as well as on the roll of membership, whose the world is, and all its wealth, the heavens,Let your cash make music in the service of praise, and the star-built universe! He comes to you as aas well as your voice ; this will be no corruption borrower. And what does he desire ? yonr heart?of worship, in the opinion of the most radical. Yes, but he does not borrow that; it must beLet the beautiful stream of God's blessings, which given, and will never be returned. Your confiflowsin upon you, flow first through the sea of dence? Yes, he wants that, but he does not borrowGlalilee, where the golden fingersof sunlight will it ; he will have it, but you must never withdrawcatch up some of the shining treasures, and waft it. He asks to borrow your money to supplythem afar into other lands ; then let the rest of his poor ones, to support his church, to fill up histhe river flow on, if you will, into the Dead Sea treasuries for the progress of his kingdom, andof self-interest to disappear forever. Stop your the triumph of his crown. Tbat is what he asks.money for a count, before it goes into your pocket; He comes into your presence, and holds out onelet a part of it be laid upon the altar of God as hand to receive your loans, and holds forth in thea thank-offering ; then let the other part be laid other his proffered securities. See how they read:npon the altar of your necessities." He that hath pity on the poor lendeth unto theThe young man is not wise, who makes no good Lord ; and that wbich he hath given will he reinvestments,as he passes down through life. Nor P'^y ^^^ ^,f'V' .,^'1^ !'v. '"'"''^'T paper signed.-• , . *^ , ° " Honor the Lord with thv substance, and withIS there any investment so good, so secure, so sure ^^^ ^^.g^. ^^^,^^ ^f thine incre'ase ; so shall thy barnsofheavy profits, as those given to the church, be filledwitb plenty, and thy presses shall burstThe deposit grows by compound interest, and out with new wine." Here is another bond withso rapidly, too, that its value is multipUed by one the same signature, " Bring ye all the tithes into\. A A • i.\.- re 4.1, 4- + 4.U J the storehouse, that there may be meat in mmehundred m this hfe; that means ten thousand per ^^^^^^ ^^^ p^^^ ^, „ow herewith, saith thecentum. This is heaven's legal interest. You l^j.^ qJ jjogts, if I will not open you the windowswiU findthe law recorded in the tenth chapter of of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that thereMark. shall not be room enough to receive it." Can youGod does not do much borrowing ; he has no ^sk for a safer investment than that ? Can you, , , . , , . ,.4.., \. , t • ask for higher rates of profit than ihat ?" If youneed whatever. And what little he asks for is ^.^^ ^.^^ semvitj, down with the dust." God isIrom our bankrupt world. And he offers such a in earnest U e stands before you, with one handMgh rate in return, that his purpose is apparent, extending the securities, with the other reachnghis object is clear as the sun. He wants an op- for your loans. Can you trust him ? then place„„,i. -4 4. • t,- 1,1 • 4.U 4-1, vour dimes and dollars in his hand. You wiUportumtv to spring his blessings upon the earth •>". "1'^^"=° "^"^ "^ .z ,' , . , TT . • 1 TT 1 get it all back agam. The money you place inand make her rich. He is not in need. He only gj^ treasury will not merely go to the missiondesires an expression of confidence from man, that field • a reflex current of providence will drift itGod may load him with everlasting wealth. bacK again into your business, and into yourYoung man, you are in debt to God for all homes, and the joy of it into your heart But„ i . . , ,T T-T , -JI-i.- e do vou doubt him? then keep your wealth;you have in the worid. You have paid him for J .^ ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ ^ J ^ . ^^, ^^ ^^neither farm, nor counter, nor factory, nor waUet, g^j.^^ ^-^^^ (.{jg^g jg ^ railway between your banknor the chinking change. You have received all and Canada ; and a still shorter route betweenfrom him; yon are in debt to him for aU, however your investment and the displeasure of God.