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The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

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test as gold passing through fire? [Congregation:<br />

"Yes."]<br />

We will study this further. What care men take<br />

in this world of the gold that perisheth! Many<br />

hoard a great deal of gold, and great buildings are<br />

erected--safe deposits, then they have a little box,<br />

and lock it, put it in a bigger box, and lock that, and<br />

put it in a great safe with lots of boxes, and that is<br />

locked again, and then a great steel gate shuts up<br />

the whole thing, and that is locked, and a guard<br />

walks around it all night to see that it is safe.<br />

Hundreds of people in these large cities are thus<br />

caring for the gold that perisheth. Let me say to<br />

you, my brethren and sisters, the trial of your faith,<br />

I care not how weak it may be, is more precious in<br />

the sight of our Wonderful Counselor, is more<br />

precious in the sight of God, than all the gold and<br />

jewels in all the safe deposit vaults that are on<br />

earth.<br />

Do not be afraid that He is going to forget it.<br />

What does He call it? More precious than gold that<br />

perisheth. Who is it that says that? <strong>The</strong> Wonderful<br />

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