may not, indeed, lay up the immense and superfluous wealth, which some men of the world do, giving their whole hearts and souls to the piling up of useless riches, which they may die and leave to-morrow. But he will have enough. They who look to the Lord, and place their trust in Divine Providence, and at the same time, are industrious and faithful in their duties, will not be permitted to want. "I have been young," says the Psalmist, "and now am old, yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread".[1] Will not He, who, is the Creator and Preserver of the Universe—He, who, while clothed with humanity upon earth, fed five thousand with five loaves, thus actually creating food before their eyes,—and who, now ascended into heaven, has "all power in heaven and in earth"—will not He provide for those who trust in Him and seek to do His Will? He will, assuredly, provide for them all things needful: "No good thing," it is declared, "will He withhold from them that walk uprightly."[2] In the mean time, the good man is laying up riches, too; but they are "treasures in heaven;" treasures, that he need not leave behind, but can take with him into the spiritual world. They are the riches of the soul,—knowledge of truth, affection of heart, love to God and love to man, and "the peace that passeth all understanding." These are riches that will avail him after death. The mere man of the world, who has spent all his days in heaping up earthly treasures,—when Death comes, is stripped of his all; and with his care-worn or pleasure-polluted body, leaves, too, his gay apparel and equipage, his furniture, his mansion—all, all, behind
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