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lent them, in doing good, in opening the way for the gospel to be
preached to all classes, nigh and afar off.
Will not heaven be appreciated by the worldly wise men?—O,
yes; there they will find rest and peace and repose from all trifling,
all ambition, all self-serving. Urge them to seek for the peace and
happiness and joy that Christ is longing to bestow upon them. Urge
them to give their attention to securing the richest gift that can be given
to mortal man,—the robe of Christ’s righteousness. Christ offers them
a life that measures with the life of God, and a far more exceeding
and eternal weight of glory. If they accept Christ, they will have the
highest honor—honor which the world can neither give nor take away.
They will find that in the keeping of the commandments of God there
is great reward.
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The compassionate Redeemer bids His servants give to rich and
poor the call to the supper. Go out into the highways and the hedges,
and by your persevering, determined efforts, compel them to come
in. Let ministers of the gospel take hold of these worldly moneyed
men, and bring them to the banquet of truth that Christ has prepared
for them. He who gave His precious life for them says, “Bring them
in, and seat them at My table, and I will serve them.”
Ministers of Christ, link yourselves up with this class. Pass them
not by as hopeless. Work with all the persuasion possible, and as the
fruit of your faithful efforts you will see in the kingdom of heaven men
and women who will be crowned as overcomers, to sing the triumphant
song of the conqueror. “They shall walk with Me, in white,” says the
First and the Last; “for they are worthy.” [
Revelation 3:4
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Altogether too little effort has been put forth for men in responsible
places in the world. Many of them possess superior qualifications;
they have means and influence. These are precious gifts, entrusted to
them by the Lord to be increased and used for the good of others.
Seek to save men of wealth. Entreat them to return to the Lord the
treasures He has lent them in trust, that in New York and other great
cities there may be established centers of influence from which Bible
truth in its simplicity shall go forth to the people. Persuade men to lay
up their treasures beside the throne of God by returning to the Lord
their substance, enabling His workers to do good and to advance His
glory.
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