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shilling can be put to use, and invested in such a way as to bring you
imperishable treasure. My dear friends, who love God and would serve
Him with wholeheartedness, I entreat of you that you ask yourselves
when you are spending money in purchasing goods, “Am I glorifying
God, or am I simply gratifying a human desire? Shall I invest this
money which I hold in my hand to please myself, to make gifts to
my children, or to my friends, or shall I be a co-worker with Christ, a
pattern to all who are studying to glorify God?” The rule is given us,
“Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God.”—
Letter 90, 1895
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