And for societies, I have small faith in them." "Well, well! I'll think about it," said Mr.Redmain, who had now got so far on the way of life as to be capable of believing that when Mary said a thing she meant it, though he was quite incapable of understanding the true relations of money.

Few indeed are the Christians capable of that! The most of them are just where Peter was, when, the moment after the Lord had honored him as the first to recognize him as the Messiah, he took upon him to object altogether to his Master's way of working salvation in the earth.

The Roman emperors took up Peter's plan, and the devil has been in the church ever since--Peter's Satan, whom the Master told to get behind him.

They are poor prophets, and no martyrs, who honor money as an element of any importance in the salvation of the world.

Hunger itself does incomparably more to make Christ's kingdom come than ever money did, or ever will do while time lasts.