The honest man who does the best
he knows how is safe in the loving
hands of the Almighty whether he be
Christian or pagan, and the theology
I which does not recognize that fact is
false to itself and disloyal to Him who
is the Father of all alike. Indeed, to
speak plain truth, a pure minded
heathen who is given to practices
which we abhor, but who is conscien
tious in duty, enjoys a larger share of
God's approval than a Christian who
nods assent to the creed on Sunday
and robs his fellows all the rest of the
week. It is no merit ot yours that you
were born among large duties and
hopes, and it is no fault of the Bagdad
merchant that he was not so born.
Your merit lies in the use you make of
your broad sunlight, and his merit
lies in the use he makes of his slender
moonlight. Sunlight and moonlight
are both from God, though, and the
one need not despise the other.
