I  will  address  this  letter  also  to  my  respected
sisters  in  Christ,  who  are  the  stewards  of  a  larger  por-
tion of  their  Lord's  money  than  they  need  for  the  be-
nefit of  themselves,  or  for  those  who  are  dependant  on
them.
My  object  in  addressing  you,  my  Christian  friends,
is  to  interest  your  hearts  more  deeply  in  the  work
which  the  Lord  hath  given  you  to  do.  I  desire  that
you  may  be  found  faithful;  so  that  when  your  Lord
shall  call  you  to  give  an  account  of  your  stewardship,
you  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  may  receive  the  plaudit
of  "well  done!"  If  any  do  not  prove  faithful  in  the
use  of  the  unrighteous  Mammon,  which  God  hath  put
into  their  hands,  He  will  not  commit  to  them  the  true
riches.  He  will  not  receive  them  into  his  glory.  This
is  a  solemn  thought.  The  possession  of  everlasting
habitations  is  made  to  depend  on  a  right  use  of  the
wealth  and  influence  which  God  has  committed  to  our
trust.  Covetousness  excludes  from  heaven.  It  debases
the  nobleness  of  the  soul  as  certainly  and  as  deeply  as
the  act  of  worshipping  a  dumb  idol.
