Having such views of the worth of the soul,
Mr. Woodbury did not take anxious thought
for the morrow, what shall we eat or what shall
we drink, or wherewithall shall we be clothed,
and like the rich man seek to be clothed in
purple and fine linen and faring sumptuously
every day, and have no care for the perishing,

It was his Christian .endeavor in his inter-
course with the world, to lead others to think
more highly of themselves, to stand up in the
dignity and purity of manhood, and never for-
get that by birth and the blood of Christ **we
are heirs to an inheritance that is incorruptible,
undefiled, and fadeth not away, reserved in
heaven for us.*' Mr. Woodbury never failed to
impress upon the minds of all the instruction
given to us by the Lord in the history of the



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rich man who let a beggar die at his gate, like
dogs that have no souls, and for that great crime
suffered the "torments of hell forever.**

If any one of his family had treated a poor
beggar with neglect or indignity, or refused to
entertain a stranger who called at his door, his
feelings would have been very much hurt.
