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The Bible says,“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all other things(all temporal benefits) will be added unto you; and accordingly Cliristians who have sought and obtained the favour of God enjoy, as a general rule, and in the main, more prosperity, honor, and other temporal benefits than people who follow other religions.
Individual Christians, here and there, may suffer adversity, and individual members of other religions, here and there, may be in the enjoyment of prosperity; but when, instead of comparing individuals one by one, we compare entire communities, it will be found that no heathen nation is wealthy and happy, and that no Christian nation is mean and miserable. By this fact carth bears witness ior heaven.
That this is really the rule on which the affairs of the world are conducted may be seen on considering the wealth, honor, and power which the white men enjoy, and inquiring how they obtained so much prosperity. It would not be fair to set up the new Christians of this country as a proof of the accuracy of this rule. The fairest illustration is that of the white men who have been Christjans for an adequate space of time; and as you have not visited Europe, and perhaps could not fully comprehend me if I spoke to you of the wealth and prosperity of the European nations, 1 will remind you of circumstances that vou are well acquainted with, and which take place before
your eyes, in proof of this point.
Though you may not be well acquainted with the geography and history of the world, yct you must know many of the events that take place in the country in which you have been born and brought up. Now you are