True Riches

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 3, 1866

TRUE RICHES.—A rich gentleman once said to a day laborer, "Do you know to whom these estates belong, on the borders of the lake?" "No," replied the man. "They belong to me," said the rich man. "And the wood, and the cattle, do you know whose they are?" "No." "They are mine also," continued the rich man. "Yes, all that you can see is mine." The peasant stood still a moment, and then pointing to Heaven, in a solemn tone asked, "Is that also thine? If that be thine, though poor, thou art truly rich; if that be not thine, however rich, thou art poor indeed."