The Hidden Treasure
The Hidden Treasure (8 — Giving Away the Gold)
Thursday, January 17th, 2008It is a singular characteristic of the wealthy men of this world, that they are almost without exception parsimonious, and cling tightly to the great riches they possess. It would seem a dictate of logic that, according as one could give without jeopardizing his own security and position, he would feel more free to do […]
The Hidden Treasure (7 — Wearing the Gold)
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Although the labor represented by an intricately-wrought chain of gold is enormous and eminently various, the gold ore having been digged up and refined and painstakingly crafted through many thousands of hours, the final end to which all this diverse toil has been directed may be expressed in this one thing, that the chain be […]
The Hidden Treasure (6 — Admiring the Gold)
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008In the world of men, there are two basic classes of wealth which are ever sought. The first class is composed of those substances which have an inherent worth and beauty, such as silver, gold, and diamonds. The second class is composed of those substances which, though inherently worthless, may be traded for other things […]
The Hidden Treasure (5 — Fashioning the Gold)
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007The reason for the surpassing value of gold is to be sought in a unique combination of its various qualities, including such things as its limited availability, imperviousness to corruption, usefulness for a wide array of applications, and not least of all, unrivalled beauty. This last quality is an unexceptional characteristic of valuable materials. In […]
The Hidden Treasure (4 — Refining the Gold)
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007As difficult and arduous as are the labors of bringing out the precious minerals from their hiding places in the depths of the earth, any miner will affirm that, once they have been so gathered up, his labor is not at all done. For the gold and silver to gleam with all their beauty and […]
The Hidden Treasure (3 — Finding the Gold: C. A Survey of the Fields in Which it is to be Sought)
Thursday, December 13th, 2007In the art of prospecting for gold, it must ever be kept in mind that, according to the various natures of the fields in which one is searching, the nature of the processes employed must be adapted. When gold is sought from the flowing streams, a steady hand and discerning eye must be taken advantage […]
The Hidden Treasure (3 — Finding the Gold: B. In What Manner it is to be Sought)
Saturday, December 8th, 2007It is a necessary quality for our pursuit of spiritual riches, if we would be successful, that we understand what the treasure consists of, so that we might recognize it when we see it; and as we have observed, man’s true spiritual good is to be found only in the knowledge of Christ. He is […]
The Hidden Treasure (3 — Finding the Gold: A. Wherein it Consists)
Monday, December 3rd, 2007When news of the gold rush of 1849 began to spread from California, passing eastward on the lips of men who had made their fortune and could not contain their joy nor hold back the good news, many countless prospectors were encouraged by tales of great riches to be had for the taking, to leave […]
The Hidden Treasure (2 — Setting Out for the Field)
Monday, November 26th, 2007When a man desires to build a tower, he must first sit down and calculate what he should require to bring the project through to completion, and determine if he is both able and willing to spend so much. How foolish would they consider that man who, having concluding that he had just enough to […]
The Hidden Treasure (1 — Introduction)
Monday, November 19th, 2007At the beginning of the second chapter of the book of Proverbs, King Solomon, instructed by the Holy Spirit, admonishes those who would be his spiritual children how they might find wisdom, what value it should hold forth to them, to what advantages they may put it, and the means by which they should seek […]