poor, and thou shalt have treasure in Heaven.” Passing through the last great Gate, he stands glorious, radiant, free, detached from the tyranny of desire, of opinion, of self; a divine man, harmless, patient, tender, pure; he has found that for which he has been searching: the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness.
The journey to the Kingdom may be a long and tedious one, or it may be short and rapid. It may occupy a minute, or it may take ages. Everything depends upon the faith and belief of the searcher. The majority cannot “enter in because of their unbelief;” for how can men realize righteousness when they do not believe in it nor in the possibility of its accomplishment? Neither is it necessary to leave the outer world, and one’s duties therein. Nay, it can only be found through the unselfish performance of one’s duty. Some there are whose faith is so great that, when this truth is presented to them, they can let all personal elements drop out of their minds almost immediately, and enter
