not through pride or vanity or hope of gain, else your largest contribution will be small and little pleasing to the Saviour. But giving what you can, however little, give it with love of Him and His into Jesus' hands, and rest assured it will be multiplied indefinitely for you and them. Give with purest motives and with confidence. Pure motives will make the giving of even a cup of water meritorious of eternal life, and confidence in giving becomes faith. Fear not that poverty will overtake your generosity, for whosoever gives to the poor is creditor to the Lord, and is sure to be repaid a hundredfold. If you cast your bread on the human stream, you are sure to recover it — twelve baskets for five barley loaves — good measure, pressed down and shaken together and running over will God give into your bosom.
Brethren, when the wondrous banquet was ended, Christ said to His disciples: " Gather up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost." Doubtless there was little danger of their being lost, for the people would gladly have hoarded them against the morrow's needs. But the Master wished it otherwise. His lesson in altruism is for all, disciples and people alike. He bade His followers give their all to the hungry throng, and now He teaches the multitude to do to others as they have been done by. The object-lesson was one not only of unselfishness, but also of faith, of trust in God. It was as though He said: "Be not solicitous for the morrow. Your heavenly Father, who feeds the birds and clothes the lilies, is conscious of your needs. Give and it shall be
