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 without. Contrast the  sequel  of  each  event. King Jesus spends  the  night  in  prayer  upon  the  mountainside, and  when  the  winds  and  waves  arise  He  comes walking on  the  water  and  stills  the  sea  and  saves  His shipwrecked followers. King Herod,  drunk  with wine and  pleasure,  swears  to  give  his  shameless  niece her will,  be  it  half  his  kingdom,  and  at  her  word presents her  on  a  dish  the  head  of  the  murdered  Baptist. A striking  lesson  this  as  to  the  results  of  the use and  abuse  of  wealth. For Christ  is  King  to-day, and Herod  and  his  house  but  an  odious  remembrance. To the  selfish  rich  their  wealth  eventually  proves  a curse,  and  their  names  and  memories  are  held  in  universal execration,  but  the  generous  giver  stills  the turbulence of  the  masses  and  becomes  a  second saviour of  his  people. " All  the  Church  of  the  Saints shall  declare  his  alms,"  says  Scripture. Almsgiving is the  surest  guarantee  of  undying  fame  here  and  of rich  reward  hereafter,  for  "  blessed  are  the  merciful, for  they  shall  obtain  mercy."