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THE GREAT GENERAL. 35

which teaches us that “ the less we have opportunity of
honouring God with our personal services, the more it
is expected we honour him with our substance.”

George. You said the twelve ‘thousand got a half,
grandfather. The twelve thousand could not have been
nearly all there. How many of them were killed ?

Grandfather. Not one; they all returned in safety,
and, as an acknowledgment of the Almighty’s gracious
protection, the officers presented of the spoil they had
taken, the valuable jewels and gold ornaments as a thank-
offering to the Lord. We learn from this, that of every-
thing we receive we ought to bestow a part on religious
purposes.

George. 1 did not think the Midianites would have had
any jewels or gold ornaments. What sort of people
were they ?

Grandfather. They were a wandering people, who
may be divided into two classes, shepherds, who moved
up and down in tents, driving their cattle before them,
and merchants, who travelled from place to place in
companies. ‘They were a wealthy people, and their
riches brought luxury among them, so that they were
remarkable for riot and excess.

Marianne. And did Moses die after the battle ?

Grandfather. He did, and the circumstances of his
death are very remarkable. He went up to the top of
Mount Pisgah. There the Lord shewed him all the
promised land—all its extent, and all its beauty—and
after having seen that sight, the great lawgiver laid