_Elder B_. I am not an hireling, sir. I do not preach for hire or divine for money. The hireling is not the true shepherd of the flock. An hireling is apt to look a little more to the fleece than to the flock. _Mr. W_. But you cannot live on the air! _Elder B_. When Jesus Christ sent his disciples to preach in ancient times, he told them to go without purse or scrip, and their heavenly Father would see that they were provided for. Jesus said that those persons who received his servants received him, and those who rejected them rejected him, and whosoever would give only a cup of cold water to one of the least of his disciples should not lose his reward.--Matt. x. Mark vi. ix. Luke ix. This is how I am sent out, this is how all the Elders of the Latter-day Saints are sent out to preach to the world. _Mr. W_. That's noble, certainly. _Elder B_. It proves the world, whether they will receive one in the name of the Lord; it proves the servants of God, whether they can put their confidence in Him; and it proves the Lord, whether He will support His servants and open the way for them. _Mr. W_. I really wish you would stay for dinner. _Elder B_. I would, with pleasure, if my duties allowed. _Mr. W_. Well, I cannot let you go away empty. I beg you will accept of five shillings, to assist you in your laudable purpose. {51} _Elder B_. May the Lord bless you in your basket and in your store, and restore you an hundred fold. _Mr. W_. Thank you. I have much enjoyed your conversation. I am sure I am greatly indebted to you. But I must now say good day. You will not fail to call next week? _Elder B_. I will not. Good day sir. LIVERPOOL: PUBLISHED BY S. W. RICHARDS, 15, WILTON STREET, LONDON. _If the Lord Almighty should give the human family their desire in full, they would not keep the broad road to destruction, but would go cross lots to hell._ --_Brigham Young._ _A man cannot deny the truth when the spirit of God is burning in his bosom._ --_Francis M. Lyman._ _As man is, God once was. As God is, man may become._ --_Joseph Smith._ {52} SALVATION: A DIALOGUE BETWEEN ELDER BROWNSON AND MR. WHITBY. BY JOHN JAQUES, ELDER IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS. _Elder B_. Good morning, sir. How do you do to-day?