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WHAT HE SAVED AND LOSTYears ago, there was a shipwreck off America’s coast. The ship struck upon a sunken rock, and the lifeboat put out to rescue the crew. The boat drew near the sinking ship, and all got in safely except the captain and the first mate.“Get aboard,” said the captain to the mate.“Wait a minute, Captain,” and he dived down the companionway ladder to fetch something from the cabin. The captain saw the folly of the act, and jumped into the lifeboat, hoping that the mate would soon follow.To stay beside the sinking ship was dangerous, and the coxswain drew off to wait for the mate to appear. Before he could do so, a great wave struck the vessel. She rolled over and sank, and the unfortunate man cooped up in the cabin was drowned.A few days after, divers went out to see what could be done with the vessel, and they found the corpse of the mate in the cabin. In his hand was something tightly grasped. They brought him on deck and unclasped his clenched fist. His purse fell out. They opened and it contained thirty-six cents! The man had lost his life for thirty-six cents! “What a fool,” you may say. But, what are you risking your soul for? It may be either money or pleasure, but mark you, your soul is at stake and what you cherish the most is not worth an eternity in Hell.