“Allow me, then, to say to thee, Sir Archibald: Turn away thine eye from the fleeting shadows, and thine ear from the empty sounds of earth. Open the eye of thy mind to the uncreated beauties of that divine Being who is ever with thee, and ever waiting to be gracious. Listen to the call of His Holy Spirit. Give thine heart to the Friend and Lover of man, who hung and died on the cross to redeem us from eternal woe, and thou shalt find such peace and sweetness as thou hast never yet conceived of. Thou wilt be astonished that thou couldst have lived so many years ignorant of such transcendent beauty, insensible to those excellences which fill heaven with rapture, and in some instances make a heaven of earth. But if thou wilt not give thy heart to God, thou wilt never find true happiness here, thou wilt never see His face in peace. “I do not suppose that, amid your present hurry, you will find leisure to pay any attention to the topic I now present. But perhaps when oceans have intervened between us, when resting in the bosom of your own native land, the truths of this letter may, through the divine blessing, find their way to your heart. “Farewell, Sir Archibald, and while all around you flatter and praise, while the plaudits of your king and country sound in your ears, believe that there is one person, humble and unknown, who prays in his retirement for your immortal soul; whose chief desire is to see you on the great day invested, not with the insignia of earthly monarchs, but with the glorious crown of eternal life, and who desires ever to subscribe himself, “With heartfelt affection and respect, “Your sincere friend and faithful servant, “A. JUDSON.” In the “Threefold Cord,”[34]—a letter written by Mr. Judson to a young convert,—and in the following “_Pencilled Fragments_” and “_Rules of Life_,” it may be seen with what strong and eager wing-beats of aspiration his soul struggled to mount into the serene atmosphere of a pure and holy life. PENCILLED FRAGMENTS, WITHOUT DATE. _Topics to Encourage Prayer._ “Wrestling Jacob. “Friend at midnight. “The unjust judge. “Satan fights neither with small nor great, save only with the spirit of prayer. “An effort made in aridity, in wandering of thought, under a strong tendency to some other occupation, is more pleasing to God, and helps the soul forward in grace more than a long prayer without temptation. “Whatever others do, let my life be a life of prayer. “Get the King’s daughter, and you get all; the grace of devotion is the daughter of God.” _Points of Self-denial._ “1. The passion for neatness, uniformity, and order in arrangement of things—in dress, in writing, in grounds. “2. A disposition to suffer annoyance from little improprieties in the behavior and conversation of others.