The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.: A Monthly Magazine for the YoungVarious
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The Little Gleaner, Vol. X.: A Monthly Magazine for the Young
Various
Christian literature for children -- Periodicals
After the prayer previously mentioned, and partly recorded, she said,
"How good the Lord is to me! Oh, my precious Jesus," &c. "Oh, mother,"
she said, in reply to a question, "I know I love the Lord. Yes, I do;
better than everything else in the world."
At another time she cried out, in a loud impressive tone, "Oh, mother,
what is there in this world worth living for? It is all stuff and
vanity--it is, mother. Oh, I do not want to live here! Pray the dear
Lord to take me to Himself. Oh, how blessed to be with my precious Jesus
for ever!"
When informed of the death and burial of her brother, she appeared
excited, but at last said, "Dear boy! I hope I shall soon be with him,
and then we shall meet to part no more." She then asked me to pray again
that God would take her. How could I? "Nature has soft but powerful
bands," and the ligaments were not yet severed. She seemed my earthly
all. Could I surrender her to the arms of the destroyer? Could I look up
and say, "Thy will be done"? What grace we need to glorify God in the
fires!
Nine days after her illness she raised herself up in her bed, and,
looking at her departing sister, said, "There is my dying sister. Where
is she going? Where? Why, to the realms of bliss? And who of us next?
Why, myself, I believe, mother. But I am not afraid of death," &c.
At another time she said, "Do read to me, dear mother"; and upon my
asking her _where_, she replied, "Read about the sufferings of Christ" I
did so, and she afterwards engaged in prayer.
At another time the nurse heard her, during the night, earnestly praying
for both her parents and herself.
Once she requested me to read the seventeenth chapter of John, remarking
at the time, "That is sweet reading." After listening for a time she
fell into a short sleep, and I laid the Book down. When she awoke she
exclaimed, "Won't you read to me, my dear mother?" I said, "You dropped
off into a sleep, my dear." She then tried to read herself, but failing,
returned the Book, immediately adding, "Give it me again and let me kiss
it, for I love it very much."
At different times she expressed earnest desires to go to her brother
and sister, and for her father and mother and sister to go also; and
would try to sing a part of that Sabbath School hymn, chorusing--"Oh,
that will be joyful," &c.
Two days before she died she exclaimed, with sweet simplicity, "Suffer
the little children to come unto Me"; and shortly after, "Precious
Bible! what a treasure," &c.
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