The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-10
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A Touching Incident.

stations.
A very small boy entered the room
and walked up to the desk Of the mis-.
sionsrv, holding up soiled paper, 'Mr.
-, pa wants you TO take this hymn
and get him new one that is clean -
my little sister died last winter, and this
was found in the pocket Of her dress af
ter she was dead and now pa wants a
new clean hy mn to put in frame to re
member sister
Unfolding the soiled paper he read,
Just as am, without one plea, &c.
The reques, Of the father received at
tentiou and the new clean hymn was
sent hy the same hand that Ied the de
ceased child "A year since to lhe Sabbath
school, where bs the blessing of God on
the instruction given, she understood aud
appreciated the hymn, and in simple faith
was led to the Saviour.
The visitor bad long known Mary. the
daughter Of German parents, and ia ought
size gave evidence Of being truly conver.
ted before her sickness.
Mary's sickness was biie(, so brief in
deed that the visitor had no opportunity
20 see her; but she learned from her
mother, soon after her d"ccase, several
things as to the manifestation Of her trust
ia Christ, Of her desire to do good to
those around her, and her triumphant
joyful death, which are Of deep interest
She had restrained her latte brother
from keeping company with bad boys,
and persuaded him to leave of using pro
fame language.
She had induced her father to ask
blessing at meals, 10y mquring if he did
not know that their heavenly Father gave
them all things.
To her mother, whom she one day Oh
served to he much disturbed. and mpa.
tlently frettiug under the burden of her
cares and perplexitios, she said, 20, moth
er, wish YOU telt differently | wish
you could feel what my hymn expresses;
then you would lie hapPy-you would
not he 80 troubled with worldly matters
For some time previous TO her sickness,
she seemed absorbed IN the thoughts and
contemplation Of the joyful truths contain.
ed in the hymn. She has been observed
oN heT HiolltT sometimes 10 retlfe INTO q
room by herself; there she could sse her
sitting, ana hear her repeating the hymn
that charmed her soul, FIRST in an audible
whisper, and then she would sing 1t, and
raise her eyes towards heaven as she re-
peated.
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