,,jesus ,,says ,,so4          99        
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,,jesus ,,says ,,so4  ,,or1  ,a         
,,memorial ,,of ,,little ,,sarah ,g---- 
,,from ,,the ,,london ,,edition4        
,approved by the ,committee of          
,publication4  ,,boston3  ,,mass4       
,,sabbath ,,school ,,society1           
,depository1 ,no4 #ac ,cornhill4 #ahea4 
,,jesus ,,says ,,so4   ,sarah ,g---- was
 one of several children1 living with   
their parents in a narrow lane in       
,london4 ,early in the year #ahdg1      
,sarah's father had met with a serious  
accident1 and was then in the hospital1 
where he remained for many weeks a      
severe sufferer4 ,sarah and her         
brothers1 deprived of the usual means of
 support1 and their mother being in     
constant attendance on her husband1 were
 consequently often left in great       
necessity4 ,more than once have these   

little ones been known to reach the hour
 of four or five in the afternoon1      
before taking any food2 but amidst all  
their privations1 no complaint was heard
 from the lips of ,sarah4 ,it was not   
known until after her death1 how        
silently1 yet how powerfully1 the       
,spirit of ,god was1 even at this time1 
working in her heart4  ,there was       
nothing particularly attractive in her  
appearance2 quiet and unobtrusive1 she  
seemed to the outward observer like most
 other children2 but the ,lord seeth not
 as man seeth4 ,the ,great ,shepherd of 
the sheep had his eye on this little    
lamb of the fold1 and marked her for his
 own4 ,at home she was gentle and       
affectionate1 obedient to her parents1  
and during their absence she watched    
kindly over her little brothers4  ,her  
poor family tasted largely of the cup of
 sorrow1 but poverty and distress1      
instead of producing impatience and     
unkindness1 seemed to bind each one more
 closely to the other4 ,they experienced

 the truth of those words3 ,better is a 
dinner of herbs where love is1 than a   
stalled ox and hatred therewith1 ,prov4 
#ae3ag4 ,better is a dry morsel1 and    
quietness therewith1 than a house full  
of sacrifices with strife1 ,prov4 #ag3a4
  ,the death of her youngest brother    
appeared to make a strong impression on 
,sarah's mind2 she said she liked to    
think she had a brother in heaven4 ,soon
 after that event1 she was admitted into
 a ,sabbath school1 and it was her      
delight in the week to prepare her      
lessons4 ,sunday is such a happy day1   
she would say2 and on that morning she  
would rise earlier than usual to get    
ready for school4  ,a little            
circumstance1 which occurred at this    
time1 marked her tenderness of          
conscience4 ,a new bonnet had been      
promised to her1 but not arriving at the
 time she had hoped1 her disappointment 
was so great that she shed many tears4  
,this was mentioned to a friend1 who    
talked to her about it4 ,sarah made no  

remark at the time1 but afterwards she  
said to her mother1 ,i did not know     
before that it was wrong to cry when we 
were disappointed2 ,i will try not to do
 so again3 and in the evening her father
 overheard her begging ,god to forgive  
her pride and fretting about the bonnet4
  ,another feature in ,sarah's character
 may be here noticed3 this was her love 
of truth4 ,she has never deceived me1   
was her mother's frequent remark4 ,i    
cannot remember a single instance of    
untruth1 even in play1 and perhaps this 
truthfulness of spirit enabled her the  
more readily to trust the word of       
another4 ,she promised me1 ,sarah would 
say1 and on the promise she would ever  
rest1 in all the sweet dependence of a  
child4 ,surely this may speak a word to 
those professing to be the followers of 
,him who keepeth his promise for        
ever--the covenant-keeping ,god4 ,how   
lightly are promises often made6 how    
carelessly and thoughtlessly broken6    
,sarah was only permitted to attend the 

,sabbath school for a few weeks4 ,her   
health and strength failed1 and soon she
 was confined to her room1 then to her  
bed1 which she scarcely left for several
 months4 ,but now the work of ,god      
within her became more evident4 ,it was 
a pleasant service to sit by the bed of 
this young disciple1 and read and talk  
with her of a ,saviour's love4 ,she said
 but little1 except in answer to        
questions1 but her bright and happy     
countenance showed how welcome was the  
subject4 ,who that witnessed her simple1
 child-like faith1 would not acknowledge
 the fruit of the ,spirit's teaching8   
,it was the more apparent1 as she had   
but little help from man1 and few       
outward advantages1 not even being able 
to read2 but she treasured up in her    
mind all she heard1 and it was as food  
to her soul1 the joy and rejoicing of   
her heart4  ,at an early period of her  
illness1 a violent attack of pain and   
palpitation of the heart made her think 
she was dying1 and she told her mother  

so1 adding1 ,but ,i am not afraid1 ,i am
 so happy4 ,what makes you so happy8 was
 asked4 ,because ,i am going to heaven1 
and when ,i pray to ,jesus1 my heart    
seems lifted up4 ,but1 ,sarah1 do you   
think your sins forgiven8 ,yes1 mother1 
,i am sure so4 ,what makes you so sure8 
,because ,jesus says so4  ,jesus        
says1--this was ever the ground of her  
confidence1 and proved to all around her
 the ,saviour's oft-repeated            
lesson1--,whosoever shall not receive   
the kingdom of ,god as a little child1  
shall in no wise enter therein4  ,sarah 
lingered many weeks after this4 ,her    
mind was full of peace2 as she lay on   
her sick bed1 no shade of fear passed   
over her1 all was sunshine within4 ,this
 one happy thought filled her           
mind1--,jesus loves me1 ,i am going to  
heaven4  ,a friend wishing to find out  
on what her hopes of happiness rested1  
and if she had a real sense of sin1 said
 to her1 ,you talk much of going to     
heaven1 tell me1 do you deserve to go   

there8 ,oh1 no1 was her reply1 ,i do not
 deserve it4 ,why not8 ,in a solemn     
tone1 she answered1 ,because ,i have    
sinned4 ,it was remarked1 ,how then can 
you go there8 ,heaven is such a holy    
place1 no sin can enter there4 ,with the
 brightest smile she quietly replied1   
,ah6 but ,jesus says he will wash away  
all my sin1 and make my soul quite      
white1 and he will carry me there4  ,oh 
that all would learn of her thus to take
 ,jesus at his word6 ,what an enemy to  
peace is an unbelieving heart6  ,none   
spoke ill of this little girl1 even     
those who knew her least remarked1 she  
was a good pleasant child1 but her      
grateful affection beamed strongly      
towards all who showed her any kindness1
 and one who watched her with interest  
throughout her illness1 will not soon   
forget the earnest smile of welcome with
 which she was always greeted1 when too 
ill to speak4 ,thus she told her thanks4
  ,once1 the #ajc;d ,psalm was read to  
her1 with some remarks on ,david's      

causes of thankfulness4 ,it was         
remarked1 ,you1 too1 ,sarah1 have many  
things to bless ,god for2 for what do   
you thank him most8 ,she answered1 ,oh1 
,i thank him most for sending ,jesus    
from heaven to save me4  ,many were the 
words of comfort she spoke to her poor  
sorrowing mother1 whose heart at times  
seemed almost broken at the prospect of 
losing her4 ,she said1 ,you will not    
cry1 when ,i am in heaven1 dear mother4 
,i am only going a little while first1  
and you will soon follow2 and once1 on  
an occasion of deep family distress1 she
 pointed to the surest way for relief1  
saying1 ,mother1 why do you cry so8     
,does not the ,bible say ,god cares for 
the sparrows1 and are not you better    
than a sparrow8 ,o mother1 pray1 do     
pray1 and then you will be so happy4    
,so calmly1 so peacefully1 did this     
young disciple enter the dark valley1   
that truly she might have said1         
,there's nothing terrible in death      
,to those who go to heaven4  ,resting in

 her ,saviour's love she feared no evil1
 his rod and his staff they comforted   
her2 sin was her only dread4 ,her only  
fear was that of offending her heavenly 
,father1 and on this point she often did
 express much anxiety1 saying1 ,do tell 
me if ,i have done wrong4 ,i do not want
 to sin2 ,i am so afraid of making ,god 
angry4 ,sometimes my sins look so black1
 and seem to come between me and ,god4  
,then1 as if she still felt secure in   
the only hiding-place for sinners1 she  
added1 ,but ,jesus says he will take    
them all away1 and wash me whiter than  
snow4  ,she delighted much in some      
little books suited to her age and      
circumstances that were read to her2 one
 entitled1 ,the ,infant's ,prayer1 and  
another1 ,the ,white ,robes1 were her   
greatest favorites4 ,in allusion to the 
last of these1 she often prayed1 ,o     
,lord ,jesus1 hear a poor little girl1  
do give me that beautiful white dress1  
without one spot or one stain2 and once 
when her mother noticed a little hurt on

 her arm occasioned by her putting on a 
change of dress1 she sweetly said1      
,never mind that1 dear mother2 my next  
dress will not hurt me4  ,it was very   
pleasant to see the affection manifested
 by her brothers towards their little   
sick sister1 and she repaid their       
kindness by anxiously entreating them to
 care for their souls4 ,to her father   
she said1 ,i want you to promise me one 
thing--to meet me in heaven4 ,o father6 
do love ,jesus4 ,i love him1 indeed ,i  
do2 but ,i want you to love him too4    
,there is only one ,jesus1 one ,saviour2
 and1 father1 he is so holy4 ,then      
turning to her mother1 who was standing 
by her bed1 she added1 ,you do love     
,jesus1 but1 ,o mother1 pray do love him
 more1 and more1 and more2 she spoke    
with such energy1 as if to impress her  
parents with her own feeling1 as almost 
startled them4  ,in this state of mind  
,sarah drew near the end of her         
pilgrimage1 and it was not until about  
three days before her death that even   

the shadow of a cloud seemed to darken  
her path4 ,then1 for the first time1 her
 mind was agitated with doubts as to her
 ,saviour's love for her1 and very      
distressing to those around her were her
 anxious cries for pardon4 ,father1     
forgive me1 for ,jesus ,christ's sake1  
was her constant petition4 ,she was     
visited by a minister and by several    
,christian friends1 who used every      
effort to give her relief1 but for some 
time all in vain2 she seemed unable to  
lay hold on any promise for her comfort4
 ,one of these friends especially felt a
 deep interest in the dear child1 though
 she had not known her until now4 ,of   
her little ,sarah asked most earnestly1 
,do you think that ,jesus loves me8 ,she
 was assured that he did4 ,do you know  
he loves me8 she asked2 and then        
followed the solemn inquiry1 ,how do you
 know it8 ,after reading and talking    
with her for some time1 she begged her  
friend would pray with her to make her a
 little happy8 and afterwards in her own

 words1 she would again plead with ,god1
 ,father1 forgive me1 for ,jesus        
,christ's sake1 and wash me in his      
blood1 and make me a good girl1 and take
 me to heaven4 ,on one occasion she     
said1 ,i wish ,i could be a little      
happy1--,i want something1 ,i do not    
know what ,i want4 ,she was answered1 ,i
 think ,i can tell you what you want1 it
 is peace1 it is to feel that ,god has  
pardoned all your sins4 ,yes1 she       
replied1 ,i think that is it4  ,at      
another time1 when talking of the joys  
of heaven1 ,yes1 she said1 they are     
singing1 ,glory1 glory1 glory1 referring
 to her favorite hymn1 beginning1       
,around the throne of ,god in heaven1   
,thousands of children stand4   ,but1 as
 her friend says1 it is not possible to 
convey her manner1 her sweet tone and   
look4 ,she said1 ,i wish ,i could go to 
heaven now1 up through this ceiling1 now
 while ,i feel a little happy4 ,but1 my 
dear child1 you cannot go to heaven in  
this way4 ,you must die first2 ,jesus   

died2 we must all die2 it is ,god's     
appointed way for us to get to heaven4  
,oh6 ,i do not mind my sufferings1 but  
,i wish ,i was there now4  ,once she    
spoke rather impatiently1 ,i wish ,i    
could die1 ,i wish ,i could die4 ,she   
was reminded1 ,jesus says1 ',if you love
 me1 keep my commandments2' and though  
you cannot obey ,god's will now in the  
same way as if in health1 you can still 
suffer all he appoints4 ,she quickly    
asked1 ,will ,jesus be angry if ,i am   
not patient8 ,i will try1 then1 and pray
 to him to make me patient4  ,satan for 
a short season seemed permitted to make 
trial of her faith and love1 and she    
struggled hard against his attacks4 ,but
 the dear little one was safe in the    
arms of her ,good ,shepherd1 and none   
could pluck her out of his hand4 ,her   
anxious prayers were heard and answered1
 and peace was restored to her soul4    
,her brightened countenance required not
 the addition of words to assure her    
friends of this1 and yet they rejoiced  

to hear her say1 ,i am quite happy2 ,i  
know ,jesus loves me1 and ,i shall soon 
see him4  ,on the ,sabbath1 her last day
 on earth1 she was very feeble1 only    
able to utter a single word at a time1  
but her heart was full of thankfulness  
towards all who had cared for her1 and  
especially to those who had sought to   
comfort her in her last distress1       
begging her mother would always love    
them4  ,at night1 as her parents were   
watching beside her1 she suddenly raised
 herself1 and1 throwing her arms        
alternately round the neck of each1     
seemed to take a last farewell4 ,she was
 unable to speak1 but to her mother's   
inquiry1 ,tell me once again1 my child1 
are you quite happy8 she replied by     
lifting up her hand1 and pointing to    
heaven1 while the brightest smile       
lighted up her countenance4 ,this was   
her last act of consciousness4 ,she     
lingered a few hours without any        
apparent suffering1 and then her happy  
spirit took its flight1 and joined the  

blissful company1 that1 having washed   
their robes and made them white in the  
blood of the ,lamb1 are ever before the 
throne of ,god1 rejoicing in their      
,saviour's love4  ,sarah died at the age
 of eleven years1 in ,august1 #ahdh4    
,dear reader1 before you close this     
book1 ask1 ,am ,i like ,sarah ,g----8   
,have ,i ever prayed to ,jesus to wash  
away all my sins1 and make my soul quite
 white in his precious blood8 ,and then 
have you begged him to take you to      
heaven when you die1 that you may be    
happy with him for ever8 ,if not1 do not
 wait another day1 but entreat him now  
to give you his ,holy ,spirit to teach  
you to love him4 ,remember1 it is this  
kind ,saviour who calls you1 who says1  
,suffer the little children to come to  
me1 and forbid them not2 and who        
promises to gather the lambs with his   
arm1 and to carry them in his bosom4    
,illustration