,illu/ration                            
,,*>les ,,dwight2                       
,,or1                            ,!     
,mission>y's ,son4                      
,,religi\s ,,tract ,,society2           
#ef1 ,pat]no/]-r[2 #afd1 ,piccadilly1   
,,london4          ,,*>les ,,dwight2    
,,or1 ,,! ,,mission>y',s ,,son4         
,illu/ration    ,*>les ,dwight 0 ! son (
 a ,*ri/ian mission>y1 & 0 born 9       
,con/ant9ople1 ,febru>y #af?1 #ahcg4 ,:5
 he 0 only f\r mon?s old1  he lo/ 8 "m  
by ! plague4 ,%e 0 a good "m1 & desir$  
above all ?+s = h] *ildr5 t !y might    
become ! disciples (  ,*ri/4    ,*>les1 
?\gh a pleasant *ild1 ne$$ a new he>t1 z
 all *ildr5 d1  h[ev] lovely !y may be4 
,:ile yet "y1 he 0 made to feel ?is4    
,:5 he 0 ab\t sev5 ye>s old a *ild ( a  
mission family di$4 ,?is  l$ him to ?9k 
( dea?4 ,a s]mon :i* he n[ he>d made him
 pray  v mu* = 8 s9s to be =giv54 ,!    
,holy ,_s 0 /riv+ )  him4 ,he soon      
yield$ to ,8 p[]1 & put 8 tru/ 9 !      
,savi\r4 ,he  n[ ent]$ ^u a new life4   

,pray] 0 8 delight4 ,! ,bible 0 a       
preci\s book4 ,he aim$ to d "r & to make
 ev]ybody happy4    ,*>les's companions 
c\ld n help lov+ him1 = he 0 always k9d 
9  8 ways4 ,"s ( ^!1 l himself1 7 pi\s  
y\?s4 ,!y nev] came  toge!r to sp5d any 
"t 9 ea* o!r's society )\t pray+ be=e   
!y p>t$4 ,z "o ( ^! lov$ fri5ds 0 ab\t  
to leave on "o  occasion1 ,*>les said1  
8,let u n "p till we h pray$ toge!r20  s
 !y w5t into a room by !mselves1 & he   
read a *apt] 9 !  ,bible1 & !y knelt d[n
 & pray$4    ,t v night--x 0 ,saturday1 
,febru>y #e?1 #ahec--;he 0 seiz$ ) a    
heada*e4 ,! mo/ skilful aid 0 call$ 91 b
 x c\ld n help him4  ,8 pa9s at times 7 
v great1 b he nev] lo/ 8 pati5ce1 nor  8
 sweet hope 9 ,god4 ,a "p ( ! "t 8 m9d  
w&]$1 & !n  he kept talk+1 n[ 9 ,engli%1
 n[ 9 ,greek1 n[ 9 ,fr5*1 n[ 9          
,turki%1--b x 0 ab\t ,*ri/ & 8 cause4   
,once1 :5 a de> fri5d  :o 0 sit+ by him 
ask$ him if he felt ready = :atev] might
 be  ! result ( 8 sickness1 he said1    
8,my head is 9 su* pa9 t ,i  _c collect 

my ?\ghts2 b sometimes ,i am able to d  
s1 & !n  my m9d is 9 p]fect peace4 ,b if
 ,i _h n be5 l$ to make my peace  ) ,god
 be=e ?is disease came ^u me1 ,i am sure
 ,i nev] c\ld h  done x n[40    ,at     
ano!r "t1 9 reply to a "q f 8 fa!r1 he  
said )  great feel+1 8,i _c yet say t ,i
 want to die n[2 b ,i desire  ! w ( !   
,"l to be done4 ,if ,he wills t ,i die  
n[1 ,i am  ready40    ,b :y1 d y        
suppose1 did he n want to die !n8 ,x 0 n
  because x is s happy to live4 ,8 life 
0 inde$ a happy "o1 b  he knew x is f>  
bett] to be ) ,*ri/4 ,! reason :y he    
seems to  h wi%$ to live r ?an to die1  
01 t he might d good4 ,8  he>t 0 set on 
be+ a mission>y4 ,he hop$ soon to visit 
8 fa!r's  c\ntry = 8 education1 & !n to 
return1 & prea* ! gospel4 ,x  0 ?is t   
seem$ to him ev5 m desirable ?an to g at
 once & be  ) ,*ri/4    ,pray] 0 v sweet
 to him4 ,once1 aft] 8 fa!r _h pray$ )  
him1  he said1 8,x is su* a com=t to h y
 pray ) me60 ,he also pray$  himself4   
,he ask$ ( ,god t all ! memb]s ( ! *ur* 

might 8lead  holy lives10 & t ^? :o are 
9 _! s9s1 & ! *ildr51  might be conv]t$4
 ,he end$ z foll[s3--8,o ,"l1 ?\ kn[e/  
h[ mu*  great] ?an our words are our    
desires & necessities2 & d ?\ he>  u &  
bless u z ?\ see/ we ne$1 = ! sake (    
,jesus ,*ri/1 to  :om be glory = ev]4   
,am540    ,he also f\nd great com=t 9 ! 
,bible4 ,z 8 fa!r repeat$ passages  to  
him1 su* z 8,9 my ,fa!r's h\se are _m   
mansions10 8,?is is a  fai?ful say+1 &  
wor?y ( all acceptation1 t ,*ri/ ,jesus 
came  into ! _w to save s9n]s10 he w\ld 
say1 8,oh1 h[ sweet6 h[  preci\s60    ,=
 twelve days he _h be5 gett+ worse1 & x 
0 n[ pla9 t !  conflict 0 ne>ly ov]4 ,a 
little be=e ! end1 8 fa!r b5t ov]  him1 
& said1 8,*>les1 c y n[ commit y\r s\l  
into ! h&s (  ,*ri/1 z y\r graci\s      
,savi\r80 ,he repli$1 sl[ly1 & ) deep   
feel+1 8,i h done t long ago1 papa40    
,8 fa!r1 hav+ he>d ^! sweet words1 ?rew 
himself on a s(a1 &  be+ v tir$1 quickly
 fell asleep4 ,a l\d call f a s]vant    
soon  awoke him4 ,he sprang to ! b$1 &  

f\nd ! poor suff]] 9 great  pa91 & 9 a  
few m9utes 8 _s 0 ) ,*ri/ 9 heav54      
,w\ld y jo9 him !re8 ,!n 8commit y\r s\l
 into ! h&s (  ,*ri/1 z y\r ,savi\r10 t 
y too may be able to say1 at ! end (    
life1 8,i h done t long ago40           
,b5jam9 ,p>don1 ,pr9t]1 ,pat]no/] ,r[4  
,illu/ration        ,god loves ! *ild t 
humbly prays1        ,& truly seeks 8   
face2      ,t walks 9 all 8 holy ways1  
,dep5d+ on 8 grace4        ,god loves ! 
*ild ^: e>lie/ y\?        ,is giv5 to ! 
,"l2      ,:o fe>s 8 "n1 & speaks !     
tru?1        ,& trembles at 8 ^w4       
,god loves all ^? :o prize 8 love2      
,&1 till ?is life be pa/1      ,w %9e ^u
 !m f above1        ,& save !m to ! la/4
        ,o heav5ly ,fa!r6 %9e on me1    
,& all my he>t unite      ,to love1 &   
s]ve1 & hon\r !e1        ,& make !e my  
delight4