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 The Missionary's Son. 
 
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 OH, THE MISSIONARY'S SON 
 
 Chakles Dwight was the 
 son of a Christian missionary, 
 and was born in Constantinople, 
 February 16th, 1837 When be 
 
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 was only four months old, he 
 lost his mother by the plague. 
 She was a good mother, and 
 desired above all things for her 
 children that they might become 
 the disciples of Christ, 
 
 Charles, though a pleasant 
 child, needed a new heart, as all 
 children do, however lovely they 
 may be. While yet young, he 
 was made to feel this. "When 
 he was about seven years old 
 a child of a mission family died. 
 This led him to think of death. 
 A sermon which he now heard 
 made him pray very much for 
 his sins to be forgiven. The 
 Holy Spirit was striving with 
 him. He soon vielded to His 
 power, and put his trust in the 
 Saviour. He now entered upon 
 
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 a new life. Prayer was his de- 
 light. The Bible was a precious 
 book. He aimed to do right and 
 to make everybody happy. 
 
 Charles's companions could 
 not help loving him, for he was 
 always kind in his ways. Some 
 of these, like himself, were pious 
 youths. They never came toge- 
 gether to spend any time in each 
 other's society without praying 
 before they parted. As one of these 
 loved friends was about to leave 
 on one occasion, Charles said, 
 H Let us not part till we have 
 prayed together;" so they went 
 into a room by themselves, and 
 he read a chapter in the Bible, 
 and they knelt down and prayed. 
 
 That very night — it was Sa- 
 turday, February 5th, 1853 — - 
 
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 he was seized with a headache. 
 The most skilful aid was called 
 in, hut it could riot help him. 
 His pains at times were very 
 great, hut he never lost his pati- 
 ence, nor his sweet hope in God. 
 A part of the time his mind 
 wandered, and then he kept 
 talking, now in English, now 
 in Greek, now in French, now 
 in Turkish, — hut it was about 
 Christ and his cause. Once, 
 when a dear friend who was sit- 
 ing by him asked him if he felt 
 read/ for whatever might be the 
 result of his sickness, he said, 
 " My head is in such pain that 
 I cannot collect my thoughts-, 
 but sometimes I am able to do 
 so, and then my mind is in per- 
 fect peace. But if I had not 
 
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 been led to make my peace with 
 God before this disease came 
 upon me, I am sure I never 
 could have done it now." 
 
 At another time, in reply to 
 a question from his father, he 
 said with great feeling, "I can- 
 not yet say that I want to die 
 now; but I desire the will of 
 the Lord to be done. If He wills 
 that I die now, I am ready." 
 
 But why, do you suppose, did 
 he not want to die then ? It 
 was not because it is bo happy 
 to live. His life was indeed a 
 happy one, but he knew it is far 
 better to be with Christ. The 
 reason why he seems to have 
 wished to live rather than to die, 
 was, that he might do good. His 
 heart was set on being a mis- 
 
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 sionary. He hoped soon to visit 
 his father's country for his edu- 
 cation, and then to return, and 
 preach the gospel. It was this 
 that seemed to him even more 
 desirable than to go at once and 
 be with Christ. 
 
 Prayer was very sweet to 
 him. Once, after his father had 
 prayed with him, he said, " It 
 is such a comfort to have you 
 pray with me ! " He also prayed 
 himself. He asked of Grod that 
 all the members of the church 
 might "lead holy lives," and that 
 those who are in their sins, and 
 the children, might be converted. 
 He ended as follows: — " O Lord, 
 thou knowest how much greater 
 than our words are our desires 
 and necessities ; and do thou 
 
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 hear us and blesfc us as thou 
 seest we need, for the sake of 
 Jesus Christ, to whom be glory 
 for ever. Amen." 
 
 He also found great comfort 
 in the Bible. As his father re- 
 peated passages to him, such as 
 " In my Father's house are many 
 mansions/' "This is a faithful 
 saying, and worthy of all accept- 
 ation, that Christ Jesus came 
 into the world to save sinners," 
 he would say, " Oh, how sweet ! 
 how precious !" 
 
 For twelve days he had been 
 getting worse, and it was now 
 plain that the conflict was nearly 
 over. A little before the end, his 
 father bent over him, and said, 
 " Charles, can yon now commit 
 your soul into the hands of 
 
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 Christ, as your gracious Savi- 
 our?" He replied, slowly, aud 
 with deep feeling, " I have done 
 that long ago, papa." 
 
 His father, having heard these 
 sweet words, threw himself on a 
 sofa, and being very tired, quickly 
 fell asleep. A loud call from a 
 servant soon awoke him. He 
 sprang to the bed, and found the 
 poor sufferer in great pain, and 
 in a few minutes his spirit was 
 with Christ in heaven. 
 
 Would you join him there ? 
 Ihen "commit your soul into 
 the hands of Christ, as your 
 Saviour," that you too may be 
 able to say, at the end of life, "1 
 have done that long ago" 
 
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 That walks in all bis holy ways, 
 Depending on his grace. 
 
 God loves the child whose earliest youth 
 
 Is given to the Lord ; 
 Who fears his name, and speaks the truth, 
 
 And trembles at his word. 
 
 God loves all those who prize his love ; 
 
 And, till this life be past, 
 Will shine upon them from above, 
 
 And save them to the last. 
 
 O heavenly Father ! shine on me, 
 
 And all my heart unite 
 To love, and serve, and honour thee, 
 
 And make thee- my delight. 
 
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