Dear Esther, here is an example placed before us; it has been the
will of God that we should know her, that we might be charmed with
her excellence, and that the happiness both of her life and death,
might tempt us to imitate her.
No, no, my sister, she is not dead; she is rather, as the poor
workman said, at her grave, "a child of God in heaven." As _she_
followed Jesus, let us also follow her, and let her memory be thus a
blessing to us both.
God be with you, my dear sister. I long to see you, that we may pray
the Lord together, to make us like his faithful, holy servant, the
dear and pious Amelia.
Yours, &c.,
ANNA.
IV.
The Tract found by the Way-Side.
"Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a
vessel for the finer." --Prov. XXV. 4.
Every one knows in these days what is meant by a _religious
tract_. It is a little printed pamphlet, which is sold at a very
low price, or is still oftener given away, or dropped in the streets
and lanes, that those who either purchase, or accept, or find them,
may read the truths of the Gospel, and the good advice which they
contain.
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