Some will doubtless be ready to say, "This would require us to live in
the spirit of a Nazarite's vow all the time. You have drawn for us a
plan of life which is difficult to follow, and demands all our
vigilance, constant striving, and unwearied labors." True, friends; but
the end to be gained is worth the cost, and you have "God
all-sufficient" for your helper.
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_June_ 2, 1852.
MY DEAR MADAM,--I send you an extract from an unpublished
memoir of the Rev. E.J.P. Messinger, who died in Africa, where he was
sent as a missionary of the Protestant Episcopal Church. This biography
is not finished; but I think the following passage is well adapted to
your Magazine.
Yours, with respect,
STEPHEN H. TYNG.
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Original.
THE BOY WHO NEVER FORGOT HIS MOTHER.
When James was ten years old his father was suddenly removed by death.
His mother was then left to provide for the aged mother of her husband,
as well as her own little family, of whom the youngest was an infant of
a few weeks old. This was a weary and toilsome task. Neither of her sons
were old enough to render her any assistance on the farm, and the
slender income arising from it would not warrant the expense of hiring
needful laborers. She was obliged to lease it to others, and the rent of
her little farm, together with the avails of their own industry, became
the support of the widow and fatherless.
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