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The depth of holy feeling often existing in a young heart is rarely understood or appreciated until indeed, under the influence of intense suffering, it developes itself in calm endurance and quiet resignation, and in the simple trust of a loving heart, which bears, without a murmur, God's appointed discipline. The christian exami)les that may be found in the life of some very young children, shed a beautiful halo around them while living ; and, if it is the will of our Heavenly Father to remove these dear ones early from the snarrs and mise- ries of this world, tlieir remembnuice becomes doubly dear to bereaved parents and friends. Sncli was the case with the sweet and pious sub- ject to which this short record has reference. A painful and wearying disease of many months' continued and progressive suffering, and in which at last all hope of her recovery, or even alleviation from acute and agonising paroxysms, was abandoned, brought that dear child to her end ; but in the few hours ofpartial release from pain, she proved herself indeed a true and faith- ful Christian, as many of the following conver- sations, which occurred at various intervals, will fully attest. " r cannot read for myself to day, dear Grandma, will it trouble you to read me that chapter in St. John about the many mansions, where Christ says he will prepare a place for all good people who believe in him 1 I love Jesus. When he was upon earth he always loved little children, and he took them in his arms and blessed them. I wish I had been one of those children. Grand- ma ; though I know Jesus is able to save us and bless us now, if we arc sorry for being naughty, and try to be good ; but why did Jesus say to his disciples, » Suffer little children to come unto him, for they were like the kingdom of heaven V What did Christ mean 1 Must people be all little children again befoie they can go to heaven, to God's mansions, where Christ is] We are to believe in God. I think the Bible a beautiful book, and I like to read in it better than all my story books, for we know it is all true, and God let good men write it, so it must be the Word of God. There is a great deal that I don't understand in some parts of the Bible, but then I an) very young. I know it is every word of it true. "Is it wrong to wish to die, dear Graudma, I have so much pain, and give every one such trouble ] I try not to be impatient. I do pray to God often to mvself to make me br-^r this great pain, lie knows best, and though £ am very young, I must not think /inything too hard to bear. Clirist suffered so much. Oh ! yes, He died that dreadful death, and to save us from our sins ; and if we believe that He did it for us, we shall go to live with Him in Heaven. You know the liymn says : — Around the Throne of God in Heaven Thousands of children stand; Children whose sins are all forgiven, A holy, happy band. I f Once tbey were little things like me, And lived on earth below ; They could not praise, as now they can, The Lord who loved them so. *' I am so fond of hearing hymns sun^', hut I cannot sing them miieli now, I feel so weak. That pretty hymn of • ivj aggie, to her sister in Heaven,' I love to hear it. In the Sunday School they all learn to sing, and if my dear brother and sisters went there, (and I do hope that Mamma will send them), they will learn to sing ; and they have such nice voices. Do you think I shall never be well again and able to go to school and to church 1 Perhaps not ; but it may be that God will give me strength again, and I may go out and see all the flowers, and hear the birds so beautiful as they ^ing ; but God knows best, and if ho wishes, he will make me well I am not afraid to die." On a Sunday morning she asked if I was going to church, and if it was the day for the Sacrament. " I often think about it, dear Grand- ma. Will you pray for me in church 1 I wonder when I shall be able to go again with you : [>er- haps never ; but I must not think it hard to lie here in bed, and never be able to be dressed. 4 I 4 I have such a dear, kind Pupa and Mamma, who take such care over me, and you too, dear Grandma. Give me my own bible, that I -nay read the lessons for the day and the beau- tiful Psalms. I have marked little verses with my pencil, that I liked very much. Kiss n,e before you go." '' Will you read me the Cross of Christ, (it was one of her favorite books). 1 love to hear all abouttlmtwonderful death of Jesus the Son of God, and to think of his groat love to such wicked people as were in the world. How dreadful ! that even some of his own disciples were so very wicked, like Judas, who ..old him '• but Jesus was so good and merciful that I think «n. Why, my child, do you think so ?"_ Because you knov- he repented, and went and gave back the mon.y, and Christ always said If we repent and believe, we shall be saved." („ " I have been reading i„ the ninth chapter of Luke, where Christ fed live thousand eople with only five loaves and two fishes. Grandma, .iiTcr::rr'.vcr„r„:r--- 8 it was very wonderful : one little loaf for a thousand people to eat ! 1 often think about the miracles that Christ did. No one but the Son of God could have done it ; and he feeds all the people that come to him now with the bread of life ; he gave bread at the last supper, to make us remember him." A dear christian Friend, who had sent a note of inquiry, also wrote the following verse of scripture to be given to her : — " Krowing that He which raised up the Tiord Jesus from the dead shall raise up us also by Jesus and shall present us with you." When she had attentively read it she said, " Yes, Grandma, we shall be raised up in His likeness, and be with Him. Will you find me that verse in the Testament 1 (2 Cor. IV. U) *'Ihave so many kind friends that think about me and 'jray for me, now I am so sick. 1 often remember little verses in the Bible as I lie in bed. Christ loved little children so very much. Sometimes 1 hear mu!?ic so beautiful in my sleep, and when I wake up I think it is the Angels sing- " How can we know the Holy Trinity, Grand- ma? God tl:3 Father made all the world, for it ! f 9 ! ■11 m f is ill the first chapter of tlie Bible, and His Spirit moved upon the waters ; but it was when people got to be very wicked that God sent Jesus into the workl to save us all, hy dying on the cross ; so that these three are the one God, and so I know that my body is not my soul, but it is all one in me, for it makes me think, and speak, and know when I am naughty. Christ sent the Holy Ghost to comfort his discij)les after his death." A dear young friend and playmate was taken suddenly ill and died. She spoke of her sick friend with much kind earnestness, and sent her love by her dear Papa, who, alas ! little thought she would be the first to be taken ; and when our darling was told of the sad bereavement, she was deeply affected. Afttv a short silence she said, ** Grandma, shall I know Birdie in Heaven ? I hope so. How very strange that she should die, that was in such health, and I have been ill so very long ; but God knows best. I think we ought always to believe that God orders everything for our good . Dear Grandma, I jiavc bceu thinking so much about the Sacrament, and whether little girls ever are allowed to receive it. I know I am very young, 10 f cl that I ought to be ^^iope then to be. I «hoi confii-niecl ; but if Hi Mr. M think I would let lid raol ve. me hi «o happy if d ear ^vo It, then I ^ -as one of Christ's lanU y/T'' Jesus nev.r said any age, did ^Tri f 1 " weak son.etin.e, /thi^k It .Jf i" ^^^'^ Soms to take nie. You f.U \ '^ '' clon't think thev c „ . "'' '^^' ^^"^^«^'« ^ incy can cure nio Tl.r.,r i comes a.ulsit« Lo^idc „,o T ,'''"" '"^ e-V.nd tl,c twothievos beside lio *''" -""•ct wa«tl,„ CI,ri,st: he w „ W ' '™' •»eml.e.- J,i,„ ;„ Heave,, n! ™ *" '•'^- Je.sus b„t 1,0 was \-Z , ^ """ "™'' ^^■""* *» •'*'.'''Mvo,,ta,.,„,.;,.;'r.'r «■-•«'« <«■ tl'em must l,..vo"f ''''■"' "'"'«'""« C..H. n„,avo eve., J'^a^T """ ' ^"t ut if I Jive, '» I iHiglit You know oel so very tin) pain it' God is »c doctoi's ^lave tolil ^vheii lie i'ik about fiK) wliei'o i ou tllG One was ni to re- went to •ni tlioir »'oni the " " ^'-^ you send Well, she saul, ^^ I wish my own Pa^. was liome Will he be here to take it with me, and my dear, dear Mamma, and you, my darling Crrandma 1 *=> "^'""^"wealcwllyougivomesomeofthoso drops to keep ,„e up till my own dear, kind r«I'a comes home V J„„fc then the clergyman -ho w„« a near neighbour, oame in, and after J care ul and clo«e inquiry, and hearing the answe,^ the dear sufferer gave, and being fully «„«,«,., of h reahty of the faith of this young ereature. «nd her unreserved trust in God's n,ercy, con! sentedto administer the lu,ly Sacrament to her Almost immediately after this, her father, who rr\i "r "' """""' "■"'-eall received t.c holy nte together, kneeling round the bed of tbis sweet, heavenly-minded child. It was a II 12 solemn occasion, and it breathed a blessed calm upon our troubled hearts. It seemed to ns that we should not long keep thia lamb of Christ's fold. Her spirit was well nigh spent, and when the service was over, dear Mr. M. took an affec- tionate leave of her, saying, as he pressed her wasted hands in his, "God ble.«s you, dear child ; you will soon be one of Christ's little lambs." Wonderful to say, she rallied. God did not permit the sweet patient spirit to depart for some months after this scene. She lingered in con- tinued suffering, but always referring to this event as having given her such comfort, saying, she felt now as if she was more ready to die, whenever God chose to take her. " Will you read to me about Hezekiah, where God granted him lons^^er life ] Indeed, I thought I must have died the other day, and I did not feel at all afraid, only sorry for my Papa and Mamma, they have been, Oh ! so good to me." The 30th July was her birth-day, and she said, when I kissed her, '* Darling Grandma, you said you did not think I should spend another birth- (hiy here on earth, but you see God has been very good to me. ]Io\v kind you are to give mo r# 13 i l# I i such a good book ; and these, dear Papa and Mamma, have bought me. I hope I shall be able to read them, or you will read them to me, or dear Mamma will ; and then, when I am gone, she will read them to my sisters. I hope they will go to Sunday School and learn to sing litlk' hymns :— Come to timt hnppy Land, Fftr, far away; Where Saints in glory stand, Bright, bright as day." Soon after tliis we thought of removinr. l,er away, to bo able to get other medical advice— not that we believed her life could be saved but to try and procure her relief from tlie intense agony which seemed to increase so terribly upon her-and when informed of our desire to cban-e the air, she was perfectly resigned to do any and everything we wished ; indeed, she was ea-er to try the change. - Take me to my second home dear Grandma ; I should like so much to see It once more. I have spent so many hapT,v months there. Grandpa,,a and you were always so knid to mo." We carried the dear on board a steame. Bort of couch, where she remained all night T on a 14 After her dear father had taken leave of her, seeing he was deeply distressed at parting, she said, " You know, Grandma, how David was troubled when his child was so very ill, but after it died he felt better, for he knew God had taken his little one up to heaven ; and so my -wn Papa will be comforted, when he knows 1 am with the angels, singing. Glory, Glory, Glory." She bore the great fatigue of the journey with much less suffering than we expected, and seemed even better for a short time. It ],leased her to be attended again by the same kind doctor, under whose care she had frequently been before! All we hoped in the removing of her wiis to allay someof the fearful paroxysms that so often racked .her poor body with fearful pain. She was very fond of being sung to sleej), and often she would ask her dear Mamma to sing the Evening Hymn, and ''Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear." When she would see the tears on the face of her dear Mother, she would throw her arms round her, saying, '^ Don't, don't cry, I am so happv. We shall all bo hapi>y in Heaven." Every morning and evening she would read the Lessons and rsnlms, and especiaily notice if she thought a particular passage applicable to herself. On Jas. v , 15 the verse, *'If any are sick, let them call for the Elders, and lefc them pray over them," she remarked, '^ tliat means tlie Clergyman, does it not, dear Grandma. Yes, I like so mnch to hear them lead and pray for me myself, it makes me feel and know that Christ prayed for ever>' one ; and before he died that dreadful death, he told them he would send the Holy Ghost to comfort them." She repeated :— " And he can do all this for mo, Because in sorrow on the tree He once for sinners hung ; And having washed their sins away, He now rejoices day by day To cleanse the little one. Others there are that love me too, But who, with all their love, can do What Jesus CiinisT hath done? Then, as he teaches me to pray, I'll 8urcly goto him and say, hord, blepsthy little one." '• I am so fond of verses. I wish I could sing as I used to do— but I feel too sick; yet I ought to be good and patient, so many poor cliiidren 16 that are sick have no kind friends to nurse them and give tJiem everything to sooth their pain and make them easy. It must be very hard to lie sick m bed and no one to love them. God has been so very good to me ; I have such kind Inends, and 1 love them all so very much, and yet I am quite happy to die." She was frequently visited by our good clergy- man, who read many jiassages of Scripture, and especially the r^iising of Jairus' daughter • and when he was gone she said, «'That was very beautiful, dear Grandma. I know Christ could make me well if he wished it, or thought it good to give me my health and strength again. I forgot all my pain while dear Mr. G. was reading, and he prayed so kindly for me j it does make me feel so happy when any one is praying by my side. I often pray by myself, and wish that God would bless my own Papa and Mamma, and my dear Brother and Sisters. I cannot now kneel clown as I us 'd to do, when Mamma is reading prayers. I hoi»e she will always do so every day*' and that Papa and all will go to church together when 1 am gone." A very few days afterward, she became much weaker, and on taking leave of her in the evening, she said, «' Good night, my 17 darling Grandma. I feel so happy, I don't think I can sleep much." Dear child, it was her last earthly good night. We were roused at early dawn to know indeed that she was drawing nearer and nearer to her rest. I took her hand, as she had often request- ed me to do, whenever I really believed death was about to release her. A faint pressure as- sured me of her consciousness, but exhausted nature was too ftir spent for utterance. As we knelt around her bed, watching her sweet face, she raised her feeble hands, as if in prayer, and her eyes shone with a ray of seraphic splendour before they closed for ever. *' And so Hegiveth His beloved sleep." And so she went to her rest — until the mortal shall put on immortality, and death be swallowed up in victory. The bereaved mourn their loss ; but they have the undying consolation that she is with hor Father and her God : they have also the hope that they may be united with her in that eternal home where sorrow and sighing shall be no more. Soou after the dear child's death, the following tribute to her memory was received from the worthy clergyman who liad adminstered the 18 Holy Sacrament to her and who had kLw„ her an health, a. well a, under the pre»«ure of he iHtal disease : — Deak Mrs. D., to God tl!!At"' t'""'^ "^ ^''''' thankfulness 1 see the Chnstmn graces so beautifully developed m one so young. During my ministrations I have knelt by the .side of many a dying christian and have heard the last faint\vhLp:r o hop: hat maketh not ashamed; but in no instance have X « en the blessed effects of religion more stril >ng y exemplified than in her case ; and I Z certamly say that never did 1 adminis e 2 Wament of the Lord's Supper with greater siilkin. th /"^ •""'■"^ '"*^'^^^'"S' humanly speaking, than to see youthful piety cut down by premature decay, and an early grave close over wound r 7 "'"" '"•■''' '" *° h^«' *he bleeding wound and cheer us with the comforlin.. as3ar ance, that " Of such is the Kingdom of Hea" .•> Believe ine, yours truly, J. A. M. ^r//5'/f:i/i/9/^A^ j^^eaK