a great deal about the children of India, and now she is in heaven. I
think she would like to have me give my heart to the Saviour, and go and
teach those poor children. I give you some money that was given to me to
see an exhibition, which I saved to give for such things, rather than
go."
A seventh writes, "You told us that two cents were the means of
converting a young man. I would give two cents every week, if it would
convert souls to Christ."
An eighth writes, "My mother told me, some time ago, that every day I
recited my lessons without missing a word, she would give me a penny;
and not being desirous to spend it, I do wish you would take it--fifty
cents--to the heathen. It may buy some tracts at the bazaar or market."
A ninth writes, "We feel sorry for those poor heathen children. We will
try to earn some money to buy Bibles for the heathen. Father has
promised us some land to work next summer, and we think we can raise
something and sell it to get the money."
A tenth writes, "Since you were here last spring, I have saved what I
could--one dollar--for the heathen children, and should be glad if I
could do more."
An eleventh writes, "The money which you will find enclosed, I earned by
working for my mother on Saturday, which I intended to keep to buy a
microscope; but when I heard you preach on Sabbath, I concluded to give
it to buy Bibles for the poor heathen children."
A twelfth writes, "The enclosed, five dollars, was a birthday present
from my father, but I want to give it to Dr. Scudder, for the poor
little boys in Ceylon."
A thirteenth writes, "Please accept my mite, by the hand of my brother.
I have been keeping it for the purpose of buying a geography; but when I
heard you preach yesterday, I thought I had better send it to you, for
the poor heathen."
A fourteenth writes, "I would like much to become a missionary, as I am
named after one; I hope I shall be one. I have been saving a dollar to
buy myself some books, but concluded to give it to buy some books for
the heathen."
The last two children, whose letters you have been reading, gave to the
missionary cause the money which they had been earning to buy books.
When you have been earning money for the express purpose of giving it to
the missionary cause, then you should devote it all to that cause; but I
would advise you not to do as did the two children last mentioned. Had
my opinion been asked, relative to the disposal of their mone
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