. The family Sabbath-day miscellany : comprising over three hundred religious tales and anecdotes, original and select with occasional reflections ; adapted to the use of families on the Lord's day. ould directher trembling footsteps to the cross of Jesus. But shewent to her Bible, and by the assistance of the Spirit otheaven found that consolation, which a selfish world canneither bestow nor take away. She mourned indeed ahusband, who was no more, but she was cheered by thehope that that God would protect her and hers. Shewept over her innocent babes, and resolved that while shelived, they sh
. The family Sabbath-day miscellany : comprising over three hundred religious tales and anecdotes, original and select with occasional reflections ; adapted to the use of families on the Lord's day. ould directher trembling footsteps to the cross of Jesus. But shewent to her Bible, and by the assistance of the Spirit otheaven found that consolation, which a selfish world canneither bestow nor take away. She mourned indeed ahusband, who was no more, but she was cheered by thehope that that God would protect her and hers. Shewept over her innocent babes, and resolved that while shelived, they should never need a mothers care. As theygrew up, she endeavored to teach them the first principlesof religion, but they received only her instructions. Oneweek after another rolled away—one Sabbath afteranother dawned upon the wilderness, but they brouglitnone of their privileges. The wilderness had never echo-ed with the sound of the chnrch going bell. The soli-tary places had never been gladdened by the sound of thefootsteps of him who proclaims glad tidings of great feeling mother clasped her little boys to her aching bo-som, and sighed and wept for the opportunity of taking them. The Twins. P. 260. MISCELLANY. 261 by the hand, and leading them up to the courts of God. Inthe days of her childhood, she had possessed great advanta-ges, and she mourned that her babes could only receiveinstruction from her lips. Alas! no missionary came toinstruct—to cheer—and to gladden the bosom of her, whofor years, had never heard the whispers of love from theservants of her Savior. When the little boys were fiveyears old, and before they were sensible of their loss, aconsumption had lastened upon their tender parent, andshe was soon encircled in the cold arms of death. Shesteadily watched the certain issue of her disease, and evenin her last moments commended her children to him whois a father to the fatherless. A iQ\Y moments before sheexpired, she tenderly kissed her little b
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