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An Appeal to the Youth
for you, that his blood might cleanse you from sin. But there is a work
for you to do. May the Lord clearly open to your young mind the plan
of salvation, and lead you to give yourself unreservedly to Jesus as his,
to serve him continually. Come to him, dear boy; love him because he
first loved you; love him for his lovely character; love him because he
loved you well enough to die for you.
Henry, as soon as you were born we prayed that you might be a
Christian boy. We believe that you have felt some of the influence of
the Spirit of God upon your heart; but we want its sweet influence to
abide upon you, and the impressions lasting, your course steady, and
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you to daily receive grace to resist temptation.
I must close. Do right because you love to. Preserve these letters I
write to you, and read them often, and if you should be left without a
mother’s care, they will be a help to you.
Your affectionate Mother.