The Dairyman's Daughter

d lives of God's real children. It is peculiarly gratifying to observe how frequently, among the poorer classes of mankind, the s

culties which riches, worldly consequence, high connexions, and the luxuriant refinements of polished society, throw in the way of religious profession. Happy indeed it is (and some such happy instances I know), where grace has so strikingly supp

o are rich in faith. How often is the poor man's cottage the palace of God! Many can truly declare, that they have there learned the m

readers, is given from real life and circumstance. I first became acquainted with her

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ieve you are a faithful preacher, to warn sinners to flee from the wrath that will be revealed against all those that live in sin, and die impen

of the S. D. Militia. Surely the love of Christ sent you to that poor man! May that love ever dwell richly in you by faith! May it constrain you to seek the wandering souls of men with the fervent desire to spend and be spent for

anted you.' How this should strengthen our faith, when we are taught by the Word and the Spirit how to pray! O that sweet inspiring hope! how it lifts up the fainting spirits, when we look over the precious promises of God! What a mercy if we

th the manna of his love, and delight themselves in the Lord all the day long. Then, what a paradise below they will enjoy! How it animate

c worship. My dear and only sister, living as a servant with Mrs ---, was so

od, nor sought to please Him. But she earnestly desired to do so. This makes me have a comfortable hope that she is gone to glory, and that she is now joinin

as I was able, what it was to receive Christ into her heart; but as her weakness of body increased, she did not mention it ag

re called to instruct sinners in the ways of God, you will bear with me, and be so kind to answer this wrote letter, and give me some i

ill lie at ---. She died on Tuesday morning, and will be buried on Friday, or Saturday (whichever is most convenient to you), at

r unworth

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thankful that I was favoured with a correspondent of this description; the more so, as such characters were at this time very rare in the neighbourhood. I have often wished that epistolary intercourse of this kind was more encouraged and practised among us. I have the greatest reason to speak well o

was read, I inquired w

outside of the gate,

wrinkled countenance commanded more than common respect. He was resting his arm upon the g

aughter; but I fear you will think us very

ige you and any of your family in this matter, provided

my poor child for him, as he lives five miles off, and has particular business on that day. So, when I t

come into the hou

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ere. I have rented a few acres of ground, and kept some cows, which, in additio

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sons and one daughter; for my other poor dear c

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nner of talking with her before she died, was the means of saving her soul. What a mercy it is to have such a child as mine

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our daughter has left a good place, where she lived in service, on purpose to come home

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race. But the eldest of them went out to service, and some years ago she heard a sermon at --- Church, by a gentleman that was going to ---, as chaplain to the colony; and from that time she seemed quite another creature. She began to read the Bible, and became sober and steady. The first time she returned home afterwards to see us, she brou

so desirous to do us good both in soul and body, and was so different from what we had ever seen before, that, careless and ignorant

ith her new ways. 'No, sister,' she would say; 'not my head, but I hope my heart is turned from the love of

to hear any of your preaching; I am no worse

will not hear me, you cannot hinder me from

eeply affected, and sensible of her past sin, and so thankful for her sister's kind behaviour, that it gave her great hopes indeed for her sake. When my wife and I went to see her, as she lay sick, she told us how grieved and ashamed she w

prayers for her conversion to God have been answered. The Lord

y with the request, and to become acquainted with the writer. I promised the good Dairyman to attend on the Friday at th

e characteristic of the aged pilgrim. As he slowly walked onwards, supported by a stick which seemed to have be

the elder brother, and the sister, with other relatives, formed an affecting group. I was struck with the humble, pious, and pleasing countenance of the you

hich I think it right to mention, as one among many testimonies of

the reading of those prayers which are appointed for that part of the service, his mind received a deep, serious conviction of his sin and spiritual danger. It was an impression that never wore off, but gradually ripened into the most satisfactory evide

e remembered. Remembered let i

simple annals

erious and the careless to the same grave on that day together? How much do they lose who neglect to trac

ls may scoff,

eir daughter. She had told me that she intended to remain a week or two at the gentleman's

here or at my father's, when I return home, which will be in the course of a fortnight at

, quietly reflecting on the circumstances of the funeral at which I had been engaged. I blessed the God