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" The Sinner's Friend," because of our sins, and with our 

 sins, and leave them with Him. If He, as the great sin- 

 bearer, and sin-pardoner, relieves us of our sins, what have 

 we to do with them ? Thenceforth we have to do with 

 Christ, not with our sins. He cannot be the bearer of 

 them, if we bear them, or even attempt to share the 

 burden. There is no such co-partnership. There is 

 ample and profitable self-abasement in exalting Him who 

 died to redeem us. 



Our faith and trust must ever be in Him only. They 

 take " the lowest place" who reserve the highest not for 

 their church, nor church forms or ceremonies be they 

 what they may ; not for any frame of mind, joyous or 

 despondent, nor for emotions however devout ; not for 

 any vows, nor for any almsgiving ; but for their Saviour 

 and their God. 



" For no foundation is there given 

 On which I'd place my hopes of Heaven, 

 But Christ, the corner stone." 



Uncle Bill and I had, on several occasions, conversed 

 upon this subject, and he had assured me of his trust in 

 Christ, as the only and all-sufficient Saviour. These as- 

 surances, made when he was in comparative health, were 

 now verified at the supposed dying hour. His was a 

 "steadfast" faith "Both sure and steadfast." This 

 good man never wholly recovered from this illness, though 

 he lingered along the journey of life a while longer. 



On his tombstone is engraved : 



"Honest, Faithful, Trustful." 



I doubt if there ever were a better set of men a more 



