TO HIS CHILDREN. 
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11 Then again, look at those who frequent 
the church. Generally speaking, you will 
see them orderly industrious people, who 
have either led good lives, or have left off 
their wickedness and become good. 
" I beg of you, therefore, my dear sons, 
and charge you, on my blessing, that, while 
you live in "this world, you will observe 
these two things : follow the church, 
and avoid the pot-house. You will 
then be in the way of learning good, and 
out of the way of learning evil. And, 
though you have but little of this world's 
wealth, I hope God's blessing will attend 
you, and, when this world ends, he will 
earryyou to a better." 
The old man, having said these words, 
shook his sons affectionately by the hand, 
prayed for God's blessing upon them - y and 
then desired that nobody might interrupt 
him in his last moments. He then turned 
his face to the wall, lay quiet and composed ; 
was often seen to lift his hand gently to 
heaven, and once or twice to stretch it out, 
and grasp the hands of his sons, who sat 
