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near to the boundary line. And some such solemn 
words were spoken, some of them almost too solemn 
to speak about: ‘O John,’ said I, ‘perhaps in an 
hour you will be there, you will see the Saviour, and 
be at His feet; O John!* ‘O Tom!* was all at 
the moment he said, with a voice full of solemnity 
and earnest feeling ; presently afterwards, ‘ I shall be 
like Him, for I shall see Him as He is. It *s all right ; 
it must be right* ‘Yes, John, Jesus is faithful and 
trustworthy.* ‘Oh, yes; if Jesus stands, I stand; if 
He falls only, I fall. O Christ! simply to Thy 
cross I cling. My trust, my hope is in Thee.* 
At times he would look into the darkness of the 
valley with a little dread. ‘ Oh, I don’t know what 
it *s like. I do hope Satan will not come and torment 
me with doubts. Jesus, hold me tight ; hold me with 
Thy powerful hand.* And Jesus did hold him tightly 
all the time. 
“ Much did we talk of our very dear work together 
at Camden Road Children’s Service, and of the rich 
blessings we ourselves obtained while trying to bless 
and help the dear little ones ; and once when I said 
to him, ‘John, when you are in heaven, you’ll, if 
possible, help us still ; and perhaps, as Holman says, 
be better able to help us there than you are here.* 
‘ Oh yes, I shall be always interceding for you all, and 
also for our dear young friends at Camden.* And so 
passed the last day but one ; happy, holy communings, 
with sometimes throbbing hearts and burning tears, 
as awful and blessed things were realised, and the 
heavenly home seemed so close. Sometimes he 
wished me to read or sing to him. ‘ Sing “ Rock of 
Ages ** or “ Jesus, Lover of my soul.” * Every hour we 
were expecting the Master to come and call for him. 
“Saturday morning dawned and found us still 
watching and waiting. As full daylight came, I blew 
out the candles and flung open the windows. ‘ The 
light of another day, John. How little yesterday we 
expected this. Perhaps He is intending to keep you 
