SARAH'S DEATH BED

STORIES

OF

BOYS AND GIRLS

WHO

LOVED THE SAVIOUR

A Token for Children

EXTRACTED FROM A LATE AUTHOR,
By John Wesley, A.M.

New York:
PUBLISHED BY CARLTON & PORTER,
SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION, 200 MULBERRY STREET.

CONTENTS.

LITTLE SARAH HOWLEY
A HAPPY BOY
HAPPY MARY
PRAYING CHARLIE
A POOR BUT HAPPY BOY
A BABE IN CHRIST
THE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER
LITTLE JACOB'S FAITH
JACOB'S SISTER SUSANNAH
THE MERCHANT'S SON
PIOUS LITTLE PETER
THE DUTIFUL DAUGHTER

A TOKEN FOR CHILDREN.

LITTLE SARAH HOWLEY.

MISS SARAH HOWLEY, when she was between eight and nine years old, wascarried by her friends to hear a sermon, where the minister preached uponMatt. xi, 30, "My yoke is easy, and my burden is light;" in the applying ofwhich scripture the child was mightily awakened, and made deeply sensible ofthe condition of her soul, and her need of Christ: she wept bitterly to thinkwhat a case she was in; went home, retired into a chamber, and upon her kneesshe wept and cried to the Lord as well as she could, which might easily beperceived by her eyes and countenance.

2. She was not contented with this, but got her little brother and sisterinto a chamber with her, and told them their condition by nature, and weptover them, and prayed with them.

3. After this, she heard another sermon upon Prov. xxix, 15 "He that, beingoften reproved, hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and thatwithout remedy;" at which she was more affected than before, and was soexceedingly solicitous about her soul, that she spent great part of the nightin weeping and praying, and could scarcely take any rest, day nor night, forsome time together; desiring with all her soul to escape from everlastingflames, and to get an interest in the Lord Jesus: O what should she do forChrist! what should she do to be saved!

4. She gave herself much to attending upon the word preached, and stillcontinued very tender under it, greatly relishing what she heard.

5. She was very much in secret prayer, and was usually very importunate,and full of tears.

6. She could scarcely speak of sin, or be spoken to, but her heart wasready to melt.

7. She spent much time in reading the Scripture.

8. She was exceedingly dutiful to her parents, very loath to grieve them inthe least: and if she had at any time (which was very rare) offended them, shewould weep bitterly.

9. She abhorred lying, and allowed herself in no known sin.

10. When she was at school, she was eminent for her diligence,teachableness, meekness, and modesty, speaking little, but when she did speak,it was usually spiritual.

11. She continued in thi

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