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150 HENRY'S BIRTHDAY.
tired, Mr. Williams asked Henry what he had
known or thought about juvenile missions; "or,
to speak more properly," said he, " what do you
know about juvenile missionary societies ? "
Henry said he knew nothing about them,
other than that they sometimes had them in the
country round about.
" But I believe," said he,
u they have none very near us."
" They are just now forming one," said Mr.
Williams,
" at the Corner." (The " Corner" was
the principal village in the township where they
"
resided.) Would you like to join it "
?
Before Henry had time to reply, his mother
observed that she had heard of this movement
several days before, and had spoken of it in
Henry's hearing ;
but as he was not so well pre
pared to take an interest in such things then as