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156 HENRY'S BIRTHDAY.
home or abroad, he is one who feels that his
whole business in this world is to spread the
Gospel.
"I do not indeed suppose that the labors of
to-day, in themselves considered, are worth much ;
but, taken with other things and other influences,
I hope for much from them.
"His distant relatives and friends will, of
course, continue to have a place in his mind and
heart ;
and so also will the sick— those who are
struggling with poverty — those who are aged
and infirm— those who are at home, and those
who are abroad. Whenever, in reading or con
versation, any of these are called up, his sym
pathies will begin to vibrate in the right direc
tion— the direction of Christianity.
"But the reward will be immediate as well