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Gladstone And The Poor Boy

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Day
11
Month
November
Year
1881
Copyright
Public Domain
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Aiul hure I must pause to tel] athlngl have j uit hemd of Mr. Gladstone. lt wat told me by an oll and Venerable Congregatloiial preacher oi England. On 81r. Gladstone's eataM in Walei Isa pooi' i'hai uoinau. V char unían s onc blred iiy the day to do Hu1 mou mental offices about ahouscliolii. This charwoinan, Who la a widow, had an unruly sou who gave lier graal trouble and sorrow. The poor iiiotlioi thought tliat she mlglit bave ¦OOMtaopa tor lier boy if Air. (liiilstoiie would sprak to liim. As she met liim one duy slic told lier trouble to the Prime MlnUter. Exprettkix gr& sympatby for the iiniilicr, Mr. Glaastone aiked her to send her sou toiiis .-uiily. wiim be made iiiappearance the greal man recelved blm kindly, and talkod to lilni as a lathcr lalks to liis owii son. I3ut beibre ha sakl to the yoiilli (be ppecial tliing wliich be Intended to say, Mr, QradstoB proposed Umt they shauld lirsi huvi' a wdid ofprayer together, to uk the euidanoe and aasUtani t' Almighty God. Bowing doun in lus study, Ihc man wild lias been twice Pretnter of Bngtaod, on beuded knees, pleaded earnestly ith the Greal Father iu behalf of tin' wayward boy. The man who w lelos the destlulea of a greál nation and oontröls lts conngels, aml uiiu has io often and sn eloqiiently pleaded the cause ol the oppreeaed of all lande, waM beard when he iims pleaded uith God in piaycr (br tlic sun ol Iliccharwiiiiian. 'l'lic n ayward boy was transformed totoan obedlenl and falthful son, and the pOOr DlOther'i In-all as Ülled Willljoy and oladnees. Is nota nation blessed that haa

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Ann Arbor Courier
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