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It has been the dream of my life to see one Missionary at least, with trained Native Teachers, planted on every Island of the New Hebrides, and then I could lie down and whisper gladly, "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace!" As to the new Mission Ship, unexpected delay has arisen. There are differences of opinion about the best way of carrying out the proposal.
Hence it appears how abominably human nature is spoiled and blinded; yet, notwithstanding, the small and little heap do stick fast to the true Physician, and by this art do learn that which the holy old Simeon well knew, from whence he joyfully sang, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation," etc., therefore death became his sleep; but from whence came his great joy?
Little can we guess what such an opportunity was to the faithful children of the Church in those sad days. Goody Grace folded her hands and murmured, "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace," when Patience told her of the invitation, and Patience, though she had all her ordinary work to do, went quietly about it, as if she had some great thought of peace and awe upon her.
But notice, still further, how Simeon not only recognises, but welcomes the approach of death. 'Thou lettest Thy servant depart in peace. Yes, there speaks a calm voice tranquilly accepting the permission. He feels no agitation, no fluster of any kind, but quietly slips away from his post.
The sun rises; soon the fishermen will gather and stones will be my portion. Wilt thou go?" "Yea, Sara, when thou lettest me know by whose hand this evil hath come upon thee and me." "By the hand of the soldier who smote thee into sleep and weakness and stole me by force." The face of the fisherman turned livid with anger.
When the services were closed, and Earnest came forward to accompany his aged foster parents from the church, they felt themselves more than rewarded for all the care they had bestowed upon the orphan boy; and they might have said, as did Simeon of old, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servants depart in peace according to thy word, for our eyes have seen thy salvation."
Marshman and himself over the church at Serampore, he took with him into the pulpit the first copy of the sacred volume which came from the binder's hands, and addressed the converts and their children from the words of Simeon "Lord now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation."
"Now, if she were to hold up her hands, and say, `Now, lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, it would seem about the right thing to do," said Mr Snow, to himself, with a sigh. "When it comes to giving the bairns up, willing never to see them again, it looks a little as if she was done with most things, and ready to go and I ain't no ways ready to have her, I'm afraid."
At the memory of that passionate satisfaction, Helena clasped her hands over the two brown braids that folded like a chaplet around her head and laughed aloud, the tears still glittering on her lashes. Her prayers, her grandmother said, had been answered; the girl was safe an honest wife! "Now lettest Thou Thy servant " the old woman murmured, with dreadful gratitude in her voice.
I am thankful that I have lived to it; I could almost say, Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, for mine eyes have seen thy salvation. I have lived to see a diffusion of knowledge which has undermined superstition and error. I have lived to see the rights of men better understood than ever, and nations panting for liberty which seemed to have lost the idea of it.
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