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I well remember how I looked into their faces, Sunday after Sunday, and how I endeavored to give them the good word that would help them along safely in their career of existence. I gave them the best I had to give, for I was interested in them. My interest made me desire to do more for them; and I thought I might write a story that would influence and benefit them. I WELL REMEMBER HOW I LOOKED INTO THEIR FACES SUNDAY AFTER SUNDAY AND HOW I ENDEAVOURED TO GIVE THEM THE GOOD WORD THAT WOULD HELP THEM ALONG SAFELY IN THEIR CAREER OF EXISTENCE I GAVE THEM THE BEST I HAD TO GIVE FOR I WAS INTERESTED IN THEM MY INTEREST MADE ME DESIRE TO DO MORE FOR THEM AND I THOUGHT I MIGHT WRITE A STORY THAT WOULD INFLUENCE AND BENEFIT THEM
ic schools in this part of the city told me that he did not regard the establishment of public libraries in our towns and cities as wholly a benefit and a blessing to the communities, for the reason that some of them supply the young with books of doubtful tendency. I am glad, therefore, to know that the management of our public libraries and the selection of the books are in the hands of those who are fully awake to the responsibilities of their important positions. Mr. Mayor, the mention by you of the name under which I have been in the habit of writing suggests that I may say now what I had on my mind, but did not intend to utter on this occasion. In one of the wall pews which were on my left before this church was remodelled, as a teacher in the Sunday-school connected with this parish, I had a class of boys. It was more than twenty-five years ago, and some of those boys have passed away from earth; but the others are now, as men of middle age, engaged in the active duties of life.  MASTERS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THIS PART OF THE CITY TOLD ME THAT HE DID NOT REGARD THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN OUR TOWNS AND CITIES AS WHOLLY A BENEFIT AND A BLESSING TO THE COMMUNITIES FOR THE REASON THAT SOME OF THEM SUPPLY THE YOUNG WITH BOOKS OF DOUBTFUL TENDENCY I AM GLAD THEREFORE TO KNOW THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND THE SELECTION OF BOOKS ARE IN THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO ARE FULLY AWAKE TO THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR IMPORTANT POSITIONS MISTER MAYOR THE MENTION BY YOU OF THE NAME UNDER WHICH I HAVE BEEN IN THE HABIT OF WRITING SUGGESTS THAT I MAY SAY NOW WHAT I HAD ON MY MIND BUT DID NOT INTEND TO UTTER ON THIS OCCASION IN ONE OF THE WALL PEWS WHICH WERE ON MY LEFT BEFORE THIS CHURCH WAS REMODELLED AS A TEACHER IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CONNECTED WITH THIS PARISH I HAD A CLASS BOYS IT WAS MORE THAN TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO AND SOME OF THOSE BOYS HAVE PASSED AWAY FROM EARTH BUT THE OTHERS ARE NOW AS MEN OF MIDDLE AGE ENGAGED IN THE ACTIVE DUTIES OF LIFE
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