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'You are quite right to think it over. I would rather you did not decide too hastily. Go home and think it out. And come and tell me when you have decided.' The boy's white brow was crumpled with anxious creases. 'I should like to be one of God's soldiers, but who shall I have to fight? Any real enemies, or only make believe?' 'I will tell you about your enemies after you have enlisted. I can show you one very real one that is your worst enemy.' YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT TO THINK IT OVER WOULD RATHER YOU DID NOT DECIDE TOO HASTILY GO HOME AND THINK IT OUT AND COME AND TELL ME WHEN YOU HAVE DECIDED THE BOY'S WHITE BROW WAS CRUMPLED WITH ANXIOUS CREASES I SHOULD LIKE TO BE ONE OF GOD'S SOLDIERS BUT WHO SHALL I HAVE TO FIGHT ANY REAL ENEMIES OR ONLY MAKE BELIEVE I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT YOUR ENEMIES AFTER YOU HAVE ENLISTED I CAN SHOW YOU ONE VERY REAL ONE THAT IS YOUR WORST ENEMY
 in children being able to lead a consistent Christian life. He knew the Master would accept a child's heart, and guide and keep the frail and helpless steps on the way heavenward. And with a swift prayer for guidance he spoke. 'You must tell God about it yourself, and don't be in a hurry. Kneel down quietly by yourself somewhere, and first of all ask that the Holy Spirit may guide you, that your sins may be blotted out, and your name written in the Book of Life, for the sake of Jesus who died for you. Then tell God you want Him to enlist you, and give yourself right up to Him for now and for all eternity.' Mr. Upton spoke slowly and emphatically; he knew he often preached above the heads of his little hearers, and he strove to speak in simple language now. Teddy remained very silent; then he said, 'And if I enlist, shall I have to be God's soldier for ever and ever, till I'm an old man of a hundred, with white hair and no teeth?' 'Would you rather be one of the devil's soldiers?' 'No.  WORDS HE HAD A FIRM BELIEF IN CHILDREN BEING ABLE TO LEAD A CONSISTENT CHRISTIAN LIFE HE KNEW THE MASTER WOULD ACCEPT A CHILD'S HEART AND GUIDE AND KEEP THE FRAIL AND HELPLESS STEPS ON THE WAY HEAVENWARD AND WITH A SWIFT PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE HE SPOKE YOU MUST TELL GOD ABOUT IT YOURSELF AND DON'T BE IN A HURRY KNEEL DOWN QUIETLY BY YOURSELF SOMEWHERE AND FIRST OF ALL ASK THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT MAY GUIDE YOU THAT YOUR SINS MAY BE BLOTTED OUT AND YOUR NAME WRITTEN IN THE BOOK OF LIFE FOR THE SAKE OF JESUS WHO DIED FOR YOU THEN TELL GOD YOU WANT HIM TO ENLIST YOU AND GIVE YOURSELF RIGHT UP TO HIM FOR NOW AND FOR ALL ETERNITY MISTER UPTON SPOKE SLOWLY AND EMPHATICALLY HE KNEW HE OFTEN PREACHED ABOVE THE HEADS OF HIS LITTLE HEARERS AND HE STROVE TO SPEAK IN SIMPLE LANGUAGE NOW TEDDY REMAINED VERY SILENT THEN HE SAID AND IF I ENLIST SHALL I HAVE TO BE GOD'S SOLDIER FOR EVER AND EVER TILL I AM AN OLD MAN OF A HUNDRED WITH WHITE HAIR AND NO TEETH WOULD YOU RATHER BE ONE OF THE DEVIL'S SOLDIERS NO
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