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Later in the evening he wandered into the dairy, where his mother was busy, and asked her if he could go and see the rector. 'What for, sonny?' 'He asked me to come. Is it too late, do you think? I should like to go to night.' LATER IN THE EVENING HE WANDERED INTO THE DAIRY WHERE HIS MOTHER WAS BUSY AND ASKED HER IF HE COULD GO AND SEE THE RECTOR WHAT FOR SONNY HE ASKED ME TO COME IS IT TOO LATE DO YOU THINK I SHOULD LIKE TO GO TO NIGHT
ant to go back from being Your soldier. Make me fight a grand fight, and help me to hold Your colours up well; and please, God, will You tell father I've enlisted this afternoon? Mr. Upton said You would take me. I thank You for letting Jesus die for me, and I'm very sorry I haven't belonged to His army before, but I didn't quite understand that He wanted me. Help me to be a good boy, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.' A child's prayer, but it was prayed with a child's strong faith, and as Teddy rose to his feet, he had the assurance that God had accepted him. That scene in the wood, when he dedicated himself to the service of the King of kings, would be stamped on his memory as long as he lived. And now that the deed was done a great load seemed to be lifted off his mind. He came into the midst of the boys on the green a short time afterwards with a radiant face, and took his share in fielding, bowling, and batting with such a vigour and will, that he proved himself the hero of the hour. LEASE KEEP ME ALWAYS I NEVER WANT TO GO BACK FROM BEING YOUR SOLDIER MAKE ME FIGHT A GRAND FIGHT AND HELP ME TO HOLD YOUR COLORS UP WELL AND PLEASE GOD WILL YOU TELL FATHER I'VE ENLISTED THIS AFTERNOON MISTER UPTON SAID YOU WOULD TAKE ME I THANK YOU FOR LETTING JESUS DIE FOR ME AND I'M VERY SORRY I HAVEN'T BELONGED TO HIS ARMY BEFORE BUT I DIDN'T QUITE UNDERSTAND THAT HE WANTED ME HELP ME TO BE A GOOD BOY FOR JESUS CHRIST'S SAKE AMEN A CHILD'S PRAYER BUT IT WAS PRAYED WITH A CHILD'S STRONG FAITH AND AS TEDDY ROSE TO HIS FEET HE HAD THE ASSURANCE THAT GOD HAD ACCEPTED HIM THAT SCENE IN THE WOOD WHEN HE DEDICATED HIMSELF TO THE SERVICE OF THE KING OF KINGS WOULD BE STAMPED ON HIS MEMORY AS LONG AS HE LIVED AND NOW THAT THE DEED WAS DONE A GREAT LOAD SEEMED TO BE LIFTED OFF HIS MIND HE CAME INTO THE MIDST OF BOYS ON THE GREEN A SHORT TIME AFTERWARD WITH A RADIANT FACE AND TOOK HIS SHARE IN FIELDING BOWLING AND BATTING WITH SUCH A VIGOUR AND WILL THAT HE PROVED HIMSELF THE HERO OF THE HOUR
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