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 light." 2 Timothy i. 10. Then turning to his bearer, he said, "O my poor bearer! what will become of you, if you neglect so great salvation?" Hebrews ii. 3. "O Lord Jesus Christ," he added, "turn the heart of my poor bearer!" This short prayer, which little Henry made in Hindoostannee, his bearer repeated, scarcely knowing what he was doing. And this, as Boosy afterwards told Mr. Smith was the first prayer he had ever made to the true God—the first time he had ever called upon his holy name.