(K.H.H., the writer of the following letter, was an invalid from her 15th year, and departed in her 22nd. Constrained by the love of Christ, she had a great longing for the blessing of others, and took pleasure in writing to invalids, getting addresses from various friends and sending tracts to many parts of the world— soldiers in India, woodmen in desolate parts of Australia, and acquaintance in South Africa. This letter written only a few days before her death, is witness of the same earnest longing. It was sent to certain relatives and friends who seemed specially pressed upon her heart. It has been supplied by one whose loving interest in her spiritual advancement she gratefully appreciated.)
“My dearest—,
This is a letter I am writing in case the Lord will soon take me to be with Himself, and also that when the time comes I may not be able to speak much or to express what is most important to me with regard to you.
“My on desire is to know and be sure that you,——, and the girls,——, have truly given your hearts to Jesus, for then we may be quite sure of meeting each other again in heaven. Jesus came into this world to seek and save sinner. Every soul born into this world is a sinner; and the beginning of blessing in our lives is the day when we first begin to know and recognize ourselves as the vile sinners we are―quite unfit to meet God. It is when in this state of soul we feel our great need of a Saviour; we long then to know Jesus as our personal Saviour. If, as yet, you have not felt your great need of Jesus, dear―, do pray earnestly and persistently that God may graciously give you to feel your great need of Jesus, and that He might fill you with His Holy Spirit. If you ask these requests from your heart God will surely grant you them. When I was quite a little girl I used to pray God to give me His Holy Spirit.
“When we feel we want to know Jesus, all we have to do is to turn to Him confessing ourselves sinners, asking Him to save us, to wash away our sins, and make us whiter than snow through His precious blood which He shed for us on the Cross. He will surely do it. Once this request is asked sincerely, it is immediately granted; for Jesus Himself said, “Him that cometh unto Me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:3737All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. (John 6:37)).
“We can be saved in no other way but through Jesus Christ and the efficacy of His precious blood. Some people think if they live decently and do good works they will be saved; but they are quite mistaken. After we are saved through the Blood of Jesus alone, good works are right for us to do; but good works without the blood first will not save us.
“When saved we are expected to do good works—all to please Jesus; and to refuse to do the things which please Satan.” God says that no man can come unto Him but through His Son.
“There are false teachers and preachers in the world, who preach there is no need of the Atonement―i.e., the Blood. But they are all wrong. The Bible is God’s Word to us, and what the Bible teaches is what God says. Listen to God’s word and not man’s. God warns us of these false teachers in 2 Peter 2:11But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. (2 Peter 2:1).”
“‘He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life; and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.’
“I would advise you to join a Bible Reading given by Mr. G― on Thursday evenings at 7.30 p.m., at the old Court Room in the Municipal Buildings, Station-road. Then you will get help in the reading of your Bible, for they will always endeavor to make things quite clear to you. They have been the means of much help and blessing to me. Learn to read your Bible often, ― dear, and take it as your guide through life, and you will be on the right track.
“Well, dearie, I must now close. I am going out of pain and suffering into perfect joy and bliss. I am going to be with my dear Saviour, whom I love, and shall be happy when I see Him and am with Him.”
“Do not mourn for me; think of me with Jesus. Decide for Christ without fail. Do not fear to confess Him. You will be happier for it. God bless and be with you till we meet again.”
K. H. H.
The following hymn she loved to quote: ―
“O Christ, in Thee my soul hath found,
And found in Thee alone,
The peace, the joy, I sought so long,
The bliss till now unknown.”
“I sighed for rest and happiness,
I yearned for them, not Thee;
But while I passed my Saviour by,
His love laid hold of me.”
“I tried the broken cisterns, Lord,
But, ah the waters failed
E’en as I stooped to drink they fled,
And mocked me as I wailed.”
“The pleasures lost I sadly mourned,
But never wept for Thee,
Till grace the sightless eyes received,
Thy loveliness to see.”
“Now none but Christ can satisfy,
None other name for me!
There’s love, and life, and lasting joy,
Lord Jesus, found in Thee!”