"Bless the Lads"

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MRS. WILSON was a godly Christian mother and she had twin boys. George used to tell of how when they were in bed and supposedly asleep at night, their dear mother would come into the room and kneel and repeat fervently the words that old Jacob spoke to Joseph and his two sons: “The God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads.” Gen. 48:1616The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth. (Genesis 48:16).
George would lie with his eyes closed, but with ears well open so that he might enjoy it to the full. It gave intense pleasure to the boy and lived in his heart and memory when he was a man. George became a faithful servant of Christ in seeking to carry the gospel to the lost and perishing all around.
Memory Verse: “NONE... CAN BY ANY MEANS REDEEM HIS BROTHER, NOR GIVE TO GOD A RANSOM FOR HIM.” Psa. 49:77None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: (Psalm 49:7).
ML-04/02/1972