Just as soon as I began to think He would hear me, it all came out straight; and now I'm bound to believe Him every time.

I've asked Him to make you a Christian, and I'm going to keep on asking, and _He'll do it_.

Father,"-- Tip's voice took a softer tone, for he knew there was one very tender spot in his father's heart,--"don't you want to see little Johnny up in heaven ?" The muscles around Mr.Lewis's mouth began to twitch nervously, and a tear rolled down his cheek.
"I'm pretty near it," he said at last; "and I think sometimes I'd give the world, if I had it, to be ready to go; but it's all too late.

I've known the right way all my life, and I've gone the other way; now I must just take my pay." The very Spirit of Christ must have shown Tip what to say next.

He spoke the words earnestly and solemnly; he meant no disrespect: "Father, do you know more about it than God?
Because, you see, it don't say any such thing anywhere in the Bible; I know it don't, for we talked about it in Sunday school once, and Mr.Holbrook said, 'No matter how old a man was, nor what he had done, he could be a Christian.'" "I always thought it looked mean and sneaking in a man to have nothing to do with such things all his life, and then turn around just because he was going to die, and pretend to be very good.