HERE is a picture of Dundern Castle which was once the home of one of Canada’s great men.
On the wall of one of the rooms in this castle hangs a sampler made by a girl of fourteen named Susannah Perry. The sampler must be more than one hundred and fifty years old. Stitched in fine needlework is this little poem:
“Come join with me, companions dear,
To bless the Saviour’s Name,
And everlasting honors rear
To God and to the Lamb.
Thou dear Redeemer, precious Lamb,
We love to hear of Thee;
No music’s like Thy charming Name,
Nor half so sweet can be.”
Susannah Perry — age 14.
This was a sweet testimony for Susannah to leave and we know the Lord will someday reward this dear girl for desiring to bless the Saviour’s name. She had found the Lord precious to her own heart and wanted her companions to hear of Him too. No doubt, as she carefully stitched the sampler, she had many opportunities to speak to her school friends about her precious Saviour and Redeemer. We hope that many were won to the Lord and found His name sweet to their own hearts.
We hope you have put your trust in the Lord Jesus too, dear reader. If you have trusted Him you will want to tell your friends about Him, as Susannah did.
Our lives here on this earth are soon over and the glory and honor of this world fades away — but if we know the Lord Jesus as our own Saviour, we can look forward to spending eternity with Him forever and ever.
Messages of God’s Love 10/13/1957