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motest part of his cell, he added, "away
down in that corner is the best place for
me." In all my acquaintance with him.
I never discovered the slightest symptoms
of spiritual pride.
When I left him for another and distant
field of labour, his heart was too full to
bid me farewell; and when he received
another minister, his affections seemed to
be divided between us, and he would
unite us in his petitions at the throne of
grace with peculiar tenderness. At one
time, after imploring blessings upon the
church and its pastor, he added, "Now let
thy Spirit, Lord, be with our former mi¬
nister ; let him feel in his soul at this mo¬
ment, that his old people are praying for
him."
All my subsequent interviews with Ja
cob have only served to strengthen my
confidence in his piety, and to increase
my admiration of his character as a
Christian and a man. And nothing has
ever occurred since my removal from him
to shake the confidence of others in his
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