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JACOB HODGES.
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of him, as furnishing examples well
worthy of imitation.
"He was a man of prayer. He began
his Christian course with a strong sense
of his dependence upon God; perhaps
there was something in the peculiar diffi¬
culties which he had to overcome, thai
led him in a peculiar manner to realize
diis truth; certain it is that he did realize
it more than almost any other Christian I
ever knew; and as a necessary conse¬
quence, he prayed more than most other
Christians. Those of you who have
heard his eloquent pleadings with God in
the prayer-meeting, need no other evi¬
dence that the exercise was a familiar one.
How often has the remark been made,
that orte of Jacob's prayers was enough
to change the character of an otherwise
dull and spiritless meeting. How full
and fervent were his petitions! How
near to the throne he always seemed to
get. Think that it was not till he was in
prison that he learned to read; then re¬
member how chosen was his language,
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