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JACOB HODGES.
how exceedingly fine it was sometimes;
how apt and abundant were his quota¬
tions from Scripture; how well he wouid
adapt himself in prayer to the peculiar
circumstances of the time, and you must
be convinced that he was thoroughly
practised in the duty.
"Jacob was a very humble Christian.
You may say that he had much reason to
be humble; so had he many temptations
to be proud. You know with what
marked respect he has always been treated
among us, and he was the object of very
general interest, so that strangers, visiting
the place, have sought to be introduced to
him. Many times I have been appre¬
hensive that he would be injured by the
attentions which he received, but 1 never
discovered that he was. He did not seem
disposed, on any occasion, to put himself
improperly forward, or anxious to attract
notice. The memory of what he had
been seemed always to be present with
dim. Many of you will remember that
thrilling scene in our lecture room, a year