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 difficulties which he had to overcome, that led him in a peculiar manner to realize this truth; certain it is that he did realize it more than almost any other Christian I ever knew; and as a necessary consequence, 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 evidence that the exercise was a familiar one. How often has the remark been made, that one 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 remember how chosen was his language,
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