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his Redeemer, and by a perfect willingness to meet the 

 final summons whenever it might come. Doubtless he 

 was found watching. The books which he read and 

 actually studied during the months of June and July 

 immediately preceding his death were " The Philoso- 

 phy of Natural Theology," an Oxford Prize Essay, 

 written by the Rev. William Jackson, in confutation of 

 the scepticism of the present day, and " The Unseen 

 Universe," or " physical speculations on a future state," 

 both of them works of deep-toned piety, as well as of 

 great research. They cannot be read without close 

 attention, and intense thought. 



I feel that I ought not to detain you longer, though 

 very much of great interest remains unsaid. After all, 

 Mr. Binney's powers and character are best illustrated 

 by his life. That was singularly consistent and com- 

 plete. It is safe to say that rarely if ever, has a man 

 lived who had fewer apparent defects From whatever 

 point of human view he was observed, no flaw or 

 imperfection was visible. In every aspect, he was 

 symmetrical, with no faculty undeveloped or distorted, 

 with not even an excellence overgrown at the expense 

 of any other — throughout both great and good. 



Such was Mr. Binney. So during three generations 

 he stood erect and conspicuous among his brethren of 

 the bar, and in this community, a light and an orna- 

 ment — a strong tower and a ground of trust, — a leader 

 and a guide. 



