14 PRAYER BY REV. C. HODGE. 



unjust, and redeemed us from the curse of the law by being made 

 a curse for us. We thank Thee for the promise that whosoever, 

 renouncing every other dependence, trusts simply to what Christ 

 is and what Christ has done, and who devotes himself to his 

 service, shall share his kingdom and glory. We thank Thee for 

 the mission of the Holy Ghost to apply to men the redemption 

 purchased by Christ, without which all else had been in vain. 



And now, O God, in this solemn hour, standing as we now do 

 around the remains of our illustrious friend, from our hearts we 

 bless Thee that this is the faith in which he was nurtured, the 

 faith which molded his character, controlled his life, and now 

 illumines his tomb, banishing the gloom of uncertainty and fear, 

 and making the grave to him the gate of heaven. 



We thank Thee, O God, that JOSEPH HEXRY was born ; that 

 Thou didst endow him with such rare gifts intellectual, moral, 

 and spiritual ; that Thou didst spare him to a good old age, and 

 enable him to accomplish so much for the increase of human knowl- 

 edge and for the good of his fellow men ; and above all, that Thou 

 didst hold him up before this whole nation as such a conspicuous 

 illustration of the truth that " moral excellence is the highest dignity 

 of man." 



We would remember before Thee his widow and daughters. 

 He gave them to Thee. They are safe within thy arms. Thou 

 canst give the peace which passes all understanding. May their 

 father's name illumine his children's path through life, and their 

 father's faith sustain their souls in death. 



To the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, be glory in the highest, 

 world without end. Amen. 



