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poises its weight and speaks the language not of 

 one who merely sees, but of one who has felt it ! 



To rejoice with them that did rejoice, was a duty 

 rendered easy indeed, by the extraordinary cheer- 

 fulness of D's. mind. Looks, words, gestures, 

 were all put in requisition to express the delight 

 of his soul, when he saw his companions happy. 

 So joyous was the spirit of his religion, that it 

 grieved him to witness a sombre cast on the coun- 

 tenances of those engaged in devotional exercises, 

 Calm, subdued, collected, and intent, he always 

 appeared at such times, but never, to use his own 

 expression, ' pulled a long face,' for the v/orship of 

 God. Approaching a reconciled Father through 

 Christ Jesus, he could not conceive why the de- 

 light that animates the heart, and beams in the 

 looks of an affectionate, grateful child, should be 

 banished from his. Let those who remember D. 

 in his constant place, beside the pillar at L. A., ac- 

 knowledge that a countenance more brightly irra- 

 diated with love and joy never shone among that 

 privileged flock. Heart's-ease all over, D. looked 

 up and smiled : you could not gaze on him and be 

 melancholy. This, too, is a gift to be coveted : a 

 happy look bears eloquent testimony that "the 

 peace which passeth all understanding" is no chi- 

 mera ; and that godliness hath the promise of this 

 life, as well a^ of that which is to come. 



Yet the word is sure : " In the world ye shall 

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