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he delivered in the winter of 1851-2, before a class 

 which was gathered in Albany, were popular and 

 instructive. lie had a rare faculty of expressing in 

 plain language his thoughts on the most abstruse sub- 

 jects, and also of holding the attention of an audience 

 to his theme. The severe labor, attendant on delivering 

 courses of lectures at New Haven and at the University 

 of Albany, materially impaired his health, and before 

 the close of his lectures, he was obliged to leave for a 

 warmer climate. Strong hopes were entertained, at 

 first, of his recovery, but Providence had otherwise 

 ordered. After his return to the north, he sank slowly 

 to his end. Though conscious that he must leave a 

 world which was just opening to his ambition, and a 

 circle of friends who fully appreciated his worth, he was 

 cheered on by that Christian hope which had been his 

 guide and solace during life. The exchange of worlds 

 is for him a happy one, but his loss will cast a shadow 

 on many a heart. 



His character was in the highest degree estimable, 

 and his virtues were of that quiet, unobtrusive nature, 

 which steal so readily into the affections of every one. 

 He was eminently fitted to grace the social circle, and 

 his pleasing, artless manner, winning address, and 

 animated style of conversation, made his society pecu- 

 liarly desirable. 



