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decessors. His appearance in the pulpit was venerable and impressive 

 in the highest degree, and the tones of his voice were truly noble 

 and melodious. His figure was tall, and although very much bent 

 by age, remarkably graceful and dignified. His dress was conformed 

 to the fashion of the old school, and a full head of hair, perfectly 

 whitened by time, was gathered in curls above his shoulders, so as 

 to resemble the wigs worn by our ancestors, for which it was often 

 mistaken. He preached his last sermon about six weeks before his 

 death, in the afternoon of the 17th of April ; and the image of his 

 hoary locks and benevolent countenance will not soon grow dim on 

 the memories of those who have seen him in the sacred desk. 



Dr. Prince's published sermons bear strong marks of his excellent 

 abilities and learning. His discourse on the death of his early friend 

 and beloved associate. Dr. Barnard, is an admirable production, and 

 in some passages exhibits an almost unrivalled tenderness of sensi- 

 bility and beauty of expression. " The Lord has taken away my 

 friend, my brother, my companion and fellow-laborer in his vineyard. 

 But he has gone to his heavenly father ; and can I complain ? I 

 may weep for myself, but I cannot for him. I have followed him 

 through many of the walks of life, and must follow him through 

 death. I ask your prayers that I may be prepared for it." He has 

 followed him through death. Their friends rejoice in the hope that 

 [they are again united to part no more. 



The sermon, from which the above extract is taken, was preach- 

 ftfid in October, 1S14. The following circumstances bad made such 

 van impression on Dr. Prince's mind, that he thought proper, in pub- 

 lishing the discourse, to record them in a note to the clause, " I 

 ihave followed him through many of the walks of life." The note is 

 jhere subjoined. 



" It is a singular concurrence in our walks of life, and one that 

 has some effect upon the social feelings, that we were educated at 

 ithe same university, and, after we graduated, kept the same schools 

 m the same town ; studied divinity with the same clergyman ; set- 

 ftled in the ministry in the same town; the same person preached 

 »our ordination sermons ; and we received honorary degrees from the 

 •same university." 



It is a singular continuation of this series of concurrences, that, in 

 selecting a text for the funeral discourse on Dr. Prince, the writer 

 of this notice, without any knowledge of the fact at the time, took 

 the very same passage^ (Zechariah i. 5.) from which the late Dr. 



