24 THOMAS J. COMBER. 
and the tender seriousness with which he, when all 
were still, spoke of the Saviour, and commended 
Him as the Friend of starving souls, I can never 
forget. He had a true missionary’s love for the lost. 
He was always seeking souls. 
“ I think the strain pf the serious life was relieved 
by the deep vein of humour he possessed. Though 
he never made jest of sacred things, he was quick to 
see the ludicrous and enjoyed it. His assumed gravity, 
when drawing others into a share of the fun, was 
made to appear very whimsical by the dancing mirth 
in the laughing eye, which would not be controlled. 
But none ever had to complain of his humour. His 
heart was too kind to be a quiver for arrows of 
sarcasm or scorn ; and if another, less noble, ever 
wounded him, he could accept it without retaliation ; 
and though he might privately offer reasonable 
remonstrance, he never exhibited resentment, nor 
became alienated from his friend. His piety passed 
uninjured through the test of college life. No duty 
robbed him of seasons of protracted prayer. Inti- 
mate associates not only know how much he prayed, 
but they can testify to it. In the study, however 
weary, during the holiday, however alluring the 
society, in the tent, encamped by the Thames with 
beach boys and friends, nothing deprived him of 
prayer. He habitually walked and talked wdth God. 
He was entirely without vanity. He never boasted 
nor fished for compliments, nor affected the humility 
which thinly covers pride. He always showed that 
unconscious simplicity which won the confidence and 
respect of all. I am sure that through his college 
days he made not a single enemy, but secured the 
affection of all ; and when the ship which bore him 
to Africa was weighing anchor, his fellow-students 
suspended study to gather together, and for an hour, 
affection for him and faith in God were blended in 
one expression, as we commended him to God and to 
the word of His grace.” 
